Saint Arsany | Arsanious
The Teacher of Kings’ Children
21st May – 13th Bashans
St. Arsany was born in Rome, about 350 A. D. His parents were Christian & very rich.. They taught him the different subjects concerning Church matters. He was later nominated as a Deacon. He was familiar with Latin, Greek knowledge, & Christian virtues in general.
The Teacher of the Kings’ Sons
One day, king “Theodosios the Great” asked for a virtuous wise man to teach his two children “Anorious” & “Arcadious”, and he found nobody like St. Arsany, who was full of wisdom & virtues. He did a good job in teaching them Christian and knowledge in general..
The way to Egypt.. to Holiness
St. Arsany used to pray in tears always for God in order to teach him His righteous way.. His way of salvation. Then, one day he heard a voice clearly saying: “Arsany.. Arsany.. Run away from people, and you’ll be saved.”
He was about Forty of age at that time when he -secretly- left Rome with all its glory, left his great positions there, his name, belongings, in short, ALL his past life, and came to Alexandria, Egypt. Then to “Sheheat Wilderness”.
The Beginning of His Monastic Life
From the beginning, St. Arsany showed great eagerness for learning. * Once while he was asking an old monk about something, another monk came and asked him: “How come do you; Father Arsany, who knows much about the great Greek & Roman knowledge, ask this illiterate monk about your thoughts?!”.
St. Arsany told him with true modesty: “You’re right about my great knowledge of Greek & Roman literature.. But the “Alpha Vita” that this Egyptian knows very well, I have not learned yet..!”. (He meant the way to virtues).
Learning
It is said that St. Arsany was very intelligent and nimble, he did not need a direct guidance, but he learned from every single event that happened.
* It was not the monks’ habit to select the good beans from the ones ruined by mite.. Once upon a time, St. Arsany was eating beans with other monks, and he was selecting the good beans to eat. When the head of the monastery noticed that, he did not like it.. so he wanted to teach St. Arsany a lesson.
He picked one of the monks and excused him saying: “Please endure what I am going to do to you.. Go and sit beside Arsany, and choose the good beans from the bad”. The monk obeyed directly, and did what he has been told. Then the head of the monastery came to him and slapped him on his face saying: “How come do you choose the good beans for yourself and leave the bad for your brothers?!!”.
Then St. Arsany bowed to him & to the monk saying: “This slap was not meant for you, but it was addressed to Arsany’s cheek!”. Then added: “Here he is: Arsany, the teacher to the kings’ sons, don’t know how to eat beans with the Egyptian monks”!!
Some Other Stories About St. Arsany
* A messenger came to him from Rome with a will from one of his deceased relatives, giving him all his possessions.. Then St. Arsany asked the messenger:
- “When did this man died?”
- “A year ago.”
- “But I died 11 years ago!! And the dead doesn’t inherit the dead!!”.
* He used to repel Satan’s wars by praying a lot.. So, one day the devils came to him in the shape of angels, blessing him for his holiness and determination (in order to make him commit the sin of pride). But he cried for God: “Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil..
دلاوا ملعم سويناسرأ ابنلاا ةحاين كولملا سنشب ١3 - ويام 2١ م 445 ةنس نم مويلا اذه لثم يف دهاجملا ميكحلا دباعلا بلأا حينت اذه دلو دقو . سويناسرأ سيدقلا نيدلاو نم ةيمور ةنيدمب سيدقلا مولع هاملعف ادج نيينغ نييحيسم لان دقو اسامش هامسرو ةسينكلا ارفاو اطسق ةينانويلا ةفاقثلا نم ةجرد ةيحيسملا ةليضفلا نمو سويسدؤاث كلملا نأ ىتح ةلماك اميكح لاجر بلط امل ريبكلا سويرونأ هيدلاو ملعيل احلاص هنم لضفأ دجي مل , سويداكرأو هيلإ دهعو هرصق ىلإ هرضحتساف امب امهملعو امهبدأف . هيدلو ميلعت ثدح دقو . هملع ةرازغ عم قفتي ىلإ ، ميلعتلا يف داهتجلاا هأجلأ نأ . اعجوم ابرض ةرم امهبرض نأ سويرونأ كلمو امهدلاو تام املف يلع سويداكرأو هيمور يلع ناك هنأ سيدقلا ركذت ةينيطنطسقلا سويرونأ نأو ةرم امهبرض دق ركفي وه امنيبو . ارش هل يوني لبق نم توص هاتأ رملآا اذه يف نم جرخأ يناسرأ اي : لائاق برلا عمس املاحو . صلخت تنأو ملاعلا ىلإ يتأو هيز ريغ توصلا اذه ةيرب ىلإ بهذ مث ةيردنكسلإا ةنيدم هسفن دهجأ كانهو سويراقم سيدقلا ليوطلا رهسلاو ريثكلا موصلاب هراكفأ ضرعي ناك نأ ثدحو طيسب بهار يلع هتنبهر ءدب يف « : هل اولاقو نابهرلا هنم بجعتف مولع زرحأ يذلا سويناسرأ لثمأ داشرإ ىلإ جاتحي نامورلاو نانويلا : مهباجأف ؟ « طيسبلا بهارلا اذه اهنقتي يتلا ةيطبقلا ) اتيف ( ) افلأ ( سويناسرأ اهنقتي مل بهارلا اذه . ةليضفلا ينعي ناكو دعب ةيصو لمحي امور نم لوسر هءاج لك اهيف هبهي نيفوتملا هئابرقأ دحأ تام يتم « لوسرلا لأسف هكرت ام ذنم « : هل لاقف »؟ لجرلا اذه ىدحإ ذنم تم انأ, : هباجأف « ةنس لا ملاعلا نع تيملاو . ةنس ةرشع . « اتيم ثري امور تافيرش ىدحإ ةرم هتراز نأ دعبو هاوقت ربخ اهغلب امدنع نأ هنم تبلط ةدم هعم تسلج وجرأ « اهباجأف هتلاص يف اهركذي « يلقع نم كاركذ وحمي نأ الله ةجتحم ابابلل تكشو ةرثأتم تعجرف ابابلا اهمهفأف ، ملاكلا اذه يلع نم هفوخ : وهو هدصق سليفؤاث
“Oh Lord.. Don’t let me down.. for I did not do you any good at all.. But give me the strength now to do your own will, and to start doing what is right.”
Just then all the devils evaporated in the air.. And St. Arsany always used to ask God to show him the right way, then he heard the same old voice again: “Arsany.. Keep your serenity, and go away from people, then you’ll be saved”.
# He used always to remind himself saying: “Arsany.. Arsany.. Remember what you are out for”. In order not to lose the way, and never deviate from the hard way..
# His routine was:
+ when the sun rose, he started to pray
+ then worked in braiding palm leaves till 6:00
+ then he engaged himself in reading till 9:00
+ then again to prayer
* In Sundays & in the Feasts, he used to stand in the desert, giving his back to the sun, and started praying with his hands up till the sun rose over on his face!!!
* A noble women once came to him from Rome after hearing about his holiness, and before she was leaving after talking with him for a while, she asked him to remember her in his prayers.. But St. Arsany said to her: “I hope God erases your memory from my mind!”.
She was very angry and sad because of these words, so she went to Pope Theofelos telling him about that. The Pope explained to her that what St. Arsany’s words meant, was his fear that the devil could use her against him.
* He was very cautious of talking, and when he was asked about it, he answered:
“Often have I spoken and regretted, but for silence I never did”.
* St. Arsany was very humble, and lived over what he was getting from selling his own hand work (braiding palm leaves), and gave the rest of the money to the poor.
He used to cry a lot (to repent his sins...), and in the church he used to stand behind a certain pillar crying, till that column had a small gully from his tears!
And his eyelashes started to fall from crying too much!!
(P. S.: this pillar still stands here in Egypt; at El-Baramous Monastery).
* It was said that when he used to stay at the royal palace in Rome, nobody wore more precious clothes than him.. Whereas after getting to the way of monasticism, no one wore less than he did!
* When braiding palm leaves, one had to wet them in order to be soft enough. The water must be changed regularily, but St. Arsany used to change this water only once a year! And whenever it was less, he just added water over that rotten water. (as a kind of austerity!).
When St. Macarious the Alexandrian came to him once, he asked him about that, St. Arsany answered: “Truly I say unto you, that I can’t stand this smell too, but I over burden myself with this bad smell instead of the pure smells that I got pleasure of using them in the world!”.
* He told his disciples a vision, which was seen by another monk :
“One day while an old monk was sitting in his room, he heard a voice telling him: “Go out, and I’ll show you the peoples’ deeds”.
“When he went out he saw a black man cutting firewood, and when he started to lift it up he couldn’t. And instead of lessening the weight, he added on it!! So he couldn’t hold it again, and so on..!
“Then he walked a little while and saw another man beside a well, taking water out of it and pouring it on a punctured pot, so the pot was never filled!!
“Again he saw two horsemen holding a column together, and every one of them was holding it from his side, but when they came to the door, no one of them humbled himself to go behind or after his friend in order to enter the column vertically, so they stayed out!!!”
Then St. Arsany started to explain this vision: + The firewood holder is like a man full of sins, and instead of repenting, he
ناطيشلا اهمدختسي دق اهاركذ نأ . هتبراحمل ةليسو ناك ةنبهرلا سويناسرأ أدب املو ءانثأ ضيبلأا لوفلا هسفنل يقتني سيئرلا ظحلا املو ماعطلا لوانت بهارلا فطلب برض كلذ : هل لاقو سويناسرلأ رواجملا نع كسفن زيمت نأ حصي لا « ضيبلأا لوفلا يقتنتو كتوخا ملقلا اذه « : سويناسرأ لاقف « « سويناسرأ اي كدخ يلع لئس املو تمصلا ةليضف نقتأو ام اريثك « : لاق كلذ ببس نع مل ينكلو تملكت ام يلع تمدن . « طق توكسلا يلع مدنأ نم شيعيو ادج اعضتم ناكو صوخلا رفض يف هيدي لمع دقو هنع لضفي امب اقدصتم لخد اذإ ناكو ةعفان ميلاعت عضو ىتح دومع ءارو يراوتي ةسينكلا . دحأ هاري لا هجولا شوشب انسح هرظنم ناكو نينسلا ةرثك نأ لاإ ةماقلا ليوط . هرهظ تنحأ نس وهو ميلشروأ راز دقو نكاملأا نم كرابتو نيعبسلا غلبو طيقسلاا ىلإ عجرو ةسدقملا ةنس نيعستو اسمخ رمعلا نم يفو ةنس نوعبرأ امور يف اهنم نوعبرأ سويراقم سيدقلا ةيرب ابيرق هرط لبج يف نينس رشعو ةريدأ يف نينس ثلاثو رصم نم هرط لبج ىلإ داع مث ةيردنكسلإا . نيتنس هيف ماقأو اوقلي نأ هذيملات يصوأ دق ناكو تاتقت يكل لابجلا دحأ يلع هدسج افوخ نكلو رويطلاو شوحولا هب هسفن ةقرافم دنع هيلع ذوحتسا له « هذيملات هل لاقف هدسج نم ؟ توملا بهري سويناسرأ لثم يف تلخد ذنم « لائاق مهباجأف « هذه روصتأ انأو ةنبهرلا كلس تأدهو هشأج نكسو « ةعاسلا ملاسلاب هايحم لمتشاو هسافنأ يف ترس اذإ « لوقي هلاح ناسلو ارش فاخأ لا توملا لظ يداو ملاسب حينتو « يعم تنأ كنلأ . م 445 ماع كلملا هتحاينب ملع املو نبا ريغصلا سويسدؤاث ىلإ هدسج رضحأ سويداكرأ يف ينبي نأ رمأ مث . ةينيطنطسقلا ريبك ريد هيف حينت يذلا ناكملا ريدب خيراتلا يف فورعملا وهو . ريصقلا هذيملاتل هلوق سيدقلا مكح نمو
does more and more sins!
+ The man who was trying to fill the pot, is like a man who is used to giving donations, but that money is taken from people by force, so his reward is wasted!!
+ And the people who were holding the column, are the ones who are holding our Lord Jesus Christ’s yoke, with no humbleness or modesty, so they stay out of the Kingdom of the Lord!!!
* Once two strangers came to “Cheheat wilderness” to see St. Arsany, they knocked, and St. Arsany opened the door for them, but he kept silent all the time.. till they were sad, and went away..
On their way back, they went to the place where St. Moses The Black lived (who used to be a thief). They knocked, and he met them very well, talked to them, and fed them too…
When they left him, one asked the other about the saint he preferred. The stranger told him that the Egyptian satisfied him better.
Another monk heard that, he was very confused, and prayed a lot for God to tell him the right thing saying: “Please Lord.. Uncover this matter to me.. Some people run away from people for the sake of Your Name; and others accept and meet them, for the sake of Your Name too?!!!”
Then he saw a vision showing two ships, and on board of one was St. Arsany sailing in serenity accompanied by the spirit of the Lord.. And on board of the other ship St. Mosses, accompanied by God’s Angels, and they were feeding him honey.
His Last Days
When St. Arsany became older, about 97 years old, there came the time of the Holy Fast, so he went to his special room to stay there these 40 days, eating a little every three days..
While he was praying and meditating, the devils were very angry because of that, and they wanted to enter his room, but they couldn’t because he was praying, so they started to make a bad noise outside to disturb him, but he scolded them saying: “Why do you make this noise you enemies of truth?! If you have the power, then come.. enter.., or else fade away.. I am the servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, who destroyed all your powers”. And when he said that, the devils ran away with disgrace.
After that, he was visited by the Divine Care, then he started to study the Bible more, praying a lot, and crying.. And in Lazarus Saturday, he was visited by his disciples, and he opened to them, and talked to them..
When he knew that his departure was soon to come, he went out to visit his disciples as usual, and he told them: “Dear sons.. Let it be known unto you that my time had come. And I advise you not to care for anything but your own salvation”. His tears were flowing.. So everybody cried a lot, and bid him farewell..
After seven days, while his disciples were beside him, he started to cry telling them that his hour had come.. But they were very surprised of his terrified shape, so they asked him: “Even you Father fear death?!!” He answered: “The truth I say to you: the fear of this hour is with me since I’ve came to the monasticism”.
Then he crossed over his body, and peace returned to his face, and died.
After that a great light column appeared over the place, and his face shone.. Everybody then knew about his death, and many people came (monks and laymen) to take the blessing from his body, and a lot of sick people recovered.
He died on the 13th of Bachance, (May, 21st 445 A. D.)
The Departure of St. Pachomius (Pakhom), the Father of the Spiritual Communal Monastic life (Cenobitic life).
22nd May - 14 Bashans
On this day, of the year 64 A.M. (348 A.D.), Abba Pachomius, the father of the spiritual communal life (Cenobitic life), departed. He was born in Thebes (Luxor) from pagan parents, who forced him to worship idols. He rejected and mocked this worship, then became a monk with St. Balamon (Palaemon). He lived in submission to him for many years, and he mastered well the ways of the monastic life. Then the angel of the Lord
خويشلا دحأ ىلإ اهبسن ايؤر يأر هنأ يف اسلاج خويشلا دحأ ناك : لائاق جرخأ « لوقي اتوص عمسف هتيلاق املف ، « سانلا لامعأ كيرأف اجراخ نم لامح عطقي دوسأ لاجر يأر جرخ لدبو عطتسي مل هعفري أدب املو بطحلا لواحو هيلع داز هنم صقني نأ نم يلع رمتساو اضيأ عطتسي ملف هلمح لاجر هارأف لايلق يشم مث ةروصلا هذه هبصيو اهنم ءاملا ذخأي رئب مامأ رخآ .. ردقلا ئلتمي لاف بوقثم ردق يف نيسرف يلع نيبكار نيلجر هارأ مث نم امهنم لك هلمحي دوماع امهعمو تبأ بابلا ىلإ ايتأ املو هيفرط دحأ امهدحأ رخأتي نأ امهيلع ءايربكلا اجراخ ايقب كلذلو ايلوط دومعلا لاخديل . هذه رسفي سويناسرأ سيدقلا ذخأ مث وه بطحلا لماح نا : لوقيف ايؤرلا بوتي نأ نم لادبو اياطخلا ريثك ناسنإ لقانو ، لقث يلع لاقث هاياطخ ديزي نم اهنكل اياطع يطعي نم وه ءاملا لاماحو ،هرجأ عيضيف سانلا ملظ عوسي انبر رين ولماح مه دوماعلا جراخ نوفقيف عضاوت لاب حيسملا توكلملا انعم نوكت سيدقلا اذه ةلاص ةكرب نيمآ . امئاد دجملا انبرلو ةكرشلا بأ موخاب ابنأ ةحاين سنشب ١4 - ويام 22 ش 64 ةنس نم مويلا اذه لثم يف ابنلأا سيدقلا بلأا حينت ) م348) . ةيناحورلا ةكرشلا بأ سويموخاب ) رصقلأا ( ةبيط يف بلأا اذه دلو ةدابع يلع هاربجأ نيينثو نيدلاو نم بهرت مث ةدابعلا هذهب أزهف مانصلأا تحت ثكمو نوملاب سيدقلا دنع رومأ اهيف نقتأ نينس ةدع هتعاط كلام هل رهظ كلذ دعبو اديج ةنبهرلا ةينابهر ةكرش سسؤي نأ هرمأو برلا نم ريفو ددع هدنع عمتجاف ةسدقم مهلعجو ةريدأ ةلمج مهل ديشف نابهرلا تاقوأو ديلا لغش يف دحاو ماظن تحت مهيلع ابأ وه ناكو تاولصلاو ماعطلا رمي ناكو اسيئر ريد لكل لعجو اعيمج وفدأو ناوسأ يصقأ نم اعيمج مهيلع ةهجلا نم ديعصلا رخآ ىلإ ةسانودو هدلاوأ نم دحلأ حمسي نكي ملو ةيرحبلا يلع اومحازتي لا ىتح اسق ريصي نأ نم ةدوصقملا ةياغلا عيضتو تونهكلا وعدي ناكو ملاعلا نع دعبلاو ةدابعلا املو هب سدقي ايناملع انهاك ريد لكل اسق همسري نأ سويسانثأ ابابلا دارأ مكيبلأ اولوق : هدلاولأ لاقف . هنم بره لا يتلا ةرخصلا يلع هتيب ينب يذلا « لطابلا دجملا نم برهو عزعزتت
appeared to him and commanded him to establish a communal and holy monastic life. Many monks gathered together to him, and he built for them many monasteries and established for them a system of manual labor, the times of prayers, and eating. He was the father of them all, with an Abbot in every monastery. He visited all the monasteries, from Aswan to Edfu to Donasa to the end of Upper Egypt to the north. He did not permit any one of his sons to become a priest for the sake of the vainglory of this world, and not to overlook the purpose of their monastic life of worship by being away from the world. He invited a priest from outside for each monastery to officiate the Divine Liturgy When Pope Athanasius wanted to ordain him a priest, he fled from him. St. Athanasius asked his disciples to tell him that he who built his house on the rock that can not be shaken, and fled from the vainglory of the world, is blessed, and his disciples are also blessed. He desired once to see Hades, and he saw in a night vision the habitation of the sinners and places of torment.
He remained the father of the Cenobites for forty years. When the time of his departure drew near, he called the monks, strengthened their faith, and appointed someone to take over his place after him, then departed in peace.
May his prayers be with us. Amen.
The Commemoration of St. John The Evangelist.
24th May - 16th Bashans
On this day the church commemorates St. John the Evangelist and his preaching in Asia Minor, the city of Ephesus, and the cities that are around it. Commemorates, the afflictions that he suffered and what befell him from the evil men who worshipped idols until he brought them to the knowledge of God and delivered them from the error of Satan by his teachings. The miracles that God performed through him. The writing of his Gospel, uttering in it with the eternity of the Son and His incarnation. His ascension to heaven in the Spirit, he saw the heavenly ranks and heard their praising and wrote about it in the book of Revelation.
This was during the reign of Emperor Domitianus (Domitian), when he exiled St. John, after he placed him in a cauldron filled with boiling oil, and was not harmed, to the island of Patmos, where he wrote the book of Revelation.
After Domitian had been killed in the year 96 A.D., St. John returned to Ephesus. He found some heretics of the Nicolaitans (Rev. 2:6) who taught that Christ’s birth was a natural birth from both Joseph and Mary. For this reason, he wrote his Gospel to refute their heresy. St. John had ardent zeal for the salvation of sinners. Once he saved a youth, delivered him to the bishop, and told him: “I entrust you with the safe keeping of this soul,” but the youth, because of his bad conduct and the evil company that he kept, spoiled his morals and he became the head of a band of robbers. When St. John returned, he asked the bishop about the young man, who expressed his sorrow to St. John for the condition that became of this young man and told him what had happened. St. John rode a horse, took with him a guide, and travelled to his place. When he arrived to that place, he was caught by the thieves and they took him to their leader. When the leader saw St. John, he knew him, and was ashamed and tried to flee. St. John told him: “My son, be merciful to yourself, because the door of hope is still open for your salvation, and I will be your intercessor before the Lord Christ.” Then, the young man wept, returned repenting, and St. John administered to him the Holy Communion to strengthen him. The biography of St. John is written under the 4th day of Tubah. This feast is a commemoration for his evangelism, and also because on this day a church was consecrated after his name in the city of Alexandria. May his prayers be with us and glory be to God forever. Amen.
. « كدلاولأ يبوطو كابوط يأرف ميحجلا يري نأ ةرم يهتشا دقو عضاومو ةاطخلا لزانم ليللا ايؤر يف ةكرشلا يلع اسيئر ماقأو . باذعلا مهتبث هتحاين تقو اند املو . ةنس نيعبرأ هدعب نم مهريبدت يلوتي نم مهل نيعو ملاسب حينتو نيمآ . انعم نوكت هتلاص سيركتو ىليجنلاا انحوي سيدقلا ةراشب . ةيردنكسلإا ةنيدمب همسا يلع ةسينك سنشب ١6 - ويام 24 انحوي سيدقلا راكذتب ديعن مويلا اذه يف ىرغصلا ايسآ يف هتراشبو يليجنلإا نادلبلا نم اهلوح امو سسفأ ةنيدمو ةنيدمب همسا يلع ةسينك سيركتو ، امو لاوهلأا نم ىساق دقف . ةيردنكسلإا ناثولأا يدباع رارشلأا موقلا نم هقحل مهذقنأو الله ةفرعم ىلإ مهداعأ نأ ىلإ تايلآاو هميلاعتب ناطيشلا نايغط نم هليجنإ بتك مث هيدي يلع الله اهرجأ يتلا دعص مث . هدسجتو نبلاا ةيلزأب قطنف تامغطلا يأرو ءامسلا ىلإ حورلاب بتكو مهحيبست عمسو مهبتارمو ةيئامسلا ايؤرلا رفس كلذب - سنايتمود روطاربملإا مايأ كلذ ناكو لجرم يف هعضو نأ دعب - هافن ام دنع يف كانهو - هيلع رثؤي ملو يلغي تيز اذه بتك سمطب ةريزج يف يفنملا .رفسلا عجر م ٩6 ةنس سنايتمود لتق دعبو نيعدتبم دوجو ظحلاو سسفأ ىلإ انحوي حيسملا نأ نوملعي نييولاوقينلا نم ميرمو فسوي نم ةيعيبط ةدلاو دولوم مهتاءارتفا يلع ادر انحوي هليجتأ بتكف يده دقف ةاطخلا ةيادهب افوغش ناكو ، ظفتحا « هل لاقو فقسلأل هملسو اباش باشلا نكلو « كدنع ةعيدولا هذهب تارشاعملا تدسفأو فرصتلا ءاسأ صوصلل اسيئر راصو هقلاخأ ةئيدرلا ةعيدولا نع فقسلأا لأس عجر املو ، راص يتلا ةلاحلل هفسأ فقسلأا رهظأف لايلد ذخأو اناصح سيدقلا زهجف . اهيف هيلع ضبق هغلب املو هناكم ىلإ رفاسو املو مهميعز ىلإ هوقاسو صوصللا لجخلا هارتعا لوسرلا يف رظنلا ققد كسفن محرا ينبا اي « هل لاقف ابراه رفو كصلاخل احوتفم ءاجرلا باب لازي لاف تلطهف « عوسي برلا دنع كليفك انأو همدقو ابئات عجرو هينيع نم عومدلا . هيوقتل ةسدقملا رارسلأا نم لوانتلل دقو ةبوط 4 موي يف ةدراوف هتريس امأو يف هنلأو هتراشبل راكذت ديعلا اذه بتر همسا يلع ةسينك تسرك مويلا اذه لثم . انعم نوكت هتلاص ةيردنكسلإا ةنيدمب نيمآ . امئاد دجملا انبرلو
Reflections on the Holy Bible readings
The fifth Sunday of Pentecost John 14: 1-11
In My Father’s house are many mansions John 14: 2. The Lord promised His disciples to go and prepare a place for them … one, a place has been prepared by the Lord, He will come again and take them to this place, as where the Lord is so they will be … This is an amazing promise which had always echoed in the disciple’s ears all their lives … they believed and trusted it to the extent that; the traditional greeting at their time to one another was “the Lord is at hand” (Philippians 4:5) … He is coming and will not delay His arrival … they must have remembered the parable the Lord told them about the servants who stay awake awaiting the arrival of the master, despite not knowing when the master of the house arrives … it is the exactly the same feeling the saints felt after them … they (all) await the coming of the Lord … it is the excellent ending the book of revelations is sealed with :Amen, come Lord Jesus (Revelations 22: 20) … and when they prayed, they stood facing east where the Lord has ascended (to heaven) (Acts 1: 9-11) … and whre He shall come again … even, they (the saints) used to bury their dead facing east in readiness to receive the Bridegroom … they lived with this amazing thought (in mind) and their spirits were lifted to heaven while they lived on earth physically … and because they took pleasure in meditating on the life in heaven even though from far, their physical bodies on earth no longer cared for hunger, thirst, and life’s trouble, thorns and illnesses … even, the buildings of their churches were condensed adaptation of heaven where the Lord dwells surrounded by His angels and saints … looked upon us by the saints through their icons happy and triumphant and encouraging us to continue in the way to heaven …
For awaiting the Lord … awaiting His coming on the clouds (of the skies) … this gives amazing joy and edification to )every( soul … encouraging the sinners to repent so that he or she might have a part in meeting the Lord in His (second) coming and to have a place in My Father’s house … also, it gives the troubled and the distressed peace and comfort … for the time of salvation is at hand … and gives assurance that one has a place where the Lord will wipe away ever tear from their eyes … and He will give the repentant and fighter strength and trust to continue one’s struggle (against sin) … for the time of triumph is near … and one will have a place among the mansions of the righteous and saints … let us learn how to await the Lord and let us make of awaiting His coming a source of grace, strength and time for growth in our lives and spirituality …
+ I go and prepare a place for you …
سادقلا ليجنا ىف تلامات ›ةسدقملا نيسامخلا نم سماخلا دحلاا ١١ - ١: ١4 4 انحوي 2-١44وي ةريثك لزانم ىيأ تيب ىف ىضمي فوس هنأ هذيملات برلا دعو اناكم مهل دعأ ىتمو .. اناكم مهل دعيو ىتح .. هيلإ مهذخأيو اضيأ يتأي فوس اضيأ مه نونوكي فوس نوكي ثيح هنأ يف نري لظ كش لاب بيجع دعو هنأ .. اونمآو .. مهتايح مايأ لك لسرلا ناذآ امدنع ناك مهنأ ةجردل هوقدصو هب ةيحتلا تناك اضعب مهضعب نولباقي »بيرق برلا« ةرابع ىه مهنيب ةيديلقتلا دبلاو .. همودق ءىطبي لاو تآ هنأ .. مهل برلا هلاق يذلا لثملا اوركذت مهنأ اولظو مهديس مهكرت نيذلا ديبعلا نع نوملعي لا مهنأ مغر هنورظتني نيرهاس هسفن وهو .. تيبلا بر يتأي ىتم دعب اميف نوسيدقلا هب سحأ ىذلا روعشلا هنأ .. برلا ءيجم نورظتني مهنأ . . رفس هب متخي يذلا ليمجلا عئارلا ءادنلا عوسي برلا اهيأ لاعت نيمآ« ايؤرلا نوفقي نولصي امدنعو .. ..« برلا دعص ثيح قرشلا وحن نورظني .. ىرخأ ةرم ىتأي فوس ثيح نمو .. نيدقارلا مهءابحأ اونفدي نأ اودوعت لب قرشلا ةيحان ىلا رظنت مهسؤر نيلعاج ىف اوشاع .. سيرعلا لابقتسلا نيدعتسم مهحاورأ تعفتراو بيجعلا ركفلا اذه ضرلأا ىلع مهداسجأ امنيب ءامسلا ىلا ايؤرب مهحرفو مهذذلت طرف نمو .. مهداسجأ تدقف ديعب نم ولو ءامسلا اهكاوشأو اهبعاتمبو ضرلأاب ساسحلإا نأ لب .. اهضارمأو اهشطعو اهعوجو ةرغصم ةروص تراص سئانكلا ىنابم هتكئلامب اطاحم برلا اهيف نكسي ءامسلل للاخ نم نيسيدقلا انيلإ رظني .. هيسيدقو اننوعجشي نيرصتنم نيمستبم مهتانوقيأ .. ءامسلا قيرط ىف رارمتسلاا ىلع ىلع هئيجم راظتنا .. برلا راظتنأ نأ بيجع حرفو ةيزعت ىطعي .. باحسلا ىتح بوتي نأ ءىطاخلا عجشي .. سفنلل مداقلا برلا ءاقل ىف بيصن هل نوكي حنمي . . ىبأ لزانم ىف ناكم هل نوكيو . . ةحارو املاس قياضتملاو ملأتملا هنأ هنئمطيو .. بيرق ةاجنلا تقو نإف نم ةعمد لك برلا حسمي ثيح اناكم هل ةقث بئاتلاو دهاجملا ىطعيو . . مهنويع ةرصنلا تقو نإف .. هداهج لمكيل ةوقو راربلاا نكاسم نيب اناكم هلو . . بيرق برلا رظتنن فيك ملعتنل .. نيقيدصلاو ةوقو ةمعن ردصم هراظتنا نم لعجنو . . انسوفنو انتايحل اومنو .. اناكم مكل دعلأ ىضمأ انآ +
How beautiful is this promise, how great it is … for it is a joyful promise … strengthening and edifying to the weak and spiritual …?
Poor is the man (or woman) who hears this promise and continues in a life of sin … how miserable and sad is such a person when the Lord comes again and the person has no place with Him in the saints’ mansions … Many had built for themselves prestigious mansions in this world (on earth) … but they will have no place in the heavenly mansions … it was said of man who was just about to die and one of those waiting on him asked to be forgiven by him, so he said “how can I do this when I my self for forty years had been refusing repentance” …
A story was told of a young man who was very much attracted to a young woman (of sinful ways), so he took her to his palace and lived with her without accepting the advice or directions of anyone, and when later in life when got very ill, he was visited by one of the church servants and he asked him “what do I do to gain salvation” which pleased the servants and he advised to pay all his debts and return any charges trusted with him to their original owners … and forgive those who have trespassed against him and confess his sins and declare his repentance … the young man accepted all this gladly … and finally the servant asked him to let this sinful woman go who he lives with her … then the young man sighed and said, you asked what I cannot do … the servant tried to make him see the beauty of the glorified life in the kingdom of heaven )with no avail( … then tried alarming him of the misery of hell and what awaits sinful people … still with no avail … and this poor man gathered all his strength and got up to hug this sinful woman and breathed his last in her arms and thus died in his sinful ways without true repentance …
Often, evil people will receive death with cursing and threats instead of regret and repentance in a contrite manner … see how the thief on the left (of Christ in the crucifixion(, the sinful and evil ways has taken hold of his heart and did not think of repentance at all … even in his few moments and before the greatest chance ever offered to a sinful person, he still was cursing and taunting the Lord Jesus … so he died on his cross and between him and paradise just one sentence of 6 words (remember me Lord when I come into Your heaven) … It was said of (Emperor) Julian the Apostate, that he breathed his last screaming and saying “You have overcome me, Galilean” … compare this to St Stephen … who as he breathed his last, was asking for the forgiveness to those stoning him and he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God (Acts 7: 55-60) … here is the Lord who he awaited and rejoiced in Him is ready to receive him …
هنأ .. هعورأ ام .. دعولا اذه لمجأ ام سوفنل ىوقمو ىزعم .. حرفم دعو .. ءافعضلا اذه عمسي يذلا ناسنلإا اذه نيكسم مك .. ةيطخلا هايح ىف لظيو دعولا امدنع اسئاب انيزح ناسنلإا اذه نوكي نوكي لاو ىرخأ ةرم برلا يتأي نكاسم ىف هعم بيصن ناسنلإا اذهل ...راربلأا اذه ىف ةمخف اروصق اونب نوريثك يف ناكم مهل سيل نكلو .. ملاعلا يقش لجر نع ليق .. ةيئامسلا لزانملأ نيسلاجلا دحأ ناكو توملا ىلع فرشأ ل اقف ةرفغملا بلطي نأ هنم بلطي هنم ةنس نوعبرأ ىلو اذه ىل غوسي فيك هل ... ةبوتلا ضفرأ انأو اقلعت هاتفي هبلق قلعت باش نع ىكح اهرشاعو ةرصق ىلا اهلقن ىتح ديدش وأ ةحيصن لبقي نأ نود هتايح ةدم ضرملأ هكردأ املو دحأ نم داشرإ هلأسف الله مادخ دحأ هراز هيلع دتشأو هب رسف .. صلخيل لعفي نأ يغبني اذام ام دريو هنويد ىفوي نأ هدشرأو مداخلا رفغي نأو .. اهباحصلأ عئادولا نم هيلع نلعيو هاياطخب فرتعيو هيلإ ءاسأ نمل لكب اذه لك باشلا لبقو . . اهنع هتبوت هنم بلط ريخأو .. ناوت ريغبو رورس يتلا ةدسافلا ةباشلا هذه درطي نأ مداخلا تبعص دقل لاقو هوأت ذئنيح .. اهعم ميقي هعيطتسأ لاام اذه .. لاؤسلا ىلع هيرغي نأ ةليسو لكب مداخلا لواحو .. هددهيو .. اهحرفو تاوامسلا دجمب نكلو .. رارشلأا بيصنو منهج باذعب هاوق لك نيكسملا عمجو .. ةدئاف لاب ىف هيلإ اهبذتجأو ةاتفلا نضحو ضهنو هحور تكلهو هسافنأ رخآ ىضقو فنع .. هنع بتي مل يذلا هرش ىف نعللاب توملا رارشلأا لبقتسي ام اريثك .. مدنلاو عوشخلا نم لادب ديعولاو دقل .. لامشلا صللا لاح ىلا رظنأ هل نكي مل هبلق ىف لاص اتم رشلا ناك تاظحللا ىف ىتح .. ادبأ ةبوتلا ركف نكمي ةصرف مظعأ مامأو ةريخلأا رخسي لظ يطاخ ناسنلأ حنست نأ خرصيو دعوتيو ددهيو عوسي برلاب نيبو هنيبو .. هبيلص ىلع تام ىتح .. تس نم ةدحاو ةلمج درجم سودرفلا .. تاملك هنأ دحاجلا سونايلوي نع نولوقي دقل« خرصي وهو ةريخلأا هسافنأ ظفل .. « ىليلجلا اهيأ ينتبلغ يذلا .. سونافتسأ فقومب اذه نراق ةرغفملا بلطي ةريخلأا هسافنأ ظفلي وهو ىريو قوف ىلا هينيع عفريو هيمجارل
Compare this with St Pauls yearning to the heavenly life … “having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better” (Philippians 1:23).
The Lord in the old testament dictated that no sacrifice be offered with the little owl … the fisher owl … and the screech owl (Leviticus 11:17), some have commented on this that the little owls like the darkness of the night like the devil who is active in the darkness and the fisher )owl( will not scream ravaged sound except at it’s death and the screech has a bad and rotten smell in its mouth, which becomes a perfumed smell at its death thus both simulate the repentance of a sinner at death trying to offer a perfumed smell to cover the stench of all his (or her) life with no success for he or she did not know how to repent and the heart was not prepared of repentance … How poor is the person who toiles in this earthly world to build for himself or herself mansions (on earth), monumental pyramids and great wealth and forgets his or her everlasting life … one who does not prepare to meet the Lord … and does not prepare a place in heaven …
The Lord has gone to prepare a place for us … do you have a place among them?? The Lord is coming (soon) … when He comes (again) will He take you with Him or dictate that you will be cast into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 25:30) …
+ I will come again and receive you to Myself
We await the (second) coming of the Lord … He will come on the clouds and will be seen by every eye … and there will be much joy and praise … and also, there will be those who will be saddened and say to the mountains, Fall on us and to the hills, Cover us (Luke 23:30) … and there are those who will ascend to heaven with Him … and those who will stand petrified … cannot utter )a word( … Beloved … do you know that you will rise again once more in this body which we lived with on (this) worldly earth … but this body will have a glorified powers and will not ever die again … just imagine that every sin you committed and did not repent for it, in this body, will have it’s scares on this body … all the evil action you practiced and did not offer repentance for committing it will produce an obscene smell from your body … and you will not be able to cover your body with anything … because there are no deception on the day of judgement … you shall stand exposed showing all the shame of your sins and evil doing … what shall you say?? What shall you do?? But the righteous will be adored with their good deeds … and their good works will be a pure perfume before God … He will be pleased with them and call them sons and His people … and He is delighted to take them where He
نع اسلاج ناسنلإا نبأو ةحوتفم ءامسلا هب حرفو هرظتنأ ىذلا برلا اه .. الله نيمي .. هلابقتسلا دعتسم لوسرلا سلوب سيدقلا قايتشاب اذه نراق قلطنأ نأ ءاهتشأ ىل« .. ءامسلا ةايحل .»ادج لضفأ كاذ حيسملا عم نوكأو ›مدقت لا نأ ميدقلا دهعلا ىف برلا رمأ .. موبلا .. رويطلا هذه دحأ نم ةحيبذ هل :١١ نييولا( .. ىكركلاو .. صاوغلاو ىف رسلا نأ لوقيف مهدحأ كلذ رسفيو )١7 ىف لاإ رهظي لاو ملاظلا بحي موبلا نأ كلذ لاإ لمعي لا يذلا ناطيشلا هبشي وبف .. ليللا توصب حيصب لا صاوغلاو .. ةملظلا ىف مف ةحئار هل ىكركلاو هتوم دنع لاإ برخ هتوم دنع ةيكذ ةحئار ىلا لوحتت ةهيرك يذلا رضتحملا ءىطاخلا ةبوت ناهبشي امهف هتوم دنع ةيكذ ةحئار مدقي نأ لواحي هتايح ىف ةهيركلا ةحئارلا لك ىطغيل ملو بوتي فيك فرعي ملف ةدئاف لاب نكلو .. ةبوتلل هبلق دعتسي بعتي يذلا ناسنلإا كلذ نيكسم وه مك اروصق هسفنل زهجي ملاعلا اذه ىف هسفن دعي لاو .. هتيدبأ ىسنيو تاورثو تامارهإو هل نوكي ىكل زهجي لاو .. برلا ءاقلل هسفن .. ءامسلا ىف اناكم كل لهف .. اناكم انل دعي ىكل برلا ىضم دقل امدنع لهف .. تآ برلا نأ ؟؟ كانه اناكم ىقلت نأ كب رمأي وأ هعم كذخأي فوس ىتأي ءاكبلا نوكي ثيح ةيجراخلا ةملظلا ىف .. نانسلأا ريرصو يلا مكذخآو اضيأ ىتأ + يتأي فوس هنأ . . برلا ءىجم رظنتن اننأ . . نيع لك هرظنت فوسو باحسلا ىلع كانهو .. للهتيو حرفي فوس نم كانهو ىطقسأ لابجلا اهتيأ لوقيو نزحي فوس نم نم كانهو .. انببطغ ماكلآا اهتيأ انبلع نم كانهو .. ءامسلا ىلا هعم قلطني فوس نأ عيطتسي لا .. ابوعرم ابعترم فقي فوس .. قطني موقت فوس كتأ ملعت له .. بيبحلا اهيأ هب انشع ىذلا دسجلا اذه لاماح ىرخأ ةرم ةصاخ ةوق لاني فوس هنكلو .. ملاعلا ىف رش لك نأ روصت .. ىرخأ ةرم تومي نلف ىف هراثأ لمحت فوس هنع بتت ملو هتعنص اهيف تشع ىتلا تاساجنلا لك .. دسجلا ذه ةهيركلا اهتحئار ثعبنت فوس اهنع بتت ملو كسفن ىطغت نأ عيطتست نل .. كدسج نم موي يف عادخ كانه سيلف .. ءىش ىاب راع لاماح انايرع فقت فوس .. ةنونيدلا ؟؟ لوقت فوس اذام .. كرورشو كاياطخ نونيزي فوسف راربلأا امأ ؟؟ لعفتس اذامو مهلامعأ ةحئار حوفت قوس .. مهلئاضفب فوس .. الله مامأ ةيكز ةبيط ةحئار ةحلاصلا ادلاوأ مهوعدي نأ حرفيو الله مهب حرفي
is … to the mansions which He prepared for them in heaven … beloved … remember this … every sin, evil doing and every trespass which you do not offer a true repentance for will leave a scare and awful smell in this body …
How can you receive the heavenly Bridegroom who will come to take you … in such stench and this awful smell emitting from you …?
Are you still angry with your brother or sister?? Are still refusing to reconcile (your differences)?? How then can receive the Loving God who died for and have forgiven your sins … are you still diminishing your responsibilities?? Are you still disregarding your salvation?? But even are still thieving?? Yes, I mean theft … do take what is not yours?? Do you cheat and lie and assume different names to gain monies by deception?? Do you invent ways to avoid paying what is due to others and run away from your responsibilities??
Know this, this judgement will be on you and will testify against you on the terrifying day of judgement … do you still let your eyes submerge in the deceiving views of the world and desire the beauties of this fading world and fill your heart with sinful thoughts?? Such an eye which is packed with the dust (of the earth), how can it see the lights of heaven??
Do you still kill?? Don’t you know that you commit a great crime every time you gossip about some one else … do you still search in their news and ways, driven by your curiosity to insist on knowing all their secrets, then start spreading the same to others … in fact, you are killing and devouring their flesh as a cannibal …
What shall you do with all this devoured flesh when you stand before God on the day of judgement?? + I am the way, the truth and the life … Beloved, haste and come to God and purify yourself and life … hast and prepare the wedding dress to receive Bridegroom who will come and take you to heaven … He is the only way … and He the clear truth … and in Him is the everlasting life … do not delay … for the time for repentance is very short … and open way before you is not open without end … for the light is with you for a little while longer… walk while you have the light (John 12: 35) … Have you recognised the Light?? Have you known the Father?? He has been with you so long … and till now, you have not known Him … walk in the Way … let the Truth free you … enjoy the life and the Holy company in Jesus Chris … Amen, come (soon) Lord Jesus (Revelations 22:20).
ثيح يلإ هعم مهذخأي ناي حرفيو .. ابعشو ىف مهل اهدعأ ىتلا لزانملا ىلا .. وه نوكي .. ءامسلا ةيطخ لك نأ .. اذه ركذت . . بيبحلا اهيأ هنع بوتت لاو هلعفت ىدعت لكو رش لكو .. اذه كدسج ىف ةحئارو ارثأ كرتي فوس يتلآا ىوامسلا سيرعلا لبقتست فوس فيك هذهو ةنوفعلا هذه لثم ىف .. كذخأي ىكل .. كنم ةثعبنملا تاروذاقلا تلز ام له ؟؟ كوخأ امصاخم تلز ام له لبقتست نذأ فيك ؟؟ هحلاصت نأ ديرت لا كل رفغو كلجأ نم تام ىذلا بحملا الله ؟؟ كرومأ ىف نواهتت تلز ام له .. كاياطخ ؟؟ كسفن صلاخ لمهم تلز ام ... ةقرسلا دصقأ معن ؟؟ قرست تلز ام له ؟؟ كقح نم سيل وه ام ذخأت تلز ام له ىكل كمسأ ريغتو بذكتو روزت تلز ام له ننفتت تلز ام له ؟؟ امارح لااومأ بسكت فيكو نيرخلآل كتاقحتسم عفدت لا فيك ؟؟ كتابجاو نم برهتت كتبقر ىق قلعت فوس ةنونيدلا هذه اذه ملعأ ةنونيدلا موي ىف كدض ةدهاش نوكت فوسو رظانمب كينيع لأمت تلز ام له .. ةبيهرلا ملاعلا لامج اهب ىهتشتو ةعادخلا ملاعلا لثم نأ ؟؟ ةيطخلا راكفأب كبلق لغشتو لئازلا فيك بارتلا اذه نم تلأتما ىتلا نيعلا هذه ؟؟ ءامسلا راونأ نياعت نأ عيطتست بكترت كنأ ملعت لاأ ؟؟ لتقت تلز ام له ةريس اهيف كسمت ةرم لك ىف ةعيظف مئارج مهتريس ىف ثحبت تلز ام .. سانلا نم دحأ حلت نأ كلوضف كعفديو مهرابخأ ىف شهنتو نيرخلآا ىلع اهرشنت مث مهرارسأ ةفرعم ىف ءايحلأا موحل شهنتو لتقت عقاولا ىف كنأ .. ... امدنع موحللا هذه لك ىف لعفت فوس اذام ؟؟ ةنونيدلا موي ىف الله مامأ فقت ... ةايحلاو قحلاو قيرطلا وه انأ + كسفن ىقنو الله ىلا لاعتو عرسأ بيبحلا اهيأ لبقتستل سرعلا سابل دعأ و عرسأ .. كتايحو ءامسلا ىلا كذخأيو يتأي فوس ىذلا سيرعلا قحلا وهو .. ديحولا قيرطلا وه هنأ .. دحاو قيرط .. ةيدبلأا ةايحلا هيفو .. حضاولأ .. ىرخأ قرط نع ثحبت لا .. هيف ءاوتلا لا توملا ىلا ىدؤت ةريثك ىرخأ قرط دجوت .. ادج ريصق ›ةبوتلا نمز نأ .. لجؤت لا .. احوتفم لظي نل كمامأ حوتفملا قيرطلا اذهو . . اريسي انامز كعم رونلاف .. دودح ريغب .. رونلا مكل مادام رونلا ىف اوريس هنأ ؟؟ بلآا تيأر له ؟؟ رونلا تفرع له .. هفرعت مل نلآا ىلاو .. نامزلا اذه لك كعم .. كررحي قحلا لعجأ .. قيرطلا ىف رس حيسملا ىف ةسدقملا ةرشعلاو ةايحلاب عتمت .. عوسي
The Holy Feast of Ascension
H H Pope Shenouda III
We celebrate two great feasts on a Thursday. The first great feast of the Lord is Great Thursday of the Holy Pascha, on which the Lord gave us the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. The second is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven, after He spent forty days with His disciples. This Thursday is also a Feast of the Lord called the Feast of Ascension.
By the Ascension of the Lord, we mean His bodily Ascension. Because in His divinity, He is everywhere, He does not ascend nor descend. Therefore, in the Liturgy of St. Gregory we say “And You ascended into the heavens in the body…” This ascension is evidence that His Glorified Body is not subject to the earth’s gravitational laws. It is also evidence of His Divinity. He ascended before His disciples as they were looking. This scene strengthened their faith because the Lord not only resurrected using His Divine power, but He also ascended into heaven in front of them. In His ascension to Heaven, He did not leave His church alone on Earth. He told them before His ascension “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Mt. 28:20 ). Christ stayed with the church, and they did not feel His material presence only, but also His spiritual presence…He appeared to St. Paul the Apostle more than once. He also appeared to St. John the disciple on the Island of Patmos and gave him letters to the Seven Churches.
By His ascension, He sat on the right hand of His Father. This is according to what was said in St. Mark’s Gospel “So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.” )Mk. 16:19 (. Sitting on the right hand of God fulfilled God’s promise to Him in the Old Testament saying: “The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.’” (Ps 110:1 ). This event was witnessed by St. Stephen the Archdeacon during the time of his martyrdom (Act 7:56 ). St. Paul the Apostle also spoke about this in his epistle to Hebrews (1:20; 8:1; 12:2).
And His ascension to Heaven, and sitting on the right hand of the Father, all that means the end of the statement “made Himself of no reputation.” (Phil 2:7 ).
The statement, “on the right hand of the Father” means in the power and holiness of the Father. God who fills all does not have a right and a left side like limited beings. However, the right means the power and holiness (Ps. 118:16 ). So, sitting on the right hand of the Father means ending making Himself of no reputation, and going back to the form of power that He gave up in His Incarnation. The statement “sat” means settled, meaning that He will not go back to being of no reputation again. Therefore, in His second coming He will come in power and great glory (Mt. 25:31 ).
Moreover, the ascension of the Lord Christ to Heaven makes us direct our sights to Heaven where He is and where He was before His incarnation.
The statement “to Heaven” means to the highest, and so our sights rise up there when we pray. And so do the church towers and aim for the Heaven.
The Lord’s ascension is also a guarantee of our ascension. Not now, but when He catches us up in His second coming and “we shall always be with the Lord” (1 Thess. 4:17 ). When He “will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body.” (Phil. 3:21 ). But not now as many think that we are now in Heaven on the right hand of the Father! We congratulate you all on the occasion of this Great Feast of the Lord.
Happy Feast to you all.
– from the book “The Holy Feast of Ascension” by H.H. Pope Shenouda III (the 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark the Evangelist of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)
دوعصلا ديع ىف ىناثلا سورضوات ابابلا ةسادقل تلامأت “حيسملا كل ئضيف تاوملأا نم مقو مئانلا اهيأ ظقيتسا “ - سانلا فسلأل تايئامسلاب هطابتراو ناسنلإا ركف دوعص لثمي وهف انيف ناسنلإا ةايحل ادج مهم ئش دوعصلا ديع ناعون: هيف تاذلا ومنتو يبارتلا هركف دادزيو ةيضرلأا هتايح دادزتو ضرلأاب هطابترا دادزي اموي رمعلا مدقتي املك -١. لقأ ةيناحور رثكأ ةيوامس رثكأ هركف ريصيف ءامسلا يلإ برتقي هنأ رعش املك رمعلا هب مدقتي املك رخلآا عونلا -2 ةيتاذ - ، ركفب هبابشو هتلوفط يف ناسنلإا براحيب امل ريخلا ودع ، رارمتساب هركف دعصي ناسنلإا لثميب دوعصلا ديع يهتنت لا تابراحملا يف ءابلآا تاباتكو .ةتلات ةقيرطب هبراحي ربكي املو ، ةينات ةقيرطب هبراحي ةيوش ربكي املو . تايلوئسملا هذه لهف انتيلوئسم وأ انباقلأ و انلامعأ تناك امهم مادخك اننأ ، ادج مهم ئشل انهبني اضيأ دوعصلا ديع يوامسلا ركفلل انعفرت ، ؟ رثكأ ءامسلل انعفرت انل الله اهيطعي ةيلوئسم لك لاو ، ؟ تاذلل ضرلأل بارتلل انبذجت يف هراكفا لك ناسنا كانه .اريخأو لاوأ الله دجم همامأ عضي يذلا ناسنلاا انم لعجتو ةيوامس ةقيرطب ركفن انلعجتو تيوس انأ و تيلخ انأ و تلمع انأ ةيوش دعبو و مدخاو بترأو لمعا ، ضرلأا!! يف يقبيب ناسنلاا نإ يازا ةركفب ةطبترم ، نيسيدقلاب ةطبترم ، ءامسلاب ةطبترم اهدجن هريكفت ةقيرط دحاو يفو ءامسلا. وه بيجع ضرلأاب ةطاحم اهلك هتمدخ دحاو يف ، هتمدخ فوشي ناسنلاا امل رثكا حضتي و نابيب يوامسلا ركفلا الله نم دصق ادو ءامسلا يف هسأر نكل ضرلأا يف همدق ناسنلإا يتوخأ اي حصلأا يلع كبولسأ ، كتقيرط ، كركف تقولا سفن يف نكل انتيلوئسم سرامنو ضرلأا يلع شيعن ةشقانم يف كتقيرط ، ريكفتلا يف كتقيرط ، لكاشملا ةجلاعم يف كتقيرط ، ةيوامس كحور ، كحور ءابحلأا تاملاعلا ضعب مكيطعأسو !؟ ةيضرأ ةقيرطب لاو ةيوامس ةقيرطب هيف ركفتب ، عوضوم: -حرف ببس نوكيو نيرخلآا حرفي امئاد ةيوامس ةقيرطب ركفي نم. -ةملكلل فسأتم نيرخلآا يلع )دكن( نوكي ةيضرأ ةقيرطب ركفي نم يوامس ركف اد لك حرف اد لك عجر املو جرخ دحاوو هتصقو لاضلا نبلاا :لاثم يوامسلاركفلا هدنع نكي مل لا مأ بات دق ناك نإ ملعن لاو لخدي نأ ديري ملو مهيلع دكنو حرفلا بلق ريبكلا خلأا. -حرف ءامسلا نلأ هيلاوح يللا حرفي يوامسلا ركفلا -رينتسم ركف هيقلات نامك يوامسلا ركفلا - ملاس عنصيب ةلكشملا لح يف دعاسيب يوامسلا ركفلا - اهعكلكي وأ ةجاحلا دقعي ضرلأا ركفلا انركف جراخو انحيسم جراخ اذه ةسينكلا ةايح يف ةماعلا ةموظنملا يف ينبيب ، عومجملا يف ينبي ، ينبي ، ملاس عنصي ، ريني ، حرفي يوامسلا ركفلا. ةبوط طحتب كنإ كروعشو كركف نكل ، هتعاتب ةسينكلا يف ، هعاتب لصفلا يف ، هتيشرابيإ يف ، هتمدخ يف دحاو لك امبر ، ةطيح تلمع ةبوط سب بوط ةيوش نم نوكتي رادج يأف، صلاخ ريبك رادج يف كراشتب ريبك رادج يف يعامجلا ءانبلا ةركف هيف يقبيب امل رثأ شاهلام اهدحول ةبوط Team work امل هسفن حيسملا .ةسينكلا ةولاح يد رود هيل دحاو لك اوبتك ذيملاتلا نكل بتكي مل حيسملا. اهلمعياه وه ناك ةجاح لك نم هعم اولغشتي ذيملات راتخا. مهلياسر وأ مهرياشبب وأ مهتباتكب مهتايح اومدق ذيملاتلا - هتايحب ةايحلا انل مدق حيسملا. ةصلاخلا: بأ لباقتو، رخلآ تقو نم كتاذ صحفتب تنأو ادج ةمهم ةطقنو ايوامس نوكي يكل انركف عفري دوعصلا ديع نأ لاؤسلا اذه كسفن لأست لواح ، كبلق يقنت نأ لواحت و كفارتعا: -؟ءامسلاب طبترم كركف له ءامسلاب طبترم كركف. قوف كركف ةيوامسلا ةحسملا دخاو كركف يف تنأ نكف ، حيسملا مادخ انلك . ضرلأا يلع يد “توملا ىلإ انيما نك” :لاثم ، يوامس اهفصنو يضرأ اهفصن سدقملا باتكلا يف تايآ دجوت ءامسلا يف يد “ةايحلا ليلكأ كيطعا يكل” سفن رخآو ةظحل رخآ ةياغل يف يدو “توكلملا مكيطعي نأ رس دق مكابأ نلأ” ، انتمدخ ضرلأا يلع اد “ريغصلا عيطقلا اهيأ فختلا” :لاثم امسلا . يلع عاضتلاا و ضرلأا يلع يد حورلاب ةنكسملا “تاوامسلا توكلم مهل نلأ حورلاب نيكاسملل يبوط“:لاثم ءامسلا يف اهليلكأ لمتكي مث ضرلأا قوف ىلإ عفتري امئاد يذلا ناسنلإا ةلاح ، نيسامخلا ةرتف طسو يف يتأي دوعصلا ديع ركف رارمتسأب يمويلا كدشرم وه سدقملا كباتك ، كدشرم وه كليجنا نوكي نأ ، قوف يلإ كركف عفري ام يكل ةليسولا ركفلا عفرل اضيأ ةليسو يد ةموهفمو ةحورشم ليجنلاا صوصن اومدقو اوشاع نيذلا ءابلآا تاباتك نوكي نأو ، حورلا هذه ، اهيف شيعي ناسنلإا ام لك . رارمتساب ةسينكلاب طبتري يذلا ناسنلإا ركفلا عفر لئاسو دحا اضيأو ، يوامس فده اهنكلو سيدق عنصت. و حيبستلا نيبو حيبست ءامسلا دوعصلا ديع طسو يف ، اذك راكذتب ديعن موي لك يه ضرلأا يلع ةسينكلا تناك اذإ حيبستلاب ضرلأا يلع هركف ايوامس هركف نوكي يذلا ناسنلإا ، قراف دجوي لا حرفلا. - انتسينك يف انتمدخل سايقمو ةيحورلا انتايحل سايقم دوعصلاديع . - رارمتساب كركف هيف عفرتل ةليسو دوعصلا ديع. - ءامسلاب ةطبترم كتايح لك لعجي دوعصلا ديع..
FISH DAY AT ST MARY CHURCH
SUNDAY 18™ JUNE 2023
Dear friends we are pleased to offer Samak Mashwi on Sunday 18th June
PRICES
MASHWI
Fish & tahini only $20
Fish & tahini with your choice of rice or salad $25
Fish, tahini, rice and salad $30
WHITING FILLETS (GRILLED OR FRIED)
Fish & tahini only $20 (3pieces)
Fish & tahini with your choice of rice or salad $25
Fish, tahini, rice and salad $30
Please lock in your order early so you don’t miss out
Text to Nevine Soliman 0414 395 538
Name: Order: Pick up time:
Blessed Marriage
John Ramzy & Kathryn Panias
Saturday 13th May 2023
St John & St Verena’s Church
Voulanteers Required for St Mary’s Church For making Ourban, Cleaning, Kitchen and Maintenance نابرقلا لمعل نيعوطتم بولطم خبطملاو ةفاظنلا لامعلأو ميرم ءارذعلا ةسينكب ةنايصلاو داؤف /ديسلاب لاصتلأا ءاجرلا ناميلس نيفين /ةديسلا وأ ىشبح Please contact Fouad Habashy 0404886346 Or Mrs Nevien Soliman 0414395538
Construction of New Buildings started Thursday 28th April
The new Building is expected to be ready within 6 months. church services are continuing as normal as in the Timetable inside the Bulletin. You can donate monthly contribution using Direct Debit forms available in the church or downloaded from church website. Cost of building works is around $13,000,000. Your support and donations will be blessing and very appreciated.
Donations to St Mary’s Church and Building project can be made by the following Link
for all who keep working tirelessly for the success of this project. May the Lord reward them all and bless all their works
ليربأ 28 سيمخلا موي تادب تاءاشنلإا لامعأ بسح داتعملا بسح متت ةسينكلا تامدخ .روهش 6 للاخ عورشملا نم ءاهتنلاا عقوتملا نم .ةرشنلا لخاد حضوملا لودجلا .ارلاود نويلم ١3 3 ىلاوح عورشملا ةفلكت غلبت اهعبط وأ ةسينكلاب ةدوجوملا يكنبلا بحسلا ةرامتسأ ءلمب ىرهش عربتب ةكراشملا كنكني ينورتكللإا ةسينكلا زكرم للاخ نم لمعلا اذه ىف مكتمهاسمو مكتاعربت كرابي برلا
Special Thanks
طبارلا ىلع طغضأ ينابملا عورشمو ميرم ءارذعلا ةسينكل تاعربتلل https://www.stmc.org.au/donate (Copy & Paste on
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