The
Departure of St. Macarius the Great.
5th April - 27th Baramhat
On this day also, of the year 392 A.D. the blessed father, the lamp of the wilderness and the father of all the monks the great saint Anba Macarius, departed. This Saint was born in the village of Shabsheer - Menuf, from good and righteous parents. His father’s name was Abraham and his mother’s name was Sarah and they had no son. In a vision at night he saw the angel of the Lord and told him that God was about to give him a son, and his name will be known all over the earth, and he will have a multitude of spiritual sons. Shortly after, this holy man had a son and called him Macarius which means “Blessed.” He was obedient to his parents, and the grace of God was upon him since his young age. When he grew up his father forced him to get married against his will, so he pretended that he was sick for several days. Then he asked his father if he might go to the wilderness to relax and that may make him recover from his illness speedily. He went to the wilderness and prayed to the Lord Christ to direct him to do what is pleasing to Him. While he was in the wilderness he saw a vision, and it seemed that one of the Cherubim, with wings, took his hands, and ascended up to the top of the mountain, and showed him all the desert, east and west, and north and south. The Cherub told him: “God has given this desert to you and your sons for an inheritance.” When he returned from the wilderness he found that his wife, who was still virgin, had died, and Macarius thanked the Lord Christ. Shortly after, his parents departed, and he gave all what they had left to the poor and the needy. When the people of Shabsheer saw his chastity and purity, they took him to the bishop of Ashmoun who ordained him a priest for them. They built a place for him outside the city, and they went to him to confess and to partake from the Holy Mysteries. They appointed a servant to take care of his needs and to sell for him the work of his hands.
When Satan saw St. Macarius growth in virtues, he brought on him a severe temptation. He inspired a girl that had defiled herself with a man to claim that St. Macarius is the one who had defiled her. When her family heard that, they went to him, insulted and beat him severely, inflicting much pain on him, which he endured silently. Macarius reproached himself saying “O Macarius now you have a wife and a child, and it is meet
با ريبكلا سويراكم سيدقلا ةحاين نابهرلا تاهمرب 27 - ليربأ 5 ش . 8 ةنس نم مويلا اذه لثم يف طوبغملا بلأا حينت ) م 3٩2 ةنس ( نابهرلا عيمج بأ ةيربلا جارس دلو . سويراقم ابنلأا ميظعلا سيدقلا لامعأ نم ريشبش ىف سيدقلا اذه نيراب نيحلاص نيوبأ نم فونم هل نكي ملو ميهاربإ سقلا هيبأ مساو رصبأ نأ يلايللا ىدحإ يف ثدحف دلو لوقي برلا لبق نم اصخش ايؤر ىف هركذ نوكي ادلو هقزريس الله نا : هل قزريو ضرلأا راطقأ يف اعئاش قزر نمز دعبو نييناحور انينب يآ ةراقم هامسف ادلو سيدقلا اذه تلحو هيدلاول اعيطم ناكو يوابوطلا ربك املو . هرغص ذنم الله ةمعن هيلع رهاظتف هتدارأ ريغب هادلاو هجوز نأ هابأ حمستسا مث امايأ ضرملاب حمسف ءاوهلا ليدبتل ةيربلا ىلإ ىضمي عوسي برلا ىلإ ىلصو ىضمف ، هل هيضري ام لمع يلع هدعاسي نأ ايؤر رصبأ ةيربلا يف راص املف هديب كسمأ مث ةحنجأ يذ ابوراك نأك لك هارأو لبجلا سأر ىلع هدعصأو ابونجو لاامشو ابرغو اقرش ةيربلا لبجلا اذه كاطعأ دق الله نأ هل لاقو املو كدعب نم كينبلو كل اثاريم تتام دق هتجوز دجو ةيربلا نم داع حيسملا ديسلا ركشف ءارذع دعب يهو عزوف هاوبأ تام كلذ دعبو اريثك ىأرو نيكاسملا يلع هل هافلخ ام لك هوذخأف هفافعو هرهط ريشبش لهأ مهيلع اسق همسرف نومشأ فقسأ ىلإ اوناكو دلبلا جراخ اعضوم هل اونبو هل اونيعو هنم نوبرقتيو هيلإ نوتأي ام ءاضقو هيدي لغش هل عيبيل امداخ هيلإ جاتحي ةليضفلا يف هومس ناطيشلا ىأر املو هنأ كلذو ةديدش ةبرجت هيلع بلج تبكترا دق تناك ةاتف ىلإ زعوأ سيدقلا نأ ىعدت نأب باش عم ارش اذه اهعم ىتأ يذلا وه سويراقم هوناهأ كلذب اهلهأ ملع املف . رشلا هلمحتف اعجوم ابرض هوبرضو هذه قلطلا مهاد املو . تماص وهو
for you to work day and night for your own food and for that of your child and your wife.” He worked continually at weaving mats and baskets, and he gave them to the man who ministered unto him; and he sold them and gave the money to the woman. When the day of her delivery drew near her labor was exceedingly difficult, she continued to suffer for four days and did not deliver until she confessed her false accusation against the Saint and named the man that defiled her.
When the family of the girl heard that, they decided to go to ask for his forgiveness for what happened from them. When St. Macarius heard that, he fled away from them running from the vain glory of this world.
At that time he was 30 years old, and the angel of the Lord appeared to him and walked with him for two days until they came to Wadi
El-Natroun and the Saint asked the angel: “Appoint for me O master a place to live in.” The angel replied: “I have not marked out a place for you to live, lest you leave it in the future and transgress the commandment of God. Behold all the wilderness is yours, so wheresoever you wish, live there.” St. Macarius dwelt in the Inner Desert, in the place of the monastery of Sts. Maximus and Domadius which is known now by the monastery of ElBaramous. He went to visit St. Antonios, who said about St. Macarius when he saw him: “This is an Israelite in whom there is no guile.” St. Antonios put on him the Holy Eskeem, then St. Macarius returned to his place. When the number of monks increased around him he built a church for them. His fame was known all over the country and many kings and Emperors heard about the miracles that God performed on his hands. He healed the daughter of the king of Antioch that was possessed by an unclean spirit. The angel of the Lord appeared to him and took him to a place and told him to make this place his abode, for many people will come to him in that place. He built a cell for himself and a church.
He thought one day that the world had no more righteous people, so a voice came to him from heaven saying: “In the city of Alexandria there are two women who feared God.” He took his staff, his provisions, and went to Alexandria and he asked around until he reached their house. When he entered, they welcomed him, washed
ملو ةبذعم مايأ ةعبرأ تثبل دلتل ةأرملاا سيدقلا يلع اهبذكب تفرتعا ىتح دلت . اهاوغأ يذلا باشلا مسا تركذو هيلإ اوعجر ةاتفلا لهأ كلذ ىأر املف برهف . هل مهنم لصح امع هنورفغتسي هل ناكو ملاعلا دجم نع داعتبلال مهنم يف ركف ذأو اماع 30 ذئتقو رمعلا نم كلام هل رهظ هتيرق ىلإ دوعي لاأ هسفن ىلإ لاصو ىتح نيموي هعم راسو برلا ددح « سيدقلا هل لاق مث نورطنلا يداو هباجأف « هيف نكسأ اناكم يديس اي يل نوكتف دعب اميف هنع جرخت لائل لا « : اهلك ةيربلا لب . برلا لوقل افلاخم . « هيف نكسأ تدرأ عضوم يأف كل عضوملا ثيح ةيلخادلا ةيربلا يف نكسف سوميسكم نيسيدقلا ريد هيف يذلا ريدب نلآا فورعملا وهو سويدامودو سومربلا سوينوطنأ سيدقلا ةرايزل بهذ املو اقح يليئارسإ اذه « هآر امنيح هنع لاق سدقملا ميكسلاا هسبلأ مث « هيف شغ لا ىنب ةوخلاا هدنع رثاكت املو هناكم داعو عمسو هتيص عاذو . ةنسح ةسينك مهل اهلمعي ناك ىتلا بئاجعلا ةرثكب كولملا سأر ىلإ هب ىتأو برلا كلام هل رهظو ءاملا ةحلاملا ةيبرغلا ةريحبلا دنع لبجلا انكسم ناكملا اذه هل ذختي نأ هملعأو اريثك ابعش نلأ ةسينكو ةيلاق هل ىنبو نلآا فورعملا وهو )١( هيلإ ءيجيس سويراقم سيدقلا ريدب سانلا نم لاخ ملاعلا نأ اموي نظو لائاق ءامسلا نم توص هءاجف ءايقتلأا ةنيدم يف نيتأرما كانه نأ ملعا : لوانتف « برلا نافاخت ةيردنكسلإا ةيردنكسلإا ىلإ دصقو هدازو هاصع املف امهلزنم ىلإ لصو ىتح لأسو ئفاد ءامب هيمدق اتلسغو هب اتبحر لخد هل تلاق امهتريس نع امهلأس املو . ةيدسج ةبارق اننيب نكت مل : امهادحإ امهنم انبلط نيوخلأا نيذه انجوزت املو . انل احمسي ملف . بهرتن اناكرتي نأ موصلاب انتايح ىضقت نأ انسفنأ اندهاعف تقزر دقو ةريثكلا ةلاصلاو ءاسملا ىلإ هنضتحت امهدحأ ىكب ىتم دلوب انم لك نكي مل ناو ىتح هعضرتو ىرخلأا ةدحو . ةدحاو ةشيع يف نحنو اهدلو لمعو انتياغ داحتلااو اندئار يأرلا
his feet with warm water, and when he asked them about their life, one of them told him: “There is no kinship between us and when we married these two brothers we asked them to leave us to be nuns but they refused. So we committed ourself to spent our life fasting till evening with often prayers. When each of us had a son, whenever one of them cry, any one of us would carry and nurse him even if he was not her own son. We are in one living arrangement, the unity in opinion is our model, and our husbands work is shepherding sheep, we are poor and only have our daily bread and what is left over we give it to the poor and the needy.”
When the Saint heard these words he cried saying: “Indeed God looks to the readiness of the heart and grant the grace of His Holy Spirit for all those who wish to worship him.” He bade them farewell and left returning to the wilderness. There was an erring monk who strayed many by his saying that there was no resurrection of the dead. The bishop of the city of Osseem went to St. Macarius and told him about that monk. Abba Macarius went to that monk and stayed with him until the monk believed and returned from his error.
On the day of his departure, he saw Sts. Antonios and Pachomius, and a company of the saints, and he delivered up his soul. He was ninety-seven years old.
St. Macarius had commanded his disciples to hid his body, but some of the natives of the city of Shabsheer came and stole his body, built a church for him and placed the body in it for around one hundred and sixty years until the Arab conquest and the rebuilding of his monastery, they returned the body to it.
In a manuscript in Shebeen El-Koum, was mentioned that St. Babnuda, his disciple, saw the soul of St. Macarius ascending to heaven, and he heard the devils crying out and calling after him, “You have conquered us O Macarius.” The Saint replied “I have not conquered you yet.” When they came to the gates of heaven they cried again saying “You have conquered us”, and he replied as the first time. When he entered the gate of heaven they cried “You have overcome us O Macarius.” He replied “Blessed be the Lord Jesus Christ who has delivered me from your hands.” May his blessing be with us. Amen. The Cmmemoration of the Life giving Annunciation.
7th April - 29th Baramhat
ءارقف نحنو . منغلا ةياعر انيجوز هعزون ىقبتي امو انموي توقب يفتكن امنيحف « نيكاسملاو ءارقفلا يلع « لائاق فته ملاكلا اذه سيدقلا عمس بولقلا دادعتسا ىلإ رظني الله نا اقح عيمجل سودقلا هحور ةمعن حنميو امهعدوف . « هودبعي نأ نوديري نيذلا ةيربلا ىلإ اعجار فرصناو اموق لضأ بهار ميسوأ يف ناكو رضحف تاوملأل ةمايق لا هنا هلوقب سويراقم سيدقلا ىلإ ميسوأ فقسأ بهذف بهارلا اذه رمأ هيلإ اكشو نع هعجرأ ىتح هب لزي ملو هيلإ نيسيدقلا ىأر هتحاين موي يفو هللاض نم ةعامجو سويموخابو سوينوطنأ اغلاب حورلا ملسأو ةكئلاملاو نيسيدقلا ةنس نيعستو اعبس رمعلا نم اوفخي نأ هذيملات ىصوأ دق ناكو اوتآ ريشبش نم اموق نكلو هدسج ةسينك هل اونبو هدسج اوقرسو ةنس نيتسو ةئام يلاوح اهب هوعضوو ىللاقلا ءانبو برعلا ةكلمم مايأ ىلإ هريد ىلإ هوعجرأ ثيح نأ موكلا نيبشب طوطخم يف درو دقو قيدصلا سفن ىأر هذيملت هدونبب سيدقلا نيطايشلاو ، ءامسلا ىلإ هدوعص دنع اي انتبلغ دق « : نيلئاق هفلخ نوحيصي دعب مكبلغأ مل « : مهباجأف « سويراقم ةيناث اوحاص ءامسلا باب لصو املف « . لولأاك مهيلع درف . « انتبلغ دق « : دق « : اوحاص ءامسلا باب لخد املو كرابت : مهل لاقف « سويراقم اي انتبلغ نم ينصلخ يذلا حيسملا عوسي برلا نيمآ . انعم نوكت هتلاص.« مكيديأ ديجملا ةراشبلا ديع تاهمرب 2٩ ٩ - ليربأ 7 راكذتب ةسينكلا لفتحت مويلا اذه يف ةسيدقلا ءارذعلا هللإا ةدلاو انمأ ةراشب نيعملا تقولا ءاج امل هنأ كلذو ميرم . رشبلا صلاخل الله نم لزلأا ذنم ىلإ ليئاربج ةكئلاملا سيئر الله لسرأ طبس نم يتلا لوتبلا ميرم ةسيدقلا اهرشبيل كلملا دواد ةليبق نمو اذوهي امك . ديجملا دلايملاو يهللإا لبحلاب يف : هلوقب سدقملا باتكلا كلذب دهش كلاملا ليئاربج لسرأ سداسلا رهشلا اهمسا ليلجلا نم ةنيدم ىلإ الله نم
On this day the church commemorates the Annunciation of our Lady, the Theotokos, the Virgin St. Mary. When the appointed time by God since eternity for the salvation of the human race had come, God sent Gabriel the Archangel to the Virgin St. Mary, who is from the tribe of Judah the house of king David, to announce her with the Divine conception and the Glorious Birth as the Holy Scriptures testifies: « Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin›s name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, «Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!« But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, «Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. «And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. «He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. «And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.« Then Mary said to the angel, «How can this be, since I do not know a man?« And the angel answered and said to her, «The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. Then the angel gave her the proof of the validity of his massage: «Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. «For with God nothing will be impossible.« Then Mary said, «Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.« And the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:26-36)
When she had accepted this Divine Annunciation, the Only Begotten Son, the Word of God, who is One of the Three eternal Persons, came and dwelt in her womb, a dwelling, the human race can not comprehend. And straightway He united with perfect humanity a complete unity inseparable and unchangeable after the unity.
This day then is the first-born of all feasts, for in it was the beginning of the salvation of the world which was fulfilled by the Holy Resurrection of our Lord, saving Adam and his offspring from the hands of Satan.
We ask Our God and Savior graciously to forgive our transgressions and excuse our sins. Amen.
ةبوطخم ءارذع ىلإ ةرصان همسا دواد تيب نم لجرل ميرم ءارذعلا مساو فسوي ملاس : لاقو كلاملا اهيلإ لخدف برلا . ةمعن ةئلتمملا اهتيآ كل ءاسنلا يف تنأ ةكرابم كعم هملاك نم تبرطضا هتأر املف هذه نوكت نأ يسع ام تركفو لا « كلاملا اهل لاقف ةيحتلا تدجو دق كنلأ ميرم اي يفاخت نيبلحتس تنأ اهو الله دنع ةمعن اذه عوسي هنيمستو انبأ نيدلتو يعدي يلعلا نباو اميظع نوكي دواد يسرك هللإا برلا هيطعيو ىلإ بوقعي تيب يلع كلميو هيبأ ’ةياهن هكلمل نوكي لا و دبلأا فيك « كلاملل ميرم تلاقف « فرعأ تسل انأو اذه نوكي لاقو كلاملا باجأف « ؟ لاجر كيلع لحي سدقلا حورلا « اهل اضيأ كلذلف كللظت يلعلا ةوقو نبا يعدي كنم دولوملا سودقلا « الله قدص يلع لايلد اهل مدق مث تاباصيلا اذوه « : لائاق هتراشب نباب يلبح اضيأ يه كتبيسن رهشلا وه اذهو اهتخوخيش يف , ارقاع ةوعدملا كلتل سداسلا يدل نكمم ريغ ءيش سيل هنلأ انأ ادوه « ميرم تلاقف « الله « كلوقك يل نكيل . برلا ةمأ ١ ول( كلاملا اهدنع نم يضمف ( 38 – 26 : ةيهللإا ةراشبلا هذه اهلوبق دنعو ةملكلا الله ةوق ديحولا نبلاا لزن لحو ةيلزلأا ميناقلأا ةثلاثلا دحأ كردي لا لاولح اهئاشحأ يف تقولل دحتاو هتيفيك رشبلا مل لاماك اداحتا ةلماك ةيناسنإب . قارتفا هدعب نكي . دايعلأا ركب وه نذآ مويلا اذهف صلاخب يرشبلا تناك هيف نلأ صلاخلا مت هلثم يفو ملاعلا نم هينبو مدلآ ةديجملا ةمايقلاب انيدافو انهلإ لأسن ناطيشلا يديأ انماثآ انل رفغيف لضفتي نأ نيمأ . اناياطخ نع زواجتيو
Meditations on the Holy Bible Readings
The sixth Sunday of the Great Lent – Baptism Sunday John 9: 1-41
“but that the works of God should be revealed in him” John 9:3
A man born blind … without eyes at all … saw only darkness all his life … he represents mankind who is estranged from God … those inhabiting the darkness … and awaiting salvation and fulfilling of the promises … this man was born blind … paradigm of him being deprived from seeing the paradise … and the heavenly life … continues to live in his estrangements and darkness awaiting the Saviour of all mankind to cure him of his chronic ailments … he met the Lord Jesus … Who made clay and put it on his eyes … this clay is exactly the same dust mankind was created by (God) and represents the commandments of the law which God has given to lighten up his eyes but it is not sufficient for his salvation … he still in need of being washed in the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ to plot out his sins and the true sight … thus the Lord sends the blind man with the clay on his eyes to the pool of Siloam and wash (himself) … the pool Siloam, historically had been a source deliverance for the inhabitants of Jerusalem city … this pool (of Siloam) collects the fresh water from of Gihon spring outside the city and connected through a number of covered channels which run under the city walls … at hard times, when enemies surrounded the city (of Jerusalem) and its people were separated form fresh water springs outside the city (walls), the pool of Siloam was the main source of fresh water for the city in such times … this blessing is a symbol of our Lord’s Jesus Christ Cross which we all gained Salvations form our enemies through (this Cross) … at the time when Satan thought that he has surrounded mankind totally and owned them in his hand, the lord has destroyed his chains and his captivity by His life giving Cross. Thus, the blind man had sight when he washed in the pool of Siloam … and here we discover the blind man’s faith who did not argue or hesitate but went with the clay (on his eyes) and washed in the pool of Siloam … and also, we find the hesitations and jealousy of the pharisees who saw this miracle clearly but did not accept or understood it.
+ Go, wash in the pool of Siloam ..
The blind man represents the man who lives in the dark … he did not cause it and did not sin nor his parents … but, he had a true yearning for a life in the light … like a person who inherits some habits … or lives in unclean society … or learns bad teachings and lives by it … indeed, he is blind in thought and heart, but he or
سادقلا ليجنأ فى تلامأت – سدقلما يربكلا موصلا نم سداسلا دحلأا يرصانتلا دحأ 41 – 1 :9 انحوي 3 :9 انحوي »هيف هللا لماعأ رهظت كىل نكل« .. اقلاطأ يننيع لاب ىأ .. ىمعأ دولوم ناسنإ لثيم هنأ .. ملاظلا ىوس هتايح فى ائيش ىري لم سلاجلا بعشلا .. هللا نع ةبرغتلما ةيشربلا .. هللا نع ةبرغتلما ةيشربلا صلاخلا تقورظتني ىذلا .. ةملظلا فى .. ىمعأ ناسنلاا اذه دلو .. ديعاولما ققحتو نم .. سودرفلا ةيؤور نم مرح هنأ لىا زمر هتملظو هتبرغ فى شيعي لظو .. ءماسلا ةايح نم هئبريو ةيشربلا صلخم تىأي نأ ارظتنم هل عنصو .. عوسي برلا هلباق .. نمزلما هضرم هسفن وه ينطلا اذهو .. هانيع هب لىط انيط زمر وهو ناسنلاا هنم قلخ ىذلا باترلا هل ءضىتل برلا اهاطعأ ىتلا سومانلا اياصول لازامو .. هصلاخل هيفاك نكت لم اهنكلو هانيع حيسلما ديسلا مد فى لستغي نأ لىا اجاتحم ةيقيقحلا ةرانتسلاا لانيو هاياطخ ىحمتل ينطلا لاماح ىمعلاا برلا لسري انهو .. ةكربو .. لستغيل ماولس ةكرب لىا هينيع لىع ميلشروأ خيرات رم لىع تناك ىتلا ماولس ىفف .. ةنيدلما ناكسل ةايحو ةاجن ببس عبن نم بذعلا ءالما عمجتي ناك ةكبرلا هذه لصتي ىذلاو ةنيدلما جر اخ دوجولما نوحيج تحت نم رتم ةاطغم تاونق فى ةكبرلا هذهب امدنع ةبعصلا تاقولاا فىو .. ةنيدلما روس ردصم نم اهنوعنيمو ةنيدلما ءادعلاا صراحي دجي بعشلا ناك ةنيدلما جراخ بذعلا ءالما مايأ هيلع شيعي ارفوتم ماولس ةكرب فى ءالما انبر بيلصل زمر ىه ةكبرلا هذهف .. راصحلا ىديأ نم صلاخلا انلن هب ىذلا حيسلما عوسي هيف ناطيشلا نظ ىذلا تقولا فى .. انئادعأ هدي فى ةيلكلاب انكلتمو اماتم انصراح دق هنأ هيبلصب هسرأ نم انكمو هدويق برلا مطح .. ىيحلما ةكرب فى لستغأ نأب ىمعلاا رانتسأ اذكهو لم ىذلا ىمعلاا نايمأ دجن انهو .. ماولس لىع ينطلا لاماح بهذو ددتري لمو شفاني ددرت اضيا دجنو .. ةكبرلا فى لستغأو هينيع ةزجعلما اوأر نيذلا ينيسيرفلا دسح كشو .. اهومهفي لمو اهولبقي لم مهنكلو ةحضاو .. ماولس ةكرب فى لستغأو بهذأ + فى شيعي ىذلا ناسنلأا اذه لثيم ىمعلاا لاو أطخأ وهلاف هيف وه ببستي لم .. ملاظلا ةايحل قايتشأو دادعتسأ هدنع ناكو .. هاوبأ وأ .. تاداع ثري ىنلإ ناسنلاا لثم .. رونلا ميلاعت ملعتي وأ .. ىقن يرغ طسو فى شيعي ركفلاب ىمعأ اقح هنأ .. اهيف شيعيو هئطاخ لىا ادج اقاتشم نوكي ابمر هنكلو بلقلاو
she might be truly desiring a pure and righteous life. Saul of Tarsus … grow up under the guidance of Gamaliel teacher of the law … he learned and grow to be a pharisee son of pharisee (Acts 23:6) … he was overzealous for the law … but according to his own saying … not knowing … he rushed to persecute the Christians convinced that it is essential and correct (1Timothy 1:13) … and he said in ignorance he did … he was truly blind … but within himself there was the willingness to be a chosen vessel of God … for this the Lord appeared to him and led to repentance (Acts 9) … and uncovered his internal blindness when his eyes were blinded and when Ananias bishop of Damascus, prayed for him and scales fell from his eyes and baptized and regained his sight (Acts 9:10-19), then became Paul apostle to the gentiles (Acts 22) who suffered more than any of apostles.
Also, St Moses the black … lived as thief and high way robber … a murderer … but within him he had an amazing yearning to knowledge … he longed to know the true god, thus he would talk to the sun and ask about the true god … till one day he met Anba Isidore the priest and he taught him the correct way … this changed Moses the black to become a saint and pillar of light in the desert (monasteries).
Again, St Mary the Egyptian … for almost 17 years from the age of 12, lived a life of sin and evil … true total darkness … but in her inner heart, a hidden yearning for repentance … this yearning led her to visit the holy land … she boarded the ship without the price of the fare so she sold her body (in sin) to the ship owner instead of the fare … and there in Jerusalem, she rushed with the multitudes of (pilgrims) to the church of the Holy Sepulchre … at the door, she felt a hidden hand stopping her from entering … she tried for several times without any success … she felt that her sins and a life of impurity which she lived … is the reason and she cried bitterly and pleaded wit St Mary the virgin … then she had some courage to try again and she could enter easily and bowed and prayed with vigour asking for guidance and she heard a voice from the icon of St Mary the virgin guiding her to cross the river Jordon and there she will find comfort … she left in a hurry where she 3 dirhams and bought some bread with it and went to the wilderness of Jordon where she lived for 47 years without seeing a human being and eating grass in a life of repentance and true submission (to God) … towards the end of her life, she met Anba Zosima the priest who had written her story. Also, Emperor Constantine the great … he was the governor of a Roman province and the son of the previous
.. برلاو ةواقنل ا ةايح تحت بىرت .. سىوسرطلا لواش ناك اذكه بركو ملعت .. سومانلا ملعم ليئلاماغ ىمدق )6 :23 لماعأ( سىيرف نبإ سىيرف يرصيل بسح نكلو .. سومانلل ادج ارويغ ناك .. فى عفدنإو .. ةفرعلما بسح سيل .. وه هلوق هلعفي ام نأ اعنتقم ةيحيسلما دهطضي ةيرغ هسفن نع وه لوقيو .. ىروضرو حيحص .. ىمعأ لاعف ناك دقل .. تعنص ةلاهجب يرصي نلأ دادعتسأ كانه ناك هلخاد فى نكلو هل هتاذ برلا رهظأ كلذلو .. هلللاراتخم ءانأ لىخادلا هماع هل رهظأو .. ةبوتلا لىا هداقو لىص امدنعو ةيجراخلا هانيع تيمع امدنع تطقس قشمد فقسأ اينانح هلجأ نم لىا لوحتو دمتعأو صربأو هينيع نم روشق نم ثركأو )22 لماعأ( مملأا لوسر سلوب .. لسرلا ءابلآا فى بعت شاع .. دوسلاا سىوم سيدقلا ناك اذكه هلخاد فى هنكلو .. لتاق .. قيرط عطاق اصل قاتشأ .. ةفرعملل بيجع قايتشأ هل ناك اذكه ىقيقحلا هللأا وه نم فرعي نأ تناك نا اهلاسيو سمشلا بطاخي ناك عم اموي لباقت ىتح .. ىقيقحلا هللاا ىه قيرطلا هفرعو ةيبرلا سق سروذيسيأ ابنلاا اسيدق حبصأو دوسلاا سىوم يرغتو .. حيحصلا .. ةيبرلا ىيف ائيضم ادومعو تلظ .. ةيصرلما ميرم ةسيدقلا تناك اذكه شيعت ةنس12 نس نم ءادتبأ ةنس 1٧ ٧ لىاوح ةيقيقح ةملظ .. ةيطخلاو ةساجنلا ةايح فى يننح لخادلا نم بلقلا فى نكلو .. ةلماك نأ اموي يننحلا كلذ اهعفدو .. ةبوتلل ىفخ ةنيفسلا تبكرو .. سدقلا ةرايز فى ركفت اهدسج تعابف رفسلا رجأ اهعم نكي لمو ةرجأك ةنيفسلا باحصلأ اهسفن تملسأو ءارو تعفدنأ ميلشروأ فى كانهو .. رفسلل سدقلما برقلا ةسينك لىا ةلخادلا عومجلا نم اهعنتم ةيفخ ديب تسحأ بابلا دنعو .. .. ةدئاف لاب تارم ةدع تلواحو .. لوخدلا اهاياطخ نأ رعشت تأدبو ىه .. اهيف شيعت ىتلا ةساجنلا ةايحو عفشتتو ةراربم كىبت تذخأ و ببسلا تعجشت مث .. ميرم ءانرعلا ةسيدقلاب ةلوهس لكب لخدت اهب ذأو لوخدلل تمدقتو تذخأو نيدجاسلا عم تدجسو تلخدو توص اهاتأو داشرلاا ةبلاط ةرارحب لىصت اهدشري ميرم ءارذعلا ةسيدقلا ةنوقيأ نم .. ةحار دجت فوس كانهو ندرلاا برعت نأ صخش اهلباقو ةسينكلا نم ةعسرم تجرخو و ازبخ مهب تترشأ مهارد ةثلاث اهاطعأ كانه تشاع ثيح ندرلاا ةيرب لىا تقلطنأ شئاشحلاب تاتقتو ناسنأ هجو رت لم ةنس 4٧ ٧
governor and was brought up by his mother St Helen who was a Christian, but she feared bringing him up as a Christian (because of the persecutions of Christians at the time), so she taught him all the Christian principles without telling him about her Christianity to become a knight and a leader … he was known for his good manners and calmness and his love of justice and fairness … when he was called by the empire to fight Maximillian … as he was preparing for war, he was wondering; how to face Maximillian’s mighty armies … then he saw a sign of the Cross and a voice saying with this you shall win … thus his eyes were opened to Christianity … and he placed the sign of the Cross on his armaments and his solders shields and in front them a flag bearing the Cross … his victory was a marvellous win and Maximillian ran away who drowned as the small bridge on the Tiberius river on the way to Rome collapsed under him escaping … Constantine celebrated his win and poets praised the Cross saviour of their city … he declared the principles of religious tolerance and became a Christian and was baptized and built churches and defended the faith and he endeavoured to spread Christianity and end paganism. And you beloved, do feel your are living in a robust darkness and you truly want to be freed from it?? Do you feel that you are an angry person quick tempered … maybe you say it is only natural and this is how I am, what do I do?? Do you feel you are enslaved to bad habits … such as smoking … drinking alcohols … gambling … do you feel such is strongly tying you down and find it hard to get rid of it??? do you feel pushed to commit sin, maybe through your friends … maybe from your superior at work or members of your family?? Then do not despair … don’t be agitated … thus was the blind man living in a deadly darkness … and the Lord saved him from it … come to the Lord and offer your self to Him saying “have mercy on me Lord, for I am a sinner” … ask Him for a cure … He will cover your eyes with clay and make carry the Cross and send you to be washed in His Blood … carry your Cross with joy and follow Him … surely He will save you from your troubles … and you shall see the true light. Do not be stubborn … and be careful lest you become blind with your insistence and stubbornness … for this blindness leads to destruction. + those who do not see may see, and that those who see
may be made blind
There are those who doubt and hesitate in everything … they see the light but do not know it is the light …
فى اهلباقو .. ةيقيقح قاحسنأ و ةبوت ةايح فى بتك ىذلا سقلا مايسوز ابنلاا اهتايح ةياهن .. اضيأ اهتيرس ىذلا .. يربكلا ينطنطسق روطابرملاا ناك اضيأو مكاحلل نبأ وهو ةينامور ةعطاقم لىع ماكاح ناك ةسيدقلا همأ هتيبترب تنتعأو ةعطاقملل قباسلا نأ تفاخ اهنكلو ةيحيسم تناك ىتلا ةنلايه و بادلاا لك هتملعف ىحيسم هنأ لىع اهنبأ بىرت نع هبرخت نأ نود ةيحيسلما لئاضفلا و ءىدابلما رهتشأو .. ادئاقو اسراف يرصيل بىرتو اهتيحيسم لدعلل هتبحمو ةئداهلا هعابطو هديمحلا هقلاخأب ةيروطابرملاا هتعدتسأ امدنعو .. فاصنلااو برحلل دعتسي وهو .. سونمايسكم ةبراحلم سونمايسكم شويج هجا وي فيك اراتحم ناكو توص اهعمو بيلصلا ةملاع هل ترهظ .. ةرابجلا هانيع تأدب اذكهو .. بلغت اذهب هل لوقي بيلصلا ةملاع عضوو .. ةيحيسلما لىع ناحتفتت اهولمحو هسبلامو هدونج سبلامو هتحلسأ لىع ارهاب اراصتنإ صرتنأو .. برحلا فى مهمدقتي ملعك رهنلا فى قرغ ىذلا .. هرارفو سونايميسكم ةيمزهب لىا ىدؤلما بريتلا رهن ةرطنق هب تسركنأ امدنع ىنغتو هراصتناب ينطنطسق لفتحأو .. امور ةنيدم نلعأو .. مهتنيدم صلخم بيلصلا حدبم هءارعش ةيحيسلماب وه نمآو ىنيدلا حماستلا ميسارم لمع و نايملاا نع عفادو سئانكلا ىنبو دمعتو .. ةينثولا لىع ءاضقلاو ةيحيسلما راشتنلا ةملظ فى شيعت كنأ رعشت له بيبحلا اهيأ تنأو ؟؟ اهنم صلختت نأ اقح ديرتو ةبعص .. ةعسرب بضغت ىبصع ناسنأ كنأ رعشت له له ؟؟ هيأ سىفن فى لمعأ ىعبط هد لوقت, ابمرو .. ةقئلا يرغ تاداعل لاولذم تحبصأ كنأ رعشت رماقلا باعلا .. رومخلا بشر .. ينخدتلا لثم دجتو فنعب كديقت تحبصأ اهنأ رعشت له .. كنأ رعشت له ؟؟ اهنم صلختلل ةديدش ةبوعص ابمر .. كءاقدصأ نم ابمر أطخلا باكترلا اعوفدم لا نذأ ؟؟ كتيب لهأ نم ابمر لمعلا فى كسيئر نم فى شيعي ىمعلاا ناك اذكه .. قياضتت لا .. سايت برلا لىا لاعت .. اهنم برلا هذقنأو .. ةلتاق ةملظ ءىطاخ انأ براي ىنمحرأ هل لقو هل كسفن مدقو ينطلاب كينيع لىطي فوس .. ءافشلا هنم بلطأ .. لمحأ .. همدب لستغتل كلسريو بيلصلا كلمحي فوس ديكأتلاب .. هءارو قلطنأو حرفب كبيلص رونلا صربت فوسو .. كباعتأ لك نم كصلخي .. ىقيقحلا ىمعأ يرصت لائل سىترحأو .. ادناعم نكت لا .. كلاهلا لىا ىدؤي ىمع اذهف .. كدانعو كراصرإب نيذلا ىمعيو .. نوصربي لا نيذل ا صربي ىتح + نوصربي يري .. ءشى لك ىق ككشتيو ددتري نم كانه رملاا هب لصي دق لب .. رونلا هنأ فرعي لاف رونلا .. ةملظ هنأ هنع لوقي نأ
but even, they might say it is darkness. Thus were the pharisees … they are the refusals … refusing everything … hesitating … and full of doubt and jealousy … you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in (Matthew 23:13). Thus was Korah, Dathan and Abiram (Numbers 16) … they rebelled against Moses … they sought to be priests … they sought the leadership … not because they loved the priesthood but they aggravated the office of priesthood by daring to take censors and offer incense before the God, a foreign incense … the Lord was angered because of their stubbornness and ordered the earth to open up and swallowed them (Numbers 16:32). Thus, were the pharisees … literal to the extreme, but without any spirit of love or understanding … healing of the sick on the sabbath in their view was a sin for braking the sabbath … they condemned the Lord Jesus a lover of sinners and tax collectors … they condemned the disciples for eating with unclean hands. but they said of the Lord Jesus by Beelzebub ruler of demons, He casts demons out (Matthew 12:22-28) … logic with them is upside down … they broke God’s commandments by their traditions … stony hearts and closed brains; do not understand … if they were blind, they would have an excuse … but they say “we see” therefore their sin remains.
Be careful beloved, there are many things which can blind seeing eyes … stubbornness … and insisting on doing wrong … haughtiness and pride … insisting on one’s personal pride above all others … arrogance … appearance and narcissism which make one think that he or she knows all and understand all and one does not need any advice or direction from old or young … how many times you refuse to forgive your brother on account of him wronged you first … don’t you know the bible says if your brother does wrong go to him and make peace (Matthew 18:15-17) … you the one who did no wrong; go to the one who did wrong … do not allow stubbornness to burden you … nor let hatred set darkness in your heart … how many times you refuse advice and counsel … with the excuse that you know all these matters … but you even refuse to listen on account of your knowledge. You have become like the ground which watered plenty … but bears no fruit … it is close to be cursed … from destruction. Hurry and come … if you were blind … come to see … and if you are seeing, then humble and submit yourself in God’s hands lest illness of sins will strike you and blind your eyes … and this blindness is much worse than being born blind. If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore, your sin remains.
ءلاؤه مهنأ .. ينيسيرفلا لاح ناك اذكه .. نيددترم .. شى لكل ينضفار .. ينضفارلا لاو نولخدي مه لا .. ادسحو اكش ينئولمم .. نولخدي ينلخادلا نوعدي ..)16 ددع( مايربأو ناثادو حروق ناك اذكه ةنهك اويرصي نأ اوبلط .. سىوم لىع اورمذت تونهكلا فى ابح سيلو .. ةسائرلا اوبلط .. نم اولعج نأب تونهكلا لىع اودعتو لب رماجم مهسفنلأ اوعنصو ةنهك مهسفنأ .. ابيرغ اروخب هللا مامأ اومدقو اوأرجتو ضرلاا رمأو مهدانع نم ادج برلا بضغو .. اعيمج مهتعلتبأو اهاف تحتفف ةجرد صىقأ لىا نويفرح .. نويسيرفلا اذكه ءافش .. ةبحم لاو مهف لاو حور نودب نكلو اذهف ةيطخ مهرظن فى تبسل ا موي ضىرلما بحم هنأ عوسي برلا اونادأ .. تبسلل سرك مهنأ هذيملات اونادأ .. ةاطخلاو نيراشعلل نع اولاق لب .. ةلوسغم يرغ ىدياب نولكأي ينط ايشلا سيئر لوبزلعبب هنأ عوسي برلا بولقم مهدنع قطنلما .. ينطايشلا جرخي مهبولق .. مهديلقتب هللا اياصو اوسرك .. مهفت نأ ديرت لا ةدمجتم مهلوقعو ةرجحتم مهتكلو .. رذع مهل ناكل انايمع اوناك ول .. مهتيطخ كلذلو نيصربم مهنأ نوعدي .. ةيقاب ةيرثك ءايشأ كانه بيبحلا اهيأ سترحأ راصرلااو .. دانعلا .. ةصربلما نويعلا ىمعت ةماركلاب كسمتلاو .. ءايبركلا .. أطخلا لىع وهزلاو .. رورغلا .. ءشى لك قوف ةيصخشلا هنأ نظي ناسنلاا لعجي ىذلا لىاعتلاو جاتحي لاو ءشى لك فرعيو ءشى لك مهفي يرغص نم داشرأ ىأ وأ دحأ نم ةحيصن لىا كاخأ حلاصت لا نأ صرت ةرم مك .. يربك وأ لاأ .. كقح فى اطخأ ىذلا وه هنأ ةجحب .. نأ كل لوقي باتكلا نأ فرعت كل يرغ تنأ .. هبتاعو بهذأ كوخأ كيلا أطخأ لعجت لا .. ءىطخلما لىا بهذت ءىطخلما ملظت ةيهاركلا لعجت لاو .. كبعتي دانعلا ةحيصنلاو داشرلاا ضفرت ةرم مك .. كبلق لب .. روملاا هذه لك فرعت كنأ ةجحب .. .. فرعت كنأ ةجحب عمست نأ ضفرت اهيلع تلزن ىذلا ضرلاا لثم تصر دقل نم ةبيرق اهنأ .. رثم لاب نكلو .. ارارم هايلما .. كلاهلا نم .. ةنعللا كىل لىاعت .. ىمعأ تنك نأ .. لىاعتو عسرأ ينب قحسنأو عضتأ اصربم تنك نأو .. صربت ىمعتف ةيطخلا ضارمأ كبيصت لائل هللا ىدي نم يرثكب بعصأ ىمعلا اذهو .. كينيع .. ىمعأ دولولما ىمع نكلو .. ةيطخ مكل تناك الم انايمع متنك ول .. ةيقاب مكتيطخف صربن اننأ نولوقت نلآا
The Apparition of the Pure Lady the Virgin in the church of Zeiton.
2nd April - 24th Baramhat
On the eve of this day of the year 1684 A.M. which coincide with tuesday the 2nd. of April 1968 A.D., during the papacy of Pope Kyrellos VI, the hundred sixteenth Pope of Alexandria, our Lady and the pride of our faith started to transfigure in luminous spiritual forms in and around the domes of the church dedicated to her immaculate name in Zeiton, a suburb of Cairo. This transfiguration continued in following nights in a manner that was never known in the East or the West. This transfiguration in some nights was as long as many hours, without stop, in front of tens of thousands of people from every race and religion, with every one seeing her, pointing at her and interceding to her with songs, hymns, tears, prayers and hails and She was looking to them in a compassionate way raising her hand at times to bless them in all directions.
The first one to notice this transfiguration was the workmen at the garage of the Public Transit System which was across the street from the church. The watchman Abdel-Aziz Aly, who was in charge of guarding the garage at that night, saw a luminous body over the dome of the church. He started shouting: “light over the dome” and he called the other workers in the garage. They all came and saw the bright light over the large dome of the church. When they looked closely, they saw a young lady in white, kneeling by the cross at the top of the dome. Because the dome had a round, smooth, and very sloping surface, it held the men as though they were nailed in their places watching the fate of the lady. Few seconds passed then they saw the kneeling lady as she stood over the dome. They gave out a cry of fear that she might fall down. They thought she was a girl in despair trying to commit suicide and they cried warning that person not to jump down and some of them called the police. The pedestrians, men and women started to gather around. The view of the lady was getting more clear and she appeared as a beautiful girl in a bright gown of light and had branches of olive tree in her hand, and around her flew white doves. Then they realized that they were seeing a heavenly spiritual view. They directed flood light to the luminous picture to remove all doubt from their minds, but instead it became more clear and bright. They cut the electricity off all the area but the lady remained in her heavenly illumination and her bright gown of light became more clear. She started moving around in a circle of light radiating from her body to all the directions around her. All the people then realized that this lady in front of them, without no doubt is the Virgin Mary. They started to shout and cry saying: “She is the Virgin ... She is the Mother of Light ... “ They prayed with songs, hymns and hails all the night until the next morning.
Since that night the pure Virgin had transfigured in different spiritual views in front of thousands and ten of thousands of masses, Egyptian and foreigners, Christians and non-christians, men, women and children. Spiritual beings formed like doves would appear before, during and after the transfiguration zooming through the sky in a way raising the human from a materialistic to a heavenly atmosphere.
This transfiguration was in different forms. One of the most significant ways this apparition took place was that; the head of St. Mary under the vail looking down as in the picture of the sad Virgin and she was looking toward the Cross and that view would stay like this at times or slowly bow before the Cross at other times. The Cross itself will shine and illuminate although it was made of concrete. And some times an angel would appear standing behind her spreading his wings. That view might stay as long as many hours.
Another view was the view of the Mother of Light standing as a great Queen in a beautiful spiritual portrait radiating dignity, elegance and beauty. On her head was a crown of a queen as if it were made of diamonds and some times there appeared on the top of the crown a small luminous cross. And some times she appeared in the same way but carrying Christ, to Him is the Glory, in the form of a child on her hand and on His head a crown. And on other times she raised her both hands as She was blessing the world moving to the right, to the front, and to the left in a dignified way.
Many spiritual signs appeared before, during, and after the apparition of the Virgin the mother
of the Lord’s transfiguration. The appearance of tongues of yellowish flame would flash over the church and then subside and that repeated several times. Another form of the signs were the spiritual beings formed like doves, larger than the doves that we know, appear about midnight or after, flying in the middle of darkness illuminating in a fast speed, appeared suddenly from no where, and also disappeared suddenly. These spiritual beings appeared in different formations and in varying numbers. A fact we should be aware of that pigeons do not fly during the night. Another sign was the shooting stars which were constantly falling and were seen very close to the apparition on many occasions as if coming down to glorify her from heaven. Another sign was the fragrance of incense. The smoke of the incense poured out of the domes in large quantities. Substance resembling clouds, thick fog or smoke would roll in toward the church and completely cover the church.
Also the illuminated cloud that appeared over the domes of the church in large volume and often proceeded the transfiguration of the Virgin or at times the cloud slowly formed in the shape of the virgin. Sometimes the apparition of the Virgin would appear from the clouds. This transfiguration and all the spiritual signs were a forerunner and announcement for serious or important events to come in the near and far future. Or it might be a spiritual gesture from heaven to indicate the Lord’s caring for His church and His people and our country. May the mercy of God be upon us all. May the Lord keep His people and church in peace, with the intercession of Our Lady and the pride of our race the pure Virgin St. Mary. Amen.
Coptic Hope Charity Easter Hamper Appeal - 2023
“Blessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.” Psalm 41:1
Beloved congregation of the Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions,
As we begin the blessed season of The Great Holy Lent and the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection, Coptic Hope Charity is pleased to announce the Easter Hamper Appeal - 2023. With the love and generosity of the Coptic Orthodox congregation, Coptic Hope Charity Easter Hamper Appeal supports our less fortunate brothers and sisters across the poorest villages and provinces throughout Egypt.
Our aim this year is to present 1700 families a special Easter Hamper, your gift of $60 for each Easter Hamper includes Meat, rice, flour, butter, milk, sugar etc to make celebrating the Feast of Resurrection a special time for our less fortunate brothers and sisters.
Coptic Hope Charity confirms that all donations collected for the Easter Hamper Appeal is to provide hampers to be distributed amongst as many families as possible, including the 1100 families in our Family-to-Family program.
To contribute to Coptic Hope Charity Easter Hamper Appeal or assist with ongoing support please donate with reference “Easter Hamper Appeal” to the following bank account or via our PayPal account at www.coptichope.org.au
Account Name: Coptic Hope Charity Limited ATF
BSB: 063-159
Account Name: 10686722
Tax deductible receipts for all donations above $2 will be issued upon receipt. All funds raised by Coptic Hope Charity are for the sole purposes of the services provided by Coptic Hope Charity to serve the poor and in need.
On behalf of Coptic Hope Charity, we would like to thank you for your love, generosity and support.
For further information please call Nagy Banoub on 0423 411 715 or email: info@coptichope. org.au
Next Friday 7th April is End-Lent Friday. It is 29th Baramhat which is the Glorious Feast of Annunciation. We do not celebrate this feast if it falls during Passion Week. This year the Holy Synod decided that we should celebrate this Feast as it falls outside the Passion Week. It is a major Lord’s Feast. We still keep the fasting but without abstaining.
موصلا ماتخ هعمج ىهام سدقملا نيعبرلاا موصلا يهتني اهب نلا كلذب تيمس موصلا ماتخ ةعمج ىف داحلآاو توبسلا ةقيرطب ركاب روخب عفريف ريبكلا موصلا ىف داحلآاو مايلآا سقط نيب عمجت -: اهسقط ليدنقلا سقط سدقملا موصلا مايأ ىف امك ةيناطملا عم ةبلطلا لاقتو تاوبنلا أرقت نأ ةظحلام عم موصلا هسسأ دقو ضي...رملا نهاكلا حسمي هب سدقم رس وه ضرملا ةحسم رس ىضرملا ةحسم رس – ماعلا اذه اذإ )١3 :6 رم ( مهوفشف نيريثك ضرم تيزب اونهدو )8 :١0 تم ( ضرم اوفشا ، هسفنب برلا رسلا اذه جئاتن نم نلأ ؟ موصلا ماتخ ةعمج ىف ةسينكلا هسرامت اذاملف طقف ىضرملا ىلع سرامي رسلا ةسينكلا ىف متت نأ بجي رارسلأا لك نأ فورعملا نمف + ةيحورلاو ةيدسجلا ىف ضارملأا ءافش + ةسينكلا ىلإ روضحلا ىلع ىوقي لا ضيرملا نلأ ةدعاقلا هذه نم ىنثتسي ىضرملا ةحسم رس ناك املو ىف رسلا اذه لمعي نأ ةسينكلا تررق كلذل +.تيبلا ىف هل رسلا اذه ةسرامم بلطي هنإف هنإف يلاتلابو نم مهباصأ دق نوكي امم نينمؤملا ءافشل ) ماع ليدنق ( سادقلا لثم هلمعتل ريبكلا موصلا ماتخ ةعمج موي موصلا ةرتف للاخ سمشلا بورغ ىتح ايعاطقنا هنوموصي اوناك يذلا موصلا ببسب دسجلا ىف فعض ريبكلا نأ بجي رسب مدقتلا نلأ ، هل رفغت ةيطخ لعف ناك ناو ةيحورلا ةيحانلا نم امأ ، ةيدسجلا ةيحانلا نم اذه اهنم ءامسأ ةدع هل رسلا و ) فارتعلااو ةبوتلا رس ةسرامم ( اهنع ةبوت ميدقتو اياطخلاب لاوأ فرتعي ىضرملا ةحسم -١ سدقملا تيزلا -2 تيزلا ىف سومغملا ضيبلأا نطقلا ليتف ىلإ ةبسن ليدنق ةملكو + ليدنقلا -3 لبقي ناو، نيرضاحلا لك و ضيرملا اضيأ و رسلا مامتلإ ادعتسمو امئاص نهاكلا نوكي نأ بجي -١ (5 :2 رم ( علخملا ىفش امدنع حيسملا ديسلا لعف امك لاوا هفارتعا نهاكلا امدنع لب ، ربكتي لا ىكلو دحاو صخشل ءافشلا ةوق بسنت لا ىتح دجوي مل نأ لقأ وأ هنهك 7 هيلصي -2 .. ةسينكلا سوسق عديف ، رسلا ةوقب متي ءافشلا ناك نأو ءافشلا مت هببسب نم فرعي لا نيريثك هنهك نوكي نلا بلقلا ةرانتسا و رونلا و حرفلل زمر تيزلا نلا )نوتيز تيز ( ىقن تيز ىلع ىلصي -3 . سق سيلو نلا لئانف 7 رفوتو -4 ( 34 -30 : ١20 ول ( حلاصلا يرماسلا همدختسا امك ءاودك مدختسملا تيزلا نطقلا نم نوكت لئانفلا و- ) 3-6١:١ شا ( ةسينكلا ىف سدقلا حورلا بهاوم لامك ىلا ةراشأ 7 ددع رهاطلا نمؤملا بلق لاثمك ضايبلا عصانلا ةمعن و لمع ىلا ريشي تيزلاو - ناسنلإا داهج ىلا ريشي ليتفلا اضيا و - . ةيلمعلا ةايحلا ىف هتافرعت و ناسنلإا اذكه و - . تيزلا نودب ارمتسم ءوض ىطعي لاو نخديو قرتحي هدرفمب ليتفلاف - . سدقلا حورلا هلمحي ليتف نودب ءوضلا ىطعي فيك هدرفمب تيزلا و سدقلا حورلا ةمعن و ةنوعم نودب ائيش ديفتسي لا نونيزي نيذلا نينارهسلا نيدهاجملا نيدعتسملا ىف لاا هلمعو سدقلا حورلا بهاوم رهظت لا اذكه. تاميكحلا ىراذعلاك نينارهس مهو تيزلاب مهحيباصم : 8 ور ( ةيكذ روخب ةحئارك اهمتشيف الله ماما ةلوبقم ةعوفرملا تاولصلا نوكت روخبلا مادختساب و -5 .( 4-3 ملاعلا رون حيسملا وه رارسلأا ردصم نأ ىلا ةراشأ ) لئانفلا ( ليدانقلا ةءاضإ ىف راونلأا مادختسابو -6 . تيزلا مدختسي لاو - سدقلا حورلا بهاومب عتمتيل تيزلاب ضيرملا نهاكلا مشريو تاولص 7 ماقتف -7 مدع نوكي و ضيرملا ىفشي لا دقف رسلا اذه مادختساو - سدقم حبصأ هنلا رخآ ضرغ ىأ ىف يقبتملا انقاقحتسا مدع * ,) 2١-١5 : ١7 تم (انناميإ مدع ١4 : ١2 دع (انبيدأتل انل الله حامس * نع جتان ءافشلا و الله محارم راطمتساو ملالآآ لمحتل ادج ديفم رسلا اذهف لاح لك ىلع نكل و ) 2 : 3 را (رسلا ةمعنل ..... اذه ىف سدقلا حورلا لمع ةيلعاف ىف قثن نأ انيلع و اياطخلا ةرفغم ديع وهف )تاهمرب 2٩( ةراشبلا ديع اضيأ وهو موصلا ماتخ ةعمج موي وه ليربأ 7مداقلا ةعمجلا موي مزلي هنأب ارارق سدقملا عمجملا ردصأ دقو .ملالآا عوبسأ ىف عقو اذا هب لفتحي ل ةداعو ريبك يديس يحيارفلا ناحللأاب هيف ىلصيف .ماعلا اذه ىف لاحلا وه امك موصلا ماتخ ةعمج ىف عقو اذا هب لافتحلاا .يعاطقنا موص نودب نكلو موصلا سقط ىلع ظفاحي نكلو
Services Friday 7th April - Sunday 9th April
End Lent Friday
Friday 7th April
8am Early Morning
Prayer
8:30 Unction of the Sick 10am - 12:30pm Divine
Liturgy
Lazarus Saturday
Saturday 8th April
8:30am Eaely Morning Prayer
9-11am Divine Liturgy
Palm Sunday
Vespers Saturday Evening 8th
April
St Mary’s Church (Arabic) & Anglican Church(Mckraken Street)
5:30 - 7 pm
Early Morning Prayer and Palm
Procession:
6 - 8am Sunday 9th April
8 - 11am Divine Liturgy
11:30am General Funeral
Prayers
5:30 - 8pm Monday Eve Pascha Prayers
Passion Week starts Sunday 9th April Evening. Follow the daily services in next week Bulletin
دحلأا - ليربأ 7 ةعمجلا مايأ ةمدخلا ديعاوم ليربأ ٩ موصلا ماتخ ةعمج ليربأ 7 ةعمجلا ركاب روخب عفر احابص 8 ليدنقلا ةلاص احابص 8:30 ماعلا دعب ١2:30 2:30 - احابص ١0 يهللإا سادقلا رهظلا رزاعل تبس ليربأ 8 تبسلا ركاب روخب عفر احابص 8:30 30 يهللإا سادقلا احابص ١١ - ٩ نيناعشلا دحأ ميرم ءارذعلا ةسينك ىف ناكيلجنلأا ةسينكلاو )يبرع( تيرتس نكاركام - )ىزيلجنأ( ءاسم : ةيشعلا روخب عفر - 5:30 ليربأ 8 تبسلا ءاسم 7:30 ةرودو ركاب روخب عفر :فعسلا ٩ دحلأا موي احابص 8 - 6 ليربأ يهللإا سادقلا احابص ١١ - 8 زانجلا ةلاص احابص ١١:30 ماعلا نينثلاا ةليل ةخصب تاولص ءاسم 8 - 5:30 عبات - ملالآا عوبسأ تاولص أدبت اهعمو مداقلا عوبسلأا ةرشن يف تاولصلا جمانرب
St Mary’s Church Building Project Progress
On 21st March (Commemoration of Saint Fr Beshoy Kamel), the builder started erecting to walls of Ground and First Floors. The work is still continuing through this week. We thank our Lord for all the great works the Lord is blessing us with.
Total cost of the project; $13 million dollars. The Architecture and consultants cost is not included (estimated at $1.5 million Dollars)
Amount paid to the builder so far $4,355,775 - mostly from donations.
Current funds still available at the church accounts: $925,000
Government grant for the Child Care: $1,045,442 (50% has been paid to the church. The balance will be paid on October)
Amount drawn from the Bank Loan so far: $400,000 out of $8 million.
Builder remaining cost to be paid by November 2023: $6,703,484
May the Lord reward all for their prayers, generous donations and support.
Construction of New Buildings started Thursday 28th April
The new Building is expected to be ready within 9 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 8 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
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