The festival of the honored Saint Michael the Archangel, the head of the hosts of heaven, the Angel who is merciful to the children of men, who stand at all times before the great throne of God speaking on behalf of the children of man is celebrated on November 21.
The pious and righteous Saint Anna (Hannah), the mother of our Lady, the Holy virgin Saint Mary, the Mother of God, departed on November 20. This Holy woman was the daughter of Matthan, the son of Levi, the son of Melki, who was a descendant of Aaron the priest. Her mother’s name was Mary (Mariam) and she was from the tribe of Judah.
Qusquam in Arabic is the name of mountain in Upper Egypt on which the monastery and Holy Church of Al- Muharraka are still standing. The Monastery marks where the Holy Family is said to have dwelt during their exile in Egypt. The Homily of Theophilus compares the Holy Mountain in Egypt with the Holy mountain of Zion and Refers to Mary as “Mary of Zion.”
Dear Children of God, Greetings to you! Glory to God as He kept as all in peace and unity till today!
Children! last time we have learned about the meaning of Prayer, Our Lord’s prayer and Saint Mary’s Prayer, Today, we will learn about Prayer in Church so follow us attentively!
Saint Mark was born of Jewish parents three years after the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Saint Mark was a native of the North Africa county of Libya. He was born in the city of Cyrene in Pentapolis, The western part of Libya, west of the border of Egypt….
Our Lord Jesus Christ was called Emmanuel in His birth; meaning GOD With us, a name that gives comfort and God’s love to us. To feel that Christ is God with us, God is among us, dwelling with us and within us. God in fact loves mankind very much. His “delight is with the sons of men.” (Proverbs 8: 31)
He is the only Shepherd
who guides the lost ones
The mere savior of the strayed
The mender of the broken hearts
God the creator of all, is the Alpha, Omega and Almighty. In scripted in the Holy bible, He says, “I am the first and I am the last, besides me there is no god.” God has many names and attributes. We primarily acknowledge His name in when He appeared to Abram and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless.” (Genesis 49:24, Genesis 17:1, Psalm 132:2-5) and “I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, Who is, Who was, and Who is to come, the Almighty.” (Isaiah 44:6, Revelation 1:8)
The word knowledge means to understand and comprehend something and to be able to do something. It is the ability to solve a certain problem. In Greek terms the word Gnostic represents Knowledge. Gnosticism it a thought that has a tendency of considering knowledge as the key to everything and in Gnosticism, even eternal life would be attained through knowledge. On the other hand, those who were considered uneducated were called ignorant, or unenlightened one.
Dedication to the ordination of the First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen, who was stoned to death about three years after the Ascension of the Lord.