Spiritual Words.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"The reign of life has begun, the tyranny of death is ended. A new birth has taken place, a new life has come, a new order of existence has appeared, our very nature has been transformed! This birth is not brought about by human generation, by the will of man, or by the desire of the flesh, but by God."

St. Gregory of Nyssa, On the Resurrection.

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"Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore! Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,"  Psalm 105:3-5

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The Gospel reading for the 6th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 14:
9 Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. 11 And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe. 12 After that, He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country. 13 And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either. 14 Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. 15 And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. 19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.  Mark 16:9-20
Commemoration of the Appearance of the Lord to Thomas the Apostle after His Resurrection.
Departure of St. Mary of Egypt.
Departure of Fr. Abd El Maseeh El Manhary.

The Gospel reading for the 7th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 15: John 2:12-25
Departure of the Righteous Joachim, The Lord Christ Grandfather.
Departure of St. Macrobius.
Departure of Sts. Agapius, Theodora, and Metruf.

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Prayer Requests:
If you have an update on a prayer request, please let me know.

Please keep the following in your prayers:

Marian R
Andrew Wolfe, The National Guardsman shot in DC
The family of Sarah Beckstrom
Mario - Cancer
Mina - Bad company
K - Drug addiction
Jean - Stage 4 cancer
A - Mental disorders
Esquibies - Brain Tumor
Carmen - Cancer
K - Addiction
P - In recovery
Sherry - In recovery
Y - Anxiety
Kamal D. - Cancer
Luis F - Advanced respiratory disease
MH - Drug Addiction
Mary D. - Cancer
Karas A. - Child in need of 3 surgeries
Luz R - Cancer
M - Anger, anxiety and job success
Antonius - Crohn's disease

The unity of the Churches and all Christians.

Egypt and the Christians in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Ethiopia and Pakistan. "Blessed is Egypt My people." Isaiah 19:25

Please pray for the peace and safety of the world.

Please keep me in your prayers.

"casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7

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[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"Faith is the womb that conceives this new life, baptism the rebirth by which it is brought forth into the light of day. The Church is its nurse; her teachings are its milk, the bread from heaven is its food. It is brought to maturity by the practice of virtue; it is wedded to wisdom; it gives birth to hope. Its home is the kingdom; its rich inheritance the joys of paradise; its end, not death, but the blessed and everlasting life prepared for those who are worthy."

St. Gregory of Nyssa, On the Resurrection.

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"Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise?"  Psalm 106:1-2

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The Gospel reading for the 7th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 15:

12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. 13 Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers doing business. 15 When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables. 16 And He said to those who sold doves, Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise! 17 Then His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up. 18 So the Jews answered and said to Him, What sign do You show to us, since You do these things? 19 Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then the Jews said, It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days? 21 But He was speaking of the temple of His body. 22 Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said. 23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. 24 But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, 25 and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.  John 2:12-25

Departure of the Righteous Joachim, The Lord Christ Grandfather.
Departure of St. Macrobius.
Departure of Sts. Agapius, Theodora, and Metruf.

The Gospel reading for the 8th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 16: Luke 7:11-17
Martyrdom of the Holy Virgins: Agape, Eirene, and Shiona.
Martyrdom of the One Hundred and Fifty believers by the hand of king of Persia.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"This is the day the Lord has made - a day far different from those made when the world was first created and which are measured by the passage of time. This is the beginning of a new creation. On this day, as the prophet says, God makes a new heaven and a new earth. What is this new heaven? you may ask. It is the firmament of our faith in Christ. What is the new earth? A good heart, a heart like the earth, which drinks up the rain that falls on it and yields a rich harvest."

St. Gregory of Nyssa, On the Resurrection.

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"Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy."  Psalm 107:1-2

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The Gospel reading for the 8th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 16:

11 Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. 12 And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, Do not weep. 14 Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, Young man, I say to you, arise. 15 So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. 16 Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has risen up among us; and, God has visited His people. 17 And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region.  Luke 7:11-17

Martyrdom of the Holy Virgins: Agape, Eirene, and Shiona.
Martyrdom of the One Hundred and Fifty believers by the hand of king of Persia.

The Gospel reading for the 9th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 17: Mark 16:2-8
Departure of St. Zosimus (Zocima).
Commemoration of the Wonder that took place on the hand of Pope Sinuthius (Shenouda I), 55th Patriarch.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"In this new creation, purity of life is the sun, the virtues are the stars, transparent goodness is the air, and the depths of the riches of wisdom and knowledge, the sea. Sound doctrine, the divine teachings are the grass and plants that feed God’s flock, the people whom he shepherds; the keeping of the commandments is the fruit borne by the trees."

St. Gregory of Nyssa, On the Resurrection.

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"But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay."  Psalm 70:5

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The Gospel reading for the 9th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 17:

2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 And they said among themselves, Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us? 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away--for it was very large. 5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6 But he said to them, Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. 7 But go, tell His disciples--and Peter--that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you. 8 So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.  Mark 16:2-8

Departure of St. Zosimus (Zocima).
Commemoration of the Wonder that took place on the hand of Pope Sinuthius (Shenouda I), 55th Patriarch.

The Gospel reading for the 10th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 18: Luke 9:28-35
Departure of Anba Isaac, the Disciple of Anba Apollo.
Departure of Pope Gabriel II, the Seventy Pope of Alexandria, who was known as Ibn Turaik.

The Gospel reading for the 11th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 19:  John 20:19-31
Thomas Sunday.
Departure of St. Theodora.
Departure of St. John, Bishop of Gaza.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"Yesterday I was crucified with Him; today I am glorified with Him; yesterday I died with Him; today I am quickened with Him; yesterday I was buried with Him; today I rise with Him. But let us offer to Him Who suffered and rose again for us- you will think perhaps that I am going to say gold, or silver, or woven work or transparent and costly stones, the mere passing material of earth, that remains here below, and is for the most part always possessed by bad men, slaves of the world and of the Prince of the world. Let us offer ourselves, the possession most precious to God, and most fitting; let us give back to the Image what is made after the Image. Let us recognize our Dignity; let us honour our Archetype; let us know the power of the Mystery, and for what Christ died."

St. Gregory of Nyssa, On the Resurrection.

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"Arise, O Lord, in Your anger. Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded! So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high. The Lord shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within me."  Psalm 7:6-8

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The Gospel reading for the 12th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 20:
31 He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. 33 He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true. 34 For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. 35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. 36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. John 3:31-36
Departure of St. Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem.
Commemoration of St. Antonios, Bishop of Tamoui.

The Gospel reading for the 13th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 21: John 5:22-24
Martyrdom of the Sts. Joshua and Joseph.
Commemoration of Dionisa (Denisa) the Deaconess and Medius the Martyr.
Departure of Pope Yoannis the Seventeenth, 105th Patriarch of Alexandria.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"But now that the Savior has raised His body, death is no longer terrible, but all those who believe in Christ tread it underfoot as nothing, and prefer to die rather than to deny their faith in Christ, knowing full well that when they die they do not perish, but live indeed, and become incorruptible through the resurrection."

St. Athanasius the Great, 20th Pope of Alexandria, On the Resurrection.

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"I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High."  Psalm 9:1-2

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The Gospel reading for the 13th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 21:

22 For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, 23 that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. 24 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. John 5:22-24

Martyrdom of the Sts. Joshua and Joseph.
Commemoration of Dionisa (Denisa) the Deaconess and Medius the Martyr.
Departure of Pope Yoannis the Seventeenth, 105th Patriarch of Alexandria.

The Gospel reading for the 14th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 22: John 5:31-37
Departure of the Holy Father Anba Maximus The Fifteenth Pope of Alexandria.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"The Lord did not come to make a display. He came to heal and to teach suffering men. For one who wanted to make a display the thing would have been just to appear and dazzle the beholders. But for Him Who came to heal and to teach the way was not merely to dwell here, but to put Himself at the disposal of those who needed Him, and to be manifested according as they could bear it, not vitiating the value of the Divine appearing by exceeding their capacity to receive it."

St. Athanasius the Great, 20th Pope of Alexandria.

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"What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels. You have crowned him with glory and honor."  Psalm 8:4-5

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The Gospel reading for the 14th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 22:

31 If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. 32 There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. 33 You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. 35 He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. 36 But I have a greater witness than John's; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish--the very works that I do--bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. 37 And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. John 5:31-37

Departure of the Holy Father Anba Maximus The Fifteenth Pope of Alexandria.

The Gospel reading for the 15th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 23: John 5:39-47
Commemoration of the Consecration of the first altar for St. Nicholas, Bishop of Mora for the Jacobite Christians.
Commemoration of the Consecration of the church of St. Agabus, the Apostle.
Departure of St. Alexandra, the Empress.
Departure of Pope Mark (Marcus) VI, the 101st. Patriarch.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"It is a fact, brothers and sisters, that the path of the saints in this life is one full of troubles. They either endure the pain of longing for that which is to come, like the one who said, ‘Woe is me that I have such a long pilgrimage’ (Ps. 120:5) or they are distressed by their longing for the salvation of others, as Paul wrote to the Corinthians, ‘I am afraid that when I come to you, God may humble me and cause me to weep and mourn over many who have sinned and not repented of impurity, fornication and licentiousness which they have practiced.'"

St. Athanasius the Great, 20th Pope of Alexandria.

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"And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people."  Psalm 9:10-11

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The Gospel reading for the 15th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 23:

39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. 40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. 41 I do not receive honor from men. 42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. 43 I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. 44 How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God? 45 Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you--Moses, in whom you trust. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words? John 5:39-47

Commemoration of the Consecration of the first altar for St. Nicholas, Bishop of Mora for the Jacobite Christians.
Commemoration of the Consecration of the church of St. Agabus, the Apostle.
Departure of St. Alexandra, the Empress.
Departure of Pope Mark (Marcus) VI, the 101st. Patriarch.

The Gospel reading for the 16th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 24: John 6:54-58
Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of Pergamos.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"Let us remember the poor, and not forget kindness to strangers; above all, let us love God with all our soul, and might, and strength, and our neighbour as ourselves."

St. Athanasius the Great, 20th Pope of Alexandria.

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"I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High."  Psalm 7:17

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The Gospel reading for the 16th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 24:

54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. 56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 58 This is the bread which came down from heaven--not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever. John 6:54-58

Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of Pergamos.

The Gospel reading for the 17th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 25: John 6:1-14
Martyrdom of St. James the Apostle Brother of St. John the Apostle.

The Gospel reading for the 18th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 26: John 6:35-45
Martyrdom of St. Arsenius, Slave of St. Sousnyous.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"Yesterday the Lamb was slain and the door-posts were anointed, and Egypt bewailed her Firstborn, and the Destroyer passed us over, and the Seal was dreadful and reverend, and we were walled in with the Precious Blood. Today we have clean escaped from Egypt and from Pharaoh; and there is none to hinder us from keeping a Feast to the Lord our God - the Feast of our Departure; or from celebrating that Feast, not in the old leaven of malice and wickedness, but in the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth, 1 Corinthians 5:8 carrying with us nothing of ungodly and Egyptian leaven."

St. Gregory of Nyssa, On the Resurrection.

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"Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes."  Psalm 119:135

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The Gospel reading for the 19th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 27:
39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. 40 Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, Truly this is the Prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Will the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was? John 7:39-42
Martyrdom of St. Simeon the Armenian, Bishop of the country of Persia and 150 with him.
Martyrdom of the blessed Youhanna (John) Abu Nagaah El-Kabeer.
Martyrdom of the Vizier Abu Elaala Fahd ibn Ibrahim and his companions.
Martyrdom of Daoud (David), the Monk.

The Gospel reading for the 20th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 28: John 8:12-16
Martyrdom of St. Babnuda (Paphnute).

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"Let us become like Christ, since Christ became like us. Let us become God's for His sake, since He for ours became Man. He assumed the worse that He might give us the better; He became poor that we through His poverty might be rich; 2 Corinthians 8:9 He took upon Him the form of a servant that we might receive back our liberty; He came down that we might be exalted; He was tempted that we might conquer; He was dishonoured that He might glorify us; He died that He might save us; He ascended that He might draw to Himself us, who were lying low in the Fall of sin. Let us give all, offer all, to Him Who gave Himself a Ransom and a Reconciliation for us. But one can give nothing like oneself, understanding the Mystery, and becoming for His sake all that He became for ours."

St. Gregory the Theologian, On the Resurrection.

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"Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your strength. Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth."  Psalm 54:1-2

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The Gospel reading for the 20th of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 28:

12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. 13 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true. 14 Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going. 15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. 16 And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me.  John 8:12-16

Martyrdom of St. Babnuda (Paphnute).

The Gospel reading for the 21st of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 29: John 8:23-26
Commemoration of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin St. Mary.
Departure of St. Hierotheos, of Athens.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"As you see, He offers you a Shepherd; for this is what your Good Shepherd, who lays down his life for his sheep, is hoping and praying for, and he asks from you his subjects; and he gives you himself double instead of single, and makes the staff of his old age a staff for your spirit. And he adds to the inanimate temple a living one; to that exceedingly beautiful and heavenly shrine, this poor and small one, yet to him of great value, and built too with much sweat and many labours. Would that I could say it is worthy of his labours. And he places at your disposal all that belongs to him (O great generosity!- or it would be truer to say, O fatherly love!) his hoar hairs, his youth, the temple, the high priest, the testator, the heir, the discourses which you were longing for; and of these not such as are vain and poured out into the air, and which reach no further than the outward ear; but those which the Spirit writes and engraves on tables of stone, or of flesh, not merely superficially graven, nor easily to be rubbed off, but marked very deep, not with ink, but with grace."

St. Gregory the Theologian, On the Resurrection.

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"For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters."  Psalm 74:12-13

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The Gospel reading for the 21st of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 29:

23 And He said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. 25 Then they said to Him, Who are You? And Jesus said to them, Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. 26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.  John 8:23-26

Commemoration of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin St. Mary.
Departure of St. Hierotheos, of Athens.

The Gospel reading for the 22nd of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 30: John 8:28-30
Departure of St. Isaac (Ishaq), of Hourin.
Departure of St. Alexander I, 19th Pope of the See of St. Mark.
Departure of St. Mark 11, 49th Pope of the See of St. Mark.
Departure of St. Michael 11, 53rd Pope of the See of St. Mark.

[Mark Sadek]

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

"The angels proclaimed the news of Christ’s resurrection to the women saying, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but He is risen" (Luke 24: 5-6) The news of the risen Christ brought tremendous joy to the disciples, but terrified the Jewish leaders. As much as the day of the crucifixion was painful emotionally, it was a day of salvation."

H.H. Pope Shenouda III, Joy of The Resurrection.

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"God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us."  Psalm 67:1

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The Gospel reading for the 22nd of the Coptic month of Baramouda, April 30:

28 Then Jesus said to them, When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. 29 And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him. 30 As He spoke these words, many believed in Him.  John 8:28-30

Departure of St. Isaac (Ishaq), of Hourin.
Departure of St. Alexander I, 19th Pope of the See of St. Mark.
Departure of St. Mark 11, 49th Pope of the See of St. Mark.
Departure of St. Michael 11, 53rd Pope of the See of St. Mark.

The Gospel reading for the 23rd of the Coptic month of Baramouda, May 1: John 8:31-39
Martyrdom of St. George, Prince of the Martyrs.