Koiahk Writing Week 5: On this Sunday (1/8/23), the fifth Sunday of the blessed month of Koiahk, the Church reads the introduction to the Gospel of St. John (John 1:1-13). In very poetic writing, St. John reveals Jesus Christ as the eternal Logos of God and describes God’s plan concerning our salvation. As Father Tadros…

Koiahk Writing Week 4: Today (01/01/2023) is the Fourth Sunday of the Blessed month of Koiahk, and today’s Gospel reading is from Luke 1:57-80. In this passage, St. John the Baptist is born, Zechariah is able to speak, and we read the prophecy of Zechariah. In this prophecy, Zechariah talks about what St. John the…

Koiahk Writing Week 3: On this Sunday (12/25/22), the third Sunday of the blessed month of Koiahk, the Church reads about St. Mary’s encounter with St. Elizabeth (Luke 1: 39-56). After hearing of St. Elizabeth’s pregnancy, St. Mary went “with haste” to minister to her. As soon as St. Mary greeted St. Elizabeth, the baby…

Koiahk Writing Week 2: Annunciation to Mary: This Sunday (12/18/2022), the 2nd Sunday of the blessed month of Koiahk, the Church Gospel reading is from Luke 1: 26-38. In this passage, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to Nazareth of Galilee, to go to a virgin named Mary. When the angel came in, the angel…

Koiahk Writing Week 1: Birth of John the Baptist Foretold: On this first Sunday of the blessed month of Koiahk (12/11/2022), the church’s Gospel reading is from Luke 1:1-25. While we read about the purpose of writing the Gospel of St. Luke in (vv.4) we also notice the primary focus of the Gospel passage is the annunciation of…