On this Sunday (2/19/23), the second Sunday of the blessed month of Meshir, the Church reads Matthew 6:1-18, a section of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, where he teaches his disciples about how to become a true servant of the Lord. The passage can be divided into three parts: serving the needy (verses 1-4), heartfelt prayer (verses 5-15),…

This Sunday (2/12/2023), the first Sunday of the Holy Coptic month of Meshir,  the Church Gospel reading is from John 6:22-27. In this passage, the day after Jesus fed the 5,000 with the five loaves and two fish, the same people wanted to find Jesus to make Him their king, but Jesus already withdrew to the…