Jesus Pardons the Sinful Woman On this Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of the blessed month of Thoout, the Church reads from Luke 7:36-50. In this passage, Jesus is invited to dine with Simon, a Pharisee represents the religious elite, characterized by self-righteousness and adherence to the law. During the meal, a woman, known to be…
Zacchaeus Meets the Jesus On this Sunday, the Third Sunday of the blessed month of Thoout, the Church reads Luke 19:1-10. In this reading, we hear about the story of Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector in the city of Jericho, a man of short stature. He was wealthy but despised by the community…
Jesus Rejoices in the Father’s Will On this Sunday, the second Sunday of Thoout, the Church reads from Luke 10:21-28. The Gospel begins with Jesus rejoicing in the Holy Spirit, but what exactly does this mean? St Cyril provides us insight that Jesus is rejoicing “in the works and miracles wrought by means of the…
Jesus’ Testimony to John On this Sunday, the First Sunday of the blessed month of Thoout, the Church reads Luke 7:28-35. In this reading, Christ gives testimony to the crowds in response to a question posed by John the Baptist earlier in (Luke 7:20) “Are you the one who is to come, or shall…
Signs of the End of Age Today is the last Sunday of the Coptic Year, the short month of El-Nasi, and we read from Matthew 24:3-35. During this passage, similar to what was read last Sunday in (Mark 13:3-37), we read Jesus’ description of the end times to His disciples. First, He describes signs of…
Signs of the End of the Age On the Fourth Sunday of the blessed month of Mesore, the Church reads Mark 13:3-37. In this reading, Christ provides information about the signs of the end of times, such as the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem (v. 2), the appearance of false Christ’s (v. 3-6), many…
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit On this Sunday, the third Sunday of Mesore, the Church reads from Mark 3:22-35. This reading unfolds shortly after Christ had performed remarkable signs and wonders. While performing miracles, the Scribes and Pharisees level various accusations against Him, including the claim that He was possessed by Beelzebub. Hilary of Poitiers…
The Call of The Sinners On this Sunday, the Second Sunday of the blessed month of Mesore, the Church reads Luke 5:27-39. In this reading, Christ calls Levi (the tax collector) to follow Him. This Gospel does not account for any miracle in nature, but it is an account of the wonders of His grace.…
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants There are two Coptic months left before Nairouz; Mesore and El-Nasi (The Little Month) totaling five more Sundays. As we approach the end of the Coptic calendar year, and through the Sunday’s readings of those months our Church will remind us of the end of times and the Second…
Jesus Raises Lazarus On this Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Epep, the Church reads from John 11:1-45. This account of Christ resurrecting Lazarus contains powerful, theologically, and spiritually rich messages. However, let’s focus on the recurring theme of faith in all the readings the church prepares for us today. In the gospel passage from Vesper’s…