On this Sunday (10/22/23), the second Sunday of Paope, the Church reads from Luke 5:1-11. This Gospel begins by describing how the crowd was pressing in on Jesus “to hear the word of God” (Lk 5:1). Do we have the same urgency to hear the word of God? More importantly, do we have the same…
On the 1st. Sunday of the blessed month of Paope the Church reads from the Gospel of Mark2:1-12, in these verses we read the story of Christ healing the paralyzed man in Capernaum. When the Lord had entered Capernaum settled in a house and started preaching the word, many people gathered in and around the…
This Sunday (10/8/2023) is the 4th Sunday of Thoout, and the Holy Gospel for this week is from Luke 7:36-50. This passage talks about the woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and anointed His feet with fragrant oil. After this, sharing a metaphor with a nearby Pharisee, Jesus says to the woman “Your…
On this Sunday (10/01/23), 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 due to his…
On this Sunday (09/24/23), 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 Holy Spirit.” He goes further,…
On this Sunday (08/20/23), 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 we look for another”. …
Today (9/10/2023) 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 the beginning of the end…
On this Sunday (09/03/23), 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 Christs (v. 3-6), many wars/natural disasters (v. 7-8),…
On this Sunday (08/27/23), 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 observes that “the Pharisees’…
On this Sunday (08/20/23), 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. Let us delve into…