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…
The Lord Feeds the 5 Thousands Today is the Third Sunday of the Blessed month of Epep, and on this blessed day the Church reads Luke 9:10-17. In these verses the apostles returned from their mission (Luke 9:1-6) to tell Him all they had done. Jesus sought to spend time with them in private (v.…
The Greatest in the Kingdom On this blessed 2nd Sunday of Epep, the Church reads from the Holy Gospel of St. Matthew 18:1-9. In this passage, we see the disciples experiencing some human weakness. They were stung by jealousy when the Lord honored Peter more than all others in Matthew 16:18, “And I tell you, you…
Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two On the First Sunday of the blessed month of Epep and the final Sunday of the Apostles Fast, the Church reads Luke 10:1-20. In this reading, Christ provides instructions to the seventy apostles on how to preach to the Gentiles (those not of the Jewish faith). Christ describes how service…
The 5th Sunday of ParemhotepBirth of Jesus Foretold On this Sunday (4/7/2024), the fifth Sunday of Paremhotep the Church reads about the annunciation of the birth of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ to our Mother and Virgin Saint Mary from Luke 1:26-38. In verse 28 the Gospel reveals, “And he came to her…
On this Sunday (03/10/24), the 1st Sunday of Paramhotep, and the Eve of the beginning of the Great Lent, the Church reads from Matthew 6:1-18. In these Verses, Christ cautions and teaches us how to do good deeds: almsgiving Matt 6:1-4, prayer vv. 6:5-8, and fast vv. 6:16-18. The theme in all three scenes is…
The Redemption of Zacchaeus On this Sunday (3/03/2024), the Fourth Sunday of the blessed month of Meshir, the Church reads Luke 19:1-10. In these verses, Zacchaeus, a tax collector, short in stature, climbs a sycamore-fig tree to see Jesus passing through the town. Jesus, aware of Zacchaeus and his desire to see him, invites Himself…
On this Sunday (02/25/2024), the Third Sunday of Meshir, the Church reads from John 6:27-46. Through the month of Meshir, we continue our journey into Christ’s message of being the Bread of Life. In John 6:27, Jesus says “‘Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life,…
On this Sunday (08/06/23), the Fifth Sunday of the blessed month of Epep, the Church reads Luke 9:12-17. In this reading, Christ feeds the five thousand men (plus women and children) from five loaves and two fish. While many aspects of this miracle can be described, we will focus on how God blesses and multiplies…