“By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” (1 John 3:16)
Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate – The Church of Alexandria

St. Mary & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church
Reaching out to Somerset and Hunterdon Counties in NJ

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4th Sunday of Paope

This Sunday (11/06/2022), the 4th Sunday of the blessed month of Paope, the Church Gospel reading is from Luke 7: 11-17. In this passage, our Lord is met at the gates of the town by a funeral procession. The grief of the widowed mother of the young man who had died arouses His compassion and tells her…

3rd Sunday of Paope

This Sunday (10/30/2022) is the 3rd Sunday of Paope, and the Holy Gospel for this week is from Matthew 12:22-28. During this reading, Jesus healed a blind and mute man. After seeing this miracle, the Pharisees accused Jesus of doing so under the name of Beelzebub, under the name of Satan. But Jesus responded by saying…

2nd Sunday of Paope

On the 2nd Sunday of the blessed month of Paope, the Church reads Luke 5:1-11. In this passage, Christ sits in Simon’s boat and teaches a multitude of people on the land. After his sermon is over, Christ tells Simon to cast his net into the sea to catch fish. Simon explains to the Lord that…

1st Sunday of Paope

On the 1st Sunday of the blessed month of Paope the Church reads from the Gospel of Mark 2:1-12, in these verses we read the story of Christ healing the paralyzed man in Capernaum. When the Lord had entered Capernaum and settled in a house and started preaching the word, many people gathered in and around…