“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 Thoout

On the 4th Sunday of the blessed month of Thoout the Church reads from the Gospel of Luke 7:36-50. This passage talks about The Lord accepting the invitation from the Pharisees to eat in his house when a sinful woman came to Jesus and washed His feet with her tears and anointed them with fragrant…

3rd Sunday of Thoout

In Luke 19:1-10, we read the story of a chief tax collector named Zacchaeus seeking our Lord Jesus Christ. As Christ passed through Jericho, Zacchaeus sought to see Christ but could not because of his short stature. So, he climbed a sycamore tree to see Christ. As soon as he did this Christ looked up,…