“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 Tobe

The Gospel for the 4th Sunday of Tobe is John 9:1-38. In this reading, we read about a man who was born blind. Jesus made mud, anointed the man’s eyes, and this man was able to see (v. 6-7). When the Pharisees discovered this, he was interrogated & his parents were interrogated shortly after. The…

3rd Sunday of Tobe

On this Sunday (1/29/23), the third Sunday of the blessed month of Tobe, the Church reads a dialogue in which John the Baptist glorifies our Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:22-36). While this passage has a lot of different aspects, we’ll focus on the humility of John the Baptist as seen by his likening as the…

2nd Sunday of Tobe

Today (1/22/2023) is the 14th of this blessed month of Tobe and today’s gospel reading is from Luke 11:27-36. In this passage, the Church reads of the blessings that Mary received not only for conceiving and giving birth to Christ but also for hearing the word of God and keeping it. Also in this passage,…

1st Sunday of Tobe

On this Sunday (1/15/23), the first Sunday of the blessed month of Tobe, the Church reads the story of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus fleeing to Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23). King Herod was intimidated by the presence of a so-called King in his territory, so he threatened to kill Jesus. Joseph was warned in a dream of…