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In the Holy Gospel reading of the 1st Sunday in the Holy Great Fast (Matthew 6:19-33), His Grace reads for us the following:
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven..."

His Grace also shares with us the words of St. John Chrysostom and St. Gregory of Nyssa to remind us as we begin the journey of the Holy Great Fast to be wise and give alms as we lay up treasures in heaven.

St. John Chrysostom:
"Buy as much as you can. Do you have one coin? Buy the sky. Not because the sky is cheap, but because the Lord is a lover of mankind. You do not even have one coin? Give a glass of refreshing water. 'The one who offers one glass of refreshing water to one of the least of these for my sake will not lose his reward.' Heaven is a business and an enterprise, and we are negligent. 
Give bread and seize paradise. 
Give small things and grasp great ones. 
Give mortal things and take firm hold of immortal ones. 
Give corruptible things and capture incorruptible ones."

St. Gregory of Nyssa:
"the poor are our gateway to the Kingdom." He says, "These poor are the ones who store away the good things that we look upon. They are the gatekeepers of the Kingdom. They open the gates before the merciful and shut them in the face of the cruel ones who do not do good. They are the strongest accusers and the best defenders. They do not accuse and defend with words, but the Lord sees what is done to them. Every action cries out in a loud voice before God, the searcher of hearts."


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In this Sunday homily, Fr Paul Fanous discusses the characteristics of children - loving wholeheartedly, dismissing money, purity, easily forgiving and honesty - which God loves dearly and how we can practically implement aspects of a child’s personality into our adult life.

Children And The Kingdom Of Heaven (Fr Paul Fanous)

Fr Tadros Malaty begins a new series that focuses on Patrology which explores the lives, biographies and stories of the Church Fathers and the work of the Holy Spirit within them in the early church. 

Patrology is the study of the Fathers of the Church, whereby the word is derived from the Latin word 'Pater' meaning 'Father'.  

Fr Tadros Malaty conveys 3 fundamental elements required to understand Patrology: 
1. The lives and biographies of the Fathers 
2. The acts of the Fathers through their writings and homilies 
3. The thoughts of the Fathers through their circumstances 

Ultimately, when we study Patrology, we not only study the works of the Fathers. Rather, we:

1. Become in touch with all different kinds of theology. 
2. Recognise the heretics and their claims, and what impact this had on Church belief systems.
3. Understand the role of the laymen, children, women, and young people in the Church.

Join us in listening to this enlightening sermon on the early church and stay tuned for more parts to this incredible series!

Patrology I, Part 1: Introduction

قراءات قداس يوم الخميس من الأسبوع السابع من الصوم المقدس

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