It’s the stories and saying like this that lets us call it “the paradise” of the fathers. Thank you for sharing 🙏❤️🔥

Love you brother, may we get to see it and them one day ❤️✨

Agios abouna Boktor Nessim

St. George Veneration SPSP

Gospel of the Pharisee and Tax Collector  - Mina Awad

This week Fr Elijah speaks to us about three characteristics of St Mary and encourages us to apply them in our own lives if we wish to live in peace. 

The Sound of Silence - Decluttering the Soul

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

+ 1 Saint John 3:21-22 +

What pleases the Heart of God? + Fr John Boutros +

What does it really mean to be a martyr? In this talk, Fr. Elijah explores the heart of Christian witness — not only dying for Christ but living for Him every day. Drawing from Scripture, the lives of the saints, and modern examples like the 21 Martyrs of Libya, we discover that martyrdom is not just about blood — it’s about every breath.
You’ll learn:
The difference between dying for Christ and living for Christ (Philippians 1:21).
What it means to be a “living martyr” in school, marriage, and work.
Why the Coptic Church counts time in the “Year of the Martyrs.”

Martyrdom is not tragedy — it is love, it is union, it is witness. May the prayers of the holy martyrs strengthen us to live faithfully for Christ each day.
📖 Theme Verse: “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21)
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Witness- Living And Dying For Christ

Exposition for Feast of the Cross| Bola Monuir| طرح  عيد الصليب| بولا منير

Part 2 in our series “From Scandal to Saint.” Fr. Elijah tells the gripping story of St. Abraham the Hermit and St. Mary of Edessa—a holy niece who lived twenty years in purity, fell hard, then rose even higher by God’s mercy. Their lives reveal two truths we must hold together:
 1. the horror of sin and what it does to the soul,
 2. the greatness of God’s mercy, which pursues, restores, and sends us back stronger.

Walk through Mary’s despair, Abraham’s relentless love, and the dramatic rescue that mirrors the Good Shepherd. Learn why untested virtue is fragile, why despair is the soul’s killer, and how godly sorrow leads to real repentance. If you feel checkmated, remember: the King still has another move.

From Scandal to Saint - Part 2: Abba Abraham and His Neice Mary

n this powerful sermon, Fr. Paul Girguis unpacks the story of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, and challenges us to reflect on the “tree” we must climb to see Jesus. Zacchaeus reached the end of himself—his wealth, power, and sinful pleasures left him empty—so he humbled himself and climbed a tree to encounter Christ.
Fr. Paul reminds us that there are always two trees before us:
The Cross of Christ – the place of love, forgiveness, and transformation.
Our own cross – the hardships and trials God allows to purify us and draw us closer to Him.
Will the Cross of Christ be enough for you, or will you need to be brought to your own tree of suffering before you surrender to Him? This message invites us to humility, repentance, and a deeper love for the Savior who says, “Today salvation has come to this house.”

Zacchaeus and the Two Trees - Choosing the Cross of Christ

Fraction to the Son: O Only - begotten Son @ St Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church - Houston, TX ~ October 5, 2025

Fraction: O Only - begotten Son | 2025

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

+ Saint Matthew 7:1-5 +

i also fell + Bishop Karas of El-Mahalla +

"For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus." 
✣ 1 Saint Timothy 3:13 ✣

i also fell + Bishop Karas of El-Mahalla +

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