SYC CAMP 2024

HG Bishop Basil Sermons

His Grace Bishop Basil speaks to the graduate meeting about how we can share God's grace with the world.

Sharing God's Grace With the World - H.G. Bishop Basil

Verse 1
Amidst a world of chaos and hatred
I wandered through shining sand all around 
Then broke through the Wind
Your still voice has come about
And Whispered truth, a light in the dark
Pre Chorus:
For here we have no constant no continuing city, 
Yet we seek the one to come

Chorus
Yesterday, today and forever 
You remain the same 
Unconditional loving father, its me who moves away
Fill me with Your hope, 
remind me of Your grace
That You have been,
You are I am and will be there

Verse 2
Lord Take my sins and give me your likeness 
An offering You became for us all
Please guide me to Your Alter and to the cross 
And teach me how to sacrifice
Pre chorus
As you came down and fought for me
Saved me then you said “You belong to Me, today “


Bridge
Above both time and space
Your majesty can't be contained
yet you dwell in me each day
A mystery I can't explain
Open Your eyes towards this place 
My heart, a temple for Your name 
Hear the prayer your servant makes 
To abide in You for all my days

Yesterday, today and forever 
You remain the same

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You Remain SYC Camp Song 2024

SYC camp talks 2024 - Introduction - H.E. Archbishop Angaelos

SYC Camp Talks 2024 - Talk 2  Grace - H.G. Bishop Basil

SYC Camp Talks 2024 - Talk 3  Mercy - H.G. Bishop Basil

SYC Camp Talks 2024- Talk 4  Peace - H.G. Bishop Basil

His Grace Bishop Basil gives the sermon on the Feast of the Wedding of Cana of Galilee, following in the theme of Nahda sermons this year, the 7 sacraments and the 7 minor feasts.

The Feast of the Wedding of Cana of Galilee - H.G. Bishop Basil

Prayed by H.G. Bishop Basil, Auxiliary Bishop of the Southern Diocese of the United States, during the Holy Liturgy celebrated on Monday, October 21, 2019 at St. Mary & St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Convent, Dawsonville, GA.

“O God Begetter Of The Light” Fraction - H.G. Bishop Basil

HG Bishop Basil reads for us The Touch of Divine Love Consolation of the Sick written by Fr. Tadros Malaty.

You can download the book and read along: https://www.suscopts.org/pdf/books/consolationofthesickfrtadrosmalaty.pdf

Audiobook

Consolation of the Sick by Fr. Tadros Malaty - Audiobook by HG Bishop Basil

His Grace takes us on a journey of the Holy Pascha week and asks us to build our relationship with the Lord seeking to apply one meditation each day to our personal lives as an individual or as a family.

His Grace begins with the resurrection of Lazarus to the resurrection of our Lord, we can see the Lord yearning to live with us here on earth and eternally as He seeks our salvation.
 - Lazarus Saturday: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25)

- Palm Sunday: The Lord reveals Himself as the King of Kings who comes humbly riding on a donkey in the Jerusalem of my heart seeking to be enthroned therein. Will accept His Lordship or will I leave Him weeping over me as He wept over Jerusalem.

- Monday Pascha: Christ is the gardener of my soul that asks what shall I yet do for my vineyard that I have not done for it. He comes as a second Adam clearing the land of my heart from the thorns of my sin as He cleanse the temple. Will I remain barren like the cursed fig tree or will I yield the fruit of the Holy Spirit?

- Tuesday Pascha: Christ is my beloved bridegroom Who seeks to unite with me intimately; enticing me to prepare for our heavenly wedding with talk of His Second Coming. He urges me to leave my spiritual prostitution to be consecrating to Him alone. Will I detach myself from the temple pleasures and idols of this world that I may begin eternal life with the Beloved here and now?

- Wednesday Pascha: The Lord is the One Who patiently waits for my repentance as He accepted the repentance of the woman who wept at His feet. Will I offer the Lord the fragrant oil and tears of repentance as the sinful woman did or my words be those of Judas, smoother than oil yet drawing swords, betraying my Master?

- Covenant Thursday: My Lord and Teacher kneels to wash my feet and cleanse me that I may learn from His humility and do as He has done washing the feet of His children. The Bread of Life offers His Body and Blood to me; that He may abide in me and I in Him. Will accept for the Lord to wash my feet and humbly offer myself to others?

- Great Friday: The Mighty One, the only Begotten Son, shows me by weakness what is greater than power when He offers Himself as an acceptable sacrifice on the cross for my salvation. The spotless and silent Lamb of God takes upon Himself the sins of the whole world and the author of Life dies on the cross and is buried in a tomb that He may bury my sins with Him. Will I confess my sins with the thief and accept His love for me, crying out "Remember me O Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom"?

- Bright Saturday: The True light descends into the darkness of Hades that He may shine upon those who were there and preach to them the salvation that He has accomplished. Descend into the darkness of my sinful soul, O Lord, and reveal to me the Kingdom of Heaven therein, shine within me that I may see the rums of the ladder to the paradise of joy which You have opened for me. 

His Graces then shares with us words from St Gregory the Theologian: "O Pascha, great and holy and purifier of all the world, I will speak to you as to a living being" (Oration 45:30).