– Departure of Pope Mattheos the Second, Patriarch of the See of St. Mark

September 23, 2020 - Tout 13, 1737 On this day of the year 1182 of martyrs, departed the exalted father Abba Mattheos the Second, the Ninetieth of the Popes of the See of St. Mark. He was a monk in El-Muharraq monastery. His selection and ordination for the papacy was in the year 1169 of […]

– Departure of St. Agatho the Stylite

September 24, 2020 - Tout 14, 1737 On this day departed St. Agatho the Stylite. He was from the city of Tenis. The name of his father was Matra and his mother's name was Mariam. They were righteous and feared God, and they loved to give alms and gifts to the poor and needy. The […]

– Transfer of the Body of St. Stephen the Archdeacon

September 25, 2020 - Tout 15, 1737 We celebrate on this day the transfer of the body of St. Stephen the archdeacon and protomartyr. Very many years had passed since his martyrdom, more than three hundred. After the reign of Emperor Constantine and when noble worship has spread, St. Stephen, the Striver and martyr, appeared […]

– Commemoration of the Consecration of the Sanctuaries of the Resurrection

September 26, 2020 - Tout 16, 1737 Today we celebrate the consecration of the sanctuaries of the Resurrection in Jerusalem in the year 326 A.D. In the twentieth year of the reign of Emperor Constantine and after the meeting of the Holy Council at Nicea, Quee Helena told her son Constantine that she had vowed […]