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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF THE SEVEN ASCETIC SAINTS IN TOUNAR MOUNT
DESCRIPTION:July 6\, 2022 – Paona 29\, 1738 \nMartyrdom of the Seven Ascetic Saints in Tounar Mount\nOn this day\, the seven ascetic saints in Tounar Mount (Tona)\, were martyred. These were: Basadi\, Cotolus\, Ardama\, Moses\, Esey\, Parkalas (Mikalas)\, and a monk called Cotolus. The angel of the Lord had appeared to Sts. Basadi and Cotolus and commanded them to confess the name of the Lord Christ. They rose up straightway to go to the governor. They met the five saints embarking a ship going to the governor to also confess the Lord Christ. They all agreed together on receiving the crown of martyrdom. They went to the governor and confessed the Lord Christ. He tortured them excessively\, then hung stones from their necks\, and shut them up in prison. The Lord appeared to them\, comforted\, strengthened\, and promised them the kingdom. The governor then sent them to Alexandria\, where they were tortured severely. He threw them into cauldrons full of sulphur and pitch\, and lighted a great fire under them\, then he took them out and threw them away. The Lord sent His angel who healed them. They came back to the governor and confessed the Lord Christ before him. One hundred thirty persons witnessed that. They confessed the Lord Christ\, were martyred\, and they received the crown of martyrdom. The Governor intensified the torture on the seven saints\, and finally cut off their heads with the sword\, and they received the crown of martyrdom.\nMay their intercession be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-the-seven-ascetic-saints-in-tounar-mount-2/
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SUMMARY:-COMMEMORATION OF THE CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF ANBA SARABAMOUN\, BISHOP OF NIKIOS
DESCRIPTION:July 5\, 2022 – Paona 28\, 1738 \nCommemoration of the Consecration of the Church of Anba Sarabamoun\, Bishop of Nikios\nOn this day also\, the church celebrates the Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of Anba Sarabamoun\, the martyr\, Bishop of Nikios.\nMay his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/commemoration-of-the-consecration-of-the-church-of-anba-sarabamoun-bishop-of-nikios-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.THEODOSIUS\, THE 33RD POPE OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:July 5\, 2022 – Paona 28\, 1738 \nDeparture of St.Theodosius\, the 33rd Pope of Alexandria\nOn this day\, of the year 283 A.M. (June 22nd\, 567 A.D.) St. Theodosius\, the thirty-third Pope of Alexandria\, departed. After the departure of Pope Timothy\, the bishops and the Orthodox Christians gathered and ordained this father a patriarch. He was a learned man\, and well rehearsed in the church books. Soon after\, the enemy of the good enticed some evil men from the city of Alexandria\, to take Acacius\, Archdeacon of the churches of the city of Alexandria\, and appoint him a patriarch. That happened with the help of Julian\, who was excommunicated by Pope Timothy for his approval of the council of Chalcedon. When they appointed Acacius\, they exiled Pope Theodosius to the city of Germanos. St. Severus\, the Antiochian Patriarch\, who was residing in Sakha\, in the Egyptian land\, comforted and strengthened him. He reminded him of the tribulation that came upon the apostles\, and John Chrysostom (of the golden mouth). Six month after the exile of Pope Theodosius\, he went to the city of Malig\, and dwelt there for two years. Afterwards\, the people of the city of Alexandria went to the governor and demanded from him the return of their legitimate shepherd\, and the expulsion of Acacius the Fraudulent. When the news reached Emperor Justinian and the God-loving\nEmpress Theodora\, she sent a letter to the church in Alexandria to ask about the legitimacy of the ordination of Pope Theodosius\, for if it was according to the canon of the church he should be reinstated on his chair. A council of lay people and one hundred twenty priests convened and unanimously agreed that Theodosius was ordained with the consent of the bishops and the people and according to the canons of the church. Acacius was present in this council; he rose up confessing that he had transgressed. He asked for forgiveness and to remain as archdeacon as he was before. They sent these facts to the Empress. Since the Emperor was in agreement with the faith of the council of Chalcedon\, he wanted to attract the Pope to this erroneous faith. He wrote to his representative in Alexandria saying\, If the Patriarch Theodosius agreed with us in faith\, along with his papacy\, add the governorship of the city of Alexandria\, but if he did not agree\, he should be expelled from the city. When the Patriarch heard that\, he said\, That what the devil had told the Lord Christ after he showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory\, ‘All these things will I give you\, if you will fall down and worship me’. The Patriarch then left the city and went to Upper Egypt and stayed there confirming the believers.\nLater on\, the Emperor called St. Theodosius to Constantinople\, so he went with some of the learned priests. The Emperor received him with great honor\, and seated him in a distinguished place. He tried to flatter him\, and talk gently to him\, to persuade him to agree on the faith of the council of Chalcedon. When he did not yield\, he exiled him to Upper Egypt\, and appointed in his place a person called Paul. When this Paul arrived to Alexandria\, its people did not receive him. He remained there for a year and only few followed him. When the Emperor heard of this\, he commanded to shut the churches until the people submitted to the patriarch he appointed. The believers built a church in the name of St. Mark and another on the name of Sts. Cosmas and Damian outside the city where they were able to receive the Holy Mysteries and baptize their children. When the Emperor heard that\, he had the churches opened. Pope Theodosius\, when he heard this\, feared that the Emperor might have intended to lure the people by that act. He wrote a letter to the believers to confirm them in the Orthodox faith and to warn them from the deception of this infidel. He lived four years in Alexandria\, and remained in exile in Upper Egypt for twenty-eight years. He spent thirty-one years\, four months\, and fifteen days in the patriarchate. This Pope wrote many discourses and useful teachings.\nMay his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-theodosius-the-33rd-pope-of-alexandria-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. THOMAS OF SHENTALET
DESCRIPTION:July 4\, 2022 – Paona 27\, 1738 \nOn this day also\, St. Thomas of Shentalet (Sandalat) was martyred. Michael\, the angel of the Lord\, appeared to this Saint when he was twenty-one years old\, while he was sleeping in the field tending the pigs. The angel Michael commanded him to go and confess the Lord Christ. St.Thomas went to Alexandria and confessed his faith before the governor who tortured him with different kinds of tortures. There were with him under the torture St. Babnuda\, of the city of El-Bandara\, and Anba Shenousy\, from the city of Balkim\, and they encouraged each other to endure. After many tortures\, the governor sent St. Thomas to Arianus\, the governor of Ansena\, where he was beheaded and received the crown of martyrdom. There were seven hundred men and nine women martyred during his days. May Their prayers be with us\, and glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-thomas-of-shentalet-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. ANANIAS\, THE APOSTLE
DESCRIPTION:July 4\, 2022 – Paona 27\, 1738 \nOn this day\, St. Ananias\, the apostle\, departed. The apostles ordained this saint bishop for the city of Damascus. He preached therein with the life-giving gospel\, as he preached also in the city of Beth-Gabriel and converted many of its people to the faith\, and baptized them and their children. St. Ananias was the one to baptize the apostle Paul when the Lord sent him to him. When he baptized St. Paul\, something like scales fell from his eyes\, and he received his sight at once. God wrought many great miracles by his hands; and many of the Jews and Gentiles believed through his preaching. Afterwards\, Lucianus the governor seized St. Ananias\, and tortured him with sever tortures\, such as burning his sides with fiery torches. Finally\, Lucianus took him outside the city\, and commanded him stoned until St. Ananias delivered up his pure soul in the hand of the Lord. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-ananias-the-apostle-2/
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SUMMARY:-CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF ARCHANGEL GABRIEL
DESCRIPTION:July 3\, 2022 – Paona 26\, 1738 \nOn this day also\, is the commemoration of the consecration of a church in the name of the honorable angel Gabriel the announcer\, on the Naklon mount\, in El-Fayyoum. May his intercession be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/consecration-of-the-church-of-archangel-gabriel-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT PROPHET JOSHUA SON OF NUN
DESCRIPTION:July 3\, 2022 – Paona 26\, 1738 \nOn this day\, of the year 2570 of the world\, the great prophet Joshua Son of Nun\, departed. He was born\, in the year 2460 of the world\, in Egypt (Fifty three years before the deliverance of the people of Israel from the bondage of Pharaoh). He was a disciple and servant to Moses. Moses\, after leading the people of Israel out of Egypt with the might of the Divine arm and the extraordinary wonders\, brought them to the nearby mount of Sinai. He went up the mount taking with him Joshua\, his minister\, to receive the commandments. During the war of Israel against Am-a-lek\, Joshua was the leader of the soldiers. When Moses chose twelve men to spy out the promised land\, one from each tribe\, Joshua was one of them. He completed this mission with honesty. He and Caleb alone brought forth the true and accurate information about the promised land. Therefore they alone entered this land without the people of Israel that came out of the land of Egypt. Because they had murmured and doubted in the sincerity of the promises of God\, God swore in His anger that they would not enter to His rest. Their children that they begot after their deliverance from Egypt\, entered this land along with Joshua and Caleb. \nAfter the death of the great prophet Moses in the year 2553 of the world\, the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun saying: Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore\, arise\, go over this Jordan\, you and all this people\, to the land which I am giving to them; the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you\, as I said to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river\, the River Euphrates\, all the land of the Hittites\, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun\, shall be your territory. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses\, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and of good courage\, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous\, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left\, that you may prosper wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth\, but you shall meditate in it day and night\, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous\, and then you will have good success. (Joshua 1:1-8) Joshua’s heart was strengthened and he sent out two men to spy out the land secretly. So they went\, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab\, and lodged there. The woman hid them; and they swore to spare her and all her household. Then she let them down by a rope through the window\, for her house was on the city wall. (Joshua 2:1-15) Then Joshua opened (i.e. conquered) Jericho after he had gone around its walls several times and when they shouted with a great shout the great walls of the city fell down. The people went up into the city and killed both man and beast. The two men that had spied out the country\, went into Rahab’s house and brought her\, her father\, her mother\, her brethren\, and all that she had\, out of the camp. Joshua spared their lives as the two spies promised her for she had spared their lives\, and hid them. Then they burnt the city\, and all that was therein. The gold\, and the silver and vessels of brass and iron\, were taken to the treasury of the house of the Lord. \nThe Lord was with this righteous man\, so he opened many cities\, killed many kings\, and the nations feared him. Because of the great fear\, the inhabitants of Gibeon worked craftily\, and went and pretended to be ambassadors. And they took old sacks on their donkeys\, old wineskins torn and mended\, old and patched sandals on their feet\, and old garments on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy. And they went to Joshua\, and said to him\, We have come from a far country; now therefore\, make a covenant with us. But the men of Israel said to them\, Perhaps you dwell among us; so how can we make a covenant with you? They said to them\, From a very far country your servants have come\, because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of His fame … this bread of ours we took hot for our provision from our houses on the day we departed to come to you. But now look\, it is dry and moldy … and these our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey. Joshua made peace with them\, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them. Three days later\, after they had made a covenant with them\, they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them. Joshua called for them\, and he spoke to them\, saying\, Why have you deceived us\, saying\, ‘We are very far from you\,’ when you dwell near us? Now therefore\, you are cursed\, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves. Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the house of the LORD. (Joshua 9:3-27) Joshua fought with the five Amorite kings\, hence the hand of the Lord had helped him by casting down great stones from heaven upon them. The children of Israel fought them before the city of Gibeon\, and he made the sun stand still until the five kings and their soldiers were destroyed. Joshua divided the land according to the command of God among the children of Israel. He gave the priests cities to dwell in\, and land for their cattle. He set apart five cities of refuge wherein all those who had committed a murder unintentionally might dwell. When he completed about one hundred ten years and reached a good old age\, he gathered together the elders of Israel\, their heads\, their judges and their officers\, and commanded them to keep the commandment of the Law and not to deviate from worshipping God\, then departed in peace. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-the-great-prophet-joshua-son-of-nun-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.PETER THE FOURTH\, THE 34TH POPE OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:July 2\, 2022 – Paona 25\, 1738 \nOn this day also\, the holy father and fighter St. Peter the Fourth\, 34th Pope of Alexandria\, departed. His predecessor Pope Theodosius was exiled by the orders of Emperor Vespasian because he did not agree with him on the resolutions of the Council of Chalcedon. When the Pope departed in exile\, the Emperor did not permit the ordination of a new Patriarch. The lay leaders of the city of Alexandria went to its governor\, who was an honorable and forthright man\, and expressed to him their grief because of the vacancy of the Patriarchal chair. He advised them to go to the monastery of El-Zogag as if they were going to pray\, there they could then ordain the patriarch of their choice. They rejoiced at this counsel. The bishops took Abba Peter to the monastery of El-Zogag and ordained him Patriarch on the first of Mesra\, 283 A.M. (July 25th\, 567 A.D.). Before this\, Anba Severus had departed and the Antiochian chair remained vacant. When the people of Antioch heard that the Egyptians had ordained for themselves a patriarch\, they also ordained for themselves a patriarch called Theophanius. He and Pope Peter exchanged letters concerning the Orthodox faith. Each one mentioned his brother in the Divine Liturgy\, nevertheless they did not dare to go to their official seats. Pope Peter resided in the monastery of Epiphaniah south of El-Zogag monastery\, as Theophanius was residing in the monastery of Aphtonius in the outskirts of Antioch. In those days\, there were six hundred monasteries and thirty-two villages on the outskirts of Alexandria; all their inhabitants were Orthodox. The city of Alexandria\, the cities of Upper and Lower Egypt\, the monks of the monasteries of the desert of Scete\, Ethiopia and Nuba were under the authority of Pope Peter. He did not cease sending Epistles to the believers to confirm them in the Orthodox faith. He went around visiting the monasteries of Alexandria and its villages\, teaching\, admonishing\, and strengthening them. He chose a holy and learned man called Damianos and appointed him as his scribe. Pope Peter delegated to him the care of the churches\, and he became a patriarch after him. Pope Peter went on caring for his flock\, confirming them in the Orthodox faith until he departed in peace. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-peter-the-fourth-the-34th-pope-of-alexandria-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST.JUDE\, ONE OF THE SEVENTY DISCIPLES
DESCRIPTION:July 2\, 2022 – Paona 25\, 1738 \nOn this day\, St. Jude\, one of the Seventy disciples\, was martyred. This Apostle preached in many cities\, and in the islands\, where he built a church. He went to Edessa\, healed its king Abgar from his sickness and baptized him. After this he went to the city of Araz\, preached there\, and baptized many of its people. The governor of the city seized him\, and tortured him with many tortures. Then\, they shot at him with arrows\, so he delivered up his pure soul. He is the writer of the Epistle attributed to his name in the New Testament which is filled with wisdom and grace. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-jude-one-of-the-seventy-disciples-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF THE GREAT SAINT ANBA MOSES THE BLACK
DESCRIPTION:July 1\, 2022 – Paona 24\, 1738 \nOn this day\, St. Moses the Black\, whose life story is remarkable\, was martyred. This saint took the Kingdom of Heaven by force\, exactly as our Lord Jesus Christ said: The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence\, and the violent take it by force. (Matthew 11:12). In his early life\, St. Moses was a slave to people who worshiped the sun. He was a mighty man who loved to eat and drink excessively. He killed\, robbed and committed all evil. No one could stand up before him\, or challenge him. On many occasions\, he lifted up his eyes to look to the sun and to talk to it saying\, O Sun!! if you are God\, let me know it. Then he said\, And you O God whom I do not know\, let me know you. One day\, he heard someone saying to him\, The monks of Wadi El-Natroun know the real God. Go to them and they will tell you. Instantly\, he rose up\, girded his sword and went to the wilderness of Shiheat. He met St. Esidorous (Isidore) the priest\, who was frightened when he saw him\, because of his appearance. St. Moses comforted him by saying that he came to the monks so that they might let him know the real God. St. Esidorous took him to St. Macarius the Great\, who preached to him\, taught him the faith and baptized him. He accepted St. Moses as a monk and taught him to live in the wilderness. St. Moses dashed in many worships\, and fought a spiritual fight which was greater than that fought by many saints. \nHowever\, the devil fought him intensively with his old habits of excessive eating\, drinking\, and fornication. He informed St. Esidorous about everything which came upon him in his fight with the Enemy. He comforted him and taught him how to overcome the snares of the devil. It was told about him\, that when the elders of the Monastery slept\, he used to go round to their cells and take their water pots and fill them with water which he brought from a well at a far distance from the monastery. After many years in spiritual struggle\, the devil envied him\, and struck him with a sore on his foot which made him sick and bed-ridden. When he knew that this was from the devil\, he increased in his asceticism and worship\, until his body became as a burnt wood. God looked to his patience\, healed his illness\, and removed all his pains. The blessing of the Lord came upon him. After a while\, he became the Father and the spiritual guide of 500 brothers\, who elected him to be ordained a priest. When he came before the Patriarch to be ordained\, the patriarch wanted to test him by asking the elders\, Who brought this black here? Cast him out. He obeyed\, and left saying to himself\, It is good what they have done to you\, O black colored one. The Patriarch\, however\, called him back and ordained him a priest\, and said to him\, Moses\, all of you now has become white. \nOne day\, he went with some elders to St. Macarius the Great\, who said to them\, I see among you one to whom belong the crown of martyrdom. St. Moses answered him\, Probably it is me\, for it is written: ‘For all they that take with the sword\, shall perish with the sword.’ (Matt. 26:25) After they returned to the monastery\, it did not take long until the Barbarians attacked the monastery. He told the brethren\, Whoever wants to escape\, let him escape. They asked him\, And you O father\, why do you not also escape? He replied that he had waited for this day for long time. The Barbarians entered the monastery and killed him with seven other brothers. One of the brethren was hiding\, and saw the angel of the Lord\, with a crown in his hand standing by and waiting for him. He went out from his hiding place to the Barbarians and he was also martyred. Beloved Ones\, contemplate in the power of repentance\, and what it did. It transformed an infidel slave who was a murderer\, adulterer and robber into a great Father\, teacher\, comforter\, and priest who wrote rules for the monks\, and saint whose name is mentioned on the altar in our prayers. \nHis Body is located now in the Monastery of El-Baramouse. May his prayers be with us\, and glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-the-great-saint-anba-moses-the-black-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.ABBA NOUB THE CONFESSOR
DESCRIPTION:June 30\, 2022 – Paona 23\, 1738 \nOn this day\, the holy and pure father Abba Noub the confessor\, departed. This Saint was a devoted monk in one of the monasteries of Upper Egypt. That was during the time of Diocletian\, who tortured the martyrs severely and shed their blood. One day\, someone mentioned the name of the saint Abba Noub before Arianus\, governor of Ansena. Arianus brought him and asked him to worship the idols. The Saint replied\, How can I abandon my Lord Jesus Christ and worship the idols that are made of stones? Arianus tortured Abba Noub much then exiled him to the five western cities (Pentapolis). Abba Noub stayed in prison there for seven years\, until God had perished Diocletian. When the righteous emperor Constantine reigned\, he ordered the release of all those who were in prison for the Name of Christ. Constantine also asked that they be brought to him\, so that he might be blessed by them\, especially the honored ones as Zacharia El-Ahnasy\, Maximus El-Fayyumy\, Agabius from the city of Dakhnin\, and Abba Noub from the city of Balaos. The envoy of the Emperor went to all the countries releasing the prisoners\, who left singing and praising God. \nThe holy father Abba Noub returned from the five cities (Pentapolis) and lived in mount Beshla (Sebla) near his hometown. The envoy of the Emperor met Abba Noub\, and took him with him to Ansena. There he met the Christians and the bishops who ordained him a priest. While he was consecrating the Offering and as he said\, Hollies for the Holy\, he saw the Lord Christ\, to Him is the Glory\, in His heavenly splendor\, in the altar forgiving the sins of the people who were repentant. The envoy traveled back to the Emperor along with the holy fathers who were seventy two in number. Every two of them rode a chariot. They passed by a city\, where there were convents for the virgins. Seven hundred virgins went out to meet them with songs and hymns and they sang to them until they were out of their sight. When the holy fathers arrived and came before the Emperor\, he asked them to change their clothes with new ones\, but they refused. He was blessed by them\, kissed their wounds and honored them. He offered them money\, but they refused to take any except what the churches needed for vestments and vessels. The Emperor then embraced them and bid them farewell\, and they returned to their countries. St. Abba Noub went back to his monastery and when he finished his strife he departed in peace. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-abba-noub-the-confessor-2/
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SUMMARY:-CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF SAINTS COSMAS\, DAMIAN\, THEIR MOTHER\, AND BROTHERS
DESCRIPTION:June 29\, 2022 – Paona 22\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, the church celebrates the consecration of the church of St. Cosmas (Kozman)\, Damian\, their brothers\, Anthimus\, Londius\, and Abrabius and their mother Theodata. They were from one of the Arab countries. Their mother feared God and was compassionate and merciful towards strangers and the needy. She became a widow\, while her children were young. She raised them and taught them the fear of God. Cosmas and Damian studied medicine\, and they treated the sick freely. As for their brothers\, they went to the desert and became monks. When Diocletian renegaded the faith and ordered the worship of idols\, he was told that Cosmas and Damian were preaching in the Name of the Lord Christ in every city and urging others not to worship the idols. He commanded them brought and delivered to the governor of the city\, who tortured them with different kinds of tortures. Then he asked them the whereabouts of their brothers. Upon finding out\, he brought the brothers and their mother. He ordered them to raise incense for the idols\, but they refused. Then he ordered the five to be squeezed through the wheel. \nWhen they experienced no harm\, he took them out and cast them in red-hot fire for three days and three nights then cast them in a hot steaming room. Finally\, he placed them on red-hot iron beds. Through all this\, the Lord strengthened and healed them. When the governor became weary of torturing them\, he sent them to the Emperor who also tortured them. Their mother constantly encouraged them and comforted them. The Emperor rebuked her\, and she cursed him in his presence and also cursed his idols. He ordered her head cut off\, and she received the crown of martyrdom. Her body remained on the ground\, no one dared to bury it\, because of their fear of the Emperor. St. Cosmas screamed at those present saying\, Men of the city\, is there not one merciful person among you who will cover the body of this poor old widow and bury her? Straightway\, Victor\, Ebn-Romanus\, came forward and took the body\, shrouded it\, then buried it. When the Emperor heard what Victor had done\, he ordered him to be exiled to Egypt where he received the crown of martyrdom. The next day\, the Emperor ordered the beheading of Sts.Cosmas\, Damian\, and their brothers. They received the crown of life in the Kingdom of Heaven. After the time of persecution was over\, many churches were built for them\, where God manifested many signs and wonders. May their intercession be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/consecration-of-the-church-of-saints-cosmas-damian-their-mother-and-brothers-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.CEDRON (KARDONOS)\, THE FOURTH PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:June 28\, 2022 – Paona 21\, 1738 \nDeparture of St.Cedron (Kardonos)\, the Fourth Patriarch of Alexandria\nThis day also (June 15th\, 106 A.D.) marks the departure of St. Cedron (Kardonos)\, the Fourth Patriarch of Alexandria. This father was baptized by the hand of St.Mark the apostle\, and the evangelist of the land of Egypt. He learned the doctrines and the books of the Church. After the departure of Pope Melius\, he was ordained a Pope for the See of St. Mark in the 7th of Tute (September 5th\, 95 A.D.). He shepherded his people with the best of care\, by preaching\, teaching\, and instructing them for eleven years\, one month\, and twelve days\, then departed in peace.\nMay his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-cedron-kardonos-the-fourth-patriarch-of-alexandria-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST.TIMOTHY OF MEMPHIS (EL-MASRY)
DESCRIPTION:June 28\, 2022 – Paona 21\, 1738 \nMartyrdom of St.Timothy of Memphis (El-Masry)\nOn this day also\, St. Timothy of Memphis (El-Masry) was martyred. He was one of the soldiers of Arianus\, governor of the city of Ansena. When he read the Edict of the Emperor Diocletian\, which commanded the worship of idols\, this soldier rose up in the middle of the people\, seized the Edict\, and tore it up saying\, There is no God except Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God. The Governor became enraged. He seized Timothy by the hair of his head\, and cast him down on the ground. He commanded him to be beaten until his flesh was mangled. The Saint cried out\, saying\, O my Lord Jesus Christ\, help me for there is no God but You. God considered his endurance\, and sent His angel\, who healed his wounds. The Saint returned to the Governor crying\, There is no God except Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God. The Governor tortured him severely again\, and finally he cut off his head and thus St. Timothy received the crown of martyrdom.\nMay his prayers be with us. Amen
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-timothy-of-memphis-el-masry-2/
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SUMMARY:-COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST CHURCH FOR THE VIRGIN MARY IN THE CITY OF PHILIPPI
DESCRIPTION:June 28\, 2022 – Paona 21\, 1738 \nOn this day\, the church celebrates the commemoration of the first church to be built in the name of the Virgin Lady\, the All pure St. Mary\, the Theotokos (Mother of God)\, through whom the salvation of Adam and his posterity was fulfilled. When the two apostles Paul and Silas preached among the gentiles\, many believed of them in the city of Philippi. They built a church there in the name of the Virgin\, the Mother of God\, and its consecration was on that day. It is meet for us to celebrate for her a spiritual festival\, for she has borne the Savior of the world. May her intercession be for us all. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/commemoration-of-the-first-church-for-the-virgin-mary-in-the-city-of-philippi-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ELISHA THE PROPHET
DESCRIPTION:June 27\, 2022 – Paona 20\, 1738 \nOn this day\, of the year 3195 of the world\, the holy prophet Elisha\, departed. This prophet was born in one of the villages of Israel called Alamut. His father’s name was Shaphat. Elisha was a servant to the holy prophet Elijah. When the Lord would take up Elijah the prophet into heaven\, he went with him to the river Jordan. Elijah said to Elisha\, Ask what I shall do for you\, before I be taken away from you. Elisha asked\, I pray you\, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me\, and it was as he asked. (2 Kings 2:23-24) \nA certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha\, saying\, Your servant my husband is dead\, and the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves. So Elisha said to her\, What shall I do for you? Tell me\, what do you have in the house? And she said\, Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil. Then he said\, Go\, borrow vessels from everywhere\, from all your neighbors; empty vessels; do not gather just a few. With his prayers the Lord blessed the oil and all the vessels became full. The woman sold the oil and paid off her debt. (2 Kings 4:1-7) He also raised the son of the Shunammite woman from the dead. When Naaman the Syrian came to him\, he healed him from his leprosy. Naaman offered him much money and costly clothes\, but he refused them. Nevertheless\, when his servant Gehazi took them for himself\, the prophet knew that by the spirit. Elisha became angry and told him\, Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever. Elisha had performed many signs and miracles. He prophesied for about fifty years. When Elisha died\, they buried him. And the raiding bands from Moab invaded the land in the spring of the year. So it was\, as they were burying a man\, a plundering band was seen\, and they cast the man in the tomb of Elisha; and when the man was let down and touched the bones of Elisha\, he revived\, stood on his feet\, and went back to his people. (2 Kings 13:20-21) May His prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-elisha-the-prophet-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST.BISHAI ANOUB
DESCRIPTION:June 26\, 2022 – Paona 19\, 1738 \nMartyrdom of St.Bishai Anoub\nOn this day also\, St. Bishai Anoub\, which means fine gold\, was martyred. He was from the city of Banios\, in the diocese of Domiat. He was one of the soldiers of Cyprianus\, governor of Athribis. When persecution was incited against the Christians\, he went to the governor and confessed his faith in the Lord Christ before him. The governor tortured him\, then sent him to the governor of Ansena (Antinoe). St. Bishai openly declared his faith in Christ before Arianus\, the governor of Ansena\, who tortured him severely. Finally\, he ordered his head cut off outside the city. A great multitude followed him outside of the city. One of them\, was the keeper of the lions of Arianus\, the governor\, and he had with him two lions bound with chains. One of them rushed forward\, broke the chain\, and attacked the Saint to devour him. Immediately\, the angel of the Lord appeared\, took the Saint and brought him to the city of Ain-Shams where his martyrdom was consummated.\nMay his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-bishai-anoub-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. GEORGE (GIRGIS) KNOWN AS EL-MEZAHEM
DESCRIPTION:June 26\, 2022 – Paona 19\, 1738 \n\nThis day also\, in the year 675 A.M. (June\, 959 A.D.)\, marks the martyrdom of St. George\, the new martyr\, known as El-Mezahem. His father was a Moslem bedouin. He married a Christian woman from the city of Demerah El-kibliah. He had from her three sons\, one of them was this Saint\, and they called him El-Mezahem. He used to go with his mother to the church at a young age. He also used to see the children of the Christians dress in white on the days that they partook of the Holy Mysteries. He longed that his mother would dress him like them\, and allow him to eat from whatever they ate at the altar. His mother told him that could not be\, unless he was baptized. She gave him a portion of the blessed Eulogia bread\, that they distributed to the people\, and it tasted in his mouth like that of honey. He meditated in his heart and said\, If the taste of this bread that was not consecrated by prayers tastes like this\, what will be the taste of the Offering? His longing for the faith in Christ increased from that time. When he grew up\, he married a Christian woman\, and he told her that he wished to become a Christian. She told him that he had to be baptized. He went to Birma\, was baptized there and was called George (Girgis). When this matter became known\, he went to Domiat. The Moslems there recognized him\, seized him and tortured him. Then he escaped and fled to the city of Saft Abu-Trab\, where he stayed for three years. When his matter became known again he went to the city of Katurah\, and remained there serving the church of St. George\, then went back to Demerah. \nWhen the Moslems of the city of Demerah knew his history\, they seized him\, and delivered him to the governor who put him in prison. The Moslems assembled and broke the door of the prison. They beat the Saint severely\, split open his head\, and left him between life and death. When some of the believers came on the morrow to bury him\, for they thought that he was dead\, they found him alive. The Moslems convened a council\, and threatened him\, but he did not change his conviction. They hung him up on the mast of a ship\, but the governor ordered that he be taken down and cast him up in prison. His wife strengthened him\, and comforted him. She taught him to believe that the punishment which had come upon him was because of his sins; lest Satan lead him astray and he might boast that he became like the martyrs. The angel of the Lord appeared to him\, comforted him\, strengthened him\, and informed him that he would receive the crown of martyrdom on the next day. On the next morning\, the Moslems gathered with the governor and demanded from him that the head of El-Mozahem be cut off. He handed him over to them. They took him\, and cut off his head near the church of the angel Michael in the city of Demerah. They cast his body in hot fire for a day and a night. But his body did not burn\, so they put him in a barrel and threw him into the river. By the Will of God the barrel landed on the shore of an island\, which was inhabited by a believing woman. She took his body\, shrouded him\, hid him in her house until they built a church for him\, in which they laid his body. May his intercession be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-george-girgis-known-as-el-mezahem-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF POPE ARCHELAUS\, THE EIGHTEENTH POPE OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:June 26\, 2022 – Paona 19\, 1738 \n\nOn this day also\, of the year 28 A.M. (June\, 312 A.D.) Pope Archelaus\, the Eighteenth Pope of Alexandria\, departed. He was a priest in the church of Alexandria. When Pope Peter the first\, the seal of martyrs\, received the crown of martyrdom\, the believers in Alexandria agreed and gathered the bishops. They ordained Archelaus the priest a Patriarch instead of Pope Peter\,as he commended before his departure from this world. When he was enthroned on the patriarchal chair in the 19th of Kiahk\, 28 A.M. (December 24th\, 311 A.D.)\, a group of people came to him and asked him to accept Arius in the church. He accepted their petition against the command of his father Pope Peter\, but he did not remain on the Chair longer than six months\, then departed. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-pope-archelaus-the-eighteenth-pope-of-alexandria-2/
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SUMMARY:-FIRST PONTIFICAL LITURGY IS THE NEW ST. MARK CATHEDRAL IN THE MONASTERY OF ANBA ROWAIS
DESCRIPTION:June 26\, 2022 – Paona 19\, 1738 \nOn this day\, of the year 1684 (Wednesday\, June 26th\, 1968)\, the church celebrated the first Pontifical Liturgy in the new St. Mark Cathedral in the monastery of Anba Rowais\, which was known as Dair El-Khandaq\, where the relics of St. Mark were placed after his return from Venice and Rome. On the morning of Wednesday the 19th of Baounah (June 26th) at about six o’clock\, Pope Kyrillos took the box of the relics of St. Mark\, that he had placed on the altar of the old St. Mark Cathedral in El-Azbakiah upon its arrival. He brought it in his private car to the new St. Mark Cathedral. The Pontifical Divine Liturgy that was celebrated on this occasion was headed by H.H. Pope Kyrillos the Sixth\, and participating with him were the patriarch Mari Ignatius Yacoub the Third\, the Antiochian Patriarch for the Syrian Orthodox\, and a number of Syrian\, Indian and Armenian Orthodox bishops. This celebration was attended by Emperor Haile Selassie the First\, Emperor of Ethiopia\, Cardinal Doval\, the head of the Roman Papal delegation and Cardinal of Algeria\, many of the heads of different religions and representatives of churches from all around the world\, and more than six thousand Egyptians and foreigners. During the Liturgy\, the box that contained the relics of St. Mark the Apostle was placed on a table in the middle of the eastern part of the altar of the Cathedral\, and remained there till the end of the liturgy. Right after the liturgy\, Pope Kyrillos went down carrying the box along with the Emperor\, the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch and the heads of the churches in a magnificent procession. They went to the sanctuary that was prepared for St. Mark under the main altar of the Cathedral. Pope Kyrillos placed the box inside the marbled altar\, which was covered by a large marble slab and on it was the altar table. The different choral groups then sang\, successively in different languages\, songs and hymns that befit the occasion in salutation for St. Mark. They sang in Coptic\, Ethiopian\, Syrian\, Armenian\, Greek\, Latin\, and in Arabic. The day was a joyous day and one of the most blessed days in the history of the church of Alexandria. May the blessings of St. Mark be with us all. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/first-pontifical-liturgy-is-the-new-st-mark-cathedral-in-the-monastery-of-anba-rowais-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.DAMIANOS\, THE 35TH POPE OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:June 25\, 2022 – Paona 18\, 1738 \nDeparture of St.Damianos\, the 35th Pope of Alexandria\nOn this day also\, of the year 321 A.M. (June 25th\, 605 A.D.) St. Damianos\, 35th Pope of Alexandria\, departed. He became a monk in his early years in the desert of Scete. He continued to fight and to devote himself to God for sixteen years. He was ordained a deacon in the monastery of St. John the Short. Then he went to the monastery of the fathers which is to the west of Alexandria\, and there he increased his asceticism. When Pope Peter (34) was enthroned on the See of St. Mark\, he brought and appointed Damianos a private secretary. Damianos pursued a good course of life and everyone loved him. When Pope Peter departed\, the bishop unanimously agreed to ordain him a patriarch. He was enthroned a patriarch on the second of Abib 285 A.M. (June 26th\, 569 A.D.). He cared for his flock well and he wrote many epistles and discourses. In the wilderness of Scete\, there were some followers of Melitius El-Assyuty\, who drank wine a few times during the night before they intended to partake of the Holy Communion. They claimed that the Lord Christ gave to His disciples two cups: the first He did not say\, This is My Blood but when he gave them the second cup he said\, This is My Blood. St. Damianos showed them their error. He clarified to them that the first cup was the cup of the Jewish passover\, and He nullified it with the second cup. He also told them that the canons of the church ban those that eat before communion from partaking of the Holy Eucharist. Some of them turned from their evil\, but those that did not turn from their evil council were driven out of the wilderness. When Anba Theophanius\, the Antiochian Patriarch departed\, they ordained a successor to him called Peter\, who sent a letter to Pope Damianos which said\, There is no need for us to say that God is the three Persons. When Pope Damianos read this letter he became enkindled with zeal. He wrote him a letter which explained that God is\, in no doubt\, one in His Godhead\, one in essence\, but He is Three persons\, God the Father\, God the Son\, God the Holy Spirit\, One God. He wrote to him many testimonies from the Holy Scriptures and from the sayings of the holy fathers. Nevertheless\, Peter refused to return to the truth\, and insisted on his error. Pope Damianos ordered that his name not be mentioned in the Divine Liturgy for twenty years until the heretic died. Pope Damianos remained for thirty five years\, eleven month\, and sixteen days\, teaching and preaching to his flock. He departed at a good old age.\nMay his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-damianos-the-35th-pope-of-alexandria-2/
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SUMMARY:-INAUGURATION OF THE NEW ST. MARK CATHEDRAL IN THE MONASTERY OF ANBA ROWAIS
DESCRIPTION:June 25\, 2022 – Paona 18\, 1738 \nOn this day\, of the year 1684 A.M.\, that coincided with Tuesday the 25th of June\, 1968 A.D.\, and in the tenth year of the papacy of Pope Kyrillos the Sixth\, 116th Pope of Alexandria\, the holy church celebrates the inauguration of the new St. Mark Cathedral in Dair El-Anba Rowais\, which was known also as Dair El-Khandaq. For this occasion and for the return of the relics of St. Mark the Apostle from Rome\, after being in the city of Venice in Italy for eleven centuries\, i.e. since the ninth century\, a great religious celebration was organized. The celebration was headed by H.H. Pope Kyrillos the Sixth and was attended by President Gamal Abdel Naser\, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt\, Emperor Haile Selassie the First\, Emperor of Ethiopia\, and many of the heads of different religions and representatives of churches from all around the world. Among those religious leaders was Mari Ignatius Yacoub the Third\, the Antiochian Patriarch for the Syrian Orthodox. Many momentous speeches\, were delivered in different languages for this occasion. The speakers were\, Pope Kyrillos the Sixth\, the Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox\, Cardinal Doval\, the head of the Roman Papal delegation\, the Catholicos Patriarch of Ethiopia\, the secretary general of the World Council of Churches\, and the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia. They all expressed their joy on this happy and blessed day\, saluting the church of Alexandria\, which had a glorious history\, with salutation of appreciation and respect. At the end of the speeches the Pope along with the President of Egypt and the Emperor of Ethiopia went to the entrance of the new Cathedral. They unveiled the curtains from the commemorative plaque that was prepared to perpetuate this historical day. This celebration was attended by the journalists\, the international news agencies’ reporters\, radio\, television and more than six thousand Egyptians and foreigners. May the blessings of St. Mark be with us all. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/inauguration-of-the-new-st-mark-cathedral-in-the-monastery-of-anba-rowais-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.LATSOUN EL-BAHNASAWY
DESCRIPTION:June 24\, 2022 – Paona 17\, 1738 \nDeparture of St.Latsoun El-Bahnasawy\nOn this day also\, the great saint Anba Latsoun of El-Bahnesa\, departed. One day\, he went to the church and heard the words of the Lord Christ in the Holy Gospel saying: For whoever desires to save his life will lose it\, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. For what advantage is it to a man if he gains the whole world\, and is himself destroyed or lost? (Luke 9:24-25) These words kindled his heart\, so he left the world and went to the wilderness of Scetis (Sheahat). There he fought a great fight with ceaseless fasting and prayers. The angel of the Lord appeared to him and commanded him to go to St. Isidore\, to clothe him with the holy Eskeem. He went to him\, and after forty days St. Isidore clothed him with it. He increased in his asceticism\, then he lived a solitary life in the wilderness. There\, he was visited by St.Balamon (Palaemon). Satan had appeared to him disguised as a woman. Satan tried to persuade him to marry her by mentioning some of the Old Testament men that were married but yet were righteous. St. Balamon realized that he was the devil. He crossed himself with the sign of the cross\, and prayed to the Lord to save him. The devil became like smoke and disappeared. St. Balamon went to St. Latsoun to take his advice on devil warfare. He instructed him on how to overcome the devil and his deception. St. Balamon then went back to his abode. As of St. Latsoun\, he increased in his asceticism until he departed in peace.\nMay his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-latsoun-el-bahnasawy-2/
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SUMMARY:-RETURN OF THE RELICS OF THE GREAT ST. MARK TO THE NEW ST. MARK CATHEDRAL
DESCRIPTION:June 24\, 2022 – Paona 17\, 1738 \nOn this day\, of the year 1684 A.M.\, that coincided with Monday the 24th of June\, 1968 A.D.\, and in the tenth year of the papacy of Pope Kyrillos the Sixth\, 116th Pope of Alexandria\, the relics of the great saint\, the beholder of God\, St. Mark the Apostle\, the Evangelist of the Egyptian land and the first Patriarch of Alexandria\, were returned to Egypt. Pope Kyrillos had delegated an official delegation to travel to Rome to receive the relics of St. Mark the Apostle from Pope Paul VI. The papal delegation consisted of ten metropolitans and bishops\, seven of them were Coptic and three Ethiopians\, and three of the prominent Coptic lay leaders. The Alexandrian delegation received the relics of St. Mark the Apostle on Saturday the 22nd of June\, 1968 A.D. from Pope Paul VI. The moment of handing over the holy relics\, after eleven centuries\, during which the body of St. Mark was kept in the city of Venice\, in Italy\, was a solemn and joyful moment. The next day\, Sunday 16th of Baounah (June 23rd)\, the Alexandrian Papal delegation celebrated a festive pontifical liturgy in the church of St. Athanasius the Apostolic in Rome. The ten metropolitans\, bishops\, and the priests accompanying the delegation\, all served in the liturgy. Members of the Roman Papal delegation\, the Copts who accompanied the Delegation\, and those who lived in Rome\, newspaper and news agency reporters\, and many foreign dignitaries attended the liturgy. \nThe Alexandrian Papal delegation carrying the holy relics\, on Monday the 24th of June\, 1968 A.D.\, went to the airport in an official procession\, preceded by the motorcycles and police escort. They boarded a plane which came especially from Cairo. The plane arrived at Cairo airport at ten thirty P.M. of the same day. Awaiting the arrival of the relics were\, Pope Kyrillos the Sixth\, Mari Ignatius Yacoub\, the Antiochian Patriarch for the Syrian Orthodox\, a great number of coptic and foreign bishops\, the head of various denominations and religions\, Egyptian and foreign\, and thousands of the Egyptian masses\, Christian and Moslems. They sang and chanted enjoyable religious songs\, waiting for the arrival of the plane. When the plane landed\, H.H. Pope Kyrillos went up the stairs of the aircraft\, and received the precious box that contained the relics of St. Mark the Apostle\, from the head of the delegation. Many\, and especially those who were in the balcony of the airport\, at this particular moment\, saw three white doves flying over the aircraft. Since pigeons do not fly during the night\, these were not ordinary pigeons. Perhaps\, it was the spirits of the saints welcoming the relics of the great St. Mark. It is worthy to note also that the plane was suppose to arrive at five o’clock but it was delayed for no apparent reason till it was dark. Perhaps also\, it was just for the spectators to witness and see these flying doves. \nThe Pope disembarked the aircraft carrying the box on his shoulder in the middle of the chanting and singing of the deacons\, followed by a tremendous procession of thousands chanting with the deacons in joy and jubilation. The head of the Roman Papal delegation\, Cardinal Doval\, Cardinal of Algeria\, was amazed by this tremendous religious rally. He also expressed that he was deeply touched by the devoutness of the Copts and their great honor and veneration for St. Mark. He said that what he saw far exceeded his expectations\, especially that the masses had to wait from five o’clock P.M.\, the expected time of arrival of the aircraft\, till ten thirty or even later. Pope Kyrillos returned to the old St. Mark Cathedral in El-Azbakiah with the box of the relics. He placed the box on top of the main altar which was consecrated in the name of St. Mark the Apostle. The box remained there till the third day of its arrival\, when the Pope carried it to the new St. Mark Cathedral in its inauguration. May the blessings of St. Mark be with us all. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/return-of-the-relics-of-the-great-st-mark-to-the-new-st-mark-cathedral-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.ABBA NOFER THE ANCHORITE
DESCRIPTION:June 23\, 2022 – Paona 16\, 1738 \nDeparture of St.Abba Nofer the Anchorite\nOn this day\, the ascetic father\, Abba Nofer the Anchorite\, departed at a good old age\, and of a glorious memory\, in the desert of Upper Egypt. The grace of God had moved St. Paphnoute (Paphnutius)\, and he longed to see the servants of God\, the Anchorites. He saw many of them\, among them St. Abba Nofer\, and wrote their biographies. He said that once he went into the desert and found a well of water and a palm tree. Then he saw the saint coming to him\, naked\, and the hair of his head and beard covered his body. When St.Paphnutius saw him\, he was afraid and thought that he was a spirit. Saint Abba Nofer encouraged him\, made the sign of the cross\, and prayed the Lord’s prayer\, then said to him\, Welcome O Paphnoute. When he called him by his name\, St. Paphnutius calmed down. They prayed together\, then sat\, and talked about the greatness and goodness of God. St. Paphnutius asked Abba Nofer to tell him about his life and how he came to that place. Abba Nofer replied\, I was in a monastery wherein lived holy and righteous monks. I heard them talking about the greatness of those anchorites who dwelled in the desert and their good virtues. I said to them\, ‘Are there any who are better than you?’ They said to me\, ‘Yes\, those anchorites who dwell in the wilderness. We live near the world\, if we are sorrowful or sad\, we find someone to console us; if we are sick\, we find someone to visit and treat us; if we are naked\, we find someone to clothe us. Those who live in the wilderness lack all these things.’ When I heard that from them\, my heart became anxious. When the night came\, I took a little bread and I went out from the monastery. Then I prayed to the Lord Christ and asked Him to guide me to the place where I was to live. The Lord facilitated my way and I found a holy and righteous man. I dwelt with him\, and he taught me all about the life and the ways of the hermits and the anchorites. After I came to this place\, I found a palm tree\, and a well. The tree bore twelve clusters of dates each year. One cluster of dates is enough food for me for a month\, and I drink water from this well. I have lived here for sixty years during which I have never seen the face of a man except yours. While they were talking together the angel of the Lord came down\, and told St. Abba Nofer that his departure was near. Straightway\, his color changed and became like fire\, then he bowed his knees and worshipped God. After he embraced St. Paphnutius\, he delivered up his pure soul. St.Paphnutius wrapped him\, and buried him in his cave. St. Paphnutius wished to live in the place of Abba Nofer. But after he had buried him\, the palm tree dried and fell down and the water of the well dried up. That happened by the Will of God\, so St. Paphnoute would return to the world and tell us about the holy hermits that he had seen.\nMay Their prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-abba-nofer-the-anchorite-2/
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SUMMARY:-CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF MARI MINA AT MARYUT
DESCRIPTION:June 22\, 2022 – Paona 15\, 1738 \nOn this day also\, is the commemoration of the appearance of the body of the honorable saint\, and great martyr Mari Mina\, and the consecration of his church at Maryut (Mareotis). Now\, the body of this saint was hidden\, and the Lord wished to reveal it. It came to pass that there was a shepherd\, who pastured his sheep near the place where the body of the saint was buried. One day\, one of his sheep\, which was sick of a skin disease (mangy)\, dipped itself in the water of a pond which was near that place. It then went out of the water\, and rolled itself in the sand of that place\, and it was healed straightway. When the shepherd saw this wonder\, he marvelled\, and took the sand of that place and mixed it with the water of the pond. He smeared every mangy sheep\, or any that had a deformity\, and they were healed immediately. The report of this shepherd became widespread in all the regions of the empire\, until the emperor of Constantinople heard of it. He had an only daughter who was leprous. Her father sent her there. She questioned the shepherd about how she could get rid of her illness\, and he told her. She took some of that sand and mixed it with the water. She retired to her quarters and smeared her body with the mixture and slept that night in that place. She saw in a dream St. Mina and he told her\, Rise up early and dig in this place and you shall find my body. When she woke up from her sleep\, she found herself healed. She dug in that place\, and she found the holy body. She sent to her father to inform him about what had happened. He rejoiced exceedingly\, thanked God and praised His Holy Name. He sent men and money and built a church in that place which was consecrated on this day. When Arcadius and Honorius reigned they ordered a city to be built there which was called Maryut. The masses came to this church interceding with the blessed Mari Mina. God had honored him by the miracles and wonders that were manifested from his pure body\, until the Moslems occupied the city and destroyed it. The biography of this saint is mentioned under the fifteenth day of Hatour. May his intercession be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/consecration-of-the-church-of-mari-mina-at-maryut-2/
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SUMMARY:-TURNING OVER THE RELICS OF THE GREAT ST. MARK THE APOSTLE BY THE HAND OF POPE PAUL THE SIXTH\, POPE OF ROME
DESCRIPTION:June 22\, 2022 – Paona 15\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, of the year 1684 A.M.\, that coincided with Saturday the 22nd of June\, 1968 A.D.\, and in the tenth year of the papacy of Pope Kyrillos the sixth\, 116th Pope of Alexandria\, the official delegation of the Pope of Alexandria received the relics of the great St. Mark the Apostle\, the evangelist of the Egyptian land and the first Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from the hand of Pope Paul the Sixth\, Pope of Rome\, in the Papal palace\, Vatican City. The delegation consisted of ten metropolitans and bishops\, seven of them were Coptic and three Ethiopians\, and three lay leaders. The Alexandrian papal delegation left Cairo on Thursday the 23rd of Baounah\, 1684 A.M. (June 20th\, 1968 A.D.) on a special plane accompanied by 90 of the Coptic personalities\, among them\, seven priests. They were received by a delegation of cardinals and priests delegated by Pope Paul the Sixth\, and the ambassador of Egypt to the Vatican\, at the airport in Rome. Twelve o’clock\, the morning of Saturday the 15th of Baounah (June 22nd)\, was the appointed time for the Alexandrian Papal delegation to meet the Pope of Rome and receive the relics of St.Mark the Apostle. At the appointed time\, the delegation went in headed by Anba Marcus\, metropolitan of Abu-Teeg and Tahta\, and were received by Pope Paul VI in his private office. Pope Paul greeted the delegation\, commending Pope Kyrillos the sixth\, and the church of Alexandria. He congratulated the delegation on the opening of the new St. Mark Cathedral and the receiving of the relics of St. Mark. Anba Marcus\, the head of the delegation\, replied with a short speech\, in which he carried the greetings of his brother\, the Pope of Alexandria. Then he handed him a letter from Pope Kyrillos the sixth\, thanking him and introducing the members of the delegation. \nPope of Rome\, along with the head of the Alexandrian delegation\, then carried the box that contained the relics of St. Mark. They all walked in a procession to a grand room\, which was prepared to receive the Copts\, accompanied by the official delegates to witness this historical and joyful moment. The box containing the relics was placed on a special table. The Roman Pontiff came forward and knelt before the box and kissed it. He was followed by Anba Marcus\, the head of the Alexandrian Papal delegation\, who was followed by the members of the delegation. During the veneration of the relics of St. Mark the Apostle\, the Coptic priests and deacons present chanted appropriate ecclesiastical hymns. Joy filled the hearts of everyone\, Egyptian and foreign. An atmosphere of spirituality and holiness filled the room. The Roman Pope then sat on his throne\, and Anba Gregorius\, bishop of higher studies and scientific research\, gave a speech in English\, representing the delegation. He expressed in it the greetings of Pope Kyrillos the Sixth\, and the joy of the Christians of Egypt and Ethiopia for the return of the relics of St. Mark the Apostle after eleven centuries. During which the body of St. Mark was absent from the country in which he was martyred. \nPope of Rome\, replied in an official speech in French\, that he read while sitting on the throne. In it he exalted the history of the Alexandrian church\, and its long struggle in the field of dogma. He also praised its heros\, and its learned people such as Athanasius the apostolic\, Kyrillos (Cyril) the Pillar of Faith\, Pantaenus and Clement. He hoped that the celebration of the day would be a sign of love and a bond between the church of Alexandria and the church of Rome. The Roman Pope asked in his speech also from the head\, Cardinal Doval\, and members of the Roman Papal delegation to carry his greetings\, admiration\, and appreciation to Pope Kyrillos the Sixth\, the clergy of the church of Alexandria\, Egypt and its people. Afterwards\, the Pope and Anba Marcus\, the head of the delegation\, rose up to exchange the commemorative gifts. Anba Marcus gave the Pope the presents which were sent by H.H. Pope Kyrillos. Pope of Rome admired the precious gifts and asked Anba Marcus to convey his thanks to H.H. Pope Kyrillos. The Pope in return gave the members of the delegation commemorative presents. The Roman Pope\, then gave Anba Marcus\, the head of the Alexandrian Papal delegation\, an official document dated May 28th\, 1968 A.D. testifying that the relics were authentic and belonged to St. Mark the Apostle\, and were taken from their original place with veneration. The document was signed by Cardinal Porfeer\, the deputy of Vatican City. Thus\, the official celebration of handing over the relics of St. Mark the Apostle ended\, and the delegation went back to their hotel. May the blessings of St. Mark be with us all. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/turning-over-the-relics-of-the-great-st-mark-the-apostle-by-the-hand-of-pope-paul-the-sixth-pope-of-rome-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF THE SAINTS APAKIR\, JOHN\, PTOLEMY\, AND PHILIP
DESCRIPTION:June 21\, 2022 – Paona 14\, 1738 \nMartyrdom of the Saints Apakir\, John\, Ptolemy\, and Philip\nOn this day also\, Sts. Apakir\, John\, Ptolemy and Philip\, were martyred. St. Apakir was born in the city of Damanhur\, and had a rich brother called Philip. They had agreed with two priests\, one called John and the other called Ptolemy\, to receive the crown of martyrdom. They went to the city of Kartsa (Kartes)\, and confessed the name of the Lord Christ before the Governor. The governor ordered to shoot them to death with arrows\, but the arrows did not touch them. They were then cast into red hot fire\, but the angel of the lord delivered them from it. Then the governor commanded to tie them to the tails of horses\, and to drag them from Kartes to the city of Damanhur\, but the Lord guarded them from any harm. The governor commanded that their heads be cut off outside the city of Damanhur. They received the crown of martyrdom. People from the city of Sa came and took the body of St. Apakir\, built for him a church\, and laid his body inside it. Many signs and wonders took place through him. The people of Damanhur came and took the bodies of John\, Ptolemy\, and Philip\, wrapped them in expensive shrouds and buried them there.\nMay his prayers be with us and glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-the-saints-apakir-john-ptolemy-and-philip-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF POPE YOANNIS THE NINETEENTH\, THE 113TH PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:June 21\, 2022 – Paona 14\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, of the year 1658 A.M. (1942 A.D.) Pope Yoannis the Nineteenth\, 113th Patriarch of Alexandria\, departed. He was born in the village of Dair Tasa\, Asyiut governorate in the year 1571 A.M. (1855 A.D.). His parents were righteous\, therefore he was raised on piety and godliness. He drank the love of virtuous life and loved\, since his young age\, to read the biographies of saints. He longed to follow their example\, accordingly he went to the monastery of the Virgin Lady known as El-Baramous in Wadi El-Natroun\, in the month of Baramoudah\, 1591 A.M. He became a monk on the third of Kiahk\, 1592 A.M. (1876 A.D.). Because of his fervent worship\, intelligence\, and intellect\, the fathers unanimously agreed to nominate him to be a priest. Pope Kyrillos the fifth\, 112th Patriarch\, ordained him a priest in the year 1593 A.M.\, then hegumen in Baramhat\, 1594 A.M.\, and appointed him on the same day to be the head of the monastery. He remained the head of the monastery for ten years\, during which he was an example of\, ambition\, honesty\, purity of conduct\, firmness\, godliness\, and good management. When the Chair of the diocese of El-Biharah became vacant\, the people chose Yoannis a metropolitan for that Chair. He was ordained on the twelfth of Baramhat\, 1603 A.M. (1887 A.D.) and also was appointed as a deputy of the See of St. Mark. After the departure of Anba Yoannis\, metropolitan of El-Menofaya at that time\, the people of the diocese nominated him to care for them. The diocese of El-Menofaya was added to his duties in the year 1610 A.M. (1894 A.D.)\, and he became the metropolitan of El-Biharah\, El-Menofaya\, and the deputy of the See of St. Since his official seat was in Alexandria\, he established there a theological school to educate the monks. He sent from its students a mission to Athens for higher theological studies. \nThe revenue of the church properties was inconsiderable. By his good judgement\, the revenue increased year after year. Because of the highrise buildings that he built and the renovation of the old ones. He also gave great care for the Coptic schools\, elementary and high\, until their standard became equivalent to the best schools. He built and renovated most of the churches in his parish. He also gave special attention to the monasteries in his jurisdiction\, which were improved greatly because of his good care and close supervision. Because of his foresight\, and prudence\, the government chose him as a representative for the Copts in many councils and committees at the general assembly\, the committee for formulating the constitution and many others. He spent forty-two years as a metropolitan\, which were full of splendid works. When the blessed Pope Kyrillos the fifth\, departed\, on the first of Misra\, 1643 A.M. (August 7th\, 1927 A.D.) the Holy Synod convened on the fourth of Misra. They unanimously agreed to chose him Acting Pope to run the affairs of the church until ordaining a patriarch. As a result of that\, the Holy Synod had received many nominations from the parishes approving that choice. He performed his duties as Acting Patriarch for one year\, four months\, and ten days. During this period he administered the affairs of the See of St. Mark very well\, during which also the Holy Synod\, with Anba Yoannis presiding\, issued a canon to regulate the affairs of the monasteries and the monks. He organized a committee to oversee the church properties and those of the monasteries and to review their accounts. \nFrom what everyone knew of his purity\, virtuous life\, good character\, asceticism\, and piety\, they all unanimously agreed to chose him a patriarch with nominations from the bishops\, priests and lay leaders. He was enthroned a patriarch on Sunday the seventh of Kiahk 1645 A.M. (December 16th\, 1928 A.D.) in the great St. Mark cathedral in Cairo (Azbakiah). That took place with a great celebration attended by the representatives of the King\, princes\, ministers\, important Egyptian personalities\, the metropolitans of different denominations eastern and western\, and ambassadors of foreign countries. After his ordination\, Pope Yoannis directed his attention to caring for the affairs of the Coptic People and the church. He established a higher theological institution for the education of the monks in the city of Helwan. He ordained for the kingdom of Ethiopia\, a Coptic Metropolitan and four well-learned Ethiopian bishops. He travelled to Ethiopia to reaffirm the unity between the Coptic and Ethiopian churches. He stayed there for thirteen days where they received him with great honor and respect. In Addis Ababa\, he ordained the head of the Ethiopian monks (the successor of St. Takla Haymanot) a bishop. With the will of God\, he made the Holy Oil (Myron) in the year 1648 A.M. (1930 A.D.). The last time the oil was made was one hundred and ten years earlier during the papacy of Pope Peter\, 109th Pope of Alexandria. Pope Yoannis made the Holy Oil a second time\, specially for the kingdom of Ethiopia\, attended by Anba Kyrillos\, metropolitan of Ethiopia\, and Anba Peter\, an Ethiopian bishop. His contributions\, too numerous to be mentioned completely\, include watching over the welfare of the church\, kindness to the needy\, support for charitable organizations\, moral and financial support for the Coptic teaching institutions\, and assistance on valuable projects that financially and spiritually benefitted the Copts. \nDuring Pope Yoannis’ papacy\, a war broke out between Ethiopia and Italy\, during which most of the Ethiopian bishops died except Anba Abraam and another bishop. When Italy occupied Ethiopia\, the Emperor departed from his country. Anba Kyrillos\, the metropolitan of Ethiopia\, was exiled to Egypt\, for he refused to agree with Italy on separating the Ethiopian church from the Coptic Orthodox church. In November\, 1937 A.D.\, the Italian governor of Ethiopia decided the independence of the Ethiopian church and its separation from the Alexandrian See. He appointed Anba Abraam\, the Ethiopian bishop\, a patriarch for Ethiopia. Nevertheless\, God punished him for his betrayal. He became blind and died shortly after. The Alexandrian Holy Synod decided to excommunicate him\, not recognizing him nor the bishops that he ordained. This situation in Ethiopia did not last long; during the Second World War the Emperor of Ethiopia regained his kingdom from Italy. Anba Kyrillos returned to his church with great honor\, in May 1942 A.D. When Pope Yoannis had realized the return of the Ethiopian church to its mother church\, the Coptic Church\, he was stricken with the ailments of old age. He departed in peace on Sunday 14th of Baounah\, 1658 A.M. (June 21st\, 1942 A.D.) May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-pope-yoannis-the-nineteenth-the-113th-patriarch-of-alexandria/
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SUMMARY:-COMMEMORATION OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL\, THE ANNOUNCER OF DANIEL THE PROPHET
DESCRIPTION:June 20\, 2022 – Paona 13\, 1738 \nCommemoration of the Archangel Gabriel\, the Announcer of Daniel the Prophet\nOn this day also\, the church in Egypt celebrates a feast for the honorable angel Gabriel. The angel Gabriel announced Daniel with the return of the children of Israel from captivity\, the coming of the Lord Christ\, the time of His coming\, that He would be killed\, the destruction of Jerusalem\, and that no other Messiah would come after Him except the anti-Christ. This angel is the one who announced to Zachariah the birth of John\, and six months later\, he came with the glad tidings of the salvation of the world when he announced to the Virgin Mary saying\, And behold\, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son\, and shall call His name JESUS. He will be great\, and will be called the Son of the Highest; … And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever\, and of His kingdom there will be no end. (Luke 1:31-33) Therefore\, our church has arranged this feast to venerate this honorable angel.\nMay his intercession be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/commemoration-of-the-archangel-gabriel-the-announcer-of-daniel-the-prophet-2/
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