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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF SAINTS KOBTLAS AND AKSU\, HIS SISTER\, AND TATOS\, HIS FRIEND.
DESCRIPTION:October 2\, 2021 – Tout 22\, 1738 \n\nOn this day was the martyrdom of Saints Kobtlas and his sister\, Aksu\, the children of Sapor the King of Persia and Kobtlas’ friend\, Tatos. Safor was a worshipper of fire and of the sun. He inflicted many tortures on the believers\, and no man throughout the country dared to mention the Name of Christ. His Son\, Kobtlas\, had a friend named Tatos who was a ruler over the country of Maydasayeen. Certain people laid an accusation against him that he was a Christian. The king sent a governor named Tumakher to find out the truth about what was said and if it was true\, to torture him. When Kobtlas the son of the king\, heard that\, he too went to that country to his friend Tatos. When the governor arrived and found that he was a Christian\, he ordered his men to cast him in a furnace. St. Tatos made the sign of the Cross over the fire and the fire died out. Kobtlas marvelled and asked him\, How did you learn this magic\, O my brother? He replied\, This is not magic\, but it is through faith in the Lord Christ. Kobtlas asked\, If I believed\, would I be able to do this? Tatos answered him that with faith you can do more than this. Kobtlas\, the son of the king\, believed in the Lord Christ\, then drew near the fire and made the sign of the Cross over it\, and the fire backed a distance of twelve cubits. The governor sent to the king to inform him what had happened\, and the king had them brought to him. He ordered his men to cut off the head of Tatos who thus received the crown of martyrdom. But his son\, Kobtlas\, was tortured by him in different ways. He delivered him to the warden to torture him. He cast them in prison and sent for his sister Aksu\, so she might persuade him to return to his father’s belief. Saint Kobtlas preached to her and turned her heart to the belief in the Lord Christ\, then he sent her to a priest who baptized her secretly. She returned to her father saying it would be a good thing if he had what she and her brother had\, for there is no other but Jesus Christ. The king became angry and commanded to torture her\, and they did so\, until she yielded up her soul in the hand of the Lord Christ. \nThen they tied Kobtlas to the tails of horses and dragged him over the mountains until he yielded up his spirit and then they cut his body and they cast it out for the birds of heaven to consume it. When the soldiers departed\, the Lord commanded saintly priests and deacons to bury Kobtlas\, and they went secretly at night and took the holy body which was shining as snow. They hid it in a place until the end of the days of persecution. May their intercession be for us all. Amen
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-saints-kobtlas-and-aksu-his-sister-and-tatos-his-friend/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. CYPRIANUS AND ST. JUSTINA
DESCRIPTION:October 1\, 2021 – Tout 21\, 1738 \nOn this day also in the year 257 A.D. the honorable St. Cyprianus and St. Justina were martyred. Cyprianus was an infidel and a magician. He learned magic in the countries of the west until he excelled over his fellows. His excessive impudence and his arrogance made him go to Antioch to challenge the magicians there and to pride himself over them of his knowledge. When he arrived there\, this fame spread and a young man\, the son of one of the elders of the city\, heard about him. This young man lusted for a Christian virgin who was called Justina\, whom he had seen going to church and his heart became inflamed with her love. He was unable to obtain what he desired of her either by money\, or by threat\, or by magic. \nHe sought Cyprianus and complained to him about his condition\, that he might gain favor with Justina’s heart and fulfill his desire from her. Cyprianus promised him the fulfillment of his desire. He used all the works of his sorcery but failed. Every time he sent her a host of satans\, they found her praying\, so they came back defeated. When he failed\, he called the satans and told them\, If you do not bring Justina to me\, I shall adopt Christianity. The chief of the satans thought out a device to deceive him. He ordered one of his soldiers to disguise himself and take the form of Justina and go to him\, and he hastened and made known to Cyprianus her coming\, so he rejoiced and waited for her. Then satan disguised as Justina came to him\, and Cyprianus rejoiced\, and rose up to embrace her. Because of his great joy in her\, he told her\, Welcome\, Queen of Women\, Justina. Upon the mere mention of her name\, satan disguised as her melted away and disappeared like smoke\, and an unpleasant smell was given off by his body. Cyprianus knew that this was a deceitful trick of satan who could not stand before the mention of her name. Cyprianus rose up straight away and burnt his books of magic and was baptized by the patriarch of Antioch who put on him the monastic garb. After a while he ordained him a deacon\, then a priest. And when he had grown in virtues and in the doctrine of the church\, they ordained him bishop of Cartagena\, in the year 351 A.D. And he took St. Justina and made her the head of the convent there. When the Ecumenical Council convened at Cartagena\, this saint was one of those who were assembled there. \nWhen Emperor Decius heard of them he had them brought before him\, and he demanded them to raise incense for the idols. When they would not obey\, he inflicted upon them many tortures and finally cut off their heads with the sword. May their prayers and blessings be with us all\, and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-cyprianus-and-st-justina/
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SUMMARY:-COMMEMORATION OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN
DESCRIPTION:October 1\, 2021 – Tout 21\, 1738 \nWe celebrate on this day the commemoration of the pure Lady St. Mary the Virgin\, the Mother of God\, the Word through whom was the salvation of Adam and his offspring. May her intercession be for us all. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/commemoration-of-st-mary-the-virgin/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220912T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220912T170000
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. DAYSA THE SOLDIER
DESCRIPTION:September 12\, 2021 – Tout 2\, 1738 \nOn this day also departed Daysa the soldier\, a native of the city of Tanda. Arianus the governor of Ansena inflicted great tortures on this Saint because of his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He cut off his head with a sword\, and Daysa received the crown of martyrdom. May his blessings be with us all and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-daysa-the-soldier-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
DESCRIPTION:September 12\, 2021 – Tout 2\, 1738 \nOn this day Saint John the Baptist\, son of Zacharias the priest\, became a martyr by the order of King Herod. When St. John\, the prophet\, rebuked Herod because of Herodias\, the wife of his brother Philip whom he had taken to be his wife\, and said to him\, It is not right for thee to take thy brother’s wife\, Herod took the Saint and cast him into prison\, for he was afraid of him. When Herod’s birthday came\, he gave a a supper for the lords of his kingdom\, and the chief estates of Galilee\, and his brother’s daughter came in\, and danced and pleased him. He promised her anything she might ask for\, even as much as half his kingdom. She went unto her mother and said unto her\, What shall I ask? Her mother said\, Ask for the head of John the Baptist on a platter. When Herod heard this\, he was exceedingly sorry. But because of his promise and those who were sitting with him\, he would not reject her request. He therefore commanded his servants to cut off the head of Saint John and they gave it to the damsel and the damsel gave it to her mother. (Mark 6:20-28) There was great consternation that day\, and their joy soon turned into sorrow. It was even said that when the holy head of St. John was cut off\, it flew up into the air\, out of the hands of the soldiers\, and it cried out saying\, It is not right for thee to take thy brother’s wife. It is also said that the head is present at Homs in Syria. The disciples of St. John came and took his holy body and laid it in a grave until the days of Pope Athanasius\, whom God commanded to uncover the body. May his blessings be with us all. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-john-the-baptist-2/
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SUMMARY:-JOB AND HIS WASHING
DESCRIPTION:September 11\, 2021 – Tout 1\, 1738 \nOn this day also Job\, the righteous man\, was washed in water and was healed of all his sickness. The people were then in the habit of dipping themselves in water whereby they were blessed for the rest of the year. May his blessings be upon us all and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/job-and-his-washing/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. MELYOS\, POPE OF ALEXANDRIA\, THE THIRD
DESCRIPTION:September 11\, 2021 – Tout 1\, 1738 \nAlso on this day in the year 98 A.D.\, departed St. Melyos\, the third Pope of Alexandria after St. Mark. This Saint was appointed in the fifteenth year of the reign of Domitian\, the son of Vespian\, Emperor of Rome\, fifty-five years after the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. He pastured and guarded the flock twelve years and departed in peace. May his blessings and prayers be with us all. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-melyos-pope-of-alexandria-the-third/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220911T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T111105
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW\, THE APOSTLE
DESCRIPTION:September 11\, 2021 – Tout 1\, 1738 \nOn this day also was the departure of the holy Apostle Bartholomew\, one of the twelve disciples. to this Apostle fell the lot that he was to go to the oasis (the great oasis\, Al-Khargah). He and Peter went together. There he proceeded and preached to the people. He called them to the knowledge of God\, after performing before them signs and wonders that amazed their minds. He had originally entered the city with Peter\, who sold him as a slave. He worked in the vineyards of a rich man and whenever he trimmed the vine branches\, they immediately bore fruit. It happened that the son of the governor of that city died\, and Bartholomew the Apostle raised him up from the dead. Then all the people believed and he strengthened them in the knowledge of God. After that\, our Lord Jesus Christ commanded him to go to the land of the Berbers and sent St. Andrew\, his disciple\, to help him. \nThe people of that city were exceedingly wicked\, and would not accept any of the signs or wonders the disciples performed. Yet the two disciples continued to preach and teach them until they entered the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ. Then\, they appointed priests over them\, built churches for them\, and after that they departed. St. Bartholomew left for the cities on the Mediterranean coast\, where the inhabitants knew not God\, and preached unto them and converted them to the knowledge of God and the belief in our Lord Jesus Christ. He taught them to perform the works which were worthy of Christianity and commanded them to be pure and chaste. When King Agrippa heard of him\, he was exceedingly enraged and commanded his servants to put him in a hair sack\, to fill the sack with sand\, and cast it into the sea. And so were consumated the struggle and martyrdom of St. Bartholomew. May his blessings and prayers be with us all. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-bartholomew-the-apostle/
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SUMMARY:-FEAST OF EL-NAYROUZ (BEGINNING OF THE BLESSED COPTIC YEAR)
DESCRIPTION:September 11\, 2021 – Tout 1\, 1738 \n\nToday is the beginning of the blessed Coptic year. It is necessary to keep it a holy day with full purity and chastity. Let us start a new demeanor as St. Paul the Apostle says\, Therefeore if any man be in Christ\, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; Behold\, all things become new. And all things are of God\, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ\, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation. (2 Cor. 5:17-18) And Isaiah the Prophet says\, The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me\, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind the broken-hearted\, to proclaim liberty to the captives. To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. (Isaiah 61:1-2) And David the Prophet says\, Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; and Thy paths drop fatness. (Psalms 65:11) We ask our God to keep us without sin and help us to act according to His will with the intercessions of the pure Saint Mary and all the Martyrs and Saints. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/feast-of-el-nayrouz-beginning-of-the-blessed-coptic-year-2/
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SUMMARY:-Nayrouz
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URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/nayrouz/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220910T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220910T170000
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. YOANNIS XV\, THE 99TH POPE OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:September 10\, 2022 – Nasie 5\, 1738 \nDeparture of St.Yoannis XV\, the 99th Pope of Alexandria\nToday also\, in the year 1346 A.M. (September 7th\, 1629 A.D.)\, Pope Yoannis XV (John)\, 99th Pope of Alexandria\, departed. He was from Mallawy\, and was known by the name of Yoannis El-Mallawany. He became a monk in St. Antonios monastery\, and was ordained Patriarch in the 7th of Tute\, 1336 A.M. (September 18th\, 1619 A.D.). He was chaste\, knowledgeable\, and just in his judgements. He was modest\, impartial\, and only sought the truth. He was zealous about the church\, compassionate to the priests\, loving to the poor\, and provided shelter for strangers. He did not desire anything of this world\, but rather he was absorbed in prayer and worship\, day and night. In the year 1340 A.M. (1623 A.D.)\, a grave epidemic befell Upper Egypt. It lasted from the month of Tubah (January) till the month of Baramoudah (April)\, which perished multitudes of people and devastated many families. Pope Yoannis was in Upper Egypt\, and returned to Cairo in 1341 A.M. In year 1342 A.M. another severe epidemic spread through the land\, which was less severe than the first. The Pope went to upper Egypt again in the second year of the epidemic\, then returned to Cairo. On his way back\, he passed by the city of Abnub\, and he spent a night there. He suffered abdominal pain. It was said that he was given a poison where he spent that night. The owner of that house had concubines besides his wife and the Pope admonished him for that. When the Pope felt ill\, he asked for a boat\, which he sailed in. He ceased in the boat on his way\, and was buried in the monastery of the Saint Anba Bishiah in El-Biadiah. He was on the Chair for nine years\, eleven months and twenty-two days. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-yoannis-xv-the-99th-pope-of-alexandria-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. BARSOMA\, THE NAKED
DESCRIPTION:September 10\, 2022 – Nasie 5\, 1738 \nOn this day also\, in the year 1033 A.M.\, the great saint who was perfect in the love of God\, Anba Barsoma the Naked (El-Erian)\, departed. He was born in Misre (Cairo). His father called El-Wageeh Moufdel\, was the scribe of the Queen Shagaret El-dor\, and his mother was from the family of El-Taban. When his parents departed\, his uncle took possession of all that they had left. Barsoma did not quarrel with him but forsook the world and lived the life of the righteous hermits. He lived outside the city for five years suffering the harshness of the summer heat and the winter cold. He wore no clothing except a hairy sackcloth\, following the example of the Saint Anba Paul (Anba Paula)\, the first hermit. Then he shut himself in a cave inside the church of St. Marcurius Abu-Saifain for twenty years in ceaseless prayer and fasting\, by day and night. There was a huge serpent in that cave. When he entered the cave and saw this serpent\, he cried saying\, O my Lord Christ\, the Son of the Living God\, who gave us the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and every power of the enemy. You granted healing to the children of Israel\, who were bitten by the serpents\, when they looked to the brass serpent. Now I look to you\, O You Who was hanged on the Cross\, so that you might grant me power to be able to overcome this beast. Then he made the sign of the cross over himself\, and moved toward the serpent saying\, You trampled the serpent and the snakes\, and You tread upon the lion and the dragon. \nThe Lord is my light and my salvation\, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life\, of whom shall I be afraid? Then he said to the serpent\, O blessed one stand still in your place\, and then he made the sign of the cross over it. He prayed to God and asked Him to remove the beastly nature from it. As he finished his prayer\, the serpent changed its nature and became tame. The saint said to the serpent\, Henceforth\, O blessed one\, you shall not have power or might to harm any man\, but you shall be subject and obedient to what I say to you. The serpent manifested signs of submission and obedience\, and became with the saint as the lion was with Daniel\, the prophet\, in the din. Then he left the cave and lived on the roof of the church. He endured the summer heat and the winter cold\, until his skin became dark from much worship and asceticism. He remained in this state for fifteen years. During his days\, a great persecution befell the Christian nation. The churches were shut and the Christians were forced to wear blue turbans. As for this saint\, the ruler seized him\, severely smote him\, then cast him in prison. When he was released\, he went to the monastery of El-Shahran\, where he lived on the roof of the church and he increased in his asceticism. He did not replace his white turban. The rulers of that time from princes\, judges and others\, visited him and saw his white turban\, but no one dared to force him to wear a blue one for they knew that the power of God was with him. The saint continually asked and supplicated God to take his anger away from His people. Having completed his strife\, he departed at a good old age\, in the year 1033 A.M. He was then sixty years old\, and was buried in the monastery of El-Shahran. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-barsoma-the-naked-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF THE RIGHTEOUS AMOS\, THE PROPHET
DESCRIPTION:September 10\, 2022 – Nasie 5\, 1738 \nThis day also marks\, the departure of the righteous prophet Amos\, one of the twelve minor prophets. He prophesied in the days of Uzziah\, king of Judah\, and Jeroboam the son of Joash\, King of Israel. God had sent him to the children of Israel to caution them and advise them to bear fruit that befits repentance before the coming of the day of vengeance. He prophesied concerning the passion of the Lord and the darkness of the sun on that day. He also prophesied concerning the lamentation and sorrow which should come upon the children of Israel after this\, how their festivals should be turned into days of sorrow\, and their joy into weeping; how they should lack the help of God\, and how they should hunger and thirst through the lack of teaching and knowledge\, how they should be scattered in all countries among the nations. And all these things were fulfilled upon them. It was said that this prophet was killed because of his harsh rebuke for their sins. This prophet lived about eight hundred years before the advent of the Lord Christ. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-the-righteous-amos-the-prophet-2/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220910T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T111105
CREATED:20220504T072616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T073031Z
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. JAMES\, BISHOP OF MISRE
DESCRIPTION:September 10\, 2022 – Nasie 5\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, in the year 804 A.M. (August 28th\, 1088 A.D.)\, and during the Papacy of Pope Kyrillos II\, 67th Patriarch\, the church celebrates the commemoration of the pure father\, St. James\, Bishop of Misre (Cairo). This saint longed for the monastic life from a young age\, so he went to the wilderness of St. Macarius\, and lived in a cell there for many years. Then he was ordained Archdeacon for the church of the monastery of St. John. Because of his virtuous life\, great knowledge and piety\, he was ordained bishop for Misre (Cairo). Having been seated upon the episcopal seat\, he added to his prayer\, asceticism\, and worship. He was a teacher\, spiritual advisor\, and a deterrent to the sinners\, during his episcopate. When he finished his good strife\, he fell sick. He called his people\, commanded them not to be negligent in the Divine commandments\, and explained to them what the punishment of sinners would be. Then\, he made the sign of the glorious Cross on his face\, and delivered his pure soul in the hands of the Lord. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-james-bishop-of-misre-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220909T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220909T170000
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. LEPARIUS\, BISHOP OF ROME
DESCRIPTION:September 9\, 2022 – Nasie 4\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, St. Leparius (Liberius)\, Bishop of Rome\, departed. He was ordained during the reign of Emperor Constance\, the son of Constantine. When Athanasius\, Pope of Alexandria\, and Paul\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, were exiled\, they came to him. St. Liberius took them to Emperor Constance\, who wrote to his brother\, and they were allowed to return. After Constance was killed in Rome\, Constantius sent to St. Liberius asking him to accept the followers of Arius\, and to accept the exile of Athanasius\, but he refused this petition. Constantius exiled St. Liberius\, then came to Rome where he killed the killers of his brother. The heads of the monasteries and the priests met him and asked him to release their father Liberius. The emperor returned him from his exile\, and he continued to teach and preach to his flock. He resisted the followers of Arius\, until he departed in peace. He sat on the episcopal throne for fifteen years. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-leparius-bishop-of-rome-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220908T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220908T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T111105
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. YOANNIS XIV\, THE 96TH POPE OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:September 8\, 2022 – Nasie 3\, 1738 \n\nOn this day also\, of the year 1302 A.M. (September 6\, 1586 A.D.)\, and during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Mourad III\, Pope Yoannis XIV\, 96th Pope of Alexandria\, departed. He was from Manfalout\, and he was known by Yoannis El-Manfalouty. He became a monk at El-Baramous monastery\, in Wadi El-Natroun. He was ordained Patriarch during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Selim II\, on the 22nd day of Baramoudah\, 1287 A.M. (April 17th\, 1571 A.D.). During his Papacy the Christians were forced to wear black turbans (head cover). He received a letter from the Pope of Rome and he answered him back. Sultan Selim asked him to collect head taxes from the Christians\, and every one complied. He went to Alexandria\, and on his way back\, he felt weak and ill at the city of El-Nahrawiah. He departed there and was buried at the Church of St. George in Birma. His body was relocated later on to El-Sourian monastery. He was on the Chair for fifteen years\, four months\, and nineteen days. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-yoannis-xiv-the-96th-pope-of-alexandria-2/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220908T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T111105
CREATED:20220504T072218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T072218Z
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. ANDRIANUS
DESCRIPTION:September 8\, 2022 – Nasie 3\, 1738 \nOn this day also\, St. Andrianus\, one of the commanders of the army of the emperor\, was martyred. This saint\, whenever he saw a martyr he would ask him\, Why do you do that to yourself? They answered him\, In the hope of the eternal life\, and the everlasting kingdom. He went to the emperor and confessed the Lord Christ. The Emperor tortured him much then imprisoned him with many martyrs. Anatolia\, the wife of this saint\, cut off her hair\, and dressed in a man’s apparel. She came to the prison and ministered to the martyrs. She strengthened her husband\, comforted and consoled him. When other women heard about what she did\, they did the same. Later on the emperor ordered the legs of the prisoners broken until they die. This saint came and encouraged her husband until he delivered his soul to the hand of the Lord. After all the martyrs had delivered up their souls\, the emperor ordered their bodies burned\, but God brought down dew which put out the fire. Some believers carried the bodies to Pisidia. A prince asked to marry St. Anatolia\, but she refused. When she finished her strife\, she departed in peace. May their prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-andrianus-2/
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SUMMARY:-COMMEMORATION OF THE ANGEL RAPHAEL\, THE ARCHANGEL
DESCRIPTION:September 8\, 2022 – Nasie 3\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, the church celebrates the commemoration of the honorable Angel Raphael\, the third of the Archangels\, and the dedication of his church outside the city of Alexandria. During the time of Pope Theophilus\, the twenty-third Patriarch\, a faithful woman came from Rome\, with her children and had with her a picture of the honorable Archangel Raphael. She had inherited much money from her husband. She revealed to the Pope her desire to build many churches. He showed her a large heap\, which was in front of the patriarchate\, which she removed and built a church in its place. Then she built another church in the name of the Angel Raphael\, which was consecrated on this day. May The intercession of this honorable angel be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/commemoration-of-the-angel-raphael-the-archangel-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. TITUS\, THE APOSTLE
DESCRIPTION:September 7\, 2022 – Nasie 2\, 1738 \nOn this day\, St. Titus\, the Apostle\, was martyred. He was born in Crete\, and he was the nephew of the governor of the island. He learned the Greek language\, its literature and wisdom\, and he excelled in it. He was meek and merciful. When the news of our Lord Jesus Christ spread in all the land of Palestine and Syria\, the governor of Crete\, the uncle of this saint\, wanted to confirm what he had heard about the magnificent signs\, and eminent teachings of Christ. He sent Titus to verify that and to bring him accurate information. When Titus arrived in the land of Judah\, he saw the signs and heard the Divine words of the Lord Christ. He compared the words and miracles of our Lord to the words and deeds of the Greeks\, and he found a great and clear difference between them. So he believed in the Lord Christ\, and sent to his uncle telling him all that he had seen and heard. When the Lord chose the seventy apostles\, Titus was one of them. After the ascension of our Lord Christ\, Titus received the grace of the Holy Spirit along with the disciples. He accompanied the apostle Paul to many countries. When St. Paul went to Rome\, St. Titus returned to Crete. He built a church there\, and ordained for it priests and deacons. Having finished his apostolic strife\, St. Titus 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-titus-the-apostle-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST.PISHAY (ABSHAI)\, THE ANTIOCHIAN
DESCRIPTION:September 6\, 2022 – Nasie 1\, 1738 \nOn this day also\, St. Pishay (Abshai)\, the brother of St. Bahor (Abba Hor – St. Hour)\, was martyred. He was from the city of Antioch\, and because of his piety and knowledge\, he was ordained a priest. When his brother\, Abba Hour\, and his mother went to Alexandria\, they were martyred on the twenty-ninth of the month of Baounah. This saint gave all his possessions to the poor and the needy\, and came to Alexandria to be blessed by their bodies. When he saw the two bodies\, he wept much\, then went to the governor and confessed the Lord Christ before him. The governor tortured him much until he delivered up his pure soul. The governor ordered his body burned along with the bodies of his brother and his mother\, and the bodies of other martyrs\, eighty-eight in number. Certain believers came and took the bodies of Sts. Pishay\, Abba Hour\, their mother\, and the bodies of Sts. Tabamoun (Damon)\, of the city of Danbak (Debkeya)\, Abimachus (Bimakos)\, from the city of El-Baramon\, and Barashenoufah (Wursunufa)\, of the city of Teliah (Tuluya)\, and carried them to the city of Ansabashy (Ablasi)\, where the believers received them with great reverence. May their prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-pishay-abshai-the-antiochian-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.EUTYCHUS
DESCRIPTION:September 6\, 2022 – Nasie 1\, 1738 \nDeparture of St.Eutychus\nOn this day\, St. Eutychus\, the disciple of St. John the Evangelist\, departed. After he spent some time with the apostle\, Eutychus asked for his permission to go to St. Paul\, the Apostle\, and St. John allowed him. He went to St. Paul and preached the Name of Christ with him\, and returned many of the Jews and the pagans to the Lord Christ and baptized them. He converted temples of idols to churches\, and he endured tribulations\, imprisonment\, and beatings for many days. He was cast in the fire\, but he was not harmed\, and was cast to the lions\, which did not harm him but rather became friendly towards him. He went to Sebastia and preached there\, and the angel of the Lord was with him and strengthened him. It was said\, that this saint was the young man who sat in a window and was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking\, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead\, and St. Paul raised him with his prayers. (Acts 20:9)\nMay his blessings be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-eutychus-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. MALACHI\, THE PROPHET
DESCRIPTION:September 5\, 2022 – Mesra 30\, 1738 \nOn this day\, the great prophet\, Malachi\, one of the twelve minor prophets\, departed. He prophesied about the return of the people from captivity in Babylon to Jerusalem. He rebuked the children of Israel because of their transgression against God and His Law. He also admonished them because of their vile offerings\, and prophesied about the acceptance of the Gentiles when he said\, For from the rising of the sun\, even to its going down\, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to My name\, and a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations. (Malachi 1:11) He pointed out to them that they did not give the tithes nor their first fruits\, by saying\, ‘Bring all the tithes into the storehouse\, that there may be food in My house\, and prove Me now in this\,’ says the LORD of hosts\, ‘If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes\, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground\, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field\,’ says the LORD of hosts. (Malachi 3:10-11) \nHe prophesied about the coming of St. John the baptizer before the Lord\, the Savior of the World\, by saying\, ‘Behold\, I send My messenger\, and he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord\, whom you seek\, will suddenly come to His temple\, even the Messenger of the covenant\, in whom you delight. Behold\, He is coming\,’ says the LORD of hosts. (Malachi 3:1) He also prophesied about the coming of Elijah before the Lord at His second coming\, saying\, Behold\, I will send you Elijah the Prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children\, and the hearts of the children to their fathers\, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse. (Malachi 4:5-6) Having pleased God by his strife\, and having completed his days in peace\, he departed to God Whom he loved. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-malachi-the-prophet-2/
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SUMMARY:-ARRIVAL OF THE HOLY RELIC OF ST. JOHN\, THE SHORT\, TO THE WILDERNESS OF SCETIS
DESCRIPTION:September 4\, 2022 – Mesra 29\, 1738 \nOn this day also\, in the year 515 A.D.\, the body of the great saint Anba John\, the Short\, was relocated from Al-Qulzum (Red Sea) to the wilderness of Scetis. When Pope John (Youhanna)\, 48th Pope of Alexandria\, was in the wilderness of Scetis\, some of the monks expressed their wish to relocate the relics of St. John\, the Short\, to his monastery. The Grace of God moved the Pope\, and he wrote a letter by the hand of the Hegumen Kosman and Hegumen Boctor\, from the elders\, and sent them to Al-Qulzum. They were not able to take the body because it was in the hands of the followers of the Council of Chalcedon. So they returned empty handed. Shortly after\, a prince from the Arabs took charge of Al-Qulzum\, and he was a friend of Anba Michael\, bishop of Epla’os. Once again the Patriarch wrote another letter to the bishop expressing his wish to take the body of St. John and to send it with the monks carrying his letter. The bishop rejoiced with the letter\, and informed the prince about the wish of the Patriarch. The prince asked\, How could they reach the place? His scribe answered him\, Let the monks put Arab garments over their own apparel\, and let them come with us to the place. The monks came in\, along with the Arabs\, to the place where the body was. The monks carried the body and walked all night until they came to Misr\, and then went to the wilderness. The monks of the monastery of St. Macarius went out carrying crosses and censers and met them with songs and hymns. They brought the body of St. John to where the body of St. Macarius was. They poured many perfumes and fragrant oil over him\, then carried him to his monastery while they were chanting. The monks of his monastery received him with joy and happiness. When Pope Mark (Marcus)\, 49th Patriarch\, was ordained\, and went to the wilderness with the bishops of Lower Egypt and some priests\, he visited the monastery of this saint. He uncovered the holy relic of the saint\, and he was blessed by it. He covered him with the sackcloth that was covering him\, then wrapped him in fine linens. The monks praised and thanked God\, and sang many hymns and songs for this holy father. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/arrival-of-the-holy-relic-of-st-john-the-short-to-the-wilderness-of-scetis-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF SAINTS ATHANASIUS\, THE BISHOP\, GERASIMUS (JARASIMUS)\, AND THEODOTUS
DESCRIPTION:September 4\, 2022 – Mesra 29\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, Sts. Athanasius\, the Bishop\, Gerasimus (Jarasimus)\, and Theodotus\, his two servants\, were martyred. Certain men laid an accusation against the bishop before Arianus\, the governor\, that he had baptized the daughter of Antonios\, the chancellor. Arianus brought St. Athanasius and asked him to worship the idols. The bishop refused and declared his faith in the Lord Christ. The governor tortured him with severely painful tortures\, and when he saw him getting firmer in his faith\, he ordered to cut off his neck and the necks of the two servants with him. Some believers took their bodies\, shrouded them\, and laid them in coffins. God honored them by manifesting many signs and wonders from their bodies. May their prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-saints-athanasius-the-bishop-gerasimus-jarasimus-and-theodotus-2/
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SUMMARY:-COMMEMORATION OF THE PATRIARCHS: ABRAHAM\, ISAAC\, AND JACOB
DESCRIPTION:September 3\, 2022 – Mesra 28\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, the church celebrates the holy Patriarchs: Abraham\, Isaac\, and Jacob. \n\n1. Our father Abraham:\nWho can describe the virtues of he who became father to many nations? He believed in God\, obeyed Him\, and did not doubt His promises. The Lord appeared to him in a vision at night and told him\, ‘Get out of your country\, away from your family and from your father’s house\, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing.’ (Genesis 12:1-2) Then the Lord appeared to Abraham in the form of three men. He welcomed them\, for they were strangers\, and God promised him the birth of Isaac. Abraham was then one hundred years old; Sarah\, his wife\, was advanced in age\, and they believed the promise of God. \nWhen Isaac was born\, Abraham\, his father\, circumcised him on the eighth day of his birth. Although he was sure that through his procreation all the nations of the earth would be blessed\, God told him\, ‘Take now your son\, your only son Isaac\, whom you love\, and offer him there as a burnt offering.’ He did not doubt the promise of God. He began to offer his son as a sacrifice\, confident that God would raise him\, and raise offspring through him. When he fulfilled the sacrifice of Isaac by intention\, God revealed his virtues to the generations to come by saying\, ‘By Myself I have sworn\, says the LORD\, because you have done this thing\, and have not withheld your son\, your only son\, in blessing I will bless you\, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven.’ (Genesis 22:1-18) That was fulfilled and he was called the father of Christ in flesh. (Luke 3:34) He departed in peace when he was one hundred seventy-five years old. May his prayers be with us. Amen. \n\n2. Our father Isaac\nHe was born by a divine promise\, and he was perfect in piety and obedience to God and to his father. He was willing to be sacrificed by his father as an offering to God\, although he was the son of the promise\, and his father begot him when he was one hundred years old. Isaac was not a child then\, for the Bible said\, ‘So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son\, and went to the place which was afar off.’ Some historians say that Isaac’s age then was about thirty-seven years old. He obeyed his father\, and laid down his neck for slaying\, but the angel of the Lord ordered his father not to lay his hand on the lad. As it was considered that Abraham had fulfilled the sacrifice of his son by intention\, it was also considered that Isaac was sacrificed by intention. \nHe suffered many tribulations and sorrows. God gave him two sons\, Esau and Jacob. Isaac loved Esau for his bravery. When Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see\, he called Esau\, his older son\, and said to him\, ‘My son … behold now\, I am old. I do not know the day of my death. Now therefore\, please … go out to the field and hunt game for me. And make me savory food … that I may eat\, that my soul may bless you before I die.’ Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. She spoke to Jacob her son\, saying\, ‘… Go now to the flock and bring me from there two choice kids of the goats\, and I will make savory food from them for your father\, such as he loves … that he may bless you before his death.’ Jacob said to Rebekah his mother\, ‘Look\, Esau my brother is a hairy man\, and I am a smooth-skinned man. Perhaps my father will feel me\, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.’ But his mother said to him\, ‘Let your curse be on me\, my son.’ (Genesis 27:1-29) She did that by a divine inspiration. Jacob did as his mother ordered him\, and his father ate and blessed him. Isaac departed in peace when he was one hundred eighty years old. ay his prayers be with us. Amen. \n\n3. The father of the Tribes Jacob\nEsau\, his brother\, hated him for he took the blessing of their father from him. Jacob feared Esau\, and fled to Laban\, his uncle. He shepherded Laban’s sheep for seven years and Laban gave Jacob his daughter\, Leah\, in marriage. Then Jacob served another seven years\, and Laban gave him his second daughter\, Rachel\, in marriage. (Genesis 29:15-30) Then Laban\, his uncle\, told him\, ‘The sheep that are streaked shall be your wages\, then all the flocks bore streaked.’ (Genesis 31:4-8) \nGod made him exceedingly wealthy. He returned with his two wives\, Leah and Rachel\, and God blessed him with twelve sons. He saw God face to face and wrestled with him until the breaking of day\, and God called him Israel. \nHe suffered many sorrows and tribulations\, such as the selling of Joseph his son as a servant to the Egyptians\, the loss of his sight\, the severe famine\, and others as mentioned in the Holy Bible. His son Joseph then rose to power and became the second man in Egypt after the Pharaoh\, and he tried until he was able to bring his father Jacob to Egypt\, where he stayed for seventeen years. When his departure drew near he called his twelve sons and blessed them. When he blessed Judah\, he said\, ‘The scepter shall not depart from Judah\, nor a lawgiver from between his feet\, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.’ That was a prophesy about the coming of the Lord Christ from his seed. When he was one hundred forty-seven years\, he departed in peace\, after commanding that he be buried in the tomb of his fathers. Joseph carried him in the chariot of Pharaoh\, brought him to the land of Canaan\, where he was buried with his fathers. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/commemoration-of-the-patriarchs-abraham-isaac-and-jacob-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. MARY\, THE ARMENIAN
DESCRIPTION:September 2\, 2022 – Mesra 27\, 1738 \nOn this day also\, St. Mary the Armenian\, was martyred. She was captured by the Moslems\, who asked her to deny her faith in the Lord Christ. She refused\, so they tortured her severely\, but she remained steadfast in her faith. They threatened to burn her alive in a blazing pit\, by the gate of Zoweila in Cairo. Many gathered there\, and the crowd tried to frighten her from the suffering and to persuade her to change her counsel\, but she answered saying\, It is good that I deliver up my soul in the hands of my Master\, Lord\, and Savior Jesus Christ. Then she quickly threw herself in the fiery pit. Thus she received the crown of martyrdom. May her prayers be with us\, and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-mary-the-armenian-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF SAINTS BENJAMIN AND HIS SISTER EUDEXIA
DESCRIPTION:September 2\, 2022 – Mesra 27\, 1738 \nOn this day\, St. Benjamin and his sister St. Eudexia\, were martyred. Their parents were pious Christians who loved sojourners. They brought them up in a Christian manner. When Benjamin grew up\, he longed to be martyred for the sake of the Name of Christ. He went to Shatanouf and confessed the Lord Christ before the governor. The governor tortured him much then cast him in prison. When his parents and sister knew about this\, they came to him weeping\, but he comforted them\, and told them about the vanity of the world and the life of the coming age which has no end. When his sister heard that\, she told him\, God lives\, I shall not separate from you until we die together. The governor cast them in a dark place for twenty days. Then he took them out and hung heavy stones on their necks and threw them in the river. The Angel of the Lord came and loosened the stones. They swam until they arrived at the town of Petra. A virgin found them and rescued them. They then returned to the governor and again they confessed The Lord Christ before him. The governor ordered to cut off their heads and they received the crown of martyrdom. The faithful built a church in their names in their town Shanshour. May their prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-saints-benjamin-and-his-sister-eudexia-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. AGABIUS\, THE SOLDIER\, AND HIS SISTER THECLA
DESCRIPTION:September 1\, 2022 – Mesra 26\, 1738 \n\nOn this day also\, St. Agabius\, the Soldier\, and his pious sister Thecla\, were martyred. They lived during the time of Julian the Infidel\, and they confessed the Lord Christ before him. He cast them to the lions\, and they received the crowns of martyrdom. May their prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-agabius-the-soldier-and-his-sister-thecla-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. MOSES (MOISEES) AND HIS SISTER SARAH
DESCRIPTION:September 1\, 2022 – Mesra 26\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, St. Moses (Moisees) and his righteous sister Sarah\, were martyred. They were born to rich\, Christian parents. When their parents departed\, St.Moisees wanted to give his sister in marriage\, and to hand over to her all their possessions\, and to go and become a monk. She answered him and said\, If you would get married first\, then I also can get married. He said\, I have committed many sins\, and I want to become a monk to blot out my sins. I can not attend to the marriage and the salvation of my soul at the same time. She answered him saying\, O my brother\, how can you cast me to the snares of this transitory world\, while you seek to save your own soul? He said\, Whatever you wish\, I will do. She said\, What you do for your self\, I likewise will do for myself. When he saw her strong determination\, he dispersed all their money to the poor and the needy. He took his sister to a convent for virgins\, which was outside Alexandria. He also entered one of the monasteries for men. They did not see each other for ten years. When Emperor Decius incited persecution against the Christians\, during the papacy of Pope Demetrius\, the twelfth Patriarch of Alexandria\, many were martyred. St. Moses (Moisees) sent to his sister Sarah to bid her farewell and to inform her that he wished to shed his blood in the Name of the Lord Christ. She rose up immediately and asked the abbess to release her. After she took the blessings of her sisters the nuns\, she joined her brother on his way to Alexandria. They confessed the Lord Christ before the governor. After they had been tortured severely\, their heads were cut off\, and they received the crowns of martyrdom. May their prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-moses-moisees-and-his-sister-sarah-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. MACARIUS III\, THE 114TH POPE OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:August 31\, 2022 – Mesra 25\, 1738 \nOn this day also\, of the year 1661 A.M. (August 31st\, 1945 A.D.)\, Pope Macarius III\, 114th Patriarch of Alexandria\, departed. He was born in the city of El-Mahalla El-Koubra\, on February 18th\, 1872 A.D.\, to an old\, respectable family. His family was know by El-Kasees family (The family of the priest)\, which was virtuous and godly. He grew up from a young age in a religious and pious atmosphere. He received his primary and secondary education in El-Mahalla El-Koubra and Tanta. Even as a young man\, he was ascetic\, longed for solitary life\, and enthusiastic about memorizing the church hymns. When he was sixteen years old\, he deserted the world and went to the monastery of Anba Bishoy in Wadi El-Natroun\, in the year 1888 A.D.\, to fulfill his desire for asceticism and worship. His name was Monk Abdel-Mesieh. He devoted himself to worship and to the study of the Holy Bible\, ecclesiastical books\, and Coptic rituals. In a short time his virtues and righteousness were evident\, and his pure life became known to the monks. He was distinguished for transcribing books\, and his Coptic and Arabic penmanship was exquisite. He perfected the religious Coptic artistic decorations. After he was ordained a priest he spent about six years in the pure ascetic life. \nIn the year 1895 A.D.\, Macarius went to the Baramous monastery\, where he was ordained Archpriest (hegumen) by Pope Kyrillos V\, and became his private secretary. The Pope delegated him to teach the Coptic and French languages in the theological school for monks. He intended to ordain him a bishop for Misr (Cairo)\, but two years after the arrival of Fr. Abdel-Meseih to Cairo\, Anba Michael\, bishop of Assiut\, departed. A delegation from Assiut came to Cairo\, they chose this honorable hegumen and nominated him to be a metropolitan for Assiut. In the beginning\, the Pope did not accept their petition\, for he kept Macarius in order to ordain him a bishop for Cairo and as an assistant to His Holiness\, in managing the affairs of the See of St. Mark. But when the delegation persisted in their demand\, the Pope accepted their petition\, and ordained Macarius a metropolitan for Assiut on July 11th\, 1897 A.D. (Abib 5th\, 1613 A.M.). He called him Macarius\, and he was twenty-four years old. He went to his parish as a young man\, with no armors but his piety\, asceticism\, and knowledge. He embarked\, with the wisdom of the elders inspite of his young age\, with his strong will\, and with the help of the Lord\, on bringing together the factions of his congregation\, and establishing the Faith. So\, he maintained the unity of his people\, and the position and reverence of the church\, and he was quite successful in it. He was not content with the program that he placed for the church reform\, but he also held an immense Coptic conference in the city of Assiut in year 1910 A.D.\, inspite of all the objections that rose against it. He also submitted along with Anba Theophilus\, then bishop of Manfalot and Abnoup\, in early 1920 A.D.\, a petition to Pope Kyrillos V. This petition contained the required administrative and financial reforms\, which indicated his great competence. \nWhen Pope Kyrillos V\, departed in 1928 A.D.\, the people nominated Abba Macarius for the Patriarchal chair to achieve the required reforms\, but the circumstances then prevented that. When Pope Yoannis IXX\, departed\, the Divine grace permitted that Anba Macarius be enthroned on the throne of St. Mark. He was ordained Patriarch for the See of St. Mark on Sunday\, February 19th\, 1944 A.D. After his enthronement to the Patriarchal chair\, Anba Macarius issued on February 22nd\, 1944 A.D.\, a historical document. Its main objective was to reform the monasteries\, and promote their monks spiritually\, and scientifically. He also ordered that the heads and the administrators of the monasteries be accountable. This lead to a major contention between the Holy Synod and the General Coptic Community Council (Maglis El-Milli). On June 7th\, 1944 A.D.\, the Holy Synod submitted a memorandum to the Pope and to the minister of Justice. They objected to the draft of the Marital and Personal Law for the non-Muslim denominations\, for it subverted a canon of the Coptic Orthodox Church\, as it affected two of the Holy Sacraments of the church which are the sacrament of Priesthood and Matrimony. These sacraments are cornerstone of the Christian religion and worship. The dispute between the Synod and the Council continued\, and all the attempts of reconciliation failed. The efforts of the Pope to eliminate the misunderstanding failed also. The council insisted on interfering in what was not its jurisdiction\, and in what was the core jurisdiction of the Holy Synod. As a result\, the Pope was compelled to leave the Capital\, and the Papal residence\, for seclusion in Helwan\, then went to the Eastern monasteries accompanied by the metropolitans. He remained for a while in St.Antony’s monastery then went to the monastery of Anba Paul. All these painful events had strong impact in all the circles and distressed every devout in the church. \nWhen the Prime Minister knew about the departure of the Pope to the monastery\, he worked on the return of the Pope in honor to his Chair\, and his efforts were successful. Meanwhile\, the Coptic Community Council (Maglis El-Milli) sent a letter to the Pope asking for his return\, to be able to manage the affairs of the church\, and promised the cooperation in the needed reforms. Later\, the Pope returned from the monastery\, and the people received him with joy and reverence. \nThe Holy Synod convened\, with Anba Macarius presiding\, on January 1st\, 1945\, and issued many resolutions\, which follow:\n+ The representation of The Ethiopian church in the Alexandrian Synod.\n+ The exchange of delegations between Egypt and Ethiopia\, and the establishment of a seminary in Ethiopia.\n+ Restriction of divorce on the grounds of adultery only.\n+ Legislation of the Family and Marital Law.\n+ Rules for nominating and electing the Patriarch that coincide with the canons of the church and its tradition\n+ Establishment of a Theological seminary for the monks.\n+ Formation of a permanent committee to revue all the ecclesiastical books.\n+ The safeguarding of the endowment funds\, and improvement of the office procedures at the administrative offices of the patriarchate.\n+ Strict enforcement of the Monastic Law that was issued on June 3rd\, 1937 A.D.\, and the return of all the monks that were living outside their monasteries.\n+ Establishment of a record in each church to register the members of each Coptic family\, and another to register the baptized\, the departed\, and the deacons. \nOn June 6th\, 1945 A.D.\, the Russian Patriarch visited Cairo. Pope Macarius sent a delegation of metropolitans and bishops to be in his reception. Then they exchanged the cordial visits. Once again a dispute between H.H. the Pope and the General Coptic Community Council (Maglis El-Milli) took place. This time the dispute was not resolved before the Pope took the initiative to defend the position and dignity of his nation\, the canons of the churches\, and the Family Marital Law for non-Muslims in particular. On May 30th\, 1945 A.D. all the leaders of the non-Muslim denominations in Egypt\, headed by the Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church\, presented a memorandum to the minister of Justice objecting to the special law that regulated the denominational family affairs courts. Also copies were sent to the senate and the house of representatives. The memorandum focused on the objections\, to better suit the Christian rites and traditions. The Pope suffered from a severe weakness two weeks before his departure that forced him to rest in his residence. On Thursday evening\, the 24th of Misra\, 1661 A.M. (August 30th\, 1945 A.D.)\, he felt fatigued and he suffered from heart failure. The doctors rushed to his bedside trying to save him till dawn. At 9:15 Friday morning\, 31st of August\, 1945 A.D.\, his pure soul departed to its creator. On Sunday\, the second of September\, his pure body was taken to its final resting place in the church with the signs of grief and sorrow. His coffin was placed beside the bodies of the patriarchs\, his predecessors. He remained on the Patriarchal throne for one year\, six months\, and nineteen days. May God accept him in the habitations of the righteous. Coincidentally\, an earthquake was felt in Cairo at 2:45pm at the time of his burial. Everyone felt it\, and the believers were touched\, for nature shared their sorrow for the departure of this pure saint. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
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