This week's events

Holy Mass - Paramouni of Holy Theophany (Epiphany)

Holy Mass - Holy Theophany (Epiphany)

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May God rest his soul in peace.

حينئذ يضىء الأبرار كالشمس فى ملكوت ابيهم (متى 13: 43)

شكر و ذكرى الاربعين

اسرة طيبة الذكر المرحومة بهية عبدالمسيح

تشكر كل الذين شاركوها احزانها و تدعو الاهل و الاصدقاء

لحضور القداس الالهى على روحها الطاهرة

يوم السبت الموافق 24 يناير 2004 الساعة الثامنة صباحا

بكنيسة مارجرجس و القديس يوسف بمونتريال

Thanks and 40th Memory

St-George & St-Joseph Church

  The Epiphany & St-John The Baptist  By Pope Shenouda III 

  L'Epiphanie & St Jean-Baptiste Par Pape Chenouda III 

Luke
3:15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.
3:17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
3:21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
 

Matthew
3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
 

Mark
1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
1:5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
1:6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
1:7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
 

John
1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

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Tubah 10, 1720 AM (January 19, 2004)

Paramouni of Holy Theophany (Epiphany)

On this day it has been the tradition of the Orthodox Church, following the teachings of the holy fathers of the church,

to fast until dusk, eating only what is permitted to be eaten during the holy forty days (Lent).

If Christmas day or Epiphany falls on Wednesday or Friday,

the saintly apostles ordained that the believers eat all the food that one is permitted to eat

during the Pentecostal days (the post-resurrection fifty days).

They are feasts to the Lord. The Paramouni days are fasted to compensate for the feast days,

so that we may have the blessings of both the fast and the feast.

In the custom of our Coptic Orthodox church, if the Paramouni day falls on Saturday or Sunday,

it is the tradition to fast on the Friday that precedes them also.

Then they pray on water before midnight and they wash and bless everyone who wants to be blessed.

The reason to complete this before midnight is because of the fear that the little children

may break their fasting by drinking water.

We ask Christ to purify us, cleanse us from all our abominations, forgive our sins,

and make us worthy to receive the revelation of the glory of His divine nature in our hearts and in our deeds,

as He revealed His glory in the Jordan River.

To Him be the Glory with His Good Father and His Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the end of ages. Amen.

Tubah 11, 1720 AM (January 20, 2004)

The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ (Baptism of the Lord christ)

On this day of the year 31 A.D., our Master, Lord and God, Jesus Christ,

was baptized at the hands of St. John the Baptizer (the dyer).

The feast is called in Greek the Feast of Theophany or the Feast of the Revelation of the Divine Nature of the Lord,

for the Holy Trinity was revealed: our heavenly Father was heard from heaven saying,

"This is My beloved Son," and the Son standing in the Jordan river,

and the Holy Spirit was descending in the form of a dove, and alighting upon Him.

St. John the Baptist bore witness that the Lord Christ, when He had been baptized,

came up immediately from the water; and behold,

the heavens were opened to Him and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.

And suddenly a voice came from heaven saying,

"This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:16-17)

St. John the evangelist said about this day, "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said,

'Behold! The Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world.

This is He of Whom I said, 'After me comes a Man Who is preferred before me, for He was before me.

' I did not know him but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.'" (John 1:29-31)

The glory of our Lord Jesus Christ was revealed on this day,

that He is the Son of God and that He is the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world.

For this reason, this feast has become a great feast for all believers,

in which they are purified with water after the example of the baptism of our Lord,

to Whom is the glory, to obtain forgiveness of their sins.

Glory, honor and worship to our Lord God, now and forever more and to the end of ages. Amen.

Tubah 12, 1720 AM (January 21, 2004)

1. The Commemoration of the Archangel Michael.

2. The Martyrdom of St. Theodore El-Mishreke (the Oriental).

3. The Martyrdom of St. Anatole (Anatolius).

Tubah 13, 1720 AM (January 22, 2004)

1. The Commemoration of the Miracle at Cana of Galilee.

2. The Departure of St. Theophilus, the Monk.

3. The Martyrdom of St. Demiana.

Tubah 14, 1720 AM (January 23, 2004)

1.The Departure of St. Archiledis (Arselidas).

2.The Departure of St. Maximus, Brother of St. Domadius (Domatius).

Tubah 15, 1720 AM (January 24, 2004)

The Departure of Obadiah, the Prophet

Tubah 16, 1720 AM (January 25, 2004)

1. The Martyrdom of St. Philotheus.

2. The Departure of St. John IV, 48th Pope of Alexandria.

This book is about the years that the infant Jesus, Mary and Joseph spent in Egypt hiding from King Herod.

This book is a travel narrative of that voyage, one that takes the reader through Egypt

 in both modern times and the times of Jesus.

The photo cover is a painted icon by the Nuns of Dimyana

 and the endorsement of the book by Bishop Marcos of Shubra al-Kheima who calls it a "beautifully written book"

JESUS IN EGYPT is available through local bookstores

or online through Amazon (www.amazon.com) or Barnes & Noble (www.bn.com).

The author Mr. Paul Perry has a website dedicated to the book, www.jesusinegypt.com

God Bless

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