[Scroll to the Original Arabic — انتقل إلى العربية الأصلية] In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit — the One God. Amen. The Homily for the Feast of Nayrouz by Father Šams al-Ri’āsa Abū al-Barakāt, known as Ibn Kabar, Priest of the Hanging Church.[1] Glory be to God, to whom belongs glory and majesty, greatness and perfection, and eternity without end; who created the ages and the days, ordered the months and the years, appointed the luminaries for their orbits, and made the...

The words of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III on June 8th (Year Unknown) regarding the life of Saint Abraam, the Bishop of Fayoum and Giza — [The day] after tomorrow is the Feast of Saint Anba Abraam, Bishop of Fayoum. For this reason, there are people who travel tomorrow in order to go attend his Feast at Dayr al-Azab in Fayoum. The story of Saint Anba Abraam contains many exceedingly beautiful things, to which we must attend. The first thing regarding Anba Abraam that I wish to tell you is —...

[In the Name of the Father,] the Son, and the Holy Spirit — one God. Amen. Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the age of ages and eon of eons. Amen. Our good God, we are between Your hands, You are the good Teacher, because You are God and we believe that You are God. We beseech You, O Lord, to teach us [] so that we may be perfect as You are perfect and holy as You are holy. O Creator of the universe and Renewer of the times, renew our hearts. O...