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1/1 Festal Works of the Fathers The proper celebration of the Feasts of the Church, which constitute an integral part of her liturgical calendar, is essential to the realization of a robust Orthodox Christian mode of life and thought. Such celebration requires that the Feasts be understood not only historically or scripturally, but also in a personal, ecclesial, and theological manner. Having themselves so enjoyed and soundly comprehended the Feasts, the Fathers, through their words, enable us to join them in celebrating the Feasts in the spirit as well as the understanding. By presenting a compilation of Patristic texts on the Feasts of the Coptic Orthodox Church, this work is a helpful and convenient means by which the reader may begin to approach, or become all the more immersed within, the depths of a truly Orthodox Christian life. $24.99 Purchase at: https://tinyurl.com/FestalWorks Paperback ISBN: 9781312781467 Previous Next

This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. < Back Previously Featured Books Benedicta Ward, The Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Liturgical Press) Our first featured book was The Sayings of the Desert Fathers , a collection of wisdom and quotations from many monastic figures. This wonderful translation was completed by the late Sister Benedicta Ward, known for her remarkable dedication to bringing the world of early Christian monasticism, especially Egyptian, to life for English readers. https://litpress.org/Products/CS059/The-Sayings-of-the-Desert-Fathers Hans Urs von Balthasar, The Scandal of the Incarnation (Ignatius Press) Our second featured book is The Scandal of the Incarnation , a selection of many passages regarding the incarnation of the Lord from St. Irenaeus of Lyons' Against the Heresies . https://ignatius.com/the-scandal-of-the-incarnation-sip/ Athanasius, The Life of Antony and the Letter To Marcellinus (Paulist Press) Our third featured book is The Life of Antony by St. Athanasius the Apostolic, which introduced and pioneered the literary genre of Christian hagiography. This book has not gone out of print since it was penned by St. Athanasius, and is available in several different translations, including this one published in the Classics of Western Spirituality series by Paulist Press. https://www.paulistpress.com/Products/2295-2/athanasius.aspx Pope Shenouda III, The Life of Repentance and Purity (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press) Our fourth featured book is The Life of Repentance and Purity by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, a powerful and practical exposition of the Christian life and a must-read especially during the Lenten Season. https://svspress.com/the-life-of-repentance-and-purity/ Michael E. Molloy, Champion of Truth: The Life of Saint Athanasius (St Pauls USA) Our fifth featured book is Champion of Truth: The Life of Saint Athanasius , in which Michael E. Molloy presents an easy to read and historically accurate account of the life of one of the most important figures in the history of Christianity. https://www.stpaulsusa.com/English/Books/Saints-Biographies/CHAMPION-OF-TRUTH

< Back H.E. Metropolitan Mina of Girga, Bahjoura, and Farshut His Eminence Metropolitan Mina of Girga, a contemporary Coptic Orthodox saint, was born in Nag-Hammadi, Egypt in May 1919, and entered the monastic life on April 30, 1939 at the monastery of St. Macarius in Wadi al-Natrun. On November 18, 1939, he was ordained to the priesthood and named Fr. Luka, and in 1943, he was elevated to the rank of hegumen and appointed the monastery's secretary. After completing his theological studies at the Clerical College, Fr. Luka was appointed the personal secretary of His Holiness Pope Kyrillos VI. Shortly thereafter, his father of confession, Fr. Abdel-Messih al-Maqari — another modern Coptic Orthodox saint — predicted that Fr. Luka would be ordained to the episcopacy, and on August 7, 1960, this came to pass. His Holiness Pope Kyrillos VI ordained Fr. Luka as Bishop Mina to oversee the diocese of Girga, Bahjoura, and Farshut; he would later receive the rank of Metropolitan. Metropolitan Mina was renowned for his great piety, deep love, consecration to the service of the Church, innumerable virtues, miracle-working, and life of incessant prayer and prolonged fasting. He received the eskeem — the highest honor in the monastic life, which required increased fasting, prostrations, and spiritual canons — and was said by those who knew him to have been among those who are spirit-borne. On November 7, 2003, Metropolitan Mina departed after a long struggle with illness, and was buried in the church of his teacher, Fr. Abdel-Messih al-Maqari, in Girga. Available Translations at Doss Press: Do Not Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures on Earth Previous Next

1/1 Ten Commandments for Sunday School Servants Hegumen Antonios Ragheb Ten Commandments For Sunday School Servants, by Hegumen Antonios Ragheb, a man whose ecclesial identity, theological acumen, and selfless service in theological education and pastoral care spanned over five decades in both Egypt and the United States of America, contextualizes and lays the framework for the proper approach to the service of Sunday School, and, more generally, of teaching in the Church. $8.99 Purchase at: https://tinyurl.com/TCFSSS The Very Reverend Hegumen Antonios Ragheb was born Labib Ragheb Fahmy in Shubra, Egypt on April 4, 1921. After graduating from the University of Cairo in 1943, he joined the Theological Seminary in Mahmasha in 1948, and subsequently served as the Sunday School Trustee of St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in Shubra, Egypt. On May 28, 1972, he became the first person ordained to the priesthood by the late His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. In 1978, Fr. Antonios was sent to serve various churches in the United States, after which he was entrusted to permanently shepherd the congregation of St. George and St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City, NJ in 1985. He faithfully served this community until September 3, 1999, on which date he departed in peace. Paperback ISBN: 9781312003996 St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church - Jersey City, NJ, USA Previous Next

< Back H.E. Metropolitan Kyrillos of Milan His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrillos of Milan was born Halim Nashed Athanasius on October 15, 1952, one of nine brothers, among whom were Bishop Botros of Shibin El Qanater, in Qalyubia, Egypt, and the renowned sculptor Sabry Nashed Athanasius. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Minya University in 1977. While in Minya, Egypt, he entered into the service under the guidance of His Eminence Metropolitan Arsenius of Minya and Abu Qurqas, to whom he would become a lifelong faithful disciple. On June 11, 1979, he entered into the monastic life at Deir Al-Baramous in Wadi al-Natrun, where he received the name Fr. Kyrillos. On June 22, 1986, Fr. Kyrillos was ordained a General Bishop for the Diocese of Minya. Shortly thereafter, in 1990, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III sent His Grace Bishop Kyrillos to oversee the Coptic Monastery in Milan, Italy. His Grace was involved in several committees of the Holy Synod, and was an active author for the El-Keraza Magazine. After the repose of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, one of the first appointments made by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II following his enthronement was on December 28, 2012, where Bishop Kyrillos was appointed the papal deputy for all of Europe. On February 28, 2016, he received the rank of Metropolitan. His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrillos of Milan departed suddenly in his cell on the morning of August 14, 2017. He is remembered by countless faithful throughout Egypt, Europe, and North America as a deeply loving father, gentle and humble leader, and beacon of spirituality, beloved by both the young and old, and even those outside of the Coptic Orthodox tradition. Available Translations at Doss Press: Attaining Victory in the World God's Work in Us The Sweet Fragrance of Christ Previous Next

6 < Back Further Reading: Christian Morality & Ethics Alasdair C. MacIntyre, After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory . Alasdair C. MacIntyre, Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues . Allen Verhey, Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the Moral Life . Andrew Brian McGowan, Ancient Christian Worship: Early Church Practices in Social, Historical, and Theological Perspective . Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance . Basil of Caesarea, On Christian Ethics . Brad Hooker, Developing Deontology: New Essays in Ethical Theory . Brian Brock, Singing the Ethos of God: On the Place of Christian Ethics in Scripture . Charles Curran and Richard McCormick, The Use of Scripture in Moral Theology . Christopher R.J. Holmes, Ethics in the Presence of Christ . Daniel C. Russell, The Cambridge Companion to Virtue Ethics . Daniel J. Harrington and James F. Keenan, Jesus and Virtue Ethics: Building Bridges Between New Testament Studies and Moral Theology . David A. Clairmont, Moral Struggle and Religious Ethics: On the Person as Classic in Comparative Theological Contexts . David W. Jones, An Introduction to Biblical Ethics . Elizabeth Agnew Cochran, Protestant Virtue and Stoic Ethics . Elizabeth Theokritoff, Living in God’s Creation: Orthodox Perspectives on Ecology . Frank Matera, New Testament Ethics: The Legacies of Jesus and Paul . Geert Roskam, On the Path to Virtue: The Stoic Doctrine of Moral Progress and Its Reception in (Middle-) Platonism . Gilbert Meilaender, The Theory and Practice of Virtue . Gregory of Nyssa, On the Soul and the Resurrection . Hans Boersma, Embodiment and Virtue in Gregory of Nyssa: An Anagogical Approach . James Wetzel, Augustine and the Limits of Virtue . Jean Porter, Nature as Reason: A Thomistic Theory of the Natural Law . Jean Porter, The Recovery of Virtue: The Relevance of Aquinas for Christian Ethics . Jean-Luc Marion, The Visible and the Revealed . Jeffrey S. Siker, Scripture and Ethics: Twentieth-Century Portraits . Jennifer A. Herdt, Putting on Virtue: The Legacy of the Splendid Vices . John Breck, God with Us: Critical Issues in Christian Life and Faith . John D. Zizioulas, Communion and Otherness: Further Studies in Personhood and the Church . Jonathan J. Sanford, Before Virtue: Assessing Contemporary Virtue Ethics . Joseph J. Kotva, The Christian Case for Virtue Ethics . Joseph Mendola, Goodness and Justice: A Consequentialist Moral Theology . Joseph Woodill, The Fellowship of Life: Virtue Ethics and Orthodox Christianity . Julia Annas, Intelligent Virtue . Kathy L. Gaca, The Making of Fornication: Eros, Ethics, and Political Reform in Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity . Kevin Corrigan, Dr. Lewis Ayres, and Professor Patricia Cox Miller, Studies in Philosophy and Theology in Late Antiquity: Evagrius and Gregory: Mind, Soul, and Body in the 4th Century . Kevin M. Clarke, The Seven Deadly Sins . Lisa Sowle Cahill, Sex, Gender, and Christian Ethics . Michael R. DePaul and Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski, Intellectual Virtue: Perspectives from Ethics and Epistemology . Michael Slote, From Morality to Virtue . Michael Slote, The Impossibility of Perfection: Aristotle, Feminism, and the Complexities of Ethics . Nafsika Athanassoulis, Virtue Ethics . Nancy C. Murphy, Brad J. Kallenberg, and Mark Nation, Virtues & Practices in the Christian Tradition: Christian Ethics after Macintyre . Nancy Elizabeth Van Heusen, The Place of the Psalms in the Intellectual Culture of the Middle Ages . Naomi Koltun-Fromm, Hermeneutics of Holiness: Ancient Jewish and Christian Notions of Sexuality and Religious Community . Paul Evdokimov, Ages of the Spiritual Life . Paul T. Jersild, Spirit Ethics: Scripture and the Moral Life . Peter C. Bouteneff, Sweeter Than Honey: Orthodox Thinking on Dogma and Truth . Peter R.L. Brown, The Body and Society: Men and Women and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity . Philip J. Wogaman, Christian Ethics: A Historical Introduction . Philippa Foot, Virtues and Vices and Other Essays in Moral Philosophy . Richard B. Hays, New Testament Ethics: The Story Retold . Richard B. Hays, The Moral Vision of the New Testament: Community, Cross, New Creation: A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics . Robert J. Daly, Christian Biblical Ethics: From Biblical Revelation to Contemporary Christian Praxis: Method and Content . Robert Merrihew Adams, A Theory of Virtue: Excellence in Being for the Good . Robin Darling Young and Monica J. Blanchard, To Train His Soul in Books: Syriac Asceticism in Early Christianity . Rosalind Hursthouse, On Virtue Ethics . Rowan A. Greer and J. Warren Smith, One Path for All: Gregory of Nyssa in the Christian Life and Human Destiny . Stanley Hauerwas, A Community of Character: Toward a Constructive Christian Social Ethic . Stanley Hauerwas, Character and the Christian Life: A Study in Theological Ethics . Stanley Hauerwas, Christian Existence Today: Essays on Church, World, and Living in Between . Stanley Hauerwas, The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer in Christian Ethics . Stanley Hauerwas, Vision and Virtue: Essays in Christian Ethical Reflection . Stephen E. Fowl and L. Gregory Jones, Reading in Communion: Scripture and Ethics in Christian Life . Stephen L. Darwall, Deontology . Stephen M. Meawad, Beyond Virtue Ethics: A Contemporary Ethic of Ancient Spiritual Struggle . Victor Paul Furnish, The Moral Teaching of Paul: Selected Issues . Vigen Guroian, Incarnate Love: Essays in Orthodox Ethics . Warren J. Smith, Passion and Paradise: Human and Divine Emotion in the Thought of Gregory of Nyssa . William Brown, Character and Scripture: Moral Formation, Community, and Biblical Interpretation . William C. Mattison, Introducing Moral Theology: True Happiness and the Virtues . William C. Mattison, The Sermon on the Mount and Moral Theology: A Virtue Perspective . William C. Spohn, What Are They Saying About Scripture and Ethics? . William Werpehowski and Kathryn Getek Soltis, Virtue and the Moral Life: Theological and Philosophical Perspectives . Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan, Biblical Ethics in the 21st Century: Developments, Emerging Consensus, and Future Directions . Disclaimer: This list serves as a collection of various perspectives, titles, and backgrounds, and may not necessarily endorse the teaching, history, and understanding of the Coptic Orthodox Church or the views of Doss Press. Previous Next

< Back Reading Digests The Lives of Saints St. Antony the Great A Timeline of Significant Events Sayings of Abba Antony St. Athanasius the Apostolic Excerpts from Michael E. Molloy, Champion of Truth: The Life of Saint Athanasius St. Cyril of Alexandria Excerpts from John A. McGuckin, Saint Cyril of Alexandria and the Christological Controversy St. Archdeacon Habib Girgis A Timeline of Significant Events St. Bishop Abraam of Fayoum and Giza Excerpts from S.H. Leeder, Modern Sons of the Pharaohs St. Fr. Mikhail Ibrahim Excerpts from Pope Shenouda III, A Model of Service: The Life and Work of Hegumen Mikhail Ibrahim St. Fr. Bishoy Kamel Excerpts from John H. Watson, The Transfigured Cross: A Study of Father Bishoi Kamel (Society of Coptic Church Studies, Coptic Church Review, Vol. 23, No. 1&2) Feasts and Celebrations of the Coptic Orthodox Liturgical Year The Feasts of the Cross Excerpts from F.E. Warren, The Liturgy and Ritual of the Ante-Nicene Church Excerpts from Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History The Appearance of the Virgin Mary in Zeitun, Egypt Excerpts from Pearl Zaki, Our Lord's Mother Visits Egypt in 1968 & 1969 The Resurrection Excerpts from Doss Press, Festal Works of the Fathers The Return of the Relics of St. Mark to Egypt Higher Committee for Sunday School, Sunday School Magazine: July-August 1968 , 1-3 Biblical & Patristic Commentaries Excerpts from Pope Shenouda III, Contemplations on the Book of Jonah the Prophet St. Macarius the Great (of Egypt), Homily 13: What Fruit God Expects from Christians St. Pachomius of the Koinonia, Instruction on the Six Days of Pascha

1/1 On the Incarnation Note-Taker's Edition Note-Taker's Series, Volume I In this timeless singular classic, Against the Heathen and On the Incarnation, St. Athanasius defends in a masterful way the reasonableness, glory, and superiority of the Christian Faith while setting forth, in a coherent and clear manner, an outline of that Faith for the edification of his fellow believers. We provide this book along with St. Athanasius’ Letter to Epictetus in note-taker’s format, alternating between the text and lined pages for convenient note-taking, to enable our reader to enjoy these works while engaging in the type of active reading necessary for eliciting maximum benefit from them. $24.99 Purchase at: https://tinyurl.com/OTINoteTaker Paperback ISBN: 9781387416493 Previous Next

< Back "With sweetly sounding doctrine let us send forth praise worthy of the Divine grace; forasmuch as earth, and sea, and all created things, visible and invisible, bless and glorify God's love for man; for that His majesty was among [us]. For being God He appeared in the flesh, and taking on Himself extreme humility, was born of the Holy Virgin, to the end that He might renew afresh him that was dead through disobedience." (St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Homily Concerning the Holy Mother of God 4) User's Guide Hymn 1 Ibrahim Ayad Gad Lewis Hymn 2 Ibrahim Ayad Gad Lewis Hymn 3 Ibrahim Ayad Gad Lewis Hymn 4 Ibrahim Ayad Gad Lewis Hymn 5 Ibrahim Ayad Gad Lewis Hymn 6 Ibrahim Ayad Gad Lewis Previous Next

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2 < Back Further Reading: Marriage & Family Life Annalisa Boyd, The Ascetic Lives of Mothers: A Prayer Book for Orthodox Moms. Anthony M. Coniaris, Making God Real in the Orthodox Christian Home . Bishop John Abdalah and Nicholas G. Mamey, Building an Orthodox Marriage: A Practical Commentary on the Eastern Orthodox Marriage Rite . B.T.A. Evetts, The Rites of the Coptic Church: The Order of Baptism and The Order of Matrimony According to the Use of the Coptic Church . Charles T. Wilcox, The Fathers of the Church, Volume 27: St. Augustine, Treatises on Marriage and Other Subjects . David and Mary Ford, Marriage as a Path to Holiness: Lives of Married Saints . David C. Ford, Mary S. Ford, and Alfred Kentigern Siewers, Glory and Honor: Orthodox Christian Resources on Marriage. David G. Hunter, Marriage and Sexuality in Early Christianity . Dr. Mounir Naguib, Youth & Drug Addiction . Elissa Bjeletich and Caleb Shoemaker, Blueprints for the Little Church: Creating an Orthodox Home . Elizabeth White, Walking in Wonder: Nurturing Orthodox Christian Virtues in Your Children . Fr. Antonios Kaldas and Ireni Attia, Two Become One: An Orthodox Christian Guide to Engagement and Marriage . H.G. Bishop Moussa, How to Speak to Youth . H.G. Bishop Moussa, The Christian Meaning of Marriage . H.G. Bishop Moussa, Youth & Family Life . H.G. Bishop Moussa, Youth and Pure Living . H.H. Pope Shenouda III, How to Relate to Children . John Chryssavgis, Love, Sexuality, and the Sacrament of Marriage . John Meyendorff, Marriage: An Orthodox Perspective . Kenneth Stevenson, To Join Together: The Rite of Marriage . Moheb Thomas and Youstina Thomas, Weddings and Wedlock: Insights from the Church Fathers on Happiness, Marriage, and Wedding Celebrations . Paul Evdokimov, The Sacrament of Love . Philip Mamalakis, Parenting Toward the Kingdom: Orthodox Christian Principles of Child-Rearing . Sophie Koulomzin, Our Children and Our Church . Sr. Magdalen, Children in the Church Today: An Orthodox Perspective . St. John Chrysostom, On Marriage and Family Life (Popular Patristics Series, SVS Press). Theophan the Recluse, Raising them Right: A Saint's Advice on Raising Children . Disclaimer: This list serves as a collection of various perspectives, titles, and backgrounds, and may not necessarily endorse the teaching, history, and understanding of the Coptic Orthodox Church or the views of Doss Press. Previous Next