Newsletter: 2020 May

Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: “Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.”” Proverbs 31:28-29


"O noble Virgin, truly you are greater than any other greatness. For who is your equal in greatness, O dwelling place of God the Word? To whom among all creatures shall I compare you, O Virgin? You are greater than them all. O [Ark of the New] Covenant, clothed with purity instead of gold! You are the Ark in which is found the golden vessel containing the true manna, that is, the flesh in which divinity resides. Should I compare you to the fertile earth and its fruits? You surpass them, for it is written: “The earth is my foostool” (Isa. 66:1). But you carry within you the feet, the head, and the entire body of the perfect God."
St. Athanasius of Alexandria

Honoring the Mother

"“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you." Exodus 20:12

"‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you." Deuteronomy 5:16

"For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’" Matthew 15:4

"‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ " Matthew 19:19

"For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’" Mark 7:10

"You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ " Mark 10:19

"You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ " Luke 18:20

"“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise:“that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”" Ephesians 6:2-3

From Church Readings of the month...
Pauline: "Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?" Romans 2:4

Catholic: "In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother." 1 John 3:10

Acts: "so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them" Acts 5:15

Synaxarium: "She [Anna] conceived, and gave birth to this Saint and called her Mary who had become the Queen of all women of the world, and through her we have received the grace." Nativity of our Queen the Theotokos, Bashons 1st.

"His house was the first Christian church, where they ate the Passover, hid after the death of the Lord Christ, and in its upper room the Holy Spirit came upon them." Martyrdom of St. Mark the Apostle, the Evangelist of Alexandria, Baramouda 30th.

"She turned her face to the east and prayed. They burnt her, with her sons. She delivered up her pure soul along with her sons, and they all received the crown of martyrdom." Martyrdom of St. Sarah and her two sons, Baramouda 25th.

Psalms: "Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." Psalms 106:1

Gospel: "I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?" John 5:43-44

"A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”" John 4:7

From our Early Fathers..

"The spouse of Christ cannot be defiled; she is uncorrupted and chaste. She knows one home, with chaste modesty she guards the sanctity of one couch. She keeps us for God; she assigns the children whom she has created to the kingdom. Whoever is separated from the Church and is joined with an adulteress is separated from the promises of the Church,  nor will he who has abandoned the Church arrive at the  rewards of Christ. He is a stranger; he is profane; he is an enemy. He cannot have God as a father who does not have the Church as a mother."
"St. Cyprian of Carthage, Unity of the Church"

And our Contemporary Fathers..
Honoring the Mother on Mother's Day, by Pope Shenouda III.

Mother’s Day!

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