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Contemplation on John 17, Part I

by H.H. Pope Shenouda III
In the evening of the last Thursday, Maundy Thursday, when the Lord Christ was on His way to Gethsemane, then to trial and crucifixion, He said to the Father as if reporting His ministry on earth, “I have glorified You on the earth."
 

Contemplation on Holy Tuesday of Pascha

by Saint Augustine
A contemplation on the passage, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!...
 

The Samaritan Woman - Part III

by Saint John Chrysostom
This article is the third of a three-part series on John 4. In this Homily 33, St. John Chrysostom discusses John 4:21-27, the meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ with the Samaritan woman.
 

Jonah: When All Things Work Together for Good

by H.H. Pope Shenouda III
Saint Paul the apostle said, “All things work together for good to those who love God.” (Romans 8:28) We have also learned this from the book of Jonah. Even the things that appear to be the source of toil and affliction work together for good.
 

Rejoice in the Lord!

by Saint John Chrysostom
An excerpt from a homily by our beloved Saint, explaining Phil. 4:4-7: “Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and...
 

Contemplation on John 17, Part I

by H.H. Pope Shenouda III
In the evening of the last Thursday, Maundy Thursday, when the Lord Christ was on His way to Gethsemane, then to trial and crucifixion, He said to the Father as if reporting His ministry on earth, “I have glorified You on the earth."