Doxologies for Fr. Samaan Shehata the Martyr
Ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ⳾ ⲛ̀ϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳾ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳾ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⳾Come, let us worship • the Holy Trinity, • and...
A Light in the Darkness
Holy Tradition determines doctrine and practice in the Orthodox Church. It is the authority of Orthodox belief and consists of, among other...
Psalm 150 – Communion Hymn in the Coptic Rite
The pinnacle of Orthodoxy is the Eucharist. The Eucharist was established by Christ himself and it is the fullness of...
A Tribute to the Chief
Anything I write will fall short of truly capturing the essence of who my brother Jonathan is. That being said, I’m...
The Acceptable Sacrifice
Since the creation of man, sin caused the Lord to curse the earth. When Adam sinned and disobeyed God, the...
This Censer of Pure Gold
The crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ is an event that can never be adequately described by mere words. It...
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
A blessed and fruitful fast, filled with spiritual and physical nourishment from our Lord, to you all! Holy Week in...
Regarding the Coptic Pronunciation in the Church Hymns – Part 4
Part 4 – What other factors have contributed to pronunciation issues? Since the entry of the Arabs into Egypt, the...
Regarding the Coptic Pronunciation in the Church Hymns – Part 3
Part 3 – Where do we stand now? My goal in the previous two posts was to show that the...
Regarding the Coptic Pronunciation in the Church Hymns – Part 2
Part 2 – What does this have to do with the hymns? Several concepts were altered along with the phonetics...