The Angel of the Wilderness

The Angel of the Wilderness

1. The Institutes That Prepared St. John the Baptist Is he the greatest among those born of women?  St. Jacob of Serugh writes about St. John the Baptist saying:  Speaking of John, the Baptist is so fearful, and it does not have one trait of beauty that we can...
Bless the Crown of the Year

Bless the Crown of the Year

Source: https://www.lacopts.org/ As we prepare to celebrate the Feast of Nayrouz, which is the feast of the new year beginning on September 12 in the Coptic Orthodox Church, we cannot help but notice the phrase, “Bless the crown of the year with Your Goodness, O...
The Feast of Living Witness to the Holy Trinity

The Feast of Living Witness to the Holy Trinity

Our celebration of the feast of Nayrouz is an active form of witnessing to the Holy Trinity, the Lover of Mankind, who works in and for us. We experience the sweetness of the Father’s love who awaits our coming, the grace of the Only Begotten Son who honors us by...
The Saintly Priest

The Saintly Priest

On the morning of August 26th, 2020, I learned of the departure of our blessed father, Hegumen Luka Sidarous, to the bosom of our heavenly Father to share in the joyful eternal life of the saints and angels, and the words of St. Jacob of Serugh on the departure of a...