Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church : Los Angeles, CA

Saint Mary's Virginity

A series of lectures given by Fr. Tadros Malaty on the topic of Saint Mary in the Orthodox Concept. These lectures cover Saint Mary's Virginity, The Theotokos or the Mother of God, Our New Eve, Full of Grace, Our Mediatrix, Saint Mary the model of virgins, Saint Mary and the Church & Saint Mary in the Coptic Rite. Fr. Tadros examines these qualities of the Virgin Mary supported by sayings from the Church Fathers. ST. MARY'S VIRGINITY Aaron’s rod, in fact, is Mary. It is a type of her virginity. She conceived and bore the Son of the Most High, the Word, without human seed. Theotokia of Sunday. ... Read more...

4th Sunday of Abib - The Raising of Lazarus from the dead

The Lord was planning to give Himself to death for the world. He intended to give us life, not only to our body, but also to our dead spirit. These are the spirits that died in sin and the filth of guilt (sins). Therefore, the Lord has arranged to raise Lazarus from the dead as a guarantee for everyone's resurrection. When the Lord raised Lazarus, He opened the gate of hope, for those in the...

3rd Sunday of Abib - Feeding the Multitude

"And the apostles, when they were returned, told Him all that they had done. And He took them, and went aside privately into a desert place." (Luke 9:10). The service has its numerous blessings in the life of the Apostles. In it, there is the power of the word and its authority. Within it, they were assured of Satan's weakness and the chattering of his imperial power. Throug...

Curriculum for Preparation of Sunday School Servants

Beloved of our Lord Jesus Christ: May the grace and peace of our Lord be with you.It is with great joy that we announce the publication of a new book “Curriculum For Preparation of Sunday School Servants”.This book includes so many useful features that we believe will help Sunday School s...

Sunday Contemplations

4th Sunday of Abib - The Raising of Lazarus from the dead

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Feasts

The Comforter Spirit

If we just endure to walk in the narrow path. If we just cross the valley of tears, carrying the cross, despite of the world's prosecution, then the Holy Spirit is our salvation, the intercession of our endeavor and our the only support for our comfort. Whoever experienced the Holy Spirit amid hardship, then the can challenge the pains and will not care about hardship, "In the multitu...

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Spirituality

How to Benefit Spiritually from Holy Pascha Week

1. Our Behavior Inside and Outside of Church It is very noticeable that many people during Pascha Week are one thing inside church and completely different outside. In side church, black curtains, somber hymns, solemn readings, and concentrating on the suffering of Christ. Outside of church, we often laugh, joke around, socialize, think and talk about many worldly issues. We lose al...

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Saints and Martyrs

Our Saints: The Reverend Apostles

First, we should mention that those reverend Apostles had been called for their mission by Jesus Christ himself. He is the One who said to them:" You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you" (Jn15:16) And Jesus Christ also said to them...

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Church Worship

Kiahk Praises explained

The praise of Kiahk (also known as "7 and 4") on the Eve of Sunday is the praise of every eve of Sunday all year, since Sunday is the day of the Resurrection when the Church stays awake until daybreak. Eventually, it contacts the dawn of eternity, whose sun never leaves, because the Lord Jesus, the true Light, the Sun of Righteousness, will be its light. This article will explain t...

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How do I benefit from the Holy Liturgy?

Fasts and Holy Pascha

"Those with which I was wounded in the house of My friends..." (Zech. 13:6)

Thisprophecy was fulfilled in the life of our Lord Jesus. For the sake of savingmankind from eternal perdition, the only begotten Son, God the Logos wasincarnated. Since death was in the way of our salvation, He yearned to gothrough it, because of His love to us. His life on earth was a chain ofsufferings, from His childhood till He went to the cross to suffer the judgmentof our sins. We are those...

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Wisdom of the Fathers

“This deceiver and corrupter of souls has often driven many out of their mind. No other thought is so difficult to tell in confession as this. That is why it often remains with many to the very end of their lives. For nothing gives the demons and bad thoughts such power over us as nourishing and hiding them in our heart unconfessed.”

St. John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent