St. Basil American Coptic Orthodox Church

St Ignatius of Antioch please pray to God for me a sinner. The speedy helper and intercessor of my soul.

https://youtu.be/qnpgyDqNLv0 A homily by HG Anba Epiphanius of thrice blessed memory on the Feast of the Theophany 2017 with English subtitles. Full Text can be found here: https://coptictreasuresenglish.wordpr...

Accordingly let us learn, I beseech you, a lesson for ourselves as well from the patriarch: Let us believe in the words of God and trust in his promise. Let us not apply the yardstick of our own reasoning but give evidence of deep gratitude. This, you see, will succeed in making us also be seen to be righteous and will quickly cause us to attain to the promise made by him. In Abraham’s case, however, the promise was made that a complete multitude would develop from his desce...ndants. The effect of the promise was beyond the limits of nature and human logic. Hence faith in God won righteousness for him. In our case, if we are alert enough to see it, he promised much more. We are able in great measure to transcend human reasoning, provided we believe in the power of the One who promises, in order that we may gain also righteousness from faith and attain to the good things promised. ~ St. John Chrysostom

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"When the Church calls for repentance and the thoughts of the disobedient return to the thinking of the righteous, the Church has done its work and fulfilled it...s testimony. The return of sinners is its greatest glorification, and the repentance of the disobedient is the incense it offers to its bridegroom to complete the joy of His heart." Abba Matthew The Poor.

Read the full text of Bishop Samuel's lectures on "Life and Hope" on ACCOT: https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/bsam-lifeandhope/

Fr. Michael Maximous' sermon on October 25, 2020

As to Christ - St Jerome

let us give up vain and fruitless cares, and approach to the glorious and venerable rule of our holy calling. Let us attend to what is good, pleasing, and acc...eptable in the sight of Him who formed us. Let us look steadfastly to the blood of Christ, and see how precious that blood is to God, which, having been shed for our salvation, has set the grace of repentance before the whole world. ~ St. Clement of Rome. See more