Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church

Daily Synaxarium
The Departure of the Great Saint Anba Paul, the First Hermit.

On this day of the year 341 A.D., the great saint Anba Paul, the first hermit, departed. This Saint was from the city of Alexandria, and had a brother whose name was Peter.

After the departure of their father, they divided the inheritance between them. When his brother took the greater share, Paul's feelings were hurt, by his brother's action. He said to his brother, "Why don't you give me my rightful share of the inheritance of my father?" Peter responded, "You are a young man, and I am afraid that you might squander it. As for me, I will keep it for you."

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We thank you for this day and for the gifts that You have blessed us with. We live in Your promise that You will never leave us, but be our source of strength, satisfying our souls and filling our hearts with Your goodness. In a world where we are faced with daily challenges, may we always be reminded of Your great love and sacrifice for us. Guide our path in life so that we may always grow in the knowledge of Your love and be united as one family in the bond of faith.

In Jesus Christ's Name, Amen.

"Let each one find out about his own condition, the state of his soul. A man is in one of three conditions: That of giving free rein to his passions or that of checking them or that of uprooting them. In the first he indulges his passions and gives in to vice; in the second he neither indulges his passions nor cuts them off completely but disputes with them and turns them back but allows them to remain inside him; in the third he is working to root them out and he struggles with them and acts contrary to them."

St. Dorotheos of Gaza.

Archive: The Council of Churches in Queensland welcomes the Coptic Orthodox Church as a new member
Date: 26/04/09 | Source
Joyfully and with prayer the Coptic Orthodox Church was welcomed into membership at the opening worship preceding the General Council meeting of Queensland Churches Together, held in the Uniting Church Centre at Auchenflower, Brisbane, on Saturday 27 October, 2007. Read More