Author: The Late Thrice Blessed Pope Shenouda III

Who Is the Holy Spirit?

You should know who the Holy Spirit is, and what His work in you and for you is, in order to have a relationship with Him and know your need of Him. The Holy Spirit is the “Holy Spirit of God” (Eph. 4:30; 2 Cor. 3:3). He is the “Spirit of God” (Gen. 1: 2; …

The Holy Spirit in the Church of the Apostles

The descending of the Holy Spirit was the beginning of the work of the Christian Church. The Lord Jesus Christ started forming the Church when He chose the twelve apostles and sent them out (Matthew 10:1-16). He also appointed seventy others whom He also sent out (Luke 10:1-20), with separate groups of His beloved ones …

The Feast of the Apostles

The Church celebrates the commemoration of the martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul on the 5th of Abib, which is the 12th of July. This feast is known in our Church by the name of “The Feast of the Apostles”. Its date is unchanged every year. The Church venerates these two apostles very profoundly; and …

Emmanuel: God with Us

Blessed and sweet is this name which our Lord Jesus Christ was called in His birth; EMMANUEL, GOD WITH US. A name that gives comfort and God’s love to us. The blessing of the Nativity is this; to feel that Christ is God with us, God is among us, dwelling with us and within us. …