Author: The Late Thrice Blessed Pope Shenouda III

Forget What is Behind

St. Paul the Apostle said, “…forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead. I press towards the goal.” (Phil.3 :13). By referring to what is behind St. Paul did not mean sins but righteousness; that he put his virtues behind and was pressing forward.  Therefore, it justifies the …

Firmness

How easy it is for one to start a spiritual life and live with God for days or weeks then relapses and regresses backward losing everything…!  It is important then for the one who starts, to continue, settle and become firm.  Therefore, the Lord said, “Abide in Me, and I in you.” (John15 :4).  He …

Fasting and Repentance

Those who fast and receive no benefit from it must have fasted in a wrong way; in this case, what is to blame is not fasting itself, but the method followed. Fasting is a period of concentrated spiritual activity, a period of loving God and adhering to Him. As a result of this love, one …

Envy of the Devil

In the Holy Mass, we say in the Prayer of Reconciliation “You destroyed the death which was introduced into the world by the envy of the devil.”  We see that Satan envies every good and successful deed, because goodness and success are against his diabolic plan to resist the Kingdom of God on earth… either …

“Do not worry about tomorrow” (Matthew 6:34)

These words are repeated thrice in one paragraph of the Sermon on the Mount in (Mt 6: 25- 34).The Lord says, “Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on …” “Do not worry about tomorrow …” “Do not worry …