Sunday 17 March 2024 – 8 Baramhat 1740 We should have in heaven what we are losing now on earth. The enemy is digging into our house, but can he break down the door of heaven?! He kills the guarding servant, but will he defeat God who preserves it “where moths and vermin do not […]
Saturday 16 March 2024 – 7 Baramhat 1740 In the opinion of some saints, the struggle of fasting should precede all other struggles in the spiritual life, because it is what paves the way for it. Unless the body is subjected and bridled, the person finds himself bound by many bonds that hinder him from
Friday, March 15, 2024 – 6 Baramhat 1740 He who fasts from food, but whose heart does not fast from anger and hatred, and whose tongue utters falsehoods in false, because fasting of the tongue is better than fasting of the mouth, and fasting of the heart is better than the two.Saint Mar Isaac the
Thursday 14 March 2024 – 5 Baramhat 1740 Consider fasting a fortress, prayer a weapon, and tears a cleansing, and constantly recite the Psalms because remembrance of them expels demons.Saint Mar Isaac the Syrian Synaxarium of the day: The Departure of Anba Serapamon, Archpriest of Abba Yehnis (John) monastery.Commemoration of the Martyrdom of St. Eudexia
Wednesday 13 March 2024 – 4 Baramhat 1740 Whoever conquers the throat has conquered all pains.Saint Maximus Synaxarium of the day:The Martyrdom of St. Haboulyous (Hanulius) the prince.
Tuesday 12 March 2024 – 3 Baramhat 1740 To the extent that the body enjoys asceticism, it has communion with its spirituality. As it burdens the soul with food, it attracts the soul to its weight and binds the wings of its thoughts. As for its lack of weight, it easily submits to the will
Monday, 11th March 2024 – 2 Baramhat 1740 “Every struggle against sin and its desires must begin with fasting, especially if the struggle is due to internal sin.” Saint Mar Isaac. Synaxarium of the day:The Martyrdom of St. Macrobius (Makrawy) the Bishop of Ashmun.