martyrs

  1. dzheremi

    December 7 (Hator 27): Commemoration of St. James the Persian/St. James 'the Mangled'

    From the Coptic synaxarium entry for today, December 7 (Coptic calendar: Hator 27), we commemorate St. James the Persian, also known as St. James the Mangled (Sawn): 1. The Martyrdom of St. James the Mangled (Sawn). On this day, St. James the mangled, was martyred. He was one of the soldiers of...
  2. dzheremi

    Coptic Feast of Nayrouz: The celebration of the Coptic New Year and the Martyrs

    Today is the 1st of Tout on the ancient Coptic/Egyptian calendar (Sept. 11 on a non-leap year, Sept. 12 on a leap year), which marks the beginning of the Coptic year. To explain a little bit of why we celebrate the New Year today, here is an English sermon by Fr. Mikhail Mikhail of St. Mark...
  3. EvangAlived

    History of the Reformation by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne

    The History of the Reformation! I am almost done with this series, and I am on the last book (powerful, inspiring, saddening, maddening, rejoicing, valour, betrayal, scandal, victory, royalty, intrigue, love, awesome works of God and mighty deliveries, special individuals, Martin Luther against...
  4. dzheremi

    First Anniversary of the Bus Attack on Coptic Christians in El Minya -- May 26, 2017

    Let us remember the martyrs of the attack on the bus of Coptic Orthodox pilgrims in El Minya, Egypt one year ago today. 28 people were martyred, and many more were injured. None renounced their faith in the face of death. They were en route to the monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor (Samuel of...
  5. dzheremi

    Interview with Julia Ibrahim, survivor of the bus attack: "I want to go there with them."

    This tiny child, this witness, has some words for the terrorists, and words to say about the seven relatives she lost that day when the workers of iniquity decided to attack a bus full of pilgrims, including children such as her. She reaffirms her identity as a Christian and reports that...
  6. dzheremi

    "We are all going to die for the Lord. We don't belong to earth; we belong to Heaven."

    The Orthodox faith of the Coptic Church shines through the darkness in the wake of the bus attack in El Minya. We are once again blessed to have so many martyrs, all witnesses to Christ and powerful intercessors for the believers. The martyrs are our strength, the cross is our life, the Lord is...
  7. dzheremi

    Message to the killers in Alexandria and Tanta

  8. dzheremi

    Funeral prayers for the new martyrs of Tanta and Alexandria

    Tanta: Alexandria (begins at 1:18):
  9. dzheremi

    HG Bishop Suriel (Australia): This is ethnic cleansing; hatred is incited in mosques

    HG Bishop Suriel of Melbourne tells it like it is, as he always does.
  10. dzheremi

    Comfort in the happiness of the martyrs: a reminder from Fr. Tadros and HG Bishop Moussa

    Since Alexandria (and now Tanta as well) is once again the land of the martyrs, let us remember these good and comforting words from our fathers, Fr. Tadros and HG Bishop Moussa, delivered at the funeral of the martyrs of the bombing of the Church of the Saints (el Qeddiseen) in Alexandria in...
  11. Philip_B

    Upholding the memory of the Coptic Martyrs

    Brothers and Sisters in Christ In the midst of all that goes on, I bid you take a moment and give thanks for the Coptic Martyrs. On the 12 of February 2015 their death was reported on social media. Milad Makeen Zaky Abanub Ayad Atiya Maged Soliman Shehata Youssef Shukry Younan Kirollos Boshra...
  12. Fere222

    Study: 90K Christians Were Killed for Their Faith in 2016

    Study: 90K Christians Were Killed for Their Faith in 2016 Study: 90K Christians Were Killed for Their Faith in 2016 As seen on Special Report with Bret Baier 90,000 Christians were murdered for their faith around the globe this year, according to a study from The Center for the Study of...
  13. dzheremi

    The Church is proud of her martyrs (Fr. Daoud Lamei), and the people show it!

    And below, the people cry out after the funeral prayers for the new martyrs of the Church: "We sacrifice our souls and our blood for the cross", and tell their persecutors "Kill us more and more -- every martyr strengthens us." Once again the Orthodox faith withstands the plotting of Satan...
  14. Tiny Bible

    Christians Worldwide Unite: Wearing Orange, 'The New Color of Martyrdom'

    American Christians wear orange in solidarity with those persecuted for faith Lucinda Borkett-Jones CHRISTIAN TODAY FEATURES EDITOR 16 April 2015 Women of Grace: Catholics Wear Orange to Support Persecuted Christians Posted on April 16, 2015 by SBrinkmann A new campaign of support...