Letter Regarding the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
The Coptic Orthodox Bishops of North America have issued a letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, the former President of the United States of America and current 2024 Republican Nominee for President, in the wake of the attempted assassination on his life. Dear Mr. Trump, On behalf of the Coptic Orthodox Bishops of North America, we express our profound sadness at the appalling political violence and attempted assassination directed against you and all peace-loving – …
Paschal Message for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2024
My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church Christ is Risen, Truly Risen It is my pleasure to wish all of you a blessed and joyful Feast of the Glorious Resurrection.Our celebration of the Feast this year comes amidst many challenges, ranging from wars, such as the Russian-Ukrainian war, the war in Gaza, and the civil war in Sudan, as well as the awful criminal murder of three monks in our Coptic monastery in – …
Report of the Twentieth Meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, January 22-26, 2024
The twentieth meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches took place in Rome from January 22 to 26, 2024, hosted by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity. It was chaired jointly by His Eminence Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, and by His Grace Bishop Kyrillos, Coptic Orthodox Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of Los Angeles, California, USA. This – …
Festal Message for the Feast of the Nativity 2024
Christ is Born, let us glorify Him! Christ from heaven, let us go out to meet Him! My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, “The Only Begotten Son, Who is in the Bosom of the Father, He has declared Him” (Jn 1:18). It is with great joy that I wish you a blessed Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, Who made Himself of no reputation and took – …
Comment on the Vatican’s Permission of Blessing of Same-Sex Couples
https://youtu.be/nyfUM1rGv80 In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, One God. Amen. On December 18, 2023, the Dicastery of the Doctrine and the Faith of the Roman Catholic Church issued a Declaration Fiducia Supplicans on the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings. This is an official Vatican document approved and signed by Pope Francis, and based on his teaching and pastoral vision. The major points of the Declaration are as follows. First, the – …
Paschal Message for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2023
“Christ is Our Passover” My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! It is my pleasure to wish all of you a joyful Feast of the Holy Resurrection, hoping that you experience the victorious power of the Glorious Resurrection. The Feast of the Resurrection is also called “Pascha,” which literally means “to pass over.” Through the Resurrection, Christ passed over from death to life, and in turn – …
Festal Message for the Feast of the Nativity – January 7, 2023
My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, On this great joyous occasion of the Feast of the Nativity, it is my pleasure to wish you all the blessings of the Mystery of the Incarnation. Our celebration of the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ is a celebration of the wondrous Mystery of the Incarnation, which reveals God’s love for us. He accepted to come to our world and assume complete human nature with – …
The 40th Day Memorial for Very Reverend Hegumen Father John Mikhail
On Friday July 29, 2022, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, along with His Grace Bishop Abraham, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Justina Coptic Orthodox Church to commemorate the 40th day memorial for Very Reverend Hegumen Father John Mikhail. Participating in the Divine Liturgy were many clergy of the Diocese of Los Angeles along with the family and the congregation of St. Justina. We pray that God pours down HIs heavenly comfort upon the family and – …
Departure of the Very Reverend Hegumen Father Antonious Saint Antony
His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, the Metropolitan of Los Angeles, Southern California, Hawaii, and Abbot of the Great Saint Antony Monastery California, and Their Graces Bishop Suriel, Bishop Abraham and Bishop Kyrillos, and the Monks of the Monastery and all the clergy of the Diocese of Los Angeles bid farewell in the hope of the Resurrection to Reverend Father Antonious Saint Antony who fell asleep in the Lord on the morning of Tuesday, July 26, 2022. – …
Departure of the Very Reverend Hegumen Father John Mikhail
“So it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house” (Lk 1:23). His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, along with Their Graces, Bishop Suriel, Bishop Abraham, and Bishop Kyrillos, as well as the clergy and congregation of the Diocese of Los Angeles, the beloved of Christ, bid farewell, with hope in the Resurrection, to the beloved father and faithful servant, the Very Reverend Hegumen Father John Mikhail, – …
Paschal Message for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2022
”He went out conquering and to conquer”(Re 6:2) My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, Christ is Risen Truly He is Risen It is my pleasure to wish all of you a blessed Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Feast of the Resurrection is the feast of victory, because when our Lord Jesus Christ arose from the dead, He was victorious over death, sin, Satan, and the – …
Festal Message for the Feast of the Nativity December 2021/January 2022
Christ is Born, let us glorify Him Christ from heaven, let us go out to meet Him My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, It is with great joy that I wish you a blessed Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, as well as a blessed New Year. May our Lord give us the blessings of His Holy Nativity and grant us a joyful, holy, and blessed – …