My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Christ-Loving Diocese of Los Angeles, Christ is born, glorify Him. Christ from heaven, Go out to meet Him. Christ on earth, exalt Him This is how St. Gregory the Theologian began his sermon for the Feast of the Nativity in 380 A.D. He further elaborated on the true meaning of the Nativity (Christmas) celebrations by saying, “We are celebrating today the coming of God to man that we – …

رسالة عيد القيامة المجيد مايو2005 “لأعرفه وقوة قيامته”(فيلبى3 :10 ) أحبائى ابناء الكنيسة المباركين خرستـــــوس آنستـــــى اليســــــوس آنستـــــــى المسيـــــــــــح قـــــــــــامبالحقيــقـــــة قــــــــــام نفرح اليوم بالإحتفال بقيامة ربنا وإلهنا ومخلصنا يسوع المسيح من بين الأموات. نفرح بمسيحنا الحى ونفرح بقوة قيامته. فالقيامة ليست مجرد حدث تاريخى بل هى فعل حى متجدد نختبره ونحيا بقوته. فالقديس بولس الرسول يقول “لأعرفه وقوة قيامته وشركة آلامه متشبهاً بموته لعلى أبلغ إلى قيامة الأموات”.(فيلبى 3 :10 -11).فالمسيح قام من الأموات وآقامنا – …

My beloved children in the lands of emigration, clergy and congregations. It gives me pleasure to greet you all on the occasion of the feast of the Glorious Resurrection. I say to you, with the whole Church, “Christ is risen; indeed He is risen.” Khristos Anesti; Alithos Anesti. On this glorious occasion, I wish to speak to you of the humility of our Lord in His Resurrection. It is notable that our Lord allowed for – …

“That I may know Him and the power of His Resurrection” (Phil. 3:10) My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church Christ is Risen Truly He is Risen Today, as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, we rejoice in our living Christ and in the power of His resurrection. The resurrection is not merely a historical event, but is a living and dynamic act, which we experience and – …

My beloved children and brethren in all our churches in the lands of immigration: Peace to you and grace from the Lord, wishing you a joyous feast, a blessed year, a holy life and success in all that you do. In the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord Christ, to whom is all glory, we remember that He came for all, to care for each person, and uplift everyone. He cared for the weak – …

My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, It is my pleasure to wish all of you a blessed Feast of the Nativity, in which we celebrate the Incarnation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Today, we rejoice because of the birth of Emmanuel our God. St. Matthew the Evangelist wrote that the name Emmanuel means God is with us, as a fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy, “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, – …

سلام ونعمة من الرب، راجياً لكم عيداً سعيداً، وعاماً مباركاً، وحياة مقدسة، ونجاحاً فى كل أعمالكم، وبعد : أهتم بالضعفاء والخطاة، ورفع معنويات العشار أكثر من الفريسى، وقال عن زكا العشار " اليوم حصل خلاص لأهل هذا البيت "، وأختار متى العشار وجعله واحداً من الاثنى عشر، ورفع من معنويات الخطاة. وقال " ما جئت لأدعو ابراراً بل خطاة إلى التوبة ". وغفر للمرأة الخاطئة ( لو7 ، يو8 ، لو 19 ،18 ). ورفع – …

My beloved children in the lands of immigration, Priests and Congregation. It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, to whom is glory; and to rejoice with you in His resurrection, just as His saintly disciples rejoiced, and no one will take away their joy from them. (John 16:22) The crucifixion day was sorrowful and painful from the psychological side, even if it was a day of – …

The Resurrection and the Blessings of Death Christ is Risen, Truly He is Risen Today, as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we rejoice because of Christ’s victory over death and the new understanding of death, as presented by Christ’s death and life-giving resurrection. The power of Christ’s resurrection was revealed when Sts. Peter and John saw the empty tomb and the linen cloths lying there (Jn. 20: 5-8). The – …

My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church , It is my pleasure to wish all of you a blessed Feast of the Nativity, on which we celebrate the birth of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ brings a joyous message to humanity, as St. John wrote, That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we – …

My beloved children in the lands of immigration, Peace to you from the Lord and grace, and a special blessing on the occasion of the New Year. May God make it a blessed and joyous year. I greet all of you during the Feast of the Glorious Nativity, with all that the Birth of Christ carries of deep meanings. The most important message that the Birth of Christ carries is the Good News of Salvation. – …

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 glorious Feast of the Resurrection. This feast brings us a message of joy and hope in the midst of the burden of the painful events of death, which took place this year. We are witnessing the results of a harsh war, and we daily hear in the news the – …