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His Grace Bishop Anba Mettaous together with the fathers, monks of the monastery extends their sincere greetings and heartfelt congratulations for the holy occasion of the Holy resurrection feast of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is risen and He became “the first risen from the dead”4so what is the meaning of this, for many others rose from the dead before Him?
The saying that “He is the first Risen” which described the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ bears two meanings:
Frist, that He rose from the dead and will not die once more as the case with all those who rose from the dead before Him, died once again and awaits the mass resurrection.
Second, our Lord Jesus Christ rose with a glorified body that was able to enter the Attic despite of the locked doors and He granted us a similar glorified resurrection that which is explained by St. Paul, the apostle, that Jesus “shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto himself” (Phil. 3:21)/ Thus, through this glorified resurrection (granted to us by our Lord) we shall be in a better status than that of the man even before his fall. That’s why the fathers of the church rejoiced in the resurrection and the afterlife following it. They even yearn to this life and look forward to the eternal; life for “a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God” (Heb. 9:10) “they desire a better country, a heavenly one” (Heb. 11:16)
May God grant us all to enjoy the joys of His resurrection wishing you many happy returns and you all are in good health growing fruitfully spiritually for the glory of Jesus Christ.
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Essential conditions to spend a spiritual retreat in the monastery
To carry a legal proof of personality.
To be not less than 16 years of age.
To carry a letter from the recognition father directed to the Abbot or the father responsible for the retreat house.
To be punctual to the timings of the prayers, work and retreats in the retreat house.
The retreat period does not exceed three days.
Between a retreat and another, there should be a minimum period of 2 months.
Not to visit the Abbot or the monks fathers except with a permission from the father responsible for the retreat house.
To be calm in order to maintain and respect the sanctity of the place.
Newly Released
CDS – DVD about the Monastery of the Syrians with a simplified explanation of the history of the Monastery of the Virgin Mary (the Syrians). Beheira (AL Asakeet Desert) in the Wadi Natrun area of Egypt’s Western Desert.
I: Video and photos of the history of the Monastery of the Syrians, past and present.
II: Sections of the Monastery such as the entrance, the walls, the fort and the churches including the wall frescos from the archaeological museum and the rest of the Monastery.
III: Midnight Prayers on Sunday with the Holy Fathers of the Monastery.
IIII: Video of the Gregorian Mass for the Fathers in the Monastery.
We hope that watching and listening to these CDs will bring spiritual benefit and be a blessing to all.
We also hope that you will learn more about the liturgically and historical legacy of Coptic monasteries through the intercession of Saint Mary
The way to Egypt
A Documentary Film about
The flight of the Holy Family to Egypt
This film has been translated into twenty languages and is available for purchase at the monastery’s bookstore
Presented by
Bishop Mettaous
Abbot of the prosperous Syrian Monastery
Production by
St.Mary’s Monastery EL Sourian
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Bashans 14, 1741 - May 22, 2025, Thursday of the Fifth week of the Holy Fifty Days
Vespers
Psalms 18:46-47
46 The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. 47 It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me;. [NKJV] Alleluia
John 6:70-7:1
70 Jesus answered them, Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil? 71 He spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would betray Him, being one of the twelve.
7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him. [NKJV] Glory is due to our God to the age of all ages. Amen
Matins
Psalms 118:26-27
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We have blessed you from the house of the Lord. 27 God is the Lord, And He has given us light. [NKJV] Alleluia
Mark 7:5-8
5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands? 6 He answered and said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: `This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. 7 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' 8 For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men--the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do. [NKJV] Glory is due to our God to the age of all ages. Amen
Liturgy
Romans 6:5-11
5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin. 8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. [NKJV] The Grace of God the Father be with you all. Amen
1 John 4:18-5:1
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 19 We love Him because He first loved us. 20 If someone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? 21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
5:1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. [NKJV] Do not love the world, nor the things which are in the world. The world shall pass away and all its desires; but he who does the will of God shall abide forever. Amen
Acts 7:51-54
51 You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. 52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers, 53 who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it. 54 When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. [NKJV] The word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty and be confirmed in the holy church of God. Amen
Psalms 39:12
12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, And give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, A sojourner, as all my fathers were. [NKJV] Alleluia
John 17:18-21
18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth. 20 I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. [NKJV] Glory is due to our God to the age of all ages. Amen
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