His Grace Bishop Makarios would always say, “The Divine Liturgy, for me, is my only consolation and extreme happiness. No one knows how happy I feel while I am standing in the altar. If this magnitude of happiness is felt here while we are still on earth, how much more will our happiness be with our LORD Jesus Christ in Heaven?”
Category: Bishop Makarios
Contemplation on Jesus Paying the Temple Taxes (Mat. 17:24-27)
Author: Bishop Makarios of Qena To be read on the Eve of the second Sunday of the month of Baba of the Coptic Calendar. The amazing miracle of tonight’s Liturgy, from the seventeenth chapter of the book of our teacher, Luke the Evangelist, is a truly unusual one. It would not be farfetched if we… Continue reading Contemplation on Jesus Paying the Temple Taxes (Mat. 17:24-27)
Bishop Makarios’ endless love for his congregation
His Grace Bishop Makarios' diocese was one of the largest; in fact, after his departure it was divided into 4 dioceses. But despite how large the diocese was, HG still managed to visit each member of his congregation, house by house, once a year for the 25 years that he was a bishop. He never… Continue reading Bishop Makarios’ endless love for his congregation
Sermon on the Miracle of Feeding the Five Thousand
Author: Bishop Makarios of Qena This sermon was taken from HG Bishop Makarios’ personal diary. To be read on the Eve of the first Sunday of the month of Baba of the Coptic Calendar.The miracle of feeding the five thousand with five loaves and two fish occupies a prominent place in the four Gospels among… Continue reading Sermon on the Miracle of Feeding the Five Thousand
Keep repenting, confessing and communing as they acquire you a great place in heaven
Following the departure of HG Bishop Makarios, a woman who knew him when he was alive had consecutive dreams of him. Once she dreamt that HG was sitting on a great throne with a crown on his head; it was as if he was at a feast. She asked him, “Are you going to pray… Continue reading Keep repenting, confessing and communing as they acquire you a great place in heaven
The Art of Orthodoxy 