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How to Comfort Others by H.H. Pope Shenouda III
Love · Pope Shenouda III · Spiritual instructions

How to Comfort Others by H.H. Pope Shenouda III

August 23, 2022 BishoyLeave a comment

The Lord Christ, during the period of His incarnation on earth, wandered about doing good, giving relief to the weary, curing sick people and driving out devils from the paralytic. He was a loving heart, compassionate to all. Let us learn from His example.

Do not despair by Pope Shenouda
Pope Shenouda III · Spiritual instructions

Do not despair by Pope Shenouda

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 BishoyLeave a comment

However weak your spiritual life may be, do not despair; for desperation is one of Satan’s wars by which he wants to weaken your morals and stop your resistance, to fall in his hands.

  • “Don’t despair when you fall, but get up eagerly and do a metanoia”
  • “Glory be to You O Lord, I am a sinner. Glory be to You.” – A great miracle of Mother Erene
  • “I am willing to undergo martyrdom and death by torture if it comes to that, but I will never close the monastery.”
  • “The one who thankfully accepts sickness is on the same level as the martyrs”
  • 10 passages about music and its effect on the spiritual life
  • 10 points of spiritual instructions by Mother Erene (Part I)
  • 10 points of spiritual instructions by Mother Erene (Part II)
  • 10 points of spiritual instructions by Mother Erene (Part III)
  • 10 wonderful extracts of the teachings of Elder Porphyrios
  • 12 beautiful passages about St Mary
  • 5 PDF books about the life and miracles of Bishop Makarios of Qena
  • 7 points of spiritual instructions by Mother Erene (Part IV)
  • A 15 year headache cured!
  • A bishop’s great sin
  • A detailed account of the life and witness of St Philopateer Mercurius (Abu-Saifain)
  • A detailed account of the martyrdom of the child martyr – St Abanoub
  • A detailed and incredible account of the life of St Verena
  • A list of amazing Orthodox articles I’ve read (and re-read) over the years
  • A miracle seen by all the bystanders on the street!
  • A prayer rule by St. Theophan the Recluse
  • A selection of miracles of Fr. Faltaous El Souriany
  • An Englishman’s account of when he met St. Abraam of Fayoum
  • Are We Seeking Christ?
  • Bishop Makarios’ endless love for his congregation
  • Bishop Makarios’ love for the liturgy
  • Contemplation on Jesus Paying the Temple Taxes (Mat. 17:24-27)
  • Do not despair by Pope Shenouda
  • Don’t judge others based off incomplete information
  • Doxologies and venerations for modern Coptic saints in English
  • Elder Porphyrios’ advice on marriage/celibacy
  • Extracts from “Thoughts for each day of the year” by St Theophan the Recluse
  • Fervently love all, even red-handedly caught sinners!
  • Fr Faltaous, St Mina and St George readjust a leaning building!
  • Fr Mikhail Ibrahim – “The man of prayer”
  • Fr Petronius El Sorianny (2014) – Quick to respond
  • Fr Sidarose Akhnoukh: The priest ordained by Christ Himself
  • Gossiping is inappropriate
  • He loves me more than my parents!
  • How a mother’s fervent faith cured her autistic son
  • How Mother Erene was miraculously saved from a knife attack
  • How St Kyrillos saved the life of Patriarch Ignatius Zakka Iwas I
  • How to be a better Sunday School servant based on how St John of Kronstadt taught children
  • How to Comfort Others by H.H. Pope Shenouda III
  • Keep repenting, confessing and communing as they acquire you a great place in heaven
  • Lord of Glory: “She can put up with this tribulation, let her take more reward. I console her in other times.”
  • Metropolitan Maximos: The bishop of Qalyubia
  • Miracles of the 21 martyrs of Libya performed for their village and families
  • Miracles related to infertility issues
  • Miraculous help in times of exams by the intercessions of recent Coptic saints
  • Mother Erene’s interactions with the Greek Orthodox Church
  • Mother Erene’s passion for praising and church hymnology
  • Mother Erene’s presence stops a plane crash
  • Mother Kereia Wassef: The nun who memorized the entire bible
  • No one could oppose him!
  • One of the most incredible miracles in Elder Porphyrios’ life!
  • Our fervent and heartfelt prayers, and deep love for each other, attracts the angels to us
  • Prayer is everything in our life
  • Random pieces about St Kyrillos VI
  • Selected teachings or stories from Elder Porphyrios on prayer
  • Sermon on the Miracle of Feeding the Five Thousand
  • St Augustine of Hippo: a truth seeker and timeless model of profound repentance
  • St Didymus the blind: author, ascetic, theologian, dean & polymath
  • St John as a patron of marriage
  • St John’s spiritual trajectory
  • St Porphyrios: “Read the Holy Bible and the saints’ biographies”
  • St. Ardina Malika Youssef (1992): Om al Ghalaba – the mother of the poor
  • St. Pisentius, Bishop of Qift
  • Tant Samira Doherty (2015): Stories and sermons of the holy woman of California
  • Testimonials about Metropolitan Abraham of Jerusalem
  • The BEST online English account of the life of St Pishoy Kamel
  • The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
  • The dying nun who became worried about her eternal destiny
  • The earthly and heavenly glory of Mother Erene
  • The effect of reading the life of Mother Erene
  • The extraordinary reality of St Porphyrios’ prayers!
  • The heavenly glory of enduring abuse
  • The heavenly glory of enduring tribulations
  • The importance of meditating on scripture
  • The kingdom of heaven is within you
  • The life of prayer
  • The liturgy is filled with saints, angels and martyrs
  • The most incredible description of St Kyrillos’ love
  • The redemption of the drunkard monks
  • The saints love their plays
  • The secret to St Nektarios’ holiness
  • The teachings of Fr Faltaous El Sorianny
  • The transfiguration of Mother Erene
  • Two printable collages of 70 Coptic saints and 70 EO saints
  • Two St Kyrillos miracles for those who suffered long
  • We can’t be holy and spiritual, yet avoid confession and communion
  • What is the greatest virtue?
  • When Pope Kyrillos laughed in the altar
  • When we have something important to do, we pray the liturgy first
  • Why we honour the saints and martyrs?

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