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A Friend From Heaven encourages young children to develop relationships with saints. This story of Pope Kyrillos shows how he depended on his heavenly friend St Mina to help him whenever he needed him. Like Pope Kyrillos we can call on our saints to intercede for us when we are in need. A Friend From Heaven encourages young children to develop relationships with saints. The purpose of this book is to encourage children to develop meaningful relationships with the saints. As you read through, encourage your child to think of ways in which they can communicate with their patron saint. Reading stories like this is one way. However other ways include: singing hymns, colouring in their pictures, decorating their icons, and discussing their virtues.Ask your child whether they have ever been faced with a situation in which they needed a saint's help. Explain that when we love the saints and develop relationships with them, they are always near us.

Ever wondered why during the Holy Lent that we read particular Gospel readings? Or why the Coptic Orthodox church fasts more than 40 days? What should the lent fasting mean to me personally?The Great Lent and Me, by Fr Bishoy Kamel, takes you on a week-by-week journey of each Sunday Gospel read during the Great Lent.Each chapter of this book Fr Bishoy contemplates on a different theme of the Gospel readings that will guide you in your own spiritual journey and explains how it can transform your life.

Teens Guide for Holy Week highlights the most crucial and important events of Holy Week. It is a simple yet detailed description of the day-by-day and night-by-night events that took place during the final week of Christ's life, giving relevant contemplations and practical applications that suites teenagers. The book contains sayings of the Fathers and what their thoughts are on certain events that took place during the Passion of Christ. Within are also small reflections which aim to help Teens meditate on the current happenings in your own life or to further reflect on the meaning behind certain words or events.

St George is probably the most venerated saints in the Coptic Church. Hundreds of miracles are recorded for him and many churches are built after his name. His life is an inspiration for many young people for his courage for standing up for his Christian Faith despite the many tortures that he endured over seven years. All Time Heroes from all Times, is a series that we plan to publish for a long time. This series presents the lives of some of the church saints and heroes of faith from the time of Jesus till today. Some of these books will be printed others will only be available in Kindle format.

The life received by St. Anthony is one that is precisely in accordance with the Bible, one which was aided by tremendous power from the Holy Spirit. His going out into the wilderness as an eighteen year old, to live in the mountains and parched deserts, was an expression of the measure of intense faith that filled the heart of St Anthony, The young teen who was accustomed to living a lavish lifestyle, was not hindered by the circumstances of his one and only orphan sister, or the allure of three hundred acres of land that promised a comfortable earthly life in response to the gospel call This book explores the biblical basis of the monastic life through the lens of the life and writings of its founder

Despite the many books of the Bible which were written over many centuries, these books are in harmony with one another, starting from the book of Genesis to the book of Revelation, nothing else is more important in the Bible than the topic of the first coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and His second coming. This booklet in your hand is a testimony of the Prophets who prophesied about our Lord in the Old Testament and how the prophecies were fulfilled in the New Testament.

Bishop Makary presents us with the spiritual concept of being thankful in ordeals or tests. It is a guide to whoever is suffering and to whoever is walking in the way of our Lord Jesus Christ: the way of the Cross, the way of the saints and ultimately the way leading to the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed is the soul who accepts the test with joy and thanks giving. They will be crowned and seated at the right of the throne of the Lord of Glory, our Lord Jesus Christ.

St Martin the Bishop of Tours is a saint from France from the 5th century A.D. He was a solider in the Roman army till he was attracted to the monastic life. He was later ordained a priest then a bishop of the city of Tours. The Coptic Church celebrates his feast on the 14th of Hatour. All Time Heroes from all Times, is a series that we plan to publish for a long time. This series presents the lives of some of the church saints and heroes of faith from the time of Jesus till today. Some of these books will be printed others will only be available in Kindle format.

The four volumes of the Christian Living Series are the fruit of a catechism class that the late bishop Youanis used to teach to university students who came to Cairo from other states to study. The Chapters of these volumes have been a hand book for many Christians who are pursuing their spiritual path and a source of direction to many over the last fifty years, now we present it to you in the English language. This volume starts from the beginning of our spiritual journey, the life of Repentance; it also deals with two of the church sacraments, Confession and Communion, Their meaning, practical applications, fruits, and other related questions are discussed in this volume.

God's delight is in mankind; God's love for humanity exceeds any imagination and the incarnation of God's Son by becoming human is the biggest proof of God's love for us and the strongest evidence of God's providence for the sake of proclaiming His love for mankind, who was created in God's image. If the cross revealed to us the great love, which fills the heart of Jesus Christ, then the mystery of incarnation proclaims the magnificent love, which fills the heart of our heavenly Father who accepted that His Son be incarnate through the womb of a virgin whose name was Mary. This booklet by the late bishop Poemen sheds light on the meaning of the incarnation theologically and what are its implication for our lives.

The four volumes of the Christian Living Series are the fruit of a catechism class that the late Bishop Youanis used to teach to university students who came to Cairo from other states to study. The Chapters of these volumes have been a hand book for many Christians who are pursuing their spiritual path and a source of direction to many over the last fifty years, now we present it to you in the English language. This volume, Spiritual Nourishment, Prescribes the necessary spiritual nourishments that are needed along the spiritual path. Chapters include: Bible Reading, Spiritual Reading, Retreats, and Service.

The four volumes of the Christian Living Series are the fruit of a catechism class that the late bishop Youanis used to teach to university students who came to Cairo from other states to study. The Chapters of these volumes have been a hand book for many Christians who are pursuing their spiritual path and a source of direction to many over the last fifty years, now we present it to you in the English language. This volume explains some of the Christian concepts that are often misunderstood. Chapters include: Humility, Pride, Dignity, the Narrow gate, and the Life of submission.