This is the greatest story of Pascha in the Gospel of Luke (24:13-35). We know one of the two disciples, Cleopas. The other disciple is likely to have been the Evangelist Luke himself. The story begins on the road. Two disciples returning from Jerusalem to a faraway village were having a conversation about their disappointment. ...
Read moreAuthor: Father Elia Mitri
The Story of the Two Bishops
The commemoration of Christ’s passion and resurrection has eclipsed the memory of the kidnapping of Archbishops Boulos Yazigi, and Youhanna Ibrahim. Is there anything sweeter than being deemed worthy of getting eclipsed by the victory of the living Christ? I am not sugarcoating the crime of kidnapping, any kidnapping, its injustice and insanity. I am ...
Read moreWe Believe and Bear Witness
The highest revelation of the Truth of Pascha is the news of the empty tomb. What Paul said about the many appearances, that is, Jesus showing Himself alive to the apostles and to more than five hundred brethren (1 Corinthians 15:5-8), then what the Gospels said, follows the reality of the tomb from which Jesus ...
Read moreHoly and Great Saturday
From Pascha to Pascha The forty-day Holy Lent is our path to a new life given forth by Pascha. I know many brethren, who practice fasting with ecclesiastical attention, and when it ends, they feel great distress. How is this distress to be treated? How can it not turn, in us, into (our) remaining fixed ...
Read moreMy God, Why have You Forsaken Me?
This question is the opening of the twenty-first psalm. The exegetes held that, when Jesus said on the Cross, “My God, why have You forsaken Me!”, He was but praying this psalm. In the midst of pain, at the time of death, talking to God transcends everything that befalls us on earth, a testimony that ...
Read moreJesus the Servant
O Jesus, You called Yourself the Servant. You told Your disciples that, among them, You are the Servant . You wanted to set Yourself as an example for them and for us. You are really amazing! In everything, both heaven and earth see You being broken before Man, any Man, for the salvation of the ...
Read moreA Personal Call
Those who are acquainted with the Liturgy of our Church know that this woman, the sinful woman who had anointed Jesus with her precious perfume (Matthew 26:6-16), occupies a great place in the prayers of the Great Week. Jesus asked that she be remembered with the Gospel. This is the theme of the Gospel that ...
Read moreFriend!
When Jesus said to Judas on the night of his betrayal: "Friend, why have you come?" (Matthew 26:50), He revealed that the one who is constant in the relations between us and Him is He Himself! Luke, in listing the disciples, said: “and Judas who also became a traitor” (6:16). People reverse themselves. How does ...
Read moreBefore the World
In the New Testament, we are drawn to the fact that, the more famous Jesus became throughout the earth, the more He rose to His Cross. I will give you an example. After Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem, Greek people came to His disciples, and asked to see Him (John 12:20-22). This is an ...
Read moreThe Great Week
All the prayers of the Great and Holy week, service by service, even word by word, are enchanting and alluring. You know. Prayer consists of attention. Our Fathers have warned us against chasing beauty that drives the mind to distractedness. They said what means that we should go through the prayers, whether communal or individual, ...
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