Special Days

Church of the Dormition, Jerusalem The Church of the Dormition is located on Mt Zion. It is built at the location said since ancient times to be the place where St Mary died, and where the Assumption occurred. A beautiful and larger-than-life wood carving of St Mary lies peacefully in a chapel in the lower...

The Church of the Transfiguration on Mt. Tabor, Israel Three of the four Gospels describe a miraculous event taking place: the Holy Transfiguration, whereupon three Apostles - St. Peter, St John, and St James - witnessed Jesus transfigured from a regular human appearance to a heavenly being, shining with light, and talking with two long-dead...

Watch a Video Clip below Watch a Slide Show Below

St Philopater Mercurius, Also Known as Abu Saifain Saint Mercurius is an impressive figure in his icons, mounting on a horse, and holding two swords above his head. His story is an inspiration of courage, bravery, and faithfulness. He was born and raised a Christian, with the name Philopater, which is Greek for “Lover of...

Baounah 2nd (June 9): The Discovery of the Relics of St John the Baptist and the Prophet Elisha at the Monastery of St Macarius           The New York Times of Jan 7, 1979, tells the story of the great discovery at St Macarius Monastery, along with a photo of the box...

  Pentecost 2020 Pentecost this year falls on June 7, the 30th of the Coptic month of Bashans. The word “Pentecost” literally means “Fiftieth (50th)” in Greek, and originally referred to the ancient Jewish festival which came fifty days after Passover, and is called The Festival of Weeks; in Hebrew, Shavuot. It says in Acts...

The Feast of the Holy Ascension The Commemoration of the Feast of the Holy Ascension of Jesus Christ occurs Forty days after the Resurrection of the Lord. This year, the Ascension Feast occurs on the 20th of the Coptic month of Bashans, which is May 28. There is a very brief mention of the Ascension...

St Demiana and the Forty Virgins St. Demiana was the daughter of the governor of a district in the northern delta area in Egypt.          He and his wife were Christians, and raised Demiana to be a faithful Christian too. This was around the end of the third century after the resurrection...

Saint Helena, the Empress St. Helena the Empress made huge contributions to the spread of the new religion of Christianity. She began her life as an ordinary girl of humble Greek/Turkish origins in the mid 3rd century Roman Empire. It happened, by God’s will, that she met an ambitious, high-ranking soldier named Constantius, who was...