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         <title><![CDATA[Contemplation on John 17, Part I]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the evening of the last Thursday, Maundy Thursday, when the Lord Christ was on His way to Gethsemane, then to trial and crucifixion, He said to the Father as if reporting His ministry on earth, “I have glorified You on the earth.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:24:30 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Feast of the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today we celebrate the feast of Palm Sunday, or the Triumphant Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem. It is one of the seven major feasts of our Church and one that we celebrate with great joy and excitement. ]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:27:42 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Funeral Oration on the Life of the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The following funeral oration was delivered impromptu by His Eminence Metropolitan Bakhomious, Metropolitan of Beheira and Pentapolis, and Locum Tenens of the See of St. Mark, towards the end of the funeral for the thrice-blessed Pope Shenouda III. Despite its spontaneity, the oration reflected the work of the Holy Spirit in its clarity, power, and emotion. Courtesy to Mark Moussa of St. John Church- CA for the translation from Arabic to English.]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:43:34 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Joy of the Resurrection]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The angels proclaimed the news of Christ's resurrection to the women saying, &quot;Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but He is risen&quot; (Luke 24: 5-6) The news of the risen Christ brought tremendous joy to the disciples, but terrified the Jewish leaders.
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         <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 09:08:28 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Contemplation on Holy Tuesday of Pascha]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A contemplation on the passage, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! See! Your house is left to you desolate; for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’” (Matt. 23:37-39), read during the Third Hour of Holy Tuesday.]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:26:46 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Samaritan Woman - Part III]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[This article is the third of a three-part series on John 4. In this Homily 33, St. John Chrysostom discusses John 4:21-27, the meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ with the Samaritan woman.]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:45:55 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[With us, like us, and for us...]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[These were the words of Saint Dioscorus, the Champion of Orthodoxy and 25th Pope of Alexandria concerning our Saviour. We remember our father who reposed on the 7th of Tut (17th September) at this time, not just because of his feast, but because at this time of year we remember the Saints and Confessors who suffered for the sake of the Cross.

This excerpt is from &quot;The Story of the Copts&quot;, volume I, by Iris Habib el-Masri.]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:51:37 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[It is Finished]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The statement, &quot;It is finished,&quot; is the cry of joy and triumph. He has fought and He has won. Our Lord Jesus Christ the righteous and perfect in everything; the holy and the one - and only one - who committed no sin; the one who lived on earth a whole life to the full satisfaction and pleasure of God the Father, was also perfect in His preaching and ministry. ]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:39:02 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Contemplation the Pascha Hymn "Thine is the Power"]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;You might have read or heard a lot about Passion Week, but I would like to talk to you about only one point: the prayer that the church has chosen to pray during the entire Passion Week...&quot;**]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:52:47 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[How to Benefit Spiritually from Pascha Week]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[coptichymns.net wishes you a blessed and holy Pascha Week.  In this article, His Holiness discusses how we should spend our time during the most Holy Week of the year to reap the greatest spiritual benefit.]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:03:32 +0100</pubDate>
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