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		<title>St John Chrysostom: A Homily for the New Year (On the Kalends of January)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abouna Andrew Awad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Translated by Seumas Macdonald], an excerpt… […]  The whole year will be fortunate for you, not if you are drunk on the new-moon [New Year’ Day], but if both on the new-moon [January 1st], and each day, you do those things approved by God. For days come wicked and good, not from their own nature; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Glorious Feast of Nativity: 7 January? 29 Kiahk? 25 December?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abouna Andrew Awad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by: Fr. John Ramzy The first Church did not celebrate the birth of Christ. And the actual date of his birth was and still is unknown. The earliest known indication to such a celebration comes in a passing Statement by St. Clement of Alexandria who mentions that the Egyptians of his time celebrated the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Mary&#8217;s Fast</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The church celebrates the fast of Saint Mary from August 7 &#8211; 21 to commemorate the Dormition of her body to heaven. Our Mother The Saint Virgin Mary by: H.H. Pope Shenouda There is no woman about whom the prophets prophesied, and about whom the Holy Bible cared, like the Virgin Mary&#8230;&#8230;.There are numerous symbols [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Feast of the Cross</title>
		<link>http://www.copt.org/2010/09/28/the-feast-of-the-cross/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because of its power and holiness, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates two separate Feasts of the Cross in its liturgical year. The first, on Thout 17 (September 27 or 28), commemorates the discovery of the Holy Cross by the Empress Helen, mother of the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine. Through her diligent search and efforts, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Feast of Nayrouz</title>
		<link>http://www.copt.org/2010/09/10/the-feast-of-nayrouz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coptic New Year is the very first calendar ever known by man on planet earth! It goes back 4241 BC. The word &#8220;Nayrouz&#8221; is of Coptic origin. The stem is niiaro-oo meaning: &#8220;the rivers.&#8221; The suffex &#8220;ouz&#8221; is Greek, thus, the word &#8220;Niiaroouz.&#8221; Mid September is usually where the waters of the Nile river [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apostles Fast</title>
		<link>http://www.copt.org/2010/05/25/apostles-fast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 03:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We celebrate the &#8220;Feast of the Apostles.&#8221; In preparation for this feast I would like to share some thoughts concerning the apostles and the establishment of the early church. It is my prayer that all will draw closer to God, to an understanding of the apostles, and to those who received instruction from disciples of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Holy Spirit in the Church of the Apostles</title>
		<link>http://www.copt.org/2010/04/16/the-holy-spirit-in-the-church-of-the-apostles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by H.H. Pope Shenouda III The descending of the Holy Spirit was the beginning of the work of the Christian Church. The Lord Jesus Christ started forming the Church when He chose the twelve apostles and sent them out (Matthew 10:1-16). He also appointed seventy others whom He also sent out (Luke 10:1-20), with separate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Joy of the Resurrection</title>
		<link>http://www.copt.org/2010/04/16/the-joy-of-the-resurrection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by H.H. Pope Shenouda III As much as the day of the crucifixion was painful emotionally, it was a day of salvation. However, people did not see Christ opening the doors of paradise, they only saw the suffering, insults and nails. As much as the disciples were disturbed and sad on Friday, they were very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palm Sunday, Saint Cyril of Alexandria</title>
		<link>http://www.copt.org/2010/03/26/palm-sunday-saint-cyril-of-alexandria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He rides on a donkey and a young colt; not a chariot. You have a unique sign of the King who came. Jesus was the only king Who sat upon an unyoked foal, entering into Jerusalem with acclamations as a king. And when this king comes, what does He do??He sits upon a foal to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emmanuel/Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.copt.org/2010/01/08/emmanuelchristmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Walt Disney Company planned a yearlong celebration marking the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney’s birth, they encountered a unique problem. A survey of visitors at Walt Disney World in Florida found that many of the park’s guests under the age of 15 did not know Walt Disney was a real person. Those young [...]]]></description>
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