His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Consecrates St. Bishoy’s Church in the Fifth Settlement, Egypt
On Saturday March 4, 2023, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, consecrated, with the participation of four Bishops, the Church of the Virgin Mary and Bishoy in the Narges area in the Fifth Settlement, Egypt, which was built in 2007, and His Holiness consecrated the main church there in 2016.
Upon the arrival of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II to the Church, His Holiness removed the curtain from the commemorative plaque that dates its inauguration, and commemorative photos were taken of His Holiness next to the plaque, along with the bishops and priests participating in the Prayers.
Then the procession of His Holiness Holiness headed inside the church to start the consecration Prayers, where the main altar was consecrated on the name of St. Bishoy, another altar after the name of St. Mark the Apostle, and another altar after the name of the St. Demiana the Martyr.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II and the participating Fathers prayed the Divine Liturgy after the consecration, and delivered the Liturgy sermon, during which His Holiness discussed three features of the life of holiness through the first three Sundays of Great Lent, namely:
1- Pre Lent:
“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”
(Matthew 6:6)
A person’s room is the heart, and a person who enters his room daily lives a life of holiness, and the heart is the special place in which a person meets Christ, and according to the pure intention and purity of the heart, a person can see God.
2-Treasures Sunday
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
(Matthew 6:21)
A person’s spiritual treasure is in the Kingdom of Heaven, and if his treasure is in Heaven, his heart will be heavenly, and to the extent that a person adheres to the life of the commandment, he will have a place in heaven…
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