From the Epistle of St. James the Apostle... “Wisdom is one of the factors for success” in the weekly sermon of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II in the Wednesday meeting
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On the evening of Wednesday, October 23, 2024, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II delivered his weekly sermon at the Wednesday meeting, from St Mary's Church in Zamalek. The sermon was broadcast on Christian satellite channels, the official website of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and the C.O.C channel of the Church’s media center online.
Before the start of the meeting, His Holiness opened the “Trinity” Center for Youth Service, which is an educational, qualifying and developmental center for youth. It relies on modern methods that suit the needs of the current age, and provides various services to the youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church, in several spiritual, social, cultural, and technological fields.
Then he prayed the raising of incense of vespers. A number of the church’s bishops, Father Sergius Sergius (the Deputy General of the Patriarchate in Cairo), the church’s priests, and a number of other priests participated with him.
The church choir presented a group of church hymns, and showed a documentary about the history of St Mary's Church in Zamalek, and another film about the vision and goals of the Trinity Youth Service Center project.
At the beginning of the sermon, His Holiness praised the idea of the Trinity Center and those in charge of it. He also praised St Mary's Church in Zamalek, noting that although it is more than sixty years old, it is always renewed.
His Holiness addressed part of the epistle of St. James the Apostle (3:13-18), and a number of verses in the Book of Proverbs. He reflected on the virtue of wisdom as one of the factors for success in life.
Pope Tawadros explained the advantages of wisdom as follows:
1- “The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom” (Sir 1:16). In order for a person to be wise, his heart must be filled with the fear of God.
2- Wisdom is involved in all virtues; in thought, word, and deed...
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