The place where they rested 2000 years ago, St Mercurius Church
August 2, 2010
The place where they rested 2000 years ago
Mother Erini was a nun in the nunary of St. Mercurius in Old Cairo, Egypt. She was the head of the nunary. One day she smelled a sweet smell of incense. She tried to find the source and discovered it was an old house in the garden. When she came close she saw an apparition of St. Mary, the mother of God. St. Mary told her to tell the Pope (at that time was pope Cyril VI, Pope of Alexandria) that she wanted him to build her a church at that location because it was where she rested with her Son, our Lord Jesus Christ when they came to Egypt nearly 2000 years ago. Mother Erini went to the Pope and told him and he agreed and told her it would be built when God provides money for building the church. Time passed until four years later, in 1968, when there was enough money but it was decided that a hall would be built at that place for the visitors of the nunary and so they started to build it. One day at 4 a.m. the telephone rang in the nunary and...
They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded auditorium. With their rich maroon gowns flowing and the traditional caps, they looked almost as grown up as they felt. Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed away tears. This class would NOT pray during the commencements, not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it. The principal and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or their families. The speeches were nice, but they were routine until the final speech received a standing ovation. A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent for just a moment, and then, it happened. All 92 students, every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!! The student on stage simply looked at the audience and said, 'GOD BLESS YOU' And he walked off the stage...
The audience exploded into applause. This graduating class had found a unique way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the court's approval. Isn't this a wonderful story? Pass it... [More]
".. While faith and teaching of Christ, though mocked by you (philosophers) and often persecuted by kings, has filled the world."(The Great Abba Antony)
"أما إيمان المسيح وتعاليمه فقد ملأت العالم رغم هزئكم بها (أيها الفلاسفة) واضطهاد الملوك لها فى أغلب الأحيان..."
