St Mary and St Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church Leeds

28/03/2026

07/01/2025

“For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”. Isiah 9:6

Merry Christmas to you all and your families. May the Prince of Peace bring peace to the whole world.

02/01/2025

“No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Joshua 1:5
Happy New Year 2025

07/08/2024

08/05/2024

Ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ
CHRIST IS RISEN
“Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. And they said to one another, ‘Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?’” Luke 24:30-33

May the Lord of the Glorious be revealed to you in the most beautiful and powerful of ways this and every day.

08/05/2024

“Yesterday I was crucified with Him, today I am glorified with Him; yesterday I died with Him; today I am alive with Him; yesterday I was buried with Him, today I rise with Him…[In recognition,] let us offer ourselves, the possession most precious to God, and most fitting. Let us give back to the Image what is made after the Image. Let us recognise our dignity; let us honour our Archetype; let us know the power of the mystery, and for what Christ died [and rose]”

Nothing could possibly be added to this.

A blessed Feast of the Glorious to you all!

07/05/2024

“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” John 11:25

27/04/2024

Day47
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝘁
“Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills be joyful together before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He shall judge the world, and the peoples with equity” Psalm 98:8-9

As our Lenten journey comes to an end and we see the light and joy of the Resurrection on the horizon, we rejoice that the Just Judge, Whom we await, is approaching. We never fear His judgement, but welcome it as the righteous, fair and equitable judgement that will always afford us grace, and the benefit of every doubt.

25/04/2024

Day46
“Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?” Mark 12:24

Many will profess to know and spread their teachings, but the complete understanding of God and His will for His beloved humankind never hinges on a single verse or passage, but on a total and holistic understanding of the Scriptures, manifest in the life and teaching of the Incarnate Word, and available to us in their totality till today.