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Father Abu Kastour the Martyr |
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Tuesday, March 02 2010 |
We want to share with you an email from one of the members of Christville about Saint Abu Kstour. May his blessing be with us all amen.
 I was watching the movie of the blessed Father saint Abu Katsour when I realized that all of the websites and movies that are avaliable online are all in arabic, so I took the blessing of translating his story so that we can all benefit from this blessed Saint's life and trials.
The story is based on the movie and the saying of Bishop Gawrgious the bishop of Maati and it providence and some of the text that is avaliable on him online.
Father Abu Kastour the Martyr.
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Friday, February 26 2010 |
I want to fast but I think that fifty-five days of fasting are too long. What is your advice?
 To say 'fifty-five days of fasting are too long' is quite a strong statement that does not build spiritually; but gives the impression that we are negotiating and wanting to give God what we think He deserves and nothing more.
Fasting becomes very hard when we start counting it by days and hours, when it is considered just a change of diet and food deprivation. If we do not have the real spirit of fast, humiliate ourselves before the Lord and, having our sins before our eyes at all times, repent and ask for His forgiveness we will not benefit from the fast and it will not be accepted by our Lord. The Israelites fasted and afflicted themselves before God; yet their fast was unacceptable to Him "Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and You have not seen? Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?'" (Isa 58:3).
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