Please pray the Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Stations of the Cross and Litany's for the Nation of Egypt and other nations who are suffering so much. May the Mercy of Jesus overwhelm them with His Divine presence in this time of suffering and trial. God bless, Todd
Please pray for the nation of Egypt as it goes through such violent turmoil this week.
London: Day of Prayer for Egypt
Posted: Friday, January 28, 2011 6:13 pm
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and United Action for Egyptian Christians will host an interdenominational day of prayer for Christians in Egypt on 29 January in London.
Sectarian violence against Christians in Egypt escalated in 2010, and the start of 2011 was marred by the bombing of a Coptic church in Alexandria on New Year’s Eve in which 23 people were killed and 80 were injured.
The Day of Prayer for Egypt will begin with an ecumenical service at St Marys Church, Bryanston Square, W1, led by Bishop Angaelos, head of the Coptic Church in the UK, and attended by representatives of various Christian denominations. The increasingly tense situation for Egypt’s Christians will be discussed by Dr Raafat Girgis, a leading expert on the history of Christianity in Egypt, Ibrahim Habib of United Copts of Great Britain, and representatives from CSW. There will also be testimonies from Egyptian converts, and worship in both Arabic and English.Egypt has been rocked in recent days by protests against the government of President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for 29 years. Despite a ban on political demonstrations, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of towns and cities across the country after Friday prayers in what is thought to be the biggest day of protest yet.CSW’s Chief Executive Mervyn Thomas said, “Egypt is at a critical time in its history and it is more important than ever that we join Christians in Egypt in praying for the future of their country. We look forward to welcoming Christians of all denominations as they join with us in standing in solidarity with the Church in Egypt at this crucial time.”CSW is the UK’s leading human rights advocacy organisation specialising in religious freedom, working on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs and promoting religious liberty for all.
The Day of Prayer will be held from10am-4pm on 29 January at St Marys Church, Bryanston Square, Wyndham Place, London W1H 1PQ. For further information visit http://www.csw.org.uk/.
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=17549
St. Anthony of Egypt
(251-356)
The life of Anthony will remind many people of St. Francis of Assisi. At 20, Anthony was so moved by the Gospel message, “Go, sell what you have, and give to [the] poor” (Mark 10:21b), that he actually did just that with his large inheritance. He is different from Francis in that most of Anthony’s life was spent in solitude. He saw the world completely covered with snares, and gave the Church and the world the witness of solitary asceticism, great personal mortification and prayer. But no saint is antisocial, and Anthony drew many people to himself for spiritual healing and guidance.
At 54, he responded to many requests and founded a sort of monastery of scattered cells. Again like Francis, he had great fear of “stately buildings and well-laden tables.”
At 60, he hoped to be a martyr in the renewed Roman persecution of 311, fearlessly exposing himself to danger while giving moral and material support to those in prison. At 88, he was fighting the Arian heresy, that massive trauma from which it took the Church centuries to recover. “The mule kicking over the altar” denied the divinity of Christ.
Anthony is associated in art with a T-shaped cross, a pig and a book. The pig and the cross are symbols of his valiant warfare with the devil—the cross his constant means of power over evil spirits, the pig a symbol of the devil himself. The book recalls his preference for “the book of nature” over the printed word. Anthony died in solitude at 105.
Comment:
In an age that smiles at the notion of devils and angels, a person known for having power over evil spirits must at least make us pause. And in a day when people speak of life as a “rat race,” one who devotes a whole life to solitude and prayer points to an essential of the Christian life in all ages. Anthony’s hermit life reminds us of the absoluteness of our break with sin and the totality of our commitment to Christ. Even in God’s good world, there is another world whose false values constantly tempt us.
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1263
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