Meeting of Children with Their Father: His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Meets the Copts of Poland and Members of the Ethiopian Church
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark held a meeting with the congregation of the Church of Saints John the Baptist and Philopater Mercurius (Abu Sefein) in Poland. This comes as part of his current pastoral visit to Poland, which began the day before yesterday, within the 2025 agenda of His Holiness’ pastoral tours.
The meeting began with the "Philomena" Choir performing a selection of spiritual hymns and chants from the rites of Palm Sunday, Good Friday, the Resurrection, and Pentecost. His Holiness praised and encouraged them, expressing admiration for their proficiency in both Coptic and Arabic. He also stood among them for commemorative photos.
His Holiness then inquired about their educational stages and future aspirations. Addressing their parents, he said: "I am very happy that you are raising your children in the embrace of the Church. It is important that the responsibilities of life do not distract us from connecting our children to the Church, because what benefit is it if a person gains everything but does not have the Spirit of God?"
Following this, His Holiness began his sermon, explaining a passage from the Gospel Litany: "For You are the Life of us all, the Salvation of us all, the Hope of us all, the Healing of us all, and the Resurrection of us all."
He elaborated on five points:
1. Our Life (through the Incarnation):
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:14), and He gave us His Body that we might live:
"Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him" (John 6:56).
2. Our Salvation (through the Cross):
By Christ’s death on the cross, we were saved from sin, as St. John the Beloved wrote:
"The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:7)…
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