MKE - May

***St. Mark the Apostle

(Madeeha in Coptic Reader)

Ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ Ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ

***St. George

(Madeeha in Coptic Reader)

Ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ: ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ

***St. Dolagy (Bashans 6)

On Bashans 6 of the year 19 of the martyrs (303 A.D.) mother Dolagy and her four children, Soris, Horman, Abanoufa and Shentas, were martyred. When Arianus, governor of Ansena, arrived to Esna, these four brothers met him when they were guiding their animals carrying watermelons. One of the governor’s soldiers asked them about their belief. They professed their faith in the Lord Christ so they seized them. When their mother knew, she went in hast to encourage and strengthen their faith. The governor ordered to also imprison her. During the night the holy Virgin St. Mary appeared to her and told her that the Lord Christ had prepared for her and her children the crowns. The next morning the governor summoned them and ordered them to raise incense before the idols however they refused and declared their Christianity. The governor ordered to slay them so the mother came forward and offered them one after the other to be assured of their steadfastness in their faith. The governor, for his cruelty, he ordered to slay them on her knees. Then they beheaded mother Dolagy after them and they all received the crowns of martyrdom. The believers took their bodies and buried them in their house which became later on a church after their names. A Church after their names is presently located in the city of Esna. May the blessing of their prayers be with us all. Amen.

Ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ: Ϯⲙⲁⲩ Ⲇⲟⲗⲁⲅⲓ Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ

***St. Athanasius the Apostolic

(Madeeha in Coptic Reader)

Ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁ̀ⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ

***Martyrs of Tanta

Ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ: Ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁ