Reverens Father Tadros Y. Malaty has kindly permitted that his books be published in the COeRL. He has requested that we convey that any suggestions or amendments regarding their translation are welcome, and should be forwarded to:
[email protected] THE ORTHODOX CONCEPT STUDIES IN CHURCH TRADITION THE CHURCH HOUSE OF GOD BY Fr. Tadros Y. Malaty ST. GEORGE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH SPORTING -- ALEXANDRIA EGYPT 2 ISBN : 0 908000 05 9 (AUSTRALIA) Author : Fr. Tadrous Y. Malaty English Text, revised by : Nabieh Fanous, Riad Habib, Nermine Morcos, Mary hanna Lilian Hanna Edition : 6 Date of Publication : 1994 3 Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of lords THE BEHOLDER OF GOD MARK THE EVANGELIST SAINT AND MARTYR 3 H.H. Pope Shenouda III, 117th Pope of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark 4 Introduction MYSTERY OF THE HOUSE OF GOD How lovely are Thy dwellings, O Lord of hosts ! My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. Yea, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young, at Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in Thy house. For better is a day in Thy courts than a thousand elsewhere... Psalm 84 In the middle of the violent storms of the world, and under the pressure of ceaseless temptations, the Psalmist paused to think. The sparrow has found a home to settle, and the swallow a nest to protect its young..