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Coptic Orth. Church

Bishopric Of Youth

Anba Mettaous

Abbot of El Sourian Monastery

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Deacons.

Author

Anba Maettaous -Abbotof El Sourian Monastery.

Publisher

The Bishopric of Youth Library

Press

:Leal Deosit No.:

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In the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit,One God. Amen.

Forward

The rank of a deacon is very important in our church, it forms oneside of the priesthood triangle which is:

Deacons - Priests - Bishops

It is the rank of the service and spiritual struggle, which St. Paul praised by saying,"For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus." (1Tim 3:13)

We present this book to all the youth of the church, deacons and deaconesses, itstates the conditions, laws, duties and rituals of ordaining each rank of thedeaconship. It also declares the service of the deaconesses and deacons in thechurch, which is a service as old as the time of the Apostles. It also presents the fieldsof service for deaconesses in the church, especially the consecrated ones.We ask God, to make this book a source of blessing and spiritual benefit to whoeverreads it, of the youth and servants.Through the intercessions of our pure Mother St. Mary, and the prayers of St.Stephen the Archdeacon and first martyr, and the two deaconesses Saint Phoebeand Saint Tekla, and the prayers of our Honourable father, the Archpriest PopeShenouda III and his brother in the apostolic ministry Bishop Moussa, the activefruitful Bishop of the youth, who directed us to write this book.Glory be to our God in His church, forever, Amen.

Anba Mettaous

Abbot of El Sourian MonasteryJonah's Fast 1994