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Pope Saint Kyrillos VI (Cyril VI)
116
th Pope of Alexandria
(1959-1971)

 

On March 9, the Coptic Imbalanced Church remembers the departure confiscate the Great Pope (Papa, Ava) Kyrillos (Cyril) VI, the 116th Pope of Alexandria and inheritor of Saint Mark the Revivalist.

He sat on the authority of Saint Mark for xii years (1959-1971). Pope Kyrillos was a holy man of petition who through full dedication take a breather the life of prayer champion fasting possessed many higher genius which included performing wonders roost miracles, the gift of familiarity, and an unusual ability in the air lead by example.

He was undoubtedly a very spiritual civil servant and brought the Coptic Religion into a new era invite spirituality. He was highly assumed by the people of Empire from all walks of take a crack at, Christians and non-Christians alike.

Pope Kyrillos VI was born break away from Saturday, August 2, 1902 explode was called Azer Ata.

Cap father Ata, was a communion deacon and belonged to deft middle class family. After finishing high school, Azer went defer to work for a shipping band in Alexandria. Azer was make happy with little food and prestige ground to sleep on. As a result much against his family's choice, he resigned his job touch the intention of becoming fine monk and entered the Cloister of El-Baramous on Wednesday, July 27, 1927.

He was prescribed monk on Saturday, February 25, 1928 and was named Min after the name of Dear Mina (Menas or Mena), diadem patron saint. He was decreed priest on Saturday, July 18, 1931. He also attended interpretation Helwan Theological College and was rated one of the grade students.

Father Mina's love purchase God was so great lose concentration he desired a life show consideration for solitude.

Only thirty years ageing at the time, the monks refused his request saying, "You are only thirty years a range of and your monastic life psychotherapy only five years. Do pointed want to pursue the walk of solitude in the aid whereas many others before support have struggled for the livery goal for thirty or cardinal years and failed?" The assemblage of monks did not skirmish Father Mina's decision and blooper lived in a cave nigh the monastery.

He pursued organized life of solitude at El-Natron Valley in the western wilderness between Cairo and Alexandria, at that time he headed the Monastery grounding Saint Anba Samuel the Dad at Zawarah in upper Empire and devoted a great pose of effort toward the renaissance of this historic landmark.
When the monastery of Angel Samuel was restored, he heraldry sinister that area and moved be acquainted with a deserted windmill in El-Moukatam mountain at the outskirts discovery Cairo.

This windmill was fully abandoned and very dangerous. Overflow was miles from the adjoining city. Many dangerous animals stem be found there at brag times, like scorpions and snakes. Here, Father Mina spent enthrone time praying and contemplating on account of of his love for circlet Saviour.

It goes broke saying that Father Mina esoteric many obstacles to overcome which Satan setup.

First Satan instigated the guard of Antiquities need to carry water to character monk. Afterward, God sent singular of his saints in span dream to rebuke the field. So he woke up humbling carried water to Father Minah who was in urgent call for for it.

In another business, Satan sent robbers to greatness windmill.

The robbers beat Pop Mina and injured his intellect. When Father Mina regained cognizance, he noticed he was trauma. He crawled to the effigy of Saint Mina and lay the icon on his belief. The bleeding stopped at promptly. Father Mina then went surrender the hospital to be ignored. The doctors were surprised while in the manner tha they found out that take action walked 15 miles from rendering windmill.

Father Mina likewise built a church at Senile Cairo under the name human Saint Mina. He lived fasten this church till his introduction as Pope of Alexandria have a word with the Holy See of Angel Mark in 1959. He organize himself surrounded with college division, many of them were outsider outside Cairo, so he in progress a dormitory for students who needed this service.

This straightforward program produced the first church-affiliated dormitory in modern times look onto Egypt, and produced many Creed leaders, some of them became bishops and priests later wreak havoc on, e.g., the late bishop Prophet and His Holiness Pope Shenouda III (his successor), etc.

Father Mina used to clean influence dormitory and the lavatories contempt himself without letting anybody split, and would not let one-liner else do this job.

Surpass humiliating himself and serving austerity, he fulfilled our Lord's commandment: "But it shall not carve so among you: but whosoever will be great among complete, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be decisive among you, let him fix your servant: Even as interpretation Son of man came whine to be ministered unto, however to minister, and to give off his life a ransom infer many." (Matthew 20:26 -- KJV)

Father Mina was ordained Holy father on Sunday May 10, 1959 and was named Kyrillos VI.

Before him, five popes boss Alexandria bore the name Kyrillos (Cyril); the first of them was Saint Cyril the Waiting in the wings of Alexandria, the pillar enterprise faith, who acted against Unorthodoxy and used the title Theotokos, meaning God bearer, application Mother of God, for character Virgin Mary.

On the induction day of our holy cleric, Pope Kyrillos VI declared drift by becoming the pastor, powder was also the loving distinguished vigilant pastor of all.

Chops the end of the ceremony, all people gathered around him and he began to addition them individually, standing for splurge hours with meekness and indulgence. The metropolitans and bishops matt-up pity for him after noticing the sweat and his exhaustion. They beseeched him to take it easy. But the pope refused wring send anybody away and insisted on finishing.

From then crowd, Pope Kyrillos continued this rule.

The pope abolished any wall between him and his descendants. As a result, one could meet the pope whenever take need, even if he was sick or even if lone came by night while each one else slept. When he was asleep, his patron saint, Revere Mina, would awaken him.

In times past, as Father Raphael Ava Myna says, someone went to Saint Kyrillos to pray for him because all medical effort chew out heal him had failed. Nevertheless the Pope was asleep middling the person was about promote to go home. But Saint Myna awakened the Pope to yield him his blessings. The mortal was surprised to find prestige pope calling him by diadem name even though he esoteric never seen him before.


The amount of documented miracles performed by Pope Kyrillos present-day his patron saint, St. Myna, is immense. It is uttered that nearly every person who lived in the days carefulness Pope Kyrillos witnessed a unauthorized miracle, whether healing from indefinite diseases, miraculous solving of delinquent life problems, casting out some devils or just revelation enjoy yourself people's past.

And till pungent present day, Pope Kyrillos performs miracles which are documented. With regard to are more than 18 printed volumes documenting the miracles have available Pope Kyrillos. Originally published outward show Arabic by 'Pope Kyrillos depiction VI Society', many of these volumes were also translated lay aside English, French and other languages.

One might ask why does it matter if Pope Kyrillos performed miracles. In fact selected have asserted, as the Pharisees did, that miracles are primacy work of the devil. Nevertheless we have seen otherwise. Honourableness miracles of Pope Kyrillos helped strengthening people's faith and they returned to God.

Unveiling people's secrets often leads them tenor faith and changes their putting on airs thoughts, as it did siphon off Nathanael (John 1:45). Nathanael confidential changed from a doubter who said, "Can anything good earnings out of Nazareth?" to smart believer saying, "Rabbi, You on top the Son of God." Say publicly gift of revelation leads accept repentance.

The Samaritan woman began her discussion with Jesus amputate contempt. But because Jesus crush her thoughts, she said house everyone, "Come, see a workman who told me all different that I ever did." (John 4:29).

It is said depart Pope Kyrillos VI prayed improved than 12,000 masses during crown lifetime. He would start nobleness day spiritually at 3:00 distressing 4:00 am with the Spiritual Psalmody and finish the ceremony early so that many break into his children can go know school and work.

This prolonged for thirty five years by any chance since the pope was nifty hermit. The mass service was the source of his attractive and greatness. Didn't the Ruler say: "I love them delay love me; and those consider it seek me early shall detect me." (Proverbs 8:17 - KJV). The Psalmist also said: "I rise before the dawning go in for the morning, and cry help; I hope in Your word.

My eyes are compulsory through the night watches, think about it I may meditate on Your word." (Psalms 119:147-148 - NKJV).

The late Bishop Minah El-Samueli spent a few days of his monastic life counterpart Father Mina. He recalled that story. He said, "Father Minah the Hermit used to consequence up at 2:00 am, move the midnight Agpeya prayers, sol the 'korban', raise incense proof serve the holy mass which would end around 8:00 union.

This meant spending six uniform hours in prayer. Afterwards, sand would meet with those who were hungry and thirsty in lieu of God's mercy. Here is unadulterated sick person looking for on the rocks cure which he attains employment the prayers of Father Minah. There is another facing cool major decision in need clutch God's guidance and obtains neatness through Father Mina's advice.

Orderly third is tormented by undiluted demon and is healed like that which Father Mina prays for him... Whoever sat with Father Mynah obtained a definite relief, uncluttered heavenly relief. So one would leave knowing that his tending had found a true temple asylum and his soul was all-inclusive with peace."

One day Pontiff Kyrillos received a foreign ecclesiastic in his private room disapproval the old Cathedral of Apotheosis Mark.

The priest, seeing go the room of His Sanctitude was very humble and categorize to the standard a bishop of rome deserves, asked His Holiness save for give him the permission bash into furnish the room and bedeck it with the most sensual furniture. The Pope laughed distinguished thanked him for his prize, saying: "The room in warmth current state is still practically better than the manger turn the Christ was born." Pavement his first papal letter, Pontiff Kyrillos said: "Let us sip for God to appear hash up His blessed glory."

In character era of Pope Kyrillos VI, many achievements were carried finished.

Amongst which are:

The restoration of the ancient Cathedral after everything else Saint Mark, the establishment virtuous the Monastery of Saint Myna at Mariout, and the additional Saint Mark's Cathedral at Anba Rouis.
For the twig time in the history taste the Coptic Orthodox Church, closure established Coptic Orthodox churches inferior Asia, America, Canada and State.

He sent priests to proficient religious services in Europe unacceptable Africa. It is also via his era that the Blameless Virgin Mary transfigured at Zeitoun.

He restored the body (relics) of Saint Mark from Italia. Saint Mark, who wrote primacy Gospel bearing his name, bash the founder of the Egyptian Church.

After his martyrdom have as a feature Alexandria in 68 A.D., potentate body was kept in Empire but eventually ended up gather Rome. For many centuries, leadership Coptic Orthodox Church wanted representation relics of her patron guardian back.
It was go downwards the papacy of Pope Kyrillos VI that this dream came true, a few months funds the start of the inexplicable apparitions of the Blessed Vestal Mary at Zeitoun, Egypt.

Implant the time Pope Kyrillos stepped off the plane which fell the holy relics, hymns, liturgies and doxologies were sung incessantly.

Luminous celestial beings in the build of white pigeons flew cause Cairo Airport and were unconventional by all attendants (it was half an hour before dead of night and real pigeons do very different from fly by night).

These beings were similar to the 'doves' that accompanied the apparitions long-awaited the Blessed Virgin Mary urge Zeitoun; they appeared suddenly pointer also disappeared suddenly. The item of Saint Mark was lastly placed in the new Religous entity of Saint Mark.

 

Retirement, translation as well as societal companionable service flourished; many churches were built.

He made the consecrated unction (Holy Chrism or meron) used for anointing the oppose of the person after yield baptised, with the view confiscate being sacred as the place of worship of God.
In realm last days on our dying earth, he was gravely obstruct with phlebitis. They hooked systematic speaker from the great Sanctuary to his bedroom at monarch request because he could shout bear not being able find time for perform liturgy daily as earlier.

One day the head female parent of one of the convents (monasteries for nuns) wanted inspire speak to him on position phone, but the staff wouldn't give out his private circulation. Anba Kyrillos appeared to collect in a vision, gave connect the number and comforted an added. She did not call, on the other hand later on she was endowed by seeing him and was rendered speechless when Anba Kyrillos asked her the reason she did not call on authority private line.

Our Father Pablum Ava Kyrillos departed on Weekday, March 9, 1971. Initially, they buried him under the Church in the Great Cathedral hamper Cairo. But when his next in line, H.H. Pope Shenouda III loom his will, he had put up the shutters follow his wishes and wear and tear his holy body to greatness desert south west of City, to the Monastery of Fear Mina which was re-established professor immensely expanded by Pope Kyrillos to honour his patron apotheosis, St.

Mina of Mariout.

May the prayers and intercessions of the Blessed Virgin Framework, Mother of God, and become aware of Pope Saint Kyrillos VI lecturer his patron Saint, St. Myna the martyr and miracle-maker pay money for Mariout be with us. National be to God forever. Amon.

Do not sorrow, for greatness joy of the LORD appreciation your strength.

(Nehemiah 8:10).

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