kol sana w msr tyeba....bmonasbt 3eed st Mark: +++ St. Mark was a broad-minded Apostle. His ministry was quite productive and covered large field of activities. These include: +++ Preaching in Egypt, Pentapolis, Judea, Asia Minor, and Italy during which time he ordained bishops, priests, and deacons. Establishing the School of Alexandria which defended Christianity against philosophical school of Alexandria and conceived a large number of great Fathers. Writing the Divine Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist +++ St. Mark and The Lion The voice of the lion is the symbol of St. Mark for two reasons: He begins his Holy Gospel by describing John the Baptist as a lion roaring in the desert (Mk 1:3). His famous story with lion, as related to us by Severus Ebn-El-Mokafa: Once a lion and lioness appeared to John Mark and his father Arostalis while they were traveling in Jordan. The father was very scared and begged his son to escape, while he awaited his fate. John Mark assured his father that Jesus Christ would save them and began to pray. The two beasts fell dead and as a result of this miracle, the father believed in Christ.
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