What are the most important occasions in the month of Thout?

The answer

a. Nayrouz or the Feast of the Martyrs (1^st Thout / 11^th September), when we pray in

the joyful tune from the first day of Thout to the 16^th — a testimony to the Holy Trinity who give joy our hearts.

b. The martyrdom of St. John the Baptist (2^nd Thout / 12^th September) who was the

greatest among those born of women. On the one hand, he prophesied about the Lamb of God bearing the sin of the world, and on the other hand, he witnessed Him firsthand.

c. The Feast of the Cross (17^th Thout / 27^th September) (celebrated over three days and

on 10^th Paremhotep). The cross is the chariot of Christ, which took Him to Hades in order to restore in us the image of God, the precious pearl of great price. The cross shines in us and upon us, molding us into bright stars in a dark and twisted generation.

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty