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Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty · Catechism · 1365

Faith Q&A › Catechism › 1. The Gift of Death and the Resurrected Life in Christ

What should occupy our thoughts when we come to leave this world?

The answer

In the midst of her pain, the martyr St. Julia of Corsica did not think of herself, but of the salvation of her persecutors, praying: “May You be blessed, my God and Master Jesus Christ, who made me worthy to die just like You and for Your sake, crucified upon the wood of a cross … I ask You, O my God, by the right of Your pure and precious blood, to look upon this people sitting in the darkness of death with the eyes of Your mercy; to forgive them and to shine upon them with the light of faith in You.”

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volumes 1 and 2, Books 1–7. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.