Day 12 (2nd Friday of the Great Fast)
“My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?” (James 2:1-4)
“Once a youth was coming home, and recognized the car of Father Pishoy Kamel parked outside his block of flats. Having entered the house he greeted his father and said, ‘Father Pishoy is visiting a family nearby.’
His father answered, ‘No he is visiting a family in this block of flats.’
The son said, ‘Really, who is he visiting’ for he did not know or remember any other Christian families who lived in the block of flats.
His father seeing his son’s puzzlement smiled and replied, ‘The family of (el-bowab) the gatekeeper* to the block of flats, come and see…’
The youth looked out of the small window to see Father Pishoy [sitting] on an old mat on the floor with a low table before him. He was surrounded by the gatekeeper, his wife and their children. He prayed on the simple food they had put before him to eat, and then they ate with him with joy and happiness.”
Gatekeepers lived at the bottom of the stairwell and only had basic necessities. Their children were usually left on the streets.
2nd Friday of the Holy Great Fast
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