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Episode 049: St Qozman El-Tahawy
St Qozman El-Tahawy
On the 1st day of the Coptic month of Paone we celebrate the life of St. Qozman (Cosmas) El-Tahawy and his companions. For they were martyred on this day.
Lessons from this story
And that’s it. That is all that is written about this saint. If you go online and search his name, you will find exactly the same details on several different websites. But why do we celebrate his life? Yes we understand on this day he was martyred, along with his companions, but what was his struggle. It is of no value to the saint to just celebrate his martyrdom without enlightening us of his struggles. A saint gains no glory it this celebration, not from us anyway. And without the telling of his struggle there is no value to us either. Then why am I including it here then?
It is wrong to list a saint in the Synexar without telling the saint’s story. We are blessed with great stories given to us about saints and their individual challenges. But I was sad to find this reference in the Synexar with no details whatsoever.
What will our children? “Hey why do you celebrate this saint?” Someone will ask. “I don’t know, they just have his name listed.” How sad. As we know saints reside with the Lord and remain active on his behalf. But if we don’t get know the saint, through his life’s telling, there is a tremendous loss to you and me. And though I must imagine sadness does enter into a saint at this stage of their existence, it just does fit the narrative that God wastes nothing.
If you meet a person and learn nothing about this person, other than being introduced to him or her, how forgettable they will be to us. But when hear their stories and share our stories, there is a keenship that develops. These saints are our brothers and sisters. Many of them we have developed deep meaningful relationships with. But St Qozman El Tahawy may not be able to fulfill that joyful act as a saint, for though he is remembered in the Synexar by name only, the life that defined him is unknown to us.
Prayer
I will set forth a different prayer this time. Please, if know this saint’s story, reach out to us and share so that we may share with everyone else. IN this combined effort do we honor his struggle, his martyrdom and the works of the Lord through him.
And glory be to God.
On the 1st day of the Coptic month of Paone we celebrate the life of St. Qozman (Cosmas) El-Tahawy and his companions. For they were martyred on this day.
Lessons from this story
And that’s it. That is all that is written about this saint. If you go online and search his name, you will find exactly the same details on several different websites. But why do we celebrate his life? Yes we understand on this day he was martyred, along with his companions, but what was his struggle. It is of no value to the saint to just celebrate his martyrdom without enlightening us of his struggles. A saint gains no glory it this celebration, not from us anyway. And without the telling of his struggle there is no value to us either. Then why am I including it here then?
It is wrong to list a saint in the Synexar without telling the saint’s story. We are blessed with great stories given to us about saints and their individual challenges. But I was sad to find this reference in the Synexar with no details whatsoever.
What will our children? “Hey why do you celebrate this saint?” Someone will ask. “I don’t know, they just have his name listed.” How sad. As we know saints reside with the Lord and remain active on his behalf. But if we don’t get know the saint, through his life’s telling, there is a tremendous loss to you and me. And though I must imagine sadness does enter into a saint at this stage of their existence, it just does fit the narrative that God wastes nothing.
If you meet a person and learn nothing about this person, other than being introduced to him or her, how forgettable they will be to us. But when hear their stories and share our stories, there is a keenship that develops. These saints are our brothers and sisters. Many of them we have developed deep meaningful relationships with. But St Qozman El Tahawy may not be able to fulfill that joyful act as a saint, for though he is remembered in the Synexar by name only, the life that defined him is unknown to us.
Prayer
I will set forth a different prayer this time. Please, if know this saint’s story, reach out to us and share so that we may share with everyone else. IN this combined effort do we honor his struggle, his martyrdom and the works of the Lord through him.
And glory be to God.
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By St John Chrysostom Coptic OCSt Qozman El-Tahawy
On the 1st day of the Coptic month of Paone we celebrate the life of St. Qozman (Cosmas) El-Tahawy and his companions. For they were martyred on this day.
Lessons from this story
And that’s it. That is all that is written about this saint. If you go online and search his name, you will find exactly the same details on several different websites. But why do we celebrate his life? Yes we understand on this day he was martyred, along with his companions, but what was his struggle. It is of no value to the saint to just celebrate his martyrdom without enlightening us of his struggles. A saint gains no glory it this celebration, not from us anyway. And without the telling of his struggle there is no value to us either. Then why am I including it here then?
It is wrong to list a saint in the Synexar without telling the saint’s story. We are blessed with great stories given to us about saints and their individual challenges. But I was sad to find this reference in the Synexar with no details whatsoever.
What will our children? “Hey why do you celebrate this saint?” Someone will ask. “I don’t know, they just have his name listed.” How sad. As we know saints reside with the Lord and remain active on his behalf. But if we don’t get know the saint, through his life’s telling, there is a tremendous loss to you and me. And though I must imagine sadness does enter into a saint at this stage of their existence, it just does fit the narrative that God wastes nothing.
If you meet a person and learn nothing about this person, other than being introduced to him or her, how forgettable they will be to us. But when hear their stories and share our stories, there is a keenship that develops. These saints are our brothers and sisters. Many of them we have developed deep meaningful relationships with. But St Qozman El Tahawy may not be able to fulfill that joyful act as a saint, for though he is remembered in the Synexar by name only, the life that defined him is unknown to us.
Prayer
I will set forth a different prayer this time. Please, if know this saint’s story, reach out to us and share so that we may share with everyone else. IN this combined effort do we honor his struggle, his martyrdom and the works of the Lord through him.
And glory be to God.
On the 1st day of the Coptic month of Paone we celebrate the life of St. Qozman (Cosmas) El-Tahawy and his companions. For they were martyred on this day.
Lessons from this story
And that’s it. That is all that is written about this saint. If you go online and search his name, you will find exactly the same details on several different websites. But why do we celebrate his life? Yes we understand on this day he was martyred, along with his companions, but what was his struggle. It is of no value to the saint to just celebrate his martyrdom without enlightening us of his struggles. A saint gains no glory it this celebration, not from us anyway. And without the telling of his struggle there is no value to us either. Then why am I including it here then?
It is wrong to list a saint in the Synexar without telling the saint’s story. We are blessed with great stories given to us about saints and their individual challenges. But I was sad to find this reference in the Synexar with no details whatsoever.
What will our children? “Hey why do you celebrate this saint?” Someone will ask. “I don’t know, they just have his name listed.” How sad. As we know saints reside with the Lord and remain active on his behalf. But if we don’t get know the saint, through his life’s telling, there is a tremendous loss to you and me. And though I must imagine sadness does enter into a saint at this stage of their existence, it just does fit the narrative that God wastes nothing.
If you meet a person and learn nothing about this person, other than being introduced to him or her, how forgettable they will be to us. But when hear their stories and share our stories, there is a keenship that develops. These saints are our brothers and sisters. Many of them we have developed deep meaningful relationships with. But St Qozman El Tahawy may not be able to fulfill that joyful act as a saint, for though he is remembered in the Synexar by name only, the life that defined him is unknown to us.
Prayer
I will set forth a different prayer this time. Please, if know this saint’s story, reach out to us and share so that we may share with everyone else. IN this combined effort do we honor his struggle, his martyrdom and the works of the Lord through him.
And glory be to God.