Written Anonymously March 9, 2026 “Rest assured and do not think too much about any matter. Leave it to God who is in control.” “There are no bad days and good days, but there are days of prayer and days without prayer.” “Prayer is the key to heaven.” -St. Pope Kyrillos VI, 116th Patriarch of Alexandria St. Pope Kyrillos VI praying the Divine Liturgy “your life is hidden with Christ in God” - Colossians 3:3 No passage better explains the depth of who Pope Kyrillos is. A hidde

“Devils take great delight in fullness, and drunkenness and bodily comfort. Fasting possesses great power and it works glorious things. To fast is to banquet with angels.” St. Athanasius the Apostolic Written Anonymously March 1, 2026 O Blessed St. Athanasius the Apostolic! You who have led all of the world in your love for Christ and His Church! You have given us this beautiful saying regarding the physical act of fasting. An act that does not mer

Written by Meriel George July 22, 2025 “For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so...

Written anonymously by one of our OCCM servants. July 22, 2025 This year, the Southern Diocese OCCM’s theme of the year is being...

Written anonymously by one of our OCCM servants. July 22, 2025   “I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must...

St. Didymus the Blind Written anonymously by one of our OCCM servants. June 13, 2025, Feast of St. Didymus “The eyes of your...

Written by Sophia Bassous February 15, 2025 Sophia is an OCCM member studying at the University of Central Florida “They wanted to scare...

Written by Christina Karas November 18, 2024 Christina is an OCCM member studying at the University of Florida It is known that...

Written by Sophia Bassous December 21, 2023 Sophia is an OCCM member studying at the University of Central Florida As we enter the fast...

Written by Mohrael Mikhael 8 April, 2023 Mohrael Mikhael is a high school senior at Hinsdale Central High School and looks forward to...

Written by Ebram Ayoub 31 March, 2023 Ebram is an OCCM member studying at the University of South Florida To explain the weird title you...

Written by an OCCM Alum 8 February, 2023 “After the earthquake, there will be a fire, but the Lord will not be in the fire. After the...

Written by Merola Ishak 3 February, 2023 Merola is an OCCM member studying at the University of South Florida “These things I have spoken...

Written by Daniel Ibrahim 15 January, 2023 Daniel is an OCCM member studying at the University of Florida As we approach the season...

Written by Mohrael Mikhael 2 December, 2022 Mohrael Mikhael is a high school senior at Hinsdale Central High School and looks forward to...

Written by Dr. Karim Hanna 11 November, 2022 Dr. Hanna is a loving husband and father, a servant of the Holy Trinity “Emmanuel our God,...

Written by Tony Boghdadi 4 November, 2022 Tony is an OCCM member studying at the University of Florida We read in the book of Numbers...

Written by an OCCM Alum 28 October, 2022 “Behold! What is so good, or what so pleasant, as for brothers dwelling together? It is as...

Michael Renza | 8 September 2020 Michael Renza studied Business Entrepreneurship at Palm Beach State College. He hopes to become a small...

On March 11, 2021, the OCCM Evangelism Committee held its first ever Iconography Night. Participants from all over the diocese gathered...