نياحة القديس فريج  (الانبا رويس)

21 بابه   -  31 أكتوبر

 السنكسار

اليوم الحادي والعشرون من شهر بابه المبارك

نياحة القديس فريج  (الانبا رويس)

في سنة 1405 ميلادية- 1121 للشهداء تنيح القديس فريج المعروف بالقديس رويس ، كان القديس من ضيعة صغيرة بالأعمال الغربية تسمى منية بمين .

وكان إسم أبيه اسحق وأمه سارة . ولما ُولد سمياه فريج وكان يعمل مع والده فى الفلاحة وكان له قعود (جمل) صغير يبيع عليه الملح.

    وحدثت ضائقة للمسيحيين فجاء إلى مصر وصار ينتقل من جهة الى أخرى ، ولم يكن له بيت ولا مأوى . وكان يقضى أغلب ليله ساهرا فى الصلاة والنوح . ولم يقتن رداء ، ولا ثوبا ، ولا عمامة بل كان عريانا إلا ما يستر به جسمه . وكان مكشوف الرأس ،ومنظره كسواح البرارى ، وعيناه محمرتين من كثرة البكاء ولم يحلق شعر رأسه مطلقا. وكان قليل الكلام . وذات مرة ضربه أحد الأشرار بقسوة زائدة فلم يفتح فاه . وكان حاضرا فى ذلك الوقت القديس مرقس الأنطونى فإنتهره.

    وفى آخر أيام حياته كان يقول: يا عذراء خذينى ، لأن الحمل ثقيل على. ويعنى بذلك ثقل حمل خطايا الشعب التى كثيرا ما كان ينهاهم عنها فلا يستمعون لكلامه.

    وكان معاصرا للقديس البابا متاؤس البطريرك السابع والثمانين والقديس مرقس الأنطونى فى زمان السلطان الملك الظاهر برقوق.

ومن غريب أمره أنه حبس ذاته داخل مخزن صغير عند أحد تلاميذه المدعو ميخائيل البناء بمنية السيرج وأقام تسع سنين فى ذلك المكان حتى تنيح فى 21 بابه سنة 1121 للشهداء ودفن بكنيسة العذراء بالخندق . وله عدة عجائب تتضمن أشفية وتنبؤات وإنقاذ كثيرين من ضيقاتهم.

صلاته تكون معنا. ولربنا المجد دائما أبديا . آمين.

سيرة القديس – تمجيد للأنبا رويس (كنيسة الانبا رويس)

عظة عن الانبا رويس – بصوت المتنيح الانبا مكارى اسقف سينا المتنيح ج1

عظة عن الانبا رويس – بصوت المتنيح الانبا مكارى اسقف سينا المتنيح ج2

21 Babah  - 31 October

The Coptic Synaxarium Readings for: Babah 21

The Departure of St. Freig (Abba Tegi, Anba Roweiss)

On this day in the year 1405 A.D. (1121 of martyrs) St. Freig, who is known as Abba Roweiss, departed. This saint was from a village called Miniet-Yamin (about 130 kilometers north of Cairo). His father's name was Isaac and his mother's name was Sarah. When he was born, they called him Freig. He worked with his father in farming and he had a small camel on which he carried salt and sold it. He called the camel "Roweiss" (i.e. small head). The camel used to put his head against his cheek as if he was kissing him. Because of his humility, he called himself after his camel.

Persecutions befell the Christians, so he came to Cairo and not having a house or shelter, he went from one place to another. He spent most of his nights in prayers and wailing. He did not own a coat or any clothes or a cover for his head. He was naked except for that with which he covered his loins, and his head was uncovered. He looked like the hermits of the desert; his eyes were red because of much weeping and he never cut the hair of his head. He was a man of few words -once an evil man smote him severely but he did not open his mouth. St. Marcus El-Antoni was present at that time and he rebuked the evil man.

During the later part of his life, he used to say, "O Virgin, take me because my burden is heavy." He meant the burden of carrying the sin of the people for which he often rebuked them though they did not listen to him.

He lived in the days of the holy father Pope Mattheos, 87th Patriarch, and St. Marcus El-Antoni, in the days of El-Sultan El-Zaher Barkuk.

He shut himself up in a small storeroom at the place of his disciple Michael the builder, in Meniet Syreg. He stayed in that place for 9 years until his departure on the twenty-first of Babah of the year 1121 of the martyrs. He was buried in the church of the Virgin, in Deir El-Khandaq. He performed many wonders such as healing the sick, prophesying and saving many from their troubles.

May His prayers be with us and Glory be to our God, forever. Amen.