Funeral at 425 AD Gaza church for mother and daughter killed in airstrike
What the video says
The speaker says Christianity in the Holy Land is not dead but is being martyred in real time. On October 4th, a funeral was held at Saint Porfidios in Gaza City for Maysa and Mary, a mother and daughter killed in an Israeli airstrike.
The church, built in 425 AD, was bombed again in October 2023 while sheltering 450 people, killing 19 including eight children and five women. In December 2023, Israeli snipers and tanks fired on Holy Family Catholic Church, killing an elderly woman and her daughter.
The pattern extends back to 1979 when Father Philomenos, a Cypriot priest, was murdered with a grenade and axe at Jacob's Well in Nablus; he was canonized in 2009. The speaker identifies a continuous pattern of attacks on churches and clergy, asserting the true church has bled in the Holy Land for over 2000 years.
Key moments
- 0:00 Christianity in the Holy Land is being martyred in real time; funeral for Maysa and Mary held at Saint Porfidios on October 4th after Israeli airstrike.
- 0:32 Saint Porfidios, built in 425 AD, bombed in October 2023 while sheltering 450 Christians and Muslims; 19 killed including eight children and five women.
- 0:32 In December 2023, Israeli snipers and tanks opened fire on Holy Family Catholic Church and Sisters of Charity, killing an elderly woman and her daughter.
- 1:07 In 1979, Father Philomenos, Hegumen at Jacob's Well in Nablus, was murdered during Vespers by a man who threw a grenade and killed him with an axe.
- 1:07 Father Philomenos was canonized by the Patriarch of Jerusalem in 2009 as Saint Philomenos, new hieromartyr of Jacob's Well.
- 1:40 The speaker identifies a pattern: 1979 Jacob's Well, 2023 Saint Porfidios, 2023 Holy Family, October 4th Saint Porfidios again; bombs, snipers, axes.
- 1:40 The West teaches Christianity started 500 years ago, but the true church has bled in the Holy Land for over 2000 years and never left.
- 1:40 Call to light a candle for Maysa, Mary, and Saint Philomenos; "Memory eternal. God bless you all."
The post reports on a funeral held October 4 at Saint Porfidios Church in Gaza City, built in 425 AD, for Maysa and Mary, a mother and daughter killed in an Israeli airstrike inside their apartment. The church, which has survived 1,600 years of empires, was bombed in October 2023 while sheltering 450 Christians and Muslims, killing 19 people including eight children and five women.
In December 2023, Israeli snipers and tanks fired on Holy Family Catholic Church and the Sisters of Charity, killing an elderly woman and her daughter as they walked to the bathroom. The pattern extends to 1979 when Father Philomenos, a Cypriot priest serving as hegumen at Jacob's Well in Nablus, the site where Jesus met the Samaritan woman, was murdered during Vespers by an attacker who threw a grenade and killed him with an axe.
Father Philomenos was canonized by the Patriarch of Jerusalem in 2009 as Saint Philomenos, a new hieromartyr of Jacob's Well. The speaker identifies a continuous pattern of attacks on churches and clergy: bombs on churches, snipers on nuns, axes in monasteries. The post argues that Christianity in the Holy Land is not dead but is being martyred in real time, and that the true church has bled there for over 2,000 years while the West teaches Christianity started 500 years ago in Europe.
The post concludes with a call to light a candle for Maysa, Mary, and Saint Philomenos, saying "Memory eternal."
Main points
- Funeral held October 4 at Saint Porfidios Church (built 425 AD) for Maysa and Mary, killed in Israeli airstrike inside their apartment.
- Same church bombed October 2023 while sheltering 450 Christians and Muslims; 19 killed including eight children and five women.
- December 2023: Israeli snipers and tanks fired on Holy Family Catholic Church and Sisters of Charity, killing elderly woman and her daughter.
- 1979: Father Philomenos, hegumen at Jacob's Well in Nablus, murdered during Vespers with grenade and axe; canonized 2009 as Saint Philomenos.
- Speaker identifies continuous pattern of attacks on Holy Land churches and clergy over decades; calls to light candles for the dead.