Abouna Pishoy Kamel was a serving priest in Egypt and LA from 1959-1979. A main theme that resonates from his life is service to others, as even before he was a priest and after finishing masses which he led, he would always spend every waking second of the day to assist those in need. He never valued anything worldly and threw it under his feet. He did not veer from providing money to the poor and those in need whenever they requested it of him. He walked a life of faith and kept the Lord as the gem of his eye. He once stated that "Our pleasure is not of this fading world, but in heaven". In this quote, we clearly see a reflection of the life he chose to live. He fought many sickness such as cancer in which he referred to it as "the disease of Paradise". He eventually passed away in peace on March 21. We commemorate his passing on June 9. May his holy blessings be with us. Amen.
