The library of Father Mark Aziz

Reading with
the Fathers

Books and translations on the life of faith, rooted in Scripture and the Coptic Orthodox tradition.

كتب ومؤلفات القمص مارك عزيزIn English and Arabic

Against Julian, Bishop of Halicarnassus book cover
New translation · 2026

Against Julian, Bishop of Halicarnassus

St. Severus of Antioch · Part One · Translated by Fr. Mark Aziz

13 books & editions6 in English7 بالعربية3 translationsSt. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Washington, D.C.

The collection

Books & translations

English and Arabic editions, newest first by edition publication date, with links to their publishers and booksellers.

13 books and editions

My Good God Created Me and Saved Me book cover

English

My Good God Created Me and Saved Me

On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius · Volume 1

An introduction to St. Athanasius’s On the Incarnation for children ages 6–10. This first volume adapts chapters 1–16, exploring creation and salvation in language for young readers.

قلوب من نار book cover

العربيةTranslation

قلوب من نار

منهج الديالوغوس الأرثوذكسي في المشورة الرعوية

Stephen Muse’s When Hearts Become Flame in Arabic, translated by Fr. Mark Aziz. An Orthodox approach to pastoral counseling through prayer, attentive listening and dialogue.

Cyril, the Lover of Truth book cover

EnglishTranslation

Cyril, the Lover of Truth

Philalethes

St. Severus’s defense of St. Cyril’s Christology. Fr. Mark’s English translation follows the Arabic translation, introduction and commentary of Rev. Dr. Monk Gregorios Ava Mina.

Let Us Discern book cover

English

Let Us Discern

A Different Gospel, Which Is Not Another

A guide to discerning Orthodox teaching through Scripture, the Church Fathers and the life of the Church, examining how the faith can be misunderstood and distorted.

For Us in Himself book cover

English

For Us in Himself

Contemplations on Our Humanity from the Writings of St. Cyril

A devotional reading of St. Cyril of Alexandria on the Incarnation and our humanity, inviting readers to consider their life in Christ.

“He was made man that we might be made God.”

St. Athanasius of Alexandria · On the Incarnation, 54
Father Mark Aziz at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church

About the author

Father Mark Aziz

القمص مارك عزيز

Father Mark is a Coptic Orthodox priest, author and translator serving at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington, D.C.

Ordained in 1996, he served in Scotland for twenty-one years before moving to the United States in 2017. His books explore Scripture, the Church Fathers and the life of faith, alongside English translations of patristic works.

  • 1996Ordained to the priesthood
  • 21 yearsServing in Scotland
  • 2017St. Mark, Washington, D.C.
Meet Fr. Mark at St. Mark DC