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The girding of our loins signifies the readiness of the mind to work hard in every thing praiseworthy. Those who apply themselves to bodily labours and are engaged in strenuous toil have their loins girded. The lamp apparently represents the wakefulness of the mind and intellectual cheerfulness. We say that the human mind is awake when it repels any tendency to slumber off into that carelessness that often is the means of bringing it into subjection to every kind of wickedness. St. Cyril of Ale

“The dead man was being buried, and many friends were conducting him to his tomb. Christ, the life and resurrection, meets him there. He is the Destroyer of death and of corruption. He is the One in whom we live and move and are. He is who has restored the nature of man to that which it originally was and has set free our death-fraught flesh from the bonds of death.” ~ St. Cyril of Alexandria #sonofthewidowofnain #power #resurrection #victory #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Attack on Christian Visitors to the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II released the following message concerning today’s attack on Christian visitors to the Monastery of Saint …

“The girding of our loins signifies the readiness of the mind to work hard in every thing praiseworthy. Those who apply themselves to bodily labours and are engaged in strenuous toil have their loins girded. The lamp apparently represents the wakefulness of the mind and intellectual cheerfulness. We say that the human mind is awake when it repels any tendency to slumber off into that carelessness that often is the means of bringing it into subjection to every kind of wickedness.” ~ St. Cyril of Alexandria #girdyourwaist #lampsburning #beready #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“The girding of our loins signifies the readiness of the mind to work hard in every thing praiseworthy. Those who …

Let God be your pathfinder and approach Him with all your trust desire and hopes. He will never fail you if you depend on Him.” – St. Archdeacon Habib Girgis #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #prayer #prayerlife