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“Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” – Luke 7:47 . “The Lord of humility sat in the haughty Pharisee’s house, called Simon. Inspite of being in Simon’s house, yet the Son of man had no where to lay His head in Simon’s heart (Luke 9:51)” – St. Augustine #shelovedmuch #forgiveness #love #repentance #sinfulwoman #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”” ‭‭- Mark‬ ‭8:34-38‬ ‭ . “The Cross of the Lord is unpleasant and sorrowful to the ear, but it consists of joy and gladness. It is the originator not so much of suffering as much as of passionlessness. For Jews the Cross is temptation, for pagans it is madness, but for us believers it reminds us of our salvation. When in church one reads about the Cross and one is reminded of the sufferings on the Cross, the faithful are indignant at the Cross and let out a plaintive wail and murmur not at the Cross but at the crucifiers and unbelievers. For the Cross is the salvation of the Church, the Cross is the praise of those who hope on it. The Cross has released us from the evil that possessed us and is the beginning of the blessings received by us. The Cross is the reconcilement of His enemies with God, the promise of sinners to Christ. For by the Cross we were freed from enmity and through the Cross we have become amiable to God. The Cross delivered us from the authority of the devil, the Cross saved us from death and destruction. The Cross changed human nature to the angelic, having released it from all that is corruptible, and have found lives worthy of immortality.” – St. John Chrysostom . . . #CarryYourCross #DailyReadings #Coptic #Joy #Gladness #Passionlessness

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“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs–heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.” – Romans 8:16-17 . “The Apostle has added to his statement that we are heirs of God with the words “and joint heirs with Christ’. Note his ambition as he seeks to draw us to the Lord. Since not all children are heirs, the Apostle reveals that we are heirs too. Besides, since not all heirs receive a great heritage, he underlines this point as we are heirs of God. Once more, since we could be heirs of God but not joint heirs with the only Son, he indicates that we are blessed with both at the same time.” – St. John Chrysostom #childrenofGod #heirsofGod #jointheirswithChrist #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials…” – James 1:2 . “Without entering into temptations, no man will ever gain the wisdom of the Spirit… If the soul does not taste Christ’s sufferings consciously, she will never have communion with Him.” – St. Isaac the Syrian #countitalljoy #trials #temptations #shareinhissufferings #communion #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. – Matthew 23:25-26 . God bestows more consideration on the purity of the intention with which our actions are performed than on the actions themselves. – St. Augustine . . . #Coptic #DailyReadings #Intentions #Cleanse #Purity

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