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~ Lazarus Saturday ~ “Do you see that He had not as yet shown any sign of the raising, and goes not as if to raise Lazarus, but as if to weep? For the Jews show that He seemed to them to be going to bewail, not to raise him.” – St. John Chrysostom . . . #coptic #orthodox #holyweek #lent #fasting #passionweek #pascha #lazarussaturday #jesuswept

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+ We are renewed day by day by making progress in our righteousness and true holiness through the knowledge of God. For those who do so transfer their love from temporal things to eternal things, from visible things to invisible things, from fleshly things to spiritual things. – St. Augustine #copticorthodox #suffering #salvation #renewal

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“Let the ear fast by not listening to evil talk and gossip. Let the mouth fast from foul words and unjust criticism.” – St. John Chrysostom #coptic #orthodox#anger #Lent

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“God’s children do not flee if they fall into sin, but flee to Him seeking mercy, knowing that Christ’s door is always open.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic#orthodox#christian#transgressions#sins#mercy#popeshenouda#sayingsofthefathers

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“A strong action is one that lasts even after your life…It continues into eternity where God will remember it for you…And it continues on earth where the people remember you for” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic #orthodox #action #faith #lent #fasting

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