“Let us glorify God, not by our faith alone, but also by our life, since otherwise it would not be glory, but blasphemy.” – St. John Chrysostom #coptic #orthodox #copticorthodox #dailyreading #praise #rejoice
‘by the five virgins, is denoted a five-fold continence from the allurements of the flesh; for our appetite must be held from gratification of the eyes, ears, smell, taste, and touch. And as this continence may be done before God, to please Him in inward joy of the conscience, or before men only to gain …
