“When fasting, you should fast both in body and heart; abstaining from meat, gossip and slander…The fasting tongue is better than the fasting stomach, and when the heart abstains from wrath, that is better than both.” St Pope Kyrillos VI #fasting #forgiveness #Lent #PreparationWeek #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Whereas this time is uncertain and always in prospect, we may advance day by day as if summoned, reaching forward to the things before us and forgetting the things behind.” – St. Athansius the Apostolic #watchandpray #beready #reachforward #forgetwhatisbehind #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“The One they crucified at Golgotha and was counted as a sinner, enduring many reproaches and insults, has risen from the dead in glory, ascended to Heaven in glory and sat down at the right hand of the Father in glory.” – Pope Shenouda . #DailyReadings #CopticOrthodox #Heaven #GloryOfGod #Orthodox
“By confirming that they are helpless to do anything without God who gives the increase, he does not allow those who labor more, to boast over those who contribute less; nor allows the latter to envy the former.” St John Chrysostom #GiveGodtheglory #everythingisfromHim #Godgivestheincrease #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
Nothing has activity for our salvation like continuous waiting, dependant on hope. For even when you are disturbed by a multitude of problems that would draw you to despair you are committed to hope in the Lord all the time, all your days, all your life- St John Chrysostom . . #hope #feastofpresentinglordchrist #temple #stsimeon …
