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Third Hour of Good Friday “My spirit is given over to the humble service of the Cross, which is a stumbling block to unbelievers, but to us salvation and eternal life.” – St. Ignatius of Antioch • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts #goodfriday #pascha #holyweek

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First hour of Good Friday “Carrying the Cross is a daily invitation. The Cross, Oh Lord, was inside Your heart since the very beginning, before You carried it on Your back. The Cross represents Your love and sacrifice.” -Fr Bishoy Kamel • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts #goodfriday #pascha #holyweek

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Good Friday Eve of the Holy Pascha Week “By saying then, “If it be possible, let it pass from me,” he showed his true humanity. But by saying, “Nevertheless not as I will, but as you will,” he showed his virtue and selfcommand. This too teaches us, even when nature pulls us back, to follow God. In order to make clear that he is truly God and truly human, words alone would not suffice. Deeds were needed. So he joined deeds with words in order that even those who have been highly contentious may believe that he both became man and died” – St John Chrysostom • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts #goodfriday #pascha #holyweek

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Thursday eve of Holy Pascha Week + Christ, then, is the beginning of our righteousness, therefore do not despair for He is our beginning and ultimate end. He is the beginning of purity. – St. Ambrose #copticorthodox #holyweek #pascha #salvation #easter

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Wednesday of Holy Pascha Week Let us run to accompany Him as He hastens toward His passion, and imitate those who met…by doing all we can to prostrate ourselves before Him by being humble and trying to live as He would wish. – St. Andrew, Bishop of Gortyna, Crete (+740) #copticorthodox #holyweek #pascha #humility #salvation #churchfathers

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