Contemplations • Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“As the star guided the Magi, we want You, O Lord, to guide us to You. We do not presume to have the knowledge of how to walk towards You, but we are merely groping our way along.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

“As the star guided the Magi, we want You, O Lord, to guide us to You. We do not presume to have the knowledge of how to walk towards You, but we are merely groping our way along.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

May 27, 2024

“Escape to God alone if you want to escape from Him. Escape by confessing and not by hiding. Tell Him ‘You are my shelter’ and so let the only love, which grants life, to grow inside you.” – St. Augustine • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

“Escape to God alone if you want to escape from Him. Escape by confessing and not by hiding. Tell Him ‘You are my shelter’ and so let the only love, which grants life, to grow inside you.” – St. Augustine • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

May 26, 2024

“Recognise in this Bread what hung on the Cross, and in this Chalice what flowed from His side.” – St. Augustine • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

“Recognise in this Bread what hung on the Cross, and in this Chalice what flowed from His side.” – St. Augustine • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

May 25, 2024

“Whoever has been called to eternal life ought to resemble the Incorruptible. For this reason, let our whole life be springtime; let the Truth within us never grow old.” – St. Clement of Alexandria • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

“Whoever has been called to eternal life ought to resemble the Incorruptible. For this reason, let our whole life be springtime; let the Truth within us never grow old.” – St. Clement of Alexandria • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

May 20, 2024

“Feeding the hungry is a greater work than raising the dead.” – St. John Chrysostom • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

“Feeding the hungry is a greater work than raising the dead.” – St. John Chrysostom • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

May 18, 2024

“The One, who created you, wants you. The One, who made you, calls for your heart. So consecrate yourself and give Him your heart.” – St. Archdeacon Habib Girgis • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

“The One, who created you, wants you. The One, who made you, calls for your heart. So consecrate yourself and give Him your heart.” – St. Archdeacon Habib Girgis • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

May 11, 2024