Contemplations – Page 346 – Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

Everywhere, wherever you may find yourself, you can set up an altar to God in your mind by means of prayer – St John Chrysostom . . #prayer #prayereverywhere #prayeranytime #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Everywhere, wherever you may find yourself, you can set up an altar to God in your mind by means of prayer – St John Chrysostom . . #prayer #prayereverywhere #prayeranytime #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Oct 17, 2017

“The knowledge of Christianity and of the truth of things is independently manifest rather than in need of human teachers, for almost day by day it asserts itself by facts, and manifests itself brighter than the sun by the doctrine of Christ.” – St. Athanasius the Apostolic #truth #worship #dailyreading #coptic #orthodox

“The knowledge of Christianity and of the truth of things is independently manifest rather than in need of human teachers, for almost day by day it asserts itself by facts, and manifests itself brighter than the sun by the doctrine of Christ.” – St. Athanasius the Apostolic #truth #worship #dailyreading #coptic #orthodox

Oct 16, 2017

“What is that bed that the Lord instruct to take up ? It is the bed, that David had “drenched all night with his tears” (Psalm 6: 6). It is the bed of passion, where our souls lie, a victim of the bitterness and suffering of the conscience; Yet, when we walk according to the precepts of Christ, our bed would be that of repose, not of pain. The mercies of God have changed the place of death into that of His resurrection, and turned the sleep of death into something we look forward to enjoy. He did not only…

“What is that bed that the Lord instruct to take up ? It is the bed, that David had “drenched all night with his tears” (Psalm 6: 6). It is the bed of passion, where our souls lie, a victim of the bitterness and suffering of the conscience; Yet, when we walk according to the precepts of Christ, our bed would be that of repose, not of pain. The mercies of God have changed the place of death into that of His resurrection, and turned the sleep of death into something we look forward to enjoy. He did not only…

Oct 15, 2017

“Inasmuch as you tire here, will you find rest in eternity; inasmuch as you endure here, will you delight there.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #endurance #FrSamaanShehata #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Inasmuch as you tire here, will you find rest in eternity; inasmuch as you endure here, will you delight there.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #endurance #FrSamaanShehata #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Oct 14, 2017

Each evangelist has placed the blessings of poverty first, for it is the first in order, and the purest, as it were, of the virtues; for he who has despised the world shall reap an eternal reward. Now can any one obtain the reward of the heavenly kingdom who, overcome by the desires of the world, has no power of escape from them? Hence it follows, He said, Blessed are the poor. For the Jews persecuted the prophets even to death. – Saint Ambrose . #Blessing #TheBeautitudes #Beautitudes #BlessThePoor #KingdomOfHeaven #Coptic #CopticOrthodox #Orthodox #DailyReadings

Each evangelist has placed the blessings of poverty first, for it is the first in order, and the purest, as it were, of the virtues; for he who has despised the world shall reap an eternal reward. Now can any one obtain the reward of the heavenly kingdom who, overcome by the desires of the world, has no power of escape from them? Hence it follows, He said, Blessed are the poor. For the Jews persecuted the prophets even to death. – Saint Ambrose . #Blessing #TheBeautitudes #Beautitudes #BlessThePoor #KingdomOfHeaven #Coptic #CopticOrthodox #Orthodox #DailyReadings

Oct 13, 2017

“Therefore, the Cross must be clearly seen in the Church, so our church also becomes bearing the Cross of our Lord; the Cross of service and missionary; the Cross of partaking of our Lord’s passions and glory; the Cross of loving EVERYONE and abhorring the world, a cross from which the aroma of love, blessing and peace spreads to the ends of the earth.” Father Bishoy Kamel #theCross #isLife #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Therefore, the Cross must be clearly seen in the Church, so our church also becomes bearing the Cross of our Lord; the Cross of service and missionary; the Cross of partaking of our Lord’s passions and glory; the Cross of loving EVERYONE and abhorring the world, a cross from which the aroma of love, blessing and peace spreads to the ends of the earth.” Father Bishoy Kamel #theCross #isLife #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Oct 12, 2017