Contemplations – Page 382 – Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.” — St Augustine . . #theholybible #stmark #preachtheword #ourlight #ourpath #ourway #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.” — St Augustine . . #theholybible #stmark #preachtheword #ourlight #ourpath #ourway #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

May 8, 2017

“Lord, turn Thou our faces away from the world by the desire of Thee, that we may see it for what it is, and no longer believe in a shadow as in truth. Fashion us anew, O Lord, and renew and give our mind zeal before death, so that in the hour of our departure we may know the purpose of our entrance and departure from this world. And so, having finished that work for which Thy will first called us to come into this life, may we then hope, with our mind full of confidence, to receive those great…

“Lord, turn Thou our faces away from the world by the desire of Thee, that we may see it for what it is, and no longer believe in a shadow as in truth. Fashion us anew, O Lord, and renew and give our mind zeal before death, so that in the hour of our departure we may know the purpose of our entrance and departure from this world. And so, having finished that work for which Thy will first called us to come into this life, may we then hope, with our mind full of confidence, to receive those great…

May 7, 2017

“The Son only and truly is the bread of life. Those who have communion in Him once and are combined with Him in some manner through their communion with Him are shown to be above the bonds of death itself.” – St. Cyril the Great #breadoflife #communion #victory #ChristIsRisen #TrulyHeIsRisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“The Son only and truly is the bread of life. Those who have communion in Him once and are combined with Him in some manner through their communion with Him are shown to be above the bonds of death itself.” – St. Cyril the Great #breadoflife #communion #victory #ChristIsRisen #TrulyHeIsRisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

May 6, 2017

“We may always rejoice, if we will only keep our head a little raised above the flood of human things” – St. John Chrysostom . “Knowledge of their Maker is for men the only really happy and blessed life.” -St. Athanasius . . #joy #praise #holy50days #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“We may always rejoice, if we will only keep our head a little raised above the flood of human things” – St. John Chrysostom . “Knowledge of their Maker is for men the only really happy and blessed life.” -St. Athanasius . . #joy #praise #holy50days #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

May 5, 2017

“My beloved let us reflect on whose children we are. Let us walk worthy of being children to such a Great Father. See how He lowered Himself to become our Father! We have our Father in heaven, so let us heed to abide worthy of such an adoption so we may get the inheritance.” St Augustine #Godslove #childrenofGod #Fatherinheaven #dailyreadings #HolyFifty #Christisrisen #TrulyHeisrisen #coptic #orthodox

“My beloved let us reflect on whose children we are. Let us walk worthy of being children to such a Great Father. See how He lowered Himself to become our Father! We have our Father in heaven, so let us heed to abide worthy of such an adoption so we may get the inheritance.” St Augustine #Godslove #childrenofGod #Fatherinheaven #dailyreadings #HolyFifty #Christisrisen #TrulyHeisrisen #coptic #orthodox

May 4, 2017

“The Lord came fore this reason: to take away the sins of the world; for it is impossible for mankind to get rid of them except through washing them away. Therefore it is necessary for the person who believes not to depart from this world while bearing the old man. As long as a person does not, through faith, kill the old man, bury, and die in him (the old man), then he will go to that place and be punished for his earlier sins.” – St. John Chrysostom #believe #hetrampleddowndeathbyhisdeath #Hehasdeliveredusfromthepowerofdeath #ChristIsRisen #TrulyHeIsRisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“The Lord came fore this reason: to take away the sins of the world; for it is impossible for mankind to get rid of them except through washing them away. Therefore it is necessary for the person who believes not to depart from this world while bearing the old man. As long as a person does not, through faith, kill the old man, bury, and die in him (the old man), then he will go to that place and be punished for his earlier sins.” – St. John Chrysostom #believe #hetrampleddowndeathbyhisdeath #Hehasdeliveredusfromthepowerofdeath #ChristIsRisen #TrulyHeIsRisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

May 3, 2017