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“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” – Acts 1:8 . “The Lord Christ sent His apostles, as the sun sends forth its rays, as the flower spreads its sweet aroma, and as the fire emits sparks. The power of Christ is being known through their virtues, as the sun twinkles in its rays, as the flower proclaims its fragrance, and as the fire emits its sparks. Who would not praise the teacher when he sees the students well educated?” – St. John Chrysostom #HolySpirit #powerfromtheHolySpirit #youwillbemywitnesses #buildHiskingdom #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #apostlesfast

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“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.” – Matthew 23:27 . “Indeed, it is very dangerous for man to be concerned about the outer appearances in worshipping, without encountering the Lord Jesus Himself, the essence of our worship and mystery of our life. In this case worshipping will not be a cup for salvation, but it will rather carry death for the soul and hardship for the body. Man’s life will be transformed to a beautiful grave from the outside, described by people as spiritually beautiful and pure, for it is painted, where as in its inside it contains a dead and defiled soul, where Christ cannot find a dwelling for Himself in. As St. Jerome says, “Just as the saint is God’s temple, likewise is the sinner who makes of himself a grave.”” – Fr. Tadros Malaty #whitewashedtombs #cleantheinside #deathfrominside #templeortomb #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #apostlesfast

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside …

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“Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” Matthew 12:25 . “God is one, and Christ is one, and His Church is one, and the faith is one, and the people is joined into a substantial unity of body by the cement of concord. Unity cannot be severed; nor can one body be separated by a division of its structure, nor torn into pieces, with its entrails wrenched asunder by laceration. Whatever has proceeded from the womb cannot live and breathe in its detached condition, but loses the substance of health.” St Cyprian #unity #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” …

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“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 . “Seat yourself before the Lord continually, keeping the memory of Him in your heart, lest having lingered outside His memory, you are unable to speak boldly when you enter in before Him, because boldness with God comes from constant conversing with Him and from much prayer.” St Isaac the Syrian #prayer #throneofgrace #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

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“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 3:20 . “While dragging our body like a shadow on the ground, we keep our souls in the company of the heavenly Spirits.” St. Basil the Great #citizenship in heaven #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians …

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