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“There is no gift of God more excellent than this. It alone distinguishes the sons of the eternal kingdom and the sons of eternal perdition. Other gifts, too, are given by the Holy Spirit; but without love they profit nothing. Unless, therefore, the Holy Spirit is so far imparted to each, as to make him one who loves God and his neighbor, he is not removed from the left hand to the right. Nor is the Spirit specially called the Gift, unless on account of love.” St Augustine #GiftoftheHolySpirit #HolySpirit #ask #pray #ApostlesFast #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“There is no gift of God more excellent than this. It alone distinguishes the sons of the eternal kingdom and …

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“But he who thinks rightly of Him, asks in His name, and receives what he asks, if it be not against his eternal salvation; he receives when it is right he should receive; for some things are only denied at present in order to be granted at a more suitable time. Again, the words, He will give it you, only comprehend those benefits which properly appertain to the persons who ask.” – St. Augustine of Hippo #askandyouwillreceive #askinHisName #PrayersofFaith #AnbaAbraam #StAbraam #ApostlesFast #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“Christians have a glory and a beauty and a heavenly wealth which is beyond words, and it is won with pains, and sweat, and trials, and many conflicts, and all by the grace of God.” St Macarius the Great #deliverance #afflictions #ApostlesFast #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 . “Christ is holiness, without which no one can see the face of God. Christ is our salvation, for He is the Savior and the Redeemer at the same time. Christ is everything for us. Whoever forsakes anything for the Lord finds in Him all his satisfaction and compensation for all what he had forsaken. Thus he can freely say: “The Lord is my portion”.” St Jerome #pursuepeace #holiness #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 . “Christ is …

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“Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.” Luke 10:3 . As St. Augustine says, these wolves devour up the lambs and so the wolves are transformed into lambs. It is a mission not to devour His apostles, but to convert the wolves into lambs by means of the meekness of His lambs, that is His apostles. As St. John Chysostom says, “He is above all the one who knows the nature of things: that ferocity is not put out by other ferocity, but by gentleness”. #lambsamongwolves #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.” Luke 10:3 . As St. Augustine says, these …

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