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“Our head is plunged in the water as in a tomb. The old man is buried and completely drowned. When we emerge from the water the new man is raised from the dead.” – St. John Chrysostom #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #baptism #salvation #new #lent

“Our head is plunged in the water as in a tomb. The old man is buried and completely drowned. When …

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“If you have begun some good work, you should not be turned from it by the enemy’s attempts to hinder you, indeed your endurance will overthrow the enemy.” Anna Syncletica #HolySpirit #Baptism #Temptation #wilderness #fasting #endurance #FastoftheApostles #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“If you have begun some good work, you should not be turned from it by the enemy’s attempts to hinder …

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“He accepted to be baptised by John with this intention: because He accepted what is of lesser value from someone who is of lesser stature, then He encourages us who are lesser to accept what is more sublime.” – St. Augustine #baptism #baptised #planofsalvation #Heblessedmynature #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“He accepted to be baptised by John with this intention: because He accepted what is of lesser value from someone …

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“The Father was revealed to the sense of hearing; the Spirit was revealed to the sense of sight, and in addition to these, the Son was revealed to the sense of touch. The Father uttered His witness about the Son, the Son was baptised in the water, and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove hovered above the water. When John the Baptist witnessed and said about Christ, “Behold, the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29), and when John immersed and baptised the Lord in the Jordan, the mission of Christ in the world and the path of our salvation was shown. That is to say: The Lord took upon Himself the sins of mankind and died under them [immersion] and became alive again [the coming out of the water]; and we must die as the old sinful man and become alive again as cleansed, renewed and regenerated. This is the Saviour and this is the path of salvation.” -St. Nikolai Velimirovich #epiphany #sayingsofthefathers #dailyreadings #johnthebaptist #baptism #holyspirit

“The Father was revealed to the sense of hearing; the Spirit was revealed to the sense of sight, and in …

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“For this is the nature of God’s grace; it has no end, it knows no bounds, but is on the advance at all times to great things.” St John Chrysostom #ParamouniofEpiphany #Baptism #Salvation #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“For this is the nature of God’s grace; it has no end, it knows no bounds, but is on the …

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