brightsaturday Archives • Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“Escape to God alone if you want to escape from Him. Escape by confessing and not by hiding. Tell Him ‘You are my shelter’ and so let the only love, which grants life, to grow inside you.” – St. Augustine #brightsaturday #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Escape to God alone if you want to escape from Him. Escape by confessing and not by hiding. Tell Him …

“As human beings love to live on this earth, they are promised life; and as they fear death very much, they are promised eternal life. What do you love? That you live. You will obtain that. What do you fear? That you die. You will have everlasting life… Let us love eternal life, in that we understand how we need to strive very much for eternal life.” – Saint Augustine #brightsaturday #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“As human beings love to live on this earth, they are promised life; and as they fear death very much, …

“He tasted death for the sake of all; although by nature, He, Himself was the Life and resurrection. He surrounded His body with death, then by His mighty power, He treaded upon death to become the Firstfruit among the dead, and the Firstfruit of those who have fallen asleep. If the resurrection from the dead happens through man; and the Man we Know is the Word begotten by God; Through Him the power of death has been destroyed.” – St. Cyril the Great #brightsaturday #lightsaturday #hetrampleddowndeathbyhisdeath #pascha #holyweek #Christisrisen #khristosanesti #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“He tasted death for the sake of all; although by nature, He, Himself was the Life and resurrection. He surrounded …