“Blessed be that Child, Who gladdened Bethlehem today! Thanks to Him Who sent His Heir, that by Him He might draw us to Himself, yea make us heirs with Him! Blessed be the Shepherd Who became a Lamb for our reconcilement!” – St. Ephraim the Syrian #copticorthodox #coptic #dailyreading #christmas #christ #christianity
“Mary and Eve, two people without guilt, two simple people, were identical. One became the cause of our death, the other the cause of our Life.” – St. Ephraim the Syrian #dailyreading #annunciation #nativityfast #coptic #copticorthodox #christianity
“For our victory is won and the crown of our victory is gained by His protection and through His shield.” – St. Jerome #advent #dailyreading #copticorthodox #coptic #orthodox #christianity
“God’s Eden is Mary, in her there is no serpent that kills, no Eve which kills, but from her springs the Tree of Life that restores the exiles of Eden.” – St. Ephraim the Syrian #copticorthodox #dailyreading #coptic #advent #christianity
“Lord, you strengthened me because I took refuge in you; and I took refuge because you freed me.” – St. Augustine #salvation #advent #dailyreading #coptic #copticorthodox #christianity
