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“Trust that the word of the Lord is faithful. Indeed He will perform much greater works than you can begin to imagine surpassing your every thought and plea. For yesterday it was a dream today is the waiting and tomorrow you will fulfill what you desired.” – H.H. Pope Cyril (Kyrillos) VI #coptic #orthodox #holyweek #wordofgod

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From the Gospel of the 11th Hour of Tuesday of The Holy Pascha Week “If you want people to love you serve them help them and expend yourself for them. Let them feel your love through what you offer them of help of giving and of expending. Those who love themselves want always to take and to obtain and to win. As for you do not be so. Train yourself to expend and to give.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic #orthodox #pashca #holyweek #serve #love #give

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The 3rd Hour of Tuesday Eve of the Holy Pascha Week He declares his intention of performing what they hated and says that he shall also rebuke unclean spirits and deliver the sick from their sufferings and be perfected. This means that of his own will he will endure the passion on the cross for the salvation of the world. He knew therefore as it appears both how and when he would endure death in the flesh. – St Cyril of Alexandria #coptic #orthodox #holyweek #pascha #passion

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The 11th Hour of Monday of the Holy Pascha Week He therefore is not rivalling Abraham’s times nor does He affirm that He is some little precedent to Abrahams times: but since He is above all time and overpasses the number of every age He says that He is before Abraham uttering a truth. – St Cyril of Alexandria #coptic #orthodox #holyweek #pascha #great #iam

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A verse from the prophecies of the 9th hour of Monday of the Holy Pascha week: What does this voice proclaim? It proclaims the gospel of the New Testament which is the Lords path that raises the humble souls to heavenly life destroys the pride of the haughty renews the creation that got crooked to let it walk straight and to remove the obstacles before it. St. Gregory of Nazianzus

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