“Whoever wants to talk about love has to talk about God Himself. Holy love is to resemble God, according to our ability.” ~ St. John Climacus #GodisLove #Love #StJoseph #StJosephtheCarpenter #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Nothing is more powerful than meekness. For as fire is extinguished by water, so a mind inflated by anger is subdued by meekness. By meekness we practice and make known our virtue, and also cause the indignation of our brother to cease, and deliver his mind from perturbation.” – St John Chrysostom . . #meek …
Afflictions for God’s sake are dearer to Him than any prayer of sacrifice- St Isaac the Syrian . . #martyr #feastofstabanoub #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy
”Those who have a sure hope, guaranteed by the Spirit, that they will rise again lay hold of what lies in the future as though it were already present.” — Saint Cyril of Alexandria #Resurrection #Life #Arise #Rise #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #ChurchFathers
“We should fear both of them; namely, getting burnt by temptations, and getting destroyed by the water of corruption. See, fire will not burn you, and water will not destroy you; You pass through fire to water, then pass through water as well. That is why in the sacramental rites, fire is used first, and …
