“When you love the Lord with all your heart and in full, the world becomes like nothing in your eyes” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #faith #sight #churchfathers
What is greater than to see the invisible God in a visible man, His temple? – St Pachomius . . #theotokos #feastoftheassumptionofstmary #Christinher #Christinus #ourmother #ourexample #queen #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #orthodox
The end of life on earth is a beginning of true life for us – Saint Macrina . . #eternity #bridegroom #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #orthodoxy #copticorthodox
“If the Cross had been a sign of weakness, we would have never erected it on our churches and our towers or hanged it round our necks, tattooed it on our hands and drawn it in our writings… The Cross to us is a sign of power, the power of love, sacrifice, self negligence and …
Trials and tribulations offer us a chance to make reparation for our past faults and sins. On such occasions the Lord comes to us like a physician to heal the wounds left by our sins. Tribulation is the divine medicine. – Saint Augustine . . #goodfromthebad #coptic #orthodox #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #dailyreadings
