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• Bright Saturday • “The Resurrection leads to a life of righteousness and virtue as it draws man to glories of eternity and away from the perishing world.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts #brightsaturday #ressurectionfeast #easter#

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• The sixth Hour of the Eve of Holy Friday • “By saying then, “If it be possible, let it pass from me,” he showed his true humanity. But by saying, “Nevertheless not as I will, but as you will,” he showed his virtue and selfcommand. This too teaches us, even when nature pulls us back, to follow God. In order to make clear that he is truly God and truly human, words alone would not suffice. Deeds were needed. So he joined deeds with words in order that even those who have been highly contentious may believe that he both became man and died” – St John Chrysostom • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

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• Covenant Thursday • “At the Divine Table we should not simply see the bread and the cup which have been offered, but raising our minds on high we should, with faith, understand that on the Sacred Table lies the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, Who is offered as a Sacrifice by the priests; and truly receiving His precious Body and Blood, we should believe that this is a sign of our resurrection”. – Fathers of the Nicaean Council • • • #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #faith #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #christianity #liturgy #gospel #praise #grace #hope #faithful #copticfathers #saints #ukmidcopts

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Thursday eve of the Holy Pascha Week + Sixth Hour + + The wisdom of the world is foolishness with God; therefore let no one glory simply because of his preeminence in human learning. – St. Clement #copticorthodox #holyweek #holypascha

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+ He who sufficiently knows and judges himself does not have time to judge others. – Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow #copticorthodox #holyweek #holypascha

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