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“Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 18:4 . “To obtain rest here and in the life to come, we have to struggle in planting the mother of all goodness, which is that of humility in our souls. In this way we are able to cross the sea of this world with no waves, and we conclude our journey to this peaceful harbour.” He moreover says, “Nothing is acceptable to God more than when man considers himself to be last of all. This is the foremost principle for practical wisdom. He who is modest and wounded in his heart will never like vain glory, or someone wrathful, or envious of his neighbour, or someone who resorts to any lust or passion.” – St. John Chrysostom #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodoxy #humility #servantofall #children #belikeachild

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“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.” – 1 Peter 3:15 . “Whoever fears God, and not men, sanctifies God in his heart, and this is the best proof of his preaching and a practical testimony to the Lord, and a true answer to whoever asks him about the reason for the hope in him, enduring the hardship in meekness and the fear of God. Thus, they smell the nice aroma of Christ in the good conduct of the believer when they unjustly accuse him, but he endures with a clear conscience without any desire for revenge but rather in love for the salvation of all.” – Fr. Tadros Malaty #sanctifytheLordinyourhearts #fearofGod #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.” – Mark 9:37 . “The Lord has honored man by means of his incarnation, and he has honored the poor by considering them his younger brothers, and whatever is done to them is offered for his account. Here he is honoring childhood; he, who accepts a child in his name, accepts him. I wonder who would not be eager enough to embody the nature of ‘modest childhood’ carrying the name of the Messiah, the king? Indeed, the Lord has sanctified childhood for he himself has become a child. He still does sanctify it, for his name is carried by the little children.” – Fr. Tadros Malaty #humility #child #children #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10:20 . “We rejoice for our names have been written in the kingdom of heaven, which refers to the righteous life in the Lord. As for casting out devils, this is a gift from the Lord, which the devious person can obtain but he will perish as a result of it.” St Anthony #rejoice #heaven #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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Happy Feast of the Apostles . “Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world.” Psalm 18:4 . “Jesus tells us that His holy Disciples will be more courageous and more understanding when they would be, as the Scripture says, Endowed with power from on high (Luke 24:49), and that when their minds would be illuminated by the torch of the Spirit they would be able to see into all things, even though no longer able to question Him bodily present among them. The Saviour does not say that they would no longer as before need the light of His guidance, but that when they received His Spirit, when He was dwelling in their hearts, they would not be wanting in any good thing, and their minds would be filled with most perfect knowledge.” St Cyril of Alexandria #FeastoftheApostles #StPeter #StPaul #Apostles #HolySpirit #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Happy Feast of the Apostles . “Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the …

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