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“So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33 . “Beloved Ones, contemplate on the power of repentance, and what it did. It transformed an infidel slave who was a murderer, adulterer and robber into a great Father, teacher, comforter, and priest who wrote rules for the monks, and saint whose name is mentioned on the altar in our prayers.” Synaxarium- St Moses the Black #forsakeall #disciples #StMosestheBlack #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33 . “Beloved …

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“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Luke 12:32 . “Be careful to belong to the chosen few; and do not be cold by following the negligent behaviour of others. Live like those few ones so you become equipped to enjoying God.” St John Cassian #littleflock #kingdomofheaven #donotfear #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Luke 12:32 . …

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“By your patience possess your souls.” – Luke 21:19 . “Do not say, ‘I have been patient long enough without any use’, but be patient still, for the Lord said, ‘By your patience possess your souls.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #patience #patienceintribulation #possessyoursouls #apostlesfast #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“By your patience possess your souls.” – Luke 21:19 . “Do not say, ‘I have been patient long enough without …

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“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” – Acts 1:8 . “The Lord Christ sent His apostles, as the sun sends forth its rays, as the flower spreads its sweet aroma, and as the fire emits sparks. The power of Christ is being known through their virtues, as the sun twinkles in its rays, as the flower proclaims its fragrance, and as the fire emits its sparks. Who would not praise the teacher when he sees the students well educated?” – St. John Chrysostom #HolySpirit #powerfromtheHolySpirit #youwillbemywitnesses #buildHiskingdom #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #apostlesfast

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“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.” – Matthew 23:27 . “Indeed, it is very dangerous for man to be concerned about the outer appearances in worshipping, without encountering the Lord Jesus Himself, the essence of our worship and mystery of our life. In this case worshipping will not be a cup for salvation, but it will rather carry death for the soul and hardship for the body. Man’s life will be transformed to a beautiful grave from the outside, described by people as spiritually beautiful and pure, for it is painted, where as in its inside it contains a dead and defiled soul, where Christ cannot find a dwelling for Himself in. As St. Jerome says, “Just as the saint is God’s temple, likewise is the sinner who makes of himself a grave.”” – Fr. Tadros Malaty #whitewashedtombs #cleantheinside #deathfrominside #templeortomb #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #apostlesfast

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside …

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