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“If you want to love God think much on Him contemplate Him occupy your mind with Him.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic #orthodox #love #meditation

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“Our fear is not from an external enemy because our real enemy is inside us; everyday we risk an inner war. If we triumph in this inner war all the wars that come from outside will be weak; there will be no external enemy to fear. So we have to submit the inside to the dominion of the spirit.” Abba Youanes Bishop of Gharbiah #coptic #orthodox #prayer #submission #spirit #apostlesfast #HolySpirit

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“Our life and our death is with our neighbour. If we gain our brother we have gained God but if we scandalise our brother we have sinned against Christ.” St. Anthony the Great

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“Believe me the greatest obstacle before us in the life of repentance is our lack of prayers; our not asking God to intervene in our life and grant us the life of repentance. We want to repent with our human arm; we want to repent without the involvement of God’s help and that is impossible.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic #orthodox #repentance #ask #intercede #prayer #request

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“We O Lord never forget Your benefits towards us which are renewed generation after generation or rather they are renewed for us with every morning.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic #orthodox #christianity #renewal #forus

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