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“Egypt receives and preserves Him, driven from His home, and plotted against, and obtains a sort of first impulse towards her union unto Him; so that when in after-time she should hear Him preached by the apostles, she might have this at least to glory of, as having received Him first.” St John Chrysostom #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #EntryofHolyFamilytoEgypt #blessedisEgypt

“Egypt receives and preserves Him, driven from His home, and plotted against, and obtains a sort of first impulse towards …