“Lord, overshadow Your holy church which has been redeemed by Your Blood, cause to dwell in it Your true peace which You gave to Your holy apostles; bind her children in holy bonds of indissoluble love; may the rebel not have power over her, and keep far from her persecution, tumult, and wars, both from …
“Christ is the mercy and the justice, because through Him we have obtained mercy, and have become justified by wiping out our sins because of our faith in Him”. St Cyril the Great #birthofStJohntheBaptist #TheForerunner #salvation #TheIncarnation #kiahk #fastoftheNativity #Advent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 10:7 . “Let us, so long as we are in the world, repent of whatever evils we have done so that we may be saved by the Lord while we yet have time for repentance.” St. Clement of Rome #kingdomofheaven #repent …
“I came forth from the Father and have come into the world.” John 16:28 . “God is on earth, He is among men, not in the fire nor amid the sound of trumpets; not in the smoking mountain, or in the darkness, or in the terrible and roaring tempest giving the Law, but manifested in …
“But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.” 2 Timothy 4:5 . “The men of God, then, ought to prepare themselves for conflict and combat. As a brave young man bears the blows that fall on him, and the wrestling match, and hits back, so …
