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“May each person forgive the sins of his brother, and pray for other sinners. In this manner each person would wash the other person’s feet.” St Augustine #washingdisciplesfeet #forgiveness #forgiveoneanother #MaundyThursday #Liturgyofthewaters #Pascha HolyWeek #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“May each person forgive the sins of his brother, and pray for other sinners. In this manner each person would …

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Nothing brings the heart back to wisdom like sorrow; and nothing is sweeter than the pious sorrow. – St Gregory of Nyssa . . #godlysorrow #repent #forgiveness #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodoxy #lent

Nothing brings the heart back to wisdom like sorrow; and nothing is sweeter than the pious sorrow. – St Gregory …

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“When fasting, you should fast both in body and heart; abstaining frommeat, gossip and slander…The fasting tongue is better than thefasting stomach, and when the heart abstains from wrath, that is better than both.”St Pope Kyrillos VI#fasting #forgiveness #Lent #PreparationWeek #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“When fasting, you should fast both in body and heart; abstaining from meat, gossip and slander…The fasting tongue is better …

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Do you want to learn the meaning of the virtue? God gives the following commandment to people: “Let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart,” and “Let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour.” Do you see? He doesn’t just say “forgive the evil of the other person,” but “Don’t even have it in your thoughts; don’t ponder it. Set aside all wrath; make the wound disappear.” You think, of course, that by vengeance you are punishing the one who harmed you. Whereas in fact, you yourself have installed anger within yourself as a torturer, and thus you rip apart your own innards. – St John Chrysostom . #Forgiveness #HelpOthers #Sin #LeadHimBack #CopticOrthodox #DailyReadings #Orthodox

Do you want to learn the meaning of the virtue? God gives the following commandment to people: “Let none of …

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Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise 1 Corinthians 3:18 . . Having been preoccupied to defend your sins, you were defeated … Your defense was not adequate … For who are you to defend yourself? … It was befitting of you to accuse yourself instead! … Do not say: I have done nothing! Or: What wrong have I done? Or: “Everyone else is doing it! If you commit a sin, and said that you have done nothing, you, yourself, will be nothing; and will not get anything from God. God is ready to grant forgiveness, but you are closing the door on yourself! God is ready to give; So do not lock the door, Open up the bosom of confession, saying with the prophet David: “Make me to hear joy and gladness” (Psalm 51: 8). -St Augustine . #noexcuses #seekhim #insimplicity #forgiveness #coptic #dailyreadings #holybible #orthodoxy

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a …

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