holyfamilyinegypt Archives • Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“Christ did not gain victory for His own sake, but for our benefit. Having become a Man, yet He remained as God and conquered the devil. He, who has never sinned acquired victory for our sake, we, who were bound in death because of sin. The death of Christ conquered the devil, who was committed to deliver all those who died because of sin.” St Ambrose #FeastofEntryofTheLordintoEgypt #OutofEgypt #IcalledMySon #BlessedbeEgypt #Mypeople #HolyFamilyinEgypt #victorious #inChrist #thanksgiving #HolyFifty #Christisrisen #TrulyHeisrisen #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings

“Christ did not gain victory for His own sake, but for our benefit. Having become a Man, yet He remained …

“Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt, the idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, and the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.” Isaiah 19:1 . “The shining cloud that carried the Lord Jesus to Egypt is His mother, the Virgin St. Mary, who surpassed the clouds with her purity. As to the altar that was set in the midst of the land of Egypt, it is the Christian Church that was established on the ruins of the pagan temples, after the collapse of their idols, before the face of the Lord Jesus.” St Cyril the Great #blessedisEgyptMyPeople #LordsescapetoEgypt #HolyFamilyinEgypt #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

“Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt, the idols of Egypt will totter at …