“I was allowed the luxury of suffering hardship with you.” – St. Gregory of Nazianzus #coptic #orthodox #faith #blind #lent
“God does rescue the holy from affliction, but He does so not by rendering them untested but by blessing them …
“Our head is plunged in the water as in a tomb. The old man is buried and completely drowned. When …
“The smallest morsel of the blessing (the Eucharist) mingles with our whole body and fills us with its powerful effect. …
If you ask me about the most important things in religion, I will answer that the first, second and third …