“This blind man is the human race. Therefore Christ came to illuminate, since the devil had blinded us.” – St. Augustine #dailyreading #light #coptic #copticorthodox #christianity
“What then? Do you command us to live for display and vain glory? Far from it…..but Let your light shine. That is, Let your virtue be great, and the fire abundant, and the light unspeakable. For when virtue is so great, it cannot lie hidden, though its pursuer shade it over ten thousand fold. Present …
“The candle is a beautiful example of the one who gives himself; for it melts and is no more that it may give light to others.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #pentecost #shine #light #coptic #dailyreading #copticorthodox #godislove
“As when the light enters into a dark home and casts away (Chases) its darkness and lightens it, as well as when God’s fear enters the man’s heart, it will cast away (chase) ignorance and learn him all the virtues and wisdoms.” – St. Anthony the Great #fasting #lent #light #sharelight #coptic #copticorthodox #dailyreadings
“Christ gave light and saved His children; our spirit was blinded…Thanks to Him the circle of darkness which shrouded us has been broken, and we recovered our sight.” – St. Clement of Rome #sayingsofthefathers #dailyreadings #coptic #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #light #world #salvation
