“Moved by love the Apostles ran that unending race and cast on the whole world the fishhook and net of the Word to drag it up from the depths of idolatry and bring it safely home in the port of the heavenly Kingdom. Moved by love, the martyrs shed their blood that they might not …
God looks upon the tortures of the saints in the light of the crowns they will receive later on – H.H Pope Shenouda lll . . #martyrs #strong #hope #comfort #prayforthecopticchurch #prayforthepersecuted #prayforthosepersecuting
“The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He’s terrified when we’re humble and truly love God. He runs away when we sign the Cross.” ~ St. Anthony the Great #martyrs #dailyreading #cross #faith #coptic #copticorthodox #church #christ
When a man strives within himself to have his heart humbled and his thought not agitated, but peaceful, then all the snares of the enemy are without effect and there resides the Lord Himself. “His place is in peace” (Psalm 75:3). – St. Seraphim of Sarov #Dailyreadings #egypt #prayforegypt #forgiveness #love #coptic #copticorthodox #martyrs
“My Lord Jesus Christ … Make me worthy to go along the way of the saints. Keep me firm in the Orthodox faith, to keep the commandments and not to care about what is in this world. My Lord Jesus Christ, protect me. My Lord Jesus Christ shelter me in the shadow of Your wings. …
