“The cloud of our enemies does not dismay us, but we place our trust in the Spirit’s help, and boldly proclaim the Truth” – St. Basil . . #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #holy50days #ourhelper #ourdeliverer
“Do not doubt therefore…and do not distance yourself from God’s righteousness for it is a blessing that is easy to obtain and it is granted to all without exception.” St John Chrysostom #justifiedbyHisgrace #redemption #HolyFifty #Christisrisen #TrulyHeisrisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
Your example is now the life of St Mary, from which shines forth, as from a mirror, all the beauty of Chastity and the pattern of every virtue – St Ambrose . . She lived a life of abandonment, not protesting, not resisting, not objecting but quietly abandoning to the will of God, without discussion …
“The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.” — St Augustine . . #theholybible #stmark #preachtheword #ourlight #ourpath #ourway #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Lord, turn Thou our faces away from the world by the desire of Thee, that we may see it for what it is, and no longer believe in a shadow as in truth. Fashion us anew, O Lord, and renew and give our mind zeal before death, so that in the hour of our departure …