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“The love of self is not a sin, but what is important is that you direct this love in a spiritual way; you love for yourself purity and holiness, you love for yourself to be a holy temple for the Holy Spirit, and to be without blame before God.” ~ Thrice Blessed Pope Shenouda III #beingdelivered #holiness #righteousness #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #advent #nativityfast

“The love of self is not a sin, but what is important is that you direct this love in a …

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“They themselves were not entering the kingdom of heaven, nor did they permit others who were able to do so…Surely every teacher who misleads his students shuts the gate of the kingdom of heaven before them.” ~ St. Jerome #leadintoHisKingdom #dailreadings #coptic #orthodox #advent #nativityfast

“They themselves were not entering the kingdom of heaven, nor did they permit others who were able to do so…Surely …

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“Why O Man do you spend such energy seeking to please those you wish to never be like?” – St. John Chrysostom #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #good #imitate #advent #nativityfast

“Why O Man do you spend such energy seeking to please those you wish to never be like?” – St. …

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Here, too, a man needs a loftiness of mind far beyond my own littleness of spirit, if he is to correct this disorderly and unprofitable delight that ordinary people enjoy. He must try to divert their attention to something more useful, so that church people will follow and defer to him. He should not be governed by their desires. It is impossible to acquire this power except by these two qualities: contempt of praise and the force of eloquence. If either is lacking, the one left is made useless by the divorce from the other. If a preacher despises praise yet does not produce the kind of teaching which is “with grace, seasoned with salt,” he is despised by the people, and his sublime words accomplish nothing. And if he is eloquent but is a slave to the sound of applause, again an equal damage threatens both him and the people, because through his passion for praise he aims to speak more for the pleasure than the profit of his hearers. – St John Chrysostom #coptic #orthodox #churchfathers

Here, too, a man needs a loftiness of mind far beyond my own littleness of spirit, if he is to …

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“For our victory is won and the crown of our victory is gained by His protection and through His shield.” – St. Jerome #advent #dailyreading #copticorthodox #coptic #orthodox #christianity

“For our victory is won and the crown of our victory is gained by His protection and through His shield.” …

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