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“Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.” Luke 10:3 . As St. Augustine says, these wolves devour up the lambs and so the wolves are transformed into lambs. It is a mission not to devour His apostles, but to convert the wolves into lambs by means of the meekness of His lambs, that is His apostles. As St. John Chysostom says, “He is above all the one who knows the nature of things: that ferocity is not put out by other ferocity, but by gentleness”. #lambsamongwolves #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.” Luke 10:3 . As St. Augustine says, these …

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“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness.” 2 Timothy 4:7,8 . “For it behooves us both to contend and to run; to contend, by enduring afflictions firmly, and to run, not vainly, but to some good end. It is truly a good fight, not only delighting, but benefiting the spectator: and the race does not end in nothing. It is not a mere display of strength and of rivalry. It draws all up to heaven.” St John Chrysostom #thegoodfight #finishedtherace #keptthefaith #crownofrighteousness #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid …

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“Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.” Ephesians 5:14 . “This is the resurrection of the hearts that is the resurrection of the inner man or the soul. He Himself who grants light to the blind raises the dead.” St Augustine #awake #arise #lightofChrist #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.” Ephesians 5:14 . “This is the …

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“To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.” Luke 1:79 . “The world was knocked about in the very dark mazes, and in shameful ignorance. The cloud of ignorance forbade the multitude of people from seeing the Lord Jesus, the redeemer. He is the God of truth and justice, the Lord of all was manifested to the Israelites, a light to them and a sun to their souls.” St. Cyril the great #StJohntheBaptist #light #peace #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

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“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.” Mark 13:33 . “This is how you pray continually — not by offering prayer in words, but by joining yourself to God through your whole way of life, so that your life becomes one continuous and uninterrupted prayer.” St Basil the Great #watch #pray #prayer #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ApostlesFast

“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.” Mark 13:33 . “This is how …

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