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“Spread your wings over the sinner and if you cannot carry his sins then at least shelter him.” – St. Isaac the Syrian

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“Prayer rising in a mans heart will open up the doors of heaven.” – St. Ephraim the Syrian

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“Happiness is joy in the truth because it is joy in you O Lord who are truth my light my salvation my God.” – St. Augustine

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A holy man was asked why the most virtuous persons are given the greatest sorrow. Suffering for those who accept it with forbearance said the holy man is like salt which preserves the soul and allows one to reach heaven purified and cleansed. It is the greatest grace of all to be judged worthy to suffer for Jesus Christ. It is already the perfect crown and a payment not inferior to the reward yet to come. – St. John Chrysostom

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“In the life with God, there are no impossibilities; there is hope whatever the sin, whatever the tribulations, and however difficult the matter may be.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #righteous #psalms #faith

“In the life with God, there are no impossibilities; there is hope whatever the sin, whatever the tribulations, and however …

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