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To communicate every day and to receive the Holy Body and Blood of Christ is both good and beneficial. For who can doubt that to continuously participate in life is nothing else than to live in many ways. – St. Basil the Great #coptic #orthodox #holycommunion #eucharist #dailyreading

To communicate every day and to receive the Holy Body and Blood of Christ is both good and beneficial. For …

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“When you make the beginning of a good deed, first prepare for the temptations that will come to you.” ~ St. Isaac the Syrian . . #dailyreadings #coptic #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #orthodox #temptations #deliverance

“When you make the beginning of a good deed, first prepare for the temptations that will come to you.” ~ …

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“No doubt you have the right to ask God to lift the trial, but you will be more mature spiritually if you accept it with thanksgiving asking Him to grant you grace to bear it in order to obtain blessing, and tell Him, “I am not asking for a lighter burden but stronger shoulders” – Fr. Daoud Lamei. . . #grace #strength #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #orthodox

“No doubt you have the right to ask God to lift the trial, but you will be more mature spiritually …

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“If a man loves God with all his heart, all his thoughts, all his will, and all his strength, he will gain the fear of God; the fear will produce tears, tears will produce strength; by the perfection of this the soul will bear all kinds of fruits.” – St. Anthony the Great #lovetheLord #loveyourneighbour #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“If a man loves God with all his heart, all his thoughts, all his will, and all his strength, he …

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“Endurance produces character, which contributes in some measure to the things which are to come because it gives power to the hope which is within us. Nothing encourages a man to hope for blessing more than the strength of a good character. No one who has led a good life worries about the future…. Does our good really lie in hope? Yes, but not in human hopes, which often vanish and leave only embarrassment behind. Our hope is in God and is therefore sure and immovable.” – St John Chrysostom #Perseverance #Endurance #Character Hope #LoveOfGod #HolySpirit #Tribulations #Trials #Hardships #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #ChurchFathers

“Endurance produces character, which contributes in some measure to the things which are to come because it gives power to …

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