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“Our life and our death is with our neighbour. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalise our brother, we have sinned against Christ.” St. Anthony the Great #apostlesfast #coptic #orthodox #copticorthodox #love #neighbour #churchfathers

“Our life and our death is with our neighbour. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if …

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“This rejoicing is not separable from grief, for indeed it is rather deeply connected with grief. The one who grieves for his own wrongdoing and confesses it is joyful. Alternatively it is possible to grieve for one’s own sins but rejoice in Christ…. On this account he says “Rejoice in the Lord.” For this is nothing if you have received a life worthy of rejoicing…. He is right to repeat himself. For since the events are naturally grievous, it is through the repetition that he shows that in all cases one should rejoice.” – St. John Chrysostom #ApostlesFast #Rejoice #RejoiceInTheLord #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #ChurchFathers

“This rejoicing is not separable from grief, for indeed it is rather deeply connected with grief. The one who grieves …

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“Bear with patience everything that is thrown at you, secure in the knowledge, that it is then, in great trials, that you are most in the mind of God.” – St. Basil the Great #coptic #orthodox #orthodoxy #patience #pentecost #dailyreadings

“Bear with patience everything that is thrown at you, secure in the knowledge, that it is then, in great trials, …

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“But you also are blessed who have heard and believed. For a soul that has believed has both conceived and bears the Word of God and declares his works. Let the soul of Mary be in each of you, so that it magnifies the Lord.” ~ St. Ambrose #blessedIsSheWhoBelieved #blessedAreYouWhoBelieved #stMary #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“But you also are blessed who have heard and believed. For a soul that has believed has both conceived and …

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Why do you fear sufferings when the Lord has assured us that not one of our hairs can fall without our Heavenly Father’s permission? He is the Beneficent, as the church calls Him in all prayers; therefore, we submit to Him our lives. If He allows temptations, it is for our own good, just as the clay surrenders to the hands of the potter. Even if we enter the oven, it is sufficient that the eyes of the Potter are on us all the time. He knows the right temperature, the correct position inside the oven, and the time needed to prepare us as vessels for honor. When sickness or troubles surround a child, his father and mother show more love to him and give him more attention; likewise, when tribulations surround a believer, God and the church are more compassionate toward him. – Fr Tadros Malaty . . #endurehardships #glorytocome #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #orthodoxy

Why do you fear sufferings when the Lord has assured us that not one of our hairs can fall without …

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