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St Macarius the Great- A brother once came to St Macarius and said to him, “Master, speak some word of exhortation to me, that, obeying it, I may be saved.” St. Macarius answered him, “Go to the tombs and attack the dead with insults.” The brother wondered at the word. Nevertheless he went, as he was bidden, and cast stones at the tombs, railing upon the dead. Then returning, he told what he had done. Macarius asked him, “Did the dead notice what you did?” And he replied, “They did not notice me.” “Go, then, again,” said Macarius, “and this time praise them.” The brother, wondering yet more, went and praised the dead, calling them just men, apostles, saints. Returning, he told what he had done, saying, “I have praised the dead.” Macarius asked him, “Did they reply to you?” And he said, “They did not reply to me.” Then said Macarius, “You know what insults you have heaped on them and with what praises you have flattered them, and yet they never spoke to you. If you desire salvation, you must be like these dead. You must think nothing of the wrongs men do to you, nor of the praises they offer you. Be like the dead. Thus you may be saved. . . #bearinsults #bedeadtowords #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #orthodoxy

St Macarius the Great- A brother once came to St Macarius and said to him, “Master, speak some word of …

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“Gold, as paid to a mighty King; frankincense, as offered to God; myrrh, as to One who is to die for the sins of all.”St Augustine #FeastofTheNativity #Christisborn #threemagi #gifts #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“He who is of above dwells here on earth for the sake of our salvation, whereas man, who comes from earth is uplifted to the heavens above by means of the divine mercy.” – Origen#aSaviourIsBorn #aSaviorIsBorn #ChristtheLord #JoyToTheWorld #Nativity #Paramoun #Christmas #DailyReadings #Coptic #Orthodox

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“The more we contemplate about the Cross, the greater our unity with and the deeper our knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ becomes.”~ Father Pishoy Kamel #copticorthodox #churchfathers #coptic #dailyreadings #faith #orthodox #orthodoxy #cross #sonsofgod

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“If then you have become the throne of God, and the Heavenly Charioteer has seated Himself within you, and your soul is entirely transformed into a spiritual eye, and is made into light; if you too are nourished with the heavenly food of that Spirit and have drunk of the Living Water, and have put on the secret garment of light – if your inward being has experienced all these things and is established in rich unshakable faith, then you are living the Eternal Life, and your soul even in this present time rests with Christ.”St Macarius the Great#Lightoftheworld #childrenofGod #childrenoflight #willofGod #holiness #kiahk #NewYear #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“If then you have become the throne of God, and the Heavenly Charioteer has seated Himself within you, and your …

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