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Throughout history Judas was not just a person, but he became a symbol of whoever follows his example and his name represented shame on anyone who did what he did… we are definitely not selling You, and if they put the treasures of the world at our feet, we will always remember that You bought us with Your precious blood. Whoever sells You for any worldly desire will lose their Godly image, and go down to the level of Judas – H.H Pope Shenouda lll . . #coptic #orthodox #copticorthodoxy #pascha #dailyreadings #ourpreciouslord #ourtreasure

Throughout history Judas was not just a person, but he became a symbol of whoever follows his example and his …

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All the bitterness of the world is wiped away with the smallest drop of the sweetness of Christ – His Grace Bishop Angaelos . . #wedding #bridegroom #coptic #dailyreadings #pascha #holyweek #orthodoxy #orthodox #copticorthodox

All the bitterness of the world is wiped away with the smallest drop of the sweetness of Christ – His …

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The Lord did not say: “ Do not make the holy house…” but He said: “ Do not make My Father’s House….” So here He calls God His Father. They were not angered because they believed Him to be using that expression in a simplistic way and did not understand these words except after He explained that He spoke these words to equate Himself with God. They then got angered against Him. ~ St John Chrysostom #pascha #lent #houseofgod #coptic #copticorthodox

The Lord did not say: “ Do not make the holy house…” but He said: “ Do not make My …

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“Let us also do likewise, and let us sing hymns, and give up our garments to them that bear Him. For what should we deserve, when some clothe the ass on which He was set, and others strew the garments even under her feet; but we, seeing him naked, and not being even commanded to strip ourselves, but to spend of what is laid by, not even so are liberal? And when they indeed attend upon Him before and behind, but we, when He comes unto us, send Him away, and thrust Him off and insult Him.” St John Chrysostom #PalmSunday #Hosanna #toTheSonofDavid #Hosannainthehighest #BlessedisHe #WhoComesintheNameofTheLord #HolyWeek #Pascha #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Let us also do likewise, and let us sing hymns, and give up our garments to them that bear Him. …

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The apostle‘s words show with the utmost clarity that there will be a resurrection of the dead when Christ comes; and assuredly the purpose of his coming will be to judge the living and the dead. Lazarus was dead to men who were unable to raise him up; for the Lord roused him from the tomb with such ease as you would not rouse a sleeping person from his bed. – St. Augustine . #TheSecondComing #JudgmentDay #AriseFromSleep #Believe #Coptic #Orthodox #CopticOrthodox #Pascha #DailyReadings

The apostle‘s words show with the utmost clarity that there will be a resurrection of the dead when Christ comes; …

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