“My Lord Jesus Christ … Make me worthy to go along the way of the saints. Keep me firm in the Orthodox faith, to keep the commandments and not to care about what is in this world. My Lord Jesus Christ, protect me. My Lord Jesus Christ shelter me in the shadow of Your wings. …
“He who accepts denigration and dishonor for the sake of truth, walks in the path of the Apostles, having taken up the cross and just as though being bound with shackles. However, he who does not do this but undertakes to follow his heart is seduced by his mind and falls into temptation and the …
“Take heed often to come together to give thanks to God and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith. Nothing is more precious than peace, by which all …
“He who is unable to deliver a sermon, is able to be a sermon; the sermon offers a theoretical teaching, and the good example offers a teaching in practice.” Pope Shenouda III #DepartureofStPaultheFirstHermit #AnbaPaul #Saints #preachwithyourlife #GospelofPeace #gladtidings #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.” Psalm 96:11 . “Blessed are Thy saints, O God and King, who have traveled over the tempestuous sea of this mortal life, and have made the harbour of peace and felicity. Watch over us who are still in our dangerous voyage; and …
