stmary Archives • Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“When you are about to pray to our Lady the Holy Virgin, be firmly assured, before praying, that you will not depart from her without having received mercy. To think thus and to have confidence in her is meet and right. She is, the All-Merciful Mother of the All-Merciful God, the Word, and her mercies, incalculably great and innumerable, have been declared from all ages by all Christian Churches; she is, indeed, an abyss of mercies and bounties, as is said of Her in the canon of Odigitry.” + St. John of Kronstadt #coptic #orthodox #blessed #dailyreadings #stmary

“When you are about to pray to our Lady the Holy Virgin, be firmly assured, before praying, that you will …

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“Call her (St Mary) to your assistance for such is the Divine Will that she should help in every kind of necessity.” – St. Basil the Great #christianity #copticorthodox #coptic #dailyreading #lent #stmary

“Call her (St Mary) to your assistance for such is the Divine Will that she should help in every kind …

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“Among the virtues of the Virgin Mary are her personal holiness, her chastity and virginity, and her spiritual knowledge, her serving of others, and her spiritual motherhood to the Apostolic Fathers.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic #copticorthodox #bible #stmary #gospel #christianity

“Among the virtues of the Virgin Mary are her personal holiness, her chastity and virginity, and her spiritual knowledge, her …

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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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“Submit in complete obedience, in accordance with God’s will, as our fathers have, especially receiving counsel with faith and trust. Humility and purity, the fear of God and persevering attentively in God’s ways: these are the greatest of all the virtues, and they cause the soul to be luminous in God through these consummate achievements.” St John the short #Wedding #CanaofGalilee #firstmiracle #Jesusturnswaterintowine #Joy #intercession #StMary #obedience #submit #SundayGospel #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Submit in complete obedience, in accordance with God’s will, as our fathers have, especially receiving counsel with faith and trust. …

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