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

‘the power of the cross is not recognised by those who are or perishing, because they are out of their mindset so act like madmen, complaining and rejecting the medicines that bring salvation’ – St John Chrysostom #orthodoxy #coptic #thecross #salvation #narrowway

‘the power of the cross is not recognised by those who are or perishing, because they are out of their …

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“If the Cross had been a sign of weakness, we would have never erected it on our churches and our towers or hanged it round our necks, tattooed it on our hands and drawn it in our writings… The Cross to us is a sign of power, the power of love, sacrifice, self negligence and endurance. This is the real meaning of power…” ~ H.H. Pope Shenouda III #thecross #power #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“If the Cross had been a sign of weakness, we would have never erected it on our churches and our …

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“Therefore, the Cross must be clearly seen in the Church, so our church also becomes bearing the Cross of our Lord; the Cross of service and missionary; the Cross of partaking of our Lord’s passions and glory; the Cross of loving EVERYONE and abhorring the world, a cross from which the aroma of love, blessing and peace spreads to the ends of the earth.” Father Bishoy Kamel #theCross #isLife #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Therefore, the Cross must be clearly seen in the Church, so our church also becomes bearing the Cross of our Lord; …

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Christ is hung upon the Cross, and the devil has become a corpse. Christ has been stretched on the Cross, and a standard of salvation has been given to the world. Christ has been nailed to the Cross, and every soul has been released from bonds. Christ has been fixed to the Cross, and all creation has been set free from the slavery of corruption. – St John Chrysostom . Icon by Fr Raphael Maher . #feastofthecross #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #thecross #ourfreedom #oursalvation #ourhope #ourhealing

Christ is hung upon the Cross, and the devil has become a corpse. Christ has been stretched on the Cross, …

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If we wish to understand the power of Christ’s blood, we should go back to the ancient account of its prefiguration in Egypt. Sacrifice a lamb without blemish, commanded Moses, and sprinkle its blood on your doors. If we were to ask him what he meant, and how the blood of an irrational beast could possibly save men endowed with reason, his answer would be that the saving power lies not in the blood itself, but in the fact that it is a sign of the Lord’s blood. In those days, when the destroying angel saw the blood on the doors he did not dare to enter, so how much less will the devil approach now when he sees, not that figurative blood on the doors, but the true blood on the lips of believers, the doors of the temple of Christ. – St John Chrysostom . #HolyWeek #GoodFriday #Pascha #TheCross #ThePowerOfChristsBlood #CopticOrthodox #Orthodox #Coptic

If we wish to understand the power of Christ’s blood, we should go back to the ancient account of its …

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