All the ways of man are correct in his own eyes but it is the Lord who weighs the motives... (Proverbs 21:2)

 

"O Mother of Mercy, Pray for us Sinners, Now and at the Hour of our death.. Amen."

 

He who began a good work in you will finish it... (Philippians 1:6)

 

 

(English) | 09.09.2022 - Revelation 10:8-11

Divine Liturgy | 09.09.2022

Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will return to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place... (Revelation 2:5)

 

.. great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory... (1 Timothy 3:16)

 

"Some of these came into the world and left the world without anyone ever finding about them.. for the world did not deserve to know them..."

 

For I have decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him having been crucified... (1 Corinthians 2:2)

 

Psalm Of Ascension (Psalm 134)

For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s... (Romans 14:8)

 

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. But the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it ... (Matthew 7:13-14)

 

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. Remember Your mercy, O LORD, and Your steadfast love, for they have been from of old... (Psalm 25:5-6)

 

Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He instructs sinners in His ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of His covenant... (Psalm 25:8-10)

 

For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off... (Psalm 37:28)

 

For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed... (John 3:20)

 

05.09.2022 - (Psalm 24:1-2)

ETS | 02.09.2022 Revelation 10:4-7

 

المجد لك

 

الإطمئنان † عظة لمثلث الرحمات قداسة البابا شنودة الثالث

أخطاء تبدو صغيرة

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper... (Psalm 1:1-3)

 

 

ETS (Arabic) | 27.08.2022 Walk in Wisdom (Ephesians 5:15-19)

Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him... (1 John 2:15)

 

I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end... Whoever follows Me, shall not walk in darkness... (Revelation 22:13; John 8:12)

 

"The dime that a woman earns with the sweat of her brow, is better than the millions she makes with a wink of an eye..."

 

 

When it comes to Jesus, even women ought to be like men...

 

Whom have I in heaven but you and earth has nothing I desire besides you... (Psalm 73:25)

 

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world and yet loses his own soul? Or what can one give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:35-36)

 

A poor man is hated even by his own neighbour, but the rich has many friends.... He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker... (Proverbs 14:20; Proverbs 14:31)

 

He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted... (Isaiah 53:2-4)

 

 

"Love is the greatest of all treasures. Without it there is nothing and with it there is everything... It is love alone that gives worth to all things.." (Thérèse de Lisieux)

 

... he who doubts is like the wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.. (James 1:6)

 

Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue... (John Chrysostom)

 

خطورة عدم الصلاة - أبونا داود لمعي

What the wicked fears shall come upon him... (Proverbs 10:24)

 

See that I have placed life and death before you... a blessing and a curse... (Deuteronomy 30:15; Deuteronomy 11:26)

 

أنت تعلم كل شيء -- أنت تعرف أني أحبك

 

 

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me..." (John 14:6)

 

Your face I will seek in the morning..

 

تأمل عرفت يارب انك تستطيع كل شئ ولا يعسر عليك أمر البابا شنودة

For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and there is nothing concealed that will not be made manifest... (Luke 8:17)

 

Divine Liturgy | 31.07.2022 Feast of God (Nosardel)

... whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant and whoever wants to be first among you must be last... (Mark 10:43-44)

 

For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever... (1 Peter 1:24)

 

 

ETS | 25.07.2022 Walking In Wisdom (Ephesians 5:15-19)

| Psalm Of Ascension (Psalm 130)

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path... The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes... For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life.. (Psalm 34:19; Psalm 19:8; Proverbs 6:23)

 

If you love Me, you will obey My word... (John 14:15)

 

Love covers a multitude of faults... (1 Peter 4:8)

 

Many are the afflictions of the righteous man, but from them all, the LORD delivers him... (Psalm 34:19)

 

"Do not be concerned about those who are with you or against you, but take care that God is with you in all that you do..."

 

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul? Or what can one give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:36-37)

 

| 15.07.2022 Revelation 9:17-21

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the upright, but the way of the ungodly He shall turn upside down... (Psalm 1)

 

Psalm Of Ascension (Psalm 129)

The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. They have all turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is none who does good, no, not even one... (Psalm 14:2-3)