Coptic Desert Fathers
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Monasticism was born in Egypt and was instrumental in the formation of the Coptic Church's character of submission and humbleness.
Egyptian deserts
Joined September 2014
To say that God turns away from the sinful is like saying that the sun hides from the blind. Abba Anthony the Great
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RT @desert__fathers: “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple” Jonah 2:…
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“Preserve your inner peace at all costs and do not trade it for anything in this world.” St Isaac of Syria
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“If God is slow in answering your request, or if you ask but do not promptly receive anything, do not be upset, for you are not wiser than God.” St Isaac the Syrian
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“God's name is not known; it is wondered at.” St. Gregory of Nyssa
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RT @DanielOliva01: “Tres cosas hacen la guerra contra la mente: - Descuido - Pereza, y - El abandono de la oración.” San Abba Moisés el Fu…
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RT @desert__fathers: To say that God turns away from the sinful is like saying that the sun hides from the blind. Abba Anthony the Great h…
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Abba Anthony said,"Some have afflicted their bodies by asceticism, but they lack discernment, and so they are far from God." On this day,of the year 355 A.D.,St. Anthony the Great,the star of the wilderness,and the father of all monks, departed, may His prayers be with us, Amen!
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“Three things wage war against the mind: - Heedlessness - Sloth, and - The abandonment of prayer.” Saint Abba Moses the Strong ( the Ethiopian)
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-Abba John: Who sold Joseph? -A brother: It was his brethren. -Abba John: No,it was his humility which sold him,because he could have said,“I am their brother”and objected,but because he kept silence,he sold himself by his humility.also his humility set him up as chief in Egypt.
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“The humble man is not of this world.” St Isaac the Syrian
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RT @desert__fathers: “Rejoice like the lambs, O Jordon and its shores, for unto you came the Lamb, who carries the sin of the world.” C…
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“When the Lord was baptized in the Jordan as a man, it was we who were baptized in Him and through Him. And when He received the Holy Spirit, it was we who received the Holy Spirit through Him.” St Athanasius of Alexandria Blessed Feast of Theophany
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RT @HoepersNatalia: “O primeiro passo para superar a vaidade é permanecer em silêncio e aceitar a desonra de bom grado.” São João da Escada
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What do i do when i feel spiritually dry? #Words_of_wisdom
When experiencing feelings of emptiness or spiritual dryness, push forward with determination to fight that emptiness and spiritual dryness. Trust fully in the Lord, and He will prove to you that He exists.
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“The first step in overcoming vainglory is to remain silent and to accept dishonor gladly.” St John the Ladder
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“Do not lose heart. There is hope, and it is Christ.” Mar Ephram the Syrian
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"Just as the divine light enters a dark house, dispels its darkness, and fills it with illumination, so too does the holy fear of God, when it enters a person’s heart,cast out the darkness of ignorance and enlighten it with the wisdom of spiritual virtues." Abba Anthony the Great
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"If a king wants to take a city, he first cuts off the water and the food, and the citizens, dying of hunger, submit to him. It is the same with the passions of the flesh: if a man goes about fasting and hungry, the enemies of his soul grow weak." Abba John the Dwarf (Colobos)
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