Fasting, as some people speculate, is not a bodily torture, martyrdom, or a cross, but it is a way to elevate the body to reach the level of cooperation with the soul. When we fast, our intention is not to torture the body but to shun its behaviour. Thus, one who fasts becomes a spiritual and not a physical person. Fasting is an ascetic soul which takes the body with it as its partner in asceticism.
Fasting, as some people speculate, is not a bodily torture, martyrdom, or a cross, but it is a way to elevate the body to reach the level of cooperat… - Pope Shenouda Iii Of Alexandria
Fasting, as some people speculate, is not a bodily torture, martyrdom, or a cross, but it is a way to elevate the body to reach the level of cooperat…
- Pope Shenouda Iii Of Alexandria
In the Lord's discourse on spiritual nourishment, we hear Him says: "Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to ever… - Pope Shenouda Iii Of Alexandria
In the Lord's discourse on spiritual nourishment, we hear Him says: "Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to ever…
But, did the Divinity [of Christ] suffer? [...] The holy fathers explained this point through the aforementioned clear example of the red-hot iron, i… - Pope Shenouda Iii Of Alexandria
But, did the Divinity [of Christ] suffer? [...] The holy fathers explained this point through the aforementioned clear example of the red-hot iron, i…
Yes, fasting is not merely a commandment from God but a godly gift, a grace and a blessing. God the creator of our body and soul knows of our need to… - Pope Shenouda Iii Of Alexandria
Yes, fasting is not merely a commandment from God but a godly gift, a grace and a blessing. God the creator of our body and soul knows of our need to…
Civil disobedience is not accepted by religion and the state does not accept it and there are many verses in the Holy Book that talk of following the… - Pope Shenouda Iii Of Alexandria
Civil disobedience is not accepted by religion and the state does not accept it and there are many verses in the Holy Book that talk of following the…
Fasting is not bodily hunger but bodily elevation and purity. It is not a body that hungers and longs for food, but a body that rids itself of the de… - Pope Shenouda Iii Of Alexandria
Fasting is not bodily hunger but bodily elevation and purity. It is not a body that hungers and longs for food, but a body that rids itself of the de…
The world sees in our conduct, in our behaviour, the proof that we are the real children of God. - Pope Shenouda Iii Of Alexandria
The world sees in our conduct, in our behaviour, the proof that we are the real children of God.
A Church without Youth is a Church without a future. Moreover, Youth without a Church is Youth without a future. - Pope Shenouda Iii Of Alexandria
A Church without Youth is a Church without a future. Moreover, Youth without a Church is Youth without a future.
The body and the soul join in doing the work of the soul, ie. praying, meditating, praising and coming in communion with God. - Pope Shenouda Iii Of Alexandria
The body and the soul join in doing the work of the soul, ie. praying, meditating, praising and coming in communion with God.
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