Spiritual Words. Theophany Feast!

[Mark Sadek]

"Do everything as if He were dwelling in us. Thus we shall be His temples and He will be within us as our God - as He actually is."

St. Ignatius of Antioch.

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"Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord."  Romans 12:19

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The Gospel reading for the 11th of the Coptic month of Tubah, January 19:
18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. 19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you? 20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? He said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself? 23 He said: I am `The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, ' as the prophet Isaiah said. 24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, saying, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet? 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27 It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, `After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.' 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water. 32 And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, `Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.  John 1:18-34
Theophany Feast!
The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ (Baptism of the Lord Christ).

The Gospel reading for the 12th of the Coptic month of Tubah, January 20: John 1:35-51
Commemoration of the Archangel Michael.
Martyrdom of St. Theodore El-Mishreke (the Oriental).
Martyrdom of St. Anatole (Anatolius).

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Prayer Requests:
If you have an update on a prayer request, please let me know.

Please keep the following in your prayers:

Marian R
Andrew Wolfe, The National Guardsman shot in DC
The family of Sarah Beckstrom
Mario - Cancer
Mina - Bad company
K - Drug addiction
Jean - Stage 4 cancer
A - Mental disorders
Esquibies - Brain Tumor
Carmen - Cancer
K - Addiction
P - In recovery
Sherry - In recovery
Y - Anxiety
Kamal D. - Cancer
Luis F - Advanced respiratory disease
MH - Drug Addiction
Mary D. - Cancer
Karas A. - Child in need of 3 surgeries
Luz R - Cancer
M - Anger, anxiety and job success
Antonius - Crohn's disease

The unity of the Churches and all Christians.

Egypt and the Christians in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Ethiopia and Pakistan. "Blessed is Egypt My people." Isaiah 19:25

Please pray for the peace and safety of the world.

Please keep me in your prayers.

"casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7

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