Daily Blessings
The Life of Repentance and Purity
BY His Holiness Pope Shenouda III
True
repentance is forsaking sin without return.
Thus have been the stories of the
saints whom have repented, for example: St. Augustine, St. Moses the Black, St.
Mary the Egyptian, Pelagia, Thais and Sarah. Repentance was in the lives
of all of these and others, it is
a turning point towards God, continued throughout life without return to sin.
This reminds us of the sayings of St. Shishoy: ‘I do not remember that the
devil
has tempted me
into the same sin twice’. It is possible that the first sin was as a result
of ignorance, negligence, weakness and unawareness of the tricks of the devil
or a lack of cautiousness. But, after repentance and awakening, there is
precision in life and caution of sin. As for the one who discards sin and
returns to it, therefore sometimes leaving it and sometimes returning..he has
not yet repented. This is only an attempt towards repentance.... every time the
sinner arises, sin drags him lower. If his freedom is struck down, he will not
repent.
· Repentance
is a cry from the conscience and a revolution against the past.
It is repulsion from sin, great
regret and rejection of the old state with embarrassment and shame. It is
therefore said about repentance that it is ‘a daring judge’.
Today’s Synaxarium: Paope 14, 1729
§ Departure of Saint Philip One of the Seventy Disciples and
one of the Seven Deacons
+ سنكسار اليوم: 14 بابة 1730
§ نياحة القديس فيلبس احد الشمامسة
السبعة وهو غير احد الاثنى عشر تلميذا
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