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Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty · Catechism · 892
Faith Q&A › Catechism › 1. Church Worship
St. Isaac the Syrian says:
“Bow down at the beginning of your prayers and beseech God with contrition and humility to grant you patience in prayer and control over thoughts.”
“Compel yourself to bow down before God [i.e., to perform metanoias], for it is this which enlivens the spirit of prayer.”
“Give yourself to prayer and you shall attain the sweetness of metanoias and continue in them with joy.”
Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty
Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volumes 1 and 2, Books 1–7. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.