The answer
“If you sit in your cell, work with your hands, while repeating the name of Jesus. Hold it fast in your heart and mind and sing it with your tongue: ‘My Lord Jesus, help me,’ ‘I praise You my Lord Jesus Christ.’”
Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty
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What does St. Anthony say about the practice of the Jesus Prayer?
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.