By: Pope Shenouda III
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The story of this book goes back thirty years. This was in 1960, when I was in my cave in the 'Bahr el Faregh' in the wilderness of Scetis. I had time to answer spiritual questions which my spiritual sons used to send to me. Once I received a letter that contained many questions, I answered more than ten of them, and this topic remained. So I said to the person who send the letter, 'I have answered all your questions except the question on tears. I will soon answer this question for you... '
I prepared the points specific to tears and I kept them with me. I was then ordained a bishop and I gave a lecture about tears in 1964. Finally, I have found all the notes on this subject and wished to publish them before they are lost amongst my many papers.
Pope Shenouda III
June 1990