You are judged according to the deeds which you have done... and you either go to heaven or hell... no such thing as purgatory in the Orthodox Church. Only the Catholics believe in purgatory.
it stands for father of confession :) and thanks mabsoota...... do u think i can dress as a deacon? i did before but that was because an indian orthodox group was at the monastery...
if islam didn't enter egypt we would still be speaking coptic :) islam did influence us positively giving the church martyrs and many obstacles which made the Coptic Church very strong and affirmed in its faith and traditions.
i was in St.Mary and St.Moses abbey texas and i was lucky to dress as a deacon and take cumunion in an indian orthodox mass! it was great and yes the deacon would use the shoria it was very interesting!
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[quote author=Andrew link=topic=13742.msg160245#msg160245 date=1349048424]
Of course there are mandatory things.
I am just asking if this is a required fast, or sim…
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Hi mikeforjesus,
Are you going to become a monk?
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thats what i was thinking too
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Why are the tunes/rites for the feast of the cross the same as Palm sunday? What relationships do the feasts share?
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yes im lost also.
[quote author=Severian link=topic=13695.msg159955#msg159955 date=1347835459]
Here's something I wanted to ask (and I hope I don't hijack the thread by asking this)...
What is the OO view on those individuals who have died without even hearing the …
[quote author=Severian link=topic=13602.msg159666#msg159666 date=1347190471]
It's a shame they are not that common anymore, we should try to revive the practice as best we can.
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The question is ... how?
http://www.coptic.net/copticweb/contributions/copticlanguagelessons.pdf
this even has words they can learn! i used this and now i can speak a little coptic and understand in church
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. mat 6;6 You don’t want to pray in front of her because it possible you will feel pride. …
[quote author=Kyleron link=topic=13459.msg159288#msg159288 date=1345798955]
Prayer is like patting your back whenever you get yourself in problem. Prayer bolsters you. Definitely it is a rope way to reach that Almighty.
With prayer glory of God cou…