God looks at the intent. So even if you want to be a monk and will not be able to. God will still reward you because you truly would be successful as a monk if you weren’t in these circumstances. :D
You are in my prayers! May God help you in your struggles! Do not commit suicide you don’t want to be like Judas Iscariot! Always know that God loves you more then anything. Talk to your FOC
[quote author=Biboboy link=topic=13611.msg158691#msg158691 date=1344479478]
No. He was threatened, but never excommunicated. And that's besides the point: the point is, the church's faith and theology is heading in a dangerous direction.
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[quote author=I Believe link=topic=13602.msg158584#msg158584 date=1344334154] I think it's mainly because in the U.S. we ordain more priests because the service here is a little bit more different than Egypt. Diakon/Archdiakons have different respon…
since i stand next to abouna many times while giving the blood i have seen them touching the blood a lot while giving the blood to a baby. if it is to hard to put the mysterein the babies mouth without spilling it.
i have seved in the alter with ma…
[quote author=qawe link=topic=13602.msg158582#msg158582 date=1344330609]
I think they serve the blood because serving the blood does not involve physically touching our Lord.
Of course, the priest must touch the body to serve it.
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HAHAHHAHAHHA lol you guys are Hilarious! ;D
and no its st.mary delray beach. Abouna Mikhael
anyways i found a good site that sells them.
thanks every one. lol
A lot of Coptic churches are very friendly. All the Coptic churches I’ve been in were very friendly to there brothers and sisters who converted. Also we have Russian Ethiopian Armenian Orthodox etc that show up at our church and the church welcome o…
yup thats the website.... heres the youtube video i learned from. it takes about 2 to 3 hours to get good at it. after a couple weeks you can master it!
I made prayer ropes!? I made three and 1 rope for my priests cross around his neck! I’m very happy. I asked in Jesus’ name and I received patients through it. Thank God.
I encourage every one to teach themselves to make them. It’s the best feeling I…
The service is called vespers or (ashaya) on Saturday nights every week.
They don’t touch the actual relics even though I have seen a priest open and touch the relic before. So it is aloud to touch the relics but it’s extremely uncommon.
But usuall…
Hey jg i was just sharing your channel on facebook and noticed the cool iconostasis background on your channel! Where did you get it! I want to put it as my desktop background can you please send it to me !!!
thanks
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=13480.msg157428#msg157428 date=1341690989]
There is communion between the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox laity. This takes place everywhere, even at the hands of His Holiness Pope Shenouda.
The Eastern …
Adding fuel to the fire here… They teach in school that teens masturbate mostly because at this time of the teens life they are going through a lot of hormonal changes in the body… is this true? Is it another way for people to make a sin look more a…
Read the bible a lot and make sure you are occupied by something at all times don’t sit around doing nothing because that’s when you can fall the most! Whenever you feel temptation coming say "My Lord Jesus Christ help me, my Lord Jesus Christ have …