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The officiating priest before the offering of the lamb first washes his hands 3 times and saying the following respectively: 1) Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 2) Fill me with joy and gladness; l…
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The priest himself takes in the beginning the Body. If he has an assisting priest, he will take the chalice and take the espadicon which is dipped in the Blood and partake of the Blood before handing it to the assisting priest. Then at the end, th…
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God bless you Emmadas. As long as they they are striving in a life of repentance and confession they are renewed in the grace of God and made worthy through His grace to partake. So essentially, if someone partook unworthily, they are to live repe…
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There are cult groups (Jehovah's Witnesses, The Way International, Christadelphians, etc.) who deny the Trinity and state that the doctrine was not mentioned until the 4th Century until after the time of the Council of Nicea (325). This council "wa…
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God bless your love and zeal for God! May God truly direct your paths. First thing, I hope it goes without saying to seek the counsel of your father of confession. Ask him to guide you to learn the life of solitude and prayer while in the world. Id…
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@Thutmose, As I said, my statement clearly says in the end it is one will. Miathelism is one will, out of two, mystically united. I do not read anywhere in those two articles that claim monothelitism. Just like we speak of only one nature after th…
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It is important to note that the union of the divine Nature and human nature, as well as the divine will and the human will are mystical. St. Cyril will allow to speak of the distinct natures, in thought alone, but ultimately ‘that Christ is one’. I…
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If my understanding is correct, we believe of the will, the same as of the natures. Miatheletism. He has in unity 100% divine will, 100% human in a mystical union. http://metropolitan-bishoy.org/files/monthelitism.PDF
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The priest through the liturgy uses this blessing. The 5 blessings are: 1st blessing (while making the sign of the cross): Blessed be God the Father the Pantocrator. 2nd Blessing (while making the sign of the cross): Blessed be His Only Begotten …
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Speak to a priest in your local church & the bishop explaining your situation and see what they say...
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The church may at times hope the person is honest in their repentance and give them another chance. No man is excluded from God and all have an opportunity to have a clean slate through honest repentance. Should the person not be honest, that person…
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Humans are created Body and Soul. The soul & consciousness would be associated to each other. John Cassian: “We see that the word ‘flesh’ is used in numerous ways in Holy Scripture. Sometimes it signifies the human being in his entirety, name…
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“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.” We have that which is permissible and that which is not. We have that which is lawful and helpful and th…
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User00 quoted an answer by HG Bishop Youssef (fairly well respected authority in the church). These issues are not usually addressed directly and clearly, so if you want a longer answer, ask your Father of Confession. His Grace Bishop Youssef stat…
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Essentially, that relations does not present itself in a selfish and lustful (sinful) manner.
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@NotCoptic, I was not in any way attacking you or your beliefs. I was simply expressing my opinion. Yes, many people live very unfruitful marriages. Society has twisted the understanding of it and many don’t even know what marriage is all about. I u…
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Dear @NotCoptic,You are in the midst of a difficult scenario, one that is not easy to explain. As msmekhail mentioned however, there are positives in your relationship, all of which can help build the relationship to the right point. I ask you 1 que…
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How was anything said above in disagreement with what you said?
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@Zoxasi, forgive me but though it is not incorrect it is very incomplete, and slightly inappropriate. Sexual relations are beyond the simple act. In fact, the church teaches that there is unlawful sexual relations within marriage. Having sex, just f…
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Dearest Erene, There is always hope. Christ tells us, what God has joined together, let no man separate. So escaping isn’t the answer. It’s an easy way out, that is simply not God’s will. Is it your cross to bear? Possibly, but this is a very dilute…
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Lent is a beautiful period of transformation. Set yourself a plan in order to fight these thoughts with a spiritual guide. Acknowledge your lack of faith and have someone knowledgeable and faithful address them. There are answers to your thoughts. S…
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If my understanding is correct, we believe of the will, the same as of the natures. Miatheletism. He has in unity 100% divine will, 100% human in a mystical union. http://metropolitan-bishoy.org/files/monthelitism.PDF
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The Bishop, The father of confession, The family, The candidate himself, And finally the church he is nominated to, All have a say in the matter. In the end, all 5 of these should be seeking to hear God’s will, not their own. If they all are, all …
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@CopticApostate, I encourage your presence here and welcome your skeptism. Your spirit is not one of defiance but I notice you are sharing your opinion with respect. Please continue to do so.
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“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only” - Matthew 24:36 Simply be ready, any day, any time ;)
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Yes, I do! Thank you @ophadece. It seems to me the spoken language back in those days were important as well then - a bit like the English of today? So in a sense, it encourages the English movement while teaching us to preserve what was handed down…
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Why was the secondary language Greek? Predominantly, the responses of the congregation?
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@CopticApostate, To demand historical evidence of everything and everyone is a bit much to ask. Over time surely more will be discovered but there is a lack of evidence for much of 3000 years BC in Egypt. Most scholars, until morden days due to an i…
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@CopticApostate, Say that we’re true - neurotransmitters in the brain gives some type of illusion and billions of people, century after century were led by some false imagination - does that deny the existence of God?
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Great questions! Here’s HG Bishop Youssef’s response to a similar question: https://www.suscopts.org/q&a/index.php?qid=1048&catid=324