The two priest in my mind with great voices are
Abouna Antonious who formerly wasa priest at Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in East Brunswick, NJ
Abouna Ibrahim of Saint Mina's Coptic Orthodox Church of Holmdel Nj
Also General Bishop Apakir has…
Thank you everyone so much for your answers.
I am terribly sorry but if you guys could like make a clear list of the ways of combating self-righteousness and gaining the virtue of humility
Also any stories on humility would be greatly appreciated
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You can find alot of contemplations and studies of hymns at Copticheritage.org
http://www.copticheritage.org/index.php?name=PagEd&topictoview=37
http://www.copticheritage.org/index.php?name=PagEd&topictoview=19
I love so many hymns but if i had to choose i would say that my favorite hymns are
PIehmot ghar (great)
the morning doxology in the joyful tune
aven pi arshi erafs
ke epertou
mournful agious
tenen
Praxis
O all the heavenly hosts
and the list goes on…
sorry i think it would better for me to ask
what is the function of each of these
For example which of these is responsible for the conscience
sorry about the strange wording
Saint Cyril the Pillar of Faith
He made our poverty his own, and we see in Christ the strange and rare paradox of Lordship in servant's form and divine glory in human abasement
Saint George of…
I am having conflicting thoughts on this.
I could be wrong but i believe that perhaps Jesus paid the ransom to us and we either pay this ransom to the the father or to the devil.
For example: You were gambling and you lost a bet and now you must pay…
I am sorry but I never meant to belittle God’s mercy or love for mankind. I attempted to put into perspective God’s mercy by looking at nature. As humans with limited minds we constantly are looking for ways to comprehend the infinite God. I beli…