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... He is already in the top 10 of longest reigning popes.
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Who are the top ten longest reigning popes?
The thing is is that I always confess :P Lemme rephrase my question: Do you have to feel guilty when confessing ??? If not, is your confession accepted
lol i don't see why you can't drink wine that is used for communion, i think its just the brand lol. Our church uses all kinds of brands of wine, so i dont think its like prohibited. Abouna wont tell us "You drank that brand of wine!"
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What's a Hugemen?
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Also, I was told that a Hegumen has the authority to establish a Ch…
wait wait wait!! hold on.... St. Mary appearing in America ???!!!!!! is it true ?? Whenever she appears, we have martyrs shed their blood... do u think there might be martyrs in our land ?? :'(
Once in a sermon, Hegumen Arsanios Aziz Serry of Blessed Memory said that smoking cigarettes is like committing suicide, since they know it can kill them, and most times they don't even try to stop! Not only that, but you are dirtying the Temple of …
I agree with ILSM and TheGodChrist, being a priest offers everything to God, and his congregation...
as the verse in the Bible says: "From your hands, God will ask the blood of each soul you are responsible for.", there is a story that goes with th…
I think it is wrong :P
Try putting yourself and this person in a saint movie. Do you think the actors acting as the Saint were saying to themselves: "I can't wait till I'm ordained a Priest!" or "Do you think I'll be ordained a Priest?"
Now look i…
Now I'm clear about canonization of a Saint... but is there a special ceremony after 50 yrs of his/her departure ?? And is it ok to have relics of Saints that aren't canonized ??
First off, congrats :) being a deacon is one of the best things on can ask for :)
Th bishop present prays a couple prayers on you and dresses you your white tunic. You enter the altar, kiss it, and serve it for the rest of the liturgy. The bishop m…
This really helps :) since you understand the sin im talking about, how can I not return to it again. As mentioned by someone else on the forums, it is "the hardest sin to stop" .
Thank you, and yes the midnight psalms are pretty long. Psalm 119 has me stuck the most : 176 verses. WOW !!! gonna take me forever to memorize that. But i memorized about 10 psalms so far ;D So God give me help.
Thanks for you help everyone
GBU
I always keep on telling him these things, but the things he said were " whenever I do a sin, I always pray saying: God forgive my sins. I did _______". I tell him that God gave power to his priests, who are the succesors of his disciples, to forgiv…
Hahaha Crazzyy Storryy:
There was once this dude who had dressed as a deacon. It was during Good Friday, and he felt hungry. He ran outside tucked his tonia into his pants and went out and got a Hot Dog LOL
lol already made one :) join and report these groups : http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Unite-to-Report-Every-Hate-Group-Against-our-father-HH-Pope-Shenouda/166841263331543
I remember reading somewhere, maybe an e-mail, or a book,that the first person to witness the holy light was St. Peter the apostle, who later founded the Greek Church, like St. Mark founded the Coptic Church. I believe god did not want to break the …
I was in egypt a couple days ago, we just visited as a christmas vacation,
we rented a condo right in front of St. Mary's Church in Warraq,
I was blessed to be the only one in my family to see the blessed virgin appearing in full form on top of the …
Dear Fr. Peter and I believe,
I have a tonia with Pope Kyrillos on it, my grandma bought it from a convent. But if you can't wait, I found this website :http://www.heavenlyembroidery.com Go on deacon's tunics. You can choose the icon you want.
God …