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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=12635.msg148351#msg148351 date=1322874606] The tunics should be worn during any liturgical service. [/quote] What about during evening vesper prayers? I've seen deacons in some churches wear it, while others don'…
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I really suggest you read this wonderful article/passage by St Theophan the Recluse on anger. It seems very relevant to your situation. ‘Let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil’ (Eph. iv. 26-27). "The devil has no…
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"How holy therefore, must be our Lady, the Mother of God, with Whom God the Word Himself, the Light everlasting, was most truly united: "the true light, Which lighteneth every man that cometh into the world," (John 1: 8) whom "the Holy Spirit came u…
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Anthony M. Coniaris, has a BEAUTIFUL article on "Kyrie Eleison, Lord Have Mercy" "Many people remember the Russian couple, the Rosenbergs, who were tried in court for treason against the United States. The trial was a long and bitter one. As the f…
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[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=12575.msg147622#msg147622 date=1321496900] Although the instruments are kept out of church, it may be correct to say that having heard them with hyped music outside church, upon entry into the church, they s…
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[quote author=LoveisDivine link=topic=12554.msg147487#msg147487 date=1321278522] [quote author=Christs' servant link=topic=12554.msg147485#msg147485 date=1321262844] Forgive me for quoting St. John out of context. But even though he gives these homi…
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Forgive me for quoting St. John out of context. But even though he gives these homilies in the light of fellow brethren who turned away from Christ, can't it still be applied to us to a certain extent? Or should we only exhort each other only when o…
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Awww i never knew that this was the proper way of chanting it. But can the alternative tune be used, during the normal midnight tasbeha?
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"Do you find it an oppressive burden to denounce those who commit these sins? It is an oppressive burden to remain silent. For this silence makes you an enemy to God and brings destruction both to you who conceal such sinners and to those whose sin…
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"My child, do you want to crush the head of the serpent? Openly reveal your thoughts in confession. The strength of the devil lies in cunning thoughts. Do you hold on to them? He remains hidden. Do you bring them to the light? He disappears. And the…
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"Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow ,but a psycho/spiritual growth away from evil/death and a turning to God/life]. Sin is the wound, re…
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[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=12555.msg147351#msg147351 date=1320977254] Ok. This has been happening for two long....why are we that stupid to believe that, even if we file this petition, this "1.3 B aid to Egypt" will be cut off?! This will …
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[quote author=LoveisDivine link=topic=12546.msg147333#msg147333 date=1320956921] [quote author=Christs' servant link=topic=12546.msg147332#msg147332 date=1320956633] [quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=12546.msg147317#msg147317 date=1320939653] + Irini n…
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=12546.msg147317#msg147317 date=1320939653] + Irini nem ehmot, No, I'm not 100% sure. I will look into it more though. [/quote] Please do and let us know, because I've never heard of animals being saved :o
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Take your time to read and understand this awesome advice by St. John of Kronstadt: "Remember what man is. He is the image of God, a child of God, a Christian, an inheritor of the Kingdom, a member of Christ. We must therefore esteem every man, alt…
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=12546.msg147296#msg147296 date=1320906084] + Irini nem ehmot, Attributed to St. Basil the Great are two beautiful prayers for Animals: The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof. O God, enlarge within us the sense…
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"A merciful heart — is a heart afire for all creation: for people, bird, animals, (even) for demons and all of God’s creations. At the recollection of them or at looking at them, the eyes of the person shed tears. From a great compassion, his heart …
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[quote author=Timothym link=topic=12521.msg146933#msg146933 date=1320207527] [quote author=Christs' servant link=topic=12521.msg146926#msg146926 date=1320195906] I thought the Holy Synod can not make a decision without the Pope's approval. Did the…
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I thought the Holy Synod can not make a decision without the Pope's approval. Did the Pope change his mind?
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[quote author=George_Mina_Awad link=topic=12514.msg146807#msg146807 date=1319943687] The reason this has been confusing me is because Christ is God. So how can He be standing between us and Himself? If the One in the middle is of the same essence as…
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His parents are Catholic, and when they lived in Egypt (during the papacy of Pope Kyrillos VI) they were allowed to partake in the Eucharist in any Orthodox church. Could that be far fetched. Also if you have any links/resources, it would really hel…
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[quote author=dzheremi link=topic=12498.msg146591#msg146591 date=1319556333] I am absolutely not getting into an argument with these "Concerned Copts", but I will post this to see if anyone else had similar thoughts: What gets me about this podcast,…
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It's true! My friend's dad is a priest in Egypt and said that St. Mary has appeared in over 5 suburbs in Cairo alone. From my memory, she appeared in Shobra, 3en Shams, Zeitoun, Saints church in Alexandria and i can't remember the names of the oth…
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I recommend you watch this AMAZING video: And here is the extended version: It just reminds me of the Greatness of the God who loves us.
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=12477.msg146296#msg146296 date=1319121982] [quote author=aiernovi link=topic=12477.msg146264#msg146264 date=1319061899] This is from St. John Chrysostom on Celibacy: This we say without speaking ill of marriage: God …
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I think whenever we are praising and singing hymns, the main vice the devil uses against us to stop us from praising and or even praising from the heart and with understanding, is evil thoughts. So maybe you can tell them that the devil can give us…
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"God always helps. He always comes in time, but patience is necessary. Come, my good and beloved sister. Come and I shall comfort your sorrow once again. Come and we shall bless God with the sweet voice of our heart, intoned through our mouth, and …
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Raising Children According to St. John Chrysostom: http://orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/raising-children-according-to-saint-john-chrysostom.aspx or here is the pdf, which is more detailed and complete version: http://www.strobertbellarmine.net/books/Ch…
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Hey Tewodros, I think it would be safest if you go with a church bus. But since you don't know anyone there, and this is your first time to Egypt, then it'll be a bit challenging. There are many churches that organise trips to St. Anthony monaster…