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  • Orthodoxy, both Eastern and Oriental, do not believe in the End Times. The End Times teachings originated in the First and Second Great Awakening in the 17th and 18th centuries in North America and Europe. It also comes from Radical Reformation in w…
  • I got to serve on the Altar. It felt great! I got three pieces of communion. It definitely helped!
  • That's called doubt, my friend. It's normal. You can say, "Our Lord", "Pantocrator", call on the Theotokos and other saints. I ask St. Moses the Strong to help me control my deep feelings of wanting to unleash bodily harm on other people. God knows …
  • Yes. It depends on the state. I know in many mid-Atlantic states, they'll be opening at a certain capacity, i.e., 50% for a while. That way it will be in a one week on/ one week off schedule. The Monastery is going to allow 20 people, 10 for Abouna,…
  • @Aflo I suggest some reading on the subject of our separation from an Eastern Orthodox perspective. A Swiss Eastern Orthodox woman under the Patriarchate of Constantinople named Christine Chaillot has a number of great books on the Coptic church. Sh…
  • Thanks, Mina. The way you explain our Lectionary is practical. I appreciate it.  The assignment was to explain the Sunday readings of Kiahk.  I stopped using the Katameros at the monastery because the Coptic Reader made it much easier to just read m…
  • I found it after looking in one of the links. I had to write a paper about the Liturgical rites of Kiahk. This week it's the Theophany Lakkan. I'm beginning to see the format now. The professor wants us to understand the content along with the stru…
  • Do you have anything for Kiahk in English?
  • You can get it on GooglePlay for 99 cents. It's only in Arabic.
  • @mabsoota You live in the UK, correct? Perhaps you should come to the Northeastern U.S. from November to April. Where I live in Pennsylvania, the high was 4 degrees Celsius on May 11th and it was 0 on the 10th with snow. It's been seven months of c…
  • @mabsoota I didn't mean to brag! Please forgive me. I don't want to make you jealous!! I☹☹ I serve at female Monastery in Ohio over here in the States. They are still in lockdown until early June. It is a unique situation as it is located a neighb…
  • Thanks, @mabsoota. I know I am just as guilty about using Latin words! The Corporal is a cloth placed over the chalice, which Latins use to distribute communion. I thought JoJo was referring to the Altar clothes. It looks like it's cleared up though…
  • I believe she was referring to the Corporal, which is a Catholic term -- I suppose it would be the English translation -- or the cloth placed on the chalice during a Catholic Mass prior to distribution. I am guessing we would use the same word, as …
  • Some people have them, most use it from a communal basket. My wife has her own, I usually use the ones up on the Altar or my stole if I am the guy holding the candle during communion.
  • The, "napkins" are used to cover your mouth when you take communion. Compared to the distribution of Roman Catholic eucharist, Coptic communion may only be given by a priest, and just as Byzantine Catholic and Orthodox, we are not allowed to touch …
  • Thanks, Mina!
  • @Minatasgeel It was a back-handed comment. I am aware a married man cannot become a monk, but didn't want to come off like a total, "You know what" when I saw him write that. The Old Catholic church is...unique...to say the least. We have one i…
    in Monk Comment by ItalianCoptic April 2020
  • I don't believe so. Unless your entire marriage has been celibate. As a convert from Catholicism, the Coptic church does not have formalities like the Catholic church. I have a formal education in Coptic Theology, but unlike the Catholic church, i…
    in Monk Comment by ItalianCoptic April 2020
  • @Theodosia 1. No Priests are currently on this forum. 2. It's Holy Week. I would think, even with the lack of laity and open churches, any Priest would be a bit busy this week.
  • You mean just English and Coptic? I have one with English, Coptic and Arabic. I've seen plenty of English only ones.
  • @ophadece You have a high level of education, my friend. God gave us intelligence, rationality, logic and a conscience. I believe that we receive the Body and Blood of Christ. I believe that God is present with us through His Holy Angels during th…
  • @Zoxsasi Here are examples of why you should back off on this conversation: I did not have a bachelor's degree when I dated my wife, and for the first seven years of our marriage. My wife's parents were against me because I wasn't Egyptian AND di…
  • What? I said TALK to her Priest. Meet him, not get baptized! I didn't even suggest going to Liturgy! Do you think I'm an idiot? I converted to our church and my wife's Priest made me fast before Liturgy and NOT take communion for six months. I con…
  • @Zoxsasi I believe bringing him to meet the Priest is up to the Priest wanting to meet and talk to him, not us typing on a screen. She should ask and consult with him. Always consult your Father Confessor. Don't always listen to people on online …
  • Your situation is almost identical to mine. I didn't meet my wife's parents until we dated for 4 or 5 years because I was American. I was Catholic, not Lutheran, but in 2020 there isn't a massive Liturgical difference between the two. A Lutheran at …
  • Hey Moses2020,  If you're American, you are usually, "legally" married a few months before your wedding through a County or State officer. I live in Pennsylvania, and me and my wife were married legally 4 months before we were married in the church.…
  • Hey Thomas, I came from Roman Catholicism as well. You'll find all your answers on this forum. I'm confident there are many others on here who will explain to you how your Eastern Orthodox friend in incorrect. Frankly, I've grown tired of the argum…
  • @ophadece A psychiatrist as a profession makes sense to me now. I am an ABA Therapist, I've worked in fields of both psychology and psychiatry, and your positive reinforcing comments before explaining how and why I am incorrect makes things more cl…
  • Your best bet is probably to find some administrators of the Indian Orthodox church pages of Facebook. I'm on an, "Oriental Orthodox" group, and a vast majority of members are from India. If you message me, I'll give you their usernames. A few of th…
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