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The greetings stop from the 11th hour of Tuesday. Which is the hour we start to say basoteer enaghatos. This is the tradition that we have received. I'm not sure if any of the fathers speak about it or not. But I know that it is mentioned in the rit…
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Ok, It seems like there is some confusion. I never said that the water is used after Easter. The water is used before Easter. The water takes place of that which is forbidden during Holy Week, which is the raising of incense in the first three days…
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Interesting what you're saying George. Just to Add. I believe the reason some people think what's the point of praying for the departed is because of a term that some preach (Honestly I don't know if any of the fathers used it or not). This term …
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It's MY UNDERSTANDING that We pray for the repose of the soul. Meaning that God may put the soul at rest and at ease b/c the waiting time, whether in paradise or hades, is a time of uncertainty for the soul. They don't know where they are...unless…
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Peace and Grace, The answer to your question is because unfortunately the rite is carried out in a wrong way and so has lost its meaning. Here is what I mean. Currently, the priests pray the funeral prayer with raising of incense on the water, an…
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[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=12924.msg152209#msg152209 date=1329626570] Thanks for the history, but if this is right then all of the terms we use are completely mis-leading... Preparation week, Friday the ending of the fast (gome3t 5tam e…
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Haha. Ok...Sorry for confusing you. I'll just try to explain the chronology here. Lent has gone through three phases in the history of our church. Phase I: Lent used to start on Tubah 12, which is the day after Theophany, and it lasted for 6 wee…
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Hello, Blessed acceptable Lent (u-nisdeya as-shab) It's been a while since I posed on here. [quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=12924.msg152119#msg152119 date=1329494915] I have read it somewhere but I can not remember. It said that the week of…
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Hello All, This is my first, and probably the last time replying on this forum. However, I feel like I can't go on reading and not say anything. Forgive me, I have sinned. Fr. Peter please absolve me to speak. It seems that Ioannes is stuck on t…