https://tasbeha.org/community/categories/coptic-orthodox-church/p50/feed.rss Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:45:57 +0000 Coptic Orthodox Church - Tasbeha.org Community en-CA https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8686/st-mary-appeared-in-nag-hammadi Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:49:22 +0000 Godislove_ 8686@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8655/russian-baby-with-quran-verses-on-his-leg Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:18:34 +0000 Copticdeacon 8655@/community/discussions

what do you guys make of this? Is this legitimate? ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8681/egypt-incident-and-facebook Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:10:12 +0000 deaconmark123 8681@/community/discussions
Sorry if i said somthing wrong, sorry if i did anything to upset you, sorry if i am speaking against your faith or what you belive is right, and sorry for sinning against you. Just please consider and think before you act.

Lets pray for the persecutors of our brothers and sisters so they can find mercy in the Eyes Of God, and so that we too can find Mercy.]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8687/facebook-and-nag-hammadi-attacks Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:54:38 +0000 Godislove_ 8687@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8680/the-virgin-mary Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:07:56 +0000 bigeee 8680@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8586/did-you-guys-here-of-the-virgin-mary-apperatin-in-warraq-egypt Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:55:29 +0000 bigeee 8586@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8667/petitions-agains-what-has-happened-in-nag-hammadi-in-egypt Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:47:39 +0000 abosefien 8667@/community/discussions
The Petition for the U.S. Congress:
http://www.petitiononline.com/dptm5402/petition.html

and

The Petition for the United Nations:
http://www.petitiononline.com/dptm5401/petition.html]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8668/the-virgin-mary-appears-again Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:40:28 +0000 bigeee 8668@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8654/what-time-do-we-start-fasting-for-communion-tommorow-for-christmas Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:03:30 +0000 bigeee 8654@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8620/st-john-chrysostome-evil Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:38:17 +0000 Meena_Ameen 8620@/community/discussions
When I heard that John Chrysostome hated the jews, it really turned me off, I also remembered how in our own liturgy we bless John Chrysostome. And in fact, many of our beleifs such as the bread and wine becoming the true body and blood was spoken of and explained by John Chrysostome.

Here is a quote for John Chrysostome in year 379 "God always hated the Jews. It is essential that all Christians hate them". If he truly believed this, than I am actually upset that the coptic church believed this man was a saint. In the words of Jesus himself, "whoever says he loves me and hates his enemy is a LIAR".]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8634/let-s-start-the-change-now-ideas Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:44:03 +0000 8634@/community/discussions My proposal--to you and all Orthodox Christians--is to do as countless Orthodox Christians in the past have done: be the Church, not just part of it.  I dare not suggest that we overthrow anyone, take anything over, or be something we are not--we are not Muslims or Roman Catholics, and are thus not militant, but rather we need to be vigilant.  For too long we have been separated by the ignorance and pride of certain popular individuals in the Church, and for too long we have allowed ourselves to be tricked into believing the other to be wrong.  We have allowed arrogance and impatience that started just before 451 AD to separate the Byzantine and Oriental traditions of the Holy Orthodox Faith. 
Visit http://www.orthodoxunity.org/, and perhaps we may be able to find a way together to support this cause and full communion between us all. 

Any starting questions, comments, concerns, statements, queries, or outbursts?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8546/women-in-the-patristic-age Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:05:27 +0000 sodr2 8546@/community/discussions
Anyways, I have come across an interesting article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_patristic_age

I was surprised at many things (you can read for yourself)... Does anybody in our church still hold these views?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8585/why-no-musical-instruments-allowed-in-the-church Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:26:29 +0000 8585@/community/discussions
Why do we not allow the use of musical instruments during the vespers or the Holy Liturgy?

Surely, King David's Psalm says:

Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
      praise him with the harp and lyre,

4 praise him with tambourine and dancing,
      praise him with the strings and flute,

5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
      praise him with resounding cymbals.

can someone tell me why we are only stuck using the triangle and cymbals???

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8636/women-in-the-holy-diaconate Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:18:42 +0000 8636@/community/discussions
Coptic Church to Bring Back Female Diaconate: http://footstepsofphoebe.blogspot.com/2009/09/coptic-church-restores-female-diaconate.html

Greek Orthodox Church to Bring Back Female Diaconate: http://www.westernorthodoxy.org/pdf/restored.pdf

Orthodox Female Offices in Ministry: http://orthodoxyinfo.org/women.htm]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8616/pope-s-death Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:11:43 +0000 Copticdeacon 8616@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8622/saint-bimwa Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:49:42 +0000 egyboy 8622@/community/discussions Thank you and please pray for me and my weakness]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8596/what-the-nale-bishoy-means-in-coptic Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:16:30 +0000 Athanase 8596@/community/discussions What does the word "Pishoy" (or Bishoy) means in coptic ?
Sometime i read that the name ishoy Means in Coptic Language "Upscale or Highness" and sometime "just"
Where is the true ?
Thanks.
God Bless You]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8599/i-love-the-coptic-church Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:04:28 +0000 filifus 8599@/community/discussions And i must say my brothers the copts that i love you. We are one church in our lord Jesus Christ.

I went last months in the monastery of the copts here in germany. and i love the monks abuna gabriel and abuna nikodemus. they are very good to me. we also have a good connection to each other. Seydna Bishop Damian too. He is a good seyda for all an i love him too.

Our Patriarch is in good connection with Papa Shenouda.
And when we have the lithurgy in our syriac church, we say that papa shenouda is the papa of alexadria. we use his name in out lithurgy.

My english is not so good, sorry for this.

But i would say that i love my brothers the copts.

A Syraic Orthodox Christ. In our Lord an Father. ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8576/in-vitro-fertilization Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:05:42 +0000 Marmoura99 8576@/community/discussions I was talking to a friend of mine from church about some of the stuff we discussed in my ethics class, primarily in vitro fertilization, cryopreservation,....(and other ARTs)

Anyways I was telling her how in vitro fertilization is "morally illicit" according to the Catholic church because their doctrine states that there cannot be any separation between unity and procreation during intercourse. Then I asked if she knew what our Church thought of this method. She told me that she thinks it's fine as long as the couple is married. I don't think this is true, however, because the method in which they get the sperm is similar to masturbation which is frowned upon in our Church.

So I guess these are my questions:
1. What standing does our Church hold in regards to in vitro fertilization?
2. What is our Church's standing on other assisted reproductive technologies?
3. How do I convince my coptic friend that masturbation is wrong?
   she says there's no evidence from the Bible that states that masturbation is wrong so I told her that it was a form of self sexual gratification which is wrong (quoted from Abouna Antony's sermon on this)

Thanks]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8590/happy-advent Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:29:22 +0000 socoolbishoy 8590@/community/discussions Let us thank God for all His gifts... here is my new icon...














]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8551/question-about-the-virgin-saint-mary Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:15:40 +0000 mabsoota 8551@/community/discussions i was asked why there is nothing written about saint mary in the new testament after the book of acts if she was so important to the early church and what evidence is there that the very early church venerated her and asked for her intercessions.

my usual answer to these sorts of questions is that the book of hebrews speaks of a 'great cloud of witnesses' and this is why we know the saints are aware of what goes on down here on earth and so it is natural that they was also intercede with God on our behalf. as they prayed for the Christians while on earth, they will not stop that once they stand in the presence of God, indeed it will be much easier for them to do it.
also i explained that when saint mary said in the gospel of luke 'all generations will call me blessed' this was predicting her veneration, not just the fact that people would be impressed that she was Jesus' mother.

but the list of saints here does not include saint mary the virgin, so my friend says this means she wasn't venerated at this time. i think it is because she didn't die yet by this time, but my friend says she would have been over 80 by then if she was still alive.

so if you have a better answer, please share it with us, also i would like it if someone could post a link to information about the end of her life and how she died that is approved by the coptic church.

sorry, this is quite a big question but i have loads of protestant friends and am trying to explain orthodoxy to them. ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8184/fr-abd-el-messieh-el-naklony Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:28:32 +0000 gregorytheSinner 8184@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8570/what-is-sab3a-arba3a Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:39:43 +0000 elizaveet 8570@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8392/origins-of-tasbeha Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:45:35 +0000 G.J.I 8392@/community/discussions im not sure if this has been discussed ive searched the threads n i coodnt find anything,

i wanted to find an article or anything on the origins of tasbeha,
the tune, the parts, who wrote them, its meaning...

thnx]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8544/i-m-french-and-i-need-your-help Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:01:42 +0000 Athanase 8544@/community/discussions Firt, i apologies if it's the wrong place to write this message
I'm french, and i need your help, i hope to find two things :
1- i'm looking at a live link with CTV, i have see many link (like http://ctvtv.blogspot.com ) but it don't work with me. So my first question is : "Do you know one link to watch CTV on his computer ?"
2- I'm looking about the video of the weekly conference of His Holiness Shenouda III subtitle in english (if some one can reccord it for me, it broadcasts Every Saturday with English subtitles in CTV)
I know thant I ask you a very difficult things, but help me please it is for the Coptic community in France.
May God bless you and reward you for all your work. Thank you in advance]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8537/not-taking-communion Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:59:54 +0000 egyboy 8537@/community/discussions
please pray for me and my weakness]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8543/candle-light-tasbeha Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:27:58 +0000 Copticdeacon 8543@/community/discussions Location: Virgin Mary and Archangel Michael COC of Connecticut
Street: 87 Benham St
City/Town: Hamden, Connecticut
Start Time: Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 7:00 pm
End Time: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 12:00 am
You are all welcome and invited to the Divine Liturgy on Sunday.

Come and praise our Lord together in unity. Candle light tasbeha is where we shut the lights off in the church and candles are lit all around the church. The church is dark except you can see the beautiful icons. By doing this you can focus just on God and His mercy and love and feel His presence.

I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. Psalms 9:1-2

To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever. Psalms 30:12


Because the tasbeha does end late:
Regarding Overnight Accommodations

-All males that come will be accommodated in St. Mark's house, right next the Church, for the night

-For Females accomodations will be made just not in St. Mark's house

So everyone please come!
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8539/new-hcoc-production-kiahk-sunday-vespers-praise Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:44:09 +0000 Biboboy 8539@/community/discussions


Order your copy from www.copticheritage.org]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8424/can-i-choose-to-believe-certain-beliefs-of-other-christian-churches Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:57:11 +0000 sodr2 8424@/community/discussions
I find this strange... was it just a coincidence that every Christian in Egypt at the time of the Council of Chalcedon agreed together and disagreed with everyone else (non-Egyptians) about the things discussed in that council? Or how in the East-West Schism, everyone in the East just so happened to have the same opinion, while everyone in the West had another?

The answer to me seems that whatever people have learned within a culture will seem more "right" than what others learned. But what about the bishops in those councils? Did they happen to agree with each other simply because they were from the same place? Or maybe it was better communication between them compared to others... maybe that's the reason for some of these schisms.

Anyways, if I want to, lets say, believe in mortal and venial sins, can I choose to do so, while still being a Coptic Christian?

A side question: do the Patriarchs of Rome, Alex, Jerusalem, etc all have some sort of annual meeting or something? If not, WHY?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8432/just-wondering Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:07:38 +0000 ebnyasoo3 8432@/community/discussions
we say it all the time but I want to say it with my heart as well

Thank you ]]>