Coptic Orthodox Church - Tasbeha.org Community https://tasbeha.org/community/categories/coptic-orthodox-church/p59/feed.rss Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:58:08 +0000 Coptic Orthodox Church - Tasbeha.org Community en-CA Who was St. Moses? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7099/who-was-st-moses Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:30:41 +0000 Hailemikael 7099@/community/discussions
Around what time did he lived?

Thanks

]]> The Spirit https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7055/the-spirit Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:14:26 +0000 Meena_Ameen 7055@/community/discussions
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

is this talking about the Holy Spirit, or our own spirit?]]> converting to the coptic orthodox faith https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7097/converting-to-the-coptic-orthodox-faith Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:46:50 +0000 kswg03 7097@/community/discussions I have recently gotten engaged to a wonderful man who is Coptic Orthodox. I am Catholic and although he would never ask me to convert I have suggested it. We have been to church together many. My converting is not simply because we're getting married but because I feel I have developed a closer relationship wit God as a result of my introduction to this faith.
We're meeting with the priest tomorrow to discuss all of these things. I'm just a little nervous when he asks for my reasons for converting. I know that a person should not convert just because of marriage. However, the truth is i might never have been introduced to this religion had I not met my fiance. And so I'm considering converting as a result of his introducing me to the church.
Would the priest say that I am converting for the wrong reason? I guess is my biggest concern.]]> Liturgy of St. Cyril https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7093/liturgy-of-st-cyril Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:19:45 +0000 Christrules 7093@/community/discussions Let's just say... what if... https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7078/let-s-just-say-what-if Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:55:33 +0000 7078@/community/discussions
Where would we all be right now ? What kind of life would we have had - or at least, THEY have had, had they been obedient?

Here are the points I'd like to know:

* If they wouldn't have died, and their bodies not been corrupted, it means they'd have lived until eternity. It means they'd have been in eternal youth - all their lives? Wouldn't it?
* If they would have been eternal in their youth, what would be the effect of them having kids? At what age would the kids stop growing?

How would it work? I mean, we eat, and we grow older. Would this be different in anyway had Adam & Eve not fallen from grace??

It would also mean that the population would be humungous by now , as no one would have died since the time of their birth.

OK. Here's another question:

Let's say adam & eve didn't eat from the tree, but their great great grandchildren did. What would have happened?
What would have happened to Adam & Eve? Would they have been thrown out of the Paradise? Or just their grandchildren??

Thanks
]]> Why did God Create Us For? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6839/why-did-god-create-us-for Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:32:11 +0000 6839@/community/discussions
Can someone explain to me why God created us for? For what reason?
Especially that He knew that Adam & Eve will fall from grace? Why did He do it for??


Thanks]]> what day does the great lent fast start of 55 days this year? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7081/what-day-does-the-great-lent-fast-start-of-55-days-this-year Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:06:46 +0000 bigeee 7081@/community/discussions sometime this week https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7067/sometime-this-week Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:45:38 +0000 bigeee 7067@/community/discussions Tasbeha https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7059/tasbeha Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:00:04 +0000 Christrules 7059@/community/discussions

i need to know the order of things in a weekday tasbeha starting after the 4th Ode

i know we sing she and cemoti and shashf then the psali and the theotokias all before the second ode, but i need to know what is supposed to be said after the 4th ode thank you in advance.]]> Rare video to H.H. Pope Shenoda https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7050/rare-video-to-h-h-pope-shenoda Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:08:18 +0000 flexmd 7050@/community/discussions
http://www.st-mary-alsourian.com/Monks/Pope/Default.asp 
]]> Ark of Covenant https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6986/ark-of-covenant Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:16:41 +0000 mannan 6986@/community/discussions Father https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7044/father Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:15:06 +0000 Meena_Ameen 7044@/community/discussions
Are we wrong in calling our priests father? ]]> New Website on the Oriental Orthodox Church https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7041/new-website-on-the-oriental-orthodox-church Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:52:29 +0000 Orthodoc 7041@/community/discussions
Recently a new website on the Oriental Orthodox Church was erected:

www.erkohet.com

We hope the material, through which the various authors seek to transmit their research on the Holy Fathers and traditions of the Church, helps you grow in your knowledge and understanding of the Church and in your ultimate journey to salvation.]]> Holy Communion https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7020/holy-communion Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:42:10 +0000 7020@/community/discussions
Im not sure where this thread goes, but I just wanted to know: Do we believe that the Catholics DO in fact partake of the Holy Body & Blood of Christ during Communion?? Even though we are now separated, do they still take the Eucharist??

I know they believe that they are having the Holy Body. But do we believe that it is in fact the Holy Body on their alter DESPITE the fact that we are separated??

Thanks]]> ???? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7043/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:13:18 +0000 Meena_Ameen 7043@/community/discussions

he Assumption (Dormition) of the Mother of God
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In the Orthodox church, Mary, being the Mother of God, is very important. Mary was the first Christian, as she whole-heartedly accepted God's mission for her. The name of our church, the Assumption, or Dormition (falling asleep in the Lord), of Mary, is significant because the Assumption of Mary into Heaven shows us that she was sinless. While not free from immaculate conception as she was of the lineage of David, Mary had no sin her whole life. Really, how could God be born of a woman with sin? Mary's pure body was the vessel through which Christ our Lord entered the world through the power of the Holy Spirit.]]> Chalice https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6971/chalice Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:19:20 +0000 Meena_Ameen 6971@/community/discussions If I were a Copt https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7009/if-i-were-a-copt Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:17:29 +0000 7009@/community/discussions seven levels https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7040/seven-levels Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:57:38 +0000 7040@/community/discussions breaking bread. https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6901/breaking-bread Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:39:55 +0000 Meena_Ameen 6901@/community/discussions engagement ceremony https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7026/engagement-ceremony Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:38:58 +0000 jlomloj 7026@/community/discussions Saturday https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7027/saturday Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:44:24 +0000 7027@/community/discussions Fr Matta El Maskeen https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6546/fr-matta-el-maskeen Sun, 04 May 2008 18:15:53 +0000 6546@/community/discussions Can someone tell me. Is this priest ex-communicated from the Church??

I just read one of his books, and frankly, I feel it was a bit odd.]]> does pope keryiloss awnser all prayers? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7006/does-pope-keryiloss-awnser-all-prayers Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:43:37 +0000 bigeee 7006@/community/discussions guys https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6988/guys Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:41:02 +0000 bigeee 6988@/community/discussions Ecumenical councils https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6981/ecumenical-councils Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:46:59 +0000 MarkusMina 6981@/community/discussions
I look for litterature describing the ecumenical councils, especially the councils Nicaea, Constantinople, Ephesus and Chalcedon. Also I head about about a council after Ephesus but before the council in Chalcedon, accepted by Coptic Church.

I am interested in English translations of the aggrements done by these councils.

Thanks in advance.

Markus Mina ]]> Gospel according to Saint Luke https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6965/gospel-according-to-saint-luke Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:35:59 +0000 marmar_marmoora 6965@/community/discussions 1) what is the connection between this gospel and Saint paul's epistle?
2)why is the symbol for this gospel an ox?
thanks]]> الأديرة وحياة ال https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6967/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:21:25 +0000 coptic pharoah 6967@/community/discussions
Part 1:http://www.elantony.com/library/clip/part1.zip
part 2:http://www.elantony.com/library/clip/part2.zip
Part 3:http://www.elantony.com/library/clip/part3.zip
Part 4:http://www.elantony.com/library/clip/part4.zip

so far, fromw hat i have seen, it is very nice..... ]]> Coptic Church & Politics https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6951/coptic-church-politics Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:04:53 +0000 6951@/community/discussions
I'd like to know why the Coptic Orthodox Church does not get involved in Politics like other Churches. It seems strange to me that we elect politicians who try and bring peace to the world, and they fail miserably - yet we simply ignore Orthodox monks, bishops and Popes who spend their entire lives preaching peace and living in brotherly peace. Surely, they would be better diplomats of peace than any diplomat.

Also, where righteousness is concerned, or fairness - shouldnt the Church be involved also? I feel sometimes the Church keeps quiet, and the needs of the Coptic people are subdued by this gorey silence. For example: had the CoC been active in Politics from the beginning (back in the early 1800's or even before), wouldnt rights for Coptic Christians be a non-issue by now? What seems to happen is that our Patriarchs have complained silently or perhaps not really complained at all, and the result: there is more friction between Copts and Muslims than ever before.

I'm sure you've all seen the videos on youtube of our beloved pontiff crying on TV over this issue. I know he was upset due to the attacks in alexandria, and those that got killed, but... there's a small saying that goes like this:

If you think how you've always thought, and you do what you've always done,
you'll get what you've always got
And we've always got discrimination in Egypt. I mean, if there was no discrimination, and we were not treated as 2nd class citizens then speaking coptic or arabic or both wouldnt be an issue. Because we are treated as 2nd Class citizens in Egypt, we tend to hold on strongly to our own language "Coptic" as we seem to be unaccepted in our Country that speaks arabic. - and that's really bad, because when Copts start saying "Coptic is the language of Egypt!" they are denying that "Arabic is now the official language of Egypt" - and I feel that this just adds more fuel to the fire.]]> Old poem by HH https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6945/old-poem-by-hh Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:15:38 +0000 godislove260 6945@/community/discussions It start like this: Ana fel baidaa2 wa7di, laysa li sha2non be3'airi....


Thanks in advance

God bless
Please pray for me]]> What's the difference between spirit and soul https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6832/what-s-the-difference-between-spirit-and-soul Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:10:20 +0000 6832@/community/discussions
Please could you help me understand a point here.

What is the difference between our spirits and our souls? H.H. Pope Shenouda often talks about our spirits, and how repentence purifies our spirits.. (or something along those lines). But then what is our souls? What is the difference between our souls and spirits.

Do all humans have spirits and souls or just Coptic Orthodox Christians?

I mean, does one gain a spirit, or is one born with a spirit???

Also, do animals have spirits?
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