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Thank you for your explanation Mina :) I will go and search in the direction of the rite of the Baptism for more information.
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[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=13630.msg159029#msg159029 date=1345101723] I was planing to go considers ngoni have 4 cousins in Sweden and a couple of other friends in Europe......but there is just no time. Enjoy it!! [/quote] Awh man, that's…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=9585.msg159003#msg159003 date=1345065867] You think this is funny? May the Lord have mercy on us all. [/quote] Not at all. It is how I feel reading in circles through this thread.
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[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=13452.msg158996#msg158996 date=1345065200] The unwillingness to use the language of the country you are taking refuge in is a sign of arrogance and as I said before ethnocentrism.[/quote] Let's not start this discus…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=9585.msg159000#msg159000 date=1345065557] I am saddened that you accuse me of such a thing and I do ask you to tell me where did I say that and in what context. I cannot continue a discussion based on false informa…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=9585.msg158953#msg158953 date=1345055538] The Scripture and liturgical prayers take precedence over any personal writings. [/quote] Even the personal writings of Fathers of the Church like St. Cyril the Pillar of F…
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I agree in general with Ioannes, and it is a sad thing when some churches do not do their utmost to be welcoming and friendly to converts to the Church. But on the other hand, I know converts in some churches who have told me themselves how welco…
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Generalisations are generalisations.
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Just to let you guys know, I'm re-recording and replacing the hymns already uploaded with a new microphone to improve the general quality of the videos, and will be including Coptic written in English letters in the subtitles. Thanks to everyone for…
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Like everything else in the spiritual life it comes gradually with practice. You're not gonna suddenly wake up tomorrow and focus on God the whole day. It requires many years of spiritual growth to attain such a high level at all times, but you can …
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Hello Cody, welcome to the site, may God guide your footsteps in His path!
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[quote author=Fr. Tadros Y. Malaty, "Commentary on Exodus"]The ten commandments, in the Holy Book, did not have designative numbers; That is why two ways of classification appeared: (1) The old classification, is known by the Jews, mentioned by Jo…
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Try Youtubing "ترنيمة المؤمن الأمين":
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[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=13457.msg158083#msg158083 date=1343247357] thanks for the education! i know see that hazza is like an extra foreign language. so that's 3 foreign languages u need for the coptic church... no, 4, i forgot greek! nice…
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[quote author=copticuser20 link=topic=13457.msg158077#msg158077 date=1343238645] Your videos are very nice. I'm actually going to learn the long evol hiten from this! Thanks [/quote] Thank you very much! But I would advise you to learn from Fr. Met…
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[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=13457.msg158069#msg158069 date=1343230554] what, exactly, is a hazza? [/quote] Hey mabsoota! A hazza is a bit like a melisma - a small section of a syllable that is sung during a hymn. When learning a hymn, one le…
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[quote author=Athanasius1 link=topic=13553.msg157992#msg157992 date=1343024110] There's a common saying about this, it's: 'Faith without deeds is dead'. Meaning one complements the other and are equally important but one without the other is pointle…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=13549.msg157969#msg157969 date=1342983357] We must have different versions of the same book. The one I have does not list him, the commemoration of saints starts on p.49 and ends p.55 with no mention of Constantine.…
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[quote author=jonathan_ link=topic=13549.msg157953#msg157953 date=1342868707] Unfortunately, Constantine crept into the hymns of the Coptic Church recently in the 20th century. There is no evidence whatsoever, prior to this period, that he was a cel…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=13542.msg157893#msg157893 date=1342731846] You are confused between Mar Efram the Syrian and this Isaac the Syrian. It was the former that Pope Cyril copied. [/quote] Not according to the book in my hand... Do you…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=13542.msg157887#msg157887 date=1342730973] There are many saints within the OO Curch who have excellent writings on the Spiritual life. Examples include, St Macarius, St Anthony, st philoxenus, St Pachomius, ... I'd…
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You can also find his Mystical Treatises here and here in the public domain.
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After taking a hiatus for a week or so, a few more hymns have been added :)
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[quote author=Pope Shenouda III, "Words of Spiritual Benefit", Chapter 57: Dreams] 57. DREAMS 1. Some dreams are from God: Such as what happened with Joseph, the Carpenter and the Magi. Joseph, in a dream, was told to take the child and his mothe…
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"Recollect the fall of the strong, that thou mayest remain humble under thy virtues. And think of the heavy sins of those who fell and repented; and of the praise and honour they received afterwards, so that thou mayest acquire courage during thy re…
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[quote author=jonathan_ link=topic=13496.msg157694#msg157694 date=1342370408] There is this issue that people think Egyptian Christians are no different just very strict in their religion but Egypt is mentioned in The book of Isiah [/quote] So there…
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[quote author=qawe]I think that's a bit ethnocentric. In the eyes of Christ, Egyptians are no better than anyone else. That would be a great insult to Fr Peter.[/quote] [quote author=jonathan_ link=topic=13496.msg157692#msg157692 date=1342368657] t…
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[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=13503.msg157525#msg157525 date=1341952283] JG, The box itself is not called zakhira but rather what is inside. the word literary mean "ammunition" [/quote] Thanks for the correction Mina :)
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The box jonathan_ mentioned is called the ذخىرة (zakhira) in Arabic. It looks something like this: