If so, maybe try praying something like the Jesus prayer, so you wont have to stand, and wont feel sick. Sorry if my response isnt that great, but all i do suggest is try not to stay bored for a long time...
St. Augastine says:
"A vacant mind is a…
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Holiness is found within us. It is a complete devotion to God. If we are holy then we are not affected by the sin of those around us.
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However, will we not be…
H.H. was an immensely blessed man. In fact, his image of Christ was so radiant, to the extent that we may learn from each and every aspect of his life. In my opinion, many of his personal attributes were simply miracles, as they may not be found in …
ReturnOrthodoxy,
Primarily, greetings, we havent spoken in a while ;)
However,
1) It is not rude. In fact, a moderator should not abuse his authority simply because a thread is not to his liking. Therefore, he locks it. However, when we speak o…
The vatican is the pope of the RC, and our churches are not even in communion whatsoever.
However, all these other churches were under H.H. Pope Shenouda. Likewise, all the listed churches will be under our next pope.
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Honestly, I hate stuff like this. I always stay away from this, but they say that omina Tamav Ereenee had this experience, but I am not sure what the churches stance on this…
Lool.... thanks a lot for the posts!! But the second point im still unclear on.
Recently, a friend told me that there are 2 levels of brotherhood. In which, thruohgout the process of monasticsm the brother first wears blue, then wears white. Howev…
POPE KYROLLOS WORE THE ESKIM!!!!!!!!! THE ESKIM IS ONLY GIVEN TO ONE AFTER INTENSE, LONG YEARS OF SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.
IT IS NOT JUST A COOL THING PEOPLE WEAR.
Also, monks wearing the eskim are required to do certain things in their daily routi…
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search this Topic: coptic lessons you will be able to speak in coptic !! on the coptic orthodox church catagory it a great pdf and free check it out
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Markmorco…
Almost all of these have churches. But not sure about Simon Fraser; never heard of it. And im pretty sure there isnt one very colse to Waterloo. But McMaster is flooded with copts!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like mad! And theyre all in engeniring, or life sci :)
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I watch saint movies from here: http://copticnet.com
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Mhm... I know an amazing site dedicated to coptic saint movies! Its really good : www.copticme.com
Enjoy! K…
Not really.
The story is that one day a monk; St. Pachomious (it is believed) wanted to count his prayers. So, he would take rocks and throw them into a bucket to count his prayers. However, the devil would constantly come and dump the rocks out. …
Hey,
Excellent idea! Prayer ropes are really amazing, i know how to make them too! But, make sure that as you make every knot you remeber to repeat the jesus prayer! But, do not use the first two links, theyre not the greatest at all. However, the t…
The defenition of arrow prayer is a prayer with the Lords name in it. For example, this may include: Christ, God, Jesus, etc. Arrow prayers however, are simply designed to shoot directly to Jesus' heart once the name is said; hence the term 'arrow'.…
As a matter of fact, im always experiencing this problem, but there are a few things that help me.
1) Anba youssef says: Studying is like praying, and you have to be loyal and get your work done. Therefore, i you wish to fulfil your dreams of conve…
Hey Jamie! Nice to meet you!
Ok, so, well you got a lot of it right, but not entirely! Actually, regarding fasting it is a vegan fast, also without dairy products, not only meat. Therefore, this would include many things like eggs, cheese, etc. Se…