We should care more about learning Coptic, our mother tongue rather than Arabic. Our parents learned Arabic because they their grandparents were forced to speak Arabic or have their tongues cut. We are lucky now to have much more freedom than our gr…
Dear Kyrillos,
No one can really determine when they want to get married. This should be submitted to God's will. Leave it up to God and don't worry about when or who, he'll take care of everything.
Also thanks to our friend gerges_gad, we added several lessons of Hymns for St. Mary's Fast:
Lessons for St. Mary's Fast Hymns
- Anok Nim
- Atai Parthenos
- Gospel Responses
- Rashi Ne
The Verses of Cymbals were added just recently at:
http://tasbeha.org/mp3/Hymns/Annual/Verses_of_Cymbals_and_Doxologies/Ibrahim_Ayad.html
Thanks to paulh for his help.
The Coptic Church DOES NOT believe in purgatory.
Michael_Thoma, please make an effort to check your facts before arriving at conclusions about the Coptic Church. This will lead many to confusion.
Please read:
http://tasbeha.org/content/community…
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[quote author=TitanicAddict link=board=1;threadid=146;start=30#msg5670 date=1088631679]
I cant believe you Michael. This is why I didn't want to come. I said you were feeding me to the wolves... but no, you go at me with your little "you don't trust…
[quote author=Epsaltos Michael link=board=1;threadid=146;start=15#msg5644 date=1088630924]
well, what do u know, SUCKS FOR U!
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Let's please watch our language and tone on the forums.
I urge everyone who participates in the forums to research such interesting topics before posting. Let us not simply add whatever we heard before or "think" is right since this may cause confusion. For example, regarding Immaculate Conception, it is…
From H.H. Pope Shenouda's book on The Spirituality of Fasting availabe at: http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/pope/#books
Kind of Food:
Kind of Food: I have talked about hunger and the period of abstinence, what remains is the topic of what are the…
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
J…