aah, here are the hazaat (wiggly lines) together with the tune:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCleSKXzP9aspJR9rw9KINEg
there are 2 types of hazaat.just when you thought it could not possibly get more complicated...:)
thanks. i work in healthcare, so no time off for me!is the tune used till Theophany?
www.hazzat.com is one i hadn't seen before. i have not learnt enough hymns with hazzat to understand it without hearing the tune though.but i love learn coptic hymn…
do small parts of the liturgy and tasbeha (night praises) in coptic.offer hymns classes once every 2-3 weeks for anyone interested.from this group, ask each person (we need to get to know people personally) if he/she is interested in learning more, …
all churches are / should be mission churches.i don't recall our Lord saying that only some of us should go into all nations baptising ppl in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
ok, i am curious, can someone please link to the tune you are discussing?i am praying our church will add some extra liturgies so we can celebrate Christmas - i think they are struggling with planing the liturgies for january as there are so many pe…
dear estaphanos philipos,we love coptic. even those of us who have come from outside the church.we also love translation into languages people understand.we love to welcome people in our churches.we love the old uncles and aunts who are not cultural…
i agree with minatasgeel and jojo hanna.every single church is a mission church (check the book of the acts of the apostles for examples and all the writings of the church fathers!)i love the coptic language very much, although i am still a beginner…
yes, the priest is just sitting there to help you connect with God.it is God who is the one who is listening and God will forgive you and show you what you should do next.:)
there are lots of saint movies on youtube. however it is even better for young ppl (and old ppl) to learn tasbeha (night praises), help ppl in the community and study the Bible. ppl also need to go for long walks in the country (warm waterproof clot…
firstly, the name 'Lord' or 'Yahweh' is not a personal name like 'bob' or 'david'.it is the name in the sense of being a description of the essence of God.
the Bible means to say that God revealed His essence in a greater way to Moses when He power…
may God give you strength.often when we go through stress, our bodies try to comfort us with physical things.ask God to comfort you instead, be honest and pray and say 'God, this is really hard right now, please remind me of your love for me' and th…
i was wondering how many days it would take for this reply!;-)
as you say, it is like calling a british person jozef because the polish spelling is easier!or, because tant calls the priest 'abouna beeter', you actually start writing 'peter' with a '…
ok, now you put me on the spot!(just like my confession father who used to give us coptic lessons while we were sat waiting for Bible study and not interested in coptic!)
it means 'our Lord and our God and our saviour Jesus Christ'i am glad to see t…
well done, coptic artist, may God give you many peaceful times.
and see this for an update on italian coptic's kid:http://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/16858/patiently-waiting-to-see-priests/p2
(hope you don't mind me copying the link, italian co…
i think it means 'sins'.but i'll step back and leave the proper coptic speakers to comment!have a blessed sunday, may God fill you with the light of His resurrection and forgive all our sins.
he sounds like a nice person.did u know that john wesley (one of the methodist founders) liked a lot of the early orthodox church fathers? his love for knowing God personally and reading the Bible was also very orthodox.:-)
jojo_hanna, you omitted to send me your email address! i hope to finish the modern translation of the 12th hour prayers in the next few days, by God's grace.i am doing this for myself (for when i prefer to pray in english), for jojo_hanna and for an…
hi, eastern orthodox brother (sister?),that sounds great. i am happy to hear about the modern english.do you pray 'our father' in modern english too?if so, please post it here, as i would love to see that.
where can someone obtain the ancient faith …