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just remember that in some churches (e.g. in cyprus), the sides are switched.so always sit near the back till other people come in, so you can check you are on the correct side! i could put up with electric candles (and flashing LED lights on the ic…
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is the word 'response' different in arabic or coptic?i think what the original poster is getting at is that a response comes AFTER something, not before it.the theological reflections are lovely, though:-)
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other than eye rolling... 8-|
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unless the agreement is like this:should i leave the faith and run away from you, i give you all my possessions.in return, i request that you fast and pray for me at least once a week, so that i will turn back from my error...
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i think that is just in egypt unfortunately.however, since the virus outbreak, the churches seem to be making a little more progress.people are just so happy to see another orthodox Christian from any orthodox church since they were kept away from c…
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http://www.copticchurch.net/classes/synex.php?month=4&day=14&btn=View&lang= (behnam is arabic for pahnam, as we don't have 'p' in arabic!)
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yay!finally did it!attended liturgy - thank God!we can now close the 'psychotherapy for mabsoota' thread, thanks to you all for keeping me sane...
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i think he (?she) means 'if you are being serious'.probably used autocorrect and missed out the 'o' from typing too fast...
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:)very weird confessing by telephone, though.
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well, there was no queue (everyone is more spiritual than me and prays at home), but i did get in half an hour early!liturgies open in uk this weekend, and will probably only be a few weeks before everyone can be fitted in.is all usa open now? i see…
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although this does mean we need to live our lives as if kidnap and killing won't shake our foundations...
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also, having a cross means that you might get a Christian burial if you are discovered after being kidnapped and killed. it may help with identification.:)
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my current priest is very against it, but my confession father (from the church i joined the orthodox church in) says it's ok.it is a bit controversial in our church. just remember that you can never go to a spa in japan once you have any sort of ta…
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fine by me
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love u too :)however our Lord Jesus did not pray in an old language and the Bible (new testament) was in the standard greek at the time when it was written, not in the formal greek of the government and courts.
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by the way, the word 'unto' is extremely old fashioned and not used in current speech.it sounds really weird to hear it in the church.when do you ever say 'give that book unto me?'you say instead 'give me the book'.in the same way, it makes more sen…
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great:)
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yes, or if you wake up during the night and your house mate is away:)
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i eat lunch (stir fried veg with rice) for breakfast sometimes...;-)keep asking questions, menneeryacoub, i do!
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ok, ok, but pleaseeeee ask a native speaker (whether coptic and in english speaking country for many years, or a foreigner like me) to read them before printing!just this week, i read that Jesus boar our sins (instead of bore), just before the leafl…
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i realise i did not actually answer the question, sorry.the times are the ones copticboy101 posted :)most priests (in my limited experience) recommend you pray the first hour on waking and the 12th hour (6pm) on going to bed.most people (including m…
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wow, like in modern english? that would be great! we could set up a subcommittee to proof read it:)
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we discuss it with our spiritual advisers (usually the confession father).hesychasm is a word used in the EO (eastern orthodox) churches to describe Christian meditation and listening to God talking to us.i think our OO (oriental orthodox) churches …
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links about the visit of our Lord to egypt: https://www.lacopts.org/orthodoxy/coptic-orthodox-church/history/the-holy-family-in-egypt/this says that pope theophilus had a vision (towards the end of the 300s AD) that lead to the discovery of the plac…
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i checked out the author on line, i think he does not belong to any particular religion, but is probably 'spiritual' and interested in ancient religions. he mentions reading 'apocrypha', so will probably present stories from gnostic writings about J…
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how did the baptism go? in uk, our churches are allowed to open for 3 periods of 2 hours only each week, from this week.not sure how we are going to divide the several hundred ppl who want to go to church into 3 groups, and then expect them to keep …
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sure, but when did you last tell your mum or best friend she was beneficient?!i recommended something onefaith33 can easily access online as he/she may not want to download something if he/she is only investigating orthodox Christianity at this stag…