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God knows people in many areas are not able to. So we should come close to Him in prayers and fasting and good deeds. Pray all the agpeya prayers if u can, if u r not working or babysitting. Rise up at night for the night prayers or praises. Repent …
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thanks to God.on a different note, God is in control whether we live or die, and He knows what is best.:)
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many of our churches give a generous portion of blessed bread / orban (around 100g, 3oz), enough to cycle 3 or 4 miles (5 or 6 km)! not everyone can eat it though, and i'm trying to be inclusive!i get belly ache after around 25g (irritable bowel syn…
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don't get the racist joke...hope you are not being racist; i would be very disappointed.as for going to church, you don't have to sit next to anyone. keep a good distance.avoid hugs (just like an extended Holy Week, smile but no kiss).go mid week if…
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i am very sorry some churches are doing this. COVID 19 has a MAX (more like 2%) 3% death rate, so i am very sad to hear small liturgies have been cancelled in some places.i understand people may postpone Bible studies and social events, but i disagr…
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like a university entrance exam?a lot of countries have this (not uk).everything is in God's hands, so pray, study and stay calm!
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maybe it is not how you see it.i have assumed that the people involved aim to please God and to love their neighbours.if we are wrong, the original poster can correct us.
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jojo hanna, i have been married for more than 20 years (yes, i am over 40!) and we were married in a little charismatic church in the north of england by someone who was not ordained.then i joined the orthodox church 11 years ago.zoxsasi, there is o…
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wow, this is my kind of bedtime reading :)the local bookshop in my area is good at ordering books that it does not have as stock (had to wait only 2 weeks for the orthodox study Bible), so i may pop down there.i have made a note of the isbn already.…
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ok. what is a SAT? in the uk, it is a structured academic test that children do from age 9 - 13 (i think, i don't really know).i know you are an adult, so i assume it is more serious than that. i hope your teachers' fear will not last too long so yo…
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may God give you wisdom and peace
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italiancoptic, i like your points.dear mariakha,please take this man to an orthodox church (maybe in the next town if you are avoiding your family), then let God speak to him.please pray for him during this holy fasting season and ask God to help yo…
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we are not allowed to 'change' our gender.if someone already had the op, we should accept him / her in the preferred gender.those people don't need to reverse the op.
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if u send a pm with yr email, i can send u something on this
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ophadece really does not like reconstruction. and i understand that.but maybe we could just put it in excellent english instead (the above english is not too bad)? i really like the hymn, but in the same way i can't stand bad english, ophadece can't…
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hmm, maybe we could just sing it in english instead of trying to recreate or correct the original coptic / greek mix that some people say is incorrect?...in that case, we would need to improve the english to make it grammatically correct (which is m…
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thanks, zoxsasi, many people asked and God provided.i didn't see a specific lecture on evolution yet, you have given us some work to do :)if anyone gets there first, please share it!
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i found the specific link;there is cosmology towards the start and evolution is mentioned around at 20 mins. basically, all the evidence about the universe points to a beginning and many scientists became believers in God (not all Christians) becaus…
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we orthodox Christians officially (whatever some people may say) don't believe that species evolved into different species.for more look at this new (and not very full yet) youtube channel from a group that i am part of (under the direction of 1 of …
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and i offered you to be a bishop as well!u r not even a good heretic!!:-p
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by whose standards?
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hi thomasthebrother! it is grest to 'see' you here. are you a monastic brother? or a Christian brother in faith? firstly, we are very similar to EO, in fact in 1990, the patriarchs all agreed we share the same faith. there are some old calendarist g…
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why can't God bless me when i want to rob a bank, or gossip against my friend in church?why can't i just invent my own religion and pretend God has blessed it?i would be the patriarch and make zoxsasi a bishop...;-)
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what, no fancy clothes and shiny status updates?!:-O
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we can prostrate on bright saturday (day before resurrection feast) :-)however I am not sure if that is still true if you are at church all night and then take Holy Communion saturday morning, as you are not allowed to prostrate after Holy Communion…
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extra point - if you are not able to get to liturgy this wednesday 15 jan (feast of circumcision of our Lord), there is no strict fasting (abstaining from food). i checked with our priest about that.so we are still vegan that day, but you can eat br…
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ok, so prolonging the aim of abstinence from 3pm to around 5 or 6 pm.thanks, sis.
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sure, i was assuming everyone fasts strictly on fridays anyway, maybe i should make it clear as there are lots of people who are fairly new to being orthodox (including me!)
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that is happy news, dear brother :-) i think that there is strict fasting Monday though (no fish) as it is the day before the feast, is that right? and also strict fasting 18 and 19 Jan before feast of theophany.
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so i think we did every hymn! it was lovely, and 1 of the ppl ophadece mentioned was there (with his brother). they are still as lovely as they were as kids when i used to visit their church and they were polite, welcoming and enthusiastic. it is…