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ok, i will try to answer, u have many questions and it will take more than a few answers to get a good response. 1. if u change to become orthodox, u should follow God's leading. He has a purpose for yr life and will show u where to go. the oriental…
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dodgy. ignore it.
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may God give u peace and help u to remember everything. and beware the distractions of excellent orthodox websites... ;)
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am sending p.m.
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maybe u could order a paper copy from yr church? our church has a copy. if u can't bear to read a paper book, u could scan it into yr computer... ;)
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maybe ophadece is talking about hermit monks in the desert who have been vegan for >20 years and who eat twice a week, or something rare like that... the only reason i know for continuing to fast after receiving Holy Communion is if u have to ac…
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qawe, u are right. another thing i missed. u see, i try to simplify the fasting rules, but the problem is, they are not simple! ;)
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sorry, i forgot to say, we don't abstain from eating and drinking in the morning on saturdays and sundays (unless we are taking Holy Communion).
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yea!!!!! apostles' fast! :) the last fasting day is 11th july; 12th july is the apostles' feast. we can eat fish every day except wednesdays and fridays. we abstain from meat (except fish), eggs and dairy products. those who can, abstain from eati…
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see this page; 3rd one down currently :) http://orthodoxfaith.podbean.com/
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hi, jerusalem2! liked yr post :)
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thanks a lot for the link. :)
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so u r in a bar and u r looking at a prostitute? :o ;) (for a serious response, the one above is great...)
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thanks to God. may u have peace and comfort and may God give u strength to keep going on yr spiritual journey.
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may God help u to remember what u studied! who knows, hopefully it will be enough. ;) we missed u here, hopefully u were studying! study, pray, sleep, and see u back on tasbeha.org AFTER finals! :o
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the main problem is that the anglican church in uk is in meltdown. it was founded on the wrong principles (rebellion against rome), so it is not surprising it is half full of people / clergy who don't even believe the most basic parts of the Bible a…
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also he is gentle and kind and u can feel this in his accent! our priests care for us, so it's good when they correct us.
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no, i am coptic. but i live in uk and my parents were born here too, so i like to support the british orthodox church when i can. i am too noisy and arrive late and eat lots of onions, so i fit in better with the egyptians... ;) edit: now i made a…
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may God bless u and guide u. focus on taking 1 day at a time. we all sin. we all are very ashamed of ourselves sometimes, me too. confession is hard, but it helps us to get up again and keep going. Jesus Christ came to save sinners! so, if u are a s…
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it was a lovely talk. sorry for the door noise at minute 37. ;)
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hi k man, i think it's not so much that faith has to come first, but that being open to the idea of faith that comes first. my parents were brought up atheist. one grandparent in particular got very angry if anyone even mentioned God. i was aged 4…
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wow, nice answers and questions in this thread. have to go and do some more work but will pray for u all. God bless yr journeys. :)
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wow! real fame at last! all u need to get right to the top is for the ad to appear on CTV dubbed into arabic (ideally with sa'eedi (south egypt) accent)! ;D on a more serious note, keep up the good work! :)
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wow, peter A, that was inspired. :)
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i had a similar problem a while back. a coptic priest also told me to pray for the person who had hurt me (very much). it was a few days before i could do it, but when i really prayed for him to know God and not to go to hell, then i was able to gre…
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i agree with danie m, lets lead by example. i am not able to do this in the face of scary technology, which is why i am not facebook!
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we don't do 'prom' in uk, but i went to a school disco when i was 12 and was disgusted about how much kissing and groping went on. :o i also refused to go to my friend's party when i was a bit older (her parents were going to be away!) and predicta…
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c_hope, may God reposed yr loved one and comfort all who mourn. Christ is risen.
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yes, in the church i was in for Holy Week (i just moved house), the hegumen (senior priest) washed the bishops feet, and then the bishop did the rest of us. it was really moving to see the hegumen and bishop washing each other's feet. u could see th…
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read coptic books! the most amazing sermon on this topic i ever heard was given by our dear departed pope shenouda after the october maspero massacre. i'm sorry i don't have a link, but i expect someone here will have. just follow his advice. also f…