Liturgy Question

servant33

During the liturgy, at the beginning of the commemoration of the saints, abouna says something like:
"As this is the command of your only begotten Son, that we share in the commemoration of your saints"

I was wondering what this is referring to.

Thanks!

servant33

Also, when we say "from generation to generation..." what exactly are we specifying to continue from generation to generation?

minatasgeel

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Also, when we say "from generation to generation..." what exactly are we specifying to continue from generation to generation?

before that, the priests says:
Those, O Lord, whose souls You have taken, repose them in the paradise of joy, in the region of the living forever, in the heavenly Jerusalem in that place.
And we too, who are sojourners in this place, keep us in Your faith, and grant us Your peace unto the end.

than we say:
As it was and shall be, from generation to generation, and unto all the ages of the ages. Amen.

as a continuation to abouna's statement. meaning as the Church always been (as [the church] was and shall [it] be) from age/generation to another and to the end of the ages.

Michael Boutros

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During the liturgy, at the beginning of the commemoration of the saints, abouna says something like:
"As this is the command of your only begotten Son, that we share in the commemoration of your saints"

I was wondering what this is referring to.

Thanks!


http://www.suscopts.org/q&a/index.php?qid=288

TITL

HGBY is da man  ;D

servant33

Oh ok i see now, thanks minagir

Michael, thanks! Now I have an awesome new site to explore =)

hmm, but the quote from Hebrews is not really Christ speaking

kirollos3

lol is it ???