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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10626.msg129943#msg129943 date=1297095618]
At the time of Patriarch Simon the Tanner the WHOLE Orthodox community faced extermination…
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If you're Egyptian, you can only hope to become a doctor, pharmacist or engineer.
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LOL t…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10626.msg129871#msg129871 date=1297030146]
The Reuters video of what was described as a Mass didn't look anything like one.
Does anyone have any actual facts?
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Is this the Reuters video you meant Fat…
[quote author=epiphania link=topic=10626.msg129860#msg129860 date=1297028188]What? hold a mass in the street? Have a holy offering in the street?! no way. They must be just singing songs or something. There's no way anyone would consent to have the …
Avoid the glory by simply ascribing it to God. Because that's who the glory belongs to anyway - any "glory" you may have "earned" was thanks to Him - it's not your glory, it is God's.
"I will give you an analogy that will explain this matter to you:…
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Joe the dotman, it is St Pidjmi. He only knew the Lords prayer.
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Wow, thanks for the info man :D
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Thanks Mina. That point I made several times before and you always supported it. Very true.
Plea…
The famous chapter (I think its 3) in Ecclesiastes that begins "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven" - and the common saying "there's a time for everything."
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Check this …
I think it is important you consult your spiritual father. He will know what exercises will be most beneficial to you; he's like a personal trainer for your spiritual life ;D
There's a great book by H.H. on Fasting here.
Don't ever give up on yourself!
Watch this video:
God has never, and will never give up on you! Never lose hope, because you are NEVER alone!
There is nothing, absolutely NOTHING, that will ever cause God to stop loving us and caring for us. Go…
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I know that this is a little off topic but where are you studying? (Ιωσήφ Γαβριήλ )
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In the South of England, by the sea.
Just to backtrack to earlier, there is indeed a different St. Longenos from the one I mentioned (I mentioned the Abbot of a monastery, there is another St. Longenos who was the centurion present at the crucifixion of Christ (The one who said "Truly …
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Saint Severus (Saweros), Patriarch of Antioch.
Ιωσήφ Γαβριήλ, stop just searching for names in the senixar.....
i wanted to use the commemoration of saint from tasbeha bu…
Ah, why did I even bother posting rules? Egyptians never trouble themselves to read the instructions...
St. Moses (Moisees) (martyred with his sister Sarah) (Feast Day 26th Mesra)
"On this day, St. Moses (Moisees) and his righteous sister Sarah, w…
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Saint Sarabamoun abo tarha (don't know the proper name in English, sorry)
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That would be Anba Sarapamon, known as "The Veiled" Bishop of El-Monofia (Feast day 2…
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St. Longinus, Abbot of El-Zugag Monastery (Feast day 2nd Amsheer)
"On this day also, the pure saint Anba Longinus, the abbot of the El-Zugag monastery, departed. He was from Cilicia (in Asia Minor). He became a …
St. Simon the Stylite (Feast day: 15th Bashans)
"On this day of the year 461 A.D., St. Simon departed. He was born in Antioch in 392 A.D. His father's name was John, and his mother's name was Martha. Many miraculous things happened because of him. …