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My mom started a tradition (which she inherited from her parents) when we were younger which was to gather together every evening for 10 minutes, 5 minutes of prayer, and 5 minutes of bible study...it's definitely nothing in-depth but often especial…
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I was wondering the same thing, however, thinking more upon this issue, those people who died, they may not be perfect, they may not have lived the holiest lives, but God reads the hearts and minds of the individuals. Surely, these people left the (…
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I mentioned theosis to a priest once as we were talking and he told me that theosis is a heresy not accepted by the Oriental Orthodox churches and he said that Pope Shenouda wrote a book against it entitled something like "the Heresy of Divinization…
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[quote author=copticuser20 link=topic=12437.msg145761#msg145761 date=1317947462] Why isn't HH Pope Shenouda getting involved with the events in Egypt? Why doesn't he make a statement or talk to the government or talk to foreign leaders? There are m…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=12337.msg144824#msg144824 date=1316218874] [quote author=Timothym link=topic=12337.msg144820#msg144820 date=1316209198] this is kinda funny...its not like the church has a stack of 'excommunication certificates' in …
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this is kinda funny...its not like the church has a stack of 'excommunication certificates' in the priest's drawer waiting to be filled out and distributed. Excommunication is the church's very last resort in the battle for the person's salvation wi…
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George, I agree with you definitely in that many a time, weddings can be over the top. There is a difference between not dancing because the very idea of dancing seems sinful (which to me seems more of an adopted Islamic thought) and grinding away o…
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=12358.msg144736#msg144736 date=1316047254] + Irini nem ehmot, I was taught the following: In the Name of the Father (touch the head) the Son (touch the stomach) the Holy (touch the left shoulder) Spirit (touch the ri…
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no offense man but there is nothing wrong with dancing (with others)...unless you think you are tempted to dance in a lustful way. Did you recently arrive from Egypt by the way?? Just loosen up a bit, be harsh on yourself but not on others. Cheers
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I was at a counsellor at an Eastern Orthodox (Antiochian) camp this past summer and this was a topic/question that came up during one of the popular "Ask Abouna" sessions that the youth had there. Abouna's answer as well as another abouna's khouriya…
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Thanks Mina! so if its an Adam day, what do I do instead of aisotem?
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[quote author=Severian link=topic=12303.msg144677#msg144677 date=1315958761] [quote author=Timothym link=topic=12303.msg144675#msg144675 date=1315957089] The title of this thread should be changed to "Salvation of Non-Orthodox" otherwise only Coptic…
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My favourite part is how the guy first of all doesn't even know if Corinthians is in the New Testament or not...not judging but clearly this guy then didn't do his homework to see what our Bible even said about this issue. Next, when the other guy (…
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The title of this thread should be changed to "Salvation of Non-Orthodox" otherwise only Coptic Orthodox, Coptic Catholics, and Protestant and Muslim/other Egyptians who identify to Christ that they are 'Coptic' will go to heaven haha...too bad for …
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Do we know of any words in the Coptic language that were eventually adopted/borrowed from the Arabic language (after the Conquest)?
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O Epchois, Iisous, PiChristos, Epshiri emefNouti nai nan...'the sinner' anyone? I know that sin is "novi" but I forgot what the word "sinner" is in Coptic.
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bigwayne, welcome to this Orthodox forum! Speaking in tongues is a part of our church's history as Pentecost attests to it, however in our Orthodox Church, for speaking of tongues to be validated, it has to have been understood by at least one perso…
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[quote author=ForeverYours link=topic=12010.msg142792#msg142792 date=1312849861] this is kinda off topic, but what's it like serving in the altar? (im a girl so ive never done it) is it heavenly? how different is it from just sitting in one of the p…
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We can't say that all dancing is evil. In the case of hip-hop, if it involved close contact between opposite sexes and explicit or implicit moves/gestures, than obviously this is sinful behaviour. If the lyrics to the song were also of a sexual/inap…
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Wow, really? I never would've guessed that there would've been this sort of movement within the Coptic church to get rid of Coptic hymns, esp back then, however it seems that even in the 19th century, Egyptians were more westernized in a sense (not …
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[quote author=Unworthy1 link=topic=11903.msg142581#msg142581 date=1312526474] [quote author=Timothym link=topic=11903.msg142580#msg142580 date=1312524869] I would rather that Pekethronos is passed down in English in 100 years than for it to complete…
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Hypoethetically: St. Mark Orthodox Church in NYC (yes its under the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate) Liturgy is celebrated completely in English from start to finish. While there are no Protesant hymns sung at communion time there are hymns sung in …
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Ophadece, I already did get disappointed as a whole but thats another story. These days when I get disappointed with Copts (such as when they put the Sacred Heart image as the main Christ icon on the iconostasis ??? :o >:() I just try to explain…
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That being the case, the old kholagies (euchologion) before Aryan Moftah must have had the old spelling is that so? Also, if this is the case, then there must be some old kholagies from the 19th century that we can reprint and start pronouncing the …
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Concerning Vespers, it is supposed to be done during or immediately after sunset since Vespers comes from Esperinos which means evening/setting of the sun. Because it would be very confusing for a church to consistently be changing its time of Vespe…
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OK sweet, so I am not completely incompetent and delusional (sp)! ;)
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I just realized that it was Anathema who had written this 'joke' rather than Sudani...our intentions are sometimes unclear especially online.
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people, it reads like a joke...now I dont personally know Sudani (at least I dont think so) but the post was clearly a joke. Let's clear this up once and for all...Sudani, are you leaving for St. Catherines monastery in Sinai??
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imikhail, it is not necessarily true that everything in the story of Genesis is to be taken literally...yes God could've made this literal but most likely, there are many symbolical/allegorical aspects to it. Like Kefas said, "a talking serpent, rea…
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Oh yeah I am quite familiar with Greek monks...I went to a Greek seminary for 3 years and we had some old monks from Mt. Athos there...and they didn't have very positive (or true) things to say about us...thats why I said "it would be very cool"...I…