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  • Father Peter, Thank you for your service in making these videos. I just finished watching Prayer III as I saw this post here on the forum. I am now going to go back and watch the other two in the series (and then probably re-watch this one so I vie…
    in Video podcast on Prayer by Father Peter Comment by Antonious June 2012
  • Father Peter, Thank you for your further clarification. I can see that it is not always a hard and fast rule, but rather depends on the specific circumstances in question, as well as the particular parish, priest and convert. This makes sense to me…
    in Orthodox Soteriology vs Protestant Soteriology Comment by Antonious January 2012
  • Father Peter, Thank you for your comments. I was unclear as to the official stance of the Coptic Church in regards to converts who have received (a form of) baptism before conversion. Your feedback has clarified this for me. My initial concern was …
    in Orthodox Soteriology vs Protestant Soteriology Comment by Antonious January 2012
  • Qawe, Thank you for your response.
    in Orthodox Soteriology vs Protestant Soteriology Comment by Antonious January 2012
  • [quote author=Father Peter link=topic=9251.msg114593#msg114593 date=1274393436] This is not so different in form from the Orthodox teaching but as you say it is very different in objective. We believe that baptism is generally necessary to receive …
    in Orthodox Soteriology vs Protestant Soteriology Comment by Antonious January 2012
  • Κηφᾶς, thank you for the information. Yes, it was St. Paul of Thebes whose name in Coptic I was looking for. So, Abba Pavly it is! :) God bless, Antonious
    in Saint Paul the First Hermit Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • [quote author=mabsoota link=topic=11780.msg141568#msg141568 date=1310757354] what's important is finding out about God and learning more all the time.[/quote] I agree. Thank you for this reminder. God bless you. May God bless you as well.
    in A question about nationality Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • Welcome to the forum GMK! I am new here as well. I can say, many folks have been quite helpful. I hope you enjoy your stay.
    in A Faith That Found A Home Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • coptic youth, I appreciate the warm welcome. Thank you! :)
    in Greetings from a newbie Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • Timothym, Thank you for your many insightful comments.
    in Standard Agpeya? Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • dzheremi, Hello and welcome, Antonious. Your story reminds me more than a little bit of my own. God bless you and keep you on the right path. Thank you for the welcome and for the blessing.
    in Greetings from a newbie Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • jfarag92, I see you're from atlanta, i'm not really sure about how big the church is there - which is usually an indicator of how many non-egyptians attend. The church local to me is called St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church (Atlanta). Here is their …
    in A question about nationality Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • +Pistavros+, You'll definitely be welcomed, Antonious!!  And just a piece of advice, even if you ever get a slight feeling that you aren't (which I'm sure you won't), do NOT let that discourage you from getting to know the church yourself. That is g…
    in A question about nationality Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • Remnkemi, If you come to Boston, I will look for you and give you the biggest welcome ever. We have plenty of converts in our church. And there is a catechesis curriculum for converts and people contemplating Coptic Orthodoxy. So you won't be lonely…
    in A question about nationality Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • Κηφᾶς, You will most likely get some stares, but that's normal. Don't worry, inevitably there will be at least one person who will come up to talk to you, and the priest almost certainly will. Thank you for the feedback and encouragement. :) You mos…
    in A question about nationality Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • Thank you for the warm welcome brother. It is good to be here. I feel I can learn a lot.
    in Greetings from a newbie Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • Unworthy1, With a name like Antonious you'll fit in just fine LOL. Well, that's not my real name. I took it for this forum as I greatly admire Abba Antonius of Egypt. As the bosom of our Lord is open to all who seek Him, the doors of the church are…
    in A question about nationality Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • Biboboy, Do you know of any plans to make a published (hard copy) version of the Agpeya based on the standards used on that website? I'd buy one.  :)
    in Standard Agpeya? Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • minatasgeel, Thank you for the clarification regarding Compline and the Prayer of the Veil. Biboboy, Ah, I missed that the first time. The link was broken on the first message. Thank you for reposting it. I see that, according to Bishoy Dawood (t…
    in Standard Agpeya? Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • A bit off topic perhaps, yet...I have a few questions about the Agpeya that I am hoping somebody might be kind enough to answer. It is concerning the hours themselves. My understanding is that the cycle of the Agpeya is as follows: Prime (First Hou…
    in Standard Agpeya? Comment by Antonious July 2011
  • Peace be unto you brothers and sisters in Christ. I recently ordered an English translation of the Agpeya from St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church of the San Fransisco Bay Area (2nd Edition, 1999). This version is edited by Fr. Matthias Farid Wahb…
    in Standard Agpeya? Comment by Antonious July 2011