@minasoliman
"When sister churches listened to him speak, they really were taken aback at how unOrthodox his speech was. It was quite an embarrassment."
Could you please elaborate?
Thanks @drewhalim
Do you mind (whenever you have some time) giving us a list of the mistakes in Coptic Reader? Especially ones which conflict with the Holy Synod (but also the others).
@drewhalim
Also for 3) the Feast of the Cross is not joyous (although I guess it's close) and it's not a lordly feast, but coptic reader still shortens the magma3. What is your opinion?
Also if the feast of the Cross falls on a Sunday should it be…
@drewhalim
Thanks very much for the detailed answer!
1) my psalmody says that shortening the magma3 is only on major and minor lordly feasts, which makes sense since we're supposed to focus on Christ not his saints. If it's for the joyous tune at …
So does everyone agree that Coptic reader is definitely wrong to include hymns for the apostles fast on this Sunday? Or is it a matter of personal opinion?
@p your hypothesis makes sense, but it does not explain why SUS would post this on their website. They would not announce that the rite had changed just because the current setup of the program does not allow for the correct rite to be displayed.
@ophadece does anyone know the whether the Holy Synod has an official position on this matter, as I have heard both rules from reputable sources (eg I have second hand info from Fr Athanasius Iskander saying that it should only be on a Sunday). Alt…
@minatasgeel
If ontos can't be said, does that mean that none of the hymns of the apostles fast can be said either? Because Coptic reader includes ontos, asomen, doxology of the apostles (although to be fair, you need to click on this to view it, s…
@p and anyone else who knows the answer
I know that it is always farayhee when it is celebrated, but I have been told by many sources that it is only CELEBRATED when the 29th is also a Sunday. Can anyone confirm/deny?
@ophadece yes you are correct. Other Orthodox churches do it and ultimately it would strengthen the Coptic liturgy against heterodox influences, as usually it is the women who feel disconnected from the liturgy (rightly or wrongly) and demand to sin…
@cyril
I actually could not agree more!
Apart from a few points ;)
1) the difference between the Coptic church and the other churches you mentioned (someone correct me if I'm wrong) is that we Copts in fact ordain cantors whereas to become a canto…
You may as well just confess now, otherwise you're gonna feel guilty about it your whole life, and whenever something goes 'wrong' in your life you're gonna think whether that unconfessed sin is the reason, so might as well just bite the bullet and …
Put it this way... Most Orthodox Christians would agree with Lemaitre's statement.
However, the Coptic Church places a particular emphasis on the Bible more than other Orthodox churches, most of which don't even see it as necessary to read the Bibl…
So is that ak-tonk for both the end of the 16th and the 18th part? So the whole Feast of the Cross tasbeha (on a Sunday) would be av-ashk, except for these two instances?
@coptic_deacon
Many Orthodox fathers were skilled in rhetoric and used it to their advantage, e.g. St John Chrysostom, St Paul. Did they insult the faith?
@ItalianCoptic
Ancient Faith Radio gloss over OO because this is a controversial topic for EOs and AFR don't want to inflame the argument.
Of course the Catholic Church thinks we're schismatics, and vice versa, otherwise we'd be in communion.
And…