According to the following link, the character behind the story of Santa Claus is Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Mora.
This is his story: http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/synexarion/nicholas2.html
I would choose the Agpeya because I really love praying the Psalms and there are Bible passages within the Agpeya. Also, the passages after the Gospel readings are very deep in meaning. Furthermore, there are prayers for repentance, confession, a …
I only knew you were married because I had replied to some of your previous posts. It's not strange or anything that you are wanting to read more on the topic of purity. It's a virtue! Did the links help at all?
In my first post with the links, the first article is by a church servant. The other three are by clergy.
In the post with the sermons, in the first link, one is by a deacon and the other is by a priest. The other sermons link is a page of diff…
http://www.mycopticchurch.com/articles/read.asp?f=lessons/GeorgeBassilios/Chastity_and_Sexual_Purity.html
http://www.coptichymns.net/module-library-viewpub-tid-1-pid-443.html By Hegomen Athanasius Iskandar
http://www.coptic.org.au/modules/resource…
I would think that if the non-Christian person forbade the Christian spouse to stop going to church or worshipping, then yes, because that would be taking the Christian away from God. It seems similar to what H.G. Bishop Mettaous said about someone…
I believe our glorious church does allow divorce if the one of the individuals in the marriage denies Christ and goes to another religion.
H.G. Bishop Mettaous book entitled SACRAMENTAL RITES IN THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH states:
"The purpose o…
I thought Saint Mary and Saint Mark Church was in Paris, France http://francecopte.ifrance.com/.
http://site.voila.fr/eucharistie
*** Take a look under the heading FRANCE
http://coptic.org/europe.htm
Something else I would like to add is that God may want to see how much trust you are going to put in Him. He knows how much but He wants you to know as well. This girl may be the girl that God has planned for you to marry. However, God may want t…
We pray for His will every day when we say "Thy will be done" in the Lord's Prayer. Are these just words we repeat or do we truly mean them? God will be so happy if you truly seek what He wants and not what you want. In the Agpeya, there is the "P…
If you could please share your story, even if it is long. It might comfort our friend Baladoos. Besides, hearing a story of how a husband and wife met in a church/spiritual atmosphere is really terrific. I respect that. I really like the idea of…
Baladoos and QT_PA_2T, what do your screen names mean, if you do not mind me asking?
QT_PA_2T, do you mind sharing your story of how you met your humble, virtuous wife and how you got married?
I just want to add one thing, Baladoos. You may feel…
I personally think it depends on the season. Take Holy Week for instance. I think it is inappropriate to listen to joyous hymns or anything else that does not really focus on Christ's sufferings. However, if we are in the Apostles' Fast, it is gr…
Yes, I have also heard that playing the lottery is a sin, and thus, the church would not accept any donations from this money. Again, only what I heard and know.
I do not think that fasting from items is optional. My opinion is, along with giving up food, you should try to give up an item that you really like, such as watching TV. As mentioned already, the point of the fast is to develop spiritually, and i…
I believe that one of the pictures out of the four may be the one you are looking for. May God bless you.
http://st-takla.org/Gallery/05-Coptic-Saints-images/05-Coptic-Orthodox-Saints_Sein-Shein-Saad-Daad-Tah-Zah/Christian-Coptic-Album_Saint-Simon…
I really like the topic of the Beauty of the Coptic Church that was brought up earlier. You could also write about the:
saints
prayer (how it is our source of life)
your patron saint
Transfiguration
your desire to go to heaven
The tasbeha
living a…