thanks for the advice superman. i really appreciate it. we are good friends actually so i will try to keep it that way!! thanks again and please pray for me and my weakness!
thanks a lot tony, i really appreciate your advice. i think i will end up choosing the first choice. so God willing everything will turn out fine. Thanks again.
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How can you be praying if you're not concentrating on what the deacon is saying? The deacon says "And Look towards the East".
If you just stopped daydreaming out of the wi…
Abouna told me once that when he says Irini Pasi, it is actually Christ Himself who is speaking through the mouth of the priest. We are in the presence of God in His house, why wouldn't you make the Sign of the Cross on yourself?? God is speaking an…
Thanks for all of your advice!! I think i will just try to study as hard as I can while still making time for Church and prayer during Holy Week. I will take the exam on Good Friday and go to Church right after!!! Thanks again.
Please pray for me …
i am going to confession next week and i have a few sins that i am quite ashamed of and embarrassed about. What should i do?
I dont know how to tell abouna the sins i have done. Its very difficult for me and its still hard for me to resist these sin…
actually i was speaking with one of our friends and he said he has been feeling a little depressed because he feels like we dont want to hang out with him. We try to hang out with him as much as possible. It might just be because he left all of his …
i dont think that he would EVER go see a psychiatrist. But he told me that he is going to see his father of confession soon.
please pray for me and for him!
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egyboy, I hope you dont mind. I have a question to add along the same line.
Time is a man created thing. God does not have time. Therefore the past, present, and futur…
Christ went down into Hades to save those who were worthy enough to enter Paradise. Those prophets from the Old Testament all went to Hades because the gates of Paradise had not been opened until Christ's death.
so does anyone know the difference b…
I'm pretty sure that when you die you will go to either Paradise or Hades (God forbid). So you are judged when you die. Then at the Second Coming, Christ will come bring the people in Paradise into Heaven and those who are in Hades will go to Hell.
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Egyboy, all of us are weak and all of us struggle. my personal favorite weapon is the Jesus prayer. i use it like a mantra and its lovely because i can repeat it in my head a…
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I know that in Egypt they do it in all monasteries but in America?? I think the only place is a tattoo shop-your opinion is that it defeats the purpose? May I kno…
Thanks for our help.
So does anyone know where is a good place in Egypt to get one (a place that is safe with new needles and a good clear design)?
Does anyone know who does this cross tattoo? is it a monk? deacon? layman?
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Guys he asked where he could get one, not whether or not its right or wrong.
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Thanks jydeacon
I have already been following several threads in the past about this t…
I guess i just assumed dating to be among teenagers not really considering marriage.
I am sorry if that wasn't your idea.
Please pray for me and my weakness!
I always thought that dating was wrong if the intention was not to get married within a reasonable time frame. For example, if I was 14 and I wanted to go out with a girl (same age), i might try to justify my dating by saying "maybe i will marry he…
I am aware of the whole debate about whether of not it is right to get the Cross on your wrist. I feel that it would serve as a reminder of Christ's love for all of us, to be crucified and humilated, but we rarely try to talk about it to others, whi…
ok thanks, because i injured my knee about a month ago and i am going through physical therapy, do you think it would be ok to just have some water afterwards?
i understand that abstinence is not suppose to be a punishment but a path to rigteousnes…