@drewhalim...there is a coptic version for that hymn recorded by someone from Alexandria that is probably different than what Albair recorded on his own :-). Not that this changes anything from what I said before.
I recognize everything you are saying. And sadly, it is the reality we live in. But here are a couple of problems:
1 - If the Synod doesn't really approve everything that is in a book, then why approve it?!2 - If the Synod will need to approve every…
Albiar's latest book is approved by the Synod and he has it.
Abouna Abdel Maseh Elmasoudi el-baramousi, the hegumen who did the liturgy book that we all must follow did a book that has "Greek (Roman) parts that are used now by deacons and chanters"…
@ItalianCoptic @George27....I think both of you are ignoring context here. Tigray didn't say we or the Ethiopian Church "hate" homosexuals. He is showing, the article does this too, the mistake of some in setting up a tour to that specific area when…
@Daniel_Kyrillos...What I am going to say is the current followed rite (just so we don't confuse how things used to be said or how some researchers think how they should be said). In general though, an adam doxology is basically a doxology that is s…
@George27. So here is my problem with whatever you just said. It's only considered a "contemplation" on something that happens in the liturgy for practical reasons. The vessels were/are not always put into a "bag". In fact, its not called a bag, but…
The reason you do the 2 knots on the inside, and 3 on the outside is because that how the priest undoes the "bag" in preparation for the liturgy. Abouna says, "In the name of the Father"...undoes a knot, "the Son"...undoes another know, "and the Hol…
The Synod has only allowed one exception for doing a tamgeed during the holy fifties, and that’s if it is the feast of the patron saint(s) of the church. Now, i don’t think that extends to relics of specific saints in a church, excerpts of they are …
@gerlinda.
First, welcome to the forum. We hope that you come here to benefit from the wealth of info on the site and the forum.
Second, I am very sorry to hear about your situation. But I need to ask you something...what exactly do you think will h…
@anon7
First thing to say, if you are serious about this relationship, you must speak directly to your father of confession or whichever priest he would refer you to about this matter. This is so because, despite how much info we give here, each cas…
lol...whose the arshi?!
the psalms and the gospels and the pauline are said half paschal then half annual. In Matins of bright saturday, the psalm is really 2 full psalms, each with 4 stikhons. So you would do the first of them fully in edribi, the…
bright saturday has a lot of hymns that you are supposed to say in half paschal and half annual. you can prob say marochasf after the annual psalm...until the bishop will probably stop you (which is ok).
@Kyrillos97...i think my second paragraph in my last post answers your question about "making the same mistake again."
In addition, if the person is "bored" of his father's house, then he doesn't really know the father as well as he should or thinks…
I am not talking about 'intention'...I believe that is always there. The majority of of humans are genuinely good and nice...but the aspect of realizing that being away from God is the sin, that's the problem in the world today. Maybe "feeling" is n…
Repentance is not just "saying sorry"...it's much more then saying it or acting up on it or confessing because of it. It is the desire as much as it is the action. It is the feeling that we have done something that has caused us to drift from God an…
@Girgisantony...exactly my point...but sadly, that's what has become of it...while the exception are the guys that really really try to surprise the girl.
Hi,
So what is 'tacky' or not is not too subjective. I personally don't get the whole idea of a proposal considering that it's mainly for show...or atleast recently and from people that I know. Almost every proposal I have been part of, the girl kne…
@grace08...I disagree with you. He has every right to ask this as much as she has the right to ask him similar personal questions. "this stage" that I think we are talking about is the time before engagement. Now, in the states or in the west in gen…
@copticartist
Considering that I recently got engaged and close to being married...i would like to say the following:
- If you truly see this as a serious relationship, then you should have more trust in that person.- Like you said, that condition i…