Dear Minagir,
I have to defend you Mina, because I am now speaking from my own experience. I have to start by doing some confession, I live in a place where there is no Coptic Church, and the nearest one to the east from where I live is 8 hours dri…
Dear ilovesaintmark,
Incidentally, His Eminence [Bishoy], is a Metropolitan and not a Bishop. He is the Secretary of the Holy Synod, and one of the chief and eminent theologians of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
That is why when HE speaks every Copt m…
Dear josephgabriel,
Fr. Matta the poor was just a spiritual guide to Abouna Antonious Al-Syriany, later HH Pope Shenouda III, and not his F.O.C. He even wrote the introduction to the book “Life of prayer” by Fr. Matta, after that their relationship…
Zakhary,
I don't know what Abouna Matta El Meskeen has to do with Max Micheal because he disagreed with him completely. Besides, Personally i conside Fr. Matta El Meskeen a saint by all means. Fr. Matta had many chances to split the church at the t…
Dear PopeKyrillos,
From what I've heard, his teachings are not really different from our church's teachings. His teachings are similar to Abouna Matta el Meskeen's teachings. They're not orthodox but they are not wrong.
While Father Matta El Meskeen…
duck,
Here David's sin was forgiven, however his consequences still followed.
What this has to do with purgatory? You lost the debate and now, to back your claim, are trying to bring examples from the Holy Bible that does not apply to this situati…
The late Abouna Matta Al- Meskeen is the spiritual father and teacher of both Max Michael and George Habib bebawy. The teachings and writings of Abouna Matta, partially false and partially heretical, have greatly inspired both men and a lot of arden…
Dear John_S2000,
Thanks a lot for translating the book, it is a good work.
So during 1981 when the Holy Myron was made, it was during HH Pope Shenouda house arrest at St. Bishoy Monastery.
In addition to that HH made it one time to the Syrian Ort…
Dear KrazyLion,
It is not appropriate to call them aliens, let's say they are Heavenly Spiritual Beings. They are the Cherubs that carry the Throne of God. It is a vision that the Prophet Ezekiel saw concerning the Incarnation of the Logos.
You fi…
Dear abflab91,
It seems that you have not read the book by His Grace Anba Mettaous, This part is from the book:
A:- Renouncing Satan
The mother undresses her child and holds him/her with her left arm, looking towards the West and lifts her rig…
Dear abflab91,
I hope this is the one you are looking for it, 'The Sacramental Rite' encyclopedia by Anba Mittaous
http://www.st-mary-mons.org/english/spirituality_of_scarmental.htm
After a brief summary of the seven sacrament of the Church, you…
Dear gregory,
After the Incarnation of the Logos all the inheritance promised to Israel in the old Testaments were given to the spiritual Israel, the holy church. The Jews can reclaim back the promises by believing in their Messiah and Lord Jesus C…
Meena_Ameen,
You are trying to act cute, unfortunately you are planting seeds of doubt on tasbeha, It is not anymore your protestants friends who asked you those silly questions, but you have an agenda to undermined the Coptic Church faith and her …
dear Meena_Ameen,
You and your friend need to understand that you do not argue with what God has established; because Heaven and earth shall pass away but not one word that God the Almighty have said. I will give you these material to read and may t…
Dear Meena_Ameen,
At confessions the priest, by the power of Priesthood given to him to bind and loose, transfers the sins from the person to the account of Christ. In the Eucharist, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world will blot a…
Dear billious,
The copper coin is the lowest of value of all the currency at that time; it is like the Cent which is a one 100th of a dollar, nothing currently present with much lower value. The meaning of the verse is that one sparrow was bought …
Dear estavros,
Welcome to tasbeha, your first thread is very rich and highly imformative, I am sure you will be a great asset to tasbeha.
I just have these points as addition to your valuable thread:
+ 1- The wafer is a small round loaf of bread…
All the modern time heresies are but recycling of old ones which had been defended by the One Holy Orthodox Church.
I can give you numerous examples from the Holy Bible
:
+ 1- The Parable of Lazarus and the rich man, as Cephes has illustrated.
+ 2-…
The English Lyric
( Khaberny Ya Youhanna خبرني يا يوحنا)
O Tell Me John
1- O tell me John, O tell me, about His radiant face,
And how you were so lucky, on His chest your head laid?
Please answer me and tell me, John answered me and said: …
Dear ophadece,
This web site has at least 17 Christmases carols, translated from the English famous ones, individually posted and at the end of the page all are in one tape:
http://www.st-takla.org/Multimedia/01-Carols/01-Carols-03-Andrea-Ibrahim-C…
Hello Fady,
It is so good to have you with us at tasbeha, welcome aboard
I found three tamgeed in Arabic, just the lyric. I will try to look for English one.
+1 http://www.st-takla.org/Lyrics-Spiritual-Songs/08-Coptic-Taraneem-Kalemat_Meem-Noun/…
Dear John_S2000, Pope tv did not post the ceremony audio as I though they would, sorry for that.
I watched it once more on:
http://aghapy.tv/cms/
So if you have time you just put your computer on Aghapy.tv and click on live. The station is repeat…
It was Live on Coptic Pope TV,
http://copticpope.tv/
Every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Cairo Time is the Live Video weekly lecture by His Holiness at the Cathedral. Today is Wednesday, and his Enthronement’s Anniversary Coincided with his weekly lectur…
I just finished watching, Live on the internet, the ceremony of the anniversary of HH Pope Shenouda”s Enthronement on the See of St. Mark. It took over 2 hours and I can tell you honestly that our Pope looks wonderful and healthy, he joked many time…
Dear His Servant and Biscutt,
1 + The Truth had been revealed to the Apostles and they handed to the Holy Apostolic Church. The author mentioned has no place among the Holy Father of the Church, as Chrysostom, Cyril the Pillar of faith,…...
2 + T…
Biscutt,
there is this little booklet or book it is called what on earth am i here for by Rick Warren u should read it, it might answer ur questions.
Why an Orthodox should read a book by a heretic to know the plan of God!!
Dear duck,
The Virgin St Mary is the door of heaven as we call her in the 3rd Hour “ O Theotokos, you are the gate of heaven, open for us the gate of mercy.” The Mother of God is always interceding on behave of those who believe of her perpetual …
Jsangel,
I advise you to read these threads
1 + http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?topic=5893.msg79018#msg79018
The title "hello"
2 + http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?topic=5860.msg78726#msg78726
The title "hello again…
Try this web site though in Arabic, yet you will find English translation at the bottom of the screen:
http://www.st-takla.org/Multimedia/009-Videos-index.html