I believe the Pope is stretched too thin. Covering Cairo, Alexandria, all the areas in the States without a diocesan Bishop seems to be too much. It would seem very difficult if not impossible to provide effective oversight with such a wide span of …
If you Google search for "the suspended priest" in Arabic, you will find links regarding this. Some of these priests are back. Whether there was an official reinstatement or not, I would not know.
Friends, we are in times where our Orthodoxy is being attacked including by priests who have been ordained as Coptic priests. Some of them marginalize the sacraments, downplay the importance of the Liturgy, and introduce concepts that are blatantly …
iMikhail,
It appears like you have some interesting history and information on Piowik. Can you please share with us the history of this hymn and how you know it is not part of the "original" rite?
Also, what is the definition of "original rite"?
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What if I ask one bishop and he says it's perfectly fine and another says it is completely forbidden? Now what? I assure you within five seconds I can identify several bishops who will say it is perfectly fine and several that will say not a chance.…
Ioannes,
I believe you are now taking advantage of people treading lightly with you to avoid offending you but I'm afraid you are the one who has now offended many. Your comments are very disrespectful and uncalled for. You probably lost quite a bi…
I do not wish to take the focus off of this thread because Fr. Peter's ministry is well deserving of the attention and our donations. I wish it all of the success in the world.
Ioannes,
I agree with much of what you have stated however, I do want…
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I had to log on just to comment on your post.
Dude, you wasted minutes of your life writing that up. What a waste of brain space it is to know if priests wear regular clothe…
Dear Fr. Peter,
For personal edification and knowledge. If you are concerned that my subsequent posts will contain information about priests who wear laymen's clothes in public, that won't be the case.
I don't mean to switch topics but any updates on when Muallim Ibrahim Ayad will be arriving and when the convention will be? Those of that have to make arrangements would appreciate a bit of advanced notice. I also heard he would be arriving this we…
Thanks, George and copticuser20.
If someone knows if/where he will be praying Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th, I would appreciate it if you can share that information.
I know last year he was at the Life of Praise Convention, I'm not sure if t…
Aem581,
Muallim Ibrahim Ayad did not create the tune for the long Hiten that he has made more popular. The version of Hiten that you are referring to was recorded by Muallim Mikhail Girgis, Muallim Tewfiq, and Muallim Fahim.
There is more than one recording of Ooniatk.
Muallim Zaher recorded the first two verses of Ooniatk. The recording I heard of him chanting it stops there and he does not continue with the Paralex.
There is another recording, according to Albair M…
Calling Pekethronos and Avchinon "Al-La7n Alshami" or the Levantine Hymns does not necessarily mean those tune originated in the areas of the Levantine. There are prominent priests who have posited that this tune originated in Egypt but was made pop…
The deacon response should also include "and grant that He may appoint for us a good shepherd" in the Litany response. That is what they say in the cathedral currently and it is also what was chanted in the 1971 Liturgy for the 40th day commemeratio…
Mina,
Can you please cite the source for the first doxology that is posted there (not Shenooti Pima Shomt) along with the second Praxis response? Be specific please.
Thanks
Indeed, the words are beautiful regardless of who wrote it. The issue here, is that the Bishop who read it, introduced the message as words written by H.H. Pope Shenouda, so people have been thinking that.
How do we know it is actually a part of his beard? The fact that someone would snip off part of His Holiness Pope Kyrillos's beard after his passing seems disrespectful to me, especially if they did it without his permission.
I am against the open…
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How about for kirie eleison arba3 el naqoos... What to do there if we don't know it?
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" Deacons are getting lazy everyday being without struggle. their life is filled with worldly things (not necessarily wrong doings) that there is less time to God"
I would recommend not jumping to conclusions like that. A deacon who does not know c…
Mina,
What is more concerning to me than what is said when is the attitude that deacons who have more knowledge of hymns take against their fellow deacons. Starting with your first response:
"just wait embarrassingly for abouna to finish the proce…
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Dear SWMSANMG,
In some people's arrogant attitude, there is no time to learn appropriate hymns, because we know it all.. the examples, or rather the questions you gave, oug…
Mina,
You didn't answer my question, and if you did, your answer is not satisfactory. I assure you that the verses of the cymbals is chanted in many churches during the weekday Lent liturgies because those attending do not know "Kiriye Eleyson". Th…
I doubt that there are sources available that would recommend alternatives if someone does not know "Kiriye Eleyson". This is my recommendation and it is sound.
What exactly is "not right" about someone worshipping the Holy Trinity while the pries…