Mikhael
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Tradition says that the Apostle Andrew evangelized the Dacian people (now Romanians), because it's well attested to that St. Andrew evangelized along the Black Sea and around the Danube river. Romanians are not Slavs, they are a Latin people. Their …
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[quote author=RamezM link=topic=14715.msg166496#msg166496 date=1384387663] Mikhael, What tradition do you come from? Is it EO? Are you Greek, Antiochian, OCA? I am asking because it will help me bridge for you some of the terminology and ritual si…
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[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=13642.msg161253#msg161253 date=1353296713] It seems, like many other Greek prayers and hymns, the Greek text can be found in bits and pieces in different Coptic hymns and texts. The majority of this Greek Kneeling…
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[quote author=arsenios link=topic=13642.msg161209#msg161209 date=1353179333] [quote author=Severian link=topic=13642.msg161195#msg161195 date=1353131726] St. Cyril says: "When we eat [the Eucharist], we are not consuming the Godhead—perish the awfu…
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[quote author=arsenios link=topic=13642.msg161200#msg161200 date=1353134313] [quote author=Mikhael link=topic=13642.msg161196#msg161196 date=1353133036] Ah, I see what he's getting at. Does he have any writing on the Orthodox understanding of Theosi…
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[quote author=Severian link=topic=13642.msg161194#msg161194 date=1353131389] [quote author=arsenios link=topic=13642.msg161190#msg161190 date=1353129638] So, does the Coptic Church pray for the departed? [/quote]Yes. [/quote] I misspoke, the omissio…
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I am perfectly willing to eat every impulsive word if it brings us closer together in Christ ;D
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[quote author=Severian link=topic=13642.msg161195#msg161195 date=1353131726] [quote author=Mikhael link=topic=13642.msg161193#msg161193 date=1353131136] While we are on the subject, perhaps we could come to a better understanding of the issues I've …
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While we are on the subject, perhaps we could come to a better understanding of the issues I've brought up. I went back and reread some of Fr. Matta's writings and then Metropolitan Bishoy and it seems that the issue they were dealing with was wheth…
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[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=13642.msg161183#msg161183 date=1353112035] Mikhael, maybe your tone changed because you took offense to irishpilgrim's words. Believe me you're not the first one. But I have a few concerns about what you wrote. I wi…
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Ehh, depending on where you go. Diocese of the West: For the most part, yes. We could go for a new bishop, however. Diocese of the South: A bastion of Orthodoxy. The East Coast: Not too good (Lavender Mafia, etc.) It seems to me that the Wes…
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[quote author=irishpilgrim link=topic=13642.msg160561#msg160561 date=1350528102] Mikhael, You are in very good hands, spirits and minds. I had most of the same misunderstandings after finding relief from my RCC indoctrination, in EO propaganda. I…
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[quote author=minasoliman link=topic=13642.msg159271#msg159271 date=1345777209] The "truth" is never so clear. You always will get two sides to historical events. For you, as you say, Dioscorus is a murderer and a criminal, whereas for us he is a s…
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[quote author=Severian link=topic=13642.msg159184#msg159184 date=1345635801] 3. Most of our Hierarchs are for it. But if the anathemas on our Saints are not lifted there will never be any union. These two men are great Saints who have been venerate…