Hi Joseph
Kindly note that all the hymns have been written on musical notes by the Late Ragheb Moftah, He has done this big project with the help of the American University in Cairo. If u r intrested in the musical tones yr best start is to conatct …
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I do not think there was a single auther of tasbeha (not like the mass wher u have St Basil or St Gregory mass..etc).
It was compiled by time; The reason 1 am saying this is many of its parts are taken directly from the bible. For example the 1st…
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Thanks for yr prompt reply. The 1st source that comes to my mind is the synaxarion, U will find a lot about her under the following dates May 9 (1 pachons) her antivity, Dec 12 (3 koiahk) her entry to the temple, jan 29 (21 Tobi) fallin…
"Mozer and minagir" your explanation is beautiful, so I am not going to try to explain, however, I believe the original question itself is wrong!!!
Why; when the reformation took place at the time of Luther, Calvin, Swindel...etc. some were hard re…
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I agree whole heartedly with Fr Peter; I love to add here that the coptic church has a huge respect for women. For example
In the "Hiten epresvia" Hymn at the pauline reading in the mass and the mid night tasbeha Virgin Mary (a woman) is the firs…
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I like both responses and I want to add couple of points:
+ 1st. emphasis has to be for most on repentance, the confession comes second. The life of repentance, is a continuous change in the inner man -metanoia- change of self, mind, behav…
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I will jump into this very hot topic:
Some of us get upset and personal when we get into discussions like this; but here is my opinion
+ The Church is against sin no matter what it is called, Stealing, murder, homosexuality, fornicati…
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It feels like I'm not doing enough... i keep losing the battle and Im so scared!!
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father Peter's comment is so good, advice of gold, follow it and stay i…
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Just as u said, that u keep praying untill u loose all the bad thoughts. U R doing the right thing. Praying is the strongest weapon, I will not get into the life of prayers here. it is a very very long subject. But in short keep praying even usi…
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U have a very valid point, I want to make a small correction about what minagir said on casting the lots to choose the pop. (el koraa el haykalia) In the original history of the church it is not bishops that should be taken , the highest r…
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This 3 questions can be the basis for a long series in a youth meeting in the church. So to give a short answers:
1) The Holy Spirit is in you, for u are the temple of God and the His Spirit dwells in u. He never stops to work he rebukes for rig…
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I do agree and appreciate very much Father Peter's reply.
From what u wrote that u are realy down and realy sad,
I think, it might be a good idea to seek professional counselling.
God bless
father Peter, u are 100% correct in yr advice about reading the bible and using certain resources. I just wants to add 1 comment here. Unfortunatley our church (Copt orthodox church) did not issue any verssion to be called coptic orthodox bible. Eve…
Like what ebnyasoo3 said this book is the holy of holiest of the bible. The book of Pop Shenouda is very very good in explaing it. U have to put in yr mind when u enter the holy place u need to enter with revrence.
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Thanks guys. I am only a reader deacon at this point and I think I am disqualified from being anything more because I have manic depressive disorder. Which sucks because I wo…
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the way I understood it is: in verse 2 God determined the number of pairs to go with Noah for example 7 pairs ( mail and female) of the clean and 2 pairs of the unclean. In verse 7-9 he was describing the way they entered through the door " two b…
Deacon as a priesthood starts from sub deacon level (Abodeacon) as you become a Deacon you are to be devoted to the church. Obsaltos (singer of hymns) and Oghnostos (reader) are not from the priesthood level. and to answer the question, as ioannes s…
I love all the words of encourgment that every one put here, god bless us all in our life of repentance and spiritual labour. I think the question was properly addressed, I just want to add few words to what was said.
+ Our life is a continuous life…
I have read all the comments, and are all very good, however the problem I see here, is not God's charachter as beeing racist or not (definetly He is a "LOVING God" and not racist). The problem is actually in the professor who is trying to put the c…
you know, every thing has it's good side and was created by God for our benefit, what matters is how we use it. For example i can use the car for serving God or use it to go places that God might not want me to be at. I guess I want to say T.V , Com…