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Hi ophadece, Life is busy i guess lol. Concerning ur answer, i thought it shud be translated as you suggested, since we always use the word "precious" together with "Blood". Im still interested in whether it can be concluded from the coptic gramma…
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It's sung in coptic with its introduction (in total just a few lines), the rest is read as a normal reading in arabic. That's how it's done in my church at least...so if this is the correct way, then what's the problem in loosing some of the poetry …
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How so? It only speaks of the putting on of incorruptibility, it doesn't specify anything on the judgement, no? The words of Christ seem to indicate quite the opposite: John 5: 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that ar…
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Don't we receive the resurrection body before Final Judgement??? So I guess I'm trying to understand why it necessarily means that if St Mary received a resurrection body, she must have passed Judgement. We say in the doxology of St Mary that she is…
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Zoxasi, for ur information, there's pascha books in both French and Dutch (=Flemish).
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In today's time we have the technology to preserve the body for a few days...why not just do a burial after Easter? That is not to abolish the general Funeral prayer, it serves a spiritual goal as well...we basically attend our own funeral to die wi…
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Has anyone ever heard of a good explanation regarding the reason of chanting nefsenti before the absolution? It's always been some kind of a mystery to me of what its relevance is during the weekdays of Lent...
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What consequences are you talking about? If someone didn't end up being pregnant, having an STD and remained having a good reputation cause the sin was hidden from the rest of the people...then there's really nothing left if the sinner was justified…
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We are called to have the mind of Christ. The mind of Christ says these people have been justified. Therefore i think it's irelevant as to what "people" think. We are called to be more than just "people".
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Fr Peter replied before on something simulair: http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php/topic,8734.0.html Check out post # 12
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Let me tell you how I see it...I struggle with my sexual desire A LOT (sometimes it gets so bad as to be on a daily basis). How is it fair that I have to struggle SO much to keep my purity while my future spouse may not have struggled as much to ke…
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TITL, the point i was trying to make is: be more bothered with the status quo of the person when it comes to purity, and don't be so disproportionately occupied with physical scars that may have come from a far history in which this person was far …
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If a girl or guy wasn't faithful before marriage, what makes you think they will be after marriage? I totally disagree with this. Concider 2 situations: 1: someone who was chaste physically speaking, yet sinned in his/her mind and heart and was im…
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do we love somebody for the person he/she is or do we love the qualities that person has? I think this is a very very interesting way to look at it. A lot of Egyptians (according to my experience) tend to not really differentiate between qualities …
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Can I have my stars too :'(
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I was really sad when I read it, but at the same time I believe God has protected His children. It could have been much worse, at some point thousands could have been killed in the chaos and the lack of security :-\
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I'm not sure if this is fit for this thread, but has anyone read this news article? http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/142147
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I agree with your dad, we always seek the council of our church and Father of Confession. Even if your local church will not be fasting and you want to join others, i'd suggest you still seek the permission of your priest and explain to him the situ…
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I agree with Father Peter, language should NEVER be a barrier for worship. We have so many hymns (especially in midnight praises) that have two groups of people responding. The least you could do is alternate between coptic and English (or whatever …
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3 guesses what Iwannes' favorite quote is from now on ;D
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Where can one find the Coptic Encyclopedia? It's not in stock on amazon.com!
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I wonder what Fady will think of these coptic songs ;D
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I had access to quite a few books in excellent English that explained and described Orthodoxy. I'm curious which books they were. To be honest most good books I read that introduce orthodox christianity are from EO churches. Is there a list of books…
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Here's a link to the whole liturgy
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yah thanks, its a good price actually, 13 dollars, so including shipping its about 16 euro's, which is fine. I can't wait to read it ;D
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Is it just me or is the book out of stop from amazon.com...? Does anyone have an idea how much the shipping will cost to Europe?
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I say we have a committee of knowledgeable clergy / laity write a whole new text that is theologically sound and beneficial, in the spirit of Kiahk, using this tune. This way we keep the tune and the spirit of the song, and perserve the orthodoxy of…
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I totally disagree. You shouldnt date just to have some experience. This reduces the other person to an object of experiments, instead of an actual son/daughter of God. If you are mature enough you will not need to have previous experience gained as…
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Daughter of hope, I don't think this has much to do with restrictions from our religion trying to spoil our fun in life as some may experience it. Our faith doesn't tell us what age to get married in or start a relationship. However, those who guid…