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God Bless you, Fr. Peter. May God send you the people you need to help your ministry.
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Sure, the amount given should be kept secret. But the reward? Maybe a forum isn't the right place to share it, but sharing the reward can be edifying for others.
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[quote author=CopticPete link=topic=10959.msg133073#msg133073 date=1300220498] A servant in my church was telling me recently how in his lifetime priests even used to be smokers and how once mass was over they would go outside and smoke. It was onl…
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I thought the Feast of the Cross will fall on Saturday? I am not sure if that makes any difference in which hymn is chanted.
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It would only make sense that if an Orthodox person were to marry a non-Orthodox person outside of the church in a secular ceremony, or even a non-secular ceremony they should get married in the Orthodox church if they decide to come back. If they d…
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Thank you, Fr. Peter :)
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This has been very enlightening indeed. I remember one time I was at the monastery , and I was receiving the Blood of our Lord. The priest who was distributing it gave me five "spoons." He was distributing the Blood fast and I was sick, and on the…
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This just goes to show how much about the Church I really do not know and how much reading I need to be doing! Your theory about the Islamic invasion changing how the Eucharist was handled seems plausible. However, this brings forth the question …
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10927.msg132916#msg132916 date=1300121890] In the ancient times the laity themselves would commune themselves at home from reserved sacrament, and the deacon could lead the congregation in the Liturgy of the Pre…
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[quote author=jydeacon link=topic=10927.msg132675#msg132675 date=1299776135] As mentioned, full deacons are allowed to distribute the communion, but ONLY the Blood, they are not allowed to touch the Body. [/quote] jydeacon: on this point concernin…
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Props PK! :D
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I have thought about it before, but they can look intimidating at times. Pray that God may use my weakness for His work.
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I hope the question I asked does not become a stumbling block for you lightening. The last thing I want is that you never come near an Orthodox church because of what I have written. Forgive my ignorance; I was merely trying to clarify whether the n…
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I agree with what you are saying. But at the same time, the liturgy is not a "show" or performance where anyone just comes to sit down and enjoy. The King of kings is on the altar. Those who are not dressed and ready should not be allowed to enter.…
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This is definitely an issue I would talk to the priest about, as PK said. However, I find myself in a slightly similar situation, although not completely. PK, you said that we do not have the authority to tell anyone not to take communion - only t…
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Wow! . . . I repeat Pharoah714's question: Is this how the EO really feel about us?!!
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I am the last person to give advice on prayer, but I am compelled to give it anyway. Two things come to mind: 1) That the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray as John taught his disciples (Luke 11). 2) The Agpeya is a beautiful resource…
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Dear anba bola, I am not sure if this is something that you can correct, but I will point it out. Page 39/53 in the section of Spiritual Gifts and Speaking in tongues of HH Pope Shenouda's Comparative Theology the translation is: The Apostle says:…
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Well put, Fr. Peter.
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Intentions lead to actions. If one intends to worship the True God, then they should do everything in their ability to seek Him.
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We believe in a God of Spirit and Truth, i.e. a God that sees the HEART and MEANING of things, unlike humans who tend to focus on the outward appearance of things and judge them on that. Your intention is clearly not to insult the Holy Spirit by ca…
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[quote author=dzheremi link=topic=10952.msg132641#msg132641 date=1299749909] I think we might be talking past each other on this point, Unworthy1, in which case I will leave your question to be answered by an actual Orthodox person. I only want to c…
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[quote author=dzheremi link=topic=10952.msg132637#msg132637 date=1299748226] I don't understand what you mean by "calling the Holy Spirit a wild goose without the Protestant ideas"? The idea is a Protestant idea, so such a separation is inherently i…
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So is the attribution of the term to the Celtic Christians incorrect? I understand that the ideas behind the term are those that tend to undermine the Tradition of the Church, which is was I was uneasy about its use. But is calling the Holy Spirit…
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That is the same reaction I had. But I am looking for a way to justify my intuition.
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I understand you completely copticuser20, I was in the same boat last year. I just let the issue go, I think that was a wrong move. The best thing is to bring it to the priest. As long as your intention isn't to "have your way" and is simply to co…
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I don't want to belabor the point but to make it clear: A mystery, such as the Eucharist, can be described as "miraculous" but to call it a miracle is inaccurate. In the same way a miracle can be "mysterious" although it is not a mystery.
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Thank you both for clarifying :)
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JG: So to refer to something that is a mystery as a miracle is not necessarily wrong but an insufficient description? dzheremi: what do you mean by an event? Wouldn't it be fair to say that the sacrament of communion - a mystery - is an event that …
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Thank you for the clarification I think I misunderstood when Fr. Peter wrote: "A mystery may also be a miracle. But most miracles are not mysteries."