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• Actually, the admonition of Jerusalem is found in the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke. Lk 13:34-35

  in God's Wings Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• As a note, when speaking of Our Lord, it is good to give His due regard and title, rather than speaking of Him as "Jesus". I learned this from Fr. Angelos Doss of St. Mary and St. Demiana in Westchester County in New York. If we give titles plenti…

  in No. of the Wise Men(Magous) from East Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• The use of triangles and cymbals are not part of the Canons of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Canons identify codified laws and dogmas and their ensuing interpretations in the daily lives of the people as decided and ratified by the Holy Synod of Bish…

  in ibrahim ayad Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• i like your answer Maria. It's the best one so far.

  in Which One Do You Want Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• The very tender and heart-warming message in that story reminds me of the profound words that Our Lord pronounced about His People and Jerusalem specifically: "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how many ti…

  in God's Wings Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• I think it is best summed up in the words of the Litany for the Reposed in the Liturgy of the Raising of the Incense.

  in EMERGENCY PLEASE NEED YOUR PRAYERS Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• Does it really make a difference?...not really. The main thing to take home is that they came as a gentile witness to the birth of Emmanuel. Moreover, the presented the well noted gifts of: gold, frankincence, and myrrh. Thereby establishing His…

  in No. of the Wise Men(Magous) from East Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• I like being a deacon. I was told by my priest to never aspire to being a priest, because I wouldn't be a good priest. He told me I was a great deacon, the best he had ever seen. Some would think that the first comment was a cruel and insulting o…

  in Which One Do You Want Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• I beg difference with some of the comments from Copticsoldier. The monks strive and work towards the discipline of chastity. There is no mystical gift for this abstinence other than the strength from God to carry forward. They do not have some ex…

  in Jesus's Sexuality Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• The problem with this book is that people have read it and elevated to the level of the fifth gospel, when in fact it is trash. It is part of the three-prong attack of Satan to have the faithful stray and leave the fold of their Master. The three-…

  in The DaVinci Code Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• I miss my teta also. If mothers are saints, tetas are angels.

  in Hello Peoples Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• welcome to us both. i just joined today. i actually think it's a great thing this site. it is one of the few joyful forward steps in the life of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the last ten years.

  in hello Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• i'm from the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mark in Jersey City, NJ (USA). Proudly, the first church in the United States.

  in What church are you from? Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• It is actually quite simple. People often forget the obvious and look for complicated routes. The answer is in the model of Our Lord, Himself. Preparation: a) cleanliness of the soul--Confession b) cleanliness of the body--bathing and putting o…

  in Contemplations on the Holy Communion Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005
• Fasting is a very difficult topic to discuss. There is the aspect of abstinence from food for a given period of time and then there is the abstinence from animal products all together (vegeterian dieting). As a comment and to carry the American cl…

  in fasting Comment by ilovesaintmark January 2005