[quote author=drilago99 link=topic=13529.msg157822#msg157822 date=1342633258]
[quote author=Claudioren link=topic=13529.msg157817#msg157817 date=1342613256]
The water that is being sprinkled over you after d prayer gets over is very pure and spiritu…
[quote author=imikhail link=topic=13480.msg157794#msg157794 date=1342565795]
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=13480.msg157793#msg157793 date=1342565488]
I do not wish to argue or present the fathers for criticism and so I will write a paper and…
[quote author=christ_rose link=topic=13478.msg157509#msg157509 date=1341899383]
Any priest or monk is forbidden to touch their beard.
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What is the source for this? I am pretty sure I have seen a priest/monk do this.
[quote author=Coptic Soldier link=topic=13470.msg157356#msg157356 date=1341459502]
[quote author=qawe link=topic=13470.msg157354#msg157354 date=1341448474]
The cd may have PDF s on it
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I thought of this but for some reason it didn't have an…
It is exactly the same as dressing as deacon in Egypt, then doing the same in the US
This happens often, but is not technically correct without some sort of bishop's permission
[quote author=qawe link=topic=13362.msg156345#msg156345 date=1338807234]
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=13362.msg156344#msg156344 date=1338805471]
sorry, i forgot to say, we don't abstain from eating and drinking in the morning on saturdays and s…
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=13362.msg156344#msg156344 date=1338805471]
sorry, i forgot to say, we don't abstain from eating and drinking in the morning on saturdays and sundays (unless we are taking Holy Communion).
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And if we are tak…
[quote author=Theophilus 1 link=topic=13340.msg156264#msg156264 date=1338492611]
I have heard it explained so many times – no communion if you are bleeding whether you are a female or male. Actually Pope Shenouda was praying the liturgy once and dur…
[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=13207.msg156120#msg156120 date=1338176126]
[quote author=qawe link=topic=13207.msg156033#msg156033 date=1338017034]
[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=13207.msg156026#msg156026 date=1338014894]
I really do not care if …
[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=13207.msg156026#msg156026 date=1338014894]
I really do not care if homo's are able to get civil marriages or not, what I want is for them to leave the church alone. To stop pestering its adherents on forums and such.…
[quote author=zandali link=topic=9784.msg155773#msg155773 date=1337405672]
You obviously speak from a Christian perspective, but its incredibly arrogant to say that you've got the monopoly on the truth, and that everyone else is wrong. I think God a…
[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=13305.msg155572#msg155572 date=1337082220]
O.D.,
We were taught always to face the east when there is direct function in the altar: Offertory, the Incense Processions, the Anaphora. This pretty much consume…
Yes. This is not a change of rule, as non Orthodox inquiries must be "genuine".
It's just a matter of enforcement.
On the other hand, given Fr Peter is the enforcer, we should defer to his wisdom and tact in dealing with this.
In fact it is illogical that we worship the same god.
The Christian God (our god) is triune, that is one of his attributes.
Allah is not; indeed this is a source of the Muslims' mockery for us.
Zandali,
You don't necessarily need to give up halal m…
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=13062.msg154409#msg154409 date=1333894107]
first, ioannes, i am still praying for u.
may God have mercy and give u patience to endure these difficult trials.
about baba kyrillos, is he not canonised?
does that mean…