[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=13977.msg161855#msg161855 date=1355174898]
I noticed the link you gave us describes the "lesser hours". Is there a "greater hours"?
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Dear Remnkemi, first time ever I heard for "lesser hours" too.
Anyhow, I…
[quote author=LordHaveMercy link=topic=14004.msg161859#msg161859 date=1355179678]
They hold the following verses as their argument,
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One more argument from them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKpePfkInXM&feature=plcp
:P
[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=13977.msg161855#msg161855 date=1355174898]
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Dear Remnkemi, Copticandproud, Qawe... and others :D
I suggest that we continue this off topic here:
http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php/topic,13979.0.…
One Serbian web page published these days article about Copts:
http://fakti.org/globotpor/quo-vadis-orbi/kairo-tvrddi-da-u-egiptu-zivi-5130000-kopta-a-kopti-da-ih-je-17-miliona
In short, this pro-Coptic article says that official Cairo claimed that …
[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=13966.msg161795#msg161795 date=1354982154]
Coptic Christmas is January 7th.
We fast 43 days before Christmas.
We fast from all dairy product, and we can eat fish (not on wednesdays and fridays though) and oil.…
Can someone tell me when is Coptic Christmas by western calendar ?
How much Coptic Church fast before Christmas ?
How do you fast before Christmas (Do you eat fish ? When ? Do you eat oil?) ?
[quote author=Theophilus 1 link=topic=13989.msg161791#msg161791 date=1354976155]
Servos, please keep on posting more of Serbian monasteries & other heritages. I specially love the arial views.
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Thank You dear Theophile :)
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Studenitsa Monastery (XII century)
UNESCO web page (Studenitsa)
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/389
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studenica_monastery
ستودينيتسا (Studenica Monastery, video in Arabic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7…
[quote author=qawe link=topic=13892.msg161767#msg161767 date=1354843982]
'Their pope' is only in charge of Africa; our pope is only in charge of his diocese (=Cairo and Alexandria + areas with no diocesan bishop).
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Our Pope is in charge only…
[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=13977.msg161758#msg161758 date=1354829458]
Do you mind sharing the text? Here is the ours http://www.agpeya.org/
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How much I can see at the first glance, our hours have always only 3 psalms, and you ha…
This is a folk song from Serbian province of Kosovo. This is a sad song, it is about empty Kosovo because Muslims attacked it and killed lots of Serbs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsaVz9E0SKY
Gora
Gora yechi sama pusta,
Kazuy goro pustaro,
Gde…
[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=13977.msg161747#msg161747 date=1354817662]
What is the literal translation for Orthos? Also, do you mean that you guys have a book of hours too?
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Orthros = Matins
Yes, we have 1st, 3rd, 6th and 9th ho…
[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=13977.msg161745#msg161745 date=1354803924]
Then Sunday Morning... we have Matins Prasis. After the Matins prasis, there is matins prayers.
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This should be equivavalent to our Matins (= Orthros).
So, n…
[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=13977.msg161737#msg161737 date=1354762149]
In the Coptic church, we have what is called the Midnight Prasies. This is usually done before the Liturgy and after the Vespers. Do the Serbian or any other Eastern …
[quote author=qawe link=topic=13979.msg161733#msg161733 date=1354748127]
We say this in our Liturgy of St Basil, just before the invocation of the Holy Spirit
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The same here!
We sing this in our Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom before the i…
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=13966.msg161716#msg161716 date=1354716360]
since patriarch theodore 2nd of the EO church in alexandria gave a beautiful speech and yelled 'axios' at the enthronement of our patriarch tawadros (theodore) 2nd of the c…
[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=13977.msg161726#msg161726 date=1354741638]
Servos, do you know of any Serbian Hymns that are sang in English?
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Do you mean Church hymns ?
We (Eastern Orthodox) have big diaspora in USA so there is a …
Serbian band 357
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJBC4vtcA3I
Do you know who loves you mightily?
Do you know who loves you mightily?
Who watches over you day and night?
Who gives you abundantly,
To resist devil's power?
Do you know who gave you li…
My next question is how do the Copts see Greek Orthodox Egyptians?
Are they Copts too ? Or are they Greeks ?
Because you call yourselves Orthodox, how do you call members of Greek Orthodox Church in Egypt ? Officialy and colloquialy, if there is a…
[quote author=mnc_hnn link=topic=13966.msg161659#msg161659 date=1354489953]
I am not aware about problems where you are either?
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Muslims in Serbian province of Kosovo burns down Orthodox church of Saint Sava in town Kosovska Mitrovica:
http:…
[quote author=JG link=topic=13966.msg161657#msg161657 date=1354483860]
There are many resources available, both online and in books for learning Coptic. A quick selection:
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Thank's a lot! Great links!
Copticandproud and Mnc_hnn, thanks a lot for your answers, now I get more clear picture.
[quote author=mnc_hnn link=topic=13966.msg161652#msg161652 date=1354461164]
For a person who was born and raised in Egypt, I felt a complete stranger in my ow…
Is Coptic language live only in Church texts ? Is there any contemporary Copts who can speak Coptic ? Do you feel Arab as your mother tongue ? Does the sharing the same language with Arabs make you closer to them or not ? Does Copts have their own s…