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the holy body and blood were only kept hidden in the byzantine church (later the greek orthodox) and the roman catholic church from about 800 to 1500. in the ealier churches, people realised that these were for all believers and actively encouraged …
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no, but maybe not everyone would be able to share if they have, coz it's the sort of thing that affects you very deeply and is difficult to explain to people, esp to people on the computer you can't see. i have met people who have seen angels and i …
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thanks, i have book-marked my agpeya and will pray. by the time i am 386 years old (at this rate!) i will have memorised them ;)
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jydeacon, could you please tell us which psalms are which? like which when walking, which when bowing etc? and could you give the other numbering system in brackets so we know which system you use? eg psalm 22 (23) is 'the lord is my shepherd' we h…
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no, it's not sinful. but if you spend too much time eating it can lead to neglect of your spritual life. God loves you as you are and wants to talk with you every day. finding your identity in Him can lead to greater contentment and less need to eat…
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george, you are describing the geneva 1990 agreement, which i allude to above. our patriarchs decided in principle that we all (eastern and oriental orthodox) agree, but some of the individual churches have been slower to ratify the agreement than o…
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ok, i'll try to give a short answer, as the long answer takes about a year to read! ;) until the year 451, the churches were all together. everyone was catholic and orthodox and very very evangelical (spreading the good news about Jesus). there wer…
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in the coptic church we fast (food and water) for 9 hours before communion and in this time (or the evening before if all the fasting time is spent asleep) we may attend the evening service (vespers) if there is one, or pray the evening hours from t…
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in our church (coptic), we keep to our own gender for the kiss of peace, but then, after communion we greet some people we know from the opposite gender with a handshake (or occasionally a kiss on the cheek if they are like your uncle/aunt). this di…
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you will habibi, please pray for us too in our weakness
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What matters is to pray. I know my priest's wife prays while washing the dishes and while cooking for all her guests and the church. her kitchen window faces roughly north. the food, and her guests, are all mightily blessed. it is good for people i…
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i like father peter's post, i want to add that fasting is 9 hours before communion, not 8.
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don't take any pills unless your doctor prescribes them! u tryin to kill yrself? the ones we used to have when i was a student were just caffeine but are bad because they (and too much coffee or coke) overstimulates your system and can make u ill in…
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hi mikeandmerit, how are they doing? may God give them strength as they recover from surgery.
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thanks ivan. i heard something like this before, from another source. its an enlightened interpretation.
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Dear hezekiel, my last post was continuing my thread; not specifically answering yours, but i will comment on yours here. there are 2 points in reply: 1. i am no expert on protestant theology in eritrea, but have spent many years discussing theolog…
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hi all, please tell everyone you can before may 24th about this day of prayer. as theophilus said, this has affected protestants more than the orthodox and catholics, however we are all brothers in Christ and it is very important we support each oth…
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qt, the stuff about suing is from matthew 18 and 1 corinthians 6, i see father peter has kindly expanded on that better than i could :) about the rest, i can't really comment, i think it depends on the indivdual case. i have seen a lot of good thin…
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hi, mikeforjesus yes i also noticed dumdum mentioned protestants and atheists in the same breath. thanks for sticking up for them! :) i also think to say it 'is bad' to have protestants is a bit extreme, although i know some protestants give the ot…
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thanks, father peter, for your really comprehensive answer. :D I have already saved it for future reference! By the way the girls i mentioned were not wearing robes. (what is 'tunia' in english? is 'robe' a good translation?) in case anyone else w…
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good points, superman. qt, i am not saying we shouldn't sue priests. i am saying we shouldn't sue any Christians, priests or anyone else. i know that's a bit extreme, but i think these people should be 'tried' like superman suggests, by the church.…
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ok, that is a video of baba shenouda saying we can't go to jerusalem. it doesn't say about israel. i guess i will speak to the bishop, hope to meet him in a few weeks at a meeting. thanks for the link, God bless you
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thanks rpm for your encouragement. i have found some more information; ths time about the catholics who are suffering for their faith (this is from march 09); http://www.churchinneed.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5761&news_iv_ctrl=1001…
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dear qt, i have 2 points, 1. it's not only the coptic church that has this problem. i have seen it in lots of other churches as well. the best solution to the general problem is prevention. one of the main reasons some clergy (btw, not any i curre…
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thanks for pointing this out, father. thanks for your posts, isaisa i attended the coptic church for a couple of years before i realised not all deacons were deacons. it didn't help me when friends tried to explain that someone we knew was not a dea…
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;D maybe you should! be sure to invite me! i see there is a mere 8 years' difference between us, which must make me more or less middle aged ;) seriously though, anba angaelos (london bishop and general youth bishop for those who don't know him) …
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for me it's about how close someone is to God, full of the Holy Spirit (as evidenced by the fruit; love joy peace etc - galatians 5:22 and 1 corinthians 13). when someone reminds me of God i respect them a lot :)