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saint john cassian is a saint in the catholic church who learnt a lot from the egyptian monks. he wrote some very good things. so i think you should research his writings and study the Bible and fast and pray. God will lead you to other Christians w…
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if you have time, then contact the priest before to say you are going, otherwise just go.if you are early, speak to a priest or subdeacon so they know you intend to take Holy Communion.if you are brown or have a traditional style cross tattoo, then …
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lovely story, thank you so much for sharing your personal experience with us.the silver square thing was the 'gospel book' (often the new testament and not just the gospels) which is put in a beautiful case and mainly used just for processions as th…
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hi dear lonely friends,sorry i am too busy to go on the forums more, but i pray for you and ask God to help you in your difficult times. i struggled a lot in this area, but it was worse when i was young. after the age of 20, it got better and after …
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you will be very welcome.may God guide you:-)
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you can get orthodox study Bible on kindle:-) i suppose if your telephone is clever, you can download books on to it too.
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may God bless you both and guide you with love and wisdom
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lovely answer, thanks very much.i love the orthodox study Bible, i have had it for a few years.i have still not read much of it, though, so thanks for encouraging me to read more of the old testament.God bless u:-)
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yea!i have day off work tomorrow and can celebrate anba severus' feast day!(there are some relics in my church):-)thanks for all your help.
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ok, thanks. so we can celebrate anba severus next week? :-)
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abouna said it is not anba severus of antioch's feast day today, according to his book.do you know when we celebrate it?
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i am not sure if anyone lives there, i will send a p.m. about that. top tip:learn some french!they are generally rude (like londoners) and don't speak english even if they understand it. also they don't speak coptic...;-)
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no, God didn't need to create us before He knew what would happen next. He knows everything.try not to think about it too much, your mind is smaller than His and you might get a headache!;-)
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may God bless u and help you remember what you studied.
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yes, it needs a formal agreement before it happens. please remember aboune antonius of the eritrean orthodox church in your prayers and the hundreds of other Christians who suffer for their faith by imprisonment and persecution.may God comfort them …
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no.but they can be ordained a subdeacon (epidiacon) and then deacon in the same service.
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no, it varies from place to place.when a man or woman has it (monk or nun), they have to pray a lot and recite a lot of the Bible every day.also they are expected to do a lot of good things; i don't know the details.i know tamav ireny had it before …
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God made the world.He got all the atoms and all the rain drops in the right place to create a planet full of living, breathing beings.i think He won't struggle to coordinate your life.:-)
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God knows what is best; you are right.God bless you brother.
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no, they don't always need to go to seminary.they don't all become priests either, though some do later. i know someone who was just ordained full deacon!:-)he is studying orthodox theology now.http://britishorthodox.org/4325/recent-ordinations/
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yes, he is teaching an online course in orthodox theology and is busy in his parish and with outreach liturgies in 2 different locations! did you change your online name because of the change in website layout?good to 'see' you again.:-)
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this bit:'Abouna says nothing, so I just get the feeling that this is OK'you weren't joking?sooooooorrrrry
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hey, theophilus1,great to 'see' you. please don't pull all of your hair out, your amharic and tigrinya is better than mine!temesgen Fitari! (something like 'praise God' in bad tigrinya):-)
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zoxsasi, please just read 'have you seen the One i love' by H.H. pope shenouda. no sola scriptura there, you can be sure. his holiness explains many things about the writings of the early church fathers. the book is awesome, i am now on the last cha…
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zoxsasi,you are doing this deliberately to see what people will say!:-Onaughty boy!repent and go to tasbeha...;-)your sis,mabsoota
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you can find orthodox11 over on 'orthodoxChristianity.net'. he and his wife are very cool people :-) father peter is very busy with his church, missions in london and nearby and with online orthodox christian teaching. find out more on 'britishorth…
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interesting, i would like to know the answer to this too. syriac and armenian orthodox subdeacons use the censer, and greek orthodox too. remember to make a distinction between full deacon, subdeacon and chanter / reader as they are very different. …
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it is really very deep, about God's love, our half hearted love, our repentance and our deep relationship with God through His sacrifice and His forgiveness. maybe you can find something on line from Pope Shenouda about it. i was blown away by his w…
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this book is so awesome and so deep that i started it a few months ago and haven't finished yet. i am so glad u have read it, jg, may God bless u and yr studies and yr family. :)
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u are welcome! i love the fact that this website has all the daily readings, so i miss them when they are not there.