@baempi there are many that are 'disciple of Isaac Fanous.' He was head of the entire iconography school in HICS for many years. who is the iconographer exactly?
btw, this is the video: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=671462422914484
I really think that there may be a mixup in the place where this song/event was hosted. Many churches have multipurpose rooms and it is not surprising to have a movable alt…
Just a quick comment to the last sentence matter you spoke out--outside Egypt, people have much more respect to copy right and the people who make these recordings. Many don't have a steady source of income and all they have are those cds (or tapes)…
An article posted on St Macarius Monastery site "From the Hymns of Good Friday" http://www.stmacariusmonastery.org/st_mark/sm041210.htm
+ ومزمور هذه الساعة (مز 45: 8،6؛ عب 1: 8) "Pek`qronoc" "كرسيك يا الله إلى دهر الدهور. قضيب الاستقامة هو قضيب مُلك…
i skimmed thought the book the only historic part is taken from Albair's book, 1st edition. I then looked at the same section in the 2nd edition and found great information. Then i found that info on the HCOC site :-):http://www.copticheritage.org/r…
Even thoo in arabic the tune is called "El-Shammi" but i really believe that it doesn't refer to it being from El-Shamm which is modern Syria. Some more research needs to be done aboutt hat.
@CopticStrength...Food is just the basic part of fasting because in theory, if you control your eating habits, you can control much more. From there, based on the guidance of your spiritual guide and father of confession, more restrictions are place…
I believe since the service has it's own readings and rite, it's separate from the lent rite. The only thing that is not clear to me is if it should be in annual or festive.
My 2-cents worth, and the way I'd like to think about it is, is you always want the spirit to overcome the body. For that to happen you need to be in control of your body and what it needs. This really apply to all foods and that's why we are to abs…
I don't think that retreats have to be in places that have the same faith as us. I have been to many retreats and and almost all have been to places that are owned or run by people of protestant faith. The only exception was when I went to the Karma…
M. Tawfik only recorded the beginning of the commemoration (nenioti to nenioti ethouab) and the conclusion Ook oti je anon (http://tasbeha.org/hymn_library/view/2245)He also recorded the Diptych but it was done with St. Basil's set.
from hearing the…
there are some tunes of the liturgy that are handed down by M Tawfik. Not the whole liturgy was lost. The part that Mark is talking about is here: http://tasbeha.org/hymn_library/index.php?a=view&id=2256the tune itself was not handed down but th…
The fast is more important than others considering the feast (or even the amount feasts) that it lead to. Resurrection to us, orthodox, is the ultimate feast and we put more effort to get ready to it. Also, it's more strict compared to others. It ha…
@Purity2. The sin that leads to death and cannot be forgiven is ultimately disallowing the Holy Spirit to work in you, being a Christian who was baptized and received Him. Homosexuality is NOT that sin.
And are you serious about linking gay marriage…
God does not force anything on you. He does not force a good job, a good wife, a good children. He simply bless in whatever choice you make even if it was the wrong one. We cannot blame everything in God.
Thanksgiving must be there, for every thing …