[quote author=Faithfull Servant 1 link=topic=13792.msg160684#msg160684 date=1351247030]
I am deacon from the land of immigration and I absolutely love the Coptic language and our Coptic Hymns - and I will never change. But after discovering this sit…
[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=13770.msg160673#msg160673 date=1351207023]
Why are we fasting three sets of three days? Why not just one set?
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one to bring the entire number of to 5-7.
one to bring that down to 3, the voting process.…
[quote author=servant33 link=topic=13770.msg160671#msg160671 date=1351204881]
Oh lol, then why were we just fasting?
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for the Ballots....the voting to get to 3 names.
[quote author=Somali link=topic=13788.msg160658#msg160658 date=1351117915]
Why then do you feel that a Protestant, Atheist or Muslim living a virtuous and Orthodox life has no salvation? Why do they have to be baptized to be saved, so long as they a…
oh, i forgot to clarify something...i was answering the specific question of:
"why do you think the Oriental Orthodox Church is that One True Catholic Church?"
Now about he Eastern Orthodox Church, i can't speak much about it for lack of knowledge b…
I think following history events can lead you to the conclusion that the Oriental Orthodox Church is rooted and still is of the original One and Holy Church established by Jesus Christ Disciples after His Ascension. The faith is the same....the doct…
[quote author=copticuser20 link=topic=13786.msg160643#msg160643 date=1351056560]
According this page, Father Anastasi from St Antony's Moastsary in California was supposed to be ordained a Bishop along with HG Bishop Michael: http://davidbebawy.com/…
[quote author=oromi link=topic=11828.msg160603#msg160603 date=1350853610]
Dear All,
Please find Emile Maher Ishak's D.Phil Thesis entitled ‘The phonetics and phonology of the Bohairic dialect of Coptic and the survival of Coptic words in the colloq…
What are you trying to accomplish with the site. you have a site, for to many things, an apple app, maybe android to, but you have no organized content...
[quote author=Andrew link=topic=13690.msg160387#msg160387 date=1349746410]
So the rites change based on whether or not we are fasting, and it isn't weekday vs. weekend?
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rites are based on if you are fasting or not...sometimes the other way …
A relationship between vespers and liturgy of the next day. It's a mix of what is to be said and the rite it is being said in. That's why, the rite for a sunday liturgy is commemorating the Resurrection always (except between Christmas and Easter) a…
[quote author=kahraba13 link=topic=13701.msg160303#msg160303 date=1349346028]
maybe we say the pinishti one because its archangel micheal church ??
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I am not against that one. I am just stating what we say in my church and the reason we do, …
Archangel michael has a monthly commemoration every 12th of coptic month.
Archangel Gabriel, we include him in Kiahk and almost every commemoration of the Annunciation.
[quote author=kmeka001 link=topic=13738.msg160221#msg160221 date=1348987242]
Hello everyone,
Is Al El Orban only for feasts or annual days as well?
I saw that on the HCOC website that the lessons for that hymn are under the "General Hymns for Feas…
[quote author=Faithfull Servant 1 link=topic=13728.msg160153#msg160153 date=1348737668]
In English? I thought that it couldn't be translated because it had different Coptics in it (Boheric and Sahedic) and misspelt Greek.
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NOT THE HYMN ITSEL…
I guess let me be more specific.
+ Epouro (or the processional hymn of the season)
+ Declaration of the Betrothal (Engagement) - similar to the wedding ones with the amens
+ Thanksgiving Prayer followed by Khen efran (after khen efran, there should…
[quote author=peter25 link=topic=10277.msg160116#msg160116 date=1348502682]
I have issue too. Hope someone can answer me here or give me clarification. My husband and I are already married in our country in civil wedding. He is egyptian, a coptic o…
I didn't read the doc......BUT:
The feast of the Cross is 3 days, tout 17-19. only if Tout 17 falls to be sunday, does it break the rite of sunday. otherwise, the feast doesn't change the sunday rite......if tout 18 or 19 falls on sunday, they don't…
[quote author=CopticFighter link=topic=13690.msg159767#msg159767 date=1347419393]
Thanks, tasgeel! this really helped a lot
[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=13690.msg159764#msg159764 date=1347411802]
Marenousht, Nisherobim: please provide a lit…
Psali Watos & Psali Adam:
in general, an psali must be said during midnight praise or vespers praise. depending on the day, the appropriate psali is said. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are adam days, Wed-Sat are watos days. Also, there are 6 known …
The book I am looking at, Liturgy Book, Abouna Abdel-Maseih ElMas'oudy, 1903
The book has "Tenouwst `mpekcwma e;ouab nem pek`cnof ettaiyout." as one response after the priest's part "Nem pi`cnof ettaiyout" BUT there is a comment before it:
يقول الش…