update:: based on the Arabic, I’ve concluded that the lines for “flying away” are actually flying to- He flew to their misery, that is, to help and save them. Also, the blank in the second of those verses relates to Adam not belonging to Hades. Fina…
+1 the idea- an offline version of the annual Sunday Katameros sounds INCREDIBLY useful! I'm a budding computer programmer (Java) so if I can help in any way let me know :)
The Coptic Church and the Coptic Faith are more than welcome to questions and requests for clarification- no one would dare say that understanding Christianity in its entirety is easy!
However, what confuses me and @Marwan is that you come not to qu…
Because in the Liturgy of the Word, when we say Ten-ou-osht we end it with Nai Nan. However, if Epouro is being said in the common tamgeed tune, then nai nan doesnt fit the melody normally like it does in the Liturgy.
The Biblical canon is just the things that human hands wrote that we know were inspired by the Holy Spirit concerning the Son. By nature, however, humans write down everything- it’s how we know the names of St. Dimas, St. Veronica, St. Longinus, and…
If the EO church reunites with Rome, this means that they share/do not disapprove of the other's doctrine.This to me seems unacceptable.RC doctrine has so many unorthodox rules and customs (including filioque) that EITHER:1) Rome has changed their r…
@menafayik from what I know, the Synod has said not to say tamgeed during the distribution to keep the focus on Christ. In my humble opinion, there are times where a tamgeed or madeha about a saint can help direct out focus to God. Again, thats my o…
There are lots of churches in my area that use varying degrees of each of the 3 liturgical languages in the Coptic Church- English, Arabic, and Coptic. It depends on the congregation and the priest!If you have the privilege of choice, try and find a…
I dont have the time to find the thread again, but a discussion came up some while back about Alleged-Saint Philomena, and if I remember correctly there was some consensus there. If anyone can link to it it’d be appreciated
@Jojo_Hanna imo, if you dont know the tune you shouldn’t try to fit a tune onto it. The hymns are inspired by the Spirit so it is not our place to rakeb a new tune onto it.
For Michael, there are two hymns: Fa nitenh enhat and Ti-estoli emepnevmatikon that have tunes recorded.
For Gabriel, there is a special hymn Pihishennofi that has no tune I can find.
For Raphael, there is special hymn Genea Niven (same words as the…
The Prophets have their own hymn, but as far as I know there is no hymn for the Patriarchs. The most we have is the unique verse that becomes the Verse of the Cymbals and Acts Response for them that we say in We Follow You/Tenoweh Ensok: “Do not for…
A slight note on Adam and Watos:
The original reason for having these words to classify hymns was syllables, not days of the week. That’s why in most liturgies, you can say both the Adam and Watos Aspasmoses without worrying about what day it is, an…
Piehlog has a tune that has not been lost, just change the pronouns.
Piehlog te tiekliseya / piehlog efla-os et-tho-ooti haros / piehlog wflymen entaimartyros / ti-agia Marini timartyros ente Penchois Eesos Piekhristos
The two analogies for the Trinity I know are:
1- Just as I would say my fingers are distinct, with their own function and identity, but still all my hand, so is God: 3 Persons, unique, but all still God.
2 (this one is really difficult even for me…
I remember when I was in elementary school, I thought marriage was disgusting all around because we all are x-th cousins y-th removed, since we all share a common ancestor, and therefore all marriage is incest.
Obviously, elementary me was /techn…
As far as I know, Tou Dipnou was taken from the Greek rite, and the tune I hear *Coptic* chanters say it in is an abbreviation and Copticization(?) Of the original *Greek Orthodox* tune. I put a comment up at one point where there is a nice recordin…
@Jojo_Hanna
During the 50 and on Feasts of the Lord we are not supposed to do any tamageed, as our focus is on the Lord; the Bridegroom is still with us as Jesus said.
Marouchasf is about the sitting Patriarch and continuing his Papacy, so saying that about a dead pope is kind of pointless. I’d say no about Marouchasf
Apekran i believe is appropriate for Popes, so that’s an option. Other than that I’d say tamagee…
At the end of liturgy, Abouna starts by saying “Let us praise with the angels saying,” and the deacons/congregation finish saying “‘Glory to God in the highest! Peace on Earth, and goodwill towards men.’”
In Coptic, it is:
Abouna: Marenhos nem niang…