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Dear GBU I think that we have to truly believe that whatever sin is particulary a temptation for us is truly hurtful to God and others. If we have lustful thoughts these really change the world and make it worse as well as our own hearts. We griev…
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I don't have Arabic so I have only read those of Father Matta's books and booklets which are translated into English. I have never read anything in them which I considered error and have often given Orthodox Prayer Life to those who are seeking to …
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I have always found it a blessing to believe that when we are worshipping it is we ourselves who are lifted up to join the eternal worship of the angelic beings. We know that the angels experience joy, and it must be joyful for them to hear us lift …
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May the Lord have mercy on you and give you peace Father Peter
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I am not sure. All of our different Orthodox Churches seem to have younger lads who serve and who are admitted to one of the minor ranks. It seems to be fairly standard in all of the traditional churches, and in the Coptic Church of history there we…
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Just google Aghapy The video streamed on its own for me and didn't need any plug ins or anything. Father Peter
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It means an 'attendant' or 'assistant' and was sometimes used as a general term for the lowest orders, which included porters, ostiaries and exorcists and sometimes as the chief of these minor orders. In a letter from Cornelius of Rome to Fabius of…
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There is a great chapter on tears in prayer in Orthodox Prayer Life by Abouna Matta el Meskeen Father Petre
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Even the very earliest Church Fathers, such as St Ignatius, impress upon us the need for service to be according to a proper order. I could not decide to be a priest just because I felt I could serve in that way, there was a need for others to disc…
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It's working OK for me here in the UK, although I can't understand Arabic. I wish they had subtitles!! Father Peter
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Who is organising a European Middle Aged Conference? Why do us older people get left out? Father Peter
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I felt you were being negative because you suggested everyone was eating and wasn't interested. Forgive me if this was not what you meant. As you and I and others have said, it is a busy time of year, that is the reason everything Orthodox goes qui…
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You are right. It is very hard to share a faith that we do not fully embrace or understand (and I don't mean understand every detail of). When I was an Evangelical I found it hard to share my faith because it was not something I fully believed in - …
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QT, you are too negative. I am sure that all of the threads went quiet because most participants were busy in Church over the weekend. Indeed many forums shut down entirely for the Paschal weekend. This is still an interesting thread, and at the …
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These are just the texts that Roger has transcribed and they are from a variety of sources. All are useful, with discretion, but not all are accepted by our Orthodox Church, there is the book by Nestorius there for instance, and some works by Theod…
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A woman who wishes to serve God will find that He gives her a great many opportunities for service, as many as a man who wishes to serve. Yes, of course a man may be a liturgical deacon and have some service to perform at the altar, but he may not …
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I would say that it is true based on observations of human behaviour. Almost everything we do is habitual. Much better we build good habits than bad. And habits must take a certain amount of time to become habits. It would not be surprising to me …
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If you are helping others with a generous spirit and as service to God then this is the spirit of the deacon. If any of us help others to gain praise for ourselves, then this is a bad attitude and takes away any blessing we might have received. As…
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QT, is that so among all Coptic priests? I am not Egyptian, but I am a priest of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate and I would not speak as you suggest all Coptic priests speak, nor would I deny anyone the possibility of discussion about anything. …
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I don't think that we should forget what has happened in the sense of not learning lessons from it. But we should forgive and forget the offence so that we deal with the person as if they had never hurt us. If I asked you to open the Church for the…
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[quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=7824.msg101834#msg101834 date=1239725990] Its a cruel situation. We need to show mercy and compassion in this event. [/quote] QT, I am missing the subtext of your posts. I am not sure why you are saying essentially…
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Click on PROFILE in the menu bar, and then in the left hand list of options choose FORUM PROFILE INFORMATION then you can change the picture. Father Peter