I am not sure if it will help or make it even worse, but you can try listening to the agbeya being chanted while praying. That will slow you down, but it may make you wonder off. You should give it a try. It is beautiful. http://www.agpeya.org/
[quote author=drilago99 link=topic=12979.msg152622#msg152622 date=1330482664]
P U S H
A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed h…
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[quote author=✞ GoDLovesME ✞ link=topic=12965.msg152618#msg152618 date=1330480033]
ok... but i have everything that could make the person happy and i never became a happy pers…
[quote author=✞Je Nai Nan✞ link=topic=12974.msg152570#msg152570 date=1330400161]
what do you suggest i could do in order to replace my sitting alone??
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Why not pray? A person should "enjoy" his prayer. You can contemplate or you can read, p…
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=12952.msg152599#msg152599 date=1330465574]
it's ok, i have welcomed bots before and even prayed for them!
:o
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LOL
[quote author=geomike link=topic=12952.msg152608#msg152608 date=1330473574]
It's amazing h…
[quote author=marinacopt link=topic=12958.msg152605#msg152605 date=1330470170]
Yea that happens to me too. But Pope shenouda also said that sometimes when you pray you tend to think about things that you dont think about during the day that is the d…
[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=12973.msg152556#msg152556 date=1330386420]
Copticandproud, the gospels in agpeya are done soo fast that the tune sounds like it is a reading.
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Really? Because I was asked to read one the other day and I …
[quote author=JG link=topic=12973.msg152553#msg152553 date=1330383189]
In many churches they do read the Gospel in the tune.
And on weekdays in Lent (Mon-Fri), all of the hours are prayed prior to the liturgy. That includes the Veil in monasteries.…
We, as members of the tasbeha.org community, have decided that we are not going to discuss contervarsal issues that are not going to benfit anybody but decive many during Lent. If you still want to know our opinions, you should read old threads. htt…
[quote author=jesuslover21 link=topic=12952.msg152430#msg152430 date=1330063828]
Well if Jesus wasn't black how come he had swag?
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Would you please define the word "swag"?
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[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=12952.msg152411#msg152411 date=1330018150]
The real question is why does it matter if he was or wasn't black? Jesus is perfectly human and per…
[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=12947.msg152339#msg152339 date=1329871803]
neknai o panouti: there is one GENERAL annual tune for neknai o panouti. the reason i say 'general' because there is another tune that much people don't know about....so…
[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=12947.msg152334#msg152334 date=1329868398]
Neknai o panouti, the tune never changes.
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Wait does not it change during Kiahk?
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[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=12947.msg152331#msg152331 date=1329862830]
1) To use or not to use the cymbals?[/quote]
during the weekdays, no use of cymbals.
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What about the Doxology and the Verses of cymbals? Because our priest made us say them and I was like abouna al-refa3 bokra and he was like no 7abiby it is today and tomorrow.(Saturday night and Sunday)
[quote author=sifaing link=topic=12924.msg152208#msg152208 date=1329625093]
Haha. Ok...Sorry for confusing you.
I'll just try to explain the chronology here. Lent has gone through three phases in the history of our church.
Phase I:
Lent used to …
[quote author=sifaing link=topic=12924.msg152196#msg152196 date=1329596232]
Hope I didn't just confuse you even more.
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You did. lol
[quote author=sifaing link=topic=12924.msg152196#msg152196 date=1329596232]
If that's how you want to look …
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=12926.msg152191#msg152191 date=1329587698]
I won't lock the forums but I will be strict(er) about threads which begin to be arguments. So I will probably not be allowing discussion of Coptic pronounciation!
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