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if you read the book of saint mark (shortest gospel) 1 chapter a day from now, you will be on chapter 14 at the start of Holy Week. read the last chapters through Holy Week and so you will have a whole week to read 3 chapters. it is good to read the…
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you also need my favourite sermon: living the orthodox life is much better than learning from books.when you feel God's love again, then you can start reading books.until then, attend church, read the Bible and read carefully the words of the liturg…
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there are not any simple answers, because each person's situation is different.but many people have felt low and far from God and then developed stronger faith after. things that can make you feel this way include mental health problems like depress…
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basically, we don't inherit the sin itself, we inherit the sinful nature (=tendency to sin).we don't agree with saint augustine's (of hippo) theology; the catholics do.we agree with all the other early (before 451) church fathers. so saint mary call…
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there are all sorts of rules in eastern orthodox churches. i went to a long vespers service in a russian church (no translation but a few of the songs were in english) and the subdeacons (i think that is what they were) went around extinguishing the…
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as far as i know it is still valid. i did ask a bishop, and he said that if i went for a wedding only then it was ok, but he wasn't thrilled that i wanted to go.in the end i didn't go, as it turned out our friend's new family was much posher then we…
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seeing as there are about 2 people there before the service starts and about 100 candles burning at the end of the liturgy, i think it's ok to light them during the service!(or 98% copts are wrong!) ;-) i have only been an orthodox Christian 5 years…
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have been to saint andrews!it is the most lovely eastern orthodox church i visited. really lovely people too.:-)sadly it is in london, i don't think our friend mnc_hnn is near there. they are v v behind the copts when it comes to translation into en…
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the whole book of james is great.don't worry, it's only 5 chapters!:-)
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i have been there, it's nice but they seemed surprised to have visitors!(if it's the same one i am thinking of).feel free to send personal message for details, and may God guide you. :)
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thanks for sharing. i have heard of others start fasting before they started taking Holy Communion also.it's good to be as fully prepared as you can! :)
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you can take Holy Communion in indian orthodox, syriac, armenian, ethiopian and eritrean orthodox churches. have a look for these on the internet or in the local library. may God guide you.
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saint john cassian is a saint in the catholic church who learnt a lot from the egyptian monks. he wrote some very good things. so i think you should research his writings and study the Bible and fast and pray. God will lead you to other Christians w…
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if you have time, then contact the priest before to say you are going, otherwise just go.if you are early, speak to a priest or subdeacon so they know you intend to take Holy Communion.if you are brown or have a traditional style cross tattoo, then …
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lovely story, thank you so much for sharing your personal experience with us.the silver square thing was the 'gospel book' (often the new testament and not just the gospels) which is put in a beautiful case and mainly used just for processions as th…
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hi dear lonely friends,sorry i am too busy to go on the forums more, but i pray for you and ask God to help you in your difficult times. i struggled a lot in this area, but it was worse when i was young. after the age of 20, it got better and after …
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you will be very welcome.may God guide you:-)
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you can get orthodox study Bible on kindle:-) i suppose if your telephone is clever, you can download books on to it too.
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may God bless you both and guide you with love and wisdom
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lovely answer, thanks very much.i love the orthodox study Bible, i have had it for a few years.i have still not read much of it, though, so thanks for encouraging me to read more of the old testament.God bless u:-)
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yea!i have day off work tomorrow and can celebrate anba severus' feast day!(there are some relics in my church):-)thanks for all your help.
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ok, thanks. so we can celebrate anba severus next week? :-)
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abouna said it is not anba severus of antioch's feast day today, according to his book.do you know when we celebrate it?
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i am not sure if anyone lives there, i will send a p.m. about that. top tip:learn some french!they are generally rude (like londoners) and don't speak english even if they understand it. also they don't speak coptic...;-)
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no, God didn't need to create us before He knew what would happen next. He knows everything.try not to think about it too much, your mind is smaller than His and you might get a headache!;-)
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may God bless u and help you remember what you studied.
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yes, it needs a formal agreement before it happens. please remember aboune antonius of the eritrean orthodox church in your prayers and the hundreds of other Christians who suffer for their faith by imprisonment and persecution.may God comfort them …
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no.but they can be ordained a subdeacon (epidiacon) and then deacon in the same service.
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no, it varies from place to place.when a man or woman has it (monk or nun), they have to pray a lot and recite a lot of the Bible every day.also they are expected to do a lot of good things; i don't know the details.i know tamav ireny had it before …
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God made the world.He got all the atoms and all the rain drops in the right place to create a planet full of living, breathing beings.i think He won't struggle to coordinate your life.:-)