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thanks a lot, copticandproud and with the words! :)
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in ethiopia and eritrea, they are like this. i think it's because of the big jewish influence; there have been jews in ethiopia and eritrea since before Jesus came to earth. the first jewish Christians would not have eaten pork either. some consider…
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i have this: http://tasbeha.org/mp3/Praises/Midnight_Praises/St_Anthony_Monastery,_English_Midnight_Praises.html on my mp3. i know it's in english but there are arabic ones as well. also from here: http://tasbeha.org/mp3/Songs/Arabic/Prayer.html i …
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this is a good summary. we don't have to all believe the same in this, but we need to remember that the theories we learn in school are just theories. they may be true, but they are not as important as realising God is the creator and He has made us…
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i agree, binC
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look here, where we discussed it recently. http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php/topic,12908.msg151855.html#msg151855 basically, some orthodox Christians believe in a literal 6 days; others do not. we all basically believe that God created …
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good link, marmar. i will pray for both of you who are feeling like this, truly God loves us and will show us the way. it is good to pray from the agpeya, even if you can only manage 'our Father' and the prayer of thanksgiving.
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we don't believe prayers allow for 'transfers'. but only God knows where the souls are in the first place.
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may God continue to give u strength and courage dear brother. thank u for posting this. may the joy of the resurrection be yours tonight.
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is it the long scarf-like thing? one of our priests wears that.
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may God have mercy on yr mum and yr whole family.
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what is the shamla? is it those little wooly hats the celibate priests wear?
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i wonder why u r so busy this week, father peter? ;) ;D may the blessing of Holy Week be with all yr church.
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this is right. i add that we should check ourselves every day or every week and ask ourselves honestly, if our friends are influencing us or if we are influencing them. so i believe it is right to hang out with people who behave in sinful ways, but …
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try here: http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/pope/#books and scroll down to 'comparative theology' for a start. i have not read all of our dear departed pope's books ( :o ) but have read several of them and found them easy to understand and giving…
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first, ioannes, i am still praying for u. may God have mercy and give u patience to endure these difficult trials. about baba kyrillos, is he not canonised? does that mean we should not have his relics and mention him in the commemoration of the sa…
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r u allowed to fill it with 'blah blah'? eg. i saw miss x on (date) and she presented with y symptoms. examination revealed z. the differential diagnosis includes (a, b, c, d, e, and f). further investigations were done.... we could have done other …
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great post! also try: 'i'm not going to post anything else on tasbeha.org until i pray and read the Bible' ;)
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ok, now i am eagerly waiting to find out which it was! i am away with no coptic churches near by, so i celebrated pascha last night at the catholic church opposite and then palm sunday at the eastern orthodox church down the road today. (in case u r…
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we pray God will bless him, heal him and give him and all the family joy and peace this Pascha / feast of resurrection.
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i am sure they are all good, just i only listened to one recently! :o
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so can someone pls fix the tasbeha.org synaxarium? :)
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u r preaching faster than i can listen! the last one was good though. :)
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it's probably nothing major, so don't freak out! i used to get chest pains from irritation of my rib cage, mainly due bad posture, which in turn was due to stress, which was due to not accepting the daily stresses of life. so keep up work on yr spir…
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may God give u peace. it is not any easy journey, but it is a beautiful one, and the difficulties along the way will only make u stronger if u stay close to God and drive out of your heart all bitterness and frustration (maybe u don't have any - i a…
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this is not something i have seen. maybe younger kids do a bit of weaving when they get distracted, but generally i have not noticed much palm weaving going on on palm sunday. usually there is a big get together in the church centre after lazarus sa…
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seek first the kingdom of God, then all these things (food, clothes) will be given to you as well. if u really know the danger of fame or money, u will run from it. a person who has a high spiritual level will not assume he is strong enough to resis…
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there are people in church history who made big mistakes before they were Christians and then became monks and sometimes priests. to be a priest the following has to happen: u have to be male. u have to be an orthodox Christian. if u are going to ge…
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i wanted to die when an old lady in my parents' church told me (as a small child) 'school days are the happiest days of your life'. the poor old lady had no idea what bullying i was experiencing and how i was just waiting for the great day when i gr…
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the best source i have seen is 'the story of the copts' by iris habib al masri, published by the middle east council of churches in 1978. u may find one in yr church library or the library of an old person in yr church (if it is out of print). i don…