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we always say 'al Masihu qaam' after Christos anesti, but sometimes say 'qad qaam' during the liturgy when we are narrating the events. this means (as far as i can tell) that Christ rose (past tense but not necessarily completed past tense), which i…
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hi, i just meant it's best trying to love people who are still alive, or at least who u knew before they died. judas died about 2000 years ago, so i don't think he will benefit from our love. like, he isn't our enemy, he is a dead person who can't i…
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i don't think it helps to try to love a wicked person who has died. so i don't try to love judas. if he had been alive, i would have prayed for him to repent. Jesus Christ loved the pharisees. if he had not, he would have said nothing and just let t…
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as father peter said, we have to 'pray for our enemies'. i used to pray to God to help me understand this, and after some years, i got the answer. i had a serious enemy. he was trying to get me sacked and out of a job permanently. it was doing my he…
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how old are u? (i mean adult, teenager, getting on a bit, etc.) is this at an undergraduate degree level or at which level? i, personally would study something like 'the spiritual path to salvation in the writings of the early church fathers'. what…
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may God give u both strength.
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'Christ' is greek for 'Messiah', a hebrew word meaning the one who would save israel. the jews did not think of the messiah as someone divine, they were expecting another moses or elijah to lead them out of roman occupation. and so the demons would …
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;D about the question, we had a sermon about it a few weeks ago and abouna said that satan suspected it but was trying to check it out. that is why satan gave all those testing questions when Jesus was tempted in the desert 'IF you are the Son of m…
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sorry, father i was typing at the same time and didn't see your post. i actually cried during the liturgy for those who don't know God and for the problems in churches generally. i felt a bit weird doing that and tried to hide it, but reading your p…
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not at all sinful, brother, in fact everyone i met so far on the spiritual journey has pain on the way. the pain is part of the growth. we learn from it the way to be gentle with people when they come to us for advice about their own pain. i suggest…
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ah, what a beautiful comtemplation for the resurrection feast :) Christ is risen, may He reward those who work so hard to teach us and nurture us. :D
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it really depends on your motives. are you spending on yourself instead of others? are you planning to share the knowledge or give the books to others when you have read them? do you want lots of knowledge because you are proud? if your motives are…
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could try 1 samuel 17-31, 2 samuel 1-24, 1 kings 1-2, 1 chronicles 10 -29 and all the psalms ;)
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amen, Lord have mercy and guide us all in all truth. may He bless the life of our beloved patriarch and clergy and may all the people receive new courage and strength. rabina mawgood i have dear friends in egypt for the resurrection festival, may G…
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thanks, father peter for the explanation of 18th April. it made it really clear to me and i believe it 100%. but can i ask (any of you) a question on behalf of a friend? as we (orthodox) know, Jesus' divine and human natures did not become separate …
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thanks, i sort of am anyway, reading the Bible readings for Pascha instead of the psalms. but do the other people get to do metanias? i mean if they don't do the agpeya?
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hi, i looked here: http://www.stmary-church.com/paschap2.pdf but still don't understand some things. please excuse my ignorance, i am usually at work during pascha and don't always manage even Good friday, so until this year i didn't realise we don'…
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sorry, didn't realise u shared a room. sounds like u r already nearly a saint, so just keep it up. :)
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it's good that you realise that when you are angry it needs to be controlled. clearly this lady is imposing her lifestyle choices on all of you and it's normal to tell her you don't agree with that. in order to grow spiritually, you need also to rea…
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aah, then i am missing something. i have the paschal readings (in a leaflet from a church) but not the prayers. i suppose the prayers allow for metanias. i will look for a prayer book. thanks :)
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can i ask something a bit off topic? i know we read the paschal reading instead of the agpeya during Holy week, but do we still pray from the agpeya? i mean then read the paschal readings instead of the psalms but still pray the thanksgiving prayer,…
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yes, imikhail, i was specifically watching out for this in church today, we did bow our heads after the Holy Communion after the deacon said to do that, and we bow/sit/kneel only before it. no heads right to the ground, though. from what i understa…
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hey, thanks! :)
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lent is the busiest time for any abouna as everyone is busy confessing and getting their head sorted. look out for it after easter! and may God bless everyone as we are about to enter Holy week! :)
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you can certainly bow your heads, as it says in the liturgy 'bow your heads' after Holy Communion. but actually kneeling down or prostrating (metania) is not appropriate. you can get used to it, and just bow your heart as well as your head, leaving …
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you have the Body and Blood of our Lord within you, so you do not bow down. He is in us in a really special way, so we bow before receiving Him, not after. i learnt this after my first Holy Communion, where i got it wrong! and thanks imikhail, i di…
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also, i was just looking for the vespers Bible readings as it's liturgy tomorrow but there aren't any. i thought you have vespers when there is (or could be liturgy) and you don't have vespers when there is no liturgy. can someone explain? i have ob…
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many people are praying for you. may God bless you during lent and give you peace.
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about tomorrow, is it ok to prostrate in church on a saturday? i know sundays u shouldn't do a full prostration and weekdays you can, but i am confused about saturdays.
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yes, may God help you in your life and priorities, and thank God for your situation. in loneliness, thank God for the absence of a nagging wife and screaming children, and those with families should thank God for the company and love, even when it i…