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i understand, but i think that the good thing about the 50 days is that after we get used to being close to God, we continue that relationship without any external props like bowing, fasting, looking at our favourite icon etc. so that way, if we bec…
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also it is useful if the piece you are given is bigger than your mouth. i was in a church once that didn't always use any cloths and that's when i used my shawl as i always feel the need to use it. it's to make the distinction that it is not the sam…
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i love you too but i have a funny british accent that goes egyptian when i am in church...
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you can still bow your head saying the 'kyrie eleison' and making the sign of the cross. and like father peter said, it's the attitude and the love for God that are important.
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ya rab. may God give you all peace and strength.
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yes, that has been true in my experience as well. it was a big shock to meet up with 2 of my old school 'friends' who used to ridicule me, after not seeing them for 13 years, to find they actually respected me and looked up to me!
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i love the orthodox study Bible, it is very useful in personal study and when discussing things with friends, and i didn't find a better one so far. there will probably be a better one coming out in the next few years, but don't wait. as for the ot…
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sometimes stories that re-tell events in the Bible make them too trendy, less real. but this one moved me to tears. a beautiful story of Good Friday, thanks so much.
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may God have mercy on her, reveal His love to her, and give skill to those looking after her.
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good posts. the more we can do this, the more our behaviour is a good example to others of how to pray. they may not seem to notice, but eventually it will make a difference. the people making the noise (well, some of them, not someone coughing out …
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yes, on those days we can bow our heads without making full prostrations. 1,200 prostrations?! wow, i can't even manage the Good Friday ones. i imagine the desert fathers didn't have time to go on tasbeha forums... ;)
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ha ha, great post. esp. the cotton balls in the mouths! ;)
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::) Lord have mercy.
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oops, that was in a different church and i may have remembered wrong. but usually there is a gap of a few hours between the day service and abogalypsees (no idea how to call it in english, it's the all-night service that ends with Holy Communion). i…
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copticstrength, i think you are doing well, and you just need to keep it up. lots of times in life hard situations don't go away, and we need to just keep on praying and keep on trying to stay close to God. there were some good replies here too :) …
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thanks, so if church is like, 10am to 5pm, roughly when would that be to the nearest hour? (i have to come a bit late due to working a night shift)
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i'm with Father Peter. i think it's great that there are people preserving the beautiful coptic language, but it should not be compulsory for all people. some people feel culturally australian/british/whatever even if their grandparents were egyptia…
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what an awesome question! also the answer blew me away... i love u all :)
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great posts. it's good to prostrate/bow often during lent, and if you don't your body as well as your spirit will not be very well prepared by Good Friday ;) btw, at what stage in the Good Friday service do we do them? i seem to remember it's towar…
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i was giving my friend a lift after wednesday mass, one day when i was off work. i was feeling very good and peaceful, and, on arriving at her house, squeezed into a really tight parking space at the first attempt. without thinking (note that...) i …
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whatever we call it, it's awesome, and i like it loud, it's really moving. i also like the complete silence just before that and the chant and response 'lift up your heads, you gates' etc. it is the most moving part for me in the church services, fo…
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lovely post :) i deal with dying people often (at work), and i used to just try to blank it out and not think about it a lot. but this is how those who are not Christians cope; we have a better way. now i pray at the start of each day, and i belie…
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may God comfort him and all those who mourn.
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would u like us to ask 'did u pray today?' every time we see u online? ;) seriously, though, as a prayer buddy or family member to check up on you, and submit to their advice (eg. advice to read the Bible). it will be hard to start with, but soon y…
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hi, pauli, i'm sorry u don't have close friends in your church. i pray that God will give you that. i suppose u r not in uk, if u r, send me a personal message in case i have friends in your church. father peter, yes i agree. once we prayed vespers …
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that's a lovely reply. also look at what you can do practically. do you sin when you are bored? then volunteer to help old people or get engaged in some useful activity in church. do you sin because you are stressed out, or because you hate yoursel…
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i may be biased, but in my church we're very friendly to outsiders. i think a lot of egyptians and sudanese have learnt to distrust strangers because of terrible things that happened to them back home. i remember in another church, this old lady tel…
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may God give you strength. i define success as how much you love God and pray for your enemies. so if you fail an exam but the experience leaves you stronger spiritually, then you have succeeded :)
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cyril97, hi. it was God's will that Christians should all be united and share the same faith. but some groups have changed the faith that was handed down to us by the disciples and added wrong teachings. this is what we mean by 'heresy', it's a teac…
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when young adults go off to university it should be the atheists that are afraid of them, and their colleagues who avoid rude jokes in front of them and the local churches who are delighted to receive them if only for a short while. instead of sayin…