[quote author=MinaGHATS link=topic=7964.msg102899#msg102899 date=1241997757]
ofcourse it was...i'm not that bad of a person...... i don't know how it happened tho... must have been to absorbed by my thoughts :-\
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i like your profile pic. Ab…
[quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=7964.msg102893#msg102893 date=1241992519]
Guys, we're here discussing a serious topic. Could you PM other people if you have any corrections to make about them.. it distracts the topic when you do it in the middle o…
[quote author=ophadece link=topic=7964.msg102891#msg102891 date=1241990999]
Hi SuperMAN(BAM),
I strongly disagree with what you wrote "Chirst arose Himself - truly He arose Himself"; don't take Coptic language literally, because your translation mad…
an abouna story:
couple of priest are in their 40 days in the monastery and when they do liturgies or matins it mostly in like a small chapel and it's only them and maybe some other deacons. so a priest (which i think the monk teaching them) is hold…
ok. this happen in front of me couple of years ago.
Anba David was in our church for new year's and the church was full and he was giving the baraka. so you had like 4-5 deacons waiting for him to get to the middle part of the orbana to get it. so a…
[quote author=Godislove260 link=topic=7966.msg102851#msg102851 date=1241906452]
I was wondering about the following:
1. What is the difference between the words pope and patriarch, if there is one at all..
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According to MW dictionary:
1 oft…
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[quote author=minagir link=topic=7963.msg102846#msg102846 date=1241899783]
answer my question please as clear as i asked it
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I did. I said I get a headache.
I go t…
[quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=7962.msg102840#msg102840 date=1241897612]
I heard this story of a priest that was so humble, and was so much filled with humility that he even performed miracles without realising it.
I'm not sure the exact sequenc…
[quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=7963.msg102838#msg102838 date=1241896486]
How on earth can you pray when you can't concentrate? That is the whole idea?
How can you pray in an environment that is so noisy, that distracts your attention - that is i…
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=7937.msg102829#msg102829 date=1241890764]
oh, sorry. i read that drinking the holy water does not constitute breaking the fast. i think the priest can't join in with eating falafel sandwiches etc after the mass, bec…
another thing is that you'll never, just never be fully praying and concentrating.
The devil is always there in our minds to play around just enough to let your mind astray from what's going on for atleast couple of seconds. It's the way it is. and …
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=7937.msg102804#msg102804 date=1241850986]
...if the priest wants to go to a sick person with the holy body and blood, he must do this straight after the divine mass and must remain fasting. anyone who goes with the …
[quote author=Mozes link=topic=7962.msg102788#msg102788 date=1241825507]
Agapy everybody,
I was watching a movie of a Saint named 'el habashi'.Unfortunately, the DVD gave up and I could not watch it.
Can someone tell us briefly about this contempo…
[quote author=GArgiriadis link=topic=7937.msg102782#msg102782 date=1241817048]
jydeacon,
That's awesome, but it's interesting that I've never heard of it before.
Where did you find it?
George
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it's in books. it's not something new. it's …
[quote author=marina008 link=topic=7939.msg102778#msg102778 date=1241814338]
Thank you all
you guys really helped me out
jy deacon I LOVE THIS FORUM!!! ;D
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it's great you…
[quote author=I Believe link=topic=7961.msg102775#msg102775 date=1241810257]
Here is the thing with our church if a Our Lord Jesus Christ or Virgin Mary or any of the Saints appear to you, you should only tell your Father of Confession so he knows y…
I am reading across the post and i find that QT uses the word "OUR" towards HIS FoC. WHY SO?!
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QT, i know you gonna jump on me right now, SO WHAT!!! you annoy everyone.....this is something small bass keda of…
[quote author=mohebo link=topic=7899.msg102577#msg102577 date=1241586356]
I think God forbid certain foods in old testament due to the harmful effect on humans. The interpretation that Jesus allowed everything is wrong .Jesus Gave us the freedom to …
[quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=7912.msg102567#msg102567 date=1241561942]
I honestly thought that sexual immorality meant ANY sexual activity outside marriage.
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actually that's simply what it means.
[quote author=Ray link=topic=7477.msg102506#msg102506 date=1241400134]
can you confirm if they are just replacing one of the dishes with another perhaps with multiple LNB's? I currently have Dish networks, two dishes on my roof (i'm getting 61.5, a…
[quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=7904.msg102481#msg102481 date=1241237626]
You have some valid points Grace. I really looked into this issue.
The government is culling all Pigs in Egypt. And these Pig farms are owned only by Coptic Christians.
Th…
[quote author=grace08 link=topic=7893.msg102431#msg102431 date=1241054297]
barren= infertile
Same meaning.
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am sorry then. all i meant is that there is a differnce between becoming barren that implies being a "sickness" and just being b…
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[quote author=minagir link=topic=7893.msg102425#msg102425 date=1241051064]
But then let's look at being "barren." It's a condition that doesn't come through a sickness or an…
[quote author=GArgiriadis link=topic=7893.msg102423#msg102423 date=1241047600]
[quote author=minagir link=topic=7893.msg102406#msg102406 date=1241033522]
you kind of speak about "God's will" as a joke. it's not. we expect God's will to always be wha…
[quote author=GArgiriadis link=topic=7893.msg102405#msg102405 date=1241033080]
[quote author=minagir link=topic=7893.msg102403#msg102403 date=1241026930]
Our Christian would be: we are a church that first believes on God's will and His great miracle…
[quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=7893.msg102401#msg102401 date=1241025632]
What's the difference between an ethical answer and a Christian answer?
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An ethical answer would: sure. They have the right to get a child in anyway.
Our Christian…