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Thanks ophadece - mistyped.
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I am referring to Coptic names like Esedoros, Bawla, Tawadoros, Bastawros, Tawfilos, Tawdosius, ...etc where it is clear we have a different pronunciation in GB like Esozoros,Pavli, The-odoros,The-odosius, Pistavros, The-ofilos, .....etc The proble…
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I just came across this topic and I am very proud of the Coptic youth who initiated this discussion. It shows that we submit ourselves to the Church's teachings and do not just follow our own opinion. Following is what the Church teaches on this su…
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The evidence we have about Coptic pronunciation is at best miniscule. There isn't really much evidence about Bohairic pronunciation. I am not sure what evidence you have and what research have you done. Have you read Fr. Shenouda's thesis? If you di…
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The manuscript Tarteeb Al By3aa by Pope Ghabrial ibn trek says that on the Lent Sundays, Ja bmawa and di shora are the ones to be prayed.
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If we believe OB to be the authentic Coptic, then as a Christian and Orthodox I have a duty to teach what is right. Our Fathers left us a heritage that we should preserve and hand it down to the future generations in its purest form as we have recei…
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Old Bohairic is scientifically proven to be the authentic pronunciation. I would say 80% of the Church's prayers and alhan have been recorded in OB. Listening to them makes it clear that GB is fake. Thanks
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The Bible says: "My people perished for their lack of knowledge" The priest should be treated as if Christ Himself is present. Diligent prayer is the weapon in this situation. Thanks
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Please, use the following link for a more thorough study on the different James and how it is not possible the St James of Alphaeus could not be the St James the the Just from the New Testament and the Church fathers. http://stpaulatlanta.org/tradi…
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There is a great difference between the subject of St Athanasius' canon, which is clearly the celebration of the liturgy with old bread, and the pre-sanctified liturgy which is not a liturgy at all but a vesperal distribution of the elements. In the…
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The 64th canon of St. Athanasius does not seem to me to be addressing the issue of pre-sanctified liturgies With all due respect Father Peter. The Coptic Church, in its teachings in the seminaries, refers to the 64th canon as the reason the practice…
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There at least five people by the name of St James: 1. James the brother of the Lord called the Just (bishop of Jerusalem) 2. James the son of Zebedee 3. James the son of Alpheus 4. James the Little, son of Mary 5. James the father of Jude surnamed…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=11006.msg133308#msg133308 date=1300448119] What's interesting to note is that some actually suggest that St. Severus of Antioch (a strictly Oriental Orthodox saint) is the one who began this. I really would like to …
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The Church of Alexandria, the Coptic Church, used to have a pre-sanctified sacraments till it was forbidden by St. Athanasius. Other Oriental Churches, the Armenian, still have this Tradition. The answer is no, it will not have an effect on the Ch…
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I have read most of the comments here but I may have missed one or two. So, I apologize if it seems I am ignoring any comments. Regarding this issue of sex during lent. There are church canons that forbid it. However, the spiritual father does inst…
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The Church teaches that we should take water after we take communion so that nothing of the "jewels" remain in the mouth. So, by default a person breaks the fast by taking water and thus should wait 9 hours before taking another communion. Subdeac…
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The Great Schism refers to the split of the Church of Rome and the Church of Constantinople in the year 1054. The split was because of the filioque or the dogma of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son. The Church of Rome add…
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It is the way it has been received in our Church. Every Traditional Church (Latin, Greek, Syrian, Coptic, ...) has a Tradition that is slightly different (because of culture and other factors) but the main idea is the same. You see these differenc…
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What difference(s) are you referring to?
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The Lord's prayer is addressed to the Father. Our Lord Jesus taught us the Lord's prayer and commanded us to ask everything of the Father in His name "whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you" John 15:16. This is why we end the praye…
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Every rite in the Church has a focus and a role. Accordingly, every rite has a musical tone that is suitable for the occasion. For example, the rites of the Lent season is to bring back our human nature to the Lord through focusing on repentance an…
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Any habit that strips us off from God in any way is a sin. Why? separation from God is sin. Now the question we should be answering is: Does smoking separate us from God? Yes and in many ways as I mentioned in my last post.
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I am not sure how an artificial language could be called a language. We have manuscripts that show the person who changed Bohairic to its current form. So, how can we say that the current form of Coptic used in the Church is authentic. We know what …
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Smoking deteriorates one's health and the health of those who may come in contact with the smoker while he/she is smoking. Health is a gift from God and a talent that He left gave us to invest and we will be asked about the way we used it. Smoking…
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Learn to speak Coptic at www.speakcoptic.org
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Basically, the protestants argue that the so called saints are humans like the rest of us. Also, they say that St. Paul in his epistles address the congregation as saints (e.g to all the saints in ....). So, they argue that there is nothing special …
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With my respects to Barboora, I totally disagree with the way she approaches the differences between the Catholics and the Orthodox. First, the differences are theological differences with respect to all the Orthodox Church and not just the Coptic …
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The movie is accurate as far as Judas' story is concerned. Judas did brought the money back and it was the priests who bought a potter's field (Matt 27:3-6). In regards to the nails, the movie does shows the nails piercing the palm. Even both of t…
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I would advise strongly against attending any Protestant or Catholic Churches. I would first seek any Orthodox church in my community like Syrian, Ethiopian, Indian, Eritrian. These Churches are in communion with the Coptic Church; meaning that we c…