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Thanks @mabsoota for reassuring me - I am trying to update my style and glad to hear that it is working. God bless you and please keep me and my family in your prayers.. Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
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Hi @mabsoota - sorry I don't know what slides you are talking about! Is this a message for me? Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
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@mabsoota, You made me laugh out loud.. I guess the disease of the mass media generation is that we tend to believe repeated headlines without delving deep. Exactly like you said though, when we start profound discussions based on proper research (…
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Hi @Yoan, Our Father in heaven is translated differently in various Arabic versions - Coptic doesn't change. Ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ should be one "glory to You" because in Coptic we praise and beseech the Trinitarian God - ⲇⲟⲝⲁⲥⲓ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲉ, ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲉ ⲉⲗⲉⲏⲥⲟⲛ, ⲕ…
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Very well said @minatasgeel - great response.. If I may add one thing too albeit only as a contemplation, while the liturgy is the work of the people, there is an important value in declaring a personal faith at times to the extent like @ItalianCopt…
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Hi @mabsoota, As you rightly say I would say the Coptic refrain and avoid the English and Arabic - however, I would encourage a higher level of singing, since the psalm tune without the refrain is the original hymn, not made up like the one with the…
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@minatasgeel - let's agree to disagree. To you it is far fetched, but to me I have no intention of changing what you have been accustomed to. This in itself is not enough for me to accept things just like that - I question everything including the "…
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Dear @Daniel_Kyrillos and @minatasgeel I believe that the addition of refrains in general is a new thing that probably came about in the 80's of the last century (?) I personally don't hold such a practice in high regard but I am not going to elabo…
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Apologies for this mistake - I am aware I should have pronounced it /keltik/ rather than /seltik/, ie "celtic" but I believe you'd appreciate that the original lecture was after a long day at work!! Sorry again - I will add a note later to the YouTu…
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@mabsoota I agree with you - I was having a similar discussion with a colleague at work about our extreme reliance on computers these days and telephones that when they are down we feel paralysed and unable to work. How can we ever let this happen t…
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Hi @Yoan, I am not sure if there is any debate (correct me if I am wrong though). In Coptic it is ϯⲛⲁϩϯ so it should be I believe with no controversy. My belief is that because a lot of people are accustomed to Arabic that is where the confusion lie…
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Hi @Yoan, I cannot agree more with @mabsoota - I lived in Egypt for 28 years and I was taught it should be on the alef exactly for the reason @mabsoota mentioned. However I am increasingly coming across more and more writings even in newspapers that…
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Ⲕⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ : ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲏⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ during festive occasions Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
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Dear all, Sorry a slight mistake corrected - I discovered that I had mentioned the first feast of Nativity in the Coptic Church was celebrated in the year 129 AM, when it ought to be 149 AM. Mistake corrected, plus rearrangement of slides for easier…
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Thanks for letting me know about the church though.. I hope that one day I can pay Her a visit - and hope to see you soon too God willing.. Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
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I think that you are humble enough @mabsoota or possibly if I compare myself to you!!!! Stockport is not exactly south but if I had only known their schedule? Please mention us in your prayers always.. Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
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Thanks a lot @mabsoota.. Happy New Coptic Year to you too.. Unfortunately there is no Nayrouz Eve prayers here.. Please keep us in your prayers.. Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
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@Daniel_Kyrillos, Nope - your reasoning is absolutely right but ϫⲟⲙ doesn't mean book.. Ϫⲱⲙ does Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡϭⲥ
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Yes as you rightly say Virgin Mary's departure is celebrated in the Coptic Church in January, and the assumption occurs 3 days later - the celebration in August is the commemoration of the assumption when St Thomas and the apostles fasted, meeting u…
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Hi @Jeremy, It happens a lot, even within the same language - some names are used for both genders, eg Charlie, Sam, Ashley, etc and as in your suggestion, Andrea is a feminine name in English and masculine in Italian. Serena is another name where t…
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Thanks @Daniel_Kyrillos for your nice words - equally importantly for me if not even more importantly I need prayers of a great person like you. I personally do not agree to changing the length of the apostles fast at all or indeed the Apokty calcu…
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Thanks to your advice of course @mabsoota.. Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
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Oh my God.. Sorry @minamakar and thank you very much for bringing this to my attention.. Here is the link: Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
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Dear @Kerlous, I, like what @minatasgeel stated above have not heard that cantor Towfik fitted the alle on Sa'idic sharat.. Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
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Hi @Kerlous, I trust @Jojo_Hanna and his sources and I also appreciate your response. You make very good and valid points, but the important thing is, having lived in Egypt for a long chunk of my life, I know that there are people who would abuse th…
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Dear @Ethioconvert84, May the Lord rest her soul in peace and give you strength and comfort.. Welcome to the forum.. Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
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Hi @mabsoota, Absolutely spot on. I am aware of the English and Greek terms, επακται ημέραι, where it was Copticised to ⲁⲡⲟⲕⲧⲏ and my aim is to spread the word Apokty to refer to the Coptic calculation as opposed to the Julian or Gregorian formula, …
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Dear @Dioscoros, I cannot thank you enough for your explanation. This is a topic that our dear well-learned friend @mabsoota has taught me before, so thank you for confirming that information. I am more interested in the Coptic Synexarium and the er…
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Hi @mabsoota, I have been meaning to reply to this post but I have also been very busy as you may be aware already. I will try to be brief and concise at the same time, don't know how! I heard the arguments you kindly shared even on this very websit…