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• he sounds like a nice person.did u know that john wesley (one of the methodist founders) liked a lot of the early orthodox church fathers? his love for knowing God personally and reading the Bible was also very orthodox.:-)

  in God and tattoos Comment by mabsoota August 2020
• jojo_hanna, you omitted to send me your email address! i hope to finish the modern translation of the 12th hour prayers in the next few days, by God's grace.i am doing this for myself (for when i prefer to pray in english), for jojo_hanna and for an…

  in Psalms Comment by mabsoota August 2020
• yay! thanks 2 God!

  in Psalms Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• hi, eastern orthodox brother (sister?),that sounds great. i am happy to hear about the modern english.do you pray 'our father' in modern english too?if so, please post it here, as i would love to see that. where can someone obtain the ancient faith …

  in Psalms Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• ok, thanks for clarifying.i did not see one like that. it is nice to have a little spiritual book with you when traveling or waiting for people :-)

  in Psalms Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• it just occurred to me that perhaps you would like to pray from the agpeya with the psalms in modern english (agree that would be nice!).in that case, you could go to www.agpeya.org and copy the prayers from there into a document, then copy and past…

  in Psalms Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• take the orthodox study Bible and excise the psalms(joking!)but can you get the electronic version, copy and paste it and then print it?the psalms are even more beautiful from the septuagint, and the OSB is a very good translation.

  in Psalms Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• just remember that in some churches (e.g. in cyprus), the sides are switched.so always sit near the back till other people come in, so you can check you are on the correct side! i could put up with electric candles (and flashing LED lights on the ic…

  in Greek Orthodox Male Marrying Coptic Egyptian Female Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• is the word 'response' different in arabic or coptic?i think what the original poster is getting at is that a response comes AFTER something, not before it.the theological reflections are lovely, though:-)

  in Praxis response before Praxis reading Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• other than eye rolling... 8-|

  in Prenuptial agreements Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• unless the agreement is like this:should i leave the faith and run away from you, i give you all my possessions.in return, i request that you fast and pray for me at least once a week, so that i will turn back from my error...

  in Prenuptial agreements Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• i think that is just in egypt unfortunately.however, since the virus outbreak, the churches seem to be making a little more progress.people are just so happy to see another orthodox Christian from any orthodox church since they were kept away from c…

  in Greek Orthodox Male Marrying Coptic Egyptian Female Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• http://www.copticchurch.net/classes/synex.php?month=4&day=14&btn=View&lang= (behnam is arabic for pahnam, as we don't have 'p' in arabic!)

  in Does anyone know who Mari Pahnam and his sister are? Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• yay!finally did it!attended liturgy - thank God!we can now close the 'psychotherapy for mabsoota' thread, thanks to you all for keeping me sane...

  in patiently waiting to see priests Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• i think he (?she) means 'if you are being serious'.probably used autocorrect and missed out the 'o' from typing too fast...

  in feast of apostles Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• :)very weird confessing by telephone, though.

  in patiently waiting to see priests Comment by mabsoota July 2020
• well, there was no queue (everyone is more spiritual than me and prays at home), but i did get in half an hour early!liturgies open in uk this weekend, and will probably only be a few weeks before everyone can be fitted in.is all usa open now? i see…

  in patiently waiting to see priests Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• although this does mean we need to live our lives as if kidnap and killing won't shake our foundations...

  in God and tattoos Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• also, having a cross means that you might get a Christian burial if you are discovered after being kidnapped and killed. it may help with identification.:)

  in God and tattoos Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• my current priest is very against it, but my confession father (from the church i joined the orthodox church in) says it's ok.it is a bit controversial in our church. just remember that you can never go to a spa in japan once you have any sort of ta…

  in God and tattoos Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• fine by me

  in God and tattoos Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• love u too :)however our Lord Jesus did not pray in an old language and the Bible (new testament) was in the standard greek at the time when it was written, not in the formal greek of the government and courts.

  in do any of you guys know a church who do recognize the saints but fully focus on christ. Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• by the way, the word 'unto' is extremely old fashioned and not used in current speech.it sounds really weird to hear it in the church.when do you ever say 'give that book unto me?'you say instead 'give me the book'.in the same way, it makes more sen…

  in do any of you guys know a church who do recognize the saints but fully focus on christ. Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• great:)

  in Daily office Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• yes, or if you wake up during the night and your house mate is away:)

  in Praying the Hours Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• i eat lunch (stir fried veg with rice) for breakfast sometimes...;-)keep asking questions, menneeryacoub, i do!

  in Praying the Hours Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• ok, ok, but pleaseeeee ask a native speaker (whether coptic and in english speaking country for many years, or a foreigner like me) to read them before printing!just this week, i read that Jesus boar our sins (instead of bore), just before the leafl…

  in do any of you guys know a church who do recognize the saints but fully focus on christ. Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• i realise i did not actually answer the question, sorry.the times are the ones copticboy101 posted :)most priests (in my limited experience) recommend you pray the first hour on waking and the 12th hour (6pm) on going to bed.most people (including m…

  in Praying the Hours Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• wow, like in modern english? that would be great! we could set up a subcommittee to proof read it:)

  in do any of you guys know a church who do recognize the saints but fully focus on christ. Comment by mabsoota June 2020
• we discuss it with our spiritual advisers (usually the confession father).hesychasm is a word used in the EO (eastern orthodox) churches to describe Christian meditation and listening to God talking to us.i think our OO (oriental orthodox) churches …

  in Prayer ropes/hesychasm Comment by mabsoota June 2020