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links about the visit of our Lord to egypt: https://www.lacopts.org/orthodoxy/coptic-orthodox-church/history/the-holy-family-in-egypt/this says that pope theophilus had a vision (towards the end of the 300s AD) that lead to the discovery of the plac…
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i checked out the author on line, i think he does not belong to any particular religion, but is probably 'spiritual' and interested in ancient religions. he mentions reading 'apocrypha', so will probably present stories from gnostic writings about J…
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how did the baptism go? in uk, our churches are allowed to open for 3 periods of 2 hours only each week, from this week.not sure how we are going to divide the several hundred ppl who want to go to church into 3 groups, and then expect them to keep …
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sure, but when did you last tell your mum or best friend she was beneficient?!i recommended something onefaith33 can easily access online as he/she may not want to download something if he/she is only investigating orthodox Christianity at this stag…
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did u use our church's prayer book?http://agpeya.org/ (sorry for old english,needs updating)it may help you.may God guide you:)
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congratulations, minatasgeel, on your new daughter!make it a long, slow baptism to make the most of being in church.:)and thanks so much, italian coptic, yr prayers are very welcome. although it is more likely to be crunchy veg with dips and kofta /…
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ok, i think what italiancopic means is that we don't believe in hollywood movies that are loosely based on 1980s American protestant 'end of the world' theories (which are based on earlier theories, as above).(am i right?)we do believe the world is …
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wow!that is so nice for you. i had a good day today too.i got to meet nice Christians at work today, 1 client and 1 colleague.nearly as good!:)
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so who has been to church?was it weird the first time back?did you cry a lot (i will)?i am trying to figure out how it will be so i am prepared (other than taking plenty of tissues).i did go to church in my dreams last night, that was lovely, less s…
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sorry, that should say 'live' in syria!too much cycling makes my fingers type strangely!
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this is an 'ask your spiritual father' question.when i was traveling and wanted to take Holy Communion with EO, I spoke to one of the priests (who lived with the bishop) to see when I could ask the bishop to request permission.he said i did not need…
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i heard that some churches in usa will open soon, i hope that is right.:)
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briefly, the roman emperor wanted more control, so used to church to get it.the churches in west asia came under his control, but the egyptian church did not.the theology was used as an excuse to split the churches. on reflection over the 1 1/2 thou…
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he means that the demons attack us more when we move towards God.do not give up, help is coming.
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may God give you peace and guidance. don't give up until you find His eternal love, He is waiting for you with open arms.
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from greek (or any eastern orthodox) church, only chrismation is needed (holy oil), not baptism.i was a church when a greek lady was chrismated who later married a Coptic orthodox man. she said she really liked how we explain everything well and 'ta…
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dear friend, please speak to your confession father or another priest.they can advise you best on how to avoid sin. one of the monks used to carry bags of sand around until he felt tired when he was tempted to sin, but that is not the right treatmen…
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don't worry jojohanna, i also sent a personal message to ophadece once i realised he was too busy at work.i met him once in person!:-O(uk is a small country...)
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i just read on the news that people in italy and greece can go to church! i am very happy for them, thank God :)
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i spoke to my confession father today for the first time in 2 months! i am ok now, he is someone who loves God very, very much, so just hearing his voice makes me feel better:-)
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nice discussion, thanks, and sorry for upsetting minatasgeel and italiancoptic by telling them to exercise in freezing weather!(yes, i live in uk, and once cycled 5 miles on ice and snow, so i thought everyone would enjoy the thrill of risking falli…
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ophadece, where were you when this thread first appeared?!probably very busy at work these days and no time for internet i suppose.good thing you have jojohanna doing your job for you...;-)
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dear minatasgeel, thanks for answering. don't take this the wrong way, but people driving for 5 mins is why we have so much pollution!if it is so close, it will only be 30-45 mins walking / cycling / pushing your wheelchair (delete as appropriate) s…
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so i had to travel to take part in some medical research today (as a 'healthy subject'), and it is a bit too far to cycle all the way so i adjusted my journey so i had just a short trip on public transport and then cycled the rest of the way.the jou…