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the arabic translates as 'early at the break of dawn, on sunday morning'and does not mention the state of consciousness of the guards. (https://st-takla.org/Lyrics-Spiritual-Songs/06-Coptic-Taraneem-Kalemat_Ein-Ghein-Feh/3end-Shak-Al-Fagr-Baker.html…
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that was great, just as if we sang it together!great to 'see' PK281 also :) in heaven, we will all see each other, and saint mark! :-O
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Christus ist erstanden!i have been here once:http://kopten.de/gemeinden/stuttgart/(sadly arriving late as the people i stayed with 100 miles away did not feel like getting up at 7am so i could go to an orthodox church!) they are very friendly. my ge…
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hehe, u r supposed to wake up early!;)of course, if you are working 12 noon to 9pm shifts, you won't wake early, so then you can move all the hours forward.but generally if you sleep around 9 or 10pm and wake early, you acheive much more.if you slee…
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welcome!i recommend studying church history and saying hello to people you meet in the orthodox church.that's how i started 14 yrs ago, and after 3 years, i took the leap into orthodox Christianity and never looked back!
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we are all baptised.you have to be baptised and chrismated in an orthodox church to be able to take Holy Communion.priest can't give Holy Communion from unbaptised people, not hear their confessions, nor marry them (to each other) etc.feel free to s…
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it is a very old phrase.but we are praying it a lot now!
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there is a standard translation here:http://www.agpeya.org/ as for marriage, i think my husband is more spiritual than a monk because he puts up with me!
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are there any out there in good, modern English?i mean that don't say 'have mercy UPon us' (instead of 'on us'), or that don't call God 'beneficient' (when was the last time you used this word?!) or say 'your name which is called upon us' (the corre…
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that is so sweet!because we are in the holy 50 days, remember to 1st say 'pe Christos aftonf'! (Pi ,rictoc aftonf)
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hi theodosia and meneeryacoub, your understandings are correct from what i have learnt serving in the church (feel free to send a personal message if you would like to discuss further).share the Lord and church bob have written beautifully about thi…
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we don't permit abortion. but as minasam444 said, please share your distress with someone.it is normal to be distressed about the bad things you see around you, but it is not normal to be distressed to the point of suicide. this means you have an i…
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you seem to be confused with protestant theories.the picture you describe above does not fit with orthodox Christian explanations of salvation.read 'the incarnation' by saint athanasius and it will make a lot more sense.
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this may help:http://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/16831/humility
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may God give you strength.follow all the Holy Week readings, get up early to pray and make many metanoias (low bows).remember we have only 7 days left for bowing to the ground before the Holy 50 days, so make the most of them!memorise prayers and ps…
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congratulations on your entry to the orthodox Christian faith!i have been an orthodox Christian for 11 years now, and every year i learn something new (took 2-3 years to get the hang of fasting, for example).you don't need to limit it to only 1 or 2…
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i recommend the orthodox study Bible, it has really nice translations of the deuterocanonical booksif anyone forgot to read the book of tobit this week, you can do it now!:-)
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no, sorry.all the best to you too, and happy palm sunday to everyone!
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yes, it is discussed here:http://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/16800/words-for-ajios-biadshobnice to 'see' you, has been a while, may God give you peace and grace this great holy fast and during Holy Week:-)
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ask your confession father what to do!(it is above my pay grade)
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we should not eat raw meat. also it is not healthy.
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looks good, what is the origin of the site? can you tell us a short summary about the people who uploaded this?
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it is a very long story. basically there were different times when people became Christians in india. some ended up following rome, and others were orthodox. then some of them switched from one group to another and then back, and we ended up with lo…
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Conclusion It is normal for humans to have romantic desires as God created us with these desires However, all desires need to be controlled, this is why we fast God gives us the power to control ourselves Intimate pictures of others – harder to con…
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a few thoughts (send personal message for the full 3 pages): Some people spend a lot time identifying themselves with their favourite hero or style of clothing, but their heroes will die and the fashions will change. Our identity in God (from a …