[quote author=childoforthodoxy link=topic=11305.msg136544#msg136544 date=1303772975]
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!
4:3. And the devil said unto him.
Then the devil draweth near to tempt Him; expecting that the feeling of hunger would aid him …
St. Abba Serapion - Desert Father
A grace filled Elder of the Desert once wrote: ..."Joy comes from one's relationship and union with God. Mankind has been created to be joyful, not sad. When you enjoy the wrong things, you wil inevitably pay back …
George_Mina_Awad you read my mind!
Mabsoota and imikhail you make good points, but what confuses me is Luke 4:41 "And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ,[a] the Son of God!” And He, rebuking them, did not allo…
[quote author=MarchMadness link=topic=11169.msg135039#msg135039 date=1301762996]
I never understand when people say "Oh, it wasn't me, it was all God." Did God not create your brain? Your mind? Your abilities? To say that, I feel just makes me t…
[quote author=Mikhail™ link=topic=6443.msg134602#msg134602 date=1301453514]
Last I checked, I didn't see any of our clergy dressed in filthy attire and taking the House of God into blasphemy.
Neither, and what brings any clergy into this? Why do yo…
[quote author=Mikhail™ link=topic=6443.msg134602#msg134602 date=1301453514]
Last I checked, I didn't see any of our clergy dressed in filthy attire and taking the House of God into blasphemy.
Neither, and what brings any clergy into this? Why do yo…
[quote author=Mikhail™ link=topic=6443.msg134602#msg134602 date=1301453514]
Last I checked, I didn't see any of our clergy dressed in filthy attire and taking the House of God into blasphemy.
Neither, and what brings any clergy into this? Why do yo…
[quote author=dzheremi link=topic=10967.msg132834#msg132834 date=1300045376]
I wish my Arabic was advanced enough to understand the second video. Can anyone here translate it?
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He says, that kids sometimes repeat what people say. SO once H.…
[quote author=Amoussa01 link=topic=10910.msg132147#msg132147 date=1299394556]
Since the sacrifice involves God Himself, the EFFECT transcends time itself. Think of it like a check that is good and acceptable but has not been cashed in yet.
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[quote author=TITL link=topic=10893.msg132156#msg132156 date=1299433851]
I do.
Btw the deacons in my church greet each other while we sing Hiten. I thought all the other churches did too.
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Hmmm interesting.
[quote author=jydeacon link=topic=10907.msg132124#msg132124 date=1299354545]
Even monks who live in the desert are faced with distractions and disturbances and wondering thoughts etc.
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Thats so true. Watch this video (start it at 7:25 min) …
As a matter of fact the lady was doing the translation for 'Mahragan El-Keraza' (which i think is lead by H.G Bishop Moussa), when she came across this. So i guess if thats what they are teaching the kids then H.G Bishop Moussa must agree with it.
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[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=10722.msg130758#msg130758 date=1297857702]
Epchois,
Absolutely touching. Flute instruments have a way of penetrating into the soul.
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I second that thought
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=10710.msg130713#msg130713 date=1297800669]
to complete the recipe you need the liturgy and several doses of repentance!
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100% TRUE!!!
i don't think their is an actual recipe (in terms of measurements, its not like making a cake).
But how much flour, how much yeast, and how much water (some even add sugar, they say it resembles the sweetness of christ, and it also aids in activati…
HELLO & WELCOME pigduck,
Fasting goes beyond just abstaining from food, i recommend you reading 'the spirituality of fasting' by H.H. Pope Shenouda III:
http://www.orthodoxebooks.org/node/44
or as a pdf: http://www.orthodoxebooks.org/site…
Check it out:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1353330/Egypt-protests-Christians-join-hands-protect-Muslims-pray-Cairo-protests.html
True Christian spirit!!!
Thank you PopeKyrillos and mabsoota, that was very helpful.
At first i thought that my bible was missing a section, but then i lloked at another OSB and it was the same. I was unaware of the different numbering systems, so thank you.
PPFM