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My bad. I somehow thought you were international, then when I read it back I couldn't edit it. That explains it, though. When you sign in they use it as a mailing address. I hope to see you soon then. Try to come back when the new church opens.
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They are correct. I was Roman Catholic, and they probably teach in the Coptic Catholic church just as do in the Roman that, "Catholic Church", or Universal, means that they are the true Apostolic church. They fail to mention that after the East-West…
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We have a sign-in book just as you walk into the Monastery. We've had people sign their home address from Egypt, Europe, Australia and Canada. More than likely, a member of your family signed in with that address. The nuns copy all of the addresses…
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Which Convent was it?
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Fair enough.
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Do you live in Egypt or in the West?
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Please Private Message me and I will send you the phone number of the head of our Monastery. I serve at a Monastery (Convent) and most of the girls are in their 20's and 30's. I have seen a few of them come and just put their trust in God and stayed…
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@ophadece Thank you for your kind response. No, my account was not hacked. I just allowed my emotions to get the best of me. My frustration was based on the assumption that Rome split from Alexandria, yet Alexandria did not split from Rome. We we…
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Looking back at these comments I am astonished. Do all of you guys and gals believe Rites are owned? There are seven rites, and they are in ALL Apostolic churches. Also, traditions that one would classify as, "Coptic" are not canonical. You all seem…
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*Ethnically
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@Jojo_Hanna The World does not revolve around your point of view. I am in an Institute of Coptic Studies four year program through the Diocese of New York and New England.( I am a distance, so I take courses online..sadly not in English, but thank …
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Not really. Besides the Liturgical, "hat", Pope Francis as Patriarch, and the Filoque, it's pretty much identical. There are only about 170,000 members in the Coptic Catholic church worldwide. It uses the Alexandrian Rite, so the organization and st…
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You mean when he says the names right before he puts the incense in the shoria after he reads the Litany of the Saints?
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@Tigray I completely understand your frustration. This forum is not the place to come to vent anger towards a group of people. Talk to your Bishop and go through the proper channels to address your concerns. Many of us who are on this forum and wri…
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No, George. It's very relevant. I wish our Divine Liturgy at the Monastery had more than just the basics in English so the youth could understand all of the symbolism during the Divine Liturgy!
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You the corners from intersecting sides. The first tie is two knots, the second is three. It almost looks like when in the old cartoons a stork would be delivering a baby.
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I believe that's a person choice. That's why I use my own tonia. It appears those who are older and have lived in the west don't understand deodorant. Yes, you can shave your body. Did you know Nuns should shave their heads and Monks shouldn't cut t…
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Wow. That was the most unique question I've seen on here. The answer is yes. I'm not sure how religion plays a role in shaving your privates.
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No one is disagreeing that sex in marriage is not lust. We're disagreeing that you assume a woman should just have sex to please a man. And if you want me to not use an offense term and call your mentality Muslim, stop acting like one. Even your vie…
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@ShareTheLord and @PopeKyrillosHabibi Awesome backups from both of you. @Zoxsasi I apologize for my impending statements, but your mindset is Arab and Islamic. I married a woman from Cairo. My son, in his four weeks on the planet, has stayed at o…
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"Had you just had sex and made him happy, everything would have been OK." No. That's not how marriage works. That's an Islamic ideal, not Christian. A marriage in Orthodox Christianity does not say, "..Till death do us part." You become one in mar…
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Years of service, involvement in various activities, i.e. community service, helping the poor, theological teachings, youth involvement, and evangelism. My Abouna is a Heguman and I had no idea. The same for the Abouna who married me and my wife. T…
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Rome allowed a number of Byzantine churches to keep traditions, i.e. baptism, communion, fasting, etc. -- when they took control of some Byzantine rite churches, such as, the Melkite. They follow some Roman guidelines and 4 ecumenical councils we do…
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She will have to convert to the Coptic church. Melkite's are similar to Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, but they are under Rome. You cannot take both Roman and Coptic communion, so she won't be able to commune at her church form our side. As for the…
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Please private message me. I was like your husband, and our marriage was very similar to yours. I believe I can be of some help if you allow me to speak frankly. Thank you for reaching out to us after many years. You are correct about the lack o…
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They are all based on dialect from my experience. It depends on where the person is from in Egypt and/or the dialect of Coptic which they speak. I always hear subtle differences, that's why I have done my best to learn the Coptic alphabet and read t…
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A lot of Monks wear it when they pray at the Monastery where I serve. Even my Abouna will wear one on occasion. It's just a white cloth over the head, and when you fold it over it looks like a, "hood." It's definitely still around, I would figure 95…
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That is something that can't be answered on here. Especially with people who live in different countries and have the influence of different cultures. Your Abouna is not incorrect, but to me his resolution seems shallow. That is merely my opinion, a…
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@mabsoota Definitely. @MinaKyrillos18 Maybe you should ask some folks at the church so you don't have to go on one of those tours of like 700 sites in a week. I am going next year with my Abouna to meet the Pope and see some Monasteries.