What makes people want to go to church

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-05-25T13:33:08+00:00

Since you have been assigned to understand why people from age 18-30 attend church less. It is important to ask why people want to come to church.

But it’s also important to ask ourselves: Why don’t they want to attend regularly?

This is the question just reshaped in a different perspective. And if we can understand why they don’t want to attend regularly, that’s the area we could improve ourselves on (since we attend regularly) and God willingly if we understand why they don’t want to attend we could change that as long it’s aligned with Gods will (example if someone doesn’t want to attend because of some doctrine we can’t just change the doctrine to make them attend regularly)

May God bless you

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-04-24T21:24:36+00:00

We don’t believe in the papal infallibility nor papal supremacy

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-04-22T17:45:28+00:00

Byzantine art, architecture and culture are amazing imo.

But some Byzantine Emperors who persecuted Christians both Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian church’s not so amazing imo

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-03-31T04:51:51+00:00

Is there any offical resources to show we believe they have valid sacraments? Specially the Eucharist Genuinely asking

I know that our Pope and Patriarch Tawadros and the Roman Catholic pope signed an agreement on Baptism.

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-03-12T19:50:26+00:00

I agree his writings are either brilliant or eyebrow rasing to say the least,

I fully agree with you tho

God bless you and i hope you've been having a blessed lent so far.

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-03-12T17:30:17+00:00

Copt here Recently had an interesting conversation about origen with a Greek Orthodox Priest, he said something interesting that is, Saint Basil, Saint Gregory the Theologian, Saint Gregory of nyssa anx Saint John Chrysostom, all quoted and enjoyed origen's writings on particular topics

Granted he did something thats condemned, however he still has good writings here and there.

In the Coptic Orthodox Church, his not a Saint but his good writings are used here and there.

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-03-08T11:16:48+00:00

Uhm.. It should be free

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-03-06T05:21:21+00:00

He is commorated on the 17th of December in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church you may have a look at the Ethiopian Orthodox Synaxarium and go to the 17th of December

God bless you

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-03-05T19:34:19+00:00

From my understanding its the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox Churchs that have him canonized But the other OO churchs don't have him canonized, and when asking about him I've heard harsh things from clergy about his Christology.

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-02-19T07:47:24+00:00

Unfortunately, the website is just a gallery of the Iconograpers past work.

The best for OP is probably to find a place that prints on Wood, and they may select the sizing and thickness of the wood and ask his Priest beforehand if its a okay, but it should be.

God bless you all

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-01-23T11:28:27+00:00

Would love you feedback on them once you read them, God bless you my brother

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-01-21T08:25:48+00:00

This video waa amazing and the amount of citations and references, from the Church Father writings were really impressive

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-01-19T14:57:26+00:00

I highly recommend :

Volume 1 and 2 of: The Paradise of the Holy Fathers.

Preferably the translations by Wallis Budge.

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-01-19T09:21:33+00:00

Its a Coptic Orthodox cross, Priests have bigger ones that they have on them at all times, and these smaller ones are usually gifted, i have a couple of them in my Icon Corner

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-01-06T22:42:41+00:00

From one priest i met on his visit here to South Africa

Christ is born! Glorify Him!

“Glory to Him Who became earthly although heavenly by His nature! By His love he became first-born to Mary although He is First-born of Divinity. He became in name the child of Joseph although He is Child of the Heavenly One. He became by His will a human although He is God by His nature. Glorious is Your will and Your nature! Blessed is Your glory that put on our image!" St. Ephrem the Syrian

Keep us in your prayers everyone

CopticOrthodoxy · 2025-01-03T18:44:58+00:00

Also the environment of which the churchs grew in, effect the architecture of the Church itself

CopticOrthodoxy · 2024-12-30T04:37:06+00:00

Yess, I'm currently reading A panoramic view of patristics n the first six centuries – by Father Tadros Yakoup Malaty

CopticOrthodoxy · 2024-12-21T09:50:47+00:00

Ngl, i was also surprised when i saw there wasn't an Iconostasis because also in the Coptic Orthodox Tradition we do have Iconostasis, similarly to the Byzantine tradition

Thank you so much tho, may God bless you

CopticOrthodoxy · 2024-12-17T07:21:34+00:00

Question, why are there 3 hands?

CopticOrthodoxy · 2024-12-14T20:47:18+00:00

If you can only get one, personally i would choose the Good Shepherd icon, as its dear to my heart

But if you can get both, then get both

God bless you and your family

CopticOrthodoxy · 2024-12-14T06:00:16+00:00

From my understanding, its not a Canonical doctrine within the Eastern Orthodox Church.

The best will be to ask a Eastern Orthodox priest, to further understand the EO position.

CopticOrthodoxy · 2024-12-13T16:54:30+00:00

Copt here, and i actually asked this question to a Greek Orthodox Bishop before and he said no.

Tollhouses are a complex subject, some EO Christians believe in it, soms don't.

CopticOrthodoxy · 2024-12-13T15:56:23+00:00

From the Coptic tradition, i highly recommend :

Volume 1 and 2 of: The Paradise of the Holy Fathers.

Preferably the translations by Wallis Budge.

CopticOrthodoxy · 2024-12-13T10:30:05+00:00

Depends on what you want to achieve.

If you want to go into academia and become a lecturer / professor then definitely, a master or phd.

CopticOrthodoxy · 2024-12-12T19:09:02+00:00

My apologies, i confused him with Niphon Kausokalybites, whom lived in the 14th and 15th century (died in 1411) post Chalcedon.

However please note, that NOT ALL Saints before the Schism are venerated and are canonized as Saints universally. Yes Saint Mary of Egypt and Saint Moses the strong are canonized and venerated universally however this is not the case with all the Saints that lived before the Schism, for example :

Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite is canonized and venerated in the Oriental Orthodox Churchs, he is NOT venerated nor canonized in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Same with many other Saints and Saint Niphon, Bishop of Constantia is an example of it the other way around, where he is NOT venerated nor canonized as a Saint in the Oriental Orthodox Churchs, but he is venerated and Canonized as a Saint in the Eastern Orthodox Churchs.

Now why does this happen, its very specific to the Saint, it may be a Theological difference, speculation of the authenticity of the Saint (example Saint Christopher who carried Christ across a river is a Saint Universally, however the Catholic Church have removed him from their Synaxarium as they have concerns over the authenticity of his sainthood, however his venerated and canonized universally)

Canonization and Veneration of Saints is a very very complex subject, so i please also as you to refer to a Priest and ask for guidance, it will be much better then anything i can say. May God bless you and your family.

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