Coptic Rites

10/28/2021

Check out our latest Blog articles on :

1- Halloween (https://www.copticrites.org/post/demythologizing-halloween-but-not-justifying-it)

2- What happens when the soul leaves the body (https://www.copticrites.org/post/you-have-conquered-us)

10/12/2021

Our Latest Blog Post discussing the "Holy Kiss"

If you remember the times before the COVID-19 pandemic, in the Liturgy the Deacon will pray a response called Aspasmos (ασπασμος, which is a Greek word that means greet or kiss). He will say “Greet one another with a holy kiss. Amen. Lord have mercy … O clergy and all the people, with pr...

10/06/2021

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10/06/2021

"Likewise after supper, He took the chalice, mixed it of wine and water”

The Gospels never mentioned the mixing of wine with water. How did we get this tradition? Checkout Our Blog https://www.copticrites.org/post/likewise-after-supper-he-took-the-chalice-mixed-it-of-wine-and-water

09/30/2021

Our latest Blog entry

In the Coptic rites, we do have many hymns and occasions to celebrate the angels and the heavenly hosts. For example, the Archangel Michael the head of the hosts of heaven is celebrated monthly on the 12th of each Coptic month; He is involved in many Coptic feasts, his intercession is very powerful....

09/29/2021

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09/20/2021

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08/28/2021

Lecture 05 is rescheduled to Saturday 09/04
We will not have Our Lecture 5 on Saturday 8/28/2021 because Abouna is traveling for this week. We will resume our Lecture 0n 9/04, during the Liturgy Sermon. Sorry for any inconvenience.

For Lecture 5 Abouna will discuss how the church picks the liturgical readings

A Look at the history and the rite of the Liturgy readings

08/27/2021

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08/27/2021

Our Lecture 5 is Saturday 08/28/2021... Slides are available

A Look at the history and the rite of the Liturgy readings

07/27/2021

We recently published two new articles on our Blogs:

- The First is on depicting God the Father in the Coptic Church (https://www.copticrites.org/post/copts-do-not-depict-god-the-father).

- The second is on the historicity of the Liturgies (https://www.copticrites.org/post/early-church-and-liturgies-how-old-are-the-liturgies).

Please read and comment and let us know if any of the info is not correct

Some people think that in the early church, there wasn’t any liturgy as we have today. They claim that the Liturgy is a church invention in the 3rd or the 4th century. However, this claim couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes, It is a fact that the earliest manuscripts of a written form of Lit...

07/21/2021

A blog entry on a possible historic Egyptian origin of Ostrich eggs in Coptic churches (https://www.copticrites.org/post/ostrich-egg-an-old-egyptian-symbol)

One feature that distinguishes ancient Coptic churches is the Ostrich Eggs. They are suspended before the Iconostasis between the icons. Eggs, generally, held symbolic meaning in the Early Church as emblematic of hope and resurrection, or the risen spiritual life in Jesus Christ. The small chick bre...