Dogma and the Liturgy

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Dogma and the Liturgy
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The word "Liturgy" in classic Greek means "a
public service " it comes from1. "Liaw,"
meaning "People." 2. "Ergia," meaning "work."
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The church used this term since the apostolic
age, to cover all the worship which is officially
organized by her, and which is offered by all her
members, or on their behalf.
Over time, this term has come to be particularly
applied to the performance of the service of
Eucharist.
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There are other liturgies as the liturgy of
Baptism, liturgy of marriage etc.
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The Coptic liturgies are correlated to the church
dogmas and doctrines. Liturgies' rites and texts
instruct even children in simple ways about
Church faith, her concepts and dogmas.
Coptic liturgies clarify church dogmas without
the need of any theological discussions, and at
the same time gives genuine theological concepts
that believers experience during their worship.
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42 And they continued steadfastly in the
apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear
came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs
were done by the apostles.
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The form of the Divine Liturgy after Covenant
Thursday
Apostles doctrine
Prayers
Breaking of bread
Fellowship
The Divine Liturgy of the Catechumens.
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The litanies
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Eulogia
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The Institution Narrative The Fraction Communion
The Grace of God the Father be with you all.
Amen.

1. The Pauline Epistle (The Grace of God )
2. The Catholic Epistle (Our struggles)
3. The Praxis (Book of Acts)
4. SYNAXARIUM
5. The Gospel

Do not love the world or the things in the word.
The world passes away, and its desires but he
who does the will of God abides forever. Amen.
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42 And they continued steadfastly in the
apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear
came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs
were done by the apostles. 44 And all that
believed were together, and had all things
common.
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Fear came upon every soul
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Many wonders and signs were done
And all the believers were together, and had all
things common
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The Coptic liturgy and the church dogma

1. God our relation with Him
2. Creation of man
3. Salvation
4. Incurnation
5. Our relation with the saints.
6. Sacraments.
7. Holy trinity.

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The Orthodox Creed of Faith
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Council First Ecumenical Council Second Ecumenical Council Third Ecumenical Council
Location/Year Nicaea 325 AD Constantinople 381 AD Ephesus 431 AD
Convoked by Emperor Constantine the Great Emperor Theodosius I Emperor Theodosius II
Attendance 318 bishops 150 bishops 200 bishops
Heros St. Athanasius was only a deacon Pope Alexander of Alexandria. St. Timothy Pope of Alexandria. St. Gregory St Cyril Pope of Alexandria.
Arius was presbyter from Alexandria Macedonius was a Greek bishop of Constantinople. Nestorius was Archbishop of Constantinople.
The heresy the doctrine that Jesus Christ was a created being and therefore not truly the one God. Macedonians denied that the Holy Spirit was a hypostasis, or person, of the Holy trinity. Nestorianism teaches that the human and divine essences of Christ are separate and that there are two persons. Likewise, they reject the term Theotokos (Giver of birth to God) for the Virgin Mary
Documents Orthodox Creed till whose Kingdom shall have no end. and about 20 decrees The Orthodox Creed till the end. And seven canons Introduction to the Orthodox Creed. And eight canons
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Prayer of Reconciliation

• God our relation with Him
• Creation of man
• Salvation

O God the Great, the Eternal, Who formed man in
incorruption and death which entered into the
world through the envy of the devil, You have
destroyed, by the life giving manifestation of
Your only-begotten Son, our Lord, God and Savior
Jesus Christ You have filled the earth with the
heavenly peace, by which the hosts of angels
glorify You saying, Glory to God in the highest,
peace on earth and good will towards men.
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4- Incarnation
was incarnate and became man, and taught us the
ways of salvation. He granted us the birth from
on high through water and Spirit. He made us
unto Himself an assembled people, and sanctified
us by Your Holy Spirit. He loved His own who are
in the world and gave Himself up for our
salvation unto death which reigned over us,
whereby we were bound and sold on account of our
sins. He descended into Hades through the cross.
Coal
Humanity
Divinity
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Fire
Ember
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Our relation with the heavenly hosts and saints.
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The Commemoration Of The Saints
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THE SAINTS AND THE BOND OF LOVE The Saints are
dear brothers who have struggled like us and have
departed to Paradise. They are not dead, but are
sleeping, as our Lord said
These things said he and after that he saith
unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth but I go,
that I may awake him out of sleep.(John 11 11)
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And as St. Paul called them (I Thess. 413). But
I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren,
concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow
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The Saints in Paradise are the members of the
victorious church
We are members of the militant church.
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The saints departed from earth, but did not leave
the church their love toward their brothers did
not cease by their departure and dwelling in
Paradise. Their prayers for the salvation of all
the world never cease. They pray for us, and we
venerate them as they are our holy and dear
friends and family.
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Of whom the world was not worthy, they wandered
in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and
caves of the earth. 39 And these all, having
obtained a good report through faith, received
not the promise 40 God having provided some
better thing for us, that they without us should
not be made perfect. 1 Wherefore seeing we also
are compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the
sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run
with patience the race that is set before us,
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Sacraments.
1Ti 316 And without controversy great is the
mystery of godliness God was manifest in the
flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels,
preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the
world, received up into glory.
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The Institution Narrative
Priest He instituted for us this great mystery
of godliness. For being determined to give
Himself up to death for the life of the world.
People We believe.
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Holy trinity
The Procession Of The Lamb
Priest Glory and honor, honor and glory to the
All-Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the
Holy Spirit. Peace and edification unto the one,
only, holy, catholic and apostolic Church of God.
Amen
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Priest The Holies for the holy. Blessed be the
Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God the
sanctification is by the Holy Spirit. Amen.
People One is the Holy Father. One is the Holy
Son. One is the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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• The Coptic divine Liturgy is a biblical teaching,
  very deep and very simple.
• You can receive all the dogma Lessons without any
  teacher via all the rites, readings and the
  liturgy it self.
• During the liturgy you pray and in the same time
  you receive lessons in the best school on the
  earth.