I’m a coptic woman, I love the lord and the liturgy but at the same i cant stop myself from thinking about women
Im at the age now I should marry and have a family
I don’t hate men, I just don’t like the intimacy with them
It makes me frustrated not to have a normal life
I wish I wasn’t like that but my upbringing shaped me that way

I know it’s a sin, I tried to date men (even though they’re great ppl, I feel uncomfortable)

Anyone went through a similar experience ?
Does anyone believe in conversion therapy?

Is anyone here Coptic mixed with Assyrian? What are some cultural similarities and differences you've noticed, and what traditions do you hope to pass on to the next generation?

Does anyone know how long it takes for divorce/annulment process in the Coptic church? One abouna said it can take months or a year?

Ok so there are several older Egyptian terms that don’t have Coptic equivalents and are instead replaced with Greek loanwords (probably intentional due to their deeply pagan connotations). So I’m trying to reconstruct Coptic forms of those words based on their Late Egyptian/Demotic pronunciations.

So far, I have reconstructed the term Isfet as ⲁⲥⲟϥⲓ (Bohairic) or ⲁⲥⲟϥⲉ (Sahidic) based on the Late Egyptian pronunciation /ʔaˈsoːfə/.

So realistically what do you think would be the Coptic form of Ka based on the Late Egyptian pronunciation /koj/ or Ba based on the Late Egyptian pronunciation /βej/? I don’t think those two have Coptic equivalents, right?

What about other concepts who don’t have Coptic forms?

My father of confession recently moved to a different country. I thought I could still confess over the phone but I can't?

Since he left, I called him to check in and see how he's doing but that was it. I'm going through a very difficult time rn and I really need someone to speak to and confess for how I've been feeling and get advice. I messaged him and he told me to call him, I had my list of things I wanted to confess about but abouna told me this can't be done over the phone- this is a sacrament and must be done in person.

I'm devastated- I have no one else. Yes we have another abouna in the church but I've tried with him in the past and didn't benefit at all- he doesn't give advice, I've asked him and he always says to pray about it but a lot of times I need more than that lol I'm already praying. I'm really annoyed because now every time i need to confess, I need to book a flight and pack a bag and travel?

I'm not in a position where I can travel every 2-3 months. I was really close with him and i love him very much- I struggle with anxiety which he was helping me with and don't think I can open up to another abouna like I used to with him so idk what to do :(

I feel so alone and distant from God already, and talking with abouna and learning this has only made it worse ughhhh

Hi all. I converted and was baptized into the Coptic Orthodox Church years ago, but while I was an adult. For context, I’m white, not Egyptian, since I know ethnicity/background questions come up sometimes in conversations about Coptic identity. Life happened over the years… some bad choices, I drifted from the faith entirely, got some tattoos, and I’m married to a non-Coptic spouse (also white). We move a lot for his work so I just haven’t lived near a church.

I’ve found myself missing the faith and thinking about coming back. I guess I have two questions: would someone in my situation generally be welcomed back into a Coptic parish, and does anyone know of a welcoming Coptic church in the San Diego area?

Appreciate any honesty, even if it’s complicated… Thanks.

Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well.

I created this account because I honestly feel like I have no one I can really talk to about what I’m going through. I’ve been carrying all of this inside me for a long time, and I think I’ve finally reached a point where I need to let it out. About a year and two months ago, my family and I became homeless, and since then we’ve been living in hotels. It has been one of the hardest periods of my life. By God’s grace, at the right time I was blessed with a good job, and I truly thank Him because I honestly don’t know where we would be today without it. That job has been what’s keeping us alive and helping us survive. But despite having a job, life still feels like an endless cycle of struggling. The financial responsibility mostly falls on me and my mum because my other siblings do not work. As the man of the house, I’ve tried to step up and carry as much as I can because I don’t want my mum carrying all of this burden alone. I’ve tried my best to support my family and hold everything together, but I’m becoming exhausted. I feel drained mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially. I’ve reached a point where sometimes I struggle even with basic things like transportation costs. I work hard, but it feels like all my money disappears before I even get a chance to breathe.

This situation has also opened my eyes about people around me. I have many people around me at church, and I’m not blaming anyone because nobody owes me anything. But difficult situations really show you who is there and who isn’t. Most people know what I’m going through, but I’ve learned to stop expecting anything from people because expectations usually lead to disappointment. The thing is, I never really went to people looking for solutions anyway. From the very beginning, I went straight to God. I brought my problems to Him. I prayed, cried, begged, and asked for the intercession of Pope Kyrillos too. I genuinely believed that God would make a way. Maybe that’s where my struggle is now. I didn’t have expectations from people, but I had a lot of expectations from God. At first, I had hope. I believed things would change soon. But as time passed, my hope slowly started fading, and now I’m struggling with feelings I never thought I’d have. I’ve become angry, confused, and disappointed.

I hate admitting this, but I’ve even become angry with God and Baba Kyrillos, and may God forgive me for saying that. When I read stories about the miracles of Pope Kyrillos, I see people asking and receiving answers, sometimes for things that don’t even seem urgent. Meanwhile, I’ve spent over a year praying and pleading, and I still feel stuck in the same place, maybe even worse than before. How much can one person carry before they start breaking? The thing making this even harder is that I recently applied for a Master’s degree. I truly believe this could change my life and open doors for me. By God’s grace, I even received a scholarship opportunity, and I saw it as hope for a better future. But my Master’s starts in September, and looking at my current life, I honestly don’t think I’ll even be able to do it anymore. Most of my money disappears into hotel expenses and storage costs to store our personal belongings, which leaves me financially drained. I’m basically living paycheck to paycheck and constantly ending up broke. I honestly cannot see how I can survive and focus on studying for an entire year when I’m already struggling just to stay afloat. That’s what hurts the most. It feels like I finally saw a light at the end of the tunnel, and now I’m scared I’ll lose it because of circumstances outside my control.

I’m not writing this because I want pity from anyone. I’m not looking for sympathy. I’m writing because I’m confused. I can’t say God completely ignored me because He didn’t. He gave me a job exactly when I needed one, and I know that was Him. I can see His mercy even in this situation. But I’m struggling to understand why this season hasn’t ended yet. What is the purpose of working so hard every day only to end up in overdraft and struggle until the next payday? Why does it feel like I’m moving nowhere?

Meanwhile, I look around me and see my friends getting engaged, getting married, building stable lives, and moving forward, while I’m here wondering where my family and I will even be living. I’ve listened to sermons where Abunas say to go to God first and place your burdens before Him. That’s exactly what I did. I came to Him first before anyone else. I gave Him everything. Yet here I am, still feeling stuck. My faith feels like it’s being tested in ways I never imagined, and I’m tired. I haven’t completely lost faith because I think a small part of me is still holding on, otherwise I wouldn’t even be writing this. But right now I’m carrying so much pain, frustration, and confusion that I honestly don’t know what to do anymore.

Sorry for the long post. I needed to let it out.

الراهب عاذر النقلوني يكشف حقيقة اضطهاد الأقباط في مصر خصوصا بعد حادثة دير الملاك غبريال بالفيوم

So I come from a life of addiction and have found god I am now 6 months sober from a terrifying drug habit that ruined my life, I have found faith and God is working in my life keeping me clean and sober. I have found a Coptic church near by that has took my interest and this feels like it could be the denomination for me but obviously with my past and the fact I have tattoos in visible places (one includes a unicursal hexagram which is a pagan symbol) I feel like I won’t be welcomed. Should I still attend or give it a miss. Thank you

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This is what happens when you use sola scriptura and no organized church and have ever weirdo out there explain things the way they see fit.

Please don't come here again and posting your crap about saint worship or whatever, you don't even believe what Jesus taught!

A bit of backstory about myself, I was born, baptized and raised in the Coptic church, became a deacon when I was 8 years old.

I began drifting away from the church during my late teens, I began to party a lot, drink, earn money in immorally ways, acted in lust. I was in a state of pride and I always seemed to want more of it, I felt that it never was enough for me.

I stopped taking communion as a deacon, I used to go with my family to church once in a while but my mind was drifted away from the altar. I stopped praying complete at home.

I decided recently that I can’t go on with this lifestyle anymore, I talked to my priest about recently but we weren’t able to talk for long (I’ll try to contact him when he’s available).

How do I even start off by doing these steps now? What and how do I pray, should I take communion?

Please comment and leave any tips.🙏

I, early 30s Middle Eastern male, in Europe, am in the process of converting to Coptic Orthodoxy and I am wondering what I should except for the next steps in my life.

I am fully convinced that the Coptic Church is the only one that makes sense to me and that it is the road to my salvation. And that has the highest priority in my life. So i am ready to follow that path regardless of anything else.

On another level, I would very much like to get married and have a family. But it’s been a while since i am committed to the Church and yet I still feel like a stranger within the community. I am highly introverted by nature so that has an impact but I also see the looks and feel the energies of the people - and to be honest, I don’t feel welcome at all. So i am wondering whether I should expect to remain an outsider and forget about the idea of marriage.

Side note:
Abouna tried to arrange me with someone who is Oriental Orthodox but not Coptic. It didn’t work out because I insisted that we follow the teachings of the Coptic Church and all the fasting practices while she didn’t want to. He said he will introduce me to someone else who also is OO but not Coptic. Then he dropped the topic. Which got me thinking why doesn’t he want to introduce me to someone Coptic.

Anyhow, my question is, how do you feel about marrying (your daughter) to someone who recently converted to Coptic Orthodoxy from a Catholic background?

Thank you for taking the time to reading this and for sharing your thoughts. May God bless you 🙏🏻

For those of you who were born and raised in the Coptic Church, you are very lucky! 🤍

Kimi “Kemet” 𓆎𓅓𓏏 𓊖 means Egypt and the whole land of Egypt, from east to west and from north to south.

This is the name known and used by all Egyptians for thousands of years, whether in the hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic, or Coptic scripts, and all Egyptologists and scholars of the ancient Egyptian language know this fact.

If you research the frequency of this word’s occurrence in all the existing inscriptions or papyri, you will find that this word is the one primarily and universally used.