Agpeya

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In the Agpeya, Holy Book of Psalms 51, verse 4: " …when You are judged ." Who is judging whom? I believe this should be corrected to "…when You judge." Why don't we use…
Why must we use the Agpeya in prayer? Can a person just use their own words if they feel that it helps them get closer to God, or would this be disobeying the Church?…
What does "troporia" mean?
Could Your Grace please explain how to pray the Agpeya?
At Abu Makar Monastery, the third and sixth hour sections dedicated to St. Mary are not prayed under the assumption that these are not found in the early manuscripts of…
What is the significance of praying with the Agpeya? How does it compare to American Christian Denominations way of praying?
Do you know who is/are the author/s of the Agpeya? When and how was it written?
In the third hour of the Agpeya litanies, we pray "O Mother of God, you are the true vine who bore the Cluster of Life...” In Arabic I think it says "karma" which I…
When are we not supposed to read from the Agpeya and perform prostrations? Why do we not do them at these times?
I understand your explanation about the Agpeya, who the author is, and when it was written. It was during the time of St. Pachomius. The Church fathers met together to…

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