One of the things a Catholic Priest told me, was that I should research my name--its history, its meaning, and other translations of it in other countries. The reason for this, is that you might be named after a saint indirectly--one who shares your same name or the meaning of your name. My name (the one I was also baptized with) is Derek. After doing a little digging, I discovered that the Catholic Church had a few saints named Theodoric. This name was the original form of Derek. It means 'Ruler of the People'. Also--the modern German equivalent is Dietrich (French is Thierry).
So it is possible that I wouldn't have to pick a Saint then. Personally, I always wanted a Thephoric name (a name that has God in it like Raphael, Michael, Daniel, Samuel, or Eljah, Joshua, John).
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Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
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I desire the Bread of God, the heavenly Bread, the Bread of Life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
who became afterwards of the seed of David and Abraham;
I wish the drink of God, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life.
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When I had given much thought and pondered on the matter, I became convinced that these quarrels of Christians among themselves are not a matter of factual substance, but rather one of words and terms. For they all confess Christ Our Lord to be perfect God and perfect human, without any commingling, mixing, or confusion of the natures. This bipinnate 'likeness' ( Phil. 2:6-7) is termed by one party a 'nature', by another 'a hypostasis' and by yet another a 'person'. Thus I saw all the Christian communities, with their different Christological positions, as possessing a single common ground that is without any difference. Accordingly I totally eradicated any hatred from the depths of my heart, and I completely renounced disputing with anyone over confessional matters. Bar-Hebraeus,The Dove
In love did God bring the world into existence; in love is God going to bring it to that wondrous transformed state, and in love will the world be swallowed up in the great mystery of the One who has performed all these things; in love will the whole course of the governance of creation be finally comprised. St. Isaac of Nineveh
Hi all,
As this is the introductions thread, i thought of dropping by and say hello.
My name is Hany, I am a Coptic Orthodox male. I am 33 years old and getting married in 3 months time.
Your prayers are very much needed and appreciated.
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