THE COPTIC CHURCH AND WORSHIP

FR. TADROS Y. MALATY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A WORSHIPPING CHURCH

The Coptic Church is known as being a worship-loving
church. Her worship is rather incessant, her liturgies are rich
with theology and rites, so profound and delightful. A child
can  participate  with  a  cheerful  heart.  Her  feasts  are
continuous every-day besides Sundays, the weekly feasts, the
monthly and the yearly feasts. Its songs are diversified and
enjoyable. With her calm, meek and effective spirit she is
capable of reaching deep into the soul and she shakes the
heart and emotions in credit of the Kingdom of God. Her joy
is mixed with asceticism and her fasting exceeds half of the
year.

 

Worship in the church represents a living part of the
ecclesiastical life which reacts together with the enjoyment of
the Holy Bible, doctrinal faith, ascetic life and her sacred
outlook to man and his entity. All that collaborate to lead to
"life in Christ."

 

This devotional life is not exclusive for the priests and
monks, but it is for every member of the church. Everybody
participates  in  worship  and  performs  through  organised
church services without confusion. They worship collectively
not individually, in spirituality and gentleness and not in the
rigid deadly letter. This spirit of public worship can be