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My screeching alarm clock coincides perfectly with the call to prayer from a nearby mosque. It’s before dawn and I’m both disoriented and angry. Where am I again? Oh yeah. Cairo. Why am I awake so early? Oh yeah. Emil. I’ve just worked two weeks straight and, regardless of the opinions of the muezzin or Continue reading Sunday in the Valley of Salts  Wadi Natron is the center of Coptic Monasticism in Egypt and one of, if not the, earliest homes to Christianity. The name means "Valley of Natron" or "Valley of the minerals." Natron salts were used for the preparation of mummies during the pharaonic period. Christianity was brought to the valley by St. Mark during Continue reading Images from Wadi Natron, Egypt HD video from the Cathedral of Deir Anba Bishoy in Wadi Natrun. A Coptic priest performs a portion of the liturgy during preparations for the communion service. This was part of the “transubstantiation” as the wine and bread are transformed into the body and blood of Christ. The big “bundle” in the center of the Continue reading HD Spirit Quest Video: Coptic Liturgy at the Cathedral of Deir Anba Bishoy |
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