The Office of Kneeling - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

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superior to the current version. We feel very strongly that Burmester’s manuscripts contained the original form of this Psali. The second passage is the continuation of the prayer at the end of the Third Kneeling (Page 29,) which is omitted altogether from the currently available Coptic/Arabic service books. One of the serious shortcomings of the Coptic/Arabic service books available is that the Rubrics are very difficult to understand. We tried our best to make the rubrics as clear as possible in this edited translation. I have to admit that personally, I feel more comfortable with the rubrics after having edited this great translation. I hope that this translation will catch the attention of the Inter-Diocesan Joint Translation Committee. A thorough revision by the committee is needed before a definitive edition can be issued. Meanwhile, I feel confident that this edited translation can safely be used to bring this beautiful and ancient service to our English speaking Copts. My sincere thanks to Essam Toni who went on a hunting trip, trying to find a library with a copy of MUSEON 47, which contained Burmester’s translation, and delivered! My sincere thanks to my son Frederick for transliterating the Coptic hymns, and for his valuable suggestions on other issues. Reda and Dalia Fayek did an excellent job proof-reading this little document. I personally take credit for any mistakes the reader may find, in spite of their efforts! Father Athanasius Iskander Pachons 7, 1714 A.M. May 15, 1998 A.D.
The order set by our holy Fathers the Teachers of the Orthodox Church for THE SERVICE OF KNEELING AT THE END OF PENTECOST The 1 st and 2 nd Kneelings are performed in the second Choir, i.e. in the place of the Holy Pascha (services), in the evening of the day of Pentecost. Let them prepare new earthenware vessels and fill them with burning coals, (and) let each one bring incense on behalf of his dead and on behalf of himself. They begin the service by reciting the Psalms of the 6 th , 9 th , 11 th , and 12 th hours. Then they chant Psalm 117 according to its known tune, “Praise the Lord all ye nations …” Then the Fourth Canticle is sung, (Psalms 148, 149 and 150), followed by The Psali of Pentecost (In the Adam tune), “I will praise Thee, O Lord, in mercy and truth, etc …” Then is said the Sunday Psali “I sought after Thee …” followed by the Sunday Theotokia and the ending of the Adam Theotokias, “Thy mercies O my God …” Then the priest begins the prayer, saying “Have mercy upon us; etc … ,” then he says the Prayer of Thanksgiving, at the conclusion of which the priest puts five handfuls of incense into the censer reserved for the service of the altar, with the accompaniment of his brothers the priests. The fifth handful is put in the earthenware vessel, while the priest says, “Glory and honour, honour and glory to the All Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Repose and refreshment to the souls of Thy servants who have fallen asleep in the Orthodox Faith from the beginning until now. Give rest O Lord, to all of them, in the bosom of our holy fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Paradise of joy, and give to us and to them a share and an inheritance in the light of Thy Saints.” After this the priest says the Prayer of the Morning Incense, “O God Who accepted the gifts etc … ,” Then he censes the fathers the priests and the people. Meanwhile, the singers chant these verses to the accompaniment of the cymbals:
Page 1: COPTIC ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE THE OR
Page 6 and 7: 2 FIRST KNEELING Christ our God ros
Page 8 and 9: 4 FIRST KNEELING The priest puts in
Page 10 and 11: 6 FIRST KNEELING and I am glorified
Page 12 and 13: 8 FIRST KNEELING forgive us our sin
Page 14 and 15: 10 FIRST KNEELING guard us with Thy
Page 16 and 17: 12 FIRST KNEELING unto thy son, We
Page 18 and 19: 14 SECOND KNEELING and affrighted,
Page 20 and 21: 16 SECOND KNEELING PRIEST: We ask a
Page 22 and 23: 18 SECOND KNEELING express image, W
Page 24 and 25: THE THIRD KNEELING The priest, the
Page 26 and 27: 22 THIRD KNEELING tabernacles: and
Page 28 and 29: 24 THIRD KNEELING JOHN 4:1-24 When
Page 30 and 31: 26 THIRD KNEELING who worship Him o
Page 32 and 33: 28 THIRD KNEELING CONGREGATION: Lor
Page 34 and 35: 30 THIRD KNEELING Trinity, Co-Essen
Page 36 and 37: 32 THIRD KNEELING faithful promise.

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