Hi all,
Just wanted to announce that my church has published a book. It is a translation of the Gospel Responses for Vespers, Matins, and the Liturgy of the Sundays of the year. As you know, most churches pray "Oniatoo" year round during annual days. In fact, there are Gospel responses unique to every Gospel.
Our hope is that this book spreads throughout the English speaking church, to give churchgoers the opportunity to meditate on the individual gospel responses.
The books will be $15 +shipping for individuals, but there are bulk discounts available as well.
If anyone would like to order a copy or see a sample as well as the foreword by H.G. Bishop Youssef, we can be reached by email at
[email protected]If you have any questions that I can answer here, fire away!
Thanks
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God bless your efforts. Am I correct in assuming it also contains the original Coptic responses in addition to the English translations?
I can, however, take a look at that particular verse and have it translated if you need it for something specifically.
We are really hoping to get this book to every church so that the responses are used.
I wonder how similar our translations will be. Sometimes the Coptic in Bp. Samuel's book is incomplete and/or unintelligible.
You are right, there were areas of the book in the Coptic that were incomplete or unintelligible. We had to lean on a few Coptic experts to basically estimate what the response was supposed to say based on the Coptic and Arabic there.
Is it available in Egypt?
We could possibly ship to Egypt, although for it to make sense for you, I would see if you could find a number of people who would like the book so that the shipping costs could be spread over a greater amount of books/people
Just wanted to let you know we received the books. To order, you can go to
http://wiscopts.net/store
Thanks!
I just noticed that this is apart of SUSCopts, just wana say you guys rock! anyways... I was wandering whether this would be made available on Coptic reader?
God Bless
Thanks!
Actually, our church is not part of the Southern Diocese. We had H.G. review it because a number of the people working on the book studied at his seminary in Titusville. We hope to have the contents of the book make it's way to Coptic Reader, but are not sure when that will happen quite yet.
Thanks!
I ordered the book....waiting for it. I may have some comments when is see the text. :-)