Sunday Theotokia - First Part

English Midnight Praises - 2

St. Anthony Monastery, California


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And whenever we, gather for prayer, let us bless the name, of my Lord Jesus.

Ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ: ⲉ̀ϯⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ.

We bless You, O my Lord Jesus, deliver us through Your name, for we have hope in You.

+ Ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲱ̀ Ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ: ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ.

That we may praise You, with Your good Father, and the Holy Spirit, for You have risen and saved us.

Ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ Ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ϫⲉ (ⲁⲕⲧⲱⲛⲕ) ⲁⲕⲥⲱϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ.

Glory be to the Father and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and unto, the age of all ages. Amen.
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+ Ⲇⲟⲝⲁ Ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓ ⲕⲉ Ⲩ̀ⲓⲱ: ⲕⲉ Ⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲱ Ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓ: ⲕⲉ ⲛⲩⲛ ⲕⲉ ⲁ̀ⲓ̀ ⲕⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲧⲟⲩⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲱ̀ⲛⲁⲥ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲱ̀ⲛⲱⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ.

First Part:

Ϯϩⲟⲩⲓϯ

You are called righteous, O blessed one, among women, the second tabernacle.

Ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ: ⲱ̀ ⲑⲏⲉⲧⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ: ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲁϩⲥ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ.

Which is called, the holy, of holies, wherein are the tablets.

+ Ⲑⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲑⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ.

Of the covenant, and the ten commandments, which are written, by the finger of God.

Ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲏⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ.

They have directed us, to the Iota, the name of salvation, of Jesus Christ.

+ Ⲥⲉⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲉⲣⲥⲩⲙⲙⲉⲛⲓⲛ: ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲓⲱⲧⲁ: ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ Ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.

Who was incarnate, of you without change, and became the Mediator, of a new covenant.

Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛ̀ϧⲏϯ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϣⲓⲃϯ: ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀Ⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ: ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙ̀ⲃⲉⲣⲓ.

Through the shedding, of His holy Blood, He purified the faithful, to be a justified people.

+ Ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫϧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲡⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ: ⲉⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲑ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ.

Wherefore everyone, magnifies you, O my Lady the Mother of God, the ever-holy.

Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲥⲉϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ: ⲧⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ Ϯⲑⲉⲟ̀ⲧⲟⲕⲟⲥ: ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

And we also pray, that we may win mercy, through your intercessions, with the Lover of Mankind.

+ Ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ: ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

Who can speak of, the honor of the tabernacle, which Moses had made, on Mount Sinai.

Ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ: ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ϯⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ Ⲙⲱⲩ̀ⲥⲏⲥ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ: ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ.

He made it with glory, as commanded by the Lord, and according to the pattern, shown unto him.

+ Ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ.

Therein Aaron, and his sons served, the example of the highest, in the shadow of the heavenly ones.

Ⲑⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ Ⲁ̀ⲁ̀ⲣⲱⲛ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ.

They likened it to you, O Virgin Mary, the true tabernacle, wherein dwelt God.

+ Ⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ: Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ: ϯⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲏⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ.

Wherefore we, magnify you befittingly, with prophetic, hymnology.

Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ: ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ ⲁⲝⲓⲱⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲩⲙⲛⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ: ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ.

For they spoke of you, with great honor, O holy city, of the great King.

+ Ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏϯ: ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ: ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀Ⲟⲩⲣⲟ.

We entreat and pray, that we may win mercy, through your intercessions, with the Lover of Mankind.

Ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ: ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.