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LoiponⲖⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ anshanthoouti:ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ:
And whenever we,
eti-eprosevshee:ⲉ̀ϯⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ:
gather for prayer,
marenesmouⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ epiran:ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ:
let us bless the name,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ PashoisⲠⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ Ieesous.Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ.
of my Lord Jesus.
++ JeϪⲉ tenna-esmouⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ erok:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ:
We bless You,
oⲱ̀ PashoisⲠⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ Ieesous:Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ:
O my Lord Jesus,
nahmenⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ khenϧⲉⲛ pekran:ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ:
deliver us through Your name,
jeϫⲉ anerhelpisⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ erok.ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ.
for we have hope in You.
EthrenhosⲈⲑⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ erok:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ:
That we may praise You,
nemⲛⲉⲙ PekiotⲠⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ enaghathos:ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ:
with Your good Father,
nemⲛⲉⲙ Pi-epnevmaⲠⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ Ethowab:Ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:
and the Holy Spirit,
jeϫⲉ (aktonk)(ⲁⲕⲧⲱⲛⲕ) aksotiⲁⲕⲥⲱϯ emmon.ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ.
for You have risen and saved us.
++ ThoksaⲆⲟⲝⲁ PatriⲠⲁⲧⲣⲓ keⲕⲉ I-io:Ⲩ̀ⲓⲱ:
Glory be to the Father and the Son,
keⲕⲉ AgioⲀ̀ⲅⲓⲱ Epnevmati:Ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓ:
and the Holy Spirit,
keⲕⲉ ninⲛⲩⲛ keⲕⲉ a-iⲁ̀ⲓ̀ keⲕⲉ isⲓⲥ tous:ⲧⲟⲩⲥ:
now and forever and unto,
e-onasⲉ̀ⲱ̀ⲛⲁⲥ tonⲧⲱⲛ e-ononⲉ̀ⲱ̀ⲛⲱⲛ ameen.ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ.
the age of all ages. Amen. ____
TihouitiϮϩⲟⲩⲓϯ
First Part:
SemoutiⲤⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ eroⲉ̀ⲣⲟ thikeos:ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ:
You are called righteous,
oⲱ̀ thee-etesmaroout:ⲑⲏⲉⲧⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ:
O blessed one,
khenϧⲉⲛ nihiomi:ⲛⲓϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ:
among women,
jeϫⲉ timahesnotiϯⲙⲁϩⲥ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ eneskeenee.ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ.
the second tabernacle.
++ Thee-etoumoutiⲐⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ eros:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ:
Which is called,
jeϫⲉ thee-ethowab:ⲑⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:
the holy,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nee-ethowab:ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:
of holies,
ereⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ni-eplaksⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ enkheets.ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ.
wherein are the tablets.
EnteⲚ̀ⲧⲉ tithiatheekee:ϯⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ:
Of the covenant,
nemⲛⲉⲙ pimeetⲡⲓⲙⲏⲧ ensaji:ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ:
and the ten commandments,
naiⲛⲁⲓ etafeskheetou:ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ:
which are written,
enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ piteebⲡⲓⲧⲏⲃ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Efnoti.Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ.
by the finger of God.
++ Se-ershorpⲤⲉⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ enersimmenin:ⲛ̀ⲉⲣⲥⲩⲙⲙⲉⲛⲓⲛ:
They have directed us,
nanⲛⲁⲛ empiota:ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲓⲱⲧⲁ:
to the Iota,
piranⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ enougai:ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ:
the name of salvation,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ IeesousⲒⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ Pi-ekhristos.Ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
of Jesus Christ.
FaiⲪⲁⲓ etafchisarksⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ enkheeti:ⲛ̀ϧⲏϯ:
Who was incarnate,
khenϧⲉⲛ oumetatshivti:ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϣⲓⲃϯ:
of you without change,
afshopiⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ emmesitees:ⲙ̀Ⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ:
and became the Mediator,
evthiatheekeeⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ emveri.ⲙ̀ⲃⲉⲣⲓ.
of a new covenant.
++ EvolⲈ̀ⲃⲟⲗ hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ efnougkh:ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫϧ:
Through the shedding,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ PefesnofⲠⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ethowab:ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:
of His holy Blood,
aftouvoⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ennee-ethnahti:ⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ:
He purified the faithful,
evlaosⲉⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ evethmaiof.ⲉⲩⲑ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ.
to be a justified people.
EthveⲈⲑⲃⲉ faiⲫⲁⲓ o-onⲟⲩⲟⲛ niven:ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:
Wherefore everyone,
sechisiⲥⲉϭⲓⲥⲓ emmo:ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ:
magnifies you,
tashoisⲧⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ Tithe-otokos:Ϯⲑⲉⲟ̀ⲧⲟⲕⲟⲥ:
O my Lady the Mother of God,
ethowabⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ enseeouⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ niven.ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
the ever-holy.
++ AnonⲀ̀ⲛⲟⲛ honϩⲱⲛ tentovh:ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ:
And we also pray,
ethrenshashniⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ evnai:ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ:
that we may win mercy,
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ne-epresvia:ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ:
through your intercessions,
entotfⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ empimairomi.ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
with the Lover of Mankind.
NimⲚⲓⲙ pethna-eshsaji:ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ:
Who can speak of,
emeptaioⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ enti-eskeenee:ⲛ̀ϯⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ:
the honor of the tabernacle,
etaⲉ̀ⲧⲁ Mo-iseesⲘⲱⲩ̀ⲥⲏⲥ thamios:ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ:
which Moses had made,
hijenϩⲓϫⲉⲛ eptoouⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ensina.ⲛ̀Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ.
on Mount Sinai.
++ AfthamiosⲀϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ khenϧⲉⲛ o-oou:ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ:
He made it with glory,
kataⲕⲁⲧⲁ epsajiⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ emepshois:ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ:
as commanded by the Lord,
nemⲛⲉⲙ kataⲕⲁⲧⲁ nitiposⲛⲓⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ teerou:ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:
and according to the pattern,
etavtamofⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ eroou.ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
shown unto him.
TheeⲐⲏ ereⲉ̀ⲣⲉ A-aron:Ⲁ̀ⲁ̀ⲣⲱⲛ:
Therein Aaron,
nemⲛⲉⲙ nefsheeriⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ shemshiϣⲉⲙϣⲓ enkheets:ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ:
and his sons served,
khenϧⲉⲛ eptiposⲡ̀ⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ epchisi:ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ:
the example of the highest,
nemⲛⲉⲙ etkheeiviⲧ̀ϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ naⲛⲁ etfe.ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ.
in the shadow of the heavenly ones.
++ AvtenthoniⲀⲩⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲓ eros:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ:
They likened it to you,
MariaⲘⲁⲣⲓⲁ Tiparthenos:Ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ:
O Virgin Mary,
ti-eskeeneeϯⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ emmee:ⲙ̀ⲙⲏⲓ:
the true tabernacle,
ereⲉ̀ⲣⲉ EfnotiⲪ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ sakhounⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ emmos.ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ.
wherein dwelt God.
EthveⲈⲑⲃⲉ faiⲫⲁⲓ tenchisi:ⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ:
Wherefore we,
emmoⲙ̀ⲙⲟ aksios:ⲁⲝⲓⲱⲥ:
magnify you befittingly,
khenϧⲉⲛ hanimnologia:ϩⲁⲛⲩⲙⲛⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ:
with prophetic,
emeprofeetikon.ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ.
hymnology.
++ JeϪⲉ avsajiⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ethveeti:ⲉⲑⲃⲏϯ:
For they spoke of you,
enhanehveeouiⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ evtaieeout:ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ:
with great honor,
tivakiϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ethowab:ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:
O holy city,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ pinishtiⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ enouro.ⲛ̀Ⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
of the great King.
TentihoⲦⲉⲛϯϩⲟ tentovh:ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ:
We entreat and pray,
ethrenshashniⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ evnai:ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ:
that we may win mercy,
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ne-epresvia:ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ:
through your intercessions,
entotfⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ empimairomi.ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
with the Lover of Mankind.

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St. Anthony Monastery, California

  1. Sunday Theotokia - Part 1English Midnight Praises - 24:27
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