The Order the Praises and Matins

The Priest opens the alter curtain and the prayers are followed in this order:

• Psalm 151 (chanted)


• The Second Hoos Lobsh


• First Hoos and its Lobsh


• Then the prayers are read as followed:
  
  
  • Deuteronomy 32:1-43 (The Second Praise of Moses)
  
  
  • I Samuel 2:1-10 (The Prayer of Hannah Mother of Samuel)
  
  
  • Habakkuk 3:2-19 (The Prayer of Habakkuk)
  
  
  • Jonah 2:1-10 (The Prayer of Jonah)
  
  
  • Isaiah 38: 10-20 (The Prayer of Hezekiah King of Judah)
  
  
  • From the Canonical books (The Prayer of Manasseh)
  
  
  • Isaiah 26:9-20 (Isaiah´s First Prayer)
  
  
  • Isaiah 25:1-12 (Isaiah´s Second Prayer)
  
  
  • Isaiah 26:1-9 (Isaiah´s Third Prayer)
  
  
  • Lamentations 5:16-22 (The Praise of Jeremiah The Prophet)
  
  
  • Baruch 2:11-15 (The Praise of Baruch The Prophet)
  
  
  • I Kings 18:36-39 (The Praise of Elijah The Prophet)
  
  
  • Chronicles 29:10-13 (The Prayer of David The Prophet)
  
  
  • I Kings 8:22-30 (The Prayer of Solomon The King)
  
  
  • Daniel 9:4-19 (The Prayer of Daniel The Prophet)
  
  
  • Daniel 3 (The Revelation of Daniel The Prophet)
  
  
  • From the Canonical books (The Prayer of Azariah)
  
  
• The Third Hoos (Said in Coptic first than is explained in Arabic and/or English with the extra refrain that starts after the 7th part, and continues after every 3 parts)


• Aripsalin (Greek Watos Psali)


• Tenen (Hymn for The Three Saintly Children)


• Than the continuation of the hymn Tenen is read from the original text in the bible.


• Then other prayers are read as followed:
  
  
  • Luke 1:46-55 (The Praise of Virgin Mary)
  
  
  • Luke 1:68-79 (The Prayer of Zechariah The Priest)
  
  
  • Luke 2: 29-32 (The Prayer of Simon)
  
  
  • From the Canonical books (The Story of Susanna)
  
  
• Ten-oweh ensok.


• Than the priest starts the Matins prayers by the Thanksgiving Prayer.


• The Verses of Cymbals are said. (The First ten parts of the Morning Doxology)
  
• Psalm 50 (51)


• The Litany of the Sick


• The rest of the Morning Doxology and its Conclusion


• The Litany of the departed


• Graciously accord O Lord...


• Psali Watos (Coptic)


• A Melody said after the Psali Watos (Arabic/English)


• Than Eshob-anshan and the Saturday Theotokeia and its Sherat in the annual tune.


• The Litany of the Oblations


• Let us praise with the angels saying...


• Holy God, Holy ... who was crucified for us...


• The Intro to Doxology and the Doxologies with the Saturday one first than continued as normal.


• Intro to the Creed and the Creed


• Efnouti nai nan and than the long amen Kerie Leison.


• than Isaiah 55:2-13 is read


• The Homily for St. Athanasius the Apostolic is read


• Than Ten-oo-osht and the Pauline Epistle said first in Coptic than Arabic and/or English (Ethveti anastasis, chanted in two parts. First in the Etribi and the second is in the festive tune or the annual tune)


• Mohayar of Pa-shois is said.


• The Trisagion is said by saying the 3 parts with "..who was crucified for us.."


• Psalm is chanted. (It is set of 2 psalms, first in the Etribi tune, second in the festive.)


• The intro of the annual gospel is said (Estathee-te & Efisma-ro-oot)


• The Paschal intro of the Gospel is said (Ke-eperto)


• The Gospel is read in Coptic (Etribi tune and than festive)


• Than the psalm and the gospel are explained in Arabic and/or English (Psalm in Etribi and Festive tune, the Gospel and its intro in Etribi and Festive)


• The Gospel response is said


• The Commentary is said


• The Three Short Litanies are said (Inaudibly)


• Than "Our Father..." and the conclusion of Matins.


• The Concluding Canon is said instead of Amen Alleluia.


• The Third and the Sixth hours are read. (The Agpeya Psalms are given to the people to be read)


• Than the Prophecies, the psalm and Gospel of each hour are read in the same tune changes in Matins.