A blessed and fruitful fast, filled with spiritual and physical nourishment from our Lord, to you all! Holy Week in the Coptic Orthodox Church is filled with beautiful hymns that lead us through the events recorded in the gospels. The hymns of the Holy Paskha are emotionally evocative, expressive, and comforting. They truly create a spiritual environment …

Part 4 – What other factors have contributed to pronunciation issues? Since the entry of the Arabs into Egypt, the use of the Coptic language has progressively declined. With the exception of a few towns and small groups of people, its use is now limited to liturgical practice for the hymns of the Church. The hymns …