Have you ever wondered why there are interpretations for the Sunday Tadakia chanted during the month of Kiahk? Why are only six interpretations chanted regularly though there are seven sections of the tadakia? How about the portions from the Gospel of Luke — why do we read only one throughout the year but six during …

ⲡⲓϩⲱⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁϩϥⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲭⲟⲓⲁϩⲕ Throughout the Coptic month of Ⲭⲟⲓⲁϩⲕ (Kiahk), the Coptic faithful take part in overnight vigils of praise in preparation for the Nativity of the Lord Jesus. While many tunes alternate with respect to the season, few change their structure, with the exception that the seven ⲑⲉⲟⲧⲟⲕⲓⲁ (Tadakia) are interspersed between …