ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ

For the feast of our great father, ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ, I would like to share this beautiful ⲁⲇⲁⲙ doxology from our work on the Bohairic Coptic Psalmody! The ⲁⲇⲁⲙ doxologies can be chanted in Matins during the Matins doxology, ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲫⲙⲏⲓ (before the conclusion: ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ) or in the veneration service (concluded by ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ).

The beautiful icon is the work of my brother, Kirollos Kilada!

ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ	For Abba Antony
Ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳾ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ ⳾ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳾ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⳾	Your blessed name, • O great Abba Antony, • has become a light • in all the land of Egypt, •
Ⲉϥϩⲓⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳾ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳾ ⲙ̀ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ ⳾ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲣⲏ ⳾	flaring forth • in the heart of the faithful • like the shining rays • of the sun. •
Ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⳾ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⳾ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳾ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳾	You are the tree • brimming with fruit, • in the wilderness, • like the word of the prophet.1 •
Ⲁⲕϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳾ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳾ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⳾ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳾	You announced to us • the everlasting life • and the good things • that no eye has seen. •
Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙ̀ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳾ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛ⳪︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⳾ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⳾ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ ⳾	Let us pray the name • of our LORD Jesus • as are the traditions • of the Great Abba Antony, •
Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳾ ⲛ̀ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳾ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳾ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉ︦ⲑ︦ⲩ︦ ⳾	and let us entreat • the goodness of the Father • that He may send to us • the fire of the Holy Spirit, •
Ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛ̀ϯⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⳾ ⲉⲧⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳾ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳾ ⲛ̀ϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳾	that He burn the enmity • which combats our souls, • and purify us as a temple • of the Holy Trinity.2 •
Ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳾ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ ⳾ ⲡ⳪︦ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳾ ⲙ̀ⲡⲭⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳾	Through the prayers • of the Great Abba Antony, • O LORD, grant us • t̀he forgiveness of our sins. •

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1. Cf. Ps 1:3 ↩︎
2. Cf. Letters of Saint Anthony (Letter Six) ↩︎