ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲁⲃⲉⲗ
According to the tradition of the Moharraq Monastery and Cantor Tawfiq Youssef, the hymn ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲁⲃⲉⲗ is chanted for any...
ⲑⲱⲕ ⲧⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ
Throughout Holy Week in the Coptic Rite, the Paschal Doxology ⲑⲱⲕ ⲧⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ (Thine is the Power) is chanted in...
Memory Eternal
Ⲓ was sixteen when mom departed to be with the Lord (tomorrow marks eleven years). I would say one of...
O Begetter of Light
The Coptic fraction prayer, “O God, begetter of light” (Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ) is one of the oldest fraction prayers...
On the Interpretations of the Sunday Tadakia (1)
Have you ever wondered why there are interpretations for the Sunday Tadakia chanted during the month of Kiahk? Why are...
The Fourth Canticle in the Month of Kiahk
ⲡⲓϩⲱⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁϩϥⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲭⲟⲓⲁϩⲕ Throughout the Coptic month of Ⲭⲟⲓⲁϩⲕ (Kiahk), the Coptic faithful take part in overnight vigils...
An Important Lesson
One consistent lesson to be learned, especially now during this pandemic, is that man continues to search for love in...
O David, Sing Today!
Concluding this wedding season in style, I’d like to share a translation of رتل يا داود (Ratil Ya Daoud) that...
Holy Smokes!
An old podcast I did with Mike Guirguis, now Fr. Nathanael! https://www.coptichymnsinenglish.com/meetandright/holysmokes
An Overview of Midnight Vigils of Kiahk
A summary of the history and the development of the Kiahk praises in the Coptic Church as a guest for the...