In the last month or so, two of my dearest friends lost family members leading me to look into the Coptic Rite of the funeral. Today, I’d like to share two important points that I discovered. The first is that the ⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ psalis/doxologies of Lent, ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ and ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ are an essential part of the …