The Coptic Church of St. Mark speaks… COPTIC

HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN SPEAKING COPTIC? FOR A VERY VERY LONG TIME!!!

WHEN DO WE SPEAK COPTIC IN CHURCH? When Praying the Liturgy When Praying from the Agpeya When Singing Praises to God

WHAT DO WE SAY? AGIOS = HOLY!!! $ AGIOC AGIOC AGIOC $ ……… HOLY HOLY HOLY!!! DOXA = GLORY!!! $ DOZA PATRI …... $ Glory be to the Father… MARIA = MARY!!! $ :AGIA MARIA $ Saint Mary

MORE IMPORTANT NAMES… THEOS = GOD ISOS EKHRISTOS = JESUS CHRIST PI EP-NEVMA ETHOAB = The HOLY SPIRIT THEOTOKOS = Mother of GOD ANGELOS = Angel MARTIROS = Martyr

MORE IMPORTANT WORDS… HITEN NEBRES-VEIA = Through the Intercessions HITEN NI EV-SHI = Through the Prayers SHERE NE = Hail to You

Hiten Nebresveia Inte Ti Theotokos  Ethowab Maria Epchois Ari – ehmot nan empiko evol inte nenovi ##################### THE HYMN OF THE INTERCESSIONS Through the Intercessions Of the Mother of God St. Mary, O Lord Grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Hiten Nebresvia  Inte Pishashf Enarshi Angelos  Nem Nitagma En-E-Po-Ra-NiOn Epchois Ari – ehmot nan empiko evol inte nenovi ##################### Through the Intercessions Of the seven archangels, and the heavenly orders O Lord Grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Hiten Ni-evshi  Inte Nashois Enioti Enapostolos  Nem Epsepi Enti Ni Matheetis Epchois Ari – ehmot nan empiko evol inte nenovi ##################### Through the Prayers Of my lords and fathers the Apostles, and the rest of the Disciples O Lord Grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Hiten Ni-evshi  Inte Pi theorimos En Evangelestis  Markos Pi Apostolos Epchois Ari – ehmot nan empiko evol inte nenovi ##################### Through the Prayers Of the beholder of God, the Evangelist, Mark the Apostle O Lord Grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Hiten Ni-evshi  Inte Pi Athlovoros Emmartiros  Pashois Epouro Gawargayos Epchois Ari – ehmot nan empiko evol inte nenovi ##################### Through the Prayers Of the struggle-mantled martyr, my master Prince George O Lord Grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Hiten Ni-evshi  Inte Pi Athlovoros Emmartiros  Filopateer Merkorayos Epchois Ari – ehmot nan empiko evol inte nenovi ##################### Through the Prayers Of the struggle-mantled martyr, Philopater Mercurius O Lord Grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Hiten Ni-evshi  Inte Pi Athlovoros Emmartiros  Pi Agios Avva Mina Epchois Ari – ehmot nan empiko evol inte nenovi ##################### Through the Prayers Of the struggle-mantled martyr, the Holy Avva Mina O Lord Grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Hiten Ni-evshi  Inte Nashoice Ennyoti Em-Myno Shiri  Avva Antonios Nem Avva Pavli Epchois Ari – ehmot nan empiko evol inte nenovi ##################### Through the Prayers Of our Masters the Fathers the Lovers of their children, Avva Antony and Avva Paula O Lord Grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Hiten Ni-evshi  ente ni ethowav ente pai eho-oo  pioway pioway kata pefran Epchois Ari – ehmot nan empiko evol inte nenovi ##################### Through the Prayers Of the saints of this day each one by his name O Lord Grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Hiten no evshi  areh eponkh empeniot etta yoht enarshe  erevs papa ava shenoti Epchois (11) Ari – ehmot nan empiko evol inte nenovi ##################### Through their Prayers Keep the life of our honored father, The high priest papa abba Shenouda O Lord Grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Teno-osht emok o-piekhristos  Nem pi-ekyoht en aghathos  Nem Pi-epnevma ethowav Jeh aki – ak OR Jeh aktonkak Soti Emmon Nai Nan ##################### We worship you O Christ With your Good father and the holy spirit For you have come / risen and saved us Have mercy on us.