4. The Coptic Church of St. Mark speaks… COPTIC

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

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

7. 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

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

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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.