Fraction to the Son: Coptic Orthodox Fraction by Fr. Paul Guirguis of St Marks Coptic Orthodox Church

The Fraction To The Son: Fr. Paul Guirguis

Fr Antonious Amin-القمص أنطونيوس أمين - Fraction to the Father about the Slaughter of Isaac

Saturday Theotokia - Bola Mounir & Chorus

Psalm 119: 154-155 of the 3rd Hour of Tuesday of Holy Pascha

A Psalm of David.
Plead my cause and redeem me; 
give me life because of Your word.

Salvation is far from sinners, 
for they have not searched Your ordinances. Alleluia.

Psalm 119: 154-155 Chanted in the Paschal Tune

Excerpts of the divine liturgy according to St Gregory during the holy days of Pentecost, prayed by Fr Antonious Ibrahim Ayad, and Fr Antony Mansour, with the chanters of St Mary & St Mina's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral Sydney, Australia. Prayed on the morning of Friday 24 May, 2024.

Complete liturgy: https://youtu.be/LlaLfA4HI5I

St Mary & St Mina's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral
Bexley, Sydney, Australia

Gregorian Introduction to the Fraction

Tenoweh Ensok (Demiana Nathan/Kyrollos Boutros)

Lyrics:

A stranger I lived in the world
A foreigner like my forefathers
A pilgrim in my attitude
In my thoughts and my desires

A stranger 
I have no one to
unload on him 
my thoughts so true

The people do not like my roots
Nor do they understand my end
In craze arise the multitude
In maddening noise without an end
And I remain in solitude
Serenity in my heart felt

A stranger 
I can find no home
nor a corner to rest alone

I cast away the world’s pleasures
Ignoring her calling to me
I went, I dragged away my things
Away from their merrymakers
My heart silent, indifferent
To all they think is important

My listening 
will never yield
to loud and worldly conversing

I wander off on my own
So happy to be in vast
With my timbrel and my cymbal
In melody of praise I sing
And now comes a holy moment
In which I retreat with my King

I roam about as a spirit invisible to onlookers
The world alien I am to it a foreigner like my forefathers

My existence is a triumph 
No wealth, power to disturb me
No houses here to delay
Nor any friend or family
And with me are the sweet verses
And Proverbs to console me

The bible here my only lamp, and nothing else to concern me (2)

I do not know of any fear
Nor any bonds that hinder me
No longer does the world rule me
Against me and at times for me 
No longer does the world rule me
Against me and at times for me 

I say to every enemy 
Who only wants to seduce me
The world, in the end, I am to it
A foreigner like were my fathers (2)

A Stranger - Jam Session (Pierre Aziz and Tony Morgan)

Midnight Praises(Coptic Society)-Ibrahim Ayad

Lamentations of Jeremiah (English) -- Bishoy Sourial

Psalm 151 (Bright Saturday) - Ibrahim Ayad & Chorus المزمور ١٥١: أنا الصغير - إبراهيم عياد والخورس

Fe Etshop Fe Enafshop (Coptic Gregorian Prayer of Reconciliation)- Abouna Philopateer Kamal

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