Rites and Readings of Palm Sunday, Procession and General Funeral طقس أحد الشعانين ودورة أحد الشعانين والجناز العام Fr. Jacob Nadian St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church 1 H.H. Pope Tawadros, II Pope and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, The Coptic Orthodox Church In Egypt and Abroad 2 Rites and Readings of Palm Sunday, Procession and General Funeral طقس أحد الشعانين ودورة أحد الشعانين والجناز العام Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................ 3 PART 1: RITES OF PALM SUNDAY ...................................................................................................................... 7 PART 2: VESPERS OF PALM SUNDAY .............................................................................................................. 10 THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING ............................................................................................................................. 11 Verses of Cymbals for Vespers of Palm Sunday ................................................................................................. 15 THE THREE LITANIES .............................................................................................................................................. 19 First Litany: The Litany of the Peace ................................................................................................................. 19 Second Litany: The Litany of the Fathers .......................................................................................................... 20 Third Litany: The Litany of the Assemblies........................................................................................................ 21 THE LITANY OF THE DEPARTED FOR VESPERS OF PALM SUNDAY ........................................................................... 24 THE DOXOLOGIES .................................................................................................................................................... 30 The Introduction to the Doxologies .................................................................................................................... 30 Doxology for Palm Sunday (Blow the Trumpet at the New Moon) .................................................................... 31 Doxology for Palm Sunday (He who sits upon the cherubim) ........................................................................... 33 Doxology for St. Mary ........................................................................................................................................ 35 Doxology for the Heavenly Orders .................................................................................................................... 36 Doxology for St. John the Baptist....................................................................................................................... 37 Doxology for the Apostles .................................................................................................................................. 38 Doxology for St. Mark ........................................................................................................................................ 39 Doxology for St. Stephen .................................................................................................................................... 40 Doxology for St. George .................................................................................................................................... 41 Doxology for St. Philopateer Mercurius ............................................................................................................ 42 Doxology for St. Mina ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Doxology for St. Antony the Great ..................................................................................................................... 44 Doxology for St. Bishoy and St. Paul of Tammoh .............................................................................................. 45 Conclusion of Doxologies .................................................................................................................................. 46 INTRODUCTION TO THE ORTHODOX CREED ............................................................................................................. 47 THE ORTHODOX CREED ........................................................................................................................................... 47 HYMN VNOU] NAI NAN ........................................................................................................................................ 49 PROCESSIONAL HYMN “EULOGYMENOC” FOR PALM SUNDAY ............................................................................... 50 EXPOSITION (TARH) FOR PALM SUNDAY ................................................................................................................. 51 THE LITANY OF THE GOSPEL ................................................................................................................................... 53 RESPONSE TO THE VESPERS PSALM ......................................................................................................................... 55 Vespers Psalm for Palm Sunday ........................................................................................................................ 56 Vespers Gospel for Palm Sunday ....................................................................................................................... 57 Response to the Vespers Gospel ......................................................................................................................... 58 PALM SUNDAY VESPERS’ CANON ............................................................................................................................ 59 THE FIVE SMALL LITANIES ...................................................................................................................................... 61 First Litany: The Litany of Peace ...................................................................................................................... 62 3 Second Litany: The Litany of the Fathers .......................................................................................................... 63 Third Litany: The Litany of the Place ................................................................................................................ 64 Fourth Litany: The Litanies of the Three Seasons of the Year ........................................................................... 65 The Litany of the Waters .................................................................................................................................... 66 The Litany of the Plants ..................................................................................................................................... 67 The Litany of the Fruits ...................................................................................................................................... 67 Combined Litany for the Three Seasons ............................................................................................................ 68 Fifth Litany: The Litany of the Assemblies ......................................................................................................... 70 THE ABSOLUTIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 74 The First Absolution ........................................................................................................................................... 74 The Prayer of Submission to the Son ................................................................................................................. 75 The Absolution to the Son .................................................................................................................................. 77 CONCLUDING HYMN ................................................................................................................................................ 79 PART 3: MATINS OF PALM SUNDAY ................................................................................................................ 80 THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING ............................................................................................................................. 81 Verses of Cymbals for Matins of Palm Sunday .................................................................................................. 85 THE THREE LITANIES .............................................................................................................................................. 89 First Litany: The Litany of the Peace ................................................................................................................. 89 Second Litany: The Litany of the Fathers .......................................................................................................... 90 Third Litany: The Litany of the Assemblies........................................................................................................ 91 THE LITANY OF THE SICK FOR MATINS OF PALM SUNDAY 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