by Hidden Treasures Group | Dec 29, 2020 | Advent Series, Hidden Treasures
Introduction to the 3rd Hos (Canticle) The 3rd Hos is the praise of the whole creation led by the church. It is the praise said by The Three Saintly Children in the furnace. When we all chant it in the church, we are symbolizing the world with all its bitterness and...
by Hidden Treasures Group | Dec 19, 2020 | Advent Series, Hidden Treasures
Introduction During the month of Kiahk, the whole church lives in a state of preparedness so that we may be ready to receive the Incarnate Son of God. The most prominent sign of the Divine Incarnation in the Old Testament was the appearance of the Lord to Moses, the...
by Hidden Treasures Group | Dec 13, 2020 | Advent Series, Hidden Treasures
**Correction: In this video, it is mentioned that Hos is an Arabic word. However, it is a Coptic word NOT an Arabic word.** Introduction to Psali Prayers The praise “My Heart and My Tongue” (or “Apahyt nem palac”) is a Psali Adam for the second Canticle (Hos), and is...
by Hidden Treasures Group | Dec 7, 2020 | Advent Series, Hidden Treasures
Part I Part II Psalmody History Annual Midnight Praises The Coptic Church inherited the tradition of praising with Psalms from the Jewish worship in the synagogue. The Psalms were the basis of the vigils of the early Church, and later the Church added more prayers...
by Hidden Treasures Group | Aug 17, 2020 | Hidden Treasures
Introduction to the Hymn This hymn is dedicated to St. Mary and chanted during St. Mary’s fast, the month of Kiahk, St. Mary’s feast days and monthly commemorations, although there are no restrictions around chanting it throughout the year. One of the things that...
by Hidden Treasures Group | Aug 11, 2020 | Hidden Treasures, Saints
What is a saint? The word saint comes from the Latin sanctus which means holy. Therefore, a saint is very simply “a holy person”. From the earliest of times in the Church, certain men and women have been designated as saints, “Holy,” either by being outstanding...
