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the Archangel

Of the Seven Archangels

ⲡⲓⲀⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗthe Archangel

Ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲀⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ, ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ, ⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϢⲏⲣⲓ ⲛϯⲠⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲑⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ.

Principal commemoration 13 Paona · 20 Jun

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Ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲀⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ, ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ. Ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲁϣϥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ, ⲉⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ, ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲑⲟ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲡⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ. Ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ, ϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲀⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ Ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ, ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ "Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ" ⲟⲩⲟϩ "ⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ."

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Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ, ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ. Ⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲉⲣⲓ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙϯ, ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϫⲉ "Ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ." Ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ, ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ "Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲪⲛⲟⲩϯ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲧ ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ (Luke 1:19)." Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲁϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲀⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ Ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲦⲱⲃⲓⲁⲥ, "Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ, ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲁϣϥ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ," ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ, ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲀⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ.

Ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. Ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛϫⲉ Ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲓ, ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ "Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, ⲙⲁⲕⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ (Daniel 8:16)." Ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉ Ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ· ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϭⲓⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ, ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ.

Ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ, ⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲛϫⲉ Ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ, "ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ, ⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ, ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ (Daniel 9:21)," ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲇⲟⲙⲁⲥ, ⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ, ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ (Daniel 9:23-27), ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.

Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲁ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲓ ϩⲁ Ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲟ Ⲧⲓⲅⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϧⲁⲉ. Ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲀⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϥⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ.

Ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⲛϫⲉ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲥ, ⲁϥϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲉⲣⲓ. Ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ϩⲁ Ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ, ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ· "Ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ Ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ, ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ· ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ Ⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲧ ⲉⲥⲉⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ (Luke 1:13)," ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ, ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ.

Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲋ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲀⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲁ, ϩⲁ ϯⲠⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ "Ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲑⲏⲉⲑⲙⲉϩ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ, Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲉ· ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲑⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ (Luke 1:28)." Ⲁϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲘⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϢⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ, ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ "ⲠⲓⲠⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲉⲣϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⲉⲣⲟ· ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲪⲛⲟⲩϯ (Luke 1:35)." Ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛϫⲉ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲤⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛϯⲐⲉⲟⲧⲟⲕⲟⲥ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.

Ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁ. Ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ, ⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲠϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲱϯ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϩⲟϯ· ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ "Ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ· ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ. Ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲤⲱⲧⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ, ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ (Luke 2:10-11)." Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ϩⲁ Ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ, ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲕⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ. Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲢⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲇⲟⲝⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ, ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ "ⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ, ⲡⲓⲀⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ."

Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲀⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ, ⲡⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲤⲱⲧⲏⲣ, ⲡⲉϥϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ, ⲡⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ, ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ, ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ. Ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ. Ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.

Titles

Archangel of the Lord

Of the Seven Standing Before God

Messenger of the Most High

Of the Heavenly Hosts

Servant of the Divine Presence

Feasts

Principal commemoration13 Paona · 20 Jun

Doxology · salutations to the Archangel

The Hymn

A best-effort translation for meaning — not the original poetic text.

Ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲱ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ,

ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ,

ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ

ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲠϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ.

Ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ

ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ,

ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ,

ⲉⲥⲙⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

Ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲱ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ,

ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ "ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ,"

ⲉⲕⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲈⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ,

ⲉⲕϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲙⲠϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲪⲛⲟⲩϯ.

Ϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲠⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ,

"Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲗⲏ

ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ,

ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲟϯ."

Ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲁⲣⲙϩⲁⲧ,

ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ,

ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲓⲅ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ,

ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ.

Ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲕ ⲉⲆⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ,

ⲉⲕϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ,

ⲉⲕϯϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

Ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲛ,

ⲁⲕϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ,

ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ,

ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲧ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ.

Ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ,

ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲕⲃ

ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲁϩⲇ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ,

ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ.

Ⲁⲕϥⲁⲓ ⲛϯϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ

ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲚⲟⲩϯ

ⲉⲘⲁⲣⲓⲁ ϯⲠⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ

ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.

Ⲁⲕϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ,

ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ,

ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲪⲛⲟⲩϯ,

ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.

Ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲪⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ,

ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ,

ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϯⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ,

ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲥⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

"Ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲗⲟⲩ

ⲉϥⲱⲣⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ,

ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ϯⲠⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ,

ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲗⲱⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲱⲱⲃϣ."

Ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ

ⲁ Ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ,

ⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ,

ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.

Ⲭⲉⲣⲉ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ,

ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ,

ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲑⲱⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ

ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲚⲁϧⲗⲟⲩⲛ.

Ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲕⲋ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ,

ⲥⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ,

ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ,

ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.

Ⲉⲕϧⲉⲛⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ,

ⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ,

ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ

ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

Ⲱ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ,

ⲉⲕⲧⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ,

ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ

ⲕⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

Ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ

ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ,

ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ "Ⲱ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ,

ⲁⲣⲓⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ."