thine is the power and the glory

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COPTIC ORTHODOX
PATRIARCHATE
Contemplations
On the Prayer of the Holy Week
THINE IS THE POWER
AND THE GLORY
BY
H.H. POPE SHENOUDA III
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Title : .yro le Ghd tnraew oe P hsetinihT
Author : H. H. Pope Shenouda III.
Translated By : St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church,
Los .s'elegnA
Revised By : .srM .sab bdAadeW
Illustrated By : re tsiS .naswaS
Edition :.29 9l1ir pdAnoc ee shT
Typesetting : J.C. Center, .silopoileH
Printing : Dar lE aabeT lE .ori a,CaimwaK
Legal Deposit No. : 3 6 5 4 /1992.
I.S.B.N. : 977-00-
Revised : 7991- APEOC
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H.H. Pope Shenouda III, 117th Pope of
Alexandria and the See of St. Mark
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CONTENTS
EE The Importance of the Passion Week:
Eet isR'ke enwoiss aep hT
E?tr agtnSiref f eu dhS witodH
Edetr arrepeohe yftDlaarrP eneG
Epm ae Chetdist uO
EE Thine is the Power:
Essenilo Hsi H&selcari Msi Hn ilufrewo psa we H
E ehT s'droL weN tpecnoC forewoP
Ehta egDnitpec cnlaiufrew os P aewH
Edetser rgAni eeBli hlwufrew osP a ewH
Elai reT hgtnir uldufrew osP a ewH
Ehta en&Doixificu rsC igHnir uldufrew osP a ewH
Ehta esD i nHliufrew osP a ewH
Ehta es DirHet flaufrew os PaewH
Eliv eeD hmto rrfew osP idH idHr oeL hT
EE And the Glory:
E!!n e yMdbetcej ed&Resips ed
E ddeoiGf i rueroorulYaoG
Euo Yyfirol Gosl ae W
EE And the Blessing:
Egnissel Beh ts ienih T
EE And the Honour:
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THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE PASSION WEEK
ehT noissaP keeW ro eht yloH ahcsaP )revossaP( si ehttsom
tnatropmi doirep ni eht raey dna eht tse h.cyilrlautirips tI sia
keew lluf fo yloH seiromem fo eht tsom laicurc egats fo
noitavlas dna eht gnidnatstuo retpahc ni eht yrots fo
.noitpmeder
ehT hcruhC esohc rof siht keew niatr escgnidaer morf htobeht
etanois sta sp eo,hmttcel fhecr i,hswtnemat s we ee TdhNdntlaO
s g nnn toi isaiahl'htlted tapieo.lxwfGneearM ehhcTroushlCa
esohc emos peed snmyh dna nloaiuttailrpimpest nootc tiuseht
.noisacco
In the early Church, our Saintly Fathers used to receive
this week with respect and reverence, and act in great
humility.
elihW ,gnitsaf yeht deniatsba morf gnitae yna teews doofekil
yenoh ro ,maj sa yeht deredisnoc ti ton etairporppa ot etsatyna
.me hrt ogfnireff uss'dr oeL hgtnitaromemm oecli hgwni htteews
emoS desu ton ot kooc gnihtyna gnirud taht ,keew sa arettam
fo ,noitoved dna tsel gnikooc dluohs tcartsid meht morf
tgunbi h dt toeosatsnneuaits i yrftho iC.rgo njeiahpmTpihsrow
daerb dna .tlas esohT ohw erew yllacisyhp elbapacdeniatsba
.yadn urSets alEl itthg iynadi rmForf
sA a ngis fo noitov egdnirud siht ,keew nemow desu ton ottup
ekam pu ro raew .yrellewej elpoeP detoved lla rieht emitrof
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;gnippihsrow yeht derehtag ni sehcruhC rof reyarp dna
.noitalpmetnoc
The Great Emperor suiso dsoaewhT eno fo neahittssginrihKC
dna sreluR ohw deredro lla tnemnrevoG sesuoH dnassenisuB
ot esaec ,krow ot elbane elpoep ot etartnecnoc no.gnippihsrow
srenosirP erew osla dewolla ot og ot hcruhC dna nioj nieht
seinomer efco siht taerG ,kee Wgnipoh taht ti dluow plehmeht
ot .mrofer naitsirhC sretsam osla desu ot eveiler riehtsevals
morf krow lla eht ahcsaP keeW ot elbane meht ot pihsroweht
droL ekil rieht ,sretsam tuohtiw yna .noitanimircsid oShtob
sretsam dna sevals erew elba ot pihsrow doG dna yojneeht
.ke eswi h fthotp edd nsasenevitceffe
The Passion Week's Rite:
During this week, the Holy Church concentrates on one
subject: The Lord Christ's suffering . roF siht ,nosaereht
mlasP sgnidaer dna eht lacinonaC sruoH hcihw revocsuoirav
stcejbus gnitaler ot eht droL suseJ tsirhC gnidulcni siH,htrib
siH ,yrtsinim siH ,noitcerruseR noisnecsA dna gnittis noeht
s'rehtaF thgir dnah dna siH dnoceS gnimoC ni siH ,yrolGera
dec aylbp e l rnanyaeimlsc yloreyhahop bi cfshcecehrptusheC
e hathc skaePeW ni hcihw eswser de dhgat ndirr oerLfoffussu
:gniyas
EE "Thine is the Power, the Glory, the Blessing and the
Honour, forever Amen, Emmanuel our God and King "
EE"Thine is the Power, the Glory, the Blessing and the
Honour, forever Amen, Our Lord Jesus Christ",
EE"Thine is the Power, the Glory, the Blessing and the
Honour, forever Amen ...” gnidda ot ti .. "Our Good
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Saviour" m oyrafds e,ntdhegWin sa eht tolp ot yarteb ehtdroL
.noitav lsadsra wp oelttascitc a esrthapstwirhC
sihT ,reyarp si detaeper net semit yreve ;.yad evif gnirud
emit ydanda evif t a,thg i.nei gn igr nu:eidsh,wrttouslorlhioFf
.htneve ldE nhatn i,Nhtx i,SdrihT
In each of these prayers, we turn to our God and Saviour in
His passions and say, "we know who You are, for "Thine is
the Power, Glory, Blessing and Honour, forever Amen."
htiW siht ,reyarp ew wollof eht droL tsirhC pets yb petsgnola
eht stnedicni fo siht keew taht dedecerp eht .noixificurctahW
neht era es e?hsttnedicni dnA woh seod eht hcruhC tcagnirud
?ke eswiht
How did The Suffering Start?
nO mlaP ,yadnuS eht droL suseJ tsirhC tnew otmelasureJ
desi aerlpp o ee:hp gTds neaaivKie cyelrsuoir o sleeagrHwehw
dna dereehc miH htiw ,smlap gnidaerps rieht sebor rednusiH
,teef dna eht elohw ytic saw niliomrut (Matt. 21:10). sihT
deyonna eht feihc stseirp dna eht sredle fo eht :elpoep,sebircs
.seecudd ad SnsaeesirahP
dye eimhvi TnHreo f et eh aelttevplr ooegrl efo,pfmi Hosyeht
detrats gnikniht fo a yaw ot teg dir fo !miH yehT erewerom
tespu nehw eH deretne eht elpmet dna dellepxe lla ohwerew
gniyub d n.agnilles yehT neht deksa ,miH "By what authority
are You doing these things?" (Matt.21:23). ecniS nehtyeht
dediced ot llik ,miH gnillet eno rehtona "Look, the world has
gone after Him," (John. 12:19).
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The chiefs' desire to kill the Lord Christ was due to their
envy, but the puzzling thing is the change in the
multitude's attitude; they received Him like a King, then
shouted to Pilate, "Crucify Him, crucify Him! " (Luke.
23:21).
nehW eht sdworc dereehc ,suseJ yeht dekool ta miH sana
ylhtrae ,gniK“ Blessed is He who comes in the name of the
LORD! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David” (Mark
11:9-10). tuB eht droL suseJ desufer a modgniK no ,htraesa
siH si a ylnevaeH lautiripS .eno ehT tolp ot teg dir foeht
enerazaN saw neht a larutan noitcaer morf eht sfeihC ohwtsol
!!modgn idketia wgan oel h nteipoh
The church considers the end of Palm Sunday Mass the
beginning of the Passion Week, as the plot to kill the Lord
Jesus Christ started to develop since then.
gniruD siht keew eht s'hcruhC ,snocI sralliP dna nretceLdna
semitemos neve eht sllaw era lla derevoc htiw kcalb,htolc
gnitaerc na erehpsomta fo .gninruom tI sekam enoyreveleef
taht eh si gnirahs ni eht s'dr o,Lsgnireffus sa dias yb .tS,luaP
"that I may know Him and the power of His Resurrection and
the fellowship of His sufferings". (Phil. 3:10).
General Prayer For the Departed:
hguorhT eht noissa P,keeW eht hcruhC sdieipucc ohetripweht
s'droL sgnireffus ,ylno ereht si on gnisiar fo esnecni neverof
.sgnida edr nsareya raphcs aeP h ytdbecalp etr u,bslarenuf
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