SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

Tone Adam

What shall I say is worthy to your honour, o archpriest and martyr. Abba Palatianus the Pope of Rome, the great pastor and the blessed, you refused the world and its vain glory and you despised the king and his idols. You confessed Christ, our God, in front of the king, saying thus: I believe in Jesus Christ that He is the Son of God who saved us. So, you, o king, the evil dragon, you worship the devils and you left God, who hold your soul in His divine hands. He will punish it (your soul) in the hell for ever. The king was extremely angry against our father, he avenged him, and by the end of everything he killed him with the sword. He (the pope) took the crown with the martyrs, and enjoyed the eternal life and the good things, which eyes had not seen them. 33 Blessed are you , Abba Pallatianus, Christ is honouring you. By the prayers... I will start with desire to speak about your honour, o great holy, blessed, pope Pallatianus O, who had taken the two indescribable crowns for their honour, one for the patriarchate and another one for martyrdom. The Holy Spirit dwelt in his mouth till he explained the holy Scriptures inspired by God. 37

ef m psa

m pektai o

w

ou

pe

]najof

piar,/ou/b ouoh m marturoc

pellayianoc 29 pipac 30 ente 31 rwm/

abba

pinis] m man e cwou ouoh m makarioc

akhi p ho m pikocmoc

pef w ou etsouit

nem

akswsf m piouro nefke i dwlon

aker o mologin

m pe m yo

mp ouro

m p ,c

pennou] m pair/] ekjw m moc

je ]nah] n i /c p ,c je n yof pe p s/ri m v] etafcw] m mon

n yok

p ouro

pi d rakwn

de

w

ethwou

aksemsi n nidemwn ak,w m v] n cwk

e te

n nou]

v/

tek'u,/

qen

nefjij

eferkolazin m moc qen a men] sa e neh afjwnt e masw n je piouro e jen peniwt eyouab aferdumorin 32 m mof

pqa e

n hwb

m mof

niben

afqwteb

qen

t c/fi af[i m pi , lom nem pimarturoc

afer a polauin m piwnq ne neh nem ni a gayon ete m pe bal nau e rwou wouniatk n yok abba pellayianoc e re p ,c pennou] ertiman m mok hiten nieu,/

Tone Batos

ainaerh/tc qen ou[isswou e caji e pektai o w pinis] m mpapac eyouab pallayianoc pimakarioc

n, lom

n atscaji

w

v/

etaf[i

b

epoutaio 34 eybe

]metpatriar,/c

keouai

eybe ]metmarturoc

w v/ etafswpi qen rof 35 n je pip na eyouab satefbwl n ni g rav/ eyouab ni/fi 36 n te v]

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter necwou n logikon n te piohi m p ,c etaucwtem e tekcm/ aumosi n cwk qen pouh/t t/rf The rational sheep of the flock of Christ when they heard your voice, they followed you with all their heart.

The peace of God, which is above everything, rested on you for you are the son of the Apostles. The tent, which had been made in the days of Moses and nobody entered in it except the arch-

]hir/n/ n te v] y/ et[oci enouon niben ecemton m moc e jwk je n yok pe p s/ri e jwk n niapoctoloc ] c kun/ etauyamioc qen ni e hoou n te mw u c/c m pe h li se e qoun e roc e b/l e pi a r,/ereuc

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