SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

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When the Son of God, the Great archpriest, came, he purified it (the tent) by His Blood when he was crucified on the cross. I have exalted one chosen out of my people. I have found David my servant. I anointed him with my holy oil, my hand will help him. and my arm will strengthen him. 38 He will call Me: My Father. 39 I will make him my first born, higher than the kings of the earth 40 I will bless him. And His name will become blessed; his remembrance will remain for all coming generations. He did not let any man to do them wrong: yea he reproved kings for them saying do not touch My anointed, do not do any evil to my prophets. 42 He placed in them the words of his wonders and his miracles in order that they keep his witness and search for his commands. mentions that this pope was contemporary to Decius the king in the time of the Seven Sleepers in Ephesus. 47 We may notice that the cult of Liberius is linked to the Miracle of Saint Mercurius who suffered the martyrdom under Decius. Palatianus is the other pope commemorated as saint in the Coptic Church suffered the Martyrdom under Decius also. Pray to the Lord...

etaf i n je p s/ri m v] pinis] n ar,/ereuc aftouboc hiten pef c nof etauasf e pi~

ai[ici n oucwtp qen palaoc aijimi n dauid pabwk aiyahc m paneh eyouab tajij ec e ]totc naf ouoh paswbs ef e ]jom naf ef e mou] e roi je paiwt ei e ,af ei e ,af naf n ousamici ef[oci e niourwou n te p kahi ef c marwout pefervmeu i m/n e bol sa nigene a t/rou eyn/ou m pef,a rwmi e [itou n jonc afcohi n niorwou eyb/tou je m per[i nem na ,rc m per- erpethwou qen na p rov/t/c af,w n q/tou n nicaji n te nefm/ini nem nef s v/ri hopoc n touereh 43 etefermeymeyreu n toukw] n ca nef e ntol/ It is hard to identify this pope, it could be either Fabian (10 January 236 - 20 January 250), the pope who died in the persecution of Decius or Pontianus (21 July 230- 28 September 235) who died under the persecution of Maximinus Thrax. 44 The Adam Hymn paint an image of a Martyr. It is inspired from an epic martyrdom. 45 The Batos hymn is full of Psalmic quotations used generally for welcoming the Bishops (especially in Upper Egypt). 46 The Synaxarium gives more details. It ]na c mou e 41 pefran naswpi twbh m p [c eh r/i ... .

2- The Patriarchs Of Constantinople A. Acacius of Constantinople (30 Hatûr) 48

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St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter pinis] m vwct/r eterouwini e masw Truly, your commemoration rose to us, o great star extremely shining. pinis] m man e cwou abba akakioc pipatri a r,/c nkwctantinoupolic O great Pastor, Abba Acacius, the patriarch of Constantinople; al/ywc afsai nan n je pekervmeu i w

this blessed man was a master who explained the holy scriptures. God had wished to establish him as an Archpriest upon his church. He agreed with our fathers, the patriarchs, Abba

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