Bright Saturday The Night Of The Apocalypse (Apo-ghalmsis)

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Bright SaturdayThe Night Of The Apocalypse
(Apo-ghalmsis)

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Rites

• The church removes its black garments of sadness,
  and puts on white garments of joy.
• Lights and candles adorn the church
• The veil of the sanctuary is opened.
• Heaven has been opened by the crucifixion of
  Christ remains open from the 12th hour of Great
  Friday, until the Liturgy of Resurrection
• The book of Psalms, wrapped in a white linen veil
• Psalms praises night of praises Ps 151
• White purity, victory
• The praises are chanted antiphonally inside and
  outside the sanctuary.

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Layout

• A. Praises and Prayers of the Prophets
• 2 processions
• B. Matins' Raising of Incense
• 3rd procession
• C. Prayers of the Third and Sixth hours
• D. Reading of the Book of Revelations
  (Apocalypse)
• Anointing with oil
• E. Prayer of the Ninth hour
• F. The Divine Liturgy

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Psalm 151

• I was small among my brothers, and the youngest
  in my fathers house I tended my fathers sheep.
  My hands made a harp my fingers fashioned a
  lyre.And who will tell my Lord? The Lord
  himself it is he who hears. It was He who sent
  his angeland took me from my fathers sheep,
  and anointed me with his anointing-oil.

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Psalm 151

• My brothers were handsome and tall, but the Lord
  was not pleased with them. I went out to meet
  the Philistine, and he cursed me by his
  idols.But I drew his own sword I beheaded
  him,and took away disgrace from the people of
  Israel. Alleluia

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Psalm 151

• Tells the story of David How God transferred
  him from poverty to glory.
• Tells of how David transferred the Children of
  Israel from shame and disgrace to victory and
  salvation (by the slaying of Goliath).
• The church reminds us of how the Lord saved us
  from the spiritual Goliath, which is Satan,
  whom he slew by the Cross.

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The First Procession

• Lovsh (Explanation) of the Second Hos
• "Let us thank Christ Our Lord, with David the
  Psalmist...
• The entire congregation (priests, deacons, and
  laymen) participate in it with lighted candles
  and crosses.
• To proclaim their joy in the Lord's salvation
  which He fulfilled on the Cross.
• Follows Psalm 151 to portray our joy in The
  Lord's Salvation over Satan (the spiritual
  Goliath).

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The First Hos (Praise)

• The first praise of Moses the prophet
• This tells the story of the Lord's deliverance of
  His people by Moses, through the Red Sea.
• This was a symbol of the Lord's deliverance of
  Satan (the mental Pharaoh), who enslaved us by
  sin.
• This praise is called the praise of the Lamb
  They sing the song of Moses, the servant of
  God, and the song of the Lamb (Rev. 153)

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The Second Praise of Moses the Prophet

• (Deu 321-43)
• Moses' last words to the Children of Israel.
• He reminds them of God's aid to them and calls
  them to repent and seek the Lord.
• It ends with Joy in the Lord's salvation
• Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His peopleFor He
  will avenge the blood of His servants, And
  render vengeance to His adversaries He will
  provide atonement for His land and His people
• The church is calling us to repentance so that we
  may partake of the Joy of the Lord's salvation
  and enter the Heavenly Jerusalem.

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The Prayer of Hannah, Mother of Samuel

• (1 Sam 21-11)
• Prayer of thanksgiving of Hannah when she brought
  her son Samuel into the temple
• Prophecy of Gods salvation
• The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in
  pieces From heaven He will thunder against them.
  The LORD will judge the ends of the earth.
• The church likewise thanks God for granting her a
  Son (Christ) to redeem her from death.

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Prayer of Habakkuk the Prophet

• (Hab 32-19)
• Habakkuk was a Levite and was one of the singers
  in the Temple.
• His Prayer is a prophecy about the crucified
  Christ, and His salvation. He saw how nature
  reacted to this event
• The mountains saw You and trembled The
  overflowing of the water passed by. The deep
  uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high.
  The sun and moon stood still in their habitation
• A reminder of the Salvation of the Lord.

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Prayer of Jonah the Prophet

• (Jon 22-10)
• This is the prayer of Jonah while in the belly
  of the fish.
• Many symbols between Jonah and Christ.
• Three days in the belly of the fish
• Condemned to death but remained alive
• By his death, the ship was saved
• The seamen did not see any hope for saving his
  life
• He entered into the belly which no one entered
  before.

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Praises and Prayers of the Prophets

• Prayer of Hezekiah, the King of Judah
• Prayer of King Manasseh
• First Prayer of the prophet Isaiah
• Second Prayer of the prophet Isaiah
• Third Prayer of the prophet Isaiah
• Song of the prophet Jeremiah
• Song of the prophet Baruch
• Song of the prophet Elijah
• Prayer of the prophet David
• Prayer of King Solomon

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Praises of the Three Young Men

• Prayer of the prophet Daniel
• The vision of Daniel regarding the three young
  men in the fiery furnace
• Praise of Azarius the Third Hos (in special
  tune)
• Psali (Praise) of the three young men
  Erep-salin
• Greek Hymn for the three young men Tenen
• The rest of the story of the three young men

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Praises of the Three Young Men

• As the three young men were condemned to death,
  but they came out alive, likewise humanity was
  condemned to death, but the Lord granted it life,
  through His death.
• Whoever wishes to see the Lord, must pass through
  the fire of temptations and overcome it with the
  power of God.
• The salvation of the three young men from the
  fiery furnace is a symbol of salvation from the
  eternal fire.

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Praises and Prayers of the Prophets (NT)

• Song of St. Mary
• Prayer of Zachariah the priest
• Prayer of Simon the Elder
• The Story of Susana, the virtuous (from the
  rest of Daniel)
• She was falsely condemned, although innocent
• She was resurrected from a certain death
• She was saved by Daniel at the fullness of time

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The Second Procession

• Praise of the three young men
• Tenoueh ncwk "We follow you with all our hearts
• This is a portion of the Praise of Azarius while
  in the furnace, as he proclaims that he will
  follow the Lord under any condition (even in the
  furnace).
• After the church heard all the prayer and praises
  of the salvation of the Lord, it goes around the
  church assuring the Lord that it will follow Him
  all the time "We follow you with all our
  hearts...

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Matins' Raising of Incense

• Thanksgiving Prayer.
• Morning Doxology
• The Litany of the Departed
• Psali Watos (Coptic), and a Melody
• Saturday Theotokeia
• Doxologies He was shrouded and placed in the
  tomb, which was outside the city, they said in
  their ignorance, He can not rise.
• V nai nan Kerie Leison 3rd procession
• Pauline Epistle, Trisagion, Psalm, Gospel
• (half mournful and half annual tune)

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Prayers of the Third and Sixth Hours

• Agpia psalms are read (they were not read during
  holy pascha week)
• Prophecies
• Psalm, Gospel
• (half mournful and half annual tune)
• All the readings of this night are about
  Salvation and the Resurrection
• Kerie Leison (41 x)

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Reading of the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse)

• Seven oil lamps and seven candles are lit, and a
  cross is placed in the midst, to resemble Christ
  who walks among the seven lamp stands and the
  seven stars (Rev 1),
• Seven censors are lit.
• The priest raises incense while the deacons chant
  the hymn of the Blessing Tenouwst mViwt (We
  worship the Father) followed by the Hymn for St.
  John the Beloved Ere picmou

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Reading of the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse)

• Read between the 6th and 9th hours
• The period of salvation, between the crucifixion
  and death of Christ
• Reveals the heaven to which Christ took the
  right-hand thief and all the righteous on that
  day
• The veil of the sanctuary remains open
• Full of praises
• Portrays the continuous struggle of man, which is
  always made victorious by Christ
• Seven revelations all ending with Christs
  victory

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Reading of the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse)

• Very beautiful hymns and responses
• At the mentioning of the messages to the angles
• He who has an ear to hear let him hear, what the
  spirit says to the churches.
• At the mentioning of the 12 tribes to be sealed
• From the tribe of () twelve thousand.

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Reading of the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse)

• Very beautiful hymns and responses
• At the mentioning of the beautiful foundations of
  the new Jerusalem city
• I saw the walls of a city covered with gold, and
  precious stones and the beautiful jewels.
• Our Savior is in its midst crowning with honor
  those who love Him.

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Comments (by Nabil ? )

• It started out in Houston about 20 years ago.
• Only 5 attendees (Fr Issac/Peter/Nabil/Fr Samuel
  (Amir)/Gerges).  Now half the church is full
  (great blessing)
• If you go to sleep in the middle, Gerges will
  wake you up with the Cymbals during Revelation
  Reading.
• If you enjoy Sat midnight praises/Kiahk, then you
  will love Apo-Ghalmsis
• You must got a couple of hours of sleep ahead of
  time on you will be lying on the bench
  snoring.. 

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Come and see!
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