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From the Coptic Midnight Praises

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Coptic Midnight Praises

Commemoration of the Saints

1

Intercede on our behalf, O Lady of us all the Theotokos, Mary the Mother of our Savior, that He may forgive us our sins.

2

Intercede on our behalf, O holy archangels, Michael and Gabriel, that He may forgive us our sins.

3

Intercede on our behalf, O holy archangels, Raphael and Suriel, that He may forgive us our sins.

5

Intercede on our behalf, O thrones, dominions and powers, the cherubim and the seraphim, that He may forgive us our sins.

6

Intercede on our behalf, O four incorporeal creatures, the ministers fervent as fire, that He may forgive us our sins.

7

Intercede on our behalf, O priests of the truth, the twenty-four presbyters, that He may forgive us our sins.

8

Intercede on our behalf, O angelic hosts, and all the heavenly multitudes, that He may forgive us our sins.

9

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, my lords and fathers, the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that He may forgive us our sins.

10

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O perfect man, the righteous and just Enoch, that He may forgive us our sins.

11

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, Elijah the Tishbite, and Elisha his disciple, that He may forgive us our sins.

12

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O Moses the archprophet, and Isaiah and Jeremiah, that He may forgive us our sins.

13

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O David the psalmist, Ezekiel and Daniel, that He may forgive us our sins.

16

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O chorus of the prophets, and all the righteous and the just, that He may forgive us our sins.

17

Intercede on our behalf, O forerunner and baptizer, John the Baptist, that He may forgive us our sins.

18

Intercede on our behalf, O the hundred and forty-four thousand, and the celibate Evangelist, that He may forgive us our sins.

19

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, my lords and fathers the apostles, and the rest of the disciples, that He may forgive us our sins.

20

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O blessed archdeacon, Stephen the first martyr, that He may forgive us our sins.

21

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O Beholder of God the Evangelist, Mark the Apostle, that He may forgive us our sins.

22

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O struggle-mantled martyr, my lord prince George, that He may forgive us our sins.

24

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O Philopater Mercurius, and Abba Mina and Abba Victor, that He may forgive us our sins.

27

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, Abba Pisoura and Abba Epshoi, Abba Eesi and Thekla his sister, that He may forgive us our sins.

28

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O struggle-mantled martyrs, Justus, Apali and Theoklia, that He may forgive us our sins.

32

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O struggle-mantled martyrs, lord Apatir and Eraee his sister, that He may forgive us our sins.

33

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O struggle-mantled martyrs, Julius and those who were with him, that He may forgive us our sins.

34

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O struggle-mantled martyrs, Mari Pahnam and Sarah his sister, that He may forgive us our sins.

36

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O struggle-mantled martyrs, the Forty Saints of Sebaste, that He may forgive us our sins.

37

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, Abba Piro and Athom, and John and Simeon, that He may forgive us our sins.

38

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O struggle-mantled martyrs, Abba Epshoi and his friend Peter, that He may forgive us our sins.

43

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O great archpriest, Abba Peter the holy martyr, that He may forgive us our sins.

45

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O Michael the hegumen, and Michael the monk, that He may forgive us our sins.

46

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O chorus of the martyrs, who suffered for the sake of Christ, that He may forgive us our sins.

47

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, our lords and fathers who love their children, Abba Anthony and Abba Paul, that He may forgive us our sins.

48

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O three saints Abba Macarii, and all their children the cross-bearers, that He may forgive us our sins.

49

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, our lords and fathers the hegumens, Abba John and Abba Daniel, that He may forgive us our sins.

50

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, our lords and fathers who love their children, Abba Pishoy and Abba Paul, that He may forgive us our sins.

51

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, our saintly Roman fathers, Maximus and Dometius, that He may forgive us our sins.

52

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O forty-nine martyrs, the elders of Shiheet, that He may forgive us our sins.

53

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O strong saint Abba Moses, and John Kame, that He may forgive us our sins.

54

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, Abba Pachomius of the Koinonia, and Theodore his disciple, that He may forgive us our sins.

55

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, Abba Shenouda the Archimandrite, and Abba Besa his disciple, that He may forgive us our sins.

56

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, Abba Nopher and Abba Karus, and our father Paphnutius, that He may forgive us our sins.

57

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, Abba Samuel the confessor, and Justus and Apollo his disciples, that He may forgive us our sins.

58

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, Abba Apollo and Abba Apip, and our father Abba Pigimi, that He may forgive us our sins.

62

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, our lords the ascetic fathers, Abba Abraam and George, that He may forgive us our sins.

64

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, Basil and Gregory, and our father Abba Cyril, that He may forgive us our sins.

65

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O three hundred and eighteen gathered at Nicea, for the faith, that He may forgive us our sins.

66

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O the one hundred and fifty at Constantinople, and the two hundred at Ephesus, that He may forgive us our sins.

69

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O chorus of the cross-bearers, perfected in the wilderness, that He may forgive us our sins.

70

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, my lord King Constantine, and his mother Queen Helen, that He may forgive us our sins.

71

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O wise virgin ladies, the brides of Christ, that He may forgive us our sins.

72

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, O saints of this day, each one by his name, that He may forgive us our sins.

73

Likewise, we magnify You, with David the Psalmist: You are the priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.

74

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, our holy father the patriarch, Pope Abba Tawadros II, the archpriest, that He may forgive us our sins.

75

Pray to the Lord on our behalf, our holy righteous father, Abba (...), the bishop (the metropolitan), that He may forgive us our sins.

About Tasbeha Guide

Get to know the saints we pray with.

We sing these names in the Midnight Praises, but we may not know much about the saints themselves. This reader brings their stories alongside the hymn so we can get to know them and ask for their prayers. The friendship between Pope Kyrillos VI and Saint Mina is an example of how personal that relationship can be.

We’re still looking for accounts of some saints’ lives. Each available story includes a link to its source.