The Holy Week Litanies (Coptic Rite)
Let us beseech God to have mercy and compassion upon us, to hear us and support us, and to accept the prayers and supplications of His saints on our behalf at all times, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us beseech God for the peace of the One Holy catholic and Apostolic Church, and for God's salvation and comfort in all places, and to forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us beseech God for our fathers and brothers who are sick with diverse diseases in this place and all places, that God may grant them and us healing and good health, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for our fathers and brethren who are traveling, and those who intend to travel in all places, that God may ease their ways; those who are traveling by air, sea, rivers, lakes, roads or any other means, may the Lord our God guide them, bring them back in safety, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for the winds of heaven, the fruits of the earth, all the trees and vineyards and all fruit bearing trees on earth, that Christ our God may bless them, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask that God may grant us mercy before the sovereign rulers, incline their hearts with goodness towards us at all times, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep and reposed in the faith of Christ since the beginning, our Holy Fathers, the Patriarchs, the Metropolitans, the Bishops, our fathers the Protopriests, and priests, our brothers the deacons, our fathers the monks, and our brothers the laymen, and for the repose of all departed Christians; that Christ our God may repose their souls, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for those who attend to the offerings and oblations, the wine, the oil, the incense, the coverings of the altar, the books of prayers, and the vessels of the altar,that Christ our God may reward them in the heavenly Jerusalem, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for the catechumens, that the Lord our God may bless them, enlighten their hearts, confirm them in the Orthodox faith until the end, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for this holy Church, and all Orthodox Churches, the desert monasteries, the elders dwelling therein, and for the peace of the whole world, that the Lord may protect us and them from all evil, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for the life of our venerable father, the Patriarch Pope (...) that the Lord God may keep him and confirm him in his see for many years and peaceful times, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for our Orthodox fathers; the Metropolitans and Bishops in every place, and the protopriests, priests, deacons, and all the orders of the Church that Christ our Lord may keep them, strengthen them, and forgive us our sins.
Let us pray and ask for this gathering and all Orthodox gatherings; that the Lord our God may bless and fulfill them, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for all the hierarchies of the Holy Church, and all the orders of the Clergy; that the Lord our God may bless and support them, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for those who toil in both the Holy Church and with the Orthodox people; that the Lord our God may have mercy on them, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for all Christ loving rulers who asked us to remember them in our prayers; that the Lord God may bless and remember them in His mercy and grant them favor before powerful rulers, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for the poor, the weak, the farmers, and all those who are in adversities of any kind; that our Lord be merciful with us and them, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for those who are in the distress of prisons, dungeons, captivity, or exile, and those who are afflicted by devils, that the Lord our God may loosen them from their burdens, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for all the souls assembled with us this day, in this place, seeking forgiveness for their souls; that the Lord's kindness may encompass us and them, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for those who asked us to remember them in our prayers; that the Lord our God may remember them according to His goodness at all times, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for the rising of the waters of the rivers this year; that Christ our Lord may bless and raise them according to their measure, give joy to the face of the earth, support us, save man and animals, and lift from the world death, famine, epidemics, perishability, captivity, and the sword of the enemies; and grant peace and tranquility for our Holy Orthodox Church, and raise the state of his Orthodox Christians in the whole world now, and forever, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Let us pray and ask for this Holy Week of Pascha of our Savior; that He may complete it for us in peace and bring us the joy of His Holy Resurrection in safety, and forgive us our sins.
Congregation: Lord Have Mercy
Followed by "Efnouti Nai Nan"
O God have mercy on us. Grant us Your mercy. Deal with us according to your mercy in Your kingdom.
Lord have mercy.
(Each side three times for a total of twelve times)
O King of peace, give us Your peace, grant us Your peace, and forgive us our sins.
Lord have mercy. [6 times]
Disperse the enemies, of the Church, and fortify her, that she may never weaken.
Lord have mercy. [6 times]
Emmanuel our God, is now in our midst, with the glory of His Father, and the Holy Spirit.
Lord have mercy. [6 times]
May He bless us all, and purify our hearts, and heal the sicknesses, of our souls and bodies.
Lord have mercy. [6 times]
We worship You O Christ, with Your Good Father, and the Holy Spirit, for You were crucified and saved us.
Amen, Alleluia. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Both now, and ever and unto the age of all ages. Amen.
We proclaim and say, O our Lord, Jesus Christ, who was crucified on the cross, destroy Satan under our feet.
Save us and have mercy on us. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord bless us. Amen. Give the blessing; I prostrate, forgive me, give the blessing.
Priest Gives the Benediction:
May Jesus Christ, our true God, who through His own goodwill accepted sufferings, and was crucified on the cross for our sakes, bless us with all spiritual blessings, and support us, and complete for us the Holy week of the Pascha, and bring forth upon us the joy of His Holy Resurrection for many years and peaceful times.
Through the supplications and prayers which our lady, the lady of us all, the holy Theotokos Saint Mary makes for us at all times, and those of the three great holy luminaries, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael; and all the angels and heavenly ranks. And through the prayers of the Patriarchs, prophets, Apostles, martyrs, the whole choir of the cross-bearers; the justs, the righteous and the angel of this blessed night. And through the blessing of this Holy Pascha of our Good Savior. May their holy blessings, grace, power, gift, love, and help be with us all forever. Amen.
Christ our God
Congregation: Amen. So it is
Priest: O King of peace, give us your peace, establish for us your peace, and forgive us our sins. For Thine is the power, the glory, the blessings, and the majesty forever. Amen. Make us, O Lord, worthy to pray thankfully:
Our Father Who art in Heaven...
