Deacons’ References               

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 + Hymns & Praises

• Altar Deacon Responses (English – Audio), by Fr Antonious Tanious
• The Divine Liturgy Responses (Coptic & English – Audio), by St Mark COC, Washington DC
• Hymns (Coptic & English – Audio), by St Mary & Archangel Michael COC, Houston, TX
• Hymns (Coptic & Arabic – Audio), by Tasbeha.org, A CopticChurch.net Partner website
• David Ensemble’s Hymns of St Basil Divine Liturgy (Coptic – Audio)
• Ragheb Moftah’s Collection (Audio)
• Midnight Praises (Text & Audio), by Katamars website
• Coptic Doxologies (Text)

+ Coptic Language

• Coptic Lessons (in Arabic), by St Mary & Ava Rewase COC, Cairo
• Coptic Lessons (in English), by Deacons of SUS Diocese
• Coptic Lessons (in English), by St Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society, CA
• Coptic Lessons (in English), by Fr Kyrillos Makar, St Mary & St Mina Church, Clearwater, FL
• Learn Coptic Language, by St-Takla Hymanout COC, Alexandria
• Learn Coptic Language, by Mahragan Alkeraza
• Learn Coptic Language, from copticplace.com                               

+ Church Rites

• The Coptic Orthodox Church Rites (Arabic), by St-Takla Hymanout COC, Alexandria
• The Rites (Arabic), by Katamars website
• Sacramental Rites in the Coptic Orthodox Church, by HG Bishop Mettaous
• Rites Encyclopedia (English), by Albair Gamal Mikhail – The Heritage of the Coptic Orthodox Church (HCOC), Mississauga

+ Melodies & Songs

Communion Melodies & Songs for:

• Annual Days
• The Month of Kiahk
• The Great Lent
• Resurrection
• The Holy Fifty Days

+ Articles & Publications

• The Ranks of The Clergymen, by Amgad Salama – SUS Diocese
• The Rank of The Deaconate, by Amgad Salama – SUS Diocese
• Studies on Orthodoxy, by the Heritage of the Coptic Orthodox Church (HCOC), Mississauga
• Studies on Hymnology, by the Heritage of the Coptic Orthodox Church (HCOC), Mississauga
• Contemplations on Hymns, by the Heritage of the Coptic Orthodox Church (HCOC), Mississauga
• The Coptic Encyclopedia, by Aziz Suryal Atiya

(Coptic Music, Canticles, Oral Tradition, History, Cantors, Musical Instruments, Musicologists & Transcriptions in Western Notation)

•  The History of The Coptic Language, by St Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society, CA
• The Value of The Coptic Language, by St Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society, CA
• Newsletters, by St Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society, CA
• The Praises of Kiahk, by Fr Pishoy Kamel
• The Coptic Hymns, by David Ensemble

+ Books & Booklets

   + Liturgical

• The Coptic Version of the New Testament – 4 Gospels (Arabic-English)
• The Deacon Service, edited by Ihab Fanous (English/Coptic/Arabic)
• The Holy Euchologion, edited by Ihab Fanous (English/Coptic/Arabic)
• The Kholagy – St Basil Divine Liturgy, by Katamars website
• The Holy Annual Psalmody, edited by Ihab Fanous (English/Coptic/Arabic)
• Psalmody Book (Coptic Only)
• Psalmody Book (Coptic in English Letters Only)
• The Holy Psalmody of Kiahk (Coptic-English), by St George & St Joseph COC, CA
• Kiahk Praises Prsentation, by St George & St Shenouda COC, NJ
• Midnight Praise for Sundays – St Mary COC, Ottawa
• St Basil Liturgy Reference Book, Fr Abraam D. Sleman – St Mark COC, NJ
• The Divine Liturgy of St Cyril, St Mark COC, NJ

   + General

• Deacons, by HG Bishop Mettaous
• Deacon, by HG Bishop Mousa
• Feasts (Annunciation, Nativity, Epiphany, Cross, Ascension & Transfiguration), by HH Pope Shenouda III
• How to benefit from the Liturgy, by HG Bishop Mettaous
• The Spirituality of the Rites of the Holy Liturgy, by HG Bishop Mettaous
• Understanding the Liturgy, by Fr Athanasius Iskander – St Mary COC, Kitchener
• Rituals for Liturgy Agpeya and Praises, by SUS Diocese
• Church Architecture & Priest Vestments, by SUS Diocese
• Psalmody Hazzat Booklet, by Hazzat website (Rev: 2007-09-20)
• Passion Week Hazzat Booklet, by Hazzat website (Rev: 2007-04-04)
• Coptic Weddings Hazzat Booklet, by Hazzat website
• Coptic Hymnody, by George Kyrillos – David Ensemble

+ Sermons & Videos

• Dogma and Rites (Audio), by HH Pope Shenouda III
• Understanding the Liturgy (Video), by Fr Athanasius Iskander – St Mary COC, Kitchener
• Products of David Ensemble

+ Tools

• Download Coptic Fonts: (from hazzat website  /  from copticchurch website  /  from st-takla website)
• Add Coptic Feasts to MS Outlook Calendar
• Install Coptic Keyboard
• Install Coptic Bible Module for E-SWORD Software & Cell phones
• Download Katamars Software
• Musical Notation for Coptic Hymns, by David Ensemble

Deacons Spiritual Day April 2, 2016