Saint Mina’s Coptic Orthodox Church invites you to join us in prayers accompanied by metanias (prostrations) as part of our personal prayer at home on the morning of every day of the Holy Great Lent for the year 2016:
- O my Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who fasted for my sake, keep the peace of the one holy catholic and apostolic church.
- O my Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who fasted for my sake, keep the life of our father the Patriarch His Holiness Pope Tawadros the 2nd, his partner in the apostolic liturgy His Grace Bishop Mina, our fathers the Metropolitans, the Bishops, the Priests, the Monks, and our brethren the Deacons. Support them all in their service.
- O my Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who fasted for my sake, remember and heal the sick of Your people, save those who are troubled and those who are in hardships. Those who are sadden and in sufferings, grant them peace and fill their hearts with joy and gladness. The widows and orphans support them.
- O my Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who fasted for my sake, remember the stray and the unbelievers, bring them back, and reveal Your love to all people.
- O my Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who fasted for my sake, give me to forgive those who trespass against me. Grant me a Holy and acceptable fast before you. Support me in my struggle for salvation, and have mercy on me, your sinful servant.
Additional prayers and kneeling may be added as per the needs of each individual, only with the prior arrangement with the father of confession.
“It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God’.” (Matthew 4:4)
“Man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.” (Deuteronomy 8:3)
Appropriate readings from the Holy Bible during Great Lent:
- Exodus (40 Chapters) – English Questions – Arabic Questions
- Lamentations (5 Chapters) – English Questions – Arabic Questions
- Habakkuk (3 Chapters) – English Questions – Arabic Questions
- Jeremiah (52 Chapters) – English Questions – Arabic Questions
- Luke (24 Chapters) – English Questions – Arabic Questions
- Colossians (4 Chapters) – English Questions – Arabic Questions
- Titus (3 Chapter) – English Questions – Arabic Questions
- Hebrews (13 Chapters) – English Questions – Arabic Questions
Please Note: Three chapters are to be read each day from Monday, March 7th, up to and including Lazarus’ Saturday on April 23th.
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Day | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 |
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Monday, March 07, 2016 | Exodus 1 | Exodus 2 | Exodus 3 |
Tuesday, March 08, 2016 | Exodus 4 | Exodus 5 | Exodus 6 |
Wednesday, March 09, 2016 | Exodus 7 | Exodus 8 | Exodus 9 |
Thursday, March 10, 2016 | Exodus 10 | Exodus 11 | Exodus 12 |
Friday, March 11, 2016 | Exodus 13 | Exodus 14 | Exodus 15 |
Saturday, March 12, 2016 | Exodus 16 | Exodus 17 | Exodus 18 |
Sunday, March 13, 2016 | Exodus 19 | Exodus 20 | Exodus 21 |
Monday, March 14, 2016 | Exodus 22 | Exodus 23 | Exodus 24 |
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | Exodus 25 | Exodus 26 | Exodus 27 |
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 | Exodus 28 | Exodus 29 | Exodus 30 |
Thursday, March 17, 2016 | Exodus 31 | Exodus 32 | Exodus 33 |
Friday, March 18, 2016 | Exodus 34 | Exodus 35 | Exodus 36 |
Saturday, March 19, 2016 | Exodus 37 | Exodus 38 | Exodus 39 |
Sunday, March 20, 2016 | Exodus 40 | Lamentations 1 | Lamentations 2 |
Monday, March 21, 2016 | Lamentations 3 | Lamentations 4 | Lamentations 5 |
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | Habakkuk 1 | Habakkuk 2 | Habakkuk 3 |
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | Jeremiah 1 | Jeremiah 2 | Jeremiah 3 |
Thursday, March 24, 2016 | Jeremiah 4 | Jeremiah 5 | Jeremiah 6 |
Friday, March 25, 2016 | Jeremiah 7 | Jeremiah 8 | Jeremiah 9 |
Saturday, March 26, 2016 | Jeremiah 10 | Jeremiah 11 | Jeremiah 12 |
Sunday, March 27, 2016 | Jeremiah 13 | Jeremiah 14 | Jeremiah 15 |
Monday, March 28, 2016 | Jeremiah 16 | Jeremiah 17 | Jeremiah 18 |
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 | Jeremiah 19 | Jeremiah 20 | Jeremiah 21 |
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 | Jeremiah 22 | Jeremiah 23 | Jeremiah 24 |
Thursday, March 31, 2016 | Jeremiah 25 | Jeremiah 26 | Jeremiah 27 |
Friday, April 01, 2016 | Jeremiah 28 | Jeremiah 29 | Jeremiah 30 |
Saturday, April 02, 2016 | Jeremiah 31 | Jeremiah 32 | Jeremiah 33 |
Sunday, April 03, 2016 | Jeremiah 34 | Jeremiah 35 | Jeremiah 36 |
Monday, April 04, 2016 | Jeremiah 37 | Jeremiah 38 | Jeremiah 39 |
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 | Jeremiah 40 | Jeremiah 41 | Jeremiah 42 |
Wednesday, April 06, 2016 | Jeremiah 43 | Jeremiah 44 | Jeremiah 45 |
Thursday, April 07, 2016 | Jeremiah 46 | Jeremiah 47 | Jeremiah 48 |
Friday, April 08, 2016 | Jeremiah 49 | Jeremiah 50 | Jeremiah 51 |
Saturday, April 09, 2016 | Jeremiah 52 | Luke 1 | Luke 2 |
Sunday, April 10, 2016 | Luke 3 | Luke 4 | Luke 5 |
Monday, April 11, 2016 | Luke 6 | Luke 7 | Luke 8 |
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 | Luke 9 | Luke 10 | Luke 11 |
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 | Luke 12 | Luke 13 | Luke 14 |
Thursday, April 14, 2016 | Luke 15 | Luke 16 | Luke 17 |
Friday, April 15, 2016 | Luke 18 | Luke 19 | Luke 20 |
Saturday, April 16, 2016 | Luke 21 | Luke 22 | Luke 23 |
Sunday, April 17, 2016 | Luke 24 | Colossians 1 | Colossians 2 |
Monday, April 18, 2016 | Colossians 3 | Colossians 4 | Titus 1 |
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 | Titus 2 | Titus 3 | Hebrews 1 |
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 | Hebrews 2 | Hebrews 3 | Hebrews 4 |
Thursday, April 21, 2016 | Hebrews 5 | Hebrews 6 | Hebrews 7 |
Friday, April 22, 2016 | Hebrews 8 | Hebrews 9 | Hebrews 10 |
Saturday, April 23, 2016 | Hebrews 11 | Hebrews 12 | Hebrews 13 |
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