The Divine Liturgy Of Saint Mark The Evangelist The Divine Epsilon Or Liturgy Of S Basil And The Divine Liturgy Of S Gregory The Theologian Translated From An Old Coptic Manuscript

This authoritative edition of the Coptic Orthodox Liturgy of Saint Mark is an essential resource for scholars, liturgists, and worshippers. Featuring a translation from an old Coptic manuscript, it includes helpful notes and commentary, as well as a comparison with the printed version of the liturgy as arranged by Saint Cyril. A must-have for anyone interested in Coptic Christianity or the history of Christian liturgy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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The Divine Liturgy of St. Mark was at one time the primary worship service of the Orthodox Church of Alexandria. The oldest extant copy of this liturgy dates from the fourth century. This liturgy is currently served annually on the feast day of the Apostle Mark at Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York) of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts). The text authorized by the Holy Synod of ROCOR is the translation of Protopriest John Shaw, (now Bishop Jerome of Manhattan), and is based upon the 1586 edition of Patriarch Meletios Pegas of Alexandria and the 1890 edition of St. Nectarios of Aegina.

The Divine Liturgy of St. Mark was at one time the primary worship service of the Orthodox Church of Alexandria. The oldest extant copy of this liturgy dates from the fourth century.This liturgy is currently served annually on the feast day of the Apostle Mark at Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York) of the (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) and at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts). The text authorized by the Holy Synod of ROCOR is the translation of Protopriest John Shaw, (now Bishop Jerome of Manhattan), and is based upon the 1586 edition of Patriarch Meletios Pegas of Alexandria and the 1890 edition of St. Nectarios of Aegina.

THE Egyptian Church, seems to have used, apparently from an early date, three liturgies --that of S. Basil; that of S. Gregory the Theologian (or of Naz.) ; and that of S. Cyril, also called the Liturgy of S. Mark. Whether or not those liturgies, or, rather, their original framework, was written in Greek, certain it is that they must have been translated into Coptic even during the Greek period of the Egyptian Church, for the use of the many who only understood and spoke Coptic; as they were afterwards translated into Arabic for the benefit of those who only understood that language. But, with the translation, considerable additions and alterations were made, rubrics were introduced, and the ori¬ginal of those liturgies, whatever it may have been, was so interpolated, .that one cannot now tell wherein it lay.Rev. Solomon Caesar Malan