THE MAL ANKARA ORTHODOX SYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST *—3 €x Hibns Petlj iHarbutljo Htbrarp The Malphono George Anton Kiraz Collection LaVl Lo haLoN. ©da. LG 1 VI ViY IXnivi loou Oil V C\cr,Ot o l do ^°>i oiA^i| );\coo 11°iXo. ..’i-> ^ L^oqjo |i_YXO ©dy loou OuL*i S;!5>01 )> \ m ©di. •:• ©d^OoGa. ©d>- ,j_S©u» L*3<-Y ^ Anyone who asks for this volume, to read, collate, or copy from it, and who appropriates it to himself or herself, or cuts anything out of it, should realize that (s)he will have to give answer before God’s awesome tribunal as if (s)he had robbed a sanctuary. Let such a person be held anathema and receive no forgiveness undl the book is returned. So be it. Amen! And anyone who removes these anathemas, digitally or otherwise, shall himself receive diem in double. THE MALANKARA ORTHODOX SYRIAN CHURCH OFTHE EAST PRAYERS OF THE GREAT LENT Translated from Syriac by Fr. Dr. B.Varghese MALANKARA ORTHODOX CHURCH PUBLICATIONS PRAYERS OF THE GREAT LENT Translated from Syriac by Fr. Dr. B.Varghese Published by j Malankara Orthodox Church Publications Devalokam, Kottayam. First Published January, 2011 No. of Copies 1000 Layout Greeshma Designs, Kottayam Printed at Alois Graphics, Ktm. Tel: 2569847 ISBN No. 978-93-81026-06-9 Price: ? 100.00 $ 10 Contents MONDAY EVENING 11 LILYO (NIGHT) 26 MORNING (Saphro) 33 THIRD HOUR 39 MID-DAY 40 NINTH HOUR 41 TUESDAY EVENING 42 LILYO (NIGHT) 45 MORNING 52 THIRD HOUR 57 SIXTH HOUR 58 NINTH HOUR 59 WEDNESDAY EVENING 60 NIGHT (LILYO) 63 MORNING 70 THIRD HOUR 75 SIXTH HOUR 76 NINTH HOUR 77 THURSDAY EVENING 78 NIGHT 80 MORNING 87 THIRD HOUR 92 SIXTH HOUR 93 NINTH HOUR 94 FRIDAY EVENING 96 NIGHT 99 MORNING 105 THIRD HOUR 110 SIXTH HOUR 112 NINTH HOUR 113 COMMON PRAYERS 115 COMMON OF SUTORO ll7 Lilyo 120 Praise of the Angels 124 Common to Morning prayers (Safro) 126 Morning praise (from the common prayers) 131 The m'anitho (anthem) of Mar Severios 131 PREFACE A full-fledged English translation of the Prayers of the Great Lent was a long cherished dream and we are happy that now that has been fulfilled. We appreciate the relentless effort and commitment made by Fr. Dr. Baby Varghese in accomplishing this. The uniqueness of his work is the fact that the translation has been done from the Syriac original. He had spent himself to a great deal that every single word has been carefully coined to make it more akin to the original thus making this work a seminal one which would even draw the interests of the academicians. We are for sure that our community in Diaspora will be benefited with the publication of this by making it an excellent resource for prayer in the Great Lent. Approbation is due to the publication team who made all the efforts in addressing the logistics of getting this published. We leave you all to the care and love of our good Lord. Thomas Mar Athanasius President, MOC Publications