Midnight Prayer: Agpeya prayer in English & Arabic

Midnight Prayer of the Coptic Agpeya: the three watches of midnight and the Second Coming of Christ.

It is the night watch, kept in three parts, and it prepares the heart for the coming of the Lord.

The psalms of this hour are Psalms 3, 6, 12, 69, 85, 90, 116, 117, 118.

The Gospel reading for this hour is Matthew 25:1-13.

To pray it, begin with the opening prayers, read the psalms slowly, listen to the Gospel, and finish with the litanies and the Lord’s Prayer. If you are new to the Agpeya, ask your priest which hours to start with.

The full hour, with its psalms, the Gospel and the litanies, opens in the interactive reader in English, Arabic or both side by side. It is free in Doxali.

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