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Heavenly Joy: Saturday Night of Resurrection Rites

Experience an evening of divine praises and prayers, celebrating salvation from spiritual battles, culminating in joyous processions and Psalms 151 recitation. Join us to rejoice in God's deliverance and anointing.

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Heavenly Joy: Saturday Night of Resurrection Rites

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  1. Bright SaturdayThe Night Of The Apocalypse (Apo-ghalmsis)

  2. Rites • The church removes its black garments of sadness, and puts on white garments of joy. • Lights and candles adorn the church • The veil of the sanctuary is opened. • Heaven has been opened by the crucifixion of Christ – remains open from the 12th hour of Great Friday, until the Liturgy of Resurrection • The book of Psalms, wrapped in a white linen veil • Psalms: praises – night of praises; Ps 151 • White: purity, victory • The praises are chanted antiphonally: inside and outside the sanctuary.

  3. Layout • A. Praises and Prayers of the Prophets • 2 processions • B. Matins' Raising of Incense • 3rd procession • C. Prayers of the Third and Sixth hours • D. Reading of the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse) • Anointing with oil • E. Prayer of the Ninth hour • F. The Divine Liturgy

  4. Psalm 151 • I was small among my brothers, and the youngest in my father’s house; I tended my father’s sheep. My hands made a harp; my fingers fashioned a lyre.And who will tell my Lord? The Lord himself; it is he who hears. It was He who sent his angeland took me from my father’s sheep, and anointed me with his anointing-oil.

  5. Psalm 151 • My brothers were handsome and tall, but the Lord was not pleased with them. I went out to meet the Philistine, and he cursed me by his idols.But I drew his own sword; I beheaded him,and took away disgrace from the people of Israel. Alleluia

  6. Psalm 151 • Tells the story of David: How God transferred him from poverty to glory. • Tells of how David transferred the Children of Israel from shame and disgrace to victory and salvation (by the slaying of Goliath). • The church reminds us of how the Lord saved us from the spiritual Goliath, which is Satan, whom he slew by the Cross.

  7. The First Procession • Lovsh (Explanation) of the Second Hos • "Let us thank Christ Our Lord, with David the Psalmist...“ • The entire congregation (priests, deacons, and laymen) participate in it with lighted candles and crosses. • To proclaim their joy in the Lord's salvation which He fulfilled on the Cross. • Follows Psalm 151 to portray our joy in The Lord's Salvation over Satan (the spiritual Goliath).

  8. The First Hos (Praise) • The first praise of Moses the prophet • This tells the story of the Lord's deliverance of His people by Moses, through the Red Sea. • This was a symbol of the Lord's deliverance of Satan (the mental Pharaoh), who enslaved us by sin. • This praise is called the praise of the Lamb “… They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb” (Rev. 15:3)

  9. The Second Praise of Moses the Prophet • (Deu 32:1-43) • Moses' last words to the Children of Israel. • He reminds them of God's aid to them and calls them to repent and seek the Lord. • It ends with Joy in the Lord's salvation: • “ Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people;For He will avenge the blood of His servants, And render vengeance to His adversaries; He will provide atonement for His land and His people • The church is calling us to repentance so that we may partake of the Joy of the Lord's salvation and enter the Heavenly Jerusalem.

  10. The Prayer of Hannah, Mother of Samuel • (1 Sam 2:1-11) • Prayer of thanksgiving of Hannah when she brought her son Samuel into the temple • Prophecy of God’s salvation: • The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. • The church likewise thanks God for granting her a Son (Christ) to redeem her from death.

  11. Prayer of Habakkuk the Prophet • (Hab 3:2-19) • Habakkuk was a Levite and was one of the singers in the Temple. • His Prayer is a prophecy about the crucified Christ, and His salvation. He saw how nature reacted to this event • “The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high. The sun and moon stood still in their habitation” • A reminder of the Salvation of the Lord.

  12. Prayer of Jonah the Prophet • (Jon 2:2-10) • This is the prayer of Jonah while in the belly of the fish. • Many symbols between Jonah and Christ. • Three days in the belly of the fish • Condemned to death but remained alive • By his death, the ship was saved • The seamen did not see any hope for saving his life • He entered into the belly which no one entered before.

  13. Praises and Prayers of the Prophets • Prayer of Hezekiah, the King of Judah • Prayer of King Manasseh • First Prayer of the prophet Isaiah • Second Prayer of the prophet Isaiah • Third Prayer of the prophet Isaiah • Song of the prophet Jeremiah • Song of the prophet Baruch • Song of the prophet Elijah • Prayer of the prophet David • Prayer of King Solomon

  14. Praises of the Three Young Men • Prayer of the prophet Daniel • The vision of Daniel regarding the three young men in the fiery furnace • Praise of Azarius: the Third Hos (in special tune) • Psali (Praise) of the three young men : Erep-salin • Greek Hymn for the three young men: Tenen • The rest of the story of the three young men

  15. Praises of the Three Young Men • As the three young men were condemned to death, but they came out alive, likewise humanity was condemned to death, but the Lord granted it life, through His death. • Whoever wishes to see the Lord, must pass through the fire of temptations and overcome it with the power of God. • The salvation of the three young men from the fiery furnace is a symbol of salvation from the eternal fire.

  16. Praises and Prayers of the Prophets (NT) • Song of St. Mary • Prayer of Zachariah the priest • Prayer of Simon the Elder • The Story of Susana, the virtuous (from the “rest of Daniel”) • She was falsely condemned, although innocent • She was resurrected from a certain death • She was saved by Daniel at the “fullness of time”

  17. The Second Procession • Praise of the three young men: • Tenoueh n~cwk "We follow you with all our hearts“ • This is a portion of the Praise of Azarius while in the furnace, as he proclaims that he will follow the Lord under any condition (even in the furnace). • After the church heard all the prayer and praises of the salvation of the Lord, it goes around the church assuring the Lord that it will follow Him all the time: "We follow you with all our hearts...“

  18. Matins' Raising of Incense • Thanksgiving Prayer. • Morning Doxology • The Litany of the Departed • Psali Watos (Coptic), and a Melody • Saturday Theotokeia • Doxologies: “He was shrouded and placed in the tomb, which was outside the city, they said in their ignorance, He can not rise.” • V] nai nan; Kerie Leison – 3rd procession • Pauline Epistle, Trisagion, Psalm, Gospel • (half mournful and half annual tune)

  19. Prayers of the Third and Sixth Hours • Agpia psalms are read (they were not read during holy pascha week) • Prophecies • Psalm, Gospel • (half mournful and half annual tune) • All the readings of this night are about Salvation and the Resurrection • Kerie Leison (41 x)

  20. Reading of the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse) • Seven oil lamps and seven candles are lit, and a cross is placed in the midst, to resemble Christ who walks among the seven lamp stands and the seven stars (Rev 1), • Seven censors are lit. • The priest raises incense while the deacons chant the hymn of the Blessing “Tenouwst m~V~iwt” (We worship the Father…) followed by the Hymn for St. John the Beloved “E~re pic~mou”

  21. Reading of the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse) • Read between the 6th and 9th hours • The period of salvation, between the crucifixion and death of Christ • Reveals the heaven to which Christ took the right-hand thief and all the righteous on that day • The veil of the sanctuary remains open • Full of praises • Portrays the continuous struggle of man, which is always made victorious by Christ • Seven “revelations” all ending with Christ’s victory

  22. Reading of the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse) • Very beautiful hymns and responses: • At the mentioning of the messages to the angles: • He who has an ear to hear let him hear, what the spirit says to the churches. • At the mentioning of the 12 tribes to be sealed: • From the tribe of (…) twelve thousand.

  23. Reading of the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse) • Very beautiful hymns and responses: • At the mentioning of the beautiful foundations of the new Jerusalem city: • I saw the walls of a city covered with gold, and precious stones and the beautiful jewels. • Our Savior is in its midst: crowning with honor those who love Him.

  24. Comments (by Nabil  ) • It started out in Houston about 20 years ago. • Only 5 attendees (Fr Issac/Peter/Nabil/Fr Samuel (Amir)/Gerges).  Now half the church is full (great blessing) • If you go to sleep in the middle, Gerges will wake you up with the Cymbals during Revelation Reading. • If you enjoy Sat midnight praises/Kiahk, then you will love Apo-Ghalmsis • You must got a couple of hours of sleep ahead of time on you will be lying on the bench snoring….. 

  25. “Come and see!”

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