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- #Introduction to watos theotokias from coptic reader android#
- #Introduction to watos theotokias from coptic reader series#
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - This permission grants Coptic Reader access to write to the device’s SD card which is only utilized to create error reports that can be sent to Coptic Reader developers.The user will be prompted to approve these permissions at installation time:
#Introduction to watos theotokias from coptic reader android#
The Android version of Coptic Reader requires 4 permissions on the Android device. This approach allows the priests, deacons, and the congregation to focus more on prayer and less on searching to find the prayers that should be said.Ĭoptic Reader can be installed on any Android device with Android 4.0 or higher, and may be downloaded from the Google Play Store here. Thus Coptic Reader provides a truly seamless experience by dynamically generating documents that flow naturally from beginning to end with no skipping around required. Coptic Reader even contains a database of saint feasts and allows the user to specify the intercessors for their church. Coptic Reader simplifies the complicated task of piecing together each of these prayers by taking into account the correct rites and displaying only the prayers/readings needed for the current day in the correct order. In addition to the Raising of Incense, the Divine Liturgies and many other services all have their own set of rules that govern their structure and content. Skipping around from one book to another further complicates the task. While the Raising of Incense takes less than 30 minutes to pray, there are many factors that determine the exact order and content of the prayers. Finally the conclusion of the service also depends on the season of the year. The Psalm and Gospel Responses are again unique depending on the time of year and the feasts of the saints.
#Introduction to watos theotokias from coptic reader series#
The Psalm and Gospel readings are found in one of many Katameros Books and are unique for the day (the Katameros is a series of books that contain all the readings for the entire liturgical year). The Doxologies prayed during the Raising of Incense are again from the Psalmody Book and depend on the season of the year, and the intercessors of the church being prayed in. The number and content of these litanies depend on the day of the week and whether or not it is a Vespers or Matins service. After the Verses of the Cymbals, several litanies are prayed from the Liturgy Book. During the weekdays of the Great Lent, the Verses of the Cymbals are omitted entirely. The tune, content, and order of the chanted verses depend on day of the week, season of the year, and the saint feasts of the day. While some of these verses are found in the Liturgy Book, most are in the Psalmody Book. The Raising of Incense service begins from the Liturgy Book with the Thanksgiving Prayer followed by the Verses of the Cymbals. Prayers and readings are traditionally spread across multiple books and are determined by several factors including the day of the week, the week of the Coptic month, the Coptic day, the season of the year, the feasts of the saints, the intercessors of the church, etc.Ī quick example will clearly illustrate the power and flexibility of Coptic Reader. Each time a prayer document is opened, it is generated in real-time.Ĭoptic Reader greatly simplifies the current challenge of identifying what prayers/readings should be said on a particular day. To make things even easier, Coptic Reader's "Live" mode uses the current date/time to generate all the prayers so no additional configuration is needed. Once the date/time is set, Coptic Reader will dynamically generate the prayers exactly as they should be prayed on that day including all the appropriate hymns and responses of the day. Unlike traditional books that present the prayers associated with each season of the year in an exhaustive list, Coptic Reader only displays the prayers/hymns that should be said on a particular day. The benefits of a mobile application that contains all the Church prayers is clear, however Coptic Reader is much more than just a digital version of all the prayer books.