6th: The Confession of the Right-hand Thief :: Ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ̀

Refrain:
Remember me O Lord, when You come into Your kingdom.
C-E:*Aripa-meve o Pa-shois, ak-shan-ee khen tek-metooro.
A-E:*Ozkornee ya Rab, mata geeta fe malakotak.

Remember me O King, when You come into Your kingdom.
C-E: Aripa-meve o Pa-oooro, ak-shan-ee khen tek-metooro.
A-E: Ozkornee ya Malekee, mata geeta fe malakotak.

Remember me O Holy One, when You come into Your kingdom.
C-E: Aripa-meve o Fe-eth-owab, ak-shan-ee khen tek-metooro.
A-E: Ozkornee ya Qodos, mata geeta fe malakotak.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, who was crucified for us, have mercy on us.
C-E:Je agios O Theos, agios Ies-shero, agios Athanatos, o estav-rotees dee mas.

Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit unto the ages of all ages. Amen.
C-E:Zoxa Patri kei Eio, ke ageio Epnevmati, ke neen ke a-ee ke estos e-onas-ton e-onon amen.

Remember me O Lord, when You come into Your kingdom.
G-E:Emnis thee-ti mo Kerie, enti vasilee-yaso.

Remember me O King, when You come into Your kingdom.
G-E: Emnis thee-ti mo Ageie, enti vasilee-yaso.

Remember me O Holy One, when You come into Your kingdom.
G-E: Emnis thee-ti mo Zesbota, enti vasilee-yaso.

Priest:
O King of kings, Christ our God, Lord of Lords, as Your remembered the thief who believed in You, on the cross, remember us also in Your kingdom.

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Priest:
Who saw a thief believe in a king as this thief who through his faith stole the kingdom of heaven and the paradise of joy.

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Priest:
Because of your deeds, O thief, you were hung on the cross as the condemned. Through your faith, you deserved the grace, joy, and the kingdom of heaven and the paradise of joy.

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Priest:
Blessed are you O blessed thief and your good tongue by which you were truly made worthy of the kingdom of heaven and the paradise of joy.

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Priest:
O blessed thief, what did you see and what did you observe, that you confessed the Crucified Christ in the flesh, the King of Heaven and God of all.

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Priest:
You did not see Christ God glorified on Mount Tabor in the glory of His Father, but you saw Him hung in Ekranion, wherefore you cried out saying:

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Priest:
You believed when you saw the heaven and the earth shake and the sun and moon darkened. When the dead rose, the rocks split, and the curtain of the altar was torn, wherefore you cried out saying:

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Priest:
"Assuredly, I say to you," said the Lord, "today you will be with Me in Paradise and inherit My kingdom." The disciple denied and the thief cried out saying:

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Blessed are you O Demas, the thief more than everyone on the earth, for you have gained a way no one gained. All your life, you were a thief in Jerusalem´s forests and one word you said to the Lord and he sent you to paradise.

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When they crucified our Savior on the cross, they crucified two thieves with Him, one on His right and one on His left. And Demas, the thief on the right, cried out saying, "Remember me O Lord when You come into Your kingdom." Our Savior said to Him, "Today you will be with Me in Paradise."

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We ask Him who was crucified on the wood of the cross, shed His divine blood for us, and trampled death by His death to forgive us our sins and keep for us the life of our father the Patriarch Pope (Shenouda) and the lives of my fathers who are gathered here in this church from the youngest to the oldest. Say all of you. (Amen) [3 times].