H.H. Pope Shenouda III, 117th Pope of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark

Commemorating The Appointment of The Bishop for Sydney 2001

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,One God. Amen

Preface of the Second Edition

Praise is the work of angels, practiced without ceasing. Aspiritual task that expresses all the feelings of love and gratitude in thehuman heart after it has tasted Gods goodness.

Praising is the highest level of prayer (because it does not seekanything earthly.) It is standing before the magnificent throne of God,contemplating on His majes!ic characteristics and describing His beautyand splendor. It is sharing the angels in heaven.

May the Lord accept our sacrifice of praise as a fragrance of Iove,rendered from the souls of wise virgins.

May the voices of praising continue in our Coptic OrthodoxChurch from generation to generation and unto the ages of all ages.

We ask our Lord that He blesses this work and we look forward for moreecclesiastical books to serve our children.

Under the grace of our honored Pope and Patriarch Abba Shenouda Ill.

Father Takla Azmy

Saint Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church,Seattle, Washington

Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church,Puyallub, Washington