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Feast of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha Greetings

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Englsh
Christ is risen! He is truly risen!
Christ is risen! Truly He is Risen

Arabic:
Al-Maseeh qaam! Haqqan qaam!
Al Massihou qâm! Haqqan qâm!
Al Massihu qam! Haqqan qam!
Al Masiah qaam! Haqqan qaam!
Al Meseeh kam! Hakan kam!
Al Masiix qaam! Haqqan qaam!

English transliteration:

• The letter "alif" is transliterated into English as the letter "a" and as the letters "aa".
• The letter "qaaf" is transliterated into English as the letter "q" and as the letter "k".
• Usually vowels are not written in Arabic.

The word "Al" is a title of respect. Then, a translation is The Christ has Risen!

Greek:
Christos anesti! Alithos anesti!
Xpictoc anecth! Alithoc anecth!

4 words with Greek letters in this order

• chi rho iota sigma tau omikron sigma
• alpha nu epsilon sigma tau eta!
• alpha lambda itoa theta omega (not omikron) sigma
• alpha nu epsilon sigma tau eta!

English transliteration:

• The letter "chi" is transliterated into English as a "Ch" or a "X".
• The letter "eta" is transliterated into English as a "h" or a "i" .
• The letter "omega" and the letter "omikron" are transliterated into English as an "o" .
• The letter "rho" is transliterated into English as a "r" or a "p".
• The letter "sigma" is transliterated into English as a "s" or a "c".

Usage of the Pascha Greeting during the Divine Liturgy

After the priest reads the Gospel and before he begins the Homily

The priest, carrying the Pascha candle, comes to the center of the Solea, and faces thePeople.
The priest raises the Paschal candle and greets the people 3 times with the people responding each time.
The first time, the priest faces the people.
The second time, the priest turns slightly to his left side
The third time, the priest turns slightly to his right side.
Priest greets: "Christ is risen!" "He is truly risen!" or "Al Masiah Qaam! Haqqan Qaam!" or "Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!"
People respond: "Christ is risen!" "He is truly risen!" or "Al Masiah Qaam! Haqqan Qaam!" or "Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!"

At the End of Divine Liturgy

After the Apotysis, the priest, carrying the Pascha candle, comes to the center of the Solea, and faces the People.
The priest raises the Paschal candle and greets the people 3 times with the people responding each time.
The first time, the priest faces the people.
The second time, the priest turns slightly to his left side
The third time, the priest turns slightly to his right side.
Priest greets: "Christ is risen!" "He is truly risen!" or "Al Masiah Qaam! Haqqan Qaam!" or "Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!"
People respond: "Christ is risen!" "He is truly risen!" or "Al Masiah Qaam! Haqqan Qaam!" or "Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!"

When the people use the Pascha Greeting

The people use the Pascha Greeting when they meet another Christian

Period of Time when the Pascha Greeting is Used

The Pascha Greeting is used for the Forty Days. The Forty Day from the Feast of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha to the Great Feast of the Ascension into Heaven of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ , we great each other by saying the Pascha Greeting.

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