Ensure that the name of Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the Antiochian Patriarch, is mentioned in all liturgical prayers and the liturgies. This has been decided in previous eras by agreement of the two C...

The following recommendation has been accepted: “all men of priesthood in Egypt, in their ritual prayers, must adhere to the text of the Great Holy Euchologion, the edition of Hegumen Abd Al-Masseh Al...

The Holy Synod agreed that the phrase “honourable chapter” should not be used when reading the Holy Gospel. It is now settled that what should be said is, “A chapter from the Gospel according to our t...

The Holy Synod agreed to add the following litany among the litany of “Yea, we ask You O Christ our God, confirm the foundation of the Church etc.”, the text of which is, “success for the students and...

The Holy Synod agreed to remove the following 3 expressions from the Rite of Prostration [service], which are in the litanies of Third Prayer:

1. And also release and transfer it to that place”.
2. Those who ...

The Holy Synod decided to amend the expression, “this sacrifice” to become “and the offerings”.

The Synod agreed to the explanation set out in the report by Ritual Committee regarding the Feast of the Entry of the Lord Christ into the Temple. The rituals are as follows:

1. After the reading of the l...

The Holy Synod decided that the verse specific to the Fathers the Apostles is 70 and not 72 Apostles.

The report by the Rituals Committee mentions the request of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III to remind the honourable members of the Holy Synod of a previous decision released regarding the Litany of th...

The Ritual Committee presented the following recommendations, which have been read by the Holy Synod:

1. The Committee recommends the following amendments in some of the homilies in the Holy Pascha, so th...