• The doxologies specific to Lazarus Saturday are said

• Followed by appropriate additional doxologies

• The special Psali (hymn) for Lazarus Saturday is also said

• Then the exposition (Tarh) from the book of the Cross and Palm Sunday procession

• Concluding as usual

Incense is offered as usual in the annual rite, with the following notes:

• The Verses of the Cymbals (Arba‘ al-Naqous) for Lazarus Saturday are said after those of the martyrs

• The Prayer for the Departed (Oshia of the Departed) is said, followed by the doxologies as in Midnight Praise

• The priest says “Efnoti nai nan”. Then the prophecies are read

• The Litany (Talaba), Eklenomen tagonata (“Let us bow our knees”), and prostrations (metanias) are NOT done

• The Litany of the Gospel is said. The Gospel is read in Coptic and Arabic, The Gospel response specific to Lazarus Saturday is said and Then the annual conclusion

• The Lamb is offered after the Psalms of the Third and Sixth Hours

• The hymn “Alleluia Fai pe pi” is said

• The Liturgy proceeds as usual, with the following notes:

  • The Gospel response of Lazarus Saturday is said

  • There is an Adam Aspasmos (greeting hymn)

  • The annual Fraction prayer is used

  • The distribution is done in the annual tune

  • After Psalm 150, the hymn “Lazarus, come forth” (Lazaros amo evol) is chanted