Agpeya Online: the Coptic Book of Hours in English & Arabic

The Agpeya (الأجبية) is the Coptic Orthodox Book of Hours: seven prayers through the day, as the Psalmist says, “Seven times a day I praise You.”

Prime (First Hour): dawn: the Resurrection of Christ and the coming of the True Light into the world.

Terce (Third Hour): 9 AM: the descent of the Holy Spirit and the condemnation of Christ.

Sext (Sixth Hour): noon: the Crucifixion of our Lord.

None (Ninth Hour): 3 PM: the death of Christ on the Cross.

Vespers (Eleventh Hour): sunset: the taking down of the Lord’s body from the Cross.

Compline (Twelfth Hour): before sleep: the burial of Christ and the remembrance of our end.

Midnight Prayer: the three watches of midnight and the Second Coming of Christ.