Holy Week - Thursday - Hoothomo for Pesaha - ho qteel u b-Mesreyn ܗܐ ܩܛܝܠ ܗܘ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Hoothomo, which means "conclusion" (സമാപനം ) is the concluding hymn of the Holy Qurbano. This includes one or two stanzas chanted by the Priest and one or two stanzas chanted by the congregation (choir) in response. There are different set of Hoothomo's given for each Sunday of the Liturgical calendar and for Feast days. This is the Hoothomo give to be chanted by the congregation after the Holy Qurbana on Pesha Thursday. These two stanzas are about 1700 years old and was written by Mor Afrem and is included in the book Hymns of Passion. The Hoothomo chanted by the priest is: • Syriac Hoothomo for Pesaha - the Thursday ...