What's the response in the Liturgy after the Commemoration of the Saints in the St. Basil Liturgy?

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After the Commemoration of the Saints and prayer for the departed in St. Basil’s Liturgy, the congregation asks that the saints’ holy blessing be with them and prays for mercy, blessing, and repose. After the priest’s concluding prayer, they chant “Kathos een”: “As it was, and is, and shall be, from generation to generation, and unto all the ages of ages.

In the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, there are specific responses that immediately conclude and follow the Commemoration of the Saints (ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲅⲙⲁ): --- 1. The Response of the Congregation (After the Commemoration of the Departed) After the priest concludes the names of the saints and prays for the repose of the departed ("Those, O Lord, whose souls You have received, repose them in the paradise of joy..."), the congregation responds: Ⲧⲟⲩ ⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ: ⲉⲥⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ. Ⲇⲟ́ⲝⲁ ⲥⲟⲓ Ⲕⲩ́ⲣⲓⲉ: Ⲕⲩ́ⲣⲓⲉ ⲉ̀ⲗⲉ́ⲏⲥⲟⲛ: Ⲕⲩ́ⲣⲓⲉ ⲉ̀ⲗⲉ́ⲏⲥⲟⲛ: Ⲕⲩ́ⲣⲓⲉ ⲉⲩ̓ⲗⲟ́ⲅⲏⲥⲟⲛ: Ⲕⲩ́ⲣⲓⲉ ⲁ̓ⲛⲁ́ⲡⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ: ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ. (Tou agiou evlogia: ese-shopi neman, amen. Doxa si Kyrie: Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, Kyrie evlogison, Kyrie anapavson: amen.) English Translation: "May their holy blessing be with us. Amen. Glory to You, O Lord. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord bless us, Lord repose them. Amen." (Note: Words such as ⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲩ, ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ, ⲇⲟ́ⲝⲁ, ⲕⲩ́ⲣⲓⲉ, ⲉ̀ⲗⲉ́ⲏⲥⲟⲛ, ⲉⲩ̓ⲗⲟ́ⲅⲏⲥⲟⲛ, and ⲁ̓ⲛⲁ́ⲡⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ are Greek loanwords standard in Coptic liturgical usage, while ⲉⲥⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ is native Bohairic Coptic.) --- 2. The Final Doxology Response (Kathos een) Immediately following that response, the priest concludes the commemoration section by praying: "Lead us also into Your kingdom, that as in this, so also in all things, Your great and holy name may be glorified, blessed, and exalted, with Jesus Christ Your beloved Son, and the Holy Spirit." The congregation then responds with the Greek liturgical hymn: Ⲕⲁⲑⲱ̀ⲥ ⲏ̓ⲛ: ⲕⲉ ⲉ̓ⲥⲧⲓ ⲕⲉ ⲉ̓ⲥⲧⲉ: ⲓ̓ⲥ ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ̀ⲛ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ́ⲛ: ⲕⲉ ⲡⲁ́ⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲧⲟⲩⲥ ⲉ̀ⲱ͂ⲛⲁⲥ ⲧⲱ͂ⲛ ⲉ̀ⲱ́ⲛⲱⲛ: ⲁ̀ⲙⲏ́ⲛ. (Kathos een: ke esti ke este: is genean ke genean: ke pantas tous eonas ton eonon: amen.) English Translation: "As it was, and is, and shall be, from generation to generation, and unto all the ages of ages. Amen." After this, the priest gives the blessing ("Peace be with all" / Ⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲡⲁⲥⲓ), the people respond ("And with your spirit" / Ⲕⲉ ⲧⲱ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓ ⲥⲟⲩ), and the Liturgy moves directly into the Fraction (القسمة).

What's the response in the Liturgy after the Commemoration of the Saints in the St. Basil Liturgy?

1. The Response of the Congregation (After the Commemoration of the Departed)

2. The Final Doxology Response (Kathos een)

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