E04836: Coptic Homily on *Michael the Archangel (S00181),from the Monastery of the Archangel Michael near Hamouli in the Fayum (Lower Egypt), attributed to Makarios, bishop of Tkow/Antaiopolis (Upper Egypt, ob. 451/2), delivered at the shrine of Michael on his feast day (8 November); supposedly written in the 5th century.

Homily on Michael the Archangel, attributed to Makarios of Tkow

The text is introduced as follows:

M592, fol. 27v b–37r:

ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲏⲅⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲙ
ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ
ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉϫⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ

‘A homily which our holy and honourable father Apa Makarios, the bishop of the city of Tkow, delivered on the day of the great Archangel Michael and supreme commander of the force of heaven, presenting it at his holy shrine on day 12 of the month of Hathyr (8 November), when a great multitude had come to him to receive a blessing from him. He also spoke about the salvation of the soul. In God’s peace. Amen.’

(Text and trans. Depuydt 1993, p. 232, slightly modified)