The rank Anghnostis is the reader in the church. The following requiremnets are set by the diocese to maintain that the newly ordained are able to serve.
- The candidate must fulfill all minimum requirements for the psaltis.
- The candidate must be at least 16 (sixteen) years old.
- The candidate must be involved in the service of the church.
- The candidate must display good reading ability in the Katameros in at least one of the following languages: Coptic, Arabic, English.
- The candidate must demonstrate proficiency in the following:
- Prayers:
- Thanksgiving, Psalm 50 (51)
- “Let us praise with the angles saying…”
- “Graciously accord, O Lord, to keeps us…”
- The Trisagion
- “Hail to you we ask you…”
- “We exalt you the mother of the True Light…”
- The Creed
- “Holy, Holy, Holy…”
- “Have mercy on us O God and have mercy on us…”
- Hymns:
- The fourth ode (canticle)
- The regular Verses of the Cymbals
- The regular doxologies
- Responses:
- Must be able to serve the Offering of the Incense alone with the priest.
- Must know well all the sanctuary deacon responses of the liturgy of St. Basil.
- Midnight Praises
- Must demonstrate proficiency in the weekly Midnight Praises.
- Prayers:
- The candidate must demonstrate an 80% attendance rate in the weekly services: liturgies, vespers, and midnight praises.
- The candidate must be recommended by his father of confession.