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THE DIVINE LITURGY

OF OUR FATHER AMONG THE SAINTS

JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

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With the blessing

ofHis Eminence

KYRILL

Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America


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THE DIVINE LITURGY

OF OUR FATHER AMONG THE

SAINTS

JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

Deacon:Bless, master.Priest: Blessed is the kingdom of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the HolySpirit, now and ever, and unto the ages

of ages.

Choir:Amen.

Deacon: In peace let us pray to the

Lord.Choir:Lord, have mercy.Deacon:For the peace from above, and

the salvation of our souls, let us pray to

the Lord.

Choir:Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: For the peace of the wholeworld, the good estate of the holy

churches of God, and the union of all,

let us pray to the Lord.Choir:Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: For this holy temple, and for

them that with faith, reverence, and

fear of God enter herein, let us pray tothe Lord.


Deacon:For our great lord and father,

the Most Holy Patriarch [name]; for

our lord the Very Most ReverendMetropolitan [name], First Hierarch of

the Russian Church Abroad; for our

lord the Most [or Right] Reverend


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Archbishop [orBishop] [name]; for the

venerable priesthood, the diaconate inChrist, for all the clergy and people, let

us pray to the Lord.

Choir:Lord, have mercy.Deacon: For this land, its authorities,

and armed forces, let us pray to theLord.

Choir:Lord, have mercy.Deacon:For this city [ortown, orholy

monastery], for every city and country,

and the faithful that dwell therein, letus pray to the Lord.Choir:Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: For seasonable weather,

abundance of the fruits of the earth, andpeaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon:For travelers by sea, land and

air, for the sick, the suffering, theimprisoned, and for their salvation, let



Deacon: That we may be delivered

from all tribulation, wrath, andnecessity, let us pray to the Lord.

Choir:Lord, have mercy.Deacon:Help us, save us, have mercy

on us, and keep us, O God, by Thy

grace.


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Deacon: Calling to remembrance ourmost holy, most pure, most blessed,

glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-

Virgin Mary with all the saints, let uscommit ourselves and one another and

all our life unto Christ, our God.

Choir:To Thee, O Lord.

The priest secretly says the prayer ofthe first antiphonon: O Lord our God,

Whose dominion is indescribable, and

Whose glory is incomprehensible,Whose mercy is infinite, and Whoselove for mankind is ineffable: Do Thou

Thyself, O Master, according to Thy

tender compassion, look upon us, and

upon this holy temple, and deal withus, and them that pray with us,

according to Thine abundant merciesand compassion.

And exclaims:For unto Thee is due allglory, honor and worship, to the Father,

and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

now and ever, and unto the ages ofages.

Choir:Amen.

The deacon, having bowed, steps asidefrom his place and stands before the

icon of Christ, holding his orarion with

three fingers of his right hand.

And the first antiphonon is sung by the

chanters:


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Bless the Lord, O my soul; blessed art

Thou, O Lord. Bless the Lord, O my

soul, and all that is within me, blessHis holy Name. Bless the Lord, O my

soul, and forget not all that He hathdone for thee, Who is gracious unto all

thine iniquities, Who healeth all thineinfirmities. Who redeemeth thy life

from corruption, Who crowneth thee

with mercy and compassion, Whofulfilleth thy desire with good things;

thy youth shall be renewed as the

eagle's. Compassionate and merciful isthe Lord, long suffering and plenteousin mercy.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all thatis within me, bless His holy Name.

Blessed art Thou, O Lord.

At the conclusion of the antiphonon,the deacon says: Again and again, in

peace let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon:Help us, save us, have mercy

on us, and keep us, O God, by Thygrace.

Choir:Lord, have mercy.Deacon: Calling to remembrance our

most holy, most pure, most blessed,

glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us

commit ourselves and one another and



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The priest secretly says the prayer ofthe second antiphonon: O Lord our

God, save Thy people and bless Thineinheritance, preserve the fullness of

Thy Church, sanctify them that love thebeauty of Thy house; do Thou glorify

them by Thy divine power, and forsake

not us that hope in Thee.

And exclaims: For Thine is thedominion, and Thine is the kingdom,

and the power, and the glory, of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy

Spirit, now and ever, and unto the agesof ages.

Choir:Amen.

And the second antiphonon is sung by

the chanters. The deacon does in likemanner as during the first prayer.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

to the Holy Spirit. Praise the Lord, Omy soul. I will praise the Lord all my

life, I will chant unto my God for aslong as I have my being. Trust ye not

in princes, in the sons of men, in whomthere is no salvation. His spirit shall go

forth, and he shall return unto his earth.

In that day all his thoughts shall perish.The Lord looseth the fettered; the Lord

maketh wise the blind; the Lord setteth

aright the fallen; the Lord loveth the


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righteous; the Lord preserveth the

strangers; He shall adopt for His ownthe orphan and widow, and the way of

sinners shall He destroy. The Lord

shall be king unto eternity; thy God, OZion, unto generation and generation.

Both now, and ever, and unto the ages

of ages. Amen.O Only-begotten Son and Word of

God, Who art immortal, yet didst deign

for our salvation to become incarnateof the holy Theotokos and Ever-VirginMary, and without change didst

become man, and wast crucified, O

Christ God, trampling down death by

death: Thou Who art one of the HolyTrinity, glorified together with the

Father and the Holy Spirit, save us.

Deacon:Again and again, in peace let




grace.Choir:Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: Calling to remembrance our

most holy, most pure, most blessed,glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-

Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us

commit ourselves and one another andall our life unto Christ, our God.


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The priest secretly says the prayer of

the third antiphonon: O Thou Who hast

bestowed upon us these common andconcordant prayers, and Who hast

promised that when two or three areagreed in Thy name Thou wouldst

grant their requests: Do Thou Thyselffulfill the requests of Thy servants to

their profit, granting us in this present

age the knowledge of Thy truth, and inthat to come, life everlasting.

And exclaims: For a good God art

Thou and the Lover of mankind, and

unto Thee do we send up glory, to the

Father, and to the Son, and to the HolySpirit, now and ever, and unto the ages

of ages.

Choir: Amen.

Here the doors are opened for theSmall Entry.

In Thy Kingdom remember us, O Lord,when Thou comest in Thy Kingdom.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirsis the Kingdom of Heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn, for they

shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they shall

inherit the earth.


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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst

for righteousness, for they shall befilled

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall

obtain mercy.Blessed are the pure in heart, for they

shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for theyshall be called sons of God.

Blessed are they that are persecuted forrighteousness sake, for theirs is the

Kingdom of Heaven.

Blessed are ye when men shall revileand persecute you and say all mannerof evil against you falsely for My sake.

Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for

your reward is great in the Heavens.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever,and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

When the third antiphonon is chanted

by the singers, or the Beatitudes if it beSunday, and when they come to the

Glory, the priest and the deacon,standing before the Holy Table, make

three reverences. Then the priest,taking the Holy Gospel, gives it to the

deacon, and they go, by the way of theright side, with candles going before

them, they make the Small Entry; andstanding in the usual place, both of

them bow their heads, and the deacon,having said: Let us pray to the Lord,

the priest says the prayer of the Entrysecretly:


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O Master Lord our God, Who hastappointed in the heavens the ranks and

hosts of angels and archangels unto theservice of Thy glory: With our entry

do Thou cause the entry of the holyangels, serving and glorifying Thy

goodness with us.

For unto Thee is due all glory, honor,

and worship: to the Father, and to theSon, and to the Holy Spirit, now and

ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen

When the prayer is ended, the deacon

says to the priest, pointing toward theeast with his right hand, holding therein

his orarion with three fingers: Bless,master, the holy entry.

And the priest, blessing, says: Blessed

is the entry of Thy saints, always, nowand ever, and unto the ages of ages.

After that, the deacon goes to the

bishop, or to the abbot, and he kissesthe Gospel, if he be present; if not, the

priest kisses it.

When the final verse of the antiphonon

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priest, raises his hands a little, and

showing the Holy Gospel, says in aloud voice: Wisdom, aright!

Then, having bowed, as also the priest

behind him, he goes into the holy altar;and the deacon immediately lays the

Holy Gospel upon the Holy Table.

And the singers chant: O come, let usworship and fall down before Christ; O

Son of God (Sundays: Who didst rise

from the dead) (on feasts of the

Theotokos: through the prayers of theTheotokos) (on weekdays: Who art

wondrous in the saints), save us whochant unto Thee: Alleluia. [once]

Then the usual troparia and kontakia.The priest says this prayer secretly: O

Holy God, Who restest in the saints,Who art praised with the thrice-holy

hymn by the Seraphim, and artglorified by the Cherubim, and art

worshipped by all the heavenly hosts,Who from nonbeing hast brought all

things into being, Who hast createdman according to Thine image and

likeness, and hast adorned him withThine every gift; Who givest wisdom

and understanding to him that asketh,

and Who disdainest not him thatsinneth, but hast appointed repentanceunto salvation; Who hast vouchsafed

us, Thy lowly and unworthy servants,to stand even in this hour before the

glory of Thy holy altar, and to offer the

worship and glory due unto Thee: Do


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Thou Thyself, O Master, accept even

from the lips of us sinners the thrice-holy hymn, and visit us in Thy

goodness. Pardon us every sin,

voluntary and involuntary; sanctify oursouls and bodies, and grant us to serve

Thee in holiness all the days of our life,through the intercessions of the holy

Theotokos, and of all the saints, whofrom ages past have been pleasing unto

Thee.

And when the singers come to the lastkontakion, the deacon says to the

priest, while bowing his head andholding his orarion with three fingers

of his right hand: Bless, master, the

time of the Thrice-holy.

And the priest, signing him with thesign of the Cross, exclaims: For holy

art Thou, our God, and unto Thee do

we send up glory, to the Father, and tothe Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now

and ever.And the kontakion having ended, the

deacon comes out through the holydoors, and standing on the ambo and

pointing with his orarion, first to the

icon of Christ, says: O Lord, save thepious, and hearken unto us.

Then he points to all the people, saying

in a loud voice:


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And unto the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen. and the Thrice-holy

While the Thrice-holy is sung, both the

priest and the deacon themselves saythe Trisagion Hymn, making together

three bows before the Holy Table.

Then the deacon says to the priest:

Command, master.

And they proceed to the high place;

and the priest, as he goes, says: Blessedis He that cometh in the name of theLord.

Deacon: Bless, master, the High

Throne.

Priest: Blessed art Thou on the throneof the glory of Thy kingdom, Thou that

sittest on the Cherubim, always, nowand ever, and unto the ages of ages.

It is to be noted that it is not proper forthe priest to go up onto the high place,

nor to sit thereon, but to sit on thesouth side of the high throne.

And upon the conclusion of the

Trisagion, the deacon, having cometoward the holy doors, says: Let usattend.

Priest:Peace be unto all.

Reader: And to thy spirit.

Deacon:Wisdom.


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And the reader the prokeimenon from

the Psalms of David.And then the deacon: Wisdom!

And the reader, the title of the Epistle:

The Reading is from the Acts of theholy Apostles, or from the Epistle of

the holy Apostle James, orof Peter, orfrom the Epistle of the holy Apostle

Paul to the Romans, or to theCorinthians, orto the Galatians.

And again the deacon:Let us attend.And when the Epistle is concluded, the

priest says: Peace be unto thee that

readeth.Reader:And to thy spirit.Deacon:Wisdom.

Reader:Alleluia and its verses.

While theAlleluia is being chanted, the

deacon, taking the censer and incense,approaches the priest, and taking a

blessing from him, censes the Holy

Table round about, and the whole altar,and the priest.

And the priest, standing before the

Holy Table, says this prayer: Shineforth within our hearts the incorruptible

light of Thy knowledge, O Master,Lover of mankind, and open the eyes of

our mind to the understanding of thepreaching of Thy Gospel; instill in us

also the fear of Thy blessed

commandments, that, trampling downall lusts of the flesh, we may pursue a

spiritual way of life, being mindful of

and doing all that is well-pleasing unto


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Thee. For Thou art the enlightenment

of our souls and bodies, O Christ ourGod, and unto Thee do we send up

glory, together with Thine unoriginate

Father, and Thy Most-holy and goodand life-creating Spirit, now and ever,

and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The deacon, having put away thecenser in the usual place, approachesthe priest, and bowing his head to him,

holding his orarion in the tips of his

fingers and pointing to the Holy

Gospel, says:

Bless, master, him that proclaimeth theGood Tidings of the holy Apostle and

Evangelist [name].

The priest, signing him with the sign ofthe Cross, says:May God, through the

prayers of the holy, glorious, all-

praised Apostle and Evangelist [name],give speech with great power unto thee

that bringest good tidings, unto thefulfillment of the Gospel of His

beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

And the deacon having said: Amen,

and having venerated the Holy Gospel,takes it, and goes out through the holy

doors, candles preceding him, and goes

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And the priest, standing before the

Holy Table, at the south side of the

high place, and looking toward thewest, exclaims: Wisdom. Aright! Let

us hear the holy Gospel. Then: Peacebe unto all.

People: And to thy spirit.

Deacon: The reading is from the holyGospel according to [name].

Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to

Thee.Priest:Let us attend.

If there be two deacons, one may say:

Wisdom, Arise!, then also Let us

attend.When the Gospel is concluded, the

priest says: Peace be unto thee thatbringest Good Tidings.

Choir:Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to

Thee.And the deacon goes to the holy doors,

and gives the Holy Gospel to the priest,and the holy doors are closed again.

The deacon, standing in the usualplace, begins thus: Let us all say with

our whole soul and with our wholemind, let us say:


Deacon:O Lord Almighty, the God ofour Fathers, we pray Thee, hearken and

have mercy.


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Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God,according to Thy great mercy, we pray

Thee, hearken and have mercy:

Choir:Lord, have mercy. Thrice.

Deacon: Again we pray for our great

lord and father, the Most HolyPatriarch [name]; for our lord the Very

Most Reverend Metropolitan [name],

First Hierarch of the Russian ChurchAbroad, for our lord the Most [or

Right] Reverend Archbishop [or

Bishop] [name]; and for all ourbrethren in Christ.


Deacon: Again we pray for this land,its authorities, and armed forces, and

for every Christian land.


Deacon: Again we pray for our

brethren, the priests, the priestmonks,and all our brethren in Christ.

Choir:Lord, have mercy. Thrice.Deacon:Again we pray for the blessed

and ever-memorable holy Orthodoxpatriarchs, and for pious kings and

right-believing queens, and for thefounders of this holy temple [if it be a

monastery: this holy monastery], and

for our fathers and brethren gone totheir rest before us, and for all the

Orthodox here and everywhere laid to

rest.


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Choir:Lord, have mercy. Thrice.Deacon: Again we pray for them that

bring offerings and do good works in

this holy and all-venerable temple; forthem that minister and them that chant,

and for all the people here present thatawait of Thee great and abundant

mercy.

Choir:Lord, have mercy. Thrice.The priest says secretly the Prayer of

Fervent Supplication: O Lord our God,

accept this fervent supplication fromThy servants, and have mercy on usaccording to the multitude of Thy

mercies, and send down Thy

compassion upon us, and upon all Thy

people that await of Thee abundantmercy.

The priest exclaims: For a merciful

God art Thou and the Lover ofmankind, and unto Thee do we send up

glory, to the Father, and to the Son, andto the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and

unto the ages of ages.

Choir:Amen.

Deacon: Pray, ye catechumens, to the

Lord.Choir:Lord, have mercy.

Deacon:Ye faithful, let us pray for thecatechumens that the Lord will have

mercy on them.



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Deacon: That He will catechize them

with the word of truth.


Deacon:That He will reveal unto themthe Gospel of righteousness.

Choir:Lord, have mercy.Deacon:That He will unite them to His

Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.Choir:Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: Save them, have mercy on

them, help them, and keep them, OGod, by Thy grace.


Deacon: Ye catechumens, bow yourheads unto the Lord.


The priest secretly says the Prayer forthe Catechumens: O Lord our God,

Who dwellest on high and lookestdown on things that are lowly, Who

unto the human race hast sent forth

salvation, Thine Only-begotten Sonand God, our Lord Jesus Christ: look

upon Thy servants, the catechumens,who have bowed their necks before

Thee, and vouchsafe unto them at a

seasonable time the laver ofregeneration, the remission of sins, and

the garment of incorruption; unite themto Thy Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic

Church, and number them among Thychosen flock.


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And exclaims: That they also with us

may glorify Thine most honorable andmajestic name: of the Father, and of the

Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and

ever, and unto the ages of ages.Choir:Amen.

And the priest spreads out theantimension.

Deacon:As many as are catechumens,

depart.

If there be a second deacon, heexclaims this:

Catechumens, depart.

Then again the first deacon:As many as are catechumens, depart.

Let none of the catechumens remain.

As many as are of the faithful: again

and again, in peace let us pray to theLord.

Choir:Lord, have mercy.But if there be only a priest alone, then

he says this: As many as are

catechumens, depart; catechumens,depart; as many as are catechumens,

depart; let none of the catechumensremain; as many as are of the faithful,

again and again, in peace let us pray to

the Lord.Choir:Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy



Deacon:Wisdom.The priest says secretly the First Prayer

of the Faithful: We thank Thee, O Lord

God of hosts, Who hast vouchsafed us


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to stand even now before Thy Holy

altar, and to fall down before Thycompassion for our sins, and for the

errors of the people. Receive, O God,

our supplication; make us to be worthyto offer unto Thee supplications and

entreaties and bloodless sacrifices forall Thy people. And enable us whom

Thou hast placed in Thy ministry, bythe power of Thy Holy Spirit, without

condemnation or faltering, with the

clear witness of our conscience, to callupon Thee at all times and in every

place, that, hearkening unto us, Thou

mayest be gracious unto us in themultitude of Thy goodness.

The priest exclaims: For unto Thee is

due all glory, honor, and worship, tothe Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the

ages of ages.Choir:Amen.

Deacon:Again and again, in peace letus pray to the Lord.


[When a priest serves alone, these are

not said:]

Deacon:For the peace from above, and

the salvation of our souls, let us pray to


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the Lord.


Deacon: For the peace of the wholeworld, the good estate of the holy

churches of God, and the union of all,let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For this holy temple, and forthem that with faith, reverence, and

fear of God enter herein, let us pray to

the Lord.


Deacon: That we may be deliveredfrom all tribulation, wrath, and

necessity, let us pray to the Lord.

Choir:Lord, have mercy.Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy


grace.Choir:Lord, have mercy.

Deacon:Wisdom.The deacon enters through the north

door.

The priest says secretly the Second

Prayer of the Faithful: Again and

oftimes we fall down before Thee, andwe pray Thee, O Good One and Lover

of mankind, that, regarding oursupplication, Thou wilt cleanse our

souls and bodies of all defilement of

flesh and spirit, and grant us to stand

guiltless and uncondemned before Thy


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holy altar. Grant also, O God, to them

that pray with us, advancement in lifeand faith, and spiritual understanding.

Grant them ever to serve Thee with

fear and love, and to partake, guiltlessand uncondemned, of Thy Holy

Mysteries, and to be vouchsafed Thyheavenly kingdom.

The priest exclaims: That always being

guarded under Thy dominion, we may

send up glory unto Thee, to the Father,and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,now and ever, and unto the ages of

ages.

Choir:Amen.

Again the holy doors are opened.Then the deacon, taking the censer and

placing incense therein, approaches the

priest, and, taking a blessing from him,censes round about the Holy Table, and

the whole altar, and the icons, and thepriest, and the chanters, and the people;

and says Psalm 50, and the troparia of

compunction, and whatsoever he maywish.

The priest says this prayer:

None is worthy among them that arebound with carnal lusts and pleasures,

to approach or to draw nigh, or to

minister unto Thee, O King of glory,for to serve Thee is a great and fearful

thing even unto the heavenly hosts

themselves. Yet because of Thine


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ineffable and immeasurable love for

mankind, without change or alterationThou didst become man, and didst

become our High Priest, and didst

deliver unto us the ministry of thisliturgical and bloodless sacrifice, for

Thou art the Master of all. Thou alone,O Lord our God, dost rule over those in

heaven and those on earth, art borneupon the throne of the Cherubim, art

Lord of the Seraphim and King of

Israel, Thou alone art holy and restestin the saints. I implore Thee, therefore,

Who alone art good and inclined to

listen: Look upon me Thy sinful andunprofitable servant, and purge my souland heart of a wicked conscience, and

by the power of Thy Holy Spirit,

enable me, who am clothed with the

grace of the priesthood, to stand beforethis Thy Holy Table, and to perform

the sacred Mystery of Thy holy andimmaculate Body and precious Blood.

For unto Thee do I draw nigh, bowing

my neck, and I pray Thee: Turn notThy countenance away from me,

neither cast me out from among Thychildren, but vouchsafe that these gifts

be offered unto Thee by me, Thy sinful

and unworthy servant: for Thou art Hethat offereth and is offered, that

accepteth and is distributed, O Christour God, and unto Thee do we send up

glory, together with Thine unoriginateFather, and Thy Most-holy and good

and life-creating Spirit, now and ever,

and unto the ages of ages.


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When the prayer is completed, the

priest and the deacon say also theCherubic Hymn, thrice; and each time,at the conclusion thereof, they bow

once.

Priest:Let us, who mystically representthe Cherubim and chant the thrice-holy

hymne unto the life-creating Trinity,now lay aside all earthly care.

Deacon: That we may receive the Kingof all, Who cometh invisibly upborne

in triumph by the ranks of angels.Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

And the priest goes to the table ofoblation, the deacon preceding, and

censes the holy things, praying:O God, cleanse me, a sinner. Thrice.

The deacon says to the priest: Lift up,master.

And the priest, taking the aer, lays it

upon the deacons left shoulder, saying:Take up into your hands the holies, and

bless the Lord.


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And taking the holy discos, he places itupon the deacons head, with all

attentiveness and reverence, the deacon

having also the censer on one of hisfingers of his right hand. The priest

himself taking the holy chalice in hishands, they come out by the north door,

the candle-bearers going before them.

The deacon says: Our great lord andfather, the Most Holy [name], Patriarchof Moscow and all Rus; our lord the

Very Most Reverend [name],

Metropolitan of Eastern America and

New York, and First Hierarch of theRussian Church Abroad; our Lord the

Most [or Right] Reverend [name],Archbishop [or Bishop] of [name of

diocese], may the Lord God remember

in His kingdom, always, now and ever,and unto the ages of ages.

This land, its authorities, and armed

forces, and every Christian land, may

the Lord God remember in Hiskingdom, always, now and ever, and


Also, the priest: The clergy, themonastics, and all that are persecuted

and suffer for the Orthodox Faith, the

founders, benefactors, and thebrotherhood of this holy temple (or

monastery), and all of you Orthodox

Christians, may the Lord God


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remember in His kingdom, always,

now and ever, and unto the ages ofages.

Choir:Amen.

Having passed through the holy doors,

the deacon stands to the right; and asthe priest enters, the deacon says to

him: May the Lord God remember thypriesthood in His kingdom.

And the priest says to him: May theLord God remember thy sacred

diaconate in His kingdom, always, now

and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

And the priest places the holy chalice

on the Holy Table; and taking the holy

diskos from the head of the deacon,places it on the Holy Table, saying:

The noble Joseph, having taken Thy

most pure Body down from the Tree

and wrapped It in pure linen andcovered It with spices, laid It in a new

tomb.

In the grave bodily, but in hades withThy soul as God; in Paradise with the

thief, and on the throne with the Fatherand the Spirit wast Thou Who fillest all

things, O Christ the Inexpressible.

How life-giving, how much morebeautiful than Paradise and truly more

resplendent thatn any royal palace hath

Thy tomb appeared, O Christ, the


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source of our resurrection.

Then taking the veils from the holy

diskos and the holy chalice, the priestlays them to one side on the Holy

Table; and taking the aer from the

deacons shoulder, and having censedit, he coveres the Holy Gifts therewith,saying:

The noble Joseph, having taken Thy

most pure Body down from the Treeand wrapped It in pure linen and

covered It with spices, laid It in a new

tomb

And taking the censer from the hand of

the deacon, the priest censes the Holy

Gifts thrice, saying: Do good, O Lord,in Thy good pleasure unto Sion, and let

the walls of Jerusalem be builded.Then shalt Thou be pleased with a

sacrifice of righteousness, with

oblation and whole-burnt offerings.Than shall they offer bullocks upon

Thine altar.

And having returned the censer, and

having bowed his head, the priest saysto the deacon: Pray for me, brother and

concelebrant.

And the deacon: The Holy Spirit shallcome upon thee, and the power of the

Most High shall overshadow thee.

And priest: The same Spirit shall

minister with us all the days of our life.


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And the deacon, bowing his head and

holding his orarion with the tree fingers

of his right hand, says to the priest:Remember me, holy master.

And priest: May the Lord God

remember thee in His kingdom,always, now and ever, and unto the

ages of ages.

Deacon:Amen.And the deacon, having kissed the right

hand of the priest, goes out the north

door, and standing in the usual place,says: Let us complete our prayer untothe Lord.


Deacon: For the precious Gifts setforth, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For this holy temple, and for

them that with faith, reverence, andfear of God enter herein, let us pray to

the Lord.


Deacon: That we may be delivered

from all tribulation, wrath, andnecessity, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon:Help us, save us, have mercyon us, and keep us, O God, by Thy

grace.



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Deacon: That the whole day may be

perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, letus ask of the Lord.

Choir:Grant this, O Lord.

Deacon: An angel of peace, a faithfulguide, a guardian of our souls and

bodies, let us ask of the Lord.


Deacon: Pardon and remission of our

sins and offenses, let us ask of theLord.

Choir:Grant this, O Lord.Deacon:Things good and profitable forour souls, and peace for the world, let

us ask of the Lord.


Deacon: That we may complete theremaining time of our life in peace and

repentance, let us ask of the Lord.


Deacon:A Christian ending to our life,painless, blameless, peaceful, and a

good defense before the dread

judgment seat of Christ, let us ask.


Deacon: Calling to remembrance our

most holy, most pure, most blessed,

glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us

commit ourselves and one another and



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The priest secretly says the Prayer of

the Oblation, after placing the DivineGifts on the Holy Table:

O Lord God Almighty, Who alone art

holy, Who dost accept a sacrifice ofpraise from them that call upon Thee

with their whole heart: Accept also the

supplication of us sinners, and bring itto Thy Holy Altar, and enable us to

offer unto Thee both gifts and spiritual

sacrifices for our sins and for the errorsof the people, and vouchsafe us to findgrace before Thee, that our sacrifice

may be acceptable unto Thee, and that

the good Spirit of Thy grace may rest

upon us, and upon these Gifts set forth,and upon all Thy people.

Exclamation:Through the compassions

of Thine only-begotten Son, withWhom Thou art blessed, together with

Thine all-holy and good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto

the ages of ages.

Choir:Amen.

Priest:Peace be unto all.

Choir:And to thy spirit.


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Deacon: Let us love one another, that

with one mind we may confess:

Choir:The Father, and the Son, and the

Holy Spirit: the Trinity one in essenceand undivided.

And the priest bows thrice, saying

secretly: I will love Thee, O Lord, mystrength; the Lord is my foundation,

and my refuge.

And he kisses the Holy Things that arecovered, thus: first the top of the holy

diskos, then the edge of the holy

chalice and the edge of the Holy Tablebefore him. If there be two priests, ormore, then they kiss all the holy things,

and one another on the shoulder.

If there be two priests, or more, then

they kiss all the holy things, and oneanother on the shoulder.

The senior concelebrant says:Christ is

in our midst.

And he that kissed replies: He is, andshall be.

Likewise the deacons, if there be two,or three, kiss each his own orarion,

where the figure of the Cross is, and

one another on the shoulder, sayingthat which the priests have said.

In like manner the deacon bows, on theplace where he stands, and kisses his

orarion where the figure of the Cross is,

and then exclaims: The doors, thedoors! In wisdom let us attend.


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The priest lifts up the aer, and holds it

over the Holy Gifts. If there be otherpriests concelebrating, they likewise

lift up the holy aer, and hold it over the

Holy Gifts, waving it and sayingsecretly, as do the people also, the

Confession of faith:

I believe in one God, the Father

Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth

and all things visible and invisible; andin one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of

God, the Only-begotten, begotten of

the Father before all ages, Light ofLight, true God of true God, begotten,not made, of one essence with the

Father, by Whom all things were made;

Who for us men and for our salvation

came down from the Heavens, and wasincarnate of the Holy Spirit and the

Virgin Mary, and became man; andwas crucified for us under Pontius

Pilate, and suffered, and was buried;

and arose again on the third dayaccording to the Scriptures; and

ascended into the heavens, and sittethat the right hand of the Father; and

shall come again, with glory, to judge

both the living and the dead, Whosekingdom shall have no end. And in the

Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life,Who proceedeth from the Father, Who

with the Father and the Son together isworshipped and glorified, Who spake

by the prophets. In one Holy, Catholic,

and Apostolic Church. I confess onebaptism for the remission of sins. I

look for the resurrection of the dead;

and the life of the age to come. Amen.


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Deacon: Let us stand well. Let us

stand with fear. Let us attend, that wemay offer the holy oblation in peace.

Choir:A mercy of peace, a sacrifice ofpraise.

The priest then having taken the aer offthe Holy Gifts, and kissing it, lays it toone side, saying:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and

the love of God the Father, and the

communion of the Holy Spirit be withyou all.

Choir:And with thy spirit.

And the deacon, having bowed, enters

the holy altar, and taking a fan, fans theHoly Things reverently. If there be no

fan, he uses one of the veils.Priest, facing to the east:Let us lift up

our hearts.

Choir:We lift them up unto the Lord.Priest: Let us give thanks unto the

Lord.Choir: It is meet and right to worship

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, theTrinity one in essence and undivided.

The priest prays secretly: It is meet and

right to hymn Thee, to bless Thee, to

praise Thee, to give thanks unto Thee,


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to worship Thee in every place of Thy

dominion, for Thou art Godinexpressible, incomprehensible,

invisible, unattainable ever-existing ,

eternally the same, Thou and ThineOnly-begotten Son and Thy Holy

Spirit. Thou didst call us fromnonbeing into being, and when we had

fallen away, Thou didst raise us upagain, and didst not cease to do all

things until Thou hadst brought us up

to heaven, and hadst bestowed upon usThy kingdom which is to come. For all

these things we give thanks unto Thee,

to Thine Only-begotten Son, and toThy Holy Spirit, for all the things weknow, and whereof we know not; for

the benefits both manifest and hidden

which have come upon us. We give

thanks unto Thee also for this servicewhich Thou hast been pleased to accept

from our hands, though there standbefore Thee thousands of archangels

and ten thousands of angels, the

cherubim and seraphim, six-winged,many-eyed, borne aloft on their wings.

The priest exclaims: Singing the

triumphal hymn, shouting, cryingaloud, and saying:

Choir: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of

Sabbaoth, heaven and earth are full ofThy glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is He that cometh in the Name

of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.


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And here the deacon, taking the holy

star from the holy diskos, makes the

sign of the Cross above it, and kissingit lays aside.

Then the deacon goes and stands on theright side, and having taken a fan in his

right hand, fans gently, with all

attentiveness and fear, over the HolyGifts, lest flies or other such insects

settle on them.

The priest prays secretly: With these

blessed hosts, O Master, Lover of

mankind, we also cry aloud and say:Holy art Thou and most holy, Thou,

and Thine Only-begotten Son, and ThyHoly Spirit; holy art Thou and most

holy, and majestic is Thy glory, O

Thou Who so loved Thy world thatThou gavest Thine Only-begotten Son,

that whosoever believeth in Himshould not perish, but have everlasting

life; Who, when He had come and

fulfilled all the dispensation for us, onthe night in which He was betrayed, or

rather gave Himself up for the life ofthe world, took bread in His holy and

most pure and unblemished hands, andwhen He had given thanks, and had

blessed it, and hallowed it, and broken

it, He gave it to His holy disciples andapostles, saying:


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e H.1: 1.ze 0z: aw 1 2 a, 3z6 a6z: r, 0,e e, 7Ae, y , 0

3a a e.e: z6 t 1 s, 3 z6.y 0, a taj, 3 0 y roa,

And exclaims: Take, eat: this is My

Body, which is broken for you for theremission of sins.

Choir:Amen.

When this is being said, the deaconpoints out the holy diskos to the priest,

holding his orarion with three fingers

of his right hand. Likewise, when thepriest says:

Drink of it, all of you, he points out theholy chalice.

The priest prays secretly:And likewise

the cup after supper, saying:

And exclaims: Drink of it, all of you:

This is My Blood of the NewTestament, which is shed for you and

for many, for the remission of sins.

Choir:Amen.

The priest prays secretly: Mindful,therefore, of this saving commandment

and all those things which came to pass

for us: the cross, the grave, theresurrection on the third day, the

ascension into the heavens, the sessionat the right hand, the second and

glorious coming again:And exclaims: Thine Own of Thine

Own, we offer unto Thee in behalf of

all, and for all.While this is being said, the deacon,

having formed a cross with his arms,

and having lifted the holy diskos and


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the holy chalice, he bows with

compunction.

Choir:We praise Thee, we bless Thee,

we give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, andwe pray unto Thee, O our God.

The priest prays secretly: Again we

offer unto Thee this rational andbloodless service, and we ask of Thee,

and we pray Thee, and we entreat

Thee: Send down Thy Holy Spiritupon us and upon these Gifts set forth.

And the deacon then puts aside the fan,

and draws nigh to the priest, and both

of them bow thrice before the Holy

Table, praying secretly and saying:

Priest: O Lord, Who didst send down

Thy Most-holy Spirit at the third hour

upon Thine apostles: Take Him notfrom us, O Good One, but renew Him

in us who pray unto Thee.

Deacon, the verse:Create in me a cleanheart, O God, and renew a right spirit

within me.

Again, the priest: O Lord, Who didstsend down Thy Most-holy Spirit

Deacon, the verse: Cast me not awayfrom Thy presence, and take not Thy

Holy Spirit from me.


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And again, the priest: O Lord, Who

didst send down Thy Most-holySpirit

Then bowing his head and pointing

with his orarion to the Holy Bread, thedeacon says quietly:Bless, master, the

Holy Bread.

And the priest, rising, makes the sign

of the Cross over the Holy Bread: And

make this Bread the precious Body ofThy Christ.

Deacon:Amen.And again, the deacon: Bless, master,the Holy Cup.

And the priest, blessing, says:And that

which is in this Cup, the preciousBlood of Thy Christ.

Deacon:Amen.

And again the deacon, pointing to both

the Holy Things, says: Bless themboth, master.

And the priest, blessing both the Holy

Things, says: Changing them by Thy

Holy Spirit.Deacon:Amen, Amen, Amen.

And the deacon, bowing his head to the

priest, says: Remember me, a sinner,holy master.

And the priest says:May the Lord Godremember thee in His kingdom,

always, now and ever, and unto the

ages of ages.


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And the deacon says:Amen, and goesto the place where he first stood, and

taking a fan, fans the Holy Thigs as

before.

And the priest prays: That to them thatshall partake thereof, they may be unto

remission of sins, unto the communionof Thy Holy Spirit, unto the fullness of

the kingdom of heaven, unto boldness

toward Thee, not unto judgment orcondemnation.

Again we offer unto Thee this rational

service for them that in faith have goneto their rest before us: the forefathers,fathers, patriarchs, prophets, apostles,

preachers, evangelists, martyrs,

confessors, ascetics, and for every

righteous spirit made perfect in faith.

And taking the censer, the priestexclaims:Especially for our most holy,

most pure, most blessed Lady

Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.

The singers chant: It is truly meet to

bless thee, the Theotokos, ever-blessedand most-blameless, and Mother of our

God. More honorable than the

Cherubim, and beyond compare moreglorious than the Seraphim, who

without corruption gavest birth to God

the Word, the very Theotokos, thee do


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we magnify.

Likewise, the deacon censes the HolyTable round about, and commemorates

the living and the departed ones,

whomsoever he wishes.

And the priest prays: For the holyProphet, Forerunner, and Baptist John;

the holy and all-praised apostles; forSaint(s) [name(s)], whose memory we

also celebrate; and for all Thy saints:

through whose intercessions do Thouvisit us, O God; and remember all that

have departed in the hope of the

resurrection unto life everlasting.

And the deacon censeth the Holy Table

round about, and rememberethwhomsoever he will, both of the living

and dead.

And the priest prays: And grant them

rest where the light of Thy countenanceshall visit them.

Again we pray Thee: Remember, O

Lord, all the Orthodox episcopate thatrightly divide the word of Thy truth, all

the priesthood, the deaconate in Christ,and every sacred rank.

Again we offer unto Thee this rationalservice for the whole world; for the

Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church;

for them that abide in purity and an


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honorable life; for this land, its

authorities and armed forces. Grantthem, O Lord, peaceful governance,

that in their calm we also may lead a

quiet and peaceful life in all godlinessand honesty.

And after the chanting of the verse, the

priest exclaims: Among the first,remember, O Lord, our great lord and

father, the Most Holy Patriarch [name];

our lord the Very Most ReverendMetropolitan [name], First Hierarch ofthe Russian Church Abroad; our lord

the Most [or Right] Reverend

Archbishop [orBishop] [name]; whom

do Thou grant unto Thy holy churchesin peace, safety, honor, health and

length of days, rightly dividing theword of Thy truth.

Choir:And each and every one.

The priest prays: Remember, O Lord,this city [or town, or monastery]

wherein we dwell, and every city and

country and the faithful that dwelltherein. Remember, O Lord, them that

travel by sea, land, and air; the sick, thesuffering, the imprisoned, and their

salvation. Remember, O Lord, themthat bear fruit and do good works in

Thy holy churches, and them that are

mindful of the poor, and upon us allsend down Thy mercy.


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And also the deacon commemoratesthe living, whomsoever he wishes, by

name.

The priest exclaims: And grant unto usthat with one mouth and one heart we

may glorify and hymn Thy mosthonorable and majestic name: of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the HolySpirit, now and ever, and unto the ages

of ages.

Choir:Amen.

Priest: And may the mercies of ourgreat God and Savior Jesus Christ bewith you all.

Choir:And with thy spirit.

The deacon, having received a blessing

from the priest, goes forth and,standing in the usual place, says:

Having called to remembrance all the

Saints, again and again, in peace let uspray to the Lord.


Deacon:For the precious Gifts offered

and sanctified, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: That our God, the Lover of

mankind, having accepted them upon

His holy and most heavenly and noeticaltar as an odor of spiritual fragrance,

will send down upon us divine grace

and the gift of the Holy Spirit, let us


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pray.


Deacon: That we may be deliveredfrom all tribulation, wrath, and

necessity, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon:Help us, save us, have mercy



Deacon: That the whole day may beperfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, letus ask of the Lord.


Deacon: An angel of peace, a faithful

guide, a guardian of our souls andbodies, let us ask of the Lord.


Deacon: Pardon and remission of oursins and offenses, let us ask of the

Lord.


Deacon:Things good and profitable forour souls, and peace for the world, let

us ask of the Lord.


Deacon: That we may complete the

remaining time of our life in peace andrepentance, let us ask of the Lord.



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Deacon:A Christian ending to our life,

painless, blameless, peaceful, and agood defense before the dread

judgment seat of Christ, let us ask.


Deacon:Having asked for the unity of

the faith and the communion of theHoly Spirit, let us commit ourselves

and one another and all our life unto

Christ, our God.Choir: To Thee, O Lord.

The priest prays: Unto Thee we offerour whole life and hope, O Master,Lover of mankind, and we ask Thee,

and pray Thee, and supplicate Thee:

vouchsafe us to partake of Thy

heavenly and dread Mysteries of thisholy and spiritual Table, with a pure

conscience, unto remission of sins,unto pardon of offences, unto

communion of Thy Holy Spirit, unto

inheritance of the kingdom of heaven,unto boldness toward Thee; not unto

judgment, nor unto condemnation.

Exclaimation: And vouchsafe us, O

Master, that with boldness and withoutcondemnation we may dare to call

upon Thee the heavenly God as Father,and to say:

People: Our Father, Who art in theheavens, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy

Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on

earth as it is in heaven. Give us this


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day our daily bread, and forgive us our

debts, as we forgive our debtors; andlead us not into temptation, but deliver

us from the evil one.

Priest: For Thine is the kingdom, and

the power and the glory, of the Father,and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

now and ever, and unto the ages of

ages.Choir: Amen.Priest:Peace be unto all.

Choir:And to thy spirit.

Deacon: Bow your heads unto the

Lord.


And the priest prays secretly: We give

thanks unto Thee, O King invisible,Who by Thine immeasurable might

hast created all things, and in themultitude of Thy mercies hast brought

all things from nonbeing into being; do

Thou Thyself, O Master, look downfrom heaven upon them that have

bowed their heads unto Thee, for theyhave not bowed down unto flesh and

blood, but unto Thee, the awesomeGod. Do Thou, therefore, O Master,

distribute these Things here set forth

unto us all for good, according to theneed of each; sail with them that

voyage, travel with them that journey,

heal the sick, O Thou Physician of our


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souls and bodies.

And exclaims: Through the grace andcompassions and love for mankind of

Thine Only-begotten Son, with WhomThou art blessed, together with Thine

Most-holy and good and life-creatingSpirit, now and ever, and unto the ages

of ages.

Choir:Amen.

The priest prays: Attend, O Lord Jesus

Christ our God, out of Thy holy

dwelling-place and from the glorious

throne of Thy kingdom, and come andsanctify us, O Thou that sittest with the

Father on high, and invisibly abidesthere with us; and vouchsafe by Thy

strong right hand to impart unto us Thy

most pure Body and precious Blood,and through us to all the people.

While this prayer is being said, thedeacon, standing before the holy doors,

girds himself with his orarioncruciformly.

Then the priest bows, and likewise the

deacon, on the place where he stands,

while saying, thrice: O God, cleanseme, a sinner, and have mercy on me.

And when the deacon sees the priest


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stretch out his hands and touch the

Holy Bread in order to make the holyelevation, he exclaims:

Let us attend.

And the priest, elevating the HolyBread, exclaims: Holy Things are for

the holy.Choir:One is holy, One is Lord, Jesus

Christ, to the glory of God the Father.

Amen.And the chanters chant the communion

verse of the day, or of the saint.

And the deacon goes into the holy altar,and standing at the right hand of the

priest, says:

Break the Holy Bread, master.

And the priest, breaking it into four

parts with attentiveness and reverence,says:

Broken and distributed is the Lamb of

God: broken, yet not divided; evereaten, though never consumed, but

sanctifying them that partake thereof.

It is necessary for thee to know, Opriest, that on breaking the Holy Lamb

thou must place the part with the signof the Cross downward on the holy

diskos, the incised side upward, as

before when it was cut. IC, therefore,is placed at the upper side of the holy

diskos, which is toward the east. And

XC, at the bottom, which is toward the


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west; and that which is NI, upon the

north side; and KA, on the south side,as is depicted here:

Taking the portion IC, therefore, placeit into the holy chalice. And divide the

portion XC among the priests anddeacons. Divide the other two

portions, namely NI and KA, among

the communicants in small particles, asmany as may be sufficient according to

thine own estimation.

But of the portion of the most holy

Theotokos, or of the nine orders of

saints, or any others which are upon the

holy diskos, you shall in no wise

commune anyone; only of the twoportions which remain of the HolyLamb shall you give in Communion.

Furthermore, be it known unto you also

concerning this: that when you do


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dilute with the holy hot water the

Divine Blood of the Master, then youshall pour with discretion so that there

be enough for all that desire to partake.

So also the wine and water, when youdo pierce the Holy Lamb, then you are

to pour at that time an amountsufficient for all; after this, you shall

pour no more, but only that which isnecessary for the dilution at:

Holy Things are for the holy, and thus

communicate all therefrom.

Then the deacon, pointing to the holy

chalice with his orarion, says: Fill the

holy chalice, master.

The priest, taking the portion whichlies at the top, that is, IC, makes a cross

over the holy chalice therewith, saying:

The fullness of the Holy Spirit. Andthus places it in the holy chalice.

Deacon:Amen.

And taking the warm water, he says tothe priest: Bless the warm water,

master.The priest blesses it, saying:Blessed is

the fervor of Thy saints, always, nowand ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Amen.

And the deacon pours cruciformly into

the holy chalice whatever is sufficient,

saying: The fervor of faith, full of the


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Holy Spirit. Amen. And having set

aside the warm water, he stands a littleaside

And the priest says: Deacon, drawnigh.

And approaching, the deacon makes a

bow, reverently, asking forgiveness.

The priest, holding the Holy Bread,

gives it to the deacon; and the deaconhaving kissed the hand of him that

gives, receives the Holy Bread, saying:

Impart unto me, master, the preciousand holy Body of our Lord and Godand Savior Jesus Christ.

And the priest says: To the sacred

Deacon [name], is imparted theprecious and holy and most pure Body

of our Lord and God and Savior JesusChrist, unto the remission of his sins,

and life everlasting.

And bowing his head, the deacon goes

behind the Holy Table and prays asdoes the priest, saying: I believe, O

Lord, and the rest.

Likewise the priest, taking one portionof the Holy Bread, says: The precious

and most holy Body of our Lord andGod and Savior Jesus Christ is

imparted unto me, the Priest [name],unto the remission of my sins, and life

everlasting.

And bowing his head, he prays, saying:


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I believe, O Lord, and I confess that

Thou art truly the Christ, the Son of theliving God, Who didst come into the

world to save sinners of whom I am

chief. Moreover, I believe that this istruly Thy most pure Body, and that this

is truly Thine Own precious Blood.Wherefore, I pray Thee: Have mercy

on me and forgive me mytransgressions, voluntary and

involuntary, in word and deed, in

knowledge and in ignorance. Andvouchsafe me to partake without

condemnation of Thy most pure

Mysteries unto the remission of sinsand life everlasting. Amen.

Then:Of Thy Mystical Supper, O Son of

God, receive me today as a

communicant; for I will not speak ofthe Mystery to Thine enemies, nor will

I give Thee a kiss as did Judas, but likethe Thief do I confess Thee:

Remember me, O Lord, in Thy

kingdom.Let not the communion of Thy holy

Mysteries be unto me for judgment orcondemnation, O Lord, but for healing

of soul and body.

And thus they partake of that whichthey hold in their hands with fear and

all heedfulness. Then rising, the priest

takes the holy chalice in both hands


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with the cloth, and partakes thrice from

it, saying:

Of the precious and holy Blood of ourLord and God and Savior Jesus Christ

do I, the servant of God, the Priest[name], partake unto the remission of

my sins and life everlasting.

And thus, having wiped his lips and theholy chalice with the cloth which he

holds in his hand, he says: Behold, this

hath touched my lips, and taketh awaymine iniquities, and purgeth away mysins.

Then he calls the deacon, saying:

Deacon, draw nigh.

And the deacon approaches, and bowsdown once, saying:Behold, I approach

unto the Immortal King and our God:

And: Impart unto me, master, theprecious and holy Blood of our Lord

and God and Savior Jesus Christ.And the priest says: The servant of

God, the Deacon [name], partaketh of

the precious and holy Blood of ourLord and God and Savior Jesus Christ

unto the remission of his sins and lifeeverlasting.

The deacon having partaken, the priestsays: Behold, this hath touched thy

lips, and taketh away thine iniquities,

and purgeth away thy sins.It should be known, that if there be

those that desire to partake of the Holy

Mysteries, the priest breaks the two


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portions of the Holy Lamb that remain,

that is, NI and KA, into small pieces,so that there be sufficient for all

communicants, and then puts them into

the holy cup.

And then they open the doors of the

holy altar. And the deacon, bowing

once, receives the holy chalice withreverence, and approaches the doors,and elevating the holy chalice, shows it

to the people, saying: With fear of God

and faith draw nigh.

Choir: Blessed is He that cometh in thename of the Lord. God is the Lord, and

hath appeared unto us.

Then those that desire to partake drawnigh. And they come one by one, and

bow down with all compunction andfear, having their arms folded on their

breast. Then each one receives the

Divine Mysteries.

The priest, as he communicates one,

says: The servant [or handmaiden] ofGod [name], partaketh of the precious

and holy Body and Blood of our Lord

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And the deacon wipes the

communicants lips with the cloth, andthe communicant kisses the holy cup,

and bowing, withdraws. And in this

manner do all partake.After communion, the priest enters the

holy altar and places the Holy Thingson the Holy Table. The deacon then

gathers the particles on the holydiskos, while saying these hymns:

Having beheld the Resurrection of

Christ, let us worship the holy LordJesus, the Only Sinless One. We

worship Thy Cross, O Christ, and Thy

holy Resurrection we hymn andglorify, for Thou art our God, and weknow none other beside Thee; we call

upon Thy name. O come, all ye

faithful, let us worship Christs holy

Resurrection, for behold, through theCross joy hath come to all the world.

Ever blessing the Lord, we hymn HisResurrection, for having endured

crucifixion, He hath destroyed death by

death.Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem, for the

glory of the Lord is risen upon thee;dance now, and be glad, O Sion; and do

thou exult, O pure Theotokos, in the

arising of Him Whom thou didst bear.O great and most sacred Pascha,

Christ! O Wisdom, and Word of God,and Power! Grant us more perfectly to

partake of Thee, in the unwaning dayof Thy kingdom.

He wipes the holy diskos with the holy

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attentiveness and reverence, saying

these words: By Thy precious Blood, OLord, wash away the sins of those here

commemorated, through the

intercessions of Thy saints.And he covers the holy cup with a veil,

and also places the star and veils uponthe holy diskos.

And the priest adds this thanksgiving

prayer:We give thanks unto Thee, O Master,

lover of mankind, Benefactor of our

souls, that on this very day Thou hastvouchsafed unto us Thy heavenly andimmortal Mysteries. Direct our way,

establish us all in thy fear, preserve our

life, make steadfast our steps, through

the intercessions and supplications ofthe glorious Theotokos and Ever-

Virgin Mary and of all the saints.

And the priest blesses the people,exclaiming:

Save, O God, Thy people, and bless

Thine inheritance.

And the priest turns back to the HolyTable, and censes it thrice, saying

secretly: Be Thou exalted above theheavens, O God, and Thy glory above

all the earth.

Choir:We have seen the true Light, we

have received the Heavenly Spirit, we

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worship the undivided Trinity: for He

hath saved us.

Then the priest takes the holy diskos,

places it on the deacons head, and thedeacon receives it with reverence;looking out through the doors, saying

nothing, he goes to the table of oblationand places it thereon.

The priest bows, and takes the holy

chalice, and turning to the doors,looking toward the people, he sayssecretly: Blessed is our God.

And aloud:Always, now and ever, and


Choir:Amen. Let our mouth be filledwith Thy praise, O Lord, that we may

hymn Thy glory, for Thou hast

vouchsafed us to partake of Thy holy,divine, immortal and life-giving

Mysteries. Keep us in Thy holiness,that we may meditate on Thy

righteousness all the day long.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

And the deacon comes out by the northdoor, and standing in the usual place,

says: Aright! Having partaken of the

divine, holy, most pure, immortal,heavenly, and life-giving, fearful

Mysteries of Christ, let us worthily

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Deacon: Having asked that the whole

day may be perfect, holy, peaceful andsinless, let us commit ourselves and

one another and all our life unto Christ,

our God.Choir:To Thee, O Lord.

The priest, having folded the

antimension, and holding the Gospel

upright, makes with it over theantimension the sign of the Cross,

before laying it upon the antimension,and exclaims:

For Thou art our sanctification, and

unto Thee do we send up glory, to theFather, and to the Son, and to the Holy

Spirit, now and ever, and unto the agesof ages.

Choir:Amen. Twice.

Priest:In peace let us depart.Choir:In the Name of the Lord.

Deacon:Let us pray to the Lord.


The priest says the Prayer behind the

ambo aloud: O Lord, Who dost blessthem that bless Thee and sanctify them

that put their trust in Thee: save Thy

people and bless Thine inheritance;


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preserve the fullness of Thy Church,

sanctify them that love the beauty ofThy house; do Thou glorify them by

Thy divine power, and forsake us not

that hope in Thee. Give peace to Thyworld, to Thy churches, to the priests,

and to all Thy people. For every goodgift and every perfect gift is from

above, and cometh down from Thee,the Father of lights, and unto Thee do

we send up glory and thanksgiving and

worship: to the Father, and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever,

and unto the ages of ages.

Choir:Amen.

While the Prayer behind the ambo is

being said, the deacon stands on theright side before the icon of Christ the

Master, holding his orarion, headbowed, until the completion of the

Prayer. This being concluded, the

priest then enters through the holydoors, and having gone to the table of

oblation, he says the following prayer:

Thou Who thyself art the fulfillment of

the law and the prophets, O Christ our

God, Who didst fulfill all the Fathersdispensation: Fill our hea

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