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""";";;Peace be unto you, our mother, Ohonorable church. Thy walls areembroidered with Topaz. Peace be untoyou, out mother, O honorable church2
!!'''!;"The cross shined and had the heavensembroidered with stars. Of all the sun isseen. The cross shined and had theheavens embroidered with stars.3
'?'Blessed is he who does blessed deeds andhonors the Sabbath. Let him not question whetherhe will be outcast from the multitudes if he was toenter into the worship of God. Blessed is he whodoes blessed deeds and honors the Sabbath. 4
Halleluia! If there be anyone of the faithful thathath entered the church at the time of mass andhath not heard the holy Scriptures, and hath notwaited until they finish the prayer of the Mass,and hath not received the holy communion, lethim be driven out of the church:5
for he hath violated the law of God anddisdained to stand before the heavenly King,the King of Body and Spirit. This the Apostleshave taught us in their canons.6
'Thou art the pot of pure gold wherein ishidden the manna, the bread whichcame down from heaven giving life untoall the world.7
111';';One is the Holy Father, one is theHoly Son, one is the Holy Spirit.8
';';Truly the Father is holy, truly the Sonis holy, truly the Holy Spirit is holy.9
Praise the Lord, all ye nations.And praise Him, all ye people.10
For His merciful kindness is greattoward us.'And the Truth of the Lord endurethfor ever.11
()::Glory be to the Father and to theSon and to the Holy Spirit12
()Both now and ever and worldwithout end. Amen.13
Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.14
Peace be unto you all.And with Thy spirit.15
Priest: - The "Prayer of Thanksgiving"of St. Basil.We give thanks unto the doer of goodthings unto us, the merciful God, the Fatherof our Lord and our God and our SaviorJesus Christ: for He hath covered us andsuccored us, He hath kept us and broughtus nigh and received us unto Himself, andundertaken our defense, and strengthenedus, and brought us unto this hour.Priest: - The "Prayer of Thanksgiving" of St. Basil.We give thanks unto the doer of good things unto us, the merciful god, the Fatherof our Lord and our God and our Savior Jesus Christ: for he hath covered us and succoredus, he hath kept us and brought us nigh and received us unto himself, and undertaken ourdefense, and strengthened us, and brought us unto this hour.Let us therefore pray unto him that the Almighty Lord our God keep us in thisholy day and all the days of our life in all peace.Deacon:- Pray ye.16
Let us therefore pray unto Him thatthe Almighty Lord our God keep us in thisholy day and all the days of our life in allpeace.Priest: - The "Prayer of Thanksgiving" of St. Basil.We give thanks unto the doer of good things unto us, the merciful god, the Fatherof our Lord and our God and our Savior Jesus Christ: for he hath covered us and succoredus, he hath kept us and brought us nigh and received us unto himself, and undertaken ourdefense, and strengthened us, and brought us unto this hour.Let us therefore pray unto him that the Almighty Lord our God keep us in thisholy day and all the days of our life in all peace.Deacon:- Pray ye.Pray ye.17
Priest:Master, Lord God Almighty, the Fatherof our Lord and our God and our SaviorJesus Christ, we render Thee thanksupon everything, for everything and ineverything, for Thou hast covered usand succored us, hast kept us andbrought us nigh, and received us untoThyself, and undertaken our defense,and strengthened us and brought usunto this hour.18
'Entreat ye and beseech that the Lordhave pity upon us and be merciful to us19
Kyrie eleison.Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.20
Peace be unto you all.And with Thy spirit.21
Asst. Priest:-"The prayer of Oblation" of theApostles.And again let us beseech the AlmightyLord, the Father of the Lord our Savior JesusChrist, on behalf of those who bring anoblation within the one holy universal church, asacrifice, first-fruits, tithes, a thank offering, amemorial, whether much or little, in secret oropenly, and of those who wish to give andhave not wherewith to give, that He accepttheir ready mind, that He vouchsafe to themthe heavenly kingdom; power over all works ofblessing belongs to the Lord our God.22
Pray for them who bring an oblation.23
''Accept the oblation of our brethren, acceptthe oblation of our sisters, and ours alsoaccept, our oblation and our offering.24
Asst. Priest :Lord our God who art Almighty, we prayThee and beseech Thee for them that bringan oblation within the one holy universalchurch, a sacrifice, first-fruits, tithes, a thankoffering, a memorial, whether much or little,in secret or openly, and for those who wishto give and have not wherewith to give.25
Thy acceptance of their ready mind grantThou unto every one: let the recompense ofblessing be a portion to all of them: throughThy only begotten Son, through whom toThee with Him and with the Holy Spirit beglory and dominion, both now and ever andworld without end.Amen.26
Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.27
Peace be unto you all.And with Thy spirit.28
Priest:- ("The prayer of Oblation."):::O my Master, Jesus Christ, co-eternal pureWord of the Father, and Word of the HolySpirit, the life giver, Thou art the bread oflife which didst come down from heaven,and didst foretell that Thou wouldest be theLamb without Spot for the life of the world:29
:We now pray and beseech of Thineexcellent goodness, O lover of man, makeThy face to shine upon this bread, and uponthis cup, which we have set upon thisspiritual ark of Thine: Bless this bread, andhallow this cup, and cleanse them both.30
:And change this bread to become Thy purebody, and what is mingled in this cupto become Thy precious blood, let them beoffered for us all for healing and for thesalvation of our soul and our body and ourspirit.31
;;Thou art the King of us all, Christ our God,and to Thee we send up high praise andglory and worship, with Thy good heavenlyFather and the Holy Spirit, the life giver,who is co-equal with Thee, both now andever and world without end. Amen.32
'':-This is the order of our fathers theApostles: Let none Keep in his heartmalice or revenge or envy or hatredtowards his neighbor, or towards anyother body.33
Worship the Lord with fear.Before Thee, Lord, we worship, andThee do we glorify.bow34
()The Absolution of the son.Master, Lord Jesus Christ, the Onlybegotten Son, the Word of God the Father,who hast broken off from us all the bondsof our sins through Thy life-giving andsaving sufferings, who didst breathe uponthe face of Thy holy disciples and pureministers saying to them: Receive the HolySpirit: whatsoever man's sins ye remit theyare remitted unto them, and whatsoeversins ye retain they are retained:35
Thou therefore, O Lord, hast now grantedthe priesthood to Thy pure ministers that dothe priests; office at all times in Thy holychurch that they may remit sin on earth,may bind and loosen all the bonds ofiniquity. Now again we pray and entreat ofThy goodness, O lover of man, on behalf ofthese Thy servants and handmaids, myfathers and my brothers and my sisters, andalso on my own behalf, on me Thy feebleservant, and on behalf of them that bowtheir heads before Thy holy altar:36
prepare for us the way of Thy mercy, breakand sever all the bonds of our sins, whetherwe have trespassed against Thee, O Lord,wittingly or unwittingly or in deceit or inevilness of heart, whether in deed or in workor through smallness of understanding, forThou knowest the feebleness of man.O good lover of man and Lord of allcreation, grant us, O Lord, forgiveness ofour sins, bless us and purify us and set usfree and absolve all Thy people and fill uswith the fear of Thy name, and establish usin the doing of Thy holy will.37
Now again we pray and entreat of Thygoodness, O lover of man, on behalf ofthese Thy servants and handmaids, myfathers and my brothers and my sisters, andalso on my own behalf, on me Thy feebleservant, and on behalf of them that bowtheir heads before Thy holy altar: preparefor us the way of Thy mercy, break andsever all the bonds of our sins, whether wehave trespassed against Thee, O Lord,wittingly or unwittingly or in deceit or inevilness of heart,38
whether in deed or in work or throughsmallness of understanding, for Thouknowest the feebleness of man.O good lover of man and Lord of allcreation, grant us, O Lord, forgiveness ofour sins, bless us and purify us and set usfree and absolve all Thy people and fill uswith the fear of Thy name, and establish usin the doing of Thy holy will.O Good, for Thou art our Lord and our Godand our Savior Jesus Christ, to Thee wesend glory and honor with Thy good39
heavenly Father, and Holy Spirit, the lifegiver, who is co-equal with Thee, both nowand ever and world without end. Amen.May Thy servants who serve on thisday, the priest and the deacon and theclergy and all the people, and I myself Thypoor servant, be absolved and set free andcleansed out of the mouth of the HolyTrinity, the Father and the Son and the HolySpirit, and out of the mouth of the one holyapostolic church, and out of the mouths ofthe fifteen prophets, and out of the40
mouths of the twelve apostles, and out ofthe mouths of the seventy-two disciples theministers, and out of the mouth of thespeaker of divinity, the evangelist Mark theapostle and martyr:O Good, for Thou art our Lord and our Godand our Savior Jesus Christ, to Thee wesend glory and honor with thy goodheavenly Father, and Holy Spirit, the lifegiver, who is co-equal with Thee, both nowand ever and world without end. Amen. 41
May Thy servants who serve on thisday, the priest and the deacon and theclergy and all the people, and I myself thypoor servant, be absolved and set free andcleansed out of the mouth of the holy Trinity,the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,and out of the mouth of the one holyapostolic church, and out of the mouths ofthe fifteen prophets, and out of the mouthsof the twelve apostles, and out of themouths of the seventy-two disciples theministers, and out of the mouth of the42
speaker of divinity, the evangelist Mark theapostle and martyr: and out of the mouths ofthe honored Patriarchs St. Serverus and St.Dioscorus and St. Athanasius and St. JohnChrysostom and St. Cyril and St. Gregoryand St. Basil:and out of the mouths of the 318orthodox that assembled in Nicaea tocondemn Arius, and out of the mouths ofthe 150 that assembled in Constantinople tocondemn Macedonius,43
and out of the mouth of the 200 thatassembled in Ephesus to condemn Nestor,and out of the mouth of the honoredPatriarch and the blessed Archbishop , andout of the mouth of me also the sinful andmiserable and poor, O may they beabsolved and set free, and out of the mouthof our Lady Holy Mary, of twofold virginity,mother of God, the new loom; for Thy holyname is blessed and full of glory, O holyTrinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, bothnow and ever and world without end. Amen.44
W For the peace holy things webeseech, that God may grant uspeace through His Mercy45
For our Faith we beseech, that God maygrant us to keep the faith in purity.For our congregation we beseech, thatGod may keep us unto the end in thecommunion of the Holy Spirit.46
For patience of soul we beseech, that Godmay vouchsafe us perfect patience in all ourtribulationFor the holy prophets we beseech, that Godmay number us with them.47
()For the ministering Apostles we beseech, that Godmay grant us to be well pleasing even as theywere well pleasing, apportion unto us a lot withthem.For the Holy martyrs we beseech, that God maygrant us to perfect the same conversation.48
For our Patriarch and the blessedArchbishop we beseech, that grant themlength of days to be over us, that withunderstanding they may rightly speak theword of faith in purity without spot for thatthey are the defenders of the church.49
For the priests we beseech, that God maynever take from them the spirit ofpriesthood, and may give them the graceof zeal and fear of Him unto the end andaccept their labor.50
For the deacons we beseech, that God maygrant them to run a perfect course, and drawthem high unto Him in holiness, andremember their labor and their love.51
For the assistant deacons and theanagnosts and the singers we beseech,that God grant them to perfect the diligenceof their faith.52
For the widows and the bereaved webeseech, that God may hear their prayersand vouchsafe them abundantly in theirhearts the grace of the Holy Spirit andaccept their labor.53
()For the virgins we beseech, that God maygrant them the crown of virginity, and thatthey may be unto God sons and daughtersand that He may accept their labor.54
For those who suffer patiently we beseech,that God grant them to receive theirrewards through patience.55
For the laity and faithful we beseech, thatGod may grant them complete faith whichthey may keep in purity.56
For the catechumens we beseech, thatGod may grant them a good portion andthe washing of regeneration for theremission of sin, and seal them with theseal of the Holy Trinity.57
For our country Ethiopia we beseech, thatGod may give her peace forever.For the rulers and those in authority webeseech, that God may grant them of Hiswisdom and His fear.58
For the whole world we beseech, that Godshould hasten His purpose and put into themind of all and each to desire that which isgood and expedient.59
For them that travel by sea and by land webeseech, that God should guide them witha merciful right hand and let them entertheir home in safety and peace.60
For the hungry and the thirsty we beseech,that God should grant them their daily food.For the sad and the sorrowful we beseech,that God may give them perfect consolation61
For the prisoners we beseech, that Godmay loose them from their bonds.For the captives we beseech, that Godmay restore them to their county in peace.62
For those who were sent away we beseech,that God should grant them patience andgood instruction, and give them completereward for their labor.63
For the sick and the diseased we beseech,that God should heal them speedily andsend upon them mercy and compassion.64
For those who have fallen asleep in his holychurch we beseech, that God mayvouchsafe them a place to rest.65
For those who have sinned, our fathers andour brothers we beseech, that God cherishnot anger against them, but grant them restand relief from His wrath.66
For the rains we beseech, that God maysend rain on the place that needs it.For the water of the rivers we beseech, thatGod should fill them unto their duemeasure and bounds.67
For the fruits of the earth we beseech, thatGod may grant to the earth her fruit forsowing and for harvest.68
::And all of us who ask and beseech inprayer, may He cover us with the spirit ofpeace, and give us grace, and enlighten theeyes of our hearts. Let us draw high andask God to accept our prayers according toHis will.69
Let us therefore rise in the Holy Spirit,growing in His grace, with understanding,glorying in His name and built upon thefoundation of the prophets and the apostles.Let us draw high and ask Lord God toaccept our prayers according to His will. 70
Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.71
Peace be unto you all.And with thy spirit.72
(3)(3)Let's worship (to be repeated thrice )(3(3))The Father and the Son and the HolySpirit, three in one. (to be repeated thrice)73
Peace be unto thee:Holy church, dwelling-place of theGodhead.74
Ask for us:Virgin Mary, mother of God,Thou art:75
the golden censer which didstbear the coal of fire which theblessed took from the sanctuary,76
'and which forgiveth sin and blottethout error, who is God's Word that wasmade man from thee, who offeredHimself to his Father for incense andan acceptable sacrifice.77
We worship Thee, Christ, with thy goodheavenly Father and thy Holy Spirit, thelife-giver, for Thou didst come and save us.78
Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.79
Peace be unto you all.And with thy spirit.80
()/Glory and honor are meet to he HolyTrinity, the Father and the Son andthe Holy Spirit at all times. Both nowand ever and world without end. Amen81
15"1Reading the 1st. Epistle of St.Paul the Apostle to theCorinthians 15:182
Holy Apostle Paul, good messenger, healerof the sick, who hast received the crown, askand pray for us in order that he may saveour souls in the multitude of his mercies andin his pity for his holy name's sake.83
Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.84
Peace be unto you all.And with thy spirit.85
11"1Reading the 1st. Epistle of1:1'O my bretheren, love not the world neither thethings that are in the world. The world passethaway and the lust thereof, for all is passing 86
'Holy con substantial Trinity, preserveour congregation for Thy holy electdisciples' sake: comfort us inTthymercy, for Thy holy name's sake. 87
Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.88
Peace be unto you all.And with Thy spirit.89
3"1Reading the Acts of the Apostles23:1''Full the great and exalted is the word of God, andit hath increased in the holy church, and many arethey that believe in out Lord Jesus Christ to whombe glory, world without end. Amen.90
Holy Holy Holy art Thou,only-begotten Son,91
'Holy Holy Holy art Thou, onlybegotten Son, who art the Wordof the living Father.92
'Holy Holy Holy art Thou, HolySpirit who knowst all things.93
Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.94
Peace be unto you all.And with thy spirit.95
Rejoice, O thou of whom we ask healing,O holy full of honor.Rejoice.96
Ever-Virgin, parent of God, mother of Christ,offer up our prayer on high to thy belovedSon that He may forgive us our sin.Amen.97
()Rejoice, O thou who didst bear for us thevery light of righteousness, even Christour God.Rejoice.98
O Virgin pure, plead for us unto our Lordthat He may have mercy upon our soulsand forgive us our sin.Amen.99
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, parent of God,holy and pure, very pleader for the raceof mankind.Rejoice.100
Plead for us before Christ thy Son, that Hemay vouchsafe us remission of our sins.Amen.101
Rejoice, O Virgin pure, very Queen.:Rejoice.Rejoice, O pride of our kind.:Rejoice.102
Rejoice, O thou that barest for usEmmanuel our God.Rejoice.103
We ask thee to remember us, O trueMediatrix, before our Lord Jesus Christ thatHe may have mercy upon our souls andforgive us our sins.:-Amen.104
''This is the time of blessing; this is thetime of chosen incense, the time of thepraise of our Savior, lover of man, Christ.105
'Mary is the incense, and the incense isHe, because he who was in her womb ismore fragrant than all chosen incense.He whom she bare came and saved us.106
WThe fragrant ointment is Jesus Chris.O come let us worship Him and keepHis commandments that He mayforgive us our sins.107
To Michael was given mercy, and gladtidings to Gabriel, and a heavenly giftto the Virgin Mary.108
To David was given understanding, andwisdom to Solomon, and an horn of oil toSamuel for he was the anointer of kings.109
ßTo our father Peter were given thekeys, and virginity to John, andapostleship to our father Paul, for hewas the light of the church.110
The fragrant ointment is Mary, for hethat was in her womb, who is morefragrant than all incense, came andwas incarnate of her.111
In Mary virgin pure the Father waswell-pleased, and he decked her to bea tabernacle for the habitation of hisbeloved Son.112
To Moses was given the law, andpriesthood to Aaron. To Zacharias thepriest was given chosen incense.113
They made a tabernacle of testimonyaccording to the word of God; andAaron the priest, in the midst thereof,made the chosen incense to go up.114
'The seraphim worship him, andcherubim praise him and crysaying:115
'''Holy Holy Holy is the Lord amongthe thousands and honored amongthe tens of thousands.116
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'God, holy Mighty, holy Living, Immortal,who was born from the holy VirginMary, have mercy upon us, Lord. 118
'Holy God, holy Mighty, Holy Living,Immortal, who was baptized in Jordanand crucified on the tree of the cross,have mercy upon us, Lord.119
Holy God, holy Mighty, holy Living,Immortal, who didst rise from the deadon the third day,120
;'ascend into heaven in glory, sit at theright hand of thy Father and again wiltcome in glory to judge the quick andthe dead, have mercy upon us, Lord.121
Glory be to the Father, glory be to theSon, glory be to the Holy Spirit, bothnow and ever and world without end.Amen and Amen, so be it, so be it.122
O holy Trinity, living God havemercy upon us.123
The grace of God be with you.And with Thy spirit124
Let us glory our God.It is right, it is just.Strengthen the thought of your heart.125
;'';We lift them unto the Lord our God.Our Father who art in heaven, OurFather who art in heaven, Our Fatherwho art in heaven, lead us not intotemptation.126
“,,,,,,,,“The priest will read the“O God the Father ”Prayer of the Covenant.Oh, we thank you Thee127
“, . . ”The priest will read the“O Lord, Jesus Christ”Prayer of the Covenant.Oh Lord, we praise Thee128
,,,,,,,,““The priest will read “ Thrice over ”prayer of the covenant.Amen129
. . . . .Our Father in Haven . . . . .Hail Mary . . .130
O! Holy Trinity, Pity us, O! Holy Trinity,Spare us, O! Holy Trinity, have mercy upon us;Rejoice rejoice rejoice, O! Virgin Mary, full of grace131
The Lord is with Thee.Intercede and pray to Thy beloved Son:That He may forgive us our sins.132
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Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.134
Peace be unto you all.And with Thy spirit.135
O Lord Jesus Christ, our God, who didst sayto Thy holy disciples and Thy pure apostles:Many prophets and righteous men havedesired to see the things which Ye see andhave not seen them, and have desired tohear the things which Ye hear and have notheard them, but You, blessed are Your eyesthat have seen and you ears that haveheard, Do Thou make us also like themmeet to hear and to do the word of Thy HolyGospel through the prayer of the saints.136
Pray for the Holy GospelMay He make us meet to hear theHoly Gospel.137
Pray for the Holy Gospel.Remember again, Lord them that havebidden us to remember them at the time of ourprayers and supplications wherewith we makerequest of Thee.O Lord our God, give rest to them thathave fallen asleep before us, heal speedilythem that are sick, for Thou art the life of us all,the hope of us all, the deliverer of us all andthe raiser of us all, and to Thee we lift upthanksgiving unto the highest heaven, worldwithout end.138
The Deacon shall sing from the Psalms a textwhich suits the day139
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!Halleluia, stand up and hearken to theHoly Gospel, the message of our Lordand Savior Jesus Christ.141
The Lord be with you all.And with Thy spirit142
;(((//))//)The holy gospel which Matthew/Mark/Luke/John preached the Wordof the Son of God.143
'Glory be to Thee, Christ my Lordand my God, at all times.144
''Sing aloud unto God our strength: make ajoyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Takea psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, thepleasant harp with the psaltery.145
During the fast the following will be said instead ofthe "Sing aloud":'Thou hast guided us with the Gospel,comforted us with the prophets, anddrawn us nigh unto thee. Glory be to Thee146
Reading the Gospel According toMatthew147
Reading the Gospel According toMark148
Reading the Gospel According toLuke149
Reading the Gospel According toJohn150
We believe in the very Father, We believe inthe very Son, and we believe in the veryHoly Spirit, we believe in their unchangeableTrinity.151
Those cherubim and seraphim offer toHim glory saying; Holy Holy Holy art thouGod, Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.152
;Who is like unto thee, O lord, among the gods?Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hastdeclared thy strength among the people. Thouhast with Thine arm redeemed Thy people.153
;Thou didst go into Kades and the Captives roseup from there, and thou didst grant us again to beset free, for thou didst come and save us. For thiscause we glorify thee and cry unto thee saying,Blessed art thou, Lord Jesus Christ, for thou didst154come and save us.
1In the beginning was the Word, the Word was theWord of God: The Word was made flesh, and dweltamong us, and we he held his glory, the glory as ofthe only-begotten of the Father, the Word of theliving Father, and the life-giving Word, the Word ofGod, rose again and his flesh was not corrupted. 155
Go forth, Ye catechumens.Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.156
Peace be unto you all.And with Thy spirit.157
:Pray for the peace of the one holyapostolic church orthodox in the Lord.158
Kyrie eleison.Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.159
Peace be unto you all.And with Thy spirit.160
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;;The Prayer of FaithWe Believe in one God the Father almighty,maker of heaven, earth and all things visibleand invisible.163
'"";And we believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, theonly-begotten Son of the Father who was withHim before the creation of the world:Light from light, true God from true God,begotten not made, of one essence with theFather:164
;';By whom all things were made, and withoutHim was not anything in heaven or earth made:Who for us men and for our salivation camedown from heaven, was made man and wasincarnate from the Holy Spirit and from the holyVirgin Mary.165
'""'""'Became man, was crucified for our sakes in thedays of Pontius Pilate, suffred, died, was buriedand rose from the dead on the third day as waswritten in the holy scriptures: Ascended in gloryinto heaven, sat at the right hand of His Father,166
;''";;and will come again in glory to judge the livingand the dead; there is no end of His reign.And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the lifegiving God, who proceedeth from the Father;we worship and glorify Him with the Fatherand the Son; who spoke by the prophets; 167
;;';And we believe in one holy, universal,apostolic church; And we believe in onebaptism for the remission of sins, and wait forthe resurrection from the dead and the life tocome, world with out end.Amen!168
();;;And wait for the resurrection from the deadand the life to come, world with out end.Amen!169
:-;''As I have cleansed my hands from outwardpollution, so also I am pure from the blood ofyou all. If you presumptuously draw nigh to thebody and blood of Christ I will not beresponsible for your reception thereof. I ampure of your wickedness, but your sin will returnupon your head if you do not draw nigh in purity.170
:-::If there be any who disdains this word of thepriest or laughs or speaks or stands in the churchin an evil manner, let him know and understandthat he is provoking to wrath ourLord Jesus Christ, and bringing upon himself acurse instead of a blessing, and will get fromGod the fire of hell instead of the remission of sin.171
Stand up for prayer.Lord have mercy upon us.172
Peace be unto you all.And with Thy spirit.173
()Prayer of Salutation :Glory to God in heaven and on earthpeace, His goodwill toward men.174
Pray for the perfect peace andlove. Salute one another with aholy salutation.175
Christ our God, make us meetto salute one another with aholy salutation.176
.;'' .;Priest:The Anaphora of St Dioscorus, may hisprayer be with us, may he watch overEthiopia, world without end. Amen.177
The Lord be with you all.And with Thy spirit178
Give Ye thanks unto our God.It is right, it is just.179
Lift up your hearts.We have lifted them up unto the Lord our God.180
. . . . .From before the world and ever after,.For the sake of the blessed and holy .181
.O Holy Trnity, Father and Son and HolySpirit, bless Thy people, Christiansbeloved, with blessings heavenly andearthly 182
:;"::'Lord pity and have mercy upon thepatriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priest,deacons and all the Christian people.183
;'Let Heaven hear, the earth listen, andthe Foundations of the earth be afraid.Ye that are sitting, stand up.184
;;The Lord came down through the will ofHis Father, sojourned in Mary and wasborn while she was a pure virgin.'Look to the east.185
;;;'';;He was laid in the manger of the cattle, receivedthe presents of His kingdom, and wept as infantsdo, asking for food from the breasts of His mother.He walked openly and appeared like a man, grewlittle by little and was baptized in Jordan at theage of thirty.186
'Let us give heed.';;He stayed in the wilderness as a fastingman, was tempted by the Devil and Hedegraded the rulers of darkness through thepower of His divinity.187
Answer Ye.'Holy Holy Holy, perfect Lord of hosts, heavenand earth are full of the Holiness of Thy Glory.188
Remember us, Lord, in Thy kingdom; rememberus, Lord, Master, in Thy kingdom; remember us,Lord, in Thy kingdom, as Thou didst rememberthe thief on the right hand when Thou was on189the tree of the Holy Cross.
Priests, raise up your hands.'In the same night in which they betrayedHim He took bread in His holy, blessed andspotless hands;190
We believe that this is He, truly we believe.::'He looked up to heaven towards you,His Father; gave thanks, blessed andbroke;191
;'And He gave to His holy disciples andHis pure apostles and said unto them:Take, eat, this bread is my body, whichwill be broken for you for t
16 Priest: - The "Prayer of Thanksgiving" of St. Basil. We give thanks unto the doer of good things unto us, the merciful god, the Father of our Lord and our God and our
