Canon for Dead Warriors

Antiphon 111, Tone VZIZ.

. . 449 Explanation (Appendix)

616 Prayer Service : at the Birth of a Child . . . .

the REFRAINSof the Feast are sung:

. . . . . . . . .

the Chant of Prayer and Praise (Akd@t) to the Birth-giver of God, to his

Then f o l h :l% Parrrbks (Pareweif), Ezek. xxxvii. 1-14; the Epistle, 1 COT.v. 6-8 ; fke GoSpeZ, Matt. xxvii. 62-66; the Augmcnfed t i f a y , Let us ray, and the Limy of Su##lic&n, Ikt us complete (Seepage 36)

. . . . . . . . . . . .

The Little Litany. Again, yet again, . . .

The Choir then singcth the Stanza (SfikAlra), in Tone Y:

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Little Litany.

the reading of the Acts ofthe A#ostles.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TAc Li,llc Litany (see#age 227).

Then the Pricst maketh tke Exclamation :

. . . . . . . . . . . .

The Little Litany (see#age 227).

Then the Deacon saW :

. . . . . . .

Tka Little Litany (see#age 227). BxdamatMn.

glory. Wash away her bodily uncleanness, and the stains of her soul, in the fulfilling of the forty days. Make her worthy of the communion of thy holy Body and of thy Blood. For sanctified and glorified is thine all-honourable and majestic Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

. . . . . . . . . . .

The Little Litany (sec#nge 227).

Then he reciteth this Prayer:

Parting of the Soul from the Body 361 Pentecost (Whitsunday), Special Service

Aftcr t k nrstomary bepnning, and the Prefatory Psalm, the Litany : In peace let us pray to the Lord. Ckir. Lord, have mercy. And the resf. A f t w tk Petitwn : For those who travel by sea or by land : l$

Then the Pnkst, sin$ng Alleluia (thrice), with the Peojle, makctk three sa@ of the cross in the water wifh the oil. And he saif.4 :

. 246 PetitionforRulers

the following Prayer:

Wisdom ! More honourable than the Cherubim, . . . (Seepage 303.) Then the P n k t bestoweth the j n a l BENEDICTION. May he who by his presence at the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee did declare marriage to be an honourable estate, Christ our true God ; through the prayers of his all-holy Mother ; of the holy, glorious and alllaudable Apostles; of the holy, Godcrowned Kings and Saintsequalto-the-Apostles Constantine and Helena; of the holy Great Martyr, Procopius ; (7) and of all the Saints, have mercy upon you and save you : for he is good, and loveth mankind.

267 at the Naming of a Child, on the Eighth Day

The Second Prayer.

Then the Priest rrrdeth an exhorfafionto the nmly-maminpnir. And the Peojlc come nndconp-atulafe them ;and thy kiss each o t k r ~ .

268 for Children beginning Instruction 519 General (MoliCben) . 559 . 269 for a Woman on the Fortieth Day after Childbirth Presentation in the Temple of the Birth-giver of God, Special Service 171 Psalms, Selections of, Table .

carnal passion. Raise us up again at the hour of prayer, fortified in the faith, and advancing in thy commandments. And tk DCOCOII saith :

Wisdom ! Choir. 0 most holy Birth-giver of God, save us. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God

xx Purification of the Birth-giver of God, Special Service

the Srventh Evening Prayer. (See Yespers, Prayer G, page'4.)

Then he maketh with the rings fie sz& of the cross over their he&, and put. t e d the rings on the fingers of their rzght h a d . The S-or of the bn'ahl Pair e x c h g e f h them. Then the Deacon :

198 Requiem for the Dead (see Panikhidi).

Deacon. Let us complete our evening prayer unto the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. And the rest, a s usual: (See page 10.)

AND CHANTERS *

Saturday, Great (Holy), Special Service .

The Prim: :hen saifh, secretly, the c ~ ~ t o m a Prayer.

Then the Hymn (Tro#dr)for the Day shaN bc read. But ifthere be a Litur ,then 0 .Heavenly King,and 0 Hol God,and Our Father shall be omrlteyand on& thefollowiirg Hymns shall r d :

Symbolism of the Church . . xxvi Thanksgivings (Te Deums) : for an Answer to Prayer . 512 . . . Christmas . 541 Great Office (Anniversary of Emperor's Accession, Coronation) , 550 New Year 534

lnfartt, and sai#h this Prayer :

Let us attend :

Thursday, Great (Holy), Special Service

the Prayer :

Then the Bishop maketh the sign of thecross upon his Acad,saying: Blessed is God. Lo, t h e servant of God, N., becometh a n Archdeacon (or a Proto-Deacon) : I n t h e N a m e of t h e Father, a n d of the Son, and of t h e H o l y Spirit. And laying his hund @on the head of him that is elevate4 the Bisw ezchimeth : Axios ! (Thrice.) And the Choir singeth, thrice ; Axios. And then they crrte; the Sanctuwy, according to fhe Rz2ual.

. 208 Transfiguration, Special Service 2.59 Blessing of Fruit

The Prayer f m the M o t h of tk Child.

Then the Proto-Deacon saith, &nd& :

263 of Grapes

The Prayer for the Child. The Pn'rsf, muking over t h Child the sign of /kc

Then he is led away, and laced with the other Archimannrifes arrd Abbots, accordirg to his rank. A n they enter the .Sanctuary thmugh the Holy Door, and minister with the Clerg;y zuho are celrbmtrrrg, according to the Ritual. A n d at the end of the Divine Liturgy the Bishop, giving the Archimandn'te (or Abbot) his pastoral s t a z saith :

262 Typical Psalms .58 Explanation (Appendix) 597 Unction, Holy

The Priest saith also t h e f o l h i n g Prayer, but aloud:

Then the Sitting-Hymn (Syeddlen), in Tone VL

333 Explanation 607

Let us pray to the Lord. .'T Priest saith the following Prayer: 0 Lord and Master, the God of our fathers, who didst send unto them that were in the ark of Noah thy dove, bearing in its beak a twig of olive, the token of reconciliation and of salvation from the flood, the foreshadowing of the mystery of grace; and didst provide the fruit of

Then must he be convinced of them. Thereafter, k shall be insttarcted i n the dbclrine of the Orthodox faith, andconf i m e d therein. And when the aflointedexamitration and insttarctwn have been compleCcd, w i i k all precaution shall the Bishop require from the penitent the confesswn of dl his sins, which he can recall, from his youth up. Andthc BisRqP shall not immediately fhcreaftcr rant Aim absokfion; but afLrr

.The first Sunday in the Great Fast is known as "Orthodoxy Sunday," and thereon is celebrated the triumph of the Church over the Iconoclasts, and the reestablishment of reverence for Holy Pictures (Images- Ihbnr], in the year 842 ;as also the victory of the Church over other heresies. In some Cathedral Churches the O f i e of Orrhdoxy is celebrated by the Bishop before the Divine Liturgy, or near the end thereof. In this Office athletes and champions of Orthodoxy are extolled, and Anathema is proclaimed upon their opponents. On the third Sunday, and during the week which follows, is celebrated the Adoration of the Holy Cross, which is brought forth from the Sanctuary for the refreshment and strengthening of the faithful.

TArn s h i i be said the LITANY(u~uallyomitted). Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy, we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy. C h i r . Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Furthermore we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation and remission of sins of the servant of God, N., the Sponsor. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Furthermore we pray for the newly-illumined servant of God, N.

glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Chrr. Amen. Then these Hymns (Tr@atJ), in Tone VI. Now is drawn nigh the time which sanctifieth all men, and a just Judge awaiteth us ; but turn thou, 0 my soul, unto repentance, like the adulteress crying with tears : Have mercy upon me, 0 Lord. 0 Christ, the Fountain, who dost bedew with the waters of healing, in the all-honourable temple of the Virgin thou to-day, through the sprinkling of thy blessing, dost expel the maladies of the ailing, 0 thou Physician of our souls and bodies. A s a Virgin who had not known man thou didst give birth, and as Mother unwedded a Virgin didst remain, 0 Mary, Birth-giver of God :

On the evening of Saturday in the Fifth Week is chanted the Canticle (Akdfst) of the most holy Birth-giver of God, in especial commemoration of her aid during two assaults from the Saracens upon Constantinople, in the years 673 and 716. On the Saturday before Palm Sunday the Church commemorates the resurrection of Lazarus, wherein the Lord Jesus showed forth His divine might to the people before His suffering and death ; thus assuring them of His own Resurrection, and of the universal Resurrection of all the dead. On the Eve of Lazarus's Saturday the Great Fast proper (called "the Forty Days ") comes to an end, and on the Monday next following the "Fast of Christ's Passions " begins, lasting until Easter.

A Second Prayer.

Then the Rector taketh the holy wafer, and s#rinR&th therezuifA thejlacr w h c thr cross is to be planted, saying :

OTHER FASTS.

Thm another Prayer :

Tke Rector sku22 read this Prayer :

On Monday after the Sunday of All Saints, which follows Pentecost,

And the Priest recifefh this Prayer.

Then hc goeth on, sprinkling tke seconhportion ofthejbu&tion,

begins the Fast of St. Peter and St. Paul, ending on June 29 (July 12, N. S.). The length of this fast is regulated by the date of Easter and of Pentecost ; and therefore it varies from two weeks to five weeks and five days.

PRAYER AT T H E REMOVAL OF T H E CROWNS ON THE

Then the Priests bring thc table o the Altar, andthe Bish@ sprinkleth it on d sidcs, and layeth it upon the co umns ofthe Altar. A n d whiZe this is being &ne, the following Psalm is sung :

THE FEASTS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH

The Priest saifh this Prayer:

Then a.jorringcr is brought,j l M with warm water. and red wine and rosewater. And the Proto-Dracon saith :

The Fast which precedes the Feast of the Falling-asleep of the Holy

Amen. And after the Prayer, the SubDeacons give the ewer and basin to him who ir Lb receive the /Laying-on of Hand, and lay a towelon his shouldirrs. R n d t k Bishoj washeth h u h a d . And he wko is to be wdained SubDcarorr #mrrcfk wnter ovcr fke Lands of the Bishop. Then he and the S u d - D e ~ m Riss &k &and of thr.Biskqj, and @art to their a ointed#ke. And kc who is to be orahined SubDeacon standcth, kolding t e ewer and basin, .m'th the towe4 until the Cherrbirnic Hymn. And he saitk, secretly :

then over the western doors o the church; then on the south sia2 and the north sidc ovcr the cioors ;and z;f t ry be lofty, stejs are used.

Birth-giver of God (called "The Assumption " in the Western Church), on August I 5-28, begins on August 1-14.

The B h h e recifeth thefollowing Prayer:

Then they o for the hob relics, accordin to the ritual: in front are borne the durch and the hog #icfkres ~ k d ~ zas] ,is h n e in the cross. The Bishop is sup

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (the Setting-up), that of

Then the Prot~Deacon,standing in front of the Holy Door, reciletk the Lift& Litany. (Setpage 502.)

the Beheading of St. John the Forerunner, and the Eve of the B a p

The Bishop saith the following Prayer:

Then the Priest, wi2h all heed and devoutness, rca&th the f o l h i n g Prayrr. aloud :

tism of Christ (Epiphany), are reckoned as fasts. (See the Table, for the dates).

The Bishop recitefh the following Prayer:

Wisdom ! Reader-. More hbnourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. ( Thrice.) Bless. And the Priest$ronouncrth t h customary BENEDICTLON.

The Fast preparatory to Christmas, corresponding to Advent, is called

TAcn !he Theme-Song is re$eatea', and the Deacon saith the Litany :Again, yet a ain, . . (Seep a p 441.) While the Pricst snith, secret1 the Prayer : 0 Cod

Wisdom, 0 believers ! Let us listen to the Holy Gospel. Pricst. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Pnki. The Lesson from the holy Gospel of Luke. Deacon. Let us attend. Choir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord; glory to thee. (Mark x. 13-16.) At that time they brought young children to him, that he should touch them : and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. Rut when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you,

"The Christmas Fast," and begins on November I 5-28. In addition to these Chief Fasts and the Great Fast, all Wednesdays and Fridays are fastdays, except during what are known as the " compact weeks;" from Christmas to the Eve (Fast) of the Epiphany ; the Week between the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee and the

T b n Ike Deacon saith the Litany : A ~ a i nyet , wain, . . . (Seepage 441.) M'rhile /Re Priest saith, secretly, the Prayer: 0 Cod of spirits, . . . (seepage 439) ; and t h FzYth Pn2st saith. aloud, the ExcZamntiou : For thou art the Kesurrectlon, . . or the Exclamaliou for Ortkoabx Warrzb-J. (Seepage 439)

Then the Demon recitetk the Augmenfed Litany asfar as :Furthermore we p a y for all their Christ-lovingArmy and Navy. (Seepage go.) Then: Furthermore we pray unto the Lord our God, that he will look graciously upon these children, and will send down into their hearts, their minds, and their lips the spirit of wisdom, and of understanding, and of piety, and of his fear ; and that he will illumine them with the light of his knowledge, and will bestow upon them strength and stedfastness, that they may quickly apprehend and speedily become wonted to the instruction in his Divine Law, and to all good and profitable learning : furthermore, that he will prosper them in wisdom and understanding, and in all good works to the glory of his holy

Sunday of the Prodigal Son ; Meat-fast Week, when cheese, eggs, and

?%erne-Song. I will pour out my petition . . . ,the Litany (seepage 441), with tkc Prayer and Exclamafion. (See#age 439.) Tkc CoZCccf-Hymn(KodRX i i Tone VIII.

wisdom, and didst found the earth upon the waters : Upon the rock of thy commandments, 0 Christ, establish thou me; for there is none holy save thee, 0 thou who alone lovest mankind. R. a d Hs.

milk are permitted ; the Bright Easter week ; and the week preceding

Choir. Amen. And after the Prayer, the Bishop commantth him to s t u d , saying :

the F&t of St. Peter and St. Paul.

And wkcn the singing is finkhta', t k Deacon str&hfway sai'rh the LITANY

The joyous character of the Offices at the great Feast of Feasts,

Choir. Amen. Andaflcr fhis Prayer, fhe Priest sfrazj+way anointefh the Convert with tke holy L'kTism, nmbing fhe stin of the cross upon his brow and eyes, and nostrils and l@s, and on both cars, and bremf,and hana3 andfeet, saying :

Easter, can be seen on page 226.

Lord's Prayer.) Andaflar the Pricft hafh#ronovmed the bkssing, the D e u m beginnefh :

The second Sunday after Easter Day is called St. Thomas's Week, or

Reader. Hear my prayer, 0 Lord, and consider my desire ; hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness' sake. And enter not into judgment with thy servant ; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul ; he hath smitten my life down to

" Anti-Paskha," from the Gospel Lesson for the day; and commemorates

Hear my prayer, 0 Lord, and consider my desire; hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness' sake. And enter not into judgment with thy servant ; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For

the appearance of the Lord to His disciples after the Kesurrection, and

And the Deacon saith this Litany :

the viewing of His wounds by Thomas.

The Recior r e d t h over the water the following Prayer :

The third Sunday after Easter is called after the Myrrh-bearing Women, who witnessed the burial and resurrection of Christ. And with them are commemorated Joseph of Primathea and Nicodemus, Here, as on the Sunday which precedes and the Sundays which follow, the special title is derived from the Gospel Lesson for the day. On the fourth Sunday is commemorated the Impotent Man whom Christ healed at the Pool of Bethesda. T h e Lesson for the fifth Sunday, about the Woman of Samaria, shows Jesus Christ as One who knows the secrets of the heart, and as

The Pricst then reciteth this Prayer :

the true Messiah.

The Rector then r e d t h tke following Prayer, in front of the moss which hath

T h e Sunday of the Blind Man (the sixth after Easter) commemorates

hosts, hear my prayer ; hearken, 0 God of Jacob. Behold, 0 God our defender, and look upon the face of thine Anointed. For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. For

the healing by Christ of the man who was born blind.

The Rector then readcth m r the stone this Prayer:

Ascension Day falls on the following Thursday, and, as in the West. ern Church, is followed, ten days later, by the Feast of Pentecost. But what is called Whit-Sunday in the Western Church is Trinity

Blessed and illustrious be this place for a house of prayer, to the honour and glory of God, glorified in the Holy Trinity, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Tken, witk the whole Choir, he singeth the following, in Tone VZ.: Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for' a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it, and said : Surely, the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not ; how dreadful is this place ! this is none other'but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Zf the foundation be for a woolierr church, when all the fore oing katk been per~ b r m e dfke , Rector, taking a r are, sniteth it fkrirr ikto t d rentraldran qftht

Sunday in the Eastern Church, and the next day is The Day of the

And after the Prayer, i tke church is to be of wood, ke faketh fke axe a ain, and smiteth t erewith tke centra(beam, sayinx the same as u! $ j r s t smiting.

Holy Spirit (or Ghost), that is Pentecost. T h e seventh Sunday after Easter is the Day of the Holy Fathers of

Andafter U i s Prayer, he again smifetk thnke d h the axe, r;f tkcchurck is to be of wood, saying tke same as before.

the Council of Nicza.

reciieth this Prayer:

T h e first Sunday after Pentecost is All Saints' Day.

Choir. Amen. A ' m this Prayer he &th as be+.

THE FEASTS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH

A n d the Biskop reciteth this Prayer, in the hearing of a l l :

There are eight Plain Chants, or Tones. During the Bright Easter week the Tone changes in regular order every day. On the second

Let us pray to the Lord. And t k Bishlrp, tvwinghis head, saith this Prayer over the wafrr and the wine :

Sunday after Trinity Sunday (Pentecost), and during the week which

Hosts, hear my prayer ; hearken, 0 God of Jacob. Behold, 0 God our defender, and look upon the face of thine Anointed. For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in

follows, the First Tone is used, with its appointed Gradual (Prokimen),

Lord, have mercy. And after the Litany, the Bid@ #ronounceth the Exclamation in front of the Altar:

to the holy Birth-giver of God (Bogor6ditc/rni1or Dogmdtikz], CollectHymn ,(KondifR), and so forth. Thereafter the Tone changes on each successive Sunday, until all eight Tones have been used. On the tenth

And the B i S W saiyh, secretly, thefollmirrg Prayer :

Sunday after Pentecost, the First Tone is used again; and so on,

Tkr Bishop saith tkcfoffowing Prayer:

throughout the year.

The Proto-Deacon rccitrth the Litany.

A TABLE TO FIND EASTER DAY

FROM TRE YEAR OF OUR LORD

A SERVICE O F PRAYER WHEN CHILDREN

1906TO THE YEAR OF OUR LORD

A SERVICE OF PRAYER FOR CHILDREN

2000, INCLUSIVE

And fhe usual Litany: In peace let us pray to the Lord, and fhrest (ru page 5) to the endoffkcpetition:For those who travel by sea or by land, . . . after whkh thefollowing#etifwns are a&d:

Easter Day, on which all the Movable Feasts and Holydays depend, is the first Sunday after the Full Moon which happens upon or next after the Twenty-first of March ; and if the Full Moon happen upon a

A SERVICE OF PRAYER FOR CHILDREN

Sunday, Easter Day is the Sunday after. This is the same rule which

A SERVICE O F PRAYER FOR CHILDREN

is used in the Western Church, but Easter Day does not always coincide in the Holy Catholic Church of the East with that Feast in the Western Church. The Eastern Church still observes the rule laid down by the Council of Nicza (A. D. 325), and now disregarded by the Western Church, that the Christian Easter shall never either precede or coincide with the Jewish Passover, but must always follow it. Easter cannot fall earlier than March 23, 0. S., or later than April 25, 0. S. T h e Eastern Church still uses the Julian Calendar, which, since March I , 1901, has been thirteen days behind the Gregorian Calendar.

A SERVICE O F PRAYER FOR C H I L D R E N

The years in which the Easter Feast falls on the same day in the

Eastern and the Western Churches are indicated by a cross in the following Table. The Full Moon used for the purposes of the Easter reckoning is the Fourteenth Day of a Lunar Month reckoned according to the ancient Ecclesiastical computation, and not the real Astronomical Full Moon.

t1912 19'3 79'4 v915 t19r6 19'7 1918 1919 1920 1921 t 1922 '923

1928 t r1929 gjo 1931 1932 t1933 1934 1935 t1936 1937 1938 t1939

1941 tI942 t r ~ 3

A TABLE O F THE S E L E C T I O N S O F PSALMS

1976 t1977 1978

t1946 1947 1948

t1950 1951 1952 t 1953 1954

1956 tI957 1958

t:$ 1961 1962

$2 t1987 1988 1989 trggo

26 18 31 23 44 27

A TABLE O F THE SELECTIONS OF PSALMS

I. Psalms j.-ix.

IX.-xviii. xviii.-xxv. xxv.-xxxiii. xxxiii.-xxxviii. xxxviii.-xlvii. xlvii.-lvi.

8. Psalms 1vi.-lxv.

kv.-lxxi. 10. lxxi.-lxxviii.

Lxviii.-lxxxvi. 12. bryvi.~xcii. XCII.-cII. 1314 cii.-cvi.

r 5. Psalms cvi.?

17. cxix. 18.

19 curxv.-cxliv. 20. div.4.

The whole Psalter is read through every week. During seasons of more fervent

devotion, as in the Great Fast, it is read through twice every week. On Feasts less is read. On Easter Day and during Easter Week none is read.

A TABLE O F LESSONS O F HOLY SCRIPTURE

A TABLE O F LESSONS OF H

T O BE READ A T MATINS AND T H E LITURGY

OUT T H E Y E A R T H E PORTIONS OF SCRIPTUR

EPISTLES AND GOSPELS .

EASTER. Liturgy: Epistle : Acts i. 1-8. - -1

and to his Guardian Angel. On Saturday: The Canon to the Lord Jesus,

Guardian Angel, and to all the Saints. On Sunday : The Canon to the Lord Jesus, the Invocation to the Birth-giver of God, and to his Guardian Angel. In addition to these, on every occasion, the Canon of the Communion, and

the Prayers before the Communion. (See I&.)

For explanation, see introductory chapter on The Sydlbolism of the Church, page u i v .

T b First Canon. Tone ZZ. (St. rohn of Damascus.) T h w - S o n s (Irmosf). I. Come, 0 ye people, let us sing a song

unto Christ- od, who parted asunder the Sea, and guided through it the nation which h e had brought forth from the bondage of Egypt : for gloriously hath he beeh glorified. 111. Establish us in thee, 0 Lord, who through the Tree didst annihilate sin, and implant the fear of thee in the hearts of us who sing

The First Canon. Tone VIII. ((St. Cosmas of Maium.)

Tktne-Songs (Imrosf). I. Moses, having with his rod made a long line, divided the Red Sea for Israel journeying on foot; and having again struck the same with a transverse blow, thus tracing the Cross which is the weapon invincible, he united it against the armies of Pharaoh. Wherefore we sing unto Christ our God, for he hath been glorified.

111. The Rod is accepted as the symbol of a mystery; for by its

budding-forth it designated the Priest ; and in the Church, which of late was barren, there now hath budded forth the Tree of the Cross for her power and strengthening.

IV. I have given heed to the mystery of thy dispensation, 0 Lord, .

I have understood thy works, and have glorified thy divinity.

V. 0 Tree thrice blessed, whereon was crucified Christ our King

and our Lord ! Through thee he is fallen who by a tree did beguile, having himself been beguiled by Him who was nailed upon thee in the flesh, even God, who granteth peace unto our souls.

VI. Jonah, when he stretched forth his arms in the form of a cross

within the belly of the sea-monster, did clearly t pify the Redeeming Suffering ; and when he came forth thence after t ree days, he imaged forth by anticipation the supernatural Resurrection of Christ our God, who was crucified in the fleshland hath illumined the world by his rising on the third day.

VII. The mad behest of the impious tyrant breathing forth threats

and horrible blasphemies troubled the people : yet neither the brutal rage nor the roaring fire terrified the Three Children ; but when, a s they stood amid the flames, a dew-bearing breath was wafted against it, they sang: Blessed be thou, 0 God of our fathers, exceedingly praised, and our God !

VIII. 0 Children, in number equal to the Trinity ! Bless y e God

the Father, the Creator ; sing ye the Word who came down and turned

the fire into dew ; and magnify ye the Spirit all-holy, who giveth life

unto all men, unto all the ages.

ELEVATION O F THE PRECIOUS CROSS O F THE LO=

I n $ h e o f : M y soul doth magnify the Lord : tke Refrains :! !

169 p i 1::t

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Magnify, 0 my soul, the all-precious Cross of the Lord. Magnify, 0 my soul, the Elevation of the life-giving Cross of the Lord. IX Thou art the mystical Paradise, 0 Birth-giver of God, who though untilled didst bud forth Christ, by whom the life-bearing Tree of the Cross was planted upon earth. For which cause, now, at its Elevation, adoring it, we magnify thee. While tke Canon is bein sung, tke S m w r Priest $utteth on all Ais vestments. a d a f e r fhe Great (Glory be to God on high) hufh been sung slavly a d r e l o d ~ u l yand , ke%th censed dl abmt the AUar wkereon lieth tke $re&s Cross, while: 0 Hol Cod,Holy Mighty : i r being ckanted: ke Placeth tke Cross on his had, am! making tke m u i t of tk ANar therewith, $reacca2-d by a Ta#er-bearer, he kalkth in fiDnt of tke Holy Door, and kavinq$roclaimed: Wisdom, 0 believers ! hegoeth to the foldin stand, which i r m the

miaWe of the Tern#&, w h i k tke C h i r chantetk *r &mn :0 Lord, save th people : Aflrr this, the Pricst censcth ronnd about tke Cross, and kavisg maaz tknrrtomary reverences,ke beginnetti :Thy Cross do we adore, 0 Master, and thy holy Resurrection do we glorify. (Thrice.) Tke C M r aLro singetk t h t thrice ;and fke Stansa, i n Tone VZIZ. :

Today is the Master of creation and the Lord of glory nailed upon

the Cross, and is pierced in the side, and of gall and vinegar doth the

Sweetness of the Church partake. With a crown of thorns is he invested who covereth the heavens with.clouds, and with the robe of scorn is he endued ; and he who with his hand did fashion man is smitten by a human hand. H e who clotheth the heavens with clouds is beaten upon his shoulders, and receiveth spitting and wounds, indignities and buffetings in the face; and he, my Redeemer and my Saviour, doth endure all these things for the sake of me, the accursed, that He ma save the world from guile, forasmuch as he is compassionate. $htk Litanies; a d theBenediction : May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his most pure Mother ; through the might of the precious and life-giving Cross : a d so f o d , as usual.

A t t h Liturgy. 1% #&ace of: Bless the Lord, 0 my soul : Rntr$kon I., Tone /I.

V w I : 0 God, my God, hear me : why hast thou forsaken me ? Rcfrak Through the prayers of the Birth-giver of God, 0 Saviour, save u a . Verse 2 : Far from my salvation are the words of my transgression : IJ V c 5 : 0 my God, I c in the daytime and thou hearest not, and in the nightseason also I t e no rest : I$ Vene 4 : And thou continuest holy, 0 thou Worship of Israel : &

ELEVATION OF T H E PRECIOUS CROSS OF T H E LORD

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen : l$ Aniz$Aon I/., Tone 11. Verse I : 0 God, wherefore art thou absent from us so long ? Refrain. Save, 0 Son of God, who wast crucified in the flesh, us who sing unto thee, Alleluia. V m e 2 : 0 think upon thy congregation, whom thou hast purchased and redeemed of old : l$ Verse 3 : And Mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt : I$ Verse 4 : For God is our King before the ages : he hath done salvation upon earth : I$ Glory . . . now, and ever. 0 Only-begotten Son and Word of God! Thou who art immortal yet didst deign for our salvation to become incarnate of the Holy Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary; and without change of essence wast

made man ; who also wast crucified for us, 0 Christ our God, trampling down Death by death ; who art one of the Holy Trinity, and art glorified together with the Father and the Holy Spirit : Save us. Antijhon IIL. Tone L Verse 1 : The Lord is King, be the people never so impatient. Repain : The Hymn for the Day ( Troprfr). 0 Lord, save tby people and bless thine inheritance, .granting victory over enemies unto our Sovereign, N., and through thy Cross preserving thine Estate Verse 2 : The Lord is King, be the people never so impatient : he sitteth bet ween the Cherubim, be the earth never so unquiet : I& Verse 4 : The Lord is great in Zion, and high above all people : I$ Zrr #lace o f : 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty :

The Introit. 0 magnify 'the Lord our God, and fall down before his

footstool, for he is holy. Thy Cross do we adore, 0 Master, and thy holy Resurrection do we glorify.

The Collect-Hymn (Konliitk). Do thou who, of thine own good will,

. . . (Seepage 61).

The Grad~dal(Prokimen),in the Seventh Tone (thesame as the Introit).

Verse: The Lord is King, be the people never so impatient. Alleluia ( Tone 1) Verse: 0 think upon thy congregation, whom thou hast purchased and redeemed of old. Verse: God is our King before the ages: he hath done salvation upon earth.

The Epistle. I Cor. i. 18-24

The GospeL John xix. 6-1 I, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35.

The Communion Hymtl. The light of thy countenance hath been

showed upon us, 0 Lord.

T H E ENTRANCE INTO (PRESENTATION IN) T H E

TEMPLE O F OUR MOST HOLY LADY, T H E

BIRTH-GIVER OF GOD AND EVER-VIRGIN

At the All-Night Vi@ Service.

The Stansa (Stikhtra)for . Lord, I have cried : In Tone /. To-day

let us faithful exult, singing unto the Lord in psalms and songs, and doing honour unto his holy Tabernacle, the Ark imbued with life, which containeth the uncontainable Word : for in wise supernatural is she brought unto the Lord, being still of tender age in the flesh, and Zacharias, the High Priest, doth with joy receive her, as the abode of God. ( Twice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. After thy nativity, 0 Lady, Bride of God, thou didst come into the temple of the Lord, as one consecrated, to be reared in the Holy of Holies. Then, also, was Gabriel sent unto thee, 0 all-undefiled One, bearing nourishment unto thee. All the powers of Heaven were

amazed when they beheld the Holy Spirit take up its abode in thee. Wherefore, 0 most pure and undefiled Mother of God, who art glorified in heaven and on earth, Save thou our race.

The Gradual (Prok h e n )for the Day.

The Parables (Paremit). Exodus xl. 1-5, 9, 10,16,34, 35 ; I Kings

viii. I, 3-7, 9-1I ; Ezek. xliii. 27, xliv. 1-4.

The Stcznza at the Litzyd, in Tone N. Today is the Tabernacle

which containeth God, even the Birth-giver of God, brought into the temple of the Lord, and Zacharias receiveth the same : Today doth the Holy of Holies rejoice, and the Angelic Choir doth mystically triumph. With them also keeping festival today, let us cry aloud with Gabriel : Hail, thou that art full of grace ! The Lord most merciful is with thee.

The Hymnfor the Day (Tt-opdr). To-day is the foreshadowing of the

beneficence of God which is to come, and the heralding of man's salvation. The Virgin is clearly manifested in the temple of God, and in anticipation announceth Christ untqall men. Unto her let us, also, cry aloud : Hail, thou who art the fulfilment of the Creator's providence ! ( Thyice.) T k ExdtatMn ( Velitddnie). We magnify thee, 0 all-holy Virgin, Maiden chosen by the Lord, and do homage to thy Presentation in the temple of the Lord. Thc Gradual (Prokfmm),in the Fout~hTone. Hearken, 0 daughter, and behold, and incline thine ear.

ENTRANCE O F T H E MOST HOLY BIRTH-GIVER OF GOD

Verse (Stikh): My heart is inditing of a good matter.

The Gospel. Luke i. 39-49, 56.

The First Canon. Tone I K (2% Blessed George.)

T k e - S o n g s (Irmosf). I. I will open my mouth, and it shall be filled with the Spirit, and I will utter a saying to the Queen-Mother ; I will reveal myself, as one keeping high festival, and with joy will I sing her Presentation.

111. 0 Birth-giver of God, Fountain living and inexhaustible, estab

lish thou those who hymn thee, convoked in a spiritual choir, and vouchsafe unto them crowns of glory for thine august Presentation. IV. As he contemplated the unfathomable counsel of God concerning the incarnation by a Virgin, of thee, the Most High, Habakkuk the Prophet cried aloud : Glory to thy power, 0 Lord !

V. All creation marvelled at thine august Presentation ; for thou, 0

Virgin who knewest not wedlock, didst enter into the temple of God as the Temple most pure, giving peace unto all those who sing thy

T k Communion Hymn. I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the Name of the Lord.

T H E NATIVITY OF CHRIST (CHRISTMAS)

Thefaithfirl#re$are fhemselvesfor this eat Feusf by a #rolongcd F&, whkh beginneth on ~ ~ o v e m b er 5, r and is c a R d me Christmas ~ a s tor , the ~ a sg/t St. Philt?. The Eve of the Fead (SotchJlnik)is dedicatcd to a sPecially st& abstinence. On Christmas Eve the customaryfesti.r~alComjline service is celebrated If the Eve falleth on any llay cxce$f -5aturda or Sunday, then on the mornin of that &zy the IMPERIAL H ouns are readand, later on. the Liturgy of St. i&si~

the Great L celebrated, receded by Vespers. But z

y the llay before the Feast br Skfurllay or Sunday, t en the Imperial Hours are read on Fn'aky, while the

In Tone 1. (Cbmposed by St. Cosmar, about 760.) Canticle 1.

T h e - S o n g (Imds). Christ is born: extol him! Christ from heaven: go to meet him! Christ on earth : be ye lifted up! Sing unto the Lord, all the whole earth, and praise him in sang with joy, 0 ye people : For he hath glorified himself. Hymns ( Trqarf). Man who, being made in the image of God, had become corrupt through sin, and was full of vileness, and had fallen away from the better life divine, doth the wise Creator restore anew : For he hath glorified himself. When the Creator beheld man, whom he had made with his hands, about to perish, he bowed the heavens and came down ; and was endued with man's nature in very truth, becoming incarnate of a Virgin divinely pure : For he hath glorified himself.

The Wisdom, Word, and Might, the Son and Effulgence of the

Father, Christ our God, without the knowledge of the supramundane Powers, and the Powers of the earth, is become incarnate and hath renewed us : For he hath glorified himself. T h e - S o n g ( I d ) . Unto the Son who, in wise immortal, was born of the Father before all the ages, and in these latter days is become incarnate without seed of a Virgin, Christ our God, let us cry aloud: 0 Lord, who hast exalted our horn, holy art thou!

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Hymns ( T ~ q a r i )Adam,

mortal, made of clay, yet a participant of t h e divine inspiration, who had become subject to corruption through a woman's seduction, when he beheld Christ sprung from a woman, exclaimed : Holy art thou, 0 Lord, who for my sake hast made thyself like unto me. 0 Christ, who hast conformed thyself unto our base, mortal mould, and by that participation in our lowly flesh hast imparted unto us a share of the nature divine; who, though thou didst become earthborn, yet didst remain still God, and hast exalted our horn : Holy art thou, 0 Lord. Rejoice, 0 Bethlehem, which art King over the princes of Judah ; for he who feedeth Israel and is borne on the shoulders of the Cherubim is visibly come forth from thee; and he who exalteth our horn is

enthroned over all. Canticle IY: Thcnrc-Song( l m d s ) . The Rod of the Root of Jesse and its Flower, from a Virgin didst thou bud forth, 0 most-lauded Christ. From the Mount covered with dense shadow art thou come, being incarnate of a Maid who knew not man, 0 thou Immaterial One and God: Glory to thy might, 0 Lord. Hymns (Tropari). Thou, 0 Christ, the Expectation of the nations, whom Jacob did foretell of old, art risen from the tribe of Judah, and art come to annihilate the power of Damascus, and the spoils of Samaria, turning error into truth meet for God : Glory to thy might, 0 Lord. By thy rising as a Star from Jacob, 0 Lord, thou didst fill with joy

the wise initiates in the word of Balaam the Prophet of old, the

Watchers of the Stars, who were led unto thee as the first-fruits of the Gentiles, and didst manifestly receive them : Glory to thy might, 0 Lord. Like the rain upon the fleece, and like drops of dew falling upon

the earth, 0 Christ, didst thou descend into the Virgin's womb.

Ethiopia and Tarshish, the Isles of Araby, and Sheba of the Midians,

the Rulers of all the earth, fell down in adoration before thee, 0 Saviour :

Glory to thy might, 0 Lord. Canticle K

T h e - S o n g ( 1 d s ) . 0 God of peace, the Father of mercies, thou hast sent unto us the Angel of thy Great Council, who giveth peace : wherefore we, in that we have been led unto the light of godly wisdom, waking right early from the night, do sing praises unto thee, 0 thou who lovest mankind. H y m n s (Trqpari). In obedience to the command of Caesar, 0 Christ, thou didst enroll thyself among the slaves, and didst set free us who were slaves of the enemy and of sin ; and didst make thyself a beggar, in every way like unto us ; and through that same union and community didot sender the mortal d i v k

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Lo, a Virgin, as it was foretold of old, having conceived in her womb, hath brought forth God incarnate, yet remaineth Virgin still. Let us ' sinners, in that we have become reconciled unto God through her, magnify her in song as the true Birth-giver of the Lord.

Theme-Song (Zrtnds). The sea-monster cast forth Jonah from its belly unharmed as it had swallowed him. And when the Word took up his abode in a Virgin, and was made flesh, He came forth preserving her undefiled. For in that H e Himself suffered not corruption, H e preserved unharmed her who bare Him. Hymns (Trojart). Christ our God, whom the Father begat of his own loins before the morning star, is come in the flesh. He who ruleth

the most pure Powers lieth in a manger of dumb beasts, and is wrapped

in swaddling-bands of rags ; yet doth he loose the thick-entangled bonds of transgression. Born of Adam's nature and given unto the faithful as a little child is

the Son : yet he is also the Father and the Ruler of the world to come,

and is called the Angel of the Great Council. He is the mighty God who ruleth the Universe by his power. To-day a Virgin bringeth forth the Supersubstantial, and earth offereth a cavern to the Unapproachable ; Angels together with the Shepherds sing praises ; the Wise Men journey on with the Star. For, for our sakes, God, who is before all the ages, is born a little Child. Zkos.

Bethlehem hath opened Eden : 0 come, let us gaze ! We have found nourishment in a secret place: 0 come, let us receive the things of Paradise within the cavern ! There hath appeared the Root Unwatered which buddeth forth remission. There hath been found the Well Undigged, from which David of old. longed that he might drink. There a Virgin hath brought forth a Child ; and straightway the thirst of Adam and of David hath been assuaged. Wherefore let us go unto him where He is born a little Child, yet is God before the ages. Canticle Vfl. Thme-Song (Imds). The youths reared together in godliness, despising the unrighteous command, were not terrified by the threatened fire, but standing in the midst of the flames did sing : 0 God

of our fathers, blessed art thou. Hymns (Trojarf). The shepherds skilled upon the tuneful pipes beheld a revelation marvellous of light ; for the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and the Angel proclaimed : Sing praises, for Christ is born. 0 God of our fathers, blessed art thou. Suddenly, at the word of the Angel, the Heavenly Hosts began to

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cry aloud: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth beace, good will toward men ; Christ hath shone forth : 0 God of our fathers, blessed art thou ! What meaneth this saying ? spake the shepherds : Let us go, let us gaze upon that which is come to pass, upon Christ divine. And when they werecome unto Bethlehem, they fell down in worship before him, together with her who had given him birth, singing: 0 God of our fathers, blessed art thou. Canticle VI/I.

The?=-Song (Ids). The dew-shedding, fiery furnace imaged forth

the type of a marvellous wonder : for its flames scorched not the Holy

Children whom it had received, even as the fire of the Godhead scorched not the Virgin when it entered into her womb. Therefore let us raise

the song : Let all creation bless the Lord, and magnify him unto all

Hymns ( T ~ o f a r f )The . Daughter of Babylon doth bear away unto herself the children of David as captives, out of Zion : but she sendeth her children, the Magi, bearing gifts, to do homage unto the Daughter of David. who had received within her God: wherefore. chanting songs of pr&e, let us sing : Let all creation bless the ~ o r d ,an8 magnify him unto all the ages. Grief put aside the instruments of song ; for the children of Zion sang not in alien lands. But Christ, in that he hath shone forth in Bethlehem, setteth free every error, and the musical harmony of Babylon. Wherefore let us sing the song : Let all creation bless the Lord, and magnify him unto all the ages. Babylon carried the spoil and the spear-won wealth of the kingdom

of Zion into captivity. But Christ draweth unto Zion the treasures of

the same and its Kings, the Watchers of the Stars, guiding them by

a Star. Wherefore, let us sing the song : Let all creation bless the Lord, and magnify him unto all the ages. Canticle IX. With U e Ninth Them-Song, imtcadof: More honourable than the Cherubim:

Refrain I . Magnify, 0 my soul, the Virgin, the all-pure Birth-giver of God, more honourable and more glorious than the hosts on high. Them-Song(Imds). A mystery strange and most glorious I behold :

The cavern, Heaven ; the Virgin, the Cherubimic Throne ; the manger,

the receptacle wherein lieth Christ our God, whom nothing may contain. Him, therefore, do we magnify, praising him in song. Refrain 2. Magnify, 0 my soul, God born in the flesh of a Virgin. R~frain3. Magnify, 0 my soul, the King born in a cavern. Hymn (Tyofdr). When the Wise Men beheld the unwonted course of the wondrous, newly revealed Star, illuminating the heavens with

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exceeding brightness, they divined that Christ the King was born on earth in Bethlehem, for our salvation. Refrain 4. Magnify, 0 my soul, God who was worshipped by the Magi. Refrain 5. Magnify, 0 my soul, him who was announced unto the Wise Men by a Star. Hymn. When the Wise Men said : Where is the new-born Infant King whom the .Star hath revealed ? For we are come to worship him. Then the wrathful Herod was troubled, and, raging against the Lord, that impious man sought to slay Christ. Refrain 6. Magnify, 0 my soul, the pure Virgin and only Birthgiver of God, who gave birth unto Christ the King. ReJrain 7. The Wise Men and the shepherds came to worship Christ who was born in the town of Bethlehem.

Hymn. Herod inquired the time of the Star, through whose guiding

the Wise Men were come to Bethlehem to worship Christ with gifts

But being by it led again unto their own country, they left confounded behind them the dread slayer of the children.

The Bencdictim. (Seepage I 8 I .)

The First Canon. Tone I//. (St. Cosmar of Maiurn.)

Theme-Songs (Imosi?). I. The sun once, of old, rose over the dry land born of the deep: for the water was hardened into walls upon either side, and the people passed on foot over the sea, and sang, in manner well-pleasing unto God : Let us sing unto the Lord, for gloriously hath he been glorified.

111. 0 Lord, the Confirmation of those who set their hope on thee,

confirm thou thy Church, which thou hast bought with thy precious blood.

IV. Thine excellence, 0 Christ, hath covered the heavens ; for when

thou hadst come forth from the ark of thy Holy Place, even thy Mother undefiled, thou didst appear in the temple of thy glory as a little Child borne in arms : and all things were filled with thy glory.

V. When Isaiah symbolically beheld God borne on high upon the

throne, attended by a body-guard of Angels of glory, he exclaimed : 0 miserable man that I am, I have foreseen God Incarnate, who hath dominion over the Light which knoweth no setting, and the Peace which reigneth forever.

VI. The Aged Man, when with his eyes he beheld the salvation which

was come from God unto the nations, cried aloud unto thee : Thou art my God, 0 Christ !

VII. Thee, 0 God the Word, who didst shed dew upon the Children

which sang praises unto God in the fire, and who didst take up thine abode in a Virgin undefiled, do we hymn, devoutly singing : Blessed is

the God of our fathers !

VIII. T h e Youths supreme in godliness, when they were thrust into

the fire insupportable yet suffered no hurt from the flame, sang aloud

the song divine: 0 all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord, and

magnify him unto all the ages ! In place o f : My soul doth magnify the Lord : The Refrains :

0 Virgin Birth-giver of God, the Hope of Christians, protect, guard and save thou those w'ho put their trust in thee. 0 Virgin Birth-giver of God, gracious Helper of the world, protect and keep us from all need and distress. 0 God-bearing Simeon, come and take in thine arms Christ, to whom Mary t h e Virgin Pure hath given birth. Sirneon the aged encompasseth in his embrace the Creator of the Law, and the Lord of all.

THE MEETING OF THE LORD \

The Aged Man holdeth not Me, but I hold him : .for he entreateth of

Me that he may depart in peace. Ye Pincers mystical, how shall ye bear the coal of fire ? How shall ye nourish the Nourisher of all ? 0 Daughter of Phanuel, come and abide with us, and bless Christ

the Saviour, the Son of God.

Anna the Chaste foretelleth terrible things, confessing Christ to be

the Maker of heaven and earth.

Incomprehensible unto Angels and unto men is that which is born of thee, 0 Virgin Mother Pure. A pure dove, a spotless lamb bringeth into the Church the Lamb and the Shepherd. 0 Christ, King of all ! Grant me burning tears, and I will weep for my soul which is all ruined.

IX. In the Law -in the shadow and in the Scriptures -do we, the

faithful, behold the symbol. Every male child which first opened the womb was consecrated to God : wherefore, also, the first-born Word of

the Father, who is from everlasting, the first-born Son of his Mother

who knew not man, do we magnify.

At the Liturm. T h Introit. The Lord hath declared his salvation, he hath revealkd his righteousness in the presence of the nations. T h Collect-Hymn (Kondfk). Thou who by thy birth didst sanctify

the Virgin's womb, and didst bless the arms of Simeon, as it was meet,

having preserved us in anticipation from condemnation, hast now also saved us, 0 Christ-God. But grant tranquillity amid the alarms of war unto our Emperor, whom thou hast adopted into thy love, 0 thou who alone lovest mankind.

The Gradual (Prokfmen),in the Fourth Tow. My soul doth magnify

the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Verse : For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.

The Epistle. Heb. vii 7- I 7.

Alleluia (Tone VIZZ.) Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. Verse: A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

The Gospel. Luke ii. 22-40.

The Cornmuttion Hymn. I will take the cup of ~~alvation,

and call upon

the Name of the Lord.

The Betcedictwn. (See page 199.)

THE ANNUNCIATION OF T H E MOST HOLY

This Feast almost always falleth in the Great Fast (Lent). If the Feast of the Annunciation fall upon any dizy upon the eve w h e o f Vespers huth been cekbrated alone, or an con-unction with the Liturgy of the Presanct z e d G27ftE, then the Vi@Y Seruicc be 'nnetk with Great Com$linc. i t p N u$on Snndiz or Mondizy, t g yip7 Service bepinnet* with Great VesY O H Great (Good) FnZay, or Great (Holy) Saturday, the pers. B U ~if it

V z s l Service @innet directly with Matins.

The Stanza (Stikhfra)for: Lord, I have cried : 11t Tone VI. Gabriel, when he revealed unto thee, 0 Maiden, the counsel of God which was from everlasting, did stand before thee, saluting thee, and proclaiming : Hail, 0 Earth Unsown! Hail, 0 Bush which Burned,-yet was not consumed ! Hail, 0 Abyss Unfathomable ! Hail, 0 Bridge which leadeth unto, heaven, and Ladder lofty, which Jacob saw! Hail, 0 Pot Divine of Manna! Hail, 0 Abrogation of the curse ! Hail, 0 Recall of Adam ! The Lord is with thee. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Gabriel the Archangel was sent from heaven to announce the glad tidings of conception unto a Virgin ; and when he was come to Nazareth, he mused within himself, being astonished at the marvel : 0, how

can he who on high is beyond comprehension be born of a Virgin ! He who hath heaven for his throne, and earth for his footstool, taketh up his abode in the womb of a Virgin ! H e upon whom the Six-winged and the Many-eyed are unable to gaze deigneth, by his word alone, to become incarnate of her, and he is the true Word of God. Wherefore then stand I thus, and say not unto the Virgin : Hail, 0 pure Virgin ! Hail, 0 Bride unwedded, the Lord is with thee ! Hail, 0 Mother of the Life, blessed is the fruit of thy womb !

The Parables (Parc7nii) arc the same as at the Feast of the Nativity

of the Virgin (seepage 164), and Exodus iii. 1-8 ; Prov. viii. 22-30.

The First Canon. In Tone I K

The Blessed The@hanbs a d St. John of

Theme-Songs (/mrosi). I. I will open my mouth, and it shall be filled with the Spirit, and I will utter a saying to the Queen-Mother. I will reveal myself radiantly keeping high festival, and with rejoicing will I sing her marvels. 111. 0 Birth-giver of God, Fountain living and inexhaustible! Establish thou those who hymn thee, convoked in a spiritual choir, and vouchsafe unto them crowns of glory in thy glory divine.

IV. Jesus, the Most Divine, who sitteth in glory upon the throne of

the Godhead, is come, upon a light cloud borne by a palm undefiled,

and hath saved those who cry : Glory to thy power, 0 Christ !

V. All things marvelled at thy glory divine; for thou, 0 Virgin,

though thou knewest not wedlock, didst have in thy womb God who is over all, and didst give birth to the timeless Son, who granteth peace unto all that sing praises unto thee.

VI. Jonah the Prophet, typifying the three days' burial, exclaimed, as

he prayed within the whale : Deliver me from corruption, 0 Jesus, King of the Powers !

VII. The godly-minded ones worshipped not the creature rather

than the Creator, but valiantly trampling under foot the threatened fire, they rejoiced in song, saying: Blessed art thou, 0 Lord and God of our fathers, exceedingly praised !

VIII. Hearken, 0 Maiden, Virgin Pure, and let Gabriel announce

the true will of the Most High, which was from of old : Make thou

ready to receive God ; for through thee the Uncontainable shall dwell among men. For which cause, also, I cry aloud with joy: 0 all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord ! In place o f : My soul doth magnify the Lord : The Refrain :0 Earth,

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proclaim.the great gladness ! and ye Heavens, praise ye the glory of God!

IX. Let no hand profane in anywise touch the living Ark of God;

but let the lips of the faithful unceasingly singing the Salutation of

the Angel to the Birth-giver of God, cry aloud with rejoicing: Hail,

thou that art full o£,grace, the Lord is with thee !

The Litur nt the Feast of the Anmnnciation bcginneth with Yespcrson tkose dbys

when t z HOURSOP THE GREATFASTore cclebrafed; but on fhe Saturhys a d Sunahys of the third,fourth, jifth and sixth weeks of the Fasf Yes ers crated a he i t . The L i t n r - wed ir either that of St. $hn C h ~ s o s t o mOY of Sf. ~ a s itl g Great; never tho/ ofthe Prcsonct@ed Giflr.

The Stanza (Sti&hfrrr)for: Lord, I have cried : In Tone IV. In the

sixth month was an Archangel sent unto a Virgin pure; and when he had said unto her, Hail ! he announced unto her the glad tidings that from her should come forth the Redeemer. Wherefore, having received the salutation, she conceived thee, the God who is before the ages, who in wise unutterable didst deign to become man for the salvation of our souls. TZe Entrance is made with the book ofthe Holy Cos#els. 0 gladsome radiance . . .

The GmduaC (Prokfmen)for the Day. (See Vespers, page 8.)

The Parables (Paremif). The same as on the Eve. (Seepage I 64.)

The Exchmation. For holy art thou, 0 our God ; and unto thee d o

we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Choir. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. (Thrice.)

The Communion Hymn (Pn'tchcfrten). For the Lord hath chosen

Zion : h e hath desired it for his habitation.

T H E ENTRANCE OF T H E LORD INTO JERUSALEM. (PALM SUNDAY.)

In Tons K (St. Carmas ofMaPrn.)

The Theme-Songs (Imosf). I. The Red Sea by a stroke is parted

in twain, and the depth which feedeth the waves is dried up, the same being trodden by the unarmed, and becoming a grave to those fully armed. And a song well-pleasing unto God is sung: Gloriously hath Christ our God been glorified !

111. He who is the Lord of all, and God the Creator, the Passionless

On%-unitedthe creature with himself, in that he did humble himself; and himself becoming the Passover, did offer himself in anticipation unto those on behalf of whom it was his will to die, crying : Eat ye my body, and ye shall be strengthened in faith. IV. .The Prophet, when tie beheld the ineffable secret of thy Mystery, 0 Christ, cried out in anticipation : Thou, 0 merciful Father, didst appoint the firm love of thy might : for thou didst give thine Only-begotten Son to the world as an Atonement, 0 Good One. V. The Apostles, united in the bond of love, having dedicated themselves unto Christ, who reigneth over all, made beautiful their feet to go and proclaim the glad tidings of peace unto all the world.

VI. The nethermost abyss of sins hath compassed me about, and

unable to endure the billows thereof, like Jonah I cry aloud unto thee, 0 Master : Lead me forth from corruption. T 'Collect-Hymn (KonciaR), Tone II. The Traitor, having taken bread in his hand, privily stretcheth forth the same, and taketh a price for him who with his hands had made man ; and Judas, the slave and

the deceiver, remaineth reprobate.

VII. T h e Children in Babylon felt no fear of the furnace's flames ;

but when they were cast into the midst of the fire, being besprinkled with dew, they cried aloud in song: Blessed art thou, 0 God of our fathers !

VIII. T h e blessed Youths in Babylon, braving danger for the laws

of their fathers, despised 'the mad behest of the potentate ; and when they were encompassed by the fire in which they were not consumed,

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they sang a worthy song unto the Almighty : 0 all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord, and magnify him unto all the ages. Let us praise, bless and worship the Lord, hymning and magnifying him unto all the ages. IX. Come, 0 ye faithful, let us enjoy the hospitality and the banquet immortal of the Lord, in the upper chamber, with minds uplifted, in that we have learned the Word from the Word who hath gone up on high : Whom also we do magnify. Thcn the Choir: Exa#oshhldrwn.

I behold thy richly adorned dwelling-place, 0 my Saviour, and I have no festal raiment, that I may enter in. Illumine thou the raiment of my soul, 0 Light-giver, and save me. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. I behold . . . Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. I behold . . . Thcn the Re& r e a I t h & three customary Psalms: 0 praise the Lord of heaven (Psaltn cxlviii.) ; 0 sing unto the Lord a new song (Psalm cxlir.); 0 praise Cod in his holiness (Psalm 62.).

Glory to thee who hast shown us the light. Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men : We praise thee : and the rest, as usual, to the en4 as shown in the 0 f i ~ for mah'ns,when celebrated separate&.

in Tone VZ. Aflcr the eaghtrk Gos#el, is sung the THREE-SONG Theme-Song K ( i m h s ) . My soul awaketh early unto thee, 0 God, who through tenderness of heart didst exhaust thyself for the fallen, yet without change of Essence; and being thyself without passion, didst condescend unto thy Passion. Grant peace unto me who have fallen, 0 thou who lovest mankind. (Twice.) Refrain. Glory to thee, 0 our God ; glory to thee. A n d its two H mas, each six- times, w'rk Me R e ailr :Glory . . . now, and ever, . . ;the ~Lmc-~on ;the Little L i h n y ; t e Collect-Hymn (KondAi)(seepage t I 7); and the ~ k o s .

Theme-Song VIIL ( I m h s ) . The divine Children put to shame the monument of blasphemous wrath. And the unlawful Council, raging against Christ, took counsel in vain, when they sought to slay him who hddeth life in the hollow of his hand; whom, also, let all creation bless, magnifying him unto all the ages. &

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And itsfour Hymns, witk the Refain.

T h e - S o n g IX. (imds). More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. A d its f m r Hymns, with the Repain.

The Exapostikfnon. In one moment thou didst graciously vouchsafe

Paradise unto the wise thief, 0 Lord: Illumine thou me, also, by the tree of the Cross, and save me.

After tke ninth Gos e l : Let everything that hath breath praise tht? Lord: with its Stangas (StG hi). As :

Two treacherous things hath my first-born son, Israel, done: He hath abandoned my fountain of living water, and hath digged for himself a well of contrition ; he hath crucified me on the Cross, and hath asked for himself and hath released Barabbas. Heaven was affrighted thereat, and the sun hid its rays, but thou, 0 Israel, hast not been ashamed, but hast delivered me over unto death. Forgive them, Father ; they know not what they have done.

A f t w fkc tenth Gos e l : Glory be to God on high, . . (sea $age 3q) is read; tken tke Litany : t us complete our morning prayer . . . A f l n t h e l m n t h Gosjel, tke CANTICLES

OF T H E PSALMS.

All creation was confoundkd with terror when it beheld thee suspended on the Cross, 0 Christ. T h e sun was darkened, and the foundations of the earth were shaken : all things suffered in sympathy with him who had created all things. 0 Lord, who of thine own good will didst suffer for us, glory to thee. T h t h s j n a l censing. Aftcr tke t w e ~ t kGo@el, t h ending of Matins.

I t is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, . . . 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, . . . Our Father, . . .

The Hymn (Tropdr),

in Tone I K Thou hast ransomed us from the curse of the law by thy precious blood ; when thou wast nailed to the . Cross and pierced with a spear, thou didst pour forth im'mortality for men, 0 our Saviour : glory to thee. Th Augmented Litatty, a n d the Benediction. May he who, for the sake of us men, and for our salvation, deigned to endure terrible sufferings, and the life-giving Cross, and voluntary burial, Christ, our true God : and the rest, a usual. (See page 122.) 7% First Hour is not joined to Matins, but is read se#arateCy, t o g c t k m'fk fkc mid, Sixth and Ninth Hours.

THEIMPERIALHOURS.(Com$osed by Cyn'l of Alrxandrirr.)

Theme-Smgs (Irmosf). I . The children of those that were saved, hid under the earth Him who of old drowned in the waves of the sea the tormentor pursuing. And let us like the virgins sing unto the Lord, for gloriously hath he glorified himself.

111. When Creation beheld thee, who didst suspend the whole earth

immovably upon the waters, hanging upon Calvary, it quaked with great amaze, and cried : There is none holy, save thou, 0 Lord.

IV. When Habakkuk by anticipation beheld thy exhaustion divine

upon the Cross, he cried in amaze : Thou hast destroyed the dominion of the mighty, 0 Good One, in that hast joined thyself unto the company .of those who were in Hell : for thou art almighty.

V. When Isaiah beheld the light which knoweth no setting of thy

divine manifestation, that was graciously made unto us, 0 Christ, his soul longed for thee in the night-season, and he cried: The dead shall rise, and those who lie in the grave shall be awakened, and all the earth-born shall rejoice.

VI. Jonah was seized but was not held in the belly of the whale, in

that he represented the type of thee, who didst suffer and give thyself over unto burial ; and he came forth from the monster as from a chamber of repose, and spake unto the guards : Ye that regard lying vanities have forsaken your own mercy. Tkr Collect-Hymn (Konddk). The Immortal One who imprisoned the deep is beheld dead, and, wrapped with spices and a winding-sheet, is laid in the tomb as he were mortal ; and the women have come to anoint him with spices, weeping bitterly and crying : This is the blessed Saturday whereon Christ, having fallen asleep, shall rise again on the third day.

VII. 0 marvel unutterable ! H e who delivered the Holy Children in

the fie furnace from the flames, is laid dead, bereft of breath, in the

grave, or the salvation of us who sing : 0 God our Redeemer ! Blessed art thou

VIII. Fear with trembling, 0 ye heavens, and let the foundations of

the earth be shaken ! For lo, he who dwelleth on high is numbered

among the dead and is lodged in the narrow grave. Ye Children, bless ; ye Priests, sing praises ; ye People, magnify him unto all the'ages I

IX. Lament not for me, 0 Mother, when thou beholdest in the tomb

the Son whom, without seed, thou didst conceive in thy womb, for I

shall rise again, and glorify myself; and in that I am God, I will raise in glory that hath no ending those who, with faith and love, do magmfy thee. ( Wh& the Canon L being srrng, the Scnior Pricsf arrayefk himserf in kis full

Holy is the Lord our God. . . . Let everything which hath breath praise the Lord. . . . (Tone 11) Most blessed art thou, 0 Virgin Birth-giver . . . (Seepage 34.) Pn'esi. Glory to thee, who hast shown us the light. Ckoir. Glohy be to God on high, . . Wha fAc G l m a in Exce2.d~hatk bear /tnisAcd, and wkilc the afeck'rrg T k r i ~ ~ . Holy (0Holy God, Hol Mighty, . . . ) u being swag, a n d a l l f hbcILr a r c m

the Prim; ;dc$rom

the winriing-sheet UI book

ilr HO+ wifk if, bcncafh fkwinding~hccf, w h k b L u - hd & whuk lictk fhcreon, a :kc Pricsfs, while ;kc Deacons cease, Ar erfwmcfh the ~rocessionof &anfl . t k evrirding-she; am& f i Ckurch.

ha* co f@ cony t h d d n she#* back info fAr Chwrch,and tke#rocesnim h z f k in f"nt .f tkr Hol & o r . H m the ExckamaiMn : Widom ! t nndrj nl

the Hymn : ~ o b Jose

6 b, (see )agr 220) ir irmg. Tke w i d n p k c f then laced on the tJ,a d u-on ~e wid#=-sheet is & a the h k # * Hob %*cr.

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Th Benrdichon. May he who, for the sake of us men, and for our salvation, endured dire sufferings, and the life-giving Cross, and voluntary burial in the flesh, Christ our true God: and the rest. (See page 122.)

0 come, let us bless Joseph ever-memorable, who came by night unto Pilate, and begged the Life of all men: Give me this stranger, who hath not where to lay his head ; give me this stranger, whom a crafty disciple hath betrayed unto death ; give me this stranger, whose Mother, when she beheld him hanging on the Cross, cried with weep ing, and with maternal feeling exclaimed: Woe is me, woe is me, my child ! W o e is me, my Light, and the beloved of my bosom ! that which was foretold in the church by Simeon to-day hath come to pass! A weapon shall pierce thy heart, but into the joy of the Resurrection shall thy lament be changed. We worship thy sufferings, 0 Christ ; we worship thy sufferings, 0 Christ ; we worship thy sufferings, 0 Christ, and

thy holy Resurrection. 77rm the First H m r is read.

On Great Saturday, the Third, Sixth and Ninth Hours, as usual; the Hymn; Noble Joseph, . . . (see page 220); the Collect-Hymn ( K o d . 4 ) : The Immortal One who imprisoned the dee . . (See $a e 222.) The f i t u r - of St. B a d the Great is wed, a d is ce~bratrda f l m fies#ers. But as the Y l f i r s n f e r to thefollowing day, i n it tkc joyous songs of the Resurrection are nnitcd with the songs of Great Sahtrdhy.

C/c#ws be kwfh :Blessed is the kin dom ; tkc Sunday Verses (.PtiRhfrz] o the First X e , to: Lord, 1 have callef; the Hymn to the Bi~fh-gr~vcr ofCd (Bogordditchen):

Let us sing the praises of Mary, Virgin, Door of heaven, Glory of all the world, sprung forth from man, who also bare the Lord; the Song of the Bodiless Powers, and the Enriching of the faithful. For she revealed herself as Heaven and the Temple of the Godhead. She destroyed the bulwarks of enmity, and ushered in peace, and threw open the kingdom. Wherefore, in that we possess this confirmation of our faith, we have a defender, even the Lord who was born of her. Be bold, therefore, be bold, ye people of God,for he, the All-Powerful, shall vanquish your foes.

The Entrance is macir with the Gosjcls. Afler: 0 gladsome radiance . . .

($age 8); t h Parables (Paremif), Genesis I. 1-13; Isaiah Ix. 1-16; Exodus

xii. 1-11: Jonah i. 1-16, ii. 1-11, iii. 1-10, iv. 1-11; Joshua v. 10-15; Exodus

riii. 20-22, xiv., xv. 1-19.

Du7-ing the readin of the concludin vcrses of the sakth Parable (Parcmrjd), the CUrshqeth: ~ a r ~ h a t f b e g k x i 6 c d ~

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T k Parabks (Paramif). Zeph. iii. 8-15;I Kings xvii. 8-24; Isaiah hi.lo, 11. 2 Kings iv. 8-37 ; Isaiah lxiii.

lxii. 1-5; Genesis wii. 1-18; Isaiah lxi. 13;

xliv. 1-5; Jer. xxxi. 31-34; Dan. iii. 1-23 (and tk Song of the Holy

Children, Apocrypha). During tkc reading of tkc concluding verses o Fz$tecntk Lcsson, tk Choir singetk: Sing ye unto the Lord, and ex t him forever. T k Liitlc tilany ;Exclamation : For hol art thou . . .: I n #lacto ih Thrirrh& :Ye r h o have been ba tired into &st have put on Christ k Cr&, in t h F$th T o m : Let all tRe earth worshi thee, and sing thee, yea, let it sing f unto thy Name,

0 Most #Highest Tke l Romans vi. 3-11. Ifisteati of: Alleluia : Arise, 0 God, judge the earth ; for thou shalt inherit all nations : witk its Verscs (Stikht); (Psalm k i i . ) . W h i k tkesc arc being sung,thc CCergy ckangc tho? sombre vestments for light vestments, i n preparation for U e reading of tkc GoJpcl concerning Chmf's Resuwatwrr : Matt. xxviii. 1-20.

I n #lace of tke Ckcmbimic Hymn :

Let all mortal flesh hold its peace, and stand with fear and trembling. and meditate nothing earthly within itself: for the King of Kings and

the Lord of Lords cometh to be slain, and to give himself to be the

food of the faithful. And before him also come the Angelic Hosts with all dominion and power, the many-eyed Cherubim, and the six-winged Seraphim, covering their faces, and crying aloud the song : Alleluia. T k Communion Hymn.

The Lord is risen, as though he slept, and he who saveth us is risen

from the dead. I n $lacs o f : Meet is it :

Lament not for me, 0 Mother, when thou beholdest in the tomb the Son whom, without seed, thou didst conceive in thy womb : for I shall rise again and glorify myself ; and in that I am God, I will raise in glory that hath no ending those who with faith and love do magnify thee. AfCcr the L i t u r a it L customary to kave the Blessing of fhc Loaves and the Wins, wkercwitk the faitkftll may s t r e n g t h tAcmselves &fore they listen to

I n fke m n i n the r c a d i n ~of the Acts of t h Afistlcs takcth place. T h Priul beskweth blessing :Through the prayers of our holy fathers, 0 Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon ua. Z hfollowcth t h read* of the Acts. It is t k custom to kawe a nu& of rca&s, wko succeed one anotkr, and read /kc Acts usti( t h vny beginning o the Easter Midnagkt Service (Polundtchnitaa), which #rcce&th the Easter Latins.

The Easter Midnzght Scruicc ennnlCy be nnctk in such a way that a2 skaN Bc

jnished at midn&ht, as the bginnin oAhe Easter RCfrain is always naa2 to rmirciric vi* the midnight stroke o f i k bells. T ~ or&

tk ~ a k h SOt vice is osfolloweth : Pnkst. Blessed is our God . . Rerrdcr. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, .: Our Father, 0 come, let us worship . .; tk Canon of Great Saturdoy : The children of those . (Sscpage 221.)

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Whik :Lament not for me, 0 Mother, . (fkeNinfh 2bm-Song)ir bein sun

the P n k t m n N y b~arefkfhc wildin skeet om the cenfre of ikr

the Sanctury, a d &yet* it on tkr h z r .

the a h r s are chsrd. fke

Lircrn :Have mercy upon us, 0 God, . ; 0 Holy God, Holy Mi hty, Our tather, .; the Hynr (Trojdr) in Tone 11..When Urm d i k t descend into Hell, . . (see#agd 2zo)fw Sumlay ;fht i f f & B~~lddictiOn.

Easter, the Feast of Feasts, is cclebratcd by the Church wifh S p e d solmuity. Tkc Trmple is j l k d with th fragance o imcusc and myriadr of 2' kfs;

the C l n are awayed in their ckoicest I&-had

vestments. All the y

hold l i g g d ta#ns in their hat&. AN UIse thin s &note fheflod of&y d gnvr v h f i roceea~ om *r ~esuwection hvhur. At mi&@t HoZy z r is e s d ; and it remkneth @en for tkc mhob tf Eastn week. The Rector, wit the cmser and the t@k candlrstitk arrdnoss, censeth the Altar; then, accom#anicd by hisfellow-clergy, wko bccv fhe book o/ tkc Holy Gospels and the koZy images, and the Deacons wko ccruc, and fircelllrd by a procession of tkc cross with the church banners and I@&, k @ k foriA from tkc church, all singzkg with him the chunt of jo

I. heaven, 0 Christ our Saviour, sing thy Resumetion. T h i s c d i t is fakm

and continued by the Choir and the Pea* thus : And do thou enable us on earth to glorify thee with a pure heart. They hrirmphantZy make tkc circuit of the church, the bells pealing the wkik and then all enter the porch, the doors leading therefrom into the THIt remaining closed. Amass this westarrr door the #rocessw~rangeth itself d

the GospeZs, and &ages ;and the Pn'rst, holding tkc censn in his

lal, and tkc triple c d c s t i c k with tkc cross in his left, cmscth the Holy T gs, a d %kcBrethren, andall the Pe l e , ctrrd also the c l d d o o r , in tkcfomr of a CTOSS. A f t n this he beganstk :

Glory to the Holy, Consubstantial, Lie-giving and Undivided Trinity, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Priest. Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down Death by death, and upon those in the tomb bestowing life. (Thrice.) And tkr Ckoirs sing this th& aho. Then tkc Priest inimuth the Ynsu: I : Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered, and let them also

that hate him flee before him. A d after each Verse fkc CRoirs r e o n d :

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down Death by death, and upon those in the tomb bestowing life. 2 : Like as the smoke vanish&, so shall they vanish, and like as wax melteth at the fire. & . 3 : So let the ungodly perish at the presence of God, but let tbe righteous rejoice. & 4 : This is the day which the Lord hath made : we will rejoice and be glad in it. IjI Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. & Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. IjI Tlirn fhPriest chantctk, in 4 lm&r voicc :

Cbrist is risen f r m the dead, trampling dawn Death by death.

T h n the cbsed &ws art qbened, and ths Prirst enfcr~fhwith the ho~onrable cross,fiece&d by the tapers, and by t h Brethren singrgrng

And upon those in the tomb bestowing life. And fhrcypon t h Prirsts go to the holy Sancfnary.* T b t h Deacon saifh t h Litany of Peace (#age 26).

For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. T h n t h principal P e s t begiffnrth the Canon, comg5oscd by St. John of D a m e a s . And at the be nning of h Canon the Pn'cst ccnsefh the holy picrures, a d t h Choirs, a ~ / Brethren,

accorliing to their rank. A d 2 7 t h Feast of the Annnnciatim chance to faN on Easter Day (in whick case t h F e d is calfid Kinbpaskha), the Hymns f w the Anrw&wn are &d to thosef m Easta:

(During each neme-Song the Pn'cst rcnseth.) Canticle I., Tone I.

T a - S o n g ( 1 m d s ) . The Day of Resurrection ! Let us be illumined, 0 ye people! The Passover, the Passover of the Lord ! From death unt6 life, and from earth unto heaven hath Christ our God brought us over, singing a song of victory! Refrain. Christ is risen from the dead ! Hymn (Trojdr). Let us purify our senses and we shall behold Christ, radiant with the light ineffable of the Resurrection, and shall hear him say, in accents clear: Rejoice ! as we sing the song of victory. Refrais. Christ is risen from the dead! Hymn. For meet is it that the heavens should rejoice, and that the earth should be glad, and that the whole world, both visible and invisible, should keep the Feast. For Christ is risen, the everlasting joy !

T h Choirs. The Day of Resurrection ! . Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down Death by death, and upon those in the tomb bestowing life. (Thrice.)

Deacon. Again, yet again, in peace let us pray to the Lord. Chit-. Lord, have mercy. Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. It is customary to make the circait of the church outside, to typif the women who came, v e q early in the mornin bearing spices, to anoint the body of our &rd. The Easter

Matins are thus begun outsick the church, in memory of the hf~h-bearingWomen and

the disciples having b t received tidings of Christ's resurrection

ore the entrance to h is tomb.

Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord.

ficlamatimr.

Priest. For thine is the majesty, and thine are 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 ages of ages. Choit: Amen. CiznCicZe ZZL

Thew-Song ( I d s ) . 0 come, let us quaff a beverage new, not from a barren rock miraculously called forth ; but the Fountain of Immortality springing from the tomb of Christ : on whom also we are founded. Rgrain. Christ is risen from the dead ! Hymn (Troprfr). Now are all things filled with light ; heaven, and earth, and the places under the earth. All Creation doth celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, on whom also it is founded. I) Hymn. Yesterday, 0 Christ, was I buried with thee, and today I rise again with thy rising. Yesterday was I crucified with thee: Do thou thyself glorify me, 0 Saviour, in thy kingdom. I) T k the Choirs rt$eaf, fh&, the Ziieme-Song: 0 come, let us quaff . . . a d :

Christ is risen . . . trampling down Death . . (Thrice).

Pn'est.For thou art our God, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, t o

the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Ckoir. Amen. Zjakdi, TOM111.

When they who with the Marys came, forestalling the dawn, and found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, they heard from the Angel: Why seek ye among the dead, as he were mortal, him who abideth in everlast~nglight? Behold the grave-clothes. Go quickly, and proclaim to the world that the Lord is risen, and hath slain Death. For he is the Son of God who saveth mankind. Canticle ZV.

Theme-Song (Imds). May Habakkuk, divinely speaking, now stand with us in watch divine, and show the radiant Angel crymg clearly:

Today is salvation come into the world : For Christ is risen, in that he is almighty. Refrain. Christ is risen from the dead ! Hymn (Twpd3. Christ revealed himself as of the male sex when he opened the Virgin's womb, and as mortal was called the Lamb. Without blemish, also, is our Passover, in that he tasted not corruption ; and as very God perfect was proclaimed I$ Hyms. Christ, the blessed Crown, like unto a yearling Lamb, of his own good will did sacrifice himself for all, a Passover of purification : and from the grave did he, the glorious Sun of Righteousness, shine forth again upon us. & Hymn. David, the ancestor of our God, danced with leaping befoie

the symbolical Ark of the Covenant. Let us also, the holy people of

God, beholding the fulfilment of the symbol, rejoice in godly wise : For Christ is risen, in that he is almighty. I$

Z h n the Choirs sing the T h S o n g : May Habakkuk . . and: Christ is risen . trampling down Death (Thrtcc.)

Exclanration.

Priest. For thou art a gracious God, and lovest mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. C G r . Amen. Cantic& V. Theme-Song(1ds). Right early let us wake, and unto the Lord bring a song instead of myrrh, and we shall behold Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, who lighteth the life of all mankind. Refain. Christ is risen from the dead! Hymn (Tropcfr).When they who were led captive in the bonds of Hell beheld thy loving-kindness infinite, 0 Christ, they hastened to the light with joyful feet, exalting the Passover Everlasting. I$ Hymn. Bearing lights, let us go forth to meet Christ, who cometh forth from the grave like a bridegroom. And with the hierarchy of

Angels who love and praise, let us celebrate the ransoming Passover of God. I$ T h the Choir rqkat the Theme-Song: Right early let us wake . . .and: Christ is risen

. . . trampling down Death . . . (Thrice.)

Priest. For sanctified and glorified be thine honourable and majestic Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. C h i r . Amen.

Canticle Vl.

T h e - S o n g (Imds). Thou didst descend into the nethermost parts of the earth, 0 Christ, and didst shatter the bonds eternal which held

the prisoners itl captivity: and after three days thou didst rise again

from the grave, like Jonah from the whale. Refrain. Christ is risen from the dead ! Hymn (Trddr). 0 Christ, who didst not break the Virgin's gate by thy birth, thou didst rise again from the dead, having kept intact the seals ; and thou hast opened unto us the gates of Paradise. I$ Hynrrr.0 my Saviour, the sacrifice living and unslain, which, inas much as thou art God could not be slain ! When thou, of thine own will, hadst offered up thyself unto the Father, thou didst raise up with thee also, in that thou thyself didst rise from the grave, Adam, the father of our race. & T k n t k Chm'rs sing thc Tkme-Song: Thou didst descend . . . and: Christ is risen . . trampling down Death ., (?%rice.)

Pricst. For thou art the King of Peace and the Saviour of our souls, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Thc Collcct-Hymn (Konaiik). Though thou didst descend into the grave, 0 Deathless One,yet didst thou annihilate the power of Hell, and didst rise again as conqueror, 0 Christ our God, announcing unto the Myrrh-bearing Women : Rejoice ! and giving peace unto thine Apostles, and bestowng Resurrection upon the fallen. T h Zkos.

The Myrrh-bearing Women forestalled the dawn, ere the rising of the

sun, seeking, as it were day, the Sun which had once set in the tomb, and cryiag one to another : 0 friends ! Come, let us anoint with sweetsmelling spices the life-bringing and buried body of him who raiseth again in the flesh fallen Adam, which lieth in the grave. Let us go, let us seek, like the Wise Men, and let us fall down in worship before him, and bring unto him an offering of myrrh ; not unto him in swaddlingclothes, but in his winding~heet. And let us weep and cry aloud : Arise, 0 Master, who givest Resurrection unto the fallen ! In that we have beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us bow down before tlie holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless One. Thy Cross do we adore, 0 .Christ, and thy holy Resurrection we laud and gloyify: for

thou art our God, and we know none other beside thee, we call upon thy Name. 0 come, all ye faithful, let us adore Christ's holy Resur-

rection : for lo, through his Cross is joy come into d the world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us sing his Resurrection : for in that he endured

the Cross, he hath destroyed Death by death.

Hymn. Jesus having risen from the grave, as he foretold, hath given unto us life eternal, and great mercy. (Thricr.) Canticle VZZ.

Theme-Song (Innds). H e who delivered the Holy Children from the fiery furnace, when he was made man did suffer like unto a mortal; and through his Passion he doth clothe the mortal in the dignity of immortality, he, the only God of our fathers, blessed and exceedingly glorified. Rcfrain. Christ is risen from the dead ! Hymn (Twrfr). The godly-wise women followed after thee in haste with sweet-smelling spices. But him whom they sought with tears as dead, they joyfully adored as the living God, and announced unto thy disciples, 0 Christ, the glad tidings of the mystical Passover. & Hymn. We celebrate the death of Death, the annihilation of Hell,

the beginning of a life new and everlasting. And in ecstasy we sing

l 3 e First C a m . In T'V. (St. 'j%hn of Damarms.) T h e - S o n g s (Itmusf . I. Unto God the Saviour, who led his people through the sea with oot unwet, and drowned Pharaoh with all his host, unto him alone will we sing : For he hath glorified himself.

111. By the might of thy Cross, 0 Christ, establish thou my mind,

that I may sing and glorify thy redeeming Ascension.

IV. I heard the fame of the might of thy Cross, how that through

it Paradise was opened ; and I cried : Glory to th might, 0 Lord !

V. In the morning, waking early, we cry alou unto thee, 0 Lord,

Save us ! For thou art our God : we know none other beside thee.

VI. The abyss compassed me round about, the whale became unto

me a tomb: but I cried unto thee who lovest mankind, and thy right hand saved me, 0 Lord.

VII. Blessed is the God of our fathers, who saved the Youths which

sang in the fiery furnace.

VIII. The Son of God, who was born of the Father before the ages,

and in these latter days became incarnate of a Virgin-Mother, sing, 0 ye Priests; and ye people, magnify him unto all the ages. In place of; My soul doth magnify the Lord : tkr Rcfrcns : Magnify, 0 my soul, the Life-giver, who hath ascended up from earth into heaven.

The Angels, when they beheld the Ascension of the Lord, were

amazed with awe to see how that he, with glory, was taken up from earth on high.

IX. Thee, who above understanding and speech didst become the

Mother of God, and ineffably didst bring forth in time him who knoweth not time, we faithful, with one accord, do magnify. Tkc Benediction. May he who is ascended up in glory from us into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, Christ our true God : a d ikc rest. (Seepage I 22.)

Tone ZK (St. Cosmas of Maium.)

Theme-Songs (Innosf). I. He who shattereth the enemies with his lofty arm overwhelmed with the sea Pharaoh and his chariots : To him let us sing, for gloriously hath he been glorified.

111. Tarry ye in Jerusalem until ye shall be endued with power from

on high, thou didst say unto thy disciples, 0 Christ; for I will send another, like unto myself, even the Comforter, my Spirit and the Father's, in whom ye shall be established.

IV. When he foresaw thy comjn in the latter days, 0 Christ, the

Prophet exclaimed : I have heard o thy power, 0 Lord, that thou art come to save all thine anointed.

V. The Spirit of salvation, through thy fear, 0 Lord, conceived in

the womb of the Prophets, and born upon earth maketh pure the

hearts of the Apostles, and in that it is righteous, is renewed in the faithful. For thy statutes are light and peace. VI. Sailing on the stormy sea of earthly cares, drowning in the billows of .the sins which compass me round about, and cast forth unto

the souldestroying monster, like Jonah I cry unto thee, 0 Christ:

Lead thou me forth from the deathdealing abyss.

VII. When they were cast into the fiery furnace, the God-fearing

Children transmuted the fire into dew, crying aloud, after this manner, in song: Blessed art thou, 0 Lord God of our Fathers.

VIII. The bush which could not be consumed, though surrounded

by fire, on Sinai revealed God unto Moses, slow of tongue and halting of speech : and the zeal toward God of the Three Children showed the singers untouched of the fire. 0 all ye works of the Lord bless ye

the Lord, and magnify him unto all the ages.

IX 0 Maiden Birth-giver of God, who in birth-giving suffered not defilement, and didst lend flesh unto the All-creating Word ; Mother Unwedded, Receptacle of Him who cannot be contained, Abode of thy Maker illimitable, we magnify thee. Benediction. May he who sent down the Most Holy Spirit, in the form of fiery tongues, upon his holy disciples and apostles, Christ, our true God : and soforth, as usual. (See page I 2 2 . ) Antz9hn I , Tonc /I.

Verse i : The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork. Refain. Through the prayers of the Birth-giver of God, 0 Saviour, save us. Verse z : Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. B Verse 3 : Their voice is gone out into all the earth, and their words unto the end of the world. B Anfz9hon /I., Tonc ZL

Verne I : The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble : the Name of

the God of Jacob defend thee.

Refrain. Save, 0 blessed Comforter, us who sing unto thee, Alleluia. Verse 2 : Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion. I$ V m e 3 : Grant thee thy heart's desire, and fulfil all thy mind. ljt Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 Only-begotten Son and Word of God ! . . . (See page 170.)

Verse I : The King shall rejoice in thy strength, 0 Lord : exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation. Refrain : The Hymn for the Day ( Tropdr). Blessed art thou, 0 Christ our God, who hast revealed fishers most wise, sending down upon them thy Holy Spirit, and thereby catching the universe as in a net. Glory to thee, 0 thou who lovest mankind. Verse 2 : Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not denied him the request of his lips. I$ Verse 3 : Thou shalt prevent him with the blessings of goodness, and shalt set a crown of pure gold upon his head. B

The Introit. Exalted be thou, 0 Lord, in thy power. We will praise

and sing thy mighty acts. I&

Holy Mighty, . . . As many as have been baptized into ( hrist i f ;ave0putHolyonGod, Christ.

T h Gradual ( P d i n r e n ) , in t h Eighth Tow. Their voice is gone out into all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. V m : The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork. T h Efistle. Acts i i 1-12. Alleluia (Tone I.) By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the word of his mouth. V e m (Str'Rk): The Lord looked down from heaven, and beheld all

the children of men.

Tlte Gospel. John vii. 37-52, viii 12. In plate of: Meet is it : Thc Ninth T h e - S o n g of ih Second Canon. Hail, 0 Queen, thou glory of motherhood and maidenhood ! For every mouth, however eloquent and sweet of speech, is incapable of worthily singing thy praise; and every mind reeleth when it would fain understand thy birth-giving. For which cause, with one accord, we glorify thee. Tlte Communion Hymn. Thy good Spirit shall guide me into the land of righteousness. Yesfers. ( WhichfoZ(0Yreth immediaieZy after the Liturgy.)

For the people here present who await the grace of the Holy rS Spirit : $-g For those who have bowed their knees and their hearts before y'

the Lord : I$

That he will strengthen us in the performance of those things ",Y which are well pleasing in his sight : l$ r G That he will send down upon us the riches of his grace : l$ s , That he will accept this, the bending of our knees, as incense 2 5 before him : l$

2q For those who entreat from him his aid : l$ That he will deliver us from all tribulation, wrath, peril and 9 P. necessity : l$ Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God.

Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. Ext&zmation For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. T ~Stan~a

(Stikhfra)for: Lord, I have cried : In Tom IV: Marvellous things have all the nations beheld this day in the city of David, when the Holy Spirit descended in tongues of fire, as Luke, preaching

the word of God, doth relate; for he saith: The disciples of Christ

being assembled in one place, there came a sound as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And they all began to speak in strange tongues with strange doctrines, by

the strange commands of the Holy Trinity.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now,and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 heavenly King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art in all places and fillest all things ; Treasury of good things and Giver of life : Come, and take up thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every stain; and save our souls, 0 Good One. me Entrance i r mads with t h censer. 0 gladsome radiance .

The Great Gmdual ( P r - o k i ~ )in, the Seventh T m . Who is so

great a God as our God ? Thou art God who doest wonders. Verse (Stikh) I : Thou hast declared thy power unto the nations. Verse 2 : And I said : Now have I made a beginning ; these are the

charges of the right hand of the Most High. V e m 3 : I have remembered the works of the Lord, as I have remembered thy marvels from the beginning. Then Ih Pnkst exclaimeth (or U c Deacon):

Again, yet again, on bended knees let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) T h First Prayer.

Priest. 0 Lord most pure, spo~less,who art from everlasting, invisible, ineffable, unsearchable, unchanqng, unsurpassable, immeasurable, longsuffering; who alone bast immortality; who dwellest in light unappmachable ; who hast made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that therein is ; who grantest unto all men their petitions before they ask : We pray thee, and beseech thee, 0 Master who lovest mankind, the Father of our Lord, and God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of Mary the ever-virgin and exceeding-glorious Birth-giver of God ; who first did teach in words and afterwards did manifest himself in deeds, when he had suffered his redeeming Passion ;who hast given

unto us, thy humble, and sinful, and unworthy servants, a command that we should offer supplications unto thee with bending of the neck

and of the knees, both for our own iniquities and for the ignorances of the people: Do thou, the same all-merciful God who lovest mankind, hear us in that day when we shall call upon thee, and more especially upon this day of Pentecost, whereon, after that our Lord Jesus Christ had ascended up into heaven, and had sat down at the right hand of thee, who art both his God and his Father, he did send down the Holy Spirit upon his holy disciples and apostles: which also did rest upon each one of them, so that they were all filled with its inexhaustible grace, and did declare thy majesty in divers unknown tongues, and did prophesy. Wherefore we beseech thee to hear us, and to remember us, humble and condemned as we are, and to turn again the captivity of

our souls, exercising thy loving-kindness toward us who now offer up our petitions unto thee. Accept us who fall down before thee, and who cry aloud unto thee, We have sinned ! For we have cloven unto thee even from our mother's womb : thou art our God. But because we have passed our days in vanity, we have stripped ourselves of thine aid, we have deprived ourselves of every valid defence. But confidently trusting in thy pity, we call unto thee : Remember not the sins of our youth and our ignorances ; and cleanse thou us from our secret sins ; and forsake us not in the days of our old age, when our strength faileth us. Even until we return again into the earth, abandon us not; vouchsafe us grace to

have recourse unto thee; and receive us, because of thy favour and graciousness. Measure our wickedness according to the measure of thy bounties. Set over against the multitude of our transgressions the abyss of thy compassions. Look down from thy holiness on high, 0 Lord, upon thy people now present before thee, who await thy rich mercies. Visit us with thy loving-kindness : deliver us from the assaults of the Devil. Establish our life in thy holy and sacred commandments. Commit thy people unto an Angel, a faithful guardian. Gather us all into thy kingdom. Grant pardon unto those who put their trust in thee. Put away from them and from us all sins. Purify us b the operation of thy Holy Spirit ; bring to naught the machinations o the enemy against us.

And thereto i s a

Blessed art thou, 0 Lord, Master Almighty, who hast illumined the day with the light of the sun, and hast made bright the night with fhe brilliant flashes of the lightning; who hast graciously enabled us to pass through the long day, and to draw near to the beginning of the night. Hear our petitions, and the petitions of all thy people, and grant pardon unto us for all our sins, both voluntary and involuntary. Accept our evening prayers, and send down the multitude of thy mercy and thy bounties upon thine inheritance. Guard us with thy holy Angels. Arm us with the armour of thy righteousness. Encompass us round about with the ramparts of th truth. Guard us by thy might. Deliver us from every assault, and rom every treacherous plot of the adversary.

And grant unto us that this present evening and the approaching night,

and all the days of our life, may be perfect, holy, peaceful, slnless, without stumbling, untroubled of dreams ; through the prayers of the holy Birth-giver of God, and of all the Saints, who, in all the ages, have been acceptable in thy sight. Then the Little Litany. Deacon. Again, yet again, in peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord.

For thine it is to show mercy upon us and to save us, 0 Lord our God, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Then the Priest, or the Deacon, saith thir Litany :

Let us all say, with all our soul and with all our mind let us say: Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. 0 Almighty Lord, the God of our fathers, we beseech thee: hearken, and have mercy. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy.

Urnfollqw#etitions for the Ruler o the Land andfor all the Anthon'his S (Emperor,or King, and Krignin o r President. nccorn'ng to the elc 2.

.'t ments and nationaNies of w h k f the Pnrirh ir r o l l s t ~ t ~ ~ t e d l For our Holy Synod ( o r Patriarch) ; for our Bishop (or Archbishop, o r Metropolitan) N. ; for the honourable Presbytery, the 2 Diaconate in Christ ; for all the clergy and the laity : & 3Furthermorewe pray for all their Christ-loving Army and Navy : @

Furthermore we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders

of this holy Tenlple : & Furthermore we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness and remission of the sins of the servants of Y God, the brethren of this holy Temple (or habitation : if it be a , motursiery) : I$

Furthermore we pray for those who bear fruit and do good works 3. in this holy and all-honourable Temple; for those who labour in g its service; for the singers; and for the people here present, who await the great and rich mercies which are from thee: &

For thou'art a merciful God, who lovest mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. And immediately the Deacon saith :

Again, yet again, on bended knees let us pray to the Lord. C h i r . Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.)

0 Lord Jesus Christ our God, whb hast bestowed upon men thy peace and the gift of- thy Holy Spirit; who, while thou wast yet with us in this present life, didst give unto thy faithful people an inheritance which shall not be taken away from them forever; who this day didst send down thy grace upon thy disciples and apostles, in manner most clear, and didst furnish their lips with fiery tongues; by whom now,. we also, together with all mankind, having received, through the hearing of our own ears divine knowledge in our own tongues, have been illumined with the light of the Spirit, and have put away the delusion of darkness by the distribution of the material and visible tongues of fire, a s also by the marvellous operation of the same, whereby we have

been inspired unto faith toward thee, and to glorify thee, together with

the Father and the Holy Spirit in one Godhead and might ; and have

been enlightened with power: Do thou, who art the Brightness of the Father, of his Essence and his Nature the Express and Immutable Image, the Fountain of Wisdom and of Grace, open the lips of me, a sinner, and teach me in what manner and for what needs I ought to pray; for thou knowest the great multitude of my sins, but thy lovingkindness shall overcome the enormity thereof. For lo ! I stand in awe before thee, and have cast into the great deep of thy mercy the despair of my soul. Govern my life, 0 thou who governest all creation by a word, with the unutterable might of thy wisdom, 0 tranquil Haven of

the storm-tossed ; and make known unto me the way in which I should

walk Grant unto my understanding the spirit of thy wisdom, bestowing upon my ignorance the spirit of thy understanding. Overshadow my deeds with the spirit of thy fear, and renew a right spirit within me; and by thy sovereign Spirit make stable the instability of my thoughts. That being daily guided by thy good Spirit in that which is profitable for me, I may be enabled to keep thy statutes, and ever bear in mind thy glorious Coming-again, and those things worthy of torment which I have committed. And give me not over to be led astray by the corrupt pleasures of this present world, but strengthen in me the desire t o strive for the treasures to come. For thou hast said, 0 Master: whatsoever a man shall ask in thy Name, that shall he freely receive

from thy coeternal God and Father, who is from everlasting. Wherefore I, also, a sinner, at this descent of thy Holy Spirit, do entreat thy

goodness, that thou wilt grant me whatsoever things I have asked which are unto salvation. Yea, 0 Lord, the bounteous Giver of every benefit, and the Distributor of blessings, -for it is thou who givest most bountifully unto those who ask of thee, thou art pitiful and gracious, and also wast made a partaker of our flesh, yet without sin, and dost incline thine ear with infinite loving-kindness unto those who bow the knee before thee; who, also, wast made the Propitiation for our sins. Wherefore, 0 Lord, grant thy bounties unto thy people. Hearken unto us from thy holy heaven. Sanctify us by the saving might of thy right hand. Cover us with the. shelter of thy wings; and despise thou not the work of thy hands. Unto thee alone have we sinned, but

thee alone do we serve. We know not to adore a strange god, neither have we stretched out our hands, 0 Lord, unto any other god. Pardon our iniquities, and accept this our prayer, which we make unto thee on bended knees. Extend unto us all the hand of thine aid. Receive the petitions of all men, as it were incense well-pleasing, acceptable before thine all-blessed kingdom.

And therefo is e

d thtfoloou~ngPrayer:

0 Lord, Lord, who deliverest us from all the arrows that fly by day, deliver thou us, also, from all things that infest the darkness. Accept our evening sacrifice, even the lifting-up of our hands. Grant that we may pass through the course of the night without sin, untempted of evil things ; and deliver us from every alarm and cowardice that cometb to us from the Devil. Grant unto 'our souls contrition,'and unto our minds anxiety concerning that strict searching out of the thoughts which shall come in the dread and just Day of Judgment. Nail our flesh to the fear of thee, and mortify our earthly members : that, in the quietness of sleep, we may be illumii~atedby the vision of thy judgments. Remove from us, also, every unseemly imagination and hurtful

U ~save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and everyirgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. And tk PricJf nakcfh f b E x c l a d :

Through the loving-kindness and goodness of thine Only-begotten

Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, knd unto ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. Then: Vouchsafe, 0 Lord, to keep us this night without sin. . . . (Page 10.) Then the Deacon saifh :

et again, on bended knees let us pray to the Lord. Again, Choir. t ord, have mercy. ( Thrice.) And the Pricst reaa2fh the Third Prayer.

0 Fountain, ever-flowing, living, illumining ; Power creative, coeternal with the Father, 0 Christ our God, who bast most excellently fulfilled all the plan for the salvation of mankind ; who didst shatter the bonds indestructible of Death, and the bolts of Hell, and didst trample under foot a host of evil spirits ; who didst offer thyself a blameless victim for us, giving thine all-holy body for a sacrifice inviolate, and unassailed of every sin, and who, through that terrible and ineffable act of sacrifice, didst bestow upon us life eternal ; who didst descend into Hell, and break the everlasting bars, and show a way up unto those who abode in the lower world ; and having enticed, by divinely wise allurements, the

origin of mischief and the serpent of the abyss, and bound him with cords of nethermost gloom and fire unquenchable in Tartarus, and in outer darkness, through thine infinite and fettering might, 0 Wisdom greatly glorified of the Father, thou didst manifest thyself as a mighty helper of the abused; and didst enlighten those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death. 0 Lord of the everlasting glory and Son beloved of the Father most high, Light Eternal of Light Eternal, the Sun of Righteousness : Hear thou us, who now make our fervent s u p plications unto thee, and give rest to the souls of thy servants our fathers and brethren, and our other kinsmen after the flesh, and of all who w e of the household of faith, who have fallen asleep, and whom we

now call to remembrance. For thou hast power over all things, and in thy hand thou upholdest all the ends of the earth. 0 Master Almighty,

the God of our fathers and Lord of mercy, Creator of the race of

mortals and immortals, and of every nature of man ; of that which is brought together and is again put asunder; of life and of death; of sojourn in the world that now is, and of translation to the world which is to come: thou metest out the years of life, and appointest

the time of death ; thou bringest down to Hell, and again raisest up ;

thou bindest unto impotency and loosest unto power, ordering things present according to their necessity, and appointing things to come as is expedient, quickening with the hope of Resurrection those who were smitten with the sting of death. For thou art, of a truth, the Mastei of all men, 0 God our Saviour, the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are afar off upon the sea ; Who, on this last, and great, and redeeming day of .the Pentecostal feast, didst reveal unto us the

mystery of the Holy Trinity, one in Essence, coeternal, undivided and unmingled ; and didst pour out the inspiration and descent of the holy and life-giving Spirit, in the form of tongues of fire, upon thy holy apostles ; and didst appoint the same to be the heralds of the glad tidings of our holy faith ; and didst make then~.confessorsand teachers of the true divine knowledge; who, also, on this all-perfect and saving Feast, art graciously pleased to accept propitiatory prayers for those who are imprisoned in Hell, promising unto us who are held in bondage great hope of release from the vileness that doth hinder us and did hinder them; and that thou wilt send down thy consolation. Hear us, thy

humble ones, who make our supplications unto thee, and give rest to

the souls of thy servants who have fallen asleep, in a place of light, a

place of verdure, a place of refreshment whence all sickness, sorrow and sighing have fled away : And speedily establish thou their souls in the mansions of the Just ; and graciously vouchsafe unto them peace and pardon ; for thedead shall not praise thee, neither shall they who are in Hell make bold to offer unto thee confession. But we who are living will bless thee, and will pray, and offer unto thee propitiatory prayers and sacrifices for their souls. And thereto is alided the following Prayer:

0 God great and eternal, who art holy and lovest mankind; who hast vouchsafed unto us at this present hour to stand before thine ineffable glory, and to sing and to praise thy wonders : Purify us, thine unworthy servants, and grant us grace that, with a contrite heart, and without presumption, we may offer unto thee the Thrice-Holy hymn of praise and thanksgiving for thy great gifts, which thou hast bestowed and always dost bestow upon us. Remember, 0 Lord, our weakness, and destroy us not in our iniquity, out show great mercy upon our humility ; that, fleeing from the darkness of sin, we may walk in the daylight of righteousness ; and that, putting on the armour of ligbt, we may remain unassailed by any despiteful attack of the Evil One, and

with boldness may glorify in all things thee, theonly true God, who also lovest mankind. For thine, 0 Lord and Creator of all men, is that great and veritable mystery, the dissolution of thy creatures for a season, and thereafter their redintegration and their rest forever. We acknowledge thy grace in all things ; for our coming into this world and our going out of it ; for our hopes of resurrection and of the life immortal faithfully pledged unto us through thine unfailing promises, the which we shall receive hereafter in thy Second Coming. For thou art the Chieftain of our Resurrection, and the Judge impartial and benignant of the dead, and the Master and Lord of recompense, who didst become

a partaker, on equal terms, of our flesh and blood, because of thine exceeding great condescension ; and when, of thine own will, that thou mightest-.$ace thyself under temptation, thou didst accept our unavoidable passions, because of thy compassion, apd didst suffer through

them, being thyself untempted thereby, thou didst become for us who are tempted the helper which thou thyself hadst promised ; and thereby hast thou led us to thy passionlessness. Wherefore, 0 Master, receive thou our prayers and supplications, and give rest unto the fathers, mothers, children, brothers and sisters, blood-relations and kinsfolk of each and all of us, and unto all souls which have fallen asleep before us ; and establish their spirits in the hope of Resurrection unto life eternal; and inscribe their names in the Hook of Life, in the bosom of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, and in the land of the living, in the kingdom of heaven, in the Paradise of sweetness; by thy radiant Angels guiding all into thy holy mansions; raising up with

thee, also, our bodies, in that day which thou hast appointed by thy holy and faithful promise. Because there is no death, 0 Lord, for thy servants when we depart from the body and come unto thee, our God, but a change from things very sorrowful unto things most benignant and most sweet, and unto repose and gladness. If, therefore, we have in aught transgressed against thee, be merciful unto us and unto them ; because there is no one pure from stain in thy sight, even for a single day of life, save thou alone, who didst manifest thyself sinless . upon earth, 0 our Lord Jesus Christ ; through whom also we all trust to receive mercy and the remission of our sins. Wherefore, in that thou art a gracious God and lovest mankind, do thou, both to them and

to us, pardon, remit, forgive our sins; both voluntary and involuntary, which we have committed whether wilfully or through ignorance ; whether those which are manifest or those which have escaped our notice; whether of deed, or of thought, or of word, whatsoever they may be, in all our acts and lives. And unto the departed also grant thou release and pardon ; and bless us who are here present, granting unto us, and to all thy people, a good and peaceful ending, and opening unto us the tenderness of thy mercy and love toward mankind at thy dread and terrible Coming-again; and make us worthy of thy kingdom. And thereto f i &d

Succour us, save us, have mercy'upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. Priest. For thou art the repose of our souls and bodies, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

0 Lord our God, who didst bow the heavens and come down . . . (See page I 0.) Exclamafia.

For thou art a gracious God, who lovest mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. For mine e es have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face o all nations ; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

The Hymn for the Day (Troprfr). Blessed art thou, 0 Christ our God,

who hast revealed fishers most wise, sending down upon them thy Aoly Spirit, and thereby catching the universe as in a n,et. Glory to thee, 0 thou who lovest mankind. Then the Prkst#ronounceth the BENEDICTION. May he who emptied himself from the bosom of God and the Father, and descended from heaven upon the earth, and took upon himself all our nature, and rendered it divine ; and after that ascended again into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God and the Father; who also sent down upon his holy disciples and apostles the divine and holy Spirit, which is of one Essence, equal in power, and equal in glory with himself, and thereby enlightened them, and through them the whole universe - even Christ our true God ; through the prayers of his most

pure and all-undefiled Mother, of the holy, glorious and all-laudable preachers of God and Spirit-bearing apostles, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us, forasmuch as he is good and loveth mankind.

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A t Ves-en, on the Eve.

The Stansas (Stikhfri) for: Lord, I have cried : 1% Tone Il? Refore thy Crucifixion, 0 Christ, the Mount became like unto the heavens, and a cloud was outspread like a canopy, while thou wast transfigured, and while the Father bare witness unto thee. There was Peter, together with James and John, inasmuch as they desired to be with thee at the time of thy betrayal also ; that, having beheld thy marvels, they might not be affrighted at thy sufferings. Make us also worthy to adore the same in peace, for the sake of thy great mercy. Before thy Crucifixion, 0 Lord, having taken thy disciples into a high mountain, thou wast transfigured before them, dazzling them with rays of might ; being desirous to show unto them the radiance of the

Resurrection, both because of thy love toward mankind and for the sake of thy power. Make us also worthy of the same, 0 God, inasmuch as thou art merciful and lovest mankind. T h e mountain that of old was gloomy and smoking is nowhonourable and holy, for thereon thy feet have stood, 0 Lord; for the mystery which was hidden from eternity, even thy dread Transfiguration, was made manifest in these last days unto Peter and John and James, who, unable t o endure such splendour of thy countenance and radiance of thy garments, fell with their faces to the earth, and covered themselves : and overcome with dread, they beheld Moses and Elijah talking with thee, touching those things which should happen unto thee. And there

came, also, a voice from the Father, bearing witness unto thee, and saying : This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him, who also giveth unto the world great mercy. When the Saviour was transfigured on the high mountain, having with him the chief disciples, he made them most gloriously radiant, showing that inasmuch as they were radiant with the height of virtues, they shall be accounted worthy also of divine glory. Moses and Elijah, who talked with Christ, made manifest that he ruleth both the quick and the dead, and that he is the God who spake of old through the Law and the Prophets. And unto him also did the voice of the Father from

the cloud bear witness, saying: Hear ye him, who hath taken Hell

captive by his Cross, and giveth life everlasting unto the dead. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. (By Anatolirrs. ) Tone Vl. Thou didst prefigure thy Resurrection, 0 Christ our God, when thou didst take three of thy disciples, Peter and James and John, and didst ascend Mount Tabor. And when thou

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wast transfigured, 0 Saviour, Mount Tabor was covered with light, and thy disciples, 0 Word, did throw themselves prone upon the earth, being unable to bear the sight of the form which may not be looked upon. Angels ministered with fear and trembling; the heavens were affrighted, and the earth did quake, when they beheld on earth the Lord of glory.

The Gnzdual (Prokfmen)for the Day.

The Parab/es (Paremif). Exodus xxiv. I 2-18, xxxiii I 1-23, xxxiv.

4-6, 8 ; I Kings x i x 3-9, 11-13. 15-16. Tire Staitza at the Litiyd, in Tome /I. Thou who didst illumine the whole universe with thy light, wast transfigured on a high mountain, 0 Good One, manifesting unto thy disciples thy power, inasmuch as thou deliverest the world from transgression : For which cause we cry aloud unto thee : 0 merciful Lord, save thou our souls.

The Hymn ( Trojdr), in Tone VZI. Thou wast transfigured upon the

Mount, 0 Christ-God, revealing unto thy disciples thy glory in so far as they were able to bear it. Let thy light everlasting illumine us sinners also ; through the prayers of the Birth-giver of God. 0 Lightgiver, glory to thee !

The Collect-Hymn (Kondrfk),in Tone Vll. Upon the Mount wast thou

transfigured, and thy disciples, in so far as they were qualified, beheld thy glory, 0 Christ-God ; that when they should see thee crucified they might comprehend that thy suffering was voluntary, and proclaim it unto the world : For thou art, of a truth, the effulgence of the Father.

The Exaltation. We magnify thee, 0 life-giving Christ, and we do

homage to the exceedingly glorious Transfiguration of thy Body most pure. T h Gradunl (Prokfmen),in the Foudh Tone. Tabor and Herrnon shall rejoice in thy Name. Verse (Stikh): Thine are the heavens, and the earth is thine

The Gospel. Luke ix. 28-36.

T H E CANON.

The Firsf Canon. Tone ZV. (Sf. Cosmos of Mainm.)

Theme-Songs (Innosf). I. The hosts of Israel, when they had passed with foot unwet through the watery abyss of the Red Sea, and beheld

the warriors and the horsemen of the enemy drowned therein, sang

aloud with joy : Let us sing praises unto our God, for gloriously hath he been glorified !

111. The bow of the mighty is become feeble, and those who had no

strength have girded themselves with might. For which cause my heart is become steadfast in the Lord. I V. I have given heed to thy glorious providence, 0 Christ our God, how that thou wast born of a Virgin, to the end that thou mightest deliver from error all those who cry unto thee : Glory to thy might, 0 Lord.

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V. 0 thou who didst divide primeval chaos from the light, that thy

works might sing thee in the light, 0 Christ their Creator : Guide thou our paths in thy light.

VI. I cried unto the Lord in my trouble, and the God of my salvation heard me.

VII. The Children of Abraham in Babylon of old trampled upon the

flame of the furnace, and raised the song of praise : Blessed be thou, 0 God of our fathers !

VIII. The Children in Babylon, flaming with zeal divine, valiantly

trampled under foot the threat of their tormentor, and the flame ; and when they were cast into the midst of the fire, being watered with dew, they cried : 0 all ye works of the Lord bless ye the Lord ! I n place o)--: My soul doth magnify the Lord : TAURcfiazn :

Magnify, 0 my soul, the Lord who was transfigured on Tabor.

IX. Thy birth-giving was shown to be without defilement ; God came

forth from thy loins, manifested himself as a bearer of the flesh upon earth, and dwelt among men: Wherefore we all do magnify thee, 0 Birth-giver of God. T h Benediction. May he who on Mount Tabor was transfigured in glory in the presence of his holy disciples and apostles, Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his most holy Mother : and the rest, as usual. (See page I 22.)

The Communion Hymn. I will take the cup of salvation, and call

upon the Name of the Lord.

ON T H E FIRST DAY AFTER A WOMAN HATH GIVEN BIRTH

Pricsi. Let us pray to the Lord. 0 Master, Lord Almighty, who healest every infirmity and every weakness : Heal thou also this thy servant, N., who this day hath given birth to a child, and raise her up from the bed whereon she lieth. For, according to the words of the Prophet David, in sin are we conceived, and we are all vile in thy sight. Preserve her and this child which she hath borne. Cover her with the shadow of thy wings, from the day that now is even unto her last end ; through the prayers of the all-pure Birth-giver of God, and of all the Saints. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. Let us pray to the Lord. 0 Master, Lord our God, who wast born of our all-pure Lady, the Birth-giver of God, and as a babe didst lie in a manger, and as a little

child wast held in arms : Show mercy also upon this thy servant, who today hath borne a child ; and forgive her sins, both voluntary and involuntary ; and preserve her from every oppression of the Devil ; and preserve the child which hath been bqrn of her from every poison and perplexity, from every storm of adversity, and from evil spirits, whether of the day or of the night. Keep her under thy mighty hand, and grant that she may speedily arise, and purify her from uncleanness, and heal her sickness ; and vouchsafe unto her health and strength both of soul and body ; and hedge her round about with bright and shining Angels ; and preserve her from every invasion of invisible spirits. Yea, Lord,

and from infirmity and weakness, from jealousy and envy, and from t h e evil eye ; and have mercy upon her and upon the child, according to thy great mercy ; and purify her from bodily uncleanness, and from t h e divers inward troubles which assail her. And lead her forth by thy speedy mercy, in submissiveness of her body, unto recovery. And grant that the child that hath been born of her may do reverence to the earthly temple which thou hast prepared to glorify thy holy Name. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Let us pray to the Lord. 0 Lord our God, who wast graciously pleased to come down from

heaven, and to be born of the holy Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, for the salvation of us sinners, and who knowest the frailty of

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man's nature : Forgive thy servant, N., who today hath given birth, according to the multitude of thy bounties. For thou hast said, 0 Lord : Increase, and multiply, and fill the earth, and possess it. For which cause also do we, thy servants, pray, and emboldened by thy long-suffering love towards mankind, with awe do cry aloud to the kingdom of thy holy Name : Look down from heaven and behold the weakness of us who are condemned ; and pardon this thy servant, and all the house wherein the child hath been born, and those who have touched her, and all those who are here present ; inasmuch as thou art a good God and lovest mankind ; for thou only hast power to remit sins. Through

the prayers of the all-holy'Birth-glver of God and of all the Saints.

AT THE NAMING OF A CHILD, WHEN HE RECEIVETH HIS

NAME, ON 'I'HE EIGHTH DAY AFTER HIS BlKTH

The Priest makefh fhe s e n of fhe cross upon the fordead, Izj5s and breast oftkc

Let us pray to the Lord. 0 Lord our God, we pray unto thee, and we beseech thee, and implore thee, that the light of thy cou~~tenance may be shown upon this thy servant, N. ; and that the cross of thine Only-begotten Son may be graven in his (her) heart, and in his (her) thoughts : that h e ( s h ) may flee from the vanity of the world and from every evil snare of the enemy, and may follow after thy commandments. And grant, 0 Lord, that thy holy Name may remain unrejected by him (her) ; and that he (she) may be united, in due time, to thy holy Church ; and that the dread Sacraments of thy Christ may be administered unto him (her): That, having lived according to thy commandments, and preserved

without flaw the seal, he (she) may receive the bliss of the elect in thy kingdom ; through the grace and love towards mankind of thine Onlybegotten Son, with whom also thou art bl'essed, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Then, faking the Infant in his gyms, he sfandeth before fhe liow of the Tem#Zc, or before the holy imnge of the most holy Birth-giver of Go4 and rnaketh t h sz@ of the cross, saying :

Hail, 0 blessed Virgin Birth-giver of God ! For from thee hath shone forth the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, who giveth light to them that are in darkness. And rejoice, thou aged, righteous man, that didst receive in thine arms the Redeemer of our souls, who giveth unto us resurrection !

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FOR A WOMAN ON THE FORTIETH DAY AFTER CHILDBIRTH

On the fortieth riay the Infant is brought to the Temjle to be chtrrched; that is, to n:ake a beginning of bein$ fake~zinto the C'kxrch. And it is brought t k Mother, who, being already cleansed and washed, standefh there af f e Entrance, and dcsireth to receive the /tile, affer Btt$tism. BcnAng abwn his head to the Mother, as she slnndeth with the Infan t, the P n i s t ntaketh the sz@ of*the cross over the Infant; and fonching its head, he saiCA

Let us pray to the Lord. 0 Lord God Almighty, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who by thy word hast created all things, both men endowed with speech and dumb animals, and hast brought all things from nothingness into being, we pray and implore thee : Thou hast saved this thy servant, N., by thy will. Purify her, therefore, from all sin and from every uncleanness, as she now draweth near unto thy holy Church ; and make her worthy to partake, uncondemned, of thy Holy Mysteries. ( A n d if the Child be not living, the Prayer is read only thus far. i ' k t the E x c b matwn.

For thou art a good God, who lovest mankind, and unto 'thee do we ascribe glory, to the Fatber, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. But iy the Child be alive, the follmuing is a&d,

to tk end;) '

And bless thou the child which hath been born of her. Increase him (Ircr) ; sanctify him (her); enlighten him (her) ; render him ( h r )chaste, and endow him (her) with good understanding. For thou hast brought him (her) into being, and hast shown him (her) the physical light, and hast appointed him (her) to be vouchsafed in due time spiritual light, ant1 that he (she) may be numbered among thy chosen flock. Through thine Only-begotten Son, with whom, also, thou art blessed, together with thine all-holy, and good, and lifegiving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Peace be unto alL Bow your heads unto the Lord.

0 Lord our God, who didst come for the redemption of the human race, come thou also upon thy servant, N., and grant unto her, through

the prayers of thine honourable Priest, entrance into the temple of thy

cross, prayefh :

Let us pray to the Lord. 0 Lord our God, who wast brought, on the fortieth day, as an infant into the Temple according to the Law, by Mary the Bride Unwedded, who also was thy holy Mother; and wast borne in the arms of Simeon

the Just : Do thou, 0 Master all-powerful, bless also unto every good

deed this infant which hath been brought hither, that he (she) may present himself (kerseCf) unto thee, the Creator of all men, and may grow up well-pleasing unto thee in all things ; and drive far from him ( h r ) every adverse power, through sealing with the sign of thy cross; for thou art he who preserveth infants, 0 Lord. And grant that having been vouchsafed holy Baptism, he (she) may receive the portion of the elect ones of thy kingdom, and be preserved, together with us, through

the grace of the holy, and consubstantial, and undivided Trinity.

For unto thee are due all glory, thanksgiving and worship, together with thy Father who is from everlasting, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Peace be with you all. Bow your heads unto the Lord. 0 God the Father Almighty, who by thy trumpet-voiced Prophet Isaiah didst foretell unto us the incarnation through a Virgin of thine Only-begotten Son and our God ; who in these latter days, by thy good pleasure and the coiiperation of the Holy Spirit, for the salvation of us men, and because of thy boundless compassion, didst graciously deign to become a babe by her; and according to the custom of the holy Law didst suffer thyself to be brought into t l y holy Sanctuary, after

that the days of purification were fulfilled, being thyself the true law-giver ; and didst condescend to be borne in the arms of the righteous Simeon, of which mystery we have recognized the prototype, revealed by the coal in the tongs to the prophet aforesaid ; which thing, also, we faithful, by grace do imitate : Do thou now also, 0 Lord, who preservest children, bless this Infant, together with his (her) parents and his (her) sponsors; and grant that, in due season, he (she) may be united, through water and the Spirit of the new birth, unto thy holy flock of reason-endowed sheep, which is called by the name of thy Christ. For thou art he who dwelleth on high, and looketh down upon the humble of heart ; and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the

Father, and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. And

t h Child be already bajhbed, the Pripst e ormcth the durching. But

zy not, he dot6 this after the Baptism. And t c sncdicfion to the Prayers i~ mcrdi hrre.

May Christ our true God, through the prayers of his most pun Mother, of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles (and of th

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Patron Saint of the Temjl'c;and of the Saint of the h y ) ; of the holy and righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us, and save us, in that he is good and loveth mankind. Then fhc Priest taketh the Infant, and maketh wiik it the sz@ of the cross in fron f of the dOar of fk Temple, saying .-

T h e servant of God, N., is churched: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. T k n hc bearefh him into the Templc, saying :

H e (she) entereth into thy house, t6 worship towards thy holy Temple. Andgoing to fhc middle of the Temple, k saith :

T h e servant of God is churched: In the Name of the Father, and of t h e Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Thcn kc saifh :

I n the midst of the church shall he (she) sing praises unto thee. T k n kc bearefh him before fhe cibor of tkc Sanctuary, saying:

T h e servant of God is churched: In the Name of the Father, and of t h e Son, and of the Holy Spirit. A n d h i bearefh it info U c holy Sanctuaty, r;f it be a male child; but f e d child, to the Holy Door only, saying:

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. F o r mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared : before the face of all people ; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel. And rifler this, at the door of the Sanctuary, h g i v e t h the Child to tke Sponsor, who makefh three lowly rmcrcncex, and taheth the Child. A s d i k e Prirst#ronovnceth tke customary Benediction. (See above.)

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The Pri'esf loosefh the X e of the Person who aksirefh IZZnminatiorr, and rentoveth if,and$utteffit f l f i o ~ nhim ;and placeth him with his fmtoward.

the east, clothed in one armenf on&, mshod, nnd with head r m c ~ v t l and e~

with his arms hangin his r i d s ;and he breatheth thrice in his fa; and s@efh his brow anfhis breast fhlirr with b e s&n qf the cross; and &yet.+ Irs hand upon his head, saying:

Let us pray to the Lord. (I) Choir. Lord, have mercy. In thy Name, 0 Lord God of truth, and in the Name of thine Onlybegotten Son, and of thy Holy Spirit, I lay my hand upon thy servant, N., who hath been found worthy to flee unto thy holy Name, and to take refuge under the shelter of thy wings. Remove far from him (her) his (her) former delusion, and fill him (her) with the faith, hope and love which are in thee ; that he (she) may know that thou art the only true God, with thine Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and thy Holy Spirit. Enable him (her) to walk in all thy commandments, and to fulfil those things which are well-pleasing unto thee ; for if a man do those things, he shall find life in them. Inscribe him (her) in thy

Book of Life, and unite him (her) to the flock of thine inheritance. And may thy holy Name be glorified in him (her), together with that of thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and of thy life-giving Spirit. Let thine eyes ever regard him (her) with mercy, and let thine ears attend unto the voice of his (her) supl~lication. Make him (her)to rejoice in the works of his (her) hands, and in all his (her) generation; that he (she) may render praise unto thee, may sing, worship and glorify thy great and exalted Name always, all the days of his (her) life.

Exclamation.

For all the Powers of Heaven sing praises unto thee, and thine is the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

The First Erorcism.

Let us pray to the Lord.

The Lord layeth thee under ban, 0 Devil : He who came into the world,

and made his abode among men, that he might overthrow thy tyranny and deliver men ; who also upon the Tree did triumph over the adverse powers, when the sun was darkened, and the earth did quake, and the graves were opened, and the bodies of the Saints arose ; who also by

* For explanations, indicated by numbers in text, see Appendix B, VI.

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death annihilated Death, and overthrew him who exercised the dominion of Death, that is thee, the Devil. I adjure thee by God, who hath revealed the Tree of Life, and hath arrayed in ranks the Cherubim and

the flaming sword which turneth all ways to guard it : He thou under ban.

For I adjure thee by him who walketh upon the surface of the sea as it were dry land, and layeth under his ban the tempests of the winds; whose glance drieth up the deepland whose interdict maketh the mountains to melt away. The same now, through us, doth lay thee under ban. Fear, begone and depart from this creatureland return not again, neither hide thyself in him (her), neither seek thou to meet him (her), nor to influence him (her), either by night or by day; either in the morning, or at noonday : but depart hence to thine own Tartarus, until the great Day of Judgment which is ordained. Fear thou God who sitteth upon the Cherubim and looketh upon the deeps ; before whom tremble Angels and Archangels, Thrones, Dominions, Principalities, Authorities,

Powers, the many-eyed Cherubim and the six-winged Seraphim ; before whom, likewise, heaven and earth do quake, the sea and all that therein is. Begone, and depart from this sealed, newly-enlisted warrior of Christ our God. For I adjure thee by him who rideth upon the wings of the wind. and maketh his Angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire : Begone, and depart from this creature, with all thy powers and thine angels. Exclamation. For glorified is the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen

The Second Exorcism.

Let us pray to the Lord. God, holy, terrible and glorious, who is unsearchable and inscrutable in all his works and might, hath foreordained for thee the penalty of eternal punishment, 0 Devil : the same, through us, his unworthy servants, doth command thee, with all thy confederate hosts, to depart hence, from him (her) who hath been newly sealed in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, our true God. Wherefore I adjure thee, 0 most crafty, impure, vile, loathsome and alien spirit, by the might of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath all power, both in heaven and on earth, and who said unto the deaf and dumb demon, Come out of the man, and in nowise enter thou a second time into him : Depart ! Acknowledge the

vainness of thy might, which hath not power even over swine. Call to mind him who, at thy request, commanded thee to enter into the herd of swine. Fear God, by whose decree the earth is established upon the waters ;who hath made the heavens, and hath set the mountains with a line, and the valleys with a measure; and hath fixed bounds to the sands of t h e sea, and a firm path upon the stormy waters; who toucheth the mountains and they smoke ; who clotheth himself with light as w t h a

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garment ; who spreadeth out the heavens as it were a curtain ; who covereth his exceeding high places with the waters ; who hath made fast the earth upon its foundations, so that it shall not be removed unto ages of ages ; who collecteth the water of the sea and poureth it out upon the face of the whole earth : Begone, and depart from him ( h e r ) who hath made himself ( h e r s t l f ) ready for h ~ l yIllumination. I adjure thee by the redeeming Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by his precious Body and Blood, and by his terrible Coming-again ; for he shall come, and shall not tarry, to judge the whole earth ; and he shall chastise thee and thy collllederate host with burning Gehenna, committing thee t o outer

darkness, where the worm ceaseth not, and the fire is not quenched. For of Christ our God is the dominion, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. A m e n

The Third Exorcism.

Let us pray to the Lord. 0 Lord of Sabaoth, the God of Israel, who healest every malady and every infirmity: Look upon thy servant; prove him (her) and search him (her), and root out of him ( h e r ) every operation of the Devil. Rebuke the unclean spirits and expel them, and purify the works of thy hands; and exerting thy trenchant might, speedily crush down Satan under his (her) feet ; and give him (her) victory over the same, and over his foul spirits ; that, having obtained mercy from thee, he (she) may be made worthy t o partake of thy heavenly Mysteries ; and may ascribe unto thee glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. A Fourth Prayer.

Let us pray to the Lord. Thou who in verity existest, 0 Lord the Master; who hast created man in thine own likeness, and hast bestowed upon him t h e power of life eternal ; who also despisest not those who have fallen away through sin, but hast provided salvation for the world through the incarnation of thy Christ: Do thou, the same Lord, delivering also this thy

thy creature from the bondage of t h e enemy, receive him ( k ~ rinto heavenly kingdom. Open the eyes of his (her) understanding, that the light of thy Gospel may shine brightly in him (Rcr). Yoke unto his (key) life a radiant Angel, who shall deliver him (AEY) from every snare of the adversary, from encounter with evil, from the demon of the noonday, and from evil visions. T h n the Pnkst breathefir ujon his mouth, his brow, and his breast, saying: Expel from him (her) every evil and impure spirit which hideth and maketh its lair in his (Acr) heart. (And this he snith thrice.)

T h e spirit of error, the spirit of guile, the spirit of idolatry and of every concupiscence; the spirit of deceit and of every uncleanness

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which operateth through the prompting of the Devil. And make him (her) a reason-endowed sheep (2) in the holy flock of thy Christ, aq honourable member of thy Church, a consecrated vessel, a child of the light, and an heir of thy kingdom ; that having lived in accordance with thy commandments, and preserved inviolate the seal, and kept his (her) garment undefiled, he (she) may receive the blessedness of the Saints in thy kingdom. In a lovd voice.

Through the grace, and bounties, and love towards mankind of thine Only-begotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thy most holy, and good, and lifegiving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. T k n the Priest turncfh the jcrson who is come to Bajfism to ace the wesf, (3) .nc&ui, wnshd, and having his h a 3 ujlFed. A Alid he s a i d .

Dost thou renounce Satan, and all his Angels, and all his works, and all his service, and all his pride ? And the Catechumen maketh answer, or his Sjonsor for him, and saith :

I do. (And this question and answer are thrice repeated.) Again fk Pn'Est qlrcstioncfh t k Catechumen.

Hast thou renounced Satan ? And the Catechumen, or his Sjonsor for him, makefh answer:

I have. ( A n d this question and answer, likewise, arc thrice repeated) Then saitk fks Priest :

Breathe and spit upon him. And when he h f h &ne this, fk Pricst turneth him lo fhe emf,(4) witk his hands lowered, and*saith:

Dost thou unite thyself unto Christ ? And the Cafechumen,or his Sjonsorfor him, makefh answer:

I do. (And this question and altswer are thn'ce repeated.) Then the Pn'cst saz'fhto him :

Hast thou united thyself unto Christ ? And he rejlieth:

I have. Dost thou believe in him? I believe in him as King and as God.

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A n d he reciteth THEHOLYSYMBOL

OF THE FAITH.

I believe in one God the ath her Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible : And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Regotten of his Father before all worlds; Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made; Being of one Essence with the Father; By whom all things were made ; Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man. And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried, And the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with

glory to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. In one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the Life of the world to come. Amen.

A n d when he hafh$nisked the Holy Symbol of the Faifk the Pricst inquiretk of Aim :

Hast thou united thyself unto Christ? I have. (This qursfzon and arrswer are frtrn'cc repeated.) Bow down also before him. A n d the Catechumen bowcth himself; saying :

I bow down before the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, one in Essence and undivided. Priest. Blessed is God, who willeth that all men should be saved, and should come to the knowledge of the truth, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Let us pray to the Lord. 0 Master, Lord our God, call thy servant, N., to holy Illumination, and grant unto him (her) that great grace of thy holy Baptism. Put off from him (her) the old man, and renew him (her) unto life everlasting; and fill him (her)with the power of thy Holy Spirit, in the unity of thy Christ : that he (she) may be no more a child of the body, but a child of thv kingdom. Through the good will and grace of thine Only-begotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thy most holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen

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Tk Pricst entercth the Sanctuaty and j u t t f t k on white vestments, and his guut~tlefs.A n d when he hnfh fr Lted a l l the tajers, (5) As takefh the censc~, andgoeth to the Font, and m s e t f r a n d about i t ; and kavinggivcn ihe teaser to be held, he maketk a reverence. Then the Ucncon saifh :

Eless, Master. A n d the Priist saith, aloud :

Blessed is the kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen ! A n d stra~ghtwayt k Deacon saith

Andtkt Pricst prayeth, secretly.

0 compassionate and merciI n peace let us pray to the ful God, who triest the heart Lord. and the reins, and who alone Choir. Lord, have mercy. knowest the secret thoughts of That this water may be sanc- 2 men (for no deeds are hidden tified with the power, and effec- g before thee, but all things are naked and manifest before tual operation, and indwelling thineeyes); Thou who knowest of the Holy Spirit : Ij all things concerning me, reThat there may be sent down gard me not with loathing, into it the grace of redemption, 3 neither turn thou thy face from

the blessing of Jordan : Ij

me ; but consider not mine inThat there may come upon this water the purifying oper- 2 iquities at this present hour, 0 ation of the supersubstantial P. thou who disregardest man's h sins unto his repentance. And 2 Trinity: I$ That we may be illumined by !J wash away the vileness of my

the light of understanding and 2 body, and the pollution of my 9

piety, and by the outpouring of y ' soul. And sanctify me wholly

the Holy Spirit : I$

p by thine all-perfect, invisible That this water may prove 4 might, and by thy spiritual right hand; lest, while I proclaim effectual unto the averting of every snare of enemies, both 5 liberty unto others, and administer this rite with perfect visible and invisible : I$ That he (she) who is b a p 3 faith in thine unutterable love tized therein may be made 7 toward mankind, I myself may worthy of the kingdom incorbecome the base slave of sin. Yea, 0 Master, who alone art ruptible: l3 For him (her) who is now good and full of love toward come unto hol Baptism, and mankind, let not thy humble servant be led astray ; but for his (her) sa rvation : I$ send thou down upon me power That he (she) may prove

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himself (herself) a child of the -- from on high, and strengthen light, and an heir of eternal thou me in the administration vl good things : @ of thine impending Mystery, That he (she)may be a mem- 2 which is both great and most ber and partaker of the death 4 heavenly : and create the image and resurrection of Christ our g of thy Christ in him (her) who God : I$ s now desireth to be born again That he (she) may preserve rp through my unworthy ministry. his baptismal garment and the And build him (her) up upon earnest of the Spirit pure and I the foundation of thine Apostles and Prophets, that he (she) may $ undefiled unto the dread Day of

Christ our God : I$ not be overthrown; but im- ;t plant him (her)firmly as a plant $ That this water may be to

him (her) a laver of regenof truth, in thy Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, that he eration, unto the remission of sins, and a garment of incor(she)be not plucked out. That, ruption : I)

il. as he (she) increaseth in godliness, through him (her) may

That the Lord God will hearken unto the voice of our be glorified thineall-holy Name, petition: I$ of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, That he will deliver him (her)and us from all tribulation, 2 and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. wrath, peril and necessity : I) Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. Choir. T o thee, 0 Lord.

Great art thou, 0 Lord, and marvellous are thy works, and there is no word which sufficeth to hymn thy wonders. (Thnie.) For thou, of thine own good will, hast brought into being all things which before were not. and by thy might thou upholdest creation, and by thy providence thou orderest the world. When thou hadst joined together the universe out of four elements, thou didst crown the circle of the year with four seasons. Before thee tremble all the Powers endowed with intelligence. The sun singeth unto thee. The moon glorifieth thee. The stars meet together before thy presence. The light obeyeth thee. The deeps tremble before thee. The water-springs are subject unto thee. Thou hast spread out the heavens as it were a curtain. Thou hast established the earth upon the waters. Thou hast set

round about the sea barriers of sand. Thou hast shed abroad the air

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for breathing. The Angelic Powers serve thee. The Choirs of the Archangels fall down in adoration before thee. The many-eyed Cherubim and the six-winged Seraphim, as they stand and fly, do veil their faces in awe before thine ineffable glory. For thou, who art God inexpressible, existing uncreated before the ages, and ineffable, didst descend upon earth, and didst take on the semblance of a servant, and wast made in the likeness of man : for, because of the tender compassion of thy mercy, 0 Master, thou couldest not endure to behold mankind oppressed by the Devil; but thou didst come, and didst save us. We confess thy grace. We proclaim thy mercy. We conceal not thy gracious acts. .Thou hast delivered the generation of our mortal nature. By thy

birth thou didst sanctify a Virgin's womb. All creation magnifieth thee, who hast manifested thyself. For thou, 0 our God hast revealed thyself upon earth, and hast dwelt among men. Thou didst hallow the streams of Jordan, sending down upon them from heaven thy Holy Spirit, and didst crush the heads of the dragons who lurked there. Wherefore, 0 King who lovest mankind, come thou now and sanctify this water, by the indwelling of thy Holy Spirit. (Thrice.) And grant unto it the grace of redemption, the blessing of Jordan. Make it the fountain of incorruption, the gift of sanctification, the remission of sins, the remedy of infirmities; the final destruction of demons, unassailable by hostile powers, filled with angelic might. Let

those who would e,nsnare thy creature flee far from it. For we have called upon thy Name, 0 Lord, and it is wonderful, and glorious, and terrible unto adversaries. T h n he w e t k ' the wafer thrice with the sz@ therein. And breathing upon it, hr saifh :

of the cross, dzj5jing his fingers

Let all adverse powers be crushed beneath the sign of the image of thy cross. ( Thrice.) W e pray thee, 0 God, that every aerial and obscure phantom may withdraw itself from us ; and that no demon of darkness may conceal himself in this water ; and that no evil spirit which instilleth darkening of intentions and rebelliousness of thought may descend into it with him ( A 4 who is about to be baptized. But do thou, 0 Master of all, show this water to. be the water of redemption, the water of sanctification, the purification of flesh and spirit, the loosing of bonds, the remission of sins, the illumination of

the soul, the laver of regeneration, the renewal of the Spirit, the gift

of adoption to sonship, the garment of incorruption, the fountain of life. For thou hast said, 0 Lord : Wash ye, be ye clean ; put away evil things from your souls. Thou hast bestowed upon us from on high a new birth through water and the Spirit. Wherefore, 0 Lord, manifest thyself in this water, and grant that he ( s h )who is baptized rtherein may be transformed ; that he ( s h )may put away from him (her)

the old man, which is corrupt through the lusts of the flesh, and that

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he ( s h ) may be clothed upon with the new man, and renewed after the image of him who created him (her) : that being buried, after the pattern of thy death, in baptism, he (she) may, in like manner, be a partaker of thy Resurrection; and having preserved the gift of thy Holy Spirit, and increased the measure of grace committed unto him (her), he (skr) may receive the prize of his (her) high calling, and be numbered with

the first-born whose names are written in heaven, in thee, our God and

Lord, Jesus Christ. For unto thee are due glory, dominion, honour and worship, together with thy Father, who is from everlasting, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen. Peace be with you all. Bow your heads unto the Lord. And he brentheth thn'cc upon the vesscl contatiring t k oil, and makefh thrice ouer it the si of the cross, as it is kcld by the Deacon. And when the Ucacon hath s a f

the olive for the fulfilling of thy Holy Mysteries ; who thereby fillest

them that were under the Law with thy Holy Spirit, and perfectest them that are under grace : Bless also this holy oil with the power, and operation and indwelling of thy Holy Spirit, that it may be an anointing unto incorruption, an armour of righteousness, to the renewing of soul and body, to the averting of every assault of the devil, t o deliverance from all evil of those who shall be anointed therewith in faith, or who are partakers thereof; unto thy glory and the glo of thine Onlybegotten Son, and of thine all-holy, and good, and 1' e-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Deacon. Let us attend.

Blessed is God, who illumineth and sanctifieth every man that cometh into the world, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Then U c Person who hnth been ba#tixed is #rcsmtcd. Tke Priest takcth of tk oil with fwo$grrs, and r/taketh the sign of t'. breast, and betwem his shoulders, saying :

cross n#on h L brow, kh

T h e servant of God, N., is anointed with the oil of gladness; (5) in(

the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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A n d h anoakfefhhis breast and d o d a k r s . On tAc brcasf, saying:

Unto the healing of soul and body. On the ears.

Unto the hearing of faith. On the h a n d .

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me. On the feet.

That he may walk in the way of thy commandments. A n d when his whole body is fhns anointed, the Priest ba#h'zcfh him, holding him u#r&ht, and looking toward the east, as he sai2h :

T h e servant of God, N., is baptized, in the name of the Father, A m e n And of the Son, Amen. And of the Holy Spirit, Amen. A t each invocation he immersefh kim,and misefhhim a ain. And after the Bafi firm the P r k t washetk his hands, singing with the h @ l e psalm a-XXZ.

Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sin is covered. Rlessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. For whilst I held my tongue, my bones consumed away through my daily complaining. For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night, and my moisture is like the drought in summer. I will acknowledge my sin unto thee; and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord ; and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found ; but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him. Thou art a place to hide me in; thou shalt preserve me from trouble ; thou shalt

compass me about with songs of deliverance. I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go; and I will guide thee with mine eye. Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding ; whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. Great plagues remain for the ungodly ; but whoso putteth his trust in the I.ord, mercy embraceth him on every side. Be glad, 0 ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord ; and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. Then, as he juffeth his garment u#on him, the Priest saifh :

The servant of God, N., is clothed with the robe of righteousness;

in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit Amen. Then shall be snag the following Hymn ( T r e d r ) , in Torre VZZL Vouchsafe unto me the robe of light, 0 thou who clothest thyself with light as with a garment, 0 Christ our God, plenteous in mercy.

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And when he h t h j r t thegarmcnf on him the Pricst jrayefh thus:

Blessed art thou, 0 Lord God Almighty, Source of all good things, Sun of Righteousness, who sheddest forth upon them that were in darkness the light of salvation, through the manifestation of thine Onlybegotten Son and our God; and who hast given unto us, unworthy though we be, blessed purification through hallowed water, and divine sanctification through life-giving Chrismation ; who now, also, hast been graciously pleased to regenerate thy servant that hath new1 received Illumination, by water and the Spirit, and grantest unto him ( r) remission of sins, whether voluntary or involuntary. Do thou, the same Master, compassionate King of kings, grant also unto him (her) the seal of

the gift of thy holy, and almighty, and adorable Spirit, and participation

in the holy Body and the precious Blood of thy Christ. Keep him (Itrr) in thy sanctification ; confirm him (her) in the Orthodox faith ; deliver him (her) from the Evil One, and from the machinations of the same. And preserve his (her) soul in purity and uprightness, through the saving fear of thee ; that he (she) may please thee in every deed and word, and may be a child and heir of thy heavenly kingdom.

For thou art our God, the God who showeth mercy and saveth ; and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. And afirr this Prayer he anointeth with the hol Chrism (6)the erson whu hat& fhe brow, an on the ge.r, and been ba#tized making the s M of the cross :

the nostrils, and the lzj5s, and on both cars, and the breast, and the h a n d , and

tkefccl, saying, each time :

T h e seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit. Amen. T h m the Priest, accomjanicd by the Sjonsors, bearing the Infant, mnhtk the circuit of the Font. (7) And all sing :

A s many as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia. ( Thrice,) Deacon. Let us attend. Priest. Peace be with you all. Reader. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Wisdom ! Reader. The Gradual (Prokfmen),in the Third Tone. T h e Lord is my light and my salvation : whom then shall I fear ? Verse: The Lord is the strength of my life : of whom then shall I be afraid ? Dencon. Wisdom ! Reader. T h e Lesson from the Epistle of the holy Apostle Paul to

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Deacon. Let us attend. Reader. ((Rom. vz.3-11.)Brethren: Know ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his death ? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death : that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection : knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that' is dead is freed from sin. Now, if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him : knowing that Christ,

being raised from the dead, dieth no more ; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once : but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also younelves t o be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Pn-est. Peace be unto thee. Reader. And to thy spirit. Deacon. Wisdom ! Reader. Alleluia Deacon. Wisdom, 0 believers ! Let us listen to the Holy Gospel. Prirst. Peace be with you all. Chir. And with thy spirit. Plt'cst. The Lesson from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. Chir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee. DIbcon. Let us attend. Pricsi. (Matt.xxviii. 16-20.) Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And

when they saw him, they worshipped him : but some doubted. And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in t h e name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you : and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Ckmi. Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee.

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Choir. Lord, have mercy. That he may be kept in the faith of a pure confession, in all godliness, and in the fulfilling of the commandments of Christ all the days of his life. Choir. Lord, have mercy. For thou art a merciful God, who lovest mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. C b i r . Amen. P h t . Glory to thee, 0 Christ-God our hope ; glory to thee. Choir. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Bless. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.)

And the Pricst bestowcth fkBENEDICTION (usnally omitted).

May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his all-pure Mother; of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles ; of Saint N. (the Patnm Saint of the Tem$le) ; of Saint N. (the Saint of t/u h y ) ; of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us, in that he is good and loveth mankind. And on the ezghth day the Ba#tiscd Person is brought w i n to Me chrrch fw Ablution. ( 8 ) And the Pricst looscth his pidlc and his garment. saying tkis Prayer which followeth :

Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. 0 thou who, through holy Baptism, hast given unto thy servant re& sion of sins, and hast bestowed upon him (her) a life of regeneration: Do thou, the same Lord and Master, ever graciously illumine his (k) heart with the light of thy countenance. Maintain the shield of his (kn) faith unassailed by the enemy. Preserve pure and unpolluted the garment of incorruption wherewith thou hast endued him (b), upholding inviolate in him (her),by thy grace, the seal of the Spirit. and showing mercy unto him (her) and unto us, through the multitude of thy

mercies. For blessed and glorified is thine all-honourable and majestic Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Choiv. Amen.

Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. 0 Master, Lord our God, who through the Font bestowest heavenly Illuminkion upon them that are baptized; who hast regenerated thy

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newly-baptized servant by water and the Spirit, and hast granted unto him ( k r ) remission of his (her) sins, whether voluntary or involuntary : Lay thine almighty hand upon him (her)and preserve him (her) by the power of thy goodness. Maintain unassailed the earnest of the Spirit, and make him (her) worthy of life everlasting, and of thy favour. For thou art our sanctification, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to

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

and unto ages of ages. Chir. Amen. Pvicst. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Pn'est. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir. T o thee, 0 Lord. Priest. He (she)who hath put on thee, 0 Christ our God, boweth also his (kcr) head with us, unto thee. Keep him ( k r )ever a warrior invincible in every attack of those who assail him ( h r )and us; and make us all victors, even unto the end, through thy crown incorruptible. For thine it is to show mercy and to save us, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, together with thy Father who is from everlasting, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Chair. Amen. TAcr the Pricst &&5etk the sponge in pure water, and sjrinkfetk the child, s a y ing :

Thou art justified. Thou art illumined. Thou art sanctified. Thou art washed: (9) in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of our God. A n d w i f k fbs f i n e he washcfh the face and head of the child fherewi'rk,and his breast, and t L rest, saying :

Thou art baptized. Thou art illumined. Thou hast received anointment with the holy Chrism. Thou art sanctified. Thou art washed : in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Prayer at the cutting ofthe h i r . (10)

Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. 0 Master, Lord our God, who hast honoured man with thine own image, thou hast fashioned him from a speech-endowed (2) soul and a comely body (inasmuch as the body serveth the speech-endowed soul) : for thou didst set the head on high, and endow it with the chiefest portion of the senses, which, nevertheless, impede not one another: and thou hast covered the head with hair, that it be not injured with the changes of the weather, and hast fitly joined together all his members, that with them all he may give thanks unto thee, the Great Artificer. Thou, the same Master, through thy chosen vessel, the

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Apostle Paul, hast given us a commandment that we should do all things to thy glory : Bless, now, thy servant, N., who is come to make a first offering shorn from the hair of his head, and likewise his Sponsor ; and grant that they may all exercise themselves in thy law, and do those things which are well pleasing in thy sight For thou art a merciful God, who lovest mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Pricst. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir, T o thee, 0 Lord. TAcn fke Pricsf shall recite lAis Prayer. 0 Lord our God, who, through the fulfilling of the baptismal font, by

thy goodness dost sanctify them that believe on thee : Bless this child here present, and let thy blessing descend upon his (her) head. And as thou didst bless David the King by the hand of thy Prophet Samuel, bless also the head of thy servant, N., by the hand of me, a sinner, inspiring him (her) with thy Holy Spirit; that as he ( s h ) increaseth in stature, and even unto hoary old age, he (s/u) may ascribe glory untu thee, and behold the good things of Jerusalem all the days of his (hey) life. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. C h r . Amen. Tkm Ae shearefk the hair in theform of a cross, saying:

N., the servant of God, is shorn : In the Name of the Father, and of

the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Choir. Amen. Deacon. Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy, we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Furthermore we pray for the newly-illumined servant of God, N. B That he ( s h ) may be kept in the faith of a pure confession, in all godliness, and the fulfilling of the commandments of Christ, all the days of his (her) life. I$ For thou art a merciful God, who lovest mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. And he maketh the cnsfomaty Bmedicfiorr. (Seep a p 284.)

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The S#iri/uaC Fdher l e d t h tAc Person who a2sirtth to confrs be w e the holy

imuge (ikdna) of o r r Lmd Jesns Christ-Not-madc-~,itA-Hank.nd Ac saith :

0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. ( Thrice.) ' ~ l o j t the o Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. 0 Lord, wash away our sins. 0 Master, pardon our transgressions. 0 Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord,. have mercy. ( Thritc.) Glory . . . now, and ever, . . . Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, A s it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from the Evil One :

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 ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times.) 0 come, let us worship God our King. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before the Very Christ, our King and our God. (TAW

Have mercy upon me, 0 God, after thy great goodness ; according to the multitude of th mercies do away mine offences. Nrash me throughly from my wic edness; and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight ; that thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou art judged. Behold, I was shapen in wickedness ; and in sin hath my mother conceived me. But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts ; and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness ; that the bones which thou hast

broken may rejoice. Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds. Make me a clean heart, 0 God ; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy holy Spirit from me. 0 give me the comfort of thy help again; and stablish me

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with thy free Spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked ; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, 0 God, thou that art the God of my health ; and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. Thou shalt open my lips, 0 Lord ; and my mouth shall show thy praise. For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee : but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit : a broken and contrite heart, 0 God, shalt thou not despise. 0 be favourable and gracious unto Sion : build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations : then shall they offer

young bullocks upon thine altar.

Have mercy upon us, 0 God, have mercy upon us. For in that we sinners are devoid of all defence, we offer unto thee, as to our Master, this supplication : Have mercy upon us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Have mercy upon us, 0 Lord, for in thee have we trusted, and be not very wroth with us, neither call thou to remembrance, our iniquities ; but look down even now upon us, inasmuch as thou art of tender cornpassion, and deliver us from our enemies ; for thou art our God, and we are thy people, we are all the works of thy hand, and we call upon thy Name. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Open unto us the door of thy loving-kindness, 0 blessed Birth-giver

of God. In that we set our hope on thee may we not fail, but through thee may we be delivered from all adversities ; for thou art the salvation of all Christian people. Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times.) Let us pray to the Lord. 0 God our Saviour, who by thy Prophet Nathan didst grant unto repentant David pardon of his transgressions, and didst accept Manasses' prayer of penitence : Do thou, with thy wonted love towards mankind, accept also thy servant, N., who repenteth him ( b y ) of the sins which he ( s b ) hath committed ; overlooking all that he (she) hath done, pardoning his (her) offences, and passing by his (her) iniquities. For thou hast said, 0 Lord : With desire have I desired not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from the wickedness which h e hath

committed, and live; and that even unto seventy times seven, sins ought to be forgiven ; forasmuch as thy majesty is incomparable, and thy mercy is illimitable. For if thou shouldest regard iniquity, who should stand? For thou art the God of the penitent, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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Let us pray to the Lord

0 Lord Jesus Christ, Son of thy living God, both Shepherd and Lamb, who takest away the sins of the world ; who didst remit the loan unto t h e two debtors, and didst vouchsaie.to the woman who was a sinner t h e remission of her sins : Do thou, the same Lord, loose, remit, forgive t h e sins, transgressions and iniquities, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether of wilfulness or of ignorance, which have been committed unto guilt and disobedience by these thy servants. And if they, bearing flesh and dwelling in the world, in that they are men, have in any way been beguiled of the devil; if in word or deed, whether wittingly or unwittingly, they have sinned, either contemning the word of a pnest,

or falling under his anathema, or have broken their oath : Do thou, t h e same Master, in that thou art good and cherishest not ill-will, graciously grant unto these thy servants the word of absolution, remitting unto them their anathema and oath, according to thy great mercy. Yea, 0 Lord and Master, who lovest mankind, hear thou us who make our petitions unto thy goodness on behalf of these thy servants, and disregard thou all their errors, inasmuch as thou art exceedingly merciful ; and loose them from punishment eternal. For thou hast said, 0 Master: Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. For thou alone art without sin, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to

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

unto ages of ages. Amen. TAcn shall the PricJt say to the Pcnirmt :

Behold, my child, Christ standeth here invisibly, and receiveth thy confession : wherefore, be not ashamed, neither be afraid, and conceal thou nothing from me : but tell me, doubting not, all things which thou hast done ; and so shalt thou have pardon from our Lord Jesus Christ. Lo, his holy image is before us : and I am but a witness, bearing testimony before him of all things which thou dost say to me. But if thou shalt conceal anything from. me, thou shalt have the greater sin. Take heed, therefore, lest, having come to the physician, thou depart unhealed. oint, and shall await And t h shall he qrrcstion him di(igently, joint b r e r e j h to e v q qushbn. A n d j r s t of N. he J R i n q r r i r r concerning his faith :

Tell me, my child, dost thou believe that which hath been transmitted and is taught by the Catholic, Apostolic Church, which was planted and nurtured in the East, and hath spread from the East throughout the world, and which abideth even unto this day, immovable and unchangeable ? And dost thou doubt any of her doctrines ?

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And if he belicveth nghtCy and nnrioubtinge he shall rcPeat THE SYMBOL

I believe in one God .the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible : And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds ; Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made ; Being of one Essence with the Father; By whom all things were made ; Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man. And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried. And the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with

glory to judge both the quick and the dead ; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. In one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the Life of the world to come. Amen.

And @hen he hathfiished the Pn'csf shun interrogate him in &tail. NOTE. The Pricst cibth not trrr the questions of ol&n days, which are still retained in the Ritual, but interrogateth the Penitent discreet@ ;a d at the k t , when he hath qnestioned him concerning the seven h d l y sms, he saith tht fol-

In all these points thou must henceforth be upon thy guard For thou hast received a second Baptism, according to the Christian Mystery. And thou must see to it that, God helping, thou make a good beginning. But, above all, thou must not bear thyself lightly towards these things, lest thou become a cause of scorn to men ;for these things do not befit a Christian. But may God, by his grace, aid thee to live honourably, uprightly and devoutly.

And when the Pn'es/ hath said o f f these things vnto him; and when he kafh rcucnled all things concerning himserf, concealing nothing, the Priest s h d f say to him :

Kneel down. Then the Persomho hath mari;?his Confessaon boweth his head. end the Cmjusor reciteth this Prayer :

Let us pray to the Lord. 0 Lord God of the salvation of thy servants, gracious, bountiful and long-suffering, who repentest thee concerning our evil deeds, and desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live : Show thy mercy now upon thy servant, N., and grant

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unto him (her) an image of repentance, forgiveness of sins, and deliverance, pardoning his ( h e r ) every transgression, whether voluntary or involuntary. Reconcile and unite him (/MY) unto thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord, with whom also are due unto thee dominion and majesty, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. After this Prayer t b Priest pronounccih the Absolution over the Penitent, who knceleth humbly, saying as follows, in com~letionof the Holy Sacramcut of confcssimr :

May our Lord and God Jesus Christ, through the grace and bounties 'of his love towards mankind, forgive thee, my child, N., all thy transgressions. And I, his unworthy Priest, through the power given unto me by him, do forgive and absolve thee from all thy sins, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the ,Holy Spirit. Amen. And having nished the Absolution, the Pricst maketh with his hand over the Pmilrnt t c s&n of thc cross.

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THE BETROTHAL SERVICE

the Priest bcin in the Tcm#lc, tkose wko &nit to &

After the Divine Litnr jto e t k t a ~ ti%

s t a d ywe fcCtCTn.~ / two u nirgs lir OH d&e *kthmisi&of the Hofy Altar. T e Pnkst makefh, thhce, the szjy of the cross over the baa3 of the briciafjair; andgiveth them fzghtcd tajers. (1) And the Deacon saith :

Bless, Master. Pricst. Blessed is our God always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Chir. Amen. Deacon. In peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. For the servant of God, N., and for the handmaid of God, N., who now plight each other their troth, and for their salvation : I$ That there may be granted unto them children for the con- 25 tinuation of their race, and all their petitions which are unto sal- ~ ' g vation : I$ L-v That he will 'send down upon them petfect and peaceful love, 0 3

and succour : I$ That he will preserve them in oneness of mind, and in stead- & g fastness of faith : I$

That he will bless them with a blameless life : I$ 3 t' That the Lord our God will grant unto them an honourable. q q marriage, and a bed undefiled : I$ $* That he will deliver us from all tribulation, wrath, peril and necessity: I$

US,save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. Chir. To thee, 0 Lord. Pnest. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

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0 eternal God, who hast brought into unity those who were sundered, and hast ordained for them an indissoluble bond of love ; who didst bless Isaac and Rebecca, and didst make them heirs of thy promise : Bless also these thy servants, N. and N., guiding them unto every good work. For thou art a merciful God, who lovest mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Pn-est. Peace be with you alL Choir. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. Pn'cst. 0 Lord our God, who hast espoused the Church as a pure Virgin from among the Gentiles : Bless this Betrothal, and unite and

maintain these thy servants in peace and oneness of mind. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Chir. Amen. .. 72m tahin the rings, the P n i s t bkssetk the briricrl pair tkerewith, making the cross viu fie ring ofthe Bride over the Brdegroom, andwith that :The B d g r m m over the B+, saying'to the Man :(2)

The servant of God, N., is betrothed to the handmaid of God, N.: In

the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen. And to the Woman :

The handmaid of God, N., is betrothed to the servant of God, N.: In

the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen. And when he kath @ohen thus to each one thrice, heplaceth the rin s on their ri ht hand. Then the briribl #air erchange the rings, and the k n e s t mith tkfollowing Prayer :

Let us pray to the Lord.

0 Lord our God, who didst accompany the servant of the patriarch Abraham into Mesopotamia, when he was sent to espouse a wife for his lord Isaac ; and who, by means of the drawing of water, didst reveal unto him that he should betroth Rebecca: Do thou, the same Lord, bless also the betrothal of these thy servants, N. and N., and confirm

the word which they have spoken. Establish them in the holy union

which is from thee. For thou, in the beginning, didst make them male and female, and by thee is the woman joined unto the man as a helpmeet, and for the procreation of the human race. Wherefore, 0 Lord our God, who hast sent forth thy truth upon thine inheritance, and thy covenant unto thy servants our fathers, even thine elect, from generation to generation : Lookthou uWn thy servant, N., and upon thy handmaid, N.,

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and establish and make stable their betrothal in faith, and in oneness of mind, in truth and in love. For thou, 0 Lord, hast declared that a pledge should be given and confirmed in all things. By a ring was power given unto Joseph in Egypt; by a ring was Daniel glorified in

the land of Babylon ; by a ring was the uprightness of Tamar revealed ;

by a ring did our heavenly Father show forth his bounty upon his Son ; for he saith : Put a ring on his hand, and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and eat, and make merry. By thine own right hand, 0 Lord, didst thou arm Moses in the Red Sea; by the word of thy truth were the heavens established, and the foundations of the earth were made firm ; and the right hands of thy servants shall be blessed also by thy mighty word, and by thine upraised arm. Wherefore, 0 Lord, do thou now bless this putting-on of rings with thy heavenly benediction: and let thine Angel go before them all the days of their life. For thou art he who blesseth and sanctifieth all things, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy

Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

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Pn'cst and Choir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord our God ; glory to thee. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord. I$ All they who walk in his paths. I$ Thou shalt eat of the fruit of thy labours. I$ 0 blessed art thou, and happy shalt thou be. I$ Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the walls of thine house B Thy children like a newly-planted olive-orchard round about thy table. I$ Lo, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. I$

The Lord in Zion shall so bless thee, that thou shalt see the good

things of Jerusalem all thy life long. I$ Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. I$ Then the Pricst shall make them an exhortahbn, teffin them wherein the Sacrament ofhfarriagc ronsisteth, and how fhy+ / to Z%e ur*od~~ and u n'k t 4 .in

the w e a d state. Andwhen his exhorfahon u finished, the Ptiest s L l h n q m n

of t h Bn'rkgroom, saying :

Hast thou, N., a good, free and unconstrained will and a firm intention to take unto thyself to wife this woman, N., whom thou seest here before thee ? And the Rtltlciirgroom nraketh answer :

I have, reverend Father. Pn.est. Thou hast not promised thyself to an other bride?

The Btidcgrom. I have not promised mysell reverend Father.

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A n d stra&kfway Ue Pricsf, looki~gat the Bn'dc, shall inquire of kcr, saying:

Hast thou, N., a good, free and unconstrained will and a firm intention to take unto thyself to husband this man, N., whom thou seest here before thee ? A n d fke Bride maketh answcr, saying : I have, reverend Father. Ptiest. Thou hast not promised thyself to any other man ?

The Bti&, I have not promised myself, reverend Father.

Than fht Deacon sai'Ih : Bless, Master. Priest. Blessed is the kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. C h i r . Amen. Deacon. In peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. For the servants of God, N. and N., who are now being united to each other in the community of marriage, and for their salva$2 tion : I# That he will bless this marriage, as he blessed that in Cana of 3' & Galilee: I$ That he will grant unto them chastity, and of the fruit of the , per womb as is expedient for them : I$ That he will make them glad with the sight of sons and $ daughters : I$ 2g That he will grant unto them the procreation of virtuous off- 3 r

spring, and an upright life : I# That he will grant to them and to us 'all our petitions which 9 a are unto salvation : I$

US, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life

unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. Pn'est. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Then tke Pricsf recifeth, aloud, the f o l l m n g Prayer : 0 God most pure, the Creator of every living thing, thou didst

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transform the rib of our forefather Adam into a wife, because of thy love towards mankind, and didst bless them, and say unto them : Increase, and multiply, and have dominion over the earth; and didst make of the twain one flesh: for which cause a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and the two shall be one flesh : and what God hath joined together, that let no man put asunder. Thou who didst bless thy servant Abraham, and opening the womb of Sarah didst make him to be the father of many nations ; who didst give Isaac to Rebecca, and didst bless her in child-bearing ; who didst join Jacob unto Rachel, and from that union didst make known the twelve Patriarchs; who didst u d t e Joseph and Asenath, giving unto

them as the fruit of their procreation Ephraim and Manasses ; who didst accept Zacharias and Elizabeth, and didst make their offspring to be the Forerunner; who, from the Root of Jesse according to the flesh, didst bud forth the ever-Virgin One, and wast incarnate of her ; and wast born of her for the redemption of the human race; who, through thine unutterable gift and manifold goodness didst come to Cana of Galilee, and didst bless the marriage there, that thou mightest make inanifest that it is thy will that there should be lawful marriage and the begetting of children : Do thou, the same all-holy Master, accept the prayer of us thy servants. As thou wert present there, so likewise be thou present here, with thine invisible protection. Bless

this marriage, and vouchsafe unto these thy servants, N. and N., a peaceful life, length of days, chastity, mutual love in the bond of peace, long-lived seed, gratitude from their posterity, a crown of glory which fadeth not away. Graciously grant that they may behold their children's children. Preserve their bed unassailed, and give them of the dew of heaven from on high, and of the fatness of the earth. Fill their houses with wheat, and wine, and oil, and with every beneficence, that they may bestow in turn upon the needy; granting also unto those who are here present with them all those petitions which are for their salvation. For thou art the God of mercies, and bounties, and love towards

mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Then the Priest reciieth, aloud, the following Prayer:

Blessed art thou, 0 Lord our God, the Priest of mystical and pure marriage, and the Ordainer of the law of the marriage of the body,

the Preserver of immortality, and the Provider of good things ; do thou,

the same Master, who in the beginning didst make man and set him to

be, as it were, a King over thy creation, and didst say: I t is not good for man to be alone on the earth; let us make a helpmeet for him ; and taking one of his ribs didst fashion Woman, which when Adam beheld,

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he said : This is now bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh ; she shiu be called Woman, for she was taken out of man ; for this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and the twain shall be one flesh ; and those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder :-Do thou now also, 0 Master, our Lord and our God, send down thy heavenly grace upon these thy servants, N. and N. ; and grant that this thy handmaid may, in all things, be subject unto her husband; and that this thy servant may be the head of his wife, that they may live according to thy wilL Bless them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst bless Abraham and Sarah : Bless them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst bless Isaac and Rebecca: Bless them, 0 Lord

our God, as thou didst bless Jacob and all the patriarchs : Bless them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst bless Joseph and Asenath : Bless them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst bless Moses and Sepphora: Bless them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst bless Joachim and Anna : Bless them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst bless Zacharias and Elizabeth : Preserve them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst preserve Noah in

the ark : Preserve them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst preserve Jonah

in the belly of the whale: Preserve them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst preserve the three Holy Children from the fire, sending down upon them dew from heaven ; and let that gladness come upon them which the blessed Helena had when she found the precious Cross. Remember them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst remember Enoch, Shem, Elijah : Remember them, 0 Lord our God, as thou didst remember thy Forty Holy Martyrs, sending down upon them crowns from heaven : Remember them, 0 Lord our God, and the parents who have nurtured them ; for the prayers of parents make firm the foundations of houses. Remember, 0 Lord our God, thy servants the groomsman and the bridesmaid of the bridal pair,-who are come together in this

joy. Remember, 0 Lord our God, thy servant, N., and thy handmaid, N., and bless them. Grant them of the fruit of their bodies, fair children, concord of soul and of body: Exalt them like the cedars of Lebanon, like a luxuriant vine. Give them seed in number like unto

the full ears of grain ; that, having sufficiency in all things, they may

abound in every work that is good and acceptable unto thee. And let them behold their children's children, like a newly-planted olive-orchard, round about their table; that, obtaining favour in thy sight, they may shine like the stars of heaven, in thee, our God. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to C h i r . Amen.

the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

And again fke Pricsf prayeih, aloud, as followcfh :

0 holy God, who didst create man out of the dust, and didst fashion his wife but of his rib, and didst yoke her unto him as a helpmeet ; for

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it jeemed good to thy majesty that man should not be alone upon =&h : Do thou, the same Lord, stretch out now also thy hand from thy holy dwelling-place, and conjoin this thy servant, N., and this thy ,. handmaid, N. ; for by thee is the husband united unto the w ife. Unite

them in one mind: wed them.into one flesh, granting unto them of the fruit of the body and the procreation of fair children. For thine is the m'ajesty, and thine are 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 ages of ages. -C h i r . Amen. A d afCer the Amen,the Pricst fakctrh the crowns (4, and crown4A 3rd th B~&grooom, say in^ :

The servant of God, N., is crowned unto the handmaid of God, N. :

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Choir. Amen. In like man#er he fhcn crowncfh tAc Bna&,saying :

The servant of God, N., is crowned unto the servant of God, N. : In

the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Choir. Amen.

T b n Ac bksscfh them thrice, saying, thrice:

0 Lord our God, crown them with glory and honour. Deacon. Let us attend. Pricst. Peace be with you all. Reader. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Wisdom ! Reader. The Gradual (Prokfmen),in Tone VIII. Thou hast set upon their heads crowns of precious stones ; they asked life of thee, and thou gavest it them. Verse: For thou wilt give them thy blessing forever and ever: thou wilt make them to rejoice with gladness through thy presence. Deacon. Wisdom! Reader. The Lesson from the Epistle of the holy Apostle Paul to

the Ephesians.

Deacon. Let us attend. Reader. (Eph. v. 20-33.) Brethren : Give thanks always for all things unto God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ ; s u b mitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church : and he is the Saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love our wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for ; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious

church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing ; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives, as their

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own bodies. H e that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man eve; yet hated his own flesh ; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church : for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery : but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself : and the wife see that she reverence her husband. Pricst. Peace be unto thee. Reader. And to thy spirit. Deacon. Wisdom ! Reader. Alleluia Deacon. Wisdom, 0 believers! Let us listen to the Holy Gospel.

Priest. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Priest. The Lesson from the holy Gospel according to John. C h i r . Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee. Deacon. Let us attend. (John ii. 1-12.) And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants which drew the water knew), the governor of

the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man at the

beginning doth set forth good wine ; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory ; and his disciples believed on him. Choir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee. Deacon. Let us all say, with all our soul and with' all our mind let us say : I$ 0 Lord Almighty, the God of our fathers, we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy : I$ 2$ Have mercy upon us according to thy great mercy, we beseech o s. thee : hearken, and have mercy : I$ Furthermore we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation ;: qr and visitation for the servants of God, N. and N. (and he also y p

tluzketk mention of whomromer else he will) : gi

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Priest. For thou art a merciful God, who lovest mankind, and unto t ee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the oly Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. ,' Choir. Amen.

0 Lord our God, who in thy saving providence didst vouchsafe by thy presence in Cana of Galilee to declare marriage honourable : Do thou, the same Lord, now also maintain in peace and concord thy servants, N. and N., whom it hath pleased thee to join together. Cause their marriage to be honourable. Preserve their bed blameless. Mercifully grant that they may live together in purity ; and enable them to attain to a ripe old age, walking in thy commandments with a pure heart. For thou art our God, the God whose property it is to show mercy and to save, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to

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

Choir. Amen. D~acon. Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. A day all-perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless : & An Angel of Peace, the faithful guide and guardian both of $2 our souls and bodies : & :.g 3

The forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions : $I

9; All things which are good and profitable to our souls, and peace to the world : & -' 0 That we may pass the residue of our life in peace and peni- -* ; tence: &

A Christian ending to our life, painless, blameless, peace- r ful; and a good defence before the dread Judgment Seat of 9 6 Christ : &

The unity of the faith, and the communion of the Holy Spirit let us

beseech of the Lord : and let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. C h i r . T o thee, 0 Lord.

And the Priest makefh the ExcZamation :

And vouchsafe, 0 Lord, that boldly and without condemnation, we may dare to call upon thee, God, the heavenly Faqher, and to say : And the Pe@Ze recite fht Lord's Prayer to U c end.

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those

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who trespass against us. And lead 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 ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Pn-tst. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Pn'cst. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. Tbn the Common Cup ( 5 ) is brought, and tke Pricrf blessefh it, and reciteth this Prayer :

Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. 0 God, who hast created all things by thy might, and hast made Cr, fast the round world, and adornest the crown of all things which 3 thou hast made : Bless now, with thy spiritual blessing, this common 5 cup, which thou dost give to those who are now united for a com- 9 munity of maniage. Aloud: For blessed is thy Name, and glorified is thy kingdom, of

the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. Thm, takin fke Cu# in hir hand, fk Priest gibeth it thrice to them :/Trsflo fk Matt, anithen to the Woman. Then immediate& the Priest fakefh them, tke groomsmen behind them holding their crowns, and l e d t h them in a nicle (6) round about the lectnrr. And the Priest, or the People, sing the following Hymn, in Tone V: :

Rejoice, 0 Isaiah! A Virgin is with child, and shall bear a Son, Emmanuel, both God and man : and Orient is his name ; whom magnifying we call the Virgin blessed. Another, in Tone VZZ.

0 Hol Martyrs, who fought the good fight and have received your crowns: ntreat ye the Lord that he will have mercy on our souls. Glory to thee, 0 Christ our God, the Apostles' boast, the Martyrs' joy, whose preaching was the Consubstantial Trinity.

Thm, taking the crown of tkc BntTd?groom, he saith :

Be thou exalted, 0 Bridegroom, like unto Abraham; and be thou blessed, like unto Isaac ; and do thou multiply like unto Jacob, walking in peace, and keeping the commandments of God in righteousness. Z i m , faking fhe crown of the Bride, he saith :

And thou, 0 Bride: Be thou exalted like unto Sarah ; and exult thou, like unto Rebecca; and do thou multiply, like unto Rachel :

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and rejoice thou in thy husband, fulfilling the conditions of the law : for so is it well-pleasing unto God. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

The Pricst praycth :

0 God, our God, who didst come to Cana of Galilee, and didst bless there the marriage feast : Bless, also, these thy servants, who through thy good providence are now united together in wedlock. Bless their goings out and their comings in : replenish their life with good things : receive their crowns into thy kingdom, preserving them spotless, blameless, and without reproach, unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Pn'cst. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. And the Prirst prayeth :

May the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the all-holy, consubstantial and life-giving Trinity, one Godhead, and one Kingdom, bless you ; and grant unto you length of days, fair children, prosperity of life, and faith : and fill you with all abundance of earthly good things, and make you worthy 'to obtain the blessings of the pr* mise : through the prayers of the holy Birth-giver of God, and of all the Saints. Amen. And the Deacon sai'rh :

EIGHTH DAY (8)

0 Lord our God, who hast blessed the crown of the year, and permittest these crowns to be laid upon those who are united to one another by the law of marriage, and thus grantest unto them, as it were

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a reward of chastity ; for they are pure who are united in the marriage which thou hast made lawful : Do thou bless also in the removal of these crowns those who have been united to one another, and preserve their union indissoluble; that they may evermore give thanks unto thine all-holy Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Priest. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. Priest. These thy servants having come together in concord, 0 Lord, and having accomplished the compact of mamage, as at Cana of Galilee, and contracted the pledges thereof, ascribe glory unto thee, to

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

unto ages of ages. Amen. And the Dismissal.

the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Bless.

And the Priest beslowelh the BENEDICTION.(.!kflagc

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The Pricst beginneth :

Blessed is our God always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Chir. Amen. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. (Thnke.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. 0 Lord, wash away our sins. 0 Master, pardon our transgressions. 0 Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Glory . . . now, and ever, . . . Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, A s we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver

us from the Evil One :

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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 ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. Deacon. In peace let us pray to the Lord. For the servants of God, N. and N., and for the protection which is from God ; and for their life together : let us pray to the Lord C h i r . Lord, have mercy. That they may dwell together uprightly and in oneness of mind : let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-Virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord Priest. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the

Father, and to the Son, and to the Rely Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

The Priest saith this P m y n :

0 eternal God, who hast brought into unity those who were sundered, and hast ordained for them an indissoluble bond of love ; who didst bless Isaac and Rebecca, and didst make them heirs of thy promise : Bless also these thy servants, N. and N., directing them unto every good work For thou art a merciful God, who lovest mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. C h i r . Amen. Priest. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord.

The Priest Prayeth :

0 Lord our God, who hast espoused the Church as a pure Virgin from among the Gentiles : Bless this Betrothal, and unite and maintain these thy servants in peace 'and oneness of mind. For unto thee are due all honour, glory and worship, to the Father,

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and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Chai. Amen i%m tke Pn'csf, faking the nirgs, givcth one$rst to f h Man, and h t& Woman

cnrothn; and saifk fo the Man :

T h e servant of God, N., is betrothed to the handmaid of God, N. : In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. And in Zikc manner to the Woman :

T h e handmaid of God, N., is betrothed to the servant of God, N. : I n the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Let us pray to the Lord. Chir. Lord, have mercy. Pn'cJt. 0 Master, Lord our God, who showest pity upon all men, and whose providence is over all thy works ; who knowest the-secrets of man, and understandest all men : Purge away our sins, and forgive

the transgressions of thy servants, calling them to repentance, granting

them remission of their iniquities, purification from their sins, and pardon of their errors, whether voluntary or involuntary. 0 thou who knowest the frailty of man's nature, in that thou art his Maker and Creator ; who didst pardon Rahab the harlot, and accept the contrition of the Publican : remember not the sins of our ignorance from our youth up. For if thou wilt consider iniquity, 0 Lord, Lord, who shall stand before thee ? Or what flesh shall be justified in thy sight? For thou only art righteous, sinless, holy, plenteous in mercy, of great compassion, and repentest thee of the evils of men. Do thou, 0 Master, who hast brought together in wedlock thy servants, N. and N., unite them to

one another in love: vouchsafe unto them the contrition of the Publican,

the tears of the Harlot, the confession of the Thief; that, repenting with

their whole heart, and doing thy commandments in peace and oneness of mind, they may be deemed worthy also of thy heavenly kingdom. For thou art he who ordereth all things, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Priest. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Pricst. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir. T o thee, 0 Lord.

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0 Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, who wast lifted up on the precious and life-giving cross, and didst thereby destroy the handwriting against us, and deliver us from the dominion of the Devil : Cleanse thou the iniquities of thy servants ; because they, being unable to bear

the heat and burden of the day and the hot desires of the flesh, are now

entering into the bond of a second marriage, as thou didst render lawful by thy chosen vessel, the Apostle Paul, saying, for the sake of us humble sinners, I t is better to marry in the Lord than to bum. Wherefore, inasmuch as thou art good and lovest mankind, do thou show mercy and forgive. Cleanse, put away, pardon our transgressions ; for thou art he who didst take our infirmities on thy shoulders ; for there is none sinless, or without uncleanness for so much as a single day of his life, save only Thou, who without sin didst endure the flesh, and bestowest on us passionlessness eternal. For thou art God, the God of the contrite in heart, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. People. Amen. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Chir. Lord, have mercy. T k the Pn'csf saith lh Praycr : 0 holy God, who didst create man out of the dust, . . . And fkc rest, as in the First Rite of Marriqqe, #age 297.

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H e who is to be maa2 a Taper-bearer is led by the SubDeacon into the centre of

the Chrrch, befwc the beginning of the Divine Liturgy (see page 7 ), a d thee

mmn* Uree rmermces: and t m i n he mlrtfefhthe Bishopl tfrice. Then, drawin near to the B i r h e , he bowetfhir head; and the s i eth hi= on the 6 a d with hir hand. T h , h y i n g his kand %#on the c a n d e l s he& fhB a k e s d h the followkg Prayer :

0 Lord, who enlightenest all created beings with the light of thy marvels, and knowest the intent of every man before it is formed, and strengthenest those who are desirous of serving thee: Do thou, the same Lord, array in thy fair and spotless vesture this thy servant who desireth to become a Taper-bearer (these thy sewants who desire to become Taper-bearers) before thy Holy Mysteries; that he (te) may be illumined ; and that attaining unto the world to come he ( t h y ) may receive the incorruptible crown of life, and rejoice with thine elect in bliss everlasting. For hallowed is thy Name, and glorified is thy kingdom, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto

ages of ages. Amen. B r f when there is no L i t Y r u the Bishop beginneth cu follozvs:

Blessed is our God always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. T h m skull be sung :

0 heaven1 King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art in all places and fil est all things; Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come, and take up thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every stain; and save our souls, 0 Good One. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. (Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. 0 Lord, wash away our sins. 0 Master, pardon our transgressions. 0 Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Glory . . . now, and ever, . . . Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this

day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive

* See page b i .

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those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from the Evil One : 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 ages of ages. Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times.) Choir. Amen. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

0 holy Apostles, entreat the merciful God that he will grant our souls remission of their sins.

The grace of thy lips, shining forth like a beacon-fire, hath illumined

the universe, and hath bestowed upon the world the treasure of nonavariciousness, and hath shown us the height of humility. But a s thou instructest us with thy words, 0 Father John Chrysostom, so also intercede thou with Christ our God, that our souls may be saved. Thy voice is gone out into all the world, in that it hath received thy word, wherewith thou hast taught in manner well-pleasing unto God, hast expounded the nature of existing things, and hast adorned the customs of mankind. 0 Royal Priesthood, Sainted Father, pray thou unto Christ our God, that our souls may be saved.

The shepherd's reed of thy divine theology hath confounded the

trumpets of the rhetoricians, the same being bestowed upon thee as upon one who hath searched out the deep things of the spirit, and grace of proclamation. Wherefore, 0 Father Gregory, entreat thou ChristGod that our souls may be saved. Glory . . . now, and ever, . . . Through the prayers of all the Saints, and of the Birth-giver of God, 0 Lord, grant us thy peace, and have mercy upon us : for thou only lovest mankind. Then the Bisho# skroreth the can&fe's

head in theform of a cross, s a y i w :

In the Name of the Father. Then the Proto-Dwm, and the Rea&r, or a Chanter, shall say :

Amen. B i s w . And of the Son. Proto-Deacon. Amen. Bishop. And of the Holy Spirit. Proto-Deacon. Amen. Then the Bisho# putteth upon him the short chasuble, and again makvth, f k h , with hir hand, tke s&n of the cross upon his head, and reciteth this Prayer:

0 Lord God Almighty, elect this thy servant ( t h e thy servants),and

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sanctify him (them) ; and enable him (them), with all wisdom and understanding, to exercise the study and reading of thy divine words, preserving him (them) in blamelessness of life. Through the mercies and bounties and love towards mankind of thine Only-begotten Son, with whom also thou art glorified, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Andafter the Prayer, the Bish @encth fhc book of the E isfles upon the head .f the ~ t & r . ~ n thed s u b e a c m l e d himilr a r d f l h him in the middle of the Church, with his face to the east; an the book of tkr E#istles isgivcn to him, and he rerrdcth, a liffle,wheresocvn it may chance to

& all, and turnin he boweth to the Bis thrice, accordin to tk rnbric. X e n the tunic ir $ought to tk Bish@, a s h e slpncth it wit5 hfi hand, o v n

the moss. A d he who hafh becn set afiart (wordarned),having srjptcd himsty

d h the cross, Risseth the cross uflon t k funk, and the hand of fk Bish@ : Andthe SubDeacm vest him in tkr tunic; and the B i s w exhorteth him ihw :

My son(s), the first degree in the Priesthood is that of Reader. I t behooveth thee (ymc) therefore, to peruse the divine Scriptures daily, to t h e end that the hearers, regarding thee (you) may receive edification ;that thou (ye) in nowise shaming thine (your) election, mayest prepare thyself (trur-prepareyourselves) for a higher degree. For by a chaste, holy and upnght life thou shalt (ye shall) gain the favour of the God of loving-kindness, and shalt render thyself ( s h l I renderyourselves) worthy of a greater ministry, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom be glory unto ages of ages. Amen. Then shaN t k B i s W say :

Blessed is the Lord. Lo, the servant(s) of God, N. (NN), is (arc) become a Reader (Readers) of the most holy Church of N. : In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Then tkc B i z w grveth him (or them) a holy lamp, a d kc slarulith (they stand) before the B i s e with the lam#, in the a##m'nted#&ce.

T H E MANNER O F ORDAINING SUB-DEACONS

If the Candidate is to receive the Laying-on of Hands to the SnbDiotonafe (#r P a ~ c79) on the same A y , after he hath been invested with the funk, the SrbDeacons brin the AlmaCic and the ACmatu idle (that r j the stoh) h L k gird~ewith the cross, a d he Bishop. Anfwhcn the Bish? hnth sigrrd who ts to receive Ordination ath Risscd if,and the kand of the Bish*, f.&v gird him therewith. And the Birho) signetk him wifh hak kand, irr tkfmn of a cross; after w h d t k Arch#ricJt saith :

Let us pray to the Lord.

And the Bishop laying hir kand on the Candidirtc's head, rccaCIteththe following Prayer :

0 Lord our God, who, through one and the same Holy Spirit distrib uting gifts of grace to each one of those whom thou hast chosen, hast given to thy Church divers Orders ; who, through thine inscrutable providence hast appointed degrees of ministry therein, for the service of thy holy, spotless Mysteries ; and who, through thine ineffable foreknowledge, hast ordained this thy servant to be worthy to serve in thy Holy Church : Do thou, the same Lord, preserve him uncondemned in all things. And grant that he may love the beauty of thy house, stand before the doors of thy holy Temple, and kindle the lamps in the tabernacle of thy glory. And plant him in thy holy Church like a fruitful olive-tree, which bringeth forth the fruits of righteousness. And make

him thy perfect servant in the time of thine advent, that he may receive

the recompense of those who are well-pleasing in thy sight. For thine

are 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 ages of ages.

0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, . . . (Thrice). Glory . . . now, and ever, . . . 0 all-holy Trinity, . . . Lord, have mercy. (Tricr.) Our Father, who art in heaven, . . . For thine is the kingdom,

. . . Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) I believe itl one God, . . .

Pardon, remit, forgive, 0 God, our transgressions, both voluntary

* For explanation, see Introductory Chapter on the Symbolism of the Church. dppendix B, VIII ( I ) .

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and involuntary, whether of word or of deed, whether of knowledge r/, or of ignorance, whether of the day or of the night, whether of the 8 mind or of the intentions : forgive us all inasmuch as thou art good %

and lovest mankind. A d zyhe &sirefk to say anything firrt/ur, ke &fh so secret&. At the fine of the Ckerubimic Hymn, kc is led in fionf o the Ho& Dams, to

the Bish* : and the BisAoj wastieth Air kandi, accork. fo the rite, and saifh the P r a y .

Tken Ac s e e f k fke wafer wifh his A a n l in the orm of a cross, tkricc. And the BirAop, wifk this Aol wafer, weffefhthe andidirfe's eyes and ears nostn7s, and lipr. And at Great Enhance, fli CanaYahte for No& Or&rs wcrlketh bekznd all fke clergy. T b tke Brjlhsp suit%:

And may the mercy of the great God, and of our Saviour Jesus Christ, be with you all. ( S e t Liturgy, page 79.)

And g t e r the ExcZamfion Ar is led info ilr S a n c f v y flr ~ u b ~ e a c k s , accordin4 to the rubric, andkauing recei~cdfke Brjkop's b esszirg, ke fakvfk & s i a d untk flr SubDemons. (2)

T H E .FORM WHICH IS USED A T T H E ORDINATION O F A DEACON *

After the B i s w hath said: (.See tke Liturgy, page r r I .) And may the mercy of the great God, and of our Saviour Jesus Christ, be with you all:

The Sub-Deacons brin the BishqSs #onti cal seat and place it in front, and somewhat toward

l.ft side fie oly Altar, that he nuy not t u n hi back upon the Holy Thit~gs.A n d the B i s h e seafeth himserf thereon ;d h o Sub-Deacons take him wko 6 to receive tke Luyin -on of H a n d porn the m d dlr of the Church, having him between then, anfcach laying m e k a d u h 6 neck, and holding h m by the hdr with tke otker: a d they bow dbwn as low as posszbk. And one Deacon in tke Sanctuary saifh :

Command. A n d l c d n g him fonvard a ldtle, thy bow him k Deacon saith :

n agairr. And anotkcr

Command (3). And thereupon fhty h a w w a r to the Holy Door, bowing him cibzvrr brfwe tk Bisho#. T h m the Proto-Deacon saith :

Command, Most Reverend Master. Then the SubDeacons leave him who is to receive Ordination at the Holy Door: w k r e n on two others, a Proto-Deacon and n Deacon, taRc him, the one by trtr right and, the other by the left; and he k w e t h before :kc BisAop. Thn fAr Brsho# signeth him with his h n d i n the form of n cross, and they walk r m d

the Holy Altar, (4)they that lead him and the rest, s i n f i g :

0 holy Martyrs, who fought the good fight and have received your crowns : Entreat ye the Lord that our souls may be saved. TArn tkose who are withoxt the Sanctuary sing the same, once. A n d k who ir io receive the Laying-on of Hands kisseth the four corners of tk Holy Altar, and tke hand and knee of the B i s A e . ( 5 ) T k n they compass about the Altar again, singing :

Glory to thee, 0 Christ our God, the Apostles' boast, the Martyrs' joy, whose preaching was the consubstantial Trinity. A n d the Choir wi'thout singeth the same, once. And again he who & a% rcceiw Ordination Kisseth the Holy Altar, and the epz&nation and handof the B i r w . Then they compass about the A lLar again, singing :

Rejoice, 0 Isaiah! A Virgin is with child, and shall bear a Son, Emmanuel, both God and man : and Orient is his name; whom magmfying we call the Virgin blessed.

* See Appendix B, VIII (2).

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And they clb accwding to the Rifual. And those without sing the same. T h the Bishop rbeth, and the #ontzjFtol chair is removed,. and he who is to rcceii,e the laying- of h a n h octh to the tigAt sidc of the B h W , and bowstk saying : abwn bc~%ethe Holy A ltar,

Lord, have mercy upon me, a sinner. And bending the rigAt &nee (6)kc Cayelk his palms upon th Holy Altar, in t h form of a cross, and platcth his brow between his ha& on the Holy R ltar. Then tk B i s W layetk the end of his stole %#on kis head, and (7) blessetk him, thricr, n f i n the had, and when tk Proto-Deacon, or the D e m , hath said :

laying his hand on tk Candidate's head, saith, aloud, in the Iuaring of all t se who are in the Church ;

T h e grace divine, which always healeth that which is infirm, and completeth that which is wanting, elevateth, through the laying-on of hands, N., the most devout Sub-Deacon, to be a Deacon : Wherefore, let us pray for him, that the grace of the all-holy Spirit may come upon him.

T h n the Priests in the Sanctna on t k nght sic&, chant: Lord, have merc . (Thnie.) Likewise, t h e on l@: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) And nir ers without in the rigkt and lefC C h i n : Kyrie eleison (thrzke,slowly), w k l e the Bishop reciteth this (8)

T k Proto-Deacon kau Scrid, in a low voice :

Let us Pray to the

0 Lord our God, who by thy foreknowledge dost send down the fulness of the Holy Spirit upon those who are ordained by thine inscrutable power to be thy servitors, and to administer thy spotless Sacraments : Do thou, the same Sovereign Master, pre- q serve also this man, whom thou hast been

A d the Bis eth, tkirce,% Ofiim *at is recop ing Ordination.

ing-on oftoHands, pleased ordain,tothrough

me, by of the theLayDi-

aconate, in all soberness of life, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. Vouchsafe unto him the grace which thou didst grant unto Stephen, thy first Martyr, whom, also, thou didst call to be the first in the work of thy ministry ; and make him worthy to administer after thy pleasure the degree which it hath seemed good to thee to confer upon him. For they who minister well prepare for themselves a good degree. And manifest him as wholly thy seivant. For thine are 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 ages of ages. Amen.

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And thc BbAOp. k @ i n Air hand on the head o him is re&- ! i~ H O d~k y s , ) Y I I Y C ~ ~ UI , wfiire :

T k n the Profo-Deacon saifhsoflly, in a low voicc :

In peace let us pray to the

Lord. 0 God our Saviour, who by Choir. Lord, have mercy. thine incorruptible voice didst

the peace that

from appoint unto thine Apostles the above, and for the salvation of law of the Diaconate, and didst

our souls: I$ cn manifest the first Martyr, S t s For the peace of the whole world ; for the welfare of God's 3 phenl to be of the same ; and didst proclaim him the first who and for the should exercise the office of a union of them all : I$ Deacon, as it is written in thy 1 For our Bishop N., of N., 2 Holy Gospel : Whosoever deand for his priesthood, succour, maintenance, peace, health and r sireth to be first among you, let b salvation ; and for the work of & him be your servant : Do thou, 2 0 Master of all men, fill also 5 his hands: & this thy servant, whom thou 9 For the servant of God' N'y who bath now received the F; hast graciously permitted to Layingsn of H~~~~ to be a 2' enter upon the ministry of a

Deacon, and for his salva- p Deacon, with all faith, and love, power, and holiness, tion : & S and the of through .!! That the God who loveth and life-giving Spirit ; for mankind will vouchsafe unto him a pure and blameless Di- 2 not through the Laying-on of my hands, but through the aconate : & For our most God-fearing 2 visitation of thy rich bounties, is grace bestowed upon thy sovereign Lord, N. & worthy ones : That he, being For this city, and for every devoid of all sin, may stand city and land; and for those who blameless before thee in the terwith faith dwell therein : & rible Day of th Judgment, and That he will deliver us from receive the un ailing reward of all tribulation, wrath, peril and

thy promise. necessity : &

US, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life

unto Christ our God. Chir. To thee, 0 God.

Exchmatton. Tkc Bizhop. For thou art our God, and unto thee do we ascribe glory,

THE FORM USED AT THE OKDINATION OF A DEACON

to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. m e n they raise the Candiciirte,and loose hrj stole, which is b a n d cross-wise. And taking the stole, the Bishop layeth it on h L left skouldcr, saying in a loud voicc :

Axios ! (Worthy !) (8) And t h q within the Sanctuary sing, tA&e :

Axios. And likewise they without, in both Choirs,sing, tkrice :

Axios. Tkm the gauntlets aregiven to him, and the Bishop saith :

Axios. And they within the Sanctuary, and they without, sing the same, as before. Then the sacramentalfan is given to Aim, and the Birho$ saith :

Axios. A n d t h y whe are within, and m'fhout, the Sanctuary, sin as before. And he kisscth the Bishop on the shoulakr, and placeth hiwe&at the Alfar, and fannefh the Holy Gifis.

THE OFFICE USED A T T H E ELEVATION O F AN

ARCHDEACON, OR A PROTO-DEACON

H c that is to be mired to the Archdinconate is led, by a ProtPDcacm a n d a Deacon, to the Reverend Riskop, in the m i M e of the Church, oclkere the Bbrkop shndcth, at the time when the Lesser Entrance with the boo&of the Holy GusPels is ma&. (See #age 84.) And he boweth, thrzke, before the Biskop, evm to his .rdle, and benlicth his head Then the Bishop, sitting, muketh the s@ ol CYOSS, thrice, with his hand, ##on his head; and rising, layeth hii haad u#on his he&. And when thc Deacon kath said:

Let u s pray t o t h e Lord :

0 Master, Lord o u r God, who hast bestowed upon our race t h e Archdeaconship, granting, through thine unspeakable providence, t h a t they who are endued therewith may order a n d serve t h y Divine Mysteries as lesser ministers : D o thou, t h e s a m e Lord, e n d u e with this g r a c e of t h e Archdeaconship this t h y servant, N., a n d adorn him with t h i n e integrity, t o stand a t t h e head of t h e Deacons of t h y people, a n d t o be a n example of good t o those who a r e under him. Cause him to attain unto a ripe old age, t h a t h e may magnify t h y glorious Name, of t h e Father, and of t h e Son, and of t h e Holy Spirit, now, and ever, a n d u n t o ages of ages. Amen.

* See Appendix B, VIII (8).

T H E FORM A N D MANNER OF ORDAINING A

A f l n the Chernbimic Hymn hafh been Bnished (see Page 98), he who is to be ordained Priest is led by an Archdeacon, or bnother Deacon, in the same manner, and after the same exclamations of Command nnd Command, as at

the ordination of a Deacon, t/trough the Holy Dow, to the Holy Altar be ore

the B i s h f , at the r k h t hand side thereoJ The Bisho) s&teth him e ; i t l h i s

hand, in t e f m m of a cross :and he is fed thnce round the Rltur, as is described i n the OFFICE FOR MAKING A DEACON, while all within the Sanctuary sing thefollowing Hymns :

0 holy Martyrs, who fought the good fight and have received your crowns : Entreat ve the Lord that our souls may be saved. Glory to thee, 0 Christ our God, the Apostles' boast, the Martyrs' joy, whose preaching was the consubstantial Trinity. Rejoice, 0 Isaiah ! A Virgin is with child, and shall bear a Son, Emmanuel, both God and man : and Orient is his name ; whom magnifying we call the Virgin blessed. Then he who is to be orciaincd bnrriirfh both knees, and #liuetA his g5alms crosswise ##on the Ho* Alfur, and the Bishop lnyeth the e d o f his stole ujon fhr Aeudof him who as to receive the Layin -on of Han&,and blesseth him, fhrice, u#on the head. And when the#rincz9afPriest hafh said:

L e t us attend :

The Bisirop, laying his hand upon his head, #ronounceth, aloud, i n the hearing

of all those who stand in the Clurch :

T h e grace divine, which always healeth that which is infirm, and completeth ( I ) that which is wanting, elevateth through the laying-on of hands, N., the most devout Deacon, to be a Priest. Wherefore, let us pray for him, that the grace of the all-holy Spirit may come upon him. A n d the B i s w reciteth, secretly, the T k n the Profo-Dearon saifh in a

Let us pray to the Lord. A n d the Priests m'rhin the Sancfwnry ~ o r d ,have mercy, thrice on the nkht si&, and again fkricc on tht left si&. A n d tA.9 S i n ~ c r sd h o u f , i n n k k f a n d left Choirs, sinz: Kyrie el ,ison (thrice, slowly), w k i k the BLh@ recitefh the Prayer.

0 God, who hast no beginning and no ending; who art older than every createdv thing ; who crownest with the name of Presbyter I? those whom thou deemest worthy ? to serve the word of thy truth in the divine ministry 'of this " degee : Do thou, the same lOord of all men, deign to preserve in pureness of life and in unswerv-

Appendix B. VIII (10).

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ing faith this man also, upon whom, through me, thou hast graciously been pleased to lay hands. Be favourably pleased to grant unto him the great grace of thy Holy Spirit, and make him wholly thy servant, in all things acceptable unto thee, and worthily exercising the great honours of the priesthood which thou hast conferred upon him by thy prescient power. 'For thine is the majesty, and thine are 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 ages of ages. Choir. Amen. A n d the Proto.Deacon saith, in a

And the Bishop, blessinfi fkrirc, Cmu voice : him who is receiving Ordination, Keepefh kis hand on the CizndiLet us p v the

&tess he& and -jrayeth, st

cretly : n c n the P h t , in a low voice, g recifefh the LITANYOF PEACE. 0 ~~d great in might and 21 inscrutable in wisdom, marvelIn peace let us pray to the Lord. lous in counsel above the sons Choir. Lord, have mercy. i: of men : Do thou, the same Lord, fill with the gift of thy For the peace that is from Holy Spirit this man whom it above, and for the salvation of S hath pleased thee to advance our souls : & For the peace of the whole & to the degree of Priest; that he may be worthy to stand in (, world ; for the welfare of God's holy Churches, and for the p, innocency before thine Altar; 8 union of them all : & 2 to proclaim the Gospel of thy For our Bishop, N. of N., 8' kingdom ; to minister the word

of thy truth ; to offer unto thee his priesthood, succour, maintenance, peace, health and sal- 2 spiritual gifts and sacrifices ; to vation; and for the works of ,* renew thy people through the r laver of regeneration. That his hands : &

For the servant of God, N., 2 when he shall go to meet thee, who now hath received the a at the Second Coming of our Laying-on of Hands to the 2 great God and Saviour, Jesus Priesthood, and for his salvaChrist, thine Only-begotten tion : & Son, he may receive the reward That the God who loveth of a good steward in the degree mankind will vouchsafe unto committed unto him, through him a pure and blameless minthe plenitude of thy goodness. istry: I$ For our most God-fearing Sovereign Lord, N. : For this city ; and for every city and land ; and for those who with faith dwell therein : I$

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Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most-llessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and dl our life unto Christ our God.

,- - Ckoir. T o thee, 0 Lord.

l?xclamfio~.

Bzk/rop. For blessed and magnified is thine all-holy and majestic Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. 2 % ~t& raise u# the Candiakfe,and bring the PricJt's stole; and takin tk UeaconJsstolrf~om him that 6 t h rcccivedtke Layinpn ofkianak, tke k k o P mdueth him wifh the #nksfly stole, after he Lath blessed it; and he t k d recciveth it kisseth it, and the h n d o f fk BisA*. And the Bis* (0yct.k it abmrt his neck, saying, loudly : Axios ! (Worthy !) And they within tkc Sanctnary sing the same : Axios. ( Thnke.) And the Singers withont, in both Choirs, sing also : Axios. (Thrice.)

The Bishop then, in like manner, endneth him with tk zone, and he kisseth it,

and tkc hand of tkc Bish*, ar~dgirdcthhimst& Andtkc Bish* saitk : Axios. ( 8 ) Andthcy within the Sanctuary a d they without a21 the same. Thus they o!a also with the chasuble :and with the Service-Book,wkich is @ e n to hirn as his p i & in the holy ministry; for k saith notfrom memory t k Prayers, but reatteth them. Then tkey sin as usual, and the Pn'est who hafh received fkc Laying-on of k i n d g o e t ~ t hnfln

he hat* kissed tkc Bir 's stole and his hand, and kisseth the rchimand~ites,and all his fcllow-c e r n , on fkc skoula2r; and taketh his place among tkc PricJLs.

MANNER OF MAKING A N

He who is to bc adL& to the rank of 2?chpricst is conducted by a Proto-Dcacon, or by tulo ~ e a r o n s ha c /I'i#t Rewerend Bisho$, in the mi&Zt of fhe Church, at the time when thcZitflr Etrtrarrce with the book of thc Holy Gos9th is tnndc. He bowcth before the Bishop, cve~rto thegt~dle,thrice, arrdbena2fA his he&. And the Bish*, as hc sitteth,sz&acth him, thrice, upon thc ha4 in crossfor~n,with his hand. Then, risin hc iayeth his hand upon the Priesfs head. A n d n/er U c Proto-Deacon h a t f said:

Let us pray to the Lord :

0 Master, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, who hast bestowed the priesthood upon our race, and hast endued us with the grace of this gift and honour, and hast appointed us who are duly devout to exercise command over the members of the Priesthood, and the other servitors in lesser degree of thy Mysteries: Endue thou now, also, with thy grace, our brother N., and adorn him with integrity; that he may stand at

the head of the Priests of thy people. And enable him to set a good

example to those who are with him ; and graciously grant that he may attain, in piety and veneration, unto a good old age ; and have mercy upon us all, inasmuch as thou art a good God. For thou art the bestower of wisdom ; and unto thee doth all creation sing praises unto ages of ages. Then the Birhoj signeth hi& upon tk head with the s+

of tke cross, sayimg:

Blessed is God. Lo, the servant of God, N., is made an Archpriest of God's holy Church, N. : In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Then, laying his hand upon the Pricsfs head, the B L r w exclaimrtA :

Axios ! (Thrice.) * Then they place thc Arch rirst with thc otirer c l w , according to their rank, and enter the Sanctuary tA! rough the Holy Door, and minister with tke Clrrgy. Appendix B, VIII (8).

T H E OFFICE T H A T IS U S E D A T T H E INSTITUTION OF AN ABBOT

H e who is to be elevated to the rank o Abbot is fed by a ProfoDeacon,or by two Deacons, to the Bishop, in the m i d e ofthe Chttrch, where the Bishop stanrilrth, a t the fintc o f f h e Lesser Etttrante with the book

the Holy Goq3cCs (seepage

so be that the Bishop hilrrself' oflciate at the Liturgy. But if not, then 84), they bring to the Bishop his priest4 sfofe,ganntfets and onro/dr. arld he ?~esteth hirasef ' where he sfanrilrfh. He who is to be ndvanced to the rank of Abbot is broug t to his a#ointed~face, and bowefh low to the Bishop, even to his giidle, thrice, and betrdeth his head And the Bishop, sitting, sslgncth his head, fhtfce, with his hand, in the f o r ~ nof a cross. A n d rising, he Cayefh his hand upon his head; and when the Profo-Deacon hath said:

L e t us pray t o the Lord :

0 God, who ever exercisest divine foresight concerning the salvation of men, and hast gathered into one this reason-endowed flock: Do thou, 0 Master of all, through thy boundless love for mankind, preserve t h e same spotless, ever keeping thy commandments, that not one sheep perish therefrom, or be devoured by the wolf. And make this thy servant, whom thou hast been graciously pleased to set over it as Abbot, worthy of thy goodness ; and adorn him with all virtues, that through his own deeds he may offer a good example to those who are subject unto him ; that they, being moved t o emulate his blameless life, may, with him, stand uncondemnd before thy dread Judgment Seat. F o r 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 ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Bishop. Peace be with you all. C/toir. And with thy spirit. Proto-Deacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir. T o thee, 0 Lord. Then the Biskoj saith, secretly, the following Prayer:

Incline thine ear, 0 Lord, and hear our prayers ; and cause this thy servant, the Abbot of this venerable habitation, to be a wise and faithful steward of the reason-endowed flock which, through thy h grace, hath been entrusted unto him, working thy will in all things, 2

and becoming worthy of thy heavenly kingdom.

Through the grace and love towards mankind of thine Onlybegotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

THE OFFICE AT THE INSTITUTION OF AN ABBOT

Command, Master. A n d the Bishop, also, with a loud v& :

The grace of the all-holy Spirit, at the hands of our humble person,

promoteth thee to be Abbot of the honourable habitation of the Lord God, and our Saviour, Jesus Christ, N. (17 the Temple be dedicated to him) ; or of our most holy Sovereign Lady, the Mother of our Lord, N. (gthe Temple be h d k a t e d to her) ; or of Saint N. (gthe ;Tcmpfe be dedicated to a Saint). T k n , Laying his hand upon his h e 4 the Bishop excku'mctA:

Axios ! ( T~H'cc.) And the Choir singefh :

Axios. (Thvice.)

T h m he who hafh k e n invcsfed with the ofice o Abbot kissetA the pall* o .

the Bishop on the r i ht, and on the left s h u &r: and being Zed awa

taketh hir place wit% the other Abbots, according to their rank: and?% enter the Srnctua ihrouC.Athe Holy Door; and Ac min&tcrcfh' wi16 other c~ergy,acmXng to the B i t y a ~ . See Appendix B, VIII (11).

T H E OFFICE USED A T T H E ELEVATION OF

AN ARCHIMANLIRITE

H e who is to be installed as Archimandrite is led by the Proto-Deacon,or by two Urncons,to the Bishop, in the m i M e of the Church, where the Bishoj standeth, at the time of the Lzttle Entrance with the book ofthr Holy Gosjels (seepage 84), zy the Bishop himseCf be the celebrant at the Divine Litrrrgy. b u t if not, then they bringto the LZtshop hispriestly stole, hisgauntlets, and his all, and he vrsteth himsep where he strrndefh. He who is to be itrstallrd 11s rchimandn'le, being brou ht to his ap#ointedjluce, boweth before the Bishop, even to his rdle, and bend% his head. A n d the Bishop, sittin ~ a k e t hthrice, wifh his find, W sign o/ the cross over his hmd. A x d if Candidah /or the rank

of Archimandrite be already an Abbot, the Prayers at the Elevation of an Abbot are not used, and the Proto-Deacon saith only, aloud :

Command, Master : And the Bishop saith, in a loud voice :

The grace of the all-holy Spirit, through our humility, doth promote

thee to be Archimandrite of the venerable habitation of our Lord, and God, and Saviour, Jesus Christ ; or of our most holy Lady, the Birthgiver of God (if the Temple be dedicated to h e r ) ; o r of Saint N . (if it be dedicated to a Saint). T h m , layin his hand upon the head of him who is being elevated the Bishop ezclaimeti :

'Axios ! ( Thrice.) * Choir. Axios. (Thyice.) . And zya m i h is to be c o n f e d wpm a n Archimandrite, then, after the Little

Entrance from the Sanctuary, with the book of the Holy Gospels, the Archimandriie is led to tke Bishop. A n d the Bishop saith no prayer, but onl blesset/c

the Archimandrite with his hand. A n d Nu Archimandrite kisseth

the Bishoj, and the mitre ;and the mitre is then j u t upon the Archimandrite.

Take this staff and with it establish and rule thy flock : seeing that thou must answer therefor to our Lord God, on the Day of Judgment. Tkrn the Eishoj exhorteth him and hisflock to the observance of tkeir resjective duties. See Appendix B,VIII (8).

THE ORDER O F ELECTING A N D CONSECRATING A BISHOP'

When the time is come or electing a Bishqj to h vacant E#iscqjaZ Throne, the Most Holy Synod of ussia taketh counsel as to who k n o w of a n incumbent of such a dy-nifu ;a d when sxch jtrson hath been seLectcd, tge mination of him w o as rksignated to the Bishqjru is maa2 after #hefolhwing manner : When the time is come, the Bis s and CandzXzabelect are srrmmoncd fo the Mod Holy G m i n g Synod; an when they are assembled, the Presiding Biskq5 #vtteth on his jricstly dole. ZZen annorrnccment is madc to the Bishopekct by the Chicf Secretary in tkis wise :

Honourable Father Archimandrite (or Hiero-Monk), N. : Our Sovereign I.ord, N., the Emperor of All the Russias, by an edict signed with his Majesty's name, commandeth, and the Most Holy Synod of Russia assenteth thereto, that pour Holiness shall be the Bishop of the God-saved cities, NN. And thereto the Bishoj-rlect makefh answer :

Seeing that our Sovereign Lord, N., the Emperor of All the Russias, hath commanded my preferment, and that the Most Holy Governing Synod of All the Russias hath judged me worthy of this ministry, I return thanks, and accept, and say nothing contrary thereto. Then the Presiding B i r w beginnrth :

I3lessed is our God always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

The others say :

0 heavenly King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art in al: places and fillest all things ; Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come, and take up thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every stain ; and save our souls, 0 Good One. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. (Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us Appendix B, VIII.

ORDER OF ELECTING A N D CONSECRATING A BISHOP

this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from the Evil One :

The Presiding Bishop. 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 ages of ages. Amen.

The others recite the following Hymrr (Trojdr):

Blessed art thou, 0 Christ our God, who hast revealed the fishers most wise, sending down upon them thy Holy Spirit, and thereby catching the universe as in a net. Glory,to thee, 0 thou who lovest man kind. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. And the Collect-Hymn ( K o n d k ):

When the Most High confounded the tongues, he dispersed abroad

the nations : but when he distributed th: tongues of fire, he called

all men unto unity. Wherefore, with one accord, we glorify the all-holy

Spirit. Then the Presiding Bljko$ rcci'reth this L h n y :

Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy,

.?. we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy. I$ Furthermore we pray for our most God-fearing Sovereign Lord, N., the Emperor of All the Rwsias ; and for all the Reigning

House. I$ b.

Furthermore we pray for the Most Holy Governing Synod. I$ Furthermore we pray for the all-honourable Archimandrite (or 2 4 Hiero-Monk), N., the newlyelected Bishop of the God-saved

cities, NN. I$ Furthermore we pray for all the brotherhood, and for all

Orthodox Christians. I$

Exclamafion.

For thou art a merciful God, who lovest mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. C/roir. Amen. . Deacon. Wisdom ! Choir. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. ( Thrice.) Bless, Master.

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And the BENEDICTION.

May he who, in the form of tongues of fire, sent down from heaven

the Holy Spirit upon his Disciples and Apostles, Christ our true God;

through the prayers of his all-pure Mother, of the honourable, glorious Prophet, the Forerunner and Baptist, John, and of Saint N. (whose day it is), and of all Saints, have mercy upon us and save us, for h e is good and loveth man. Then the Choir chanteth MANYYEARS to his most Godfeatirr Imperhzl Majesty

the Emfleror, to the Most Holy Govrming Synod, and to t% Birhoj-elect.

A ~ t dwhen this is finished, fhe Chief Bkhop riseth and blesseth the Bishop-ekct with the cross, and sprinkleth him with holy water, and each one of them then &parteth to his own abode.

CONSECRATION

On the &y when the Consecration is to take place, the bells arc pealed for the Vr$l Service, accordi~rgto the Ritual: and at the Ninth Theme-Song of' tke

A n d the Bisho#s and others assemble in the Cathedral Church,and havin vested themstlzes according to the Ritual, t h v ascend the tribune, ppredrf by ihe Archimandrite, the Abbot, and the Archpriest, and all t k Clergy. And in the mi& of the Church, near the tribune, on the ecclesiastical caert, there is placed the *re of a one-headed eagle, having its wings orrtsprcari, stnnding n n k h t on its feet ;and u n d r its feet is a cit with walls and towers, an the eagle, as it were, treading u#on fhe tw*l t t r c o f . A n d thir i s gnardcd so that no one may step upon the eagle. ( I 2) T k n the B i ~ h @ scommand the A rchpriest and the Proto-Deacon to summon him who is to receive consecration : and they, doing reverence and kissing the h a d

of the Bishops, take the Candidate for consecration, who is i n the Sanctuary, clad i n all the vestments of a Priest, and lead him #$on the fail of the ea le axd he make/* 1 r e e revwenas. he proto-~eaconfirst l e d t h the ~ i r 5 q i elect,proclaiming and saying, in an audible voice, these things follaving :

The God-beloved, elect and confirmed Archimandrite (or HieroMonk), N., is led forth for consecration to the Bishopric of the Godsaved city, N. (cities NN.). And to the Z?isho#-clect,holding i n his &an& the holy wriling of the Ortkoabx faith, the Chief Brjho# saith :

Wherefore art thou come, and what dost thou ask of our meekness?

The Bisho#-elect maketh answer, saying :

The laying-on of hands, unto the grace of the hishop's office, Most

Reverend Sirs. And the Bakho# questiomth him, saying:

And how believest thou ? A n d the Bkh@-efect recilrth, aloud, TEE SYMBOL

OF T H E FAITH:

I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible :

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And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds ; Light of Light, Very God of very God ; Begotten, not made ; Being of one Essence with the Father; By whom all things were made; Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man. And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried. And the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead ; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth

from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. In one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, And the Life of the world to come. Amen. A n d when kc hafh said this, the Biskoj blcsseth him w i t h the sign ofthe cross, and saifh :

The grace of God the Father, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of

the Holy Spirit, be with thee.

Tkc Bishop-elect is then ledto the middle ofthe eagle, /kc Proto-Deacon proclaiming his being led, ar war ex$laitred above :

The God-beloved . . . is led . . . and so forth, as brfore.

A n d when the Bzkkop-elect katk been placed rr on the ccntrc of thccaglc, t h Ckicf Biskq5 dirccteth his w w a k to him, and sait :

Reveal unto us more particularly how thou believest concerning the properties of the three Persons of the ineffable Godhead, and concerning the Incarnation of the Person of the Son and Word of God A n d tke Bisk -elect immediately rca&th, aloud, fhc SECOND

CONFESSIONOF

a s f o lowcfh :

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible ; For he is without beginning, unbegotten, and without cause, but is himself the natural beginning and cause of the Son, and of the Spirit. And I believe in his Only-begotten Son, without mutation and w~thouttime begotten of him, being of one Essence with Him by whom all things were made. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, who proceedeth from the same Father, and with him is glorified as coeternal, being of one Essence with him, and equal in glory, and enthroned together with him, the Author of creation. I believe that one of the same supersubstantial and life-giving Trinity, the Only-begotten Word, came down from heaven, for us men,

and for our salvation, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin

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Mary, and was made man ; that is to say, was made perfect man, yet remaining God, and in nowise changing his divine essence by his participation in the flesh, neither being transmuted into anything else: but without mutation assuming man's nature, he therein endured suffering and death, being free in his divine nature from every suffering. And on the third day he rose again from the dead ; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of his God and Father. And I believe those traditions and narrations concerning the one Catholic and Apostolic Church which we have received from God and

the men of God. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of

sins. I look for the Resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Furthermore I confess the one Person, the Word made flesh ; and I believe and proclaim that Christ is one and the same in two natures after his incarnation, preserving those things which were in them and from them. Therefore, also, I adore two wills, in that each nature retaineth its own special will and its own action. I reverence, relatively, but not in the way of worship, the images divine and reverence-worthy of Christ himself, and of the all-undefiled Mother of God, and of all the Saints, addressing to their originals the honour shown to them. I reject as ill-advised those who think otherwise. And I literally and truly confess our Sovereign Lady, Mary the Birth-giver of God, as having borne

in the flesh one of the Trinity, even Christ our God. And may the same be my helper, protector, and defender all the days of my life. Amen. And immediately fhB i s h j saith, blessing in /kc form of a cross him who k receiving Consecration :

The grace of the Holy Spirit be with thee, enlightening, strengthening and endowing thee with wisdom all the days of thy life. T h n the Bishoj-clecf is led @on the had of the ea le, and a f w t h e Proto-Deacon kafh$ra&imed Aiijrlfmmt, as adow drscngd, and h f h$Caccdhimt on fke head of the eagle, fke Bishop saith to him :

Declare unto us, also, what thou thinkest concerning the Canons of

the holy Apostles and the holy Fathers, and the traditions and regulations of the Church.

A d the BishOp-CZccfimmediately rca&th, in a loud voice, the THIRDCONFESSION

*In this my confession of the holy faith, I promise to observe the Canons of the holy Apostles, and of the Seven CEcumenical Councils, and of the pious Provincial Councils, the traditions of the Church, and

the decrees, orders and regulations of the Holy Fathers. And all things

whatsoever they have accepted I also accept ; and whatsoever things they have rejected those will I also reject. I pronlise also to preserve the peace of the Church, and firmly to hold and zealously to teach the people entrusted to me,and not to devise anything whatsoever which is contrary to the Orthodox Catholic Christian

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faith of the East all the days of my life ; and that I will, in all things, follow and always obey the Most Holy Governing Synod of All the Russias, recognized and confirmed by the Four Patriarchs of the Catholic Church of the East as equal in dignity and power with themselves ; and to be, in all things, of one mind with the Most Reverend Metropolitans, Archbishops and Bishops, my brethren, and conjointly with them submissive to the divine law, and the sacred rules of the Holy Apostles and Holy Fathers ; and with all sincerity to cherish towards then1 spiritual affection ; and to regard them as brethren. And I promise to rule the flock committed unto me in the fear of God and in devoutness of life; and with all diligent heed to guard it

against all heresies of doctrine. And I also confess, in this my written profession of faith, that neither by the promise nor by the gift of gold or of silver am I come to this ministry ; but, on the contrary, I have received it by the election of the Most Holy Governing Synod of All the Russias, and by the election of our most God-fearing Emperor, N., the Sovereign of All the Kussias. And herewith I promise also to do nothing through constraint, whether coerced by powerful persons, or by a multitude of the people, even though they should command me, under pain of death, to do something contrary to divine and holy laws : nor to celebrate the Divine

Tone VfIL ( A se#arale Canon is usedfor Orthociox Warriors. See#age 449.) CantirCc I.

Theme-Sdg (limbs). When Israel had passed through the water as it had been dry land, and had escaped from the malice of the Egyptians, they cried : Let us sing praises unto our deliverer and our God. Refraitz. Wonderful is God in the Saints, the God of Israel. Hymns (Trofarf). Having imitated in their deaths the death of Christ, and in their passions the precious Passion of Christ, all the Martyrs divine and blessed have received life and now pray for the salvation of our souls. Refrain Give rest, 0 Lord, to the soul(s) of thy servant(s). Regarding not the transgressions and the sins in youth of thy servant(~)who hath (kavc) fallen asleep before us, and setting aside his (her, their) iniquities, number thou him (her, them) among thine elect,

0 Christ our Saviour. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. 0 all-merciful One, who didst receive glory and gladness when thou

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hadst acquired an existence of bliss : Grant rich reward unto thy servant(~),whom thou hast taken. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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Thou didst conceive the Word of the Father, uniting I t to the flesh after Its essence which is from thee, 0 Virgin all-undefiled, triumphing over Hell with might divine. Beseech thou the Same that he will give life unto him (her, them) who hath (have) died in the faith. Theme-Song (lrmds). 0 Master and Creator of the vault of heaven, and Founder of the Church, establish thou me in thy love, 0 thou who alone lovest mankind ; the Summit of desires, the Confirmation of the faithful. Hymns. Having washed away the fall of our forefather of old by baptism and a new birth, and having been sprinkled with streams of your blood, ye reign in Christ, 0 Blessed Ones. Thou who, of thine own good will, didst lay thyself dead in the

grave, and didst call forth those who lay in the graves, 0 Saviour : Be graciously pleased to establish him (her, thtm) whom thou hast taken from us, in the mansions of thy Righteous Ones. Glory . Thou who art entreated of thy loving-kindness divine, and who, instructed by thy dual nature, art moved to mercy, 0 Master : Grant remission of his (her, their) sins unto thy servant($), 0 Saviour; and give him (her, them) rest. Now, and ever, . . Intercede, we beseech thee, 0 Birth-giver of God, with him who was incarnate in thy womb, and was made man: and who, especially, in that h e alone loveth mankind, doth save man from the gates of death ; that he will grant repose with his saints to t h e soul(s) of his servant($)

who have fallen asleep.

o spirits, . . . (see $age 4391, and the Fourth Priest a r a t b z the Exclamation ; For thou art the Resurrection, . . . (Seepage 439.)

Of a truth, all things are vanity, and life is but a shadow and a dream. F o r in vain doth every one who is born of earth disquiet himself, as saith

the Scriptures. When we have acquired the world, then do we take up

our abode in the grave, where kings and beggars lie down together. Wherefore, 0 Christ our God, give rest to thy servant($) departed this life ; forasmuch as thou lovest mankind.

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Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. HYMNTO THE BIRTHGIVEROF GOD (Bogordditchen).

0 all-holy Birth-giver of God, forsake me not all the days of my life, and give me not over to the mediation of mortal man. But do thou thyself succour me, and show mercy unto me. Canticle l Y.

Theme-Song. Thou art my fortress, 0 Lord, and thou art my strength : Thou art my God, thou art my joy. Thou didst not leave the bosom of

the Father, yet hast thou visited our wretchedness. Wherefore, with the

prophet Habakkuk cry I unto thee : Glory to thy might, 0 thou who lovest mankind. Hymns. May thy Martyrs divine, 0 Lord, who with patience have endured every manner of torment, behold also all the brightness of thy glory shining with radiance in the heavens, as they sing unto thee, 0 Christ: Glory to thy might, 0 thou who lovest mankind. Many are thy mansions, 0 Saviour, meted out in inheritance unto all men according to their merits. Wherefore, 0 Bountiful One, graciouslyvouchsafe to fill the same with those who have departed this life in thy faith and fear, devoutly crying unto thee : Glory to thy might, 0 thou who lovest mankind. Glory . . . As a man like unto us hast thou revealed thyself, 0 Immortal One;

and like unto all men hast thou suffered death, and hast shown us the way of life. Unto him (her, them) who hath (have) departed this life grant remission of his (her, t/.ir) sins : forasmuch as thou lovest mankind, and as Master supreme bestowest gifts and givest participation in the light. Now, and ever, . : . Thou art the boast of the faithful, 0 Unwedded One; thou art the Intercessor, and the Refuge of Christians, a Wall of defence and a Stronghold. Thou bearest petitions to thy Son, 0 all-undefiled One, and savest from adversity those who, with faith and love, acknowledge thee to be the pure Hirth-giver of God. Entreat thou now the Same that unto this person (thesepersons) he will grant rest with the Saints. Canticle K

Theme-Song. Why hast thou cast me away from thy countenance, 0 Light which knowest no setting, and why hath strange darkness covered me? Hut turn thou me, and guide my paths in the light of thy commandments, I beseech thee. Hymns. Mercifully grant thy glory ineffable, and thy blessedness which words cannot express, in the mansions of the Saints, where fair is the voice of those who keep high festival, unto him (her, t h ) who

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hath (have) departed hence; recompensing him (her, them) unto the life that knoweth no passion, 0 thou who alone lovest mankind. Where the Angelic hosts, where the assembly of the Righteous rejoice, in the bosom of Abraham, grant an abode to thy servant(s), 0 Saviour; and graciously vouchsafe that with boldness he (she, thcy) may stand before thy throne dread and divine, 0 Compassionate One. Glory . . . As purification and righteousness and deliverance hast thou revealed thyself unto us; and by thy wounds hast thou healed our infirmities. Wherefore, 0 Bountiful One, forasmuch as thou art gracious, establish in the delights of Paradise him (her, t/wse) who hath (have) departed hence. Now, and ever, . . .

Mercifully, 0 Merciful One, didst thou accept the stature of mankind ; and having endued flesh in a Virgin's womb, inspired by the word, and having thereby overthrown Death, thou givest life unto the faithful. Wherefore, through the intercessions of her who bare thee, grant thou rest with the Saints unto him (her, those) who hath (have) fallen asleep. Canticle VI. Thme-Son Purge me, 0 Saviour, for mine iniquities are manifold; and lead me f r t h from the abyss of evil, I beseech thee: For I have cried unto thee. And hear me, 0 God of my salvation. Thy Martyrs, 0 Christ, endured many pains, being wounded in soul by the love of thee, 0 .Holy One, and desiring thy glory everlasting, and thy sweet communion. Wherefore, through their pra ers, grant repose

unto the soul(s) of him (her, them) who bath (havc) allen asleep. Thou didst rend the belly of the enemy by death, 0 Saviour, and didst raise again all those who were held captive therein, bestowing life upon them. Grant the same also unto him (her, t h ) who is (are) gone from us, 0 Beneficent One. Glory . . . From the tears and the sighing which are in Hell deliver thy servant(~),0 Saviour : For thou alone art of tender mercy, and hast wiped away all tears from the faces of all those who, with faith, do bless thee. Now, and ever, . . H e who is the Creator of all Nature doth beget in thy womb: he who is full, in that he is God, doth empty himself, 0 all-undefiled One. The Only Immortal One dieth the death for the salvation of all men, and

giveth life unto those who die in the faith.

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Thc Collect-Hymn (KonciaR).

With the Saints give rest, 0 Christ, to the soul(s), of thy servant(s), where there is neither sickness, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life everlasting. TXe 1,605. Thou only art immortal, who hast created and fashioned man. For out of the earth were we mortals made, and unto the earth shall we return again, as thou didst command when thou madest me, saying unto me : For earth thou art, and unto the earth shalt thou return. Whither also all we mortals wend our way, making of our funeral dirge the song: Alleluia. Canticle Vl/. Theme-Song. The Hebrew Children in the furnace trod boldly upon

the flames, and the fire was transmuted into dew as they sang: Blessed

art thou, 0 Lord God, forevermore. Hymns. All the desire of the Martyrs reached out unto the only Lord, in love united unto him, and singing : Blessed art thou, 0 Lord God, forevermore. 0 thou who givest unto those who have departed this life in faith the brightness of thy kingdom divine, grant also the robe of incorruption unto those who cry aloud : Blessed art thou, 0 Lord God, forevermore. Glory . . . Fill with joy and gladness thy servant(s) whom thou hast taken from life, 0 Bountiful One, who hast enabled him (her, them) to call upon thee, and to sing : Blessed art thou, 0 Lord God, forevermore. Now, and ever, . . . Annulling the curse of Eve, thou didst take up thine abode in a Virgin undefiled, pouring forth a fountain of blessing upon those who cry aloud:

Blessed, 0 most holy One, is the fruit of thy womb. Canticle VZII. Theme-Song. The Three Children obeyed not when the instruments of music sounded in harmony, and thousands numberless of people bowed down before the image on Dura's plain ; but praised and magnified the Lord unto all the ages. Hymns. The Martyrs true, having passed through earthly feats of might and received heavenly crowns, cry aloud unto thee unceasingly: Praise ye the Lord, and magnify him unto all the ages. When thou hadst descended into the nethermost pit, thou didst raise again, through thy life-giving palm, those who abode in the grave. Grant rest, also, by the same, we beseech thee, unto thy servant(s) who before us hath (have) fallen asleep in the faith, 0 Bountiful One.

Let us praise the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the Lord Forasmuch as thou art the Fountain of Life everflowing and a stream of sweetest pleasures, grant that thy servant(s) who hath (have) been

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translated to thy presence may devoutly praise and magnify thee unto all the ages. Now, and ever, . . . 0 Mary, Virgin, Birth-giver of God, who didst bear God the Saviour, as man, in the flesh: Save thou those who, with faith, do laud thy birth-giving, and extol thee throughout all the ages. Cantick IX. Thme-Son Every ear hath been amazed at the unutterable condescension o God; for of his own good will, the Most High hath condescended even unto the flesh, becoming man by a Virgin's womb. For which cause we faithful do extol the most holy Birth-giver of God. Hymns. The Martyrs of Christ, having a stronghold impregnable and invincible, brought to naught the godless commands of their tormentors;

and while yet in the flesh were visibly granted the kingdom of heaven, being illumined by the beams of the Trinity who is all-worthy of praise. Hell the bitter was destroyed when thou didst destroy it, 0 Thou who lovest mankind ; forasmuch as thou didst die, and didst raise from

the dead those who, throughout all the ages, had lain asleep therein.

But do thou now, also, mercifully grant unto him (her, them) who is (are) come unto thee, in that thou art gracious, thy light which knoweth no setting, 0 Tenderly-loving One. Glory . . . Thou art all sweetness, 0 Saviour; thou art all desire and love, in very truth inexhaustible ; thou art all goodness unspeakable. Wherefore deign thou to admit him (her, t/rose) who hath (have) now appeared before thee to delight in thy beauty ; and grant thou unto him (her, them) thy goodness divine. Now, and ever, . . . Save me, 0 Mother of God, who hast borne Christ my Saviour, both God and man, two in nature but not in essence, the Only-begotten of the Father and of thee, the First-born of all created beings. And forasmuch as thou art the Mother who loveth mankind, entreat thou him

that he will grant unto him (her, them) who hath (have) departed this life repose with his Saints.

And after the Ninth Canticle the Priest saith :

T h e Birth-giver of God and Mother of the world let us magnify in song. Choir. The spirits and souls of the righteous bless thee, 0 Lord. Andthe Theme-Song: Every ear hath been amazed,. . . 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, . . . and the rest. (Seefiagc 437.) Exclamation. The Priest. For thine is the kingdom, . . . Then the Hymns, in Tone IV:

With the souls of the righteous dead, give rest, 0 Saviour, to the

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soul(s) of thy servant(s), preserving it (them) unto the life of blessedness which is with thee, 0 thou who lovest mankind. In the place of thy rest, 0 Lord, where all thy Saints repose, give rest also unto the soul(s) of thy servant(s); for thou only lovest mankind. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Thou art the God who descended into Hell, and loosed t h e bonds of the captives : Do thou give rest also to the soul(s) of thy servant(s). Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hymn to the Birth-~iiverof God. 0 Virgin alone Pure and Undefiled, who without seed didst bring forth God, pray thou that his (her) soul (their souls) may be saved. Then the Litany.

Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy, we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy. Choir. Lord, have mercy. ( Thrice.) Again we pray for the repose of the soul of N. ( N N ) ,the servant(s) of God, de arted this life, and that he (she, they) ma be pardoned all his (her, theiry sins, both voluntary a d involuntary. That the Lord God will establish his (her) soul (their souls) where

the Just repose. I$

T h e mercies of God, the kingdom of heaven, and remission of his (her, their) sins, let us ask of Christ, our King immortal and our God. Choir. Grant it, 0 Lord. , And the Priest saith, aloud, the Prayer: 0 God of spirits, . . . (Seep a p 439.) And t k Senior Priest maketh lhe Exclamation : For thou art the Resurrection, and the Lie,. . . (Scc#age 439.)

A Priest or the Deacon sailh : Wisdom I

Choir. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. Senior Prirst. Glory to thee, 0 Christ-God, our hope ; glory t o thee. Choir. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Bless.

The BENEDICTION.

Priest. May he who rose again from the dead, Christ our true God, through the prayers of his all-pure Mother ; of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles ; of our holy and God-bearing fathers, and of a11

the Saints, establish in the mansions of the righteous the soul(s) of his

servant(s), N. (NN.),who hath ( h u e ) been taken from us (or for the souls of his servants, the Orthodox Warriors who have fallen asleep and of all those who have laid down their life in battle for the Faith and the Fatherland) ; give him (her, them) rest in Abraham's bosom, and

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number him (her, them) with the Just ;and have mercy upon us, in that he is good and loveth mankind. And after the Benediction the Deacon proclairneth :

Give rest eternal in blessed falling asleep, 0 Lord, to the soul(s) of thy servant(s) N. (NN.), departed this life (or of his servants, the Orthodox Warriors who have fallen asleep, and of all those who have laid down their life for the Faith and the Fatherland) ; and make his (her, their) memory to be eternal. And the Choir singcfh :

Memory Eternal ! ( Thrice.) A n d when there is no Deacon, the Choir szageth :

To N . (NN.),

the sewant(s) of God, Memory eternal !

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Canticle I., Tone V i I i .

Theme-Song (Imds). When Israel had passed through the water as it had been dry land, and had escaped from the malice of the Egyptians, they cried: Let us sing raises unto our deliverer and our God. Verse (Stikh) : Give rest, 0 Lord, to the souls of thy servants who have fallen asleep. Hymns. Having opened my.mouth, 0 Saviour, give me speech to pray, 0 Compassionate One, for those who have wrought valiant deeds of the Faith and the Fatherland ; and give rest to their souls, 0 Master. Do thou who wast dead in the flesh, 0 Saviour, and wast laid in the grave with the dead, give rest unto the souls of thy servants in a place of verdure; forasmuch as thou art compassionate. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

Receive thou the voice of our supplication, 0 Triune God, and e s t a b lish thou the souls of thy servants in Abraham's bosom, 0 Redeemer. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. HYMNTO THE BIRTHGIVEROF GOD (Bogordditchcn). 0 most holy Birth-giver of God, who didst give birth after that thou hadst conceived without having known man, entreat thou thy Son that he will grant rest unto thy servants ever worthy of remembrance. Canticle I / / .

Thema-Song. 0 Master and Creator of the vault of heaven, and Founder of the Church, establish thou me in thy love, 0 thou who alone lovest mankind; the Summit of desire, the Confirmation of the faithful. Hymws. In a place of verdure, a place of repose, where the company of the Saints rejoice, give rest, 0 Christ, to the souls of thy servants

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who have valiantly wrought for the Holy Church and their Fatherland, 0 only Merciful One. Where the company of the Saints abide, 0 Master, establish thou those who have served thee for thy Holy Church with all their hearts, and have borne thy yoke upon their shoulders: For thou alone art Lord over life and death. Glory . . . 0 heavenly Father Almighty, and Only-begotten Son, and Holy Spirit issuing forth : Regard thou not the transgressions of these dead, but establish them as first-fruits in thy Church ; that they may glorify thee, together with all those who are acceptable in thy sight.' Now, and ever, . . . Forasmuch as thou art the Holy Mother of the Most Holy God, the Lady of all, Mary the Bearer of the Lord, pray thou unto him, together

with all the Saints, that he will give rest in heavenly mansions unto the souls of thy servants. Theme-Song: 0 Master and Creator, . . . , the Litany (seepage MI), with the Prayer and Exclamation. (Seepage 4 39.) Canticle Z V:

Thetrte-Song. I have heard the mystery of thy providence, 0 Lord ; I have understood thy deeds, and have magnified thy Godhead. Hymns. When thou hadst descended into the nethermost depths,

0 Christ, thou didst raise up again with thee all those who were dead. Give rest, also, 0 Saviour, to those who have been translated from among us, forasmuch as thou art bountiful. There is none without sin, save only thee, 0 Master. Wherefore pardon thou the sins of those who have suffered for thy Holy Church and the Fatherland ; and establish the same in Paradise. Glory . . . Give ear, 0 holy Trinity, to the voices of supplication which are offered unto thee in the Church for those who have perished in battle for the sake of thy Holy Church. And illumine, with thy divinely sovereign light, their souls which have been darkened by affection for earthly vanities. Now, and ever, . . . Without seed of man thou didst give birth, 0 Virgin most pure, unto

him who, both perfect God and perfect man, doth take away our sins. Intercede thou with him, 0 Lady, that unto thy servants who have suffered death he will give rest. Carrticle V;

Theme-Song. Enlighten us with thy precepts, 0 Lord, and with thy lofty arm give us thy peace, 0 Merciful One. Hymns. 0 Christ our God, who hast power over life and death, grant rest unto those who have been translated from among us: F o r thou art the Saviour, and the Rest, and the Life of all men.

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Upon thee, 0 Saviour, did they set their hope who have suffered for t h y Holy Church and the Fatherland, and now have departed from us. Be thou bountiful unto them, 0 Lord, forasmuch as thou art a very merciful God. Glory . . . Illumine thou, 0 thrice-holy and praised Lord, us who entreat thee that we may receive thy heavenly peace. And establish thou in the abodes of peace the souls of those who have departed from things temporal in the hope of life eternal. Now, and ever, . . . Entreat thou thy Son, 0 Lady, that he will deliver the dead from condemnation to stand at his left hand: For thou art the Mother of our Saviour and our God. Canficfe VI.

Theme-Song. I will pour out my petition unto the Lord, and unto him will I confide my grief. For my soul is filled with sorrow, and my life hath drawn nigh unto Hell ; and like unto Jonah will I pray : Lead thou me forth from corruption, 0 God. Hymns. Thou didst overthrow Hell, 0 Lord; thou didst raise up those who lay dead from all the ages. Those who have died for thy Holy Church establish thou in Abraham's bosom, 0 Lord, remitting all their transgressions ; forasmuch as thou art of tender compassion. If we have sinned, 0 God, against the commandment which thou gavest us, and have become subject unto death, nevertheless do thou,

the God who didst descend into the grave, and hast raised up thence

the souls of all the ages, revive us not unto torment, but unto rest,

0 Lord. Those who have died for thy Holy Church and the Fatherland cry unto thee through us, 0 thou who art full of mercy. Glory . . . W e entreat thee, 0 Father, who art from everlasting, and 0 Son and 0 Holy Spirit, reject thou not into the abyss of Hell the souls of those who were infected by the plague of the soul-attainting world, and now are come unto thee, the Creator, 0 God our Saviour. Now, and ever, . . . From heaven did Christ our God descend upon thee, 0 most Pure One, like the dew upon the fleece, slaking the thirst of all the world, and drying up every godless water-spring, and flooding the whole earth with his wisdom, 0 Ever-virgin One. Entreat thou him that unto the souls of thy servants who have suffered death he will give rest.

With the Saints give rest, 0 Christ, to the soul(s) bf thy servant(s), where there is neither sickness, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life everlasting.

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Thou only art immortal, who hast created and fashioned man. For out of the earth were we mortals made, and unto the earth shall we return again, as thou didst command when thou madest us, saying unto me: For earth thou art, and unto earth shalt thou return. Whither, also, all we mortals wend our way, making of our funeral dirge the song: Alleluia. Canficlc VZL Theme-Song. The Holy Children, sprung from the Jews of in Babylon, through the faith of the Trinity did trample under oot the fiery furnace, singing : 0 God of our fathers, blessed art thou. Hymns. 0 Master, Christ our God, when thou shalt come to judge

the world, q a r e thou the souls of thy servants who have suffered for

thy Holy Church and the Fatherland, and whom thou hast taken from us, crying : 0 God of our fathers, blessed art thou. In the pastures of Paradise, where abide the souls of the Righteous who have served thee, number thou also, with them, 0 Christ, t h e souls of thy servants who sing unto thee : 0 God of our fathers, blessed art thou. Glory . . . 0 thou who didst save the three Hebrew Children from the fire, and in Three Persons art exalted, deliver from fire eternal the dead who in faith do laud thee: 0 God of our fathers, blessed art thou. Now, and ever, . . Isaiah called thee the Sceptre, 0 most Pure One ; and Daniel, tbe Mount Uncloven; and Ezekiel, the Door whence issued forth Christ. And we also, naming thee the true Mother of God, do magnify thee.

Cantick VUZ. Theme-Song. With a furnace seven times heated did the Chaldaean tormentor fiercely scorn the God-fearing Ones; but when he beheld the same saved by a better power, unto their Maker and Deliverer he cried : Ye Children, bless ; ye Priests, sing praises ; ye People, magnify forevermore. Hymns. They who have finished their course, and have fled for refuge unto thee, 0 Lord, and have suffered for thy Holy Church, now cry aloud unto thee : Pardon our iniquities, 0 Christ our God, and condemn not, when thou shalt come to judge all men, us who with faith have cried unto thee: 0 all ye works of the Lord, praise ye the Lord and magriify him forevermore. Establish thou, 0 Lord, those who have borne upon their shoulders,

though it be not always, thy yoke and thy burden which are light. Yea, in the place of thy Saints, establish thou the souls of those who sing praises unto thee, 0 Christ our God : Ye Children, bless ; ye Priests, sing praises ; ye People, magnify forevermore. Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the Lord.

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0 holy Trinity, who art from everlasting, God the Father, the Son, and

the Holy Spirit, in the company of the blessed number thou the souls

of thy servants who have suffered ; and deliver them from fire eternal, that they may laud thee, and sing praises unto thee forever. Ye ChiE dren, bless ; ye Priests, sing praises ; ye People, magnify forevermore. Now, and ever, . . . The company of the prophets foretold thee, 0 Virgin : for beholding thee with vision perspicacious, one called thee the Sceptre ; another, the Door of the East; another, the Mount Uncloven of Man. And we, also, confess thee to be the true Mother of the Lord, who hast borne the God of all men. Beseech thou him that unto those who have suffered in all the ages he will give rest. Canticle ZX.

T h e - S o n g . The heavens marvelled thereat, and the ends of the earth were amazed, when God manifested to men himself incarnate; and thy womb was more spacious than the heavens. For which cause the chieftains of Angels and of men do magnify thee, 0 Birth-giver of God. Hymns. 0 Jesus, God and Saviour, thou didst take upon thee Adam's sin, and didst taste of death, that thou mightest deliver men therefrom, 0 Compassionate One. For which cause we beseech thee, 0 Merciful One : In the courts of thy Saints give rest unto those who have suffered, in that thou art good : For thou only art good, and lovest mankind. There is none among men who sinneth not, 0 Compassionate One, save only thee, 0 Jesus Christ, who takest away the sins of the whole

world. Wherefore, after that thou hast purged thy servants from their iniquities, establish thou them in the courts of thy Saints: For thou art the Life, and the Rest, and the Light, and the Joy of all who are well-pleasing in thy sight. Glory . . . All mortal nature marvelled thereat, that thou, the Only-begotten Son of the Father who is from everlasting, from a Virgin, through the operation of the Holy Spirit didst take flesh, and as man didst suffer, and didst give life unto those who were dead. Wherefore, we fervently entreat thee, forasmuch as thou art good : In the land of the living establish thou those who have suffered for thy Holy Church and the Fatherland. Now, and ever, . . . W e call thee the Bride of the Father Invisible, 0 most Pure One,

and Mother of the Son who by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of thee: And we offer unto thee our supplications OI? behalf of those who have suffered for the Church of thy Son, and for their Fatherland. For in thee we, who are of the earth, have a Mediatrix, and singing with love thy praises, we magnify thee.

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NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN O R T H O D O X ,

BUT HAVE BEEN REARED FROM INFANCY OUTSIDE T H E ORTHODOX

CHURCH. YET HAVE RECEIVED VALID BAPTISM, IN T H E NAME OF

THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF T H E HOLY SPIRIT

The power of p a n t i n absolufwn to snch persons, and of nrritin them to the

Church, proper& r/y~olvethoor a B i d @ . Nevertkless, that conuerlr fo Orthorioxy may not be fet@ted to return to their heresy by reason of &lny,it is wiser and more expedient that the Bishoj'should delegate his $ewer, a n d p r r t his blessing therewith, to a Priest well versed in divine lore, and who is competent to instruct such a person in the articles of' the Orthoriox faith, and to correct his erroneous o inions. Therefore,first of all, t e penitent shall be examined with due canfion (tit& by

the Bishop or by the person to whom he hafh &legated his aufhorily) as to

the partir.ulars of his errors.

the con ession and erhortatzhn. he shrN yo witRbim into the Church, and s h / i

place irn before the chrrrck h r s , i n the church porch. A n d the Bishop, vested in his priestly stole and pall (ornofir) and mitre, and having in his left hand his pastoral s t a s shall take his seat upon his t b o m (but i;f a Pricst h o l h power to this end from the Bisk@ oflciatc, he shah' be vested in his priest$ stole and chasuble, and shall stand), at the door of

And z;f the convert cometh to the Orthodox Faifhlrom the Roman-Latin Colfessiotz (or from a Protestant Confession), the Birhoj shall qncstwn him, cud shall say :

Wilt thou renounce the errors and false doctrines of the Roman-Latin (or Armenian, or Lutheran, or Reformed) Confession ? And he shall refly : I will. Then the Bishop &mun&th of him,from whutmer tonfcssion he may comer

Dost thou desire to enter into the communion of the OrthodoxCatholic Faith ? Answer. I do. Then the Bishop, rising, srgncth Aim with his r&ht hand, i n thr fornr o f a cross, saying :

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

* The Office for the Reception of Jews, Saracens and Heathens will be found on page&.

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And laying his hand upon the k w e d head of t k convert, k shall re& f o l h i n g Prayer :

T h e Deacon s a i t h : Let us pray to the Lord. T h Choir. Lord, have mercy.

I n thy Name, 0 Lord God of truth, and of thine Only-begotten Son, and of thy Holy Spirit, look upon thy servant, N., whom thou hast graciously enabled to have recourse unto thy Holy Orthodox Church, and to take refuge under the shadow of her wings. Remove far from him ( h r ) his (her) former errors, and fill him (her) with the true faith, and hope, and love which are in thee. Enable him (her) to walk in all thy commandments, and to fulfil those things which are well-pleasing unto thee; for if a man do these things, he shall also find life in them. Inscribe him ( h e r ) in thy Book of Life, and unite him (her) to the flock of thine inheritance: and may thy Name be glorified in him (her), together with that of

thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and of thy Life-giving Spirit. L a thine eyes ever look upon him (her) with mercy, and let thine ears alway receive the voice of his (her) supplication. Make him ( h r r ) to rejoice in the work of his ( h ~ rhands,

and in all his (her) generation, that he (she) may render praise unto thee, may sing, worship and glorify thy great and exalted Name, and magnify thee alway, all the days of his ( h e r ) life. Exclamation. For all the Powers of heaven sing praises unto thee, a ~ thine

is the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto'ages of ages. Amen. Aftm U e Prayer, the Bfihoj (or Prirst) shall say to the convert :

Wherefore renounce now, with all thy heart, thine errors, and false doctrines, and mistakes of judgment, and confess the Orthodox-Catholic Faith. And the B i s b j qnestioneth the convert from the Roman-Latin Confession.

Dost thou renounce the false doctrine that, for the expression of the dogma touching the Procession of the Holy Spirit, the declaration of our Saviour Christ himself: "who proceedeth from the Father " : doth not suffice ; and that the addition, of man's invention : " and from the Son" : is required ? Answer. I do.

head of Christ's Body, that A n s w ~ r . I do. Bishop. Dost thou renounce the erroneous belief that the holy Apostles did not receive from our Lord equal spiritual power, but that the holy Apostle Peter was their Prince: And that the Bishop of Rome alone is his successor : And that the Bishops of Jerusalem,

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Alexandria, Antioch and others are not, equally with the Bishop of Rome, successors of the Apostles ? A~tswer.I do. Bishop. Dost thou renounce the erroneous belief of those who think that the Pope of Rome is superior to the CEcumenical Councils, and infallible in faith, notwithstanding the fact that several of

the Popes have been heretics, and condemned as such by the

Councils ? Answer. I do. Bishop. Dost thou renounce all the other doctrines of the Weste m Confession, both old and new, which are contrary to the Word of God, and to the true tradition of the Church, and to the decrees of

the seven (Ecumenical Councils ?

Answer. I do.

The convert from the Armenian Confesrion is questioned as foffows by the

Dost thou renounce the erroneous belief that in our Lord Jesus Christ there are not two natures, Divine and human, but one only;

the human nature being swallowed up by the Divine ?

Answer. I do.

The Bishop qucstioneth the convertfrom the Lutheran Confessahon thus :

Dost thou renounce the false doctrine that, for the expression of the dogma touching the Procession of the Holy Ghost the declaration of our Saviour Christ himself: "who proceedeth from the Father" : doth not suffice ; and that the addition, of man's invention : "and from the Son " : is required ? Amwer. I do. BisAop. Dost thou renounce the erroneous belief that in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist the bread is not transmuted into

the Body of Christ, and doth not become the Body of Christ ; and b

that the wine is not transmuted into the Blood of Christ, and doth $ not become the Blood of Christ ; but that the presence of Christ's Body only for a short time doth touch the bread, which remaineth simple bread ? Answn: I do. Bishop. Dost thou renounce the erroneous belief of the teachers who do not accept as Sacraments Chrismation, Marriage, Anointing with Oil, and the Priesthood itself, and presume t o administer Baptism and the Eucharist, never having received. through the laying-on of hands by a Bishop, that Ordination which hath been transmitted from one to another, even from the holy Apostles ? Atuwm. I do. Bishop. Dost thou renounce the erroneous belief of the teachers

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who receive not the traditions of the Holy Church, reverence not

the Saints, and deprive the dead of spiritual aid and the living of

spiritual consolation, in that they reject prayers for the dead? Answer. I do.

qucstioncth the convert from the Reformed Confessssio a f b thz3

Dost thou renounce the false doctrine that, for the expression of

the Holy Spirit, the declarathe dogma touching the Procession

tion of our Saviour Christ himself? " who proceedeth from the Father :" doth not suffice; and that the addition, of man's invention : "and from the Son " : is required ? A~zswtr. I do. Bishop. Dost thou renounce the false doctrine, that the predestination of men to their salvation, or their rejection, is not in accordance with the Divine foreknowledge of the faith and good works of

the former, or of the unbelief and evil deeds of the latter; but in

accordance with some arbitrary destiny, by reason of which faith and virtue are robbed of their merit, and God is held accountable for the perdition of sinners ?

Answer. I do.

B k w . Dost thou renounce the erroneous belief that in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist the bread and wine are not trans- a muted into the Hody and Blood of Christ, and are merely emblems fL of the Body and Blood of Christ? Auswer. I do. Bkhop. Dost thou renounce the erroneous belief of the Reformed teachers, who reject five Sacraments : Chrismation, Confession, Marriage, Anointing with Oil, and the Priesthood itself; and presume to administer Baptism and the Eucharist, never bavingreceived, through

the laying-on of hands by a Bishop, that Ordination which hath been

transmitted from one to another, even from the holy Apostles? Answer. I do. Bishop. Dost thou renounce the erroneous belief of the Reformed teachers who receive not the traditions of the Holy Church, reverence not the Saints, and deprive the dead of spiritual aid, and the living of consolation, in that they reject prayers for the dead? A~~swer. I do.

And after tikcst special uesfions,a pointed for the convcrts from dyercnt Confessions, the Bubo# s h l l # r o c ~ e with the cutechising which i s common to all, and shall ask :

Birhop. Hast thou renounced all ancient and modern heresies and false doctrines which ate contrary to the teachings of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Eastern Church ? Answer. I have.

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Bishop. Dost thou desire to be united unto the Holy OrthodoxCatholic Eastern Church ? Answcr. I desire it with all my heart. Bishof. Dost thou believe in one God, who is adored in the holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit : and dost thou worship him as thy King and thy God ? Airswer. I believe in one God who is glorified and adored in the Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and I worship him as my King and my God. T h m he makcth one lowly r/erence, Kneeling and bowing his had to the ear* and recitefh the Creed.

I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds ; Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made ; Being of one Essence with the Father ; By whom all things were made ; Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man. And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried. And the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on

the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to

judge both the quick and the dead ; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. In one Holy C a t h ~ lic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for t h e remission of sins. And I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the Life of the world to come. Amen. Bis/rop. Blessed is God, who enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world. And again the B i s w saifh :

Dost thou accept the Apostolical and ~cclesiasticalcanons framed and established at the Seven Holy Universal and Provincial Councils, and the other traditions and ordinances of the Orthodox Church ? Aizswer. I do. Bishop. Dost thou acknowledge that the Holy Scriptures must be accepted and interpreted in accordance with the belief which hath been handed down by the Holy Fathers, and which the Holy Ortho-

Or tkc Biskoj (or Prirst) may, a t rtir discretion, use the Skoricr O@cc, as fotio'tv~th:

Tell us of the other dogmas of our Orthodox Church, its traditions and ordinances ; how thou holdest concerning them ? A n d kc rcplieih :

I accept and confess the Apostolic and Ecclesiastical Canons, established at the Seven Holy (Ecumenical and Provincial Couociis, and the other traditions of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic

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dox Church, our Mother, hath al- Church of the East, its rules and ordinances ; and I likewise will ways held and still doth hold ? accept and understand Holy Scrip Amwer. I do. Ris/~op.Dost thou believe and ture in accordance with the interconfess that there are seven Sacra- pretation which the Holy Orthodoxments of the New Testament, to Catholic Church of the East, our wit : Baptism, Chrismation, the Mother, hath held, and doth hold. Eucharist, Confession, the PriestI believe and confess that there hood, Marriage, and Anointing are Seven Sacraments of the New with Oil, instituted by Jesus Christ Testament, to wit : Baptism, Chrisand his Church, to the end that, mation, the Eucharist, Confession,

through their operation and recep the Priesthood, Marriage, and tion, we may obtain blessings from Anointing with Oil, instituted by on high ? Jesus Christ and his Church, to Answer. I believeand confess it. the end that, through their operaBtshop. Dost thou believe and tion and reception, we may receive confess that in the Divine Liturgy, blessings from on high. I believe and confess that, in under the mystical forms of the holy bread and wine, the faithful the Divine Liturgy, under the partake of the Body and Blood of mystical forms of bread and wine, our Lord Jesus Christ, unto the the faithful partake of the holy remission of sins, and unto life Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto the remission of their

eternal ? Anrwer. I believe and confess it. sins, and unto life eternal. I believe and confess that it is Bishop. Dost thou believe and confess that it is proper to rever- proper to reverence and invoke ence and invoke the Saints who the Saints who reign on high with reign on high with Christ, accord- Christ, according to the interpretaing to the interpretation of the tion of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Holy Orthodox Church ; and that Church of the East ; and that their their prayers and intercessions be- prayers and intercessions avail with fore God avail with the beneficent the beneficent God unto our salvqGod unto our salvation : and that tion : Likewise that it is wellit is well-pleasing in the sight of pleasing in the sight of God that

God that we shodd do homage we should do homage to their to their relics, glorified through in- relics, glorified through incorrup corruption, as precious memorials tion, as the precious memorials of their virtues. of their virtue ? I acknowledge that the images Answer. I believe and confess it. Bishop. Dost thou confess that of our Saviour Christ, and of the

the images of our Saviour Christ ; Ever-virgin Mother of God, and

and of the Ever-virgin Mother of of other Saints are worthy to be God, and of the other Saints are owned and honoured ; not unto worthy of being owned, held and idolatry. but that, through conhonoured ; not unto idolatry, but templation thereof, we may be that, through contemplation there- incited unto piety, and unto emula-

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of, we may be incited unto piety, tion of the righteous deeds repreand unto emulation of the righteous sented by those images. I confess that the prayers of the deeds represented by these images ? Answer. I do. faithful, which are offered up to Bishop. Dost thou confess that God for the salvation of those who

the prayers of the faithful which have departed this life in the faith,

are offered up to God, and more are favourably received, through especially when accompanied by the mercy of God. I believe and confess that power the oblation of the unbloody sacrifice, for the salvation of those hath been given by our Saviour who have departed this life in Christ unto the Holy Orthodoxthe faith, are favourably received, Catholic Church, to bind and to through the mercy of God ? loose: and that whatsoever, by virtue of that power, is bound or Answer. I do. Bishop. Dost thou believe and loosed on earth will be bound or confess that power hath been given loosed in heaven. by our Saviour Christ unto the I believe and confess that the Orthodox-Catholic Church to bind Foundation, Head, and Great High

and to loose: and that whatsoever, Priest and Chief Shepherd of the by virtue of that power, is bound Holy Orthodox-Catholic Church or loosed on earth will be bound is our Lord Jesus Christ : and that or loosed in heaven ? Bishops, Pastors and Teachers are Answer. I believeandconfessit. appointed by him to rule the Bishop. Dost thou believe and Church : and that the Guide and confess that the Foundation, Head, Pilot of that Church is the Holy and Great High Priest and Chief Spirit. Shepherd of the Holy OrthodoxI confess that this Church is the Catholic Church is our Lord Jesus Bride of Christ, and that therein Christ ; and that Bishops, Pastors is true salvation. I promise true obedience, unto

and Teachers are appointed by him to rule the Church ; and that the my life's end, to the Most Holy Guide and Pilot of that Church is Governing Synod of All the Rusthe Holy Spirit? sias (if it be in a Diocese, frlvn tkr Answer. I believe and confess Bishop of t h t Diocese is named), that this Church is the Bride of as the true Pastor of the Russian Christ, and that therein is true Church, and to the Priests a p salvation, which was in the Ark of pointed by them. Noah at the Flood.

Bishrp. Dost thou promise true obedience, unto th life's end, in guidance which is salutary unto the soul, to the Most oly Governing Synod of All the Russias ; to the Most Holy Patriarch, the Equal-of-the-Apostles (or to the Ecclesiastical Authorities of the Autocephalous Provincial Church); and to the Bishop of this Diocese, as the true Pastors appointed by the Holy Spirit ; and to the Priests ordained by them ? Answer. I promise it, with heart unfeigned.

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TAcn flu Bish gr'vcth Aim fkc end of his pall (omo dr) (r a Prirst oJicMtc, he giveth him t c end of his priestly stole (epitrakhi ) m rs n k h t h a d , saying:

Enter thou into the Orthodox Church ; and cast away all the errors and false doctrines wherein thou hast dwelt: and honour the Lord God, the Father Almighty, and his Only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, and

the Holy Spirit, one true and living God, the holy Trinity, one in

Essence and indivisible. A n d h a 7 h thus s$o&en. he leadetk the convert into the Church, holding the end oftke$a% (or of the priest& stole), and plnccth kim in ront o the tn'bune, where, upon a table, ir laid the book of ike HoZy Goslp$: andwkcn he bath faken kisplare, the convert immediately looseth the end of the Pall from his Aand. A n d as they cntrr the Church, the Rcadcr shall read:

God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us; that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, 0 God; yea, let all the people praise thee. 0 let the nations rejoice and be glad ; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govem the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, 0 God ;yea, let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing. God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the world shall fear him. A n d w k n the Psalm is nisked, the B i s w commandti the convcrf lo k c Z doylll &fore the Holy osjels.

A n d when kc kafk done this, the Bisllop reciteth the following V m s :

Send thy Holy Spirit, and they shall be created ;.and renew the face of the earth. Turn again, 0 Lord, how long? And be entreated for thy servant. T h e crooked places shall be made straight, and the rough ways plain. 0 Lord my God, save thy servant, who putteth his trust in thee. Be thou unto him, 0 Lord, a pillar of strength against the face of t h e enemy. Let the enemy in nowise prevail against him, and let not the son of iniquity go about to offend him. Hear my prayer, 0 Lord, and let the voice of my cry come unto thee. Then immediately the Deacon shall say :

Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. A n d thc Bisllop, with aZl clivonfncsr,shall re& thefollolving Prayer :

0 Lord God Almighty, who alone art holy, and restest in the Saints ; who, because of thy great and incalculable love toward mankind, dost alwayoffer unto them that have sinned divers manners of repentance,and dost show unto them that have wandered from the truth the right path

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unto knowledge of thee, the only true God, who art glorified and adored in the Trinity, that not one of them should perish, but that all may be saved, and come unto the knowledge of the truth: We thank thee, we glorify thee, and we magnify thee, for that thou hast now shed down into the heart of this, thy reasonendowed creature, N., the lixht which is unto the knowledge of thy truth; and hast graciously enabled him (her) to have recourse unto thy Holy Apostolic Orthodox-Catholic Church. Illumine his ( b r ) heart, 0 Lord, we humbly beseech thee, with the perfect light of the grace of thy Holy Spirit unto the enlightening of his (her) mind in the truth of thy Holy Gospel. Grant that he (she) may unfeignedly, irrevocably and without hypocrisy unite

himself (herse(f) unto thy Holy Catholic Church, and truly accept and confess the Orthodox-Catholic faith. Number him (her)with thy chosen flock, and unite him (her) to the body of thy Holy Church. Make him (her) a vessel of honour, and the temple of thy Holy Spirit; that, being ever nourished and guided by the Same, he (she) may keep thy saving commandments ; and that doing thy gracious, acceptable and perfect will, he (she) may be counted worthy to receive thy heavenly good things, together with all those who are well-pleasing in thy sight. For thou art

the God of mercy and compassion and love toward mankind, and willest

that a11 men should be saved ; and unto thee do we ascribe glory, t o

the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Rise, and stand aright : stand with fear. And he, t-iszirg, saith :

This true faith of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Church, which I now voluntarily confess and unfeignedly hold, I will firmly maintain and confess whole and in its fulness and integrity, until my last breath, God being my helper; and will teach it and proclaim it, so far as in m e lieth ; and will strive to fulfil its obligations cheerfully and with joy, preserving my heart in purity and virtue. And in confirmation of this, my true and sincere profession of faith, I now kiss the word of Christ m y Saviour. Amen. Then the Bish pi/etk him the Holy Go@els and the cross to hiss And a f W ric hath kissed t em, he saiih :

Blessed is God, who willeth that all men should be saved, and should come unto the knowledge of the truth: Blessed is he foyevermore. Choir. Amen. Then he saith to the convert :

Bow thy knees before the Lord God, whom thou hast co:qfessed, and receive remission of thy sins.

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And the c o ~ v e r f&n~clethu h m and bowcfh his head, huving h L eyes cast dbwn.

Thcn fhe B i s h e (or he who Lath received fhis powerfiom him),$ronoumeth

the absolution thus :

(Theform of absoZvingsuch a convert from Excommrmicafion,andporn his sins, and ofjozninghim unto the Holy Catholic Church.)

Our Lord and God Jesus Christ committed unto his Apostles the keys *of the kingdom of heaven, and bestowed upod them the full power through his grace, both to bind and to loose a man from his sins upon earth : May the same, through his unspeakable mercy, pardon and absolve thee. And I, by his almighty power, given unto me, an unworthy Bishop (or Priest), through his holy Apostles and their successors, do pardon and absolve thee, my child (N.), from all thy 'sins: and do unite thee unto the assembly of the faithful, and unto the body of Christ's Church : and do communicate thee with the Divine Sacraments of the Church : In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. T h m the Bishop saith to him :

Rise, brother (sister), and as a faithful servant of Jesus Christ pray

thou unto him with us, that he will vouchsafe unto thee, through anointment with the holy Chrism, to receive the grace of the Holy Spirit. A n d rising, the convert standtth with all emotion.

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INTO T H E ORTHODOX FAITH OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN

CONVERTED AND HAVE UNITED THEMSELVES WITH T H E

HOLY ORTHODOX-CATHOLIC CHURCH OF T H E EAST

When the fore oing 0 cc hath been cotrrpletea',one o tk Priests, or a Profo-Deacon

the jisho# fmsey celebrate. these O8ces{takin

the vessel with the

holy Chrism, a n d a e o n e, and a wand, and in a srnaf! vessel, w a r a water for wetting fhes#onge, t i a t the laces anointed with the holy Chrism may be setteth them on the ta le t which Lath bee# $re$ared, njlon which, also, ww"//: the boo of the HoZy Gospels shall be laid, and fhc L i egiving Cross; and on which, also, shall bc$Iaced two Zzihtcd tapers, in can lcsficks. And when fhesc fhif1.g~Rave been mask ready, the Bishop (or fhe Pricsf) makefk three reverences towardthe east, as do all those who are$rescn/.

The Deacon saith :

Bless, Master. Priest. Blessed is the kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and

of the Holy Spirit. Choir. Amen. Then shnN be sung, in Tom VZ. 0 heavenly King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art in all places and fillest all things; Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come, and take up thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every stain ; and save our souls, 0 Good One.

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OF HOLYCHRISMATION.

In peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. For the peace that is from above, and for the salvation of our souls : & For the peace of the whole world ; for the welfare of God's holy Churches, and for the union of them all : I$ For our Holy Synod (or Patriarch); for our Bishop (or Archbishop, or Metropolitan), N. ; for the honourable Presbytery, the Diaconate in Christ ; for all the clergy and the laity : I$ X m follow #cfifionsf w the Rnler of the Land andfor all the Authurities

(Emperor, or King, and Reignin House, or President, orcording to the e l . E r e n t s and matinolifzes of w h d t h Parish is rowti'Iuted).

Furthermore we pray, that through anointment with the all-holy, Y beneficent and all-perfect Chrism, divine power may be vouchsafed unto the servant of God, N., who is now united unto the Holy 2 Orthodox-Catholic Church ; unto the overcoming and the treading " down of all adverse wiles of the Devil, and of the assaults which come through the flesh and the world. & That he (she) may be a valiant and victorious soldier of Christ our God, through the power, and effectual operation, and grace, and 3 indwelling 6f the Holy Spirit : Ifi

That he (she) may remain steadfast, and strong, and immovable 3' in the Orthodox Faith, and in love and hope, through anointment p with the most holy Chrism, all the days of his ( k r ) life : &

That grace may be granted unto him (her), through anoint- -* ment with the holy Chrism, to the end that with boldness, without fear, and unashamed, he (she) may confess the Name of Christ our 2 God before all men, and ever be ready, for his sake, lovingly to 3 suffer and to die : Ifi

That he (she) may increase in all virtues, and prosper in the commandments of Christ our God, through anointment with the all-holy Chrism : & That with holy fear he (she) may preserve his (her) soul in purity and truth, through anointment with the all-holy Chrism : & That he (she) may ripen unto the perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ, by the power, and effectual operation, and grace, and indwelling of the Holy Spirit : Ifi That he (she) and we, with him (her), may be delivered from all tribulation, wrath, peril and necessity : and may attain unto

the unity of the faith, and unto the knowledge of the Son of God : Ifi

Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

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the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life

unto Christ our God Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. ' Priest. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. lZnr t k Prirsf recifcfhthis Prayer, aloud, with all attention :

Blessed art thou, 0 Lord God Almighty, Source of all good things, Sun of Righteousness, who sheddest forth upon them that were in darkness

the light of salvation, through the manifestation of thine Only-begotten

Son and our God ; and who hast given unto us, unworthy though we be, blessed purification through hallowed water, and divine sanctification through life-giving Chrismation ; who now, also, art graciously pleased to regenerate this thy servant, N., that hath newly received Illumination by water and the Holy Spirit, and grantest unto bim (her) remission of sins, whether voluntary or involuntary: Do thou, the same Master, corppassionate King of kings, grant also unto him (her)the seal of the gift of thy holy, almighty and adorable Spirit, and participation in

the holy Body and precious Blood of thy Christ. Keep him (her)in thy

sanctification ; confirm him ( h e )in the Orthodox faith ; deliver him (hm) from the Evil One, and from all machinations of the same. And preserve his (her) soul in purity and uprightness, through the saving fear of thee; that he (she) may please thee in every deed and word, and may be a child and heir of thy heavenly kingdom. For thou art our God, the God whose property it is to show mercy and to save ; and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to

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

T h e seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit. Amen. And when fhis Lath been &nc, kc snifh tkc following Prayer:

0 Lord our God, who hast graciously vouchsafed to show this thy servant, N., perfect, through the true faith which is in thee, and through

the seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit, in thy holy and most heavenly

anointing : Do thou, 0 Lord of all, maintain in him (her) the true faith ; further him (ker) in righteousness and verity; and adorn him (her) with all thy gifts.

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For thou art our God, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Then, t o w the sponge, and dz$$ing it in the warm water, he wz$eth fhcpCarrs which have been anoilrted with the holy Chrism, saying :

Thou art justified. Thou art illumined. Thou art sanctified; in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit,of our God. Thou hast received anointment with the holy Chrism, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Priest. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Bow your heads unto the 'lord. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. A n d aN bow their hen&, and the Pricst reci'fefh,secretly, the following Prayer:

H e (sh)who hath put on thee, 0 Christ our God, now boweth his (her) head with us unto thee. Keep him (her)always a warrior invincible in every attack of those who assail him (her) and us : and make us all victors even unto the end, through thy crown incorruptible.. Exclamation.

For thy property it is to show mercy and to save; and unto thee do we ascribe glory, together with thy Father who is from everlasting, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Then the Lifany.

Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy, we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy. Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Furthermore we pray for our most God-fearing Sovereign, qu

N. ; and for all the Reigning House ; and for all their Council 5.5 and Army and Navy : I$ Furthermore we pray for the Most Holy Governing Sypy nod: lj~ 9% Furthermore we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation $-a5 and remission of sins of the servant of God, N., the sponsor: Iji 3' Furthermore we pray for the newly illumined servant of God, 2n N. : That he (she) may be preserved in the faith of a pure a2 L' confession, in all godliness, and in the fulfilling of the cornmandments of Christ all the days of his (her) life : I$ 9' For thou art a merciful and compassionate God, and unto thee do

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we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. C h i r . , Amen. Pviest. Glory to thee, 0 Christ-God, our hope ; glory t o thee. Choir. Glory to the Father, and t o t h e Son, and t o the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. ( Thrice.) Bless.

And the Pnest #ronomceth the Benediction. He who katk received Anointment with the holy Chrism is blessed unto the recet)tion of tkc Most Hol Sacrament of the Body a d Blood of the Lord at tke Divine L i t n r ~ .For t d s e ihings are don# d r f a r ihe Liturgy. (There are several differences in this Office, as celebrated in the Greek Church; but they are not important.)

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CHURCH OF JEWS, MAHOMETANS (SARACENS) AND HEATHENS

Dz~erethfi-omthat for persons who have already received holy Baplism. Afrcr the Choir bath sung PSALM

I will alway give thanks unto the Lord ; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord ; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 0 praise the Lord with me, and let u s magnify his Name together. I sought t h e Lord, and he heard m e ; yea, he delivered me out of all my fear. They had an eye unto him, and were lightened ; and their faces were not ashamed. Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him ; yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. T h e angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 0 taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is : blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 0 fear the Lord, ye that are his saints ; for they that fear him lack nothing. T h e lions do lack, and

suffer hunger; but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good. Come, ye children, and hearken unto me ; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that lusteth t o live, and would fain see good days ? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile. Eschew evil, and do good ; seek peace, and ensue it. T h e eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears a r e open unto their prayers. T h e countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the earth. T h e righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. T h e Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart, and will save such as be of an humble spirit. Great are the

troubles of the righteous ; but the Lord delivereth him out of all. He keepeth all his bones, so that not one of them is broken. But misfor-

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tune shall slay the ungodly ; and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants ; and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute. T k B i s h j , or Priest, inquireth, at the &or of tk Church :

Who art thou ? Answer. I am one who desireth to know the true God, and seeketh salvation Priest. Why art thou come to the Holy Church ? Answer. That I may learn from her the true faith, and unite myself unto her. Pn'cst. What profit dost thou hope t o receive from the true faith ? A~zswer. Life eternal and blessed. T k Catechumen is then asked io renorrnce his n r w s and confiss his belirf:

The Jew renozmceth : The blasphemies of the Jews against Jesus

Christ our Saviour, his most holy Mother and his Saints ; circumcision ; the observation of Saturday, and all Jewish festivals and ceremonies ; the Rabbinical interpretation of the Scriptures contained in the Talmud and ancient and modern writings; the doctrine that the Messiah is not yet come ; and the vain expectation of his coming. (The Jew acceptefk the bclicf: That tk FafAcr,the Son, and tke Holy S#id on one God, divi&d in three Persons, but in Essence undivuicd; that Jesus Ckrirl,

the Only-be otfen Son of God, was incarnate by the Holy Spit+ of the Virgin

M a y for sake of our salvation. and betame v e y man. yet remaining voy God, one in Essence, but in two Persons, divine and human ;that our Lord Jesus Christ, of his own rce will, i n very inrtk, and not in a#arorrce only, s u m e d f o r us i n thePCsii(but not in his divinify, and, having died a d bm bun'rd as man, ruse a ain by virfue of his divinify, and asccnlicd into haven in t e e s ; a the i na a s d r a i n e d truly Yir i ,andtkerr/me i r worthy 0 r r v n n c e as the c ief intercessorfor us with G%; and Uor f h Cross of C risl was the instnrment and ernblrm of our salvatian.)

The Mahorntan renounceth : T h e

bhistries ; Mahomet, as being a false false legends, laws and traditions therein contained; the age to Mecca for worship, as salutary to the soul ; the of polygamy in this life, and the teaching as to sensual Paradise ; and the blasphemies which Mahometans Christ our Saviour, his most holy Mother, and

(He a c e ieth all the points sct forth or the yew, and in addition ike brliefihat

the oCy Scriptures contained i n t e Old and New Tesfaments,as accepted by

the Ckurch, are the Word of God, .gii~enfor our sal~~ation,

and were wrilten fhe holy men of God w h were illumined by thc Holy Spirit ;tkui U e 14trow, rc.qulations and prayers which have come down ronr the A#ostCu n d

the holy Fathersofthe Chunk aresalutary or the s o u l a n d that the A#osth,

bfurfyrs, andall tk Sainfs reve~edbyfke oly Church are, ak very truth, & i d s

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of Cod, abide with Christ in the ki+m of heavm, and pray for us sinners. He also flrofisseth beltif touching t h holy imagex (see page 459) required from all converts.)

The Heathen renounceth: Heathen superstitions ; the adoration

of created things; the worship of material statues, and down to idols ; the offering and eating of sacrifices idolatrous priests and magicians, and their soothsaying. (He accejteth the same as the Mahometan.)

The Convert then makcth oath of allegiance.

I, N., who am come from Judaism (Mahometanism, Heathenism) to

the Christian faith, to-day take my oath before omniscient God, that I

renounce the false doctrine of the Jews (Mahutnetam, Heathens), and all the heresies and calunlnies therein contained, and enter the saving faith of Christ, not because of any compulsion or fear, nor because of

the oppression of m fellow-believers, and not for the sake of gain,

neither by reason o any hidden guilt on my part, but solely for the salvation of my soul. Being convinced of the very truth of this faith, and drawn by the love of my heart unto Christ the Saviour, I desire to become a Christian, and that holy Baptism may be vouchsafed unto me. And if I now assert these things through hyprocrisy, and come not unto Christ my God through the desire of my heart; and if I shall hereafter dare to renounce the Christian faith, and return unto Judaism (Mahometanism, Hea.f/lenism), may the wrath of God and everlasting damnation befall me.

And a m ihis, he rstciu~thBafltism, Chrismatwn and fk Holy Communios.

A small fable, covered with a cloth, is placed in fhe rmfre o fhe churck, ai the customary s of, and water thereon in a vessel. And the rirsf,jwffingon his n'cstl sto e and his chasuble, and holding in his hand fk$reciotu cross and a ? W ~ e r / fke h o b water, isprcccdedby the Demon with the censer,and& M fa er-bearers with faflers. Andwhen he cometh to the table, he laycth the moss f reon, and taking the cenm; he cerrscfh the water in crossfom, a d makefh

the usual beginning. (See page 479: Blessed is our Cod . . to end of tAr

the ground ; he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men that have been

long dead. Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, and my heart within me is desolate. Yet do I remember the time past: I muse upon all thy works ; yea, I exercise myself in the works of thy hands. I stretch forth my hands unto thee ; my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirst land. Hear me, 0 Lord, and that soon ; for my spirit waxeth faint : ide not thy face from me, lest I be like them that @ down into the pit. 0 let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning; for in thee is my trust: show thou me the way that I should walk in ; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Deliver me, 0 Lord, from mine enemies ; for I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee ; for thou art my

God : let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness Quicken me, 0 Lord, for thy Name's sake, and for th9 righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. And of thy goodness slay mine enemies, and destroy all them that vex my soul ; for I am thy servant. Deacon. God is the Lord, and hath revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. (Thnke.) I n Tone I K

A n d these Hymns ( Trojarf),in Tom IV:

Unto the Birth-giver of God let us sinners and humble ones now diligently have recourse, and let us bow down, in penitence exclaiming, from the bottom of our soul : 0 Sovereign Lady, help us, having compassion upon us ! Show zeal, for we perish with the multitude of our sins ; turn not thy servants empty away : for we have thee as our only hope. ( Twice.) Never, 0 Birth-giver of God, will we cease to proclaim thy powers : for if thou didst not come to our aid, making intercession, who would

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deliver us from our manifold adversities ? Who would have preserved us free unto this day? We will not forsake thee, 0 Lady: for thou ever savest thy servants from all ruthless foes. Then Psalm li. : Have mercy upon me, 0 God,

. . . (Seepage 380.)

l k n tAafollowing Hymns (Tro$ari) are sung, in Tom VZ.

0 Virgin who didst receive from the Angel " Hail ! " and didst thereafter give birth to thy Creator, thou savest those who magnify thee. (Tit&First Hymn is surrg twice.)

W e sing thy Son, 0 Birth-giver of God, and cry aloud: From all adversities save thou thy servants, 0 Lady all-pure.

The Eulogy of kings, prophets, apostles and martyrs art thou, and

Intercessor for the world, 0 all-undefiled One. Every tongue of right believers laudeth, and blesseth, and glorifieth thine all-pure birth-giving, 0 Mary, Bride of God. Give unto me also, though unworthy, 0 my Christ, remission of my trespasses, I beseech thee, through the prayers of her who hath borne thee, in that thou art compassionate. Upon thee have I set my trust, 0 Birth-giver of God : save me by thy prayers, granting unto me remission of my sins. Quicken me, 0 thou who hast borne the Life-giver and Saviour: save, through thy prayers, 0 Blessed Hope of our souls. 0 Virgin undefiled, who didst conceive in thy womb the Creator of all men, through thy prayers, save thou our souls. 0 Birth-giver of God all-lauded, who through the word of the Angel,

in manner which no word can utter, didst give birth to the Word, pray thou the Same that he will save our souls. Through thy prayers, 0 Lady, make thou thy Son to be a merciful judge of me who am a sinner above all other men. In duty bound we cry aloud unto thee : Hail, 0 pure Birth-giver of God ever-virgin ! Through thy prayers are saved those who pray. Deliver me from fire eternal, and the torments which await me, 0 Birth-giver of God, I entreat thee. Despise not the petitions of thy servants, we beseech thee, 0 Allpraised Lady, that we may be delivered from every assault. From infirmities and every malady deliver thou us, who have recourse to thy holy protection. Marvellous was the wonder shown in thee, 0 Birth-giver of God:

For for our sakes the Creator of all and our God was born of thee, and like unto us. Thy temple, 0 Birth-giver of God, was shown forth a remedy without price for ills, and a consolation for wounded souls. 0 Birth-giver of God all-holy, who hast borne the Saviour, save thou thy servants from all adversities and from all other necessities.

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Deliver thy servants from every ban under which they lie, and from every ailment, both spiritual and bod~ly,0 Lady all-holy. Through thy prayers, 0 Virgin Birth-giver of God, save thou all who have recourse unto thee; and deliver them from all necessity and sorrow. Who that hath recourse unto thy temple, 0 Birth-giver of God, doth not receive speedy healing, both of soul and of body, 0 All-pure One? Entreated by all the high and holy Heavenly Powers, 0 Bountiful One, through her who hath borne thke, cleanse thou me. Spare, 0 Saviour, the souls of our brethren who have died in the hope of life ; and loose, remit their sins. Hail, 0 Virgin, Mercy-seat of the world ! Hail, thou Haft and Candelabrum all-golden, thou Manna and Light Divine, 0 Bride of God !

We sing thee, One God in Three Persons, crying aloud the ThriceHoly song, entreating that we may rective salvation. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. 0 Virgin, who hast borne the Saviour, and Sovereign and Lord of

the world, pray thou him that he will save our souls.

Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hail, 0 Mount ! Hail, 0 Bush that burned and yet was not consumed! Hail, 0 Gate! Hail, 0 Ladder! Hail, 0 Altar divine ! Hail, 0 Sovereign Lady, the helper of all men. Through 'the prayers of thine all-holy Mother, and of all thy Saints, 0 Merciful One, grant th mercies unto thy people. Through the prayers o the glorious Archangels, and Angels, and of

the Heavenly Hosts, preserve thou mightily thy servants, 0 Saviour.

Through the prayersof thine honourable and glorious Baptist, Prophet and Forerunner, and of all thy Saints, grant thou thy mercies unto thy people. Through the prayers of the glorious Apostles and Martyrs, and of all thy Saints, grant thou thy mercies unto thy people. Through the prayers of the glorious Unmercenaries, 0 Birth-giver of God, preserve thou thy servants, in that thou art the Intercessor and

the Confirmation of the world.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

The Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit do we glorify, saying:

0 Holy Trinity, save thou our souls. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 Virgin, who in wise ineffable didst, in the latter days, conceive and bring forth thy Creator, save thou those who magnify thee. The*: Open unto us the door of thy loving-kindness, 0 Blessed Birth-giver of God. In that we set our hope on thee may we not fail, but through thee may we be delivered from all adversities; for thou art the salvation of all Christian people. Then : Let us pray to the Lord. Priest. For holy art thou, 0 our God, and unto thee are due an

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Entreat thou Christ our God that he will save us. 0 all-holy Virgin Birth-giver of God, guide thou aright the works of our. hands, and entreat thou pardon for our transgressions, when we chant the angelic song :0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy upon us. A n d w k n the Thrice-Holyhufh been sung, in the usual manner, the Deacon saith: Let us attend. Priest. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Render. The Gradual (Pvokfmen),in the Third Tone. The Lord is my light and my Saviour; whom shall I fear? Verse: The Lord is the defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid ? Reader. The Lesson from the Epistle of the holy Apostle Paul to

the Hebrews.

(Heb. ii. 11-18.) Brethren : Both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren ; saying, I will declare thy name unto all my brethren ; in the midst of the church will I sing praises unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same ; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of .death, that is, the devil: and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of

angels ; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to. . make reconcilation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered-beingtempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted, Prrest. Peace be with thee. Render. And with thy spirit.

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Deacon. Wisdom ! Alleluia, in the Sixth Tone. Verse I : My heart is inditing of a good matter. Verse 2 : I will tell my deeds unto the king. Priest. Wisdom, 0 believers! Let us listen to the Holy GospeL Peace be with you all. People. And with thy spirit. Deacon. The Lesson from the holy Gospel of John. Choir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee. (John v. 1-4.) At that time Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market, a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever disease

he had. Choir. Glory 'to thee, 0 Lord; glory to thee. Then fke Deacon saifh Me Litany (EKtCntj.~). . In peace let us pray to the Lord.

Choir. Lord, have mercy. For the peace that is from above, and for the salvation of our c. souls : qi For the peace of the whole world ; for the welfare of God's holy 2 ~n Churches, and for the union of them all : & For this holy Temple, and for those who with faith, devoutness, and in the fear of God have entered therein : I$

For our Holy Synod (or Patriarch) ; for our Bishop (or Archbishop, , 6 or Metropolitan), N.; for the honourable Presbytery, the Diaconate 5

in Christ; for all the clergy and the laity : qi

Here follow #efifions for the Ruler of the Land and for all the A n t h o d i e s (Emperor, or King, and Reignin House, or President,according to fRc elrmenfs and nationalities OJ

the Parish is consfifwted.)

That he will aid them and subdue under their feet every foe and adversary: qi

For this city (if in a monastery, for this holy habitation), and for 5 t' those who with faith dwell therein : qi For healthful seasons ; for abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times : I$

For those who travel by sea or by land ; for the sick and the suf- $

. fering; for those who are in captivity, and for their salvation: & That these waters may be sanctified by the power, and effectual operation, and indwelling of the Holy Spirit : I$

That there may descend upon these waters the cleansing opera- /Y tion of the super-substantial Trinity : I$

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That this water may be unto the healing of souls and bodies, and unto the banishing of every hostile power: I$

That the Lord God will send down the blessing of Jordan, and sanctify these waters : I$ For all those who entreat of God aid and protection : I$ That he will illumine us with the light of understanding, with -Zw

the consubstantial Trinity : B

That the Lord our God will show us forth sons and heirs of his kingdom, through partaking of and sprinkling with these co co waters: I$ ~m 3 r

That he will deliver us from all tribulation, wrath, peril and 2

necessity: I$ Succour US,save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life

unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord.

Exclamation.

For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. B e n this Prayer : 0 Lord our God, who art mighty in counsel, and wonderful in thy deeds, the Creator of all things, who keepest thy covenant and thy mercy unto those who love thee and keep thy commandments, and receivest the devout tears of all who are in distress : (For for this cause thou didst come in the similitude of a servant, scorning not our image, but giving true health to the body, and saying: Lo, thou art healed, sin no more; and with clay thou didst make the man's eyes whole, and having commanded him to wash, didst make him, by thy

word, to rejoice in the light, putting to confusion the floods of passion of enemies, and drying up the bitter sea of the life of the same, and subduing

the waves of sensual desires heavy to be endured) : Do thou, the same

King who lovest mankind, who hast granted unto us to clothe ourselves in the garment of snowy whiteness by water and the Spirit, send down upon us thy blessing, and through partaking of this water, through sprinkling therewith wash away the defilement of passions. Yea, we beseech thee, visit thou our weakness, 0 Good One, and heal our infirmities, both spiritual and bodily, by thy mercy ; Through the prayers of our all-pure, most blessed Lad , the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary ; through the might o the honourable and life-giving Cross ; through the intercession of the honourable Bodiless Powers of heaven ;

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of the honourable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John ; of

the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles ; of our holy and God-bearing

Fathers; of our Fathers among the Saints, the great Hierarchs and E c u menical teachers, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom ; of our Fathers among the Saints Athanasius and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria; of our Father among the Saints Spiridon,the Wonderworker of Trimethuetus; of our Father among the Saints, Nicholas, the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia; of our Holy Fathers of All Russia, Wonderworkers, Peter, Alexis, Jonah and Philip; of the holy and glorious great martyr, George the Victorious ; of the holy and glorious great martyr, Demetrius the exhaler of chrism ; of the holy right-victorious Martyrs; of our holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; of the holy! glorious and wonderworking Unmercenaries, Cosmas and Damian, Kir and John, Panteleimon and Ermolaus,

Samson and Diomid, Mokius and Anikita, Thalaleus and Tryphon ; and of Saint N., whom we commemorate ; and of all thy Saints. And preserve, 0 Lord. thy servant, our most God-fearing Sovereign, N.,

the Emperor of All the Russias. (Thrice.)And all the Reigning House.

Save, 0 Lord, and have mercy upon the Most Holy Synod, granting unto it health, spiritual and bodily; and be merciful unto this Christian habitation which laboureth for thee. Have in remembrance, 0 Lord, every Bishopric over the Orthodox, which rightly administereth the word of thy truth, and every priestly and monastic Order, and their salvation. Have in remembrance, 0 Lord, both those who hate us, and those who love us, the brethren who serve with us, the people who are here present, and those who for a cause worthy of blessing have gone forth and have empowered us, unworthy though we be, to pray for them. Have in remembrance, 0 Lord, our brethren who are in cap tivity and affliction, and show mercy upon them, according to thy great

mercy, delivering them from all distress. For thou art the Fountain of healing, 0 Christ our God, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, together with thy Father who hath no beginning, and with thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Priest. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. And the Prr'cst sailh, secretly, tkic Praycr :

Bow thine ear, and hearken unto us, 0 Lord, who didst deign to C, be baptized in Jordan, and didst sanctify the water : and bless all 2 of us who by the bowing of our necks do show forth our apprehension'that we are thy servants; and grant that we may be filled with 4 thy sanctification, through partaking of this water; and let it be to us, 0 Lord, for the health of soul and body.

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For thou art our sanctification, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, and thanksgiving, and worship, together with thy Father who hath no beginning, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, a n d unto ages of ages: Choir. Amen. Then, tuking the AmurabZe cross, ke blesscth tke water thrice, in cross-fim, dzjbpin it and moving it in due fmhwn, and chanting the following Hymn ( TYO$ I ) tn . Tone I. ( Thn'cc.)

0 Lord, save thy people and bless thine inheritance, granting to the most God-fearing (Emperor, King, or President), N., victory over all adversaries, and by thy Cross preserving thine Estate. T k n tAe following Hymn, in Tone IZ.,is sung: Make us worthy of thy gifts, 0 Virgin Birth-giver of God, disregarding our transgressions, and bestowing healing, through faith, upon those who accept thy blessing, 0 all-pure One. T ' . the Pricsf kisseth the honourable cross, and so a5 likewise all the 9eople; and he s#n.nklcth them all with the hoZy water, and all the Sanctuary and tke Church. And the people sing flufollowing Hymns (Tro#ari), in Tone I K :

0 holy Unmercenaries, who had a fountain of healing, give ye healing unto all who ask it, in that ye have been vouchsafed gifts most excellent from the everflowing fountain our Saviour. For the Lord saith unto you, as unto your fellow-zealots the Apostles : Lo, I have given unto you power over unclean spirits, that ye may drive them out, and heal every infim~ity,and every wound. Wherefore, abiding fully in that command, freely ye have received, freely do ye give, healing the passions of our souls and bodies. Have regard to the prayers of thy servants, 0 All-undefiled One, allaying the fierce risings against us, assuaging our every woe ; for in that we have thee as a confirmation certain and renowned, and have

acquired thy intercession, we shall not be put to shame, 0 Lady, when we call upon thee. Strive thou earnestly for the petition of those who faithfully cry unto thee : Hail, 0 Lady, 0 Help of all men, 0 Joy and Protection and Salvation of our souls. Receive, 0 Lady, the prayers of thy servants, and deliver us from every distress and sorrow. Andafter the Sprinkling, the Litany (EkfPniya).

Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy, we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy. Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Thn'ce.) Furthermore we pray that he will preserve this city and this holy Temple, and every city and land from pestilence, famine, earthquake, flood, fire, the sword, the invasion of enemies, and from civil war; and

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that our good God, who loveth mankind, will be graciously favourable and easy to be entreated, and will turn away from us all the wrath stirred up against us, and deliver us from all his righteous chastisement which irnpendeth against us, and have mercy upon us. Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Forty times.) Then the Priest ixclaimcth : Hear us, 0 God our Saviour, the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are far off upon the sea; and show mercy, show mercy, 0 Master, upon us sinners, and be merciful unto us. For thou art a merciful God and lovest mankind, and unto thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

Priest. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Deucon. Let us bow our heads unto the Lord. C h i r . To thee, 0 Lord. TAcn the Priest readeth, in a low' voice, thefollowing Prayer :

0 greatly merciful Master, Lord Jesus Christ our God, favourably fulfil our prayer ; through the prayers of our all-pure Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary; through the might of the honourable and life giving Cross; through the intercession of the honourable Bodiless Powers of heaven ; of the honourable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John ; of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles ; of the holy, glorious and righteous Martyrs; of our holy and God-bearing Fathers and (Ecumenical great teachers and saints, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom ; of our Father amopg

the Saints, Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the Wonderworker;

of our Holy Fathers of All Russia, Wonderworkers, Peter, Alexis, Jonah and Philip; of the righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna (and of t h Patron Saint of the Temple); and of all thy Saints : Grant us remission of our sins. Cover us with the shelter of thy wing ; root out from us every foe and adversary ; render tranquil our life and thy world ; have mercy upon us, 0 Lord, and save our souls, in that thou art gracious and lovest mankind. C h i r . Amen. Then the BENEDICTION. May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his all-holy Mother, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us, for he is good and loveth mankind.

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t on the stonc: In the Name of the Father, followin zrsscnj5tion shall be and of ti% Son, and of the Ho g Spirit this church is founded, in honour and memory of (here the name o a Feast, or of the Patron Saint o the Tern#& is inserted) ; in the reign of t e most God-fearing Sovereign, in Russia). If it be i n a fwcz> land, the title and name of the Ruler are here inserted) ; in the Episcopac of the Ri ht (or Most) Reverend N., of N. ; in the Year of the World. . , andYfrom the %irth in the flesh of God the Word . (with the month and dhy). A church can be fmrn&d without the Relics o f a Saint and the above-mentioned inscn>tion, bui not wa'rhont the square stone: I n addtion to this, a large wooden

cross is prepared, and fhis cross is planted in a trench dug at U c spot where

the altar is to be.

B u t zf the church is to be of wood, no excavations are ma&, with the excc$tion of one under the wall of the Sancfua at the eastern extremity, wherein to set

the s uare stone, andanotnfoor t z p l a n t i n K of fhe cross at fhe q5ot where

is to be. The beams, or planks whereon the church is to rest, are also pr@ared. A l l these pre aratwns havin been made, the Bishoj or his representative, huvin vested i m e y i n the c L r c h which is neartst tk lace where the Laying ofthe corner-stone is to be, cometh firth wild all t e c l w ~preceded

by a Deacon wifh the ccnser, a n d a Priest m2h the cross, two and two. And the c i e r ~ ychant the Stanzas (StiRAiri)of the Litiyrf for church. A n d on arriving at the lace, they lay upon tkc book ofthe H o b Gospels, an the cross ;and the censer, and having c e n d tkerewifh the table, itr crossrform, thrirr, the Deacon saith :

Bless, Master. A n d the Rector befi'nneth, as usual :

Blessed is our God always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. 0 heavenly King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art in all places

* See the Services for the Feasts.

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ahd fillest all things; Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come, and take up thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every stain ; and save our souls, 0 Good One. And until the singing isjnislrcd, the Rector stanriith in front of tke kook of& Holy Gos~eLc,censrng it. Then he censeth all the trrcAcs, where the fan&fion is to lie, beginnzn fiom t h c j r s f w a n of the Sanctuary, and #roceedix against the run, until% comth back to the # h e whence he began. 7 h censeth the Clergy and the People. And the Headcr readcth :

0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. (Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. 0 Lord, wash away our sins 0 Master, pardon our transgressions. 0 Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Glory . . . now, and ever, . . . Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. .And lead 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 ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. 0 come, let us worship God our King. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before the Very Christ, our King and our God.

the enemy hath persecuted my soul ; he hath smitten my life down to

the ground; he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men that have

been long dead. Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, and my heart within me is desolate. Yet do I remember the time past ; I muse upon all thy works; yea, I exercise myself in the works of thy bands. I stretch forth my hands unto thee; my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. Hear me, 0 Lord, and that soon ; for my spirit waxeth faint : hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 0 let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning; for in thee is my trust : show thou me the way that I should walk in ; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Deliver me, 0 Lord, from mine encmies ; for I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do the thing tbat

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pleaseth thee ; for thou art my God : let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness. Quicken me, 0 Lord, for th Name's sake ; and for thy righteousness' sake bring my .soul out o trouble. And of thy goodness slay mine enemies, and destroy all them that vex my soul ; for I am thy servant. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia. ( Thrice.)

In peace let us pray to the Lord. C/ioir. Lord, have mercy. For the peace that is from above, and for the salvation of our souls : @ For the peace of the whole world ; for the welfare of God's holy Churches, and for the union of them all : @ For this holy Temple, and for those who, with faith, devoutness, and in the fear of God have entered therein : I& For our Holy Synod (or Patriarch) ; for our Bishop (or Archbishop, or Metropolitan), N. ; for the honourable Presbytery, the Diaconate in Christ ; for all the clergy and the laity : @ follow$efitwns or the Ruler of the Land and for all t h Aufhon', Herr ties (Emperor, or d ing, and Rdgning House, or President, according to

the elermnts and n a t ~ ~ l i t of

z kwhich the Parish is constituted).

That he will aid them and subdue under their feet every foe and adversary: I& For this city ( t y i t be in a monastery, for this holy habitation), for every city and land, and for those who with faith dwell therein : I& For healthful seasons ; for abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times : @ F o r those who travel by sea or by land ; for the sick and the suffering ; for those who are in captivity, and for their salvation : @ That he will look graciously upon this place chosen for the foundation of a church to the glory of his all-holy Name, and will bless it with his heavenly blessing: @ That he will bless this good intention and work of his servants (or of his servant, N., and the Wardens of the church are cotnmemo-

That he will bless the commencement of founding this building, and that its beginning may be successfully laid to the glory of his Name, and continued with speed and without hindrance unto its conclusion, through the power, and effectual operation, and grace of the all-holy Spirit : @ That he will prosper the labourers who work thereon in all things, and grant them to accomplish the work of their hands, and

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through the power, and effectual operation, and grace of the allholy Spirit, to carry it to a speedy ending : & 2z That he will prosper this blessed labour of his servants, NN. 2 -. (or of his servant, N.), with all abundance, through the power, and x* effctual operation, and grace of the all-holy Spirit: & That he will appoint to this work, and to the promoters thereof, L'Z his holy guardian Angel, who shall invisibly repel all assaults of aenemies, both seen and unseen ; and that in everything he will 2 $

grant prosperity and wisdom unto its erection, and strength for its completion: through the power, and effectual operation, and 3 grace of the all-holy Spirit : & -t -I That he will deliver us from all tribulation, wrath, peril and ne- $ cessity : & Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life

unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord.

And the Rector maketh the Exclamatabn :

For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, ' and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. And the Ckoir chanteth :

God is the Lord, and bath revealed himself unto us. . . . (Andth Verses. See page 5 I 5 . ) If the Temple is to be named afterthe Lord, this is sung in the Tone of the Hymn for the Feast; andafter the Hymn orthe Day, at the Glo . . . the Hynrn oft& Feast of Foundation is sung :at t e Now, and ever, . . tx Hymn Of the Fcast. But f the Temple is not to be named afler the Lord, then the God is the Lord is sung in Tone I/., and the Hymn of Foundation :

0 God, the Maker and Creator of all things, speedily guide aright with thy blessing the work of our hands, which hath been begun unto thy glory, and through thy might bring thou the same presently unto completion; forasmuch as thou alone art almighty, and alone lovest mankind. But if tkc Temple is to be namedafter the Birth-giver o God, the Hymn of Fmnhtim is sung twice, re#eating at the Glory . the ymn of the Temp&. And z y it is to be called after any one of the Saints, then Ue Hymn of F w d tion, and at the Glory . to the Saint. Now, and ever, . . . the Hymn to tht Birthgiver of God, in the Tone of the Hymn to the Saint. And imnreaWt~ after the Hymns, Psalm li. is read: Have mercy upon me, 0 God, after thy

great goodness ; . . . (See#age 380.)

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Thn t w o vessels are brought and laced on the table, one containing#nre water and the other oil. A n d when t e Psalm i s Pnirhed, the followrng Hymn ir srmg, in Tone VI., thrice:

Send down grace from heaven, 0 Life-giver, and sanctify this water, and show it to be a purification of all uncleanness. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Ckoir. Lord, have mercy.

0 God greatly-exalted, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who alone workest wonders which cannot be numbered : whose voice is on many waters, and beholding whom the waters are afraid, and the deeps are thrown into confusion,and the water roareth greatly; for thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known ; Who, through the baptism of thine Only-begotten Son incarnate, and the descent upon him of the all-holy Spirit in the form of a dove, and thy voice as the Father hast sanctified the streams of Jordan : T o thee do we, thine unworthy servants, now make our supplications, and implore thee : Send thou the grace of the all-Koly Spirit upon this water, and with

thy heavenly benediction bless, purify and hallow it, and give unto it the grace and the blessing of Jordan, and the might which purifieth all uncleanness, and healeth every infinnity, and expelleth the assaults of all demons and their snares. And show it forth through the power, and effectual operation, and grace of the all-holy Spirit, unto all thy senrants who, with faith, shall drink of the same, receive it, and be sprinkled therewith, to be for a remission of sins, a release from passions, an expelling of every evil thing, an increase of virtue, a healing of infirmity, and a blessing to homes and to every place, a driving away of all pernicious breezes, and the acquirement of thy grace. For thou art he

who blesseth and sanctifieth all things, 0 our God, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, together with thine Only-begotten Son, and thine all-holy, good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Pricsi. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Chit-. T o thee, 0 Lord. A n d the Prirst readeth, secretly, this Prayer :

Incline thine ear, 0 Lord, and hear me, thou who didst sanctify

the waters of Jordan by the manifestation of thy Christ; and bless h

all us who, by the bending of our necks, express obedience unto thee ; and enable us to perfect sanctification by the reception of this water; and may the same be unto us for health to our souls and Q bodies. Exclamaiwn. For thou art our sanctification, and unto thee do we

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ascribe glory, together with thine Only-begotten Son, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages Choir. Amen. And the Rector, taking the cross, dz$#eth it in the water, in crossform, c h t i n ~

the Hymn, in Tone VI(I. :

0 Lord, save thy people and bless thine inheritance, granting to the most God-fearing (Emperor, King, or President), N., victory over all adversaries, and by thy Cross preserving thine Estate. (Thrice.) Then he blesseth the oil, thrice, with his nght hand, saying:

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. A men. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. C h i r . Lord, have mercy.

0 Lord God of our fathers, unto whom the pouring out of theoil that Jacob poured upon the stone, which he set upon a pillar and called the house of God, was well-pleasing and- acceptable : Look thou now also, in mercy, we beseech thee, upon this oil, and bless it with thy heavenly blessing, and sanctify it and bestow upon it power through the grace of thine all-holy Spirit, that everything which shall be anointed therewith to th glory may be consecrated and blessed, well-pleasing and accepta le unto thee : Through the bounties of thine Only-begotten Son, with whom thou art glorified, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

Graciously vouchsafe, 0 Lord Jesus Christ our God, with the dread emblem and might of thy Cross to guard this place, to the glory of thee, our crucified God, and of thy Father who is from everlasting, and of thine all-holy Spirit: and may the all-pernicious Angel and adverse powers withdraw therefrom. For thine is the majesty, and thine are the kingdom and the power and the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. And the Priests. (akin the cross, plant it in the #lace whick h t h &en jrcpared for it, chanting, - witfthe Recfor,tkir Hymn, in Torre 11.:

Through the planting of the cross on earth hath the assault of foes perished and been utterly annulled: and man, who before was cast out, entereth again into Paradise : But glory to thee, our only God, for so was it well-pleasing unto thee. Then they sing the Collect-Hynm ( K o n a k )for the Forrrrdiztion, in Tone M.: 0 thou who art speedy to succour and strong to help, manifest thyself now through the grace of thy might, and having blessed, strengthen,

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and bring to an auspicious conclusion the works of thy servants : For whatsoever things thou willest thou canst perform, in that thou art God Almighty. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 Protection of Christians that maketh not ashamed, 0 Mediatrix never-failing with the Creator : Despise not the sinners' voice of supplication ; but in that thou art good, come speedily to the aid of us who faithfully call upon thee; make haste to our petition and further our prayer, 0 Birth-giver of .God, who ever protectest them that do thee honour. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

been #lanted, looking toward the east the while .

0 Lord God Almighty, who didst foreshadow by the staff of Moses

the precious and life-giving Cross of thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus

Christ: Do thou, the same Lord, bless and sanctify this place, through

the power and effectual operation of that precious and life-giving Tree

(upon which thou hast bestowed a sprinkling of the precious blood of thy Son), unto the expelling of demons, and of every adverse power, preserving this place, and those who shall serve thee here unhurt of every evil thing; through the prayers of our all-glorious Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, and of Saint N. (the Saint who is to be the Patron of the Temjle). For blessed and glorified be thy kingdom, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

The Rector tkmgoeth to the trench where tke laying of U e corner-stone ir to fake

#lace, and the square stone which hatk been @e#arcd liefh b*e him on a table. And the Choir singcth :

PSALMLXXXIV.

0 how amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord of hosts ! .My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest, where she may lay her young ; even thy altars, 0 Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house ; they will be alway praising thee. Blessed is

the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart are thy ways. Who

going through the vale of misery use it for a well; and the pools are filled with water. They will go from strength to strength, and unto

the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion. 0 Lord God of

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the Lord God is a light and defence; the Lord will give grace and

worship ; and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life. 0 Lord God of hosts, blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia. ( Thrice.) Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Chir. Lord, have mercy.

0 Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who art the true God and the Brightness and Image of the Father which'is from everlasting, and the Life Everlasting ; and art the Comer-stone, hewn without the aid of seed of man from the Virgin Mount; as also the Foundation immovable of thy Church; who also, through the shedding of thy precious blood, hast founded thy Church,'and hast raised it up by thy death, and perfected it by thy Resurrection and blessed it by thine Ascension, and hast sanctified and enlarged it by the descent of thy Holy Spirit : Unto thee do we now humbly pray : Send down the grace of thy Holy Spirit, and bless the laying of this stone, and all the foundation of the building which is now begun to the glory of thine allholy Name (and if it be a Feast of the Lord, he saith :) and in honour

and memory of thy holy (Nativity, or whatever it may be; w: of the Falling-asleep (Assumption) of thine all-holy Mother, o r of zu/ratsoevn other Feast of the Birth-giver of God or Saint i t may be, mentioning it by name). And be thou, who art the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, who from eternity hast created all things, the beginning, the increase, and the completion of this work ; bless the wardens and the workers, and prosper thou the work of their hands, and by thy divine providence abundantly multiply all things necessary for the building and completion of this Temple : that the Temple may be perfect and filled with thy glory, and that in it may be glorified thy great and allholy Name, together with thy Father and thine all-holy Spirit, always,

.now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Andthe Princ@al Pnest, taking the holy water, sprinkleth the s f o m thc~rwitk, saying :

This stone is blessed through the sprinkling of this holy water, unto

the foundation imperishable of the Temple erected in the Name of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. And ifthe relus of Saints arc to be inserted, one of the Pn'esls reacikth the inscMtwn, and Cayefh the relics in the place prejared for them, saying :

0 praise God in his saints, praise him in the firmament of his power. For the righteous shall praise thee in glory, and shall rejoice on their beds

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And wken he hath said this, he covereth them. But YtAcrc be no relks, nothin offhis b rbN. And the Rertw, takin *r stone in his h a d , kzyefh it in t k mortar which is #re#ared in the trenc saying :

This Church is founded to the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, in honour and memory of (the nnme of the Feast of the Lord or of the Birth-giver of God, or of thc Patron Saint of the T w l e ) , in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Tken, taking the oil, he saith :

The Most High God, who hath founded this Church, is in the midst

of it, and it shall not be removed. God shall help it, and that right early. And he pmreth the oil on tke stone, set in its place, saying:

Sanctuary, saying :

This work is begun in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and in honour and memory of (the name of thc Feast or of tjte Saint). Amen. ohmh. Then kc beginneth to sprinkle all the orlndations rozctrd about, starting from the northern silie, against the sun, art saying:

I n the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of thy Holy Spirit. Amen. IVkile the Choir singeth PSALM

Her foundations are upon the holy hills : the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Very excellent things are spoken of thee, thou city of God. I will think upon Rahab and Babylon, with them that know me. Behold, yea the Philistines also, and they of Tyre, with the Morians ; lo, there was he born. And of Sion it shall be reported that he was born in her; and the Most High shall stablish her. The Lord shall rehearse it, when he writeth up the people, that he was born there. The singers also and trumpeters shall he rehearse : All my fresh springs shall be in thee.

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And the workmen skaN immediatefi be ir tkeir labour with speed, in tke Name of fhe Lord And when the Rector g t h asmi me?-thejfrsi portim o/ tkc founahtion, on the northern stik, he shal s t d with his face to the &A; and whm tke Psalm isjnished, and the Deacon kath said: Let us pray to the Lord : and the Choir kath answered: Lord, have mercy :

0 Lord our God, who hast made the North and the sea, and all things ; whom heaven and earth are not able to contain ; who didst deign to have for thyself on earth a Temple for the perpetual praise of thine all-holy Name : Humbly falling down before thee we entreat thy loving-kindness : bless thou the foundations of this Temple, and its whole edifice ; and establish it by thy might, and make it immovable and impregnable, to the glory of thee, the only God glorified in the Trinity, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Ohmoh.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. And the ~ k a ckanteth

Except the Lord build the house, their labour is but lost that build it. Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. I t is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness ; for so he giveth his beloved sleep. Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb, are an heritage and gift that cometh of the Lord. Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are the young children. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them ; they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. And k a v i n ~come to the western sink, and sfanding m'Ih his farc Zozvard fht west, after the Psalm isjfnished, and the Deacon hath said: Let us pray to

the Lord: and the Choir kafh responbd: Lord, have mercy: the Rector reci/eth tkefollozuing Prayer:

0 Lord our God, whose Name is praised from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, and who, by thy divine providence, hast chosen this place for an abode for thyself: Send now, we humbly pray thee, thy heavenly blessing upon it, and bless the beginning of this building, and strengthen and establish it, and bring it to successful completion. For thou art he who doeth all things for the profit of our souls, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

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T h n kegoeth and s#rinkleth the thirdpart of thefoundation, and saaIh :

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. And t k Choir singetk, the wkile, PSALM cxxxr. I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of

the Lord. Our feet shall stand in thy gates, 0 Jerusalem. Jerusalem

is built as a city that is at unity in itself. For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto

the Name of the Lord. For there is the seat of judgment, even the

seat of the house,of David. 0 pray for the peace of Jerusalem, they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes I will wish thee prosperity. Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek to do thee good. And coming to the southern side of the oundatwn, and standin with hrjfacc to the south, when the Psalm C j i n i s d 4 and the Deacon hatf m i d : Let us pray to the Lord : and the Choir kath respondid: Lord, have mercy : the Rector

0 Lord Jesus Christ our God, who didst come from the south for our salvation, and from the shady Virgin Mount as holy didst reveal thyself, and didst dwell among men : Look with mercy, we beseech thee, upon the wardens of the Temple, the building whereof bath been begun in thy Name, and bless them in all things; and give them strength and steadfastness, together with vigour and abundance of health, and prosper them in all ways, unto the completion of the work which hath been begun to thy glory. For thou art the God of mercy, and bounties, and of love toward mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, together with thy Father who is from everlasting, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

And ke goeth and s#rinkleth the fourth

portion of the foundation, saying:

I n the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. While the Choir chanteth PSALM

Lord, remember David, and all his trouble : how he sware unto the Lord, and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob ; I will not come within the tabernacle of mine house, nor climb up into my bed ; I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eyelids to slumber; neither the temples of my head t o take any rest; until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord ; an habitation for the Mighty God of Jacob. Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata, and found it in the wood.

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We will go into his tabernacle, and fall low on our knees before his footstool. Arise, 0 Lord, into thy resting-place ; thou, and the ark of thy strength. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness ; and let thy saints sing with joyfulness. For thy servant David's sake, turn not away the presence of thine Anointed. The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David, and he shall not shrink from i t ; of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy seat. If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimonies that I shall learn them; their children also shall sit upon thy seat forevermore. For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habitation for himself; he hath longed for her. This shall be my rest forever; here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein. I will bless

her victuals with increase : and will satisfy her poor with bread. I will deck her priests with health, and her saints shall rejoice and sing. There shall I make the horn of David to flourish : I have ordained a lantern for mine Anointed. As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with shame ; but upon himself shall his crown flourish. And when he is come to the #lme where Ire began to s#rinkie, he st@#eth, and

standin in front of the cross planted in the earth, with his f a t toward tke easf, w i n the Psalm is jnished, the Rectar beginneth, w i t h all emtion, to sisg, accom#anied by all the Choir :

0 heavenly King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art in all places and fillest all things ; Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come, and take up thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every stain ; and save our souls, 0 Good One. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Then the Rector realicth this Prayer:

0 Lord our God, who hast deigned at this place, and upon the stone laid thereon and blessed in thy Name, to found for thyself a Church, mercifully accept those who bring unto thee thine own of thine own, for the erection to thy glory of the Temple which hath been founded in honour and memory of N. (the Feast o r the Saint) : Requite thou

the same with the multitude of thy heavenly and earthly good things ;

granting also unto all who shall lend their aid in the building and completion of this church bodily health and spiritual salvation. Strengthen the labourers, preserving them unharmed of every evil thing; and preserve these foundations indestructible and immovable, and bring this thy Temple speedily to completion : that therein unceasingly, with allexalting hymns and praises and unbloody sacrifices, we may glorify and sing thee, our only true God. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. T h Rectm. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit.

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Andthe Deacon, with all emotion, saith :

Again, yet again, on bended knees let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. ( Thrice.) And all kneel dourn. And the Rector, himself kneeling, re&th this Prayer :

with ernotiorr

W e praise thee, 0 Lord God of hosts, our Saviour, that because of the great multitude of thy goodness and loving-kindness toward mankind, thou hast chosen and sanctified this place, and hast founded thereon a church to the glory of thine all-holy Name, through us, thine unworthy servants. Wherefore, bowing the knees of our souls and bodies, we,humbly beseech thee: Graciously vouchsafe to found also upon this place an Altar for the offering up of the unbloody sacrifice of the all-holy Body and the precious Blood of thy Christ, unto thy glory, and unto the salvation of our souls. And bring thou this Temple, and this Altar, speedily to completion by thy divine might; that therein and thereon, even until the end of the ages, the praise of thine all-holy

Name, and thine unbloody, supersensual sacrifices may be offered up and performed unto thee unceasingly withoat hindrance, by thine Orthodox people : For with thee all things are possible; and unto thee do we ascribe glory, together with thine Only-begotten Son, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. And all standing, the Deacon saith this Litany :

Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy, we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy : B Hcre follow #eh'hCImfor the Ruler ofthe Land and JOY all the Authorifics (Emperor, or King,and Reigning House, or President, accora'ing to the tiements and nationalities of which the Parish is constituted),

Furthermore we pray for our Holy Synod (or Patriarch) ; for our Bishop ( o r Archbishop or Metropolitan), N., for the honourable Presbytery, the Diaconate in Christ ; for all the clergy and the laity : Furthermore we pray that the Lord our God will hearken unto

the voice of our petition, and will bless the work of our hands: and

let us all say: 0 Lord, hearken, and have mercy. @ Furthermore we pray for the God-fearing Wardens, and for the founders to the glory of God, of the Temple, N., which hath been begun and is to be built to the glory of God ; and for the prosperous forwarding of their holy work, and for their health, salvation, and the remission of their sins : and let us all say: 0 Lord, hearken, and have mercy. I$ Furthermore we pray that he will appoint to this work a holy Angel, a guardian against every evil assault of foes both visible and invisible, who shall deliver from impediments, and shall defend and strengthen the labourers : and let us all say: 0 Lord, hearken, and have mercy. ljc

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And the Rector cxcl~u~meth

Hear us, 0 God our Saviour, the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are far off upon the sea ; and show mercy, show mercy, 0 Master, unto us sinners, and be merciful unto us, and unto the founders of this Temple : For thou art a merciful God and lovest mankind, and unto thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and t o the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. And he #ronounceth the Benediction a##r@riate to the T w l e . Awd h u h blessed the Pt@le, the B i d @ or the Ar~h#riest, he b t h come with t i titi ti, ar said above, rtturneth'also with the Litzjvi to the Church w k u e ht hat~corne,while the Choir sing the Stanmas ofthe Tem$le, oar whatsorucr t/n

they wish. to the glory of God

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CHURCH W H E N PERFORMED BY A BISHOP(r)* W h tke Ckwrch isflnisked, there cometh a person, sent from the Bishop, one da

m more bqorehand, andfle#areth t h s e thin s which are necessary for $ Consecration. not only within the Sanctuary, &t also in dl the Church. A n d es#ecially he is careful that the Altar shall stand upon four columns, with a flfth column bearin a small cofer, i n the mi&; and the co er must be in the centre, unabAltar, about ourtee= i n c h higk, and t e Altar tkirQa k h f inches in heikht, and its w i fh in roportion to the Sanctuary, and the to# of the Altar in pr wtion to the A tar. Tlic Table of Oblation, a so, shaN be of the same hei ht, width and length, in proPo& to the Sanctuary. I n the to# of tke A h r s o l w m n s cavitzes are hollowed out, a cou#le of inches in dPpth, where the wax-mastic is to be :in these

same colwmns, six inches rorn the poor, notches shall be cut for holding the cord; and round about t e table of the Altar, a cou le of inches from the top, 0 t h such notches d a l l be cut,for holding tke c o r k andholes are fo be bored in the corners of the tablesfor the Altar and the Table of Oblation where the nails are to be, and hollow spaces shaN be $re#ared wkere the headr of the nails are to be, so that the baa3 of the nails may lie on a level with the table of the Altar; and thecolumns are to be pierced in such a mannertkat the nails skall m f e r them sfrark/rt. Thefollowin things are required: For making ast the table qfthe Altar, four nails, andgas many more are requiredfor the Able of

Oblation; four storres, wherewith to drive the nails; one altar-cloth for drajing

the AZtar, and another or the Table of Oblation;uppCr altarslotks,for cmmmng

the Altar and the Tab c of Oblation; veils; cloths wherewith to w i e the Altar ;

a cnrtain for the Holy Door; two palls, for the Altar and tk able of Oblation ;one lass each of rose-wafer and of church wine; holy Chrism, and an anointin f m s h ;a s#on,qe or the co~#oral; a sponge p r the sacred chalice ; a small &a&n boxfor the oly re/ics un&r the A l f a ~ ;tapersfor the Bishop, and m distribution among the other Ecclesiastics and the laity; incense, both o f t efinest sort, and also of the ordinary sort; two large tapers,for cawyin mproce~sion;the chunh banners, i / t k be any. And roundabout the ~ h u r c s it m w t be clean. Then the fable-board shallbe taken from the Altar, andplacedagainst the wall, on the nght-hand sidr, and note must be taken befiehand of the positaha i n

which it lay upon the Altar columns. Then a fa& is laced in front of the Hal Door, and upon it is sjread an altarcloth :And t e book ofthe Holy Gos e 4 and theprecious cross. and fhe sacred vessels are set thereon; the spoon, t e spear, the altarsloths, together with the veils, the cord the covering of the A ltarandof the Table of Oblation. the nails, a d t h e s onges; and they are covmed with an altar-cloth ;andfour candlesticks are set t ere, one at each corner; and another smaN table is placed within the Sanctuary, near the Bishop's throne, and an altarsloth is spread thereon ;and upon thrs table are #fared the holy Chrism, the church-wine and the rosewater i n tkeir glasses, an anointing-brnsh, an m~erg'Ilus,the stones wherewith the nails are to be driven, and tke wax-mastac.

A n d the holy relics are placed ujon the paten, covered wifh the star-cover and

the wail, and on t k eve o the Consecration are set @on a lectern be ore the holy

#kture qf the S a v h r , the sidr qf the HoZy Door, i n the Churc i f s e y ; and *,See Appendix B,XIII.

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outsriie the Sanctuary is celebrated the V I G I LOFFICE, by whomromr the B i s e shall appoint. And before the blessing of the water, the relics s h d l be bmnr thence, witk all reverence,to a azghbourin Church, a ter an early Liturgy, 4 there placed upon the hofy Altar; and$ book o f t Gosgr(r shaZl b e # M from the east over the hofy relics; and a candlestick shall be placed be o n the holy relics. But if there be no other church in the vicinie, fAnr t ey s M stand i n the same sjot until they are wed.

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When the time for the Divine Litur y is come, and the Bishop hath entered t Church which is to be consecrate8 he vesteth himseF i n his ejiscojal robes, andarlrirth thereto a special white arment (sratchitsa).(2) A n d thus arrayedk entereth the holy Sanctuarv ;a n k h Prihsts who are to serve, weanirgsimilar garments over their rirstly vestments, bear before the B i s e the table w i d dl fhinf nee!Julf? t e Consecrafion, and set it on the right-hand s*. A n d the Bis @,gzvrt~gh u pastoral straft0 a Sub-Deacon as he cometh to the Holy D m , entereth the Sanctuary :and after he Aath jra ed he maketh the sign of t k cross in blessing over t h o who are serving on &>Lab. A t this time fhe Dmcon bringetk ho/y water ( 3 )to the Bishop, and the B i s h e , taking the asjiergilhs,

s rinklefh the columns with the holy water. Then the Sacnitan brairgeth tkc wax-mastic to the Bislrop, and the B i s h p spnnk~eththe wax-must& wifh hol wafer,and taketh the vessel with the wax-mastic,andpoureth it upon the rodnrns, in the form of a cross, to the requisite amount, compassin them about; then he 'veth the vessel to the Sacristnn, and again sprinkletithe columns with h o g water, that the wax-mastic may hara2a quickly; and W Priests breathe upon the columns where the wax-mastic is, until it is hard. (4)

A n d when this isfinisked, the Archriracon saitk :

Let us pray to the Lord.

The Pyicsts. Lord, have mercy.

0 Lord God our Saviour, who createst all things and makest the race of man for salvation, accept the prayer of us, thine unworthy servants; and enable us at this present hour without condemnation to accomplish the consecration of this holy Temple, founded to thy praise in the name of Saint N. ; and to consummate the erection therein of an Altar. Enclamation. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever. and unto ages of ages. PrieSis. Amen.

I will magnify thee, 0 God, my King; and I will praise thy Name forever and ever. Every day will I give thanks unto thee ; and praise

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thy Name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and marvellous worthy to be praised; there is no end of his greatness. One generation shall praise thy works unto another, and declare thy power. As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works ; so that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts ; and I will also tell of thy greatness. The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be showed ; and men shall sing of thy righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful ; long-suffering, and of great goodness. The Lord is loving unto every man ; and his mercy is over all his works. All thy works praise thee, 0 Lord ; and thy saints give thanks unto thee.

They show the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; that thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom, might be known unto men. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. The Lord upholdeth all such as fall, and lifteth up all those that are down. The eyes of all wait upon thee, 0 Lord ; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him ; yea, all such as call upon him faithfully. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him ; he also will hear their cry, and will help them. The Lord preserveth all them that love

him ; but scattereth abroad all the ungodly. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord ; and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name forever and ever. And when the Psalm isjinisbed, the B i s h e saith :

Blessed is our God always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

The Pnests. Amen.

And when the wax-mastic h t h become hard, and the places upon which if@ed huve been cleaned, they say PSALM

The Lord is my shepherd ; therefore can I lack nothing. He shall

feed me in a green pasture, and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. He shall convert my soul, and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his Name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil ; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that frouble me ; thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. T h n the Bishop.

Blessed is our God always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Priests. Amen.

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The Sacristan dringeth our nails, and layeth them on the Altar; ( 5 ) andthe Biz

sprinkleth them wit holy water andplaceth them in thecolumns. Again, t Sacristan bringeth the four stones ;andthe Bishop having / d m o m s t m c 4

the oBcintin ecclesiastics the others, they make/irm the Altar. A d w h e n tke

Altar hath Len established, the car@ is immerhlreb spread *@re tk Holy Door, and (the Holy Door being now qPcnedX the upper end is h i d i n # h And when the Bzihoj is come forth from the Sanctuary, the Deaam sWZ exclaim :

Again, yet again, on bended knees, let us pray to the Lord. And the Priests within the Sanctuary chant : Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Aflrr which the Bi~hop,kneeling, saith the following Prayer:

0 God, without beginning and eternal, who callest all things into being from nothingness; who dwellest in light unapproachable, and hast the heavens for thy throne, and the earth for thy footstool ; who didst give a law and pattern unto Moses, and didst inspire Bezaleel with

the spirit of wisdom, and didst enable them to complete the perfect

building of the Tabernacle of thy Covenant, wherein ordinances of divine worship were instituted, which were the images and types of the true ; who didst bestow upon Solomon breadth and greatness of heart, and thereby didst rear of old the Temple ; and upon thy holy and all-laudable Apostles didst renew the service in the Spirit,and the grace of the true Tabernacle, and through the same, 0 Lord of Hosts, didst plant thy churches and thine altars in all the earth, that there might be offered unto thee consecrated and unbloody sacrifices ; who, also, hast graciously been pleased to found this Temple, in the name of Saint N., to thy glory, and to the glory of thine Only-begotten Son, and of thine all-holy Spirit:

Do thou, the same immortal and munificent King, call to mind thy bounties and thy mercies, which are from everlasting, and abhor not us who are defiled with a multitude of sins, neither annul thou thy Covenant because of our uncleanness ; but disregard thou now our iniquities, and strengthen us with the grace and inspiration of thy life-giving and holy Spirit, that without condemnation we may accomplish the renewal of this Temple, and fulfil the consecration of the Altar(s) therein ; that therein blessing thee in Psalms, and songs, and mystical rites we may always magnify thy loving-kindness. Yea, 0 Master, Lord our God, the hope of all the ends of the earth, hear us sinners who make our supplications unto thee, and send down thine all-holy, and adorable, and almighty

Spirit, and sanctify this Temple and this Altqr (these Altars) : Fill it ( t h m ) with the light everlasting; elect it (them) for thy dwelling-place; make it (thtm) the abode of thy glory. Adorn it ( t k m ) with thy divine and supernal gifts. Appoint it (them) for a haven of the tempest-tossed, for a healing of passions, for a refuge of the weak, for an expelling of evil spirits. Let thine eyes be open upon it (them) day and night, and let thine ears be heedful of the prayer of those who shall enter therein in thy fear and in devoutness, and shall call upon thine all-honourable and adorable Name ; that whatsoever they shall ask of thee, thou wilt hear

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it in heaven above, and wilt show mercy and be gracious unto them. Preserve it indestructible even unto the end of the ages, and show forth

the holy Altar(s) therein, the Altar(s) of thy Holy Things through the

power and effectual operation of thy Holy Spirit. Glorify it (them) above the Mercy-Seat according to the Law ; that the holy offices which shall be celebrated thereon may attain unto thy holy, and most heavenly, and supersensual Altar, and obtain for us the grace of thy most pure over-shadowing; for we trust not in the service of our unworthy hands, but in thine unspeakable goodness. And when the Prayer is fznished, the Bisliop stanlicth, andgoetk into the Sanctuay, to tk hol Altar; and the Proto-Deacon, within the holy Sanctuary, suit (the Holy d m r being closed) :

US, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace.

The Ptiests. Lord, have mercy.

For the peace that is from above, and for the salvation of our souls : 9; For the peace of the whole world ; for the welfare of God's holy Churches, and for the union of them all : 9;

For the Most Holy Governing Synod (or Patriarch), and for 2

the Right Reverend Bishop N., and for the works of his hands;

h rn and for the Priests and Deacons who are with him : 9; That he will sanctify this holy Temple, and the Altar that is (the Altars that are) therein, through the descent and might of gu

the Holy Spirit : 9;

H mfollozu#ctitionsfm tk Rulrr ofthc Landand f w all the Authorities

(Emperor, or King, and Reignin House, w President), according to the ele-ts and natwnalitics of wfich tk Parish tk constituted.)

3 4 For this city, and for every city and land, and for those who q

with faith dwell therein : 9;

That he will deliver us from all tribulation, wrath, peril and necessity: 9; Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life

unto Christ our God.

The Priests. To thee, 0 God.

0 Lord our God, who didst sanctify the streams of Jordan by thy redeeming manifestation : Do thou, the same Lord, send down now also

the grace of thy Holy Spirit; and bless this water and this wine,

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unto the sanctification and completion of this thine Altar ( i k s e tky Altars) : For biessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. A n d after the Prayer, he poureth the warm water, thricc, upOn the Altar, saying :

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. A n d mingling the red wine and the rose-wafer,hepowreth them into one ?~d~sel. Then the Sacrisfnn bnngefh four c(otks. A n d the B b h o j fakin blesseth his feliow-ministers to take the others; andthey9w@ede0%;< with. A n d when these things arejnished, PSALM

0 how amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord of Hosts ! My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest, where she ma lay her young; even thy altars, 0 Lord of Hosts, my King and my od. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house ; they will be alway praising thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are thy ways. Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well ; and the pools are filled with water. They will go from strength to strength, and unto

the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion. 0 Lord God of

the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. For

the Lord God is a light and defence ; the Lord will give grace and worship; and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life. 0 Lord God of Hosts, blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.

A n d when the Altar kath been washed and wipe4 the Birkq&sm2k :

Glory to our God unto ages of ages. Priests. Amen.

The Bishop then taketk from the Sacrislan the red wine minglcnwifh rosc-watn.

and polrreth it @on the Altar, thrice, i n crossform, liberally, a n d t h wei the Altar abunliirntly, stretchittq nrth their kana5 :and with this same mirtnre the Bishop sprinkleth the ot er h o b corporals. (6) A n d as ke dot& trkir, k saith at each sprznkling ;

Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. A n d after the Altar and the COY-oralshave been fjnirklcd, the foll&g be &d (PSALM

LI. verses 8-1 g) :

Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Turn thy face from my sins, and put

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out all my misdeeds. Make me a clean heart, 0 God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me. 0 give me the comfort of thy help again, and stablish me with thy free Spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, 0 God, thou that art the God of my health ; and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. Thou shalt open my lips, 0 Lord, and my mouth shall show thy praise. For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee; but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit : a broken and contrite heart, 0 God, shalt thou not despise. 0 be favourable and gracious

unto Sion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations ; then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar. Z h n the Sactlitan bniigeth the sponges. Tlte Bishop takcth one s on e, and his fillowministers take the others; and they w@e the Altar wit$ sjon es. T h they Spread the cor#oral (or the co@orals) at the u#jer edge @the ~ k r . Then the BisAoj saith :

Blessed is our God always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Priests. Amen. Then the Sacristan bn'ngefh the holy Chrism. The Bish@, taking the brush, anointcfh the Altar, in crossrform. The Prot~Dcaconsaith, at the Altar, and at each COY-oral:Let us attend. The Bishop maketh w on the Altar three crosses, one i n the mi&, and one on each siliic, a littfe ower down, saying : Alleluia, thrice, at tack. A n d he anointeth also the #illars of the Altar, on two s i b , and on the mi&le, and on the edges. Thereaftrr the Pncsfs take tkc co oral (corporals)and lay if (fhem)on the Altar, one by one, below the crosses, w ich are traced with the koly Chrism, that these crosses be not crarrd. The Bishoj makcfh three crosses on each cm#oral (antimfns)( 7 ) with the hob

Chrism, whzkh is on the Altar. A n d when this is accomjlished, PSALM CxxxIIr. is r e d :

Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is, brethren, to dwell together in unity ! I t is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down unto the beard, even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing. Like as the dew of Hermon, which fell upon the hill of Sion. For there the Lord promised his blessing, and life forevermore.

h the Biskoj saith :

Glory to thee, 0 Holy Trinity our God, unto ages of ages.

The Priests. Amen.

A n d they place the lor-oral (or the cor-orals)on the salvcr. T h m the Priests Spn'ukleth it without and brin thefirst covering o f f h e Altar; (8) the Bis un'txk with holy water, and t h put it on t e Altar. T h the cord is brought. (9) Tke Biskop s$tl'nklctX the c o d , and t h y bind B e A lfar about therewith ;and this is the manner of the binding. The BisL@ hol&th fhe cord n on the nght si&, at t h e j r s t Pillar, and they allgo with the cord round to t e second~illartowardr the cast, whence it is carried to the bottom of the third pii&r, aldgoeth to thd bottom of the fonr-ih pillar. and is carricd again

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And when these things are accom#lirhed, /hut is to say, when the Aliar h t . 4 been robed in thejrst cmenttg and bound about with the cord, PSALMC X X X I I . is said, once, twice, and thn'ce.

Lord, remember David, and all his trouble : how he sware unto the Lord, and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob ; I will not come within the tabernacle of mine house, nor climb up into my bed ; I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eyelids to slumber ; neither the temples of my head to take any rest ; until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord ; an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata, and found it in the wood. We will go into his tabernacle, and fall low on our knees before his footstool. Arise, 0 Lord, into thy resting-place ; thou, and the ark of thy strength. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness ; and let thy saints sing with joyfulness. For thy servant David's sake, turn not

away the presence of thine Anointed. The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David, and he shall not shrink from it ; of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy seat. If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimonies that I shall learn them; their children also shall sit upon thy seat forevermore. For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habitation for himself ; he hath longed for her. This shall be my rest forever : here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein. I will bless her victuals with increase, and will satisfy her poor with bread. I will deck her priests with health, and her saints shall rejoice and sing. There shall I make the horn of David to flourish : I have ordained a

lantern for mine Anointed. As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with shame ; but upon himself shall his crown flourish. And when this isfinished, the Bishop saith :

Glory to our God unto ages of ages. Then the Priests bring the ujj5er covcring(theindftak).(lo) The Bishop spnnkleth it with holy water w W i n and without, and they put it on the hoiy Altar, and spread thej5aN (the iiitdn),(1 I ) and trpon it place the corjoral (co~#wais),a d

the book o the Holy Gos els, and the precious cross upon the Altar, and c a w

them wit the aifar-clot~;and ail these things are s#rin&led with h o b w. AndaN these things being accomplished, PSALMX C I I I . is read:

The Lord is King, and hath put on glorious apparel ; the Lord hath

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put 'on his apparel, and girded himself with strength. H e hath made

the round world so sure, that it cannot be moved. Ever since the world

began hath thy seat been prepared : thou art from everlasting. T h e floods are risen, 0 Lord, the floods have lift up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. T h e waves of the sea are mighty,and rage horribly; but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier. T h y testimonies, 0 Lord, are very sure : holiness becometh thine house forever. Andafter the Psalm the BishqP saith :

Blessed is our God always, now,'and ever, and unto ages of ages.

The Priests. Amen.

Zien the Bishop commandcth the chief of the oJ7ciating clergy to away the Table of Oblation,with rinklin of holy water: and they #lnce the vessels, and the veils thereos, ana",over t%m with an aZtar-cloth, saying nothing, but only sjrinkling them with holy wafer. Then the BLho$ is divested o the special whitegarment; and the ProteDeacon brin eth the cenm to the lirhop. And

the BuhqP censeth the A l f a ~and the T d o f Oblation r a m ' admt, and aN

the Sanctuary ;and the Prot~Deaconpeth bcfm him wiih a taper, reciting

Be thou my Judge, 0 Lord, for I have walked innocently: my trust hath been also in the Lord, therefore shall I not falL Examine me, 0 Lord, and prove me ; try out my reins and my heart. For thy lovingkindness is ever before mine eyes ; and I will walk in thy truth. I have not dwelt with vain persons; neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful. I have hated the congregation of the wicked; and will not sit among the ungodly. I will wash my hands in innocency, 0 Lord ; and so will I go to thine altar; that I may show the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous. works. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 0 shut not up my soul with the sinners, nor my life with the blood-thirsty ;

in whose hands is wickedness, and their right hand is full of gifts. But as for me, I will walk innocently : 0 deliver me, and be merciful unto me. My foot standeth right: I will praise the Lord in the congregations, many times, until the Sancfuary and the whole Church have been cmsed. And as the Bishop cmseth, two Archimandn'res, or Abbots, or Priests, fo2low him. One s$rinRleth the walls with hol w&; the second, holdis4 the vessel

the hofy C ~ Y Laminteth

fhem witithe brush, in crossform, dz@ing it in

the Chrism,jirst in the Sanctuary over the Bishop's seat, above the w i n h w ;

And when the cetzsing and the P s a h arejinirhed, the Bishop cniereth the Sanctuary and saith :

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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A n d the Proto-Deacon takefh the censer and censeth f& B i s w thrirc. T.&U ke saifh,infront ofthe Altar, on the left side, the Little Lilany.

Again, yet again, in peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 ~ o r d . And the Bisliop &th not make the ExcCamaCion, brrt t k ProlPDracm Let us pray to the Lord. Then the Bi~liop'smitre is retnovcd. And standing in front of fhe h l y Al/or, kc saith, very loudly, the following Prayer :

0 Lord of heaven and earth, who with wisdom ineffable hast founded thy holy Church, and hast appointed the Order of the Priesthood upon

the earth for an antitype of the Angels' service in heaven : Do thou, 0

niunificent Lord, receive also us who now make our petitions unto thee, not as being worthy to ask such great things of thee, but that the exceeding excellence of thy goodness may be manifested; for thou hast not ceased in manifold wise to be gracious unto mankind. And, as the chiefest of thy benefits, thou hast bestowed upon us the coming in the flesh of thine Only-begotten Son, who was seen upon earth, and shedding forth the light of salvation upon them that sat in darkness, did offer himself a sacrifice for us, and became a propitiation for the whole world, making us to be partakers of his Resurrection ; and after that he had ascended into heaven, he endued his Apostles and Disciples, a s he

had promised, with power from on high, which is the Holy Spirit, adored and almighty, who proceedeth from thee, our God and Father; through whom, also, they became mighty in deed and in word, administered Baptism unto the adoption of sonship, builded churches, estab lished Altars, and instituted the laws and precepts of the Priesthood. And we sinners, having preserved the tradition thereof, do fall down before thee, the everlasting God, and implore thee, 0 Loving-kind One: Fill with thy glory divine this Temple erected to thy praise, and show thou forth the holy Altar(s) therein set up as the Holy of Holies; that we who stand before it (them), as before the dread throne of thy kingdom, may serve thee uncondemned, sending up unto thee petitions for

ourselves and for all the people, and offering the unblood sacrifice of thy goodness, unto the remission of sins both voluntary an involuntary, unto the governing of our life, the attainment of a good conversation, and the fulfilling of all righteousness.

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For blessed b e thine all-holy Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Pn'ests. Amen. And the Bishop saith :

Peace be with you all. Priests. And with thy spirit. Proto-Deacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord. T o thee, 0 Lord. And t h Bishop saitk, secretly, the f o l h i n g Prayer :

W e thank thee, 0 Lord God of Hosts, for that thou hast graciously vouchsafed to continue also even unto us sinners and thine unworthy servants, because of thy great love toward mankind, that ,-c grace which thou hast poured out upon thy holy Apostles, and upon 3 our sainted fathers. Wherefore we pray thee, 0 all-merciful Lord: $ Fill with glory, and holiness, and grace this Altar (these Altars), that 9

the unbloody sacrifices which shall thereon be offered unto thee may

be transmuted into the most pure Body and precious Blood of thine Only-begotten Son, who is our Lord, and God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, unto the salvation of all thy people, and of our unworthiness. Exclamation. For thou art our God, the God whose property it is to show mercy and to save ; and unto thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Priests. Amen. And thcm@on there is brou~htto the Bishop a candlcJtick, and therein a new, unli htedtaprr, which the Bishop lzkhtcth with kis own h a n k , ( I 2 ) and#laceth on f f c H&h Pkaa (the Bishop's seat) behindthe Altar.* 7Xen the Sacrisfandirectcth how they are to go to another church, with the cross,

for the holy relics :the Bishopgiveth the book ofthe Holy Gospels andfkccross to the Pn'csfs, and distributeth the capers irr the Sancfwry to those#resmt, and &suin.g 07thfrom the Sanctuary upon the tribune, to flu lai9. Then the Bishop enteret the S a n c t u a ~:a n d r r i e d $ fkc jn'csts, the Bishop goefh j w t k from the Sanctua through t church orsfor the holy relics, takrng krrpasford stof at fie Z o Q Doorfiom a Chanter,andsaith :

Let us go forth in peace.

z two Deacons. And the ricsts walk fore fhe Bisicop, bearing tke ok of t Holy Gospels and the cross, and the ProtoDeacon and the Deacon cense.

The Singers ckanf the Hymn, in Tone ZV.

Thy Church which, in all the world, thou hast adorned with the blood of thy martyrs, as it were purple and fine linen, crieth aloud through them unto thee, 0 Christ-God : Send down thy bounties upon thy people, giving grace unto thine Estate, and great mercy unto our souls. Note that up to this point no tapers have been lighted in the Sanctuary.

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Glory to the Father, . . . now, . . . ( T o m V7I.l.)

The universe offereth unto thee, 0 Lord, the God-bearing martyrs,

the first-fruits of nature, as to the Founder of Creation: Through the

prayers of the same, and of the Birth-giver of God, 0 merciful One, preserve in peace profound thy Church, which is thine Estate. And when the Btkhq5 cometh to the Temple where the haly relics arc # k c 4 L

enterefh the Sanctuary throvgh the Holy Door, with two of the Eccleziasricr there present. And at the Holy Uomhe gr'veth his #astoraZ s t a f f 0 M awljrfz. And the Bishop and Ecclehtics do reverence to the holy relics; a d tk Bishop nrakefh the szgn of the cross over those who stand t k c .

Again, yet again, in peace . . .

And the Priests outs1'& the Sarrctwry res9ond:

For holy art thou, 0 our God, who restest on the honourable Maxqn, which have suffered for thee ; and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to

the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. (Thrice.) Proto-Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. And the B i d is &sled of his mibe, whkh is laid ujon the salver. And k saith the fo &wing Prayn:

0 Lord our God, faithful in thy words, and steadfast in thy promises, who hast enabled thy holy Martyrs to fight the good fight and to fulfil

the course of godliness, and to keep the faith of the true confession:

Be thou, the same all-holy Lord, entreated of their prayers, and vouchsafe unto us thy servants to have a part and inheritance with them; that being followers of them, we also may obtain the good things which await them. Exclamation. Through the mercy and love toward mankind of thine Only-begotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. B a k e . Peace be with you alL Choir. And with thy spirit. Proto-Deacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord.

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0 Lord our God, through the prayers of our most holy Lady,

the Birth-giver of God, and of all thy Saints, direct thou the works 3

of the hands of us, thine unworthy servants ; and vouchsafe that $ we may, in all things, prove acceptable unto thy goodness. Exclamation. Blessed and all-glorified be the majesty of thy kingdom, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

The Bishop then takctk the censerfrom the Profo-Deacon, and cmseth the hol

relirr thnkc three times ;andgiving fhe censer to be held, and taking the ho$ @ten with the h l y relicr, covered with a v d over thr star-cover, b setteth it n#on bir head, and octh out t h r m k the Holy Door, su##ortcd b the chief Eccksil*r. But ~ i s h ohimse$holdsth

t h j aten wifh bofh d n k . And thus they go forth, according to thcfr rank. I n front are borne the church banners, and the holy imagc (ikdna)ofthe Tern &. Before the holy image

the Singers ;then fhe Pricsts, then the Ta#u e m u with the #astoral s f a x

and trhr mitre is b m e in the midd(e.

TAm the Profo-Deacon and a Deacon go wi'zh censers and cmsc the holy relia and

the BiShajh; and over the Pafen Deacons bear hw or our sacramental fins.

Before t e Birh SubDeacons bear the hubk-hanc d and tripk-brauched cana'Lesfkks (dikz' and fdfi).

ZXm the Singers chant f h Hymn, in Tonc 111.:

0 Good One, who didst found thy Church upon the rock of faith, direct thou aright our petitions therein; and accept thou the people who, in faith, do cry unto thee: Save us, 0 our God, save us. 4 - t k r e be time, t h y sing d o tkfollbzuing Theme-Songs (Zrmosf): Tow ZZZ., Song ZZZ.

0 Lord, the Confirmation of those who set their hope on thee, confirm thou thy Church, which thou hast bought with thy precious blood Tone YZZZ., Song ZZZ.

0 Master and Creator of the vault of heaven, and Founder of the Church, establish thou me in thy love, 0 thou who alone lovest mankind; the Summit of desire, the Confirmation of the faithful. Tonc K,Song 111.

Thou who upon nothing, by thy command, didst erect the earth, and didst suspend it, hanging unsupported : Upon the rock immovable of thy commandments, 0 Christ, establish thou thy Church, 0 thou who alone art good and lovest mankind.

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When thcy come to the Church w h k h is to be consecrated, tkcy circk round abont it from the western door to the southern side, and so on to the rust; (13) A n d a P r k t gocth before, and sprinkleth the Church with holy water. And when they come in p o n t of thegreat door of the Church, the Singers chunt t&e Hymns, in Tone VZI.:

0 holy Martyrs, who fought the good fight and have received your crowns : Entreat ye the Lord that our souls may be saved. Glory to thee, 0 Christ our God, the Apostles' boast, the Martyrs' joy, whose preaching was the consubstantial Trinity. Then the Bish takethfrom his head thc pafen with trhr hol relics, and settetk it on the tab e #re#ared i n p o n t of the church hors. ~ d h &CIA

reverence to the holy relics thricc :and pntteth on his mitre, and szgneth the Priests on eifher si& with the sign of the cross. A n d while the Singers chunt tke Hymnr. they enfrr the Tempk. A n d the abors being shut or screened with a c~rrtain,the Clergy stand with the hoZy images, the Gospels and the cross, behind the tab& w h f A is i nfiont of tkc &or, turning toward the west; and on the table is spread an altariloth, a d at the corners stand fonr candlesficks, or two; and the Deacons hoId t& sacramental fans over the holy relics. Then the Proto-Deacon bringeth the censer to the Bishop. A n d the Bishoj5, laR ing it, censcth the koly Pafen thrice three times, as also the boo& of tke Hol

Gosfiels, and the cross, and the hoZy images (ikdni). on the nkk a d or t i left; andako the C-y. A n d after the censing, the Proto-Deacon taketh the censer fiom the Bishop, and cettseth the Bid* thrice.

A n d the Bishop, standing before the holy relics. saith :

Blessed art thou always, 0 Christ our God, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. And the Singers within the Temp& resy5ond: Amen. Then the Bishop saifh :

Receive your princes, 0 ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in. A n d the Singers within the Temple sing :

Who is this King of Glory ? A n d again, for the second Pimc, the B i d @ #roc&inui.h :

Receive your princes, 0 ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in. Singers. Who is this King of Glory ? Proto-Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Singers. Lord, have mercy.

The Bishop's mitre is then rcmvve4 and hc saith, in a bud voice, t i s Pmyw:

Blessed be thou forever, 0 God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through the veil of his flesh hath consecrated for us an entrance into the Church of the first-born, who are written in heaven, whert is

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the abode of those who rejoice, and the voice of gladness : Do thou,

the same Lord who lovest mankind, look upon us, thy sinful and unworthy servants, who now celebrate the renewal of the honourable Temple of N., after the pattern of thy most holy Church, that is, of our own body, which thou hast vouchsafed unto us by thine all-laudable Apostle Paul to call thy Temple (and members of thy Christ) ; and establish thou it immovable unto the end of time, and glorified in thee. And vouchsafe that without condemnation we may offer therein praises and exaltations unto thy glory, and unto thine Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and thy Holy Spirit, with understanding, and with all emotion ; and that those who worship thee in thy fear may show themselves worthy of thy divine bounties, and may be acceptable unto thy

goodness, through these prayers offered up by us and by all thy people unto thine unspeakable loving-kindness : through the prayers of our most holy Lady, the Birth-giver of God, and ever-virgin Mary. Exclamation.

For holy art thou, 0 our God, who restest on the Saints. And unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Hol Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. d o i r . Amen. Bishop. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Proto-Dcacon. Bow your heads unto the Lord Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. And the Bishoj reciteth, secretly, this Prayer :

0 Master, Lord our God, who hart appointed in heaven, ranks

and hosts of Angels and Archangels for the ministry of thy glory: Cause that with our entrance may enter also the holy Angels, with Q us serving thee and with us glorifying thy goodness. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Then the Bishoj takefh the paten with the holy relics, and szgncth the dbors of

the Church in crossfornx, saying :

T h e Lord of Hosts, he is the King of Glory. And the Choir singeth :

The Lord of Hosts, he is the King of Glory.

And while the Choir sinxeth this or the last time, the table is removed, and the Bkh@ setteth tkejafen wifk t holy refirs on Air head; and t@ enter the T e m j b . A t that moment the Choir singeth the Hymn in Tone I K

Forasmuch as thou hast shown forth the splendour of the firmament

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on high, and the beauty of the holy habitation of thy glory here below, 0 Lord: Establish thou the same forever, and accept our petitions continually offered unto thee therein ; through the Birth-giver of God, 0 thou who art the life and the Resurrection of all men. A n d the Bishop p e t h into the holy Sanctuary, through the Holy Door, a d setteth the paten with the holy relics on the holy Altar,and doeth reverence to tke holy relics. A n d the Bishop's mitre is j u t upon him. Then the Proto-Beacon bringefh the censer to the bishop, and the Bishop taketh it, and censeth the holj relics thrice thrte times, and his fellow-cCcr~,ON both sides. A n d the Pro& Deacon, taking the censerfrom the Bishop, censeth the Bkhop drirc.

The Risho$ jrayefh, andblessetk his fellow-ministers, andtakefh the wilandstarcrmcr frotn the aten; and fhe Sacrirtan brin eth the holy Chnitn, and tke c m rfor fhe ho y relks, which is beneath the A%r. After him the SubDbriureth the wax-mastic, somewhat cooled. A~lrrithe Bishop taketk the kdy rclih, rtnfolding them from the Paper in w h k h they have &en w~njpcri,in three portions, encased in wax, and placeth them i n the cofer, havin first anointed them with the ho/y Chriim ;andpoureth ofthe wax-mas&, a 4 i v e f k

the cofer to the Sacrisbn.

And the Sacrisfan, faking i f , nnd kissinp the ho& hand o the Bb*, c l o d the coyer, and layeth it rrnder the Altar, zrz the centraljil ar. Then the Bishop layeth fhe#rearedarticZes i n the coq5oral (or corporals), Law in Jrst anointedinsih a liltle ba in fhe centre of each corjmal with the rho& c f r i s n , andmnakfh themfast witfwax-n~astic wzfh as#ecialsanl/#&. (14 [When there is no other church i n the vicinity of the Temfllc to be c m r ~ e c r a f the e~ holy relics are set, in the same manner, on the preceding evening, upon a Icetern in front of the ho/ypicture (ikdna)ofthe S a ~ ~ i o nirn, the TI le which ti to be consecrated. A nd when the time b come to g o p the ho y re&cs, the

Bishop issueth forth rom the doors of the Church, an standth over against

the relics, on his eag e rug, and praying, he blessetk hir fellow-cZer

amitkc Bishop toketh the censer, and censefh the h o b relics fhrirr: a n y h e Chir singcth tkr Hymn alredy set forfh ( j e 503): T h Church which, in all the world, . . . Glory . . . now, . . . ; arrd$e ~ o l l e c t - h $ n:~T h e universe offereth unto thee, 0 Lord, . (Seepage 504.) A n d when the Clrmi hathjnished singin the ProteDeacon sai'th the Little Lib an. : Again, yet amin, . . . (Page 502) f&re the ha& r e k and aN fhirpl nn h n c according to the ritual, as hereinbefore set forth. A n d the Bish@ fakefk

the holy relics on his head, w d octh with the cross r a n d about the Church,

, accordinr to the ritual. And w f e n it is in no wise jossible to make the cirrnit of the Church wifh the hob i-elics. then they go forth before thc great &r of the Temp/e. and the Bishofi settefh the holy relics on the table there ma& ready, and doeth reverence to the holy relics, and tabeth the censer from /kt Proto-Dcacon,and censefh thc holy relics three t i n t s ;- and everything i r doat according to the ora'er already prescribed. And after all hafh been accomjliskrd.

the Bishop setfefh the holv relics on his head, and havin blessed fherewifh tkt

great h o r of the church. he setteth t h m again 3 o n head: and atcring

the Sanctuary. he maketh the circuit of'ths Sanct~raryonce wifh the holy rrlics,

instead r, goinx round about the Tetn le, as should have bccn done ;arrd k setteth t e holy relics rtpon the h o b Itor, and layeth thrtn i n the (of@ a d i n the corporals, and doth the rest, according to the order set forfh a h e . ] A n d when this hath &en accomjlished, the ProteDe(1~011 saith :

'Let us pray to the Lord. Priests. Lord, have mercy.

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0 Lord our God, who hast bestowed upon the 9oly Martyrs which suffered for thy sake this glory also, that their relics should be sown abroad in all the earth, in thy holy churches, and should bring forth fruits of healing : Do thou, the same Master, who art the giver of all good things, through the intercessions of the saints whose relics thou hast graciously permitted to be placed in this thy most honourable Altar (these thy most lionourable Altars), enable us uncondemned to offer unto thee thereon the unbloody sacrifice: And grant us all those petitions which are unto salvation, vouchsafing also to the relics therein of those who have suffered for thy holy Name, that they may work miracles unto our salvation.

Exclamation. F o r thine are 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 ages of ages.

The Priests. Amen.

Again, yet again, on bended knees, let us pray to the Lord. And tk Rishop. kneeling (and the fie Ie tkere firesmt in fke Temple kneel aha), rerim, in Ue haring of aff, tkir $ a y ~ : 0 Lord our God, who by thy word alone didst bring into existence creation, and who in wise unutterable didst adorn it diversely, and didst send down thy Holy Spirit, gathering it together, and hast poured forth this light of the sun unto its renewal; who didst inspire Moses, well-pleasing in thy sight, to add unto thine exceedingly good creation a certain special praise, and to say : Thou didst behold the light, that it was good, and didst call it Day : which, also, we have beheld, even this most radiant sun that every day reneweth creation,

and do glorify thee, the Sun of the true day, and thy light which hath no setting ; Who, through thy Son, hast commanded us to renew our nature by thy Holy Spirit, that through the gift thereof thy Saints may shine like the sun : We pray thee, and beseech thee, the Father of the Word, our Lord and our God (forasmuch as, through thine unutterable love toward mankind and thy boundless mercy, creation and the ancient covenant, - which was the image of the new covenant, - in thy divine revelation of thyself on Mount Sinai, and that wondrous Bush that burned, and he tabernacle of assembly, and the exceeding beautiful Temple of Solomon, received renewal): with merciful eyes look thou upon us, thy sinful and unworthy servants, who are here present in this house like unto heaven, which is the praise of the universe,

a true a!tar of thine ineffable glory. And send down upon us, and upon thine inheritance thy most Holy Spirit, and after the manner of the divine David renew within our hearts a right spirit, and establish us with

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thy sovereign Spirit. And grant unto our most God-fearing Sovereign victories and conquests over enemies both visible and invisible ; and unto us peace and concord. And give remission of sins to those who have diligently completed this building and co~lsecrationof a temple out of love to thee, 0 God : Grant them those petitions which are unto salvation; stir them up to do thy commandments; vouchsafe unto them

the renewal of the gift of thy Holy Spirit, that uncondemned they may

worship thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent: Through the prayers of the Birth-giver of God (and of N,the Saint to whom the Church is dedicated), and of all thy Saints. Amen. A n d afler the Prayer the Bishoj rrjeth, as a% likewise fhe others, and the ProtoDeacon saith :

Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, raise us up, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. ( A n d the rest of the Little Litany. Seejagc 502.)

The Ascri$tion : The Bisho#.

For holy art thou, 0 our God, and restest on the holy, honourable Martyrs, who have suffered for thy sake ; and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. -Choir. Amen. Then the Bisho#~oethto the # l a c where he is vested, rysuch a #lace t h e &, m'rk hisjasforal s t a s Butf ;z there be no vesting-jlacc, he standcth on tht tribYIv i n fiont of the Sanctuary. A n d the Pra'rsfs take their stand on either sidr, according to the ritual. A n d when the Bishop hath stood there andjrayed, L blcsseth those jresent.

Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy, we ' beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy. & Herr f o l h j5etitions for the Rulrr of the t a n d a n d f o r all the Authorities 2. (Emperor, or King, and Reigning House, w President, according to t k t elements and nationalitks of which the P a h h is cmh'lirted).

Furthermore we pray for our Holy Synod ( m Patriarch) ; for our b Bishop (or Archbishop, or Metropolitan), N. ; for the honourable -2 Presbytery, the Diaconate in Christ; for all the clergy and the laity. &

Furthermore we pray for all their Christ-loving Army and Navy. I$ Furthermore we pra for the blessed and ever-memorable founders 7 of this holy Temple. Furthermore we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, forgiveness and remission of sins for the servants of God, our *

brethren of this holy Temple. 9; Furthermore we pray for those who bear fruit and do good work in this holy and all-honourable Temple : for those who labour in its u service ; for the singers, and for the people here present, who await in firmhope the great and rich mercies which are from thee. I$

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And the Biz@ maketh the Exckr~~~tiolr. For thou art a merciful God, who lovest mankind, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to t h e Father, and t o t h e Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Tken tke Sacristan brin eth to tkc Biskqb a cross upon a salver. And the Biskqb taketh the cross, a n h n d i n on tkat same vesting+lace (aon tke tribvne b#ae the Sanctuary) blessetfthnke with the cross, on all f a r si&s :to the #&,and the west, and the sunfk, and the north. And the Yroto-DeatoncmsetA o v e against

tke cross tk& on each sidc, andjarsing over, saitk : Let us all say, Lord, have mercy. (Tkrirc.) Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) A f t e ~tke bkssing, the Proto-Deacon saith : Wisdom! And tke Biskqb, laying the cross u on the Sacristan's salver, goeth (if he hatk bcm standing u on the vesting+ ace)to tk tribune before the Sanctuary, bearing his jartora stafi saying :

0 most holy Birth-giver o f God, save us. Choir. More honourable than t h e Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than t h e Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the W o r d , true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. Bisllcop. Glory t o thee, 0 Christ-God our hope; glory t o thee. Choir. Glory . . . now, and ever, . . . Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Master, bless. And the Bishop, ascending the t d u n e , and@ving kis #artoral staA w i n taketh

the cross, adgiveth tke Benediction with tke cross. Anda ter t& Bcnedzctwrr

fie Proto-Deacon roclaimeth Many years. And a ter !tI e Many ears. tke ~ e m bnirgeth

t e Bish@ holy water. And the s P I * k d with the holy wain-the wall, west, north and south. Af?er the sprinkling, the Bishop himself kissetk tkejrecions cross,and a ter him the other Eccles~ticsand the Prqle kiss it likewise; and he s rink eth each of ikem with hofy water. And whzle the Peopk salute it, the C oir sintlqetk: Many Years. And when this kath been sung, tke Hours are begnn. At the Liturgy, the Gradual (Prokfmcn)o the Consecration andoftke Saint of tke Temjlt are used. The E@t& is : ebrews ix. I -8, and that of tk Trmjle. The Gospel is :John X. 22-27, and that of the Temjle.

Every Orthodox Chrirtian should know in what manner he is borrnd to refurn thatrks to God our Benefactor,for every answer to prayer, a?rmformryf a o u r received at his hanlis, whether for the sorrl or body ;either irmividual/y or fm all the peo@fe; either $rivately in his own chamber or publicly irr church. I f the following Thatrksgiviw is to be ~elebrafed, trot i n corrnrctahn with the Lilurgy but after the M<ztirrsor Vesjer Service, the Prhsl, vested in his stole a d chasubfe.and s/artdin,g in front of the holy Altar after having cemrrd fhsamt in the form of a cross, begintrelh asfollows ;

Glory to the Holy, and Consubstantial, and Undivided Trinity, always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Then is read:

0 heavenly King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art in all places and fillest all things; Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come, and take up thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every stain; and save our souls, 0 Good One. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. ( Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. 0 Lord, wash away our' sins. 0 Master, pardon our transgressions. 0 Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this

day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, A s we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from the Evil One : 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 ages of ages. Choir. Amen. 0 come, let us worship God our King. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before the Very Christ, our King and our God. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before him. (Three reverences.)

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0 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious : because his mercy endureth forever. Let Israel now confess that he is gracious, and that his mercy endureth forever. Let the house of Aaron now confess that his mercy endureth forever. Yea, let them now that fear the Lord confess that his mercy endureth forever. I called upon the Lord in trouble, and t h e Lord heard me at large. T h e Lord is on my side, I will not fear what man doeth unto me. T h e Lord taketh my part with them that help me, therefore shall I see my desire upon mine enemies. I t is better to trust in the Lord than to put any confidence in man. I t is better to trust in the Lord than to put any confidence in princes. All nations

compassed me round about ; but in the Name of the Lord will 1.destroy them. They kept me in on every side, they kept me in, I say, on every side, but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them. They came about me like bees, and are extinct even as the fire among the thorns ; for in t h e Name of the Lord will I destroy them. Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall : but the Lord was my help. T h e Lord is my strength and my song; and is become my salvation. T h e voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous : the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. T h e right hand of the Lord hath

the preeminence ; the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things

to pass. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. T h e Lord hath chastened and corrected me, but he hath not given me over unto death. Open me the gates of righteousness, that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord. This is the gateof the Lord: the righteous shall enter into it. I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. T h e same stone which the builders rejected is become the head-stone in the corner. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it. Help me now, 0 Lord: 0 Lord, send us now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.

W e have wished you good luck, ye that are of the house of the Lord. God is the Lord who hath showed us light : bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even unto the horns of the altar. Thou art my God, and I will thank thee. 0 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth forever. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the IIoly Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to thee, 0 God. (Thrice.) Tken the Deacon rccifetk fire customary Litany.

I n peace let us pray t o the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

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For the peace that is from above, and for the salvation of our ' souls : & For the peace of the whole world ; for the welfare of God's holy Churches, and for the union of them all : & For this holy Temple, and for those who with faith, devoutness, and in the fear of God have entered therein : & For our Holy Synod (or Patriarch) ; for our Bishop (or Archbishop, or Metropolitan), N. ; for the honourable Presbytery, the Diaconate in Christ ; for all the clergy and the laity : &

H m f o l h #ttitionsjbr the Ruler of the Land atrd for all the AuthmiZirs

(Emperor, or King, and Reigning House, or President, according to fh ekmcnts and nationalitits of which the Paririr is constituted>

That he will aid them in all things, and subdue under their feet every foe and adversary : & For this city, and for every city and land; and for those who with faith dwell therein : & For healthful seasons, for abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times : I$ For those who travel by sea or by land ; for the sick and suffering ; for those who are in captivity, and for their salvation : I) That he will graciously accept this present thanksgiving and s u p I;. plication of us unworthy sinners on his most heavenly Altar, and in his compassion have mercy upon us : &

That he will not despise the thanksgiving of us his unprofitable 2 servants, which we offer with humble hearts for the benefits that j we have received from him ; but that it may be acceptable unto him $

as sweet-smelling incense, and a whole burnt-offering : I) That he will hearken now unto the voice of petition of us, his 3 unworthy servants, and will always fulfil the good intention and $ desire of his faithful, as may be most expedient for them ; and, in 'le that he is bountiful, may always bestow his benefits upon us, and grant unto his holy Church and unto every faithful servant of his their petitions : & That he will deliver his holy Church (and his servants, NN. ; or his servant, N.)and us all from every tribulation, wrath, peril and necessity, and from all enemies, both visible and invisible ; and that he will always hedge about his faithful people with health, long life, and peace, and the host of his holy Angels : &

Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life

unto Christ our God.

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Choir. T o thee, 0 Lord Pricst. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Then: God is the Lord, and hath revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Verse (Stikh) I : 0 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious; because his mercy endureth forever. Verse 2 : All the nations compassed me about, but in the Name of

the Lord have I driven them back.

Verse 3 : I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. Vrrse 4 : The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become

the head of the corner. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous

in our eyes. And the following Hymns (Tr@ari),in Tonc ZK : We, thine unworthy servants, 0 Lord, grateful for thy great benefits which thou hast showed upon us, glor~fyingthee do praise, bless, give thanks, sing, and magnify thy loving-kindness, and with love do cry aloud unto thee in humble submissiveness : 0 our Benefactor and our Saviour, glory to thee. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. [ Tone 111) 0 aster, who hast freely vouchsafed thy benefits and gifts unto thine unprofitable servants, zealously resorting unto thee, we offer unto thee thanksgiving according to our strength, and glorifying thee as our Benefactor and our Creator, we cry aloud : Glory to thee, 0 God most

bountiful. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. (Tonc I . ) 0 Birth-giver of God, the Helper of Christians, having acquired thy protection, we thy servants gratefully do cry aloud unto thee: Hail, most pure Birth-giver of God ! And from all calamities deliver thou us always by thy prayers, 0 thou who alone art a speedy Helper in trouble. Deacon. Let us attend. Priest. Peace be with you all. Rcader. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Wisdom ! Let us attend. Reader. The Gradual (Prokimen), in the Fourth Tone. I will sing of the Lord, because he hath dealt so lovingly with me, yea I will praise

the Name of the Lord most highest.

ye,: My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. Then the E j f i t l c is rcad:

( ~ ~ h e s $ nv.r 8-21.) Brethren, walk ye as children of the light (for

the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth) ;

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proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are discovered are made manifest by the light : for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess ; but be filled with the Spirit ; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord ; giving thanks always

for all things unto God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ ; submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of G o d [On the Birtkahys of fkeir Zm#cnaC Majesfies, and of fkeir Irn#erial and Royal Hlk/rnesses: The First Epistle to Timothy ii. 1-6. (See tke Thanksgrving Swvice fm New Year's Day.) On DRYSrommemorating Yicfmix,as such fke Anniversary of the Baffle of Poifava, artd the like :

(2 Cor. ii. 14-16.) Now, brethren, thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge to us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish : To

the one we are the savour of death unto death ; and to the other the

savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things ? ( I Tim. i. 17.) NOWunto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory unto ages of ages. Amen.] PriESt. Peace be unto thee: Reader. And to thy spirit. Deacon. Wisdom ! Render. Alleluia, in the Fourth Tone. Deacon. And that he will graciously vouchsafe unto us to hear his Holy Gospel, let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Dencon. Wisdom, 0 believers ! Let us listen to the Holy GospeL Pricsi. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Priest. The Lesson from the holy Gospel of Luke. Dcacoir. Let us attend. Choir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee. 7% Priest fken rcadefk the Gospel.

xvii. 1 2 - ~ 9 ) .And as Jesus entered into a certain village, there

met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto t h e priests

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And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God. And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed ? but where are the nine ? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. Choir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee. And immediately the Deacon recittth tAcfoZZowfng Litany :

Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy, we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy. Ijc Returning thanks with fear and trembling, as unprofitable servants, unto thy loving-kindness, 0 Lord, our Saviour and our Master, for thy benefits which thou hast poured out abundantly upon thy servants, we fall down in worship, and offer unto thee praise as God, and with fenour do cry aloud unto thee : Deliver thou thy servants from all calamities,and in that thou art merciful fulfil thou always the desires of us all as may be expedient for us, we diligently entreat thee : hearken, and have mercy. Ijc In that thou now hast mercifully hearkened unto the supplications of thy servants, 0 Lord, and hast manifested upon us the tender compassion of thy love for mankind, so also, in time to come,

despising us not,do thou fulfil, unto thy glory, all good desires of thy faithful people, and reveal unto us all thy rich mercy, disregarding all our iniquities, we beseech thee: hearken, and have mercy. Ijc And may this our thanksgiving be as sweet-smelling incense, as a fat whole burnt-offering before the majesty of thy glory, 0 allgracious Master; and send thou down always upon thy servants, in that thou art beneficent, thy rich mercies and bounties; and deliver from all assaults of enemies both visible and invisible, thy holy Church, and this city ; and grant unto all thy people length of days, sinless and healthful, and increase in all virtue, we beseech thee, 0 all-bountiful King : mercifully hearken, and speedily show mercy. I$

Esrlbmation.

Pn'csi. H q r us, 0 God our Saviour, the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are far off upon the sea ; and show mercy, show mercy, 0 Master, upon us sinners, and be merciful unto us. For thou art a merciful God and lovest mankind, and unto thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now. and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. And making tkrcc reverences befoe the holy Altar, fke Deacon.saitk :

Let us pray to the Lord. C/wir. Lord, have mercy.

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0 Lord Jesus Christ our God, the God of all mercies and bounties, whose mercy is immeasurable, and whose love for mankind is an unfathomable deep : falling down in adoration before thy majesty, with fear and trembling, as unprofitable servants, and now humbly rendering thanks unto thy loving-kindness for thy benefits bestowed upon thy servants, NN. (or upon thy servant, N.), we glorify thee, we praise thee, we sing thee, and we magnify thee as our Lord, and Master, and Benefactor ; and again falling down before thee, and we humbly thank thee, supplicating thy boundless and inexpressible mercy. And in that thou hast now graciously vouchsafed to accept the petitions of thy servants and to fulfil them, so also henceforth grant that thy holy Church and

this city may be delivered from every hostile assault, and may be vouchsafed peace and tranquillity, and that increasing in true love of thee, and of all virtues,'all thy faithful people may receive all thy benefits; and that we may ever offer thanksgiving unto thee, together with thy Father who is from everlasting, and thine all-holy, and good, and lifegiving Spirit, God glorified in one Person ; and that we may say exceeding good things, and sing: Andimmediately he exclaimeth, in a very loud voice :

Glory to thee, 0 God our Benefactor, unto ages of ages. Andsfanding in the centre ofthe Church, the Choir singeth :Amen. Then immeiate(y is sunp the Great Anthem of Praise :Glory be to CJod 'm high (see#a e 34) : Or mstead, fhc Anthem of S f . Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, ir sung: praise thee, 0 God, . . . (Seepage 539.) And when it iffinished, the Deacon saifh :

May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his most holy Mother, of Saint N. (the Saintfor the dny), and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us, in that he is good and loveth mankind. And blessing the Peo@le with his hand, he saith :

May the blessing of the Lord, through his grace, and bounties, and love of mankind, be upon you always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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The Priest beginneth: Blessed is our God, always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Choir. 0 heavenly King, . . . Reader. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, . . . Glory . . . now, and ever, . . . 0 all-holy Trinit , . . Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Glory, . . . now, and ever, . . . ur Father, . . . For thine is the kingdom, . . . 0 come, let us worship . . . (Seepage 512.)

I will alway give thanks unto the Lord; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 0 praise the Lord with me, and let us magnify his Name together. I sought the Lord, and he heard me ; yea, he delivered me out of all my fear. They had an eye unto him, and were lightened ; and their faces were not ashamed. Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him ; yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. T h e angel of the Lord tarrirth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 0 taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is : blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 0 fear the Lord, ye that are his saints ; for they that fear him lack nothing. The lions do lack, and suffer hunger ; but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that

is good. Come, ye children, and hearken unto me ; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days ? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile. Eschew evil, and do good ; seek peace, and ensue it. The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers. The countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart,and will save such as be of an humble spirit. Great are the troubles of the righteous ; but the Lord delivereth him out of all. H e keepeth all his

bones, so that not one of them is broken. But misfortune shall slay the ungodly ; and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants ; and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia. (Thnke.)

That he will send down upon these children the spirit of wisdom 5 and understanding, and will open their minds and their lips, and enlighten their hearts, unto the receiving of precepts of good instruc- g tion, let us pray to the Lord.

Choir. Lord, have mercy. That he will implant in their hearts his godly fear, which is the o" beginning of wisdom, and will thereby expel from their hearts the g turbulence of youth, and enlighten their minds, that they may turn

aside from evil and do that which is good : & That he will open their minds to receive, and to understand, and . to remember all instruction which is good and profitable for the soul: & That he will grant them the wisdom which abideth with his throne, and will implant it in their hearts, so that he may teach them that which is well-pleasing in his sight : & That he will prosper them in wisdom and in stature, to the glory ; of God : &

That they may have a wise and virtuous life, and prosperity in ro

the Orthodox faith, and may be a joy and consolation to their par- %

ents, and pillars of the Orthodox-Catholic Church: & That they and we may be delivered from all tribulation, wrath,

peril and necessity : R Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our l i e

unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord.

Exr/amafion.

For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages Choir. Amen. TAm fkefoZZowing Hymns ( Trojarf ) arc read. T m VZ.: As thou didst come h t o the midst of thy Disciples, 0 Saviour, bestowing upon them peace, so also come thou unto us, and save us. Of thine unlettered Disciples thy Holy Spirit made teachers, 0 Christ our God ; and by the commingling of tongues H e annulled idol* try in that H e is almighty. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. (Tom Vll..)

Blessed art thou, 0 Christ our God, who hast revealed fishers most wise, sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and thereby catching

the universe as in a net. 0 Christ our God, who lovest mankind, glory

to thee. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 Protection of Christians that maketh not ashamed, 0 Mediatrix never-failing with the Creator: Despise not the sinners' voice of supplication; but in that thou art good, come speedily to the aid of us who faithfully call upon thee; make haste to our petition and further our prayer, 0 Birth-giver of God, who ever protectest them that do thee honour. Deacon. Let us attend. Priest. Peace be with you all. Reader. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Wisdom ! Let us attend. Reader. The Gradual (Prokimm), in the Fourth Tone: Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained praise. V c m : My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. Then the Rc&r

reaa2th the E#irflc.

(Epkhians i. 16-19; iii. 16-a.) Brethren : I cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers ; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him : the eyes of your understanding being enlightened ; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceedidg greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power. And that ye may know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him who is able t o do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according

to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Then the Deacon saW :

Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, h e shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. Choir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee.

Name, and will give them health, and make them long-lived, unto the building up and the glory of his Church, let us all say : 0 Lord, hearken and mercifully have mercy. Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times.) Then the Priest exclai~licth:Hear us, 0 Cod our Saviour, . . . (Scc~5age517.) Choir. Amen. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, bave mercy. And the Pnkst, with all heed and emofion,r e d t h , aloud, thefol(ozving Prayer : 0 Lord our God and Creator, who hast honoured us men with thine own image; who hast taught thine elect, so that wonderful are they who give heed to thy teaching; who revealest wisdom unto babes ; who hast imparted thy teaching unto Solomon and unto all who have sought

thy wisdom : Open thou the hearts, the minds, and the lips of these thy servants, that they may receive the power of thy law, and successfuily apprehend the useful precepts which shall be taught them, to the glory of thine all-holy Name, to the profit and building up of thy holy Church, and that they may understand thy good and perfect will. Deliver them from every hostile oppression ; preserve them in Orthodoxy and the faith, and in all uprightness and purity all the days of their life, that ' they may advance in wisdom, and in the fulfilling of thy commandments: that, being thus prepared, they may glorify thine all-holy Name, and become heirs of thy kingdom. For thou art God mighty in mercy,

and gracious in strength ; and unto thee do we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Deacon. Wisdom ! Choir. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare

more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. Priest. Glory to thee, 0 Christ-God, our hope ; glory to thee. Choir. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. ( Thrice.) Bless. And t i e customary BENEDICTION.

May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his all-holy Mother; of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles ; of the holy, righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us, and save us, forasmuch as he is good, and loveth mankind. Then fhPriest, blessing the Children with the cross, saifh:

T h e blessing of the Lord, with his grace, and bounties, and love toward mankind, be upon you always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Then the ChiMrcn kiss the koly cross, and the Priest sjrinklefh thetrt with ho(y wafer.

THE RITE O F BLESSING FOR A JOURNEY

The Priest, vested in his priest& stole and chasrrdZe, if the n'te be said apIlrtfiom

Theme-Songs ( I m d s ) . I . In the deep, aforetime, did the overwhelrning force overthrow all the host of Pharaoh; and the Word, when it became incarnate, utterly annihilated sin most pernicious. Exceeding glorious is the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously. Refrain. Glory to thy holy Resurrection, 0 Lord. ( Then the aj$ointed Hymns, comjosed aft47 the mociel of those shown i n T m I.) 111." The desert hath blossomed like the lily of the field, 0 Lord, as also the barren church of the Gentiles, through thy coming, wherein, also, my heart is established. (Rcfrain and appointed Hymns.)

IV. From a Virgin didst thou come forth ; neither as a Prince nor as

Angel, but the very Lord himself made flesh, and didst wholly save me, a man. For which cause I cry aloud unto thee : Glory to thy might, 0 Lord. R. and Hs.

* As already explained, Themc-Song 11. is usually omitted.

V. A s Mediator between God and man didst thou come, 0 Christ

our God; for through thee, 0 Lord, we have access from the night of ignorance unto thy Father, the Author of Light. R. and Hs. VI. Wallowing in the abyss of sin, I appeal unto the abyss unfathomable of thy loving-kindness. Raise thou me up from corruption, 0 God. R. and Us.

VII. The impious command of the cruel tyrant forced the flame on

high; but Christ, the One who Existeth, blessed and most glorious, bore unto the God-fearing Children spiritual dew. Blessed and most glorious is he. R. and Us.

VIII. The fiery furnace of old in Babylon divided in twain its action,

by the command of God consuming the Chaldaeans, but sprinkling with dew the faithful who sang: 0 all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord. R. and Hs. I X . The Son of the Begetter who hath no beginning, both God and the Lord, hath revealed himself unto us incarnate of a Virgin, to illumine those who sataindarkness, and to gather together those who were scattered abroad: for which cause we magnify the all-hymned Birthgiver of God. R. and Hs.

TONE 111.

Versa and H y m n s for : Lord, I have cried unto thee.

By thy cross, 0 Christ our Saviour, the dominion of death hath been destroyed and the delusion of the Devil overthrown ; the generation of men also, being saved by faith, doth offer unto thee a perpetual song. All things have been illumined by thy Resurrection, 0 Lord, and Paradise hath been opened once again ; and all creation extolling thee doth offer unto thee a perpetual song. I glorify the might of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit I sing the power ; the Godhead, undivided, uncreated, the Trinity of one Essence, who reigneth unto ages of ages. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Dogmtftik). How can we. refrain

from wonder at thy human-divine birth-Giving, 0 All-August One? For though thou receivedst not the embrace of man, 0 All-Undefiled One, yet didst thou bear, without a father, a son in the flesh born of the Father without mother before the ages : who suffered no change, neither mingling nor division, but preserved intact the peculiar natures of both. Wherefore, d Maiden Mother, Sovereign Lady, beseech thou him that

the souls of those may be saved who, in the true faith, confess thee to

be the Birth-giver of God. Hymn (Tropdr). Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad, for the Lord hath showed strength with his arm ; he hath trampled down Death by death ;he is become the first-born of the dead; from the

womb of Hell hath he delivered us, and unto the world hath he vouchsafed great mercy. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Bogorbditcken). Thee, who was the Mediatrix of the salvation of our race, we sing, 0 Birth-giver of God and Virgin. For in the flesh assumed from thee, after that he had suffered the passion of the cross, thy Son and our God delivered us from corruption, in that he loveth mankind. Collect-Hymn (KottddR). To-day art thou risen from the tomb, 0 Bountiful One, and hast led us forth from the gates of death ; today Adam exulteth and Eve rejoiceth, and the Prophets, together with the Patriarchs, continually do sing the power divine of thy might.

Theme-Songs ( I m o s f ) . I. H e who of old, by his rod divine, did gather together into one mass the waters and cleave the sea for the people of Israel, the same is our God exceedingly glorious : To him alone will we make our song, for he hath glorified himself. Refrain. Glory to thy holy Resurrection, 0 Lord. (Thm the aflointedHymns, comjosed a f e r the morkrl of t h e s h u n in T o m I.)

111. 0 thou who from nothingness didst call forth all things created

by the Word, and perfected by thy Spirit, 0 Ruler of the Universe: Stablish thou me in thy love. R. and H..

IV. Thou hast established a steadfast love to usward, 0 Lord ; for

thine Only-begotten Son hast thou given unto death for us. Wherefore we cry aloud with thanksgiving unto thee: Glory to thy might, 0 Lord R. atzd Us.

V. Right earlydo I wake unto thee, 0 Maker of all things,the Peace

which passeth understanding; for thy commandments are the light: Guide thou me therein. R. arzd Us.

VI. The nethermost abyss of sins hath compassed me about, and

my soul forsaketh me. But stretch forth thy lofty arm, 0'Lord, and save me, as thou savedst Peter of old, 0 my Pilot. R. and Hs.

VII. As thou of old didst refresh with dew the three godly Children

in the Chaldzean flames, even so illumine thou with the radiant fire of

the Godhead us who cry unto thee: Blessed art thou, 0 God of our

fathers. R. and Hs.

VIII. When the godly Children were thrust into the fire intolerable,

yet remained without hurt from the flame, they sang the song divine : 0 all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord and exalt, him unto all

the ages. R. and Hs.

IX. A marvel new and befitting the Godhead! Through the closed

gates of a Virgin the Lord passeth forth ; naked at his going-in, and at his coming-forth a bearer of the flesh did God manifest himself, and

the gate remaineth closed: Her, who in wise ineffable is the Mother of

God, we magnify. R. and U s .

TONE IV.

Hymnsfm: Lord, I have cried unto thee.

Unceasingly do we adore thy life-giving Cross, 0 Christ our God,and glorify thy Resurrection on the third day; for thereby, 0 Almighty One, thou didst renew the nature of man, which had become corrupt, and didst point out to us the way to heaven: For thou only art good and lovest mankind. Thou hast done away with the penalty of the tree of disobedience, 0 Saviour, in that thou, of thine own good will, wast nailed to the tree of

the Cross; and when thou hadst descended into Hell, thou didst break

the bonds of death, in that thou wert God : For which cause we worship

thy Resurrection from the dead, joyfully crying unto thee : 0 Lord Almighty, glory to thee. Thou hast destroyed the gates of Hell, 0 Lord, and by thy death hast annihilated the kingdom of Death, and hast freed the human race from corruption, giving life and incorruption and great mercy unto the world. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Dogmdtik). T h e Prophet David who, through thee, was the forefather of God, did prophesy in melody concerning thee, to him who wrought mighty things for thee : Upon thy right hand did stand the Queen. For God, who was graciously pleased without father t o become incarnate of thee, hath manifested thee as the

Mother and Ambassador of life, that he might restore again his image, which had become corrupted bypassions ; and that Christ, who is great and rich in mercy, when he had found the sheep which was gone astray wandering on the mountains, and had laid it on his shoulders, might bring it to his Father, and according to his will unite it to the heavenly powers, and save the world, 0 Birth-giver of God. Hymn (Tropdr). When the Women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angels the glad tidings of the Resurrection, and had cast away the condemnation of their forefathers, they spake exultingly to the Apostles : Death is no more; Christ-God is risen, granting unto the world great mercy. Hymn to the Birth-bver of God (Bogorddiichen). T h e mystery which

was hidden from everlasting and was unknown of the Angels, through thee, 0 Birth-giver of God, was revealed to those who dwell upon earth, in that God having become incarnate in unblended union, of his own good will accepted the Cross for our sakes ; whereby he raised again

the first created and hath saved our souls.

Collect-Hymn (Konddk). My Saviour and Redeemer from the grave, in that he was God, rose from earth-born bonds, and shattered the gates of Hell ; and in that he was the Lord, he rose again on the third day.

St. John of Damascns.

Theme-Songs ( / m o s t ) . I. When Israel of old had passed through the Red Sea's abyss with foot unwet, through the cross-wise stretching forth of Moses' hands, they overcame the host of Amalek in the wilderness. Refrain. Glory to thy holy Resurrection, 0 Lord. ( T h m fhe appointed Hymns, com#osed after the model of f h s c shown in Tone I.)

111. Thy Church rejoiceth in thee, 0 Christ, crying: Thou art my

fortress, 0 Lord, my refuge and my strength. R. and Us.

IV. The Church, beholding thee uplifted upon the Cross, 0 Sun of

Righteousness, standeth in its stateliness, worthily crying: Glory to thy might, 0 Lord. R. and Us.

V. Thou art come, 0 my Lord, for a light to the world, a holy

light, which turneth from the darkness of ignorance those who with faith sing praises unto thee. R. and Us.

VI. I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving, 0 Lord,

the Church crieth aloud unto thee, in that she hath purified herself

from the blood of demons by the blood which for the sake of mercy flowed from thy side. R. and Hs.

VII. The Abrahamic Children in the Persian furnace, fired rather

by love of godliness than by the flame, cried aloud : Blessed art thou, 0 Lord, in the tabernacle of thy glory. R. and Us.

VIII. Daniel stretched forth his hand, and stopped the gaping mouths

of the lions in the pit. And the Holy Children, zealous in piety, girding themselves with virtue, quenched the raging fire, as they cried: 0 all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord. R. and Us.

IX. The Corner-stone unhewn by hands from thee was hewn, 0

Virgin, Mount unquarried, even Christ, who hath bound together Nature that had been divided. Therefore, rejoicing, we magnify thee, 0 Birth-giver of God. R. and Hs.

TONE V.

Hymns for: Lord, I have cried unto thee.

By thy precious Cross, 0 Christ, thou didst put to shame the Devil, and by thy Resurrection thou didst dull the sting of sin, and save us from the gates of death: We glorify thee, 0 Only-begotten One. H e who giveth Resurrection to the generation of men was led as a sheep to the slaughter. The Princes of Hell were terrified by him, and

the gates of lamentation were lifted up. For Christ, the King of Glory,

entered in, saying unto those who were in bonds: Go forth; and to those who were in darkness : Unveil yourselves. 0 mighty marvel ! The Creator of things invisible, through his love

toward mankind, after having suffered in the flesh, is risen again immortal. Come, ye descendants of the nations, let us bow in worship before him. For in that, through his tender loving-kindness, we have been delivered from going astray, we have learned to sing the praises of the One God in three persons. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. H y m n to the Birth-giver of God (Dogmdtik). In the Red Sea of old was set forth the type of the Bride unwedded: there Moses was the divider of the water ; but here Gabriel was the assistant of the miracle. Then Israel passed over the deep with foot unwet; but now a Virgin hath, without seed, given birth to Christ. The sea, after Israel had

passed over, remained impassable ; the Blameless One, after the concep tion of Emmanuel, remained undefiled. Thou who Art, and who from ever-lasting Hast Been, hast revealed thyself in fashion as a man : Have mercy upon us, 0 God. Hymn (Tropdr). The Word, who with the Father and the Spirit hath no beginning, and who, for our salvation, was born of a Virgin, let us faithful believers hymn and adore. For it was his good pleasure to ascend the cross in the flesh, and to suffer death, and through his own glorious Resurrection to raise the dead. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Bogordditchm). Hail, 0 impassable Gate of the Lord! Hail, Wall and Shelter of those who flee unto thee ! Hail, Haven unvexed of storms and Unwedded One who didst

bring forth in the flesh thy Maker and thy God ! Abate not thine entreaties on behalf of those who sing thy praises and do homage to thy birth-giving. Collect-Hymn (Kondrfk). Into Hell thou didst descend, 0 my Saviour, and wheh thou hadst destroyed its gates, in that thou art almighty, thou didst raise again with thee those who were dead, in that thou art

the Creator; and thou didst destroy the sting of death, 0 Christ, and

didst release Adam from the curse, 0 thou who lovest mankind. Wherefore we all do cry aloud : Save us, 0 Lord.

Theme-Songs ( I m o s i ) . I . The horse and its rider did Christ cast into

the Red Sea, shattering the hosts thereof with his lofty arm : But he

saved Israel, who sang a song of victory. Refrain. Glory to thy holy Resurrection, 0 Lord. (7Xcn fhe a$jointcd H y m n s ,composed aftrr the mod?[ of those shown in Totre I.)

111. Thou who upon nothing by thy command didst erect the earth,

and didst suspend it, hanging unsupported : Upon the rock immovable of thy commandments, 0 Christ, establish thou thy Church, 0 thou who alone art good and lovest mankind. R. and U s .

IV. When Habakkuk, with vision prophetic, meditated upon thy

Divine Emptying, 0 Christ, he cried aloud with trembling unto thee : For the salvation of thy people and to save thine anointed ones art thou come. R. and Hs.

V. 0 thou who arrayest thyself with light as it were a garment, unto

thee do I wake right early, and I cry unto thee: Illumine thou my darkened soul, 0 Christ, in that thou only art compassionate. R. and Hs.

VI. Lull to tranquillity, 0 Lord Christ, the sea infuriated by the

souldestroying billows of my passions, and in that thou art compassionate lead me forth from corruption. R. a n d Hs.

VII. The greatly exalted Lord of our Fathers quenched the fire and

.sprinkled with dew the Children, who sang with one accord: 0 God, blessed art thou. R. and Hs. VI.11. Unto thee, the Maker of all things, the Children in the furnace, weaving a choral universal, did sing: 0 all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord and exalt him unto all the ages. R. and Hs.

IX. Rejoice, 0 Isaiah! A Virgin is with child, and shall bear a Son,

Emmanuel, both God and Man: and Orient is his name; whom magnifying, we call the Virgin blessed. R. and Hs.

TONE VI.

Lord, I have cried unto thee. In that thou didst possess the victory over Hell, 0 Christ, thou didst

ascend the cross, that thou who art free among the dead mightest raise up with thee those who sat in the shadow of death. 0 Saviour Almighty, who from thine own light dost shed forth life, have mercy upon us. Today is Christ risen, as he foretold, having trampled Death under foot and given joy to the world, that crying aloud in song we all may say : 0 Fountain of Life, 0 Light unapproachable, 0 Saviour Almighty, have mercy upon us. From thee, 0 Lord, who art present in all creation, whither shall we sinners flee ? To heaven ? Thou thyself dwellest there. T o Hell? Thou didst trample Death under foot. To the depths of the sea? There, also, is thy hand, 0 Lord. Unto thee do we flee, and bowing down

before thee, we make our petition: 0 thou who didst rise from the dead, have mercy upon us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Do,pdtiR). Who is there that doth not bless thee, 0 all-holy Virgin ? Who is there that singeth not thy undefiled birth-giving ? The Only-begotten Son, who shone forth before all ages from the Father, the same came forth from thee, 0 Pure One, having in wondrous wise become incarnate, being by nature God, and becoming by nature a man, for our sake; not being divided in two persons, but known in two natures, yet unmerged. Him do thou beseech, 0 Pure, All-Blessed One, that he will have mercy on our souls. Hymns for:

Hymn (Tropdr). The Angelic Powers were in thy sepulchre, and the guards became as dead men, and Mary stood by the tomb seeking thy most pure body. Thou didst despoil Hell, yet wert not tempted thereby; thou who art the bestower of life didst come to meet the Woman. Glory to thee, 0 Lord, who didst rise again from the dead. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Bugor6ditchen). Thou who didst call thy Mother blessed, of thine own good will didst come unto thy passion, shining radiantly upon the cross, desiring to seek out Adav, and saying unto the Angels: Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece of silver which was lost. 0 our God, who with wisdom hast ordered all things, glory to thee. Collect-Hymn (Kondrfk). When Christ-God, the Life-giver of all

things, had by his life-bestowing palm raised up from the vaults of gloom those who were dead, he adjudged Resurrection unto the race of men. For he is the Saviour of all, and the Resurrection, and the Life, and the God of all.

Theme-Songs (Innosf). I. When Israel passed on foot over the deep, as it had been dry land, and beheld their pursuer Pharaoh engulfed in

the sea, they cried aloud : Unto God let us sing a song of victory.

Refraitr. Glory to thy holy Resurrection, 0 Lord. (Thatthe a$$oint+ Hymns, com$osed after the model of those shown in Tone I.)

111. There is none holy like unto thee, 0 Lord my God, who hast

exalted the horn of thy faithful, 0 Good One, and hast established us upon the rock of thy confession. R. and Hs.

IV. Christ is my strength, my God, and my Lord, the august Church

doth sing in God-befitting wise, crying aloud and out of a pure mind keeping festival unto the Lord. R . a n d Hs.

V. With thy light divine, 0 Good One, illumine thou, I beseech

thee, the souls of those who wake early unto thee with love ; that they may know thee, 0 Word of God, as the true God, who callest forth from the gloom of sin. R. a d Us.

VI. Forasmuch as I behold the sea of life surging high with the

tempest of temptations, I have fled to thy tranquil haven, and cry aloud unto thee: Lead thou my life forth from corruption, 0 Most Merciful One. R. and Hs.

VII. An Angel made the fiery furnace to drop dew for the Holy

Children, but the command of God, consuming the Chaldaeans with fire, prevailed upon the tormentor to cry aloud: Blessed art thou, 0 God of our fathers. R. and Hs.

VIII. Out of the flames thou didst shed forth dew upon the Godly

Ones, and with water didst kindle the sacrifice of the Righteous One. For thou doest all things which thou willest, 0 Christ. Thee will we exalt unto all the ages. R. and Hs.

IX. It is not possible that men should see God, upon whom the

Orders of the Angels dare not gaze : but through thee, 0 All-Pure One, was the Word Incarnate manifested unto men : Whom magnifying, together with the Heavenly Hosts, we call thee blessed. R. a d Hs.

TONE VII.

Hymnsfw : Lord, I have cried unto thee.

0 come, let us rejoice in the Lord, who hath destroyed the power of death, and illumined the generation of men, crying with the Bodiless Ones : 0 our Maker and Saviour, glory to thee. For our sake, 0 Saviour, thou didst endure the cross and burial ; and by death didst thou slay Death, in that thou art God. For which cause we adore thy Resurrection on the third day: Glory, 0 Lord, to thee. When the Apostles beheld the Resurrection of their Maker they were amazed, and sang the angelic hymn of praise: This is the glory of the Church, this is the riches of the kingdom : 0 Lord, who didst suffer for our sake, glory to thee. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Dogmdtik). A Mother in more than human wise art thou acknowledged, 0 Birth-giver of God ; yet thou didst remain Virgin beyond speech and beyond understanding; and the marvel of thy birth-giving can no tongue declare. Most glorious in the nature of th conception, 0 Pure One, incomprehensible likewise is the manner o thy true birth-giving : for when God so willeth the order of nature is conquered. Wherefore, in that we perceive thee to be the Mother of God, with diligence we all beseech thee that our souls may be saved. Hymtr ( Trofdr). By thy cross thou didst destroy death ; thou didst open paradise to the Thief; thou didst change the funeral wail of the Myrrh-bearing Women, and didst command them to announce unto

thine Apostles that thou wert risen from the dead, 0 Christ our God, who bestowest on the world great mercy. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Bogordditchn). In that'thou art the Treasury of our Resurrection, lead thou forth from the pit and deep of transgressions those who set their hope on thee, 0 All-Hymned One! For thou hast saved those who were guilty of sin, in that thou didst give birth to our salvation : 0 thou who before birth-giving wast Virgin, and in birth-giving wast Virgin, and after birth-giving remained Virgin still. Collect-Hymn (Konddk). No longer can the power of death hold mortals in captivity; for Christ hath descended, shattering and bringing to naught its powers. Hell is fettered ; the Prophets with one accord

rejoice, saying: The Saviour hath appeared unto those who believe: Come forth, ye faithful, unto the Resurrection.

Theme-Songs (Imosf). I. At thy nod, 0 Lord, the nature of water which hitherto had flowed freely, was transmuted into terrestrial form : Wherefore Israel, journeying with foot unwet, doth sing unto thee a h y m n of victory. Refrazn. Glory to thy holy Resurrection, 0 Lord. ( T k m fhe afloin fed Hymns, comJ5osedafter fhmodel of those shown in Tone I.)

111. Thou who in the beginning didst establish the heavens by thine

almighty word, 0 Lord our Saviour, and all the might thereof by thy Spirit all-creating and divine : Establish thou me upon the rock im- movable of thy confession. R. and Hs.

IV. Thou didst not leave the bosom of the Father, yet didst come

down upon earth, 0 Christ our God. I have heard the mystery of thy dispensation, and have glorified thee, who alone lovest mankind. R. and Us.

V. The night is devoid of light for unbelievers, 0 Christ, but for

- t h e faithful there is illumination in the sweetness of thy words: F o r which cause I wake early unto thee, and hymn thy divinity. R. and U s .

VI. As I sail over the surges of earthly cares, drowning because of

my shipload of sins, and flung to the soul-destroying beast, like Jonah cry I unto thee, 0 Christ: From the deathdealing deep, 0 lead thou m e forth. R. and Hs. V I I . The Children of God aforetime showed forth the fiery furnace t o be dew-dropping, as they sang the praises of the one God, and said : All-exalted is the God of our fathers and all-glorious. R. and Us. VIII. The bush which on Sinai burned with fire yet was not consumed revealed God unto Moses, slow and halting of speech ; and zeal for God made the Children invincible in the fire as they sang: 0 all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord and exalt him unto all the ages. R. and Hs.

IX. 0 Mother who hast not known man, Virgin Birth-giver of God,

thou who, without having tasted of corruption, wast with child and didst lend flesh unto the all-creating Word, Receptacle of the Illimitable, Abode of the infinite Artificer, we hymn thee. R. and U s .

TONE VIII.

Hymnsfor: Lord, I have cried unto thee. Our evening song and reasonable service we offer unto thee, 0 Christ, in that thou hast graciously been pleased to show mercy upon us through thy Resurrection. 0 Lord, Lord, cast us not away from th) presence, but graciously be pleased to show mercy upon us through thy Resurrection.

Hail, 0 Zion the holy, Mother of the Churches, the Abode of God! For thou, first of all, didst receive remission of sins through the Resurrection. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hymn to thc Birth-giver of God (Dogmdtik). The King of heaven, because of his love toward mankind, hath appeared upon earth and dwelt among men : for he was incarnate of a pure Virgin, and came forth from her through that incarnation, the Only Son, twofold in nature but not in Person. Wherefore, proclaiming him, in very truth, perfect God and perfect man, we confess Christ to be our true God: Whom do thou implore, 0 Mother unwedded, that he will have mercy

on our souls. Hymn ( T r ~ p d r ) .Thou didst descend from on high, 0 Tender-hearted One ; thou didst endure the threedays' burial, that thou mightest free us from our passions, 0 our Life and Resurrection. Glory, 0 Lord, to thee. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Borogdditchen). Thou who for our sake wast born of a Virgin, and didst suffer crucifixion, 0 Good One, and didst despoil Death through death, and as God didst reveal Resurrection: Despise not those whom thou hast created with thine own hand ; show forth thy love for mankind, 0 Merciful One; accept the Birth-giver of God who bare thee, and who entreateth thee for us ; and save thy despairing people, 0 our Saviour. Collect-Hymn ( K o n d k ) . When thou didst rise again frsm the tomb,

thou didst waken the dead and didst raise up Adam. Eve also exulteth in thy Resurrection, and all the endsof the earth do celebrate the.festival of thy rising again from the dead, 0 All-Compassionate One. 590

Themc-Songs ( I m o s f ) . I . The wonder-working rod of Moses aforetime, when therewith he smote the sea in the form of a cross and divided it, submerged Pharaoh and his chariots; but Israel did it save, as the same fared forth on foot, singing unto God as they fled a song of victory. Refrain. Glory to thy holy Resurrection, 0 Lord. (Then t/rc appointed Hymrrs, com$osed after the mo&l ofthose shown in T m I.)

111. Thou who in the beginning didst establish the heavens with

IV. Thou art my fortress, 0 Lord, thou art also my might, and thou

art my God ; thou art my joy: Without leaving the bosom of the Father thou hast visited our wretchedness. Wherefore with t h e Prophet

H a b a k k u k will I cry unto thee: Glory to thy might, 0 thou who lovest mankind. R. and Us.

V. Wherefore hast thou cast me away from thy presence, 0 Light

w h i c h knowest no setting? And why hath hostile darkness encompassed me, the wretched one ? But turn thou me again, and guide thou my paths in the light of thy commandments, I beseech thee. R. andUs. VI. Cleanse thou me, 0 my Saviour, for many are my transgressions ; and lead me forth from the abyss of iniquity, I beseech thee, for unto thee have I cried: And hear me, 0 God of my salvation. R. and Us. VII. The fire in Babylon of old was put to shame by God's comingdown ; for which cause the Children dancing in the furnace with joyful f e e t as in a flowery mead, did sing with exultation : Blessed art thou, 0 G o d of our fathers. R. and Hs.

VIII. With seven-fold heat did the Chaldaean tyrant in his rage cause

the furnace to be heated for the Godly Ones; but when he beheld

t h e m saved by a better power, he cried aloud unto their Maker and Deliverer : Ye Children, bless ; ye Priests, sing praises; ye People, exalt him unto all the ages! R. andHs.

IX. Heaven was affrighted, and the ends of the earth were amazed ;

For God revealed himself unto men in the flesh, and thy womb became m o r e spacious than the heavens. For which cause the chieftains of men and of Angels do glorify thee, 0 Birth-giver of God. R. a d Hs.

T H E ALL-NIGHT VIGIL OFFICE.

( I ) The Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic Church of the East reckons its day after the pattern of the Jewish Church, from sunset Therefore the worship of God begins with the Evening Service,-which typifies, in general, the Old Testament times, as foreshadowing our Lord Jesus Christ and his life on earth, and precedes the Divine Liturgy of

the morning, wherein is typified the life of our Lord as set forth in the

New Testament and his life in heaven. On ordinary evenings, Great or Lesser Vespers is used. On Saturday evening, and on the eves of the Great Feasts, is celebrated the Vigil Service, which consists of portions of Great Vespers, combined with