showers to the earth, that it may yield its increase. Bless the crown of the year of thy goodness. Appease the dissensions of the Churches. Repress the tumults of nations. Soon bring to naught the risings of heresies, through the power of thy Holy Spirit. Receive us all into thy kingdom, showing us to be children of the day, and sons of light. Grant us thy peace and thy love, O Lord our God, for thou alone hast given us all things. And vouchsafe to enable us, O Lord, with boldness, not to our condemnation, to dare to call thee, the Heavenly God, Father, and to say: UR Father, which 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 them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, power, and the glory, for ever and ever. the Amen. The communicants then sit down, if there be accommodation for it; but the bishop remains standing. The bishop says: The holy things to those who are holy! God, be merciful to me, a sinner! The bishop then takes the bread, and blesses it, Blessed be God! The bishop then breaks the bread, saying: Christ says: Take, eat, this is my body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me. The bishop then, with great reverence and solemnity, distributes the bread to the communicants. And if there be one or more deacons present, they help him in the distribution. The bishop communicates last of all, as the Servant of the Servants of God. All having partaken of the bread, the bishop and people remain engaged in silent prayer for some time; after which, The bishop takes the cup, and gives thanks, saying: Thanks be given unto God! The bishop, bearing the cup in his hands, says: Christ says: Drink ye all of this, for this is my blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins. Do this in remembrance of me. The bishop then gives the cup to those who have already partaken of the bread, and partakes of it last of all. And if there be a deacon or deacons present, they help the bishop in letting the cup go round. All having communicated, the bishop and people remain engaged in silent prayer for a few minutes, after which the bishop says: E give thanks unto thee, O Lord our God, for this participation of thy holy, pure, immortal, and heavenly mysteries, which thou hast given unto us for the good of our bodies and souls. Thou, O Ruler of all, grant that this partaking of the holy body and blood of thy Christ may produce in us faith which maketh not ashamed; unfeigned love; fulness of wisdom; the healing of the body and soul; the turning unto flight of every spiritual enemy; steadfastness in thy commandments; and an acceptable answer before the terrible judgment-seat of thy Christ. For thou art our sanctification, and to thee we render the glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, world without end. Amen. The communicants then stand up, if they were sitting, and the people sing, or the bishop says: JORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace : according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salva tion. 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. GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: now and ever, world without end. Amen. The bishop then raises his hands, and dismisses the people with the blessing, saying: THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with you all evermore. Amen. THE LITURGY OF THE LORD'S SUPPER, ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM. TO BE USED ON WEEK-DAYS. Every thing having been prepared as it is explained in the beginning of the Liturgy of St. Basil, the bishop says: LET us lift up our hearts. People. We lift them up unto the Lord. The bishop says: T is meet and right to praise thee, to bless thee, to laud thee, to give thanks unto thee, in all places of thy dominion; for thou art the God ineffable, inscrutable, invisible, incomprehensible, being always, being the same; thou, and thine only-begotten Son, and thy Holy Spirit. From nothing thou hast brought us into being; and when we were fallen thou didst raise us again, and thou hast left nothing undone until thou hast brought us back to heaven, and hast granted unto us thy kingdom to come. For all these things we give thanks unto thee, and unto thine only-begotten Son, and to thy Holy Spirit, for all thy blessings that we know and that we know not; for all benefits that we have received, both manifest and unseen. We also give thanks unto thee for this service, which thou hast vouchsafed to accept at our hands, though there stand in thy presence thousands of archangels, and tens of thousands of angels, the cherubim and the seraphim, having six wings, being full of eyes, flying on high, singing, crying, shouting the triumphant hymn, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth: Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. With these blessed powers we also, O Lord, Lover of mankind, cry and sing: Holy art thou, and all holy, thou and thine only-begotten Son, and thy Holy Spirit. Holy art thou, and all holy, and magnificent is thy glory, thou who hast so loved thy world as to give thine onlybegotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Who, having come and finished his work on earth concerning us, in the night in which he was betrayed (or, more truly, delivered up himself for the life of the world), having taken bread in his holy and immaculate hands, having given thanks, blessed, sanctified, and broken it, gave it to his holy Disciples and Apostles, saying: Take, eat, this is my body which is broken for you. Having also taken the cup, and given thanks, he gave it to them, saying: Drink ye all of this, for this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Do this in remembrance of me. We, there |