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The Divine Liturgyof St. Mark

ProskomideAt the Proskomide [i] , all as usual except the following:

Prayer over the Censer

We offer Thee incense, O Lord, efore Th! hol! glor!, and ma! it rise up, we eseech Thee,to Th! most hea"enl! altar as a sweet fragrance, for the remission of our sins and thecleansing of Th! people# Through the grace and compassion and lo"e for mankind of the$ather and of the %on and of the &ol! %pirit, now and e"er and unto the ages of ages# Amen#

Offertory PrayerO 'aster, Lord our (od, )esus *hrist, coeternal %on of the ageless $ather, Thou Who art thegreat &igh Priest, Who didst gi"e Th!self as a spotless lam for the life of the world: we pra!and eseech Thee, O good Lo"er of mankind: show Th! face upon this read and upon thischalice, so that the! ma! e transformed into Th! most pure +od! and precious +lood, inwhich the hol! ta le recei"eth Thee as do the priestl! hierurg! and the surrounding choir ofAngels, unto the communion of souls and odies# And to Thee do we ascri e glor!, togetherwith Th! $ather Who is without eginning, and Th! most hol! and good and life creating%pirit, now and e"er, and unto ages of ages# Amen#The Proskomide concludes as usual, and %t# 'ark is named in the -ismissal#

The Enarxis [ii]The -eacon intones: +less, 'aster# Priest: +L.%%.- is the kingdom of the $ather,and of the %on,and of the &ol! %pirit,now and e"er and unto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen# / And, in Paschal time, we sing 0*hrist is risen from the dead123-eacon: 4n peace let us pra! to the Lord#-eacon: 4n peace let us pra! to the Lord#/And the rest of the (reat Litan!# %ee the Liturg! of %t# )ohn *hr!sostom for text#3

Prayer of the First Antiphon /for the congregation3

Priest /secretl!3: We gi"e Thee thanks, we gi"e Thee exceeding thanks, O Lord our (od, $atherof our Lord and (od and %a"iour )esus *hrist, for all things, and through all things, and in allthings: for that Thou hast sheltered, assisted, defended, and rought us through the past timeof our life, and hast guided us to this hour, "ouchsafing again to stand efore Thee in Th!hol! place, us who ask pardon of our sins, and propitiation for all Th! people# And we pra!

and eseech Thee, O Lo"er of mankind, grant us to pass this hol! da! and all the time of ourlife without sin, with all 5o!, health, safet!, and with all sanctification and Th! fear# +ut all
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en"!, all terror, all temptation, e"er! working of %atan, e"er! plot of wicked men, dri"e farfrom us, O (od, and from Th! &ol! *atholic and Apostolic *hurch# That which is good and

profita le, do Thou suppl! to us6 if we ha"e sinned against Thee in word or deed, or !thought, do Thou, as good and Lo"er of mankind, "ouchsafe to o"erlook it, and forsake usnot, O (od, who put our trust in Thee6 nor lead us into temptation, ut deli"er us from the e"il

one and from his works# [Through the grace and compassion and lo"e for mankind of Thineonl! egotten %on, through Whom and with Whom e to Thee the glor! and ma5est!, withTh! most hol! and good and life creating %pirit, now and e"er, and unto ages of ages# Amen#]The choir sings the $irst Antiphon#

-eacon: Again and again in peace let us pra! to the Lord#/And the rest of the Little Litan!6 consult the Liturg! of %t# )ohn *hr!sostom for this text#3

Prayer of the Second Antiphon /$or the 7uler3

Priest /secretl!3: O 'aster, Lord (od, $ather of our Lord and (od and %a"iour )esus *hrist, we eseech and pra! Thee to keep our 8ing /or: all those in ci"il authorit!3 in peace and fortitudeand righteousness# %u due unto him /or: unto Th! people3 e"er! foe and ad"ersar!, la! hand

upon the shield and uckler and rise up to help him /or: us3# (rant him /or: us3 "ictories, OLord, and dispose him /or: those in authorit!3 peacea l! towards us and to Th! hol! name,that we also in the tran9uillit! of his /or: their3 da!s ma! lead a 9uiet and peaceful life in allgodliness and uprightness# Through the grace and compassion and lo"e towards mankind of Thine onl! egotten %on,through Whom and with Whom e to Thee the glor! and ma5est!, with Thine all hol! andgood and life creating %pirit, now and e"er and unto ages of ages# Amen#The choir sings the %econd Antiphon#

-eacon: Again and again in peace let us pra! to the Lord# /And the rest of the Little Litan!3

Prayer of the Third Antiphon /$or Patriarch and +ishop3Priest /secretl!3: O 'aster, Lord (od almight!, the $ather of our Lord and (od and %a"iour)esus *hrist, we pra! and eseech Thee, O good Lo"er of mankind: preser"e our most hol!and lessed father /Patriarch, 'etropolitan3 and our most "enera le /+ishop3, unto us

peacefull! unto man! !ears, executing the hol! pontificate committed unto them according toTh! hol! and lessed word, rightl! di"iding the word of Th! truth, with all Orthodox +ishops,Priests, -eacons, su deacons, readers, chanters, and lait!, and the whole fullness of Th! hol!and onl! *atholic and Apostolic *hurch, granting to them peace, health, and sal"ation6 andtheir pra!ers which the! make for us, and we for them, recei"e, O Lord, unto Th! hol! andhea"enl! and spiritual altar6 and e"er! enem! of Th! &ol! *hurch su due speedil! undertheir feet# .xclamation:

Through the grace and compassion and lo"e towards mankind of Thine onl! egotten %on,through Whom and with Whom e to Thee the glor! and ma5est!, with Thine all hol! andgood and life creating %pirit, now and e"er and unto ages of ages# Amen#The choir sings the Third Antiphon#

Prayer of the Entrance [iii]Priest /secretl!3: O 'aster, Lord our (od, Who didst elect the twel"e Apostles as it were a lampof twel"e lights, and didst send them forth into the whole world to preach and teach the(ospel of Th! kingdom, and to heal e"er! sickness and infirmit! in the people: and didst

reathe into their faces, and didst sa! to them: 7ecei"e !e the &ol! %pirit, the *omforter:whose sins !e remit, the! are remitted unto them6 and whose sins !e retain, the! are retained#

Thus do Thou also upon us Th! ser"ants as we enter the hol! ministr!, together with the+ishops, Priests, -eacons, su deacons, chanters, lait!, and all the fullness of Th! &ol!
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*atholic and Apostolic *hurch# Preser"e us, O Lord, from curse, and an, andexcommunication, and from the part of the ad"ersar!, and make pure our lips and heart fromall pollution and ini9uit!6 that with a pure heart and conscience we ma! offer to Thee thissacrifice as a sweet smelling fragrance, and for the remission of our sins and the sins of allTh! people: Through the grace and compassion and lo"e towards mankind of Thine onl!

egotten %on, through Whom and with Whom e to Thee glor! and ma5est!, with Thine allhol! and good and life creating %pirit, now and e"er, and unto ages of ages# Amen#

Entrance with the Gospel.

-eacon: Wisdom, let us attend# /.ntrance "erse, if there e such# 4f not, we sing, 0O come, let usworship#2 &ere follow the usual Troparia after the .ntrance#3

Prayer of the Thrice-Holy [i"]Priest /secretl!3: O 'aster, Lord )esus *hrist, co eternal Word of the $ather without eginning,Who didst ecome like unto us in all respects sa"e sin, for the sal"ation of our race6 Whodidst send forth Th! hol! -isciples and Apostles to preach and teach the (ospel of Th!kingdom, and to heal all sickness and infirmit! among Th! people: do Thou Th!self, O Lord,

send out Th! light and Th! truth, and enlighten the e!es of our minds and open the ears of ourhearts, and grant that we ma! e hearers of Th! hol! tidings, and not hearers onl!, ut doersof the word, that we ma! ring a undant good fruit, thirt! fold and an hundred fold, and ecounted worth! of the kingdom of hea"en#.xclamation: And let Th! mercies 9uickl! go efore us, O Lord#*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!# Lord, ha"e merc!# Lord, ha"e merc!#Priest: $or Thou art our good tidings, the %a"iour and keeper of our souls and odies, O Lord(od, and to Thee do we send up glor!, and thanksgi"ing, and the thrice hol! h!mn: to the$ather, and to the %on, and to the &ol! %pirit, now and e"er, and unto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen# &ol! (od, &ol! 'ight!, &ol! 4mmortal, ha"e merc! on us1 /sung as usual3Priest: Peace e unto all#7esponse: And to th! spirit#-eacon: Let us attend#

Epistle

The 7eader announces the title of the .pistle reading, then reads the .pistle# ["] Then follows the Alleluia withits "erses#

-eacon /to the Priest3: $ather, gi"e a lessing#Priest: 'a! the Lord less !ou and minister with !ou ! &is grace, now and e"er, and untoages of ages#+efore the (ospel the Priest offers incense, sa!ing:

O (od, Who didst accept the gifts of A el, the sacrifice of o; and A raham, Aaron and


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That &e will re"eal unto them the (ospel of righteousness#That &e will unite them to &is &ol! *atholic and Apostolic *hurch#%a"e them, ha"e merc! on them, help them, and keep them, O (od, ! Th! grace#?e catechumens, ow !our heads unto the Lord#

*hoir: To Thee, O Lord#Priest: That with us the! also ma! glorif! Th! most honoura le and ma5estic name, of the$ather, and of the %on, and of the &ol! %pirit, now and e"er and unto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen#-eacon: Pra! !e for the peace of the whole world#*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!#-eacon: Pra! !e for our most hol! $ather /Patriarch, 'etropolitan, +ishop3#Again and again, in peace let us pra! to the Lord#&elp us, sa"e us, ha"e merc! on us, and keep us, O (od, ! Th! grace#Wisdom#

Prayer of the Faithf l

Priest /secretl!3: .nthrone the peace which is of hea"en in the hearts of all of us, ut grant us peace also in this world# Our most "enera le hierarch / ame3 preser"e for us unto man!!ears, and peaceful times6 less our congregations, O Lord, grant them without hindrance andunceasingl! to do Th! hol! and lessed will6 let all e scattered that hate Th! hol! name, utmultipl! Th! faithful people unto m!riads of m!riads that do Th! hol! will# .xclamation:

That eing kept alwa!s under Th! dominion, we ma! send up glor! unto Thee, to the$ather, and to the %on, and to the &ol! %pirit, now and e"er, and unto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen#-eacon/s3: Take !e care that none of the catechumens e here# ["iii] The doors, O su deacons@ *ome, -eacons, form the procession# Let us attend#*hoir: Let us who m!sticall! represent the *heru im and sing the thrice hol! h!mn to thelife creating Trinit!, now la! aside all earthl! cares#The Priest sets on incense and sa!s:

O Lord our (od, Who hast no need of an! gift, accept this incense offered ! an unworth!hand, and count us all worth! of the lessing which is from Thee, for Thou art oursanctification, and to Thee do we send up glor!, to the $ather, and to the %on, and to the &ol!%pirit, now and e"er and unto ages of ages# Amen#

Prayer "efore the Great Entrance

O (od almight!, Thou of great name, Who hast gi"en us entr! into the &ol! of &olies ! thead"ent of Thine onl! egotten %on, our Lord, (od, and %a"iour )esus *hrist: we pra! and

eseech Th! goodness, forasmuch as we are fearful and trem le, a out to stand efore Th!fearsome and glorious altar: send down upon us the grace of Th! &ol! %pirit, and hallow oursouls, our odies, and our spirits, so that with a pure heart we ma! ring Thee gifts, offerings,and sacrifices unto the remission of our sins and the cleansing of all Th! people# Through thegrace and compassion and lo"e for mankind of Th! *hrist, with Whom Thou art lessed andglorified together with Thine all hol!, and good, and life creating %pirit, now and e"er andunto ages of ages# Amen#


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Prayer of the Peace

Priest /secretl!3: 'aster, Lord almight!, look down from hea"en upon Th! *hurch, and uponall Th! people, and upon Thine unworth! ser"ants, sheep of Th! flock, and grant us Th!

peace, and Th! lo"e, and Th! help, and send down upon us the gifts of Th! most hol! %pirit,that with a pure heart and good conscience we ma! salute one another with a hol! kiss:

ot in deceit, nor in h!pocris!, nor co"eting those things that are another=s, ut lamelessand unspotted, in one spirit, in the ond of peace and lo"e, one od! and one spirit, in onefaith, as we ha"e also een called, in one hope of our calling, that we ma! all of us arri"e atthe -i"ine and oundless affection in *hrist )esus our Lord# Through Whom and with Whomto Thee e glor! and ma5est!, with Th! most hol!, and good, and life creating %pirit, now ande"er and unto ages of ages# Amen#Then the Priest offers incense, sa!ing:

We offer incense efore Th! glor!, O Lord6 ma! it ascend, we pra! Thee, out of the poorhands of us sinners for the remission of our sins and the propitiation of all Th! people# $or toThee is due all glor!, honour, and worship, and thanksgi"ing, to the $ather, and to the %on,

and to the &ol! %pirit, now and e"er and unto ages of ages# Amen#Priest: Peace e unto all#*hoir: And to th! spirit#Priest: $athers and rethren, come and magnif! the Lord with me#*hoir: The &ol! %pirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the 'ost &igh shallo"ershadow thee#Priest: Of the $ather#*hoir: Amen#Priest: And of the %on#*hoir: Amen#Priest: And of the &ol! %pirit#*hoir: Amen#And after the 8iss of Peace:

-eacon: %tand !e to make the Offering aright#The Priest, signing with the *ross the chalice and the diskos, intones the first words of the

Sy!#ol of the Faith% [xi]Priest: 4 elie"e in one (od, the $ather almight!:*hoir: 'aker of hea"en and earth, and of all things "isi le and in"isi le# And in one Lord)esus *hrist, the %on of (od, the Onl! egotten, egotten of the $ather efore all ages6 Lightof Light, true (od of true (od6 egotten, not made6 of one essence with the $ather, ! Whomall things were made6 Who for us men, and for our sal"ation, came down from hea"en, andwas incarnate of the &ol! %pirit and the >irgin 'ar!, and ecame man6 and was crucified forus under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was uried6 and arose again on the third da!according to the %criptures6 and ascended into hea"en, and sitteth at the right hand of the$ather6 and shall come again with glor! to 5udge oth the li"ing and the dead6 Whosekingdom shall ha"e no end# And in the &ol! %pirit, the Lord, the (i"er of life6 Who proceedeth from the $ather6 Whowith the $ather and the %on together is worshipped and glorified6 Who spake ! the Prophets#

4n one &ol!, *atholic, and Apostolic *hurch# 4 confess one +aptism for the remission of sins#4 look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come# Amen#


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/And when the people sa!, 0And was incarnate,2 the Priest makes the sign of the *ross [o"er the &ol! (ifts] andagain at the words 0And was crucified,2 and the third time at 0And in the &ol! %pirit123

The Anaphora [xii]-eacon: Let us stand aright, let us stand with fear, let us attend, to offer this hol! o lation to

(od in peace#*hoir: A merc! of peace, a sacrifice of praise#Priest: The grace of our Lord )esus *hrist, and the lo"e of (od the $ather, and the communionof the &ol! %pirit, e with !ou all#*hoir: And with th! spirit#Priest: Let us lift up our hearts#*hoir: We lift them up unto the Lord#Priest: Let us gi"e thanks unto the Lord#*hoir: 4t is meet and 5ust so to do#Priest: 4t is trul! meet and 5ust, hol! and ecoming, and ad"antageous to our souls, to worshipThee, the .xisting One, Lord (od, $ather almight!, to worship Thee, to h!mn Thee, to gi"ethanks to Thee, to render Thee praise, oth night and da!, with unceasing mouth and lips thatkeep not silence, and heart that cannot e still6 Thee Who madest the hea"en and the thingsthat are in the hea"en, the earth and the things that are in the earth, the sea, the fountains, theri"ers, the lakes, and all things that are in them6 Thee Who didst make man after Thine ownimage and likeness, and also ga"est him the delights that were in Paradise, and didst notdespise him when he fell, nor desert him, O good (od, ut didst call him again ! the Law,didst educate him ! the Prophets, didst reform him and renew him ! this fearful and lifecreating and hea"enl! '!ster!6 all these things Thou hast done ! Th! Wisdom, the trueLight, Thine onl! egotten %on, our Lord and (od and %a"iour )esus *hrist, ! Whom,rendering thanks to Thee with &imself and the &ol! %pirit, we offer to Thee this reasona leand un lood! sacrifice, which all nations offer to Thee, O Lord, from the rising of the sununto the going down of the same, from the north and from the south6 for Th! name is greatamong the nations, and in e"er! place incense is offered to Th! name, and a pure offering#

The Diptychs [xiii]Therefore we pra! and eseech Thee, O Lord our (od, good Lo"er of mankind:7emem er, O Lord, Th! &ol! and onl! *atholic and Apostolic *hurch, which is from theends of the world unto the ends thereof, and all Th! people and all Th! flock# .nthrone the

peace of hea"en in our hearts, ut estow upon us also the peace of this life#

[The 8ing,] the militar!, statesman, counsellors, the oroughs, the neigh ourhoods in whichwe li"e, our comings in and goings out, direct Thou in all tran9uillit!#/*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc! upon us#3O 8ing of peace, gi"e us Th! peace in concord and lo"e, for Thou hast gi"en us all6 possessus, O (od6 esides Thee we know none other, we call upon Th! name6 9uicken our souls, andma! the death of sin ha"e no dominion o"er us, nor o"er all Th! people#/*hoir: >isit and heal, O (od#3Them that are sick, O Lord, among Th! people, "isit in Th! pit! and mercies, and heal# A"ertfrom them and us all sickness and infirmit!, dri"e awa! from them the spirit of illness6 raiseup again those that lie in long sickness6 heal them that are "exed ! unclean spirits, them thatare in prisons, in mines, or in court, or who ha"e had sentence passed against them, or in exileor in itter ser"itude, or who are taxed e!ond their means, ha"e merc! on all, free all6 for
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Thou art our (od Who releasest the shackled, Who raisest up those that are cast down6 thehope of the hopeless, the aider of the helpless, the resurrection of the fallen6 ut to us also, OLord, e Thou pleased to grant strength and fortitude#/*hoir: +ring them ack to their home#3To our rethren that ha"e departed from us, or who are a out to set forth, e Thou a guide ine"er! place6 ut our wandering in this life also, O Lord and 'aster, keep Thou without harmand untrou led ! an! storms#/-eacon: Pra! !e for eneficial rains and the fruits of the earth#3 [xi"]-eacon: %end down good showers on the needful and thirstl!, places, re5oice and renew theface of the earth: water her furrows, multipl! her increase: so that in their drops it ma! re5oiceglowingl!#/*hoir: +less now, also, O Lord, the crown of the !ear in Th! goodness# Amen#3/-eacon: Pra! !e for good seasons and the plants of the earth#3+less, O Lord, the fruits of the earth6 preser"e them for us whole and unhurt6 re5oice and

renew the face of the earth6 water her furrows6 multipl! her increase, so that in their drops itma! re5oice glowingl!#/*hoir: +less now also, O Lord, the crown of the !ear of Th! goodness# Amen#3/-eacon: Pra! !e for the rising of the ri"er [ ile]#*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!#37aise up the waters of the ri"ers to their proper measure, according to Th! goodness6 re5oiceand renew ! their ascent the face of the earth, water her furrows, multipl! her increase, that

! their drops she ma! re5oice glowingl!#/*hoir: +less now also, O Lord, the crown of the !ear with Th! goodness# Amen#3

$or the poor of Th! people, for the widow and the orphan, for the wanderer and so5ourner, forthe sake of us all who hope on Thee and are called ! Th! hol! name: for the e!es of all waitupon Thee, and Thou gi"est them their food in due season# O Thou that gi"est food to allflesh, fill our hearts with 5o! and gladness, that we alwa!s, ha"ing all sufficienc! in all things,ma! re5oice unto e"er! good work in *hrist )esus our Lord#-eacon: [Preser"e the kingdom of Th! ser"ant, O Lord]#/*hoir: (lor! to Th! kingdom, O Lord#3The kingdom of Th! ser"ant / #3 whom Thou hast 5ustified to rule on earth, keep Thou in

peace and fortitude and tran9uillit! through "ictor!6 su due under him e"er! foe andad"ersar!, e the! of foreign nations or his own6 take hold of shield and uckler and rise up to

help him6 ring forth the spear, and shut the wa! against them that persecute him6 o"ershadowhis head in the da! of attle6 set the fruit of his loins upon his throne6 speak good things to hisheart for Th! &ol! *atholic and Apostolic *hurch, and for all Th! *hrist lo"ing people6 thatwe also in his tran9uillit! ma! lead a 9uiet and peacea le life in all godliness and purit!,which we find in Thee#/-eacon: (rant rest, O Lord, to the souls of the departed in the faith of *hrist#3 [x"](i"e rest to the souls of our fathers and rethren that ha"e heretofore fallen asleep in the faithof *hrist, O Lord our (od# 7emem er, O Lord, our ancestors, fathers, patriarchs, prophets,apostles, mart!rs, confessors, teachers, ishops, "enera le and righteous persons, e"er! souldeparted this life from all ages in the faith of *hrist, and whose memor! we keep this da!, and

our hol! father 'ark the Apostle and ."angelist, who hath shown us the path of sal"ation#


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7emem er, O Lord, the archangelic "oice that said: 7e5oice, thou that art full of grace, theLord is with thee, lessed art thou among women and lessed is the $ruit of th! wom , forthou hast orne the %a"iour of our souls# .xclamation: .speciall! for our most hol!, most pure, most lessed and glorious Lad!, the Theotokosand ."er >irgin 'ar!#/-eacon: $ather, gi"e a lessing#3/Priest: 'a! the Lord less thee ! &is grace, now and e"er and unto ages of ages#3/&ere the -eacon sa!s the -ipt!chs of the -eparted# 'eanwhile, the Priest pra!s:3

Priest: And to the spirits of all these gi"e rest, O 'aster, Lord our (od, in the ha itations ofTh! %aints, in Th! kingdom, "ouchsafing to them the good things of Th! promise, which e!ehath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and which ha"e not entered into the heart of man, thethings which Thou hast prepared, O Lord, for them that lo"e Th! hol! name# (rant Thou restto their souls, count them worth! of the kingdom of hea"en, and to us grant that the end of ourli"es ma! e *hristian and well pleasing to Thee, without sin, and that we ma! ha"e a portionand inheritance with all Th! %aints# The thank offerings of them that offer sacrifices and o lations, recei"e, O (od, upon Th!hol! and super celestial and spiritual altar, to the height of the hea"ens, ! Th! ministr! ofArchangels6 of them that offered much or little, secretl! or with old openness, of them thatdesired and had not wherewithal to offer, and of them that ha"e rought their o lations thisda!: as Thou didst accept the gifts of Th! 5ust A el, the sacrifice of our father A raham, theincense of


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Arise, O Lord, and let Thine enemies e scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee ackward6 ut multipl! Th! faithful and Orthodox people who do Th! hol! will, unto a thousandthousands and ten thousand times ten thousand lessings# $ree them that are in onds, ring them forth that are in need, satisf! the hungr!, slake thethirst!, comfort the pusillanimous, con"ert them that ha"e stra!ed, enlighten them that are indarkness, raise the fallen, make firm the wa"ering, heal the sick6 lead all into the wa! ofsal"ation, and unite them to Th! hol! flock6 and preser"e us from our ini9uities, eing in allthings our keeper, and our defender#

Continuation of the AnaphoraThe Priest, owing, pra!s: $or Thou art a o"e all power and dominion, and might, and

principalit!, and e"er! name that is named not onl! in this world ut also in thatwhich is to come# +efore Thee stand thousands and ten thousand times tenthousand armies of hol! Angels and Archangels# +efore Thee stand Th! two mosthonoura le creatures, the man! e!ed *heru im and the six winged %eraphim6 with

twain thereof the! co"er their feet, with twain their face, and with twain do the! fl!,and cr! one to another with incessant "oices and perpetual praise, singing,shouting, glorif!ing, cr!ing aloud, and sa!ing unto the ma5est! of Th! glor!, thetriumphal and thrice hol! h!mn: &ol!, &ol!, &ol!, Lord of %a aoth6 hea"en andearth are full of Th! glor!# [x"i] .xclamation: At all times all things glorif! Thee, ut with all that glorif! Thee recei"e, O Lord, our

praise also, with them that laud Thee and sa!:*hoir: &ol!, &ol!, &ol!, Lord of %a aoth# &ea"en and earth are full of Th! glor!# Osanna inthe highest#The Priest again signs the &ol! '!steries with the *ross, sa!ing:

Trul! are earth and hea"en full of Th! hol! glor!, through the manifestation of our Lord and(od and %a"iour )esus *hrist# $ulfill also, O (od, this sacrifice with Th! hea"enl! lessing,

! the indwelling of Th! &ol! %pirit# $or the Lord &imself and our (od and 8ing of all,)esus *hrist, on the night wherein &e ga"e &imself up for our sins, and for the sake of allsuffered death in the flesh, reclining at supper with &is hol! -isciples and Apostles, took

read in &is hol! and pure and spotless hands, looked up to Thee &is own $ather, our (odand the (od of all, ga"e thanks,-eacon: Amen#Priest: And lessed,-eacon: Amen#Priest: And hallowed, and rake,-eacon: Amen# $or the remission of sins, O (od, and to ha"e merc! on us#Priest: And distri uted to &is hol! and lessed -isciples and Apostles, sa!ing: .xclamation:Take, eat,-eacon: Pra! earnestl!, !e Pres !ters# [x"ii]Priest: This is '! +od!, which is roken for !ou, and gi"en for the remission of sins#*hoir: Amen#Priest: Likewise also the cup after supper, ha"ing taken and mingled with wine and water, and

looking up to hea"en,-eacon: Look down upon us and ha"e merc! on us#


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Priest: Looking up to hea"en to Thee &is own $ather, our (od and the (od of all, &e ga"ethanks,-eacon: Amen#Priest: &e hallowed,

-eacon: Amen#Priest: &e lessed,-eacon: Amen#Priest: &e filled with the &ol! %pirit,-eacon: Amen, Amen# We elie"e and confess, that Thou art the %on of the li"ing (od#Priest: &e distri uted 4t to &is hol! and lessed -isciples and Apostles, sa!ing: .xclamation:-rink !e all of this:-eacon: ?et pra! earnestl!# .xclamation:Priest: This is '! +lood of the ew Testament, which is shed and distri uted for !ou and forman!, for the remission of sins#*hoir: Amen#Priest: -o this in remem rance of 'e# $or as often as !e eat this +read and drink this *up, !e

proclaim '! death, and confess '! 7esurrection and Ascension, until 4 come#*hoir: /Tone :3 We proclaim Th! -eath, O Lord, and we confess Th! 7esurrection#Priest: The -eath, O almight! Lord and 'aster, 8ing of hea"en, of Thine onl! egotten %on,our Lord and (od and %a"iour )esus *hrist, we proclaim6 and confessing &is lessed7esurrection from the dead on the third da!, confess also &is Ascension into hea"en, and &issitting at Th! right hand, &is (od and $ather, looking also for &is second and fearful anddreadful ad"ent, when &e shall come to 5udge the 9uick and the dead in righteousness, and torender to each according to his works#*hoir: We elie"e, and glorif! the +od! and +lood of our Lord and (od and %a"iour )esus*hrist: fill our hearts with 5o! and gladness# %pare us, O Lord our (od# /thrice3 According to Th! great merc!# /thrice3 And not according to our sins#Priest: Thine own of Thine own gifts we ha"e set efore Thee, and we pra! and eseech Thee,O good (od and Lo"er of mankind: send down from Th! hol! height, from Thine appointedha itation, from Th! osom e!ond human experiment, the *omforter, the %pirit of Truth, the

&ol! One, the Lord and (i"er of life, Who spake in the Law and ! the Prophets and theApostles6 Who is e"er!where present and filleth all things, working sanctification of &is ownfree will, and not as a minister, upon those &e chooseth ! &is good pleasure: One in essence,manifold in &is energies, fountain of -i"ine gifts: consu stantial with Thee, proceeding fromThee, sharing the throne of Th! kingdom and of Thine onl! egotten %on, our Lord and (odand %a"iour )esus *hrist# Look down upon us, and upon this +read,-eacon: Amen#Priest: And upon this *up,-eacon: Amen#Priest: And send down Th! &ol! %pirit, that &e ma! less and hallow them, and ma! act, as(od almight!,


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-eacon: Amen#Priest: As the true (od of faith#-eacon: Amen#Priest: And make this +read the +od!,

-eacon: Amen#Priest: And this *up the +lood of the ew Testament,-eacon: Amen#Priest: Of our "er! Lord and (od and %a"iour and uni"ersal 8ing, )esus *hrist#-eacon: Amen# *ome down, !e -eacons6 pra!, !e Pres !ters#Priest /aloud:3 That the! ma! e to all of us who participate in Them for faith, for so riet!, forhealing, for temperance, for sanctification, for reno"ation of soul, od! and spirit6 for

participation in lessedness of eternal life and incorruption, for the glorification of Th! hol!name, for the remission of sins6 so that in this as in all places Th! most hol! name ma! e

glorified, h!mned, and hallowed, with )esus *hrist and the &ol! %pirit, now and e"er andunto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen# As it was, and is, and shall e, unto generation and generation, and for all agesof ages# Amen#Priest: And grant unto us that with one mouth and one heart we ma! glorif! and h!mn Th!most honoura le and ma5estic name, of the $ather and of the %on and of the &ol! %pirit, nowand e"er and unto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen#Priest: And ma! the mercies of our great (od and %a"iour )esus *hrist e with !ou all#*hoir: And with th! spirit#

Litany "efore the Lord&s Prayer

-eacon: &a"ing commemorated all the %aints and the righteous, again and again in peace letus pra! to the Lord#*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!#-eacon: $or these &ol! (ifts now offered and sanctified, let us pra! to the Lord# That our (od, the Lo"er of mankind, Who hath accepted Them upon &is hol! and mosthea"enl! and noetic altar as an odour of spiritual fragrance, will send down upon us -i"inegrace and the gift of the &ol! %pirit, let us pra!# That we ma! e deli"ered from all tri ulation, wrath, and necessit!, let us pra! to the Lord#

&elp us, sa"e us, ha"e merc! on us, and keep us, O (od, ! Th! grace# That the whole da! ma! e perfect, hol!, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord#*hoir: (rant this, O Lord#-eacon: Pardon and remission of our sins and offences, let us ask of the Lord#*hoir: (rant this, O Lord#-eacon: All things good and profita le for our souls, and peace for the world, let us ask of theLord# That we ma! complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask ofthe Lord#

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&a"ing asked for the unit! of the $aith and the communion of the &ol! %pirit, let uscommit oursel"es and one another and all our life unto *hrist our (od#*hoir: To Thee, O Lord#'eanwhile, the Priest pra!s as follows: O (od our 'aster, $ather of light, Author of eternal life,*reator of grace, $ounder of worlds, (i"er of knowledge, Treasur! of wisdom, Teacher ofholiness, 7ecei"er of pure pra!ers, +enefactor of the soul, Thou that gi"est to the weakhearted who trust in Thee those things into which the Angels desire to look6 Who hast raisedus from the a !ss to light, Who hast gi"en us life out of death, Who hast granted us freedomfrom sla"er!, hast dissol"ed in us the darkness of sin ! the coming of Thine onl! egotten%on6 now also, O Lord, enlighten the e!es of our understanding ! the indwelling of Th!&ol! %pirit, that we ma! without condemnation partake of this immortal and hea"enl! $ood6and sanctif! us wholl!, in od!, soul, and spirit, that with Th! hol! -isciples and Apostles wema! sa! to Thee this pra!er: [x"iii] softl!: Our $ather, Who art in hea"en, hallowed e Th! name# Th! kingdom come, Th! will

e done, on earth as it is in hea"en# (i"e us this da! our dail! read, and forgi"e us our de ts

as we forgi"e our de tors# And lead us not into temptation, ut deli"er us frome"il# .xclamation:Priest: And grant us, O 'aster, Lord Who lo"est mankind, with oldness, and withoutcondemnation, with pure heart, enlightened soul, face unashamed, and sanctified lips to make

old to call upon Thee, the hol! (od in hea"en, as our $ather, and to sa!:*hoir: Our $ather, Who art in hea"en, hallowed e Th! name# Th! kingdom come, Th! will

e done, on earth as it is in hea"en# (i"e us this da! our dail! read, and forgi"e us our de tsas we forgi"e our de tors# And lead us not into temptation, ut deli"er us from e"il#Priest /secretl!3: ?ea, Lord, lead us not into temptation, ut deli"er us from e"il, for Th! greatmerc! knoweth that we are una le to ear up through our much infirmit!6 ut make with the

temptation also a wa! of escape, that we might e a le to ear it, for Thou hast gi"en us power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the might of the enem!# .xclamation:$or Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glor!, of the $ather, and of the %on, and ofthe &ol! %pirit, now and e"er and unto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen#Priest: Peace e unto all#*hoir: And to th! spirit#-eacon: Let us ow our heads unto the Lord#*hoir: To Thee, O Lord#

Priest: O 'aster, Lord (od almight!, Who sittest upon the *heru im and art glorified ! the%eraphim, Who didst prepare the hea"en from the waters and didst adorn it with the choirs ofthe stars6 Who hast arranged the odiless ranks of Angels in the highest to sing Th! praisee"erlastingl!: to Thee ha"e we owed the neck of our souls and odies, showing the outwardsign of ser"ice6 and we pra! Thee, disperse the dark attacks of sin from our thoughts6enlighten our mind with the -i"ine ra!s of Th! &ol! %pirit, that eing filled with theknowledge of Thee, we ma! worthil! partake of the good (ifts set efore us, the most pure+od! and precious +lood of Thine onl! egotten %on, our Lord and (od and %a"iour )esus*hrist, forgi"ing us e"er! kind of sin, through Th! great and unsearcha le goodness# $orgi"eus, O Lord (od, our transgressions, whether intentional or unintentional, whether doneknowingl! or unknowingl!# .xclamation:


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Through the grace and mercies and lo"e for mankind of Thine onl! egotten %on, throughWhom and with Whom e to Thee glor! and ma5est!, with Thine all hol! and good and lifecreating %pirit, now and e"er and unto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen#Priest: Peace e unto all#*hoir: And to th! spirit#-eacon: With the fear of (od, let us attend#*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!# Lord, ha"e merc!# Lord, ha"e merc!#Priest /softl!3: &ol!, most high, tremendous Lord, Who restest in the %aints, O Lord, sanctif! us

! the word of Th! grace and the indwelling of Th! most hol! %pirit# $or Thou, Lord, hastsaid: +e !e hol!, for 4 am hol!# O Lord our (od, incomprehensi le Word of (od,consu stantial and co eternal, together without eginning with the $ather and the &ol! %pirit,recei"e the pure h!mn, with the *heru im and %eraphim, and from me a sinner and Thineunworth! ser"ant, from unworth! lips, cr!ing out and sa!ing: .xclamation:

&ol! Things for the hol!@*hoir: One &ol! $ather, one &ol! %on, one &ol! %pirit, in the unit! of the &ol! %pirit# Amen#[xix]Priest: The Lord e with !ou all#*hoir: And with th! spirit#-eacon: $or the sal"ation and the aid of our hol! father /Patriarch, 'etropolitan, Arch ishop,+ishop3, all the clerg! and the *hrist lo"ing lait!, let us pra! to the Lord#*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!#-eacon: And furthermore for the sal"ation and remission of sins of our rethren who ring

this hol! Offering, let us pra! to the Lord#*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!#-eacon: And for the memor! of our "enera le fathers and rethren, let us all sa! heartil!:Lord, ha"e merc!#*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!#

BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB/While these -iaconica are eing said, the Priest di"ides the &ol! +read, sa!ing:3

Priest: Praise !e the Lord in &is %aints#The Lord less and minister with us in the fraction of &is hol! and most pure and life gi"ing

'!steries, now and e"er and unto ages of ages# Amen#/To the concele rating clerg!:3 *ommand !e@*lerg!: The &ol! %pirit commandeth and sanctifieth#The Priest, placing one Particle in the chalice, sa!s:

Priest: +ehold, 4t is sanctified and fulfilled, and is ecome the +od! and +lood of our Lordand (od and %a"iour, and the &ol! Things are committed to the &ol!#*lerg!: One &ol! $ather, one &ol! %on, one &ol! %pirit, amen#

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Psa m !"#*hoir: Praise !e (od in &is saints : praise &im in the firmament of &is power#Praise &im for &is might! acts : praise &im according to the multitude of &is greatness#Praise &im with the sound of trumpet : praise &im with the psalter! and harp#

Praise &im with tim rel and dance : praise &im with strings and flute#Praise &im with tuneful c!m als, praise &im with c!m als of 5u ilation : let e"er! reath

praise the Lord#(lor! to the $ather, and to the %on, and to the &ol! %pirit#+oth now and e"er, and unto the ages of ages# Amen#The -eacon exclaims: [ OT.: T&.7. 4% T.CT '4%%4 ( &.7.#]

$erseAfter this we sing the *ommunion >erse of the da! or of the %aint#

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%o y CommunionPriest: /To the concele rating clerg!:3 The Lord e with us all#*lerg!: And with th! spirit#Priest: &e &imself hath lessed 4t, &e &imself hath consecrated 4t, &e &imself hath rought itto pass6 &e &imself will also distri ute 4t for the remission of sins, and unto life eternal#The Priest recei"es &ol! *ommunion, then recites this Pra!er:

Out of the -i"ine grace gi"en to us out of lo"e for mankind, we ha"e dared that which was e!ond us, for we ha"e come in fear to Th! &ol! '!steries, O 'aster, asking: 4f ! ourhuman weakness guilt e against us, forgi"e us, O Lord our (od#

As the hart panteth after the fountains of water, so panteth m! soul after Thee, O (od#-eacon: Pres !ters, draw near#The concele rating Priests commune# And when communing the clerg!, he, if a +ishop, sa!s:

The hol! +od! of our Lord, (od, and %a"iour, )esus *hrist#The precious +lood of our Lord, (od, and %a"iour, )esus *hrist, which is gi"en for theremission of sins#And the -eacons are communed#

BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBWith the fear of (od and faith, draw near#

*hoir: +lessed is &e that cometh in the name of the Lord# (od is the Lord, and hath appearedunto us# or, in Paschal time, 0*hrist is risen from the dead12After this, the Priest sa!s: +e Thou exalted a o"e the hea"ens, O (od, and Th! glor! a o"e allthe earth, and Th! kingdom a ideth unto ages of ages#The &ol! (ifts are censed and remo"ed to the Ta le of Prothesis# [xx]-eacon: Aright@ &a"ing partaken of the -i"ine, most pure, immortal, fearsome, and hea"enl!'!steries of the hol! +od! and most pure +lood of our great &ierarch and 8ing, )esus *hrist,Who hath "ouchsafed Them unto us in all respects, let us gi"e thanks unto the Lord#*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!#-eacon: &elp us, sa"e us, ha"e merc! upon us, and keep us, O (od, ! Th! grace#


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&a"ing asked that the whole da! ma! e perfect, hol!, peaceful, and sinless, let us commitoursel"es and one another, and all our life unto *hrist our (od#*hoir: To Thee, O Lord#Priest: $or Thou art our sanctification, and to Thee do we send up glor!, to the $ather, and tothe %on, and to the &ol! %pirit, now and e"er and unto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen# Let our mouths e filled with Th! praise, O Lord, that we ma! h!mn Th! glor!6each da! we send up a h!mn to Thee, O Lo"er of mankind, for Thou sa"est the world, O our%a"iour#-eacon: %tand !e for pra!er#Priest: Peace e unto all#*hoir: And with th! spirit#-eacon: Pra! !e for the &ol! *ommunion#*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!#-eacon:

$or those who ha"e een found worth! to partake of the hol! and most pure andimmortal and hea"enl! '!steries:*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!#-eacon: $or the faith and peace of the &ol! *atholic and Apostolic *hurch:*hoir: Lord, ha"e merc!#

Prayer of Than's(ivin(

Priest /secretl!3: We thank Thee, O 'aster, Lord our (od, for the reception of Th! hol!,spotless, immortal, and hea"enl! '!steries, which Thou hast gi"en us for the good estate andsanctification and sal"ation of our souls and odies6 and we pra! and eseech Thee, goodLord, Lo"er of mankind, to grant that the participation of the hol! +od! and precious +lood

of Thine onl! egotten %on ma! e unto faith that shall not e ashamed, unto lo"e unfeigned,unto the fulfillment of piet!, unto the turning awa! of the enem!, unto the keeping of Th!commandments, unto a pro"ision on our wa! to eternal life, unto an accepta le defence eforethe dread 5udgment seat of Th! *hrist# .xclamation: Through the grace and compassion of Thine onl! egotten %on, through Whom and withWhom e to Thee glor! and ma5est!, with Th! most hol! and good and life creating %pirit,now and e"er and unto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen#

Concl sion of the Lit r(y

-eacon: +ow !our heads unto the Lord for a lessing#*hoir: To Thee, O Lord#The Priest sa!s aloud: O might! 8ing and %harer of Th! $ather=s rule, Who didst ! Th! mightdespoil hades, and trample upon death, and didst raise Adam from the tom , ! Th! -i"ine

power, and ! the right glow of Thine ineffa le (odhead: Th!self, O 'aster, ! thecommunion of Th! most pure +od! and precious +lood, send forth Thine in"isi le right hand,filled with lessings, and less all of us6 e ountiful unto us, confirm us ! Th! -i"ine

power, and dri"er far from us our e"il ha its and sinful wa!s of the flesh# .nlighten the e!esof our mind against the darkness of ini9uit! round a out# )oin us to the lessed compan! ofthose that are well pleasing unto Thee# $or through Thee and with Thee, to the $ather and theall hol! %pirit, elong h!mns of praise, honour, ma5est!, worship, and thanksgi"ing, now and

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-eacon: -epart in peace#*hoir: 4n the name of the Lord#Priest: The lo"e of (od the $ather, the grace of our Lord )esus *hrist, and the gift of the &ol!%pirit e with !ou all, now and e"er and unto ages of ages#

*hoir: Amen# +lessed e the name of the Lord, henceforth and for e"ermore# /thrice3Prayer in the )iaconicon

Priest /secretl!3: Thou hast gi"en us, O 'aster, sanctification in the communion of the mosthol! +od! and precious +lood of Thine onl! egotten %on6 gi"e us the grace and gift of the&ol! %pirit, and keep us incorrupt in life, and lead us to full redemption and adoption ofsonship in the eternal sweetness that is to come# /.xclamationD3: $or Thou art oursanctification, and to Thee do we send up glor!, to the $ather, and to the %on, and to the &ol!%pirit, now and e"er and unto ages of ages#*hoir: Amen#Priest: Peace e unto all#*hoir: And to th! spirit#

)is!issal

Priest: +lessed is (od, Who lesseth and sanctifieth and protecteth us all, and keepeth us !the communion of &is &ol! '!steries, &imself lessed for ages of ages#*hoir: Amen#The end of the -i"ine Liturg! of %t# 'ark the Apostle and ."angelist# Thanks e to (od#


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FOOTNOTES

[i] These Prayers at the Prothesis appear in a manuscript from Sinai (Vat. Gr. 2281) dated year ofreation !"1#$ or %.&. 12'". They cou d therefore ha*e +een inc uded in Prof. ,oundou is- 1 ""Thessa onica edition /hich /as +ased primari y on the te0t of the 12th century. n ancient times thepreparation of the o y Gifts too3 p ace at the time of the Great 4ntrance +oth in the 5itur6y of St.7ar3 and in the other 5itur6ies. There is sti a remnant of this practice today /hen the ce e+rant is aishop and the conc usion of the Pros3omide is repeated durin6 the heru+icon. ut as the num+erof names read at this point increased the Prothesis 6re/ on6er and +e6an to +e anticipated firstdurin6 the 5itur6ies +efore the heru+icon then durin6 the 4pist e unti fina y it /as mo*ed +ac3+efore the &i*ine 5itur6y a to6ether.

[ii] p. 9: ;ri6ina y the 5itur6y of St. 7ar3 i3e the other ancient 5itur6ies +e6an direct y /h the4ntrance Procession or 5itt e 4ntrance$ /h the Gospe . n ear y churches the Sacristy or room orchape in /hich the c er6y *ested /as in the


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n recent times this 5itur6y has come to +e ce e+rated specifica y on the ,east of St. 7ar3 the4*an6e ist (%pri 2#C7ay 8) /hich a /ays fa s in Pascha time (ho/e*er in churches fo o/in6 the;rthodo0 Pascha ia com+ined /ith the De/ a endar St. 7ar3-s day can fa in the fifth /ee3 of 5entor o y +e6otten Son.$

[i*] p. !: The Trisa6ion is said to ha*e +een introduced at an ear y time into this 5itur6y +y ana o6y /iththe other 5itur6ies. Therefore the Trisa6ion Prayer$ /as ori6ina y a prayer re atin6 to the 5ections or@eadin6s that fo o/.

[*] The ancient practice of the hurch of % e0andria entai ed four @eadin6s at the &i*ine 5itur6y:

1) 5a/

2) Prophets

9) 4pist e

H) Gospe

%t a ater time a thou6h there /ere sti four 5essons they /ere a ta3en from the De/ Testament: 1)4pist es of St. Pau 2) atho ic 4pist es 9) %cts and H) Gospe . This practice has +een retained +ythe optic hurch.

The Gree3 5itur6y of St. 7ar3 as it has +een handed do/n has come to inc ude on y the 4pist e andGospe readin6s. ut in his introduction to the 5itur6y of St. 7ar3 &r. ,oundou is su66ests that the
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ancient scheme of four @eadin6s can sti +e used and for the ,east of St. 7ar3 he offers as the5essons from the ; d Testament 40odus 9:1>1H and saias 1 :1 1 >2# /ith the usua 4pist e andGospe as in the 5ectionary. %s the Pro o6ue of the % e uia $ the fo o/in6 is 6i*en:

T. 1:

% e uia a e uia a e uia.

V. The hea*ens dec are Thy /onders ; 5ord and Thy truth in the con6re6ation of Saints.


V. 2: ,or /ho in the c ouds sha +e compared unto the 5ord and /ho sha +e i3ened to the 5ordamon6 the sons of GodI


V. 9: God


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[0*] The &eacon-s prayers for the departed /ou d +e said a oud on y on days /hen this is permitted.;ther/ise they /ou d +e said secret y.

[0*i] %nother pecu iarity of the 5itur6y of St. 7ar3 is the a+sence of the *erse essed is e thatcometh in the name of the 5ord $ /hich ne*er had +een part of the o y o y o y$ in the hurch of % e0andria. 4ar ier manuscripts did not ha*e the Priest say the o y o y o y$ secret y +efore it/as sun6 +y the choir or peop e. %fter the /ords the maJesty of Thy 6 ory$ (+ottomII topII of p. ???)he continued at once /ith the e0c amation %t a times $ as on p. ???.

[0*ii] ;ne of the most remar3a+ e e ements in the 5itur6y of St. 7ar3 is this e0tensi*e dia o6ue+et/een the Priest and &eacon at the consecration of the o y Gifts. % thou6h it appeared in /rittenform at a ate date it can on y ha*e de*e oped o*er a protracted period durin6 /hich this 5itur6y /asin constant use. Those /ho 3no/ the S a*ic *ersions of the 5itur6ies /i reco6nise this as the point/here the Prayer of the Third ourK/ith its *ersesKhas +een inserted and is recited +y thee e+rant /ith the &eacon sayin6 the *erses. This /as a de*e opment that +e6an in % e0andria eitherat the same time as this dia o6ue form of the Prayer of onsecration /as de*e opin6 or after it had+ecome customary. n this case it seems i3e y that the c er6y of % e0andria fe t the need for some 3indof amp ification in the 5itur6y of St. Bohn hrysostom and thus e0erted a astin6 inf uence on it aninf uence stemmin6 from the 5itur6y of St. 7ar3.

[0*iii] The 5ord-s Prayer is thus said t/ice once secret y +y the Priest then sun6 or recited +y a /hi ethe Priest says another prayer as in the 5itur6y of St. Bames= the more ancient practice /as for thePriest and con6re6ation to say the 5ord-s Prayer a sin6 e time to6ether.

[0i0] This 5itany has a pecu iar form of ;ne is o y $ a thou6h in the atest manuscripts it /as rep aced+y the fami iar te0t as in the 5itur6y of St. Bohn hrysostom.

[00] The 5itany %ri6htL a*in6 parta3en $ etc. is inc uded as part of the 5itur6y of St. 7ar3 +oth in the*ersion of St. Dectarios and in that edited from the ancient manuscripts in ri6htman-s 5itur6ies4astern and

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