- 1.125 When the Trisagion is finished, the deacon comes near the royal doors, holds up the orarion with the first three fingers of his right hand says: Let us be attentive! Blessing the people, the priest announces: Peace be with all. And the deacon again: Wisdom! Be attentive! and returns to the priest.
- 2.The choir sings the Prokeimenon from the Psalms of David. After the Prokeimenon, the deacon announces: Wisdom! The lector, clothed in the sticharion and standing before the soleas in the center of the church, sings the title of the Epistle: A reading from … , and again the deacon: Let us be attentive!
- 3.Following the reading of the Epistle, the priest says: Peace be with you. The deacon: Wisdom! Be attentive! The choir: Alleluia, with the psalm verses for the day.
- 4.126 While the Alleluia is sung, the deacon takes the censer, sets incense into it and approaches the priest saying: Master, bless the incense. The priest says: Blessed is our God … ; having received the blessing, the deacon censes around the Holy Table, the entire Altar, the priest, if customary, the icons of the iconostasis, both choirs, and the people).
- 5.Standing before the Holy Table, the priest quietly says the prayer before the Gospel: 0 gracious Master, infuse in our hearts …
- 6. The deacon returns the censer to its customary place, and comes to the priest. Bowing his head, the deacon holds his orarion with the tips of his fingers and, pointing towards the Holy Gospel, says in a raised voice: Master, bless the reader of the Gospel …
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