- 1.Taking leave of the priest, the deacon makes a small bow, goes around the Holy Table and leaves via the northern door. Standing in his usual place, he says: Now that we have remembered all the saints …
- 2.The priest quietly prays: In You, 0 gracious Master, … The ekphonesis: And grant, 0 Lord, that we …
- 3.The choir: Our Father … While the Lord’s Prayer is sung, the deacon binds his orarion about himself in the form of a cross, and the priest elevates his hands on high and then says: For Thine is the kingdom, … The choir: Amen.
- 4.Without departing from the center of the Holy Table, the priest turns towards the west and blesses, saying: Peace be with all. The choir: And with your spirit. The deacon: Bow your heads to the Lord. The choir: To You, 0 Lord.
- 5.The priest prays quietly: We give You thanks, … then aloud the ekphonesis: Through the grace, the mercies … The choir: Amen.
- 6.The priest quietly says the prayer: Look down, 0 Lord … Standing before the royal doors, the deacon binds his orarion about himself in the form of a cross, if he had not already done so during the Lord’s Prayer.
- 7.Then the priest, and the deacon (who remains in his place) make three small bows, saying quietly [ each time]: 0 God, be merciful to me a sinner.
- 8.The priest uncovers the chalice. When the deacon sees the priest extending his hand to take the holy Lamb, the deacon says loudly: Let us be attentive! Elevating the holy Lamb slightly for a short time, the priest exclaims: Holy things to the holy! The choir: One is holy, One is Lord … and then sings the communion verse of the day or of the saint.
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