(Aloud.)
And grant, O Sovereign Lord, in Thy mercy, that we with freedom of speech, without fear of condemnation, with pure heart and enlightened soul, with face that is not ashamed, and with hollowed lips, may venture to call upon Thee, the holy God who art in heaven, as our Father, and say:--
The People.
Our Father who art in heaven, etc.
The Priest prays: [4209] --
Verily, Lord, Lord, lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for Thy abundant mercy showeth that we through our great infirmity are unable to resist it. Grant that we may find a way whereby we may be able to withstand temptation; for Thou hast given us power to tread upon serpents, and scorpions, and all the power of the enemy.
(Aloud.)
For Thine is the kingdom and power.
The People.
Amen.
The Priest.
XIX. Peace be to all.
The Deacon.
Bow your heads to Jesus. [4210]
The People.
Thou, Lord.
The Priest prays.
O Sovereign and Almighty Lord, [4211] who sittest upon the cherubim, and art glorified by the seraphim; who hast made the heaven out of waters, and adorned it with choirs of stars; who hast placed an unbodied host of angels in the highest heavens to sing Thy praise for ever; before Thee have we bowed our souls and bodies in token of our bondage. We beseech Thee to repel the dark assaults of sin from our understanding, and to gladden our minds with the divine radiance of Thy Holy Spirit, that, filled with the knowledge of Thee, we may worthily partake of the mercies set before us, the pure body and precious blood of Thine only-begotten Son, our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Pardon all our sins in Thy abundant and unsearchable goodness, through the grace, mercy, and love of Thine only-begotten Son: [4212]
(Aloud.)
Through whom and with whom be glory and power to Thee, with the all-holy, good, and life-giving Spirit.
The Priest.
XX. Peace be to all.
The Deacon.
With the fear of God.
The Priest prays.
O holy, highest, awe-inspiring God, who dwellest among the saints, sanctify us by the word of Thy grace and by the inspiration of Thy all-holy Spirit; for Thou hast said, O Lord our God, Be ye holy; for I am holy. O Word of God, past finding out, consubstantial [4213] and co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit, and sharer of their sovereignty, accept the pure song which cherubim and seraphim, and the unworthy lips of Thy sinful and unworthy servant, sing aloud.
The People.
Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.
The Priest (aloud).
Holy things for the holy. [4214]
The People.
One Father holy, one Son holy, one Spirit holy, in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen. [4215]
The Deacon.
For salvation and help.
The Priest makes the sign of the cross upon the people, and saith in a loud voice:--
The Lord be with all.
The Priest breaks the bread, and saith:--
Praise ye God.
The Priest divides it among those present, and saith:--
The Lord will bless and help you through His great mercy.
The Priest says:--
Command.
The Clergy say:--
The Holy Spirit commands and sanctifies.
The Priest.
Lo, they are sanctified and consecrated.
The Clergy.
One holy [4216] Father, etc. (thrice).
The Priest says:--
The Lord be with all.
The Clergy.
And with thy spirit.
The Priest says:--
The Lord Himself hath blessed it.
The Priest partakes, and prays.
According to Thy loving-kindness, [4217] etc.
Or,
As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, [4218] etc.
When he gives the bread to the clergy, he says:--
The holy body.
And when he gives the chalice, he says:--
The precious blood of our Lord, and God, and Saviour.
IV.
After the service is completed, the Deacon says:--
XXI. Stand for prayer. [4219]
The Priest.
Peace be to all.
The Deacon.
Pray.
The Priest says the prayer of thanksgiving.
O Sovereign Lord our God, we thank Thee that we have partaken of Thy holy, pure, immortal, and heavenly mysteries, which Thou hast given for our good, and for the sanctification and salvation of our souls and bodies. We pray and beseech Thee, O Lord, to grant in Thy good mercy, that by partaking of the holy body and precious blood of Thine only-begotten Son, we may have faith that is not ashamed, love that is unfeigned, fulness of holiness, power to eschew evil and keep Thy commandments, provision for eternal life, and an acceptable defence before the awful tribunal of Thy Christ:
In a loud voice.
Through whom and with whom be glory and power to Thee, with Thy all-holy, good, and life-giving Spirit.
The Priest then turns to the people, and says:--
XXII. O mightiest King, co-eternal with the Father, who by Thy might hast vanquished hell and trodden death under foot, who hast bound the strong man, and by Thy miraculous power and the enlightening radiance of Thy unspeakable Godhead hast raised Adam from the tomb, send forth Thy invisible right hand, which is full of blessing, and bless us all.
Pity us, O Lord, and strengthen us by Thy divine power.
Take away from us the sinful and wicked influence of carnal desire.
Let the light shine into our souls, and dispel the surrounding darkness of sin.
Unite us to the all-blessed assembly that is well-pleasing unto Thee; for through Thee and with Thee, all praise, honour, power, adoration, and thanksgiving are due unto the Father and the Holy Spirit, now, henceforth, and for evermore.
The Deacon.
Depart in peace:
The People.
In the name of the Lord.
The Priest (aloud).
XXIII. The love of God the Father; the grace of the Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; the communion and gift of the All-holy Spirit, be with us all, now, henceforth, and for evermore.
The People.
Amen. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
The Priest prays in the sacristy, and says:--
O Lord, Thou hast given us sanctification by partaking of the all-holy body and precious blood of Thine only-begotten Son; give us the grace and gift of the All-holy Spirit. Enable us to lead blameless lives; and guide us unto the perfect redemption, and adoption, and the everlasting joys of the world to come. For Thou art our sanctification, and we ascribe glory unto Thee, the Father, and the Son, and the All-holy Spirit, now, henceforth, and for evermore.
The People.
Amen.
The Priest.
Peace be to all.
The People.
And to thy spirit.
The Priest dismisses them, and says:--
May God bless, who blesseth and sanctifieth, who defendeth and preserveth us all through the partaking of His holy mysteries; and who is blessed for ever. Amen.
[4150] [The only authority for this valuable relic is a single codex of the twelfth century, i.e., the Codex Rossanensis, found at Rossano, in Calabria. It was deposited in the Basilian monastery at Rome, and first published a.d. 1583, at Paris. See Hammond, pp. xlv., li.]
[4151] [[332]Elucidation I.]
[4153] [i e., mustikos = arcane.--Hederic.]
[4154] [This implies that the Eucharist was not (originally) celebrated every day, as a rule. See Justin Martyr, vol. i. [333]note 1, p. 186.]
[4155] Rather "for the emperor," says Renaudot; and the word basileu's will stand this meaning.
[4156] The (ku'rie ele'eson) Kyrie Eleëson.]
[4157] [According to 1 Tim. ii. 2.]
[4158] [Suits the first years of Diocletian.]
[4159] The Patriarch of Alexandria is meant. The word pa'pas was used at first to designate all bishops; but its application gradually became more restricted, and so here the Patriarch of Alexandria is called pa'pas, as being superior to the bishops of his patriarchate. [See vol. v. [334]p. 154, and vol. vi., Introd.]
[4160] [See vol. iii. [335]p. 689, this series.]
[4161] This is the Little Entrance. [The priest and deacon come from the prothesis bearing the Gospels. See [336]p. 538, supra.]
[4162] [Bestowing what is meet.] The text here is defective. Some suppose that a sentence has been lost.
[4163] Given in full in chap. vi. of the Liturgy of James, [337]p. 538, supra. [It is so worded that it must be dated later than the Council of Ephesus, a.d. 431.]
[4164] [The Trisagion is found in all the liturgies, which proves a common source and original.]
[4165] pro'schomen.
[4166] [The Apostle means that the Epistle is read, and there is a prayer said (mustikos), followed by the outburst of Hallelujah.]
[4167] See note 1, p. 538. ["Sir, bless us" (in ordinary renderings) is a Western form.]
[4168] [Here, the deacon's words having been correctly given, the blessing of the priests shows the force of his expression.]
[4169] [I have frequently noted the Ante-Nicene ignorance of this rite among Christians, in order to illustrate these later usages as without apostolic warrant. See Irenaus, note 9, p. 484.]
[4170] te`n suna'pten.
[4171] [The waters of the river, rather, with reference to the Nile.]
[4172] [The anthem probably.]
[4173] Probably by the three are meant three prayers. [See Hammond, note 1, p. 177.]
[4174] Patriarch.
[4175] [Vol. v. [338]p. 417, Elucidation XIV.]
[4176] Some such word as remain is intentionally omitted. [See [339]p. 540, supra.]
[4177] [See [340]p. 540, supra.]
[4178] The Great Entrance; [341]p. 540, supra.]
[4179] [See p. 541 , supra.]
[4180] [i.e., in due order; in your turn.]
[4181] tes protheseos.
[4182] [e`pi to`n arton touton kai` epi` ta` pote'ria tauta. Most note-worthy language in this place.]
[4183] [Two after the Creed and one before.]
[4184] [Two after the Creed and one before.]
[4185] [The Anaphora.]
[4186] [I have supposed the adverb hosper (as) in this place for obvious reasons. It is implied in the text.]
[4187] [See [342]p. 543, supra. Here the Edinburgh inserts: "The Deacon...."]
[4188] [The reference to Mal. i. 11, always noteworthy. Vol. i. [343]p. 484.]
[4189] [Here I supply an omission, in italics.]
[4190] [kai pa'nton ton poimni'on sou John x. 16.]
[4191] Or emperor. [See p. 551, notes 5, 7.]
[4192] boula's, senates.
[4193] [Evidently after Constantine.]
[4194] [[344]Elucid. II. Such passages indicate, of course, how St. Mark's name came to be given to this liturgy. Here is interpolated:]-- Hail! thou art highly favoured; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, because thou hast brought forth the Saviour of our souls. Aloud. Especially remember our all-holy, pure, and blessed Lady, Mary the Virgin Mother of God.
[4195] [Hammond's note is important, p. 182; and see [345]Elucid. II.]
[4196] ta` di'ptucha. [See the note of Hammond, Glossary, p. 378.]
[4197] [See Burbidge, p. 34 and passim to p. 253.]
[4198] [Burbidge, p. 185.]
[4199] The Patriarch.
[4200] [Subsequent to Antony Vol. vi. [346]p. 279.]
[4201] [Jerusalem: a token of antiquity.]
[4202] [Rome, no doubt.]
[4203] [Agrees with the partial triumphs of a.d. 325.]
[4204] The Trisagion.
[4205] [The Oblation, kat' exoche`n ]
[4206] [The Invocation.]
[4207] [On all this, see Hammond, notes 1 and 2, p. 187.]
[4208] [The Invocation.]
[4209] [The Embolisms = ejaculations.]
[4210] [Phil. ii. 10. See Hammond, note 1, p. 48.]
[4211] [Prayer of Humble Access.]
[4212] [Compare Hammond, p. 79.]
[4213] [Post-Nicene.]
[4214] [[347]Elucidation III.]
[4215] Perhaps the Triad is meant at note 10, p. 553.]
[4216] [See [348]p. 567, infra.]
[4217] [Ps. xlii.]
[4218] [Ps. xlii. 1.]
[4219] [Post-Communion.]
The Liturgy of the Blessed Apostles.
Composed by St. adæus and St. Maris, Teachers of the Easterns. [4220]
I. [4221] First: Glory to God in the highest, etc. Our Father which art in heaven.
Prayer.
Strengthen, O our Lord and God, our weakness through Thy mercy, that we may administer the holy mystery which has been given for the renovation and salvation of our degraded nature, through the mercies of Thy beloved Son the Lord of all.
On common days.
Adored, glorified, lauded, celebrated, exalted, and blessed in heaven and on earth, be the adorable and glorious name of Thine ever-glorious Trinity, O Lord of all.
On common days they sing the Psalm (xv.), Lord, who shall dwell in Thy tabernacle? entire with its canon, [4222] of the mystery of the sacraments.
(Aloud.)
Who shall shout with joy? etc.
Prayer.
II. Before the resplendent throne of Thy majesty, O Lord, and the exalted and sublime throne of Thy glory, and on the awful seat of the strength of Thy love and the propiatory altar which Thy will hath established, in the region of Thy pasture, [4223] with thousands of cherubim praising Thee, and ten thousands of seraphim sanctifying Thee, we draw near, adore, thank, and glorify Thee always, O Lord of all.
On commemorations and Fridays.
Thy name, great and holy, illustrious and blessed, the blessed and incomprehensible name of Thy glorious Trinity, and Thy kindness to our race, we ought at all times to bless, adore, and glorify, O Lord of all.
Responsory [4224] at the chancel, as above.
Who commanded, etc.
To the priest, etc.
Prayer.
How breathes in us, O our Lord and God, the sweet fragrance of the sweetness of Thy love; illumined are our souls, through the knowledge of Thy truth: may we be rendered worthy of receiving the manifestation of Thy beloved from Thy holy heavens: there shall we render thanks unto Thee, and, in the meantime, glorify Thee without ceasing in Thy Church, crowned and filled with every aid and blessing, because Thou art Lord and Father, Creator of all.