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This prayer is said from the 4th of Mid-Pentecost: Make your face to shine, Master, etc.

(see p. 54); Aloud: For you are our enlightenment and to you the glory; The people: Amen. All who are for illumination, come forward; you who are for illumination, come forward; All who are catechumens, come forward; let none of the catechumens [remain]. All who are faithful, again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

Liturgy of the Faithful 10. Prayers for the faithful Th First prayer of the faithful after unfolding the eileton. O God, the great and praiseworthy etc. (p. 54). Help, save, have mercy, raise up, and protect. Aloud: For to you is due all glory, honor. Again and again. The priest prays: Holy Master, exceedingly good, we beseech you ... (p. 55). Help, save, have mercy, raise up, and protect. Through the gift of your Christ, with whom you are blessed, together with your all-holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever ...

11 Great Entrance Th The chanters K, L, M, Ph, m, Tr. The people: Now the powers K, M of the heavens; K, M. But the Cherubic Hymn prayer is not said; I After the priest has entered from the prothesis and placed the holy things on the

holy table, he says: Th, K, M, P, Tr. etc. Let us complete our evening prayer to the Lord. Th, I For the precious gifts which have been offered and presanctified, let us pray to the Lord; K, M, P For this holy house and those Th, I, K, P, Tr. etc. That our man-loving God. I, K, P who has received them. K into His holy and heavenly and spiritual altar. Th, P may send down upon us in return; I, K, M, P, Tr. etc. For our deliverance from all ...

Th Prayer of the Presanctified after the gifts have been placed on the table and the people have completed the mystical [hymn]. O [God] of the ineffable and unseen mysteries (pp. 55- 56).

12 Diaconal petitions-Lord's Prayer-Communion. Th, I, K, M, P, P, a etc. Help, save, have mercy, and protect .... The whole evening, perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless from an Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian. Pardon and remission of sins; What is good and profitable for our souls; The remaining time of our life; A Christian end to our life, pain... The unity of the faith and the communion of the Holy Spirit ... And make us worthy etc. (pp. 56-57, ll. 60-76);

I The priest, bowing, prays: Attend, O Lord (p. 62, ll. 51-55): Th, I The deacon: Let us attend; The priest: The presanctified holy things for the holy; The people: One is holy, one is Lord; Ph

Taste and see that Christ is the Lord. K It is to be known that when he is about to elevate, the holy things being covered, he inserts

his hands; aloud: K, m Then, when communion is completed and the holy remnants are taken from the holy table, the priest prays: Th Then of the communion: We thank you (pp. 57-58)

13 Epilogue and Dismissal. I Then the priest, having censed and said to himself: Blessed is our God

lifts the holy things, exclaiming: Always, now and ever and unto the ages; The deacon: Aright. Having partaken of the divine, holy, pure,

immortal, and heavenly mysteries of Christ, let us give thanks to the Lord Help, save, have mercy, and protect Having asked for the whole evening to be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, ourselves and one another;

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Αὕτη ἡ εὐχὴ λέγεται ἀπὸ τῆς δʹ τῆς μεσονηστίμου· Ἐπίφανον, δέσποτα, τὸ πρόσωπόν σου κλπ.

(βλ. σελ. 54)· Ἐκφώνως· Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ φωτισμὸς ἡμῶν καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν· Ὁ λαός· Ἀμήν. Ὅσοι πρὸς τὸ φώτισμα προέλθετε, οἱ πρὸς τὸ φώτισμα προέλθετε· Ὅσοι κατηχούμενοι προέλθετε· μή τις τῶν κατηχουμένων. Ὅσοι πιστοὶ ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.

Λειτουργία τῶν πιστῶν Ιʹ. Εὐχαὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν πιστῶν Θ Εὐχὴ πιστῶν αʹ μετὰ τὸ ἁπλῶσαι τὸ εἰλητόν. Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ μέγας καὶ αἰνετὸς κλπ. (σελ. 54). Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον, ἀνάστησον καὶ διαφύλαξον. Ἐκφώνως· Ὅτι πρέπει σοι πᾶσα δόξα, τιμή. Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι. Ὁ ἱερεὺς εὔχεται· ∆έσποτα ἅγιε, ὑπεράγαθε, δυσωποῦμέν σε ... (σελ. 55). Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον, ἀνάστησον καὶ διαφύλαξον. Κατὰ τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, μεθ' οὗ εὐλογητὸς εἶ σὺν τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεί ...

ΙΑʹ Μεγάλη εἴσοδος Θ Οἱ ψάλται Κ, Λ, Μ, Φ, μ, Τρ. Ὁ λαὸς· Νῦν αἱ δυνάμεις Κ, Μ τῶν οὐρανῶν· Κ, Μ. Εὐχὴ δὲ χερουβικοῦ οὐ λέγεται· Ι Μετὰ τὸ εἰσοδεῦσαι τὸν ἱερέα ἀπὸ τῆς προθέσεως καὶ θῆναι τὰ ἅγια ἐν τῇ

ἁγίᾳ τραπέζῃ λέγει· Θ, Κ, Μ, Π, Τρ. κλπ. Πληρώσωμεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Θ, Ι Ὑπὲρ τῶν προσκομισθέντων καὶ προαγιασθέντων τιμίων δώρων τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν· Κ, Μ, Π Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου καὶ τῶν Θ, Ι, Κ, Π, Τρ. κλπ. Ὅπως ὁ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ἡμῶν. Ι, Κ, Π ὁ προσδεξάμενος αὐτά. Κ εἰς τὸ ἅγιον καὶ ὑπερουράνιον καὶ νοερὸν αὐτοῦ θυσιαστήριον. Θ, Π ἀντικαταπέμψῃ ἡμῖν· Ι, Κ, Μ, Π, Τρ. κλπ. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ῥυσθῆναι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ...

Θ Εὐχὴ τῶν προηγιασμένων μετὰ τὸ ἀποτεθῆναι τὰ δῶρα ἐν τῇ τραπέζῃ καὶ πληρῶσαι τὸν λαὸν τὸν μυστικόν. Ὁ τῶν ἀρρήτων καὶ ἀθεάτων μυστηρίων (σελ. 55- 56).

ΙΒʹ ∆ιακονικὰ-Κυριακὴ προσευχὴ-Μετάληψις. Θ, Ι, Κ, Μ, Π, Π, α κλπ. Ἀντιλαβοῦ σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον .... Τὴν ἑσπέραν πᾶσαν τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον παρὰ Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα. Συγγνώμην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν· Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς· Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς· Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἀνώ ... Τὴν ἑνότητα τῆς πίστεως καὶ τὴν κοινωνίαν· τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ... Καὶ καταξίωσον ἡμᾶς κλπ. (σελ. 56-57, στ. 60-76)·

Ι Ὁ ἱερεὺς κλινόμενος ἐπεύχεται· Πρόσχες, Κύριε (σελ. 62, στ. 51-55): Θ, Ι Ὁ διάκονος· Πρόσχωμεν· Ὁ ἱερεύς· Τὰ προηγιασμένα ἅγια τοῖς ἁγίοις· Ὁ λαός· Εἷς ἅγιος, εἷς Κύριος· Φ

Γεύσασθε καὶ ἴδεται (ἴδετε) ὅτι Χριστὸς ὁ Κύριος. Κ Ἰστέον ὅτι ὅταν μέλλῃ ὑψῶσαι, κεκαλυμμένων ὄντων τῶν ἁγίων, εἰσάγει

τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ· ἐκφώ· Κ, μ Εἴτα τῆς μεταλήψεως τελειωθείσης καὶ τῶν ἁγίων λειψάνων ἀπὸ τῆς ἱερᾶς ἀρθέντων τραπέζης, ὁ ἱερεὺς ἐπεύχεται· Θ Εἴτα τῆς μεταλήψεως· Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι (σελ. 57-58)

ΙΓʹ Ἐπίλογος καὶ Ἀπόλυσις. Ι Ἔπειτα θυμιάσας καὶ εἰπὼν καθ' ἑαυτὸν ὁ ἱερεύς· Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν

αἴρει τὰ ἅγια ἐκφωνῶν· Πάντοτε νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· Ὁ διάκονος· Ὀρθοὶ οἱ μεταλαβόντες τῶν θείων, ἁγίων, ἀχράντων,

ἀθανάτων καὶ ἐπουρανίων τοῦ Χριστοῦ μυστηρίων, εὐχαριστήσωμεν τῷ Κυρίῳ Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον Τὴν ἑσπέραν πᾶσαν τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον αἰτησάμενοι, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους·