[The Form of Prayer for the Ordination of a Deacon.]

XVIII. O God Almighty, the true and faithful God, who art rich unto all that call upon Thee in truth, who art fearful in counsels, and wise in understanding, who art powerful and great, hear our prayer, O Lord, and let Thine ears receive our supplication, and “cause the light of Thy countenance to shine upon this Thy servant,” who is to be ordained for Thee to the office of a deacon; and replenish him with Thy Holy Spirit, and with power, as Thou didst replenish Stephen, who was Thy martyr, and follower of the sufferings of Thy Christ.  136  Acts vi. and vii. Do Thou render him worthy to discharge acceptably the ministration of a deacon, steadily, unblameably, and without reproof, that thereby he may attain an higher degree, through the mediation of Thy only begotten Son, with whom glory, honour, and worship be to Thee and the Holy Spirit for ever. Amen.

[18] Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ὁ ἀληθινὸς καὶ ἀψευδής, ὁ πλουτῶν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους σε ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, ὁ φοβερὸς ἐν βουλαῖς, ὁ σοφὸς διανοίᾳ, ὁ κραταιὸς καὶ μέγας: εἰσάκουσον προσευχῆς ἡμῶν, Κύριε, καὶ ἐνώτισαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐπίφανον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τόνδε, τὸν προχειριζόμενόν σοι εἰς διακονίαν, καὶ πλῆσον αὐτὸν Πνεύματος καὶ δυνάμεως, ὡς ἔπλησας Στέφανον τὸν πρωτομάρτυρα καὶ μιμητὴν τῶν παθημάτων τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου: καὶ καταξίωσον αὐτόν, εὐαρέστως λειτουργήσαντα τὴν ἐγχειρισθεῖσαν αὐτῷ διακονίαν ἀτρέπτως, ἀμέμπτως, ἀνεγκλήτως, μείζονος ἀξιωθῆναι βαθμοῦ, διὰ τῆς μεσιτείας τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, τοῦ μονογενοῦς Υἱοῦ σου, δι' οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας ἐν ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας: ἀμήν.