The 14 Anaphoras

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The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

Give ye thanks unto our God.

It is right, it is just.

Lift up your hearts.

We have lifted them up unto the Lord our God.

We give Thee thanks, O Lord, in Thy beloved Son our Lord Jesus, Whom in the last days Thou sent unto us, Thy Son, the Saviour and Redeemer, the messenger of Thy counsel.

This Word is He, Who is from Thee, and through Whom Thou made all things according to Thy will. According to a tradition of the Ethiopian church, this Anaphora was written by the Apostles, after the ascension of the Lord. Afterwards, the church fathers made some additions. It is celebrated on the memorial day of any apostle. It provides the core to which other anaphoras make reference, at various points. In this edition, Check treatment of this petition with the first paragraphs in other Anaphoras.

For the sake of the blessed and holy Patriarch Abba (________) and the blessed Archbishop Abba (__________), while they yet give Thee thanks in their prayer and their supplications : Stephen the first martyr, Zacharias the priest and John the Baptist.

And for the sake of all the saints and martyrs who have gone to their rest in faith: Matthew and Mark, Luke, and John, the four Evangelists; Mary the mother of God, Simon Peter and Andrew, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew, Thaddaeus and Nathanael, James the son of Alphaeus and Matthias, the twelve Apostles; and James the Apostle, brother of the Lord, Bishop of Jerusalem: Paul, Timothy, Silas, and Barnabas; Titus, Philemon, and Clement, the seventy-two disciples, the five hundred brethren, the three hundred and eighteen Orthodox; may the prayers of them all come unto us and visit us together with them.

And remember Thou the peace of the universal apostolic church, which was made by Christ through His precious blood.

Remember, Thou, all the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, and deacons who keep straight the way of the true word.

The assistant priest shall say “The Prayer of Benediction ” of St. Basil O holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless Thy people, beloved Christians, with heavenly and earthly blessings. Benediction over the people. When the assistant priest says “bless ,” the ministering pries t shall bless in the appointed direction

And send upon us the grace of the Holy Spirit, and keep the doors of Thy holy church open unto us in mercy and in faith; and perfect unto us the faith of Thy holy Trinity unto our last breath.

O my Lord Jesus Christ, visit the sick of Thy people ; heal them ; and guide our fathers and our brethren who have journeyed, becoming strangers : bring them back to their dwelling places in peace and in health.

Bless the airs of heaven (+ toward heaven), and the rains and the fruits of the earth of this year, in accordance with Thy grace, and make joy and gladness prevail perpetually on the face of the earth (+ toward the earth) .

And confirm for us Thy peace. Turn the hearts of mighty kings to deal kindly with us always.

Grant peace to the scholars of the church, who are continually gathered in Thy holy church; to all, to each by their several names, in the presence of powerful rulers, O our God, increase Thy peace.

Rest the souls of our ancestors, both our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep and gained their rest in the right faith.

And bless those who give gifts of incense (+ over the people) , bread and wine, ointment and oil, decorations and reading books, and vessels for the sanctuary, that Christ our God may give them their reward in the heavenly Jerusalem.

And all of them that are assembled with us to entreat for mercy, Christ our God have mercy upon them : and all them that give alms before Thine awful and terrifying throne, receive.

And comfort every straitened soul, they who are in chains, and they who are in exile or captivity.

And them that are held in bitter servitude, our God, deliver them in Thy mercy. And all of them that have entrusted it to us to remember them in our supplications to Thee O our Master Jesus Christ, remember them in Thy heavenly kingdom, and remember me, thy sinful servant.

O Lord, save thy people and bless Thine inheritance (+ over the people) , feed them and lift them up for ever.

Lord pity and have mercy upon the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, deacons and all the Christian people.

To these and to all grant rest to their souls, and have mercy upon them. Thy Son Whom Thou did send from heaven to the womb of a virgin, was conceived in her womb, and was made flesh and Thy Son became known by the Holy Spirit.

Ye that are sitting, stand up.

There stand before thee a thousand thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, both the holy angels and archangels and Thy honourable beasts, each with six wings.

Look to the east.

With two of their wings they cover their face, with two of their wings they cover their feet, and with two of their wings they fly from end to end of the world.

Let us give heed.

And they all constantly hallow and praise Thee, with all them that hallow and praise Thee.

Receive also our hallowing which we utter unto Thee : Holy, holy, holy, perfect Lord of hosts.

Answer ye.

Holy, holy, holy, perfect Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are full of the holiness of Thy glory.

Truly heaven and earth are full of the holiness of Thy glory, through our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, Thy holy Son. He came and was born of virgin that he might fulfil Thy will and make a people for Thee.

Remember us all in Thy kingdom ; remember us, Lord, Master, in Thy kingdom ; remember us, Lord, in Thy kingdom, as Thou remembered the thief on the right hand when Thou was on the tree of the holy cross.

Then the assistant priest shall put on grains of incense, and present the censer bowl with lid tilted back, to the celebrant, who shall cross his two hands in the smoke of the incense, then passing them over the bread and the cup three times each.

He stretched out His hands in the passion, suffering to save the sufferers that trust in Him.

Who was delivered to the passion that He might destroy death, break the bonds of Satan, tread down hell, lead forth the saints, establish a covenant and make known His resurrection.

Priests, raise up your hands.

In the same night in which they betrayed Him, He took bread in His holy, blessed and spotless hands. (At this time he shall raise the host.)

We believe that this is he, truly we believe.

He looked up to heaven toward Thee, His Father, gave thanks, blessed and broke (+ over the bread three times. Then he shall indent the Host lightly with his thumb in five places without separation.)

And He gave to His disciples and said unto them : Take, eat, this (pointing) bread is truly My body which will be broken on your behalf for the remission of sin.

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess, we glorify Thee, O our Lord and our God; that this is He we truly believe.

And likewise also the cup giving thanks, blessing it (+over the cup three times) , and hallowing it, He gave it to His disciples, and said unto them, take, drink ; this (pointing) cup is My blood which will be shed on your behalf as a propitiation for many. He shall then move the cup with his right hand in the sign of the cross.

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess, we glorify Thee, O our Lord and our God, that this is He, we truly believe.

And as often as ye do this do it in remembrance of Me.

We proclaim Thy death, Lord, and Thy holy resurrection; we believe in Thy ascension and Thy second advent. We glorify Thee, and confess Thee, we offer our prayer unto Thee and supplicate Thee, O our Lord and our God.

Now, Lord, we remember Thy death and Thy resurrection. We confess Thee and we offer unto Thee this (pointing) bread and this (pointing) cup, giving thanks unto Thee ; and thereby Thou has made us worthy of the joy, standing before Thee and ministering to Thee. We pray and beseech Thee, Lord, that Thou would send the Holy Spirit and power upon this (pointing) bread and upon this (pointing) cup.

May He make them the body and blood of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, unto the ages of ages. + once over the bread, + once over the cup, and + once more over both.

Amen. Lord have pity upon us, Lord spare us, Lord have mercy upon us.

With all the heart let us beseech the Lord our God that He grant unto us the good communion of the Holy Spirit.

As it was, is, and shall be unto generations of generations, and endless ages. At this time he shall dip his finger into the Blood and sign the Body.

Grant it together unto all them that take of it, that it may be unto them for sanctification and for filling with the Holy Spirit and for strengthening of the true faith, that they may hallow and praise Thee and Thy beloved Son Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Grant us to be united through Thy Holy Spirit, and heal us by this oblation that we may live in Thee for ever. The people shall repeat his words.

Blessed be the Name of the Lord, and blessed be he that comes in the Name of the Lord, and let the Name of his glory be blessed. So be it. So he it. So be it blessed. The people shall repeat his words.

Send the grace of the Holy Spirit upon us. The people shall repent his words.

Arise for prayer.

Lord have mercy upon us.

Peace be unto all of you.

And with your spirit.

(Prayer of Fraction) And again we beseech the almighty God, the Father of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ

to grant us to partake of this holy mystery with blessing, to grant to us confirmation and not to condemn any of us, but to make worthy all that partake of the holy mystery, of the body and blood of Christ. The almighty Lord is our God.

Pray ye.

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and lead us lest we enter into temptation, but deliver us rescuing us from all evil: for Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever.

Lord our almighty God, grant us to partake effectually of Thy holy mystery, and condemn none of us, but bless all in hrist, through Whom to Thee with Him and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

According to thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins, (to be repeated thrice).

Then, in succession, they shall all say : The hosts of the angels of the Saviour of the World “Woe! Woe! Woe!” stand before the Saviour of the world

and encircle the Saviour of the world “Woe! Woe! Woe!” even the body and blood of the Saviour of the world.

Let us draw nigh the face of tie Saviour of the world. “Woe! Woe! Woe!” In the faith which is of him let us submit ourselves to Christ. There, are others who say : In the faith which is of him the Apostles followed his steps, (and these are the words of Yared .

The. assistant deacon shall say while entering : Open ye the gates, princes.

Ye who are standing, bow your heads.

Lord eternal, Who knows what is hidden and what is manifest, before Thee Thy people have bowed their heads, and unto Thee have subdued the stubborn hearts of their body ; look from Thy worthy dwelling-place, bless them, men and women ; incline Thine ear to them and hearken unto their prayer. This is the cry of those who weep for the dead. It is said here the body of Christ is broken for the distribution to the faithful. A Sixth Century Ethiopian cleric, who from 523 to 545 wrote lyrics, and music arranging all Church songs in three different types, Araray, Geez and Izl.

Confirm them with the strength of Thy right hand, help them and protect them from evil affliction; be a guardian both to their bodies and to their souls ; and increase to them, both men and women, Thy faith and the fear of Thy name,

through Thine only-begotten Son, through Whom to Thee with Him and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now and unto the ages of ages. Amen. * * *

Worship the Lord with fear.

Before Thee, Lord, we worship, and Thee do we glorify.

“Prayer of Penitence.” O Lord God, the Father almighty, Thou it is Who heals the wounds of our soul, body, and spirit,

because Thou has said, by the mouth of Thine only-begotten Son, our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, that which He said to our father Peter, you are a rock, and upon this rock I will build My holy church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it; and unto you do I give the keys of the Kingdom of heaven; what you shall have bound on earth shall be bound in heaven, and what you shall have loosed on earth shall be loosed in heaven

Let all Thy servants and Thy handmaids, according to their several names, be absolved and set free out of the mouth of the Holy Spirit, and out of the mouth of me also, Thy sinful and guilty servant. . . whether they have wrought wittingly or unwittingly.

Keep them, Lord, and defend them, thy servants, my fathers, brothers and sisters.

And also loose me, thy humble and sinful servant

Both absolve them and set them free: out of the mouth of the holy Trinity: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and out of the mouth of me Thy sinful and unrighteous servant.

O propitious, merciful and lover of man, Lord our God, that takes away the sin of the world, accept the penitence of Thy servants and Thy handmaids, and shine upon them with the light of everlasting life, and forgive them, Lord, all their sins; for Thou art good and the lover of man.

O Lord our God, merciful, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy and righteous, forgive me my sins

and deliver all thy servants and handmaids from all transgression and curse. If we have transgressed against Thee, Lord, whether in our word, deed, or thought, release, remit, pardon and have mercy, for Thou art good and the lover of man, Lord our God.

O Lord, absolve us and set us free, and absolve all Thy people, and absolve me Thy sinful servant.

Then he shall turn his face towards the people, bless them three times, make mention of them that are with him and say also : Remember, Lord, the honourable father, our Patriarch Abba (......) and the blessed Archbishop Abba (. . . . .) Our God, keep them for us for many years and length of days in righteousness and peace.

Remember, Lord, all our civil authorities, and loose them from all the chains of sin which they have committed wittingly or unwittingly, quickly subdue their adversaries and enemies under their feet .

Remember, Lord, the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests and deacons, anagnosts and singers, virgins and monks, widows and orphans, men and women, aged and children ; and all Christian people that are standing in this holy church; strengthen them in the faith of Christ.

At this moment he shall mention those that have lately been laid to rest. Remember, Lord, all our fathers, brothers and sisters that are asleep and resting in the orthodox faith, and lay their souls in the bosom of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

And as for us, deliver us from every transgression and curse and from all wickedness and from all rebellion and from all false swearing and from all anathemas and from all perjury and from mingling with heretics and gentiles in error and de- filement.

Grant us. Lord, wisdom, power, reason, understanding and knowledge, that we may depart and flee for evermore from all works of Satan, the tempter.

Grant us, Lord, to do Thy will and good pleasure at all times, and write our names in the book of life in the kingdom of heaven with all saints and martyrs, through Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom to Thee with Him and the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. * * *

Give heed.

Holy things for the holy.

One is the holy Father, one is the holy Son, one is the Holy Spirit.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

The priest shall then lift up the whole Host with his hands and say: Lord, have compassion upon us. O Christ ; Lord, have compassion upon us, O Christ, Lord, have compassion upon us, O Christ. (three times in a loud chant, and fifteen times in a low chant) . Lord, have compassion upon us, O Christ. The people shall repeat his words.

Then the priest shall say three times Lord, have compassion upon us, O Christ. ‘The people shall say twice Lord, have compassion upon us, O Christ.

Ye that are penitent bow your heads.

shall turn toward the people and say: Lord our God, look upon Thy people that are penitent, and according to Thy great mercy, have mercy upon them, and according to the multitude of Thy compassion blot out their iniquity, cover them and keep them from all evil.

And redeem their souls in peace, forgive their former works, join them with Thy holy church, through the grace and compassion of Thine only-begotten Son our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, through Whom to Thee with Him and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Arise for prayer.

Lord have mercy upon us.

Peace be unto all of you.

And with your spirit.

This (pointing) is the true holy body of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, that is given for life, salvation, remission of sin unto them that receive of it in faith.

Amen.

This (pointing) is the true precious blood of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, which is given for life, salvation, and remission of sins into those who drink of it in faith.

Amen.

For this (pointing) is the body and blood of Emmanuel our very God.

Amen.

I believe, I believe I believe and I confess, unto my last breath, that this (pointing) is the body and blood of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, which He took from the Lady of us all, the holy Mary of twofold virginity, and made it one with His godhead without mixture or confusion, without division or alteration; and He verily confessed with a good testimony in the days of Pontius Pilate, and this body He gave up for our sakes and for the life of us all.

Amen.

I believe, I believe. I believe and I confess that His godhead was not separated from His manhood, not for an hour nor for the twinkling of an eye, but He gave it up for our sakes for life, salvation, and remission of sin unto them that partake of it in faith.

Amen.

I believe, I believe, I believe and I confess that this (pointing) is the body and blood of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, and that to Him are rightly due honour and glory and adoration with His kind heavenly Father and the Holy Spirit, the life-giver, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Then the priest shall take in his hand the “asbadikon” which bears the sign of the cross, dip it into the chalice, into the blood, and with it make the sign of the cross on the Body : First on the large outer parts, second on the inner parts, and third on the small parts. Then, with the Body, he shall make the sign of the cross over the Blood and say: Blessed be God, almighty Father, our God. And blessed be the only-begotten Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. And blessed be the Holy Spirit the Paraclete, the comforter and cleanser of us all. Then the assistant deacon shall offer water to the priests and deacons to wash their hands, signifying that they should be holy in their souls.

Meanwhile, the priest celebrant shall say this prayer : Lord my God, behold the sacrifice of Thy Son’s body, which pleases Thee. Through it blot out all my sins because Thine only-begotten Son died for me.

And behold the pure blood of Thy Messiah, which was shed for me upon Calvary, cries aloud in my stead. Grant that the testimony of this blood may be unto the forgiveness of me Thy servant. The central part of the Host.

And accept my prayers for its sake, because thy beloved accepted the spear and the nails for my sake, and suffered to please Thee. But after I was saved, Satan returned to my heart and pierced me through with his darts. Grant me, Lord, Thy mercy, because he is a powerful accuser.

And by the provision of sin he slew me. Avenge me of the audacious one who is not satisfied with my being led astray from my life.

Thou, Lord, my King, God, Saviour bind up the wounds of soul and body of me Thy servant.

Before receiving the Holy Communion, all communicants shall say: O my Lord Jesus Christ, it in no wise befits Thee to enter under the roof of my polluted house, for I have provoked Thee to wrath, for I have done evil in Thy sight, and through the transgression of Thy commandment have polluted my soul and body which Thou created after Thine image and likeness, yet in me dwells no good thing.

But for the sake of Thy plan, and Thine incarnation for my salvation, for the sake of thy precious cross and Thy life- giving death, for the sake of Thy resurrection on the third day, I pray thee and beseech Thee, O my Lord, that Thou would purge me from all guilt and curse, and from all sin and defilement.

And when I have received Thy holy mystery, let it not be unto me for judgement nor for condemnation, but have compassion upon me and have mercy upon me; and through it grant me remission of my sin and life for my soul, O life of the world, through the petition of our Lady, the holy Mary His mother of twofold virginity, and of John the Baptist, and through the prayer of all the holy angels, all the martyrs, and righteous who have fought for the good, unto ages of ages. Amen.

While receiving the Holy Communion, the priest shall say to himself: O my Lord Jesus Christ, let not this Thy mystery be iniquity in me, rather let it he for the purifying of my soul and my body,

The celebrant receives of the Host first, next, he shall give it to the assistant priest, who gives him the Blood the assistant priest shall himself receive of the Blood. The celebrant shall give the priests of the Body, the assistant priest shall give them of the Blood.

While, offering the Holy Qurban, the priest shall say the following at the time, of . At the, time of . At the, time of . In each case, he who receives shall say: Amen. Basil, Athanasius, Gregory, etc. one according to his degree . Then the men, then the women. But the babies who have already been baptized shall receive before the other faithful. * * *

As one receives the Host he shall say the following while the Host is still in his mouth : Holy, holy, holy Trinity ineffable, grant me to receive this body and His blood for life and not for condemnation. Grant me to bring forth fruit that shall be well-pleasing unto Thee, to the end that I may appear in Thy glory, and live unto Thee, doing Thy will.

In faith I call upon Thee, Father, and call upon Thy Kingdom : hallowed. Lord, be Thy name upon us, for mighty art Thou, praised and glorious, and to Thee be glory, unto endless ages.

Then he shall consume what he has received. While chewing he shall put his hand on his month. He shall chew in fear and trembling without making any sound till he finishes. Then he shall say : Fill my mouth with praise, my heart with joy, and my soul with gladness, fill me who have received of this divine mystery, O Thou Who became man for the salvation of man.

When the assistant priest gives the blood he shall say : This is the cup of life that came down from heaven ; this is the precious blood of Christ. Then he who receives shall say : Amen and amen.

The Prayer of Basil. When the blood is in his mouth he shall say in his heart : O my Lord and my God Jesus Christ, behold I have received Thy holy Body and Thy precious Blood. May they be for the remission of my sins and the blotting out of my trespasses.

O only-begotten Son and lover of man, fill my mouth with Thy praise that I may praise Thy glory, for Thou art He Who once became man and declared Himself through His incarnation in order to save me for ever. Thou has redeemed me for ever for the sake of Thy holy Name.

Glory be to Thee, O my Lord and my God Jesus Christ, Who has granted me (Thy Body and Thy Blood) at the hand of Thy servant.... I glorify thee and pray thee that I may be in the midst of Thy flock, and that accepting me, Thou will number me with Thy sheep.

And now remember not my trespasses. I give thanks for Thy grace which has been granted unto me, and for Thy help which has been with me.

When he receives the cup he shall say : I will take the cup of life, and call upon the name of the Lord. Then he shall say : Pray ye for us and for all Christians who ask us to mention them. Praise ye and sing in the peace and love of Jesus Christ.

( 150 They shall chant one by one or two by two according to their - number, without ceasing. Ps. 116 :

The priest shall say as he goes out : Those whom Thou has called, Lord, and hallowed, make happy with Thy call, confirm with Thy power, keep with Thy love, join in Thine everlasting kingdom through Christ, through Whom to Thee with Him and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

When the priest goes out he shall bless over the Paten once. Then he shall offer the Body to the people, and the deacon shall offer the Blood. As he offers, he shall says as at paragraph #115. And the people shall respond : “Amen” -once after the Body and twice after the Blood.

And after the people have received O eternal God, light of life, Thou has given, Lord, unto us Thy servants strength and protection, during the present days and nights, keeping all in peace. Bless them on this present day, and on those to come hereafter, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom to Thee with Him and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Then the deacon shall chant : We thank God that we have partaken of His holy things; we pray and trust that which we have received may be healing for the life of the soul while we glorify the Lord our God.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless His holy Name for ever and ever. From the temple. See #115. Ps. 145 :

ur Father who art in heaven, lead us, Lord, that we may not enter into temptation.

We have received of the holy body and the precious blood of Christ.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.

Our Father who art in heaven, lead us, Lord, that we may not enter into temptation.

And let us give thanks unto Him that makes us ready to communicate in the precious and holy mystery

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.

Our Father who art in heaven, lead us, Lord, that we may not enter into temptation.

The priest shall sing in «Izl» : I will extol Thee, my King and my God, and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever Our Father who art in heaven, lead us, Lord, that we not enter into temp- tation.

Every day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever

Our Father who art in heaven, lead us, Lord, that we not enter into temp- tation.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever. Ps. 144 :1. Ps. 144 :2.

Our Father who art in heaven, lead us, Lord, that we may not enter into temptation. This is not said in <<Izl>> on every occasion, but only at the feasts of our Lord and those of our Lady, and on Sundays.

“Pilot of the Soul ” Again we offer our supplication to the almighty God, Father of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

We give Thee thanks, for Thou has granted us to take of Thy holy mystery. Let it not be unto me an occasion of guilt nor of judgement, but for the renewal of soul, body and spirit; through Thine only- begotten Son through Whom to Thee with Him and with the Holy Spirit be glory, and dominion, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Commandment of St. Basil Whatever remains, of the Body and blood, let the celebrant distribute it to the priests and deacons before any of them drink water. If there is much, let everyone take until all has been consumed. Because the Body and Blood can never turn again into bread and wine.

The priest shall sing from “Zimmari” Then he shall sing a song of two stanzas as follows: Although the title is given as printed, the prayer following is said instead of the Prayer “Pilot of the Soul,” which is mentioned in Para 81 of . Songs prepared by Yared in the sixth century. alleluja halleluja, our Father Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, forgive us all our trespasses, lead us lest we hap into temptation ; Lord deliver us from the evil day, and save us from every temptation. + + +

After the Body and Blood have been entirely consumed he shall say: O Lord, Thy holy undefiled mystery has been completed, which Thou gave us for power and salvation, a memorial of Thy death as Thou appointed.

And we have beheld the mystery of Thy holy resurrection. Let us be inheritors of life, and through it keep us in this hour and at all times, for Thou art a glorious King over all, our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ. Unto Thee we offer thanksgiving, majesty and honour, with Thy good heavenly Father, and with the Holy Spirit, the life giver, unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer after drinking water to be said by all together: I pray unto Thee and ask Thee, my Lord God, and Good Shepherd, Who loved Thy flock so to give Thy life as a ransom for Thy sheep, that Thou may grant me Thy body as a meat indeed for righteousness, and Thy blood as drink indeed for everlasting life.

And further I pray Thee and beseech Thee, O my Lord, that this Thy body and blood which I have received shall neither be for my shame nor for the guilt of my soul and body, but let them give me life and health; and teach me Thy fear, and instruct me in Thy love, so that I may please Thee all the days of my life and glorify Thee without ceasing.

O Lord, cleanse my soul and purify it also. So that it may be a sacrifice unto Thee, and dispose my heart that the Holy Spirit may live and dwell in it and fill it. Because I have accepted Thy body and blood in faith, and received them from the hands of Thy priests, and eaten them; for Thine is the glory unto endless ages. Amen.

For the sake of our thank- offering we beseech God to write our prayers in the book of life, and for the eternal God to remember us in the dwelling-place of the saints in His light.

On behalf of our fathers, brothers, and sisters, who have absented themselves, we beseech God to grant them diligence. Care for them all, deliver them from the bonds of this world and grant them a good nature, love, faith, and good hope through the body and blood of the Son of God, unto endless ages. Amen. So be it. So be it.

“The Laying on of the Hand.” O eternal God, light of life un- quenchable, look upon Thy servants and handmaids, planting in their hearts the fear of Thy name, in order that they may bear fruit in blessing, and count them with those who have been given Thy body and blood.

And let Thy hand rest upon them that have bowed their heads before Thee, Thy people, men and women, aged and children, virgins and monks, widows and orphans.

And join us also with them protect and help and confirm and strengthen us with the strength of Thine archangels ; from all evil works keep us apart, and in all good works unite us.

Through Thine only-begotten Son, through whom to Thee with Him and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen .

And keep them in the right faith in glory and honour all the days of their life.

And make them to be in love and peace which passes all knowledge and all understanding, through the prayers and supplications of the Lady of us all, the mother of God, the holy and pure Mary, and the four great ones, full of light, Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Sorial, and the four incorporeal creatures, and the twenty-four heavenly priests,

and remember our great holy fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the patriarchs, and John the Baptist, and the hundred and forty four thousand holy babes , and our fathers the learned Apostles, and the holy Apostle Mark, martyr and evangelist, and the seventy-two disciples, and the five hundred brethren, and the three hundred and eighteen orthodox, and the three young men Hanania, Mishael and Azariah, and the seven holy young men . See . Diosconis para. 68-7 I. Whom Herod killed. Maximos, Tamikiros, Mardimos, Constanine, Younhannes, Antonios. Theodosius. They were servants of Dacius, King of Ephesus. When he ordered them to worship his gods they refused and he imprisoned them. When he released them they hid in a cave till the end oftheir lives

And St. Stephen archdeacon and first martyr, Saints Georgeos, Theodore of the East, Banadlios, Marcorius, Mamas, Saints Aboli, Philataos, Marmihnam, Abadir, Galawdeos, Phasiladas, Saints Victor, Minas, Kirkos, and his mother Iyalota. and all the martyrs, and the virgin Abba Nob the brave who fought and was martyred for the sake of the Only- begotten. And the great father, lord and righteous Abba Antony, our father Paul, our holy fathers the three Macarii, our father Youhannes the short, the righteous Abba Baula, our father Beshoi, our father Amon, Abba Youhannes Kama, our father Pantaleon, our father Shenouda, our father Besenda, Abba Latsion, Abba Pachomius, our father Abakarzon, our father Barsoma, our holy Roman fathers Maximos and Domatios, the strong and holy Abba Moses, the forty-nine martyrs, and all who wear the cross, righteous and good, and the angel of this blessed day. Their blessing and the grace of their help and pleadings be always with our (head of state: king, queen, president, etc.) Amen.

O peaceful King of peace, Jesus Christ, grant us Thy peace and confirm us in Thy peace, and forgive us our sins, and make us worthy to leave and enter our homes in peace.

Bow your heads in front of the Lord our God, that He may bless you at the hand of His servant the priest . They were killed by barbarians in the western d esert of Egypt. There is a church dedicated to their memory atthe M onastery of St. Makarius.

Amen. May He bless us at the hand of his servant the priest.

While blessing with the sign of the cross he shall say : O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance. (+ over the people three times) Feed them, lift them up for ever, and keep Thy church which Thou did purchase and ransom with the precious blood of Thine only-begotten Son, our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ,

and which Thou hast called to be a dwelling place for kings and rulers, for pure kindred and holy people, you who have come and gathered and prayed in this holy church, and you who have eaten the holy body and drunk the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. May He forgive your sins which you have committed wittingly or unwittingly. May He forgive you your past sins and keep you from future ones, for the sake of His body, the divine body, and for the sake of His blood, the blood of the covenant of Jesus Christ the Son of the Lord of hosts, and the Son of pure Mary, who has sealed the virginity of her conscience and body, unto the ages of ages. Amen.

At the end of the service he shall give benediction, and bless with his finger every one of the people, touching his forehead. But the priests he shall bless by clasping each other’s right hand. And when he blesses the priests he shall say to each The power of our father Peter (is with you.) Ps. 27 :9. By this greeting, the celebrant is saying to a fellow priest: “It is not right for me to bless you, because you yourself are a priest, having the power that has come through St. Peter.” nd they shall say : May God appoint you in His eternal kingdom. And to each of the deacons he shall say : May God, most high, bless you, and enlighten the eyes of your heart. And to each of the faithful he shall say: May God, most high, bless you and lift up His face upon you. And to each of the women he shall say : May God, most high, bless you and lift up His face upon you.

Then thecelebrant shall say: The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit, Amen. May God bless us, His servants, in peace. Remission be unto us who have received Thy body and Thy blood. Enable us by the Spirit to tread upon all the power of the enemy. We all hope for the blessing of Thy holy hand which is full of mercy. From all evil works keep us apart, and in all good works unite us.

Blessed be He Who has given us His holy body and His precious blood. We have received grace and we have found life by the power of the cross of Jesus Christ. Unto Thee, Lord, do we give thanks, for we have received grace from the Holy Spirit. Go in peace.

Instruction: After partaking of the Holy Communion one shall not wash his hands or feet, shall not take off his clothes or bow down or kneel, shall not spit, or let blood) nor cut his nails or hair, nor go on a journey, nor sue in the court, nor go to a public bathing place, nor eat or drink too much, nor indulge in any excess nor other occasion of sin. one of these, nor the like should be done after receiving the Holy Communion.

Assistant priest : shall say while distributing the remaining two loaves : Lord our God and creator, giver of good and food to all flesh, who grants blessing to Thy servants who fear Thy holy name, stretch forth Thy holy right hand today at this hour,

and bless this bread which is in my hand: let Thy blessing and goodness be upon it, let it also be to them who receive it, a medicine and a healing for the soul, power and strength of the body, and forgiveness of sin. This bread which Thou has given us is for Thy thanksgiving, so that we may glorify Thy kingdom, holy Trinity, Father, Son, and holy Spirit.

O Lord, let Thy blessing be upon this bread, upon him who distributes it, upon them who receive it, and upon them who serve Thee in fear.

Glory be to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. . Amen. The relevant custom behind this instruction is that, before the qidase begins, the celebrant is presented with three loaves, that he may choose the best one of them for the qurban. The remaining two loaves, although not consecrated, are considered as holy bread, and are distributed among the clergy at the end of the service.

Priest Celebrant : From the Book of «Kedan» which our Lord and our Saviour Jesus Christ uttered to the Apostles, after his resurrection from the dead, and before his ascension to heaven. The blessing of His grace and the gift of His help be with our Archbishop Abune (_____) and with our (head of state: King, Queen, President Governor, etc.) for ever. Amen.

Lift up your hearts unto heaven.

Yes, our hearts are in heaven. For Thy name’s sake strengthen us, and make us worthy, Jesus Christ, our Lord and our God.

If there is any one who is quarelling with his neighbour, let him forgive him. Each time, as the deacon finishes, the faithful shall respond : According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins. (to be repeated thrice) . The Lord used to appear to the disciples during the forty days after His resurrection “speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God .” (Acts 1:3). In His teaching to His disciples, ‘ he gave them this Anaphora. It is celebrated on the following occasions : a. On 6th. Hedar (Hatour — November), the memorial day of the consecration of St. Mary’3 Church at the Qosquam Monastery in Upper Egypt. It is related that the Lord, accompanied by his apostles, attended the church on that day. b. On 20th. Sane (Ba’ouna — June), the memorial day of the consecration of St. Mary’s Church at Philippi. c. On 16th. Nahase (Misra — August), the memorial day of the ascension of St. Mary’s body to heaven after her death.

If there is doubt in the heart of anyone let him believe.

According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins.

If there is any blemish in the heart of anyone let him not approach.

According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins.

If there is anyone who has fallen into sin, let him not forget it because it must not be forgotten.

According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins.

If there is any one who has a diseased conscience let him not approach.

According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins.

If there is any who is an adulterer and is impure, let him be sent out.

According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins.

If there is any who is alienated from the commandments of Jesus, he shall be forbidden (to come).

If there is anyone who disdains the prophets let him deliver himself from the wrath of the Only-begotten and save his soul.

Let him not oppose the cross, but flee from the wrath of the Lord, because there are those who look upon us, namely the Father of light with his Son and his holy angels who visit the church.

Examine yourselves, and cleanse yourselves and do not mention your neighbours’ sins. Be careful that no one should maintain any hatred against his neighbour.

God is looking. Lift up your hearts. Let us come near the medicine of life. Let us receive the holiness which is granted unto us by grace through the wisdom of the Lord.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

Give thanks unto our God.

It is right, it is just.

Lift up your hearts.

We have lifted them up unto the Lord our God.

He is holy among the holy ones, (to be repeated thrice) .

Always in heaven and on earth, (to be repeated thrice) .

Holy, holy, holy God. The people shall repeat his words. Holy, holy, holy Lord God of gods who was and who is always in heaven and on earth. * * *

We give Thee thanks, holy God, the perfecter of our souls and giver of our life, O undefiled treasure, Father of Thine only-begotten Son, our Saviour, Who declares Thy will, because Thou has desired that we should be saved through Thee.

Our hearts give thanks to Thee, Lord. Thou art the strength of the Father, grace to the Gentiles, knowledge to the upright, wisdom to the sinners, healer of the soul, exalter of the humble, our city 1.

Thou art the staff of the righteous, the hope of the persecuted, the refuge of the sufferers. O light of the perfect, Son of the living God, shine upon us with Thine unfailing grace granting us firmness, strength, faithfulness, wisdom, the power of faith which is immovable, and immutable hope.

Grant, Lord, to our humility spiritual insight so that we, Thy servants, may be truly pure. And all the people shall glorify Thee. We thank thee and glorify Thee, Lord.

For the sake of the blessed. . . . (. 43) .

The assistant priest shall say the « Prayer of Benediction » (.

Lord, pity and have mercy upon the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, deacons and all the Christian people.

Yea, Lord, we thank Thee and bless Thee, and always pray Thee, God the Father of the exalted ones2, who reigns over the treasuries of light.

Visit Jerusalem from heaven, O Lord of the authorities, the archangels, the power of the lords, the glory of the thrones, dressed in lights, the highest happiness, King of kings, Father who holds all in His hand, and reigns.

Through Thy will Thine only-begotten Son Jesus was crucified for our salvation.

You who are sitting, stand up. 1 i.e. Thou art our heavenly city. 2 The Angels.

Through the Word of Thy covenant, Thou did all that Thou desired.

Look to the east.

And Thou did send Him into the womb of a virgin. He was conceived in the womb, was made flesh, and His birth was made known by the Holy Spirit.

Let us give heed.

being born from the Virgin, so that He might fulfill Thy will, and hallow a people to Thee.

Answer ye.

Holy, holy, holy, perfect Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are full of the holiness of Thy glory.

At this time the assistant priest shall offer the censer to the priest who shall place his hands in the smoke, and pass them over the bread and the cup three times. He stretched forth His hands to suffer. He suffered to cure the sick who have trusted in Him.

Remember us, Lord, in Thy kingdom Remember us, Lord Master, in Thy kingdom. Remember us , Lord, in Thy kingdom, as Thou did remember the thief on the right hand when Thou was on the tree of the holy cross.

He who has been given to suffering by His own will, suffered in order that He might heal the sick, strengthen those who were about to fall, find those who were outcast, give life to the dead, destroy death, break the bonds of Satan,

fulfill His Father’s will, tread down hell, open the gates of life,

enlighten the righteous, establish the law, remove the darkness, cause the children to grow, and make known His resurrection. n the same night in which they betrayed Him.

Priests, raise up your hands.

He took bread in his holy, blessed and spotless hands, At this time he shall raise the bread.

We believe that this is He, truly we believe.

gave thanks, blessed and broke (+ three times . Then he shall indent the Host with his thumb) and gave it to his disciples saying unto them ; Take, eat, this (pointing) bread is My body which will be broken for you for the forgiveness of sin.

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess, we praise Thee, O our Lord and our God ; that this is He, truly we believe.

When ye do this, do it in remembrance of Me. And likewise also the cup, putting wine into it, giving thanks, blessing, hallowing, Thou gave it them. (+ three times) . Truly this (pointing) is Thy blood which has been shed for our sins

Amen.

He shall then move the cup with his right hand in the form of the cross.

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess.

Now, Lord, remembering Thy death and resurrection, we believe in Thee.

We proclaim Thy death, Lord, and Thy holy resurrection. We believe in Thine ascension and Thy second advent. We glorify Thee, and confess Thee; we offer our prayer unto Thee and supplicate Thee, O our Lord and our God:

And we offer Thee this bread and this cup giving thanks unto Thee alone, O God the Saviour of the world, because Thou ordered us to stand before Thee and to serve Thee. For this reason, we, Thy servants, glorify Thee, O Lord.

For this reason, we, Thy servants, glorify Thee, O Lord.

Lord, we pray and beseech Thee to send the Holy Spirit and power upon this (pointing) bread and upon his (pointing) cup

to make them the body (+ once) and the blood (+ once, then + once more over both) of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. Lord pity us, Lord spare us, Lord have mercy upon us.

Again we offer unto Thee this thanksgiving, eternal Trinity, Lord the Father of Jesus Christ, Whom every creature and soul fear, and the fear enters into the soul. This thanksgiving is fitting unto Thee.

We have not offered unto Thy holiness meat or drink. Let them not be for our judgement nor an occasion of reproach by the enemy nor for our destruction, but to the health of our flesh and strength of our spirit.

Yea, Lord our God, grant us, for the sake of Thy great Name, to flee from all thoughts which displease Thee.

Lord grant us that the counsel of death may depart from us, we who are written, through Thy Name, within the veil of Thy sanctuary1 in the highest heaven.

Let death hear Thy Name and be troubled. Let the depths be cut asunder and, the enemy be trodden down. 1 Lev. 4:et the spirit of destruction tremble, and the serpent be removed, let unbelief depart, and the criminal be destroyed, let anger be still, let envy come to nothing, and let him who continually sins be rebuked. Let those who love money be cast out, let infirmity be removed, let the liar be cast out, and let all poisonous creatures be scattered.

Lord, grant inner light to the eyes of our heart, so that they may see, thank and glorify Thee, remembering Thee and serving Thee, because Thou only art their portion.

O Son and Word of God, served by all creatures, make perfect and strengthen the grace which Thou has revealed to them, and keep those who have the grace of health. Make straight that faith, which those who praise Thee with the strength of the tongue, learned by the exercise of the tongue. Save those who always fulfill Thy will. Visit the widow. Receive the orphans. Accept those who have gone to their rest in faith.

Grant us, Lord, a portion with all Thy saints. Grant us power to please Thee as they have pleased Thee.

With all the heart let us beseech the Lord our God that He grant unto us the good communion of the Holy Spirit.

As it was, is, and shall be unto generations of generations, unto endless ages. At this time the priest celebrant shall dip his finger into the blood to sign the body + .

Feed Thy people in truth and holiness. Grant, Lord, unity unto us who receive of Thy mystery that we may be truly satisfied with the Holy Spirit, grant power and strength of faith in righteousness,

to thank Thee always and Thy beloved Son Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit for ever.

Grant us to be united through Thy Holy Spirit, and heal us by this oblation that we may live in Thee for ever. The people shall repeat his words.

Blessed be the Name of the Lord, and blessed be He that comes in the Name of the Lord, and let the Name of His glory be blessed. So be it. So be it. So be it blessed. The people shall repeat his words.

Send the Paraclete, the Spirit of righteousness.

Send upon us the grace of the Holy Spirit.

Arise for prayer.

Lord have mercy upon us.

Peace be unto all of you.

And with your spirit. ((Prayer of Fraction )). Instead of “The Prayer of Fraction ,” #A:58, 59, page 46, the prayer “Remember the flesh” may be said from .

And again we ask the almighty God, the Father of the Lord and our Saviour Jesus Christ.

I praise Thee, Lord my God, Who sits upon the cherubim and rests in the high ones. Thou knows the humble because Thou art in the light. i.e. the angels.

O Thou Who causes the world to rest, Thou did show the hidden mystery on the cross. Who is merciful and holy as Thee?

Thou did give Thy power to Thine apostles who served Thee with meekness of heart and offered to Thee a sweet savour. For the sake of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ. The almighty God is our Lord.

Pray ye.

Our Father Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread; forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and lead us, lest we hap into temptation, but deliver us, rescuing us from all evil; for Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever.

Lord our almighty God, we pray Thee and beseech Thee that Thou may not remove Thy power from us,

even that power which Thou did give to the apostles who served Thee with meekness of heart and who offered unto Thee a sweet savour. For the sake of our Lord and our Saviour Jesus Christ, both now and ever. Amen.

The hosts of the angels of the Saviour of the world stand before the Saviour of the world,

and encircle the Saviour of the world, even the body and blood of the Saviour of the world.

Let us draw near the face of the Saviour of the world. In the faith which is from Him do we give thanks to Christ

Open ye the gates, princes.

Ye who are standing, bow your heads.

Lord our God Who sits upon the cherubim and the seraphim and looks down upon Thy people and Thine inheritance, bless Thy servants and Thy handmaids and their children.

Make him who receives, with a pure conscience, from Thy honourable table worthy of remission of sin, and of unity with the Holy Spirit to the salvation of body and soul, and worthy to come into the inheritance of the heavenly kingdom through Thy favour and will: Through Thine only begotten Son, through Whom to Thee, with Him, and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now and for ever. Amen.

Worship the Lord with fear.

Before Thee, Lord, we worship, and Thee do we glorify.

“Prayer of Penitence.”

After receiving the Holy Com- munion: O Thou who pilots the soul, the leader of the righteous, the refuge of the saints, grant us, Lord, eyes trained so that they may always see Thee, and ears to hear only Thy word. When our souls are satisfied with Thy grace, create in us a pure heart, so that we may always appreciate Thy greatness, Thou Who art kind and the lover of man.

Our God, as Thou loves our soul, grant us pure and constant thought; we Thy servants, who received Thy body and Thy blood, are humble. For blessed and glorious is Thy kingdom, O Lord, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The Laying on of the Hand. Bless Thy servants and thy handmaids, cover, help and dismiss them with the power of Thine angels; help them and confirm them in the fear of Thy holy Name. Adorn them with Thy greatness so that they may think and believe and desire that which is Thine.

Grant unity without sin, anger or ceasing, through Thine only-begotten Son, through Whom to Thee, with Him, and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

. John, Son of Thunder , may the blessing of his prayer be with our (head of state : King, Queen, President . . .) and people, unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

Give ye thanks unto our God.

It is right, it is just.

Lift up your hearts.

We have lifted them up unto the Lord our God.

O Lord, we lift our eyes to Thee, we elevate our hearts, and we raise our consceinces and minds to Thee. Thou art eternal, existing before the universe was created, living for ever and ever.

There is no limit to Thy power, No one can understand Thee completely, and none can comprehend the fulness of Thine essence.

This anaphora was written by St. John the Evangelist. It is celebrated: (a) on the commemoration of his passing, Ter 4 (January 12 [13 in leap years]) (b) in the first week of the month of Tahisas (December 10 - 17) (c) at the season of flowers Meskerem 26 – Hedar 5 (October 6 – November 14) (d) during the 43 day fast of the prophets (e) on the feasts of prophets (f) at the consecration of a new church (g) on the commemorations of Apostles

None can even comprehend Thee or see Thee. Thou knows Thyself, Thy kingdom is without end, Thy power is immutable, Thy greatness is infinite, but Thy glory is not hidden. To all Thou art unseen, yet all is seen of Thee .

Thou has no beginning, but Thou brings all things to their end. Infinite art Thou, but for all things Thou set bounds. All things are from Thee, all things are through Thee, and all things are for Thee. Thou art in all, in Thy greatness Thou art higher than the high ones.

Thou visited the humble through the advent of Thy Son. In Thy invisibility Thou art more distant than those who are farthest. Yet, through Thy mercy Thou brings near to Thyself those who are far off.

Thou art inside all, and Thou art beyond all. Thy greatness is hidden in Thee, Thy power is hidden in Thee. Thou, Thyself veils Thyself with Thyself, and hides Thyself in Thyself.

Thy Son, Whom Thou begets, told us about Thee. He Who was born of Thee preached unto us tidings of Thee. He is honourable like Thee, Who eternally begets Him.

Thou has told us about Him, and Thou art His witness through Thy word that He is truly Thy Son and that Thou art truly His Father.

They worship Thee with Thy Son, and He has glory with Him Who begets Him. There is no day between Thee and Him, and there is no hour between the Son and His Father. An example of a paradox. The Anaphoras explain Biblical concepts using this and similar devices that might seem to some to be contradictions.

The Father is not greater than His Son, and the Son is not less than His Father. The thought of the heart, thinking deeply, cannot outrun the courier or be more exalted than the watchful;

cannot surmise the unfathomable* mystery, enter to see Thee; try, ask, or slightly know Thee for one hour, even for a moment. No one knows that which is between the Son and His Father.

But Thy living Holy Spirit knows the depth of Thy Godhead. He has declared to us Thy nature, and told us about Thy oneness. He taught Thy unity, and helped us to know Thy Trinity. He has spoken to us about Thine incorruptible equality and Thine unseparable* unity and about Thine immutable* nature.

The Father is the witness of the Son and the Holy Spirit. And the Son preaches about the Father and the Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit teaches about the Father and the Son, in order that the three may be worshipped in one Name.

Thou makes known Thy hidden and curious glory to those who praise Thee, and shows it to them through the mercy of Thy grace. The high ones in their degrees, the angels in their orders, the watchful with their lightning, cherubim with their might, seraphim with glory, and all with fear and trembling, worship the Lord who is near as if they were far off. * Examples of apophatic theology, that is “what may not be imagined or stated” about Him. Attempts to relate to God by considering “What He is not.” Since we are only able to comprehend His energies, not His essence, we use even contradictions to explain what is beyond comprehension. the angels.

Let us give heed.

Covering their faces with lightning, lest the consuming fire should consume them, they cover their feet with live coal lest the flame of power should burn them. They fly through the four corners of the world and throughout the uttermost parts before Him Who is through all the ends of the world. With great, lucent and marvellous words they call upon the One who is invisible to hallow Him. With their hosts, with their orders, with their congregation, with their ranks they glorify Thee, Father, and worship Thee; and they glorify Thine only-begotten Son, and Thy living Holy Spirit.

All of them, together, offer Thee thanks for Thy glory. Make us equal with them, so that we may say together with them Lord remember us through Thy mercy.

Answer ye.

Holy, holy, holy, perfect Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are full of the holiness of Thy glory.

Like them, we thank Thee, and believe that Thou art holy, holy, holy, perfect Lord of hosts, and that heaven and earth are full of the holiness of Thy glory.

Thou art unique and eternal, holy Father. Thou art unique and eternal, holy Son. Thou art unique and eternal, Holy Spirit : three names and one God.

Thou has granted all Thy saints, according to Thy goodness, to be saints.

Thou created all Thy creatures with Thy Word. Thou, being directed of none, did create all things.

Thou carries all without being weary. Thou feeds all without ceasing. Thou thinks of all without forgetting any.

Thou gives all without being diminished. Thou waters all without being dry. Thou remembers all without forgetfulness.

Thou watches all without sleeping. Thou hears all without neglecting any. Thou forgives all, taking nothing.

Thou art the generous one Who is not given anything by another, the creator whom none directs, the King Whom no one appoints, the Lord Whom none judges, the God to Whom none lends, Whom no one enriches, Thou art the giver out of Thy boundless store.

While Thou art filling every place they told us about Thee in a way we can receive.

Thou didst send thy Son to us. He came without being separated from Thee. He walked without being moved from Thee. He was with thee with all his body, and Thou sent Him to us without being separated from thee. He is where Thou art.

He was with His Father in heaven while He was with His parent on earth. He descended without subtracting from above and without adding beneath.

He was conceived in the womb yet the womb did not confine Him: He abode in the womb yet He was infinite; the Creator of all flesh lived in the womb.

He Who sits upon the cherubim abode in a daughter of flesh: the consuming fire put on flesh; the invisible Spirit has been clothed with flesh; He was born from that which was hidden unto that which was open ; He who forms infants in the womb became an infant; they wrapped with clothes, Him Who was clothed in light.

He dwelt in the house of the poor as one Who is poor: as a King, He sent mes- sengers to bring Him presents from far.

He who leads the cow to know its owner slept in a stable. He grew as a child and they worshipped Him as the Lord of all. He walked as a man yet worked as God.

Willingly He became hungry as a son of man, and granted many hungry people to be satisfied with little bread according to His power. He thirsted as a man who dies, and changed the water into wine as being able to give life to all.

He slept as the children of flesh, and awoke and rebuked the winds as Creator. He became tired and rested as the humble, and walked upon the water as the highest.

They beat Him on the head as a servant and He set us free from the yoke of sin as Lord of all. He suffered all. He who cured the blind with his spittle and gave us the Holy Spirit received the spittle of the unclean.

He who forgives sin was accused as a sinner by them. The judge of judges was judged by them. He was crucified on the tree to destroy sin: He was counted with the sinners to enroll us with the righteous.

He died through His will, and was buried willingly; He died to destroy death, He died to give life to the dead; He was buried to raise those who were buried, to keep the living, to purify the impure, to justify The Wise Men. the sinners, to gather together those who were scattered, and to turn the sinners to glory and honour. Glory, honour and thanksgiving be to Thee for ever.

Look to the east.

By the dead whom Thou did raise, and the living whom Thou has kept, and by the unclean whom Thou has purified, and by the unrighteous whom Thou has justified, by the scattered whom Thou has gathered, by the sinners whom Thou has brought back, Thou art to be believed. Amen.

We worship Thee and glorify Thee, O Thou Who art the object of wisdom, the word of counsel, the treasury of help, the abode of bliss, the source of gain, the fountain of prophecy, the marvellous stream, (glorified by the Apostles), the well of honour, the adornment of the kingdom, the pure crown of the clergy, Thou art the King who has a crown of glory, Whom they worship. Thou art the origin of glory, the light of honour,

unwoven garment, cloth which was not spun, the way to the Father, and the gateway to Him Who begot Him, the treasure which was discovered, the pearl which was found, the pound which added to itself, the talent which multiplied, the leaven which leavens the lump, the salt which gives savour to the savourless

Thou art the light which destroys darkness, the candle which enlightens the whole world, the unmovable foundation, the fortress which cannot be destroyed, the ship which cannot be wrecked, the dwelling place which cannot be compromised into, the easy yoke, the light burden: this is Jesus Christ who is the power and wisdom of His Father.

He thinks of all, feeds all, gives the blind light to see, opening the windows that were closed, enables the deaf to hear, and makes the deaf ear hear, takes away the garment of leprosy from the body and covers it with a garment of flesh.

He straightens the withered hand, and makes the lame foot to walk. He restores the soul into its body, and puts the spirit into its dwelling place. He drowns the herd of swine by the legion of devils, and takes away the disease from the weak body.

O Sun of righteousness, from Thy wings, O Sun of righteousness, arises a fountain of good. Glory, honour and thanksgiving be to Thee for ever.

Ye that are sitting, stand lip.

We offer unto Thee a pure and perfect oblation in our penitence of soul in order that our body may be wholly sanctified. We do not offer unto Thee gold, silver or precious stones of transgression and sin; or corruptible clothes, or of the flock which death destroys, or a slain lamb; but Him who through His death saved His flock, and gave life unto us.

(But those who denied Him will not be saved. They would have been saved if they had not denied Him.) But we offer of that which is Thine to Thy humanity. e offer to Thee, to Thy divinty. We offer to Thee Thy body and Thy blood for Thy appearance before Thy pillars.1

We offer in Thy presence for the sake of Thy holy church which was saved from death through Thee, and for her sake Thou was beaten in the court of judgement, so that Thou might set her free through Thy blood, and that she might be fenced around with Thy cross and kept by Thy crucifixion against temptation until she shall enter the marriage feast in heaven.

For the sake of all Thy holy prophets who cried as horns and preached Thy rising unto all the nations which were in darkness.

For the sake of all Thine apostles who ploughed the ground of the heathen with the plough of Thy cross, and planted the treasure of Thy word to all the ends of the world.

And for the sake of all the victorious, faithful and pure martyrs whom the wolves ate as sheep.

And for the sake of all bishops who fulfilled their ministry in purity, whose service Thou accepted in order that Thou may give them the reward of their righteousness.

For the sake of all priests who kept in truth that which was entrusted to them in order that they may receive their heritage with pleasure.

And for the sake of all deacons who have made light the wings of their spirit so that they may be like those that are in the Holy Spirit.

For the sake of all the anagnosts who ministered well, taught and preached thy people. 1 Ps. 74:3; Rev. 10:1, or firm believers.

For the sake of all the victorious kings who gained their rest in faith.

For the sake of the young men and virgins who became enemies of this corruptible world and loved the marriage feast which is in heaven.1

And for the sake of all saints, who committed themselves to Thee and completed their fight, and entered bearing good names to ask for their reward according to Thy great word.2

For the sake of all our fathers and our brothers who departed from this world that Thou may have the remembrance of them before Thee.

And for the sake of all those who were born through the baptism of Thy great church, in order that Thou might be their delight in their conflict, and make them worthy of their crown.

And for the sake of all those who were killed with the spear and were taken captives; for the poor and the miserable; and for the sake of the widow and the orphan.

And for the sake of me, Thy humble servant, whom, though unworthy, Thou hast called through Thy grace. Thou hast promoted and exalted me while I was not fit. Thou hast brought me near before Thee through Thy mercy to stand before Thy altar, Lord, in order that Thou may forgive my soul and all Thy people.

And for the sake of this our congregation, that it may be blessed through the multitude of Thy grace, so that the weak may be strengthened, the unrighteous may be justified, the repentant may be purified 1 Rev. 19:9 2 Mt. 25:31 - 46

and the righteous may be kept, the troubled may be saved, the oppressed may rest, the disturbed may be quieted, the sad may rejoice, the hopeless may be delivered, the sick may live, the transgressors may turn, the castaway may be found, and whoever is far off may draw near, and that whoever is near may be preserved.

And for the sake of all those who desire to have their remembrance before Thee, because Thou knows all and approves all.

And for the sake of the fruit of the crop produced yearly, so that it may be blessed through Thy mercy.

According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins (T hrice).

And that Thou may grant the crown through Thy mercy. And for the sake of all those who brought this memorial oblation that Thou may receive their vow and accept their offering.

For the sake of those who took Thy seal and went out of this world of suffering and arrived in the country of happiness, so that they may enter Thy feast and receive Thy crown there, and rest in their everlasting abode in the city whose builder and maker Thou art.

And for the sake of all who trespassed and sinned as human beings, that Thou may forgive their sins and remit their trespasses and iniquities as a compassionate, kind God, and their hope.

And for the sake of all those whose names we know and those whose names we do not know, because they are well known to Thee, yea Thou knows them, that their remembrance may be before Thee

For the sake of the blessed . . . (. 43)

“The Prayer of Benediction” (. 43 - 44).

Lord pity and have mercy upon the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, deacons, and all the Christian people.

Remember those, and rest the souls of them all, and cause them to grow by the flowing water in the garden of paradise in Thy holy houses in the bosoms of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob, by Thine angels who are the leaders of light, through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy beloved Son.

At this time the priest shall offer the incense. Lord, remember us in Thy kingdom . . .(thrice).

In the same night in which they betrayed Him:

Priests, raise up your hands.

since He was willing to be killed and was pleased to suffer at their hands and bear the agony of the nails that He might set His church free through His blood, strengthen His people by His cross, erect His altar, root out the idols, choose out the clergy, and scatter the sorcerers.

He took in His holy, blessed hands the bread, which is the dowry of his bride and the divorcement of the synagogue which He did divorce, At this time he shall raise the bread.

We believe that this is He, truly we believe.

gave thanks, blessed (+ three times) and broke, Then he shall indent the Host lightly with his thumb in five places, without separation. and gave it to his disciples saying unto them : This is My body which is meat indeed ; whoso eats of it will not die, and whosoever partakes of it will not perish. Take, eat of it, all of you. (pointing)

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess ; we glorify Thee, O our Lord and our God ; that this is He we truly believe.

And likewise also He gave thanks over the cup : (+ three times) and said This cup is My blood of the new testament, take and drink ye all of it. He shall point at the cup, then move it with his right hand in the sign of the cross.

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess.

To those who worship Him, it is a wonderful sign, to those who crucified Him it is a place of judgement. That which was written with His blood, stamped with His crucifixion, and honoured with His death is for eternal life for the remission of sin. Likewise make a remembrance of Me as often as ye are gathered together.

We proclaim Thy death, Lord, and Thy holy resurrection.

We, who are gathered together to make remembrance of Thy sufferings and partake in Thy resurrection from the dead, beseech Thee, Lord our God, as this bread which was scattered along the mountains and the little hills, in the forests and in the vales, being gathered together, became one perfect bread,1 likewise gather us together, through Thy divinity, out of all evil thought of sin into Thy perfect faith.

As with the mixture of this wine with water, the one cannot be separated from the other, so let Thy divinity be united with our humanity, and our humanity with Thy divinity, and let Thy greatness be united with our humility and our humility with Thy greatness. Lord accept this our offering from us for a memorial of righteousness before Thee.

Like Abel we offer to Thee a pure oblation and like all those who are blameless, with whom Thy majesty was pleased, the memorial of whose everlasting offerings is before Thee

Like the prudent Noah and all the meek upon whom Thy divinity rests. Thou exalted them, through Thy kindness, to grant them a good portion and inheritance, with eternal life, in the kingdom of heaven together with all those who obeyed Thee,

Like our meek fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob who did good, left (this world) in purity and reign in righteousness,

Like Thy servant Moses and all the prophets who preached to us without fear and proclaimed Thee 1 Compare Anaphora of St. Jacob of Serough, p. 155, para. 68, and Anaphora of St. Gregory II, p. 165, para. 27. without doubting that they would receive their reward in full .

like Simon Peter and all Thy disciples, like Paul and all Thy holy apostles who bore Thy Gospel through that which they suffered and sustained the preaching of Thy doctrine in their death,

like Stephen and all Thy martyrs who shed their blood because of Thy shed blood, so that they might receive honour from Thy glory, whose names were written in the book of life1, in the free Jerusalem, in heaven which is truly our mother. We have believed in Thy holy church.

Lord our God, Thy church prays to Thee and worships Thee, Thy bride2 exalts Thee, and Thy people praise Thee.

Through the prayer of the perfect, through the worship of the saints, through the supplication of the watchful,3 through the advocacy of the angels, through the praise of the archangels, through the hallowing of the seraphim, through the honouring of the cherubim, through the highness of all the high let the gate of light be opened, and let the doors of glory be unlocked, and let Thy living Holy Spirit come, descend, light upon, linger and dwell upon and bless the offering of this bread, and sanctify the cup,

and make this bread the communion of Thy body, O Life-giver (+ once upon the Body) and make this cup also the communion of Thy blood, giver of mercy (+ once upon the Cup, then + once more upon both the Body and the Cup) . 1 Philemon 4 : 3; Rev. 20 : 12, 15; 21: 27. 2 Rev. 21 : 9 3 these are the angels. men. Lord, pity us; Lord spare us; Lord have mercy upon us.

With all our heart let us beseech the Lord our God that He grant unto us the good Communion of the Holy Spirit.

To everyone who believes in the living Father, in the only-begotten Son Who arose from Him and in the Holy Spirit Who is unsearchable, At this time he shall sign the Body with the Blood. and to him who partakes of Thy body and thy blood let them be for hope, salvation, forgiveness of sin, resurrection from the dead, light in the kingdom of heaven and everlasting life. Amen.

As it was, is and shall be unto generations of generations, and endless ages.

Uniting them1 together, grant to all that take of these, that they may be unto them for holiness and for filling with the Holy Spirit, so that we may thank Thee always and Thy beloved Son Jesus Christ, unto ages of ages. Amen.

Grant us . . . . + + +

Arise for prayer.

Lord have mercy upon us.

Peace be unto all of you.

And with your Spirit.

Prayer of Fraction : And again we supplicate the almighty Lord, Father of the Lord and our Saviour Jesus Christ because He has made us worthy to fulfill this holy 1 that is the Body and the Blood. mystery, and we beseech the almighty Lord our God to vouchsafe to us a day of blessing.

Pray ye.

Our Father who art in heaven . . .(

O Lord, almighty, Father of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ, we offer our prayer to Thee and supplicate Thee through all and in all, because Thou has made us worthy again to fulfil this holy mystery, and grant that this may be a blessing to us.

Do not suffer anyone of us to be guilty, and suffer it not to be a pleasure of the flesh, but let it be to all of us a refreshment of the soul to receive Thy holy mystery through our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom to Thee with Him and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now and ever and unto endless ages. Amen.

Before the glory of Thy holiness Thy servants and handmaids have prostrated themselves in soul and body and spirit ; incline Thine ear unto their supplication, and purify them from all uncleanness of body and soul that they may receive Thy holy mystery and be united through it : Through Thine only-begotten Son, through Whom to Thee with Him and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The hosts of the angels of the Saviour of the world stand before the Saviour of the world

and encircle the Saviour of the world, even the body and blood of the Saviour of the world

And let us come before the face of the Saviour of the world. In the faith, which is of Him, the martyrs shed their blood for His sake.

Open the gates, ye princes.

Ye who are standing, bow your heads.

What blessing? With what speech might we glorify, what word, what praise, what thanksgiving, and what name are we to proclaim over this bread which will be broken, save Thy name, Jesus Christ, Whose name is Giver of life and Saviour?

This bread of life which descended from heaven is for the salvation of the world. We bless Thee who became for us the way to the place of life.

We offer thanksgiving to Thee Who through Thy word created all. Thou art the leader, Thou art the door of grace, Thou art the salt, Thou art the pearl of great price, Thou art the net of life; righteousness art Thou, power, wisdom, refuge, rest, help and salvation. It is Thou, being called after these names, Who became man through love of men, in order that they may be saved and renewed from the former open evil works into which they fell through sin. Glory be to Thee, unto the ages of ages.

Worship the Lord with fear.

Before Thee, Lord, we worship, and Thee do we glorify.

Prayer of Penitence. .

Give heed.

Holy things for the holy.

One is the holy Father, one is the holy Son, one is the Holy Spirit.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

Lord, have compassion upon us, O Chris t.

shall repeat his words.

Ye that are penitent bow your heads.

After receiving the Holy Communion the following prayer shall be said instead of “The Pilot of the Soul.” And again we beseech the almighty God, the Father of our Lord and our Saviour Jesus Christ,

thanking him through all and in all. because He has made us worthy to fulfill the receiving of the holy mystery. We beseech the almighty Lord our God to grant us a day of blessing. Pray ye.

O almighty Lord, we beseech Thee through all and in all because Thou has hid these things1 from those who pretended to be wise and prudent and revealed them to us the meek.

Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in Thy sight. Grant that our receiving of Thy holy mystery be not unto condemnation nor unto judgement but unto the remission of sin and for everlasting life and for true knowledge. Grant us this we beseech Thee.

And as Thou hast made us worthy to receive Thy holy mystery in this world, so also make our portion to be with Thy saints in the forthcoming resurrection from the dead, through our Lord and our Saviour Jesus Christ, through whom to Thee with Him and with the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion, both now and ever and unto endless ages. Amen. 1 Matt 11 : 25; Lk. 10 : 21.

The laying on of the Hand. Before the glory of thy holiness Thy servants and handmaids have prostrated themselves in soul, body and spirit. Incline Thine ear unto their supplication.

Bless them who mind the heavenly things with the blessing of Thine angels and powers. Bless the work of their hand, and be with them in every good work.

Grant that by their receiving of Thy holy mystery they may be prudent, watchful and freed from all evil, and may be nourished in their souls, bodies and spirits, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom to Thee with Him, and the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

All: The Prayer of Faith

We believe in one God the Father almighty, maker of heaven, earth and all things visible and invisible.

And we believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of the Father Who was with Him before the creation of the world:

Light from light, true God from true God, begotten not made, of one essence with the Father

By Whom all things were made, and without Him was not anything in heaven or earth made

Who for us men and for our sal- vation came down from heaven, was made man and was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and from the holy Virgin Mary.

Became man, was crucified for our sakes in the days of Pontius Pilate, suffered, died, was buried and rose from the dead on the third day as was written in the holy scriptures , The 318 bishops, who attended ecumenical Council held at Nicaea in 325 A.D., settled many contemporary doctrinal controversies, some wrote about those issues. This Anaphora reflects their efforts. It is celebrated on the following occasions: a. 21st Maskerem (October 1), the memorial day of the Virgin Mary. b. 8th Hedar (November 17), the Feast of the Four Beasts. c. 9th Hedar (November 18), the opening day of the Council of Nicaea. d. 24th Hedar (December 3), the Feast of the Twenty- four heavenly Priests. e. Nativity of Christ, 29th Tahesas (January 7). f 13th Ter (January 21), the Feast of Caana of Galilee. g. the memorial day of any of the righteous. The creed given by the Council of Nicaea (325 A. D.) and the Council of Constantinople (381 A.D.)

Ascended in glory into heaven, sat at the right hand of His Father, and will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead ; there is no end of His reign.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit , the life-giving God, who proceeds from the Father; we worship and glorify Him with the Father and the Son ; Who spoke by the prophets,

and we believe in one holy, uni- versal, apostolic church,

and we believe in one baptism for the remission of sins, and wait for the resurrection from the dead and the life to come, unto endless ages. Amen.

. . . ) unto ages of ages. Amen.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

Give ye thanks unto our God,

It is right, it is just.

Lift up your hearts. This marks the end of the what the Fathers at Nicaea settled, and the beginning of what was decided by the Second Council, at Constantinople in 381. That concluded more than fifty years of debates on how best to describe these mysteries. Such had been part of the Church’s life since Apostolic times, but, not yet stated so succinctly. Some of the same leaders who negotiated pronouncements on these doctrines, also applied the same criteria in deciding the contents of what today is known as “The Bible.”

We have lifted them up unto the Lord our God.

The Lord is mighty in the clouds, higher than heaven, glorious in all His ways, the perfect victorious God of gods.

There is no time in which He was not, and there is no place where He cannot be found, there is no time when He was perfectly seen in His divinity. No one can see Him, and no one knows how He lives.

Heaven and earth together with all their worlds, sea and rivers and all things that are in them glorify Him. All were created through His grace, and all live through His kindness. He is one Father of the One, Father of the Lord, Father of Messiah, true light with Him Who begets Him.

Answer ye.

Holy, holy, holy, perfect Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are full of the holiness of Thy glory.

We proclaim that the Father lives with His Son, and that the Son lives with His Father before creation, and before the heavens and earth were made

and before the mountains and the little hills arose, and before the height of the sky was seen, and before the power of the wind breathed,

and before the thunderbolt flashed, and before the quickness of lightning was seen, and before the thunder thundered, and before the clouds were spread,

and before the creation of angels, and before any name was named under heaven and on earth.

No one, thinking deeply, can understand His nature, though He ascends to heaven and goes beyond the lords and meets with the four living creatures1, full of eyes, whose whole bodies are light, and from whose mouths comes out the likeness of flaming fire; again, though he descends down to earth and goes beyond the sea, the wind and the fire; again, though He goes out thence to search upon the right hand and the left, setting His thought on high and spreading it abroad

Ye that are sitting, stand up.

Even so he cannot discern among the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit to know what is His nature.

The Father begets His Son, but it is impossible to say that He begat Him at such a time, or that He begat Him on such and such a day.

His birth from the Father is unsearchable because it passes understanding, and His nature is unknown because it is hidden. He is the right hand of His Father, His arm and His beloved Son Who is of the same essence with Him.

Look to the east.

The Father begets His Son ; but He begets Him, not that He might be His assistant in work, to serve Him as a man is served who is in need. When He created heaven and earth no one helped Him because He is mighty. 1 Ezek. 1 : 5 - .15

He did not become weary, nor does He rest as man rests, but the sword of fire coming out of His mouth, what He has spoken is immediately accomplished; instantly whatever He has thought is fulfilled: He is the thought of thoughts;1 He is the Wise, the Creator.

Who, like Him, lives in the highest heaven, builds the foundation2, bears up from beneath, sits upon the firmament on high, establishes upon the floods, builds with very small particles, wraps with invisible things, limits with sand, strengthens with wind, hangs the water up, and calls it sky,

congealed liquid in the womb, turning it into flesh, binds it with muscles, strengthening it with sinews, numbers the very hairs, tries the heart and knows the reins?

The Father begets His Son without days or hours; and as He begets Him, His Father is not separated from Him. Before He created the angels for His worship His glory was infinite; the glory of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit was perfect.

Let us give heed.

And when He created our father, Adam He did not go about to gather earth, water, wind, and fire, nor did He leave His throne or in any way move from it

Yes, while He was yet there, He took the four elements: two palpable, and two impalpable; three visible and one invisible 1 i.e. he knows the thoughts of all, but his thought can be known by none. 2 i.e. the foundation of the earth.

and made him from these, made him fair with His holy hands, kissed him and loved him; and breathed in his nostrils the breath of life . Before He built the skies and the highest heavens He was not lowly, but was strong in His throne and great in His kingdom. * * *

He thundered to those that were above, caused those beneath to tremble as He trod the clouds, burned without fire and cooled without water.

And when He created the sun and the moon, it was not to make light for Himself as for one in darkness, but it was as though He gave them a little from His own light, as it were, no more than a grain of wheat. Thus they gave light to man.

Having created and prepared all, visible and invisible, He did not boast saying, I have worked and I have finished and I have to rest from all the toil in which I have laboured, but He knew before it came to pass, He completed before ever He made possible righteous and unrighteous, good and evil.

Before He created man, He prepared Paradise to put therein him whom He loved, and the fire of hell to put therein him who hated.

Blessed is he whom He had chosen, and blessed is he in whom He was pleased. Let us therefore receive this word with great diligence that we may not enter into the great sea wherein fire and water are mingled and from which we cannot escape by swimming.

But let us receive what the apostles taught us about the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit saying, The Father declares of His Son, that He is Jesus Christ His only One: nd the Son tells that God the Father begets Him And the Holy Spirit proclaims that He proceeds from the Father and took of the things of the Son.

It is one honour and one authority and one power which cannot be divided. There is neither reckoning nor separation of His position. There is neither subtraction nor addition in His divinity.

As our Lord answered His disciples about Their nature saying, We have neither first nor last, We have neither right nor left, We have neither firmament nor foundation, We are the firmament, and We are the foun- dation.

None can see Us and none can know how We live. We know all and we understand all, We make remote that which is near and bring near that which is afar off. We ignore the noise of the tongue as one who does not hear . We know the whisper of the heart within.

My Father, I, and the Holy Spirit are the gate, the door, and the dwelling-place.

My Father, I, and the Holy Spirit are might, grace, and favour.

My Father, I, and the Holy Spirit are sun, light and heat.

My Father, I, and the Holy Spirit are fire, flame and the burning coal.

Such is Our existence, such is Our perfection, and Our days are not finite but they endure for ever. Again there is neither counting nor end (of them). John 16:15. Isaiah 1:15.

Let your thoughts be above. Let your hearts be in heaven. Know where you stand.

He is slow to anger, His compassion is great, and He is righteous. It is not as if there was a time when He is patient and another when He is impatient. He waits for the sinner until he comes back and returns to Him.

When He was angry He destroyed the wicked with the flood and saved eight souls who kept His word, and He established with their father an everlasting covenant of righteousness. He is God of gods, consuming fire, and life-giving fire.

What is His name, and what is His Son’s name? Where is His dwelling- place and where is His country?

His throne is compassed by fire and His abode is enveloped by water, and round the roof of His house hang drops of water which do not fall. Flashes of light go out from His throne, within it is like blazing fire, in it there is great light like the winter rainbow, round it there is lightning.

At the sides of that throne there are four animals as if they carry on their heads the large throne which is as white as snow.

Round about that throne there are twenty four priests in front of them they see the likeness of the lamb, the vesture dipped in blood , and the sealed book.

Every time they go round that throne they prostrate themselves Prov. 30:4. Rev. 4:4. Rev. 19 : 13 Rev. 5 : 1 & 2 thrice before the likeness of the Lamb, the vesture dipped in blood, and the sealed book. The smoke of glory fills the pavilion. From beneath that throne springs the sea of two courses, the sea of light and the sea of wind.

The God of gods does not live there, the Lord of lords is not limited therein, but He both lives without and is found within.

They do not go to find him, and He is not absent when they seek Him. He is not felt when they take hold of Him because He is far above thought.

He keeps the rich, lives with the poor, loves the humble, and neglects the haughty. He will justify when He likes, save when He is pleased, He disregards as if He does not hear, keeps silent as if He does not see, waits as if He does not know, delays as if He does not wish to grant.

He is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, the Lord of the strong, before Whom the angels and archangels prostrate themselves.

They do not prostrate themselves before Him because they see Him, but they prostrate themselves before His throne and praise His greatness. They fly towards the four ends of the world to do all His will. Seraphim and cherubim shout and say, yet without pride, Holy God, holy mighty, holy living, immortal, Who yet died for the love of man.

From the one treasury formed from the breath of His mouth proceed and grow the souls who multiply in the world. i.e. Adam or one baptism.

In one treasury there will be gathered wheat without tares. There will be put and kept the souls of the righteous until all are rewarded according to their deeds.

There are pleasure and happiness. There is Adam, the father of all. There are Abel, Seth, and Enoch the patriarchs together with all their seed.

There are Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the friends of the Lord. There are Moses and Aaron the priests. There are David, Hezekiah and Josiah and all the kings of a right faith.

There are the prophets with their prophecies, there are the disciples of the One, in whose hands are the keys, sitting at the door to take in whom they will.

There are the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests and deacons who gave full account of their stewardship which was entrusted unto them by their Lord.

There are martyrs whose crowns shine seven times brighter than the sun. There are the righteous in their patience.

There are men and women, the hosts of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit whose number cannot be known. They live there in pleasure and happiness till they receive twofold more than before .

There live in honour the righteous, the meek and the elect. O Lord we offer our prayer unto Thee Who answers, Who is the hearer and the helper. i.e. more than they get in paradise, the waiting place of the righteous.

We beg Thee, Lord, on behalf of those who have fallen asleep and departed from this corruptible world, and on behalf of those of whom the authority of death took hold, and of those who are covered within the grave.

We pray Thee, Lord, and beseech Thee to call them to an honourable resurrection when Thou will raise the body, uniting it with the spirit, and when Thou gives that good gift which eye has not seen, nor ear heard. Neither has it entered into the heart of man, which Thou prepared through Thy Son Jesus Christ, unto endless ages.

For the sake of the blessed .

Prayer of Benediction (Anaphora of the Apostles #10-21: pp. 43,

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Lord, pity and have mercy upon the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, deacons and all the Christian people.

God the Father sent His only-begotten Son to abide in the body of a daughter who did not know a husband; and the creator of infants was kept in the womb without being limited. He was made man while He was God, and was born while He was the fire of the Godhead, and grew without adornments or honour. And grew like the children of the poor, chastened greatly and obeying His relatives.

He bowed His head to be baptized by a servant, though He was pure from sin. He did miracles, changing water into wine and

phrases similar to Job 28:7; Isa. 64:4 & 1Cor. 2: satisfying many thousands in the wilderness.

At this time he shall cense. Remember us, Lord, in Thy kingdom. (Thrice) .

Oh ! The eyes of that generation were blinded so that they might not see Him, and their ears were made deaf so that they might not listen to Him, and their hearts were closed so that they might not know Him, they determined Him who forgives sin to be a mere man, and judged the judge of judges.

He chose twelve apostles from among them, walked with them and showed them the mysterious order of the Holy Communion.

Priests, raise up your hands.

He took bread before them, At this time he shall raise the bread.

We believe that this is He; truly we believe.

blessed, (+ three times, then he shall indent the Host lightly with his thumb in five places without separation), and said, Take, eat, this (pointing) bread is My body which will be given on your behalf for the remission of sin.

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess, we glorify Thee, O our Lord and our God; that this is He we truly believe.

And likewise also the cup, He blessed (+ three times) and hallowed and said, Take, drink, this (pointing) cup is My blood which will be shed on your behalf for the remission of sin. He shall then move the cup with his right hand in the sign of the cross.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

At that time Jesus said, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death, the death which will make the sad rejoice.

In that night they took hold of Him, and when it was day the masters of the Jews and the chief priests sat with Pilate, the ruler, in the court for His judgement.

They shackled Him with His hands behind Him like a thief, and He followed them in love like a meek sheep. They sat at the court to judge Him. They made Him to stand before them, Him before whom the hosts of angels stand in fear and trembling.

An evil servant strengthened his hand to strike the innocent One they impudently bowed before Him to Whom the archangels bow in great trembling.

They crowned the Head of life with a crown of thorns, stripping Him, they clothed Him, Who is dressed in light as a garment, with a scarlet robe .

They took him to the place of crucifixion called Calvary, burdening Him with His cross, so that Jesus was wearied in the carrying of His cross and sweated because it was heavy.

They numbered him among the thieves, raised Him upon the cross, and crucified Him without mercy, according to their law. See . John Chrysostom 47-50.

Oh! The hands which formed Adam were nailed on the cross. Oh! The feet which walked in paradise were nailed on the cross.

Oh ! The mouth which breathed the breath of life into the face of Adam drank vinegar and myrrh mixed with gall.

Jesus groaned in His suffering, cried to His Father, bowed His head and gave up the ghost.

They pierced Him in His side with a black spear, which they had prepared for Him, took Him down from the tree and buried Him in the grave. They did not put Him in their own grave, but outside in a stranger’s grave of three cubits, and closed it with a stone. 99 While He was there He cried toward Adam His servant, and all his children. * * *

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit

Give ye thanks unto our God.

It is right, it is just.

Lift up your hearts.

We have lifted them up unto the Lord our God. Our Father, ho art in heaven. (Thrice) Thou art our Lord and our God.

When he said this to Adam, His servant, Adam rejoiced, went out with all his children and entered into the holy city, as it was said. Matthew 27:52

And also, to reveal the glory of His resurrection, He revealed a little of His divinity and caused those who were watching His grave fall down.

And He rose on the third day, and on the day, which He had made known, entered where His disciples were and showed them His pierced side and His nail- marked hands. He stayed with them teaching them concerning the kingdom of heaven.

On the fortieth day He ascended unto heaven to His Father who sent Him. Again He will come. He will not come in lowliness, but in the glory of the Father, Who begets Him, in fearful authority with His holy angels in the clouds of heaven.

We proclaim Thy death, Lord, and Thy holy resurrection ; we believe in Thine ascension and Thy second advent. We glorify Thee and confess Thee, we offer our prayer unto Thee and beg Thee, O our Lord and our God.

Let Thy mercy, Lord, be upon us according as we hope in Thee .

According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins. (thrice)

Let our gathering be like the gathering of Thy disciples. Thou art theirs and Thou art ours, Thou was then as Thou art now.

Thine is heaven and Thine is earth; Thine are the righteous and Thine are the unrighteous, because Thou regards not thousands of sins. Thou establishes even little things to be a plant of righteousness, and Thou uses any means to save. referring to the light which shone from the grave at the time of His resurrection. Ps. 32 : 22.

With all the heart let us beseech the Lord our God that He grant unto us the good communion of the Holy Spirit.

As it was, is, and shall be unto generations of generations, unto unending ages.

At this time he shall dip his finger into the Blood and sign the Body. Grant it together unto all them that take of it, that it may be unto them for purity and for selectivity unto them who receive of it, so that by its appearance the thorn of sin may be burnt, iniquity may be rooted out, wickedness may be destroyed and the soul may get total respite from her iniquity.

Let the gate of light be opened, and let the doors of glory be unlocked , and let the living Holy Spirit be sent, descend and come from the place where He is hidden; and shine on this (pointing) bread that it may be the body of Christ our God, (+ once over the bread)

And that the nature of this (pointing) cup may be changed to become the blood of Christ our God. (+ over the cup once, and once more over both)

Amen. Lord pity us, Lord spare us, Lord have mercy upon us.

Have pity and mercy upon the one, holy, and universal Church together with all the whole congregation, and especially have See . Jacob of Serough, # 53: p. 154. Once some might have transliterated the Greek word here that would look like “catholic” in its English version. The sense in this context indicates all those who are united in accepting the faith that was once delivered to all the saints as an ideal, not a commodity. Early writers, like Tertulian, used it as a hallmark indicative of unanimity in worshiping in “spirit and truth.” But that was before “denominations” occurred to anyone. pity and mercy upon those who chose me, the poor one, to minister this mystery, unto endless ages. Amen.

Grant us to be united through Thy Holy Spirit, and heal us by this oblation that we may live in Thee for ever. The people shall repeat his words.

Blessed be the name of the Lord, and blessed be He that comes in the name of the Lord, and let the name of His glory be blessed. So be it. So be it. So be it blessed. The people shall repeat his words.

Send the grace of the Holy Spirit upon us. The people shall repeat his words.

Arise for prayer.

Lord have mercy upon us.

Peace be unto all of you.

And with your spirit.

Prayer of Fraction: Again we beseech the Almighty and Redeemer from sin: remember that the body which Thou took from the holy Virgin is our body, and not something which Thou brought down from heaven.

Remember that the body which Thou took from the holy Virgin is the body which stood before Pilate.

Remember that the body which Thou took from the holy Virgin is the body which bore the tight bonds.

Remember that the body which Thou took from the holy Virgin is the body which suffered and died.

Remember that the body which Thou took from the holy Virgin is the body which rose from the dead on the third day.

Remember that the body, which Thou took from the holy Virgin is the body which ascended into heaven in glory and sat at the right hand of the Father. Again the Lord our God will come in this body in the power of His divinity.

Pray ye.

Our Father who art in heaven . . .

There is the fragrance of a sweet savour. Let our thoughts ascend to the place of this Bread that you may know the fragrance of its savour.

Give heed to your souls and purify your bodies and let none of us be sick through the multitude of iniquities and sins.

Behold, today there is with us on this table Emmanuel, the Lamb of God; and behold, there is the Father, the Light, together with His Son and the Holy Spirit.

Behold, there are the angels of light visiting the church. Give heed to your souls and purify your bodies and let not anyone of us be sick. There is a man of iniquity and there is a man of sin. Let us awaken our conscience that we may be worthy to take of this mystery, unto ages of ages. * * *

The hosts of the angels of the Saviour of the world, stand before the Saviour of the world, and encircle the Saviour of the world, even the body and blood of the Saviour of the world. Let us draw near the face of the Saviour of the world. In the faith which is of Him let us submit ourselves to Christ. (And there are others who say instead of the previous sentence:) The righteous fought for his sake.

Open ye the gates, princes.

Ye who are standing, bow your heads.

We thank Thee, Lord, Who through Thy beloved Son Jesus Christ, has drawn us nearer before the greatness of Thine exaltation. Glory, honour and thanksgiving be to Thee, unto ages of ages. Amen.

Worship the Lord with fear.

Before Thee, Lord, we worship, and Thee do we glorify.

Prayer of Penitence. (Anaphora of the Apostles, 72 - 88: pp. 47,

Give heed.

Holy things for the holy.

One is the holy Father, one is the holy Son, one is the Holy Spirit.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

Then the priest shall lift up the whole Host with his hand and say : Lord have compassion upon us, O Christ. (three times in a loud chant, and fifteen times in a low chant). The people shall repeat his words. The priest shall chant them three times. The people shall chant them twice.

Ye that are penitent, bow your heads.

Then the priest shall turn to the people and say : Lord our God, look upon Thy people that are penitent . . . .

After receiving the Holy Communion, The Prayer “Pilot of the Soul.” In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was the Word of God. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Father. That Word came unto His own, and His own received Him not.

But we, the three hundred and eighteen orthodox, received Him, we are the law-givers of the holy church whose bridegroom is the Lord our God. Pray ye.

Thou art He Whom the cherubim of many eyes and the seraphim of six wings encircle.

O Thou Who formed Adam in Thine image and likeness, O Thou Who heaps fire upon water, O Thou Who is not darkened by darkness and art not hidden by the night : it is Thou who brought us near before this mystery. Glory, honour and thanksgiving be to Thee unto endless ages. Amen.

“The Laying on of the Hand” O Lord, our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, bless us and sanctify us, and make us worthy to go to our homes in tranquility and happiness without sin and without spot.

Let Thy body and Thy blood which we have received from Thine honourable table give us life.

Send Thy Holy Spirit, Lord, upon us to guide us in the way of righteousness and life. John 1:1-15 Gen. 1:26,27. John 16:13

The Son of the living God prepared His body and blood in the world that we might eat of it and live with Him. 1

Draw us near to Thee, through Thy mercy, towards Thy living and holy altar 2 that we may be called the servants of God and the abode of the Highest. Let us all draw near Him that we, through faith, may stand before His face in supplication, prostration, prayer and purity.

May His holy body and His precious blood which we have received at the hands of the priests who offer prayer and supplication at every time and in every hour be to us for life, hope, salvation, remission of sin 3 and resurrection from the dead, unto the ages of ages. Amen. 1 John 6:53-59 2 Ex. 28:43; Is. 56:7; 1Cor. 9:13 3 Heb. 10:16-19

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. May her prayer, the blessing and mercy of her beloved Son be with our (head of state: King, Queen, President. . .) unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

Give thanks to our God.

It is right, it is just.

Lift up your hearts.

We have lifted them up unto the Lord our God.

My heart indites a good deliberation ; my heart ponders a worthy concept ; my heart exclaims a noble oracle. 3

And I speak of . And I speak the praise of the Virgin, not in many words, which would be forgotten, but in few. And I speak of the exaltation of the Virgin. 1 This Anophora is celebrated on the following occasions a. most feast days of St. Mary. b. 28th Tahesas (January 6), the day preceding the Nativity of Christ c. 29th Megabit (April 7), the memorial day of the Annunciation. d. 2nd Tekemit (October 12), the memorial day of St. Heryacos, Bishop of Behnesa. 2 An Egyptian Church cleric, who became bishop of the Province of Behnesa, in Upper Egypt. 3 Three complementary translations of Ps. 44 :1, each conforming better with the Ge’ez than previous editions that repeated the KJV quote three times.

And today I stand, this very day, in humility and love before this mighty mystery and before this table and offering.

Truly this is the offering which those whose spirits are defiled cannot taste. It is not like the sacrifice of the forefathers which depended upon the blood of sheep, oxen and cows, but it is fire. 1

It is fire, giving life to the upright in heart who fulfill His will. It is a consuming fire to the unrighteous who deny His name.

Truly it is a fire2 that even the fire clad cherubim and seraphim cannot touch.

O Mary, for this we love and exalt you, because you bore for us the true Food of righteousness and the true Drink of life.

O our fathers, consecrated by the laying on of hands, successors of the apostles, whom we have taken as intercessors towards God, also, during our days, we take as representatives between us and God these two: The Patriarch of the great City of (________), Abba (_______ ), and the blessed Archbishop, Abba (_______), the primate of our country.

For the sake of the blessed, happy, prosperous, holy and pure Virgin Mary, our Lady, Parent of God, glorified by all.

And for the sake of the holy, honourable, spiritual, heavenly and mighty archangels; and for the sake of John the Baptist, the preacher and fore-runner. And for the sake of the holy and glorified minis- ters, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the four Evangelists: 1 Ex. 32:20; Lev. 6:30. 2 Exodus 3:2.

For Thy holy servants Peter and James; John and Andrew; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus ; Thaddaeus, Simon and Matthias ; the twelve Apostles: and the Apostle James, brother of our Lord and Bishop of Jerusalem ; and the holy glorious Stephen, the archdeacon and the first martyr.

And for the sake of all saints and martyrs who have gone to their rest in the true faith: Paul, Timothy, Silas, and Barnabas, Titus, Philemon and Clement, the seventy-two disciples, the five hundred brethren, the three hundred and eighteen orthodox.

Lord, remember each and all; also the holy Patriarch Abba (________), and the blessed and holy Archbishop Abba (__________) to preserve their life, save them, forgive their sin, and to have compassion upon us through their prayers, unto endless ages.

The assistant priest shall say (The Prayer of Benediction)). .

Asst.. Deacon : Lord, pity and have mercy upon the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, deacons and all the Christian people. * * *

O Intercessor,1 intercede with your Son for the sake of each and all, to give rest to the souls of all the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests and deacons who keep straight the way of the true word: kings, rulers, princes, those in authority, young men, virgins, monks, rich, poor, great, small, old 1 i.e. the Virgin Mary. women, orphans, sojourners, miserable, and all Christian people from the congregation of the church who in days gone by have gone to their rest.

Make earnest intercession for those who have fallen asleep in this place that He (Thy Son) may give their souls a quiet rest,

in every place which is called the place of the victorious martyrs, in the place of the blessed righteous, in the place of the watchful angels1. You2 are the inheritance in every place, and your name is acceptable before God.

Ye that are sitting, stand up.

Let us stand up in the fear of God to exalt and glorify her who is full of glory saying, O you who are full of grace, O you who are the channel of joy, you have a countenance more beautiful than the many-eyed cherubim and the six- winged seraphim.

Look to the east.

Truly God the Father looked down from heaven towards the east, the west, the north and the south, and towards all the ends (of the earth). He breathed in every savour,3 and found none like unto you. He approved your savour and loved your beauty and so sent to you His beloved Son.

Let us give heed.

Holy is God the Father Who loved you, holy is the only-begotten Son Who abode in your womb, and holy is the Paraclete, the Spirit of righteousness, Who strengthened you.

Answer ye . 1 Rev. 3 : 2. 2 i.e. the Virgin Mary. 3 Song of Songs 1 : 3; Ezek. 20 : 41

Holy, Holy, Holy, perfect Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are full of the holiness of Thy glory. * * *

O Virgin, full of glory, with whom or with what likeness shall we liken you? You are the loom from which Emmanuel took his ineffable garment of flesh. He made the warp from the same flesh as that of Adam, and the woof is your flesh. The shuttle is the Word himself, Jesus Christ. The length of the warp is the shadow of God the Most High. the weaver is the Holy Spirit.

How marvellous and wonderful is this thing ! O bridge over which the ancient fathers crossed from death unto life! O ladder from earth to heaven, through you the first creation was renewed.

You were the hope of Adam when he was driven out from paradise, the meekness of Abel who was killed through unrighteousness, the kindness of Seth, the works of Enoch , the ark of Noah through which he was saved from evil’s destruction, the blessing and portion of Shem,

the tent of Abraham , Isaac’s savour , the ladder of Jacob, Joseph’s comforter,

the tables of Moses , the bush at Sinai , the bells on the garment of Aaron the priest, his rod which sprouted, blossomed and bore fruit,

Joshua’s stone of testimony, the fleece of Gideon , Samuel’s jar of ointment and horn of oil, Jesse’s root of which he boasted, Gen 28:12. Gen 3:15. Gn. 5:22-24. Gn.

Gn. 12:8. Gn. 27:7. Ex. 24:12. Ex. 3:12; Deu. 33:16; Lk. 20:37. Ex. 28:33-35; 39:25 Ex. 7:12; Nm. 17:8; Hb. 9:4. Josh. 24:26-27. Jdg. 6:36-f. Isa. 11: the chariots of Amminadib, David’s harp, the crown of Solomon, the enclosed garden, the sealed spring ,

Elijah’s golden measure , Elisha’s cruse , the conceiving virgin whom Isaiah prophesied , the first to give birth without intercourse of which Daniel (also spoke) .

Habakkuk’s mountain of Pharan , Ezekiel’s closed house in the east , Micah’s place in Bethlehem from which the law goes forth, the land of Ephratah, Silondis’ tree of life, the healer of Nahum’s wounds, Zechariah’s rejoicing , the clean hall of Malachi.

O Virgin, you are the ideal and the prophecy of the prophets, the favour of the apostles, the mother of martyrs; the sister of angels ; the boast of the young men and virgins and the monks who are watchful day and night at your gates.

O Virgin, you were not conceived through unclean lust, but in lawful marriage you were born from Hannah and Joachim.

O Virgin, you did not grow in mirth like the Hebrew daughters who stiffened their necks, but you lived in the sanctuary in holiness and purity.

O Virgin, you did not eat earthly bread but heavenly bread prepared in the heaven of heavens.

O Virgin, you did not drink earthly drink, but heavenly drink poured from the heaven of heavens. Songs 6:12. Songs 3:11. Songs 4:12. 2King 7:1. 1King 19:6. Isa.7:14. Dan. 2:35-46. Hab. 2:3. Ez. 44:1-5. Micah 4:2 Micah 5:2. Name of a philosopher typifying Solomon. Prv. 3:18. Nah. 3:19. Zech. 9:9. Mal. 3:1-5.

O Virgin, you did not know uncleanness like the women who were before you, and would come after you, but you are adorned with holiness and purity.

O Virgin, the depraved young men could not entice you, but the angels of heaven visited you, and, as it was said, the priests and the high priests praised you.

O Virgin, you were not espoused to Joseph for coming together, but in order that he might keep you in purity, and thus it was fulfilled.

When God the Father saw your purity He sent you his radiant angel, named Gabriel, and he told you: “The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you.”

The Word came to you without being separated from the bosom of His Father; you conceived Him without* His being limited, and He stayed in your womb without making subtraction from above or addition beneath.

There abode in your womb the inestimable and immeasurable* fire of the godhead. It is not just to compare Him with earthly fire. Fire has limits and volume, but of the Deity, it cannot* be said that it is like this or even seems to be like this.

The Godhead has no* circuit like the sun and moon, nor stature like man, but He is mighty and sitting in His highest heaven which neither the thought of man nor the knowledge of angels can reach. (*) > > > > > > Lk. 1 : 35.

The Deity has no* place wherein to stretch or contract himself but He fills every place.

The Deity has neither* firmament above nor foundation beneath, but He is Himself the firmament and the foundation.

The Deity does not* stoop nor bow down the head to take up that which is on earth, but all is in His hand as He showed Peter.

The Deity has neither* chest nor back by which he can be seen, and through which He can be limited, but He is covered with the flame of fire and He is Himself the flame of fire. The Deity is clean, pure, and bright.

We believe that the Father Who sends is Father in His nature. We believe that the Son Who is sent is Son in His nature. We believe that the life-giving Holy Spirit is Holy Spirit in His nature. Three Names but one God.

It is not* with the Deity as it was with Abraham who was older than Isaac, or with Isaac who was older than Jacob, but the Father is not older than the Son, neither is the Son older than the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is not younger than the Son, neither is the Son younger than His Father.

It is not* with the Deity as it was with Abraham who gave commands to Isaac, or with Isaac who gave orders to Jacob, but the Father, being Father, does not give orders to the Son ; and the Son, being Son, is not exalted; and the Holy Spirit. Examples of theology called “apophatic” = “what may not be believed or said.” It attempts to relate to God by considering “What He is not.” Since we are only able to comprehend His energies, not His essence, we use dictions, and even contradictions to explain what is beyond us.

But the Divine Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one God, one kingdom, one authority and one government.

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit think. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit speak. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit approve.

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit take counsel. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit utter the word. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit complete.

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit create. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit unite. The Father, the Son and the Holy, Spirit create well.

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit send. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit give authority. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit hear witness. Thoughts like : “Let us create man in our . . .” He spoke and it was done Ps. 32 :9. And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. Gen. 1:31. They took counsel (Gen. 1:26 “Let Us . . .”) to create the world. Completed the creati on of the universe, making it habitable. Created the cosmos. Combined the elements of the cosmos, producing earth, water, fire and wind. Created Adam and appointed elements to coalesce in their function: the earth to carry, the water to irrigate, the fire to met abolize food and the air to sustain all the nerves in man’s body. Directing the course of the planets. Authorized the formation of the body in the womb. The Father from heaven witnessed saying; This is my beloved Son, and the Holy Spirit rested upon Him in the shape of a dove.

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit draw. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit accustom.

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit advise. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit purify. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit cleanse. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit hallow.

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit strengthen. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit encourage. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit teach.

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit crown. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit clothe. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit grant grace.

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit sit. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit judge. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit examine.

Thus we, without separating or dividing, believe and confess the oneness and unity so that it will not be divided or separated. Let us distinguish so that it will not be confused.

We do not say “three” as we say Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but one is three persons. Draw man with the cords of love. Fit man to adapt as he goes. Advise man through Tradition: Life in Christ, the history of salvation as it stands from the Apostolic age, that the Church codified in the Scriptures. qedasi literally means “hallowing.” Clothe with divine power that is grace. They preside in the midst of the congregation. Search the hearts. Distinguish between Trinity and oneness, divine energies and essence.

We do not say One like Adam the first creature, but three with one nature.

Now we hear the wicked Jews and the unrighteous Ishmaelites, who, being without understanding, say God is one person and one body ; they are of a blind heart.

Now we see the idolatrous heathen whose idols are many and whose devils are many.

But we follow the leaders to the good way as the Apostles taught us saying : it is as if

The Father is the sun, the Son is the sun, and the Holy Spirit is the sun : but it is one sun of righteousness over all.

The Father is fire, the Son is fire, and the Holy Spirit is fire ; but it is one fire of life in the highest heaven.

The Father is the dawn, the Son is the dawn, and the Holy Spirit is the dawn : but it is a single eastern dawn through which, by the ray of its light, the darkness was destroyed.

The Father is the vine, the Son is the vine and the Holy Spirit is the vine: but it is one vine of life from which all the world tasted.

The Father is milk, the Son is milk and the Holy Spirit is milk: but it is one milk1 unmixed.

Thus we believe and thus we confess and say the creed.

The people shall say the creed of the

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Let us now return again to peak of the holy Virgin, speaking of her conception which is wonderful to all, and saying: O Virgin, when there abode in your womb the fire of the Godhead, Whose face is fire, Whose clothes are fire, Whose covering is fire, how did it not burn you?

In what part of your womb were the seven curtains of the flame of fire prepared and spread ? Were they in the right or the left side while you were such a small body?

In what part of your womb was the glittering cherubic throne, compassed by the flame of fire, prepared and planted while you were a young bride?

How wonderful it is! A mother and a maid ; the narrowness of the womb and the infinite; conception without intercourse, as a bee conceives, from the voice of a word; milk with virginity.

When I think of this, my mind likes to swim in the depth of your Son’s seas, and the billows from the hiding-place of your Beloved sweep across it.

Again when I think of this my mind likes to soar and ascend secretly and draw back the curtains of the hiding-places of the Living One ; it becomes afraid of the flame of fire and does not reach even one- fourth of the way to heaven.

When I think of this my mind likes to mount the shoulders of the winds to fly east, west, north and south to all the ends (of the world) to see the nature of the creatures, to measure the depths of the seas and to know the height of heaven, and travelling thus to every part it becomes faint and returns again to its former place. i.e. Milk to feed her baby even though she was a virgin.

Now let us not further enquire or even think of the greatness and profundity of Him Whose grandeur cannot worthily be praised, no, not by the tongues of the prophets nor of the apostles.

He is the mighty One Whom none can discern by subtle device_ but He became humble among us; He is the most high, to Whom none can attain_ but among us He took upon Him the form of a servant; He is the impalpable fire, but we saw Him and felt Him and ate and drank with Him. Now let us praise Him saying.

Holy God, holy Mighty, holy Living, Immortal .... . * * *

O Virgin who gives the fruit that can be eaten, and the spring of that which can be drunk

O Bread got from you, that gives life and salvation to those who eat of it in faith.

O Bread got from you, that is as hard as the stone of Admas which cannot be chewed, to those who do not eat of it in faith.

O Cup got from you, that helps those who drink of it in faith to indite wisdom, and that gives them life.

O Cup got from you, that intoxicates those who do not drink of it in faith and causes them to stumble and fall and adds sin to them instead of the remission of sin A rocky place presumed to be between the earth and the ocean.

And now let us glorify Him saying Glory be to Thee, glory to Thy kingdom, glory with pure incense we offer to Thee.

At this time he shall offer in- cense. Remember us, Lord, in Thy kingdom. . . . . * * *

Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, from Whom is found every good gift and every perfect gift, became man, fulfilled all the law of man yet without sin, and practiced the law of the Hebrews.

He was baptized by John, tempted in the wilderness, hungered and thirsted and did miracles.

In the same night in which He gave His soul to death He showed His disciples many signs concerning His sufferings, crucifixion, death, His re- surrection on the third day with body and soul, with bone and blood, as it was before, when His disciples were with Him on His right and left, and when there was counted with them Judas whose creation was like the tares added to wheat, and who betrayed Him.

Priests, raise up your hands.

At that time Jesus Christ took bread in his holy, blessed, pure and spotless hands

We believe that this is He, truly we believe.

He looked up to heaven towards Thee His Father, interceded with His parent, and committed his disciples to Him to keep them from all evil: lessed while He (it) was blessed (+ three times ), broke while He (it) was holy

Then he shall indent the Host slightly with his thumb in five places without separation.

And gave it to His disciples and said unto them : take, eat this (pointing) bread is My body which will be given to you as a propitiation for the whole world.

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess, we glorify Thee, O our Lord and our God: that this is He we truly believe.

And likewise also the cup (+ three times) after supper : He pointed and said : Take, drink, this (pointing) cup is My blood which the spear will shed for your sake.

He shall then move, the cup with his right hand in the sign of the cross

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess.

And as often as you do this, do it in remembrance of My death, and proclaim the remembrance of My resurrection.

We proclaim Thy death, Lord, and Thy holy resurrection, we believe in Thine ascension and Thy second advent. We glorify Thee and confess Thee, we offer our prayer unto Thee and beg Thee, O our Lord and our God.

O Our Lord, as it happened then bless, break and give this (pointing) bread (+ once).

Amen.

Our Lord as it happened then bless, hallow and give this (pointing) cup (+ once over the cup, and + once more over both) .

Amen.

And this my ministry, purify and accept it and may it please Thee.

Amen.

And this priest who is with me to help me in this ministry, and me, make like Joseph and Nicodemus who wrapped Thy body.

Amen.

And this deacon sent according to the law of ministry, suffer to reach our great rank of priesthood, and make him full of grace, righteousness and favour like Stephen who saw the Trinity and marvelled and was astonished through the descent of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

And this people who have gathered together in Thy holy church with priests and deacons, great and small, make worthy to take Thy holy mystery ; have compassion and do not judge them.

Amen. Lord pity us, Lord Spare us, Lord have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us, O Christ (three times) . The people shall repeat his words.

With all the heart let us beseech the Lord our God that He grant unto us the good communion of the Holy Spirit.

As it was, is and shall be unto generations of generations, and endless ages.

He then shall dip his finger into the Blood and+ sign the Body. Grant it to all of them that take of it, that it may be unto them for everlasting life.

Grant us to be united through Thy Holy Spirit, and heal us by this oblation that we may live in Thee for ever. The people shall repeat his words.

Blessed be the name of the Lord, and blessed be He that comes in the name of the Lord, and let the name of His glory be blessed. So be it. So be it. So be it blessed. The people shall repeat his words.

Send the grace of the Holy Spirit upon us. The people shall repeat his words.

Arise for prayer.

Lord have mercy upon us.

Peace be unto all of you.

And with your spirit.

The priest The Prayer of Fraction: God, Maker of all, the Source of all, the Completer of all, the Almighty, the Holder of all, Thou art He Whom angels, archangels, thrones, authorities, lords, powers, the sun, the moon, the stars and the whole creation worship, because they are His subjects, dominions, and are ruled by Him. Though He was rich in everything yet He became poor in everything.

Love drew the mighty Son down from His throne and led Him to death.

O Ox, Who with Thy hand made no effort against those who draw Thee, but bowed down Thy neck to those who would slay Thee.

O Sheep dumb before Thy shearers ; O Patience Who did not open Thy mouth at the time of Thy sufferings before those who pierced Thee

O Bread found in the treasure, which Joseph obtained in merchandise, in which also he found the pearl of great price

O Cup found in the house into which no man entered,

O this sign of the cross separated from this host without being divided or alienated, but its appearance, taste and softness are the same :

As His divinity was not separated or divided from His humanity so also this sign of the cross1 is not separated or divided from this host

Likewise also let Thy greatness be united with our humility and our humility with Thy greatness, Thou almighty Lord our God.

Pray ye.

Our Father who art in heaven . . .

Let us hear then, till our last breath, this word through which we will be accused, judged and forgiven.

As the Son came from the heaven of heavens for judgement and mercy, this bread will be accused, judge and forgiver.

Let the soul fear, the nerves tremble and the door of the heart be broken by this terrible word.

Now this divine bread has been broken and this life-giving cup has been prepared. Let him who desires to take, come: but first examine yourselves and cleanse your bodies.

If there is anyone who is impure, let him not approach, and if there is any 1 i.e. the central part of the Host (Asbadikon) bearing the sign of the cross. one who hath fallen into sin, let him not forget it because it must not be forgotten.

If there is any one who disdisdains this holy communion, let him not approach, but let him be prevented. As you see, this bread is not as perishable as the earthly bread , but it is the fire of the godhead .

What mouth is that which takes in this bread, what teeth are those which masticate this bread, and what stomach is that which can contain this bread?

And now let us say According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins.

According to Thy mercy . . . . (thrice).

Afterwards the people shall say : The hosts of the angels of the Saviour of the world stand before the Saviour of the world and encircle the Saviour of the world, even the body and blood of the Saviour of the world. And let us come before the face of the Saviour of the world to praise Christ in faith that is His.

Open ye the gates, princes.

Ye who are standing , bow your heads.

We lay our souls before Thee, Lord, maker of all, the invisible God. We humble ourselves to Thee, the humbler of all. We worship Thee, Who created all to worship Thee. We serve Thee, ruler of all.

O Thou Who discovers that which is hidden and covers as in secret all that is open. John 6 : 27. Rm. 1 : hou Who is able to send forth that which is within and take within that which is without, hear now the cries of Thy people who call upon Thee in righteousness.

Worship the Lord with fear.

Before Thee, Lord, we worship, and Thee do we glorify.

The priest shall say “The Prayer of Penitence.” .

Give heed.

Holy things for the holy.

One is the holy Father, one is the holy Son, one is the Holy Spirit.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit. Then the priest shall raise the whole Host with his hand and chant : Lord have compassion upon us, O Christ. (three times in a loud chant and fifteen times in a low chant). The people shall repeat his words. Then the priest shall chant three times : Lord, have compassion upon us, O Christ. The people shall chant twice : Lord, have compassion upon us, O Christ.

Ye that are penitent, bow your heads.

Then the priest shall turn to the people and say Lord our God .. .. .

After receiving (the Holy Communion) the following prayer shall be said instead of “The Pilot of the Soul :” ye, Christian people, as ye have gathered together on this day, so also may He gather you on the holy Mount of Sion and in the free Jerusalem in heaven .

And as ye have heard this voice of Mary’s praise, likewise may He allow you to hear the word of the infants’ harps and the angels’ song, which softens even the very bones because of the multitude of its melodies.

May He lead you where there were stretched out the tabernacles of the flaming fire wherein the High Priest is, and wherein are the icon of His face, the pure crown, and the bright dress which the hand of man did not make, but it was woven above.

May He lead you to where are the congregation of the holy prophets, the congregation of the preaching Apostles, the congregation of the victorious martyrs, the congregation of the blessed righteous, the congregation of the ordained priests, the congregation of the watchful angels, and the congregation of virgins and perfect monks, with all the perfect congregations of the one holy universal church, and with them where there is the Ark of the wilderness, that is our Lady Mary.

Let us not henceforth be decked with haughtiness or pride which clothe with death and lead down to Hades.

Let us henceforth have humility with purity, not only purity of the flesh because the prophets saw the Lord through purity of the spirit, seeing Him face to face.

Let us henceforth have love and meekness like the apostles, because they loved their Lord Who granted them authority like His own to bind and loose the bonds of wickedness.

Let us henceforth have silence and patience like Mary because our Lord praised her saying : And Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.1

And now let us pray the Lord our God, giver of grace. Pray ye.

O Virgin, remind Him Who remembers, not forgetting any.

O Virgin, remind Him of His birth, delivered from you at Bethlehem, of His being wrapped in swaddling clothes and His being warmed by the breath of ass and cow on the cold days.

O Virgin, remind Him of his flight with you when you fled from one country to another in the days of the cursed Herod.

O Virgin, remind Him of the bitter tears shed from your eyes and dropped on the face of your beloved Son.

O Virgin, remind Him of hunger, thirst, poverty, sadness and all the trouble which you suffered together with Him.

Remind Him of mercy and not of destruction. Remind Him of compassion and not of anger.

Remind Him of the sinners and not of the righteous. Remind him of the impure and not the pure.

And now let us glorify the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. 1 Luke 10:42.

The Laying on of the Hand Prayer. We offer thanksgiving to God for all the graces He has granted and because He granted his Mother to be glorified through this Anaphora, and because He made us worthy to begin it through His kindness, and through His will to complete it, He to Whom be glory and Who is wise, unto endless ages. Amen.

(I found in it the understanding that any priest who celebrates this anaphora does not sanctify Mary but he himself will be sanctified, and all those who hear it will be sanctified, because our Lady Mary is always1 sanctified in heaven and earth.)

May the accepted blessing of her prayer, the perfect gift of her help, and the compassion of her beloved Son, filling the ends (of the world), be with our rulers ( . . . ) unto the close of the age. Amen. + + + 1 Lk. 1 : 48

. Athanasius , Patriarch of the City of Alexandria; may his prayer and blessing be with our (head of state: King, Queen, President, . . .) unto endless ages.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

Give ye thanks unto our God.

It is right, it is just.

Lift up your hearts.

We have lifted them up unto the Lord our God.

You who have gathered this day in this church, listen to .

I will cause heaven and earth to bear witness against you so that you may stand in fear and trembling, none making any disturbance.

This Anaphora is celebrated on the following occasions: a. On 7th Ginbot (May 15), the memorial day of the death of St. Athanasius. b. On every Sunday if there is not a specific feast indicating the use of another anaphora. Athanasius, the 20th Bishop of Alexandria, was born between 296 and 298. As a lad, he attracted the attention of Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria, who took him into his household and ordained him as a deacon. In his early life, before 318. When he was about twenty years old, he wrote two very important books, viz. “Contra Gentes” (Against the Heathens) and “De Incarnortione Verbi Dei.” (The Incarnation of God’s Word). It is an amazing production for one of such a young age. In 325 he accompanied his bishop to the Council of Nicea and there he played a great part against Arius. As a deacon, he ‘was not a member of the Council, but his influence was such that the Arians soon came to recognize him as their most formidable antagonist.

Let no one remain here who is angry with his brother, like the vengeful Cain.

Let no one remain here who is quarreling with his brother like Dathan and Abiram who quarrelled with Moses. 1

Let no one remain here who is deceitful towards another, like the serpent which deceived Eve.

O priests, you are the bright eyes of God; look to one another, investigate your people prudently in order that no adulterer, murderer, idolater, thief or liar should stand and join you in prayer, even those who are as the five dogs that are judged without.

Rebuke the sinner as him who is your brother, and scold him openly if he has committed a sin unto death.

Advise the wicked to leave that way and submit himself unto God so that He may forgive him. In 326 he succeeded Alexander as Bishop of Alexandria. His aim in life was the highest welfare of the church, he spent most of his life in fighting against the Arians and defending the Christian faith with writings and speeches, both in Egypt and to the universal church. For this reason he was called “The Apostolic.” This stand for the truth cost him much tears and blood, because the Arians used their great influence in political changes that caused him to be exiled more than once. It was he who consecrated Frumentius and sent him to Ethiopia in 328 as its first Archbishop during the reign of Abraha and Atsbaha, the first Christian kings of Ethiopia He wrote many books: some twenty remain; festal letters: forty-five survived, and personal letters: ninet een are extant.. He died on 7th Ginbot (May 15) 364: others say that he died on 2nd May 375. 1 Num 16:12, 24-27; Deut. 11:6; Psalm 105:17

O deacons, lights and messengers of the church, drive away from it the wolf, so that it may not be among the sheep; the kite, that it may not be among the doves, and take away the tares so that they may not be (found) among the wheat.

You investigate that which is without and not that which is within; but that which is within God knows and examines with His light.

Ye that are sitting, stand up.

Let the inner ears of the heart be opened and not those planted outside; let the inner eyes of the heart be uncovered and not those that are bright outside.

Let not our mind be like the wave of the sea which now ascends and then descends, but let it be like the pillar of fire which was from earth to heaven.

Let our hearts be united in His fear like the golden curtain which is tightly woven.

Let us raise our hands unto Him and stretch them to the right and to the left as a sword of fire to frighten Satan as it was said.

And let our feet stand firm in the house of God like candlesticks which do not move day or night, and let us always live in such a way because God is watching us.

Look to the east. pillar of fire which led Israel in the wilderness Ex. 13:21. curtain of the temple: Ex 26:; 1Ch. 17:1. Mk. 15:38. in the shape of the cross which frightens Satan. Exodus 17:11-13.

Man that is in honour and understands not is like the beasts that perish .

Man, being a king, knew not, and so, at his own will, debased himself and became a servant; and those who are not lords ruled over him.

Man, being rich, knew not and so impoverished himself as it pleased him and let his stomach be hungry and his soul thirsty.

O Lord, how much Thou has done for man! Thou stretched heaven as a tent for his astonishment, and widened the earth for the tread of his feet.

Thou keeps water in the womb of clouds to feed him, Thou did light the sun that he might be illumined by day, Thou prepared the moon lest the darkness of night should cover him, Thou caused the light of the stars to shine upon him that he might know the work of Thy fingers, Thou gave him the days of the week, the years, the seasons and the days of the month so that he might serve Thee.

Oh, Thou did show the hard-hearted man death and life, but he desired death and disdained life, not the death of the body prepared for the righteous and the unrighteous, like sleep for a little while until the time, but eternal and everlasting death, the days of which are innumerable and endless.

Man, who had been clothed with a garment of light, let his body be found naked and was covered with garments of skins. Ps. 48 :20 Gen. 3:21

Man, being a ruler 1 under the Lord, stole and ate of the tree which was not prepared for him.2

O Adam, what wrong did we do you that you brought the sentence of death upon us ? O Adam, what wrong did we do you that you did not let us rejoice in paradise, the abode of the Lord?

O Eve, what wrong did we do you that now our body is darkened through the multitude of sins instead of being worthy to live in the likeness of the heavenly ones?

O Eve, what wrong did we do you that now all your daughters weep when they give birth in pain and suffering and issue blood as you made that tree in the garden to bleed?

O Adam and Eve, it is impossible for us to blame you as it is impossible for man to blame the tongue while speaking with it. Likewise you are one with us and we are of one kind with you.

O Adam and Eve, you became penitent through the reproof of the merciful Lord. O Adam and Eve, you were truly saved and you entered into your previous inheritance through the blood of your Redeemer without hindrance.3 All the heretics who do not believe in your Redeemer are not your children though they seem to be like you.

But we who believed in your only Son are the true image and likeness, got from your loins 1 Gen. 1:28; 2:15 2 Gen. 2:16,17; Gen. 3:3, 6. 3 According to Orthodox tradition, Adam and Eve were first among those liberated through the mystery of Christ’s victory over sin and death: see Mat. 27: 52,53.

Behold sin has consumed us, your children, like fire, and lust has burnt us, not the lust of the soul but the lust of the flesh through which the soul is destroyed.

Henceforth let us say, Hail! garden of happiness into which it is impossible for us to enter save by the breastplate. 1

Hail! O eastern garden of our father Adam in which it is impossible for us to rejoice unless we make weak our bodies here. 2

Hail! Ground of Eden in which it is impossible for us to walk unless we prevent our feet from vain walking.

Let us also say, O seraph, guard of the garden with the sword of fire, allow us to enter and see the abode of the Lord though we may not stay in it.

O seraph, allow us to enter and see the abode of life though we may not hide there.

O seraph, allow us to enter into the garden and smell its perfume that its savour may be poured into our hearts.

O seraph, admit us into the previous inheritance of our father,3 that we may be pleased with its trees, though we may not pluck with our hands from its fruit as before.

O seraph, allow us to enter and see the streams of light irrigating the garden, Gihon, Pison, Hiddekel and Euphrates. 4

There is that which proceeds from the east and flows to the west to irrigate that which is there.

There is that which proceeds from the west and flows to the east to irrigate that which is there. 1 i.e. “of righteousness” Eph. 6.14. 2 Philippians 3:21 3 Seraph > Hebrew = flaming sword Gen. 3:24 4 Gen. 2:11, 12, 14

There is that which springs from the south and is poured to the north to irrigate that which is there.

There is that which springs from the north and is poured to the south to irrigate that which is there. As it was said, 1 Wonderful is the movement of the sea, likewise wonderful is the movement of the rivers without noise. What shall we say: we are played like the harp which has no soul.

But we, who are anointed with the grace of God, true Christians, the people of Christ and Messiah, let us watch, hasten, be jealous and draw near to pass from honour to honour. First of all let us subject our bodies, and let us always separate our minds from dissipation that the Lord our God may willingly accept our prayer.

Let us give heed.

We have not here a proud, swelling, and crooked city which is not straight, but we have that which is above where the prophets and apostles have come before us .

We have not here a house built on sand against which the winds blow and the floods beat, but the free Jerusalem which is above and into which the patriarchs, bishops, priests and deacons have entered before us.

And they, being clothed in flesh like us, resembled the angels in their lives, purified their souls, made white their garments, did not defile the abode of their body, and their names were written in the book of life through the blood of the Lamb.2

We, who were born in flesh like them, have three births : one is the 1 Ps. 92 :3. 2 1Pt. 1:19; Rev. 12: holy baptism which makes us like Christ, one is the body and blood of Christ which forgive iniquity and sin, and one is the tears of penitence which flow from within like Jordan and bring us in purity before God. So let us all, being purified , wash our bodies with water .

And let us be like the angels who praise God with the word of holiness, according to their ranks, their congregation, their tribes, their hosts, their names and their number. There are those who cover, those who encircle, those who make a joyful noise, those who sing, those who give thanks and those who glorify. Those of six wings say, “Holy, holy, holy, perfect Lord of hosts.” Let us say also with them, Holy, holy, holy, God.

Answer ye.

Holy holy holy, perfect Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are full of the holiness of Thy glory.

Come, let us exalt; come, let us praise; come, let us honour; come, let us celebrate the chief of the holy days which is the holy Sabbath of the Christians. Let us say, This is the day which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it ; and let us sing with Asaph, the prophet, saying Rejoice in God who helped us .

Truly let us rejoice in God Who has granted us freedom from slavery, light from darkness; make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob .

Truly let us make a joyful noise unto the God of the holy prophets and unto the Lord of the pure apostles. Take a psalm and bring hither the timbrel. With water of baptism. With water of penitential tears. Ps. 117 :24. & Ps. 80 :1. Ps. 80 :2.

Truly let us take the Gospel in which there are humility and love, and let us leave the Law in which there are the judgement of death and the penalty of a life for a life As the psaltery is pleasant with the harp so the commandment of the Gospel is good with its fulfillment.

The harp is the faith with which the martyrs are clothed. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon

Truly let us say : Halleluia in the prophet David’s Psalm, at the appointed time, on our solemn feast day. Truly it is that time appointed, in which God began to do His work.

Oh, this day is the first but not the last. Oh, this day is that ultimate that lasts for ever.

Oh, this day was declared to Abraham and caused him to desire, prophesy and rejoice.

Oh, this day was declared to Moses on the Mount of Sinai but was hidden from the Israelites.

Oh, this day was known by the prophets and was hidden from the people of the Jews, but to us it has been absolutely revealed; it alternates like the sun, it rules every week and reigns every week and is numbered every week.

Oh, this day is what the Father hallowed, the Son blessed and the Holy Spirit exalted. Let us rejoice and be glad in it and sanctify it that we may be sanctified through it. Ps. 80 :2. Ps. 80 :3. The first of the seven days of creation. The tradition is that Christ’s second advent will be on Sunday. John 8:56. , , In its relation to the Seventh, it is also reckoned as the apocalyptic “Eighth Day.” See the inscriptions of Septuagint Psalms 6, 11, 23; Ezek. 43:27.

O other days of the week, which are introduced through it to the seasons and to the days of the month, come ye, let us praise the holy Sabbath of the Christians which is the chief of the holy days.

Oh, this day is that in which the old ceased and the new was confirmed; Oh, this day is that in which the prisoners were released and the slaves were set free.

Oh, this day is that on which the ruined was rebuilt and Satan was destroyed.

Again, when this day rules there will be a new work and a new thing; and at that time there will not be the light of the sun or the moon or the stars or candle or any light, winter or summer.

The earth will rest for seven days while there will not be in it any moving thing of all the living creatures. There will be sent a sounding word; through the same word the existing heaven will be destroyed and the earth will pass away.

At that time the graves will be opened and the dead that waxed old from the beginning of the world will rise in the twinkling of an eye. The Father will grant to His Son the kingdom and the judgement, then there will be revealed the power of a new lightning and a fearful sound of thunder which ear has not heard and eye has not seen from the beginning.

There will stand before Him the fearful angels with the wings of fire who have no names, and whom they do not call such and such a one, and who lived within the veil of the Father, and they are the messengers of His face. Their wings will strike one against another,’ they will sound, On the Lord’s resurrection day. See also notes 3, 4, 5 in the previous column. thunder and draw out their swords and let them glitter to show their strength.

At that time the sea of fire will be opened to its very depth and the pit of frost which is under it will be opened also; the river of fire will flood that every one may see that which waits for him.

At that time the books will be opened, the works will be revealed, the tongue will keep silent, the talkative mouth will be dumb, and all the creatures will stand in fear and tremble and there will be a great silence; and upon the whole earth there will not be a space as wide as a foot’s span, and they will be thronged like the seeds in a pomegranate.

At that time there will neither be short nor tall, neither black nor red, but one body and one appearance.

At that time there will not be a ransom of the soul, neither will man be judged for his wife, nor the father for his son, nor the mother for her daughter, but everyone will take the recompense of his work.

He will not be afraid of the rich because of his wealth but as it was accounted to him; he will not pity the poor because of his poverty unless he is pleased with him.

At that time the righteous will rejoice because they mourned in their life, the sinners will weep because they loved laughter and mirth and because the day of recompense and condemnation will fall upon them.

At that time the rich will become poor because they fulfilled their pleasure unrighteously, and the poor will become rich because they accepted their poverty with thankfulness.

At that time the hungry will be satisfied because they suffered in their lives.

At that time the speakers will keep silent because they spoke vain and worthless (words). But the patient will speak because they did not let their tongue run to backbiting and did not sadden their neighbour at all.

At that time the strong will become weak because they destroyed their bodies in fornication, and the weak will become strong because they weakened their strength in prostration and watchfulness day and night.

At that time the hands of the powerful will become withered because they stretched their hands to steal and caused the widow and the orphan to weep.

At that time the rejected will fly like eagles, their wings will burgeon and their strength will be renewed.

At that time the haughty and the proud will be uncovered and their nakedness will be revealed.

At that time the naked will be clothed because the showers of rain and the dew wet them and they suffered from cold and frost, and the heat of the sun burnt them.

At that time there will be neither spear nor shield, neither bow nor arrow, because everything on earth will pass away.

At that time the King will judge a right judgement, which has no respect of persons.

At that time the sinners will be separated from the righteous, and the unclean from the clean.

How great will be the shout of that time, how great will be the cry of that time, and how much will be the tears of that time when the Creator will weep for His creatures formed with His hand, when He will see them going in the way of destruc- tion.

At that time the sinners will weep for themselves, the righteous will weep for their relatives and the angels of heaven will be sad for the creation of man.

The assistant priest shall now go round the altar carrying the censer.

At that time when all is fulfilled there will be pitched a tent of light for His elect and His righteous and there will be stretched a curtain of fire of seven divisions for them.

There will enter the High Priest Jesus Christ into the mystery and He will have the priests stand at His right hand and the deacons at His left hand to show them the order of the mystery.

What will the mystery of that time look like, what will be its name and what will be said of it? Today, it is impossible for them to speak about it, and to conceive: it is not in the heart of mortal man.

O ordained priests, honour is yours as you minister with the Lord of heaven and earth. At least, paragraphs 45-104 present a lesson that includes imagery like the Revelation (Apocalypse of St. John the Evangelist). It is the Apostolic understanding of the church which sees Jesus Christ as that High Priest, fulfilling all Old Testament types, and as the Creator making all things New. He expects His people to perpetuate on earth what He commanded in remembrance of Him (Lk. 22:19): to offer the same sacrifice that He eternally offers o n our behalf in the Kingdom. He respects our free will. We may choose to participate, or we may, just observe, or absent ourselves. See Gen. 14:18; 31:54; Lev. 21:10; Ps. 109:4; Heb. 2:17; 3:1; 4:14- 6:20; 8:1; 9:11; 1Pt 2:5.

O chosen deacons who resemble a pure spring of gold, joy is yours when you behold the wonderful mystery.

O holy fathers who resemble the pure golden pillars standing on the sapphire stones, you will qualify to be called blessed.

O all believers, resembling the bright stars, greatness will be yours as you enter enter into that wedding, the marriage of Christ, greatness will be yours when you see your God girded and walking with you and giving you His gifts.

At that time pray and intercede on our behalf, that He may have compassion and mercy upon us: not according to our merit but according to your merit, not according to our evil deeds but according to the mercy of our God.

According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins. (Thrice)

We pray Thee, Lord, and beseech Thee on behalf of our fathers and brothers who have fallen asleep and departed from this corruptible world, grant them to rest well because there is no one pure before Thee from filthiness, since man is the mire of sin.

If Thou, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand before Thee.

Today on this day the Sabbath of light, in which Thy body and blood are prepared, we remember those whose names we know through the word of this deacon, and remember Thou through Thy mercy those whose names we do not know. Write their names in the book of life in free Jerusalem. Ps. 129 :3. Phil. 4:3; Rev. 20:12- 21:3; Rev. 22:19. The qedasi is our participation in a foretaste of the eternal kingdom of God. Christ’s eternal intercession on our behalf breaks through into time, every time we celebrate it in remembrance of Him.

For the sake of the blessed .... .

Prayer of Bene- diction.

Lord, pity and have mercy upon the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, deacons and all the Christian people.

Before this, Thine Ana- phora, there are glory, thanksgiving, greatness and exaltation. Jesus Christ the Son of the living God, Thy greatness is inestimable, Thy kingdom is endless. Thy government is unlimited, and Thy rule is boundless.

It is not known whence Thy divinity proceeds, and where Thine existence lites; it is not understood whence Thy divinity floods, and where Thy nature is described.

The mind of man cannot reach Thy beginning, and the speed of angels cannot find Thine end. Thou art invisible to the eyes of all, and Thou art heard by the ears of all.

Thou art far and high from the eyes of all, and Thou art near all those who fear Thee, Thou rests with them and fulfills their will.

O Thou Who desires not the death of the sinner but his return. 1

O Thou Who lets the infant proceed from the loins of man and sends it to the womb of woman and wraps it with a very thin covering, and congeals it through Thy wisdom while it is liquid, and breathes upon it the Spirit of life, and on the fortieth day Thou predisposes it either for riches or poverty, justification or destruction: 1 Prayer of Mennaseh : James 5:

Thence, also, Thou delivers it, opens its throat to cry, and moves its hands and feet to discover the breast of its mother:

O Thou Who lets it grow, mature and reach old age: it either for riches or poverty, justification or destruction.

O Thou Who lets the wind sound without being seen, and makes the mist move without sound:

O Thou Who hat the treasury of glory which all glories cannot fill:

Who, like Thee, has covered His throne with fire, has drawn the picture of water in his garments who, like Thee, has weighed the mountains with balances and measured the sea water in the hollow of His hand?

Who, like Thee, lays the beams of His chambers in the water makes His surrounding walls of fire? Neither the upper firmament of water descends to the surrounding walls of fire through Thy wisdom, nor the lower surrounding walls ascend to the firmament of water of Thine existence.

This is a wonderful, admirable and marvellous thing. Of which shall I think and about which shall I marvel? Of Thine existence with Thy Father in silence and holiness? Or of Thine infancy in the bosom of Thy mother like other babies?

Of what shall I think and about which shall I marvel? Of the glory sent to Thee by the seraphim like the waves of the sea? Or of Thy standing in humility in Jordan?

O Lord, while Thou art above, Thou only art also beneath, and while Thou art beneath, Thou art above in Trinity.

We spoke, as much as we could, even unto heaven, Is. 40:12. Ps. 104:3. but we could not pass beyond that, because there is the sea of fire which would not let our mind go any further. Thou Thyself knows Thy nature, and Thou Thyself understands Thy divinity. * * * At this time he shall cense. .

Remember us, Lord, in Thy kingdom.... .

This (pointing) bread, even Thy body, we offer unto Thee. And this (pointing) cup, even Thy blood, we offer unto Thee. Because of our sin and iniquity and because of the folly of Thy people, Thou did not hide the mystery of Thy divinity’s greatness from Thy disciples.

Priests, raise up your hands.

Thou took bread before them. (At this time he shall raise the bread) .

We believe that this is He, truly we believe.

Thou gave thanks, blessed, (+ three times) and broke.

Then he shall indent the Host lightly with his thumb in five places without separation. And Thou did give it to them saying, “Take, eat, this (pointing) bread is My body” which does not differ from it.

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess, we glorify Thee, O our Lord and our God; that this is He we truly believe.

And likewise also the cup : mixing water with wine therein, Thou gave thanks, blessed, and hallowed (+ three times) and Thou gave it them saying, “Take, drink, this (pointing) cup is My blood,” which does not differ from it. He shall move the cup with his right hand in the sign of the cross.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

As often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup proclaim My death and My and believe in My ascension into heaven, hoping for My second advent in glory.

We proclaim Thy death, Lord, and Thy holy resurrection.

As Thou did not hide from Thy disciples the mystery of Thy divinity’s greatness, they also did not hide anything from us, and they ordained us patriarchs, bishops, priests and deacons to serve Thy church.

Cut off from the earth the re- membrance of all who reject our law, and do not write their names in the book of life.

Hang chains of fire round the necks of all those who do not agree with the congregation of the apostles in the holy church, that they may be drawn by them into great sorrow.

Draw out Thy sword and stop the way against all of them that hate Thy holy name, and let the earth which they tread be a slough and swallow them up that they may go down alive into hell .

And keep us through Thy mercy, we that are persecuted for Thy name, and have been plundered by the heretics, that we may strengthen the hearts of Thy believers.

Amen. Lord pity us, Lord spare us, Lord have mercy upon us. Ps. 33 :16. Ps. 54 :15 .

Because the cunning opposition who pity not Thy flock have multiplied.

With all the heart let us beseech the Lord our God that He grant unto us the good communion of the Holy Spirit.

As it was, is and shall be unto generations of generations, unto the ages of ages.

At this time he shall dip his finger into the Blood and sign the Body. Grant it together unto all of them, hallowing one through another. 1 (+ once over the bread, once over the cup, and once more over both.)

O Son, cry as a sufferer and say, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ; and while it is in their mouth say, Abba, My Father, have compassion and mercy on those who eat My body and drink My blood.

Grant us to be united through Thy Holy Spirit, and heal us by this oblation that we may live in Thee for ever. The people shall repeat his words.

Blessed be the name of the Lord, and blessed be He that comes in the name of the Lord, and let the name of His glory be blessed. So be it. So be it. So be it blessed. The people shall repeat his words. 1 i.e. grant them Thy body joined with Thy blood, and Thy blood joined with Thy body; hallowing Thy body with Thy blood, and Thy blood with Thy body.

Send the grace of the Holy Spirit upon us. The people shall repeat his words.

Arise for prayer.

Lord have mercy upon us .

Peace be unto all of you.

And with your spirit.

Prayer of Fraction . Again we supplicate the God of mercy and minister to Him Who is Himself the minister; we sacrifice to Him Who is Himself the sacrifice, and offer to Him Who is Himself the offering.

Let that Lamb come from the highest that we may see Him with our eyes, immolate Him with our hands, and rejoice in Him.

May His body be joined with this bread and may His blood be poured into this cup.

Let none of us think when he eats of this bread that he eats mere flesh without blood and Spirit. Let none of us think when he drinks of this cup that he drinks mere blood without body and Spirit ; but one is the Body, Blood and Spirit,

as the divinity of the Lord our God became one with His humanity. 1

Pray ye.

Our Father who art in heaven. . . 1 Compare with Anaphora of St. Epiphanius #100, p. 134; Anaphora of St. Dioscorus # 53, p.162, these thee are similar to the formula usually attributed to St. Cyril. Also compare with that of St. Athanasius at #109, #123, pp. 104,105.

We pray Thee, O Father. and beseech Thy kindness to send Thy beloved Son Whose nature cannot be traced, being the fire of the godhead.

Therefore let us see Him who resembles fire in the spiritual rite of His death, of His death which speaks. May Jesus Christ be joined with this sacrifice, unto ages of ages.

The hosts of the angels of the Saviour of the world, stand before the Saviour of the world, and encircle the Saviour of the world, even the body and blood of the Saviour of the world. Let us draw near the face of the Saviour of the world. In the faith which is of Him let us submit ourselves to Christ.

Open ye the gates, princes.

Ye who are standing, bow your heads.

O this day, the holy Sabbath of Christians, you are glorious like the Father, ruling like the Son, and living like the Holy Spirit. O this day, the holy Sabbath of the Christians, offer prayer and supplication towards the Lord our God on behalf of us, unto the ages of ages.

Worship the Lord with fear.

Before Thee, Lord, we worship, and Thee do we glorify.

Prayer of Penitence. (Anaphora of the Apostles #72-88: pp. 47,

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Give heed.

Holy things for the holy.

One is the holy Father, one is the holy Son, one is the Holy Spirit.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

The priest shall then lift up the whole Host with his hand and say: Lord, have compassion upon us, O Christ. (three times in a loud chant, and fifteen time: in a low chant). The people shall repeat his words. Then the priest shall chant them three times, and the people twice.

Ye that are penitent , bow your heads.

Then the priest shall turn to the people and say: Lord our God, look upon those who are penitent.

After receiving the Holy Communion. Pilot of the Soul. As David said in the Psalms Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? who shall dwell on the hill of Thy sanctuary?

Then the Holy Spirit answered and said : He that walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart. He that does not gossip with his tongue nor does evil to his neighbour, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person is disregarded ; but he honours them that fear the Lord. He that promises his neighbour and does not lie. He that puts not out his money to usury, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved .” Ps. 14 .

Again he said Who shall ascend into the mount of the Lord? Or who shall stand in the place of His sanctuary?1

Then the Holy Spirit answered and said “He that has a pure heart and clean hands ; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn to his neighbour deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord,”2 and he shall enter the city whose builder and maker is the Lord our God. Pray ye.

Come, let us exalt; come, let us praise; come, let us honour; come, let us celebrate the chief of the holy days which is the holy Sabbath of the Christians.

As we rejoiced yesterday at its entrance so also let us bid it fare well rejoicing still as it departs, observing it for our body’s rest.

And our rest is not to sleep like a suffering one in his disease, but to watch day and night that we may cherish this day.

Again let us say, Pray for us and intercede towards the Lord our God for us who have become like animals and even have done evil more than them. 1 Psalm 5:5; 14 :1 2 Ps. 23 :3-5.

O holy one, come unto us every week that we may rejoice in Thee, unto the endless ages. Amen.

“The Laying on of the Hand” He called them, “my priests,” and loved them more than all. That which was not done to the angels has been done to the priests.1

O Lord our God and our Father who art in heaven, grant that the holy body of Thy Son and the precious blood of Thy Messiah, which we have received at the hands of the priests, may be for life, salvation, remission of sin and everlasting life, unto the ages of ages. Amen. 1 Acts 1:8

. Basil , may his prayer and blessing be with our (Head of state : King, queen, president . . . ) unto endless ages. Amen.

Lord have compassion upon us, O Christ. Lord have compassion upon us, O Christ. Lord have compassion upon us, O Christ. The people shall repeat his words.

Jesus Christ, Son of God, hear us and pity us. Rise and stand in awe. Look to the east. Stand well. Stand watchfully. Stand in the fear of God. Draw near in humility. Stand in awe. Look to the east. Answer ye.

Mercy, peace, and sacrifice of praise. (to be repeated thrice) This Anaphora is celebrated on the following occasions: a. 6th Ter (January 14), the memorial day of the death of St. Basil. b. On the memorial days of bishops, priests, and kings. c. Sometimes every day. St. Basil, known as Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, came of a famous family which gave a number of distinguished supporters to the church. His sister, Maccrina, was celebrated for her saintly life; his second brother was the famous Gregory of Nyssa; his youngest was Peter, Bishop of Sebaste; and his eldest brother was the famous Christian jurist Naucratius. Basil was born about 330 at Caesarea in Cappadocia. Eager to learn, he went to Constantinople and spent four or five years there and at Athens. It was at Athens that he seriously began to think of religion, and resolved to seek out the most famous hermit saints in Syria arid Arabia.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

We have lifted them up unto the Lord out God.

Give ye thanks unto our God.

Truly it is right, righteousness is His. Truly it is right, righteousness is due Him. Truly it is right, righteousness due unto Him.

O living Master, Lord our God, Who in truth was before the world was created, who reigns for ever and art in the highest and beholds the humble

The Creator of heaven, earth, sea, and all things that are in them, Father of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, by Whom Thou made all, visible and invisible, Who sits upon the holy throne of His glory, After that we find him at the head of a convent near Arnesi in Pontus. In 365 was ordained priest. In 370 Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea, died, and Basil was chosen to succeed him. It was there that his powers were activated. He powerfully applied his talents against the Arians who were numerous in that part of the country and were favoured by the Arian Emperor Valens. He died on 5th of Ter (January 13)

It is said, according to the Ethiopian Church’s tradition, that he collected the Anaphoras of: The Apostles, The Three Hundred, and Athanasius. to whom the powers prostrate themselves in purity:

Ye that are sitting, arise.

And before Whom do stand the angels, the archangels, the angels, the thrones, the authorities, the dominions and all the powers.

Look to the east. 12 Priest : It is Thou Whom the cherubim, full of eyes, and the seraphim with six wings, encircle.

Let us give heed.

They praise Thee without ceasing saying :

Answer ye.

Holy, holy, holy, perfect Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are full of the holiness of Thy glory.

Holy, holy, holy art Thou, Lord our God and our Creator, Who put us in the garden of delight.

And when we committed iniquity and transgressed through the guile of the serpent. We fell far from eternal life and were cast out of the garden of delight.

Thou did not leave us for ever but visited us by Thy holy prophets. And in the end of days Thou appeared unto us who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. And Thou caused to shine upon us the light of Thine only-begotten Son, our Lord and God Jesus Christ, Who was made man from the Holy Spirit and from the Holy Virgin Mary. Amen. We believe. i.e. Angels.

He took flesh and was made man and taught us the path of salvation and granted us the birth from on high, of water and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen. We believe.

And He made us unto Himself a pure people, and purified us by the Holy Spirit, because He loved His own who are in this world, and gave Himself up by His will to deliver us from the death which reigned over us.

By reason of it we were bound and sold through our sins. He descended into hell from the cross. Amen. We believe.

And He rose from the dead on the third day, and ascended in glory unto heaven, and sat down at Thy right hand, O Father. He has appointed a day of retribution wherein He will appear to judge the world in righteousness and give everyone according to his works.

According to Thy mercy, Lord, and not according to our sins. (to be chanted thrice)

The assistant priest shall go round the ark and bring the censer to the priest who shall cense.

Remember us, Lord, in Thy kingdom. .

He left unto us this great mystery of godliness being willing to give His soul up unto death for the life of all the world.

Priests, raise up your hands.

He took bread into His holy, pure, spotless, blessed and life-giving hands. t this time he shall raise the bread.

Amen. We believe. Again we believe that this is He; truly we believe.

He looked up to heaven, O God, towards Thee, His Father, and the Lord of all Who is above all.

He gave thanks, blessed (+ three times. Then he shall indent the Host slightly with his thumb in five places without separation) and broke, and gave it to his holy disciples and to his pure apostles saying unto them, “Take, eat ye all of it, this (pointing) bread is my body which will be broken on behalf of you for the remission of sin, and thus do in remembrance of Me.

Amen. We believe. Amen. Amen. Amen. Again, we believe and confess, we glorify thee, O our Lord and our God. That this is He, we truly believe.

And likewise also the cup after mixing in it water and wine, He gave thanks, blessed, (+ three times) hallowed, tasted, and gave it to His holy disciples and pure apostles and said unto them, “Take, drink ye all of it, this (pointing) cup is my blood which will be shed on your behalf for the remission of sin.” He shall then move the cup with his right hand in the sign of the cross.

Amen. We believe again. Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe.

Thus, as often as ye eat of this bread and drink of this cup do it in remembrance of Me, proclaim My death and believe in My resurrection until I come.

We proclaim Thy death, Lord, and thy holy resurrection. * * *

We make memorial also of His holy sufferings and His resurrection from the dead and His ascension unto heaven and His sitting on Thy right hand, O Father, and His second manifestation_ when He shall come bringing great fear_ which is full of glory. We offer unto Thee this offering which becomes Thee in all things, and for all things.

Worship the Lord with fear.

(in a low voice) We beseech Thee, O Lord our God, we, Thy sinful and unworthy servants, and worship Thee by the pleasure of Thy Father, that Thou may send Thy Holy Spirit upon this offering, which is offered before Thee, to purify it and to sanctify us with Thy holy things.

May He make this (pointing) bread the body of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, (+ three times) in order that it may be given for the remission of sin and eternal life unto them who take thereof. Amen. We believe.

And also make this (pointing) cup the precious blood of our Lord and our Saviour Jesus Christ (+ three times) that it may be given for the remission of sin and eternal life unto them who take thereof (+ over both).

Amen, we believe again amen, Lord have pity upon us, Lord spare us, Lord have mercy upon us.

Make us worthy to take of Thy holy things in purity of our soul and our body and our spirit, that we may be one body and one spirit and find a portion and inheritance with all Thy saints whom Thou did choose.

Remember, Lord, the peace of the one holy apostolic church.

For the peace of the one holy apostolic church which is right with God.

That which Thou has purchased with the glorious blood of Thy Christ. Keep in peace, with all the orthodox bishops, priests and deacons who are in her.

First remember, Lord, the honourable father, the Patriarch Abba (________), and our blessed Arch- bishop Abba (_________) and those who, with them, rightly divide the word of truth. Pray for the Patriarch Abba (______) and our blessed Archbishop Abba (_______) and all the orthodox bishops.

Keep them for Thy holy church to feed Thy flock in righteousness and peace. Remember, Lord, the orthodox priests and deacons.

Pray for the orthodox priests, deacons, assistant deacons, and all those who are in this service, and all those who are in virginity and purity, and remember, Lord, all thy faithful people, and have mercy upon us all.

Have mercy upon us, O God, Father almighty.

Remember, Lord, the salvation of this holy place which is Thine.

Pray for the salvation of this place and the salvation of the world.

and this city and all the cities, villages, islands, places and monasteries which are in true faith and all those who dwell in them.

Lord have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us.

and this city and all the churches of our orthodox fathers and those who dwell in them in the faith of God.

Give graciously, Lord, rain and suitable weather and the fruit of the earth and bless the herbs.

Pray for the rain, the wind of the sky, the fruit of the earth, seed, plants, the fruit of the trees and for the vineyards, and for every fruitful tree in all the world, that Christ our God will bring them into perfection in safety and peace and forgive us our sins.

Lord have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us.

Bring them up according to their measure that they may grow and prosper through Thy grace. Make Thou the face of the earth, to rejoice, water her furrows, let her grain be abundantly multiplied and make ready her planting and harvest,

and govern our life as is best for us , bless the crown of the year with Thy goodness, for the sake of the poor of Thy people, for the sake of the widows and the orphans, and for the sake of the strangers and the wanderers, and for the sake of us all who hope in Thee and who call Thy holy and glorious name, because the eyes of all hope in Thee, that Thou will give them their meat in its good season. Deal with us according to Thy mercy.

O Thou who gives meat unto all flesh, fill our hearts with joy and gladness, give us our sufficiency in all things at all times that we may abound in every good work.

Lord have mercy upon us Lord have mercy upon Lord have mercy upon us. * * *

Rememher, Lord, the ruler of this land, Thy servant (____________).

Pray that God may grant us compassion and mercy before the court of the great rulers that He soften their hearts towards us unto good, and grant salvation and victory unto our ruler and forgive us our sins.

Keep him for us in righteousness and peace, give him many years, strengthen his kingdom, keep his army, give him power, strength and victory over those who would sow dissension on his frontiers.

And speak in his heart for the sake of Thy churches, and grant that we may live in rest and quietness and be found worthy to keep thy comrnandments in all godliness which is Thine.

Remember, Lord, them who have brought Thee this offering and them on whose behalf they have offered it.

Pray for this our sacrifice and the oblation of our holy communion.

and those who offered from that which they have. Grant them all the heavenly reward because this is the commandment of Thine only-begotten Son that we should remember Thy saints who pleased Thee from the beginning

Our fathers the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, the prophets, the apostles, the martyrs, the faithful, those who preached the gospel in the church and all the souls of the righteous perfect in faith.

And especially, the always grace- filled, holy, pure, mother of God, Virgin Mary.

Mary, perpetually virgin. (thrice)

And the holy and prophet and martyr, and forerunner of the way, John the Baptist, St. Stephen archdeacon and first martyr, the Apostle and Evangelist and speaker of divinity Mark, head of the bishops and Patriarch. St. Severus, St. Dioscorus, St. Cyril, St. Basil, St. Gregory, St. Athanasius.

And our great righteous Abba Antony, the righteous Abba Paule, the three Macarii, the righteous Abba Yohannes, Abba Isdros, the righteous Abba Beshoi, our holy fathers Maximos and Domatios, the forty-nine martyrs.

And our father Abba Moses, our father Abba Pachomius, our father Abba Pakomis, our father Abba Samuel, our father Abba Daniel, Abba Shenouda, Abba Bab- nouda, and all the congregation of thy saints, through whose prayers and supplications have mercy upon us all and save us for the sake of Thy holy name which has been called upon us.

Remember ye the names of the fathers the Patriarchs who have fallen asleep, that the Lord may grant rest to their souls and forgive us our sins.

At this time the deacons shall be divided, The ministering deacon shall say: Through the prayers and supplications of the great, holy, glorified, pure and honourable our Lady Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.

And the holy, prophet, preacher and preparer of the way John the Baptist and martyr, St. Stephen archdeacon and first martyr, the holy glorified apostles, the prophets, the martyrs who conquered well, and all the congregation of saints.

And the honourable father Abba (______ ) the master and head of the bishops of the great City of (________), and our hononrable father Abba (________) and all our orthodox bishops.

For the sake of those who fell asleep and rested, and for the rest of our holy fathers Mark, Apostle and Evangelist and head of the bishops, Annianus, Milius, Cerdo, Primus, Justus, Eumenius, Marcion, Ce1dion, Agrippinus, Julian, Demetrius I, Heraclas, Dionysius, (l5) Maximus, Theonas, Peter I the last martyr,

The assistant deacon on the right hand shall say the second part: Achillas, Alexander I, Athanasius I, Peter II, Timothy I, Theophilos, Cyril I, Dioscorus I, Timothy II, Peter III, Athanasius II, John (Yohannes) I, John (Yohannes) II, Dioscorus II, Timothy III, Theodosius I, Peter IV, Damian, Anastasius, Andronicus, Benjamin I, Agatho, John (Yohannes) III,

The assistant deacon on the left hand shall say the third part: Isaac, Simon I, Alexander II, Cosmas I, Theodore, Khael I, Mennas I, John (Yohannes) IV, Mark II, Jacob, Simon II, Joseph (Yosab) I, Khael II, Cosmas II, Shenouda I, Michael I, Gabriel I, Cosmas III, Macarius I, Theophanius, Mennas II, Abram, Philotheos, Zacharias, Shenouda II,

All the deacons shall recite the fourth part Christodulos (servant of Christ ), Cyril II, Michael II, Macarius II, Gabriel II, Michael III, John (Yohannes) V; Mark III, John (Yohannes) VI, Cyril III, Athanasius III, Gabriel III, John (Yohannes) VII, Theodosius II, John (Yohannes) John (Yohannes) Benjamin II, Peter V, Mark IV, John (Yohannes) X Gabriel IV, Matthew I, Gabriel V, John (Yohannes) XI, Matthew II, Gabriel VI, Michael IV, John (Yohannes) XII, John (Yohnnnes) XIII, Gabriel VII, John (Yohannes) XIV, Gabriel VIII, Mark V, John (Yohannes) XV, Matthew III, Mark VI, Matthew IV, John (Yohannes) XVI, Peter VI, John (Yohannes) XVII, Mark VII, John (Yohannes) XVIII, Mark VIII, Peter VII, Cyril IV, Demetrius II, Cyril V, John (Yohannes) XIX, and Macarius III, the hundred and fourteen, and him who wears the cross Severus, Patriarch of Antioch.

Priest shall say secretly : Remember also, Lord, all those who have fallen asleep and rested in the right faith, the clergy in the office of priesthood, and all the congregation of the laity.

And again grant rest to the souls of them all in the bosom of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and place them in the green place where there is water of refreshment, in the garden of delight, the place whence soreness of heart and sorrow and sighing have fled away, in the light of Thy saints.

For the sake of the blessed . . . .

The assistant priest shall say the Prayer of Benediction of Gregory. . Lord, pity and have mercy upon the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, deacons, and all the Christian people.

Abba Antony, Abba Macarius, Abba Paule’, Abba Macari, Abba Yohannes, Abba Beshoi, Abba Isdros,

and our Roman fathers Maximos and Domatios, Abba Moses, Abba Daniel, Abba Barsoma, Abba Abounafar, Abba Pachomius, Abba Shenouda, Abba Babnouda,

and all those who taught rightly and established the true word, the orthodox bishops, priests, deacons, clergy, laity, all these.

Pray for our fathers and our brothers who have fallen asleep and rested in the faith of Christ since the creation of the world.

Our holy fathers the patriarchs, our fathers the bishops, our fathers the bishops of villages, our fathers the priests, our brothers the deacons, our fathers the monks, and our brothers the laity,

and for all the Christian people who have rested, that Christ our Lord may grant rest to the souls of them all in the bosom of our righteous fathers Abraham, Isaac andacob, in the garden of delight. May He also grant mercy unto us and forgive us our sins.

Pray ye for the sorrowful.

O Lord have compassion upon them, O Lord have mercy upon them, O Lord rest them. Amen.

O Lord, rest the souls of these who are in this place. And us also, who are pilgrims in this place, do Thou keep in Thy faith, here and in every place; and grant us always Thy peace and save us unto the end of our days, and lead us unto Thy everlasting kingdom.

With all the heart let us beseech the Lord our God that He grant unto us the good communion of the Holy Spirit.

As it was, is and shall be unto generations of generations, unto endless ages.

That as in this place, so also at all times Thy great and holy name may be glorified, extolled and blessed, which is in all things glorious and blessed together with Thy beloved Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, unto the ages of ages.

Grant us to be united through Thy Holy Spirit, and heal us by this oblation that we may live in Thee for ever. The people shall repeat his words.

Blessed be the name of the Lord, and blessed be He that comes in the name of the Lord, and let the name of His glory be blessed. So be it. So be it. So be it blessed. The people shall repeat his words.

Send the grace of the Holy Spirit upon us. The people shall repeat his words.

Arise for prayer.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Peace be unto all of you.

And with your spirit.

Prayer of Fraction. Again we give thanks unto God almighty the Father of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, because He has made us worthy even now to stand in this holy and pure place and lift up our hands and minister unto His holy Name.

Let us also entreat the almighty Lord our God that He make us worthy even of the communion and participation of His divine and undying mysteries, the holy body and the precious blood of His Christ,

Pray ye.

Our Father who art in heaven . . .

Master, Lord, Lord our God, for ever great, Thou art He Whose honourable glory is wonderful, Who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him from their whole hearts,

Who granted us salvation from our sins through His only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, the life of all, the helper of those who flee to Him, and the hope of those who cry unto Him,

before Whom stand a thousand of thousands and ten thousand of ten thousands of holy angels and archangels, seraphim and cherubim and all the countless congregation of heavenly powers.

O God, who has sanctified this offering, which has been prepared before Thee, through the descent of the Holy Spirit upon it, cleanse us, O Master, from all our sins, hidden and open.

And let every thought which displeases Thy goodness, O God, lover of man, be far from us. Cleanse our souls, bodies, spirits and hearts, that we may, with pure heart and enlightened soul and rejoicing lips, dare to call upon Thee without fear, O holy Father, saying : Our Father who art in heaven . . .

The hosts of the angels of the Saviour of the world stand before the Saviour of the world and encircle the Saviour of the world, even the body and blood of the Saviour of the world. Let us draw nigh the face of the Saviour of the world. In that faith which is of Him let us submit ourselves to Christ.

Open ye the gates, princes.

Ye who are standing, bow your heads.

Behold, with us today, at this table is Emmanuel, the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world, giver of His word through the thrones ,

all the hosts of angels who stand before Him cry and bless Him, and archangels bow and worship Him Who has a great Name which is invisible.

The four praising and singing beasts who carry His throne cry and bless Him, and the Ps. 121:5; Mt. 19:28; Lk. 22:30; Rev. 20:4 = all those who judge in the sense of delivering God’s revelations to men. twenty-four priests, carrying in their hands golden censers full of incense which is the prayer of the pure, offer it upward as an acceptable sacrifice before the living One for ever.

The hundred and forty four thousand pure virgins who washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb praise and bless the Lord of hosts saying Amen. Halleluia. Holy Father, Lord of hosts, Amen. Halleluia. Holy, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen. Halleluia. Holy, Holy Spirit, the comforter Paraclete, Amen. Halleluia. Holy and chosen Virgin Mary, mother of God, Amen. Halleluia. This pure sacrifice is also chosen. Amen. Halleluia.

For this reason our Saviour exclaimed that My flesh is indeed the meat of righteousness and My blood is indeed the drink of life; he that eats My flesh and drinks My blood dwells in Me, and I also dwell in him,

that we may, with pure heart and rejoicing lips, graciously dare to say, O holy God the Father, Our Father who art in heaven . . .

Worship the Lord with fear.

Before Thee, Lord, we worship and Thee do we glorify.

Prayer of Penitence. (Anaphora of the Apostles #72 - 88: p. 46 -

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Give heed. Rev. 5:8-10 Rev. 7:13-15; 14:1-4 John 6:53-

Holy things for the holy.

One is the holy Father, one is the holy Son, one is the Holy Spirit.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

The priest shall then lift up the whole Host with his hand and say: Lord, have compassion upon us, O Christ. (three times in a loud chant and fifteen times in a low chant.) The people shall repeat his words. Then the priest shall repeat them three times and the people twice.

Ye that are penitent, bow your heads.

Then the priest shall turn to the people and say : Lord our God ....

After receiving the Holy Communion: Pilot of the Soul Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with singing , we who have received this indestructible mystery.

O Lord, that which eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither has it entered into the heart of man, thou hast prepared, O God, for them that love Thy holy Name,

and revealed unto us very babes who are in thy holy church Ps. 125 (l26) : 2 1Cor. 2:19 even so Father for so it seemed good in Thy sight because Thou art compassionate, O Lord our God.

Pray ye.

And to Thee we send, unto the highest heaven, glory and honour, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages.

Amen.

“The Laying on of the Hand” Dwell, Lord, in these Thy servants who serve Thee and call upon Thy holy Name, and who have bowed their heads before Thee, even walk with them, and help them in every good work, and purify their hearts from every evil earthly deed,

and grant them to live and think of the eternal life and understand that which pleases Thee, through Thine only-begotten Son, our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ unto Whom we all cry and say, Have mercy upon us, Lord our Saviour, unto endless ages. Amen. See . Cyril 110 - 113: p.150)

Pray for our fathers the archbishops and bishops, our fathers the priests, our brothers the deacons. Pray, O ye children of this church, for the faithful men and women. Again pray for the virgins and the husbandless, for the aged and infants, for children and adults. Stand up well, stand up, that the peace of God may be with you.

The Lord be with all of you.

And with your spirit.

Give ye thanks unto our God.

It is right, it is just.

Lift up your hearts.

We have lifted them up unto the Lord our God. This Anaphora is celebrated on the following occasions: a. On five days in Lent, from the Wednesday before Palm Sunday until Palm Sunday. b. On 21st Ter (January 29), the memorial day of the death of St. Gregory. He was a younger brother of St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, and was born at NeoCaesarea about 331 A.D. At an early age he entered the church, and held for some time the office of anagnost or reader. In 371, he was ordained by his brother Basil to the Bishopric of Nyssa, a small town in Cappadocia. At the great ecumenical council held at Constantinople, in 381, he was a conspicuous champion of the orthodox faith. The exact date of his death is unknown; some authorities refer it to 396, others to 400. His festival is observed on 21st Ter (January 29).

We give thanks unto our Benefactor, the merciful God, Father of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ.

We give thanks unto Thee, holy God, compassionate God and merciful God, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy, righteous. Thou art our God, without beginning, and our Saviour without end.

His right hand is fire and the authority of His word is indestructible, the length of His years is uncountable, and there are no bounds to the range of His government.

He has no respect of persons, neither does He turn aside His face from giving an answer; He does not reverence the rich because of his riches, He does not send the poor away because of his poverty.

Because Thou sees the hidden from the beginning, looks upon everything until the last breath.

Let us look at the beauty of our God’s glory.

This is He who made heaven, and this is He who built the earth. His divinity is unfathomable, has neither height nor depth, neither length nor width, neither right nor left, no centre, but it fills all the ends of the world.

He is hidden from the minds of all the angels, none can know his nature and none can count that which he formed with his hand.

Ye that are sitting, stand up.

He came from above the heavens, His firmament, was incarnated, taking our nature, and was made man, taking the body of His first creature, he descended without being emptied of the joy of His divinity, and has quickened us through His death.

Look to the east.

We lift up the eyes of our heart to thee, and bow our stubborn hearts to Thee. Submission be to Thee, glory to Thy kingdom ; and we offer unto Thee pure incense together with Thine archangels. At this time he shall raise incense.

Remember us, Lord, in Thy kingdom ....

We stretch out our hands to Thee and overshadow this (pointing) sacrifice.

He suffered by His will, was pleased to be crucified, died through the counsel of His Father, rose on the third day, ascended in glory into heaven, His beauty covered heaven, and His glory filled the earth.

Answer ye.

Holy, holy, holy, perfect Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are full of the holiness of Thy glory.

(in a low voice) O my Lord, Master, Who has fellowship with the first and the last, Thou art the living bread which came down from heaven. Send the Holy Spirit and power on this bread and on this cup which sanctify our souls, bodies and spirits, that we may be purified, through Him, from all our sins, and that we may draw near to take Thy holy mystery, for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, and worship, unto endless ages.

(in a loud chant) O eternal God, Thou art the beginning and the ending, the beginning without a morrow, and the ending without a previous day, full of years without a today.

He binds up the waters in clouds 1, and lets rain go down from their womb; He takes it up into heaven and lets rain descend for the nutrition of all creatures, He does according to His design and fulfills according to His will. There are among Us2 three persons who hold all the world with one counsel, with one authority and with one unity.

Together with Thy Father Thou made heaven. There is none compassionate like Thee and there is none whose word is with such authority who is patient like Thee.

According to Thy mercy, our God, and not according to our sins. (to be chanted thrice)

He is more terrible than the terrible, 3 higher than the high,3 and stronger than the peaks of the mountains.

Glorious is He Who sits in the highest heaven, profound is He Who sits beneath the depths, His chariot is snow and the bounds of its circle are fenced with fire

Its centre is full of smoke. None enters and none goes out except those creatures of terrible appearance and with six wings, whose bodies are full of eyes.

Priests, raise up your hands. 1 Job 26.8. 2 Gen. 1:26; 3:23. 3 i.e. the angels.

He took bread on his nailed hands which formed our father Adam. He is pure without sin, and absolutely pure without deceit. (At this time he shall raise the bread)

We believe that this is He, truly we believe.

He gave thanks, blessed (+ three times) and broke. Then he shall indent the Host lightly with his thumb in five places without separation. And gave it to His disciples and said to them, Take, eat, this (pointing) bread is My body, which is indeed the food of righteousness, and which is given for the salvation of all the world. He who will eat it shall live for ever.

Amen. Amen. Amen. We believe and confess, we glorify Thee, O our Lord and our God ; that this is He, we truly believe.

He also looked upon this (pointing) cup, the water of life with wine, gave thanks, blessed (+ three times) , sanctified, gave it to His apostles and said unto them, Take, drink; this cup is My blood which is the drink of life indeed. He who drinks of it will have eternal life. Take, drink of it, all of you, that it may be to you for life and salvation He shall then move the cup with his right hand in the sign of the cross.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

(Take, drink,) ye who have gathered in this house of prayer where all the faithful men and women pray.

We proclaim Thy death, Lord, and Thy holy resurrection ; we believe Thy ascension and Thy second advent. We glorify Thee, and confess Thee, we offer our prayer unto Thee and supplicate Thee, O our Lord and our God.

In the beginning was the Word, and that Word was the Word of God, and that Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and His flesh hid Him from us.