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our God, to have mercy, and to deliver us; and to Thee, to-
gether with Thine eternal Father, and the all-holy, good and
life-giving Spirit, we offer up praise and glory; now and
ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

Then the second Priest takes the second branch, dips it into the holy oil, and anoints the sick, while he prays:

O Holy Father, Physician of souls and bodies (etc., to the end).

DEACON: Let us attend.

THIRD PRIEST: Peace to all.

CHOIR: And to thy spirit.

DEACON: Wisdom: let us attend.

READER: *Prokimenon.* The Lord is my Light and Deliverer; of whom shall I be afraid?

CHOIR: (*The same.*)

READER: *Vers.* It is the Lord, Who shieldeth my life,
of whom shall I have dread?

CHOIR: The Lord is my Light, etc.

READER: The Lord is my Light.

CHOIR: And my Deliverer, of whom shall I be afraid?

DEACON: Wisdom.

READER: The reading from the Epistle of the holy Apos-
tle Paul to the Corinthians.

DEACON: Let us attend.

READER: (1 Cor. xii. 27-31; xiii. 1-8.) Brethren, ye are the body of Christ and members according to the part. And these indeed hath God set in the church, first Apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then powers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all Apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all powers? Have all gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? Desire earnestly the better gifts, and I, going before you, will show the way. If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a ringing cymbal. And if I have prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing. Love suffereth long, is kind; love envies not; love vaunteth not, is not puffed up; doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own; is not provoked, reckoneth

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not the evil; rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth in the truth; covereth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things; love never faileth.

THIRD PRIEST: Peace to thee.

READER: And to thy spirit,

DEACON: Wisdom; let us attend.

READER: Alleluia (thrice). Vers. In Thee, Lord, have I trusted; let me never be put to confusion.

DEACON: Wisdom; let us stand upright and receive the Holy Gospel.

THIRD PRIEST: Peace to all.

CHOIR: And to thy spirit.

THIRD PRIEST: The reading from the Gospel of Matthew.

CHOIR: Glory be to Thee, O Lord, glory be to Thee.

DEACON: Let us attend.

THIRD PRIEST: (Matt. x. 1, 5-9.) At that time Jesus called His twelve disciples unto Him, and gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. These twelve Jesus sent, and charged them, saying: Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the cities of the Samaritans enter not; but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The Kingdom of Heaven is come nigh. Heal the sick and cleanse the lepers; raise the dead, cast out the evil spirits. Freely ye have received, freely give.

DEACON: *The Ektene*: Have mercy upon us, O God, etc.

*After the Ektene*, THE DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

THE PRAYER OF THE THIRD PRIEST.

Omnipotent Ruler, Holy King, Who dost chasten, but not slay, who supportest the falling, and raisest again those who are cast down, Who turnest to good the bodily afflictions of men, we pray Thee, O our God, that Thou wilt overshadow with Thy grace this oil, and those who are to be anointed with it in Thy Name; so that it may be to them for health of soul and body, for purification and removal of all pains, all sickness, all infirmity, and all pollution of body and soul. Yea, Lord, send down from Heaven Thy healing power, touch his body, allay his fever, ease the pain and all

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concealed weakness; be Thou the Physician of Thy servant (handmaid) N., raise up him (her) from the bed of sickness and the couch of pain, restore him (her) in health and strength to Thy congregation, that he (she) may be well-pleasing unto Thee and do Thy will. For thine is it, O our God, to have mercy and to deliver us, and to Thee, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost we offer up praise and glory; now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

After this prayer, the third Priest takes the third branch, dips it into the holy oil and anoints the sick, while he prays:

O, Holy Father, Physician of souls and bodies (etc., to the end).

DEACON: Let us attend.

FOURTH PRIEST: Peace to all.

CHOIR: And to thy spirit.

READER: *Prokimenon*. On the day I call upon Thee, quickly hear me.

CHOIR: *(The same)*.

READER: *Vers.* Lord, hear my prayer and my supplication.

CHOIR: On the day I call upon Thee, quickly hear me.

READER: On the day I call upon Thee.

CHOIR: Quickly hear me.

DEACON: Wisdom.

READER: (2 Cor. vi. 16-18; vi. 1). Brethren, ye are a temple of the living God, as God hath said: I will dwell and walk in them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Therefore, come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. And I will be to you a Father, and ye shall be My sons and My daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Having, therefore, these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

FOURTH PRIEST: Peace to Thee.

READER: And to thy spirit.

READER: Alleluia (*thrice*). *Then Vers.* I waited patiently for the Lord, and He inclined Himself unto me.

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FOURTH PRIEST: Peace to all.

CHOIR: And to thy spirit.

FOURTH PRIEST: The reading from the Holy Gospel of Matthew.

DEACON: Let us attend.

FOURTH PRIEST: (Matt. viii. 14-23.) At that time came Jesus into Peter's house, and saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. And He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she stood up, and ministered unto Him. When the even was come, they brought to Him many possessed, and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick. That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying: He hath taken our infirmities upon Himself, and borne our sicknesses. And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He commanded to depart unto the other side. And there came a scribe and said unto Him: Master, I will follow Thee, whithersoever Thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head. And another of His disciples said unto Him: Lord, suffer me first to go away, and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him: Follow Me, and leave the dead to bury their dead. And when he entered into the ship, His disciples followed Him.

DEACON: *The Ektene*: Have mercy upon us, O God (etc., as above).

*After the Ektene, THE DEACON*: Let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

THE PRAYER OF THE FOURTH PRIEST.

O gracious and compassionate, benevolent and merciful Lord, of great grace and rich in goodness. Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, Who through Thy holy Apostles hast given us power to heal with oil and prayer the diseases of the people: make also this oil efficacious to the recovery of those who shall be anointed with it, for the removal of all

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sickness and all disease, for the liberation from evil of those
whose deliverance we await of Thee. Yea, Ruler, Lord, our
God, we pray Thee, Almighty, to deliver all of us; only
Physician of souls and bodies, hallow all; Thou Who heal-
est all diseases, heal also this Thy servant (handmaid) N.,
and raise him (her) up from his (her) bed of pain by the grace
of Thy goodness; visit him (her) in grace, and by Thy mercy
drive away from him (her) all languor and weakness; so that
he (she) raised up again by Thy mighty hand may serve Thee
with all thankfulness; so that we also, partaking in Thy
unspeakable blessings, may sing praise unto Thee, and magn-
ify Thee, Who dost things great and wonderful, glorious
and beyond all bound. For Thine it is, O our God, to have
mercy and to deliver us, and to Thee, the Father, and the
Son, and the Holy Ghost, we offer up praise and glory; now
and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

After this prayer, the fourth Priest takes the fourth branch, dips it into the holy oil and anoints the sick, while he prays:

O Holy Father, Physician of souls (etc., to the end).

DEACON: Let us attend.

FIFTH PRIEST: Peace to all.

CHOIR: And to thy Spirit.

READER: *Prokimenon.* Thou, Lord, wilt guard and keep us from this generation and for ever.

CHOIR: *(The same.)*

READER: *Vers.* Help me, O Lord; for the holy are taken away.

CHOIR: Thou, Lord, wilt guard and keep us from this generation and for ever.

READER: Thou, Lord, wilt guard us.

CHOIR: And keep us from this generation and for ever.

DEACON: Wisdom.

READER: The reading from the Epistle of the holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians.

DEACON: Let us attend.

READER: (II. Cor. i. 8-12.) Brethren, we would not, that ye should be ignorant of the trouble, which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down above measure beyond our power, so that we despaired even of life. But we had in ourselves

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the sentence of death: that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God, Who raiseth the dead, Who delivered us from so great a death, and will deliver; and in Whom we have hoped, that He will also still deliver. Ye also helping together on our behalf in prayer: that for the gift given us by many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

FIFTH PRIEST: Peace to thee.

READER: And to thy spirit.

READER: Alleluia (thrice). Then Vers. Lord, of Thy grace will I sing for ever.

FIFTH PRIEST: Peace to all.

CHOIR: And to thy Spirit.

FIFTH PRIEST: The reading from the Holy Gospel of Matthew.

DEACON: Let us attend.

FIFTH PRIEST: (Matt. xxv. 1-13.) The Lord spake this parable: The kingdom of heaven is like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the Bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them. But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the Bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight there was a cry: Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go forth to meet him. Then all the virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out. But the wise answered and said: Perchance, it may not suffice for us and you; go rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves. But while they went away to buy, the Bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with Him to the marriage, and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. But He answered and said: Amen. I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour, wherein the Son of Man cometh.

DEACON: The Ektene: Have mercy upon us, God (etc., as above.)

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After the Ektene, THE DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

THE PRAYER OF THE FIFTH PRIEST.

O Lord, our God, Who chastenest and healest again, raisest the poor from the earth and liftest the beggar from the dunghill; Father of the orphan, Harbor of the storm-tossed, Physician of the sick; Who bearest our weakness without fatigue, and takest on Thyself our diseases; hast mercy in mildness, passest over transgressions, and removest trespasses; art swift to help and slow to wrath; Thou, Who didst breathe upon Thy disciples, saying: Receive the Holy Ghost, whosoever sins ye remit, they shall be remitted unto them; Thou, Who acceptest the repentance of sinners, and hast power to remit many and grievous sins; Thou, Who offerest recovery to all sick and all sufferers; Thou, Who hast called me, Thine humble, and sinful, and unworthy servant, though I am compassed with many sins and involved in evil desires, to the holy and exalted rank of the Priesthood, and dost suffer me to enter within the veil unto the Holy of Holies, whither the holy angels desire to pass in, and to hear the voice of the joyful tidings of God the Lord, and with my own eyes to see face to face the holy offering, and so to rejoice in the Divine and priestly administration; Thou, Who hast made me worthy as a Priest to administer Thy heavenly Sacraments, and to offer unto Thee gifts and sacrifices for our sins and for the ignorances of the people, and thus to intercede for Thy reasonable sheep, so that Thou according to Thy great and ineffable compassion mayest forgive their transgressions: Do Thou, most gracious King, receive my prayer at this time, and on this holy day, as at every time and in every place; listen to the voice of my supplication, and grant to Thy servant (handmaid) N., oppressed by bodily and spiritual sickness, recovery; forgive him (her) his (her) sins; pardon his (her) intentional and unintentional transgressions; heal his (her) unhealed wounds, all sickness and infirmity; grant him (her) health of soul. Thou, Who didst touch Peter's wife's mother, and the fever left her, and she arose and ministered unto Thee: extend, O Ruler, also to this Thy servant (handmaid) the means of health and the removing of all deadly pain, and think upon Thy mercy and

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grace. Remember that the inner thought of man is evil
from his youth up, and no one upon earth is found without
sin: because Thou alone art sinless, Who art come and hast
delivered the race of man, and hast freed us from the bond-
age of the Enemy. But if Thou wilt enter into judgment
with Thy servant, then no one shall be found blameless;
every mouth must be stopped, for it has no excuse, because
all our righteousness is in Thy sight but as a filthy rag. Therefore, remember not, O Lord, our sins from our youth up.
For Thou art the Hope of the hopeless, and the Rest of the
weary and heavy-laden with transgressions, and to Thee, together with Thine eternal Father, and Thy holy, and good,
and life-giving Spirit, we offer up praise and glory; now and
ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

The fifth Priest takes the fifth branch, dips it into the holy oil, anoints the sick, and says: O Holy Father, Physician of souls, etc., to the end.

DEACON: Let us attend.

SIXTH PRIEST: Peace to all.

CHOIR: And to thy spirit.

READER: *Prokimenon.* Lord, have mercy, according to Thy great mercy.

CHOIR: *(The same).*

READER: *Vers.* Create in me, O God, a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy, according to Thy great mercy.

READER: Lord, have mercy.

CHOIR: According to Thy great mercy.

DEACON: Wisdom.

READER: The reading from the Epistle of the holy Apos-
tle Paul to the Galatians.

DEACON: Let us attend.

READER: *(Gal. v. 22-26; vi. 1-3.)* Brethren, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. But they that are Christ's have crucified their flesh, together with the lusts and the desires. If we live by the Spirit, then let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not seek after vain-glory, to provoke and envy one another. Brethren, if a man among you falleth into a trespass, restore him again, ye who are spiritual, in a spirit of meekness: looking

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to thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

SIXTH PRIEST: Peace to thee.

READER: And to thy spirit.

READER: Alleluia (thrice). *Then Vers.* Blessed is the man who feareth the Lord and hath pleasure in His commandments.

SIXTH PRIEST: Peace to all.

CHOIR: And to thy spirit.

SIXTH PRIEST: The reading from the Holy Gospel of Matthew.

DEACON: Let us attend.

SIXTH PRIEST: (Matt. xv., 21-29.) At that time came Jesus to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out of the same country, and cried unto Him, saying: O Lord, Thou Son of David, have mercy upon me; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And His disciples came to Him, and besought Him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us. But He answered and said: I am not sent, but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But she came and fell down before Him, saying: Lord, help me. But he answered and said: It is not good to take the bread from the children, and to cast it before the dogs. But she said: Yea, Lord, even the dogs eat from the crumbs, which fall from their master's table. Then Jesus answered and said: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

DEACON: *the Ektene.* Have mercy upon us, O God (etc., as above.)

*After the Ektene, THE DEACON:* Let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

## THE PRAYER OF THE SIXTH PRIEST.

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our sickness without fatigue; through Whose stripes we are all healed. Thou Good Shepherd, Who art come to find again the lost sheep, and Consoler of the faint-hearted, who hast given life to the downtrodden; Thou Who hast healed her who had an issue of blood for twelve years, and hast freed the daughter of the Canaanitish woman from the raging evil spirit; Thou Who hast remitted the debt to the two debtors, and bestowed forgiveness on the sinful woman; granted health to one smitten with the palsy, together with the forgiveness of his sins; Who hast justified the publican with a word, and hast received the malefactor in his last confession; Who hast taken the sins of the world, and nailed them to the Cross: we pray Thee and we beseech Thee; Forgive, remit, pardon, O God, according to Thy goodness the trespasses and the sins of Thy servant (handmaid) N., intentional and unintentional, known and unknown offences, which he (she) by commission or by omission, by night or by day, hath done; whether he (she) hath fallen under priestly curse, or that of a father or a mother; whether he (she) by a glance of the eyes, or by a motion of the eyelids, or by intemperance in desires of the flesh, or by wantonness, or by any movement of body and soul, hath departed from Thy will and from Thy holiness; or wherein he (she) and we have ever sinned, forgive all as a God of goodness, not remembering of fences, and gracious; let not him (her) and us fall into a poluted life, nor run in the way of perdition. Yea, Lord and Master, listen to me a sinner, at this hour, for this Thy servant (handmaid) N., and, as a God not remembering offences regard not all his (her) transgressions; deliver him (her) from eternal torment: fill his (her) mouth with Thy praise; open his (her) lips to glorify Thy Name; stretch forth his (her) hands to do Thy commandments; order his (her) feet in the way of Thy Gospel; strengthen all his (her) members and all his (her) spirit with Thy grace. For Thou art our God, who hast promised us by Thy holy Apostles, saying: What ye shall bind on earth shall also be bound in Heaven, and what ye shall loose on earth shall also be loosed in Heaven; and again: To whom ye shall forgive sins, to them they shall be forgiven; and to whom ye retain them, to them shall they be retained. And as Thou hast heard Hezekiah in the need of his soul at his hour of death, and hast not despised his prayer, so hear also me, Thine humble, and sinful, and un-

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worthy servant at this hour. For Thou, Lord Jesus Christ, art He Who, according to Thy goodness and mercy, hath bidden to forgive seventy times seven times, those who fall into sin, and who repentest Thyself of our wickedness, and hast joy in the conversion of the erring; for as is Thy greatness so is also Thy mercy; and to Thee, together with Thine eternal Father, and the all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, we offer up praise and glory; now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

Then the sixth Priest takes the sixth branch, dips it into the holy oil and anoints the sick, while he prays:

DEACON: Let us attend.

SEVENTH PRIEST: Peace to all.

READER: And to thy spirit.

READER: *Prokimenon*. Lord, correct me not in Thy wrath, and chasten me not in Thine anger.

CHOIR: (The same.)

READER: *Vers.* Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak.

CHOIR: Lord, correct me not, etc.

READER: Lord, correct me not in Thy wrath.

CHOIR: And chasten me not in Thine anger.

DEACON: Wisdom.

READER: The reading from the Epistle of the holy Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians.

DEACON: Let us attend.

READER: (1 Thess. v. 14-24.) Brethren, we exhort you, admonish the unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, help the weak, be long-suffering toward all. See that no one render evil for evil, but ever pursue the good toward one another and toward all. Rejoice evermore, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you. Quench not the Spirit; despise not prophesyings; prove all things; hold fast the good; abstain from every form of evil. But He, the God of peace, sanctify you wholly, and your whole spirit, and soul, and body be preserved blameless in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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SEVENTH PRIEST: Peace to thee.

READER: And to thy spirit.

READER: Alleluia (thrice). *Then Vers.* The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the Name of the God of Jacob defend thee.

DEACON: Wisdom; let us stand upright, and receive the Holy Gospel.

SEVENTH PRIEST: Peace to all.

CHOIR: And to thy spirit.

SEVENTH PRIEST: The reading from the Holy Gospel of Matthew.

SEVENTH PRIEST: (Matt. ix. 9-14.) At that time, as Jesus went by, He saw a man sitting at the toll, who was called Matthew, and said unto him: Follow Me. And he arose, and followed Him. And it came to pass, as He reclined at table in the house, behold, there came many publicans and sinners and reclined with Jesus and His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto His disciples: Why eateth your Teacher with publicans and sinners? But Jesus, when He heard it, said unto them: The whole need not a physician, but the sick. But go and learn what this meaneth: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

DEACON: *The Ektene:* Have mercy upon us, O God (etc., as above.)

*After the Ektene:* THE DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

THE PRAYER OF THE SEVENTH PRIEST.

O Lord and Master, our God, Physician of soul and body, Who removest temporary pains, and healest all sicknesseſs and all diseases of the people; Thou desirest not the death of the sinner, but that he should turn again and live. For Thou, O Lord, hast in the old covenant accepted the penitence of sinners, David and the Ninevites, and those who were before and after them; yea, at the time of Thine abode in the Flesh, Thou hast not called the righteous, but sinners, to repentance, as the publican, the sinful woman, the mal-

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efactor; Thou hast received the great Paul, though blasphemously persecuting, on account of his repentance; Thou hast received Peter the chief and Thine Apostle, who denied Thee thrice, on account of his repentance, and hast promised him and said: Thou art Peter, and on this rock will I build My Church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail, and I will give thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore, trusting in Thy faithful promises, O good and gracious One, we pray and beseech Thee at this hour: Hear our prayer, and accept it as an incense offered unto Thee; visit Thy servant (handmaid) N., and whatsoever he (she) hath sinned in words, or in deeds, or in thought, by night or by day; whether he (she) hath fallen under the curse of the Priest, or a private curse, or whether he (she) hath taken an oath, and become forsworn: we pray Thee, and beseech Thee: pardon, remit, and forgive him (her), O God, overlooking all his (her) misdeeds and sins, and whatsoever he (she) consciously and unconsciously hath done; and wherein he (she) hath ever overstepped Thy commandments or sinned, as one who walked in the body and lived in the world, or was seduced by the influence of the devil, forgive him (her), as the good and gracious God: for there is no man who liveth and sinneth not; for Thou alone art without sin, Thy righteousness is an eternal righteousness, and Thy Word is the truth. Thou hast created man not that he should perish, but that he should keep Thy commandments, and inherit everlasting Life, and to Thee, together with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, we offer up praise and glory; now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

After this prayer this seventh Priest takes the last branch, dips it into the holy oil, and anoints in the above manner the sick and says the prayer:

O Holy Father, Physician of souls (etc., to the end.)

Then the sick person, if it be possible, is placed by friends amidst the Priests, stands there or sits; if this be impossible, the Priests place themselves around the bed; the Gospel-book is opened by the first Priest and laid with the open side on the head of the sick; the six Priests hold it; the first Priest does not lay on his hand, but says the following prayer:

CONCLUDING PRAYER.

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turn and live; I lay not my sinful hand on the head of this
person bound in sins, who cometh unto Thee, and prayeth
Thee through us for remission of sins; but lay Thy mighty
and powerful Hand as it is in this Gospel, which my assist-
ants hold upon the head of this Thy servant (handmaid), and
pray with them, and implore Thy gracious mercy, remember-
ing not the evil. O Thou, our God and Saviour, Who by Thy
prophet Nathan hast granted to the penitent David the for-
giveness of sins, and hast received Manasseh's prayer of
repentance, accept also, according to Thy wonted mercy, this
Thy servant (handmaid) N., repenting of his (her) sins, and
forgive him (her) all transgressions; for Thou art He, O our
God, Who hast commanded to forgive unto seventy times
seven times those who fall into sin; for as Thy greatness, so is
also Thy compassion, and to Thee are due all praise, glory
and adoration; now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

Then the Gospel-book is taken from the head of the sick and given him to kiss;
while the Deacon says the Ektene :

THEN THE CHOIR SINGS : Glory be to the Father, etc.

Holy unmercenary ones, who possess the fountain of
health, ye grant recovery to all, who pray for it, since ye have
been made worthy of this great gift by the ever-flowing
Fountain, our Saviour; for the Lord spake unto you, as the
fellow-laborers of the Apostles: Behold, I have given you
power over the unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal
all sicknesses and all diseases. So as ye have lived accord-
ing to their commandments, ye have received freely, freely
also give, and heal the pains of our souls and our bodies.
Now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

Incline to the petitions of thy servants, O thou all-pure
one, quieting our terrible excitements, and averting from us
all troubles; for we have in thee alone a sure and safe support,
and have won thy intercession. Oh! let us not come to shame
while we invoke thee, O Lady. Hasten to intercede for
those who faithfully cry unto thee: Hail to thee, O Lady,
thou help of all, the joy and shield and deliverer of our
souls.

Then the final Blessing, at the end of which the Priest says :

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Christ our true God, through the intercession of His im-
maculate Mother, through the power of the precious and life-
giving Cross, through the intercessions of His holy, renowned,
and glorious Apostle, the first Bishop of Jerusalem and Di-
vine Brother James and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us,
and deliver us, for He is good and gracious.

Then the person who has received the Unction approaches and says :

Bless me, Holy Father, and forgive me, a sinner. (Thrice.)

Then he receives the Blessing from the Priests.