hold of thee with love." And having said this, he poured oil upon their heads, and said, "Praise be to thee, love of mercy! Praise be to thee, name of the Messiah! Praise be to thee, power, which dwellest in Christ!" And he had a basin brought and baptized them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
133. And when they were baptized and had dressed, he put bread on the table, and blessing it, said, "Bread of life, whose eaters shall be imperishable; bread which satisfies hungry souls with its blessedness—thou hast been deemed worthy to receive a gift, that thou becomest to us a forgiveness of sins, and those that eat thee, immortal; we name over thee the name of the mother, the hidden mystery of the hidden dominions and powers, we name over thee the name of Jesus." And he said, "Let the power of the blessing rest upon the bread, that all souls which partake of it be delivered from their sins." And he brake the bread and gave it to Sifôr and to his wife and daughter.
Eleventh Deed,
concerning the wife of misdai.
(Aa. pp. 240-245.)
134. After King Misdai had dismissed Judas, he went to his house to partake of the meal and told his wife what had happened to their relative Charis, saying, "See what happened to the unfortunate one!
