Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and magnified and glorified be Thy Name for ever, because Thou hast not dealt with us after our sins, but in the abundance of Thy mercy, hast delivered us from the power of darkness, and hast called us to the kingdom of Thy well-beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
| ¶ | Here the priest shall divide the body, and shall dye one of the cakes with a few drops of the [blood] for the children. After which the deacon shall say: |
Let us pray. Peace be with us.
Priest. [Silently.] Let Thy peace, O Lord, rest among us; let Thy peace dwell in our hearts, that our tongues may declare Thy truth, and keep Thou us by Thy cross whilst with enlightened hearts we frame our lips into new harps. Fit us, O Lord, with that confidence which cometh from Thee, to offer before Thee this pure and holy prayer which Thy life-giving lips taught to Thy true disciples, the children of Thy sacraments, saying: When ye pray, give thanks and say:
Our Father, &c. [Here all join in repeating the Lord's prayer.]
Priest. [With a loud voice.] Yea, O Lord our God, we pray and beseech the mercy of Thy grace, lead us not, lead us not into temptation, O Lord, but deliver us from evil and the power thereof, for Thine is the kingdom, the power, the glory, the dominion, and majesty, in heaven and in earth, now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Priest. [Signing himself.] Peace be with you all.
R. With thee, and with thy spirit.
Priest. Holy things for holy persons.
R. The one Father is holy, the one Son is holy, the one Holy Spirit is holy. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.[1]
¶ Then the deacon who read the litany shall approach unto the priest, and shall say:
Let us pray. Peace be with us.
- ↑ On the greater festivals, different Prefaces are inserted after this Doxology.
