Methodius, teachers of the Slavs; the holy hieromartyr And he places a particle at the end of the row for the living, saying: In Your great THE PROSKOMEDIA Josaphat; and all the holy hierarchs. compassion, O Lord, also remember me in my unworthiness, and forgive me all my offenses, voluntary and involuntary. The priest makes three bows in front of the table of preparation saying: God,  be (E) The holy apostle, first-martyr and archdeacon Stephen; the merciful to me, a sinner. (3x with bows) holy great martyrs, Demetrius, George, Theodore the Tiro, THE PRAYER OF INCENSE: and all the holy martyrs. By Your precious blood You redeemed us from the curse of the The priest blesses the kadylo and says: Christ, our God, we offer You Law. When nailed to the cross and pierced by a lance You granted (F) Our venerable and godly fathers Anthony, Euthymius, incense as a pleasing spiritual fragrance. Having received it upon immortality to mankind. Glory be to You, our Savior. Sabas, Onuphrius, and all the venerable fathers and Your heavenly altar, send us in return the grace of Your most holy mothers. Spirit. Blessed be our God,  always, now and for ever and ever. Amen. (G) The holy and wonder-working, selfless physicians Cosmas After incensing the star, the priest places it over the holy bread, saying: And the star The priest takes a prosphora in his left hand. With the lance in his right, he makes the sign and Damian, Cyrus and John, Panteleimon and Hermolaos, came and stood over where the Child was. of the cross three times over the seal on the prosphora, saying: In memory of our and all holy selfless physicians. Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ. (3x) After incensing the first veil, the priest covers the holy bread with it, saying: The Lord (H) The holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna. Then he cuts off the right side of the seal with the lance saying: He was led as a has reigned; He is clothed with beauty; the Lord is clothed with sheep to the slaughter. (I) The holy _____ (patron/s of this church), the holy _____ strength and has girded Himself. For He has established the world (whom we commemorate today), and all the saints through which shall not be shaken. Your throne is prepared from of old; Then the left: And dumb as a spotless lamb before his shearer, He whose prayers visit us, O God. You are from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O Lord; the opens not His mouth. floods have lifted up their voices. The floods shall lift up their breakers with the noise of many waters. Wonderful are the surging Then the upper side: In His humiliation justice was taken from Him. waves of the sea; wonderful is the Lord on high. Your testimonies The lower side: His generation who shall declare? have become exceedingly credible; holiness befits Your house, O Lord, for length of days. The priest cuts off the bottom ‘crust’ For His life is taken from the earth. The priest incenses the second veil and covers the holy chalice, saying: Your virtue And he places it seal downward on the holy diskos. He cuts it in the form of a cross through covered the heavens, O Christ, and the earth is full of Your praise. the soft bread but not through the seal, saying: The lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world is sacrificed for the life and salvation of The priest incenses the veil, that is, the aer, and covers both, saying: Hide us in the the world. shelter of Your wings; drive every enemy and foe from us. Make our life peaceful, O Lord. Have mercy on us and on Your world and He then places it, seal upward on the discos and then pierces the right side with the lance, And so he takes a ninth particle and places it at the end to complete the third column. He next and says: One of the soldiers with a lance pierced His side and takes a fourth prosphoron (or another portion from the original prosphora that was cut off), save our souls for You are good and love mankind. saying: immediately there came out blood and water. And he who saw it The priest takes the kadylo and incenses the prepared gifts, saying: Blessed be our has given testimony, and his testimony is true. Remember, O loving Master, our most holy universal Pontiff, God  Who has so willed. Always, now and for ever and ever. Blessing the wine and water, he pours wine together with a little water (a few drops) into the _____, Pope of Rome; our most blessed Patriarch _____ our most Amen. holy chalice. The priest then takes another prosphoron (or a portion from the original reverend Metropolitan _____; our God-loving Bishop, _____, and prosphora that was cut off) in his hand and says: the entire orthodox episcopate, the reverend priesthood, the The he bows reverently. God, our God, You sent the heavenly bread – the food for the whole world – our Lord and God, Jesus Christ, Savior, In honor and memory of our most blessed Lady, the Mother of God deaconate in Christ, and every holy order; (if a monastery: our very reverend Redeemer, and Benefactor, to bless and sanctify us. Now bless  this and ever-virgin Mary, through whose intercession receive this father, Protoarchimandrite, N., Archimandrite N., Protohegumen N., and Hegumen N.) ; our offering and receive it upon Your altar in the highest heaven. Re- sacrifice upon Your holy altar in the highest heaven, O Lord. brothers and fellow ministers, priests, and the deacons; and all our brothers and sisters, whom You, all-gracious Master, have called in member those who brought the offering and those for whom the He takes out a particle, places it to the right of the holy bread near the center, saying: The Your mercy to fellowship with You. offering was brought, for You are good and love mankind. Preserve us queen stood at Your right hand arrayed in gold, robed and from blame in the celebration of Your divine mysteries. adorned. He takes a particle and places it below the holy bread. Then he names the living whom he wishes to commemorate. He cuts out a particle for each, saying: Lord, remember N. For hallowed and glorified is Your most honored and magnificent Taking the third prosphoron (or another portion from the original prosphora that was cut off) he _____. name, Father , Son and Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. says removes a particle for each of the following, and places them as in the diagram, saying: Amen. He then takes the fifth prosphoron, (or the final portion from the original prosphora that was cut (A) The honorable heavenly incorporeal powers. off) saying: For the blessed memory and the forgiveness of sins of the THE DISMISSAL (B) The honorable, glorious prophet, forerunner and baptizer, blessed founders of this holy church. Glory be to You,  O Christ our God, our hope, glory be to You. John, and all the holy prophets. He then commemorates by name the bishop who ordained him and others who have fallen asleep, if he so desires. At each name he lifts out a particle, saying: Glory be to the Father  and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now (C) The holy, glorious, all-praiseworthy apostles, Peter and and for ever and ever. Amen. Lord, have mercy. (3X) Paul, and all the other holy apostles. Lord, remember the soul/s of Your servant/s, _____ who has/have fallen asleep. Christ our true God (risen from the dead), through the prayers of His (D) Our fathers among the saints, the hierarchs: Basil the immaculate Mother, of our father among the saints, John Great, Gregory the Theologian; and John Chrysostom; In conclusion he says this: And remember, O loving Lord, all our orthodox Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople, and of all the saints, will Athanasius and Cyril; Nicholas of Myra; Cyril and fathers and brothers who have fallen asleep in the hope of resurrection, of life eternal, and of fellowship with You. have mercy and save us, for He is good and loves mankind.