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Horologion
Matins (not at a Vigil)
In the name of the Lord, father (master) bless.
Priest: He that is is blessed, Christ our God, always, now and ever ,
and unto the ages of ages.
Reader: Amen. O Heavenly King, strengthen Orthodox Christians,
establish the Faith, subdue the nations, give peace to the world, keep
well this city (or this holy habitation, or this town); settle our
departed fathers and brethren in the tabernacles of the righteous,
and receive us (coming) in penitence and confession, for Thou art
good and the lover of mankind.
And we read the prayer of St. Ephraim, twice, with 4 prostrations and 12 bows, followed
immediately by the first hour.