THE PROSKOMEDE
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And he takes out a particle, And taking the sponge, he gathers the particles together on
the diskos below the holy bread, so that they be secure, and none of them fall off. Then
the deacon, taking the censer and having placed incense therein, says to the Priest:
Deacon:
Bless the censer, Master. Let us pray to the Lord.
And the priest says the Prayer of the Censer:
Priest:
Incense do we offer unto Thee, O Christ our God, as
an odor of spiritual fragrance; accepting it upon Thy most
heavenly altar, do Thou send down upon us the grace of Thy
Most Holy Spirit.
Deacon:
Let us pray to the Lord.
The priest, having censed the asteriskos, places it over the holy bread, saying:
Priest:
And the star came and stood over where the young
Child was.
Deacon:
Let us pray to the Lord.
The priest, having censed the first veil, covers the holy bread and the diskos, saying:
Priest:
The Lord is King, He is clothed with majesty; the
Lord is clothed with strength and He hath girt Himself. For
He established the world which shall not be shaken. Thy
throne is prepared of old; Thou art from everlasting. The
rivers have lifted up, O Lord, the rivers have lifted up their
voices. The rivers will lift up their waves, at the voices of
many waters. Wonderful are the surgings of the sea,
wonderful on high is the Lord. Thy testimonies are made
very sure. Holiness becometh Thy house, O Lord, unto
length of days.