THE PROSKOMEDE
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Deacon:
Sacrifice, Master.
And the priest sacrifices it cruciformly, while saying:
Priest:
Sacrificed is the Lamb of God, that takes away the sin
of the world, for the life and salvation of the world.
And the priest turns upward the other side which has the sign of the Cross. and the
deacon says:
Deacon:
Pierce, Master.
And the priest, piercing also in the right side with the spear, says:
Priest:
One of the soldiers with a spear pierced His side, and
forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that saw
it bare record, and his record is true.
The deacon, taking wine and water, says to the Priest:
Deacon:
Bless, Master, the holy union.
And receiving the blessing upon them, he pours wine together with water into the holy
chalice.