Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
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Then the Troparia and Kontakia are chanted according to the
Typicon, and when they come to the last Kontakion, the deacon saith
to the priest, while bowing his head and holding his orarion with three
fingers of his right hand:
Deacon: Bless, master, the time of the thrice-holy.
And the priest signing him with the sign of the Cross saith:
Priest:
For holy art thou, O our God, and unto Thee we send
up glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever ...
(and if there be no deacon serving, the priest completes the
exclamation)
And the Kontakion having ended, the deacon cometh out through the
holy doors, and standing on the ambo and pointing with his orarion,
first to the icon of Christ, saith:
Deacon:
O Lord, save the pious, and hearken unto us.
People: O Lord, save the pious and hearken unto us.
Then he pointeth to all the people, saying in a loud voice:
Deacon:
And unto the ages of ages.
People: Amen.
The Trisagion
While the Trisagion is chanted, the priest saith this prayer:
The Prayer of the Trisagion Hymn
Priest: O Holy God, Who restest in the saints, Who
art praised with the thrice-holy hymn by the
Seraphim, and art glorified by the Cherubim, and
art worshiped by all the heavenly hosts, Who from
nonbeing hast brought all things into being, Who
hast created man according to Thine image and