Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
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When this is ended, both the priest and deacon themselves say the
Trisagion Hymn, making together three bows before the Holy Table.
Then the deacon saith to the Priest:
Deacon:
Command, O Master.
And they proceed to the high place; and the priest, as he goeth, saith:
Priest:
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord.
Deacon:
Bless, Master, the High Throne.
And the priest, blessing, sayeth:
Priest:
Blessed art Thou on the Throne of the glory
of Thy Kingdom, Thou that sittest on the Cherubim:
always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Deacon:
Amen.
It is to be noted that it is not proper for the priest to go up onto the
high place, nor to sit thereon, but to sit on the South side of the high
throne. And upon the conclusion of the Trisagion, the deacon, having
come toward the holy doors, saith:
The Epistle
Deacon:
Let us attend!
And the priest exclaimeth:
Priest:
Peace be unto all.
And the reader saith:
Reader: And to thy spirit.
Deacon:
Wisdom!
And the reader, the Prokeimenon, from the Psalms of David. And