Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
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Litany for the Catechumens
Deacon:
Pray, ye Catechumens, to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
Ye faithful, for the catechumens let us pray, that the
Lord will have mercy on them.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
That He will catechize them with the word of truth.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
That He will reveal unto them the Gospel of
righteousness.
And the priest unfoldeth the upper portion of the antimins
People: Lord have mercy.
Deacon:
That He will unite them to His Holy, Catholic, and
Apostolic Church.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
Save them, have mercy on them, help them, and keep
them, O God, by Thy Grace.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
Ye Catechumens, bow your heads to the Lord.
People: To Thee, O Lord.
The Prayer for the Catechumens before the Holy Anaphora
Priest: O Lord our God, who dwellest on high and
lookest down on things that are lowly, Who unto
the human race hast sent forth salvation, Thine