Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
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much suffering Orthodox Russian people; for this
land, its rulers and armed forces. Grant them, O
Lord, peaceful governance, that in their calm we,
also, may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and honesty.
And after the singing of the megalynarion ( "It is truly meet" ), the
priest exclaimeth:
Priest:
Among the first, remember, O Lord, the Orthodox
episcopate of the Russian Church; and our lord the Very
Most Reverend Metropolitan
N.,
First Hierarch of the
Russian Church Abroad; and our lord the Most Reverend
(Archbishop or Bishop N., whose diocese it is):
whom do Thou grant unto
Thy holy churches, in peace, safety, honor, health, and
length of days, rightly dividing the word of Thy truth.
And the singers chant:
People: And each and every one.