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Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
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them from the earth.
The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and He delivered them out of all their
tribulations.
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart, and He will save the humble of
spirit.
Many are the tribulations of the righteous, and the Lord shall deliver them out of them all.
The Lord keepeth all their bones, not one of them shall be broken.
The death of sinners is evil, and they that hate the righteous shall do wrong.
The Lord will redeem the souls of His servants, and none of them will do wrong that
hope in Him.
The priest goeth through the holy doors and standeth at the holy
table, and the deacon, having entered by the North door, layeth his
head upon the holy table, to the left of the priest. And the priest saith
the following prayer.
The Prayer said when the Holy Things are to be consumed
Priest:
O Christ our God, who art thyself the fulfillment of the
law and the prophets, who didst fulfill all the dispensation of
the Father: fill our hearts with joy and gladness always: now
and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
And the priest blesseth the deacon, who then goeth to the holy table
of oblation to consume the Holy Things.
If the priest serve alone, he consumeth the Holy Things at this time,
and if the need arises, the people, after finishing Psalm 33, repeat the
last four verses of the psalm until the priest has finished consuming
the Holy Things.
And the priest standeth in the midst of the holy doors and blesseth
the people saying:
Priest:
The blessing of the Lord be upon you, through His
grace and love for mankind, always, now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages.
People: Amen.