for the prosperous advance and good condition
of all the Christian army,

against the enemies of our most holy faith;
for our holy fathers,

and all our brotherhood in CHRIST;

for those who hate and those who love us,

for those who pity and those who minister to us; for those whom we have promised

to remember in prayer ;

for the liberation of captives;
for our fathers and brethren absent;
for those who voyage by sea;

for those who lie in sickness.

Let us pray also for fruitfulness of the earth;
and for every soul of orthodox Christians.
Let us bless pious kings,

orthodox high-priests,

the founders of this holy retreat,

our parents,

and all our forefathers

and our brethren departed.

(5) Praise. Thou who, on man's trangressing Thy command, and falling,

didst not pass him by, nor leave him, GoD of goodness; but didst visit in ways manifold,

as a tender Father,

supplying him with Thy great and precious promise,
concerning the Life-giving Seed,

opening to him the door of faith,
and of repentance unto life,
and in fulness of the times,
sending Thy CHRIST Himself

to take on Him the seed of Abraham;

and, in the oblation of His life,
to fulfil the Law's obedience;

and, in the sacrifice of His death,
to take off the Law's curse;

and, in His death,

to redeem the world;

and, in His resurrection,

to quicken it :

O Thou, who doest all things,
whereby to bring again our race to Thee,
that it may be partaker

of Thy divine nature and eternal glory;
who hast borne witness

to the truth of Thy gospel

by many and various wonders,

in the ever-memorable converse of Thy saints,
in their supernatural endurance of torments,
in the overwhelming conversion of all lands
to the obedience of faith,

without might, or persuasion, or compulsion :-
Blessed be Thy Name,

and praised and celebrated,

and magnified, and high exalted,

and glorified, and hallowed;
its record, and its memory,

and every memorial of it,
both now and for evermore.

Worthy art Thou to take the book,

and to open the seals thereof,

for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God
by Thy blood,

out of every kindred and tongue,

and people, and nation.

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain

to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

To Him that sitteth upon the Throne,

and to the Lamb,

be the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the might,

Salvation to our God, which sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb.

Amen: the blessing and the glory and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving and the honour,

and the power and the strength,
be unto our God,

for ever and ever,

Amen.

Introduction.

THE SEVENTH DAY.

O LORD, be gracious unto us,

we have waited for Thee;
be Thou our arm every morning,
our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Blessed art Thou, O LORD,

who restedst on the seventh day
from all Thy works,

and blessedst and sanctifiedst it:

[concerning the Sabbath,

concerning the Christian rest instead of it,

concerning the funeral rites of CHRIST,

and the resting from sin,

concerning those who are already gone to rest.]

(1) Confession. I am ashamed, and blush, O my GOD, to lift up my face to Thee,

for mine iniquities are increased

I cannot stand before Thee because of this.

My sins are more in number than the sand of the sea,

my iniquities are multiplied,

and I not worthy to look up

and see the height of heaven,

from the number of my unrighteousnesses;

and I have no relief,

because I have provoked Thine anger,
and done evil in Thy sight;

not doing Thy will,

not keeping Thy commandments.
And now my heart kneels to Thee,
beseeching Thy goodness.

I have sinned, O LORD, I have sinned,
and I know mine iniquities;

and I ask and beseech,

remit to me, O LORD, remit to me,

and destroy me not in mine iniquities;
nor be Thou angry for ever,

nor reserve evil for me;

nor condemn me

in the lowest parts of the earth. Because Thou art GOD, the God of penitents, and Thou shalt show in me all Thy loving-kindness; for Thou shalt save me unworthy,

according to Thy much pity,

and I will praise Thee alway.

LORD, if Thou wilt, Thou canst cleanse me;
LORD, only say the word, and I shall be healed.
LORD, save me;

Carest Thou not that we perish?

Say to me, Be of good cheer, thy sins are remitted to thee.
JESU, Master, have mercy on me;

Thou Son of David, JESU, have mercy on me;
JESU, Son of David, Son of David.

LORD, say to me, Ephphatha.

LORD, I have no man';

LORD, say to me, be loosed from thine infirmity.
Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Say unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee.
LORD, how long wilt Thou be angry?
shall Thy jealousy burn like fire for ever?

1 John v. 7.