Through the prayers of the glorious Archangels and Angels, and of the hosts on high, safeguard thy servants, O Saviour. Through the prayers of thine honourable and glorious Baptist, the prophet, the forerunner, O Christ, my Saviour, preserve thy servants. Through the prayers of glorious apostles and martyrs, and of all thy Saints, bestow thy mercies upon thy people. Through the prayers of the glorious unmercenary ones, O God-bearing one, preserve thy servants, as being the protection and stablishing of the world. _Glory._ Let us glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, saying, O Holy Trinity, save our souls. _Both now._ Thou that unspeakably to the uttermost didst conceive and bring forth thy Creator, save, O Virgin, them that magnify thee. _Then,_ Open unto us the gates of mercy, O blessed God-bearing one, that we perish not who put our trust in thee, but through thee may we be delivered from dangers; for thou art the salvation of the christian race. _Then_, Let us pray to the Lord. _Priest._ For holy art thou, O our God.... _Choir._ Amen. _Then the present troparia, tone vi._ Now present is the time that halloweth all, and the just Judge awaiteth us. Then turn thyself to penitence, O soul, exclaiming, as the harlot did, with tears, O Lord, be merciful to me. Thou, who to-day the healing fountain in the Virgin’s all-revered temple hast with waters shower’d, dost with the sprinkling of thy blessing quell the ailments of the weak, O Christ, physician of our bodies and our souls. A virgin who no nuptials knew thou didst bring forth, and thou, unwedded mother, virgin didst remain, God-bearing Mary: O pray Christ our God that we be sav’d. Most pure God-bearing Virgin, do thou direct our works, and pray for pardon of our trespasses, as we the angelic song upraise, Holy God, holy mighty one, holy immortal one, have mercy upon us. _And it is sung as customarily, and, after the trisagion, the deacon saith_, Let us attend. _Priest._ Peace to all. _Choir._ And to thy spirit. _Reader, the prokimenon, tone iii._ The Lord is mine illumination and my Saviour, whom shall I fear? _Verse._ The Lord is the defence of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? _The epistle to the Hebrews, section cccvi._ Brethren, he that sanctifieth ... _ending_, them that are tempted[51] _Priest._ Peace to thee. _Alleluia, tone vi._ _Verse i._ My heart uttereth a good word. _Verse ii._ I speak of my works unto the King. _The gospel from John, section xiv._ At that time Jesus went up ..., _ending_, whatsoever disease he had.[52] _Then the deacon the ectenia._ In peace let us pray to the Lord. For the peace that is from above.... For the peace of the whole world.... For this holy temple....