_And he bendeth both knees, and placeth his palms crosswise on the holy table, and layeth his forehead between his hands on the holy table. The Archpriest placeth the end of the omophorion on the head of him that is receiving the laying on of hands, and blesseth him upon the head thrice. And the leading priest having said_, Let us attend, _the Archpriest, holding his hand upon his head, readeth aloud in the hearing of all them, that stand in the altar,_ The divine grace, which always remedieth that which is feeble, and supplieth that which is lacking, layeth hands upon, _name_, the most pious deacon, to be presbyter: let us therefore pray for him, that the grace of the all-holy Spirit may come upon him. _And the priests within sing_, Lord, have mercy, _thrice from the right hand side. Then again thrice from the left hand side. Then in like manner also the singers without in the right and left choirs,_ Kyrie eleison, _antiphonally thrice slowly, while the Archpriest readeth the prayer. The Archpriest again blesseth him thrice, having his hand lying upon the head of him that is receiving the laying on of hands. And the protodeacon saith_, Let us pray to the Lord, _in a low voice._ _The Archpriest saith the prayer secretly._ O God, unbeginning and unending, who art older than every created thing, who honourest with the tide of presbyter them who are made worthy in this degree to minister sacredly the word of thy truth; do thou thyself, O Master of all, vouchsafe that this man, whom thou art well-pleased to lay hands upon by me, may receive, in a blameless conversation and in unswerving faith, this great grace of thy holy Spirit, and declare him thy perfect servant, acceptable unto thee in all things, and worthily exercising this great priestly honour vouchsafed unto him by thy foreknowing power. _Exclamation._ For thine is the might, and thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen. _And the priest readeth that which is of peace in a low voice._