In peace let us pray to the Lord. _They answer to each petition_, Lord, have mercy, _once_. For the peace that is from above.... For the peace of the whole world.... For our archpriest, _name_, for his priesthood, assistance, continuance, peace, health, salvation, and for the work of his hands, let us pray to the Lord. For the Servant of God, _name_, now receiving the laying on of hands for presbyter, and for his salvation, let us pray to the Lord. That the man-loving God may bestow on him a spotless and blameless priesthood, let us pray to the Lord. For our Most Pious, Autocratic Great Lord, THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER ALEXANDROVITCH of all Russia, and for all HIS palace and army, let us pray to the Lord. For this city.... For our deliverance.... Help us, save us.... Commemorating our most holy, most pure.... _They answer_, To thee, O Lord. _The Archpriest, having his hand lying on the head of him that is receiving the laying on of hands, prayeth thus,_ O God, mighty in power, and unsearchable in understanding, wonderful in counsels above the sons of men; do thou thyself, O Lord, fill with the gift of thy holy Spirit this man, whom thou art well-pleased should attain unto the presbyterial degree, that he may be worthy to stand blamelessly at thine altar, to declare the gospel of thy kingdom, to minister sacredly the word of thy truth, to offer unto thee gifts and spiritual sacrifices, and to renew thy people by the laver of regeneration, that he, meeting thee at the second coming of the great God and our Saviour, Jesus Christ, thine only-begotten Son, may receive the reward of a good stewardship of his order, in the plentitude of thy grace. _Exclamation._ For blessed and glorified is thine all-revered and majestic name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen. _Then they raise him up, and bring the epitrachelion, and taking the orarion from him that hath received the laying on of hands, the Archpriest giveth him the epitrachelion, having blessed it, and he that hath received the laying on of hands kisseth the epitrachelion, and the Archpriest’s hand. And the Archpriest layeth it upon his neck, saying with a loud voice_, Axios. _And they sing in the altar thrice_, Axios. _And the singers without sing the same in both choirs. In like manner he giveth him also the girdle, and he kisseth it, and the Archpriest’s hand, and girdeth himself. And the Archpriest saith_, Axios. _And they sing in the altar and without in like manner. And they do the same with the phelonion, and with the sloujébnik. And the Archpriest saith with each_, Axios. _And they sing according to custom. And, having kissed the omophorion and the Archpriest’s hand, he that hath received the laying on of hands as priest goeth out and kisseth the archimandrites, and all the co-ministrants on the shoulder, and standeth with the priests._ THE ORDER OF THE OFFICE FOR THE MAKING OF A PROTOPRESBYTER.