Attend unto the supplications of thy servants, thou altogether undefiled one, quelling the uprisings of evils against us, and releasing us from every affliction; for thee we have alone a sure and certain confirmation, and we have gain’d thy mediation that we may not be put to shame, O Queen, who call upon thee. Be instant in supplication for them that faithfully exclaim to thee, Hail, Queen, thou aid of all, the joy and safeguard, and salvation of our souls. _Glory. Both now._ Lord, have mercy, _thrice_. Bless. _And the dismissal._ Christ our true God, through the prayers of his most pure Mother, through the power of the honourable and life-effecting cross, of the holy, glorious, and all-praised James, apostle and first highpriest of Jerusalem, the brother of God, and of all the Saints, save us and have mercy upon us, as being good and the lover of mankind. _And he that receiveth the prayer oil maketh reverence, saying,_ Bless me, holy fathers, and forgive me, a sinner. _Thrice._ _And, having received from them blessing and forgiveness, he departeth, thanking God._ [Illustration] [Illustration] _Chapter XIV._ THE OFFICE WHEN IN EXTREME URGENCY OCCASION ARISETH TO GIVE COMMUNION TO A SICK PERSON. _The priest taketh a particle of the holy mysteries, and placeth it in a chalice, and poureth thereunto a little wine, as much at may be sufficient for the sick person to receive it._ _And he beginneth_, Blessed be our God, always, now.... _Then_, Trisagion. _After_ Our Father.... Lord, have mercy, _xii_. O come, let us worship.... _thrice_. I believe in one God.... _all to the end_. _Then he saith,_ Of thy mysterious supper, Son of God, me a communicant accept to-day; for I thy mystery to thy foes will not betray, nor give to thee a kiss as Judas did; but, as the thief, I will confess thee: Lord, in thy kingdom O remember me. _Glory._ O heavenly king, O comforter, Spirit of truth who art everywhere and fillest all, treasury of blessings and giver of life; come and abide in us, and cleanse us from all stain, and save our souls, O blessed one. _Both now. Theotokion._ God-bearing Virgin, we have understood the God made flesh from thee, whom do thou pray to save our souls. Lord, have mercy, _xl_. _Then this prayer._