14- الأنافورا: صلاة قداس المياه في لقان الرسل

People:
And with your spirit.

Priest:
Lift up your hearts.

People:
We have them with the Lord.

Priest:
Let us give thanks to the Lord.

People:
It is meet and right

Priest:
Meet and Right, Meet and Right, for You are truly Meet and Right. O Master, the Pantocrator, Lord of all, the Father of compassion and God of all comfort, You are the Means, You are the helping Power.You are the Help, the Physician, the Refuge, the Steadfast Fortress, the Hope of those who flee to You.

Deacon:
You who are seated, stand.

Priest:
The Grace, the Ascension, the Hope, the Life and the Resurrection, we all await Your salvation by which you have reconciled every one. You are the Ruler, the Lord of lords, the Master of masters and the King of kings.

Deacon:
Look towards the East.

Priest:
You are He who has given authority to those who were first called by Your grace to bind and to loose. You are the wisdom of those who are Your instruments in the Church of Your Christ, this which You have guarded as a fair bride.For You are the All-honored and the Pantocrator since the beginning. And to You the kingdom, the power, the glory, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are due.

People:
The cherubim worship You, and the seraphim glorify You, proclaiming and saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Your holy glory."

Priest:
Agios, Agios, Agios. Holy, Holy, Holy, truly O Lord our God. Give to us, now, also, O our Master, the grace of this service as You have given to Your servant Moses, and commanded him to make the Tabernacle and the Arc, according to the figure of the patterns You have shown to him. And Aaron whom You have chosen to priesthood, and Besele-eel who had adorned the Tabernacle. And Solomon, whose prayer You have heard in the temple which he had built for You, according to the covenant You have established with the righteous king David. And to the blessed Apostles You have given the grace of the church and the mysteries of the new covenant. Likewise, we, Your unworthy servants, receive to You our prayer over this holy basin, and send down upon it the beams of Your grace.
Sanctify it, Amen.

People: (Amen)

Priest:
Fill it with Your Holy Spirit. Amen.

People: (Amen)

Priest:
Put in it the seal of salvation, Amen.

People: (Amen).

Priest:
And the energy of Your invisible power. Amen.

People: (Amen).

Priest:
Fill it with the glory of Your Divinity, Amen.

People: (Amen).

Priest:
May it be a font of blessing, Amen.

People: (Amen).

Priest:
A basin of glory and honor to Your Holy Name. Amen.

People: (Amen).

Deacon:
Pray. (Epros evik-sas-ti)

People:
Lord have mercy.

Priest:
O Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son and Logos of God the Father, who has enlightened all those under the heaven through Your manifestation in Your holy flesh, has saved them from the tyranny of the Devil. You have manifested to us the imperishable freedom of Your divine mysteries, and has led us to the holies which the angels desire to see and have not seen.You have granted to us to enter into the Kingdom of the Heavens through the second birth. For You have said, "Unless one is born again he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. Therefore, You did deign to be baptized in the Jordan, purifying it. You, had no need to be purified, being the All-Holy. Rather, You have purified and sanctified the water through You descent into it.And You have bruised the heads of the dragon upon the waters, that we too, who were enemies in sin may receive the forgiveness of our sins and our transgressions by our washing therein.

Deacon:
Pray. (Epros evik-sas-ti)

People:
Lord have mercy.

Priest:
Now, also, O Lord, we ask and entreat You for this basin which is a type of the Jordan, in which You were baptized for our salvation by Your servant John, according to Your will. Sanctify, O Lord, this water, so that every one that washes in it may be worthy of the forgiveness of his sins, incorruption, and the heavenly gift.May their names be written in the Book of Life with all the elect, according to the will of Your Good Father, with You and the Holy Spirit, the Giver-of-Life, who is of One Essence with You. May they praise and glorify You at all times. For Your Holy Name is full of glory with Your unblemished Father and the Holy Spirit. Now and all times and unto the age of all ages amen.

People:
Our Father Who art in heave; hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
In Christ Jesus our Lord, for Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Deacon:
Bow your heads to the Lord.

People:
Before You, O Lord

Deacon:
Let us attend in the fear of God. Amen

Priest:
Peace be with all.

People: And with your spirit.

Deacon:
Truly Saved. Amen. And with your spirit.

Priest:
Bless be the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and Holy is the Holy Sprit, Amen.

People:
Amen. One is the All-Holy Father, one is the All-Holy Son, one is the All-Holy Spirit. Amen.