ORDER AND CANONS USED ON THE HOLY FEAST OF EPIPHANYRAMSAP. Glory to God in the highest (3x). And on earth peace and a good hope to men at all times for ever. Amen.R. Bless, O my lord. (and give the kiss of peace) - Our Father in heaven...D. Let us pray. Peace be with us. - P. Let us give thanks, my Lord, to Your Godhead with spiritual praises,and worship Your Majesty with earthly adorations, and glorify Your secret and hidden Nature with pure and un-defiled ascriptions of glory, Lord of all, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for ever. - R. Amen.MARMITHA: Pss 65-67 under one Gloria; each psalm is sung and farced.R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. - D. Let us pray, peace be with us. This marmitha is said [on Sundays and Fest-ivals] all the year [from Epiphany] till Advent.P. To the great, terrible, holy, blessed, excellent, incomprehensible Name of Your glorious Trinity, and Your lov-ingkindness to our race are we bound to give thanks, worship and praise at all times, Lord of all, Father...As at Christmas: How beloved are Your dwellings, You Lord of hosts. As the fragrance of sweet incense, andthe smell of a pleasant censer, receive, Christ our Saviour, the request and prayer of Your servants.My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the Lord. - As the fragrance...My heart and my flesh have glorified the living God. - As the fragrance...Glory... - As the fragrance... - From everlasting to everlasting, amen. - As the fragrance...D. Peace be with us. - P. Let us lift up praise to Your glorious Trinity at all times, for ever, Lord of all...Or: Christ who accepted the blood of the martyrs in the day when they were killed, accept this incense from thehands of my feebleness in the loving-kindness of Your compassion for ever. (He places incense in the censerwhich is held by the deacon, signing it with the cross, the deacon goes round the church and censes the people)LAKHUMARA. As at Christmas: P. For all Your helps and graces (given) to us, which cannot be repaid, let usgi...
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