THE KAHNEITA, OR THE ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OF PRIESTSOn the death of one of the Church they shall wash him, and put on his clothes, and shall say over him this firstMawtba of the Washing when the corpse is laid out.Slota: Let us thank, worship, and praise the hidden and adorable power of Your glorious Trinity, for You are theLord of the two worlds which You have created, O Lord of our death and life, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.Amen.Suraya. Psalm 20.1-5.Slota: O You who formed Adam out of clay, who raised his children from the dust, and restored him from hisfall after he had become corrupt; to You we give thanks, worship, and praise, in the two worlds which You havecreated, O Lord of our death and life, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.Suraya. Psalm 43.Slota to be said over the incense: O Christ, when You entered into Sheol the dead smelled Your savour andreturned to life, accept, O Lord, this incense which is presented before the throne of Your Majesty, and befavourable to the dead for whom it is offered up, and bestow upon them the pardon of their sins, and theforgiveness of their follies, and in Your righteousness, O Lord, cause them to dwell in Your glorious bridalchamber of light in that day when every man shall be rewarded according to his works; for to You praise is duefrom all, and to You it is meet and right that thanks should be offered up by every creature, O Lord of our deathand life, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.Slota: O You who formed us in Your grace, and caused the sentence of death to be passed upon us in Yourjustice, and will make us rise again in the abundance of Your mercies, to You we give thanks, worship, andpraise, for You are the Lord of the two worlds which You have created, O Lord of our death and life, Father,Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.FIRST MAWTBAQanona. O Lord, God of my salvation. — You have clothed us with a mortal nature which is ever tormented bysin and pain, and if we cast off this abode of misery in a grievous death, the ga...