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The Order for the Veneration of the Holy Cross on the Third Sunday of the Great Fast

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The Order for the Veneration of the Cross

on the Third Sunday of the Great FastCopyright 2013 by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver

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THE ORDER FOR THE

VENERATION OF THE CROSS

After Blessed be the name of the Lord ...,

the Chanters assemble at the north door of theiconostasion, preceded by the Acolytes

carrying candles and the hexapteryga (but notthe processional cross). A tray is placed on the

Holy Table, holding the Precious Cross whichis held upright and surrounded with fresh

flowers and three candles. The Priest takes thecenser and censes the Precious Cross nine

times. He then makes three reverences, kissesthe Holy Table, lifts the tray above his head,

and exits through the north door. TheChanters softly intone Holy God, Holy

Mighty ..., as the procession begins around

the interior periphery of the temple.

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Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have

mercy on us.

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When the procession reaches the center of the

solea, it circles around the table three times.

The Priest stops before the table, facing east,raises the tray and intones:

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Priest Wisdom! Rise! .

The priest places the tray on the table, takes

the censer, and then censes the Precious Crosson all four sides, as he chants:

Priest Save, O Lord, Your people, and

bless Your inheritance; grant victory to therulers against all of their adversaries, and

preserve Your commonwealth by Yourholy Cross.

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The Chanters repeat the hymn twice:

Save, O Lord, Your people, and bless Yourinheritance; grant victory to the rulers

against all of their adversaries, and preserveYour commonwealth by Your holy Cross.

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(Repeat) Save, O Lord, Your people, andbless Your inheritance; grant victory to the

rulers against all of their adversaries, andpreserve Your commonwealth by Your holy

Cross.

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The Priest makes three reverences before theCross, then venerates the Precious Cross, as

he intones:

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Priest Your Cross we venerate, O

Master, and Your holy resurrection weglorify.

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The Chanters repeat the hymn twice:

Your Cross we venerate, O Master, and

Your holy resurrection we glorify. (2)

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(Repeat) Your Cross we venerate, OMaster, and Your holy resurrection we

glorify.

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The priest blesses the congregation with the

Precious Cross. After blessing the faithful, he

places the Cross upon the tray and enters theHoly of Holies.

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Dismissal

Deacon Let us pray to the Lord. . .

Lord, have mercy. , .

Priest The blessing of the Lord and Hismercy come upon you, through His divine

grace and love for mankind, always; nowand ever, and to the ages of ages.

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Amen. .Priest Glory to You, O God, glory to

You.

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Priest May (He Who is risen from the

dead,) Christ our true God, through theintercessions of His all-pure and all-

blameless holy Mother; by the power of theprecious and life-giving Cross; through the

protection of the honorable heavenlybodiless powers; through the supplications

of the honorable, glorious, prophet,forerunner, and baptist John; of the holy,

glorious, and all-praiseworthy Apostles; ofour father among the saints, Basil the Great

Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadociawhose liturgy we celebrate; of the holy,

glorious and victorious martyrs; of ourvenerable and God-bearing fathers; of (the

patron saint); of the holy and righteous

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ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; ofSaints (the saints of the day) whom we

commemorate; and of all the saints: havemercy and save us, for He is good and loves

mankind.

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Unto the one who blesses us and sanctifies

us with Gods grace: Lord keep him in Yourcare, many years unto him.

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Through the prayers of our holy fathers, OLord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on

us and save us.

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Amen. .

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