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OF S. CHRYSOSTOM.
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and shall take away my transgressions, and purge my sins.
Then calleth he the Deacon, saying,
Deacon, draw near.
And the Deacon cometh, and boweth once, saying,
Behold, I come to the Immortal King. I believe, Lord, and confess, &c., as the Priest said.
The Priest. The Deacon (name,) the servant of God, partaketh of the precious and holy Blood of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and for life eternal.
And when the Deacon hath communicated, the Priest saith,
Behold, this hath touched thy lips, and shall take away thy transgressions, and purge thy sins.
When there are other communicants of the sacred mysteries, the Priest shall di-
