Then they go to the fountain and wash their hands, each one saying to himself,
I will wash my hands with the innocent, and compass Thine altar, O Lord, that I may hear the sound of Thy praise, and tell of all Thy wonders. O Lord, I have loved the beauty of Thine house, and the dwelling-place of Thy glory. Lose not my soul with the ungodly, nor my life with men of blood, in whose hands are wickednesses, their right hand full of gifts; but I will go forth in mine innocence; deliver me, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; my foot shall stand in uprightness; in the churches will I bless Thee, O Lord.
And thus they go into the Prothesis; then making three adorations before the Prothesis each saith,
O God, pardon me a sinner, and have mercy upon me.
The Priest, alone. Thou hast redeemed us from the curse of the law by
