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The act of cutting Slavas cakeA priest puts on the proper clothing (epitrachelion) and begins as usual:Blessed is our God, always and ever to the ages of ages. Amen. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Eternal, have mercy on us (3 times). Glory to the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always to the ages. Amen.Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord forgive us our trespasses; Holycome and heal our weaknesses with Thy name.Lord have mercy (3 times)Glory to the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always to the ages. Amen.

Our Father, which art in heaven,hallowed be thy name;thy kingdom come;thy will be done,in earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive them that trespass against us.And lead us not into temptation;but deliver us from evil.[For thine is the kingdom, and the power and

the glory to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,now and always, for the ages.]Amen.

Prayer to the Saint.After spreading the smoke coming from the incense, and blesses the Slava cake three times

making the sing of a cross and saying: Lord Jesus Christ, our God, bless this bread (Slava

cake) and this wine with Your Holy Spirit, now and ever to the ages, Amen.Then he says: to Your glory, our Lord and God, we bring this to You and to Saint (name), and

through prayers of this Saint please accept this sacrifice Allmerciful, for the eternal life.

After that, cake is cake and wine poured on top. Then he says:

I - "Holy martyrs, who have greatly suffered, pray to the Lord for the forgiveness of our souls. "II - "Glory to Thy, O God, the praise of Apostles, the joy of the martyrs, You are the Holy Trinity

undivided.III - "Isaiah rejoice, Virgin is blessed and bore a son Emmanuel, a God and a man; East is his

name, by magnifying Him we glorify the Virgin Mary.

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Once this is sung, a priest breaks the cake in hald with the host, then joins the two pieces in a

paralel manner, and kiss the cake three times, after which priest says the following: Christ be

among us! Host replies: He is and will be. (that is done three times)Then: Glory to the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. With the prayers of St. (name), Merciful Godplease cleanse our sins. Have mercy on us God; through your mercy and goodness cleanse our

sins. (Ps. 51:1)

The presence of th Holy Spirit has unified us, and by taking Your cross we say: praised is thy

who goes in the name of Lord, Osana in the highest. Have mercy on us God; through your mercy and goodness cleanse our sins.

We pray to you for our patriarch (name). We also pray for our brothers and for all Orthodox

Christians. We also pray for this home and its members (names), for mercy, life, peace, health

and their salvation.Because you are merciful and human-loving God, and to You we praise the glory - to the

Father, to the Son and the Holy Spirit - now and ever to the ages of ages, Amen. Then the prayer of conclusion. Once the blessing of koljivo is done in the house, then a priest

first reads this prayer, then cuts the cake according to the defined manner.