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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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8/9/2019 Slava 13 - The Act of Cutting Slava's Cake
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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.
