Save, O Lord, and have mercy upon the Most Holy Governing Synod.
And keep them under thy protection in peace, subdue under Them every enemy and adversary, grant unto Them all desires for salvation and eternal life, that by elements, and by men, and by angels, and by things visible and invisible thy most holy name may be glorified, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.
Priest. Peace to all.
Deacon. Bow your heads to the Lord.
Priest, the bowing down prayer.
Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hearken unto us, thou that didst vouchsafe to be baptized in Jordan, and didst hallow the waters; and bless us all, who through the bending of our necks indicate the representation of service; and count us worthy to be filled with thy sanctification through partaking of this water; and may it be to us, O Lord, for the healing of soul and body.
Exclamation.
For thou art our sanctification, and to thee we ascribe glory, and thanksgiving, and worship, with thine unbeginning Father, and with thy Most Holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.
And straightway, blessing the water crosswise with the honourable cross, he dippeth it perpendicularly, sinking it in the Water and raising it, holding it with both hands, and singing the present troparion in tone i.