Glory. Both now.
Through the prayers, O Lord, of all the saints, and of the God-bearing one, grant thy peace to us, and have mercy upon us, as being alone compassionate.
Then the Archpriest sheareth his head crosswise, saying, In the name of the Father. A protodeacon and a reader, or a singer, say, Amen. Archpriest. And of the Son. Protodeacon. Amen. Archpriest. And of the Holy Ghost. Protodeacon. Amen.
Then the Archpriest putteth the short phelonion on him, and again thrice signeth him crosswise on his head with the hand, and layeth his hand upon him, and prayeth thus,
O Lord God almighty, elect this thy servant, and sanctify him, and grant unto him, in all wisdom and understanding, to practise the study and reading of thy divine words, preserving him in a blameless course of life.
Exclamation.
Through the mercy, and compassions, and love to man of thine only-begotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.
And after the prayer the Archpriest openeth the book of the apostles over the head of the reader. And the subdeacons conduct him from the Archpriest, and place him in the middle of the church, with his face towards the east, and give him the book of the apostles, and he readeth thus, The reading of the message of the holy apostle Paul to the Romans (or, to others). And he readeth the portion of the epistle that is appointed, from the beginning to the end, and turneth himself and boweth thrice to the Archpriest according to rite. And the subdeacons take off from him the phelonion, and conduct him to the Archpriest. And the Archpriest again signeth his head thrice with the hand. And they bring the sticharion to the Archpriest, and he signeth the sticharion with his hand over the cross. And he that hath been appointed, having signed himself with his hand, kisseth the cross upon the sticharion, and the hand of the Archpriest; and the subdeacons vest him with the sticharion. And the Archpriest addresseth him on this wise,
Child, the first degree of the priesthood is that of reader. Therefore it becometh thee to read every day in the divine scriptures, that they that hear, considering thee, may receive edification, and that thou, in nowise shaming thine election, mayest prepare thyself for a more advanced degree. For, living temperately, holily, and righteously, thou shalt gain the mercy of the man-loving God, and make thyself worthy of a higher ministry, in Christ Jesus our Lord, to whom be glory to ages of ages. Amen.