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Prayer-Book (Euchologion)
St Sarapion of Thmuis, tr. Wordsworth, 1899
Chapter 16
16. Prayer in regard to the Chrism with which those who have been baptized are being anointed (χρίονται).
God of Hosts (lit. powers), the helper of every soul that turns to thee and that cometh under the mighty hand of thy only-begotten, we invoke thee to work in this chrism a divine and heavenly energy1 through the divine and unseen powers of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, in order that they who have been baptized, and who are being anointed with it with the impress (ἐκτύπωμα) of the sign of the saving cross of the only-begotten, by which cross Satan and every opposing power was routed and triumphed over, they also, as being regenerated and renewed through the washing of regeneration (παλινγενεσίας, Titus iii. 5), may become partakers of the gift of the holy Spirit, and being made secure by this seal (1 Cor. xv. 53), may continue steadfast and unmoveable, unhurt and inviolate, free from harsh treatment and intrigue, in the franchise (ἐμπολιτευόμενοι) of the faith and full knowledge of the truth, awaiting to the end the heavenly hopes of life and eternal promises of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, through whom to thee (is) the glory and the strength both now and to all the ages of the ages. Amen.
Notes
- Cp. the parallel prayer Apost. Const. vii. 44, which, however, is much shorter as being said over each who receives the chrism, and has otherwise very little similarity. For the development of this rite see above, Int. § 9, pp. 54—57.