Sketches of the Rites and Customs of the Greco-Russian Church |
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acathistus Agrafena altar amvon Anfisa Fômishna Anna Ivanovna Anna Martinovna anointed Appolon arrived baby baptism bell Bishop blessing Boogorki Borinka bride bridegroom brother called ceremony child choir Christ church clergy Communion confess consecrated course cross daughter Deacon dear deceased doctor dress Elenovka Emperor Esper eyes Father friends girl Greco-Russian Grousha hand happy head heard heart honour husband Imperial kissed Koupéeff kvass lady Leonoff linen Liturgy lived Liza Liza's Lord Mamasha marriage married mercy Michaël Emilianovitch molében morning Moscow mother muslin Nadia Nadinka never Olympiada Modestovna orthodox Pavla Lavrentievna performed person Petersburg picture Polixena poor prayer Priest Protopope Psalm Reader received requiem Romàn royal gates Russian Sacrament Sclavonic Seraphima servant singing sister soul Sudarina Tatiana Alexandrovna tears Thee thing thou town Tzar Unction versts Vesnin Vladika wife words young
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Page 128 - The righteous also shall give thanks unto thy name; and the just shall continue in thy sight. Psalm cxli. Domine, clamavi. LORD, I call upon thee; haste thee unto me, and consider my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2 Let...
Page 130 - OUR Lord Jesus Christ, who hath left power to his Church to absolve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him, of his great mercy forgive thee thine offences : And by his authority committed to me, I absolve thee from all thy sins, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Page 128 - Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. 4 O let not mine heart be inclined to any evil thing...
Page 247 - And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them; Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them, and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Page 89 - The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous : the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass.
Page 72 - The servant of God (N.) is baptized in the name of the FATHER, Amen, and of the SON, Amen, and of the HOLY GHOST, Amen.
Page 89 - Good luck have thou with thine honour : ride on, because of the word of truth, of meekness and righteousness, and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Page 272 - In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day will I pray, and that instantly : and he shall hear my voice.
Page 168 - Come, ye children, and hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Page 424 - I will wash my hands in innocency, and so will I compass thine altar :