Prayer at the Commencement of Making Prosphora

Prayer at the Commencement of Making Prosphora

Making the Sign of the Cross, say

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy upon us. Amen. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

O God, whose only-begotten Son hast said, "Without Me, ye can do nothing," my Lord and my God, in faith I bend the knees of my soul to bow before Thy fatherly goodness and raise my hands to Thee: help me, a sinner, to do this work in conformity with Thy will. And send down Thy Holy Spirit to guide me in the making of these prosphora, that they may be worthy of the use for which they are intended.

And blessing the assembled ingredients with the Sign of the Cross, say: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Lord have mercy (thrice).

O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Thy Most Pure Mother, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, by the intercessions of blessed Michael the Archangel, of the holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John, of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, of [your patron saint or the patron saint of the church in which the Divine Liturgy is to be served], of my holy Guardian Angel, and of all the saints, have mercy upon me and save me. Amen. (roca)