Communion Of the Sick
in a Hospital
Priest
Blessed is our
God always, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Holy God, Holy
Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal:
have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us.
Glory to the
Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and to the
ages of ages. Amen.
All‑Holy
Trinity: have mercy on us; Lord, be gracious unto our sins; Master, pardon our
offenses; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your Name's sake.
Glory to the
Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and to the
ages of ages. Amen.
Lord have
mercy; Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Our Father, Who
are in Heaven,
Hallowed be
Your Name; Your Kingdom come.
Your Will be
done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this
day our daily bread;
And forgive us
our trespasses.
As we forgive
those who trespass against us.
And lead us not
into temptation,
But deliver us
from evil.
Priest
For Yours is
the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
In peace let us
pray to the Lord.
For the peace
from above; for the salvation of our souls; let us pray to the Lord.
For the
remission of sins of the servant of God (Name) and the forgiveness of all his
(her) voluntary and involuntary transgressions; let us pray to the Lord.
That He will
deliver him (her) and us from all tribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity;
let us pray to the Lord.
Help us; save
us; have mercy on us and keep us, O God, by Your Grace.
Calling to
remembrance our all‑holy, pure, exceedingly blessed and glorious Lady
Theotokos and Ever‑Virgin Mary, with all the Saints; let us commend ourselves
and one another and all our life to Christ our God.
For to You are
due all glory, honor, and worship: to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Spirit, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages.
O Master, Lord
Jesus Christ, our Savior, Who alone has the power to forgive sins, and are our
Loving God, overlook, we beseech You, the transgressions of Your servant (Name),
whether of knowledge or ignorance, granting to him (her) to partake without
condemnation of Your immaculate Mysteries, not unto judgment, nor to the
increase
of sins, but to
the cleansing of soul and body, and to the inheritance of Your Kingdom; for You
are his (her) help and a firm wall and bulwark against the Adversary, and the
purification of his (her) iniquities; for You are our merciful and Man
befriending God, and to You do we send up Glory, to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
The Priest
recites the Communion troparia:
O Son of God,
receive me today as a partaker of Your mystic Supper, for I shall not betray
Your mysteries to Your enemies, nor will I give You a kiss as did Judas, but
with the thief I will confess You, "Remember me, O Lord, when You come
into Your Kingdom." 1
When the
Confession of the sick one has been heard, Absolution given, the Priest
prepares for the Partaking,
Spreading the Paten under the chin of the sick one, the Priest gives to him
(her) the Holy Mysteries, saying:
The servant of
God (Name) partakes of the Precious and All‑Holy Body and Blood of
our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ unto the remission of sins and everlasting
Life.
Prayers of
Thanksgiving
Let Your holy
Body, O Lord, be unto Life Everlasting for me, and Your precious Blood unto
remission of sins. Let this holy Eucharist be a source of joy and gladness for
me. At Your second coming make me worthy of standing at Your right hand,
through intercessions of your holy Mother, the Theotokos, and all your Saints.
Amen.
Dismissal
Through the
prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us and
save us.
Prayers in
Times of Trouble
Let us pray to
the Lord.
Lord have
mercy.
(+) O Lord of
Powers, be with us, for in the time of trouble we have no other help but You.
O Lord, God of
Powers, have mercy on us.
Priest
O God, our help
in time of need, Who are just and merciful, and Who inclines to the
supplications of His people;
Look down upon
us, miserable sinners, have mercy on us, and deliver us from the trouble that
now besets us, for which we acknowledge we are deservedly suffering.
We acknowledge
and believe, O Lord, that all the trials of this life are disposed by You for
our chastisement, when we drift away from You, and disobey Your commandments;
Deal with us
not according to our iniquities, but according to Your manifold mercies, for we
are the works of Your hands, and You know our weaknesses:
Grant, we
beseech You, Your divine helping Grace, and endow us with patience and strength
to endure our tribulations with complete submission to Your Will;
You know our
misery and sufferings, and to You, our only hope and refuge, we flee for relief
and comfort, trusting in Your infinite love and compassion, that in due time,
When You know
best, You will deliver us from this trouble, and turn our distress into
comfort,
When we shall rejoice in Your mercy, and
exalt and praise Your Holy Name (+) O Father, Son and Holy Spirit; both now and
ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
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