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The people answer: O Lord, pardon the sins of your servants, and. . .

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The people answer: O Lord, pardon the sins of your servants, and purify our conscience from doubts and from Strifes. O Lord, pardon the offences of them that are praising You, and make clear our soul from hatred and slander. O Lord, pardon the sins of Your servants who have confessed Your name, and make us worthy to receive this Sacrament with faith. O Lord, pardon Your servants who call upon Your name daily; and grant us, Lord, to be Yours, even as You desire; and may these divine Mysteries, Lord, be to us for the confidence and courage before Your Majesty.

-St. Narsai Harp of the Spirit

As soon as the bread and wine are set upon the alter they. . .

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As soon as the bread and wine are set upon the alter they show forth a symbol of the death of the Son, also of His resurrection; wherefore that Spirit which raised Him from the dead comes down now and celebrates the Mysteries of the resurrection of His Body.

-St. Narsai Harp of the Spirit

Our Lord Jesus, King to be adored of all creatures, do away from us all harms by. . .

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Our Lord Jesus, King to be adored of all creatures, do away from us all harms by the power of Your Mysteries; and when You shine forth at end of the times for the redemption of all, may we go forth to meet You with confidence with Hosannas.

-St. Narsai Harp of the Spirit

 

 

Blessed is he that makes his heart peaceful at the. . .

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Blessed is he that makes his heart peaceful at the hour of the Mysteries, for all his debts and hateful deeds shall be forgiven him.

-St. Narsai Harp of the Spirit

 

In His awful character and office, an object of awe even to. . .

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In His awful character and office, an object of awe even to the seraphim, the son of dust stands in great fear as mediator. The awful King, mystically slain and buried, and the awful watchers, standing in fear in honour of their Lord! The ranks of the watchers surround the alter in that hour, as Chrysostom has borne witness who saw them.

-St. Narsai Harp of the Spirit.

 

The Church performs her Mysteries in secret away from. . .

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The Church performs her Mysteries in secret away from those that are without; and the Priest celebrates privately within the sanctuary. Only her Children and her sons, the baptised and the signed, does she allow to enjoy communion in these adorable Mysteries which she performs.

-St. Narsai Harp of the Spirit

The power to bear Mysteries, which. . .

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The power to bear Mysteries, which the humble man has received, which makes him perfect in every virtue without toil, this is the very power which the blessed apostles received in the form of fire. For its sake the Saviour commanded them not to leave Jerusalem until they should receive power from on high, that is to say, the Paraclete, which, being interpreted, is the Spirit of consolation. And this is the Spirit of divine visions. Concerning this it is said in divine Scripture: ‘Mysteries are revealed to the humble’ [Ecclus 3:19]. The humble are accounted worthy of receiving in themselves this Spirit of revelations Who teaches mysteries.”

+ St. Isaac of Nineveh, Ascetical Homily 77