The Three Absolutions :: الثلاثة تحاليل

Priest:
Yea, O Lord, the Lord who have given us authority to tread on serpents and scorpions and upon all the power of the enemy, crush his heads beneath our feet speedily and scatter before us his every design of wickedness against us.

For You are King of us all, O Christ our God, and unto You we send up the glory, the honor, and the worship with Your good Father and the Holy Spirit, the Giver of Life, who is of one essence with You, now and at all times and unto the age of all ages. Amen.

Deacon:
Bow your heads to the Lord.

People:
Before You, O Lord.

Priest:

You, O Lord, who bowed the heavens, You descended and became man for the salvation of the mankind. You are He who sits upon the Cherubim and the Seraphim, and beholds those who are lowly. You also now, O our Master, are He to whom we lift up the eyes of our heart; the Lord who forgives our iniquities and saves our souls from corruption. We worship Your ineffable compassion, and we ask You to give us Your peace, for You have given us all things.

Acquire us to Yourself, O God our Savior, for we know none other but You. Your holy name we utter. Turn us, O God, unto the fear of You and the desire of You. Be pleased that we may abide in the enjoyment of Your good things. And those who have bowed their heads beneath Your hand, exalt them in [their] ways of life and adorn them with virtues.

And may we all be worthy of Your kingdom in the heavens, through the good will of God, Your good Father, with whom You are blessed with the Holy Spirit, the Giver of Life, who is of one essence with You, now and at all times and unto the age of all ages. Amen.

Deacon:
Let us attend in the fear of God. Amen.

Priest:
Peace be with all.

People:
And with your spirit.

Priest:

O Master, Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son and Logos of God the Father, who has broken every bond of our sins through His saving, life-giving sufferings. Who breathed into the face of His holy Disciples and saintly Apostles, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

You also now, O our Master, have given grace through Your holy Apostles to those who for a time labor in the priesthood in Your holy Church to forgive sin upon the earth and to bind and to loose every bond of iniquity.

Now also we ask and entreat Your goodness, O Lover of Mankind, for Your servants, my fathers and my brothers, and my weakness those who bow their heads before Your holy glory.

Dispense to us Your mercy and loose every bond of our sins, and if we have committed any sin against You knowingly or unknowingly, or through anguish of heart, or in deed or word, or from faintheartedness, O Master who know the weakness of men, as a Good One and Lover of Mankind, O God, grant us the forgiveness of our sins.

Bless us, purify us, absolve us, and all Your people. Fill us with Your fear and straighten us for Your holy good will, for You are our God, and the glory, the honor, the dominion, and the worship are due unto You, with Your good Father and the Holy Spirit, the Giver of Life, who is of one essence with You, now and at all times and unto the age of all ages. Amen.