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The Sinodos

Section 76

PRAYER FOR THE SICK

15 And again we beseech the almighty God, the Father, etc., for the sick brethren, that he may remove all sickness and all suffering from them. Having taken away the spirit of disease, may he who has authority for all healing give to them life, the Lord our God. The deacon shall say : Pray for the sick.

God the almighty, the Father, etc., we pray thee and we beseech thee for the sick brethren. Grant to them life. Take away the spirit of sickness. Cause to pass away from them all disease and all suffering. Speedily let thy mercy find us, O Lord.

The deacon shall say : Let us all say.

The people shall say : Have mercy upon us.

Physician of the soul and physician of the body, thou art the overseer of all flesh, and of those who are troubled with unclean spirits; deliver every tormented and IS oppressed soul, give health and give rest, drive away all disease from this house, and from those who call upon thy holy and blessed name. Having healed the disease of all of our souls, grant perfect soundness, through, etc. 5

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Text. The Rev. G. Horner, The Statutes of the Apostles, 1904. Public domain by age. Horner's English of the Ge'ez Sinodos he prints in the same volume, recovered from the scan by the word coordinates rather than by its plain OCR. Not audited: no independent reference counts exist for this text. His own numbering is kept, including the two statutes he numbers 40.