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The Sinodos

Section 79

PRAYER FOR THE FRUIT OF THE EARTH And again we beseech the almighty God, the Father etc., for the fruit of the earth, that he may increase the fruit of the earth, and that he may be pleased to bring the sowing and the harvest. May he grant rich favour, the Lord our God.

The deacon shall say : Pray for the fruit of the earth. Lord our God the almighty, we pray thee and we beseech thee, increase the fruit of the earth, and be pleased (and) bring the sowing and the harvest, which is from thy goodness. Speedily let thy mercy find us, O Lord.

The deacon shall say : Let us all say.

The people shall say : O Lord, have mercy upon us. For the poor of thy people and for all who call upon thy holy and blessed name, through, etc.

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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.