When one of the secular priests departeth to the Lord, three priests come
and lift him from the bed, and lay him on the floor upon a mat. And since
it behoveth not that he be washed, being naked, by the priests, they
sponge him with pure oil. Then they clothe him in his customary garments,
and after that with all the priestly vestments, and cover his face with
the aër, and lay the holy gospel upon him. Then the priests come vested
in the priestly vestments.
_And the president maketh_, Blessed be our God....
_And they that are standing by begin,_
Holy God.... O most holy Trinity.... and Our Father.... For thine is the
kingdom....
_And straightway they sing these troparia, tone iv._