Let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
Bless, O Lord, this new fruit of the vine, which through the salubrity
of the air, and through showers of rain and temperate weather, thou art
well-pleased should at this time attain unto maturity. May our partaking
of this new growth of the vine be for gladness, and for the offering of
a gift unto thee for the cleansing of sins, through the sacred and holy
body of thy Christ, with whom thou art blessed, together with thy most
holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of
ages. Amen.
_And be it known that this prayer is said, where there are vineyards,
over grapes, and these are brought into the temple for a blessing on this
sixth day of August. But here in great Russia, where, vineyards are not
found, apples are this day brought into the temple, and the prayer for
them that offer first-fruits is said, of which the beginning is,_
Master, Lord our God....
_And likewise other fruits, let each be brought in their season to the
temple for a blessing, and then let the prayer be said over them._
_Chapter XXVII._