[WR: The conclusion of the Diataxis of St. Philotheos Kokkinos. This is a machine-assisted translation, so there are probably mistakes. Someday, I will post a proper translation. I will take a short break from posting and return in September.]
The priest divides the holy bread into portions, arranging them in the holy diskos in the form of a cross, saying: The Lamb of God is divided and distributed; divided but not disunited; always eaten yet never consumed, but sanctifying those who partake.
And the deacon, pointing to the holy chalice with his orarion, says: Fill, Master, the holy chalice.
And the priest, taking the upper portion, makes with it the sign of the cross over the holy chalice, saying: The fullness of the Holy Spirit. And thus he places it in [the chalice].
And the deacon, having said Amen, receives the hot water that has been brought in and, offering it, says to the priest: Bless, Master, the hot water. And the priest blesses it.
The deacon, holding the holy chalice with his left hand, pours the hot water in the form of a cross, while the priest says: The warmth of the Holy Spirit...
And the deacon: Amen.
Having made obeisances themselves likewise three times and prayed, the deacon girds his orarion crosswise and stands a little distance away, while the priest, having made an obeisance to the deacon and asked for forgiveness, takes a portion of the holy bread and, dividing it into two, takes half for himself and holds it in the palm of his right hand, while holding the other part in his left hand with the same reverence, says quietly: Deacon, approach.
And the deacon, having approached, makes a bow with all reverence, asking for forgiveness. And thus he approaches. The priest, giving it to him, says: The precious and all-holy body of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ is given to [Name] the deacon, for the remission of his sins and for life eternal.
And the deacon, having kissed the hand that gives it to him and received it, goes to one side of the holy table behind and, bowing his head and praying, says: I believe, Lord, and I confess that you are truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, who came down from heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit for the salvation of sinners, of whom I am first...
And Of Your Mystical Supper... and finally Let not the communion of your Holy Mysteries be to me for judgment or condemnation, O Lord, but for the healing of soul and body. He partakes of what is in his hands with fear and all precaution.
The priest, also holding the holy portion he has received, bows his head before the holy table. And having prayed and said the aforementioned, he also partakes of what is in his hands with all precaution. Then, rising, he takes the holy chalice with both hands, covered with the veil, and partakes three times from it. And after this, he wipes both his own lips and the sacred chalice with the veil in his hands, and having kissed the chalice somewhere near the rim on the outside, he calls the deacon again, saying: Deacon, approach.
And approaching and making an obeisance to him and again asking for forgiveness, he also touches the sacred chalice with the priest, along with the veil. And he also partakes three times, while the priest says: [Name] the deacon partakes of the precious and holy blood of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of his sins and for life eternal.
Then, wiping his own lips and those of the sacred chalice with the veil in his hands, [the deacon] kisses the priest on the cheek, while the priest says: Christ is in our midst.
And the deacon: He is and shall be.
And after this, the deacon himself, taking the holy diskos and the so-called sponge in his hands and wiping everything in the holy chalice with fear and all precaution so that not even the tiniest particle falls or is left behind. While this is happening, the priest recites the prayer of thanksgiving.
Then, placing the holy spoon in the holy chalice and covering it with one of the veils, the deacon lifts it with the priest's permission and, turning towards the west, shows it to those outside, saying Approach.
The priest himself, first saying With the fear of God and faith... after proclaiming, as we said, Approach, if there are any who wish to partake, takes from the deacon's hands the holy chalice and distributes to them. And thus, having blessed the people, he returns. If there are none, he blesses the people while the deacon holds the holy chalice, saying quietly also Save, O God, your people…
When the holy chalice has been placed on the holy table, the priest takes the prepared censer and, having blessed the incense, censes the holy things three times, saying quietly Be exalted to the heavens… Then he gives the censer to the deacon's right hand, and also places the holy diskos on his head, having the asterisk with the veils.
The priest himself, taking the holy chalice in his own hands, says quietly first Blessed is [our] God, and then aloud for all to hear Always, now and forever… And while Let our mouths be filled is being chanted, the holy things are carried to the prothesis with the deacon going ahead [of the priest].
And the deacon, having censed them and set aside the censer, departs. And standing in the customary place, he says: Having partaken, let us stand upright…
Help us, save us…
The whole day…
While this is being said, the priest distributes the antidoron to the people, [saying]: For you are our sanctification…
[WR: The distribution of the antidoron begins at the end of the service in contemporary practice.]
Then the deacon: Let us go forth in peace.
And when the priest has gone out and stood in his proper place, the deacon again: Let us pray to the Lord. And the priest [says] the prayer behind the ambo. While this is being said, the deacon stands before the holy doors holding his orarion. And bowing his head until the completion of the prayer, when it is finished he returns to the prothesis.
And when the priest has said the final prayer there, receiving the kairos and making an obeisance to him, [the deacon] gathers up the holy things with all attention and care, washing the holy chalice three times with wine and water, and wiping it carefully so that the moisture dries up and no dampness remains. Having gathered these things and arranged them well, he washes his hands and what is before his lips in the usual place, saying to himself the Now let your servant depart, the Trisagion, the troparion and kontakion of the day, and the Theotokion. Lord, have mercy three times. Glory, both now… More honorable.… And dismissal. While saying these, he removes the sticharion with the rest [of the vestments]. And having made an obeisance and given thanks to God, he departs.
The priest distributes the antidoron while I will bless the Lord [Psalm 33] is being said. When this is completed, he exclaims, The blessing of the Lord be upon you, blessing the people at the same time. And after this, the verse, Through the prayers of our holy fathers…
And thus he goes to the prothesis. And he washes [his hands] saying the aforementioned [prayers]. And he removes the priestly vestments, making the dismissal by himself. Then, having made an obeisance for all things and given thanks to God, he departs.
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