Book of Needs of the Holy Orthodox Church
Translated by G. V. Shann
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Chapter I. PRAYERS ON THE FIRST DAY AFTER A CHILD IS BORN TO A WOMAN.
PRAYERS ON THE FIRST DAY AFTER A CHILD IS BORN TO A WOMAN.
Let us pray to the Lord.
Master, Lord Almighty, who healest every sickness, and every weakness; do thou thyself heal this thine handmaid, name, who to-day hath borne a child, and raise her from the bed upon which she lieth; for, according to the words of thy prophet David, we were conceived in transgressions, and are all defiled before thee. Protect her, and this child which she hath borne: shelter her under the covering of thy wings from this day even unto her last end, through the prayers of the most holy God-bearing one, and of all the Saints; for blessed art thou to ages of ages. Amen.
Let us pray to the Lord.
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About this edition
- The words
- G. V. Shann's English translation, copied word for word.
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- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1
- A preface, foreword or afterword, in 2 places
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 3 places
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 2 places
- Other material that isn't the author's, in 2 places
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