Almighty God and Lord Almighty, like Your servant Moses, in the exodus of Israel from Egypt and in the liberation of Your people from the bitter work of Pharaoh, You commanded the lamb to be slaughtered, prefiguring on the cross the Lamb slain by the will of us, who takes away the sins of the whole world, Your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ! and now, humbly pray to Thee, look upon this bread, and bless and sanctify it: for we too are Thy servants, in honor and glory and in remembrance of the glorious Resurrection of that same Son of Thy Lord Jesus Christ, to whom from the eternal work of the enemy and from the insoluble bonds of hell we receive permission, freedom and transference, before Thy Majesty now into this all-light, Glorious and saving day of Easter, this we bring: we who bring this, and kiss it, and eat from it, make us partakers of Your heavenly blessing, and take away all sickness and illness from us, by Your power, giving health to everyone.
For You are the source of blessing and the giver of healing, and we send up glory to You, the Beginning Father, with Your Only Begotten Son, and Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Abiye the priest sprinkles the artos with sacred water, saying:
This artos is blessed and sanctified by sprinkling the sacred water, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen. [Thrice.]