Yes, our God, let none of us be guilty before these, Your awesome and heavenly Mysteries, nor be infirm in body and soul by partaking of Them unworthily. But enable us, even up to our last breath, to receive a portion of Your Holy Gifts worthily, as a provision for eternal life and as an acceptable defense at the awesome judgment seat of Your Christ. So that we also, together with all the saints who throughout the ages have pleased You, may become partakers of Your eternal good things, which You, Lord, have prepared for all those who love You.
And make us worthy Master, with confidence and without the fear of condemnation, to dare to call upon You, our heavenly God, Father, and to say:
(Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, p. 37-38)
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We know that in everything God works for good with those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28
The purpose of the Divine Liturgy is to receive Christ in the Eucharist. There are lots of things wrapped into the…
