People Gather
the man lying helpless on his pallet at the pool of
Candle Lighting (Invoking the presence of God)
Clergy: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Clergy: Christ cured all the sick. He took on Himself our
infirmities and lightened the burden of our illnesses.
Psalm 6 (Hospital/Dept Head Reads Scripture)
1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in
your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord,
for my bones are in agony.
3 My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?
4 Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your
unfailing love.
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name. Who
praises you from the grave?
6 I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my
bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
7 My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all
my foes.
8 Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has
heard my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts
my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and
anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.
All: AMEN
Clergy: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
Clergy: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
God, who in a wonderful way created man and still more
wonderfully renewed him; who were pleased to aid with
many healing remedies the various infirmities that beset
the human condition; mercifully pour out Your holy
blessing on this Triage Area, so that the sick who come
here may find in You a physician of body and soul, a kind
and fatherly helper, and may be taken by You, after the
course of this life, to the unending joys of the life to come;
through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, Savior and consoler of our weakness,
who delivered Peter's mother-in-law and the ruler's son
from a high fever; who restored strength to the paralytic,
cleansed the lepers, healed the centurion's servant; who
saved the woman suffering from hemorrhage, raised up
Bethsaida, went about the towns and villages healing all
kinds of ailments; we entreat You to bless and sanctify this
hospital triage area, so that the sick confined here may be
freed from their illness and restored in body and mind, and
may rightly see fit to praise Your power until the end of
their days; You who live and reign forever and ever.
All: Amen.
The clergy sprinkles with holy water the main parts of the
hospital area after which he continues:
P: Lord, show us Your mercy.
All: And grant us Your salvation.
P: Lord, heed my prayer.
All: And let my cry be heard by You.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty everlasting God, who drive out all sickness of
body and soul, manifest Your mighty help to the sick, that
by the work of Your mercy they may be restored to their
duty of serving You.
ALL: We entreat You, Lord God, grant us, Your health
servants, the enjoyment of lasting health of body and
mind, free us from present sorrow and give us everlasting
joy.
God, who by the wondrous ministry of your Holy Spirit, fill
this place with your Holy presence to stand watch over this
hospital and to drive afar all the powers of evil. Let the sick
confined here be shielded from fear and anxiety, and let
them recover their former good health.
God, most merciful Father, who called all of us to be your
instruments of healing, be present with Your healing
power to the sick confined here. Free them of bodily
ailments and relieve them of mental distress, so that, once
restored to their former good health, they may always
show You due gratitude for Your loving mercy; through
Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Benediction (Clergy Blesses the people with Holy Water)
(Gathering of the candles)