8th DAY RITUAL WASHING AND TONSURE-St. Elias Church

St. Elias Church (Ukrainian Catholic--Eparchy of Toronto), Brampton, ON Canada. http://www.saintelias.com/ Video: Maria-Lynn Turi, May 22, 2011 8th DAY RITUAL WASHING AND TONSURE TODAY -- (by Hieromonk Taras) after the Ambo Prayer, Christina Radomska, son of Markian and Olena Radomsky. As well, the tonsuring of Bartlomiej Skoczek of Warsaw, Poland...on this his wedding day. The Ablution On the 8th day, the Neophyte is brought forward for Ablution (in our parish, after the Ambo prayer). The Priest prays: "O Master, LORD our God...who have regenerated your newly-baptised Servant by water and the Spirit... "Lay your almighty Hand upon her (him) by the power of your goodness. Maintain unassailed the working of the Spirit and make her (him) worthy of life everlasting and of your favour..." And again: "She (he) who has been clothed in You, O Christ our God. Along with us, bows her (his) head before You. Keep her (him) ever a warrior invincible in every attack of those who assail her (him) and us. And by your invincible Crown show us all to be victors in the end. For You are the Merciful One who saves us... Then the Priest with a liturgical sponge sprinkles the Neophyte with water and symbolically washes them, saying: You are justified. You are illumined. You are washed... You have received anointment with the holy Chrism. You are sanctified: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit The Tonsure The Priest then ritually cuts the hair of the Newly-baptized. He cuts the hair in the form of the Cross - i.e. cutting from the front, the back and the 2 sides of the Neophyte's head. The Priest prays: "O LORD our God...let your blessing descend upon her (his) head. And, as You blessed David the King by the hand of your Prophet Samuel, bless also the head of your servant (Name), by the hand of me, a Sinner, "inspiring her (him) with our Holy Spirit: that as she (he) grows in stature, even unto old age, may she (he) send up glory to You; and behold the good of the Jerusalem all the days of her (his) life... Numbers 6:18 "Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite must shave off the hair that he dedicated. He is to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering. " Acts 18:18 "Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken." After this we proceed with the Dismissals at the end of the Divine Service.