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 * Christ, graciously  hear  us.
 * God the  Father  of  heaven,  Have  mercy  on  us.
 * God the  Son,  Redeemer  of  the  world,  Have  mercy  on  us.
 * God the  Holy  Ghost,  Have  mercy  on  us.
 * Holy Trinity,  one  God,  Have  mercy  on  us.
 * St. Michael,  prince  of  the  heavenly  host,||  Dan.  x.
 * Who didst  fight  a great  battle  in  heaven with  the  dragon, ||Apoc.  xii.
 * Who didst  cast  forth  out  of  heaven  the dragon  with  his  rebellious  angels,  ||Ibid.
 * Who, disputing  with  the  devil,  didst  contend  about  the  body  of  Moses,  ||Ep. Jude; Deut.  xxxiv.
 * St. Gabriel,  who  didst  explain  to  Daniel the  heavenly  vision, || Dan.  ix.
 * Who didst  go  down  into  the  furnace  with Azarias  and  his  companions,  and  drive out  the  flame  of  fire,  ||Dan.  iii.
 * Who didst  foretell  to  Zacharias  the  birth and  ministry  of  John,  ||Luke  i.
 * Who wast  sent  by  God  to  Mary  at  Nazareth, to  announce  the  Incarnation  of  the Word  of  God,  ||Ibid.
 * St. Raphael,  one  of  the  seven  spirits  that stand  before  the  Lord,  ||Tob.  xii.
 * Who, as  a faithful  fellow-traveller,  didst  conduct  safely  the  younger  Tobias,||Tob.  v.
 * Who didst  deliver  Sara  from  the  devil,  ||Tob.  viii.
 * Who didst  restore  his  sight  to  the  elder Tobias, ||Tob.  xi.
 * Holy Seraph,  who,  with  a coal  of  fire, didst  purify  the  lips  of  Isaias,  ||Isa.  vi. ||
 * Holy Cherub,  who  wast  set  to  keep  the way  of  the  tree  of  life, ||Gen.  iii.
 * Holy Angels,  who  stand  upon  the  high  and elevated  throne  of  God,  ||Isa.  vi.
 * Who sing  continually  to  God,  Holy,  holy, holy,  ||Ibid.
 * Who were  hospitably  received  by  Abraham in  the  guise  of  strangers, ||Gen.  xviii.
 * Who struck  the  Sodomites  with  blindness,  ||Gen.  xix.
 * Who brought  out  Lot  and his  family  from the  midst  of  the  ungodly,  ||Ibid.
 * Who, having  proved  his  obedience,  didst recall  Abraham  from  the  sacrifice  of  his only  son,  ||Gen.  xxii.
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 * St. Raphael,  one  of  the  seven  spirits  that stand  before  the  Lord,  ||Tob.  xii.
 * Who, as  a faithful  fellow-traveller,  didst  conduct  safely  the  younger  Tobias,||Tob.  v.
 * Who didst  deliver  Sara  from  the  devil,  ||Tob.  viii.
 * Who didst  restore  his  sight  to  the  elder Tobias, ||Tob.  xi.
 * Holy Seraph,  who,  with  a coal  of  fire, didst  purify  the  lips  of  Isaias,  ||Isa.  vi. ||
 * Holy Cherub,  who  wast  set  to  keep  the way  of  the  tree  of  life, ||Gen.  iii.
 * Holy Angels,  who  stand  upon  the  high  and elevated  throne  of  God,  ||Isa.  vi.
 * Who sing  continually  to  God,  Holy,  holy, holy,  ||Ibid.
 * Who were  hospitably  received  by  Abraham in  the  guise  of  strangers, ||Gen.  xviii.
 * Who struck  the  Sodomites  with  blindness,  ||Gen.  xix.
 * Who brought  out  Lot  and his  family  from the  midst  of  the  ungodly,  ||Ibid.
 * Who, having  proved  his  obedience,  didst recall  Abraham  from  the  sacrifice  of  his only  son,  ||Gen.  xxii.
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 * Who sing  continually  to  God,  Holy,  holy, holy,  ||Ibid.
 * Who were  hospitably  received  by  Abraham in  the  guise  of  strangers, ||Gen.  xviii.
 * Who struck  the  Sodomites  with  blindness,  ||Gen.  xix.
 * Who brought  out  Lot  and his  family  from the  midst  of  the  ungodly,  ||Ibid.
 * Who, having  proved  his  obedience,  didst recall  Abraham  from  the  sacrifice  of  his only  son,  ||Gen.  xxii.
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 * Who brought  out  Lot  and his  family  from the  midst  of  the  ungodly,  ||Ibid.
 * Who, having  proved  his  obedience,  didst recall  Abraham  from  the  sacrifice  of  his only  son,  ||Gen.  xxii.
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 * Who, having  proved  his  obedience,  didst recall  Abraham  from  the  sacrifice  of  his only  son,  ||Gen.  xxii.
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