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The Lord stripped naked, and [they] divided His garments, casting lots for the tunic; they pierced [His] hands and feet according to the clearly spoken voice of David; unto the wood of the Cross they nailed the fingers that wrote upon the tablet.

RUBRIC: *Orthi* [Stand]: The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew (Chapter 26, Verse 57).

[RUBRIC: *Incipit*:] "And having seized..." [RUBRIC: *Desinit*:] "...he wept bitterly." (*H* 75.)

RUBRIC: The sixth PSALM, chapter 117: *Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good...* [Ps. 117/118:1] up to that verse which says: *Open to me the gates...* [Ps. 117/118:19]. *Kcʿurd* (refrain/antiphon):

Give thanks to the Lord, for [he is] good, for his mercy [endures] forever. Repeat thrice, but say the last [one] in a raised voice. Hands spread out for hands, feet for [feet...]