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., L ... ,,111 , ~.""... • .... His side with a spear, a~-~there came out blood and water. Their functioA is, when someone confesses his/her sins, and the holy water is sprinkled and is anointed with holy oil, tne man~s. ·sin is forgiven. James 5: 14 - 15. The Holy Father then asked , '' What sin has the flower committed?''. 4. Sprinkling of holy water in the bethel is always directed by the Holy Spirit. Anybody directed by the Holy Spirit. has right to sprinkle holy water. - 5. PRAYER: Offering of short prayer is now required during any services. Apart from the conductor in the altar, who on behalf of the Holy Father, may include many things in the world in his/her prayer, which could make the prayer long, even though it is not a rule that unless he does so. That is to say, he too (the conducto~) can offer short prayer as well. But after the conductor's prayer, the rest members should be brief and should be prayer of thanks. Believing that the one offered by the Holy Father is sufficient for us. PATTERN OF PRAYER: If you pray after the gospel, start off at once to than_kthe Holy Father for that gospel. If after going on blessing, or after the special song by' the choristers, do it in the same way. If you want to bless feast, bless it at once like this: ''Thank you.Father for the feast given to us, Father bless it, let it be. good with us in bocJy and in spirit. Now and for ever more Amen''. There is time for everything. That is ·not the time to ask the Father to go and bless the hospital, the -

prison, etc. Some brethren when praying will even for- get to include the feast in their. prayer.. The stated pattern will help to· make your prayer short and. beau- tiful Matthew. 6: 7. 6. Always start your prayer with the word, ''LET''. No other word should precede it. Words like, 'Father Let' is wrong. It is kno~vn that the word 'LET', is powerful It is a creative word and command. God used it to cre- ate the Universe. e.g .. When He wanted light, He com- manded, LET there be light''. Genesis 1: 3. And the light came to being. So it was with all other things. Even the time he wanted to make man, He first of all said ,, ''Let us make man in our image''. Gen. 1 :26. You can now see that, 'Let' precedes before any other word. 7. When someone prays in a vernacular, e.g in Efik lang- uage, at the time of saying 'EDISANA' which means holy, _ it is wrong to answer back with the same word, 'ED ISANA by the congregation. The correct way is· to answer in English, 'Holy'. The same applies to ·other varnaculars like, 180, 'Nso' YORUBA, /limo·', RIVERS, 'Fiafia'. It does not sound good to hear the congrega- tion answering - F ia-fia, fia-fia, fia-fia, fia-fia. There- fore to avoid disturbances • and to maintain UN I FOR- MITY, English 'Holy' response should be used. Do not join th~ 'holy' I ike hol1 holy holy. Let it go periodi- 1 cally like this, when you say 'Holy', pause for brethren to answer before you say it again, Holy' and al low an- other pause for brethren to answer before you go on your full prayerc 6

I 8. If a person is brought out for prayer, the prayer shou d be offered one after another. Everybody should not pray at the same time~ like the orthodcJx churches. One to four persons can pray one by one. 9. Ben ed .1ct.1on shou Id no t be Io ng fik- ,.-~ayinr:i .. e t--), . . .. <--· . v·er\' fev1 words are alright. J. Conductors have right to recite the spec;al prayer in the Hand Book of 8. C. S. during silent prayers, if they like to do so. It was written by the HOiy Father Himself. It must be read aloud while all members stand up till the reading is over. • SPIRITUAL "WORK: On Sundays, during 1O . OOa.m . service, spiritual work should not disturb the service. It is the Day of the Lord Rev: 1: 10. A blessed Day. Only testimonies, thanksgiving and praises must be used in remembrance of the good things God has done for us throughout the week. Spiritual works can be done during 5. 00 a.m. and 7. 00 p.m. services on Sundays and other week days. The Holy Father has once more reminded visiGners and all spiritual workers in this New Kindclom to stop charging money in whatever services they reoc3er to people. That, they should remember what hapr1ened . to the servant of prophet Elisha., The Holy f-Jther refered to Mtt. 7. 21 - 23. That what is writ~en in those verses are what will happen to those who ,:onti. nue to charge money on whatever spiritual Sf•vicc" -