1:1 Blessed holy apostles invited from the beginning and chosen from the womb
to be servants and friends and witnesses to the Son of God,
intercede with the Lord for the sake of our souls.
You who have received authority over the race of man
to bind and release in heaven and on earth,
release us from the bonds of our sin:
1:2 You who are crucified along with Christ and reign with you
and at the next coming shall sit as judges,
also grant us sinners forgiveness.
You made those taken from the sea into fishers of men
to seek everyone as offerings on the altar of the kingdom.
Through their intercession, Christ, spare us: