PRAYER AT PARTAKING OF THE VINTAGE

On the 6th of August.

Bless, O Lord, this new fruit of the vine, which through the good temperature of the air, and the drops of rain, and the serenity of the seasons, thou hast been pleased should come to this fully ripe condition, that it may be in us that partake of this fruit of the vine, unto rejoicing, and to those that have offered it a gift unto expiation of sins, through the sacred and holy Body and Blood of thy Christ; with whom thou art blessed, together with thine All-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto the ages of the ages. Amen.