"God of angels, of powers, of all creation, of all the race of saints who live in your sight"

"Lord, almighty God, Father of your beloved and blessed Son Jesus Christ, through whom we have come to knowledge of yourself, God of angels, of powers, of all creation, of all the race of saints who live in your sight, I bless you. . . ."

Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ὁ τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ καὶ εὐλογητοῦ παιδός σου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ πατήρ, δἰ οὗ τὴν περὶ σοῦ ἐπίγνωσιν εἰλήφαμεν, ὁ θεὸς ἀγγέλων καὶ δυνάμεων καὶ πάσης τῆς κτίσεως παντός τε τοῦ γένους τῶν δικαίων, οἳ ζῶσιν ἐνώπιόν σου·  εὐλογῶ σε. . . .

     Martyrdom of St. Polycarp xiv.1, as trans. Universalis.  ". . . for judging me worthy of this day, this hour, so that in the company of the martyrs I may share the cup of Christ, your anointed one, and so rise again, in soul and body, immortal through the power of the Holy Spirit. . . ."