On the evening of the Sunday of Forgiveness, the Church conducts the first service of Great Lent, the Vespers of Forgiveness. This service directs us further on the path of repentance, helps us acknowledge our need for forgiveness from God, and encourages us to seek forgiveness from our brothers and sisters in Christ.

After the dismissal at Vespers, the priest stands before the ambon, and the faithful come up one by one and venerate the icon of Christ, after which each makes a prostration before the priest, saying, "Forgive me, a sinner." The priest also makes a prostration before each, saying, "God forgives. Forgive me." The person responds, "As God forgives, I forgive." and receives a blessing from the priest. After receiving the priest's blessing, the faithful also ask each other for forgiveness in the same manner.

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