The Sixteenth Session: The Acclamations of the Fathers

The acclamations of the fathers at the sixteenth session (Labbe and Cossart, Concilia, volume 6, column 1010): “Many years to the emperor! Many years to Constantine, our great emperor! Many years to the orthodox king! Many years to our emperor, the peacemaker! Many years to Constantine, a second Marcian! Many years to Constantine, a new Theodosius! Many years to Constantine, a new Justinian! Many years to the keeper of the orthodox faith! Lord, preserve the foundation of the churches! Lord, preserve the keeper of the faith! [a] Many years to Agatho, pope of Rome! Many years to George, patriarch of Constantinople! Many years to Theophanes, patriarch of Antioch! Many years to the orthodox council! Many years to the orthodox Senate! [b]

To Theodore of Pharan, the heretic, anathema! To Sergius, the heretic, anathema! To Cyrus, the heretic, anathema! To Honorius, the heretic, anathema! To Pyrrhus, the heretic, anathema! [c] To Paul the heretic, anathema! To Peter the heretic, anathema! To Macarius the heretic, anathema! To Stephen the heretic, anathema! To Polychronius the heretic, anathema! [d] To Apergius of Perga the heretic, anathema! [e] To all heretics, anathema! To all who side with heretics, anathema!

May the faith of the Christians increase! And long years to the orthodox and ecumenical council!”