. Blessed be Thou,
Lord, who rememberest those forgotten by man." For the third he said, "He
who answered Joshua in Gilgal, He will answer you, and hear the voice of
your cry this day. Blessed be Thou, Lord, who hearest the blowing of the
trumpet." For the fourth he said, "He who answered Samuel in Mizpah, He
will answer you, and hear the voice of your cry this day. Blessed be Thou,
Lord, who hearest the cry of distress." For the fifth he said, "He who
answered Elijah on Mount Carmel, He will answer you, and hear the voice of
your cry this day. Blessed be Thou, Lord, who hearest prayer." For the
sixth he said, "He who answered Jonah from the fish's belly, He will
answer you, and hear the voice of your cry this day. Blessed be Thou,
Lord, who art ever answering prayer in the time of need." For the seventh
he said, "He who answered David and Solomon his son in Jerusalem, He will
answer you, and will hear the voice of your cry this day. Blessed be Thou,
Lord, who hast pity on the earth."

5. It happened in the days of Rabbi Chelpatha and R. Chanania, son of
Teradion, that a minister passed before the ark, and finished the whole
blessing, and the congregation did not answer after him, Amen. One cried
out, "Let the priests blow the trumpets"; they blew. (The minister
prayed,) "May He who answered Abraham our Father on Mount Moriah answer
you, and hear the voice of your cry this day." (One cried out,) "Let the
sons of Aaron blow an alarm"; they blew an alarm. (The minister prayed,)
"May He who answered our fathers by the Red Sea, answer you, and hear the
voice of your cry this day." And when the matter came before the Sages
they said it was not customary to do so, save in the Eastern gate and on
the Mountain of the House.

6. These are the first three fasts. The priests of the weekly Watch of the
Temple fasted, but not completely. And the priests of their "Father's
House"(332) did not fast at all. In the second three fasts the men of the
Watch fasted completely. And the men of their "Father's House" fasted, but
not completely. "In the seven last fasts both of them fasted completely."
The words of Rabbi Joshua. But the Sages say, "in the three first fasts
neither one nor other fasted at all. In the second three fasts the priests
of the Watch fasted, but not completely. And the priests of their
'Father's House' did not fast at all. In the seven last fasts the priests
of the Watch fasted completely, and the priests of their 'Fat