The Five Prayers
At the beginning of the five prayers:
“Glory to Thee, Christ my God, that Thou hast not destroyed me a sinner, with my sins, but even till now hast borne -with my sin.”
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Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep me this day without sin. Grant, O Lord, that I may not anger Thee, my Creator, in thought, word or deed, but that all my actions, counsels and thoughts may be to the glory of Thy Holy Name.”
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“God be merciful to me, a sinner, throughout my whole life. In my passing and after death, forsake me not.”
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Falling low on the earth, say:
“Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, accept me, dead in mind and soul, accept me, a sinful prodigal, impure in soul and body. Take from me all shameless enmity and resistance, and turn not Your Face from me, O Lord, nor say: “I do not know you”. But hear the voice of my prayer: save me, for You have a wealth of compassion and desires not the death of a sinner. I will never leave You nor depart from You, my Creator, till You hear me and give me forgiveness of all my sins, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother, the intercession of the honourable Bodiless Powers of Heaven, of my holy and glorious Guardian Angel, of Your Forerunner and Prophet, the Baptist John, of the God-speaking Apostles, of the holy and victorious martyrs, of our Reverend and God-fearing fathers, and all Thy Saints, have mercy and save me, a sinner.”
Heavenly King, Comforter,…
Holy God, Holy Mighty,…
Our Father…
O Theotokos and Virgin, rejoice, Mary full of grace; the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Saviour of our souls.
First Prayer
“O merciful Mother, Virgin Mary, I your sinful and unprofitable servant, remembering your suffering on hearing from the Prophet Simeon of the merciless murder of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, offer you this prayer and the Angelic Salutation. Accept it in honour and memory of your suffering, and pray to your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to grant me the knowledge of my sins and sorrow for them.”
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Second Prayer
Our Father…
O Theotokos and Virgin…
“O Divinely-blessed and Immaculate Maiden, Mother and Virgin, accept from me, your sinful and unprofitable servant, this prayer and the Angelic Salutation, in honour and memory of thy suffering when thou lost your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, in the Temple, and for three days did not see Him. Pray and beg of Him the forgiveness and remission of all my sins, O only Blessed One.”
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Third Prayer
Our Father…
O Theotokos and Virgin…
“O Mother of Light, most blessed Virgin Mother of God, accept from me, your sinful and unprofitable servant, this prayer and the Angelic Salutation, in honour and memory of your suffering on hearing that your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, had been seized and bound. Pray Him to restore to me the virtues lost through sin, that I may magnify you, O Most Pure One, for ever.”
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Fourth Prayer
Our Father…
O Theotokos and Virgin…
“O Fountain of Mercy, Virgin Mother of God, accept from me, your sinful and unprofitable servant, this prayer and the Angelic Salutation, in honour and memory of your suffering when thou didst see thy GOD, our Lord Jesus Christ, on the Cross between the robbers. Pray Him, O Lady, to grant me the gift of His mercy in the hour of my death, and to refresh me with His Divine Body and Blood, that I may glorify you, my Defender, for ever.”
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Fifth Prayer
Our Father…
O Theotokos and Virgin…
“O my Hope, Most Pure Virgin, Mother of God, accept from me, your sinful and unprofitable servant, this prayer and the Angelic Salutation, in honour and memory of your suffering when you saw your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, placed in the Tomb. Pray Him, O Lady, to appear to me in the hour of my death, and to receive my soul into eternal life. Amen.”
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