Lord, forgive our sins. Grant that I may sing to you: Blessed are you, O God of our fathers. If I dare to approach you with the worthy, my garment will condemn me, for it is not a supper garment, and I shall bring reproach upon my most sinful soul. All holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy. Receive me as you did them, and enlighten the perception of my soul, through the intercession of her who gave birth to you without sin, and of the heavenly powers. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be made clean; you shall wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. For yours is the kingdom, the power, the honor, and worship, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us (3). Cleanse our thoughts and deliver us from all sorrow, evil, and distress. In your truth, give ear to my supplications; in your righteousness, hear me. Continue your mercy to those who know you. Let my soul be filled with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips. Amen. We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you for your great glory. ", On the Lord's Prayer from the The Longer Catechism of The Orthodox, Catholic, Eastern Church also known as the Catechism of St. Philaret (Drozdov) of Moscow Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy and save us. For behold, trusting in your mercy, I eat your body and drink your blood. Your fierce wrath has gone over me, and your terrors have sorely troubled me. Glory to you, King, God almighty, who through your divine and loving providence have consented that I, an unworthy sinner, should rise from sleep and obtain entrance into your holy house. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, my tongue shall joyfully declare your righteousness. And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
Grant victory to the Orthodox over their adversaries and guard your commonwealth with your cross. Let your sacred body, Lord Jesus Christ our God, lead me to eternal life, and your precious blood to remission of sins. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Lord, hear my prayer. Be gracious to me, Master, and do not let my soul see the dark countenance of the evil spirits, but let her be received by your angels bright and shining. For he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside the still waters. He will come again in glory to judge the living and dead. But this again I know, that neither the greatness of my sins nor the multitude of my transgressions exceed my Gods great forbearance and his great love for all. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father who take away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us, you who take away the sins of the world. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all people, a light to enlighten the Gentiles and the glory of your people Israel. Trans. Homily on the Lord's Prayer by by Archimandrite George, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St. Gregoriou, Mount Athos With the blood of your martyrs throughout the world, as if with purple and fine linen having been adorned, your Church through them cries out to you, Christ our God. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Alleluia. Enlighten now my minds eye, open my mouth to study your words and understand your commandments, to do your will and sing to you in heartfelt adoration, and praise your most holy name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Lord, open my lips and my mouth shall proclaim your praise (3). More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Word. Lord, through the cooperation of Your help, may I become blameless, just and pious." Amen. It contains only the first part of the Synekdemos, that is, the prayers and services used by Orthodox Christians on a daily basis. The poor shall eat and be satisfied, and they who seek the Lord shall praise him; their hearts shall live to the ages of ages. Let me to hear your mercy in the morning, for in you I have put my trust. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and unto the ages of ages. For my loins are filled with mockings, and there is no healing in my flesh. Amen.
the Lord, the Creator of life,
Blessed are you, Master, teach me your commandments. But with the oil of forgiveness you cleanse and illumine those who fervently repent and make sharers of your light and partakers of your divinity. O God my Savior, grant that I, your despairing servant, may now become a partaker of your heavenly, awesome and holy Mysteries, and of your divine and mystical Supper. And enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is justified in your sight. The sun shall not burn you by day, nor the moon by night. Surround us with your holy angels that, guarded and guided by their host, we may arrive at the unity of faith and the understanding of your ineffable glory. Amen. As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he blossom. hallowed be your name. Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, you ministers of his, who do his pleasure. Gregory along with his brother Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzus are known as the Cappadocian Fathers. Lord, I am your servant, and the son of your handmaiden. Lord, why do you cast off my soul, and turn away from me? And in the Holy Spirit, Open for me the depth of your love, and receive me as I draw near and touch you, as did the harlot and the woman with the issue of blood. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Command that the gates open which you alone made and you will come in with love toward all people, as is your nature. Behold, lover of money, how for the sake of money he hanged himself. by Rev. Saint Germanus of Constantinople - Explantaion of the Our Father Glory to you, our God, glory to you. . And before you drink in communion the blood, be first reconciled with all those you have offended; then you may take courage to eat the mystic Food. We shall sleep in peace and repose in you, for you alone, Lord, have sustained us in hope. We magnify you, the true Theotokos. The light of your countenance has shined upon us, Lord. For in you, Lord, have I hope; you will hear me, Lord my God. Yes, Lord Jesus Christ my God, grant that the communion of your holy and life giving mysteries may not be to my condemnation. Amen.
Keep me under your protection.
Grant us, Master, as we depart for sleep, rest for body and soul. Direct our lives according to your commandments. Bestow on them and on us your kingdom. to judge the living and dead. And grant me, until my last breath, to receive without condemnation the sanctification of your sacred Mysteries for the healing of soul and body. Savior, sanctify my mind, soul, heart, and body, and deem me worthy, Master, to approach your fearful Mysteries without condemnation. I believe that you will do this, for you did not send away the harlot who came to you with tears, nor cast out the repenting publican, nor reject the thief who acknowledged your kingdom, nor forsake the repentant persecutor for what he was. Trans. So as you have said you might dwell with me, the most wretched one, that I not be found by the deceiver, without your grace, and be seized by deception and seducing me lead me away from your life giving words. Amen. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Lord, have mercy. begotten of the Father Master, pardon our transgressions.
Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your names sake. I know, Lord, that I partake unworthily of your pure body and precious blood, and that I am guilty, my Christ and my God, as I eat and drink condemnation to myself not discerning your body and blood. Amen. Grant us to glorify you all night long that we may praise and bless and glorify your all honorable and magnificent name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Most highly do I praise you, Lord, for you have taken notice of my lowliness and have not delivered me into the hands of my enemies but have relieved my soul of its needs. At all times and in every hour, you are worshiped and glorified in heaven and on earth, Christ our God. Blessed are you, Lord, God of our fathers. and forgive us our trespasses Your name is praised and glorified from all ages. For you are blessed to the ages of ages. Be my ardent help and protection in this present life, defending me from the assaults of adversaries, and lead me to salvation. You are the only hope of the hopeless, and the help of those oppressed. Let these holy gifts give me healing and cleansing, enlightenment and protection, salvation and sanctification of soul and body. Blessed are you, Holy One, enlighten me in your commandments. Let them be for me a rampart, a help, and an overturning of my adversaries, and a wiping out of my many transgressions. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, Bless the Lord, my soul. It is obvious that if we pray in this way, we make our intercession with the Righteous One, who is not only our God, but also our Father, who does not abandon His sons, but is present with us in the secret place, observes it, and brings greater treasure into the "room", if we shut its door. "The present gathering needs to learn not only how to pray but that we must, by all means, pray. True indeed is the word of my Master and my God. Most merciful One, you put on flesh for our sake and as a lamb you were willing to be slain for our sins. Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. But I trust in your ineffable goodness. Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy and save us. Spotless, undefiled, immaculate, unstained, pure Virgin, Lady, and Bride of God, by your wondrous conceiving you united God the Word with human beings and joined the fallen nature of our race to heavenly things. Do not withdraw your mercy from us, but by the intercessions of our fathers, guide our life in peace. Surround us with your holy angels that, guarded and guided by them, we may arrive at the unity of faith and the understanding of your ineffable glory. Forgive all my transgressions committed in knowledge or in ignorance. As a father has compassion upon his son, so has the Lord compassion upon those who fear him. Make me worthy, by partaking of your holy Mysteries, of a place at your right hand with the saved. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Therefore, I fall before you and fervently cry out to you: as you received the prodigal and the harlot when she came to you, so receive me, the harlot and prodigal, compassionate One, as I come to you now, with a contrite heart. From my youth, having been exalted, I was humbled and brought to distress. Amen. What shall I render to the Lord for all that he has rendered to me? For they clearly behold him who rules all things to be endowed with human nature through you. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.
ed. Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise. It is truly right to bless you, the Theotokos, ever blessed and most pure and mother of our God. This is effectively fulfilled in us when 'people see our good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven.'" Through the intercessions, of all your saints and the Theotokos, O Lord, grant us your peace and have mercy upon us, only merciful One. With your saints, O Christ, give rest to the souls of your servants where there is no pain nor sorrow, nor suffering, but life everlasting. I said: Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against you. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among all people (3). Thus I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth there is no response. How much and what kind of diligence in order that our conscience rise to that level of confidence to dare address God as "Father?" You have gladdened our hearts. But as you humbled yourself from on high for our sake, do likewise also for my unworthiness. before all ages; Light of Light, He crowns you with mercy and compassion. and the life of the ageto come. "In the fourth petition we beseech God to give us our daily bread everything we need in life, spiritual as well as physical. Do not spurn me an accused sinner, though I have made myself completely useless by my shameful thoughts, words, and deeds and through indolence have become a slave to the pleasures of life. In the daily Church services it is recited sixteen times, during Great Lent twenty-two times. Rev. Protect us from the gloom of sinful sleep and from all dark pleasures of the night.
Master, pardon our transgressions. Amen. Therefore, I beseech you: also wipe out my sins. God of our fathers, you always treat us with leniency. Mark me as your dwelling place, of the Spirit only and no longer a place of sin, so that when you enter as if into your own home of communion, every evil doer and every passion will flee from me as from fire. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Lord Jesus Christ my God, absolve, remit, forgive, and pardon me, your sinful, unprofitable, and unworthy servant the errors, transgressions, and trespasses which I have committed from my youth to the present day and hour, whether in knowledge or in ignorance, in words, or deeds, or thoughts, or reasonings and pursuits, and in all my senses. I confess one baptism All holy one, you are the table of the bread of life, who out of mercy came down from above giving new life to the world. Give us this day our daily bread; Cleanse me, purify and put me in order. Christ our God, bless the food and drink of your servants, for you are holy always, now and forever and to the ages of ages. In memory of GREGORY (TAVLARIDES) TAYLOR, the greatest benefactor of Orthodox Christian theological education in the New World. Adorn me, give me understanding, and illumine me. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. and of all things visible and invisible. Amen.
You have smitten me with yearning, O Christ, and with your divine love you have changed me. Your good Spirit shall lead me on a level path. Shall your wonders be known in the dark, and your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? Do not deprive us of your heavenly kingdom, but as you, O Savior, came among your disciples and gave them peace, come among us also and save us. under Pontius Pilate, Lord, hear me quickly; my spirit fails. Raise us up at the hour of prayer, strengthen us in your commandments, and keep unshaken within us the remembrance of your judgments. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lord, why have they multiplied who afflict me? Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. I boldly come. Have mercy, Lord, on my soul, defiled through the passions of this life, and receive her cleansed by penitence and confession, for .you are blessed to the ages of ages. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a barren, untrodden and unwatered land. Lord our God, whatever sins I have committed this day, in word, deed or thought, forgive me, for you are good and love all people. But as for me, I have cried out to you, Lord, and in the morning my prayer shall come before you. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, you incorruptibly you gave birth to God the Word. Through the Theotokos, have mercy on us. Do not let your sanctification be taken from me, but be my help and protector, governing my life in peace. true God of true God, My hope is the Father; my refuge, the Son; my protection, the Holy Spirit. Grant to them the participation of your ineffable and everlasting blessings, and the enjoyment of your endless and blissful life.
Each evening we bless you, and we praise your name forever and to the ages of ages. Purify our bodies. Lord, hear me quickly; my spirit fails. Long in patience, great in mercy and compassion, you love the righteous and show mercy to sinners. Our Father, Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us (3). Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, with its headquarters located in the City of New York, is an Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, The mission of the Archdiocese is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the Church in the United States of America according to the Orthodox Christian faith and tradition. Master, let me be sanctified in body and soul. The Orthodox Christian Faith proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the teachings of the Apostles, and the tradition and life of the living Church worldwide through worship, communion, witness, and service. For you are the bread of life, the source of holiness, the giver of all good things, and to you we give glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Each evening we bless you, and we praise your name forever and to the ages of ages. and apostolic Church. Lord, forgive our sins. "First, when we, having in our thoughts and heart the name of God, so live as his holiness requires, and thus glorify God; secondly, when others also, seeing our good lives, glorify God. Forgive my errors, and grant me pardon. Homily 5 Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors St. Gregory of Nyssa: The Lord's Prayer, The Beatitudes, Saint John Chrysostom on the Lord's Prayer. Amen. Glory to you, God (3). 
Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your names sake.
We magnify you, the true Theotokos. begotten, not created, Lord, have mercy. Bless the Lord, my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name! I hope that despite this limitation the book proves useful for those who wish an English translation of the daily prayers and services but would also like to have the original Greek text on the facing pages. Then you shall be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole burnt offerings. There is no health in my flesh because of your anger, nor is there any health in my bones because of my sins. Amen. Rather, penetrate into my members, all my joints, my organs, my heart and burn like thorns all my iniquities. Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will to all people. But as for me, I am poor and needy; O God, help me! For it is not with a light heart, Christ my God, that I venture to approach you. I believe in one God,
by A Monk of St. Tikhon's Monastery. Amen. who are in heaven, Amen. For, Master, you do not wish that the work of your hands should perish, nor do you take pleasure in the destruction of human beings, but desire that everyone should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. Rescue me, Lord, from my enemies; to you have I fled for refuge. Lord, have mercy. Amen. Declare me also a vessel of your coming. and became man. May Christ our true God have mercy upon us and save us through the intercessions of his most pure and holy Mother, and of all your Saints, for he is a good and loving God. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have given birth to the Savior of our souls. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Burn away my sins with spiritual fire and make me worthy to be filled with your joy, that rejoicing in your goodness, I may magnify your two Comings. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and forevermore. Lord, to you have I fled; teach me to do your will, for you are my God. and the Virgin Mary Yourmercy, Lord, endures forever; turn not away from the works of your own hands. Calm the impulses of passion, and quench the fiery darts of evil which are treacherously cast against us. Lord, grant to keep us this night without sin. Therefore, O Christ, you who love all people, receive even me as the harlot, as the thief, as the publican, as the prodigal. Grant peace to your commonwealth, and to our souls your great compassion. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay. Christ our God, bless the food and drink of your servants, for you are holy always, now and forever and to the ages of ages. I look for the resurrection of the dead. I partake of fire, being grass, and behold, a strange wonder, I am unexpectedly refreshed as was the burning bush, burning but not consumed. Such is the generation of those who seek the Lord, of those who seek the face of the God of Jacob. FatherAlmighty, Grant me tears of repentance and confession that I may praise ad glorify you all the days of my life. Homily 5 Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors And you shall destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant. Therefore, cleanse me Lord of the defilement of my soul and save me, for you are a loving God. But you, Lord, being longsuffering, and of great mercy, do not remember evil, and have not given me over to destruction because of my lawlessness, but have ever awaited my conversion. Now, Master, let your hand shelter me, and let your grace descend upon me, for my soul is distracted and pained at the departure from this, my miserable and sordid body, that the end design of the adversary may not overtake her and make her stumble into the darkness for the unknown and known sins amassed by me in this life.
Grant victory to the Orthodox over their adversaries and guard your commonwealth with your cross. Let your sacred body, Lord Jesus Christ our God, lead me to eternal life, and your precious blood to remission of sins. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Lord, hear my prayer. Be gracious to me, Master, and do not let my soul see the dark countenance of the evil spirits, but let her be received by your angels bright and shining. For he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside the still waters. He will come again in glory to judge the living and dead. But this again I know, that neither the greatness of my sins nor the multitude of my transgressions exceed my Gods great forbearance and his great love for all. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father who take away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us, you who take away the sins of the world. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all people, a light to enlighten the Gentiles and the glory of your people Israel. Trans. Homily on the Lord's Prayer by by Archimandrite George, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St. Gregoriou, Mount Athos With the blood of your martyrs throughout the world, as if with purple and fine linen having been adorned, your Church through them cries out to you, Christ our God. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Alleluia. Enlighten now my minds eye, open my mouth to study your words and understand your commandments, to do your will and sing to you in heartfelt adoration, and praise your most holy name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Lord, open my lips and my mouth shall proclaim your praise (3). More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Word. Lord, through the cooperation of Your help, may I become blameless, just and pious." Amen. It contains only the first part of the Synekdemos, that is, the prayers and services used by Orthodox Christians on a daily basis. The poor shall eat and be satisfied, and they who seek the Lord shall praise him; their hearts shall live to the ages of ages. Let me to hear your mercy in the morning, for in you I have put my trust. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and unto the ages of ages. For my loins are filled with mockings, and there is no healing in my flesh. Amen.
the Lord, the Creator of life,
Blessed are you, Master, teach me your commandments. But with the oil of forgiveness you cleanse and illumine those who fervently repent and make sharers of your light and partakers of your divinity. O God my Savior, grant that I, your despairing servant, may now become a partaker of your heavenly, awesome and holy Mysteries, and of your divine and mystical Supper. And enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is justified in your sight. The sun shall not burn you by day, nor the moon by night. Surround us with your holy angels that, guarded and guided by their host, we may arrive at the unity of faith and the understanding of your ineffable glory. Amen. As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he blossom. hallowed be your name. Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, you ministers of his, who do his pleasure. Gregory along with his brother Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzus are known as the Cappadocian Fathers. Lord, I am your servant, and the son of your handmaiden. Lord, why do you cast off my soul, and turn away from me? And in the Holy Spirit, Open for me the depth of your love, and receive me as I draw near and touch you, as did the harlot and the woman with the issue of blood. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Command that the gates open which you alone made and you will come in with love toward all people, as is your nature. Behold, lover of money, how for the sake of money he hanged himself. by Rev. Saint Germanus of Constantinople - Explantaion of the Our Father Glory to you, our God, glory to you. . And before you drink in communion the blood, be first reconciled with all those you have offended; then you may take courage to eat the mystic Food. We shall sleep in peace and repose in you, for you alone, Lord, have sustained us in hope. We magnify you, the true Theotokos. The light of your countenance has shined upon us, Lord. For in you, Lord, have I hope; you will hear me, Lord my God. Yes, Lord Jesus Christ my God, grant that the communion of your holy and life giving mysteries may not be to my condemnation. Amen.
Keep me under your protection.
Grant us, Master, as we depart for sleep, rest for body and soul. Direct our lives according to your commandments. Bestow on them and on us your kingdom. to judge the living and dead. And grant me, until my last breath, to receive without condemnation the sanctification of your sacred Mysteries for the healing of soul and body. Savior, sanctify my mind, soul, heart, and body, and deem me worthy, Master, to approach your fearful Mysteries without condemnation. I believe that you will do this, for you did not send away the harlot who came to you with tears, nor cast out the repenting publican, nor reject the thief who acknowledged your kingdom, nor forsake the repentant persecutor for what he was. Trans. So as you have said you might dwell with me, the most wretched one, that I not be found by the deceiver, without your grace, and be seized by deception and seducing me lead me away from your life giving words. Amen. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Lord, have mercy. begotten of the Father Master, pardon our transgressions.
Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your names sake. I know, Lord, that I partake unworthily of your pure body and precious blood, and that I am guilty, my Christ and my God, as I eat and drink condemnation to myself not discerning your body and blood. Amen. Grant us to glorify you all night long that we may praise and bless and glorify your all honorable and magnificent name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Most highly do I praise you, Lord, for you have taken notice of my lowliness and have not delivered me into the hands of my enemies but have relieved my soul of its needs. At all times and in every hour, you are worshiped and glorified in heaven and on earth, Christ our God. Blessed are you, Lord, God of our fathers. and forgive us our trespasses Your name is praised and glorified from all ages. For you are blessed to the ages of ages. Be my ardent help and protection in this present life, defending me from the assaults of adversaries, and lead me to salvation. You are the only hope of the hopeless, and the help of those oppressed. Let these holy gifts give me healing and cleansing, enlightenment and protection, salvation and sanctification of soul and body. Blessed are you, Holy One, enlighten me in your commandments. Let them be for me a rampart, a help, and an overturning of my adversaries, and a wiping out of my many transgressions. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, Bless the Lord, my soul. It is obvious that if we pray in this way, we make our intercession with the Righteous One, who is not only our God, but also our Father, who does not abandon His sons, but is present with us in the secret place, observes it, and brings greater treasure into the "room", if we shut its door. "The present gathering needs to learn not only how to pray but that we must, by all means, pray. True indeed is the word of my Master and my God. Most merciful One, you put on flesh for our sake and as a lamb you were willing to be slain for our sins. Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. But I trust in your ineffable goodness. Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy and save us. Spotless, undefiled, immaculate, unstained, pure Virgin, Lady, and Bride of God, by your wondrous conceiving you united God the Word with human beings and joined the fallen nature of our race to heavenly things. Do not withdraw your mercy from us, but by the intercessions of our fathers, guide our life in peace. Surround us with your holy angels that, guarded and guided by them, we may arrive at the unity of faith and the understanding of your ineffable glory. Forgive all my transgressions committed in knowledge or in ignorance. As a father has compassion upon his son, so has the Lord compassion upon those who fear him. Make me worthy, by partaking of your holy Mysteries, of a place at your right hand with the saved. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Therefore, I fall before you and fervently cry out to you: as you received the prodigal and the harlot when she came to you, so receive me, the harlot and prodigal, compassionate One, as I come to you now, with a contrite heart. From my youth, having been exalted, I was humbled and brought to distress. Amen. What shall I render to the Lord for all that he has rendered to me? For they clearly behold him who rules all things to be endowed with human nature through you. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.
ed. Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise. It is truly right to bless you, the Theotokos, ever blessed and most pure and mother of our God. This is effectively fulfilled in us when 'people see our good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven.'" Through the intercessions, of all your saints and the Theotokos, O Lord, grant us your peace and have mercy upon us, only merciful One. With your saints, O Christ, give rest to the souls of your servants where there is no pain nor sorrow, nor suffering, but life everlasting. I said: Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against you. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among all people (3). Thus I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth there is no response. How much and what kind of diligence in order that our conscience rise to that level of confidence to dare address God as "Father?" You have gladdened our hearts. But as you humbled yourself from on high for our sake, do likewise also for my unworthiness. before all ages; Light of Light, He crowns you with mercy and compassion. and the life of the ageto come. "In the fourth petition we beseech God to give us our daily bread everything we need in life, spiritual as well as physical. Do not spurn me an accused sinner, though I have made myself completely useless by my shameful thoughts, words, and deeds and through indolence have become a slave to the pleasures of life. In the daily Church services it is recited sixteen times, during Great Lent twenty-two times. Rev. Protect us from the gloom of sinful sleep and from all dark pleasures of the night.
Master, pardon our transgressions. Amen. Therefore, I beseech you: also wipe out my sins. God of our fathers, you always treat us with leniency. Mark me as your dwelling place, of the Spirit only and no longer a place of sin, so that when you enter as if into your own home of communion, every evil doer and every passion will flee from me as from fire. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Lord Jesus Christ my God, absolve, remit, forgive, and pardon me, your sinful, unprofitable, and unworthy servant the errors, transgressions, and trespasses which I have committed from my youth to the present day and hour, whether in knowledge or in ignorance, in words, or deeds, or thoughts, or reasonings and pursuits, and in all my senses. I confess one baptism All holy one, you are the table of the bread of life, who out of mercy came down from above giving new life to the world. Give us this day our daily bread; Cleanse me, purify and put me in order. Christ our God, bless the food and drink of your servants, for you are holy always, now and forever and to the ages of ages. In memory of GREGORY (TAVLARIDES) TAYLOR, the greatest benefactor of Orthodox Christian theological education in the New World. Adorn me, give me understanding, and illumine me. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. and of all things visible and invisible. Amen.
You have smitten me with yearning, O Christ, and with your divine love you have changed me. Your good Spirit shall lead me on a level path. Shall your wonders be known in the dark, and your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? Do not deprive us of your heavenly kingdom, but as you, O Savior, came among your disciples and gave them peace, come among us also and save us. under Pontius Pilate, Lord, hear me quickly; my spirit fails. Raise us up at the hour of prayer, strengthen us in your commandments, and keep unshaken within us the remembrance of your judgments. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lord, why have they multiplied who afflict me? Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. I boldly come. Have mercy, Lord, on my soul, defiled through the passions of this life, and receive her cleansed by penitence and confession, for .you are blessed to the ages of ages. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a barren, untrodden and unwatered land. Lord our God, whatever sins I have committed this day, in word, deed or thought, forgive me, for you are good and love all people. But as for me, I have cried out to you, Lord, and in the morning my prayer shall come before you. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, you incorruptibly you gave birth to God the Word. Through the Theotokos, have mercy on us. Do not let your sanctification be taken from me, but be my help and protector, governing my life in peace. true God of true God, My hope is the Father; my refuge, the Son; my protection, the Holy Spirit. Grant to them the participation of your ineffable and everlasting blessings, and the enjoyment of your endless and blissful life.
Each evening we bless you, and we praise your name forever and to the ages of ages. Purify our bodies. Lord, hear me quickly; my spirit fails. Long in patience, great in mercy and compassion, you love the righteous and show mercy to sinners. Our Father, Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us (3). Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, with its headquarters located in the City of New York, is an Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, The mission of the Archdiocese is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the Church in the United States of America according to the Orthodox Christian faith and tradition. Master, let me be sanctified in body and soul. The Orthodox Christian Faith proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the teachings of the Apostles, and the tradition and life of the living Church worldwide through worship, communion, witness, and service. For you are the bread of life, the source of holiness, the giver of all good things, and to you we give glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Each evening we bless you, and we praise your name forever and to the ages of ages. and apostolic Church. Lord, forgive our sins. "First, when we, having in our thoughts and heart the name of God, so live as his holiness requires, and thus glorify God; secondly, when others also, seeing our good lives, glorify God. Forgive my errors, and grant me pardon. Homily 5 Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors St. Gregory of Nyssa: The Lord's Prayer, The Beatitudes, Saint John Chrysostom on the Lord's Prayer. Amen. Glory to you, God (3). Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your names sake. We magnify you, the true Theotokos. begotten, not created, Lord, have mercy. Bless the Lord, my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name! I hope that despite this limitation the book proves useful for those who wish an English translation of the daily prayers and services but would also like to have the original Greek text on the facing pages. Then you shall be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole burnt offerings. There is no health in my flesh because of your anger, nor is there any health in my bones because of my sins. Amen. Rather, penetrate into my members, all my joints, my organs, my heart and burn like thorns all my iniquities. Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will to all people. But as for me, I am poor and needy; O God, help me! For it is not with a light heart, Christ my God, that I venture to approach you. I believe in one God,
by A Monk of St. Tikhon's Monastery. Amen. who are in heaven, Amen. For, Master, you do not wish that the work of your hands should perish, nor do you take pleasure in the destruction of human beings, but desire that everyone should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. Rescue me, Lord, from my enemies; to you have I fled for refuge. Lord, have mercy. Amen. Declare me also a vessel of your coming. and became man. May Christ our true God have mercy upon us and save us through the intercessions of his most pure and holy Mother, and of all your Saints, for he is a good and loving God. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have given birth to the Savior of our souls. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Burn away my sins with spiritual fire and make me worthy to be filled with your joy, that rejoicing in your goodness, I may magnify your two Comings. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and forevermore. Lord, to you have I fled; teach me to do your will, for you are my God. and the Virgin Mary Yourmercy, Lord, endures forever; turn not away from the works of your own hands. Calm the impulses of passion, and quench the fiery darts of evil which are treacherously cast against us. Lord, grant to keep us this night without sin. Therefore, O Christ, you who love all people, receive even me as the harlot, as the thief, as the publican, as the prodigal. Grant peace to your commonwealth, and to our souls your great compassion. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay. Christ our God, bless the food and drink of your servants, for you are holy always, now and forever and to the ages of ages. I look for the resurrection of the dead. I partake of fire, being grass, and behold, a strange wonder, I am unexpectedly refreshed as was the burning bush, burning but not consumed. Such is the generation of those who seek the Lord, of those who seek the face of the God of Jacob. FatherAlmighty, Grant me tears of repentance and confession that I may praise ad glorify you all the days of my life. Homily 5 Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors And you shall destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant. Therefore, cleanse me Lord of the defilement of my soul and save me, for you are a loving God. But you, Lord, being longsuffering, and of great mercy, do not remember evil, and have not given me over to destruction because of my lawlessness, but have ever awaited my conversion. Now, Master, let your hand shelter me, and let your grace descend upon me, for my soul is distracted and pained at the departure from this, my miserable and sordid body, that the end design of the adversary may not overtake her and make her stumble into the darkness for the unknown and known sins amassed by me in this life.