Canons for Holy Communion
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O most holy Theotokos, save us.
While delighting in thy gifts, O most-pure one, we sing a song of thanksgiving to thee,
knowing thee to be the Mother of God.
O most holy Theotokos, save us.
As I lie on the bed of my pain and sickness, do thou help me, for thou art a lover of
goodness, O only Ever-Virgin Theotokos.
O most holy Theotokos, save us.
Having thee, O all-hymned one, as our hope and support and unshakable wall of
salvation, we are delivered from every adversity.
To the Guardian Angel:
Holy Angel of the Lord, my Guardian, pray to God for me.
Pray to God the Lover of mankind, and forsake me not, O my guardian, but ever keep
my life in peace, and grant me the invincible salvation.
Holy Angel of the Lord, my Guardian, pray to God for me.
As the defender and guardian of my life I received thee from God, O Angel. I pray thee,
O holy one, free me from all harm.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Cleanse my foulness by thy holiness, O my guardian, and may I be drawn from the left
side by thy prayers, and become a partaker of glory.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen
Perplexity confronteth me from the evil surrounding me, O most pure one, but deliver
me from it speedily, for I flee only to thee.