Thou Bride of God and Sovereign Lady, who didst unite the Word
of God to mankind through thy most glorious birth giving, and hast
linked the apostate nature of our race with the heavenly; who art
the only hope of the hopeless, and the helper of the struggling,
the ever-ready protection of them that hasten unto thee, and the
refuge of all Christians: Do not shrink with loathing from me a
sinner, defiled, who with polluted thoughts, words, and deeds
have made myself utterly unprofitable, and through slothfulness of
mind have become a slave to the pleasures of life. But as the
Mother of God Who loveth mankind, show thy love for mankind
and mercifully have compassion upon me a sinner and prodigal,
and accept my supplication, which is offered to thee out of my
defiled mouth; and making use of thy motherly boldness, entreat
thy Son and our Master and Lord that He may be pleased to open
for me the bowels of His loving kindness and graciousness to
mankind, and, disregarding my numberless offenses, will turn me
back to repentance, and show me to be a tried worker of His
precepts. And be thou ever present unto me as merciful,
compassionate and well disposed; in the present life be thou a
fervent intercessor and helper, repelling the assaults of
adversaries and guiding me to salvation, and at the time of my
departure taking care of my miserable soul, and driving far away
from it the dark countenances of the evil demons; lastly, at the
dreadful day of judgment delivering me from torment eternal and
showing me to be an heir of the ineffable glory of thy Son and our
God; all of which may I attain, O my Sovereign Lady, most holy
Theotokos, in virtue of thine intercession and protection, through
the grace and love to mankind of thine only begotten Son, our
Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ, to Whom is due all glory,
honor and worship, together with His unoriginate Father, and His
Most Holy and good and life creating Spirit, now and ever, and
unto ages of ages. Amen.