The Midnight Office for Weekdays and Saturday
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Thou made manifest unto me. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be
made clean; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Thou shalt
make me to hear joy and gladness; the bones that be humbled, they shall rejoice.
Turn Thy face away from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a
clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy
presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy sal-
vation, and with Thy governing Spirit establish me. I shall teach transgressors Thy
ways, and the ungodly shall turn back unto Thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness,
O God, Thou God of my salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in Thy righteousness. O
Lord, Thou shalt open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise. For if Thou
hadst desired sacrifice, I had given it; with whole-burnt offerings Thou shalt not be
pleased. A sacrifice unto God is a broken spirit; a heart that is broken and humbled
God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in Thy good pleasure unto Sion, and let the
walls of Jerusalem be builded. Then shalt Thou be pleased with a sacrifice of right-
eousness, with oblation and whole-burnt offerings. Then shall they offer bullocks
upon Thine altar.
Then, Prayer I, of St. Macarius the Great
O God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have never done anything good in Thy sight; de-
liver me from the evil one, and may Thy will be in me, that I may open my unwor-
thy mouth without condemnation, and praise Thy holy Name of Father, Son and
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer II, of St. Macarius the Great
Having risen from sleep, I offer Thee, O Savior, the midnight song, and I fall down
and cry unto Thee; grant me not to fall asleep in the death of sin, but have compas-
sion on me, O Thou Who wast voluntarily crucified, and hasten to raise me who am
prostrate in idleness, and save me in prayer and intercession, and after the nightĮ-?s
sleep, bless me with a sinless day O Christ, our God, and save me.
Prayer III, of
St. Macarius the Great
O Lord, Who in Thy abundant goodness and Thy great compassion hast granted
me, Thy servant, to pass the time of this night without the temptation of any op-
posing evil, Lord and Creator of all, by Thy true light and with an enlightened
heart grant me to do Thy will, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer IV, of
St. Macarius the Great