Christian race.
Lord, have mercy.
Prayer I, of St. Macarius the Great.
O Eternal God and King of all creation, Who hast vouchsafed me to arrive at
this hour, forgive me the sins that I have committed this day in deed, word,
and thought; and cleanse, O Lord, my lowly soul of all impurity of flesh and
spirit, and grant me, O Lord, to pass the sleep of this night in peace; that,
rising from my lowly bed, I may please Thy most holy name all the days of
my life, and thwart the enemies, fleshly and bodiless, that war against me.
And deliver me, O Lord, from vain thoughts and evil desires which defile me.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory: of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
Prayer II, of St. Antiochus:
O Ruler of all, Word of the Father, O Jesus Christ, Thou Who art perfect: for
the sake of the plenitude of Thy mercy, never depart from me, but always
remain in me, Thy servant. O Jesus, Good Shepherd of Thy sheep, deliver
me not over to the sedition of the serpent, and leave me not to the will of
Satan, for the seed of corruption is in me. But do Thou, O Lord, worshipful
God, Holy King, Jesus Christ, as I sleep, guard me by the Unwaning Light,
Thy Holy Spirit, by Whom Thou didst sanctify Thy disciples. O Lord, grant
me, thine unworthy servant, Thy salvation upon my bed. Enlighten my mind
with the light of understanding of Thy Holy Gospel; my soul, with the love of
Thy Cross; my heart, with the purity of Thy word; my body, with Thy
passionless passion. Keep my thoughts in Thy humility, and raise me up at
the proper time for Thy glorification. For most glorified art Thou together with
Thine unoriginate Father, and the Most Holy Spirit, unto the ages. Amen.