A Morning Prayer

O Lord, grant that for me this day may be good and sinless. O Lord, abandon me not to the will of mine enemies, neither withdraw from me. O Lord, deliver me from the sway of passions and the burning of pleasures. O Lord, grant me Thy hand to help me and uphold me in the fear of Thee. O Lord, grant mourning and humility to my heart, that I may lament mine iniquities. O Lord, grant me patience in temptations and discretion. O Lord, blot out from me ignorance, indolence, and hardheartedness. O Lord, deliver me from entertaining pernicious suggestions and from assent to evil thoughts. O Lord, drive away from me forgetfulness, insensibility, and captivity of the mind. O Lord, protect me from the warfare of fornication. O Lord, implant in me disdain for pleasures, grant me virtuous conduct and a life that cannot be put to shame, and direct my steps to the doing of Thy commandments. By the intercessions of our All-Immaculate Lady, the Theotokos, and of all Thy Saints; for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Revised on July 15, 2026, with a translation provided by the Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, Etna, CA.

Greek source: Μικρὸ Προσευχητάρι [Small Prayer Book], published by the Holy Monastery of Saints Kyprianos and Justina, Attika, 2003, pp. 18-19.

Online: https://www.imoph.org/Publications_el/4b6002Proseyxhtari.pdf