A Morning Prayer

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep me this day without sin. Lord, do not abandon me to the counsel of mine enemies, neither depart from me. Lord, deliver me from the domination of the passions and the burning of pleasures. Lord, grant me a guiding hand and strengthen me in Thy fear. O Lord, grant compunction and humility of heart, that I may weep for my transgressions. Lord, grant me patience in temptations and discernment. Lord, cleanse me from ignorance, slothfulness, and hardheartedness. Lord, deliver me from corrupting associations and from consent to evil thoughts. Lord, drive from me forgetfulness, stony insensibility, and captivity of mind. Lord, shelter me from the warfare of fornication. Lord, implant in me hatred for pleasures, and grant me a virtuous and shameless life, and direct me in the way of Thy commandments. Through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady the Theotokos, and of all Thy Saints, for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.

 

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