Saturday, March 14, 2026

St. Anatole the Younger of Optina (+1922): A Prayer Against the Antichrist


 

O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, deliver us from the seductions of the coming antichrist, abhorred by God and crafty in evil, and from all his snares. Protect us and all our Christian neighbors from his devious nets, keeping us in the hidden refuge of Thy salvation. Grant, O Lord, that our fear of the devil may not be greater than our fear of Thee, and that we not fall away from Thee and Thy Holy Church. But instead, grant us, O Lord, to suffer and die for Thy holy Name and for the Orthodox faith, and never to deny Thee, nor to receive the marks of the cursed antichrist, nor to worship him. Grant us, O Lord, day and night, tears and lamentation for our sins, and on the day of Thy dread Judgment, O Lord, grant us pardon. Amen.

Source: Orthodox Christian Prayers, edited by Priest John Mikitish and Hieromonk Herman, Saint Tikhon's Monastery Press, South Caanan, PA, 2019, p. 117.

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