Prayer to the Blessed Hieromartyr Peter Verkhovny

We glorify you this day, blessed hieromartyr Peter. Having been tried in many temptations and refined in suffering, you preserved the treasure of the faith, not departing from the holy unity with the throne of holy Peter. You firmly believed the Lord's word spoken to the chief apostle: "You are Peter, the rock, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Therefore you did not yield to the cunning wiles of the devil, nor to the torments of the enemies, fearing to abandon the ship of the Universal Church, lest the wave of heresy or discord sink you. And, having walked as a hieromartyr the narrow path and the narrow door, you entered the realms of heavenly joy. Therefore we pray to you, blessed hieromartyr, intercede for us, that we also, having been saved from the broad road of perdition, may enter through the narrow door into the dwelling of joy and sing in eternity a hymn of praise to the One Good and All‑Good Giver: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Source: kyrios.org.ua