Penitential Prayer (Venerable Theophilus of Pechersk)

Penitential Prayer (Venerable Theophilus of Pechersk)

Lord, lover of men, O Jesus Christ, my God, who does not desire the death of sinners but awaits their repentance and conversion, knowing our weakness! Most holy King, Good Comforter, who restores and heals the weak and the sick, saves sinners, helps the powerless and lifts up the fallen, I pray to Thee now: pour upon me, imperfect and unworthy, Thy mercy, receive the flow of my bitter tears and pour upon me the inexhaustible strength and depth of Thy compassion and grace, that I may not be tried by airy temptations, and that I may not fall under the dominion of the Prince of Darkness—through the great prayers of Thy intercessors, the venerable fathers of our monastery, Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves, and all the saints who have ever pleased Thee. Amen.

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