PRAYERS for MORNING, DAY & NIGHT

1 1 PRAYERS for MORNING, D AY & NIGHT2 Morning Prayers16 PRAYERS at Table21 PRAYERS for the Hours of the Day and Night30 PRAYERS Before SleepThese PRAYERS are excerpted from Orthodox Christian PRAYERS , edited by Priest John Mikitish & Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak) (South Canaan, Penn.: St. Tikhon s Monastery Press, 2019). 2019 St. Tikhon s Monastery Press. All rights reserved. Permission is granted for this document to be made available on , for those who wish to use these PRAYERS in their homes. 21f2fr3f4 56f 76f8980, Th2fr E 890AM MORNING PRAYERSUpon rising from sleep:In the Name of the father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. standing a little while in silence, waiting till all the senses are calm, one may make three prostrations, saying:Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!And then the following:HROUGH the PRAYERS of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.

2 To thee, our God, glory to thee. O heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who art everywhere present and fillest all things, Trea-sury of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mer-cy on us. (thrice)Glory to the father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse 3 Morning Prayersus from our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name s , have mercy. (thrice)Glory to the father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Our father , who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil these troparia:Rising from sleep we fall down before thee, O Good One, and with the angels song we cry to thee, All-powerful: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God: through the Theo tokos, have mercy on to the Lord, who hast raised me from bed and from sleep, enlighten my mind and heart, and open my lips that I may sing of thee, O Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God: through the Theotokos, have mercy on and Judge shall come suddenly, and the deeds of each shall be exposed.

3 But at midnight we cry out with fear: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God: through the Theo-tokos, have mercy on 56f 76f8980, Th2fr E 890 AMLord, have mercy. (twelve times)Rising from sleep, I thank thee, O Holy Trinity. For, in the abundance of thy goodness and patience, thou hast not been angry with me, idler and sinner though I be, nor hast thou destroyed me together with my iniquities; but thou hast shown thy usual love for mankind, and hast raised me up as I lay helpless, that I might rise early and glorify thy dominion. Enlighten now the eyes of my mind and open my lips that I may study thy words, and come to understand thy commandments, and accomplish thy will, and hymn thee in heartfelt con-fession, and praise thine all-holy Name, of the father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. , let us worship God our , let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our , let us worship and fall down before Christ himself, our King and our 50 Hav e mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of thy com-passions blot out my transgression.

4 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my iniquity, and my sin is continually be-fore me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done what 5 Morning Prayersis evil before thee, that thou mightest be justified in thy words, and prevail when thou art judged. For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my moth-er bear me. For, behold, thou hast loved truth, the un-known and hidden things of thy wisdom hast thou made known unto me. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Thou shalt cause me to hear joy and gladness, the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice. Turn thy face away from my sins, and blot out all my iniqui-ties. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.

5 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and establish me with a ruling spirit. I will teach transgressors thy ways, and the ungod-ly shall return to thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation, and my tongue shall rejoice in thy righteousness. O Lord, thou shalt open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise. For if thou hadst desired sacri-fice, I would have given it; thou wilt not be pleased with whole-burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in thy good pleasure unto Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then shalt thou be 61f2fr3f4 56f 76f8980, Th2fr E 890 AMpleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole-burnt offerings. Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine Symbol of FaithI believe in one God, the father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

6 And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the On-ly-begotten, begotten of the father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God; begotten, not made; of one essence with the father ; by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man; and he was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried; and the third day he rose again, according to the Scrip-tures, and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the father ; and he shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, who proceeds from the father ; who with the father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.

7 In One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. PrayersFirst Prayerby Saint Macarius the GreatO God, cleanse me, a sinner, even though I have done nothing good before thee: yet deliver me from the evil one, and let thy will be done in me, that I may open my unworthy lips without condemnation and praise thy holy Name, of the father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Prayer: by the sameRising from sleep, I offer thee a midnight song, O Sav- ior. I fall down and cry out to thee: let me not fall asleep in the death of sin, but be gracious to me, O thou who wast voluntarily crucified; and raise me quickly, for I lie in laziness, and save me as I stand at prayer; after the NIGHT s sleep, O Christ my God, shine upon me a sinless day and save Prayer: by the sameRising from sleep, I run to thee, O Master who lovest mankind; thy loving-kindness rouses me to do thy work.

8 I pray thee: help me at all times and in all things, and deliver me from every evil of this world and from the meddling of the devil; save me and lead me into thine eternal kingdom. For thou art my Creator, the providen-tial Giver of every good. All my hope is in thee, and to thee I give the glory, now and ever and unto ages of ages. 56f 76f8980, Th2fr E 890 AMfourth Prayer: by the sameO L ord, in thine abundant goodness and great compassion thou hast granted me, thy servant, to pass the NIGHT unassailed by any evil of the enemy. O Master and Creator of all, by thy true light make me wor-thy to accomplish thy will with an illumined heart, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Prayer: by the sameO L ord, God Almighty, who dost accept the thrice-holy hymn from thy heavenly hosts: accept from me, thine unworthy servant, this song at the rising of the sun.

9 Grant that at every season and hour of my life I may glorify thee, the father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Prayerby Saint Basil the GreatO L ord Almighty, God of powers and of all flesh, who livest on high yet takest care for things be-low, who triest hearts and reins and clearly foreknowest the secrets of men: thou art the Light without begin-ning, who ever art, in whom there is neither variation nor shadow of change. O King immortal, accept the PRAYERS which we, trusting in the multitude of thy compassions, now offer thee from defiled lips. Forgive all the iniqui-ties we have committed in deed or word or thought, in 9 Morning Prayersknowledge or in ignorance. Cleanse us from all defile-ment of flesh and spirit. Grant us to pass through the en-tire NIGHT of this present life with wakeful heart and sober mind, awaiting the coming of the radiant day of the ap-pearing of thine Only-begotten Son, our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ, when the Judge of all shall come with glory to reward each according to his deeds.

10 May we not be found fallen and idle, but alert and roused to action, prepared to enter into his joy and the divine brid-al chamber of his glory, where the voice of those who feast is unceasing, and the sweetness of those who be-hold the ineffable beauty of thy countenance is beyond telling. For thou art the true Light that enlightens and sanctifies all things, and all creation doth extol thee in song, unto ages of ages. Prayer: by the sameWe bless thee, O God Most High and Lord of mer-cies, who ever doest among us great and unsearch-able things, glorious and extraordinary, which cannot be numbered, who grantest to us sleep for rest from our in-firmities and repose from the burdens of our much-toil-ing flesh. We thank thee that thou hast not destroyed us with our sins but hast loved us as always, and though we are sunk in despair, thou hast raised us up to glorify thy might.