Traditional Prayers

The Twenty-Four Prayers of St. John Chrysostom

O Lord, deprive me not of your heavenly blessings. O Lord, deliver me from eternal torment. O Lord, if I have sinned in mind or thought, in word or deed, forgive me. O Lord, deliver me from every ignorance and heedlessness, from pettiness of soul and stony hardness of heart. O Lord, deliver me from every temptation. O Lord, enlighten my heart darkened by evil desires. O Lord, I, being a human being, have sinned; do you, being God, forgive me in your loving-kindness, for you know the weakness of my soul. O Lord, send down your grace to help me, that I may glorify your holy name. O Lord Jesus Christ, inscribe me, your servant, in the Book of Life, and grant me a blessed end. O Lord my God, even if I have done nothing good in your sight, yet grant me, according to your grace, to make a good beginning. O Lord, sprinkle on my heart the dew of your grace. O Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, your sinful servant, cold of heart and impure, in your kingdom. O Lord, receive me in repentance. O Lord, leave me not. O Lord, save me from temptation. O Lord, grant me pure thoughts. O Lord, grant me tears of repentance, remembrance of death, and a sense of peace. O Lord, grant me mindfulness to confess my sins. O Lord, grant me humility, charity, and obedience. O Lord, grant me tolerance, magnanimity, and gentleness. O Lord, implant in me the root of all blessings: the fear of you in my heart. O Lord, vouchsafe that I may love you with all my heart and soul, and that I may obey in all things your will. O Lord, shield me from evil persons and devils and passions and all other lawless matters. O Lord, who knows your creation and what you have willed for it, may your will also be fulfilled in me, a sinner, for you are blessed for evermore. Amen.

Orthodox Prayer Book

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