Lenten Morning Prayers (15 minutes)

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OUR LENTEN MORNING PRAYERS
(15 minutes)

Blessed is our God, always now and forever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Glory to You, O God, glory to You.

O Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth

who are present everywhere and fill all things,

the treasury of blessings and giver of life,

come and abide within us, cleanse of from all impurity

and save our souls, o Good one.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3 times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit

now and forever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

All Holy Trinity, have mercy on us.

Lord, forgive our sins. Master pardon our transgressions.

Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name’s sake.

Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit

Now and forever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven

Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come, Your 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 one.

For Yours is the kingdom, and the power and the glory

Of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

Now and forever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

LENTEN HYMNS

O my soul, may the Fast be for you a time to abstain from sin as we turn towards You, O Loving Lord. Help us to draw closer to You and to flee from all the temptations of the Evil One as we seek the path that leads to the eternal rest of the Age to come.

As God-given first fruits of the Fast, help us acquire compunction of our soul, crying out, “Accept our prayer as pure incense, Christ our Master, and deliver us, we entreat You, from the stench of corruption and from fearful torment, for You alone are ready to forgive.”

Let us joyfully journey through this all-hallowed season of abstinence and shine with the bright radiance of Your holy commandments, Christ our God. Give us the brightness of love and the splendor of prayer, a purity of holiness and the strength of good courage. Clothed in raiment of light, may we hasten to Your Holy Resurrection on the third day, that shines upon the world with the glory of eternal life.

Armed with fasting, Elijah the wonderful was taken up in a chariot of fire; through fasting Moses received a vision of secret mysteries; help us to fast like them so that we will see You, Christ our God.

Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and good will among all.

Lord open my lips and my mouth will declare Your praise.

PSALM 63

O God, You are my God, early to I seek You.

My soul thirsts for You, my flesh faints for You
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

I looked for You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory

I will praise You as long as I live and lift up my hands to Your Name.

I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;

and with my mouth I will sing Your praises
On my bed I meditate upon you; and throughout the night watches I think of You
Because You are my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.

I cling to you; Your right hand upholds me.

O God, You are my God, early to I seek You.

PSALM 100
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
    his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalm 103

Bless the Lord, my soul; and all that is within me bless His holy Name.

Bless the Lord, my soul, and do not forget all he has done for me.

Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

Who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with steadfast love and compassion.
who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

The Lord works mercy and justice for all who are oppressed.

He made known his ways to Moses and his acts to the children of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;

He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;

 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
But the Lord’s love is from everlasting to everlasting to those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children, with those who keep his covenant
    and remember to obey his precepts.

The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.

Bless the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
Bless the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
Bless the Lord, all his creation, in every place of His dominion

Bless the Lord, my soul.

THE PETITIONS

In peace, let us pray to the Lord.  (“Lord have mercy” after each petition)

For the peace from above, and the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.

For peace in the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the union of all, let us pray to the Lord.

For our Metropolitan Methodios all our bishops, priests, deacons, all missionaries who seek to spread your Gospel among all nations, and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.

For our country, the president, those in public service, the armed forces, and all her people, let us pray to the Lord.

For our Saints Constantine and Helen Church Family (pray for our prayer partners, all the names on our Church’s prayer list), for this city and for every city, town and village throughout the world and all the faithful who live therein, let us pray to the Lord.

For our family and friends (pray for any of your friends, family, and others)), let us pray to the Lord

For favorable weather, and abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.

For all travelers, for the sick and suffering, for those who are dying, for captives and prisoners and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord

For a perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless day, let us ask of the Lord.  (“Grant this O Lord” after each)

For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, and a guardian of our souls, let us ask of the Lord.

For the forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask of the Lord.

For all that is good and beneficial to our souls, and for peace in the world let us ask of the Lord.

For the remaining time of our lives to be lived in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord.

For a Christian end to our lives, peaceful, without shame or suffering, and for a good account before the fearful judgment seat of Christ, let us ask of the Lord.

Remembering the most holy mother of God, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves, and one another, and our entire lives to Christ our God. (“To You O Lord.”)

For You who are a merciful and loving God, and to You belong all glory, honor, and worship, Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

PSALM 50

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;

according to your abundant mercy blot out all my transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.

Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight,

so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless in your judgement.

Behold I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sins did my mother conceive me.
Behold you desire truth in the inner being; you teach me wisdom in my secret heart.

You shall cleanse me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

You shall wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have broken rejoice.

Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. 

Do not cast me from your presence and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. 

Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return back to you.

Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will show forth your praise.

For You have no delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;

you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;

a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Do good to Zion in your good please and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Then you will delight in sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings;

then bulls will be offered on your altar and have mercy on me. Amen.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have Mercy on Me a Sinner. (12 times with prostrations)

A LENTEN PRAYER

Almighty God, who made all creation in wisdom and by your inexpressible providence and goodness has brought us to these holy days for the purification of body and soul, for the controlling of bodily passions, for the hope of the Resurrection, who during the forty days gave the Covenant into the hands of Moses in characters divinely traced by You; Enable us also, O Holy One, to fight the good fight, to complete the course of the fast, to preserve in wholeness the faith; to crush under our feet the heads of invisible demons; to be counted as a victor over sin; and so uncondemned to attain to Your Holy Resurrection. For all honor and glory are given to Your noble and worthy name, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

PRAYER OF SAINT FILARET

Lord, grant me to greet this coming day in peace.

Help me in all things to rely upon Your holy will.

In every hour of the day, reveal Your will to me.

Bless my dealings with all who surround me.

Teach me to treat all that comes to me throughout this day with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all.

In all my deeds and words, guide my thoughts and feelings.

In unforeseen events, let me not forget that all things are under Your care.

Teach me to act firmly and wisely, without embittering and embarrassing others.

Give me the strength to bear the fatigue of the coming day with all that it shall bring.

Direct my will according to Your will.

Teach me to pray.

Pray Yourself within me.

Transform my life into a living prayer to you. Amen.

LORD OF THE POWERS

Lord of the Powers be with us

For in times of distress we have no other help but You

Lord of the Powers have mercy on us.

God is with us be it known all you nations be humbled, for God is with us.

O CHAMPION GENERAL

O Champion General, I your servant now inscribe to You

Triumphant anthems as the tokens of my gratitude

Being rescued from the terrors O Theotokos,

In as much as You have power unassailable

From all kind terrors free us so that unto You

I may cry aloud, “Rejoice O Unwedded Bride.”

THE PRAYER OF ST. EPHRAIM THE SYRIAN

Lord and Master of my life,

take from me the spirit of

laziness, idle curiosity, lust for power and vain talk. (make a prostration)

But give to me instead the spirit of

purity, humility, patience and love. (make a prostration)

Yes Lord and King help me to see my own faults,

and keep me from judging what others do.

For you are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen. (make a prostration)

Through the prayers of our holy fathers and mothers, Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. Amen.