O Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God, for the sake of Thy most honorable
Mother, Thy bodiless Angels, Thy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, the
Divinely inspired Apostles, the bright and victorious Martyrs, the
venerable and God-bearing Fathers and all the Saints: deliver me from
this present assault of the devil. Yea, O Lord my Creator, Who desirest
not the death of the sinner, but that he should return to Thee and live:
grant repentance to me, wretched and unworthy. Snatch me from the jaws of
the consuming serpent, its mouth opened to devour me and take me down to
hell alive. Yea, my Lord and my Comfort, Who didst put on corruptible
flesh for my wretched sake: deliver me from wretchedness and bring
comfort to my wretched soul. Implant in my heart the accomplishment of
Thy precepts, the abandonment of evil deeds and the obtainment of Thy
blessings. In Thee, O Lord, have I trusted: save me!
9th Prayer, to the Most Holy Theotokos,
by Peter, the Studite monk
Before you, the Most Pure Mother of God, I who am wretched fall down and
pray: you know, O Queen that I sin constantly and anger your Son and my
God. No matter how often I repent, I appear a liar before God, and repent
with trembling. Can God shake me and I do those same things again an hour
later? Knowing this, my Mistress, O Lady Theotokos, I pray: have mercy on
me, strengthen me and grant that I may do good. You know, my Lady
Theotokos, that I abhor my evil deeds and love the Law of my God with all
my mind. But, most pure Lady, I do not know how I can love what I abhor
and turn away from what is good. Do not allow my will to be done, Most
Pure One, for it is not appropriate. May the will of your Son and my God
be done. May He save and enlighten me, and give me the Grace of His Holy
Spirit, in order that I might stop sinning from this time on and live the
remainder of my life in obedience to your Son, to Whom belongs all glory,
honor and majesty, with His Father Who is without beginning, and His Most
Holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Amen.