Prayers of Repentance
Selected from the canons of repentance for Monday and Tuesday in the Parakletike, from the Lenten Triodion and from the most ancient Iadgari
These prayers may be said daily or before confession
The Lord hath come, He hath come to save, to deliver sinners and to receive the penitent.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art everywhere present and fillest all things with Thy grace, Treasury of good things and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O Good One. *
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, deliver us and release us from our sins; O Master, pardon our iniquities; O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O come, let us worship God our King. O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and God. O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and our God.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I am conscious of mine iniquity; and my sin is continually before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done evil before thee: that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me. For, behold, thou lovest truth: thou hast manifested to me the secret and hidden things of thy wisdom. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Thou shalt cause me to hear gladness and joy: the afflicted bones shall rejoice. Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit in my inward parts. Cast me not away from thy presence; and remove not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of thy salvation: establish me with thy directing Spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and ungodly men shall turn to thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: and my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness. O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; and my mouth shall declare thy praise. For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given it: thou wilt not take pleasure in whole-burnt-offerings. Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, to Sion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then shalt thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, offering, and whole-burnt-sacrifices: then shall they offer calves upon thine altar.
O Teacher of the untaught and Giver of wisdom, Protector of the poor, O Christ the King, strengthen and make wise my heart, and give me a word, O Word of God, that I may cry to Thee with compunction: O Most Merciful, grant me healing and have mercy on me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
My soul, my soul, arise! Why sleepest thou? The end draweth near, and thou shalt be troubled. Awake, then, that Christ God may spare thee, who is everywhere present and filleth all things.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Having strayed from the paths of life, O Theotokos, I have darkened all the goodness of my soul with sin, iniquity and wrath; and now I entreat thee: be my helper and deliver me from all evil.
O my sinful soul, it is the time of repentance; why lovest thou this world, since it is passing? Death hath made me tremble; the covering of earth hath made me love conversion and repentance. The Lord of hosts saith: I desire not the death of the sinner, but his conversion and repentance. The blessed Paul, the trumpet of the Churches, saith: Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. Wash me by repentance, O Jesus, in the holy font of the Jordan, that through Thee I may enter the royal wedding feast and find great mercy.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
My soul trembleth, O Lord, because of that dread and awesome day, for I have spent all the days of my life in slothfulness. I desire to keep Thy commandment, but the enemy who assaileth me draweth me away from Thee. But do Thou, O merciful Lord and Lover of mankind, stretch out to me Thy mighty hand and bring me up out of the depths of my sins. Save me, O God, and have mercy on me.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
My body is a sea of sin, O Saviour, and my soul is buffeted by the waves of my iniquities, O Merciful One. But, O all-glorious One, grant me repentance and the forgiveness of sins, as once Thou didst grant it to Peter, who washed himself with tears. O Lord, Lover of mankind, glory to Thee.
