What prayers to read before communion. Prayer before confession

The most important sacraments in the life of an Orthodox Christian are confession and communion, which help the human soul to cleanse itself and draw closer to God. From our article you will learn what prayers should be read before confession and communion.

General information

In daily prayers, Orthodox Christians turn to the Savior with requests to forgive the human race for their sins. The culmination of the repentance of a believer is the forgiveness and remission of sins, which is called the sacrament of confession.

The clergy call the confession of a believer in the Savior Jesus Christ a second baptism. During the sacrament of baptism, the baby is cleansed of original sin, the second baptism provides an opportunity to atone, repent and be cleansed of the offenses committed during the life path.

Sin is not only actions, but also thoughts that contradict the commandments of God. There are sins against God, condemning the Holy Spirit, against one's neighbor, against oneself, and mortals. Sin is called spiritual dirt, generated by passion, which is located in the depths of the human soul. According to the clergy, committing atrocities, speaking out against the Lord God and the Holy Spirit, a person becomes an accomplice in the crucifixion of Christ on the cross.

Confession helps the soul to be cleansed of the offenses committed. A believer who believes in God and repents becomes closer to the Savior, receives His mercy and grace.

In Orthodoxy, confession is held in a church, but if necessary, confession to a clergyman can be done in any other place. Before the sacred rite, an Orthodox Christian reads:

• morning and evening prayer rule;
• canon of repentance to our Savior Jesus Christ;
• the prayer of Simeon the New Theologian.

There is no need to be embarrassed and afraid of your sinfulness. All offenses in which a person sincerely repents will be heard and forgiven by God. As the Scripture says, some saints used to be sinners. Sincere repentance and sincere faith helped them purify themselves, take the path of righteousness and draw closer to the Lord.

The Eucharist, or the sacrament of communion, is the opportunity for a believing Christian to touch the most intimate, having tasted bread and wine in the temple, with which they partake of those who have repented of their sins and confessed the righteous, and which personify the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

Some parishioners consider themselves unworthy of communion, forgetting that this sacrament exists specifically for people who were previously unworthy, but who realized their sinfulness.

Women should not take communion during their menstrual cycle. Also, a woman who has recently become a mother is not allowed into the church. Before entering the temple and performing the sacrament of communion of a woman in labor, the clergyman must read a special prayer over her.

Before Communion, an Orthodox Christian reads:

• morning prayer rule;
• evening prayer rule;
• canon of repentance to the Savior;
• prayer canon to the Most Holy Theotokos;
• canon to the Guardian Angel;
• akathist to Jesus the Sweetest;
• attendance at Holy Communion.

The Orthodox Church allows the reading of all the canons to be distributed over several days preceding the celebration of the sacrament of communion.

At the end of the ceremony, a prayer of thanksgiving to Jesus Christ, a prayer to St. Basil the Great and a prayer after communion with the Most Holy Theotokos are said. Reading the sacred texts gives the believer spiritual food and the opportunity to meet God.

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What prayers to read

Confession and Communion are important sacraments for an Orthodox Christian. The main point is the correct preparation for the purification of the soul and the acceptance of the Holy Mysteries of Christ. It is very important to know and read the prayers before confession and communion.

Before confession

God and Lord of all, who has power of every breath and soul, alone heal me! Hear the prayer of me, the accursed one, and the serpent nestling in me, by the influx of the All-Holy and Life-Giving Spirit, having killed the consumer. And me, poor and naked of all virtues, at the feet of my holy father (spiritual) with tears, vouchsafe, and attract his holy soul to mercy, to have mercy on me.

And give, Lord, in my heart humility and good thoughts, befitting a sinner who agreed to repent of You; and may not completely leave the soul alone, united to Thee and confessing Thee, and choosing and preferring Thee instead of the world. Weigh bo, Lord, as if I want to be saved, even if my crafty custom is an obstacle: but it is possible for You, Master, the essence of everything, the tree is impossible, the essence is from a person. Amen.

Before Communion

Master Lord Jesus Christ, Our God, merciful and philanthropic, who alone has the power to forgive the sins of people, despise (forget), forgive all my sins, conscious and unconscious, and vouchsafe me without condemnation to partake of Your divine, glorious, pure and life-giving Mysteries not in punishment, not in the multiplication of sins, but in cleansing, sanctification, as a pledge of the future life and kingdom, in a solid stronghold, in defense, but in the defeat of enemies, in the extermination of many of my sins. For YOU are the God of mercy and generosity, and love of mankind, and we glorify You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

In this article you will find a detailed follow-up to Holy Communion: prayers, psalms, theotokos and icons.

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

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, Who is everywhere and fills everything, Treasury of the good and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed, our souls.

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

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Come, let us worship our King God. (Bow)

Come, let us bow down and bow down to Christ, our King God. (Bow)

Come, let us worship and bow down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. (Bow)

Psalm 22

The Lord shepherds me, and will deprive me of nothing. In the place of zlachne, there they instilled me, on the water calmly raised me. Turn my soul, guide me on the paths of truth, for Your name's sake. If I go in the midst of the canopy of death, I will not fear evil, for Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy club, that consoles me. Thou hast prepared a meal before me against those who are afflicted with me, thou hast anointed my head with oil, and Thy cup makes me drink, as if it were sovereign. And Thy mercy will marry me all the days of my life, and even settle me in the house of the Lord, in the longitude of days.

Psalm 23
The earth is the Lord's, and the fulfillment of it, the world, and all who dwell in it. He founded me on the seas, and prepared me to eat on the rivers. Who will ascend the mountain of the Lord? Or who will stand in His holy place? Innocent hands and pure in heart, who do not accept their soul in vain, and do not swear by their sincere flattery. This one will receive a blessing from the Lord, and alms from God, his Savior. This is the generation of those who seek the Lord, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Lift up your gates, your princes, and lift up your eternal gates; and the King of Glory will enter. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord is mighty and mighty, the Lord is mighty in battle. Lift up your gates, your princes, and lift up your eternal gates, and the King of Glory will enter. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of Glory.

Psalm 115
Verovah, the same exclaimed, but I humbled myself very much. But I rech in my rage: every man is a lie. What will I repay the Lord for all that I repay? I will take the cup of salvation, and I will call on the name of the Lord, I will give my prayers to the Lord before all His people. Honorable before the Lord is the death of His saints. O Lord, I am Your servant, I am Your servant and the son of Your handmaid; thou hast torn my bonds. I will devour thee a sacrifice of praise, and in the name of the Lord I will call. I will give my prayers to the Lord before all His people, in the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of you, Jerusalem.
Glory, and now: Alleluia. (Three times with three bows)

Troparion, tone 8
Despise my iniquities, Lord, be born of the Virgin, and cleanse my heart, creating a temple to Your most pure Body and Blood, lower me from Your face, having great mercy without number.
Glory: In the communion of Your holy things, how dare I [enter], unworthy? If I dare to approach You with the worthy, the chiton convicts me, as if there is no evening one, and I intercede for condemnation of my many-sinful soul. Cleanse, O Lord, the defilement of my soul, and save me, like a Lover of mankind.
And now: Many of my many, Mother of God, sins, I have resorted to You, Pure, demanding salvation: visit my infirm soul, and pray to Your Son and our God, give me remission, even the fierce fellows, One blessed.

On Holy Forty Day:
When the glorious disciple at the ablution of the supper is enlightened, then Judas, the wicked with the love of money, having become darkened, and betrays the righteous Judge to the lawless judges. See, the property of the zealot, who used the strangulation for this sake: run the unsatisfied soul, the Teacher is so daring. Who is the good Lord of all, glory to Thee.

Psalm 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Wash me most of all from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and my sin before me is taken out. I have sinned against you alone and done evil before you; as if you were justified in your words, and conquered when you judge Ty. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sins give birth to me, my mother. Behold, thou hast loved the truth; the unknown and secret wisdom of Thy revealed to me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Give joy and joy to my hearing; the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Your salvation and confirm me with the Sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked in Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue rejoices in thy righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will proclaim your praise. As if you would have desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. Sacrifice to God the spirit is broken; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Please, O Lord, with Thy favor Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, an offering and a burnt offering; then they will offer bullocks on your altar.
Canon, voice 2

Canto 1
Come people, let us sing a song to Christ God, who parted the sea, and who instructed the people, even having brought them out of the work of Egypt, as if glorified,
Chorus: Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
The bread of the belly of the eternal be to me Thy Holy Body, merciful Lord, and Honest Blood, and the ailment of manifold healing.

Chorus:

Defiled by the deeds of the unplaced, the accursed one, I am not worthy of Your Most Pure Body and Divine Blood, Christ, communion, whom you vouchsafe me.

Chorus:

Bogorodichen:
Good earth, blessed God's Bride, vegetative unwounded class and saving the world, vouchsafe me this eater to be saved.

Canto 3
Having established me on the rock of faith, thou hast enlarged my mouth against my enemies. Rejoice, for my spirit, whenever I sing: there is nothing holy, like our God, and there is nothing more righteous than You, Lord.
Give me tears, O Christ, drops, the filth of my purifying heart: as if cleansed by a good conscience, I come by faith and fear, Master, to partake of Your Divine Gifts.
For the remission of my transgressions, Thy Most Pure Body, and the Divine Blood, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, and eternal life, Lover of mankind, and alienation of passions and sorrows.

Bogorodichen:
Animal Bread The Most Holy Meal, above mercy for the sake of the one who descended, and give the world a new belly to the one who gives, and now vouchsafe me the unworthy, with fear to taste this, and I live to be.

Canto 4
You came from the Virgin, not an intercessor, not an Angel, but Himself, Lord, incarnate, and saving all of me man. Thus I call to Thee: glory to Thy power, Lord.
Thou hast desired, for the sake of incarnation, O Many-Merciful One, slain to be like a sheep, a sin for the sake of men: the same I pray to Thee, and cleanse my sins.
Heal the wounds of my soul, Lord, and sanctify everything: and vouchsafe, Master, that I may partake of Thy mystical Divine Supper, accursed one.

Bogorodichen:
Have mercy on me who is from Thy womb, O Lady, and keep me undefiled, Thy servant and immaculate, as if I were to receive smart beads, I will be sanctified.

Canto 5
Giver of Light and Creator of the Ages, Lord, guide us in the light of Your commandments; unless we know no other god to you.
As thou hast foretold, O Christ, let it be done unto thy thin servant, and abide in me, as thou hast promised: behold thy body is divine, and I drink thy blood.
Word of God and God, let the coal of Your Body be to me darkened into enlightenment, and the cleansing of my defiled soul, Your Blood.

Bogorodichen:
Mary, Mother of God, fragrance of an honest village, make me a chosen vessel with your prayers, as if I would partake of Your Son of consecration.

Canto 6
Lying in the sinful abyss, I call upon the abyss beyond Thy mercy: from aphids, O God, raise me up.
Sanctify my mind, soul and heart, O Savior, and my body, and vouchsafe, O Master, without condemnation, to proceed to the terrible Mysteries.
So that he would be removed from the passions, and Your grace would have an application, the stomach would be affirmed, the communion of the Saints, Christ, Your Mysteries.

Bogorodichen:
God, God, Holy Word, sanctify all of me, now coming to Your Divine Mysteries, Your Holy Mother with prayers.

Kontakion, voice 2
Bread, Christ, take do not despise me, Thy Body, and now Thy Divine Blood, the most pure, Master, and Thy terrible Mysteries partake of the accursed, may it not be with me in court, may it be with us in the life eternal and immortal.

Canto 7
The wise children did not serve the golden body, and they themselves went into the flames, and the gods cursed them, in the midst of the flames cried out, and I irrigate the Angel: your prayer has already been heard.
Source of good, communion, Christ, of Your immortal Sacraments now, may there be light, and life, and dispassion for me, and for the advancement and increase of the virtue of the Divine intercession, only Blessed, as if I glorify Thee.
Let me get rid of passions, and enemies, and need, and all sorrow, with trembling and love with reverence, Lover of mankind, now approach Your immortal and Divine Mysteries, and vouchsafe You to sing: blessed be Thou, Lord, God of our fathers.

Bogorodichen:
Savior of Christ, who gave birth to more than the mind, God-grace, I pray to Thee now, Thy servant, Pure unclean: whoever wants me now to proceed to the most pure Mysteries, cleanse everything from the filth of the flesh and spirit.

Canto 8
Into the fiery furnace to the youth of the Jews who descended, and the flame into the dew of the deceived God, sing the deeds of the Lord, and exalt forever.
Heavenly, and terrible, and Thy saints, Christ, now the Mysteries, and Thy Divine and Last Supper of a companion to be and me desperate, God, my Savior.
Benevolence has come running under Yours, Blessed, with fear I call Thee: abide in me, Savior, and I, as you said, in You; Behold, daring to Thy mercy, I pit Thy Body, and I drink Thy Blood.
Chorus: Holy Trinity, our God, glory to Thee.
Trinity: I tremble, accepting the fire, but I will not be scorched like wax and like grass; ole terrible mystery! ole mercy of God! What kind of Divine Body and Blood do I partake of, and I am created imperishable?

Canto 9
The Son, God and Lord of the Parent is without beginning, having incarnated from the Virgin, appearing to us, darkened to enlighten, gather squandered: we magnify the all-singing Mother of God.

Chorus:
Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Christ is, taste and see: the Lord for us, for us of old, brought to Himself alone, as an offering to His Father, is forever slain, sanctifying those who partake.

Chorus:
Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
May I be sanctified with soul and body, Master, may I be enlightened, may I be saved, may I be Your house, the communion of the sacred Mysteries, having You living in yourself with the Father and the Spirit, the Benefactor of Many Mercy.

Chorus:
Give me the joy of Your salvation, and confirm me with the Sovereign Spirit.
Like fire, let it be mine, and like light, Your Body and Blood, my Savior, most honorable, scorching the sinful substance, burning the passions of thorns, and enlightening me all, bow down to Your Divinity.

Chorus:
Holy Mother of God, save us.

Bogorodichen:
God became incarnate from Your pure blood; the same, every generation sings to Thee, the Mistress, but the intelligent multitudes glorify, as if by Thee they have seen the Ruler of all, who has been realized by mankind.

It is worthy to eat ... the Trisagion. Holy Trinity... Our Father... Troparion of the day or holiday. If it's a week, the Sunday troparion is in tone. If not, real troparia, tone 6:
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; bewildering any answer, we offer this prayer, like the Master, sinners: have mercy on us.
Glory: Lord, have mercy on us, we put our trust in Thee; do not be angry with us, remember our iniquities below, but look now as if you are merciful, and deliver us from our enemies. Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, all works by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.
And now: Open the doors of Mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who hope in Thee, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (40 times) And bows as much as you want.

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And the verses:
Although eat, man, the Body of the Lord,
Approach with fear, but do not sing: there is fire.
Drinking the Divine Blood for fellowship,
First, reconcile thee to those who grieve.
The same daring, mysterious brashno yazhd.
Before the sacrament of the terrible sacrifice,
Life-Giving Body Lord,
Sim pray in an image with trembling:

Prayer 1, Basil the Great

Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, the Source of life and immortality, of all creatures visible and invisible to the Creator, of the beginningless Father co-eternal with the Son and co-beginning, for the sake of goodness in the last days, clothed in the flesh, and crucified, and buried for us ungrateful and evil-minded, and Yours Renewing our nature corrupted by sin with blood, Himself, the Immortal King, accept my sinful repentance, and incline Your ear to me, and hear my words. I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned against heaven and before You, and I am not worthy to look at the height of Your glory: I have angered Your goodness, transgressing Your commandments, and not listening to Your commands. But You, Lord, who are not malice, long-suffering and many-merciful, did not betray me to perish with my iniquities, expecting my conversion in every possible way. You said, O Lover of mankind, your prophet: as if by desire I do not want the death of a sinner, but I will turn and live to be him. Do not wish, O Lord, to destroy Your hand in creation; below, you favor the destruction of mankind, but you wish to be saved by everyone, and come to the understanding of truth. The same and az, if I am unworthy of heaven and earth, and sowing temporary life, obeying sin all to myself, and enslaving with sweetness, and desecrating Your image; but having been Your creation and creation, I do not despair of my salvation, accursed, daring to Your immeasurable goodness, I come. Accept me, O Lord of mankind, like a harlot, like a thief, like a publican and like a prodigal, and take my heavy burden of sins, take the sin of the world, and heal human infirmities, call and give rest to those who are laboring and burdened to You, who did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. And cleanse me from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and teach me to perfect the sanctity in Your fear: as if by the pure knowledge of my conscience, I receive a part of Your holy things, I am united to Your holy Body and Blood, and I have You living and abiding in me, with the Father, and your Holy Spirit. Yes, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, and let the communion of Your most pure and life-giving Mysteries not be in court, let me be weak in soul and body, from which I am unworthy to partake, but give me, even to my final breath, uncondemnedly perceive part of Thy holy things, in the Holy Spirit communion, in the guidance of the eternal belly, and in a favorable answer to Thy terrible judgement: as if with all Thy chosen ones, I will be a sharer of Thy incorruptible blessings, even if You have prepared for those who love Thee, Lord, in them Thou hast been glorified in eyelids. Amen.

Prayer 2, Saint John Chrysostom

Lord, my God, we know that I am worthy, I am satisfied below, but under the roof of the temple of my soul, I’m all empty and eaten, and don’t have a place in me worthy to bow my head: but for the sake of us from the height you humbled yourself, humble yourself and now my humility; and as if you took it in the den and in the manger of the wordless near, take it and in the manger of my wordless soul, and enter into my defiled body. And as if you did not deign to enter, and candles from sinners in the house of Simon the leper, so deign to enter into the house of my humble soul, lepers and sinners; and as if you did not reject a harlot and a sinner like me, who came and touched You, have mercy on me, a sinner, who comes and touches You; and as if you did not disdain her filthy lips and unclean ones that kiss Thee, below my filthy lips and unclean ones, below my vile and unclean lips, and my filthy and uncleanest tongue. But may the coal of Your most holy Body, and Your precious Blood, be mine, for the sanctification and enlightenment and health of my humble soul and body, for the relief of the burden of many of my sins, for observance from every devilish action, for the repulsion and prohibition of my evil and crafty custom, into the mortification of passions, into the provision of Thy commandments, into the application of Thy Divine grace, and appropriation of Thy Kingdom. Not as if I despise I come to You, Christ God, but as if daring for Your inexpressible goodness, and may I not move away from Your fellowship, I will be hunted by the mental wolf. The same I pray to You: as the only Holy One, Lord, sanctify my soul and body, mind and heart, wombs and wombs, and renew all of me, and root Your fear in my hands, and create Your sanctification inseparably from me; and be my helper and intercessor, nourishing my belly in the world, vouchsafe to me and at the right hand of You the presence with Your saints, prayers and prayers of Your Most Pure Mother, Your immaterial servants and most pure powers, and all the saints who have pleased You from time immemorial. Amen

Prayer 3, Simeon Metaphrastus

The only pure and incorruptible Lord, for the inexpressible mercy of philanthropy, our all perceptible mixture, from pure and virgin blood more than nature, who gave birth to Thee, the Divine Spirit by the invasion, and the good pleasure of the Father, the eternal, Christ Jesus, the wisdom of God, and peace, and strength; By your perception, life-giving and saving suffering perceived, cross, nail, spear, death, kill my soulful bodily passions. By your burial of hell, captivating kingdoms, bury my good thoughts with crafty advice, and deceive the evil spirits. By your three-day and life-giving resurrection of the fallen forefather, raise up me who crawled with sin, offering me images of repentance. By your glorious ascension, deifying the perception of the flesh, and by this right hand of the Father by the graying of mail, make me worthy to receive the right part of those saved by the communion of your saints Mysteries. With the descending of the Comforter of Your Spirit, the sacred vessels are honest, Your disciples have made, friend, and show me That coming. Although you should come again to judge with the universal truth, deign to make me meet Thee in the clouds, the Judge and Creator of mine, with all Thy saints: yes, I will endlessly glorify and sing of Thee, with Thy Father without beginning, and Thy Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 4, Saint John of Damascus

Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, only having the power of a person to forgive sins, as good and loving of mankind, despise my whole knowledge and not knowledge of sin, and make me unjudgmentally partake of the Divine, and the most glorious, and the purest, and life-giving Your Mysteries, not in heaviness, neither into torment, nor into the application of sins, but into cleansing, and sanctification, and betrothal of the future Life and kingdom, into a wall and help, and into the objection of the opposition, into the destruction of many of my sins. You are the God of mercy, and generosity, and humanity, and we send glory to You, with the Father, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 5, Saint Basil the Great

Wem, Lord, as I unworthily partake of Your most pure Body and Your precious Blood, and I am guilty, and I judge myself and drink, not judging the Body and Blood of You, Christ and my God, but for Your bounty, daring, I come to You who recks: the eater of My flesh and drink my blood, abides in me, and I in him. Have mercy then, O Lord, and do not rebuke me a sinner, but deal with me according to Thy mercy; and may this holy one be with me for healing, and purification, and enlightenment, and preservation, and salvation, and for the sanctification of soul and body; to drive away every dream, and crafty deed, and the action of the devil, mentally acting in my hands, in boldness and love, even to You; in the correction of life and affirmation, in the return of virtue and perfection; in fulfillment of the commandments, in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, in the guidance of the eternal belly, in response, favorable at Your terrible judgment: not into judgment or condemnation.

Prayer 6, St. Simeon the New Theologian

From bad lips, from a vile heart, from an unclean tongue, from the soul defiled, accept prayer, my Christ, and do not despise my words, below images, below studiolessness. Give me boldness to speak, even if I want, my Christ, moreover, teach me what it is fitting for me to do and speak. I have sinned more than a harlot, even if I have taken away where you live, having bought the world, come boldly to anoint Your feet, my God, Lord and my Christ. As if he didn’t reject what came from the heart, disdain me below, Word: Give me your nose, and hold and kiss, and tearful streams, like a valuable world, this boldly anoint. Wash me with my tears, cleanse me with them, O Word. Forgive my transgressions, and grant me forgiveness. Weigh a multitude of evils, weigh and my scabs, and see my ulcers, but weigh faith, and see volition, and hear sighing. You are not hidden, my God, my Creator, my Redeemer, below a drop of tears, below a drop of a certain part. What I have not done is seen by Your eyes, but in Your book, and still not done, the essence is written to You. See my humility, see my work as a tree, and leave all sins, God of all: yes, with a pure heart, a trembling thought, and a contrite soul, I will partake of Your undefiled and most holy Mysteries, everyone who eats and drinks with a pure heart is enlivened and adored; Thou hast said, my Lord: everyone who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood, this one abides in Me, and I am in him. The word of every Lord and my God is true: partake of divine and idolizing graces; Yes, because I will not be alone except for You, the Giver of Life, my breath, my stomach, my joy, the salvation of the world. For this sake, I come to You, as if you are seeing, with tears, and with a contrite soul, I ask you to accept the deliverance of my sins, and to partake of Your life-giving and immaculate Sacraments without condemnation, but stay, as if you said, with me trekaynaya: Yes, not only find me Your grace, the deceiver will delight me with flattering, and the deceitful one will lead away those who worship Thy words. For this sake, I fall down to You, and I cry warmly to Ty: as if you accepted the prodigal, and the harlot who came, so accept me, prodigal and filthy, Generous. With a contrite soul, now coming to You, we, Savior, like another, like I, do not sin against You, below the deed of the deed, even as the deeds. But we pack this, as it is not the majesty of sins, nor the multitude of sins that exceeds my God, much long-suffering, and extreme philanthropy; but by the mercy of compassion warmly repentant, and clean, and brighten, and create light, partakers, fellows of Your Divinity, making it unenviously, and strange both with an angel and with human thought, talk to them many times, as if your true friend. This audacity they do me, this one they hold me up, my Christ. And daring with Your rich beneficence to us, rejoicing together and trembling, fire and partake of this grass, and a strange miracle, we irrigate it without disgrace, as if the bush were burning in ancient times. Now, with a grateful thought, with a grateful heart, with grateful hands of mine, of my soul and body, I bow and magnify, and glorify Thee, my God, as a blessed being, now and forever.

Prayer 7, Saint John Chrysostom

God, weaken, forgive, forgive me my sins, O Elika I have sinned, if in word, if in deed, if in thought, willingly or unwillingly, mind or foolishness, forgive all of us as good and philanthropist, and with the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother, Your smart servants and the holy forces, and all the saints who have pleased you from time immemorial, uncondemnedly be pleased to accept your holy and most pure Body and honest Blood, for the healing of the soul and body, and for the purification of my evil thoughts. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

His same, 8th
Be satisfied, O Master Lord, that you may enter under the shelter of my soul; but if you wish, you, like a Lover of mankind, live in me, daringly I approach; command me to open the door, even though you alone created you, and enter with philanthropy, as if you were, enter and enlighten my darkened thought. I believe that you did this: you did not drive away the harlot who came to you with tears; below the publican rejected thou who repented; lower than the thief, knowing thy kingdom, thou hast driven away; below the persecutor, repenting, you left, hedgehog: but from repentance to you, who came all, in the person of your friends, you made you, the only blessed one always, now and forever and ever. Amen.

His same, 9th
Lord Jesus Christ my God, weaken, leave, cleanse and forgive the sinful, and indecent, and unworthy Thy servant, transgressions, and sins, and my fall, Thy tree from my youth, even to this day and hour I have sinned: if in the mind and in foolishness, even in words or deeds, or thoughts and thoughts, and undertakings, and all my feelings. And by the prayers of the seedlessly giving birth to Thee, Most Pure and Ever-Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, the only shameless hope and intercession and my salvation, grant me unjudgment to partake of Your most pure, immortal, life-giving and terrible Sacraments, for the remission of sins and for eternal life: for sanctification and enlightenment , strength, healing, and the health of the soul and body, and in the consumption and all-perfect destruction of my crafty thoughts, and thoughts, and enterprises, and nightly dreams, dark and crafty spirits; for Yours is the kingdom, and power, and glory, and honor, and worship, with the Father and Your Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 10, Saint John of Damascus

I stand before the doors of Your temple, and I do not retreat from fierce thoughts; but You, Christ God, who justified the publican, and had mercy on Canaanite, and opened the door to the thief of paradise, open the wombs of Your love for mankind and receive me coming and touching You, like a harlot, and bleeding: Ova, having touched the edge of Your robe, make healing pleasant, Ova but keep your feet clean, bear the resolution of sins. But, accursed one, daring to perceive all Your Body, but I will not be scorched; but accept me, like one, and enlighten my spiritual feelings, burning my sinful guilt, with the prayers of the seedless Birth of Thee, and the powers of Heaven; so blessed are you forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer of Saint John Chrysostom

I believe, Lord, and I confess that You are truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, who came into the world to save sinners, from whom I am the first. I also believe that this is Your most pure Body, and this is Your precious Blood. I pray to Thee: have mercy on me, and forgive my sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word, even in deed, even in knowledge and ignorance, and make me unjudgmentally partake of Your most pure Mysteries, for the remission of sins, and into eternal life. Amen.

When you come to take communion, say mentally these verses of Metaphrastus:

I now proceed to Divine Communion.
Co-worker, do not singe me with communion:
Thou art fire, unworthy fire.
But cleanse me from all filthiness.

Then:

Thy secret supper this day, Son of God, take part in me; we will not tell the secret to your enemy, nor kiss thee, like Judas, but like a thief I will confess you: remember me, Lord, in your kingdom.

And the verses:

Horror of the deifying Blood, man, in vain:
There is fire, unworthy fire.
Divine Body and adores and nourishes me:
He loves the spirit, but the mind nourishes strangely.

Then troparia:

Thou hast delighted me with love, O Christ, and Thou hast changed me with Thy divine zeal; but my sins fell into an immaterial fire, and to be satisfied with the hedgehog in Thee of pleasure: Yes, rejoicing, I magnify, Blessed, Thy two comings.
In the light of Thy Saints, how can I enter unworthy? If I dare to go to the chamber, the clothes convict me, as if I were not married, and I will be cast out from the Angels. Cleanse, O Lord, the defilement of my soul, and save me, like a Lover of mankind.

Also a prayer:

O Lord, Lover of mankind, Lord Jesus Christ my God, may this Holy One not be in my judgment, for the hedgehog unworthy of being: but for the purification and sanctification of the soul and body, and for the betrothal of the future life and kingdom. But it is good for me to cling to God, to place in the Lord the hope of my salvation.

And further:

Your Secret Supper... (See above)

Those who wish to receive communion must adequately prepare for this holy sacrament. This preparation (in church practice it is called fasting) lasts several days and concerns both the bodily and spiritual life of a person. The body is prescribed abstinence, i.e. bodily purity (abstinence from marital relations) and restriction in food (fasting). On the days of fasting, food of animal origin is excluded - meat, milk, eggs and, about strict fasting, fish. Bread, vegetables, fruits are consumed in moderation. The mind should not be scattered over the little things of life and have fun.

During the days of fasting, one should attend services in the temple, if circumstances permit, and more diligently follow the home prayer rule: whoever usually does not read all the morning and evening prayers, let them read everything in full, whoever does not read the canons, let them read at least one on these days canon. On the eve of communion, one must be at the evening service and read at home, in addition to the usual prayers for the future, the canon of repentance, the canon of the Mother of God and the guardian angel. The canons are read either one after the other in full, or connecting in this way: the irmos of the first song of the penitential canon is read (“Like Israel having traveled on dry land, in the footsteps of the abyss, seeing the persecutor of the pharaoh being drowned, we sing a song of victory to God, cry out”) and the troparia, then the troparia of the first songs of the canon to the Theotokos (“Contain many misfortunes, I resort to you, seeking salvation: oh, Mother of the Word and the Virgin, save me from heavy and fierce ones”), omitting the irmos “Water passed ...”, and the troparia of the canon to the Guardian Angel, also without irmos ( “Let us sing to the Lord, who led His people through the Red Sea, as if He alone was gloriously glorified”). The following songs are read in the same way. The troparia before the canon to the Theotokos and the Guardian Angel, as well as the stichera after the canon to the Theotokos, are omitted in this case.

The canon for communion is also read and, whoever wishes, an akathist to Jesus the Sweetest. After midnight, they no longer eat or drink, for it is customary to start the Sacrament of Communion on an empty stomach. In the morning, morning prayers are read and all the following to Holy Communion, except for the canon read the day before.
Before communion, confession is necessary - whether in the evening, or in the morning, before the liturgy.

General confession

(sins against God,
sins against neighbor
sins against oneself)

(Matt. 10:33; Mark 8:38).

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

(for example, on maps).

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

(starved them, beat them).

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

General confession

(sins against God,
sins against neighbor
sins against oneself)

I confess to the Lord God, glorified in the Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all my sins from my youth to the present time, committed by me by deed, word, thought and all my feelings, voluntarily or involuntarily. I consider myself unworthy of forgiveness from God, but I do not give in to despair, I place all my hope on God's mercy and sincerely wish to correct my life.

I sinned with lack of faith, doubting what the faith of Christ teaches us. He sinned with indifference to faith, unwillingness to comprehend it and be convinced of it. He sinned with blasphemy - a frivolous ridicule of the truths of the faith, the words of prayer and the gospel, the rites of the church, as well as the pastors of the Church and pious people, calling their zeal for prayer, fasting and almsgiving hypocrisy.

He sinned even more: with contemptuous and impudent judgments about faith, about the laws and regulations of the Church, for example, about fasting and divine services, about the veneration of holy icons and relics, about miraculous manifestations of God's mercy or God's wrath.

He sinned by deviating from the Church, considering it unnecessary for himself, considering himself capable of a good life, of achieving salvation without the help of the Church, but one must go to God not alone, but with brothers and sisters by faith, in the union of love, in the Church and with Church: only where there is love, there is God; to whom the Church is not the Mother, to him God is not the Father.

I have sinned by renouncing the faith or concealing the faith out of fear, out of profit, or out of shame in front of people; I did not heed the words of the Lord Jesus Christ: Whoever will deny Me before people, I will also deny him before My Father in Heaven; whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels (Matt. 10:33; Mark 8:38).

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

I sinned by not relying on God, relying more on myself or on other people, and sometimes on untruth, deceit, cunning, deceit.
He sinned in happiness with ingratitude to God, the giver of happiness, and in misfortune - with despondency, cowardice, grumbling at God, anger at him, blasphemous and impudent thoughts about God's Providence, despair, the desire for death for himself and his loved ones.

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

I have sinned with love for earthly goods, more so than for the Creator, Whom I must love most of all - with all my soul, with all my heart, with all my mind.
He sinned by forgetting God and not feeling the fear of God; I forgot that God sees and knows everything, not only deeds and words, but also our secret thoughts, feelings and desires, and that God will judge us after death and at His Last Judgment; That is why I sinned unrestrainedly and boldly, as if for me there would be neither death, nor Judgment, nor righteous punishment from God. He sinned with superstition, unreasonable trust in dreams, signs, fortune-telling (for example, on maps).

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

I sinned in prayer through laziness, malfunction, missed the morning and evening prayers, before and after eating, at the beginning and end of any work.
I sinned in prayer by haste, absent-mindedness, coldness and heartlessness, hypocrisy, I tried to seem to people more pious than I really am.
He sinned with a non-peaceful mood during prayer; He prayed in a state of irritation, anger, malevolence, condemnation, grumbling, disobedience to the Providence of God.

He sinned by careless and incorrect making of the sign of the cross - from haste and inattention, or from a bad habit.
I have sinned by not attending divine services on holidays and Sundays, by not paying attention to what is read, sung and performed in the church during the service, by not performing or reluctantly performing church rites (bows, head bows, kissing the cross, the Gospel, icons).
He sinned with irreverent, obscene behavior in the temple - worldly and loud conversations, laughter, arguments, quarrels, scolding, pushing and oppressing other pilgrims.

He sinned by frivolously mentioning the name of God in conversations - by swearing and swearing without extreme necessity or even in a lie, as well as by not fulfilling the fact that he promised to do good to someone with an oath.

He sinned with careless handling of the shrine - with the cross, the Gospel, icons, holy water, prosphora.
He sinned by not observing holidays, fasts and fasting days, by not observing fasting, that is, he did not try to free himself from his shortcomings, bad and idle habits, did not try to correct his character, did not force himself to diligently fulfill the commandments of God.
Countless are my sins against the Lord God and His Holy Church!

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

Innumerable are my sins, both against my neighbors and in regard to my duties towards myself. Instead of love for my neighbor, selfishness with all its destructive fruits prevails in my life.

I have sinned with pride, self-conceit, considering myself better than others, vanity - love for praise and honor, arrogance, lust for power, arrogance, disrespect, rude treatment of people, ingratitude to those who do me good.
I sinned with condemnation, ridicule of the sins, shortcomings and mistakes of my neighbors, slander, gossip, they brought discord among my neighbors.
He sinned with slander - he spoke unfairly about people bad and harmful and dangerous for them.

He sinned with impatience, irritability, anger, obstinacy, stubbornness, quarrelsomeness, impudence, disobedience.
He sinned with resentment, malice, hatred, rancor, revenge.
I have sinned with envy, malevolence, gloating, I have sinned with swearing, foul language, quarrels, curses like others (perhaps even his children), and himself.

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

I have sinned not by honoring elders, especially parents, by unwillingness to take care of my parents, to put their old age to rest, I have sinned by condemning and ridiculing them, by rude and impudent treatment of them, I have sinned by faulty commemoration of them and my other loved ones - living and dead.
I sinned not with mercy, ruthlessness towards poor, sick, grieving people, merciless cruelty in words and deeds, I was not afraid to humiliate, insult, upset my neighbors, sometimes, perhaps, drove a person to despair.
He sinned with stinginess, evading help to those in need, greed, love for profit, was not afraid to use other people's misfortunes and social disasters for his own benefit.

He sinned with addiction, attachment to things, sinned with regret for good deeds done, sinned with ruthless treatment of animals (starved them, beat them).
He sinned by appropriating someone else's property - theft, concealing what was found, buying and selling stolen goods.
He sinned by non-fulfillment or careless performance of work - his household and official affairs.

I have sinned with lies, pretense, duplicity, insincerity in dealing with people, flattery, human pleasing.
He sinned by eavesdropping, peeping, reading other people's letters, divulging trusted secrets, cunning, all dishonesty.

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

I have sinned with laziness, love for idle pastime, idle talk, daydreaming.
He sinned not by thrift in relation to his own and other people's property.
He sinned with intemperance in food and drink, overeating, secret eating, drunkenness, smoking.

He sinned with capriciousness in clothes, excessive concern for his appearance, a desire to please, especially people of the opposite sex.
He sinned with immodesty, impurity, voluptuousness in thoughts, feelings and desires, in words and conversations, in reading, in eyes, in addressing persons of the opposite sex, as well as intemperance in marital relations, violation of marital fidelity, fornication falls, marital cohabitation without church blessing , the unnatural satisfaction of lust.
Those who aborted themselves or others, or incited someone to this great sin - to infanticide, have sinned grievously.

Lord, have mercy and forgive us sinners!

I sinned by tempting other people to sin with my words and actions, and I myself succumbed to the temptation to sin from other people, instead of fighting it.
He sinned by bad upbringing of children and even spoiling them with his bad example, excessive severity or, conversely, weakness, impunity; he did not accustom children to prayer, obedience, truthfulness, diligence, thrift, helpfulness, did not follow the purity of their behavior.

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

He sinned by negligence about his salvation, about pleasing God, not feeling his sins and his irresponsible guilt before God.
He sinned with regret and laziness in the fight against sin, constant delay in true repentance and correction.
I sinned by careless preparation for confession and communion, forgetting my sins, inability and unwillingness to remember them in order to feel my sinfulness and condemn myself before God.

He sinned in that he very rarely approached confession and communion.
I sinned by not fulfilling the penances imposed on me.
He sinned by justifying himself in sins; instead of condemnation at confession - belittling of their sins.

I sinned by accusing and condemning my neighbors in confession, pointing out the sins of others instead of my own.
He sinned if he deliberately concealed his sins during confession because of fear or shame.
I sinned if I proceeded to confession and communion without reconciling with those whom I offended or who offended me.

Lord, have mercy and forgive me, a sinner!

I know and feel, Lord, that I am not worthy of forgiveness, I am unanswerable before You and Your holy Truth, but I appeal to Your boundless mercy: accept my wretched repentance, forgive my countless sins, cleanse, renew and strengthen my soul and body in order to move steadily me on the path to salvation.
interpretation

Understanding the high significance of the sacrament of Penance, many priests of churches strive to start confession in the evening and use the time before the start of the Divine Liturgy. However, the time and physical strength of the priests are limited. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a general confession, since on Sundays and holidays there are many who take communion. In such cases, usually the priest, after prayers, reads a detailed list of sins and calls on all those who come to confession to repent. There should be no doubt that even such a confession, caused by special circumstances, the merciful Lord will accept and forgive sins. If there were no mortal sins, then there is no need to repent again.

Preparation for Communion includes fasting, prayer, and repentance for sins. Fasting is a refusal both from food of animal origin (meat, milk, eggs, with strict fasting - and fish), and from various kinds of entertainment (watching movies, TV shows, reading certain literature, etc.). The freed time should be used for reading spiritual literature, the Gospel, attending worship services, and praying at home. The usual preparation includes, in addition to morning and evening prayers, reading

The named canons can be read in a few days, and the Follow-up - on the eve of Communion. On the eve of the sacrament, it is necessary to confess - in some churches confession is made at the evening service, in others - immediately before the Liturgy.

Canon of repentance to our Lord Jesus Christ

Canto 3
Irmos: Nothing is holy, like You, O Lord my God, who lifted up the horn of Your faithful, O Blessed One, and established us on the rock of Your confession.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Whenever there will be thrones for a terrible judgment, then all people's deeds will be exposed; grief tamo will be sinful, sent to flour; and then they lead, my soul, repent of your evil deeds.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
The righteous will rejoice, and the sinners will mourn, then no one will be able to help us, but our deeds will condemn us, and repent of your evil deeds before the end.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Alas for me, a great sinner, even though I have been defiled by deeds and thoughts, I have not a drop of tears from hardness of heart; now arise from the earth, my soul, and repent of your evil deeds.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Behold, he calls out to the Lady, Thy Son, and teaches us good things, but I always run a sinner of goodness; but You, Merciful, have mercy on me, may I repent of my evil deeds.

Sedalen, tone 6
I think of a terrible day and weep at my evil deeds: how do I answer the Immortal King, or with what boldness will I look at the Judge, prodigal az? Merciful Father, Only Begotten Son and Holy Soul, have mercy on me.

Bogorodichen

Now bound by many captives of sins and containing fierce passions and troubles, I resort to You, my salvation, and cry out: help me, Virgin, Mother of God.

Canto 4
Irmos: Christ is my strength, God and Lord, the honest Church sings divinely, crying out from the pure meaning, celebrating in the Lord.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
The path is wide here and pleasing to create sweetness, but it will be bitter on the last day, when the soul will be separated from the body: beware of these, man, for the Kingdom for the sake of God.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Why do you offend the poor, keep the mercenary bribe, do not love your brother, persecute fornication and pride? Leave this, my soul, and repent for the sake of the Kingdom of God.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
O mad man, how long will you coalece, like a bee, collecting your wealth? Soon, more will perish, like dust and ashes: but more seek the Kingdom of God.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Lady Theotokos, have mercy on me a sinner, and strengthen me in virtue, and keep me, so that impudent death does not steal me unprepared, and bring me, Virgin, to the Kingdom of God.

Canto 5
Irmos: With Thy light of God, Blessed, illumine those who morning Thee with love, I pray, lead Thee, the Word of God, the true God, calling from the darkness of sin.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Remember, cursed man, how lies, slander, robbery, infirmity, a fierce beast, for the sake of sins you are enslaved; my sinful soul, did you desire that?
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
My judges tremble, for they have committed guilt with all: look with your eyes, hear with your ears, speak with an evil tongue, commit hell to yourself; my sinful soul, did you desire this?
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Thou didst receive the fornicator and the penitent thief, O Savior, but I was the only laziness of sinfulness and was enslaved by an evil deed, my sinful soul, did you desire this?
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Wonderful and quick helper of all people, Mother of God, help me unworthy, for my sinful soul desires that.

Canto 6
Irmos: The sea of ​​life, erected in vain to misfortune a storm, has flowed to Your quiet haven, crying out to You: raise my belly from aphids, O Many-merciful.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Life on earth is prodigally dead and the soul is in darkness, now I pray to Thee, Gracious Lord: free me from the work of sowing the enemy, and give me reason to do Thy will.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Who creates such, like az? As if a pig lies in feces, so I serve sin. But Thou, O Lord, pluck me from this vileness, and give my heart to do Thy commandments.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Arise, accursed man, to God, remembering your sins, falling down to the Creator, tearing down and groaning; The same one, as if merciful, will give you the mind to know His will.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Virgin Mother of God, save me from visible and invisible evil, O Most Pure One, and accept my prayers, and convey it to Your Son, may it give me the mind to do His will.

Kontakion
My soul, why are you rich in sins, why do you do the will of the devil, in what do you put hope? Stop from these and turn to God with weeping, calling: Merciful Lord, have mercy on me a sinner.

Ikos
Think, my soul, of the bitter hour of death and the terrible judgment of your Creator and God: the angels of storm will understand you, my soul, and will lead you into eternal fire: repent before death, crying out: Lord, have mercy on me a sinner.

Canto 7
Irmos: An angel made a fertile cave as a reverend youth, but the Chaldeans, the scorching decree of God, exhorted the tormentor to cry out: blessed be Thou, God of our fathers.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Do not hope, my soul, for perishable riches and for an unrighteous assembly; do not leave all this to someone, but cry out: have mercy on me, O Christ God, unworthy.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Do not trust, my soul, in bodily health and beauty that passes quickly, you see, as the strong and the young die; but cry: have mercy on me, O Christ God, unworthy.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Remember, my soul, eternal life, the Kingdom of Heaven prepared for the saints, and outer darkness and the wrath of God on the evil, and cry out: have mercy on me, O Christ God, unworthy.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Fall down, my soul, to the Mother of God and pray to Thee, there is an ambulance to the penitent, she will implore the Son of Christ God, and have mercy on me unworthy.

Canto 8
Irmos: From the flames of the saints, you poured out dew and burnt the righteous sacrifice with water: do everything, Christ, only if you want. We exalt you forever.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Why can’t the imam weep when I think of death, when I see my brother lying in the tomb, inglorious and ugly? What is tea, and what do I hope for? Only give me, Lord, repentance before the end. (Twice)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
I believe that you will come to judge the living and the dead, and all in their rank will become, old and young, lords and princes, virgins and priests; where will I turn az? For this reason I cry out: give me, Lord, repentance before the end.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Most Pure Theotokos, accept my unworthy prayer and save me from impudent death, and grant me repentance before the end.

Canto 9
Irmos: It is impossible for a man to see God; By you, the All-Pure One, the Word Incarnate appeared as a man, His majestic, with heavenly howls we appease Thee.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Now I resort to you, Angels, Archangels and all heavenly powers, standing at the Throne of God, pray to your Creator, may he save my soul from eternal torment.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Now I am crying to you, holy patriarchs, tsar and prophets, apostles and saints and all the elect of Christ: help me in judgment, may he save my soul from the power of the enemy.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Now I will raise my hand to you, holy martyrs, hermits, virgins, righteous women and all the saints, praying to the Lord for the whole world, may he have mercy on me at the hour of my death.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Mother of God, help me, who strongly hopes in You, beg Your Son to put me unworthy at His right hand, when He sits down to judge the living and the dead, amen.

Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Master Christ God, Who heals my passions with His passions and heals my ulcers with His ulcers, grant me, who have sinned much with You, tears of tenderness; dilute my body from the smell of Your life-giving Body, and delight my soul with Your Honorable Blood from sorrow, drink me with it; raise my mind to Thee, drooping valley, and raise me from the abyss of perdition: as if I do not imam repentance, I do not imam tenderness, I do not imam comforting tears, raising children to their inheritance. Darkened by the mind in worldly passions, I cannot look to You in illness, I cannot warm myself with tears, even if I love You. But, Lord Jesus Christ, treasure of the good, grant me wholehearted repentance and an industrious heart to seek Thy, grant me Thy grace and renew in me the signs of Thy image. Leave you, don't leave me; come out to my exaction, lead me to Your pasture and count me among the sheep of Your chosen flock, raise me with them from the cereal of Your Divine Sacraments, by the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all Your saints. Amen.

Canon of Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

Psalm 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy mercies, cleanse my iniquity. First of all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and my sin before me is taken out. I have sinned against you alone and done evil before you; as if you were justified in your words, and conquered the judgment of Ty. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sins give birth to me, my mother. Behold, thou hast loved the truth; the unknown and secret wisdom of Thy revealed to me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Give joy and joy to my hearing; the bones of the humble shall rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Restore to the world the joy of Your salvation and confirm me with the Sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked in Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in thy righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will proclaim your praise. As if you would have desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. Sacrifice to God the spirit is broken; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Please, O Lord, with Thy favor Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, an offering and a burnt offering; then they will lay calves on your altar.

Canon to the Most Holy Theotokos, Tone 8

Canto 1
Irmos: Having passed the water like dry land, and having escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cries out: let us drink to the deliverer and our God.

Contain many misfortunes, I resort to You, seeking salvation: oh, Mother of the Word and the Virgin, save me from the heavy and fierce.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Passions confuse me, fill my soul with many despondency; die, Otrokovitsa, in the silence of the Son and Thy God, All-blameless.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Save the one who gave birth to Thee and God, I pray, Virgo, get rid of the fierce ones: for now, resorting to You, I will stretch out both my soul and thought.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Ailing in body and soul, vouchsafe visitations from the Divine and providence from Thee, one Bogomati, like a good, Good Parent.

Canto 3
Irmos: The heavenly circle of the Verhotvorche, Lord, and the Church of the Builder, You confirm me in Your love, desires to the edge, true affirmation, only Humanity.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
The intercession and cover of my life, I believe Thee, Virgin Mother of God: You feed me to Your haven, the good ones are guilty; true statement, the All-Permanent is one.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
I pray, Virgo, to destroy my storm of spiritual confusion and sorrow: You are more, O Bride of God, the head of Christ's silence gave birth to you, the only Most Pure.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Having given birth to the benefactor of good guilty ones, bestow wealth on everyone, all you can, as if you had given birth to a strong one in the fortress of Christ, God-blessed.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Violent ailments and painful passions torturing, Virgo, you help me: healings are not scarce. I know the treasure, Immaculate, unexpectable.
Save Thy servants from troubles, the Mother of God, as if all according to Bose we resort to You, as if the wall and intercession are indestructible.
Look with mercy, all-singing Mother of God, on my fierce body, anger, and heal my soul, my disease.

Troparion, voice 2
A warm prayer and an invincible wall, a source of mercy, a worldly refuge, diligently crying out to Ty: Mother of God, Mistress, in advance, and deliver us from troubles, one who soon appears.

Canto 4
Irmos: Hear, O Lord, the sight of Thy sacrament, understand Thy deeds and glorify Thy Divinity.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Passion of my embarrassment, who gave birth to the Lord by the helmsman, and calm the storm of my transgressions, O God-bred.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Thy Mercy calling the abyss, wait for me, even the Blessed One gave birth and Savior to all who sing Thee.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Enjoying, Most Pure, Your gifts, we sing thanksgiving singing, leading Thee Mother of God.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
On the bed of my sickness and infirmity, I lie down, like a philanthropic, help, Mother of God, one Ever-Virgin.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Hope and affirmation and salvation of the wall of the immovable property of Thee, All-Petered, we get rid of the inconvenience of everyone.

Canto 5
Irmos: Enlighten us with Thy commandments, O Lord, and with Thy lofty arm, give us Thy peace, Lover of mankind.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Fill, Pure, my heart with joy, Your incorruptible joy, giving birth to the guilty.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Deliver us from troubles, pure Mother of God, give birth to eternal deliverance, and peace, which has every mind.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Resolve the darkness of my sins, O God-bride, with the enlightenment of Your Lordship, the Light that gave birth to the Divine and eternal.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Heal, Pure, my soul's impotence, worthy of Your visitation, and wait for health through Your prayers.

Canto 6
Irmos: I will pour out a prayer to the Lord, and to Him I will proclaim my sorrows, for my soul is filled with evil, and my belly draw near to hell, and I pray like Jonah: from aphids, God, raise me up.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
As if he saved death and aphids, He Himself gave death, corruption and death to my nature, which was the former, Virgin, pray to the Lord and Your Son, deliver me from the enemies of villainy.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Thy representative of the belly and the keeper of the firm, Virgo, and I will solve the rumors of adversity, and drive away the taxes of demons; and I always pray, from the aphids of my passions deliver me.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Like a wall of refuge with a tie, and all-perfect salvation of souls, and space in sorrow, Otrokovitsa, and with Your enlightenment we rejoice forever: O Lady, and now save us from passions and troubles.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Now I lie on the bed, infirm, and there is no healing of my flesh: but, having given birth to God and the Savior of the world and the Deliverer of ailments, I pray to You, Good One: raise me up from aphids.

Kontakion, tone 6
The intercession of Christians is shameless, the intercession to the Creator is immutable, do not despise the sinful prayers of the voices, but precede, as if Good, to help us, who faithfully call Thee; hasten to prayer, and rush to supplication, appearing incessantly, the Theotokos, who honor Thee.

Another kontakion, the same voice
Not imams of other help, not imams of other hope, except for You, Blessed Virgin. Help us, we hope in You, and we boast in You, for we are Your servants, let us not be ashamed.

Stichera, the same voice
Do not entrust me to human intercession, Most Holy Lady, but accept the prayer of Your servant: sorrow will hold me, I can’t stand demonic shooting, I don’t have cover, I’ll always be defeated, and consolation is not imam, unless You, the Lady of the world, the hope and intercession of the faithful, do not despise my prayer, do it profitably.

Canto 7
Irmos: The youths came from Judea, in Babylon sometimes, by the faith of the Trinity flame, asking the cave, singing: God of the fathers, blessed be thou.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Our salvation, as if you wanted to, Savior, arrange it, you settled in the womb of the Virgin, You showed the representative of the world to the world: our father, God, blessed be you.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Volunteer of mercy, Thou hast given birth to him, Mother pure, beg to be delivered from sins and spiritual filth by faith calling: our father, God, blessed be Thou.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The treasure of salvation and the Source of incorruption, who gave birth to You, and the pillar of affirmation, and the door of repentance, Thou hast shown to those who call: our father, God, blessed be Thou.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Bodily weaknesses and mental ailments, Mother of God, with the love of those who come to Your shelter, Virgin, heal me, who gave birth to Christ to us.

Canto 8
Irmos: The King of Heaven, Whom the angels sing, praise and exalt for all eternity.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Do not despise those who require help from You, Virgin, who sing and exalt Thee forever.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Heal the weakness of my soul and bodily illnesses, Virgin, let me glorify Thee, Pure, forever.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Healings pour out wealth to those who faithfully sing Thee, Virgin, and exalt Your inexpressible Christmas.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
You drive away adversity and finds of passions, Virgo: the same we sing to you forever and ever.

Canto 9
Irmos: Truly, we confess Theotokos, saved by Thee, Pure Virgin, with the incorporeal faces of Thee majestically.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Do not turn away the current of my tears, Even from every face we take away every tear, Virgin, who gave birth to Christ.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Fill my heart with joy, Virgo, Even accepting fulfillment of joy, consuming sinful sorrow.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Be the refuge and representation of those who come running to You, Virgo, and the wall is indestructible, the refuge and cover and fun.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Enlighten your Light with the dawns, Virgin, drive away the darkness of ignorance, faithfully confessing the Theotokos to Thee.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
In the place of the embittered infirmity of the humbled, Virgo, heal, transforming from sickness into health.

Stichera, tone 2
Higher than the heavens and purer of the lordships of the sun, who delivered us from the oath, let us honor the Lady of the world with songs.
From many of my sins my body is weak, my soul is also weak; I resort to You, more gracious, the hope of the unreliable, help me.
Mistress and Mother of the Redeemer, accept the prayer of Thy unworthy servants, that you intercede to the One born of Thee; Oh, Lady of the world, be an Intercessor!
We diligently sing a song to you now, to the all-sung Mother of God, joyfully: with the Forerunner and all the saints, pray, Mother of God, hedgehog us.
All the angels of the host, the Forerunner of the Lord, the twelve apostles, all the saints with the Theotokos, make a prayer, in a hedgehog we will be saved.

Prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos
Holy Mother of God, save me.
My queen, my hope is the Mother of God, friend of orphans and strange representatives, grieving joy, offended patroness! See my misfortune, see my sorrow, help me like a weak one, feed me like a strange one. I’ll offend my weight, resolve it, as if you will: as if I don’t have any other help for You, or another representative, or a good comforter, only You, O Bogomati, as if you save me and cover me forever and ever. Amen.
To whom shall I cry, Lady? To whom shall I resort in my sorrow, if not to Thee, Queen of Heaven? Who will receive my weeping and my sighing, if not You, Immaculate One, the hope of Christians and the refuge of us sinners? Who will protect you more in adversity? Hear my groaning, and incline Your ear to me, the Lady of the Mother of my God, and do not despise me, who requires Your help, and do not reject me, a sinner. Reason and teach me, Queen of Heaven; do not depart from me, Thy servant, Lady, for my murmuring, but wake me Mother and intercessor. I entrust myself to Your merciful protection: bring me, a sinner, to a quiet and serene life, let me cry over my sins. To whom shall I resort guilty, if not to Thee, the hope and refuge of sinners, with the hope of Thy unspeakable mercy and Thy bounty we enshrine? Oh, Lady Queen of Heaven! You are my hope and refuge, protection and intercession and help. My favored queen and ambulance intercessor! Cover my sins with Your intercession, protect me from enemies visible and invisible; soften the hearts of evil people who rise up against me. Oh, Mother of the Lord my Creator! You are the root of virginity and the unfading color of purity. Oh Mother of God! You give me help to those who are weak with carnal passions and who are sick of the heart, for Yours alone and with You Your Son and our God imam intercession; and by Your miraculous intercession, may I be delivered from all misfortune and misfortune, O immaculate and glorious Mother Mary of God. The same with hope, I say and cry: Rejoice, full of grace, rejoice, rejoiced; rejoice, blessed one, the Lord is with you.

Canon to the Guardian Angel

Bogorodichen
Holy Mistress, Christ our God Mother, as if bewilderingly giving birth to all the Creator, always pray for His goodness, with my guardian angel, to save my soul, obsessed with passions, and grant me the forgiveness of sins.

Canon, Tone 8

Canto 1
Irmos: Let us sing to the Lord, who led His people through the Red Sea, as if alone gloriously glorified.

Sing and praise the song, Savior, worthy of your servant, the incorporeal Angel, my mentor and guardian.

I am now lying alone in foolishness and laziness, my mentor and guardian, do not leave me, perishing.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Direct my mind with your prayer, do God's commandments to me, so that I will receive remission of sins from God, and instruct me to hate the evil ones, I pray to you.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Pray, Maiden, for me, Your servant, to the Benefactor, with my Guardian Angel, and instruct me to do the commandments of Your Son and my Creator.

Canto 3
Irmos: You are the affirmation of those who flow to You, Lord, You are the light of the darkened, and my spirit sings to You.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
I entrust all my thought and my soul to you, my guardian; deliver me from every scourge of the enemy.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
The enemy tramples me, and embitters me, and teaches me to always create my own desires; but you, my mentor, do not leave me perishing.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Sing a song with thanksgiving and zeal to the Creator and God, give me, and to you, my good Guardian Angel: my deliverer, deliver me from the enemy who embitter me.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Heal, Most Pure, my many-ailing scabs, even in the souls, live through the enemies, who always fight with me.

Sedalen, voice 2
From the love of my soul, I cry out to you, the guardian of my soul, my all-holy Angel: cover me and keep me from crafty trapping always, and instruct heavenly life, admonishing and enlightening and strengthening me.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Bogorodichen:
Blessed Mother of God, the Most Pure, Even without a seed, having given birth to all the Lord, Togo with my guardian angel pray, deliver me from all confusion, and give tenderness and light to my soul and sin cleansing, I am one who will soon intercede.

Canto 4
Eirmos: Hear, O Lord, the sight of Your sacrament, understand Your works, and glorify Your Divinity.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Pray to the God of mankind, you, my guardian, and do not leave me, but keep my life forever in the world and grant me irresistible salvation.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
As an intercessor and guardian of my stomach, I receive you from God, Angela, I pray you, saint, free me from all troubles.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Cleanse my filthiness with your sanctuary, my guardian, and may I be excommunicated from a part of Shuya by your prayers and I will be a partaker of glory.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Perplexity lies before me from the evils that have befallen me, Most Pure One, but deliver me from them soon: I have resorted to Thee alone.

Canto 5
Irmos: Morning cry to Ty: Lord, save us; You are our God, unless you know otherwise.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
As if having boldness towards God, my holy guardian, beseech Him to deliver me from the evils that offend me.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Light bright, lightly enlighten my soul, my mentor and guardian, given by God to my Angel.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Sleeping me with an evil burden of sin, as if vigilant, save, Angel of God, and raise me up for praise by your prayer.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Mary, Madam Theotokos, the brideless, the hope of the faithful, cast down the enemies of the exaltation, and rejoice in those who sing of Thee.

Canto 6
Irmos: Give me a robe of light, clothe yourself with light like a robe, many-merciful Christ our God.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Free me from all misfortunes, and save me from sorrows, I pray to you, holy Angel, given by us from God, my good guardian.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Illuminate my mind, blessed, and enlighten me, I pray to you, holy Angel, and always instruct me with useful thoughts.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Tire my heart from a real rebellion, and vigilance strengthen me in the good, my guardian, and instruct me miraculously to the silence of animals.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
The Word of God dwelled in Thee, O Mother of God, and by man showed Thee the heavenly ladder; For you, the Most High has come down to us to eat.

Kontakion, tone 4
Appear to me mercifully, holy Angel of the Lord, my guardian, and do not leave me, the filthy one, but enlighten me with the untouchable light and make me worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Ikos
My soul, humbled by many temptations, you, holy intercessor, vouchsafe unspeakable glory of heaven, and a singer from the faces of the incorporeal powers of God, have mercy on me and save, and enlighten my soul with good thoughts, but with your glory, my angel, I will be enriched, and depose evil-thinking enemies to me and make me worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Canto 7
Irmos: The youths came from Judea, in Babylon sometimes, by the faith of the Trinity, the fire of the cave was prayed, singing: God of the fathers, blessed be Thou.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Be merciful to me, and pray to God, the Lord Angel, for I have an intercessor in my whole belly, a mentor and guardian, from God granted to me forever.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Do not leave my damned soul on the path to be killed by a robber, holy Angel, if from God you were betrayed to be blameless; but guide me to the path of repentance.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
I bring all my shameful soul from my evil thoughts and deeds: but beforehand, my mentor, and give me healing good thoughts, always deviate me to the right paths.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Fill all with wisdom and Divine strength, Hypostatic Wisdom of the Most High, for the sake of the Theotokos, crying out in faith: our father, God, blessed be Thou.

Canto 8
Irmos: The King of Heaven, Whom the angels sing, praise and exalt for all eternity.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Sent from God, strengthen my life, your servant, the good Angel, and do not leave me forever.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Thee is an angel of goodness, my soul mentor and guardian, most blessed, I sing forever.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Wake me a cover and took away all people on the day of testing, good deeds and evil deeds are tempted by fire.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Be my helper and silence, Mother of God ever-virgin, Thy servant, and do not leave me deprived of being Thy dominion.

Canto 9
Irmos: We truly confess Theotokos, saved by Thee, Pure Virgin, with incorporeal faces of Thee majestically.
Jesus: Lord Jesus Christ my God, have mercy on me.
Have mercy on me, O my only Savior, for you are merciful and merciful, and make me a partaker of righteous faces.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Think with me ever and do, Lord Angel, grant good and useful, as if you are strong in weakness and immaculate.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
As if having boldness towards the King of Heaven, pray to Him, with other incorporeal ones, have mercy on me, the accursed one.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Having a lot of boldness, Virgin, to the Incarnate from You, change me from the bonds and give permission to me and salvation, by Your prayers.

Prayer to the Guardian Angel
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Holy Angel of Christ, I pray to you, my holy guardian, given to me to keep my sinful soul and body from holy baptism, but with my laziness and my evil habit, I angered your most pure lordship and drove you away from me with all studish deeds: lies, slander , envy, condemnation, contempt, disobedience, fraternal hatred, and malice, love of money, adultery, rage, stinginess, gluttony without satiety and drunkenness, verbosity, evil thoughts and crafty, proud custom and prodigal rage, having self-desire for all carnal lust. Oh, my evil will, even the beasts of speechlessness do not create it! But how can you look at me, or come to me, like a stinking dog? Whose eyes, angel of Christ, look at me, entwined with evil in vile deeds? Yes, how can I ask forgiveness for my bitter and evil and crafty deed, I fall into it all day and night and at every hour? But I pray you, falling down, my holy guardian, have mercy on me, your sinful and unworthy servant (name), be my helper and intercessor for the evil of my opponent, with your holy prayers, and make the Kingdom of God a partaker of me with all the saints, always, and now and forever and ever. Amen.

Follow-up to Holy Communion

Psalm 22
The Lord shepherds me, and will deprive me of nothing. In the place of zlachne, there they instilled me, on the water calmly raised me. Turn my soul, guide me on the paths of truth, for Your name's sake. If I go in the midst of the canopy of death, I will not fear evil, for Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy club, that consoles me. Thou hast prepared a meal before me against those who are afflicted with me, thou hast anointed my head with oil, and Thy cup makes me drink, as if it were sovereign. And Thy mercy will marry me all the days of my life, and even settle me in the house of the Lord, in the longitude of days.

Psalm 23
The earth is the Lord's, and the fulfillment of it, the world, and all who dwell in it. He founded me on the seas, and prepared me to eat on the rivers. Who will ascend the mountain of the Lord? Or who will stand in His holy place? Innocent hands and pure in heart, who do not accept their soul in vain, and do not swear by their sincere flattery. This one will receive a blessing from the Lord, and alms from God, his Savior. This is the generation of those who seek the Lord, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Lift up your gates, your princes, and lift up your eternal gates; and the King of Glory will enter. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord is mighty and mighty, the Lord is mighty in battle. Lift up your gates, your princes, and lift up your eternal gates, and the King of Glory will enter. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of Glory.

Psalm 115
Verovah, the same exclaimed, but I humbled myself very much. But I rech in my rage: every man is a lie. What will I repay the Lord for all that I repay? I will take the cup of salvation, and I will call on the name of the Lord, I will give my prayers to the Lord before all His people. Honorable before the Lord is the death of His saints. O Lord, I am Your servant, I am Your servant and the son of Your handmaid; thou hast torn my bonds. I will devour thee a sacrifice of praise, and in the name of the Lord I will call. I will give my prayers to the Lord before all His people, in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, Jerusalem.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Alleluia. (Three times with three bows)

Troparion, tone 8
Despise my iniquities, Lord, be born of the Virgin, and cleanse my heart, creating a temple to Your most pure Body and Blood, lower me from Your face, having great mercy without number.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
In the communion of Your holy things, how dare I (enter), unworthy? Asha, I dare to come to You with the worthy, the tunic convicts me, as if there is an evening one, and I intercede for condemnation of my many-sinful soul. Cleanse, O Lord, the defilement of my soul, and save me, like a Lover of mankind.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Many of my many, Mother of God, sins, I ran to You, Pure, demanding salvation: visit my feeble soul, and pray to Your Son and our God, give me remission, even the fiercest deeds, Blessed One.

On Holy Forty Day:
When the glorious disciple at the ablution of the supper is enlightened, then Judas, the wicked with the love of money, having become darkened, and betrays the righteous Judge to the lawless judges. See, the property of the zealot, who used the strangulation for this sake: run the unsatisfied soul, the Teacher is so daring. Who is the good Lord of all, glory to Thee.

Psalm 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Wash me most of all from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and my sin before me is taken out. I have sinned against you alone and done evil before you; as if you were justified in your words, and conquered when you judge Ty. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sins give birth to me, my mother. Behold, thou hast loved the truth; the unknown and secret wisdom of Thy revealed to me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Give joy and joy to my hearing; the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Your salvation and confirm me with the Sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked in Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue rejoices in thy righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will proclaim your praise. As if you would have desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. Sacrifice to God the spirit is broken; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Please, O Lord, with Thy favor Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, an offering and a burnt offering; then they will offer bullocks on your altar.

Canon, voice 2. Canto 1
Irmos: Come people, let us sing a song to Christ God, who parted the sea, and who instructed people, who had already brought them out of the work of Egypt, as if glorified.

The bread of the belly of the eternal be to me Thy Holy Body, merciful Lord, and Honest Blood, and the ailment of manifold healing.

Defiled by the deeds of the unplaced, the accursed one, I am not worthy of Your Most Pure Body and Divine Blood, Christ, communion, whom you vouchsafe me.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Theotokion: Good earth, blessed God's bride, vegetative class unwounded and saving the world, grant me this poison to be saved.

Canto 3
Irmos: Having established me on the rock of faith, you have expanded my mouth against my enemies. Rejoice, for my spirit, whenever I sing: there is nothing holy, like our God, and there is nothing more righteous than You, Lord.
Chorus: Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Give me tears, O Christ, drops, the filth of my purifying heart: as if cleansed by a good conscience, I come by faith and fear, Master, to partake of Your Divine Gifts.
Chorus: Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
For the remission of my transgressions, Thy Most Pure Body, and the Divine Blood, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, and eternal life, Lover of mankind, and alienation of passions and sorrows.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Theotokion: Animal Bread The Most Holy Meal, above mercy for the sake of the one who descended, and give the world a new belly to the one who gives, and now vouchsafe me the unworthy, with fear to taste this, and I live to be.

Canto 4
Irmos: You came from the Virgin, not an intercessor, not an Angel, but Himself, Lord, incarnated, and saved all of me man. Thus I call to Thee: glory to Thy power, Lord.
Chorus: Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Thou hast desired, for the sake of incarnation, O Many-Merciful One, slain to be like a sheep, a sin for the sake of men: the same I pray to Thee, and cleanse my sins.
Chorus: Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Heal the wounds of my soul, Lord, and sanctify everything: and vouchsafe, Master, that I may partake of Thy mystical Divine Supper, accursed one.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Theotokion: Have mercy on me who exists from Thy womb, O Lady, and keep me undefiled by Thy servant and blameless, as if I were to receive smart beads, I will be sanctified.

Canto 5
Irmos: Giver of Light and Creator of the ages, Lord, guide us in the light of Your commandments; unless we know no other god to you.
Chorus: Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
As thou hast foretold, O Christ, let it be done unto thy thin servant, and abide in me, as thou hast promised: behold thy body is divine, and I drink thy blood.
Chorus: Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Word of God and God, let the coal of Your Body be to me darkened into enlightenment, and the cleansing of my defiled soul, Your Blood.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Theotokion: Mary, Mother of God, fragrance of an honest village, make me a chosen vessel with your prayers, as if I would partake of Your Son with consecration.

Canto 6
Irmos: Lying in the sinful abyss, I call on the abyss beyond Thy mercy: from aphids, O God, raise me up.
Chorus: Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Sanctify my mind, soul and heart, O Savior, and my body, and vouchsafe, O Master, without condemnation, to proceed to the terrible Mysteries.
Chorus: Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Yes, I would have abstained from passions, and Your grace would have an application, the stomach would have affirmation, the communion of the Saints, Christ, Your Mysteries.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Theotokion: God, God, Holy Word, sanctify all of me, now coming to Your Divine Mysteries, Your Holy Mother with prayers.

Kontakion, voice 2
Bread, Christ, take do not despise me, Thy Body, and now Thy Divine Blood, the most pure, Master, and Thy terrible Mysteries partake of the accursed, may it not be with me in court, may it be with us in the life eternal and immortal.

Canto 7
Irmos: The wise children did not serve the golden body, and they themselves went into the flames, and cursed their gods, crying out in the flames, and I irrigate the Angel: your prayer has already been heard.
Chorus: Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Source of good, communion, Christ, of Your immortal Sacraments now, may there be light, and life, and dispassion for me, and for the advancement and increase of the virtue of the Divine intercession, only Blessed, as if I glorify Thee.
Chorus: Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Let me get rid of passions, and enemies, and need, and all sorrow, with trembling and love with reverence, Lover of mankind, now approach Your immortal and Divine Mysteries, and vouchsafe You to sing: blessed be Thou, Lord, God of our fathers.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Theotokion: Who gave birth to Christ more than the mind, God-grace, I pray to Thee now, Thy servant, Pure unclean: whoever wants me now to proceed to the most pure Mysteries, cleanse everything from the filth of the flesh and spirit.

Canto 8
Irmos: In the fiery furnace to the youth of the Jews who descended, and the flame in the dew of God, sing the deeds of the Lord, and exalt forever.
Chorus: Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Heavenly, and terrible, and Thy saints, Christ, now the Mysteries, and Thy Divine and Last Supper of a companion to be and me desperate, God, my Savior.
Chorus: Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Benevolence has come running under Yours, Blessed, with fear I call Thee: abide in me, Savior, and I, as you said, in You; Behold, daring to Thy mercy, I pit Thy Body, and I drink Thy Blood.
Chorus: Holy Trinity, our God, glory to Thee.
Trinity: I tremble, accepting the fire, but I will not be scorched like wax and like grass; ole terrible mystery! ole mercy of God! What kind of Divine Body and Blood do I partake of, and I am created imperishable?

Canto 9
Irmos: The Son, God and Lord, the Parent is without beginning, having incarnated from the Virgin, appearing to us, darkened to enlighten, gather squandered: we magnify the all-singing Mother of God.
Chorus: Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Christ is, taste and see: the Lord for us, for us of old, brought to Himself alone, as an offering to His Father, is forever slain, sanctifying those who partake.
Chorus: Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
May I be sanctified with soul and body, Master, may I be enlightened, may I be saved, may I be Your house, the communion of the sacred Mysteries, having You living in yourself with the Father and the Spirit, the Benefactor of Many Mercy.
Chorus: Reward me the joy of Thy salvation and confirm me with the Sovereign Spirit.
Like fire, let it be mine, and like light, Your Body and Blood, my Savior, most honorable, scorching the sinful substance, burning the passions of thorns, and enlightening me all, bow down to Your Divinity.
Chorus: Holy Mother of God, save us.
Theotokion: God became incarnate from Thy pure blood; the same, every generation sings to Thee, the Mistress, but the intelligent multitudes glorify, as if by Thee they have seen the Ruler of all, who has been realized by mankind.

Further
It is worthy to eat as if truly blessed Theotokos, Blessed and Immaculate and Mother of our God. The most honest Cherubim and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, without the corruption of God the Word, who gave birth to the real Mother of God, we magnify Thee.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Three times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

If it's a week, the Sunday troparion is in tone. If not, real troparia, tone 6:

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; bewildering any answer, we offer this prayer, like the Master, sinners: have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Lord, have mercy on us, we put our trust in Thee; do not be angry with us, remember our iniquities below, but look now as if you are merciful, and deliver us from our enemies. Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, all works by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who hope in Thee, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (40 times) And bows as much as you want.

And the verses:
Although eat, man, the Body of the Lord,
Approach with fear, but do not sing: there is fire.
Drinking the Divine Blood for fellowship,
First, reconcile thee to those who grieve.
The same daring, mysterious brashno yazhd.

Other verses:
Before the sacrament of the terrible sacrifice,
Life-Giving Body Lord,
Sim pray in an image with trembling:

Prayer 1, Basil the Great
Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, the Source of life and immortality, of all creatures visible and invisible to the Creator, of the beginningless Father co-eternal with the Son and co-beginning, for the sake of goodness in the last days, clothed in the flesh, and crucified, and buried for us ungrateful and evil-minded, and Yours Renewing our nature corrupted by sin with blood, Himself, the Immortal King, accept my sinful repentance, and incline Your ear to me, and hear my words. I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned against heaven and before You, and I am not worthy to look at the height of Your glory: I have angered Your goodness, transgressing Your commandments, and not listening to Your commands. But You, Lord, who are not malice, long-suffering and many-merciful, did not betray me to perish with my iniquities, expecting my conversion in every possible way. You said, O Lover of mankind, your prophet: as if by desire I do not want the death of a sinner, but I will turn and live to be him. Do not wish, O Lord, to destroy Your hand in creation; below, you favor the destruction of mankind, but you wish to be saved by everyone, and come to the understanding of truth. The same and az, if I am unworthy of heaven and earth, and sowing temporary life, obeying sin all to myself, and enslaving with sweetness, and desecrating Your image; but having been Your creation and creation, I do not despair of my salvation, accursed, daring to Your immeasurable goodness, I come. Accept me, O Lord of mankind, like a harlot, like a thief, like a publican and like a prodigal, and take my heavy burden of sins, take the sin of the world, and heal human infirmities, call and give rest to those who are laboring and burdened to You, who did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. And cleanse me from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and teach me to perfect the sanctity in Your fear: as if by the pure knowledge of my conscience, I receive a part of Your holy things, I am united to Your holy Body and Blood, and I have You living and abiding in me, with the Father, and your Holy Spirit. Yes, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, and let the communion of Your most pure and life-giving Mysteries not be in court, let me be weak in soul and body, from which I am unworthy to partake, but give me, even to my final breath, uncondemnedly perceive part of Thy holy things, in the Holy Spirit communion, in the guidance of the eternal belly, and in a favorable answer to Thy terrible judgement: as if with all Thy chosen ones, I will be a sharer of Thy incorruptible blessings, even if You have prepared for those who love Thee, Lord, in them Thou hast been glorified in eyelids. Amen.

Prayer 2, Saint John Chrysostom
Lord, my God, we know that I am worthy, I am satisfied below, but under the roof of the temple of my soul, I’m all empty and eaten, and don’t have a place in me worthy to bow my head: but for the sake of us from the height you humbled yourself, humble yourself and now my humility; and as if you took it in the den and in the manger of the wordless near, take it and in the manger of my wordless soul, and enter into my defiled body. And as if you did not deign to enter, and candles from sinners in the house of Simon the leper, so deign to enter into the house of my humble soul, lepers and sinners; and as if you did not reject a harlot and a sinner like me, who came and touched You, have mercy on me, a sinner, who comes and touches You; and as if you did not disdain her filthy lips and unclean ones that kiss Thee, below my filthy lips and unclean ones, below my vile and unclean lips, and my filthy and uncleanest tongue. But may the coal of Your most holy Body, and Your precious Blood, be mine, for the sanctification and enlightenment and health of my humble soul and body, for the relief of the burden of many of my sins, for observance from every devilish action, for the repulsion and prohibition of my evil and crafty custom, into the mortification of passions, into the provision of Thy commandments, into the application of Thy Divine grace, and appropriation of Thy Kingdom. Not as if I despise I come to You, Christ God, but as if daring for Your inexpressible goodness, and may I not move away from Your fellowship, I will be hunted by the mental wolf. The same I pray to You: as the only Holy One, Lord, sanctify my soul and body, mind and heart, wombs and wombs, and renew all of me, and root Your fear in my hands, and create Your sanctification inseparably from me; and be my helper and intercessor, nourishing my belly in the world, vouchsafe to me and at the right hand of You the presence with Your saints, prayers and prayers of Your Most Pure Mother, Your immaterial servants and most pure powers, and all the saints who have pleased You from time immemorial. Amen.

Prayer 3, Simeon Metaphrastus
The only pure and incorruptible Lord, for the inexpressible mercy of philanthropy, our all perceptible mixture, from pure and virgin blood more than nature, who gave birth to Thee, the Divine Spirit by the invasion, and the good pleasure of the Father, the eternal, Christ Jesus, the wisdom of God, and peace, and strength; By your perception, life-giving and saving suffering perceived, cross, nail, spear, death, kill my soulful bodily passions. By your burial of hell, captivating kingdoms, bury my good thoughts with crafty advice, and deceive the evil spirits. By your three-day and life-giving resurrection of the fallen forefather, raise up me who crawled with sin, offering me images of repentance. By your glorious ascension, deifying the perception of the flesh, and by this right hand of the Father by the graying of mail, make me worthy to receive the right part of those saved by the communion of your saints Mysteries. With the descending of the Comforter of Your Spirit, the sacred vessels are honest, Your disciples have made, friend, and show me That coming. Although you should come again to judge with the universal truth, deign to make me meet Thee in the clouds, the Judge and Creator of mine, with all Thy saints: yes, I will endlessly glorify and sing of Thee, with Thy Father without beginning, and Thy Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 4, his
As if on Your Terrible and impartial, stand the Judgment Seat, Christ God, and raise condemnation, and create a word about the evil I have done; now, before even the day of my condemnation comes, at your holy altar standing before you and before your terrible and holy angels, bowed from my conscience, I bring my evil and lawless deeds, reveal this and rebuke. See, O Lord, my humility, and forgive me all my sins; see, as if the hair of my head were multiplied more than my iniquity. What harm did not do evil? What sin have I not committed? What evil can I not imagine in my soul? Fornication, adultery, pride, arrogance, reproach, blasphemy, idle talk, incomparable laughter, drunkenness, guttural intoxication, gluttony, hatred, envy, love of money, covetousness, covetousness, self-love, love of glory, theft, unrighteousness, mischief, jealousy , slander, lawlessness; I created every feeling and every spirit of the defiled, corrupt, indecent, being the worker of the devil in every possible way. And we know, Lord, that my iniquities have surpassed my head; but there is an immeasurable multitude of Thy bounties, and the mercy is inexpressible Thy innocence of goodness, and there is no sin in conquering Thy philanthropy. The same, wonderful King, gentle Lord, surprise me, a sinner, with Your mercy, show Your goodness of strength and show the strength of Your compassionate mercy, and turning accept me a sinner. Accept me, as if you accepted a prodigal, a robber, a harlot. Receive me exceedingly, both in word and deed, and in placeless lust, and in wordless thought, having sinned against You. And as if at the eleventh hour you received those who came, who did nothing worthy, so accept me, a sinner: many have sinned and defiled, and saddened Your Holy Spirit, and grieved Your human-loving womb and deed, and word, and thought, in the night and in days, manifested and unmanifested, willingly and unwillingly. And we know, as if you imagine my sins before me, these are the ones that I have done, and have a word with me about their unforgiven sins. But Lord, Lord, let not Thy righteous judgment, rebuke me with Thy fury, punish me with Thy anger; have mercy on me, Lord, for I am not only weak, but I am also Your creation. You, O Lord, have established Your fear on me, but I have done evil before You. I have sinned against you alone, but I pray you, do not enter into judgment with your servant. If you see iniquity, Lord, Lord, who will stand? I am the abyss of sin, and I am not worthy, below I am pleased to look and see the heights of heaven, from the multitude of my sins, there are no number of them: every crime and deceit, and trickery of Satan, and corruption, malice, counseling to sin and other dark passions are not bored of me. Kiimi bo did not corrupt sins? Kiimi not kept evil? Every sin I have committed, every impurity I have put into my soul, is indecent to You, my God, and to man. Who will raise me up, into the evil and a fraction of the fallen sin? Lord my God, I put my trust in You; if there is hope for my salvation, if your love of mankind conquers the multitude of my iniquities, be my savior, and according to your mercies and your mercy, weaken, leave, forgive, all of us, sinful fir tree, as my soul is filled with many evils, and carry in me salvation of hope. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and do not reward me according to my deeds, and do not judge me according to my deeds, but turn, intercede, deliver my soul from the evils that grow with it and fierce perceptions. Save me for the sake of Thy mercy, so that where sin increases, Thy grace abounds; and I will praise and glorify Thee always, all the days of my life. Thou art the God of the repentant and the Savior of the sinners; and we send glory to Thee with Thy Father without beginning, and the Most Holy and Good, and Thy Life-Giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 5, Saint John of Damascus
Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, only having the power of a person to forgive sins, as good and loving of mankind, despise my whole knowledge and not knowledge of sin, and make me unjudgmentally partake of the Divine, and the most glorious, and the purest, and life-giving Your Mysteries, not in heaviness, neither into torment, nor into the application of sins, but into cleansing, and sanctification, and betrothal of the future Life and kingdom, into a wall and help, and into the objection of the opposition, into the destruction of many of my sins. You are the God of mercy, and generosity, and humanity, and we send glory to You, with the Father, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 6, Saint Basil the Great
Wem, Lord, as I unworthily partake of Your most pure Body and Your precious Blood, and I am guilty, and I judge myself and drink, not judging the Body and Blood of You, Christ and my God, but for Your bounty, daring, I come to You who recks: the eater of My flesh and drink my blood, abides in me, and I in him. Have mercy then, O Lord, and do not rebuke me a sinner, but deal with me according to Thy mercy; and may this holy one be with me for healing, and purification, and enlightenment, and preservation, and salvation, and for the sanctification of soul and body; to drive away every dream, and crafty deed, and the action of the devil, mentally acting in my hands, in boldness and love, even to You; in the correction of life and affirmation, in the return of virtue and perfection; in fulfillment of the commandments, in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, in the guidance of the eternal belly, in response, favorable at Your terrible judgment: not into judgment or condemnation.

Prayer 7, St. Simeon the New Theologian
From bad lips, from a vile heart, from an unclean tongue, from the soul defiled, accept prayer, my Christ, and do not despise my words, below images, below studiolessness. Give me boldness to speak, even if I want, my Christ, moreover, teach me what it is fitting for me to do and speak. I have sinned more than a harlot, even if I have taken away where you live, having bought the world, come boldly to anoint Your feet, my God, Lord and my Christ. As if he didn’t reject what came from the heart, disdain me below, Word: Give me your nose, and hold and kiss, and tearful streams, like a valuable world, this boldly anoint. Wash me with my tears, cleanse me with them, O Word. Forgive my transgressions, and grant me forgiveness. Weigh a multitude of evils, weigh and my scabs, and see my ulcers, but weigh faith, and see volition, and hear sighing. You are not hidden, my God, my Creator, my Redeemer, below a drop of tears, below a drop of a certain part. What I have not done is seen by Your eyes, but in Your book, and still not done, the essence is written to You. See my humility, see my work as a tree, and leave all sins, God of all: yes, with a pure heart, a trembling thought, and a contrite soul, I will partake of Your undefiled and most holy Mysteries, everyone who eats and drinks with a pure heart is enlivened and adored; Thou hast said, my Lord: everyone who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood, this one abides in Me, and I am in him. The word of every Lord and my God is true: partake of divine and idolizing graces; Yes, because I will not be alone except for You, the Giver of Life, my breath, my stomach, my joy, the salvation of the world. For this sake, I come to You, as if you are seeing, with tears, and with a contrite soul, I ask you to accept the deliverance of my sins, and to partake of Your life-giving and immaculate Sacraments without condemnation, but stay, as if you said, with me trekaynaya: Yes, not only find me Your grace, the deceiver will delight me with flattering, and the deceitful one will lead away those who worship Thy words. For this sake, I fall down to You, and I cry warmly to Ty: as if you accepted the prodigal, and the harlot who came, so accept me, prodigal and filthy, Generous. With a contrite soul, now coming to You, we, Savior, like another, like I, do not sin against You, below the deed of the deed, even as the deeds. But we pack this, as it is not the majesty of sins, nor the multitude of sins that exceeds my God, much long-suffering, and extreme philanthropy; but by the mercy of compassion warmly repentant, and clean, and brighten, and create light, partakers, fellows of Your Divinity, making it unenviously, and strange both with an angel and with human thought, talk to them many times, as if your true friend. This audacity they do me, this one they hold me up, my Christ. And daring with Your rich beneficence to us, rejoicing together and trembling, fire and partake of this grass, and a strange miracle, we irrigate it without disgrace, as if the bush were burning in ancient times. Now, with a grateful thought, with a grateful heart, with grateful hands of mine, of my soul and body, I bow and magnify, and glorify Thee, my God, as a blessed being, now and forever.

Prayer 8, Saint John Chrysostom
God, weaken, forgive, forgive me my sins, O Elika I have sinned, if in word, if in deed, if in thought, willingly or unwillingly, mind or foolishness, forgive all of us as good and philanthropist, and with the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother, Your smart servants and the holy forces, and all the saints who have pleased you from time immemorial, uncondemnedly be pleased to accept your holy and most pure Body and honest Blood, for the healing of the soul and body, and for the purification of my evil thoughts. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

His same, 9th
Be satisfied, O Master Lord, that you may enter under the shelter of my soul; but if you wish, you, like a Lover of mankind, live in me, daringly I approach; command me to open the door, even though you alone created you, and enter with philanthropy, as if you were, enter and enlighten my darkened thought. I believe that you did this: you did not drive away the harlot who came to you with tears; below the publican rejected thou who repented; lower than the thief, knowing thy kingdom, thou hast driven away; below the persecutor, repenting, you left, hedgehog: but from repentance to you, who came all, in the person of your friends, you made you, the only blessed one always, now and forever and ever. Amen.

His same, 10th
Lord Jesus Christ my God, weaken, leave, cleanse and forgive the sinful, and indecent, and unworthy Thy servant, transgressions, and sins, and my fall, Thy tree from my youth, even to this day and hour I have sinned: if in the mind and in foolishness, even in words or deeds, or thoughts and thoughts, and undertakings, and all my feelings. And with the prayers of the seedless birth of Thee, the Most Pure and Ever-Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, the only shameless hope and intercession and my salvation, grant me the unjudgment to partake of Your most pure, immortal, life-giving and terrible Sacraments, for the remission of sins and for eternal life: for sanctification and enlightenment, strength, healing, and the health of the soul and body, and in the consumption and all-perfect destruction of my evil thoughts, and thoughts, and enterprises, and nightly dreams, dark and evil spirits; for Yours is the kingdom, and power, and glory, and honor, and worship, with the Father and Your Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 11, Saint John of Damascus
I stand before the doors of Your temple, and I do not retreat from fierce thoughts; but You, Christ God, who justified the publican, and had mercy on Canaanite, and opened the door to the thief of paradise, open the wombs of Your love for mankind and receive me coming and touching You, like a harlot, and bleeding: Ova, having touched the edge of Your robe, make healing pleasant, Ova but keep your feet clean, bear the resolution of sins. But, accursed one, daring to perceive all Your Body, but I will not be scorched; but accept me, like one, and enlighten my spiritual feelings, burning my sinful guilt, with the prayers of the seedless Birth of Thee, and the powers of Heaven; so blessed are you forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer of Saint John Chrysostom
I believe, Lord, and I confess that You are truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, who came into the world to save sinners, from whom I am the first. I also believe that this is Your most pure Body, and this is Your precious Blood. I pray to Thee: have mercy on me, and forgive my sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word, even in deed, even in knowledge and ignorance, and make me unjudgmentally partake of Your most pure Mysteries, for the remission of sins, and into eternal life. Amen.

When you come to take communion, say mentally these verses of Metaphrastus:
I now proceed to Divine Communion.
Co-worker, do not singe me with communion:
Thou art fire, unworthy fire.
But cleanse me from all filthiness.

Then:

And the verses:
Horror of the deifying Blood, man, in vain:
There is fire, unworthy fire.
Divine Body and adores and nourishes me:
He loves the spirit, but the mind nourishes strangely.

Then troparia:
Thou hast delighted me with love, O Christ, and Thou hast changed me with Thy divine zeal; but my sins fell into an immaterial fire, and to be satisfied with the hedgehog in Thee of pleasure: Yes, rejoicing, I magnify, Blessed, Thy two comings.
In the light of Thy Saints, how can I enter unworthy? If I dare to go to the chamber, the clothes convict me, as if I were not married, and I will be cast out from the Angels. Cleanse, O Lord, the defilement of my soul, and save me, like a Lover of mankind.

Also a prayer:
O Lord, Lover of mankind, Lord Jesus Christ my God, may this Holy One not be in my judgment, for the hedgehog unworthy of being: but for the purification and sanctification of the soul and body, and for the betrothal of the future life and kingdom. But it is good for me to cling to God, to place in the Lord the hope of my salvation.

And further:
Thy secret supper this day, Son of God, take part in me; we will not tell the secret to your enemy, nor kiss thee, like Judas, but like a thief I will confess you: remember me, Lord, in your kingdom.

Those who wish to receive communion must adequately prepare for this holy sacrament. This preparation (in church practice it is called fasting) lasts several days and concerns both the bodily and spiritual life of a person. The body is prescribed abstinence, i.e. bodily purity (abstinence from marital relations) and restriction in food (fasting). On fasting days, food of animal origin is excluded - meat, milk, eggs and, with strict fasting, fish. Bread, vegetables, fruits are consumed in moderation. The mind should not be scattered over the little things of life and have fun.

During the days of fasting, one should attend services in the temple, if circumstances permit, and more diligently follow the home prayer rule: whoever usually does not read all the morning and evening prayers, let them read everything in full, whoever does not read the canons, let them read at least one on these days canon. On the eve of communion, one must be at the evening service and read at home, in addition to the usual prayers for the future, the canon of repentance, the canon of the Mother of God and the guardian angel. The canons are read either one after the other in full, or connecting in this way: the irmos of the first song of the penitential canon is read (“Like Israel walking on dry land, in the abyss with feet, seeing the persecutor of the pharaoh being drowned, we sing a victory song to God, cry out”) and the troparia, then the troparia of the first songs of the canon to the Theotokos (“Contain many misfortunes, I resort to you, seeking salvation: oh, Mother of the Word and the Virgin, save me from heavy and fierce ones”), omitting the irmos “Water passed ...”, and the troparia of the canon to the Guardian Angel, also without irmosa (“Let us sing to the Lord, Who led His people through the Red Sea, as if He alone was gloriously glorified”). The following songs are read in the same way. The troparia before the canon to the Theotokos and the Guardian Angel, as well as the stichera after the canon to the Theotokos, are omitted in this case.

The canon for communion is also read and, whoever wishes, an akathist to Jesus the Sweetest. After midnight, they no longer eat or drink, for it is customary to start the Sacrament of Communion on an empty stomach. In the morning, morning prayers are read and all the following to Holy Communion, except for the canon read the day before.

Before communion, confession is necessary - whether in the evening, or in the morning, before the liturgy.

One of the most important sacraments in Orthodoxy can be called the Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ. This is the moment when the believer connects with the Son of God. However, you should know how the preparation for the sacrament takes place, especially for those who have decided to take it for the first time (for example, you need to confess, pray, etc.). This is necessary in order for the right attitude to appear, the realization of the future unity with Christ.

Preparing for confession and communion is not a one-day procedure, so you need to know exactly what to do and when. This is exactly what will be discussed in the article.

What is the Sacrament of Communion?

Before you figure out how the preparation for the sacrament begins (this is especially important for beginners), you should know what kind of sacrament it is in general. For the first time it was accepted by Christ and commanded to repeat it to his followers. The first communion took place at the Last Supper on the eve of his crucifixion.

Before the sacrament, a divine service is necessarily performed, which is called the Divine Liturgy, or the Eucharist, which is translated from Greek as "thanksgiving". It was this action that Christ performed in the distant past before giving communion to his disciples.

Thus, the preparation for communion must also include remembrance of these distant ancient events. All this allows you to tune in the right way, which will undoubtedly lead to a deeper acceptance of the Sacrament.

How often do you need to take communion?

Preparation for the sacrament (especially for those who do it infrequently or even for the first time) should include the concept of how many times you can participate in this sacrament. Here you should know that this action is voluntary, therefore, in no way should you force yourself to do this. The main thing is to come to communion with a pure and light heart, when you want to partake of the Mystery of Christ. For those who are in any doubt, it is better to consult a priest.

It is recommended that you start communion if you are ready for it internally. That Christian who lives with faith in God can perform this sacrament at every liturgy. If there are still doubts in your heart, but you believe in God and are on this path, then you can take communion once a week or a month. As a last resort during each big post. However, all this should be regular.

It should also be noted that, according to ancient sources, communion was desirable to be performed daily, but well and four times a week (Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday). Those who are just embarking on the path of the Christian faith should know that there is one day in the year - Maundy Thursday (before Easter), when communion is simply necessary, this is a tribute to the ancient tradition that started it all. About it is written in the article above.

Some clergy believe that frequent communion is unacceptable. However, it should immediately be said that, according to canonical laws, they are not right. Here you need to look into a person very deeply and see how much he really needs this action. In addition, the sacrament should not be mechanical. Therefore, if it is performed often, then the layman must constantly keep himself in good shape, be ready to accept the Gifts. Not everyone can do this, so what is described in this preparation article should happen regularly. Constant prayers, confession and observance of all fasts. The priest should know about all this, since you really cannot hide such a life.

Prayer rule before communion

So, now let's take a closer look at all the points that need to be considered before preparing for the sacrament. First of all, it should be noted that home prayer before the Sacrament is very important. In the Orthodox Prayer Book there is a special sequence that is read before communion. This is preparation for communion. The prayers that are read before this, not only at home, but also church ones, are also included in the preparation for the Sacrament. It is imperative to attend the service immediately before the Sacrament, but in general it is advisable to do this every day.

• prayer canon of the Mother of God;
• penitential canon to Jesus Christ;
• canon to the Guardian Angel.

Thus, conscious preparation for communion and confession, prayers from a pure heart can help the believer to feel the importance of the Sacrament and spiritually prepare for this miracle.

Fasting before Communion

It is equally important to fast before communion. This is a prerequisite. After all, Holy Communion, the preparation for which must take place consciously, is a very important rite, and it should not be mechanical, otherwise there will be no benefit from it.

So, those believers who regularly observe multi-day and one-day fasts are entitled to only the so-called liturgical fast. Its meaning is not to eat and drink from twelve o'clock at night before receiving the Sacrament. This fast continues in the morning (that is, communion takes place on an empty stomach).

For those parishioners who do not observe any fasts, as well as those who have just joined Orthodoxy, the priest can establish a seven-day or three-day fast before communion. All such nuances should be coordinated additionally in the church and not be afraid to ask about them.

How to behave, what thoughts to avoid before the Sacrament

When the preparation for communion begins, one should realize one's sins in full. But besides this, so that there are no more of them, you need to refrain from various amusements, for example, visiting the theater, watching TV. Spouses must renounce physical contact the day before communion and on the day it is received.

Pay special attention to your mood, behavior and thoughts. See to it that you do not condemn anyone, discard obscene and malicious thoughts. Do not succumb to bad mood, irritation. Leisure time should be spent in seclusion, indulging in spiritual reading or prayer (as far as possible).

It should be noted that the most important thing for receiving the Holy Gifts of Christ is repentance. A person should sincerely repent of his deeds. This is what you need to focus on. Fasting, prayer, reading the scriptures are just the means to achieve this state. And this must be remembered.

How to Prepare for Confession

Confession before communion is very important. Apply for this request to the priest of the church where you are going to receive the Sacrament. Preparation for communion and confession is a special attitude aimed at correcting one's sins, one's bad behavior and impure thoughts, as well as keeping track of everything that contradicts and violates the Commandments of the Lord. Everything that was found and consciously, and should be confessed. But remember about sincerity, do not turn a conversation with a priest into just a formal enumeration of sins on a list.

So, why is such a serious preparation for confession and communion necessary? One should recognize one's sins in advance in order to know what to tell the priest about. It often happens that a believer comes, but does not know what to say, where to start. You also need to tune in to the fact that the priest is just a guide, the Sacrament of Repentance remains with him and the Lord. Therefore, there is no need to be embarrassed when talking about your sins. This is necessary to cleanse and continue life freely.

Confession before Communion: confession of sins

So, the preparation for confession and communion is over. But the hardest part is yet to come. When you come to confession, open your heart without waiting for the priest's questions. Tell everything that lies like a stone on your soul. It is better to perform this action in the evening, on the eve of the liturgy, although it will not be a mistake to do this in the morning before it.

If you are going to receive communion for the first time, then it is better to confess the day before. This is necessary so that the priest has time to listen to you. If you want to confess in the morning, then choose a day when there are few people. For example, on Sunday there are a lot of parishioners in the temple, so the priest will not be able to listen to you in detail. After confessing sins, one should adhere to the right path and strive with all his might not to commit them in the future, otherwise what was the point in this spiritual conversation?

Communion day. What to do?

On the day of communion, certain rules must be observed. As mentioned above, you need to go to the temple on an empty stomach. If you smoke, then you need to refrain from cigarettes until you accept the Gifts of Christ. In the church, when the moment comes for their removal, you need to approach the altar, but let the children go ahead if they come, since they are the first to receive communion.

You don’t need to be baptized near the Chalice, you just need to bow in advance, crossing your arms over your chest. Before accepting gifts, you need to pronounce your Christian name, and then immediately eat them.

What should be done after a person has received communion?

The rules for preparing for communion also include knowing what to do after the Sacrament has taken place. Kiss the edge of the Bowl and go to the prosphora table to eat a piece. Do not leave the church until you kiss the altar cross, which will be held by the priest.

Also in the temple, prayers of thanksgiving are read, which must be listened to. In extreme cases, you can read them at home on your own. Keep the purity you have received inside your soul. Each time it will happen easier and easier.

What you need to know about the communion of children and the sick

It should be said that small children (up to the age of seven) receive communion without confession. Also, they do not need to prepare the way an adult does (fasting, prayer, repentance). Those babies who have received baptism receive communion on the same day or during the next liturgy that follows their baptism.

Exceptions are also made for patients. They do not need to prepare in the way that healthy people do, but if possible, they should at least confess. But if the patient cannot do this, then the priest reads "I believe, Lord, and I confess." Then he immediately takes communion.

In church practice, those parishioners who have been excommunicated for a while from communion, but are on their deathbed or in danger, are not denied acceptance of the Holy Gifts. However, upon recovery (if so) the ban continues to apply.

Who can't take communion

Preparing for the sacrament for beginners includes knowing and who cannot receive it. This will be discussed below:

• those who have not confessed cannot take communion (the exception is children who are under seven years old);
• parishioners who have been excommunicated from receiving the Holy Mysteries also cannot receive communion;
• those who are insensible;
• parishioners who are insane and possessed if they blaspheme in their fits (if this does not happen, then you can take communion, but this should not happen every day);
• spouses who, on the eve of receiving the Sacraments, had an intimate life;
• women who are menstruating should not receive communion.

A Brief Reminder for Communioners and Confessors

So, now let's summarize all the moments that arise when preparation for confession and communion takes place. The memo will help you not to forget all the steps.

1. Consciousness of sin.
2. Repentance for the perfect, a special state when you have forgiven everyone and do not feel evil.
3. Preparation for confession. Here it is necessary to reconsider what sins can be: in relation to God, relatives, to oneself (smoking, for example), carnal sins, those that relate to the family (infidelity and the like).
4. Correct and sincere, without concealment, confession.
5. Post if needed.
6. Prayers.
7. Communion directly.
8. Further retention of purity and Christ in the body.

Separately, it is necessary to say about how to behave in the temple during communion.

1. Don't be late for Liturgy.
2. You need to cross yourself when opening the royal doors, then fold your hands crosswise. To approach and depart from the Chalice in the same way.
3. Approach from the right side, and the left should be free. Don't push.
4. Communion should take place in turn: bishop, presbyters, deacons, subdeacons, readers, children, adults.
5. Women are required to come to the temple without lipstick.
6. Before accepting the Gifts of Christ, do not forget to give your name.
7. They are not baptized directly in front of the Chalice.
8. It happens that the Holy Gifts are given from two or more Chalices. In this case, one should be chosen, since communion more than once a day is considered a sin.
9. At home, after communion, you need to read thanksgiving prayers if you did not listen to them in the temple.

Now, perhaps, you know all the stages that include communion in the church, preparation for it. It is very important to approach this consciously, with deep faith in the heart. The most important thing is repentance for one's sins, which must be true, and not just in words. But you shouldn't stop there either. It is necessary to reject sin from life as something alien, to understand that it is impossible to live like this, to realize that lightness can come only with purity.

Finally

So, as we see, preparation for communion is a serious stage before the Sacrament itself. All recommendations should be followed in order to come ready to receive the Gifts of Christ. It is necessary to recognize in advance the importance of this moment, and therefore more fervent prayer is required. And the observance of fasting will help to purify the body of the believer, confession to the priest will purify the soul. Conscious preparation for communion and confession will help the parishioner understand that this Sacrament is not at all one of the many rites, but something deeper. This is a special communion with the Lord, as a result of which the life of a Christian changes dramatically.

However, it should be taken into account (this is important primarily for those parishioners who have just set foot on the path of repentance) that it is impossible to fix everything at once. If you have been building up a sinful burden for decades, then you need to get rid of it gradually. And taking the sacrament is the first step on that path.