God! Teach us to pray. (Luke 11:1)
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Teach me, Lord, to fervently pray to You with attention and love, without which prayer cannot be heard! May I not have a careless prayer for my sin!
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God! Angels and men worship your name, the forces of hell tremble in your name, your name is a sure weapon to drive away the adversary, your name burns sins and passions, Your name gives strength in exploits, gathers together the scattered mind and, in fulfilling Your commandments, enriches us with virtues, Your name works miracles and unites us with You, gives peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, and in the future life - the Kingdom of Heaven.
For this reason, I, Your unworthy servant, pray to You: remove spiritual ignorance from us, enlighten us with the knowledge of Divine truth and teach us not to be lost, in humility, attentively, with With a feeling of repentant contrition, with your lips, mind and heart, continually say this prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
You have said, O Lord, with Your most pure lips: “Whatever you ask in My name, I will do.” Behold, through the prayers of Thy Most Pure Mother, St. Joasaph of Belograd, St. Nicholas of Myra, St. Seraphim of Sarov and all our holy fathers for For the gift, I ask the prayer of Jesus, the prayer of Your Most Holy and Almighty Name.
Hear me, who promise to hear all who call on You in truth. It is Yours to be merciful and to save, and to grant what you ask for to those who pray for Your glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(If the prayer was read inattentively, read it again.)
From the prayer book of Metropolitan Manuel (Lemeshevsky)