Thursday Morning Prayers
The Trisagion Prayers
Glory to thee, O God, glory to thee.
O heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who art everywhere present and fillest all things, Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come, and abide in us and cleanse us from every stain and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times.)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us.
Lord, cleanse us from our sins.
Master, pardon our iniquities.
Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (Three times.)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Amen.
Morning Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Arising from sleep, I thank You, O Most Holy Trinity, that,
for the sake of Your great kindness and longsuffering,
You have not had indignation against me, for I am slothful and sinful.
Neither have You destroyed me in my transgressions.
But You have shown Your customary love toward mankind,
and have raised me up as I lay in heedlessness,
that I might sing my morning hymn and glorify Your sovereignty.
Do now enlighten the eyes of my understanding,
open my ears to receive Your words, and teach me
Your commandments.
Help me to do Your will, to sing to You,
to confess You from my heart, and to praise Your
All-Holy Name: of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible;
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-Begotten,
begotten of the Father before all worlds,
Light of Light, Very God of Very God,
begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father;
by Whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our
salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate of the
Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate,
and suffered and was buried;
the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures;
and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father;
and He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead;
Whose Kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life,
Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the
Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spoke by the prophets.
And I believe in One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
Psalm 62
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah
O God my God, early do I rise to Thee. My soul hath thirsted for Thee; how many ways hath my flesh longed after Thee, in a barren and untrodden land, where no water is.
Thus have I appeared before Thee in the sanctuary, that I might see Thy power and Thy glory.
Because Thy mercy is better than life; my lips shall praise Thee.
Thus will I bless Thee while I live, and will lift up my hands in Thy name.
Let my soul be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise Thee with joyful lips.
If I remembered Thee upon my bed, I meditated on Thee in the morning watches.
Because Thou hast been my help; in the shelter of Thy wings will I rejoice.
My soul hath cleaved unto Thee; Thy right hand hath upheld me.
But they have sought my soul in vain; they shall go into the lower parts of the earth; they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes.
But the king shall be glad in God; every one that sweareth by Him shall be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things is stopped.
Intercessory Prayers
Remember, O Lord Jesus Christ, our God,
Your mercies and lovingkindnesses,
which have been from everlasting,
and for the sake of which You did become man and
deign to endure crucifixion and death for the
salvation of all who rightly believe in You.
You rose from the dead and ascended into heaven,
and sit at the right hand of God the Father,
and regard the humble prayers of all who call
upon You with their whole heart.
Incline Your ear and hear the humble entreaty
of me, Your unprofitable servant, who offers it for
an odor of spiritual fragrance for all Your people.
And first of all remember Your Holy Catholic
and Apostolic Church which You have purchased with
Your precious blood. Confirm and strengthen it, enlarge
and multiply it, keep it in peace, and preserve it
unconquerable by the gates of hell forever.
Heal the schisms of the churches, quench the ragings of
the heathen, speedily undo and root out the growths of heresies,
and bring them to naught by the power of Your Holy Spirit.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy upon all world rulers,
on our president (name) and on all our civil authorities.
Speak peace and blessing in their hearts
for Your holy Church and for all Your peoples, in order that we
may live a calm and peaceful life, in all godliness and dignity.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy upon patriarchs, metropolitans,
archbishops, priests, ministers and deacons, and the whole clergy
of Your Church, which You have established to feed the flock of Your
word, and by their prayers have mercy upon me, and save me, a sinner.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy upon my spiritual father (name)
and by his holy prayers forgive me my transgressions.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy upon my parents
(names),
my spouse (name),
my brothers and sisters (names),
my children (names),
my kinsmen after the flesh and my friends,
and grant them Your blessings both here and hereafter.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy upon the old, the young,
the needy, the orphans and the widows, and on all that
are in sickness and sorrow, in distress and affliction,
in oppression and captivity, in prison and confinement.
More especially have mercy upon Your servants who
are under persecution for Your sake and for the sake of the
Orthodox faith at the hands of heathen nations, of apostates,
and of heretics: remember them, visit, strengthen, keep and
comfort them, and make haste to grant them, by
Your power, relief, freedom and deliverance.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy upon all who are sent
on duty, all who travel, our fathers, brothers and
sisters, and upon all true Christians.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy upon those who envy
and affront me, and do me mischief, and do not let
them perish through me, a sinner.
Those who depart from the Orthodox faith, dazzled
by destroying heresies, do enlighten by the light of
Your holy wisdom, and unite them to Your Holy,
Apostolic, Catholic Church.
Prayer of St. Ephraim
O Lord and Master of my life, give me not a spirit of sloth, meddling,
lust of power, and idle talk.
But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and
love to me, Thy servant
Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own sins and not to judge
my brother, for Thou art blessed unto ages of ages.
Amen.
Prayer for the Beginning of the Day
O Lord, grant me to greet the coming of the day in peace.
Help me in all things to rely upon Your holy will.
In every hour of the day reveal Your will to me.
Bless my dealings with all who surround me.
Teach me to treat all that comes to me throughout the
day with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all.
In all my deeds and words, guide my thoughts and feelings.
In unforeseen events, let me not forget that all are sent by You.
Teach me to act firmly and wisely, without embittering
and embarrassing others.
Give me strength to bear the fatigue of the coming day
with all that it shall bring.
Direct my will, teach me to pray.
And, Yourself, pray in me. Amen.
Benediction
It is truly right to bless thee,
O Theotokos, ever blessed and most pure,
and the Mother of our God.
More honorable than the cherubim and
more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim,
without corruption you gave birth to God the Word.
True Theotokos, we magnify thee.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (Three times.)
Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us and save us. Amen.