MORNING PRAYERS

AWAKING from sleep we bow before     thee, O Good One, and utter the angelic hymn to thee, Almighty: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God; for the sake of the Mother of God, have mercy on us.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

THOU hast wakened me from my bed of sleep, O Lord; enlighten my mind, open my heart and my lips, that I may praise thee, O Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God; for the sake of the Mother of God, have mercy on us.

Now, and always, and forever and ever.  Amen.

WITHOUT warning the Judge will come, and the deeds of each will be made manifest; with fear let us cry out in the middle of the night: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God; for the sake of the Mother of God, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy.

ARISING from sleep I give thee thanks, O Holy Trinity, for in thy great goodness and long suffering thou wert not angered with me, the slothful and sinful one, nor didst thou condemn me with my transgressions; but thou didst show thy love for man, as is thy way, and didst lift me out of my desperation, to rise and glorify thy power. Enlighten now the eyes of my mind, open my mouth, that I may engage in thy word, and do thy will, and sing to thee in the acknowledgment of my heart, and praise thy most holy name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.

O CHRIST, the true light, which enlightens and sanctifies all men who enter this world: let the light of thy glory be in­ scribed upon us, that through it we may see the unapproachable light; straighten our steps unto the fulfilment of thy commandments, through the prayers of thy most pure Mother, and of all thy Saints. Amen.