O zealous, compassionate intercessor of the Lord Mother! I come running to You, the accursed one and the most sinful man above all: listen to the voice of my prayer, and hear my cry and groaning. For my iniquity has surpassed my head, and I, like a ship in the abyss, am plunging into the sea of my sins. But You, All-merciful and Merciful Lady, do not despise me, desperate and perishing in sins: have mercy on me, who repent of my evil deeds, and turn my lost, accursed soul to the right path. On You, my Lady Theotokos, I place all my hope. You, Mother of God, save and preserve me under Your roof, now and ever and unto ages of ages.