Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
In Russian: Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, come and heal our weakness - for Your glory.
Trinity – three faces of the Godhead. Lord, Master - king, lord over the whole world. Lawlessness is a violation of the law, a sin. Heal - make whole what is damaged, heal. Infirmities - weaknesses, sins.
Who is this prayer for?
To the three faces of the Holy Trinity.
What do we ask in this prayer from the Holy Trinity?
First, from the Holy Trinity together, and then from each person of the Holy Trinity separately, we ask for one thing, although in different expressions: deliverance from sins.
What words mean the three persons of the Holy Trinity together and what words mean the persons of the Holy Trinity separately?
By the words: The Most Holy Trinity we mean the persons of the Holy Trinity together, Whom we ask to have mercy on us; by the word: Lord, we mean the first person of the Holy Trinity, God the Father, whom we ask to cleanse our sins; by the word: Master means the second person of the Holy Trinity, God the Son, whom we ask to forgive our iniquities, i.e. sins; by the word: Holy we mean the third person of the Holy Trinity - God the Holy Spirit, whom we ask to come closer to us and heal our spiritual infirmities. The last words of the prayer: for Thy name's sake show that we ask God for forgiveness of sins not according to our merits, but for the glorification of the Most Holy Trinity.