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Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, the Source of life and immortality, of all creation, visible and invisible, to the Creator, of the beginningless Father, coeternal with the Son and coeternal with the Son: much for the sake of goodness, in the last days he clothed himself in flesh, and was crucified, and was buried for us, ungrateful and evil-willed, and with Your blood renewing our nature corrupted by sin: Himself, immortal King, accept my sinful repentance, and incline Your ear to me, and hear my words. For I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned in heaven and before You, and I am not worthy to look upon the height of Your glory: I have angered Your goodness, having transgressed Your commandments and not listened to Your commands. But You, Lord, are gentle, long-suffering and abundantly merciful, and did not give me up to perish with my iniquities, waiting in every possible way for my conversion. For Thou art, O Lover of mankind, as Thy prophet: for by will I do not desire the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn and live. You do not want, Master, to destroy your creation by hand, nor do you deign to see the destruction of mankind, but you want to save everyone and come to the understanding of truth.

Likewise, even though I am unworthy of heaven and earth and sow temporary life, having submitted everything to myself to sin, and having enslaved myself through lust, and having desecrated Your image: but I have become Your creation and creation, I do not despair of my salvation, cursed, but I dare to come to Your immeasurable compassion. Receive me too, O Lord who loves mankind, as a harlot, as a thief, as a publican and as a prodigal: and take away my heavy burden of sins, take away the sin of the world and heal the infirmities of man, call those who labor and are burdened to Yourself and give rest to those who have not come. call the righteous, but sinners to repentance: and cleanse me from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and teach me to perform holiness in Thy Passion: for by the pure knowledge of my conscience, having received part of Thy holy things, I may unite with Thy holy body and blood, and have Thee living and abiding in me, with the Father and Thy Holy One Spirit. Hey, Lord Jesus Christ, my God!

and may the communion of Thy most pure and life-giving Mysteries not be a judgment for me, let me be weak in soul and body, so that I am unworthy to partake of them: but grant me, even until my final breath, to uncondemnably receive part of Thy holy things, in communion with the Holy Spirit, in the path of eternal life and in a favorable response to fearful of Thy judgment: for even I, with all Thy chosen ones, will be a partaker of Thy incorruptible blessings, which Thou hast prepared for those who love Thee, O Lord: in which Thou art glorified forever. Amen.

Russian translation: Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Source of life and immortality, Creator of all visible and invisible creation, co-originating and co-existent Son of the beginningless Father; for the sake of His great goodness, in the last days He took on human flesh, was crucified and buried for us, ungrateful and evil-willed, and with His blood renewed our nature corrupted by sin: Yourself, immortal King, accept my repentance for my sins, incline Your ear to me and listen to my words. For I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned against heaven and before You, and I consider myself unworthy to lift my eyes to the heavenly heights of Your glory, since, having transgressed Your commandments and not obeyed Your commandments, I have angered Your goodness. But You, gentle, long-suffering and abundantly merciful Lord, did not allow me to perish with my iniquities, waiting in every possible way for my conversion. For You, Lord, said through Your prophet that You do not want a sinner to die without repenting of his sins, but for him to turn (to the path of good) and live.

You do not want, Lord, to destroy the creation of Your hands, but you want everyone to be saved and come to the consciousness of the truth. That is why I, although I consider myself unworthy of heaven and earth and this temporary earthly life, since I have completely enslaved myself to sin and voluptuousness and have desecrated (in myself) Your image, but I, unhappy, being Your creation and creation, do not despair of my salvation, and boldly resort to Your immeasurable condescension. Accept me, O Lord, lover of mankind, as You accepted the harlot, the publican and the prodigal (son)! take away from me the heavy burden of sins, You who have taken upon Yourself the sin of the world, who heals human ailments, who calls to You those who work and are burdened, and who promises to give them rest. Since You, Lord, came to call not the righteous, but sinners to repentance, then (I pray to You) cleanse me from bodily and mental impurity and teach me to do good deeds in Your fear, so that, with a clear conscience, having partaken of Your holy Mysteries, Your holy body and blood, I would realize that You live and abide in me with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Hey, Lord Jesus Christ, my God!

May the communion of Your holy and life-giving Mysteries not be a condemnation for me, and may I not be weak in soul and body from the unworthy communion of these Mysteries; but grant me, until my last breath, to accept without condemnation a portion of Your holy things (body and blood) for communion with Your Holy Spirit, as a guide to eternal life and as a favorable response at Your terrible judgment, so that I, along with all Your chosen ones, may be honored to be a participant in the imperishable blessings prepared for those who love You, O Lord, who have glorified and will glorify You forever. Amen.

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