46. All my troubles occur in my invisible thoughts and in my invisible heart, therefore I need an invisible Savior who guides our hearts. O my strength, Jesus, Son of God! Oh the light of my mind! peace, joy, breadth of my heart - glory to You! Glory to Thee, the Deliverer from my invisible enemies, who attack my mind and heart and kill me at the very source of my life, in my most sensitive place.
52. With the mental eyes of my heart I see how I mentally breathe Christ into my heart, how He enters it and suddenly gives it rest and delight. Oh, may I not remain alone, without You, the Giver of Life, my breath, my joy! I feel bad without You.
62. I am with you always, even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20). So, Master, You are with us - all the days, not a single day, we live without You, without Your co-presence. You are with us especially in the sacrament of Your Body and Blood. Oh, how truly and essentially you are in the Mysteries! You clothe yourself, Master, at every liturgy with a body subservient to us, except for sin, and feed us with Your life-giving flesh. Through the Mysteries You are completely with us, and Your flesh is united with our flesh and Your spirit is united with our soul - and we feel, feel this life-giving, premium, sweet union, we feel that, clinging to You in the Eucharist, we become one spirit with You, as it is said: be joined to the Lord, there is one spirit with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17). We become like You, good, meek and humble, as You said about Yourself: I am meek and lowly in heart (Matt. 11:29). True, often the evil and blind flesh or the prince of this age living in our sinful flesh whispers to us that in the Mysteries there is only bread and wine, and not the very Body and Blood of the Lord, and sends sight, taste and touch as evil witnesses for this.
But we do not allow ourselves to listen to his slander and reason like this: for You, Lord, everything is possible; You create flesh for people, animals, fish, birds, reptiles - all creation; Do You not create flesh for Yourself, Who art everywhere and fulfill everything? What sculptor, making sculptures for others, is not able to make one for himself? Moreover, You transform dead matter into a living being, for example, the staff of Moses into a serpent, and nothing is impossible for You. Will You not create flesh for Yourself from bread and wine, which are so close to our flesh, being consumed as food and drink and transformed into our flesh and blood? You do not allow our faith to be tempted more than it can bear (1 Cor. 10:1), You do not transform the lump of the earth into Your most pure Body and Blood, but white, soft, clean, pleasant-tasting bread; You do not create water with Your blood, but wine suitable to the color of blood (which is called grape blood in St.
Scripture (Sir.50:17)), pleasing to the taste and gladdening the human heart; You know our weakness, the weakness of our faith, and therefore you deigned to use the most suitable substances for the sacrament of Your Body and Blood. Let us firmly believe that under the guise of bread and wine we partake of the true Body and true Blood of Christ, that in the sacrament of communion the Lord will be with us all the days until the end of the age (Matthew 28:20).
66. When you see the painful destruction of the body, do not murmur against the Lord, but say: The Lord is given, the Lord is taken away... blessed be the name of the Lord (Job 1:21). You are accustomed to looking at your body as an inalienable property, but this is extremely unfair, because your body is God’s building.
67. ...Lord Jesus! May your priests be clothed with righteousness (Ps. 132:9), may they always remember the height of their calling, and may they not become entangled in the snares of the world and the devil, may they flee from their hearts the sorrows of this age, and the flattery of wealth, and other lusts that enter into their hearts (Mark 4:19).
71. Morning prayer. God! Creator and Lord of the world! look mercifully upon Thy creation, adorned with Thy divine image in these morning hours: may Thy Eye live, may Thy Eye enlighten, in darkness so much brighter than the rays of the sun, my dark soul, mortified by sin. Take away from me despondency and laziness, grant me joy and spiritual vigor, so that in the joy of my heart I glorify Your goodness, holiness, Your boundless greatness, Your endless perfections at every hour and in every place. For You are my Creator and the Lord of my life, Lord, and You are due glory from Your rational creatures for every hour, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
80. ...O omnipotent and all-righteous power of our God, ruling invisibly over our invisible souls, all glory to You! Glory to You, God, our Savior! May Your will be done upon us!
81. ...Oh, save, save, save me, most gracious Lord, accept me into Thy Kingdom of Heaven! Everything is possible for You. Whether we stand for our Lord or fall, let us stand: for God is able to raise us up (cf. Rom. 14:4).
93. ...Glory to the One, glory to the One who loves everyone and generously gives his spiritual and physical gifts to everyone! Glory to Him who does not see faces and reveals the secrets of His love, omnipotence, and wisdom to infants (Luke 10:21).
105. ...Oh, how great you are, Lord! and how wonderful are Your works! How infinite is Your omnipotence! Whatever is touched by Your power and Your grace becomes life-giving.
110. There are in the life of pious Christians hours of abandonment by God - hours of darkness of the devil, and then a person from the depths of his heart cries out to God: why have You cast me away from Your presence, O Light that never goes away? For now the alien darkness of the accursed, evil Satan has covered me, my entire soul; it is hard for the soul to be in its painful darkness, which gives one a premonition of the torments of a gloomy hell; turn me, Savior, to the light of Your commandments and correct my spiritual path, I fervently pray to You.
155. ...Glory to You, Jesus, Son of God! You are cleansing for our sins, not for ours specifically, but for the whole world! (1 John 2:2)
156. ...Glory to the One, eternally unchanging God - the omnipotent Creator!
162. When you receive healing from any illness, give thanks to the Lord with the following short doxology: Glory to You, Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of the beginningless Father, who alone heals every illness and every disease among people (cf. Matt. 4:23), for you have had mercy on me, a sinner, and delivered me from my illness, without allowing it to develop and kill me according to my sins. Grant me from now on, Master, the strength to firmly do Your will for the salvation of my damned soul and for Your glory with Your beginningless Father and Your consubstantial Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
167. Glory to Thee Savior, Almighty Power! Glory to Thee Savior, Omnipresent Power! Glory to Thee, most merciful Womb! Glory to Thee, ever-opening Hearing to hear the prayer of the accursed me, to have mercy on me and save me from my sins! Glory to Thee, brightest Eyes, looking at me kindly and despising all my secrets! Glory to Thee, glory to Thee, glory to Thee, Sweetest Jesus, my Savior!
169. ...Glory to You, immaterial, uncreated Light, enlightening every person coming into the world! (John 1:9)