HEAR, O merciful Creator! the tearful prayers we present to thee, during these forty days of Fast.

O loving Searcher of the heart! thou knowest that our strength is weak: grant us the grace of thy pardon, for we are converted unto thee.

Grievously have we sinned; yet, spare us, for we confess our sins to thee: and, for the glory of thy Name, heal our languid hearts.

Grant that we may subdue our flesh by abstinence; that thus our hearts may leave what nourishes sin, and fast from every crime.

O Blessed Trinity: O Undivided Unity! grant to us thy servants, that our fasts may produce abundant fruits. Amen.

(From the Vespers of Lent)
 

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