Start of
Jesus' prayer
on the Lestovka
God be merciful to me a sinner. ( bow ) Create me, Lord, have mercy on me. ( bow ) Without number of sins, Lord, forgive me. ( bow )
It is worthwhile to truly bless the Mother of God, intimately blessed and immaculate, and the Mother of our God. The most glorious cherub, and the most glorious truly seraphim, without the exaltation of the God of the Word of the Nativity, the exalted Mother of God, we glorify. ( bow to the ground .)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. ( bow ) And now and forever and forever, amen. ( bow ) Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord bless. ( bow )
The
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, pray for the sake of your pure Mother, by the power of the honest and life-giving cross, and the holy angel of my guardian, and for the sake of all the saints, have mercy on me and save me. ( earthly bow without sign of the cross )
The first three steps of the prayer ladder:
Hallelujah, hallelujah, glory be to thee, O God. ( with an earthly bow .)
On the ground":
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever, amen.
Then the Jesus prayer is said:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner, 12x :
First great degree with prayer:
Remember me, O LORD, when thou comest into thy kingdom. ( earthly bow .)
Jesus' Prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner, 38x .
Second great degree with prayer:
Remember me, Lord, when you come to Your kingdom. ( earthly bow .)
Jesus' Prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner, 33x .
Third great degree with prayer:
Remember me, saints, when thou comest into thy kingdom. ( earthly bow .)
Jesus' Prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner, 17x .
In the "sky":
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever, amen.
The last three steps of the prayer ladder:
Hallelujah, hallelujah, glory be to thee, O God. ( with earthly bows .)
At the end:
God have mercy, three times. Glory, and now :
We start next, or:
God be merciful to me a sinner. ( bow ) Create me, Lord, have mercy on me. ( bow ) Without number of sins, Lord, forgive me. ( bow )
It is worthwhile to truly bless the Mother of God, intimately blessed and immaculate, and the Mother of our God. The most glorious cherub, and the most glorious truly seraphim, without the exaltation of the God of the Word of the Nativity, the exalted Mother of God, we glorify. ( bow to the ground .)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. ( bow ) And now and forever and forever, amen. ( bow ) Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord bless. ( bow )
The
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, pray for the sake of your pure Mother, by the power of the honest and life-giving cross, and the holy angel of my guardian, and for the sake of all the saints, have mercy on me and save me. ( Earthly bow without the sign of the cross .)
