Prayer in Time of Devasting & Death-bearing Pestilence

With the blessing of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, a special Prayer in Time of Devastating & Death-bearing Pestilence is being posted here for the rectors of parishes and monasteries of the Eastern American Diocese, as well as for all readers of the diocesan website.

Rectors are instructed to read this prayer after the Augmented Litany at Sunday Divine Liturgy, while all clerics (and, according to their ability and desire, laymen) are to read it daily, alongside their prayer rule.

May the Lord God help and have mercy on us all!

Prayer in Time of Devastating & Death-bearing Pestilence

O Lord our God, look down from Thy Holy Heaven on the supplication of
us, Thy sinful and unworthy servants, who have angered Thy graciousness by our transgressions, and have provoked Thy deep compassion, and enter not into judgement with Thy servants. But do Thou turn aside Thy fearsome anger that hath justly seized us, appease the destructive threatening, avert Thy terrible sword that, although invisible, cutteth us grievously, and spare Thy poor and needy servants. Enclose not with death the souls of us who have fallen down in repentance with broken hearts and tears before Thee, our kindhearted, condescending, and accommodating God.

For Thine it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and unto Thee do we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Here is the pdf
https://eadiocese.org/…/litur…/prayers/Pestilence-Prayer.pdf