Lent
Confess sin and ask for mercy, comfort and deliverance from judgment.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
Lent
O MOST mighty God and merciful Father, Who hast compassion upon all men, and hatest nothing that Thou hast made, Who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but that he should rather turn from his sin and be saved, mercifully forgive us our trespasses, receive and comfort us, who are grieved and wearied with the burden of our sins. Thy property is always to have mercy; to Thee only it appertaineth to forgive sins. Spare us, therefore, good Lord; spare Thy people whom Thou hast redeemed; enter not into judgment with Thy servants, but so turn Thine anger from us, who acknowledge our sins, and truly repent us of our faults, and so make haste to help us in this world, that we may ever live with Thee in the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.