Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA

O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despondency, lust for power and idle talk.(Prostration)
But grant unto me, Thy servant, a spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love.
(Prostration)
Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see mine own faults and not to judge my brothers and sisters. For blessed art Thou unto ages of ages. Amen.
(Prostration)
O God, cleanse Thou me a sinner
(12 times, with as many bows, and then again the whole prayer from the beginning throughout, and after that one great prostration)

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Trusting solely in Thine infinite compassion and mercy, O Lord, I praise Thine unspeakable patience, I magnify Thine unutterable exhaustion, I glorify Thy boundless mercy, I adore Thy purest Passion, and most lovingly kissing Thy wounds I cry: have mercy on me a sinner, and cause that Thy holy Cross may not be fruitless in me, that I may participate here with faith in Thy sufferings and be vouchsafed to behold also the glory of Thy Kingdom in Heaven.

--Excerpt from the Akathist Prayer to the Divine Passion of Christ

Troparion to St. Elias in Tone IV:
 O angelic of body, the foundation of the prophets, the second forerunner of the coming of Christ, was the venerable and glorious Elias. Thou did from above send down upon Elisha, the grace to dispel sickness and purify lepers: wherefore upon those also that honor him; he poureth forth healings.

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Kontakion to St. Elias in Tone II:
 O prophet who foresaw the mighty deeds of our God, the greatly renowned Elias, who with a word did set the clouds abounding with rain, to the lover of man intercede thou for us.