Week 1
The lenten spring shines forth,
the flower of repentance!
Let us cleanse ourselves from all evil,
crying out to the Giver of Light:
“Glory to You, O Lover of man!”
Week 2
You manifested humility, O Christ,
as the way of genuine nobility
by emptying Yourself and taking the form of a slave.
You did not hear the self-praising prayers of the Pharisee,
but you received the broken sighs of the publican as a blameless sacrifice.
Therefore I cry out to you:
“Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,
and save me, O Savior.”
Week 3
O my gracious Savior,
be my Healer and Redeemer,
and cast me not away.
Raise me up when you see me fallen,
lying in sin,
since You are all-powerful,
that I may know your deeds and cry out to You:
“Before I perish completely,
save me, O Lord.”
From Thomas Hopko, The Lenten Spring (St. Vladimir’s Press, Crestwood, NY, 1983)