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...drive out from my soul the darkness of sins and ignorance, and enlighten my mind at this hour to pray to you pleasingly, and to receive from you my supplications. And have mer[cy]. Heavenly Father, true God, who sent your beloved Son in search of the lost sheep, I have sinned against heaven and before you. Receive me as the prodigal son, and clothe me with the primal robe of which I was stripped by sins. And have mer[cy]. Son of God, true God, who humbled yourself from the Father’s bosom and took flesh from the holy virgin Mary for our salvation; [who] were crucified, buried, and rose from the dead, and ascended in glory to the Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. Remember me as the thief when you come with your kingdom. And have mer[cy]. Spirit of God, true God, who descended into the Jordan and into the Upper Room, and enlightened me by the baptism of the holy font, I have sinned against heaven and before you. Cleanse me again with your divine fire, as with fiery tongues [you cleansed] the holy apostles. And have mer[cy]. Uncreated Nature, I have sinned against you in my mind, with my soul and with my body. Do not remember the sins...