The Lord reigneth;
He is clothed with majesty.
You established the commandment of the sacred fast
For the first time in Paradise;
The first-created did not observe it
and by eating of the fruit
They tasted the bitterness of sin and of death.
Therefore, grant us O Lord,
To taste the sweetness of Your Commandments.
The enemy has wounded us in the soul
With all sorts of wounds of sin;
And we in our various sicknesses
Are found to be those who need Your help
O Lover of man,
Who heal our weaknesses.
Therefore, heal us O Christ,
Since You love man.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
Now and for ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
By being born of the Virgin Mary
You appeared as saviour of men;
And by Your life-giving resurrection
You called us who were dead
To the resurrection of immortality.
Therefore, through the prayer of Your mother,
Save us, O Saviour.