To Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Who is Jesus Christ, the Son of God?

The Second Person of the Holy Trinity, our Saviour.2

What do we ask of the Lord in this prayer?

We ask that God, through the prayers of the saints, have mercy on us, that is, be merciful to us and forgive our sins.

Who is the Most Pure Mother of the Lord?

The Most Holy Virgin Mary, chosen for the special holiness of her life as the Mother of the Son of God, when He, eternally living as God, wanted to appear on earth as a man for the salvation of people.3

Who are the saints?

Saints are people who lived on earth piously and are now in heaven together with God and pray to Him for us. Such, for example, are the prophets, apostles, saints, martyrs, and others. Through their prayers, and especially through the prayers of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, God has mercy on us.

When is this prayer pronounced?

This prayer, like the prayer of the publican, should be in the mind and heart of a Christian as often as possible, because, constantly sinning before God, they must constantly turn to Him with a request for mercy.

Note. This prayer is pronounced shorter: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us, or even shorter: Lord, have mercy! In the last abbreviated version, it is pronounced in church, during the service, often up to 40 times continuously.

Small Doxology

In Russian:

Glory to Thee, O our God. Glory to You.

What kind of prayer is this?

Laudatory. With it we express reverence for God as the most perfect being, and begin a series of other prayers.

Note. This prayer is pronounced in short: Glory to God. In this abbreviated form, we say a prayer when we finish some good deed, for example, study, work; when we receive some good news, etc.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit