Saint Paisius of Sihastria: Blessings For the Beginning of Lent
May the Lord protect you and give you a little corner of Paradise!
Hieroschemamonk Paisie Olaru, confessor of Sihăstria Monastery, was canonized this year (together with 15 other Romanian elders) with the title Saint Paisius of Sihăstria, commemorated on December 2.
Here are St. Paisius' blessings for the beginning of Lent:
May the Lord hear you
May the Lord see you
May the Lord love you
May the Lord accompany you
May the Lord protect you
May the Lord guide you
May the Lord comfort you
May the Lord help you
May the Lord protect you from your enemies
May the Lord calm your enemies
May the Lord soften your heart
May the Lord help you not to remember evil
May the Lord help you not to do evil
May the Lord guide you to do good
May the Lord make you merciful
May the Lord give you the strength to forgive
May the Lord help you see the good things in others
May the Lord protect you and give you a little corner of Paradise!
Saints Cleopas and Paisius of Sihăstria (Dec. 2)