Prayer to Saint Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage

holy favorite of God, hieromartyr Cyprian, speedy helper and advocate for all who have recourse unto thee! Accept this laudation from us, the unworthy. Ask that the Lord God grant unto all of us strength amid our infirmities, consolation amid our griefs, and all things profitable in our life. Lift up to the Lord thy right mighty supplication, that He protect us from the assaults of sin, that He teach us true repentance, that He deliver us from diabolical captivity and every action of the unclean spirits, and subdue those who oppress us. Be thou for us a mighty champion against all enemies, visible and invisible. Grant us patience amid temptations, and at the hour of our death show us thy help against those who will interrogate us in the aerial toll-houses: that led by thee, we may attain unto the heavenly Jerusalem, and be vouchsafed with all the saints in the kingdom of heaven to glorify and hymn the all-holy name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, unto the ages of ages. Amen.