Prayer to the Holy Apostle & Evangelist Luke

O all-holy and most lauded Apostle and Evangelist Luke, earthly angel and heavenly man! With faith and love we fall down before thy holy icon and thy precious relics, and we beseech thee with tears: Forget not us, thy children, whom thou hast gathered together, O divinely wise one. Depart not from us at any time, but with thy tireless intercession protect us from the evil wiles of the enemy. Put down the uprisings of our passions, and strengthen our weakness amid spiritual warfare and struggles. Dispel from our hearts all despondency and sinful grief, and beseech the Lord to grant us consolation amid our sorrows. Preserve, O divinely wise one, this holy city [town/village/monastery] from all want, from fire and the sword, from deadly contagion and from all evil. Hearken, O merciful apostle, to all who approach thee with faith and implore thy gracious aid. Be thou a defender for orphans, consolation for the sorrowful, a healer for the sick, strengthening for the weak, a guardian for travelers, a helmsman for those at sea; and at the dread hour of our death stand before us as one who fendeth off the dark visages of the demons and strengtheneth our hope of salvation: that having finished our earthly course in peace and repentance, we may attain unto the havens of everlasting joy, that with thee we may glorify the most holy name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.