Approach the compassionate Father, O sinner, and confess your sins, saying with tears: I have sinned against heaven and before Thee, Lord God Almighty, and am no longer worthy to be called Thy son, nor even to pronounce Thy glorious name with my sinful lips, for I have made myself unworthy of heaven and earth by incurring Thy wrath, O good Master!

I beseech Thee, O Lord, cast me not away from Thy face and turn not away from me, that I might not perish. If Thy hand had not protected me, I would have perished already; I would be like dust before the wind; it would be as if I had never appeared in this world. Indeed, from the time that I left Thy path, I have not encountered one good day, for a day spent in sin, though it may seem good, is actually the bitterest of all bitter things.

And from this day forth shall I hope on Thy mercy, that Thou wilt give me strength to work out my salvation. Now do I fall down before Thee and beseech Thee: help me, who have strayed from the path of truth. Shower me with Thy compassion like the prodigal son, for I have made a shame of my life and squandered the wealth of Thy grace. Have mercy on me and scorn me not, due to the depravity of my life. Have mercy on me, as Thou hadst mercy on the harlot and the publican; have compassion for me as Thou hadst compassion for the thief: on earth he was rejected by everyone, but Thou didst accept him and make him an inhabitant of the sweet paradise. Accept also my repentance, for I too have been rejected by everyone. Thou, O Lord, camest not to save the righteous, but to call sinners to repentance; accept therefore also me, who repent before Thee.