Prayers
Eastern Catholic
Prayers from the heritage of the Eastern Catholic Churches
1
Kontakion 1 of the Akathist — To Thee, the Champion Leader
Opening stanza of the 6th-century Byzantine hymn to the Mother of God — Hail, O Bride unwedded!
2
Trisagion — Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal
Byzantine hymn of adoration to the Trinity — sung in Greek and Latin on Roman Good Friday.
3
Jesus Prayer — Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God
The brief prayer of the Desert Fathers taken up in the Catechism (CCC 2667) — invocation of the…
4
Axion Estin — It is truly meet to bless thee
Marian hymn of the Byzantine Divine Liturgy — more honourable than the Cherubim, more glorious than the Seraphim.