As parents and youth workers, this small Orthodox Canon empowers us
by giving us the words to offer to our Lord during trials of sickness. I wish I could make the whole things available online for free, especially during recent viruses. Here's a sample, and I encourage you to purchase it from any of the several vendors online. (It is published by St. Paisios Monastery in Arizona with the blessing of the Serbian Hierarch.)
++++++++ Canticle One +++++++++
O Lord, show the power
of Thy mercy!
O Lord, Thou Who arranges all for the
salvation of mankind, receive my humble prayer for this child (name) who is
being tried by illness and heal him (her), for Thou dost know his (her)
sufferings. Permit him (her) not to suffer, O Lord, but raise him (her) quickly from this illness,
for Thou art good and the Lover of mankind.
O Lord, show the power of Thy mercy!
for Thou art good and the Lover of mankind.
O Lord, show the power of Thy mercy!
O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, how great is the multitude of those whom Thou hast healed. The blind have obtained their sight, the deaf have received their hearing, the dumb have begun to speak, the lame have walked. Who has run to Thy help and not received healing?
We pray unto Thee: O Lord, heal this child who is suffering.
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