When the
Pharisee went up to the temple in his vainglory and the publican bowed in his
repentance, they both stood before You, O Master! The one lost his reward
through boasting; while the other won Your blessing through his sighs. Because
I too am sighing in Your presence, strengthen me, Christ God, for You are the
lover of mankind ...Almighty Lord, I have known how effective tears are, for
they saved Ezekiel from the teeth of death and delivered the sinful woman from
her repeated iniquities. As for the publican, they justified him instead of the
Pharisee. Wherefore I beseech You to count me among the former and have mercy
on me.
Stichera of the Triodion.
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