Our Morning Offering – 15 January – The Feast of St Macarius of Egypt (c300-390) Priest, Abbot, Hermit, Desert Father of the Church, Spiritual student of Saint Anthony Abbot, Ascetic, Miracle-worker , known as “The Glowing Lantern.”
Holy Angel Do Not Cast Me Away!
By St Macarius of Egypt (c300-390)
Holy Angel, to whose care this poor soul
and wretched body of mine have been given,
do not cast me away because I am a sinner,
do not hold aloof from me because I am not clean.
Do not yield your place to the Spirit of Evil;
guide me by your influence on my mortal body.
Take my limp hand and bring me to the path
which leads to salvation.
Yes, holy Angel, God has given you charge
of my miserable little soul and body.
Forgive every deed of mine
which has ever offended you at any time in my life;
forgive the sins I have committed today.
Protect me during the coming night
and keep me safe from the machinations
and contrivances of the Enemy
that I may not sin and arouse God’s anger.
Intercede for me with the Lord;
ask Him to make me fear Him more and more
and to enable me to give Him the service
His goodness deserves.
Amen
AnaStpaul 