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PatriarchSir.Dr.ArchbishopMichael
Greetings!
I, Patriarch Sir. Dr. Archbishop Michael, Chief Patriarch/Archbishop, for the Holy Old
Orthodox Catholic Archdiocese, United States Mexico and for ALL Latin American
Countries, am giving this PUBLIC NOTICE to share some things that the Spirit of Holiness has
putintomyhearttodoandtosharewitheveryone.
I first want to give note that I was enthroned by His Eminence the Patriarch Archbishop Dr.
ChiefAlexanderSwiftEagleJustice.
His Eminence, The Patriarch Archbishop Dr. Chief Alexander Swift Eagle Justice Ordained,
consecrated and passed all lines of apostolic succession and authority to me On October 12th,
2011.
The Holy Old Orthodox Catholic Archdiocese Is Closing Its Doors Until Given Further
Notice.
I am doing this as I am an Archbishop and am not walking right in the eyes of the our
beloved LORD and Savior. I am in need of your prayers for Christ Jesus to grant me
grace,mercy,and100%utmostrepentance.
Iamgoingawaytoamonasterytoseekforgiveness,repentance,andguidance.
I am asking for the prayers of all those that truly love and know Christ Jesus and the power of his
resurrection and the price that he paid for all fallen mankind. I THE UTMOST OF ALL
SINNERSANDTHEMOSTUNDESERVINGOFHISLOVEANDSALVATION!
IAMSORRYANDIASKFORFORGIVENESS!+++
CANONOFREPENTANCETOOURLORDJESUSCHRIST
When Israel walked on foot in the sea as on dry land, on seeing their pursuer Pharaoh drowned,
theycried:LetussingtoGodasongofvictory.
Havemercyonme,OGod,havemercyonme.
Troparia:
Now I, a burdened sinner, approach Thee, my Lord and God. But I dare not raise my eyes to
Heaven.Ionlypray,saying:Giveme,OLord,thesensetoweepbitterlyovermydeeds.
O woe is me, a sinner! Wretched am I above all men. There is no penitence in me. Give me, O
Lord,tearstoweepbitterlyovermydeeds.
GlorytotheFather,andtotheSon,andtotheHolySpirit:
Foolish, wretched man, you are wasting your time in idleness! Think of your life and turn to the
LordGod,andweepbitterlyoveryourdeeds.
Bothnowandever,anduntotheagesofages.Amen.
Theotokion: Most pure Mother of God, look upon me, a sinner, and deliver me from the snares of
thedevil,andguidemetothewayofrepentance,thatImayweepbitterlyovermydeeds.
Song3.
Eirmos: There is none holy as Thou, O Lord my God, Who hast exalted the power of Thy faithful,
OGoodOne,andstrengthenedusontherockofThyconfession.
Troparia:
When the thrones are set at the dread judgment, then the deeds of all men will be exposed.
Thenalasforthesinnerssenttotorment!Andknowingthat,mysoul,repentofyourevildeeds.
The righteous will rejoice, but the sinners will weep. Then no one will be able to help us, but our
deedswillcondemnus.Therefore,beforetheenddawns,repentofyourevildeeds.
Woe is me, a great sinner, who have defiled myself by my deeds and thoughts. Not a teardrop
do I have, because of my hardheartedness. Now raise yourself from the earth, my soul, and
repentofyourevildeeds.
Theotokion: Lo, thy Son calls, O Lady, and teaches us what is good. But, sinful as I am, I always
flee from the good. But do thou, O merciful one, have mercy on me, that I may repent of my evil
deeds.
Lord,havemercy.(Thrice).
Sedalion, tone 6: I think of the awful day and weep over my evil deeds. How shall I answer the
Immortal King? How shall I, a prodigal, dare to look at the Judge? O gracious Father,
OnlyBegottenSon,andHolySpirit,havemercyonme.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages
ofages.Amen.
Theotokion: Bound now with many chains of sins, and inhibited by cruel passions, I have
recoursetothee,mysalvation,andcry:Helpme,OVirgin,MotherofGod.
Song4.
Eirmos: Christ is my power, my God and my Lord, the holy Church divinely sings, crying with a
puremind,keepingfestivalintheLord.
Troparia:
Broad is the way here and conducive to indulging in pleasures, but how bitter it will be on the last
day when the soul is separated from the body! Beware of pleasures, man, for the sake of the
KingdomofGod.
Theprodigalsonreturns.
Why do you wrong the poor? Why do you withhold the wage of the hired servant? Why do you
not love your brother? Why do you run after pride and lust? And so, stop these things, my soul,
andrepentforthesakeoftheKingdomofGod.
O thoughtless man! How long will you busy yourself like a bee, accumulating your fortune? For it
willperishlikedustandashessoon.ButseekrathertheKingdomofGod.
Theotokion: O Lady, Mother of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Strengthen me in the virtues
and keep me safe, lest sudden death take me by surprise. And bring me, O Virgin, to the
KingdomofGod.
Song5.
Eirmos: Illumine with Thy divine light, I pray, O Good One, the souls of those who with love rise
early to pray to Thee, that they may know Thee, O Word of God, as the true God, Who recalls us
fromthedarknessofsin.
Troparia:
Remember, wretched man, how you are enslaved to lies, calumnies, theft, infirmities, wild
beastsandfears,onaccountofyoursins.Omysinfulsoul,isthatwhatyouhavedesired?
My members tremble, for with all of them I have sinned: with my eyes in looking, with my ears in
hearing, with my tongue in speaking evil, and by surrendering the whole of myself to hell. O my
sinfulsoul,isthatwhatyouhavedesired?
Thou didst receive the prodigal and the robber who repented, O Saviour, and I alone have
succumbed to sinful sloth and have become enslaved to evil deeds. O my sinful soul, is this
whatyouhavedesired?
Theotokion: Wonderful and speedy helper of all men, help me. Mother of God, unworthy as I am,
formysinfulsouldesiresthat.
Song6.

Eirmos: Beholding the sea of life surging the flood of temptations, I run to calm haven, and cry to
Thee:Raiseupmylifefromcorruption,OMostMercifulOne.
Troparia:
I have lived my life wantonly on earth and have delivered my soul to darkness. But now I implore
Thee, O merciful Lord, free me from this work of the enemy and give me the knowledge to do
Thywill.
ConfessionofSins
Who does such things as I do? For just like a swine lying in the mud, so I serve sin. But do Thou,
OLord,pullmeoutofthisvilenessandgivemethehearttodoThycommandments.
Rise, wretched man, to God and, remembering your sins, fall down before your Creator,
weepingandgroaning,forHeismercifulandwillgrantyoutoknowHiswill.
Virgin Mother of God, protect me from evil visible and invisible, O immaculate one, and accept
myprayersandconveythemtothySon,thatHemaygrantmethesensetodoHiswill.
Lord,havemercy.(Thrice).
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages
ofages.Amen.
Kontakion: O my soul, why do you become rich in sins? Why do you do the will of the devil? On
what do you set your hope? Stop these things and turn to God with tears, and cry: O Merciful
Lord,havemercyonme,asinner.
Oekos: Think, my soul, of the bitter hour of death and the awful judgment of your God and
Creator. For terrible Angels will seize you, my soul, and will lead you into the eternal fire. And so,
beforeyourdeath,repentandcry:OLord,havemercyonme,asinner.
Song7.
Eirmos: An Angel made the furnace throw dew on the holy Children. But the command of God
consumed the Chaldeans and prevailed upon the tyrant to cry: Blessed art Thou, O God of our
fathers.
Troparia:
Do not hope, my soul, for corruptible wealth, and for what is unjustly collected. For you do not
know to whom you will leave it all. But cry: O Christ our God, have mercy on me, who am
unworthy.
Do not trust, my soul, in your physical health, and in your quicklypassing beauty. For you see
that the strong and the young die. But say: O Christ our God, have mercy on me, who am
unworthy.
Remember, my soul, eternal life and the Heavenly Kingdom prepared for the saints, and the
outer darkness and the wrath of God for the evil, and cry: O Christ our God, have mercy on me,
whoamunworthy.
Theotokion: Fall down, my soul, before the Mother of God, and pray to her for she is quick to
help those who repent. She prays to Christ, her Son and our God, and has mercy on me who
amunworthy.
Song8.
Eirmos: Thou didst make flame sprinkle the Saints with dew, and didst burn the sacrifice of a
righteous man with water. For Thou alone, O Christ, dost do all as Thou willest. Thee we exalt
throughoutallages.
Troparia:
How can I not weep when I think of death? For I have seen my brother lying in his coffin,
inglorious and hideous. What, then, do I expect? And what do I hope for? Only grant me, O Lord,
repentancebeforemyend.
(again:) How can I not weep when I think of death? For I have seen my brother lying in his coffin,
inglorious and hideous. What, then, do I expect? And what do I hope for? Only grant me, O Lord,
repentancebeforemyend.
I believe that Thou wilt come to judge the living and the dead, and all will stand in order, old and
young, lords and princes, priests and virgins. Where shall I find myself? Therefore I cry: grant
me,OLord,repentancebeforemyend.
Theotokion: Most pure Mother of God, accept my unworthy prayer and preserve me from sudden
deathandgrantmerepentancebeforemyend.
Song9.
Eirmos:
It is impossible for men to see God, upon Whom the orders of Angels dare not gaze. But through
thee, O allpure one, did the Word incarnate appear to men, and with the Heavenly Hosts we
magnifyHim,andtheewecallblessed.
Troparia:
I now have recourse to you, holy Angels, Archangels, and all the Heavenly Hosts who stand at
thethroneofGod:praytoyourCreatorthatHemaysavemysoulfrometernaltorment.
Now I turn to you with tears, holy patriarchs, kings and prophets, apostles and holy prelates, and
all Christ's elect: help me at the judgment, that He may save my soul from the power of the
enemy.
Now I lift my hands to you, holy martyrs, hermits, virgins, righteous and all the saints, who pray to
theLordforthewholeworld,thatHemayhavemercyonmeatthehourofmydeath.
Theotokion: O Mother of God, help me who have strong hope in thee implore thy Son that He
may place me on His right hand, unworthy as I am, when He sits to judge the living and the dead.
Amen.
Lord Christ, Who hast healed my passions through Thy Passion, and hast cured my wounds
through Thy wounds, grant me who have sinned greatly against Thee tears of compunction.
Transform my body with the fragrance of Thy lifegiving Body, and sweeten my soul with Thy
Holy Blood from the bitterness with which the foe has fed me. Lift up my downward looking mind
to Thee, and take it out of the pit of perdition, for I have no repentance, I have no compunction, I
have no consoling tears, which uplift children to their heritage. My mind has been darkened
throughearthlypassions,IcannotlookuptoTheeinpain.
"Peter,lovestthouMe?"
"Yea,Lord,ThouknowestthatIloveThee."
I cannot warm myself with tears of love for Thee. But, O Lord Jesus Christ, Treasury of good
gifts, give me thorough repentance and a diligent heart to seek Thee grant me Thy grace, and
renew in me the lineaments of Thy image. I have forsaken Thee do not forsake me! Come out
to seek me lead me up to Thy pasturage and number me among the lambs of Thy chosen flock.
Nourish me with them on the grass of Thy Holy Mysteries, by the prayers of Thy Most Pure
MotherandallThysaints.Amen.
TheJesusPrayer
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The Jesus Prayer is the traditional practice of ceaseless prayer (cf. 1 Thess. 5:17) in the
Orthodox Christian Tradition. The standard formula of the Jesus Prayer reads: Lord Jesus
Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me or, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, the sinner. In
practice, a variety of forms can be used. The shortest forms are simply Lord, have mercy or
evenmoresimplyJesus.
The Jesus prayer has a biblical foundation. It is based on the combination of two prayers in the
Gospel: that of the blind man in Jericho, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! (Luke 18:38),
andthatofthetaxcollector,God,bemercifultome,thesinner!(Luke18:13).
The Jesus Prayer is meant to be cultivated ceaselessly, not just during our specified prayer
times. We can focus on this prayer while we are doing our ordinary daily tasks of walking,
driving, cleaning, cooking, managing children, or anytime, night or day. When this prayer is
practiced over time, it can enter into the heart and become what is called the prayer of the
heart. The immersion into the Holy Name of Jesus, which is a continuation of our baptismal
immersion, brings our attention to Christ and Christ, in turn, dwells in us. The prayer warms the
heartandbecomesanexperienceofGodsPresence.
Many people have become familiar with the Jesus Prayer through the classic book, The Way of
a Pilgrim, the story of an anonymous Russian pilgrim who lived in the middle of the nineteenth
century. We are told that the pilgrim began by saying the Jesus Prayer a certain number of times
everyday, increasing from several hundred to several thousand times a day with continuous
effort. Then to his surprise, as he tells us, Early one morning the prayer woke me up as it were.
Ever since then he found the prayer repeating itself constantly in keeping with the rhythm of each
heartbeat. It was as though he were carrying a small murmuring stream flowing unceasingly in
his heart. Prayer in such a person is no longer a series of activities but a permanent state.
Bishop Kallistos Ware, however, warns the readers of the Pilgrim against gaining the wrong
impression that this journey from strenuous prayer to selfacting prayer is easily attained. The
rapid achievement of the pilgrim is something altogether exceptional. More usually, prayer of the
heartcomesonlyafteralifetimeofasceticpractice.
One of the obstacles in attaining ceaseless prayer is that the human mind is always active. St
Theophan the Recluse says that thoughts keep moving restlessly and aimlessly in our mind like
the buzzing of flies. It is of little use to say to ourselves stop thinking we might as well say stop
breathing. The rational mind cannot remain completely idle. But while it lies beyond our power to
make the continual chattering of the thoughts disappear, what we can do is to detach ourselves
from it, gently but persistently. In order to let go the multiplicity of thoughts we must, as
Diadochus of Photike recommends, give the mind some task which will satisfy its need for
activity, that is, something which will keep it sufficiently occupied, without allowing it to be too
active. For the same purpose, St Theophan teaches that to stop the continual jostling of your
thoughts you must bind the mind with one thought, or the thought of One [i.e. God] only. In our
case, this one single thought or the thought of One only is the holy name of Jesus. The Jesus
Prayeristhusawayofkeepingguardoverthemindandtheheart.
Although it uses words, the invocation of the name of Jesus, because of its brevity and
simplicity, is capable of leading us beyond the words into the eternal silence of God. The Jesus
Prayer is not just a technique devised for leading people into quiet and stillness. According to the
biblical tradition, a name stands for the person. The name Jesus was announced by an angel
to indicate his saving mission (Jesus means he who saves). During his ministry on earth
saving power constantly came forth from his person to heal the sick and deliver the possessed
from the dominion of evil spirits. The invocation of the holy name of Jesus has a sacramental
effect that renders the Saviour present to us, enabling us to experience his power over the evil
spirits.
The idea of presence is essential to the Jesus Prayer. However, it deals with a noniconic or
imageless presence of the Lord. St Gregory of Sinai gives this instruction to those who practice
the Jesus Prayer: Keep your intellect free from colors, images and forms. Our awareness of
the presence of Jesus must not be accompanied by any visual concept but must be confined to
a simple conviction or feeling. Through the invocation of the name we are united with Jesus in a
direct, unmediated encounter, that is, without any intermediary concept or image. We feel his
nearness with our spiritual senses, much as we feel the warmth with our bodily senses on
enteringaheatedroom.
As long as the prayer remains in the mind, or in the head, it is incomplete. It is necessary to
descend from the head to the heart, to find the place of the heart. To be more exact, we must
descend with the mind to the heart: to bring down the mind into the heart. Our aim is prayer of
the mind in the heart. It is the special power of the Jesus Prayer to accomplish the union of the
mindandtheheart.
In order to bring the mind into the heart, our heart must first be awakened. As Christians we have
received the Holy Spirit at our Baptism and Chrismation. As the Holy Spirit dwells in the
sanctuary of our heart and is unceasingly praying in us, we ourselves carry within us a constant
prayer. But most of us are unconscious of his presence and the prayer which continuously goes
on in us. Our heart lies asleep and needs to be awakened to this inner reality. The Jesus Prayer
is a powerful means for awakening our heart, enabling us to become aware of the secret
indwellingoftheSpiritinaconsciousway.
It is important to realize that the essential point of the prayer is not the act of repetition in itself,
but the One to whom we speak. The prayer is not simply a rhythmic incantation or mantra but
an invocation addressed to another person and thus implies a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ. The Jesus Prayer exists within a certain context which is, first of all, one of faith and
repentance. Removed from this context the prayer loses its meaning. The invocation
presupposes our faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. Without this confession of faith
there is no Jesus Prayer. Also, repentance implies that we are attempting to live a life in Christ
andso,aspiringalwaystobeChristlike.
The aim of the Jesus Prayer, therefore, is not simply the laying aside of all thoughts, but an
encounter with Someone. It is not so much prayer emptied of thoughts but prayer filled with the
BelovedourLordandSavior,JesusChrist.
2 Corinthians 7:10[FullChapter]
For godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce
arepentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from
evil, and it never brings regret; but worldly grief (the hopeless sorrow that
is characteristic of the pagan world) is deadly [breeding and ending in
death].
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Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should tell or act a lie, neither the son of man, that
He should feel repentance orcompunction [for what He has promised]. Has He
said and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken and shall He not make it good?
In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Isaiah 42:25
Therefore He poured out upon [Israel] the fierceness of His anger and the
strength of battle. And it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not [the
lesson ofrepentance which the Assyrian conquest was intended to teach]; it
burned him, but he did not lay it to heart.
Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you; break off your sins
and show the reality of yourrepentance by righteousness (right standing with
God and moral and spiritual rectitude and rightness in every area and relation)
and liberate yourself from your iniquities by showing mercy and
loving-kindness to the poor and oppressed, that [if the king will repent] there
may possibly be a continuance and lengthening of your peace and tranquility
and a healing of your error.
Zephaniah 2:2
[The time for repentance is speeding by like chaff whirled before the wind!]
Therefore consider, before Gods decree brings forth [the curse upon you],
before the time [to repent] is gone like the drifting chaff, before the fierce
anger of the Lord comes upon youyes, before the day of the wrath of the
Lord comes upon you!
Malachi 4:6
And he shall turn and reconcile the hearts of the [estranged] fathers to the
[ungodly] children, and the hearts of the [rebellious] children to [the piety of]
their fathers [a reconciliation produced by repentance of the ungodly], lest I
come and smite the land with a curse anda ban of utter destruction.
Matthew 3:8
Bring forth fruit that is consistent with repentance [let your lives prove your
change of heart];
Matthew 3:11
I indeed baptize you in (with) water because ofrepentance [that is, because
of your changing your minds for the better, heartily amending your ways, with
abhorrence of your past sins]. But He Who is coming after me is mightier than
I, Whose sandals I am not worthy or fit to take off or carry; He will baptize
you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Matthew 9:13
Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy [that is, readiness to help those
in trouble] and not sacrifice andsacrificial victims. For I came not to call and
invite [torepentance] the righteous (those who are upright and in right
standing with God), but sinners (the erring ones and all those not free from
sin).
Mark 1:4
John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness (desert), preaching a baptism
[obligating] repentance (a change of ones mind for the better, heartily
amending ones ways, with abhorrence of his past sins) in order to obtain
forgiveness of and release from sins.
Mark 2:17
And when Jesus heard it, He said to them, Those who are strong and well
have no need of a physician, but those who are weak and sick; I came not to
call the righteous ones to repentance, but sinners (the erring ones and all
those not free from sin).
Luke 3:3
And he went into all the country round about the Jordan, preaching a baptism
of repentance (of hearty amending of their ways, with abhorrence of past
wrongdoing) unto the forgiveness of sin.
Luke 3:8
Bear fruits that are deserving and consistent with [your]repentance [that is,
conduct worthy of a heart changed, a heart abhorring sin]. And do not begin to
say to yourselves, We have Abraham as our father; for I tell you that God is
able from these stones to raise up descendants for Abraham.
Luke 5:32
I have not come to arouse and invite and call the righteous, but the erring
ones (those not free from sin) to repentance [to change their minds for the
better and heartily to amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins].
Luke 7:29
And all the people who heard Him, even the tax collectors, acknowledged the
justice of God [in calling them to repentance and in pronouncing future wrath
on the impenitent], being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luke 15:7
Thus, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one [especially] wicked
person who repents (changes his mind, abhorring his errors and misdeeds, and
determines to enter upon a better course of life) than over ninety-nine
righteous persons who have no need ofrepentance.
Luke 24:47
And that repentance [with a view to and as the condition of] forgiveness of
sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
Acts 5:31
God exalted Him to His right hand to be Prince andLeader and Savior and
Deliverer and Preserver, in order to grant repentance to Israel and to bestow
forgivenessand release from sins.
Acts 11:18
When they heard this, they were quieted and made no further objection. And
they glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles
repentance unto [real] life [after resurrection].
Acts 13:24
Before His coming John had [already] preached baptism of repentance to all
the people of Israel.
Acts 19:4
And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism ofrepentance, continually
telling the people that they should believe in the One Who was to come after
him, that is, in Jesus [having a conviction full of joyful trust that He is Christ,
the Messiah, and being obedient to Him].
Acts 20:21
But constantly and earnestly I bore testimony both to Jews and Greeks, urging
them to turn in repentance[that is due] to God and to have faith in our Lord
Jesus Christ [that is due Him].
Acts 26:20
But made known openly first of all to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem
and throughout the whole land of Judea, and also among the Gentiles, that
they should repent and turn to God, and do works and live lives consistent
with and worthy of their repentance.
Romans 3:20
For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged
acceptable) in His sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law. For [the
real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin
[not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which works toward
repentance, faith, and holy character].
2 Corinthians 3:16
But whenever a person turns [in repentance] to the Lord, the veil is stripped
off and taken away.
2 Corinthians 7:9
Yet I am glad now, not because you were pained, but because you were
pained into repentance [and so turned back to God]; for you felt a grief such
as God meant you to feel, so that in nothing you might suffer loss through us
or harm for what we did.

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