The Prayer of St Ephrem explained.

The Prayer of St Ephrem explained.

We explain in detail the prayer of St Ephrem. From a catechesis class.

Audio: http://www.orthodox.net/catechism/catechism_2023-03-05+prayer-of-saint-ephrem-explained.mp3
Video: https://youtu.be/L8i2aOnuKeY

Demonstration of how to say the prayer of St Ephrem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDZUq5lJOcY&t=0s

Playlist with all our videos about St Ephrem: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEh2brXYUf7lIypRsKpaTPdplqqCjXD5I

Timestamps;
0:37 – 1:48 The Prayer of St Ephrem is similar to the “Our Father”.
1:48 – 1:55 “O Lord and Master of my life, a spirit of idleness, despondency, ambition and idle talking, give me not.”
1:55 – 2:31 “Idleness”
2:31 – 5:13 “Despondency”
5:13 – 5:58 “Ambition”
5:58 – 7:15 “Idle Talking”
7:23 – 7:23 “But, rather, a spirit of chastity, humble-mindedness, patience, and love, bestow upon Thy servant.”
7:43 – 8:26 “Chastity”
8:26 – 10:23 “Humble-mindedness”
10:23 – 11:05 “Patience”
11:05 – 11:17 “Love”
11:17 – end “Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own sins and judge not my brother, for blessed art Thou, unto the ages of ages. Amen.”