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Fallen Among Thieves 

Like the man who fell among thieves and was wounded,
I have fallen, and my soul is bruised by my many sins.
To whom can I, the guilty one, run,
if not to You, the only merciful Physician of our souls?
Pour out Your great mercy on me, O God!

Barren Fig Tree 

Savior, sinner that I am,
do not cut me down like the barren fig tree!
But grant me forgiveness all the year long,
watering my soul with tears of repentance,
that I may bring forth acts of mercy as fruit for You!

~ Penitential Stichera