A Lament for Sin - St. Basil the Great

A reading of St. Basil's Lament for Sin

St. Basil prays:

In profound humility I weep for all my sins, voluntary and involuntary, conscious and unconscious, covert and overt, great and little, committed by word and deed, in thought and intention, day and night, at every hour and minute of my life.

How often, through selfishness, pride or false modesty, have I refused help and attention to those in need, been uncharitable, miserly, unsympathetic, mercenary and grasped at attention!

How often have I entered the House of God without fear and trembling, stood there in prayer, frivolous and absent-minded, and left it in the same spirit and disposition! And in prayer at home I have been just as cold and indifferent, praying little, lazily, and indolently, inattentively and impiously, and even completely omitting the appointed prayers!

My God, my God! Why hast Thou forsaken me? Be it unto me according to Thy will, 0 Lord! If Thou wouldst grant me light, be Thou blessed; if Thou wouldst grant me darkness, be Thou equally blessed. If Thou wouldst destroy me together with my lawlessness, glory to Thy righteous judgment; and if Thou wouldst not destroy me together with my lawlessness, glory to Thy boundless mercy!

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[OrthodoxReview]

How often do I forget my sins? Leave it to Saint Basil to remind me.

[johnanon]

Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner. 🙏☦

[coolpf]

Very relatable, how much guilty am I than st. Basil. Lord have mercy

[ramikla_]

This made me weep intensely and inconsolably when I watched it several months ago

[caprarescuserban]

GOD BLESS YOU ON THE HOLY HIERARCHS DAY: Basil the Great (also known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (also known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and John Chrysostom. I LISTEN TO YOU ON SCRIBD, GREAT JOB. Greetings from Romania.🙏☦☦☦

[Kaytee-miow]

Beautiful, and perfect diction.

The prayers of the Fathers are for all mankind, not just the individual.
Hebrews 11, 12 and 13.
Lord, be merciful to me, the sinner.

[grif]

Thank you for this resource, brother in Christ

[andys]

How much did I need to hear this! Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me, a sinner. 🙏🏼

[earlysda]

There were lots of good words of exhortation in this talk. Surely we need to depart from sin and live holy unto Jesus.
The point about the "immortal soul" is not biblical tho. God says the soul that sins, it shall die.

[MsRachelleDA]

Did St. Basil write this based from his own life? It’s hard to imagine that he ever struggled with some of these sins.

[BillBakas-fv]

God bless you and your family for this blessing of recording great orthodox material so we can hear while at work and during our daily lives.

[eddiedelisio]

Guilty of them all. Kyrie eleison x12. Mull monastery posted a beautiful akathasis of repentance three years ago, this channel did as well. ☦️📿🫶🏼