“O Christ the Bridegroom”
O Christ the Bridegroom, I have no lamp shining with virtues;
I have slumbered through the negligence of my soul, like the foolish virgins,
idle at the time for work. But do not close to me, O Master, the heart of Your compassion;
shake off my gloomy sleep, raise me up and lead me with the wise virgins
into Your bridal chamber, where the pure song of those who feast resounds, crying unceasingly:
“O Lord, glory to You!”
Fr. Gerard Abi Saab
