March 11th
Lord, look each enemy of ours in the eye
Lord, embrace each enemy of ours thoroughly
Lord, tell each enemy of ours what You consider necessary for him to hear
Archangel Michael, give each enemy of ours a blessing of fire and sword
Archangel Michael, give each of us Your unknowable shoulder to lean on
Archangel Michael, see from where our enemy grows
Sear the tail of the enemy’s patron and his face
Whoever inspires the enemy, let him remove his fingernail from our land
The known and the unknown, let him know Your, Archangel’s, everything
The bell will ring
Truth come true, guilt aggrieve
So I write mid-night for safety
March 26th
Lord, you gave me the chance and opportunity to return home today
Beyond the doors lies the garden
“Light moves from the house, Christ moves to the house,
Guardian angels, take care of me”
Here, Lord, You are near
Sounds of blasts open the heart
Lord, You have given us such strength, there is already enough for quarrels and arguments, thank you
Lord, teach us now how to argue well,
Teach people of good will to keep each other safe from hurtful words
Give eloquence to those who now so need it
Lord, protect us in the silence of the night
Archangels, bare your swords, give your banner, our enemy’s last chance to stop
Let people in danger pass through the danger: stand on the crocodile, with a most open hand turn away the lion and the hippopotamus
With fire and sword protect us, Lord!
Do not abandon us in this difficult hour
All that I have, I put at Your feet, Christ
With choirs I call to the heaven, like Sirin!
translated by Lisa Biletska