O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk+
But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Thy servant+
Yea, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For Thou art blessed unto ages of ages. Amen+
+= prostration for first recitation
St. Ephrem the Syrian, deacon
Monday through Friday during Lent this prayer is read two times at the end of each service in Orthodox and many Eastern Catholic churches. When recited the first time a prostration comes after each petition. Between the first and second recitation everyone bows twelve times while saying, "O God, cleanse me a sinner." After this, the prayer is said again followed by a final prostration.
Meum cum sim pulvis et cinis