Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov | Without paying any attention to the outcries of prejudice...

Without paying any attention to the outcries of prejudice and ignorance, trusting in the mercy and help of God, we offer beloved fathers and brothers our poor treatise [lit. word] on the prayer of Jesus on the basis of Holy Scripture, on the basis of Church tradition, on the basis of the writings of the Fathers in which the teaching of this all-holy and all-powerful prayer is expounded.

Let lying lips be dumb which speak iniquity against His just and magnificent name in their pride, in their profound ignorance and abuse of God’s wonders.

As we consider the greatness of the name of Jesus and the saving power of prayer in that name, we cry with spiritual joy and amazement:

How great is the multitude of Thy goodness, O Lord, which Thou hast hidden for them that fear Thee, which Thou hast wrought for them that hope in Thee before the sons of men (Ps. 30:19–20).

Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov