Image of Three Youths

To Christ my God I first offer prayer, and to Mary I plead for the forgiveness of my sins. The homily of the Three Youths, as I recount it with joy, may my intellect guide the writing of the book of the furnace. As you were saved before from the burning fire by the command of God, the builder, Ananias, Azarias, and Misael again, save me and deliver me from the deceitful snare of Satan, the seducer, by the prayer of my father and from me, the redeemer. I offer salutation to the memory of your name in Antioch; to my heart, which is mortal, bind the cord of your love, for it is bitter. Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, as you preserved the high law, your prayer ascended to heaven, having been established. Salutation to the hair of your head, which the fire's flame touched, and to your head, salutation, which the burning ember struck. The Three Youths, the shorn heads of the martyr, your angel Gabriel cooled you with his wings, as one who extinguishes a coal with the hand of a man.

Peace to your tomb, where you went to the land of drought. Daniel the prophet, when he slew the serpent. The three youths, full of wisdom and heart, save me and deliver me from the prison of pain and affliction, from the malady that has come upon me. They are worthy of abundance and grace for those who named them, and for you who chose them. The three youths, pray for me. From my heart and my mind, remove sins and cleanse them, as if by his hand he may not judge the error of transgression. Offerings of peace and love, a sacrifice of heart and spirit. In this land and in this sanctuary. The three youths, prophets of Nineveh and Persia. The widow who was left alone, as Christ accepted, accept my prayer, which is of sea and land. Martyrs of God Most High, who did not bow to an image, and who extinguished the flame of fire: Ananias, Azarias, and Misael. To the Lord God, because you kept his law, in the fire you were cast, in the belly of the furnace: Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago.

the homily which I have prepared for you, all the days and times. O three youths, grant me a covenant, that I may be with you as I am.