{"id":4699,"date":"2026-11-08T19:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T00:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/prayers\/prayer-philaret-i-know-not\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T19:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T00:05:23","slug":"prayer-philaret-i-know-not","status":"publish","type":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/fr\/prayers\/prayer-philaret-i-know-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer of Saint Philaret: \u00ab\u00a0I Know Not What to Ask\u00a0\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>O Lord, I do not know what to ask of <span class=\"pr-t\">Thee<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span>. <span class=\"pr-t\">Thou<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span> alone <span class=\"pr-t\">knowest<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">know<\/span> what I truly need. <span class=\"pr-t\">Thou<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span> <span class=\"pr-t\">lovest<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">love<\/span> me more than I know how to love myself. O Father, give <span class=\"pr-t\">Thy<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> servant what I cannot ask for myself.<\/p>\n<p>I dare not ask either for a cross or for consolation. I only stand before <span class=\"pr-t\">Thee<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span>; my heart is open to <span class=\"pr-t\">Thee<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span>. <span class=\"pr-t\">Thou<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span> <span class=\"pr-t\">seest<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">see<\/span> needs of which I am unaware. Behold, and act according to <span class=\"pr-t\">Thy<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> mercy.<\/p>\n<p>Strike and heal, cast down and raise me up. I worship in silence <span class=\"pr-t\">Thy<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> holy will and <span class=\"pr-t\">Thine<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> unsearchable ways. I offer myself as a sacrifice to <span class=\"pr-t\">Thee<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span>. I put all my trust in <span class=\"pr-t\">Thee<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span>. I have no other desire than to fulfill <span class=\"pr-t\">Thy<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> will.<\/p>\n<p>Teach me to pray. Pray <span class=\"pr-t\">Thyself<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Yourself<\/span> within me. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The daily prayer of Saint Philaret of Moscow, surrendering every need to the will of God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","liturgical_season":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-4699","prayer","type-prayer","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/4699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/prayer"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/4699\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"liturgical_season","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/liturgical_season?post=4699"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=4699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}