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title: "The Jesus Prayer — Prayers"
description: "The short prayer at the heart of the hesychast tradition of inner prayer."
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/jesus-prayer"
language: "en"
---

Basic prayers

# The Jesus Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

## Explanation

The short prayer at the heart of the hesychast tradition of inner prayer.