'''The Prayer of St. EphraimEphrem''' (Greek: Εὐχή τοῦ Ὁσίου Ἐφραίμ, ''Euchē tou Hosiou Ephraim''), is a [[prayer]] attributed to [[Saint]] [[Ephraim Ephrem the Syrian]] used with emphasis during the [[Great Lent]]. This prayer is considered to be the most succinct summation of the spirit of Great Lent and is hence the Lenten prayer 'par excellence', prayed during all Lenten weekday services, such as the [[Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts]], and many more times in private. There are historically two variant versions of the prayer&mdash;the Greek and the Slavonic&mdash;with modern English translations taken either from the Greek, the Slavonic, or attempting to combine the two.<ref>[http://www.sv-luka.org/misionar/lentenpr_n2.htm The Lenten Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian] by Fr. Alexander Schmemann</ref>