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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925

Rule 43: How We Should Attend to Him Who Wakes Us for Prayer. (R. 75)

If we recognise the harm done by sleep in that the soul has no perception of itself, and understand also the benefit of wakefulness, and especially the exceeding glory of coming to God in prayer, we shall attend to him who wakens us whether for prayer or for any other commandment, as to one who confers benefits great and exceeding all desire.