The Psalms of Ascent from Festival Orthros are reminders that the struggle is lifelong and ongoing:
From my youth, many passions war against me. O my Savior,
I implore You, uphold me and save me!
Keep a blessed Nativity Fast!
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on all of us sinners!
O Lord, save Harvard! Save MIT! Save Tufts, the University of Arizona, and all our great universities! Send their students, faculty, and staff priests and pastors who teach according to you Word! Save them from Hamas, Islam, worship of LGBTQ, and other expressions of falsehood and barbarism! Lord have Mercy! Amen!