O Dionysos on whose stage
great tragic truths are acted out,
O Dionysos who taught Orpheus mellifluous
charms to make even beasts, and trees, and stones
join in your intoxicating, contagious dance,
O Dionysos who punished the daughters of Thebes
for the slanders they spread about your dear mother;
I pray, gracious Lord, protect us from the evils
that lurk online, as well as in the things
that we read, and watch, and discuss with our fellows.
Guard our minds and hearts from the barrage
of filth, and negativity, and the countless lies
intended to manipulate and lead us astray
which run rampant in our world today.
Grant us discernment, and the strength to choose
what is right and noble, uplifting and pious,
no matter how difficult and unpopular
such decisions may prove to be.
For it is better to incur the wrath of the many,
than to risk the corruption of our soul,
and worse, your displeasure
O Dionysos, granter of salubrity.