Brief prayer to all saints for help

Holy God and rest in the saints, glorified by the angels with a thrice-holy voice in heaven, praised on earth by man in His saints, giving grace to each by Your Holy Spirit according to the bestowal of Christ, and by that ordaining to the Church of Your Holy Ones apostles, prophets, and evangelists , you are shepherds and teachers, whose word of preaching, to You who acts all in all, has been accomplished in many ways, saints in every generation and generation, having pleased You with various benefactors, and to You, having left us the image of your good deeds, in the joy that has passed, prepare, in He himself was tempted, and he helped us those who were attacked. All these saints and (the name of the saint) remembering and praising their godly lives, I praise You Samago, who acted in them, and believing in Your goodness, the gift of being, I diligently pray to You, Holy of Holies, grant to me a sinner to follow their teaching, life, love, faith, long-suffering, and their prayerful help, and moreover Your all-effective grace, the heavenly ones with them were honored with glory, praising the Most Holy your name, Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

O blessed saints of God, all the saints who stand before the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity and enjoy indescribable bliss! Behold, now, on the day of your common triumph, mercifully look upon us, your lesser brothers, who bring you this song of praise and through your intercession asking for mercy and remission of sins from the Most Blessed Lord: we know, truly we know, for all that you desire, ask Him you can. Therefore, we humbly pray to you: pray to the Gracious Master, may he give us the spirit of your zeal for keeping His holy commandments, so that, following in your footsteps, we will be able to pass through the earthly field in a virtuous life without vice and in repentance reach the glorious villages of paradise, and there, together with with you glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.

To you, about all holiness and (the name of the saint), as guiding lamps, who with your deeds illuminated the path of the heavenly sunrise, I, a great sinner, humbly bow the knee of my heart and from the depths of my soul I cry: beg for me, the Lover of Mankind, God, that he will not allow me to wander further along the crossroads sin, but let my mind and heart be enlightened by the light of His grace, as if we illuminate and strengthen it, I will be able to continue the rest of my earthly life on the right path without stumbling, and through your intercession to the Most Good Lord I will be honored, for a little while partaker of your spiritual meal in the heavenly throne of the King of glory. To Him, with His Beginningless Father and the Most Holy, Good and Life-Giving Spirit, be glory, honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.

O holy servant of God (name), having fought a good deed on earth, you have received in heaven the crown of righteousness, which the Lord has prepared for all who love Him; In the same way, looking at your holy image, we rejoice at the glorious end of your life and honor your holy memory. You, standing before the Throne of God, accept our prayers and bring them to the All-Merciful God, to forgive us every sin and help us against the wiles of the devil, so that, having been delivered from sorrows, illnesses, troubles and misfortunes and all evil, we will live piously and righteously in the present We will be worthy through your intercession, even though we are unworthy, to see good on the land of the living, glorifying the One in His saints, the glorified God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

Prayers that will definitely help.

Prayers Everyone Should Know Orthodox Christian : Our Father, Heavenly King, Prayer of thanksgiving, Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit for every good deed, the Most Holy Theotokos, May God rise, the Life-giving Cross, the Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, the Most Holy Theotokos, For the pacification of the warring, For the sick, Living in help, St. Moses Murin, Creed, other daily prayers .

If you have anxiety in your soul and it seems to you that everything in life is not working out the way you want, or you don’t have enough strength and confidence to continue what you started, read these prayers. They will fill you with the energy of faith and prosperity, surround you with heavenly power and protect you from all adversity. They will give you strength and confidence.

Prayers that every Orthodox Christian should know.

“Our Father who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done both on earth and in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen".

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.

Prayer of thanksgiving(Thanksgiving for every good deed of God)

From time immemorial, believers have read this prayer not only when their deeds, through prayers to the Lord, ended successfully, but also glorifying the Almighty, and thanking Him for the very gift of life and constant care for the needs of each of us.

Give thanks to Thy unworthy servants, O Lord, for Thy great good deeds upon us; we glorify Thee, bless, thank Thee, sing and magnify Thy compassion, and slavishly cry out to Thee in love: O our Benefactor, glory to Thee.

As a servant of indecency, having been honored with Your blessings and gifts, Master, we earnestly flow to You, giving thanks according to our strength, and glorifying You as the Benefactor and Creator, we cry out: Glory to You, All-Bountiful God.

Glory even now: Theotokos

Theotokos, Christian Helper, Your servants, having acquired Your intercession, cry out to You in gratitude: Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin Mother of God, and always deliver us from all our troubles with Your prayers, One who will soon intercede.

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit for every good work

O God, Creator and Creator of all things, the works of our hands, begun for Thy glory, hasten to correct them with Thy blessing, and deliver us from all evil, for one is all-powerful and Lover of mankind.

Quick to intercede and strong to help, present yourself to the grace of Thy power now, and bless and strengthen, and bring about the good work of Thy servants to accomplish the good intentions of Thy servants: for all that thou desirest, for strong God you can create.

“O Most Holy Lady Theotokos, Heavenly Queen, save and have mercy on us, Thy sinful servants; from vain slander and all misfortune, adversity and sudden death, have mercy on daytime hours, morning and evening and at all times save us - standing, sitting, walking on every path, sleeping in the night hours, provide, protect and cover, protect. Lady Theotokos, from all enemies visible and invisible, from every evil situation, in every place and at every time, be to us, the Most Blessed Mother, an insurmountable wall and strong intercession, always now and ever and forever and ever. Amen".

“Let God rise again, and let His enemies be scattered, and let them flee from before Him. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; just as wax melts in the face of fire, so let demons perish in the presence of those who love God and are signified sign of the cross, and in joy they say: Rejoice, Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, drive away the demons by force on You, the crucified Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and trampled upon the power of the devil, and gave us Himself, His Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Lady Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen".

“Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, save me from all evil. Relax, forsake, forgive, O God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, both in word and in deed, both in knowledge and not in ignorance, as in days and in nights, as in mind and in thought, forgive us everything, for it is Good and Lover of Humanity. Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord Lover of Mankind. Do good to those who do good. Grant to our brothers and relatives forgiveness and eternal life. Visit and grant healing to those who are infirm. Rule the sea. For travelers, travel. Grant remission of sins to those who serve and pardon us. To those who have commanded us, unworthy, to pray for them, have mercy according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, our fathers and brothers who have fallen before us and give them rest, where the light of Your face abides. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers, deliver them from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, give them the path to salvation, prayer and eternal life. Remember, Lord, us, humble and sinful, and unworthy Thy servants, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and make us follow the path of Thy commandments, through the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and all Thy saints, for blessed art Thou unto the ages centuries. Amen".

Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon

“O Great Saint of Christ and glorious healer, Great Martyr Panteleimon. With your soul in heaven, stand before the Throne of God and enjoy the tripartite glory of His glory, rest in your body and holy face on earth in divine temples and perform various miracles by the grace given to you from above. Look with your merciful eye on the people ahead and pray more honestly to your icon and ask for healing help and intercession from you, extend your warm prayers to the Lord our God and ask our souls for forgiveness of sins. Behold, raise your prayerful voice lower to Him, in the Divine unapproachable glory with a contrite heart and a humble spirit, we call upon you to graciously intercede with the Lady and pray for us sinners. For you have received grace from Him to drive away illnesses and heal passions. We ask you, do not despise us, unworthy, who pray to you and demand your help; be a comforter to us in sorrows, a doctor to those suffering in severe ailments, a giver of insight, a ready intercessor and healer for those who exist and babies in sorrows, intercede for everyone, everything that is useful for salvation, as if by your prayers to the Lord God, having received grace and mercy, we will glorify all good sources and the Gift-Giver of the One God in the Holy Trinity, Glorious Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".

“My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your saints and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, Your humble and accursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence and all nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts.”

To pacify the warring

“O Lord, Lover of Mankind, King of the ages and Giver of good things, who destroyed the hostilities of the mediastinum and gave peace to the human race, grant now peace to Thy servants, quickly instill Thy fear in them, establish love for each other, quench all strife, take away all disagreements and temptations. Because You are our peace, We send glory to You. To the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".

Master, Almighty, Holy King, punish and do not kill, strengthen those who fall and raise up those who are cast down, correct the bodily afflictions of people, we pray to You, our God, Your servant. visit the weakling with Your mercy, forgive him every sin, voluntary and involuntary. To him, Lord, send down Thy healing power from heaven, touch the body, extinguish the fire, steal away passion and all lurking infirmity, be the doctor of Thy servant, raise him from the sick bed and from the bed of bitterness, whole and all-perfect, grant him to Thy Church, pleasing and doing will. Yours, yours is, to have mercy and save us, our God, and to you we send up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".

“He who is alive will live in the help of the Most High, in the shelter of the Heavenly God. He says to the Lord: My God is my intercessor and my refuge, and I trust in Him. For he will deliver you from the snare of hunters and from rebellious words; He will cover you with His blanket; you will trust under His wings; His truth will surround you with weapons. Not slaughter from the fear of the night, from an arrow flying during the day, from things that come in the darkness, from the cloak and demon of the midday. A thousand will fall from your country, and darkness will be at your right hand, but it will not come close to you, otherwise you will look at your eyes and see the reward of sinners. For You, O Lord, are my hope; You have made the Most High your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and wound will not come close to your body, as He commanded His angels about you, to keep you in all your ways. They will take you in their arms, but not when you dash your foot on a stone, step on an asp and a basilisk, and cross a lion and a serpent. For he has trusted in Me, and I will deliver and cover, and because he has known My name, he will call to Me and I will hear him; I am with him in sorrow, I will destroy him and glorify him, I will fill him with long days, I will show him My salvation.”

Venerable Moses Murin

ABOUT, great power repentance! O immeasurable depth of God's mercy! You, Reverend Moses, were formerly a robber. You were horrified by your sins, grieved over them, and in repentance came to the monastery and there, in great lamentation over your iniquities and in difficult deeds, you spent your days until your death and received Christ’s grace of forgiveness and the gift of miracles. Oh Reverend, from grave sins Having achieved wonderful virtues, help the slaves (name) who pray to you and are drawn to destruction by the fact that they indulge in the immeasurable consumption of wine, which is harmful to the soul and body. Bow your merciful gaze upon them, do not reject them or despise them, but listen to them as they come running to you. Pray, holy Moses, the Lord Christ, that He, the Merciful, will not reject them, and may the devil not rejoice at their death, but may the Lord have mercy on these powerless and unfortunate (name), who were possessed by the destructive passion of drunkenness, for we are all God’s creations and redeemed by the Most Pure One By the blood of His Son. Hear, Reverend Moses, their prayer, drive away the devil from them, grant them the power to overcome their passion, help them, stretch out your hand, lead them from the slavery of passions and deliver them from wine drinking, so that they, renewed, in sobriety and a bright mind, will love abstinence and piety and eternally glorified the All-Good God, who always saves his creatures. Amen".

“I believe in One God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible, in One Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only Begotten, Who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, God is truth and from God is truth, born, not created, consubstantial with the Father, by Him all things were. For our sake, man and our salvation came down from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became human. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate and suffered and was buried. And rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, sitting at the right hand of the Father. And the future will bring about the living and the dead, and His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Life-Giving Lord, who proceeds from the Father. Let us worship and glorify those who spoke with the Father and the Son. Into the One Holy Catholic Church and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. Tea of ​​the Resurrection of the dead and the life of the next century. Amen".

Prayer of spouses without children

“Hear us, Merciful and Almighty God, may Thy grace be sent down through our prayer. Be merciful, Lord, to our prayer, remember Your law about the multiplication of the human race and be a merciful Patron, so that with Your help what You have established will be preserved. By Your sovereign power You created everything out of nothing and laid the foundation for everything that exists in the world - You created man in Your image and, with a sublime secret, sanctified the union of marriage as a foreshadowing of the mystery of the unity of Christ with the Church. Look, O Merciful One, on us, Thy servants, united in a marital union and begging for Thy help, may Thy mercy be upon us, may we be fruitful and may we see the sons of our sons even to the third and fourth generation and live to the desired old age and enter into The Kingdom of Heaven is by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom all glory, honor and worship is due with the Holy Spirit forever. Amen."

When you wake up in the morning, mentally say the following words:

“In the hearts is the Lord God, in front is the Holy Spirit; help me start, live and end the day with you.”

When going on a long journey or just for some business, it’s good to mentally say:

“My angel, come with me: you are in front, I am behind you.” And the Guardian Angel will help you in any endeavor.

To improve your life, it is good to read the following prayer daily:

“Merciful Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit, save, preserve and have mercy on me, the servant of God (name). Take away the damage, the evil eye and bodily pain from me forever. Merciful Lord, cast out the demon from me, the servant of God. Merciful Lord, heal me, servant of God (name). Amen".

If you are worried about your loved ones, say the following prayer until calm comes:

“Lord, save, preserve, have mercy (names of loved ones). Everything will be fine for them!”

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PRAYERS FOR HELP TO THE SAINTS.

The article contains the most powerful and effective prayers for good trading, good luck in business, exams and business.

Christian prayer, read sincerely, helps those who are faced with a difficult fate. If you are looking for a job or are afraid of losing it, turn to the Saint with a prayer of supplication.

Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker (Pleasant) for help in work, money, court cases

The poor, the unfortunate, the blessed, travelers and sufferers, and lost wanderers turn to Nicholas the Wonderworker. The Saint patronizes everyone, welcomes everyone and provides significant assistance.

In his life, this Saint himself had the opportunity to taste the bread of the poor and wretched, and to wander in strange corners.

  • Before someone who sincerely prays to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, real miracles are revealed. Nicholas the Wonderworker in his early years, making a journey to the Holy Lands, predicted a terrible storm sent by the devil himself and saw a demon boarding the ship
  • Only with true prayer were they able to pacify the Devil. The sailor, who then fell from the mast and was broken in the fall, was resurrected. Since that time, sailors and wanderers have prayed to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
  • Prayer to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker also helps to cope with litigation and leads to a successful outcome of the case. His words helped those unjustly sentenced to death avoid execution

Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker takes away sorrows and attracts good luck. If you ask the Saint for great wealth and success, then fate will turn its face to the one asking, and new forces will arrive in the body.

Before turning to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker:

  • place the face of the saint on the table
  • light a church candle next to the icon

Read the text of the prayer three times and always in a different way:

  • Read out loud for the first time
  • Read in a half-whisper the second time
  • Third time - read to yourself

Words will gain power only if you read prayer for forty days without missing a day. If you miss a day, start counting again.

  • For those looking for a job or experiencing difficulties with their superiors, team, or subordinates, the following prayer text will be a good solution
  • Read the prayer for work in solitude and silence. Whisper the text of a prayer into a burning flame church candles. Before reading the prayer text, visit the Temple and contact the image of the Pleasant with a request for work
  • I turn to you, Saint Nicholas, and ask for miraculous help. Let the searches new job will take place successfully, and all difficulties will suddenly dissolve. Let the boss not be angry, but let the matter go smoothly.
  • Let the salary be paid, and you like the work. If an envious person shows up, let his anger fall apart. Forgive me for all my sins and do not leave me as before in difficult days. Let it be so. Amen.

Another Orthodox prayer for work will help those who have become victims of intrigue or malicious intent.

  • Wonderworker Saint Nicholas, may my financial emergency get better soon, may I be tested for strength by our God. Great defender, and savior of the disadvantaged, may the despondency that came from the demon be forgiven me, may an increase in money inevitably come
  • My family needs food and our need is great. Yes, if monetary satisfaction comes to me, then I will not rejoice at the prosperity and not at the pleasure that was wasted. I ask you for a small amount, so that this urgency will be touched by you
  • And this deed will be worthy of great goodness. And if you ask the Lord God, then do not torment me with dashing misfortunes, for any of your will will be fulfilled. Amen.

After reading the prayer, do not rush to jump up from your seat and do household chores. Sit for a few minutes and then continue your request, crossing yourself all the time

Another powerful prayer:

  • Help, Saint Nicholas, me, the servant of God, and do not let me perish from complete lack of money. I don’t ask you for great and sinful wealth, but only a wonderful allowance that can help me
  • And if I cannot manage that money wisely, it means that God’s punishment has been sent down to me for my sins. Measure out the money, both according to faith and according to need, and if it drives me to destruction, then take it away
  • I ask you to intercede for your daughter before our God and ask for an increase in coins. Yes, I turn to you only for monetary benefits, without asking for anything else. May this money be used for good, but not used for decline
  • Yes, I ask not for the sake of my wealth, but for the feeding of my children. Do not punish me, God's servant, with hunger. It will always be like this. Amen

Prayer Alive for help in Russian

Prayer Alive will help in difficult times to find correct solution, and thanks to the established spiritual connection with the Lord, a way out of the seemingly insoluble life situation.

  • Finding himself in a difficult situation, the person praying trusts in the support of the Lord. By reading Psalm 90, which is called “living help,” the person praying receives protection on a spiritual level

There is a text in Old Church Slavonic. But if it is difficult for you to read the original sacred text or its words are not clear, then here is a simplified version of the prayer

  • He who lives under the roof of the Most High, under the shadow of the Almighty, rests, says to the Lord: “My refuge and my defense, my God, in whom I trust!”
  • He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, from the destructive plague, He will cover you with His feathers, and you will be safe under His wings; shield and fence - His truth
  • You will not be afraid of the terrors in the night, the arrow that flies by day, the plague that stalks in the darkness, the plague that devastates at noon.
  • A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but he will not come near you: you will only look with your eyes and see the retribution of the wicked
  • For you said: “The Lord is my hope”; You have chosen the Most High as your refuge; no evil will befall you, and no plague will come near your dwelling; for He will command His angels about you - to guard you in all your ways: they will carry you in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone; you will step on the asp and basilisk; you will trample on the lion and the dragon
  • “Because he loved Me, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he has known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him; I am with him in sorrow; I will deliver him and glorify him, I will satisfy him with long days, and I will show him My salvation

Read a prayer to get rid of negative influence. The words of a prayer help very well if you sew its text onto the belt that a loved one wears.

Prayer to Seraphim of Sarov for help in work, money, court cases

Saint Seraphim is from the family of the Kursk merchant, therefore he provides assistance to everyone who sells or buys goods and provides paid services. Prayer will help you find new clients and not lose old ones

They read a prayer to Seraphim of Sarov over a liter of water. A church candle is lit next to the water and an image of the Saint is placed.

So that the words of the prayer begin to take effect, every morning on an empty stomach they drink the water over which the prayer was read. This water is also used to sanctify outlet for the successful sale of goods, premises.

Prayer to Seraphim of Sarov for help and intercession

  • O wonderful Father Seraphim, great Sarov wonderworker, soon an obedient helper to all who come running to you!
  • During the days of your earthly life, no one was tired of you or comforted by your departure, but everyone was blessed by the vision of your face and the benevolent voice of your words. Moreover, the gift of healing, the gift of insight, the gift of healing for weak souls has appeared in you abundantly
  • When God called you from earthly labors to Heavenly rest, none of your love is simple from us, and it is impossible to count your miracles, multiplying like the stars of heaven: for all over the end of our earth you appeared to the people of God and granted them healing.

In the same way, we cry out to you: O most quiet and meek servant of God, daring prayer book to Him, reject no one who calls you!

  • Offer up your powerful prayer for us to the Lord of hosts, may He grant us all that is useful in this life and all that is useful for spiritual salvation, may He protect us from the falls of sin and may He teach us true repentance, so that we can enter into the eternal without stumbling. Heavenly Kingdom, where you now shine in unfathomable glory, and there sing with all the saints Life-giving Trinity forever and ever. Amen
  • Prayer to Seraphim of Sarov for help and intercession, read in despondency and sinful circumstances

    • O great servant of God, venerable and God-bearing Father Seraphim!
    • Look down from the glory on high upon us, the humble and weak, burdened with many sins, your help and consolation to those who ask. Reach out to us with your mercy and help us to immaculately preserve the commandments of the Lord, to firmly maintain the Orthodox faith, to diligently bring repentance for our sins to God, to gracefully prosper in piety as Christians and to be worthy of your prayerful intercession for us.
    • To her, Holy One of God, hear us who pray to you with faith and love, and do not despise us who demand your intercession; now and at the hour of our death, help us and protect us with your prayers from the evil slander of the devil, so that those powers may not possess us, but may we be honored with your help to inherit the bliss of the abode of paradise
    • We now place our hope in you, merciful Father, be truly a guide to salvation for us and lead us to the unevening light of eternal life through your God-pleasing intercession at the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity, so that we glorify and sing with all the saints the venerable Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever centuries. Amen

    A short prayer to Seraphim of Sarov for help and intercession, indicating the name of the person praying

    O Reverend Father Seraphim! Offer up for us, servants of God (names), your powerful prayer to the Lord of hosts, may He grant us all that is useful in this life and all that is useful for spiritual salvation, may He protect us from the falls of sins and may He teach us true repentance, in order to heed us without stumbling to the eternal Heavenly Kingdom, where you now shine in eternal glory, and there sing with all the saints the Life-Giving Trinity forever and ever.

    Prayer to Sergius of Radonezh for help in business and exams

    Sergius of Radonezh helps those who pray sincerely and contritely in teaching. He himself had difficulty mastering the basics of literacy, but often the boy turned with a tearful prayer for the sending of understanding to the Lord. And an angel in a monastic guise appeared to the boy, and Sergius began to understand the texts of Holy Scripture and learn better than the prudent brothers

    The saint still helps in understanding the sciences. He gifts those who pray to him with memory and intelligence.

    • O venerable and God-bearing Father Sergei!

    Look upon us mercifully, and lead us to the heights of heaven, those who are devoted to the earth. Strengthen our cowardice and confirm us in faith, so that we undoubtedly hope to receive all the good things from the mercy of the Lord God through your prayers

  • Through your intercession, ask for the gift of understanding science and grant us all the prayers that help us on the day Last Judgment shuiya parts get rid of
  • The right countries will be fellow men and hear the blessed voice of the Lord Christ: “Come, blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Amen
  • Contact Saint Sergius if your child has difficulty learning.

    • O Venerable Sergius of Radonezh! Forgive us our sins, voluntary and involuntary! O Venerable Sergius of Radonezh, hear my prayer, I ask you with all my heart, help the servant of God/servant of God (Name) to pass difficult studies. Send confidence and clarity of mind, intelligence and attention

    Detailed description from several sources: “a short prayer to all saints” - in our non-profit weekly religious magazine.

    Prayers to all saints

    First prayer

    Holy God and rest in the saints, glorified by the angels with a thrice-holy voice in heaven, praised on earth by man in His saints, giving grace to each by Your Holy Spirit according to the bestowal of Christ, and by that ordaining to the Church of Your Holy Ones apostles, prophets, and evangelists , you are shepherds and teachers, whose word of preaching, to You who acts all in all, has been accomplished in many ways, saints in every generation and generation, having pleased You with various benefactors, and to You, having left us the image of your good deeds, in the joy that has passed, prepare, in He himself was tempted, and he helped us those who were attacked. All these saints and (the name of the saint) remembering and praising their godly lives, I praise You Samago, who acted in them, and believing in Your goodness, the gift of being, I diligently pray to You, Holy of Holies, grant to me a sinner to follow their teaching, life, love, faith, long-suffering, and their prayerful help, and moreover Your all-effective grace, the heavenly ones with them will be honored with glory, praising Your Most Holy Name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

    Second prayer

    O blessed saints of God, all the saints who stand before the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity and enjoy indescribable bliss! Behold, now, on the day of your common triumph, mercifully look upon us, your lesser brothers, who bring you this song of praise and through your intercession asking for mercy and remission of sins from the Most Blessed Lord: we know, truly we know, for all that you desire, ask Him you can. Therefore, we humbly pray to you: pray to the Gracious Master, may he give us the spirit of your zeal for keeping His holy commandments, so that, following in your footsteps, we will be able to pass through the earthly field in a virtuous life without vice and in repentance reach the glorious villages of paradise, and there, together with with you glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.

    Prayer three

    To you, about all holiness and (the name of the saint), as guiding lamps, who with your deeds illuminated the path of the heavenly sunrise, I, a great sinner, humbly bow the knee of my heart and from the depths of my soul I cry: beg for me, the Lover of Mankind, God, that he will not allow me to wander further along the crossroads sin, but let my mind and heart be enlightened by the light of His grace, as if we illuminate and strengthen it, I will be able to continue the rest of my earthly life on the right path without stumbling, and through your intercession to the Most Good Lord I will be honored, for a little while partaker of your spiritual meal in the heavenly throne of the King of glory. To Him, with His Beginningless Father and the Most Holy, Good and Life-Giving Spirit, be glory, honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.

    Prayer four

    O holy servant of God (name), having fought a good deed on earth, you have received in heaven the crown of righteousness, which the Lord has prepared for all who love Him; In the same way, looking at your holy image, we rejoice at the glorious end of your life and honor your holy memory. You, standing before the Throne of God, accept our prayers and bring them to the All-Merciful God, to forgive us every sin and help us against the wiles of the devil, so that, having been delivered from sorrows, illnesses, troubles and misfortunes and all evil, we will live piously and righteously in the present We will be worthy through your intercession, even though we are unworthy, to see good on the land of the living, glorifying the One in His saints, the glorified God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

    About prayer.

    On the power of prayers of Church ministers

    Prayer in your own words

    Short prayers.

    People often ask: how should one pray, in what words, in what language? Some even say: “I don’t pray because I don’t know how, I don’t know prayers.” No special skill is needed to pray. You can simply talk to God. At a service in Orthodox Church We use a special language - Church Slavonic. But in personal prayer, when we are alone with God, there is no need for any special language. We can pray to God in the language we speak. people as we think.

    The prayer should be very simple. The Monk Isaac the Syrian said: “Let the whole fabric of your prayer be a little complicated. One word from a tax collector saved him, and one word from a thief on the cross made him heir to the Kingdom of Heaven.”

    Let us remember the parable of the publican and the Pharisee: “Two men entered the temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, and the other was a publican. The Pharisee, standing, prayed to himself like this: “God! I thank You that I am not like other people, robbers, offenders, adulterers, or like this tax collector; I fast twice a week, I give a tenth of everything I acquire.” The publican, standing in the distance, did not even dare to raise his eyes to heaven; but, hitting himself on the chest, he said: “God! be merciful to me, a sinner!” (Luke 18:10-13). And this short prayer saved him. Let us also remember the thief who was crucified with Jesus and who said to Him: “Remember me, Lord, when You come into Your kingdom” (Luke 23:42). This alone was enough for him to enter heaven.

    The prayer can be extremely short. If you are just beginning your prayer journey, start very short prayers– ones you can focus on. God doesn't need words - He needs a person's heart. Words are secondary, but the feeling and mood with which we approach God is of primary importance. Approaching God without a sense of reverence or with absent-mindedness, when during prayer our mind wanders to the side, is much more dangerous than saying the wrong word in prayer. Scattered prayer has neither meaning nor value. A simple law applies here: if the words of prayer do not reach our hearts, they will not reach God either. As they sometimes say, such a prayer will not rise higher than the ceiling of the room in which we pray, but it must reach heaven. Therefore, it is very important that every word of prayer is deeply experienced by us. If we are not able to concentrate on the long prayers that are contained in the books of the Orthodox Church - prayer books, we will try our hand at short prayers: “Lord, have mercy,” “Lord, save,” “Lord, help me,” “God, be merciful to me.” , sinner.”

    Some ascetics said that if we could, with all the strength of feeling, with all our hearts, with all our soul, say just one prayer, “Lord, have mercy,” this would be enough for salvation. But the problem is that, as a rule, we cannot say it with all our hearts, we cannot say it with our whole lives. Therefore, in order to be heard by God, we are verbose.

    Let us remember that God thirsts for our heart, not our words. And if we turn to Him with all our hearts, we will certainly receive an answer.

    Church prayers.

    You can pray everywhere - on the road, at home, at work. But a special place of prayer is God's temple. On Sundays, as well as on weekdays, if time permits, we should go to church to pray, where our brothers and sisters in Christ - Christians - gather to pray together, all together. This kind of prayer is called church prayer.

    About the power of prayers of Church ministers.

    The prayer of a clergyman, a person who has received the sacrament of the priesthood, has special power.

    It would be good to remember that God will most likely hear you (Christians) when the ministers of the Church pray with you for you and for you. The prayers sent to God by the ministers of the Church are especially holy before Him and are accessible to Him. As if certain valuable beads are accepted by the Lord, like a fragrant censer, they are pleasing to Him.

    We Christians know how quickly God hears the prayer of the ministers of the Church when they pray to Him while performing the Holy Mysteries. When consecrating, for example, the gifts of bread and wine, the priest says: and create this bread, the honorable Body of Thy Christ, and in this cup, the honorable Blood of Thy Christ, and according to the word of his prayer, the bread is immediately transformed into the Body, and the wine into the Blood of Christ . And this prayer has such powerful power only in the mouths of the ministers of the Church: no one except them has the power to perform the holy Sacraments.

    If God so quickly and immutably hears the servants of the Church when they perform the Holy Mysteries, then, without a doubt, in all other cases, and at any other time, and in any other place, He hears their prayer more quickly.

    The prayers of those whom the Lord allows to His holy throne are without a doubt more holy and more accessible to Him. From whom the Lord always lovingly accepts gifts and spiritual sacrifices, from those He always listens with special love to every request. Yes, God primarily listens to the lips of the ministers of the Church, and through their prayer, grace descends from above, the mercy of God is declared; The blessing of the Lord is given to you primarily by the blessing hand of the clergyman; Through them, the Lord primarily receives everything from you and gives everything. Why is this? Where do the ministers of the Church get such grace and strength? Why are their prayers so holy and accessible to God? Not because of their own holiness and strength - they are not holier than others, although they should be holier. From the holiness and grace of Him Whom they represent when they pray - the holy Church they serve. And who constitutes the glory of the holy Church? The Lord Jesus Christ, always inseparably abiding with her by His grace. Consequently, for whom the ministers of the Church pray, the whole Church prays for him, for whom Jesus Christ Himself, the only intercessor of God and men, intercedes (1 Tim. 2:6). Jesus Christ promised to always be there with those who pray, where two or three of them will gather in His name (see: Matt. 18:20). Moreover, He is with the entire Church, praying in the person of its ministers, and with their lips He prays then, with their hands He brings offerings. Yes, when the ministers of the Church pray with you for you and for you, it is the same as Jesus Christ Himself with His entire Church praying for you and for you to His Father. Through the praying lips of the priest, Jesus Christ Himself gives you the mercy of God. This is whose grace flows from the lips of the ministers of the Church when they perform church prayers, and this is whose power comes from their right hand when they bless those praying in the name of God. This is why the prayers of the servants of the Church are holy and accessible to God: in their person the Son of God Himself prays to His God. So, Christians, pray unceasingly, but unite your prayers with the prayers of the ministers of the Church; ask them to always pray for you with you: then you will receive all mercy from God, then all your petitions will be fulfilled, even for salvation; not we, the ministers of the Church, praying for you and for you, but Christ, true God ours, through the prayers of His Most Pure Mother and all the saints, will save and have mercy on you.

    The power of the prayers of the ministers of the Church is based on the power of the Church itself, on the fact that church prayer- the true path to salvation, of course, for those who seek salvation, strive for it by purifying their hearts. Therefore, one must believe in the power of the prayers of the Church.

    When you are not in church during services, mentally remain in it, remember it and in spirit you will be in it during the sacred rites and prayer.

    Canonical prayers.

    You can easily find canonical prayers, or so-called “ready-made prayers” for all occasions, in any Prayer Book. The canonical collections of prayers are arranged very conveniently: they contain Morning and Evening prayers, prayers to the Lord, prayers to the Mother of God and prayers to the saints. Some expanded Prayer Books also contain akathists, troparia, kontakia and magnifications for the Feasts of the Lord, the feasts of the Mother of God, saints and icons Mother of God. Which Prayer Book to choose depends only on you. At first, it is best to opt for the simplest, small Prayer Book.

    How to use the Prayer Book? Of course, you can simply find this or that prayer in the table of contents: as a rule, it is immediately clear from the headings for what occasion the prayer is intended (“for the living,” “for the dead,” “for illnesses,” “for fear,” etc.). d.).

    But this is probably not the most important thing. If we summarize the whole centuries-old experience In fact, it will immediately become obvious to the Orthodox Church that you can pray to any saint, in front of any icon, as long as your prayer comes from the heart!

    In the book “Learn to Pray!” Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh wrote:

    We have a rich selection of prayers that were suffered by ascetics of the faith and born in them by the Holy Spirit. It is important to find and know a sufficient number of them in order to find the appropriate prayers at the right time. It's about about learning by heart a sufficient number of significant passages from the psalms or from the prayers of the saints; Each of us is more sensitive to one passage or another. Mark for yourself those passages that touch you deeply, that are meaningful to you, that express something - about sin, or about bliss in God, or about struggle - that you already know from experience. Memorize these passages, because some day when you are so discouraged, so deep in despair that you cannot summon anything personal, no personal words, into your soul, you will find these passages floating to the surface and appearing before you, as a gift from God, as a gift to the Church, as a gift of holiness, replenishing the decline of our strength. Then we really need the prayers that we have memorized so that they have become part of us.

    Unfortunately, too often we poorly grasp the meaning of the canonical prayers. An inexperienced person, picking up a Prayer Book, as a rule, does not understand many of the words in it. Well, what, for example, does the word “create” mean? Or the word "imam"? If you have an innate verbal sense, then “translating” incomprehensible words will not be so difficult for you. The word “create” is clearly derived from the word “creation”, that is, creation, creation; “create” means “create, create.” And “imam” is an old version of the word “I have,” and they have the same root. Only after you understand the meaning of the prayer texts can you begin to pray directly, otherwise your appeal to higher powers will be just a set of incomprehensible words for you. And, unfortunately, one cannot expect any effect from such a request.

    Prayer in your own words.

    Quite often you can hear the following question: is it possible to pray in your own words? Of course you can! After all, we are all very different. It is easier for some to read “ready-made prayers,” while others are simply not currently able to fully understand the meaning of the canonical prayers, and therefore cannot use them.

    This is what representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church say about prayers in their own words.

    Every person has the right to pray in his own words, and there are many examples of this. We see this in church families when small children, imitating praying adults, raise their hands up, cross themselves, perhaps clumsily, take some books, babble some words. Metropolitan Nestor Kamchatsky in his book “My Kamchatka” recalls how he prayed as a child: “Lord, save me, my dad, my mom and my dog ​​Lily of the Valley.”

    We know that priests pray for their children and their flock at home and in their cells. I know an example when a priest in the evening, after working day puts on clean clothes and simply, in his everyday words, grieves before the Lord for his flock, saying that some of them are in need, some are sick, others have been offended: “Lord, help them.”

    Archimandrite Alexy (Polikarpov), abbot of the Moscow St. Danilov Monastery

    Sometimes it’s good to say a few words in prayer, breathing with ardent faith and love for the Lord. Yes, not everyone can talk with God in other people’s words, not everyone can be children in faith and hope, but one must show one’s mind and say one’s good word from the heart; We somehow get used to other people’s words and grow cold.

    When the prayer words are convincing for you, then they will be convincing for God.

    Saint righteous John Kronstadt

    Sometimes, in order to address your fervent request to God, there is no need to resort to words. Prayer can be silent. Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh gives such an example in his sermons. One peasant sat in the church for a long time and silently looked at the icons. He did not have a rosary, his lips did not move. But when the priest asked him what he was doing, the peasant replied: “I look at Him, and He looks at me, and we both feel good.”

    Brief Prayer Invocation

    You can also pray with short prayer invocations throughout the day. First of all, this is the Jesus Prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” This prayer in Orthodoxy is called the “prayer of stability.” Where did this name come from? The fact is that in the Jesus Prayer a person surrenders completely to the mercy of God, under His protection and intercession. According to the majority of Orthodox devotees, the Jesus Prayer sums up in a few words all the wisdom of the Gospels.

    Prayer-appeals for help and protection to the saint whose name you bear are quite effective. It is best to contact your patron saints several times a day. There is also a short prayer for this.

    Prayer addressed to the saint whose name you bear

    Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (name), as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul.

    We turn to the Mother of God for protection in the following prayer:

    Virgin Mary, Rejoice, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, for thou hast given birth to the Savior of our souls.

    If it’s difficult to remember the prayer right away, you can simply repeat to yourself from time to time:

    Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

    Other popular prayers:

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    Types and forms of Orthodox prayers

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    Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Selaphiel, Jehudiel, Barachiel, Jeremiel

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    Prayer Rule St. Ambrose Optinsky

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    Orthodox informers for websites and blogs All prayers.

    A short morning prayer rule in Church Slavonic

    This section presents a short morning prayer rule in Old Church Slavonic, written in a modern font, which is suitable for beginner laity.

    • Brief prayer rule
      • Initial prayer
      • Holy Spirit
      • Trisagion
      • Lord's Prayer (Our Father)
      • Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos
      • To the Most Holy Trinity
      • Psalm 50
      • Symbol of faith
      • Prayer 3, of the same saint
      • About the living (short)
      • About the Dead (short)

    A short morning prayer rule:

    Initial prayer

    Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us.

    Prayer to the Holy Spirit

    Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, souls ours.

    Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Read three times, with the sign of the cross and bow from the waist.)

    Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.

    Lord's Prayer

    Our Father, who art in heaven!

    Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth.

    Give us this day our daily bread;

    and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors;

    and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

    Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos

    Virgin Mary, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You;

    Blessed are You among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.

    Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

    Having risen from sleep, I thank Thee, Holy Trinity, for for the sake of Thy goodness and long-suffering you were not angry with me, lazy and sinful, and you destroyed me with my iniquities. mi;

    but you loved mankind as a rule, and in the despair of a man who lay, you raised me up to exercise and glorify your power.

    And now enlighten my mental eyes, open my mouth, to learn Your words, and to understand Your commandments, and to do Your will,

    and sing to Thee in heartfelt confession, and glorify Thy all-holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.

    Come, let us worship the King our God. (Bow)

    Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God. (Bow)

    Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God.

    Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions, cleanse my iniquity.

    Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin;

    for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me.

    I have sinned against You alone and have done evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words and triumph over Your judgment.

    Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins.

    Behold, you have loved the truth;

    You have shown me Your unknown and secret wisdom.

    Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean;

    Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

    There is joy and gladness in my hearing;

    the bones of the humble will rejoice.

    Turn away Your face from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities.

    Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.

    Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

    Give me the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit.

    I will teach the wicked your way, and wickedness will turn to you.

    Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation;

    my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness.

    Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

    As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings.

    The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit;

    God will not despise a contrite and humble heart.

    Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built.

    Then take pleasure in the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering;

    then they will place your calf on the altar.

    Symbol of faith

    I believe in one God, the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible.

    And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages;

    Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, to whom all things were.

    For our sake, man and our salvation, who came down from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became human.

    Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried.

    And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures.

    And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.

    And the one who is to come will judge with glory the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end.

    And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, who proceeds from the Father, who is with the Father and the Son, we are worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets.

    Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

    I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.

    I hope for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the next century.

    Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great

    God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have done no more good before You;

    but deliver me from the evil one, and let Your will be done in me, that I may open my unworthy mouth without condemnation and praise Your holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages centuries.

    Prayer 3, of the same saint

    To You, Lord, Lover of Mankind, having risen from sleep, I come running, and I strive for Your works with Your mercy, and I pray to You:

    help me at all times, in every thing, and deliver me from all worldly evil things and the devil’s haste, and save me, and bring me into Your eternal Kingdom.

    For You are my Creator and the Provider and Giver of all good, in You is all my hope, and I send glory to You, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.

    Prayer 9, to the Guardian Angel

    Holy Angel, standing before my damned soul and my passionate life, do not forsake me, a sinner, and depart from me for my intemperance.

    Do not give room to the crafty demon to possess me through the violence of this mortal body;

    strengthen my poor and thin hand and guide me on the path of salvation.

    To her, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my accursed soul and body, forgive me everything, I have offended you so much all the days of my life,

    and if I have sinned this past night, cover me this day, and keep me from every opposite temptation, so that in no sin I anger God, and pray for me to the Lord, so that He will establish me in the world. everything is His, and the slave will show me worthy Your goodness.

    Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos

    My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, through Your saints and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, Your humble and accursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all that is filthy, bow ugly and blasphemous thoughts from my damned heart and from my darkened mind;

    and extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am poor and damned.

    And deliver me from many and cruel memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions.

    For Thou art blessed from all generations, and glorified is Thy most honorable name forever and ever.

    Prayerful invocation of the saint whose name you bear

    Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (name), as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and a prayer book for my soul.

    Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (name), my parents (names), relatives (names), leaders, mentors, benefactors (names) and all Orthodox Christians.

    About the deceased

    Rest in peace, Lord, the souls of your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors (names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.

    The most detailed description: a long prayer to all saints - for our readers and subscribers.

    Holy God and rest in the saints, glorified by the angels with a thrice-holy voice in heaven, praised on earth by man in His saints, giving grace to each by Your Holy Spirit according to the bestowal of Christ, and by that ordaining to the Church of Your Holy Ones apostles, prophets, and evangelists , you are shepherds and teachers, whose word of preaching, to You who acts all in all, has been accomplished in many ways, saints in every generation and generation, having pleased You with various benefactors, and to You, having left us the image of your good deeds, in the joy that has passed, prepare, in He himself was tempted, and he helped us those who were attacked. All these saints and (the name of the saint) remembering and praising their godly lives, I praise You Samago, who acted in them, and believing in Your goodness, the gift of being, I diligently pray to You, Holy of Holies, grant to me a sinner to follow their teaching, life, love, faith, long-suffering, and their prayerful help, and moreover Your all-effective grace, the heavenly ones with them will be honored with glory, praising Your Most Holy Name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

    O blessed saints of God, all the saints who stand before the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity and enjoy indescribable bliss! Behold, now, on the day of your common triumph, mercifully look upon us, your lesser brothers, who bring you this song of praise and through your intercession asking for mercy and remission of sins from the Most Blessed Lord: we know, truly we know, for all that you desire, ask Him you can. Therefore, we humbly pray to you: pray to the Gracious Master, may he give us the spirit of your zeal for keeping His holy commandments, so that, following in your footsteps, we will be able to pass through the earthly field in a virtuous life without vice and in repentance reach the glorious villages of paradise, and there, together with with you glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.

    To you, about all holiness and (the name of the saint), as guiding lamps, who with your deeds illuminated the path of the heavenly sunrise, I, a great sinner, humbly bow the knee of my heart and from the depths of my soul I cry: beg for me, the Lover of Mankind, God, that he will not allow me to wander further along the crossroads sin, but let my mind and heart be enlightened by the light of His grace, as if we illuminate and strengthen it, I will be able to continue the rest of my earthly life on the right path without stumbling, and through your intercession to the Most Good Lord I will be honored, for a little while partaker of your spiritual meal in the heavenly throne of the King of glory. To Him, with His Beginningless Father and the Most Holy, Good and Life-Giving Spirit, be glory, honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.

    O holy servant of God (name), having fought a good deed on earth, you have received in heaven the crown of righteousness, which the Lord has prepared for all who love Him; In the same way, looking at your holy image, we rejoice at the glorious end of your life and honor your holy memory. You, standing before the Throne of God, accept our prayers and bring them to the All-Merciful God, to forgive us every sin and help us against the wiles of the devil, so that, having been delivered from sorrows, illnesses, troubles and misfortunes and all evil, we will live piously and righteously in the present We will be worthy through your intercession, even though we are unworthy, to see good on the land of the living, glorifying the One in His saints, the glorified God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

    Powerful prayers for every day

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    The most powerful prayers for every day

    When difficult life situations arise and there is nowhere to wait for help, a person turns to the Almighty and the Saints in search of protection and patronage from above.

    Someone reads prayers, and someone sincerely speaks to the Almighty. Very often a person can be haunted by a series of bad events and situations in which he simply cannot live normally. This may be due to witchcraft, external influence, envy, damage, etc. It is prayers that are created so that a person can independently protect himself and his family from negative influences and problems.

    The most common and one of the most powerful daily prayers is the Lord's Prayer. However, there are others strong prayers, which are addressed to specific saints. Thanks to such prayers, a person can find peace of mind and achieve what he is doing. But this does not mean at all that it is enough to simply read a specific strong prayer and wait for heavenly grace to fall on you. It should be remembered that prayer, first of all, helps us take the righteous path, which we will have to follow ourselves.

    All prayers according to the nature of the appeal are divided into:

    • Praises in which God is glorified. Such prayers usually end with the words “ Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit»;
    • Thanksgiving notes, in which we thank the Almighty;
    • Petitions, in which the person praying for something or for someone asks;
    • Repentant.

    In Orthodoxy, there are three main prayers that every believer should know. They can be read in any life situation - these are:

    Strong prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker

    When a streak of failures begins in their personal lives and at work, believers turn to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker for help. When reading the prayer to the Pleasant, those praying believe that the patron saint Nicholas the Pleasant will definitely guide them to the truth. A prayer addressed to Nikolai Ugodnik for help has a very strong action and is the most popular among Christians. After all, Saint Nicholas worked miracles during his lifetime.

    The prayer to the Holy Saint for help will become even stronger if the believer is penetrated to the depths of his soul by the spoken words and believes to the end in the power of the Saint. Before you pray to Saint Nicholas for help, you need to mentally indicate your request. Only after this can you begin to pray for yourself, your family and those who are dear to you, without forgetting to be baptized.

    Oh, all-holy Nicholas, exceedingly saintly servant of the Lord, our warm intercessor, and everywhere in sorrow a quick helper! Help me, a sinner and sad person in this present life, beg the Lord God to grant me forgiveness of all my sins, which I have sinned greatly from my youth, in all my life, in deed, word, thought and all my feelings; and at the end of my soul, help me the accursed, beg the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver me from airy ordeals and eternal torment: may I always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your merciful intercession, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

    More to Nikolai Ugodnik about the fulfillment of desires:

    Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, saint of the Lord! During your life, you did not refuse people their requests, and now you help all those who suffer. Bless me, the servant of the Lord (name), for the speedy fulfillment of my deepest desires. Ask Our Lord to send His mercy and grace. May He not abandon my desired request. In the name of Our Lord, amen.

    Strong prayer to Archangel Michael

    Every day we meet with the most different people and not every such meeting can be pleasant. After all, in life there will always be a place for insults, quarrels and deception. Very often, friends turn into bitter enemies, wishing each other illnesses and troubles. It also happens that a person, with the goal of harming another, turns to a witch. To protect themselves and their loved ones from all sorts of troubles, believers turn to Archangel Michael for help, which will help them protect themselves from ill-wishers, the evil eye and other misfortunes.

    Archangel Michael is revered by the Orthodox Church and is considered one of the most powerful protectors of the body and spirit of the believer. This is the supreme angel who is the leader of the Heavenly army.

    The prayer to Archangel Michael is aimed at obtaining strong protection from:

    • the evil eye and other witchcraft influences;
    • evil one;
    • tragic events;
    • temptations;
    • robberies and crimes.

    Archangel Michael is addressed with the following words:

    O Lord Great God, King Without Beginning, send, O Lord, Thy Archangel Michael to the aid of Thy servant (name), take me away from my enemies, visible and invisible! O Lord Archangel Michael, pour out myrrh of moisture on your servant (name). O Lord Michael the Archangel, destroyer of demons! Forbid all enemies who fight against me, make them like sheep and crush them like dust before the wind. O great Lord Michael the Archangel, six-winged first prince and commander of the heavenly powers, Cherub and Seraphim!

    O God-pleasing Archangel Michael!

    Be my help in everything: in insults, in sorrows, in sorrows, in deserts, at crossroads, on rivers and seas a quiet refuge! Deliver, Michael Archangel, from all the charms of the devil, when you hear me, your sinful servant (name), praying to you and calling on your holy name, hasten to my help, and hear my prayer, O Great Archangel Michael! Lead all those who oppose me with the power of the honorable life-giving cross of the Lord, with the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Holy Apostles, and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Andrew the Fool and the Holy Prophet of God Elijah, and the Holy Great Martyr Nikita and Eustathius, the Reverend Father of all Saints and Martyr and all the holy heavenly powers. Amen.

    There is also a shorter version of the prayer to Archangel Michael, which can be read at home and on the road:

    Oh, Great Archangel Michael, help me, your sinful servant (name), deliver me from the coward, the flood, the fire, the sword and the flattering enemy, from the storm, from the invasion and from the evil one. Deliver me, your servant (name), great Archangel Michael, always, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen

    Anyone can contact the main angel, regardless of race, faith and gender. Archangel Michael will help even a convinced atheist. He patronizes everyone and does not refuse his protection to anyone if a person with a pure heart turns to him.

    Powerful prayers for work

    Losing a job will be a real disaster for the family. Absence financial stability instills fear and confusion in each of us. For an Orthodox Christian, praying for work is not a sin. After all, work is an important component of human socialization. And if you ask the saints for work with faith and from the heart, then your request will definitely be heard.

    But the question arises: which saint should I pray to help me find a job? Many professions have their own patron saints. But if a patron has not been identified for any profession, you can pray to the Almighty and the Mother of God. These prayers will also be answered. If a person knows only one prayer, “Our Father,” but reads it with faith, then his request for help in his work will reach heaven.

    Among the most powerful prayers for work are the following:

    To Nikolai Ugodnik:

    I turn to you, Saint Nicholas, and ask for miraculous help. Let the search for a new job take place, and all difficulties suddenly dissolve. Let the boss not be angry, but teach. Let the salary be paid, and you like the work. Forgive me all my sins and do not leave me, as before, in difficult days. Let it be so. Amen

    To Matryona of Moscow:

    Blessed Elder Matrona, intercessor of all living on Earth. Ask the Lord God for mercy and forgive me my bad deeds. I tearfully pray and promise not to kill my soul with sinfulness. Help me find a job according to my intelligence and strength, and do not deprive me of good luck in a good endeavor. Intercede for me before the Lord and do not let my sinful soul perish. Amen

    To Ksenia of Petersburg :

    Mother Ksenia, help me make the right and correct decision. I don’t worry about my own wealth, but I worry about my little children. Help, teach, help with work, so that the children can drink and eat as much as they can. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

    Strong prayer call for help

    Every person needs God's help in everyday affairs. Of course, one person can help another, but this is just mutual understanding and mutual support. But situations arise when only the Almighty can help. This is why Orthodox believers pray to the Lord God every day for help.

    These prayers can be written by Saints, long or short. But which words to pronounce, everyone decides for himself. After all, the main thing is not knowing all the prayers by heart, but a sincere appeal to God.

    You can pray to God for help at any time, but it is best after waking up and before going to bed. After all, such prayer helps a person throughout the day. But before you ask God for help, you need to clearly formulate it in your mind. The request must be without pretense and guile. It is best to tell the Lord what has accumulated in your heart and what kind of help you need. But remember that it is forbidden to read a prayer in which you ask to harm another person. God will not fulfill such requests, and with such prayers you will only distance yourself from God.

    The most powerful prayer is a call for help:

    Lord Jesus Christ! Son of God! Protect us with Your holy angels and the prayers of our All-Pure Lady Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary, by the power of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross, the holy Archangel Michael of God and other ethereal heavenly powers, the holy prophet and Forerunner of the Baptist of the Lord John the Theologian, the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina, St. Nicholas the Archbishop World of the Lycian Wonderworker, St. Nikita of Novgorod, St. Sergius and Nikon, abbot of Radonezh, St. Seraphim The Wonderworker of Sarov, the holy martyrs Faith, Nadezhda, Love and their mother Sophia, the saints and righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna, and all Your saints, help us, unworthy, servant of God (name). Deliver him from all slander of the enemy, from all evil, witchcraft, sorcery and crafty people, so that they may not be able to cause him any harm. Lord, with the light of Your radiance, save it for the morning, for the day, for the evening, for the coming sleep, and by the power of Your grace, turn away and remove all evil wickedness, acting at the instigation of the devil. Whoever thought and did, return their evil back to the underworld, for Yours is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Amen

    Powerful prayers for good luck

    It happens that at a certain moment fortune turns away from a person. Things seemed to be going well, everything was fine in business and in the family. And suddenly a streak of bad luck began. But don't despair! There is no trouble that Our Lord cannot remove from us.

    The most common cause of failure is separation from the Lord. Our mind and heart are filled with urgent matters and needs, among which there is no room for God. It is enough to return faith in God to your soul and with proper prayer to Our Lord you can regain your luck.

    The three most powerful prayers for good luck are:

    For good luck to the Almighty:

    Lord, our Savior, our merciful Father! May my word fly up to Your Throne, may it not be lost in the prayers of others, may it not be defiled by sinful thoughts! You bless each of Your children to live a righteous and joyful life. You forgive and have mercy on every child who repents, healing with Your love and washing away the vices from the sinner’s brow. Those who constantly pray find peace and happiness at Your feet. Grant me, Lord, Your forgiveness and good luck in pious deeds pleasing to You. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen".

    For good luck to the Guardian Angel:

    Angel of God, why are you standing behind my back today and forever? You see every deed of mine, you hear every word, you read every thought. My sinful soul turns to you and asks for help. Pray with me to our Lord for my sins, past and future. Guide me on the true path leading to our Father. Help in righteous deeds, protect from evil. Bring prosperity into my life in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

    For good luck to Nicholas the Wonderworker:

    Nicholas the Wonderworker, God's Pleasant, our holy patron and benefactor! Take me under your gracious wing and bless my deeds with your prayer. Shield from the approaches of sin and help cleanse the soul from vices, in order to praise our Father and Creator. Use your hand to guide luck to help me. I humbly ask for your intercession both on the road and at my father’s house, both on the firmament of the earth and in the depths of the sea. I praise you, Nikolai, and your miracles! In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

    A very strong prayer for children to the Mother of God.

    Every parent always worries about their child, regardless of his age. After all, a person of conscious age commits a wide variety of actions, including very terrible ones, which entail certain consequences. Therefore, mothers very often pray for their children who, under the influence of their friends, lead an incorrect lifestyle. But only parent prayer can protect even an adult child from making mistakes.

    In Christianity, children under seven years of age are considered sinless, and all responsibility for them lies with the parents. That is why parents should pray to the Almighty with requests for the health and well-being of the baby.

    But no matter what age the child is, in order for the parent’s prayer to have the highest power, one must turn to a certain icon, in particular, Jesus Christ or the Mother of God. It is believed that the Mother of God is the patroness of motherhood and women, therefore it is in front of the image Holy Mother of God Mothers most often pray for their children.

    The icon of the Mother of God “The Leaping of the Baby,” dedicated to motherhood in general, is especially revered.

    The Queen of Heaven is asked to help children with the words:

    O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, beg my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Thy maternal gaze, for Thou art the Divine Cover of Thy servants

    Prayer for money

    So that money can be found and earned

    When a person experiences financial difficulties, cannot find a good, well-paid job, or constantly “loses” money. It seems like he’s doing everything right and knows how to handle money, but he still doesn’t have it. In such a situation, you can (and should) turn with a prayer for money to Saint Spyridon of Trimythous, to whom they pray in the absence of money.

    O blessed Saint Spyridon! Beg the mercy of God, the Lover of Mankind, not to judge us for our iniquities, but to deal with us according to His mercy. Ask us, God's servants (names), from Christ and our God for a peaceful and serene life, mental and physical health. Deliver us from all spiritual and physical troubles, from all yearnings and the devil’s slander. Remember us at the throne of the Almighty and beg the Lord to grant us forgiveness of many of our sins, a comfortable and peaceful life, and grant us a shameless and peaceful death and eternal bliss in the future, so that we may continually send glory and thanksgiving to the Father and the Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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    Prayers to all saints

    First prayer

    Holy God and rest in the saints, glorified by the thrice-holy voice in heaven from the Angels, praised on earth by man in His saints, giving grace to each by Your Holy Spirit according to the bestowal of Christ, and by that ordaining to the Church of Your Holy Ones apostles, prophets, and evangelists , those shepherds and teachers, whose word of preaching, to You, Who Himself acts all in all, has accomplished many saints in every generation and generation, with various benefactors pleasing You, and to You, having left us the image of your good deeds, in the joy that has passed, prepare, in It’s time for the temptations themselves to help us who are being attacked. All these saints and ( saint's name) remembering and praising their godly lives, I praise You Himself, who acted in them, and one of Your goodness, the gift of being, believing, I diligently pray to You, Holy of Holies, grant to me, a sinner, to follow their teaching, life, love, faith, patience, and their with prayerful help, and moreover by Your all-effective grace, the heavenly ones with them will be honored with glory, praising Your most holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

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    Prayers to all saints

    First prayer

    Holy God and rest in the saints, glorified by the angels with a thrice-holy voice in heaven, praised on earth by man in His saints, giving grace to each by Your Holy Spirit according to the bestowal of Christ, and by that ordaining to the Church of Your Holy Ones apostles, prophets, and evangelists , you are shepherds and teachers, whose word of preaching, to You who acts all in all, has been accomplished in many ways, saints in every generation and generation, having pleased You with various benefactors, and to You, having left us the image of your good deeds, in the joy that has passed, prepare, in He himself was tempted, and he helped us those who were attacked. All these saints and (the name of the saint) remembering and praising their godly lives, I praise You Samago, who acted in them, and believing in Your goodness, the gift of being, I diligently pray to You, Holy of Holies, grant to me a sinner to follow their teaching, life, love, faith, long-suffering, and their prayerful help, and moreover Your all-effective grace, the heavenly ones with them will be honored with glory, praising Your Most Holy Name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

    Second prayer

    O blessed saints of God, all the saints who stand before the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity and enjoy indescribable bliss! Behold, now, on the day of your common triumph, mercifully look upon us, your lesser brothers, who bring you this song of praise and through your intercession asking for mercy and remission of sins from the Most Blessed Lord: we know, truly we know, for all that you desire, ask Him you can. Therefore, we humbly pray to you: pray to the Gracious Master, may he give us the spirit of your zeal for keeping His holy commandments, so that, following in your footsteps, we will be able to pass through the earthly field in a virtuous life without vice and in repentance reach the glorious villages of paradise, and there, together with with you glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.

    Prayer three

    To you, about all holiness and (the name of the saint), as guiding lamps, who with your deeds illuminated the path of the heavenly sunrise, I, a great sinner, humbly bow the knee of my heart and from the depths of my soul I cry: beg for me, the Lover of Mankind, God, that he will not allow me to wander further along the crossroads sin, but let my mind and heart be enlightened by the light of His grace, as if we illuminate and strengthen it, I will be able to continue the rest of my earthly life on the right path without stumbling, and through your intercession to the Most Good Lord I will be honored, for a little while partaker of your spiritual meal in the heavenly throne of the King of glory. To Him, with His Beginningless Father and the Most Holy, Good and Life-Giving Spirit, be glory, honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.

    Prayer four

    O holy servant of God (name), having fought a good deed on earth, you have received in heaven the crown of righteousness, which the Lord has prepared for all who love Him; In the same way, looking at your holy image, we rejoice at the glorious end of your life and honor your holy memory. You, standing before the Throne of God, accept our prayers and bring them to the All-Merciful God, to forgive us every sin and help us against the wiles of the devil, so that, having been delivered from sorrows, illnesses, troubles and misfortunes and all evil, we will live piously and righteously in the present We will be worthy through your intercession, even though we are unworthy, to see good on the land of the living, glorifying the One in His saints, the glorified God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

    About prayer.

    On the power of prayers of Church ministers

    Prayer in your own words

    Short prayers.

    People often ask: how should one pray, in what words, in what language? Some even say: “I don’t pray because I don’t know how, I don’t know prayers.” No special skill is needed to pray. You can simply talk to God. At divine services in the Orthodox Church we use a special language - Church Slavonic. But in personal prayer, when we are alone with God, there is no need for any special language. We can pray to God in the language we speak. people as we think.

    The prayer should be very simple. The Monk Isaac the Syrian said: “Let the whole fabric of your prayer be a little complicated. One word from a tax collector saved him, and one word from a thief on the cross made him heir to the Kingdom of Heaven.”

    Let us remember the parable of the publican and the Pharisee: “Two men entered the temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, and the other was a publican. The Pharisee, standing, prayed to himself like this: “God! I thank You that I am not like other people, robbers, offenders, adulterers, or like this tax collector; I fast twice a week, I give a tenth of everything I acquire.” The publican, standing in the distance, did not even dare to raise his eyes to heaven; but, hitting himself on the chest, he said: “God! be merciful to me, a sinner!” (Luke 18:10-13). And this short prayer saved him. Let us also remember the thief who was crucified with Jesus and who said to Him: “Remember me, Lord, when You come into Your kingdom” (Luke 23:42). This alone was enough for him to enter heaven.

    The prayer can be extremely short. If you are just starting out on your prayer journey, start with very short prayers—ones that you can focus on. God doesn't need words - He needs a person's heart. Words are secondary, but the feeling and mood with which we approach God is of primary importance. Approaching God without a sense of reverence or with absent-mindedness, when during prayer our mind wanders to the side, is much more dangerous than saying the wrong word in prayer. Scattered prayer has neither meaning nor value. A simple law applies here: if the words of prayer do not reach our hearts, they will not reach God either. As they sometimes say, such a prayer will not rise higher than the ceiling of the room in which we pray, but it must reach heaven. Therefore, it is very important that every word of prayer is deeply experienced by us. If we are not able to concentrate on the long prayers that are contained in the books of the Orthodox Church - prayer books, we will try our hand at short prayers: “Lord, have mercy,” “Lord, save,” “Lord, help me,” “God, be merciful to me.” , sinner.”

    Some ascetics said that if we could, with all the strength of feeling, with all our hearts, with all our soul, say just one prayer, “Lord, have mercy,” this would be enough for salvation. But the problem is that, as a rule, we cannot say it with all our hearts, we cannot say it with our whole lives. Therefore, in order to be heard by God, we are verbose.

    Let us remember that God thirsts for our heart, not our words. And if we turn to Him with all our hearts, we will certainly receive an answer.

    Church prayers.

    You can pray everywhere - on the road, at home, at work. But God’s temple serves as a special place of prayer. On Sundays, as well as on weekdays, if time permits, we should go to church to pray, where our brothers and sisters in Christ - Christians - gather to pray together, all together. This kind of prayer is called church prayer.

    About the power of prayers of Church ministers.

    The prayer of a clergyman, a person who has received the sacrament of the priesthood, has special power.

    It would be good to remember that God will most likely hear you (Christians) when the ministers of the Church pray with you for you and for you. The prayers sent to God by the ministers of the Church are especially holy before Him and are accessible to Him. As if certain valuable beads are accepted by the Lord, like a fragrant censer, they are pleasing to Him.

    We Christians know how quickly God hears the prayer of the ministers of the Church when they pray to Him while performing the Holy Mysteries. When consecrating, for example, the gifts of bread and wine, the priest says: and create this bread, the honorable Body of Thy Christ, and in this cup, the honorable Blood of Thy Christ, and according to the word of his prayer, the bread is immediately transformed into the Body, and the wine into the Blood of Christ . And this prayer has such powerful power only in the mouths of the ministers of the Church: no one except them has the power to perform the holy Sacraments.

    If God so quickly and immutably hears the servants of the Church when they perform the Holy Mysteries, then, without a doubt, in all other cases, and at any other time, and in any other place, He hears their prayer more quickly.

    The prayers of those whom the Lord allows to His holy throne are without a doubt more holy and more accessible to Him. From whom the Lord always lovingly accepts gifts and spiritual sacrifices, from those He always listens with special love to every request. Yes, God primarily listens to the lips of the ministers of the Church, and through their prayer, grace descends from above, the mercy of God is declared; The blessing of the Lord is given to you primarily by the blessing hand of the clergyman; Through them, the Lord primarily receives everything from you and gives everything. Why is this? Where do the ministers of the Church get such grace and strength? Why are their prayers so holy and accessible to God? Not because of their own holiness and strength - they are not holier than others, although they should be holier. From the holiness and grace of Him Whom they represent when they pray - the holy Church they serve. And who constitutes the glory of the holy Church? The Lord Jesus Christ, always inseparably abiding with her by His grace. Consequently, for whom the ministers of the Church pray, the whole Church prays for him, for whom Jesus Christ Himself, the only intercessor of God and men, intercedes (1 Tim. 2:6). Jesus Christ promised to always be there with those who pray, where two or three of them will gather in His name (see: Matt. 18:20). Moreover, He is with the entire Church, praying in the person of its ministers, and with their lips He prays then, with their hands He brings offerings. Yes, when the ministers of the Church pray with you for you and for you, it is the same as Jesus Christ Himself with His entire Church praying for you and for you to His Father. Through the praying lips of the priest, Jesus Christ Himself gives you the mercy of God. This is whose grace flows from the lips of the ministers of the Church when they perform church prayers, and this is whose power comes from their right hand when they bless those praying in the name of God. This is why the prayers of the servants of the Church are holy and accessible to God: in their person the Son of God Himself prays to His God. So, Christians, pray unceasingly, but unite your prayers with the prayers of the ministers of the Church; ask them to always pray for you with you: then you will receive all mercy from God, then all your petitions will be fulfilled, even for salvation; not we, the ministers of the Church, praying for you and for you, but Christ, our true God, through the prayers of His Most Pure Mother and all the saints, will save and have mercy on you.

    The power of the prayers of the ministers of the Church is based on the power of the Church itself, on the fact that church prayer is the true path to salvation, of course, for those who seek salvation and strive for it by purifying their hearts. Therefore, one must believe in the power of the prayers of the Church.

    When you are not in church during services, mentally remain in it, remember it and in spirit you will be in it during the sacred rites and prayer.

    Canonical prayers.

    You can easily find canonical prayers, or so-called “ready-made prayers” for all occasions, in any Prayer Book. The canonical collections of prayers are arranged very conveniently: they contain Morning and Evening prayers, prayers to the Lord, prayers to the Mother of God and prayers to the saints. Some expanded Prayer Books also contain akathists, troparia, kontakia and magnifications for the Feasts of the Lord, the feasts of the Mother of God, saints and icons of the Mother of God. Which Prayer Book to choose depends only on you. At first, it is best to opt for the simplest, small Prayer Book.

    How to use the Prayer Book? Of course, you can simply find this or that prayer in the table of contents: as a rule, it is immediately clear from the headings for what occasion the prayer is intended (“for the living,” “for the dead,” “for illnesses,” “for fear,” etc.). d.).

    But this is probably not the most important thing. If we summarize the entire centuries-old experience of the Orthodox Church, in essence, it will immediately become obvious that you can pray to any saint, in front of any icon, as long as your prayer comes from the heart!

    In the book “Learn to Pray!” Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh wrote:

    We have a rich selection of prayers that were suffered by ascetics of the faith and born in them by the Holy Spirit. It is important to find and know a sufficient number of them in order to find the appropriate prayers at the right time. The point is to learn by heart a sufficient number of significant passages from the psalms or from the prayers of the saints; Each of us is more sensitive to one passage or another. Mark for yourself those passages that touch you deeply, that are meaningful to you, that express something - about sin, or about bliss in God, or about struggle - that you already know from experience. Memorize these passages, because some day when you are so discouraged, so deep in despair that you cannot summon anything personal, no personal words, into your soul, you will find these passages floating to the surface and appearing before you, as a gift from God, as a gift to the Church, as a gift of holiness, replenishing the decline of our strength. Then we really need the prayers that we have memorized so that they have become part of us.

    Unfortunately, too often we poorly grasp the meaning of the canonical prayers. An inexperienced person, picking up a Prayer Book, as a rule, does not understand many of the words in it. Well, what, for example, does the word “create” mean? Or the word "imam"? If you have an innate verbal sense, then “translating” incomprehensible words will not be so difficult for you. The word “create” is clearly derived from the word “creation”, that is, creation, creation; “create” means “create, create.” And “imam” is an old version of the word “I have,” and they have the same root. Only after you understand the meaning of the prayer texts can you begin to pray directly, otherwise your appeal to higher powers will be just a set of incomprehensible words for you. And, unfortunately, one cannot expect any effect from such a request.

    Prayer in your own words.

    Quite often you can hear the following question: is it possible to pray in your own words? Of course you can! After all, we are all very different. It is easier for some to read “ready-made prayers,” while others are simply not currently able to fully understand the meaning of the canonical prayers, and therefore cannot use them.

    This is what representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church say about prayers in their own words.

    Every person has the right to pray in his own words, and there are many examples of this. We see this in church families when small children, imitating praying adults, raise their hands up, cross themselves, perhaps clumsily, take some books, babble some words. Metropolitan Nestor Kamchatsky in his book “My Kamchatka” recalls how he prayed as a child: “Lord, save me, my dad, my mom and my dog ​​Lily of the Valley.”

    We know that priests pray for their children and their flock at home and in their cells. I know an example when a priest in the evening, after a day of work, puts on clean clothes and simply, in his everyday words, grieves before the Lord for his flock, saying that some of them are in need, someone is sick, someone has been offended: “ Lord help them."

    Archimandrite Alexy (Polikarpov), abbot of the Moscow St. Danilov Monastery

    Sometimes it’s good to say a few words in prayer, breathing with ardent faith and love for the Lord. Yes, not everyone can talk with God in other people’s words, not everyone can be children in faith and hope, but one must show one’s mind and say one’s good word from the heart; We somehow get used to other people’s words and grow cold.

    When the prayer words are convincing for you, then they will be convincing for God.

    Holy Righteous John of Kronstadt

    Sometimes, in order to address your fervent request to God, there is no need to resort to words. Prayer can be silent. Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh gives such an example in his sermons. One peasant sat in the church for a long time and silently looked at the icons. He did not have a rosary, his lips did not move. But when the priest asked him what he was doing, the peasant replied: “I look at Him, and He looks at me, and we both feel good.”

    Brief Prayer Invocation

    You can also pray with short prayer invocations throughout the day. First of all, this is the Jesus Prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” This prayer in Orthodoxy is called the “prayer of stability.” Where did this name come from? The fact is that in the Jesus Prayer a person surrenders completely to the mercy of God, under His protection and intercession. According to the majority of Orthodox devotees, the Jesus Prayer sums up in a few words all the wisdom of the Gospels.

    Prayer-appeals for help and protection to the saint whose name you bear are quite effective. It is best to contact your patron saints several times a day. There is also a short prayer for this.

    Prayer addressed to the saint whose name you bear

    Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (name), as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul.

    We turn to the Mother of God for protection in the following prayer:

    Virgin Mary, Rejoice, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, for thou hast given birth to the Savior of our souls.

    If it’s difficult to remember the prayer right away, you can simply repeat to yourself from time to time:

    Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

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    Basic Prayers We Should Know

    Psalm 90 “Living Help”

    Mother of God

    Symbol of faith

    Troparion to the Martyr, tone 4

    Kontakion to the Martyr, tone 6

    Nikolai Ugodnik

    May God rise again

    Psalm 90 “Living Help”

    Or the Praise of David's songs,

    Not inscribed with Jew, 90

    Living in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the shelter of the Heavenly God.

    Says the Lord: Thou art my intercessor and my refuge, my God, and I trust in Him.

    For Toy will deliver you from the snare of the trap, and from rebellious words,

    His blanket will cover you, and under His wing you will hope: His truth will surround you with weapons.

    Do not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in the days,

    from things moving in the darkness, from the cloak, and the midday demon.

    Thousands will fall from your country, and darkness will fall at your right hand, but it will not come near you:

    Look before your eyes, and you will see the reward of sinners.

    For You, O Lord, are my hope, You have made the Most High your refuge.

    No evil will come to you, and no wound will come near your body:

    as His Angel commanded you, keep you in all your ways.

    They will lift you up in their arms, and one day they will dash your foot against a stone:

    tread on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent.

    For you have trusted in Me, and I will deliver you:

    I will cover and because I have known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in sorrow,

    I will destroy him and glorify him, I will fill him with long days,

    and I will show him My salvation.

    "Live Help" must be known by heart and read.

    They read from the devil when he appears to a person or scares him.

    May demonic insurance cease in a dream or temptation during the day.

    Protect me, Lord, with the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross,

    and keep me from all evil.

    Our Father or Lord's Prayer

    Our Father, who art in heaven!

    and do not lead us into temptation.

    For Thine is the kingdom and the power,

    and the glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit

    now and ever and unto ages of ages.

    (Note: In the book “Prayer book for every request of the soul” the bottom lines in the prayer are missing: “ For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.»)

    This prayer is the most important prayer of all. Reading this prayer, we turn to God the Father, calling Him Heavenly Father, and call upon Him to listen to our requests and petitions.

    In this prayer, we do not ask for wealth, but only for what He knows, what is useful and necessary for us, He desires good for us more than we ourselves.

    We also ask that you forgive us our sins, just as we ourselves forgive those who have offended or offended us. Also, while reading this prayer, we ask you to protect us from temptation and not commit a sin.

    Mother of God

    Rejoice, Virgin Mary,

    Blessed Mary, the Lord is with you;

    blessed are you among women,

    and blessed is the fruit of your womb,

    For you gave birth to the Savior of our souls.

    (Literature:

    The shortest prayer to the Mother of God

    Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

    This book can be purchased at the church shop “Trinity Book” www.blagoslovenie.ru)

    Creed or symbol of the Orthodox faith

    I believe in one God, the Father Almighty,

    Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible.

    And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God,

    The Only Begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages,

    Light from Light, True God from True God,

    begotten, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father,

    For our sake, man and our salvation came down from Heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became human.

    Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate,

    and suffered and was buried.

    And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures.

    And ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.

    And again the future will be judged with glory by the living and the dead,

    His Kingdom will have no end.

    And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving,

    Who proceeds from the Father, who is with the Father and the Son

    We bow down and glorify the prophets who spoke.

    Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

    I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.

    Tea resurrection of the dead, and the life of the next century.

    (Literature:

    Compiled by: E.I. Dudkin

    Prayer to all saints and ethereal heavenly powers

    Holy God and rest in the saints, glorified by the thrice-holy voice in heaven from Angels, praised on earth by man in His saints: having given grace to each by Thy Holy Spirit according to the bestowal of Christ, and by that ordaining Thy holy Church to be Apostles, prophets, and evangelists , you are shepherds and teachers, preaching in their own words. You yourself, who act all in all, have accomplished many holiness in every generation and generation, having pleased you with various virtues, and leaving us with an image of your good deeds, in the joy that has passed, prepare, in it the temptations themselves were, and help us who are attacked. I praise the memories of all these saints and their godly lives, I praise You Himself, who acted in them, and I diligently pray to You, Holy of Holies, to allow me, a sinner, to follow their teaching, and by Your all-pervading grace, heavenly with them be worthy of glory, praising Your most holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

    (Literature: "Prayer Shield Orthodox Christian"

    Compiled by: E.I. Dudkin

    Troparion to the martyr, voice 4

    Thy martyr, Lord, (name), in his suffering received an imperishable crown from You, our God, for having Thy strength, overthrow the tormentors, crush the demons of weak insolence, save our souls with prayers.

    (Literature: "Orthodox Christian Prayer Shield"

    Compiled by: E.I. Dudkin

    Kontakion to the martyr, voice 6

    You have appeared as a bright star, the charmless one of the world, exalting the Sun of Christ with your dawns, passion-bearer (name), and you have extinguished all the charm, but you give us light, praying unceasingly for all of us.

    (Literature: "Orthodox Christian Prayer Shield"

    Compiled by: E.I. Dudkin

    Prayer to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker

    O all-holy Nicholas, exceedingly saintly servant of the Lord, our warm intercessor, and everywhere in sorrow a quick helper! Help me, a sinner and a sad person, in this life, beg the Lord God to grant me forgiveness of all my sins, which I have sinned greatly from my youth, in all my life, in deed, word, thought and all my feelings; and at the end of my soul, help me, the accursed one, beg the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver me from airy ordeals and eternal torment, so that I may always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and your merciful intercession, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

    (Literature: "Prayer book for every request of the soul"

    Prayer to the Holy Cross or

    May God rise again

    (Mark yourself with a cross and speak)

    May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; just as wax melts in the face of fire, so let demons perish from the face of those who love God and sign the sign of the cross, and say in joy: Rejoice, Most Honest and Life-giving Cross The Lord, driving away demons by the power of our drunken Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and trampled upon the power of the devil, and gave us to you, His Honest Cross, to drive away every adversary. O Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen.

    Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.

    (Literature: Prayer book for every soul request

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