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Which saints should we pray?

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There are many problems modern man... Information congestion, the rapid pace of life, a patchwork of phenomena and events, connected and not connected with each other, a wide range of indirect problems, and all this together completely absorbs the attention of a modern person, plunging into an endless cycle of vanity. The soul is driven by the race of life, it lacks rest. His mind is not for a minute freed from the habit of scrolling within itself. eternal questions: "Where to get money", "how to get rid of diseases", "how to create happy marriage"," How to overcome addictions to ... (the list is almost endless) "," how to protect your children "and many others. Even on vacation, having changed the scenery, he also tortures them, because wherever we go, there is no escaping the problems - they relentlessly follow us, because they are locked inside us.

The soul suffers from the itching in the brain. She gets tired, loses strength when we understand that neither the advice of friends, nor the numerous recipes for brochures on the topic "How to become happy, loved and rich" do not give the desired result. Then there remains the only instance, appealing to which, you can find deliverance from spiritual loneliness and defenselessness in front of an abundance of life barriers, which are more and more difficult to overcome. This is God's mercy, because when all earthly possibilities are exhausted, a person looks to the sky and realizes that he is ready to pray ...

How to pray before an icon

But our life has developed historically in such a way that, for the most part, people, even having understood the need to turn to God, do not know how to speak with Him, in what words, and most importantly, how to prepare the soul for this communion and find out which of the saints to turn to with questions. in certain cases, which saints to pray, before which icons, whom to call for help in troubles and sorrows.

However, this is not the most difficult thing - you can find out, ask which saint about what to pray, and we, in turn, will help you find the answer to these questions. The hardest thing is to concentrate, to stop extraneous thoughts distracting from prayer in your head, but leaving your heart's concentration, stretch a thread from your heart personally to the saint whom you want to pray today. For those who do not have the skill in prayer, this action - to stop the whirling of thoughts in the head - can be very difficult. However, if you want your prayer to be answered, you have to try again and again. Of course have prayer rule, designed to focus the soul, to concentrate attention, but you need to get used to it, but both circumstances and the soul are asking for prayer right now, and then just start praying in front of the icon. The icon, like a magnifying glass that collects the scattered rays of the sun into one burning ray, collects the attention of the prayer, helps him to get away from the bustle of life, to be alone with the saint to whom the prayer is addressed.

So, it is very important to remember that we are not praying to the icon - we venerate the icon as a shrine, but we need to pray to the Prototype, the most holy, invisibly present behind the image in front of which we stand.

Starting to pray to the saint in front of his icon, you need to come to a state inner silence, inner silence, as far as possible, to imagine ourselves as coming - standing in front of someone invisible, but completely real, to believe what he hears, for it is given to us only by our faith.

The prayer is not fulfilled immediately, it is important not to lose faith. The word itself is some kind of - full appears, acquires full-that. Praying from time to time everything is hotter and more confident, we seem to full-we are the vessel of our prayer. And one more thing: sometimes a person does not seem to forget to pray to the saint, and prays fervently, but what he wants does not come and does not come. This is normal: what you want will not immediately fall into your hands - circumstances must be built so that in the confusion of earthly life, where we ourselves have pretty much messed up, everything works out harmoniously, and it takes time. There may be something else - a person's desire is not too pure, there is some kind of deceit in him before himself, or it is not useful for a person, for the salvation of his soul. After all, often during adults their desires, people are like children who persistently ask for an extra portion of ice cream or candy, or something else that can harm them, but they themselves do not know this yet ... Therefore, nevertheless, the prayer should always end with the words: “... it is the will of God. "

Of course, you can only pray in your own words, but in critical cases requiring a special, more serious prayer zeal, you should prepare for prayer especially. Take the time to communicate with God, because He is always with us in all Infinity of Time and Space.

Before the icons of the Lord, the Theotokos, and saints for those who are not used to daily prayers, or, perhaps, are just beginning to get used to the prayer experience, it is important to know: to ask for yourself, for someone, for something you need, at least having cleared my soul a little.

Try before starting prayers, or even the day before, forgiving inside yourself at least someone from those with whom your relationship does not work out. the best way... Then, of course, if you regularly abuse alcohol, often swear, using words that refer to informal vocabulary, this also weighs heavily on the soul, often gets annoyed, your prayer loses the necessary strength. The thing is that the big flaws weighed down the soul is a very accurate image, it really becomes heavy, the more difficult it is for her to take off with prayer. Sometimes what we call a heaviness on the soul is an understanding, often intuitive, unconscious, of our own internal problems, a conflict with ourselves. That is why the intercession of the Lady of Heaven and the saints is important for us - their pure prayers not burdened by sin, their holy intercession before the Lord help us to get what we want.

In order to receive an answer to prayer, it is very important to start and finish it right. Therefore, when you come to the icon, try to focus on prayer, put aside everyday thoughts and worries, forget about them for a while, personally addressing the one to whom you offer your prayer.

Before starting your prayers, cross yourself with the sign of the cross and say: "In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit." After reading the prayer to the Lord, or to the Mother of God or to the saint you are addressing, accepted according to the general church rules - one, two, as the soul requires, go to the end of the petition in this way: read "It is worthy to eat ..." 1, "Glory to the Father, and to the Son , and the Holy Spirit, both now, and ever, and forever and ever ", three times, overshadowing himself with the sign of the cross:" Lord, have mercy ", then" Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, venerable and God-bearing father our and all saints, have mercy on us. Amen".

Then you, again overshadowing yourself with the sign of the cross and saying "In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit," you can ask the saint in his own words to especially protect you from some event, help in solving problems. Ask for everything that boils, about yourself, about your loved ones, only turning with all your heart to the one you ask. And then, having made your request, say "Amen" again. And again to overshadow yourself with the sign of the cross.

Of course, we ask the saints to pray for us, as if leaving the main zeal for them and pinning our hopes on their holy prayers for us. But it's not bad for the sake of fulfilling your own requests to work yourself, and in those very special cases to pray regularly for 40 days. And if you add a post to this, it will be very good. If the time, in principle, is not lean, then it is possible and not very strict: do not eat meat and fish on Wednesdays and Fridays, remove excess from the daily diet - something that is not intended for normal good nutrition, but only for the sake of gastronomic pleasure, and not overeat. However, if someone has a desire to “eat” someone from their neighbors because of an uneaten cutlet or a piece of meat, it is better to eat the cutlet or this piece, because fasting is just a lazy one who didn't say it! - not a diet, but spiritual growth and the purification of the soul and body necessary for this purpose. And if a person, while fasting, thinks more not about the salvation of the soul, but about how not to eat something superfluous, this is no longer fasting.

Which saint should pray on what occasions?

First of all, of course, we should pray before the image Savior Jesus Christ, He is the main healer of our souls and bodies. The Savior Himself gave humanity His image and thus laid the foundation for icon painting. According to church tradition, having washed, Jesus Christ applied His face to the ubrus given to him, that is, a four-pointed board, and the image of the Divine Eo face was miraculously imprinted on this board, miraculously, without hands. Ubrus was handed over to the terminally ill king Abgar, who fervently believed in Christ. Avgar prayed to the Savior in front of this miraculous image, and the disease receded, and a little later it completely disappeared. The saints - they mediately pray for us before Him at our requests, and He - decides on their holy prayers. And each has something like a certain area of ​​authority before God.

And, of course, strenuously in all difficult cases need to pray Holy Mother of God, Queen of Heaven - She, "the most honest Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim", stands above all the saints and for us the first Intercessor and Intercessor before Her Son and our Lord. At the hour of her dormition, the Mother of God promised not to leave the apostles and all Christians after her death. The words of the Mother of God that she will be with humanity all the days and will always intercede for us before God are confirmed day after day. The Most Holy Theotokos never leaves those who turn to her with sincere prayer in trouble. All of us, Orthodox Christian believers, are under Her Mother's care. Her heart accommodates those who grieve, and the offended, and the hungry, and the overwhelmed, and the sick with various diseases. She accepts everyone who comes to Her with sincere faith and sends Her help.

Traditionally, they also ask for help from their Guardian Angel and his saint heavenly patron... According to church tradition, each person is given an incorporeal guardian angel at the Holy Baptism of the Lord. At the same time, a person also has a holy heavenly patron, the one in whose honor the holy (given in Baptism) name is given, and, possibly, another, a connection with which can be given through prayer by the Lord. All our life our personal Guardian Angel is invisibly present next to us, praying to the Lord for us, and after our death will justify us before God.

It is very important to be in prayer communication with our Guardian Angel and the holy patron saint, they are the first intercessors for us before God, they invisibly guide us along the right way, protect from mistakes, you just need to be able to listen and hear them, such a spiritual connection is best of all born of prayer. With any question, trouble, difficulty, we can turn to our patron saints. To be successful in business, to avoid difficulties, to express our gratitude, we sincerely say the words of prayer, calling on the holy patron saint, whose name we bear: "Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (name), as I zealously run to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul."

There are also some the Saints, to whom we pray on special occasions, each of them received from the Lord a certain gift for their earthly work, and now the Lord works any miracles by their prayer for us. The Savior honored them all with the honor of being intercessors for us before God in various needs. These saints either themselves suffered a similar need or illness, or others received healing and help through them. Each of these saints, to whom they pray for certain help, has something to do with this area.

We know from the biographies of the saints that the grounds for special prayer appeal to the saint are formed in different ways: some of the saints personally asked the Lord for the gift of helping people in specific life circumstances. Others had a revelation sent by God (for example, in a dream), in which it was reported that they were given the gift of getting rid of such and such a need, and after that the saints began to help everyone who came to them. Trust in some saints was formed on the basis of the "rumor of the people" that created historical legends about them, and on the help coming from the saints.

Here it is appropriate to quote the words of Archpriest Father Vsevolod Chaplin, Deputy Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate:

“The patron saint of professions is chosen according to the deeds of the saint. This tradition has existed since ancient Christian times. The Church specifically blesses to consider this or that saint as a patron in business. Now it is usually announced by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Most recently, Alexy II blessed the miners and all mining workers to address the holy Great Martyr Barbara. But there is no list or "schedule" with what frequency and for which professions (narrow specializations or entire industries) to appoint a patron saint.

If a patron has not yet been determined for your profession, you yourself can read the lives of the saints and find the one whose deeds are related to your profession. For example, the patron saint of the Internet has not been officially announced, but as a result of discussions, Internet users have chosen for themselves - who is John the Theologian, who is Chrysostom.

It's even better if this saint is your local. For example, there was a great martyr in your land who healed people with herbs, and you are a doctor - you pray to him. "

There are saints who are prayed for, asking for help in any difficulties. These are the greatest holy saints, over the centuries confirming their ambulance by sincere prayer to them. Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Saint Spyridon of Trimyphuntsky, Saint Righteous John of Kronstadt, Saint Reverend Sergius of Radonezh, Saint Reverend Seraphim of Sarov, Saint Ambrose of Optina, Saint Mitrofan of Voronezh, Saint Blessed Blessed Xenia of Moscow and others.

And - let us recall again - without a doubt, we must remember that when we pray in front of an icon to a saint, we must direct our thoughts to the Lord, the Giver of all blessings, since prayer for us will be a saint, and its fulfillment will follow from God.

There are also patron saints of a certain type of activity. The Great Martyr Barbara patronizes the mining industry, and the workers of all branches, one way or another connected with finance (customs officers, accountants, stock brokers), is the holy Apostle Matthew. Since November 2000, Saint Matthew the Apostle has been patronizing the Russian tax police. Patron saint of deputies State Duma, as well as the military leaders is Saint George the Victorious. It is customary to pray to the Great Martyr John the New, Sachavsky, who himself was a merchant, to Saint Nicholas of Mirlikia, otherwise Nicholas the Wonderworker, Saint Nicholas the Saint, it is customary to pray for help in trade.

Skeptical people say that such a "specialization" of the saints has ancient pagan roots. But! Indeed, in the Kingdom of Heaven, the uniqueness of the individual is preserved and multiplied. Is it the one who himself put his soul into this profession who have fully dedicated their professional service to God are not understand better Will he respond to a “fellow” by profession and not “more targeted”? Previously, each profession had its own patron saint. Since ancient times, the Apostle Andrew has been the patron of fishermen and sailors, later in the Russian tradition he becomes the patron saint of Russian statehood and Navy... Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker has been patronizing sailors, merchants and children since ancient times. Now, when new professions appear more and more often, many of them do not have their heavenly patron, but sooner or later the question still arises of which saint to pray for success in the newly emerging areas. How is the patron saint of new professions determined?

In Orthodoxy, patron saints are chosen much less often than in Catholicism, but they are still elected. The procedure is pretty straightforward. People united by the desire and need to determine the patron saint of any region submit a petition to the Church for a patron saint. Further, the Church decides whether this is possible or not. In most cases, it becomes a saint who, during his earthly life, was related to this profession or to what it was intended for. Sometimes the patron saint of the industry becomes one of the saints whose day of remembrance coincides with the day professional holiday this industry. For example, Rocket troops special purposes were formed on December 17, 1959, and when the question arose about the patron saint of the missilemen, the holy great martyr Barbara was chosen, whose feast in Orthodoxy also falls on December 17. Now the icon of St. Barbara is on almost every command post missile divisions. It is worth noting that the Holy Great Martyr Barbara is also the heavenly patroness of miners and artillerymen.

Over time, the Archangel Michael, the commander of God's army, could not help but become the patron saint of the military, intelligence officers and bodyguards, and not only Christians. He is highly regarded by both Jews and Muslims. Archangel Michael is perhaps one of the most popular saints; he is considered to be his patron: greenery traders, artists, drivers, ambulance crews and water carriers, and later radiologists, as well as specialists in radiotherapy methods of treatment, began to count.

Archangel Gabriel, the messenger of God, who conveyed the words of God to the Prophet Daniel, who announced to Zechariah the birth of his son, John the Baptist, as well as the good news for all mankind about the imminent birth of the Virgin Mary of the Divine Child - the Savior Jesus Christ, patronizes diplomats and postal workers. The Apostle John the Theologian, striving for the spread of Orthodox culture, having heard a revelation about the fate of the world on Mount Patmos and recorded it in the book "The Revelation (Apocalypse) of the Holy Apostle John the Theologian", is the patron saint of book publishing and everyone who is related to books.

Saint Christopher, who lived as a hermit by a river stream and transferred travelers through it, became the heavenly patron of motorists, traffic police and travelers. According to the Life of the saint, a young boy once asked to be transferred across the river. Saint Christopher (before baptism - Offero) carried the child across the stream in his arms, but the boy's weight nearly crushed Offerero. It turned out that Offerro had transferred Christ himself. Offerro was immediately baptized by the Savior and received the name Christopher, which means - carrying Christ. This episode in the saint's life also made him a patron saint of professions associated with carrying heavy weights.

Saint Agapitus, the holy great martyr and healer Panteleimon, the holy unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, to whom we pray for healing, were doctors during their lifetime and never took payment for their help.

As a rule, the saints, helping us free of charge now, and during their earthly life did not demand a reward for their help, remembering that they perform miracles with the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit and observing the Savior's covenant: "Freely you received, freely give."

We pray to the Savior, the Most Holy Theotokos and the saints in front of their icons in order to find peace in our souls, to feel protection and support. And through our sincere prayer we receive help in this or that need.
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1 It is worthy to be like truly blessed Theotokos, the Most Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of our God. The most honest Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim. Without the corruption of God the Word, we magnify the one who has given birth, the existing Mother of God, Thee.

What saint should we pray to? Prayers for all occasions: about work in order to get pregnant, about marriage, about children and others - are they traditional for Orthodoxy?

The tradition of venerating saints Christian Church very ancient, it has existed from the very moment of the emergence of the Church, from the first years of its existence. Christian churches in ancient times were built on the graves of martyrs. And it was the blood of the martyrs, in the words of one ancient church writer, that was the “seed of Christianity,” that is, Christianity was spread thanks to the feat of the martyrs.

Prayer for all occasions - does it exist?

I would like to very briefly say about one negative phenomenon that is associated with the veneration of saints. The fact is that some perceive the saints in much the same way as the pagans perceived their gods - according to the principle “which saint helps from what”. Such people go to church and ask: “ Which saint needs to light a candle to get an apartment? ”,“ Which saint should pray for a toothache? ” etc.

It must be remembered that saints are not some gods, from which you can get something, and from each his own. The Saints are not specialists in giving out apartments, in stopping a toothache, or in any other such thing. There are, of course, saints who were doctors during their lifetime, and we turn to them with a request for healing, for example, the holy great martyr Panteleimon. Indeed, through the prayers of such saints, many healings occur. But no way saints should not be taken as some kind of fetish; one cannot substitute a prayer to a saint as a person who has reached spiritual perfection and can help us in something, with a prayer to a saint as some kind of idol that is needed only because you can get specific help from him.

The saints are primarily ours heavenly friends who can help us in our progress on the path to salvation, on the path to God. And only secondarily are the saints - those who help us in specific everyday things.

Prayers for work, prayer for good luck at work

How to Pray for the Lord to Help in work, in job search? How can you pray for a good job? Whether there is a "Prayers for good luck at work", how often is asked on the internet?

A Christian asks God for help in every matter, therefore, it is right to pray both in the search for a job and that the work will go well. How to pray?

Of course, you need to pray to the Lord Jesus Christ with all your heart, asking Him to help you find such a job so that you can use your gifts worthily, without sin, for the glory of God and for the good of people.

In search of work, they also pray to the holy martyr Tryphon.

Prayer to the holy martyr Tryphon

Oh, holy Martyr Tryphon of Christ, an early helper to all who come running to you and pray before your holy image, a hasty representative!

Hear now and for ever the prayer of us, unworthy of your servants, who honor your holy memory. You yourself, a servitor of Christ, you yourself promised, before your departure from this life of this corruptible, to pray for us to the Lord and you asked Him for this gift: if anyone in any need and sorrow will begin to invoke holy name yours, let him be spared from every mischief. And as if you sometimes healed the Tsarev's daughter in Rome with the city of the devil tormented by the city of the devil, save us from his fierce intrigues throughout all the days of our life, especially on the terrible day of our last, gasp for us, when the darkness of the ghosts of cunning demons surround and frighten we will be started. Then be our helper and quick exorcist of wicked demons, and the leader of the Kingdom of Heaven, where you now stand with the face of saints at the Throne of God, pray to the Lord, may he grant us partakers of the everlasting joy and joy, and with you we will be worthy to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Comforter Spirit forever. Amen.

TROPAR, GLAS 4

Thy Martyr, O Lord, Tryphon, in his suffering the crown is delightful incorruptible from Thee, our God; have Thy strength, overthrow the tormentors, crush the demons of weak insolence. Save our souls by prayers.

IN TROPAR, GLAS 4

Divine food, treasured, enjoying in Heaven endlessly, glorifying your memory with songs, cover and save from any need, drive away the animals that harm the fields, and always cry out to you from love: Rejoice, Tryphon, strengthening of the martyrs.

KONDAK, GLAS 8

With the Trinitarian firmness you have destroyed polytheism from the end, all-glorious, honest in Christ being, and, having won the tormentors, in Christ the Savior, the crown you received your martyrdom and the gift of Divine healings, as if invincible.

One saint, Pachomius the Great, asked God that God would teach him how to live. And now Pachomius sees the Angel. The angel first prayed, then began to work, then he prayed again and again set to work. Pachomius did this all his life. Prayer without work will not feed, and work without prayer will not work for the future.

Prayer to work is not a hindrance, but a help. You can pray in the shower while working, and this is much better than thinking about trifles. How more people prays, the better it is for him to live.

Prayer before starting any work, any business

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfill everything, Treasure of the good and life to the Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, Beloved, our souls.

Bless, Lord, and help me, a sinner, to complete the work I have begun, for Thy glory.

Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of Thy Originless Father, Thou art Thou most purely Thy lips, as without Me you cannot do anything. My Lord, Lord, by faith the volume in my soul and heart spoken by You, I fall to Your goodness: help me, a sinner, this work that I have begun, do it about You, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, through the prayers of the Mother of God and all Your saints ... Amen.

Prayer at the end of the case

The fulfillment of all good things Thou art, my Christ, fill my soul with joy and gladness and save me, for there is only one Most Merciful, Lord, glory to Thee.

It is worthy to eat as truly blessed Theotokos, the Most Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of our God. The most honest Cherubim and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, we magnify The Mother of God

Prayer of spouses of children who do not have children (prayer to get pregnant)

Hear us, Merciful and Almighty God, that Thy grace be sent down by our prayer. Be merciful, Lord, to our prayer, remember Thy law about the multiplication of the human race and be a merciful Patron, so that Thy help will preserve what was established by You. You, by Your imperious power, created everything out of nothing and laid the foundation for everything in the world that exists - you created man in your own image and, with a high secret, sanctified the union of matrimony in prediction of the mystery of the union of Christ with the Church. Look, Merciful, on these servants ... (names), united in conjugal union and pleading for Your help, may Your mercy be on them, may they be fertile and may their sons see their sons even to the third and fourth kind, and live to the desired old age , and they will enter the Kingdom of Heaven through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom all glory, honor and worship are due with the Holy Spirit forever. Amen

Daily prayer for health

Remember, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Thy mercy and compassion from everlasting existence, for their sake you also became human, and crucifixion and death, for the sake of salvation for the right of Thy believers, Thou hast delighted to endure; and you rose from the dead, you ascended into heaven and sit at the right hand of God the Father, and look at the humble supplications with all your heart of those who call on you: incline your ear, and hear the humble prayer of me, your obscene servant, who smells like a spiritual fragrance, offering you for all your people ... And in the first, remember Thy Holy Church, Catholic and Apostolic, Thou hast supplied Thy honest Blood to the south, and strengthen, and strengthen, and expand, multiply, die, and preserve the gates of hell for ever invincible; Calm the rending of the Churches, quench the pagan swaying, and soon destroy and eradicate the heresies of the uprising, and turn them into nothingness by the power of Your Holy Spirit. ( Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on our God-protected country, its power and army, protect their power with peace, and subdue every enemy and adversary under the noses of the Orthodox, and speak peacefully and kindly in their hearts about Your Holy Church, and about all Your people: yes Let us live a quiet and silent life in orthodoxy and in all piety and purity. ( Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on our Great Lord and Father Holy Patriarch Aleksy, the Most Reverend Metropolitans, Orthodox Archbishops and Bishops, priests and deacons, and all the church worship, Thou hast set to feed Thy verbal flock, and with their prayers have mercy and save me a sinner. ( Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (his name), and forgive my sins with his holy prayers. ( Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my parents (their names), brothers and sisters, and my relatives in the flesh, and all my neighbors of my kind, and friends, and grant them Thy peace and good grace. ( Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on the multitude of Thy compassions, all holy women, monks and nuns, and all in virginity and reverence and fasting living in the monastery, in the deserts, in caves, mountains, pillars, seals, stone clefts, islands of the sea, and in every place of Thy dominion, living faithfully and piously serving Ty, and praying to Thee: ease their burden, and comfort their grief, and give them strength and strength to their feat for You, and grant me forgiveness of sins with their prayers. ( Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on the elders and the youth, the beggar and the orphans and the widows, and those who are in sickness and in sorrows, troubles and sorrows, situations and captivity, in dungeons and imprisonments, more fair in persecution, for You and the Orthodox faith, from the language of the godless, from apostates and from heretics, who are Thy servants, and remember, visit, strengthen, comfort, and soon, through Thy strength, I will give them freedom and deliver them. ( Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on him who does us good, has mercy and nourishes us, who has given us alms, and who has commanded us unworthy to pray for them, and who restores us, and do Thy mercy with them, granting them all, even for the salvation of petition, and eternal blessings perception ... ( Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those sent to the service, travelers, our fathers and brethren, and all Orthodox Christians. ( Bow)
Save, O Lord, and have mercy on them with my madness of temptations, and have turned away from the path of salvation, to an evil and unseemly deed; By Your Divine Providence, return the packs to the path of salvation. ( Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who hate and offend me, and those who create misfortunes with me, and do not leave them to perish for me, a sinner. ( Bow)
Those who have deviated from the Orthodox faith and blinded by the destructive heresy, enlighten with the light of Your knowledge and count Your Holy Apostles in the Catholic Church. ( Bow)
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The girl's prayer for marriage

Oh, All-Merciful Lord, I know that my great happiness depends on the fact that I love You with all my soul and with all my heart, and that I fulfill Your holy will in everything.
So rule yourself, O my God, with my soul and fill my heart: I want to please You alone, for You are the Creator and my God.
Save me from pride and pride: let reason, modesty and chastity adorn me.
Idleness is repugnant to You and gives rise to vices, give me the hunt for diligence and bless my labors.
Since Thy Law commands people to live in an honest marriage, then lead me, Holy Father, to this title, sanctified by You, not to please my desire, but to fulfill Your destiny, for You Yourself said: It is not good for a man to be alone and, having created his wife as an assistant, blessed them to grow, multiply and inhabit the earth.
Hear my humble prayer, which is offered to you from the depths of a girl's heart; Give me an honest and pious spouse, so that in love with him and in harmony we glorify You, the merciful God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever. Amen.

Prayer for children

“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, bless, sanctify, preserve my child by the power of Thy Life-giving Cross. Amen."
(And put the sign of the cross on the child.)

A mother's prayer for her children

(compiled by the Monk Ambrose of Optina)
God! Creator of all creatures, applying mercy to mercy, You have made me worthy to be the mother of a family; Your grace has given me children, and I dare to say: they are Your children! Because you gave them being, you revived them with an immortal soul, you revived them with baptism for a life in accordance with your will, adopted them and received them into the bowels of your Church.

To be honest, I didn't know everything from this list! Now I'll know! Thank you for the information - how to pray correctly from Archpriest Andrey Tkachev!

I always carry with me an icon of Matronushka, bought in her church. I always turn to her with any request.

Saint Anna, my patroness, did not know that they were praying to her in order to conceive and for the health of children. Really useful information!

V difficult situations Orthodox Christians turn to prayer to their patron saints. Knowing what to pray to the saints will help you be heard and get what you want.

What saints to pray for family happiness

Love and family happiness are the basis of a joyful life. Orthodox Christians who want to live a life of love and harmony pray for family happiness Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The newlyweds are also blessed in this way.

Besides the Mother of God, oh mutual love and strong family pray to Peter and Fevronia of Murom. Their life has become a model of family happiness for all Orthodox Christians; The Day of Family, Love and Fidelity is named in honor of the saints, which is celebrated annually.

Image of the Mother of God "Fadeless Color" pray to meet a loved one, family life with whom the Lord will please. They also ask this icon for help in resolving any family problems.

Feodorovskaya Icon of the Virgin pray for the appearance of children and the right choice of a spouse. This image is often a "wedding" icon in a young Christian family.

Ostrabram image Blessed virgin Mary considered the most better protection from love spells and outside interference in a young family.

They pray for the preservation of the family and the prevention of divorce to the great martyrs Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov and their mother Sophia. Saints are believed to patronize Orthodox families and help spouses to be faithful to each other, respect, appreciate and love relatives and friends, live in peace and harmony.

Saint Xenia of Petersburg Orthodox girls ask for a successful marriage and a happy family life... Ksenia patronizes girls in love who want to create a strong Orthodox family.

Who is it customary to pray for financial well-being?

Each of us wants to live comfortably and be able to do good deeds. Knowing which patron saints pray for receiving material wealth, you can improve your financial position and achieve material well-being.

Iberian image of the Virgin pray to live well. It is believed that this particular icon patronizes people who want to end poverty.

Icon of the Mother of God "The United Hope of the Desperate" helps keep your home and property safe from thieves, dishonest people and accidents.

“The Contester of Loaves” is also an icon of the Virgin Mary. Prayer in front of her can save the economy from destruction, attract financial profit and save from bankruptcy.

Great Martyr Vadim ask for deliverance from betrayal, envy and self-interest. A saint should pray before starting his own business or investing his money.

Holy Great Martyr Valentine also helps to live in abundance and not need anything. The icon depicts the saint with ears of wheat in her hands, which is a symbol of fertility and wealth.

Saint Basil is asked for success in business. Prayer to this patron will bring good luck in financial transactions and any money spending.

Saint Daniel of Moscow pray for finding their home: the icon of the saint must be kept with you until you receive your home, and after that the story is in the “red corner” of the new home.

Saint Matrona of Moscow ask for a solution to housing and everyday problems, material success, the preservation of savings and the acquisition of wealth. The life of Blessed Matrona is widely known and still attracts thousands of people to her grave, who receive help after praying to the patron saint.

Paraskeva Friday- the heavenly patroness of merchants and needlewomen. They pray to her for the successful sale of her craft and manual labor.

What saints pray for the healing of diseases and the promotion of health

In prayer to the patron saints, they seek help and consolation in illnesses and troubles: there are many cases when sincere prayer literally worked a miracle in a hopeless situation and brought seriously ill people back to life.

Image Holy Mother of God Baby Leap revered by young mothers: this icon is prayed for if a child is seriously ill, as well as during a severe pregnancy and before childbirth.

"Tenderness" is another icon of the Mother of God, bestowing healing from the most serious illnesses. There is a legend that the Monk Seraphim of Sarov himself, healing the sick, prayed in front of this image, which was in his cell.

The image of the Mother of God "Guarantor of sinners" is able to bring calmness and a successful outcome of a complex operation or serious treatment.

Icon of the Virgin Mary "Inexhaustible Chalice" pray if someone in the family suffers from alcohol or drug addiction.

The most powerful image of the Mother of God is considered the "Healer". They pray to this icon for the relief of any disease and the successful cure of all ailments. According to legend, this image healed more than half a million seriously ill people on the verge of death.

Saint Alexis pray for blindness, inflammation internal organs and severe infections and epidemics. It is also believed that prayer to this patron saint can help with mental illness, drug addiction or alcoholism.

Saint Anne praying women suffering from infertility, as well as mothers of seriously ill babies.

Saints Boris and Gleb ask for healing of heart disease, bones and nervous system.

Great Martyr Valentine pray for the healing of the hopelessly sick, broken by paralysis and for the relief of the suffering of the dying.

Saint Panteleimon considered the patron saint of the sick and suffering, healer and miracle worker. They turn to him, asking for the healing of any ailment, relief of pain and suffering.

Here's how to pray correctly, says Andrey Tkachev:

1. "Savior the Almighty". Near this icon they pray for their relatives, for a request to save family members.

2. "Crucifixion". This icon helps to protect the house from thieves and enemies, help to punish criminals.

3. Icon of the Mother of God. Vladimirskaya, Kazanskaya, Iverskaya and others. There are separate prayers for each icon of the Mother of God. Each of them has its own special purpose.

The Iberian Icon of the Mother of God is addressed about material prosperity, about protection from dark forces, diseases, from slander and enemies. This icon is the keeper of the family.

They pray to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God with requests to save relatives and friends who are participating in hostilities.

They pray to the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God when important decisions need to be made for a large number people, they also pray to her before important events in life. Often people turn to the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God when the country is in danger.

To the Tikhvin Icon Mother of God pray for direction on the right path or to keep a person on the journey. This icon is a guide.

4. Icon "Trinity". People who have lost hope in life are praying near her. Before you pray, you need to think about your problem. It is better to pray after repentance and praise to the Lord.

5. Icon "Savior Not Made by Hands". Near this icon they pray for the salvation of the soul, and read one of powerful prayers"Our Father". To enhance the effect of prayer, you need to go to the temple named after him.

6. Icon "Tenderness". Near her, you need to pray for a happy marriage, for worthy suitors.

7. Icon "Savior in a crown of thorns." Near her they pray for the salvation of the soul.

8. Icon "Guardian Angel". This icon helps every baptized person to heal. With the help of prayer, the Guardian Angel is asked for a guardian from sins and wrong actions.

9. Icon "Ostrobramskaya". Near this icon they pray for family happiness, so that outsiders do not interfere with family happiness.

10. Icon "Faith, Hope, Love"... This icon helps to strengthen faith in the soul, to overcome difficult life barriers.

11. Icon "Assistant in childbirth". Near this icon they pray for a good pregnancy, for the health of the child and his mother.

12. Icon "Recovery of the lost". Near her they pray for health, for the happiness of children, for the return of children home, for getting rid of drug and alcohol addiction.

13. Icon "Mammal". This icon helps to save the health of the newborn baby, and that the woman in labor has enough milk.

14. Icon "Fadeless color". People pray to this icon for health and chastity. It helps to maintain women's health.

15. Icon "Tsaritsa (Pantassa)". They pray to her for healing from diseases. Parents also pray for the deliverance of their children's addictions.

16. Icon "Fragrant Color". Near her they pray for the preservation of the purity of thoughts, oh happy life, and solving family problems.

17. Icon "Nicholas the Pleasant the Wonderworker". Near her they pray for good trip... Fishermen, pilots, sailors, travelers pray to this icon. Also, they pray for offended women, children, unjustly condemned.

18. Icon "Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon". Near this icon they pray for healing from diseases.

19. Icon "Holy Royal Passion-bearers". It depicts the family of Nicholas II. People pray to this icon for healing.

20. Icon "Holy Passion-Bearer Nicholas". It depicts the Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II. Near this icon they pray for healing from serious illnesses.

21. Icon "Unexpected joy". Near this icon they pray with a request to forgive sins, for healing from diseases, for the health of children, for love and harmony in marriage.

22. Icon "Seven-arrow". Near the icon of the Mother of God with seven daggers, they pray for the reconciliation of enemies, for the restoration of peace between loved ones.

23. Icon "Inexhaustible Chalice". Near her, they ask for healing from addictions.

24. Icon "Healer". One of the most ancient. Near her they pray for the healing of body and soul. She protects from troubles, condemnation, sorrow, helps in the release of prisoners.

25. Icon "Sign". People pray to this icon for peace and the preservation of friendship in the family. About protection from witchcraft.