Orthodoxy is the morning rule. A short prayer rule morning and evening

Each of us comes to different ways true path, to the wisdom of God. But having found his way, bowing to the Lord, every Orthodox Christian must praise his deeds, completely surrendering to our Father in soul and body.

As we begin our journey as a believer, brief morning prayers... For many years it has been said in the Gospel: "Always watch, pray ceaselessly"... This rule is common for everyone, even for beginners. Start your day by getting into the habit of reciting short morning prayers if you simply don't have enough time for more.

Data text prayer appeals in Russian can be found first in the Prayer Book, then, with constant reading, they remain forever in our hearts and they can be recited as a keepsake.

Daily shortened morning prayers should be pronounced with the same zeal and sincerity as the rest, because the Lord God hears us and sees us in all situations. You can refer to it both in the church and in your home.

For Beginner Believers

For those who are not yet completely confident in their own abilities, it will help short rule morning prayers.

Go to the icons, if you have them in your house, cross yourself and bow, and then you can start reading prayers.

Short Morning Prayer Texts

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Initial prayer

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

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

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.

Trisagion

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

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquity; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.

Lord have mercy(Three times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord's Prayer

Our Father, Who art in heaven!

Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth.

Give us this day our daily bread;

and leave us our debts,

as we also leave our debtor;

and do not lead us into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.

Song of the Most Holy Theotokos

Virgin Mary, rejoice,

Blessed Mary, the Lord is with you;

blessed are you in wives

and blessed is the fruit of your womb,

as if the Savior gave birth to our souls.

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Standing up from sleep, I thank You, Holy Trinity, for for the sake of Your goodness and patience you were not angry with me, lazy and sinful, you have destroyed me below with my iniquities; but you usually loved mankind, and in the absence of a thought lying you raised me up, in a hedgehog to matinee and glorify Thy power. And now enlighten my mental eyes, open my mouth to learn from Thy word, and understand Thy commandments, and do Thy will, and pet Thee in confession from the heart, and chant Thy all holy name, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever. centuries. Amen.

Come, let us worship our Tsar God.(Bow)

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

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ Himself, the Tsar and our God.(Bow)

Psalm 50

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, cleanse my iniquity. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take out my sin before me. You who have sinned, and evil in your sight, have I done, as if you were justified in your words, and conquer always judging you. Behold, in transgressions I am conceived, and in sins bore me my mother. Behold, you loved the truth; You have revealed your unknown and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. To my hearing dasi joy and gladness; the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn away Thy face from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquity. Build a pure heart in me, O God, and renew the spirit of rights in my womb. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Thy salvation, and confirm me with the Spirit of the Lord. I will teach wickedness in Your way, and wickedness will turn to You. Deliver me from the blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Thy righteousness. O Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise. As if you would have wanted sacrifices, you would have given them: do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God the spirit is broken; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Bless, O Lord, with Thy good pleasure Zion, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; then they will lay calves on your 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,

Alike from the Father born before all ages; Light from Light, God, true from God, true, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, Who was all.

For us, for the sake of man and for our salvation, he descended from heaven and incarnated 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 he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

And packs of the coming with glory to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end.

And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-giving, Like the outgoing Father, Like the Father and the Son, we are worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets. In one Holy, Cathedral and Apostolic Church.

I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.

I tea the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the century to come. Amen.

First Prayer, Saint Macarius the Great

God, cleanse me, a sinner

as if we have done nothing good before you;

but deliver me from the evil one,

and thy will be in me,

may I open my unworthy mouth without condemnation

and I will praise your holy name,

Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now

and ever and ever Amen.

Prayer of the same saint

To You, Master of Humanity, I run to you from sleep,

And for Thy works I strive in Thy mercy, and I pray to Thee:

help me at any time, in every thing,

and deliver me from all evil worldly things and devilish haste,

and save me and bring me into Your kingdom eternal.

Thou art my Creator and the Provider and Giver to every good, but in Thee all my hope is,

and I give glory to Thee, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Guardian Angel

Holy Angel, stand before my accursed soul and my passionate life, do not leave me a sinner, step back below me for my intemperance. Give no place to the wicked demon to possess me, the violence of this mortal body;

Strengthen my poor and poor hand and guide me on the path of salvation. She, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my cursed soul and body,

all forgive me, for I have offended you all the days of my belly,

and even if they have sinned in this past night,

cover me for the present day,

and save me from every opposing temptation,

yes, in no sin I will anger God,

and pray for me to the Lord,

let him establish me in his stras,

and worthy will show me a servant of his goodness. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

Most Holy Lady my Mother of God,

Thy holy and all-powerful entreaties to ward off me, Thy humble and accursed servant,

despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all nasty, crafty and blasphemous thoughts from my cursed heart and from my darkened mind;

and extinguish the flame of my passions, as I am poor and cursed.

And save me from many and fierce memories and ventures,

and free me from all evil actions.

You are blessed from all generations,

And Thy honorable name is glorified forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer invocation of the saint whose name you bear

Pray to God for me, holy pleaser of God (name),

as I am diligently running to you,

to an ambulance and a prayer book for my soul.

An Orthodox believer differs from worldly people in that in Everyday life keeps the commandments of God and abides in prayer. The prayer rule for beginners is to read certain appeals to the Almighty and the saints in order to acquire a closer knowledge of the Creator.

What are the rules for?

Christians with experience know them by heart, but every Orthodox person should have a "Prayer Book" filled with texts of appeals, not only morning and evening, but for all occasions.

A prayer rule is a list of prayers. For morning and evening there is general order sacred reading. In each individual case, the spiritual mentor corrects the prayer law, taking into account the degree of a person's employment, his place of residence and spiritual age.

Prayer Rule

Often, novice believers rebel against reading texts written by saints in a language that is difficult to read. The prayer book is written on the basis of appeals to the Lord of people who have accomplished the feat of faith, lived in purity and worship of Jesus Christ and were led by the Holy Spirit.

The first pattern, which became an integral part of the prayer rule for morning and evening prayers, was given to His followers by the Savior Himself. Our Father is the main proclamation with which Orthodox believers begin and end the day. Daily prayer book reading becomes a habit that fills the soul with God's wisdom.

About important church prayers:

Church offers prayer rule for beginners, so that the infant soul in Christianity grows in actions pleasing to the Creator.

Everyday conversation with the Creator is a live communication, not an empty phrase. The daring of fellowship with almighty God involves speaking with the right words, in which there is no emptiness.

Important! Turning to the Almighty, the Orthodox are then filled with God's knowledge and His cover, when they leave vanity and completely immerse themselves in prayer.

How to behave in prayer communication

Prayer communication of all Orthodox Christians takes place while standing, only the elderly and sick people can sit. While reading the prayer book, in recognition of their sinfulness and imperfection, showing humility, people bow down to the waist, while others bow down to the ground.

Prayer Communication with God

Some Orthodox Christians perform prayer fellowship on their knees. The holy apostles opposed such worship, explaining that only slaves kneel, children do not need to do this. (Gal. 4: 7) However, having committed some sin, it is not forbidden to kneel in obedience, begging for forgiveness.

About prayer rules:

Schema Nun Antonia's Prayer Rule for Murdered Babies

Novice believers sometimes do not know how to properly make the sign of the cross. Fingers right hand should be folded as follows:

press the little finger and ring finger to the palm, they mean that Jesus was God and man at the same time;
fold the thumb, index and middle fingers together, with three fingers, as a symbol of the unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

How to be baptized correctly

Drawing a cross in the air, with folded fingers touch the middle of the forehead, then lower the hand just below the navel, move to the right and then the left shoulder, only after that they bow.

A negligent attitude towards the sign of the cross, according to John Chrysostom, causes joy only in demons... The sign of the cross, performed with faith in reverence, is filled with God's grace and is a terrifying power for demonic attacks.

Before reading spiritual texts, you should try to free yourself from vain thoughts, it is sometimes difficult, so try to imagine the great sacrifice of Christ and your presence before Him in this world.

Never make your prayers "for show", in the spirit world they will be an empty sound. Delve into every word of the appeal to the Savior, being filled with His grace and love.

Prayer Rule - Law or Grace

Many novice Orthodox Christians are interested in the question, if prayer is a free appeal to the Creator, then why should it be adjusted to fit the law.

In response to such an appeal, the Saratov abbot Pakhomiy clarifies that freedom and permissiveness should not be confused. The freedom of believers consists in the daring of being before the throne of the Most High, which sinners and unbaptized people cannot afford. Permissiveness returns the believer to his former life, and then it is much more difficult to return under the grace of appeals to the Savior.

In the spiritual world, there is no consensus regarding the duration and order of prayer before the Almighty. Some people are in reverent worship for hours, while others cannot stand even half an hour.

Regular, constant time in reading prayers will help you develop the habit of communicating with the Creator every day, let it be 15 minutes and in the evening.

Prayer Rule

To begin with, you should purchase a Prayer Book and read it. Sometimes an Orthodox person realizes that reading by duty turns into an empty habit; if this happens, then one can proceed, as St. Theophan the Recluse did, to reading psalms and scriptures from the Bible.

The main thing is to daily be filled with worship of the Creator, to enter His presence, to feel His protection during the day. The Evangelist Matthew wrote that strength is needed to conquer the Kingdom of God. (Matthew 11:12)

To help a beginner prayer book

There are three prayer lists for Orthodox believers.

The complete prayer rule is designed for spiritually steadfast believers, including monks and clergy.
The prayer rule for all laity consists of a list of prayers read in the morning and evening, a list of which can be found in the Prayer Book:

in the morning: "Heavenly King", Trisagion, "Our Father", "Virgin Mary", "Rise from sleep", "Have mercy on me, God", "I believe", "God, cleanse", "To You, Master", " Holy Angel "," Most Holy Lady ", invocation of the saints, prayer for the living and the dead;
in the evening: "Heavenly King", Trisagion, "Our Father", "Have mercy on us, Lord", "Eternal God", "Blessed Tsar", "Angel of Christ", from "The Chosen Voevoda" to "It is worthy to eat."

Seraphim of Sarov proposed another short prayer rule for those laity who, for some reason, are limited in time or are in unpredictable circumstances.

Icon of Seraphim of Sarov

It consists of reading each prayer three times:

"Our Father";
"Virgin Mary, rejoice";
"I believe."

Particular attention should be paid to the reading of spiritual appeals to the Most High Creator and Savior during the period of fasting, before the reception of the Sacrament of the Sacrament and in the hour of difficult life trials.

Advice! The grace of God accompanies those who began fellowship with God in the morning, before breakfast, and ended up reading spiritual texts before dinner.

Moral Preparation for Worship

For a beginner Orthodox believer, it is advisable to acquire a Prayer Book in modern Russian, so that while reading what is written, he can delve into every word, filling it with strength and grace, and receive guidance and support.

This is the advice of Nikodim the Avyatogorets, which indicates the importance of understanding every word of the read text. Over time, many texts are stored in memory and read by heart.

Before reading the Prayer Book, you should ask the Holy Spirit to show if there are any remnants of resentment, bitterness or irritation in your heart. To mentally forgive all offenders and ask for forgiveness from those with whom they acted unfairly, this is how the Orthodox pray.

According to Tikhon Zadonsky, all negativism should be abandoned, for, as Gregory of Nyssa wrote, the Creator is Kind, Righteous, Patient, Humanitarian, Kind-hearted, Merciful, the purpose of the prayer rule is to transform into the image of the Creator, to acquire all the qualities for philanthropy.

Reading prayers at home

Jesus Christ taught to communicate with Him to go to your prayer room, closing the doors from the outside world. In each Orthodox family there is a corner with icons, however, one can see an icon lamp less and less there.

Red corner in the house

Before you start worshiping God, you should light a candle, it is advisable to purchase it in the temple. The family, and this is a type of the church, has its own rules, who pray in solitude, and some prefer to do it together, because the intense prayer of a righteous man can do much. (James 5:16)

Theophan the Recluse, who spent a lot of time worshiping God, writes that there is no need to rush to get down to prayers. Having made the imposition of the sign of the cross, having made obeisances, one should be silent for a moment, entering a state of worship and reverence for God. Each word of the prayer must come from the heart, it must not only be understood, but also felt.

Reading Our Father;

give praise to the Creator in Heaven;
leave your life to His will;
truly forgive the debts, misdeeds of other people, for these are prerequisites for God to forgive each of the Orthodox;
ask Him for mercy in solving all material problems with the words “give us our daily bread”;
proclaim the power of God in your life and His cover over you and your family.

If, while reading the Prayer Book, a desire appears in your heart to ask God for some need, do not put it off until later, but immediately bring it before the prayer throne of the Most High.

The Lord teaches His children to be constant and persistent in prayer on the example of a poor widow (Luke 18: 2-6), no petition will remain unanswered by Him. It is very important when communicating with the Savior to discard all haste, only in a meaningful appeal can you reach God.

On the advice of Vladyka Anthony, in order not to be distracted for a while when there is a restriction in it, the clock should be wound so that the bell will ring at the right time. It doesn't matter how long the prayer rule lasts and how many prayers are read, the main thing is that they are completely dedicated to God.

Saint Ignatius calls regular prayers for sinners hard work; the righteous enjoy communion with the saints and the Trinity.

If thoughts "run away", there is no need to rush, you should return to the place where the absent-minded reading of the spiritual appeal began and start all over again. Helps you focus on readable text pronouncing all the appeals aloud. It is not for nothing that they say that prayers read in silence are heard by God, and those spoken aloud are heard by demons.

Silouan the Athonite noted that God does not hear the words spoken with empty thoughts and worldly deeds.

Silouan the Athonite

The spirit of prayer strengthens from regularity, like the body of an athlete from training. Having finished your prayer, you do not need to immediately "pounce" on worldly vain affairs, give yourself a few more minutes of being in God's grace.

Do I need to read a prayer book during the day

Once having dedicated their lives to the Lord, Orthodox people are under His protection all their lives.

Throughout the entire vain day, one should not forget to invoke the Father's mercy with the words "Bless, God!", Having passed the test, having received a reward or blessing, having done a successful job, do not forget to give all the glory to the Creator with the words "Glory to you, my God!" Getting into trouble, in case of illness and danger, cry out: "Save me, God!" and He will hear. We must not forget about the Lord's thanksgiving for everything that has been sent down from above.

Before taking food, one should not forget to thank the Creator for the given food, ask His blessing to accept it.

Constantly staying in prayer, having acquired the habit at any moment to cry, thank, ask, repent before God with all his heart, and not empty words, an Orthodox person becomes a God-thinking person. Divine thinking helps to understand the goodness of the Creator, existence Heavenly kingdom and brings the Orthodox closer to God.

Prayer Rule Video

Brief Morning Prayer Rule

Morning prayers

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Initial prayer

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

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

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.

Trisagion

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
(It is read three times, with the sign of the cross and bow in the waist.) Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquity; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake. Lord have mercy (Three times ) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord's Prayer

Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and leave us our debts, as we also leave our debtor; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Song of the Most Holy Theotokos

Virgin Mary, rejoice, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with you; blessed are you in wives and blessed is the fruit of your womb, as if the Savior gave birth to our souls.

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Standing up from sleep, I thank You, Holy Trinity, for for the sake of Your goodness and patience you were not angry with me, lazy and sinful, you have destroyed me below with my iniquities; but you usually loved mankind, and in the absence of a thought lying you raised me up, in a hedgehog to matinee and glorify Thy power. And now enlighten my mental eyes, open my mouth to learn from Thy word, and understand Thy commandments, and do Thy will, and pet Thee in confession from the heart, and chant Thy all holy name, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever. centuries. Amen.Come, let us worship our Tsar God.(Bow)
Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ, our King God.(Bow)
Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ Himself, the Tsar and our God.(Bow)

Psalm 50

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, cleanse my iniquity. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take out my sin before me. You who have sinned, and evil in your sight, have I done, as if you were justified in your words, and conquer always judging you. Behold, in transgressions I am conceived, and in sins bore me my mother. Behold, you loved the truth; You have revealed your unknown and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. To my hearing dasi joy and gladness; the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn away Thy face from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquity. Build a pure heart in me, O God, and renew the spirit of rights in my womb. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Thy salvation, and confirm me with the Spirit of the Lord. I will teach wickedness in Your way, and wickedness will turn to You. Deliver me from the blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Thy righteousness. O Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise. As if you would have wanted sacrifices, you would have given them: do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God the spirit is broken; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Bless, O Lord, with Thy good pleasure Zion, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; then they will lay calves on your 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, Alike from the Father born before all ages; Light from Light, God, true from God, true, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, Who was all. For us, for the sake of man and for our salvation, he descended from heaven and incarnated 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 he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. And packs of the coming with glory to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-giving, Like the outgoing Father, Like the Father and the Son, we are worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets. In one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I tea the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the century to come. Amen.

First Prayer, Saint Macarius the Great

God, cleanse me, a sinner as if we have done nothing good before you; but deliver me from the evil one, and thy will be in me, may I open my unworthy mouth without condemnation and I will praise your holy name, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever Amen.

Prayer of the same saint

To You, Master of Humanity, I run to you from sleep, And for Thy works I strive in Thy mercy, and I pray to Thee: help me at any time, in every thing, and deliver me from all evil worldly things and devilish haste, and save me, and bring me into your eternal kingdom. Thou art my Creator and the Provider and Giver to every good, but in Thee all my hope is, and I give glory to Thee, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Guardian Angel

Holy Angel, stand before my accursed soul and my passionate life, do not leave me a sinner, step back below me for my intemperance. Give no place to the wicked demon to possess me, the violence of this mortal body; Strengthen my poor and poor hand and guide me on the path of salvation. She, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my cursed soul and body, all forgive me, for I have offended you all the days of my belly, and even if they have sinned in this past night, cover me for the present day, and save me from every opposing temptation, yes, in no sin I will anger God, and pray for me to the Lord, let him establish me in his stras, and worthy will show me a servant of his goodness. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, Thy holy and all-powerful entreaties to ward off me, Thy humble and accursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all nasty, crafty and blasphemous thoughts from my cursed heart and from my darkened mind; and extinguish the flame of my passions, as I am poor and cursed. And save me from many and fierce memories and ventures, and free me from all evil actions. You are blessed from all generations, And Thy honorable name is glorified forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer invocation of the saint whose name you bear

Pray to God for me, holy pleaser of God(name) , as I am diligently running to you, to an ambulance and a prayer book for my soul.

Prayer for the Living

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

Prayer for the dead

Rest, O Lord, the souls of the departed, Thy servant: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names) , and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the kingdom of heaven.

End of prayers

It is worthy to be like 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.Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, venerable and God-bearing father of ours and all saints have mercy on us. Amen.

HOW TO READ MORNING AND EVENING PRAYERS CORRECTLY

Prayer there is a conversation or conversation we have with God. It is necessary for us as much as air and food. We have everything from God and we have nothing of our own: life, abilities, health, food and everything is given to us by God. Therefore, both in joy and in sorrow, and when we need anything, we must turn to God with prayer.

The main thing in prayer is faith, attention, reverence, contrition of heart and the promise to God not to sin. The reading technique should not obscure the meaning of what is being read. Prayers are usually read evenly and calmly, without any exaggerated intonation.

St. Theophan the Recluse wrote in his article "How to Pray": The work of prayer is the first work in Christian life. If, in relation to the usual order of affairs, the saying is true: "Live and learn," then all the more it goes to prayer, the action of which should not have an interruption and the degree of which has no limit.

The ancient holy fathers, when greeting each other on a meeting, usually asked not about health or anything else, but about prayer: how, they say, does prayer go or how it works. The action of prayer was for them a sign of spiritual life, and they called it the breath of the spirit.

There is breath in the body - and the body lives; breathing stops - life also stops. So it is in the spirit: there is prayer - the spirit lives; no prayer - no life in the spirit.

But not every practice of prayer, or prayer, is prayer. To stand in front of an icon in a church or at home and to bow down is not yet a prayer, but only a prayer.

Prayer itself is the emergence in our heart, one after another, of reverent feelings for God: self-deprecation, devotion, thanksgiving, praise, forgiveness, zealous indolence, contrition, obedience to the will of God and others.

Our whole concern should be that during our prayers these and similar feelings fill our souls so that when the tongue reads prayers or the ear listens and the body bows down, the heart does not remain empty, but that there is something in it. feeling directed towards God.

When these feelings are there, our prayer is prayer, and when they are not there, then it is not yet prayer.

It seems that what would be easier and more natural for us, like prayer, or the striving of the heart to God? And yet it is not for everyone and does not always happen. He must be aroused and then strengthened, or, what is the same, cultivate a prayer spirit in oneself.

The first way to do this is by reading or listening prayer. Do it properly - and you will certainly excite and strengthen your ascent to God in your heart, you will enter a prayer spirit.

Our prayer books contain the prayers of the holy fathers Ephraim the Syrian, Macarius of Egypt, Basil the Great, John Chrysostom and other great prayer books. Being filled with a prayerful spirit, they set forth what was inspired by this spirit in a word and conveyed it to us.

In their prayers, a great prayer power moves, and whoever creeps in (peers - Ed.) In them with all diligence and attention, he, by virtue of the law of interaction, will certainly taste the power of prayer, as his mood comes closer to the content of prayer.

In order for our prayer to become a real means for us to cultivate prayer in ourselves, we must perform it in such a way that both thought and heart perceive the content of the prayers that make up it. Here are the three simplest tricks for doing this:

- do not start prayer without preliminary, albeit brief, preparation;

- do not do it somehow, but with attention and feeling;

- do not immediately after the end of the prayers go to your usual activities.

Prayer rule - daily morning and evening prayers that Christians do. Their texts can be found in the prayer book.

The rule can be general - obligatory for everyone, or individual, selected for the believer by the confessor taking into account his spiritual state, strength and employment.

Consists of morning and evening prayers, which are performed daily. This rhythm of life is necessary, because otherwise the soul easily falls out of the prayer life, as if waking up only from time to time. In prayer, as in any great and difficult case, “inspiration”, “mood” and improvisation alone are not enough.

Reading prayers connects a person with their creators: psalmists and ascetics. This helps to gain a spiritual attitude akin to their heartfelt burning. In praying in other people's words, the example for us is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. His prayer cries during the suffering of the cross are lines from the psalms (Psalm 21: 2; 30, 6).

There are three basic prayer rules:
1) a complete prayer rule, designed for spiritually experienced laity, which is published in the "Orthodox prayer book";

2) a short prayer rule; in the morning: "Heavenly King", Trisagion, "Our Father", "Virgin Mary", "Rise from sleep", "Have mercy on me", "I believe", "God, cleanse", "To You, Vladyka", "Holy Angela "," Most Holy Lady ", invocation of the saints, prayer for the living and the dead; in the evening: "Heavenly King", Trisagion, "Our Father", "Have mercy on us, Lord", "Eternal God", "Blessed Tsar", "Angel of Christ", from "The Chosen Voevoda" to "It is worthy to eat";

3) a short prayer rule of the Monk Seraphim of Sarov: three times "Our Father", three times "Virgin Mary" and once "I Believe" - for those days and circumstances when a person is in extreme fatigue or very limited in time.

It is undesirable to completely omit the prayer rule. Even if the prayer rule is read without due attention, the words of the prayers, penetrating into the soul, have their cleansing effect.

The main prayers should be known by heart (with regular reading, they are gradually memorized by a person, even with a very poor memory), so that they penetrate deeper into the heart and so that they can be repeated in any circumstances.

It is advisable to study the text of the translation of prayers from Church Slavonic into Russian (see "Explanatory Prayer Book") in order to understand the meaning of each word and not utter a single word meaninglessly or without precise comprehension.

It is very important that those who begin prayer should drive out resentment, irritation, and bitterness from the heart. Without efforts aimed at serving people, fighting sin, and establishing control over the body and soul, prayer cannot become the inner core of life..

In the conditions of modern life, given the workload and accelerated pace, it is not easy for the laity to set aside a certain time for prayer. The enemy of morning prayer is haste, and evening prayer is fatigue.

Morning prayers it is best to read before starting any business (and before breakfast). V last resort, they are pronounced on the way from home. Late in the evening it is often difficult to concentrate due to fatigue, so it is advisable to read the evening prayer rule in your spare moments before dinner or even earlier.

During prayer, it is recommended to retire, light an icon lamp or a candle and stand in front of the icon. Depending on the nature of the intra-family relationship, it is possible to recommend reading the prayer rule together, with the whole family, or each member of the family separately.

Common prayer is recommended before eating food, on solemn days, before a festive meal, and on other similar occasions. Family prayer is a kind of church, public prayer (a family is a kind of "home church") and therefore does not replace individual prayer, but only complements it.

Before starting the prayer, you should overshadow yourself with the sign of the cross and make several bows, belt or earth, and try to tune in to an internal conversation with God. The difficulty of prayer is often a sign of its true efficacy.

Prayer for other people (see memorial) is an integral part of prayer. Standing before God does not alienate a person from his neighbors, but binds him to them with even closer ties. We should not be limited only to prayer for people close and dear to us. Prayer for those who have caused us grief, brings peace to the soul, affects these people and makes our prayer sacrificial.

It is good to end the prayer with thanksgiving to God for the bestowed fellowship and contrition for your inattention. Getting down to business, you must first think about what to say, do, see during the day and ask God for blessings and strength to follow His will. In the thick working day you need to do a short prayer (see Jesus Prayer), which will help you find the Lord in your everyday affairs.

Morning and evening rules- this is just the necessary spiritual hygiene. We are commanded to pray incessantly (see Jesus' prayer). The holy fathers said: if you churn milk, you get butter, and in prayer, it turns from quantity into quality. God bless you!

Rising from sleep, before any other deed, stand reverently, presenting yourself before the All-Seeing God, and, making the sign of the cross, say:

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Then wait a little until all your feelings come to silence and your thoughts leave everything earthly, and then say the following prayers, without haste and with heartfelt attention:

Publican's Prayer (Gospel of Luke, chapter 18, verse 13)

God, be merciful to me, a sinner. (bow)

Initial prayer

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

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Trisagion

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (It is read three times, with the sign of the cross and bow in the waist.)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquity; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Three times). Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord's Prayer

Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we also leave our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Tropari Trinity

Rising from sleep, we fall to Ty, Better, and an angelic song crying to Ty, Stronger: Holy, Holy, Holy Thou art, God, have mercy on the Mother of God.

Glory: Thou hast raised me from bed and sleep, Lord, enlighten my mind and heart, and open my mouth, in a hedgehog to Thee, the Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy, God, have mercy on the Mother of God.

And now: Suddenly the Judge will come, and someone's deeds will be exposed, but we call in fear in the midnight: Holy, Holy, Holy Thou, God, have mercy on the Mother of God.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Come, let us worship our Tsar God. (Bow)

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

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ Himself, the Tsar and our God. (Bow)

Psalm 50

You who have sinned, and evil in your sight, have I done, as if you were justified in your words, and conquer always judging you. Behold, in transgressions I am conceived, and in sins bore me my mother. Behold, you loved the truth; You have revealed your unknown and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. To my hearing dasi joy and gladness; the bones of the humble will rejoice.

Turn away Thy face from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquity. Build a pure heart in me, O God, and renew the spirit of rights in my womb. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Thy salvation, and confirm me with the Spirit of the Lord.

I will teach wickedness in Your way, and wickedness will turn to You. Deliver me from the blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Thy righteousness. O Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise. As if you would have wanted sacrifices, you would have given them: do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God the spirit is broken; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Bless, O Lord, with Thy good pleasure Zion, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; then they will lay calves on your 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, God, true from God, true, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, Who was all. For us, for the sake of man and for our salvation, he descended from heaven and incarnated 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 he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. And packs of the coming with glory to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end.

And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-giving, Like the outgoing Father, Like the Father and the Son, we are worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets.

In one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I tea the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the century to come. Amen.

First Prayer, Saint Macarius the Great

God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have done nothing good before You; But deliver me from the evil one, and Thy will be in me, so that I will open my unworthy mouth without condemnation and praise Thy holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever, Amen.

Second prayer, of the same saint

Standing up from sleep, I bring a midnight song to Ty, Savior, and falling crying to Ty: do not let me sleep in a sinful death, but spare me, crucified by will, and speeding up me lying in laziness, raise up, and save me in anticipation and prayer, and in a dream in the night shine forth my sinless day, Christ God, and save me.

Third prayer, of the same saint

To Thee, Master of Humanity, I run to sleep from sleep, and I strive for Thy deeds by Thy mercy, and I pray to Thee: help me for all time, in every thing, and deliver me from all worldly evil things and devilish haste, and save me, and enter into your eternal kingdom. Thou art my Creator and the Provider and Giver to every good, but in Thee all my hope, and I give glory to Thee, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer four, of the same saint

O Lord, for Thy great goodness and Thy great compassions thou hast given me, Thy servant, the passing time of sowing nights without adversity is disgusting from all evil; You Yourself, Master, of all Creators, grant me with Your true light and an enlightened heart to do Your will, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Fifth Prayer, Saint Basil the Great

O Lord Almighty, God of powers and all flesh, in the highest, live and look upon the humble, but test the hearts and wombs and the innermost of people, the forerunner, the Beginning and Everlasting of the Light, with Him there is no change, or transmutation of overshadowing; Himself, Immortal King, accept our prayers, even at the present time, for the multitude of Your bounties, we boldly, from the bad ones to You, we do, and leave us our sins, even in deed and word and thought, knowledge, or ignorance, we have sinned; and cleanse us from all defilement of flesh and spirit.

And grant us with a cheerful heart and sober thought all this life of the night to pass away, awaiting the coming of the bright and revealed day of Your Only Begotten Son, Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, in one with glory the Judge of all will come, who should be given according to his work; Yes, not fallen and lazy, but awake and uplifting to the work of the one who is dressed, we will cove into the joy and the Divine palace of His glory, where the ceasing voice is unceasing, and the ineffable sweetness of those who see Your face, ineffable kindness. Thou art the true Light, enlighten and sanctify everyone, and Thou sings all creation forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer six, of the same saint

Let us bless thee, the highest God and Lord of mercy, who is always doing with us the great and unexplored, glorious and terrible, they are innumerable, who gave us sleep in the repose of our weakness, and the weakening of the labors of the hard flesh. We thank Thee, for thou didst not destroy us with our iniquities, but thou didst love for mankind usually, and in the absence of a thought, lying us, thou didst raise up, in the hedgehog to glorify Thy state.

Even so, we pray Thy immeasurable goodness, enlighten our thoughts, stripes, and raise our minds from the heavy sleep of laziness: open our lips, and fulfill Thy praise, that we may unswervingly petit and confess to Thee, in all, and from all to the glorified God, The beginningless Father, with Thy Only Begotten Son, and All-Holy and Good and Life-giving Thy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer Seventh, to the Most Holy Theotokos

I sing of Your grace, Lady, I pray to You, my mind for grace. Step on the right, instruct me, by the way of Christ's commandments. Strengthen your children to the song, drive away despondency from sleep. Bound by the captives of the Falls, permit Thy prayers, Bride of God. Preserve me in the night and in the days, those who fight the enemy deliver me. Who gave birth to the life-giver of God, revived me by the passions. Even not even giving birth to Light, enlighten my blinded soul.

O wondrous Lord of the palato, create the house of the Divine Spirit for me. Having given birth to a doctor, heal the souls of my long-term passion. Exciting the storm of life, direct me to the path of repentance. Deliver me the everlasting fire, and evil worms, and tartar. Yes, do not show me joy with a devil, who is a guilty one in many ways. Create me Nova, vowed to be insensible, Immaculate, sinning. Show me strange torments of all kinds, and beg the Lord for all.

Heavenly mi seize joy, with all the saints, grant me. Most Holy Virgin, hear the voice of Your obscene servant. Give me a stream of tears, Most Pure One, purifying my souls for filth. I bring moaning from my heart to Ti incessantly, be zealous, Lady. Receive my prayer service, and bring it to the blessed God.

Exceeding the Angel, exceeding the merging of the worldly me. Light-bearing Heavenly Seine, direct spiritual grace in me. I will lift my hands and verbally to praise, defiled with filth, All-blameless. Deliver the filthy things that have been strangled by me, you diligently plead with Christ; To Him honor and worship befits, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Eighth prayer, to our Lord Jesus Christ

Most Merciful and All-Merciful, my God, Lord Jesus Christ, many for the sake of love you descended and became incarnate, as if you could save everyone. And packs, Savior, save me by grace, I pray to Thee; If you save me from deeds, there is this grace and gift, but even more debt.

She, many in bounties and unspeakable in mercy! Believe in Me, declare, about my Christ, he will live and will not see death forever. If faith, even in Thee, saves the desperate, I believe, save me, for you are my God and the Creator. But faith instead of deeds, let it be imputed to me, my God, not riches more deeds that will in no way justify me. But that my faith prevails in place of everyone, that it answers, that that justifies me, that that show me the partaker of Your eternal glory.

Let not Satan take me away, and boast, in the Word, to tear me away from Your hand and fence; but either I want, save me, or I don’t want, O Christ my Savior, beforehand soon, soon perished: You are my God from the womb of my mother. Grant me, Lord, now love Thee, as sometimes we have loved that very sin; and packs to work for you without laziness is thin, like the work done before the flattering Satan. Most of all I will work for You, my Lord and my God, Jesus Christ, all the days of my life, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Ninth Prayer, to the Guardian Angel

She, holy Angel of God, guardian and protector of my cursed soul and body, forgive me all, for those who have offended you in all the days of my life, and even if they sinned in this past night, cover me in the present day, and save me from every temptation of the opposite Yes, in no sin I will anger God, and pray for me to the Lord, may he establish me in His passion, and worthy to show me a servant of His goodness. Amen.

Prayer ten, to the Most Holy Theotokos

My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, by Thy saints and all-powerful entreaties from me, the humble and accursed Thy servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all the nasty, crafty and blasphemous thoughts from my cursed, darkened heart and from my darkened mind; and extinguish the flame of my passions, as I am poor and cursed. And save me from many and fierce memories and enterprises, and from all actions of evil freedoms. For you are blessed from all generations, and Your glorious name is glorified forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer invocation of the saint whose name you bear

Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (name), as I zealously run to you, an ambulance and prayer book for my soul.

Song of the Most Holy Theotokos

Virgin Mary, rejoice, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with you; blessed are you in women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, as you gave birth to our souls.

Troparion to the Cross and Prayer for the Fatherland

Save, Lord, Thy people, and bless Thy heritage, giving victories to resistance, and preserving Thy residence with Thy Cross.

Prayer for the Living

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

Prayer for the dead

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

If you can, instead of short prayers for the living and the dead, read this commemoration:

About the living

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 upon you: incline your ear, and hear the humble prayer of me, your obscene servant, into the stench of the 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 guarded 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 Thy Holy Church, and about all Thy people: 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 Cyril, the Most Reverend Metropolitans, Orthodox Archbishops and Bishops, priests and deacons, and all the Church's worship, Thou hast set up 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 serving Tee piously, and praying to Thee: ease their burden, and comfort their grief, and give them strength and strength to their feat for Thee, 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 ungodly, 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 those who do us good, who have mercy on us and nourish us, who have given us alms, and who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them, and who restores us, and do Thy mercy with them, granting them all, even for salvation, 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 pernicious heresies, enlighten with the light of Your knowledge and count Your Holy Apostles in the Catholic Church. (Bow)

About the departed

Remember, Lord, from the life of this departed orthodox tsars and tsaritsa, noble princes and princesses, holy patriarchs, most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and Orthodox bishops, in the priesthood and in the clergy of the church, and in the eternal nuns rest. (Bow)

Remember, O Lord, the souls of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, my parents (their names), and all relatives in the flesh; and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, granting them the Kingdom and the communion of Thy good eternal and Thy endless and blessed life pleasure. (Bow)

Remember, Lord, and all in the hope of resurrection and life of eternal repose, fathers and our brethren, and sisters, lying here and everywhere, Orthodox Christians, and with Thy saints, where the light of Thy face is present, instill, and have mercy on us, as it is Good and Humanitarian. Amen. (Bow)

Grant, O Lord, the remission of sins to all those who first departed in faith and the hope of resurrection, father, brothers and sisters, and make them an eternal memory. (Three times)

End of prayers

Glory, and now: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, venerable and God-bearing father of ours and all saints have mercy on us. Amen.

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Printed in italics (explanations and names of prayers) is not read during prayer. From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the troparion is read: "Christ is risen from the dead, trampling death on death, and giving life to those in the grave." (Three times)

From the Ascension to the Trinity, we begin the prayers with "Holy God ...", omitting all previous ones. This remark also applies to prayers for future sleep.

When it is written "Glory", "And now", it is necessary to read in full: "Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit", "And now and ever and forever and ever. Amen "In the Church Slavonic language there is no sound ё, and therefore it is necessary to read" we call ", and not" we call "," yours ", and not" yours "," mine ", and not" mine ", etc. From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the chorus and irmos of the 9th canon of the Easter canon are read: “The angel cries out more gracefully: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And pack the river: rejoice! Thy Son is risen three days from the grave and raised up dead; people, have fun! Shine, shine, the new Jerusalem, the glory of the Lord ascends upon you. Rejoice now and be merry, Zion. But you, Pure One, show off, the Mother of God, about the rise of Thy Nativity. " This remark also applies to evening prayers.

Prayer of the Optina Elders at the beginning of the day

Lord give me s peace of mind to meet all that the coming day will bring me.

Let me completely surrender to the will of Your Holy One.

At every hour of this day, instruct and support me in everything.

Whatever news I receive during the day, teach me to accept them with a calm soul and a firm conviction that everything is Your Holy Will.

In all my words and deeds - guide my thoughts and feelings.

In all unforeseen cases, do not let me forget that everything has been sent down by You.

Teach me to act directly and rationally with every member of my family, without embarrassing or upsetting anyone.

Lord, give me strength to endure the weariness of the coming day and all its events.

Guide my will and teach me to pray, believe, hope, endure, forgive and love. Amen.