Orthodox prayer giving strength. Prayer for vitality

Every person has troubles in life that require help from Above. In many situations, we pray for the protection of the Holy Saints, because they have the audacity to pray for us before the Almighty. In addition, they, too, were ordinary people in their time and understand our problems.

And after death, the Lord vouchsafed their gift to help people in various situations.

When to ask for help with prayer

Work is the place where a person spends most of his life. Labor activity gives us the opportunity to provide ourselves and our family with material benefits.

But sometimes a “black streak” sets in at work, a series of troubles, which forces you to look for a way out of problems. Of course, you can endure the attacks of colleagues and superiors, be in a stressful state every day or look for a new job, which is quite difficult during a crisis.

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Prayer from troubles at work to the Holy Saints can influence the situation and change it for the better.

Able to solve any problem, reason with enemies and calm their hearts. The Mother of God will protect from enemies, eliminate omissions among colleagues, and improve the microclimate.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

O Many-sorrowful Mother of God, who surpassed all the daughters of the earth in her purity and in the multitude of sufferings you brought to the earth! Receive our many-pained sighs and save us under the shelter of Your mercy, otherwise, refuge and warm intercession, is it not to You, we know, but, as the boldness of those who are born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we unstumblingly reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing praises in the Trinity to the One God, always, now, and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker

Nicholas of Myra is one of the most beloved and especially revered saints of our people.

There is no number of his miracles, he helps people in almost all cases and life situations, including resolving work conflicts.

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Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker

Oh, all-holy Nicholas, the most beautiful servant of the Lord, our warm intercessor, and everywhere in sorrow a quick helper! Help me a sinner and despondent in this present life, beg the Lord God to grant me the remission of all my sins, having sinned from my youth, in all my life, deed, word, thought and all my feelings; and at the end of my soul, help me the accursed, implore the Lord God, all creatures of the Sodetel, to deliver me air ordeals and eternal torment: may I always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your merciful intercession, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

It favors desperate and weak-minded people to get out of a difficult situation.

The future saint was rewarded by the Lord with the gift of healing in childhood. The boy could cast out demons, heal the sick. According to legend, Saint Tryphon saved one of the cities from creeping reptiles, for which the emperor Troyan, an opponent of Christianity, tortured him, and then ordered to cut off his head, which is still kept in the Montenegrin Cathedral of St. Tryphon.

The saint does not refuse anyone, he opens new paths for those who believe in his help and gives strength for good deeds.

Prayer to Saint Tryphon

O holy martyr of Christ Tryphon, I resort to you in prayer, I pray before your image. Ask our Lord for help in the work, for I suffer inactively and hopelessly. Pray to the Lord and ask him for help in worldly affairs. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Mitrofan of Voronezh

Pray in conflict situations at work.

In his youth, he served as a priest in one of the parishes, thanks to which his household lived in prosperity and peace. Having become a widower, the cleric thought about asceticism and was appointed Bishop of Voronezh.

Mitrofan became famous for his deeds of mercy and help in resolving conflicts. He will always intercede for the one who asks.

Prayer to Saint Mitrofan of Voronezh

O Bishop of God, Saint Mitrofan of Christ, hear me, a sinner (name), at this hour, I offer prayer to you, and pray for me a sinner to the Lord God, may my sins be forgiven and give (request for work) with prayers, holy, yours. Amen.

Spiridon of Trimifuntsky

It must come from the heart, it will not help in deception, and the pure thoughts of the asker will bring great benefits.

He can be asked, in addition to resolving troubles, promotions and an increase in salary.

One should not forget about the thanksgiving of the saint, who intercedes before the Lord, for help.

Prayer to Spyridon of Trimifuntsky

O Blessed Saint Spyridon! Ask us, the servants of God (names), from Christ and God our peaceful serene life, health of mind and body. Remember us at the throne of the Savior and implore the Lord to grant forgiveness of our sins, a comfortable and peaceful life. We send glory and thanksgiving to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for work will strengthen the spirit and faith, relieve temptations, and help in difficult situations.

O glorious Apostle Peter, who betrayed his soul for Christ and fertilized his pasture with his blood! Hear the children of your prayers and sighs, now brought with a broken heart. Bear our infirmities and do not leave us in spirit. We ask for intercession for all of us. Help with your prayers, turn the face of Christ to our requests and let him vouchsafe with all the saints the blessed Kingdom and Marriage of His Lamb. Amen.

Prayer to the Optina Elders

Prayer to the Optina Elders

Lord, give me peace of mind to meet everything that the coming day brings me. Let me completely surrender to Your holy will. For every hour of this day, instruct and support me in everything. Whatever news I receive during the day, teach me to accept it with a calm soul and firm conviction that everything is Thy holy will. In all my words and deeds guide my thoughts and feelings. In all unforeseen cases, do not let me forget that everything is sent down by You. Teach me to act directly and reasonably with each member of my family, without embarrassing or upsetting anyone. Lord, give me the strength to endure the fatigue of the coming day and all the events during the day. Guide my will and teach me to pray, believe, hope, endure, forgive and love. Amen.

In the Psalms, the Word of God is revealed to prayer books.

David's songs help to get rid of any worldly misfortune, appease ill-wishers who do evil. Reading psalms can protect against demonic attacks.

Read the psalms:

• 57 - if the situation has escalated around and there is no way to calm the "storm", prayer will protect and call for the help of the Lord;
• 70 - will tell you the way out of the conflict, take away the tyrant boss;
• 7 - helps to resist insults and quarrels, indicates the right steps to solve the problem;
• 11 - pacifies the spirit of an evil person;
• 59 - reveals the truth to the boss if the employee has become a victim of gossip or conspiracy.

Prayer Rules

When entering the Holy Temple, you must cross yourself three times. It is important to touch your body with your fingers, and not cross the air.

Entering the chapel of the temple and standing in front of the face of the saint, you need to concentrate and devote your thoughts to the saint to whom prayer will be addressed.

It is advisable, before turning to the saint, to read his life, confess sins, take communion. And strong faith and the Orthodox spirit will give strength in this situation.

In petitions, do not forget about elementary gratitude. Even if the request has not yet been fulfilled, then you need to continue praying, do not renounce the saints and do not blame anyone.

It should be remembered that for every action and event there is a time and a place.

Prayer for the work of Saint Tryphon

What causes mental fatigue? Can a soul be empty?

Why can't it? If there is no prayer, it will be both empty and tired. The Holy Fathers do the following. The man is tired, he has no strength to pray, he says to himself: “Maybe your fatigue is from demons”, gets up and prays. And the man has strength. So the Lord did. In order for the soul not to be empty and to have strength, one must accustom oneself to the Jesus Prayer - "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner (or a sinner)".

How to spend a day like God?

In the morning, when we are still resting, they are already standing near our bed - an angel on the right side, and a demon on the left. They are waiting for whom we will begin to serve on this day. And this is how you start the day. Waking up, immediately protect yourself with the sign of the cross and jump out of bed so that laziness remains under the covers, and we find ourselves in a holy corner. Then make three prostrations and turn to the Lord with these words: "Lord, I thank You for the past night, bless me for the coming day, bless me and bless this day, and help me spend it in prayer, in good deeds, and save me from all enemies, visible and invisible." And then we begin to read the Jesus Prayer. Having washed and dressed, we will stand in a holy corner, collect our thoughts, concentrate so that nothing distracts us and begin morning prayers. Having finished them, let's read a chapter from the Gospel. And then let's figure out what a good deed we can do today to our neighbor ... It's time to go to work. Here, too, you need to pray: before you go out the door, say the following words of St. John Chrysostom: "I deny you, Satan, your pride and service to you and combine with You, Christ, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen." Fall yourself with the sign of the cross, and when you leave the house, quietly cross the road. On the way to work, and for any business, you need to read the Jesus Prayer and "Our Lady of the Virgin, rejoice ..." If we do housework, before preparing food, sprinkle all the food with holy water, and light the stove with a candle, which light from the lamp. Then the food will not harm us, but will benefit us, in strengthening not only bodily, but also spiritual strength, especially if we cook, constantly reciting the Jesus Prayer.

After morning or evening prayers, there is not always a feeling of grace. Sometimes drowsiness interferes with prayer. How to avoid it?

Demons do not like prayer, as soon as a person begins prayer, drowsiness and absent-mindedness also attack. You must try to delve into the words of the prayer, and then you will feel it. But the Lord does not always comfort the soul. The most valuable prayer is when a person does not want to pray, but he forces himself... A small child cannot yet stand and walk. But his parents take him, put him on his feet, support him, and he feels help, stands firmly. And when his parents let him go, he immediately falls down and cries. So we, when the Lord - our Heavenly Father - supports us with His grace, we can do everything, we are ready to move mountains and we pray well and easily. But as soon as grace departs from us, we immediately fall down - we don't really know how to walk spiritually. And here we must humble ourselves and say: "Lord, I am nothing without You." And when a person understands this, the mercy of God will help him. And we often rely only on ourselves: I am strong, I can stand, I can walk ... So, the Lord takes away grace, therefore we fall, suffer and suffer - from our pride, we rely on ourselves a lot.

How to become attentive in prayer?

In order for prayer to pass through our attention, we do not need to clatter, do proofreading; rammed - and calmed down, Prayer Book postponed. At first they delve into every word; slowly, calmly, evenly, you need to set yourself up for prayer. We begin to gradually enter into it, there you can read quickly, anyway, every word will enter into the soul. It is necessary for a prayer so that it does not pass by. And then we fill the air with sound, but the heart remains empty.

I don't have the Jesus Prayer. What do you recommend?

If prayer does not go, then sins interfere. As we repent, we must try to read this prayer as often as possible: "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner! (or a sinner)" And while reading, make a blow on the last word. In order to constantly read this prayer, you need to lead a special spiritual life, and most importantly, find humility. We must consider ourselves worse than everyone, worse than any creature, endure reproach, insults, do not grumble and do not blame anyone. Then the prayer will go. You have to start praying in the morning. How is the mill? That he fell asleep in the morning, he will pray all day. As soon as we woke up, immediately: "In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit! Lord, thank You for the past night, bless me today. Mother of God, thank You for the past night, bless me today. Lord, strengthen me in me faith, send me the grace of the Holy Spirit! Give me a Christian death, shameless and good answer on the day of the Last Judgment. My Guardian Angel, thank you for the past night, bless me today, save me from all enemies visible and invisible. Lord Jesus Christ Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner!" So just read and read. We dress with prayer, we wash ourselves. We read the morning prayers, again 500 times the Jesus Prayer. This is a charge for the whole day. It gives a person energy, strength, expels darkness and emptiness from the soul. A person will no longer walk and be indignant at something, make noise, get annoyed. When a person constantly reads the Jesus Prayer, the Lord will reward him for his labors, this prayer begins to be created in the mind. A person concentrates all his attention in the words of prayer. But one can only pray with a repentant feeling. As soon as the thought comes: "I am a saint," know that this is a pernicious path, this thought is from the devil.

The confessor said "to begin with, read at least 500 Jesus prayers." It's like in a mill - that they fell asleep in the morning, then it grinds all day. But if the confessor said "only 500 prayers," then you don't need to read more than 500. Why? Because everything is given according to one's strength, according to the spiritual level of each person. Otherwise, you can easily fall into delusion, and then you will not approach such a "saint". In the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, one elder had a novice. This elder lived in the monastery for 50 years, and the novice had just come from the world. And he decided to move on. Without the elder's blessing, he would stand the early liturgy, and set the later one, a big rule for himself and read everything, constantly remained in prayer. After 2 years he reached the great "perfection". "Angels" began to appear to him (only they covered their horns and tails). He was seduced by this, came to the elder and said: “You lived here for 50 years and did not learn to pray, but in two years I reached heights - Angels already appear to me. I am all in grace .. There is no place on earth like you I'll choke you." Well, the elder managed to knock on the neighboring cell; another monk came, this "saint" was tied up. And in the morning they were sent to the cowshed, and they were only allowed to go to the liturgy once a month: and they forbade praying (until he reconciled) ... In Russia, we are very fond of prayer books, ascetics, but true ascetics will never expose themselves. Holiness is measured not by prayers, not by deeds, but by humility, obedience. Only he has achieved something who considers himself the most sinful of all, worse than any cattle.

How to learn to pray purely, unabashedly?

We must start in the morning. The Holy Fathers advise that it is good to pray before we eat. But as soon as the food is tasted, it immediately becomes difficult to pray. If a person prays absent-mindedly, it means that he prays little and infrequently. The one who constantly abides in prayer has a living, unscattered prayer.

Prayer loves a pure life, without sins burdening the soul. For example, we have a telephone in our apartment. The kids were naughty and cut the wire with scissors. No matter how many numbers we dial, we will never get through. We need to reconnect the wires, restore the interrupted connection. In the same way, if we want to turn to God and be heard, we must establish our connection with Him - repent of sins, cleanse our conscience. Unrepentant sins are like a blank wall, through which prayer does not reach God.

I shared with a woman close to me, saying that you gave me the Mother of God rule. But I don't do it. I don't always follow the secret rule either. What should I do?

When you are given a separate rule, don't tell anyone about it. Demons will hear and will surely steal your exploits. I know hundreds of people who had a prayer, from morning to evening they read the Jesus Prayer, akathists, canons - their whole soul was blissful. As soon as they shared with someone - they boasted of a prayer, everything disappeared. And they have neither prayers nor bows.

I am often distracted during prayer or business. What to do - continue to pray or pay attention to the one who has come?

Well, since we have in the first place the commandment of God to love our neighbor, then we must put everything aside and pay attention to the guest. One holy elder was praying in his cell and saw through the window that his brother was coming towards him. So the elder, in order not to show that he was a prayer book, lay down in bed and lies. He read a prayer near the door: "Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us." And the old man from the bed and says: "Amen." His brother came to him, he received him with love, treated him to tea - that is, he showed love for him. And this is the most important thing!

Often this happens in our life: we read evening prayers, and suddenly a call (on the phone or at the door). How can we be? Of course, we must immediately answer the call, leaving the prayer. We found out everything with the person and again we continue the prayer from the place where we finished. True, we also have such visitors who come not to talk about God, not about the salvation of the soul, but to idle talk, but to condemn someone. And we should already know such friends; when they come to us, invite them to read together an akathist prepared in advance for such an occasion, or the Gospel, or a holy book. Tell them: "My joy, let's pray, read the akathist." If they come to you with a sincere feeling of friendship, they will read. And if not, they will find a thousand reasons, immediately remember urgent matters and run away. If you agree to chat with them, then both the "unfed husband at home" and the "uncleaned apartment" are not a hindrance to your girlfriend ... Once in Siberia I saw an interesting scene. One comes from the pumping station, there are two buckets on the yoke, the second one comes from the store, in the hands of full bags. We met and had a conversation between ourselves ... And I'm watching them. Their conversation is something like this: "Well, how is your daughter-in-law? And your son?" And the gossip begins. Those poor women! One shifts the yoke from shoulder to shoulder, the other hand pulls the bag. And all it took was a couple of words to exchange... Moreover, dirt - you can’t put bags ... And they stand not two, but ten, and twenty, and thirty minutes. And they don’t think about gravity, the most important thing is that they learned the news, they satiated the soul, they amused the evil spirit. And if they call to the church, they say: "It's hard for us to stand, our legs hurt, our back hurts." And with buckets and bags, nothing hurts to stand! The main thing is that the tongue does not hurt! I don’t feel like praying, but I have the strength to chat, and my tongue is well suspended: “We’ll sort through everyone, we’ll find out about everything.”

The best thing is to wake up, wash your face and start the day with morning prayers. After that, you need to read the Jesus Prayer with attention. This is a huge charge for our soul. And with such a "recharge" we will have this prayer in our thoughts throughout the day. Many say that when they stand up for prayer, they are distracted. You can believe it, because if you read a little in the morning, and a little in the evening, nothing will be in your heart. We will always pray - and repentance will live in our hearts. After the morning - "Jesus" prayer as a continuation, and after the day - evening prayers as a continuation of the day. And so we will be constantly in prayer and will not be scattered. Don't think it's very hard, very hard, to pray. It is necessary to make an effort, to overcome oneself, to ask the Lord, the Mother of God, and grace will act in us. We will be given the desire to pray at all times.

And when prayer enters the soul, the heart, then these people try to move away from everyone, hide in secluded places. They can even climb into the cellar, if only to stay with the Lord, in prayer. The soul melts in Divine Love.

In order to achieve such a state of mind, you need to work a lot on yourself, on your "I".

When do you need to pray in your own words, and when according to the Prayer Book?

When you feel like praying, pray to the Lord at that time; "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks" (Matthew 12:34).

Prayer is especially useful for the soul of a person when there is a need for it. Let's say a mother's daughter or son is lost. Or they took their son to jail. Here you will not pray according to the Prayer Book. A believing mother will immediately kneel down and from the abundance of her heart speak to the Lord. Prayer comes from the heart. So you can pray to God anywhere; Wherever we are, God hears our prayers. He knows the secrets of our heart. We don't even know what's in our hearts. And God is the Creator, He knows everything. So you can pray in transport, at any place, in any society. So Christ says: “But when you pray, go into your closet (that is, inside yourself) and, having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly” (Matt. 6.6). When we do good, when we give alms, then we must do it in such a way that no one knows about it. Christ says: "When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret" (Matt. 6:3-4). That is, not literally, as grandmothers understand - they serve only with the right hand. And if a person does not have a right hand? What if both hands are missing? Good can be done without hands. The main thing is that no one sees it. Good must be done in a secret way. All the boastful, proud, self-loving ones do a good deed in order to receive praise, earthly glory from it. They will say to her: "How good, how kind! Helps everyone, gives to everyone."

I often wake up at night, always at the same time. Does it mean anything?

If we woke up at night, then there is an opportunity to pray. Prayed - go back to sleep. But, if this happens often, you need to take a blessing from the confessor.

I was talking to one person once. He says:

Father Ambrose, tell me, have you ever seen demons with your own eyes?

Demons are spirits, they cannot be seen with simple eyes. But they can materialize, taking the form of an old man, a young man, a girl, an animal, they can take on any image. A non-church person cannot understand this. Even believers fall for his tricks. Do you want to see? Here, I have a woman I know in Sergiev Posad, her confessor gave her a rule - to read the Psalter in a day. It is necessary to constantly burn candles, slowly read - it will take 8 hours. In addition, in the rule it is necessary to read the canons, akathists, the Jesus Prayer, and eat only fast food once a day. When she began to pray (and this had to be done for 40 days) with the blessing of her confessor, he warned her: "If you pray, if there are any temptations, then do not pay attention, continue to pray." She accepted it. On the 20th day of strict fasting and almost unceasing prayer (she had to sleep sitting for 3-4 hours), she heard the locked door open and steps were heard, heavy - the floor was cracking. This is the 3rd floor. Someone came up behind her and began to breathe near her ear; breathe so deeply! At this time, from head to toe, she was covered with cold and trembling. I wanted to turn around, but I remembered the warning and thought: "If I turn around, I won't stay alive." So I prayed to the end.

Then I looked - everything is in place: the door is locked, everything is fine. Further, on the 30th day, a new temptation. I was reading the Psalter and heard how, from the back of the windows, the cats began to meow, scratch, climb out the window. They scratch - and that's it! And she survived it. Someone from the street threw a stone - the glass was shattered, stone and fragments were lying on the floor. Can't turn around! The cold went through the window, but I read everything to the end. And when she finished reading, she looks - the window is whole, there is no stone. This is the demonic forces attacking a person.

The Monk Silouan of Athos, when he prayed, slept for two hours sitting. His spiritual eyes were opened and he began to see evil spirits. I saw them firsthand. They have horns, ugly faces, hooves on their feet, with tails ...

The person with whom I spoke is very obese - more than 100 kg, loves to eat deliciously - and eats meat, and everything in a row. I say: "Here, you will begin to fast and pray, then you will see everything, you will hear everything, you will feel everything."

How to thank the Lord correctly - in your own words or is there any special prayer?

We must thank the Lord with all our lives. There is a prayer of thanksgiving in the prayer book, but it is very valuable to pray in your own words. The Monk Benjamin lived in one monastery. The Lord allowed him a disease - dropsy. He became huge, the little finger could only be clasped with two hands. They made a huge chair for him. When the brethren came to him, he showed his joy in every possible way, saying: "Dear brethren, rejoice with me. The Lord has mercy on me, the Lord has forgiven me." The Lord gave him such an illness, but he did not grumble, did not despair, rejoiced at the forgiveness of sins and the salvation of his soul, and thanked the Lord. No matter how many years we live, the main thing is to remain faithful to God in everything. For five years I carried in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, a difficult obedience - I confessed day and night. There was no strength left, he could not stand even for 10 minutes - his legs could not hold. And then the Lord granted polyarthritis - 6 months lay, acute pain in the joints. As soon as the inflammation passed, he began to walk around the room with a stick. Then he began to go out into the street: 100 meters, 200, 500 ... Each time more and more .... And then, in the evenings, when there were few people, he began to walk 5 kilometers; left the wand. In the spring, the Lord gave - and stopped limping. To this day, the Lord keeps. He knows who needs what. Therefore, thank the Lord for everything.

You need to pray everywhere and always: at home, at work, and in transport. If the legs are strong, it is better to pray while standing, and if the legs are sick, then, as the elders say, it is better to think about God during prayer than about sick legs.

Is it okay to cry while praying?

Can. Tears of repentance are not tears of evil and resentment, they wash our souls from sins. The more we cry, the better. It is very valuable to cry during prayer. When we pray - we read prayers - and at that time our mind lingered on some words (they penetrated our soul), we should not skip them, speed up the prayer; return to these words, and read until the soul dissolves in feeling and begins to cry. The soul prays at this time. When the soul is in prayer, and even with tears, the Guardian Angel is next to her; he prays next to us. Any sincerely believing person from practice knows that the Lord hears his prayer. We turn the words of prayer to God, and He returns them by grace to our hearts, and the heart of the believer feels that the Lord accepts his prayer.

When I read prayers, I often get distracted. Shouldn't you stop praying?

No. Read the prayer anyway. It is very useful, when you go out into the street, to walk and read the Jesus Prayer. It can be read in any position: standing, sitting, lying... Prayer is a conversation with God. Here, we can tell our neighbor everything - both sorrows and joys. But the Lord is closer than any neighbor. He knows all our thoughts, the secrets of the heart. He hears all our prayers, but sometimes he hesitates to fulfill them, which means that what we ask is not for the benefit of our soul (or not for the benefit of our neighbor). Any prayer must end with the words: "Lord, Thy will be done. Not as I want, but as You."

What is the daily prayer rule for an Orthodox layperson?

There is a rule and it is obligatory for everyone. These are morning and evening prayers, one chapter from the Gospel, two chapters from the epistles, one kathisma, three canons, an akathist, 500 Jesus prayers, 50 prostrations (and more with blessing).

I once asked one person:

Should I have lunch and dinner every day?

It is necessary, - he answers, - but besides this, I can intercept something, drink some tea.

What about praying? If our body requires food, is it not more than that - the soul? We feed the body so that the soul can be kept in the body and cleansed, sanctified, freed from sin, so that the Holy Spirit abides in us. She needs to be united with God already here. And the body is the clothes of the soul, which grows old, dies and crumbles into the dust of the earth. And we pay special attention to this temporary, perishable. We take care of him so much! And we feed, and give water, and paint, and dress in fashionable rags, and give peace - we pay a lot of attention. And for the soul, sometimes our care is not left. Have you read the morning prayers?

So you can’t even have breakfast (i.e., lunch, Christians never have breakfast). And if you're not going to read evening books, then you can't even have dinner. And you can't drink tea.

I will die of hunger!

So your soul is dying of hunger! Now, when a person makes this rule the norm of his life, then he has peace, peace and quiet in his soul. The Lord sends grace, and the Mother of God and the Angel of the Lord pray. In addition, Christians still pray to the saints, read other akathists, the soul is fed like that, contented and glad, peaceful, a person is saved. But it is not necessary to read like some, to do proofreading. They read it, rattled it - through the air, but it didn’t hit the soul. Slightly touch this - it flared up! But he considers himself a great prayer book - he "prays" very well. The Apostle Paul says: "It is better to speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others, than the darkness of words in an unknown tongue" (1 Cor.

You can read akathists at least every day. I knew one woman (her name was Pelagia), she read 15 akathists every day. The Lord gave her special grace. Some Orthodox sometimes have many akathists collected - both 200 and 500. They usually read a certain akathist every holiday celebrated by the Church. For example, tomorrow is the feast of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. People who have an akathist to this holiday will read it.

Akathists are good to read with fresh memory, i.e. in the morning, when the mind is not burdened with worldly affairs. In general, it is very good to pray from morning to dinner, until the body is burdened with food. Then there is an opportunity to feel every word from akathists, canons.

All prayers and akathists are best read aloud. Why? Because words enter the soul through hearing and are better remembered. I constantly hear: "We cannot learn prayers ..." But they don't need to be taught - they just need to be read constantly, every day - in the morning and in the evening, and they are remembered by themselves. If "Our Father" is not remembered, then it is necessary to attach a piece of paper with this prayer where our dining table is.

Many refer to a bad memory due to old age, and when you start asking them, asking various everyday questions, everyone remembers. They remember who was born when, in what year, everyone remembers birthdays. They know how much what is now in the store and on the market - and yet the prices are constantly changing! They know how much bread, salt, butter cost. Everyone remembers well. Ask: "What street do you live on?" - everyone will say. Very good memory. But they can't remember prayers. And this is because we have flesh in the first place. And we care so much about the flesh, we all remember what it needs. But we don’t care about the soul, that’s why our memory is bad for everything good. On the bad, we are masters ...

The holy fathers say that those who daily read the canons to the Savior, the Mother of God, the Guardian Angel, the saints, are especially protected by the Lord from all demonic misfortunes and evil people.

If you come to any boss for a reception, you will see a sign on his door "Reception hours from ... to ..." You can turn to God at any time. Night prayer is especially valuable. When a person prays at night, then, as the holy fathers say, this prayer is, as it were, paid for with gold. But in order to pray at night, one must take a blessing from the priest, because there is a danger: a person may become proud that he prays at night and fall into delusion, or demons will especially attack him. Through the blessing, the Lord will protect this person.

Sitting or standing? If the legs do not hold, then you can kneel down and read. If your knees are tired, you can read while sitting. It is better to sit and think about God than to think about your feet while standing. And one more thing: prayer without prostrations is a premature fetus. Fans are a must.

Now many are talking about the benefits of the revival of paganism in Russia. Maybe, indeed, paganism is not so bad?

In ancient Rome, gladiatorial fights were held in circuses. One hundred thousand people gathered for this spectacle, filling the pews through the many entrances in ten minutes. And everyone was out for blood! Craving a spectacle! Two gladiators fought. In the struggle, one of them could fall, and then the second put his foot on his chest, raised his sword over the prostrate and watched what sign the patricians would give him. If the fingers are raised up, then you can leave the opponent to live, if down, it was necessary to take his life. Most often they demanded death. And the people triumphed, seeing the shed blood. Such was pagan fun.

In our Russia, about forty years ago, one acrobat walked along a cable high under the dome of the circus. Stumbling, she fell. Below was a mesh. She did not crash, but something else is important. All the spectators as one stood up and buzzed: "Is she alive? Faster than a doctor!" What does it say? The fact that they did not want death, but worried about the gymnast. The spirit of love was alive in the minds of people.

Otherwise, they are now educating the younger generation. On the TV screen there are action movies with murders, blood, pornography, horrors, space wars, aliens - demonic forces... People from an early age get used to scenes of violence. What is left for the child? Having seen enough of these pictures, he gets weapons and shoots his classmates, who, in turn, mocked him. How many such cases there are in America! God forbid this will happen to us.

It used to happen that contract killings were committed in Moscow before. And now the scale of crime, mortality at the hands of killers has gone up sharply. Three or four people are killed a day. And the Lord said: "Thou shalt not kill!" (Ex. 20:13); "...those who do so will not inherit the kingdom of God" (Gal. 5:21), - all of them will go into the fire of hell.

I often have to go to prisons, confess prisoners. Confess and suicide bombers. They repent of the murders: some in contract, and someone killed in Afghanistan, Chechnya. Two hundred seventy, three hundred people were killed. They counted themselves. These are terrible sins! War is one thing, and another is to deprive a person of a life that you did not give him by order.

When you confess about ten murderers and get out of prison, then just wait: the demons will definitely arrange intrigues, there will be some kind of trouble.

Every priest knows how evil spirits take revenge for helping people to be freed from sins. One mother came to the Monk Seraphim of Sarov:

Father, pray: my son died without repentance. Out of modesty, at first he refused, humbled himself, and then yielded to the request, began to pray. And the woman saw that, praying, he rose above the floor. The old man said:

Mother, your son is saved. Go, pray yourself, thank God.

She left. And before his death, the Monk Seraphim showed his cell-attendant the body, from where the demons pulled out a piece:

This is how demons avenge every soul!

It is not so easy to pray for the salvation of people.

Orthodox Russia has received the Spirit of Christ, but the pagan West wants to kill her for this, thirsts for blood.

The Orthodox faith is the most impartial for a person. It obliges to a strict life on earth. And Catholics promise the soul a purgatory after death, where one can repent and be saved...

There is no such concept of "purgatory" in the Orthodox Church. According to the teachings of the Orthodox Church, if a person lived righteously and passed into the other world, then he is rewarded with eternal joy, such a person can receive retribution for his good deeds, living on earth, in the form of peace, joy, peace of mind.

If a person lived uncleanly, did not repent and moved to the other world, then he falls into the clutches of demons. Before death, such people are usually sad, desperate, graceless, joyless. Their souls after death, languishing in torment, await the prayers of their relatives, the prayers of the Church. When an intensified prayer goes for the departed, the Lord frees their souls from hellish torments.

Church prayer also helps the righteous, those who have not yet received the fullness of grace during earthly life. The fullness of grace and joy is possible only after this soul is determined to Paradise at the Last Judgment. It is impossible to feel their fullness on earth. Only the chosen saints merged here with the Lord in such a way that they were raptured by the Spirit into the Kingdom of God.

Orthodoxy is often called a "religion of fear": "there will be a second coming, everyone will be punished, eternal torment ..." But Protestants talk about something else. So will there be punishment for unrepentant sinners, or will the love of the Lord cover everything?

Atheists have long deceived us by talking about the origin of religion. It was said that people could not explain this or that phenomenon of nature and began to deify it, to enter into religious contact with it. Sometimes, thunder rumbles, people hide underground, in the basement, they sit there, they are afraid. They think that their pagan god is angry and will now punish or a tornado will fly in, or a solar eclipse will begin ...

This is pagan fear. The Christian God is Love. And we should be afraid of God not because He will punish us, we should be afraid to offend Him with our sins. And if we have apostatized from God and brought trouble on ourselves, we do not hide underground from the wrath of God, we do not wait for the wrath of God to pass by. On the contrary, we go to confession, turn to God with a prayer of repentance, ask God for mercy, and pray. Christians do not hide from God, on the contrary, they themselves strive for Him for permission from sins. And God gives the penitent a helping hand, covers with His grace.

And the Church warns that there will be a Second Coming, the Last Judgment, not to intimidate. If you are walking along the road, there is a pit ahead and they say to you: "Be careful, do not fall, do not stumble," are you being intimidated? They warn you, help you avoid danger. So the Church says: "Do not sin, do not harm your neighbor, all this will turn against you yourself."

It is not necessary to present God as a villain because He does not accept sinners into Paradise. Unrepentant souls will not be able to live in Paradise, they will not be able to endure the light and purity that is there, just as sick eyes cannot endure bright light.

Everything depends on ourselves, on our behavior, prayers.

The Lord can change everything through prayer. One woman came to us from Krasnodar. Her son was imprisoned. There was an investigation. She came to one judge, he said to her: "Your son is eight years old." He had a big temptation. She came to me, crying, sobbing: "Father, pray, what should I do? The judge asks for five thousand dollars, but I don't have that kind of money." I say: "You know, mother, you will pray, the Lord will not leave you! What is his name?" She said his name, we prayed. And in the morning she comes:

Father, I'm going there now. The question is being decided whether they will imprison or let them go.

The Lord put it on her heart to say to her:

If you pray, God will arrange everything.

I prayed all night. She came back after dinner and said:

The son was released. They acquitted him. Understood and released. Everything is fine.

This mother had so much joy, so much faith that the Lord heard her. And the son was not to blame, he was simply set up in business.

The son is completely out of hand, does not speak, does not obey. He is seventeen. How can I pray for him?

It is necessary to read the prayer "Theotokos, Virgin, rejoice" 150 times. The Monk Seraphim of Sarov said that one who walks in Diveevo along the groove of the Mother of God and reads “O Virgin Mary, Rejoice” a hundred and fifty times, is under the special protection of the Mother of God. The Holy Fathers constantly talked about the veneration of the Mother of God, about praying to Her for help. The prayer of the Mother of God has great power. Through the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos, the grace of God will descend on both the mother and the child. Righteous John of Kronstadt says: “If all the angels, saints, all people living on earth gather together and pray, the prayer of the Mother of God surpasses all their prayers in power.

I remember one family. This was while we were serving in the parish. One mother, Natalia, had two girls - Lisa and Katya. Lisa was thirteen or fourteen years old, she was capricious, self-willed. And although she went to church with her mother, she remained very restless. I marveled at my mother's patience. Every morning he gets up and says to his daughter:

Lisa, let's pray!

Everyone, Mom, I read prayers!

Read fast, read slow!

Mom did not pull her up, patiently fulfilled all her requests. At this time, it was useless to beat and beat the daughter. Mother endured. Time passed, my daughter grew up, became calmer. Prayer together did her good.

There is no need to be afraid of temptations. The Lord will keep this family. Prayer has never harmed anyone. It only benefits our soul. Bragging harms us: "I read the Psalter for the deceased." We boast, and this is a sin.

It is customary to read the Psalter at the head of the deceased. Reading the Psalter is very useful for the soul of that person who constantly went to church and with repentance passed into that world. The Holy Fathers say: when we read the Psalter over the deceased, for example, for forty days, then the sins fly off the deceased soul, like autumn leaves from a tree.

How to pray for the living or the dead, is it possible to imagine a person while doing this?

The mind must be pure. When we pray, we should not represent God, the Mother of God, the holy saint: neither Their faces, nor their position. The mind must be free from images. Moreover, when we pray for a person, we just need to remember that such a person exists. And if you imagine images, you can damage your mind. The Holy Fathers forbid it.

I'm twenty-four years old. As a child, I laughed at my grandfather who talked to himself. Now that he is dead, I myself began to talk to myself. An inner voice tells me that if I pray for him, then this vice will slowly leave me. Do I need to pray for him?

Everyone needs to know: if we condemn a person for some vice, we will definitely fall into it ourselves. Therefore, the Lord said: "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. By what judgment you judge, you will be condemned."

You need to pray for your grandfather. Serve at mass, memorial notes for a memorial service, commemorate in the morning and evening in home prayers. It will be a great benefit to his soul and to us.

Is it necessary to cover your head with a scarf during home prayer?

"Every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered puts her head to shame, for it is the same as if she were shaved," says the Apostle Paul (1 Cor. 11:5). Orthodox Christian women, not only in the church, but also at home, cover their heads with a scarf: "A wife must have on her head the sign of power over her of angels" (1 Cor. 11:10).

Civil authorities organize additional bus routes to cemeteries on Easter. Is it correct? It seems to me that on this day the main thing is to be in the temple and commemorate the dead there.

For the dead there is a special day of remembrance - "Radonitsa". It happens on Tuesday in the second week after Easter. On this day, all Orthodox Christians go to congratulate their dead on the universal holiday of Easter, the Resurrection of Christ. And on the very day of Easter, believers should pray in the temple.

Routes organized by the city authorities for those people who do not go to church. Let them at least go there, at least in this way they will remember death and the finiteness of earthly existence.

Is it possible to watch live broadcasts from services from temples and pray? Often there is not enough health and strength to be present in the temple, but you want to touch the Divine with your soul...

The Lord vouchsafed me to visit a holy place, at the Holy Sepulcher. We had a video camera with us, and we filmed the holy place. Then they showed the footage to a priest. He saw footage of the Holy Sepulcher and says: "Stop this shot." He bowed to the ground and said: "I have never been to the Holy Sepulcher." And directly kissed the image of the Holy Sepulcher.

Of course, the image on the TV cannot be worshiped, we have icons. The case I described is an exception to the rule. The priest did this in simplicity of heart, out of a sense of reverence for the depicted shrine.

On holidays, all Orthodox should strive to be in the temple. And if you don’t have health, strength to move, watch the broadcast, stay with the Lord with your soul. Let our soul, together with the Lord, participate in His feast.

Can I wear a "Live Aid" belt?

One person came to me. I ask him:

What prayers do you know?

Of course, I even carry "Living Aids" with me.

He took out the documents, and there he had the 90th psalm "Alive in the help of Vyshnyago" rewritten. The man says: "My mother wrote to me, gave it to me, now I always carry it with me. May I?" - “Of course, it’s good that you wear this prayer, but if you don’t read it, what’s the point? help" were written not to carry them in your pocket or on your belt, but so that you could pull out, read, pray to the Lord every day. If you do not pray, you can die ... That's when you, hungry, got some bread , ate, strengthened your strength and you can calmly work in the sweat of your brow.So having prayed, you will give food for the soul and receive protection for the body.

My grandmother taught me this prayer… She saved me more than once! I remember I didn’t believe yet, I stayed with my husband in a foreign country, no acquaintances, no money ... It only remained to trust in God.

I remembered this prayer and prayed fervently all night. And Nikolai Ugodnik helped us - that day my husband was called and offered a good job. Since then, I believed.

I share this powerful prayer with you. Not everyone believes in the power of prayers, however, when serious life difficulties arise, they often ask for help from higher powers.

The greatest saints, who during their lifetime proved their righteousness and purity of soul, have been praying for help to the Heavenly Father for many centuries. Saint Nicholas was such a person, to whom millions of believers pray.

According to the testimony of many people, prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker, which changes fate, really helps, relieves all sorts of troubles, problems and illnesses.

The people believe that prayer to the miracle worker changes fate. He hears the prayers and helps everyone who needs support in a difficult situation.

He is addressed with requests for intercession, health, marriage, peace of mind and other help. Saint Nicholas is considered the patron saint of sailors and travelers, since during his lifetime he was able to pacify a storm at sea.

Orthodox prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker is one of the most powerful.

If the prayer is really sincere, comes from the very heart, it can change a person's life for the better, heal and perform a miracle.

Favorable changes occur not only in the lives of those who pray, but also in those for whom they pray.

The miracle worker helps even in the most difficult and seemingly hopeless cases.

The effectiveness of this prayer is confirmed by many miracles that happened to those who, with the help of sincere prayer, were able to change their lives for the better.

An angel in the image, an earthly being by nature, reveal all the creatures of the Creator; having seen the fruitful kindness of your soul, most blessed Nicholas, teach everyone to cry out to you: Rejoice, born in the robes of an angel, as if pure in the flesh; Rejoice, and baptized with water and fire, as if holy in the flesh. Rejoice, surprising you with the birth of your parents; Rejoice, revealing the strength of the soul Abie at Christmas. Rejoice, garden of the land of promise; Rejoice, flower of the Divine planting. Rejoice, virtuous vine of Christ's grapes; Rejoice, miraculous tree of the paradise of Jesus. Rejoice, krine of heavenly probation; Rejoice, peace of Christ's fragrance. Rejoice, for you will drive away sobbing; Rejoice, for you bring joy. Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker, rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker, rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker!

Rejoice, in the form of lambs and shepherds; Rejoice, holy purifier of morals. Rejoice, receptacle of great virtues; Rejoice, holy and pure dwelling! Rejoice, all-bright and all-loving lamp; Rejoice, golden and immaculate light! Rejoice, worthy interlocutor of Angels; Rejoice, good teacher of men! Rejoice, rule of pious faith; Rejoice, the image of spiritual meekness! Rejoice, for by you we are getting rid of bodily passions; Rejoice, for we are filled with spiritual sweetness by you! Rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker, rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker, rejoice, Nicholas, great Wonderworker!

For many people, a prayer word helps to find peace, recover from illnesses, and change their lives for the better. You can seek help through prayer in any difficult situation and wherever you are. Strong prayer, which gives strength to change the situation in a favorable way, should be read with, then the result will not be slow to affect.

Christian prayer that gives strength to overcome the disease

Prayer that gives strength to overcome the disease should not be read automatically. If one of your relatives is sick, but does not have a strong faith in the success of prayer - do not force such a person to pray - there will be no effect from his prayer. It is better to pray for him yourself, so that God will grant you with your prayers. If a child falls ill, then the Mother of God is asked for healing, and prayer to the Great Martyr Barbara also helps. Prayer to the healer Panteleimon is a prayer that gives strength to cope with the most serious illness.

The best prayer that gives strength with humility to accept everything as it is

Often we struggle to solve problems, spend a lot of time and effort on it, and do not get the desired result, but instead it is more useful to change our attitude to the situation. The most difficult thing, perhaps, is to admit that it is not in our power to change the situation and come to terms with it. The instructions of the Optina Elders are an independent prayer that gives us the strength to accept everything as it is. The most amazing thing about this prayer is that as soon as we humbly accept, as a given, the existing state of things, the situation begins to change for the better. For example, for many years a childless couple tried to have children - all kinds of examinations were carried out and, but there was no result. And when they decided to humble themselves and live without children, God sends them a child. Prayer, giving strength to accept everything as it is, helped them get pregnant on their own.

The text of the Orthodox prayer to the Lord God who gives strength

Lord, give me peace of mind to meet all that the coming day will bring me. Let me completely surrender to Your holy will. For every hour of this day, instruct and support me in everything. Whatever news I receive during the day, teach me to accept it with a calm soul and firm conviction that everything is Thy holy will. In all my words and deeds guide my thoughts and feelings. In all unforeseen cases, do not let me forget that everything is sent down by You. Teach me to act directly and reasonably with each member of my family, without embarrassing or upsetting anyone. Lord, give me the strength to endure the fatigue of the coming day and all the events during the day. Guide my will and teach me to pray, believe, hope, endure, forgive and love. Amen

Words and prayers, if read with true faith and love, will help change lives for the better.
You can read them everywhere, choosing those words and prayers that give a solution to the most important task at the moment.

Prayers can give us the strength to recover from illnesses, find peace of mind, calm down, turn life back on track.
Through prayer, you can get what you desire only if your desire is strong and faith is strong. Don't let doubt weaken your faith.

When you ask for something, consider it as an indisputable fact (it is so and nothing else) and the result will not be long in coming.
Ask seriously, sincerely, and the way will open.
Some prayers that give strength act in conjunction with talismans and amulets.

"God, give me the courage to change the things that I can change, the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change,
wisdom to know the difference between them.
But, God, give me the courage not to give up what I think is right, even if it is useless.

Prayer for the healing of the soul

"May this day be blessed with good health for my years, purity of thought, freedom from anxiety and peace of mind.
I am an empty vessel to be filled;
my faith is small - strengthen it, my love is shallow - deepen it;
my defense is weak - strengthen it;
my heart is restless - bring peace to him;
my thoughts are small - make them noble;
my fears are great - eliminate them;
my soul is sick - heal it.
Strengthen my faith that everything is possible through love."

"Bless me with the peace of a happy home. Protect us from all dangers and misfortunes. We believe in You, we know that You take care of everything in the world. Your will guides everything. Your love protects everything. Protect me from unseemly deeds. Let the law of good govern my life and controls everything I say and do. Give us your full blessing."

"Drive out all the bitterness that is inside me, show me how to show love and concern for those who are far away. May I always love and protect those who are close to my heart. Lead them to my love. May I touch everyone with generous kindness, whom I will meet."

"Reach out your hands and protect me from unnecessary disturbances in this life. Make my enemies powerless, unable to hurt, destroy and harm those who started under Your protection. I call on You with all my heart and await Your comfort."

“Take my hands, Lord, and infuse them with strength to fulfill the tasks and duties of this day, overcome my weakness, gain clarity of thought and manifest my abilities. Let me gain faith to stick to what is best for my work, leisure and life."

Protective Prayer

"I beg You to protect me and lend a helping hand in my travels. Bring me what belongs to me and bless me with the fruits of my labor. Give me some of the gifts of the earth, improve the conditions of my life. Give me confidence in Your protection, protect me from those who wish to harm my body or my property."

"Remove from me any intention to do evil, all destructive signs. Replace them with truth and kindness. Breathe into me wisdom, from which I will receive strength of character, calm confidence and devoted friendship. Let me use knowledge to gain a devoted friend."

"I ask that my eyes be opened to those things that before I was not able to see or understand. Guide my steps in the right direction so that the bumpy road becomes smooth and safe for travel. Protect my body from evil forces and my thoughts from immorality Take the sin from my soul Give me the right answer Make it so that I understand and accept the solution that You offer to deal with my problem Take my lips and speak through them, take my head and think through it, take my heart and fill it with the love and kindness that I want to pour out on those around me."

"Give me justice, compassion and forgiveness in my dealings with the authorities. Judge me with the kindness with which I treat others. Impose on all courts the spirit of wisdom and understanding so that they can discern the truth and act impartially according to the law."

"I pray that there will be distance between me and my enemy. I address with humility so that we are separated from one another. Remove this enemy so that peace reigns in my house and heart. I think about the peace that will come to me.

"Be with me and support me with Your presence. Be my friend and refresh my soul. Send me clarity of mind, peace of mind and faith to have patience and great unceasing love going into and out of my heart. Show me the purpose of my life give me courage and perseverance to achieve the goal that You have set for me."

Prayer for every day for purity of thoughts

"Help me to be kind in words and generous in deeds. Help me to forget myself and turn my love and affection to others. Make me beautiful in soul, clear and pure in thoughts, beautiful and strong in body. Increase my strength of body and spirit so that direct them to those I call on. I am grateful for all that I have received on this day and for the love for others that You have placed in my heart."

"Be with me on this day and help fill my head with bright thoughts, my body with harmless habits and my soul with an innocent spirit. Help me control my desires for those foods that are harmful to my body, thoughts, soul or life itself. I am confident in Your help. With this help, I will overcome all the temptations of this day."

"Teach me not to worry about anything and accept that your wisdom is much higher than my own narrow view. Let me accept and welcome Your choice without fear and doubt, knowing that if we open our hearts to new areas, our life will be filled with unexpected joy. I accept this day, join it and rejoice."