Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (name), as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul.
Yako az - because I am. I come running and ask for help.
+ The prayer to the patron saint in all prayer books is given in this most general form, but in practice it is often pronounced differently, according to church custom - with the name of the rank of holiness of the heavenly intercessor: “Pray to God for me, holy Archangel of God Michael...”; “Pray to God for me, holy prophet of God Elijah...”; “...Holy Apostle of God Peter...”; “...Holy Equal to the Apostles Mary Magdalene...”; “...to Saint Father Nicholas...”; “...holy great martyr and victorious George...”, “...holy martyr...”, “... holy martyr...”, “... reverend Father Sergius...”, “... reverend mother Mary...” - and so on.
In this part of the prayer rule it is also good to include short prayer appeals to other saints of God who are most revered by you. They can be completed with an appeal to all saints: All saints, pray to God for us! It is also good, at least sometimes, not to limit yourself to one prayer appeal, but to read or sing a troparion to a saint (or several commemorated saints). The troparion should be known and understood by your patron saint.
By giving the baptized person the name of a saint, the Church, as it were, gives him the right to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, where the saint has already moved; at the same time, the Church shows the baptized person this path to the Kingdom of Heaven, which was followed by the saint of the same name - the way of life for which the saint became famous. By giving a person the name of a saint, the Church, as it were, binds him in a spiritual union with the saint of the same name, entrusts him with intercession, protection and intercession before God. The saints of the same name are our prayer books before God, guardians, like the Angels, and our mentors, our friends in heaven and helpers.