God, our merciful and heavenly Father!
Have mercy on our children (names) and our godchildren (names), for whom we humbly pray to You and whom we entrust to Your care and protection.
Put strong faith in them, teach them to revere You and deign them to deeply love You, our Creator and Savior.
Guide them, O God, on the path of truth and goodness, so that they do everything for the glory of Your name.
Teach them to live piously and virtuously, to be good Christians and useful people.
Give them mental and physical health and success in their work.
Deliver them from the cunning wiles of the devil, from numerous temptations, from evil passions and from all wicked and disorderly people.
For the sake of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, through the prayers of His Most Pure Mother and all the saints, lead them to the quiet haven of Your eternal Kingdom, so that they, along with all the righteous, will always thank You with Your only begotten Son and Your life-giving Spirit.
Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, our God, in the Jordan from John deigned to be baptized and commanded us to be baptized for the remission of sins, have mercy and save the child (name), by me perceived from the font.
Grant him undoubted faith, love for You, our Savior and his neighbor. Guide him yourself along the path of salvation, so that when he reaches perfect age, he will be granted spiritual gifts, may his physical health be preserved in good health, and may the Kingdom of Heaven in the soul of (name) grow from grain gorushnogo into a blessed-leaved tree and will bear good fruit to the glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Sweetest Jesus! God of my heart! You gave me children according to the flesh, they are Yours according to your soul. You redeemed both my soul and theirs with Your priceless Blood.
For the sake of Your Divine Blood, I beg You, my sweetest Savior, with Your grace touch the hearts of my children (names) and my godchildren (names), protect them with fear To your Divine Ones, keep them from bad inclinations and habits, direct them to the bright path of life, truth and goodness. Decorate their lives with all that is good and saving, arrange their fate as You yourself want and save their souls through their destinies!
Lord, God of our fathers! Give to my children (names) and godchildren (names) a right heart to keep Your commandments, Your revelations and Your statutes. And do it all! Amen.
Holy Father, Eternal God! I pray to you for my child (name), whose goodness has been bestowed upon me. You gave him existence, revived him with an immortal soul, protected him with holy baptism, so that he could live in accordance with Your will and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. Keep him in Your grace until the end of his life. Help me with Your grace, so that I may raise him for the glory of Your name and for the benefit of others, give me the necessary means, patience and strength for this.
Lord, enlighten him with the light of Your wisdom, so that he loves You with all his soul and with all his thoughts. Plant in his heart fear and disgust from all lawlessness, so that he will be blameless in his ways.
Lord, adorn his soul with chastity, long-suffering and all honesty, so that all slander, lies and flattery will be detestable to him. Sprinkle him with the dew of Thy grace, that he may prosper in virtue and holiness, and may he grow in Thy love and the love of pious people.
May the Guardian Angel always be with him and protect his youth from vain thoughts, from the charms and temptations of this world and from all slander of the evil one.
And even if he sins against You, do not turn Your face away from him, but be merciful to him, arouse contrition in his heart and, according to the multitude of Your generosity, cleanse his sins.
Do not deprive him of Your earthly blessings, but give him everything he needs in time to acquire blissful eternity. Save him from all misfortune, misfortune and illness, and give shelter all the days of his life.
Good God, I still pray to You: grant me joy and gladness for my child and grant me to appear at Your Last Judgment and say with shameless boldness: behold, I my child, what you gave to me, Lord. Yes, together with him glorifying Your ineffable mercy, I exalt Your holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Holy Father, Eternal God, from You comes every gift or every good. I diligently pray to You for the children whom Your grace has given to me. You gave them life, revived them with an immortal soul, revived them through holy baptism, so that, in accordance with Your will, they would inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, preserve them according to Your goodness until the end of their lives. Holy them by Your truth, hallowed be Your name in them. Help me with Your grace to educate them for the glory of Your name and for the benefit of others, give me the necessary means for this: patience and strength.
Lord, enlighten them with the light of Your Wisdom, may they love You with all their souls, with all their thoughts, instill in their hearts fear and disgust from all lawlessness, may they walk in Your commandments, adorn their souls with chastity, hard work, long-suffering, honesty, protect them with righteousness from slander, vanity, abomination, sprinkle with the dew of grace Yours, may they excel in virtues and holiness and may they increase in Your favor, love and piety.
May the Guardian Angel always be with them and protect their youth from vain thoughts, from the temptations of this world and from all evil slander.
And if they sin before You, Lord, do not turn Your face away from them, but be merciful to them, arouse repentance in their hearts according to the multitude of Your compassions, cleanse their sins and not deprive them of Your blessings, but give them everything necessary for their salvation, preserving them from all illness, danger, troubles and sorrows, overshadowing them with Your mercy all the days of this life.
God, I pray to You, give me joy and gladness about my children and grant me permission to appear with them at Your Last Judgment, with shameless boldness to say: “Behold, I am the children you gave me, Lord. Amen". Let us glorify Your All-Holy Name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Sweetest Jesus, God of my heart! You gave me children according to the flesh, they are Yours after your soul; You redeemed both my soul and theirs with Your priceless blood.
For the sake of Your Divine Blood, I beg You, my sweetest Savior: with Your grace touch the hearts of my children (names) and my godchildren (names), protect them with Your fear Divine, keep them from bad inclinations and habits, direct them to the bright path of truth and goodness, decorate their lives with everything good and saving, arrange their fate as You yourself want, and save their souls, even as fate weighs them.
Lord Jesus Christ, be Thy mercy upon my children (names), keep them under Thy roof, cover them from all evil lust, drive away from them every enemy and adversary, Open their ears and the eyes of their hearts, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts. Lord, we are all Your creation, have pity on my children (names), and turn them to repentance.
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my children (names) and enlighten their minds with the light of the mind of Your Gospel and guide them on the path of Your commandments and teach them, O Savior, to do Your will, for You are our God.
God and Father, to the Creator and Preserver of all creatures! Grace my children (names) with Your Holy Spirit, may He kindle in them the true fear of God, which is the beginning of wisdom and true prudence, according to which whoever walks will have praise forever.
Delight them with Thy true understanding, keep them from all idolatry and false teaching, so that they may grow in true and saving faith and in all piety, and may they remain so to the end. Grant them faith, humility and obedience in their hearts and minds, so that they may grow in years and in grace before You and before people.
Plant in their hearts love for Your Divine Word, that they may acquire reverence in prayer and in the service of God, that they may be sincerely respectful to Your servants and to every person, be bashful in your manners, chaste in your disposition, truthful in your speech, faithful in your deeds, diligent in your studies and work, careless in doing what is due to them, reasonable and righteous towards all people.
Keep them from all the temptations of the evil of the world, and let not the evil community corrupt them. Do not let them fall into uncleanness and unchastity, so that they do not shorten their lives and do not offend their neighbors. Be their protection in all adversity, so that their vain death does not snatch them away.
Create, so that they will not become our dishonor and shame, but may they become honor and joy, so that Your Kingdom may be multiplied by them and the number of Your faithful ones will increase, and may they abide in the heavens around Thy table, like the olive branches of heaven, and with all Thy elect, may they give honor, praise and glorification to You, our Lord Jesus Christ, forever and ever. Amen.
Merciful God and Heavenly Father! Have mercy on our children (names), for whom we humbly pray to You and for whom we commend to Your care and protection. Place strong faith in their hearts, teach them to revere You and make them stronger to love You, our Creator and Savior.
Guide them, O God, on the path of truth and goodness, so that in all their deeds they will glorify Your name. Teach them to live piously and virtuously, so that they will be useful not only in name, but also in the life of Christians and in their fatherland.
Give them mental and physical health and success in their work. Deliver them from the trappings of the devil, from many temptations, from evil passions and from all wicked and wicked people.
Through the prayers of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, lead them to the quiet haven of Your eternal Kingdom, so that with all the righteous they may thank You with Your Only Begotten Son and Life-Giving One By Your Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
God, Creator of all creatures, add mercy to mercy and make me worthy to be the matter of the family! Your goodness is given to your children, and I dare to say that these are your children. For You have given them existence, You have revived them with an immortal soul, You have revived them through Holy Baptism to live according to Your will, You have adopted them and received them into the bosom of the Church Yours.
God! Do not deprive them of Your grace all the days of their lives; grant them to be partakers of the mysteries of Your Covenant; Sanctify them by Thy truth, that Thy holy name may be sanctified in them! Send down Thy grace upon me to increase them for the glory of Thy name and for the benefit of others! Grant me all that I need for this, patience and strength, so that I can plant in their hearts the root of good things - Your fear!
Illuminate them with the light of Your Wisdom, which contains the universe! May they love You with all their soul and with all their thoughts, may they cleave to You with all their heart and may they tremble at Your words all the days of their life!
Grant me the understanding to assure them that true life is keeping Your commandments, and that through diligence, coupled with piety, in this life one finds peace and contentment, but in eternity - inexpressible bliss.
Open to them the understanding of Your law, so that they may remain until the end of their days in the sense of Your omnipresence. Plant in their hearts fear and disgust from all lawlessness, that they may be blameless in their ways, that they may remember, O All-Good God, that You are the Zealot of Your law and righteousness! Keep them in chastity and reverence for Your name, so that they do not defile Your Church with evil deeds, but let them live according to her commands!
Inspire them with the desire for useful teaching and make them capable of every good deed, so that they may acquire true understanding of all things about which it is proper for them to know, so that they will be enlightened by useful knowledge to the human race.
God! Wise me to indelibly imprint on the minds and hearts of my children the fear of fellowship with those who do not know Your fear, to inspire them to withdraw from all advice with the lawless, so that they do not listen to evil conversations, and not Let them turn aside from Your path, being jealous of wicked people, so that they will not be tempted, seeing that the way of the wicked is prosperous in this world.
Heavenly Father! Grant me the grace to guard myself in every possible way, so that I will not lead my children into temptation through my words or my deeds, but by observing their lifestyle, I will be able to guide them away from errors and correct their sins. curb their stubbornness and rebellion, keep them from vanity and frivolity, let them not be carried away by foolish thoughts, let them not follow their hearts, let them not become proud in their thoughts, let them not They will forget You and Your law, so that iniquity may not destroy their mind and health, and may sin not lead to the weakening of their mental and physical strength.
Righteous Judge, transfer the sins of the fathers onto the children, turn away retribution from my children, do not punish them for my sins, but sprinkle them with the dew of Your grace, so that they may prosper in virtue and holiness, may they grow in in Your favor and in the love of pious people.
Father of generosity and all mercy! Mother of God, I would wish for my children every abundance of earthly blessings, blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, otherwise Thy holy will be with them! Arrange their fate according to Your good pleasure, do not deprive them of their daily bread in this life, bestow upon them everything they need in this temporary life to gain blessed eternity.
Be merciful to them when they sin against You; do not impute to them the sins of their youth and their ignorance; bring their hearts into contrition, so that they will never resist Your good will. Punish them and have mercy, guide them on a path pleasing to You, just do not turn them away from Your presence!
Accept their prayers with favor, assist them in every endeavor, do not turn Your face away from them in the days of tribulation, lest temptations befall them beyond their strength. Autumn them with Thy mercy, may Thy angel be with them and protect them from all misfortune and the path of evil.
O All-merciful God! Make me the matter of children who rejoice, so that they may be my joy during the days of my life and strength for me in my old age. Grant me, in trust in Your mercy, to appear with them at Your Last Judgment and with shameless boldness to declare: Behold, I and the children, what You have given to me, Lord! May I together with them glorify Your ineffable goodness and Your mercy and exalt Your most holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Lord, You are the only one who weighs everything, who is able to do everything, and who wants to save everyone and come to the understanding of the Truth. Enlighten my child (name) with the knowledge of Thy truth and Thy Holy will, strengthen him to walk according to Thy commandments and have mercy on the less sinful, through the prayers of the Most Pure Mother Yours, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary and Your saints (all holy families are listed), as You are glorified with Your Beginning Father and with the Most Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages centuries. Amen.
Lord, You are the only one who weighs everything, who is able to do everything, and who wants to save everyone and come into the understanding of the Truth. Enlighten my children (names) with the knowledge of Your truth and Your Holy will, strengthen them to walk according to Your commandments and have mercy on the least sinner. Amen.
Merciful Lord, Jesus Christ, I entrust to You my children whom You have given to me, fulfill my prayer. I ask You, Lord, save them in the ways in which You Yourself are.
Save them from vices, evil, pride, and let nothing that is contrary to You touch their souls. But grant them faith, love and hope for salvation, and may their life path be holy and blameless before God.
Bless them, Lord, may they strive every minute of their lives to fulfill Your Holy will, so that You, Lord, can always abide with them by Your Holy Spirit.
Lord, teach them to pray to You, so that prayer may be their support, consolation in sorrow and the consolation of their lives, and so that by their prayer we, their parents, may be saved.
May Your angels always protect them. May my children be sensitive to the grief of their neighbors, and may they fulfill Your commandment of love. And even if they sin, then grant them, Lord, to bring repentance to You, and You, in Your ineffable mercy, forgive them.
When their earthly life ends, then take them to Your Heavenly Abodes, where let them lead with them your other chosen servants.
Through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother of God and the Ever-Virgin Mary and Your saints (all holy families are listed), Lord, have mercy on us, for You are glorified with the Beginning Your Father and Your Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
God! Creator of all creatures, adding mercy to mercy, You have made me worthy to be the mother of a family; Your grace has given me children, and I dare to say: they are Your children! Because You gave them existence, revived them with an immortal soul, revived them through baptism for a life in accordance with Your will, adopted them and accepted them into the bosom of Your Church.
God! Keep them in a state of grace until the end of their lives; grant them to be partakers of the sacraments of Your Covenant; sanctify by Thy truth; may Thy holy name be sanctified in them and through them! Send me Your gracious help in raising them for the glory of Your name and the benefit of your neighbor! Give me methods, patience and strength for this purpose! Teach me to plant in their hearts the root of true wisdom - Thy fear!
Illuminate them with the light of Your wisdom that rules the universe! May they love You with all their souls and thoughts; may they cleave to You with all their hearts and throughout their entire life may they tremble at Your words! Grant me the understanding to convince them that true life consists in keeping Your commandments; that work, strengthened by piety, brings serene contentment in this life, and ineffable bliss in eternity.
Open to them the understanding of Your Law! May they contribute to the feeling of Your omnipresence until the end of their days; plant in their hearts fear and disgust from all iniquity: that they may be blameless in their ways; May they always remember that You, All-Good God, are a champion of Your law and righteousness!
Keep them in chastity and reverence for Your name! Let them not discredit Your Church by their behavior, but let them live according to its instructions. Inspire them with a desire for useful teaching and make them capable of every good deed! May they acquire a true understanding of those objects whose information is necessary in their condition; may they be enlightened with knowledge beneficial to humanity.
God! Manage me to impress with indelible marks on the minds and hearts of my children the fear of partnerships with those who do not know Thy fear, to instill in them every possible distance from any alliance with the lawless; let them not listen to rotten conversations; Let them not listen to frivolous people; May they not be led astray from Your path by bad examples; Let them not be tempted by the fact that sometimes the path of the wicked is successful in this world.
Heavenly Father! Grant me the grace to take every possible care to tempt my children with my actions, but, constantly bearing in mind their behavior, to distract them from errors, correct their mistakes, curb their stubbornness and obstinacy, refrain from striving for vanity and frivolity, so that they do not get carried away by crazy thoughts; Let them not follow their own hearts; Let them not forget You and Your Law. May iniquity not destroy their mind and health, may sins not weaken their mental and physical strength.
Righteous Judge, who punishes children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generation, turn away such punishment from my children, do not punish them for my sins, but sprinkle them with the dew of Your grace; let them advance in virtue and holiness; May they increase in Your favor and in the love of pious people.
Father of generosity and all mercy! According to my parental feeling, I would wish for my children every abundance of earthly blessings, I would wish them blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, but may Thy holy will be with them!
Arrange their fate according to Your good pleasure, do not deprive them of their daily bread in life, send down to them everything they need in time to acquire a blissful eternity; be merciful to them when they sin before You; do not impute to them the sins of their youth and their ignorance; bring their hearts into contrition when they resist the guidance of Your goodness; punish them and have mercy, directing them to a path pleasing to You, but do not reject them from Your presence!
Accept their prayers with favor; grant them success in every good deed; do not turn Your face away from them in the days of their tribulation, lest temptations befall them beyond their strength. Overshadow them with Your mercy; May Your Angel walk with them and protect them from every misfortune and evil path.
All-merciful God! Make me a mother who rejoices over her children, so that they will be my joy in the days of my life and my support in my old age. Honor me, with trust in Your mercy, to appear with them at Your Last Judgment and with unworthy boldness to say: Here I am and my children whom You gave me, Lord! Yes, together with them, glorifying Your ineffable goodness and eternal love, I extol Your most holy name, Father, Son and Holy Soul, forever and ever. Amen.
O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your roof my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb.
Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, beseech my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine Cover of Your servants.
O Most Holy and Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ, Queen of heaven and earth, All-Merciful Intercessor of the Christian race, refuge and salvation flowing to You!
I fall and bow to You before Your holy icon and humbly pray to You: save and keep my children (names) under Your roof, protect them from famine, destruction, cowardice, flood, fire, swords, invasions of foreigners, internecine warfare, from all enemies visible and invisible, from all kinds of misfortune, illness, misfortune and sudden death.
O Queen of Heaven, in every place and at all times be for them an insurmountable wall and a strong defense. For like the uneven Light that has risen from Your womb, illuminate their souls, O Most Pure One, and drive away all darkness from their hearts. Grant them tenderness, humility, repentance, purity of thoughts and a spirit of contrition. Cover with the robe of Your most immaculate Motherhood, educate, be chaste, open your mind to the perception of every useful teaching, keep in the fear of God and instruct in obedience to your parents.
Be a constant warm Prayer Book and Intercessor for them to the Lord and our God Jesus Christ, who was born of You, begging Him to grant them everything useful for salvation. Your swearing prayer to the Lord’s supplication can do a lot; For this reason, through Your intercession and intercession, deliver them from the ordeals of the airy princes of this age, and at the Last Judgment of Christ grant them to become at the right hand of Your Son and heirs create eternal blessings.
O All-Good One! I take refuge under Your mercy, Mother of God, I entrust my children (names) to Your holy prayers and Your maternal gaze, for You are the only Pure and Blessed One, Divine Cover of Thy servant, let us magnify Thee, all-merciful Lady Mother of God, and glorify Christ our God, incarnate from Thee, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship with the Beginning His Father and with His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Holy Guardian Angel of my child (name), cover him with your cover from the arrows of the demon, from the eyes of the seducer, and keep his heart in angelic purity. Amen.
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, bless, sanctify, preserve with the power of your life-giving Cross. (And put the sign of the cross on the child.)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, pray for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, hear me, Your unworthy servant (name).
Lord, in Your merciful power, my children (names), have mercy and save them, for Your name’s sake.
Lord, forgive them all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, that they committed before You.
Lord, guide them on the true path of Your commandments and enlighten their minds with Your light, for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body.
Lord, bless them in every place of Your dominion.
Lord, save them by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, under Your holy roof, from a flying bullet, arrow, sword, fire, from a deadly wound, water drowning and vain death.
Lord, protect them from all visible and invisible enemies, from all misfortune, evil, misfortune, betrayal and captivity.
Lord, heal them from every illness and wound, from every filth, and ease their mental suffering.
Lord, grant them the grace of Your Holy Spirit for many years of life, health and chastity in all piety and love, in peace and unanimity with the rulers, neighbors and distant people.
Lord, increase and strengthen their mental abilities and physical strength, return them healthy and safe to their parents’ home.
All-merciful Lord, grant me, Your unworthy and sinful servant (name), a parental blessing on my children (names) at this time of the morning (day, evening, night), for Your kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.
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Lord our God and Creator, who adorned us people with His image, taught Your chosen ones Your law, so that those who listened to Him marveled, Who revealed to the children the secrets of wisdom, Solomon and Who has granted it to all who seek it - open the hearts, minds and lips of Your servants (names), so that they understand the power of Your law and successfully learn the useful teaching taught to them, for the glory of the Most Holy Name Yours, for the benefit and organization of Your Holy Church and the understanding of Your good and perfect will.
Deliver them from all the snares of the enemy, keep them in the faith of Christ and purity throughout their lives, so that they may be strong in mind and in the fulfillment of Your commandments, and so taught They will glorify Your Most Holy Name and will be heirs of Your Kingdom, for You are God, mighty in mercy and good in strength, and all glory, honor and worship is due to You, to the Father and To the Son and the Holy Spirit, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Most gracious Lord, bestow upon my children the grace of Your Holy Spirit, bestowing and strengthening their spiritual strength, so that, by listening to the teaching taught to them, they may grow to You, our Creator, for glory, for our consolation, for the benefit of the Church and the fatherland. Amen.
We thank You, Creator, for You have made us worthy of Your grace, even to heed the teaching. Bless our leaders, parents and teachers, who lead us to the knowledge of good, give us strength and strength to continue this teaching.
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O great apostle, loud-voiced evangelist, most graceful theologian, occultist of incomprehensible revelations, virgin and most beloved confidant of Christ John, accept with your characteristic mercy us sinners (names), who come running under your strong intercession and protection!
Ask the All-Generous Lover of Mankind, Christ and our God, Who, before your eyes, poured out Your most precious blood for us, Your worthless servants, may He not remember our iniquities, but may He have mercy on us, and may He deal with us according to His mercy; May He grant us health of soul and body, all prosperity and abundance, teaching us to turn all of it into the glory of Him, the Creator, Savior and our God.
At the end of our temporary lives, may we, holy apostle, escape the merciless tortures awaiting us in the airy ordeals, but may we achieve under your leadership and the patronage of the Gorny This is Jerusalem, whose glory you have seen in revelation, and now you enjoy the joys promised to God’s elect.
O great John, save all Christian cities and countries, all this, this church dedicated to your holy name, those serving and praying in it, from famine, destruction, cowardice and flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare, deliver from all misfortune and adversity, and with your prayers turn away the righteous wrath of God from us, and ask for it for us mercy.
O great and incomprehensible God, Alpha and Omega, the source and object of our faith! Behold, for Your supplication we offer Saint John, whom You have granted to know You, the inscrutable God, in ineffable revelation. Accept his intercession for us, grant us the fulfillment of our petitions, for Your glory: and above all, complete us with spiritual perfection, to the enjoyment of endless life in Heaven Your abodes.
O Heavenly Father, who created all the Lord, the Soul of spirits, the Almighty King! Touch our hearts with Your finger, and they, melting like wax, will be poured out before You, and the mortal spiritual creation will be created, in honor and glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
O great saint John Chrysostom! You have received many and varied gifts from the Lord, and like a good and faithful servant, you have multiplied all the talents given to you: for this reason, truly universal You were a teacher, for every age and every rank learns from you.
Behold, the image of you appeared to the youth of obedience, to the young - the luminary of chastity, to the husband - the mentor of hard work, to the old - the teacher of kindness, to the monk - the rule of abstinence, to those who pray - a leader inspired by God, an enlightener of wisdom to those who seek wisdom, an inexhaustible source of living words to those who seek good words, a star of mercy to those who do good, and the rule of the wise to those in power an image, a zealot for righteousness - an inspirer of boldness, a mentor for righteousness for the sake of the persecuted, a teacher of patience: you were all, and you saved everyone. Above all of these you have acquired love, which is the union of perfection, and with that, as by the power of Divine, you have united all the gifts in your soul into one, and Here, the love shared and reconciling, in the interpretation of the words of the apostles, you preached to all the faithful.
We are sinners, we each have our own gifts, we are not imams of the unity of the spirit in the union of the world, but we are vain, irritating to each other, to each other enviously: for this reason, for the sake of our gift, we were divided not into peace and salvation, but into enmity and condemnation for us. Moreover, we fall to you, the saint of God, servants of God (names), overwhelmed by discord, and in contrition of heart we ask: with your prayers drive away from our hearts all pride and envy, dividing us, so that in many places we may remain one body of the church without restraint, so that, according to your prayerful words, we will love each other and with one mind confess the Father and the Son and The Holy Spirit, Trinity, Consubstantial and Indivisible, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
O sacred head, holy and God-bearing Father Sergius, by your prayer, and by faith and love for God, and by purity of heart, still on earth to the monastery of the Most Holy Having established your soul with the Trinity, and having received angelic communion and the visitation of the Most Holy Theotokos, and receiving the gift of miraculous grace, after your departure from earthly people, especially to God drawing near and sharing heavenly powers, but not retreating from us with the spirit of your love, and your honest power, like a vessel of grace, full and overflowing, leaving us!
Having great boldness towards the all-merciful Master, pray to save His servants (names), His grace existing in you, those who believe and flow to you with love: ask us from of our great-gifted God, every gift that is beneficial to everyone, the observance of immaculate faith, the establishment of our cities, the pacification of peace, deliverance from famine and destruction, from invasion preservation of foreigners, consolation to those who mourn, healing to those who are sick, restoration to those who have fallen, return to those who go astray to the path of truth and salvation, strengthening to those who struggle, prosperity to those who do good in good deeds. blessing, education for children, instruction for the young, admonition for the ignorant, intercession for orphans and widows, departing from this temporary life to the eternal, good preparation and parting words for those who have departed blissful repose, and through your prayers, all of us will be delivered on the day of the Last Judgment, and the gums of the country will be common people and that blessed voice Lords of Christ hear: come, blessed ones of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
O Most Holy Lady Virgin Mother of God, save and preserve under Your roof my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless, and those carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your Motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and obedience to their parents, beg my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine cover of Your servants.
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I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection.
Lord Jesus Christ, our God, truly dwelling in the hearts of the twelve apostles and by the power of the grace of the All-Holy Spirit, who descended in the form of tongues of fire, their mouth opened, so that they began to speak in other dialects, - You, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, sent down Your Holy Spirit on this young man (this young woman) (name), and Plant in his (her) heart the Holy Scripture, which Thy most pure hand wrote on the tablets of the lawgiver Moses, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O sacred head, earthly angel and heavenly man, our reverend and God-bearing father Alexandra, great saint of the Most Holy and consubstantial Trinity, many mercy Reveal to those living in your holy monastery and to everyone who flows to you with faith and love!
Ask us for everything we need for this temporary good in life, and, moreover, for our eternal salvation: help us with your intercession, servant of God, so that we may abide in deep peace The Holy Orthodox Church of Christ, and in prosperity the Fatherland is founded, in all piety is indestructible: be to all of us, miracle-working saint, in all sorrow and emergency assistant: especially at the hour of our death, a merciful intercessor appeared to us, may we not surrender to the power of the evil ruler of the world in the ordeals of the air, but may we be counted worthy of the one who does not stumble sunrise into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Hey, Father, our dear companion of prayer! Do not disgrace our hope, but stand for us, the servants of God (names), before the throne of the Life-Giving Trinity, so that we may be worthy together with you and with all the saints, even if we are unworthy We are, in the villages of paradise, glorifying the greatness, grace and mercy of the one in the Trinity of God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
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and their mother Sophia
We glorify, magnify and bless you, holy martyrs Vero, Nadezhda and Lyuba, together with the wise mother Sophia, whom we worship as an image of God’s care representing.
Pray, Saint Vera, the Creator of the visible and invisible, to give us strong, unblemished and indestructible faith.
Intercede, holy Hope, before the Lord Jesus for us sinners, so that His good hope will not be taken away from us, and may He deliver us from all sorrow and need.
Confession, holy Lyuba, to the Spirit of truth, the Comforter, our misfortune and sorrow, may He from above send heavenly sweetness to our souls.
Help us in our troubles, holy martyrs, and together with your wise mother Sophia, pray to the King of kings and the Lord of lords to keep (names) under cover Let us together with you and all the saints exalt and glorify the most holy and great name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the eternal Lord and good Creator, now and forever and ever.
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To the Holy Hierarch Father Mitrofan, through the incorruption of your honorable relics and the many good deeds miraculously done and performed by you with faith, flowing to you, convinced that you are great. grace from the Lord our God, we all humbly fall down and pray to you: pray for us (names) of Christ our God, may he bestow upon all who honor your holy memory and earnestly towards you to those who come running, rich in His mercy: may He establish in His holy Orthodox Church the living spirit of right faith and piety, the spirit of knowledge and love, the spirit of peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, that all its members, pure from worldly temptations and carnal lusts and the evil actions of evil spirits, worship Him in spirit and truth and earnestly care to keep His commandments for the salvation of their souls.
May her shepherd give holy zeal for the salvation of the people entrusted to them, may they enlighten the unbelievers, instruct the ignorant, enlighten the doubters and confirm those who have fallen away from the Orthodox Church They will turn it into the holy depths, they will keep believers in their faith, they will move sinners to repentance, they will console those who repent and strengthen them in the correction of life, they will confirm those who have repented and corrected themselves in the holiness of life: and so all will lead you along the path indicated by Him into the prepared eternal Kingdom of His saints.
To her, the saint of God, may your prayers bring all good things to our souls and bodies: may we also glorify in our souls and bodies the Lord and our God, Jesus Christ, with Him To the Father and the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
O our good shepherd and God-wise mentor, Saint Nicholas of Christ! Hear us sinners (names), praying to you and calling for your quick intercession for help: see us weak, caught from everywhere, deprived of every good and in our minds from cowardice darkened.
Try, O saint of God, not to leave us in sinful captivity, so that we may not joyfully be our enemies and not die in our evil deeds. Pray for us, unworthy of our Creator and Master, to whom you stand with the disembodied faces: show mercy to us our God in this life and in the world to come, so that He will not repay us according to our deeds and the impurity of our hearts, but according to His goodness He will reward us.
We trust in your intercession, we boast of your intercession, we call upon your intercession for help, and we approach your most holy image for help: deliver us, saint of Christ, from the evils that come upon us, so that for the sake of your holy prayers the attack will not overwhelm us and we will not sink into the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions.
Pray to St. Nicholas of Christ, Christ our God, that He will grant us a peaceful life and remission of sins, and may salvation and great mercy be given to our souls, now and ever and unto the ages centuries.
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O wonderful and glorious wonderworker Demetrius, healer of human ailments! You constantly pray to the Lord our God for all sinners: I pray to you, your servant (name): be my intercessor before the Lord and helper in overcoming passions my insatiable flesh, and to overcome the arrows of my opponent the devil, who bites my weak heart, and, like a smooth and fierce beast, hungers to destroy my soul.
You are the saint of Christ, my fence, you are my intercession and weapon: you, great wonderworker, in the days of your exploits in this world, were zealous for the Orthodox Church of God, as the true and Good Shepherd, you kindly denounced the sins and ignorance of people, and from the path of truth to heresies and schisms you instructed those who were deviating towards the path of truth: make haste and I must correct the short-term path of my life, so that I will unfalteringly follow the path of the commandments of God and will not be lazy in serving my Lord Jesus Christ, as my only Master, To my Redeemer and righteous Judge.
Falling down to this, I pray to you, saint of God, when my soul departs from this mortal body, deliver it from dark ordeals: I am not for good deeds to justify my, do not let Satan become proud of your victory over my weak soul: deliver me from hell, where weeping and gnashing of teeth, and with your holy prayers make me a partaker The Heavenly Kingdom in the Trinity glorifies God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
O Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the Highest Powers, Queen of Heaven and Earth, our city and country, omnipotent Intercessor! Accept this singing of praise and gratitude from us, unworthy of Your servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God Your Son, may He be merciful to our unrighteousness and increase His grace to those who honor Your all-honorable name and with faith and love worship Your miraculous image.
We are not worthy of mercy from Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, Lady, for all that is possible for You from Him. For this reason we resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor: hear us praying to You, cover us with Your all-powerful protection and ask God the Son Your shepherd is zeal and vigilance for souls, your ruler is wisdom and strength, your judge is truth and impartiality, your mentor is reason and humility, your husband is love and harmony, obedience to children, patience to those who are offended, fear of God to those who are offended, complacency to those who mourn, self-control to those who rejoice: to us all the spirit of understanding and godliness, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit purity and truth.
Hey, Most Holy Lady, have mercy on Your weak people; Gather the scattered, guide those who have gone astray on the right path, support old age, bring up the youth with integrity, educate the young, and look upon us all with the care of Your merciful intercession; raise us up from the depths of sin and enlighten the eyes of our hearts to the vision of salvation; be merciful to us here and there, in the land of earthly coming and at the Last Judgment of Your Son; Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, our fathers and brothers created eternal life with the Angels and with all the saints.
For you are, Lady, the Glory of heaven and the Hope of earth, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all who flow to You with faith. We therefore pray to You and to You, as the Almighty Helper, to ourselves and to each other and our whole lives we commit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
From the book “Prayers for Children. Holy Fathers on Education" / [comp. E.A. Danilenko]. – M.: Lepta Book, 2010. – 32 p.