Human life is full of stress and resentment. Very often people face injustice and aggression. This in turn causes a human response in the form of anger and malice.
“Just as there is nothing higher than love, so, on the contrary, there is nothing worse than rage and anger. It is better to neglect the useful and necessary in order to avoid anger.
Just as it is better to accept and endure everything unpleasant in order to maintain the calm of love and peace, because there is nothing more destructive than anger and sorrow and more useful than love.”
Abba Joseph
After which people, without even noticing, begin to hate each other and harm each other. It takes a long time before people begin to understand what is happening.
A believer has his own effective way - this is prayer for anger and anger
Relatives and friends begin to suffer from anger and irritability. What should a person do in such a situation? How to learn to forgive your enemies?
A believer has his own effective way - this is prayer for anger and anger.
Many holy fathers spoke about these terrible sins, like anger and anger. Let's look at some of the statements of the holy fathers about the sin of anger and malice.
7 virtues and 7 sins
Saint John Chrysostom:
“The angry do not see anything sensibly and do nothing properly, but are likened to people with damaged feelings who have lost the ability to reason.
Nothing darkens the purity of the soul and the clarity of thoughts more than being unbridled and strong.
Anger is a strong, all-consuming fire; it harms the body and corrupts the soul, and makes a person unpleasant to look at and shameful..."
Saint John Chrysostom Photo: 24smi.org
Saint Ignatius (Brianchaninov):
“If you allow your heart to be hardened by rancor and justify your anger with pride, then the Lord your God will turn away from you and you will be given over to be trampled underfoot by Satan.”
Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov. Photo: i3.stat01.com
What is righteous anger in Orthodoxy
Anger directed against sin is considered righteous. It brings spiritual benefit to a person without leaving anger in the heart.
Just like anger leads to sin, righteous anger is also dissatisfaction with something. This is a weapon given by God to protect against sinful thoughts.
Righteous anger is the desire to push away everything that is wrong and bad.
For righteous anger to “become a habit,” you need to be constantly and consciously angry at your own sins. Having such a skill, a person will be able to calmly respond to temptations and not succumb to them.
When you feel overwhelming hatred within you, you need to read short prayers
What can you do to start dealing with anger and irritability? To begin with, the first thing you need to do is limit the communication of evil people for you.
When you feel overwhelming hatred within you, you need to silently read short prayers that you can learn by heart. The prayer must be said until the evil hatred in your soul goes away.
It will also be beneficial to drink holy water every day. You can drink it at any time.
Holy water can be taken from the temple. You can take especially healing water for the feast of the Epiphany. Photo from this holiday, where holy water is poured for all parishioners
What can you do to avoid getting angry at those around you? At home you can also find the most appropriate time to read prayers against hatred and anger. Photo: st.cherinfo.ru
When reading prayers, you need to understand that prayer is communication with God. Stand in front of the icons and light the lamp. It is advisable to read the prayer in peace and quiet, nothing should distract you.
Do not forget that you can read prayers for resentment in your own words. The most important thing is that your words come from the heart and are sincere. Because only sincere words will be heard by God.
Priest Sergius in the program “World of Orthodoxy” talks about what the passion of anger and anger is:
Father Sergius talks about what to do if you are overwhelmed with anger and a person cannot read any prayers. He gives advice on how to avoid anger and irritation in any situation, citing examples from the lives of people in ancient times.
Prayer to David for Anger
The prayer can be read silently or out loud. The most important thing is sincerity and strong faith. Doubts are offensive.
It is recommended to pronounce the address 9 times. Prayer to King David helps:
calm down; cope with difficulties; protect yourself from arrogant, irritated people; recover from illnesses.
It is extremely difficult to read a long prayer when anger or another passion is about to take over. To neutralize outbursts of rage, your own or another person’s, you need to say a short phrase: “Lord, remember King David and all his meekness.”
The prayer of Ephraim the Syrian helps with anger and resentment
How to get rid of resentment and anger? The prayer of Ephraim the Syrian helps effectively with this. This is a special prayer that was written by him, because in life this saint was a very hot-tempered person.
He also possessed spiritual work, which is why, thanks to God's help, he acquired the gift of humility.
Ephraim the Syrian. Photo: azbyka.ru
Prayer to Ephraim the Syrian
O saint of Christ, our Father Ephraim! Bring our prayer to the merciful and omnipotent God and ask us, God’s servants (names), from His goodness all that is for the benefit of our souls and bodies:
right faith, undoubted hope, unfeigned love, meekness and gentleness, courage in temptation, patience in suffering, success in piety.
Let us not turn the gifts of the All-Good God into evil. Do not forget, miracle-working saint, this holy temple (house) and our parish: preserve and protect them with your prayers from all evil.
To her, Holy One of God, grant us a good end and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, so that we may glorify the wondrous God in His saints, to Him belongs all glory, honor and power, forever and ever. Amen.
Holy Fathers on Anger
Created by the Creator, irritability should help the soul during laziness and relaxation.
Cowardly people get angry at the slightest reason. Anger is an unsafe advisor.
A decision made in such a state is never prudent.
Like a sick stomach that does not take healthy food, a person who is arrogant and irritable is unable to say or hear anything healthy.
Four things that make a person angry:
- desire to satisfy wishes;
- satisfaction of one's own interests;
- teaching right;
- confidence in one's own wisdom.
A prayer for irritability and anger is read to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
A prayer for irritability and anger is read to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The Wonderworker Nicholas is a person’s helper in any difficult situation. This prayer is more based on my own words addressed to the saint.
Icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Prayer in your own words you can pray like this:
Wonderworker Nicholas, calm down my excessive anger, clear the wrong road. Thy will be done. Amen.
Or like this:
Wonderworker Nicholas, pacify my anger and attack, do not let me fall into sin. Thy will be done. Amen. Nicholas the Wonderworker, save me from resentment towards my neighbor.
How to Prepare for Prayer
Prayer words are an appeal to higher powers. Through them, a person creates a sacrament, real communication with God, with forces inaccessible to him, but bringing the desired blessing. Prayers are used to improve life.
Prayer for accumulated anger is a universal tool. It is available to every person, regardless of his faith, habits or background. Not only prayer saves from anger, but also general cleansing of the soul and mind. The first priority is preparation for reading prayer words. Its main stages:
- for a quick effect, a man or woman places an icon of the saint next to him;
- additionally use candles brought from church the day before;
- An important stage in reading the address is complete solitude, rejection of worldly vanity and extraneous noise.
Prayer helps against irritability, accumulated negativity and any manifestations of aggression. It is read for yourself or for a loved one if the whole family suffers from his irritation and anger.
A prayer for anger and irritation is read to the Most Holy Theotokos “Softening Hearts”
A prayer for anger and irritation is read to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of the “Softening Hearts” icon. It is believed that gradually the human heart thaws, the heart lets go of anger and hatred. A person’s bitterness recedes more and more, and he opens up to spiritual truths.
Icon Softening Evil Hearts. Photo: dimitri.moseparh.ru
First Prayer of the Mother of God
O much-sorrowful Mother of God, softener of evil hearts and superior to all the daughters of the earth, in Your purity and in the multitude of sufferings You have transferred to the earth, accept our much-painful sighs and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. Do You know of no other refuge and warm intercession, but since You have the boldness to the One who was born of You, help
and save us with Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where we will sing with all the saints
in the Trinity to the One God, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Second prayer to the Mother of God:
O who will not please Thee, O Blessed Virgin, who will not sing of Thy mercy to the human race. We pray to you, we ask you, do not leave us perishing in evil, dissolve our hearts with love and send your arrow to our enemies, may our hearts be wounded by peace against those who persecute us.
If the world hates us - You extend Your love to us, if the world persecutes us - You accept us, give us the grace-filled strength of patience - to endure the trials that happen in this world without grumbling.
Oh, Lady! Soften the hearts of evil people who rise up against us, so that their hearts do not perish in evil - but pray, O Blessed One, Thy Son and our God, may he pacify their hearts with peace, but let the devil - the father of evil - be put to shame!
We, singing Your mercy to us, the evil, the indecent, will sing to You, O Most Wonderful Lady of the Blessed Virgin, hear us at this hour, contrite hearts of those who have, protect us with peace and love for each other
and to our enemies, eradicate from us all malice and enmity, so that we may sing to You and Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: Alleluia! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
How can you overcome anger?
“We shouldn’t utter words in anger, we just need to shut up.” When you feel that the situation is getting out of control, and the person annoying you does not stop, you just need to leave the situation - a Christian should not stay here, because he, knowing his weakness, understands perfectly well that irreparable things can happen. If you can’t leave, then you need to somehow break off the conversation, make some effort, for example, to close the door or run away. If this is a family relationship, then say a kind word, hug, kiss, joke somehow, defuse the situation and not respond to anger with anger, you need to avoid it, because anger steals all the fruits at once: you get irritated, and what you have accumulated over several months of your exploits is lost , - there is nothing.
It is very good for a person to study the virtues of meekness and patience - meekness, according to St. Gregory of Nyssa, is slowness, this is quietness, this is a certain laziness towards sin, that is, slowness. Meekness helps a person to fully control himself during the approach of anger and in various unforeseen situations associated with insults, when we can lose our temper. And patience helps us to cover this whole matter with iron chains and maintain ourselves in a state of meekness.
Resentment comes from pride.
Women are very prone to offense; it is always very difficult for a woman to forgive. It’s easier for men, they forgive more easily. Therefore, the feat of forgiveness is special for a woman, and she needs to practice it and be attentive. And for this, I recommend that you kneel every evening before the icon of the Mother of God to pray for your brother and ask him for all kinds of blessings, spiritual, mental, physical - everything that you desire for yourself, ask him too. And it is advisable to do this before the evening and morning routine. Because the Holy Fathers recommend, in order to overcome sin and anger, to pray for those people who offend us, and for those against whom we hold grudges or are offended.
-When we are offended, and we are the first to seek reconciliation, the Lord gives us deep grace. And a person will remember all his life that the one against whom he sinned asked for forgiveness from him. This turns people inside out, and after this they become real and sincere Christians.
We must strive for freedom from anger
A prayer against anger and hatred is read by Abba Dorotheus
A prayer against anger and hatred is read by Abba Dorotheus. I turn to God in these prayers, he cleared the atmosphere of his life, eradicated the cause of the conflict.
Avva Dorotheus. Photo: 1.sv-luka.ru
Prayer of Abba Dorotheus
Merciful and humane God! By your ineffable goodness, you created us from nothing, to enjoy Your blessings, and the blood of Your Only Begotten Son, our Savior, who called us, who strayed from Your commandments!
Come now, help our infirmities, and as You once rebuked the troubled sea, so now rebuke the disturbance of our hearts, so that You do not lose both of us, Your children, killed by sin, in one hour, and so that You do not say to us:
“What profit is there in My Blood, that I should never go down into corruption,” and: “Amen I say unto you, we do not light you,” because our lamps went out from the lack of oil. Amen.
How not to be annoyed
It is quite difficult for an angry person to remain calm during a conversation.
The first thing to do when anger grows is to shut up. In order not to get irritated over trifles, you can prepare in advance.
If you are going to meet unpleasant people, it is worth considering all possible scenario development options and taking into account all the details that could make you angry.
In order not to be irritated, demonic thoughts must be cut off immediately. The following methods exist:
- Resistance to thoughts.
- The law of spiritual repression (instead of revenge - prayer).
- Immersion in thoughts (thinking about future torment in the depths of hell).
The principle of weighing helps to cope with gloomy thoughts and irritability. On one side of the scale you need to imagine what caused anger, on the other - possible losses (peace, trust, goodwill of your neighbors).
Alternatively, to forget about your rage, you can do some work. Irritable thoughts are more likely to occur to people who are lazy and lead an idle lifestyle.
In prayers, they very often also turn to the Lord God in their own words.
In prayers, they very often also turn to the Lord God in their own words. The Lord will always help, the main thing is to turn to him with a pure soul and heart.
Icon of the Savior. Photo: i.magisterikon.ru
Prayer to Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. Deliver me from resentment towards my neighbor by order of the Most High God. Let it be so. Amen.
Or like this:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. Forgive me for the hatred that strikes me, cleanse my aching soul from anger. Save me from hellish shackles. And now, and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer against hatred of a person
Hatred of a person is a grave sin and evil that burns out from within both the hater and his enemy. And here, in fact, it is not so important who was right and who was wrong. In this fight there is no winner or loser, because both will suffer. When both opposing sides receive the ripened fruits of evil and weigh them by the measure and price of loss and suffering, they will be horrified by what they have done. It is easier to punish or kill an enemy than to understand and forgive him. But retribution for this will be inevitable. It’s not for nothing that they say that the best fight is the one that doesn’t take place. Therefore, the Holy Scripture says that we must love not only our neighbor, but also our enemy, learn to forgive and be merciful. Therefore, we must turn in prayer for help and support to the Lord Jesus Christ.
For intercession from evil forces one should turn to Archangel Michael
For intercession from evil forces, from enemies visible and invisible, as well as from irritability, one should turn to Archangel Michael.
Archangel Michael. Photo: i.pinimg.com
Prayer to Archangel Michael
Lord, Great God, King without beginning, send Your Archangel Michael to help Your servants (indicate names). Protect us, Archangel, from all enemies, visible and invisible.
O Lord the Great Archangel Michael! Destroyer of demons, ban all enemies who fight me, and make them like sheep, and humble their evil hearts, and crush them like dust before the wind.
O Lord the Great Archangel Michael!
Six-winged first prince and commander of the Heavenly Forces - Cherubim and Seraphim, be our helper in all troubles, in sorrows, in sorrows, in the desert and on the seas a quiet refuge!
O Lord the Great Archangel Michael! Deliver us from all the charms of the devil, when you hear us, sinners, praying to you and calling on your holy name.
Hasten to our aid and overcome all who oppose us, by the power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord, through the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of the holy Apostles, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Andrew, Christ for the Fool's sake, the holy Prophet Elijah, and all the holy great martyrs:
the holy martyrs Nikita and Eustathius, and all our reverend fathers, who have pleased God from all eternity, and all the holy Heavenly Powers.
O Lord the Great Archangel Michael!
Help us sinners (name of the rivers), deliver us from cowardice, flood, fire, sword and vain death, and from all evil, from the flattering enemy, from the storm, from the evil one, deliver us always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. . Amen.
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Prayer to Archangel Michael
Archangel Michael is the ruler of the Holy Archangel Army. This Archangel has such power that can overthrow any evil spirits and evil. Its main purpose is to protect us all from human anger, envy and attacks of dark forces. This Archangel also protects a person’s home from raids by robbers, attacks by thieves and from natural elements - fires, hurricanes, etc. I will not quote a prayer from the Internet to this Archangel, but will offer you my own, no less effective, which I use myself.
Protective prayer to the Archangel Michael
“Holy Archangel of God Michael, protector from all evil and dark evil spirits. I turn to you with a request to protect me from evil people, envious people, magicians and sorcerers! Don’t let the forces of evil penetrate all my bodies, don’t let them destroy my aura, outline me with your protective circle, put your protective blue cap on me. Put up the shield of all Divine Powers before me! Oh, Mikhail! Come to me right now and protect me. In the Name of Love and the Forces of Light. Thank you Amen!"
This prayer must be said daily, in the morning before leaving the house, and in the evening, before going to bed.
