Description and power of prayer
Many Christians do not fully understand the concept of the Holy Trinity, and therefore the prayer book seems to them not fully amenable to interpretation. In Orthodox theology, the Holy Trinity is presented as something not fused, but not separable, that is, not a single essence, but not three different creatures.
Such an explanation, of course, is not entirely amenable to logical laws, but nevertheless it does exist. Many Christians compare the Holy Trinity to the sun: you can’t touch it, but you can feel the warmth and be immersed in the light.
According to legend, the Holy Trinity appeared when people were being baptized in the Jordanian waters. She represented Jesus, who expressed his desire to come down to earth. At the same time, the Lord from heaven declared Jesus to be the Son of God, and the dove was the Holy Spirit.
On the day of the Holy Trinity, all Orthodox Christians celebrating this holiday, as a rule, say the appropriate prayer. They contact us because they are looking for help in the following issues:
- choosing the true path. Prayers ask that they encounter fewer difficulties in life;
- fulfillment of a cherished desire. If your thoughts are absolutely pure, and your desire does not in any way contradict God’s laws, you can also turn to the Holy Trinity with a similar request;
- the need to cope with life's hardships. It is recommended to cry out in prayer even if you are experiencing difficult moments in your life. This prayer helps to strengthen your faith and spirit even in the most difficult periods of life;
- the desire to cleanse yourself of sins and negative influences. Repenting and asking for forgiveness for sins committed is also allowed on the day of the Most Holy Trinity.
In order for this religious text to be effective, it is advisable to stand in front of an icon with the image of the Trinity. It is important to hold a lit candle in your hand. Many Orthodox Christians prefer to pray for the fulfillment of their innermost desires on this bright holiday. However, it is advisable to focus not on material wealth. It is recommended to call upon the saints in prayer, thinking about spiritual benefits. You can ask for the support of a loved one or for the fulfillment of cherished goals.
On the day of the Most Holy Trinity, many parents recite such a religious text to protect their children from unkind people on the path of life, making wrong decisions or other difficulties. The more sincere love and faith you put into your prayer words, the stronger your request will be.
This prayer can also be used to ask for a speedy recovery. In this case, it is recommended to recite the religious text twice a day (morning and evening).
Some Orthodox Christians recite a prayer on clean water, which they then give to the sick person to drink. This method is considered no less effective than a prayer said at the head of a sick person’s bed.
Feel free to contact the Holy Trinity with this religious text, and help will come even in the most difficult moment. The main thing is to put faith and the best thoughts into this verbal creation.
Why read prayers in the morning?
In prayer they turn not only to God: they pray to the Heavenly Powers - the angels who, after Baptism, are assigned to every Orthodox Christian - and, of course, to the Mother of God, the Intercessor of the entire human race before God. A short morning prayer is an appeal to the Lord and the saints, this is help to you from God. After all, after praying in the morning, you tune in to the wave of God’s support.
There are different prayer rules; usually they are performed with the blessing of the confessor. For example, Psalm 36 may be included in a short prayer book for morning prayers.
They also read and include in the rule the short morning prayers to John the Theologian. This is the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian - a saint, known and revered throughout the world. He is one of the 12 apostles, called by the Orthodox Church “the hidden place of God.” Prayer to him in all centuries and today remains strong, because this is an appeal to the beloved disciple of Christ, one of his twelve closest and the only one who did not betray the Lord, remaining with him even at the Cross.
Prayers to the Most Holy Trinity
Prayer to make a wish come true
Most Holy Trinity of Heaven throughout the ages, have mercy on us sinners. Lord, cleanse our souls from sins and foul language, forgive us the iniquities we commit, and guide us with the light of God on the righteous and sinless path. We pray for Your forgiveness and mercy, Thrice One Ruler and Ruler of our souls. Amen.
Prayer to protect children from bad friends, bad decisions and illnesses
In the name of the Father God, the Son and the Holy Spirit, we pray for forgiveness and mercy on this bright and festive day. Three times our only heavenly Father, we offer words of joy on this holiday, we are in Your house and bow to the images in the hope of instruction and deliverance from illnesses and sins that burden our souls.
We proclaim the true faith and convey from mouth to mouth words of gratitude for our lives in Thy goodness and mercy. We pray for everyone living on earth, living under Your gaze. Bless, Lord, a righteous life in mercy and goodness. Grant us, God, to live it in reverence for You and in raising children according to Your indisputable and only righteous covenants. Amen.
Prayer for healing from illnesses
To the Most Holy Trinity, the Consubstantial Power, all the good Wines that we will reward You for everything that You have rewarded us sinners and unworthy before, before you came into the world, for everything that You have rewarded us every day, and that You have prepared for all of us in the world to come ! It is fitting, then, for so much good deeds and generosity, to thank Thee not just in words, but more than in deeds, for keeping and fulfilling Thy commandments: but we, being aware of our passions and evil customs, have cast ourselves into countless sins and iniquities from our youth.
For this reason, as unclean and defiled, do not just appear before Your Trisholy face without coldness, but below Your Most Holy Name, speak to us, even if You Yourself had deigned, for our joy, to proclaim that the pure and righteous are loving, and sinners who repent are merciful and kindly accept. Look down, O Divine Trinity, from the height of Your Holy Glory upon us, many sinners, and accept our good will, instead of good deeds; and give us the spirit of true repentance, so that, having hated every sin, in purity and truth, we may live until the end of our days, doing Your most holy will and glorifying Your sweetest and most magnificent name with pure thoughts and good deeds. Amen.
Prayer “Holy Trinity have mercy on us”
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
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Prayer for the departed on Trinity - the newly departed, rest of the soul, texts
The death of a loved one is always a tragedy for relatives and friends who remain in this world. However, it is within the power of the living to maintain an invisible connection with the soul of the deceased, interceding for him before the Almighty through prayers. According to church canons, the deceased are remembered on parental Saturday, on the eve of the Trinity Day. It is believed that the prayer for Trinity has enormous power - the person asking can even beg the Lord for the soul of a sinner who has fallen into hell. We offer texts of prayers for the deceased - the newly deceased, rest of the soul for 9 days.
Texts of prayers for the departed on Trinity Parents' Saturday (prayer book)
“Remember, O Lord our God, in faith and hope the life of Thy eternal newly departed servant (or Thy servant), ( name ), and as he is good and a lover of mankind, forgiving sins and consuming iniquities, weaken, forgive and forgive all his voluntary and involuntary sins, raising him up at Thy holy second coming into the communion of Thy eternal blessings, for the sake of which in Thee is the only faith, the true God and Lover of mankind. For Thou art the resurrection and life and rest of Thy servant, ( name ), Christ our God. And we send glory to You, with Your beginningless Father and with the Most Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen.”
“God of spirits and all flesh, having trampled down death and abolished the devil, and given life to Thy world! Himself, Lord, give rest to the souls of your departed servants: your most holy patriarchs, your eminence metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, who served you in the priestly, ecclesiastical and monastic ranks; the creators of this holy temple, the Orthodox forefathers, fathers, brothers and sisters, lying here and everywhere; leaders and warriors who laid down their lives for the faith and fatherland, the faithful, who were killed in internecine warfare, drowned, burned, frozen to death, torn to pieces by beasts, who suddenly died without repentance and did not have time to reconcile with the Church and with their enemies; in the frenzy of the mind of those who committed suicide, those for whom we were commanded and asked to pray, for whom there is no one to pray and the faithful, Christian burial deprived of ( name ) in a bright place, in a green place, in a place of peace, from where illness, sadness and sighing escape. Every sin committed by them in word or deed or thought, as a good Lover of mankind, God forgives, as if there is no man who will live and not sin. For You are the only one besides sin, Your righteousness is truth forever, and Your word is truth.
For You are the Resurrection, and the Life and Repose of Your departed servants ( name ), Christ our God, and to You we send glory with Your beginningless Father, and Your Most Holy, and Good, and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen."
As you know, the prayer for Trinity has miraculous power, helping Orthodox believers in the fulfillment of their cherished desires. Here you will find texts (words), videos with recordings of prayers to the Holy Trinity in Russian - about money, the health of loved ones, the deceased. May your prayers be heard!
Text of morning prayer to John the Theologian 1000
Evangelist John the Theologian was the only one of the apostles who received a Revelation about the future destinies of the world from the Lord, becoming a witness of God's omnipotence and leaving this testimony to humanity in the book “Apocalypse.” He became the only one of all the apostles, of all the disciples of Christ (except for the myrrh-bearing women) who did not hide when the Son of God was crucified. At the end of his life, it was difficult for him not only to walk, but also to speak, and his students asked for instructions. Then he repeated one thing: “Love one another, my children. Keeping this commandment of God is enough to enter into eternal life.” John the Theologian is not just an apostle and prayer book. The Lord gave him the gift of miracles and prophecies for his loyalty, purity and devotion. At the moments of the Lord’s death on the cross, he showed himself to be his true friend. John the Theologian stood at the Cross, next to the Mother of God, empathizing and compassionate with Christ. His faith in God was not destroyed even in these terrible moments, remaining strong and unshakable.
Your lips, like the brightness of fire, shining with grace, enlighten the universe: do not win the treasures of the world through the love of money, show us the height of humility of mind, but punish with your words, Father John Chrysostom Thank you, pray to the Word of Christ God to save our souls.
Kontakion, tone 6:
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
You have received Divine grace from heaven, and with your lips you taught us all to worship the one God in the Trinity, John Chrysostom, most blessed saint, we deserve to praise you: you are a mentor , like a divine manifestation.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Three Persons of the Holy Trinity
In the Creed, which expresses the basic tenets of Orthodoxy, Christians testify to their faith in each of the Persons of the Holy Trinity.
First of all, in God the Father, the Creator of everything that exists. The difference between God the Father and the other Persons of the Holy Trinity is that He does not have a beginning or reason for his existence. Speaking to Moses in the burning thorn bush, God the Father calls himself Jehovah (Ex. 3:14). According to St. John Chrysostom this means
“eternally abiding and beginningless, truly and completely abiding.”
God the Father is the Origin of everything that exists.
“From eternity, God the Father is always the Beginning, the First Cause, who realizes everything through the Son and makes it perfect through the Spirit” (Priest Daniil Sysoev).
Just as God the Father has no time frame, so pre-eternally, without beginning and end, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity - God the Son - is born from the Father. Priest Daniil Sysoev speaks about it this way:
“He was born before all times, for He was always perfect, but He is also eternally born, for He is always inextricably linked in His very existence with His Father.”
For the sake of saving humanity from sin and death, God the Son came to earth, where he died on the cross and was resurrected.
He is the Word by whom the Father created the world (John 1:1). He is the Way, and the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6). And only by following the teachings of Christ and fulfilling His commandments can one come to know God the Father (John 14:9).
Mention of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity - the Holy Spirit - is found already in the first lines of the Bible (Gen. 1:2). He proceeds eternally from the Father, is not born as the Son, but proceeds. The Holy Fathers call Him the Spirit of Life, the Breath of God the Father.
“The Holy Spirit is the aroma of the Father’s Essence,” says St. Cyril of Alexandria. At the same time, the Holy Spirit is inextricably linked with the Son, which is revealed to us in the Gospel. He is the Comforter who, after the Ascension of Jesus Christ, always remains with Christians. The Holy Spirit builds the Church on earth, always present in the Sacraments.
The Dogma of the Holy Trinity is the core of Orthodoxy
The doctrine of the Holy Trinity is the basis of the Christian faith (Trinitarian monotheism). He says that God is One, but has three Persons. That is, three Persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Each of the Persons of the Trinity has full Divine majesty and dignity. They do not differ in Their seniority or superiority. But each of the Persons is true God, together constituting one Being.
“One God is the Holy Trinity, one essential essence, one in Three Persons and Three Hypostases, inseparable and indivisible, one nature, one glory, one power and one also will” (Reverend Simeon the New Theologian).
It is impossible for the limited human mind, accustomed to looking at everything through the prism of rationalism, to understand how three constitute an inseparable one. It is possible to even partially touch this mystery only with deep humility before the greatness and incomprehensibility of God. And constant spiritual work is needed to cleanse the mind and heart from passions and sins.
“A Christian joins the mystery of the Trinity not through rational knowledge, but through repentance, that is, a complete change and renewal of the mind, heart, feelings and our entire being” (Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev).
How to understand the Trinity of God?
In order to even remotely explain the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Fathers resorted to various kinds of analogies.
For example, the solar disk resembles God the Father, the ray emanating from it resembles the Son born from the Father, and the warmth of the sun symbolizes the Holy Spirit.
A similar example is the flame of fire, which emits light and heat.
Saint Patrick (c. 370 - 460), to enlighten pagan Ireland, demonstrated the unity of the Trinity using the example of the clover shamrock. In it, three leaves make up a single sheet.
Man also bears the imprint of the image of the Holy Trinity. Thus, according to Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov:
“Our mind is the image of the Father; our word is the image of the Son; spirit is the image of the Holy Spirit."
At the same time, theologians emphasize that all attempts to explain the doctrine of the Holy Trinity with analogues of the material world are only distant metaphors. To comprehend the depth of this great mystery is possible only with a pure heart filled with peace and love. A dry mind without grace will always find some doubts in the Trinity of God.
