Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Quiet my sorrows”
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Hope to all the ends of the earth, Most Pure Virgin, Lady Theotokos, our consolation! Do not disdain us sinners, for we trust in Your mercy: extinguish the sinful flame burning in us and water our parched hearts with repentance; Cleanse our minds from sinful thoughts, accept the prayers offered to You from the soul and heart with sighs. Be an intercessor for us to Your Son and God and turn away His anger with Your motherly prayers. Heal mental and physical ulcers, Lady Lady, quench the illnesses of souls and bodies, calm the storm of evil attacks of the enemy, take away the burden of our sins, and do not leave us to perish and sorrow until the end Comfort our contrite hearts, may we glorify Thee until our last breath.
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Prayer to the holy martyrs Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov and their mother Sophia
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01:28
We glorify, magnify and bless you, holy martyrs Vera, Nadezhda and Lyuba, together with the wise mother Sophia, whom we worship as an image of God’s care. 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 down Heavenly sweetness to our souls. Help us in our troubles, holy martyrs, and together with your wise mother Sophia, pray to the Lord God to keep (names) under His protection, and together with you and with everyone let us exalt and glorify as saints the most holy and great name of the Father and the Son and The Holy Spirit of God, the eternal Lord and good Creator, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
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Orthodox prayer for fear and anxiety in children
Young children are vulnerable and are often afraid of strangers, the dark, fictional characters, and dreams. So that the child does not develop phobias, the soul calms down from anxiety, parents turn to the Almighty for help. If there is severe fear or anxiety, you need to take the child in your arms and read the strongest prayer for fear, “Living Help” or “Our Father.” Older children are afraid of bullies in the yard, exams, illnesses, and the loss of parents. A grown-up child needs to have the text of the prayer request explained to him, taught to talk to God, to pray on his own when his soul is restless, when he is overcome by sadness and bad thoughts. Prayer against fear and anxiety in children will calm the soul, become the key to a happy life without damaged nerves, and protect against suicidal thoughts.
If your baby has trouble falling asleep or shudders in his sleep in the evenings before bed at the baby’s crib, you can say a prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos of Kazan. On the wall or headboard you need to place an icon of the Mother of God, the patron saint of children, Nicholas the Wonderworker, Jesus Christ or the Guardian Angel (the church will tell you how to choose).
“O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter 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, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal gaze, for You are the Divine Protection of Your servants. Mother of God, introduce me to the image of Your heavenly motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names) caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen".
The Orthodox prayer to the Guardian Angel will calm the soul from anxiety and protect from danger. You can turn to the heavenly protector every time your soul is uneasy or real danger is approaching. Turning to the Guardian Angel in the morning will get rid of bad thoughts during the day and destroy negative influences. Evening prayer grants protection from night fears and anxieties. From an early age, children should be taught to thank the heavenly protector for the past day and pray to him. The simple text of the prayer is quickly remembered by the child; he knows that the Guardian Angel is watching over his welfare.
“My angel, my guardian. In difficult times, in difficult times. Rise up to my defense, protect the servant of God (name) from the unbearable fear of me. Remove all worries and fears from me, give me strength from within. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".
If you are very worried, when you panic and forget your prayers out of fear and anxiety, you can turn to the heavenly protectors in your own words. An appeal that comes in faith will be heard.
Texts of powerful Orthodox prayers for peace of mind
Prayer will soften the heart, calm the soul, and put thoughts in order.
"Virgin Mother of God, Rejoice"
“Virgin Mother of God, Hail, Gracious Mary, the Lord is with You: blessed are You among women, and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.
It is worthy to eat as truly to bless Thee, Theotokos, ever-blessed and most immaculate and Mother of our God.
We magnify You, the most honorable cherub and the most glorious seraphim without comparison, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption. Amen".
Matrona of Moscow
“Blessed Elder, Matrona of Moscow. Protect me from nervous hostility, protect me from dire need. May my soul not hurt from thoughts, and may the Lord forgive all my sins. Help me calm my neurosis, let there be no crying of sorrowful tears. Amen".
“Blessed Elder, Matrona of Moscow. Forgive me for my mortal despair and do not send me a retaliatory punishment. In a terrible depression, I am tired and tired, and at that moment I sincerely repent before you. May God not leave me, may not destroy me, help me, otherwise terrible things will happen. Strengthen my faith, give me more strength, so that the demon does not destroy my soul forever. Thy will be done. Amen".
John the Baptist
“Holy John the Forerunner and Baptist of Christ! This preacher of repentance, do not despise us who repent, but pray to the Lord Christ for us, unworthy slaves, sad, weak, fallen into many sins. We fear death, but we are not sick of our sins and we do not care about the Kingdom of Heaven: but do not despise us, the Baptist of Christ, honorable Forerunner, born in pain of all, mentor of fasters and hermits, teacher of purity and neighbor of Christ. We pray to you, we resort to you: do not reject us who ask for your intercession, renew our souls with repentance, which is the second baptism: by your intercession before the Lord, ask for the cleansing of our sins. Unworthy lips cry out to you, and a humble soul prays, a contrite heart sighs from the depths: stretch out your most pure right hand and protect us from enemies visible and invisible. Hey, Lord Jesus Christ! Through the prayers of St. John Thy Baptist, and even more so of Thy Most Pure Mother, our Lady Theotokos, save us, Thy sinful servants who repent of our sins. For You are the God of the repentant, and in You, the Savior, we place our hope, glorifying Your Most Holy Name, with Your Originless Father, and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".
Guardian angel
“To the angel of God, my holy guardian, given to me from God from heaven for my protection, I diligently pray to you: enlighten me today, and save me from all evil, guide me to good deeds and direct me on the path of salvation. Amen".
“Because of grief and failure in life, I turn to you, my Guardian Angel. I ask you, hear about my request and help me. From birth you were given to me as my protector. Do not turn away from me in difficult times for me, come to me. Amen!".
“My Guardian, given to me from birth, hear all my requests and experiences. Become my interlocutor, help me get rid of all troubles and misfortunes. The Lord God Himself sent you to me as my helper and protector, without violating his will, come to me in difficult times. Amen".
Saint Barbara
“The most wise and all-fair saint of the Great Martyr of Christ Varvaro! Blessed are you, for the Precious wisdom of God has not been revealed to you by flesh and blood, but God the Heavenly Father Himself, like you, believe for the sake of the one abandoned, expelled and killed by an unfaithful father, received into His beloved daughter; for the corruption of earthly property, the inheritance of the flesh is freely incorruptible; the labors of martyrdom by the repose of the Heavenly One changed the Kingdom; glorify your temporary life, cut short by His death for His sake, with veneration, as if you have placed your soul from the faces of the Heavenly spirits, but keep your body, placed on earth in their angelic temple, by the angel of the commandment intact, honorably and miraculously. Blessed art thou, Christ the Son of God, the Heavenly Bridegroom, the despised Virgin, who desired to have the kindness of thy Caregiver, who through suffering, wounds, pleasure, cutting, and the very heads by beheading, like the dearest creatures, thou didst strive to adorn: so, like a wife, she is faithful to her head - to the husband, Christ united in spirit and body inseparably, saying: I have found Him, whom my soul loved, I held Him and did not forsake Him. Blessed are you, for the Holy Spirit has rested upon you, having been taught by the spiritual to reason spiritually, you have rejected all the spirits of wickedness in idols as destructive, and having come to know the One God the Spirit, as a true worshiper, you deigned to worship in spirit and truth, preaching: “I honor the Trinity, One Divinity.” You glorified this Holy Trinity in life and death through your confession and suffering; pray for me, my intercessor, as I have always been the triple faith, love and hope of virtue. This is where I venerate the Holy Trinity. Imam is the lamp of faith, but is devoid of good deeds of oil: you, wise virgin, give your suffering flesh, filled with blood and shedding wounds, like a lamp of yours, so that by decorating my spiritual candle, I will be honored for you in the Heavenly Palace. I am a stranger on earth and a stranger, like all my fathers; eternal blessings to the heiress and a blessed supper in the Kingdom of Heaven to the partaker, as in the journey of life, the Divine Meal of pleasure, and in the exodus from the world I desire, grant me guidance; and when at the end I begin to lull you into the sleep of death, then touching my exhausted flesh, like sometimes the Angel of Elijah, saying: Arise, eat and drink: for by the grace of the Divine Body and Blood of the Mysteries I will be strengthened in the fortress of that far path of death, even to the Mountains of Heaven : and there, through the three windows of the bathhouse, you first saw God the Trinity by faith, Him together with you face to face, so that I may be worthy to see and glorify Him forever and ever. Amen".
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow”
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03:14
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, blessed Mother of Christ God, our Savior, joy to all who mourn, visiting the sick, the weak, protection and intercessor, widows and orphans, patroness, mother the all-reliable comforter of the sorrowful, the weak infants in the fortress, and always ready help and a true refuge for all the helpless! To you, O All-Merciful One, was given grace from the Almighty to intercede for everyone and deliver them from sorrows and illnesses, for you yourself endured fierce sorrows and illnesses, looking at free suffering. the wife of Your beloved and the One crucified on the cross, seeing, always the weapon that Simeon foretold, the heart Yours has passed: also Ubo, O mother of children, listen to the voice of our prayer, console us in the sorrow of those who exist, as a faithful intercessor for joy. Standing before the throne of the Most Holy Trinity, at the right hand of Your Son, Christ our God, you may, if you desire, ask for everything useful to us: for our sake, with heartfelt faith and love, we fall to You, Like the Queen and Lady: hear, daughter, and see, and incline Your ear, hear Our prayer and deliver us from current troubles and sorrows: You are the Joy of all the faithful, as you give peace and consolation. See our misfortune and sorrow: show us Thy mercy, send consolation to our heart wounded by sorrow, show and surprise us sinners with the riches of Thy mercy, grant wait for us tears of repentance to cleanse our sins and quench the wrath of God, and with a pure heart, good conscience and With undoubted hope we resort to Your intercession and intercession. Accept, our All-merciful Lady Theotokos, our earnest prayer offered to You, and do not reject us unworthy from Your mercy, but grant us deliverance from sorrow and illness, protection From every slander of the enemy and human slander, be our constant helper all the days of our life , for under Your maternal protection we will always achieve our goals and preservation through Your intercession and prayers to Your Son and God our Savior, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship , with His beginningless Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
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