PRAYER BOARDS OF AN ORTHODOX WARRIOR

Prayers before battle

Holy Archangel Michael
Troparion to the Cross, Tone 1 (prayer for the Fatherland)

Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thy inheritance, granting victories against resistance and preserving Thy residence through Thy Cross.

Kontakion to the Cross, tone 4

Having ascended to the Cross by will, grant to Your namesake new residence Your bounty, O Christ God, make us glad with Your power, giving us victories as adversaries, an invincible victory for those who have Your weapon of peace.

Translation:

Troparion to the Cross, Tone 1

Save, Lord, Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting victories to Orthodox Christians over foreigners and preserving Your people through Your Cross.

Kontakion to the Cross, tone 4

Ascended to the Cross voluntarily, grant Thy mercy to the new people named after You, O Christ God; make your faithful people glad with your power, giving them victories over their enemies - may they have help from you, a weapon of peace, an invincible sign of victory.

Prayers during disasters and enemy attacks

Troparion, tone 4

Before long, let us not even be enslaved by the enemy who blasphemes Thee and disgusts us, O Christ our God: destroy with Thy Cross those who fight us, so that they may understand, as the Orthodox faith can, through the prayers of the Mother of God, the One Lover of Mankind.

Kontakion, tone 8

Chosen Voivode and Lord, hell to the Winner! Because you have been delivered from eternal death, I will sing praises to You, Thy creature and servant; but as if you have unspeakable mercy, free me from all troubles, calling: Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.

Psalm 90

He who lives in the help of the Most High will dwell in the shelter of the Heavenly God, says to the Lord: You are my intercessor and my refuge, my God, and I trust in Him. For He will deliver you from the snare of the trap and from rebellious words: His lashes will overshadow you, and you will trust under His wing: His truth will surround you with weapons. Do not fear from the fear of the night, from the arrow that flies during the day, from the thing that passes in darkness, from the cloak (1) and the demon of the midday. Thousands will fall from your country, and darkness(2) will be at your right hand, but it will not come close to you: otherwise(3) look at your eyes and see the reward of sinners. For You, O Lord, are my hope, You have made the Most High your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and wound will not approach your body, as His Angel commanded you to keep you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, but not when you dash your foot on a stone: you step on an asp and a basilisk (4), and cross a lion and a serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver, and I will cover, and because I have known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in sorrow, I will overcome him and glorify him: I will fill him with long days and show him My salvation.

1-From attack. 2-10,0000, countless. 3-But, however. 4-On poisonous snakes.

Prayer to the Holy Cross

Mark yourself with a cross and say a prayer to the Honest Cross:

May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; just as wax melts in the face of fire, so let demons perish from the face of those who love God and signify themselves with the sign of the cross, and who say in joy: Rejoice, Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, drive away the demons by force on you of our Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and straightened the power the devil, and who gave us His Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen.

Translation:

May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may all who hate Him flee from Him. As smoke disappears, so let them disappear; and as wax melts from the fire, so let the demons perish before those who love God and are marked by the sign of the cross and exclaim in joy: Rejoice, Most Honored and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, driving away demons by the power of our crucified Lord Jesus Christ on you, Who descended into hell and destroyed the power of the devil and gave us You, Your Honest Cross, to drive away every enemy. Oh, Most Revered and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, help me with the Holy Lady the Virgin Mary and with all the saints in all ages. Amen.

Or briefly:

Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.

Translation:

Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest (Honorable) and Life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.

This prayer should be said just before going to bed, protecting yourself and your bed with the sign of the cross.

Troparion, tone 6

Lord of Powers, be with us: otherwise, are not the imams a Helper in sorrows to You (1). Lord Almighty, have mercy on us. All-holy Mother of God, during my life (2) do not leave me, do not entrust me to human intercession, but intercede and have mercy on me. I place all my trust in You, Magi of God, keep me under Your roof,

1-Except for you. 2-Lives.

Kontakion to the Most Holy Theotokos, tone 8

To the chosen Voivode, victorious, as having been delivered from the evil ones, let us write thanks to Thee, Thy servants, to the Mother of God, but as having an invincible power, free us from all troubles, let us call Thee: Rejoice, Unmarried Bride.

Prayers to the Lord

My Savior! You laid down Your soul to save us, You commanded us to lay down our souls for our friends and for our neighbors. Moreover, I joyfully go to fulfill Your holy will and lay down my life for the Fatherland. Arm me with strength and courage to defeat my enemies, grant me firm faith and hope that I will not die, but will live in Your Kingdom. Amen.

Lord our God, who listened to Moses, stretched out his hand to You, and strengthened the people of Israel against Amalek, who raised Joshua in battle and commanded the sun: Even now, Sovereign Lord, hear us praying to You. Strengthen our country and its army with Your power, calm battles and establish peace. Send, O Lord, invisibly Thy right hand, Thy servants interceding in all; and to whom You have judged to lay down your souls in battle for faith and the Fatherland, forgive their sins and on the day of Your righteous reward give crowns of incorruption: for Your power, Kingdom and strength, all help is acceptable from You, we trust in You, and we send glory to You, To the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

About those who hate and offend us

Troparion, tone 4

0 Praying to those who have crucified You, lovingly (1) Lord, and commanding Your servant to pray for everyone, forgive us those who hate and offend us, and instruct us from all evil and wickedness to brotherly and virtuous living, we humbly offer you a prayer; Yes, in unanimity we glorify Thee, the One Lover of Mankind.

1-Lovers of human souls.

Kontakion, tone 5

Like Your first martyr Stephen, he prayed to You for those who killed him, O Lord, and we fall down and pray: forgive those who hate everyone and those who offend us, so that not a single one of them will perish for our sake, but all will be saved by Your grace, O All-Spirited God.

Prayer dying in the enmity of beings

We thank Thee, Lord, Lover of Mankind, King of the ages and Giver of good things, who destroyed the mediastinum and gave peace to the human race, who has now given peace to Thy servants: root Thy fear in them and establish love for each other, extinguish all strife, remove all discord and temptation. For You are our peace, and to You we send glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages Amen.

Prayer of the Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates

Lord God Almighty, do not abandon all those who trust in Your mercy, but protect them! Be merciful to me and protect me from the charms of the enemy by Your protection, so that I will not fall before my opponents and may my enemy not rejoice over me. Present yourself to me, my Savior, in this struggle for Your holy name. Strengthen me, confirm me, and give me the strength to stand courageously for You to the blood of my soul and lay down my soul out of love for You, just as You, having loved us, laid down Your soul on the Cross for us. Amen.

Prayer of the martyr Eutropius the Warrior in wounds and suffering

God Almighty, Good and Merciful, Helper in bonds and Giver of courageous patience in torment! Give us patience in these wounds and come to our aid, just as You came to Your martyr servant Theodore and helped him, and with Your omnipotent help show everyone that we truly are You and the only imams of the Lord the Savior and we worship You alone, glorifying You with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Military amulet - prayer to a soldier for battle

This strong prayer is a talisman for a soldier and will save him in battle. You must keep it with you along with your documents.

As the liberator of the captives, and the defender of the poor, the champion of kings, the victorious Great Martyr George, pray to Christ God to save our souls. Cultivated by God, you showed yourself to be a most honest worker of piety, having collected the virtues of the handle for yourself: having sowed in tears, you reaped with joy; having suffered with your blood, you received Christ: and through your holy prayers, you grant forgiveness to all sins. We magnify you, the passion-bearing, holy, great martyr and victorious George, and we honor your sufferings, which you endured for Christ. Holy, glorious and all-praised Great Martyr George! Gathered in your temple and before your holy icon, people worshiping, we pray to you, known to the desires of our intercessor, pray with us and for us, beseeching God from His mercy, may he mercifully hear us asking for His goodness, and not abandon all ours to salvation and life needful petitions, and grants our country victory in the face of resistance; And so, falling down, we pray to you, victorious saint: strengthen the Orthodox army in battle with the grace given to you, destroy the forces of the rising enemies, so that they will be ashamed and put to shame, and let their insolence be crushed, and let them know that we have Divine help, and to everyone in sorrow and the current situation, show your powerful intercession. Pray to the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver us from eternal torment, so that we glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and we confess your intercession now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayers to the saints

Archangel Michael of God

Holy and great Archangel of God Michael, cast down the devil and his army from Heaven! We resort to you with faith and we pray to you with love, be an indestructible shield and a strong shield for the holy Church and our Orthodox Fatherland, protecting them with your lightning sword from all enemies visible and invisible. Be our Guardian Angel, wise adviser and assistant, our leader. Be the leader of our Christ-loving army, crowning it with glory and victories over our adversaries, so that all who oppose us will know that God and His holy Angels are with us. Amen.

Martyr John the Warrior

About the martyr of Christ John the Warrior! Brave in battle and quick intercessor of Orthodox Christians in troubles and misfortunes, according to the grace given to you by God! Be our champion strong against all our visible and invisible enemies. Grant to our army victory over their opponents, so that they may humble themselves and come to their senses, and may know the true God and His holy Orthodox Church. May we sinners be worthy to glorify the Lord our Savior in His Kingdom together with you forever. Amen.

Great Martyr George the Victorious

O all-validated, holy great martyr and wonderworker George! Pray to God, the Lover of Mankind, who is the quick helper of all who call upon you, that He may not condemn us, sinners, according to our iniquities, but may He deal with us according to His great mercy and grant our Orthodox Fatherland and the entire God-loving army victory over our adversaries; may he strengthen the Russian state with unchangeable peace and goodwill; Moreover, may His Angel protect us saints with a militia, so that we, upon our departure from this life, may be delivered from the wiles of the evil one and his difficult airy ordeals and may present ourselves uncondemned to the throne of the Lord of glory. Amen.

To the blessed princes and passion-bearers Boris and Gleb

About the sacred duo, the holy passion-bearers Boris and Gleb, who from their youth served Christ with pure faith and love, and adorned themselves with their blood like crimson, and now reign with Christ! Be our warm intercessor, protect us all from all sorrow, bitterness and sudden death. We pray to you, Christ-loving passion-bearers, assist the Russian power in victory over the resistance, as it once did to the noble prince Alexander Nevsky, may the Russian warriors bring fear of the enemy and peace to our land, may people live a quiet life in all piety and glorify God the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

To the Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky

Quick helper of all who diligently come running to you, and warm before the Lord before the stewards, holy and faithful Grand Duke Alexandra! Look mercifully upon us, unworthy, who cry out to you from the depths of our hearts: you were a zealot and defender of the Orthodox faith in your life, and strengthen us in it with your warm prayers to God, unshakable. You have carefully carried out the great service entrusted to you, and with your help, instruct us to remain in what we are called to do every day. Having defeated the regiments of adversaries, you drove them away from the borders of Russia, and brought down all visible and invisible enemies against us. You, having abandoned the corruptible crown of the earthly kingdom, have chosen a silent life, and now righteously crowned with an incorruptible crown, reigning in Heaven, intercede for us, we humbly pray to you, for a quiet and serene life and a steady march towards the eternal Kingdom. Standing with all the saints at the throne of God, praying for all Orthodox Christians, may the Lord God preserve them with His grace in peace, health, longevity and all prosperity in the coming years, and may we ever glorify God in the Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

To the Blessed Prince Dimitry Donskoy

O holy blessed Grand Duke Demetrius! Even if you had not multiplied the days of your earthly life, you have received a great lot from the Creator of all, the Lord, to be glorified in the lands of Russia and to receive eternal bliss in Heaven. Hear us, warm prayer book, our vigilant representative before the Lord! In days of peace and in times of trouble, do not leave us under your care. We learn to be submissive to Divine Providence, guiding everything in our life for the good. Protect our Fatherland with your prayers from enemy invasions, strife and disorder and strengthen it with your warm intercession, so that the light of the Face of God may be marked upon us, and thus we are instructed to reach the endless and eternal Kingdom of Truth of Christ. Amen.

Prayers for warriors

Hello, dear friends. What can you write useful on the day of February 23? Of course, a small selection of prayers for warriors, defenders of the fatherland.

But first of all, a deep bow to you, dear defenders, to all of you who served and fought, to those who serve today, and of course, to our sons - the defenders of tomorrow. By the way, in a word, I also served.

What can we say, today is not a calm, troubled time - wars, riots, aggression, but with God's help we can do anything.

COLLECTION OF MILITARY PRAYERS

Parental prayer for children serving in the army

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, hear me, unworthy of a servant [slave] (name). Lord, in Thy merciful power my children [or my child], Thy servants (names), have mercy and save them, for Thy 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 the light of Christ for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body.

Lord, bless their service in the army, on land, air and sea, on the road, in flying and sailing, and in every place of Your dominion. Lord, save them by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross under the shelter of Your saints 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 defilement 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 around them, near and far. Lord, increase and strengthen their mental abilities and physical strength, return them healthy and prosperous to their parental home. All-good

Lord, grant me, Thy unworthy and sinful servant (name), a parental blessing on my children (names) at this time of morning, day, night, for Your Kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.

Prayer of a warrior to the holy noble prince Alexander Nevsky

Prayer:

Quick helper of all who diligently come running to you, and our warm representative before the Lord, holy and faithful Grand Duke Alexandra!

Look mercifully upon us, unworthy, who have committed many iniquities that are indecent for ourselves, now flowing to the race of your relics (or to your holy icon) and calling to you from the depths of your heart. In your life you were a zealot and defender of the Orthodox faith: and strengthen us in it with your unshakable, warm prayers to God. You carefully carried out the great service entrusted to you: and with your help, instruct us to abide in what we are called to eat.

Having defeated the regiments of adversaries, you drove them away from the borders of Russia: and overthrew all visible and invisible enemies who took up arms against us. You, having abandoned the corruptible crown of the earthly kingdom, have chosen a silent life, and now you are righteously crowned with an incorruptible crown in Heaven: intercede for us, we humbly pray to you, for a quiet and serene life, and arrange for us a steady procession to the Eternal Kingdom through your intercession.

Standing with all the saints at the Throne of God, praying for all Orthodox Christians, may the Lord God preserve them with His grace in peace, health, long life and all prosperity in the coming years, may we ever glorify and bless God in the Trinity of the Most Holy, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayers for the Fatherland and against adversaries

Lord

Send, O Lord, invisibly Thy right hand, Thy servants interceding in all, and to whom Thou hast judged to lay down their souls in battle for the faith, the Tsar and the Fatherland, thereby forgive their sins, and on the day of Thy righteous reward give crowns of incorruptibility: for Thy is the Power, the Kingdom and Strength, all help is acceptable from You, we trust in You, and we send glory to You, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayers to Job the Wonderworker Pochaevsky for the soldiers and the Russian state

Troparion, tone 4:

Lay the yoke of Christ upon us from youth, O Reverend Father Job, for many years you labored holyly in the field of piety in the Ugornitskaya monastery and on the island of Dubenstem; and having come to Mount Pochaevskaya, marked by the celibate foot of the Most Holy Theotokos, in a narrow cave of stones for the sake of the thought of God and prayer, you were repeatedly confined: and strengthened by the grace of God, you courageously worked for the benefit of your monastery, and also against the enemies of Orthodoxy and Christian piety. And having instructed the monk militia of the monks, you presented those victors to your Master and God: pray to him to save our souls.

Prayer:

About the Reverend Father Job, the monks of hard-working life, the God-wise teacher of meekness and abstinence, purity and chastity, brotherly love and love of poverty, patience and vigilance from early youth to late old age, a tireless ascetic, a great zealot of the Orthodox faith and an insurmountable champion, a blessed and bright light for the lands of Volyn and Galicia. Invincible protector of the holy Pochaev monastery!

Look with the eye of your compassion on us, your unworthy children, who diligently come running to you all day long and on this God-loving people, gathered before your spirit-bearing and multi-healing relics and falling reverently towards them, and ask for your intercession to the Most High Master of them and all of us, even to life and piety, useful and beneficial: heal the sick, encourage the faint-hearted, console the grieving, stand up for the offended, strengthen the weak and raise up the prostrate, grant to all, with the grace given by God, according to each need and need, for the salvation of the soul and the health of the body .

Offer up, O saint of God, your all-powerful prayer for the Russian state, may there be peace and silence, piety and prosperity, truth and mercy in courts, wisdom and good progress in advice, may loyalty be established in good people, fear and dread in evil ones, let them cease from evil and do good, so that in the Russian state the kingdom of Christ grows and multiplies and may God, wondrous in his saints, be glorified in it: to Him alone belongs all glory, honor and worship to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.

PRAYERS FOR VICTORY

Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker about victory and preservation, as well as from captivity

O our good shepherd and God-wise mentor, Saint Nicholas of Christ!

Hear us sinners (names), praying to you and calling on your speedy intercession for help: see us weak, caught from everywhere, deprived of every good and darkened in mind from cowardice. Try, O servant of God, do not leave us in the captivity of sin, so that we may not joyfully be our enemy and die in our evil deeds.

Pray for us unworthy of our Creator and Master, to whom you stand with disembodied faces: make our God merciful to us in this life and in the future, so that He will not reward 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 falling to your most holy image, we ask 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 be desecrated in the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions.

Pray to Saint Nicholas of Christ, Christ our God, that he may grant us a peaceful life and remission of sins, salvation and great mercy for our souls, now and ever and unto ages of ages.

Prayer to Apostle Andrew the First-Called for victory on the water

First-called Apostle of God and our Savior Jesus Christ, supreme follower of the Church, all-validated Andrew!

We glorify and magnify your apostolic works, we sweetly remember your blessed coming to us, we bless your honorable suffering, which you endured for Christ, we kiss your sacred relics, we honor your holy memory and believe that the Lord lives, and your soul lives, too. You remain with us forever in heaven, where you do not forsake us with your love, as you loved our fathers, when through the Holy Spirit you saw our land turning to Christ.

We believe that God prayed for us too, that in His light all our needs are in vain. Thus we confess this faith of ours in Thy temple, and we pray to the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, that through Thy prayers He will give us (names) everything we need for the salvation of us sinners; Yes, just as you, at the voice of the Lord, left your wilderness, you unswervingly followed Him, and let each one of us not seek his own, but for the creation of his neighbor, and let him think about a higher calling.

Having you as an intercessor and prayer book for us, we hope that your prayer can accomplish much before our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Warrior's prayer before battle

My savior! You laid down Your life for us to save us; You commanded us to lay down our souls for our friends and for our neighbors. I joyfully go to fulfill Your holy will and lay down my life for the Tsar and the Fatherland. Arm me with strength and courage to defeat our enemies, and grant me to die with firm faith and hope of eternal blissful life in Your Kingdom.

Prayer to the Holy Cross

A WARRIOR'S PRAYERS FOR GIVING COURAGE

Prayer for courage and support to the Great Martyr George the Victorious

Holy, glorious and all-praised Great Martyr of Christ George!

Gathered in your temple and before your holy icon, worshiping people, we pray to you, who knows our desires as an intercessor: pray with us and for us, beseeching God from His mercy, that He may mercifully hear us asking for His goodness (names), and not abandon all ours to salvation and may life need petitions, and may the grace given to you strengthen the Orthodox army in battle, and may our enemies overthrow the forces of those who rebel, may they be ashamed and put to shame, and may their insolence be crushed, and may they know that we are imams of Divine help: and to all in sorrow and in the present circumstances, reveal your powerful intercession: beg the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver us from eternal torment, so that we may always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and we confess your intercession, now and ever and unto ages of ages.

A warrior's prayer to the martyr John the warrior

O great martyr of Christ John, champion of the Orthodox, chaser of enemies and intercessor of the offended!

Hear us, in troubles and sorrows, praying to you, as if grace from God was given to you quickly to console the sad, to help the weak, to deliver the innocent from vain death, and to pray for all those who suffer evil. Be therefore a strong champion for us against all our visible and invisible enemies, for with your help and fight all those who show us evil will be put to shame.

Pray to our Lord to grant us, His sinful and unworthy servants (names), to receive from Him the ineffable good that is prepared for those who love Him, in the Trinity of the Holy Ones, glorifying God, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen!

SAVING MILITARY PRAYERS

Prayer for preservation to Archangel Michael

Oh, Saint Michael the Archangel, have mercy on us sinners who demand your intercession, save us, the servants of God (names), from all visible and invisible enemies, moreover, strengthen us from the horror of mortals and from the embarrassment of the devil, and grant us to shamelessly present ourselves to our Creator in the hour of His terrible and righteous Judgment.

Oh, all-holy, great Michael the Archangel! Do not despise us sinners who pray to you for help and your intercession in this world and the future, but grant us there together with you to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for the Protection of the Mother of God, in front of the icon “Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary”

O Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the Highest Powers, Queen of Heaven and Earth, our city and country, our all-powerful Intercessor!

Accept this singing of praise and gratitude from us, unworthy Thy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God Thy Son, that He may be merciful to our iniquities and add His grace to those who honor Thy all-honorable name and with faith and love worship Thy miraculous image.

We are not worthy of being pardoned by Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, the Lady, for everything 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 Your Son as our shepherd for zeal and vigilance for souls, as a city ruler for wisdom and strength, for judges of truth and impartiality, as a mentor reason and humility, love and harmony for a spouse, obedience for children, patience for those who are offended, fear of God for those who are offended, complacency for those who grieve, abstinence for those who rejoice: for all of us is the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth.

To her, Most Holy Lady, have mercy on Your weak people; Gather those who are scattered, guide those who have gone astray onto the right path, support old age, educate young ones with chastity, raise infants, 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 arrival and at the Last Judgment of Your Son; Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, our fathers and brethren began to live with the Angels and all the saints in eternal life.

For you are, Lady, the Glory of the heavenly and the Hope of the earthly, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all those who flow to You with faith. We therefore pray to You and to You, as the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole life, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Mother of God before the icon “Seeking the Lost”

O zealous intercessor, kind-hearted Mother of the Lord, I come running to You, the accursed one and the most sinful man above all; Hear the voice of my prayer, and hear my cry and groaning.

For my iniquities have exceeded my head, and I, like a ship in the abyss, am plunging into the sea of my sins. But You, all-good and merciful Lady, do not despise me, desperate and perishing in sins; have mercy on me, who repent of my evil deeds, and turn my lost, cursed soul to the right path. On You, my Lady Theotokos, I place all my hope.

Thou, Mother of God, preserve and keep me under Thy roof, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

PRAYERS FOR DELIVERY FROM CAPTIVITY

Prayer before the icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow”

Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, blessed Mother of Christ God, our Savior, joy to all who mourn, visitation to the sick, protection and intercession of the weak, widows and orphans, patroness of the sad, all-reliable comforter of sad mothers, strength of weak babies, and always ready help and faithful refuge for all the helpless!

You, O All-Merciful One, have been given grace from the Almighty to intercede for everyone and deliver them from sorrows and illnesses, since you yourself have endured fierce sorrows and illnesses, looking at the free suffering of Your beloved Son and Him crucified on the cross, seeing, when the weapon predicted by Simeon, the heart Yours has passed: by the same token, O beloved Mother of children, listen to the voice of our prayer, comfort us in the sorrow of those who exist, like an intercessor faithful to joy. Standing before the throne of the Most Holy Trinity, at the right hand of Your Son, Christ our God, you can, if you desire, ask for everything useful to us: for the sake of heartfelt faith and love, we fall to You, as 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. WITH

see our misfortune and sorrow: show us Thy mercy, send comfort to our hearts wounded by sorrow, show and surprise us sinners with the riches of Thy mercy, give us tears of repentance to cleanse our sins and satisfy 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 fervent prayer offered to You, and do not reject us, unworthy of Your mercy, but grant us deliverance from sorrow and illness, protect us from all slander of the enemy and human slander, be our constant helper all the days of our life , as if under Your maternal protection we will always pursue goals and preserve 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 the ages of ages. Amen.

In front of the icon “Softening Evil Hearts”

O long-suffering Mother of God, Higher than all the daughters of the earth, in Your purity and in the multitude of sufferings You have endured on 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 be born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing praises in the Trinity to the One God, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica

Holy and glorious Great Martyr of Christ Demetrius, quick helper and warm intercessor of those who flow to you with faith! Standing boldly before the Heavenly King, ask Him for forgiveness of our sins, and that we may be delivered from the all-destroying plague, cowardice, flood, fire, sword and eternal punishment: pray to His grace to show mercy to this city, (this monastery) and every Christian country : petition the King of those who reign against your enemies for victory and conquest, peace, silence, firmness in faith and advancement in piety: for us, who honor your honorable memory (names), ask for grace-filled strengthening for good deeds, so that what is pleasing to our Master Christ God is done here, Let us be worthy through your prayers to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven and glorify It there, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever.

DEAR OUR WARRIORS AND DEFENDERS – GOD BLESS YOU!

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DEFENDERS OF THE FATHERLAND

For a long time in Rus', offering prayers for the Russian army fighting “for the faith, the Tsar and the Fatherland,” the Holy Orthodox Church called it the Christ-loving army.

Love the Lord and love your neighbor - these commandments of Jesus Christ were fulfilled by the Orthodox army of Holy Rus'. That is why the Russian soldier was famous for his love for his homeland, high military spirit, ability to win, and willingness to lay down his life for his friends. All these qualities, which clearly manifested themselves in all Patriotic Wars and continue to define the image of a true warrior in our army, have historical roots and are brought up by centuries-old Orthodox traditions.

The history of the Russian Christ-loving army dates back to the time of the Baptism of Rus'. The Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir was baptized in the Greek city of Korsun (excavations are underway in the area of present-day Sevastopol) in 988. His squad was baptized with him. Thus, the army of the Grand Duke became Christian even before the great Baptism of the Russian people took place in the waters of the Dnieper. Since then, sacred military traditions began to take shape in Rus'. Before each campaign, the Russian army flocked to the temple, where the soldiers confessed and received the Holy Mysteries of Christ. Before the battles, prayers were served, and the Russian troops went into battle under a banner depicting the face of the Savior.

Ancient Rus' was famous for the piety of its princes, many of them were canonized as saints.

The holy noble prince Andrei Bogolyubsky (☦ 174) took with him on his campaign the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, later called the Vladimir icon and now especially revered among our people.

The holy noble prince Dovmont, in Holy Baptism Timothy, of Pskov (☦ 1299), who was reputed to be an invincible warrior, going on a campaign, asked for a blessing from his confessor. Having won; The prince erected a temple in honor of the saint, on whose memory day the battle took place.

The holy noble prince Demetrius Donskoy (☦ 1389) on the eve of the Battle of Kulikovo, for which the Monk Sergius of Radonezh blessed him, solemnly transferred from Vladimir to the new capital of his great principality Moscow the miraculous icon of the holy warrior Demetrius of Thessalonica. In memory of the Russian warriors who fell on the Kulikovo field, the Holy Church established their commemoration on Dimitrievskaya parental Saturday.

The basis of the victories of those who held a material sword in their hands was the Word of God - the “spiritual sword,” as the Apostle Paul calls it (Eph. 6:17), for faith gave the warriors strength beyond the power of ordinary weapons. When Emperor Constantine the Great fought with his opponents, the rulers of the then pagan Roman Empire, and turned to the Lord with a prayer that He would grant a sign that would inspire his army, a shining image of the Cross appeared in the sky with the inscription: “By this victory!” And Emperor Constantine, who later became the sole ruler of the Roman Empire, spread Christianity in it.

Before this, for the first three centuries of church history, Christians were persecuted by the pagan Roman state. None of the classes of Roman society produced so many martyrs, famous for their courage and devotion to the faith, as the military class. And this is probably not accidental; accustomed to standing unwaveringly in military formation in the face of the enemy, Christian soldiers showed the same fearlessness when confessing their faith. Warrior-martyrs are depicted on icons in armor, with weapons in their hands - so, in the form of warriors, they appeared as Heavenly patrons to help Christians.

lives of saints,

through whose prayers the Lord showed miraculous help to those fighting on the battlefield

The Archangel of God, Michael, is the chief of the Heavenly angelic army. Angels are incorporeal spiritual beings created by God before the material world. The word “Angel” in Greek means “messenger” and accurately conveys the main ministry of Angels: to proclaim the will of the Lord to people. According to the Providence of God, Angels also serve people: they protect believers, keep them from falling, and raise the fallen. They never leave us and are always ready to help if we wish.

The angelic army is divided into nine ranks, and over all nine ranks the Lord placed the holy Archangel (military leader - Greek). Michael is one of the seven Archangels. It was he who cast down from Heaven the proud Lucifer with other fallen spirits. He took part in many Old Testament events, protecting God's chosen people from disasters.

Since ancient times, Archangel Michael has been glorified for his miracles in Rus'. More than once the Most Holy Theotokos interceded for Russian cities, appearing with the Heavenly Host under the leadership of the Archangel, and therefore there was no city in Rus' where there was not a temple or chapel dedicated to the Archangel Michael. One of the most important churches in the city of Moscow is the Archangel Cathedral-tomb in the Kremlin.

The icons of the official of the highest powers and his Cathedral are numerous and beautiful. One of them is the “Blessed Host” icon, where the holy warriors - Russian princes - are depicted under the leadership of the Archangel Michael.

The memory of Archangel Michael is celebrated twice: on November 21st. Art. (Cathedral of the Archangel Michael and other ethereal heavenly powers) and September 19 new. Art. (memory of the miracle performed by the Holy Archangel Michael in Khoneh).

This miracle happened in the 20th century in Phrygia. Having decided to destroy the temple in the name of the Archangel Michael, the pagans connected two mountain rivers into one channel and directed their flow towards the church. But through the prayer of the sexton of this temple, Archangel Michael appeared, who, with a blow of his staff, opened a wide cleft in the mountain and commanded the waters of the seething stream to rush into it. The temple remained unharmed, and the place where the miracle took place was named Khona, which means “hole”, “cleft”.

The Great Martyr Theodore Stratilates (memorial days are February 21 and June 21 of the new century) lived in Asia Minor at the end of the 8th - beginning of the 20th century. He was virtuous, wise and brave, which is why he was appointed stratelate (Greek - governor) in Irakli, near the Black Sea. Theodore won over the townspeople, so that many of them accepted the Christian faith. Having learned about this, Emperor Licinius demanded that the stratilate publicly sacrifice to idols. Theodore asked for a reprieve and, taking advantage of it, smashed the idols, and distributed the gold and silver from which they were made to the poor. Licinius ordered the confessor to be tortured: after terrible torture, the martyr was crucified. Crucified, Theodore cried out to God: “Where are you, Lord, why are you allowing me, the weak, to suffer for so long?” To which the Lord answered him: “I am here with you, I test you in patience.” In the morning, the tormentors decided to remove Theodore’s body from the cross, but found the martyr sitting on the ground and completely healed of his wounds, “Great is the Christian God!” - exclaimed the centurions and soldiers sent to the cross and believed in Christ. Then Saint Theodore himself betrayed himself into the hands of the executioner, and he cut off his head. This chapter is now kept on Mount Athos, in the Pantokrator monastery.

The life of the saint contains a prayer, which, according to legend, was composed by Theodore Stratelates himself.

The holy martyrs Eutropius, Cleonikos and Basiliscus were Roman soldiers who suffered under the Emperor Maximilian in the city of Amasia in 308 (March 16 of the new century), Eutropius and Cleonikos were crucified, Basilisk was beheaded with a sword. Tradition has preserved for us the “Prayer of Eutropius the warrior in wounds and suffering,” testifying to the martyr’s unshakable faith and trust in the Lord.

The Holy Martyr John the Warrior (Feast Day: August 12, New Art.) was a pious Roman military leader under Emperor Julian the Apostate (IV century) and for his patronage of persecuted Christians he suffered a long imprisonment. Saint John the Warrior is often called a martyr, although he was later released and died peacefully. In Rus' he is revered as a special patron of the Christ-loving army and protector of the oppressed.

The holy great martyr and victorious George (memorial days May 6 and December 9 of the new century), having entered military service under the cruel persecutor of Christians - Emperor Diocletian, thanks to his intelligence and courage, quickly achieved the high rank of tribune (chief of a separate large military unit), and then and the emperor's closest advisor.

One day the emperor turned to him for advice on how to organize a new persecution of Christians, but Saint George openly confessed his faith and denounced Diocletian, for which he was sentenced to be thrown on the wheel. However, an Angel sent by the Lord healed the tortured body of the martyr. Then, Saint George was thrown into a deep ditch and covered with lime, but he was again miraculously healed. The cup of deadly poison he drank did not harm the saint either.

Crowds of people came to Saint George, who was kept in custody, asking for his prayers. On the eve of his death, the holy martyr was rewarded with a miraculous vision: the Lord called him to the Heavenly abodes. When the next day Saint George was brought into the pagan temple in order to force him to worship the idols, the idols were overturned and broken by an invisible force. Empress Alexandra threw herself at the feet of the holy martyr and openly confessed that she too was a Christian. In anger, the emperor ordered both to be beheaded. This happened in 303.

After his death, the Great Martyr George, as the Heavenly patron and protector of Christians, performed a great many miracles, of which the most famous is “George’s miracle on the serpent”: in his homeland, near the city of Beirut, he destroyed a huge serpent that was killing people.

Of the ancient warrior-martyrs, Saint George (Egory) enjoyed the greatest veneration in Rus'. His image was included in the coat of arms of the Russian state. In 1769, Empress Catherine the Great established the Order of St. George, which was awarded to military leaders. In 1807, Emperor Alexander I established an insignia for lower ranks, which from 1913 became known as the Cross of St. George and was the most honorable award in the Russian army.

The holy noble princes Boris and Gleb (memorial days are May 15, August 6 and September 18 of the new century) are glorified in the Russian Orthodox Church as passion-bearers who were innocently killed in 1015 by their elder brother Svyatopolk the Accursed. Suspecting Boris and Gleb that they wanted to take away from him the grand princely throne of Kiev, inherited from his father, the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, Svyatopolk treacherously killed his own brothers. Prince Boris, warned in advance of Svyatopolk's intention to kill him, rejected the offer of his loyal squad to seize the Kiev throne. His words: “Let me not raise my hand against my brother,” showed the other princes an example of Christian humility, very unusual in the era of fratricidal civil strife.

Many miracles and healings associated with the name of the holy brothers are known. More than once they acted as intercessors of the Russian land, always appearing together, in the form of young armed warriors. All Russian princes considered them their patrons.

The holy noble prince Alexander Nevsky came from the family of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir. Having become the Prince of Novgorod, Saint Alexander took care to carry out just justice and that his associates would be fair and merciful to the people.

The piety of the warrior prince was rewarded. On the night before the Battle of the Neva, one God-loving Russian warrior saw in a vision a boat going up the river, in which stood the noble princes Boris and Gleb, already revered in Rus' as martyrs-passion-bearers. At the same time, the princes said to each other: “Let’s go help our relative Alexander..” And when the holy prince fought with the German knights, through his prayer the Lord helped the Russian warriors defeat their enemies.

Khan Batu summoned the famous Russian prince to the Horde. Saint Alexander, religiously preserving the Orthodox faith, refused to bow to the sun and fire. Entering Batu’s tent, he bowed to the khan and said: “I bow to you, king, because God Himself honored you with the kingdom; But I will not worship the creature, because it was created for man.” The Khan praised the prince for his intelligence and courage and released him with honors and gifts.

Thanks to the diplomacy of the prince, the Horde's policy became more peaceful towards the Russian land.

Returning once again from the Horde, the ascetic prince fell mortally ill and on November 14, 1263, before reaching Vladimir, in the city of Gorodets, in the Feodorovsky Monastery, he reposed in the Lord. Saint Alexander completed his arduous journey of life by adopting the schema with the name Alexy. The remains of the holy prince were brought to Vladimir; the journey lasted nine days, and the body remained incorrupt.

On November 23, during his burial in the Monastery of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vladimir, God revealed “a marvelous miracle worthy of memory.” When the body of Saint Alexander was placed in a shrine and they wanted to unclench his fingers in order to place a prayer of permission into his palm, the holy prince himself stretched out his hand and took the letter.

Holy Right-Believing Prince Dimitry Donskoy (memory day June 1 of the new century) was born in 1350. One of his educators was Metropolitan Alexy of Moscow, who replaced nine-year-old Dimitri’s father after his death. It is not surprising, therefore, that, having become the Grand Duke, Dimitri Ioannovich ruled the Russian land under the spiritual guidance of the Church, without whose blessing he did not make any important government decisions.

The life of the holy noble prince Demetrius fell on the period of the rise of Moscow and its transformation into the church and state center of Rus'. The unification of Russian lands around Moscow was accompanied by an intensification of the fight against the Tatar-Mongol yoke.

To punish the rebellious Russians, Khan Mamai, following the example of Batu, decided to go to Rus' on a great campaign, gathering an army of 400,000. Having learned about the enemy’s preparations, Prince Dimitri began to gather forces to fight back and managed to attract almost all the Russian princes into his army. The Monk Sergius of Radonezh not only blessed her to go “against the godless,” trusting in God, but also predicted victory for him and sent two monks of the Trinity Monastery with him to battle - Alexander Peresvet and Andrei Oslyabya.

On September 8, 1380, on the day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a fierce battle took place on the Kulikovo field between the Russian army and the Tatar-Mongols. “The time of our battle has come, brothers,” Grand Duke Demetrius addressed the army, “God is our refuge and strength” (Ps. 45:2). The Grand Duke fought in the front ranks and took numerous blows from his enemies, but God protected him and he remained alive.

So, with the help of God, the Russians won a decisive victory

The Battle of Kulikovo helped the Russians realize their strength, which they gain through cohesion and unity, and also indicated the true leader of the Russian people in the person of the Grand Duke of Moscow. The victory on the Kulikovo Field became a common victory for the Russian state and the Russian Church, which prepared, inspired and supported the Russian people in their struggle against the hordes of conquerors.

After the Kulikovo victory, which gave Dimitri Ioannovich the name Donskoy, the Grand Duke lived for another eight years: on May 19, 1389, the blessed death of the Grand Duke followed.

Translation into Russian or English of the lyrics of the song - Shadowboxing 3 performers Warrior's Prayer:

Dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High in the shadow of the Almighty, Says the Lord, “My refuge and protection of my God, in whom I trust!” He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, from the noisome pestilence. With his feathers shall overshadow thee, and under his wings you will find refuge; shield and buckler - His truth. Do not be afraid of the terror by night, the arrow that flies by day, The pestilence that walketh in darkness, plague, devastating at noon. A thousand shall fall, and ten thousand at your right hand at your side; but it shall not come near you: Only the eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. For you have said: “Lord - my trust”; You chose the Most High your refuge; No evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling; For his angels charge of you - to keep thee in all thy ways: On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at a stone thy foot; On the asp and the basilisk thread; you will trample the lion and the dragon “Because he has loved Me, I will deliver him.; I will protect him because he hat known my name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him, With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. "

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Prayers to Saint Archangel Michael

First prayer

Oh, Saint Michael the Archangel, bright and formidable commander of the Heavenly King! Before the Last Judgment, let me repent from my sins, deliver my soul from the net that catches me and bring me to the God who created me, who dwells on the cherubim, and pray diligently for her, so that through your intercession she will go to a place of rest. O formidable commander of the heavenly powers, representative of all at the Throne of the Lord Christ, guardian of the strong man and wise armorer, strong commander of the Heavenly King! Have mercy on me, a sinner who requires your intercession, save me from all visible and invisible enemies, and, moreover, strengthen me from mortal horror and from the embarrassment of the devil, and grant me the honor of unashamedly presenting myself to our Creator at the hour of His terrible and righteous judgment. O all-holy, great Michael the Archangel! Do not despise me, a sinner, who prays to you for help and your intercession in this world and in the future, but grant me there together with you to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen

Second prayer

Lord, Great God, King without beginning, send, O Lord, Thy Archangel Michael to the aid of Thy servants (name). Protect us, Archangel, from all enemies, visible and invisible. Oh, Lord the Great Archangel Michael! Destroyer of demons, forbid all enemies fighting me, and make them like sheep, and humble their evil hearts, and crush them like dust in the face of the wind. Oh, Lord the Great Archangel Michael! Six-winged first Prince and Governor of the Heavenly forces - Cherubim and Seraphim, be our helper in all troubles, sorrows, sorrows, a quiet refuge in the desert and on the seas. Oh, Lord the Great Archangel Michael! Deliver us from all the charms of the devil, when You hear us, sinners, praying to You, 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, the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of the holy Apostles, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Andrew, for Christ's sake, the holy fool, the holy prophet Elijah and all the holy great martyrs: holy martyrs Nikita and Eustathius , and all our reverend fathers, who have pleased God from the ages, and all the holy Heavenly Powers. Amen

Prayer three

O Saint Michael the Archangel, have mercy on us sinners who demand your intercession, save us, the servants of God (names), from all visible and invisible enemies, and, moreover, strengthen us from the horror of mortals and from the embarrassment of the devil, and grant us to shamelessly appear before our Creator in the hour of terrible and His righteous Judgment. O all-holy, great Michael the Archangel! Do not despise us sinners who pray to you for help and your intercession in this world and in the future, but grant us there together with you to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever.

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Prayer for a soldier serving in the army

The soldier must keep this amulet in his left shoe (boot) at all times.

O bishop of God, Saint Nikito! Hear us, sinners, who today flock to this sacred temple, and worship your honorable image, and fall to your sacred race, and cry out with emotion: as if sitting on the throne of the sanctity in this Great Novegrad, and the only lack of rain, you brought down the rain with prayer, and I will again engulf this city with a fiery flame, through prayer you have given deliverance, so now we pray to you, O Saint Nikito of Christ: pray to the Lord to deliver the reigning city, this Great Novegrad and all Christian cities and countries from cowardice, flood, famine, fire, hail, sword, and from all enemies, visible and invisible, for we are saved by so many for the sake of your prayers, we glorify the Most Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your merciful intercession, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.