Prayer for my son and protection over him

“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, hear me, your sinful and unworthy servant (your name).

Lord, in the mercy of Your power, my child (son’s name), have mercy and save him for Your name’s sake. Lord, forgive him all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, that he committed before You. Lord, guide him on the true path of Your commandments and enlighten him and enlighten him with Your light of Christ, for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body. Lord, bless him in the house, around the house, in the field, at work and on the road and in every place of Your possession.

Lord, protect him under the protection of Your Saints from a flying bullet, arrow, knife, sword, poison, fire, flood, from a deadly ulcer and from vain death. Lord, protect him from visible and invisible enemies, from all troubles, evils and misfortunes.

Lord, heal him from all diseases, cleanse him from all filth (wine, tobacco, drugs) and ease his mental suffering and sorrow. Lord, grant him the grace of the Holy Spirit for many years of life, health, and chastity.

Lord, give him Your blessing for a godly family life and godly childbearing.

Lord, grant me, Thy unworthy and sinful servant, a parental blessing on my child in the coming mornings, days, evenings and nights, for Thy name’s sake, for Thy Kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen. Lord have mercy."

Universal Prayer

A prayer for all occasions is read in secret from your child and other people. Any day of the week is suitable for reading. But this cannot be done during Holy Week. In front of the mother there should be a face with any image of the Virgin Mary or Jesus Christ. If there are no icons in the house, you need to turn your face to the east. A woman must cross herself three times and read a prayer to help her son:

My Lord, I come to you with humble prayer for my son (name). Protect him from troubles and evil thoughts against him. Be his protection on the roads of life, lead him along the right paths, be his guide, Lord. Give him the strength to overcome difficulties. I know, our Heavenly Father, that You will hear my prayer. You are our strength and protection, You are our Heavenly Father. Glory and praise to you, Lord! In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

After the word “Amen” you need to bow deeply.

Prayer for my son and protection over him to Nicholas the Wonderworker

O all-praised and all-pious bishop, great Wonderworker, Saint of Christ, Father Nicholas, man of God and faithful servant, man of desires, chosen vessel, strong pillar of the church, bright lamp, shining star and illuminating the whole universe: you are a righteous man, like a blossoming date planted in the courts of your Lord, living in Myra, you were fragrant with the world, and the myrrh flowed with the ever-flowing grace of God.

By your procession, holy father, the sea was illuminated, when your many-wonderful relics marched into the city of Barsky, from east to west praise the name of the Lord. O most graceful and marvelous Wonderworker, quick helper, warm intercessor, kind shepherd, saving the verbal flock from all troubles, we glorify you and magnify you, as the hope of all Christians, the source of miracles, the protector of the faithful,

the wise teacher, the hungry feeder, the weeping gladness, the naked robe, the sick doctor, the sea-floating steward, the captive liberator, the widows and orphans the nourisher and protector, the guardian of chastity, the meek chastiser of infants, the old fortification, the fasting mentor, the toiling rapture, the poor and the needy in abundance wealth.

Hear us praying to you and running under your roof, show your intercession for us to the Most High, and intercede with your God-pleasing prayers, everything useful for the salvation of our souls and bodies: preserve this holy monastery (or this temple), every city and all, and every Christian country, and people living from all bitterness with your help:

We know, we know, how the prayer of the righteous can do much to hasten for good: for you, the righteous, according to the most blessed Virgin Mary, the imams, the intercessor to the All-Merciful God, and to yours, most gracious father, we humbly flow to your warm intercession and intercession:

protect us like a cheerful and good shepherd, from all enemies, destruction, cowardice, hail, famine, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners, and in all our troubles and sorrows, give us a helping hand, and open the doors of God’s mercy,

We are still unworthy to behold the heights of heaven, because of the multitude of our iniquities, we are bound by sinful bonds, and we have not done the will of our Creator nor have we preserved his commandments. In the same way, we bow our contrite and humble hearts to our Creator, and we ask for your fatherly intercession to Him:

Help us, O Pleasant of God, so that we do not perish with our iniquities, deliver us from all evil and from all things that are resistant, guide our minds and strengthen our hearts in the right faith, in it through your intercession and intercession, neither with wounds, nor rebuke, nor pestilence, he will give me no wrath to live in this age, and he will deliver me from this place, and he will make me worthy to join all the saints. Amen.

Prayer for her son and protection over him to Matrona

O blessed mother Matrono, hear and accept us now, sinners, praying to you, who in all your life has learned to receive and listen to all those who suffer and mourn, with faith and hope who resort to your intercession and help, giving quick help and miraculous healing to everyone;

May your mercy not fail now for us, unworthy, restless in this busy world and nowhere finding consolation and compassion in spiritual sorrows and help in bodily illnesses: heal our illnesses, deliver us from the temptations and torment of the devil, who passionately fights, help us convey our everyday Cross,

to bear all the hardships of life and not lose the image of God in it, to preserve the Orthodox faith until the end of our days, to have strong trust and hope in God and unfeigned love for our neighbors; help us, after departing from this life, to achieve the Kingdom of Heaven with all those who please God, glorifying the mercy and goodness of the Heavenly Father, glorified in the Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen. Blessed Matronushka, pray to our Lord for the healing of God’s servant... (child’s name).

What is the correct way to make supplication for your sons?

Before you start praying for your son, you should decide what goals are being pursued and what result you want to achieve. Therefore, let’s consider options for petitions that can be read to mothers:

for health;
to get rid of bad habits;
protective prayer;
for marriage;
to find a job;
for good luck.

Each prayer must also comply with a number of specific rules that help strengthen it. The main thing that mothers should consider:

See also...

✅ The most powerful prayers for children

✅ Prayer to the Mother of God of Kazan

✅ Prayer for the healing of a child

✅ Prayer for preserving the family and admonishing the husband

The meaning and direction of prayer. Without a correctly formulated message and its clear understanding, it will not be possible to convey the desired thought and request to heaven.
Emotional component. It is necessary to put the right emotions into your prayer service, while remaining calm and peaceful. Unnecessary negative manifestations of feelings, such as tears, sobs, hysterics, can interfere with the reading of the prayer service.
Faith. Naturally, without sincere faith, prayer remains a simple text. Only by believing in the powers of the Almighty and the Saints without doubt or hesitation can you turn to them for help.

In addition to these mandatory instructions, there are also some recommendations that allow you to strengthen the message so that it is sure to be heard. Firstly, the prayer should be read in church or at home in complete solitude. Nothing and no one should interrupt the praise. Secondly, you may need certain items as auxiliary paraphernalia: candles, icons, holy water. Thirdly, any prayer must be said in a state of calm, in an even and clear voice, but not in an orderly tone, but with humility and faith in Our Lord.

In some cases, additional influence may be required in the form of certain actions, for example, washing with holy water. Also, sometimes you should read auxiliary prayers, often “Our Father” and “Virgin Mother of God, Rejoice.” These circumstances depend on the main prayer chosen, so we will consider the most effective mother’s prayers for her son.

A mother's strong prayer for her son and protection over him

“The will of the Lord sent you to me, my guardian angel, protector and trustee. Therefore, I appeal to you in difficult times in my prayer, so that you protect me from great trouble.

Those invested with earthly power oppress me, and I have no other defense than the heavenly power, which stands over us all and rules our world. Holy angel, protect me from oppression and insults from those who have risen above me. Protect me from their injustice, for for this reason I suffer innocently.

I forgive, as God taught, these people their sins against me, for the Lord has exalted those who were exalted above me and is testing me with this. All this is the will of God, but from everything that is beyond the will of God, save me, my guardian angel. What I ask of you in my prayer. Amen."

Strong prayer for my son and for protection over him

“The will of the Lord sent you to me, my guardian angel, protector and trustee. Therefore, I appeal to you in difficult times in my prayer, so that you protect me from great trouble. Those invested with earthly power oppress me, and I have no other defense than the heavenly power, which stands over us all and rules our world.

Holy angel, protect me from oppression and insults from those who have risen above me, protect me from their injustice, for for this reason I suffer innocently. I forgive, as God taught, these people their sins against me, for the Lord has exalted those who were exalted above me and is testing me with this. All this is the will of God, but from everything that is beyond the will of God, save me, my guardian angel. I ask you about this in my prayer. Amen."

Prayer for my son and the protection of the Most Holy Theotokos over him

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 supervision, 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.

Prayer for an adult son and protection over him

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, Thy unworthy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God Thy Son,

may He be merciful to our untruths and add His grace to those who honor Your All-Honorable Name and worship Your miraculous image with faith and love.

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 to be our shepherd for zeal and vigil for souls,

ruler wisdom and strength, judges truth and impartiality, mentor reason and humility, spouse love and harmony, children obedience, offended patience, fear of God to those who offend, complacency to those who grieve, abstinence to those who rejoice;

to all of us 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, bring up young ones with chastity, raise infants and look upon us all with the gaze of Your merciful intercession, raise us up from the depths of sin and enlighten our heartfelt eyes 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 in Eternal Life with the Angels and with all the saints.

For you are, Lady, the Glory of heaven and the Hope of earth, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all 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.

Orthodox prayers for a son and protection over him

O venerable and God-bearing Father Alexander!

Ask us everything that is useful for this temporary life, and even more necessary for our eternal salvation.

Be to us, the servants of God (names), miracle-working saint, a quick helper in every sorrow and situation.

Most of all, at the hour of our death, a merciful intercessor appeared to us, so that we may not be betrayed in the ordeals of the air to the power of the evil world ruler, but may we be honored with a stumbling-free ascension into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Hey, Father, our dear prayer book!

Do not disgrace our hope, do not despise our humble prayers, but always intercede for us before the throne of the Life-Giving Trinity, so that together with you and with all the saints, even if we are unworthy, we may be worthy to glorify in the villages of paradise the greatness, grace and mercy of the One God in the Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, forever and ever.

About the child's health

A very strong prayer for the health of a minor son should be read at sunrise. It is advisable to go outside and face east. This can be done on odd days of the month.

The prayer for health reads like this:

The prayer is read only when the child is sick. It is not used to improve health so as not to cause the opposite effect. After completing the ritual, the mother must return home and not go outside until the next day.

A very strong prayer for my son and protection over him

“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, hear me, your sinful and unworthy servant (your name).

Lord, give him Your blessing for a godly family life and godly childbearing.

A request for my son's happiness

A prayer for a son about good luck is read before the face of the Mother of God. An icon depicting the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus is suitable. You need to contact the Mother of God on Sunday. Before praying, a woman should fast for at least 3 days. The mother reads a prayer for her son’s happiness and success, holding a lit church candle in her right hand:

Oh, our Lady, Most Holy Theotokos, save and protect my long-awaited child (name) from misfortunes. Cover him with Your maternal robe, keep him in fear of sinful deeds and bless him for obedience and virtue. Grant a blessing and ask the Almighty for it. I ask and beg you not to leave me in trouble and take away every misfortune with Your Holy hand. Shelter from bad weather and give faith in the future. Beg Your Son, Jesus Christ, to grant your blessing for eternal salvation, as I beg you to grant (name) happiness in work, in love, in family and other worldly matters. In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

After reading, the candle is extinguished. It can be lit on difficult days for your son in front of the icon of the Virgin Mary.

A father's prayer for his son and protection over him

Holy Father,
Eternal God,
From You comes every gift or every good.
I pray to you diligently for your son,
whom Thy grace
gave it to me.
You gave him life, revived him with an immortal soul, revived him with holy baptism,
so that he, in accordance with Your will, inherits the Kingdom of Heaven,
preserve it according to Your goodness
until the end of his life.
Sanctify it with Your truth, may Your name be hallowed in it.
Help me, by Thy grace, to raise him for the glory of Thy name and for the benefit of others,
Give me the necessary means for this: patience and strength.
God,
Enlighten him with the light of Your Wisdom, so that he may love You with all his soul, with all his thoughts,
plant in his heart fear and disgust from all lawlessness,
let him walk in Your commandments,
decorate his soul with chastity, hard work, long-suffering, honesty,
protect him with truth from slander, vanity, abomination,
sprinkle with the dew of Thy grace, that he may prosper in virtues and holiness
and may he increase in Your favor,
in love and piety.
May the guardian angel always be with him and preserve his youth
from vain thoughts, from the temptations of this world and from all evil slander.
If, when he sins before You, Lord,
do not turn your face away from him,
but be merciful to him,
arouse repentance in his heart
according to the multitude of Your compassions,
cleanse sins and do not deprive Your blessings,
but give him everything you can for his salvation,
preserving him from all illness, danger, troubles and sorrows,
overshadowing him with Your mercy
all the days of this life.
God, I pray to You,
give me joy and joy about my son
and make me worthy to appear with him at Your Last Judgment,
say with shameless boldness:
“Here I am, my son whom You gave me, O Lord. Amen".
Let us glorify Your All-Holy Name,
Father and Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Why mother's prayer is the most powerful

Human life is full of contradictions, dangers, unexpected turns. Joy gives way to sudden sorrow, trials seem to have no end. But among the storms of this world, there is a person whose prayers are especially accepted by the Lord: this is a mother.

If your mother is still alive, you are happy that there is someone on earth who, while worried, will pray for you. - says one of the Russian spiritual poems. Why is this so?

Among the 10 commandments given by God to the people of Israel, the one dedicated to honoring parents is the fifth, while the first four relate to God, prohibiting the worship of idols, establishing a day of rest - the Sabbath. And immediately after that:

“Honor your father and your mother, that it may go well with you and that you may live long on the earth” (Ex. 20:12).

This commandment stands before all others related to moral life. Moreover, St. Paul says that out of ten this is “the first commandment with a promise,” that is, for keeping it the Lord assigns a reward already during this life - “long life on earth.”

Archimandrite Job (Gumerov) on April 18, 2008, answering a reader’s question on the Sretensky Monastery portal, wrote: “The relationship between parents and children is built in the image of our relationship with God, our Heavenly Parent.” That is why a mother who gives birth to a child has a kind of special power over him, and her prayer is always accepted by the Lord. There is a lot of evidence of this from Scripture, Tradition, and simply from the everyday practice of believers. Here are some of them.

Miracle at Cana

St. talks about him. John the Theologian in chapter 2 of his Gospel. The transformation of water into wine at a wedding feast in the city of Galilee is a well-known miracle of the Savior. But let us pay attention to the fact that the Mother of the Lord, the Most Pure Mary, asks that this deed be done for the not-so-wealthy groom, who did not have enough money for wine for the wedding feast. He doesn’t even ask, but only says to Jesus: “They have no wine.” The son answers her: “What do you and I have, Woman? My hour has not yet come.”

According to St. John Chrysostom, these words mean that the Messiah came not to help people with their earthly problems, but for their spiritual salvation. But, having objected to the Mother, the Son then... with all humility does what She said: the water becomes wine, and good wine at that, which even the master of the feast is surprised at! It turns out that for God Himself, the desire of the Mother is higher than even His own will.

"Do not Cry!"

Gospel of St. Luke contains another episode dedicated to the mother - chapter 7 describes how the Lord came to the city of Nain, and precisely when “here they were carrying out the dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow” (Luke 7:12). Of course, she, who lost her only son after her husband, did not dare to pray for the young man to come to life.

But the Lord Himself was grieved over her grief. He stops the funeral procession, turning to the woman and saying: “Don’t cry!” And resurrects the dead. Worthy of attention: Nain is mentioned by the Evangelist only once, and only in connection with this miracle. So, wasn’t it in order to support his mother that the Lord made a long journey to this city?

Unexpected Joy

There is also a well-known story by St. Demetrius of Rostov about pardon through the prayers of the Mother of God of a sinner about whom the Lord has already pronounced judgment. The story of how this man, kneeling before the image of the Mother of God and Child, with bitter tears begged the Most Pure One to intercede for himself before God, is shocking. With his own eyes he heard the words of Christ about himself, who had fallen into a multitude of sins for which there could hardly be forgiveness.

And then suddenly I saw how the image of the Mother of God on the icon came to life - She fell on her knees before the Son. St. Dimitri writes:

“The son cried out: “What do you want to do, O Mother?” “I will,” he says, “lie at Your feet with this sinner until You forgive his sins.” Then the Son said: “The Law commands that the Son honor the Mother, but the truth wants the Lawgiver Himself to be the executor of the law. I am Your Son, You are My Mother, and I must honor You by listening to Your prayers. Let it be as you wish: now his sins are forgiven for Your sake.”

Prayer of Folly

Even such a prayer for a son is also listened to by the Lord. The magazine “Historical Bulletin” for 1894 published a story by the mother of the Decembrist Kondraty Ryleev, who was executed for an attempted coup (1825). The woman told her friends about this, and they, with her permission, made the case public.

In early childhood, Kondraty fell seriously ill, so the doctors were sure that the boy would not live to see the morning. Then the mother, in some kind of frenzy, began to desperately pray to Christ to save the life of her beloved son. The answer was a sleepy vision. The woman was shown the future fate of Kondraty: participation in a conspiracy against the king, of which he became the inspirer, death on the gallows.

And it is said: “Look, come to your senses, you crazy one!.. Better submit, do not ask for the life of your child, like an angel who does not know worldly evil...”.

But she insisted - and, although it was useless, she got what she wanted, because her mother’s will prevailed. The further fate of Ryleev is well known - but it is worthy of surprise how important the mother’s prayer is for the Lord, how He listens to even unreasonable requests. That is why maternal prayer is not only a great power, but also a colossal responsibility for the fate, the life of a child, no matter how old he is.

Useful for the boy

The answer to a mother’s prayer does not always look like the fulfillment of her request, but sometimes it looks like something the opposite. From the life of martyr. Uara knows a case when the widow Cleopatra, who kept the relics of the saint of God in her house, turned to him. She prayed for her son, young John, who was about to enter military service. But unexpectedly, on the eve of leaving home, the boy... died suddenly!

I am grieving, at the same time - my mother’s indignation knew no bounds: she even grumbled at the martyr who had deceived her hopes. Then Cleopatra was enlightened by a vision: Uar and John appeared to her, and the woman’s son turned out to be a warrior - but the Heavenly King. Having reproached his mother for her unreasonableness, St. Uar explained that, through her prayer, he asked God for something useful for the young man - the Kingdom of Heaven. The vision that her mother received turned her life upside down - Cleopatra spent her life pleasing the Lord.

A very strong prayer for my son and for protection over him

O all-validated, holy great martyr and wonderworker George!

Look upon us with your quick help, and beg God, the Lover of Mankind, not to judge us, sinners, according to our iniquities, but to deal with us according to His great mercy.

Do not despise our prayer, but ask us from Christ our God for a quiet and godly life, mental and physical health, fertility of the earth, and abundance in everything,

and may we not turn into evil the good things that you have given us from the All-Generous God, but to the glory of His holy name and to the glorification of your strong intercession, may He grant our country and the entire God-loving army victory over the adversaries and may it strengthen us with irreplaceable peace and blessing.

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.

Hear us, passion-bearing George of Christ, and pray for us unceasingly to the Trinitarian Lord of all God, that by His grace and love for mankind,

With your help and intercession we will find mercy, together with the angels and archangels and all the saints, at the right hand of the Just Judge, and I will glorify Him with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Amen

Short prayers for well-being

There are other maternal prayers for different occasions:

Prayer for the well-being of my son

Above the sleeping person, you need to read the appeal to the Most Holy Theotokos three times in a whisper:

Lord, keep my son on the road. May evil fate not follow him, may love and happiness accompany him throughout life. Amen!

From fornication

It is necessary to read a prayer for a teenager of 12-13 years old, when the child becomes interested in the opposite sex. The mother should sit on her son’s bed and, holding his underwear in her hands, repeat 12 times:

Good luck at work

The prayer is read over the clothes that the son always wears to work, for example, over an office suit:

Oh, holy martyr George, saint of the Lord, our warm intercessor and intercessor and always a quick helper in sorrows! Help my son (name) in his present labors, pray to the Lord God to grant him his mercy and blessing, success and prosperity. Do not leave my son (name) without your protection and help. Help him resolve all problems and, to the greater glory of the Lord, ensure his work with success, deliver him from quarrels, strife, deception, envious people, traitors and the anger of those in charge. I gratefully bless your memory forever and ever! Amen!

About luck during exams

You need to pray after your son leaves. The mother should cross the front door and say:

Wonderworker Nicholas, Defender and Savior. I beg you for gracious help so that the child passes the exam without getting sick or ill. Having taken the ticket, I was not at a loss; when I gave the answer, I did not hesitate. Amen.

The prayer can be read for both a schoolchild and a student.

On your wedding day

Read for 1 tsp. Sahara:

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. Help my child in a righteous marriage that will benefit his sinful soul. Send down a daughter-in-law who is modest and who reveres holy Orthodoxy. Thy will be done. Amen.

You need to read the prayer before your son goes to the registry office, secretly from everyone. The charmed sugar is poured out at the door to the apartment (house). You need to make sure that the groom steps on it first.