A person suffering from alcoholism poisons not only his life, but also the existence of the people around him, loved ones and relatives. And if many friends and acquaintances turn away from such a person, then the mother will never abandon her son and will do everything to help him on the path to getting rid of addiction. Of course, it is much easier to help a person recover from alcohol addiction if he himself wants it. But what should mothers do whose sons have not yet come to understand how their addiction harms their life and health? In this situation, she can only believe in miracles. And not in vain, because there are cases when a mother’s prayer for her drinking son helped save him from alcohol addiction.
The insidious effects of alcohol. What kind of deception awaits?
Alcoholism affects various systems: nervous, cardiovascular, internal organs (primarily the liver, as well as the gastrointestinal tract, brain). When a person smokes, less harm is caused. This is due to the fact that alcohol changes the function of cells and destroys them. A drinker becomes dependent on alcoholic beverages. Ethanol, when it enters the body, is metabolized and undergoes a multi-stage process of transformation into poison. Ethanal is released first, followed by acetic acid.
In the final stages
acetyl-CoA is released.
From the point of view of the Orthodox religion, adherence to any passions more than love for God is a sin. A person suffering from drunkenness is unable to bear responsibility not only for his family members, but also for himself. He constantly needs protection, and the alcoholic drags his relatives living nearby with him to the “bottom” of life. People with addiction do not realize they need help. They do not seek help on their own. It is necessary to make a lot of effort to ensure that the words addressed to such people are heard, and the situation improves at least a little. As a result, the body, and soon the soul of the alcoholic, is destroyed.
Can prayer replace clinical treatment for alcoholism?
There are cases when people who practiced spiritual practices were healed on their own. This is certainly possible. The human body hides many secrets, but the brain uses a tiny part of its potential. But the personalities fixed on self-healing differed:
- strict discipline
- absence of bad habits
- regular training of consciousness
- severe austerities
Simply put, such tricks come out of people who have been practicing esotericism and religion for years. And not for everyone, cases are isolated. Many religious adherents devote many years to service, but never reach the established standard.
As for ordinary people, treating alcoholism with prayers can become a traction force, but it is unlikely to replace effective medical methods such as coding. Undoubtedly, prayer will set the right vector of movement for the addict and his family. But it is a rare person who turns out to be so strong-willed that he can cope with such a complex disease without the participation of doctors. But during the adaptation period, turning to spirituality often helps to consolidate the results and not break down.
How to properly perform the salvation ritual? How to pray for a drinking son? Which saints should I pray to?
When a son drinks, what should a mother do: she must turn to the Lord, read prayer words, order a prayer service in the Church asking for help. Advice and appeals to the conscience of the sick person will not provide the desired result. In this case, the alcoholic may take some responsibility for what is happening. If a person drinks alcohol in large quantities, one should pray taking into account the rules:
- to enhance the effect, it is recommended to visit the temple, stand in the service, after which you should confess and then take communion; if possible, bring your drinking son to church;
- if a man refuses to accept help, turn to the Lord, the Heavenly Father, you should act independently, performing all the rituals, in addition, you need to repeat them more often, which will enhance the effect;
- some prayers (for example, addressed to the Mother of God) are read for up to 40 days daily, without taking breaks;
- the text is pronounced with deep faith in the Lord;
- it is important to repent, ask for forgiveness for your wrong actions, thoughts, as well as the sins of your children;
- when reading prayer words, you need to concentrate on healing, imagine your son healthy;
- You can turn to God not only in church, but also at home, it is advisable to read the sacred text in front of the images of saints, and you need to ask that your son not drink alcohol.
The Lord helps those who have repented, but if a person too strongly desires the healing of a child, forgetting about faith, prayer for his son’s drunkenness will not provide the desired effect. In addition, in this case, the likelihood of the condition worsening and the emergence of new problems increases.
How to behave as a drinker with alcoholism
Fasting for a person who suffers from alcohol abuse should last forty days. During this time, toxins are removed from his body, and his thoughts are cleared of unnecessary intentions. You can sometimes read prayers that help cope with alcoholism, and drink holy water in the morning after sleep. Don't be discouraged if the results are not immediately noticeable. Don't give up and don't give up on your goal, keep going until the end.
Alcohol abuse is considered a great sin that will need to be atoned for, otherwise the person and his loved ones will not have a normal life. It is impossible not to say that drunkenness can become a punishment for committed acts. Analyze the situation in the family, perhaps you will find the root cause of what is happening. Visiting temple together, reading prayers and keeping the commandments will help get rid of sin. Try to build a new life. God will help you with this.
Prayers to Matrona of Moscow for her son’s alcoholism
The saint was blind and had limited movements, but she always glorified the Lord and steadfastly withstood difficult trials. After death, she continues to help those who need it. If the son drinks heavily, they read prayer texts and an appeal to Matronushka. According to numerous eyewitness accounts, this brings good results, but it is important to contact and ask for the health of a child (even an adult) in front of the image of the Saint. This can be done in the temple as well as at home.
O blessed Mother Matrono, with your soul standing in heaven before the Throne of God, with your body resting on earth, and exuding various miracles given from above by grace.
Look now with your merciful eye on us, sinners, in sorrow, illness and sinful temptations, our waiting days, comforting us, desperate,
Heal our severe ailments, which God allows us through our sins, deliver us from many troubles and circumstances,
beg our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us all our sins, iniquities and falls, in which we have sinned from our youth even to this day and hour,
that through your prayers we have received grace and great mercy, let us glorify the One God in the Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
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Powerful Prayer
Often a person is not aware of his problem and most likely will not pray himself. His mother can do this for him. You need to read the appeal to the Almighty so that your son never drinks alcohol sincerely, with faith:
“Save, O Lord, and have mercy on Thy servants (name) with the words of Thy Divine Gospel, read about the salvation of these Thy servants (name). The thorns of all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, have fallen, Lord, and may Thy grace dwell in them, enlightening, scorching, purifying the whole person. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".
Prayer before the icon “Inexhaustible Chalice”
You should turn to the face of the Mother of God and Child in the Chalice of Communion. This is the main icon that will help heal anyone who venerates it. It is believed that it is enough to turn to the face of the Blessed Virgin with the Infant of God, the strength of craving for alcohol will weaken or completely disappear. If a mother’s prayer is read so that her son does not drink, this can also help rid his child of an addiction, but the effect will be somewhat weaker if it is not the sufferer himself who turns to the Saint.
O most merciful Lady!
We now resort to Your intercession, do not despise our prayers, but mercifully hear us, wives, children, mothers and those obsessed with the serious illness of drunkenness, and for this, for the sake of our mother, the Church of Christ, and for the salvation of our fallen brothers, sisters and relatives, heal.
O merciful Mother of God, touch their hearts and quickly raise them from the falls of sin and bring them to saving abstinence. Pray to Your Son, Christ our God, that He may forgive us our sins and not turn His mercy away from His people, but may He strengthen us in sobriety and chastity.
Accept, O Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of mothers who shed tears for their children, of wives who weep for their husbands, of orphaned and wretched children, of the lost ones abandoned, and of all of us who fall to Thy icon, and may this cry of ours, through Thy prayers, come to the throne Almighty.
Cover and keep us from crafty deception and all the snares of the enemy.
In the terrible hour of our exodus, help us to pass through the airy ordeals without stumbling, with Your prayers deliver us from eternal condemnation, may God’s mercy cover us for endless ages of ages. Amen.
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The history of the blessed image of the Inexhaustible Chalice
There is a story about the healing of a person suffering from alcoholism: he regained the ability to walk, and the craving for alcohol disappeared. Before this, the sick man saw a dream in which a certain luminous elder commanded the peasant to repent before the icon of the “Inexhaustible Chalice”, falling on his face. It was said that this person would be freed from all harmful passions, including alcoholism. Everything said in the dream came true. The old man really stopped drinking, and this story happened at the end of the 18th century. If the son drinks, what should the mother do: first you need to correctly place the icon in the house, it is also important to understand what the details on the icon mean, this will strengthen your faith:
- The cup is an image symbolizing an undrinkable vessel;
- The Infant of God in it is the Great Martyr, saving humanity from sins;
- The Virgin with raised hands is the Most Holy Mary, raising a request to the Lord for forgiveness of the sins of those people who are being destroyed by the “green serpent.”
If you have a lot of worries about your drinking son, you can hang the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon at home. To enhance the effect, it is placed in a special way - the image should be oriented towards the east. The icon can also be installed opposite the front door.
Pre-revolutionary Russia
This problem has long been recognized as a national Russian trait, but this was not always the case - before the revolution, our compatriots drank much less than Europeans, and, nevertheless, the problem existed even then. However, in those days, people firmly knew that without God it was impossible to overcome any adversity, so they turned to Him and the saints for help. The well-known image of the Most Holy Theotokos “The Inexhaustible Chalice,” which became famous in the city of Serpukhov, was approached by both drinkers themselves asking for relief from their illness, and by their relatives.
Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary “Inexhaustible Chalice”
The life of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg contains evidence of assistance to the families of drunkards. Righteous John of Krostad (Sergiev) not only fervently prayed for those suffering from drunkenness, but also helped them with real deeds: he created the House of Diligence, participated in the work of sobriety societies, and composed teachings for those suffering from this sin.
John of Krostad
Here is one of St. John’s statements on this matter: “With <...> drunkenness, the disembodied enemy enters the heart of a person - anyone who is attentive can feel this. This is the reason why, with increasing drunkenness, the tendency to drunkenness increases so terribly (because the power of the enemy over a person increases), why such a force is noticeable among drunkards, attracting them involuntarily to satisfy a passion or internal desire for wine: these unfortunates have an enemy in their hearts. How to cast out the demon of drunkenness? By prayer and fasting. The enemy enters because people indulge in a carnal lifestyle, gluttony and do not pray; it is natural that he can leave them for the opposite reasons: fasting and prayer.”
Read an interesting article on the topic: “Note to Saint Matrona of Moscow: what to ask for and how to send”
Listen to the prayer online (audio recording) in Russian for free
If the sick person does not want to perceive reality and declare himself an alcoholic, then the Inexhaustible Chalice prayer for his son’s drunkenness (its audio recording) is turned on. However, this should be done for a sleeping person, since a sober person suffering from addiction will not agree to stop drinking. It is permissible to address any saint. You can also read a printed version of the prayer text to the sleeping person. This is no less effective method than audio recording.
Prayer of St. John of Kronstadt*
Audio:
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Lord, look mercifully on Your servant (name), seduced by the flattery of the womb and carnal merriment. Grant him to know the sweetness of abstinence in fasting and the fruits of the Spirit flowing from it. Amen.
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Prayer to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker for his son’s drunkenness – download a picture to your phone
The saint helps everyone, including those suffering from alcohol addiction. When the son is sleeping, a prayer text addressed to this Saint is read over him. You can download the picture to your smartphone, which will also help reduce the distance between the person suffering from alcohol addiction and God and the Saints. If a prayer to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker against his son’s drunkenness is printed on it, and his face is also depicted, the chances of the child’s recovery increase.
But you should remember: so that children do not drink in the future, it is important to put your soul in order, since the condition of the descendants depends on this. If a mother did not pass the tests given to her correctly or was unable to endure all the hardships of life, the risk of a deterioration in the quality of life of her children increases.
Holy Wonderworker, Nicholas the Pleasant! I am turning to you with a motherly request.
You always help those who ask you for assistance in matters of life.
So listen to my request.
I ask you to have mercy on me and send my son deliverance from bitter drunkenness, which is destroying his soul and body.
I ask you, Wonderworker Nicholas, to send him disgust in vodka and any other alcoholic drinks.
Deliver my son from internal cravings that are harmful and harmful to health, let everything intoxicated become disgusting and tasteless for him.
Do this, Saint Nicholas, so that my son will never again be able to drink alcohol without feeling disgust in his soul and strong disgust.
Do this, Pleasant of God, who became famous for his miracles during his lifetime, so that my son will not be able to drink alcohol either day or night, not at a party, not at home, not on a weekday, not on a holiday.
May Your strong word forever stop my son from his destructive drunken passion.
Just as none of the Saints ever drank vodka, so may my son, the Servant of God (son’s name), never drink it and forget about it forever.
Amen.
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What is the power of prayer?
In the entire history of humankind, it has never happened that something valuable arose without faith and desire.
Only our message to the outside world determines the level of success. Prayer lives by the same principles. Only unconditional faith makes it a powerful charge that will definitely fire in the future. Scientists from different countries agree that human thought is, in a way, a bundle of energy. Any word is a wave genetic program that can influence DNA molecules. With a negative charge it can maim and destroy. Positive, on the contrary, heals and sets the mood for prosperity. No magic, just quantum physics. It's hard for us to realize that ordinary speech contains so much power. Meanwhile, this is exactly the situation. Why can’t we instantly conjure wealth, love and health for ourselves? The answer is both simple and incomprehensibly complex. Many of us have no faith. And how to find it, because in the material world it is scary to accept something ethereal and formless as truth. Only a few dare to do this.
The power of prayer has been documented in scientific laboratories. There is no clear explanation. But many experienced an amazing state during the process of prayer. Reading church texts brings peace to the heart. Our body takes food every day, perhaps spiritual nutrition is also necessary. And in moments of despair, a person acutely experiences spiritual hunger.
Prayer to the holy martyr Boniface not to drink alcohol
You can alternate prayer texts addressed to different Saints and say them more often. Pray when your son is fast asleep, remove wine from the house, limit your child’s contact with dubious friends, give the charmed water. At the same time, the praying woman must read the sacred words many times in order to save her son from the addiction. The most powerful prayer for the son’s drunkenness is said over the liquid - to Boniface. Even if a woman drank such water, nothing will happen to her, but water spells against drunkenness will help convey the necessary information, which is remembered by the molecules of the liquid, to the patient.
Oh, holy and long-suffering martyr Boniface.
We resort to your intercession. Graciously hear us and do not reject our prayers.
Heal our son (name), who is overcome by the serious illness of drunkenness, for the sake of his mother, the Church of Christ.
O martyr of Christ, touch his heart with God’s grace.
Lead from sinful falls to saving abstinence.
Beg the Lord God not to turn away from us, and will strengthen us in sobriety and chastity.
May his right hand help those who are sober.
Accept, O intercessor of God, the prayers of mothers for their children.
And this cry will come through your prayers to the throne of the Most High.
Save us from the evil one and the snares of the enemy.
At the hour of our departure, do not abandon us. And the mercy of God will cover us forever and ever.
Amen
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My story “How I saved my son.” Thank God
“I decided to take on the child’s treatment myself. My son has been an alcoholic for a long time. But until recently, he went on a binge less often. Then my child became different from himself and drank every day. He is handsome, so talented, he has a brilliant mind. But, a bad company appeared at work... Over time, it became obvious that drinking at the end of the day is not a way to take a break from a high workload, but a method of escaping reality.
Anna, 47 years old, Tambov
I read a lot of literature and consulted doctors. Everyone says one thing - bring your son to us. I even tried to show the photo to the “grandmother” who is treating remotely. But my son was drowning more and more. I noticed changes for the better when I went to see Father. The Church pulled us through, the Lord helped. At first I went myself, then I somehow managed to persuade my son. I read prayers at home before the image. And gradually he somehow caught fire with this idea - spirituality. Now my child doesn’t drink and even wants to get married. And I advise everyone to start treatment for alcoholism with God. This is a difficult road, God bless all those who walk along it.”
The Life and Miracles of Blessed Matrona
Matrona of Moscow was born blind. At a young age, the saint lost the ability to walk. However, to compensate for her physical deficiencies, she acquired the gift of clairvoyance and the ability to heal living beings.
From childhood, Matrona was drawn to church. She loved to spend hours among the icons and pray. The future healer preferred this option for spending her time over communicating with peers who loved to tease the girl and mock her.
When Matrona of Moscow was baptized at an early age, a light cloud appeared over the child’s head. Seeing this, the clergyman said that the child would be a saint. A strong love for God became a good help and helped her get through a difficult period in her life, filled with persecution of the church.
Gradually, after the saint felt the ability to heal people, patients from all regions of the country began to come to her. Even with the end of her life’s journey, Matrona continues to provide assistance to those who turn to her. To do this, just ask sincerely.
Read an online Orthodox prayer so that your son does not drink. Son's appeal to God
This is the most effective way to fight and defeat the disease. The Lord Almighty is the first and last authority at the stage of healing for a child. The path to salvation through the Heavenly Father lies through repentance, acceptance of God's will, gratitude for the trial and a request for help in healing. A recited prayer is the most effective treatment measure if the person asking sincerely believes in the spoken words.
Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, through the prayers of the Great Martyr Anastasia the Patternmaker, who frees captives not only from material bonds, but also from the bonds of eternal destruction;
through the prayers of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the intercessor of all those languishing in the prison of sin, save and preserve our brothers and sisters.
Let each of them, who has hungered for their Daily Bread, receive it in ways known to You alone. Let the truth of the Gospel reach their minds, and let Your life-giving grace touch their hearts.
God, grant to our captive brothers and sisters repentance, faith in the highest justice, compassion for people, love for all creation, a thirst to live in the spirit of the commandments of the Lord and inspire their neighbors to do so.
Let every Saul become Paul. You Yourself, who walked the earth in the image of the Son of Man, strengthen us on this shameless path,
leading to eternal life. May all who fall to the Word of God be saved, like a deer to a spring of water. And may the mercy of Your Most Pure Mother, Life-Giver and our strong Helper, not forsake us,
The Most Honest Mother of God, Ever-Virgin Mary, Who, having given birth to the One who crushed hell, became the mother of all people, comforting Her children in the sorrows and sorrows.
Save and preserve us from all evil and preserve us for a blessed eternity, Most Blessed One! Have mercy on us, merciful Savior,
for we are all captives of sin, from the bonds of which You alone have the power to loose. To our God be glory, honor and worship always,
now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen. Through the prayers of the saints, our fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
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The story of a man who received help and healing
There are many stories of miraculous healings. Just recently one of these took place. The man suffered from alcohol addiction for a long period. Attempts to solve the problem through coding provided only a short-term therapeutic effect. His wife and children suffered from this man's addiction to drinking.
The family completely lost faith in a positive outcome. All that remained was hope for a higher power. The wife of an alcoholic went to Moscow to ask the healer Matrona for help. After reading the prayer, she acquired a small image and, returning home, put it around the neck of her drunken husband.
The next morning, when my husband woke up, he announced that he could no longer drink and was going to give up alcohol forever. This is what happened and to this day this person has no desire to drink alcohol. His main goal is happy loved ones and family well-being.
Thanks to a strong and sincere desire to help her husband, the woman was able to achieve his healing. Requests to Matrona of Moscow will be heard. During her life, the healer directed all her strength to helping the suffering. Therefore, even after finishing her journey on Earth, she continues to heal people.
