When should you pray for your family?
Family prayer has special power, pleasing to God, since it is designed to protect children and parents, to lead them to peace and spiritual unity in the family.
A prayer for well-being in the family is said when:
- you need to build strong relationships;
- some important joint business is approaching;
- need help to protect family members;
- one of the family members is sick;
- the issue of child marriage (marriage;
- spiritual poverty and powerless pain.
Of course, you should not resort to the help of higher powers only in cases where some problem has arisen. It is necessary to constantly offer prayers for the well-being and happiness of the family.
Who patronizes harmony in the family
Peace is the most important thing that should be present in the family atmosphere. Where there are quarrels and conflicts, there is no God. When spouses undergo the sacrament of wedding, they are given the grace of the Holy Spirit to help them preserve and build their family.
Not every prayer pleases God. But if an Orthodox husband and wife offer prayers for each other, asking for support from the Almighty or His saints, the answer always comes.
In the Orthodox community, it is customary to turn to various saints for needs. For example, Nicholas the Wonderworker, Spyridon of Trimifuntsky, and John the Merciful help solve money problems.
They ask Panteleimon the healer, Saints Cosmas and Domian, and the martyr Antipas to save them from illnesses. Likewise, for help in family life, you need to know who is best to turn to.
The prayer that the husband does not offend his wife and that harmony, calm and harmony reign in the family is offered to the following saints:
- St. Peter and Fevronia, the main patrons of marriage and family hearth;
- St. Xenia of Petersburg;
- forefathers Joachim and Anna, parents of the Most Holy Theotokos;
- St. Paraskeva;
- ap. Ioanu Bogoslovu and others.
The patroness of the family has always been the Most Holy Theotokos. Prayer to Her is considered especially powerful. They also turn to the archangels Barachiel and Raphael for help with family troubles.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos before the icon “Softening Evil Hearts”
If quarrels and scandals often occur in the family, then the prayer of the Mother of God in front of the icon “Softening Evil Hearts” can help. If you read it sincerely and with all your heart, then the Most Holy Theotokos will help improve relationships between spouses, children and loved ones.
Oh, multifaceted Mother of God, surpassing in purity and multitude of sufferings all the daughters of the earth, to the earth that you brought! Accept our patient sigh and save us under the blood of Your mercy, another refuge and warmth of representation, for You we do not know, but because of the duty of the Divine we cannot save the Divine from this day with all the saints, we sing praises in the Trinity to the One God , always, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Trust in God, and yourself...
The main thing to remember is that family prayers are not a magic spell. Certain spoken words alone do not bring peace and harmony between spouses. Christian prayer, as a humble request, is directed primarily to the All-Merciful God. The Creator, seeing our need and patience, provides everything necessary for salvation. Prayer should also be supplemented by one’s own efforts to preserve the family and reconcile with loved ones. Here the co-creativity and co-working of God and man is clearly manifested.
“Difficult life situations are always given to a person not by chance, but in order to solve important problems in his spiritual life, to remove obstacles on his path to salvation. And this can only be done together with God. We learn to “cast our worries on Christ” not by indulging in laziness in solving our problems, hoping that the Lord will do everything for us, but by learning, with God’s help, to seek and eliminate the causes of our problems and act according to the will of God. Without the Lord, at the cost of our own efforts, life's problems can only find a temporary solution. In union with God, the deep, spiritual and moral sources of problems are also eliminated” (Archpriest Alexy Zaitsev, cleric of the Holy Trinity Church in the city of Chelyabinsk).
Prayer to the faithful Peter and Fevronia of Murom
Prince Muromsky and princesses Peter and Fevronia led a righteous life, considered a model of marital relations. To improve family relationships and make your marriage happy, read the following prayer:
Oh, dear companions of God, good will to Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia, we have come running to you and pray in good faith: resurrect sinners for us (names), holy prayers for you, who are in love with everything God and in the God of faith correctly, hope is good, love is not hypocritical, charity is steadfast, prosperity is in good deeds. And accompany us with the King of Heavenly Life and a good Christian ending. Hey holy miracles! Do not darken our prayers, but be for us to conceive a presentation to the Lord and help us obtain your eternal salvation and the Kingdom of Heaven to inherit, to be the most glorious and beloved of God, a free person.
Who can pray for attracting money help?
Prayers for money can help many people. For example, they are worth reading if you cannot change a job that does not provide the necessary income for your livelihood. They help if you suffer from indecision and are unable to ask your boss for a raise. Usually, after a person begins to read such prayers for well-being, the boss himself pays attention to him and offers to increase his salary.
Prayers for good luck and money will not help you get rich if you don’t make any efforts. Some of them make it possible to quickly get a certain amount, for example, win it in the lottery or even find it on the street. But they “work” once and only if you or your family really urgently need money to solve a significant problem.
Prayers to attract success will not help those who plan to spend money on unseemly purposes. If you need money to make someone jealous or to take revenge on someone, most likely you will either get nothing or money will not bring you joy and happiness. Before you start praying, think carefully about your true goals and do not deceive yourself.
Prayer to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
Saint Nicholas quickly comes to the aid of those in need through his intercession before the Lord; it is not for nothing that he is called the Great Saint of God. Ask him with humility and a pure heart, then he will answer to help solve the family problem. But we must not forget that building strong family relationships is not an easy job, to which you need to devote all your strength
Oh, Holy Nicholas, wonderful day of the Lord, our warm intercessor and ambulance everywhere in pain. Help me, sinful and sad, in this life, pray to the Lord God to grant me forgiveness of all my sins, which I have sinned a lot since my youth, throughout my life, in my soul, in my mind, in my mind and with all my mind to the damned I beg Lord God, all creatures of the Companion, deliver me from the burden of air and torment forever, so that I always glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit and the merciful, the merciful, the pious, amen.
Prayer for money to Matrona of Moscow
During her earthly journey, the old woman survived two world wars and gained experience of living in poverty.
The prayer to Saint Matrona is particularly soulful. They turn to her with a request not for wealth as such, but for prosperity and abundance, creating conditions for material stability, getting rid of greed and thirst for profit.
When is the prayer to Matrona read?
- while searching for a promising job;
- to acquire financial literacy;
- with a large number of debts and loans;
- to save the family from unnecessary expenses and hardships.
Text of the prayer for money to Matrona of Moscow
Matronushka - mother, I trust in you with all my heart and soul. You are the one who helps those in need and stands up for the poor. Send prosperity and abundance to my house, but deliver me from greed and all kinds of sins. I pray for your help and ask for abundance of money so that there is no sorrow and poverty in my life. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Prayer of Saint Xenia of Petersburg
Ksenia of Petersburg took upon herself the feat of madness after the death of her husband. She was very worried that he suddenly died and did not have time to repent and take communion. Ksenia devoted the rest of her life to praying to God to save her husband’s soul. He did good deeds, prayed and helped those in need. If you sincerely pray to her, it will help improve well-being in the family.
O holy blessed mother Xenia! He lived under the protection of the Most High, led and strengthened by God, hunger and thirst, cold and heat, enduring mockery and persecution, God's gift of insight and miracles, accepted the Most High and obeyed the saint. Now the Holy Church, like a fragrant flower, glorifies you. Coming to the place of your burial in front of the image of your saints, while you live with us, we pray: welcome our request and convey it to the Father of Mercy, the Father of God, who is not insolent, I ask those who stream to you eternal salvation, good deeds and beginnings our generous blessing, liberation from all troubles and pains. Offer up your holy prayers before our merciful Savior for us, unworthy and sinners. Help, the holy mother blessed Xenia, the children with the light of Holy Baptism, in order to enlighten and seal the gift of the Holy Spirit, to catch the gift of the Holy Spirit; to heal the sick and ailing, send down family love and harmony, the monks fought well, fight, deign and discredit fencing, strengthen the pastors in the strength of the Holy Spirit, and keep the people of our country in peace and serenely, without the last hour to pray in Holy Communion. You are our hope and hope, the first hearing and liberation, we thank you and together with you we glorify the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always, forever and ever. Amen.
Who helps with quarrels
The relationship between lovers is of utmost importance.
All people are different and far from perfect, with many shortcomings and contradictions. Therefore, despite love and strong emotions, partners sometimes do not understand each other, quarrel and doubt the reciprocity of feelings. Close friends, family, or a counselor may offer you help to restore peace with your loved one, and that's a good thing.
Our own sincere desire and prayerful appeals to the Almighty and the saints can also restore trust between friends, relatives, lovers or spouses.
Orthodox Christians know that the help of the Mother of God, Nicholas the Wonderworker, and Matrona of Moscow will not be slow to come if you humbly pray to them with faith, admit your own imperfections and ask to improve relationships with loved ones.
Prayer to John the Evangelist
John the Theologian helps people solve many problems. One of them is to strengthen the family in difficult times. The prayer to the Apostle John the Theologian is very effective. It will help solve family problems, resolve conflicts between spouses, and gain strength for mutual respect, wisdom and love.
Oh, great and glorious apostle and evangelist John the Theologian, Fool for Christ, our ardent intercessor and ambulance! Pray to the Lord God that he would send us a renunciation of all our sins that we have committed since our youth, in all our lives, deeds, words, thoughts and all our feelings. In the exodus of our souls we will help sinners to be freed from the trials of the air and from eternal torment, so that with your merciful representation we glorify the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen.
