A newborn child does not have reliable natural protection from negative external influences. The protective aura is formed gradually. But the baby has a strong internal connection with his mother in the first months of life. This explains that a loved one can protect the baby using special prayers against the evil eye. They have been used by loving mothers since ancient times, so it can be said that their effectiveness has been tested by time.
The prayer of a loving mother can reliably protect the baby from any external negativity. But it should be remembered that this method is suitable for baptized people. Both mother and child must be baptized to protect themselves from negativity. For additional protection, the baby needs to wear a consecrated cross. It is recommended to read a strong prayer against the evil eye on the waning moon. The exception is when the child behaves restlessly. You can use prayer under such circumstances at any time.
How to correctly read a prayer for the health of a child?
There are no strict rules regarding how to read a prayer for the health of a child. It is important to remember that one must address the saints respectfully, without fuss or haste. You can pray not only in church, but also at home. In the latter case, it is advisable to purchase an icon of the Saint to whom you want to offer a prayer for the child’s recovery.
You need to pray, focusing on your words, putting maximum emotions and feelings into them. Therefore, you should not be distracted. Turn off your phone, try to be alone so that people in your household don’t disturb you. Imagine that you are praying not to an icon, but to the one who is depicted on it, as if you are communicating with God or the Saint of your choice. You can repeat the prayer both in the morning and in the evening; it is worth praying before an operation or an important examination.
Prayers for illnesses do not have to be learned by heart. If you make a mistake in the words or replace them, nothing bad will happen. You can even pray in your own words. The main thing is not the memorized text, but what emotions the parents of a sick child put into it. Prayer must come from a pure heart, with a sincere desire to help a loved one cope with a difficult test. And then she will certainly be heard!
Prayer to remove the evil eye from a child
There are many maternal prayers against the evil eye, which allow you to cleanse the baby’s aura of negativity. Such appeals should always be used if the child behaves very restlessly and it is impossible to explain this with traditional reasons.
Prayer against the evil eye for a baby (up to one year)
You can remove the evil eye before the age of one with a special prayer. Holy water is spoken with prayer words. Subsequently, the baby should be washed with it after bathing. This method has come from ancient times, so its effectiveness has been proven by time. The protective effect is explained by the beneficial power of natural water, enhanced by the influence of prayer words. Prayed water can create a protective energy shell around the baby, blocking access to any random and malicious negativity.
Prayer words are pronounced over water previously consecrated in the temple:
“In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. I, the servant of God (mother’s name), turn to the Almighty God, asking You to protect my child, the servant of God (baby’s name). Do not let the unclean one near my baby, All-Merciful Savior of the human race, drive away all enemies from the baby, protect him from illnesses, take away his fears and resentments. Help us raise him healthy and strong. Amen".
Such a prayer can only be read by the mother. This allows you to fill the water with strong energy and very quickly cleanse the baby of negativity. It is important to wash the child with blessed, prayed water if the evil eye is suspected, for at least three days in a row. Only after the baby has calmed down can you use the remaining water for some time for preventive purposes, washing the baby with it every morning.
Prayer against the evil eye of a newborn baby (up to 1 month)
The world around us is filled with a huge amount of negativity. And newborn babies up to one year old can suffer greatly from it. The thing is that babies do not have sufficient protective energy to withstand targeted negative influences. To protect your baby before he turns one month old, you should resist your desire to show the baby to everyone. You should also not post photos of your newborn on social networks. You need to be careful with donated items. After all, it is unknown with what thoughts a person presents them. It is better, before putting donated clothes on your baby or letting him play with the toys you brought, to bless them in church. You can strengthen the energy of a newborn if you read a prayer in front of the icon of the baby’s Guardian Angel every morning and evening. It sounds like this:
“In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Lord walked through dark dense forests, wide, expansive steppes, and even trampled paths. I met the Mother of God on my way. Asked her where she was going? She answers that she is going to the servant of God (proper name) to charm a newborn baby against twelve fears, evil eyes and ailments. She is going to use protective words against illnesses, failures, and envious people. She will fill the baby’s body and soul with strength, strengthen his little heart, make his quick legs strong, and protect his fragile body from illness. No evil eye can harm him. Envious people and slanderers, sorcerers and sorcerers will not be afraid of him. The Mother of God will lock the protection made around the baby with twelve keys used in twelve locks. The most important key will remain with the Most Pure Mother Mary, and the castle will be thrown into the deep blue sea, from where no one will get it. Happiness and health, strength and luck are always with the baby of the servant of God (proper name). Amen".
You can strengthen the protective energy of a newborn not only with special prayers, but also in other ways:
- Before returning with your child from the maternity hospital, you need to clean the baby’s room. If possible, then you need to carry out repairs earlier: glue new wallpaper, lay new flooring.
- You need to throw away old things. It's better to buy new furniture for your baby's room.
- In the first month of the baby’s life, he should wear exclusively new clothes. It is better to start using old or donated things from the age of one month.
- In the first month, you should limit visits to your home by strangers. Only close people should have contact with the baby.
Prayer to Jesus Christ
First of all, a prayer for the child’s recovery should be read to God. Maternal prayer for children is considered the most powerful: it quickly reaches the Lord, who will certainly fulfill the woman’s cherished desire. But we must not forget that the ways of the Lord are inscrutable and no mortal knows for what reasons he sends this or that test. Therefore, you should be prepared for the fact that the disease will not go away instantly. But people who prayed to God during a child’s illness often note that events begin to develop in the most favorable way. Good specialists are found, treatment gives good results, and the prognosis improves.
A prayer to the Lord for the healing of a sick child sounds like this.
Lord Jesus Christ, let Your mercy be on my children (names), keep them under Your roof, cover them from all evil, take away every enemy from them, open their ears and eyes, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts.
Lord, we are all Your creatures, have pity on my children (names) and turn them to repentance. Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my children (names), and enlighten their minds with the light of the mind of Your Gospel, and guide them on the path of Your commandments, and teach them, Father, to do Your will, for You are our God.
In what cases can prayers for adult children help?
Parents pray for their children for a variety of reasons: they ask for improvements in the health of their mature child. The second wants his adult son to not need anything and to live well. The third, who brings prayers for adult children, wants his son to finally have a personal life. However, it should be understood that God knows better than anyone what a person needs for the development of his soul. Therefore, of course, prayer to improve health is not prohibited. But when it comes to getting rich, career growth or organizing your personal life, this is God’s providence. Not everyone can benefit from wealth and premature marriage.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
The prayer to the Mother of God for the health of the child is one of the most powerful. The Mother of God is considered one of the most merciful and kind Saints. She is especially sensitive to her mother's request. After all, she herself was a mother, a beloved child who suffered a lot during her life. If a child is sick, it is worth purchasing an icon of the Mother of God and placing it at the head of the crib. The saint will definitely protect the baby and give the child strength to fight the disease.
You need to pray, turning to the Mother of God with these words.
Oh, Mother of Mercy!
You see the cruel sorrow tormenting my heart! For the sake of the sorrow with which You were pierced, when a terrible sword passed into Your soul during the bitter suffering and death of Your Divine Son, I pray to You: have mercy on my poor child, who is sick and fading, and if it is not contrary to the will of God and his salvation, intercede for his health bodily with Your Almighty Son, Physician of souls and bodies.
O Loving Mother! Look how my child’s face has turned pale, how his whole body is burning from illness, and have mercy on him. May he be saved by God's help and serve with the joy of his heart Your Only Begotten Son, his Lord and God. Amen.
How to pray correctly for adult children?
A mother's prayers for adult children will be especially powerful if they are brought to places of prayer. These include not only temples, but also the “red corners” of the house. You can arrange it at home by placing an icon case on the eastern wall. An important condition is that there should be no secular things nearby: cosmetics, toys, paintings. Before offering prayers, you need to put yourself in divine form: wash your face, restore your mental balance, clear your thoughts, be silent for a while to tune in to communicate with God.
You need to get rid of all negative thoughts. Forgive anyone who has a grudge. After all, it is very important that prayers for children are said exclusively in a state of blissful exaltation. And in this case, sincerity is very important: prayer must come from the heart.
Prayer to Matrona of Moscow
Matrona was a healer during her lifetime. After her departure to another world, she continues to heal people from any ailments. People turn to her when the disease seems incurable and the hope for salvation becomes less and less. Surprisingly, sometimes prayers to Matrona of Moscow, especially prayers for children, work real miracles.
Prayer before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Joy of all who mourn”
The icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” is considered miraculous. It depicts the Virgin Mary, who is surrounded by suffering people, and angels performing miracles in the name of the Virgin Mary. When a child is ill, you should pray in front of this icon, so that the Mother of God will ask the Lord to send healing and deliver him from the illness.
Prayer before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Mammal”
The “Mammal” icon is considered unique, because it depicts the Mother of God while feeding the infant Christ with breast milk. It is customary to pray in front of this icon when a baby is sick. She can also be contacted by women who want to safely get rid of their pregnancy.
A prayer for the recovery of a sick child sounds like this.
Mother's prayer
The most powerful are mother's prayers for adult children. Even when the child has grown up and become independent, the mother takes great care of him. To protect a child who has left his father’s home from adversity and give him peace of mind, you can read the following prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for Your Most Pure Mother, hear me, Your sinful and unworthy servant (name). Lord, by the mercy of Your power, have mercy on my son (name) and save him for the sake of Your name. 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 and enlighten him with Your light of Christ for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body. Lord, bless him at home, near home, in the field, at work and on the road and in all the places that belong to you. Lord, save him under the protection of Your Saint 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, disasters and misfortunes. Lord, heal him from all illnesses, cleanse him from all uncleanness (wine, tobacco, drugs) and deliver him from mental suffering and pain. Lord, grant him the grace of the Holy Spirit for many years of life and health, chastity. Lord bless him for a godly family life and a godly pregnancy. Lord, grant to me, Your unworthy and sinful servant, a parental blessing on my child in the mornings, afternoons, evenings and evenings in the future, for the sake of Your name, for Your kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen. Lord have mercy (12 times).
Prayer before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Healer”
“Healer” is one of the most ancient icons of the Mother of God. It depicts the Virgin Mary standing near the bed of a sick cleric. The icon is considered miraculous, healing from any, even the most severe, ailments.
It is not surprising that during a child’s illness, parents turn to the Mother of God with prayer, standing in front of this icon and praying for recovery. The words of the prayer appeal sound like this.
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- Sergius (Gorbunov)
May 3, 2019Reply In the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery in Moscow there is a small image of the Tolga Mother of God (transferred to the Church of Sergius of Radonezh during the reconstruction of the Church of the Tolga Mother of God). I consider it my duty to testify to the miracles of the gracious help of the Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In September 2016, my wife’s mother, God’s servant Nina, broke her hip. Due to contraindications - her advanced age, 84 years, and disability for more than 10 years due to heart disease (angina with arrhythmias, hypertension), doctors did not dare to perform an operation on her. After our prayerful appeal to the Mother of God in front of the small icon of Tolga, the next day, the surgeons announced the possibility of carrying out the operation after conducting control studies. A miracle happened: daily control studies of the heart did not reveal any abnormalities (although a week earlier the same studies showed abnormalities). The operation was successfully carried out. Increased blood pressure and heart pain were no longer observed. After 2 months, my mother began to walk with a cane, and six months later without a cane. On the morning of March 5, 2022, I was hospitalized in intensive care with a severe heart attack. My wife asked for my health in front of the small icon of the Tolga Mother of God. The attack was stopped at night and the next morning I was transferred to the cardiology department. A recurrence of the stroke (I suffered a severe stroke in 2006) or heart attack (which we and the doctors were afraid of) did not happen. But complications could not be avoided: constant increasing dizziness, high blood pressure, and lameness appeared on the right leg. On April 28, 2019, on Easter Day, my wife and I came to the monastery, to the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh. With difficulty, I knelt before the small image of the Mother of God “Tolgskaya” and, without asking for anything, thanked Mother for Her blessed protection. I walked to the middle of the temple, feeling relief in my leg. And at the exit from the temple my limp disappeared! Moreover, the dizziness gradually decreased and it stopped altogether in the courtyard of our house! Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ and the Most Holy Theotokos! I pray for the health of all Orthodox Christians.
Prayer to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
The prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for the health of the child is considered one of the most powerful. She can drive away any illness, especially if her loving mother reads it. During his lifetime, the saint possessed the gift of healing, of which much evidence has been preserved, and continues to help believers even after his death. It is interesting that Nicholas the Wonderworker is considered the quickest to help the saints. He quickly hears the prayers read by the suffering, and prays to the Lord to send help.
The prayer goes like this.
Where is the Tolga Icon of the Mother of God located?
In 1926, the monastery was attacked by the authorities. Then the godless administration of the state decided to desecrate the monastery by also placing a colony there for juvenile delinquents. In order to save this divine image, it was sent to the Yaroslavl Art Museum.
Over time, the period of the atheists passed and the monastery was restored. In 2003, the miraculous Tolga icon was returned to its native monastery.
There is a legend according to which there was another similar image. Written back in the 13th century. Scientists are divided into two camps regarding the origin of this face. The first are inclined to believe that it belongs to a Yaroslavl artist, and the second - that it has clear contours of the Georgian school of icon painting. Today the Holy Image is in the State Tretyakov Gallery.
In addition to the main icon, there are also lists that are also revered. They are located in:
- VysokoPetrovsky Monastery, Moscow
- Nezhinsky Holy Vvedensky Convent, Nizhyn
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Mother's prayer for children's health
It’s hard for any mother to see her children sick. A prayer for the child’s health will help alleviate the baby’s condition and save him from illness. In these cases, mothers pray for their children.
You can ask any saint for health - maybe you fell in love with a certain saint of God more than others, or in your family it is traditional to resort to the help of a specific saint in all sorrows.
They usually ask the holy great martyr Panteleimon for the sick - during his earthly life he was a doctor, and was awarded by God many miracles of healing due to his boundless faith. They ask Panteleimon for healing from all sorts of illnesses, especially from the evil eye and other magic.
We should always remember that only God is capable of allowing human illness, and He is also capable of healing it.
The saints themselves, to whose help we resort, are intercessors and mediators between Almighty God and us, sinful people. It is important to warn all parents who pray for the health of their children about this so that they do not accidentally show disrespect for God.
How to pray correctly?
If you pray (it doesn’t matter whether it is a mother’s prayer for the granting of health to a child, or a request for the success of a business begun) - keep your soul pure, do not believe in fortune-telling, spells, do not cast spells or cast spells, refuse all pseudo-Orthodox actions that you are offered to perform . Don’t be afraid to seem naive or look stupid - ask and ask the priest about the actions offered to you on the side - he will tell you exactly what is right and useful, and what is an act displeasing to God.
Types of prayers
A prayer for good health to the Most Holy Mother of God is said in church or in private (at home). It is usually customary to ask for help from the saint in front of whose icon petitions are offered, but if this is not possible, ask for help from any place and position - strong maternal prayer protects children in a moment of danger, even if you are far from the icons.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary “For good health”
“Now we are diligent to the Mother of God, sinners and humility, and let us fall, in repentance calling from the depths of our souls: Lady, help us, having had mercy on us, struggling, we are perishing from many sins, do not turn away your slaves, for you are the only hope of the imams. Blessings to my queen, my hope to the Mother of God, friend of the orphans and the strange, the representative of the sorrowing, the joyful, the offended patroness! See my misfortune, see my sorrow, help me as I am weak, feed me as I am strange. Weigh my offense, resolve it as if by will: for I have no other help except You, no other intercessor, no good comforter, except You, O Mother of God, for you will preserve me and cover me forever and ever. Amen." Read more…
In this case, one should distinguish between the impossibility of reading prayers in front of the icon and simple laziness. If you pray at home on the sofa, and are not sick and can stand in front of icons, you are committing a sin, such prayer will be of no use.
Saint Nicholas, the Wonderworker of the World of Lycia, became famous for many miracles during his earthly life, and relentlessly helps everyone who comes to him for help - especially a mother asking for her children. The Saint loved children very much and always protected and protected them. You can also pray to him for the health and salvation of children.
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker “For the health of children”
“O our good shepherd and God-wise mentor, Saint Nicholas of Christ! Hear us sinners, praying to you and calling for your quick intercession for help: see us weak, caught everywhere, deprived of every good and darkened in mind from cowardice: strive, servant of God, do not leave us in sinful captivity to be, so that we may not joyfully be our enemy and we will not 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. Amen." Read more…
The Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, a great saint of God, lived in pagan Rome and suffered for his faith in Christ. At the same time, he was a respected man, a famous doctor who healed children and adults with the power of medicine and faith. Panteleimon debunked the myths about the power of idols, exposed the demons that acted through them.
Prayer to Panteleimon “For the health of children”
“O holy great martyr and healer Panteleimon, merciful imitator of God! Look with mercy and hear us sinners who pray fervently before your holy icon. Ask us from the Lord God, Who stands with the angels in heaven, for the forgiveness of our sins and transgressions. Heal the mental and physical illnesses of the servants of God who are now remembered, those who are present here, and all Orthodox Christians who flow to your intercession. Behold, for our sin, we are fiercely possessed by many ailments and are not imams of help and consolation: we resort to you, as you have given the grace to pray for us and heal every ailment and every disease. Grant therefore to all of us, through your holy prayers, health and well-being of souls and bodies, advancement of faith and piety, and everything necessary for temporary life and salvation, for having been granted great and rich mercies by you, let us glorify you and the giver of all blessings, wondrous in the saints of our God, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen." Read more…
Therefore, the healer Panteleimon has special power for healing various kinds of evil eyes, conspiracies and similar terrible consequences of witchcraft.
Read the life of St. Panteleimon aloud - it is written in an easy, engaging way; learning about it is useful for both you and your child.
Mother Matrona of Moscow was crippled (she was blind), but at the same time she always helped those who resorted to her help to heal illnesses. Mothers are accustomed to asking for their children from the blessed Mother, who always helps to recover from even the most serious illness.
Prayer to Matrona “For Children”
“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 others; 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." Read more…
Not only Christianity has its own mother’s prayers for the health of children: Muslim mothers pray in their own way. The main thing that Muslim prayers for children require is sincerity towards Allah and humiliation before Him. A prayer must be answered - this is what Islamic theologians say.
You should have strong faith, because Allah can test a mother’s faith without healing the children - the reason is known only to Him, you need to be patient!
“Call on Allah when you are confident of receiving an answer and remember that Allah does not answer dua that comes from a heart in which there is no hope” - this is what the Prophet said, and Muslim women, mothers who care about the welfare of their children should do this remember firmly.
Who is it useful for?
A mother’s sincere and ardent prayer for the good of her children is useful to everyone: and the mother herself, who for the sake of the good of her child leads an appropriate and worthy lifestyle, is also useful to the children - for children, seeing the piety of the mother, are imbued with love and respect for her and for God, for whose help the mother resorts to with sincere feeling.
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