Troparion, tone 41
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You have prayed for those who have been crucified, O lusty Lord, / and commanded Your servants to pray for them at once, / to forgive those who hate and offend us, / and from all evil and wickedness to brotherly love and virtue. give life, / we humbly offer you a prayer, / let us glorify you in unanimity You, // the One Lover of Mankind.
Translation: For those who crucified You, the Lord, who loves the souls of men, prayed, and commanded Your servants to pray for their enemies, forgive those who hate and offend us, and direct our lives from all evil and cunning to brotherly loving and virtuous ones, we humbly offer a prayer to You, and in unanimity we glorify You , One Lover of Humanity.
Gift of Life, Prayer I - Affirmation for Forgiveness
I Bless This Day And Thank You For My Life I Completely Forgive All People Who Offended Me
(Repeat 3 Times)
I Ask All the People I Have Offended: Please Forgive Me
(Repeat 3 Times)
I Ask Forgiveness to Myself for the Evil That I Caused to Myself and the Evil that I Caused to Others
(Repeat 3 Times)
I Ask Forgiveness For Any Misfortune Or Evil That I Have Caused To All Life Forms
(Repeat 3 Times)
I Ask Forgiveness For All The Misfortunes Or Evil That I Have Caused To The Earth And Life On Earth
(Repeat 3 Times)
With This Liberation, Freedom, Peace, Power And New Life, I Bless All Creation In The Entire Universe, And I Fill The Entire Universe With My Love.
I Love And Bless The Earth, All Life And All Humanity I Love, Bless And Respect All That Is Visible And All That Invisible I Rejoice And Give Thanks For My New Life, Power And Health, And I Give Full Blessing And Love To All Life And All Creation Always
Kontakion, tone 51
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Like Your first martyr Stephen, / for those who kill him, we pray to Thee, O Lord, / and we desperately pray: / forgive those who hate everyone and those who offend us, / not one of them will perish for our sake, / but grace will save all Thy love, // All-Bountiful God .
Translation: Just as Your first martyr Stephen prayed to You for those who were killing him, O Lord, we too, falling down, pray: forgive those who hate everyone and offend us, so that not one of them will perish because of us, but all will be saved by Your grace, God is generous to everyone.
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Why you need to pray for offenders and haters
The Gospel of Matthew quotes the words of Jesus, which contain the essence of Christian doctrine. The basis of the lifestyle of believers in Christ should be love. Jesus Christ taught to be merciful to your enemies: to forgive yourself and to pray to God to forgive those who hate and offend. Without this, it is impossible to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and enter the Kingdom of Heaven after death.
All holy ascetics adhered to this rule. In biographies that have survived to this day, it is said that spiritual shepherds never held a grudge against their offenders and persecutors. Christian saints argued that anger and malice are not natural qualities of a person, but a temptation to sin from the Evil One.
Prayer requests will be heard by the Lord if the soul and thoughts of an Orthodox believer are freed from indignation and resentment at the unfair words and actions of other people. Reciprocal hatred corrodes the soul like rusting iron, putting a barrier to spiritual communication with Heavenly patrons.
Prayers help to overcome hostility towards those who offend and hate us:
- to the Lord;
- Mother of God;
- To the Holy Saints.
During her lifetime, the Mother of God was benevolent, patient with people, and prayed for sinners before Her Son. Appealing to the Heavenly Queen gives peace to the soul and softens the attitude towards people. Orthodox believers should not take lies, slander, and deception to heart. After praying to holy images, you must try to let go of the offense.
Having forgiven the offending or hating person in your soul, it is advisable to find a way to establish contact with him and reconcile. If this does not work out because of a negative reaction to the approach of a person who does not like you, then you should forget about him. Forgetting is the best way to get rid of hatred towards someone.
Forgiving offenders is an example of generosity that raises and maintains the moral state of a Christian.
A person who prays for those who hate him will have a more positive outlook on the world:
- will stop remembering words and actions that humiliate his pride;
- learn to be more tolerant of other people's shortcomings;
- will think more about good things.
Prayers for those who offend and hate us are read privately, in church. At home, before going to bed, the Lord is asked: “Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord, Lover of Mankind.”
The ritual is explained by the fact that human life is in the hands of the Lord. No one knows when the soul will leave the mortal body. The prayer is said so that in the event of death during sleep, one does not leave the earthly world with grievances in the heart. The Lord will forgive our sins if we forgive them to others.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Softening Evil Hearts”
Audio:
00:48
Oh, the long -suffering of the Mother of God, who exceeded all the dimers of the earth, by their purity and by many suffering, with the same on the lands of the transferred, the multi -shed eyes of the praying and preserving us under your crumb. Do You know no other refuge and warm intercession, but, as I have boldness in Him who was born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven Now, together with all the saints, we will sing praises to the One God in the Trinity, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Translation: O long-suffering Mother of God, who exceeds all the daughters of the earth, in Your purity and in the multitude of sufferings You endured on earth, accept our long-suffering groans and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. Because we know no other refuge and ardent intercession besides You, but, as having the right to freely turn to the One who was born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may freely reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing praises to the One God in the Trinity now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
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Orthodox understanding of prayer
The Lord is perfect Love. Therefore, Christians, in order to gain the Kingdom of Heaven, strive to imitate Christ with their lives and love for their neighbors. To do this, it is important for the believer to be in constant communication with his Creator. Prayer is a conversation with God.
However, you should not perceive prayer as some kind of magical conspiracy. By themselves, even the most correct words are not able to influence the minds and hearts of other people. Recitation of the text, not supported by spiritual strength, is not capable of replacing hatred with love. True prayer for those who offend and hate does not have personal demands and orders. This is a prayer, a request from the Merciful Lord to protect from anger and malice from the enemy of the entire human race - the devil, and to enlighten and save people.
“Love for one’s neighbor and service to the good of one’s neighbor in the name of this love is the most important moral duty of a Christian, and only the one who lays down his life for his friend will save it. Prayer for others, to feel pain in your soul for the sins of people and to pray for them with love is a sacrifice that has no equal in the world. These are “the tears of a child,” as the poet says. This is the most holy contemplative love; he who does not love cannot pray!.. Love is the alpha and omega of our life; she is the soul of our soul” (Archpriest Nikolai Troitsky).
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness”
Audio:
01:21
Receive, O all-merciful, Most Pure Lady, Lady Theotokos, these honorable gifts, most useful to You, from us, Your unworthy servants: chosen from all generations, all creatures of heaven and earth the highest appearing, for for Your sake the Lord of Hosts be with us, and with You I know the Son of God and have become like His holy Body and His most pure Blood; Moreover, blessed art thou in the lineages of generations, O blessed one, the brightest of the Cherubim and the most honest of the Seraphim. And now, all-singing Most Holy Theotokos, do not cease to pray for us, your unworthy servants, so that we may be delivered from all evil advice and every situation and may remain unharmed from all poison. tago of the devil; but even to the end, through Your prayers, keep us uncondemned, for by Your intercession and help we are saved, we send glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship for everything in the Trinity to the One God and to the Creator of all, now forever and ever. Amen.
Translation: Accept, O all-good and mighty Most Pure Lady, Lady of God, the Mother of God, these precious gifts, due to You alone, from us, Your unworthy servants, chosen from all generations, who appeared to be the highest of all creations of heaven and earth! Indeed, thanks to You, the Lord of Powers is now with us, and through You we have come to know the Son of God and have been rewarded with His holy Body and His most pure Blood. Therefore, blessed are You in the generations of generations, having acquired bliss in God, brightest of the Cherubim, and highest in honor of the Seraphim. And now, all-praiseworthy Most Holy Theotokos, do not cease to pray for us, Thy unworthy servants, so that we may be delivered from every evil advice and from every misfortune, and remain unharmed from every poisonous attack of the devil. But even to the end, through Your prayers, without condemnation, preserve us, so that, saved by Your intercession and help, we, for all glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship, send up in the Trinity the one God and the Creator of all, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
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Prayer for forgiveness of sins for aborted children
Abortion is considered a terrible sin and a woman needs to pray for it for a long time. A prayer for forgiveness for the murder of an unborn baby is read for 40 days. It is important not to miss a single day. Before starting to pray, it is recommended to visit the temple, confess and repent before the priest. Prayer words should be said in front of the icon of the Mother of God and Savior. Sincere prayer will definitely be heard and God will remove your sin.
The prayer text reads as follows:
“Our Lord, Savior of the human race Jesus Christ! I ask You to hear my prayer and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant (my own name). Let me atone for my sins for the lives of unborn babies I ruined. I turn to Saint John the Baptist with a prayer, I ask you to baptize my children killed in my womb, not to leave them in darkness and to call them the names of the lambs of God, and then bring them into the Kingdom of God. I ask you to hear my prayer to Saint Barbara of the Great Martyrs and to commune the babies killed in my womb. Almighty Lord, do not leave me with my sin, deliver me, a mother who killed her children in her womb, from eternal torment, give me strength to bear the answer before the throne of the Lord. Lord, accept my sincere prayer of repentance, as I sincerely repent of my sin. I believe in Your goodness and mercy, Lord, and glorify all Your deeds. Amen".
Venerable Seraphim of Sarov2
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00:44
Oh, reverend Father Seraphim! Offer up for us, servants of God (names), your merciful prayer to the Lord of hosts, may He grant us all that is beneficial in this life and all that is useful for spiritual salvation, may He protect us from the falls of sin and true repentance and knowledge He reads to us, and let us know without stumbling to the eternal Heavenly Kingdom, where you now shine in everlasting glory, and there sing with all the saints the Life-Giving Trinity forever and ever.
Oh, Rev. Father Seraphim! Offer up for us, the servants of God (names), your prayer, powerful in goodness, to the Lord of Hosts, may He grant us everything we need in this life and everything useful for spiritual salvation, may He protect us from the falls of sin and may He teach us true repentance so that Without stumbling we can enter the eternal Heavenly Kingdom, where you now shine in unfading glory, and there we can sing with all the saints of the Life-Giving Trinity forever and ever.
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