If you are a novice driver, or a professional driver whose job is to constantly move along long roads, then the driver’s prayer is simply necessary for you. Do not forget to ask the Almighty every day for protection and protection while driving or while you are on the road.
In this article we will look at those prayers for the driver on the road that all drivers should say in order to further protect themselves.
Orthodox prayer for the road
Each car driver can fall into a special risk zone. This may be facilitated by factors such as adverse weather conditions, traffic violations, vehicle breakdown, etc.
It is necessary to say a prayer before the road, both for yourself and for a loved one: for your husband, son or daughter. A prayer to the Heavenly Saints will protect you from:
- emergency situations and everything bad that can happen on the roads,
- thieves and robbers,
- attracting the attention of traffic cops.
Orthodox prayer on the road will help so that the trip passes and ends with a safe return back.
How to pray correctly before traveling?
The driver’s prayer, like any other, must be sincere and pronounced with all his heart, with faith in the Lord. It is best to pray before setting off on the road; already on the road, it is better to pray not out loud, but silently, focusing on driving. You should not cross yourself on the road and take your hands off the steering wheel to do this; cross yourself before getting into the car. Remember that by taking control of a car, you also take responsibility for your life, the lives of passengers, other drivers and pedestrians.
Trusting in God’s help along the way, one should not bow deeply and venerate the icons. Faith must be pure, but simple, do not show it off, and then your prayer will be heard and accepted with dignity. Don’t rush to God ahead of schedule—lead carefully and carefully.
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If you received a car icon as a gift, treat it with respect and attach it so that it does not obscure your view. Cast aside any disrespect - despite its small size, the automobile icon is as sacred as any image of a saint. But nevertheless, an icon is not a talisman against accidents or breakdowns; attributing magical properties to it is a stupid sin.
Like the consecration of a chariot or an entire car, the icon does not impart protective properties to the car. The rectangle itself with the image of saints does not protect you, the people sitting in the car, with the help of God's will, and is in no way a guarantor of technical safety.
Why are icons of saints needed in the car?
It’s an amazing fact, but few modern motorists know why icons are actually needed in cars. When getting into a taxi, into the car of acquaintances or random people who have an icon in the car, pay attention to how motorists treat it when getting into the car. If a driver ignores the image of a saint, carelessly driving away, he misinterprets the purpose of the icons.
Many people to this day believe that a small iconostasis on the dashboard can protect the car and passengers from an accident, a traffic police checkpoint and many other problems while traveling. This is wrong.
The Orthodox Church is critical of the use of any amulets.
The icon in the car is intended solely so that the person sitting in it can, looking at the image of the Lord or saint, pray to him and ask for good luck. Maybe the presence of an image gives someone strength and confidence, but the icon does not have the properties of an amulet. Faith in the saints and God's favor have power.
An interesting fact about Orthodoxy and cars: in some countries there is a tradition of placing a figurine of Jesus Christ in the car near the dashboard. The purpose of this figure is very serious - it is not decoration or deification of an object. In an accident, no matter the outcome, the motorist has the opportunity to look at the face of Jesus and pray to him for forgiveness, which most often gives him strength to recover from the incident.
Based on the above, you should not hang the entire car with icons if you are not going to offer prayers to all of them in turn. Two, or at most three, icons are enough.
Location of icons in cars
The location of the icons in the car can be very different. You can attach them however you like, but there are a few important rules to remember:
- First of all, icons should not interfere with your view, nor should they hide important elements of the car control panel.
- Icons located in the car should face the person praying.
- Sometimes some car enthusiasts turn the icons towards the road, gluing them to the windshield. This arrangement is also permitted by the priest; there is nothing fundamental about it.
- Icons in a car can be located on the dashboard, like in the “red corner” of a house. You can pray and be baptized at this prayer corner when there is no temple nearby.
By and large, there are no strict rules about the placement of icons in a car. Everyone does it in a way that suits them.
What icons should be placed in the car?
It is believed that an icon of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of travelers, must be present in the car. However, the Orthodox Church instructs drivers to place three icons in their cars - Jesus Christ, the Mother of God and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. We should also not forget about Saint Christopher, the patron saint of carriers, sailors and drivers, whom Jesus baptized after crossing the river with his help.
Doxology for Beginning Drivers
Many drivers, especially beginners, have icons of saints in the interior of their cars as a talisman.
Driving for the first time always comes with some emotions, which can lead to unexpected traffic violations and accidents. An Orthodox prayer will help here, which will instill confidence in a novice driver and protect him from troubles.
The driver must make a talisman for himself. To do this, you need to take a piece of paper, copy the petition onto it and sew it into a scarf with a bag. The holy amulet must be kept with you, close to the body while driving.
Driver's prayer to the Lord
God, the All-Good and All-Merciful, protecting everyone with His mercy and love for mankind, I humbly pray to Thee, through the intercession of the Mother of God and all the saints, save me, a sinner, and the people entrusted to me from sudden death and all misfortunes, and help me to deliver unharmed to each according to his needs. Dear God! Deliver me from the evil spirit of recklessness, the evil spirit of drunkenness, which causes misfortune and sudden death without repentance. Grant me, Lord, with a clear conscience to live to a ripe old age without the burden of people killed and maimed due to my negligence, and may Your Holy Name be glorified, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the road by car
Many drivers believe that the best solution for protection is a prayer to God.
To do this you need to do the following:
- before starting the car, you need to cross yourself at the wheel and in your thoughts ask God to bless the path,
- say the words of prayer three times,
- hit the road with a pure heart and faith in God.
It is worth noting that you should not say prayer often while driving. You should have a natural behavior and focus on the road.
Here are some prayers you can say before driving a car:
Request to the Most Holy Theotokos before the “Quick to Hear” icon
A request before the icon “Smolensk Hodegetria (Guide)”
Petition before setting sail
A prayer for those traveling on a long voyage is read just before departure . Before entering the ship, you should cross yourself three times and ask the Lord for a blessing (“God bless me”), and then proceed to the text itself. It should be read three times. After each recitation, it is necessary to cross yourself and worship repeatedly.
Prayer for a husband on the road
This prayer not only helps to save the husband from troubles, but also provides peace of mind that everything will be fine with the spouse. Every morning you need to read the following prayer for your husband on the road, and then he will be under God’s protection all day.
When leaving home, even in a hurry, every driver should find at least a few seconds to pray. For every believer, an Orthodox day should begin with a request for help from the Lord and end with gratitude to him. After all, without the will of the Lord it is impossible to achieve both success and a successful completion of the journey.
Patron saint of drivers
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker protects drivers from accidents on the road. He is considered the main helper and protector of Orthodox Christians.
There is a special prayer from the driver to Nicholas the Pleasant (the Wonderworker). It is also customary to read it before starting a trip. If there is no text of the prayer, you can simply mentally ask St. Nicholas the Pleasant to protect and protect from dangers on the road.
Prayers for preservation and help along the way
A sacred petition directed to the Most High God or the Heavenly Saints is a powerful prayer for the driver. It must be pronounced with faith in the soul and from a pure heart. The doxology can be either learned by heart or copied onto a piece of paper for daily pronunciation.
Read prayers before the journey, and the Heavenly saints will arrange everything for you in the best possible way!
Prayer to Jesus Christ
Doxology to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker
It is considered a powerful prayer for the driver, as this Saint is the protector and patron of all travelers.
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Appeal to Saints Cyril and Mary
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Petition to Saint Procopius
What is prayer?
Prayer is an appeal to God, expressed verbally or mentally. It is believed that only with pure thoughts and without extraneous and selfish thoughts will she be heard.
Prayer is an integral part of the Christian religion. She is a conductor between the earthly and divine worlds. Unfortunately, modern believers pray only in cases of danger and illness. Orthodox Christians often forget to pray for peace and the health of loved ones, preferring to ask for material benefits for themselves.
Biography of Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas, later called the Miracle of Myra, was born in the 3rd century in the city of Patara, near Lycia. The example of his parents Feofan and Nonna is also amazing.
Noble birth and impressive wealth did not prevent these people from being devoted Christians and following God.
The couple remained childless until adulthood, never ceasing to pray to the Lord to give them a child. And the Lord heard the prayers of the righteous! The couple had a long-awaited son, who was baptized with the name Nikolai, which translated means “conquest of nations.”
From early childhood, parents noted that their son was particularly pious. There is a legend that during his baptism, the future archbishop spent several hours in a source of holy water! Righteous parents tried to instill in the child the foundations of the Christian faith, which he absorbed like air.
The young man quickly managed to understand the wisdom of books.
Nicholas the Wonderworker icon
Since childhood and adolescence, Nikolai avoided unnecessary chatter with his peers. With great ecstasy, the young man spent time in prayer and reading sacred texts in the temple. Such zeal for the Christian faith was noted by the young man’s uncle, the bishop of the city of Patara. He also ordained his grandson to his first office - presbyter. The saint later served as a bishop when his uncle left for Jerusalem.
Nicholas himself also visited the Holy Land. When he returned, he wanted to become a monk in one of the isolated monasteries, but he had a vision from the Lord himself, who said that his path was different. In fact, after some time he was elected as the new bishop of the city of Myra in Lycia. His appointment as a bishop came during the bloody reign of Diocletian, who mercilessly exterminated Christians. The famous future thaumaturge also ended up in prison, but by the Providence of God he was not harmed. When Emperor Constantine replaced the tyrant, the bishop was able to return to his ministry to the great joy of his flock.
The saint died at a venerable age. His honest relics revealed many miracles and exuded a fragrant healing ointment, from which many received relief from illnesses. In the 11th century, the relics were transferred to the Italian city of Bari, where they are still available for veneration today.
Legend
According to legend, the saint performed a great miracle, saving sailors from certain death. They were on their way from Egypt, but a strong storm led to the fact that the ship was no longer controllable, and huge waves at any moment threatened to swallow it and drag it to the bottom.
After gusts of wind tore the sails, the frightened people had almost no hope of possible salvation. It was at the moment of despair that they remembered the powerful patron of all travelers, turning to him with prayers. Shortly thereafter, he mysteriously appeared on board and took control of the ship.
Soon the storm calmed down, and the sailors moored to the shores of the city of Miram. Delighted by the miraculous rescue, the crew members walked through the streets, looking for and praising their benefactor. They managed to find him on the way to the temple. Nikolai was so imbued with the joy of the saved people that he became a constant assistant and support for everyone on the road.
Rite of car consecration
Many, having just bought their car, not only take out MTPL insurance, but also turn to the priest to consecrate it. So, you can protect yourself not only materially, but also get rid of all evil spirits, from the evil tricks of evil spirits and attract the Guardian Angel to help.
Of course, if the driver is used to driving at high speed, then no divine powers will help to avoid an accident. Therefore, it is better to use the CASCO calculator for 2016, calculate the cost of insurance, and then purchase this policy, which will solve many problems if an unpleasant incident occurs with your car.
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The morning of every Christian believer begins with prayer to the Almighty. Any work, any undertaking is preceded by a request to God; one calls on Him both in joy and in sorrow.
Without the Will of the Lord, nothing happens in a person’s life, he is not accompanied by luck and happiness, there are no achievements, there is no well-being either in life or on the road.
Therefore, from the lips of every Orthodox Christian, when leaving home, and even more so when setting off on a long journey by air, a prayer should sound before air travel.
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