The power of prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Orthodox Christians venerate the Mother of God as the immaculate Mother of God, who gave birth to God the Son Jesus Christ, and the great intercessor of believers before the Creator. It is the Mother of God who is approached with requests for the protection of a pregnant woman, hoping for help in bearing and giving birth to a baby.
Having become a pious Mother for the Savior, knowing about the fate prepared for Him to experience the torment of crucifixion in the name of saving human souls, the Virgin Mary became the embodiment of reverent, trembling motherhood, filled with true love.
Prayers addressed to the Mother of God allow pregnant women to directly send petitions for the health of the child and to ease the upcoming birth, and also help them calm down and normalize their emotional state.
While awaiting the birth of a baby, expectant mothers should avoid negative emotions and spend time in peace and prayer. Maternal prayer is endowed with great power and will be heard by the Mother of God if the person who prays is sincere and pious. The Blessed Virgin helps her praying slave become pregnant, safely carry her to term and give birth to a healthy baby.
How to pray for pregnant women correctly
In order for the pregnancy to be successful and the upcoming birth to be easy, women pray within the walls of a church or home in front of the icon of the Mother of God. It is not only possible, but even necessary for a pregnant woman to attend church if her health allows it. It will not be easy for a parishioner to stand during the entire service, but you can come to the temple, light candles and pray in solitude.
The expectant mother is also recommended to repent of her sins in confession and receive Holy Communion. The actions and thoughts of the person praying should be pious, the intentions should be open, and the spoken words should be filled with true faith and sincerity.
A woman can also pray at home during pregnancy. To do this, you need to choose a secluded place and say prayer words in front of the icon of the Virgin Mary. It is recommended to place a church candle or light a lamp in front of the holy face. Subdued light and a burning candle flame put you in the right mood, bring peace and help you concentrate. It is necessary to concentrate on the text of the prayer, read it consciously and thoughtfully.
Prayers that relatives of a pregnant woman can read
In believing families, praying for each other is commonplace. When a pregnant woman feels well, she can take a blessing from a priest and read akathists or canons. If pregnancy occurs with complications, the woman’s relatives can provide all possible assistance: husband, mother, father, sister, etc. Even when everything is fine, joint prayer will benefit everyone.
It is better to coordinate the reading of sacred texts by the relatives of the expectant mother with the priest, since spiritual life is a serious matter, and it is very dangerous to burden the soul with obligations without proper preparation. Since ancient times, mother's prayer has been considered especially effective. There is even a saying: “A mother’s prayer will reach you from the bottom of the sea.” This expression is not a proverb, but a truth that has been realized both in the lives of many saints and in numerous modern stories of ordinary people.
The spiritual connection between parents and children never ends, so a mother’s heartfelt prayer for her daughter has special power
Strong Orthodox Texts
Sincere prayers directed to the Blessed Virgin and coming from a pure heart have miraculous power. You can turn to the Mother of God for help in your own words. Reading Orthodox texts can strengthen the request and send the prayer directly to the Heavenly Intercessor.
Believers hope for help from Above, praying to the Mother of God for:
- early and successful conception;
- health of the fetus and the expectant mother;
- maintaining pregnancy;
- protecting the mother’s womb from evil forces and adversity;
- successful delivery.
Saying prayers on the days of Orthodox holidays, on which the Mother of God is solemnly venerated (Nativity, Intercession, Annunciation, Dormition, Entry into the Temple of the Blessed Virgin Mary), have special power and help in the most difficult situations.
About fetal preservation
To preserve pregnancy and give a healthy child, women turn to the Mother of God with the following words:
“Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord Most High, Quick to Hear the Intercessor of all who come running to You with faith!
Look down from the height of Your heavenly majesty upon me, the indecent one, falling before Your icon, hear quickly the humble prayer of the less sinful me and bring it to Your Son: beg Him to illuminate my gloomy soul with the light of His Divine grace and cleanse my mind from vain thoughts, and soothe may my suffering heart heal its wounds, may it enlighten me to do good deeds and strengthen me to work for Him with fear, may it forgive all the evil I have done, may it deliver me from eternal torment and not deprive me of His heavenly Kingdom.
O Most Blessed Mother of God: You have deigned to be named in Your image, Quick to Hear, commanding everyone to come to You with faith: do not look upon me as sorrowful and do not allow me to perish in the abyss of my sins.
According to God, all my hope and hope of salvation is in You, and I entrust myself to Your protection and intercession forever. Amen".
If there is a threat of miscarriage
With the existing threat of termination of pregnancy, prayers addressed to God and the Mother of God, capable of working miracles, acquire special significance for a woman.
Praying to the Mother of God for the safe bearing of a child, read the following prayer:
“Oh, Most Holy Mother of God, have mercy on me, the Servant of God (proper name), save me from all dangers and illnesses. Remember, O Blessed One among women, the joy you felt when you carried the baby Jesus under your heart.
So grant me your help and help me successfully bear my long-awaited child, and then be freed from the burden safely. Let me experience all the joy of having a child and forget about the pain associated with it as quickly as possible. Save my fetus from possible death and me from death at the hour of resolution.
Hear, Most Holy Theotokos, my humble prayer and grant me your grace. Do not be ashamed of my trust in your great mercy. I will be honored to know that you are the true Mother of mercy. I will glorify you all the time. Amen".
Prayer Request
When sending requests to the Mother of God for the successful gestation of a fetus during pregnancy and the birth of a baby on time, they repeat the words of the prayer:
“Most Holy Theotokos, do not turn Your face away from me, the sinful servant of God (name), and accept this prayer to You, offered with all my heart, preserve the fruit of my womb and be safely born at the right time by Your great and ineffable mercy. Amen".
Fedorovskaya Mother of God
The Fedorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, painted by the Apostle Luke, is known as the guardian of the Russian state and a miraculous shrine that gives believers the joy of parenthood. Before the image, they ask about the arrangement of family life, about the gift of children to childless families, about the successful course of pregnancy and obstetric care.
In front of the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, pregnant women read a prayer:
“To whom will I call, O Lady, to whom will I resort in my sorrow; to whom will I bring my tears and sighs, if not to You, Queen of Heaven and earth: who will pluck me from the mire of sins and iniquities, if not You, O Mother of the Belly, Intercessor and Refuge of the human race.
Hear my groaning, comfort me and have mercy in my sorrow, protect me in troubles and misfortunes, deliver me from anger and sorrow, and all sorts of ailments and illnesses, from visible and invisible enemies, pacify the enmity of those who suffer me, so that I will be delivered from slander and human malice ; Likewise, free me from your flesh’s vile customs.
Cover me under the canopy of Your mercy, so that I may find peace and joy and cleansing from sins. I commend myself to your Motherly intercession; give me Mother and hope, protection, and help, and intercession, joy and consolation, and a quick Helper in everything.
Oh, wonderful Lady! Everyone flows to You, without Your all-powerful help does not leave; For this reason, even though I am unworthy, I come running to You, so that I may be delivered from sudden and cruel death, gnashing of teeth and eternal torment. I am worthy to receive the Kingdom of Heaven and to You in the tenderness of my heart the river: Rejoice, Mother of God, our zealous Representative and Intercessor, forever and ever. Amen".
Maternal
A mother's prayer for the health of her daughter and the fetus in her womb becomes the strongest amulet for a pregnant woman. To pray for a successful pregnancy and to facilitate the upcoming birth of their daughters, mothers say the following prayer words:
“Most Holy Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on Thy servant (name) and help in this hour so that her burden may be resolved safely. O all-merciful Lady Theotokos, give help to this Thy servant, who requires help, especially from You.
I bow down to you, Mother of the Most High God, be merciful, the time has come for her to be a mother, and beg Christ our God, incarnate from You, to strengthen her with His power from above. Amen".
About conceiving a child
The Lord God helps His righteous slaves to know the joy of parenthood even when medicine is powerless. Believers traditionally ask the Mother of God, the glorified Mother of the Savior Jesus, the Son of God, to give children to a married couple.
In order to quickly and safely become pregnant, bear a child, easily give birth to a child and experience the happiness of motherhood, women say the following prayer words:
“Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord Most High, quick to obey intercessor of all who come running to You with faith! Look down from the height of Your heavenly majesty on me, obscene, falling to Your icon! Hear soon the humble prayer of me, a sinner, and bring it to Your Son; beg Him to illuminate my gloomy soul with the light of His Divine grace and cleanse my mind from vain thoughts, to calm my suffering heart and heal its wounds, to enlighten me to good deeds and strengthen me to work for Him with fear, to forgive all the evil I have done, May He deliver eternal torment and not deprive the Heavenly One of His Kingdom.
Oh, Most Blessed Mother of God! You deigned to be named Georgian in Your image, commanding everyone to come to You with faith, do not despise the sorrowful me and do not allow me to perish in the abyss of my sins. In you Bose all my trust and hope of salvation, and I entrust myself to your protection and intercession forever. I praise and thank the Lord for sending me the happiness of a married state.
I pray to You, Mother of the Lord and God and my Savior, that with Your Motherly prayers you will send me and my husband my beloved child. May He give me the fruit of my womb. May it be arranged according to His will, to His glory. Change the sorrow of my soul to the joy of conception in my womb. May I glorify and thank You, Mother of my Lord, all the days of my life. Amen".
Experience of using prayers for women to maintain pregnancy: reviews
I prayed during pregnancy and the baby was already born and I continue to do so. I prayed that the baby’s intestines would work well, that the body would absorb all the vitamins, that the Lord would place an angel next to my baby, so that he would protect him. In general, there were no special prayers, I just told GOD with an open heart what I was worried about, what was troubling me, not a single prayer went unheard. You know how the Bible says “GOD hears our prayers”
Evgenia Shcherbakova
https://deti.mail.ru/forum/v_ozhidanii_chuda/beremennost/molitva_po_vynashivaniju/
Girls, I also want to share a prayer. In the first trimester, I went with my husband to Church, there I consulted with Mother and they gave me a small icon with the image of the Mother of God “Helper in Childbirth.” On the reverse side is a prayer. I wore it and read it throughout my pregnancy and took it with me to the birth. Then she put it in her Katyusha’s crib, I consider her Katyusha’s icon, because she protected her in her mother’s tummy.
https://forum.forumok.ru/index.php?showtopic=34613
I prayed in my own words that the baby would be born healthy, that all the fingers would be in place, etc. Your words from the heart are better than those made up by someone. Everything worked out well for me.
natysher
https://www.kemdetki.ru/forum/thread/42915/
