The health and happiness of the child is what every mother cares about first. And prayers undoubtedly help them with this. Mothers always turn to higher powers for the protection of their children, even if they have not been baptized. These appeals are directed not only to the Lord, but also to other saints. It is important to remember that it is God who is the master of our illnesses, therefore he can heal a person. Other saints are intermediaries who help sinners connect with the Lord.
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Prayers to the saints for a newborn
The Orthodox Church has a number of prayers that protect a small child. There is a rule that these prayers must be read by a priest, so you need to call the priest.
Sleep protection
One of the prayers, which is aimed at protecting the baby’s peaceful sleep, is an appeal to the Seven Youths from the city of Ephesus:
About the wonderful holy seventh day of the seventh day, praise to the city of Ephesus and the hope of the whole universe! Look from the heights of heavenly glory at us, who honor your memory with love, and especially at the Christian infants, entrusted to your intercession by their parents. Bring down upon her the blessing of Christ God, saying: leave the children to come to Me. Heal those who are sick in them, comfort those who mourn; Keep their hearts pure, fill them with meekness, and in the soil of their hearts plant and strengthen the seed of the confession of God, so that they may grow from strength to strength. And all of us, your holy icon of the upcoming servants of God (names), and those who pray warmly to you, vouchsafe to enlarge the Kingdom of Heaven and glorify with silent voices of joy there the magnificent name of the Most Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Protection from diseases
To protect your baby from diseases, you can turn to Saint Julian of Kenomania:
O most honorable and sacred head and filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, the abode of the Savior with the Father, the great bishop, our warm intercessor, Saint Julian, standing at the Throne of all the King and enjoying the light of the consubstantial Trinity and cherubically with the angels proclaiming the trisagion hymn, having great and unexplored boldness To the All-Merciful Master, pray that the flock of Christ be saved by the people, establish the well-being of the holy churches: adorn the bishops with the splendor of holiness, strengthen the monastics with the feat of the good trend, preserve the reigning city and all cities and countries well, and preserve the holy immaculate faith, pray the whole world through your intercession, deliver us from famine and destruction, and save us from the attacks of foreigners, console the old, guide the young, make the foolish wise, have mercy on widows, protect the orphans, grow up the babies, return the captives, free the weak and those who pray to you from all misfortunes and troubles through your intercession: pray for us The All-generous and Humane-loving Christ our God, and on the day of His Terrible Coming He will deliver us from this standing state, and He will create the joys of the saints as partakers with all the saints forever and ever. Amen.
About the health of a newborn baby
You can pray to the holy martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa for the health of your newborn baby:
O holy and blessed martyr of Christ Paraskeva, maiden beauty, praise of the martyrs, purity of image, magnanimous mirrors, wonder of the wise, guardian of the Christian faith, idolatry flattery of the accuser, champion of the Divine Gospel, zealot of the Lord’s commandments, vouchsafed to come to the haven of eternal rest and in the devil of your Bridegroom Christ God, brightly rejoicing, adorned with the supreme crown of virginity and martyrdom! We pray to you, holy martyr, be sorrowful for us to Christ God. Through His most blessed vision one can always have fun; pray to the All-Merciful One, who opened the eyes of the blind with a word, that He may deliver us from the illness of our hair, both physical and mental; With your holy prayers, kindle the dark darkness that has come from our sins, ask the Father of Light for the light of grace for our spiritual and physical eyes; enlighten us, darkened by sins; by the light of God's grace, that for the sake of your holy prayers sweet vision will be given to the dishonest. O great servant of God! O most courageous maiden! O strong martyr Saint Paraskeva! With your holy prayers, be a helper to us sinners, intercede and pray for the damned and extremely negligent sinners, hasten to help us, for these are extremely weak. Pray to the Lord, pure maiden, pray to the Merciful, holy martyr, pray to your Bridegroom, immaculate bride of Christ, so that through your prayers, having escaped the darkness of sin, in the light of the true faith and divine deeds, we will enter into the eternal light of the unevening day, into the city of everlasting joy, in now you shine brightly with glory and endless joy, glorifying and singing with all the Heavenly Powers the Trisagion of the One Divinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Strong prayer for the health of a newborn
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You can also ask Saint Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver about the baby’s health - this is one of the most famous prayers. The Holy Gospel tells how he asked for death as an elderly man. But God had other plans for him - he gave him a promise that Simeon would be able to see the Savior of the World. Having met the baby Jesus, who was brought to the church in accordance with the traditions of the Jews, he was moved and took into his arms the King of Heaven and Earth Himself. The prayer to the saint is as follows:
Oh, great servant of God, God-receptive Simeon! Standing before the Throne of the Great King and our God Jesus Christ, we have great boldness in approaching Him, in our arms, for the sake of salvation, we will rush to the one who wills. To you, as a powerful intercessor and a strong prayer book for us, we, sinners and unworthy, resort. Pray for His Goodness, for He may turn away His anger from us, righteously moved towards us by our deeds, and, despising our countless sins, turn us to the path of repentance and establish us on the path of His commandments. Protect our life in peace with your prayers, and ask for good haste in all good things, granting us everything we need for life and piety. Just as in ancient times Great Novograd, by the appearance of your miraculous icon, delivered us from the destruction of mortals, so now we and all the cities and villages of our country have been delivered from all misfortunes and misfortunes and vain deaths by your intercession, and from all enemies, visible and invisible, with your protection. Let us live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity, and, having passed this temporary life in the world, we will achieve eternal peace, where we will be made worthy of the Heavenly Kingdom of Christ our God. To Him all glory is due, together with the Father and His Most Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer for the newborn Virgin Mary
Another effective prayer for a newborn is to the Most Holy Theotokos. She is considered the Mother of all mothers, so she will definitely protect your child:
“O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Thy Motherly supervision, for Thou art the Divine Cover of Thy servants.”
When to baptize?
Usually babies are baptized at forty days after birth. In emergency cases, if the child is in danger of death, he can be baptized right in the maternity hospital.
Prayer for the health of a newborn, as we said above, is still at home. Exactly until the moment the baby was christened. Now he is a servant of God, you can pray for him as a member of the church.
Prayer for the health of a newborn child to Saint Matrona
Matrona of Moscow is a good assistant for protecting the baby’s health. Before you start praying, you need to visit the church. In the temple you need to light 3 candles - to the Matrona of Moscow, the Mother of God and Jesus Christ - and you need to mentally thank for the born child.
To pray, you need to retire to a secluded place, put three lighted candles and read the “Our Father.” Next, we begin to pray to Matrona of Moscow, looking at her image:
“O blessed mother Matrono, with your soul standing in heaven before the Throne of God, but with your body resting on earth, and with the grace given from above, exuding various miracles. Look now with your merciful eye on us, sinners, in sorrows, illnesses and sinful temptations, our waiting days, comfort us, desperate ones, heal our fierce ailments, from God we are allowed by our sins, deliver us from many troubles and circumstances, pray to our Lord Jesus Christ forgive us all our sins, iniquities and falls, in whose image we have sinned from our youth even to this day and hour, and through your prayers having received grace and great mercy, we glorify in the Trinity the One God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever. Amen."
- Prayer for a child's sound sleep;
- Prayer to the Mother of God before childbirth;
- Prayer to help with childbirth.
What is needed for baptism?
There should be a prayer for the health of the child even before he is baptized. How to prepare for the sacrament?
We have already talked about godparents and conversations with the priest. What else is needed for baptism? Christening shirt, scarf or cap (for girls) and cross. All this is usually bought by the baby's godparents. Bloods are responsible for the festive table.
And one more thing: the godmother needs to pay attention to the “red days” in her calendar. For women at this time are considered unclean and are not allowed to participate in church sacraments. To avoid an unpleasant situation at a christening, you should look at the calendar in advance.
Two godparents for a child is a Russian custom. In fact, all a girl needs is a godmother. For the boy, accordingly, the godfather.
More important things. Godparents and parents of the baby should not have intimate relations. This also happens when a godfather marries his godson’s mother, or his godmother marries his father. This is a terrible sin.
It is unacceptable to marry your own godson. This is also a great sin.
How can reading a prayer for a newborn baby help?
Having a baby is a great happiness for every woman. This is a rather long-awaited event that brings a lot of joy and trouble. At the same time, obsessive thoughts begin to creep into the head, and concern about the baby’s health begins. This reason underlies the fact that believers want to baptize their baby as early as possible.
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After baptism, prayers can give the child strong protection. However, you can pray before baptism, the main thing is the mother’s faith. And then the Lord will protect the baby from evil.
How prayer helps
Prayers offered in front of icons of saints - please act as a mediator in the protection of the baby by the Lord. It is for this reason that it is important, when faced with a problem, not to complain about God, not to reflect on his injustice, but to firmly believe - if the Lord allowed the disease, then he is able to heal it.
Maternal prayer for a newborn baby has special power
Prayer for a baby allows, first of all, the mother herself to calm down and cleanse her soul of worries and doubts. In addition, it is very important for the child that from the first days of life the mother strengthened him with prayer; this not only makes the baby healthy and calm, but also shapes both mother and child as Christians.
About maternal prayer:
- Mother's prayer for her son in the army
- A mother's powerful prayer for her pregnant daughter
- Mother's blessing for every day
Important! For a Christian believer, the question of the origin of the disease seems obvious, because the life and destiny of absolutely every person, even a baby, is guided by God.
Prayer from the evil eye of a newborn
When protecting a child from the evil eye, you can use a prayer for water, which has long been believed to have healing properties, and therefore can protect against negative energy. Prayer words are read only by mother. When starting water procedures, you need to add holy water to the bath and whisper:
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. I say a strong conspiracy, I turn to God, I ask him to protect God’s servant (name). Do not allow, God, the unclean child (name), drive away his enemies from him, protect him from illnesses, take away his fears and grievances. May he be healthy and strong. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Then this water can be used for morning washes. Water for the ritual must be obtained in the morning in the church. You should calculate its volume so that it is enough for three days. You need to bring it home, put it on the window and whisper:
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In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen. Heavenly water, clean water! Save and protect my baby (name the child) from every evil eye, from men and women, from children, from adults, from the black gypsy, from the hated, from the envious, from the slander, from any evil hour. Amen, amen, amen!
Another ritual can be performed with a church candle - you need to stand in front of a window, make the sign of the cross and light the candle. We begin to read the first prayer: if you have a boy, then read the “Our Father”, and if you have a girl, then the following lines:
Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever. Amen.
Repeat three times. Then make the sign of the cross over the child and proceed to reading the main prayer. To make it more effective, it is better to memorize the text, and while reading, imagine that your child falls under the protection of the Mother of God:
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Lord walked through steppes, roads, and dark forests. Met the Mother of God. Mother of God, where are you going? I go to the woman in labor (name), baptized, God's servant in prayer, to speak to her baby against twelve fears, against twelve ailments, against twelve evil eyes, against twelve hernias, against twelve failures, against twelve illnesses, against twelve envious people, against twelve slanderers, against twelve falls, from twelve twists, from twelve whirlwinds, from twelve evil sorcerers. The Mother of God speaks to the baby servant of God (mother's name), speaks to her (his) body, her (his) womb, her (his) zealous heart, her (his) hot liver, her (his) strong legs, her (his) hands strong, her (his) spine is resistant. Twelve evil eyes: male and female, wind, bird, dog, cat, sent, drunk, water, smoke, frog, envious. Fall away from the baby of God's servant (mother's name). I lock the baby (baby’s name) with twelve locks and twelve keys. The key is with the Most Pure Mother Mary, the castle in the blue sea. Happiness and health, good luck and strength with the baby of the servant of God (mother's name). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Read three times. Then make the sign of the cross and bow low in the direction of the east.
There is another powerful prayer that will help protect your baby from the evil eye - this is an appeal to God:
Merciful Lord, Jesus Christ, I entrust to You our children, whom You gave to us by fulfilling our prayers. I ask You, Lord, save them in the ways that You Yourself know. Save them from vices, evil, pride, and let nothing contrary to You touch their souls. But grant them faith, love and hope for salvation, and may they be Your chosen vessels of the Holy Spirit, and may their life path be holy and blameless before God. Bless them, Lord, may they strive every minute of their lives to fulfill Your holy will, so that You, Lord, may always be with them by Your Holy Spirit. Lord, teach them to pray to You, so that prayer may be their support and joy in grief and the consolation of their lives, and may we, their parents, be saved by their prayer. May Your angels always protect them. May our children be sensitive to the grief of their neighbors and may they fulfill Your commandment of love. And if they sin, then grant them, Lord, to bring repentance to You, and You, in Your ineffable mercy, forgive them. When their earthly life ends, then take them to Your Heavenly Abodes, where let them lead with them other Your chosen servants. Through the prayer of Your Most Pure Mother Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and Your saints (all holy families are listed), Lord, have mercy and protect us, as You are glorified with Your Beginning Father and Your Most Holy Good Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Also, from the evil eye, you can contact Matrona of Moscow:
Blessed Elder, Matrona of Moscow. I may torment my soul in doubt, but I save a child from the evil eye. Forgive me my sins and confusion, bring zeal towards Orthodoxy. You always help with illnesses, you heal us in desperate pain. Help me to heal now, just like drinking oil and water. Let the evil eye evaporate from the child, and let grace settle in the soul. Thy will be done. Amen.
How to baptize?
It’s a strange question - they took him to church and baptized him, what is there to find out? Everything is not as simple as it seems.
First of all, the godparents of the baby. Nowadays, many who are baptized wear crosses and consider themselves believers. They just don’t go to church, don’t confess and don’t take communion. Faith lies only in consecrating eggs and Easter cakes for Easter. And don’t forget to collect Epiphany water. That's how we live.
Meanwhile, prayer for the health of the newborn from the godparents is very, very important. They have to pray not only for their little godson. When he grows up, you cannot leave him without prayer. The godparents will be responsible for the godchildren before God. They were chosen to instruct the child in faith and right life.
What can godparents who are far from God teach? From the spiritual side, nothing. Therefore, the choice of receivers must be approached very responsibly. What is more important for a child: a prayer for health from the godparents, or a walk with them to some shopping center and buying various things? The first option, that's for sure.
Before the christening, future recipients visit the priest. He talks with them, perhaps sends them to listen to a course of lectures on the basics of faith. There is no need to be afraid of this; lectures are usually given by priests at churches. After you have received the blessing from the priest, you can register your baby for baptism.
What are the responsibilities of godparents? They are responsible, as already mentioned, for the spiritual life of the godson. They take you to church and give you communion. They teach him prayers, and when he grows up, they tell him about his first confession and help him prepare for it. They protect their godson from the surrounding evil and worldly dirt. They monitor his spiritual development.
Is it possible to refuse the role of godparents? If you understand that you will not bear the responsibility that will fall on your shoulders, yes. This will be more honest than baptizing a child and forgetting about him.
If it is not possible to communicate with your godson, what should you do? Pray for him. God sees everything and knows why there is no possibility of communication. No one has ever canceled prayerful assistance to their godson or goddaughter.
Let's summarize
The main purpose of the article is to tell the reader what prayers for the health of a newborn can be. How to pray for a baby. Let's highlight the main aspects:
- Until the child is baptized, they pray for him at home.
- As soon as he has been baptized, you can submit notes about his health, light candles, and serve prayer services.
- Children are baptized at the age of forty days. In an emergency situation when there is a threat to life - in the maternity hospital.
- The task of godparents is to instruct their spiritual children in the Orthodox faith and monitor their spiritual development.
Who is Nicholas the Wonderworker
Saint Nicholas was born and lived in the 3rd century. The saint's birthplace is the Lycian city of Patar. Nicholas's parents, Feofan and Nonna, were pious Christians and lived quite richly.
Since childhood, the Wonderworker was interested in the Holy Scriptures, prayed a lot to the Heavenly Father, and kept a fast. The boy’s uncle, Bishop John of Patara, seeing his love for the Lord, decided to take him into his ministry.
The young man was appointed reader. This position required special diligence. Nikolai's responsibilities consisted of:
- interpretation of Holy Scripture during worship;
- delivering sermons;
- teaching catechumens and children.
The young man coped with his duties perfectly. His kindness and wisdom beyond his years attracted parishioners who fell in love with the future saint to the young reader. Nikolai's efforts were noticed. He was elevated to the priesthood, appointing him first as a deacon, then as a cleric. Nikolai's parents died early. Having buried them, the Wonderworker distributed all their property to those in need.
The saint's service to the Lord coincided with troubled times. The reigning emperor at that time, Diocletian, carried out severe persecution of Christians. Nicholas, along with many brothers in faith, was imprisoned. But Nikolai did not lose heart, strengthening the faith of other prisoners. The prisoners were released a few years later, after Constantine the Great came to power.
Returning to Lycia, the saint devoted himself entirely to serving the Lord and people. In 325, the first Ecumenical Council took place, at which Nicholas was present. The Wonderworker gave a speech against the heretical teachings of Arius. Unable to bear it, the saint slapped the heretic in the face. For this he was defrocked, his liturgical attire, the omophorion, was taken away, and then he was taken into custody.
But at night, the holy fathers participating in the Council saw in a dream how the Almighty himself, together with the Mother of God, returned the omophorion to Nicholas. The next morning the Wonderworker was released and restored to his rank.
Saint Nicholas became famous for his many miracles.
One day a rich merchant saw the saint in a dream. The miracle worker turned to the merchant with a request to deliver a ship with grain to the city of Myra, which was suffering from hunger, so that the hungry inhabitants could bake bread. Waking up, the merchant found in his hands three gold coins, left to the saint as a deposit.
A legend has been preserved about the Wonderworker’s help to a ship caught in a storm. The sailors, not hoping for salvation, still prayed to the saint, asking for help. To the amazement of the ship's crew, Nikolai himself appeared at the helm, steering the ship through the storm. After the sea calmed down, the image of the Wonderworker disappeared. The sailors reached the shore safely.
The saint helped the innocent, defended the disadvantaged, and healed the sick. The miracle worker lived to be 70 years old and was buried in the cathedral of the city of Myra. Later, the incorrupt relics of the saint were transported to Italy, the city of Bari, where they remain to this day.
How to pray in temple?
We have already mentioned notes. What else can be done for the spiritual benefit of the baby and his mother? How can I pray for them?
Light a candle to the icon of the Savior, the Mother of God or a revered saint and ask for the child. Ask for health and God's intercession for him. Pray for the baby's mother, for her health. Ask God for help for her, because now it’s very difficult for a mother with a newborn. You can ask the priest to serve a prayer service for the health of the child and his mother. But this is only if the baby is baptized. Only then is it allowed to pray for him in church, light candles, and give notes.
How to submit notes?
Not everyone knows that in the Orthodox Church there are age divisions. So, when giving notes in church about your neighbors, do not forget that:
- Until the age of seven, a child is considered an infant. The note says “baby.”
- From seven to fourteen years of age, a child is called a youth or a young woman, depending on gender.
- A pregnant woman is called not idle.
- A sick person is a sick person.
