Another amazing person we want to tell you about is Elder Pansophius, who became widely famous for his pious life. Pansofy was born into a simple family. His father was a clerk, but his son chose a spiritual career.
Saint Pansophius
When Pansofius was 14 years old, he came to a monastery near the city of Nikolaevsk, where he remained, and later moved to one of the Moscow monasteries, where he rose to the rank of hieromonk. Then, being slandered by envious people, he returned to his native Nikolaevsk, where he met fugitive Old Believers, whom he joined, turning into an Old Believer priest.
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Pansofy moved from city to city, participated in congresses and meetings of Old Orthodox Christians, attracting many ministers of the official church to the Old Believers. For his services, he was appointed the first bishop of the Old Believer Church. The elder at that time lived and worked in Rostov-on-Don. If Pansofy traveled outside his domain, he was subject to arrest.
One of them lasted as long as 2 years. He was even accused of counter-revolutionary activities. Despite the fact that he did not accept the slanderous accusations, the elder was sentenced during the next arrest to 10 years in prison (1933) and was sent to Kemerovo in prison. Nobody knows how Pansofius died. Some believe that he was shot in captivity, others say that he died in the camp from illness.
Athos
The Old Believer Church canonized Pansofia as a saint (May 2004). Many people turn to the powerful prayer of Elder Pansophius and receive help. However, the Russian official church denies the power of this prayer, even questioning the very fact of the existence and life of Pansophius himself.
One of the Orthodox priests associates faith in the elder with the fact that man still retains a magical picture of the world. Few people want to humble themselves before the will of God, but everyone wants to control circumstances. People certainly expect a specific result from prayers; they are disappointed and grumble when the Lord does not give it to them.
Then the people look for some other ways to get what they want and find dubious prayers, like the one with which they go to Elder Pansophius. The official church believes that reading such petitions can be equated to performing a ritual with a voodoo doll, because their text is very reminiscent of spells. Most often, those who like to get carried away with such works are attacked by a large number of misfortunes. Thus, according to the priests, the Lord shows man that he has lost his way and moved away from the true God.
Therefore, the priests urge the people who have stumbled to come to their senses and return to the shadow of the official church before it is too late, and come to terms with their lot. In their opinion, even if Pansophius existed, he suffered from the sin of pride, otherwise he had to put up with slander against himself and humbly pray to God for forgiveness. And then, is it possible to slander an initially spiritually pure person?
The prayer written by the elder is too verbose, expresses flattery to God, and also contains incorrect petitions that are not used in official prayers. The entire prayer, according to many, is imbued with the spirit of magical powers and resembles a spell. There is also an assumption that the text was written by Freemasons, and not at all on Mount Athos.
And, nevertheless, many practitioners note the amazing effect that this text produces on sorcerers and evil people, because the basis of this prayer rule is the Holy Scripture. The elder himself advised “to speak with God as with a loving Father, since it is not words that help, but only God alone.”
Icon of Saint Pansophius
When they read
The life of people in the modern world is full of dangers and injustice. At various periods in their life, they are often faced with serious troubles, ill-wishers and envious people. Reliable protection from misfortunes is the prayer of detention from all evil. It belongs to the strong amulets that can be found in some prayer books. A forty-strong amulet is capable of absorbing negative energy that was sent to a person from bad and envious people. In addition, it gives a person hope for the best.
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The prayer of detention is also called a talisman, combining both an Orthodox prayer service and a text of a pagan nature, therefore it is not customary to read it in churches.
In what cases do you read:
- The need to obtain reliable protection from envious people or evil spirits.
- If you want to protect yourself from vile, flattering and insidious people.
- The need to protect yourself or relatives from misfortune.
- To get rid of already caused damage or the evil eye.
In addition, this prayer service helps to regain lost health, rejuvenate, resolve even the most advanced problems and gain success in various areas of life. In some cases, the one who prays even receives what he has already despaired of obtaining.
Who can recite the prayer of detention? This prayer service can only be read by a baptized person. It is generally accepted that unbaptized people do not receive a Guardian Angel, and the prayer service is addressed not only to God, but also to the heavenly helper and protector of the soul.
Note! It is necessary to read the amulet prayer book with extreme caution. The fact is that it can significantly change the life of the person praying.
Before you start reading, you should answer the following questions: why is this prayer service needed, what does the person praying want to receive with its help.
Orthodox prayer book - prayer of detention from all evil
Text in Russian - full version of the prayer
Interpretation of prayer words
The prayer of detention from Elder Pansophius is quite difficult to interpret, because its meaning after reading becomes self-explanatory. The prayer text was written on behalf of a person who considers himself surrounded on all sides by enemies. Moreover, the prayer contains the statement that they can be both visible and invisible. This means that prayer can become a protective tool, both from the actions of evil people and from the machinations of otherworldly evil forces.
The actions of real forces in prayer are scrupulously listed. The text indicates that enemies can do harm by condemning, slandering, being angry, roaring, blaspheming, humiliating and despising a person. Enemies standing around are harboring evil plans for relocation, dismissal, displacement. Enemies also seek to expel him and destroy him.
It becomes clear that by sincerely offering such a prayer one can successfully resist real evil. As a rule, such a prayer is read when a person subconsciously feels a threat emanating from people around him.
The effectiveness of prayer is enhanced already at the beginning of the prayer text when turning to the Merciful God. Here we recall an action from the Old Testament, when God stopped the movement of the Sun and Moon for a whole day in order to provide the Israeli people with the opportunity to take revenge on their enemies. Various actions that he performed through the mouth of the prophets are also listed. After such a listing, there is a request to delay and slow down all the actions of the enemies of the praying person.
Contained in prayer and appeal to the Saints:
- Venerable Great Elius of Egypt, who lived in the 4th century. He had the gift of clairvoyance and could control animals. Once he was able to protect the place where his disciple was settling with the sign of the cross, after which he commanded, with the name of the Lord on his lips, not to be afraid of demonic temptations.
- The Monk Poplia of Syria, who, being a Syrian ascetic, was able to keep the demon motionless for ten days with his unceasing prayer.
- To the venerable virgin Piama, living in the 4th century. She was able, through the power of prayer, to stop the enemies who were heading to destroy the inhabitants of her village.
- Blessed Lawrence of Kaluga, who lived in the 16th century, who with the power of his words was able to encourage the soldiers who defended Kaluga from the invasion of the Tatars and give them the strength to win.
- Reverend Vasily of Pechersk, who lived in the 9th century in the Near Caves of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. His prayers had enormous power.
A slightly pagan bias is addressed to all Russian lands, which should help dispel the demonic spell around a praying person. But after this there is an appeal to the Archangel Michael, who leads the army of the Lord. The prayer text contains a request to cut with a fiery sword everyone who wants harm to the human race, those who direct evil against the praying person.
At the end of the detention prayer there is an appeal to the Mother of God depicted in the “Unbreakable Wall” icon. This image of the Most Pure Mother of God is one of the greatest shrines of Orthodoxy. It is believed that Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “The Unbreakable Wall” grants reliable protection and patronage of the Most Holy Theotokos. If you hang the icon opposite the front door, then a person with evil intentions will not be able to enter the house.
Listen to the prayer of detention online:
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How much and how to read
The main condition for the effectiveness of the prayer service is its correct and regular reading.
This prayer service requires preliminary preparation. A person who decides to use the prayer book of Elder Pansophius must carry out a number of actions 7 days before the start of reading:
What do we have to do:
- Adhere to strict fasting without consuming animal products.
- Completely give up alcohol and nicotine.
- Do not attend any entertainment events.
- Regularly attend the Divine Liturgy in church.
- Not a single person should know about the decision to read the prayer service. This should be a secret, although such mystery may alarm a believer.
Indeed, any prayer book is a kind of sacrament that should not be told to others.
However, excessive mystery is more inherent in magical rituals than in ordinary appeals to the Lord. Preliminary preparation is necessary to strengthen the appeal to God and increase the internal potential of the person praying. After the preparation has been completed, you can proceed directly to reading the prayer book.
Important! What is prayer by agreement?
How to pray correctly:
- Before reading the prayer book, you should turn to your Guardian Angel.
- You can pray once or twice a day, as you choose.
- During daily reading, you should do 9 repetitions of the text.
- You should pray alone in a quiet environment and in a peaceful state of mind.
- The entire text of the forty-strong amulet should be read slowly, with a deep understanding of each word. A prayer book read in a hurry without faith and respect will not bring any desired result or benefit.
- Men should start reading on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday. These days are considered masculine. Women are accordingly recommended to start reading on women's days - Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. It is prohibited to start reading on Sunday.
It will not be difficult to follow all the above instructions.
The main thing when reading is to maintain concentration and believe in getting what you want. How long is the prayer service read? It is read for nine days. You cannot interrupt reading. If the process was interrupted, you should start all over again. It is worth noting that during these 9 days any conflicts and quarrels should be avoided.
As a rule, the prayer is said in front of lit church candles and the image of “Detention”, in which the Lord Almighty is depicted in the central part, surrounded by 11 saints. Archangel Michael and the Mother of God bowed in reverence before the Heavenly King. If there is no such image nearby, then you can pray in front of any icon of Jesus Christ.
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Many Orthodox clergy do not recommend that people pray for detention, explaining that this text contradicts true Christian teaching. It does not contain a call to humility and forgiveness of enemies, which Jesus Christ taught. Therefore, before reading it, it is best to obtain a blessing from your confessor, despite the fact that Elder Pansophius recommended keeping the reading of the prayer book secret from others.
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Listen and download prayer service
Today on the Internet on specialized websites you can download the prayer book of Elder Pansophius.
However, will listening be as effective as reading on your own? If you listen with special attention and mentally repeat each word, then the power of what you listen to will be equal to the power of the prayer book read out loud. The prayer of detention, which is recommended to be listened to 49 times, also requires preliminary preparation. Before you start listening to it, you should ask the Lord for forgiveness of your sins, and also forgive your enemies and envious people yourself.
It is worth noting that the prayer of detention, which can be listened to online on websites, should not serve selfish desires and deeds contrary to the Commandments of God. It should not be read with the thought of punishing your enemies. When praying, under no circumstances should you pronounce their names, even in your thoughts. The fact is that a person can make a mistake in assessing the behavior of the people around him and, out of ignorance, mistake a good person, in whose heart there is not a drop of evil, for an enemy.
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The creator knows what is needed
It is quite possible that the reason for the deterioration of circumstances is hidden in the person asking, because the Creator himself knows what to give a person and where to have mercy. Currently, there are many prayer books that have nothing to do with church rituals and can cause irreparable harm. If trouble happens, it is easy to be deceived, since many prayers are written illiterately or carry an incomprehensible semantic load. Therefore, it is necessary to be careful when choosing prayer books; the main thing here is to do no harm!
Collection of Pansophius of Athos
According to legend, there is a collection of prayers by Elder Pansofia, dated 1848.
It was from this that the famous detention prayer was taken. Unfortunately, the original prayer book has not survived. The world knows only one prayer text, compiled by the holy elder. Some sites on the Internet offer to download a collection of prayer books by Pansophius of Athos. However, the originality of these files is in doubt.
Reviews
The high effectiveness of the prayer for detention is proven by the reviews of people who applied it according to all the rules indicated by Elder Pansophius.
True reviews about the power of prayer:
Liana, 35 years old, Voronezh
“Thank God, but this prayer helped me a lot in life. I lived for almost 2 years in real hell. Everything collapsed - family, career, and relationships with loved ones. One day I thought about whether everything that happens to me is a consequence of the influence of evil people. I knew that there were envious people around me, since they themselves often told me that they were jealous of my good life. When I no longer had the strength to fight all the misfortunes on my own, I decided to turn to God. In my prayer book I found a prayer for the detention of the Athos Saint Pansophius. I read it exactly 49 times over the course of nine days. After each reading, I felt that my soul became light and calm. Soon the husband returned to the family, his relationship with his mother improved, and he was offered a promotion at work. Somehow, unnoticed, the envious people left my life. For all this I am grateful to Pansophius of Athos and God.”
Denis Vyacheslavovich, 50 years old
“My wife’s illness pushed me to read the prayer service of Elder Pansofia. The doctors didn’t help with anything, the tests were all good. But my wife was getting worse and worse every day. I felt something was wrong. And the relatives insisted that this was damage. Not wanting to follow the lead, I decided to look for a prayer that would help get rid of the damage and restore health to my beloved wife. On an Orthodox website on the Internet, I came across a prayer service for the detention of Pansophius of Athos. I read it, looked at the reviews and decided to try it. And just after I finished reading the prayer completely, on the 9th day, my wife got out of bed for the first time in recent months. It's hard to convey my joy. When she fully recovered, we immediately went to church to thank God. Thank you, Lord, for Your mercy and help.”
It's important to think
Very often clergy are asked whether this prayer is a superstition. In form and content it is pleading. Such prayers are often found in church services. Before reading, of course, you need to consult with a priest to see if it will do any harm. Calmly consider your request, make sure that your request is modest. It would be nice to think about why this or that trouble happened, what role the person himself played in the situation, whether he offended anyone voluntarily or unwittingly, or committed any sin.
Let's sum it up
Despite the fact that the prayer of detention is not highly respected in Orthodoxy, many believers resort to it for protection from their enemies and evil people. This amulet is very strong and effective. He is able not only to save the worshiper from enemies and troubles, but also to completely change his destiny. Therefore, before you start pronouncing it, you need to think carefully about whether it is worth doing. Maybe it’s best to rely on the will of the Lord and completely entrust your whole life to Him.
