Features of reading prayers
It is on these days that the canons to the Savior Christ, the Most Pure Mother of God, to which people are accustomed to pray, are not pronounced. After all, many turn to these saints for help and ask for strength.
Some believers do not know how to read morning and evening prayers from Easter to Ascension. There are points that are very important to pay attention to in order to do everything right.
Main rules:
- the texts of the Psalter are not read before saying prayers;
- The troparion must be said three times;
- no prostrations are made - this only applies to prayers that are read after Easter until the Ascension;
- You should definitely start reading the evening and morning rules.
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For 40 days, all believers remember the Resurrection of Christ. It is important to be grateful while reciting prayers.
To read prayers, it is advisable to visit a church and do it according to all the rules. Of course, you can perform this action at home yourself. However, it is prayer in church together with other people that will charge you with the emotions that are needed.
Morning prayers from Easter to Ascension
Complete prayer for the living
Remember, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, your mercy and generosity from all eternity, for whose sake you became human, and crucifixion and death, for the salvation of those who believe in you, you endured you deigned;
and rose from the dead, you ascended into heaven and sit at the right hand of God the Father, and listen to the humble prayers of those who call upon you with all their hearts:
incline Your ear and hear the humble prayer of me, Your unnecessary servant, into the stench of the spiritual fragrance that is offered to You for all Your people.
And first of all, remember Your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, which You have provided with Your honest Blood, and established, and strengthened, and expanded, multiplied, died, and invincible hell preserve the new gates forever;
Calm the tearing apart of the Churches, quench the pagan vacillations, and quickly destroy and eradicate the heresies of rebellion, and turn them into nothingness by the power of Your Holy Spirit. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on our God-protected country, its authorities and army, protect their power with peace, and subdue under the nose of the Orthodox every enemy and adversary, and the words peaceful and good in the hearts them about Your Holy Church, and about all Your people:
Let us live a quiet and silent life in orthodoxy, and in all piety and purity. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on the Great Lord and Father of our Holiness Patriarch Kirill, Your Reverend Metropolitans, Orthodox Archbishops and Bishops, Priests and Deacons, and the entire congregation of the Church O Lord, you have appointed me to shepherd your verbal flock, and through their prayers have mercy and save me, a sinner. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (his name), and with his holy prayers forgive my sins. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my parents (their names), brothers and sisters, and my relatives in the flesh, and all the neighbors of my family, and others, and grant them Your peaceful and premium goodness. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy, according to the multitude of Your bounties, all the sacred monks, monks and nuns, and all those living in virginity and reverence and fasting in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, mountains, pillars , closed the stone clefts,
the islands of the sea, and in every place of Your dominion living faithfully, and serving You piously, and praying to You:
ease their burden, and comfort their sorrow, and give them strength and strength to achieve their feat in You, and through their prayers grant me remission of sins. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on the old and the young, the poor and the orphans and widows, and those who are in sickness and sorrow, troubles and sorrows, conditions and captivity, dungeons and imprisonments, today in persecution,
For your sake and the Orthodox faith, from the tongues of the godless, from the apostates and from heretics, Thy present servants, and remember, visit, strengthen, comfort, and soon by Thy strength I will weaken, free I will go and deliver them. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who do good to us, who are merciful and nourishing to us, who gave us alms, and who commanded us unworthy to pray for them, and who give us peace, and show Thy mercy to them, the gift I am everything to them, even for the salvation of the petition, and the perception of eternal blessings . (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those sent to serve, those who travel, our fathers and brothers, and all Orthodox Christians. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who have been tempted by my madness, and who have turned away from the path of salvation and led to evil and inappropriate deeds;
By Your Divine Providence, return the packs to the path of salvation. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who hate and offend me, and those who create misfortune for me, and do not leave them to perish for my sake, a sinner. (Bow)
Those who have departed from the Orthodox faith and are blinded by disastrous heresies, with the light of Your knowledge, enlighten and Thy Holy Apostles of the Catholic Church. (Bow)
The special mood of believers
After the strictest Lent has ended, you can enjoy your favorite dishes that have not been on the table for so long. Now you can not only gather in a large group, but also celebrate planned holidays. Some of them even had to be rescheduled due to fasting.
Despite all the fun, do not forget about Easter hours instead of morning and evening prayers. Among believers, for another 40 days you can hear, instead of the usual greeting, “Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!” The main thing is to remember the rules that are written in the Triodion, the book of canons.
Easter Canon: when is it read?
Each chant of the canon is accompanied by certain church rituals. Priests with a cross and censer must go around the entire sacred monastery, filling it with incense and instilling a spirit of solemnity and unity with faith in the Lord. Everyone is joyfully greeted with shouts of “Christ is Risen!” The believers present in the temple exclaim “Truly He is Risen!”
A lot of secret meaning is introduced into the Easter Canon: when the solemn text is read, and the clergyman circles the temple many times, this symbolizes the frequent appearances of the Savior to the disciples after the Resurrection.
Church confession
Only those Christians who confessed before Easter and have not committed sins in their lives can be admitted to Communion before the Ascension without confession, which takes place in church.
Believers do not always know what to read from Easter to Ascension instead of morning and evening prayers. You can repent of your sins during prayer, which will be read at home, if a believer practices this.
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You can always confess in a church or temple. To do this, you just need to ask a priest for help.
What prayers should you read at home during Lent during Holy Week?
Prayer of Ephraim the Syrian Lord and Master of my life, do not give me the spirit of idleness, despondency, covetousness and idle talk. Grant the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Thy servant. To her, Lord, King, grant me to see my sins and not condemn my brother, for blessed are you forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Lord Jesus crucified on the Cross, nailed for us, Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, an inexhaustible abyss of mercy, love and generosity! We know that for the sake of my sins, out of unspeakable love for mankind, You deigned to shed Your Blood on the Cross, even though I, unworthy and ungrateful, have trampled on my bad deeds and held nothing against me. Therefore, from the depths of lawlessness and uncleanness, my mental eyes looked at You crucified on the Cross, my Redeemer, with humility and faith in the depths of the ulcers, filled with Your mercy, I cast myself down, asking for forgiveness of sins and the correction of my bad life. Be merciful to me, my Lord and Judge, do not cast me away from Your presence, but with Your omnipotent hand turn me to You and guide me on the path of true repentance, so that from now on I will lay the beginning of my salvation. By Thy divine sufferings tame my carnal passions; With Thy shed blood, cleanse my spiritual impurities; By Thy crucifixion crucify me to the world with its temptations and lusts; With Your cross, protect me from invisible enemies who are trapping my soul. With Thy hands pierced, restrain my hands from every deed that is displeasing to You. Nailed by the flesh, nail my flesh to Thy fear, so that, having turned away from evil, I do good before Thee. Having bowed Your head on the Cross, bow my exalted pride to the ground of humility; Protect my ears with Your crown of thorns, so that I cannot hear anything except what is useful; you who taste gall with your lips, put my unclean mouth under guard; Have a heart opened with a spear, create a pure heart in me; With all Your wounds, sweetly wound me into Your love, so that I may love You, my Lord, with all my soul, with all my heart, with all my strength and with all my thoughts. Give me, strange and poor, where to bow my head; Give me the All-Good One, who delivers my soul from death; Give me Yourself, the All-Sweet One, who delights me in sorrows and misfortunes with His love, so that He whom I first hated, angered, drove out from myself and nailed to the Cross, this I will now love, rejoicing, I will accept and bear His sweet Cross until the end of my life. From now on, O my all-good Redeemer, do not allow even one of my wills to be fulfilled, since it is evil and indecent, lest I again fall into the hard work of the sin that reigned in me; but Your good will, which wants to save me, may it always be fulfilled in me, entrusting me to You, to You, my Crucified Lord, with the intelligent eye of my heart I imagine and pray from the depths of my soul, and even in my separation from my mortal body, You alone on the Cross I will see in Your hand accepting Your protection, and keeping me from the airy spirits of malice, and instilling with sinners who have pleased You with repentance. Amen.
Easter hours
Throughout Bright Week, instead of morning and even evening prayers, Easter hours are sung. If a believer does not want to chant prayers, then, of course, they can be read. However, their peculiarity, which makes the prayers unique, will be violated. After all, when singing they even sound different. Internal sensations also change.
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With these prayers, believers remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who was the poorest stranger on Earth. However, it was he who was delivered from sin and was able to ascend to God.
Believers from Easter to Ascension should be in a state that will be like radiance. After all, with prayers a person can only spread light, joy, happiness and prosperity. It is important to think not only about yourself these days, but also about your loved ones who may need help.
Rules for reading canons
The Easter canon is the most powerful in spirit and meaning. It refers to solemn church chants. Besides this, there are a number of other church songs. The canon is a kind of set of rules of the Orthodox Church. Another meaning: a song in praise of a specific holiday or Christian event.
There are major and minor canons. In addition to Easter, there are:
dedications to prophets, saints and great martyrs;- the penitential canon before communion;
- canon for the sick;
- canon for the dead.
When the Easter Canon is read, the church monastery is filled with a special spirit, solemnity, and bright sadness. This is a great event for every believer.
At home, Christians can read the canons (not only the Easter canon) at times when they feel a special spiritual need. Before communion, together with prayer, usually in the evening. Usually, holy rules put a person in a peaceful mood, making him more focused and collected.
Prayers, canons, akathists do not have any clear restrictions. Each church, temple or monastery adheres to its own rules. You should contact a clergyman or your spiritual mentor for clarification regarding the correct reading of spiritual messages. A church representative will be able to dispel doubts and help resolve all issues.
Prayers at home
To follow all the rules, it is not necessary to visit the temple at this time. The main thing is that all prayers come from the heart. What prayers should you read from Easter to Ascension at home? You are allowed to read the troparion of Easter several times a day (“Christ is risen from the dead...”). This prayer is a wonderful replacement for the prayer to the Holy Spirit that many are accustomed to. For some, it has become commonplace, but it is worth replacing for a while.
These days you should not remember Jesus Christ as a man who was killed. Thoughts must be bright. After all, he was not just executed. After this, Jesus was able to defeat death, which seemed inevitable.
Easter prayer for money and wealth
Easter prayers are often used by believers to attract wealth into life. In addition to them, you can use various magical rituals. A very effective ritual is an action that uses three Easter eggs - gold, silver and red. Such attributes should be placed in a container filled with holy water on the night before Easter, and washed with it in the morning. After this, according to the sign, you can expect good profits this year.
In addition, in the morning hours of Easter, money should be attracted by another ritual. First, you need to read the “Our Father” several times; in the process, you should think that attracting money into life will allow you to receive many useful benefits. After you manage to tune in accordingly, read the following plot:
“In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. The holy day is coming, the honest and righteous people sincerely rejoice at the bright holiday. The bells are ringing loudly and joyfully, believers are heading to the temple, so let the money come to me so that they can find a reliable shelter for themselves in my wallet. On Easter they always give out alms to the poor, so I ask You, Lord, to help me ensure prosperity in my own home. Amen"
Be sure to speak the coin in special words on the night before Easter; they sound like this:
“In the name of father and son and the holy spirit. Let money come to money, a penny attracts a penny. Just as people wait for the coming of Easter and rush to the temple of God on this day, so let the coins rush to my house. Amen"
The enchanted coin must be put in your wallet and worn all year.
