Christians end each day with obligatory evening prayer. Daily morning and evening prayer requests are called the prayer rule. It may be brief, but it is sincere and no less powerful. It is not for nothing that a short evening prayer for the coming sleep is called a prayer rule. This rule helps you integrate daily work on your soul into your schedule. This work is carried out constantly, and not only when a person suddenly remembers the need for prayer.
Under what circumstances should you read the short evening rule?
Evening prayers cannot be postponed until the next day. In this case, there is a danger of destroying the spiritual mood through temptations, passions and laziness. Sometimes circumstances arise due to which a person cannot read a complete prayer with awareness, letting every word pass through himself. In such cases, shortened evening prayers will help.
Short evening prayers before bed are suitable:
- those who, due to external circumstances, have neither the strength nor the time left for full prayer, and those who understand that reading a prayer hastily and superficially does not make sense;
- those who work on a rotational basis and whose duty is in the evening or at night;
- for beginning Christians (a shortened version in Russian is allowed)
- Orthodox parishioners, whose evening prayer is selected individually with their confessor and reflects the experiences going on in the heart of the believer.
Brief evening prayer rule
According to the Orthodox tradition, evening prayers, like morning prayers, must be performed daily and in accordance with a special Prayer Rule. But today, in times of rapid change, believers for the most part do not have the opportunity to read a complete set of prayers. Therefore, it is allowed to read a short prayer rule.
As a rule, a person has more time for evening prayers, because having finished with the worries of the day, he can devote enough time to personal communication with the Lord.
But it is also worth recognizing that many people do not even suspect the existence of a prayer for the future. Although at certain moments in their lives they, without fully realizing it, remember her and resort to her help:
- in grief;
- in fear;
- when you have a bad, realistic or prophetic dream.
Over the long history of the existence of Orthodoxy, Christians could see for themselves that evening prayer helps a person calm down and look at the current life situation from the outside, thereby understanding ways to solve it. The Almighty Himself through prayer helps in realizing this.
There is no person on earth who has not at least once experienced a bad dream or nightmare, religiously believing after that only in something bad. Dream books also come to the rescue - and as a result, the person who sees the dream begins to be afraid and is ready to do anything so that the prediction does not come true in reality.
A dream makes a person more vulnerable, because through his consciousness his fears and doubts come out, which means that all this can materialize. And it is precisely at such moments that you need:
- understand and believe that everything you see is just a dream;
- fill your life with positivity;
- feel safe and cope with anxiety through prayer.
Often it is enough to read “Our Father” - and all negative thoughts will recede, and the dream itself will become less scary and symbolic. If bad dreams are frequent guests in your home, then it is advisable to read the prayer immediately before going to bed. Then its benefits will be undoubted, because the spiritual state also improves the physical one, thereby a person gains harmony, which gives peace and tranquility.
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Young children can often have restless dreams. There are many reasons for this. In such cases, the child cannot yet explain everything that is happening to him, and therefore parents should come to the rescue - read the bedtime prayer to those coming for him. Here, when reading, tone of voice is a very important factor. As a rule, the mother reads the prayer to the children, since they only perceive her voice calmly.
When the child grows up, you can teach him to repeat the evening prayer after his mother, while explaining its true meaning. Next, he will say the words of prayer on his own - and this will help him be calmer and feel completely safe, and will also guarantee sound sleep.
Quite often, mothers tend to take dreams very seriously until they are convinced that any danger in reality has passed. In such cases, you need to turn to prayers that mention:
- Cyprian the Hieromartyr;
- Saint Cyprian and Saint Ustinia.
These are peculiar prayers-amulets, which are a petition to God for children, help to avoid the influence of evil forces and maintain peace of mind. Children can simply listen to such prayers.
If the prophetic dream that the baby had is not very pleasantly interpreted, and the prayer for sleep does not bring peace to those coming, you should go to the temple and light two candles at the icon of the Mother of God for health:
- child;
- enemies.
The third is at the icon of All Saints.
For a peaceful child's sleep, the following evening prayers are often read:
- Kazan Mother of God;
- Guardian Angel.
When reading prayers, you need to remember one important rule: in order for them to have a positive effect, you should not just repeat them mechanically, but concentrate, because this is personal communication with God.
How to read evening prayers?
The difficulty of evening prayer may lie in fatigue or inexperience. Either a short rule for evening prayers or moving prayers to an earlier time will help here. It is possible not only to read the evening prayer before bed, but also before dinner. Knowing the basic prayers helps not only reduce the time it takes to read them, but also help you feel the words of the prayer.
You can read short evening prayers either alone or with the whole family - each family has its own principles. The order of reading the prayer in the evening is approximately this;
- seclude yourself, stand in front of an icon if possible, light a candle or lamp;
- cleanse your soul of anger, irritation and resentment of the past day, tune in to a conversation with God;
- make the sign of the cross;
- read one or more prayers.
The evening prayer ritual allows the Orthodox to think about his own actions, feelings and thoughts of the passing day. They allow you to set your soul on the true path, accept the events that have happened with repentance and humility, and, through a heart open to God, lovingly accept the actions of those around you.
Tropari.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us! Finding no justification for ourselves, we sinners offer this prayer to You as the Master: have mercy on us!
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit: Lord, have mercy on us, for we trust in You. Do not be overly angry with us and do not remember our iniquities: but incline Your gaze on us even now, since You are merciful and deliver us from our enemies: You are our God, and we are Your people, all deeds are the creation of Your hands and We call on Your name.
And now and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen. Open to us, blessed Mother of God, the doors of God’s mercy, so that we, who trust in You, do not perish, but are delivered from troubles by You: for You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord, have mercy (12 times).
Prayer 1.
Eternal God and King of every creature, who has made me worthy to live until this hour, forgive me the sins that I have committed in deed, word or thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And give me, Lord, this night a peaceful sleep, so that, rising from my humble bed, I will serve Your most holy name all the days of my life and overcome the enemies who attack me, carnal and incorporeal. And deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 2.
Almighty, Word of the Father, perfect in everything Jesus Christ, according to Your great mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always abide in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not hand me over to the seditious serpent and do not leave me to the will of Satan, for in me there is the seed of corruption. You, Lord God, Whom you worship, Holy King, Jesus Christ, protect me during sleep with unfading Light, Your Holy Spirit, with which You sanctified Your disciples. Grant, Lord, to me, Thy unworthy servant, Thy salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of understanding of Thy holy Gospel, my soul with love for Thy cross, my heart with the purity of Thy word, my body with Thy suffering, alien to passion, my thought preserve with Your humility. And raise me up at the proper time to glorify You. For You are glorified with Your beginningless Father and the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3.
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, release and forgive me, unworthy, everything that I have sinned against You today as a man, and, moreover, not only as a man, but also worse livestock; and forgive me, the unworthy, all my sins, voluntary and involuntary, conscious and unconscious, committed from youth from evil habit, from suddenness and carelessness, and if I swore by Your name or blasphemed Him in my thoughts, or whom I reproached, or slandered in my anger , or made me sad, or got angry because of something, or lied, or slept untimely, or despised the beggar who came to me or did not help, or saddened my brother, or stirred up quarrels, or condemned someone, or became exalted or proud, or became angry, or During prayer, my mind strove for evil worldly thoughts, or had cunning thoughts, or overeated, or drank to excess, or laughed madly, or thought evil, or saw someone else’s beauty and was struck in the heart by it, or spoke obscenely, or I laughed at my brother’s sin, while my sins are countless, or I neglected my prayer, or I forgot everything that I had done that was evil, because my iniquities exceed the above. Have mercy on me, my Creator and Lord, Thy careless and unworthy servant, and leave me, and free me, and forgive me, as the Good and Humane One, so that I, prodigal, sinful and unhappy, may lie down in peace, sleep and rest, bowing, chanting and glorifying Your most honorable name with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 4.
Lord our God, in whom we believe and whose name we call upon more often than any other name! Give us, who are preparing to fall asleep, rest for soul and body and save us from all dreams and bad wishes. Calm the excitement of passions, extinguish the carnal flame. Grant us to live chastely both in words and in deeds, so that we, having mastered a virtuous life, do not fall away from the benefits You promised. For You are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer 5.
Lord our God, You are good and humane! Forgive me for everything I have sinned today: in word, deed or thought. Give me a peaceful and serene sleep. Send Your Guardian Angel to shelter me from all evil. Because You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and to You we offer glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 6.
Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings. Lord, deliver me from eternal torment. Lord, forgive me for everything in which I have sinned: in mind or thought, in word or deed. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, cowardice and insensitivity. Lord, deliver me from every temptation. Lord, enlighten my heart, darkened by evil desire. Lord, I, as a man, have sinned, but You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. Lord, send Your grace to help me, that I may glorify Your holy name. Lord Jesus Christ, write me, Your servant, into the book of life and grant me a good death. Lord my God, if I have not done anything good before You, then grant me, by Your grace, to make a good start. Lord, sprinkle my heart with the dew of Your grace. Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, foul and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
Lord, accept me in repentance. Lord, don't leave me. Lord, don't lead me into trouble. Lord, give me a good thought. Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and tenderness. Lord, give me the thought to confess my sins. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. Lord, establish in me the root of good things: Your fear is in my heart. Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and mind and to do Your will in everything. Lord, protect me from malicious people, from demons and passions and from any other inappropriate thing. Lord, I know that You do as You wish; may Your will be done in me, a sinner, for You are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God.
Good King, good Mother, most pure and blessed Mother of God Mary! Pour the mercy of Your Son and our God onto my passionate soul and, through Your prayers, direct me to good deeds, so that I may spend the rest of my life blamelessly and through You I would find paradise, O Virgin Mother of God, the only pure and blessed one.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel.
Angel of God, my holy guardian and patron of my soul and body, forgive me everything that I have sinned today, and deliver me from all the deceit of my enemy, so that I do not anger God in any sin. Pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, in order to show me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity, and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ, and all the saints. Amen.
Song of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Virgin Mary, rejoice! Blessed Mary, the Lord is with you. Blessed are You among women, and blessed is the Fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.
Prayer before going to bed.
Into Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ my God, I commend my soul: Bless me, have mercy on me, and grant me eternal life. Amen.
Before going to bed, make the sign of the cross over yourself and your bed and say:
Protect me, Lord, by the power of your honest and life-giving cross and save me from all evil.
Prayer to the Life-Giving Cross.
May God rise again and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; As wax melts in the face of fire, so may demons perish from the presence of those who love the Lord, making the sign of the cross and joyfully proclaiming: Rejoice, all-glorious and life-giving Cross of the Lord, driving away demons by the power of our crucified Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and trampled upon the power of the devil. and who gave us His Honest Cross to drive out every adversary. O All-Glorious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, help me with the holy Lady Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Texts of short evening prayers
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Beginning prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee!
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, Who exists everywhere and fills the whole world, Source of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.
Trisagion
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse our sins. Master, forgive our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
The Lord's Prayer (“Our Father”)
Our Father who art in Heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done both in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us! Finding no justification for ourselves, we, sinners, offer this prayer to You as to the Lord: “Have mercy on us!”
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. God! Have mercy on us, we trust in You. Do not be very angry with us and do not remember our iniquities: but turn Your gaze on us even now, since You are merciful. And deliver us from our enemies: after all, You are our God and we are Your people, we are all the creations of Your hands and we call on Your name.
And now and always and forever and ever. Amen. Open to us, blessed Mother of God, the door to God’s mercy, so that we, who trust in You, do not perish, but through You we get rid of troubles: after all, You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (12 times)
Prayer 1, St. Macarius the Great to God the Father
Eternal God and King of all creation, who has made me worthy to live until this hour, forgive me the sins that I committed on this day in deed, word and thought; and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all carnal and spiritual impurity. And grant me, Lord, to spend this night in peace, so that, rising from sleep, all the days of my life I will do what is pleasing to Your most holy name and defeat the enemies who attack me - carnal and incorporeal. And deliver me, Lord, from the vain thoughts and vicious desires that defile me. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, now and always, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus to Our Lord Jesus Christ
Almighty, Word of the Father, Jesus Christ! Being yourself perfect, according to Your great mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always remain in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not give me over to the work of the serpent and do not leave me to the will of Satan, for there is in me the seed of destruction. You, Lord God, whom everyone worships, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, protect me during sleep with unfading Light, Your Holy Spirit, with which You sanctified Your disciples. Grant, O Lord, to me, Thy unworthy servant, Thy salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of understanding of Thy Holy Gospel, my soul with love for Thy Cross, my heart with the purity of Thy word, my body with Thy suffering, alien to passion, my thought Maintain your humility. And raise me up at the proper time to glorify You. For Thou art supremely glorified together with Thy Eternal Father and the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3, Rev. Ephraim the Syrian to the Holy Spirit
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and forgive me, unworthy, and forgive all the sins that I have sinned before You today as a man and, moreover, not as a man, but even worse livestock Forgive my sins, voluntary and involuntary, known and unknown: those committed out of immaturity and evil skill, out of temper and carelessness. If I have sworn by Your name, or blasphemed Him in my thoughts; or whom he reproached; or slandered someone in my anger, or saddened someone, or about what I was angry; either he lied, or slept untimely, or a beggar came to me, and I rejected him; or saddened my brother, or stirred up quarrels, or condemned someone; or became arrogant, or became proud, or became angry; or when standing in prayer, his mind strove for evil worldly thoughts, or had insidious thoughts; either he overate himself, or got drunk, or laughed madly; or thought evil; or, seeing imaginary beauty, bowed your heart to what is outside of You; or said something obscene; or laughed at my brother’s sin, while my sins are countless; or did not care about prayer, or did something else evil that I did not remember: I did all this and even more than that. Have mercy on me, my Creator and Lord, Thy careless and unworthy servant, and leave me, and forgive my sins, and forgive me, for You are Good and Humane-loving. So that I may lie down in peace, sleep and calm down, prodigal, sinful and unhappy, and so that I may bow and sing and glorify Your venerable name, with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now, and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 4
Lord our God, everything in which I have sinned this day in word, deed and thought, You, as the Merciful and Humane One, forgive me. Give me a peaceful and restful sleep. Send me Your Guardian Angel, who would cover and protect me from all evil. For You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send up glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now, and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 5, St. John Chrysostom (24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)
- Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.
- Lord, deliver me from eternal torment.
- Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or thought, in word or deed, forgive me.
- Lord, deliver me from all ignorance, oblivion, cowardice, and petrified insensibility.
- Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
- Lord, enlighten my heart, which is darkened by evil desires.
- Lord, I, as a man, have sinned, but You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
- Lord, send Your grace to help me, that I may glorify Your holy name.
- Lord Jesus Christ, write me, Your servant, in the Book of Life and grant me a good end.
- Lord, my God, although I have not done anything good before You, grant me, by Your grace, to begin good deeds.
- Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace on my heart.
- Lord of Heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, foul and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
- Lord, accept me in repentance.
- Lord, don't leave me.
- Lord, protect me from every misfortune.
- Lord, give me a good thought.
- Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and heartfelt contrition for sins.
- Lord, give me the thought to confess my sins.
- Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.
- Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.
- Lord, plant in me the root of goodness - the fear of You in my heart.
- Lord, deign me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to fulfill Your will in everything.
- Lord, protect me from evil people, and demons, and passions, and from every inappropriate thing.
- Lord, You know what you are doing and what you desire - may Your will be done on me, a sinner, for You are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Merciful King, merciful Mother, most pure and blessed Mother of God Mary! Pour the mercy of Your Son and our God onto my passionate soul, and guide me with Your prayers to good deeds, so that I can live the rest of my life without sin and with Your help, the Virgin Mary, the only pure and blessed one, enter heaven.
Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel
Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and patron of my soul and body! Forgive me everything that I have sinned today, and deliver me from every insidious plan of the enemy coming against me, so that I do not anger my God with any sin. But pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, to present me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the Most Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
Kontakion to the Mother of God
Having been delivered from troubles, we, Your unworthy servants, Mother of God, sing a victorious and grateful song to You, the Supreme Military Leader. You, as having invincible power, free us from all troubles, so that we cry to You: Rejoice, Bride, not involved in marriage!
Glorious Eternal Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Thy Son and our God, may He save our souls through Thy prayers.
I place all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your protection.
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, so that I do not fall asleep in the sleep of death, so that my enemy does not say: I have defeated him.
Be the Protector of my soul, O God, for I walk among many snares. Deliver me from them and save me, O God, for You are a Lover of Mankind.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit. Holy Trinity, glory to Thee!
End of prayers
It is truly worthy to glorify You as the Mother of God, always Blessed and Immaculate, and the Mother of our God. We magnify You as the true Mother of God, who painlessly gave birth to God the Word, worthy of greater honor than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Prayers for the future
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Through the prayers of the saints, our fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us, amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, souls ours.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Three times.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord, have mercy, three times.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, as it is in Heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
This troparia:
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; / bewildered by any answer, / we offer this prayer to the Lord, sinners: / have mercy on us.
Glory: Lord, have mercy on us, / for we trust in You; / do not be angry with us, / remember our iniquities, / but look upon us now as if we are well-behaved, and deliver us from our enemies; / For Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, / All works are done by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.
And now: Open the doors of mercy to us, / blessed Mother of God, / let us who trust in You not perish, / but let us be delivered from troubles by You: / For You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Also: Lord, have mercy, 12.
Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great, to God the Father:
Eternal God and King of every creature, who has made me worthy even at this hour to achieve, forgive me the sins that I have committed on this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant me, Lord, in the night of this dream to pass away in peace, so that, having risen from my humble bed, I may please Your most holy name all the days of my life, and no matter the carnal and incorporeal enemies who fight me . And deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to the Lord Jesus Christ:
To the Almighty, Word of the Father, who is perfect himself, Jesus Christ, for the sake of Your mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always rest in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me to the sedition of the serpent, and do not leave me to the desire of Satan, for the seed of aphids is in me. You, O Lord God, worship the Holy King, Jesus Christ, by sleeping me, preserve with an unflickering light, by Your Holy Spirit, in Whom You sanctified Your disciples. Grant, Lord, to me, Thy unworthy servant, too, Thy salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of the mind of Thy Holy Gospel, my soul with the love of Thy Cross, my heart with the purity of words Yours, my body with your passionless passion, preserve my thoughts with your humility, and raise My time is like Your praise. For thou art glorified with Thy Eternal Father and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3 to the Holy Spirit:
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, have mercy on me and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and release me to the unworthy, and forgive me all that You have sinned today as a man, even more than like a man, but also more woeful than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, known and unknown: those who are evil from youth and science, and those who are from insolence and despondency. If I swear by Your name, or blaspheme in my thoughts; or reproach someone; or slandered someone with my anger, or made me sad, or became angry about something; either he lied, or he slept in vain, or he came to me as a beggar and despised him; or I made my brother sad, or I got married, or I condemned someone; or became proud, or became proud, or became angry; or I stand in prayer, my mind is moved by the wickedness of this world, or the corruption of my thoughts; or got too drunk, or got drunk, or laughed madly; either I thought evil thoughts, or I saw someone else’s kindness, and by this I was wounded in my heart; or dissimilar to the verbs, or they laughed at my brother’s sin, but mine is an innumerable sin; Or I didn’t remember about prayer, or I don’t remember what I did that was evil, because all and more of these things I did. Have mercy on me, my Creator Master, Thy despondent and unworthy servant, and leave me, and let me go, and forgive me, for I am Good and Lover of Mankind, so that I may lie down in peace, sleep and rest, O prodigal sinner. I am the accursed and accursed one, and I will worship and sing , and I will glorify Your most honorable name, with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and ever and unto ages. Amen.
Prayer 4, St. Macarius the Great:
What will I bring to You, or what will I repay to You, O most gifted Immortal King, generous and humane-loving Lord, as I was lazy to please You, and having created nothing good, You brought me to the end this past day, the conversion and salvation of my soul? Be merciful to me, a sinner and naked of every good deed, restore my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and take away from me all the evil thoughts seen in this life. Forgive my sins, O One Sinless One, even those who have sinned this day, in knowledge and ignorance, in word, and deed, and thought, and with all my feelings. You Yourself, covering me, save me from every opposing situation with Your Divine power, and ineffable love for mankind, and strength. Cleanse, O God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Deign, Lord, to deliver me from the snare of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and make me fall asleep with the light of Your face when You come in glory, and now let me fall asleep without condemnation , and without dreams, and without confusion, keep the thoughts of Your servant, and all the work of Satan get rid of me, and enlighten the understanding eyes of the heart, so that I do not fall asleep into death. And send me an Angel of peace, guardian and mentor of my soul and body, that he may deliver me from my enemies; May I rise from my bed and offer you prayers of thanksgiving. Yes, Lord, hear me, your sinful and wretched servant, with your will and conscience; Grant that I have risen to learn from Your words, and the despondency of demons will be driven away from me and be created by Your Angels; May I bless Your holy name, and glorify, and glorify the Most Pure Mother of God Mary, who You have given us sinners to intercede, and accept Her who prays for us; We know that Your love for mankind imitates, and those who pray do not cease. By intercession, and the sign of the Honorable Cross, and for the sake of all Thy saints, preserve my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for Thou art holy, and glorified unto the ages. Amen.
Prayer 5:
Lord our God, even if I have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, as He is Good and Lover of Mankind, forgive me. Grant me a peaceful and serene sleep. Thy guardian angel has been sent, covering and keeping me from all evil, for You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 6:
Lord our God, in God of faith, and we call on His name above every name, grant to us, who are going to sleep, weakening of soul and body, and keep us from all dreams, and dark sweets except; stop the desire of passions, extinguish the kindling of bodily rebellion. Grant us to live chastely in deeds and words; Yes, a virtuous life is receptive, your promised good things will not fall away, for blessed are you forever. Amen.
Prayer 7, St. John Chrysostom:
Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings. Lord, deliver me from eternal torment. Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility. Lord, deliver me from every temptation. Lord, enlighten my heart, even if it darkens evil lust. Lord, as man has sinned, You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. Lord, send Your grace to help me, so that I may glorify Your holy name. Lord Jesus Christ, write the name of your servant in the book of living creatures and give me a good end. Lord, my God, even if I have done nothing good before You, let me, by Your grace, make a good beginning. Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace into my heart. Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
Lord, accept me in repentance. Lord, don’t leave me. Lord, don’t lead me into trouble. Lord, give me a good thought. Lord, give me tears and mortal memory and tenderness. Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. Lord, plant in me the root of good things, Thy fear in my heart. Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to do Your will in everything. Lord, protect me from some people, and demons, and passions, and from all other inappropriate things. Lord, know that you do as you will, that your will be done even in me, a sinner, for blessed are you forever. Amen.
Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of Thy most honorable Mother, and Thy bodiless Angels, Thy Prophet and Forerunner and Baptist, God-speaking apostles, bright and good-willed ones Today, martyr, holy and God-bearing father, and through the prayers of all saints, deliver me from my present demonic situation. Yes, my Lord and Creator, do not want the sinner to die, but as he turned and lived, grant me conversion, the accursed and unworthy; take me away from the mouth of the destructive serpent, who yawns to devour me and bring me to hell alive. Here, my Lord, is my consolation, Who for the sake of the accursed one is clothed in corruptible flesh, pluck me from accursedness, and give consolation to my accursed soul. Plant in my heart to do Your commandments, and leave evil deeds, and receive Your blessings: in You, Lord, trust, save me.
Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter the monk of Studium:
To Thee, Most Pure Mother of God, I fall down and wretchedly pray: Believe me, Queen, for I continually sin and anger Thy Son and my God, and many times, even if I repent, I find a lieu before God I repent and tremble: will the Lord strike me, and hour by hour I do the same again? ; These leaders, my Lady, Lady Theotokos, I pray, have mercy, strengthen, and grant me good deeds. Believe me, my Lady Theotokos, as I hate my evil deeds, and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God; But we do not know, Most Pure Lady, from where I even hate, I also love, but I transgress what is good. Do not allow, O Most Pure One, my will to be accomplished, for it is not pleasing, but let the will of Thy Son and my God be done: may He save me, and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that the square may cease from now on activities, etc. I would have lived in command To Your Son, to Him belongs all glory, honor and power, with His Beginning Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos:
Good Mother of the King, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Your Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Your prayers guide me to good deeds, May I pass the rest of my life without blemish and through You may I find paradise, O Virgin Mary, the only Pure One and Blessed One.
Prayer 11, to the Holy Guardian Angel:
To the Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me all that I have sinned this day, and deliver me from all the wickedness of the enemy who is against me, so that I may not be angered by any sin. my God; but pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, that you may show me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
To the chosen Voivode, victorious, / as having got rid of the evil ones, / let us write a note of gratitude to Thy servants, O Mother of God, / but as having an invincible power, / free us from all troubles, let us call to Thee; / Rejoice, Unbridled Bride.
Glorious Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may You save our souls.
I place all my trust in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your roof.
Mother of God Virgin, do not despise me, a sinner, who requires Your help and Your intercession, for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.
The same prayer of Saint Joannikius:
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
Also: It is worthy to eat as the truly blessed Thee, the Mother of God, / the Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of our God. / The most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, / without the corruption of God the Word, we magnify Thee, the real Mother of God.
Glory, and now: Lord, have mercy, three times.
Lord, bless and dismiss:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, save me, a sinner.
The prayer of Saint John of Damascus, pointing to your bed, says:
Master, Lover of Mankind, will this coffin really be my bed, or will you still enlighten my damned soul during the day? For seven the grave lies ahead, for seven death awaits. I fear Your judgment, Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil: I always anger You, the Lord my God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all the Heavenly powers, and the holy Angel my wounder. We know, Lord, that I am unworthy of Your love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, either I want it or I don’t want it, save me. If you save the righteous, nothing great; and even if You have pure mercy, nothing is marvelous: for you are worthy of Your mercy. But on me, a sinner, surprise Thy mercy: for this show Thy love for mankind, so that my malice may not overcome Thy ineffable goodness and mercy: and as You will, arrange a thing for me.
And even if you recline on your bed, say this:
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, / lest I sleep into death, / lest my enemy say: / I have strengthened myself against him.
Glory: O God, protector of my soul, / as I walk in the midst of many nets; / deliver me from them / and save me, O Blessed One, as a Lover of Mankind.
And now, Mother of God: The most glorious Mother of God, and the Most Holy Angel of all saints, / let us silently sing with our hearts and lips, / confessing this Mother of God, / as she who truly gave birth to us God incarnate, / and they say constantly speaking about our souls.
Kiss your cross too, and cross your place from head to foot, and likewise from all countries, saying:
Prayer to the Honest Cross:
May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. Like smoke disappears, let them disappear; As wax melts in the presence of fire, so let demons perish on behalf of those who love God and sign the sign of the cross, and say in joy: Rejoice, Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, driving away and the demons have the power upon you of our Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and trampled underfoot the power the devil, and who gave us Your Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. Oh, Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Or briefly:
Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.
Is the same:
Ease, forgive, forgive, O God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word and in deed, even in knowledge and not in knowledge, even in days and in nights, even in mind and in thought: forgive us all, I ko Blag and Lover of Humanity.
Prayer:
Forgive those who hate and offend us, O Lord, the Lover of Mankind. Do good to those who do charity. Grant to our brothers and relatives the same petition for salvation and eternal life. Visit those who are infirm and grant healing. Manage the sea too. For those who travel, travel. Grant forgiveness of sins to those who serve and have mercy on us. Have mercy on those who commanded us unworthy to pray for them according to the greatness of Your mercy. Remember, Lord, first of all our fathers and brothers who have fallen asleep and give them rest, where the light of Your countenance shines. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers and deliver me from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and give them also petitions for salvation and eternal life. Remember, Lord, us, humble and sinful and unworthy Thy servants, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy understanding, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, through the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Bogoro Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary and all Your saints: for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages . Amen.
Everyday confession of sins
I confess to You, my Lord God and Creator, in the One Holy Trinity, glorified and worshiped, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, all my sins, which I have committed all the days of my life, and at every hour, and at standing time, and in days gone by and nights, deed, word, thought, gluttony, drunkenness, secret eating, idle talk, despondency, laziness, discord, disobedience, slander, condemnation, neglect, pride, avarice, rapacity negligence, inconsistency, filthiness, money-grabbing, jealousy, envy, anger, malice , hatred, covetousness and all my feelings: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and my other sins, mental and physical, in the image of You, my God and Creator of wrath. , and my neighbor who are untruthful: regretting these, I blame myself for You, my God I imagine, and I have the will to repent: then, Lord my God, help me, with tears I humbly pray to You: I have passed over my sins by Your mercy, forgive me, and forgive me from all these, even if I have blotted them out lah before You, for He is Good and Lover of Mankind.
When you go to bed, say:
In Your hand, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commend my spirit: You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.
Prayers said in private, separate from the evening rule
Prayer 1
Relax, let go, forgive, O God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, committed in word and deed, consciously and unconsciously, day and night, in mind and in thought - forgive us all, as the Merciful and Humane One. Forgive those who hate and offend us, O Lord, Lover of Mankind! To those who do good, do good. To our brothers and relatives, graciously fulfill their requests in what leads to salvation, and grant eternal life. Visit the weak and give them healing. Help those at sea. Companion to travelers. Help Orthodox Christians in their struggle. Grant remission of sins to those who serve us and those who take pity on us. Have mercy on those who have entrusted us, the unworthy, to pray for them, according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, our fathers and brothers who have fallen before and rest them where the light of Your Face shines. Remember, Lord, our brothers who are in captivity, and deliver them from all misfortune.
Remember, Lord, those who bear the fruits of their labors and adorn Your holy churches. Give them, at their request, that which leads to salvation and eternal life. Remember, Lord, us, Your humble, sinful and unworthy servants, and enlighten our minds so that we know You, and guide us on the path of following Your commandments, through the prayers of our most pure Lady, the Eternal Virgin Mary, and all Your saints, for You are blessed forever and ever. Amen.
Confession of sins is everyday, pronounced in private.
I confess to You, my Lord God and Creator, in the One Holy Trinity, glorified and worshiped, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, all my sins that I have committed in all the days of my life, and at every hour, and at the present time, by deed, in word, thought, sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and all my feelings, mental and physical, with which I have angered You, my God and Creator, and offended my neighbor. Sinned: (hereinafter a list of individual sins). Regretting them, I stand before You guilty and want to repent. Only, Lord my God, help me, I humbly pray to You with tears. By Your mercy, forgive the sins I have committed and free me from them, for You are Good and Lover of Mankind.
Read evening prayers
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
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, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; Perplexed by any answer, we offer this prayer to You as the Master of sin: have mercy on us. Glory: Lord, have mercy on us, for we trust in You; Do not be angry with us, do not remember our iniquities, but look upon us now as if you are gracious, and deliver us from our enemies; For Thou art our God, and we are Thy people; all works are done by Thy hand, and we call upon Thy name. And now: Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who trust in You, so that we may not perish, but may be delivered from troubles by You: for You are the salvation of the Christian race. Lord have mercy. (12 times)
Prayer 1, St. Macarius the Great, to God the Father
Eternal God and King of every creature, who has vouchsafed me even at this hour to come, forgive me the sins I have committed this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, O Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant me, Lord, to pass through this dream in peace at night, so that, rising from my humble bed, I will please Your most holy name all the days of my life, and will trample the fleshly and incorporeal enemies that fight me. And deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ
To the Almighty, the Word of the Father, who is perfect himself, Jesus Christ, for the sake of Thy mercy, never leave me, Thy servant, but always rest in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me to the sedition of the serpent, and do not leave me to the desires of Satan, for the seed of aphids is in me. Thou, O Lord God worshiped, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, preserve me as I sleep with an unflickering light, by Thy Holy Spirit, with whom Thou hast sanctified Thy disciples. Grant, O Lord, to me, Thy unworthy servant, Thy salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of reason of Thy Holy Gospel, my soul with the love of Thy Cross, my heart with the purity of Thy word, my body with Thy passionless passion, preserve my thought with Thy humility, and uplift I am in time like Your praise. For Thou art glorified with Thy Beginningless Father and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Thy sinful servant, and forgive me the unworthy, and forgive me all that I have sinned today like a man, and moreover, not like a man, but also worse than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, driven and unknown: those who are evil from youth and science, and those who are evil from impudence and despondency. If I swear by Your name, or blaspheme in my thoughts; or whom I will reproach; or slandered someone with my anger, or saddened someone, or became angry about something; either he lied, or he slept in vain, or he came to me as a beggar and despised him; or made my brother sad, or married, or whom I condemned; or became proud, or became proud, or became angry; or standing in prayer, my mind is moved by the wickedness of this world, or I think about corruption; either overeated, or drunk, or laughing madly; either I thought evil, or saw someone else’s kindness, and my heart was wounded by it; or dissimilar verbs, or laughed at my brother’s sin, but mine are countless sins; Either I didn’t pray for the sake of it, or I didn’t remember what other evil things I did, because I did more and more of these things. Have mercy on me, my Creator Master, Thy sad and unworthy servant, and leave me, and let me go, and forgive me, for I am Good and Lover of Mankind, so that I may lie down in peace, sleep and rest, the prodigal, sinful and damned one, and I will bow and sing , and I will glorify Your most honorable name, with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great
What will I bring to You, or what will I reward to You, O most gifted Immortal King, generous and philanthropic Lord, since you were lazy in pleasing me, and did nothing good, you brought the conversion and salvation of my soul to the end of this day? Be merciful to me, a sinner and naked of every good deed, raise up my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and take away from me all the evil thoughts of this visible life. Forgive my sins, O One Sinless One, even those who have sinned this day, in knowledge and ignorance, in word, and deed, and thought, and with all my feelings. You Yourself, covering me, save me from every opposing situation with Your Divine power, and ineffable love for mankind, and strength. Cleanse, O God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Deign, O Lord, to deliver me from the snare of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and overshadow me with the light of Your face, when You come in glory, and make me sleep without condemnation now, and keep the thoughts of Your servant without dreaming, and untroubled, and all the work of Satan take me away from me, and enlighten the intelligent eyes of my heart, so that I may not sleep into death. And send me an Angel of peace, guardian and mentor of my soul and body, that he may deliver me from my enemies; Yes, rising from my bed, I will bring you prayers of gratitude. Yes, Lord, hear me, your sinful and wretched servant, with your will and conscience; Grant that I have risen to learn from Thy words, and the despondency of demons is driven away from me, to be made by Thy Angels; may I bless Your holy name, and glorify, and glorify the Most Pure Mother of God Mary, Who hast given us sinners intercession, and accept this one praying for us; We see that He imitates Your love for mankind, and does not stop praying. By that intercession, and the sign of the Honest Cross, and for the sake of all Thy saints, keep my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for Thou art holy and glorified forever. Amen.
Prayer 5th Lord our God, who have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, as He is Good and Lover of Mankind, forgive me. Grant me a peaceful and serene sleep. Send Your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, for You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 6
Lord our God, in the worthlessness of faith, and we call upon His name above every name, grant us, who are going to sleep, a weakening of soul and body, and keep us from all dreams and dark pleasures except; restrain the desire of passions, extinguish the kindling of bodily rebellion. Grant us to live chastely in deeds and words; Yes, a virtuous life is receptive, Your promised good things will not fall away, for Blessed are You forever. Amen.
Prayer 7, St. John Chrysostom (24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)
Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings. Lord, save me from eternal torment. Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility. Lord, deliver me from every temptation. Lord, enlighten my heart, darken my evil lust. Lord, as a man who has sinned, You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. Lord, send Your grace to help me, that I may glorify Your holy name. Lord Jesus Christ, write me Your servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end. Lord, my God, even if I have done nothing good before You, grant me, by Your grace, to make a good beginning. Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace in my heart. Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen. Lord, accept me in repentance. Lord, don't leave me. Lord, do not lead me into misfortune. Lord, give me a good thought. Lord, give me tears and mortal memory, and tenderness. Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. Lord, plant in me the root of good things, Thy fear in my heart. Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to do Your will in everything. Lord, protect me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other inappropriate things. Lord, consider that you do as you will, that your will be done in me, a sinner, for blessed are you forever. Amen.
Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of Your most honorable Mother, and Your disembodied Angels, Your Prophet and Forerunner and Baptist, the God-speaking Apostles, the bright and victorious martyrs, the reverend and God-bearing fathers, and all the saints through the prayers, deliver me from my present demonic situation. To her, my Lord and Creator, do not want the death of a sinner, but as if he were converted and live, grant me conversion, the accursed and unworthy; take me away from the mouth of the destructive serpent, who yawns to devour me and bring me to hell alive. To her, my Lord, is my consolation, Who for the sake of the accursed one has clothed himself in corruptible flesh, pluck me from accursedness, and grant consolation to my more accursed soul. Plant in my heart to do Thy commandments, and forsake evil deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: for in Thee, O Lord, have I trusted, save me.
Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter of Studium
To Thee, Most Pure Mother of God, I fall down and pray: Consider, O Queen, how I continually sin and anger Thy Son and my God, and many times when I repent, I find myself lying before God, and I repent in trembling: will the Lord strike me down, and hour by hour I do the same again? ; I pray to this leader, my Lady, Lady Theotokos, to have mercy, strengthen me, and grant me good works. Believe me, my Lady Theotokos, for the Imam is by no means in hatred of my evil deeds, and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God; But we do not know, Most Pure Lady, from where I hate, I love, but I transgress what is good. Do not allow, O Most Pure One, my will to be fulfilled, for it is not pleasing, but may the will of Thy Son and my God be done: may He save me, and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that I may cease from here from filthiness, and so on may I live as commanded Your Son, to Him belongs all glory, honor and power, with His Originless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos
Good Mother of the King, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Thy Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Thy prayers instruct me in good deeds, so that I may pass through the rest of my life without blemish and through Thee I will find paradise, O Virgin Mother of God, the only Pure One and Blessed One.
Prayer 11, to the Holy Guardian Angel
Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me all who have sinned this day, and deliver me from every wickedness of the enemy who opposes me, so that in no sin I will anger my God; but pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, that you may show me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
Kontakion to the Mother of God
To the chosen Voivode, victorious, as having been delivered from the evil ones, let us write thanks to Thy servants, the Mother of God, but as having an invincible power, free us from all troubles, let us call Ti; Rejoice, Unbrided Bride. Glorious Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may You save our souls. I place all my trust in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your roof. Virgin Mary, do not despise me, a sinner, who requires Your help and Your intercession, for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee. It is worthy to eat as you truly bless Thee, the Mother of God, the Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of our God. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord have mercy. (Three times) Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Prayer of Saint John of Damascus
Master, Lover of Mankind, will this coffin really be my bed, or will you still enlighten my damned soul during the day? For seven the grave lies ahead, for seven the death awaits. I fear Your judgment, O Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil: I always anger You, the Lord my God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all the Heavenly powers, and my holy Guardian Angel. We know, Lord, that I am unworthy of Your love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, whether I want it or not, save me. Even if you save a righteous man, nothing great; and even if you have mercy on a pure person, nothing is marvelous: you are worthy of the essence of Your mercy. But surprise me, a sinner, with Thy mercy: for this show Thy love for mankind, so that my malice may not overcome Thy unspeakable goodness and mercy: and as you wish, arrange a thing for me. Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, so that not when I fall asleep into death, and not when my enemy says: “Let us be strong against him.” Glory: Be the protector of my soul, O God, as I walk in the midst of many snares; deliver me from them and save me, O Blessed One, as a Lover of Mankind. And now: Let us incessantly sing with our hearts and lips the Glorious Mother of God and the Most Holy Angel of Saints, confessing this Mother of God as truly having given birth to us God incarnate, and praying unceasingly for our souls.
Mark yourself with the cross and say the prayer to the Honest Cross: May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His face. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; as wax melts in the presence of fire, so let demons perish from the face of those who love God and signify themselves with the sign of the cross, and who say in joy: Rejoice, Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, drive away the demons by force on you of our Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and trampled upon the power the devil, and who gave us His Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Or briefly: Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.
Prayer
Weaken, forgive, forgive, O God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word and in deed, even in knowledge and in ignorance, even in days and nights, even in mind and in thought: forgive us everything, for it is good and Lover of Humanity.
Prayer
Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord Lover of Mankind. Do good to those who do good. Grant to our brothers and relatives the same petitions for salvation and eternal life. Visit those who are infirm and grant healing. Manage the sea as well. For travelers, travel. Grant forgiveness of sins to those who serve and forgive us. Have mercy on those who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, our fathers and brothers who have fallen before us, and give them rest, where the light of Your face shines. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers and deliver me from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and give them petitions for salvation and eternal life. Remember, Lord, us, humble and sinful and unworthy Thy servants, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, through the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and all Thy saints: for blessed art thou unto the ages of ages. . Amen.
Everyday confession of sins
I confess to You, Lord my God and Creator, in the One Holy Trinity, glorified and worshiped, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, all my sins, which I have committed all the days of my life, and for every hour, both now and in days gone by. and nights, by deed, by word, by thought, by gluttony, drunkenness, secret eating, idle talk, despondency, laziness, bickering, disobedience, slander, condemnation, neglect, pride, avarice, theft, unspeaking, foulness, money-grubbing, jealousy, envy, anger, memory malice , hatred, covetousness and all my feelings: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and my other sins, both mental and physical, in the image of my God and Creator I have angered You, and my neighbor for being untruthful: regretting these, I blame myself for You, my God I imagine, and I have the will to repent: then, Lord my God, help me, with tears I humbly pray to Thee: forgive me my sins by Thy mercy, and forgive me from all these things that are spoken before Thee, for Thou art Good and Lover of mankind.
When you go to sleep, say: In Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commend my spirit: You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.
Orthodox prayers for the night before bed
According to the Orthodox tradition, you should thank God for every day you live, morning and evening, before going to bed. Prayers help you feel the love of the Lord and protect you from nightmares and unhappiness.
It is known that one should turn to God not only in moments of mental unhappiness and grief, but also in free time. Morning prayers help set the mood for a happy and successful day. And the evening ones cry out to the Creator: through words we thank the Almighty for every day we live and protect our soul from evil.
Orthodox prayers for the coming sleep
Most people have lost the habit of such a wonderful tradition of praying at night. In the bustle of days, we forget to express love for God, but this is necessary. Prayer helps not only to praise the Creator and ask for help: it has a beneficial effect on our mood, soul and sleep. A person who performs such actions every day has greater happiness and luck in life than one who turns to the Almighty only with a request to resolve his problems. However, for the prayer to be effective, it must be read at home correctly.
Turning to God greatly influences our lives and consciousness. With the help of holy words, we can drive away trouble, change the future and attract happiness. Not every person knows the Church Slavonic language, so difficulties may arise in reading powerful words. Especially for you, we have translated some prayers into Russian: they have not lost their power, but have become accessible and understandable.
Prayer to God before going to bed:
“Father of all living things, help me at this hour, forgive my sins, which I (name) carelessly committed today. If I offended a person with an abusive word or an unacceptable act, I pray for forgiveness. Cleanse my soul from bad thoughts, and my flesh from sinful desires. Deliver, O God, from earthly vanity and show Your grace in a dream. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen"
Prayer to the Lord and Jesus Christ for the coming sleep:
“Our Father and Jesus Christ, grant me (name) your mercy, do not separate from me on the path of life. I kneel and pray for help in tomorrow, save my sleep and sanctify my life. May your salvation and your love descend upon me on my bed. Forgive my sins for the day and guide me along the path of repentance and light. Let all adversity pass as the day passed. My God and Your Son Jesus, I humbly believe in Your strength and power over evil. Protect Your servant (name). May your kingdom on earth be eternal. Amen".
Evening prayer to the Holy Spirit:
“Lord, comforter of my soul. Show Your mercy and protect Your servant (name) from misfortune. Through Your help, God, I want to cleanse my soul from the sins of the day. My thoughts and words are involuntary, and therefore sinful. Protect me from melancholy, sadness, despondency, grief and all evil intentions. Replace my corrupt deeds with the mercy of God and allow me to repent of my deeds. Have mercy on me before going to bed and forgive my sins. Grant Your intercession against the evil force. I glorify you forever and ever. Amen".
Prayer to the Guardian Angel for the night:
“My guardian, my soul and body remain under Your protection. Forgive me (name) if I have sinned and neglected Your trust. For my daily deeds, I ask for forgiveness and pray for deliverance from sin. Not out of malice, but out of unwillingness, I anger the Lord God and you, my Defender. Show me your grace and mercy. For the glory of our Lord. Amen".
In order for God and his saints to hear your prayers, you should say them with pure thoughts and love in your heart. You can choose one prayer, memorize it and read it every day before going to bed, because it’s not about the quantity, but about your righteousness. With the help of prayers you can fulfill your desires; the most important thing is to know the sacred text and have faith in God. be happy