Prayer is a conversation or conversation between a person and God. Prayer is necessary for everyone, just like air and water. Everything we have comes from God, nothing is ours. Therefore, whether you experience sadness or joy, you should always thank the Lord. And we can thank him through prayer.
Innocent Metropolitan of Moscow said:
Innocent
Metropolitan of Moscow
“Prayer is the breath of the spiritual man. Just as by breathing a bodily person attracts the surrounding air and inhales vitality and strength from it, so through prayer the soul opens itself to the everywhere present Spirit of God and receives spiritual life from Him.”
When we pray, we need to pray with all our hearts so that it is heard by God
The basis of Christianity is not the sum of some knowledge, but the living communication of God as with the Heavenly Father. It is prayer that establishes this relationship. Only prayer helps a person to feel the joy of God’s presence in our lives.
When we pray, we need to pray with all our hearts so that it will be heard by God. Prayers to the saints and the Blessed Virgin Mary should also be read.
Without humility, all prayers are in vain.
We should take Our Lord Jesus Christ as an example, as he spent several days and nights in prayer (Luke 6:12). And Jesus Christ rejoiced in prayer with all his might (Luke 10:21).
Therefore, each of us needs to imitate the Savior and also pray fervently and reverently. Only then will we have before our eyes the humble and meek life of Christ.
Many holy fathers spoke about what prayer is and how important it is.
Many holy fathers also spoke about prayer and how to pray correctly.
Schema-abbot Savva of Pskov-Pechersky:
Savva Pskovo-Pechersky
schema abbot
“Not wanting to pray means not wanting to be with God. The disposition to pray often arises during prayer itself. He knows how to live well who knows how to pray well.”
Saint Isaac the Syrian:
“Stand patiently and pray firmly, cutting off the attacks of worldly cares and all thoughts; for they outrage and disturb you in order to frustrate your prayerful desire.”
Ava Nesteron:
“Learn to pray, force yourself to pray: at first it will be difficult, and then, the more you force yourself, the easier it will be, but first you always need to force yourself. For mental singing or prayer, there is no need to designate a certain place or time: in any place, at any time, you can sing mentally. Whether you walk around the marketplace, travel somewhere, or spend time in a community of friends, you can stir up your soul everywhere, you can silently cry out to God.”
Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov:
“You need to pray in peace and tranquility, delving into prayer, cutting off evil thoughts and directing your mind to God.”
PRAYER BOARDS
If the priest: Blessed is our God:
If you are unsacred: Through the prayers of our holy 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. (3)
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. (3)
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.
Lord have mercy. (12)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Come, let us worship the King our God.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God.
Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God.
And real psalms. Psalm 22.
The Lord shepherds me and deprives me of nothing. In a green place, there you will instill me: raise me in peace on the water. Convert my soul, guide me on the path of righteousness, for Your name’s sake. Even though I walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me: Your rod and Your club will comfort me. Thou hast prepared a table before me, resisting those who were cold against me: Thou hast anointed my head with oil, and Thy cup has made me drunken like a mighty power. And Thy mercy will marry me all the days of my life, and make me dwell in the house of the Lord for many days.
Psalm 23.
The earth is the Lord, and its fullness, the world, and all who live on it. He founded it on the seas, and prepared it on the rivers. Who will ascend the mountain of the Lord; or who will stand in His holy place; He is innocent in his hand, and pure in heart, who does not accept his soul in vain, and does not swear by his sincere flattery. This one will receive blessings from the Lord, and alms from God his Savior. This is the race of those who seek the Lord, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Lift up the gates of your princes, and lift up the gates of eternity, and the King of glory will come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord is strong and strong, the Lord is strong in battle. Lift up the gates of your princes, and lift up the gates of eternity, and the King of glory will come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory.
Psalm 115.
I believed, and also exclaimed: I have greatly humbled myself. I said in my frenzy: every man is a lie. What shall we render to the Lord for all that we have rendered? I will take the cup of salvation, and I will call on the name of the Lord: I will offer my prayers to the Lord before all His people. The death of His saints is honorable before the Lord. O Lord, I am Thy servant, I am Thy servant, and the son of Thy handmaid: Thou hast torn my bonds in pieces. I will devour a sacrifice of praise for you, and in the name of the Lord I will call. I will offer my prayers to the Lord before all His people. In the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of You, Jerusalem.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to you, God. (3)
Three bows.
And the present troparia, tone 8:
despise my iniquities, O Lord, be born of a virgin, / and cleanse my heart, creating a temple for Your Most Pure Body and Blood, / below, cast me away from Your face, / have great love without number awn.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
In the communion of Your holy things, how dare I, unworthy? / If I dare to approach You with those who are worthy, / the tunic convicts me, as if I were carrying the evening, / and I plead for condemnation of my many-sinful soul. / Cleanse, Lord, the filth of my soul, / and save me, as a Lover of Mankind.
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now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Amen. O Mother of God, many of my sins, / I came to You, O Pure One, demanding salvation: / visit my weak soul, / and pray to Your Son and our God, / grant me forgiveness, I Even the cruel deeds, / One Blessed One.
On the holy and great Lent of Lent these words:
When the glory of the disciple is enlightened at the supper, / then the evil Judas is darkened by the love of money, / and betrays the righteous Judge to the lawless judges. / See, the zealot, for these sakes, used strangulation: / flee the unsatiated soul, / Such a daring teacher. / O good Lord for all, glory to Thee.
Also, Psalm 50:
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; For I know my iniquity, and I will bear away my sin before me. You alone have I sinned and done evil before You; for you may be justified in Your words, and you will always triumph over Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have shown me Your unknown and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. There is joy and gladness in my ears; the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn away Your face from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked your way, and wickedness will turn to you. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a contrite and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then take pleasure in the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.
Canon. Voice 2. Song 1.
Irmos: Come, O people, / let us sing a song to Christ God, / who divided the sea, / and taught the people, / who brought forth from the work of Egypt, / how he became glorified.
pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
May the bread of the eternal life be mine / Thy Holy Body, most gracious to the Lord, and venerable Blood, / and healing of manifold ailments.
Do not turn me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
The accursed one has been defiled by unplaceable deeds, / I am unworthy, O Christ, of Your Most Pure Body and Divine Blood, / of His grace.
Holy Mother of God, save us.
Good earth, blessed Bride of God, / a vegetated class untouched and saving the world, / grant me, this poisonous one, to be saved.
Song 3.
Irmos: Having established me on the rock of faith, / you have enlarged my mouth against my enemies. / For my spirit is glad, always singing: / none is holy like our God, / and none is righteous more than Thee, O Lord.
pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Give me tear drops, O Christ, / cleansing the filthiness of my heart: / for I have been cleansed with a good conscience, / by faith and fear, O Master, / to partake of Thy Divine gifts ́x.
Do not turn me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
For the remission of sins / Thy most pure Body and Divine Blood, / the communion of the Holy Spirit, / and into eternal life, O Lover of mankind, / and alienation from passions and sorrows.
Holy Mother of God, save us.
Bread of the living is the Most Holy Table, / above the mercy for the sake of what has come, / and give peace to the new life of the giver, / and now like me, unworthy, / with fear to taste this, and I live to be.
Song 4.
Irmos: You came from the Virgin, not an intercessor, nor an Angel, / but the Lord Himself, who became incarnate, / and you saved all of me as a man. / Thus I call You: / Glory to Your power, Lord.
pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Thou didst desire, for our sake, to become incarnate, O Great Merciful One, / to be slaughtered like a sheep, sin for the sake of men; / I also pray to You: / cleanse my sins too.
Do not turn me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Heal my souls and ulcers, Lord, and sanctify everything, / and grant me, O Master, / that I may partake of Your secret Divine Supper, O wretched one.
Holy Mother of God, save us.
Compassionate me also from Thy womb, O Lady, / and keep me undefiled and undefiled by Thy servant, / as if I receive wise beads, I will be sanctified.
Song 5.
Irmos: Light to the Giver and Creator of the ages, O Lord, / instruct us in the light of Your commandments: / do we know no other god to You.
pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
As you have prophesied, O Christ, / that it may be done to your wicked servant, / and abide in me, as you have promised: / for behold, Your Body is Divine and I drink Your Blood.
Do not turn me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
To the Word of God and God, / let the coal of Your Body be for me, darkened, to enlighten / and the cleansing of my defiled soul, Your Blood.
Holy Mother of God, save us.
Mary, Mother of God, fragrant, honest village, / through your prayers make me a chosen vessel, / so that I may partake of your Son in sanctifications.
Song 6.
Irmos: Lying in the abyss of sin, / I call upon the unsearchable abyss of Your mercy: / from aphids, O God, lift me up.
pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Sanctify my mind, soul and heart, O Savior, and my body, / and grant me permission, without condemnation, O Master, / to approach the terrible Mysteries.
Do not turn me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
May I have withdrawn from passions, / and have the application of Your grace, / the affirmation of my life, / through the communion of the Saints, Christ, of Your Mysteries.
Holy Mother of God, save us.
O God, O God, Holy Word, sanctify me entirely, / now coming to Thy Divine Mysteries, / Thy Holy Mother with prayers.
Kontakion, voice 2:
Bread, O Christ, do not despise me, / Thy Body, and now Thy Divine Blood, / may the accursed partake of Thy most pure and terrible Mysteries, / may I not be in judgment, / may I live in from eternal and immortal.
Song 7.
Irmos: The wise children did not serve the golden body, / and they themselves fell into the flames, and their gods cursed them, / they cried out in the midst of the flames, and the angel watered them: / the prayer was already heard on your lips.
pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Source of good things, communion, O Christ, / of Your immortal Sacraments / may there be light, and life, and dispassion for me, / and for the success and increase of virtue, the most Divine intercession, / the only Good One , for I glorify Thee.
Do not turn me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
May I get rid of passions, and enemies, and needs, and all sorrows, / with trembling and love with reverence, Lover of mankind, / now approach Your immortal and Divine Mysteries, / and sing to You with like: / blessed art thou, O Lord, God our father.
Holy Mother of God, save us.
Who gave birth to the Savior of Christ more than the mind, O God-gracious One, / I pray to Thee now, Thy pure and unclean servant: / Who would now like me to approach the most pure Mysteries, / cleanse all from the filthiness of the flesh and the Spirit.
Song 8.
Irmos: Into the fiery furnace of the Jewish youths who came down, / and the flame in the dew of the one who transformed God, / sing the works of the Lord, / and exalt them to all ages.
pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Heavenly, and terrible, and Thy Saints, Christ, now the Mysteries, / and Thy Divine and Last Suppers of the fellowship to be / and gracious to me, the desperate, my God my Savior.
Do not turn me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
I have taken refuge under Your compassion, O Blessed One, with fear I call upon You: / abide in me, O Savior, and I, as you said, in You; / Behold, daring in Thy mercy, / I eat Thy Body, and drink Thy Blood.
Holy Trinity, our God, glory to You.
I tremble, accepting the fire, / lest I be scorched like wax and like grass. / Ole of the terrible sacrament! / Ole of God’s mercy! / How do I partake of the Divine Body and Blood, clay, / and become incorruptible?
Song 9.
Irmos: Beginningless is the Parent, the Son, God and Lord, / appearing to us incarnate from the Virgin, / darkened to enlighten, gathered scattered: / thus we magnify the all-sung Mother of God.
pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Christ is, taste and see: / For our sake, the Lord, who was of old for us, / brought Himself alone, as an offering to His Father, / He is eternally slain, sanctifying those who partake.
Do not turn me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
May I be sanctified in soul and body, Master, may I be enlightened, may I be saved, / may Thy house be the communion of the Holy Mysteries, / having You living in me with the Father and the Spirit, / the Benefactor of the Many-Merciful.
with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit.
Let me be like fire and like light, / Your Body and Blood, my most honorable Savior, / scorching the sinful substance, burning the thorns of passions, / and enlightening me in all, worship Your Divinity.
Holy Mother of God, save us.
God became incarnate from Your pure blood; / Moreover, every generation sings to Thee, Lady, / the intelligent multitudes glorify, / for through Thee they have seen the Ruler of all, / who came into being through humanity.
And abiye: It is worthy to eat: the Trisagion according to Our Father: Troparion for the day, whether there is a feast of the Nativity of Christ, or another.
Otherwise, this, voice 6:
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 to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Lord, have mercy on us, / for our trust is in You; / do not be angry with us, / remember our iniquities, / but look upon us even now as He is kind, / and deliver us from our enemies; / For Thou art our God, / and we are Thy people, / all the works of Thy hand, / and we call on Thy name.
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now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Amen. Open the doors of mercy to us, / blessed Mother of God, / who hope in You, may we not perish, / but may we be delivered from troubles by You: / For You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Also: Lord, have mercy. (40) And bows as much as you want.
And abie real verses:
Although I am, O man, the Body of the Lord,
Approach with fear, so as not to get burned: there is fire.
Drinking the Divine Blood for communion,
First, reconcile those who have grieved you.
Also daring, mysterious food.
Other verses:
Before communion there are terrible sacrifices,
Lady of the Life-Giving Body,
I prayed this way with trembling:
Prayer of Great Basil, 1.
Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Source of life and immortality, all creatures, visible and invisible, to the Creator, the Beginning Father, co-essential with the Son and co-meaning, of great and for the sake of goodness in the last days he clothed himself in flesh, and was crucified, and was buried for us, ungrateful and malicious, and By Your Blood, having renewed our nature, corrupted by sin, Himself, the immortal King, accept my sinful repentance, and incline Your ear to me, and hear my words. For I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned in heaven and before You, and I am not worthy to look upon the height of Your glory: for I have angered Your goodness, having transgressed Your commandments, and not obeyed Your commands. But You, Lord, who are gentle, long-suffering and abundantly merciful, did not give me up to perish with my iniquities, waiting for my conversion in every possible way. For You have declared, O Lover of mankind, as Your prophet: for I do not desire the death of a sinner, but rather that He should turn and live. You do not want, Master, to destroy your creation by hand, nor do you deign to see the destruction of mankind, but you want to save everyone and come to the understanding of the truth. Moreover, I, even though I am unworthy of heaven and earth, and have sowed temporary lives, having submitted everything to myself to sin, and enslaved myself through sweets, and desecrated Your image; but Thy creation and creation have been, I do not despair of my salvation, the accursed one, but daring and coming to Your immeasurable kindness. Accept me too, O Lord who loves mankind, as a harlot, as a thief, as a publican and as a prodigal, and take away my heavy burden of sins, take away the sin of the world, and the infirmities of man Heal the people, call to Himself those who labor and are burdened, and give rest to those who did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. And cleanse me from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and teach me to perform holiness in Thy passion: for with the clear knowledge of my conscience, having accepted part of Thy shrines, I will unite myself to the Holy One Thy love and Blood, and I have You living and abiding in me, with the Father, and Your Holy Spirit. Hey, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, and may the communion of Your Most Pure and Life-Giving Mysteries not come into judgment for me, below may I be weak in soul and body, so it is not worthy for me to receive communion, but give it to me, even before my final breath, accept it without judgment part of Your Holy Things, in communion with the Holy Spirit, as a way to the eternal life, and for a favorable answer at Your Last Judgment: for yes, and I will be a partaker of Your incorruptible blessings with all Your chosen ones, I Thou hast prepared for those who love Thee, O Lord; in these things Thou art glorified in eyelids. Amen.
A different prayer, like that of our father John Chrysostom, 2.
My Lord God, we know that I am not worthy, I am pleased below, but under the shelter of the temple of my soul, all empty and fallen, and there is no place in me worthy of even bowing my head; but just as you humbled us from on high for your sake, humble yourself even now to my humility, and just as you accepted us in the den and in a wordless manger, let us accept you in a wordless manger. my soul, and enter into my defiled body. And just as you did not disdain to enter and shine a light on the sinners in the house of Simon the leper, so deign to enter into the house of my humble soul, lepers and sinners. And even though you did not reject a harlot and a sinner like me, who came and touched You, you were also compassionate about me, a sinner, coming and touching You. And just as you did not abhor her filthy lips and unclean ones who kiss You, below mine, abhor the filthy lips and unclean ones, below my vile and unclean walls, and the filthy and unclean My oldest language. But may the coal of Your Most Holy Body and Your honest Blood be for me, for the sanctification and enlightenment and health of my humble soul and body, for the alleviation of the severity of my many sins, for the observance from every act of the devil, to drive away and forbid my evil and evil custom, for the mortification of passions, for the supply of Your commandments, for the application of Your Divine grace and the appropriation of Your Kingdom. I do not come to You despisingly, O Christ God, but because I am daring in Your ineffable goodness, and let me not withdraw from Your fellowship, I will be hunted down by the mental wolf. Moreover, I pray to You: for the only One is Holy, Master, sanctify my soul and body, mind and heart, wombs and wombs, and renew all of me, and root Your fear in my lands, and Your sanctification create inseparably from me; and be my helper and intercessor, nourishing my life in peace, conferring upon me and at Your right hand to stand with Your saints, prayers and supplications of Your Most Pure Mother, Your immaterial ones servants and most pure Powers, and all the saints who have pleased You from time immemorial. Amen.
Another prayer of Simeon Metaphrastus, 3.
The only pure and incorruptible Lord, for the ineffable mercy of our love for mankind, we have received all the mixture, from pure and virgin blood, more than the nature of the One who gave birth to Thee, the Divine Spirit by invasion and favor from the everlasting king, Christ Jesus, the wisdom of God, and peace, and power; By your perception of life-giving and saving suffering perceived, cross, nails, spear, death, mortify my soul-destroying bodily passions. By Your burial of the captive kingdoms of hell, bury my good thoughts, evil advice and deceitful spirits. By Thy three-day and life-giving resurrection of the fallen forefather, raise up me, who have crawled through sin, offering me images of repentance. By Your glorious ascension, the carnal perception of God, and by the graying of the Father’s gums, grant me, through the communion of Your Holy Mysteries, a portion of those saved. Through the revelation of Your Comforter Spirit, the holy vessels of Your disciples have been made, friend and show me of That coming. Although you should come again to judge the universal truth, deign me also to place You on the clouds, my Judge and Creator, with all Your saints: may I endlessly glorify and glorify You, with Your Beginning m the Father and the Most Holy and the Good and the Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and in eyelids of centuries. Amen.
The prayer is different, the same, 4.
For in Thy Fearful One I stand before the Judgment, O Christ God, without respect of persons, and raise condemnation, and speak out against the evil things I have done; This day, before the day of my condemnation even comes, at Your holy Altar I stand before You and before Your terrible and holy Angels, bowed by my conscience, I offer my evil one and without lawful deed, reveal this and convict. See, Lord, my humility, and forgive all my sins; see how the head of my iniquity has multiplied more than the hair of my head. Who hasn’t done evil? What sin have you not committed? What evil have you not imagined in my soul? For I have already committed deeds: fornication, adultery, pride, arrogance, reproach, blasphemy, idle talk, inappropriate laughter, drunkenness, guttural rage, gluttony, hatred, envy, love of money, covetousness , covetousness, pride, love of glory, theft, untruth, ill-gain, jealousy , slander, lawlessness; I have made every feeling and every sense of mine desecrated, corrupted, and useless, having become a workman of the devil in every way. And we know, Lord, that my iniquities have exceeded my head; but the multitude of Your bounties is immeasurable, and the mercy of Your kindness is ineffable, and there is no sin, conquering Your love for mankind. Moreover, most wonderful King, kindly Lord, surprise me, a sinner, with Your mercy, show Your goodness the power and show the strength of Your gracious mercy, and when you turn, accept I am a sinner. Receive me as you received the prodigal, the robber, the harlot. Accept me, who have sinned against You immeasurably in word, in deed, in placeless lust, and in wordless thought. And just as at the tenth hour you have come to accept those who have done nothing worthy, so also accept me, a sinner: for we have sinned many and have become defiled, and are saddened by Your Holy Spirit, and are bitter Your humane womb in deed, word, and thought, in the night and in the days, both manifestly and unmanifestly, willingly and unwillingly. And we know that you have presented my sins before me as they are what I have committed, and have expropriated the word with me about those who have sinned unforgivenly. But Lord, Lord, do not reprove me with Thy righteous judgment, nor with Thy wrath, nor punish me with Thy wrath; Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am not only weak, but also Your creation. You, Lord, have established Your fear in me, and I have created evil in Your sight. You alone have sinned, but I pray to You, do not enter into judgment with Your servant. If you see lawlessness, Lord, Lord, who will stand? For I am the abyss of sin, and I am not worthy, below I am content to look and see the heights of heaven, from the multitude of my sins, of which there is no number: every kind of atrocity and deceit, and the wiles of Satan, and corruption , resentment, advice to sin and other countless passions are not destitute of me. Surely sins have not been corrupted? The kiimi were not kept evil? Every sin I have committed, every uncleanness I have put into my soul, is not needed by You, my God, or by man. Who will raise me up, in the face of evil and a fraction of fallen sin? Lord my God, I have trusted in You; If I have hope of salvation, if Your love for mankind overcomes the multitude of my iniquities, be my Savior, and according to Your generosity and Your mercy, weaken, leave, forgive, all of me, fir You have sinned, for my soul is filled with many evils, and there is none in me saving hope. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and do not repay me according to my deeds, and do not condemn me according to my deeds, but turn me around, intercede, deliver my soul from the evils that increase with it and the cruel perceptions. yy. Save me for the sake of Thy mercy, that where sin abounds, Thy grace abounds; and I will praise and glorify You always, all the days of my life. For You are the God of those who repent and the Savior of those who sin; and we send glory to You with Your Beginning Father and the Most Holy and Good and Your Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Divine Damascus, 5.
Master Lord Jesus Christ our God, who alone have the power to forgive man’s sins, for he is good and the Lover of mankind, despise all my knowing and not knowing sins, and grant me uncondemned communion Keeping your Divine, and glorious, and most pure, and life-giving Mysteries is not a burden , neither in the Muka, nor the appendix of the sins, but in the cleansing, and the sanctification, and the engagement of the booby stomach and kingdom, in the steps and in the age of the resistant, in the demand for many of my sins. For You are the God of mercy, and generosity, and love for mankind, and to You we ascribe glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Velikago Vasily, 6.
We know, Lord, that I am unworthy to partake of Your most pure Body and Your honorable Blood, and I am guilty, and I judge myself and drink, not considering the Body and Blood of You, Christ and my God, but according to Your bounty I am bold and come to You, who said: Eat My Flesh and drink My Blood, He abides in Me, and I in him. Be merciful, O Lord, and do not rebuke me, a sinner, but deal with me according to Your mercy; and may this holy light be unto me for healing, and purification, and enlightenment, and preservation, and salvation, and for the sanctification of soul and body; to drive away every dream, and evil deed, and the work of the devil, acting mentally in my lands, into boldness and love, even towards You; for the correction of life and affirmation, for the growth of virtue and perfection, for the fulfillment of the commandments, for communion with the Holy Spirit, for the guidance of the eternal life, in response to a favorable response at Thy Last Judgment: not into judgment or - in condemnation.
Another prayer of Simeon the New Theologian, 7.
From unclean lips, from a vile heart, from an unclean tongue, from a defiled soul, accept the prayer, O my Christ, and do not despise my words, below images, below lack of understanding. Grant me to boldly say what I want, my Christ, and moreover, teach me what it is proper for me to do and speak. Having sinned more than the harlot, even though I knew where you were, having bought the world, I came boldly to anoint Your nose, my God, my Lord and my Christ. Just as you did not reject the one who came from your heart, abhor me below, the Word: Give yours to my nose, and hold and kiss, and with streams of tears, like a valuable ointment, this de Anoint with zeal. Wash me with my tears, cleanse me with them, the Word. Forgive my sins and grant me forgiveness. Weigh many evils, weigh my scabs and see my ulcers, but also weigh my faith, see my will, and hear my groaning. There is no hidden part of You, my God, my Creator, my Savior, below is a drop of tears, below the drop is a certain part. Your eyes have seen what I have not done, and in Your book the essence of what I have not yet done is written to You. See my humility, see my labor, and forgive me all my sins, O God of all: so that with a pure heart, a reverent thought and a contrite soul, I may partake of Thy unfilthy Mysteries, and thus come to life. Everyone who eats and drinks with a pure heart rejoices and is adored. For you have said, my Lord: everyone who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood, for this one abides in Me, and in Him I Am. Truly is the word of all my Lord and God: For you partake of the Divine and adoring graces, not for I am one, but with You, my Christ, the Trisunny Light, enlightening the world. May I not abide alone besides You, the Giver of Life, my breath, my belly, my joy, the salvation of the world. For this reason, I come to You, as I have seen, with tears and a contrite soul, I ask you to accept the deliverance of my sins and to partake of Your life-giving and immaculate Sacraments without condemnation, that you may abide, as you said, with me, the three-repentant: may Thy grace find me only, The deceiver will delight me with the flatterer, and deceiving will lead away those who idolize Your words. For this reason I fall to You and cry out to You warmly: just as You received the prodigal and the harlot who came, so accept me, the prodigal and the filthy, Generously. With a contrite soul now coming to You, we know, O Savior, as another, like I, did not sin against You, below the deeds I committed. But we know this again, because it is not the greatness of sins, nor the multitude of sins that surpasses my God, much long-suffering and extreme love for mankind; but with the mercy of warmly repentant compassion and purity, and luminosity, and creation of light, the participants, the common people of Your Divinity, have done unenviably, and strange things both with the Angel and with human thought, the demon treat them many times, like your true friend. This is the boldness they create for me, this is the one who trusts me, my Christ. And daring by Your rich kindness to us, rejoicing and trembling together, I partake of the fire of the grass, and strangely, we are watered without burning, just as the bush of old was not burning without burning. Now I have grown grantedly, the most gracious Sertz, the grateful of my uzes, the soul and my people, I am in great, and I will praise, my god, as well, is blessed, now and now in beliefs.
Another prayer of Chrysostom, 8.
God, weaken, forgive, forgive me my sins, my sins, whether in word, whether in deed, whether in thought, willy-nilly or involuntarily, by reason or foolishness, forgive me all, for it is good and to mankind. bet, and through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother, Your intelligent servants and Holy powers, and all the saints, who have pleased You from time immemorial, have uncondemnedly deigned to accept with me Your holy and most pure Body and Honest Blood, for the healing of soul and body, and for the cleansing of my evil thoughts ny. For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Also, 9.
I am not pleased, Master Lord, may you come under the roof of my soul; but even if You, as a Lover of Mankind, want to live in me, I boldly begin; You command that I open the doors that You alone created, and come in with love for mankind, just like You; come into view and enlighten my darkened thoughts. I believe that you did this: you did not drive away the harlot who came to You with tears; below the publican you rejected you, having repented; below the thief, having known Thy Kingdom, Thou didst drive away; Below the persecutor, you left the one who repented, even though you were: but from repentance all who came to You, in the person of Your friends, You made Him, the only one blessed always, now and to endless ages. Amen.
Also, 10.
Lord Jesus Christ, my God, weaken, forgive, cleanse and forgive, sinner, and unworthy, and unworthy of Your servant, my trespasses, and transgressions and falls, O Ti from my youth, yes even to this day and hour we have sinned: even in in reason and in foolishness, and also in words or deeds, or thoughts and thoughts, and undertakings, and all my feelings. And through the prayers of the seedless One who gave birth to Thee, the Most Pure and Ever-Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, the only shameless hope and intercession and salvation of my, grant me to uncondemnably partake of the most pure, without shame Your vile, life-giving and terrible Sacraments, for the remission of sins and eternal life: for sanctification and enlightenment, strength, healing, and health of soul and body, and for the consumption and complete destruction of my evil thoughts, and thoughts, and enterprises, and nightly dreams, dark and crafty spirits; For Yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, and the honor, and the worship, with the Father and Your Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Another prayer by John of Damascus, 11.
I stand before the doors of Your temple and do not retreat from fierce thoughts; but You, Christ God, have justified the publican, and had mercy on the Canaanites, and opened the doors of paradise to the thief, open to me the womb of Your love for mankind and accept the name that comes and touches You, like fornication tsu and bleeding: Ova, having touched the edge of Your robe, make healing convenient, Ova But Thy most pure ones restrained their noses and bore the remission of sins. But I, the accursed one, dare to perceive Your entire Body, so that I will not be scorched; but accept me as they do, and enlighten my spiritual feelings, burning away my sinful guilt, with the prayers of the seedless One who gave birth to You and the heavenly powers; For blessed art thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The prayer is different, Chrysostom.
I believe, Lord, and I confess that You are truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, who came into the world to save sinners, from whom I am the first. I also believe that this is Your most pure Body, and this is Your most honorable Blood. I pray to You: have mercy on me and forgive me my sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word, even in deed, even in knowledge and ignorance, and grant me to uncondemnably partake of Your most pure of the Sacraments, for the remission of sins and eternal life. Amen.
Come and take communion, say within yourself these verses of Metaphrastus:
Here I begin to receive Divine Communion.
Creator, do not scorch me with communion:
For you are fire, unworthy to burn.
But cleanse me from all filth.
The same verbs:
Thy secret supper this day, O Son of God, / receive me as a partaker; / I will not tell your enemies a secret, nor give you a kiss like Judas, / but like a thief I will confess to you: / remember me, O Lord, in your kingdom.
This pack of verses:
It is in vain to be horrified by man who worships the Blood,
There is fire, burn the unworthy.
The Divine Body both adores and nourishes me:
He adores the spirit, but feeds the mind strangely.
Also troparia:
You have sweetened me with love, O Christ, / and you have changed me with Your Divine care; / but my sins were caught in the immaterial fire, / and I may be satisfied with the pleasures of You: / let me magnify with rejoicing, O Good One, Your two comings.
In the light of Your Saints, how am I below, unworthy? / If I dare to go into the chamber, my clothes will convict me, as if I am not bridal, / and I will be bound and cast out from the angels. / Cleanse, Lord, the filth of my soul, / and save me, as a Lover of Mankind.
The same prayer:
Master, Lover of Mankind, Lord Jesus Christ my God, let this Saint not be in judgment against me, for I am unworthy to be: but for the purification and sanctification of the soul and body, and for the betrothal of the future life and the Church passion. It is good for me, if I cleave to God, to place the hope of my salvation in the Lord.
And again: Thy secret supper this day, O Son of God, / receive me as a partaker; / I will not tell the secret to Your enemies, / I will not kiss You like Judas, / but like a thief I will confess to You: / Remember me, O Lord, in Your Kingdom.
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The prayer “For God is with us” is one of the most powerful prayers in the Russian Orthodox Church
The prayer “For God is with us” is one of the most powerful prayers in the Russian Orthodox Church. Most often, people turn to her before Christmas in order to cleanse their souls of thoughts.
The prayer For God is with us is a chant from Great Compline. What is it? These are verses that are taken from Isaiah's prophecy about the coming of the Messiah to earth. The prophet Isaiah said that the Messiah will come, and his name will be Emmanuel. Translated from Greek, Emmanuel means “God is with us.” That is, in this very name the prophet Isaiah reveals the Divine nature of the coming Messiah.
The prayer that God is with us are verses taken from Isaiah’s prophecy about the coming of the Messiah to earth. The prophet Isaiah said that the Messiah will come, and his name will be Emmanuel
Is. 7:14
“Behold, a virgin will be with child and give birth to a Son, and they will call His name Emmanuel.”
This is the prophecy of Isaiah about the incarnation of the Son of God, the fulfillment of which is seen by the holy Evangelist Matthew in the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no doubt here that we are talking about the Divine Child.
Also in verses 15-16 we see the prophet Isaiah saying:
Isaiah
prophet
“He will eat milk and honey until he understands to reject the bad and choose the good. For before this baby understands to reject the bad and choose the good, the land that you fear will be abandoned by both kings.”
Here the prophet says that the baby Emmanuel will be a true person who will eat and live like all children, gradually developing spiritually and physically.
Your Christmas, Christ our God... full text in Russian
The All-Night Vigil begins with Great Compline, at which the solemn song of the prophet Isaiah is sung:
God is with us, understand, pagans, and repent, as God is with us! (Isa. 8, 9-10. 12-14. 17-18; 9, 2. 6).
Frequent repetition in this song: God is with us!
testifies to the spiritual joy of believers who recognize God-Emmanuel among themselves.
Troparion, tone 4
Thy Nativity, Christ our God, rises up into the world's light of reason, in which the stars who serve as stars learn to bow to Thee, the Sun of truth, and lead thee from the heights of the East. Lord, glory to You!
Translation:
Your Nativity, Christ our God, illuminated the world with the light of the knowledge of God; for then - those who served the stars as God - were taught by the star to worship You, the Sun of Truth, and to know You, the East, from above. Lord, glory to You!
Kontakion, tone 3
The Virgin today gives birth to the Most Essential, and the earth brings a den to the Unapproachable; Angels and shepherds praise, while wolves travel with a star, for for our sake the Young Child, the Eternal God, was born.
Translation:
Now the Virgin gives birth to the One who is above all created things, and the earth presents a cave to the Unapproachable; Angels with shepherds praise, wise men travel with a star: for for us a young Child, the eternal God, was born.
Stichera
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, today Bethlehem will receive Him who ever sits with the Father, today the Angels of the born Child gloriously glorify: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Greatness
We magnify You, Life-Giving Christ, for our sake now born in the flesh from the brideless and Most Pure Virgin Mary.
Prokeimenon
From the womb before the morning star I gave birth to Thea. The Lord swears and will not repent (Ps. 109: 3-4).
Dennitsy
— dawn.
Stichera
Today Christ in Bethlehem is born from the Virgin: today the Beginningless One begins, and the Word is embodied: the powers of heaven rejoice, and the earth and people rejoice: the magistrates bring gifts to the Lady: the shepherds marvel at the Born. We cry unceasingly: glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Prokeimenon at the liturgy
Let the whole earth worship You and sing to You, and sing to Your name, O Most High (Ps. 65:4).
The triumph of this holiday is aggravated for the Russian Orthodox Church by the memory of the deliverance of our fatherland from the Gauls (French) and with them twenty languages (peoples) in 1812. After the liturgy, a prayer of thanksgiving is performed.
The main prayers of Christmas: translation and text
In Orthodox worship during the Nativity Fast, special chants are sung - stichera, which remind of the approaching holiday. Here is an example of one such stichera - from the All-night service in memory of St. Nicholas (December 19):
“Be adorned in the den, for the Lamb is coming bearing Christ’s belly: take up the manger with the word of him who has absolved us earth-born from the wordless deeds. As a shepherd, bear witness to the terrible miracles: and bring willows from Persis, gold and frankincense and myrrh to the king, as if the Lord appeared from the Virgin Mother. And to Him, slavishly bowing down to Mother, you bowed down and greeted the one held in Her embrace: “How did you dwell in Me, or how did you vegetate in Me, My Savior and God?”
Russian translation:
“Adorn yourself, cave, for the Lamb (that is, a sheep, a meek, humble animal, with which it is customary to compare people submissive to God;
in this case, the Lamb is the Virgin Mary, the One who will give birth to Christ) coming, carrying Christ in her womb. The manger, lift up with the word of the one who freed us, earthly beings, from senseless deeds. Shepherds playing flutes, testify to a terrifying miracle; and the wise men from Persia, bring gold, frankincense and myrrh to the king, for the Lord has appeared from the Virgin Mother. And before Him, humbly falling, the Mother herself bowed, turning to the One who was in Her arms: “How were You conceived in Me? Or how has My Savior and God grown in Me?”
During the All-Night Vigil, on the very feast of the Nativity of Christ, an excerpt from the Gospel is read, after which the most famous Christmas stichera :
Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth peace, today Bethlehem receives Him who sits ever with the Father; today the Angels of the Child, born divinely, glorify: Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Russian translation:
Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth! On this day Bethlehem receives Him who sits forever with the Father. On this day, the Angels glorify the born Baby as God: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will among people!”
On Christmas days, a special kontakion , the hymn “Today the Virgin gives birth to the Most Essential.” It was written by Saint Roman the Sweet Singer at the beginning of the 6th century. As legend has it, Saint Roman in his youth did not have an ear for music or a singing voice, for which he was ridiculed by his fellow members of the church choir. But one day, during a Christmas service, he turned to the Most Holy Theotokos with tears and prayer to learn to sing. After prayer, he dozed off and saw the Mother of God in a dream. And when Roman woke up, he went out to the middle of the temple, which no one expected from him, and began to enthusiastically sing the hymn he had composed, “Virgin is Today.” To this day, this prayer is considered one of the pinnacles of church poetry:
Today the Virgin gives birth to the Most Essential, and the earth brings a den to the Unapproachable; Angels and shepherds glorify, while wolves travel with the star, for for our sake the Young Child, the Eternal God, was born.
Russian translation:
On this day the Virgin gives birth to the Superessential, and the earth brings a cave to the Inaccessible; Angels and shepherds praise, while the Magi travel with the star, for for our sake a young Child, the Eternal God, was born.
The main hymn of Christmas in the Orthodox Church is the troparion of the Holiday , which dates back to the 4th century. It is sung during the Christmas service and a few days later - until January 13th. During the Christmas service, it is performed several times, and the entire church sings along with the choir.
This hymn speaks of man's knowledge of God. The paths to this knowledge can be different - including through the scientific study of the stars, as happened with the Magi. And calling Christ “Sun of Truth” points to the Savior as the Source of life and light, purity and righteousness:
Thy Nativity, Christ our God, shine forth into the world's light of reason, in which the stars who serve as stars learn
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I bow to You, the Sun of Truth, and I lead You from the heights of the East.
Lord, glory to You! Russian translation:
Your Nativity, Christ our God, illuminated the world with the light of knowledge, for through it those who served the stars were taught to worship You, the Sun of Truth, and to know You, from the heights of the Rising Luminary. Lord, glory to You!
Prayer “For God is with us” - read before the coming of the Savior
When is the prayer read? The prayer is read before the coming of the Savior, that is, before the Nativity of Christ. Every Orthodox person should read this prayer a week before the revered event.
Before you begin to say this prayer, you need to prepare.
To do this you need:
- calm down and collect your thoughts in order - while reading prayers, it is better not to be distracted by extraneous things, you should fully concentrate on what you read;
- put away all objects that distract you - phones, TVs, radios;
- light the lamp near the icons;
- a woman needs to wear a scarf on her head.
Before reading the prayer, you need to calm down and collect your thoughts in order, since while reading prayers it is better not to be distracted by extraneous things, you must fully concentrate on what you read.
When and how to read
The prayer is read before Christmas, before the coming of the Savior, who throughout his life will show people “signs” of his divine kingdom on earth and save souls from sins and going to hell. Every believer should read it along with other prayers a week before the revered event. Before saying a prayer, you need to prepare. Then she will have more power.
The preparation is as follows:
- put your thoughts in order (while reading sacred words it is better not to be distracted by worldly affairs);
- turn off all objects that irritate your hearing (phone, TV, radio, etc.);
- light candles (a candle is a conductor of positive energy that enhances the effect of spoken words).
After the ritual, put out the candle, thank God and kiss the icons.
Prayer read before Christmas
The ritual can be performed in private
Light candles in front of the holy images
The first 7 verses are addressed to the “Gentiles”, that is, all nations
The first 7 verses are addressed to the “pagans,” that is, to all nations, even “to the last of the earth,” who are deceived by their power. And also because he wants to attack the Orthodox power, Holy Rus'.
“Repent” - here it does not sound like submission, but as a call to humility. Do not submit to us, but to the fact that God is with us, and it is better not to mess with us. It is also said here that if other nations consider themselves mighty or powerful, that they think that they can subjugate the whole world, then it is better for them not to delude themselves, but to come to terms with the fact that it is better not to touch us, since God is always with us.
Many peoples consider themselves mighty or powerful, and think that they can subjugate the whole world - it is better for them not to delude themselves, but to come to terms with the fact that it is better not to touch the Russian state, since God is always with us
You can remember that the Tatars, the Poles and even Hitler always wanted to attack the Russian state. And everyone knows how it all ended.
“And those who hold counsel together, the Lord will destroy them . It says here that any conspiracy or conspiracy will be revealed anyway, and the Lord himself will reveal it.
“And the word that you speak will not abide in you...” , that is, no malicious intentions regarding Russia will be fulfilled. So “we will not be afraid of your fear, but we will be troubled.”
Interpretation of the text of the prayer
The prayer is composed of several verses taken from the book of Isaiah. That God is with us is emphasized in chapter 8, verse 10. Pagan - various beliefs to which the true Lord has not yet been revealed. Only the Orthodox are not afraid to live, for the Lord is omnipotent and omnipresent with us.
Jesus, with His miracles, emphasized His royal dignity, revealed on His frame. (Isa.9:6). The prayer appeal calls the Messenger of God an Angel. The first verses are addressed to the pagans, in them the Lord calls not to kneel before those in power, but to humility, recognition of the people with whom the Creator is.
“For God is with us” - a prayer of repentance and proclamation of the power of the Lord
Any conspiracy against Orthodoxy will be destroyed by the power of the Creator who loves the true Church, then there are verses about trust in the Almighty Creator, and the only fear that believers will experience is fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord is called the stronghold of the soul in parables, and this is not only for the present generation, but also for future children.
The modern world is filled with the forces of evil; by reading the prayer book of Victory, Orthodoxy affirms the triumph of faith, for God is with us.
In the following verses we see that we can only rely and trust in the Lord God
Then we see that the next 4 verses say that in whom can we rely and trust? To the Lord God. “Let us sanctify, and He will be our fear...” - as we know, the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, the source of life. No man is as exalted as “he who fears the Lord.”
The Monk Ephraim the Syrian said that whoever fears God is like light and thus can show the way to salvation.
“Pray without ceasing,” the Apostle Luke told us, and the Lord God will hear us.
As we see, the words “For God is with us” mean that since God is with us, we are not afraid of anything.
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