The most valuable and precious thing a mother can have is her child. Therefore, she tries with all her might to protect him from the troubles and adversities of this world. And in addition to physical protection, many parents resort to such a method as the mother’s prayer for the child’s health and well-being. But is prayer really that powerful? How often should it be used? We will try to answer these and other questions for you.
We call prayer an appeal in prose or verse to various To higher powers(beings) for help, with gratitude or praise for their deeds. A prayer acquires real power only when it is said by a true believer. Therefore, in order for a mother’s prayer for children to have an effect, a woman must herself believe in its power and that it will help.
The prayer can be:
- public (when it is pronounced by a group of people, for example, to the icon of the Kazan Mother of God);
- private (when a person reads the words alone);
- it can also be pronounced in words or read mentally.
In Christianity, as in many religions, prayer is an integral part of the spiritual life of a true believer. With its help, everyone can appeal to God's power and receive support for accomplishing further actions or pointing in the right direction.
The sacred books contain a large number of prayer texts in verse and prose, which are used today for a variety of services. Reading these spiritual sources of wisdom will give you many answers. important issues, you will feel good and calm, you will receive support in difficult situations. As it says folk wisdom: “If you don’t know what to do, pray!”
Rules for reading prayers
Since we most belong to Christianity, Orthodox prayers will have the greatest power on our land. However, for a believer there are no territorial boundaries, since he can communicate with God at any point in space and even in any dimension. At the same time, the church has established certain rules according to which it is necessary to read these special texts.
First of all, you need to say the prayer while standing. Your face should be turned towards the east - where the sun rises. Women are required to cover their heads and wear decent clothing (for public prayers).
Sacred texts call on believers to pray constantly, so this can be done at any time of the day and in front of any icon (for example, the icon of Our Lady of Kazan is believed to have great power). At today's pace of life, a special rule has been created, according to which it is enough to pray three times a day (morning-afternoon-evening).
It is mandatory to attend Sunday services (public services in the Temple) to receive grace. You can also always come to church whenever you need it, because the doors of this special place are always open to everyone.
Features of home prayer
It is necessary to prepare for any prayer. To begin with, you should carefully read the text of the prayers for children. You must understand every word you speak. It must come not only from your lips, but also from your heart. It is advisable to memorize all the main prayers so as not to stumble while reading them.
Before you begin to pray, try to expel from your heart all the resentments and any bitterness that is present in it. If you want to see goodness from God, you must experience for yourself what it is to be kind.
Before starting prayer, you need to retire, light a lamp and stand in front of the icons. You can say the text of prayers, both alone and with the whole family. This family reading is a type of public prayer, but in no way replaces individual prayer.
To begin, sign yourself with the sign of the cross and make several bows from the waist or to the ground. After this, try to tune in to internal communication with God. In silence, an awareness of the importance of the ritual being performed should come to you.
Having made all the preparations, you can stand in front of the icon and begin reading prayers. At the same time, it is important to clearly pronounce each word, delving into its essence not only with the mind, but also with the heart. An important principle of any prayer, including prayers for children, is the ability to understand and feel the sacred text. Only such an attitude towards the spoken words guarantees a positive result. For example, in asking for cleansing from defilement, one should feel this defilement in oneself and truly desire deliverance from it. And when praying for love, try to find it in yourself and understand what exactly you expect from your request.
You also need to be very focused while praying. It is believed that anyone who reads the text absent-mindedly and inattentively will not be heard by the Lord. The human mind is always busy, so you need to be prepared for distractions. At such moments, try to focus even more on the process and bring your thoughts into a calm state.
You don't need to be looking at your watch all the time, so get into a position that you can stand in for a long time. If it is difficult for you to evoke in yourself the sensations and feelings that are mentioned in the text of the prayer, then try to read prayers throughout the day to penetrate their meaning. It is not recommended to read a lot of general prayers in a row. It is better to interrupt them with a personal appeal to God.
Priests recommend not only praying (reading a text established in a certain order), but also talking to God in your own words. This way you can tell the Lord about your aspirations, troubles and joys. Communication with God must be carried out constantly in order to maintain your connection at a sufficient level. The stronger it is, the better the result of your prayers will be.
To the question “Is it possible to pray to God in your own words?” many Holy Fathers answer in the affirmative. Indeed, today not only those texts that exist in the Holy Scriptures are widespread, but also those that were pronounced by some Holy Fathers. Over time, they became a familiar prayer for many.
It is important to remember that prayer is a work in which four main components must necessarily participate: feelings, will, mind and body.
In order for the words spoken by a person to bring him what he wants in the future, purity of heart must be complemented by the depth of personal faith and the experience of his entire spiritual life. Under such conditions, the power of prayer will increase many times over.
Maternal prayer is one of the most powerful
There are several parables about how powerful maternal prayers can be. In this case, it is important to believe in what you are doing and ask God for help in protecting your children from possible misfortunes.
The more your children need help (they are sick, they have turned away from the right path, they are cursed), the more diligently you need to pray. This is explained as follows:
God cares about his children and even with all our evil or simply bad deeds, he does not turn away from us. Likewise, we must constantly think and pray about our children, forgiving them of their misdeeds.
Directed along an unrighteous path, the child, after he grows up, lives his life, meets God and answers to the Almighty on his own. But for the fact that the mother curses the child, even if his behavior is unacceptable, the mother must answer. After all, raising a child is a big responsibility, and when you are going to introduce him into this world, you must be ready to take it upon yourself. And if something doesn’t work out in your children’s lives, then it’s your fault. You need to start praying more diligently for your child and yourself.
Who should pray for children?
In order for prayer to have the greatest power, it is necessary to turn to a specific icon. There are some recommendations about who and when it is better to pray to (for example, the Kazan Mother of God is turned to when a person needs intercession in difficult times).
Prayers before the images of Jesus Christ and the Mother of God are considered the most powerful. Moreover, you can turn to any icon in prose or verse, where Our Lord or the Queen of Heaven is depicted. The Mother of God is considered the patroness of women and motherhood, so most people turn to her with prayers for children. Also, the “Leaping of the Baby” icon, which is dedicated to motherhood in general, can give special power to mother’s prayers.
Mothers of soldiers who serve in hot spots often turn to the Kazan Icon. Great commanders always prayed to her when going to war or before starting a battle. In addition to victory, the Kazan Mother of God was asked to reduce losses and preserve the lives of soldiers.
Many mothers, trying to take care of their children and protect them from troubles and misfortunes, turn to the icon of the “Sign with the Mother of God,” which is one of the most revered in our country.
But the icon “Helper of Sinners” is not as popular as the icon of Our Lady of Kazan, but it can become the last hope for those who have committed a great sin or need quick absolution (for example, before a complex operation).
The rite of baptism - what is it for?
Often, in order for a child to grow up healthy and have protection from the insidious plans of evil forces, parents baptize him. Of course, when baptized, the baby does not receive one hundred percent protection, but this helps improve his health and ability to withstand diseases and negative impacts from the outside.
This rite is one of the seven sacraments that are accepted in Orthodox Church. Its essence lies in the fact that at baptism a person, as it were, “dies” to a sinful life and is born again to lead a righteous life and receive Salvation. After completing this ritual, a person will be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
This action is called a sacrament because the influence of God’s power on a little person is carried out in an invisible, mysterious way. When baptized, it is mandatory to give the name of a saint who will protect him throughout life and become his guardian angel. In the future, he will help parents take care of their children, suggest to the child, and then to the adult, the right path that will ultimately lead his soul to Salvation. To baptize or not? This decision has always been and is up to the parents. But for sickly babies, baptism is permissible even immediately after birth, in order to help him adapt to the conditions of this world.
A mother's prayer for her child
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, hear me, Your unworthy and sinful servant (your name).
Lord, in Your mercy and power my child (his name), have mercy, I ask, and save him for the sake of Your name.
Lord, I pray, forgive all the sins he committed, voluntarily or unwittingly, before You.
Lord, guide him on the true path, consisting of Your commandments and admonish him and enlighten him with the light of Christ, for the salvation of his soul and healing of his body.
Lord, bless him in his house and around the house, in the field and while working, on the road and in every place of Your possession.
Lord, protect him under Your Holy cover from a flying bullet, an accurate arrow, a sharp knife, a long sword, strong poison, hot fire, an uncontrollable flood, from a deadly ulcer and from a vain death.
Lord, protect him from all enemies, visible and invisible, from all kinds of troubles, evil and misfortunes.
Lord, I pray to heal him from various diseases, cleanse him from all filth (tobacco, wine and drugs) and ease his mental suffering and sorrow.
Lord, grant him the Holy Spirit, grace for many years of life, chastity, and health.
Lord, give him Your blessing for a pious and happy family life and childbearing.
Lord, grant me, a sinner and unworthy of Your servant (your name), a parental blessing for my child in the coming morning, day, evening and night, for the sake of Your name, because Your Kingdom is eternal, it is omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.
Lord, have mercy on me (12 times).
Prayers for children are requests from parents addressed to God and His saints. So, let's figure out what a prayer should be so that it is heard.
“Strong” prayer for children
Let's start, perhaps, with such a concept as “ strong prayer about children". Unfortunately, modern mothers and fathers, far from church life, misunderstand the meaning of prayer, equating it to a spell. For them, prayer for children is not live communication with God and His saints, but a certain set of magic words, by saying which, their child should “automatically” become happy, healthy, rich (and the list goes on). Therefore, if you are told about some kind of “strong” prayer, you need to understand that this has absolutely nothing to do with Orthodoxy. However, at the same time, maternal prayer truly has incredible power! Sometimes real miracles happen through the prayers of mothers. Paradoxical, isn't it? In fact, everything is very simple... A mother's heart, compassionate and sympathetic to her child, sincerely and repentantly praying to God, can do the impossible! Therefore, if you want your prayer for children to be strong, you need to:
- Pray with attention, and not just pronounce words like spells. Delve into the text of prayers compiled by holy and pious people, try to pass them through your heart.
— Pray with repentance, recognizing yourself as sinners because “ God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble"(1 Peter 5:5)
— Pray regularly and persistently, for Christ Himself said “ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you..."(Matthew 7:7)
- Pray to God first. Prayer Mother of God, saints and Guardian Angel cannot replace prayer to the Creator!
- Try to lead a pious Christian life, keeping the main commandments - to love God with all your heart and to love your neighbors. And when you sin, repent. Lead also a church life: regularly confess, take communion, read the Gospel. All this brings a Christian closer to righteousness, and the Apostle James said: “ The fervent prayer of the righteous can accomplish much"! (James 5:16)
What kind of prayers are there for children?
- Prayer in your own words (but sometimes the heart asks to pray for a long time, and we don’t have enough words to express our feelings. Then it’s very good to pray according to the prayer book - those prayers that the holy fathers have already compiled for us)
- Prayer before a certain icon. For example, there are a huge number of icons of the Mother of God. Each of them has its own story... According to good tradition, in front of some of them they pray for children. But, you need to understand - we pray to the Mother of God IN FRONT of the icon, which sets us in a certain mood. We do not pray to the ICON itself. This is what distinguishes Orthodox prayer for children from magic spells, which cause great harm to the soul!
- Akathists. These are praises (quite long) that are prayed while standing. Any mother can choose an akathist to pray for her children. This could be an akathist to the Lord, the Mother of God, or one of the saints.
As you can see, a mother’s strong prayer is primarily spiritual work, and not a set of certain “magic” words. But let’s not be discouraged - everyone can do this work!
First prayer:
O Most Holy Lady Virgin Mary, save and keep my children under Your shelter (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in the womb of their mother. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine Protection of Your servants.
Mother of God, lead me into the image of Your heavenly motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names), caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen.
Second prayer to the Mother of God for children (before the icon of the Mother of God “Education”)
In front of this image, the Mother of God prays for any needs and problems in raising children
O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your roof my children (their names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in the womb of their mother. Cover them with the robe of Your Motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience as a parent, pray to Your Son and our Lord to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your mother’s supervision, for You are the Divine protection of Your servant. Amen.
Third prayer to the Mother of God for children (in front of the icon of the Mother of God “Addition of Mind” (or “Giver of Mind”))
There is a good tradition - to pray to the Mother of God in front of this image if a child has difficulties with learning
Most Pure Mother of God, the House in which the Wisdom of God was created, the Giver of spiritual gifts, raising our minds from the world to the worldly and leading everyone to the knowledge of reason! Receive prayerful singing from us, Thy unworthy servants, who bow with faith and tenderness before Thy most pure image. Pray to Thy Son and our God to grant wisdom and strength to our rulers, to judges truth and impartiality, to shepherds spiritual wisdom, zeal and vigilance for souls, to mentors humility, to children obedience, to all of us the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of humility and meekness, the spirit purity and truth. And now, our All-Singing Mother, give us an increase in intelligence, pacify, unite those who exist in enmity and division and lay down for them an insoluble bond of love, convert all those who have gone astray from foolishness to the light of the truth of Christ, instruct the fear of God, abstinence and hard work, the word of wisdom and soul-helping knowledge Grant to those who ask, overshadow us with eternal joy, the most honorable of the Cherubim and the most glorious of the Seraphim. We, seeing the wondrous deeds and manifold wisdom of God in the world and our life, will remove ourselves from earthly vanities and unnecessary worldly cares, and will raise our minds and hearts to Heaven, as if by Your intercession and help glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship for all in the Trinity We send our praises to the glorious God and Creator of all, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Fourth prayer to the Mother of God for children (in front of the icon of the Mother of God “Consolation” (or “Consolation”))
In front of this icon, mothers ask the Mother of God for any help for their children
Hope to all the ends of the earth, the Most Pure Virgin Mary, our Consolation and Joy! Do not disdain us sinners, for we trust in Your mercy. Quench the flame of sin and water our withered hearts with repentance. Cleanse our minds from sinful thoughts. Accept prayers offered to You from your soul and heart with sighs. Be an intercessor for us to Your Son and God and turn His anger away from us with Mother’s prayers. Strengthen the Orthodox faith in us, put in us the spirit of the fear of God, the spirit of humility, patience and love. Heal mental and physical ulcers, calm the storm of evil enemy attacks. Take away the burden of our sins and do not leave us to perish until the end. Grant us Thy mercy and Thy holy blessing to all those present and praying here, and always remain with us, giving those who come to You joy and consolation, help and intercession, may we all glorify and magnify You until our last sigh. Amen.
Fifth prayer for the children of the Mother of God (before the icon of the Mother of God “Mammal”)
There is a good tradition - to turn to the Mother of God in front of this icon, including mothers who do not have enough breast milk
Accept, Lady Theotokos, the tearful prayers of Your servants who flow to You. We see You on the holy icon, carrying in your arms and feeding with milk Your Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ. Even if you gave birth to Him painlessly, even though the mother weighed the sorrow and infirmity of the sons and daughters of human beings. With the same warmth falling upon Thy whole-bearing image and tenderly kissing this, we pray to Thee, All-Merciful Lady: we, sinners, condemned to give birth to sickness and nourish our children in sorrow, mercifully spare and compassionately intercede, but our babies, who also gave birth to them from a serious illness and deliver from bitter sorrow. Grant them health and prosperity, and their nourishment will increase in strength, and those who feed them will be filled with joy and consolation, for even now, through Your intercession from the mouth of a baby and those who piss, the Lord will bring His praise. O Mother of the Son of God! Have mercy on the mother of the sons of men and on Your weak people: quickly heal the illnesses that befall us, quench the sorrows and sorrows that are upon us, and do not despise the tears and sighs of Your servants. Hear us on the day of sorrow who fall before Your icon, and on the day of joy and deliverance accept the grateful praise of our hearts. Offer our prayers to the throne of Your Son and our God, that He may be merciful to our sin and weakness and add His mercy to those who lead His name, so that we and our children will glorify You, the merciful Intercessor and the faithful Hope of our race, forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer for children to Nicholas the Wonderworker
O all-good Father Nicholas, shepherd and teacher of all who flow by faith to your intercession and call upon you with warm prayer, quickly strive and deliver the flock of Christ from the wolves that are destroying it, and protect every Christian country and save with your holy prayers from worldly rebellion, cowardice, invasion foreigners and internecine warfare, from famine, flood, fire, sword and vain death. And just as you had mercy on three men imprisoned, and you delivered them from the king’s wrath and the beating of the sword, so have mercy on me, in mind, word and deed, in the darkness of sins, and deliver me from the wrath of God and eternal punishment, as through your intercession and With the help of His mercy and grace, Christ God will give me a quiet and sinless life to live in this world and will deliver me from this place, and will make me worthy to be with all the saints. Amen.
Prayer for children to the Guardian Angel
Angel of God, guardian of my child ( Name) holy, for the observance of him (her) from God from heaven given! I diligently pray to you: enlighten him (her) today, and save him (her) from all evil, instruct him in good deeds, and direct him on the path of salvation. Amen.
Prayers for children to other saints
Prayer to the martyr Gabriel of Bialystok
Guardian of infantile kindness and bearer of martyrdom, blessed Gabriel. Our countries are precious adamante and the accuser of Jewish wickedness! We sinners come running to you in prayer, and lamenting over our sins, and ashamed of our cowardice, we call to you with love: do not disdain our filth, you are a treasure of purity; Do not hate our cowardice, long-suffering teacher; but more than this, seeing our weaknesses from heaven, grant us healing through your prayer, and teach us to be imitators of your fidelity to Christ. If we are not able to patiently bear the cross of temptation and suffering, then do not deprive us of your merciful help, servant of God, but ask the Lord for freedom and weakness for us: hear the same mother’s prayers for her children, and pray for health and salvation as an infant from the Lord. : There is no such cruel heart that the holy infant will not be touched by hearing about your torments. And even if, apart from this tender sighing, we are able to bring no good deed, but with such a tender thought our minds and hearts, blessedly, have enlightened us to correct our lives with the grace of God: put in us tireless zeal for the salvation of the soul and for the glory of God, and In the hour of death, help us to keep vigilant memory, especially in our death, demonic torment and thoughts of despair from our souls through your intercession, ask for this hope of Divine forgiveness, but then and now glorify for us the mercy of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your strong intercession, forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to St. Sergius of Radonezh
People also turn to St. Sergius of Radonezh if children have problems with their studies
Oh, sacred head, reverend and God-bearing Father Sergius, by your prayer, and by faith and love, even for God, and by the purity of your heart, you have established your soul on earth in the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity, and have been granted angelic communion and the visitation of the Most Holy Theotokos, and the gift received miraculous grace, after your departure from earthly people, you came closer to God and partook of heavenly powers, but did not retreat from us in the spirit of your love, and your honest power, like a vessel of grace full and overflowing, was left to us! Having great boldness towards the All-Merciful Master, pray to save His servants, His grace existing in you, believing and flowing to you with love. Ask us from our Greatly Gifted God every gift that is useful to everyone and everyone: observance of the immaculate faith, establishment of our cities, peace of peace, deliverance from famine and destruction, preservation from the invasion of foreigners, consolation for the grieving, healing for the sick, restoration for the fallen, those who go astray on the path of truth and return of salvation, strengthening for those who strive, prosperity and blessing for those who do good in good deeds, upbringing of infants, instruction for the young, admonition for the ignorant, intercession for orphans and widows, departing from this temporary life for the eternal, good preparation and parting words, blessed rest for those who have departed, and all of us assisted by your prayers vouchsafe on the day of the Last Judgment to be delivered from this part, and to be part of the right hand of the country and to hear the blessed voice of the Lord Christ: “Come, blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Amen.
Prayer of Saint Blessed Xenia of Petersburg
Oh, holy all-blessed mother Ksenia! Having lived under the shelter of the Most High, knowing and strengthened by the Mother of God, having endured hunger and thirst, cold and heat, reproach and persecution, you have received the gift of clairvoyance and miracles from God and are resting under the canopy of the Almighty. Now the Holy Church, like a fragrant flower, glorifies you: standing at the place of your burial, before your holy image, as if you were alive and present with us, we pray to you: accept our petitions and bring them to the Throne of the Merciful Heavenly Father, as you have boldness towards Him , ask for eternal salvation for those who flow to you, and for our good deeds and undertakings a generous blessing, deliverance from all troubles and sorrows, appear with your holy prayers before our All-Merciful Savior for us, unworthy and sinners, help, holy blessed mother Ksenia, babies with the light of the Holy Illuminate Baptism and seal the gift of the Holy Spirit, educate boys and girls in faith, honesty, fear of God and chastity and grant them success in learning; Heal the sick and ailing, send down love and harmony to families, honor the monastic feat of a good struggle and protect from reproach, strengthen the shepherds in the strength of spirit, preserve our people and country in peace and tranquility, pray for those deprived of communion of the Holy Mysteries of Christ in the dying hour: you are ours hope and hope, speedy hearing and deliverance, we send thanks to you and with you we glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Mother's prayer about children
Prayer one (blessing of children)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, hear me, Thy sinful and unworthy servant.
Lord, in the mercy of Your power my child, have mercy and save him for Your name’s sake.
Lord, forgive him all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, that he committed before You.
Lord, guide him true path Your commandments and enlighten him and enlighten him with Your light of Christ, for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body.
Lord, bless him in the house, around the house, at school, in the field, at work and on the road, and in every place of Your possession.
Lord, protect him under the shelter of Your Saints from a flying bullet, arrow, knife, sword, poison, fire, flood, from a deadly ulcer (atomic rays) and from vain death.
Lord, protect him from visible and invisible enemies, from all troubles, evils and misfortunes.
Lord, heal him from all diseases, cleanse him from all filth (wine, tobacco, drugs) and ease his mental suffering and sorrow.
Lord, grant him the grace of Your Holy Spirit for many years of life, health and chastity.
Lord, increase and strengthen his mental abilities and physical strength.
Lord, give him Your blessing for a godly family life and godly procreation.
Lord, grant me, Thy unworthy and sinful servant, a parental blessing on my child at this time of morning, day, evening and night for the sake of Thy name, for Thy Kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.
Second prayer of a mother for children:
God! To the Creator of all creatures, adding mercy to mercy, You have made me worthy to be the mother of a family; Your goodness has given me children, and I dare to say: they are Your children! Because You gave them existence, revived them with an immortal soul, revived them through baptism for a life in accordance with Your will, adopted them and accepted them into the bosom of Your Church, Lord! Keep them in a state of grace until the end of their lives; grant them to be partakers of the sacraments of Your covenant; sanctify by Thy truth; may he be holy in them and through them holy name Your! Grant me your gracious help in educating them for the glory of Your name and the benefit of your neighbor! Give me methods, patience and strength for this purpose! Teach me to plant in their hearts the root of true wisdom - Thy fear! Illuminate them with the light of Your Wisdom that governs the universe! May they love You with all their souls and thoughts; may they cleave to You with all their hearts and throughout their entire lives may they tremble at Your words! Grant me the understanding to convince them that true life consists in keeping your commandments; that work, strengthened by piety, brings serene contentment in this life and ineffable bliss in eternity. Open to them the understanding of Your Law! May they act until the end of their days in the feeling of Your omnipresence! Plant in their hearts horror and disgust from all lawlessness; let them be blameless in your ways; May they always remember that You, All-Good God, are a champion of Your law and righteousness! Keep them in chastity and reverence for Your name! Let them not discredit Your Church by their behavior, but let them live according to its instructions! Inspire them with a desire for useful teaching and make them capable of every good deed! May they acquire a true understanding of those objects whose information is necessary in their condition; may they be enlightened with knowledge beneficial to humanity. God! Manage me to impress with indelible marks on the minds and hearts of my children the fear of partnerships with those who do not know Thy fear, to instill in them every possible distance from any alliance with the lawless. Let them not listen to rotten conversations; Let them not listen to frivolous people; May they not be led astray from Your path by bad examples; May they not be tempted by the fact that sometimes the path of the wicked is successful in this world!
Heavenly Father! Grant me the grace to take every possible care to tempt my children with my actions, but, constantly bearing in mind their behavior, to distract them from errors, correct their mistakes, curb their stubbornness and obstinacy, refrain from striving for vanity and frivolity; Let them not be carried away by foolish thoughts, let them not follow their hearts, let them not become proud in their thoughts, let them not forget You and Your law. May iniquity not destroy their mind and health, may sins not weaken their mental and physical strength. Righteous Judge, who punishes children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generation, turn away such punishment from my children, do not punish them for my sins; but sprinkle them with the dew of Your grace, that they may prosper in virtue and holiness, that they may increase in Your favor and in the love of pious people.
Father of generosity and all mercy! According to my parental feeling, I would wish for my children every abundance of earthly blessings, I would wish them blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, but may Thy holy will be with them! Arrange their fate according to Your good pleasure, do not deprive them of their daily bread in life, send down to them everything they need in time to acquire a blessed eternity, be merciful to them when they sin before You, do not impute to them the sins of their youth and ignorance, bring their hearts to contrition when they resist the guidance of Your goodness; Punish them and have mercy, directing them to the path pleasing to You, but do not reject them from Your presence! Accept their prayers with favor, grant them success in every good deed; do not turn Your face away from them in the days of their tribulation, lest temptations befall them beyond their strength. Overshadow them with Your mercy, may Your Angel walk with them and protect them from all misfortune and evil paths, All-Good God! Make me a mother who rejoices over her children, so that they will be my joy in the days of my life and my support in my old age. Honor me, with trust in Your mercy, to appear with them at Your Last Judgment and with unworthy boldness to say: Here I am and my children whom You gave to me, Lord! Yes, together with them glorifying the ineffable goodness and eternal love Yours, I extol Your Most Holy Name, Father, Son and Holy Soul, forever and ever. Amen.
Prayers of a father or mother for children: Blessing of the mother, Prayer of the parents for the blessing of the children, to the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, Sighing of the mother for her children, to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon “Seeking the Lost” or “Deliverance from the Troubles of the Suffering”, Prayers to the Mother of God, Prayer to the Guardian Angel, Prayer for children, Rev. Ambrose of Optina, Prayer to the Guardian Angel, Holy Great Martyr Barbara.
Mother's blessing.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, hear me, Thy sinful and unworthy servant.
Lord, in the mercy of Your power my child, have mercy and save him for Your name’s sake.
Lord, forgive him all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, that he committed before You.
Lord, guide him on the true path of Your commandments and enlighten him and enlighten him with Your light of Christ, for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body.
Lord, bless him in the house, around the house, at school, in the field, at work and on the road, and in every place of Your possession.
Lord, protect him under the shelter of Your Saints from a flying bullet, arrow, knife, sword, poison, fire, flood, from a deadly ulcer (atomic rays) and from vain death.
Lord, protect him from visible and invisible enemies, from all troubles, evils and misfortunes.
Lord, heal him from all diseases, cleanse him from all filth (wine, tobacco, drugs) and ease his mental suffering and sorrow.
Lord, grant him the grace of Your Holy Spirit for many years of life, health and chastity.
Lord, increase and strengthen his mental abilities and physical strength.
Lord, give him Your blessing for a godly family life and godly procreation.
Lord, grant me, Thy unworthy and sinful servant, a parental blessing on my child at this time of morning, day, evening and night for the sake of Thy name, for Thy Kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.
Prayer of parents for the blessing of children.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, bless, sanctify, preserve my child with the power of Your Life-giving Cross.
Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John.
Troparion, tone 2
The memory of the righteous is with praise, but the testimony of the Lord, the Forerunner, is sufficient for you: for you have shown that you are truly and most honest of the prophets, as if you were worthy to baptize the Preached One in the streams. Moreover, having suffered for the truth, rejoicing, you preached the good news to those in hell of God revealed in the flesh, taking away the sin of the world and giving us great mercy
Kontakion, tone 5
The glorious beheading of the forerunner, a certain Divine sight, and the coming of the Savior was preached to those in hell; Let Herodia weep, having asked for lawless murder: for he did not love the law of God, nor the living age, but a feigned, temporary one.
Prayer
To the Baptist of Christ, preacher of repentance, do not despise me who repents, but copulating with the heavenly ones, pray to the Lady for me, unworthy, sad, weak and sad, fallen into many troubles, burdened by the stormy thoughts of my mind: for I am a den of evil deeds, by no means have an end to sinful customs; For my mind is nailed down by earthly things. What will I do, I do not know, and to whom will I resort, so that my soul will be saved? Only to you, Saint John, give the same name of grace, as you are before the Lord, according to the Mother of God, greater than all who are born, for you were considered worthy to touch the top of the King Christ, who takes away the sins of the world, the Lamb of God: pray for Him for my sinful soul, so from now on , at the first ten hour, I will bear a good burden and receive compensation with the last.
To her, the Baptist of Christ, the honest Forerunner, the ultimate prophet, the first martyr in grace, the teacher of fasters and hermits, the teacher of purity and the close friend of Christ, I pray to you, I resort to you, do not reject me from your intercession, but raise me up, having fallen into many sins; renew my soul with repentance, as with the second baptism, of which you are the ruler: with baptism you wash away sin, and preach repentance for the cleansing of every bad deed; Cleanse me with the sins of the defiled and force me to enter, even if nothing bad enters, into the Kingdom of Heaven. Amen.
A mother's sigh for her children.
God! To the Creator of all creatures, adding mercy to mercy, You have made me worthy to be the mother of a family; Your goodness has given me children, and I dare to say: they are Your children! Because You gave them existence, revived them with an immortal soul, revived them through baptism for a life in accordance with Your will, adopted them and accepted them into the bosom of Your Church, Lord! Keep them in a state of grace until the end of their lives; grant them to be partakers of the sacraments of Your covenant; sanctify by Thy truth; may Thy holy name be sanctified in them and through them! Grant me your gracious help in educating them for the glory of Your name and the benefit of your neighbor! Give me methods, patience and strength for this purpose! Teach me to plant in their hearts the root of true wisdom - Thy fear! Illuminate them with the light of Your Wisdom that governs the universe! May they love You with all their souls and thoughts; may they cleave to You with all their hearts and throughout their entire lives may they tremble at Your words! Grant me the understanding to convince them that true life consists in keeping your commandments; that work, strengthened by piety, brings serene contentment in this life and ineffable bliss in eternity. Open to them the understanding of Your Law! May they act until the end of their days in the feeling of Your omnipresence! Plant in their hearts horror and disgust from all lawlessness; let them be blameless in your ways; May they always remember that You, All-Good God, are a champion of Your law and righteousness! Keep them in chastity and reverence for Your name! Let them not discredit Your Church by their behavior, but let them live according to its instructions! Inspire them with a desire for useful teaching and make them capable of every good deed! May they acquire a true understanding of those objects whose information is necessary in their condition; may they be enlightened with knowledge beneficial to humanity. God! Manage me to impress with indelible marks on the minds and hearts of my children the fear of partnerships with those who do not know Thy fear, to instill in them every possible distance from any alliance with the lawless. Let them not listen to rotten conversations; Let them not listen to frivolous people; May they not be led astray from Your path by bad examples; May they not be tempted by the fact that sometimes the path of the wicked is successful in this world! Heavenly Father! Grant me the grace to take every possible care to tempt my children with my actions, but, constantly bearing in mind their behavior, to distract them from errors, correct their mistakes, curb their stubbornness and obstinacy, refrain from striving for vanity and frivolity; Let them not be carried away by foolish thoughts, let them not follow their hearts, let them not become proud in their thoughts, let them not forget You and Your law. May iniquity not destroy their mind and health, may sins not weaken their mental and physical strength. Righteous Judge, who punishes children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generation, turn away such punishment from my children, do not punish them for my sins; but sprinkle them with the dew of Your grace, that they may prosper in virtue and holiness, that they may increase in Your favor and in the love of pious people. Father of generosity and all mercy! According to my parental feeling, I would wish for my children every abundance of earthly blessings, I would wish them blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, but may Thy holy will be with them! Arrange their fate according to Your good pleasure, do not deprive them of their daily bread in life, send down to them everything they need in time to acquire a blessed eternity, be merciful to them when they sin before You, do not impute to them the sins of their youth and ignorance, bring their hearts to contrition when they resist the guidance of Your goodness; Punish them and have mercy, directing them to the path pleasing to You, but do not reject them from Your presence! Accept their prayers with favor, grant them success in every good deed; do not turn Your face away from them in the days of their tribulation, lest temptations befall them beyond their strength. Overshadow them with Your mercy, may Your Angel walk with them and protect them from all misfortune and evil paths, All-Good God! Make me a mother who rejoices over her children, so that they will be my joy in the days of my life and my support in my old age. Honor me, with trust in Your mercy, to appear with them at Your Last Judgment and with unworthy boldness to say: Here I am and my children whom You gave to me, Lord! Yes, together with them glorifying Your ineffable goodness and eternal love, I extol Your Most Holy Name, Father, Son and Holy Soul, forever and ever. Amen.
This prayer was distributed to believers in the Kazan Ambrosievskaya women's hermitage near the village. Shamordino.
The Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon “Seeking the Lost”, or “Deliverance from the Troubles of the Suffering”.
Troparion, tone 7
Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, who bore the Eternal Child and God in Her arms. Ask Him to give peace to the world and salvation to our souls. The Son, O Mother of God, tells You that He will fulfill all Your requests for good. For this reason, we fall down and pray, and those who hope in Thee, that we may not perish, we call Thy name: For Thou art, O Lady, the seeker of the lost.
Prayer
Zealous Intercessor, Compassionate Mother of the Lord, I come running to You, the accursed one and the most sinful person above all; Hear the voice of my prayer and hear my cry and groaning. For my iniquities have exceeded my head, and I, like a ship in the abyss, am plunging into the sea of my sins. But You, All-Good and Merciful Lady, do not despise me, who is desperate and perishing in sins; have mercy on me, who repent of my evil deeds, and turn my lost, cursed soul to the right path. On You, my Lady Theotokos, I place all my hope. Thou, Mother of God, preserve and keep me under Thy roof, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayers to the Mother of God.
O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine Protection of Your servants.
Mother of God, lead me into the image of Your heavenly motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names) caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen.
From the convent in Shuya, Ivanovo region.
Prayer 1
Holy Father, Eternal God, from You comes every gift or every good. I diligently pray to You for the children whom Your grace has given me. You gave them life, revived them with an immortal soul, revived them with holy baptism, so that in accordance with Your will they would inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, preserve them according to Your goodness until the end of their lives. Sanctify them with Your truth, may Your name be hallowed in them. Help me, by Your grace, to educate them for the glory of Your name and for the benefit of others, give me the necessary means for this: patience and strength. Lord, enlighten them with the light of Your Wisdom, so that they love You with all their soul, with all their thoughts, plant in their hearts fear and disgust from all lawlessness, so that they may walk in Your commandments, adorn their souls with chastity, hard work, patience, honesty, protect them with truth from slander , vanity, abomination, sprinkle with the dew of Thy grace, that they may prosper in virtues and holiness, and may they increase in Thy good will, in love and piety. May the Guardian Angel always be with them and protect their youth from vain thoughts, from the temptations of this world and from all evil slander. If, when they sin before You, Lord, do not turn Your face away from them, but be merciful to them, arouse repentance in their hearts according to the multitude of Your bounties, cleanse their sins and do not deprive Your blessings, but give them everything necessary for their salvation, preserving them from all illness, danger, troubles and sorrows, overshadowing them with Your mercy all the days of this life. God, I pray to You, give me joy and joy about my children and grant me the privilege of appearing with them at Your Last Judgment, with shameless boldness to say: “Here I am and the children whom You have given me, Lord. Amen". Let us glorify Your All-Holy Name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayer 2
God and Father, Creator and Preserver of all creatures! Grace my poor children (names) with Your Holy Spirit, may He kindle in them the true fear of God, which is the beginning of wisdom and direct prudence, according to which whoever acts, his praise abides forever. Bless them with true knowledge of You, keep them from all idolatry and false teaching, make them grow in true and saving faith and in all piety, and may they abide in them constantly to the end. Grant them a believing, obedient and humble heart and mind, so that they may grow in years and in grace before God and before people. Plant in their hearts love for Your Divine Word, so that they may be reverent in prayer and in worship, respectful to the ministers of the Word and sincere in their actions, modest in their movements, chaste in their morals, true in words, faithful in deeds, diligent in their studies. , happy in the performance of their duties, reasonable and righteous towards all people. Keep them from all the temptations of the evil world, and let not evil society corrupt them. Do not allow them to fall into uncleanness and unchastity, so that they do not shorten their own lives and do not offend others. Be their protector in any danger, so that they do not suffer sudden destruction. Make it so that we do not see in them dishonor and shame for ourselves, but honor and joy, so that Your Kingdom may be multiplied by them and the number of believers will increase, and may they be in heaven around Your table, like heavenly olive branches, and may they reward You with all the elect honor, praise and glorification through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer 3
Lord Jesus Christ, awaken Your mercy on my children (names), keep them under Your roof, cover them from all evil lust, drive away from them every enemy and adversary, open their ears and the eyes of their hearts, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts. Lord, we are all Your creation, have pity on my children (names) and turn them to repentance. Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my children (names) and enlighten their minds with the light of reason of Your Gospel and guide them on the path of Your commandments and teach them, O Savior, to do Your will, for You are our God.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel.
Holy Guardian Angel of my children (names), cover them with your protection from the arrows of the demon, from the eyes of the seducer, and keep their hearts in angelic purity. Amen.
Prayer for children, Rev. Ambrose of Optina.
Lord, You alone weigh everything, you can do everything, and you want everyone to be saved and to come to the mind of Truth. Enlighten my children (names) with the knowledge of Thy truth and Thy Holy will and strengthen them to walk according to Thy commandments and have mercy on me, a sinner.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel.
Angel of God, my holy guardian, given to me from God from heaven for my protection! I diligently pray to you: enlighten me today, save me from all evil, instruct me in every deed, and direct me on the path of salvation. Amen.
Holy Great Martyr Barbara.
Holy glorious and all-praised Great Martyr of Christ Varvaro! Gathered today in your Divine temple, people and the race of your relics venerate and kiss with love, your suffering as a martyr and in their passion-maker Christ Himself, who gave you, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, with pleasing praises, we pray to you , the well-known desire of our intercessor: pray with us and for us, God who beseeches Him from His compassion, may He mercifully hear us asking for His goodness, and not leave us with all the needful petitions for salvation and life, and grant a Christian death to our belly, painless, shameless, I will give peace, I will partake of the Divine Mysteries, and He will give His great mercy to everyone in every place, in every sorrow and situation that requires His love for mankind and help, so that by the grace of God and your warm intercession, with soul and body always abiding in health, we glorify God, wondrous in His saints Israel, who does not remove His help from us always, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayers for various occasions of family life.
Blessing for marriage, Prayers for protection of those entering into marriage, Prayers for the happiness of marriage, Prayers for advice and love between husband and wife, Prayers for all family and household needs, Prayers for infertility, Prayers for the desire to have a male child, Prayers pregnant women for a successful resolution and the birth of healthy children, Prayers for the health of babies, Prayers for women who have had an abortion, Prayers for a lack of mother's milk, Prayers for a father or mother for children, Prayers for raising children in Christian piety, Prayers for the development of the minds of children, Prayers before the start of training, Prayers for the welfare of children in society, Prayers for lost children, Prayers in sadness for children where they are and whether they are alive, Prayers for sleep disturbances in infants, Prayers for damage to children and for healing from a “relative”, Prayers for illnesses babies, Prayers for protection of children, Prayers for chastity and prosperous marriage of daughters, Prayers for salvation from violence, Prayers for women's ailments, Prayers for eliminating family troubles, Prayers for the intercession of widows and orphans and for help in need, Prayers for the well-being of a second marriage, Prayers about the soon return of the spouse from a long absence, Prayers for help in everyday affairs, for God’s blessing over the house.
Prayers for children
Prayers to the Lord
First prayer
Sweetest Jesus, God of my heart! You gave me children according to the flesh, they are Yours according to the soul; You redeemed both my soul and theirs with Your priceless blood; For the sake of Your Divine blood, I beg You, my Sweetest Savior: with Your grace, touch the hearts of my children (names) and my godchildren (names), protect them with Your Divine fear, keep them from bad inclinations and habits, direct them to the bright path of life, truth and goodness, decorate their lives with everything good and saving, arrange their fate as You yourself want and save their souls in the image of fate. Lord God of our fathers! Give to my children (names) and my godsons (names) a right heart to keep Your commandments, Your revelations and Your statutes and to fulfill all this.
Second prayer
God! To the Creator of all creatures, adding mercy to mercy, You have made me worthy to be the mother of a family; Your goodness has given me children, and I dare to say: they are Your children! Because You gave them existence, revived them with an immortal soul, revived them through baptism for a life in accordance with Your will, adopted them and accepted them into the bosom of Your Church. God! Keep them in a state of grace until the end of their lives; grant them to be partakers of the sacraments of Your Covenant; sanctify by Thy truth; may Thy holy name be sanctified in them and through them! Grant me Your gracious help in raising them for the glory of Your name and the benefit of your neighbor! Give me methods, patience and strength for this purpose! Teach me to plant in their hearts the root of true wisdom - Thy fear! Illuminate them with the light of the ruling universe of Your Wisdom! May they love You with all their soul and with all their thoughts, may they cleave to You with all their hearts and may they tremble at Your words throughout their entire lives! Grant me the understanding to convince them that true life consists in keeping Your commandments; that work, strengthened by piety, brings serene contentment in this life and ineffable bliss in eternity. Open to them the understanding of Your law! May they act until the end of their days in the feeling of Your omnipresence! Plant in their hearts horror and disgust from all lawlessness, may they be blameless in their ways, may they always remember that You are the All-Good God, a zealot of Your law and righteousness! Keep them in chastity and reverence for Your name! Let them not discredit Your Church by their behavior, but let them live according to its instructions! Inspire them with a desire for useful teaching and make them capable of every good deed! May they acquire a true understanding of those objects whose information is necessary in their condition; may they be enlightened with knowledge beneficial to humanity. God! Manage me to impress with indelible marks on the minds and hearts of my children the fear of partnerships with those who do not know Thy fear, to instill in them every possible distance from any alliance with the lawless. May they not listen to rotten conversations, may they not listen to frivolous people, may they not be led astray by bad examples from Your path, may they not be tempted by the fact that sometimes the path of the lawless is successful in this world! Heavenly Father! Grant me the grace to take every possible care to tempt my children with my actions, but, constantly bearing in mind their behavior, to distract them from errors, correct their mistakes, curb their stubbornness and obstinacy, refrain from striving for vanity and frivolity; Let them not be carried away by foolish thoughts, let them not follow their hearts, let them not become proud in their thoughts, let them not forget You and Your law. May iniquity not destroy their mind and health, may sins not weaken their mental and physical strength. Righteous Judge, who punishes children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generation, turn away such punishment from my children, do not punish them for my sins, but sprinkle them with the dew of Thy grace, that they may prosper in virtue and holiness, and may they grow in Thy favor and love. pious people. Father of generosity and all mercy! According to my parental feeling, I would wish for my children every abundance of earthly blessings, I would wish them blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, but may Thy holy will be with them! Arrange their fate according to Your good pleasure, do not deprive them of their daily bread in life, send down to them everything they need in time to acquire a blissful eternity; be merciful to them when they sin before You; do not impute to them the sins of their youth and their ignorance, bring their hearts into contrition when they resist the guidance of Your goodness; Punish them and have mercy, directing them to a path pleasing to You, but do not reject them from Your presence! Accept their prayers with favor, grant them success in every good deed, do not turn Your face away from them in the days of their sorrow, so that temptations beyond their strength may not befall them. Overshadow them with Your mercy, may Your angel walk with them and save them from every misfortune and evil path, All-Good God! Make me a mother who rejoices over her children, so that they will be my joy in the days of my life and my support in my old age. Honor me, with trust in Your mercy, to appear with them at Your Last Judgment and with unworthy boldness to say: “Here I am and my children whom You gave me, Lord!” Yes, together with them glorifying Your ineffable goodness and eternal love, I extol Your most holy name, Father, Son and Holy Soul, forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer three
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, hear me, unworthy of a servant (name). Lord, in Your merciful power are my children, Your servants (names). Have mercy and save them, for Thy name's sake. Lord, forgive them all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, that they committed before You. Lord, guide them on the true path of Your commandments and enlighten their minds with the light of Christ for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body. Lord, bless them at home, at school, on the road, and in every place of Your dominion. Lord, protect them under Your holy shelter from a flying bullet, poison, fire, from a deadly ulcer and vain death. Lord, protect them from all visible and invisible enemies, from all illness, cleanse them from all filth and ease their mental suffering. Lord, grant them the grace of Your Holy Spirit for many years of life, health, chastity. Lord, increase and strengthen their mental abilities and physical strength, which You have given them, Your blessing for a pious and, if You wish, family life and shameless childbearing. Lord, grant to me, Thy unworthy and sinful servant (name), a parental blessing on my children and Thy servant at this time of morning, day, night for the sake of Thy name, for Thy Kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.
Prayers to the Mother of God
First prayer
O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine Protection of Your servants.
Second prayer
Mother of God, introduce me to the image of Your heavenly motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names) caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen.
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Prayer to the angel; custodian
Holy Angel; Guardian of my children (names), cover them with your protection from the arrows of the demon, from the eyes of the seducer, and keep their hearts in angelic purity. Amen.
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Prayer for children who have difficulty learning
Lord Jesus Christ, our God, truly dwelling in the hearts of the twelve apostles and by the power of the grace of the All-Holy Spirit, who descended in the form of tongues of fire, and opened their mouths, so that they began to speak in other dialects! Lord Jesus Christ Himself, our God, send down Your Holy Spirit on this youth (name) and plant in his heart the Holy Scripture, which Your most pure hand inscribed on the tablets of the lawgiver Moses, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer for unbaptized babies
Remember, O Lord, Lover of Mankind, the souls of Your departed servants, the infants who in the womb of Orthodox mothers died accidentally from unknown actions, or from a difficult birth, or from some carelessness and therefore did not receive the sacrament of holy baptism. Baptize them, O Lord, in the sea of Your bounties and save them with Your ineffable grace. Amen.
Prayer for pregnant women
O Most Glorious Mother of God, have mercy on me, Your servant, and come to my aid during my illnesses and dangers, with which all the poor daughters of Eve give birth to children. Remember, O Blessed One among women, with what joy and love You went hastily to the mountainous country to visit Your relative Elizabeth during her pregnancy, and what a wonderful effect Your gracious visit had on both mother and baby. And according to Your inexhaustible mercy, grant me, Your most humble servant, to be safely relieved of my burden; Grant me this grace, so that the child who now rests under my heart, having come to his senses, with a joyful leap, like the holy baby John, will worship the Divine Lord Savior, Who, out of love for us sinners, did not disdain to become a baby Himself. May the unspeakable joy with which Your virgin heart was filled when looking at Your newborn Son and Lord, sweeten the sorrow that awaits me amid the pains of birth. May my life, my Savior, born of You, save me from death, which cuts off the lives of many mothers at the hour of resolution, and may the fruit of my womb be numbered among the elect of God. Hear, O Most Holy Queen of Heaven, my humble prayer and look upon me, a poor sinner, with the eye of Your grace; do not be ashamed of my trust in Your great mercy and overshadow me, Helper of Christians, Healer of diseases, may I also be honored to experience for myself that You are the Mother of mercy, and may I always glorify Your grace, which has never rejected the prayers of the poor and delivers all those who call on You in a time of sorrow and illness. Amen.
Prayer of spouses for the gift of children
Hear us, Merciful and Almighty God, may Your grace be sent down through our prayer. Be merciful, Lord, to our prayer, remember Your law about the multiplication of the human race and be a merciful Patron, so that with Your help what You have established will be preserved. By Your sovereign power You created everything out of nothing and laid the foundation for everything that exists in the world - You created man in Your image and, with a sublime secret, sanctified the union of marriage as a foreshadowing of the mystery of the unity of Christ with the Church. Look, O Merciful One, on these Thy servants, united in a marital union and begging for Thy help, may Thy mercy be upon them, may they be fruitful and may they see their sons' sons to the third and fourth generation and may they live to the desired old age and enter the Kingdom of Heaven through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom is all glory, honor and worship due with the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer for children, Rev. Ambrose of Optina
Lord, You alone weigh everything, you can do everything, and you want everyone to be saved and to come to the mind of Truth. Enlighten my children (names) with the knowledge of Thy truth and Thy Holy will and strengthen them to walk according to Thy commandments and have mercy on me, a sinner.
Prayer of parents for children in the army
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, hear me, unworthy of a slave (or: slave) (name). Lord, in Thy merciful power are my children (names), have mercy and save them, for Thy name’s sake. Lord, forgive them all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, that they committed before You. Lord, guide them on the true path of Your commandments, and enlighten their minds with the light of Christ for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body. Lord, bless their service in the army, on land, in the air and in the sea, on the road, in flying and sailing, and in every place of Your dominion. Lord, save them by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross under the shelter of Your saints from a flying bullet, arrow, sword, fire, from a deadly wound, water drowning and sudden death. Lord, protect them from all visible and invisible enemies, from all trouble, evil, misfortune, betrayal and captivity. Lord, heal them from every illness and wound, from every defilement and ease their mental suffering. Lord, grant them the grace of Your Holy Spirit for many years of life; health and chastity in all piety and love, in peace and unanimity with the rulers around them, near and far. Lord, increase and strengthen their mental abilities and physical strength, return them healthy and prosperous to their parental home. All-merciful Lord, grant me, your unworthy and sinful servant (or: servant) (name), a parental blessing on my children (names) at this time of morning, day, night, for Your Kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.
Real hysteria of healing from illnesses, help in difficult situations, protection from evil forces
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The given introductory fragment of the book The miraculous power of maternal prayer (P. E. Mikhalitsyn, 2014) provided by our book partner - the company liters.
Daily prayers for children
Morning prayers for children
A mother's prayer for her child
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, hear me, Thy sinful and unworthy servant ( namename).
Lord, in the mercy of Your power my child ( namename), have mercy and save him for Your name's sake.
Lord, forgive him all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, that he committed before You.
Lord, guide him on the true path of Your commandments and enlighten him and enlighten him with Your light of Christ for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body.
Lord, bless him in the house, around the house, in the field, at work and on the road and in every place of Your possession. Lord, protect him under the protection of Your Saints from a flying bullet, arrow, knife, sword, poison, fire, flood, from a deadly ulcer and from vain death.
Lord, protect him from visible and invisible enemies, from all troubles, evils and misfortunes.
Lord, heal him from all diseases, cleanse him from all filth (wine, tobacco, drugs) and ease his mental suffering and sorrow.
Lord, grant him the grace of the Holy Spirit for many years of life, health, and chastity.
Lord, give him Your blessing for a godly family life and godly procreation. Lord, grant me, Thy unworthy and sinful servant, a parental blessing on my child in the coming mornings, days, evenings and nights, for Thy name’s sake, for Thy Kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.
A mother’s prayerful sigh for her children
God! Creator of all creatures, adding mercy to mercy, You made me worthy to be the mother of a family; Your goodness has given me children, and I dare to say: they are Your children! Because You gave them existence, revived them with an immortal soul, revived them through Baptism for a life in accordance with Your will, adopted them and accepted them into the bosom of Your Church. God! Keep them in a state of grace until the end of their lives; grant them to be partakers of the Mysteries of Your Covenant; sanctify by Thy truth; may Thy holy name be sanctified in them and through them! Send me Your gracious help in raising them for the glory of Your name and the benefit of your neighbor! Give me methods, patience and strength for this purpose! Teach me to plant in their hearts the root of true wisdom - Thy fear! Illuminate them with the light of Your Wisdom! May they love You with all their souls and thoughts; may they cleave to You with all their hearts and throughout their entire life, may they tremble at Your words! Grant me the wisdom to convince them that true life consists in keeping Your commandments, that work, strengthened by piety, brings serene contentment in this life, and ineffable bliss in eternity. Open to them the understanding of Your law, so that until the end of their days they act in the feeling of Your omnipresence; plant in their hearts fear and disgust from all lawlessness, may they be blameless in their ways, may they always remember that You, All-Good God, are the Jealous of Your law and righteousness! Keep them in chastity and reverence for Your name, so that they do not discredit Your Church with their behavior, but let them live according to its instructions! Inspire them with a desire for useful learning and make them capable of every good deed, so that they may acquire a true understanding of those subjects whose information is necessary in their condition, and may be enlightened with knowledge beneficial to humanity. God! Manage me to imprint with indelible marks on the minds and hearts of my children the fear of partnerships with those who do not know Your fear, to instill in them every possible distance from any alliance with the lawless, may they not listen to rotten conversations, may they not be led astray from Your path by bad examples, may they not be tempted by this that sometimes the path of the wicked is successful in this world. Heavenly Father! Grant me the grace to take every possible care to seduce my children through my actions. But constantly keeping in mind their behavior, distract them from errors, correct their mistakes, curb their stubbornness and obstinacy, refrain from striving for vanity and frivolity, so that they do not get carried away by crazy thoughts, do not follow their hearts, do not become proud in their thoughts theirs, may they not forget You and Your law, may iniquity not destroy their mind and health, may the sins of their mental and physical strength not weaken them. Father of generosity and all mercy! According to my parental feeling, I would wish for my children every abundance of earthly blessings, I would wish them blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, but may Thy holy will be with them! Arrange their fate according to Your good pleasure, do not deprive them of their daily bread in life, send down to them everything they need in time to acquire a blissful eternity; be merciful to them when they sin against You; do not impute to them the sins of their youth and their ignorance; bring their hearts into contrition when they resist the guidance of Your goodness; Punish them and have mercy, directing them to the path pleasing to You, but do not reject them from Your presence! Accept their prayers with favor, grant them success in every good deed, do not turn Your face away from them in the days of their sorrow, so that temptations beyond their strength may not befall them. Overshadow them with Your mercy, may Your Angel walk with them and save them from all misfortune and evil path. All-merciful God! Make me a mother who rejoices over her children, so that they will be my joy in the days of my life and my support in my old age. Honor me, with trust in Your mercy, to appear with them at Your Last Judgment and with shameless boldness to say: “Here I am and my children whom You gave me, Lord!” Yes, together with them, glorifying Your ineffable goodness and eternal love, I exalt Your most holy name, Father, Son and Holy Soul, forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel
Holy Guardian Angel of my children ( names), cover them with your cover from the arrows of the demon, from the eyes of the seducer, and keep their hearts in angelic purity. Amen.
Prayers throughout the day
Daily prayer for children
names), keep them under Your roof, cover them from all evil lust, drive away from them every enemy and adversary, open their ears and the eyes of their hearts, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts. Lord, we are all Your creation, have pity on my children ( namesnames) and enlighten their minds with the light of the mind of Your Gospel, and guide them on the path of Your commandments, and teach them, O Savior, to do Your will, for You are our God.
Mother's Prayer
Sweetest Jesus, God of my heart! You gave me children according to the flesh, they are Yours according to the soul; You redeemed both mine and their souls with your priceless blood. For the sake of Your Divine blood, I beg You, my sweetest Savior, with Your grace touch the hearts of my children ( names) and my godchildren ( names), protect them with Your Divine fear, keep them from bad inclinations and habits, direct them to the bright path of life, truth and goodness. Decorate their lives with everything good and saving, arrange their fate as You yourself want, and save their souls in the image of fate! Lord, God of our Fathers! To my children ( names) and godchildren ( names) give me a right heart to keep Your commandments, Your revelations and Your statutes and to do all this! Amen.
Prayer for the children of St. Ambrose of Optina
Lord, You alone weigh everything, you can do everything, and you want everyone to be saved and to come to the mind of Truth. Give understanding to my children ( names) by the knowledge of Thy truth and Thy holy will and strengthen them to walk according to Thy commandments and have mercy on me, a sinner. Amen.
Evening prayers for children
First prayer
Holy Father, Eternal God, from You comes every gift or every good. I diligently pray to You for the children whom Your grace has given me. You gave them life, revived them with an immortal soul, revived them with holy Baptism, so that in accordance with Your will they would inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. Preserve them according to Your goodness until the end of their lives, sanctify them with Your truth, may Your name be hallowed in them. Help me, by Your grace, to educate them for the glory of Your name and for the benefit of others, give me the necessary means for this: patience and strength. Lord, enlighten them with the light of Your Wisdom, may they love You with all their soul, with all their thoughts, plant in their hearts fear and disgust from all lawlessness, may they walk in Your commandments, adorn their souls with chastity, hard work, patience, honesty; protect them with Your righteousness from slander, vanity, and abomination; sprinkle with the dew of Thy grace, that they may prosper in virtues and holiness, and may they increase in Thy good will, in love and piety. May the Guardian Angel always be with them and protect their youth from vain thoughts, from the temptations of this world and from all evil slander. If, when they sin before You, Lord, do not turn Your face away from them, but be merciful to them, arouse repentance in their hearts according to the multitude of Your bounties, cleanse their sins and do not deprive Your blessings, but give them everything necessary for their salvation, preserving them from all illness, danger, troubles and sorrows, overshadowing them with Your mercy all the days of this life. God, I pray to You, give me joy and joy about my children and grant me the privilege of appearing with them at Your Last Judgment, with shameless boldness to say: “Here I am and the children whom You have given me, Lord.” Let us glorify Your All-Holy Name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Second prayer
Merciful Lord, Jesus Christ, I entrust our children to You ( namename), which You have given to us, having fulfilled our prayers. I ask You, Lord, save them in the ways that You Yourself know. Save them from vices, evil, pride, and let nothing that is contrary to You touch their souls. But grant them faith, love and hope for salvation, and may they be Your chosen vessels of the Holy Spirit, and may they be holy and blameless before their God life path. Bless them, Lord, may they strive every minute of their lives to fulfill Your holy will, so that You, Lord, may always be with them by Your Holy Spirit. Lord, teach them to pray to You, so that prayer may be their support and joy in sorrow and the consolation of their lives, and may we, their parents, be saved by their prayer. May Your angels always protect them. May our children be sensitive to the grief of their neighbors and may they fulfill Your commandment of love. And if they sin, then grant them, Lord, to bring repentance to You, and You, in Your ineffable mercy, forgive them. When their earthly life ends, then take them to Your Heavenly Abodes, where let them lead with them other Your chosen servants. Through the Prayer of Your Most Pure Mother, Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and Your Saints ( All holy families are listed), Lord, have mercy and save us, for Thou art glorified with Thy Beginningless Father and Thy Most Holy, Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer three
God and Father, Creator and Preserver of all creatures! Bless my poor children ( names) By Your Holy Spirit, may He kindle in them the true fear of God, which is the beginning of wisdom and direct prudence, according to which whoever acts, his praise abides forever. Bless them with true knowledge of You, keep them from all idolatry and false teaching, make them grow in the true and saving faith and in all piety, and may they abide in them constantly to the end. Grant them a believing, obedient and humble heart and mind, so that they may grow in years and in grace before God and before people. Plant in their hearts love for Your Divine Word, so that they may be reverent in prayer and in worship, respectful to the ministers of the Word and sincere in their actions, modest in their movements, chaste in their morals, true in words, faithful in deeds, diligent in their studies. , happy in the performance of their duties, reasonable and righteous towards all people. Keep them from all the temptations of the evil world, and let not the evil community corrupt them. Do not allow them to fall into uncleanness and unchastity, so that they do not shorten their own lives and do not offend others. Be their protector in any danger, so that they do not suffer sudden destruction. Make it so that we do not see in them dishonor and shame for ourselves, but honor and joy, so that Your Kingdom may be multiplied by them and the number of believers will increase, and may they be in heaven around Your table, like heavenly olive branches, and may they reward You with all the elect honor, praise and glorification through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer four
Lord Jesus Christ, bring Your mercy to my children ( names), keep them under Your roof, cover them from all evil lust, drive away from them every enemy and adversary, open their ears and the eyes of their hearts, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts. Lord, we are all Your creation, have pity on my children ( names) and turn them to repentance. Save, Lord, and have mercy on my children ( names), and enlighten their minds with the light of the mind of Your Gospel, and guide them on the path of Your commandments, and teach them, O Savior, to do Your will, for You are our God. Amen.
Fifth prayer
Merciful God and heavenly Father! Have mercy on our children ( names), we humbly pray to You for these, and we commend them to Your care and protection. Place strong faith in their hearts, teach them to revere You and make them worthy to love You, our Creator and Savior, more strongly. Instruct them, O God, on the path of truth and goodness, so that in all their deeds they will glorify Your name. Teach them to live piously and virtuously, so that they will be useful not only in name, but also in life as Christians and to the fatherland. Give them mental and physical health and success in their work. Deliver them from the trappings of the devil, from many temptations, from bad passions and from all kinds of wicked and wicked people. Through the prayers of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, lead them to the quiet refuge of Your eternal Kingdom, so that with all the righteous they may thank You with Your Only Begotten Son and Your Life-Giving Spirit. Amen.