How to pray correctly at home, in church, in front of an icon, relics, so that God hears and helps us: Orthodox church rules. Is it possible and how to pray correctly in your own words? What basic prayers should an Orthodox Christian know and read: a list of words

12.10.2019

Very often, people ordering a prayer service, magpie or other worship service ask about who and what they should pray for in order to receive God’s help.

The Orthodox Church responds to this as follows: “Any prayer service is a divine service aimed at glorifying the Lord, the Mother of God and all the Saints. In the prayer service, Orthodox Christians ask for mercy or thank God for the blessings received. The Savior favors His children who turn to Him for help, and helps - according to the power of our faith, showing miracles of good deeds, the purpose of which is to heal, enlighten, encourage and reveal to a person the spiritual side of life. The Lord hears any of our prayers addressed to him. Therefore, when praying or ordering prayer services, remember all the Saints. each of them, as well as all of them together, are equally important."

Nevertheless, each of the Saints, each of the Miracle-Working Icons, have their own, unique grace. Prayed for centuries, Miracle-Working Icons are for believers a source of God's love, which the Lord generously bestows upon us. In this section of our website you can find out detailed information about all the Miracle-Working Icons located in churches and monasteries in Moscow and the Moscow region.

Pray for healing. Young virgins especially pray before her, asking for help in maintaining chastity, piety and morality. They call on Her and in the hope of meeting with kind man, asking for a successful marriage, strong and happy family life. They pray to the Queen of Heaven before Her image “Tenderness” and for the onset of a long-awaited pregnancy and a successful delivery. Prayer.
Located in Moscow,
Days of veneration - August 01, August 10.
If you need an icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness” for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. Proposed

They pray for the well-being of the entire country. In front of the Vladimir Icon, they turn to the Mother of God to ask Her for intercession from the enemy, for help in overcoming difficulties and for strengthening faith. Prayer in front of this image also helps to heal from physical ailments and mental hardships. Prayer.
Located in Moscow
Days of veneration - June 03, July 6, September 08.
If you need the icon of the Mother of God "Vladimir" for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

The icon became famous for its numerous healings from physical ailments, including fatal ones. They pray for the health of both themselves and their family and friends. They ask the Mother of God in front of the icon “for the joy of all who mourn” and for healing from spiritual illnesses - lack of faith, despondency, despair and sorrow.
Prayer in front of this image helps in other everyday issues. If there is a “burden” on your heart, things are not going well, there are family feuds, difficulties with work, etc. – you can pray to the Mother of God in front of the “Joy to All Who Sorrow” icon for a successful outcome of all this.
In front of the icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” with coins, in addition to everything listed above, they pray in need. Prayer.
Located in the Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God of All Who Sorrow Joy on Ordynka, Moscow
Days of veneration - November 6.

They pray for healing for cancer. Prayer helps in getting rid of drug and alcohol addiction and gambling addiction. They pray asking for protection from witchcraft spells, from magical influence on anyone’s part. Prayer.
Located in the Novospassky Stavropegial Monastery, Moscow.
Days of veneration - August 31.
If you need an icon of the Mother of God “The Tsaritsa” for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

Everyone who is sick physically prays, and through their prayers they receive healing from the most serious illnesses. Prayers in front of this image also heal from the passions that often overwhelm human soul, depriving us of vitality and from mental illness. They pray to correct moral vices that lead to the spiritual death of a person. Prayer.
Located in the Temple in the name of the prophet of God Elijah (EXCELLENCE OF THE LORD'S CROSS) in Cherkizovo, Moscow
Days of veneration are every year on Friday of Bright Week (Easter Week).

They pray for healing from diseases of the soul and body, for the protection of the home from natural disasters and attacks from enemies, for the inviolability of the borders of the Fatherland. Repentant sinners come to her asking for forgiveness of their sins, and relatives pray for the unrepentant. Prayer.
Located in the Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi, Moscow,
Days of veneration are February 25, October 26, every year on Tuesday of Bright Week (Easter week).
If you need the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for deliverance from any disease, including those over which doctors are powerless. There are many known cases of healing from blindness and paralysis, plague and other mass epidemics. They pray for the protection of their home and country from attack and capture by enemies, from robbery and other unlawful actions. They pray in front of the Jerusalem image and for salvation from natural disasters. Often in front of the Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God you can hear prayers for the preservation of the hearth, for the well-being of the family and good relations between its members. Prayer.
Located in the Temple in the name of the prophet of God Elijah (EXCELLENCE OF THE LORD'S CROSS) in Cherkizovo, Moscow
Days of veneration - October 25

By venerating the miraculous image, people received instant healing from severe toothaches, gumboils, and stomach pains. Prayers to the icon saved men from alcohol addiction, and also cured severe cancer, blood diseases, ulcers, and kidney stones. There are numerous cases of miraculous healings and, in particular, the gift of children to infertile couples. They pray for healing of illnesses and healing of infertility (conception of children). Prayer.
Located in the Church of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kosino, Moscow,
Days of veneration - July 3

They pray for a speedy conception, a successful pregnancy and a safe delivery. They also turn to the Heavenly Intercessor in matters of feeding newborn children - when there is not enough milk, or when the baby does not latch well. They also pray to the Mother of God for the health of children and their timely development. Prayer.
Located in Moscow,
Days of veneration - January 25.

They pray for sclerosis, atherosclerosis, lack of intelligence, weak mental development, and also when “adding” intelligence (help in studying) is required for students and schoolchildren. In addition, you can turn to this icon with a prayer for help (addition of mind or admonition) when scientific work, working on any project. They pray for help to students, mental enlightenment and the cure of the mentally ill. Prayer.
Located in Moscow,
The days of veneration are on the day of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, August 28.
If you need the icon of the Mother of God “Addition of Mind” for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

Prayers to this icon bring comfort in sorrows and help with mental and other ailments. They ask a prayer for deliverance from demonic possession.
They pray for healing from cholera, the blind and paralytic, from the fire. Prayer.
Located in the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Sokolniki, Moscow,
Days of veneration - August 26.
If you need an icon of the Mother of God “Passionate” for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray to ask to overcome life's difficulties, misfortunes and adversities. Prayer.
Located in the Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi, Moscow,
Days of veneration - February 07.

Unexpected joy is a miracle that we no longer hoped for or counted on - unexpected, sudden and unpredictable. Believers pray to the Mother of God in front of the icon " Unexpected Joy"when it seems that the spark of hope has already faded. They ask the Most Pure One for protection from sorrows and troubles, and pray for deliverance from mental anxieties and physical illnesses. Prayer before the “Unexpected Joy” icon helps mothers seek physical and spiritual health for their children. Lost but repentant souls can finally receive forgiveness and find peace. Those whose relatives and friends have disappeared turn to the Mother of God to reunite with dear people. And those who suffer from physical illness are healed. The icon also helps those who are burdened by a heavy spiritual burden - irreconcilable resentment or deep sadness. Prayer.
Located in the Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God Unexpected Joy, Moscow,
Days of veneration - December 22, May 14.
If you need the icon of the Mother of God "Unexpected Joy" for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link Face 1, clicking on this link Face 2. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for well-being on the way, from storms and drowning at sea, for healing from various ailments, for the protection of the family hearth, for help in various troubles, from sadness and despondency, for children, to get their daughters married, for help in poverty and need. , about intercession for widows and orphans, about compassion for the defenseless, in captivity among enemies. Prayer.
Located in the Epiphany Cathedral, Moscow.
Days of veneration - May 22, December 19.
If you need an icon of the Savior Nicholas the Wonderworker for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link Face 1, Clicking on this link Face 2, Face 3, Face 4, Face 5. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

Believers turn to her to ask for help and protection for their homes and their families. It is with this icon that during the sacrament of weddings the newlyweds are most often blessed for strong and happy marriage. The image of the Kazan Mother of God is often placed next to the crib of children, because they believe and know that the Most Pure One will not leave the child, but will graciously watch over him. Prayer before her has more than once helped people get back on their feet and regain their sight, not only physically, but also spiritually. Lost souls kneeling before the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God regained faith and returned to a pious life, for the Mother of God responds to the call of everyone who thirsts for Her help and forgiveness with all their heart and soul. Prayer.
Located in the Epiphany Cathedral, Moscow,
Days of veneration - July 21, November 4.
If you need an icon of the Mother of God "Kazan" for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link Face 1, Clicking on this link Face 2, Clicking on this link Face 3. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for the fate of Russia, as well as for forgiveness for the death of Nicholas II and his family. Prayer.
Located in the Church of St. Nicholas in Pyzhi, Moscow
Days of veneration - July 17

Considered the patroness of babies, she is also called the nursery. She helps children in illness, calms the restless and disobedient, helps them choose friends, and protects them from the bad influence of the street. It is believed to strengthen the bond between parents and children. Helps women during childbirth and pregnancy. They also pray when there are problems with conception. Before her they pray for the sight of the blind and the healing of eye diseases, for illnesses of children, for epilepsy and paralysis, for the preservation of peace and the non-occurrence of war. Prayer.
Located in the Temple in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God in Alekseevsky, Moscow
Days of veneration - July 9
If you need the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for any help they need - in matters of the heart, in healing from illnesses, in case of financial disorders or to avoid impending deception, in case of damage from the elements, in preserving the family, in caring for children and their well-being - you can’t list everything. But the holy elder Matrona is always with us, and prayerful trust in her intercession before her icon helps everyone who comes to her in sorrows and illnesses. Prayer.
Located in the Pokrovsky Stauropegial Women's Monastery, Moscow
Days of veneration - March 8 (discovery of relics), May 2, October 5.
If you need an icon of St. prbl. Matrona of Moscow for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for healing of head diseases. Prayers before the miraculous icon helped many to find a happy marriage (ask for a good husband/wife). Prayers to Saint John the Baptist will help every person to successfully cope with any work and fulfill their duty with dignity. With it, it will be easier for you to discover your destiny, following which a person finds happiness and health. Prayer.
Located in St. John the Baptist Stauropegial Convent, Moscow
Days of veneration - October 6 - Conception, July 7 - Christmas, September 11 - Beheading, January 20 - Council, March 9 - first and second finding of the head, June 7 - third finding of the head, October 25.
If you need an icon of St. John the Baptist (Baptist) for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for protection of the home from ill-wishers, for healing from epidemics, and for the protection of military personnel. They pray for the well-being of those on the road and those traveling. Prayer.
Located in the Mother of God-Smolensk Novodevichy Convent, Moscow
Days of veneration - August 10

They pray for help in God’s blessing over the house, in housing problems, they pray for finding their own home. Prayer before the icon of the Holy Blessed Daniel of Moscow helps in cases where the Fatherland is in military danger, and also asks for the preservation of peace. They ask him for help if they see unnecessary divisions between people, about the lenient nature of governments and authorities - for example, you can pray to him before elections of heads of any scale, so that he helps, perhaps gives some kind of sign so that a person makes the right choice in favor of or another candidate. They pray to Saint Daniel to stop and prevent internecine warfare. But most of all, a prayer request to him helps in solving housing issues - they pray to him for finding his own home and for God’s blessing over the house. Also, the holy noble prince Daniel of Moscow is now the heavenly patron Corps of Engineers Russian army. Prayer.
Located in the Danilovsky stauropegial monastery, Moscow
Days of veneration - March 17, September 12
If you need an icon of St. Prince Daniel of Moscow for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

Saint Peter is the first Moscow saint, he is revered as the heavenly patron and protector of the city of Moscow. They pray for deliverance from all illnesses and troubles. There are many known cases of miraculous healings that occurred through prayers to the Saint. Prayer.
Located in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery, Moscow
Days of veneration - January 3, September 6 - transfer of relics, October 18 - Moscow. St., October 23 - Volynsk Cathedral. Saints

Prayer can heal a wide variety of ailments, such as stomach diseases, eye and dental diseases, helps with mental disorders, and can also give women suffering from infertility long-awaited offspring. Prayer.
Located in the Church of St. Martin the Confessor (Ascension of the Lord), Moscow
Days of veneration - September 4

Prayer in front of his icons will help pacify pain and heal from any illness. They appeal to Panteleimon with requests to cure spiritual ailments - despair, anxiety, anger, resentment and other vices of the soul. It is customary to pray to Panteleimon not only with requests for deliverance from any hardships, but also with requests for the preservation of existing health.
Panteleimon the Great Martyr is addressed as the patron saint of those whose work and life are invariably connected with the salvation of people. Military personnel, doctors, sailors, employees of internal law enforcement agencies, representatives of peacekeeping forces, etc. can ask the Saint for well-being in their activities. Prayer.
Located in the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Izmailovo, Moscow
Days of veneration - August 9
If you need an icon of the Great Martyr. Panteleimon for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link Face 1, Face 2. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for children who are having trouble studying. They pray for the healing of physical and mental illnesses, alcoholism and drug addiction. They pray for spiritual guidance for young people, help in choosing life path, support in old age's infirmities. Holy Righteous John of Kronstadt is the greatest healer and intercessor for us; we can resort to his help in any trouble and in any difficulty. Prayer.
Located in the Temple of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Rogozhskaya Sloboda, Moscow
Days of veneration - January 2

They pray to find what was lost, expose theft, and return what was stolen. Since ancient times in Rus', under serfdom, they believed that prayer to the holy martyr John the Warrior would help apprehend a runaway slave or find a robber and return the loot, evidence of which exists in our times. If such a nuisance happens to someone, it is worth turning to the saint for help in sincere prayer. In Rus', all thieves were afraid of the saint: if suspicion of theft fell on someone, they served a prayer service to Saint John the Warrior, and the thieves were so afraid of the saint that they themselves confessed to theft. They pray to him for help in finding missing things. They also resort to it in protection from offenders. They also pray to Saint John the Warrior for those who are in captivity or imprisonment. Anyone who is in spiritual sorrow or any other everyday situation can turn to Saint John the Warrior for help. Prayer.
Located in the Temple of St. John the Warrior on Yakimanka, Moscow
Days of veneration - August 12
If you need an icon of St. John the Warrior for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray to ask the Holy One for help in getting rid of physical and mental ailments. Especially often, pilgrims appeal to the Reverend, begging for the pacification of pride, as one of the most serious sins. They ask not only for themselves, but also for their friends and enemies. This image is especially revered by parents whose children do not show success in learning. Sergius of Radonezh himself could not cope with reading and writing for a long time and mastered it perfectly only after fervent prayers to our Lord. Now he himself stands next to God and asks him for those who cannot succeed in learning only on their own. The students themselves turn to Sergius of Radonezh on the eve of an exam or when mastering complex sciences. Sergius of Radonezh is revered both as the Holy Protector of the righteous and honest life. Therefore, they pray in front of his icons on the eve of important court cases or during litigation: the Reverend helps everyone who is sincere and pure in thoughts and deeds and fights for the truth against lies in court. Prayer.
Located in the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra, Sergiev Posad, Moscow region.
Days of veneration - July 18 - acquisition of honest relics, July 20, October 8 - Repose
If you need an icon of St. Sergius of Radonezh for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link Face 1, clicking on this link Face 2, clicking on this link Face 3. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for a successful marriage, for success in all areas of life, for help in raising children and for their excellent studies, for the gift of children (for those who cannot conceive), for healing from illnesses and for those who died without communion (begging). Prayer.
Pieces of the relics and the icon are in the Chapel of St. Ksenia of Petersburg at the Kuzminskoye cemetery, Moscow
Days of veneration - February 6.
If you need an icon of St. prbl. Xenia of St. Petersburg for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

Pray for help with real estate, taxes and financial well-being. Prayer.
Located in Moscow
Days of veneration - December 15th.

The Venerable Mary of Egypt is the patroness of repentant harlots, fornicators and the judge at the Last Judgment of those who have not repented. Prayer has the properties of liberating a person from bad addictions, which can lead to harmful habits (drunkenness, drug addiction, gambling addiction) if a prayer is read before it. They pray to obey in performing abortions. You can pray to the Reverend Mary of Egypt for choosing the right path in life, for the gift of modesty, chastity, and Christian wisdom. Prayer.
Located in the Sretensky stauropegial monastery, Moscow
Days of veneration - the fifth week (Sunday) of Lent, April 14 - the day of repose...

They pray for solutions to material problems in life. Spiridon Trimifuntsky still helps to find a job, decide legal issues regarding money matters and business affairs, people turn to Spiridon Trimifuntsky for help in buying and selling real estate, which was recommended by Ambrose Optinsky. Prayer.
The revered icon with parts of the relics and the shoe are located in the St. Daniel Stavropegial Monastery (slipper), the Zachatievsky Stauropegial Convent, in the Church of the Resurrection of the Word on the Assumption Vrazhek, Moscow, Nikolo-Solbinsky Convent, Yaroslavl Region.
Days of veneration - December 25th.
If you need an icon of St. Spyridon of Trimifunt for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link Face 1, clicking on this link Face 2. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for the establishment of family piety, assistance in the upbringing and moral and religious growth of children. Prayer.
They are located in the Pokrovsky Khotkovsky stauropegial convent, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad district, Khotkovo.
Days of veneration - January 31, October 11.

They pray for the salvation of a heavily drinking family member, any neighbor, and help with such destructive, fatal addictions as drug addiction and smoking. Helps in the fight against gambling addiction. People also turn to her for help in resolving housing issues, concluding housing transactions for exchange, purchase and sale, and problems with inheritance. You can pray about everything, express all your wishes, requests, sorrows - the Queen of Heaven will not refuse anyone with heartfelt and sincere prayer. Prayer.
Located in the Serpukhov Vvedensky Vladychny Convent, Moscow region, Serpukhov.
Days of veneration - May 18.
If you need the icon of the Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Chalice” for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for career, creative and spiritual growth. In addition, turning to her, they pray for healing from various diseases, as well as for a successful marriage. Prayer.
Days of veneration December 4th.

They pray for strengthening faith, humility, ascetic work, piety, preservation of virginity, and healing for illnesses. Prayer.
Located in the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, Moscow region, Zvenigorod.
Days of veneration - December 16th.

They pray for fertility, from fire, from floods, from diseases, from ulcers. They also pray for success in business, for travelers, for sailors, for warriors. Prayer.
Located in, Moscow region, Mozhaisk.
Days of veneration - June 9, January 9.

They pray during mental and physical illnesses, at the end of any matter, for the granting of a Divine miracle (healing, spiritual insight, the return of the lost, pardon for sinners). Prayer.
Located in the Luzhetsky Ferapontov Nativity of the Mother of God Monastery, Moscow region, Mozhaisk.
Days of veneration - July 11.

They pray for deliverance from enemies and for the preservation of the Russian State, for help to the Orthodox Russian army in difficult times for Russia. Prayer.
Located in the Tretyakov Gallery, the miraculous list of the icon is located in Moscow.
days of veneration - September 1.

They turn in prayer for help in various temptations and persecutions, to gain firmness of faith, to admonish non-believers and sectarians, to give understanding in their studies. Prayer.
Located in the Donskoy Stavropegial Monastery, Moscow..
Days of veneration: April 7, October 9, November 18.

They pray during difficult childbirth, for happiness in marriage, in case of prolonged childlessness, for successful pregnancy and during difficult childbirth. They also make requests for healing. Prayer in front of the Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God helps in cases of long-term childlessness of a family; brides pray in front of it for a successful marriage, expectant mothers, and also pray for women in labor during difficult births. If not everything is going well in the family, then prayer before it will help to improve the shaky relationship between the spouses. This icon is also revered as miraculous and helps heal diseases, especially women’s diseases. Prayer.
Located in the Donskoy stauropegial monastery, Moscow.
Days of veneration are March 27 and August 29.
If you need the Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link Face 1, Clicking on this link Face 2. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray and pray for healing from blindness and cholera. They also pray for an end to disasters, for protection from enemy attacks, from fires, for protection from thieves and criminals and for the return of what was lost, for deliverance from the plague, for the pacification of warring parties and deliverance from internecine warfare. Prayer.
Located in the Donskoy stauropegial monastery, Moscow.
Day of veneration is December 10.
If you need the icon of the Mother of God "The Sign" for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link Face 1, Clicking on this link Face 2. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

Prayer to the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious helps Russian soldiers in carrying out real and conscript service, his icon in the house helps in prayers for the well-being of those who went into the reserve or for a well-deserved rest in military labor. The prayer also helps farmers and livestock breeders - they pray to him for the preservation of crops and the health of livestock, protection from the elements in agricultural work. Prayer.
Days of veneration - May 6, November 16, November 23, December 9.
If you need an icon of St. George the Victorious for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

You can pray to Saint War for the unbaptized. They pray asking for relief for the fate of the souls of relatives and neighbors who died in unbelief, who did not accept Holy Baptism, who did not know the True God, and who deviated from God’s truth. In addition, they pray to Saint Huar for the health of infants and young children, as well as for infants who died in the womb or during childbirth. You can pray to Saint Uar FOR the unbaptized, but NOT for suicides. Prayer.
Located in the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Vishnyaki, Moscow
Days of veneration November 1

They pray for the birth of children, for the granting of a successful birth. They also pray before her for the health of newborns. Prayer.
Located in the Church of the Transfiguration on Bolvanovka, Moscow
Days of veneration January 8
If you need an icon of the Mother of God “Helper in Childbirth” for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray for those who are in captivity. Unfairly captive prisoners can ask the saint for speedy release and strength in order to endure the hardships of fate with dignity, without losing faith or falling into despair. They also pray to the Great Martyr to gain humility and spiritual harmony, to strengthen faith and enlightenment, to heal ailments of the body and soul, as well as to give her strength and desire to honestly conduct her affairs for the benefit of herself and other people. Prayer.
Day of Remembrance January 4
If you need an icon of St. Anastasia Pattern Maker for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

Pray for the well-being of the family. Prayer should be sought in difficult circumstances for the family. When a family falls apart, the priest brings into it peace, love and all-forgiving understanding of one and all. Liberation from the disease of drunkenness, the gift of children through prayers at the shrine with St. relics, relief from very different illnesses, help in the troubles and needs of everyday life. Prayer.
Located in the Church of St. Nicholas in Klenniki, Moscow
Days of veneration: June 22, September 29

This bright image of the Mother of God is revered as the guardian of the hearth. They pray in front of this icon to maintain harmony in the home, to reconcile with relatives, resolve long-term conflicts with loved ones, and improve relationships between spouses, as well as children and parents. The Mother of God is addressed with prayer before Her with the images “Seven Arrows” and “Softening Evil Hearts” when any discord, quarrel, enmity or complex litigation begins in a person’s life. For many centuries, Christians appealed to the Queen of Heaven through this icon if wars or riots broke out in the country. Prayer before it helps to “soften the hearts” of the warring parties and prevent bloodshed and cruelty. Prayer before it will protect us from other people’s intolerance towards us, from our own anger and irritation, which are not the best qualities human nature and are present to one degree or another in everyone. Prayer.
Located in, in Moscow.
Days of veneration on August 26.
If you need the “Seven Arrows” icon of the Mother of God for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

They pray in all matters related to education in one way or another. Schoolchildren, students and graduate students ask the Great Martyr for help in understanding the sciences, and teachers ask for strength to honorably fulfill their educational duty. She is prayed to by people in whose work rational judgment is decisive - prosecutors, judges, lawyers and advocates. In addition, young girls who dream of marriage, and women who want to become pregnant, safely bear and give birth to a child, can turn to the Saint in their prayers. Prayer.
Located in the Church of the Archangel Michael at the Clinics on Devichye Pole, in Moscow.
Day of Honor December 7
If you need an icon of St. Vmch. Catherine for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

An ardent prayer in front of the “Unfading Color” icon can not only guide the souls of the suffering on the path of righteous and spiritual life, it also helps preserve physical beauty and youth. Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Unfading Color” helps in preserving a marriage, strengthening family relationships and resolving serious problems faced by household members. Young unmarried girls turn to the Most Pure One through this image to ask for the mercy of the Queen of Heaven in search of a faithful and reliable life partner. Those who suffer from loneliness, who have suffered great sorrows, as well as people who have experienced some kind of grief also turn to the Virgin Mary in front of this image. In such cases, praying to the Mother of God in front of Her “Unfading Color” icon helps to gain strength to continue life, inspires one to fight disappointment, and relieves one from mental anxieties and dark thoughts. Prayer.
- Prayer helps those whose profession is related to military affairs, as well as diplomatic work. For men, the image will become a protector, saving them from any evil, helping them maintain health, gain longevity and peace in the soul. Prayer protects from visible and invisible enemies. With her, your home will prosper. With this image, you and your loved ones will strengthen in faith, live together in harmony and prosperity. Prayer.
- Located in the Church of the Archangel Michael at the Clinics on Devichye Pole, in Moscow.
- Days of veneration: June 5, September 12, December 6
- If you need an icon of St. blv. Alexander Nevsky for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.
- Pray for protection from malice, enemies and secret enemies. They turn to Him in search of intercession from evil spirits and with a prayer for the healing of ailments of body and soul. Orthodox Christians also ask St. Michael happy life in a new house, its builders especially honor it. Given the important role of the Archangel at the Last Judgment, believers turn to Him with requests to protect the souls of deceased relatives. Michael the Archangel is revered as the patron saint of the Russian land, therefore at all times the people prayed to Him for the protection of their homeland. Prayer
- They pray for protection from enemies and ill-wishers, for protection in family life. Prayer.
- Located in the Spaso-Vlaherna convent, in Dedenevo, Dmitrovsky district, Moscow region.
- Day of veneration is July 20.
- People who find themselves on the verge of death, mental or physical, pray. They ask the Most Pure One to grant willpower to resist sorrows and endure them with dignity, without defaming their souls and without violating the commandments of the Lord our God. They pray in front of this image even when loved ones are in trouble: they ask for health for those who are near death, they ask for healing and spiritual insight for children. During the war, pilgrims called out to the Most Pure Virgin in front of the icon “Seeking the Dead,” begging the Intercessor to protect those who were at the front. This image is also revered among unmarried girls, because it helps to ask the Queen of Heaven for a happy family life. Prayer
  - He is the patron saint of children. Helps sick children and infertile couples. Saint Stylian gained the glory of a miracle worker for barren parents, whom through his prayers he made capable of childbearing. Prayer.
  - Located in the Church of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kosino, Moscow
  - Day of Honor December 9
  - If you need an icon of St. St. Stylian Paphlogonian for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.
  - It will protect against enemies who threaten the well-being of the house and everyone living in it. They pray to her, asking for healing and wishing health to loved ones. They pray for help in treating diseases of the hands, feet, and eyes. Relieves melancholy and sad thoughts. Patronizes those who engage in crafts.
    The “Three-Handed” Icon of the Mother of God and prayer in front of the image contribute to the growth of well-being. Prayer.
  - Located in the Church of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gonchary, Moscow
  - Days of veneration - July 11, July 25.
  - If you need the “Three-Handed” icon of the Mother of God for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.
  - Representatives of the medical professions, and especially surgeons, over whom the Saint took Heavenly Patronage, turn to the Saint in their prayers. People burdened with various ailments, those who are awaiting surgery or have already lost hope of help from doctors also pray to him. Prayer.
  - Located in the Danilovsky stauropegial monastery, Moscow
  - St. Luke of Crimea is venerated three times a year: June 11 (May 29, old style). The date was set in honor of the peaceful end of the Saint’s earthly journey.
    March 18 (March 5, old style). On this day, the discovery of the multi-healing relics of St. Luke of Crimea is celebrated. February 7 (January 25, old style). The celebration is timed to coincide with the Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
  - If you need an icon of Luke of Crimea for a home iconostasis or as a gift, you can purchase it in the online store by clicking on this link. The icons offered in this online store were made by masters of the Danilovsky Monastery in accordance with all the canons of Orthodoxy.

We must pray to various saints, first of all, to God.
But there are also saints, whose icons are in all churches, and it may not be clear why they are needed if, in the end, all prayers “ fall"to God? Moreover, the Gospel says “ Worship the Lord your God and serve Him alone"(Matthew 4:10).

In prayers to a saint there is always a request for help from God. For example, in we ask the great saint:

Pray to Saint Nicholas of Christ, Christ our God, that he may grant us a peaceful life and remission of sins, and salvation and great mercy for our souls

Professor of the Moscow Theological Academy Alexey Ilyich Osipov believes, and it is difficult to disagree with this, that now there is a smooth degeneration of Orthodoxy into ordinary paganism. Special prayers are becoming fashionable, and the saints themselves are sometimes looked at as some kind of magicians who help get what they want:
« It is necessary this read the prayer so many times before such and such praying to an icon (in front of another will not help), to this (and not another) saint, etc..».
According to these superstitions, it turns out that a saint or an icon are “in charge” in certain areas, and you also need to know how to pray to them correctly, otherwise you will not get the desired result.

“Advice” is very common on the Internet about which saint, in front of which icon, when and how to pray for which illness, for which sadness. You can even find specialized prayer books with such information on sale. With this approach, the One God no longer becomes necessary. For what? After all, there are saints.
In the akathists to the saints we also see their praise: “ Rejoice, star, the right path indicating" - or to another saint: " Hail Nicholas, great miracle worker" It would seem that here we are also turning the saints into gods, but no, with these words we, first of all, glorify their exploits and labors that they performed in the name of the Lord.

Saints are not Gods, and by their own will they cannot fulfill any of our requests. In fact, the right thing to do is to pray TOGETHER with the saint because the saint is ours person of prayer to God and our heavenly patron, and in no way a mediator between man and God.
God is more likely to hear our prayer if a friend asks Him for us sinners.
Jesus Christ made it clear who His friends are:

You are My friends if you do what I command you” (Gospel of John 15:14)

Without a doubt, all saints are His friends.

The veneration of saints began from the time of the apostles. Those who suffered for Christ became martyrs, and Liturgies were performed in their honor, prayers were offered to them, they were revered, but not as individual gods, but as people who pleased God with their lives or martyrdom. At the same time, they very often had the opportunity to renounce Christ and thereby save their lives, but the level of their spirituality and love for God did not allow them to commit betrayal.
For these merits, Orthodox Christians venerate saints. Revered rather than worship them.

It is also a mistake to consider any icon (even myrrh-streaming) a panacea for ills. Any rumor about a miracle in front of the icon attracts the attention of sick people or people suffering from sorrows to it, and pilgrims are already starting to go to it from different places, but even in front of the miraculous icon, not everyone receives a solution to their problems.

An icon is an image Prototype and prayer in front of this image helps only sincerely believing people, but at the same time it is still necessary to understand how to correctly pray in front of the icon.
Correctly - this is when a person turns with faith in the power God's, not due to this icons, this prayers. After such a sincere appeal, the Lord can show His mercy through prayers to the saint, through an icon or in another way.
Any shrine or icon merely conveys to man God’s grace, the “quantity” of which depends on spiritual development person. And more specifically, on the extent of repentance for one’s sins and real actions to correct them.

St. Feofan (Govorov) wrote:

Some icons are miraculous because God wills it so. The power here is not in the icon or in the people running, but in God’s mercy.

What is God's mercy towards man A.I. Osipov explains, referring to the Gospel:

And they asked Him just to touch the hem of His garment; and those who touched were healed (Matthew 14:36). But many pressed Christ, and only one bleeding woman was healed (Mark 5: 24-34), who said: if I touch His clothes, I will be healed (Mark 5: 28). And she received the answer: your faith has saved you; Go in peace and be well from your illness.

It is the Lord who heals Christians, not His clothes, although many want to touch them and receive some benefits. Holy relics, icons, holy water and other sacred objects are “clothing”.
« Many oppressed Christ" - i.e. they travel to holy places, to miraculous icons, to the elders, but they are not looking for Him at all, but Him “ clothes”, miracles, healings, predictions, they believe not so much in Him as in the power of various shrines, they are not looking for life according to Christ, but for healing and a return to “normal” (pagan) life, as is customary in modern society. But as a result they get nothing.

The Monk Seraphim of Sarov said to such pilgrims:

The Kingdom of God, said the Lord, is within you - that means there, within us, are Mount Athos, and Jerusalem, and Kyiv. For it is not icons and holy places that possess miraculous power (“energy”, as now, unfortunately, one can often hear), but He Himself, the Lord Jesus Christ, Who, seeing a sincere prayer to Him (in front of any shrine), helps a person.

All this is the measure of a person’s faith - what he believes in the Lord or in His “clothes”, in the Mother of God or in the “Tsaritsa of All”.
It is not the “” (considered a helper against cancer) or the “Inexhaustible Chalice” (against drunkenness) that helps, but the Mother of God Herself in front of any of Her icons.
The main thing is sincere and correct prayer, then any image can become miraculous and any saint can become your real assistant in any, and especially in God-pleasing, work.

The spiritual life of a Christian is not limited to individual prayer at home. In order not only to be called a Christian, but also to be one in practice, it is necessary to regularly participate in the general, that is, church prayer. By uniting in common prayer, Christians form the Church, and only in the Church is salvation given to us.

The meaning and meaning of church prayer

Jesus Christ said: “Where there are two or three in My name, there I am among them.” In the temple, not just a few people stand before God, but in its spiritual unity. Christ is constantly present in the life of the Church, and signs of His presence are, which only a priest can perform. Participation in the sacraments is the most important part of the spiritual life of a Christian.

Joint common prayer of people in the temple

In the temple, during services, believers perform a common prayer. In joint prayer, everyone prays for everyone and everyone for everyone: when one is distracted, others continue to pray, and the prayer does not weaken. Therefore, joint prayer is more important (and stronger) than private prayer.

The service is performed by a priest, assisted by a deacon. In the temple, the words of prayers are spoken or sung by readers and singers on behalf of all those gathered. The rest of the worshipers should listen carefully to what is read and sung. To better understand the words, you can follow the service with the text in your hands. You can sing along with the choir, as long as the singing does not disturb other worshipers.

Divine services of the daily cycle, except for the Liturgy, can be performed by believers without a priest, the so-called lay rite. For this you do not need a temple, but a chapel is enough.

Liturgical prayers

There is a huge variety of liturgical prayers - troparia, kontakions, stichera. Some of them are read only by priests during services: prayers of light, the Eucharistic prayer, the prayer of Ephraim the Syrian, prayers for performing the sacraments and requirements. Such prayers are called priestly or priestly, and they are contained in liturgical books (Octoiche, Menaea, Triodion, Book of Hours).

Some prayers are sung by the parishioners gathered at the service together with the priests and the church choir, and the laity need to know them by heart:

The Symbol of Faith (), prayer and sacramental verse “Receive the Body of Christ, taste the immortal source” - on;
hymn - at the Sunday all-night vigil;
cry “Truly he is risen!” in response to the priest’s exclamation “Christ is Risen!” - at the Easter service.

Prayer of those going to the temple

Believers sanctify their every action with prayer. Moreover, such an important matter as the path to the temple cannot be done without it. What prayers do they read when they go to church? There is a person going to the temple, and it must be said to oneself or in a quiet whisper along the way. If you don’t remember it by heart, you can recite the “Our Father” or the Jesus Prayer.

When entering the church, you need to cross yourself three times and bow from the waist.

Worship in the Orthodox Church: charter, meaning and order

Since in everyday life a person is constantly distracted by vain thoughts and worries, completely it is necessary to participate in church services. Only there is it possible to escape from everyday life and devote your thoughts to God. This is the main meaning of worship.

Orthodox worship consists of chants, prayers, reading passages from Holy Scripture and sacred rites, the order (order) of which is established by the Church.

The book in which the rules of Orthodox worship are written is called the Typikon.

The order and regulations of church services were formed a long time ago. It is taught in seminaries to future priests, deacons, readers and choir directors. However, any believer must have at least a general understanding of the liturgical regulations in order to understand what is happening at the service.

Each moment in time is simultaneously part of the day, part of the week and part of the year. According to the same principle, the services of the modern Orthodox Church are divided into three “circles”:

: each hour of the day corresponds to some event from the life of Jesus Christ
Sedmichny, or: every day of the week is dedicated to memories of an event in Sacred History
: every day of the year is associated with memories of some event from the life of Jesus Christ, the apostles and saints.

The liturgical day begins in the evening, so the evening service (vespers) is considered the first service of the next day. During the day, Matins, 1st, 3rd, 6th (and sometimes 9th) hours and the Divine Liturgy are also served. On the evening before holidays and Sundays Vespers, Matins and the 1st hour are combined into one solemn service - the all-night vigil.

Liturgy and the Sacrament of the Eucharist

The most important public service of the day is the Liturgy. Only at the Liturgy is the Eucharist, or Communion, celebrated. During the Eucharist, through the action of the grace of the Holy Spirit, bread and wine are invisibly transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ. Believers, eating them, receive communion, that is, unite with the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

Three stages can be distinguished in following the Liturgy:

proskomedia: the priest prepares the Holy Gifts - bread and wine - for consecration;
Liturgy of the Catechumens: Psalms are sung, the Holy Scriptures are read, living and deceased relatives and friends of those praying are remembered through notes;
Liturgy of the Faithful: The Holy Gifts are consecrated, the sacrament of the Eucharist is celebrated, the faithful receive communion (first the clergy, then the parishioners).

The meaning of the Eucharist in Orthodox Church very large. By participating in this sacrament, believers actually, and not symbolically, become bearers of the divine Nature.

Eucharistic prayer

The key moment of the liturgy is the reading of the Eucharistic prayer (anaphora) over the Holy Gifts at the proskomedia.

In the modern Church, the anaphora is read by the priest secretly, in the altar, and only a few exclamations are heard by those praying in the temple.

The Eucharistic prayer begins with the words “Let us become good!”, and at this moment the lights in the church are turned on, and at the end of the prayer the lights are turned off.

Ceremony in the temple

Chopping – symbolic fumigation with aromatic smoke using a censer(vessel with burning coals) at certain moments of the service.

During the small incense, the priest or deacon is on the pulpit and censes the altar, icons and the gathered people. People bow in response to censing.

During full censing, the clergy walk around the entire temple with the censer. Worshipers should move away from the walls closer to the middle of the temple to free up space. As the clergy with the censer walk past you, turn slightly and bow. However, there is no need to turn your back to the altar.

When the sign of the cross, prostration and bow to the ground are performed

During prayers in church you must, in accordance with the Church Charter:

Sign of the cross without bowing:

at the beginning of reading the Holy Scriptures (Apostle, Gospel, Old Testament)
at the dismissal at the end of the service, when the priest proclaims “Christ our true God...”
at the evening service at the beginning of the Six Psalms on the words “Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men” (three times) and in the middle, on the word “Alleluia” (three times)
at the Liturgy during the singing of the Creed

Sign of the cross with bow from the waist (three times):

when entering and leaving the temple
when reading “Come, let us worship...”
while reading "Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah"
when reading “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal...”
with the exclamation of the priest “Glory to Thee, Christ God, our hope, glory to Thee...”
on the words “Blessed be the name of the Lord from now on and forever”
in the words “Grant, Lord, that this day (evening) we may be preserved without sin”
at the litia after the first two petitions of the litany

Sign of the Cross with a bow from the waist (one time):

on the words “In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”
at litia during the litany after all petitions except the first two
during litanies at other services on the words “Lord, have mercy”, “Give, Lord”, “To you, Lord”
during any prayer, when the words “let’s bow down,” “let’s fall down,” and “let’s pray” are heard
at the Liturgy on the words “Take, eat”, “Drink from it all”, “What is Yours from Yours is brought to You”
after “The most honorable cherub...” before “Bless the name of the Lord, father...” (low bow from the waist)
at matins after reading the Gospel
at Vespers and Matins after the end of each stichera
at Matins on the canon on each chorus and the words “Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “and now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen”
at a prayer service with an akathist at the beginning of each kontakion and ikos

At the Liturgy on Sunday and during the period from Easter to Pentecost, when prostrations are not performed, the sign of the cross is made with a bow from the waist:

after the chant “We sing to you”
after “It’s worthy to eat”
with the cry of “Holy of Holies”
with the exclamation “And grant us, O Master, without condemnation...” before singing “Our Father”
when the priest brings out the Holy Gifts with the words “Draw near with the fear of God and faith”
then on the words “Always, now and ever and unto ages of ages, Amen”

Half bow without the sign of the cross:

at the exclamation of the priest “Peace to all...”

Earthly Great Bow

For prostration kneel down and touch the floor with your hands and head.

Prostrations are made:

during fasting at the entrance to the temple and before leaving it (three times)
during fasting at Matins during the Song of the Most Holy Theotokos at the end of the chorus “The most honorable cherub...”
During Great Lent, during the reading of the prayer of Ephraim the Syrian (in each phrase)
During Great Lent, at Great Compline, at each reading of the verse “Most Holy Lady Theotokos, pray for us sinners”
During Great Lent at Vespers while singing “O Theotokos, Virgin, Rejoice...” (three times)
at the Liturgy on a weekday (not on a holiday): after the hymn “We sing to You”, after “It is worthy to eat”, with the exclamation “Holy to the saints”, with the exclamation “And grant us, O Master, without condemnation...” before singing “Our Father ”, when the priest brings out the Holy Gifts with the words “Approach with the fear of God and faith”, then with the words “Always, now and ever and forever and ever, Amen”

On Sundays and from Easter to Pentecost, bows to the ground are replaced by bows.

How to pray in front of an icon in church

You need to come to the temple some time before the start of the service to venerate the icon of the day or miraculous icons.

The icon of the day is an image of a saint or an event in Sacred history, the memory of which is celebrated on this day. The icon of the day lies (on a small inclined table). If there is no holiday on this day and no saint is remembered, then the icon of the day is the icon of the saint or holiday in whose honor the temple is consecrated.

In front of the icon you need to cross yourself twice with a bow from the waist.

At the same time say a prayer to yourself:

at the icon of Christ - the Jesus prayer “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner”
before the face of the Mother of God - “Most Holy Theotokos, save us”
at the image of the saint - “Holy servant of God (or: holy servant of God) (Name), pray to God for us"

After this you need to touch lips to a specific place of the icon:

Christ's blessing hand, feet or hem of clothing are kissed
the Virgin Mary and the saints - a hand or clothing
on the icon of the Savior Not Made by Hands or the head of John the Baptist - hair

Church Slavonic language - meaning and role

Divine services in Russian, Serbian and Bulgarian are conducted in Church Slavonic. Only passages from the Holy Scriptures can be read in Russian. The Church Slavonic language is not always easy to understand by ear, so you can take a printout of the text with translation with you to services.

People often ask: is it possible to pray in Russian and why don’t they translate the service into Russian?

You can pray in Russian, in Russian, as in any national language, there is nothing bad or unworthy of prayer. However, currently full translation Divine services in Russian are impossible: norms and stylistics of modern Russian literary language are constantly changing, the language becomes outdated very quickly. In addition, the Russian language simply does not have many words that are used in prayer poetry.

Today we are opening a new section in which every month we will tell you about folk traditions, holidays, rituals and Orthodox shrines.

Our readers often ask which icon to pray for in church.
“The Church says that you can turn to any icon, just do it with a pure heart,” says priest of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (Nikitsky) Vyacheslav TIKHOMIROV. “But still, each shrine is known for its special miraculous purpose.
Icons themselves are not amulets and are holy not in themselves, but through the saints depicted on them. The house should have icons of the Holy Trinity, the Savior, Holy Mother of God, guardian angel, heavenly patrons of family members and especially revered saints in the family. Icons can be hung anywhere in the apartment, except in the latrines. Praying is allowed at any time, but there is a special prayer rule that is read in the morning and evening. A person must always wear a cross. Sometimes medallions with images of the Virgin Mary or saints are worn with it. Orthodox Christians with a pure heart pray to God or to the saints who are depicted on icons.

Palm Sunday, April 2011
Temple of Frol and Laurus, p. Przemysl.

	"HOLY TRINITY" The most common image of the Holy Trinity belongs to the Monk Andrei Rublev, but there are other icons. The icon in the form of three angels depicts the Persons of the Holy Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is one of the main icons that should be in every home. They pray to God for all needs and all problems. Located in the Trinity Cathedral of Kaluga.
	"MOTHER OF GOD OF KAZAN" The main icon of Russia, intercessor of the entire Russian people, especially in hard times. As a rule, marriages are blessed with this icon. There is a tradition of praying in front of it for those who have vision problems. Before this icon they also pray for help in various everyday and everyday situations. Located in the Church of John the Baptist.
	"MOTHER OF GOD OF VLADIMIR" Written by an evangelist Luka. This icon is one of the most revered on Rus' images of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Before her, kings were anointed to the kingdom and metropolitans and patriarchs were elected. Through this icon, the Mother of God reconciled those at war, softened evil hearts, and healed. Located in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Nikitsky).
	"UNEXPECTED JOY" Icon about forgiveness of sins and grateful healing. Before her they pray for the conversion of the lost, for the health and well-being of children, for healing from deafness and ear diseases, for the preservation of marriage in love and harmony. Located in St. George's Kaluga temple.
	"SEMISHTRELNAYA" Today, a better known version of this icon is “The Softening of Evil Hearts.” She reconciles those at war and brings peace. She is hired for important tasks. There is a tradition of placing it opposite the door so that everyone who enters can see it. Located in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Nikitsky).
	"INEXHAIBLE CHALICE" The Mother of God prays for all sinners. Proclaims that an inexhaustible cup of heavenly help and mercy is prepared for those who ask in faith. Before her they pray for healing from addictions, drunkenness, drug addiction, and gambling. Located in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
	"TIKHVIN MOTHER OF GOD" According to legend, it was written by the Evangelist Luke. It belongs to the “guidebook” iconographic type. And that says it all. Located in St. George's Church in Kaluga.
	"HEALER" The icon is one of the most ancient and revered. Before her they pray for healing of soul and body. She protects from various misfortunes, troubles, sorrow, eternal condemnation, and takes care of liberation from prison. Located in the St. Nicholas Church of Kaluga.
	"HOLY GREAT MARTYR PANTELEMON" Great healer, patron of doctors. During his lifetime he brought healing to many people from serious illnesses. And now people receive healing from this saint. Located in the Church of John the Baptist.
	"THREE-HANDED" The miraculous image of the Mother of God was painted in the 13th century in memory of the miraculous healing of St. John of Damascus. Before the icon of the Mother of God “THREE-HANDED” they pray for peace of mind. Located in the St. Nicholas Church of Kaluga.
	"SOON-NEGIST" The image was painted in the 10th century. People pray in front of this icon when quick and urgent help is needed, as well as for healing from mental and physical ailments, including paralysis, blindness, and oncology. Located in the temple in honor of Vasily Blessed.
	"BLESSED MATRONA" A highly revered saint of our time. Her relics are located in the Intercession Monastery on Taganka. Every day people come there and turn to her for help on any difficult issue. In Kaluga, the icon is in many churches, for example, in the Church of the Myrrh-Bearing Women.
	"PETER AND FEVRONIYA" They are prayed for the well-being of family life and the birth of a child. Located in the Church of the Myrrh-Bearing Women.
	"SERGY OF RADONEZH" Patron of all students. Located in the temple of Cosmas and Damian.
	"NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER" Favorite saint of the Orthodox. He is the patron saint of all travelers, drivers, sailors, and pilots. Those who are often on the road or have a profession related to transport definitely need to have this image at home. The relics of St. Nicholas the Pleasant are kept in Italy. Located in the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Nikolo-Kozinsky).
	"SERAPHIM OF SAROV" One of the beloved and revered saints in Russia. He dedicated his entire life to serving the Lord and founded the Diveevo Convent. There are numerous cases of healing of seriously ill patients with it. Those in need of support and support turn to the image of the holy elder for consolation. Located in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Prayers for all occasions.

In difficult everyday situations, people turn to God. The Almighty hears their sincere prayers and helps those who ask. In order for God to help your trouble, you must correctly contact him and his helpers. You will learn about saints and prayers from this article.

Which saint and icon protects the house from fire, protects from thieves and enemies

One of the obligatory attributes of the Orthodox religion is an icon. She is an image of the image of the Saint. Of course, a believer can always turn to God when he needs it.

But sometimes it can be difficult to concentrate your thoughts on prayer. The icon is the symbol that helps the Orthodox to tune into a connection with the Lord. An icon that has not been consecrated in a church is just a piece of furniture. But when consecrated, it is a powerful amulet that protects your home from adversity.

It is important to know which icon needs to be placed in the house so that it protects it from robberies and disasters. Reliable shield against fires and lightning The following icons serve:

St. Nikita of Novgorod - protects from evil energy. It also eliminates fears and cleanses people’s souls. It should be placed in the main room.

St. Nikita of Novgorod

Burning Bush - it also protects people who work with fire or weapons.

Burning bush

It is customary to ask the Force before the faces to protect your home and material property from theft and robbery: ·

St. Theodore Tyrone the Great Martyr - it is recommended to place the icon if thieving, dishonest people live near you.

Theodore Tyrone

Mother of God “Sign” - protects from robberies.

Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”

St. John the Warrior - helps to find thieves and recover stolen goods. You need to hang the image above the front door.

John the Warrior

Icons will help against the evil eye of unkind people, envious people and the thoughts of enemies:

Seven-arrow - depicts the Blessed Virgin, whose body was pierced by seven arrows, symbolizing the suffering that she had to endure. You can also pray to this icon for human mercy. They hang it opposite the door to the home. It is believed that people with bad thoughts will not be able to cross the threshold of the home where this shrine hangs.

The Ostrobramskaya icon of the Mother of God is a strong talisman against damage and dark forces. They also turn to her, asking for peace. Helps avoid quarrels in the family.

Ostrobramskaya Icon of the Mother of God

Do not forget that the icon is not the Almighty himself or the saints, but only their images. Therefore, pray not to the icon, but to the saint depicted on it. Priests always say that they venerate the icon, but do not worship it. You need to worship the Heavenly Father.

An icon works as a talisman only in cases where your faith in the Lord is strong.

IMPORTANT: Correctly place amulets-icons on the eastern wall of the house.

In the old days this is exactly what they did. Now, given the modern layout of our apartments, it is allowed to hang images of saints in other places. You just need to follow the main rules:

choose a place for the icon from where the entire room is visible. Wash and cross him.
The place for the images is selected once, do not move them unnecessarily.
Before installing the icon, walk through all the rooms with it.
Do not hang pictures or other decor between the icons on the wall
do not place them near a noise source (TV, stereo system)
You can decorate shrines with flowers or embroidered towels.
do not store icons in closed drawers or cabinets
you can put candles or a lamp next to it

Prayer to protect the house

In various situations, believers ask God or the Saints for protection. Such an appeal is, in essence, a prayer, which can be mental or pronounced out loud.

This is a person’s attempt in moments of weakness to get help from Higher powers. Sometimes, leaving our home even for a short time, we are overcome with anxiety for its safety. What about situations when we leave for a long time?

In order to protect your home from unkind people and disasters, they use a talisman prayer. It also helps to get rid of negativity and unfavorable energy at home. You can turn to the Almighty or to the Saints who protect your home:

go to church.
write notes for the health of your family.
Place candles in front of the images of the Son of God, Nicholas the Pleasant and the Blessed Matrona of Moscow.
get some holy water.
purchase candles (12 pcs.).
in your house, light them near the icons.
read the prayer.
Wash your face and your household with water from the church.
Spray the corners of your home with the remaining water.

The following tips will also help protect your home from negativity:

invite a priest to the house so that he can bless the room.
try not to quarrel or swear in the house.
when leaving home, bless it.

Family icon - keeper of the hearth, helping in love and family life

It is believed that every home should have icons. In difficult life situations, images of Saints help people.

By turning to icons, it is easier for a believer to cope with unfavorable circumstances. A family icon brings special grace. It is believed that a strong family can only be based on a common faith and spiritual closeness.

Family icon - Joseph, Mary, Jesus

A family icon is passed down from generation to generation, and represents a spiritual shrine of the family. The tradition of having a family icon dates back to the times Ancient Rus' Such an icon may depict:

heavenly patrons of family members.
saints, especially revered in the family A family icon can also become an icon with which any favorable events in the family and miraculous incidents are associated, or an ancient shrine preserved by all generations.

To have a family icon that protected more than one generational tribe means to have powerful amulet for your family. Such a shrine is endowed with special, very strong positive energy.

Not all families have such shrines. You can choose an icon yourself that will help you create and maintain a strong loving family. Traditionally, icons with images of: ·

Murom miracle workers Peter and Fevronia - despite all the trials they managed to preserve love. Having died in different monasteries on the same day and hour, after death their bodies ended up together.

Peter and Fevronia

Saints Joachim and Anna - parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The icon is considered the patroness of childless couples.

Joachim and Anna

Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalya - having been tortured in the name of faith, Adrian died, and Natalya died on his tomb.

Adrian and Natalia

Saints Samon, Guria and Aviv - patron saints married women. The icon helps guide the family in the right direction and bring harmony to family life.

The Most Holy Theotokos “Unfading Color” - preserves peace and love in the family, reconciles in moments of quarrels and disagreements.

"Eternal Color"

Mother of God “Unbreakable Wall” - takes trials and troubles away from the family. Helps to return an unfaithful spouse to the family.

"The Unbreakable Wall"

Saint Matrona the Blessed is a faithful assistant in family affairs and will help find a way out of a difficult situation.

Matrona of Moscow

Iveron Mother of God - helps to avoid conflicts and swearing in the family.

Icon of the Iveron Mother of God

Place icons in your home - patrons of family happiness. They will help maintain good relationships, love and respect for each other in your family, soften quarrels, and help on difficult days.

Prayer for family well-being and happiness

For every person, family and loved ones are the most important component of life. Disagreements and quarrels between loved ones cause deep emotional wounds and take away strength.

Sincere prayers addressed to the Heavenly Father or patron saints will help preserve well-being, love and happiness in the family. You can pronounce it in your own words. The main thing is sincere faith and Divine love in your heart and soul.

Icon bringing good luck and prosperity to the home, family

It’s good when our loved ones are prosperous and our family lives in stable prosperity. Sometimes it happens that luck seems to turn away from us, and no matter how hard we try, we cannot get out of difficulties.

Icons depicting Saints will help you overcome family problems and bring prosperity to your home:

Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trimifunts - an assistant in material and housing problems. They pray to this icon for the successful sale or purchase of a house if there is not enough money to purchase important purchases.

icon of St. Spyridon of Trimythous

The Holy Great Martyr Tryphon - in the old days they prayed to him during famine. This image will serve as a reliable shield from property damage and financial problems · John the Merciful - helps to find stable income and material well-being

icon of the Holy Great Martyr Tryphon

Prayer for prosperity and money and luck

We all know: money is not the most important thing in life. However, no one wants to end up in poverty. And we all want monetary stability and financial well-being.

In order to avoid difficulties with money and attract good luck in life, you can ask God or your guardian angel for this. Use these prayer words:

Orthodox Christians often turn to the Saints with requests for prosperity:

Spyridon of Trimifuntsky
To the Wonderworker Nicholas
Tikhon Zadonsky
Xenia the Blessed
John the Merciful

The most powerful icon against diseases that helps in health

We don’t think about health until we or our loved ones suffer from illness. Unfortunately, even the latest advances in medicine cannot overcome some diseases. And believers ask for healing from the Higher Powers.

In Orthodox iconography there are a number of miraculous healing icons that are especially revered by the people. There are many legends about how images of Saints helped to save people from terrible illnesses and even blindness. Which icon should you turn to to ask for health for yourself and your loved ones?

The image of Jesus Christ is considered the most important icon that helps with illness and suffering. The Savior himself experienced terrible physical torment, so he understands the pain of the asking person
The Icon of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear” is one of the most healing icons. Known among the people for its miraculous healing ability.

Icon of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear”

Image of Saint Panteleimon - he is one of the most powerful patrons of people who experience physical suffering. His image can protect even from the most terrible diseases. They also pray to the Saint when a complex operation is ahead. Healing icons are placed near the sick person’s bed and they are addressed in prayer every day.

St. Panteleimon

Prayer for healing and health

In case of illnesses of yours or your loved ones, use the Divine power of words. Pray to the Lord or the Holy Great Martyrs for protection over you and for health.

Believe that the Heavenly healers will hear every one who asks and suffers. They provide their help by relieving physical pain and giving strength of spirit.

Prayers for the health of a sick person truly have enormous power. He must be baptized in the church. You can say words of prayer in the Temple or at home, turning to the images.

Saint protecting children

The clergy say that children have special guardianship of Heaven, since they are still defenseless and pure before the world. A child baptized in a church has his own Guardian Angel. Take care of him too Savior and Most Holy Theotokos.

Among the Orthodox Saints there are those who especially patronize small children. This is due to the peculiarities of their actions in earthly life. The main patron who protects children is the Saint Stylian of Parthagon.

Stylian of Parthagon

From an early age he was distinguished by his desire for holiness. Having reached adulthood, he distributed property to the poor, took monastic vows and settled in a cave. After Divine grace descended on Stylian, he began to heal the sick. He especially devoted his life to the treatment and spiritual education of children.

In addition, Saint Stylian was considered the patron saint of babies who were yet to be born. Women suffering from infertility call for his help and ask him to give them children. On the icons, Saint Stylian is depicted with a baby in his arms. They honor him November 26.

The following Heavenly patrons also protect children from evil forces and misfortunes:

Wonderworker Saint Nicholas
Holy Martyr Neophytos of Nicaea
Holy Child - Martyr Gabriel of Bialystok

Gabriel of Bialystok

The saint after whom the child is named. Icons depicting these helpers of God should be placed in the child’s room. Church ministers point out that these images are not a talisman for a child. Help is sent by the Almighty through the prayers of the Saint, to whom you address through the icon.

Prayer for the health of the child

Most strong prayer is, of course, mother's prayer about the child's health. Because there are no thoughts or words more sincere than a mother’s prayer for her child.

When a child is sick, loving parents are ready to do anything to make the illness go away. However, do not forget that prayer for your children is not bargaining with Heavenly powers.

Often in sad moments we make any vows to God, if only he would help in healing our loved ones. And when recovery happens, we forget about what was promised.

Prayer for the health of the child should be conscious, devoid of thoughtless vows. After all, the Heavenly Healer helps us without asking for anything in return. It is customary for Orthodox Christians to pray for the health of their children to:

Jesus the Savior
Blessed Virgin Mary
Healer Panteleimon
Matrona Blessed of Moscow

You need to pray for the recovery of children correctly:

Decide which Saint you will pray to.
go to church and write a note about the child's health.
place candles in front of the icons of the Savior, Mother of God and Saint.
in prayer, first ask forgiveness for your sins and weaknesses.
ask to heal the servant of God (name) from illness and not torment his soul with suffering.
When you pray for a child under seven years old, say “God’s child.”
collect holy water.
At home, read a prayer by placing your hand on the child’s head.
wash him with holy water.
It’s better to pray several times a day, even when you’re just thinking about your child.

There are many canonical prayers for the healing of children. They can be found in Prayer Books or on the Internet. But know that when you ask for the healing of a child, you can speak in your own words, it is not necessary to memorize the texts.

God will hear you in any case, because prayer comes from the heart. The clergy say that the Lord is merciful to the mother’s words, so you can pray to Him for an unbaptized child.

Icon of the patroness of women for marriage

Almost every worldly girl wants to start a family by marrying a good man. In the Orthodox understanding, the purpose of marriage is not only the birth of children, but also spiritual unity. Therefore, you should not be embarrassed to ask the Lord for marriage.

The desire to meet a worthy man in order to live with him in love is natural and natural. Sometimes a believing girl or her parents go to churches and monasteries where the relics of Saints or miraculous icons are kept. There they offer their prayers, asking Heaven to arrange their personal lives.

Often these prayers are prayed before icons:

Great Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa - she has long been considered the main patroness of girls of marriageable age. The martyr is not only a healer of various ailments, but also helps girls marry for love. In the old days, an icon with the image of Paraskeva stood in every home and helped women in marriage.

Fedorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God - this miraculous icon is revered as a reliable patroness of young virgins for marriage.

“The unfading color” of the Most Holy Theotokos – helps in choosing the right husband.
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker - people turn to him in many difficult life situations, he also helps to arrange a happy marriage.
Andrew the First-Called - it is recommended that the parents of their daughters pray to her that they be chaste and marry safely.

Andrew the First-Called

Matrona of Moscow is the comforter of lonely hearts and the guardian of the family, helping young virgins find family happiness.
Saint Seraphim of Sarov - helps women get married in adulthood.

Saint Seraphim of Sarov

The words of prayer pronounced on the holiday have special power. Protection of the Virgin Mary. Many girls wait for this day to ask the Heavenly Powers for marriage. They pray about this before the face of the Mother of God.

Before contacting the Intercessor, you should prepare:

let go of grievances, forgive those men with whom you did not have a good relationship.
take a swim, cleanse yourself not only spiritually, but also physically.
tidy up your house, your home should also be harmonious.
Ask your parents for blessings · say the words of prayer.

You can also pray to other Saints who are close to you in spirit. You don't need to know any special words.

Ask about what worries you: about the desire to get married, about the fear of loneliness, about how you see your future husband and marriage with him. At the end of the prayer, do not forget to thank the Saint for his help and for what you already have in your life.

Among believers, the prayer for marriage to Saint Joseph is considered very powerful:

Prayer to Joseph

Remember that we are rewarded according to our faith. Miracles happen more often than we think.

The most powerful icon in the world

In the Orthodox world the icon is considered the most powerful Mother of God"The Tsaritsa"(Greek Pantanassa). This is a small image dating from the 17th century. This icon is located in Greece, in the Vatopedi monastery on Holy Mount Athos.

Since the beginning of this century, this miraculous shrine began to flow myrrh. It depicts the Most Pure Virgin in crimson robes, seated on the Throne. In the hands of the Mother of God is a baby, the Son of God, holding a scroll. And in the background there are two Angels.

This image of the Mother of God has the most powerful healing power. The miraculous properties of this shrine are known throughout the world.

She helped many people get rid of terrible diseases, including cancer. She is also approached by people who pray for their children if they have become alcoholics and drug addicts.

Mandatory three icons that should be in every home

Exists large number icons with images of saints. This is due to the fact that there are a great many human needs and wants.

Each Saint is endowed with a certain gift for his work or suffering. People turn to them with prayers.

There are no restrictions on the number of icons in the house. You can place as many shrines as you see fit.

However, don't get too carried away. After all, a person’s faith is measured not by the number of icons, but by his thoughts and actions.

Kazan Mother of God

Holy Trinity Life-Giving(as a symbol of unity and love).

Holy Trinity

It is believed that they should be present in the home of all Orthodox Christians. But some clergy say that images are mandatory Son of God and Mother of God.

They are taken to the wedding, and then left in the house as guardians of the family hearth. And the person chooses the third icon himself. This could be a face:

Saint Panteleimon the Healer.
Nicholas the Wonderworker.
The saint in whose honor you or your family members were baptized.
Saint, who is your Guardian Angel.

A strong Orthodox prayer-amulet to all saints for help, in gratitude, for all occasions: text

There are a great many Orthodox prayers: about health, marriage, from the evil eye, etc. In difficult times, we read them, turning to our Heavenly Helpers.

And there are “universal” prayers, amulets for all life situations. The effectiveness of their words is enhanced by time. Learn these prayers yourself and teach them to your children. Explain that prayer is communication with our Lord.

A very strong prayer-amulet, a real “shield” even in very dangerous situations, is this:

Also protects humans out of trouble, a dashing person turns to his Guardian Angel:

Prayer to the Guardian Angel

Prayer Request 12 apostles for help: