Hello dear readers! Orthodox people adhere to certain prayer rules and read morning and evening prayers every day.
For a long time, going to sleep in humanity has been associated with higher powers, many asked themselves the question, going to bed, and whether the next day will come for them. Therefore, it was very important read evening prayers, before going to bed.
Traditions of Orthodox Christians
From time immemorial, at the end of the day, people return to their home in the evening after a hard day's work, talk with their relatives and friends, wish them a good and restful sleep.
At the same time, in Ancient Russia, they never forgot about the Lord, because it was he who gave people confidence in the future, instilled hope and peace in the souls.
Peace was very important to find for the coming sleep, it was in this state that a person felt completely relaxed and rested, ready to start new achievements in the morning.
Prayers for the coming sleep were created by holy people in the first centuries after the adoption of the Christian faith, they are also called rules, since they need to be read regularly.
Today, evening prayers for beginners are available in any form. An Orthodox Christian can not only memorize the sacred text, but also listen to it in the form of an audio recording, watch a video with it, or simply read it online.
At the same time, the chosen way of reading the rules will be unimportant to the Lord, the main thing is that there should be deep faith and a desire to serve him sincerely.
These texts were compiled by the clergy in the Church Slavonic language, unfortunately, this language is forgotten by many today and it is difficult to perceive it visually, previously it was part of the compulsory curriculum studied in schools. Today it is studied only by philologists and those who are going to become a clergyman.
Today, the texts of most of the evening prayers are adapted to the modern person, that is, they can be read in Russian, so their meaning becomes clearer.
How sacred texts are read for the coming dream
Many aspiring Christians are interested in the questions of what evening rules to read, what time, and how to read. It is worth noting that it will take about 15 minutes to read the prayer words, such texts should be read slowly, pondering each word, some changes should occur in a person's soul, awareness of what you are reading.
The Holy Fathers recommend reading prayers for the coming sleep every day, spending an extra half hour on this, which could be spent at the computer or watching TV. It is very important to read the rules before the sacrament and during Lent.
Also, some people are interested in the question of whether it is possible to read the evening prayers while sitting. There are several opinions on this issue.
Most believers believe that you need to turn to the Lord only while standing in front of the icons. But, at home, many people read sacred texts and in a sitting position. It is also allowed to communicate with God while sitting for those people who, for some reason, cannot stand at all, or can, but not for long.
What is included in evening prayers
- The first thing a Christian should do is read the appeal to the Holy Trinity;
- Further, the well-known prayer "Our Father" is read by heart (one can read the prayer not only for the coming sleep, but also when there is a strong need for communication with God);
- Then a person must turn to God the Father, the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ in turn. This appeal was compiled by the monk Macarius the Great, the author of many sacred texts.
An appeal to the Holy Trinity
Our Father
Prayer of Macarius the Great
Also, in evening prayers, people often turn to God with a petition for forgiveness of sins. This is due to the fact that night is a time of rest, but in this state a person is weak, since demons can take over his soul, subjecting it to various temptations and temptations, which are very difficult to deal with.
So that the demons do not visit and it would be easier to cope with their temptations, it is necessary to cleanse the soul with the help of repentance.
In addition, in the rules read in the evening, it is important for a Christian to turn to his Guardian Angel. Each person who has undergone the rite of baptism has his own Guardian Angel, who guards his soul and body, tells his ward what to do in this or that case.
It is known that the symbol of the Christian faith is the Cross, therefore there is a prayer for him. Everyone knows that the Cross symbolizes the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ for the sins committed by mankind. The sign of the cross means protection from the forces of darkness, so it is important not to forget to be baptized when reading the evening rules.
When to read the words of prayer for the coming dream
Each person has his own regime, but it should be borne in mind that the time for church days is calculated differently. The evening rules can be read after three in the afternoon. People are also interested in what time in the evening it can be done, whether it is possible at night. Priests recommend reading prayers for the coming sleep until 12 o'clock at night.
If a person attends evening services in the temple, then the rules must be read after it ends. You can read the sacred texts at home, taking a prayer book with a large print and slowly say phrases.
It is believed that one prayer uttered with feeling and understanding can replace a dozen of those that were read hastily, and their deep meaning was not understood by a person.
It is very important for novice Christians when reading evening prayers not to be distracted by extraneous thoughts, to be collected, to try to understand their essence, only if these conditions are met will spiritual benefit be obtained.
When you go to sleep, say:
In your hand, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commit my spirit: you bless me, you have mercy on me and grant me an eternal belly. Amen.
The ascension of prayer words before bedtime is necessary for an Orthodox Christian to gain protection and support at night. From time immemorial, mothers have asked the Lord for protection for their children, turning to him with prayers for the coming sleep.
The saints always hear sincere words addressed to them and strive to protect their wards and bestow mercy on them.
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In this article you will find prayers for the coming sleep with interpretation. We have selected church texts for you and their translation into understandable Russian.
Prayers for the coming sleep with interpretation
Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; every answer is bewildered, this Timothy as if to the Lord of sin we bring: have mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us. Not finding any kind of justification for ourselves, we sinners bring to You, as the Lord, this prayer, have mercy on us.
Glory:
Lord, have mercy on us, in You with hope; Do not be angry with us, remember our iniquities below, but look after and now, as if he is gracious, and deliver us from our enemies; Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, all works Thy hand, and we call upon Thy name.
Lord, have mercy on us, for we trust in You. Do not be angry with us and do not remember our iniquities; but look also now, as the Most Merciful, and deliver us from our enemies, for You are our God and we are Your people; we are all the work of thy hands, and we call upon thy name.
And now: Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, hoping in Thee, let us not perish, but let us get rid of Thy troubles: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.
And now: Open the doors to us, Blessed Mother of God, of Mercy, so that we, who hope in You, do not perish, but would get rid of troubles through You, for You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great, to God the Father
Eternal God and the King of every creature, vouching for me even at this hour of arrival, forgive my sins, I have also done this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all defilement of flesh and spirit. And grant me, Lord, in the night of this dream to pass in peace, and, standing up from my humble bed, delight in Your holy name, all the days of my life, and I will overcome the fleshly and incorporeal enemies fighting me. And deliver me, O Lord, from vain thoughts that defile, and the lusts of the wicked. Thine is the Kingdom and power and glory, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
God is eternal and the King of all creatures, who deigned me to live to this hour! Forgive me the sins that I have committed on this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my poor soul from all bodily and mental impurity. And help me, Lord, to spend the coming night calmly, so that, getting up from my wretched bed, I can do what is pleasing to Thy holy name all the days of my life and defeat the bodily and disembodied enemies attacking me. And deliver me, Lord, from empty thoughts that defile me, and evil passions. For yours is the kingdom and power and glory, of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever.
Amen.
In this prayer, we thank God for a happy day, ask Him for forgiveness of sins, save us from all evil and good night. This prayer ends with the praise of the Holy Trinity.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ
To the Almighty, the Word of the Father, this Himself is perfect, Jesus Christ, many for the sake of Thy mercy, never be absent from me, Thy servant, but always in me
rest. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me to sedition to the serpent, and do not leave the desire of Satan to me, for there is a seed of aphid in me. Thou, O Lord God worshiped, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, while sleeping, save me with an unflickering light, Thy Holy Spirit, Thou hast sanctified Thy disciples. Grant, O Lord, to me, an unworthy servant of Thy, Thy salvation on my couch: enlighten my mind with the light of the mind of Thy holy Gospel, my soul with the love of Thy Cross, my heart with Thy purity of Thy word, my body with Thy passionless passion, save my thought with Thy humility, and raise up me in time is like your praise. Like you were glorified with Thy beginningless Father and with the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Almighty, the Word of the Father, Jesus Christ, being perfect Himself, according to Thy great mercy, never leave me, Thy servant, but always abide in me. Jesus, the good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not give me over to the rebellious serpent and do not leave me to the will of Satan, for in me is the seed of destruction. Thou, Lord God, who is worshiped, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, preserve me during my sleep with unfading light, Thy Holy Spirit, with which Thou hast sanctified Thy disciples. Give, O Lord, to me, an unworthy servant of Thy, Thy salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of comprehension of Thy holy Gospel, my soul with love for Thy Cross, my heart with the purity of Thy word, my body with Thy suffering, alien to passion, preserve my thought with Thy humility ... And lift me up in due time to glorify You. For Thou art glorified together with Thy Father without a beginning and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Thy sinful servant, and let me go to the unworthy, and forgive all, the tree of Ti who have sinned today like a man, moreover and not like a man, but even more than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, knowing and unknown: even from youth and from science are evil, and even the essence of arrogance and despondency. If I swear by Thy name, or I swear at my thoughts; or someone reproached; or slander someone with my anger, or grieved, or about anything you were angry; or lies, or useless spah, or a beggar came to me, and despise him; either they grieved my brother, or weddings, or whom they condemned; either puffed up, or puffed up, or got angry; or I stand in prayer, my mind has moved about the wickedness of this world, or the corruption of thoughts; or overeat, or overeat, or laughing madly; or evil thoughts, or seeing alien kindness, and with that he was wounded by his heart; or not like verbs, or laughing at my brother's sin, but my essence is countless sins; either they are not happy about prayer, or otherwise what evil things, I don’t remember, that’s all and great about these things. Have mercy on me, my Creator, Master, your despondent and unworthy servant, and leave me, and let me go, and forgive me, as I am Good and Humanitarian, but I will lie down in peace, sleep and rest, prodigal, sinful and accursed I, and I will worship and sing , and I will glorify Thy honorable name, with the Father, and His Only Begotten Son, now and forever, and forever. Amen.
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Thy sinful servant, let me go and forgive me, unworthy, all that I have sinned against You today as a man, and, moreover, not only as a man, but worse livestock; and forgive me, unworthy, all my sins, voluntary and involuntary, conscious and unconscious, committed from youth from evil deceit, irascibility and carelessness, and if in your name he swore or blasphemed him in my thought, or whom he reproached, or slandered in my anger, either he saddened, or was angry about something, or lied, or slept prematurely, or despised a beggar who came to me, or saddened my brother, or stirred up quarrels, or whom he condemned, or was exasperated, or became proud, or was angry, or during prayer my mind aspired to wicked worldly thoughts, or had cunning thoughts, or overeat, or drank, or laughed madly, or thought evil, or, seeing the good of someone else, wounded my heart, or spoke obscene, or laughed at the sin of my brother, while my sins are innumerable, or I was careless to prayer, or I forgot everything that I did evil, for my iniquities exceed those listed. Have mercy on me, my Creator and Master, Thy sad and unworthy servant, and allow, and release, and forgive me, as Good and Human-loving, so that I, prodigal, sinful and unhappy, lie down in peace, fall asleep and rest, bowing, chanting and glorifying Thy glorious name with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great
What will Ti bring, or what will Ti reward, great-endowed Immortal King, more generous and loving to mankind, Lord, as if he was lazy to me for your pleasing, and having done nothing good, did you bring to the end of this past day, the conversion and salvation of my soul's order? Graciously wake me to the sinner and naked of every good deed, raise up my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and remove from me all the evil thought of this visible life. Forgive my sins, one Sinless, even worse than those who have sinned in this day, knowledge and ignorance, word and deed, and thought, and with all my senses. You Yourself, covering, save me from any opposing situation with Your Divine power, and inexpressible love of man, and power.
Cleanse, God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Grace, Lord, to deliver me from the network of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and overshadow me with the light of Thy face, when you come in glory, and now do not condemn to sleep in sleep, and without dreaming, and undisturbed the thought of Thy servant, observe, and all Satan's work take me away from me, and enlighten my reasonable eyes of the heart, so that I will not sleep in. And send me an angel of peace, the guardian and instructor of my soul and my body, that he may deliver me from my enemies; Yes, leaving my bed, I will bring Ti thanksgiving prayers. To her, Lord, hear me, your sinful and wretched servant, with delight and conscience; Grant me to learn with Thy word, and the despondency of the demons, far from me, is driven away from being Thy Angels; may I bless Your holy name, and glorify, and glorify the Most Pure Theotokos Mary, You gave us sinful intercession, and accept this one who is praying for us; vem bo, as if it imitates Your philanthropy, and praying does not stop. Your intercession, and the Honorable Cross with a sign, and all Your saints for the sake of, observe my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, as you are Holy, and glorified forever.
Amen.
What will I bring to You or what I will repay You, Great Immortal King, Generous and Human-loving Lord, for the fact that You brought me, lazy in Your service and did nothing good, to the end of this past day, directing my soul to obedience and salvation. Be merciful to me, a sinner who has no good deed. Restore my soul, fallen and defiled by countless sins, and reject earthly sinful thoughts from me. You are the One Sinless One, forgive my sins committed before You on this day, consciously and unconsciously, in word, deed and thought and with all my feelings. You Yourself save me from any enemy attack, defending me with Your Divine power, unspeakable philanthropy and strength; God, blot out and forgive the multitude of my sins, have mercy on me, Lord, free me from the snares of the devil, save my suffering soul and shine upon me with the light of Your face when you come in Your glory. But now let me fall asleep in an uncondemned sleep and protect the thought of Thy servant from dreams and confusion. Drive away the satanic action from me, enlighten the mental eyes of my heart, so that I do not fall asleep in death. Send me an Angel of peace, a guardian and mentor for my soul and body, who delivers me from my enemies, so that, getting out of my bed, I bring you prayers of thanksgiving. Oh Lord, hear me, your sinful and wretched servant. Give me upon awakening with a clear conscience to learn Thy law, remove from me through Thy Angels demonic carelessness in order to bless Thy holy name and glorify and praise the Most Pure Theotokos Mary, given to us, sinners, in defense; accept Her, praying for us, for I know that She, imitating Your philanthropy, constantly prays for us. Through her intercession, the sign of the revered Cross and through the prayers of all Your saints, save my wretched soul, Jesus Christ our God, for You alone are Holy and Glorified forever. Amen.
Prayer 5
O Lord our God, who have sinned in the days of this word, deed and thought, as the Good and the Lover of mankind, forgive me. Peaceful sleep and serene grant me. Send your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, as you are the keeper of our souls and our bodies, and we glorify Thee, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever. Amen.
O Lord our God, in what I sinned on this day in word, deed and thought, forgive me, as the Good and the Man-loving; grant me a peaceful sleep, alien to the excitement of passions; Send Thy Guardian Angel, protecting and preserving me from all evil, for Thou art the Guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send Glory to Thee, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
In this evening prayer, we ask God for forgiveness of sins, restful sleep and a Guardian Angel, who would keep us from everything bad. This prayer ends with a glorification of the Holy Trinity.
Prayer 6
O Lord our God, in Worthless faith and His name more than any name we call, grant to us, departing to sleep, weakened soul and body, and keep us from
every dream, and dark sweets except; abate the striving of the passions, quench the incitement of the uprising of the bodily. May we live chastely in deeds and words; Yes, a virtuous life is receptive, the promised will not fall away from Your good, for you are blessed forever. Amen.
O Lord our God, in Whom we believe and whose name is more than any name we call, grant us, who are going to sleep, relief to soul and body, save us from all dreams and from nasty voluptuousness; stop craving; quench the flame of fleshly excitement; grant us to keep chastity in words and in deeds, so that, having embraced a perfect life, we will not be deprived of Your promised blessings, for You are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer 7, St. John Chrysostom
(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of day and night)
1 Lord, deprive me not of Thy heavenly goods. 2 Lord, deliver me eternal torment. 3 Lord, whether in mind or in thought, in word or deed, those who have sinned, forgive me. 4 Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and forgetfulness, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility. 5 Lord, deliver me from every temptation. 6 Lord, enlighten my heart, hedgehog darken evil lust. 7 Lord, I am like a man who have sinned, but you, as God is generous, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. 8 Lord, send your grace to help me, that I may glorify your holy name. 9 Lord Jesus Christ, write me Thy servant in the bottom of animals and grant me a good end. 10 O Lord my God, if I have done nothing good before you, grant me, by your grace, to lay a good beginning. 11 Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Thy grace. 12 O Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy kingdom. Amen.
1 Lord, receive me in repentance. 2 Lord, do not leave me. 3 Lord, do not lead me to attack. 4 Lord, give me a thought for good. 5 Lord, give me tears, and mortal memory, and tenderness. 6 Lord, grant me the thought of confessing my sins. 7 Lord, grant me humility, chastity and obedience. 8 Lord, grant me patience, generosity and meekness. 9 Lord, instill in me the root of good, your fear in my heart. 10 Lord, make me love Thee with all my soul and thoughts, and do Thy will in everything. 11 Lord, protect me from some people, and demons, and passions, and from all other unseemly things. 12 Lord, behold, as you do, as you will, may your will be done, and a sinner in me, as you are blessed forever. Amen.
Lord, do not deprive me of Thy heavenly goods. Lord, deliver me from eternal torment. Lord, in mind or thought, word or deed, I sinned, forgive me. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance, oblivion, cowardice and petrified insensibility. Lord, deliver me from every temptation. Lord, enlighten my heart, darkened by crafty aspirations. Lord, as a man I have sinned, but you, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. Lord, send your grace to help me, may I glorify Your holy name. Lord Jesus Christ, write me, Thy servant, in the book of life and grant me a good end. O Lord my God, if I have not done anything good in front of You, but give me, by Your grace, a good beginning. Lord, sprinkle my heart with the dew of Thy grace. Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, your sinful, vile and unclean servant in your kingdom.
Amen.
Lord, accept me, the repentant. Lord, don't leave me. Lord, do not lead me to attack. Lord, give me a good thought. Lord, give me tears, remembrance of death and tenderness. Lord, give me favor to confess my sins. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. Lord, root your good fear in my heart. Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and in everything to do Your will. Lord, protect me from evil people, demons and passions and everything harmful to me. Lord, do according to Your permission whatever You want, may Your will be done on me, a sinner, for You are blessed forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, for the sake of Thy most honest Mother, and Thy incorporeal Angel, Thy Prophet and Forerunner and Thy Baptist, God-speaking apostle, bright and good-victorious martyr, reverend and God-bearing father, and all saints with prayers, save me the present situation
demonic. To her, my Lord and Creator, not even though the death of a sinner, but as if to turn and live to be him, give me a conversion to the accursed and unworthy; Take me out of the mouth of the pernicious serpent, which is gaping to devour me and bring me to hell alive. To her, my Lord, my consolation, For the sake of the accursed one, he was clothed in corruptible flesh, take me out of accursedness, and give me comfort with accursed flesh. Put in my heart to do Thy commands, and abandon the crafty deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: in Thee, Lord, hope, save me.
Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, for the sake of the prayers of Thy Honest Mother, Thy bodiless Angels, as well as Thy forerunner prophet and Thy Baptist, the evangelizing apostles, bright and victorious martyrs, reverend and God-bearing fathers and all saints, deliver me from the real demonic attack. Oh, my Lord and Creator, who does not want the death of the sinner, but awaits his conversion and life, give conversion, and to me, accursed and unworthy; pull me out of the mouth of a pernicious serpent that wants to devour me and bring me alive to hell. Oh, my Lord, my consolation, for the sake of me, fallen, clothed in corruptible flesh, deliver me from misery and give comfort to my soul, worthy of pity. Instill in my heart to fulfill Your commandments and leave evil deeds and receive Your bliss, for in You, Lord, I trust, save me.
Prayer to the Mother of God, St. Peter of Studios
To Thee of the Most Holy Mother of God, I am accursed, falling down, I pray: weigh, Queen, as if I sin without ceasing and anger Thy Son and my God, and if I repent many times, I find myself lying before God, and I repent trembling: is it possible that the Lord will smite me, and pack it hour by hour I create; Lead this, my Lady the Lady of the Theotokos, I pray, have mercy, and strengthen, and do good, and grant me. Vesi bo, my Lady Theotokos, as by no means an imam in hatred my evil deeds, and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God; but we do not know, the Most Pure Lady, where I hate, I love that, but I transgress the good. Do not allow, O Most Pure, my will to be accomplished, it is not pleasing to eat, but let the will of Thy Son and my God be done: let it save me, and give me understanding, and grant me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on the foul act would cease, and the rest would have lived in command Thy Son, all glory, honor and power befitting Him, with His Beginning Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever, amen.
To You, the Most Pure Mother of God, falling, I, unhappy, pray: You know, Queen, how I incessantly sin and anger Your Son and my God. And although I repent many times, I find myself lying before God, and again I repent with fear, and immediately I do the same again: will the Lord really smite me? Knowing this, my mistress, the Mother of God, I pray that she will have mercy and strengthen and teach me to do good. For you know, my Lady, the Mother of God, that I completely disdain my evil deeds and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God, but I do not know, Lady Most Pure, why I do not do good, but I do evil that I do not want. Do not allow, O Most Pure One, to be fulfilled by my evil will, but let the will of Thy Son and my God, who will save me, teach me and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on I would stop doing bad things, and the rest of the time I would live according to the commandments of Thy Son, to whom belongs all glory, honor and power with His Beginning Father and the Most Holy, Good and life-giving His Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
Even so, all the days of my belly - which I have created throughout my life.
Secret eating - intemperance from food during fasting, eating secret from others.
Neglect - carelessness (in the matter of salvation).
By falsehood - a lie.
Profanity - criminal gain (profit).
By fraud - bribery, greed (mshel - greed).
Jealousy - jealousy, suspicion (distrust).
Memory malice - rancor.
Deceit - greed, love of money. In our tradition, enshrined in the catechism, the name by this word of all unrighteous robbery of neighbors has been established: bribes, extortion, etc.
Feelings - feelings.
Sins - sins.
Soul together and bodily - both mental and physical.
Image to you - by which you.
Anger - angry.
Wrong - I have slandered; caused all evil, untruth.
Vinna to myself I imagine you my God - I, guilty of all this, stand before You, my God.
I have the will to repent - I have a desire to bring repentance.
Tochiyu - only.
But transcending sin- my former (past) sins.
From all these, even the words - from all this that I have expressed.
The need for daily repentance for sins committed throughout life is clarified by the words of the Monk Anthony the Great: “Say that you are sinners, and mourn everything that you have done in a state of negligence. and forgives the sins of all who turn to Him, whoever they may be, so that he will not remember them anymore.However, He wants those who have been forgiven themselves to remember the forgiveness of their sins, hitherto committed, so that, forgetting about what to do in their behavior, because of which they will be forced to give an account of those sins that have already been forgiven ... ".
While maintaining and constantly renewing repentance for the sins of our life, not forgetting about them, we should not at the same time "convert them in our mind", relive anew, stick to them with memory. This is one of the manifestations of the art of "invisible warfare," the middle "royal" path that a Christian should follow.
This prayer helps to consider the day's sins and maintains the memory of those committed earlier - on all days of life. Let us recall that sins sincerely confessed in the Sacrament of Penance are completely forgiven by the Lord, but this does not mean that we should forget about them. Sins are remembered for humility and contrition about the deed.
Both in confession in the Sacrament of Repentance, and in daily confession to God, one must confess one's sins separately, consciously. Therefore, we will dwell on the sins named in the prayer and indicate what deeds, deeds, words and thoughts can be understood by them. In doing so, we are guided by the Orthodox catechism and the instructions of the devotees of the Orthodox Church.
Gluttony, drunkenness, secret eating - sins associated with the passion of gluttony, which is one of the eight main passions. Mystery eating - eating food in secret (out of greed, shame or unwillingness to share, in case of breaking the fast, when eating unauthorized food, etc.). The sins of gluttony also include polyfeeding and larynx - a passion for the enjoyment of gustatory sensations, that is, gourmand, so imposed in our days. Drug use and smoking also belong to the area of \u200b\u200bdrunkenness; if you have suffered or are suffering from these sinful attachments, include them in the list of sins.
Idle talk... Let us recall the terrible word of the Lord Himself: But I tell you that for every idle word that people say, they will give an answer on the day of judgment: for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. (Matthew 12, 36-37).
And here is the patristic recipe for how to behave if the situation and conversations in the company are conducive to idle talk: "If you do not have a special need to stay, then leave; and when there is a need to stay, then turn your mind to prayer, not condemning idle talkers, but knowing your weakness ". ( Rev. John the Prophet)
The Monk Ephraim the Syrian expands the concept of idle talk: "And what is an idle word? The promise of faith, not fulfilled in deed. A person believes and confesses Christ, but remains idle, does not do what Christ commanded. And in another case, the word is idle - namely, when a person confesses and does not correct himself, when he says that he repents and sins again. And a bad comment about another is an idle word, because he retells what was not done and what he does not see. "
Despondency... This sin is often directly related to idle talk:
"Despondency is often one of the branches, one of the first offspring of verbosity ... Despondency is a relaxation of the soul, exhaustion of the mind ... a slander of God, as if He is merciless and inhuman; in psalmics it is weak, in prayer it is weak ... in obedience it is hypocritical." ... ( Venerable John Climacus)
Laziness, as we see, is closely connected with the passion of despondency. The Orthodox catechism calls "laziness in relation to the doctrine of piety, prayer and public worship" among the sins against the first commandment of the Law of God.
Obscurity... "Bind your tongue, frantically striving for contradictions, and seventy times seven days a day fight this tormentor," the holy fathers teach in the words of John Climacus. "Whoever in a conversation stubbornly wants to insist on his opinion, even if it is fair, let him know that he is possessed by the devil's illness; and if he does this in conversation with equals, then, perhaps, denouncing his elders will heal him; if but treats the greatest of himself and the wisest in this way, then this ailment from people is incurable. "
Disobedience... “Those who disobey in word no doubt do not obey in deed, for whoever is unfaithful in word is adamant in deed,” - this is how St. John of the Ladder connects disobedience with rebellion. Everything in the Church is built on obedience; we must obey everyone and everyone whom the Lord has placed over us. Full obedience in matters of spiritual life is necessary in relation to the spiritual father, in general to pastors and spiritual teachers. But complete and unquestioning obedience (in everything that does not contradict the faith and the Law of God) should be given by the wife to her husband, the children who have not yet created their families - to the parents. Obey your superiors.
Slander - direct violation of the 9th commandment of the Law of God ( Do not give false testimony against your neighbor - Ref. 20.16). Any slander, any gossip and gossip, any unfair censure is slander. Condemnation of one's neighbor, which is directly forbidden by the Lord, almost certainly leads to slander: Judge not lest ye be judged (Matthew 7: 1).
Neglect - negligent fulfillment of the duties assigned to us by God or even neglect of them. Neglect at work, neglect of your household and family responsibilities, neglect of prayer ...
Vanityabba Dorotheos calls the root of all passions, and the Monk Ephraim the Syrian - the mother of all evil.
"Self-love is a passionate and reckless love of the body. Its opposite is love and self-control. It is obvious that he who has self-love has all the passions." ( Saint Maximus the Confessor)
Multiple possession. Covetousness ... is idolatry- says the apostle Paul (Col. 3, 5). Lots of acquisitiveness is the passion of avarice, one of the eight main passions, in action: any hoarding, addiction to various objects, stinginess and, conversely, wastefulness.
Theft... This concept includes not only any theft, but also any use of what “lies badly”: for example, “read” a book in the library or with friends. A particularly difficult type of embezzlement is sacrilege - "the appropriation of what is dedicated to God and what belongs to the Church" (see "Orthodox Catechism"), that is, not only the direct theft of sacred objects, but also: to take, without asking the blessing of the priest, donated on the eve or brought to the temple by benefactors for distribution, etc.
Falsehood - any lie with a word. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who speak the truth are His delight. (Proverbs 12.22).
We must remember that there is no "innocent" lie, any lie is not from God. "A lie, in which there is no intention to harm one's neighbor, is impermissible, because it does not agree with love and respect for one's neighbor and is not worthy of a person, and especially a Christian, created for truth and love," says St. Philaret in his Orthodox Catechism.
Profanity - making a profit, making a profit in a bad, unrighteous way. The concept can include any underweight, measurement, deception, but also any income that brings evil to people, for example, based on the satisfaction or incitement of sinful passions. Forgery of any documents and the use of forged documents (for example, travel tickets), buying stolen goods on the cheap are also filthy profits. This also includes parasitism, "when they receive a salary for a position or a payment for a business, but they do not perform their positions and deeds and, thus, they steal both salary or salary, and the benefits that they could bring to society or the one for whom they should work "(see" Orthodox Catechism ").
Fraud - greed, collection mshela - self-interest. This includes all forms of extortion and bribery. And, since this sin is included in the prayer-repentance for all Orthodox Christians, you should carefully consider your life and find its manifestations in it.
Jealousy - jealousy of all kinds.
Envy. "He who envies his neighbor rebelles against God, the giver of gifts." ( Saint John Chrysostom)
"... Envy and rivalry are a terrible poison: slander, hatred and murder are born from them." ( Monk Ephraim the Syrian)
Anger - one of the eight main passions.
"From whatever reason the movement of anger flares up, it blinds the eyes of the heart and, imposing a veil on the acuity of mental vision, does not allow the Sun of truth to be seen. It does not matter whether a gold leaf, or lead, or any other metal is applied to the eyes - value metals makes no difference in glare. " ( Venerable John Cassian the Roman)
Memory malice "there is the last limit of anger, keeping in memory of sins against our neighbor, aversion of the image of justification (determined by God:" forgive and forgiven "- cf. Luke 6, 37), destruction of all previous virtues, poisonous poison, gnawing the heart of a worm, shame to pray (how do you say: "leave it as we are ..."?), a nail driven into the soul, incessant sin, vigilant lawlessness, hourly evil. ( Venerable John Climacus)
"If you have a grudge against someone, pray for him; and, by prayer, separating sorrow from the memory of the evil that he has done you, you will stop the movement of passion; if you become friendly and humane, you will completely expel passion from your soul." ( Saint Maximus the Confessor)
Hatred. He who hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes (1 John 2:11). Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life dwelling in him (1 John 3:15). He who says, "I love God," but hates his brother is a liar: for he who does not love his brother whom he sees, how can he love God, whom he does not see? (1 John 4:20).
Deceit - "when, under the guise of some right, but in fact, in violation of justice and philanthropy, they turn to their advantage someone else's property or someone else's labor, or even the very calamities of their neighbors, for example, when lenders burden debtors with growth (interest on the loan), when owners exhaust the dependent from them by unnecessary taxes or work, if bread is sold at too high a price during a famine "(see" Orthodox Catechism "). Broadly speaking, the word covetousness generally means covetousness, greed (the passion of avarice); in this sense the word is used in the New Testament (Rom. 1, 29; 2 Cor. 9, 5; Eph. 4, 19 and 5, 3; Col. 3, 5).
Serious sins committed during life, from among those that are not directly named in this prayer, should be included in it, and not "brought" under one of the points (for example, blasphemy, murmuring against God, or attempted suicide, or murder of the unborn children - abortion, etc.). In particular, in this list there are no sins related to the passion of fornication (and among them, such as adultery and all extramarital cohabitation, and all violations of purity and chastity), and the passion of pride, which is rightfully considered the most terrible of passions.
For Orthodox Christians, the natural end of the day is the evening prayer rule.
In the evening, a person can calmly, without haste, be alone with the Lord, speak out before going to sleep at night.
A Brief Prayer Rule
Believers also live and work in the modern accelerated pace of life, and sometimes it is not possible to read a full range of prayers. In this case, a short prayer rule is allowed.
It is also called the Seraphim Rule - the holy elder Seraphim of Sarov commanded every Christian to pray in this way in the morning and in the evening.
The Lord's Prayer. Our Father (read three times, in honor of the Holy Trinity)
Our Father, Who art in heaven!
Hallowed be thy name, may thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth.
Give us our daily bread;
and leave us our debts, as we also leave our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Song of the Virgin Mary "Virgin Mary, rejoice" (also read three times)
Blessed Virgin Mary, rejoice, gracious Mary, the Lord is with you, blessed are you in wives and blessed is the fruit of your womb, as Spasa gave birth to our souls.
Creed (read once)
I believe in one God, the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible. And in the one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only one-born, who is of the Birth Father before all ages; Light from Light, God true from God true, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, by Him all is; For us, for the sake of man and for our salvation, who came down from heaven, and incarnated from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and incarnate; Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried; And resurrected on the third day, according to the Scriptures; And he ascended into heaven, and sit at the right hand of the Father; And the packs that come with glory to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end, And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, Life-giving, Who proceeds from the Father, Who is worshiped with the Father and the Son and is glorified, the prophets spoke. In One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church... I confess one Baptism for the remission of sins. I tea the resurrection of the dead. And the life of the next century. Amen.
At the end, just before bedtime, you need to cross yourself and say:
Evening prayers for beginners
For people who have just come to God, Orthodox beginners, there are evening prayers for beginners.
Evening and morning prayers are part of every Orthodox prayer book, which can be purchased in the candle shop of any church.
Evening prayers for novice Christians, before bedtime
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Initial prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, with the prayers of Thy Most Pure Mother and all saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee!
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
To the Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, Who is everywhere and the whole world filling, the Source of good things and the Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all defilement, and save, O Good One, our souls.
Trisagion
(Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)
Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse our sins. Master, forgive our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Three times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, both now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in Heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done both in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread this day; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us! Finding no justification for ourselves, we, sinners, bring this prayer to You, as the Master: "Have mercy on us!"
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Lord! Have mercy on us, we trust in You. Do not be angry with us and do not remember our iniquities: but turn your gaze on us even now, because You are merciful. And deliver us from our enemies: after all, You are our God and we are Your people, all are the creations of Your hands and we call upon Your name.
And now and always and forever and ever. Amen. Open to us, blessed Mother of God, the doors to mercy Of Godso that we, who hope in You, do not perish, but get rid of troubles through You: after all, You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (12 times)
Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great to God the Father
Eternal God and the King of all that has been created, who has vouchsafed me to live up to this hour, forgive me the sins that I have committed on this day in deed, word and thought; and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all fleshly and spiritual uncleanness. And grant me, Lord, to spend this night in peace, so that, rising from sleep, in all the days of my life I do what is pleasing to Thy holy name and overcome the enemies that attack me - fleshly and incorporeal. And deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts and vicious desires that defile me. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus to our Lord Jesus Christ
Almighty, Word of the Father, Jesus Christ! Being perfect Yourself, by Thy great mercy, never leave me, Thy servant, but always abide in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me actionserpent and do not leave me to the will of Satan, for there is in me the seed of destruction.
You, Lord God, whom everyone worship, Holy King, Jesus Christ, preserve me during my sleep with unfading Light, Your Holy Spirit, with which You have sanctified Your disciples. Grant, O Lord, to me, an unworthy servant of Thy, Thy salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of comprehension of Thy holy Gospel, my soul - with love for Thy Cross, my heart - with the purity of Thy word, my body - with Thy suffering, alien to passion, my thought Keep your humility.
And lift me up in due time to glorify You. For you are glorified to the highest degree together with your Fatherless Father and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Third Prayer, Venerable Ephraim the Syrian to the Holy Spirit
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Thy sinful servant, and let me go, unworthy, and forgive everything sinsthat I have sinned before You today as a man and, moreover, not as a man, but even worse than cattle. sorryfree my sins and involuntary, led and unknown: madeby immaturity and by evil skill, by irascibility and carelessness.
If I have sworn by Thy name, or blasphemed Him in my mind; or whom he reproached; or slandered someone in my anger, or grieved, or about what he was angry; or he lied, or slept prematurely, or the beggar came to me, and I rejected him; either he grieved my brother, or stirred up quarrels, or whom he condemned; either exalted, or puffed up, or was angry; or whenstood in prayer, with his mind strived for cunning worldly thoughts, or had insidious thoughts; or overeat, or drank, or laughed madly; or thought evil; or, seeing the imaginary beauty, bowed down with his heart to that which is outside Thee; or said somethingobscene; or laughed overthe sin of my brother, while my sins are endless; or did not care about prayer, or something else that I did evil that I did not remember: I did all this and even more than that.
Have mercy on me, my Creator and Master, your careless and unworthy servant, and leave me, and let go my sinsand forgive me for YouGood and Humanitarian. So that I can lie down in the world, fall asleep and calm down, prodigal, sinful and unhappy, and so that I bow down and glorify and glorify Your venerable name, with the Father, and His Only Begotten Son, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 4th
O Lord our God, everything in which I have sinned this day in word, deed and thought You, as the Most Merciful and Humanitarian, forgive me. Give me a peaceful and restful sleep. Send me Your Guardian Angel, which would cover and protect me from all evil. For Thou art the keeper of our souls and bodies, and we glorify Thee, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 5, St. John Chrysostom (24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)
- Lord, do not deprive me of Thy heavenly goods. 2. Lord, deliver me from eternal torment. 3. Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or deed, forgive me. 4. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance, oblivion, cowardice, and petrified insensibility. 5. Lord, deliver me from all temptation. 6. Lord, enlighten my heart, which is darkened by evil desires. 7. Lord, as a man I have sinned, but you, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. 8. Lord, send Thy grace to help me, that I will glorify Thy holy name. 9. Lord Jesus Christ, write me, Thy servant, in the Book of Life and grant me a good ending. 10. Lord my God, although I have not done anything good in front of You, grant me, by Your grace, to initiate good works. 11. Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Thy grace. 12. Lord of Heaven and earth, remember me, Your sinful servant, filthy and unclean, in Your Kingdom. Amen.
- Lord, accept me in repentance. 2. Lord, do not leave me. 3. Lord, protect me from all misfortune. 4. Lord, give me a good thought. 5. Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and heartbreak about sins... 6. Lord, give me the thought to confess my sins. 7. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. 8. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. 9. Lord, plant in me the root of good - fear of You in my heart. 10. Lord, honor me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to do Your will in everything. 11. Lord, protect me from evil people, and demons, and passions, and from every unseemly deed. 12. Lord, you know what you are doing and what you desire - Thy will be done and a sinner over me, for You are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos
Merciful Tsar, merciful Mother, most pure and blessed Mary of the Mother of God! Pour out on my passionate soul the mercy of Thy Son, and our God, and direct me with Thy prayers to good deeds, so that I may live the rest of my life without sin and with Thy help, Virgin Mary, one pure and blessed, to enter heaven.
Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel
Kontakion to the Mother of God
To You, the Supreme Commander, having got rid of troubles, we, Your unworthy servants, Mother of God, sing a victory and thanksgiving song. You, as one having invincible power, free us from all troubles, so that we cry out to You: Rejoice, Bride, not participating in marriage!
Most glorious Evergreen, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Thy Son and our God, may He save by prayerOur souls are yours.
I put all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your protection.
Enlighten my eyes, Christ God, so that I do not fall asleep in death, so that my enemy does not say: I have defeated him.
Be the Protector of my soul, O God, for I walk among many networks. Deliver me from them and save me, God, for You are a Humanitarian.
Prayer of Saint John
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my shelter is the Holy Spirit. Holy Trinity, glory to Thee!
End of prayers
Truly worthy to glorify You as the Mother of God, always Blessed and Most Immaculate, and the Mother of our God. We magnify You as the true Mother of God, painlessly giving birth to God the Word, worthy of greater honor than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, both now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Lord have mercy. (Three times)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, reverend and God-bearing our fathers and all saints have mercy on us. Amen.
Prayers spoken in private, separate from the evening rule
Prayer 1st
Weaken, let go, forgive, God, our sins are voluntary and involuntary, perfectin word and deed, consciously and unconsciously, day and night, in mind and in thought - forgive us everything, as Merciful and Humanitarian. Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord Lover of Man! Do good to those who do good. To our brothers and relatives, mercifully fulfill their petitions in what leads to salvation, and grant eternal life.
Visit the weak and give them healing. Help those at sea. Accompany the travelers. Help Orthodox Christians in the struggle. Give the remission of sins to those who serve us and those who pity us. Those who instructed us, unworthy, to pray for them, have mercy on your great mercy. Remember, O Lord, before our departed fathers and brothers and rest them where the light of Thy Face shines. Remember, Lord, our brothers in captivity, and deliver them from all misfortune.
Remember, O Lord, those who bear the fruits of their labors and adorn your holy churches. Give them at their request thenthat leads to salvation and eternal life. Remember, Lord, and us, humble, sinful and unworthy Thy servants, and enlighten our minds that weknow you, and guide us on the way followingsthy commandments, the prayers of our most pure Lady, the Ever-Virgin Mary, and all Thy saints, for Thou art blessed forever and ever. Amen.
Everyday confession of sins, uttered in private
I confess to You, the Lord my God and Creator, in the One Holy Trinity, glorified and worshiped, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all my sins that I have committed in all the days of my life, and at every hour, and now, in deed, word, thought, sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and all my senses, mental and physical, with which I angered you, my God and Creator, and offended my neighbor.
Sinned: ( further enumeration of individual sins ). Pitying about them, I stand guilty before You and want to repent. Only, O Lord my God, help me, with tears I humbly pray to You. The sins I have committed by Thy mercy, forgive and deliver from them, for Thou art Good and a Human Lover.
When you go to bed, mark yourself with the cross and say a prayer to the Honest Cross:
May God rise, and may His enemies be scattered, and may all who hate Him flee from His face. As the smoke disappears, so let them disappear. As wax melts from fire, so let demons perish at the sight of those who love God, and those who overshadow themselves with the sign of the cross and say with joy: “Rejoice, revered and life-giving Cross of the Lord, driving away demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ crucified on you, who descended into hell and who destroyed the power of the devil and gave us you, His revered Cross, to drive away every enemy. " O venerable and life-giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Lady, the Virgin Mary, and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Or in short:
Protect me, O Lord, with the power of Your revered and life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.
When you go to bed and fall asleep, say:
Into Thy hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commit my spirit. Bless me, have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.
Prayer before bedtime to the Guardian Angel
The Guardian Angel, presented to a Christian after Holy Baptism, hourly protects his ward. Whenever there is a need, the Orthodox turn to their Guardian Angel, asking him for help and protection.
Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body! Forgive me everything in which I have sinned today, and deliver me from every insidious plan of the enemy coming against me, so that I will not anger my God by any sin. But pray for me, a sinful and unworthy slave, to present me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the Most Holy Trinity and Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all saints. Amen.
Prayer before bed for a child
Very often, faith comes to people after the birth of a child. Any mother is ready to do much to protect her child. Before going to bed, for a good sleep, as at any time of the day, you can turn to the Lord, the Most Holy Theotokos, the Guardian Angel and the saint whose name the child bears.
Prayer for children, to the Lord Jesus Christ
Sweet Jesus, Better than my heart! You have given me children according to the surface, they are Yours for your soul; You redeemed both mine and their souls with Your invaluable blood. For your divine blood, I implore you, my sweetest Savior: with your grace touch the hearts of my children (names) and my godchildren (names) protect them with your fear of your Divine and good-natured habits and goodness their life to all who are kind and saving, arrange their destiny, as you like yourself, and save their souls, as you do by destinies.
Prayer for children to the Most Holy Mother of God
O Most Holy Lady the Virgin Mary, save and preserve under Thy blood my chad (names), all adolescents, adolescents and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in the womb. Cover them with the garment of Your motherhood, observe them in fear of God and in obedience to your parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son, that He may grant them useful salvation. I entrust them to Thy Mother's observation, as Thou art the Divine Cover for Thy servants.
Prayer for children to the Guardian Angel
Holy Angel To the Guardian of my chada (name), cover him with your cover from the arrows of the demon, from the eyes of the deceiver and keep his heart in angelic purity. Amen.
Interpretation of evening prayers
For laity, there are a variety of evening prayers and interpretations of texts, the meaning of which will be clarified by a priest or an independent study of the topic. Beginners of the prayer path can listen to the chants of the elders of Optina Pustyn before going to bed.
The Optina elders healed the suffering, served people, predicted the future and prayed for all sinners. It is useful for everyone to plunge into the life of the Optina monks to study their holy deeds and night vigils.
Conclusion
For true Christians, the question of whether to pray or not is not worth it. For people who only want to come to God and a righteous life, the roads to the temple are open, and no matter when a person has made this decision, it is never too late.
Having come to church, a person should grow in faith and knowledge, study the Holy Scriptures, the works of the holy fathers, regularly attend services, then prayer will become an integral part of the life of a Christian.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfill everything, Treasure of the good and life to the Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save our souls, Beloved.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)
Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquity; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Three times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we also leave our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; every answer is bewildering, this Ti prayer as if to the Lord of sin we bring: have mercy on us.
Glory: Lord, have mercy on us, in You with hope; Do not be angry with us, remember our iniquities below, but look after and now, as if he is gracious, and deliver us from our enemies; Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, all works Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.
And now: Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, hoping in Thee, let us not perish, but let us get rid of Thy troubles: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (12 times)
Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great, to God the Father
Eternal God and the King of every creature, vouching for me even at this hour of arrival, forgive my sins, I have also done this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all defilement of flesh and spirit. And grant me, O Lord, in the night of this dream to pass in peace, so that I stand up from the humble bed, delight in Your holy name, all the days of my life, and I will overcome the fleshly and incorporeal enemies fighting me. And deliver me, O Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and the lusts of the wicked. Thine is the kingdom, and the power and glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ
To the Almighty, the Word of the Father, this Himself is perfect, Jesus Christ, many for the sake of Thy mercy, never absent from me, Thy servant, but always rest in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me to sedition to the serpent, and do not leave the desire of Satan to me, for there is a seed of aphid in me. Thou, O Lord God worshiped, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, while sleeping, save me with an unmixing light, Thy Holy Spirit, Thou hast sanctified Thy disciples. Grant, O Lord, to me, an unworthy servant of Thy, Thy salvation on my couch: enlighten my mind with the light of the mind of Thy holy Gospel, my soul with the love of Thy Cross, my heart with Thy purity of Thy word, my body with Thy passionless passion, save my thought with Thy humility, and raise up me in time is like your praise. Like you were glorified with Thy beginningless Father and with the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Thy sinful servant, and let me go to the unworthy, and forgive all, the tree of Ti who have sinned today like a man, moreover, not like a man, but even more than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, knowing and unknown: even from youth and science are evil, and even the essence of arrogance and despondency.
If I swear by Thy name, or swindled in my thought; or someone reproached; or slander someone with my anger, or grieved, or about anything you are angry; or a lie, or useless spah, or a beggar came to me, and despise him; either they grieved my brother, or weddings, or whom they condemned; either puffed up, or puffed up, or got angry; or I stand in prayer, my mind has moved about the wickedness of this world, or the corruption of thoughts; or overeat, or overeat, or laughing madly; or evil thoughts, or seeing alien kindness, and with that he was wounded by his heart; or not like verbs, or laughing at my brother's sin, but my essence is countless sins; either they are not happy about prayer, or otherwise what evil things, I don’t remember, that’s all and great about these things.
Have mercy on me, my Creator, Master, your despondent and unworthy servant, and leave me, and let me go, and forgive me, as it is Good and Humanitarian, but I will lie down in peace, sleep and rest, prodigal, sinful and accursed I, and I will worship and sing , and I will glorify Thy honorable name, with the Father, and His Only Begotten Son, now and forever and forever. Amen.
Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great
What will Ti bring, or what will Ti reward, great-endowed Immortal King, more generous and benevolent God, as if he is lazy to me for Your pleasing, and having done nothing good, did you bring to the end of this day this past, the conversion and salvation of my soul's order? Graciously wake me to the sinner and naked of every good deed, raise up my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and remove from me all the evil thought of this visible life.
Forgive my sins, one Sinless, even worse than those who have sinned in this day, by knowledge and ignorance, by word and deed, and by thought, and with all my senses. You Yourself, covering, save me from any opposing situation with Your Divine power, and ineffable love of man, and power. Cleanse, God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Be pleased, Lord, to deliver me from the network of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and overshadow me with the light of Thy face, when you come in glory, and now do not condemn to sleep in sleep, and without dreaming, and undisturbed the thought of Thy servant, observe, and all Satan's work take me away from me, and enlighten my reasonable eyes of the heart, so that I will not sleep into death. And send me an angel of peace, the guardian and instructor of my soul and my body, that he may deliver me from my enemies; Yes, rising from my bed, I will bring Ti thanksgiving prayers.
To her, Lord, hear me, a sinful and wretched servant of Yours, with delight and conscience; Grant me to learn with Thy word, and the despondency of the demons, far from me, is driven away from being Thy Angels; may I bless Your holy name, and glorify, and glorify the Most Pure Theotokos Mary, You gave us sinful intercession, and accept this one who is praying for us; vem bo, as if it imitates Your philanthropy, and praying does not cease. Your intercession, and the Honorable Cross with a sign, and all Your saints for the sake of, observe my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, as you are Holy, and glorified forever. Amen.
Prayer 5
O Lord our God, who have sinned in the days of this word, deed and thought, forgive me for the Good and the Lover of Man. Peaceful sleep and serene grant me. Send your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, as you are the keeper of our souls and our bodies, and we glorify Thee, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever. Amen.
Prayer 6
O Lord our God, in Worthless faith, and His name, more than any name, we call, give us, those departing to sleep, weakened soul and body, and keep us from all dreams, and besides dark sweets; abate the striving of the passions, quench the incitement of the bodily uprising. May we live chastely in deeds and words; Yes, a virtuous life accepting, we will not fall away from the promised, Your good ones, for you are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer 7, St. John Chrysostom
(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)
Lord, do not deprive me of Thy heavenly goods.
Lord, save me eternal torment.
Lord, whether in mind or thought, word or deed of those who have sinned, forgive me.
Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility.
Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
Lord, enlighten my heart, hedgehog darken the crafty lust.
Lord, I am like a man who have sinned, You, like God, are generous, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
Lord, send Your grace to help me, that I may glorify Your holy name.
Lord Jesus Christ, write me Your servant in the bottom of animals and grant me a good end.
O Lord, my God, even if I have done nothing good before Thee, grant me, by Thy grace, to lay a good beginning.
Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Thy grace.
O Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
Lord, accept me in repentance.
Lord, don't leave me.
Lord, do not lead me to attack.
Lord, give me a thought for good.
Lord, give me tears and mortal memory and tenderness.
Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.
Lord, grant me humility, chastity and obedience.
Lord, grant me patience, generosity and meekness.
Lord, instill in me the root of good, Thy fear in my heart.
Lord, make me love Thee from all my soul and thoughts and do Thy will in everything.
Lord, protect me from some people, and demons, and passions, and from all other unseemly things.
Lord, weigh, as you do, as you will, may your will be done and a sinner in me, as you are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, for the sake of your most honest Mother Thy, and Thy incorporeal Angel, the Prophet and Forerunner and Thy Baptist, the God-speaking apostle, the bright and virtuous martyr, the reverend and God-bearing father, and all the saints by prayers, save me the demon of the real situation. To her, my Lord and Creator, not even though the death of a sinner, but as if to turn and live to be him, give me a conversion to the accursed and unworthy; Take me out of the mouth of the pernicious serpent, which is gaping to devour me and bring me to hell alive. To her, my Lord, my consolation, For the sake of the accursed one, he was clothed in corruptible flesh, take me out of accursedness, and give me comfort with accursed flesh. Put in my heart to do Thy commands, and abandon the crafty deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: in Thee, Lord, hope, save me.
Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter of Studios
To Thee of the Most Holy Mother of God, I accursed accusations, I pray: weigh, Tsarina, as if I sin without cease and anger Thy Son and my God, and if I repent many times, I find myself lying before God, and I repent trembling: will the Lord really smite me, and hour by hour I do pack ; Lead this, my Lady the Lady of the Theotokos, I pray, have mercy, and strengthen, and do good, and grant me. Vesi bo, my Lady Theotokos, as by no means an imam in hatred my evil deeds, and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God; but we do not know, the Most Pure Lady, where I hate, I love that, but I transgress the good. Do not allow, O Most Pure, my will to be accomplished, it is not pleasing to eat, but let the will of Thy Son and my God be done: let it save me, and give me understanding, and grant me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on the foul act would cease, and so on would have lived in command Thy Son, all glory, honor and power befitting Him, with His Beginning Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos
Good King Mother, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Thy Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Thy prayers guide me to good deeds, so that the rest of my life will pass without blemish and I will find Paradise by Thee, Virgin Mary, one Pure and the Blessed One.
Prayer 11, to the Holy Guardian Angel
To the Angel of Christ, my saint guardian and protector of my soul and body, all forgive me, the tree of those who sinned in this day, and save me from all cunning of the enemy, so that I will anger my God in no sin; but pray for me a sinful and unworthy slave, as if you are worthy of me showing the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
Kontakion to the Mother of God
To the chosen Voevoda, victorious, as if we will get rid of the wicked, we will grateful to Ty Your servant, the Mother of God, but as the one who has an invincible power, free us from all troubles, let us call Ty; Rejoice, Unmarried Bride.
All-glorious Ever-ever, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Thy Son and our God, that Thou mayst save our souls.
I place all my hope in Thee, Mother of God, keep me under Thy roof.
Virgin Mary, do not despise me, a sinner, demanding Your help and Your intercession, my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.
Prayer of Saint John
My hope is the Father, my refuge Son, my cover is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
It is worthy to eat as truly blessed Thee, Mother of God, Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and Mother of our God. The most honorable Cherubim and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, we magnify the Mother of God.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Lord have mercy. (Three times)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, venerable and God-bearing father of ours and all saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Prayer of Saint John Damascene
Vladyka Human-loving, will this coffin be a bed for me, or will you enlighten my cursed soul in the afternoon? Seven coffin lies ahead, seven death lies ahead. I am afraid of Thy judgment, O Lord, and endless torment, but I do not cease doing evil: I always anger the Lord my God, and Thy Most Pure Mother, and all Heavenly powers, and my holy Guardian Angel. We, O Lord, as I am not worthy of Thy humanity, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, either I want, or I don’t want, save me. If you save the righteous, nothing great; and if you have mercy purely, it is nothing wondrous: deserve the essence of your mercy. But amaze Thy mercy on me a sinner: about this, reveal Thy love of mankind, may my malice not prevail over Thy ineffable goodness and mercy: and as you like, arrange a thing about me.
Enlighten my eyes, Christ God, but not when I fall asleep into death, and not when my enemy says: Strengthen yourself against him.
Glory: Wake up the protector of my soul, O God, as in the midst of many nets I walk; deliver me from them and save me, Blazhe, like a Humanitarian.
And now: the Most Glorious Mother of God, and the Holy Angel of the Holy One, let us sing in our hearts and lips, confessing this Mother of God, as if she truly gave birth to us God incarnate, and praying incessantly for our souls.
Mark yourself with the cross and say a prayer to the Honest Cross:
May God rise again, and scatter Him, and let those who hate Him flee from His presence. Yako smoke disappears, yes disappear; as if wax melts from the face of fire, so let demons perish from the face of those who love God and who are marked by the sign of the cross, and in joy say: Rejoice, Most Honorable and Life-giving Cross of the Lord, drive away demons by the power of the prophesied Lord Jesus Christ on you, who descended into hell and corrected the power to the devil, and who gave us to you His Honest Cross to drive out every adversary. Oh, Most Honorable and Life-giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Lady the Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Or in short:
Protect me, O Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.
Prayer
Weaken, leave, forgive, God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word and in deed, even in knowledge and not in knowledge, even in days and nights, even in mind and in thought: forgive us all, as it is Good and Humanitarian.
Prayer
Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord, Human-loving. Beneficent beneficence. To our brothers and relatives, grant also petitions and eternal life for salvation. Visit the weak in existence and grant healing. Along the way, manage it. Travel travelers. Grant forgiveness to those who serve and have mercy on sins. Those who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them have mercy according to your great mercy. Remember, O Lord, the father and our brethren before the departed, and rest them, where the light of Thy face is present. Remember, Lord, our captive brethren and spare me from every situation. Remember, O Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and give them petition and eternal life for salvation. Remember, Lord, and us, the humble and sinful and unworthy of Thy servant, and enlighten our mind with the light of Thy mind, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, with the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and all Thy saints: as you are blessed forever and ever ... Amen.
Confession of sins everyday
I confess to Thee to the Lord my God and Creator, in the One Holy Trinity, glorified and worshiped, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all my sins, the same in all the days of my life, and for every hour, both now and in days gone by and nights, deed, word, thought, gluttony, drunkenness, secret eating, idle talk, despondency, laziness, disobedience, disobedience, slander, condemnation, negligence, pride, many acquisitiveness, embezzlement, untruthfulness, foul profiteering, jealousy, resentment , hatred, covetousness and all my senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and other my sins, both soulful and bodily, the image of my God and Creator to anger, and my neighbor's unjust: regretting about these, I am guilty of myself to my God I imagine, and I have the will to repent: to that, O Lord my God, help me, with tears I humbly pray to Thee: whoever passed away my sins by Thy mercy, forgive me, and permit me from all these, even the words before You, as Good and Humanitarian.
When you go to sleep, say:
In your hand, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commit my spirit: you bless me, you have mercy on me and grant me an eternal belly. Amen.