In accordance with Christian canons, prayer to the believer in any endeavor. A sincere request for help and protection from the Lord or the saints will never go unanswered. Traveling has always been considered a risky and serious undertaking that requires certain preparation. Not long ago, people gained the opportunity to travel by air, and although the plane is the safest form of transport, it is very difficult to overcome the fear of flying. Prayer on the plane ride will help with this.
Prayer for air travelers
When going on a long journey, it is best to choose a time and visit the temple. After confession and communion, the following prayer should be said before the images:
During the repetition of sacred texts, a person’s faith is strengthened, calmness and confidence in the successful outcome of the journey appear. You can also pray for loved ones who are facing a long flight, for friends and relatives.
If you were unable to visit the temple, you can say the prayer immediately before boarding the plane or while already in the air. A prayer said in the air will help:
- get rid of the fear of disaster;
- cope with fear of heights;
- strengthen faith in the positive outcome of the journey.
Deep and sincere faith when reading the sacred text will not only calm the mind, but also protect against any troubles during the flight.
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker
When setting off on a journey, you should definitely seek help from St. Nicholas, the patron saint of travelers and sailors. Nikolai's biography includes several cases of rescue of sailors in the most hopeless situations. Prayer for the journey by plane to Nicholas the Wonderworker is considered the strongest amulet. Before traveling, you should visit the temple, light a candle in front of the face of St. Nicholas and read the following prayer:
The sacred text can also be pronounced directly in the air, turning to the saint with a request for a safe flight, and after a successful landing, be sure to thank him for his help.
A prayer for traveling by plane to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker can also be said for close and dear people going on a trip. After reading it with sincere faith, you can protect them in the difficult air.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos for those preparing to travel
Oh, my Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mary, Hodegetria, patroness and hope of my salvation! Behold, on the journey that lies before me, I now want to leave and for the time being I entrust to You, my most merciful Mother, my soul and body, all my mental and material powers, entrusting everything to Your strong gaze and Your all-powerful help. Oh, my good Companion and Protector! I earnestly pray to Thee, that this path may not creep; guide me on it, and direct it, O All-Holy Hodegetria, as She herself did, to the glory of Thy Son, my Lord Jesus Christ, be my helper in everything, especially in this distant and on a difficult journey, protect me under Your sovereign protection from all the troubles and sorrows that come our way, from enemies visible and invisible, and pray for me, my Lady, Your Son Christ our God, that He may send His Angel to help me, a peaceful, faithful mentor and guardian, yes just as in ancient times he gave food to His servant Tobias Raphael, in every place and at all times, keeping him on the road from all evil: thus, having successfully guided my path and preserved me with heavenly power, may he return me to health, peace and completeness to my home for glory Your Holy Name, glorifying and blessing Him all the days of my life, and magnifying You now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before leaving home
I deny you, Satan, your pride and service to you, and I unite with you, Christ, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. [And protect yourself with the sign of the cross].
Prayer before setting sail
Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, who sailed with His Holy disciples and Apostles, calmed the stormy wind and calmed the waves on the sea with His command! You, Lord, accompany us on the voyage, calm every stormy wind and be a Helper and Intercessor, for You are a good God and loving people and we bring praise to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before departure on air travel
Lord Jesus Christ, our God, command the elements and contain the whole handful, whose deeps tremble and whose stars are present. All creation serves You, all listen to You, all obey You. You can do everything: for this reason, you are all merciful, most gracious Lord. So even now, Master, accepting the warm prayers of these Thy servants (names), bless their path and air procession, forbidding storms and contrary winds and keeping the air flown safe and sound. Granting them a saving and gentle journey through the air, and a good intention for those who have committed them, they will happily return in health and in peace. You are the Savior and Deliverer and the giver of all good things, heavenly and earthly, and we send glory to You with Your beginningless Father and Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer for the driver (travelling behind the wheel)
God, the All-Good and All-Merciful, protecting everyone with His mercy and love for mankind, I humbly pray to Thee, through the intercession of the Mother of God and all the saints, save me, a sinner, and the people entrusted to me from sudden death and all misfortunes, and help me to deliver unharmed to each according to his needs.
Dear God! Deliver me from the evil spirit of recklessness, the evil spirit of drunkenness, which causes misfortune and sudden death without repentance.
Grant me, Lord, with a clear conscience to live to a ripe old age without the burden of people killed and maimed due to my negligence, and may Your Holy Name be glorified, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Nicholas of Myra
O Saint Nicholas of Christ! Hear us, sinful servants of God (names), praying to you, and pray for us, unworthy, our Creator and Master, make our God merciful to us in this life and in the future, so that he does not reward us according to our deeds, but according to His He will reward us with goodness. Deliver us, saints of Christ, from the evils that come upon us, and tame the waves of passions and troubles that rise against us, so that for the sake of your holy prayers the attack will not overwhelm us and we will not wallow in the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions. Pray to Saint Nicholas, Christ our God, that he may grant us a peaceful life and remission of sins, salvation and great mercy for our souls, now and ever, and forever and ever.
Most blessed Lady, Ever-Virgin Mother of God, who gave birth to God the Word more than any word for our salvation, and who received His grace more abundantly than all others, who appeared as a sea of Divine gifts and miracles, an ever-flowing river, pouring out goodness to all who come running to You with faith! In honor of Your miraculous image, we pray to You, the all-generous Mother of the Humane-loving Lord: surprise us with Your rich mercies and our petitions brought to You, Quick to Hear, speed up the fulfillment of everything for the benefit of consolation and salvation for everyone. Visit, O Blessing Thy servants, with Thy grace, grant to those who are ill, healing and perfect health, to those overwhelmed by silence, to those captivated by freedom and various images of the suffering consolation. Deliver, O All-Merciful Lady, every city and country from famine, pestilence, cowardice, flood, fire, sword and other temporary and eternal punishments, by Your maternal boldness turning away the wrath of God: and free Your servants from mental relaxation, overwhelm of passions and falls from grace, as without stumbling Having lived in all piety in this world, and in the future eternal blessings, we will be made worthy of the grace and love for mankind of Your Son and God, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, together with His Beginning Father and the Most Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
To the Most Holy Theotokos in front of the icon "Smolensk (Hodegetria)" or "Guide" from someone preparing to set out on a journey
Oh, my Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mary, Hodegetria, patroness and hope of my salvation! Behold, on the journey that lies before me, I now want to leave and for the time being I entrust to You, my most merciful Mother, my soul and body, all my mental and material powers, entrusting everything to Your strong gaze and Your all-powerful help. Oh, my good companion and protector! I earnestly pray to Thee, that this path may not creep; guide me on it, and direct it, O All-Holy Hodegetria, as She herself did, to the glory of Thy Son, my Lord Jesus Christ, be my helper in everything, especially in this distant and During this difficult journey, protect me under Your sovereign protection from all possible troubles and sorrows, from enemies visible and invisible, and pray for me. My lady. May Thy Son, Christ our God, go to help me, His peaceful, faithful mentor and guardian Angel, and as of old He gave food to His servant Tobiah Paphael, in every place and at all times, keeping him on the road from all evil: so is my path prosperous guide and preserve me with heavenly power - let me return to health, peace and completeness to my dwelling for the glory of Your Holy name, glorifying and blessing Him all the days of my life and magnifying You, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
An Orthodox person always and everywhere tries to act under God's intercession. That is why in Christian circles it is customary to ask for the blessing of confessors for all serious matters. There is also a tradition of praying to certain saints on different occasions in life.
Thus, it is generally accepted to pray to St. Nicholas for those traveling, and the prayer to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on the road is included in most prayer books.
Let's find out more about the life of this amazing saint of God!
Prayers to Nicholas the Pleasant on the road
Also in Orthodoxy there is a good tradition of blessing cars and other vehicles. Traditionally, after consecration, an icon is attached to the car, which depicts our Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Theotokos and St. Nicholas.
An icon is an image, looking at which a person’s mind rises to the prototype. Having such an icon in the car, it’s good to start any trip with a short prayer in front of it, you can even say it in your own words.
And it is not without reason that St. Nicholas is depicted together with Christ and the Mother of God - this once again indicates his special intercession for people on the road.
When going on any long journey, it is good to take a small icon of the Wonderworker with you so that you can pray in front of it during a long journey.
But we must remember that any icon is a Christian shrine, and it should be treated with reverence. Even if you are going on a long journey and have a lot of things, you need to think in advance where to put the icon of the saint.
More about prayers to the saint:
Do not put it in your pocket or purse along with a bunch of other items, money or cards. It’s better to put it in a camp prayer book or notebook.
But even without having an icon with you, you can pray to God’s saint on the road. You can do this in your own words or in the text of the prayers you have composed. Prayers can be learned by heart or read from a prayer book.
If you are driving and there is no way to read the text of the prayer, it is permissible to turn on the recording.
Oh, all-holy Nicholas, exceedingly saintly servant of the Lord, our warm intercessor, and everywhere in sorrow a quick helper!
Help me, a sinner and sad person in this present life, beg the Lord God to grant me forgiveness of all my sins, which I have sinned greatly from my youth, in all my life, in deed, word, thought and all my feelings; and at the end of my soul, help me the accursed, beg the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver me from airy ordeals and eternal torment: may I always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your merciful intercession, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
O great intercessor, the Bishop of God, the Most Blessed Nicholas, who shone forth miracles from the sun, appearing as a quick hearer to those who call upon you, who always precede them and save them, and deliver them, and take them away from all sorts of troubles, from these God-given miracles and gifts of grace!
Hear me, unworthy, calling you with faith and bringing you prayer songs; I offer you an intercessor to plead with Christ.
Oh, renowned for miracles, the saint is high! as if you have boldness, soon stand before the Lady, and stretch out your holy hands in prayer to Him for me, a sinner, and grant me bounty of goodness from Him, and accept me into your intercession, and deliver me from all troubles and evils, from the invasion of enemies visible and invisible freeing, and destroying all those slander and malice, and reflecting those who fight me throughout my life; for my sins, ask for forgiveness, and present me to Christ as saved and be worthy to receive the Kingdom of Heaven for the abundance of that love for mankind, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, with His beginningless Father, and with the Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages centuries.
Biography of St. Nicholas
Saint Nicholas, later nicknamed the Wonderworker of Myra, was born in the 3rd century in the city of Patara, near Lycia. The example of his parents, Feofan and Nonna, is also amazing.
Nobility of origin and impressive wealth did not prevent these people from being pious Christians and following God.
The couple was childless until adulthood, never ceasing to offer prayers to the Lord to give them a child. And the Lord heard the prayers of the righteous! The couple had a long-awaited son, who was baptized with the name Nicholas, which means “conquering nations.”
From early infancy, parents noticed that their the son is distinguished by special piety. There is a legend that during his baptism, the future archbishop stood in a font of holy water for several hours! The righteous parents tried to instill in their son the foundations of the Christian faith, which he absorbed like air.
The boy quickly managed to comprehend book wisdom.
From childhood and adolescence, Nikolai avoided idle chatter with his peers. With great ecstasy, the young man spent time in prayer and reading sacred texts in the temple. Such zeal for the Christian faith was noticed by the young man’s uncle, the bishop of the city of Patara. He ordained his nephew to his first rank - presbyter. The saint later acted as bishop when his uncle left for Jerusalem.
Nicholas himself visited the Holy Land. Returning back, he wanted to become a monk in one of the secluded monasteries, but he had a vision from the Lord himself, which said that his path was different. And indeed, after some time he was chosen as the new bishop of the city of Myra in Lycia. The appointment as a bishop fell during the bloody reign of Diocletian, who mercilessly exterminated Christians. The future famous Wonderworker also ended up in prison, but by God's Providence he remained unharmed. When Emperor Constantine replaced the tyrant, the bishop was able to return to his ministry to the great joy of his flock.
The saint died at a venerable age. His honest relics showed many miracles and exuded fragrant and healing myrrh, from which many received relief from illnesses. In the 11th century, the relics were transferred to the Italian city of Bari, where they are still available for veneration today.
Miracles of St. Nicholas
The legend about the holy saint of God has collected many miracles to this day.
The saints of his relics in Bari maintain a special register, which documents facts of miracles and healings that are beyond doubt.
Of the lifetime deeds of St. Nicholas, the most famous is the story of the three poor virgins. They lived with their father in the city of Patara and were extremely poor. Having no money for a dowry or for living, the young maidens and their father made a terrible decision - to give up their maiden honor in exchange for money.
Archbishop Nicholas learned from a revelation about the impending disaster and decided to help the poor family. At night, secretly from everyone, he threw a bag of gold out the window of the poor. The father of the family was overwhelmed with happiness in the morning and considered it a blessing from above. For this money, the father married off his eldest daughter.
Twice more the saint came at night with money for the daughters of the poor man. On the last night, the father of the family did not sleep and tracked down his secret benefactor. He fell at his feet and with tears thanked his deliverer for the mercy shown.
Also in Tradition there is evidence that during the stay of the Archbishop of Myra in Palestine, he came at night to a temple, the doors of which were closed with a heavy lock. Miraculously, the castle opened to let the saint into the temple of God.
Information has reached us about another miracle performed by the saint during his journey from Egypt to Lycia. It was thanks to this fact of his biography that it became customary to pray to the saint on the road. The ship on which Saint Nicholas, among others, was sailing, was caught in a very strong storm. The storm was so strong that it seemed that the ship had no chance of sailing and would inevitably sink. Panic began among the crew and passengers. Then the holy Wonderworker stepped aboard and turned to God with fervent prayer. Many on the ship followed his example. And through the prayers of his saint, the Lord granted salvation to everyone - the ship arrived at the port safe and sound. Many who witnessed God's obvious help and His participation accepted the Christian faith and were baptized.
It is impossible to retell the complete list of miracles that the Archbishop of Myra, the Wonderworker, graciously bestows on Christian believers. By coming to him with sincere and deep faith, with trust in God and with an honest desire to correct his life according to the commandments of God, any person will hear the response of the saint in his soul.
Saint Nicholas, pleaser of God, pray to God for us!
Prayer for drivers going on the road
Prayers for travelers
Troparion, tone 2
The path and truth, O Christ, of Thy companion, Thy Angel, Thy servant now, as Tobiah sometimes did, after preserving and unharmed to Thy glory, from all evil in all well-being, through the prayers of the Mother of God, the One Lover of Mankind.
Kontakion, tone 2
Luca and Cleopas traveled to Emmaus, O Savior, descend also now to Your servants who want to travel, delivering them from every evil situation: for You, as a Lover of Mankind, can do all you want.
Prayer to the Lord
Lord Jesus Christ our God, the true and living way, you willed to travel with your imaginary father Joseph and the Most Pure Virgin Mother to Egypt, and Luca and Cleopas to Emmaus! And now we humbly pray to Thee, Most Holy Master, and travel with Thy servant by Thy grace. And like Thy servant Tobiah, send a guardian angel and mentor, preserving and delivering them from every evil situation of visible and invisible enemies, and instructing them in the fulfillment of Thy commandments, peacefully and safely and healthily, and returning them safely and serenely; and grant them all their good intentions to please You safely and fulfill them for Your glory. It is Yours to have mercy and save us, and we send up glory to You with Your Beginning Father and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos from a man who wants to go on a journey
The Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God “Hodegetria” (“Guide”) was brought from Constantinople in 1046. According to legend, this icon was painted by the holy evangelist Luke.
First prayer
O my Most Holy Lady, Virgin Theotokos, Hodegetria, patroness and hope of my salvation! Behold, on the journey that lies before me, I now want to leave and for the time being I entrust to You, my most merciful Mother, my soul and body, all my mental and material powers, entrusting everything to Your strong gaze and Your all-powerful help. O my good Companion and Protector! I earnestly pray to Thee, that this path may not creep; guide me on it, and direct it, O All-Holy Hodegetria, as She herself did, to the glory of Thy Son, my Lord Jesus Christ, be my helper in everything, especially in this distant and on a difficult journey, protect me under Your sovereign protection from all the troubles and sorrows that come our way, from enemies visible and invisible, and pray for me, my Lady, Your Son Christ our God, that He may send His Angel to help me, a peaceful, faithful mentor and guardian, yes just as in ancient times he gave food to His servant Tobias Raphael, in every place and at all times, keeping him on the road from all evil: so, having successfully managed my path and preserving me with heavenly power, may he return me to health, peace and completeness to my home for the glory of the name My Holy One, glorifying and blessing Him all the days of my life and magnifying You now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Second prayer
O Most Wonderful and Above All Creatures Queen Theotokos, Mother of the Heavenly King Christ our God, Most Pure Hodegetria Mary! Hear us sinners and unworthy at this hour, praying and falling before Your Most Pure Image with tears and tenderly saying: lead us out of the ditch of passions, Most Blessed Lady, deliver us from all sorrow and sorrow, protect us from all misfortune and evil slander, and from the unrighteous and cruel slander of the enemy. You may, O Our Blessed Mother, save Your people from all evil and provide and save You with every good deed; Do You need other Representatives in troubles and circumstances, and warm Intercessors for us sinners, not imams? Pray, O Most Holy Lady, Thy Son Christ our God, that He will make us worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven; For this reason, we always glorify Thee, as the Author of our salvation, and extol the holy and magnificent name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, glorified and worshiped God in the Trinity, forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before setting sail
Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, who sailed with His holy disciples and apostles, calmed the stormy wind and calmed the waves on the sea with His command! You, Lord, accompany us on the voyage, calm every stormy wind and be a Helper and Intercessor, for You are the Good God and the One who loves people, and we bring praise to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before departure on air travel
Lord Jesus Christ, our God, command the elements and contain the whole handful, whose deeps tremble and whose stars are present. All creation serves You, all listen to You, all obey You. You can do everything: for this sake, you are all merciful, Most Blessed Lord. Thus also now, O Lord, these servants of Thy (names) Accepting warm prayers, bless their path and air procession, forbidding storms and contrary winds, and keeping the air path safe and sound. Giving them a saving and calm air-to-air escort and a good intention to those who have done it, they will happily return in health and in peace. For You are the Savior and Deliverer and the Giver of all good things, heavenly and earthly, and we send glory to You with Your Beginning Father and Your Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, Wonderworker
From the day of his birth, Saint Nicholas showed people the light of his future glory as a great wonderworker. The newborn baby, still in the baptismal font, stood on his feet for three hours, unsupported by anyone, thus giving honor to the Most Holy Trinity. And his mother, Nonna, was immediately healed of her illness after giving birth. Nicholas the Pleasant was glorified by God with the gift of miracles. They pray to him for help in various troubles, for well-being along the way, and also when they have gone astray.
First prayer
O our good shepherd and God-wise mentor, Saint Nicholas of Christ! Hear us sinners, praying to you and calling for your speedy intercession for help; see us weak, caught everywhere, deprived of every good and darkened in mind from cowardice; Try, O servant of God, not to leave us in the captivity of sin, so that we may not joyfully become our enemies and not die in our evil deeds. Pray for us, unworthy, to our Creator and Master, to whom you stand with disembodied faces: make our God merciful to us in this life and in the future, so that He will not reward us according to our deeds and the impurity of our hearts, but according to His goodness He will reward us . We trust in your intercession, we boast of your intercession, we call on your intercession for help, and falling to your most holy image, we ask for help: deliver us, servant of Christ, from the evils that come upon us, and tame the waves of passions and troubles that rise up against us, and for the sake of Your holy prayers will not overwhelm us and we will not wallow in the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions. Pray to Saint Nicholas of Christ, Christ our God, that he may grant us a peaceful life and remission of sins, salvation and great mercy for our souls, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Second prayer
O great intercessor, Archpriest of God, the Most Blessed Nicholas, who shone with sunflower miracles, appearing as a quick hearer to those who call upon you, who always precede them and save them, and deliver them, and take them away from all sorts of troubles, from God given these miracles and gifts of grace! Hear me, unworthy, calling you with faith and bringing you prayer songs; I offer you an intercessor to plead with Christ. Oh, renowned for miracles, the saint is high! as if you have boldness, soon stand before the Lady, and stretch out your holy hands in prayer to Him for me, a sinner, and grant me bounty of goodness from Him, and accept me into your intercession, and deliver me from all troubles and evils, from the invasion of enemies visible and invisible freeing, and destroying all those slander and malice, and reflecting those who fight me throughout my life; for my sins, ask for forgiveness, and present me saved to Christ and be worthy to receive the Kingdom of Heaven for the abundance of that love for mankind, to which belongs all glory, honor and worship, with his beginningless Father, and with the Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages centuries.
Prayer three
O all-praised, great wonderworker, saint of Christ, Father Nicholas! We pray to you, awaken the hope of all Christians, protector of the faithful, feeder of the hungry, joy of the weeping, doctor of the sick, steward of those floating on the sea, feeder of the poor and orphans, and quick helper and patron of all, may we live a peaceful life here and may we be worthy to see the glory of God’s elect in heaven and with them unceasingly sing the praises of the One God worshiped in the Trinity forever and ever.
Prayer four
O all-holy Nicholas, exceedingly saintly servant of the Lord, our warm intercessor, and everywhere in sorrow a quick helper! Help me, a sinner and a sad person, in this present life, beg the Lord God to grant me forgiveness of all my sins, which I have sinned greatly from my youth, in all my life, in deed, word, thought and all my feelings; and at the end of my soul, help me, the accursed one, beg the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver me from airy ordeals and eternal torment, so that I may always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and your merciful intercession, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Fifth prayer
Oh, all-merciful Father Nicholas, shepherd and teacher of all who flow with faith to your intercession and call upon you with warm prayer! Strive quickly and deliver Christ’s flock from the wolves that are destroying it; and protect and preserve every Christian country with your holy prayers, from worldly rebellion, cowardice, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare, from famine, flood, fire and vain death; and just as you had mercy on three men sitting in prison and delivered them from the king of wrath and the beating of the sword, have mercy on me too, in mind, word and deed, existing in the darkness of sins, deliver me from the wrath of God and eternal punishment, as through your intercession and help. With His mercy and grace, Christ God will give me a quiet and sinless life to live in this world and deliver me from my standing, and will give me the gift of grace with all the saints. Amen.
Prayer six
Oh, all-validated and all-honorable bishop, great miracle worker, saint of Christ, Father Nicholas, man of God, and faithful servant, man of desires, chosen vessel, strong pillar of the church, bright lamp, shining star and illuminating the whole universe, you are a righteous man, like a flourishing phoenix , planted in the courts of your Lord: living in Mireh, you were fragrant with myrrh, and you exuded the ever-flowing grace of God. By your procession, holy father, the sea was sanctified, when your many-wonderful relics marched to the city of Barsky, from east to west to praise the name of the Lord. Oh, most graceful and wonderful miracle worker, quick helper, warm intercessor, kind shepherd, saving the verbal flock from all troubles, we glorify and magnify you, as the hope of all Christians, the source of miracles, the protector of the faithful, the wise teacher, those who are hungry for the feeder, those who cry joy, the naked robe, a sick doctor, a steward floating on the sea, a liberator of captives, a nourisher and protector of widows and orphans, a guardian of chastity, a meek chastiser for infants, an old fortifier, a fasting mentor, a rest for the toiling, an abundance of wealth for the poor and wretched. Hear us praying to you and running under your roof, show your intercession for us to the Most High and intercede with your God-pleasing prayers all that is useful for the salvation of our souls and bodies: preserve this holy monastery (or: this temple), every city and all, and every the Christian country, and the people living, from all bitterness with your help: we know, we know how much the prayer of the righteous can do, hastening for good: for you, the righteous one according to the most blessed Virgin Mary, intercessor to the All-Merciful God of the Imams, and to yours, most kind father, warm We humbly flow to intercession and intercession: guard us like a cheerful and good shepherd, from all enemies, destruction, cowardice, hail, famine, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners, and in all our troubles and sorrows, give us a helping hand and open the doors God's mercy; We are still unworthy to behold the heights of heaven, because of the multitude of our iniquities: we are bound by sinful bonds, and neither have we created the will of our Creator, nor have we kept His commandments. By the same token, we bow our contrite and humble hearts to our Creator, and we ask for your fatherly intercession to him: help us, servant of God, so that we do not perish with our iniquities, deliver us from all evil and from all things that are resistant, guide our minds, and strengthen our heart in the right faith, in it, through your intercession and intercession, we will not be belittled by wounds, nor rebuke, nor pestilence, nor by any wrath from our Creator, but we will live a peaceful life here, and may we be honored to see good things on the lands of the living, glorifying Father and Son and Holy Spirit, one in the Trinity, glorified and worshiped God, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Holy Apostles Cleopas and Luke the Evangelist.
These saints bring down blessings on those who travel, since they themselves traveled preaching the holy Gospel.
Prayer to all saints and ethereal heavenly powers
Holy God and rest in the saints, glorified by the thrice-holy voice in heaven from Angels, praised on earth by man in His saints: having given grace to each by Thy Holy Spirit according to the bestowal of Christ, and by that ordaining Thy holy Church to be Apostles, prophets, and evangelists , you are shepherds and teachers, preaching in their own words. You yourself act all in all, many saints have been accomplished in every generation and generation, having pleased you with various virtues, and leaving us with an image of your good deeds, in the joy that has passed, prepare, in it the temptations themselves were, and help us who are attacked . Remembering all these saints and praising their godly lives, I praise You Himself, who acted in them, and believing in Your goodness, the gift of being, I diligently pray to You, Holy of Holies, grant to me a sinner to follow their teaching, moreover, by Your all-effective grace, heavenly ones with them be worthy of glory, praising Your most holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Holy Righteous Joseph the Betrothed
Joseph with the Virgin Mary and the Child of God himself had to flee to Egypt, fleeing Herod. They also pray to him when the road is lost.