Which icon should I light a candle for health in the church? – Prayers and akathists on spas-icona.ru

In the traditions of the Orthodox Christian Church, a candle is an indispensable attribute in the sacred ceremony. At the same time, the burning candle itself is considered a visible sign, personifying a warm and bright human heart, filled with burning love for the Almighty, the Most Holy Theotokos, as well as for the Saint in front of whom the candle is placed.

But it should be remembered that placing it with an insensitive heart is a great sin, because as soon as the candle has been lit, it is necessary to say a prayer service, albeit in your own words, but with faith, attentively and with reverence, thereby turning all your feelings and thoughts to the Lord.

It is very important to understand the meaning of this tradition, how to correctly light candles for health and which Saints, and whether there are any special signs if the candle suddenly goes out. You can find answers to these questions in the article below.

Rules for setting candles

Candles in the temple are placed before the start of the service; if for some reason a person does not do this on time, he must wait until the end of the service. How to light candles for health correctly:

It is necessary to choose a saint to whom a person will turn and light a candle asking for help. Near the faces of the saints there are candlesticks. It is necessary to apply the sign of the cross (cross yourself). It is necessary to light a candle from nearby candles that have already been lit previously, or from a lamp from a candlestick; you must be careful not to extinguish the lamp or pour in wax. You cannot use matches or a lighter in the temple. We place the candle exactly in the free cell. We say the words of prayer and the names of the people for whom you pray. Having crossed ourselves, we retreat to our place.

The number of candles does not matter. Placed candles are a sacrifice to God. It is advisable to remember that in the center there is an icon of a temple or a holiday of the day. If there is no place on the candlestick to put a candle, then you need to put it on the candlestick; you cannot put out other candles in order to put your own. It is not customary to stand with lit candles during regular services.

There is no need to discuss what kind of candles are lit for health; they can be purchased at the temple if desired, asking advice from the temple servants. There is also a category of people who have wax themselves and make candles at home; these are, as a rule, deeply religious people of advanced age.

A suddenly extinguished candle does not carry any meaning; you must try to light it again, or purchase and install a new one.

Don't forget to remember the dead.

Methods for removing damage

There are as many ways to remove damage as there are ways to induce it. It is best to remove damage using the same method as it was induced, but it is almost impossible to know for sure. Only a highly qualified magician can do this, but since most of us cannot boast of even the most ordinary psychic abilities, we will look at the simplest and most common types of removing damage.

Using an egg

The next method, even simpler, is based on an egg. To do this, you need to take a chicken egg, carefully break it into a glass of water and place it at the head of the bed overnight. When you wake up, you will see thin threads of protein in the glass that stretch to the edges of the glass, which indicates that the egg has absorbed your negativity. After this, the contents of the glass are poured out with the words “Where it came from, that’s where it went, return to the owner.”

This ritual must be repeated seven nights in a row. At the same time, the number of protein threads should constantly decrease, which will indicate that the spoilage is going away.

With salt

Removing spoilage with salt is also very effective. To do this, you need to buy a pack of salt in the store (without change). For the ritual you will need a frying pan and a saucer; take ones that you won’t mind throwing away. In this case, the saucer should be white. In the evening, take a handful of salt from the pack and heat it in a frying pan, while reading the Lord's Prayer. After praying, immediately say:

“Consecrated salt, heated on fire, as thirst torments you, so the named (name) is spoiled, take away that corruption, take all the bad things out of him, and I will give you something to drink.”

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After this, the salt is poured onto a saucer and placed at the head of the bed of the spoiled person, who will sleep on it for the next night. If you cannot do this, then the saucer is placed on the person’s photo. The next evening, take a handful of salt from the pack again and repeat the ritual. The calcined salt is added to the saucer with what is already there. The ritual is repeated for seven days, and on the eighth, salt is poured into running water (ideally 0 into a stream or river), while saying: “Consecrated salt, hot on fire, quench your thirst, I promised - I kept my word.”

The frying pan and saucer should be thrown into the nearest trash heap.

Using wax

Another option is to remove damage with wax. Buy three wax candles in the church, in the evening place them on a saucer at the head of the bed, light them and read the following prayers - first the “Our Father”, then the prayer to the “Life-Giving Cross”, and after them - any prayer for healing that you know. In this ritual, what is important is not the number of prayers, but your sincerity and faith when reading them. When damaged, candles move and crackle.

Wait until they calm down and the candle flame becomes even, and only then extinguish it. Repeat the ritual three days in a row. If after three days the candles continue to crackle, you can work with them for a few more days, but no more than nine. When you achieve positive dynamics, take candles, melted wax, a saucer and burn them in the oven. If there is none, bury them where no one can find them.

This method is the simplest, so it only helps with the evil eye and mild damage. What is this? Regular shower! It washes away from a person’s body all the negative energy that has stuck to it during the day.

Annealing is one of the most popular ways to get rid of negativity

Which saint should we pray to and light a candle for health?

Who should light a candle if someone is sick? For loved ones who have serious illnesses, Christian believers ask for healing and light candles at the icons of the Mother of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, St. Panteleimon, St. Matrona of Moscow, St. John of Kronstadt, St. Luke of Crimea, St. Nicholas the Pleasant and in front of the icon of the Saint whose name the patient bears.

People who suffer from alcohol and drug addiction can be cured. To do this, you need to pray in front of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon, order akathists, and pray unceasingly at home.

This holy image has miraculous powers and is capable of curing the most severe addiction.

To protect your children and loved ones who find themselves in difficult life situations, you need to pray to the Guardian Angel.

To return your husband to the family, you should bow before the icon of the Mother of God, pray to Saint Gurias, Saints Xenia of St. Petersburg and Matrona of Moscow.

The husband should be sincerely forgiven, ask for his forgiveness and make peace.

Candles can and should be lit at home during home prayer. The church shop of any temple sells special candles, which are called “For home prayers.”

You should know it

If you remove the damage yourself, you must remember and know that at this time, as well as three days after the end of the ritual, do not give anyone any things, neither personal, nor household utensils or products. There is a possibility that the person who damaged you will start calling you at this time and will even come, because he will be tormented by the negativity that you will remove from yourself. Your ill-wisher will try to return everything back and for this he will need something from your hands or your help. If you lend money, give matches and salt or anything else, the damage will return.

Which icons should I light candles for health?

As a rule, candles for health or for any other need are lit to miraculous images of the Mother of God, the icon of the healer and great martyr Panteleimon, as well as the Savior himself. However, at the same time, one can also turn to those images of the Saints, to whom the Almighty has granted special grace, which consists in providing assistance in various human needs, which include the ability to heal from a serious illness.

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After lighting a candle for the health and well-being of your family or friends, you should definitely invoke the name of the saint/saint in front of whose miraculous image you are placing the candles.

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How to light candles for health in church (for yourself)

First of all, you need to approach the Holy Face that is closest to you in spirit (for example, Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Heavenly Queen or any others) and then we cross ourselves several times in front of it; Then we light a candle with a lamp, making sure that , so as not to drip wax there, or you can also use someone else’s candle; Choose a free place and place a candle on it, securing it in such a way that it does not come into contact with nearby candles and does not fall; Then you need to say a prayer service in front of the image of the Saint; After reading the prayer address, do not immediately leave, stay there and do not be shy about the emotions that appear, if tears suddenly appear; After completing this ritual, slowly cross yourself and bow, then you can light another candle or move away, making room for other people.

However, remember that you should light a candle for yourself at the very end, after you light candles for the health of your enemies, friends and people dear to you, while mentally saying the prayer “Our Father” (before the image of the Lord).

How to light a candle for the health of your enemies

First, go to the image (preferably the icon of St. Nicholas) and cross yourself several times; Light a candle and place it in any free place, securing it in it; Read a prayer, and then think about this person, his speeches and forgive him, forgetting about all the bad deeds that he caused to you; Then cross yourself and bow to the image.

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The main thing to remember is that if you pray for others, you will be rewarded for this and will bless your enemies for good deeds towards you.

Telling off

Go to church, confess, take communion.
Order the Sorokoust health message from three churches.
Order a prayer service with blessing of water 12 times. That is, order, drink water and order again.
Sprinkle crosswise on the corners and walls of your home, clothing and bed.
Drink about three sips of holy water from the prayer service in the morning on an empty stomach and before going to bed, thinking about recovery.

Do some general cleaning. Wash all the dishes and cutlery in a basin, adding holy water from the prayer service, no more than 200 ml. Do not wipe the dishes after washing, they must dry on their own, after which they must be arranged and put in their places. Wash the strips with the same water and clean carpets and rugs on both sides. The floors are washed from the back room, leaving a wet trace behind the rag. Wait until the floors are dry, lay the carpets and sprinkle them crosswise.
Thirty minutes before the bath, drink holy water from the prayer service. Steam until you sweat profusely. Next, wash yourself, starting with the genitals. After washing, pour water into a basin, add 200 ml of holy water from the prayer service and pour the entire basin onto your head so that the water flows down throughout your body. Don't wipe yourself! Wait until your body is completely dry, then you can get dressed. This ritual should be repeated every time you visit the bathhouse.
When you are cured of damage, which you can feel in your condition, order a prayer of thanks to the “Savior”, as well as a prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos “Deliverer from Troubles” and a prayer to the Archangel Michael.
And lastly, every time you come to church, do not forget to light three candles for the health of your enemies, while saying: “Remember, Lord, about the health of my enemies, their names, Lord you yourself know.”

How to light candles for health

Any visit to a church by a believer is accompanied by:

prayer; participation in a church service; veneration of the icons of Saints; lighting candles for health and repose.

It is necessary to light candles correctly - with attention and prayer for loved ones. With love and forgiveness of all insults to the loved one for whom you light a candle. Candles are lit for good health for various reasons:

about the health of your loved ones and yourself; before an important matter; In gratitude; before a risky decision; about well-being in business and family.

Often clergy are asked the question: “Where in the church to put candles for health?” Candles for health can be placed everywhere on tall candlesticks, in addition to the only place near the funeral table, candles for repose are placed there.

It is advisable to venerate the icons of the temple holiday and place candles in the middle of the temple, as well as to the icons of the day on which the church was visited.

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Who should I light candles for?

In prayers for health, a person first of all turns to the Lord God, Jesus Cross, and the Mother of God and St. Panteleimon. It is customary to pray to these saints and light candles for the granting of health. Also, if a person has a specific illness, it is necessary to pray to a specific icon and saint who are known as helpers for this illness, do not forget about the Guardian Angel, each has his own, depending on the name given at baptism.

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What prayers are read when removing damage?

Three prayers will help you remove damage. The first two are the basis and do not change - these are “Living Help” Psalm 90 and “Prayer to the Honorable Cross”, the third prayer directly depends on the type of damage.

Damage to health is removed by Prayer to the Lord for healing.
The prayer of Metropolitan Manuel (Lemeshevsky) addressed to the Mother of God to protect the family will help remove damage to the family and family relationships.
Damage due to binge drinking is cured by prayer to the Martyr Boniface.
The spell of loneliness is removed by the girl’s prayer for marriage.
In case of infertility, a prayer is read to the Holy Prophet Zechariah and Elizabeth.

Preparing for a love spell

Before performing a church love spell, it is important to carefully prepare for it. The ritual will take place correctly only if you first cleanse your own aura, get rid of unnecessary thoughts and tune in to the importance of the ritual. This will increase the power of the magical effect of church influence many times over.

Additionally, it is worth answering questions regarding readiness:

spending your entire life with the person you are bewitching;
accepting the strengths and weaknesses of the chosen one.

Important! For the ritual you need to wait until the waxing moon begins. If the impact is directed at your husband, it is better to go to church on Thursday, Monday or Tuesday. Women's days are Friday, Wednesday and Saturday.

Energy cleansing can be achieved by giving up alcohol and animal food for at least 3 days, and on the chosen day take a shower, loosen your hair, put on clean clothes and take off your jewelry. For a few days, avoid denigrating your aura with conflicts and quarrels.

Signs and messages during a love spell

When performing the ritual, regardless of its variation (love spell for 3 churches, 40 candles), you should pay attention to the signs sent by the higher spirits, indicating that they are against the sacrament, and the consequences of the action can be unpredictable and terrible:

a candle breaks - the ritual must be stopped immediately;
the flame goes out - continuation of the ritual is fraught with the occurrence of serious illnesses in the future;
Candles cannot be connected - the object of the love spell is under magical protection; if the separation occurred after the ceremony, nothing will work either.

If the object of your passion is an atheist or unbaptized, your efforts may be in vain.

In what cases is a church love spell performed?

Carrying out a church love spell is used by girls for 3 reasons:

Elimination of a rival. Rituals performed in temples can help women in eliminating their mistresses. You just have to remember that during the action you cannot wish the homewrecker harm, otherwise church magic will turn into dark. Instead, you should think about loving your partner by opening your heart. Reading a prayer during the sacrament will protect against possible damage that could be sent by a rival. It will be possible to separate a spouse from his mistress only if the wife has not previously damaged the homewrecker.
Fear. Church love spells are also used by girls who do not dare to be the first to talk about their feelings with the guy they like. To get results, it is important to clearly imagine a future happy life together during the ritual, while at the same time opening your heart. The possibility of converting magic into a black love spell is excluded here.
A talisman against temptation. If a loved one or beloved is far away, the ritual helps to maintain control over the fidelity of the wife or husband; return attention that was paid to someone else.