There are very often times in our lives when we are too lazy to do something. And you have to constantly put things off until later. And when this comes later, we leave work again.
It happens that laziness can be associated with any diseases. Then it is better to contact a specialist who will help you.
Laziness in Orthodoxy is a great sin.
But a believer, during times of laziness, melancholy and despondency, reads special prayers. Indeed, in Orthodoxy, laziness is considered a great sin; our spiritual life is just as important as our physical life. The fight against laziness is possible, but very difficult.
It is also important to understand and realize your laziness in order to start praying and asking God for help. Only after this can you begin.
The Bible tells us a lot about laziness in the book of Proverbs of Solomon
There is a book in the Holy Scriptures, the author of which is the wise King Solomon. This is his book of Proverbs. They show signs of being lazy:
- A lazy person hates work:
“The desires of a lazy man will destroy him, because his hands do not want to work” (21:25).
- The quitter loves to sleep:
Solomon is the third Jewish king, ruler of the kingdom of Israel, author of the book of Proverbs of Solomon, which talks about laziness
“As a door swings on its hinges, so a quitter tosses and turns in bed” (26:14).
- A quitter always looks for excuses:
“The quitter says: “There is a lion on the road!” The beast is prowling the streets!” (26:13).
- A sad fate awaits the lazy:
“For a diligent hand to rule, for a sluggish hand to serve” (12:24).
- The lazy one will starve:
“A lazy person does not plow in the cold, which means he will not find anything in the harvest” (20:4).
The ant in the Bible is an example of hard work for all the lazy (Prov. 6:6-8)
What is laziness and how to deal with it
Where does laziness come from?
What does the future hold for the lazy? How to get rid of this vice? Archpriest Alexander Avdyugin reflects. - Father, I’m a sinner, laziness overcomes me.
- So fight her.
- I can’t, father, I’m lazy.
The statement “I have God in my soul,” familiar to many, is just an everyday excuse for ordinary laziness. Just not the one that comes from the principle “it will do!”, but the other – the unwillingness to leave the bliss and pleasure of one’s own body.
In order to look “spectacular” in appearance, to smell like Dior, to have jewelry sparkle unobtrusively, and to have the labels of leading companies visible in the folds of clothes, laziness is usually absent. Everything will be done for the next “ah!” girlfriends or “cool!” colleague.
You have enough strength, you have the means, and you don’t need to add an extra hour to the day.
But as soon as the priest advises you to buy a prayer book and pray religiously every day, and even go to church sometimes, then it immediately becomes clear that you have neither the time, nor the funds, and you don’t have enough health.
— There are three most difficult things in life. The first thing is to repay debts. The second is to care for elderly parents. The third thing is to pray to God.
In fact, failure to do these three things are serious sins that become “mortal” if you do not repent of them and get rid of them.
Spiritual laziness is a contagious thing, it is spreading everywhere, and the rate of its spread is by no means inferior to any swine and bird flu. In a family where the concepts of God and faith are limited only to discussions about morality and morality, the Bible is just a beautiful book on the shelf, and an icon is the decoration of the apartment, in the very near future there will be an infection of those whom we consider our heirs.
The next generation of this family will definitely replace the word of God with its popular presentation with pictures, and the icon there will begin to coexist with a shaman’s mask or the next blue horse of the next calendar year.
They try to give abstruse explanations of spiritual laziness, to bring philosophical, social and even political meaning into it. Concepts such as tolerance, syncretism, cosmopolitanism, globalization (you can still find a dozen) are by no means scientific definitions, subject only to the modern educated mind and characterizing a person and society. Not at all. Each of these words came from an elementary and primitive desire to justify one’s own spiritual laziness.
Go to the ant, slothful one, look at its actions, and be wise. He has neither a boss, nor a guardian, nor a master; but he prepares his grain in the summer, and gathers his food in the harvest. How long will you sleep, lazy man? When will you arise from your sleep? (Prov. 6:6–9)
I passed the field of a lazy man and the vineyard of a weak-minded man: and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone fence collapsed. And I looked, and turned my heart, and looked, and learned a lesson (Prov. 24:30-32).
You can, of course, find more radical, a kind of surgical methods of getting rid of this defect, but due to the rise of juvenile justice from spiritual laziness, I will not give them in detail here. Whoever wants to know the recipes, I refer you to a good book with a very kind and practical title: “Domostroy”. There is another effective remedy: ask your grandparents how and who helped them get rid of the sins of laziness...
It's worse when laziness becomes a vice. It, like drunkenness, is often a symptom of a more serious spiritual illness, which in the face of others, by hook or by crook, they try to hide or justify. It will not be possible to hide for a long time, there is nothing secret that will not become apparent, says Scripture, and justification will only lead to the spread of sin and will predetermine other actions that are by no means of God’s origin.
In the end, laziness leads to a terrible desire: to get rid of the need to think, make decisions and be responsible for them.
“Laziness, open it, you’ll burn!”
- I’ll burn, but I won’t open it...
Prayer to Alexander the Roman against laziness
One of the most famous prayers against laziness is the prayer to Alexander of Rome.
You can turn to a saint when a person cannot pull himself together to begin any task.
Alexander the Roman was a warrior. The emperor ordered everyone to go to the temple of Zeus and make a sacrifice. Alexander refused, and that’s why he was killed.
But before his death, he prayed to God that afterward everyone would turn to him in prayer. And it will help get rid of various diseases and laziness.
The holy martyr helps against laziness and all illnesses. Memorial Day of Alexander Rimsky May 26
Prayer
O glorious servant and martyr of Christ, worthy warrior of the Heavenly King, Blessed Alexander, imitator of the merciful God, having boldly confessed Christ on earth and endured manifold torments for His sake, you have received an unfading crown in heaven: now, together with your matter, Pimenia, standing at the Throne Glory of God, pray for us from God’s philanthropic compassion, that He may do with us according to His ineffable goodness, so that we do not perish in our sins. To her, holy martyr, we know that you have had much boldness to the Lord to pray for all those who come to You with faith.
Offer a warm prayer to the Creator Church for the peace of the whole world, the prosperity of the Holy Churches of God and the unification of all the faithful children of the Church of Christ, who live in purity and honor, and to deliver the Orthodox flock from the heavy storms of everyday life and all the slander of the spirit of wickedness in high places. With the breath of the All-Holy Spirit, may the hearts of the sons of disobedience, tearing apart the robe of unity of the Church of Christ, be softened by the power of Divine peace and love for the healing of His bleeding wound in the universe, and for the salvation of all living on earth.
For us, faithful friend of Christ, be our Intercessor and Patron all the days of our life, delivering us from enemies visible and invisible, and even more so, after our outcome, protect us from evil spirits, and at the Last Judgment of Christ, do not forget us poor with your warm intercession, yes Having improved some of those who are being saved, we will glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Canon to the Theotokos, with Irmos at 6, and to the Martyr Alexander at 8, tone 4.
Song 1.
Irmos: In the depths of the post, sometimes / the Pharaonic all-army is a re-armed power, / but the incarnate Word consumed all-evil sin, / Glorified Lord, gloriously glorified.
Just as Samuel was sometimes chosen by the highest commands, you appeared, martyr Alexander, to fight with Christ in establishing His holy Church, in which the purple of our nature is renewed in the restoration of existence, through your prayers.
Seeing how the Lord loved the kindness of your soul, faithful soldier of Christ Alexander, having despised the glory of this world, you desired to be adorned with the crown of martyrdom. We pray, inflame our hearts with the burning of your love for the Lord.
We are illuminated by the power of the Most High, you went out, God-loving Alexandra, to meet the soldiers coming for you, who raised up those who had fallen at your feet and announced to them the prophecies of suffering, in which from Rome to Byzantium you preached Christ with all zeal, the most admirable prayer book.
Theotokos: With the light of Your mercy in the darkness of foolishness, illumine us, O Mother of God, the One, Who gave birth to the King of Light, Who also gave birth to Your sweet Son and our God, pray to be saved from troubles and sorrows for all of us who call upon You for help
Song 3.
Irmos: The desert has blossomed like a crin, Lord, the pagan barren church, by Your coming, my heart was established in it.
Being blessed with the strength of the Divine, approaching the feat of torment diligently, the all-blessed Alexandra and, like a silent lamb, enduring the shavings with iron nails, enkindled with love to the end to suffer for Christ and gain His beloved.
Through many torments, the evil Tiberian strives to separate you from the love of Christ, but the accursed one was put to shame, having found you on the rock of faith by the power of the Divine Spirit, more valiantly and more valiantly than Christ’s passion-bearer.
Like a church bridegroom, bound by bonds of iron, you marched in fasting and prayer from Rome to Byzantium with the crown of martyrdom, so that the faithful of the East and West, bound by the bonds of the love of Christ, in the union of the love of the exhausted.
Theotokos: With Your verb following, the generations of generations will always please You, Mother of God, for You have truly given birth to God, the Pure Virgin, Who, as the Mother of Light, earnestly pray to grant the Churches unanimity, in the union of Divine peace.
Sedalen, voice 4.
Similar to: Joseph was surprised:
Today the Church of Christ rejoices, Rome rejoices, Byzantium rejoices, seeing you, martyr Alexandra, suffering for the Truth of Christ, like a bright angel, saturated with prayer in a forty-day fast, having defeated the machinations of the enemy by faith, affirming the glory of the Church of Christ.
The warrior marveled at this, saying: Great is the Christian God, for whose torment you have taken this, O wonderful warrior of Christ. We, celebrating your memory, cry out to you: bind us with the bonds of your love, so that the Body of Christ may not suffer in our strife, as if it were torn to pieces.
Glory, even now, to the Mother of God:
Blessed Pure Virgin, Mother of God, One faithful to the Intercessor and Protection, deliver all troubles and sorrows and cruel circumstances, in Thee the hope of the Young Lady, those who have: Establish the Church in the unanimity of faith and, as you know humanity’s sorrows of heart, gather Your children into one, and all of us save with Your Divine prayers.
Song 4.
Irmos: You came from the Virgin, not an intercessor, not an angel, but the Lord Himself, who became incarnate, and you saved me as a whole man.
Thus I call to You: glory to Your power, Lord, by the Grace of the Holy Spirit, you were brought up from a young age in a pure faith, you were devoted to the love of Christ, faithful to the warrior of Christ, Alexandra, and, as you were overwhelmed by many sorrows, precede us with prayer for us to the Lord, in the sorrows of many who are exhausted .
Preacher of the great voice of the Orthodox faith, still an indivisible being, you appeared, faithful friend of Christ Alexander, softening with drops of your blood, shed for the Church of Christ, the hearts, strife and disorder and enmity in Her fence sowing.
We extend our souls and thoughts to you, passion-bearing Alexandra of Christ, warm our faith and love for God, strengthen our exhaustion, so that we diligently follow His law and run the race of our salvation unashamedly.
Theotokos: With God, You are the Intercessor of the money-grubbers, Most Pure Virgin Mary, for You appeared as the Mother of God, You received our Creator and Creator in the womb, The All-Immaculate One, You saved everyone from death and corruption, Our Hope and Consolation, and the Cover of the sweetest warmth.
Song 5.
Irmos: Thou art an intercessor for God and man, O Christ God: for by Thee, O Lord, didst thou bring the imams to the Master of Light, Thy Father, from the night of ignorance.
A luminous light, unquenchably flaming with the flame of faith, you appeared, Alexandra, faithful in the cities and towns of your procession into the fence of the Holy Church, convening the path to Christ, leading them to the coming Resurrection.
I live as water, flowing from the side of Christ, praying to bleed your memory to those who honor you, as sometimes in the city of Karasur you poured out water from a stone, with which you gave drink to those who were thirsty, who hastened to the place of the beheading of your head, O all-blessed one.
Come, Christ-loving mothers, let us rejoice with the passion-bearer of the matter of Pimenia, seeing her son crowned with glory and honor, whom, like an unfading crown, she, for herself and Christ, will grow with grace for the joy, and deliver from corruption and spiritual death.
Theotokos: To us who love you and honor your holy memory with love, faithful friend of Christ, with the Most Pure Mother of God, correction of life, slander and human malice, and grant forgiveness of sins.
Song 6.
Irmos: Lying in the abyss of sin, I call upon the abyss of Thy unfathomable mercy: from aphids, O God, lift me up.
Your body, afflicted by unrelenting ulcers, Alexandra, by the power of love for the Lord who loved you, you unshakably preserved the nobility of your soul in Christ, rejoicing, you appeared sanctified in soul and body, sending down consolation to the sorrowing.
Marveling at the wealth of your virtues, Alexandra, we pray to you, just as you blessed the tree that you were tortured by tormentors, and from that hour you brought the fruit of healing to the faithful.
Heal our hearts, O lover of God, so that we may bear the fruit of repentance without hypocrisy.
With patience and spiritual courage, and strength of thought, you surpassed all the bitter rage of the persecutors, warrior of Christ Alexander, and we, in the fierce trials, looking at your suffering, will not shame the cowardly One who loved us to the Blood.
Theotokos: Guide and sanctify our minds, Mother of God, overwhelmed by the invasion of sorrows and corrupting passions, save those who come running to You, for other help, Pure One, don’t you, imams, help the Lady, so that we do not perish in the abyss of despair.
Kontakion, tone 4:
Like a multi-bright star, you shone from Rome, O martyr Alexander, and like precious beads, in the lands of the Byzantine Empire you joyfully bowed your head under the sword for Christ and brought this immaculate fragrance to God, so that the earthly and heavenly Church may flaunt itself in the glory of Christ’s confessors.
Ikos:
A luminous lamp appeared, O god-wise Alexandra, filled with Divine grace in your body, which the speculators threw into the river after your long-suffering death.
By the sight of God, the two dogs extracted your holy relics, I crouched and guarded from the birds and wild beasts, until your blessed mother Pimenia came with tears, psalmically.
anointing these with myrrh, burying you with that rector Ergina, where many healings were accomplished for the sick, who came with faith to the tomb of the passion-bearer of God, so that the earthly and heavenly Church may glory in the glory of the confessors of Christ.
Song 7.
Irmos: The ungodly command of the lawless tormentor rose high in flames.
Christ spread spiritual dew to the Godly youth, He is blessed and glorified.
As you yourself brought the red and most sacred slaughter to the Chief Shepherd Christ, who divinely sacrificed for all, and you were burnt with the fire of torment, glorious Alexandra, in the sweetness of the Angels crying victoriously: our father, God, blessed are you.
Hear our prayers, O all-blessed one, and come to our aid, struggling, fiercely overwhelmed by sorrows, and the needs of everyday life, and demonic embitterment, as if by you we are saved, and we cry: our father, God, blessed art thou.
Pour your prayers for us to the Lord, God-loving Alexandra, and wash away the filth of our cold deeds with drops of your honest blood, but strengthen our hope, in which we cry out with a pure heart and a contrite soul: our father, God, blessed art thou.
Theotokos: You are the hope of the unreliable, O Theotokos, as the Queen, as the incurable wounds of sinful passions are worn down to the gates of destruction by armor. Do not reject the cry of our souls, O All-Good One, that we may be saved, we call with comfort: our Father, God, blessed art thou.
Song 8.
Irmos: Sometimes the fiery furnace in Babylon separates the action, scorching the Chaldeans by God's command, and watering the faithful, singing: bless all the works of the Lord, the Lord.
You have appeared as an adornment to the martyrs, and in the dwellings not made by hands, you have found eternal peace in the Heavenly Church, loving Alexandra, but bring us, in many trials, to a quiet refuge, rejoicing in Christ, crying out: bless all the works of the Lord, the Lord.
The Lord has crowned your mind with beauty, Alexandra, and your heart of love, filled with gifts, in which you have shamelessly raised up the image of His suffering, in whose image you have elevated human weak nature to the rank of Angels, and we, in the hope of salvation, cry out: bless, all the works of the Lord, the Lord.
Pour the fire of immaculate prayer for us to the Lord, faithful martyr of Christ, so that sinful malice, consuming us with enmity, may not consume us, but, as a faithful intercessor, lead us all to brotherly love and the establishment of the Church of Christ, faithfully serve with chastity, bound by love, cry: bless , all the works of the Lord, the Lord.
Theotokos: As the Mother of Light, we honor Thee, Pure Virgin Mother, rejoicing in Thee, and rejoicing in Thee, we cry: bless all the works of the Lord, the Lord.
Song 9.
Irmos: The Beginningless Parent, the Son, God and Lord, incarnated from the Virgin, appeared to us, darkened to enlighten, fellow squandered. Thus we magnify the All-Sung Mother of God.
Singing your many varied sufferings, for the sake of Christ who is crucified, we praise you, like an animated vessel, abundantly pouring out healing. We bless your mother Pimenia, even as you bring the fruit of your womb to God as an auspicious gift, with her, most praiseworthy, pray to send down peace to our souls.
Thou art truly the Temple of the Holy Spirit, O Alexandra. You are filled with this, teaching the faithful not to be afraid of those who kill the body, but in life and death to glorify God’s view of us, singing gloriously through suffering. Move us also not to be afraid of those who fiercely attack us.
O great martyr Alexander, accept from us this wretched glorification, as a tribute to the prayer of those who are distant in time, honorers of your sufferings, and come to our aid, when our spirit faints, we are tormented by the spirit of malice in heaven, so that we may not fall before the Face of God.
Theotokos: Thy strong intercession, God-adorned Mary, and Thy bright glory has appeared throughout the whole earth, we now boast in Thee, having Thee to the Son and to Thy God, a vigilant Intercessor, in sorrows and sorrows, and in the hour of death, unshameful hope.
Luminous.
Like: By the Spirit in the sanctuary:
The rays of your suffering shine brightly, like the sun, and your entire life reveals the lightness, glorious martyr Alexandra, and the Divine faith shining in you, an unfading adornment to the Holy Church, in which is our bright hope, Crowned Christ.
Glory, even now, to the Mother of God:
To see, O Theotokos, Your ineffable glory of old was desired by all the Divine prophets, but lastly You appeared to us who love You, the Most Honest Cherubim and the Most Glorious Seraphim, filled with Divine glory.
Stichera on praises, tone 8:
Blessed are you, martyr Alexandra, who embraced Christ with love, who prospered marvelously in His heirloom, which is the Church of God, in which, like a grape of wine, you bore fruit abundantly by faith, diligently imprinting the wounds of the Lord on your body, sweetly following Christ on the way of the cross, from You have moved from the earthly to the heavenly.
We pray to you diligently, O lover of God, strengthen us and cheer us by imitating you in good deeds, so that through the faithfulness of Christ’s Confidant, we may cleave to Him inseparably.
Having understood the crafty and unfaithful evil of the pagans, you strove in every possible way to separate you from Christ, you despised the commands of the tormentor Tiberian to the end, O glorious warrior Alexander, you valiantly bowed your head under the sword of the speculator Kelestin, since you have angelically testified your loyalty to Christ.
We, who have become impoverished in virtues, ask your prayers to the All-Bountiful God, that He may save and have mercy on the world, in the strife of everyday life and the destruction of evil.
For all the faces of God and the King of the universe, perceiving the many faces of the passion-bearers, you were kindled with divine jealousy, O Alexandra, and you cried out to the Lord: I am always a sincere servant of Christ, understand the torment of iniquity, for the gentle lamb has now come to sacrifice for Christ by will.
I have clothed myself with gentleness, I strive to put the malice of the recipient to shame, so that the power of Christ may be glorified in the weak flesh of human nature.
Like an unfading star in the firmament of Heaven, like the most valiant of the martyrs and champion of the faithful, with the crimson blood of his woven garment, we will forever reign with Christ, martyr Alexander.
May everyone who suffers from physical and mental ills, and is attacked by human slander, be comforted at your feet, and most of all, may the Lord not turn His Face away from us who sing your memory, so that we will not be ashamed on the Day of Judgment.
Glory, the same voice:
Your glorious feat, martyr Alexandra, adorn the east with the radiance of faith, and illuminate the west with the ray of knowledge, with your fiery purification according to Christ, the ranks of the angels were amazed: how you passed the humility of the sorrowful path and the crampedness of your life and renewed the baptism of rebirth with your blood, and shining more than the light, to your King You appeared where you now deservedly rejoice.
Moreover, fall to the Lord, O all-blessed one, that He may deliver the Holy Church from schisms and disorder, and protect His flock from the wolves that are destroying Her.
And now, Mother of God, the voice is the same.
The doxology is great.
Prayer for laziness - to the Guardian Angel
A small prayer for laziness that you can learn by heart.
Everyone has their own Guardian Angel. It appears in any person after birth. But the prayer is the same for everyone.
The prayer to the Guardian Angel against laziness is the same for everyone, but the icons are different.
You can read the prayer as needed or every day in front of the icon of your Guardian Angel.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel
Angel of God, my holy guardian, given to me from God from heaven for my protection! I diligently pray to you: enlighten me today, save me from all evil, instruct me in every deed, and direct me on the path of salvation. Amen.
Prayer for severe laziness - to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Icon “Unexpected Joy”, people pray in front of this icon out of extreme laziness
The Mother of God is of great importance to Orthodox people. A lot of prayers and icons were written to her. It is believed that if you ask the Most Holy Theotokos for help, she will definitely help, but only when it is absolutely necessary.
You can read this prayer in front of the “Unexpected Joy” icon. The Mother of God will also help get rid of not only laziness, but also melancholy and depression.
The icon of the Mother of God helps in healing sick and infirm people. Celebration of the icon “Unexpected Joy” on May 1, May 21 and December 9
Prayer for extreme laziness
O Most Holy Virgin, the All-Blessed Son of the All-Blessed Mother, the Patron of this city and holy temple, faithful to the Representative and Intercessor of all who are in sins, sorrows, troubles and illnesses! Accept this prayer song from us, unworthy of Your servants, offered to You, and like the sinner of old, who prayed many times before Your honorable icon, You did not despise him, but You gave him the unexpected joy of repentance and You bowed down Your Son to the many and zealous towards Him. intercession for the forgiveness of this sinner and lost one, so even now do not despise the prayers of us, Thy unworthy servants, and implore Thy Son and our God, and grant to all of us, who with faith and tenderness worship before Thy celibate image, unexpected joy for each need: a sinner mired in the depths of evil and passions - all-effective admonition, repentance and salvation; for those who are in sorrow and sorrow - consolation; to those who find themselves in troubles and embitterment - a complete abundance of these; for the faint-hearted and unreliable - hope and patience; for those who live in joy and abundance - unceasing thanksgiving to God the Benefactor; to those in need - mercy; those who are in illness and long illness and abandoned by doctors - unexpected healing and strengthening; for those who were waiting for the mind from illness - return and renewal of the mind; those departing into eternal and endless life - memory of death, tenderness and contrition for sins, a cheerful spirit and firm hope in the mercy of the Judge.
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The saint helps during life situations and helps to cope with depression. Memorial Day of Tikhon Zadonsky July 19
Prayer for depression
O all-praised Saint and Servant of Christ, our Father Tikhon! Having lived like an angel on earth, you, like a good angel, appeared in your wondrous glorification. We believe with all our souls and thoughts that you, our merciful helper and prayer book, are constantly contributing to our salvation through your honest intercessions and the grace abundantly bestowed upon you from the Lord. Accept therefore, blessed Servant of Christ, even at this hour our unworthy prayer: free us through your intercession from the vanity and superstition that surrounds us, the unbelief and evil of man.
Strive, quick intercessor for us, to beg the Lord with your favorable intercession, may He add His great and rich mercy to us sinners and unworthy His servants, may He heal with His grace the incurable ulcers and scabs of our corrupted souls and bodies, may our petrified hearts dissolve with tears of tenderness and Contrition for our many sins and may He deliver us from eternal torment and the fire of Gehenna; May He grant to all His faithful people peace and quiet, health and salvation, and good haste in everything, so that having lived a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity, let us be worthy to glorify and sing the all-holy name of the Father with the Angels and all the Saints and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
For depression you can also read Psalm 90
Living in the help of the highest, in the shelter of the heavenly God, the Lord will say: You are my intercessor and my refuge, my God and I trust in Him. For He will deliver you from the snare of the trap and from the words of the Rebellious, His blanket will overshadow you, And under His wing you trust, His Truth will bypass you as an instrument. Do not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow flying during the day, from the thing that comes in the darkness, from the cloak and the midday demon. Thousands and thousands will fall from your country at your right hand, but they will not come close to you.
Behold Your eyes and see the reward of sinners. For You, O Lord, are my hope, You have made the Most High your refuge. No evil will come to you, and no wound will come near your body. As His Angel commanded you, keep you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, and once they dash your foot on a stone, you will step on and cross an asp and a basilisk, a lion and a serpent. Because I have trusted in Me, I will deliver and cover, and because I know My name, I will bring him to Me, and I will hear him, I am with him in sorrow, I will destroy him and glorify him, I will fill him with long days, and I will show him My salvation.
At the liturgy
Blessed are the canons, cantos 3 and 6.
Prokeimenon, tone 7: The righteous rejoice in the Lord and trust in Him. Poem:
Hear, O God, my voice; we always pray to You.
Apostle to Timothy, conception 292.
Alleluia, tone 4: The righteous, like the phoenix, will prosper, like the cedar of Lebanon, he will multiply. Verse: Plant in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God they will flourish.
Gospel of John, conceived 52.
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Prayer for anguish - Archangel Jehudiel
Yehudiel
means "praise of God", one of the seven archangels in the Orthodox tradition. They pray to him out of laziness and melancholy
Jehudiel means praise to God. The name Jehudiel does not appear in the Bible or in the Gospel. It is mentioned in only one place - in the revelations of Amadeus of Portugal; later Dmitry of Rostov transferred it to the Lives of the Saints.
The angel serves as the patron of those people who are engaged in matters that are pleasing to God. These are the heads of large firms, enterprises, administrations, and the state who are engaged in the development and strengthening of the Orthodoxy of the church.
They pray to the archangel to improve their career, find a job, ask for strength, wisdom and support. Memorial Day - November 21
Prayer for sadness
Holy Archangel Jehudiel, strengthen me for every work and work. For the glory of God. And pray to God for me, a sinner. Amen. Oh, great Archangel of God Jehudiel! You are a zealous defender of the glory of God. You excite me to glorify the Holy Trinity, awaken me too, who is lazy, to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and beg the Lord Almighty to create a pure heart in me, and to renew the spirit of righteousness in my womb, and with the Master’s spirit to confirm me to worship God in spirit and truth to the Father and to the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Holy Archangel of God Jehudiel, ever-greater of all those who struggle on the path of Christ, rouse me from grave laziness and strengthen me with a good deed.
Oh, great Archangel of God Jehudiel, you are a zealous defender of the glory of God, you excite me to glorify the Holy Trinity, awaken me, lazy, to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and beg the Lord Almighty to create a pure heart in me and renew a right spirit in my womb , and by the Sovereign Spirit he will establish me in the truth of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Video: Theory of Laziness
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