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Few Orthodox believers are familiar with the heavenly world of angels. The main reason is the lack of complete information about these heavenly light creatures. After all, the creation of this world, invisible to humans, occurred much earlier than the first man appeared.
Angels are spiritual creatures who embodied power, intelligence, endurance and higher intelligence. These are the main messengers of God who convey important messages from the Heavenly Creator to people. Angels are also intercessors from people to God. Some of them have elevated positions.
One of these is Raphael, who is a revered and famous Archangel. This angel cares about health; people constantly turn to him with requests for healing. This is because its main function is healing.
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Orthodox and church holidays and fasts
Today is an Orthodox church holiday: * Great Martyr Euphemia the All-Praised (memory of the miracle by which Orthodoxy was established, 451). * Equal to the Apostles Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, in holy baptism Helena (969) and other saints whose names we remember on this day... Tomorrow:
* Martyrs Proclus and Hilary (c. 98-117).
* St. Michael Malein (962) and other saints whose names we remember on this day... Holidays are expected: 07/26/2021
- * Cathedral of the Archangel Gabriel.
* St. Stephen Savvait (794) and other saints whose names we remember on this day... 07.27.2021
- * Apostle Aquila of the 70 (I) and other saints whose names we remember on this day...
07.28.2021
- * Martyrs of Kirik and Julitta, his mother (c. 305). *** Equal to the Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir, in holy baptism Vasily, Baptist of Rus' (1015) and other saints whose names we remember on this day...
All Orthodox and church holidays and fasts...
Orthodox Saints of God
The holy saints of God show special love and mercy to those who honor their holy memory.
It seems to many that the saints are far from us. But they are far from those who have withdrawn themselves, and very close to those who keep the commandments of Christ and have the grace of the Holy Spirit.
The holy saints in their earthly life turned to God for help in healing their ailments, sorrows and deliverance from temptations, asking God that even after death He would honor them with the gift of helping people in various cases of life.
The saints have reached the Heavenly Kingdom and there they see the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ; but by the Holy Spirit they also see the suffering of people on earth. Many holy saints of God received special grace from God, and He deigned them to be intercessors before Him for deliverance from our sorrows and bodily ailments, in which they themselves were tempted.
The saints rejoice at our repentance and mourn when people leave God and become like foolish cattle. They feel sorry that people live on earth, not knowing that if they loved each other, then there would be freedom from sin on earth: and where there is no sin, there is joy and gladness from the Holy Spirit, so that, wherever you look, everything sweet, and the soul wonders why it feels so good, and praises God. The saints hear our prayers and have the power from God to help us. The entire Christian race knows about this. We must remember: in order for a prayer to be heard, one should pray to the holy saints of God with faith in the power of their intercession before God, in words coming from the heart.
In our prayers we turn to the Lord God, to His Most Pure Mother - our Intercessor and Helper, to the holy Angels and holy people - the saints of God, because for their sake the Lord God is more likely to hear us sinners, our prayers. The Saints have different names: prophets, apostles, martyrs, saints, saints, unmercenaries, blessed, righteous, confessors. more>>
The Lord says: “When you light a candle, you do not put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it gives light to everyone in the house. So let your light shine before people, so that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:15-16). Saints are bright stars that show us the way to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Let us treasure the closeness of the holy saints of God to God and turn to them for help, remembering that they love us and care about our salvation. It is good to pray to the holy saints of God on those days when the Church celebrates their memory.
«Holy Saints of God, pray to God for us!»
Saints: life, memory, suffering...
Prayers to Archangel Raphael “For Healing”: a selection of 2 texts in Russian
Few Christians are familiar with all the angels and their world, for one simple reason: they do not have complete information. The prayer to Archangel Raphael “For healing” - the text of which you will find below - is one of the angelic miracles. Angels were created long before the first man appeared.
An angel is a creature that simultaneously contains a mind, a very high mind. Patience. Endurance and power. They were sent by our Lord, God, with the purpose of informing people about important messages.
Strong Orthodox prayer to Saint Archangel Raphael for various diseases
Who is Saint Archangel Raphael?
Raphael is called an archangel in the Bible. This means that he is one of the highest, the most important of the angels. He is one of the few angels with this title.
Raphael is one of the angels who serves both God and man. He is very respected in the world of angels and is revered by everyone. His main function is to take care of health, so people constantly turn to him for help.
Orthodox prayers and icons of the Mother of God and saints
The word “icon” comes from the Greek language and means “image”, “image”. The image of the icon is consecrated with holy water and special prayers, through this consecration the grace of the Holy Spirit is imparted to the icon, and the icon is already revered by us as holy. According to the Orthodox dogma of icon veneration, approved by the VII Ecumenical Council, “the honor given to an icon relates to its prototype, and the one who worships the icon worships the hypostasis of the person depicted on it.” The Council especially emphasizes that we give veneration to icons, and not the worship that is due to God alone. “The icon mysteriously contains within itself the presence of the one whom it depicts, and this presence is the closer, more grace-filled and stronger, the more the icon corresponds to the church canon.”
All Icons of the Mother of God and Saints
Pentacle of Archangel Raphael - a talisman for the healer and more
For a person who has dedicated his life to healing others, the Pentacle of Archangel Raphael will be a good help. This powerful amulet is a medallion on which various symbols are applied, and among them there is the inscription of the name Raphael (sometimes in encrypted form).
Pentacle of Archangel Raphael
The talisman is believed to have enormous healing powers. The owner of the amulet is under the protection of the archangel, and therefore he is more resistant to various diseases. The Pentacle of Archangel Raphael protects against both ordinary infections and those that act on the subtle plane. Therefore, not only a healer, but also an ordinary person can wear such a talisman.
Knowledgeable people advise using the talisman in the following cases:
- to improve health and protect the body from disease, especially during epidemics;
- to identify diseases in the early stages, when a person does not suspect that he needs treatment;
- to protect against the influence of hostile forces and negative emotions of others;
- for protection from demonic and demonic entities;
- to get rid of energy infections (evil eye, damage, curses);
- to protect travelers from dangers and unpleasant situations.
In addition, such an amulet sharpens the owner’s intuition. Thus, a person will definitely find a way out of any difficult life situation.
Prayer in the Christian life. What is prayer? About prayer
Prayer is the most important part of the spiritual life of every believer. Through prayer, a person turns to God, asks him and asks for forgiveness from him. In other words, prayer is nothing more than a person’s way of talking with God. About prayer...
The basis of the life of an Orthodox Christian is fasting and prayer. Prayer, said Saint Philaret of Moscow, “is a conversation between the soul and God.” And just as in a conversation it is impossible to listen to one side all the time, so in prayer it is useful to sometimes stop and listen to the Lord’s answer to our prayer.
Prayer does not require a specific time, place, circumstance or form. It can be verbose - long, and laconic - short. The prayer can be said at any time of the day or night, and anywhere. A person can pray under all circumstances of his life: when he is sick or healthy, when he is happy or sad, when he succeeds or fails, when he is in the company of his enemies or in the circle of his friends, when he is abandoned by everyone, or when he in the midst of your beloved family. But God’s temple serves as a special place of prayer. On Sundays, as well as on weekdays, if time permits, we should go to church to pray, where our brothers and sisters in Christ - Christians - gather to pray together, all together. This kind of prayer is called church prayer.
Every Orthodox Christian must pray daily, morning and evening, before and after eating food, before starting and at the end of any task (for example: before teaching and after teaching, etc.).
In the morning we pray to thank God for preserving us last night, to ask for His Fatherly blessing and help for the day that has begun.
In the evening, before going to bed, we also thank the Lord for a successful day and ask him to keep us during the night.
Before and after meals we pray to thank God for His gifts and ask Him to bless and sanctify the food.
In order for the work to be done successfully and safely, we must also, first of all, ask God for blessings and help for the upcoming work, and upon completion, thank God.
Unfortunately, many people forget about the necessity and importance of prayer, and resort to it only in cases of feeling hopeless. However, even in these cases, as practice shows, God does not forget about the person and gives him his love and support. But not a single prayer will bring anything good to a person if he simply reads it without thinking about what is said. Therefore, it is extremely important, when turning to the Creator in prayer, to truly feel every word.
God is the best of interlocutors; he will always hear a person and help him. You should not be embarrassed to talk to God even about the most secret things that are in your soul. The main thing is to do it with true faith in God.
“True prayer does not consist in words and saying them, but true prayer consists “in spirit and in truth” (John 4:23). When we pray to God, we must stand before Him not only in body, but also in spirit; and say prayer not only with your lips, but also with your mind and heart; and not only bow our heads and knees, but also our hearts before Him; and raise our intelligent eyes to Him with humility. For all prayer must come from the heart; and what the tongue says, the mind and heart must say.” Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk.
And no matter what happens during the day, everything happens according to the will of God; all, without exception, are circumstances in which the Lord wished to place you, so that you could be His presence, His love, His compassion. His creative mind, His courage... And, besides, whenever you encounter this or that situation, you are the one whom God put there to carry out the ministry of a Christian, to be a part of the Body of Christ and the action of God. If you do this, you will easily see that sometimes you will have to turn to God and say: “Lord, enlighten my mind, strengthen and direct my will, give me a fiery heart, help me!” At other times you will be able to say, “Oh my God, thank you!”
In the Christian catechism, that is, in the instruction on the Christian faith, it is said about prayer this way: “Prayer is the offering of the mind and heart to God and is a person’s reverent word to God.” Prayer has extraordinary power. “Prayer not only defeats the laws of nature, not only is it an insurmountable shield against visible and invisible enemies, but it even holds back the hand of the Almighty God Himself, raised to defeat sinners,” writes Saint Demetrius of Rostov.
In the New Testament, prayer is a living connection between the children of God and their infinitely good Father, with His Son Jesus Christ and with the Holy Spirit. The grace of the Kingdom is “the unity of the entire Holy Trinity with the entire spirit.” Thus, prayer life is a constant and natural presence in the presence of the Trisagion of God and in communion with Him. Such vital communion is always possible because through baptism our being has become one with Christ. Prayer is Christian because it is communion with Christ and grows in the Church, which is His Body. Its dimensions are the dimensions of Christ's love.
“Prayer is not telling God our needs. Prayer is the condition under which Divine power can contact our spirit and act in us. God is omniscient and knows us better than we know ourselves.” Archimandrite Rafail (Karelin) (XX century).
Healing practices with the call of Archangel Raphael
Archangel Raphael, the energy of healing, corresponds to the emerald green color. This color also corresponds to the fourth chakra (heart) - Anahata. It is located at the level of the heart along the central axis of the human body. All recovery and healing begins from the heart area.
Just imagine how the emerald green color is drawn into this chakra from the front and back as you inhale, and as you exhale it comes out, as if washing the chakra. The required amount remains inside. So nine times. Saturate this chakra and you will slowly feel the renewal of your whole body.
But that is not all. Archangel Raphael also has an incredibly powerful healing tool at his disposal - the violet flame. This flame does not burn, it is cool, but it is capable of destroying any negativity where it is directed.
In the same way, ask Archangel Raphael for healing with the violet flame and let only your heart tell you how to use it. You can use it to burn out tumors in case of oncology, and cleanse the subtle bodies by placing all of yourself in a violet fire, and burn out negativity in the house and between people. You can come up with a colossal number of methods yourself.
You can place a mentally ill and alcohol-dependent loved one in it every day and burn out all the extra negative energies from him. Only here there is one warning: for example, a person has a liver disease because he drank too much yesterday. The man called on the violet flame and the pain quickly passed.
The next day the man drank again and woke up in the morning with a sore liver. Summoned the violet flame again. This is very dangerous entertainment. You can use the violet flame unlimitedly, but only with a clear understanding of responsibility: do not abuse it and change your behavior, which leads to illness.
No one will constantly waste precious energy. Judge for yourself, if every day someone asked you for help, and tomorrow they again negated the results of your help. That's how it is with us. If you ask, then not only use it, but also analyze and eliminate the sources of the problem. Abuse will be punished.
Archangel Raphael helps not only in self-healing, but also in healing and medical practice. If you are a doctor or alternative medicine healer, this is one of your patrons. Before each patient, mentally ask Archangel Raphael to help you, support and guide you.
Archangel Raphael will help not only establish the correct diagnosis and prescribe the correct treatment, but will also provide the necessary energy resources for the healing process itself. Since this article is in some way about healing, I cannot help but mention safety precautions during healing activities.
Don’t forget that before you touch another person to help them heal, you need to put protection on yourself and the patient so that your energy does not mix and you do not receive different surprises from each other. There are a great many ways to protect yourself, they can be found.
Holy Fathers on Prayer
“Prayer is a great weapon, an unfailing treasure, wealth that never runs out, a serene haven, a foundation of peace; prayer is the root, source and mother of countless blessings and is more powerful than royal power.” St. John Chrysostom.
“Prayer in its rank is higher than alms.” St. Isaac the Syrian.
“Prayer is the emergence in our hearts of one after another reverent feelings towards God.” St. Feofan, the Recluse of Vyshensky.
“During prayer, let our speech and supplication be combined with decorum, calmness and modesty. Let us think about the fact that we stand before the face of God and that we must please the eyes of God both by the position of the body and the sound of the voice.” Sschmch. Cyprian of Carthage.
“You must abstain from marital affairs in order to engage in prayer; to abstain from worries about wealth, from the desire for earthly glory, from the enjoyment of pleasures, from envy and every evil deed against our neighbor, so that when our soul is in silence and not disturbed by any passion, in it, as in a mirror, God’s purity and uncloudedness will be insight." St. Basil the Great.
“When starting a prayer, leave yourself, your wife, your children, part with the earth, pass through heaven, leave every creature visible and invisible, and begin by praising Him who created everything, and when you praise Him, do not wander your mind here and there, do not talk about fabulous things. pagan, but choose words from the Holy Scriptures.” St. Basil the Great.
“Every place and every time is convenient for us to pray.” St. John Chrysostom.
Orthodox prayers to the holy saints. Holy saints of God.
Orthodox prayers for those in need for various needs and infirmities.
Icons depicting Raphael
Since Raphael belongs to the rank of archangels, he has been revered since ancient times and icons were dedicated to him.
History of the appearance of the image
Unfortunately, there is no exact description of the angel in the texts of the Bible. Therefore, his appearance is similar to the appearance of his heavenly brothers. Raphael's individuality is manifested through his actions performed according to the will of the Almighty.
Some scenes involving Raphael are taken from the Book of Enoch: in particular, the victory over the demon Azazel is depicted. Other icons show how Raphael acts as a healer and casts out evil demons from people.
The image of Raphael gives the icon healing power, so it will be very useful in the house where the patient is for his speedy recovery. However, it will not hurt those who work in the medical field.
There are icons showing the archangel’s stay among people in the guise of a traveler. This image will be useful for those who go on the road; it will serve as a talisman against troubles.
Images of the saint
Icon painters often depicted Raphael holding a fish in his hands. The image is associated with the Book of Tobit, which describes the healing of the blind Tobiah with the help of the gall bladder of a fish. There are also descriptions of how an angel casts out demons using incense from fish entrails.
The canonical image of Raphael is a youth or young man with a halo over his head and white wings behind his back. Angel hair is usually dark in color. As a rule, Raphael's attribute is an alabaster (a vessel or bottle made of alabaster) containing the aromatic oil of myrrh.
The image of the archangel was often used when painting walls in Russian churches, for example, in the Temple of Seraphim of Sarov (Anapa), the Church of the Ascension of the Lord (Pavlovsky Posad) or in the capital’s Church of Clement of the Pope.
There are images where the archangel appears as a wanderer traveling on foot, with a flask of water hanging over his shoulder. In this guise, Raphael looks not like a heavenly angel, but like an earthly man.
You can often find an icon where three angels are represented at once - Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.
Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
Where is the icon kept?
On most icons, Raphael is depicted next to his brother angels or in the presence of mere mortals. It is quite difficult to find a separate appearance of this angel. In Russia, such an icon is kept in the Temple of the Archangel Michael in the Moscow district of Tsaritsyno. But for now there is no opportunity to see it, since the church is currently being restored.
Date of celebration of the icon
On November 21, Orthodox believers venerate all the archangels. The holiday is called the Council of the Archangel Michael and other ethereal Heavenly Powers
On this day, special attention is paid to the Archangel Raphael and his icon. Church services are dedicated to them, to which sufferers come who wish to recover.
The prayer addressed to the angel on November 21 has the most powerful power.
What a Christian Should Remember
There are words of Holy Scripture and prayers that it is advisable to know by heart.
1. The Lord's Prayer “Our Father” (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4). 2. The main commandments of the Old Testament (Deut. 6:5; Lev. 19:18). 3. The main gospel commandments (Matt. 5, 3-12; Matt. 5, 21-48; Matt. 6, 1; Matt. 6, 3; Matt. 6, 6; Matt. 6, 14-21; Matt. 6, 24-25; Matthew 7, 1-5; Matthew 23, 8-12; John 13, 34). 4.Symbol of Faith. 5. Morning prayers and evening prayers according to a short prayer book. 6. The number and meaning of the sacraments.
The sacraments must not be mixed with rituals. A ritual is any outward sign of reverence that expresses our faith. A sacrament is a sacred act during which the Church calls on the Holy Spirit, and His grace descends on the believers. There are seven such sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Communion (Eucharist), Repentance (Confession), Marriage (Wedding), Blessing of Anointing (Unction), Priesthood (Ordination) ...
