Prayers to save a house from fire

“My home is my fortress,” as they say in Russia. And the well-being of every home is one of the main tasks of its owners. After all, a family is a small church, and the head of the family is the head of a small church. And we are not just talking about the financial well-being of the home. The main thing is spiritual grace, mutual love and empathy. After all, you can give any number of examples of how grief and madness reign in rich houses. And in modest dwellings there is peace and joy. That is why prayers for the blessing of the house and those living in it should be present in the prayer rule of everyone who wants to be happy and raise their children in the faith.

Prayer to God

Audio:

We earnestly pray to You, God, the Almighty Father, for this house, those living in it and for all the property in it: bless, sanctify with the power of the Holy Cross, save from the fiery flame, deliver from the strike of lightning b and grant all blessings. Bless, O Master, and sanctify this house, as You blessed the house of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and may the Angels of Your blessing dwell in it; save and save those who live in it from the kindling of fire, lightning and the evil plot of the devil, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Reading rules

Some people believe that it is enough to repeat the prayer several times and it will immediately take effect. But in order to get a real effect from reading prayer texts, you need to follow certain rules.

Before starting the prayer service, they clean up the apartment, clearing everything of dirt and dust. You should also get rid of broken and beaten things. Reading a prayer will not help if you do not cleanse your soul and get rid of bad thoughts. To do this, you need to go to church, undergo the rite of communion and confession. It will not hurt to observe a three-day fast before performing a prayer service.

A clergyman is often invited to cleanse the house and read a prayer to bless the home. But you can do it yourself.

The cleansing ritual is carried out as follows:

They light a church candle, with which they walk around the house.
The walk begins from the threshold, without missing a single corner.
The threshold and walls of each room are marked with the sign of the cross.
The place where the flame fluctuates, crackles or goes out is passed several times.
During the walk around, a prayer text is read to bless the house.
Having finished the walk, they put the candle to burn out in front of the home iconostasis.

After the ceremony, it is recommended to sprinkle the walls with holy water, having first read a prayer over it to bless the home. It is advisable that all family members take part in the prayer service. Reading a prayer together will greatly enhance its effect.

It is recommended to read the sacred words once a week or month. In this case, the main condition is considered to be sincere faith in the Lord and the power of the prayer text.

Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Burning Bush”1

Audio:

Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! We fall down and worship You before Your holy and most honorable icon, for You have performed wondrous and glorious miracles, saving our homes from fiery flames and lightning thunder, saving our homes and healing the sick. and fulfilled every good request we made for good. We humbly pray to You, all-powerful family of our Intercessor: favor us, weak and sinners, for Your maternal intercession and care. Save and preserve, O Lady, under the roof of Your mercy, the Holy Church, this city (or: all this, or: this monastery), our entire Orthodox country and all of us who fall to You with faith and love I see and ask with tender tears of Your intercession. Hey, All-Merciful Lady! Have mercy on us, who are overwhelmed by many sins and do not have the courage to ask Christ the Lord for mercy and forgiveness: We therefore offer you to Him for supplication, His existing Mother. Stretch out to Him, O All-Blessed One, Thy God-receiving hand and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us forgiveness of our sins, a pious, peaceful life, a good Christian death and good from Veta at His terrible judgment. At the hour of God’s terrible visitation, even if our houses are set on fire, even if we are terrified by lightning thunder, show us Your merciful intercession and sovereign assistance, may the Almighty save us With your prayers to the Lord, we will escape God’s temporary punishment here, and we will inherit the eternal bliss of paradise there and with Let us sing with all the saints the most honorable and magnificent name of the worshiped Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy towards us, forever and ever. Amen.

Translation: O Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! We fall down and bow to You before Your holy and most honorable icon, with which You perform wondrous and glorious miracles, saving our house from fire and lightning, healing the sick and fulfilling every good request for our good. We humbly pray to You, O omnipotent Intercessor of our race: grant us, the weak and sinners, Your maternal intercession and care. Save and preserve, Lady, under the shelter of Your mercy, the Holy Church, this city (or: this village, or: this monastery), our entire Orthodox country and all of us who fall to You with faith and love and with tender tears of Your intercession asking. O Lady All-Merciful! Have mercy on us, who are subjected to many sins and do not have the courage to ask Christ the Lord for mercy and forgiveness: We offer you to Him for supplication, His true Mother. Stretch out your God-receiving hands to Him, O All-Good One, and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us forgiveness of our sins, a pious peaceful life, a good Christian death and a good answer at His Last Judgment. At the hour of God’s menacing visit, if our houses are set on fire, or we are frightened by lightning, show us your merciful intercession and sovereign help, so that we may be saved by your powerful prayers to the Lord, we will escape God’s temporary punishment here, we will inherit the eternal bliss of paradise there and we will be holy with all let's sing about them the most honorable and magnificent name of the worshiped Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy towards us, forever and ever. Amen.

Holy Martyr Paraskeva, named Friday

Saint Paraskeva lived in the 3rd century. The name translates as Pyatnitsa, hence in Russia they began to call her Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. The girl took a vow of virginity and renounced the blessings of the world. She preached Christianity among the pagans. As a convinced Christian, she was tortured and suffered martyrdom. In Rus' she has always enjoyed special love as the patroness of the family hearth. They bring prayers to Paraskeva for the protection of the house every day, asking her for help in farming and women’s chores and concerns.

Oh, holy and blessed martyr of Christ Paraskeva, maiden beauty, praise of the martyrs, wonder of the wise, guardian of the Christian faith, idolatrous flattery of the accuser, Divine Gospel Nago champion, zealot of the commandments of the Lord, worthy to come to the haven of eternal rest and joyfully rejoicing in the hall of your Bridegroom Christ God, adorned with the deepest crown of virginity and martyrdom! We pray to you, holy martyr: be for us (names), the sorrowful one, to Christ God, whose most blessed sight always rejoices; With your holy prayers, kindle the darkness that has come from our sins: ask God for the light of grace for our spiritual and bodily hair: enlighten us, darkened by sins, with the light of God and grace, that for the sake of your holy prayers sweet vision may be given to the dishonest. O great servant of God! O most courageous maiden! O strong martyr, Saint Paraskeva! With your holy prayers, be a helper to us sinners, intercede and pray for the damned and extremely negligent sinners, hasten to help us, for we are extremely weak; pray to the Lord, pure maiden, pray to the Merciful, holy martyr, pray to your Bridegroom, immaculate bride of Christ, that through your prayers we may help you, and the darkness of sin will be overcome, in your With the help of true faith and divine deeds, let us enter into the eternal light of the never-evening day, into the city of everlasting joy, into why now you shine brightly with glory and endless joy, praising and singing with all the heavenly powers the tri-radiant one Deity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and in sure and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary”

Audio:

Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the highest powers, Heaven and earth Queen, our city and country, Almighty Intercessor! Accept this song of praise and thanksgiving from us, Thy unworthy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God of Thy Son, that He may be merciful to our iniquities, and add His grace to those who honor Your all-honorable name and with faith and love those who worship Your miraculous image. For we are not worthy of mercy from Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, O Lady, for all things are possible for You from Him. For this reason we resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor: hear us praying to You, overshadow us with Your all-powerful protection, and ask God for Your Son: to be our shepherd We give zeal and vigilance for souls, the city ruler wisdom and strength, we judge truth and impartiality , a mentor is reason and humility, a spouse is love and harmony, a child is obedience, patience to those who are offended, fear of God to those who are offended, complacency to those who mourn, abstinence to those who rejoice, but to all of us the spirit of reason and piety, spirit mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth. To her, Most Holy Lady, have mercy on Your weak people; Gather those who are scattered, guide those who have gone astray, support old age, bring up young chastity, raise children, and look upon us all with the gaze of your merciful intercession, raise us up from the depths of sin and enlighten us Our heart's eyes are to the sight of salvation, be merciful to us here and there, in the land of earthly coming and at the terrible judgment of Your Son; Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, our fathers and brothers created eternal life with the Angels and with all the saints. For you are, Lady, the Glory of Heaven and the Hope of the earth, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all who flow to You with faith. We pray to You, and to You, as the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole life, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Translation: Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the highest powers, Queen of Heaven and earth, our city and country, Almighty Intercessor! Accept this song of praise and gratitude from us, Thy unworthy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of Thy Son God, may He be merciful to our untruths, and extend His grace to those who honor Thy honorable name and with with faith and love those who worship Your miraculous image. Are we worthy of pardon from Him? Are you not the one who will propitiate Him for us, Lady, because everything is possible for You from Him? Therefore, we resort to You, as if to our undoubted and quick Intercessor: hear us praying to You, overshadow us with Your all-powerful protection, and ask God Your Son: for our shepherds zeal and vigil for souls, for city rulers wisdom and with Ilu, judges truth and impartiality , to mentors reason and humility, to spouses love and harmony, to children obedience, to the offended patience, to those offended the fear of God, to those who mourn complacency, to those who rejoice self-control, to all of us the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, spirit purity and truth. O Most Holy Lady, become merciful to Your weak people; Gather the scattered, guide those who are astray on the right path, support old age, enlighten the youth, raise babies, and be merciful to all of us with the care of your merciful intercession, lift us from the depths of sins and enlighten the eyes of our hearts to see salvation, be merciful to us here and there, in this life and at the terrible Judgment of Your Son; make sure that our fathers and brothers who died in faith and repentance live together in eternal life with the Angels and all the saints. Because You, Lady, are the Glory of Heaven and the Hope of the earth, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all those who come to You with faith. We pray to You, and to You, as to the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole lives, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Why do they read a prayer for blessing a house in Orthodoxy?

For every person, home is a place where he can rest, relax, and spend time in a calm, peaceful environment. But over time, home walls become saturated with negative energy. The reason for this may be:

long-term illness or death of a loved one;
visits from unpleasant guests;
family quarrels.

In addition, people often come home in a bad mood. Negative energy may remain from former residents if the apartment has just been purchased.

The accumulated negativity has a bad effect on household members. Some become depressed, others begin to get sick more often. Laughter and fun leave the home, it becomes difficult to breathe in the room. The house ceases to please its residents; they want to leave it as soon as possible.

All this can be avoided if you regularly cleanse your home of negativity with the help of prayers for blessing your home. This is especially important for people living in multi-story buildings. Negative energy can penetrate walls and floors from neighbors.

In addition, any home may be at risk of destruction from natural disasters: fire, earthquakes, floods. Reading prayers for the blessing of housing will not only cleanse and protect the house, but also maintain peace in the family and strengthen the health of its inhabitants.

To Blessed Basil, for Christ's sake the holy fool2

Audio:

Oh, great servant of Christ, true friend and faithful servant of the All-Creator Lord God, blessed Basil! Hear us, many sinners, now crying out to You and calling on Your holy name, have mercy on us, who fall today before Your most pure image, accept our small and unworthy prayer, mercy Be proud of our misery, and with Your prayers heal every ailment and disease of our soul and body sinner, and grant us the opportunity to pass through the course of our life unharmed from visible and invisible enemies, and the Christian death will be shameless, peaceful, serene, and the Heavenly King receive the inheritance with all the saints forever and ever. Amen.

Translation: O great saint of Christ, true friend and faithful servant of the All-Creator Lord God, blessed Vasily! Hear us, many sinners, who are now crying out to You and calling on Your holy name, have mercy on us who fall today before Your most pure image, accept our small and unworthy prayer, be merciful to our misfortunes, and heal with Your prayers and every illness and disease of soul and body our sinner, and grant us, during this life, to pass through this life unharmed from visible and invisible enemies, and to pass through the Christian death, shameless, calm, serene, and to receive the inheritance of the Heavenly Kingdom with all the saints in the world for centuries. Amen.

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Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity for the blessing of the house.

Explanations for this prayer

May Almighty Merciful God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit bless us and protect us. ABOUT! Sweetest Jesus Christ, Almighty King of Heaven and earth, Son of the God of David, Jesus of Nazareth, crucified on the Cross for our sake, have mercy on this house, protect those who live in it. May Your blessing from the Lord accompany them everywhere; May the Holy Spirit sanctify their thoughts and hearts: His omnipotence is everywhere, in every place: everything that is in this house, who enters them and who leaves them, may the Most Holy Trinity bless and protect from all evil, so that nothing unclean comes close to them. Let the name of the Lord Jesus Christ with the nine orders of angels be in this house and give it its peace. May the Most Holy Virgin Mary cover him with her maternal Veil; may the Holy Apostles protect him; may his well-being be confirmed and strengthened by the Holy Evangelists. Let the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ be his roof; let the nails of our Lord Jesus Christ be his protection; let the crown of our Lord Jesus Christ be his covering. Most Holy Virgin Mary, Holy Righteous Joseph and all the saints, Guardian Angels, beg the Lord Jesus Christ, the One of the Holy Trinity, to save this house from thunder, lightning, fire, hail, floods, from the attacks of evil people, the needs of unbelief, heresy (war ) and every misfortune that threatens the soul and body: in which may God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit help us. Amen.

Grant, O Lord, that on this day (or this night) we may be preserved without sin. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord, Thy mercy be upon us, as we trust in Thee, O Lord. We trust in Thee, may we not be ashamed forever. Amen.

Schema-Archimandrite Vitaly (Sidorenko) (1928-1992):

“When I was young, I saw an old man. I was with this old man only for one day. I saw his love, and it stayed with me for the rest of my life...

There is nothing difficult if you love people and sincerely try to help them. Then life will be very easy for you.

Never judge not only a patriarch or a bishop, but also a simple priest - you will give a strict answer for this. An angel serves for him, and you dare to judge. Will you be responsible for him?..

When a priest ministers, he is like fire. If he could see himself, he would be afraid - what boldness he has.”

Prayer of the Elder for the blessing of the house

(for protection during war)

“Many people in Tbilisi know about this case. During the days of the armed conflict, near the Didube railway station there was a train of wagons with shells, which became a target for military missiles. Fiery explosions covered the sky, it seemed that the entire village would be destroyed in the fire. People began to run out of their houses in fear and panic. When the explosions began, Father Vitaly took the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God and, accompanied by two mothers and a priest who happened to be in his house at that time, went to the end of the street to a high open place, from where the whole terrible picture of the shelling was visible. He ordered those standing next to him to read the Jesus Prayer and not to utter a single word other than prayer. Raising the icon of the Mother of God high, he barely had time to baptize with it deadly projectiles that exploded in the air without causing harm to people.

Nun Inna: “One rocket was flying straight at us. I even heard her whistle. But she, too, did not reach it and turned back.” Schema-Abbess Seraphim: “This prayer lasted for two and a half hours. People, seeing such a miracle, approached Father Vitaly and fled from the fire next to him. Not a single person was injured. When everything calmed down, we returned to our place. There wasn’t a single shell casing in the yard, the lamps were burning as always, it was calm and peaceful.” When the war began in Abkhazia, the elder gave his children

prayer for blessing the house:

“May Almighty Merciful God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit bless us and protect us. ABOUT! Sweetest Jesus Christ, Almighty King of Heaven and earth, Son of David, Jesus of Nazareth, crucified on the Cross for our sake, have mercy on this house, protect those who live in it. May your blessing from the Lord accompany them everywhere; may the Holy Spirit sanctify their thoughts and hearts: His omnipotence is everywhere, in every place: everything that is in this house. May the Most Holy Trinity bless whoever enters them and whoever leaves them and protect them from all evil, so that nothing unclean comes close to them. Let the name of the Lord Jesus Christ with the nine orders of Angels be in this house and give it its peace. May the Most Holy Virgin Mary cover him with Her maternal Protection; may the Holy Apostles protect him; may the Holy Evangelists establish and strengthen his well-being. Let the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ be his roof; let the nails of our Lord Jesus Christ be his protection; let the crown of our Lord Jesus Christ be his covering. Most Holy Virgin Mary, Holy Righteous Joseph and all the saints, Guardian Angels, beg the Lord Jesus Christ, One of the Holy Trinity, to save this house from thunder, lightning, fire, hail, flood, from the attacks of evil people, need, unbelief, heresy ( war) and every misfortune that threatens the soul and body: in which may God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit help us. Amen. Grant, O Lord, that on this day (or this night) we may be preserved without sin. Lord have mercy (3 times). May Thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, as we trust in Thee, O Lord. We trust in Thee, may we not be ashamed forever. Amen ."

The houses of all those who took this prayer amazingly remained untouched in the devastated Sukhumi and other places.

Well, as St. wrote. Demetrius of Rostov, “Prayer not only defeats the laws of nature, not only is it an insurmountable shield against visible and invisible enemies, but even holds back the hand of the omnipotent God Himself, raised to defeat sinners.”

It’s not just enemy shells flying at us anymore. All the fluids of black secret knowledge are directed in our direction, and the Orthodox response must be adequate.

And many more readers of my book were struck by one episode... More precisely, the words of Geront Paisius that there is a higher degree of holiness in the world, is it really even among those same invisible elders of Athos... So the mysterious wanderer St. Theodore of Tomsk said that there is a degree which is much higher than the schema...

How to pray for peace in the family?

In order for family life to be successful, spouses must make a lot of both physical and spiritual efforts. But the mood is not always there, grievances and misunderstandings accumulate, and sooner or later this results in conflict.

In order for there to be peace and mutual understanding, you need to ask the Lord, the Mother of God, the saints and the Guardian Angel to strengthen the family and give strength and patience.

You need to turn to God and His saints in prayer not only when a conflict has already occurred, but also in quiet and calm times. In this case, the Lord, seeing a good intention, will bless the family not only with peace, but also with other benefits: health, success and prosperity.

Prayers for peace in the family are read:

in a quarrel with your husband;
so that the relationship goes better;
so that there are no quarrels in the family of married children;
in case of misunderstanding between parents and children;
for peace, mutual understanding and love;
with the complex character of the spouse.

In order for prayer to be effective and all troubles to bypass the family, there is a certain order of prayer. This algorithm of petitions has been developed by generations of Christians and is commanded by the Lord God himself in the Holy Scriptures:

If a quarrel occurs, the first thing they do is try to realize their own guilt in what is happening. Perhaps it was not always possible to hear the other and support him.
After admitting your own mistakes, you need to forgive your neighbor, no matter how difficult it is to do so. The Almighty ordered to forgive offenders in order to receive forgiveness from God.
After clearing the conscience, they begin to give thanks. They thank God for the family that many are deprived of, for children, spouses, living parents. Many people do not notice all these benefits, they take them for granted, and therefore do not appreciate them.