The purpose of all mothers in the world is to tirelessly pray for the health and well-being of their children. A mother's prayer for her child is of great importance in the Christian world, as it has miraculous power. Every mother takes care of her beloved child even before he comes into this world. Well, after that she continues to do this all her life, since there is nothing more precious to her than her own child.
How to correctly address God in maternal prayer
A mother's prayer for her child can save any person. The main requirement is that an appeal to God should not only sound sincere, but should be read with faith in the omnipotence and kindness of the Lord, that he cares about all his charges.
You need to pray for children regularly, then requests for help in difficult times will be more likely to be heard and help will come quickly and effectively.
It is best to read the prayer in a church, placing a lighted candle in front of the icon of the saint you are addressing. The introduction is usual - three times “Our Father” and “Rejoice, Virgin Mary”. Then prayers continue at home, secluded in front of the images.
Prayers for teaching children
It often happens that a child cannot cope with some subject. He is unable to master the exact sciences or humanities. To support him and increase his success in kindergarten, school, and higher education institution, a mother’s prayer for her children will help.
You cannot yell at, punish or lash out at a child if he does not understand a subject or brings home a bad grade. It is best to talk to him and do the tasks that most raise questions and misunderstandings.
The mother should not only support the baby emotionally, but also pray that he successfully completes the semester, understands the topics and passes the exams. Most often, problems arise with hyperactive and restless children. To calm them down and set them up for learning, there is prayer. Text:
“Lord Jesus Christ, our God, who truly dwelt in the hearts of the twelve apostles and by the power of the grace of the All-Holy Spirit, who descended in the form of tongues of fire, opened their mouths, so that they began to speak in other dialects, - Lord Jesus Christ, our God Himself, sent down that Thy Holy Spirit upon this youth (this young woman) (name), and plant in his (her) heart the Holy Scripture, which Thy most pure hand inscribed on the tablets of the lawgiver Moses, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen".
Orthodox prayer for children will help organize and discipline sons, daughters, grandchildren and granddaughters. Reading the text should be slow and confident. You cannot rush during the sacrament. Parents often pray in churches and light church candles for successful studies. The main thing is to find understanding with the child, support him in difficult times and not get upset if he has not yet adapted to the educational institution. Belief in the best and the right message can raise a person’s self-esteem, improve abilities and discover talents.
What can a mother's prayer be like?
In case of any misfortune with a child, the mother’s prayers can be in the form of a text memorized in advance and composed independently, on the go.
Canonical typing tests
Canonical texts are read in front of the icon of the saint and God in a temple or at home, in the red corner. These are requests for solutions to problems that arose gradually:
- the baby is sick;
- the child does not study well (there are special prayers for studying);
- there is no understanding between children of any age and parents;
- the child has acquired bad habits, become addicted to alcohol or drugs (if you are faced with such a problem, we advise you to read prayers for alcoholism).
Such problems are solved by Orthodox prayers, read repeatedly, regularly.
Impromptu prayer
There are times when a child is in great danger and needs to be protected immediately. For example, a child has an accident or injures himself in some other way, and an adult son goes to a hot spot. Then the mother, with hope, turns to God for help, the only one who can effectively and reliably help the child. An emotional request for help, read from the heart, is always a strong prayer that will definitely be heard.
Mother's prayer for her children - text
“Sweet Jesus, God of my heart! You gave me children according to the flesh, they are Yours according to the soul; You redeemed both my soul and theirs with your priceless blood; For the sake of Your Divine blood, I beg You, my sweetest Savior, with Your grace touch the hearts of my children (names) and my godchildren (names), protect them with Your Divine fear; keep them from bad inclinations and habits, guide them to the bright path of life, truth and goodness.
Decorate their lives with everything good and saving, arrange their fate as You yourself want and save their souls with their own destinies! Lord, God of our Fathers! Give to my children (names) and godchildren (names) a right heart to keep Your commandments, Your revelations and Your statutes. And do it all! Amen".
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, hear me, Thy sinful and unworthy servant (name). Lord, in the mercy of Thy power, my child (name), have mercy and save him for Thy name’s sake.
Lord, forgive him all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, committed by him before You. Lord, guide him on the true path of Your commandments and enlighten him with Your light of Christ, for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body. Lord, bless him in the house, near the house , in the field, at work and on the road, and in every place of Your possession.
Lord, protect him under the protection of Your Saints from a flying bullet, arrow, knife, sword, poison, fire, flood, from a deadly plague and from vain death. Lord, protect him from visible and invisible enemies, from all troubles, evils and misfortunes. Lord, heal him from all diseases, cleanse him from all filth (wine, tobacco, drugs) and ease his mental suffering and sorrow.
Lord, grant him the grace of the Holy Spirit for many years of life and health, chastity. Lord, give him Your blessing for a pious family life and pious procreation. Lord, grant me, Thy unworthy and sinful servant, a parental blessing for my child in the coming mornings , days, evenings and nights, for the sake of Your name, for Your Kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen. Lord, have mercy (12 times).”
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Who to pray to
The main intercessor of children is the Mother of God. People turn to her most often for various reasons. Besides her, there are many saints who help children in different situations.
Appeal to the Great Martyr Sophia
During her lifetime, having become a widow, Sofia herself raised three daughters: Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov. All of them were devoted to God and did not recognize pagan idols. Having learned about this, the emperor decided to test the firmness of the widow's religious beliefs. He forced Sophia to renounce the Almighty and make a sacrifice to the pagan gods. To do this, he brutally tortured her already adult daughters.
God protected the girls from torment. And then the emperor dealt with them, ordering their heads to be cut off. The grief-stricken mother remained at her daughters’ grave and did not leave her side. On the third day, the soul of the great martyr left her body and went to heaven.
Appeal to the Mother of God
The Mother of God is well aware of a mother’s sighing for her children. The Most Holy One tries to help every child for whom his mother asks.
Appeal to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Caring for the children of Nikolai Ugodnik began during his lifetime. It was he who came up with the idea of giving gifts to children for Christmas. He showed special care to the poor and infirm.
Appeal to Sergei of Radonezh
If a child has difficulty studying, he cannot master the school curriculum and lags behind his classmates, or the session turns into hell, they pray to Sergei of Radonezh. He was chosen by God even before birth. After being born, the baby observed fasting and refused to breastfeed on Wednesdays and Fridays.
When Gabriel grew up and began his education, he could not master reading and writing for a long time. The elder’s prayer helped. The boy began to absorb knowledge better than all his peers.
Appeal to Gabriel of Bialystok
The youngest saint. Gabriel of Bialystok went to heaven as a child, at the age of 6 years. He was kidnapped from his parents and brutally tortured. Then they threw everything bloody at the edge of the forest, in the hope that animals and birds would tear it to pieces. The boy was found on the 9th day. He was dead and surprisingly unharmed. Not a single animal touched him; they stood around in large numbers and did not allow the birds to peck at the body of the sufferer.
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The holiness of Gabriel of Bialystok was confirmed 30 years after his death. When they dug up the grave to rebury the relics, the bones were fresh, without the slightest sign of decay.
Appeal to Panteleimon
If a child is overcome by an illness, a mother’s prayer for her child can be addressed to Panteleimon the Healer. During his lifetime, he was involved in treating people; for a long time he studied to become a healer under various specialists. He not only used medicines and herbs, but also constantly prayed for his patients.
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The prayer for the marriage of a son must be read with caution.
Perhaps you have come across a prayer for the marriage of a child. But this is not a canonical invention. It does not carry the Orthodox spirit and is not practiced by our Church.
Moreover, marriage is a decision of two people in love. It is wrong for parents to ask God to help their children in a situation in which they may well have an alternative point of view.
They pray to Mitrofan of Volzhsky if children have problems getting married
Only when children want to arrange their personal lives, but cannot, is there reason to use the following prayer to St. Mitrofan of Voronezh.
Prayer to Saint Mitrofan of Voronezh:
To the Holy Hierarch Father Mitrofan, through the incorruption of your honorable relics and the many good deeds you have miraculously done and performed with faith, flowing to you, convinced that you have received great grace from God To the Lord our God, we all humbly fall down and pray to you: pray for us (names) of Christ our God May He bestow upon all who honor your holy memory and diligently resort to you His rich mercy: may He establish in His holy Orthodox Church the living spirit of the right faith and piety, the spirit of knowledge and love, the spirit of peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, and all its members , pure from worldly temptations and carnal lusts and the evil actions of evil spirits, they worship Him in spirit and truth and are diligently concerned about keeping His commandments for the salvation of their souls. May her pastors give holy zeal for the salvation of the people entrusted to them, may they enlighten the unbelievers, instruct the ignorant, enlighten and certify those who doubt, and convert those who have fallen away from the Orthodox Church to its holy bosom, believers will be kept in faith, sinners will be moved to repentance, those who repent will be comforted and strengthened in the correction of life, those who have repented and reformed will be confirmed in the holiness of life: and thus will bring everyone along the path indicated by Him into the prepared eternal Kingdom of His saints. To her, the saint of God, may your prayers bring all good things to our souls and bodies: may we also glorify in our souls and bodies the Lord and our God, Jesus Christ, who is with the Father and Holy By the Spirit be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
They pray to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker for their children’s life
O our good shepherd and God-wise mentor, Saint Nicholas of Christ! Hear us sinners (names), praying to you and calling for your quick intercession for help: see us weak, caught from everywhere, deprived of every good and darkened in mind by cowardice . Try, O saint of God, not to leave us in sinful captivity, so that we may not joyfully be our enemies and not die in our evil deeds. Pray for us, unworthy of our Creator and Master, to Him you stand with the disembodied faces: be merciful to us by our God in this life and in the future, so that He does not reward us for our deeds ours and because of the impurity of our hearts, but according to His goodness He will reward us . We trust in your intercession, we boast of your intercession, we call upon your intercession for help, and to your most holy image we ask for help: deliver us, servant of Christ, from the evils of coming against us, so that for the sake of your holy prayers the attack will not come upon us and we will not be desecrated in the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions. Pray to Saint Nicholas of Christ, Christ our God, that he may grant us a peaceful life and remission of sins, salvation and great mercy for our souls, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
They ask St. Nicholas the Wonderworker about the structure of children's lives
Morning prayer for children addressed to Jesus Christ
There is also a morning prayer for the blessing of children. Ideally, it is read daily, but you can also do this on days when children face difficulties.
Morning prayer for children:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, pray for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, hear me, Your unworthy servant (name). Lord, in Your merciful power, my children (names), have mercy and save them, for Your name’s sake. Lord, forgive them all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, that they committed before You. Lord, guide them on the true path of Your commandments and enlighten their minds with Your light, for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body. Lord, bless them in every place of Your dominion. Lord, save them by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, under Your holy roof, from a flying bullet, arrow, sword, fire, from a deadly wound, water drowning and vain death. Lord, protect them from all visible and invisible enemies, from all misfortune, evil, misfortune, betrayal and captivity. Lord, heal them from every illness and wound, from every filth, and ease their mental suffering. Lord, grant them the grace of Your Holy Spirit for many years of life, health and chastity in all piety and love, in peace and unanimity with the rulers around them, those near and far. Lord, increase and strengthen their mental abilities and physical strength, return them healthy and safe to their parents’ home. All-merciful Lord, grant to me, your unworthy and sinful servant (name), a parental blessing on my children (names) at this time of the morning (day, evening, night), for the kingdom is yours - eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.
