Prayers for understanding
O wonderful servant of God, Father Silouan! By the grace given to you by God, tearfully pray for the entire universe - the dead, the living and the future - do not remain silent for us to the Lord, who diligently fall to you and touchingly ask for your intercession (names).
Move, O all-blessed one, to prayer the Zealous Intercessor of the Christian race, the Most Blessed Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, who miraculously called you to be a faithful worker in Her earthly city, where the chosen one of God begs God for our sins, merciful and long-suffering, so that our untruths and iniquities are not remembered , but according to the ineffable goodness of our Lord Jesus Christ, to spare and save us according to His great mercy. She, servant of God, with the Most Blessed Lady of the World - the Most Holy Abbess of Athos and Her holy ascetics, ask the saints for the most holy Word of the holy Mount Athos and its God-loving desert dwellers to be preserved from all the troubles and slander of the enemy in the world.
Yes, the Angels deliver the saints from evil and strengthen them in faith and brotherly love with the Holy Spirit, until the end of the century they pray for the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and show everyone the saving path, and the Earthly and Heavenly Church constantly glorifies the Creator and Father of Lights, enlightening and illuminating peace in the eternal truth and goodness of God.
Ask the people of the entire earth for a prosperous and peaceful life, a spirit of humility and brotherly love, good morals and salvation, a spirit of fear of God. Let it not be malice and lawlessness that harden the hearts of men, which can destroy the love of God in men and cast them into godless enmity and fratricide, but in the power of Divine love and truth, as in heaven and on earth, hallowed be the name of God, may His holy will be done in men , and may peace and the Kingdom of God reign on earth.
Likewise, ask for your earthly Fatherland - the land of Russia, the servant of God, the longed-for peace and heavenly blessing, covered by the all-powerful omophorion of the Mother of God, to get rid of famine, destruction, cowardice, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare and from all visible enemies and invisible, and thus remain the most holy house of the Most Blessed Mother of God until the end of the age, the Life-giving Cross by the power, and be established in the inexhaustible love of God. For all of us, who are immersed in the darkness of sins and warmth of repentance, who have no lower fear of God and who constantly insult the Lord who loves us immeasurably, ask, O all-blessed one, from our All-Bountiful God, so that with His All-powerful divine grace He will visit and revive our souls and all evil and let the pride of life, despondency and negligence in our hearts be abolished.
We also pray that we, strengthened by the grace of the All-Holy Spirit and warmed by the love of God, in philanthropy and brotherly love, in humble crucification for one another and for everyone, may be established in the truth of God and well strengthened in the gracious love of God, and will draw closer to the filial One. Yes, thus, doing His all-holy will, in all piety and purity of temporary life, let us walk the path unashamedly and with all the saints of the Heavenly Kingdom and His Lamb we will be honored. To Him from all earthly and heavenly be glory, honor and worship, with His Beginningless Father, His Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
About the conversion of the lost. Prayer to the Mother of God (St. Gabriel of Novgorod) – Prayers
Merciful Lord! Thy will be done, that we all may be saved and come to the understanding of truth! Save and preserve Your servant (name), accept this prayer of mine, like a cry of love commanded by You!
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy and have mercy on Your servant (name), forgive him all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, heal his mental and physical infirmities, lead him to faith and salvation. Amen.
God! Enlighten the lost (names), convert them to Thy holy Church and save them by Thy omnipotent grace! Keep us in Orthodoxy and the true faith, for blessed art thou unto the ages of ages.
Wife's prayer for an unbelieving husband
(Sche-abbot Ioann (Alekseeva))
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my husband (name), save and bring him to reason.
Parents' prayer for children
Lord Jesus Christ, awaken Your mercy on my children (names), keep them under Your roof, cover them from all evil lust, drive away from them every enemy and adversary, open their ears and the eyes of their hearts, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts.
Lord, we are all Your creation, have pity on my children (names) and turn them to repentance.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my children (names) and enlighten their minds with the light of reason of Your Gospel and guide them on the path of Your commandments and teach them, O Savior, to do Your will, for You are our God.
Prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Prayer to the Mother of God for the conversion of the lost
(St. Gabriel of Novgorod)
Oh, All-Merciful Lady, Virgin Lady Theotokos, Queen of Heaven! By Your Nativity You saved the human race from the eternal torment of the devil: for from You Christ was born, our Savior.
Look with your mercy on this (name), deprived of God’s mercy and grace, intercede with Your maternal boldness and Your prayers from Your Son, Christ our God, so that He may send down His grace from above and on this perishing one.
O Most Blessed One! You are the hope of the unreliable, You are the salvation of the desperate, may the enemy not rejoice over his soul! Amen.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos for non-believers
Mistress, accept the prayers of Your servants for those who suffer from unbelief (names) and deliver them from spiritual blindness, so that they may see the light of divine faith, and may all turn into the bowels of the Mother Church and be delivered from all need and sorrow.
Prayer to the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John for the unbaptized
O holy servant of God, John the Baptist of the Savior, hear me, a sinner (name)!
Prayer for a lost person
Pray to Christ God to grant the grace of holy baptism to His servants (names), and to me the grace of holy repentance. May we all collectively glorify the mercy in the Trinity of the glorified God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your zealous intercession forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer for admonition of a lost son
First prayer
O Most Holy Virgin! You are the Bride of God the Father and the Mother of His Divine Son Jesus Christ! You are the Queen of Angels and the salvation of people, the accuser of sinners and the punisher of apostates. Have mercy on us too, who have gravely sinned and failed to fulfill the commandments of God, who have broken the vows of baptism and vows of monasticism and many others that we promised to fulfill.
When the Holy Spirit retreated from King Saul, then fear and despondency attacked him and the darkness of despair and a joyless state of soul tormented him. Now, for our sins, we have all lost the grace of the Holy Spirit.
The mind has become fussy with vanity of thoughts, oblivion about God has darkened our souls, and now all kinds of sadness, sorrow, illness, hatred, evil, enmity, vindictiveness, gloating and other sins oppress the heart.
And, having no joy and consolation, we call to You, Mother of our God Jesus Christ, and beseech Your Son to forgive us all our sins and send the Comforter Spirit to us, as He sent Him to the apostles, so that, comforted and enlightened by Him, we will sing a song of gratitude to You : Rejoice, Holy Mother of God, who has added wisdom to our salvation. Amen
Second prayer
Most Pure Mother of God, the House in which the Wisdom of God created for Himself, the Giver of spiritual gifts, raising our minds from the world to the worldly and leading everyone to the knowledge of reason!
Prayer for the lost soul of a husband
Receive prayerful singing from us, Thy unworthy servants, who bow with faith and tenderness before Thy most pure image.
Pray to Thy Son and our God to grant to our rulers wisdom and strength, to judges truth and impartiality, to shepherds spiritual wisdom, zeal and vigilance for our souls, to mentors humility, to children obedience, to all of us the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of humility and meekness, spirit of purity and truth.
And now, our All-Singing, All-Beloved Mother, give us an increase in intelligence, pacify, unite those who exist in enmity and division and lay down for them an insoluble bond of love, convert all those who have gone astray from foolishness to the light of the truth of Christ, instruct the fear of God, abstinence and hard work, the word of wisdom and Grant soulful knowledge to those who ask, cover us with eternal joy, the brightest Cherubim and the most honest Seraphim. We, seeing the glorious deeds and manifold wisdom of God in the world and our life, will remove ourselves from earthly vanities and unnecessary worldly cares, and will raise our minds and hearts to Heaven, as if by Your intercession and help glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship for all in the Trinity We send our praises to the glorious God and Creator of all, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer three
Wisdom, the Teacher and Giver of meaning, the unwise, the Instructor and the Intercessor of the poor, Mother of Christ our God, strengthen, enlighten my heart, Lady, and add reason to Christ with earnest prayer. Give me the word, having given birth to the Father's Word, so that I may boldly ask Your Son for us. Amen.
Troparion, tone 4:
O Glorious Mother of Christ our God, / good Giver, / by Your mercy preserve the entire universe, / grant us, Thy servants, wisdom and understanding, / enlighten our souls with the light of Your Son, / the only All-Singing One, // glorified by the Cherubim and Seraphim.
Kontakion, voice 2:
As the One who enlightens us with our minds, / we praise You, the Most Pure One, / the Mother of Reason, who holds the entire universe, / the Beauty of the visible and invisible world, // illuminating us with the rays of life.
Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God Addition of Mind
Who to pray for what, where is the icon.
Prayers for family and friends
Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my parents (names), brothers and sisters, and my relatives according to the flesh, and all the neighbors of my family, and friends, and grant them Your peaceful and most peaceful goodness.
Keep my parents, brothers, sisters, wife, children and all the neighbors of my family in health and long life. Deliver them from all sorrow and need, grant them an abundance of earthly fruits and be their helper in all good endeavors.
Return me to them safely in your time, so that, rejoicing in Your mercy, we may always bless Your all-holy name, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
What prayers can you read about admonishing a lost person?
Lord, bless me to bring prayers and supplications to Your Compassion for my insignificance and for all my relatives and friends, both living and deceased, for whom You died on the cross.
Prayers to the Lord
First prayer
Lord our God, remember us, Thy sinful and indecent servants (names), always call on us Thy holy name, and do not disgrace us from the hope of Thy mercy, but grant us, Lord, all the petitions for salvation, and make us worthy to love, and fear You with all our hearts, and do Your will in everyone. For You are a Good and Lover of Mankind, and we send glory to You, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Second prayer
Sovereign Lord! Yours is the day and Yours is the night.
All creation works for You, and every breath glorifies You; We, Thy accursed servants (names), having ended our entire life in fornication, are possessed by fear, as we have remembered the first days, and to this day, in the nyaz all the placeless creators of evil; And for this reason, the imams do not have boldness towards You, for our iniquities are great, and our sins are immeasurable, and enemies always strike us with cold. But, our Lord, Lord, who opened the mouth of the dumb, open also our mouth, that we may speak in prayer pleasing to You; Behold, our souls are like waterless land and cannot bear fruit for themselves, but give us from the Seed of Your Holy Spirit and water us with the dew of Your grace, so that we may bring You the fruit of repentance. Lord Jesus Christ, although all mankind may be saved, hear our prayer, through the prayers of the saints, Thy apostles, as they pray for us, and we ask You for forgiveness, as You always listen to their prayers; through their prayer, save us sinners, heal the illnesses of our hearts, heal the scabs of our souls, kindle our wombs with the flame of Your fear, may the thorns of our sins be girded, and our souls may be cool with love, for we wish for You, the True Light and Giver of Light, You alone We ask for mercy, save us: satisfy our hungry souls and give drink to our thirsty souls from the flow of countless Thy mercy: cover us with the grace of Thy love for mankind from all evil, so that by Thy guarding, we will get rid of the many snares of the evil one, which are being pierced upon us all day long, and may our enemies not boast about us, Your servants, who trust in You. Save us by Thy mercy, that we may repay our vows, repent of our sins until our last breath, and glorify Thy most holy name, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer three
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Who art in the bosom of the True Father, God, Source of life and immortality, Good Shepherd of Your verbal sheep, do not deliver us, Your sinful servants (names), into the joy of reproach by the enemy, seeking repentance for the right path. Strengthen us, O Mercifully, with Your mighty right hand.
Without Your help we cannot do anything for ourselves; Keep us sleeping, protect us on the way, protect us from adversity, save us from enemies, remove us from carnal lusts; Satisfy our hearts with the joy of salvation, keep our flesh pure, protect our thoughts with Your mercy.
You rule, Lord, and establish us, as Your true saints, to work for You all our days and boast of the majesty of Your mercy, and grant us to rejoice. For You are our God, and we are Your servants, for You know no other God.
For You are Merciful and Lover of Mankind, and we send up glory to You, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer four
Do not enter with Your servants (names) into judgment, Christ, for we are aware of the sins that condemn us, and we cry to You: through the prayers of You who gave birth to You, have mercy on us, humble and unworthy, like a thief and a harlot, a tax collector and a prodigal, O Lover of mankind, for you have not come to save the righteous, but more so sinners.
Fifth prayer
God! Don’t leave us, who leave you every minute! Do not reject us, who constantly betray You! Help us, Your servants (names), darkened by the darkness of sins and misfortunes! Receive Your love, mercy and care!
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
O Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord Most High, All-Merciful Intercessor and Patroness of all who come running to You with faith! Look from the height of Your heavenly glory on the servants of God (names) and on us, falling at Your foot, hear the humble prayer of us, sinful and unworthy Thy servants, and offer it before Your beloved Son. Oh, Most Blessed Mother of God! You, who are called Quick to Hear and Joy to all who mourn, hear us, the sorrowful; You, called the Quenching of Sorrow, quench our mental illnesses and sorrows; You, Kupino the Burning, save the world and all of us from the harmful fiery arrows of the enemy; You, Seeker of the lost, do not let us perish in the abyss of our sins; You, Healer of the afflicted, heal us who are wounded by mental and physical infirmities; You, Unexpected Joy, with the joy of Your salvation have taken away from us the fear of future torment; You, the Helper of sinners, be also for us, sinners, the Benevolent Helper of our repentance and salvation. In You, according to God, we place all our hope, may we become the Vigilant Intercessor and All-Powerful Representative before Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; strengthen our faith in Him, confirm us in His love, teach us to love and glorify You, the Most Holy Mother of God, the Most Blessed Mary; We entrust ourselves to Your Almighty Protection, Mother of God, for all eternity. Amen.
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