How to prepare and read prayers correctly
Before you start praying for the gift of a child, it is recommended to visit a temple and holy places that are famous for their healing properties.
It is advisable to confess and receive communion; it would also be a good idea to fast for a week beforehand. It is better to read the prayer during the period of ovulation. Under no circumstances should you give up what you started; you need to pray in cycles of 21 days. Light candles in front of the images. Pray not only on your own behalf, but also on behalf of your spouse. At the same time, you need to have unshakable faith and a sincere desire to conceive and give birth to a healthy baby. Do not read prayers in a negative state of mind or in a bad mood. This must be done consciously. The text can be read from a page, but it is better to learn the prayer by heart, so you can better understand its meaning.
Don't tell anyone that you are going to pray for a child. It is enough to simply believe that your prayer will be heard and the Lord will have mercy on you. After praying, turn in your own words to the patron you are asking for help.
Before turning to this or that Saint with a request for conception, collect as much information about him as possible in order to have an idea of his life, and also to know in what cases he is approached.
In addition to conception, ask for good health and patience to survive all difficulties.
Why does God prevent you from conceiving a child?
Before you read a prayer for conceiving a healthy child, you should think about why the Lord does not allow the couple to conceive a baby. The Orthodox Church talks a lot about infertility. It is believed that a child is God’s gift, and it is not given to everyone. Some people are destined to undergo difficult trials in order to become parents. Someone, having resigned himself to his fate, remains childless until the end of his days. Each person has a separate path, which should not be tried to be corrected by methods unrecognized by the church.
The Lord always gives Christian believers tests according to their strength - priests and religious books tirelessly repeat this. If we are talking about infertility, then perhaps this is a kind of punishment for past sins - betrayal, deception, foul language, theft and other acts. Often a woman cannot become pregnant after her first abortion. From the point of view of clergy, regretting pregnancy and its termination is tantamount to murder.
God does not give a child to the mother who was once able to give up her own baby. To get pregnant and give birth to a healthy child, the couple are ready to do anything. IVF, surrogacy, the use of donor cells - all this is also considered a sin. If the first child was conceived and born in a way not recognized by religion, and the spouses did not repent of their deeds, then it happens that the Almighty does not give a second child.
The reason for the lack of pregnancy, as church ministers say, can be:
- unmarried marriage;
- past sins;
- lack of faith in God;
- sinful thoughts;
- alcohol abuse and drug addiction;
- violence;
- another calling and destiny.
The Orthodox Church believes that if the Lord does not give a child, then a person is assigned a different task in this life. It is worth remembering that many saints were born to elderly parents and were “begged and cried out” by God. Perhaps the time for the birth of a child has not yet come. Priests advise childless couples to be patient and pray to Christ for the gift of children.
Who to pray for the conception and birth of a healthy child
In Orthodoxy, there are certain Saints who are usually approached when a woman wants to conceive and give birth to a healthy child. Special prayers have been written for this.
Prayer to the Lord God
The most powerful and effective prayers are to the Lord. He always hears us and helps in solving any problems. God protects us from life’s troubles; the main thing is to sincerely believe.
I listen to You, our Almighty. We appeal to all saints. Hear the prayers of me and my husband, Your servants (your name and the name of your spouse), Lord, Merciful and Almighty. Yes, answer our prayers, send Your help. We beg you, come down to us, the Almighty, do not ignore our prayer speeches, remember Your laws on the prolongation of the race and the multiplication of the human people and become our patron, help with Your help to preserve what You have predicted. God, You created with Your mighty power everything out of nothing and laid the foundation for everything in this world that has no edges: You created the human body in Your likeness and awarded the marital union with the church with the highest secret. Our Lord, have mercy on us, united in conjugal marriage and trusting in Your help, may Your Most High mercy come to us, may we also be ready for reproduction and we will be able to become pregnant with a girl or a boy and look at our children, up to the third and up to the fourth generations, and we will live to a very old age and come to Your Kingdom. I ask You, hear me, O our Almighty Ruler, come to me and give my womb a child. We will not forget Your grace and will serve You obediently together with our children. Amen
Spouses who want to ask the Lord for a child must cleanse themselves of sinful passions and open their hearts to God. It wouldn't hurt to get married. In this case, the marriage will be blessed by the Almighty himself.
Prayer to the Mother of God for conception
In Orthodoxy, the Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ, is the patroness of all women. Those who want to get pregnant, as well as those who are already carrying a child under their hearts, turn to her with prayer. She is an intercessor and protector. Women ask Her for the birth of a healthy baby and the well-being of the family.
Oh, Great Martyr, Most Holy Mother of our Most High Father, our protector. I submit my prayers to Your face and bow with sincere faith. Our most humble one, look into my eyes, which have sinned more than once, I fall before Your face. I want to ask, may my unforgettable prayer be heard by you. I pray that they trust in Your Son to illuminate my darkened darling with the face of Divine grace and may he help to cleanse my mind from dark thoughts, may he pacify my yearning heart and heal the deepest wounds on it. May he put my thoughts in order, direct me to all sorts of good deeds and strengthen my darling with healthy thoughts, may I be forgiven for all the evil I have committed. I ask you, O Glorious Mother of God, deliver me from torture and beg Your Son, may He not deprive me of His Heavenly Kingdom, may He descend to me. As a mother, I rely on you, Healer. Do not refuse my request, help me find the miracle of Heaven, give me the desired child. Oh, our Holy Great Martyr, You complained to everyone to turn to You with purified and sincere faith. Do not let me drown in the deepest routine of my grave sins. I complain about You and sincerely believe in my salvation and hope for Your protection, O Glorious Mother of God. I thank and glorify our Lord for sending boundless marital happiness to me. I beg you, Most Holy Virgin, only through your prayers will the Almighty send a miracle from Heaven to me and my husband, the long-awaited child, may God bestow fruit on my womb. May he be strengthened in me by the will of the Lord and for His Glory. Change the grief of our souls for the happiness given to our parents. Amen.
There are icons of the Mother of God known for their miraculous properties. Before them, prayer is the most effective and powerful.
Prayer of Ksenia of Petersburg for the gift of children
The saint, left a widow at a young age, devoted her entire life to saving his soul. Her husband was Andrey Fedorovich Petrov, who had the rank of colonel. Until the end of her days, she lived in the guise of a beggar, dooming herself to deprivation and wandering.
Xenia of Petersburg was canonized in 1988. There is practically no documentary information about her life.
She distributed her house and property to the poor, dressed in men's clothing and began to call herself by her husband's name. She said about herself that Ksenia died. During her righteous life, she acquired the gift of foresight. She predicted the death of Emperor John Antonovich and Empress Elizabeth. The houses she stayed in received blessings. Residents did not get sick, and prosperity and peace were established in families.
Oh, holy all-blessed mother Ksenia! You who lived under the shelter of the Most High, who was led and strengthened by the Mother of God, who endured hunger and thirst, cold and heat, reproach and persecution, received the gift of clairvoyance and miracles from God and rested in the shadow of the Almighty.
Now the Holy Church, like a fragrant flower, glorifies you. Standing before the image of your saints, as if you were alive, we pray to you who are with us: accept our petitions and bring them to the Throne of the Merciful Heavenly Father, as you have boldness towards Him, ask those who flow to you (names) eternal salvation, and for good deeds and undertakings our generous blessing, deliverance from all troubles and sorrows. Stand before our All-Merciful Savior with your holy prayers for us, unworthy and sinners.
Help, Holy Blessed Mother Xenia, illuminate the babies with the light of Holy Baptism and seal the gift of the Holy Spirit, educate the boys and girls in faith, honesty, fear of God and grant them success in learning; heal the sick and ailing, send down love and harmony to families, honor monastics to strive for good deeds and protect them from reproach, strengthen pastors in the strength of the Holy Spirit, preserve our people and country in peace and serenity, pray for those deprived of communion of the Holy Mysteries of Christ in the dying hour.
You are our hope and hope, quick hearing and deliverance, we send thanks to you and with you we glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen
A chapel was built at the burial site, where all believers come and pray for the health, well-being and gift of the child.
Prayer to Archangel Gabriel
The Archangel predicted future events. Often these prophecies concerned the onset of a long-awaited pregnancy. He predicted the imminent birth of a son to the priest Zechariah. What soon happened, John the Baptist was born.
Oh, holy great Archangel Gabriel, standing before the Throne of God and illuminated by the illumination of the Divine Light, and enlightened by the knowledge of the incomprehensible mysteries of His eternal wisdom!
I earnestly pray to you, guide me to repentance from evil deeds and to strengthen my faith, strengthen and protect my soul from seductive temptations, and beg our Creator for the forgiveness of my sins.
Oh, holy great Gabriel the Archangel!
Do not despise me, a sinner, who prays to you for help and your intercession in this world and in the future, but an ever-present helper to me, may I unceasingly glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the power and your intercession forever and ever. Amen.
Gabriel also brought joyful news to the parents of the Mother of God: Joachim and Anna. Thanks to the Archangel, people learned about the imminent coming of Jesus to this world.
Prayer to Saint Matrona of Moscow and the conception and birth of a healthy child
Matrona was the fourth child in a family of poor peasants. The birth of a girl was preceded by miracles. Her mother, in order to get rid of the extra mouth, wanted to give the child to an orphanage, but somehow she dreamed of a bird with a human face, whose eyes were closed.
The woman took this as a sign from God. The dream turned out to be prophetic; the girl was born blind. From early childhood, Matrona helped people with prayer. In gratitude they brought her food, which fed the whole family. At the age of 17, the girl lost her legs. After the revolution, she was left homeless because her family abandoned her.
I turn to our Blessed Matronushka. You, the Most Humble One, always accepting and listening to those who have renounced everything, listen to the prayers and hear me, the grief melting in my soul, bowing before You. Even now Your compassion towards me, a sinner and disobedient woman, will not be taken away. I pray, help us heal the illness of our friendly and sincerely believing family, deliver us from torture and unclean things, help us convey our Cross, given by the Lord God to us. Our most blessed one, trust in the Almighty, pray to him to have mercy on our sinful souls, may he forgive us for all the evil we have done. May he forgive us our sins, anger, hatred, resentment and unclean thoughts. Hope he gives us a healthy and kind boy or girl. We believe and lament the condescension of Yours and our Lord God to have a strong family that looks correctly into the future and exudes warm feelings towards all our neighbors. I turn to the Blessed Matrona. Hear our prayers, do not refuse us our request. Amen.
All her life the saint hid, moving from place to place. Believers looked after her, hiding her in their homes. Before praying, visit the relics of Matrona and pray there.
Prayer to the righteous Joachim and Anna
Righteous Joachim and Anna are traditional defenders and patrons of childless couples, since they themselves could not have children for a long time.
Oh, the ever-glorious righteous women of Christ, the holy godfathers Joachim and Anno, standing before the Heavenly Throne of the Great King and having great boldness towards Him, as from your Most Blessed Daughter, the Most Pure Mother of God and the Ever-Virgin Mary, who deigned to be incarnate!
We, sinners and unworthy, resort to you, as a powerful intercessor and a zealous prayer book for us. Pray for His goodness, that He may turn away His anger from us, righteously moved against us by our deeds, and may, despising our countless sins, turn us to the path of repentance, and may He establish us on the path of His commandments.
Also, with your prayers, preserve our life in the world, and in all good things, ask for good haste, all that we need from God for life and piety, granting us from all misfortunes and troubles and sudden deaths through your intercession, and protecting us from all enemies, visible and invisible, for let us live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity, and having passed this temporary life in the world, we will achieve eternal peace, where, through your holy prayer, may we be made worthy of the Heavenly Kingdom of Christ our God, to whom, together with the Father and the Most Holy Spirit, belongs all glory , honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.
Joachim withdrew into the desert, where an angel appeared to him and announced that his wife would give birth to a child. Soon this happened. The couple had a girl, Maria, who later became the mother of Christ.
Prayer to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a boy
Oh, Alexander, who helps all those who suffer, assistant to the Heavenly guardian angels, God-bearing, humble servant of our Mother of God. We, like others who live with Thy mercy, with faith and sincere feelings towards You, turn to prayers for help. Complain about our souls to the Lord Almighty, ask him for mercy and condescension towards us. May He grant us, the servants of God, the much-desired child, new life of Your sex. Ask Your side, Alexander, for peace and harmony for our family union. Amen
The legend says that the saint was born thanks to the fervent prayer of his mother, who could not have children for a long time. From early childhood he devoted himself to serving God and founded a monastery. After the death of Alexander Svirsky, they began to notice that miracles were happening at the saint’s tomb.
Prayer to Seraphim of Sarov
O wonderful Father Seraphim, great Sarov wonderworker, soon an obedient helper to all who come running to you! During the days of your earthly life, no one was tired of you or comforted by your departure, but everyone was blessed by the vision of your face and the benevolent voice of your words. Moreover, the gift of healing, the gift of insight, the gift of healing for weak souls has appeared abundantly in you. When God called you from earthly labors to Heavenly rest, none of your love is simple from us, and it is impossible to count your miracles, multiplying like the stars of heaven: for all over the end of our earth you appeared to the people of God and granted them healing. In the same way, we cry out to you: O most quiet and meek servant of God, daring prayer book to Him, reject no one who calls you! Offer up your powerful prayer for us to the Lord of hosts, may He grant us all that is useful in this life and all that is useful for spiritual salvation, may He protect us from the falls of sin and may He teach us true repentance, so that we can enter without stumbling into the eternal Kingdom of Heaven, where you now in everlasting glory you shine, and there sing with all the saints the Life-Giving Trinity forever and ever. Amen.
The saint dedicated his entire earthly life to God. He repeatedly experienced miracles performed by God's providence. Seraphim suffered from serious illnesses, and each time the saint recovered. Despite the fact that he was a hermit, all those who suffered still came to him for help.
Which patrons should I contact?
Many couples don’t know who to pray to in order to get pregnant. Every righteous person is responsible before God and intercedes for the person who asks. If you turn to the praying ministers of the church and ask who to read the prayer for conception, you can hear about several saints who help in the fight against infertility.
We have heard the magical power of the Matrona of Moscow and the Mother of God - Saints who cannot be indifferent to a childless couple. To get pregnant, prayers should be addressed to Xenia of St. Petersburg, Nicholas the Wonderworker, Alexander Svirsky, Peter and Fevronia.
The Wonderworker Roman and Archangel Gabriel also help to cope with infertility and bring the moment of conception closer. Healing from childlessness by prayer occurs by turning to Jesus Christ himself and the Lord God.
Prayer to the Lord
A prayer to become pregnant and give birth to a healthy child is read to God. Couples who prayed to the Lord talk about the miraculous power of petition. For many of them, the Almighty sooner or later sends a baby. The most powerful prayer to get pregnant “For the gift of children.”
If a prayer for the birth of a child during infertility helped, and the couple managed to conceive, we must thank God for the happiness sent and ask for the health of the unborn baby.
Holy Mother of God
The most famous Saint is the Mother of God. All believers turn to her with various requests. A prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos for the conception of a child is considered miraculous. The “Quick to Hear” icon holds a baby in her arms. It was this woman who was chosen by the Lord for the birth of Jesus Christ, the main follower. Therefore, the prayer of the Mother of God, like no other, helps to cope with suffering. The Mother of God understands the feelings of a childless woman and helps her find the joy of motherhood.
They read a prayer to the Mother of God for conceiving a child in front of an icon with a burning church candle. It is believed that it also helps during pregnancy, when there is a threat to the child’s life. The prayer for the gift of children is pronounced sincerely; you need to ask to send a baby not only for yourself, but also for your spouse.
The prayer for conception at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Annunciation and Dormition has special power. It should be remembered that the child should not be conceived during fasting. Therefore, the prayer of the Kazan Mother of God can be said when the soul requires communication with the Almighty, and one can try to conceive on the permitted days.
Nicholas the Wonderworker
A prayer to help you get pregnant can be addressed to Saint Nicholas. The miracle worker is considered the protector of young children, families and expectant mothers. When saying a prayer, you should ask for forgiveness of sins.
Spouses who place their hope in Saint Nicholas pray that the Wonderworker will intercede for them before the Almighty and help them become parents.
Alexander Svirsky
Prayer to Alexander Svirsky helps an infertile couple conceive a son or give birth to two babies at once. The petition grants healthy offspring even to those couples who have not been able to establish the reason for the lack of pregnancy.
You need to read a prayer to conceive a child with a pure heart and forgiven sins. It is better to come to the temple, confess, and then turn to the Saint, asking for the birth of a child of the same gender.
Peter and Fevronia
A request for relief from childlessness should be made to the intercessors of families and children - Peter and Fevronia. It is believed that the face of the Saints is an example and represents a symbol of fidelity and respect for spouses.
A prayer to Peter and Fevronia for the conception of a child and the birth of a healthy baby is said in front of an icon depicting these Saints. The petition has the greatest power on the day of family, fidelity and love, which is celebrated on July 8.
Roman the Wonderworker
All couples facing difficulties in conceiving should read a prayer to Roman the Wonderworker for the gift of children. The Divine Saint helps to gain strength to solve health problems.
As reviews say, it is better to read a prayer to Roman the Wonderworker for infertility at dawn through an open window, and not in front of an icon. It is recommended to say the words of petition every Friday no later than 5 a.m. with an empty stomach. However, clergy say that it is not necessary to adhere to such a framework. You can turn to the face of the Saint with a request to “resolve infertility” at any time when your heart and soul require it.
Archangel Gabriel
There are two known prayers to Archangel Gabriel for conception, which have special power. First, a request for help is read. A childless couple prays that the Saint will protect and protect them from possible sinful deeds and thoughts, and also ask the Almighty to forgive existing offenses.
The second prayer “On Conception” is also read together with the spouse.
Luka Krymsky
A prayer for pregnancy is said to Saint Luke, who is also considered the patron saint of married couples. During the reading, the woman and the man ask the Saint to convey their words to the Almighty and fulfill their deepest desire - to become parents.
The prayer to Luke of Crimea for conception is read in front of his image at home or in church. After this, you need to cross yourself and light a candle.
How to Pray for the Pregnancy You Want
A baby is a gift from God, and in order to become worthy of receiving it, you need to come to the Lord and reunite with Him. Prayer helps us with this, because it is a kind of dialogue with God. Faith without good deeds is dead, so prayer alone will not be enough; you need to combine it with deeds to achieve maximum effect.
People who ask God for a long-awaited child must change spiritually and try to get rid of sinful passions. Confess at least once a month. A person is constantly exposed to temptation, so it is very important not to forget about it. Sincerely believe that the Lord will help and you will become happy parents of a healthy child.
