Many people light candles for the health of themselves and their loved ones in front of icons in the church, but not everyone knows why they should also light candles for the health of their enemies. One of the most important attributes in the ceremony is a candle. She is a symbol of a warm human heart filled with love for the Almighty.
Experts decided to find out why such a bright attribute should be placed in honor of a person who wishes harm to another. They also determined how to correctly place candles in a church and for what purposes.
Which icons have a candle for health?
Ideally, you should light a candle for your own health at the icon of your guardian angel. If your name is George, then the candle should be placed near the icon of St. George the Victorious. If you don’t know who your guardian angel is and whether there is an icon of this saint in the church, you’d better ask the priest. Just don’t initiate him into the purpose of your interest, because the church has an ambivalent attitude towards the concept of corruption and a negative attitude towards magic.
If the icon you need is not in the church, you should light a candle near the icons of the Mother of God, All Saints and Jesus Christ.
Healing icons for the home
The Orthodox Church denies the “specialization” of miraculous icons, but calls it an established tradition. When a family has children, elderly parents, or relatives with chronic diseases, it is necessary to have in the home iconostasis images of the faces of the Mother of God and saints, to whom you can turn daily with a prayer request.
Vladimir Mother of God
The Vladimir icon, by type of image, refers to Eleus (Tenderness). In the holy image, the baby Jesus is depicted clinging to the Mother’s face. The icon was painted by the Apostle Luke with the blessing of the Mother of God. The iconographic depiction will bring peace and patience to the house. In front of the image they pray for the health of children and parents. It helps to regain health after a heart attack, stroke, and to heal from neurosis. The Orthodox calendar indicates the days of celebration of the icon - June 3 and July 6.
Saint Luke of Crimea
Archbishop Luke of Simferopol and Crimea was also a professor of surgery. He devoted his life to healing physical and mental illnesses in people. He was repressed three times, but did not renounce his religious views in exchange for a professional career. In the late 90s, he was canonized as a locally revered saint by the UOC-MP and the Krasnoyarsk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 2000, he was glorified as a saint at the Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. They pray in front of the icon of the saint before and after surgery.
"Three-handed"
In the image of the Heavenly Queen with the baby Jesus, a third hand is visible. The plot for writing was the legend of St. John of Damascus. Following a false denunciation, his right arm was cut off at the elbow. The saint placed her at the cult and prayed all night before the icon of the Mother of God, begging her to help save her hand.
The Mother of God heard his request: in the morning Damascus discovered that his hand had become healthy again. In memory of the miracle, he ordered a silver hand and attached it to the icon of the Blessed Virgin. The image with three hands began to be called “Three-Handed”. The original icon is kept on Holy Athos. The list from it is kept in the Resurrection Monastery. Prayer requests in front of the image are offered to the Mother of God and John of Damascus for injuries and diseases of the upper extremities. Prayers are especially effective on the day of the celebration of the “Three Hands”: July 11.
Nicholas the Wonderworker
Nicholas the Wonderworker became famous for his lifetime miracles. His prayers were so sincere that they found a response from God. After death, the saint’s connection with the Lord only intensified.
Thousands of people turn to the saint in prayer in a variety of life situations:
- find a worthy chosen one;
- avoid unfair accusations;
- to escape during a storm at sea;
- return safely from a long dangerous journey.
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Matrona of Moscow
The holy image of Matronushka in the home iconostasis is necessary for women. Sincere appeal to the saint helps with infertility, preserving the family, eye diseases, and paralysis.
What prayers are read when removing damage?
Three prayers will help you remove damage. The first two are the basis and do not change - these are “Living Help” Psalm 90 and “Prayer to the Honorable Cross”, the third prayer directly depends on the type of damage.
- Damage to health is removed by Prayer to the Lord for healing.
- The prayer of Metropolitan Manuel (Lemeshevsky) addressed to the Mother of God to protect the family will help remove damage to the family and family relationships.
- Damage due to binge drinking is cured by prayer to the Martyr Boniface.
- The spell of loneliness is removed by the girl’s prayer for marriage.
- In case of infertility, a prayer is read to the Holy Prophet Zechariah and Elizabeth.
Methods for removing damage
There are as many ways to remove damage as there are ways to induce it. It is best to remove damage using the same method as it was induced, but it is almost impossible to know for sure. Only a highly qualified magician can do this, but since most of us cannot boast of even the most ordinary psychic abilities, we will look at the simplest and most common types of removing damage.
Using an egg
The next method, even simpler, is based on an egg. To do this, you need to take a chicken egg, carefully break it into a glass of water and place it at the head of the bed overnight. When you wake up, you will see thin threads of protein in the glass that stretch to the edges of the glass, which indicates that the egg has absorbed your negativity. After this, the contents of the glass are poured out with the words “Where it came from, that’s where it went, return to the owner.”
This ritual must be repeated seven nights in a row. At the same time, the number of protein threads should constantly decrease, which will indicate that the spoilage is going away.
With salt
Removing spoilage with salt is also very effective. To do this, you need to buy a pack of salt in the store (without change). For the ritual you will need a frying pan and a saucer; take ones that you won’t mind throwing away. In this case, the saucer should be white. In the evening, take a handful of salt from the pack and heat it in a frying pan, while reading the Lord's Prayer. After praying, immediately say:
“Consecrated salt, heated on fire, as thirst torments you, so the named (name) is spoiled, take away that corruption, take all the bad things out of him, and I will give you something to drink.”
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After this, the salt is poured onto a saucer and placed at the head of the bed of the spoiled person, who will sleep on it for the next night. If you cannot do this, then the saucer is placed on the person’s photo. The next evening, take a handful of salt from the pack again and repeat the ritual. The calcined salt is added to the saucer with what is already there. The ritual is repeated for seven days, and on the eighth, salt is poured into running water (ideally 0 into a stream or river), while saying: “Consecrated salt, hot on fire, quench your thirst, I promised - I kept my word.”
The frying pan and saucer should be thrown into the nearest trash heap.
Using wax
Another option is to remove damage with wax. Buy three wax candles in the church, in the evening place them on a saucer at the head of the bed, light them and read the following prayers - first the “Our Father”, then the prayer to the “Life-Giving Cross”, and after them - any prayer for healing that you know. In this ritual, what is important is not the number of prayers, but your sincerity and faith when reading them. When damaged, candles move and crackle.
Wait until they calm down and the candle flame becomes even, and only then extinguish it. Repeat the ritual three days in a row. If after three days the candles continue to crackle, you can work with them for a few more days, but no more than nine. When you achieve positive dynamics, take candles, melted wax, a saucer and burn them in the oven. If there is none, bury them where no one can find them.
This method is the simplest, so it only helps with the evil eye and mild damage. What is this? Regular shower! It washes away from a person’s body all the negative energy that has stuck to it during the day.
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Telling off
- Go to church, confess, take communion.
- Order the Sorokoust health message from three churches.
- Order a prayer service with blessing of water 12 times. That is, order, drink water and order again.
- Sprinkle crosswise on the corners and walls of your home, clothing and bed.
- Drink about three sips of holy water from the prayer service in the morning on an empty stomach and before going to bed, thinking about recovery.
- Do some general cleaning. Wash all the dishes and cutlery in a basin, adding holy water from the prayer service, no more than 200 ml. Do not wipe the dishes after washing, they must dry on their own, after which they must be arranged and put in their places. Wash the strips with the same water and clean carpets and rugs on both sides. The floors are washed from the back room, leaving a wet trace behind the rag. Wait until the floors are dry, lay the carpets and sprinkle them crosswise.
- Thirty minutes before the bath, drink holy water from the prayer service. Steam until you sweat profusely. Next, wash yourself, starting with the genitals. After washing, pour water into a basin, add 200 ml of holy water from the prayer service and pour the entire basin onto your head so that the water flows down throughout your body. Don't wipe yourself! Wait until your body is completely dry, then you can get dressed. This ritual should be repeated every time you visit the bathhouse.
- When you are cured of damage, which you can feel in your condition, order a prayer of thanks to the “Savior”, as well as a prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos “Deliverer from Troubles” and a prayer to the Archangel Michael.
- And lastly, every time you come to church, do not forget to light three candles for the health of your enemies, while saying: “Remember, Lord, about the health of my enemies, their names, Lord you yourself know.”
You should know it
If you remove the damage yourself, you must remember and know that at this time, as well as three days after the end of the ritual, do not give anyone any things, neither personal, nor household utensils or products. There is a possibility that the person who damaged you will start calling you at this time and will even come, because he will be tormented by the negativity that you will remove from yourself. Your ill-wisher will try to return everything back and for this he will need something from your hands or your help. If you lend money, give matches and salt or anything else, the damage will return.
In the traditions of the Orthodox Christian Church, a candle is an indispensable attribute in the sacred ceremony. At the same time, the burning candle itself is considered a visible sign, personifying a warm and bright human heart, filled with burning love for the Almighty, the Most Holy Theotokos, as well as for the Saint in front of whom the candle is placed.
But it should be remembered that placing it with an insensitive heart is a great sin, because as soon as the candle has been lit, it is necessary to say a prayer service, albeit in your own words, but with faith, attentively and with reverence, thereby turning all your feelings and thoughts to the Lord.
It is very important to understand the meaning of this tradition, how to correctly light candles for health and which Saints, and whether there are any special signs if the candle suddenly goes out. You can find answers to these questions in the article below.
Possible prayer texts
You can address the Savior with the following words:
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" Jesus Christ! Have mercy on the sinner (so-and-so), she (he) has sinned (sinned) without number. Lord, forgive her (him)!”
Other words would be suitable for the saint depicted on the icon:
“Holy saint of God Nicholas (or any other name), pray to the Lord for me (or another person for whom you ask).”
It is customary to address the Mother of God as follows:
"Holy Mother of God! Pray to the Lord for the servant or servants of God (the name of a specific person or several names).”
The following words can be chosen for the patron saint:
“Pray to the Lord for me, Saint Andrew (another name), for I diligently resort to you as the main helper and prayer book of my soul.”
The following appeal is suitable for the guardian angel:
“Angel of God, my holy guardian, given from God from heaven to protect me, I diligently pray to you: instruct me in good deeds and direct me on the path of salvation. Amen!"
Which icons should I light candles for health?
As a rule, candles for health or for any other need are lit to miraculous images of the Mother of God, the icon of the healer and great martyr Panteleimon, as well as the Savior himself. However, at the same time, one can also turn to those images of the Saints, to whom the Almighty has granted special grace, which consists in providing assistance in various human needs, which include the ability to heal from a serious illness.
After lighting a candle for the health and well-being of your family or friends, you should definitely invoke the name of the saint/saint in front of whose miraculous image you are placing the candles.
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How to light candles for health in church (for yourself)
However, remember that you should light a candle for yourself at the very end, after you light candles for the health of your enemies, friends and people dear to you, while mentally saying the prayer “Our Father” (before the image of the Lord).
How to light a candle for the health of your enemies
The main thing to remember is that if you pray for others, you will be rewarded for this and will bless your enemies for good deeds towards you.
How to light a candle for health in the Orthodox Church
You should approach the icon, cross yourself 3 times and light a candle from nearby candles. It is forbidden to light from a lamp and use matches and lighters.
The candle can be installed anywhere.
What should you say? After the candle begins to burn, you need to start praying and have a mental conversation with the Saints. Believers say: “Lord, save and have mercy on Your servants (here name the names for whom you pray) and grant them mental and physical health” or “Lord, I thank you for everything!”
You can also pray in your own words, or according to a prayer book. The main thing is that the words come from the heart. At the end you need to cross yourself, bow and move away.
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