Orthodox prayer book for the coming sleep. Complete evening prayer rule in Russian
I have done the same things all the days of my life- which I have created throughout my life.
Secret eating- intemperance from food during fasting, eating in secret from others.
Neglect- carelessness (in the matter of salvation).
By untruthfulness- lies.
nasty profitability- criminal gain (profit).
Mshelomystvom- bribery, greed (mshel - self-interest).
Jealousy- jealousy, suspicion (mistrust).
Memory malice- rancor.
Extortion- greed, love of money. In our tradition, enshrined in the Catechism, this word has become the name for all kinds of unrighteous fleecing of neighbors: bribes, extortion, etc.
Feelings- feelings.
Sins- sins.
Mental and physical together- both mental and physical.
Image for You- with whom You.
Prognevakh- angered.
Untruthful- I slandered; caused every kind of evil and injustice.
Vinna I present to you my God- I, guilty of all this, stand before You, my God.
I have the will to repent- I have a desire to repent.
Tochiyu- only.
Having passed on sins- my former (past) sins.
From all these, even words- from all this that I expressed.
The need for daily repentance for sins committed throughout your life is explained by the words of St. Anthony the Great: “Say that you are sinners, and mourn everything that you have done in a state of negligence. For this, the favor of the Lord will be with you and will work in you: for He is good and forgives the sins of everyone who turns to Him, no matter who they are, so that He does not remember them anymore. However, He wants those who have been pardoned to remember the forgiveness of their sins, which they have committed so far, so that, having forgotten about it, they would not allow anything to happen. their behavior in such a way that they will be forced to give an account of those sins that have already been forgiven them..."
While maintaining and constantly renewing repentance for the sins of our lives, without forgetting about them, we must not at the same time “turn them over in our minds,” relive them, and cling to them in memory. This is one of the manifestations of the art of “invisible warfare,” the middle “royal” path that a Christian should follow.
This prayer helps to consider daily sins and supports the memory of those committed earlier - in all days of life. Let us remember that sins sincerely confessed in the Sacrament of Repentance are completely forgiven by the Lord, but this does not mean that we should forget about them. Sins remain in memory for humility and contrition for what they have done.
Both at confession in the Sacrament of Penance, and at daily confession to God, one must confess one’s sins separately, consciously. Therefore, let us dwell on the sins named in the prayer and indicate what deeds, actions, words and thoughts they may mean. In doing so, we are guided by the Orthodox Catechism and the instructions of the ascetics of the Orthodox Church.
Binge eating, drunkenness, secret eating- sins associated with the passion of gluttony, which is one of the eight main passions. Secret eating- eating food secretly (out of greed, shame or unwillingness to share, when fasting is broken, when eating illegal food, etc.). The sins of gluttony also include polyeating And guttural rage- a passion for enjoying the sensations of taste, that is, gourmetism, which is so instilled in our days. Drug use And smoking also relate to the area of drunkenness; If you have suffered or are suffering from these sinful addictions, include them in the list of sins.
Celebration. Let us recall the formidable word of the Lord Himself: But I tell you that for every idle word that people speak, they will give an answer on the day of judgment: for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.(Matt. 12:36-37).
But here is the patristic recipe for how to behave if the situation and conversations in the company are conducive to idle talk: “If you do not have a special need to stay, then leave; and when there is a need to stay, then turn your mind to prayer, without condemning those who talk idle, but recognizing your weakness ". ( Venerable John the Prophet)
St. Ephraim the Syrian expands the concept of idle talk: “And what is an idle word? A promise of faith that is not fulfilled in practice. A person believes and confesses Christ, but remains idle, does not do what Christ commanded. And in another case, the word is idle - namely, when a person confesses and does not correct himself, when he says that he repents and sins again. And a bad review of another is an idle word, because it retells what was not done and what it does not see."
Dejection. This sin is often directly related to idle talk:
“Despondency is often one of the branches, one of the first offspring of verbosity... Dejection is a relaxation of the soul, exhaustion of the mind... it deceives God, as if He is unmerciful and unloving of mankind; in psalmody it is weak, in prayer it is weak... in obedience it is hypocritical.” . ( Venerable John Climacus)
Laziness, as we see, is closely connected with the passion of despondency. The Orthodox Catechism lists “laziness in relation to the teaching of piety, prayer and public worship” among the sins against the 1st commandment of the Law of God.
Pre-controversy. “Bind your tongue, which frantically strives to argue, and fight this tormentor seventy times seven times a day,” teach the holy fathers in the words of John Climacus. “Whoever in a conversation stubbornly wants to insist on his opinion, even if it is fair, let him know that he is possessed by a devilish illness; and if he does this in a conversation with equals, then perhaps the reproof of his elders will heal him; if If he treats his greatest and wisest in this way, then this illness from people is incurable.”
Disobedience. “He who disobeys in word, without a doubt, does not obey in deed, for whoever is unfaithful in word is unyielding in deed,” - this is how St. John Climacus connects disobedience with contradiction. In the Church everything is built on obedience; We must obey each and everyone whom the Lord has placed over us. Complete obedience in matters of spiritual life is necessary in relation to the spiritual father, in general to shepherds and spiritual teachers. But complete and unquestioning obedience (in everything that does not contradict faith and the Law of God) must be shown by the wife to her husband, and children who have not yet created their own family - to their parents. Obey your superiors.
Slander- direct violation of the 9th commandment of the Law of God ( Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.- Ref. 20.16). Any slander, any gossip and gossip, any unfair reproach is slander. Condemning your neighbor, which is directly forbidden by the Lord, almost certainly leads to slander: Judge not lest ye be judged(Matt. 7:1).
Neglect- careless fulfillment of the duties assigned to us by God or even neglect of them. Neglect at work, neglect of your home and family responsibilities, neglect of prayer...
Self-love Abba Dorotheos calls him the root of all passions, and St. Ephraim the Syrian the mother of all evil.
“Pride is a passionate and reckless love of the body. Its opposites are love and abstinence. It is obvious that he who has self-love has all the passions.” ( Saint Maximus the Confessor)
Multi-acquisitiveness. Covetousness...is idolatry, says the Apostle Paul (Col. 3:5). Covetousness is the passion of love of money, one of the eight main passions in action: any accumulation, addiction to various objects, stinginess and, conversely, wastefulness.
Theft. This concept includes not only any theft, but also any use of something that is “badly lying”: for example, “reading out” a book in the library or from friends. A particularly severe type of theft is sacrilege - “the appropriation of what is dedicated to God and what belongs to the Church” (see “Orthodox Catechism”), that is, not only the direct theft of sacred objects, but also: taking, without asking the blessing of the priest, donated on the eve or brought to the temple by benefactors for distribution, etc.
Untruthfulness- any lie in words. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who speak the truth are pleasing to Him.(Prov. 12:22).
We must remember that there is no “innocent” lie, every lie is not from God. “A lie, in which there is no intention to harm one’s neighbor, is impermissible, because it does not agree with love and respect for one’s neighbor and is not worthy of a person, and especially of a Christian created for truth and love,” says St. Philaret in his “Orthodox Catechism.”
Nasty profitability- making a profit, profit in a nasty, unjust way. The concept can include any weight, measurement, deception, but also any income that brings evil to people - for example, based on satisfying or inciting sinful passions. Forgery of any documents and the use of counterfeit documents (for example, travel tickets), buying stolen goods on the cheap is also bad profit. This also includes parasitism, “when they receive a salary for a position or payment for a task, but do not perform the position or task and, thus, steal both the salary or payment, and the benefit that their work could bring to society or to the one for whom they should have worked.” " (see "Orthodox Catechism").
Mshelomystvo- greed, collection mshela- self-interest. This includes all types of extortion and bribery. And, since this sin is included in the prayer of repentance for all Orthodox Christians, you should carefully examine your life and discover its manifestations in it.
Jealousy- jealousy of all kinds.
Envy.“Whoever envies his neighbor rebels against God, the giver of gifts.” ( Saint John Chrysostom)
"...Envy and rivalry are a terrible poison: they give birth to slander, hatred and murder." ( Venerable Ephraim the Syrian)
Anger- one of the eight main passions.
“From whatever reason the movement of anger flares up, it blinds the eyes of the heart and, putting a veil on the sharpness of mental vision, does not allow one to see the Sun of truth. It doesn’t matter whether a sheet of gold, or lead, or some other metal is placed on the eyes - value metals make no difference in glare." ( Venerable John Cassian the Roman)
Memory malice“there is the final limit of anger, the storage in memory of the sins of our neighbor against us, the aversion of the image of justification (determined by God: “forgive and you will be forgiven” - cf. Luke 6:37), the destruction of all previous virtues, a soul-destroying poison, a heart-gnawing worm, shame to pray (how do you say: “leave it, as we do ..."?), a nail driven into the soul, incessant sin, constant lawlessness, hourly evil.” ( Venerable John Climacus)
“If you have a grudge against someone, pray for him; and by prayer, separating sadness from the memory of the evil that he caused you, you will stop the movement of passion; by becoming friendly and humane, you will completely drive passion out of your soul.” ( Saint Maximus the Confessor)
Hatred. He who hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.(1 John 2:11). Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him(1 John 3:15). He who says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, is a liar: for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?(1 John 4:20).
Extortion- “when, under the guise of some right, but in fact in violation of justice and philanthropy, they turn to their advantage someone else’s property or someone else’s labor, or even the very misfortunes of their neighbors, for example, when lenders burden debtors with interest (loan interest), when owners exhaust dependents from them with excessive taxes or work, if during a famine they sell bread at too high a price" (see "Orthodox Catechism"). In a broad sense the word extortion generally means covetousness, greed (passion of love of money); in this meaning the word is used in the New Testament (Rom. 1:29; 2 Cor. 9:5; Eph. 4:19 and 5:3; Col. 3:5).
Serious sins committed during life, from among those that are not directly named in this prayer, should be included in it, and not “subsumed” under one of the points (for example, blasphemy, murmuring against God, or attempted suicide, or the murder of the unborn children - abortion, etc.). In particular, this list does not include sins related to the passion of fornication (and among them are adultery and any extramarital cohabitation, and all violations of purity and chastity), and to the passion of pride, which is rightfully considered the most terrible of passions.
Every Orthodox Christian must adhere to a certain prayer rule, performed daily: morning prayers are read in the morning, and in the evening it is necessary to read prayers for the coming sleep.
Why do you need to read prayers before going to bed?
There is a certain rhythm of prayer intended for monastics and spiritually experienced lay people, for example, they may use a rosary.
But for those who have recently come to the Church and are just beginning their prayer journey, it is quite difficult to read it in its entirety. And it happens that unforeseen situations arise for the laity when there is too little opportunity and time for prayer.
Icon of the Mother of God of Kazan
In this case, it is better to read the short rule than to mindlessly and without reverence jabber the full text.
Often, confessors bless beginners to read several prayers, and then, after 10 days, add one prayer to the rule every day. Thus, the skill of prayer reading is formed gradually and naturally.
Important! Any prayer request will be supported by Heaven when a person directs his activities to serving God and people.
Evening prayers
In the evening, the laity reads a short rule - a prayer for the night before going to bed:
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; Perplexed by any answer, we offer this prayer to You as the Master of sin: have mercy on us.
Glory: Lord, have mercy on us, for we trust in You; Do not be angry with us, do not remember our iniquities, but look upon us now as if you are gracious, and deliver us from our enemies; For Thou art our God, and we are Thy people; all works are done by Thy hand, and we call upon Thy name.
And now: Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who trust in You, so that we may not perish, but may be delivered from troubles by You: for You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (12 times)
Prayer 1, St. Macarius the Great, to God the Father
Eternal God and King of every creature, who has vouchsafed me even at this hour to come, forgive me the sins I have committed this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, O Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant me, Lord, to pass through this dream in peace at night, so that, rising from my humble bed, I will please Your most holy name all the days of my life, and will trample the enemies of the flesh and the incorporeal that fight me. And deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Good Mother of the King, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Thy Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Thy prayers instruct me in good deeds, so that I may pass through the rest of my life without blemish and through Thee I will find paradise, O Virgin Mother of God, the only Pure One and Blessed One.
Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel
Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me all who have sinned this day, and deliver me from every wickedness of the enemy who opposes me, so that in no sin I will anger my God; but pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, that you may show me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
Kontakion to the Mother of God
To the chosen Voivode, victorious, as having been delivered from the evil ones, let us write thanks to Thy servants, the Mother of God, but as having an invincible power, free us from all troubles, let us call Ti; Rejoice, Unbrided Bride.
Glorious Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may You save our souls.
I place all my trust in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your roof.
Virgin Mary, do not despise me, a sinner, who requires Your help and Your intercession, for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
It is worthy to eat as you truly bless Thee, the Mother of God, the Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of our God. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Interpretation of individual prayers
- Heavenly King.
In prayer, the Holy Spirit is called the King, because He, like God the Father and God the Son, rules the world and reigns in it. He is a comforter and still provides comfort to those who need it. He guides believers on the righteous path, which is why he is called the Spirit of Truth.
Icon of the Holy Trinity
- Trisagion.
The petition is addressed to the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity. The heavenly angels sing a great song before the throne of God. God the Father is the Holy God, God the Son is the Holy Almighty. This conversion is due to the victory of the Son over the devil and the destruction of hell. Throughout the prayer, a person asks for permission from sins, healing of spiritual infirmities for the sake of glorifying the Most Holy Trinity.
- Lord's Prayer.
This is an appeal directly to the Almighty as the Father; we stand before Him as children before their mother and father. We affirm the omnipotence of God and His power, we beg to control human spiritual forces and direct them to the true path, so that after death they will be awarded the honor of being in the Kingdom of Heaven.
About other Orthodox prayers:
- Prayer to the Guardian Angel.
He is the Good Spirit for every believer, determined by God Himself. Therefore, praying to Him in the evenings is simply necessary. It is he who will warn against committing sins, help to live holy and will protect the soul and body.
The prayer especially highlights the danger of attacks from bodily enemies (people pushing to commit sin) and incorporeal (spiritual passions).
Nuances of the evening rule
Most people have a question: is it possible to listen to Orthodox chants on audio recordings?
The Epistle of the Apostle Paul says that it does not matter what a person does, the main thing is that any of his work is done for the glory of God.
Apostle Paul
Important! It is necessary to understand that you cannot replace prayers for future sleep by listening to Orthodox songs.
Prayer should begin before going to bed. Before starting to read the rule, it is recommended to thank God for everything that He has given throughout the day. You need to turn to Him with your mind and heart, realizing the meaning of every word spoken.
Advice! If the text is read in Church Slavonic, then you need to study its Russian translation.
In modern practice, the rule is supplemented by reading prayers for:
- close and dear people
- living and deceased;
- about enemies;
- virtues and about the whole world.
How Orthodox Christians pray:
In a dream, a person is especially vulnerable to the devil’s army; he is visited by sinful thoughts and bad desires. Night in the Christian understanding is considered a time of rampant demons. A person can receive information that can seduce his body and lead his soul into sin. Demons are very insidious; they can send nightmares in a dream.
Advice! Even when all life circumstances are going well, we must not forget about faith and the Heavenly Father, because human destinies are initially predetermined in Heaven. Therefore, it is necessary to turn to God before going to bed, and the next day will definitely turn out better than the previous one.
- It is useful to listen to the singing of the elders of Optina Hermitage. This men's monastic monastery is famous for its miracle workers who could and can foresee human destinies. The need to serve the Almighty is conveyed through their prayer songs and sets them on the righteous path.
- The Church has a positive attitude towards viewing Orthodox videos, but this material must be treated very carefully, and in the process of listening or watching it is recommended to put aside worldly activities.
- Church officials advise including the prayers of the Optina Elders as part of the evening rule. Their texts have been developed over centuries and each of their phrases carries the greatest wisdom, capable of clarifying the foundations of the Orthodox faith and understanding their full depth.
Prayer is the breath of the soul of an Orthodox person. He practically cannot control his sleep, and other life processes are difficult to control. Therefore, prayer before going to bed is aimed at ensuring that the Creator participates in human life, otherwise He will not have the opportunity to help us.
Important! Offering prayer before going to bed means that an Orthodox Christian gains protection and support. In addition to their own protection, mothers beg God to protect their children and send them mercy.
Video about prayers for bedtime.
Prayers for the future
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, abiding everywhere and filling everything with Himself, Source of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.
From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the troparion of Easter is read: “
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs ".. (Three times)
From Ascension to Trinity, we begin prayers with “Holy God...”, omitting all the preceding ones.
Trisagion
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Prayer to the Holy Trinity
All-Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name’s sake!
Lord have mercy. (3)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now, and always, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who is in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, / for, finding no excuse for ourselves, / we, sinners, offer this prayer to You as the Master: / “Have mercy on us!”
Glory:Lord, have mercy on us, for we trust in You, / do not be very angry with us / and do not remember our iniquities, / but look now as the Compassionate One / and deliver us from our enemies. / For You are our God and we are Your people, / We are all the work of Your hands, / And we call on Your name.
And now:Open the doors of mercy to us, / blessed Mother of God, / so that, relying on You, we will not be ashamed, / but through Your prayers we will be delivered from troubles, / for You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (12)
First prayer of Saint Macarius the Great to God the Father
Eternal God and King of all creation, who has granted me to live to see this hour!
Forgive me the sins that I committed on this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant me, Lord, to spend this night in peaceful sleep, so that, rising from my humble bed, I may please Your most holy name all the days of my life and defeat the enemies who attack me - carnal and incorporeal.
And deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and vicious desires. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and always, and unto ages of ages. Amen
Second prayer of Saint Antiochus to our Lord Jesus Christ
Almighty, Word of the Father, Jesus Christ! Being perfect yourself, according to Your great mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always remain in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not give me over to the rebellion of the serpent and do not leave me to the will of Satan, for the seed of destruction is in me. But You, Lord God, who accepts worship from all, Holy King Jesus Christ, protect me during sleep with unfading light, Your Holy Spirit, with which You sanctified Your disciples. Grant, Lord, to me, Thy unworthy servant, too, Thy salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of holy understanding of Your Gospel, my soul - with love for Your Cross, my heart - with the purity of Your word, my body - with Your impassive suffering, preserve my thought with Your humility. And raise me up at the right time in order to glorify You. For You are glorified with Your beginningless Father and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer three, to the Holy Spirit
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and forgive me the unworthy, and forgive everything that I have sinned against You today as a man, moreover, not only as a man, but also worse cattle: my voluntary and involuntary sins, known and unknown; those from youth and evil habits, and those from hot temper and carelessness. If I have sworn by Your name or blasphemed it in my thoughts; or I reproached someone, or slandered someone in my anger, or saddened someone, or got irritated by something; either he lied, or he slept at the wrong time, or a beggar came to me, and I despised him; or made my brother sad, or got into a quarrel; or whom he condemned, or boasted, or became proud, or became angry; or, when I stood in prayer, my mind was carried away by the deception of this world; or had unclean thoughts; either he overate himself, or got drunk, or laughed foolishly; either he thought evil, or, seeing someone else’s beauty, he was wounded in his heart by it; or spoke obscenely; or laughed at my brother’s sin, while my sins are countless; or was careless about prayer; or having done anything else evil, I don’t remember - for I did all this and more! Have mercy on me, my Creator, Lord, Thy sad and unworthy servant, and leave me, and let me go, and forgive me, as a good and Lover of mankind, so that I may lie down in peace, sleep and rest in peace, the prodigal, sinful and unfortunate, and I will bow and sing , and I will glorify Your revered name with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and always and forever. Amen.
Prayer four, Saint Macarius the Great
What will I bring to You or what will I reward You, O rich in gifts immortal King, merciful and humane-loving Lord, for bringing me, who was lazy to serve You and had not done anything good, to the end of this past day, guiding my soul to conversion and salvation? Be merciful to me, a sinner and deprived of every good deed, raise up my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and remove from me all the evil thoughts of this visible life. Forgive me, the Only Sinless One, my sins that I have sinned before You on this day, consciously and out of ignorance, in word, and deed, and thought, and with all my feelings. You Yourself save me from every enemy misfortune, covering me with Your divine power and ineffable love for mankind and strength. Cleanse, O God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Deign, Lord, to deliver me from the snare of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and illuminate me with the light of Your face when You come in glory, and now let me sleep without condemnation, and keep the thoughts of Your servant without dreams and confusion. And drive away all satanic deeds from me, and enlighten the rational eyes of my heart, so that I may not fall asleep in the sleep of death. And send me an Angel of peace, guardian and mentor of my soul and body, that he may deliver me from my enemies; Yes, rising from my bed, I will offer you prayers of thanksgiving. Oh, Lord, hear me, Thy sinful and poor servant, with will and conscience! Let me, having risen from sleep, learn from Your word and, through Your Angels, drive away demonic despondency far from me! May I bless Your holy name and glorify and glorify the Most Pure Mother of God Mary, Whom You gave to us sinners for protection, and hear Her praying for us; for I know that She imitates Your love for mankind and does not cease to pray. Through her intercession, and the sign of the Holy Cross, and for the sake of all Your saints, save my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for You are holy and glorified forever.
Amen.
Fifth prayer
Lord our God, everything in which I have sinned today in word, deed and thought, as a good and Lover of mankind, forgive me. Grant me peaceful and serene sleep. Send Your guardian angel, covering and preserving me from all evil. For You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send up glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now, and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer six
Lord our God, in whom we believe and whose name we call upon above every name! Give us, going to sleep, relief to soul and body, and save us from all daydreaming and dark voluptuousness. Stop the impulses of passions, extinguish the fire of bodily excitement. Grant us to live chastely in deeds and words, so that, while leading a virtuous life, we do not lose the benefits You promised, for You are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer 7, St. John Chrysostom
(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)
1. Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.
2. Lord, deliver me from eternal torment.
3. Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me.
4. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance, oblivion, frivolity, and petrified insensibility.
5. Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
6. Lord, enlighten my heart, darkened by evil desires.
7. Lord, as a man I have sinned, but You, as a merciful God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
8. Lord, send Your grace to help me, so that I glorify Your holy name.
9. Lord Jesus Christ, write me, Your servant, in the book of life and grant me a good end.
10. Lord, my God, although I have not done anything good before You, allow me, by Your grace, to make a good beginning.
11. Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace in my heart.
12. Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Your sinful servant, foul and unclean, in Your Kingdom. Amen.
1. Lord, accept me in repentance.
2. Lord, don't leave me.
3. Lord, do not lead me into misfortune.
4. Lord, give me good thoughts.
5. Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and contrition.
6. Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.
7. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.
8. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.
9. Lord, put in me the root of goodness - Your fear in my heart.
10. Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to fulfill Your will in everything.
11. Lord, protect me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from any other inappropriate matter.
12. Lord, I know that You do everything according to Your will - may Your will be done in me, a sinner, for You are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer eight, to our Lord Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of the prayers of Your venerable Mother and Your disembodied Angels, as well as Your prophet and Forerunner and Baptist, and the theological Apostles, bright and victorious martyrs, reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints - deliver me from the present oppression of demons. So, my Lord and Creator, who does not desire the death of a sinner, but that he may be converted and live, give me conversion, too, wretched and unworthy. Take me out of the mouth of the destroying serpent, eager to devour me and bring me alive to hell. Yes, my Lord, my consolation, for the sake of the unfortunate me, who has clothed himself in corruptible flesh, deliver me from misery and give consolation to my poor soul. Inspire my heart to do Your commandments, and to leave evil deeds and receive Your blessings. For I trust in You, Lord, save me.
Ninth prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter of Studium
To You, the Most Pure Mother of God, I, unfortunate one, fall down and pray: You know, Queen, that I constantly sin and anger Your Son and my God, and although I repent many times, I turn out to be a liar before God. I repent, trembling, whether the Lord will strike me, and soon I do the same again! I pray that You, my Lady, Lady Theotokos, knowing this, have mercy, strengthen and teach me to do good. For You know, my Lady Theotokos, that I greatly hate my evil deeds and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God; but I don’t know, Most Pure Lady, why I hate what I love, but don’t do what is good. Do not allow, Most Pure One, my will to be fulfilled, for it is evil, but may the will of Your Son and my God be done, may He save me, and enlighten me and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on I will stop doing bad things, and the rest of the time I will live according to the commandments Your Son, to Whom belongs all glory, honor and power with His beginningless Father, and His all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer tenth, to the Most Holy Theotokos
Good King, good Mother, most pure and blessed Mother of God Mary! Pour the mercy of Your Son and our God on my suffering soul, and through Your prayers guide me to good deeds, so that I can live the rest of my life without blemish and through You find paradise, Virgin Mary, the only pure and blessed one.
Eleventh prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel
Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and patron of my soul and body! Forgive me everything that I have sinned today, and deliver me from every deceit of the enemy coming against me, so that I do not anger my God with any sin. But pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, in order to present me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ, and all the saints. Amen.
Kontakion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
To you, the Supreme Commander who defends us / for deliverance from terrible troubles / we institute victory celebrations for you in gratitude / we, your servants, Mother of God! / But You, as having irresistible power, / free us from all dangers, / let us cry to You: / “Rejoice, Bride, who has not known marriage!
From Easter to the Ascension of the Kontakion the Easter Kontakion is read to the Most Holy Theotokos:
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Although you descended into the grave, O Immortal One, you destroyed the power of hell and rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, exclaiming to the myrrh-bearing women: “Rejoice!” and giving peace to Your Apostles, You who give resurrection to the fallen. »
There is also a tradition during the twelve holidays to read the kontakion of the holiday.
Glorious Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Thy Son and our God, may He save our souls through Thy prayers.
I place all my hope / in You, Mother of God, / keep me under Your protection.
Virgin Mary, do not despise me, a sinner, who needs Your help and Your intercession, for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit; Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
End of prayers
It is truly worthy to eat / glorify You, Mother of God, / eternally blessed and all-immaculate / and Mother of our God. / Honor higher than the Cherubim / and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, / virgin God-
The word that gave birth to / the true Mother of God - We magnify You.
From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the chorus and irmos of the 9th song of the Easter canon are read:
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The angel proclaimed to the Blessed One: / “Pure Virgin, rejoice! / And again I will say: Rejoice! / Your Son rose on the third day from the grave, / and raised the dead.” / People, rejoice! Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, / for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! / Rejoice now and show off, O Zion! / Rejoice, O Pure Mother of God, / about the resurrection of the One born of You.”
There is also a tradition during the twelve holidays to read the chorus and irmos of the 9th song of the festive canon - Zadostoynik.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, even now,
and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Lord have mercy. (3)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all
Saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
When you go to bed, say: :
Prayer of Saint John of Damascus
Lord Lover of Humanity, will this bed really be my grave, or will you still illuminate my unfortunate soul with the light of day? Behold, the grave is before me, behold, I face death. I fear Your judgment, Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil. I always anger You, my Lord and God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all the Heavenly Powers, and the holy Angel, my guardian. I know, Lord, that I am unworthy of Your love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, whether I want it or not, save me. After all, if you save the righteous, there is nothing great in it, and if you have mercy on the pure, there is nothing wondrous in that, for they are worthy of Your mercy. But on me, a sinner, show Your wondrous mercy, in that show Your love for mankind, so that my malice does not overcome Your ineffable goodness and mercy, and do as You want with me.
Tropari
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, / lest I fall asleep in the sleep of death, / lest my enemy say: / I have strengthened myself against him.
Glory:Be the intercessor of my soul, O God, / for I walk in the midst of many snares; / deliver me from them, O Good One, / and save me as a Lover of Humanity.
And now:The most glorious Mother of God, and the most holy Angels, / let us sing without stopping, with our hearts and lips / confessing Her as the Theotokos, / for truly She gave birth to God incarnate / and prays unceasingly for our souls.
Mark yourself with a cross and say a prayer to the Honest Cross:
(Prayer to the Holy Cross)
May God arise and His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear, as wax melts in the face of fire, so let demons perish in the presence of those who love God, and who make the sign of the cross and joyfully say: Rejoice, venerable and life-giving Cross of the Lord, driving away demons by the power of our crucified Lord Jesus Christ upon You. , who descended into hell and destroyed the power of the devil, and gave us You, Your sacred Cross, to drive away every enemy! O venerable and life-giving Cross of the Lord, help me with the holy Lady, the Virgin Mother of God and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Or briefly:
Protect me, Lord, with the power of the sacred and life-giving Cross and save me from all evil.
Prayer
Relax, let go, forgive, God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, committed in deed and word, consciously and out of ignorance, night and day, in mind and thought - forgive us all, as the Good One and the Lover of Humanity.
Prayer
Forgive those who hate and offend us, O Lord, Lover of Mankind. To those who do good, do good. To our brothers and relatives, fulfill their requests for things that lead to salvation, and grant eternal life. Visit the sick and grant them healing. Guide those who are at sea. Companion to travelers.
Grant forgiveness of sins to those who serve and forgive us. Have mercy on those who have entrusted us, the unworthy, to pray for them, according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, our fathers and brothers who have fallen before and rest them where the light of Your face shines. Remember (remember), Lord, our brothers who are in captivity, and deliver them from all misfortune. Remember, Lord, those who bring donations and do good in Your holy Churches and fulfill their requests for what serves for salvation, and grant eternal life. Remember, Lord, us, the humble ones,
and sinners and unworthy Thy servants, and enlighten our minds with the light of knowledge of You, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, through the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and the Eternal Virgin Mary and all Thy saints, for Blessed Thou art forever. Amen.
Daily Confession of Sins
I confess to You, my Lord God and Creator, in the One Holy Trinity, glorified and worshiped, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, all my sins that I have committed in all the days of my life, and at every hour, and at the present time, and in the past days and nights by deed, word, thought, overeating, drunkenness, secret eating of food, idle talk, despondency, laziness, bickering, disobedience, slander, condemnation, negligence, pride, greed, theft, lies, criminal gain (profit), covetousness, jealousy, envy, anger, rancor, hatred, love of money (greed), and all my senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and my other sins, both mental and physical, with which I Thee, my God, I have angered and offended my neighbor. Regretting them, I appear guilty before You, my God, and have a desire to repent. But just help me, Lord my God, I humbly pray to You with tears: forgive my past sins according to Your mercy, and forgive me, as a good and Lover of mankind, from all those sins that I have listed before You.
Prayer
Into Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commend my spirit. Bless me, have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.
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Evening prayers (for bedtime)
Prayers for the future
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Heavenly King...*
Trisagion according to Our Father.*
*For an explanation of the initial prayers, see " "
Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; Perplexed by any answer, we offer this prayer to You as the Master of sin: have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us, for we trust in You; Do not be angry with us, do not remember our iniquities, but look upon us now as if you are gracious, and deliver us from our enemies; For Thou art our God, and we are Thy people; all works are done by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.
Open the doors of mercy for us, Blessed Mother of God, so that those who trust in You may not perish, but may be delivered from troubles by You: for You are the salvation of the Christian race.
They are perplexed by any answer - without finding any justification for themselves (to be perplexed - not to know what to do, to be inexperienced; the word answer here is a translation of the Greek word "defense", "justification" - cf. Russian: "to call to account").
We trusted in You - because we relied on You (as in the Greek text of the prayer; hope is the form of the 1st person plural of the past tense - aorist - the verb to trust; the Church Slavonic version means: we trusted in You). Zelo - strong. Below - and not. He is kind, because You are merciful. We - us. All the works of Thy hand - we are all the creations of Thy hands (a dash would shine through this expression: following the Greek original, the Slavic translation omitted a linking verb, in full form it would sound: all are the works of Thy hand; by Thy hand - the form gives birth to the case of dualities . numbers).
By You - meaning: through You.
These troparia are the creation of St. John of Damascus.
Lord have mercy. (12 times)
Prayer 1, St. Macarius the Great, to God the Father
Eternal God and King of every creature, who has made me worthy even at this hour, forgive me the sins I have committed this day in deed, word and thought; and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of flesh and spirit. And grant me, Lord, to pass through this dream in peace at night, so that, having risen from my humble bed, I may please Your most holy name all the days of my life, and will trample the fleshly and incorporeal enemies that fight me. Deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Even at this hour, to reach this hour - to live up to this hour (to reach this hour - to achieve). Even I created - which I created (made). Humble - here: pathetic, worthless (take care of yourself from the terrible danger of false humility and proud recognition of yourself as humble!). To pass this dream in the night - to sleep through this night, to “go the distance” of this night’s sleep. From my humble bed (in some prayer books: from my humble bed) - from my pitiful, meager bed (humble often means: “low, base” even just in the physical sense). Popper - I will overcome, I will trample. The lusts of the evil ones are evil desires.
And deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. These words of the prayer are peculiarly echoed by other words from the teaching of the Monk Macarius on prayer: “The true basis of prayer is this: to be attentive to thoughts and to perform prayer in great silence and peace. A person praying must direct all his effort to thoughts and that serves as food for evil thoughts , then to cut off, but to direct one’s thoughts to God and not to fulfill one’s desires, but to collect whirling thoughts from everywhere together, distinguishing natural thoughts from evil ones. The soul under sin is likened to a large forest on a mountain or reeds on a river, or some kind of thorns and trees, therefore those who intend to pass by this place must stretch out their hands forward and with effort and difficulty move apart the branches in front of them. So the soul is surrounded by a whole forest of thoughts inspired by a resistive force, which is why great diligence and attentiveness of the mind are required in order for a person to distinguish alien thoughts inspired by a resistive force. by force."
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus to Our Lord Jesus Christ
To the Almighty, the Word of the Father, the perfect One Jesus Christ, for the sake of Thy mercy, never leave me, Thy servant, but always rest in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me to the sedition of the serpent, and do not leave me to the desires of Satan, for the seed of aphids is in me. Thou, O Lord God worshiped, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, preserve me as I sleep with an unflickering light, by Thy Holy Spirit, with whom Thou hast sanctified Thy disciples. Grant, O Lord, to me, Thy unworthy servant, Thy salvation on my bed; enlighten my mind with the light of reason of Your holy Gospel, my soul with the love of Your Cross, my heart with the purity of Your word, my body with Your impassive passion; Preserve my thought with Your humility, and raise me up in time like Your praise. For Thou art glorified with Thy Beginningless Father and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
He himself is perfect - being himself perfect (he is the participle of the verb to be: appearing, existing). Sedition - excitement, turmoil, rebellion. To the desire of Satan - to the will of Satan (to the will of Satan). The seed of an aphid is the seed of destruction. Unflickering - unfading. Give it - give it. By the light of reason - here: by the light of understanding. Your passionless passion - Your suffering, alien to passion. The time is like - the appropriate time.
Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Thy sinful servant, and forgive me the unworthy, and forgive me all that I have sinned today as a man, and moreover, not as a man, but worse than cattle, my voluntary and involuntary sins , known and unknown; those who are evil from youth and science, and those who are evil from insolence and despondency. If I swear by Your name, or blaspheme in my thoughts; or whom I will reproach; or slandered someone with my anger, or saddened someone, or became angry about something; either he lied, or he slept in vain, or he came to me as a beggar and despised him; or made my brother sad, or married, or whom I condemned; or became proud, or became proud, or became angry; or standing in prayer, my mind is moved by the wickedness of this world, or I think about corruption; either overeated, or drunk, or laughing madly; or I thought evil, or saw someone else’s kindness, and was wounded in my heart by it, or dissimilar verbs, or laughed at my brother’s sin, but mine are countless sins; Either I didn’t pray for the sake of it, or I didn’t remember what other evil things I did, because I did more and more of these things. Have mercy on me, my Creator Master, Thy sad and unworthy servant, and leave me, and let me go, and forgive me, for I am Good and Lover of Mankind; May I lie down in peace, sleep and rest, the prodigal, sinful and damned one; and I will worship, and sing, and glorify Your most honorable name, with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and ever, and forever. Amen.
All, as many as You have sinned - everything in which I have sinned before You (all, as many as I have sinned - I have sinned). Today - today. Moreover - and moreover. Grief is worse, more bitter. Even - which. From youth - from youth, from a young age (and not “because of youth”). Evil comes from science - from evil teaching. From impudence - from shamelessness, insolence. Or else - if. I swore - I swore. Blasphemed e - blasphemed him (further in the prayer there follows a number of verbs in the form of the 1st person past tense - aorist; reproach - I reproached; slander - I slandered; saddened - I saddened, etc.). It's no good - it's not the right time. Svadih - excited quarrels, quarreled someone. I stand in prayer - when I stood in prayer. Moved by the deceit of this world, he rushed towards the worldly (towards the lies of this world). Evil - evil, bad. Having seen someone else's kindness - seeing someone else's beauty (or good qualities in general: kindness means both external beauty and perfection in general). I was wounded by that in my heart - I was wounded in my heart by it. Inappropriate verbs - said something inappropriate, obscene. My essence is countless sins - while my sins are countless. But all and more of these deeds - because I did all this and more.
At the beginning of the prayer and at the end of it, despondency is mentioned among the causes of numerous sins: ... Forgive all, O great One, those who have sinned ... from despondency ... Have mercy on me, my Creator Master, Thy sad and unworthy servant ... Dejection is one of the eight main passions, and the fight against this passion is inevitable for every Christian.
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“This evil spirit reminds the one who begins to pray about the necessary things to do and uses all sorts of tricks just to distract us from the conversation with the Lord with some plausible pretext.”
Venerable John Larch
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“The soul, wounded by the arrow of this ruinous passion, actually falls asleep for any striving for virtue and observation of its spiritual feelings... The main thing that produces in us the spirit of despondency is that it makes us lazy, discourages us from business and teaches idleness. He doesn’t think about anything else, like food and belly, until, having met somewhere a fellowship in some man or woman, numb in the same coldness, he gets involved in their affairs and needs... The main thing to counteract him will be: don’t give in, stay busy ".
Venerable John Cassian the Roman
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“In every task, set a measure for yourself and do not leave it before you finish; also pray wisely and intensely - and the spirit of despondency will flee from you.”
Venerable Neil of Sinai
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This prayer of repentance contains a whole list of sins that we commit daily; In order for this daily repentance to be sincere, one must delve into the essence of the sins confessed here, in their connection and difference. Some of them deserve special mention.
...If I swear by Your name... These are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself: Again you have heard what was said to the ancients: do not break your oath, but fulfill your oaths before the Lord. But I say to you: do not swear at all: not by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King; Do not swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black. But let your word be: yes, yes; no no; and anything beyond this is from the evil one (Matt. 5:33-37). Undoubtedly, the words of the evening confession of sins speak not only about an immediate oath, but also about any violation of the 3rd commandment of the Law of God - about deification and taking the name of God in vain (note that violation of the same commandment includes catechism and inattention in prayer - like uttering name of God with violation of reverence and deceit).
...Or blasphemy in my thoughts... These words are used to confess blasphemous thoughts - disgusting, dirty thoughts and ideas that arise primarily during prayer and during divine services.
“Whoever is troubled by the spirit of blasphemy and who wants to get rid of it, let him know without a doubt that it is not his soul that is guilty of such thoughts, but an unclean demon... Therefore, we, despising him and imputing the thoughts he puts in for nothing, will say to him: Get away from Me , Satan: I will worship the Lord My God and serve Him alone (cf. Matt. 4:10); let your words be returned to your head!"
“Whoever has won victory over this passion has cast aside pride.” “Let us stop judging and condemning our neighbor, and we will not be afraid of blasphemous thoughts: for the cause and root of the second is the first.” The prayer-confession also draws our attention to these sins against one’s neighbor, internally connected with blasphemy:
...Or I will reproach someone; or slandered someone with my anger, or saddened... Here we are talking about direct reproach (reproaches), about passionate unjust condemnation (slander of someone with my anger); finally, even “just” and not directly expressed anger in one way or another upsets our neighbors (the saddened). The prayer of repentance turns us to the root of these sins against our neighbor: ... or what we were angry about... Anger is one of the eight most important passions.
“Nothing hinders the coming of the Holy Spirit into us so much as anger.”
Venerable John Larch
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“It is not good to be angry, either without a reason or for a good reason; for this is rightly forbidden by the Lord (see: Matt. 5:22).”
Venerable Neil of Sinai
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Anger is permissible only at demons and at yourself: “Be angry at sin, that is, at yourself and at the devil, so as not to sin against God.”
Venerable Hesychius of Jerusalem
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...Or my brother was saddened... It would seem that this sin was just discussed; but above we were talking about sadness caused by manifestations of anger, and my brother can be saddened by inattention, unreasonableness, and simply my general sinfulness.
...Or svdih... Swaditi - to quarrel, to arouse discord.
...Or whom I condemn... Let us recall the words of the apostle: Whoever curses his brother or judges his brother, he is cursed by the law and judged by the law; and if you judge the law, then you are not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one Lawgiver and Judge, who can save and destroy; and who are you who judges another? (James 4:11-12).
...Either he became proud, or became angry, or became angry... But it was already said above: or about what he became angry; is this a repeat? Perhaps the prefix once indicates a different quality, a different level of professed passion: a fairly strong grip of anger (being angry can also refer to a fleeting feeling).
...Or seeing the kindness of someone else, and being wounded by it in the heart... Wounded by the heart - that is, he was wounded in the very heart, received a painful heart wound (ulcer). The ambiguity of the word kindness allows us to attribute this phrase both to the temptation of someone’s external beauty (voluptuous thoughts, burning and painful), and to envy, which is always painful; apply these words to your own mental ulcer.
...Or did you laugh at my brother’s sin, but my essence is countless sins... Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not feel the beam in your eye? Or how will you say to your brother: “Let me take the speck out of your eye,” but behold, there is a beam in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye (Matthew 7:3-5).
The creator of this prayer is St. Ephraim the Syrian...
Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great
What will I bring to You, or what will I reward to You, O most gifted Immortal King, generous and philanthropic Lord, since you were lazy in pleasing me, and did nothing good, you brought the conversion and salvation of my soul to the end of this day? Be merciful to me, a sinner and naked of every good deed, raise up my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and take away from me all the evil thoughts of this visible life. Forgive my sins, the only Sinless One, even those who have sinned this day, in knowledge and ignorance, in word, and deed, and thought, and with all my feelings. You Yourself, covering me, save me from every opposing situation with Your Divine power, and ineffable love for mankind, and strength. Cleanse, O God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Deign, Lord, to deliver me from the snare of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and overshadow me with the light of Your face, when You come in glory, and now make me sleep without condemnation, and keep the thoughts of Your servant without dreaming, and untroubled, and all the work of Satan take me away from me, and enlighten the intelligent eyes of my heart, so that I may not sleep into death. And send me an Angel of peace, guardian and mentor of my soul and body, that he may deliver me from my enemies; Yes, rising from my bed, I will bring you prayers of gratitude. Yes, Lord, hear me, your sinful and wretched servant, with your will and conscience; grant that I have risen to learn from Thy words, and the despondency of demons is driven away from me, to be made by Thy Angels; may I bless Your holy name, and glorify, and glorify the Most Pure Mother of God Mary, Who hast given us sinners intercession, and accept this one praying for us; We see that He imitates Your love for mankind, and never ceases to pray. By that intercession, and the sign of the Honest Cross, and for the sake of all Thy saints, keep my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for Thou art holy and glorified forever. Amen.
Greatly gifted - bestowing great gifts, generous. Like me being lazy to please You - like me being lazy to serve You. And having done nothing good, he has done nothing good. You brought it to the end - You brought it to the end. Past - past. Building - here: arranging. Naked of every deed is good - deprived of any good deeds (the image of grace, as well as good deeds, as clothing that clothes a person, is repeated repeatedly in the New Testament and very often in liturgical poetry and ascetic literature. Compare the words of God Almighty in the Apocalypse: Behold, I go like a thief: blessed is he who watches and keeps his clothes, lest he walk naked and lest they see his shame - Rev. 16:15).
Even those who have sinned - with whom I have sinned before You (even - who have sinned - I have sinned: the form of the 1st person singular of the past tense - aorist). From every adverse situation - from every onslaught of evil. Lukavago - here: Devil. Passionate - full of passions, subject to passions. When - when. Detel - business, activity. Drive away - drive away. To her - yes, truly. By will and conscience - In the meaning. : in the expression of my will and in my conscience (will - free will, free will - and conscience in this expression belongs to the one praying, comes from him). I will rise - I will when I rise. To learn from Your words - to learn from Your law (the same expression in the morning prayer to the Most Holy Trinity). You already gave - which You gave. We know, because I know. Yako - what. Imitates - strengthens, appeals to (literally: pushes). Toya - Her.
Deign, Lord, to deliver me from the snare of the evil one... and to drive away all the work of Satan from me. Let us supplement these words of the prayer of St. Macarius the Great with words from his teaching: “The visible world, from kings to beggars, is all in confusion, in struggle, and none of them knows the reason for this... The sin that came, as a certain rational force and essence of Satan, sowed all evil: it secretly acts on the inner man and on the mind and fights against it with thoughts, people do not know that they are doing this prompted by some alien force, on the contrary, they think that it is natural and that they are doing this according to their own reasoning. Those who have the peace of Christ and the illumination of Christ in their minds know where all this comes from.”
Prayer 5
Lord our God, who have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, as He is Good and Lover of Mankind, forgive me. Grant me a peaceful and serene sleep. Send Your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil; for You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, 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.
What I have sinned - what I have sinned. Yako - how. Mi - to me. Because You are - because You are.
Prayer 6
Lord our God, in the worthlessness of faith, and we call upon His name above every name, grant us, who are going to sleep, a weakening of soul and body, and keep us from all dreams and dark pleasures except; calm the desire of passions, extinguish the kindling of bodily rebellion. Grant us to live chastely in deeds and words; Yes, a virtuous life is receptive, Your promised good things will not fall away, for Blessed are You forever. Amen.
More than that. When I weaken, it’s a relief. Dark sweets except - unaffected by unclean lust (sweetness - sensual pleasure, lust; except - outside). Stop it - stop it. Receptively - accepting, receiving back (note that the word itself indicates a return to an undefiled way of life!). Promised - promised. Good - good.
This evening prayer is all directed towards chastity, towards the confrontation of lust - dark sweetness. Expressions such as: the desire of passions and the incitement of bodily rebellion should not be translated into modern Russian: in Church Slavonic they are more understandable, because they indicate a whole worldview imprinted in them. Modern Christians live in a world literally gripped by fornication madness, so even for a married layman striving to live with God, the struggle to live chastely in deeds and words is in its own way no less intense than for a monk. Prayer is an indispensable weapon in this fight.
Prayer 7, St. John Chrysostom (24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)
Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings. Lord, save me from eternal torment. Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility. Lord, deliver me from every temptation. Lord, enlighten my heart, darken my evil lust. Lord, as a man who has sinned, You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. Lord, send Your grace to help me, that I may glorify Your holy name. Lord Jesus Christ, write me Your servant in the book of animals, and grant me a good end. Lord my God, even if I have done nothing good before You, grant me, by Your grace, to make a good beginning. Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace in my heart. Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
I have sinned - I have sinned (past tense - aorist). Ezhe darkened - which darkened (pomrachi is also an aorist, but the form of the 3rd person). Below the animals - in the book of life. Even though I have done nothing good, I have done nothing good. Studnago - vile (literally: shameful; stud - shame).
Lord, accept me in repentance. Lord, don't leave me. Lord, do not lead me into misfortune. Lord, give me a good thought. Lord, give me tears, and mortal memory, and tenderness. Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. Lord, plant in me the root of good things, Thy fear in my heart. Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts, and to do Your will in everything. Lord, protect me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other inappropriate things. Lord, consider that you do as you will, that your will be done in me, a sinner, for blessed are you forever. Amen.
The root of the good is the root (that is, the basis) of all good, all good. Vesi - You know (You know). As You do, as You will - that You do what You want.
The great teacher of prayer, St. Theophan the Recluse, attached great importance to these prayers and recommended them to many of his spiritual children as the basis of the prayer rule, as a school of unceasing contemplation of God. Here are some excerpts from his letters:
"How to read the prayers of St. Chrysostom (24 in evening prayers for bedtime)? Read them before the prayer book so that your attention is concentrated... But repeat mentally at all times. This is the best way to accustom yourself to remembrance of God, and this remembrance is the basis of spiritual life "Bows from the waist, and sometimes to the ground." - “You can use the prayers of St. Chrysostom instead of your home rule in the morning. Memorize them and think about each one... In them, the whole spiritual life is remembered... Determine how many times each one is commemorated so that you stand in prayer for the same amount of time as you usually stand for the rule. You can also add your prayers to it - choose from the psalms: whichever verse suits your heart, write it down... Using these prayers with attention according to the rule, you will soon learn to stand in prayer without being distracted. Insert the Jesus Prayer among them. For example, saying ten times: “Lord , do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings,” add: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” - “The purpose of short prayers is to promote the collection of thoughts and sobriety. Strength is not in words, but in feeling for God. It will soon be formed among those who work on prayer. This is mental prayer. The mind, standing in the heart, sees God and intelligently confesses to Him by calling upon Him... Feeling for God is unceasing prayer without words.”
Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of Thy Most Honest Mother, and Thy disembodied Angels, Thy Prophet and Forerunner and Baptist, the God-speaking Apostles, the bright and victorious martyrs, the reverend and God-bearing fathers, and all the saints through the prayers, deliver me from my present demonic situation. To her, my Lord and Creator, do not want the death of a sinner, but as if he were converted and live, grant me conversion, the accursed and unworthy; take me away from the mouth of the destructive serpent, who yawns to devour me and bring me to hell alive. To her, my Lord, is my consolation, who for the sake of the accursed one has clothed himself in corruptible flesh, pluck me from accursedness, and grant consolation to my more accursed soul. Plant in my heart to do Thy commandments, and forsake evil deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: for in Thee, O Lord, have I trusted, save me.
The present situation of demons - the current environment of demons, the demonic siege. Not wanting - not wanting. But as if he were to turn and live, so that he would turn and live. Gaping to devour me - opening my mouth to devour me (gaping - opening my mouth). Izhe...clothed - clothed.
...I do not want the death of a sinner, but rather to turn and live to be him... The prayer quotes the words of the Lord from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel: I do not want the death of a sinner, but to turn the wicked from his way and live to be him (Ezek. 33:11). Here is this verse in the Russian translation of the Bible: Tell them: As I live, says the Lord God, I do not want the death of the sinner, but that the sinner should turn from his way and live. Turn yourselves, turn from your evil ways; Why should you die, O house of Israel?
Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter of Studium
To Thee, O Most Pure Mother of God, I fall down and pray: Behold, O Queen, for I am constantly sinning and angering Thy Son and my God, and many times when I repent, I find myself lying before God, and I repent in trembling: will not the Lord strike me down, and again every hour? I do: to these leaders, my Lady, Lady Theotokos, I pray, have mercy, strengthen me, and grant me good deeds. Believe me, my Lady Theotokos, for the Imam is by no means in hatred of my evil deeds, and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God; but we do not know, O Most Pure Lady, from where I hate, I love, but I transgress what is good. Do not allow, O Most Pure One, my will to be fulfilled, for it is not pleasing, but may the will of Thy Son and my God be done: may He save me, and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that I may cease from here from filthiness, and so on may I live as commanded Your Son, to Him belongs all glory, honor and power, with His Originless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Vesi - You know. And many times when I repent, I find myself lying before God - and although I repent many times, I turn out to be unfaithful to God (I deceive God). Every time I do something, I do the same thing again. These leaders know this. Do good things and give them to me - do good things and give them to me. As if the imam is not at all in hatred - which I absolutely hate. My evil - my evil. We don’t know - I don’t know. From where I hate, I love - why what I hate is what I love (literally: from where [those things] that I hate are the same things I love). Good - good. May I cease from now on my evil deeds - so that from now on I will stop evil deeds. Other things - in the future. If only I had lived, I would have lived.
This prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos is the cry of a man who has learned how little his will to good can resist sin. And repentance, completely sincere, and love with all one’s thoughts for the law of God, and hatred of evil deeds in themselves are not capable of saving a person from slavery to sin. The words of this prayer are close to the words of the Apostle Paul: ... I am carnal, sold under sin. For I don’t understand what I’m doing: because I don’t do what I want, but what I hate, I do. If I do what I do not want, then... it is no longer I who do it, but the sin that lives in me. For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; because the desire for good is in me, but I don’t find it to do it. I don’t do the good that I want, but I do the evil that I don’t want. If I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin living in me. And so I find the law that when I want to do good, evil belongs to me. For according to the inner man I delight in the law of God; But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members (Rom. 7:14-23). Overcoming and defeating the law of sin is possible only with God’s help, by the power of God’s grace, which we cry for in our prayers.
Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos
Good Mother of the King, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Thy Son and our God on my passionate soul, and with Thy prayers instruct me in good deeds; Yes, I will pass through the rest of my life without blemish, and through You I will find paradise, O Virgin Mother of God, the only Pure and Blessed One.
Passionate - 1) subject to passions; 2) unhappy, suffering; both meanings are combined here. My belly is my life. By You - here: With Your help, through You. I will find it - I will find it.
Prayer 11, to the holy Guardian Angel
To the Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me all who have sinned this day, and deliver me from all the wickedness of the enemy who opposes me, so that I may not anger my God in any sin; but pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, that you may show me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity, and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ, and all the saints. Amen.
All, as many as I have sinned - everything that I have sinned in (as many as I have sinned). Today's - current. From all deceit - from all lies, all cunning. Opposite to me - opposing, opposing me. In no sin - no sin. If you show me worthy, you will show me worthy.
Kontakion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
To the chosen Voivode, victorious, as having been delivered from the evil, let us write thanks to Thy servant, the Mother of God, but as having an invincible power, free us from all troubles, let us call Thee: Rejoice, Unmarried Bride.
Mounted Voivode - invincible Voivode (mounted - invincible in battles). Victorious - victorious (singing, that is, a victorious song). As if they got rid of the evil ones - because they got rid (literally: as if they got rid of) from evil (from troubles). Thanksgiving - thanksgiving (thanksgiving song). Let us sing to You - we sing praises (literally: we write) to You. As one who has power - (You), as one who has strength. Unbrided - not married (literal translation of the Greek word).
The Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos, which begins with this kontakion, was written in the 7th century in Constantinople. This is the first (and most beautiful) of the akathists, which became a model for all subsequent ones. All 12 ikos of the akathist end with multiple “repeats” of the Archangel’s greeting to the Blessed Virgin - “Rejoice!”, the final of which is Rejoice, Unbrided Bride! We magnify the heavenly purity of the Unworn Virgin, who inexpressibly gave birth to Christ our God, and in Her purity, the “Most Honest Cherub” Bride of the Unbride appears before us as the greatest warrior with the forces of evil - the Chosen Voivode, possessing an invincible power.
Rejoice, Unbrided Bride! If we turn to the Greek language in which the akathist was written, we will see that all these three words, literally translated into Church Slavonic and entered into our religious consciousness, should have been perceived by the Greeks somewhat differently than we perceive them.
Rejoice - the greeting of the Archangel Gabriel, brought to us by the Gospel - both before the Nativity of Christ and after it was a common greeting in Greek - the same as our “hello”. In the appearance of the Angel, in his wondrous and mysterious words, the inner meaning of the greeting, forgotten in everyday life, of course, was renewed and shone with all its strength; Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos (and every later inspiredly composed akathist), all permeated with this “Rejoice!” and sparkling with the joy of majesty, also resurrects the dormant meaning of the Greek word in everyday language. But in the Russian (and Old Russian) language they greeted each other not with the word “rejoice”, but with the word “hello” (in which we usually forget wishes for health). “Rejoice” remains for us a word always richer, more special - a conscious word of joy, a unique greeting for the Most Pure Virgin Mary and the saints of God.
Bride Unbride is a direct, literal translation of two Greek words. The Church Slavonic word “bride” corresponds to the Greek word “nymph,” which means not only a girl-bride, but also a newlywed wife and a young woman. The New Testament (and the Greek translation of the Bible) gave this word enormous mystical depth: The Bride of the Lamb in the Revelation of John the Theologian (Rev. 19:7; 21, 22, 17) is not only destined for Him, but also stands with Him in a mysterious marriage; this is the image of both the Mother of God and the Church (in her we recognize the bride of the Song of Songs and other books of Scripture). And the Greek word translated by the Slavic word nevestnaya is the negative form of the first word, meaning “not married”; this word was quite common in Greek. For Greek, but not for Slavic! Indeed, in Slavic, a bride is precisely an unknown, unknown (that is, exactly what the Greek non-bride corresponds to) girl who has not entered into marriage, although destined for it; the word itself carries the meaning of purity. Within the Slavic language, the word nevestnaya is difficult to explain. It introduces a new shade of meaning into the expression of the akathist: Pure Bride, but not a bride, not ordinary, not comparable to any other bride.
Other Slavic epithets of the Mother of God, corresponding to the word Unmarried, are Neiskuslovochnaya, Neiskuslovnaya.
To the elected Voivode, victorious... Almost all of us are accustomed to hearing these words as a single whole, so we do not feel the structure of the phrase (quite simple): (to whom?) To the elected Voivode (we) sing (what?) a victorious thanksgiving, that is, a victorious song of gratitude, (why?) as if they got rid of the evil ones - because they got rid of troubles.
Glorious Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may You save our souls.
I place all my trust in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your roof.
Virgin Mary, do not despise me, a sinner, who requires Your help and Your intercession, for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.
By You - here: through You, by Your intercession. Under the roof - under cover.
The prayers “Glorious Ever-Virgin...” and “All my hope...” are the creations of St. John of Damascus.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
The creator of this prayer, Saint John the Great, repeated it after each verse of the psalms he read according to the rule, thus constantly raising the mind to the Most Holy Trinity.
End of prayers
It is worthy to eat as you truly bless Thee, the Mother of God, the Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of our God. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, the real Mother of God.
Glory, and now:
Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
We see that after those prayers that in the section “Morning Prayers” are final and are marked with the words “End of prayers”, in the section “Prayers for those who are coming to bed” (in most prayer books) there are some more prayers that more directly relate to going to bed (the prayer of St. John of Damascus is supposed to be read, pointing to the bed; when reading the prayer “May God rise again,” both the bed and the four cardinal directions are overshadowed with the sign of the cross). One of the consequences of this: we can more flexibly adapt the general rule to our own living conditions, to our internal state. So, for some people (or in some life circumstances) it is more convenient to read the first part of the prayers for bed the next evening, quite early - perhaps before all the affairs are completely completed - and immediately before going to bed, already near your bed, read the remaining prayers. The joint reading of bedtime prayers for the future - for example, in a family - can be completed with “It is worthy to eat...” and a general blessing, and prayers starting with the prayer of St. John of Damascus can be read to everyone... at their bedside.
This practice existed in Ancient Rus'. Under Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, there was a custom to add a few more prayers, literally going to sleep and to his bed (the composition of these prayers did not coincide with ours). /Addition by Archpriest Sergius Pravdolyubov.
Prayer of Saint John of Damascus (read it pointing to your bed)
Lord, Lover of Mankind, will this grave really be my bed, or will you still enlighten my damned soul during the day? For seven the grave lies ahead, for seven the death awaits. I fear Your judgment, Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil; I always anger the Lord my God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all the heavenly Powers, and my holy Guardian Angel. We know, Lord, that I am unworthy of Your love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, whether I want it or not, save me. Even if you save a righteous man, nothing great; and even if you have mercy on a pure person, nothing is marvelous: you are worthy of the essence of Your mercy. But surprise Thy mercy on me, a sinner; about this, show Your love for mankind, so that my malice does not overcome Your unspeakable goodness and mercy; and as you wish, arrange a thing for me.
Here you go. Mi - to me. Well - so, I know. Yako - here: what. If only you save the righteous - because if you save the righteous. Nothing great - there is nothing great in it (great - great). And if you have mercy on a pure person, nothing is surprising - and if you have mercy on a pure person, there is nothing surprising in that. They are worthy, because they are worthy. About this - here: in this, by this. Unspeakable - unspeakable.
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, so that not when I fall asleep into death, and not when my enemy says: “Let us be strong against him.”
Be the protector of my soul, O God, as I walk in the midst of many snares; deliver me from them and save me, O Blessed One, as a Lover of Mankind.
Let us silently sing to the Glorious Mother of God and the Most Holy Angel with our hearts and lips, who confess this Mother of God as having truly given birth to God incarnate, and who continually prays for our souls.
I have strengthened myself - I have strengthened myself (past tense - aorist). We are, of course, talking about the invisible enemy - the devil.
Those who confess this Mother of God - confessing (openly proclaiming) that She is the Mother of God.
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, so that not when I fall asleep into death, and not when my enemy says: “Let us be strong against him.” These are the words from the psalm: Look, hear me, O Lord my God, enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep into death, lest my enemy say: I will be strong against him (Ps. 12:4-5).
Mark yourself with a cross and say prayer to the Holy Cross
May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; as wax melts in the face of fire, so let demons perish from the face of those who love God, and those who sign themselves with the sign of the cross, and who joyfully say: Rejoice, Most Pure and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell, and who trampled down the power of the devil, and who gave us His Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Virgin Mary, and with all the saints forever. Amen.
If they are wasted, they will be scattered. Enemies - enemies. Yako - how. From the person - meaning: in front. Verbal - speaking. Drive away - drive away. Propyatago - crucified. Honest - worthy of honor, glorious. Adversary - enemy.
May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered... The beginning of the prayer is taken from the psalm: May God rise again, and His enemies may be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His face. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; as wax hides from the presence of fire, so let sinners (sinners) perish from the presence of God (Ps. 67:1-2). These same verses of the psalm are sung at the Easter service, interspersed with the troparion of Easter. The words about the Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and trampled upon the power of the devil, also remind us of the troparion (trampling death by death) and other Easter hymns. The power of the Cross of the Lord is inseparable from the Resurrection of Christ; the death and Resurrection of Christ make the Cross a “sign of victory,” which is why this prayer, pronounced with faith and love for the Honest Cross, is so powerful to drive away the forces of evil from us.
Or briefly a prayer for the Cross
Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.
Prayer
Weaken, forgive, forgive, O God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word and in deed, even in knowledge and in ignorance, even in days and nights, even in mind and in thought: forgive us everything, for it is good and Lover of Humanity.
They are considered a powerful talisman against troubles, misfortunes and even nightmares. It is not for nothing that many Christians begin to read prayers in the morning and evening, so as not to be subjected to negative magical effects in their dreams. It is believed that it is in a dream that Satan not only tempts with evil deeds, but can also become a conductor of negative energy. Why is it necessary? And what do they ultimately give to different people?
What kind of prayers are they and how to read them
Depending on the specific task that worries you most, all evening prayers should be divided into 3 types. The first ones are considered amulets and are read simply to express one’s gratitude to God, as well as to protect oneself from bad dreams and negative magical effects. You can simply cross yourself with the words: “Lord have mercy!” several times and light a candle or lamp as a talisman. But this method is suitable when there is a shortage of time, when a person is very tired or is not in any danger or trouble.
The second prayer is read if a person wants to especially thank God for a well-lived day or to pray longer. Usually the Lord hears your words and requests in the evening or at night. To do this, you can read several prayers, for example, “Our Father”, “I Believe” and many others. There is also a special evening prayer for the coming sleep, which is read for good dreams and simply as a talisman against evil forces. Usually it is read to children and in case you want to thank God for grace in a special way. Here is her text.
But in some situations, evening prayer before bedtime will help you get rid of obsessions and nightmares. Or if you feel a negative magical effect on yourself. Usually, a prayer at night, together with a daytime ritual aimed at neutralizing negativity, damage and the evil eye, eliminates nightmares and allows even impressionable children to sleep peacefully.
