I thank God for the wonderful nervous system. Thanksgiving prayers to the Lord and the saints

How to properly thank God and the saints. What can I do

Thanksgiving prayer and prayer

According to the practice of the Orthodox Church, for all the blessings that we asked for in our prayers, it is necessary to thank only God Himself. And this is quite natural, since Christians turn to the saints as intercessors with God who have boldness before Him. But the only source and cause of everything except sin is the Lord Himself.

There is a special rite - a thanksgiving prayer to the Savior. It can be ordered in any church, but a prerequisite is the presence of the person who ordered it at the prayer service. You can also pray at home, for example, read the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos, as the main Intercessor for us before God. In general, the Lord, the Mother of God and all the saints rejoice when we have communion with them in the Church, take communion, confess, that is, we lead a pious Christian life - this will be a real life pleasing to God, which should all be gratitude to the Lord for everything. His innumerable blessings on us.

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Complete collection and description: how to properly thank God prayer for the spiritual life of a believer.

For many people, even those in the church, spiritual life is often a consumer life and is a huge list of requests to the Lord. In most cases, in the hustle and bustle of worldly life, people do not notice that the Almighty constantly sends us many favors and we are indebted to Him.

Why is a prayer of thanksgiving necessary?

A prayer of gratitude to God for everything - these are the words of gratitude that each of us is obliged to offer to Heaven for help, support, consolation, joy, and even for the illnesses and troubles sent.

You can give thanks with the help of prayers, but it is not forbidden in your own words either. The soul of a person is alive, and it is alive as long as faith is glimmering in it. And it is necessary to feed the life of the soul daily prayers, by giving mercy to the needy, by making donations to the temple.

Ingratitude is unbelief. Ungrateful people are not worthy of salvation; they do not see the auspicious ways that the Lord shows them. It seems to such people that everything that happens in their life is accidental, and sometimes they are visited by thoughts about the meaninglessness of life.

Advice! Orthodox prayer gratitude to God for everything - this is the praise to the Almighty, which must be lifted up constantly.

Our heavenly guides teach us to thank God for everything. And what is included in the concept of "thanking God"? It means completely, completely trusting yourself and your life to Him, knowing that the Savior will never leave faithful children in trouble and will certainly help.

This faith in the help of the Almighty helps us, Orthodox Christians, to find those right words gratitude to the caring and loving Heavenly Father for everything, both for earthly sorrows and for joys.

Prayer thanks to God

Most Merciful and All-Merciful, my God, Lord Jesus Christ, for the sake of love you descended and became incarnate, as if save everyone. And packs, Savior, save me by grace, I pray to Thee; If you save me from deeds, there is this grace, and a gift, but even more debt. She, many in bounties and unspeakable in mercy! Believe in Me, declare, O my Christ, he will live and will not see death forever. And yet, I have faith, but I am in Thee, it saves the desperate, I believe, save me, for you are my God and the Creator. But faith instead of deeds, let it be imputed to me, my God, not riches more deeds that will in no way justify me. But that my faith prevails in the place of everyone, That it answers, that it justifies me, That that shows me the partaker of Your eternal glory. Let not Satan take me away, and boast, in the Word, to tear me away from Your hand and fence; But either I want, save me, or I don’t want, O Christ my Savior, beforehand it will soon, soon perish: Thou art my God from my mother's womb. Grant me, Lord, now love Thee, As sometimes we have loved that very sin; And packs to work for You without laziness, I’m skinny for the skin before flattering Satan. Most of all, I will work for You, my Lord and my God Jesus Christ, in all the days of my life, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

We thank Thee, O Lord our God, for all Thy good deeds, from the first age to the present, in us, unworthy servants of Thy and Thy only begotten Son, you deign to give about us, make us worthy to be Thy love. Grant with Thy word wisdom and with Thy fear breathe strength from Thy strength, and if you sin, even though or unwillingly, forgive and not impute, and keep our soul holy, and present it to Thy Throne, I have a clear conscience, and the end is worthy of Thy humanity; and remember, Lord, all those who call your name in truth, remember everyone who is good or who resists us who want it: all men are truly, and in vain is every man; so much the same we pray to you, Lord, grant us your goodness great mercy.

The Cathedral of Saints Angel and Archangel, with all the heavenly powers sings Thee, and says: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, fill heaven and earth with Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, hosanna in the highest. Save me, Who art in the highest, the King, save me and sanctify me, the Source of sanctification; from Thee, for the whole creation is strengthened, They sing to Thee the countless song of the Trisagion. To you and I am unworthy, to those who sit in the unapproachable light, all things are terrified of him, I pray: enlighten my mind, cleanse my heart, and open my mouth, as if I may be worthy to pet You: Holy, Holy, Holy Thou Lord, always, now, and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

We praise God to Thee, we confess The Lord, the whole earth magnifies Thee the eternal Father. All the angels to Thee, the heavens and all the powers to Thee, the ceaseless voices of the cherubs and seraphims cry out to Thee: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts, the essence of heaven and the land of Thy glory majesty are full. You are the glorious apostolic face, You are a prophetic and laudatory number, You are praised by the glorious martyrdom, You are confessed throughout the whole universe by the Holy Church, the Father of incomprehensible majesty, worshiped by Your true and Only Begotten Son, and the Holy Comforter Spirit. Thou, the King of Christ glory, Thou art the ever-present Son of the Father: Thou, for the deliverance of man, thou art not abhorred of the Virgin's womb. Having overcome the sting of death, you opened the Kingdom of Heaven to the believers. Sit at the right hand of God in the glory of the Fathers, Judge to come with faith. We ask you for help: help your servant, you have redeemed them with the same honest blood. Grant me reign with Thy saints in Thy eternal glory. Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thy inheritance, I correct and exalt them forever: for all days we will bless Thee, and we praise Thy name for ever and ever. Grant, Lord, to us to be saved without sin on this day. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us: wake Thy mercy, O Lord, on us, as with hope in You: on You, Lord, with hope, so we will not be ashamed forever. Amen.

God! What will I bring to you, than I will thank you for your unceasing, greatest mercies to me and to your other people? For behold, every moment I am enlivened by Your Holy Spirit, every moment I breathe the air that You are poured out, light, pleasant, healthy, strengthening - I am enlightened by Your joyful and life-giving light - spiritual and material; I eat sweet and life-giving spiritual food and drink the same, the holy Mysteries of Your Body and Blood, and material food and drink of sweetness; You dress me with a bright, beautiful royal garment - with Yourself and with material garments, you cleanse my sins, heal and cleanse my many and fierce sinful passions; you take away my spiritual corruption in the state of immeasurable goodness, wisdom and Thy strength, fill with Thy Holy Spirit - the Spirit of holiness, grace; you give my soul truth, peace and joy, space, strength, boldness, courage, strength, and you endow my body with precious health; you teach my hand for the army, and my fingers for wrestling with the invisible enemies of my salvation and bliss, with the enemies of the holiness and power of Your glory, with the spirits of wickedness in heaven; you crown my deeds with successes, done in Thy name ... For all this I thank, praise and bless Thy all-good, fatherly, omnipotent power, God, Savior, our Benefactor. But wake up and be known to other Thy people as well, as if Thou appeared to me, Human-loving, that they know You, the Father of all, Thy goodness, Thy providence, Thy wisdom and power and glorify You, with the Father and the Holy Spirit now and ever and ever. Amen.

I thank Thee, my Lord my God, for the gift of being to me, for my birth in the Christian faith, for the Most Pure Virgin Mary, the Intercessor for the salvation of our family, for Thy holy Pleasants who pray for us, for the Guardian Angel, for the public worship that supports in us faith and virtue, for Holy Bible, for the Holy Sacraments, and especially Your Body and Blood, for the mysterious gracious consolations, for the hope of receiving the Kingdom of Heaven and for all the blessings You have given me.

Glory to Thee Savior, Almighty Power! Glory to Thee Savior, Omnipresent Power! Glory to Thee, Blessed Womb! Glory to Thee, Hearing ever-opening to hearing a prayer that is accursed, in a merciful man and save me from my sins! Glory to Thee, Serene Eyes, I will take out on me the kindly seeing and seeing all my secrets! Glory to Thee, glory to Thee, glory to Thee, Sweetest Jesus, my Savior!

Thanksgiving prayers

In every Orthodox Church, at the end of the Divine Liturgy, the clerics serve thanksgiving prayers - during their reading, the priest says special prayers to the Lord. Dates of service can be found in every church shop or on cathedral websites.

How to order a prayer service correctly:

In the temple, you need to order a thanksgiving service and write a note. It is necessary to indicate the names of the donors in it (in the genitive case, ie "from whom?"), Writing them down in a column.
It is allowed to add “statuses” next to the names: big - means “sick”, mld. - infant (child under 7 years old), neg. - adolescent, cont. - not idle, pregnant.
There is no need to indicate the reason for gratitude, the Heavenly Father knows everything.
People who ordered the thanksgiving service must be baptized in the Orthodox faith.
It is advisable to purchase a church candle before the beginning of the prayer service and put it in a candlestick in front of the icon of Christ.
If the candles in the candlestick are not lit, you do not need to arbitrate and you do not need to light them. This will be done by a candle-maker - a minister who has obedience in the temple.

Attention! Personal presence at the prayer service is required! After all, the Lord fulfilled the request of the prayer book, and the prayer book himself is trying to thank Christ for his good deeds, without even bothering to spend 20-30 minutes to pray in the church. This is, to put it mildly, ugly.

Thanksgiving prayers should be lifted up in the church. Weakening is given only to those who, due to weakness, illness, old age and others valid reasons cannot visit the holy abode of God. You can pray to them and thank Christ at home. The main thing is that words of gratitude should come from the depths of the heart.

Sit in silence and think about what good and good has happened in your life.

Many people do not attach much importance to what they have in life. Some complain that their house is too small, but they want a big one, not realizing that they have a blessing - a roof over their heads, which can only be dreamed of by those who do not have their own shelter. Others are not happy with the fact that there is food in the refrigerator, but they want something refined, more delicious. At this time, they do not think about the fact that there are people who eat “empty” pasta day after day or go hungry at all.

If you do not know special thanksgiving prayers, thank the Heavenly Father in a simple way, from the heart, and then apply three times Sign of the cross... And if you are in public place, then just quietly say "Thank you, Lord."

Orthodox people are commanded to thank the Lord for everything that happens in their lives, for the good and the bad.

Church-going Christians believe that nothing happens to them just like that, and the Lord sends all trials to them to repent of their sins and instruct them on the right, true path.

Read the Psalter, a book that is part of the Bible. It contains many songs (psalms) that are read about health, for the departed, many of them are dedicated to the thanksgiving of the Lord.

Come to an Orthodox church, buy a candle in a church shop and put it on the face of the Savior.

Put some money in the donation box (usually located in the parish shop or in the church hall), even if it is even a very small amount.

Advice! Even if you do not understand the meaning of the psalms, do not leave reading, read anyway and the Almighty will spiritually strengthen you and your faith. Important! Remember that the size of the candlestick does not in any way affect the "quality and size" of the gratitude. The icon of Christ is usually located in front of the church altar on the right side. If you do not know the text of the prayer by heart, then buy a prayer book - a book in which there are basic prayers for different cases life.

This money will go to the restoration of the church, the purchase of icons and temple utensils. A monetary sacrifice to the temple - the house of God - is also gratitude to the Lord.

Do any good deeds, do alms - this is the best gratitude to Heaven!

Orthodox prayer "In Thanksgiving to God for everything"

How often do we turn to God, the Most Holy Theotokos and the Holy Beneficiaries for help, and if the prayers are sincere, then help always comes. A prayer of gratitude to God for everything: help, support, deliverance from problems is the gratitude that must certainly be lifted to the Almighty! In addition to faith in the Lord, love for him, you need to be able to be grateful.

The Orthodox prayer is gratitude to God for help - the praise that it is recommended to offer to the Almighty.

If you received what you asked for, be sure to thank God. You can also thank in your own words, and it is best to read the prayers that are given below. The human soul is alive as long as faith is alive, and you need to feed the life of the soul with daily prayers. In addition to prayer, you can express your gratitude by giving alms, donating to the temple.

Eighth prayer, to our Lord Jesus Christ

This prayer should be read when the Lord Jesus Christ heard your request and you received what you asked for. And also, the prayer is read when cardinal changes have taken place in life, even those that at first glance do not seem to be joyful. For example, you were fired from your job, the landlady, whose apartment was rented, was evicted, the husband left. And it seems - what to thank here for? And for what begins in your life new page, the door has opened for new discoveries and experiences.

For example, a previous job has hindered professional development, and you deserve more, old apartment was poorly located, and new flat will contribute to any changes in life - meet your love, make new friends, etc. And the husband, who left and did not love at all, turned out to be a traitor and it is good that it was revealed, you will meet a new one - honest and decent. As you can see, there are pluses in everything. We are not always given to understand the Divine plan, but know that nothing happens by chance. Everything happens in the best possible way.

Most Merciful and Most Merciful, my God,

Lord Jesus Christ,

For the sake of love of many, you descended and incarnated, as if save everyone.

And packs, Savior, save me by grace, I pray to Thee;

If you save me from deeds, there is this grace, and a gift, but even more debt.

She, many in bounties and unspeakable in mercy!

Believe bo in Me, advertise,

O my Christ, he will live and will not see death forever.

And yet I have faith, but I am in Ty, it saves the desperate, I believe, save me,

For my God are You and the Creator. Let faith be credited to me instead of works,

My God, do not find more deeds that will by no means justify me.

But that my faith prevails instead of everyone,

Let the one answer, let the one justify me,

She will show me a partaker of Your eternal glory.

Let not Satan take me away, and boast,

In a word, hedgehog tear me away from Your hand and fence;

But either I want, save me, or I don’t want, O Christ my Savior, anticipate soon, soon perished:

Thou art my God from my mother's womb. Grant me

Lord, now love you,

As sometimes beloved the very same sin;

And packs to work for You without laziness, I’m skinny for the skin before flattering Satan.

Most of all I will work for You,

To my Lord and God Jesus Christ,

All the days of my life, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

An ungrateful person is worse than an animal. As the Prophet Isaiah said: "The ox knows its ruler, and the donkey is the manger of its master." It turns out that if a person does not think about who is his creator and who gives him everything that he has, then he becomes worse than an ox and a donkey, who know who feeds them. And only being grateful to God for all his gifts in life, we can accept these gifts at least in some way worthily.

A strong prayer of gratitude to God for everything, it should be read as soon as you receive what you asked the Almighty. Do not forget to thank him every day in your own words for even the smallest help, for the smallest pleasant event, and then our Lord will never leave you and will always help.

Here is one example of words of thanks to the Most Holy Theotokos

The next prayer is the words of thanks to the Most Holy Theotokos. She is the patroness of young girls, mothers, pregnant women, traveling, people ask her for health, love, prosperity. Therefore, do not forget about this prayer of thanks to the Mother of God. The Mother of God is very revered by believers, she is the mother of the whole human race.

All her life she lived according to God's laws, helped everyone, never offended anyone, did not say a bad word, the Mother of God was a meek, kind woman. Her life ended easily and quickly, as if she had just fallen asleep. Before her death, the Mother of God promised everyone to be their intercessor and pray for them. And so it happens. All who turn to the Most Pure One are sure to receive healing, the requested help and intercession.

Prayer of gratitude to the Mother of God

Theotokos, Mother of God, I direct my song,

I praise and thank the Virgin Mary!

All Angels and Archangels serve and worship you,

All authorities and lords obey you.

Glory to Thy womb, glory to Thy greatness!

You gave the world a human Savior,

You gave everyone a chance to live and exist!

You protect women and mothers of all, you endow them with strength and endurance!

In my life, You helped me, for which my gratitude is boundless!

I am destined to glorify Your name and trust in the Lord's mercy!

For all that I have, I thank You worldly, Low bow to You.

In this song I ask not for help, But I pay tribute, thank you for peace!

For my sins and my family I pray, I ask for mercy!

Prayer of gratitude to our Creator - the Most High God

And how often do we thank our creator - the Most High God? Few people know that the name of our creator is Hosts. Do not forget to thank him for everything, despite the fact that Jesus Christ said - "I and the Father are one."

I praise and thank the Lord God for his mercy,

I appeal to my Guardian Angel, With gratitude, with worship, with feeling!

Thank you for your everyday help, for your participation!

For intercession before the face of the Lord, for mercy!

My gratitude knows no end and end,

Every day grows and grows! Amen!

From just one thought of God, our hearts should be filled with gratitude for all of his gifts to us. The most important and greatest gift is our life. We will never be able to equally reward God for this priceless gift of his, and therefore, we should at least be grateful.

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Prayer of thanks to the Lord God for everything

We thank Thee, O Lord our God, for all Thy good deeds, from the first age to the present, in us, unworthy servants of Thy and Thy only begotten Son, you deign to give about us, make us worthy to be Thy love.
Grant with Thy word wisdom and with Thy fear breathe strength from Thy strength, and if you sin, even though or unwillingly, forgive and not impute, and keep our soul holy, and present it to Thy Throne, I have a clear conscience, and the end is worthy of Thy humanity; and remember, O Lord, all who call on your name in truth; remember all who are good or who resist us who want us: for all men I am, and in vain every man; so much the same we pray to you, Lord, grant us your goodness great mercy.

Who needs a prayer of gratitude to God for everything and why? Once Jesus Christ, enlightening the future Apostles, uttered the words: "You call Me Lord, Teacher ... and I am among you, as a servant."

During his earthly life, and to this day, He does not stop taking care of and caring for us. And about everyone, not only about Christians. Humanity can be divided into:

grateful to God;
never giving thanks;
unwittingly (accidentally) thanking.

The Orthodox Church refers to those who glorify God, and not in any way, but "correctly." And this community was established by the Lord and His Apostles ( cheat. Symbol of faith). Does the Almighty, All-Sufficient, All-Knowing and All-Seeing Heavenly Father need our earthly gratitude? It turns out that it is necessary, and first of all, for ourselves.

Always rejoice and give thanks

Thanks to God- not a simple act of politeness. This is a responsive feeling to His Love, filling the heart with joy, light, grace, which transforms the human soul. Imagine that your loved one presented a bouquet of flowers. The mood immediately rises, it becomes easy and pleasant. And this is only from some flowers. The Lord's gift is billions of times greater.

When thanksgiving is offered, the gates are opened through which the Spirit of God penetrates. Not only "wings behind the back" grow, but mental wounds are healed by receiving the balm of eternity. Whatever the soul, one has only to start thanking God, as pain, fear, sorrow are transformed into silence, joy, peace. Hopelessness and disbelief flow into living faith.

Ingratitude is pride

It turns out, thanks to, we perform a miracle - we will work with God. He gives, and we accept His gift. If there is no feeling of Gratitude, we are closed to the penetration of Light. We remain petrified, we do not transform. Why do Angels constantly Praise God? They "feed" on His energy.

In order not to die, we need to eat. Thanksgiving is also necessary so that by contacting the Lord, we can become deified. A striking example lack of this feeling - Dennitsa. Puffed up, having lost him to the Creator, he imagined himself to be a god. Once the most beautiful of creatures, he turned into Satan - a terrible monster. Thank God that we cannot see his current appearance.

Note: God tolerates us a lot, but cannot stand murmuring. Since this indicates complete absence feelings of gratitude. The Lord leaves such a person. Demons become its masters.

Why should you be grateful for everything?

The hardest thing to understand is that one should be grateful not only for the help shown, for some understandable joyful events, but also for sorrows, illnesses, and misfortunes. Sooner or later we will learn that it was not in vain that we suffered, suffered, endured grief on our shoulders. The Lord does everything according to Love, according to the Great mercy to us. Not a single hair will fall from our head in vain. In order not to explain it for a long time, I will give a parable. Let it be a little naive and simple, but it gives an answer to this question.

Proverb: It's For The Best

The two Africans have been friends since childhood, like inseparable brothers. One was elected king. Having taken a high position, he did not forget about his faithful friend - he was always there. But he had an oddity with which, for the time being, the Sovereign put up with. Whatever happens, good or bad, a friend always said: "This is for the best."

Once on a hunt, the king was injured: a charge tore off a finger. A friend loaded his guns. Yes, apparently, I filled my gunpowder too tightly. Despite such misfortune, he said, as usual: "My King, this is for the best!" But, this time, he was angry, and ordered to put the culprit in jail.

A year later, during another hunt, the king and all his retinue were captured by people from the cannibal tribe. Tied up, they brought me to their village. They had a belief: if a person had some kind of physical defect, he cannot be eaten. Seeing that the king was missing one finger, they let him go free.

Returning home, he remembered a bosom friend. The feeling of guilt that I did something wrong with him haunted him. Then he decided to ask for forgiveness from a friend. I came to him, told him everything, apologized for keeping him in prison for a year. To which he, smiling, replied:

“King, you did very well to put me in prison — it’s for the best!”

- Yes, you are again for your own! What good can that be?

“If you hadn’t put me in, I would have been hunting with you.” And he no longer spoke, but would have been eaten by the cannibals.

From the story, it is clear that we do not immediately see what benefit is brought by illness or sorrow. Not in this world, so in Tom we learn: the Lord dealt with us in love. Therefore, it is necessary to thank always and for everything here on earth, trusting God's providence. Who knows, maybe it will be too late to do it later. Believe that whatever happens to us is for the best.

How to Thank God for Everything

A person may not always feel grateful to both people and God. In illness or misfortune to say praise, the tongue does not turn. The heart turns to stone, consciousness dulls, strength is taken away not only physical, but also mental. I. Bryanchaninov (having experienced it himself) advises:

Retire... Slowly, pondering the words, say a few phrases aloud, overpowering your state and indifference.
We can say briefly: Glory to You God, Glory to You. Your will be done.
Or so: Glory to Thee, our God, for the sorrow sent.
Or like a robber crucified on the right: I accept what is worthy according to my deeds: remember me in Thy kingdom.
Or repeat all together several times... Until you feel peace and tranquility in your soul.
If you would like to express a deeper appreciation, read Thanksgiving for every good deed of God presented on this page.
Ancient way You will find praises and prayers of praise in the Psalms. For example, kathisma 19 and 20 fully correspond to this theme.
Finally, there is a wonderful Akathist: "Glory to God for everything", compiled by Metropolitan Tryphon (BP Turkestanov).
In any temple you can order not only commemoration of relatives, but also thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus Christ.

See how soon relief comes. If the situation seemed hopeless, there was a way out. The situation will be resolved, the disease will begin to recede, the grief will be easier to bear. Repentance and humility, which filled the heart, will attract the Grace of the Holy Spirit, and with Him there is nothing to be afraid of. Then, really, you will know how close the Lord is to us.

The Highest Form of Gratitude to God for Everything

There are many thanksgiving prayers, you can pick it up for your occasion. Basil the Great recommended: precede any appeal with Doxology, repentance, and only then voice the request. Therefore, almost any prayer consists of three parts. Determine the right one yourself. By adding to the address the words: "Thy will be done, not mine, O God," show the coveted humility.

Church services are organized in the same order. The Eucharist comes first. Participation in it is the most effective thanksgiving to God for everything. Communion is the highest blessing for man, and gratitude to the Almighty Father for all the Gifts, especially for the opportunity to receive the Divine fire, to merge with Christ through His Blood and His Body.

Conclusion: One must thank God always, everywhere, for everything and constantly, many times a day. But during the Liturgy, the recitation of “Lord, have mercy” once means more than all the prayers, readable houses, even if you master 150 psalms.

Additional thanksgiving prayers

Prayer of thanks to the Almighty

The Cathedral of Saints Angel and Archangel, with all the heavenly powers sings Thee, and says: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, fill heaven and earth with Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, hosanna in the highest. Save me, Who art in the highest, the King, save me and sanctify me, the Source of sanctification; from Thee, for the whole creation is strengthened, They sing to Thee the countless song of the Trisagion. To you and I am unworthy, to those who sit in the unapproachable light, all things are terrified of him, I pray: enlighten my mind, cleanse my heart, and open my mouth, as if I may be worthy to pet You: Holy, Holy, Holy Thou Lord, always, now, and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Thanksgiving prayer to Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ our God, God of all mercy and generosity, whose mercy is immeasurable and humanity - an immeasurable abyss! We, falling to Your majesty, with fear and trembling, like unworthy servants, bring thanks to You for the mercies shown to us. As the Lord, Master and benefactor, we glorify, praise, sing and magnify and, falling down, thank you again! We humbly pray for Your unspeakable mercy: as now You have accepted our prayers and fulfilled them, so in the future, let us prosper in love for You, for our neighbors and in all virtues. And grant us always to thank and glorify You, together with Your beginningless Father and Your all-holy and good and consubstantial Spirit of Yours. Amen.

Song of praise of Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Mediolana

We praise God to Thee, we confess The Lord, to Thee the Eternal Father the whole earth magnifies; All angels are for you, for you heaven and all powers, for you with cherubs and seraphims ceaseless voices cry out: holy, holy, holy, the Lord God of hosts, the essence of heaven and earth are full of the majesty of your glory, for you the glorious apostolic face, for you a prophetic and laudatory number, for you praises the glorious martyrdom, throughout the whole universe the Holy Church confesses to You, the Father of incomprehensible majesty, worshiped by Your true and Only Begotten Son and Holy Comforter Spirit. Thou, the King of glory, Christ, Thou art the Father's everlasting Son: Thou, for the deliverance of man, thou art not abhorred of the Virgin's womb; You, having overcome the sting of death, opened the Kingdom of Heaven to the believers. Sit at the right hand of God in the glory of the Fathers, Judge, come to believe. We ask you for help: help your servant, you have redeemed them with Honest Blood. Grant me reign with Thy saints in Thy eternal glory. Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thy inheritance, I correct and lift them up forever; all the days let us bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Grant, Lord, to us to be saved without sin on this day. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us: wake Thy mercy, O Lord, on us, as with hope in Thee. On Thee, Lord, with hope, may we not be ashamed forever. Amen.

Prayer of thanks for receiving what is asked

Glory to Thee Savior, Almighty Power! Glory to Thee Savior, Omnipresent Power! Glory to Thee, Blessed Womb! Glory to Thee, Hearing ever-opening to hearing a prayer that is accursed, in a merciful man and save me from my sins! Glory to Thee, Serene Eyes, I will take out on me the kindly seeing and seeing all my secrets! Glory to Thee, glory to Thee, glory to Thee, Sweetest Jesus, my Savior!

Prayer for all the good deeds of God

God! What will I bring to you, than I will thank you for your unceasing, greatest mercies to me and to your other people? For behold, every moment I am enlivened by Your Holy Spirit, every moment I breathe the air that You are poured out, light, pleasant, healthy, strengthening - I am enlightened by Your joyful and life-giving light - spiritual and material; I eat sweet and life-giving spiritual food and drink the same, the holy Mysteries of Your Body and Blood, and material food and drink of sweetness; You dress me with a bright, beautiful royal garment - with Yourself and with material garments, you cleanse my sins, heal and cleanse my many and fierce sinful passions; you take away my spiritual corruption in the state of immeasurable goodness, wisdom and Thy strength, fill with Thy Holy Spirit - the Spirit of holiness, grace; you give my soul truth, peace and joy, space, strength, boldness, courage, strength, and you endow my body with precious health; you teach my hand for the army, and my fingers for wrestling with the invisible enemies of my salvation and bliss, with the enemies of the holiness and power of Your glory, with the spirits of wickedness in heaven; you crown my deeds with successes, done in Thy name ... For all this I thank, praise and bless Thy all-good, fatherly, omnipotent power, God, Savior, our Benefactor. But wake up and be known to other Thy people as well, as if Thou appeared to me, Human-loving, that they know You, the Father of all, Thy goodness, Thy providence, Thy wisdom and power and glorify You, with the Father and the Holy Spirit now and ever and ever. Amen.

Instructions

Prayer, in essence, is an abbreviated matins. It consists of the following main parts: canon, troparion, litany, reading of the Gospel. The "Book of Prayer Singing" and the "Trebnik" contain rites. The thanksgiving moleben differs from others in that it is in gratitude for what God has given through your prayer: curing an illness, helping in business, etc.

To order the Thanksgiving service in any church, you need to go to the candle box and submit a note with the names of those people from whom (or for whom) it will be performed, your name, if you thank for what was sent down to you, you also need to indicate. You can turn in the Prayer to Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary and the saints. Thanksgiving prayers serve exclusively to the Lord.

While performing the Thanksgiving Moleben, the priest, after the end of the Liturgy, proclaims the beginning before the See of the See, then there is a peaceful litany with the mention of those who give thanks and the addition of special petitions, followed by the reading of the Gospel, the Apostle and augmented litany, during which the names of those who give thanks are mentioned, then the thanksgiving to the Lord and the singing of Praise or "We praise God for you ...". The prayer service ends with the blessing of those who give thanks, anointing with consecrated oil and sprinkling.

In various everyday circumstances, it is customary to refer to certain Mother of God or to the saints of God. So prayers for health are ordered by the healer and the great martyr Panteleimon, and in order to get rid of alcohol addiction, turn to the Mother of God the "Inexhaustible Chalice" and to the martyr Boniface.

Prayers can be performed not only in the church, but also in houses, in the fields, etc., sometimes they are combined with the consecration of water. Some prayers are served in times of distress or at the request of individuals, while others related to public worship are performed in special set time or during.

It is necessary to order prayer services before the Liturgy, otherwise it indicates a lack of understanding of the essence of the Eucharist.

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Prayer service is a short service during which believers turn to God with prayers for their private concerns and problems.

You can also address the Holy Virgin Mary or from the canonized. During the prayer service, blessings are also possible on a long journey, important work, teaching, etc. You can also serve a thanksgiving prayer service or offer praise to the Lord, who protected and guided you on the true path, who heeded the prayer for help. You can also order a prayer service on your own name day, praying fervently to the holy defender.

God will surely heed your prayers if you pray sincerely and fervently

One should pray for little at the prayer service sincerely and fervently. In addition to private prayer services, blessings are asked during public prayer songs: holy water, New Year's, as well as during prayer services for those suffering from, unclean spirits, etc. Solemn rites are held on the first Sunday of Great Lent, called the Triumph of Orthodoxy and Christmas. Ordering a prayer service is simple: a note with the name or names of those for whom (or on behalf of whom) the prayer service will be performed is served behind a candle box. Take your time to leave the temple by ordering a prayer service and leaving a note. The Lord is merciful and accepts any sacrifice, but his favor primarily appeals to the one who needs it most: therefore, pray with the priest.

What else is ordered along with the prayer service?

You can add akathists or canons to the prayer service. Most often, the priest, having completed the requirement, will anoint it with consecrated oil, sprinkle it with holy water. The more your faith, the sooner the Lord will come after the prayer service. After completing the prayer service, do not turn to God or the saints for help again. Sincere believer - they do not need to be abused. Several times you can order a prayer service on one occasion only when you ask for the healing of a sick person, or if the prayer service is performed according to a vow.

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In the Orthodox Church, the believer has the opportunity not only to pray for someone on his own, but also to make sure that the name of a loved one is mentioned during the prayer service. To do this, you need to write a special note, which must be correctly formatted.

Instructions

Go to the church and find a minister who receives notes asking for a mention of the prayer service. Usually you can buy candles from him. In some cases, there may be a box in the church, into which you must lower the note yourself. There will be an explanatory inscription on it. If you cannot figure out where to submit the notes, contact one of the parishioners who does not currently read the prayer, or contact a free clergyman.

Indicate on what occasion you need to mention a person close to you in the prayer service. Most often they pray "For health" for the living and "For repose" for the dead. However, the wording may be more specific, such as “Successful Childbirth” for a pregnant woman or “Maintaining in the Faith” for those who have religious doubts.

If you want the prayer to be offered to the Mother of God or to any particular saint, you should write down his name. Such a possibility exists during the ascension of the prayer service.

Below, write down the names of those you are asking to be mentioned in this prayer service. There can be several names, for example, on the "About health" card, you can indicate all your living family members and friends. For a more personal theme of the prayer, there may be one name. In this case, it is required to indicate only proper names adopted at baptism. Surnames and patronymics of people are not needed.

Give the form to the minister who collects them. Pay the required donation amount. It may depend on the number of notes submitted or on the number of names mentioned. If you wish, you can specify the time of reading the prayer service in order to be present at it yourself.

Orthodox worship is very diverse. In addition to the main church service of the liturgy, services are held in churches for various needs of believers. These services include prayer services.

A prayer service is a service in which God, the Mother of God, saints or angels are asked for help in various everyday needs. In fact, prayer following is a special prayer of a believer with a specific request. So, prayers can be ordered for the sick, before going on a trip. There are special thanksgiving prayers, prayers for help in studies, family matters, and help in trade. The list is by no means exhaustive.

You can pray for both the Lord and the saints or the Mother of God. In this case, it is necessary to indicate to whom exactly the moleben is ordered so that the choir sings certain troparia, and the priest pronounces the moleben chants.

Before ordering a prayer service, it is useful to know what time it is taking place. In small parishes (where divine services are held on Saturdays, Sundays and great holidays), prayers are most often served in the morning after the liturgy. In large cathedrals, prayers may well be performed daily, except for a few days established by the charter (for example, Holy Week or funeral Saturdays).

In order to order a prayer service, you must contact the staff member of the church who accepts church notes. Just as a person orders a commemoration at the liturgy, or the writing of names for a prayer is performed. It is worth remembering that prayers can be ordered for living baptized people. Prayers for repose in Orthodox Church does not exist (for this, the charter presupposes the performance of memorial services).

If a person orders a prayer service to some saint, then it is worthwhile for the staff of the church, who receives the notes, to tell which ascetic. The same applies to the practice of prayer to the Lord or the Mother of God. Names for prayer services are written in the genitive case.

You can order a prayer service in the church at any time when the House of God is open for believers. In this case, the names will be commemorated at the upcoming prayer service. In addition, the prayer service is ordered directly on the day of its performance, for example, before the divine liturgy.

An Orthodox person should especially understand that the writing of names for a prayer service in itself is not some kind of mystical act akin to a conspiracy. Prayer services are performed in churches for this, so that believers pray for their relatives and loved ones during this church service. Therefore, when ordering a prayer service, it is good to be at the service yourself. True, there is a tradition to order prayers during pilgrimage trips: in monasteries or holy places. In this case, the person himself cannot be present at the prayer services performed in a specific place. However, this should not be an excuse for the absence of glue prayer or prayer in the temple for people at another time and in another place.

Sometimes it is worth ordering a prayer service in advance. For example, in those cases when it is known that a shrine (icon or relics) is in the parish. Usually a lot of people flock to such molebens, therefore, immediately before the start of the service, you may not have time to write down the names and stand in line for the entire service. Therefore, it is worth ordering a prayer service in advance on the eve of the event, or arriving at the church in advance before the start of the service, so that during the prayer service itself you will no longer be distracted from the church service itself.