Prayers for pregnant women for every day prayer book. Orthodox prayers for pregnancy and the birth of a healthy child

Pregnancy is a special state in a woman's life. The expectation of the unborn child transforms her, changes the usual course of life.

In our time of dysfunctional ecology, it is rare for a woman to endure pregnancy without difficulties. And sometimes, it is accompanied by serious ones. When doctors are no longer able to help, there is no way to save lives. born child only prayer can help.

Turning to God from the heart can work wonders. In addition, prayer calms pregnant women, acting as a talisman for them and strengthening state of mind. And, as you know, it is one of the key components of a favorable course of pregnancy.

You can pray in your own words. After all, its strength depends on the sincerity of the one who prays. There are also specially composed Orthodox prayers for pregnant women. It is believed that by reading them, future mothers gain strength that will help them endure all hardships.

What are the Orthodox prayers for pregnant women?

In the Orthodox tradition, it is customary for a pregnant woman to pray for her health and the health of her child in front of her parents. Holy Mother of God(Jokim and Anna) and the parents of John the Baptist (Zechariah and Elizabeth). In fact, there are a lot of icons patronizing pregnant women and motherhood. Consider the most revered.

Important icons for future mothers

Before childbirth, prayer for pregnant women is of particular importance. You can pray for a happy resolution before miraculous icons Mother of God: “Assistant in childbirth”, “Healer”, “Fedorovskaya”, etc.

Prayers for pregnant women with a threat of miscarriage

It is believed that a prayer for the preservation of pregnancy to the Most Holy Theotokos has special power for a pregnant woman. In addition, you can read the “Prayer for Preservation of Pregnancy to the Lord Jesus Christ” or “Prayer of Pregnant Women” in front of the icon of the Kazan Mother of God and others.

What prayers should be read to pregnant women?

Prayer is an appeal to the Almighty. God hears a sincere heart in all languages, in any form and in any part of our planet. It all depends on the future mother herself and her religion. Prayers for a pregnant woman every day will help to find peace of mind.

Orthodox prayer of a pregnant woman to the Blessed Virgin Mary

The unexpressed joy with which Your virgin heart was filled when looking at Your newborn Son and Lord, may it alleviate the sorrow that comes to me amid the illnesses of birth. May the life of the world, my Savior, born of Thee, save me from death, which cuts off the lives of many mothers at the hour of resolution, and may the fruit of my womb be counted among the elect of God.

Hear, Most Holy Queen of Heaven, my humble prayer and look down on me, a poor sinner, with Your eye of grace; do not shame my hope in Your great mercy and fall on me.

Helper of Christians, Healer of diseases, may I also be able to experience for myself that You are the Mother of Mercy, and may I always glorify Your grace, which never rejects the prayers of the poor and delivers all who call on You during sorrow and illness. Amen.

Prayer for the preservation of pregnancy to the Lord Jesus Christ

Almighty God, Creator of everything visible and invisible! To You, beloved Father, we resort, endowed with the mind of creation, because You, on special advice, created our race, having created our body from the earth with inexpressible wisdom and breathed into it the soul from Your Spirit, so that we would be Your likeness.

And although it was in Your will to create us immediately, like the angels, if only You wanted, but Your wisdom was pleased that through husband and wife, in Your established order of marriage, the human race multiplied; You wanted to bless people so that they would grow and multiply and fill not only the earth, but also the angelic hosts.

O God and Father! May it be forever glorified and glorified your name for everything you have done for us! I also thank You for Your mercy, that not only I, according to Your will, came from Your wonderful creation and replenish the number of the elect, but that You honored me to bless in marriage and sent me the fruit of the womb.

This is Your gift, Your Divine mercy, O Lord and Father of spirit and body! Therefore, I turn to You alone and pray to You with a humble heart for mercy and help, so that what You do in me by Your power will be preserved and brought to a prosperous birth. For I know, O God, that it is not in the power and power of man to choose his own path; we are too weak and prone to fall to bypass all those networks that the evil spirit sets up for us at Your will, and avoid those misfortunes into which our frivolity plunges us.

Your wisdom is limitless. Whom do you wish. Through Your angel, You will save us unharmed from every misfortune. Therefore, I, merciful Father, commit myself in my sorrow into Your hands and pray that You look at me with the eye of mercy and save me from all suffering.

Send me and my dear husband joy, O God, Lord of all joy! So that we, at the sight of Your blessing, worship You with all our heart and serve with a joyful spirit. I do not want to be removed from what You imposed on our entire race, commanding to give birth to children in illnesses.

But I humbly ask You to help me endure suffering and send a prosperous outcome. And if You hear this prayer of ours and send us a healthy and good child, then we swear to bring him back to You and consecrate him to You, so that You remain for us and our seed a merciful God and Father, as we swear to always be Your faithful servants together with our child.

Hear, merciful God, the prayer of your servant, fulfill the prayer of our heart, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior, who became incarnate for us, now abides with you and the Holy Spirit and rules in eternity. Amen.

Prayer for the preservation of pregnancy to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Oh, Glorious Mother of God, have mercy on me, Thy servant, come to my aid during my illnesses and dangers, with which all the poor daughters of Eve give birth.

Remember, O Blessed One in women, with what joy and love You went hastily to a mountainous country to visit Your relative Elizabeth during her pregnancy, and what a wonderful effect Your grace-filled visit had in the mother and in the baby.

And according to Thy inexhaustible mercy, grant me, Thy most humble servant, to be relieved of the burden safely; grant me this grace so that the child, now resting under my heart, having come to his senses, with joyful leaping, like the holy baby John, worships the Divine Lord Savior, who, out of love for us sinners, did not disdain himself to become a baby.

The unexpressed joy with which Your virgin heart was filled when looking at Your newborn Son and Lord, may it alleviate the sorrow that comes to me amid the illnesses of birth.

May the life of the world, my Savior, born of Thee, save me from death, which cuts off the lives of many mothers at the hour of resolution, and may the fruit of my womb be counted among the elect of God. Hear, Most Holy Queen of Heaven, my humble prayer and look down on me, a poor sinner, with Your eye of grace; do not shame my hope in Your great mercy and fall on me, Helper of Christians, Healer of diseases, may I also be able to experience for myself that You are the Mother of mercy, and may I always glorify Your grace, which never rejects the prayers of the poor and delivers all who call on You during times of grief and illness. Amen.

Prayer of a pregnant woman for a safe resolution

Oh, Glorious Mother of God, have mercy on me, Thy servant, come to my aid during my illnesses and dangers, with which all the poor daughters of Eve give birth.

Remember, O Blessed One in women, with what joy and love You went hastily to a mountainous country to visit Your relative Elizabeth during her pregnancy, and what a miraculous effect Your grace-filled visit had on both mother and baby.

And according to Thy inexhaustible mercy, grant me, Thy humiliated servant, to be relieved of the burden safely; grant me this grace so that the child, now resting under my heart, having come to his senses, with joyful leaping, like the holy baby John, worships the Divine Lord the Savior, who, out of love for us sinners, did not disdain himself to become a Baby.

The inexpressible joy that your virgin heart was filled with when looking at your newborn Son and Lord, may it alleviate the sorrow that is coming to me amid the illnesses of birth.

Hear, O Most Holy Queen of Heaven, my humble supplication and look upon me, a poor sinner, with Thy eye of grace; do not shame my hope in Your great mercy and fall on me. Helper of Christians, Healer of diseases, may I also be able to experience for myself that You are the Mother of Mercy, and may I always glorify Your grace, which has never rejected the prayers of the poor and delivers all those who call on You during times of sorrow and illness. Amen.

Prayer for children

Father of bounty and all mercy! As a parent, I would wish my children every abundance of earthly blessings, I would wish them blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fat of the earth, but may Thy holy will be with them!

Arrange their fate according to Your good pleasure, do not deprive them of their daily bread in life, send them everything they need in time to acquire blessed eternity; be merciful to them when they sin against you; impute not to them the sins of youth and their ignorance; bring contrite hearts to them when they resist the guidance of thy goodness; punish and have mercy on them, directing them to the path pleasing to You, but do not reject them from Your face!

Accept with favor their prayers; grant them success in every good deed; turn not thy face away from them in the days of their affliction, lest their temptations be overtaken above their strength. Overshadow them with Your mercy; May Your Angel walk with them and keep them from every misfortune and evil way.

Prayer of a pregnant woman (in her own words)

Lord, I thank you for giving me a child.

And I ask You to bless the fruit within me. Help keep him from vices and diseases. Bless him with full development and health.

Bless me also. So that there are no diseases and complications in my body. Strengthen me and keep us with the child.

May my birth be blessed and easy.

You gave us this miracle. Thank you. But help me to be a worthy mother.

I trust in your hands his life and our future.

The expectant mother can be disturbed not only by toxicosis, but also more serious problems threatening the life of the child. Panic begins to overcome many, susceptibility increases, excessive suspiciousness appears. In order for the trouble to pass by and the nerves to calm down, it is worth daily in prayer to turn to the Lord, the Mother of God and certain saints and ask them for good help. It is advisable for a pregnant woman, if her health condition allows, to visit the temple, participate in common prayer, in the Sacrament of Communion and Confession. If there is a threat to health, you can pray at home, even while lying in bed. Requests to God and the saints give strength to overcome all problems and strengthen the faith that everything will go well.

The meaning of prayer during pregnancy

In some women, anxiety increases during pregnancy - this is due to the fact that there is no complete surrender of oneself into the hands of God. Only the Lord can save from all sorts of troubles and troubles, nothing is done without His will. And the Lord will give children, you can turn to him for help about a blessed birth and good health.

If the pregnant woman lies on the preservation and the life of the fetus is in danger, you can invite a priest to read a prayer service for the health of the non-idle. Prayers at the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Help in childbirth" for bearing will call for the mercy of God and help you successfully endure and give birth healthy child.

Prayers for health and well-being offered in the temple are especially heard by the Lord and the saints. In icon shops, you can leave a special booklet - a commemoration book, in which you enter the name of a non-idle (as pregnant women are called in Orthodoxy) and all relatives. At each divine service, commemorators are brought to the altar to read prayers for all those who are recorded. The child in the womb feels the mood and state of mind of the mother. When she attends worship, listens to chants, the baby at this time, as it were, personally participates in the sacrament and reacts to what is happening.

Who to pray for pregnant women?

Those who are in the womb need to pray to God as the only Master. In addition to prayers to the Lord, there is folk tradition the custom of offering petitions to the chosen saints - ambulances pregnant. So, Blessed Xenia of Petersburg and Matrona of Moscow became famous for their miraculous help. Moreover, these saints themselves were not mothers and led a life full of difficulties and hardships. The matron was blind, as a teenager she lost the ability to move independently. Saint Xenia, after the death of her husband, gave away all her property and went on a wandering journey. For their high spiritual exploits, the Lord rewarded these women with the gifts of healing and insight.

Saint Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky is also famous for quick help, you can pray to him if you have to C-section. The parents of the Virgin Mary - the righteous Joachim and Anna - not only help the barren, but also intercede for safe bearing.

Prayer to Mother Matrona

The saint, before her death, commanded that all who turn to her in faith would be heard. Many miracles through the prayers of Matronushka are performed today.

IN difficult situation when there is no text at hand, it is enough to say: " Holy Matrona of Moscow, pray to God for us".

Prayer of Saint Xenia

During the life of Saint Xenia, mothers brought their children with a request to bless them. There was a belief among the people that it was enough for Xenia to stroke the child on the head, and a touch would heal him. There is a case when the blessed one, thanks to her foresight, saved an unborn baby.

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Icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary helping pregnant women

There are icons of the Virgin Mary, which are especially loved by women who are expecting the birth of a baby.

Icons that help in bearing and childbirth:

"Assistant in childbirth";
"Quick listener";
"Healer".

It is enough to have one image of the Most Holy Theotokos and read prayers near it. You can light a candle as a symbol of the heart's aspiration to God.

Each image has its own characteristics. So, "Skoroposlushnitsa" is famous for its ambulance. Prayers are offered to the “Healer” icon for a successful delivery and during difficult gestation. "Assistant in childbirth" is prayed during the active phase of childbirth and in front of them.

At the icon "Assistant in childbirth":

At the icon "Skoroshlushnitsa":

At the icon "Healer":

When the time of childbirth comes or the pregnant woman needs emergency heavenly help, a short glorification is read: “Virgin Mother of God, rejoice, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with you, blessed are you in women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, as the Savior gave birth to our souls".

Prayers for childbirth

In the maternity hospital, you should definitely take the image of the Mother of God. It can be kept near you throughout the entire time of childbirth. It is important not to forget to put on a cross when preparing. Must Read short prayer: “Most Holy Theotokos, save us”, as soon as the contractions recede. The Mother of God will protect from the bad and give help in childbirth. It is also necessary to say "Our Father" and ask for help from the Guardian Angel.

Those who gave birth note that they felt relieved when they prayed and there was an icon nearby. Multiple cases of help when the fetus took desired position, the pains receded, were revealed to those who pray.

In Islam, there are no specific duas for pregnant women and those giving birth. Muslims pray to Allah in their own words or recite selected verses from the Koran.

In ancient times, due to the lack of proper medicine, the only thing a woman could afford to save her pregnancy was prayer. Today, despite all the development, achievements and great opportunities in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, the task of preserving a child in the womb is still acute. Approximately 20-25% of women lose their fetus on early dates. And at the same time, it is not always possible to identify the cause, sometimes doctors simply shrug their shoulders from impotence. The saddest thing is that no one is immune from this. That is why expectant mothers began to resort to prayer more often.

All roads lead to the temple

Pregnancy can be desired and unwanted, long-awaited and unexpected. But be that as it may, each nascent life - it's a blessing from heaven and a gift from the Lord. And woe to those who are unwilling to accept this truth. Orthodox Church takes an active position to protect the child from the moment of conception.

Today, having good analyzes and excellent health, many women fail to conceive. And if you become pregnant, it is not always possible to save and bear the child. The reasons may be different, but if you take into account all modern realities: ecology, lifestyle, nutrition - the birth of each child is already a miracle.

The role of prayer in maintaining pregnancy is priceless. It is in its very nature to bring harmony and peace. This is an inexplicable mystery that takes place between the Creator and His creation: the soul calms down, the mind brightens and hope appears in the most hopeless situation.

Prayers may be different, but they all have the same function - to give help, protect and save. In order for the time in anticipation of a child to pass relatively safely, you should pay attention to your spiritual life. And even if there are no serious reasons for concern, the grace from above will never be superfluous.

It is very important to note that in their religious zeal, some are more inclined to care about the form than the content of prayer: where to stand, how many times to bow, where to start. But sincere faith of the heart will always be more important than ritual . The Word of God says that God knows the heart. And if there is no faith, other actions simply lose their meaning.

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It would also be useful for expectant mothers to go to church and receive the blessing of the holy father for bearing a healthy child, and, if possible, attend church services every week.

You can also pray at home, this is especially true already at a later date or when there is no opportunity to visit the temple. One way or another, the prayers of a believing heart will be heard anywhere.

The mere presence of pregnancy is already enough reason to start praying. It is not necessary to have a threat of miscarriage or a serious pathology, sometimes the simplest stress can provoke devastating consequences. After all, a woman in a position is very vulnerable, whether physically or mentally. Reading a prayer will help strengthen internal forces, will give emotional stability and peace of mind. No wonder it is called the breath of life.

Every day with a prayer on your lips

The waiting period for a child is very exciting. Usually , a woman becomes extremely sentimental and vulnerable: she seems to let everything pass through herself, all kinds of fears, suspiciousness appear. That is why it is important to enter into fellowship with the Lord and ask for blessings for a peaceful pregnancy.

Saint Theophan the Recluse said that a woman who has a child in her womb is very closely connected with him - both physically, mentally, and spiritually. What the mother will feel and experience will also feel and experience the baby. He constantly hears her voice, absorbs her mood and emotions. The baby reacts even if the mother is a little upset or scared of something. Regular daily prayer will help to maintain harmony in oneself and with the world, and will also protect the baby from any negative influences.

Prayer of a pregnant woman:

“God Almighty, Creator and Preserver of life! I thank You that You are merciful to me, Your humble servant. You, out of great generosity, blessed me, giving the fruit of the womb. Lord, now I pray to You that no sins of mine overtake my child in my womb, I resort to Your mercy. I do not ask You to save me from the fate of our female race, You Yourself determined to give birth to us in illnesses. I only humbly ask that when my hour comes, grant me strength to resolve and deliver me from unbearable diseases. May my baby be healthy and strong. May You be glorified and may Your name be glorified forever! ".

The healing power of prayer

Even if the sentence on the unborn child is still pronounced and the doctors' prognosis is disappointing, you should not give up. The state of affairs can change at any moment if prayers are connected to the matter. Sometimes this is the only remedy left to desperate parents.

This is a prayer pleasing to God. There is no place for selfishness, ambition and pride here, only an ardent intercession for the unborn life. Holy Scripture teaches us that fervent prayer brings results (James 5:16). And this is the case when there is not much or enough of it. It is good when friends and relatives of a pregnant woman join the petitions. The support of loved ones plays a very important role during this period.

Life shows many examples when babies were born and born healthy despite all the diagnoses. Do not underestimate the power of prayer, because miracles come through it.

Whom to pray for the preservation of the child

The priests say that it makes no difference which saint to turn to and in front of whose icon to pray. What really matters and matters is that there is faith in God's mercy and grace in the heart.

Saints who a pregnant woman can turn to:

an appeal to the Lord Jesus Christ;
prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos;
a petition to Nikolai Ugodnik;
prayer to the Matrona of Moscow;
an appeal to Righteous Elizabeth;
petition

It should be noted that a prayer for the preservation and safe birth of a child should begin with repentance, if the sin of abortion was committed earlier in life. This sin is very serious. As a mortal, he can weigh soul to the dead burden, depriving all blessings.

Appeal to Saint Matrona

Holy Matrona is a true blessing to all in need. God gave her a powerful healing gift. During her lifetime, as a seven-year-old child, she already received the afflicted, who then returned home healed. Her whole life consisted in gratuitous help to people.

And to this day, mother Matrona is resorted to with various everyday situations: both family difficulties and financial ones. But first of all, her attention to those who are really in difficult circumstances.

People often note that during prayer in front of the icon of the Matrona of Moscow outgoing warmth and the presence of a living person are felt.

In the biography of mother there are many cases when she helped women who had already lost all hope to comprehend the joy of motherhood. And today, women continue to resort to her help in conceiving and maintaining pregnancy, choosing her as their patroness and intercessor. Especially often they turn to when the pregnancy is difficult and there is a possibility of a miscarriage.

Matrona constantly said that there is no misfortune that would be beyond the power of God. She always directed the attention of man to the One who alone performs miracles. When the tests are really bad and medicine is unable to save the child, let God work through your prayers.

Prayer words:

“Oh, Blessed Mother Matrona. I sincerely ask for your gracious forgiveness. If I am very sinful, do not let my unborn child accept my punishment and save my long-awaited pregnancy. Protect me Mother from harmful diseases and demonic wiles, protect my child in my womb. I beg you to grant me in due time to safely resolve in childbirth and may it appear new life. Ask the Lord for strength and endurance for me to save the child, and may He forgive me my grave sins. Amen".

Children can join the faith while still in their mother's womb. A woman has the opportunity to bless her unborn baby with a wonderful spiritual heritage. The Holy Fathers say that the upbringing of a child begins with pregnancy.

Simple everyday actions for a God-fearing woman:

make morning and;
receive Holy Communion regularly Mysteries of Christ;
take holy water and consecrated bread in the morning;
read Holy Scripture and Christian books.

Paisiy Svyatogorets noted that if the mother has a spiritual life, then the child in the womb is sanctified. In the future, this will affect his growing up and well-being, and his parents will be very happy for him.

George Zadonsky gives instruction to expectant mothers about reading such prayers as: “Lord, grant me permission”, “Do with me according to Your mercy”, “God, be merciful to me a sinner”.

Blessed Augustine was a witness a large number maternal deaths, and he speaks of pregnancy as a gift from God to be cherished. God Himself creates a child inside a woman, having His perfect will for him.

Expecting a child may well be a fertile time. Prayers are the few things that every pregnant woman can do so that her baby is born and healthy.

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Pregnancy is one of the most important life stages every woman. During pregnancy future mom should restrict herself from bad nutrition and eat only wholesome and healthy food.

The same goes for the spiritual life. A non-idle woman (church name for a pregnant woman) must limit herself from different kind heavy films, music and entertainment, feeding your soul with useful reading and constant daily prayer.

Below we place prayers to the Lord and the Most Holy Theotokos, read by the wife during the days of pregnancy.

Prayers to the Lord God

Prayer one

IN almighty, miraculous, merciful God! The Creator and Preserver of heaven and earth and all creatures, Who Himself pronounced a blessing on all Christian spouses: grow and multiply! And again: this is the inheritance from the Lord: children, the fruit of the womb, a reward from Him. I thank Thee that You have made me a partaker of this blessing and Thy gift in my marital state, and I pray Thee, deign to bless the fruit of the womb given to me by Thee, bless and delight him with Thy Holy Spirit, accept Thy beloved children among the number of Thy beloved and make them partakers of St. of the sacraments of the Church of Thy beloved Son, my Lord Jesus Christ, so that through this he may be sanctified and cleansed from the poisonous infection of hereditary sin in which he was conceived. Lord God! I and the fruit of my womb are children of wrath by nature, but You, beloved Father, have mercy on us, and sprinkle the fruit of my womb with hyssop, so that it will be clean, wash it, and it will become whiter than snow. Strengthen and keep him in the womb until the hour when he should be born into the world. This fruit of my womb was not hidden from You, when it was formed in the womb, Your hands arranged it, You gave it life and breath, and may Your supervision preserve them. Save me from fear and fright and from evil spirits who would like to damage and crush the work of Your hands. Grant him a rational soul, and make sure that his body grows healthy and undefiled, with whole, healthy members, and when the time and hour come, resolve me by Your mercy. Grant me strength and strength for my birth, bless him with Your almighty help and ease my suffering, because this is Your work, the miraculous power of Your omnipotence, the work of Your mercy and mercy. Remember the word that You spoke: You took me out of the womb; I am devoted to You from birth; from my mother's womb You are my God; You gave me rest at my mother's breast. You are the God who knows and sees the needs of all people; You said: A woman, when she gives birth, suffers grief, because her hour has come.

G Lord! For the sake of this heartfelt compassion of Yours and for the sake of Your pity-filled heart, I beseech You, deign to relieve my sorrow, which You foresaw, and bring forth the fruit of my womb, with a healthy, living body and intact, well-formed members. I entrust him to you, into your almighty, fatherly hands, in your mercy and mercy, and I place him, Lord Jesus Christ, in your holy arms, bless this fruit of my womb as well, as you blessed the children brought to you when you spoke : "Let the children in and do not prevent them from coming to me, for such is the kingdom of heaven."

FROM shepherd! Thus I bring to Thee also this fruit of my womb; lay your graceful hand upon him. Bless him with the finger of Your Holy Spirit and bless him when he comes into this world with holy, blessed baptism; sanctify and renew him to eternal life through rebirth, make him also a member of your holy body and your holy Christian church, so that praise to you is pronounced from his lips, and he is and forever remains a child and heir of eternal life, through the holy, your bitter suffering and your death and holy name Yours, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Prayer two

G Lord Jesus Christ our God, from the Eternal Father, born to the Son before the age, and in the last days, with the goodwill and assistance of the Holy Spirit, deigning to be born from the Blessed Virgin like a baby, a baby, a baby, and laid in a manger, the Lord himself, in the beginning creating a man and a wife of conjugation him, giving them a commandment: grow and multiply and fill the earth, have mercy on me, according to the great mercy of Your servant (name), who is preparing to give birth according to Your commandment. Forgive me my voluntary and involuntary sins, by Your grace, grant me the strength to safely get rid of my burden, keep me and the baby in health and goodness, protect Your angels and save me from the hostile actions of evil spirits, and from all kinds of evil things. Amen.

Prayer three

IN Almighty God, Creator of all things visible and invisible! We resort to You, beloved Father, endowed with the mind of creation, because You, on Your own advice, created our race, having created our body from the earth with indescribable wisdom and breathed into it the soul from Your Spirit, so that we would be Your likeness. And although it was in Your will to create us immediately, like angels, if only You wanted, but Your Wisdom was pleased that through husband and wife, in Your established order of marriage, the human race multiplied; You wanted to bless people so that they grow and multiply and fill not only the earth, but also the angelic hosts. O God and Father, may Your name be forever glorified and glorified for all that You have done for us! I also thank You for Your mercy, that not only I, according to Your will, came from Your wonderful creation and fill the number of the elect, but that You honored me to bless in marriage and sent me the fruit of the womb. This is Your gift, Your Divine mercy, O Lord and Father of spirit and body! Therefore, I turn to You alone and pray to You with a humble heart for mercy and help, so that what You do in me by Your power will be preserved and brought to a prosperous birth. For I know, O God, that it is not in the power and power of man to choose his own path; we are too weak and prone to fall to bypass all those networks that the evil spirit sets up for us at Your will, and to avoid those misfortunes into which our frivolity plunges us. Your wisdom is limitless. Whom You wish, You will save unscathed through Your Angel from every misfortune. Therefore, I, the Merciful Father, commit myself in my sorrow into Your hands and pray that You look at me with the eye of mercy and save me from all suffering. Send me and my dear husband joy, O God, Lord of all joy! So that we, at the sight of Your blessing, worship You with all our heart and serve with a joyful spirit. I do not want to be removed from what You imposed on our entire race, commanding to give birth to children in illnesses. But I humbly ask You to help me endure suffering and send a prosperous outcome.

At Hear, Merciful God, the prayer of Your last servant, fulfill the prayer of our heart, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior, who became incarnate for us, now abides with You and the Holy Spirit and rules in eternity. Amen.

Prayerful sighs of a wife during pregnancy to the Most Holy Theotokos

ABOUT, Glorious Mother of God, have mercy on me, Thy servant, and come to my aid during my illnesses and dangers, with which all the poor daughters of Eve give birth. Remember, O Blessed One in women, with what joy and love You went hastily to a mountainous country to visit Your relative Elizabeth during her pregnancy, and what a wonderful effect Your blessed visit had in both mother and baby. And according to Thy inexhaustible mercy, grant me, Thy most humble servant, to be relieved of the burden safely; grant me this grace so that the child, now resting under my heart, having come to his senses, with joyful leaping, like the holy baby John, worships the Divine Lord Savior, who, out of love for us sinners, did not disdain himself to become a baby. The unexpressed joy with which Your virgin heart was filled when looking at Your newborn Son and Lord, may it alleviate the sorrow that comes to me amid the illnesses of birth. May the life of the world, my Savior, born of Thee, save me from death, which cuts off the lives of many mothers at the hour of resolution, and may the fruit of my womb be counted among the elect of God. Hear, Most Holy Queen of Heaven, my humble prayer and look down on me, a poor sinner, with Your eye of grace; do not shame my hope in Your great mercy and fall on me. Helper of Christians, Healer of illnesses, may I also be able to experience for myself that You, Mother of Mercy, and may I always glorify Your grace, which has never rejected the prayers of the poor and delivers all those who call on You during sorrow and illness. Amen.

Discussion: 8 comments

Hello! Please bless me for reading the akathist to the Theotokos "Help in childbirth."

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Hello, Elena!
Bless you, please read. God help you!
Peace and God bless you!

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Good afternoon! Tell me, two months have passed since the birth and I would like to visit the temple. What about the permissive prayer: can I come to the service, defend it and go to the priest for this prayer? Or I can't enter the temple until they read this prayer? How to do it right?

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Hello Ekaterina!
Yes, you can come to the temple, defend the service and then go to the priest for this prayer, but do not venerate the holy icons and the cross yet. They came to the temple, stood aside, prayed, defended the service, and then approached the priest. There is a practice in many churches to confess before the service, or if there are several priests, then during the service, then you can go to confession and tell the priest, maybe he will immediately read these prayers to you and at the same time you can repent of sins and take communion.
Peace be upon you and God's blessing!

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Generally they are intended if you are married. But there are also common ones:

During pregnancy
Prayerful sighs of a Christian spouse during pregnancy to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer first.

Almighty, miraculous, merciful God! The Creator and Preserver of heaven and earth and all creatures, Who Himself pronounced a blessing on all Christian spouses: grow and multiply! And again: this is the inheritance from the Lord: children, the fruit of the womb, a reward from Him. I thank Thee that You have made me a partaker of this blessing and Thy gift in my marital state, and I pray Thee, deign to bless the fruit of the womb given to me by Thee, bless and delight him with Thy Holy Spirit, accept Thy beloved children among the number of Thy beloved and make them partakers of St. of the sacraments of the Church of Thy beloved Son, my Lord Jesus Christ, so that through this he may be sanctified and cleansed from the poisonous infection of hereditary sin in which he was conceived. Lord God! I and the fruit of my womb are children of wrath by nature, but You, beloved Father, have mercy on us, and sprinkle the fruit of my womb with hyssop, so that it will be clean, wash it, and it will become whiter than snow. Strengthen and keep him in the womb until the hour when he should be born into the world. This fruit of my womb was not hidden from You, when it was formed in the womb, Your hands arranged it, You gave it life and breath, and may Your supervision preserve them. Save me from fear and fright and from evil spirits who would like to damage and crush the work of Your hands. Grant him a rational soul, and make sure that his body grows healthy and undefiled, with whole, healthy members, and when the time and hour come, resolve me by Your mercy. Grant me strength and strength for my birth, bless him with Your almighty help and ease my suffering, because this is Your work, the miraculous power of Your omnipotence, the work of Your mercy and mercy. Remember the word that You spoke: You took me out of the womb; I am devoted to You from birth; from my mother's womb You are my God; You gave me rest at my mother's breast. You are the God who knows and sees the needs of all people; You said: A woman, when she gives birth, suffers grief, because her hour has come.

God! For the sake of this heartfelt compassion of Yours and for the sake of Your pity-filled heart, I beseech You, deign to relieve my sorrow, which You foresaw, and bring forth the fruit of my womb, with a healthy, living body and intact, well-formed members. I entrust him to you, into your almighty, fatherly hands, in your mercy and mercy, and I place him, Lord Jesus Christ, in your holy arms, bless this fruit of my womb as well, as you blessed the children brought to you when you spoke : "Let the children in and do not prevent them from coming to me, for such is the kingdom of heaven."

Savior! Thus I bring to Thee also this fruit of my womb; lay your graceful hand upon him. Bless him with the finger of Your Holy Spirit and bless him when he comes into this world with holy, blessed baptism; sanctify and renew him to eternal life through rebirth, make him also a member of your holy body and your holy Christian church, so that praise to you is pronounced from his lips, and he is and forever remains a child and heir of eternal life, through the holy, Your bitter suffering and Your death and Your holy name, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Prayer two.

Lord Jesus Christ our God, from the eternal Father, born to the Son before the age, and in the last days, by the goodwill and assistance of the Holy Spirit, deigned to be born from the Blessed Virgin as a baby, a baby, a baby, and laid in a manger, the Lord himself, in the beginning creating a man and a wife of conjugations him, giving them a commandment: grow and multiply and fill the earth, have mercy on me, according to the great mercy of Your servant (name), who is preparing to give birth according to Your commandment. Forgive me my voluntary and involuntary sins, by Your grace, grant me the strength to safely get rid of my burden, keep me and the baby in health and goodness, protect Your angels and save me from the hostile actions of evil spirits, and from all kinds of evil things. Amen.

Prayer three.

Almighty God, Creator of everything visible and invisible! We resort to You, beloved Father, endowed with the mind of creation, because You, on Your own advice, created our race, having created our body from the earth with indescribable wisdom and breathed into it the soul from Your Spirit, so that we would be Your likeness. And although it was in Your will to create us immediately, like angels, if only You wanted, but Your Wisdom was pleased that through husband and wife, in Your established order of marriage, the human race multiplied; You wanted to bless people so that they grow and multiply and fill not only the earth, but also the angelic hosts. O God and Father, may Your name be forever glorified and glorified for all that You have done for us! I also thank You for Your mercy, that not only I, according to Your will, came from Your wonderful creation and fill the number of the elect, but that You honored me to bless in marriage and sent me the fruit of the womb. This is Your gift, Your Divine mercy, O Lord and Father of spirit and body! Therefore, I turn to You alone and pray to You with a humble heart for mercy and help, so that what You do in me by Your power will be preserved and brought to a prosperous birth. For I know, O God, that it is not in the power and power of man to choose his own path; we are too weak and prone to fall to bypass all those networks that the evil spirit sets up for us at Your will, and to avoid those misfortunes into which our frivolity plunges us. Your wisdom is limitless. Whom You wish, You will save unscathed through Your Angel from every misfortune. Therefore, I, the Merciful Father, commit myself in my sorrow into Your hands and pray that You look at me with the eye of mercy and save me from all suffering. Send me and my dear husband joy, O God, Lord of all joy! So that we, at the sight of Your blessing, worship You with all our heart and serve with a joyful spirit. I do not want to be removed from what You imposed on our entire race, commanding to give birth to children in illnesses. But I humbly ask You to help me endure suffering and send a prosperous outcome.

Hear, Merciful God, the prayer of Your last servant, fulfill the prayer of our heart, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior, who became incarnate for us, now abides with You and the Holy Spirit and rules in eternity. Amen.