Evening prayers before. Evening prayer

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Briefoh evening prayer rule

Prayers for the dream to come

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

(It is read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist.) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen. Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake. Lord have mercy ( thrice) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy. ( 12 times)

Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great, to God the Father

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel

Prayer of St. Joannicius

Evening prayer short rule

Brief Prayer Book

morning prayers

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

(Read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist.)

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 if the Savior gave birth to our souls.

Come, let us bow down and bow down to Christ, our King God. (Bow)

Come, let us worship and bow down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. (Bow)

Prayers for the dream to come

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and bestowing life on those in the tombs.” (Thrice) From Ascension to Trinity, we begin prayers with “Holy God. ', omitting all the preceding ones. This remark also applies to prayers for the coming sleep.

Throughout Bright Week, instead of this rule, the hours of Holy Pascha are read.

** From Pascha to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the refrain and irmos of the 9th song of the Paschal canon are read:

“An angel crying out more graciously: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And pack the river: rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the tomb and raised up the dead; folks, have fun! Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and rejoice, Sione. But you, Pure One, show off, Mother of God, about the rise of Your Nativity.

These remarks also apply to prayers for the coming sleep.

How to learn to pray at home. Moscow, "The Ark", 2004. Trifonov Pechenga Monastery

Brief

A short prayer rule for the laity

"Every Christian should have a rule." (St. John Chrysostom)

“If you create a rule without laziness, then you will receive a great reward from God and remission of sins.” (St. Innocent of Irkutsk)

I. Initial bows

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Stay a little, silently, and then pray slowly with the fear of God, if possible, then with tears, firmly believing that “the Holy Spirit strengthens us in our weaknesses: for we do not know what to pray for, and how we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings” (Rom. 8:26).

God, be merciful to me a sinner (bow).

God, cleanse my sins and have mercy on me (bow).

Having created me, Lord, have mercy on me (bow).

No number of sins. Lord, forgive me (bow).

My mistress, Most Holy Theotokos, save me a sinner (bow).

Angel, my holy guardian, save me from all evil (bow).

Holy (your Saint's name), pray to God for me (bow).

II. Initial prayers

Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

The King of Heaven, the Comforter, the Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything. Treasure of the good and life to the Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed, our souls. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal; have mercy on us (thrice).

Note. During the time from Holy Pascha to Pentecost, the prayer to the Holy Spirit - “King of Heaven” is not read. On the week of St. Easter does not read all the trisagion, but is replaced by the troparion “Christ is risen. ” three times. Also, before Easter is given, instead of “It is worthy to eat, as it truly is,” one reads or sings: “Shine, shine, new Jerusalem: the glory of the Lord is exalted upon You; rejoice now and rejoice in Zion, you are the Pure Mother of God, about the rise of your Nativity.

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us: Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for the sake of Your name.

Lord, have mercy (three times).

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and forever, and throughout the ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. 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 the evil one.

Come, let us bow to the King of our God (bow).

Come, let us bow down and fall down to Christ, the King of our God (bow).

Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the Tsar and our God (bow).

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Wash me most of all from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my iniquity, and my sin before me is taken out. I have sinned against you alone, and have done evil before you; as if you were justified in your words, and you won, when you judge Ty.

Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sins give birth to me, my mother. Behold, thou didst love the truth, Thy obscure and secret wisdom revealed to me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Give joy and gladness to my ears, the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquities. Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Your salvation, and confirm me with the Sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked in Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Spare me the blood. O God, God of my salvation, my tongue shall rejoice in Thy righteousness, O Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth shall proclaim Thy praise. As if you would have desired sacrifices, you would have given them, you would not favor burnt offerings. Sacrifice to God, the spirit is broken, the heart is contrite and humble, God will not despise. Please, O Lord, with Thy favor Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; then they will offer calves on Your altar. (Psalm 50.)

1. I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible.

2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only Begotten. Who is born from the Father before all ages. Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, Whom all was.

3. For us, man, and for our salvation, who descended from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and became human.

4. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried.

5. And resurrected on the third day according to the Scriptures.

6. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father;

7. And the packs of the coming with glory to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end.

8. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets.

9. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

10. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.

11. I look forward to the resurrection of the dead;

12. And the life of the future age. Amen.

Morning prayer (read only in the morning)

To Thee, Lord, Lover of mankind, having risen from sleep, I resort to Thy deeds and strive by Thy mercy; and I pray to Thee: help me at all times, in all things, and deliver me from every evil worldly thing and the devil's haste, and save me and lead me into Your eternal kingdom. You are my Creator, and the Providence and Giver of every good, all my hope is in You, and I send glory to You, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Evening prayer (read only in the evening)

Lord our God, if I have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, for I am Good and Lover of mankind, forgive me. Peaceful sleep and serene grant me; Send your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil; for you are the guardian of our souls and our bodies, and we send glory to you. Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever, and throughout the ages of ages. Amen.

Virgin Mary, rejoice. Gracious Mary, the Lord is with you: blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, as if you gave birth to our souls as the Savior.

Weaken, leave, forgive, God, our sins, free and involuntary, even in word and in deed, even in knowledge and not in knowledge, even in days and nights, even in mind and in thought: forgive us all, as Good and Humanitarian.

Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord, Lover of mankind. Bless those who do good. Grant to our brethren and relatives even for the salvation of petitions and eternal life: visit the infirmities of beings, and grant healing. Izhe govern the sea. Travel travel. Conquer the Emperor. Grant forgiveness to those who serve and pardon us of sins. Those who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them, have mercy on the greatness of Your mercy. Remember, Lord, our father and brothers who have fallen asleep before, and give them rest, where the light of Your face visits. Remember, Lord, our captive brethren, and deliver me from every circumstance. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and grant them even salvation, petitions and eternal life. Remember, Lord, and us humble and sinful and unworthy servants of Thy, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments with the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, and all Thy Saints, as blessed be Thou forever and ever. Amen (bow).

Memorial of the Living

Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (his name), and with his holy prayers forgive my sins (bow). Save, Lord, and have mercy on my parents (their names), brothers and sisters, and my relatives according to the flesh, and all the neighbors of my family, and friends, and grant them Your peace and peace of good (bow).

Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who hate and offend me and do misfortune to me, and do not leave them to perish for the sake of a sinner (bow).

Hurry, Lord, to enlighten the ignorant of Thee (pagans) with the light of Your Gospel, and blinded by destructive heresies and schism, enlighten and unite to Your Holy Apostolic and Catholic Church (bow).

Remember, Lord, the souls of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, my parents (their names) and all relatives in the flesh; and forgive them all sins, free and involuntary, grant them the Kingdom and the communion of Your eternal good and Your endless and blessed life pleasure (bow).

Grant, Lord, the forgiveness of sins to all the fathers who have departed in the faith and hope of the resurrection, our brothers and sisters, and create eternal memory for them (thrice).

My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my shelter is the Holy Spirit! Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy (three times). bless.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and the saint (remember this Holy Day) and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen. (three bows).

Note 1st. In the morning, without having prayed, do not proceed to food or drink, or to any business. Before starting any work, pray like this: “Lord, bless! In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen". At the end of the work, say: “Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee! Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and throughout the ages of ages. Amen".

Before eating food, read: "Our Father." to the end, then bless the food and drink with the cross. (In the family, the elder in the house blesses.) At the end of the meal (food), read “It is worthy to eat as truly. ” to the end, for the Blessed Virgin Mary, through the birth of the Son of God, gave the whole world “true food and true drink” (John 6, 55), i.e. Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Throughout the day, keep in your heart the shortest, but most saving prayer: “Lord, have mercy!”.

Note 2. If you have an urgent task ahead of you and you are very busy with work, or if you are in weakness, then never read the rules hastily without due attention, do not anger God, and do not multiply your sins: it is better to read one prayer slowly, reverently than several prayers hastily , hastily. Therefore, a very busy person should, with the blessing of the Monk Martyr Macarius of Kanevsky, read one prayer - “Our Father. “If you have a little more time, then, with the blessing of St. Seraphim of Sarov miracle. - read “Our Father” three times, “Virgin Mother of God, rejoice”, three times and “I Believe” - once.

Note 3. If, on the contrary, you have quite a bit of free time, then by no means spend it idly, because idleness is the mother of vices, but even if you were no longer capable of labor due to illness or old age, fill your time with a feat of prayer, so that you will gain great mercy from the Lord God.

(The text is based on the book: Bishop Pavel of Nikolsk-Ussuri; “From the Holy Font to the Sepulcher”, 1915)

Evening prayer for the coming dream

Every Orthodox Christian must adhere to a certain daily prayer rule: morning prayers are read in the morning, and prayers for the coming dream must be read in the evening.

Why you need to read prayers before bed

There is a certain rhythm of prayer reserved for monastics and spiritually experienced laymen.

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. Yes, and it happens that unforeseen situations arise for the laity, when there is too little opportunity and time for prayer.

In this case, it is better to read a short rule than to thoughtlessly and without reverence chatter 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 habit of prayer reading is formed gradually and naturally.

Important! Any prayer appeal will be supported by Heaven when a person directs his activity to serve God and people.

Evening prayers

In the evening, a short rule is read by the laity - 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 fills everything, Treasury of the good and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed, our souls.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. 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 the evil one.

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; bewildering any answer, we offer this prayer as the Lord of sin: have mercy on us.

Glory: Lord, have mercy on us, we put our trust in Thee; do not be angry with us, remember our iniquities below, but look now as if you are merciful, and deliver us from our enemies; Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, all works by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.

And now: Open the doors of Mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who hope in Thee, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Eternal God and the King of every creature, having made me sing even at this hour, forgive me the sins that I have done in this day by deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And give me, O Lord, to pass in peace in this night of sleep, and having arisen from my humble bed, I will please your most holy name, all the days of my stomach, and I will stop the fleshly and incorporeal enemies that fight me. And deliver me, O 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 forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Good Tsar, good Mother, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Your Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Your prayers instruct me in good deeds, so that the rest of my life will pass without a blemish and I will find paradise with You, Virgin Mary, one Pure and Blessed.

Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me all, the fir-tree of sinning today, and deliver me from all the wickedness of the enemy, so that I will not anger my God in any sin; but pray for me a sinful and unworthy slave, as if I were worthy, show the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.

The chosen Governor is victorious, as if having got rid of the evil ones, thankfully we will write down Ti Thy servants, the Mother of God, but as if having an invincible power, from all troubles of freedom, let us call Ty; Rejoice, Unbrided Bride.

Glorious Ever-Virgin Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may our souls be saved by You.

I place all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your shelter.

Virgin Mother of God, do not despise me, a sinner, demanding Your help and Your intercession, my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.

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 truly blessed Thee, the Mother of God, the Blessed and Immaculate and Mother of our God. The most honest Cherubim and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, without the corruption of God the Word, who gave birth to the real Mother of God, we magnify Thee.

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.

Interpretation of individual prayers

King of Heaven.

In prayer, the Holy Spirit is called the King, because He, as God the Father and God the Son, rules the world and reigns in it. He is a comforter and to this day comforts those who need it. He guides believers on the righteous path, which is why he is called the Spirit of Truth.

The petition is addressed to the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity. The angels of heaven sing a great song before the throne of God. God the Father is Holy God, God the Son is Holy Almighty. This conversion is due to the victory of the Son over the devil and the destruction of hell. During the prayer, a person asks for permission from sins, the healing of spiritual infirmities for the sake of glorifying the Most Holy Trinity.

This is an appeal directly to the Almighty as to the Father, we stand before Him as children before our mother and father. We affirm the omnipotence of God and His might, we implore you to manage human spiritual forces and guide them on the true path, so that after death you will be honored to be in the Kingdom of Heaven.

He is the Good Spirit for every believer, ordained by God Himself. Therefore, praying to Him in the evenings is simply necessary. It is he who will warn against committing sins, will help to live holy and will patronize the soul and body.

In prayer, the danger of attacks by bodily enemies (people pushing them to commit sin) and incorporeal (spiritual passions) is highlighted.

The nuances of the evening rule

Most people have a question: is it possible to listen to Orthodox chants in an audio recording?

The Epistle of the Apostle Paul says that it does not matter what a person does, the main thing is that any of his deeds be done for the glory of God.

Prayer should be started before going to bed. Before starting to read the rule, it is recommended to thank God for everything that He has been given for the whole day. You need to turn to Him with your mind and heart, realizing the meaning of each spoken word.

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
the living and the dead;
about enemies;
virtues and about the whole world.

In a dream, a person is especially vulnerable to the devil's army, he is visited by sinful thoughts, bad desires. Night in the Christian understanding is considered the 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 vision.

That is why believers pray every day before going to bed.

Advice! Even when all life circumstances turn out well, one should not forget about faith and the Heavenly Father, because human destinies are predetermined in Heaven from the very beginning. 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 male monastic monastery is famous for miracle workers who could and can foresee human destinies. The need to serve the Almighty is transmitted through their prayer songs and sets them on the righteous path.
The Church has a positive attitude towards watching Orthodox videos, but this material must be treated very carefully, and in the process of listening or watching, it is recommended to postpone secular activities.
The clergy advise including the prayers of the Optina Elders in the evening rule. Their texts have evolved over the centuries, and each of their phrases carries the greatest wisdom capable of explaining the foundations of the Orthodox faith and knowing all their depth.

Prayer appeal is the breath of the soul of an Orthodox person. He practically cannot control his sleep, and other life processes are also 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! The ascension of a prayer before going to bed is the acquisition of protection and support by an Orthodox Christian. In addition to their own protection, mothers beg God to protect their children and send them mercy.

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. ( thrice)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.

Lord have mercy. ( thrice)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Tropari

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; bewildering any answer, we offer this prayer as the Lord of sin: have mercy on us.

And now: Open the doors of Mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who hope in Thee, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.

Lord have mercy. ( 12 times)

Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great, to God the Father

Eternal God and the King of every creature, having made me sing even at this hour, forgive me the sins that I have done in this day by deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit.
And give me, O Lord, to pass in peace in this night of sleep, and having arisen from my humble bed, I will please your most holy name, all the days of my stomach, and I will stop the fleshly and incorporeal enemies that fight me. And deliver me, O 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 forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ

Almighty, Word of the Father, He is perfect Himself, Jesus Christ, for the sake of Your mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always rest in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me to sedition of the serpent,
and do not leave me to the desire of Satan, for there is a seed of aphids in me. You are, O Lord God, worshiped, Holy King, Jesus Christ, while sleeping, save me with a flickering light, by Your Holy Spirit, Who sanctified Your disciples.
Give, Lord, to me, Your unworthy servant, Your salvation on my bed:
enlighten my mind with the light of the mind of Thy holy Gospel, soul with the love of Thy Cross, heart with the purity of Thy word, my body with Thy passionless passion,
Save my thought with Your humility, and raise me up in time like Your praise. As if you were glorified with Your Father without beginning and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit

Lord, the King of Heaven, the Comforter, the Soul of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and let me go unworthy, and forgive all, the fir tree has sinned today as a man, moreover, not as a man, but also more woefully than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, led and unknown: even from youth and science are evil, and even from impudence and despondency. If I swear by Your name, or blaspheme in my thoughts; or whom I reproach; or I slandered whom with my anger, or grieved, or about what I became angry; or lied, or was worthless, or came to me poor, and despised him; or saddened my brother, or married, or whom I condemned; or you become proud, or you become proud, or you become angry; or standing by me at prayer, my mind moving about the wickedness of this world, or the corruption of thoughts; or overeat, or drunk, or laugh madly; or a crafty thought, or seeing a strange kindness, and by that wounded by the heart; or unlike the verbs, or the sin of my brother laughed, but my essence is countless sins; or it’s not about prayer, or other things that are crafty, I don’t remember, that’s all and more than these deeds. Have mercy on me, my Creator, my Lord, a sad and unworthy servant of Yours, and leave me, and let go, and forgive me, as Good and Humanitarian, but in peace I will lie down, sleep and rest, prodigal,
sinful and accursed az, and I will worship, and I will sing, and I will glorify Your most honorable name, with the Father, and His Only Begotten Son, now and forever and forever. Amen.

Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great

What will I bring to Thee, or what will I repay Thee, the most gifted Immortal King, the generous and philanthropic Lord, as if lazy to me for Your pleasure, and did nothing good, did You bring to the end of this past day, the conversion and salvation of my soul building? Be merciful to the sinner and naked of every good deed, raise up my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and take away from me all the evil thought of this visible life. Forgive my sins, O only Sinless One, even though I have sinned on this day, in knowledge and ignorance, in word and deed, and thought, and all my feelings. You yourself, covering, save me from every opposing situation with your divine power, and indescribable philanthropy, and strength. Cleanse, O God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Delight, Lord, deliver me from the net of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and fall on me with the light of Your face, when you come in glory, and now sleep uncondemned, create sleep, and without dreaming, and undisturbed, keep the thought of Your servant, and all Satan's work reject me, and enlighten with me the reasonable eyes of the heart, so that I will not fall asleep in death. And send me an angel of peace, a guardian and mentor of my soul and body, may he deliver me from my enemies; so that, having risen from my bed, I will bring you prayers of thanksgiving. Hey, Lord, hear me, a sinful and wretched servant of Yours, with pleasure and conscience; grant that I rise up to learn your words,
and demonic despondency is far from me driven away to be created by Your Angels; May I bless Your holy name, and glorify and glorify the Most Pure Theotokos Mary, You have given us sinners intercession, and accept this one who prays for us;
we know, as if imitating Your philanthropy, and praying does not stop. Toya intercession, and the sign of the Holy Cross, and for the sake of all Your saints, keep my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for Thou art Holy, and glorified forever. Amen.

Prayer 5th

Lord our God, if I have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, forgive me as Good and Lover of mankind. Peaceful sleep and serene grant me. Send your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, as if you are the guardian of our souls and our bodies, and we send glory to you, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 6th

Lord our God, in Worthless faith, and His name more than any name we call, give us, departing to sleep, weaken the soul and body, and keep us from every dream, except for dark sweetness; set the striving of passions, quench the kindling of the uprising of the body. Give us a chaste life of deeds and words; Yes, a virtuous residence is receptive, the promised ones will not fall away from Your good ones, for blessed are You forever. Amen.

Prayer 7, Saint 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, deliver me eternal torment.
Lord, whether in mind or thought, in word or deed, I have sinned, forgive me.
Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensitivity.
Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
Lord, enlighten my heart, darken the evil lust.
Lord, if a man has sinned, You, like God, are generous, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
Lord, send Thy grace to help me, may I glorify Thy holy name.
Lord Jesus Christ, write me Thy servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end.
Lord, my God, if I have done nothing good before You, but grant me, by Your grace, to lay a good beginning.
Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Thy grace.
Lord of heaven and earth, remember me Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.

Lord, receive 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 the memory of death, 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, instill in me the root of the good, your fear in my heart.
Lord, grant me to love Thee with all my soul and thoughts, and to do Thy will in everything.
Lord, cover me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other unsimilar things.
Lord, weigh, as if you were doing, as if You willed, may Your will be done in me a sinner, as if you were blessed forever. Amen.

Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of Your most honest Mother, and Your bodiless Angels, Your Prophet and Forerunner and Your Baptist, Your God-speaking apostles, bright and victorious martyrs, reverend and God-bearing fathers, and all the saints with prayers, deliver me from the present demonic condition. Hey, my Lord and Creator, do not want the death of a sinner, but as if to turn and live to be him, give me the conversion of the accursed and unworthy; deliver me from the mouth of the destructive serpent that gapes, devour me and bring me down to hell alive. Hey, my Lord, my consolation, Even for the sake of the accursed in corruptible flesh, throw me out of wretchedness, and give consolation to my wretched soul.
Plant in my heart to do Thy commandments, and leave evil deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: in Thee, O Lord, trust, save me.

Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter the Studio

To Thee, the Most Pure Mother of God, as a cursed one, I pray: weigh, Queen, as if I sin without ceasing and anger Your Son and my God, and many times I repent, I find lies before God, and I repent trembling: will the Lord really strike me, and by the hour I will create ; lead this, my mistress, the Lady Theotokos, I pray, have mercy, yes strengthen, and do good work and grant me. Vesi bo, my Lady Mother of God, as if by no means an imam in hatred of my evil deeds, and with all my thought I love the law of my God; but we do not know, the Most Pure Lady, from where I hate it, I love it, but I transgress the good. Do not allow, Most Pure One, my will to be done, it is not pleasing, but may the will of Your Son and my God be done: may it save me, and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on I would stop foul deeds, and the rest would live in command Your Son, to Him befits all glory, honor and power, with His Beginningless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos

Good Tsar, good Mother, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Your Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Your prayers instruct me in good deeds, so that the rest of my life will pass without blemish and I will find paradise with You, Virgin Mother of God, one Pure and Blessed.

Prayer 11, to the holy guardian angel

Kontakion to the Theotokos

This is the first kontakion from the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos - the most ancient Akathist (7th century), which was a model for all other akathists.

Glorious Ever-Virgin Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may our souls be saved by You.

I place all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your shelter.

Virgin Mother of God, do not despise me, a sinner, demanding Your help and Your intercession, my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.

Prayer of St. Joannicius

My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.

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 the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Prayer of Saint John of Damascus

Lover of mankind, will this coffin be for me, or will you enlighten my wretched soul in the daytime? Seven coffin is before me, seven death is coming. I am afraid of Your judgment, Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil: I will always anger the Lord my God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all the heavenly powers, and my holy guardian angel. We know, O Lord, that I am not worthy of Thy love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, either I want it or I don't want it, save me. If you save the righteous, you are nothing great; and if you have mercy on the pure, it is nothing marvelous: for the essence of Thy mercy is worthy. But on me, a sinner, surprise Thy mercy: in this, show Thy philanthropy, so that my malice will not overcome Thy inexpressible goodness and mercy: and if you wish, arrange a thing for me.

Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, lest I fall asleep into death, lest my enemy say: Be strong against him.

Glory: Be the intercessor of my soul, O God, as I walk in the midst of many nets; Deliver me from them and save me, Blessed One, like a Lover of mankind.

And now: The Most Glorious Mother of God, and the Most Holy Angel of the Holy Angels, silently sing with heart and mouth, confessing this Mother of God, as if she has truly given birth to God incarnate to us, and praying unceasingly for our souls.

Mark yourself with the cross and speak prayer to the Holy Cross:

Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from His face. As the smoke disappears, let them disappear; like wax melts from the face of fire,
so let the demons perish on behalf of those who love God and are marked by the sign of the cross, and in joy they say: Rejoice, Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, crucified on you, who descended into hell and corrected the power of the devil, and gave us the Cross His Honest to drive away any adversary.

O Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Lady Virgin Mother of God and with all the saints forever. Amen.

Or briefly:

Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honorable and Life-Giving Cross, and save me from all evil.

Prayer

Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord, Lover of mankind. Bless those who do good. Grant to our brethren and relatives even for the salvation of petitions and eternal life. In the infirmities of the being, visit and grant healing. Izhe govern the sea. Travel travel. Grant forgiveness to those who serve and pardon us of sins. Those who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them, have mercy according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, before our departed father and brothers, and give them rest, where the light of Thy face dwells. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers and deliver me from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and grant them even salvation, petitions and eternal life.
Remember, Lord, also us, the humble and sinful and unworthy servants of Yours, and enlighten our minds with the light of Your mind, and guide us on the path of Your commandments,
with the prayers of our Most Pure Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, and all Your saints: blessed art thou forever and ever. Amen.

Confession of sins daily

I confess to you the Lord my God and Creator, in the Holy Trinity, the One, glorified and worshiped, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all my sins, even when I have done all the days of my life, and for every hour, and now, and in the past days and night, deed, word, thought, overeating, drunkenness, secret eating, idle talk, despondency, laziness, contradiction, disobedience, slander, condemnation, neglect, self-love, avarice, theft, ill-spokenness, filthy gain, mischief, jealousy, envy, anger, remembrance , hate,
covetousness and all my senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and my other sins, mental and bodily together, in the image of you my God and the Creator of anger, and my neighbor unrighteousness: regretting these, I present myself to you, my God, and I have the will to repent: just, Lord my God, help me, with tears I humbly pray to Thee: forgive me, who has passed my sins by Thy mercy, and resolve from all these, even I have spoken before Thee, as Good and Lover of mankind.

When you go to sleep, say:

In Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commit my spirit: You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.

The text was prepared by Anna Yurevich

FOREWORD
If I do not understand the meaning of words, then I am a stranger to the speaker, and a stranger speaking to me… For when I pray in an unfamiliar language, even though my spirit prays, my mind remains without fruit… I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding (1 Cor. 14:11-14:15)
To everyone who hears the word about the Kingdom and does not understand, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart... (Matthew 13:19)
This prayer book is intended for people taking their first steps in the Church, for those who for some reason do not have the opportunity to learn and understand the Church Slavonic language. It includes abbreviated morning and evening rules, the following and the canon for Holy Communion, as well as a reminder for Holy Communion. All this is offered in an adequate translation from Church Slavonic into Russian. The Missionary Prayer Book has passed the theological and philological examination. When compiling the prayer book, realizing the impossibility of preserving the divine beauty of Church Slavonic poetry, the compiler was guided by the desire for the most accurate transmission of the meaning of prayers. In the future, you, beloved reader in the Lord, will need a complete prayer book, which is used by most Orthodox Christians. The choice of translation was carried out on a large number of sources, the main of which was the book "Prayers and chants of the Orthodox prayer book with translation into Russian, explanations and notes by Nikolai Nakhimov. Kyiv: Prologue, 2003". I would deeply appreciate any valuable comments and suggestions.
Alexander Bozhenov

Continued prayers and notes

MORNING PRAYERS

Having risen from sleep, before any other occupation, stand reverently, presenting yourself before the All-Seeing God, and, placing the sign of the cross on yourself, say:

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

After that, wait a little, so that all your feelings calm down and your thoughts leave everything earthly. And then say the following prayers, without haste, with heartfelt attention. Do this before beginning any prayer.

Publican's Prayer(Gospel of Luke, chapter 18, verse 13)

God, have mercy on me a sinner. (Bow)

Prayer initiatory

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Trisagion
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)

Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse our sins. Lord, forgive our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven! May your name be hallowed; let your kingdom come; May Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us our daily bread for this day; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Troparion of the Holy Trinity
Rising after sleep, we fall at Your feet, Good One, and proclaim the angelic song to You, Strong One: "Holy, Holy, Holy are You, God, have mercy on us through the prayers of the Mother of God."
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. From the bed from sleep You raised me, Lord! Enlighten my mind and heart, and open my mouth to sing to You, Holy Trinity: "Holy, Holy, Holy are You, God, have mercy on us through the prayers of the Mother of God."
And now and always and forever and ever. Amen. Suddenly the Judge will come and everyone's deeds will be revealed. With fear, let us exclaim at midnight: "Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O God, through the prayers of the Theotokos, have mercy on us."

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Rising after sleep, I thank You, Holy Trinity, that by Your great mercy and long-suffering, You, O God, did not become angry with me, a lazy and sinful one, and did not stop my life amid my iniquities, but showed me Your usual philanthropy, and lifted me up sleeping, to bring you morning prayer and glorify your might. And now enlighten my thoughts, that I may learn Thy word, understand Thy commandments, and do Thy will. And open my mouth to glorify You with a grateful heart and sing of Your most holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Psalm 50

Symbol of faith
1. I believe in one God the Father, the Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, of everything visible and invisible. 2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all time, true God, begotten of true God, just as light is born of light, begotten and not created, consubstantial with God the Father and through whom the whole world came into being . 3. Descended from heaven for us, people, and our salvation, and incarnated from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became a true man. 4. Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffering, and buried. 5. And risen on the third day, as was foretold in Scripture. 6. And ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. 7. And who will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end. 8. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father, who is to be worshiped and praised equally with the Father and the Son, who spoke through the prophets. 9. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. 10. I acknowledge one true baptism in life for the cleansing of sins. 11. I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and 12. another, eternal life of the next age. Amen.

Prayer 1st, Saint Macarius the Great
God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have never done anything good before You. Deliver me from evil, and may Your will be in me. Let me, without being condemned, open my unworthy lips and praise Your holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 2, of the same saint
Rising from sleep, in the middle of the night I offer You a song, O Savior, and falling down at Your feet, I cry out to You: do not let me fall asleep in sinful death, but have pity on me, voluntarily crucified! Lift me up as I lay carelessly, and save me as I stand before You in prayer. And after a night's sleep, send me a clear, sinless day, Christ God, and save me.

Prayer 3, of the same saint
O Lord, Lover of mankind, having risen after sleep, I hasten to Thee and, by Thy mercy, I take up the deeds pleasing to Thee. I pray to You: help me always and in everything, and deliver me from all evil in the world and from the devilish temptation, and save me, and lead me into Your eternal kingdom. For You are my Creator and Source and Giver of all good. All my hope is in You, and I give You praise, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 4, of the same saint
Lord, according to Your abundant goodness and Your great mercy, You gave me, Your servant, the past time of this night to spend without misfortune and any enemy evil. You Yourself, Lord, the Creator of all things, deign me in the light of Your truth, with an enlightened heart to do Your will, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 5, Saint Basil the Great
Lord, the Almighty, the God of incorporeal forces and all flesh, living on the heights of heaven and looking over the valleys of the earth, observing hearts and thoughts, and clearly knowing the secrets of men, the beginningless, eternal and unchanging Light, Which leaves no shaded place on His path! You Yourself, immortal King, accept our prayers, which we are currently, hoping for the abundance of Your compassion, make to You from unclean lips, and forgive us our sins committed by us in deed, word and thought, voluntarily and involuntarily, and cleanse us from every impurity of the flesh and spirit. And grant us with a wakeful heart and a sober thought to live the whole night of this earthly life, in anticipation of the onset of the bright and glorious day of the second coming of Your Only Begotten Son, the Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, when the common Judge will come with glory to reward everyone according to his deeds. May He find us not lying and sleepy, but awake and risen, in the midst of the fulfillment of His commandments, and ready to enter with Him into joy and the divine chamber of His glory, where the unceasing voices of those who triumph and the inexpressible joy of those who see the inexpressible beauty of Your face. For You are the true Light, enlightening and sanctifying the whole world, and all creation sings of You forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Guardian Angel
Holy Angel, appointed to guard my poor soul and unhappy life, do not leave me, a sinner, and do not depart from me for my intemperance. Don't let the evil demon control me through this mortal body. Take firmly my unfortunate and drooping hand and lead me to the path of salvation. Oh, holy Angel of God, guardian and protector of my poor soul and body! Forgive me everything that I have offended you in all the days of my life, and if I have sinned in the past night, protect me this day. And keep me from every temptation of the enemy, so that I do not anger God with any sin; and pray for me to the Lord, that He would establish me in His fear and make me a slave worthy of His mercy. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos
My Most Holy Lady, Theotokos, with Your holy and all-powerful supplications, drive away from me, Your insignificant and unfortunate servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all filthy, crafty and blasphemous thoughts from my unfortunate heart and from my darkened mind, and extinguish the flame of my passions for I am poor and weak. Deliver me from many destructive memories and intentions, and free me from every evil influence. For you are blessed from all generations, and your honorable name is glorified forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer invocation of the saint whose name you bear and other saints dear to the heart
Pray God for me, holy saints of God (names), for I diligently resort to you, quick helpers and prayer books for my soul.

Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Virgin Mother of God, rejoice, Blessed Mary: the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have given birth to the Savior of our souls.

Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the Fatherland, when attacked by enemies
Save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless those who belong to Thee, helping Orthodox Christians to overcome their enemies, and preserving Thy Church by the power of Thy Cross.

Prayer for health and the salvation of the living
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father, my parents, brothers and sisters, relatives, bosses, benefactors, and all my neighbors, and friends (their names), and all Orthodox Christians. Give them Your earthly and heavenly blessings, and do not deprive them of Your mercy, visit them, strengthen them, and by Your power grant them health and salvation of the soul: for You are good and love people. Amen.

Prayers for the dead
Give rest, Lord, to the souls of your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.
Rest with the saints, O Christ, the souls of Your servants: our forefathers, fathers and brothers, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no spiritual suffering, but life is endless.

End of prayers
It is truly worthy to glorify You as the Mother of God, always blessed and immaculate, and the Mother of our God. We magnify You as the true Mother of God, who gave birth without illness to God the Word, worthy of greater honor than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

EVENING PRAYERS, BEFORE SLEEP

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayer initiatory
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee!

Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, Who exists everywhere and fills the whole world, Source of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, Good, our souls.

Trisagion
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse our sins. Lord, forgive our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord's Prayer

Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us! Finding no justification for ourselves, we sinners offer this prayer to You, as to the Lord: "Have mercy on us!"
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. God! Have mercy on us, we trust in You. Do not be greatly angry with us and do not remember our iniquities: but turn Your gaze on us even now, because You are merciful. And deliver us from our enemies: after all, You are our God and we are Your people, all are the creations of Your hands and we call on Your name.
And now and always and forever and ever. Amen. Open for us, blessed Mother of God, the doors to the mercy of God, so that we, who trust in You, would not perish, but would be delivered through You from troubles: after all, You are the salvation of the Christian race.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great to God the Father
Eternal God and the King of all created things, who has made me live up to this hour, forgive me the sins that I committed on this day in deed, word and thought; and cleanse, O Lord, my humble soul from all impurity of the flesh and spirit. And give me, Lord, this night to spend in peace, so that, having risen from sleep, all the days of my life I do what is pleasing to Your most holy name and defeat the enemies that attack me - carnal and incorporeal. And deliver me, Lord, from the vain thoughts and vicious desires that defile me. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus to our Lord Jesus Christ
Almighty, Word of the Father, Jesus Christ! Being Himself perfect, according to Your great mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always abide in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not give me over to the action of the serpent and do not leave me to the will of Satan, for there is in me the seed of destruction. You, Lord God, whom everyone worships, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, preserve me during my sleep with unfading Light, Your Holy Spirit, with which You sanctified Your disciples. Grant, Lord, to me, Your unworthy servant, Your salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of comprehending Your holy Gospel, my soul with love for Your Cross, my heart with the purity of Your word, my body with Your suffering, alien to passion, my thought Keep your humility. And lift me up at the proper time to glorify You. For You are glorified in the highest degree together with Your Father without beginning and Your Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Prayer 3, Rev. Ephraim the Syrian to the Holy Spirit
Lord, King of Heaven, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and release me, unworthy, and forgive all the sins that I have sinned against You today as a man and, moreover, not as a man, but even worse livestock. Forgive my voluntary and involuntary sins, known and unknown: made out of immaturity and evil habit, irascibility and carelessness. If I swore by Your name, or blasphemed Him in my mind; or whom he reproached; or slandered someone in my anger, or saddened, or about what I got angry; either he lied, or he slept untimely, or a beggar came to me, and I rejected him; or my brother grieved, or provoked quarrels, or whom he condemned; or exalted, or proud, or angry; or when he stood at prayer, his mind strove for crafty worldly thoughts, or had insidious thoughts; or ate too much, or got drunk, or laughed madly; or thought evil; or, seeing the imaginary beauty, bowed his heart to what is outside of You; or said something obscene; or laughed at my brother's sin, while my sins are without number; or did not care about prayer, or did something evil that I did not remember: I did all this and even more than this. Have mercy on me, my Creator and Master, your careless and unworthy servant, and leave me, and forgive my sins, and forgive me, for You are Good and Humanitarian. So that I lie down in the world, fall asleep and calm down, prodigal, sinful and unhappy, and so that I bow and sing and glorify Your most honored name, with the Father, and His Only Begotten Son, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 4th
Lord our God, everything in which I have sinned this day in word, deed and thought You, as the Merciful and Humanitarian, forgive me. Grant me a peaceful and restful sleep. Send me Your Guardian Angel, who would cover and protect me from all evil. For You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we give glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 5, Saint 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, have I sinned in mind or thought, in word or deed, forgive me. 4. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance, oblivion, cowardice, and petrified insensitivity. 5. Lord, deliver me from every temptation. 6. Lord, enlighten my heart, which is darkened by evil desires. 7. Lord, I have sinned as a man, but You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. 8. Lord, send Your grace to help me, let me 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 done nothing good in Your sight, grant me, by Your grace, to initiate good deeds. 11. Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Your grace. 12. Lord of Heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, filthy and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
1. Lord, accept me in repentance. 2. Lord, do not leave me. 3. Lord, protect me from all misfortune. 4. Lord, give me a good thought. 5. Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and contrition of the heart for sins. 6. Lord, give me the thought to confess my sins. 7. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. 8. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. 9. Lord, plant in me the root of goodness - fear of You in my heart. 10. Lord, make me worthy to love You with all my soul and mind and to do Your will in everything. 11. Lord, protect me from evil people, and demons, and passions, and from every unseemly deed. 12. Lord, You know what You are doing and what You want - may Your will be done and over me, a sinner, for You are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos
Merciful King, merciful Mother, most pure and blessed Mother of God Mary! Pour out on my passionate soul the mercy of Your Son, and our God, and direct me with Your prayers to good deeds, so that I can live the rest of my life without sin and with Your help, Virgin Mother of God, alone pure and blessed, enter paradise.

Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel
Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and patron of my soul and body! Forgive me everything in which I have sinned today, and deliver me from every insidious plan 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 slave, to present me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the Most Holy Trinity and Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.

Kontakion to the Theotokos
To you, the supreme Commander, having got rid of troubles, we, Your unworthy servants, Mother of God, sing a song of victory and thanksgiving. You, as having invincible power, free us from all troubles, so that we cry out to You: rejoice, Bride, not involved in marriage!
Glorious Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may He save our souls through Your prayers.
I place all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your protection.
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, so that I do not fall asleep in the sleep of death, so that my enemy does not say: I defeated him.
Be the Protector of my soul, O God, for I walk among many nets. Deliver me from them and save me, O God, for You are the Lover of mankind.

Prayer of St. Joannicius
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit. Holy Trinity, glory to Thee!

End of prayers

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, in prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Prayers said in private, separate from the evening rule

Prayer 1st
Weaken, let go, forgive, God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, committed in word and deed, consciously and unconsciously, day and night, in the mind and in thought - forgive us everything, as the Merciful and Humanitarian.

Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord Lover of mankind! Do good to those who do good. To our brothers and relatives, graciously fulfill their petitions in what leads to salvation, and grant eternal life. Visit the weak and give them healing. Help those at sea. Accompany travelers. Help Orthodox Christians in the fight. Grant remission of sins to those who serve us and pity us. Those who instructed us, the unworthy, to pray for them, have mercy on Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, before our departed fathers and brothers, and give them rest where the light of Your Face shines. Remember, Lord, our brothers who are in captivity, and deliver them from every misfortune. Remember, Lord, those who bear the fruits of their labors and adorn Your holy churches. Give them, according to their requests, that which leads to salvation, and eternal life. Remember, Lord, also us, Thy humble, sinful and unworthy servants, and enlighten our mind so that we may know Thee, and lead us on the path of following Thy commandments, by the prayers of our most pure Lady, the Ever-Virgin Mary, and all Thy saints, for Thou art blessed till the end of time. Amen.

Confession of sins daily, pronounced in private especially
I confess to You, the Lord my God and Creator, in the Holy Trinity, the One, glorified and worshiped, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all my sins that I have committed all the days of my life, and at every hour, and at the present time, by deed, by word, thought, sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and all my senses, spiritual and bodily, with which I angered you my God and Creator, and offended my neighbor. Sinned: ____ (hereinafter the listing of individual sins). Pitying them, I stand guilty before You and want to repent. Only, Lord my God, help me, with tears I humbly pray to You. Forgive me the sins I have committed by Your mercy and free me from them, for You are Good and Lover of mankind.

Lying down in bed, mark yourself with the cross and say prayer to the Holy Cross:
Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Him flee from His Face. As smoke disappears, so let them disappear. As wax melts from fire, so let the demons perish at the sight of those who love God, and overshadowing themselves with the sign of the cross and joyfully saying: “Rejoice, much-honored and life-giving Cross of the Lord, driving away demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ crucified on you, who descended into hell and who destroyed the power of the devil and gave you to us, His honored Cross, to drive away every enemy." O most revered and life-giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Lady, the Virgin Mary, and with all the saints forever. Amen.

Or briefly:
Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your many-revered and life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.

When you go to bed and fall asleep, say:
Into Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commend my spirit. You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.

CANON FOR THE HOLY COMMUNICATION OF THE DIVINE AND LIFE-GIVING, MOST PURE BODY OF CHRIST AND HIS BLOOD.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, Who exists everywhere and fills the whole world, Source of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, Good, our souls.

Trisagion
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Bow)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse our sins. Lord, forgive our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Come, let us worship the King, our God. (Bow)
Come, let us bow down and fall down before Christ the King, our God. (Bow)
Come, let us bow down and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and God. (Bow)

Psalm 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the abundance of Thy compassion, blot out my transgressions. Wash me many times from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my iniquities, and my sin is always before me. I have sinned against You, the One, and done evil in Your eyes, so that You are righteous in Your judgment and pure in Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother bore me in sin. But, behold, You loved the truth and revealed to me the hidden secret of Your wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness, and broken bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Return to me the joy of hope for salvation by Thee and confirm me with the dominating Spirit. I will teach the transgressors Your ways, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from the shedding of blood, O God, God of my salvation, and my tongue will praise Your righteousness. God! Open my mouth, and my mouth will proclaim your praise: for you do not want sacrifice, I would give it; you are not pleased with the burnt offering. A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; You will not reject a contrite and humble heart, O God. Benefit, O Lord, with Thy favor Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be erected. Then the sacrifices of righteousness, offerings and burnt offerings, will be pleasing to You; then they will offer calves on your altar.

Canto 1
Irmos: Come, people, let us sing a song to Christ God, who parted the sea and led the people freed by Him from Egyptian slavery; for He is glorified.

May Thy Holy Body be to me the bread of eternal life, and Thy precious Blood, Merciful Lord, for healing from many and various diseases.

Defiled by obscene deeds, I, unfortunate, am unworthy, Christ, of the communion of Your most pure Body and Divine Blood: make me worthy of it.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Blessed Bride of God, fertile land, producing the uncultivated and saving the world Kolos! Make me worthy to be saved by eating Him.

Canto 3
Irmos: Having established me on the rock of faith, You opened my mouth against my enemies, for my spirit rejoiced when I began to sing: "There is no saint like our God, and there is none more righteous than You, Lord!"

Chorus: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. (Bow)

Give me, Christ, drops of tears that cleanse the impurity of my heart, so that, having cleansed my conscience, with faith and fear, Lord, I would begin to partake of Your divine Gifts.

Chorus: Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. (Bow)

May it be for me, Lover of mankind, Thy most pure Body and Divine Blood for the forgiveness of sins, for communion with the Holy Spirit and for eternal life, and for liberation from suffering and sorrow.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Holy Meal of the Bread of Life, which descended from above by mercy and gives new life to the world, make me worthy, unworthy, with fear to taste Him and be alive.

Canto 4
Irmos: You came from the Virgin, not an intercessor, nor a messenger, but the Lord Himself in the flesh, and saved all of me, a man. Therefore, I cry out to You: "Glory to Your might, Lord!"

Chorus: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. (Bow)

Being incarnated for us, O Lord, many-merciful, You wished to be slain like a sheep for human sins. Therefore, I pray to You: cleanse my sins too.

Chorus: Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. (Bow)

Heal the sores of my soul, Lord, and sanctify me all, and make me, O Lord, worthy of me, a penitent, to partake of Your mysterious Divine Supper.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Have mercy on me, O Lady, born of Thee, and keep me, Thy servant, pure and without blemish, so that I may be sanctified by accepting the spiritual treasure.

Canto 5
Irmos: You are the Giver of light and the Creator of times, Lord! Teach us to walk in the light of Your commandments, because apart from You, we do not recognize any other god.

Chorus: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. (Bow)

As You said, O Christ, so be it to me, Your insignificant servant: abide in me, as You promised; for here I am eating Your Divine Body and drinking Your Blood.

Chorus: Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. (Bow)

Word of God and God! Let the burning coal of Your Body be to me, the darkened one, for enlightenment, and Your Blood - for the purification of my defiled soul.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Mary, Mother of God, sacred temple of fragrance! With your prayers, make me a chosen vessel so that I may partake of the holy things of your Son.

Canto 6
Irmos: Being in the abyss of sins, I call on the incomprehensible abyss of Your mercy: "From perdition, God, save me!"

Chorus: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. (Bow)

Sanctify the mind, soul and heart, Savior, as well as my body, and make me worthy, Master, to proceed, without being condemned, to the Terrible Mysteries.

Chorus: Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. (Bow)

May I be freed from suffering and may I receive the multiplication of Thy grace and the strengthening of life through the communion of the saints, Christ, Thy Mysteries.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

God, the Holy Word of God! At the prayers of Your holy Mother, sanctify all of me, now approaching Your Divine mysteries.

Kontakion: Do not deprive me of the opportunity, Christ, now to receive bread - Your Body and divine Blood: let the communion of Your most pure and terrible Mysteries not be to me, the unfortunate, Vladyka, in condemnation, but may it be to me in eternal and immortal life.

Canto 7
Irmos: The wise children did not bow to the golden idol, but they themselves went into the flames and ridiculed the pagan gods. In the midst of the flames they cried out, and an angel sprinkled them with dew, saying, "The prayer of your mouth has been heard."

Chorus: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. (Bow)

Communion of Your immortal Mysteries, O Christ, may it now be a source of blessings for me: light, life, dispassion, a means to progress in the highest perfection and to its multiplication, the only Good One, so that I glorify You.

Chorus: Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. (Bow)

Coming now with trembling, love and reverence to Your immortal and divine Mysteries, may I, Lover of mankind, be delivered from suffering and enemies, from troubles and all sorrow. And make me worthy to sing to You: "Blessed are You, Lord, God of our fathers!"

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

The Savior of Christ incomprehensibly gave birth to the mind, blessed by God! I beg you now, Thy servant, clean - unclean: now preparing to proceed to the most pure Mysteries, cleanse me all from the impurity of the flesh and spirit.

Canto 8
Irmos: In the fiery furnace to the Jewish youths who descended and turned the flame into dew, sing God, His creations, as the Lord and exalt in all ages.

Chorus: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. (Bow)

Deign me now, perishing, Christ, to become a participant in Your heavenly, terrible and holy Mysteries and Your Divine Mystery Supper, O God, my Savior!

Chorus: Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. (Bow)

Having resorted to Your mercy, Merciful One, I cry out to You with fear: "Abide in me, Savior, and I may abide in You, as You said." For behold, trusting in Your mercy, I eat Your body and drink Your blood.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

I tremble, taking fire, so as not to burn like wax and like grass. O terrible mystery! O mercy of God! How do I, dust, partake of the divine Body and Blood and become immortal?

Canto 9
Irmos: The Son of the beginningless Parent, God and the Lord, incarnated from the Virgin, appeared to us to enlighten those in darkness, to gather the scattered. Therefore, we glorify the Mother of God, worthy of universal chanting.

Chorus: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. (Bow)

Taste and make sure: Christ, the Good Lord, who for our sake once became like us and once offered Himself as a sacrifice to His Father, since then has been constantly slaughtered, sanctifying those who partake.

Chorus: Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. (Bow)

By the communion of the sacred Mysteries, may I be sanctified in soul and body, Lord, may I be enlightened, may I be saved, may I become Your house, having You, the Benefactor, many-merciful, living in me with the Father and the Spirit.

Chorus: Return to me the joy of the hope of salvation by Thee and confirm me with the domineering Spirit. (Bow)
May Thy Body and Precious Blood be to me, my Savior, the fire that burns the forest of sin and burns the thorns of passions, the light that enlightens me all to worship Thy Deity.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

God was incarnated from Your pure blood. Therefore, all nations sing to You, O Lady, and hosts of spirits glorify, because through You they clearly saw the Lord of the universe in human nature.

End of prayers
It is truly worthy to glorify You as the Mother of God, always blessed and immaculate, and the Mother of our God. We magnify You as the true Mother of God, who gave birth without illness to God the Word, worthy of greater honor than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, in prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

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Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the troparion is read:

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and bestowing life on those in the tombs . (Three times)

From the Ascension to the Trinity, we begin prayers with "Holy God ...", omitting all the previous ones.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; bewildering any answer, we offer this prayer as the Lord of sin: have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us, we put our trust in Thee; do not be angry with us, remember our iniquities below, but look now as if you are merciful, and deliver us from our enemies; Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, all works by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.

And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who hope in Thee, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great, to God the Father

Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ

Almighty, Word of the Father, He is perfect Himself, Jesus Christ, for the sake of Your mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always rest in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me to sedition of the serpent, and do not leave me the desire of Satan, as there is a seed of aphids in me. You are, O Lord God, worshiped, Holy King, Jesus Christ, while sleeping, save me with a flickering light, by Your Holy Spirit, Who sanctified Your disciples. Give, Lord, to me, Your unworthy servant, Your salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of the mind of Your holy Gospel, soul with the love of Your Cross, heart with the purity of Your word, my body with Your impassive passion, save my thought with Your humility, and raise up me in time like Your praise. As if you were glorified with Your Father without beginning and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit

Lord, the King of Heaven, the Comforter, the Soul of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and let me go unworthy, and forgive all, the fir tree has sinned today as a man, moreover, not as a man, but also more woefully than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, led and unknown: even from youth and science are evil, and even from impudence and despondency. If I swear by Your name, or blaspheme in my thoughts; or whom I reproach; or I slandered whom with my anger, or grieved, or about what I became angry; or lied, or was worthless, or came to me poor, and despised him; or saddened my brother, or married, or whom I condemned; or you become proud, or you become proud, or you become angry; or standing by me at prayer, my mind moving about the wickedness of this world, or the corruption of thoughts; or overeat, or drunk, or laugh madly; or a crafty thought, or seeing a strange kindness, and by that wounded by the heart; or unlike the verbs, or the sin of my brother laughed, but my essence is countless sins; or it’s not about prayer, or other things that are crafty, I don’t remember, that’s all and more than these deeds. Have mercy on me, my Creator, Lord, dejected and unworthy of Your servant, and leave me, and let go, and forgive me, as Good and Lover of mankind, but I will lie down in peace, sleep and rest, prodigal, sinful and accursed, I will worship and sing And I will glorify Your honorable name, with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and forever and forever. Amen.

Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great

What will I bring to Thee, or what will I repay Thee, the most gifted Immortal King, the generous and philanthropic Lord, as if lazy to me for Your pleasure, and did nothing good, did You bring to the end of this past day, the conversion and salvation of my soul building? Be merciful to the sinner and naked of every good deed, raise up my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and take away from me all the evil thought of this visible life. Forgive my sins, O only Sinless One, even though I have sinned on this day, in knowledge and ignorance, in word and deed, and thought, and all my feelings. You yourself, covering, save me from every opposing situation with your divine power, and indescribable philanthropy, and strength. Cleanse, O God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Delight, Lord, deliver me from the net of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and fall on me with the light of Your face, when you come in glory, and now sleep uncondemned, create sleep, and without dreaming, and undisturbed, keep the thought of Your servant, and all Satan's work reject me, and enlighten with me the reasonable eyes of the heart, so that I will not fall asleep in death. And send me an angel of peace, a guardian and mentor of my soul and body, may he deliver me from my enemies; so that, having risen from my bed, I will bring you prayers of thanksgiving. Hey, Lord, hear me, a sinful and wretched servant of Yours, with pleasure and conscience; grant me that I have risen to learn Thy words, and demonic despondency is far from me driven away to be created by Thy Angels; May I bless Your holy name, and glorify and glorify the Most Pure Theotokos Mary, You have given us sinners intercession, and accept this one who prays for us; we know, as if imitating Your philanthropy, and praying does not stop. Toya intercession, and the sign of the Holy Cross, and for the sake of all Your saints, keep my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for Thou art Holy, and glorified forever. Amen.

Prayer 5th

Prayer 6th

Prayer 7, Saint 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, deliver me eternal torment.

Lord, whether in mind or thought, in word or deed, I have sinned, forgive me.

Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensitivity.

Lord, deliver me from every temptation.

Lord, enlighten my heart, darken the evil lust.

Lord, if a man has sinned, You, like God, are generous, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.

Lord, send Thy grace to help me, may I glorify Thy holy name.

Lord Jesus Christ, write me Thy servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end.

Lord, my God, if I have done nothing good before You, but grant me, by Your grace, to lay a good beginning.

Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Thy grace.

Lord of heaven and earth, remember me Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.

Lord, receive 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 the memory of death, 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, instill in me the root of the good, your fear in my heart.

Lord, grant me to love Thee with all my soul and thoughts, and to do Thy will in everything.

Lord, cover me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other unsimilar things.

Lord, weigh, as you do, as you will, may your will be done in me a sinner, as if you were blessed forever. Amen.

Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of Your most honest Mother, and Your bodiless Angels, Your Prophet and Forerunner and Your Baptist, Your God-speaking apostles, bright and victorious martyrs, reverend and God-bearing fathers, and all the saints with prayers, deliver me from the present demonic condition. Hey, my Lord and Creator, do not want the death of a sinner, but as if to turn and live to be him, give me the conversion of the accursed and unworthy; deliver me from the mouth of the destructive serpent that gapes, devour me and bring me down to hell alive. Hey, my Lord, my consolation, Even for the sake of the accursed in corruptible flesh, throw me out of wretchedness, and give consolation to my wretched soul. Plant in my heart to do Thy commandments, and leave evil deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: in Thee, O Lord, trust, save me.

Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter the Studio

Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos

Prayer 11, to the holy guardian angel

Kontakion to the Theotokos

Glorious Ever-Virgin Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may our souls be saved by You.

I place all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your shelter.

Virgin Mother of God, do not despise me, a sinner, demanding Your help and Your intercession, my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.

Prayer of St. Joannicius

My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.

From Pascha to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the refrain and irmos of the 9th ode of the Paschal canon are read:

An angel crying out of grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And pack the river: rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the tomb and raised up the dead; folks, have fun! Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and rejoice, Sione. But you, Pure, show off, Mother of God, about the rise of Your Nativity .

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

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.

Prayer of Saint John of Damascus

Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, lest I fall asleep into death, lest my enemy say: Be strong against him.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Be the intercessor of my soul, O God, as I walk in the midst of many nets; Deliver me from them and save me, Blessed One, like a Lover of mankind.

And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

The Most Glorious Mother of God, and the Most Holy Angel of the Holy Angels, silently sing with heart and mouth, confessing this Mother of God, as if she truly gave birth to God incarnate to us, and praying unceasingly for our souls.

Mark yourself with the sign of the cross.

Prayer to the Holy Cross

Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from His face. As the smoke disappears, let them disappear; as wax melts from the face of fire, so let the demons perish from the face of those who love God and are marked by the sign of the cross, and in joy they say: Rejoice, Most Honorable and Life-giving Cross of the Lord, drive away demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, crucified on you, who descended into hell and corrected his strength the devil, and who gave us His Honorable Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Lady Virgin Mother of God and with all the saints forever. Amen.

Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honorable and Life-Giving Cross, and save me from all evil.

Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord, Lover of mankind. Bless those who do good. Grant to our brethren and relatives even for the salvation of petitions and eternal life. In the infirmities of the being, visit and grant healing. Izhe govern the sea. Travel travel. Fight Orthodox Christians. Grant forgiveness to those who serve and pardon us of sins. Those who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them, have mercy according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, before our departed father and brothers, and give them rest, where the light of Thy face dwells. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers and deliver me from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and grant them even salvation, petitions and eternal life. Remember, Lord, also us, the humble and sinful and unworthy servants of Thy, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, with the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and all Thy saints: blessed be Thou forever and ever . Amen.

Confession of sins daily

I confess to you the Lord my God and Creator, in the Holy Trinity, the One, glorified and worshiped, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all my sins, even when I have done all the days of my life, and for every hour, and now, and in the past days and night, deed, word, thought, overeating, drunkenness, secret eating, idle talk, despondency, laziness, contradiction, disobedience, slander, condemnation, neglect, self-love, avarice, theft, ill-spokenness, filthy gain, mischief, jealousy, envy, anger, remembrance , hatred, covetousness and all my feelings: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and my other sins, both spiritual and bodily, in the image of you my God and the Creator of anger, and my neighbor unrighteousness: regretting these, I blame myself to you my God I imagine, and I have the will to repent: to the point, Lord my God, help me, with tears I humbly pray to Thee: forgive me, who has passed my sins by Thy mercy, and resolve from all these, even those who have spoken before You, as Good and Humane.

When you go to sleep, say:

In Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commit my spirit: You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.

- Printed in italics (explanations and names of prayers) are not read during prayer.

– When it is written “Glory”, “And now”, it is necessary to read in full: “Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “Now and ever and forever and ever. Amen"

- There is no sound ё in the Church Slavonic language, and therefore it is necessary to read “we call”, and not “we call”, “your”, and not “your”, “mine”, and not “mine”, etc.

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Brief evening prayer in Russian

Brief Prayer Book

morning prayers

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

(Read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist.)

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 if the Savior gave birth to our souls.

Come, let us bow down and bow down to Christ, our King God. (Bow)

Come, let us worship and bow down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. (Bow)

Prayers for the dream to come

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Throughout Bright Week, instead of this rule, the hours of Holy Pascha are read.

** From Pascha to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the refrain and irmos of the 9th song of the Paschal canon are read:

These remarks also apply to prayers for the coming sleep.

How to learn to pray at home. Moscow, "The Ark", 2004. Trifonov Pechenga Monastery

I have done all the days of my belly- which I have created throughout my life.
secret eating- intemperance from food during fasting, eating secretly from others.
Neglect- carelessness (in the matter of salvation).
untruthfulness- a lie.
nasty business- criminal profit (profit).
by mischief- bribery, greed (mshel - self-interest).
Jealousy- jealousy, suspicion (incredulity).
memory malice- vindictiveness.
covetousness- greed, greed. In our tradition, enshrined in the catechism, it has become established to use this word for any unrighteous robbed of one's neighbors: bribes, extortion, etc.
Feelings- feelings.
sins- sins.
Soul together and bodily- both spiritual and physical.
image to you- which you.
anger- angry.
One of the truths- I slandered; caused all evil, unrighteousness.
Winn to myself I present to you my God- I, guilty of all this, stand before You, my God.
I have the will to repent- I want to bring repentance.
tochia- only.
Past sins- my former (past) sins.
From all these, even the verbs- from all this that I said.

The need for daily repentance for sins committed throughout 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 act in you: for He is good and forgives the sins of all who turn to Him, no matter who they are, so that He will not remember them anymore.However, He wants those who have mercy themselves to remember the forgiveness of their sins, hitherto committed, so that, forgetting about that, to prevent what in his behavior in such a way that they will be forced to give an account of those sins that have already been forgiven him ... ".
Preserving and constantly renewing repentance for the sins of our life, not forgetting about them, we should not at the same time “turn them in our mind”, re-experience, cling to them with memory. This is one of the manifestations of the art of "invisible warfare", the middle "royal" path, which a Christian should follow.
This prayer helps to consider daytime sins and maintains the memory of those committed earlier - all the days of life. Let us recall that sins sincerely confessed in the Sacrament of Penance 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 about the deed.
Both at confession in the Sacrament of Repentance, and at daily confession to God, one must confess one's sins separately, consciously. Therefore, let us dwell on the sins mentioned in the prayer and indicate what deeds, deeds, words and thoughts can be meant by them. In doing so, we are guided by the Orthodox catechism and the instructions of the ascetics of the Orthodox Church.
drunkenness, drunkenness, secret eating- sins associated with the passion of gluttony, which is one of the eight major passions. secret eating- eating food in secret (out of greed, shame or unwillingness to share, in violation of the fast, in the use of unlawful food, etc.). The sins of gluttony also include polyphagy And guttural rage- a passion for enjoying taste sensations, that is, gourmandism, so planted in our days. drug use And smoking also belong to the field of drunkenness; if you have suffered or are suffering from these sinful addictions, include them in the list of sins.
idle talk. Let us recall the terrible word of the Lord Himself: I tell you that for every idle word that people say, 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.(Matthew 12:36-37).
And 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 go away; and when there is a need to stay, then turn your mind to prayer, not condemning the idle talkers, but recognizing your weakness ". ( Reverend John the Prophet)
The Monk Ephraim the Syrian expands the concept of idle talk: “And what is an idle word? A promise of faith that is not fulfilled in deeds. A person believes and confesses Christ, but remains idle, does not do what Christ commanded. when a person confesses and does not correct himself, when he says that he repents, and sins again.
Despondency. This sin is often directly related to idle talk:
"Despondency is often one of the branches, one of the first offspring of verbosity ... Despondency is a relaxation of the soul, exhaustion of the mind ... a slanderer of God, as if He is unmerciful and inhumane; in psalmody it is weak, in prayer it is weak ... in obedience it is hypocritical" . ( Saint John of the Ladder)
Laziness, as we see, is closely connected with the passion of despondency. The Orthodox catechism names "laziness in relation to the teaching of piety, prayer and public worship" among the sins against the 1st commandment of the Law of God.
Rebuttal. "Bind your tongue, furiously striving for contradiction, and seventy times seven times a day fight with this tormentor," the holy fathers teach in the words of John of the Ladder. “Whoever in a conversation stubbornly wishes to insist on his opinion, even if it is fair, let him know that he is possessed by a diabolical illness; and if he does this in a conversation with his equals, then perhaps the denunciation of his elders will heal him; if but treats the big ones and the wisest in this way, then this ailment from people is incurable.
Disobedience. “The one who disobeys the word without a doubt does not obey the deed either, for whoever is unfaithful in word is adamant in deed,” St. John of the Ladder connects disobedience with contradiction. Everything in the Church is built on obedience; we must obey everyone 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 pastors and spiritual teachers. But complete and unquestioning obedience (in everything that does not contradict the faith and the Law of God) should be rendered by the wife to her husband, the children who have not yet created their own family - to their parents. Obey your superiors.
slander- a direct violation of the 9th commandment of the Law of God ( Do not bear false witness against your neighbor- Ref. 20.16). Any slander, any gossip and gossip, any unfair censure is slander. Almost certainly leads to slander condemnation of a neighbor, directly forbidden by the Lord: Judge not lest ye be judged(Matthew 7:1).
neglect- negligent fulfillment of the duties assigned to us by God, or even neglect of them. Neglect at work, neglect of one's household and family duties, neglect of prayer...
pride Abba Dorotheos calls the root of all passions, and St. Ephraim the Syrian - the mother of all evil.
"Self-love is a passionate and reckless love of the body. Love and continence are opposite to it. It is obvious that one who has self-love has all the passions." ( Saint Maximus the Confessor)
Acquisition. Covetousness...is idolatry, - says the apostle Paul (Col. 3, 5). Acquisitiveness is the passion of love of money, which is one of the eight main passions, in action: any hoarding, addiction to various objects, stinginess and, conversely, wastefulness.
Theft. This concept includes not only any theft, but also any use of what is "bad": for example, "read out" a book in the library or with friends. A particularly severe type of theft is sacrilege - "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: to take, without asking for the priest's blessing, donated on the eve or brought to the temple by benefactors for distribution, etc.
untruthfulness- any lie word. 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, any 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 a Christian, created for truth and love,” says St. Philaret in his Orthodox Catechism.
bad business- making a profit, profit in a bad, unrighteous way. The concept can include any body kit, measurement, deceit, but also any earnings that bring evil to people - for example, based on the satisfaction or incitement of sinful passions. The falsification of any documents and the use of forged documents (for example, travel tickets), the purchase of stolen goods on the cheap are also bad business. This also includes parasitism, "when they receive a salary for a position or pay for a business, but they do not fulfill their positions and deeds and, thus, they steal both the salary or pay, and the benefit that labor could bring to society or to the one for whom they should have worked. "(see "Orthodox Catechism").
mischief- covetousness, greed mshela- gain. 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 consider your life and discover its manifestations in it.
Jealousy- jealousy of all kinds.
Envy."Whoever envies his neighbor, he rebels against God - the giver of gifts." ( Saint John Chrysostom)
"... Envy and rivalry are a terrible poison: slander, hatred and murder are born from them." ( Venerable Ephraim the Syrian)
Anger- one of the eight major passions.
“Whatever the cause, the movement of anger kindles, it blinds the eyes of the heart and, putting a cover on the sharpness of mental vision, does not allow the Sun of truth to be seen. metal makes no difference in glare." ( Rev. John Cassian the Roman)
memory malice"there is the last limit of anger, the keeping in memory of sins against our neighbor, the aversion of the image of justification (God has determined: "forgive and it will be forgiven" - cf. shame to pray (how do you say: "leave it, like us too..."?), a nail driven into the soul, unceasing sin, vigilant lawlessness, hourly evil. ( Saint John of the Ladder)
“If you bear a grudge against someone, pray for him; and, by prayer separating sorrow from the memory of the evil that he caused you, you will stop the movement of passion; becoming friendly and philanthropic, you will completely drive out passion from the 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). Whoever hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him(1 John 3:15). Whoever says, "I love God," and 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).
covetousness- "when, under the guise of a certain right, but in reality with a violation of justice and philanthropy, they turn to their own 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 growth (loan interest), when owners exhaust those who depend from them by excessive taxes or work, if during the famine they sell bread at too high a price" (see "Orthodox Catechism"). In a broad sense, the word covetousness means in general covetousness, greed (passion for avarice); in this sense 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 “summed up” under one of the points (for example, blasphemy, grumbling against God, or attempting suicide, or killing the unborn children - abortion, etc.). In particular, this list does not contain sins related to the passion of fornication (and among them such as 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.

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