How to get help from higher powers. Prayers to all the holy and disembodied powers of heaven for help and health
The host of Angels, according to the Holy Scriptures, is numerous, the personal names of only the seven main Angels - the Archangels are known. What is the ministry of each Archangel, how does each help people and where can you read about them in the Holy Scriptures, this book tells.
Heavenly hierarchy
Archangels, Angels, Principalities, Thrones, Dominations and Seraphim of the Six-Crylatia, and many-eyed Cherubim of the Divine, Organic Wisdom, Strength and Power of the Divine, pray to Christ to grant our souls peace and great mercy.
The Word of God says, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Gen. 1:1). By the name of heaven it is natural to understand spirits (Col. 1:16), that is, spiritual invisible world, or Angels. Holy Scripture, starting from the book of Genesis to the Apocalypse, presents us with Angels acting, fulfilling the commands of the Most High and protecting pious people with their cover. Holy Scripture narrates about the power and strength of the will of the Angels, and their fiery love for the Creator testifies to the purity and holiness of those who stand at the Throne of God.
Angels- the essence of the host of heaven, according to the Gospel: “And suddenly there appeared with an angel a numerous host of heaven, glorifying God and crying out: glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men” (Lk. 2, 13-14).
God sends angels to proclaim His decrees. Therefore, they are called Angels, that is, messengers.
There are countless angels, the human mind is lost in their countless host.
But here the order that reigns among the heavenly spirits is amazing. Order, harmony is the beauty of perfection, the wisdom and truth of God. In the Kingdom of Heaven there is no monotony and stagnation - there is diversity, movement, activity, striving, great, multi-complex activity, unknown to us here on earth.
Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, a disciple of the holy Apostle Paul, who was raptured to the third heaven (2 Cor. 12:2), there he saw the difference in the ranks of the holy angels, and explained this to Dionysius, how he divides the angels into nine ranks to his disciple, and divides the nine ranks of the angels into three hierarchies - each with three ranks - the highest, middle and lowest.
First, highest and Holy Trinity The closest hierarchy is: Seraphim, Cherubim and Thrones, second, middle - Powers, Dominions, Forces. The third one includes Principles, Archangels, Angels(St. Dionysius the Areopagite "On the Heavenly Hierarchy").
Closest to the Creator and Creator are the God-loving six-winged seraphim, as the prophet Isaiah saw: “Seraphim stood around Him; each of them had six wings: with two each one covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And they called to each other and said: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts! the whole earth is full of his glory!” (Isaiah 6:2-3).
seraphim- fiery, as immediately coming to Him, of whom it is written: “The sight of the glory of the Lord on the top of the mountain was before the eyes of the sons of Israel, like a consuming fire” (Ex. 24:17), His throne is a fiery flame (Dan. 7:9), because our God is a consuming fire (Heb. 12:29).
Seraphim blaze with love for God and excite others to the same love, as their very name shows, for “Seraphim” in Hebrew means: flaming.
After the Seraphim, before the Omniscient God, who lives in the impregnable light, they stand in unspeakable lordship multi-eyed Cherubim always shining with the light of the knowledge of God, the knowledge of the mysteries and depths of the wisdom of God, enlightening themselves and enlightening others. The name Cherubim, translated from the Hebrew language, means: much understanding or an outpouring of wisdom, for through the Cherubim wisdom is sent down to others and enlightenment is given for the knowledge of God and knowledge of God.
Then before the Almighty are coming God-bearing Thrones, for on them, as on reasonable thrones (as St. Maximus the Confessor writes), God rests. Resting on them in an incomprehensible way, God performs His righteous judgment, as David said: “For You have executed my judgment and my litigation; You have sat on the throne, the righteous Judge” (Ps. 9:5). Therefore, through them, God's justice is predominantly manifested, helping earthly judges, kings, lords and rulers to carry out a righteous judgment.
The middle hierarchy, as mentioned above, also contains three ranks of holy angels: Dominions, Powers and Powers.
dominance they send down power to prudent possession and wise management of earthly authorities, appointed by God, they teach to control feelings, humble indecent desires and passions, enslave the flesh to the spirit, rule over one’s own will and be above every temptation.
Forces filled with Divine strength and immediately fulfill the will of the Most High. They also work great miracles and send down the grace of miracles to the saints of God, so that they can work miracles, heal illnesses, foretell the future, help working and burdened people in carrying out the obedience entrusted to them, which explains their name of Power, i.e. they bear the infirmities of the weak. Forces strengthen each person in the patience of sorrows and misfortunes.
Authorities have power over the devil, tame the power of demons, repel temptations that are brought to people, do not allow demons to harm anyone to the extent that they wish, establish good ascetics in spiritual exploits and labors, protecting them so that they do not lose their spiritual kingdoms. Those struggling with passions and lusts are helped to drive away evil thoughts, slanders of the enemy and defeat the devil.
There are also three ranks in the lower hierarchy: Principals, Archangels and Angels.
Beginnings they rule over the lower Angels, directing them to the fulfillment of Divine commands. They are also entrusted with the administration of the universe and the protection of all kingdoms and principalities, lands and all peoples, tribes and languages.
Archangels great evangelists are called, who proclaim great and glorious things. Archangels reveal prophecies, knowledge and understanding of the will of God, strengthen the holy faith in people, enlightening their minds with the light of knowledge of the Holy Gospel, and reveal the sacraments of pious faith.
Angels in the Heavenly hierarchy below all ranks and closest to people. They proclaim the lesser mysteries and intentions of God and instruct people to live virtuously and righteously for God, protect us from all evil. Angels are assigned to protect every Christian: they support us from falling, raise the fallen and never leave us, even if we have sinned, for they are always ready to help us, if only we ourselves wish.
The words of the Savior present us with convincing evidence of the Guardian Angels: “Look, do not despise any of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven” (Matthew 18:10).
But all the highest heavenly ranks are called by a common name - Angels. Although they, according to their position and according to the grace given by God, have different names - Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Forces, Authorities, Principles, Archangels, Angels- but they are all are called angels, for the word Angel is not a name for a being, but for a ministry, according to what is written: “Are not all of them ministering spirits sent out to serve…” (Heb. 1:14).
So, the Angels, fulfilling the will of God, as ministering spirits, take an active, living part in the fate of mankind. So, Angels proclaim to people the will of God, watch over states (Deut. 32: 8), guard human societies, regions, cities, monasteries, churches and govern various parts of the earth (Rev. 7, 1; 14, 18), have influence on private affairs of people (Gen. 32, 1-2), encourage, preserve (Dan. b, 22), lead out of prison (Acts 5, 19-20; 12, 7-9), are present at the exit of the soul from the body, accompany her procession through the aerial ordeals, lift up our prayers to God and intercede for us themselves (Rev. 8:3). Angels come to serve people (Heb. 1:14), teach the truth, virtue, enlighten the mind, strengthen the will and protect in life from troubles (Gen. 16, 7-12). You can read about the appearances of good angels in the Holy Scriptures - Gen. 18:2-22; 28, 12; Nav. 5, 13-14; OK. 1, 11, 26, 28; Matt. 2, 13; Acts. 5, 19; 10, 31; 12, 7.
Above all nine Heavenly ranks of Angels, Archangel Michael was appointed by God as the chief and leader. as a faithful servant of God.
Archangel Michael during the pernicious fall into the pride of Satan, his apostasy from God and the fall into the abyss, having gathered all the ranks and armies of the Angels, he loudly exclaimed: “Look, let us become good before our Creator and let’s not think about what is contrary to God! Let us see what suffered those who were created together with us and hitherto, together with us, were partakers of the divine light! Let us hear how, for the sake of pride, they suddenly fell from the light into darkness and from on high fell into the abyss! Let's see how the rising morning Dennitsa slept from the sky [Morning Dawn. Here, Dennitsa means a fallen angel, Satan, who was created by God before the world, visible by a bright spirit, as if ascending, clear morning dawn, but, puffed up and rebelling against God, fell into the abyss and was subjected to eternal condemnation] and was distressed on earth ”(Saint Grigory the Dialogist, "An Interpretation of the Four Gospels").
Speaking thus to the entire Cathedral of Angels, he, standing in front, began with the Seraphim and Cherubim and with all the heavenly ranks to glorify the Most Holy, Consubstantial and Indivisible Trinity, the One God, singing in accordance with the solemn song: “Holy, Holy, Holy Lord Sabaoth, fill heaven and the land of your glory!"
Angels are usually depicted with two wings to indicate the speed with which they strive to fulfill the commands of God in different parts of the universe.
The names of the Archangels are known from the Holy Scriptures. Each of them has a special ministry.
Saint Archangel Michael
Above all nine Angelic ranks, the Lord placed the Archangel Michael, whose name from the Hebrew language means - who is like God.
The veneration of the Holy Archangel Michael in the Orthodox Church dates back to the most ancient times. According to the meaning of the word, Michael is an Angel possessing extraordinary, unparalleled spiritual strength. The Holy Church presents a majestic historical picture of the divinely illumined deeds of the Archangel of the Holy Heavenly Powers of the incorporeal, everywhere depicting him as the first in the rank of the mountain hosts, an agent and a fighter for the glory of God and for the salvation of the human race.
The first battle-bearing feat was accomplished by the holy Archangel Michael in heaven. Satan, once the brightest of all the spirits of heaven, rose up against God, took it into his head to humiliate the glory of the Lord, made the first apostasy in the whole universe and dragged along with him many other spirits. Then the holy Archangel Michael, as a faithful servant of God, having gathered all the angelic ranks and hosts who were not carried away by the pernicious example of satanic exaltation, loudly called out: “Let us become good before the Creator of us; and do not think contrary to God. And standing in the first place in the host of incorporeal spirits, he began to sing a solemn song: “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts!” (Thu.Min. November 8th). Following this, the spirits of malice were cast out from heaven.
The Revelation of St. John the Theologian tells about the battle in heaven: “And there was a war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought against them, but did not stand, and there was no longer a place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world;
But as a consolation, believers are given to see in Revelation that this primordial struggle with the enemy of our salvation will end in the perfect victory of the Lamb (Rev. 19 and 20), and that in the struggle with the serpent we have the highest defenders and patrons, headed by the holy Archangel Michael.
When on earth the fate of God was revealed in a special way over the chosen people of the Jews, then the Church points to the holy Archangel Michael as the guardian, champion and defender of the people of God.
In the prophet Daniel, the Archangel Michael also appears as a special protector and patron of the Jewish people, always standing up for the defense of the Church from all her enemies (Dan. 10, 13, 21; 12, 1).
The Church in her hymns and prayers calls the Archangel Michael of the incorporeal Angels the first, the clerk and champion, and the Angels the chief leader, among the regiments of the Angelic elders, the heavenly ranks mentor (service 8 (21) November).
Therefore, the Archangel Michael is depicted in a militant form, with a spear and a sword in his hand, having a dragon under his feet, that is, the spirit of malice. The white banner that adorns the top of his spear means the unchanging purity and unwavering loyalty of the Angels to the King of Heaven, and the cross with which the spear ends makes it clear that the battle with the kingdom of darkness and victory over it by the Archangels themselves is done in the name of the Cross of Christ, done through patience, humility and self-denial.
The Apostolic Scripture tells that the Archangel Michael argued with the devil about "the body of Moses" (Jude 9), and served as his burial, but the devil opposed it. Archangel Michael, the guardian of the Jewish people, contrary to the evil desire of the devil, hid the grave of the prophet Moses, so that the Jews, prone to idolatry, could not worship him as God.
The archangel of the power of the Lord, Archangel Michael, appeared to Joshua at the capture of Jericho: “Jesus, being near Jericho, looked, and sees, and behold, a man stands before him, and in his hand is a naked sword. Jesus went up to him and said to him: Are you ours, or one of our enemies? He said no; I am the captain of the host of the Lord, now I have come hither. Jesus fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down and said to him, What will my master say to his servant? The captain of the host of the Lord said to Jesus, Take off your sandals from off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy. Jesus did just that” (Joshua 5:13-15). This appearance of the holy Archangel Michael inspired Joshua with hope for heavenly help. Soon the Lord Himself appeared to Joshua and taught him the method by which Jericho, the first strong city in the land of Canaan, was successfully taken.
Antiquity was so deeply convinced of the authenticity of the appearance of the Archangel Michael to Joshua that on the site of the appearance, even in the early days of Christianity, a monastery was erected in the name of the holy Archangel Michael.
In general, the holy Archangel Michael of the pre-peace rank, the chief clerk, the minister of the glory of God and the commander of the angels, all-praise, helped the Israelites in their battles with enemies on the way to the promised land and accompanied Moses throughout his laborious life.
September 6 Art. Art. Orthodox Church celebrates a holiday called “Remembrance of the miracle of the Archangel Michael, who was in Khonekh (Colossae).
In Phrygia, near the city of Hierapolis, there was a temple in the name of the Archangel Michael and with it a healing spring. The pagans, dissatisfied with the fact that the temple serves as a place of special veneration for Christians, decided to destroy it. To this end, they connected two upland rivers into one channel and directed the course towards the temple. But through the prayers of St. Archippus, who lived at this temple, the holy Archangel Michael appeared and, with a blow of his staff, opened a cleft, which absorbed the water that was lowered onto the temple, and this place was called Hona (hole, cleft). Russia was also honored with the apparition of the Archangel Michael, like other countries. It was in 1608 in the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra during the invasion of the Poles to Russia, when the Archangel Michael appeared to Archimandrite Joseph, who at that time was the rector of the Lavra, with a beaming face, with a scepter in his hands and said to the enemies who had been besieging the monastery for several months: “Soon Almighty God will reward you with vengeance.” And the enemy, having stood at the walls of the monastery without any success, was forced to retreat in shame.
Defense of Russian cities Holy Mother of God always carried out by Her appearances with the Host of Heaven under the leadership of the Archangel Michael. Therefore, the faith of Orthodox Christians in the help of the Archangel Michael in all troubles, sorrows, needs is strong.
Archangel Michael in the Old Testament is referred to as "the great prince, standing for the sons of the people", he stands before the Throne of the Lord. In the Old Testament, the Holy Archangel Michael was the Guardian Angel of some leaders and rulers of the people of Israel, in the New Testament the Orthodox Church recognized him as a champion and intercessor for everyone, she encourages each and every true Christian to cry out to the first of the Angels for help and intercession before God. The Church recognizes the Archangel Michael as its Divine adornment, and the peace of the valley as a fence and affirmation (service on September 6 (19), can. No. 1). She teaches that the holy Archangel Michael with a divine fortress bypasses the whole earth, seizing those who call from the fierce divine name him (ibid., pes. 3), calls him a divine preacher, a non-constant representative of the faithful, a guide and punisher of the lost (pes. 3), a prayer book for saving people (pes. 3). In a word, she makes everyone and everyone cry out to the great Archangel of God: “under the roof of your divine wings, fleeing by faith, Michael, divine mind, observe and cover through all life: and at the hour, Archangel, terrible mortal, you appear helper, to all of us most hospitable ”(service on November 8 (21), article on praise).
So, Archangel Michael is the winner of adversaries, the deliverer from all troubles and sorrows, the protector of all Orthodox Christians from visible and invisible enemies and evil spirits.
Archangel Michael is prayed for deliverance from sorrow, at the entrance to new house and on the foundation of the house, on the patronage of the throne and the state, on the salvation and preservation of Russia.
September 6 (19) celebration of the “Remembrance of the miracle of the Archangel Michael, who was in Khonekh (Colossae)” (IV).
On November 8 (21), the Holy Church glorifies all the Heavenly Forces, headed by the Archangel Michael. Archangel Michael is glorified as the leader of the Heavenly Forces and this holiday is called the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael and other incorporeal Heavenly Forces.
Those who are adorned with the name of the first of the Archangels, that is, with the name Michael, are best distinguished by zeal for the glory of God, loyalty to the King of Heaven and the kings of the earth, constant war against vice and wickedness, constant humility and self-denial.
Prayers to the Archangel Michael of God
Prayer 1st
The holy and great Archangel of God Michael, the inscrutable and all-important Trinity, the first primate in the Angels, the kind of human guardian and guardian, crushing with his host the head of the prideful day in heaven and always put to shame his malice and deceit on earth!
We resort to you with faith and pray to you with love: wake up the shield indestructible and take it firmly Holy Church and our Orthodox fatherland, protecting them with your lightning sword from all enemies, visible and invisible. Be a wise mentor and companion to all Orthodox Christians, wearing them from the Throne of the King of the reigning enlightenment and strength, joy, peace and consolation. Be the leader and companion invincible to our Christ-loving army, crowning it with glory and victories over adversaries, may all those who oppose us know that God and His holy angels are with us!
Do not leave about the Archangel of God, with your help and intercession, and us, glorifying the holy day your name; behold, if we are many sinners, we both do not want to perish in our iniquities, but to turn to the Lord and be revived from Him for good deeds. Illuminate our minds with the light of God, so that we can understand that there is a good and perfect will of God for us, and lead everything, even it is fitting for us to do and even despise and leave. Strengthen by the grace of the Lord our weak will and our feeble will, and having established ourselves in the law of the Lord, we will stop the rest of the earthly thoughts and lusts of the flesh and for the sake of the perishable and earthly, eternal and heavenly madness to forget. Above all of these, ask us from above for true repentance, unhypocritical sadness according to Bose and contrition for our sins, let us complete the number of days of our temporary life remaining for us in blotting out the evils we have committed. When the hour of our death and liberation from the bonds of this mortal body approaches, do not leave us, the Archangel of God, defenseless against the spirits of malice in heaven; ascending to the heavens that used to block the souls of mankind, yes, guard you, we will without fail reach those glorious villages of paradise, where there is sorrow, no sighing, but life is endless, and we will be able to see the bright face of the All-good Lord and our Master and give glory to Him, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen (from the service with an akathist).
Prayer 2
O Saint Michael the Archangel, light-like and formidable voivode of the Heavenly King! Before the Last Judgment, weaken to repent of my sins, deliver my soul from the net that catches me and bring me to the God who created it, sitting on the Cherubim, and praying for her diligently, but with your intercession I will go to the place of the deceased.
Oh, the formidable voivode of the Heavenly Forces, the representative of all at the Throne of the Lord Christ, the guardian, who is firm in all people and a wise armourer, strong voivode of the Heavenly King! Have mercy on me, a sinner who demands your intercession, save me from all visible and invisible enemies, moreover, strengthen me from the horror of death and from the embarrassment of the devil, and make me shamelessly present to our Creator at the hour of His terrible and righteous judgment. Oh, all-holy great Michael the Archangel! Do not despise me a sinner, praying to you for help and your intercession in this world and in the future, but make me worthy to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit with you forever and ever. Amen. (From an ancient manuscript).
Troparion, tone 4
Heavenly armies of the Archangel, we pray to you forever, unworthy, but with your prayers protect us with the roof of your insubstantial glory, preserving us, falling down diligently and crying out: deliver us from troubles, as the clerk of the higher powers.
Kontakion, tone 2
Holy Archangel Gabriel
Archangel Gabriel is the herald of the mysteries of God.
The name Gabriel in Hebrew means: the man of God, the fortress of God, the strength of God.
Archangel Gabriel is one of the seven Archangels sent by God to proclaim to people the great deeds of God.
He explained to the prophet Daniel the prophetic visions about kings and kingdoms (Dan. 8), about the time of the coming of the Savior. . . “while I was still continuing my prayer, the husband Gabriel, whom I had seen before in a vision, quickly flew in, touched me about the time of the evening sacrifice and admonished me, spoke to me and said: “Daniel! now I have come to teach you understanding. At the beginning of your supplication, a word went out, and I came to proclaim it to you, for you are a man of desires: listen therefore to the word and understand the vision. Seventy weeks (Sedmina - seven years) are determined for your people and your holy city, so that the crime is covered, sins are sealed and iniquities are blotted out, and eternal truth is brought, and the vision and the prophet are sealed, and the Holy of Holies is anointed.
Therefore, know and understand: from the time the command comes out about the restoration of Jerusalem, until Christ the Master is seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; and the people will return and the streets and walls will be built, but in difficult times. And after the expiration of sixty-two weeks, Christ will be put to death, and will not; but the city and the sanctuary will be destroyed by the people of the leader who will come, and its end will be like a flood, and until the end of the war there will be devastation. And one week will confirm the covenant for many, and in the middle of the week sacrifice and offering will cease, and on the wing of the sanctuary there will be an abomination of desolation, and the final predestined death will overtake the desolator ”(Dan. 9, 21-27).
The Archangel Gabriel also instructed the holy prophet Moses in the desert, when writing the book of Genesis, passing on to him the revelations of God about the first generations and years, starting from the creation of the world.
The Archangel Gabriel announced to the priest Zechariah the birth of John the Baptist from his barren, elderly wife Elizabeth. . . “Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing by right side censer altar. Zechariah, seeing him, was embarrassed, and fear fell upon him. The angel said to him: Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name: John; and you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord; he will not drink wine and strong drink, and the Holy Spirit will be filled even from his mother's womb; and he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God; and he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to restore the hearts of the fathers to the children, and in the disobedient mindset of the righteous, in order to present to the Lord a people prepared. And Zacharias said to the Angel: Why do I know this? for I am old, and my wife is advanced in years. The angel answered and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stands before God, and I have been sent to speak with you and announce this good news to you ”(Luke 1, 11-19).
The Archangel Gabriel also appeared to Righteous Anna and Joachim, who was fasting in the wilderness, and announced to each of them that they would have a daughter, chosen from the ages as the Mother of the Messiah, coming to save the human race.
This great Archangel was assigned by God to be the custodian of the Mother of God Mary, who was born of the barren, and when She was brought into the temple, He fed Her, bringing Her food daily.
This same intercessor of God, having been sent by God to Nazareth, appeared to the Blessed Virgin, betrothed to the righteous Joseph, and announced to Her the conception of the Son of God by the fall and the action of the Holy Spirit in Her. . . “In the sixth month, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God to the city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to the Virgin, betrothed to a husband named Joseph, from the house of David; the name of the Virgin: Mary. The angel, having entered to Her, said: Rejoice, Blessed One! The Lord is with you; blessed are you among women. She, seeing him, was embarrassed by his words and wondered what kind of greeting it would be. And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for you have found grace with God; and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and thou shalt bear a Son, and thou shalt call his name: Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father; and shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom shall have no end. Mary said to the Angel: How will it be when I do not know my husband? The angel answered her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you, therefore the Holy One who is being born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:26-35).
The Archangel Gabriel appeared in a dream to Joseph the Betrothed, explaining to him that the Maiden remained innocent, for what was conceived in Her from the Holy Spirit ... womb from the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wanting to publicize her, wanted to secretly let her go. But when he thought this - behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said: Joseph, son of David! do not be afraid to take Mary your wife, for what is born in her is from the Holy Spirit; she will give birth to a Son, and you will call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins ”(Matthew 1, 18-2 1).
And when our Lord was born in Bethlehem, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the shepherds guarding their flocks at night and said: “Do not be afraid; I proclaim to you great joy, which will be for all people: for today a Savior is born to you in the city of David, who is Christ the Lord; and here is a sign for you: you will find a baby in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger” (Luke 2:8-12).
The Archangel Gabriel warned Joseph the Betrothed about the plans of Herod and ordered him to flee to Egypt with the Child and the Virgin: “. . .behold, the Angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph and says: Get up, take the Baby and His Mother and run to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod wants to look for the Baby in order to destroy Him. He got up, took the Child and His Mother by night, and went into Egypt” (Mt. 2:13-14).
“After the death of Herod, behold, the Angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and says: Get up, take the Child and His Mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the soul of the Child have died. He got up, took the Child and His Mother, and came into the land of Israel” (Matthew 2:19-21).
The myrrh-bearing women heard from him the joyful news of the Resurrection of Christ.
According to God-wise men, the Archangel Gabriel was sent to reinforce the Savior in the Garden of Gethsemane and to proclaim to the Mother of God Her all-honorable Assumption.
The laudatory song of the Mother of God “It is worthy to eat” was also taught to the monk of the Athos monastery by the Archangel Gabriel.
Therefore, the Church calls the Archangel Gabriel the minister of the miracles and mysteries of God, the herald of joy and salvation, the herald and minister of Divine omnipotence.
On March 26 (April 8), the celebration in honor of the Archangel Gabriel is the day of the Council, because on the next day of the Annunciation, Christians gather together to glorify the holy Archangel with sacred songs, as a heavenly messenger great mystery incarnation of the Son of God. The Holy Archangel Gabriel is one of the seven spirits, “who bring the prayers of the saints and enter before the glory of the Holy One” (Tov. 12:15).
July 13 (26) - Cathedral of the Holy Archangel Gabriel. This holiday has existed since the 9th century and serves as a memory of all the miraculous appearances of the Archangel Gabriel.
November 8 (21) - Cathedral of the Archangel Michael and other incorporeal Heavenly Powers. Archangels: Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Yehudiel, Barahiel and Jeremiel, where the Archangel Gabriel is glorified with the entire Council of Heavenly Forces.
The Holy Church depicts the Archangel Gabriel with a paradise branch in his hand, which was brought by him to the Mother of God, and sometimes in right hand with a lantern, inside of which a candle burns, and in the left - with a jasper mirror. They are depicted with a mirror because the Archangel Gabriel is the messenger of the fate of God about the salvation of the human race. They are depicted with a candle in the lantern because the fates of God are hidden until the time of their fulfillment and, by the very fulfillment, are comprehended only by those who steadily look into the mirror of the word of God and their conscience. Therefore, those who bear the name Gabriel are worthy of that “faith of God, for which, according to the word of the Savior Himself, nothing is impossible.”
Prayers to Archangel Gabriel
Prayer 1st
Holy Great Archangel Gabriel! Stand before the Throne of God and be illuminated by illumination from the Divine light, enlightened by the knowledge of the incomprehensible Mysteries about His eternal wisdom! I whole-heartedly pray to Thee, guide me to repentance from evil deeds and to affirmation in my faith, strengthen and protect my soul from deceitful temptations, and implore our Creator for the remission of my sins.
Oh, Holy great Gabriel the Archangel! Do not despise me a sinner, praying to you for help and your intercession in this world and in the future, but my helper will always appear to me, let me unceasingly glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the power and your intercession forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 2
Oh, Holy Archangel of God Gabriel, always stand before the Throne of the Most High, joyful evangelist and zealous helper of our salvation! With the mercy characteristic of you, accept this laudatory singing, brought to you from us unworthy. Correct our prayers, and bring me, like incense, to the Heavenly Altar of the censer; illumine our minds with the light of knowledge of the mysteries of our saving faith; inflame our hearts with love for Christ our Savior, turn and strengthen our desires on the saving path of His Gospel commandments; Yes, in this age we will live quietly and piously for the glory of God, but in the future we will not be deprived of the eternal Kingdom of God, if we receive, let us be worthy of the grace of Christ our God, the intercession of His Most Pure Mother, the Immaculate Virgin Mary and your powerful prayers to the Lord God for us, and yes let us glorify with you and other bodiless powers of heaven and all the saints of the One in the Trinity of the glorious God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen. (From an ancient manuscript).
Troparion, tone 4
Heavenly armies of the Archangel, we implore you forever, we are unworthy, but with your prayers protect us with the wings of your insubstantial glory, preserving us, crouching diligently and crying out: deliver us from troubles, like the clerk of the higher powers.
Kontakion, tone 2
Archangel of God, servant of Divine glory, chief of angels and mentor of men, ask for useful things for us and great mercy, like the incorporeal Archangel.
Another kontakion, tone 2
In heaven in vain God's glory and on earth from above giving grace, chief of the angels, wise Gabriel, God's glory to the servant and peace of the Divine champion, save, observe the crying ty: be a helper yourself and no one is against us (July 13/26; Cathedral of the Archangel Gabriel) .
Ying kontakion, tone 8
Blessed and Honest, and Omnipotent, Uncountable and Terrible Trinity you are, Archangel, glorious servant and prayer book; Now, unceasingly pray that we be saved from all troubles and torments, let us call you: Rejoice, protection of your servant (March 26 / April 8; Cathedral of the Archangel Gabriel).
Holy Archangel Raphael
The month of November was chosen for the feast of the Angels because it is the ninth from March, which was once the beginning of the year, and the number nine corresponds to the nine orders of the angels.
According to the Holy Scriptures and tradition, the following Archangels are known: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Yehudiel, Barachiel and Jeremiel. But they are not called Archangels in the proper sense, but belong to the rank of Seraphim, while they are called Archangels as leaders of the angelic forces. They are the highest of the Seraphim, the closest to God (Denisov L. Apparitions and miracles of the seven holy Archangels. M., 1901).
“Grace to you and peace from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before His throne” - we read in the Revelation of St. John the Theologian (Rev. 1, 4). These seven spirits are the seven Archangels.
Archangel Raphael - Healer human ailments, guide, doctor of God.
The name Raphael, translated from the Hebrew language, means help, God's healing, God's healing, healer of human ailments (Tov. 3, 17; 12, 15).
Archangel Raphael, doctor of human ailments, comforter of the mourners, is mentioned in Holy Scripture. There is a whole book called "The Book of Tobit", which describes how the Archangel Raphael, in the form of a young man, accompanied the righteous Tobiah, protected him from unexpected misfortunes on the way, freed Sarah, the daughter of Raguilov, from the evil spirit of Asmodeus, gave her to Tobiah's wife, son of Tobit, took off the thorn from Tobit (Tov.3, 16-17; 5,4-6; 6,8-9; 7,2-3; 11, 6-7, 10-13; 12, 6-7; 14, 15, 18).
Departing from the house of Tobit, Tobias and Raphael came in the evening to the Tigris River. When Tobiah wanted to bathe, a fish appeared from the river that wanted to devour him, but Raphael said to Tobiah: “Take this fish, cut it open, take out the heart, liver and bile, and save them.” Tobias did just that. To his question - why this liver, heart and bile from fish? Raphael answered: “If someone is tormented by a demon or an evil spirit, then he should smoke with his heart and liver in front of such a man or woman, and he will no longer be tormented, but anoint a person who has a thorn in his eyes with bile, and he will be healed.”
When they came to Yekbatany, where Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, lived, whose seven suitors were destroyed by the evil spirit Asmodeus, they were well received in the house of Raguel. Raguel gave Sarah, his daughter, to wife Tobias. Tobias, entering the bedroom, took the incense burner, put the heart and liver of the fish, and smoked. The demon, hearing this smell, fled to the upper countries of Egypt.
When Tobias with his wife Sarah and Raphael went to Return trip To Nineveh, where Tobit lived, Raphael said: “I know, Tobias, that your father’s eyes will open: you just anoint his eyes with bile, and he, feeling causticity, will wipe them off, and the thorns will fall, and he will see you.”
Tobias applied bile to his father's eyes and said, "Be of good cheer, my father!" His eyes were stuck and he wiped them off, and the thorns were removed from the edges of his eyes and he saw his son Tobias.
When Tobit wanted to give half of the brought silver to Tobiah’s companion in gratitude, Raphael, having taken Tobit and Tobiah aside, said to them: “Bless God, glorify Him, recognize His greatness and confess before all living things that He has done for you ... The secret of the king is decent to keep, but it is commendable to announce the works of God. Do good, and evil will not befall you ... Now God has sent me to heal you and your daughter-in-law Sarah. I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels who lift up the prayers of the saints and rise before the glory of the Holy One… I came not by my own will, but by the will of our God; therefore bless him forever.”
The words spoken by the Archangel Raphael when separated from the family of Tobit are also very instructive: “A good deed is prayer with fasting and almsgiving and justice. Better a little with justice than a lot with unrighteousness; it is better to do charity than to collect gold, for charity delivers from death and can cleanse every sin. Those who do alms and works of righteousness will live long. Sinners are the enemies of their own life.” Tobit and Tobiah were confused and fell on their faces to the ground, because they were in fear. But Raphael said to them: “Do not be afraid, peace will be yours. Bless God forever... So, praise God now, because I ascend to Him who sent me, and write all that has happened in a book. And they got up and saw him no more.”
Therefore, whoever wishes to be vouchsafed heavenly help Archangel Raphael, he himself must be merciful to the distressed. Moreover, the virtue of mercy and compassion should distinguish those bearing the name of Raphael - otherwise they will not have a spiritual union with the Archangel.
The Holy Church depicts the Archangel Raphael holding a vessel with medical remedies in a slightly raised left hand and leading Tobias with his right hand, carrying a fish caught in the Tigris River.
Prayer to Archangel Raphael
Oh, Holy Great Archangel Raphael, stand before the Throne of God! You, by grace, from the Almighty Physician of our souls and bodies given to you, the righteous husband Tobit healed from bodily blindness, and his son, Tobias, traveling to him, saved you from the evil spirit. I pray to You with all my heart, be my guide in my life, save the enemy from all visible and invisible, heal my spiritual and bodily illnesses, direct my life to repentance for sins and to do good deeds. Oh, holy great Raphael the Archangel! Hear me a sinner praying to you, and vouchsafe in this and future life give thanks and glorify our common Creator in endless ages of ages. Amen. (From an ancient manuscript).
Troparion, tone 4
Heavenly armies of the Archangel, we implore you forever, we are unworthy, but with your prayers protect us with the roof of your insubstantial glory, preserving us, falling down diligently and crying out: deliver us from troubles, as the clerk of the higher powers.
Kontakion, tone 2
Archangel of God, servant of Divine glory, chief of angels and mentor of men, ask for useful things for us and great mercy, like the incorporeal Archangel.
Holy Archangel Uriel
Archangel Uriel is the fire or light of God, the enlightener of the darkened and the ignorant, the enlightener of spiritual and bodily feelings, the mentor of the lost, the stimulus to prayer.
The name Uriel, translated from Hebrew, means the light or fire of God, the enlightener (3 Ezra 5:20).
Uriel, being the radiance of the Divine fire, is the enlightener of the darkened. As an Angel of light, he enlightens the minds of people with the revelation of truths that are useful to them; as an Angel of Divine fire, he ignites hearts with love for God and destroys in them impure earthly attachments.
The Archangel Uriel is written in the Third Book of Ezra (3 Ezr. 4, 1-50; 5).
Archangel Uriel was sent by God to Ezra to offer him three likenesses and show him three ways:
“If you explain one of them to me, then I will show you the path that you want to see, and I will teach you where the evil heart came from. Then I said: Speak, my lord. He said to me: go and weigh the weight of the fire, or measure the breath of the wind for me, or return to me the day that has already passed. What man, I replied, could do what you demand of me? And he said to me: if I asked you how many dwellings are in the heart of the sea, or how many springs are at the very foundation of the abyss, or how many lived above the firmament, or what are the limits of paradise, you would perhaps say to me: “into the abyss I never descended, and into hell also, and never ascended to heaven. Now I asked you only about the fire, the wind and the day that you lived through, and about that without which you cannot be, and you did not answer me. And he said to me: you cannot know what is yours and with you from youth; how could your vessel contain the path of the Most High and in this already noticeably corrupted age understand the corruption that is obvious in my eyes? (3 Rides 4, 4-11):
Archangel Uriel answered this to Ezra: “Stand on the right side, and I will explain to you the meaning of the likeness. And I stood and saw: behold, a burning furnace passes before me; and when the flame passed, I saw: there was smoke. After this, a cloud filled with water passed before me, and it poured out heavy rain; but as soon as the rush of rain stopped, drops remained. Then he said to me: think to yourself: as rain is more than drops, and fire is more than smoke, so the measure of the past exceeded, but drops and smoke remained ”(3 Ezra 4, 47-50).
With these words, the Archangel Uriel pointed out to Ezra that the time for the arrival of the Redeemer on earth was near, that from his time to the coming of the Savior there were few years left, much less than from the creation of the world to the time of Ezra, who lived in the fifth century BC. So, Archangel Uriel is the servant of the light of truth, the enlightener of the darkened, the mentor of the lost, the stimulus to prayer.
People devoted to the sciences are your Archangel! Do not forget, following his example, to be servants not only of the light of truth, but also of the fire of Divine love. As the holy apostle Paul said: “Reason swells, but builds love” (1 Corinthians 8:1). The holy Archangel Uriel is depicted holding a naked sword in his right hand, against his chest, and a fiery flame in his left, lowered down, which marks a particularly strong zeal for the God of this Archangel.
Holy Archangel Selaphiel
Archangel Selaphiel (Salaphiel) is a prayer book of God, always praying to God for people and encouraging people to pray, a prayer book for the salvation and health of people.
The name Selaphiel, translated from Hebrew, means prayer to God, the prayer book of God, inciting to prayer.
About this Archangel it is written in the Third Book of Ezra: “And it came to pass, on the second night, Salafiel, the leader of the people…” (3 Jer. 5:16).
Archangel Selaphiel appeared to Hagar in the desert when she was praying in deep sorrow. He told her: “. . The Lord heard your suffering. . ." (Gen. 16:11).
According to the belief of the Church, the holy Archangel Selaphiel also appeared to Hagar in the desert of Beersheba, when Abraham expelled her. In the book of Genesis, this is narrated as follows: “Abraham got up early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave Hagar, putting on her shoulders, and a lad, and let her go. She went and got lost in the desert of Beer-sheba; and there was no water in the bottle, and she left the lad under one bush and went, sat down at a distance, at a distance of one shot from her bow. For she said: I do not want to see the death of the lad. And she sat down at a distance opposite him, and raised a cry, and wept; and God heard the voice of the lad from where he was; and an angel of God called from heaven to Hagar and said to her: What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God heard
the voice of the youth from where he is; get up, lift up the boy and take him by the hand, for I will make him great people. And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of living water, and she went and filled the bottle with water and gave the boy to drink. And God was with the lad; and he grew up…” (Genesis 21:14-20).
So, the Lord gave us a whole face of prayer angels, with their leader Selaphiel, so that with the pure breath of their lips they would warm our cold hearts to prayer, so that they would instruct us about what, when and how to pray, so that they would lift up our very offerings to the throne of grace.
The holy Archangel Selaphiel is depicted with his face and eyes bowed down and with his hands folded in prayer on his chest, as happens with a person praying tenderly.
Seeing the Archangel himself in such a position of prayer, let us try ourselves during prayer to always be in a position appropriate for the one who is praying.
Holy Archangel Yehudiel
Archangel Yehudiel - the patron saint of ascetics and monastics, a glorifier of God, strengthening the working people for the glory of God and interceding for recompense for their exploits and labors, a companion and mentor in work, an intercessor on the way, an assistant to those in need of something for the glory of God.
Each of us, from young to old, is obliged to live and work for the glory of God. On our sinful earth, every good deed is not done otherwise than with difficulty, and many with great and heavy. But our Lord and Master will not forget any work of ours and any work of love in His name (Heb. 6:10).
The name Jehudiel, translated from Hebrew, means - glorifying God, praise God.
According to the belief of the Church, based on Holy Tradition, the holy Archangel Yehudiel is one of the seven Archangels, who, at the command of God, patronized the Israelites on their way during their 40-year wandering, and the name of Yehudiel is assimilated to that Angel who preceded the Israelites in a pillar of fire and cloud when they left Egypt, protecting them from their persecutors : “And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of the sons of Israel, moved, and went behind them; the pillar of cloud also moved away from their face and stood behind them; and entered into the middle between the camp of Egypt and between the camp of the sons of Israel, and was a cloud and darkness for some, and illuminated the night for others, and one did not come close to the other all the night ”(Ex. 14, 19-20).
When Moses, after forty days of fasting and prayers, ascended Mount Sinai, God appeared to him and, handing the tablets of the covenant, gave him a law that the people of Israel were to observe. And the Lord said: “Behold, I am sending my angel before you to keep you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared for you; watch yourselves before him and listen to his voice; do not resist Him, for He will not forgive your sin, for My name is in Him” (Ex. 23:20-21). “... When My Angel goes before you and leads you to the Ammorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and I will destroy them from your presence, then do not worship their gods, and do not serve them” (Ex. 23, 23-24 ).
So, the ministry of the Archangel Jehudiel is to strengthen people who work for the glory of God and intercede for retribution for their deeds.
The holy Archangel Yehudiel is depicted holding a golden crown in his right hand, and in his left a scourge of three black ropes with three ends - this marks the reward from God to pious and holy people and the punishment of sinners.
Holy Archangel Barahiel
The Holy Archangel Barahiel is the giver of God's blessings to people for good deeds and an intercessor, asking people for God's mercy and God's blessing to lead a life in spiritual health and salvation, the patron of pious families, the guardian of the purity of soul and body.
The name Varahiel, translated from Hebrew, means - blessed by God, God's blessing.
Archangel Varahiel is depicted as carrying white roses on his chest, on his clothes, as a harbinger of bliss in the Kingdom of Heaven, and Archangel Varahiel himself is, as it were, a harbinger of bliss and endless peace in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Holy Archangel Jeremiel
Archangel Jeremiel - the inspirer of good and kind thoughts, the lifter of souls to God, the offering to God is the mercy of God.
The name Jeremiel, translated from the Hebrew language, means - elevation to God, the height of God.
About the holy Archangel Jeremiel in the Third Book of Ezra it is written as follows: “Do not the souls of the righteous inquire about the same thing in their gates, saying: “How long shall we hope in this way? And when is the fruit of our retribution?" Jeremiah the Archangel answered me: “when the number of seeds in you is fulfilled, for the Most High weighed this age on the scales, and measured the times by measure, and counted the hours by number, and will not move and speed up until a certain measure is fulfilled” ( 3 Ride 4, 35-37), i.e. next century will come only when the number of dead righteous reaches a certain limit. This answer is given to them by the Archangel Jeremiel (the Apocalypse of John the Theologian gives the exact figure of those sealed from all the tribes of Israel, namely 144,000 (7, 4)).
All nine Angelic ranks they will gather on the day of the Last Judgment of the Lord, when “the Son of Man will come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him”, “Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory; and he will send his angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other (Matt. 24:30-31). And then the elect will hear the words of the Savior of the world: “Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” (Matthew 25:34).
Prayer to the Holy Angels
To you, as an intercessor and guardian of my belly, as a cursed one, crouching, I pray: grant me with your prayers a day's stay, charitably and unskillfully from evil deeds and thoughts. Open the hearing with my ear, that I may hear and understand the deeds and words of God, soulful, that I may see the inner eyes, obsessed with sinful darkness. Pray for me, who has been sinning all the hours, so that the sword of the Lord’s wrath will not girdle me: you have greatly exceeded my iniquity on my head, and like a heavy burden you have weighed down on me. But you, my Lord, Lord, look upon me, and have mercy on me, and lead my sinful soul out of prison, before I even leave from here, and I will not come to Your terrible Judgment. Receive your holy angels praying for us, even around your throne they will be taken out with fear, and with those prayers, more than the Most Pure Mother, deliver me the Terrible Onago and Your terrible judgment. You are the Lamb of God, take away the sins of the whole world, crucified on our cross for the sake of salvation; listen to my prayer, and send the Guardian Angel of my soul and body, so that we instruct, I will get rid of all enemies visible and invisible, and I will be able to receive Your mercy, with all who have pleased You from the ages, as You are our God, and I resort to You, and I hope in You, even if I sin more than a person, but I don’t retreat from You, nor raise my hand to another god, I pray to You, Lord Jesus Christ, I will bless You, and I worship You from the One Trinity, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen. (From the canon).
Troparion to the Incorporeal Forces, tone 4
Heavenly armies of the Archangel, we implore you forever, we are unworthy, but with your prayers, protect us with the roof of your immaterial glory, which preserves us who fall diligently and blatantly: deliver us from troubles, as the officials of the higher powers.
Kontakion to the Incorporeal Forces, tone 2
Archangels of God, servant of Divine glory, angels of the head and men of the mentor, ask us useful and have great mercy, like incorporeal Archangels.
magnificence
We magnify you, Archangels and Angels and the entire host, Cherubim and Seraphim, glorifying the Lord.
Prayers to the Holy Archangels for every day of the week
Monday
Holy Archangel of God Michael, with your lightning sword, banish from me the spirit of the evil one that tempts me.
O great Archangel of God Michael the conqueror of demons! Defeat and crush all my enemies, visible and invisible, and pray to the Lord Almighty, may the Lord save and save me from sorrows and from all illness, from deadly ulcers and vain death, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Tuesday
Holy Archangel Gabriel, bringing unspeakable joy from Heaven to the Most Pure Virgin, fill my heart, grieved with pride, with joy and gladness.
Oh, the great Archangel of God Gabriel, you announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary the conception of the Son of God. Raise a day to me a sinner terrible death Lord God for my sinful soul, may the Lord forgive my sins; and the demons will not hold me in the ordeals for my sins. O great Archangel Gabriel! Save me from all troubles and from a serious illness, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Wednesday
O great Archangel of God Raphael, received a gift from God to heal ailments, heal the incurable ulcers of my heart and many diseases of my body. O great Archangel of God Raphael, you are a guide, a doctor and a healer, guide me to salvation and heal all my mental and bodily illnesses, and lead me to the Throne of God, and beg His goodness for my sinful soul, may the Lord forgive me and save me from all my enemies and from evil people, from now to eternity. Amen.
Thursday
Holy Archangel of God Uriel, illuminated by the light of God and abundantly filled with the fire of fiery hot love, throw a spark of this fiery fire into my cold heart, and illuminate my dark soul with your light.
O great Archangel of God Uriel, you are the radiance of the Divine fire and the enlightener of those darkened by sins: enlighten my mind, my heart, my will by the power of the Holy Spirit, and guide me on the path of repentance, and implore the Lord God, may the Lord deliver me from the hell of the underworld and from all enemies, visible and invisible, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Friday
Holy Archangel of God Selaphiel, give prayer to the one who prays, teach me to pray with a humble, contrite, concentrated and tender prayer. O great Archangel of God Selaphiel, you pray to God for the believers, implore His mercy for me, a sinner, may the Lord deliver me from all troubles and sorrows, and illnesses, and from vain death, and from eternal torment, and the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven will vouchsafe me with all Saints forever. Amen.
Saturday
Holy Archangel of God Jehudiel, the companion of all who strive on the path of Christ, excite me from heavy laziness and strengthen me with a good feat. O great Archangel of God Yehudiel, you are a zealous defender of the glory of God: you excite me to glorify the Holy Trinity, wake me, the lazy one, to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and implore the Lord Almighty to create in me a pure heart and renew the right spirit in my womb, and by the Dominant Spirit will confirm me and the truth to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Sunday
Holy Archangel of God Barahiel, bringing a blessing from the Lord to us, bless me to make a good start, correct my negligent life, and please the Lord my Savior forever and ever. Amen.
Compiled by T. S. Oleinikova. 2002
God created a certain number of angels and this number is constant to this day. In addition to worship, heavenly forces are also sent to help people in order to bring them salvation. The nature of angels is spiritual, they do not have flesh, they do not have a body either. In Orthodoxy, they received the name - incorporeal heavenly forces. They have a great sense of love and obedience to God. And the overcoming of the fallen spirits so confirmed the good in them that the angels lost all sinful inclinations and became absolutely strengthened in goodness. This is their essential difference from people. Christian prayer to the heavenly powers people ask to protect them from trouble, patronize in business, protection from evil spirits.
The best prayer to the holy heavenly powers from the Great Septenary
The heavenly hierarchy looks like this: the highest face, the middle and the lowest. Each face consists of three ranks. So the ranks of the highest personage are seraphim, cherubim and thrones. The middle face consists of dominations, forces and powers. And the ranks of the lower face include principles, archangels and angels. The principles rule over the angels and govern human affairs. Archangels in the heavenly hierarchy are below the beginnings, but above the angels. In total there are seven archangels, the so-called great septenary. It includes: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel. Salafiel, Yehudiel, Barahiel. Each of these corresponds certain day weeks, which should be taken into account when asking for patronage and help on a particular day. Christian prayers free heavenly forces from the great septenary are also helped in solving many everyday problems and difficulties. They are asked to bless a new business, help in their studies, pray for healing and healing.
Orthodox prayer to all the holy and disembodied heavenly powers.
Angels are the lowest rank of the entire heavenly hierarchy. They stand closest to people. The angel protects, protects and helps to live righteously. The angel supports the virtuous believers, raises the fallen, and never leaves, no matter what we do. Everyone has an angel, and he is always ready to help us if we ourselves desire it. Orthodox prayer to the heavenly powers disembodied forces we ask our Angel to pray for us before the Lord, we ask you to protect us from adversity and evil, to protect us from sins.
The real text of the Orthodox prayer to all the saints and incorporeal heavenly forces
Holy God and rest in the saints, with a three-holy voice in heaven from an angel sung, on earth from a man praised in His saints; giving by Thy Holy Spirit grace to anyone according to the measure of the gift of Christ, and then setting up the Church of Thy holy ov apostles, ov prophets, ov evangelists, ov shepherds and teachers, by their word of preaching, to You Himself acting all in all, many being made holy in any kind and kind, with various virtues pleasing to you, and to you, leaving us the image of your good deeds, having passed away in joy, prepare, in it the temptations of the past themselves, and help us who are attacked. Remembering all these saints and praising their charitable life, I praise You Samago, who acted in them, I praise, and believing in Your goodness, believing, I diligently pray to Thee, Holy of Holies, give me a sinner to follow their teaching, life, love, faith, longsuffering, and with their prayerful help, and even more with Your omnipotent grace, heavenly glory with them, praising Your Most Holy Name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
All holy Heavenly Incorporeal Powers, honor me with your power to crush all evil and passions under my feet.
1. Holy Bodiless Seraphim, make me worthy to have a flaming heart for God.
2. Holy Bodiless Cherubim, make me worthy to have wisdom for the glory of God.
3. Holy Bodiless Thrones, vouchsafe me to discern truth from untruth.
4. Holy Bodiless Dominions, make me worthy to rule over the passions, so that the spirit will enslave the flesh.
5. Holy Incorporeal Powers, make me worthy to have courage in fulfilling the will of God.
6. Holy Incorporeal Power, honor me to have the power of victory over evil.
7. Holy Incorporeal Beginnings, make me worthy to serve the Lord God in the integrity of my heart and the deeds of my hands.
8. Holy Bodiless Archangels, make me worthy to do the will of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9. Holy Incorporeal Angels, make me worthy to guide the weak in enlightening them in the truth.
Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel
Angel of God, my holy guardian, keep my belly in the fear of Christ God, fix my mind in the true path, and hurt my soul to the love of the heavens, so that by you I will receive great mercy from Christ God.
Prayers to the Holy Archangels
1. Holy Archangel Michael, defeat every enemy and adversary.
2. Holy Archangel Gabriel, messenger of God's Mysteries, pray to God for me, a sinner, and strengthen me from laziness and relaxation.
3. Holy Archangel Raphael, heal the ailments of my soul and body.
4. Holy Archangel Uriel, with the radiance of the fire of God, enlighten me in darkness.
5. Holy Archangel Selaphiel, pray to God for me and lead me to prayer.
6. Holy Archangel Jehudiel, affirm me a sinner to work and intercede for me to recompense.
7. Holy Archangel Varahiel, Blessings of God to the giver, intercede for me God's blessings.
8. Holy Archangel Jeremiah, because of the scarcity of good deeds, put the tears of my repentance on the scales of justice.
Troparion to Heavenly Orders Incorporeal
Heavenly armies of the Archangel, we implore you forever, we are unworthy, but with your prayers protect us with the roof of your immaterial glory; keeping us falling down diligently crying out: deliver us from all troubles, as the officials of the higher powers.
Kontakion to Heavenly Orders Incorporeal
Archangel of God, servant of Divine glory, Angels of the head and mentor men, ask us useful and great mercy, like the Incorporeal Archangels.
Magnification of Heavenly Orders Incorporeal
We magnify you, Archangels and Angels and the entire host, Cherubim and Seraphim, glorifying the Lord.
We magnify you, Archangels, Angels, Principles, Powers, Thrones, Dominions, Forces and Cherubim, and terrible Seraphim, glorifying the Lord.
Prayer to the Archangel of God Michael
Oh, Lord God the Great, King without beginning, send, Lord, Your Archangel Michael to help Your servant (name), take me away from my enemies, visible and invisible!
Oh, Lord Archangel Michael, pour out the peace of blessings on your servant (name).
O Lord Michael the Archangel, destroyer of demons, forbid all enemies fighting with me, make them like sheep, and crush them like dust before the face of the wind.
Oh, the Great Michael the Archangel of the Lord, the six-winged first Prince and Voivode of the Heavenly Forces, Cherubim and Seraphim, help me in everything: in insults, sorrows, sorrows, in deserts, at crossroads, on rivers and on the seas, a quiet haven! Deliver me from all the charms of the devil, when you hear me, your sinful servant (name), praying to you and calling on your holy name, speed up my help, and hear my prayer.
Oh Great Archangel Michael! Conquer all that opposes me, by the power of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, by the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Holy Apostles, and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Andrew the Holy Fool and the Holy Prophet Elijah, and the Holy Great Martyrs Nikita and Eustathius, the Reverend Father and Holy Hierarchs and Martyr and all the Saints of Heaven Force. Amen.
Prayers to the Archangels for every day
On Monday
Holy Archangel of God Michael, with your lightning sword, banish from me the evil spirit that tempts me. Oh, the great Archangel of God Michael - the conqueror of demons! Defeat and crush all my enemies, visible and invisible, and pray to the Lord Almighty, may the Lord save and save me from sorrows and from every disease, from deadly ulcers and vain death, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Oh, holy six-winged Seraphim, offer up your pious prayer to the Lord, may the Lord soften our sinful hardened hearts, may we learn to entrust to Him, our God, everyone: both evil and good, teach us to forgive our offenders, so that the Lord forgives us.
Tuesday
Holy Archangel Gabriel, bringing unspeakable joy from Heaven to the Most Pure Virgin, fill my heart, grieved with pride, with joy and gladness. Oh, the great Archangel of God Gabriel, you announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary the conception of the Son of God. To proclaim to me, a sinner, the day of the terrible death of the Lord God for my sinful soul, may the Lord forgive my sins. Oh great Archangel Gabriel! Save me from all troubles and from a serious illness, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Oh, many-eyed Cherubim, look at my madness, correct my mind, renew the meaning of my soul, may heavenly wisdom descend on me, unworthy, so as not to sin with a word, in order to curb my tongue, so that every deed is directed to the glory of the Heavenly Father.
On Wednesday
Oh, the great Archangel of God Raphael, received a gift from God to heal ailments, heal the incurable ulcers of my heart and many diseases of my body. Oh, the great Archangel of God Raphael, you are a guide, a doctor and a healer, guide me to salvation and heal all my illnesses, mental and bodily, and lead me to the Throne of God, and beg His mercy for my sinful soul, may the Lord forgive me and save from all my enemies and from evil people, now and forever. Amen
Oh, holy God-bearing Thrones, teach us the meekness and humility of Christ, our Lord, grant us the true knowledge of your weakness, your insignificance, grant us victory in the struggle against pride and vanity. Grant us simplicity, an eye of pure and humble consciousness.
On Thursday
Holy Archangel of God Uriel, illuminated by the Divine Light and exceedingly filled with the fire of fiery hot love, throw a spark of this fiery fire into my cold heart, and illuminate my dark soul with your light. Oh, the great Archangel of God Uriel, you are the radiance of the Divine fire and the enlightener of those darkened by sins, enlighten my mind, my heart, my will by the power of the Holy Spirit, and guide me on the path of repentance, and implore the Lord God, may the Lord deliver me from the hell of the underworld and from all enemies, visible and invisible, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen
Oh, holy Dominions, always abiding before the Heavenly Father, implore Jesus Christ, our Savior, to seal his royal power in weakness and grant us grace, let us be cleansed by this grace, let us grow with this grace, let us be filled with faith, hope and love.
On Friday
Holy Archangel of God Selaphiel, give prayer to the one who prays, teach me to pray with a humble, contrite, concentrated and tender prayer. Oh, the great Archangel of God Selaphiel, you pray to God for the believers, pray to His Mercy for me, a sinner, may the Lord deliver me from all troubles and sorrows, and illnesses, and from vain death, and from eternal torment, and the Lord of the Kingdom will vouchsafe me Heavenly with all Saints forever. Amen.
Oh, holy Heavenly Forces, pray to our Lord that he may bring down into our souls the consciousness of weakness, weakness and limitation, may there always be a place in us for Divine action, at the hour of death, give us grace given by God, may we acquire mercy from the Lord of Forces, to Him be praised and worshiped.
On Saturday
Holy Archangel of God Jehudiel, the companion of all who strive on the path of Christ, excite me from heavy laziness and strengthen me with a good feat. Oh, the great Archangel of God Jehudiel, you are a zealous defender of the glory of God, you excite me to glorify the Holy Trinity, wake me, the lazy one, to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and implore the Lord Almighty to create in me a pure heart and renew the right spirit in my womb and by the Master Spirit will confirm me and the truth to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Oh, holy Heavenly Authorities, pray for us the Heavenly Father, grant wisdom and reasoning, in order to distinguish, so that with the Jesus Prayer we crush all the thoughts of the devil with your intercession, so that we acquire a pure, clear, prayerful mind, a good heart, a will turned to the Lord.
On Sunday
Holy Archangel Barahiel, bringing a blessing from the Lord to us, bless me to make a good start, correct my negligent life, and please the Lord my Savior in everything forever and ever. Amen.
Oh, holy Heavenly Beginnings, implore our Lord Jesus Christ to make us worthy to lay a good beginning!
Prayers to the Guardian Angel
God gives every Christian a Guardian Angel who invisibly protects a person throughout his earthly life from troubles and misfortunes, warns against sins, protects him in the terrible hour of death, and does not leave him even after death. Angels rejoice in our repentance and progress in virtue, they try to fill us with spiritual contemplation and assist us in every good thing.
Prayer 1. Main. Reading in the morning.
Holy Angel, stand before my accursed soul and my passionate life, do not leave me a sinner, depart from me below for my intemperance. Give no place to the crafty demon to possess me, the violence of this mortal body; strengthen my poor and thin hand and guide me on the path of salvation. To her, the holy Angel of God, the guardian and patron of my accursed soul and body, forgive me all, insult you with great insults all the days of my stomach, and if I have sinned this past night, cover me on this present day, and save me from every temptation of the opposite, Yes, in no sin will I anger God, and pray for me to the Lord, may he confirm me in His fear, and worthy of showing me a servant of His goodness. Amen.
Prayer 2. For the prosperity of affairs.
Overshadowing the brow with the holy sign of the cross, I am a servant of God, I give praise to the Lord and pray to His holy angel for help. Help, saint, in my affairs. For I am sinless before God and people, and if I have sinned, then not out of good will, but out of thoughtlessness and the machinations of the evil one. Then pray for me before God and help me strengthen my work. I was appointed by the Lord to rule over many, and a lot of money was given to me from Him for the good of people, therefore, the will of the Lord is that I, a sinner, atone for my sins, work for the good of people, the Fatherland and the Church, and for the glory of the Lord. Help me, weak and weak, to fulfill the will of the Lord and strengthen my deeds, so that I do not deceive anyone's hopes with my ruin. Amen.
Prayer 3.
Holy angel of Christ, I pray to you, my holy guardian, devoted to me to keep my sinful soul and body from holy baptism, but with my laziness and my evil habit, I angered your most pure lordship and drove you away from me with all the student’s deeds: lies, slander , envy, condemnation, contempt, disobedience, fraternal hatred and malice, love of money, adultery, rage, stinginess, gluttony without satiety and drunkenness, verbosity, evil thoughts and crafty, proud custom and fornication, having self-desire for all carnal lust, my evil arbitrariness, and the beasts of speechlessness do not create it! Yes, how can you rise up at me, or come to me, like a stinking dog? Whose eyes, Angel of Christ, look at me, entangled in evil in vile deeds? But how can I ask forgiveness for my bitter and evil and crafty deeds, I fall into it all day and night and at every hour? But I pray to you, falling down, my holy guardian, have mercy on me, a sinful and unworthy servant of yours (name of rivers), be my helper and intercessor for the evil of my opponent, with your holy prayers, and make the Kingdom of God a partaker of me with all the saints, always, and now, and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 4.
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 my adversary enemy, but in no sin will I anger my God, but pray for me a sinful and unworthy slave , as if worthy of me, show the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
Prayer 5.
Angel of God, my holy guardian, given to me by God from heaven! I diligently pray to you: enlighten me today, and save me from all evil, guide me to a good deed, and direct me on the path of salvation. Amen.
Prayer 6.
O holy angel, my good guardian and patron! With a broken heart and a painful soul, I stand by you, praying: hear me, your sinful servant (name of rivers), with a strong cry and bitter weeping crying; do not remember my iniquities and iniquities, image az, accursed one, I anger you for all days and hours, and I create abomination to myself before our Creator, the Lord; appear to me mercifully and do not leave me, the filthy one, even until my death; Awaken me from the sleep of sin and help with your prayers the rest of my life without a blemish and create fruits worthy of repentance, moreover, keep me from the mortal falls of sin, lest I perish in despair, and lest the enemy rejoice over my death.
I truly and confess my lips, as no one is such a friend and intercessor, protector and champion, like you, holy angel: standing before the Throne of the Lord, pray for me, indecent and more than all the sinners, so that he does not take away the blessings of my soul on the day of my hopelessness and in the day of the creation of evil. Do not stop, therefore, propitiating the Most Merciful Lord and my God, may he forgive my sins, even if I have done in all my life, deed, word and all my feelings, and in the image of the message of fate, may he save me, may he punish me here by His inexpressible mercy, but yes He will not rebuke and punish me onamo according to His impartial justice; let me be vouchsafed to bring repentance, with repentance, Divine Communion is worthy of acceptance, I pray for this more and I wholeheartedly wish such a gift.
In the terrible hour of death, be relentless, my good guardian, driving away the gloomy demons that have the power to frighten my quivering soul; protect me from those captures, when the imam passes through the air ordeals, yes, we keep you, I will comfortably reach paradise, my desire, where the faces of the saints and the heavenly Forces incessantly praise the all-honorable and magnificent name in the Trinity of the glorious God, the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit, to Him but befits honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.
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Prayers that every Orthodox Christian should know: Our Father, the King of Heaven, thanksgiving prayer, Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit for every good deed, the Most Holy Theotokos, May God rise, the Life-giving Cross, the Holy Great Martyr and healer Panteleimon, the Most Holy Theotokos, To pacify the warring, About the sick, Living in help, Rev. Moses Murin, Symbol of faith, other daily prayers .
If you have anxiety in your soul and it seems to you that everything in life is not working out as you wish, or you lack the strength and confidence to continue the work you have begun, read these prayers. They will fill you with the energy of faith and well-being, surround you with the power of heaven and protect you from all adversity. They will give you strength and confidence.
Prayers that every Orthodox Christian should know.
“Our Father who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come; may Thy will be done both on earth and in heaven; give us our daily bread this day; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one; for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen".
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, Who is everywhere and fulfilling everything, Treasury of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed, our souls.
thanksgiving prayer(Thanksgiving for every good deed of God)
From time immemorial, believers have read this prayer not only when their deeds, through prayers to the Lord, ended successfully, but also glorifying the Almighty, and thanking Him for the very gift of life and constant care for the needs of each of us.
Give thanks to Thy unworthy servants, O Lord, about Thy great blessings on us who have been, glorifying Thee, we praise, bless, thank, sing and magnify Thy goodness, and slavishly love cry to Thee: Our benefactor Savior, glory to Thee.
Your good deeds and gifts to the tuna, like a slave to indecent, having become worthy, Master, diligently flowing to You, we bring thanksgiving according to strength, and glorifying You as a Benefactor and Creator, we cry out: glory to You, God the All-Merciful.
Glory now: Bogorodichen
Theotokos, Christian Helper, Thy intercession has been acquired by Thy servants, we cry out thankfully to Thee: Rejoice, Most Pure Theotokos Virgin, and always deliver us from all troubles with Thy prayers, One who soon intercedes.
Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit for every good deed
Creator and Creator of all kinds, O God, the work of our hands, to Your glory begins, hastily correct Your blessing, and deliver us from all evil, as the only omnipotent and Humanitarian.
Quick to intercede and strong to help, present yourself to the grace of Thy strength now, and having blessed, strengthen, and to accomplish the intention of the good deed of Thy servants: all the more, if you wish, you can do like a mighty God.
“O Most Holy Lady Theotokos, heavenly Queen, save and have mercy on us, Thy sinful servants; from vain slander and any misfortune, misfortune and sudden death, have mercy in the daytime hours, morning and evening, and at all times save us - standing, sitting, walking in every way, sleeping in the night hours, provide, intercede and cover, protect. The Lady Mother of God, from all enemies visible and invisible, from any evil situation, in any place and at any time, be to us, Mother of Grace, an invincible wall and strong intercession, always now and forever and forever and ever. Amen".
“Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let him flee from His presence. 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 say in joy: Rejoice, Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, crucified on Thee, descended into hell and corrected the power the devil, and who gave Himself to 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, save me from all evil. Weaken, leave, forgive, God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, both in word and in deed, both in knowledge and not in ignorance, as in days and nights, as in mind and in thought, forgive us all, as Good and Humanitarian. Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord, Lover of mankind. Do good to those who do good. Grant to our brethren and relatives even for the salvation of forgiveness and eternal life. In the infirmities of the existing, visit and grant healing. Manage the sea. Travel travel. Grant absolution to those who serve and pardon us of sins. Those who commanded us, the unworthy, to pray for them, have mercy on Your great mercy. Remember, O Lord, before our departed fathers and brothers, and give them rest, where the light of Thy countenance dwells. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers, deliver them from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, give them the way to the salvation of petition and eternal life. Remember, Lord, also us, humble and sinful, and unworthy servants of Thy, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and make us follow 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 centuries. Amen".
Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon
“O Great Saint of Christ and glorious healer Great Martyr Panteleimon. With your soul in heaven, stand before the Throne of God, enjoy His tripartite glory, and rest in the body and face of the saints on earth in divine temples, and with the grace given to you from above, exude various miracles. Look with your merciful eye on the coming people and be more honest with your icon praying and asking you for healing help and intercession, extend your warm prayers to the Lord our God and ask our souls for forgiveness of sins. Below, lift up a voice of prayer to His, in the Divinity of impregnable glory with a broken heart and a humble spirit to you, intercessor mercifully to the Lady and a prayer book for us sinners we call. As if you accepted grace from Him to drive away ailments and heal passions. We ask you, do not look down on us unworthy praying to you and demanding your help; be a comforter to us in sorrows, a suffering doctor in severe ailments, a giver of insight, a ready intercessor and healer with the living and babies in sorrows, intercession to everyone, everything useful for salvation, as if by your prayers to the Lord God, having received grace and mercy, we will glorify all the good sources and the Giver of God, the One in the Trinity, the Holy Glorious Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen".
“My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Thy holy and all-powerful supplications, expel from me, Thy humble and cursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence and all filthy, crafty and blasphemous thoughts.”
To appease the warring
“Lord Lover of mankind, King of the ages and Giver of good things, who destroyed the enmity of the mediastinum and gave peace to the human race, grant peace to Your servants now, soon Your fear in them, affirm love for each other, extinguish all strife, take away all disagreements, temptations. As you are our peace, we send glory to you. Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen".
Master, Almighty, Holy King, punish and do not kill, affirm those who fall and raise up those who are overthrown, correct bodily people’s sorrows, we pray to You, our God, Your servant. the weak visit with Thy mercy, forgive him every sin, voluntary and involuntary. To him, Lord, send down Your healing power from heaven, touch the body, quench the flame, steal passion and all the infirmity that is hidden, be the doctor of Your servant, raise him up from the painful bed and from the bed of embitterment of the whole and all-perfect, grant him to Your Church, pleasing and doing the will Yours, Yours is, to have mercy and save us, our God, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen".
“Alive in the help of the Most High, in the shelter of the God of Heaven, he will settle down. He says to the Lord: If my intercessor is also my Refuge, my God, and I trust in Him. Yako will deliver you from the network of hunters and from rebellious words; Your splash will overshadow you, you hope under His wings; His truth will go around you as a weapon. Not a slaughter from the fear of the night, from an arrow flying in the days, from things in the darkness coming, from the mess and the midday demon. A thousand will fall from your country, and the darkness at your right hand will not come close to you, both look at Your eyes and see the reward of sinners. As You, O Lord, are my hope; Thou hast made thy refuge on the Highest. Evil will not come to you, and the wound will not come close to your body, like a command to your angels about you, keep you in all your ways. They will take you in their arms, but not when you stumble your foot on a stone, step on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. As if I trusted in Me, and I will deliver, and I will cover, and, as if knowing My name, I will call to Me and I will hear him; I am with him in affliction, I will crush him and glorify him, I will fulfill him with length of days, I will show him My salvation.”
Reverend Moses Murin
Oh, the great power of repentance! O immeasurable depth of God's mercy! You, Reverend Moses, were formerly a robber. You were horrified by your sins, grieved over them, and in repentance came to the monastery, and there, in great lamentation for your iniquities and in difficult deeds, you spent your days until your death and were rewarded with Christ's grace of forgiveness and the gift of miracles. Oh, reverend, from grave sins he achieved wonderful virtues, help the slaves (name) praying to you, who are drawn to death from the fact that they indulge in immeasurable, harmful to the soul and body, the use of wine. Incline your merciful eyes on them, do not reject or despise them, but listen to them who come running to you. Moth, holy Moses, Lord of Christ, lest He, the Merciful, reject them, and may the devil not rejoice in their death, but may the Lord spare these powerless and unfortunate (name), who were possessed by the destructive passion of drunkenness, because we are all God's creations and redeemed by the Most Pure By the blood of his Son. Hear, Reverend Moses, their prayer, drive away the devil from them, grant them the power to overcome their passion, help them, stretch out your hand, lead them out of the slavery of passions and deliver them from drinking wine, so that they are renewed, in sobriety and a bright mind, love abstinence and piety and eternally glorified the All-good God, who always saves his creatures. Amen".
“I believe in the One God the Father, the Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible, in the One Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only Begotten, Who, from the Father was born before all ages; Light is from Light, God is truth and truth is from God, born, not created, consubstantial with the Father, He is the whole being. For us for the sake of man and for our sake of salvation, he descended from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became human. Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate and suffering and buried. And resurrected on the third day according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, sitting at the right hand of the Father. And the packs of the future will wake up the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father. Even with the Father and the Son, we bow down and glorify the one who spoke the prophets. Into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. Tea of the Resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to come. Amen".
Prayer of spouses without children
“Hear us, Merciful and Almighty God, may Your grace be sent down by our prayer. Be merciful, Lord, to our prayer, remember Your law on the multiplication of the human race and be a merciful Patron, so that by Your help the established by You will be preserved. By Your powerful power You created everything out of nothing and laid the foundation for everything that exists in the world - You also created man in Your image and sanctified the union of matrimony with a high mystery as a foreshadowing of the mystery of Christ's unity with the Church. Look, Merciful, on us, Thy servants, united by the union of conjugal union and begging for Thy help, may Thy mercy be upon us, may we be fruitful and may we see the sons of our sons even to the third and fourth generation and to the desired old age they will live and enter into The kingdom of heaven is by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom all glory, honor and worship is due with the Holy Spirit forever. Amen."
Waking up in the morning, mentally say the following words:
“In the hearts is the Lord God, in front is the Holy Spirit; help me start the day with you, live it and finish it.”
Going on a long journey or just for some business, it’s good to mentally say:
“My angel, come with me: you are in front, I am behind you.” And the Guardian Angel will help you in any endeavor.
To improve your life, it is good to read the following prayer daily:
“Lord, merciful, in the name of Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit, save, save and have mercy on me, the servant of God (name). Remove damage from me, the evil eye and bodily pain forever. Lord, merciful, cast the demon out of me, a servant of God. Merciful Lord, heal me, servant of God (name). Amen".
If you have anxiety for loved ones, say the following prayer until peace comes:
“Lord, save, save, have mercy on (names of relatives). Everything will be fine with them!”
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Prayer to the Holy Powers of Heaven
All holy Heavenly Incorporeal Powers, honor me with your power to crush all evil and passions under my feet.
1. Holy Bodiless Seraphim, make me worthy to have a flaming heart for God.
2. Holy Bodiless Cherubim, make me worthy to have wisdom for the glory of God.
3. Holy Bodiless Thrones, vouchsafe me to discern truth from untruth.
4. Holy Bodiless Dominions, make me worthy to rule over the passions, so that the spirit will enslave the flesh.
5. Holy Incorporeal Powers, make me worthy to have courage in fulfilling the will of God.
6. Holy Incorporeal Power, honor me to have the power of victory over evil.
7. Holy Incorporeal Beginnings, make me worthy to serve the Lord God in the integrity of my heart and the deeds of my hands.
8. Holy Bodiless Archangels, make me worthy to do the will of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9. Holy Incorporeal Angels, make me worthy to guide the weak in enlightening them in the truth.
Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel
Angel of God, my holy guardian, keep my belly in the fear of Christ God, fix my mind in the true path, and hurt my soul to the love of the heavens, so that by you I will receive great mercy from Christ God.
Prayers to the Holy Archangels
1. Holy Archangel Michael, defeat every enemy and adversary.
2. Holy Archangel Gabriel, messenger of God's Mysteries, pray to God for me, a sinner, and strengthen me from laziness and relaxation.
3. Holy Archangel Raphael, heal the ailments of my soul and body.
4. Holy Archangel Uriel, with the radiance of the fire of God, enlighten me in darkness.
5. Holy Archangel Selaphiel, pray to God for me and lead me to prayer.
6. Holy Archangel Jehudiel, affirm me a sinner to work and intercede for me to recompense.
7. Holy Archangel Varahiel, Blessings of God to the giver, intercede for me God's blessings.
8. Holy Archangel Jeremiah, because of the scarcity of good deeds, put the tears of my repentance on the scales of justice.
Troparion to Heavenly Orders Incorporeal
Heavenly armies of the Archangel, we implore you forever, we are unworthy, but with your prayers protect us with the roof of your immaterial glory; keeping us falling down diligently crying out: deliver us from all troubles, as the officials of the higher powers.
Kontakion to Heavenly Orders Incorporeal
Archangel of God, servant of Divine glory, Angels of the head and mentor men, ask us useful and great mercy, like the Incorporeal Archangels.
Magnification of Heavenly Orders Incorporeal
We magnify you, Archangels and Angels and the entire host, Cherubim and Seraphim, glorifying the Lord.
We magnify you, Archangels, Angels, Principles, Powers, Thrones, Dominions, Forces and Cherubim, and terrible Seraphim, glorifying the Lord.
Prayer to the Archangel of God Michael
Oh, Lord God the Great, King without beginning, send, Lord, Your Archangel Michael to help Your servant (name), take me away from my enemies, visible and invisible!
Oh, Lord Archangel Michael, pour out the peace of blessings on your servant (name).
O Lord Michael the Archangel, destroyer of demons, forbid all enemies fighting with me, make them like sheep, and crush them like dust before the face of the wind.
Oh, the Great Michael the Archangel of the Lord, the six-winged first Prince and Voivode of the Heavenly Forces, Cherubim and Seraphim, help me in everything: in insults, sorrows, sorrows, in deserts, at crossroads, on rivers and on the seas, a quiet haven! Deliver me from all the charms of the devil, when you hear me, your sinful servant (name), praying to you and calling on your holy name, speed up my help, and hear my prayer.
Oh Great Archangel Michael! Conquer all that opposes me, by the power of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, by the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Holy Apostles, and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Andrew the Holy Fool and the Holy Prophet Elijah, and the Holy Great Martyrs Nikita and Eustathius, the Reverend Father and Holy Hierarchs and Martyr and all the Saints of Heaven Force. Amen.
Prayers to the Archangels for every day
Holy Archangel of God Michael, with your lightning sword, banish from me the evil spirit that tempts me. Oh, the great Archangel of God Michael - the conqueror of demons! Defeat and crush all my enemies, visible and invisible, and pray to the Lord Almighty, may the Lord save and save me from sorrows and from every disease, from deadly ulcers and vain death, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Oh, holy six-winged Seraphim, offer up your pious prayer to the Lord, may the Lord soften our sinful hardened hearts, may we learn to entrust to Him, our God, everyone: both evil and good, teach us to forgive our offenders, so that the Lord forgives us.
Holy Archangel Gabriel, bringing unspeakable joy from Heaven to the Most Pure Virgin, fill my heart, grieved with pride, with joy and gladness. Oh, the great Archangel of God Gabriel, you announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary the conception of the Son of God. To proclaim to me, a sinner, the day of the terrible death of the Lord God for my sinful soul, may the Lord forgive my sins. Oh great Archangel Gabriel! Save me from all troubles and from a serious illness, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Oh, many-eyed Cherubim, look at my madness, correct my mind, renew the meaning of my soul, may heavenly wisdom descend on me, unworthy, so as not to sin with a word, in order to curb my tongue, so that every deed is directed to the glory of the Heavenly Father.
Oh, the great Archangel of God Raphael, received a gift from God to heal ailments, heal the incurable ulcers of my heart and many diseases of my body. Oh, the great Archangel of God Raphael, you are a guide, a doctor and a healer, guide me to salvation and heal all my illnesses, mental and bodily, and lead me to the Throne of God, and beg His mercy for my sinful soul, may the Lord forgive me and save from all my enemies and from evil people, now and forever. Amen
Oh, holy God-bearing Thrones, teach us the meekness and humility of Christ, our Lord, grant us the true knowledge of your weakness, your insignificance, grant us victory in the struggle against pride and vanity. Grant us simplicity, an eye of pure and humble consciousness.
Holy Archangel of God Uriel, illuminated by the Divine Light and exceedingly filled with the fire of fiery hot love, throw a spark of this fiery fire into my cold heart, and illuminate my dark soul with your light. Oh, the great Archangel of God Uriel, you are the radiance of the Divine fire and the enlightener of those darkened by sins, enlighten my mind, my heart, my will by the power of the Holy Spirit, and guide me on the path of repentance, and implore the Lord God, may the Lord deliver me from the hell of the underworld and from all enemies, visible and invisible, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen
Oh, holy Dominions, always abiding before the Heavenly Father, implore Jesus Christ, our Savior, to seal his royal power in weakness and grant us grace, let us be cleansed by this grace, let us grow with this grace, let us be filled with faith, hope and love.
Holy Archangel of God Selaphiel, give prayer to the one who prays, teach me to pray with a humble, contrite, concentrated and tender prayer. Oh, the great Archangel of God Selaphiel, you pray to God for the believers, pray to His Mercy for me, a sinner, may the Lord deliver me from all troubles and sorrows, and illnesses, and from vain death, and from eternal torment, and the Lord of the Kingdom will vouchsafe me Heavenly with all Saints forever. Amen.
Oh, holy Heavenly Forces, pray to our Lord that he may bring down into our souls the consciousness of weakness, weakness and limitation, may there always be a place in us for Divine action, at the hour of death, give us grace given by God, may we acquire mercy from the Lord of Forces, to Him be praised and worshiped.
Holy Archangel of God Jehudiel, the companion of all who strive on the path of Christ, excite me from heavy laziness and strengthen me with a good feat. Oh, the great Archangel of God Jehudiel, you are a zealous defender of the glory of God, you excite me to glorify the Holy Trinity, wake me, the lazy one, to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and implore the Lord Almighty to create in me a pure heart and renew the right spirit in my womb and by the Master Spirit will confirm me and the truth to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Oh, holy Heavenly Authorities, pray for us the Heavenly Father, grant wisdom and reasoning, in order to distinguish, so that with the Jesus Prayer we crush all the thoughts of the devil with your intercession, so that we acquire a pure, clear, prayerful mind, a good heart, a will turned to the Lord.
Holy Archangel Barahiel, bringing a blessing from the Lord to us, bless me to make a good start, correct my negligent life, and please the Lord my Savior in everything forever and ever. Amen.
Oh, holy Heavenly Beginnings, implore our Lord Jesus Christ to make us worthy to lay a good beginning!
Prayers to the Guardian Angel
God gives every Christian a Guardian Angel who invisibly protects a person throughout his earthly life from troubles and misfortunes, warns against sins, protects him in the terrible hour of death, and does not leave him even after death. Angels rejoice in our repentance and progress in virtue, they try to fill us with spiritual contemplation and assist us in every good thing.
Holy Angel, stand before my accursed soul and my passionate life, do not leave me a sinner, depart from me below for my intemperance. Give no place to the crafty demon to possess me, the violence of this mortal body; strengthen my poor and thin hand and guide me on the path of salvation. To her, the holy Angel of God, the guardian and patron of my accursed soul and body, forgive me all, insult you with great insults all the days of my stomach, and if I have sinned this past night, cover me on this present day, and save me from every temptation of the opposite, Yes, in no sin will I anger God, and pray for me to the Lord, may he confirm me in His fear, and worthy of showing me a servant of His goodness. Amen.
Overshadowing the brow with the holy sign of the cross, I am a servant of God, I give praise to the Lord and pray to His holy angel for help. Help, saint, in my affairs. For I am sinless before God and people, and if I have sinned, then not out of good will, but out of thoughtlessness and the machinations of the evil one. Then pray for me before God and help me strengthen my work. I was appointed by the Lord to rule over many, and a lot of money was given to me from Him for the good of people, therefore, the will of the Lord is that I, a sinner, atone for my sins, work for the good of people, the Fatherland and the Church, and for the glory of the Lord. Help me, weak and weak, to fulfill the will of the Lord and strengthen my deeds, so that I do not deceive anyone's hopes with my ruin. Amen.
Holy angel of Christ, I pray to you, my holy guardian, devoted to me to keep my sinful soul and body from holy baptism, but with my laziness and my evil habit, I angered your most pure lordship and drove you away from me with all the student’s deeds: lies, slander , envy, condemnation, contempt, disobedience, fraternal hatred and malice, love of money, adultery, rage, stinginess, gluttony without satiety and drunkenness, verbosity, evil thoughts and crafty, proud custom and fornication, having self-desire for all carnal lust, my evil arbitrariness, and the beasts of speechlessness do not create it! Yes, how can you rise up at me, or come to me, like a stinking dog? Whose eyes, Angel of Christ, look at me, entangled in evil in vile deeds? But how can I ask forgiveness for my bitter and evil and crafty deeds, I fall into it all day and night and at every hour? But I pray to you, falling down, my holy guardian, have mercy on me, a sinful and unworthy servant of yours (name of rivers), be my helper and intercessor for the evil of my opponent, with your holy prayers, and make the Kingdom of God a partaker of me with all the saints, always, and now, and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
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 my adversary enemy, but in no sin will I anger my God, but pray for me a sinful and unworthy slave , as if worthy of me, show the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
Angel of God, my holy guardian, given to me by God from heaven! I diligently pray to you: enlighten me today, and save me from all evil, guide me to a good deed, and direct me on the path of salvation. Amen.
O holy angel, my good guardian and patron! With a broken heart and a painful soul, I stand by you, praying: hear me, your sinful servant (name of rivers), with a strong cry and bitter weeping crying; do not remember my iniquities and iniquities, image az, accursed one, I anger you for all days and hours, and I create abomination to myself before our Creator, the Lord; appear to me mercifully and do not leave me, the filthy one, even until my death; Awaken me from the sleep of sin and help with your prayers the rest of my life without a blemish and create fruits worthy of repentance, moreover, keep me from the mortal falls of sin, lest I perish in despair, and lest the enemy rejoice over my death.
I truly and confess my lips, as no one is such a friend and intercessor, protector and champion, like you, holy angel: standing before the Throne of the Lord, pray for me, indecent and more than all the sinners, so that he does not take away the blessings of my soul on the day of my hopelessness and in the day of the creation of evil. Do not stop, therefore, propitiating the Most Merciful Lord and my God, may he forgive my sins, even if I have done in all my life, deed, word and all my feelings, and in the image of the message of fate, may he save me, may he punish me here by His inexpressible mercy, but yes He will not rebuke and punish me onamo according to His impartial justice; let me be vouchsafed to bring repentance, with repentance, Divine Communion is worthy of acceptance, I pray for this more and I wholeheartedly wish such a gift.
In the terrible hour of death, be relentless, my good guardian, driving away the gloomy demons that have the power to frighten my quivering soul; protect me from those captures, when the imam passes through the air ordeals, yes, we keep you, I will comfortably reach paradise, my desire, where the faces of the saints and the heavenly Forces incessantly praise the all-honorable and magnificent name in the Trinity of the glorious God, the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit, to Him but befits honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.