According to Orthodox tradition, you should thank God for every day you live, in the morning and in the evening, before going to bed. Prayers help to feel the love of the Lord and protect from nightmares and misfortune.

It is known that one should turn to God not only in moments of spiritual unhappiness and grief, but also in free time. Morning prayers help to tune in to a happy and successful day. And the evening ones cry out to the Creator: through words we thank the Almighty for every day we live and save our soul from evil.

Orthodox prayers for the coming dream

Most people have lost the habit of such a wonderful tradition as praying at night. In the bustle of days, we forget to express love for God, and this is necessary. Prayer helps not only to glorify the Creator and ask for help: it has a beneficial effect on our mood, soul and sleep. A person who performs such actions every day has greater happiness and luck in life than one who turns to the Almighty only with a request to resolve his problems. However, for the prayer to work, you need to read it at home correctly.

Turning to God greatly affects our life and consciousness. With the help of holy words, we can drive away trouble, change the future and attract happiness. Not every person knows the Church Slavonic language, so it may be difficult to read powerful words. Especially for you, we have translated some prayers into Russian: they have not lost their power, but have become accessible and understandable.

Prayer to God before going to bed:

“Father of all living things, help me at this hour, forgive my sins, which I (name) created by negligence today. If I offended a person with a swear word or an unacceptable act, I pray for forgiveness. Cleanse my soul from bad thoughts, and the flesh— from the desires of sinners. Deliver, O God, from the vanity of the earth and reveal Your grace in a dream. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen"

Prayer to the Lord and Jesus Christ for the coming dream:

“Our Father and Jesus Christ, grant me (name) your mercy, do not leave me on the path of life. I kneel and pray for help tomorrow keep my sleep and sanctify my life. May your salvation and your love descend upon me on my bed. Release my sins for the day and guide me along the path of repentance and light. Let all adversity pass, as the day passed. My God and Your Son Jesus, I humbly believe in Your strength and power over evil. Save your servant (name). May your kingdom on earth be eternal. Amen".

Evening Prayer to the Holy Spirit:

“Lord, comforter of my soul. Show Your mercy and save Your servant (name) from misfortune. Through Your help, O God, I want to cleanse my soul from the sins of the day. My thoughts and my words are involuntary, and therefore sinful. Save me from longing, sadness, despondency, grief and all evil intentions. Replace my depraved deeds with the grace of God and let me repent of my deeds done. Have mercy on me before going to bed and forgive my sins. Grant Thy intercession before the evil power. I praise you forever and ever. Amen".

Prayer to the Guardian Angel for the night:

“My Guardian, my soul and body are under Your protection. Forgive me (name) if I have sinned and neglected Your trust. For the deeds of my day, I ask for forgiveness and pray for deliverance from sin. Not from evil, but involuntarily, I will anger the Lord God and you, my Protector. Show me your grace and mercy. To the glory of our Lord. Amen".

In order for God and his saints to hear your prayers, you should say them with pure thoughts and love in my heart. You can choose one prayer, memorize it and read it every day before going to bed, because the point is not in quantity, but in your righteousness. With the help of prayers, you can fulfill your desires, the most important thing is to know the sacred text and have faith in God. be happy and don't forget to press the buttons and

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Before going to bed, you should read the evening prayers for the coming dream - in front of the icons, thank God for the day that has passed, for all the things that have been done, for the joys that were known that day, for those misfortunes that help to cleanse the soul and strengthen faith.

Prayers before going to bed should be read on your knees and making bows.

“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, our Reverend and God-bearing Father and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. Heavenly King: - Holy God.

In addition to these prayers, at the end of the day, before going to bed, you can read troparia and prayers.

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

Prayer for the coming dream

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

Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who hope in Thee, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee; Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (Repeat 12 times).

St. Theophan the Recluse: “Whatever passion excites you, start reading the Word of God, and the passion will become quieter and quieter, and finally calm down completely.”

First Prayer of Saint Macarius the Great

“Eternal God, and the King of every creature, having vouchsafed me to sing even at this hour, forgive my sins, which I have done in this day by deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and give me Lord, in this night's sleep, pass away in peace, but arise from my humble bed, I will please Your Most Holy Name, all the days of my stomach and across the enemies fighting me, fleshly and fleshless. And deliver me, O Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory, of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen".

Second Prayer of Saint Antiochus

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

Prayer three

“Lord our God, if I have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, as good and philanthropist, forgive me; peaceful sleep and serene grant me; ate your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil: as if you are the guardian of our souls and our bodies, and we send glory to you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen".

Fourth Prayer of Saint John Chrysostom

By the number of hours of the day and night.

“Lord, do not deprive me of your heavenly blessings; Lord, deliver me from eternal torment; Lord, whether in mind or thought, in word or deed, I have sinned, forgive me. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance, and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility. Lord, deliver me from every temptation. Lord, enlighten my heart, darken the evil lust. Lord, I am like a man who has sinned. You, like a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. Lord, eat Thy grace to help me, may I glorify Thy Holy Name. Lord Jesus Christ, write the name of your servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end. Lord my God, if I did nothing good before You, but grant me, according to Your grace, lay a good beginning. Lord, pour the dew of Thy grace into my heart. Lord, heaven and earth, remember me, your sinful servant, the cold and unclean in your kingdom. Amen.

Lord, in repentance take the name. Lord, don't leave me. Lord, do not lead me into misfortune. Lord, give me a good thought. Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and tenderness. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. Lord, instill in me the root of the good, your fear in my heart. Lord, grant me to love Thee with all my soul and to do Thy will in everything. Lord, cover me from some people and demons, and passions, and from all other things that are not like that. Lord, weigh, as if to do, as You will, may Your will be done in me a sinner, as if you were blessed forever. Amen".

Macarius the Great

Among the evening prayers and prayers for the coming dream, you can read a prayer addressed to Holy Mother of God. It should be read on bended knee, aloud or to oneself, making bows.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

“Good Tsar, good Mother, most pure and blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Your Son and our God on my passionate soul and guide me with your prayers to good deeds, so that the rest of my life will pass without a blemish and I will find paradise with You, Virgin Mary, one pure and blessed."

Before going to bed, you need to pray to the guardian angel.

Prayer to the holy guardian angel

“To the angel of Christ, my holy guardian and patron of my soul and body, forgive me all, the fir-tree I have sinned this day: and deliver me from all the wickedness of the enemy, let me anger my God in no sin: but pray for me, a sinner and an unworthy servant, 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".

“To the chosen Voivode, victorious, as if you had got rid of the evil ones, we will thankfully describe Thy servants, the Mother of God, for as if you have an invincible power, free us from all troubles, let us call Thee: rejoice, bride of the bride.”

“Glorious Ever-Virgin Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may our souls be saved by You. I place all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your shelter. Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, not when I fall asleep in death, but not when my enemy speaks and strengthens himself against him.

Be the intercessor of my soul, O God, as I walk in the midst of many snares: deliver me from them and save me, Blessed, like a philanthropist.

My hope is the Father; my refuge is the Son; my cover is the Holy Spirit; Holy Trinity, glory to you."

In the evening, before going to bed or late at night, you can read a prayer - an appeal to God. Everyday affairs should not burden thoughts, they should all be directed towards God.

Holy Guardian Angel

The Holy Righteous John of Kronstadt said: “I felt a thousand times in my heart that after communion of the holy mysteries or after fervent prayer, ordinary or on the occasion of any sin, passion, sorrow and distress, the Lord, through the prayers of the Lady, or the Lady herself, through goodness The Lords gave me, as it were, a new nature of the spirit - pure, kind, majestic, bright, wise, gracious - instead of impure, dull and lethargic, faint-hearted, gloomy, stupid, evil. Many times I have been changed by a wonderful, great change to my surprise, and often to others. Glory to Thy mercies, O Lord, which have shown me a sinner!”

Prayer in private

“Weaken, leave, forgive, God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word and in deed, even in knowledge and in ignorance, even in days and nights, even in mind and in thought, forgive us all, as good and philanthropist. Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord, love of mankind. Do good to those who do good. Grant to our brethren and relatives even for the salvation of petition and eternal life. In the infirmities of the being, visit and grant healing. Izhe govern the sea. Travel with travelers. Conquer the Emperor. Grant forgiveness 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, Lord, before our departed father and brothers, and give them rest, where the light of Thy face dwells. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers and deliver me from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches and give them, even to salvation, petitions and eternal life. Remember, Lord, and us; humble, and sinful, and unworthy Thy servants and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, with the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, and all Thy saints: blessed be Thou forever and ever. Amen".

Prayer God Rise

“Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered, and let those who hate him flee from his presence. Like smoke disappears, let them disappear, like wax melts from the face of fire: so let the demons perish from the face of those who love God, and sign the sign of the cross, and say in joy: Rejoice, most honorable and life-giving Cross of the Lord, drive away demons by the power of our Lord Jesus crucified on you Christ, who descended into hell and corrected the strength of the devil, and gave us to You, His honest cross, to drive out every adversary. O Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the holy Lady Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen".

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

When indulging in sleep, say:

“Into Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commit my spirit; Bless me, have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen".

Evening Hymn to the Son of God, Hieromartyr Athenogenes

“Quiet light of the holy glory, immortal Father in heaven, holy, blessed, Jesus Christ! Coming to the sunset seeing the light evening, we sing to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, God. Thou art worthy at all times to sing to be the voices of reverends; Son of God, give life, with the same world to glorify You.

Hieromartyr Athenogenes

St. John Chrysostom urged to pray more fervently, and before pronouncing a great word to God, to say:

“Lord Jesus Christ, open the eyes of my heart to hear Your word, and understand it, and do Your will, as there is a stranger on earth. Hide not Thy commandments from me, but open the eyes of my mind, that I may understand from Thy law. I trust in You, my God, enlighten my mind and meaning with the light of Your mind, not only to read what is written, but also to fulfill it in our renewal and enlightenment, and in holiness, and in the salvation of the soul, and in the heritage of eternal life.

Prayer at evening

“Vouchee, Lord, in this evening, without sin, be preserved for us. Blessed are you, O Lord God, our fathers, and praised and glorified is your name forever, amen. Wake, Lord, Thy mercy on us, as if we were relying on Thee. Blessed be Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy justification. Blessed art Thou, Lord, give me understanding through Thy justifications. Lord, Thy mercy forever, do not despise the works of Thy hand, praise is due to You, singing is due to You, glory is due to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen".

According to the Orthodox tradition, one should thank God for every day lived, in the morning and in the evening, before going to bed. Prayers help to feel the love of the Lord and protect from nightmares and misfortune.

It is known that one should turn to God not only in moments of spiritual unhappiness and grief, but also in free time. Morning prayers help to tune in to a happy and successful day. And the evening ones cry out to the Creator: through words we thank the Almighty for every day we live and save our soul from evil.

Orthodox prayers for the coming dream

Most people have lost the habit of such a wonderful tradition as praying at night. In the bustle of days, we forget to express love for God, and this is necessary. Prayer helps not only to glorify the Creator and ask for help: it has a beneficial effect on our mood, soul and sleep.

A person who performs such actions every day has greater happiness and luck in life than one who turns to the Almighty only with a request to resolve his problems. However, for the prayer to work, you need to read it at home correctly.

Turning to God greatly affects our life and consciousness. With the help of holy words, we can drive away trouble, change the future and attract happiness. Not every person knows the Church Slavonic language, so it may be difficult to read powerful words. Especially for you, we have translated some prayers into Russian: they have not lost their power, but have become accessible and understandable.

Prayer to God before going to bed:

“Father of all living things, help me at this hour, forgive my sins, which I (name) created by negligence today. If I offended a person with a swear word or an unacceptable act, I pray for forgiveness. Cleanse my soul from bad thoughts, and the flesh- from the desires of sinners. Deliver, O God, from the vanity of the earth and reveal Your grace in a dream. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen"

Prayer to the Lord and Jesus Christ for the coming dream:

“Our Father and Jesus Christ, grant me (name) your mercy, do not leave me on the path of life. I kneel and pray for help in tomorrow, save my dream and sanctify my life. May your salvation and your love descend upon me on my bed.

Release my sins for the day and guide me along the path of repentance and light. Let all adversity pass, as the day passed. My God and Your Son Jesus, I humbly believe in Your strength and power over evil. Save your servant (name). May your kingdom on earth be eternal. Amen".

Evening Prayer to the Holy Spirit:

“Lord, comforter of my soul. Show Your mercy and save Your servant (name) from misfortune. Through Your help, O God, I want to cleanse my soul from the sins of the day. My thoughts and my words are involuntary, and therefore sinful. Save me from longing, sadness, despondency, grief and all evil intentions.

Replace my depraved deeds with the grace of God and let me repent of my deeds done. Have mercy on me before going to bed and forgive my sins. Grant Thy intercession before the evil power. I praise you forever and ever. Amen".

Prayer to the Guardian Angel for the night:

“My Guardian, my soul and body are under Your protection. Forgive me (name) if I have sinned and neglected Your trust. For the deeds of my day, I ask for forgiveness and pray for deliverance from sin. Not from evil, but involuntarily, I will anger the Lord God and you, my Protector. Show me your grace and mercy. To the glory of our Lord. Amen".

In order for God and his saints to hear your prayers, you should say them with pure thoughts and love in your heart. You can choose one prayer, memorize it and read it every day before going to bed, because the point is not in quantity, but in your righteousness. With the help of prayers, you can fulfill your desires, the most important thing is to know the sacred text and have faith in God.

How to learn to understand prayers? Translation of the words of prayers from the prayer book for the laity from Church Slavonic, clarification of the meaning of prayers and petitions. Interpretations and citations of the Holy Fathers. Icons.

Evening prayers (for the coming dream)

Prayers for the dream to come

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

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

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Heavenly King…*

Trisagion according to Our Father.*

*For an explanation of opening prayers, see " "

Tropari

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

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

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

Bewildered of any answer - not finding any excuse for themselves (bewildered - not knowing what to do, being unskillful; the word answer here is a translation of the Greek word "protection", "justification" - cf. Russian: "call to account").

We hoped for You - because we relied on You (so in the Greek text of the prayer; hope - the form of the 1st person plural of the past tense - aorist - the verb to trust; the Church Slavonic version means: we hoped for You). Green is strong. Below - and not. Yako is merciful - because You are merciful. We are us. All works by Your hand - we are all the creations of Your hands (the dash would have shone this expression: after the Greek original in the Slavonic translation, a copula verb is missing, in full form it would sound: all we do is work by your hand; Your hand - the form will give birth. case of duals. numbers).

By you - in the meaning: through you.

These troparia are the creation of St. John of Damascus.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

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

Eternal God and the King of every creature, having made me sing even at this hour, forgive me the sins that I have done in this day by deed, word and thought; and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And give me, Lord, to pass in peace in this night of sleep, and having risen from my humble bed, I will please your most holy name all the days of my stomach, and I will stop the carnal and incorporeal enemies that fight me. Deliver me, O Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Even at this hour to reach - to live up to this hour (to reach - to reach). Even I created - which I created (made). Humble - here: miserable, worthless (protect yourself from the terrible danger of false humility and proud recognition of yourself as humble!). In the night of this dream, pass - oversleep this night, "pass the field" of this night's sleep. From my humble bed (in some prayer books: from my humble bed) - from my miserable, meager bed (humble often means: "low, base" even just in a physical sense). Popper - I will overcome, I will trample. The lusts of the evil ones are evil desires.

And deliver me, O Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. With these words of prayer, other words from the teaching of St. Macarius on prayer are peculiarly echoed: “The true basis of prayer is this: to be attentive to thoughts and pray in great silence and peace. then to cut off, but to aspire in thought to God and not to fulfill the desires of thoughts, but to collect whirling thoughts from everywhere together, distinguishing natural thoughts from the evil ones. trees, therefore, those intending to pass through this place should stretch their hands forward and with effort and difficulty part the branches in front of them.So the soul is surrounded by a whole forest of thoughts inspired by a resisting force, which is why great diligence and attentiveness of the mind are needed in order for a person to distinguish alien thoughts inspired by a resisting force. force."

Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus to our Lord Jesus Christ

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

He himself is perfect - being Himself perfect (soy - participle from the verb being: appearing, existing). Sedition - excitement, confusion, rebellion. To the desire of Satan - to the will of Satan (to the will of Satan). The seed of aphids is the seed of death. Flickering - unfading. Give - give. The light of reason - here: the light of understanding. Your passionless passion - Your suffering, alien to passion. The time is like - the right time.

Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit

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

The whole tree, I have sinned - everything in which I have sinned before You (all, the tree - everything, how much; I have sinned - I have sinned). Today is today. More than that - and more. Grief - worse, worse. Even - which. From youth - from youth, from a young age (and not "because of youth"). From science evil - from evil learning. From arrogance - from shamelessness, insolence. More - if. I swore - I swore. Pokhulih e - blasphemed him (further in the prayer follows a series of verbs in the form of the 1st person of the past tense - aorist; reproach - I reproached; slander - I slandered; grieved - I grieved, etc.). Bad - not on time. Svadih - excited quarrels, quarreled someone. I stand in prayer - when I stood in prayer. Moved about the wickedness of this world - rushed to the worldly (to the lies of this world). Sly - evil, bad. Seeing someone else's kindness - seeing someone else's beauty (or good properties in general: kindness means both external beauty and, in general, perfection). Toyu wounded by the heart - she was wounded in the heart. Unsimilar verbs - spoke inappropriate, obscene. My sins are innumerable, while my sins are innumerable. That is all and more than these deeds - because I did all this and more.

At the beginning of the prayer and at the end of it, despondency is mentioned among the causes of numerous sins: ... Forgive me, all of you, I have sinned ... from despondency ... Have mercy on me, my Master, my Creator, your sad and unworthy servant ... Despondency is one of the eight main passions, and the fight against this passion is inevitable for every Christian.

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“To the one who stands up for prayer, this evil spirit reminds him of the necessary deeds and uses every trick to only distract us from the conversation with the Lord by some plausible pretext.”

Venerable John Larch

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“The soul, wounded by the arrow of this ruinous passion, really falls asleep for any striving for virtue and observation of one’s spiritual feelings ... he does not think of anything else, as about food and a womb, until, having met somewhere a commonwealth in any man or woman, numb in the same coldness, he gets involved in their affairs and needs ... The main opposition to him will be: do not give in, sit down to work ".

Rev. John Cassian the Roman

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"In every business, determine a measure for yourself and do not leave it before you finish; also pray wisely and strenuously - and the spirit of despondency flees from you."

Venerable Nil of Sinai

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This prayer of repentance contains a whole list of sins that we sin daily; In order for this daily repentance to be sincere, one should delve into the essence of the sins confessed here, into their connection and difference. Some of them deserve special mention.

... If I swear by Your name ... Here are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself: You also heard what was said of the ancients: do not transgress your oath, but fulfill your oaths before the Lord. But I say to you: do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor the earth, for it is His footstool; nor Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King; do not swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. But let your word be: yes, yes; no no; but what is more than this is from the evil one (Matt. 5:33-37). Undoubtedly, the words of the evening confession of sins speak not only of an immediate oath, but also of any violation of the 3rd commandment of the Law of God - about worship and commemoration of the name of God in vain (note that the violation of the same commandment includes catechism and inattention in prayer - like pronouncing name of God with violation of reverence and deceitfulness).

... Or blasphemy in my thinking ... These words confess blasphemous thoughts - disgusting, dirty thoughts and ideas that arise primarily during prayer and during worship.

“Whoever is troubled by the spirit of blasphemy and who wants to get rid of him, let him know without a doubt that it is not his soul that is guilty of such thoughts, but an unclean demon ... Therefore, we, despising him and imputing his thoughts for nothing, will say to him: Get away from Me , satan: I will worship the Lord my God and serve him alone (cf. Matt. 4:10); let your words turn against your head!"

"Whoever has triumphed over this passion has renounced pride." "Let us stop judging and condemning our neighbor, and we will not be afraid of blasphemous thoughts: for the cause and root of the second is the first." The prayer-confession also draws our attention to these sins, internally connected with blasphemy, against our neighbor:

... Or whom I reproach; or slander someone with my anger, or grieved ... Here we are talking about a direct reproach (reproaches), about a passionate unjust condemnation (slander someone with my anger); finally, even "just" and not expressed directly anger in one way or another upsets our neighbors (sorrowful). Prayer of repentance turns us to the root of these sins against our neighbor: ... or about what you are angry ... Anger is one of the eight main passions.

"Nothing hinders the coming of the Holy Spirit in us so much as anger."

Saint John Listvichnik

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"It is not useful to be angry, either without a reason or for a good reason; for this is justly forbidden by the Lord (see: Matt. 5:22)."

Venerable Nil of Sinai

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Anger is permissible only at demons and at oneself: "Be angry with sin, that is, with yourself and the devil, so as not to sin against God."

Venerable Hesychius of Jerusalem

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... Or saddened my brother ... It would seem that this sin has just been discussed; but above it was a question of sadness caused by manifestations of anger, and my brother can be saddened by inattention, and unreason, and simply my general sinfulness.

... Or svdih ... Swaditi - quarrel, stir up discord.

... Or whom I condemn ... Let us recall the words of the apostle: Whoever reviles his brother or judges his brother, the law reviles him and the law judges him; and if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one Lawgiver and Judge, able to save and destroy; and who are you to judge others? (James 4:11-12).

... Or you become angry, or you become proud, or you become angry ... But it has already been said above: or about what you became angry; is this a repeat? Perhaps the prefix times - indicates a different quality, a different level of confessed passion: a fairly strong grip with anger (angry can also refer to a fleeting feeling).

... Or seeing someone else's kindness, and wounded by that heart ... Wounded by the heart - that is, he was wounded in the very heart, received a painful heart wound (ulcer). The ambiguity of the word kindness allows us to attribute this phrase both to the temptation of someone's external beauty (voluptuous thoughts, burning and painful), and to envy, always painful; apply these words to your own mental ulcer.

... Or did you laugh at the sin of my brother, but my essence is countless sins ... Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not feel the beam in your eye? Or how will you say to your brother: “Give me, I will take the speck out of your eye,” but, behold, there is a log in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the log out of your eye, and then you will see how to take the speck out of your brother's eye (Matthew 7:3-5).

The creator of this prayer is St. Ephraim the Syrian...

Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great

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

Greatly gifted - bestowing great gifts, generous. Like me being lazy to please You - like me, lazy to serve You. And he who did nothing good - and did nothing good. You brought me to the end - You brought me to the end. Past - past. Building - here: arranging. Bare of every good deed - devoid of any good deeds (the image of grace, as well as good deeds, as clothes that dress a person, is repeated in the New Testament and is very frequent in liturgical poetry and ascetic literature. Compare the words of God Almighty in the Apocalypse: Behold, I go like a thief: blessed is he who watches and keeps his clothes, so that he does not go naked and that they do not see his shame - Rev. 16:15).

Even I have sinned - with which I have sinned against You (even - who, having sinned - I have sinned: the form of the 1st person singular of the past tense - aorist). From every cooperative situation - from every onslaught of evil. Lukavago - here: Devil. Passionate - full of passions, subject to passions. When - when. Detail - business, activity. Drive away - drive away. She - yes, indeed. Desire and conscience - In the meaning. : in the expression of my will and in my conscience (desire - arbitrariness, free will - and conscience in this expression belongs to the one who prays, comes from him). I will rise - to me when I rise. Learn by your word - learn from your law (the same expression in the morning prayer to the Most Holy Trinity). Yuzhe gave thou - which thou hast given. We bo - for I know. Yako - what. Imitates - strengthens, appeals to (literally: pushes). Toya - Her.

Favor, Lord, deliver me from the snares of the evil one ... and get rid of all Satan's children from me. We will supplement these words of the prayer of St. Macarius the Great with words from his teaching: “The visible world, from kings to the poor, is all in turmoil, in struggle, and none of them knows the reason for this ... He who brought sin, as some reasonable power and essence of Satan, sowed every evil: it secretly acts on the inner man and on the mind and fights with it with thoughts, but people do not know that they are doing this being impelled by some alien force, on the contrary, they think that this is natural and that they do this according to their own reasoning. those who have the peace of Christ and the illumination of Christ know in their minds from whence all this is raised up.

Prayer 5th

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

If I have sinned - in what I have sinned. Yako - how. Mi - me. Like you are - because you are.

Prayer 6th

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

More - more. Weaken - relief. Dark sweets except for - unaffected by impure lust (sweetness - sensual pleasure, lust; except - outside). Stop it - stop it. Receiving - accepting, receiving back (note that the word itself indicates a return to an undefiled way of life!). Promised - promised. Good - good.

This evening prayer is all directed towards chastity, towards the confrontation between lust and dark sweetness. Such expressions as: the desire of passions and inciting the uprising of the body should not be translated into modern Russian: in Church Slavonic they are more understandable, because they indicate a whole worldview imprinted in them. Modern Christians live in a world literally engulfed in prodigal madness, so even for a married layman striving to live with God, the struggle to live a chaste life of deeds and words is in its own way no less stressful than for a monk. Prayer is an indispensable weapon in this struggle.

Prayer 7, St. John Chrysostom (24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)

Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings. Lord, deliver me eternal torment. Lord, whether in mind or thought, in word or deed, I have sinned, forgive me. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensitivity. Lord, deliver me from every temptation. Lord, enlighten my heart, darken the evil lust. Lord, if a man has sinned, you, like God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. Lord, send Your grace into help me let me glorify your holy name. Lord Jesus Christ, write me Thy servant in the book of animals, and grant me a good end. Lord my God, even if I have done nothing good before You, but give me, by Your grace, to lay a good beginning. Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Thy grace. Lord of heaven and earth, remember me Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.

Sinned - I have sinned (past tense - aorist). Hedgehog darken - which darkened (gloom - also an aorist, but a form of the 3rd person). In the book of animals - in the book of life. Even though I have done nothing good - although I have not done anything good. Studnago - vile (literally: shameful; stud - shame).

Lord, receive me in repentance. Lord, don't leave me. Lord, do not lead me into misfortune. Lord, give me a good thought. Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and tenderness. Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. Lord, instill in me the root of the good, your fear in my heart. Lord, make me worthy to love Thee with all my soul and thoughts, and do Thy will in everything. Lord, cover me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other unsimilar things. Lord, weigh, as you do, as you will, may your will be done in me a sinner, as if you are blessed forever. Amen.

The root of the good is the root (that is, the basis) of all that is good, of every good. Vesey - You know (You know). Like you do, like you will, that you do what you want.

The great teacher of prayer, St. Theophan the Recluse, attached great importance to these prayers and recommended them to many of his spiritual children as the basis of the prayer rule, as a school of unceasing divine thought. Here are some excerpts from his letters:

"How to read the prayers of St. Chrysostom (24th century evening prayers to sleep)? Read them before prayer so that your attention gathers together... But at any time repeat mentally. it The best way to accustom oneself to the remembrance of God, and this remembrance is the basis of spiritual life. Lay bows from the waist, and sometimes earthly ones. "-" You can use the prayers of St. Chrysostom instead of your house rule and in the morning. Memorize them and think over each one... In them all spiritual life is commemorated... How many times to commemorate each one - determine this so that you stand in prayer as much as you usually stand idle on the rule. You can attach your prayers to them - choose from the psalms: which rhyme is to your heart, write that one down ... Using these prayers with attention on the rule, you will soon get used to standing at prayer unabashedly. Insert the Jesus Prayer into their midst. For example, having said ten times: “Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings,” apply: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.” - "The purpose of short prayers is to promote the collection of thoughts and sobriety. Strength is not in words, but in a feeling for God. It will soon form among those who work on prayer. This is smart prayer. The mind, standing in the heart, sees God and intelligently confesses Him by invoking Him… Feeling for God is unceasing prayer without words.”

Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ

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

The real state of demons - the current environment of demons, a demonic siege. Do not want - do not want. But it is as if I would turn and live being to him - but that he would turn and be alive. Yawning devour me - who opened his mouth to devour me (gave - open his mouth). Even... clothed - clothed.

... Do not want the death of a sinner, but as if to turn and live to be him ... In prayer, the words of the Lord from the Book of the prophet Ezekiel are cited: I do not want the death of a sinner, but if the wicked turn from his path and live his being (Ezek. 33:11). Here is this verse in the Russian translation of the Bible: Tell them: I live, says the Lord God: I do not want the death of the sinner, but that the sinner turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways; Why should you die, O house of Israel?

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

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

Vesey - You know. And many times I repent, I find lies before God - and although I repent many times, I turn out to be unfaithful to God (I deceive God). I do the same thing again - I do the same thing again. This leader - knowing this. Do good work and give it to me - do good work and give it to me. It's like an imam in hatred - which I absolutely hate. My evil - my evil. We don’t know - I don’t know. From where I hate, I love - for some reason, what I hate is the very thing I love (literally: from where [those things] that I hate, I love them). Good - good. Yes, from now on, I would stop bad deeds - so that from now on I would stop evil deeds. Other - in the future. Would have lived - would have lived.

This prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos is the cry of a man who has realized how little his will for good can counteract sin. And repentance, quite sincere, and love with all thought for the law of God, and hatred for evil deeds, in themselves are not capable of saving a person from slavery to sin. The words of the apostle Paul are close to the words of this prayer: ... I am carnal, sold under sin. For I do not understand what I am doing: because I do not do what I want, but what I hate, I do. But if I do what I do not want, then ... it is no longer I who do it, but sin living in me. For I know that no good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; because the desire for good is in me, but to do it, I do not find it. The good that I want, I do not do, but the evil that I do not want, I do. But if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin that dwells in me. And so I find the law that when I want to do good, evil belongs to me. For by inner man I find pleasure in the law of God; but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members (Rom. 7:14-23). It is possible to overcome and overcome the law of sin only with God's help, the power God's grace which we cry out for in our prayers.

Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos

Good Tsar, good Mother, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Your Son and our God on my passionate soul, and with Your prayers guide me to good deeds; Yes, the rest of my life I will pass away without a blemish, and by You I will find paradise, Virgin Mother of God, the only Pure and Blessed.

Passionate - 1) subject to passions; 2) unhappy, suffering; both meanings are combined here. My belly is my life. By You - here: By Your help, through You. I will find - I will get.

Prayer 11, to the Holy Guardian Angel

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

All, the fir-tree of sin - everything in which I have sinned (fir-tree - how much). Current - current. From all cunning - from all lies, all tricks. Opposite mi - opposing, opposing me. No sin - no sin. If you show me worthy, you will show me worthy.

Kontakion to the Most Holy Theotokos

The chosen Voivode is victorious, as if we had got rid of the evil ones, gratefully we will describe Ty to Your servant, the Theotokos, but as if having an invincible power, free us from all troubles, let us call Ty: rejoice, Bride of the Bride.

Chosen Governor - invincible Governor (chosen - invincible in battles - battles). Victorious - victorious (singing, that is, a victorious song). Like getting rid of the evil - because they got rid (literally: as they got rid) of evil (from troubles). Thanksgiving - thanksgiving (thankful song). Let's describe Ty - we sing (literally: we write) to You. Like having power - (You), as having power. Not bride - not married (literal translation of the Greek word).

The Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos, beginning with this kontakion, was written in the 7th century in Constantinople. This is the first (and most beautiful) of the akathists, which has become a model for all subsequent ones. All 12 ikos of the akathist end with multiple "rehashings" of the Archangelic greeting to the Blessed Virgin - "Rejoice!" We magnify the heavenly purity of the Unsophisticated Virgin, who indescribably gave birth to Christ our God, and in Her purity, the "Most Honorable Cherub" Bride, the Bride, appears before us as the greatest warrior with the forces of evil - the Chosen Governor, who has an invincible power.

Rejoice, Unbrided Bride! If we turn to the Greek language in which the akathist is written, we will see that all these three words, literally translated into Church Slavonic and included in our religious consciousness, should have been perceived by the Greeks somewhat differently than we perceive them.

Rejoice - the greeting of the Archangel Gabriel, brought to us by the Gospel - both before the Nativity of Christ and after it was a common greeting in Greek - the same as our "hello". In the appearance of the Angel, in his wondrous and mysterious words, the inner meaning of the greeting, forgotten in everyday life, of course, was renewed and shone with all its might; akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos (and every later inspired akathist), all permeated with this "rejoice!" and sparkling with the joy of magnificence, also resurrects the meaning of the Greek word, dormant in everyday language. But in Russian (and Old Russian) they greeted each other not with the word "rejoice", but with the word "hello" (in which we usually forget the wishes of health). "Rejoice" remains for us a word always more intense, special - a conscious word about joy, a unique greeting for the Most Pure Virgin Mary and the saints of God.

Bride Not bride - a direct, literal translation of two Greek words. Church Slavonic bride corresponds to the Greek word "nymph", which means not only a girl-bride, but also a newlywed wife and a young woman. New Testament(and the Greek translation of the Bible) gave this word great mystical depth: The Bride of the Lamb in the Revelation of John the Theologian (Rev. 19:7; 21, 22, 17) is not only destined for Him, but also stands with Him in a mysterious marriage; this is an image of both the Mother of God and the Church (in her we recognize the bride of the Song of Songs and other books of Scripture). And the Greek word, translated by the Slavic word not bride, is a negative form from the first word, meaning "not married"; this word was quite common in Greek. For Greek, but not for Slavic! After all, in Slavic the bride is precisely the unknown, unknown (that is, exactly what the Greek unbrided corresponds to) a girl who has not entered into marriage, although she was destined for him; the word itself carries the meaning of purity. Inside the Slavic language, the word not bride is difficult to explain. It introduces a new shade of meaning into the expression of the akathist: Pure Bride, but - Not Bride, not ordinary, not comparable to any other bride.

Other Slavic epithets of the Mother of God, corresponding to the word Nebride, are Unskilful, Unskillful.

The chosen Governor is victorious ... Almost all of us are accustomed to perceiving these words by ear as a single whole, therefore we do not feel the structure of the phrase (quite simple): (to whom?) To the chosen Governor (we) will describe (what?) a victorious thanksgiving, that is, a victorious thanksgiving song, (why?) like getting rid of the evil ones - since they got rid of troubles.

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

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

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

By Thee - here: through Thee, by Thy intercession. Under the roof - under the cover.

Prayers "Glorious Ever-Virgin ..." and "All my hope ..." - the creations of St. John of Damascus.

Prayer of St. Joannicius

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

The creator of this prayer, St. Ioanniky the Great, repeated it after each verse of the psalms he read on the rule, thus constantly elevating the mind to the Holy Trinity.

End of prayers

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

Glory, and now:

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

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

We see that after those prayers that are final in the "Morning Prayers" section and are marked with the words "End of Prayers", in the "Prayers for the Future Sleep" section (in most prayer books), some more prayers follow that are more directly related to going to bed (The prayer of St. John of Damascus is supposed to be read, pointing to the bed, while reading the prayer "Let God rise again" are overshadowed by the sign of the cross and the bed, and the four cardinal points). One consequence of this is that we can more flexibly adapt general rule to their own conditions of life, to their inner state. So, for some people (or in some circumstances of life) it turns out to be more convenient to read the first part of the prayers for sleep in the coming evening, early enough - perhaps before the complete completion of all affairs - and immediately before going to bed, already near your bed, read the remaining prayers. The joint reading of prayers for a dream to come - for example, in a family - can be completed precisely on "It is worthy to eat ..." and a common blessing, and prayers, starting with the prayer of St. John of Damascus, should be read to everyone ... at your bed.

This practice existed in ancient Russia. Under Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, it was customary to add a few more prayers, literally going to bed and to your bed (the composition of these prayers did not coincide with ours). /Supplement by Archpriest Sergius Pravdolyubov.

Prayer of St. John of Damascus (read it pointing to your bed)

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

Se - here. Mi - me. Wem bad - so, I know. Yako - here: what. If you save the righteous, because if you save the righteous. Nothing great - there is nothing great in this (great - great). And if you have mercy on a pure one, it is nothing marvelous - and if you have mercy on a pure one, there is nothing surprising in this. Worthy of the essence - because they are worthy. About this - here: in this, this. Inexpressible - inexpressible.

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

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

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

Strengthened - I strengthened (past tense - aorist). This, of course, is about the invisible enemy - the devil.

Those who confess this Mother of God - confessing (openly proclaiming) that She is the Mother of God.

Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, lest I fall asleep into death, lest my enemy say: Be strong against him. These are the words from the psalm: Look, hear me, O Lord my God, enlighten my eyes, but not when I fall asleep into death, but not when my enemy says: be strong against him (Ps. 12:4-5).

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

Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from His 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 Pure and Life-giving Cross of the Lord, drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, crucified on you, descended into hell, and who corrected the power of the devil, and gave us His Honorable Cross to you 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.

Spread - dissipate. Vrazi - enemies. Yako - how. From the person - in the meaning: before. Verbs - speakers. Chasing - chasing. The crucified - the crucified. Honest - worthy of honors, glorious. The adversary is the enemy.

Let God arise, and let His enemies be squandered... The beginning of the prayer is taken from the psalm: Let God rise, and let His enemies be squandered, and let those who hate Him flee from His presence. As the smoke disappears, let them disappear; as wax hides from the face of fire, so may sinners (sinners) perish from the presence of God (Ps. 67:1-2). The same verses of the psalm are sung at the Paschal service, interspersed with the Pascha troparion. The words about the Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and trampled down the strength of the devil, also remind us of the troparion (trampling death by death) and other Easter hymns. The power of the Cross of the Lord is inseparable from the Resurrection of Christ; the death and Resurrection of Christ make the Cross a "sign of victory", which is why this prayer, uttered with faith and with love for the Holy Cross, is so powerful to drive away the forces of evil from us.

Or a brief prayer for the Cross

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

Prayer

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

In this article you will find prayers for the coming dream with interpretation. We have selected for you church texts and their translation into understandable Russian.

Prayers for the coming dream with interpretation

Tropari

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

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us. Finding no justification for ourselves, we sinners offer You, as the Lord, this prayer, have mercy on us.

Glory:

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

Lord, have mercy on us, for we hope in You. Do not be very angry with us and do not remember our iniquities; but look now, as the Merciful, and deliver us from our enemies, for You are our God and we are Your people; We are all the work of Your hands and we call on Your name.

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

And now: Open the doors of Mercy to us, Blessed Mother of God, so that we, who trust in You, would not perish, but would be delivered through You from troubles, for You are the salvation of the Christian race.

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

Eternal God and the King of every creature, having vouchsafed me to sing even at this hour, forgive me the sins that I have done in this day by deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And give me, Lord, in this night's sleep to pass away in peace, but having risen from my humble bed, I will please your most holy name, all the days of my stomach, and I will stop the enemies of the flesh and fleshless who fight me. And deliver me, O Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Eternal God and King of all creatures, who has honored me to live to this hour! Forgive me the sins that I have committed this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my poor soul from all impurity of body and soul. And help me, Lord, to spend the coming night calmly, so that, having risen from my miserable bed, I could do what is pleasing to Your most holy name all the days of my life and defeat bodily and incorporeal enemies attacking me. And deliver me, Lord, from empty thoughts that defile me, and evil passions. For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever.
Amen.

In this prayer, we thank God for a well-spent day, ask Him to forgive sins, save us from all evil and Good night. This prayer ends with the doxology of the Holy Trinity.

Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ

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

Almighty, Word of the Father, Jesus Christ, being Himself perfect, according to Your great mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always abide in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not deliver me to the rebellious serpent and do not leave me to the will of Satan, for in me is the seed of destruction. You, Lord God, Who is worshipped, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, preserve me during my sleep with unfading light, by Your Holy Spirit, with which You sanctified Your disciples. Give, Lord, to me, Your unworthy servant, Your salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of understanding Your holy Gospel, soul with love for Your Cross, heart with the purity of Your word, my body with Your suffering, alien to passion, save my thought with Your humility . And lift me up at the proper time to glorify You. For You are glorified together with Your Father without beginning and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit

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

Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, let me go and forgive me, unworthy, everything that I have sinned against You today as a man, and, moreover, not only as a man, but even worse livestock; and forgive me, unworthy, all my sins, voluntary and involuntary, conscious and unconscious, committed from youth from evil deceit, irascibility and carelessness, and if by Your name I swore or blasphemed Him in my mind, or whom I reproached, or slandered in my anger, or grieved, or got angry about something, or lied, or slept untimely, or despised a beggar who came to me, or grieved my brother, or stirred up quarrels, or condemned whom, or became proud, or became proud, or became angry, or during prayer my mind aspired to crafty worldly thoughts, or had cunning thoughts, or ate too much, or got drunk, or laughed crazy, or thought evil, or, seeing the good of another, was wounded in the heart, or spoke obscenely, or laughed at the sin of my brother, while my sins are innumerable, or I was negligent in prayer, or I forgot everything else that I did evil, for my iniquities surpass those listed. Have mercy on me, my Creator and Master, your dull and unworthy servant, and allow me, and free me, and forgive me, as the Good and Humanitarian, so that I, prodigal, sinful and unhappy, lie down in peace, fall asleep and rest, bow, sing and glorifying your most honorable name with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great

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

What will I bring to You or what will I reward You, O Greatly Gifted Immortal King, Generous and Humane-Loving Lord, because You brought me, lazy in Your service and did nothing good, to the end of this past day, directing my soul to obedience and salvation. Be merciful to me, a sinner who has no good deed. Restore my soul, fallen and defiled by countless sins, and turn away from me the earthly sinful thought. You alone are Sinless, forgive my sins committed before You on this day consciously and unconsciously, in word, deed and thought, and all my feelings. You yourself save me from any enemy attack, protecting me with Your Divine power, indescribable philanthropy and strength; God, blot out and forgive my many sins, have mercy on me, Lord, free me from the nets of the devil, save my suffering soul and shine on me with the light of Your face when You come in Your glory. And now let me fall asleep with an uncondemned sleep and guard the thoughts of Your servant from dreams and embarrassment. Drive away the satanic action from me, enlighten the mental eyes of my heart so that I do not fall asleep in the sleep of death. Send me an angel of peace, a guardian and guide to my soul and body, delivering me from my enemies, so that when I get up from my bed I bring you thanksgiving prayers. Oh Lord, hear me, your sinful and wretched servant. Grant me, upon awakening, with a clear conscience, to learn Thy law; remove from me, through Thy Angels, demonic carelessness in order to bless Thy holy name and glorify and praise the Most Pure Theotokos Mary, given to us, sinners, for protection; accept Her, praying for us, for I know that She, imitating Your philanthropy, prays unceasingly for us. By her intercession, by the sign of the much-venerated Cross, and through the prayers of all Your saints, save my wretched soul, Jesus Christ our God, for You alone are Holy and Most Glorified forever. Amen.

Prayer 5th

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

Lord our God, in which I have sinned this day in word, deed and thought, forgive me, as Good and Humanitarian; Grant me a peaceful sleep, free from the excitement of passions; send Your Guardian Angel, protecting and preserving me from all evil, for You are the Guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

In this evening prayer, we ask God for forgiveness of sins, peaceful sleep and a Guardian Angel who would save us from all evil. This prayer ends with a doxology to the Holy Trinity.

Prayer 6th

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

Lord our God, in whom we believe and whose name we call upon more than any name, grant us, who go to sleep, relief to the soul and body, save us from every dream and from vile voluptuousness; stop cravings; quench the flame of carnal excitations; Grant us to keep chastity in words and deeds, so that, having assumed a perfect life, we will not be deprived of Your promised blessings, for You are blessed forever. Amen.

Prayer 7, Saint John Chrysostom

(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)

1 Lord, deprive me not of Thy heavenly blessings. 2 Lord, deliver me from eternal torment. 3 Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or thought, in word or deed, forgive me. 4 Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and forgetfulness, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility. 5 Lord, deliver me from every temptation. 6 Lord, enlighten my heart, darken the evil lust. 7 Lord, since I have sinned as a man, but You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. 8 Lord, send Thy grace to help me, that I may glorify Thy holy name. 9 Lord Jesus Christ, write me thy servant in the book of animals, and grant me a good end. 10 O Lord my God, if I have done nothing good before Thee, but grant me, by Thy grace, to lay a good beginning. 11 Lord, sprinkle on my heart the dew of Thy grace. 12 Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy kingdom. Amen.

1 Lord, receive me in repentance. 2 Lord, do not leave me. 3 Lord, do not lead me into trouble. 4 Lord, give me a good thought. 5 Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and tenderness. 6 Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins. 7 Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. 8 Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. 9 Lord, plant in me the root of good things; your fear is in my heart. 10 Lord, make me worthy to love you with all my soul and mind, and do your will in everything. 11 Lord, cover me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from every other unsimilar thing. 12 Lord, weigh, as you do, as you will, so that your will be done in me, a sinner, as blessed are you forever. Amen.

Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings. Lord, deliver me from eternal torment. Lord, I have sinned in mind or thought, word or deed, forgive me. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance, oblivion, cowardice and petrified insensitivity. Lord, deliver me from every temptation. Lord, enlighten my heart, darkened by evil aspirations. Lord, I have sinned as a man, but You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul. Lord, send Your grace to help me, may I glorify Your holy name. Lord Jesus Christ, write me, Your servant, in the book of life and grant me a good end. Lord my God, even if I have done nothing good before Thee, but grant me, by Thy grace, to lay a good beginning. Lord, sprinkle my heart with the dew of Your grace. Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful, vile and unclean servant in Thy Kingdom.
Amen.

Lord, accept me, the penitent. Lord, don't leave me. Lord, do not lead me into misfortune. Lord, give me a good thought. Lord, give me tears, remembrance of death and tenderness. Lord, give me the disposition to confess my sins. Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience. Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness. Lord, plant Your good fear in my heart. Lord, make me worthy to love You with all my soul and mind, and in everything to do Your will. Lord protect me from evil people, demons and passions, and from everything harmful to me. Lord, do according to Your will whatever You want, may Your will be upon me, a sinner, for You are blessed forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ

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

Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, for the sake of the prayers of Your Most Honorable Mother, Your incorporeal Angels, as well as Your prophet Forerunner and Baptist, the evangelizing apostles, bright and victorious martyrs, reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, deliver me from this demonic attack. Oh, my Lord and Creator, who does not desire the death of a sinner, but awaits his conversion and life, give conversion to me, who is cursed and unworthy; take me out of the mouth of the vicious serpent that wants to devour me and bring me down to hell alive. Oh, my Lord, my consolation, for the sake of me, the fallen, clothed in perishable flesh, deliver me from misfortune and give comfort to my soul, worthy of regret. Inspire my heart to fulfill Your commandments and leave evil deeds and receive Your blessedness, for in You, Lord, I trust, save me.

Prayer to the Mother of God, St. Peter the Studio

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

To You, the Most Pure Mother of God, crouching, I, unfortunate, pray: You know, Queen, how I constantly sin and anger Your Son and my God. And although I repent many times, I turn out to be deceitful before God, and again I repent with fear, and immediately I do the same again: will the Lord really strike me? Knowing this, my Lady, the Lady Theotokos, I pray that she will have mercy and strengthen and teach me to do good. For you know, my Lady, Mother of God, that I absolutely abhor my evil deeds and with all my mind I love the law of my God, but I don’t know, Madam Most Pure, why I don’t do good, but I do evil that I don’t want. Do not allow, Most Pure, my evil will be fulfilled, but may the will of Your Son and my God, who will save me, enlighten me and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on I will stop doing bad things, and the rest of the time I would live according to the commandments of Your Son, Who belongs to all glory, honor and power with His Beginningless Father and the Most Holy, Good and life-giving Spirit of His, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.