After the past day, many people accumulate negativity in their souls, which violates peace of mind. In order to get rid of it, calm down and fully relax at night, believers read special prayers before going to bed. The prayer book offers several different prayers for the future, but each person can choose those other prayer appeals in accordance with the current situation in his life. The main thing to remember is that evening prayers have miraculous power.
Evening prayer rule for the future
The Evening Rule offers a series of prayers that allow the believer to ask:
- About the salvation of the soul and body.
- Protection from external influences.
- Forgiveness of their known and unknown sins.
- The gift of restful sleep.
- Getting rid of enemies and enemies.
- Protection from devilish temptations.
- Accompanying Guardian Angel.
- Observance of a chaste life and obedience.
- Deliverance from eternal torment.
- Patience and wisdom.
How to prepare for an Orthodox prayer for a dream to come
Special preparation for evening prayers is not required. But at the same time, it is very important to discard all extraneous thoughts in order for communication with the Higher Forces to be effective. This will take some time to learn. Icons and church candles will help in this. Therefore, if you are just learning to offer prayers for the future, then you should definitely organize a red corner in your own bedroom.
In doing so, the following must be taken into account:
- The images should be on the side of the opposite door.
- Icons can be broadcast on the wall, or you can simply put them on the table.
- Next to the icons there should not be any souvenir paintings and household appliances.
- Church candles or lamps should be placed on a small table next to the icons. These attributes are lit during prayer.
If everyone in your family is a believer, then it is necessary to provide a place for prayer in such a way that all household members are comfortably placed in front of the icons.
How to read prayers for a dream to come
Prayers for sleep to come should be read immediately before going to bed. After that, you can no longer do any household chores. It should be remembered that the reading of prayers requires silence. Nothing and no one should distract from communication with the Higher powers. A believer must fully concentrate on his inner feelings. That is why you need to remove or turn off all communication devices.
It is very important to sit in silence for a while and calm down before saying prayer words. It is necessary to remove anger from the soul and tune in to the positive. Evening prayers, read with sincere faith, allow you to get rid of internal fears and prevent trouble.
It is forbidden to read evening prayers in anticipation of euphoria or some special feelings. It is not necessary to follow exactly the texts proposed in the prayer book, but it is not recommended to show violent imagination. It is very important to pronounce prayer texts sincerely and with deep feeling. Their meaning must be fully understood.
All the prayers that need to be read at night are collected in the prayer book. Due to workload modern man you can choose short prayers that have great power and are in no way inferior in effectiveness to long prayer texts.
If there are problems with sleep, then you should ask for a restful sleep with such a prayer:
“Eternal God and the King of Heaven, the creator of all life on earth. You are the Almighty and the All-Merciful. I turn to you at the evening hour, hear my prayer and grant peace of mind. Forgive me all my all my sins, committed not from evil and not from the desire to harm anyone, but through my own ignorance and inexperience. I sincerely repent of my misdeeds and hope for your forgiveness. Cleanse, Lord, my humble soul, do not let me experience eternal torment. Give me the opportunity to go to sleep in peace and tranquility, so that I can do my deeds for the glory of the Lord with renewed strength the next day. Only your kingdom has power and glory. Deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts and deeds. Amen".
Prayers of Optina Pustyn
Prayers for the future are offered by the elders of Optina Hermitage. It is believed that these prayers, first of all, need to be listened to. Therefore, you need to turn on the audio recording and repeat the prayer words after the monks. If in this way one prays every evening, then one can gain confidence in one's own goals. This will allow you to successfully move towards your goals, overcoming all obstacles. By saying prayers, you can reliably protect yourself from temptations and choose the right life path. The prayers of the elders of Optina Hermitage are a real example of insight and wisdom for every believer.
But if it is not possible to repeat prayers by audio, then you can independently pronounce such a short prayer text in Russian:
“In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Have mercy on us, Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, for the sake of the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos, Your Mother. Have mercy on us for the sake of all the reverend Saints of your servants. Amen. We praise you Almighty, Comforter and Guardian of Truth. You are everywhere and endow all those who pray to you with your good treasures. Save our souls from all filth and dwell in us, filling our souls with joy. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us."
The prayer book contains a short evening prayer rule. But it is not required reading. Each person can choose which prayers are more important for him to read on a particular day, and this approach is allowed by the Church.
Before going to bed, be sure to thank the Lord for the day you have lived. And you need to do this regardless of how successful the day was. You also need to ask for blessings for the coming day in any form.
Always further communication with God must begin with the words:
“In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".
After that, an appeal to Jesus Christ is pronounced, which is used by the Optina monks, it is translated into Russian above. Then the prayer "To the Holy Trinity" is read.
In short, it sounds like this:
“Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; cleanse our sins, Lord; Lord of Heaven, forgive sins; Almighty and all-merciful, visit us and heal us from various infirmities, for the sake of Your Holy Name.
Then a prayer is said, which has great power and is known to everyone - “Our Father”. That's where you can end up evening reading prayers and go to rest. But if an inner need arises, then prayerful communication with the Higher powers can be continued. So, mothers can pray to Holy Mother of God for the well-being of their children. For a small child, you can ask for a restful sleep. You can also turn to other saints with requests that are especially important to you in this life period. A prayer appeal to your own Guardian Angel is considered very useful.
If you are just starting to read prayers for the future or are accustoming your child to them, then this should be done gradually. You can't overexert your mind. It is important to ensure that prayer texts become part of your soul and do not cause tension.
Listen to audio prayer for the night:
Video online prayers for a dream to come
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, Who is everywhere and fills everything, Treasury of the good and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed, our souls.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)
Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Three times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
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.
Glory: Lord, have mercy on us, we put our trust in Thee; do not be angry with us, remember our iniquities below, but look now as if you are merciful, and deliver us from our enemies; Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, all works by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.
And now: Open the doors of Mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, hoping in Thee, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (12 times)
Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great, to God the Father
Eternal God and the King of every creature, having 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 this dream to pass in peace, but having risen from my humble bed, I will please holy name Yours, all the days of my belly, and I will stop the enemies of the flesh and the 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, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ
Almighty, Word of the Father, perfect Himself, Jesus Christ, 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 Your holy Gospel, soul with the love of Your Cross, heart with the purity of Your word, my body with Your impassive passion, save my thought with Your humility, and raise up me in time like Your praise. As if you were glorified with Your Father without beginning and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit
Lord, the King of Heaven, the Comforter, the Soul of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and let me go unworthy, and forgive all, the fir-tree has sinned today as a man, moreover, not as a man, but also more woefully than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, led and unknown: even from youth and science are evil, and even from impudence and despondency.
If I swear by Your name, or blaspheme in my thoughts; or whom I reproach; or I slandered whom with my anger, or grieved, or about what I became angry; or lied, or was worthless, or came to me poor, and despised him; or 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.
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 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 death. And send me an angel of peace, the guardian and mentor of my soul and body, may he deliver me from my enemies; so that, having risen from my bed, I will bring you prayers of thanksgiving.
Hey, Lord, hear me, a sinful and wretched servant of Yours, with pleasure and conscience; grant me that I have risen to learn your words, and demonic despondency is far from me driven away to be created by your angels; May I bless Your holy name, and glorify and glorify the Most Pure Theotokos Mary, You have given us sinners intercession, and accept this one who prays for us; we know, as if imitating Your philanthropy, and praying does not stop. Toya intercession, and the sign of the Holy Cross, and for the sake of all Your saints, keep my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for Thou art Holy, and glorified forever. Amen.
Prayer 5th
Lord our God, if I have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, forgive me as Good and Lover of mankind. Peaceful sleep and serene grant me. Send your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, as if you are the guardian of our souls and our bodies, and we send glory to you, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 6th
Lord our God, in Worthless faith, and His name more than any name we call, give us, departing to sleep, weaken the soul and body, and keep us from every dream, except for dark sweetness; set the striving of passions, quench the kindling of the uprising of the body. Give us a chaste life of deeds and words; Yes, a virtuous residence is receptive, the promised ones will not fall away from Your good ones, for blessed are You forever. Amen.
Prayer 7, Saint John Chrysostom
(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)
Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.
Lord, deliver me eternal torment.
Lord, whether in mind or thought, in word or deed, I have sinned, forgive me.
Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensitivity.
Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
Lord, enlighten my heart, darken the evil lust.
Lord, if a man has sinned, You, like God, are generous, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
Lord, send Thy grace to help me, may I glorify Thy holy name.
Lord Jesus Christ, write me Thy servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end.
Lord, my God, if I have done nothing good before You, but grant me, by Your grace, to lay a good beginning.
Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Thy grace.
Lord of heaven and earth, remember me Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
Lord, receive me in repentance.
Lord, don't leave me.
Lord, do not lead me into misfortune.
Lord, give me a good thought.
Lord, give me tears and the memory of death, and tenderness.
Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.
Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.
Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.
Lord, instill in me the root of the good, your fear in my heart.
Lord, grant me to love Thee with all my soul and thoughts, and to do Thy will in everything.
Lord, cover me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other unsimilar things.
Lord, weigh, as you do, as you will, may your will be done in me a sinner, as if you are blessed forever. 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 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. Yes, my Lord, my consolation, Even for the sake of the accursed in corruptible flesh, throw me out of wretchedness, and give consolation to my wretched soul. Plant in my heart to do Thy commandments, and leave evil deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: in Thee, O Lord, trust, save me.
Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter the Studio
To Thee, the Most Pure Mother of God, as a cursed one, I pray: weigh, Queen, as if I sin without ceasing and anger Your Son and my God, and many times I repent, I find lies before God, and I repent trembling: will the Lord really strike me, and by the hour I will create ; lead this, my mistress, the Lady Theotokos, I pray, have mercy, yes strengthen, and do good work and grant me. Vesi bo, my Lady Mother of God, as if by no means an imam in hatred of my evil deeds, and with all my thought I love the law of my God; but we do not know, the Most Pure Lady, from where I hate it, I love it, but I transgress the good. Do not allow, Most Pure, my will to be done, it is not pleasing, but may the will of Your Son and my God be done: may it save me, and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on I would stop foul deeds, and the rest would live in command Your Son, to Him befits all glory, honor and power, with His Beginningless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos
Good Tsar, good Mother, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Your Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Your prayers instruct me in good deeds, so that the rest of my life will pass without a blemish and I will find paradise with You, Virgin Mary, one Pure and Blessed.
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 sinning in this day, and deliver me from every wickedness of the enemy, but in no sin will I anger my God; 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.
Kontakion to the Theotokos
The chosen Voivode is victorious, as if having got rid of the evil ones, gratefully we will write down Ti Thy servants, the Mother of God, but as if having an invincible power, from all troubles of freedom, let us call Ty; Rejoice, Unbrided Bride.
Glorious Ever-Virgin Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may our souls be saved by You.
I put all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your shelter.
Virgin Mother of God, do not despise me, a sinner, requiring Your help and Your intercession, my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.
Prayer of St. Joannicius
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
It is worthy to eat as truly blessed Thee, the Mother of God, the Blessed and Immaculate and Mother of our God. Most Honorable Cherub and the most glorious Seraphim without comparison, without the corruption of God the Word, who gave birth to the present Mother of God, we magnify Thee.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Lord have mercy. (Three times)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Prayer of Saint John of Damascus
Lover of mankind, will this coffin be for me, or will you enlighten my wretched soul in the daytime? Seven coffin is before me, seven death is coming. I am afraid of Your judgment, Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil: I will always anger the Lord my God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all the heavenly powers, and my holy guardian angel. We know, O Lord, that I am not worthy of Thy love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, either I want it or I don't want it, save me. If you save the righteous, you are nothing great; and if you have mercy on the pure, it is nothing marvelous: for the essence of Thy mercy is worthy. But on me, a sinner, surprise Thy mercy: in this, show Thy philanthropy, so that my malice will not overcome Thy inexpressible goodness and mercy: and if you wish, arrange a thing for me.
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, lest I fall asleep into death, lest my enemy say: Be strong against him.
Glory: Be the intercessor of my soul, O God, as I walk in the midst of many nets; Deliver me from them and save me, Blessed One, like a Lover of mankind.
And now: glorious Mother of God, and the holy Angel of the Most Holy, silently sing with heart and mouth, confessing this Mother of God, as if she truly gave birth to God incarnate to us, and praying unceasingly for our souls.
Mark yourself with the cross and say a prayer to the Holy Cross:
Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from His face. As the smoke disappears, let them disappear; like wax melts from the face of fire, so let the demons perish from the face loving God and signing the sign of the cross, and saying with 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 you, who descended into hell and corrected the power of the devil, and gave us His Honest Cross to drive away any adversary. O Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Lady Virgin Mother of God and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Or briefly:
Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honorable and Life-Giving Cross, and save me from all evil.
Prayer
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.
Prayer
Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord, Lover of mankind. Bless those who do good. Grant to our brethren and relatives even for the salvation of petitions and eternal life. In the infirmities of the being, visit and grant healing. Izhe govern the sea. Travel travel. Grant forgiveness to those who serve and pardon us of sins. Those who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them, have mercy according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, before our departed father and brothers, and give them rest, where the light of Thy face dwells. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers and deliver me from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and grant them even salvation, petitions and eternal life. Remember, Lord, also us, the humble and sinful and unworthy servants of Thy, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, with the prayers of our Most Pure Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, and all Thy saints: blessed be Thou forever and ever . Amen.
Confession of sins daily
I confess to you the Lord my God and Creator, in the Holy Trinity, the One, glorified and worshiped, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all my sins, even when I have done all the days of my stomach, and for every hour, and now, and in the past days and night, by deed, by word, by thought, overeating, drunkenness, secret eating, idle talk, despondency, laziness, contradiction, disobedience, slander, condemnation, neglect, self-love, acquisitiveness, theft, ill-spokenness, foul profit, mischief, jealousy, envy, anger, remembrance , hatred, covetousness and all my feelings: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and my other sins, both spiritual and bodily, in the image of you my God and the Creator of anger, and my neighbor unrighteousness: regretting these, I blame myself to you my God I imagine, and I have the will to repent: to the point, Lord my God, help me, with tears I humbly pray to Thee: forgive me, who has passed my sins by Thy mercy, and resolve from all these, even I have spoken before Thee, as Good and Lover of mankind.
When you go to sleep, say:
In Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commit my spirit: You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, Who is everywhere and fills everything, Treasury of the good and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed, our souls.
From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the troparion is read:
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and bestowing life on those in the tombs . (Three times)
From the Ascension to the Trinity, we begin prayers with "Holy God ...", omitting all the previous ones.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)
Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Three times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
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.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who hope in Thee, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (12 times)
Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great, to God the Father
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, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ
Almighty, Word of the Father, perfect Himself, Jesus Christ, 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 Your holy Gospel, soul with the love of Your Cross, heart with the purity of Your word, my body with Your impassive passion, save my thought with Your humility, and raise up me in time like Your praise. As if you were glorified with Your Father without beginning and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit
Lord, the King of Heaven, the Comforter, the Soul of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and let me go unworthy, and forgive all, the fir-tree has sinned today as a man, moreover, not as a man, but also more woefully than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, led and unknown: even from youth and science are evil, and even from impudence and despondency. If I swear by Your name, or blaspheme in my thoughts; or whom I reproach; or I slandered whom with my anger, or grieved, or about what I became angry; or lied, or was worthless, or came to me poor, and despised him; or 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.
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 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 death. And send me an angel of peace, the guardian and mentor of my soul and body, may he deliver me from my enemies; so that, having risen from my bed, I will bring you prayers of thanksgiving. Hey, Lord, hear me, a sinful and wretched servant of Yours, with pleasure and conscience; grant me that I have risen to learn your words, and demonic despondency is far from me driven away to be created by your angels; May I bless Your holy name, and glorify and glorify the Most Pure Theotokos Mary, You have given us sinners intercession, and accept this one who prays for us; we know, as if imitating Your philanthropy, and praying does not stop. Toya intercession, and the sign of the Holy Cross, and for the sake of all Your saints, keep my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for Thou art Holy, and glorified forever. Amen.
Prayer 5th
Lord our God, if I have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, forgive me as Good and Lover of mankind. Peaceful sleep and serene grant me. Send your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, as if you are the guardian of our souls and our bodies, and we send glory to you, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 6th
Lord our God, in Worthless faith, and His name more than any name we call, give us, departing to sleep, weaken the soul and body, and keep us from every dream, except for dark sweetness; set the striving of passions, quench the kindling of the uprising of the body. Give us a chaste life of deeds and words; Yes, a virtuous residence is receptive, the promised ones will not fall away from Your good ones, for blessed are You forever. Amen.
Prayer 7, Saint John Chrysostom
(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)
Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.
Lord, deliver me eternal torment.
Lord, whether in mind or thought, in word or deed, I have sinned, forgive me.
Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensitivity.
Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
Lord, enlighten my heart, darken the evil lust.
Lord, if a man has sinned, You, like God, are generous, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
Lord, send Thy grace to help me, may I glorify Thy holy name.
Lord Jesus Christ, write me Thy servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end.
Lord, my God, if I have done nothing good before You, but grant me, by Your grace, to lay a good beginning.
Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Thy grace.
Lord of heaven and earth, remember me Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
Lord, receive me in repentance.
Lord, don't leave me.
Lord, do not lead me into misfortune.
Lord, give me a good thought.
Lord, give me tears and the memory of death, and tenderness.
Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.
Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.
Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.
Lord, instill in me the root of the good, your fear in my heart.
Lord, grant me to love Thee with all my soul and thoughts, and to do Thy will in everything.
Lord, cover me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other unsimilar things.
Lord, weigh, as you do, as you will, may your will be done in me a sinner, as if you are blessed forever. 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 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. Yes, my Lord, my consolation, Even for the sake of the accursed in corruptible flesh, throw me out of wretchedness, and give consolation to my wretched soul. Plant in my heart to do Thy commandments, and leave evil deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: in Thee, O Lord, trust, save me.
Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter the Studio
To Thee, the Most Pure Mother of God, as a cursed one, I pray: weigh, Queen, as if I sin without ceasing and anger Your Son and my God, and many times I repent, I find lies before God, and I repent trembling: will the Lord really strike me, and by the hour I will create ; lead this, my mistress, the Lady Theotokos, I pray, have mercy, yes strengthen, and do good work and grant me. Vesi bo, my Lady Mother of God, as if by no means an imam in hatred of my evil deeds, and with all my thought I love the law of my God; but we do not know, the Most Pure Lady, from where I hate it, I love it, but I transgress the good. Do not allow, Most Pure, my will to be done, it is not pleasing, but may the will of Your Son and my God be done: may it save me, and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on I would stop foul deeds, and the rest would live in command Your Son, to Him befits all glory, honor and power, with His Beginningless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos
Good Tsar, good Mother, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Your Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Your prayers instruct me in good deeds, so that the rest of my life will pass without a blemish and I will find paradise with You, Virgin Mary, one Pure and Blessed.
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 sinning in this day, and deliver me from every wickedness of the enemy, but in no sin will I anger my God; 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.
Kontakion to the Theotokos
The chosen Voivode is victorious, as if having got rid of the evil ones, gratefully we will write down Ti Thy servants, the Mother of God, but as if having an invincible power, from all troubles of freedom, let us call Ty; Rejoice, Unbrided Bride.
Glorious Ever-Virgin Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may our souls be saved by You.
I put all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your shelter.
Virgin Mother of God, do not despise me, a sinner, requiring Your help and Your intercession, my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.
Prayer of St. Joannicius
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
It is worthy to eat as truly blessed Thee, the Mother of God, the Blessed and Immaculate and Mother of our God. The most honest Cherubim and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, without the corruption of God the Word, who gave birth to the real Mother of God, we magnify You.
From Pascha to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the refrain and irmos of the 9th ode of the Paschal canon are read:
An angel crying out of grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And pack the river: rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the tomb and raised up the dead; folks, have fun! Shine, shine new Jerusalem, the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and rejoice, Sione. You, Pure One, show off, Mother of God, about the rise of Your Nativity .
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Lord have mercy. (Three times)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Prayer of Saint John of Damascus
Lover of mankind, will this coffin be for me, or will you enlighten my wretched soul in the daytime? Seven coffin is before me, seven death is coming. I am afraid of Your judgment, Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil: I will always anger the Lord my God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all the heavenly powers, and my holy guardian angel. We know, O Lord, that I am not worthy of Thy love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, either I want it or I don't want it, save me. If you save the righteous, you are nothing great; and if you have mercy on the pure, it is nothing marvelous: for the essence of Thy mercy is worthy. But on me, a sinner, surprise Thy mercy: in this, show Thy philanthropy, so that my malice will not overcome Thy inexpressible goodness and mercy: and if you wish, arrange a thing for me.
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, lest I fall asleep into death, lest my enemy say: Be strong against him.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Be the intercessor of my soul, O God, as I walk in the midst of many nets; Deliver me from them and save me, Blessed One, like a Lover of mankind.
And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
The Most Glorious Mother of God, and the Most Holy Angel of the Holy Angels, silently sing with heart and mouth, confessing this Mother of God, as if she truly gave birth to God incarnate to us, and praying unceasingly for our souls.
Mark yourself with the sign of the cross.
Prayer to the Holy Cross
Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from His face. As the smoke disappears, let them disappear; as wax melts from the face of fire, so let the demons perish from the face of those who love God and are marked by the sign of the cross, and in joy they say: Rejoice, Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, crucified on you, who descended into hell and corrected his strength the devil, and who gave us His Honorable Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Lady Virgin Mother of God and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Or briefly:
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.
Prayer
Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord, Lover of mankind. Bless those who do good. Grant to our brethren and relatives even for the salvation of petitions and eternal life. In the infirmities of the being, visit and grant healing. Izhe govern the sea. Travel travel. Orthodox Christian fight. Grant forgiveness to those who serve and pardon us of sins. Those who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them, have mercy according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, before our departed father and brothers, and give them rest, where the light of Thy face dwells. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers and deliver me from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and grant them even salvation, petitions and eternal life. Remember, Lord, also us, the humble and sinful and unworthy servants of Thy, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, with the prayers of our Most Pure Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, and all Thy saints: blessed be Thou forever and ever . Amen.
Confession of sins daily
I confess to you the Lord my God and Creator, in the Holy Trinity, the One, glorified and worshiped, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all my sins, even when I have done all the days of my stomach, and for every hour, and now, and in the past days and night, by deed, by word, by thought, overeating, drunkenness, secret eating, idle talk, despondency, laziness, contradiction, disobedience, slander, condemnation, neglect, self-love, acquisitiveness, theft, ill-spokenness, foul profit, mischief, jealousy, envy, anger, remembrance , hatred, covetousness and all my feelings: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and my other sins, both spiritual and bodily, in the image of you my God and the Creator of anger, and my neighbor unrighteousness: regretting these, I blame myself to you my God I imagine, and I have the will to repent: to the point, Lord my God, help me, with tears I humbly pray to Thee: forgive me, who has passed my sins by Thy mercy, and resolve from all these, even I have spoken before Thee, as Good and Lover of mankind.
When you go to sleep, say:
In Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commit my spirit: You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.
Notes:
- Printed in italics (explanations and names of prayers) are not read during prayer.
- When it is written “Glory”, “And now”, it is necessary to read in full: “Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen"
- There is no sound ё in the Church Slavonic language, and therefore it is necessary to read “we call”, and not “we call”, “your”, and not “your”, “mine”, and not “mine”, etc.
It is important for every Orthodox to turn to God every day, especially before going to bed. In order to read evening prayers in Russian, you need an Orthodox Prayer Book.
Starting to read, a Christian tries to free himself from petty thoughts, insults of the past day. Evening prayers for beginners in Russian help to convey the exact meaning of each word, fill the soul with gracious feelings given by the Lord.
It is very important that every word from the Prayer Book resonate in the heart of the one who prays. The evening prayers offered by the confessor allow the Christian soul to grow and develop in the way the Savior thought.
Prayer rule
List and order Orthodox prayers for morning and evening have their own characteristics. The main thing here is that believers do not treat their duty mechanically, but strive for living communion with the Lord.
A short evening prayer in Russian, pronounced with a warm heart, will be more pleasing to the Creator than a long mechanical thoughtless reading.
Reading evening prayer at home
The evening prayer rule prescribes daily communion with the Lord, comprehending his Wisdom. At home, read a prayer for the coming dream in silence, in front of a lit church candle, making the sign of the cross.
If Orthodox Christian sincere in his actions, the text of the prayer appeal pronounced at home will evoke the same delight of the soul as in the temple in front of the icons.
Texts of evening prayers in Russian
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayer initiatory
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee!
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, Who exists everywhere and fills the whole world, Source of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, Good, our souls.
Trisagion
(Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.(Bow)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.(Bow)
Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse our sins. Lord, forgive our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.
Lord have mercy.(Three times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
Lord's Prayer ("Our Father")
Our Father who art in Heaven! May your name be hallowed; let your kingdom come; May Your will be done both in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread for this day; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us! Finding no justification for ourselves, we sinners offer this prayer to You, as to the Lord: “Have mercy on us!”
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. God! Have mercy on us, we trust in You. Do not be greatly angry with us and do not remember our iniquities: but turn Your gaze on us even now, because You are merciful. And deliver us from our enemies: for You are our God and we are Your people, all are the works of Your hands and we call on Your name.
And now and always and forever and ever. Amen. Open for us, blessed Mother of God, the doors to the mercy of God, so that we, who trust in You, would not perish, but would be delivered through You from troubles: after all, You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy.(12 times)
Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great to God the Father
Eternal God and the King of all created things, who has made me live up to this hour, forgive me the sins that I committed on this day in deed, word and thought; and cleanse, O Lord, my humble soul from all impurity of the flesh and spirit. And give me, Lord, this night to spend in peace, so that, having risen from sleep, all the days of my life I would do what is pleasing to Your most holy name and defeat the enemies that attack me - carnal and incorporeal. And deliver me, Lord, from the vain thoughts and vicious desires that defile me. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus to our Lord Jesus Christ
Almighty, Word of the Father, Jesus Christ! Being Himself perfect, according to Your great mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always abide in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not give me over to the action of the serpent and do not leave me to the will of Satan, for there is in me the seed of destruction. You, Lord God, whom everyone worships, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, save me during my sleep with unfading Light, Your Holy Spirit, with which You sanctified Your disciples. Grant, Lord, to me, Your unworthy servant, Your salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of comprehending Your holy Gospel, my soul with love for Your Cross, my heart with the purity of Your word, my body with Your suffering, alien to passion, my thought Keep your humility. And lift me up at the proper time to glorify You. For You are glorified in the highest degree together with Your Father without beginning and the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3, Rev. Ephraim the Syrian to the Holy Spirit
Lord, King of Heaven, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and release me, unworthy, and forgive all the sins that I have sinned against You today as a man and, moreover, not as a man, but even worse livestock. Forgive my voluntary and involuntary sins, known and unknown: made out of immaturity and evil habit, irascibility and carelessness. If I swore by Your name, or blasphemed Him in my mind; or whom he reproached; or slandered someone in my anger, or saddened, or about what I got angry; either he lied, or he slept untimely, or a beggar came to me, and I rejected him; or my brother grieved, or provoked quarrels, or whom he condemned; or exalted, or proud, or angry; or when he stood at prayer, his mind strove for crafty worldly thoughts, or had insidious thoughts; or ate too much, or got drunk, or laughed madly; or thought evil; or, seeing the imaginary beauty, bowed his heart to what is outside of You; or said something obscene; or laughed at my brother's sin, while my sins are without number; or did not care about prayer, or did something evil that I did not remember: I did all this and even more than this. Have mercy on me, my Creator and Master, your careless and unworthy servant, and leave me, and forgive my sins, and forgive me, for You are Good and Humanitarian. So that I lie down in the world, fall asleep and calm down, prodigal, sinful and unhappy, and so that I bow and sing and glorify Your most honored name, with the Father, and His Only Begotten Son, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 4th
Lord our God, everything in which I have sinned this day in word, deed and thought You, as the Merciful and Humanitarian, forgive me. Grant me a peaceful and restful sleep. Send me Your Guardian Angel, who would cover and protect me from all evil. For You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we give glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 5, 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 from eternal torment.
- Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or thought, in 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, which is darkened by the evildesires.
- Lord, as a man I have sinned, 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, although I have done nothing good before You, grant me, by Your grace, to initiate good deeds.
- Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Your grace.
- Lord of Heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, filthy and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
- Lord, accept me in repentance.
- Lord, don't leave me.
- Lord, protect me from all harm.
- Lord, give me a good thought.
- Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and contrition of the heart for sins.
- Lord, give me the thought to confess my sins.
- Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.
- Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.
- Lord, plant in me the root of goodness - the fear of You in my heart.
- Lord, make me worthy to love You with all my soul and mind and to do Your will in everything.
- Lord protect me from evil people, and demons, and passions, and from every unseemly deed.
- Lord, You know what You are doing and what You desire - may Your will be done and over me, a sinner, for You are blessed forever. Amen.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos
Merciful King, merciful Mother, most pure and blessed Mother of God Mary! Pour out the mercy of Your Son, and our God, on my passionate soul, and direct me with Your prayers to good deeds, so that I can live the rest of my life without sin and with Your help, Virgin Mother of God, alone, pure and blessed, enter paradise.
Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel
Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and patron of my soul and body! Forgive me everything in which I have sinned today, and deliver me from every insidious plan of the enemy coming against me, so that I do not anger my God with any sin. But pray for me, a sinful and unworthy slave, to present me worthy of goodness and mercy. Holy Trinity and Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
Kontakion to the Theotokos
To you, the supreme Commander, having got rid of troubles, we, Your unworthy servants, Mother of God, sing a song of victory and thanksgiving. You, as having invincible power, free us from all troubles, so that we cry out to You: rejoice, Bride, not involved in marriage!
Glorious Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may He save our souls through Your prayers.
I place all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your protection.
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, so that I do not fall asleep in the sleep of death, so that my enemy does not say: I defeated him.
Be the Protector of my soul, O God, for I walk among many nets. Deliver me from them and save me, O God, for You are the Lover of mankind.
Prayer of St. Joannicius
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit. Holy Trinity, glory to Thee!
End of prayers
It is truly worthy to glorify You as the Mother of God, always blessed and immaculate, and the Mother of our God. We magnify You as the true Mother of God, who painlessly gave birth to God the Word, worthy of greater honor than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
Lord have mercy.(Three times)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, in prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Prayers said in private, separate from the evening rule
Prayer 1st
Weaken, let go, forgive, God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, committed in word and deed, consciously and unconsciously, day and night, in mind and in thought - forgive us everything, as Merciful and Humanitarian. Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord Lover of mankind! Do good to those who do good. To our brothers and relatives, graciously fulfill their petitions in what leads to salvation, and grant eternal life. Visit the weak and give them healing. Help those at sea. Accompany travelers. Help Orthodox Christians in the struggle. Grant remission of sins to those who serve us and pity us. Those who instructed us, the unworthy, to pray for them, have mercy on Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, before our departed fathers and brothers, and give them rest where the light of Your Face shines. Remember, Lord, our brothers who are in captivity, and deliver them from every misfortune.
Remember, Lord, those who bear the fruits of their labors and adorn Your holy churches. Give them, according to their requests, that which leads to salvation, and eternal life. Remember, Lord, also us, Thy humble, sinful and unworthy servants, and enlighten our minds so that we may know Thee, and guide us on the path of following Thy commandments, through the prayers of our most pure Lady, the Ever-Virgin Mary, and all Thy saints, for Thou art blessed forever and ever. Amen.
Confession of sins everyday, pronounced in private in private.
I confess to You, the Lord my God and Creator, in the Holy Trinity, the One, glorified and worshiped, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all my sins that I have committed all the days of my life, and at every hour, and at the present time, by deed, by word, by thought, by sight, by hearing, by smell, by taste, by touch, and by all my senses, spiritual and bodily, with which I have angered You my God and Creator, and offended my neighbor. Sinned:(further listing of individual sins) . Pitying them, I stand guilty before You and want to repent. Only, Lord my God, help me, with tears I humbly pray to You. Forgive me the sins I have committed by Your mercy and free me from them, for You are Good and Lover of mankind.
Prayer to the Holy Cross
Lying in bed, mark yourself with a cross and say a prayer to the Holy Cross:
Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Him flee from His Face. As smoke disappears, so let them disappear. As wax melts from fire, so let the demons perish at the sight of those who love God, and overshadow themselves with the sign of the cross and say with joy: “Rejoice, much-honored and life-giving Cross Lord, driving away demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ crucified on you, who descended into hell and destroyed the power of the devil and gave you to us, His honored Cross, to drive away every enemy. O most revered and life-giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Lady, the Virgin Mary, and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Or briefly:
Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your many-revered and life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.
When you go to bed and fall asleep, say:
Into Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commend my spirit. You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.
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After the past day, many accumulate negativity, fatigue, conceivable and unimaginable sins are committed, they fall under the influence bad people. All this and more affects your sleep. It will be disturbing, intermittent. Or maybe you won’t be able to fall asleep under their weight at all. Brief prayers for the coming dream will help to sleep a good dream.
You can read one or several, you can pray in your own words, referring to the saints and the Kings of Heaven. If your sleep is completely disturbed due to various reasons, be it even stress, then it is recommended to read all the prayers for the coming dream. Worth reading every night. Nothing should distract or interrupt you. Turn to the Mother of God, the Guardian Angels, the Kings of Heaven, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Mother of God Mary and other holy faces.
What do you pray for before bed? What can you ask? We will answer these questions for you. You can pray:
- about the salvation of the soul and body;
- ask for intercession (protection);
- ask for forgiveness of sins;
- give a blissful dream;
- get rid of enemies and harmful effects;
- drive Satan away from you;
- about the message of the angel of peace;
- about a chaste life and obedience;
- about the deliverance of eternal torment;
- about the deliverance of temptation and cowardice;
- to give a good thought;
- about patience and repentance;
- to protect you from bad people and their impact on you.
Pray not only when you have problems and misfortunes, but every day of God. In prayers, give thanks for the day you lived, because it is important. Ask for protection from God when you go to bed. The desired will come to a truly believing person.
Read prayers for the coming dream
There is a Prayer Book in which there are all petitions, and it is they that must be read before going to bed. For monks - Orthodox prayer book. Not only in the evenings you need to pray, but also in the morning. Definitely every day. Treat this with full seriousness and responsibility.
If you haven't prayed before, start with five prayers and add one more every ten days. Read meaningfully, slowly, ponder over every word. sincerely and from pure heart she must go. There are times when you do not have the strength and time to read the full rule. Remember that it is better to pray briefly and thoughtfully than in a hurry, "for show." Such short reading would be a big mistake.
Here is one of the petitions to the Lord for a good dream:
“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 filth of 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, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen."
Prayers for the coming dream with Andrey Tkachev
Who is Andrey Tkachev? From 1993 to 2005 he was a priest in St. George's Church. Since two thousand and six - rector Kyiv temple Agapit of Pechersk, from two thousand and seven he became rector of the stone church of Luke of Crimea. In two thousand and fourteen he moved to Russia to serve in the Church of the Resurrection of the Word.
Some know him from videos on the Internet, where a man leads various lectures, including prayers that are read before bedtime. This program helps you to know Holy Bible. There are many prayers on the Internet pages that you can download for review, including for the coming dream. Read petitions with Andrey Tkachev more than once and you will achieve a positive result.
A short prayer for the coming dream
Prayer helps us in difficult times, whether we are awake or asleep. Often we do not sleep well because we anticipate a bad event or misfortune. Pray in your sleep too. It's possible. Thus, you can prevent trouble.
Small children often do not sleep peacefully. The morning then begins with whims, and the parents are completely sleep deprived. In this situation, there is a way out. In order for the child to sleep peacefully and soundly, there is a prayer for the baby’s sleep to the Virgin. She will save him from nightmares. The mother, after putting the baby to bed, should read a petition to the head of the crib:
“Oh, Most Pure Lady Theotokos, Queen of heaven and earth, the highest angel and archangel and the most honest, pure Virgin Mary, the Good Helper of the world, and affirmation to all people, and deliverance in all needs! You are our intercessor and intercessor, you are protection for the offended, joy for the grieving, refuge for the orphan, guardian widows, glory to the virgins, weeping joy, visitation to the sick, healing to the weak, salvation to sinners. Have mercy on us, Mother of God, and fulfill our petition, for all the essence is possible for Your intercession: for glory befits You now and forever and forever and ever. Amen".
Dear parents, often bad dream- the cause of fear. Be kind, considerate and gentle. In case of fright, it is recommended to read a special plot for two to three weeks.
If the baby is still sleeping restlessly, then most likely he was jinxed. Then you should read.
After reading, you will see the result yourself. The baby will wake up at night only once to eat. When your child grows up, teach him to pray on his own.
Prayer for a dream to come Optina Pustyn
This is an appeal to Higher powers Optina elders from monastery. Saint Joseph says that if you are not able to adhere to the rules of petition, then you should come to church for a service. At the same time add five hundred. What it is? This is the same secret rule. The Monk Anatoly says that after prayer it is worth giving thanks to God. Otherwise, you will judge yourself. If you do not have the opportunity to read, put an audio recording that you can hear below in the video.
Peaceful and humble dreams to you!
Evening prayers of Optina Pustyn:
