The great good of God is all worldly life. Therefore, we must constantly thank and glorify the Lord God, the Mother of God and the Patron Saints for everything that the Heavenly Father has sent down to us. A prayer service or prayer chant is the glorification and petition of parishioners with the help of general prayers and singing for the material and spiritual benefits of a particular person or several persons. As it was written in the holy letter - ask, and it will be given to you. Our Great Father punishes and encourages his children through faith and repentance.
In the current hectic time, most people, given their daily affairs, do not have enough time to visit the temple of God in order to glorify it and ask for help, get rid of sins and be healed, come to their senses and be filled with the grace of God. The Orthodox Church is no stranger to innovation, and therefore, if necessary, you can order a prayer service online via the Internet. If you are sick or your loved ones are sick, ordering a prayer service for health online will not be difficult, and in general petition prayers, God will have mercy on those who ask, He will hear, He will avert misfortunes and illnesses, and He will bestow good health.
For clarity, let's find out what prayer services can be ordered and how to order a prayer service correctly. We will also try to briefly but informatively answer frequent questions from people who are not very versed in the canons of the Church, but still believe and want to be closer to the Creator. The most common questions that arise are: what prayer services can be ordered in a church, is it possible to order a prayer service in a monastery, how to order a thanksgiving prayer service, how to order a prayer service “For Health” and how to order a prayer service for this or that Saint.
How to order a prayer service in church
In any Orthodox church you can order almost all types of prayer services. To do this, you need to visit the holy monastery or, due to life circumstances, order a prayer service online. In all prayer services, you need to write a requesting note, which includes the names of those for whom you will pray, as well as what will be asked for during the prayer service. If you go to ask the Creator for health, both physical and spiritual, we first write “about health” and then add the names of those for whom we will pray. If a long and difficult journey awaits you or your loved ones, we order the rite of blessing on the journey. If children are going to school or have difficult exams awaiting them, you can indicate a blessing for good studies. A prayer service for a good cause is ordered only in one’s own name, so that the Lord may bless all endeavors. Every parishioner and simple believer should not only ask the Lord God for material and spiritual benefits, but also thank the Creator for everything that has been sent to them. In such cases, a thanksgiving prayer is ordered, in which they glorify and give thanks for everything that God has given. And a separate topic is a prayer service for enemies and for reconciliation. As the Holy Letter says, “love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who use you and persecute you,” you need to be able to forgive and love, just as Jesus Christ the Son of God loved and forgave his enemies and friends. The Apostle John the Theologian teaches that “God Himself is Love.” Exactly the same rules if you want to order a prayer service in the monastery.
Prayers are held at almost every Liturgy, with the exception of the days of the Great 40-day Lent.
Some rules for prayer notes
Notes are submitted before the start of the service, but the best option would be to submit a note about the prayer service in advance. Church names are written without any abbreviations in the genitive case. As an example, “On Health” by Nikolai. You only need to indicate the names of those people who have undergone baptism in the Orthodox Church, and in no case should you indicate unbaptized people or suicides. Children under 7 years of age are called babies, because they do not know what else they are doing, and therefore are sinless. According to church canons, children aged from 7 to 17 years are usually called adolescents. It is not customary to write ranks and surnames. You need to write men first, then women, and only lastly indicate the names of youths and babies. It is customary to order up to ten names in one note. If you need to order a prayer service for a larger number of people, then two or even three notes are submitted. You can also order a prayer service for a pregnant woman; in your notes you must write “On the health” of the non-idle Mary. If you want to order a prayer service for a newborn baby who has not yet been baptized, indicate the mother’s name, you should write “On the health” of Mary and her child.
How to order a prayer service for Xenia of St. Petersburg or order a prayer service for Spyridon of Trimifuntsky
As you know, every saint has special power in a certain area. And if you have any problem, you can order a prayer service to the Saint and ask for help. According to the general rules, prayers for saints are ordered in the same way as all others. A prayer service for Xenia of St. Petersburg is ordered so that God would send a child or establish peace in the family, send a husband or heal a sick person. If you have an important financial transaction coming up, or you simply need money, you can turn to Saint Spyridon of Trimythous with a prayer service. Almost every parishioner has his own Saint, to whom you can order a prayer service asking for protection and intercession. In chapter WHOM TO PRAY FOR WHAT
You can learn about all the Miracle-Working Icons presented in churches and monasteries on the “Miracle-Working Capital” website and their miraculous properties.
We must never forget that a single prayer and spiritual connection has enormous power. The breath of the temple or a single prayer is the highest manifestation of faith, which illuminates the human spirit, helps to move away from the bustle of worldly affairs and become closer to God.
What is a prayer service? And how should I order it correctly?
Hieromonk Job (Gumerov) answers:
A prayer service is a service, the content of which is a pure prayer to the Lord God, the Most Holy Theotokos or the saints. In its composition, the prayer service is an abbreviated Matins. The main parts of the prayer service are: troparia, canon, Gospel, litany, prayer.
There are prayers of thanksgiving and petition. The latter are committed in connection with events and needs of public-church or private life (travel, starting a business, illness, blessing of water, natural disasters, invasion of foreigners, epidemic, crop failure, etc.). They can be performed in the temple, at home, in public places and in nature.
The rites are contained in a special liturgical book called the “Book of Prayer Songs”, as well as in the “Trebnik”.
When submitting a note, you must indicate: the type of prayer (thanksgiving, for travelers, etc.) and to whom to pray (to the Lord God, the Most Holy Theotokos). If a prayer service is ordered for a saint (one or more), then his name must be indicated. Next, you need to list the names of those for whom the prayer service is to be performed.
Believers seek God's help before starting any business. Special prayers are said during important events - weddings, births of children, funerals of loved ones.
But it is also necessary to turn to the Lord before less significant undertakings - a trip, a new school year, or doing any work. And in order to have strength and health for all this, there is a special service - a prayer service for health.
What is a prayer service
The church does not pray for health only on the weekdays of Lent; at all other times, prayer services of appropriate content can be ordered.
A prayer service is a service of short duration, which includes troparia, canons, chapters from the Gospel, prayers, expressions of gratitude to God or requests addressed to Him, the Virgin Mary or saints. Accordingly, the priest holds it in the church so that believers can thank the Lord for the mercies He has shown or ask the Higher powers for health for themselves and loved ones.
Prayer services can also be served for other everyday needs. Since petitions occupy a significant part of the service, in other words it is called demand, that is, turning to God for some need.
Types of requirements
Worship services can be held in different places and for different purposes. Any parishioner can order the request, but after the main service the church schedule includes general prayer services. They are carried out in different ways and are devoted to different situations, and therefore are divided into types.
By initiative and venue
If a prayer service is held according to a schedule, during holidays or important events, it is called a church-wide prayer service. In all other cases, services are held at the request of an individual asking for God's mercy for himself or relatives.
If the first type is traditionally performed in a church, then, if necessary, a custom prayer service can be asked to be held at home or in any other convenient place. Most often, services held outside the walls of the church are used to consecrate the following places:
- Houses;
- garden and vegetable garden;
- car;
- foundation of a house under construction.
But on special occasions, general prayer services can also take place outside the walls of the temple. For example, before the construction of a church or the installation of its important parts - the cross and bells, they can take place on the site of the future building or in front of the walls of the house of God.
According to the structure of the service
Requirements differ not only in who initiates them, but also in the purpose or method of implementation. Four such types can be distinguished.
In such short services, various prayers and litanies are used, which make up the structure of the entire service.
For various needs
People order prayer services “as needed” for various occasions. On this basis they are divided into the following types:
- about health;
- about travelers;
- in gratitude for the mercy shown by the Lord;
- before beginning an important and pious undertaking.
These individual requests of people can be combined into a single worship service.
In special cases, you can ask the priest to read a special prayer for health. Unfortunately, not all parishioners know what it is. But this is a powerful weapon in the fight against all sorts of diseases. During special prayer, they turn to God with an individual request and pray not for a list of people, but tirelessly ask for one specific person. Such fervent prayer can perform a real miracle.
During the Liturgy, the priest also reads out lists of names, but they are not related to a separate service, but to mass, magpie or proskomedia.
Order rules
A prayer for health is usually read in church, which means it should be ordered there. Usually there is a special kiosk at the temple or even right in it, called a candle shop. In addition to candles, you can buy many other items there - prosphora, icons, crosses, prayer books and even Orthodox literature.
You can also order a prayer service for health there. Sample note with names to remember, compiled according to the following rules.
The completed form is handed over to the kiosk or taken to the place where the service will be served. Since the rules in different parishes and monasteries vary, this point can be clarified with church workers. Sometimes you may not need to write a note yourself, you need to dictate the names to the candle maker, and then she will do everything herself.
To get the maximum benefit for the soul, it is worth standing at the service where the written names will be read. But if this is not possible, you can submit a note and leave the temple, asking the Lord for forgiveness for the inability to stay. In any case, a prayer for health will be read for all people registered for the prayer service.
Orthodox Jerusalem generally offers to order services remotely, via the Internet. In order to pray for the sick in the Holy Land, it is enough to write down the names of those commemorated in the genitive case in the form, and make payment according to the details provided on the website. You can order a prayer service not only for the health of living people, but also for the repose of the souls of the dead. But in the latter case, the service will be called a memorial service.
Who to contact in prayers
The most common in worship services is to address the Lord directly. Prayers of thanksgiving are served only to Him, since only God can give what is asked. They turn to the saints to act as mediators between man and the Lord and ask Him for a miracle.
Since saints have earned their high position in heaven through earthly deeds, to them make certain requests. For example:
- they pray to the holy princes Gleb and Boris for the healing of sore joints;
- the prophet Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth, who were the parents of John the Baptist, are asked to cure infertility;
- People turn to Seraphim of Sarov for recovery from mental illness.
But most often prayers for health are held in front of the icon of the Healer Panteleimon. If they are dedicated to other everyday needs, then they usually ask St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Apostle Luke for help to travelers, and John of Sochavsky for success in trade matters.
However, the Mother of God is famous for her strongest intercession. Pitying all people: both righteous and sinners, she tirelessly prays to the Son for compassion and help for the suffering. Believers love the kind and merciful Virgin Mary. Icon painters created many of her images, before each of which a prayer service can be served.
You can ask the Mother of God not only for bodily, that is, physical health, but also for mental balance, which allows you to feel good and calm. Prayers are performed to famous images of the Mother of God on a variety of occasions:
If the church does not have any of the images or for some reason it is impossible to order a prayer service for health for a specific disease, there is no need to despair. The service can be held in front of absolutely any icon, the main thing is to sincerely ask for help.
Obligatory prayer services
To submit a health note, it is not necessary to order a private request. You can wait for the scheduled service in the church. In addition, there are special days on which Prayers are held without fail:
It is unlikely that anyone will be able to attend all prayer services in a row, but it is necessary to attend some of them. When trouble happens in life, a person has no better helpers than the inhabitants of Heaven. When something good happens - recovery, unexpected success, or just everything in life is smooth and prosperous, you need to sincerely thank the Lord.
Relying on the will of God in everything, we should not forget that we must also make our own efforts to resolve problems. Thus, prayers for health alone cannot cure serious illnesses. God sends doctors and hospitals to people, so medical care should never be neglected.
For a long time, the Orthodox people held a prayer service for various reasons: to give thanks for the harvest, before building a house, before a celebration, to remember and pray for the spiritual life of deceased relatives.
Currently, religious services are an integral part of daily worship.
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Prayer service - special service
During the morning service, a prayer service is held in every church. This is a prayer addressed to the Lord, the Mother of God or the Saints, during which they ask or thank.
In the church world, prayer services are called required, from the word need. After all, each person who prays does this experiencing an individual need.
Usually the service takes place after the main Liturgy and takes a little time.
Types of prayer services
Unlike what a person says at home, church services have enormous power, since God’s grace is enhanced.
Requirements are divided into:
- Nationwide.
- Private.
In turn, these types of church prayer can be:
- Water-sanctified.
- About health.
- About repose.
- Sorokoust.
- Thankful.
- Petition.
Water Blessing Prayer Service
Many people ask: “Water Blessing Prayer Service - what is it?”
This is a church prayer (requirement) during which the blessing of water. It happens that a person needs to receive holy water, and then such a ritual is performed.
But one should not confuse the usual water-blessing requirement with the blessing of water on the great feast of Epiphany.
Most often in churches, areas are reserved for the blessing of water. certain days, when everyone can attend the service, and later take holy water for themselves or loved ones.
During the water-blessing service, crosses and icons of all willing parishioners are usually consecrated.
How does the water-blessing prayer go? A special bowl of water is placed on the table, which is located in the middle of the church. First, excerpts from the Gospel are read, a series of prayers intended for the blessing of water. And the final stage is the prayer of blessing of water and the immersion of the Holy Crucifix in this water.
Prayer for health
Church prayer, which is performed for health, has miraculous power. If someone in your family or acquaintance falls ill, or you simply wish health to your loved ones, be sure to contact the temple minister and order I demand health.
Most often, such requests are performed to the Mother of God, Nicholas the Wonderworker or Holy Matrona.
For the prayer to really help, the person who orders it must be present at the prayer service until the very end and, along with other parishioners, pray for health.
To order a prayer service for health, you need to submit a note before the service, listing the names of people who need your prayer.
You can pray not only for sick loved ones, but also for people whom you wish health, the main thing is that this person is baptized.
Prayer for repose
Along with other types of prayers, a demand for repose is often ordered - Memorial service.
This church prayer is that all Orthodox parishioners pray for the soul of the deceased. So that she finds peace after death, and the Heavenly Father forgives the sins that the deceased person committed during his lifetime.
To order such a request, you must submit a note prior to the service. In this note you should write those deceased relatives or loved ones for whom you want to pray. The names mentioned in the note must be written in legible handwriting and written in the genitive case.
It is important to remember that the more often relatives pray for the deceased, the easier his stay in the other world.
Sorokoust
Sorokoust is a requirement that is held 40 days in a row. Such church prayers can be both about and about repose.
This type of prayer service differs from the previous ones in that it is more significant and is ordered for relatives or loved ones who need special help from the Heavenly Father.
After death, it is important to order Sorokoust for repose, since it is believed that before the fortieth day you can pray for the unrighteous life of the deceased. On the 40th day, a judgment occurs on the soul, and if the relatives managed to pray, the punishment for a sinful worldly life may be mitigated.
Sorokoust is ordered for loved ones who suffer from illness or mental suffering. Due to the fact that collective prayer occurs, its influence and help will be greater.
Thanksgiving Request
In addition to asking the Lord for health, intercession and other needs, there is a need to bow your head in prayer of thanks.
An example of gratitude is the speedy recovery of a person, the return of an unharmed warrior from the battlefield, etc.
The difference from other prayers is that read only to the Lord. All lay people in the church read a series of prayers of thanks, after which the archpriest blesses those present with consecrated water.
How to order a prayer service of this kind? Just like the rest. It is necessary to write down the type of desired request and list the names of those from whom gratitude comes. You can add your name to this list.
It is important, during a prayer service of thanks, to understand its significance and from the bottom of your heart to turn to the Almighty in prayer with sincere gratitude.
Demand-petition
The need for such church prayer may arise when a person cannot make a choice, or ask for intercession, various kinds of help, in various problems of an everyday and spiritual nature.
Such prayer should only be performed while standing. During prayer, it is important to clearly define the petition that you want to address to the Lord, Our Lady or Patron Saints. The prayer may mention the names of people who are related to this request.
Features of ordering a prayer service
As mentioned earlier, you need to write a note with the names of loved ones, which should be placed in a special box called candle.
And also on the note, in addition to names, it is necessary to indicate type of prayer service and mention to whom the request will be addressed.
We should not forget that the person submitting the note and everyone who is mentioned in it must be in the Orthodox faith.
During church prayer, you can turn not only to the Heavenly Father and the Most Holy Mary. They also often pray during prayers:
- Saint Nicholas the Pleasant.
- St. Spyridon of Trimifuntsky.
- To the holy healers and apostles.
- The patron whose name you bear.
You can order the required service in any temple, or even in several. But do not forget that the one who orders the prayer service must be present at the entire service and pray reverently.
As for the price of the prayer service, it is not customary in the church to set a fixed amount for one or another requirement. But you must make some kind of donation for the needs of the temple, which is different in each church.
Remember that only sincere faith and reverent prayer can help in illness, mental suffering and unpleasant situations.
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Often we can hear such a concept as a prayer service. What it is? A prayer service is a special type of service during which requests are made to the Lord, the Mother of God and the saints for a message of grace and mercy for receiving benefits. What is a water prayer service in church?
This is a holiday during which water is blessed. Epiphany is considered to be the main big holiday, but there are also small prayer services for the blessing of water. That is why you can take blessed water from the temple at any time. You can order these prayer services yourself with the names of your loved ones.
During such a prayer, the clergyman will ask for health for those for whom he is praying. If you were present at it, then at the end you will be able to take water home.
Most often, such prayers are ordered for such occasions as:
- Trips
- Diseases
- To admonish the lost
Often they order a prayer service for the saint whose name you bear. It is recommended to do this on name day. If you do this on another day, then it is advisable to know which saint will be the best helper in any worldly problem and situation.
Water Blessing Prayer Service
In churches, such prayer services are held after the liturgy according to the needs and requests of believers. During their implementation, a small consecration of water is mainly carried out. The text of the prayer service for water never changes.
The ritual occurs in a certain way:
- A table is brought into the middle of the church and covered. Then they put a bowl of water and put the Gospel and the Cross. There are lit candles in front of the bowl.
- After the exclamation of the clergyman, Psalm 142 is pronounced.
- Then they sing: God is the Lord and troparia. During this, the priest censes water in a cross shape.
- While reading Psalm 50, troparions and litanies, censing is performed at the temple or house in which this takes place.
- After this, the prokeimenon is read and the Apostle is read (Heb. 2:14-18).
- Then the Gospel is read (John 5:2-4).
- This is followed by the litany:
Let us pray to the Lord in peace, in which petitions are offered for the sanctification of water. Basically, this involves censing of water. After which the priest says a prayer for the consecration of the water.
It happens that they read a special prayer:
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Great God, work miracles that are countless! Come now to Your servants who pray to You, O Master, and eat of Your Holy Spirit and sanctify this water: and grant to those who drink from it, and to Your servants who receive and sprinkle themselves with it, change from passions, remission of sins, healing from illness, and liberation from all evil, and strengthening and sanctification of the house and cleansing of all defilement, and driving away the slander of the devil: for blessed and glorified is Thy most honorable and magnificent Name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
- Then the priest takes the Cross. He points the crucifix towards himself. Then he makes a cross-shaped movement over the water with his lower part. Afterwards the entire Cross is immersed in water. At the same time, troparia are sung: Save, O Lord, Thy people... (three times) and Thy gifts... .
- After this, the priest kisses the Cross, which was taken out of the water, and sprinkles all those present and the church.
- Everyone takes turns kissing the cross, and the priest sprinkles each one.
- At the end of the procession, those who ordered a prayer service can collect water.
This was a brief description of everything that happens and how the process works in its entirety. Those who want to know in full can read the text of the sequence of the water blessing prayer from the video at the end of the article.
Blessing of water prayer to Saint Spyridon of Trimifuntsky
Prayers addressed to this Saint will help you:
- Improve your financial condition
- Achieve success in business
- Attract monetary wealth
It makes no difference to the Lord, the Mother of God or any other Saint you address your prayer and petition - the main thing in this matter is prayer from a pure heart, sincerity and purity of thoughts. After all, only with the help of firm faith can we convey our request to heaven. Only sincere faith can create miracles, which are sometimes so necessary for us!
God bless you!
In this video you will learn the text of the sequence of the water-blessing prayer:
