My beloved spiritual children in Christ Our Only True God and Our Only True Savior,CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE.
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VARIOUS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PRAYERS
Prayer of Parents for their Children And for Relatives and Friends
O God, our heavenly Father, Who loves mankind, and are most Merciful and compassionate, have mercy upon Thy servants (Names of those whom you wish to remember) for whom I humbly pray Thee, and commend to Thy glorious care and protection. Be Thou, O God, their guide and guardian in all their endeavors, lead them in the path of Thy Truth, and draw them nearer to Thee, that they may lead a godly and righteous life in Thy love and fear; doing Thy will in all things. Give them grace that they may be temperate, industrious, diligent, devout and charitable. Defend them against the assaults of the enemy, and grant them wisdom and strength, to resist all temptations and corruption of this life; and direct them in the way of salvation, for the merits of Thy Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, and the intercessions of His Holy Mother and Thy blessed Saints. Amen.
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Prayer in time of Trouble
O God, our help and assistance, Who are just and merciful, and Who heareth the supplications of Thy people; look down upon me, a miserable sinner, have mercy upon me, and deliver me from this trouble that besets me, for which, I know, I am deservedly suffering. I acknowledge and believe O Lord, that all trials of this life are given by Thee for our chastisement when we drift away from Thee and disobey Thy Commandments; deal not with me after my sins, but according to Thy bountiful mercies, for I am the work of Thy hands, and thou knowest my weakness. Grant me, I beseech Thee, Thy Divine helping grace, and endow me with patience and strength to endure my tribulations with complete submission to Thy Will. Thou knowest my misery and suffering and to Thee, my only hope and refuge, I flee for relief and comfort; trusting to Thine Infinite love and compassion, that in due time, when Thou knowest best, Thou will deliver me from this trouble, and turn my distress into comfort, when I shall rejoice in Thy mercy, and exalt and praise Thy Holy Name, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
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Thanksgiving after Deliverance from Trouble
Almighty and Merciful God, I most humbly and heartily thank Thy Divine Majesty for Thy loving kindness and tender mercies, that Thou has heard my humble prayer, and graciously vouchsafed to deliver me from my trouble and misery. Grant me, I beseech Thee, Thy helping grace, that I may obediently walk in Thy Holy Commandments, and lead a sober, righteous, and godly life, ever remembering Thy mercies, and the blessings Thou has undeservedly bestowed upon me, that I may continually offer to Thee the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Prayer of a Sick Person
O Lord Jesus Christ, Our Savior, the Physician of souls and bodies, Who did become man and suffered death on the Cross for our salvation, and through Thy tender love and compassion did heal all manner of sickness and affliction; do Thou O Lord, visit me in my suffering, and grant me grace and strength to bear this sickness with which I am afflicted, with Christian patience and submission to Thy Will, trusting in Thy loving-kindness and tender mercy. Bless, I pray Thee, the means used for my recovery, and those who administer them. I know O Lord, that I justly deserve any punishment Thou mayest inflict upon me, for I have so often offended Thee and sinned against Thee, in thought, word and deed. Therefore, I humbly pray Thee, look upon my weakness, and deal not with me after my sins, but according to the multitude of Thy mercies. Have compassion on me, and let mercy and justice meet; and deliver me from this sickness and suffering I am undergoing. Grant that my sickness may be the means of my true repentance and amendment of my life according to Thy will, that my soul, being helped by Thy grace and sanctified by Thy Holy Mysteries (Sacraments), may be prepared for its passage to the Eternal Life, and there, in the company of Thy blessed Saints, may praise and glorify Thee with Thy Eternal Father and Life-Giving Spirit. Amen.
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Thanksgiving After Recovery from Sickness
Almighty God, Our Heavenly Father, the Source of Life and Fountain of all good things, I bless Thy Holy Name, and offer to Thee most hearty thanks for having delivered me from my sickness and restored me to keep my resolutions and correct the errors of my past life, to improve in virtue, and live a new life in dutiful fear of Thee, doing Thy will in all things, devoting this new life Thou hast given me to Thy service; that thus living for Thee, I may be ready when it pleases Thee to call me to Thee, Our Heavenly Father, To Whom with Thine Only-Begotten Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and Thy Life-Giving Spirit, is due all honor, glory, praise, and thanksgiving: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
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Prayer Before the Icon of The Theotokos
Forasmuch as Thou are a well-spring of tenderness, O Theotokos, make us worthy of compassion; Look upon a sinful people; Manifest thy power as ever, for hoping on thee we cry aloud unto thee: Rejoice! as once did Gabriel, Chief Captain of the Bodiless Powers.
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A Prayer of Repentance
O Lord our God and Merciful, I acknowledge all my sins which I have committed every day of my life, in thought, word, and deed; in body and soul alike. I am heartily sorry that I have ever offended Thee, and I sincerely repent; with tears, I humbly pray Thee, O Lord: of Thy mercy forgive me all my past transgressions and absolve me from them. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy Grace, to amend my way of life and to sin no more; that I may walk in the way of the righteous and offer praise and glory to the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
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A Prayer to Your Guardian Angel
O Angel of Christ, Holy Guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me everything wherein I have offended thee every day of my life, and protect me from all influence and temptations of the Evil One. May I nevermore anger God by any sin. Pray for me to the Lord, that He may make me worthy of the grace of the All-Holy Trinity, and of the Most Blessed Theotokos, and all the Saints. Amen.
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Prayer for the Sick
O Lord our God, Who by word alone did heal all diseases, Who did cure the kinswoman of Peter, Thou Who chastise with pity and heal according to Your Goodness; Who are able to put aside every malady and infirmity, do Thou Thyself, the same Lord, grant aid to this Thy servant (Name) and cure him (her) of every sickness of which he (she) is grieved; lift him (her) up from his (her) from his (her) bed of pain, and send down upon him (her) Thy great mercy, and if it is Thy Will, give to him (her) health and complete recovery; for Thou are the Physician of our souls and bodies and to Thee do we send up Glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
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"Glory Be To GOD For All Things!" - Saint John Chrysostom
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With sincere agape in His Holy Diakonia (Ministry),The sinner and unworthy servant of God
+ Father George