Table of contents:
- When is it necessary to pray for another person
- What prayers for others are called
- How such prayers are read
- When it is customary to pray for others in church services
- What kind of prayers can be? Text examples
![Prayer for another person: when and how to read? Sample texts Prayer for another person: when and how to read? Sample texts](https://i.religionmystic.com/images/041/image-122783-j.webp)
Video: Prayer for another person: when and how to read? Sample texts
![Video: Prayer for another person: when and how to read? Sample texts Video: Prayer for another person: when and how to read? Sample texts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yaDawQf5vJs/hqdefault.jpg)
2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11
Should I ask the Lord to help other people? Of course. And at the same time, you should not be limited to the circle of your relatives, relatives or friends. You can also pray for those who are unfamiliar, even for those who cause hostility.
Is praying for another person a kind of spiritual charity? Many clergy believe so, and draw analogies with the distribution of food, cash and clothing to those in need.
When is it necessary to pray for another person
Of course, there are no restrictions regarding when and how a prayer for another person can be read. You can ask for help not for yourself, but for someone who needs it, from the saints or the Lord under any circumstances. Prayer does not need to wait until a person has trouble. If there is an intuitive desire to ask the Almighty for mercy and help for someone, this should be done without hesitation.
Traditionally, prayer for anothera person is read if there are any problems in his life, discord in the family, misfortune, illness. They also pray for those who are prone to harmful passions - alcoholism, gambling, drug addiction or otherwise. In addition, you need to pray for those who seem to be doing well in life, but the people themselves are far from God, sinful, petty, fussy, angry, swaggering. And of course, you need to pray for people who, due to life circumstances, for example, a serious illness, cannot do this on their own.
What prayers for others are called
Prayer for another person is intercessory. This type of appeal to the saints and the Lord is a kind of supplication.
![Fresco on the church wall Fresco on the church wall](https://i.religionmystic.com/images/041/image-122783-1-j.webp)
From time immemorial, intercessory prayers have been lifted up by believers for the well-being and he alth of loved ones and relatives. Mothers asked for their children, wives for their husbands. Often people turned to monks and priests with a request to pray for those who are dear to them.
How such prayers are read
Say such a prayer should be the same as any other. This means that you need to read the text sincerely, from a pure heart, without hidden intentions and without flaunting your action in anticipation of approval or praise. Prayer for loved ones or unfamiliar people is read in the same way as for oneself.
When praying for others, a believer not only takes care of his loved ones or strangers, but also strengthens his own spirit. When a person shows concern not for his own well-being, butthinks about the needs of those who are nearby, he is spiritually cleansed.
![Bracket for church lamp Bracket for church lamp](https://i.religionmystic.com/images/041/image-122783-2-j.webp)
A special aura forms around such people, they seem to radiate participation, kindness. In other words, one who remembers in prayers not only about his own needs, gains grace, saves his soul from harmful passions and sins. Of course, if the prayer is sincere.
When it is customary to pray for others in church services
In the Orthodox Church tradition, it is customary to ask John Chrysostom and, of course, St. Basil the Blessed at the liturgies for other people.
At St. Basil's service they ask:
- about priests;
- monk;
- church workers;
- hermits;
- government officials;
- military and law enforcement officials.
![List of names for prayer at the service List of names for prayer at the service](https://i.religionmystic.com/images/041/image-122783-3-j.webp)
Before the revolution, this liturgy was used to pray for the king. At the service of John Chrysostom, it is customary to read out separate petitions. As a rule, priests pray for the he alth of babies, the well-being of families, the return to the bosom of the church of those who have fallen away from it, for everyone whose names are forgotten and, of course, for those in need. Submitting a note in the temple about praying for he alth, the believer will hear a mention of a person close to him in the service of John Chrysostom.
What kind of prayers can be? Text examples
You can pray for the needs and well-being of other people both in your own words and using ready-made texts. When choosing the words of a prayer, it is important to pay attentionattention to nuances such as easy pronunciation and clarity.
The disadvantage of ancient texts is that many of the words mentioned in them have long gone out of everyday use. They are not particularly clear to modern people, in addition, they are quite difficult to remember and pronounce. Accordingly, using such texts, a person involuntarily concentrates not on praying at all, but on whether he pronounces the words correctly and whether he remembers their order correctly. This completely devalues the prayer, effectively turning it into something akin to a magic spell.
![Orthodox church Orthodox church](https://i.religionmystic.com/images/041/image-122783-4-j.webp)
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for another person can be like this: “Nikolai the Pleasant, father! The great intercessor in all the aspirations and worries of the world, delivering from weakness and ailment! I beg you for help not for myself, but for a slave (name of a person). Help him, Nicholas the Wonderworker, father, in all his affairs and undertakings, resolve his worries and endow his mind with clarity, and thoughts with purity. Grant kindness to his heart and breadth to his soul. Strengthen his spirit and deliver him from the intrigues of demons, from the machinations of enemies. Amen"
Prayer for their children, read by mothers to the Mother of God, can be like this: “Blessed Mother of God! As you did not leave me, a slave (proper name), without participation and mercy, so take care of my children. Comfort them in their sorrows and share their joys with them. Don't let me experience sickness and sorrow. Guide my children in the life and save them from all kinds of misfortunes and troubles. Amen"
Recommended:
Prayer for deceased children: where and how to read, examples of texts
![Prayer for deceased children: where and how to read, examples of texts Prayer for deceased children: where and how to read, examples of texts](https://i.religionmystic.com/images/022/image-63401-j.webp)
The prayer of parents for the deceased children, like any other, can be said in one's own words. You can ask God for mercy on the soul of the deceased at any time of the day or night; the church does not impose any restrictions on the manifestation of grief. But although many people prefer to be alone with their grief, at home, you need to find the strength in yourself to visit the temple and pray in front of the icons
Prayer for the granting of patience: to whom and how to read, texts
![Prayer for the granting of patience: to whom and how to read, texts Prayer for the granting of patience: to whom and how to read, texts](https://i.religionmystic.com/images/044/image-129349-j.webp)
Prayer for the grant of patience should be recited daily. This is a tool given to people for spiritual work on themselves, help in the fight against temptations and temptations that lie in wait in life, support and a kind of shield behind which you can hide and take a break. And since human nature is weak, and various harmful passions, including lack of patience, overtake daily, then prayer is required regularly
Prayer from despondency and despair: texts, when and how to read, advice from clergymen
![Prayer from despondency and despair: texts, when and how to read, advice from clergymen Prayer from despondency and despair: texts, when and how to read, advice from clergymen](https://i.religionmystic.com/images/002/image-3944-8-j.webp)
Every person is morally difficult. And if Christians cope with this in some way, then those who are unfamiliar with God and prayers have a very difficult time. Autumn depression, problems at work and at home, worries - all this does not contribute to a good mood. The person starts to get discouraged. Let's talk about how to deal with discouragement. Who to pray when the soul is very bad
Prayer before and after reading the Gospel: texts, Prayer Book, rules for reading prayer and psalms
![Prayer before and after reading the Gospel: texts, Prayer Book, rules for reading prayer and psalms Prayer before and after reading the Gospel: texts, Prayer Book, rules for reading prayer and psalms](https://i.religionmystic.com/images/008/image-21024-5-j.webp)
Sometimes people ask the question: why read the Gospel? Immediately there is a desire to break out into a long tirade about this and answer not only the question "why". What stops? A simple thought: a person asking such questions is most likely far from Christianity. Or just beginning his path to God, still quite a novice. For the latter, this article is written. What is the Gospel, why is it read, and what prayers should be read before and after the Gospel. Read the article, learn something new
Beloved loves another - what to do? What to do if the beloved man loves another?
![Beloved loves another - what to do? What to do if the beloved man loves another? Beloved loves another - what to do? What to do if the beloved man loves another?](https://i.religionmystic.com/images/041/image-120234-8-j.webp)
Only recently everything was fine: they looked at each other with incredible tenderness, made plans for the future, dreamed that they would have many children… How everything changed in one moment. He loved another