Every journey we take comes with a certain amount of risk. We are going somewhere personally, or these are our relatives and friends, we ask the holy saints of God in prayer to save us from troubles, from accidents, from death. We pray and hope with faith that our words will reach the saints, and they will hear us and save us.
It can be a journey by car, ship or plane. Everywhere there is a risk, unfortunately, there are many accidents in the world every day. There may be a professional driver behind the wheel, but even in this case there is no guarantee that nothing can happen. Because other drivers can crash into the car and in this case protection is very important. And that protection is God. Prayer on the road protects us and our loved ones.
What saints are prayed for travelers
In the prayer book you can find prayers for travelers. There are also other appeals to the saints, which are resorted to by people who are going on a trip, or relatives of those who are on the road. Many St. the righteous protect travelers. There are different prayers for travelers on the road:
- Prayer to the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker on the road.
- Travelers pray to Cyril and Mary: the parents of Sergius of Radonezh.
- Prayer to Saint Procopius.
- Appeal to the Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebaste.
- Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos.
Prayer on the road by car
The Lord is always and everywhere with a person, and during prayer he acquires a certain mood for the upcoming road. God blesses a person through prayer. Now you can buy icons in the car, which depict various saints. There are images on which words are written - communication to the saint. There are different prayers for the road by car. Orthodox Christians try to bless their vehicles as soon as possible after buying a car.
When getting into the car, you need to make the sign of the cross and say: "Lord, bless." We ask God for blessings for our trip. The driver's prayer on the road is read three times. After you have prayed, you again need to overshadow yourself with the sign of the cross, and also cross the road. You should always go somewhere in a good mood and think about the good. We hope for God's help that it will protect us on the road, but we also need to be careful ourselves along the way. Observe and track not only your own actions, but also other road users.
Driver's Prayer
This prayer is read by the driver of the car. On it lies a largeresponsibility, because it is on his actions that the lives of people who travel with him in a car or other road users depend, including pedestrians and cyclists, all those who are on the road and within it. The driver should not be distracted from the road, he should be attentive. If you need to talk on the phone, it is better to stop, or, in extreme cases, use a headset or bluetooth connection. It is very important to follow the rules of the road and the speed limit. But, it is quite possible that you are not a driver, but a passenger. In such cases, another prayer is read.
Prayer of Nicholas on the road
Nicholas the Wonderworker - protector of travelers
In every city, even the smallest, you can always find a temple consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. People pray to St. Nicholas in all life situations. And those who ask from a pure heart, he always hears. He answers people's prayers. The righteous man is very revered, he is the favorite saint of young children, because it is from him, from St. Nicholas they receive gifts on December 19.
Patron of the earth, wind and sea
Even during his lifetime, St. Nicholas was considered the patron of the wind and the sea. There were many miracles when people did not see and did not know him personally, but heard about his miracles, so during storms they began to pray for his help and the righteous man helped them, although he was not next to them at that moment.
A huge number of miracles were performed by this saint both on land and in the sea. The most famous case when Saint Nicholas decidedvisit the holy places in Palestine to worship, then went on a sea voyage by ship. He predicted the coming storm to those people who were close to him. And soon after his prediction, a violent storm broke out. It was terrible and already all the people who were on the ship began to wait for the hour of their death, no one believed that they would remain alive. They began to ask Nikolai to save them. And the saint began to pray to God and placed his life in the hands of God. And soon the storm subsided, everyone began to rejoice and thank St. Nicholas.
Before everyone had time to enjoy the joy of the miraculous rescue, one of the crew members on the ship climbed the mast and, unable to hold on to it, fell right on top. He lay dead and not breathing. And Saint Nicholas resurrected him with his prayer to the Lord God. The sailor seemed to wake up from a dream. After that, the sails were hoisted, and they went on to the Holy places of Palestine. On the way, their ship called at Alexandria, and Father Nikolai healed the sick and demon-possessed there, and comforted the mourners. And soon he again went to the intended goal.
Nikolay hears everyone and always answers prayers. He helps the poor, the hungry, everyone who calls him in their prayers and asks for help. Prayer on the road by car, addressed to the Saint will always be heard. He leaves no one, always and in everything is an assistant.
After his death, miracles continue to happen. This is one of the most beloved, most revered Saints in the whole world. Both children and adults know him.
Long road
Any journeyany trip or departure on the road by car, let's start with a prayer. And then everything will always be fine. With God, after all, it's always good.
This is a prayer for a long journey to Nicholas the Wonderworker. Of course, it would be more correct to go to church before a long trip, put a candle and pray near the icon of the Saint in the temple. Also, before traveling, if possible, you need to take a blessing from the priest. But, if there is no opportunity to do this, then prayer remains. Saint Nicholas always hears our prayers, and if we ask from the bottom of our hearts, he always answers them and will never leave a person in trouble.
It is important to understand that prayer cannot be taken as a talisman on the road. It's not some magic spell that you cast and all is well. No, we ask God for help in our journey. In turn, we must be careful on the road.
Prayer on the road to Cyril and Mary
St. Cyril and Mary gave us Sergius of Radonezh, known throughout the world for his miracles. The parents themselves were pious, charitable people. They were very kind and during their lives they always helped the poor. Parents taught their children to always call traveling wanderers to their home and give them accommodation for the night, to provide all possible assistance. They are prayed as the protectors of all travelers. Cyril and Maria lived a great life, being already old, they took monastic vows and each of them went to his own monastery. They died on the same day although they were in different monasteries. They were buried together by their son Sergius of Radonezh, who fulfilled his promise to his parents.
Prayer to the Holy Forty Martyrs
Forty Sebastian martyrs pray before the road. They were brave warriors from the city of Sebastia in Lesser Armenia, which at that time was part of the Roman Empire. Licinius, son-in-law of Constantine I began the persecution of Christians. He demanded that the soldiers renounce God. He put them in prison, subjected them to severe torments. But the martyrs, of whom there were 40, did not renounce God. While in prison, they sang Psalm 90.
They were taken out of the dungeon to see if they had changed their minds. But each time the answer was the same, that they would not renounce God and would not worship idols. The king came up with various intrigues, in every possible way forcing them to abandon their faith.
When all his ideas ran out, he ordered them to be taken to the lake and forced to stand bare, barefoot on the ice. Winter was cold. A strong and very cold wind was blowing. On the shore, the king ordered to melt the bathhouse, so that those who change their minds and renounce the faith could immediately warm up.
They stood overnight, their bodies covered with ice. They prayed to God to strengthen them in their faith. One of the forty could not stand the cold and ran to the bathhouse, where he immediately thawed and died. At this time, the Lord melted the ice on the soldiers, and for a moment they warmed up, a crown appeared over each of them. The guard who guarded them took the place of the escaped warrior and there were 40 of them again.
The king did not like this, and he ordered to break his kneeswarriors so that they cannot stand. The martyrs died quietly, being in deep faith. Their bodies were burned and their bones thrown into the river. But at night a vision came to Bishop Peter, and he took out all the bones, at night they glowed in the dark in the river. And they were buried according to the way it was supposed to be done.
Praying to these martyrs before the road strengthens faith and inspires hope for the best.
On the road by plane
We do not only travel by car, but also fly by plane. Many people are terribly afraid to do this, but they are forced to fly for various reasons. And, if a car breakdown does not always lead to accidents, then things are completely different with problems in an airplane. In those situations when it is very scary, you need to pray. Close your eyes and read a prayer. You need to try to calm down and tune in that everything will be fine. A prayer is read to the Lord Jesus Christ on the way by plane.
Conclusion
In all situations, you need to pray. In any prayer book you can find various prayers for the journey. It may be printed. And you can also download the application to your phone, if there is such an opportunity, you can rewrite the prayer on a piece of paper and store it in the car. Icons of the Saints, it is desirable to also have them. In every car of an Orthodox Christian, you can see icons attached somewhere in the corner of the cabin. They are attached with a special adhesive tape. There are icons that are hung on the rearview mirror.
But, if it happens that you do not have the opportunitygo personally to the temple and pray there before the road, or so that you don’t have any prayer books, there are no applications, icons, and you don’t know a single prayer, then in this case there is a way out: you need to ask God, sincerely ask just in your own words. It is important that prayer comes from the heart. And then the Lord will hear you. Pray to the Most Holy Theotokos for her intercession for you and your loved ones on the road.
From this article, you also now know that Nicholas the Wonderworker is the most revered Saint of travelers. They didn’t remember the prayer, you don’t have the opportunity or time, ask in your own words: “Saint Nicholas, save, save and have mercy.”
