Left behind childhood and adolescence. The girl grew up - a feast for the eyes just. And it's time for her to get married. But where to find a good groom? To "do not drink, do not smoke, do not fornicate and love"? They don't exist anymore.
Don't despair. There is a maiden's prayer for an honest marriage. Ask for help from God, the Mother of God and the saints.
Prayer to God
I want to marry for good. It is understandable. But, as mentioned above, where would one find one?
Ask the Lord for help. And if it be His will, you will find a good spouse. The question is brewing: should I pray at home or in church?
You can do this and that. Serve prayers to the Lord in the temple. And do not skip them, once filed. Pray with parishioners and the priest, ask for help in arranging your personal life.
And we will publish the girl's prayer for marriage:
Oh, All-good Lord, I know that my great happiness depends on me loving You with all my soul and with all my heart and on fulfilling Your holy will in everything. Rule Yourself, O my God, over my soul and fill my heart: I want to please You alone, for You are the Creator andMy God. Save me from pride and pride: let reason, modesty and chastity adorn me. Idleness is contrary to You and gives rise to vices, give me a desire for industriousness and bless my labors. Since Your Law commands people to live in an honest marriage, then bring me, Holy Father, to this title consecrated by You, not to please my desire, but to fulfill Your predestination, for You yourself said: it is not good for a man to be alone and, having created a wife for him as a helper, blessed them to grow, multiply and inhabit the earth. Hear my humble prayer, from the depths of a girl's heart sent to you; give me an honest and pious spouse, so that in love with him and in harmony we glorify You, the merciful God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God
The Mother of God is our helper and intercessor. Who, besides Her, will hear the prayer cry of the maiden and respond to it with lightning speed? Of course, prayer should be sincere, and not dry, as is often the case. We read the words somehow and calmed down.
No girls, that's not going to work. If you have undertaken to pray, then let's overcome ourselves. And let's read the maiden's prayer for marriage from the heart.
Troparion, tone 4: Thy Nativity, Virgin Mother of God, joy to proclaim to the whole universe: from Thee, the Sun of righteousness, Christ our God, has ascended, and breaking the oath, giving blessings, and abolishing death, grant us eternal life.
Kontakion, tone 4: Joachim and Anna reproaches of childlessness, and Adam and Eve from mortal aphidsbe free, Most Pure, in Thy holy Nativity. That is what Your people are celebrating, having got rid of the guilt of sins, sometimes call Thee: the Mother of God and the Nourisher of our life gives birth to barren fruits.
Archangel Barahiel
The maiden's prayer for marriage is understandable. Sooner or later, every woman has a desire to go down the aisle.
And then Orthodox Christian women begin to pray. As we said above, you can turn to God and to the Mother of God. Or you can ask Archangel Varahiel for help. He is the patron saint of godly families.
Prayer: O great Archangel of God, Archangel Barahiel! Standing before the Throne of God and from there bringing the blessings of God to the homes of the faithful servants of God, ask the Lord God for mercy and blessings on our homes, may the Lord God bless us and increase the abundance of the fruits of the earth, and give us he alth and salvation, good haste in everything, and on enemies victory and overcoming, and will keep us for many years, always. Now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Is it possible to live in a civil marriage?
Orthodox people know the answer to this question. No. An intimate relationship between a man and a woman who is not married is called fornication.
Fornication is a very serious sin that most of the population is now subject to. It is known that fornicators will not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven if they do not repent of their sins.
And another moment: how can you pray for a good groom, and having received it, enter into a fornication? This is a mockery of God and His help.
Now they say that first you need to "try" each other. Suddenly you don't like life together.
This is an irresponsible position, and believers don't think like that. Besides, civil marriages, as they are called, hardly entail anything good. Even if it seems that the spouses are living well, this is often a deceptive impression.
Conclusion
We talked about how and to whom to pray to a girl who dreams of marriage. And they told me whether it is worth entering into a relationship before the wedding.
