It is rare for a woman to easily experience the consequences of an abortion. Of course, there are unique ladies who commit infanticide like drinking a glass of water. And they go for abortions all the time. Fortunately, there are fewer of them than those who are tormented by remorse. Other women just get depressed.
Is there a prayer after an abortion? Yes, there is one. We'll tell you everything in the article.
What is abortion
It would seem that a stupid question? This is a medical term, in other words "cleansing".
Do you know that in Orthodoxy abortion is a mortal sin? And the woman who did it, the killer? Just don't brush it off and say it's all a fairy tale.
Let's think for ourselves: we have a baby. At some point, we realize that we are not pulling its content. And ruthlessly kill. We just dismember like an unnecessary doll.
Sane people will twirl their fingers to their heads. And they say, is this nonsense? What kind of calls are abnormal? Who would go out of their way to kill their child? We will answer:millions of women are constantly killing their own children.
Abortion overboard?
Before we talk about praying for the unborn, let's look at the association. Abortion is overboard. And indeed, the child is thrown overboard of life, as if to say: we do not need you.
Why do women have abortions? Difficult financial situation, the presence of several children, the absence of a husband, the lack of housing. There are many reasons, but they are all excuses.
Murder is murder in Africa too. It is no coincidence that in the previous paragraph we gave an example with a child. Why don't we, women and mothers, think of killing an adult child? With various financial difficulties, in the absence of housing and other inconveniences, we are ready to infringe on ourselves, but to give the child the best. He is a child, our bloodline.
Unborn, destroyed by us, the same blood. And if we do not see it, it does not mean that it is just a germ that can be disposed of. He is the same child as the existing one, only as yet invisible to us.
Had an abortion, what's next
Lord Jesus Christ, how do You tolerate us, seeing our behavior, with what ease do we take the lives of children in the womb?
It's good that not everyone does it with ease. The pain that a woman experiences after having an abortion is difficult to understand and describe. It means moral pain. My heart is empty, bitter, I want to howl like a wolf. And most importantly - you understand that you went to kill. And how to live with it?
Someone pours wine over the pangs of conscience. And others, having collectedall the will in a fist, go to the temple. In the hope of forgiveness and resolution from such a grave sin.
Can one pray for a murdered child?
Is there a prayer for unborn children, and how can a woman pray for a child killed in the womb?
Prayer exists. And you need to pray at home. The fact is, as we said above, this sin is very serious. And the way the woman will beg him is discussed at confession with the priest. We cannot make any recommendations in this regard here. Perhaps the priest will give the woman a penance, or a special prayer rule. It all depends on the priest.
But we digress. Here is a prayer grieving for babies, in the womb of the slain, to the Lord.
Remember, Lover of mankind, Lord, the souls of departed servants of Your babies, who in the womb of Orthodox mothers died by accident from unknown actions, or from a difficult birth, or from some negligence, or deliberately ruined and therefore did not receive Holy Baptism. Baptize them, Lord, in the sea of Thy bounties and save Thy indescribable grace, and forgive me, a sinner (name), who committed the murder of a baby in my womb, and do not deprive me of Thy mercy. Amen.
As we can see, in this prayer, the woman asks not only for mercy for the aborted child, but also for mercy for herself.
A very short prayer
There is another prayer for unborn children to the Lord. It is very short, just a few words. Easy to learn by heart.
Lord, have mercy on me for my children killed in the womb.
For my tears
The third prayer for the unborn involves tears of repentance. It talks about tears, and this is what this prayer to God looks like:
Lord, have mercy on my children who died in my womb for faith and my tears, for the sake of Thy mercy, Lord, do not deprive them of Thy Divine Light.
Pray for yourself
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us and forgive us for our grave sins. So I want to ask the Lord for forgiveness for what we do to our unborn children. And there is such a prayer, reading which, we repent of a perfect sin.
Oh, Vladyka, Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God! Much of Your goodness, for the sake of us man and for our salvation in the flesh, and crucified, and buried, and with Your Blood renewing our corrupt nature, accept my repentance for sins and hear my words: I have sinned, Lord, against Heaven and before You, in a word, deed, soul and body, and the thought of my mind. I transgressed Thy commandments, did not obey Thy command, angered Thy goodness, my God, but as Thy creation is, I do not despair of salvation, but I dare to come to Thy immeasurable Mercy and pray to Thee: Lord! in repentance, give me a contrite heart and accept me, praying, and give me a good thought, give me tears of tenderness, Lord, give me, by Your grace, lay a good beginning. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me who has fallen, and remember me, Thy sinful servant in Thy Kingdom, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God
The Mother of God has great boldness towards her Son. We must pray to Her, ask for help. To beg that She pray for us who have committed a terrible sin. And that the Lord would forgive us through Her prayers.
By the way, the prayer to the Mother of God is easy to remember. Read it, don't be lazy. Who, if not the Virgin Mary, saves us and helps us in all our falls.
Open the doors of Mercy to us, Blessed Mother of God, who hope in You, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee, Thou art the salvation of the Christian race. Rejoice, One Most Pure Mother of the One Creator, Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ! Be me an Intercessor on the day of a terrible trial, when I stand before the Throne of the Non-hypocritical Judge, as if I would be delivered from the fiery retribution of torment by Your prayers, O Blessed One. Holy Mother of God, save us!
Akathist
In addition to prayers, there is an akathist about babies killed in the womb. For those who want to bring sincere repentance and pray for their children killed in the womb, we publish a video with an akathist.
Prayer to Martyr Uaru
One of the miracles of Saint Ouar is Cleopatra's notification of the forgiveness of her son's sins. For your information, the son died unbaptized.
Women who have committed the sin of abortion turn to the martyr for help. Here we publish the text of the prayer.
Oh, holy martyr Uare, venerable, with zeal for the Lord Christ we inflame, you confessed the Heavenly King before the tormentor, and now the Church honors you, as ifglorified by the Lord Christ with the glory of Heaven, Who has given you the grace of great boldness towards Him, and now stand before Him with the Angels, and rejoice in the highest, and see clearly the Holy Trinity, and enjoy the light of the Beginning Radiance: remember our relatives and languor, who died in ungodliness, accept our petition, and as if Cleopatrius freed the unfaithful generation from eternal torment with your prayers, so remember the figurines of the godly buried, who died unbaptized (names), trying to ask them for deliverance from eternal darkness, and with one mouth and one heart we praise the Most Merciful Creator forever and ever. Amen.
Is it possible to commemorate babies in church
If we figured out the prayer for unborn children, then where and how to pray is not clear.
The first thing you need to know. You can not submit notes about aborted babies in the temple. Because these children have not been baptized and do not have names.
Second moment: candles are not placed for them.
According to the third church rule, no funeral services and magpies are ordered for such children.
And what about the mother herself? Is it possible to submit memorial notes with your own name before you have been to confession?
Yes, everything is possible. And submit notes about he alth, and forty for yourself.
As we can see, it is unfortunately forbidden to commemorate unborn children in the temple.
Praying at home
All prayers published in the article are for home reading. What time of day to read them does not matter.
What is the most necessary thing? Regulara prayer for the children killed in the womb, and for the mother who did this. A woman who has had an abortion should not wait for her to be prayed for in the temple or relatives. They will pray, but the sin was not committed by them.
How to pray at home? Everything is simple: print out the texts of prayers, stand in front of the images and pray diligently, without being distracted by other thoughts. During prayer, the mind should be directed only to thoughtful reading.
If both are to blame
With a woman who had an abortion, everything is clear. And it is also clear how to proceed further. But in the process of creating a child, the father is also involved, who is often an accomplice to the abortion.
Someone will be indignant, they say, the woman is going to the hospital. Yes, but the man also teases her, and sometimes insists on having an abortion. And motivates it with everyday difficulties. He is an indirect partner in crime.
What should such an unfortunate dad do? Go with your wife to the temple. And confess that he incited his wife to have an abortion. And further actions are carried out in agreement with the clergyman.
Amazing icon
Do you know that there is an icon "Lamentation of Jesus Christ about abortions"? And when you look at her, your heart hurts. This icon is very sobering and makes you think about the crime committed.
Written by the hegumen of a Greek Orthodox monastery. The icon depicts the Savior. And in His hand is the tormented body of a child. It looks, frankly, very scary and sad.
Prayers are served before the icon. And forfor many women, it is a warning against a terrible step.
In Russia there is a copy of the icon. It is located in the Nikolo-Matronovsky Church.
It is known that at the end of December 2013 this icon streamed myrrh.
Where is the temple?
He is comparatively "young". It was built only ten years ago. But, despite this, the life of the parish is in full swing, without stopping. The rector, Priest Peter, organized the project "Give Life".
For those who would really like to pray in front of the icon, which is described above, we publish the address of the temple: the city of Bataysk, Matrosova street, house 1v.
Opening hours
The temple is open daily. It can be visited from eight in the morning until five in the evening.
Services are not held every day, but on Saturdays and Sundays they are required.
- Morning service starts at 7:30.
- Evening Service starts at 5pm.
Phone and email address
To find out the exact schedule of services, you can call the rector himself, Father Peter, or call the city number. Phone numbers are listed on the temple website.
Or, alternatively, send an email with your questions: [email protected]
Is it possible to pray for an abortion?
A woman who committed the murder of a child can pray for forgiveness and the salvation of her soul? Of course, it is not only possible to do this, but it is also necessary. God is merciful, He forgives our most serious sins.
Only stumbled onceyou can't fall into that abyss again. Imagine what games we play with God, repenting of the sin of abortion, and then committing it again? And again we will come to confession and say words about abortion. That's what words are. Because there is no true repentance. We talk about our sin, we really want to avoid it again. But, as often happens, it doesn't work. The sin is repeated, and again we go to confession, asking for forgiveness.
Please don't play these games. Once you have received forgiveness, do not commit such a grave sin again. And it will be hard on the soul, and the realization that again they have fallen into the very dirt, crushes. And before God very ashamed. Anyway, murder is very scary.
Conclusion
In this article, we have provided information about praying for unborn children. They brought texts not only of prayers to the Lord, but also to the Mother of God, and to the holy martyr Uaru.
It was told about how to pray and where, about confession in this sin. And most importantly, we considered the possibility of praying for him.
As mentioned above, the sin of abortion is very serious. What is it like for a woman who has certain moral principles to go for it? The pangs of conscience will simply suffocate, otherwise the child who has been killed will begin to dream.
