Girls used to get married while being chaste. Now this is almost lost, before the wedding, almost everyone lives in a civil marriage.
Pious and chaste girls are still preserved in Orthodox families. Is it because believing mothers pray for them? And such girls get married, keeping their purity.
How to pray for daughter's marriage? Can this be done at all? The answers to these questions are in the article.
We ask Nicholas the Wonderworker
For some reason, they ask the Archbishop of Myra for help, wanting to get married. And they pray to St. Nicholas mothers, whose daughters have turned into brides. Most likely, this is due to his miraculous help to one poor person. Do you know this story?
The man with three daughters was very poor. And so that his girls would not die of hunger, he decided to sell them to a brothel. At night, Saint Nicholas placed a bag on the man's porch. It contained gold. Thus, the saint saved not only this family from hunger, but also their souls from the greatsin.
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for the marriage of daughters, coming from the mother's heart, will hardly go unheeded.
When to pray?
It doesn't matter if you read a prayer during the day, in the morning or before going to bed. The main thing is that the prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for the marriage of his daughters comes from the heart, be sincere.
At home or at the temple?
Another question that worries those who have just found their path to God. Where to ask for help from a saint? Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, if prayer comes from the heart, hears it both at home and in church. Let's look at both options.
Home prayer
How to read a prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for the marriage of daughters while at home? We print out the text, stand in front of the icons and read.
Now let's explain in more detail:
- At home there should be an icon of the saint. At least the smallest, cheapest and simplest.
- Mothers before you stand in front of the "red corner", do not forget to cover your head. If there are no scarves in the house, then a hat will do.
- It is advisable to wear a skirt.
- Light a lamp or a candle. If they are not at hand, pray like this.
- Starting to read a prayer, ask St. Nicholas for help in your own words. If you can't do it in your mind, say it out loud. No need to be shy or afraid, imagine asking for help from a loved one.
- Cross yourselfand start reading the prayer.
- After reading, cross yourself again. Talk to Nicholas the Wonderworker in your own words. We have already mentioned this above.
- Read the prayer daily.
Praying in the temple
When to read a prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for the marriage of daughters if the mother is in the temple?
While in the service, one should not "break away" from the rest of the worshipers. Ask God for help, pray with everyone. After the service is over, you can go to the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and read a prayer in front of it.
If you came to the temple when there is no service, then feel free to approach the icon, kiss it and read the prayer.
Do you have finances? Do not be stingy, order a prayer service to St. Nicholas. Buy a candle, put it in front of the icon. This little sacrifice to the Holy Wonderworker.
Feel free to ask in your own words. Talk to the holy saint of God, pray with all your heart.
And if it doesn't help
Mother reads a prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for the marriage of her daughters every day. It's been a month now and no response. The saint probably doesn't hear.
Listen, believe me. But saints are not magic wands to act "with one stroke." It seems to you that Nicholas the Pleasant does not hear? Increase your prayer. How often do you go to church? Can't remember the last time you were there, let alone the sacraments?
Go to the temple, confess,take communion. You see, when we do not proceed to confession and communion for a long time, then the soul stiffens and becomes polluted. And we turn into a dirty vessel.
Now imagine how hard it is to break through this dirt. Our prayer goes on, but it is very weak, for the streams of sinfulness are undoubtedly greater. And they seem to "muffle" the prayer.
Daughter entered into "civil marriage"
Mother read a prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker about the marriage of her daughters. A good groom was found for the girl, the wedding is on the way. And here is a surprise. The daughter announced that she was going to live with her fiancé.
What is a mother to do? First of all, persistently dissuade your blood from such a rash step. Cohabitation, or the fashionable "civil marriage", is a sin. And what happens? The mother prayed - prayed, and the daughter simply mocked her prayer and challenged the Lord God? It is unlikely that the Savior will not pay attention to this. Punishment will follow, there are no happy civil marriages. This is just an illusion of a family.
If no persuasion works, and the daughter does not want to hear the explanations of the mother, go to the priest. He will tell you how to behave in this situation, and will support you spiritually.
Text of the prayer
Below is the text of the prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for the marriage of his daughters, which can be rewritten so as not to forget the words. Although it is quite short, you can learn it if you wish.
Oh, all-holy Nicholas, pleasing to the Lord, our warm intercessor and quick helper everywhere in sorrow! Help me, sinful and sad in this life, begLord God grant me the remission of all my sins, having sinned from my youth, in all my life, deed, word, thought and all my feelings; and at the end of my soul, help me, the damned one, implore the Lord God, all creatures of the Creator, to deliver me from air ordeals and eternal torment: may I always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your merciful intercession, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Read, dear mothers. It is known that a mother's prayer is a great power, it will get it from the bottom of the sea. And protect from trouble. And if so, then a good mother can beg for a good groom for her daughter.
Who else to pray to?
We talked about when and how to pray to Nicholas the Wonderworker with a request to arrange the fate of his daughter. And who else can you pray to, asking for an honest marriage for your maiden?
Be sure to pray to the Lord. He gives us everything, without His will nothing happens. Turn to the Most Holy Theotokos. She is a Mother, and she will understand asking for help.
The Holy Great Martyr Catherine will not stand aside. Seek her help.
Praying for the safe marriage of their daughter to the Apostle Andrew the First-Called, as well as the righteous Philaret the Merciful.
The main thing is that the prayer is sincere. And no one has canceled faith in help. Because what is the point of prayer if there is no belief in its power?
Conclusion
In the article we talked about the prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for the marriage of his daughters. Brought her text.
In addition, they explained how to pray at home and in the temple. And for those who wishto pray not only to Nicholas the Pleasant, they listed other saints who can be resorted to for help.
Recall that prayer must be sincere. Ask with all your heart, literally "cry out" to God, the Mother of God and the saints. When you pray to St. Nicholas, also send an appeal from the bottom of your heart.
