Prayer for the loss of things. Orthodox prayers to find a lost thing

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

Life story. A middle-aged woman, a teacher at an institute, lost her passport in her own apartment. I reviewed all the corners, as I sunk into the water. What was she to do? Tie the legs of the table with a red thread and ask the brownie for help. The passport was found in the kitchen cutlery drawer. The brownie was thanked with a piece of cheesecake and a saucer of milk. Seek help from an unclean spirit, in fact. Only Russian people are capable of such savagery, I guess. No, to ask God for help or Spiridon of Trimifuntsky. Turn to Nicholas the Wonderworker, but to any saint. But not to the brownie, really.

Let's, in order to avoid such appeals, let's talk about prayer when a thing is lost. How to ask and from whom? And how to thank the assistant later? Let's find out now.

Lost - no problem?

An entertaining story is told in a wonderful book about the Optina New Martyrs. A Christian woman's car was stolen. The police honestly warned that the brand is one of the most hijacked. Andit's hard to find a car. Most likely, it is already dismantled for parts in some garage. It was in the early 90s.

But the woman just grinned at the words of the policeman. What do you think she did? She ran to tie the legs of the table and ask for help from the brownie? Not at all. As mentioned above, the woman was a believer. She began to read the Creed and the 50th Psalm.

The car was found the next day. In some incomprehensible yard, but almost without damage.

What prayers to read when things are lost? Psalm 50, Creed, pray to John the Warrior. In general, you can pray to any saint you are used to. This may be the Matrona of Moscow, Xenia of Petersburg, Spiridon of Trimifuntsky. In general, everything depends on the desires of the person praying.

If you found someone else's

What prayer to read in case of loss or loss of things, we figured it out. The following subsection provides guidance on how to read correctly.

Let's talk about what an honest person should do if he discovers someone else's thing. You must have come across this more than once. Either an ownerless phone is lying on the road, then money can be found, then a wallet or a purse.

Appropriating what you find is not the best thing to do. In the case of money found on the street, it will not be possible to find the owner, which is understandable. It is worth taking this amount to the temple, the Lord knows better what to do next.

If you found a wallet, then post an announcement about the find. And give back to the owner. Finding it is easy: whoever describes the wallet exactly is the owner. Notis the owner located? Take the thing to the police.

How to pray?

The prayer to find the lost item is given below. And not just one, but several. Loss is not the most pleasant thing. Especially when it comes to expensive or valuable things. Not far off and panic in this case. But it is not customary for Christians to spread panic and fall into hysterics. They get up to pray. How do we pray? What is the most important thing in prayer? Faith in the help of the Lord. What is the point of praying without faith? None. Therefore, first - faith, then - prayer.

Let's give some useful tips on how to pray correctly:

• Prayer for the loss of things should be in faith. Like any other. Is it possible to stand in front of the home iconostasis and sincerely pray? Great, do it.

• If it is not possible to pray at home, then pray "silently". Read a prayer and ask God for help.

• On the way and on the way, got a temple? Come in, put a candle to the Lord and ask for help. Even if it seems that they are dressed inappropriately. In many temples, headscarves and skirts are provided for women. One has only to ask for a candle box, they will give - they will not refuse.

What prayers to read?

Orthodox prayers for the loss of things are published in this subsection.

Creed:

I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only Begotten, Who is fromFather born before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, Whom all was. For us for the sake of man and for our sake of salvation, he descended from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and became human. Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried. And resurrected on the third day according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father. And the packs of the future with glory to be judged by the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord of Life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son is bowed down and glorified, who spoke the prophets. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come. Amen.

Prayer to John the Warrior:

O the great martyr John of Christ, Orthodox champion, chasing enemies and offended intercessors! Hear us, in troubles and sorrows praying to you, as if grace from God has been given to you to console the sad, help the weak, deliver the innocent from vain death and pray for all the evil suffering. Be ill and our champion is strong against all our visible and invisible enemies, as if by your help and struggle against us all those who show evil to us will be put to shame. Beg our Lord, may He grant us, His sinful and unworthy servants (names), to receive from Him the unspeakable good, which is prepared for those who love Him, in the Trinity of the Holy Glory of God, always, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Psalm 50:

God have mercy on meaccording to your great mercy, and according to the multitude of your bounties, cleanse my iniquity. First of all, wash me from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and my sin before me is taken out. I have sinned against you and done evil before you; as if you were justified in your words and conquered, never judge you. Behold, in iniquities I was conceived, and in sins my mother gave birth to me. Behold, thou hast loved the truth, thou hast shown me thy obscure and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Give joy and joy to my hearing; the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from thy face, and do not take thy holy dha from me. Reward me the joy of your salvation, and dhom the mighty affirm me. I will teach the wicked in your way, and the wicked will turn to you. Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in thy righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will proclaim your praise. As if you would have desired sacrifices, you would have given them; do not favor burnt offerings. Sacrifice to God the spirit is broken; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Please, O Lord, with your favor Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built; then be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; then calves will be offered on your altar.

If with the "Symbol of Faith" and the Fiftieth Psalm it is clear why to read - there is a direct appeal to God, then where is the prayer to John the Warrior. We will talk about it in the next subsection.

Saint John the Warrior

Prayer to John - a warrior about the loss of things should be read without hesitation. As well as a prayer to any other saint. The saints intercede for us before God, help us. You can resort to them in any situation, asking for help and intercession.

We digress, back to John the warrior. What is this saint famous for? With his life and helping those who should have been killed. How is it - a saint and kill? incompatible concepts. Before John became a saint, he was a soldier in the imperial army of Julian. Julian the Apostate was an ardent opponent of Christianity, ruthlessly persecuted its representatives. John the soldier had to kill Christians, but he helped them. Speaking under the guise of a persecutor, Saint John the Warrior warned the servants of Christ about the danger. Helped them escape from their pursuers.

The Saint helped not only Christians, but everyone who needed help. He consoled the offended and mourners, visited the sick and prisoners.

When Julian found out about the actions of his subordinate, he imprisoned the saint. But Julian was not destined to live a long life, he died. After his death, John the Warrior was released and devoted himself to serving people. He lived his life in piety and modesty. Died as an old man.

All those who mourn and offended pray to John the Warrior. He is considered their patron.

Prayer for the loss of things to John the Warrior is given, recall, above.

Can I pray to the Mother of God?

You can pray to the Lord, and His Mother and the saints. specificthere is no saint who helps to find a lost thing. The main thing here is faith. When we resort with faith to the Mother of God, will She really refuse to help just because she "does not engage" in the search for lost things? Of course not. How to pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary? What prayer should be read to Her in case of loss of a thing? Known to all "Virgin Mary, rejoice." Don't know the words? It doesn't matter, the text is below.

Virgin Mary, rejoice! Blessed Mary, the Lord is with you. Blessed are You in women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb. Yako gave birth to the Savior, Thou art our souls.

Here is such a short and easy to remember prayer of the Mother of God.

Thing found - thanked?

The prayer for the loss of things was read, the loss was discovered. Did you forget to thank the Lord for your help? Did you pray to the Mother of God or to the saints? So, we thank the Virgin Mary, the saint who helped us and the Lord.

How to say thank you? Ideally, go to the temple and order a thanksgiving service. There is no opportunity to visit the church at the moment, do not be too lazy to read the akathist to the Lord "Glory to God for everything." Akathist to the Mother of God and the saint, who so quickly responded to a request for help.

If there is no answer

We pray and ask, but God is in no hurry to help us in our search. And here the bewilderment begins: why?

Perhaps the point is that we do not fully believe in His help. It seems that we pray and ask, but deep down we doubt that God will help.

Don't expect help at lightning speed. They do not pray according to the principle "prayed - they immediately gave us", they pray with faith and hope in the will of God. Don't stop praying, keep asking. Do you read a prayer once? Read three, five or more. The main thing is to believe, God will not leave the one who resorts to Him with faith.

Summarizing

The main purpose of the article is to tell what kind of prayer to read when losing a thing. Let's highlight the main aspects:

• If you have lost something, read the "Symbol of Faith", the fiftieth psalm, a prayer to John the Warrior and Spyridon of Trimifuntsky. Ask the Most Holy Theotokos for help, pester a particularly revered saint with a request. Believing in help is the most important thing when we pray.
• Found someone else's thing or money? Advertise the find, take the money to the temple. If no one responds to the advertisement, take the thing to the police.
• God helped find your lost item? Thank Him. Go to the temple and order a thanksgiving service. Read the akathist "Glory to God for everything." Also thank the Mother of God or the saint who was asked for help.

Conclusion

As we found out from the article, having lost something, they turn to God, the Mother of God and the saints for help. No need to follow the example of the woman described at the beginning of the article. She turned to the brownie, although this contradicts Christian knowledge that brownies and other supposedly good spirits are nothing but evil spirits. Is it possible to ask forhelp from the unclean?

We have a God to call upon in a variety of situations. Who but Him will help His sons and daughters?