Mother's prayers for children. Strong maternal prayers for children to the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas

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The miraculous power of mother's prayer

“A mother’s prayer will reach you from the bottom of the sea” - this proverb has long become a byword. It was not said for the sake of a catchphrase. This is a truth that is relevant at all times, confirmed by countless examples of the amazing power and effectiveness of the prayers of millions of mothers. Holy maternal love is capable of overcoming any obstacles, achieving the impossible and creating real miracles.

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The relationship between parents and children is modeled after our relationship with God, our Heavenly Parent.

Therefore, the Lord gave parents special power over their children:

Children, be obedient to your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.(Col. 3:20).

The commandment to honor parents is not only an order, failure to comply with which is a sin. The Lord connected our longevity on earth with its fulfillment: Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.(Ex. 20:12).

The Holy Apostle Paul says that this is the first commandment with a promise(Eph. 6:2). A sad fate awaits a son or daughter who offends parents and openly disregards their authority and power. The eye that mocks the father and neglects obedience to the mother will be pecked out by the ravens and the eagle chicks will be devoured!(Prov. 30:17).

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The special power of maternal prayer is associated with the power that the Lord God gave to the mother over her children. One of the most edifying examples of great maternal love and prayer for a spiritually perishing son is the prayerful feat of Monica, the mother of Blessed Augustine, who was ten years in captivity of the disastrous false teaching of the Manichaean sect. The son she begged for not only escaped hell, but also became a saint.

In his Confessions, Blessed Augustine dedicated the most touching words to his mother:“You stretched out Your hand from on high and “drew my soul” from this deep darkness, when my mother, Your faithful servant, mourned me before You more than the mothers of dead children mourn. She saw my death by virtue of her faith and the spirit that she possessed from You - and You heard her, Lord; You heard her and did not despise the tears that streamed the earth in every place where she prayed; You heard her"(Confession. Book III. 11.19).

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Mother's prayers for children

A mother’s prayer is the strongest and most powerful, which can save her children from illness, misfortune and reckless actions. “A mother’s prayer will reach from the bottom of the sea” is a truth that is relevant at all times, confirmed by countless examples of the amazing power and effectiveness of the prayers of millions of mothers. Holy maternal love is capable of overcoming any obstacles, achieving the impossible and creating real miracles.

A mother's word has special power. There is nothing brighter and more selfless than a mother’s love. From the first day of birth of a child, the mother lives by his breath, his tears and smiles. The child needs the mother. This is the meaning of her life. Love for her baby is as natural to her as the blossoming of gardens in spring. Just as the sun sends out its rays, warming all living things, so a mother’s love warms a child. The mother introduces the child to life. She puts into his mouth the native language, which has absorbed the wealth of the mind, thoughts and feelings of the people. It fills him with spiritual strength and helps him comprehend eternal values.

Many good believing mothers have had to worry about their children dying in the whirlpool of a vicious, dissolute life. Some had to spend many years in sorrow, humbly waiting and hoping. Their holy tears and prayers were not in vain.

When children are ill, you can pray not only to Christ and the Mother of God, but also to numerous Orthodox saints. Among them, Nicholas the Wonderworker, Martyr Tryphon, Great Martyr Panteleimon, Blessed Xenia of Petersburg, Saint Matrona of Moscow and many others are famous for their special help.

If prayer doesn't help

Sometimes the help expected from God never comes, as if He does not hear prayers. But in any case, there is no need to despair. From the point of view of the Christian meaning of life, it is better for some people to die in time and be saved for Eternal Life than to survive, but then destroy their soul. Nothing happens by chance with God, and He takes a person to Himself at the moment of his best spiritual state and greatest readiness for salvation in Eternity. Or when the spiritual decline becomes irreversible.

And it also happens that God, seemingly for years, ignores the pleas of a mother asking him to help her child in trouble, but in the end the story has a good ending. And the reason for “deafness” turns out to be God’s desire to correct a person, for whom premature indulgences can only do a disservice.

A mother's prayer for her child

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, hear me, Thy sinful and unworthy servant (name).
Lord, in the mercy of Your power my child (name), have mercy and save him for Your name’s sake.
Lord, forgive him all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, that he committed before You.
Lord, guide him on the true path of Your commandments and enlighten him and enlighten him with Your light of Christ, for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body.
Lord, bless him in the house, around the house, in the field, at work and on the road and in every place of Your possession.
Lord, protect him under the protection of Your Saints from a flying bullet, arrow, knife, sword, poison, fire, flood, from a deadly plague and from vain death.
Lord, protect him from visible and invisible enemies, from all troubles, evils and misfortunes.
Lord, heal him from all diseases, cleanse him from all filth (wine, tobacco, drugs) and ease his mental suffering and sorrow.
Lord, grant him the grace of the Holy Spirit for many years of life, health, and chastity.
Lord, give him Your blessing for a godly family life and godly childbearing.
Lord, grant me, Thy unworthy and sinful servant, a parental blessing on my child in the coming mornings, days, evenings and nights, for Thy name’s sake, for Thy Kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (12 times.)

O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless, and those carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine protection of Your servants.

Lord Jesus Christ, awaken Your mercy on my children (names), keep them under Your roof, cover them from all evil lust, drive away from them every enemy and adversary, open their ears and the eyes of their hearts, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts.

Lord, we are all Your creation, have pity on my children (names) and turn them to repentance.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my children (names) and enlighten their minds with the light of the mind of Your Gospel and guide them on the path of Your Commandments and teach them. Savior, do Your will, for You are our God.

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Daily prayer for a child:

Lord Jesus Christ, awaken Your mercy on my child (name), keep him under Your roof, cover him from all evil lust, drive away every enemy and adversary from them, open his ears and the eyes of his heart, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts. Lord, we are all Your creation, have pity on my child (name) and turn him to repentance. Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my child (name), and enlighten his mind with the light of the mind of Your Gospel, and guide him on the path of Your commandments, and teach him, O Savior, to do Your will, for You are our God.

Don’t forget to contact your child’s Guardian Angel.

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Prayer to the Guardian Angel for children

Holy Guardian Angel of my child (name), cover her with your protection from the arrows of the demon, from the eyes of the seducer, and keep her heart in angelic purity. Amen.

There is also a parental prayer “For the blessing of children”

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, bless, sanctify, preserve my child with the power of Your Life-giving Cross. Amen.

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There is also a special maternal prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Thy maternal gaze, for Thou art the Divine Cover of Thy servants. Mother of God, introduce me to the image of Your heavenly Motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names) caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord, Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen.

Prayers for a child's health

Prayer to Jesus Christ for children (Prayer for protection)

Lord Jesus Christ, let Your mercy be on my children (names), keep them under Your roof, cover them from all evil, take away every enemy from them, open their ears and eyes, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts.

Lord, we are all Your creatures, have pity on my children (names) and turn them to repentance. Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my children (names), and enlighten their minds with the light of the mind of Your Gospel, and guide them on the path of Your commandments, and teach them, Father, to do Your will, for You are our God.

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Prayer to the Trinity for children

O Most Merciful God, Father, Son and Holy Soul, worshiped and glorified in the Undivided Trinity, look upon Thy servant (her) (name of the child) who is obsessed with illness; forgive him (her) all his (her) sins;

Give him (her) healing from illness; return him (her) health and bodily strength; Give him (her) a long and prosperous life, Your peaceful and most worldly blessings, so that he (she) together with us brings grateful prayers to You, the All-Bounteous God and my Creator. Most Holy Theotokos, through Your omnipotent intercession, help me to beg Your Son, my God, for the healing of God’s servant (name). All saints and Angels of the Lord, pray to God for His sick servant (name). Amen

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Prayer to the Mother of God for her children

Oh, Mother of Mercy!

You see the cruel sorrow tormenting my heart! For the sake of the sorrow with which You were pierced, when a terrible sword passed into Your soul during the bitter suffering and death of Your Divine Son, I pray to You: have mercy on my poor child, who is sick and fading, and if it is not contrary to the will of God and his salvation, intercede for his health bodily with Your Almighty Son, Physician of souls and bodies.

O Loving Mother! Look how my child’s face has turned pale, how his whole body is burning from illness, and have mercy on him. May he be saved by God's help and serve with the joy of his heart Your Only Begotten Son, his Lord and God. Amen.

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Mother's prayer for her son's health

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. I trust in you and ask for my own son. Deliver him from illness and disease and cure his sinful soul from the wounds of mistrust. So be it. Amen.

Mother's prayer for her son's well-being

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. I beg you for the well-being of my son and his deliverance from death sentences. If he has sinned, forgive him and send down Orthodox blessings from heaven. Thy will be done. Amen.

Mother's prayer for her son's marriage

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. Help my child in a righteous marriage that will benefit his sinful soul. Send down a daughter-in-law who is modest and who reveres holy Orthodoxy. Thy will be done. Amen.

Mother's prayer for her drinking son

I beg you, Lord God, and ask for holy absolution. Help my drinking son get rid of his craving for alcohol and protect him from imminent death. Thy will be done. Amen.

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Orthodox prayer of a mother for her son

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. Grant my son good health, reason and will, strength and spirit. Protect him from harmful influences and guide him on the path leading to Orthodoxy. Thy will be done. Amen.

And when you feel maternal grief, remember that you have 5 Orthodox prayers through which we communicate with God.

A woman is capable of the most unexpected actions for her child, doing everything for the well-being of the child. However, often no specific actions are needed; you can limit yourself to prayers. A mother’s prayer for children are magic words that can be used for prevention. They are also used in situations when a child needs some help.

Children are the meaning of any mother’s life, her hope and worry. For any woman, nothing is more important than her child being healthy and happy. After all, maternal happiness depends on this.

For many mothers, an effective way to protect their child from various troubles is the mother’s prayer for her children. Prayers sent by a mother in defense of her children can be very different. And among them the most popular are the following:

Protective prayers
Used periodically, read in defense of the child. As a rule, such words should be used when the child is doing well and the woman wants it to continue this way.

Prayers of Thanksgiving
They are sent to the Saints and in the text contain gratitude for the children and their well-being. Like previous rituals, these are performed mainly when everyone is doing well.

Prayers for help
These prayers are used in situations where a child has any problems. Words from a pure mother's heart rarely go unheard. They always help solve everything for the best, improving the life of a loved one.

Prayers for Certain Situations
Such prayers include words that a mother can use to help her child in a variety of situations. For example, a difficult exam, the threat of dismissal, a wedding, and so on. In such cases, specific words are read that help the loved one make the right decision, get rid of doubts, and endow him with certain qualities.

This is not a complete list of types of maternal prayers that can be used in everyday life. However, among these prayer rituals you can choose something suitable for any of your situations.

Mother's prayer for children every day

A distinctive feature of this ritual is that it can be performed at any time of the day and very often. This mother’s prayer for children is read by parents every day to protect their children from various misfortunes and problems.

“Lord Jesus, I send your mercy to my child, the servant of God (name),
You will keep him under Your roof, protect him from the wicked and the evil one,
Protect from enemy and foe, grant humility and happiness, prosperity and purity.
Have pity on my child (name), turning to him repentance. I'm not asking for myself,
I pray for the person most dear to me!
Save, Lord, and enlighten him, reward his mind with light,
Guide me on the right path, help me to fulfill Your commandments!
Everything is Your will! Hear my word!
Amen!".

These words are read only once. If a woman has several offspring, then the words are read once for each of them. You can read the prayers one by one for each child, godson, nephew.

A prayer for children to the Mother of God is read when something is not going well for your child or there are some problems. If you want to help him cope with them, then the ritual addressed to the Mother of God will help you with this. You need to read the magic words every day at dawn until the problem is solved.

Remember that to be more effective, words should be pronounced from memory.

“O Most Holy Virgin Mary, I direct my word to You,
I ask you for help and support!
Do not leave my child, God’s servant (name) without a blessing!
I pray for his well-being and happiness!
Many trials and bad weather befell him,
He can cope with them with Your support!
I ask not for myself, for my child! I suffered, I suffered,
Made a mother's heart worry!
Don’t refuse help, don’t forget about God’s servant (name).
Pray to our Lord, Your Son, to grant salvation to my little one!
Mother of God, lead me into the image of Your motherhood,
Heal physical and mental wounds, guide my child on the right path.
Amen!".

This type of prayer is used when everything is relatively good in the life of the child, mother and all loved ones. This prayer of gratitude is read in those moments when everything is fine and you want it to always be this way. That is why prayers of gratitude should not be neglected.

“Holy helpers, Guardian Angels, I turn my word to you!
I send you my gratitude! For all the bright things in my baby’s life
Thank you and praise! For bright days, for happy moments,
For your smiles and laughter, your mother’s heart sends you its respects!
Amen!".

Mother's prayer for children to Nicholas the Wonderworker

Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker is considered effective against all misfortunes. It is used when the child has serious problems or when things are simply not going as the mother would like.

The words are read alone in the early morning at dawn:

“Oh, our good shepherd and mentor, Christ Nicholas!
Hear my words about my dear little man, my child (name)!
I call upon You for help, help him who is weak and darkened by cowardice.
Do not leave him in sinful captivity, among evil deeds!
Pray for us to our Creator, Lord!
So that the life of God's servant may proceed in purity and tranquility of thoughts,
So that happiness and peace can keep pace with him,
So that all problems and bad weather pass by,
And those that have already happened did no harm!
I trust in Your intercession, in Your intercession!
Amen!".

A mother's prayer for children is read in a calm atmosphere. This can be done at home or in church. As a rule, words are pronounced in a half-whisper, a little into a sing-song voice. In addition, while reading, you should hold a candle in your hands and concentrate on what you are saying.

Powerful prayer for children - video

Every mother who wants happiness for her child should know how to pray for her children. Believing women perceive the gift of motherhood through the prism of communication with the Creator. And therefore they raise their children, making sure that they are pure in terms of morality. In this article you can find Christian prayers for children.

It is important for a Christian mother to tell her children that there is a God in the world. Orthodox parents pray in the presence of their children so that they get used to this way of life from an early age.

Therefore, knowing how to pray for children, it is as if a mother protects her children with an invisible shield through which troubles cannot penetrate. Maternal prayer has enormous power. The Bible says that she is able to retrieve a child from the bottom of the sea. It is important for loving parents to remember the power of requests addressed to the Creator. Especially in difficult moments of life, when all other methods of help are powerless.

The purpose of prayers for children

We need to pray for children, so that God and His saints will protect the child on his life’s path. It is important to know the specifics of addressing the Creator. We’ll talk further about how to pray for children according to all the rules in order to be heard.

About “strong prayer”

Nowadays, not all parents actively participate in church life. Therefore, they ask the question of how to properly pray for children with the goal of finding the most powerful prayer.

But it is important to remember the significant difference between prayer and spell. In prayer, not only words are important, but also sincerity of communication with the Creator. Therefore, priests say that asking them to pray for a child is not enough. It is important that parents join in this prayer. This is the main answer to the question of how to pray for children.

There are no prayers, the pronunciation of which will automatically provide the child with the entire list of benefits. It would be too easy. It is important to convey your feelings and believe in the help of the Creator.

If parents are offered “strong” prayer, this does not correspond to the canons of the Christian faith. It is important that the parents say the prayer themselves. There are examples of real miracles performed related to maternal prayer. The incredible power of these requests is explained by the fact that the mother’s appeal is sincere, her desire to save her child has no boundaries. Therefore, the impossible becomes real.

Rules for contacting the Creator

In addition to knowing what prayer to pray for children, it is also important to remember the rules for such treatment:

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you... (Matthew 7:7).

• The first appeal should be to the Creator. It is believed that the Mother of God, the saints and the Guardian Angel do not have as much power as the Creator has!
• To be heard by God, a person’s life must be pious and comply with the canons of the Christian faith. For this, it is important to observe the main commandments and sincere repentance and regular attendance at church.

The intense prayer of the righteous can accomplish much! (James 5:16).

Types of prayers for children

Is it possible to pray for children without using standard texts? There are several options for contacting:

So, maternal prayer is powerful because it is the work of the soul, and not a set where certain “magic” words are collected. There is nothing complicated about turning to the saints. Every believer can do this.

Appeal to the Mother of God

O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Thy maternal gaze, for Thou art the Divine Cover of Thy servants. Mother of God, introduce me to the image of Your heavenly motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names) caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen.

And the second option:

O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your roof my children (their names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in the womb of their mother. Cover them with the robe of Your Motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience as a parent, pray to Your Son and our Lord to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your mother’s supervision, for You are the Divine protection of Your servant. Amen.

The Mother of God is the image to whom it is necessary to pray especially often for the education of children. The following text will help with this.

Third prayer:

The Most Pure Mother of God, the House in which the Wisdom of God was created, the Giver of spiritual gifts, raising our minds from the world to the worldly and leading everyone to the knowledge of reason! Receive prayerful singing from us, Thy unworthy servants, who worship Thy most pure image with faith and tenderness. Pray to Thy Son and our God to grant wisdom and strength to our rulers, to judges truth and impartiality, to shepherds spiritual wisdom, zeal and vigilance for souls, to mentors humility, to children obedience, to all of us the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of humility and meekness, the spirit purity and truth. And now, our All-Singing Mother, give us an increase in intelligence, pacify, unite those who exist in enmity and division and lay down for them an insoluble bond of love, turn all those who are lost from foolishness to the light of the truth of Christ, instruct the fear of God, abstinence and hard work, the word of wisdom and soul-helping knowledge Grant to those who ask, overshadow us with eternal joy, the most honorable of the Cherubim and the most glorious of the Seraphim. We, seeing the wondrous deeds and manifold wisdom of God in the world and our life, will remove ourselves from earthly vanities and unnecessary worldly cares, and will raise our minds and hearts to Heaven, as if by Your intercession and help glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship for all in the Trinity We send our praises to the glorious God and Creator of all, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Icon "Otrada"

You can pray to this image for the recovery of children. The Mother of God will definitely hear sincere requests that come straight from the heart.

Hope to all the ends of the earth, the Most Pure Virgin Mary, our Consolation and Joy! Do not disdain us sinners, for we trust in Your mercy. Quench the flame of sin and water our withered hearts with repentance. Cleanse our minds from sinful thoughts. Accept prayers offered to You from your soul and heart with sighing. Be an intercessor for us to Your Son and God and turn His anger away from us with Mother’s prayers. Strengthen the Orthodox faith in us, put in us the spirit of the fear of God, the spirit of humility, patience and love. Heal mental and physical ulcers, calm the storm of evil enemy attacks. Take away the burden of our sins and do not leave us to perish until the end. Grant us Thy mercy and Thy holy blessing to all those present and praying here, and always remain with us, giving those who come to You joy and consolation, help and intercession, may we all glorify and magnify You until our last sigh. Amen.

For nursing mothers

In front of the Mammal icon, it is customary to ask for help if a nursing mother does not have enough milk to breastfeed her baby. Then we need to pray for its replenishment.

Accept, Lady Theotokos, the tearful prayers of Your servants who flow to You. We see You on the holy icon, carrying in your arms and feeding with milk Your Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ. Even if you gave birth to Him painlessly, even though the mother weighed the sorrow and infirmity of the sons and daughters of human beings. With the same warmth falling upon Thy whole-bearing image and tenderly kissing this, we pray to Thee, All-Merciful Lady: we, sinners, condemned to give birth to sickness and nourish our children in sorrow, mercifully spare and compassionately intercede, but our babies, who also gave birth to them from a serious illness and deliver from bitter sorrow. Grant them health and prosperity, and their nourishment will increase in strength, and those who feed them will be filled with joy and consolation, for even now, through Your intercession from the mouth of a baby and those who piss, the Lord will bring His praise. O Mother of the Son of God! Have mercy on the mother of the sons of men and on Your weak people: quickly heal the illnesses that befall us, quench the sorrows and sorrows that are upon us, and do not despise the tears and sighs of Your servants. Hear us on the day of sorrow who fall before Your icon, and on the day of joy and deliverance accept the grateful praise of our hearts. Offer our prayers to the throne of Your Son and our God, that He may be merciful to our sin and weakness and add His mercy to those who lead His name, so that we and our children will glorify You, the merciful Intercessor and the faithful Hope of our race, forever and ever. Amen.

Prayers to Jesus

The most powerful is considered to be an appeal to the Creator, coming from the depths of the heart. Then the strongest power of selfless maternal love can work miracles. The mother has a sincere desire to help her child, and for this she is ready to overcome a lot.

Therefore, a model of the most sincere prayer can be the words of a mother addressed to Jesus. The selflessness of parental love lies in the fact that for them the child is their blood and flesh. They love him with all their souls simply for who he is, and not for any merits or achievements. Therefore, the sincere appeal of parents to the Creator about the health and protection of children will be heard no matter in what form and in what words it is conveyed. The main thing is sincerity and faith. In history, there are known cases of miraculous healings and even the resurrection of the dead, which took place thanks to such prayer.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, bless, sanctify, preserve this child of mine (name) by the power of Your life-giving Cross

Merciful Lord Jesus Christ, I entrust to You our children, given to us by You, fulfill our prayers. I ask You, Lord, save them in the ways that You Yourself have chosen. Save them from vices, evil and pride, and let nothing that is contrary to You touch their souls. But grant them faith, love and hope for salvation, and may they be Your chosen vessels of the Holy Spirit, and may their path of life be holy and blameless before God.

Bless them, Lord, may they strive every minute of their lives to fulfill Your Holy will, so that You, Lord, may always abide with them by Your Holy Spirit.

Lord, teach them to pray to You, so that prayer may be their support, joy in sorrow and consolation in their life, and may we, their parents, be saved by their prayer. May Your angels always protect them. May our children be sensitive to the grief of their neighbors, and may they fulfill the commandment of Your love. And if they sin, then, Lord, vouchsafe them to bring repentance to You, and in Your ineffable mercy forgive them.

When their earthly life ends, then take them to Your Heavenly Abodes, where let them lead with them other Your chosen servants. Through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, the saints (all the patron saints of the family are listed) and all the saints, Lord, have mercy on us, as You are glorified with Your Beginning Father and Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Nicholas the Wonderworker - protector of children

Which saint should we pray for children? One of them is Nicholas the Wonderworker. This person is not a fictional character. He lived during the third century BC. His parents, wealthy people, saw the boy’s desire for worship and allowed him to engage in this activity. On the holy land of Jerusalem, Nicholas decided to give his life to serve the Creator.

Nicholas the Wonderworker became known for his good deeds when he gave people what they needed. He came up with the idea of ​​giving gifts on Christmas Day. It was in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker that the tradition of giving gifts to children came into fashion. They should be placed in a boot under the pillow.

When choosing which icon to pray for children, you can choose the image of St. Nicholas. This saint is known for helping those who lived in poverty or were sick. He distributed the inheritance left to Nicholas by his wealthy parents to those in need.

It is still important for people today to believe in the miraculous power of this saint’s help. Pilgrims travel to the Italian city of Bali, where the holy remains of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker are located.

The example of the life of the Saint demonstrates a bright love for loved ones. You can count on his help:

• when there is a long trip ahead;
• if a person was illegally convicted or punished;
• if there is pain of soul or body;
• to ask for health and well-being for children;
• when you need to improve your financial situation;
• if there are problems at the place of work.

O all-good Father Nicholas, shepherd and teacher of all who flow by faith to your intercession and call upon you with warm prayer, quickly strive and deliver the flock of Christ from the wolves that are destroying it, and protect every Christian country and save with your holy prayers from worldly rebellion, cowardice, invasion foreigners and internecine warfare, from famine, flood, fire, sword and vain death. And just as you had mercy on three men imprisoned, and you delivered them from the king’s wrath and the beating of the sword, so have mercy on me, in mind, word and deed, in the darkness of sins, and deliver me from the wrath of God and eternal punishment, as through your intercession and With the help of His mercy and grace, Christ God will give me a quiet and sinless life to live in this world and will deliver me from this place, and will make me worthy to be on the right hand with all the saints. Amen.

Help from the Guardian Angel

Each person, in accordance with the Christian religion, has his own Guardian Angel. This is a being of divine origin who is appointed by God when a new human life is born. It is believed that even people who have not undergone baptism have this intercessor. This is how people get help from an invisible force that comes to us in especially difficult moments. And people gain hope for support and help from the servants of the Lord.

Who is the Guardian Angel? This is the inner self of a person. In moments of making difficult decisions, it is this force that does not leave us for a minute.

When parents take their child to be baptized in church, there they can pick up an image - an icon that depicts the patron saint. Also, the baby is given a name at baptism, which will correspond to the name of his Angel. For the rest of his life, the presence of this power, bestowed by the Lord, will be ensured next to the person.

The angel provides invisible protection to man and gives instructions so that people do good deeds. He prepares his charges for the Last Judgment. The icon with the face of the patron saint is kept at home. Miniature copies of the holy face can be carried with you.

According to popular beliefs, the Angel sends us signs to protect us from troubles. It is important to learn to see and understand such warnings in order to protect yourself from danger. While the child is still small, his parents should pray to the Angel.

To the angel of God, the guardian of my child (name), holy, given from God from heaven for his (her) keeping! I diligently pray to you: enlighten him (her) today, and save him (her) from all evil, instruct him in good deeds, and direct him on the path of salvation. Amen.

Appeal to the Intercessor Gabriel

There are also many saints to whom you can pray for the well-being of children in any situation. Gabriel of Bialystok is a holy baby who was stolen from pious parents by tenants while his mother was bringing lunch to her husband in the field. This happened before Easter. A six-year-old boy was tortured by having his sides pierced and bleeding. The baby died, abandoned on the edge of the forest, after suffering for nine days.

It is noteworthy that the animals not only did not tear the baby to pieces, but also protected him from attack by birds. When the boy was found, he was dead. There were clearly traces of ritual torment on the body. Gabriel was buried near the temple. Many people came, agitated by such grief. The integrity of the holy relics was not damaged after 30 years of burial. They were not injured in the fire when the church burned. Saint Gabriel is considered the protector of children, he is able to heal them. This is the saint to whom they pray for the health of the child.

Guardian of infantile kindness and bearer of martyrdom, blessed Gabriel. Our countries are precious adamante and the accuser of Jewish wickedness! We sinners come running to you in prayer, and lamenting over our sins, ashamed of our cowardice, we call to you with love: do not disdain our filth, you are a treasure of purity; Do not hate our cowardice, long-suffering teacher; but more than this, seeing our weaknesses from heaven, grant us healing through your prayer, and teach us to be imitators of your fidelity to Christ. If we are not able to patiently bear the cross of temptation and suffering, then do not deprive us of your merciful help, servant of God, but ask the Lord for freedom and weakness for us: hear the same mother’s prayers for her children, and pray for health and salvation as an infant from the Lord. : There is no such cruel heart that the holy infant will not be touched by hearing about your torments. And even if, apart from this tender sighing, we are able to bring no good deed, but with such a tender thought our minds and hearts, blessedly, have enlightened us to correct our lives with the grace of God: put in us tireless zeal for the salvation of the soul and for the glory of God, and In the hour of death, help us to keep vigilant memory, especially in our death, demonic torment and thoughts of despair from our souls through your intercession, and ask for this hope of Divine forgiveness, but then and now glorify for us the mercy of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your strong intercession, forever and ever. Amen.

Venerable Sergius of Radonezh

Knowing which icon to pray for the health of their children, parents are interested in the question of how to help their children with their studies through prayer. After all, some children have great difficulty mastering this process. St. Sergius of Radonezh is the saint whose appeal will become the support of the students. He became the Lord's chosen one while still in his mother's womb. He was named Bartholomew.

After birth, he distinguished himself by not drinking mother's milk on Wednesdays and Fridays, observing fasting. Bartholomew had a very difficult time studying. And one day he met an old man who asked the Lord for him. This helped Bartholomew learn to read.

Thanks to strict fasting, constant prayer, and tireless physical labor, this man began to draw closer and closer to the Lord. He went to live in a monastery and received the name Sergius of Radonezh. There are known cases of healing and resurrection of children by these saints. He defeated the temptations of evil spirits and became stronger. Before leaving this life, he bequeathed to the brethren to have fear of the Lord, to be pure in soul and unfeigned in love. It is customary for this holy martyr to pray for his children.

Oh, sacred head, venerable and God-bearing Father Sergius, by your prayer, and by faith and love, even for God, and by the purity of your heart, you have settled your soul on earth in the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity, and have been granted angelic communion and the visitation of the Most Holy Theotokos, and the gift received miraculous grace, after your departure from earthly people, you came closer to God and partook of heavenly powers, but did not retreat from us in the spirit of your love, and your honest power, like a vessel of grace full and overflowing, was left to us! Having great boldness towards the All-Merciful Master, pray to save His servants, His grace existing in you, believing and flowing to you with love. Ask us from our Greatly Gifted God every gift that is beneficial to everyone: observance of the immaculate faith, establishment of our cities, peace of peace, deliverance from famine and destruction, preservation from the invasion of foreigners, consolation for the afflicted, healing for the sick, restoration for the fallen, those who go astray on the path of truth and return of salvation, strengthening for those who strive, prosperity and blessing for those who do good in good deeds, upbringing of infants, instruction for the young, admonition for the ignorant, intercession for orphans and widows, departing from this temporary life for the eternal, good preparation and parting words, blessed repose for those departed, and all of us assisted by your prayers vouchsafe on the day of the Last Judgment to be delivered from this part, and to be part of the right hand of the country and to hear the blessed voice of the Lord Christ: “Come, blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Amen.

Great Martyr Sophia

This saint will hear prayers for children, since she herself experienced terrible mental anguish. During her lifetime, she was a widow and raised three daughters: Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov. All were devoted to the Lord, and their fame reached the emperor himself. He decided to test the power of faith and began to send a pagan preacher to Sophia’s family so that she would convince the girls and their mother about Christianity. But her attempts were unsuccessful, as were the efforts of the emperor himself.

When the girls openly declared that they would be devoted to the Creator until the end of their lives, Emperor Andrian subjected Sophia’s daughters to various torments. The Lord protected the girls every time, but the emperor ordered their heads to be cut off. The first Faith, and after it Hope and Love, suffered torment, because they were always ready to meet Christ. Sofia, on the other hand, experienced mental anguish when she had to collect and bury the remains of her beloved children.

She remained at the grave of her relatives for two days, where she died quietly. For the torment she endured in the name of faith, Sophia was canonized as a holy great martyr. Christians ask her for protection for their children.

Oh, long-suffering and wise Great Martyr Sophia of Christ! You stand with your soul in heaven at the Throne of the Lord, and on earth, by the grace given to you, you perform various healings: look mercifully at the people who stand before you and those praying before your relics, asking for your help: extend your holy prayers to the Lord for us, and ask us for forgiveness our sins, healing for the sick, quick help for the grieving and needy: pray to the Lord to give us all a Christian death and a good answer at His Last Judgment, so that we may be worthy to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit with you forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for those in a coma

If a child is in a coma, who should he pray to? The child’s relatives need to turn to the Lord. It is important not just to order the prayers of priests, but also to sincerely ask the Creator for help in these difficult times of testing.

It is believed that maternal prayer has the greatest power. Since it is the mother who asks the Lord for sincere help for her child. It is very good when parents pray together with the priest, then the power of such an appeal to the Creator is multiplied. Here is the text of the prayer, which is recommended to be read by heart.

“Our Lord, Jesus Christ, I ask you, do not let God’s servant (the person’s name) leave. Let him return to us and delight us with his presence. I only ask you, because you are our Lord, forever and ever. Amen.”

Saint Panteleimon can also help a sick child. During his lifetime he was a doctor. When the truths of Christianity were revealed to Panteleimon, he was so imbued with them that he promised to serve people until the end of his days. A situation arose when a doctor found a dead boy on the road who had suffered from an echidna bite. Panteleimon turned with sincere prayers to the Creator, asking him to revive the child. The strength and prayers were so great that a miracle happened and the boy came back to life. Since then, this healer began to treat patients for free.

Oh, great saint of Christ, passion-bearer and merciful physician Panteleimon! Have mercy on me, the sinful servant of God (name), hear my groaning and cry, propitiate the Heavenly, Supreme Physician of our souls and bodies, Christ our God, may he grant me healing from the cruel illness that oppresses me. Accept the unworthy prayer of the most sinful man above all. Visit me with a gracious visit. Do not disdain my sinful ulcers, anoint them with the oil of your mercy and heal me; May I be healthy in soul and body, the rest of my days, with the help of God’s grace, can be spent in repentance and pleasing to God, and I will be worthy to receive the good end of my life. Hey, servant of God! Pray to Christ God, that through your intercession he may grant me the health of my body and the salvation of my soul. Amen.

Special cases

Is it possible to pray for children who have not been baptized? According to Orthodox beliefs, it is important to constantly communicate with the Lord, thanking him for every minute of life and asking for help.

Moreover, the rite of baptism is considered one of the most important in Orthodoxy. If a person has not been baptized, he has no chance of gaining eternal life. It is also believed that such people cannot take part in some aspects of the Divine Service.

The church not only allows praying for children who have not been baptized, but also considers it obligatory. However, you cannot order the Divine Liturgy for them. An unbaptized child cannot be given communion, since this rite of eating Christ’s flesh has no power for him. Jesus suffered on the cross for his faith. His sacrifice can only be appreciated and accepted by Christians.

Prayer for a baby who is about to be baptized also has its own characteristics. According to the canons of Orthodoxy, this must be done no earlier than the fortieth day after the birth of the baby. Until this time, you can submit notes asking to pray for the mother of the baby and her child. This is considered the right thing to do.

Let's sum it up

Christians should turn to the Creator daily with gratitude for the time they have lived. Prayer for children is one of the important moments for loving parents. On bright days of prosperity, such treatment strengthens the strength of children and gives them success in their studies. If children are sick, the power of maternal prayer can work a miracle and lead to complete healing even from the most severe illnesses.

There is no text of a “strong” prayer. The power of turning to the Creator lies in the sincerity and faith of the person praying in the help of the Lord. Therefore, you can speak with the Creator not only using standard texts, but also in your own words.

Jesus gave his life for people, giving them the opportunity to be resurrected. Only baptized people can receive the gift of Eternal Life. Therefore, it is important to baptize a child according to church canons, doing this in early infancy. Despite the fact that religion does not prohibit praying for unbaptized children, it is better to carry out this ritual. Then the person will have protection for life.

It is believed that the first prayer for a child should be an appeal to the Creator. Also in Christianity there are many saints to whom you can turn. It is important to pray not to the icon, but to the saint who is depicted on it. And sincerely believe that requests will definitely be heard and fulfilled.

Christians have such a concept as parental prayer. Many theologians believe that it reaches Heaven faster than other personal prayers: after all, often the child himself does not yet know how to pray. Moreover, for the Lord God and the Mother of God, we people are the same children. They, according to the teachings of the church, experience the same, even worse torment as earthly parents when their children make tragic mistakes, suffer from pain, and behave disgustingly.
Here are some prayers that loving Christian parents should always have on hand. First, of course, comes the mother’s prayer. It is suitable in any situation: whether your child is sick, whether he is facing some kind of test, or for some reason your relationship with him is not working out. It will be better if you start reading it before a critical moment in the life of your son or daughter. As they say, God protects those who are careful.

“Lord Jesus Christ, be Thy mercy upon my children (names, or one), keep them under Thy roof, cover them from all evil lust, drive away from them every enemy and adversary, open their ears and the eyes of their hearts, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts. Lord, we are all Your creation, have pity on my children (names) and turn them to repentance. Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my children (names), and enlighten their minds with the light of the mind of Your Gospel and guide them on the path of Your commandments, and teach them, O Savior, to do Your will, as You are our God.”

Fathers should also not remain on the sidelines in protecting their children. This prayer for fathers is for men.

“Sweet Jesus, God of my heart!! You gave me children according to the flesh, they are Yours according to your soul. You redeemed both my soul and theirs with Your priceless Blood, for the sake of Your Divine Blood, I beg You, my sweetest Savior, with Your grace touch the hearts of my children (names) and my godchildren (names), protect them with Your Divine fear, keep them from evil inclinations and habits, direct them to the bright path of life, truth and goodness. Decorate their lives with all that is good and savior, arrange their fate as You yourself want, and save their souls with their own destinies! Lord, God of our Fathers! Give to my children (names) and godchildren (names) a right heart to keep Your commandments, Your revelations and Your statutes. And do it all! Amen".

The following prayer is suitable for both parents. If two people read it, its power will double.

“Merciful Lord Jesus Christ! I entrust to You our children, whom You gave to us by fulfilling our prayers. I ask you. Lord, save them in the ways that You yourself know. Save them from the vices of evil, pride, and let nothing that is contrary to You touch their souls. By faith, love and hope for salvation, grant them, and may they be Your chosen vessels of the Holy Spirit, and may their life path be holy and blameless before God. Bless them, Lord, may they strive every minute of their lives to fulfill Your holy will, so that You, Lord, may always be with them by Your Holy Spirit. Lord, teach them to pray to You, so that prayer may be their support and protection in sorrows and the consolation of their lives, and may we, their parents, be saved by their prayer. May Your angels always protect them. May our children be sensitive to the grief of their neighbors and may they fulfill Your commandment of love. And if they sin, then, Lord, vouchsafe them to bring repentance to You, and you, in Your ineffable mercy, forgive them. When their earthly life ends, then take them to Your Heavenly Abodes, where let them lead with them other Your chosen servants. Through the prayer of Your Most Pure Mother, Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and Your Saints (list the saints of your family), Lord, have mercy and save us, as You are glorified with Your Beginning Father and Your Most Holy Good Life-Giving Spirit always, and now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages. . Amen".

We often send our beloved children to their grandparents’ dachas and to children’s camps for the summer. And we immediately begin to get nervous, worry, and look forward to parent’s day. Read this prayer daily, and the children will be safe and sound.

“God and Father, Creator and Preserver of all creatures! Grace my poor children (names) with Your Holy Spirit, may He kindle in them the true fear of God, which is the beginning of wisdom and direct prudence, according to which whoever acts, his praise abides forever. Bless them with true knowledge of You, keep them from all idolatry and false teaching, make them grow in the true and saving faith and in all piety, and may they abide in them constantly to the end. Grant them a believing, obedient and humble heart and mind, so that they may grow in years and in grace before God and before people. Plant in their hearts Love for Your Divine Word, so that they may be reverent in prayer and worship, respectful to the ministers of the Word and sincere with everyone in their actions, modest in their movements, chaste in their morals, true in their words, faithful in deeds, diligent in their studies, happy in the performance of their duties, reasonable and righteous towards all people. Keep them from all the temptations of the evil world, and let not evil society corrupt them. Do not allow them to fall into uncleanness and unchastity, so that they do not shorten their own lives and do not offend others. Let us protect them in every danger, so that they do not suffer sudden destruction. Make it so that we do not see in them dishonor and shame for ourselves, but honor and joy, so that Your Kingdom may be multiplied by them and the number of believers will increase, and may they be in heaven around Your Table, like heavenly olive branches, and with all the chosen ones will reward You for honor, praise and glorification through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen".

A mother's prayer works wonders. Do not neglect this remedy to protect your children from diseases and misfortunes. We offer several of the most powerful prayers of a mother for her children, which will definitely help you in difficult times. Read them with faith and everything will be fine!

A mother's prayerful sigh for her children. Prayer for the health of the child. Prayer for the well-being of children.

God! To the Creator of all creatures, adding mercy to mercy, You have made me worthy to be the mother of a family; Your goodness has given me children, and I dare to say: they are Your children! Because You gave them existence, revived them with an immortal soul, revived them through baptism for a life in accordance with Your will, adopted them and accepted them into the bosom of Your Church, Lord! Keep them in a state of grace until the end of their lives; grant them to be partakers of the Mysteries of Your Covenant; sanctify by Thy truth; may Thy holy name be sanctified in them and through them! Grant me Your gracious help in raising them for the glory of Your name and the benefit of your neighbor! Give me methods, patience and strength for this purpose! Teach me to plant in their hearts the root of true wisdom - Thy fear! Illuminate them with the light of Your wisdom that governs the universe! May they love You with all their souls and thoughts; may they cleave to You with all their hearts and throughout their entire life may they tremble at Your words! Grant me the understanding to convince them that true life consists in keeping Your commandments; that work, strengthened by piety, brings serene contentment in this life and ineffable bliss in eternity. Open to them the understanding of Your Law! May they act until the end of their days in the feeling of Your omnipresence! Plant in their hearts horror and disgust from all lawlessness; let them be blameless in Thy ways; May they always remember that You, All-Good God, are a zealot of Your Law and Truth! Keep them in chastity and reverence for Your name! Let them not discredit Your Church by their behavior, but let them live according to its instructions! Inspire them with a desire for useful teaching and make them capable of every good deed! May they acquire a true understanding of those objects whose information is necessary in their condition; May they be enlightened with knowledge beneficial to humanity. God! Manage me to impress with indelible marks on the minds and hearts of my children the fear of partnerships with those who do not know Thy fear, to instill in them every possible distance from any alliance with the lawless. Let them not listen to rotten conversations; Let them not listen to frivolous people; May they not be led astray from Your path by bad examples; May they not be tempted by the fact that sometimes the path of the wicked is successful in this world! Heavenly Father! Grant me the grace to take every possible care to tempt my children with my actions, but, constantly bearing in mind their behavior, to distract them from errors, correct their mistakes, curb their stubbornness and obstinacy, refrain from striving for vanity and frivolity; Let them not be carried away by crazy thoughts, let them not follow their hearts, let them not become proud in their thoughts, let them not forget You and Your Law. May iniquity not destroy their mind and health, may sins not weaken their mental and physical strength. Righteous Judge, who punishes children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generation, turn away such punishment from my children, do not punish them for my sins; but sprinkle them with the dew of Thy grace, that they may prosper in virtue and holiness, that they may increase in Thy favor and in the love of pious people. Father of generosity and all mercy! According to my parental feeling, I would wish for my children every abundance of earthly blessings, I would wish them blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, but may Thy holy will be with them! Arrange their fate according to Your good pleasure, do not deprive them of their daily bread in life, send down to them everything they need in time to acquire a blessed eternity, be merciful to them when they sin before You, do not impute to them the sins of their youth and ignorance, bring their hearts to contrition when they resist the guidance of Your goodness; Punish them and have mercy, directing them to the path pleasing to You, but do not reject them from Your presence! Accept their prayers with favor, grant them success in every good deed; do not turn Your face away from them in the days of their tribulation, lest temptations befall them beyond their strength. Overshadow them with Your mercy, may Your Angel walk with them and protect them from all misfortune and evil paths, All-Good God! Make me a mother who rejoices over her children, so that they will be my joy in the days of my life and my support in my old age. Honor me, with trust in Your mercy, to appear with them at Your Last Judgment and with unworthy boldness to say: here I am and my children whom You gave me, Lord! Yes, together with them glorifying Your ineffable goodness and eternal love, I extol Your Most Holy Name, Father, Son and Holy Soul, forever and ever. Amen.

Exists also a special prayer for parents about work and activities for children. This prayer is addressed to Saint Mitrofan, in the schema of Macarius, Voronezh. Parents turn to Saint Mitrofan with a request for the successful settlement of their children, remembering that he once asked for his son, Ivan Mikhailov, so that he would not stray from the true path.

O Saint Father Mitrofan, we are sinners, through the incorruption of your honorable relics and the many good deeds miraculously done and performed by you, having become confident, we confess that we have great grace from the Lord our God, and humbly falling to your mercy, we pray to you: pray for us May Christ our God bestow His rich mercy on all who honor your holy memory and who diligently resort to you; may she establish in her holy Orthodox Church the living spirit of right faith and piety, the spirit of knowledge and love, the spirit of peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, that all her children, being pure from worldly temptations and carnal lusts and the evil actions of evil spirits, may worship in spirit and truth Let them be diligent in keeping His commandments for the salvation of their souls. May the Lord give her shepherd holy zeal for the salvation of people, to enlighten the unbelievers, to instruct the ignorant, to bring to reason those who doubt, to return those who have fallen away from the Orthodox Church to her, to keep the faithful in the faith, to move sinners to repentance, to comfort the repentant and to strengthen them in the correction of their lives, and so that all people can be brought to His prepared eternal Kingdom of saints. Pray to the Lord, O servant of Christ: may His faithful servants, in sorrow and sorrow cry out to Him day and night, hear the painful cry and may our belly be delivered from destruction. May our good God grant to all people in the kingdom peace, silence, serenity and an abundance of earthly fruits, and especially to the fulfillment of His commandments, unslothful diligence; and may he deliver the reigning cities, this city and all other cities and towns from famine, cowardice, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners, internecine warfare, deadly plagues and from all evil. To her, the saint of God, may your prayers arrange all that is good for our souls and bodies; Yes, and we will glorify in souls and bodiesEx our Lord and our God, Jesus Christ, to Him with the Father and the Holy Spirit be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Daily prayer for a child:

Lord Jesus Christ, awaken Your mercy on my child (name), keep him under Your roof, cover him from all evil lust, drive away every enemy and adversary from them, open his ears and the eyes of his heart, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts. Lord, we are all Your creation, have pity on my child (name) and turn him to repentance. Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my child (name), and enlighten his mind with the light of the mind of Your Gospel, and guide him on the path of Your commandments, and teach him, O Savior, to do Your will, for You are our God.

A mother's sigh for her children

God! To the Creator of all creatures, adding mercy to mercy, You have made me worthy to be the mother of a family; Your goodness has given me children, and I dare to say: they are Your children! Because You gave them existence, revived them with an immortal soul, revived them through baptism for a life in accordance with Your will, adopted them and accepted them into the bosom of Your Church, Lord! Keep them in a state of grace until the end of their lives; grant them to be partakers of the Mysteries of Your Covenant; sanctify by Thy truth; may Thy holy name be sanctified in them and through them! Grant me Your gracious help in raising them for the glory of Your name and the benefit of your neighbor! Give me methods, patience and strength for this purpose! Teach me to plant in their hearts the root of true wisdom - Thy fear! Illuminate them with the light of Your Wisdom that governs the Universe! May they love You with all their souls and thoughts; may they cleave to You with all their hearts and throughout their entire life may they tremble at Your words! Grant me the understanding to convince them that true life consists in keeping your commandments; that work, strengthened by piety, brings serene contentment in this life and ineffable bliss in eternity. Open to them the understanding of Your Law! May they act until the end of their days in the feeling of Your omnipresence! Plant in their hearts horror and disgust from all lawlessness; let them be blameless in your ways; May they always remember that You, All-Good God, are a zealot of Your Law and Truth! Keep them in chastity and reverence for Your name! Let them not discredit Your Church by their behavior, but let them live according to its instructions! Inspire them with a desire for useful teaching and make them capable of every good deed! May they acquire a true understanding of those objects whose information is necessary in their condition; May they be enlightened with knowledge beneficial to humanity. God! Manage me to impress with indelible marks on the minds and hearts of my children the fear of alliances with those who do not know Thy fear, to instill in them every possible distance from any alliance with the lawless. May they not listen to rotten conversations, may they not listen to frivolous people, may they not be led astray by bad examples from Your path, may they not be tempted by the fact that sometimes the path of the lawless is successful in this world! Heavenly Father! Grant me the grace to take every possible care to tempt my children with my actions, but, constantly bearing in mind their behavior, to distract them from errors, correct their mistakes, curb their stubbornness and obstinacy, refrain from striving for vanity and frivolity; Let them not be carried away by crazy thoughts, let them not follow their hearts, let them not become proud in their thoughts, let them not forget You and Your Law. May iniquity not destroy their mind and health, may sins not weaken their mental and physical strength. Righteous Judge, punishing children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generation, turn away such punishment from my children, do not punish them for my sins, but sprinkle them with the dew of Your grace, may they prosper in virtue and holiness, may they grow in Your favor and love pious people. Father of generosity and all mercy! According to my parental feeling, I would wish for my children every abundance of earthly blessings, I would wish them blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, but may Thy holy will be with them! Arrange their fate according to Your good pleasure, do not deprive them of their daily bread in life, send down to them everything they need in time to acquire a blessed eternity, be merciful to them when they sin before You, do not impute to them the sins of their youth and ignorance, bring their hearts to contrition When they resist the guidance of Your goodness, punish them and have mercy, directing them to a path pleasing to You, but do not reject them from Your presence! Accept their prayers with favor, grant them success in every good deed, do not turn Your face away from them in the days of their sorrow, so that temptations beyond their strength may not befall them. Overshadow them with Your mercy, may Your Angel walk with them and protect them from all misfortune and evil paths, All-Good God! Make me a mother who rejoices over her children, so that they will be my joy in the days of my life and my support in my old age. Honor me, with trust in Your mercy, to appear with them at Your Last Judgment and with unworthy boldness to say: here I am and my children whom You gave me, Lord! Yes, together with them glorifying Your ineffable goodness and eternal love, I extol Your Most Holy Name, Father, Son and Holy Soul, forever and ever. Amen.

Mother's blessing

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, hear me, Thy sinful and unworthy servant. Lord, in the mercy of Your power my child, have mercy and save him for Your name’s sake. Lord, forgive him all the sins, voluntary and involuntary, that he committed before You. Lord, guide him on the true path of Your commandments and enlighten him and enlighten him with Your light of Christ, for the salvation of the soul and the healing of the body. Lord, bless him in the house, around the house, at school, in the field, at work and on the road, and in every place of Your possession. Lord, protect him under the shelter of Your Saints from a flying bullet, arrow, knife, sword, poison, fire, flood, from a deadly plague (atomic rays) and from vain death. Lord, protect him from visible and invisible enemies, from all troubles, evils and misfortunes. Lord, heal him from all diseases, cleanse him from all filth (wine, tobacco, drugs) and ease his mental suffering and sorrow. Lord, grant him the grace of Your Holy Spirit for many years of life, health and chastity. Lord, increase and strengthen his mental abilities and physical strength. Lord, give him Your blessing for a pious family life and pious procreation. Lord, grant me, Thy unworthy and sinful servant, a parental blessing on my child at this time of morning, afternoon, evening and night, for Thy name’s sake, for Thy Kingdom is eternal, omnipotent and omnipotent. Amen.

Prayer for the children of St. Ambrose of Optina

Lord, You alone weigh everything, you can do everything, and you want to save everyone and come to the mind of truth. Enlighten my children (names) with the knowledge of Thy truth and Thy holy will and strengthen them to walk according to Thy commandments and have mercy on me, a sinner. Amen.

About the health and well-being of the child you can ask our Lord with this prayer:

Holy Father, Eternal God, from You comes every gift or every good. I diligently pray to You for the child that Your grace has given me. You gave her life, revived her with an immortal soul, revived her with holy baptism, so that, in accordance with Your will, she would inherit the Kingdom of Heaven; preserve her according to Your goodness until the end of her life. Sanctify it with Your truth, may Your name be hallowed in it. Help me, by Your grace, to educate her for the glory of Your name and for the benefit of others, give me the necessary means for this: patience and strength. Lord, enlighten her with the light of Your Wisdom, so that she may love You with all her soul, with all her thoughts, plant in her heart fear and disgust from all lawlessness, so that she may walk in Your commandments, adorn her soul with chastity, hard work, patience, honesty, protect her with truth from slander , vanity, abomination, sprinkle with the dew of Thy grace, that he may prosper in virtues and holiness, and may he grow in Thy good will, in love and piety. May the Guardian Angel always be with her and protect her youth from vain thoughts, from the temptations of this world and from all evil slander. If, when she sins before You, Lord, do not turn Your face away from her, but be merciful to her, arouse repentance in her heart according to the multitude of Your bounties, cleanse the sins and do not deprive Your blessings, but give her everything necessary for her salvation, preserving her from all illness, danger, troubles and sorrows, overshadowing her with Your mercy all the days of this life. God, I pray to You, give me joy and joy for my child and grant me the privilege of appearing with her at Your Last Judgment, with shameless boldness to say: “Here I am the child that You gave me, Lord. Amen". Let us glorify Your All-Holy Name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Don't forget contact your child’s Guardian Angel. Prayer to the Guardian Angel for children.

Holy Guardian Angel of my child (name), cover her with your protection from the arrows of the demon, from the eyes of the seducer, and keep her heart in angelic purity. Amen.

There is also parental prayer “For the blessing of children.”

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, bless, sanctify, preserve my child with the power of Your Life-giving Cross. Amen.

There are also special maternal prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Thy maternal gaze, for Thou art the Divine Cover of Thy servants. Mother of God, introduce me to the image of Your heavenly Motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names) caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord, Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen.

On raising children in Christian piety (so that the child is obedient, respects not only his parents, but also the children at school and his teachers) pray to the Holy Martyr Sophia.

Oh, long-suffering and wise Great Martyr Sophia of Christ! You stand with your soul in heaven at the Throne of the Lord, and on earth, by the grace given to you, you perform various healings: look mercifully at the people who stand before you and those praying before your relics, asking for your help: extend your holy prayers to the Lord for us, and ask us for forgiveness our sins, healing for the sick, quick help for the grieving and needy: pray to the Lord to give us all a Christian death and a good answer at His Last Judgment, so that we may be worthy to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit with you forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for the gift of children. If you want to have a boy, you need to pray to Alexander Svirsky.

O sacred head, earthly angel and heavenly man, venerable and God-bearing Father Alexandra, great servant of the Most Holy and Consubstantial Trinity, show many mercies to those living in your holy monastery and to all who flow to you with faith and love. Ask us everything that is useful for this temporary life, and even more necessary for our eternal salvation. Help with your intercession, servant of God, the ruler of our country, Russia. And may the holy Orthodox Church of Christ abide deeply in the world. Be to all of us, miracle-working saint, a quick helper in every sorrow and situation. Most of all, at the hour of our death, the merciful intercessor appears to us, so that we may not be betrayed in the ordeals of the air by the power of the evil ruler of the world, but may we be honored with a stumbling-free ascension into the Kingdom of Heaven. Hey, Father, our dear prayer book! Do not disgrace our hope, do not despise our humble prayers, but always intercede for us before the Throne of the Life-Giving Trinity, so that together with you and with all the saints, even if we are unworthy, we may be worthy to glorify in the villages of paradise the greatness, grace and mercy of the One God in the Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for infertility. Prayer for conceiving a child.

In case of infertility, they pray to the righteous godfathers Joachim and Anna.

Oh, the ever-glorious righteous women of Christ, the holy godfathers Joachim and Anno, standing before the Heavenly Throne of the Great King and having great boldness towards Him, as from your Most Blessed Daughter, the Most Pure Mother of God and the Ever-Virgin Mary, who deigned to be incarnate! We, sinners and unworthy, resort to you, as a powerful intercessor and a zealous prayer book for us. Pray for His goodness, that He may turn away His anger from us, righteously moved against us by our deeds, and may, despising our countless sins, turn us to the path of repentance and the paths of His commandments, may He strengthen us. Also, with your prayers, preserve our life in the world, and ask for all good haste, all that we need from God for life and piety, granting us from all misfortunes and troubles and sudden deaths through your intercession, and protecting us from all enemies, visible and invisible, for let us live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity, and having passed this temporary life in the world, we will achieve eternal peace, whereby through your holy prayer we may be worthy of the Heavenly Kingdom of Christ our God, to whom, together with the Father and the Most Holy Spirit, belongs all glory, honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.

It is also good to pray to the holy prophet Zechariah and Elizabeth. Here are the words prayers for the gift of a healthy child:

O holy saints of God, prophet Zechariah and righteous Elizabeth! Having fought a good fight on earth, we have naturally received in Heaven the crown of righteousness, which the Lord has prepared for all who love Him. In the same way, looking at your holy image, we rejoice at the glorious end of your life and honor your holy memory. You, standing before the Throne of God, accept our prayers and bring them to the All-Merciful God, to forgive us every sin and help us against the wiles of the devil, so that, having been delivered from sorrows, illnesses, troubles and misfortunes and all evil, we will live piously and righteously in the present We will therefore be worthy through your intercession, even though we are unworthy, to see good on the land of the living, glorifying the One in His saints, glorifying God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer to protect a child from all kinds of temptations

My heart is in Your hand, Lord. God the Wise, God the Merciful, everything is possible for You, for everything is in Your power. You not only heal the blind, deaf and dumb, but also raise the dead. O Lord God Almighty, I ask and pray to You for the child that You have given me. Help me, by Thy grace, to raise him piously, to Thy Throne to praise and honor. My Lord, my Fortress, strengthen him with Your strength against all earthly temptations. Instill in him fear and disgust for all devilish attractions. Take him away from all nasty and godless deeds. Do not reject me in my tearful petition, I pray to You and I hope in You. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer to the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Softening evil hearts”, so that no one will harm the child

This icon is considered miraculous, loved and revered throughout the Orthodox world, and is capable of protecting any person from evil and enemies. Light a candle or lamp in front of the image and read:

O long-suffering Mother of God, who surpassed all the daughters of the earth in Her purity and the multitude of sufferings You endured on earth. Accept our painful sighs and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. There is no other refuge and warm intercession, don’t You know, but as we have the boldness, we will surely reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing praises to the One God in the Trinity. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer for children to Simeon the God-Receiver

According to legend, 40 days after the birth of Jesus Christ, His parents, the Virgin Mary and Joseph, came to the Jerusalem Temple in order, according to Jewish law, to make a sacrifice to God for their child. At this time, righteous Simeon was in the temple, who doubted the words of the prophet Isaiah, who claimed that the Savior would be born of an immaculate Virgin. At the moment when he expressed his doubt, an Angel appeared to him and said that he would not die until he saw with his own eyes the fulfillment of the prophecy. And so, spiritually seeing the Savior in the Baby Jesus, Simeon took him in his arms and said: “God! Now You release me, Your servant, Master!” That is why Simeon was nicknamed the God-Receiver and they began to turn to him with a request for the protection of children.

Oh, great servant of God, God-receptive Simeon! Standing before the Throne of the Great King and our God Jesus Christ, we have great boldness in approaching Him, in our arms, for the sake of salvation, we will rush to the one who wills. To you, as a powerful intercessor and a strong prayer book for us, we, sinners and unworthy, resort. Pray for His goodness, for He may turn away His anger from us, righteously moved against us by our deeds, and, despising our countless sins, turn us to the path of repentance and establish us on the path of His commandments. Protect our life in peace with your prayers, and ask for good haste in all good things, granting us everything we need for life and piety. Just as in ancient times the Great Novugrad, by the appearance of your miraculous icon, delivered you from the destruction of mortals, so now you and all the cities and towns of our country have delivered us and all the cities and towns of our country from all misfortunes and troubles and vain deaths through your intercession, and from all enemies, visible and invisible, with your protection. Let us live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity and, having passed this temporary life in the world, we will achieve eternal peace, where we will be worthy of the Heavenly Kingdom of Christ our God. To Him all glory belongs, together with the Father and His Most Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer for children to the Mother of God

O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your Motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, beg my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine protection of Your servants. Mother of God, introduce me to the image of Your Heavenly Motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names) caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord, Jesus Christ, and to Your, Most Pure, Heavenly protection. Amen.

Prayer to the Lord to grant the child intelligence and good memory:

Most gracious Lord, bestow upon us the grace of Your Holy Spirit, bestowing and strengthening our spiritual strength, so that, by heeding the teaching taught to us, we may grow to You, our Creator, for glory, for the comfort of our parents, for the benefit of the Church and the Fatherland. Amen.

Prayer for the development of the minds of children and the enlightenment of their minds for learning

This prayer is addressed to Saints Equal to the Apostles Cyril and Methodius, First Teachers of Slovenia.

About the glorification of the language of the Slovenian teachers and educators, the saints Equal to the Apostles Methodius and Cyril. To you, as children of your father, enlightened by the light of your teachings and writings and instructed in the faith of Christ, we now earnestly resort to you and pray in contrition of our hearts. If also your covenant, as disobedient children, is not kept and about pleasing God, as if it were cleansed, careless, and from like-mindedness and love, even in words, as to brothers in faith and in the flesh, you bequeath goodness, having fallen away, even as it was ancient in life You do not turn away your ungrateful and unworthy children, but you repay good for evil, so even now you do not turn away your prayers to sinners and unworthy children, but, as you have great boldness towards the Lord, diligently pray to Him, that He may instruct and turn us to the path of salvation, while there is discord and the discord that arises among brothers of the same faith will be pacified, those who have fallen away will be brought back into unanimity, and will unite us all with unity of spirit and love in the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. We know, we know that the prayer of a righteous person can do a lot for the mercy of the Lord, even if it is offered for sinful people. Do not forsake us, your sad and unworthy children, whose sin for the sake of your flock, gathered by you, is divided by enmity and seduced by temptations from the Gentiles, has diminished, its verbal sheep are scattered, admired from mental wolves, give us zeal for Orthodoxy through your prayers, Let us warm ourselves with it, preserve the traditions of our fathers well, faithfully observe the charters and customs of the church, let us run away from all strange false teachings, and so, in living a life pleasing to God on earth, we will be honored with a life of paradise in Heaven, and there with you, together with the Lord of all, in the Trinity of the One God, glorify forever and ever. Amen.