Morning prayers in modern language. Bernard Werber - the tree of the possible and other stories. Everyday confession of sins

Sign of the Cross:




Lord's Prayer:
Our Father who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.



Doxology:
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. And now, and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.



Apostles' Creed:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried, descended into hell, rose from the dead on the third day, ascended into heaven and He is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty, and from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Universal Church, the communion of saints, forgiveness of sins, resurrection of the body, eternal life. Amen.



Angelic greeting:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you, blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Under Your protection:
We resort to Your protection, Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our prayers in our sorrows, but always deliver us from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Our Lady, our Defender, our Intercessor, reconcile us with Your Son, entrust us to Your Son, bring us all to Your Son. Amen.



Angel of the Lord:
P. The angel of the Lord announced to Mary,
B. And She conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary...
P. Se, Servant of the Lord;
B. Let it be done to me according to your word.
Hail Mary...
P. And the Word became Flesh,
V. And he lived with us.
Hail Mary...
P. Pray for us, Most Holy Theotokos.
V. May we be rewarded with the fulfillment of Christ’s promises.
P. Let's pray. We ask You, Lord, fill our souls with Your grace, so that with its help we come to know the incarnation of Christ, Your Son, announced by the angel, and through His suffering and cross we achieve the glory of the resurrection. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Or:
God, eternal Wisdom; The Most Pure Virgin, through an angelic greeting, received Your ineffable Word and became a living temple of the Holy Spirit. Help us, following Her example, to humbly follow Your will and make us Your holy abode. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Queen of Heaven (Regina caeli)
During the period from Easter to the celebration Holy Trinity(Sunday after Pentecost) instead of the prayer “Angel of the Lord” the antiphon “Queen of Heaven” (Regina caeli) is pronounced:
Queen of Heaven, rejoice! Hallelujah!
For He Whom You were worthy to carry in Your womb, Hallelujah!
He rose from the dead according to His prediction. Hallelujah!
Pray to God for us. Hallelujah!
Rejoice and be merry, Virgin Mary, Hallelujah!
For truly the Lord has risen. Hallelujah!
Let's pray.
God, You have given joy to the world through the resurrection of Your Son Christ Jesus our Lord. We ask you: help us achieve the joy of eternal life through the intercession of the Virgin Mary who gave birth to Him. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail, Queen (Salve Regina)
Hail, Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, joy and hope, glory. We cry to You, the exiled children of Eve. We sigh to You, groaning and weeping in this valley of tears. O our Intercessor! Fix Thy merciful gaze upon us, and after this exile show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of Thy womb. O meek, O good, O sweet Virgin Mary.



To the Guardian Angel:
Holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my soul! Always be with me, morning, evening, day and night, guide me on the path of God’s commandments and remove all temptations of evil from me. Amen.



MORNING PRAYERS:
We are children of God, and every morning we raise our first thoughts to our Father who is in heaven: we greet Him, we thank Him for a new day of life. The main idea of ​​morning prayer is worship of God. The rising sun awakens all living things. In this we see the way of God and glorify the Giver of life. At the same time, we come face to face with our life tasks, which are participation in the work of God. By sacrificing our labor to Him, we ask for His help and renew our sincere intention to live in unity with Him.



Appeal to glorify God:
Come, let us sing to the Lord, let us exclaim to the rock of our salvation; Let us come before His face with praise, and let us shout to Him in songs.
For the Lord is the great God and the great King over all gods.
The depths of the earth are in His hand, and the tops of the mountains are His; The sea is His, and He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.
Come, let us bow down and kneel before the face of the Lord, our Creator; for He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.
Ps 95(94), 1-7



Morning praise:
I praise You, my God, and love You with all my heart. I thank You for creating me, making me a Christian and saving me from death this night. I give You all my actions today - may they be pleasing to You and serve Your glory. Save me from sin and all evil. May Your grace always be with me and my loved ones. Amen.



Please have a good day:
Lord, Almighty God, You have allowed me to live to see a new day: strengthen me with Your grace. Help me today to see the dignity of the children of God in every neighbor, and to be able to show them love. Help me create an atmosphere of goodwill and joy around me. Let my thoughts and actions express Your will. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.



Longing for God:
God! You are my God, I have been looking for You since the early dawn; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You in the empty, parched and waterless land, to see Your power and Your glory, as I saw You in the sanctuary: for Your mercy is better than life. My lips will praise You. So I will bless You in my life; in Your name I will lift up my hands.
How my soul is satisfied with fat and oil, and my lips praise You with a joyful voice, when I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches, for You are my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice; My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
Ps 63(62), 2-9



Prayer calls for faith, hope, love and contrition:
My God, You are the infallible Truth, I believe in everything that You have revealed to us, and that the Holy Church tells us to believe. I believe in You, the only one true God in three equal and self-existent Persons: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became man for our sake, died on the cross and rose again, who will reward each person according to his deserts - reward or punish. I wish to always live by this faith: Lord, strengthen my faith.



My God, I trust that, according to Your promise and the merits of our Savior, Jesus Christ, You, in Your goodness, will grant me eternal life and the grace necessary for me to deserve this life by the good deeds that I am obliged and willing to do. Lord, do it so that I can rejoice in You in eternal life.



My God, I love You with all my heart and above all, for You are our infinite good and our eternal happiness! I love You, God, in my neighbor - make me love You even more.



My God, I grieve with all my heart for my sins, for having committed a sin, I deserve Your punishment. I grieve for them, for I have offended You, who is infinitely good and most worthy of love. With Your help, I undertake to avoid temptations in the future, so as not to offend You anymore. God! Strengthen me!



Committing your work to God every day:
God, Lord and Creator of the universe, I give You all my labors today, and through them I want to express my love for You, for Your Church, for my family and the whole world. Help me to do them joyfully, as if I were participating in Your work of creation. May this work serve the sanctification of my soul and the good of other people. I accept all the suffering associated with it as participation in the cross of Jesus. O my Lord, I entrust all unemployed, poor and unhappy people to Your All-Good Heart. Saint Joseph, patron saint of all workers, pray for me and for everyone who works with me. Amen.



PRAYERS DURING THE DAY:
God is Love, He loves us - His children. Throughout the day we want to thank God for His love for us by responding with our love. And we will be able to answer when we entrust our daily affairs, food, study, work and rest to Him in prayer.



Prayer before work:
Almighty God, may Your inspiration anticipate our deeds; Strengthen them with Your grace, so that every work we do begins in You and is completed in You. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.



Prayer before studying:
O Holy Spirit, sanctifying our hearts and minds, give us the desire and ability so that studying will be useful to us in earthly and eternal life. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.



Prayer after studying:
We thank You, Lord, for the light of teaching, so that, illuminated by it, we can always glorify You and do Your will. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.



Prayer of Praise:
For all the good deeds of the Lord,
For the treasures of faith and grace,
For our labor and its fruits,
For moments of firmness and for weakness,
For peace, struggle, health and illness,
For happy laughter and tears of sorrow,
For the heavy cross laid upon us,
May Jesus Christ be glorified!



Prayer before meals:
Bless us, O Lord God, and these gifts, which we will partake of in Your goodness, and grant that all people may have their daily bread. We ask You through Christ our Lord. Amen.



Prayer after eating:
We thank You, God, for all Your good deeds. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.



Reflection:
The prayers we say have a rich semantic content. It is useful to sometimes reflect on them in peace and quiet. By doing this, we will see that they speak about what is close to our hearts. It would be very good if we could also find guidance in them. In the end, you should make a practical decision - one, but a firm one.
Before you begin such a prayer, you need to concentrate and humble your heart before God, who abides with us and gives us His love. Ask Him to help us pray. Concluding our reflection, we must present our decision to God, thank Him for the grace of being with Him, for strengthening us and illuminating our mind. This is the simplest method of thinking.
It will be good if we add to our prayerful reflection the texts of Holy Scripture, psalms, prayers of the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross. You can use other prayers suggested in this prayer book.



Brief prayer requests:
God can also be addressed repeatedly throughout the day in very short prayers called short invocations. They can be said anywhere, almost at any time, on the way to work, and even while doing something. Anyone who finds such a prayer for himself and makes it truly his own will be able to feel the full power of its action.
My Lord and my God!
You, Lord, are good and merciful!
Lord, increase my faith!
God, Thy will be done!
God, I trust in You, let me not be ashamed!
Lord, my hope!
Have mercy on me, Lord, in my sorrows!
Guide me, O God, on Your paths!
Come, Lord Jesus!
All for the glory of God!
Remember me, Lord...



Teach me, Lord, to serve You worthily, teach me to give, regardless of the cost, to work without knowing rest; teach us to work without asking for any other reward other than confidence in the fulfillment of Your will. Amen.
St. Ignatius of Loyola



Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary:
O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of the true God and Mother of the Church! Mother of grace, Teacher of hidden and quiet self-sacrifice! To you, who comes out to meet us sinners, we dedicate ourselves and our love. Through Your hands we entrust to Your Son our life and work, our joys, illnesses and sorrows.
Ask our homes for the grace of love and respect for all life. Grant the same love with which You conceived the Divine Child in Your womb. O Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of gracious love, keep our families in unity and bless our children.
You are our Hope and hope; look upon us mercifully and teach us to always turn to Jesus. Teach us to rise after falling and return to Him through confession of sins in the holy sacrament of reconciliation, which gives peace to our souls. Help us return to Jesus through the sacrament of the Eucharist.
Most Holy Mother, with a humble conscience and a heart free from wickedness, we will be able to bring to all people the true joy and peace of Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with God the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.



EVENING PRAYERS:
During evening prayer, we thank God for the day we have lived, examine our conscience, thank God for the good and ask for forgiveness for the evil we have done. This best moment so that family members forgive each other for minor offenses.
Before night falls, we entrust to God everyone and everything that our hearts hurt about. We remember death and the meeting with God that awaits us, we think about His judgment and mercy; We express our faith, hope, love and contrition for sins. You can read the prayers given here, or pray in your own words, or read selected passages from the Holy Scriptures. It is recommended to join the prayer of the Church - the Liturgy of the Hours. Evening prayer of the Church (Vespers) or prayer before bed.



Evening test of conscience:
Every person who wants to develop spiritually must realize how important the daily examination of conscience is. Examination of conscience is a time of prayer, a time of encounter in which we renew our life with and in Christ day by day. It gives us the opportunity to more fully and objectively see the presence and action of God in our lives, to know His plans for us so that we can find Him in everything and everywhere - not only during the time allotted for prayer. The test of conscience is not only an analysis of the day we have lived, not only a moral assessment of our actions: our vision of life should lead us to search for an answer to the call of God, to self-determination in faith. During the nightly examination of conscience, the feelings with which one should end the day are put in order and focused: gratitude to God for grace and blessing, contrition for bad deeds and thoughts, a decision to correct one’s life, and surrendering oneself with trust in the hands of a good God.
Merciful God! I thank You with all my heart for all your blessings. today and the grace given to me. Come, O Holy Spirit, illuminate my mind, so that all the sins I have committed today will be revealed to me, and especially my main vice. Break my heart so that I sincerely grieve for my sins.
I believe, Lord, that You are the God and Father of mercy. Therefore, with humble hope, I offer my sins to You, so that You may look at my contrition and grant me forgiveness. For You are God Almighty, who whitens souls more than snow and the light of the sun. Amen.



Suggestions for examination of conscience:
PRAYER: My communication with God? The memory of His presence? Thanksgiving? Desire to live as a Christian? Petitions? Hope? Prayer for forgiveness?
WORK, STUDY, REST: Ability to manage time? Fulfilling duties? Dedication? Coming to terms with your own limitations and taking responsibility for your abilities? Struggling with laziness and difficulties? Forms of relaxation, care for a good mood?
COMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE: Respect? Cooperation and mutual assistance? Kindness in words and deeds? Accepting reasonable offers? Attention to the concerns and suffering of others? Striving for justice? Protecting the weak?
Next we invite you to read the psalm:
The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life: whom shall I fear?
If evildoers, my opponents and my enemies come upon me to devour my flesh, then they themselves will stumble and fall.
Hear, O Lord, my voice with which I cry, have mercy on me and listen to me.
My heart speaks from You: “Seek My face”; and I will seek Your face, O Lord.
Hide not Your face from me; do not reject Your servant in anger.
You were my helper; do not reject me and do not forsake me, O God, my Savior!
For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will receive me.
Teach me, O Lord, Your way and guide me on the path of righteousness, for the sake of my enemies.
But I believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Trust in the Lord, be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened, and trust in the Lord.
Ps 27(26), 1-2. 7-11. 13-14



Other evening prayers:
Oh God, another day of my life has passed. Every moment I lived was a gift from You: whether I worked or rested, communicated with people or was alone with myself, was happy or sad - everything was Your gift.
Thank You for everything that I have learned and experienced today. You alone know whether I was able to fulfill Your will. Forgive me for everything that I overlooked, that I forgot about, for everything that was not according to Your will. Have mercy on me, a sinner. Let me let a night's rest increase my strength so that I can live better tomorrow.
Take care of all those who sleep and those who work this night. I entrust my entire future and that of my loved ones to Your merciful care, our God and Father. Amen.

Evening prayers

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, present everywhere and filling everything with Himself, Source of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth and save, O Good One, our souls.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. ( Three times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities, Holy One, come and heal our infirmities, for Thy Name’s sake!

Lord have mercy. ( Three times)

Glory, And now.

Our Father who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us our daily bread for this day; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and do not let us fall into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Tropari

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, for without finding any justification for ourselves, we, sinners, offer this prayer to You, our Lord: have mercy on us.

Glory: Lord, have mercy on us, for we trust in you; do not be angry with us beyond measure and do not remember our iniquities, but show now your love for us according to your mercy, and deliver us from our enemies, for you are our God, and we, your people, created by your hand, call on your name.

And now: Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, so that those who hope in You will not perish, but through You will be delivered from troubles: for You are the salvation of the Christian race.

Lord have mercy. ( 12 times)

Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great, to God the Father

Eternal God and King of all creatures, who has given me to live to this hour. Forgive me the sins that I committed on this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant me, Lord, this night a peaceful sleep, so that, rising from my humble bed, I may please Your most holy name all the days of my life and defeat the fleshly and incorporeal enemies who rise up against me. And deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ

Almighty, Word of the Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, You Yourself, being perfect, according to Your great mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always abide in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not allow the demonic rebellion in me and do not allow the lusts of Satan to possess me: for the seed of destruction is in me. You, Lord God, whom we worship, Holy King, Jesus Christ, preserve me sleeping with unfading light, Your Holy Spirit, with which you sanctified Your disciples. Grant, Lord, to me, Thy unworthy servant, Thy salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of reason of Thy Holy Gospel, my soul with the love of Thy Cross, my heart with the purity of Thy word, my body with Thy all-conquering suffering, preserve my thought with Thy humility, and lift up me at the proper time to praise You. For You are glorified with Your Father without beginning and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit

Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and forgive me, unworthy, and forgive everything that I have sinned today as a man, and not even as a man, but worse than cattle: my free sins and involuntary, known to me and unknown; due to inexperience or evil calculation, hot temper or frivolity. If I have sworn by Your name, or blasphemed it in my thoughts; or I ridiculed someone, or slandered someone in my anger, or saddened, or got angry, or lied, or slept at the wrong time; or neglected the beggar who turned to me, or saddened my brother, or boasted, or became arrogant, or became angry; or during prayer my mind rushed to ungodly worldly thoughts; or indulged in lustful thoughts; either he overeated or got drunk, or laughed stupidly; either he planned evil, or at the sight of someone else’s good he became envious in his heart; or spoke obscenities; or laughed at my brother’s sin, but my sins are countless; or did not care about prayer; or did anything else evil - I don’t remember, because I did all this and more. Have mercy on me, my Creator and Master, Thy sad and unworthy servant; and leave me, and let me go, and forgive me, for You are good and philanthropic; May I lie down in peace, sleep and calm down, the prodigal, the sinful and the accursed, and I will worship, and sing, and glorify Your most honorable name, with the Father and His only begotten Son, now, and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 4, St. Macarius the Great

What will I bring to You or what will I reward You, O rich in gifts Immortal King, generous and humane-loving Lord, for the fact that I, who was lazy to serve You and had not done anything good, brought me to the end of this past day, guiding my soul to conversion and salvation. Be merciful to me, a sinner and deprived of every good deed, resurrect my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins. Remove from me all evil thoughts of this visible life. Forgive my sins, O only Sinless One, which I have sinned against You this day, in knowledge and ignorance, in word and deed and thought, and with all my feelings. You Yourself protect and save me from every attack of the enemy by Your Divine power and immeasurable love for mankind and strength. Cleanse, O God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Deign, Lord, to deliver me from the nets of evil, and save my restless soul, and illuminate me with the light of Your face when You come in glory, and now let me sleep uncondemned, and keep the thoughts of Your servant without dreams and confusion, and all satanic deeds drive me away from me and enlighten the intelligent eyes of my heart, so that I may not sleep into death. And send me an Angel of peace, guardian and mentor of my soul and body, that he may deliver me from my enemies; May I rise from my bed and offer you prayers of thanksgiving. Yes, Lord, hear me, Thy sinful and poor servant, grant me, rising from sleep, to learn by will and conscience Thy words, and through Thy angels drive away demonic despondency from me: may I bless Thy holy name, and glorify and glorify the Most Pure Mother of God Mary which You have given to us sinners for protection, and hear Her praying for us, for I know that She follows Your love for mankind and does not stop praying. Through her intercession and the sign of the Honest Cross, and for the sake of all Your saints, save my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for You are Holy and glorified forever. Amen.

Prayer 5?i

Lord our God, forgive me everything that I have sinned today in word, deed and thought, as the Good One and Lover of Mankind. Grant me peaceful and serene sleep. Send Your guardian angel, protecting and preserving me from all evil, for You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send up glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 6

Lord our God, in whom we believe and whose name we call upon above every name! Give us, going to sleep, relief to soul and body, and save us from all dreams and dark passions. Stop the lusts of passions, extinguish the fire of bodily excitement. Let us live chastely in deeds and words, so that, leading a virtuous life, we will not lose the benefits You promised, for You are blessed forever. Amen.

Prayer 7, St. John Chrysostom

(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)

1 Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.

2 Lord, deliver me from eternal torment.

3 Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me.

4 Lord, deliver me from all ignorance, and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility.

5 Lord, deliver me from every temptation.

6 Lord, enlighten my heart, darkened by evil lusts.

7 Lord, as a man I have sinned, but You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.

8 Lord, send Your grace to help me, that I may glorify Your holy name.

9 Lord Jesus Christ, write me, Your servant, in the book of life and grant me a good end.

10 Lord my God, since I have done nothing good before You, grant me, by Your grace, to make a good beginning.

11 Lord, sprinkle my heart with the dew of Your grace.

12 Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Your sinful servant, vile and unclean, in Your Kingdom. Amen.

13 Lord, accept me in repentance.

14 Lord, do not forsake me.

15 Lord, deliver me from misfortune.

16 Lord, give me a good thought.

17 Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and contrition.

18 Lord, give me the desire to confess my sins.

19 Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.

20 Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.

21 Lord, plant in me the root of goodness—Your fear—in my heart.

22 Lord, let me love You with all my soul and thoughts, and do Your will in everything.

23 Lord, protect me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from every other indecent thing.

24 Lord, You do as You will, Your will be done in me, a sinner, for You are blessed forever. Amen.

Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of the prayers of Your most honorable Mother, and Your disembodied Angels, Your Prophet and Forerunner and Baptist, the divinely inspired Apostles, the bright and victorious martyrs, deliver me from the attack of demons. My Lord and Creator, who desires not the death of a sinner, but his conversion and life, grant me conversion too, wretched and unworthy; save me from the jaws of the destroying serpent, eager to devour me and bring me alive to hell. My Lord, my consolation, for the sake of me, the accursed, you have taken on corruptible flesh, pluck me from accursedness, and give consolation to my accursed soul. Make my heart do Your commandments and avoid evil deeds in order to receive Your blessings. For I trust in You, Lord, save me.

Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter of Studium

To You, the Most Pure Mother of God, I fall, accursed, and pray: you know, Queen, that I constantly sin and anger Your Son and my God, and although I repent many times, I turn out to be a liar before God, and I repent, trembling: will the Lord really strike me down? And then I do the same thing again. You know all this, my Lady, Lady Theotokos, and I pray: have mercy, strengthen and grant me to do good. You know, my Lady Theotokos, that I hate my evil deeds, and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God; but I don’t know, Most Pure Lady, why I love what I hate, but don’t do good. Do not allow, O Most Pure One, my will to be fulfilled, for it is evil, but let the will of Thy Son and My God be done for everything; may he save me and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on I will cease from evil deeds, and in the future I will live according to the commandments of Your Son, to Him belongs all glory, honor and power, together with His Beginning Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit , now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 10th, to the Most Holy Theotokos

O good Mother of the Good King, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Thy Son and our Lord upon my troubled soul and with Thy prayers instruct me in good deeds, so that I may pass the remaining days of my life without blemish and through You I will find paradise, Virgin Mother of God, the only Pure One and Blessed One.

Prayer 11, to the Holy Guardian Angel

Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and patron of my soul and body, forgive me everything that I have sinned today. And deliver me from every treachery of the enemy who attacks me, so that I do not anger my God with any sin: but pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, to make me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.

Kontakion to the Mother of God

To You, the Zeal Intercessor, having been delivered from troubles, we, Your servants, sing a song of victory and gratitude, Mother of God. You, who have invincible power, free us from all troubles, so we call You: Rejoice, Eternal Virgin Bride.

Glorious Eternal Virgin, Mother of Christ our God, offer our prayer to Your Son and our God, may He save our souls through You.

I place all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your protection.

Virgin Mary, do not reject me, a sinner who needs Your help and Your intercession, for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.

Prayer of Saint Ioannikios

My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.

It is worthy to glorify You, the true Mother of God, eternally Blessed and Immaculate and Mother of our Lord. With honor more honorable than the Cherubim and glory more glorious than the Seraphim, who immaculately gave birth to God the Word, we magnify You as the true Mother of God.

Glory, And now

Lord have mercy. ( Three times)

Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Prayer of Saint John of Damascus

Lord Lover of Humanity, will this bed really be my coffin or will you still illuminate my unfortunate soul during the day? Here the coffin is laid before me, and death awaits me. I fear Your judgment, Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil. I always anger You, my Lord and God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all Heavenly Powers, and my holy guardian angel. I know, Lord, that I am unworthy of Your love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, whether I want it or not, save me. After all, if you save a righteous person, there is nothing great in it. And if You have mercy on the pure, there is nothing wondrous in this - they are worthy of Your mercy. But on me, a sinner, show Your wondrous mercy and reveal Your love for mankind, so that my anger does not overcome Your immeasurable goodness and mercy, and do whatever You want with me.

Revive and strengthen me, O Christ God, lest I fall asleep in the sleep of death, lest my enemy say that he has defeated me.

Glory: Be the protector of my soul, O God, for I walk in the midst of many snares; deliver me from them and save me, O Good One and Lover of Mankind.

And now: Let us sing incessantly to the Glorious Mother of God, surpassing the holy Angels in holiness, with our hearts and lips, confessing Her to be the Theotokos, who truly gave birth to us God incarnate, and who prays unceasingly for our souls.

Mark yourself with a cross and say a prayer to the Honest Cross

May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear, as wax melts before the fire, so let demons perish from the face of those who love God, and make the sign of the cross on themselves, and exclaim with joy: Rejoice, Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, driving away demons by the power of our crucified Lord Jesus on you Christ, who descended into hell and destroyed the power of the devil, and gave us His Honorable Cross to repel every enemy. O Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, help me with the Holy Lady the Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever, amen.

Or briefly:

Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross and save me from all evil.

Prayer for forgiveness of sins

Weaken, forgive, forgive, O God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and in deed, in knowledge and in ignorance, in days and nights, in mind and thought. Forgive us everything, for You are Good and Humane.

Prayer

Forgive those who hate and offend us, O Lord, Lover of Mankind. Do good to those who do good. Grant to our brothers and relatives the fulfillment of requests for salvation and eternal life. Visit the sick and grant healing. Help those who are at sea. Companion to travelers. Grant forgiveness of sins to those who serve and forgive us. Have mercy on those who have entrusted us, the unworthy, to pray for them, according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, our departed fathers and brothers and rest them where the light of Your face shines. Remember, Lord, our brothers and sisters who are in prison, and deliver them from all misfortune. Remember, Lord, those who bring the fruits of their labors to Your holy Churches, and those who do good in them, and fulfill their requests for salvation and grant them eternal life. Remember, Lord, us, Your humble and sinful and unworthy servants, and enlighten our minds with the light of Your mind, and guide us on the path of Your commandments, through the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and the eternal Virgin Mary, and all Your saints, for You are blessed forever and ever. Amen.

Everyday confession of sins

I confess to You, my Lord God and Creator, in the One Holy Trinity, glorified and worshiped Father and Son and Holy Spirit, all my sins committed in all the days of my life, and at every hour, and at the present time, and in past days and nights - in deed, in word, in thought, overeating, drunkenness, breaking the fast, idle talk, despondency, laziness, bickering, disobedience, slander, indifference, condemnation, pride, greed, theft, lies, desecration, greed, jealousy, envy, anger, rancor, hatred, greed and all my senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch - and my other spiritual and physical sins, with which I angered You, my God and Creator, and offended my neighbor. Repenting of them, I stand guilty before You, my God, and I want to repent. But only, Lord, my God, with tears I humbly ask You: help me. By Your mercy, forgive me my past sins and free me from everything that I expressed before You, for You are Good and Humane.

When you go to bed, say:

Into Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commend my spirit. Bless me, have mercy on me, and grant me eternal life. Amen.

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Generosity- generous mercy; mercy, compassion, pity.
Most of all- especially, most of all ( moreover- more).
Yako- here: for, because.
Az- I.
I'll take it out- always, at all times, unceasingly.
Win and never judge- you will win when You judge me (you will win in court over me).
Xie bo- here, truly ( se- Here; bo- because, because).
Hyssop- a herb used as sprinkler.
Dasi- give.
Humble Bones- crushed, broken (as we say about illness or severe fatigue).
Humble bones will rejoice- here: may the broken bones be strengthened again, i.e. the soul is dejected, depressed (by suffering).
Create- create, do.
The spirit is right- a righteous, just, truthful, faithful spirit.
womb - Here: the innermost, hidden, invisible depth of the soul.
Reward- give it back, give it back.
Orally- lips, mouth (dual number from orally- lip).
If only- if.
Ubo - Here: truly.
Burnt offering or burnt offering- a sacrifice in which the animal was burned without remains on the altar.
Please- do good, make happy.
Zion- the mountain in Jerusalem on which the House of David was built; symbol of the Church.
Altar- altar.

Word psalm means song. This psalm was composed by the prophet David when he repented of his great sin - he killed the pious Uriah the Hittite and took possession of his wife Bathsheba. This psalm is called a repentant psalm because it expresses deep contrition for the sin committed and a fervent prayer for mercy, and perhaps surpasses all the others in the depth of repentance. Therefore, this psalm is often read in church during services. All of us, guilty of many sins, should recite this psalm as often as possible, delving into every word.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. The sin is great, so the prophet asks God for great mercy. Only God's ineffable bounties can cleanse grave iniquity.
Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. The Lord has already announced to David through the prophet Nathan that he is absolving him of his sins for repentance (2 Sam. 12, 13) - but David prays that God will completely cleanse him of sinful impurities. So we, too, having received remission of our sins in the Sacrament of Repentance, must still continually cry out to the Lord so that he will destroy the very root of sin in us.
For I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me.. Have mercy, Lord, cleanse me! Sin weighs heavily on me, I cannot forget it, I see it day and night in my conscience, which constantly disturbs my soul.
I have sinned against You alone, and I have done evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words, and be victorious, always judging You (in the Russian translation of the psalm: so that You are righteous in Your judgment and pure in Your judgment). The prophet presents himself not to human, but to God's court (David is a king, and he is not afraid of human judgment). Hiding lawlessness from people, you cannot hide it from the Supreme Judge, Who sees everything secret; Before God's truth, our wickedness is exposed - our untruth and unrighteousness, and all our excuses are powerless.
Behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. All of us, descendants of Adam, are conceived in sins, inheriting original sin. We plead with God for forgiveness by presenting to Him our natural tendency to sin.
You have loved the truth... (note the word if you- it indicates the 2nd person: Here, You loved the truth). You, Lord, You yourself are the Truth ( I am the way and the truth and the life- In. 14, b), You love the truth and want us to remain in the truth. And I confess that You love the truth and hate lies, therefore I confess and acknowledge before You that I have sinned.
Thou hast revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Thy- the unknown (hidden) and secret (that is, the hidden secret) of Your wisdom You showed me. (King David speaks of his prophetic gift, that God, by the Holy Spirit, revealed to him the inexpressible secrets of His Providence; but every Christian also receives in the Sacraments of the Church the gifts of the Holy Spirit and, through the teaching of the Church, touches the hidden secrets of God’s Providence, and each of us is told unknown and secret wisdom God: we have been taught the true faith, we have been shown the path to the Kingdom of Heaven.) How did I respond to these gifts of grace? Sin!
Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Here is the hope of completely getting rid of sin and being filled with joy. The prophet likens the action of the Holy Spirit to hyssop, cleansing all filth in us.
My ears hear joy and joy. Give me, my hearing, the gracious news of pardon, rejoice and rejoice me!
Humble bones will rejoice. The sin committed crushes not only the soul, but also the body: under the weight of sin, the bones become weak and humble; when the sin is forgiven and the unbearable burden is removed from the conscience, then the whole body is filled with joy (remember how sometimes we sigh with deep relief and straighten our shoulders).
Turn Your face away from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquities- destroy them from the book of my life.
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Restore the fallen soul to primeval beauty, destroying in me the impurity of ancestral sin. Give me the grace of rightness!
Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.. Sin separates us from God, from the Source of Life - and we pray that we do not find ourselves in pitch darkness, where the face of God is not visible.
Reward me with the joy of Your salvation, and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. Reward, return to me the joy that I enjoyed when I was protected by You; give me the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. When You deliver me from sin and give me the Holy Spirit, I will be able to teach the lawbreakers again so that they walk in Your ways, says David, His chosen one, to the Lord. And for us, this vow contains the same thought as the petition of the Lord’s Prayer: Hallowed be thy name in us, Lord; for if You cleanse our sins and by Your grace we begin to live according to Your will, then with our very lives we will be able to preach Your truth and turn the hearts of people to You.
Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation... The Prophet David asks God to save him from the shed blood of Uriah, in which he seems to be drowning (from blood is a more accurate translation of the words of the psalm). Words God of my salvation equivalent to words God my Savior- an appeal to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. With these words of the prophet, we cry out to the Savior to deliver us from the murderous effect of our sins.
My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. My lips are now sealed with sin. Having received remission of sins, I will not remain silent, but will begin to testify about You, sing Your praises and glorify Your mercies.
For if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. You, Lord, have abolished the sacrifices under the law, which cannot grant remission of sins: an external sacrifice, offered without the participation of the heart, has no meaning.
The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. The sacrifice that You loved is repentance and contrition of heart; You will not despise a contrite and humble heart, O God (Russian translation).
Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. King David prays not only for himself, but also for his city and people, and asks the Lord to restore the walls of Jerusalem, shaken by his sin. But Zion and Jerusalem are Holy Scripture They also depict the entire Church.
Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; then they will place the bullock on Your altar. The psalm ends with the image of a sacrifice to God, offered in purity of heart and righteousness; Having cleansed the soul through repentance, we will rush to God with our whole being and give Him ourselves entirely, our whole heart, our whole life - this will be our “burnt offering.”

All morning prayers Orthodox Church You can find it in this article. The editors of Orthodoxy and Peace have collected for you the texts of prayers and explanations for them.

All morning prayers

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen

Then wait a little until all your feelings come to silence and your thoughts leave everything earthly, and then say following prayers, without haste and with heartfelt attention:

Publican's Prayer

(Gospel of Luke, chapter 18, verse 13)
God, be merciful to me, a sinner. (Bow)

Initial prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls. (2)

Trisagion

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Read three times, with the sign of the cross and bow from the waist.) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake. Lord have mercy. (Thrice). Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. (3)

Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Troparia Trinity

Having risen from sleep, we fall down to Thee, the Good One, and cry out to Thee, the Mightier, the angelic song: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God, have mercy on us through the Mother of God. Glory: From bed and sleep You raised me up, O Lord, enlighten my mind and heart, and open my lips, to sing to You, Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy are you, O God, have mercy on us through the Mother of God.
And now: Suddenly the Judge will come, and every deed will be exposed, but we call with fear (4) at midnight: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God, have mercy on us through the Mother of God. Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Having risen from sleep, I thank Thee, Holy Trinity, for for the sake of Thy goodness and long-suffering, Thou hast not been angry with me, lazy and sinful, nor hast Thou destroyed me with my iniquities; but you usually loved mankind and in the despair of the one who lay down, you raised me up to practice and glorify Your power. And now enlighten my mental eyes, open my lips to learn Thy words, and to understand Thy commandments, and to do Thy will, and to sing to Thee in heartfelt confession, and to sing Thy all-holy name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages. centuries. Amen.
Come, let us worship our King God. (Bow)
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God. (Bow)
Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. (Bow)

Psalm 50

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. I have sinned against You alone and have done evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words and triumph over the judgment of You. Behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.

Symbol of faith

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 was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, to Whom all things were. For our sake, man and our salvation came down from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became human. She was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried. And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father. And again the coming one will be judged with glory by the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. Tea resurrection of the dead, and the life of the next century. Amen.

First prayer of Saint Macarius the Great

God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have done nothing good before You; but deliver me from the evil one, and may Thy will be done in me, may I open my unworthy lips without condemnation and praise Thy holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages Amen.

Second prayer, of the same saint

Rising from sleep, I bring the midnight hymn to Ti, Savior, and falling down crying to Ti: do not let me fall asleep in a sinful death, but be gracious to me, crucified by will, and hasten me lying in laziness, and save me in standing and in prayer, and in sleep Rise up nightly for me a sinless day, O Christ God, and save me.

Prayer three, of the same saint

To You, Lord, Lover of Mankind, having risen from sleep, I come running, and I strive for Your works with Your mercy, and I pray to You: help me at all times, in every thing, and deliver me from all worldly evil things and the devil’s haste, and save me, and bring us into Your eternal Kingdom. For You are my Creator and the Provider and Giver of every good thing, and all my hope is in You, and I send up glory to You, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer four, of the same saint

Lord, Who through Your many goodness and Your great bounty has given me, Your servant, the passing time of this night without misfortune to pass away from all evil that is contrary to me; You Yourself, Master, the Creator of all things, grant me with Your true light and an enlightened heart to do Your will, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Fifth prayer, Saint Basil the Great

Lord Almighty, God of hosts and all flesh, living in the highest and looking down on the humble, testing the hearts and wombs and innermost parts of men, the fore-foreseen One, the Beginningless and Ever-Everlasting Light, with Him there is no change or overshadowing; Himself, Immortal King, accept our prayers, even now, boldly for the multitude of Your bounties, from the bad lips we create towards You, and forgive us our sins, whether in deed, word, and thought, knowledge, or ignorance, we have sinned; and cleanse us from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant us with a cheerful heart and a sober thought to pass through the whole night of this present life, awaiting the coming of the bright and revealed day of Your Only Begotten Son, the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, in which the Judge of all will come with glory, to whom he will give to each according to his deeds; May we not fall and become lazy, but be watchful and raised up for the work that is to come, and prepare for the joy and Divine palace of His glory, where those who celebrate the unceasing voice and the ineffable sweetness of those who behold Your face, the ineffable kindness. For You are the true Light, you enlighten and sanctify all things, and all creation sings to You forever and ever. Amen.

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Prayer six, of the same saint

We bless you, O highest God and Lord of mercy, who always does great and unexplored, glorious and terrible things to us, countless in number, giving us sleep for the repose of our weakness, and the weakening of the labors of the arduous flesh. We thank Thee, for Thou didst not destroy us with our iniquities, but Thou didst usually love mankind, and in desperation, Thou didst raise us up to glorify Thy power. In the same way, we pray for Your immeasurable goodness, enlighten our thoughts, our eyes, and raise our minds from the heavy sleep of laziness: open our lips, and fulfill Your praise, so that we can unwaveringly sing and confess to You, in all, and from all, to the glorified God, To the Beginningless Father, with Your Only Begotten Son, and Your All-Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Seventh prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

I sing Thy grace, O Lady, I pray to Thee, my mind is filled with grace. Go right and teach me the path of Christ’s commandments. Strengthen your children to songs, driving away despondency and sleep. Bound by the captivity of the Falls, allow me through Your prayers, Bride of God. Preserve me in the night and in the day, delivering me to those who fight against the enemy. She who gave birth to God, the life-giver, was killed by my passions and revived. Who gave birth to the non-evening Light, enlighten my blind soul. O wondrous Lady of the Palace, create for me the house of the Divine Spirit. You who gave birth to a doctor, heal my soul of many years of passion. Worried by the storm of life, guide me towards the path of repentance. Deliver me from eternal fire, and from evil worms, and from tartar. Do not show me joy as a demon, who is guilty of many sins. Create me again, having promised to be insensible, Immaculate, without sin. Show me the strangeness of all kinds of torment, and implore the Lord to all. Heavenly grant me joy with all the saints. Most Holy Virgin, hear the voice of Your indecent servant. Give me a stream of tears, Most Pure One, cleansing the filth of my soul. I bring lamentations from my heart to You continually, be zealous, Lady. Accept my prayer service and bring it to the blessed God. Transcending Angel, create me above the fusion of the world. Light-bearing heavenly Seine, direct spiritual grace in me. I lift up my hand and my lips to praise, defiled by filth, O All-Immaculate One. Deliver me from the dirty tricks that are strangling me, diligently begging Christ; To Him is due honor and worship, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

(1) Rising from sleep, before any other work, become reverent, presenting yourself before the All-Seeing God, and, making the sign of the cross, say:

Prayer of the Optina Elders Explanation of morning prayers Prayer rule of St. Seraphim of Sarov

Prayer eight, to our Lord Jesus Christ

My most merciful and all-merciful God, Lord Jesus Christ, for the sake of love you came down and became incarnate for many reasons, so that you would save everyone. And again, Savior, save me by grace, I pray to You; Even if you save me from works, there is no grace and no gift, but more than debt. Hey, abundant in generosity and ineffable in mercy! Believe in Me, you say, O my Christ, you will live and will not see death forever. Even if faith in You saves the desperate, behold, I believe, save me, for You are my God and Creator. Let faith instead of works be imputed to me, O my God, for you will not find works to justify me. But may my faith prevail instead of all, may it answer, may it justify me, may it show me to be a partaker of Your eternal glory. Let Satan not kidnap me, and boast to the Word that he has torn me from Your hand and fence; But either I want, save me, or I don’t want, Christ my Savior, I will soon foresee, I will soon perish: For you are my God from my mother’s womb. Grant me, O Lord, now to love Thee, as sometimes I have loved that same sin; and again work for You without laziness, just as you worked before the flattering Satan. Most of all, I will serve You, my Lord and God Jesus Christ, all the days of my life, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Ninth prayer to the Guardian Angel

Holy Angel, standing before my accursed soul and my passionate life, do not leave me, a sinner, nor depart from me for my intemperance. Do not give room to the evil demon to possess me through the violence of this mortal body; strengthen my poor and thin hand and guide me on the path of salvation. To her, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my accursed soul and body, forgive me everything, I have offended you so greatly all the days of my life, and if I sinned this past night, cover me on this day, and save me from every opposite temptation May I not anger God in any sin, and pray for me to the Lord, that He may strengthen me in His passion, and show me worthy as a servant of His goodness. Amen.

Prayer tenth, to the Most Holy Theotokos

My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your saints and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, Your humble and cursed servant, despondency, oblivion, unreason, negligence, and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my cursed heart and from my darkened mind; and extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am poor and damned. And deliver me from many and cruel memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions. For Thou art blessed from all generations, and glorified is Thy most honorable name forever and ever. Amen.

Prayerful invocation of the saint whose name you bear

Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (Name), as if I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and a prayer book for my soul.

Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos

Virgin Mary, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.

Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the fatherland

Save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thy inheritance, granting victories to Orthodox Christians against resistance, and preserving Thy life through Thy Cross.

Prayer for the living

(Name), my parents (names), relatives (names), bosses, mentors, benefactors (their names) and all Orthodox Christians.

Prayer for the departed

Rest, O Lord, the souls of Your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven. If you can, read instead short prayers This memorial is about the living and the dead:

About the living

Remember, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Thy mercy and generosity from all eternity, for whose sake Thou didst become man, and Thou didst deign to endure crucifixion and death, for the sake of the salvation of those who believe in Thee; and rose from the dead, you ascended into heaven and sit at the right hand of God the Father, and look upon the humble prayers of those who call upon You with all their hearts: incline Your ear, and hear the humble prayer of me, Your indecent servant, in the stench of the spiritual fragrance, brought to You for all Your people . And in the first place, remember Your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, which You have provided with Your venerable Blood, and establish, and strengthen, and expand, multiply, pacify, and preserve the insurmountable gates of hell forever; Calm the tearing of the Churches, quench the pagan vacillations, and quickly destroy and eradicate the heresies of rebellion, and convert them into nothingness by the power of Your Holy Spirit. (Bow)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on our God-protected country, its authorities and army, protect their power with peace, and subdue every enemy and adversary under the nose of the Orthodox, and speak peaceful and good words in their hearts about Your Holy Church, and about all Your people: let us live a quiet and silent life in orthodoxy, and in all piety and purity. (Bow)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on our Great Lord and Father His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, your Eminence metropolitans, archbishops and Orthodox bishops, priests and deacons, and the entire church clergy, who You have appointed to shepherd Your verbal flock, and through their prayers have mercy and save me, a sinner. (Bow)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (his name), and with his holy prayers forgive my sins. (Bow)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on my parents (their names), brothers and sisters, and my relatives according to the flesh, and all the neighbors of my family, and friends, and grant them Your peaceful and most peaceful goodness. (Bow) Save, O Lord, and have mercy, according to the multitude of Your bounties, all the sacred monks, monks and nuns, and all those living in virginity and reverence and fasting in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, mountains, pillars, gates, rock crevices, and sea islands, and in every place of Thy dominion those who live faithfully, and piously serve Thee, and pray to Thee: ease their burden, and comfort their sorrow, and grant them strength and strength to strive for Thee, and through their prayers grant me remission of sins. (Bow)

Save, O Lord, and have mercy on the old and the young, the poor and the orphans and the widows, and those who are in sickness and sorrow, troubles and sorrows, conditions and captivity, prisons and imprisonments, and even more so in persecution, for You for the sake of the Orthodox faith, from the tongue of the godless, from the apostate and from the heretics, Thy present servants, and remember, visit, strengthen, comfort, and soon by Thy power I will weaken, grant them freedom and deliver. (Bow)

Save, O Lord, and have mercy on those who do good to us, who are merciful and nourishing to us, who gave us alms, and who commanded us to the unworthy to pray for them, and who give us rest, and do Thy mercy to them, granting them all, even petitions for salvation, and the perception of eternal blessings . (Bow)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on those sent to the service, those traveling, our fathers and brethren, and all Orthodox Christians. (Bow)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on them who I tempted with my madness, and turned away from the path of salvation, and led me to evil and inappropriate deeds; By Your Divine Providence, return again to the path of salvation. (Bow)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who hate and offend me, and those who create misfortunes against me, and do not leave them to perish for my sake, a sinner. (Bow)

Those who have departed from the Orthodox faith and are blinded by destructive heresies, enlighten with the light of Your knowledge and bring Your Holy Apostles to the Catholic Church. (Bow)

Among the many amazing books by Bernard Werber, The Tree of the Possible occupies a special place.

...if a huge stinking meteorite falls into the center of Paris,

...if aliens breed us like pets,

...if it turns out that trees are intelligent, thinking creatures,

...if your own hand rebels against you...

It turns out that the future is a completely controllable element, subject to us, but we need to think about it in advance...

Bernard Werber
The Tree of Possibility and Other Stories

Dedicated to Titian

Preface

When I was little, my father always told me a story at night.

And then I saw her in a dream.

Every time the world seemed too complicated, I made up a fairy tale that contained a little of my troubles. This brought immediate relief.

At school, children asked me to write stories for them. Often these stories began with the words: “He opened the door and froze.”

Over time, the stories became more and more incredible. Then it turned into a game with the only rule- find a problem and then find an unusual solution.

When I wrote my first novel, in order not to forget how to quickly come up with fairy tales, I spent one hour in the evening writing stories. So I took a break from the morning labors devoted to the creation of “serious novels.”

The plot for the short story was born from observations during a walk, from conversations with a friend, from dreams, from sorrows that I wanted to get rid of by moving them into a story.

The Mystery of Numbers was inspired by a conversation with my little nephew, who told me that in his class there was a hierarchy that divided students into those who could count to ten and those who could count further.

The idea for “Blackness” came to me when I saw an overly caring passerby trying to get an old man across the road who didn’t need it at all.

"The Last Riot" was written after visiting a nursing home.

"The Silent Friend" - after a conversation with Professor Gerard Amzallag, a biologist who studies various shapes life. Scientific discovery, described in the novel, is little known, but completely real.

Some details from "Let's Learn to Love Them" will be included in the play, which is called "Our Human Friends."

It has always been interesting to me, when talking about us humans, to take the point of view of beings different from us. This is an inexhaustible source of thought. I have already used the "exotic view of humanity" technique in "Ants", where my hero, number 103, tries to understand human behavior by watching the news on TV, and in "Empire of Angels", where Michel Panson observes mortals from heaven and with bitterness makes sure that they are trying to "reduce their misfortunes instead of building happiness."

Ants and angels: two points of view on a person - from infinitely “low” to infinitely “high”. This book will have an infinitely “different” point of view.

The Tree of Possibility is an invention I've been dreaming about ever since I lost to the computer at chess. If a bunch of pieces of iron are capable of anticipating any possible options development of the party, why not put into it the entire totality human knowledge, all hypotheses of the future, so that it gives possible options for the development of our society for a short, medium and long period of time.

"School for Young Gods" is a draft of a future novel that continues "Empire of Angels." Its problems are the upbringing and daily life of one of the gods who govern us.

These short stories will help the reader understand how my novels are born.

Each story is an assumption taken to its logical conclusion. What will happen if you launch a rocket into the Sun, if meteorite will fall to the Luxembourg Gardens if human skin becomes transparent...

I would like to tell these stories in your ear.

Let's learn to love them

As a child, each of us had entertainment - people at home. They sat in a cage, spun tirelessly in a wheel, or lived in an aquarium with a beautiful artificial landscape.

However, in addition to tame people, there are also wild ones. They are nothing like the ones that live in our gutters and attics, multiplying quickly and forcing us to use humanicides.

Not long ago, a planet was discovered where wild people live, without even knowing about our existence. This strange place is located near Kosmostrada 33. Wild people live together. They have created large nests, know how to use tools, and even have a communication system based on a characteristic squeak. There are many legends about this planet, where wild creatures live. They say that they have bombs that can destroy the entire planet and that they use pieces of paper instead of money. Some say that they eat each other and build cities at the bottom of the sea. To separate fact from fiction, our government, since 12008 (as part of the "Don't Kill Them Without Trying To Understand" program), has sent researchers to this planet to study wild people while remaining invisible to them. We present the results of these little-known studies in this article. Here's her plan:

Wild human beings in natural environment a habitat.

Their customs and method of reproduction.

How to care for them at home.

Wild human creatures in natural habitat

1. Where can you meet wild people?

Human beings are found almost everywhere in our galaxies, but the only place where they have been able to develop independently is the Earth. Where is this planet located? When going on vacation, you often wonder how to avoid big space traffic jams. Take Kosmostrada 33, perhaps longer, but less crowded. Pull over near road number 707 and you will see a yellowish, dim galaxy. Park your interplanetary car and approach.

On the left side of this galaxy you will notice a rather old and shabby solar system, where Earth is the only planet with signs of life.

The earth is surrounded by white vapor, its surface has a bluish tint. This is explained by the large amount of oxygen, hydrogen and carbon in its atmosphere.

2. How to recognize them?

Take a magnifying glass and look at the savage: thick hair on the top of his head, pink, white or brown skin, paws with many toes. When walking, people maintain balance on their hind legs, with their butts slightly protruding. They breathe (mainly oxygen) through two small holes, and through the other two they perceive sounds. Two more holes serve to capture vibrations of light waves. (Craig's experiment: if a person is blindfolded, he will start to stumble.) Humans do not have a radar system that allows them to navigate in the dark, which explains their weaker nighttime activity compared to daytime. (Brons' experiment: put a person in a box and close the lid. After a short period of time, the person begins to emit a desperate squeak. People are afraid of the dark.)

3. How to find people on Earth?

There are many ways to detect them. First of all, these are lights at night and smoke during the day. When you land your interplanetary vehicle, you will notice their trails - large black lines.

Sometimes in the forest you can meet people-tourists, or people-peasants, or people-scouts.

There are many subspecies of humans on Earth: aquatic people with black flipper-like legs, flying people with a large triangular wing on their back, smoking people who constantly release steam from their mouths.

4. How to approach them?