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Prayer for drivers who are on the road. Prayer for travelers: on a plane, on the road, in a car

In our life, events happen that break out of the usual and seem something new and, at times, a little dangerous. This category of events often includes various trips, trips and long journeys. For some people, such an event will be ordinary, for others it will be stressful, for some it will be an exciting adventure. But there is something that will not interfere with any of them. This is additional protection. Prayer on the road can be used in a variety of situations and by a variety of people.

A distinctive feature of magical conspiracies and prayers on the road is that they can be performed not only on yourself. Prayer on the road can also be read to a loved one or your relative.

We will talk in more detail about who can perform rituals of such a plan below:

Prayer for yourself
If you want to protect yourself from various kinds of problems on the road, you can read a special prayer aimed at your own protection. This will be a great solution for those who are not used to relying on luck, but like to do everything for sure.

Prayer for a loved one
In this case, you can read the magic words on the person who sets off. As a rule, this should be done by the mother, aunt, godmother, wife or daughter of a loved one.

Both the first and second options are considered very effective. They help a person to pass all the tests on the road with dignity and safely complete the journey.

If you have a short trip, a long journey or a move, then a prayer read every day while you are on the road will do.

This prayer is read on the road or journey, as a rule, early in the morning. Early morning means before eight in the morning.

Pay attention, the words are read by the traveler himself.

“Lord Almighty, Our God, I turn to you for support!
I ask you for help, I pray for your indulgence!
On the road, I find myself difficult, many obstacles on my way:
People are bad, thoughts are crappy, urgent problems!
Save me, save me, guide me on the right path
And help me not get off it. Make my way
It was smooth and even, problems and misfortunes were bypassed.
So that I went on the way, so I returned!
I trust in Your help, I appeal to support!
I praise your name!
Amen!".

The words of the prayer for the journey are repeated three times. It is necessary to read it in a half-whisper, with closed eyes, having learned by heart. And, of course, it is necessary to believe in magical help and in its effectiveness.

When someone from the household has a long journey ahead, then it is possible for this person to perform a rite for his well-being.

It is done the night before the road. A loved one, to whom prayer is directed, should already be sleeping.

You also need, while in the room with him, to read the magic words:

“I direct my prayer to the Lord God!
I ask for help and support for my loved one!
He has a long road ahead, I ask him for peace and well-being.
Do not leave, Lord, him in trouble, take people away from him with unclean thoughts,
Take care of his health and peace of mind,
To make the road easy, so that time passes unnoticed!
I don’t ask for myself, for a servant / of God / u (name),
Do not leave him, do not turn away, support!
Amen!".

This prayer is only suitable for baptized people. You need to read it seven times, after which the ritual is considered completed and you can recover to sleep. Believe in the help of magic - and your loved one will be under her protection.

Among all the helpers, there is one who always helps travelers and wanderers - Nicholas the Wonderworker.

Directing your prayers to him, you will find in him a reliable patron and helper.

“Oh, Saint Nicholas, hear us (names of travelers),
And pray for us the Lord God, that He be merciful to us,
He did not repay according to our deeds, but he was indulgent.
Deliver us from misfortunes and sorrows along the way,
Let me not wallow in the abyss of sin.
Pray for us, Nicholas, for a peaceful life, for salvation, for our souls!
Amen!".

Magic words are repeated only once, but you need to read a prayer from time to time if you are on the road for quite a long time.

Also a great option would be the image of Nicholas, which should always be kept with you. You need to get the icon when a prayer is read. In addition, it must be treated with care and respect. After all, it may depend on this attitude whether he will help you or not.

In any case, on the road, in order for everything to be fine, you should behave the same way as in ordinary life. Our whole life is a road, so try to pass it with dignity, and God will help you in this.

Guardian on the road

If you don’t have a personal magic item, then before the trip it’s time to get it. You can choose something according to the horoscope, depending on the year of birth. You can also use the experience of our ancestors by making a hiking bag with earth from your yard.

Prayer on the road is a great option for a person who has to travel or move. Such a ritual protects him from various kinds of troubles, problems, bad people and magical influences. Read the prayers exactly according to the instructions and believe in their effectiveness. Only in this case, the rituals will help you and your loved ones.

The road for the motorist has always been considered a test and difficulty. That is why it is necessary to pay due attention to prayer - the communication of the human soul with the Creator of the World.

Prayer on the road by car is the most important step in preparing for a journey of any distance. An equally important point is a visit to the confessor to receive a blessing. After all, it is the priest-priest who will pray for the blessed outcome of the journey.

The Lord is present in a person’s life under any circumstances, so the driver’s prayer before the road will help the Christian find a mood and blessing along the way.

What saints to pray when going on the road

You should mentally turn to the Heavenly Forces only a few times during the entire journey.

  • sitting behind the wheel, cross yourself and mentally ask the Almighty for a blessing for a successful trip;
  • read the prayer request three times;
  • make the sign of the cross and set off on your journey with a light heart.

Other prayers for travelers:

It is advisable to memorize the text of the prayer appeal, but you can write it down on a piece of paper and keep it permanently in the car.

The main prayer of the driver

God, the All-Good and Most Merciful, guarding everything with His mercy and philanthropy, we humbly pray to Thee, by the intercession of the Theotokos and all the saints, save us, sinners and people entrusted to me, from sudden death of any misfortune, and help the unharmed to deliver everyone according to his needs. God almighty! Deliver us from the evil spirit of recklessness, evil spirits, alcoholism, causing misfortune and sudden death without repentance. Save and help us, Lord, with a clear conscience to live to a ripe old age without the burden of people killed and maimed by my negligence, and may Your Holy name be glorified now and forever and ever. Amen

Appeal to Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, the true and living path, wander your imaginary father Joseph and the Most Pure Virgin Mother to Egypt, and Luce and Cleopas traveled to Emmaus! And now we humbly pray to Thee, O Most Holy Master, and travel by Thy servant, by Thy grace. And as if to Your servant Tobias, Guardian Angel and mentor, send, preserving and delivering them from every evil situation of visible and invisible enemies, and instructing them to fulfill Your commandments, peacefully and safely and soundly transmitting, and returning the packs whole and serenely; and give them all your good intention to your pleasing, safely fulfill it to your glory. Yours is, to have mercy and save us, and we send glory to You with Your Father without beginning and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Petition to the Most Holy Theotokos

O my Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, Hodegetria, patroness and hope of my salvation! Now I want to go away, and for the time being I entrust to You, my most merciful Mother, my soul and body, all my intellectual and material forces, entrusting everything to Your strong supervision and Your all-powerful help. Oh, good Companion and My protector! I earnestly pray to Thee, that this path will not crawl, guide me on it, and direct it, All-Holy Hodegetria, as if You yourself weigh, to the glory of Your Son, my Lord Jesus Christ, be my helper in everything, especially in this far and on a difficult journey, keep me under Your sovereign protection from all troubles and sorrows that find, from enemies visible and invisible, and pray for me, my Lady, Your Son Christ our God, may His Angel be sent to help me, His peace, faithful mentor and guardian, yes, even of old gave to his servant Tobias Raphael to eat in every place and at all times kept him on the way from all evil: so my way, having successfully managed and kept me healthy by heavenly power, may it return me peacefully and completely to my dwelling to the glory of His Holy name, glorifying and bless him all the days of my life and magnify you now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Request to Nicholas the Wonderworker

O Saint Nicholas of Christ! Hear us, sinful servants of God (names), praying to you, and pray for us, unworthy, our Sovereign and Master, be merciful to us, create our God in this life and in the future, may he not repay us according to our deeds, but according to your own will give us goodness. Deliver us, saint of Christ, from the evils that are upon us, and tame the waves, passions and troubles that rise upon us, so that for the sake of your holy prayers we will not be attacked and we will not be mired in the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions. Moth, Saint Nicholas, Christ our God, give us a peaceful life and the remission of sins, but salvation and great mercy to our souls, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Appeal to Saints Cyril and Mary

O servant of God, schemamonk Kirill and schemamonun Mary! Listen to our humble prayer. Even if you have ended your temporary life, but you do not depart from us in spirit, always, according to the commandment of the Lord, walk teaching us and patiently wear your cross helping us. Behold, together with our reverend and God-bearing father Sergius, your beloved son, boldness towards Christ God and towards His Most Pure Mother naturally acquired. The same and now wake up prayer books and intercessors for us, unworthy servants of God (names). Wake us the intercessors of the fortress, but by faith we will preserve your intercession, we will remain unharmed from demons and from evil people, glorifying the Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste

O passion-bearers of Christ, in the city of Sevastia, who courageously suffered, to you, as our prayer books, we diligently resort and ask: ask the All-Generous God for forgiveness of our sins and correction of our life, but in repentance and unfeigned love for each other, we will live with boldness before the terrible judgment of Christ and by your intercession we will stand at the right hand of the Righteous Judge. She, servants of God, wake up to us, servants of God (names), protectors from all enemies visible and invisible, but under the roof of your holy prayers we will get rid of all troubles, evils and misfortunes until the last day of our life, and so we will glorify the great and venerable name of the Almighty Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for Saint Procopius

O holy passion-bearer of Christ Procopius! Hear us sinners, now standing before your Holy Icon and tenderly praying to you: let us pray for us (names) to Jesus Christ our God and His Mother, Our Lady, the Mother of God, to forgive us our sins, even by our deeds. Ask the Lord for the benefit of the soul and body for mercy, peace, blessing, in order to deliver us all on the terrible judgment day, part of us to be saved, stand on the right hand with His chosen ones to the inheritance of the Kingdom of Heaven, as to Him befits all glory, honor and worship with His Father without beginning and His Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Alive in the help of the Most High, in the blood of the God of Heaven will settle. The Lord says: Thou art my intercessor and my refuge, my God, and I trust in Him. Yako Toy will deliver thee from the net of the hunter, and from the word of the rebellious. His splash will overshadow you, and under His wings you hope. His truth will be your weapon, do not be afraid of the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in the days, from the thing in the darkness of the transient, from the hell and the demon of the afternoon. A thousand will fall from your country, and darkness at your right hand, but it will not come close to you. Both look at your eyes, and see the recompense of sinners. As you, O Lord, are my hope, the Most High have laid down your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and the wound will not come near your body. As if by His Angel I commanded about you, keep you in all your ways. They will take you in their hands, but not when you stomp your foot on a stone. Step on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver; I will cover and, as if I knew my name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him; I am with him in affliction, I will crush him, and I will glorify him; I will fulfill him with length of days, and I will show him my salvation.

Location of auto icons

Most often, drivers stick icons on the front panel of the car, some attach them to the windshield, facing the track.

The icon in the interior of the car of a believing Christian should be located facing the worshipers!

Commandments for drivers

  • check if the pectoral cross is left at home (this rule applies only

I bring to your attention Orthodox prayers on the road, intended for the driver of the car.
If you drive a vehicle, you must understand that driving is directly related to increased danger.
The roads are now in a mess, and avoiding a traffic accident is becoming increasingly difficult.
Going on a long journey or just driving a car, do not be lazy and read at least a few times the special prayers addressed to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
And make sure to bless your dashing car as soon as possible.

Prayer for the road to Nikolai Ugodnik

Before you get behind the wheel, say these prayer lines to yourself:

1. Miracle worker Nikolai, protect me from a dashing ride. On the road and on the way, in parking lots and hauls, let the guardian angel protect me. Protect me from mutilation and abrasions, from collisions and reptiles. May your will be done. Amen.

Another prayer, also addressed to Nicholas the Wonderworker, will protect you from meager people on the big road.
Read it before a responsible route and long distance.

2. I turn to you, Nikolai Ugodnik, and I pray for miraculous help. Save me from deep holes and ditches, from accidents and collisions. Turn away drunk drivers and overzealous pedestrians from me. May your will be done. Amen.

The third prayer for the driver on the road will help to avoid a breakdown of the car and stops of inspectors.
It must be pronounced, going on a journey and fearing to be punished.

3. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Pleasant and Savior. Help me overcome the long distance and not puzzle me with an accidental breakdown. Let the inspector not stop me, let the tire not burst, the car not be beaten. Protect me from fast persecution and from a bumpy stone. May it be so. Amen.

Now you know that there are Orthodox prayers that the driver should read before a dangerous road.
And then nothing will happen to you.
Take care of yourself on the roads!

Before a difficult trip, visit an Orthodox Church and submit a simple note, indicating the names of all those involved in the journey.
Put 3 candles each to the icon of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Old Woman Matrona of Moscow and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Being at the sacred image of the Pleasant, say these prayer lines to yourself:

4. Wonderworker Nikolai, protect travelers from an evil accident. Amen.
Cross yourself diligently and leave the Temple.

In addition, you buy 12 more candles for the house and the icons listed above.
You collect holy water in the proc.
The ideal option would be if each of the travelers prays heartily in secluded silence.
Otherwise, pray for yourself and others.

5. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Defender and Savior. Before the long road, let me turn to you. Traveling by land and water, by car and everywhere, by air and plane, take care of the pilot. Help not to stray from the course, protect from terrible deeds. There will be enough resource for us so that the engine does not catch fire. Let dashing fellow travelers do not cause us damage. You reject the evil misfortunes that they promise us on the road. May your will be done. Amen.

Cross yourself heartily and drink holy water.
Put out the candles. Take out the stubs. Take the icons with you on the road.
Be sure to give holy water to the rest of the travel participants to drink.

PRAYERS FOR TRAVELERS

Troparion, tone 2: This is the way and the truth, Christ, the companion of Your Angel, Your servant now, like Tobias sometimes, sending preserving, and unharmed, to Your glory, observing from all evil in all well-being, by the prayers of the Mother of God, the One Humanity.

Kontakion, tone 2: Luce and Cleopas, who traveled in Emmaus, Savior, come now, Your servant, who wants to travel, delivering them from every evil situation: all of you, like a Lover of mankind, you can want.

Prayer for those who want to go
God, our God, the true and living path, traveling with His servant Joseph, travel, Lord, and Your servant (name), and save all obscuration and slander, and arrange peace and well-being packs: all righteous providence, creating according to Your covenants, and full of worldly and heavenly blessings, once again, please return again. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for travelers
Lord Jesus Christ our God, the true and living path, to wander your imaginary father Joseph and the Most Pure Virgin Mother to Egypt, and Luce and Cleopa to Emmaus traveling! And now we humbly pray to Thee, O Most Holy Master, and by Thy servant (name) travel by Thy grace. And, as if to Your servant Tobias, the guardian angel and mentor, send, preserving and delivering them from every evil situation of visible and invisible enemies, and instructing them to fulfill Your commandments, peacefully and safely, and soundly forwarding, and again whole and serenely returning; and give them all your good intention to your pleasing, safely fulfill it for your glory. Yours is, to have mercy and save us, and we send glory to You with Your Father without beginning and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

First Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos
O my Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, Hodegetria, patroness and hope of my salvation! Behold, on the path that is set before me, now I want to leave and for this time I entrust to You, my most merciful Mother, my soul and body, all my intelligent and material forces, entrusting everything to Your strong looking and Your all-powerful help. O good Companion and Protector of mine! I earnestly pray to Thee that this path will not crawl, guide me on it, and direct it, All-Holy Hodegetria, as if You yourself weigh, to the glory of Your Son, my Lord Jesus Christ, be my helper in everything, especially in this far and on a difficult journey, keep me under Your sovereign protection from all troubles and sorrows that find, from enemies visible and invisible, and pray for me, my Lady, Your Son Christ our God, may His Angel be sent to help me, His peaceful, faithful mentor and guardian, yes as if of old he gave food to his servant Tobias Raphael, in every place and at all times keeping him on the way from all evil: so my way, having safely managed and preserved me by heavenly power, may it return me healthy, peaceful and whole to my dwelling to the glory of the name His Holy One, glorifying and blessing Him all the days of my life and magnifying You now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.


Second Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos
O Wonderful and Exceeding all creatures, the Queen of the Theotokos, the Heavenly King Christ our God Mother, the Most Pure Hodegetria Mary! Hear us sinners and unworthy at this hour, praying and falling down to Your Most Pure Image with tears and tenderly saying: lead us from the ditch of passions, the Most Gracious Lady, deliver us from all sorrow and sorrow, protect us from all misfortunes and evil slander, and from the unrighteous and fierce libel of the enemy. May you, O our Blessed Mother, save Thy people from all evil and supply and save with all good deeds; unless you have another Representative in troubles and situations, and warm intercessors for us sinners, not imams. Pray, O Most Holy Lady, Thy Son Christ our God, that He may honor us with the Kingdom of Heaven; For this reason, we always praise Thee, as the Creator of our salvation, and we exalt the holy and magnificent name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, in the Trinity of the glorified and worshiped God, forever and ever. Amen.


Prayer before sailing
Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, who, together with His holy disciples and apostles, swam, calmed the stormy wind and calmed the waves on the sea with His command! Himself, Lord, accompany us in navigation, calm down every stormy wind and be a Helper and Intercessor, for You are a Good God and loving people and we bring You praise, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer before flying
Lord Jesus Christ, our God, command the elements and contain the whole handful, His deeps tremble and His stars are present. All creation serves You, all will listen, all will obey You. You can do everything: for this sake, you are all merciful, O Good Lord. So even now, O Master, accepting warm prayers of Your servants (name), bless their path and air procession, forbidding storms and nasty winds, and keeping the air lodia safe and sound. Saving and calm in the air, giving them a good intention and a good intention to those who made them merrily in health and in peace, if you please, return. You are the Savior and Redeemer and all the good heavenly and earthly Giver, and we send glory to You with Your Father without beginning and Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Psalm to David, before the anointing, 26
The Lord is my light and my Savior, whom shall I fear? Lord Protector of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? Sometimes approach me angry, hedgehog to demolish my flesh that offends me, and defeat mine, these are exhausted and fallen. If a regiment takes up arms against me, my heart will not be afraid; if a scolding arises against me, I trust in him. I asked the Lord alone, then I will seek: if we live in the house of the Lord all the days of my belly, see the beauty of the Lord, and visit His holy temple. As if hiding me in Your village on the day of my evils, covering me in the mystery of Your village, exalt me ​​to a stone. And now, lift up my head, against my enemies: I have lived and devoured in His village the sacrifice of praise and exclamation, I will sing and sing to the Lord. Hear, O Lord, my voice, which I called out: have mercy on me and hear me. My heart speaks to you, I will seek the Lord. I will seek thee my face, Thy face, O Lord, I will seek. Do not turn Your face away from me, and do not turn away with anger from Your servant: be my helper, do not reject me, and do not leave me, O God my Savior. As my father and mother have left me, the Lord will accept me. Set me a law, O Lord, in Your way and guide me to the right path for my enemies' sake. Do not betray me into the souls of those who are aching for me, as if you have risen on me as a witness of injustice and lie to yourself. By faith to see the good of the Lord in the land of the living. Be patient with the Lord, be of good cheer, and let your heart be strong, and be patient with the Lord.

Psalm 90
Alive in the help of the Most High, in the blood of the God of Heaven will settle. The Lord says: Thou art my intercessor and my refuge, my God, and I fall on Him. Like that He will deliver you from the network of hunters, and from the word of his rebellious splash of His will overshadow you and under His wings you hope: His truth will be your weapon. Do not be afraid of the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in the days, from the thing in the darkness of the transient, from the scum and the demon of the noonday. A thousand will fall from your country, and the darkness at your right hand, but both your eyes will not come close to you, and you will see the reward of sinners. As you, O Lord, are my hope, the Most High have laid down your refuge. Evil will not come to you and the wound will not approach your body, as if by His Angel a commandment about you; keep you in all your ways. They will take you in their arms, but not when you stumble your foot on a stone, step on the asp and the basilisk and cross the lion and the serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver, and I will cover, and, as I know My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in sorrow, I will crush him, and I will glorify him, I will fulfill him with long life, and I will show him My salvation.

PRAYERS OF GRATITUDE
Give thanks to Thy unworthy servants, O Lord, about Thy great blessings on us who have been, glorifying Thee, we praise, bless, thank, sing and magnify Thy goodness, and slavishly love cry to Thee: Our benefactor Savior, glory to Thee.

Prayer from a thanksgiving prayer for receiving a petition
Lord Jesus Christ our God, God of all mercy and bounty, His mercy is immeasurable and philanthropy an unsearchable abyss! Falling down to Your Majesty with fear and trembling, as if unworthy slaves, thanksgiving to Your mercy and Your good deeds, on Your former servants, now humbly offering, as the Lord, Lord and Benefactor, we praise, praise, sing and magnify, and thank Your immeasurable and unspeakable mercy humbly imploring: yes, now you have honored the prayers of your servants and graciously fulfill them, and in the past in your and sincere love and in all the virtues of those who prosper, your good deeds of all your faithful will receive, your holy church and this city [or all this , or this abode] from every evil situation, delivering and peace and serenity thereby granting, to You with Your Beginningless Father, and Your Most Holy and Good and Consubstantial Spirit, in one being to the glorious God, always give thanks and vouchsafe to speak and sing.

And Abie proclaims most solemnly:


Glory to Thee, God, our Benefactor, forever and ever.

Prayer of thanksgiving to the Theotokos
What will we bring to Thee, or what will we reward Thee, O Merciful Lady Mistress, Intercessor of the Christian race, for all Your innumerable good deeds, even if you always show to all who call on Your name and ask for Your help; Whoever flows to You is disgraced and unheard departs from You, O Most Merciful Mother; Vema, Most Pure, as if, for the many sins and iniquities of ours, we are not worthy of Your sweet name below, not just hymns from defiled lips to bring You, and it is more convenient for us to love silence. But let us not appear reckless and ungrateful before You, dare to bring You this kneeling praise: You, Most Merciful Mother, do not hesitate to accept it, as if from an abundance of hearts that love You, offered up. You yourself, Mistress, by your grace touch our hearts, and like melted wax they will be shed before you in tearful thanksgiving and praises. We thank Thee, All-Permanent One: we do not conceal Thy blessings, but we loudly proclaim that all who hear will flow to Thee, the only shameless Intercessor of the Christian race, and may they silently glorify Thee, the All-Perceived, forever and ever.


POMNIK
Remember, Lord Jesus Christ our God, Thy mercies and bounties from the ages, for whose sake you were made man, and for the sake of the right to believe in You, you deigned to endure the crucifixion and death of salvation for the sake of those who believe in You: and rose from the dead, ascended to Heaven, and sit at the right hand of God Father, and despise the humble prayers of those who call on Thee with all their hearts. Incline Thy ear and hear the humble prayer of me, Thy indecent servant, in the stench of the spiritual fragrance to Thee for all Thy people. And in the first place, remember Your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, You have provided You with Your Honorable Blood, and affirm, strengthen and expand, multiply, die, and keep the gates of hell forever unstoppable: calm the tearing of churches, quench pagan staggering, and heresies of revolt soon destroy and uproot, and in nothingness, by the power of your Holy Spirit, turn. [Bow]


Save, Lord, and have mercy on our God-protected country, its authorities and its army: and speak peace and good in their hearts about Your Holy Church and about all Your people, and we, in the silence of their quiet and silent life, will live in orthodoxy, and in every piety and honesty. [Bow]


Save, Lord, and have mercy on our great lord and father Kirill, His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, and His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarchs and Grace Metropolitans, archbishops and bishops of the Orthodox, the priests and deacons and the whole parish of the church, I have set you to pasture Your verbal flock: and through their prayers have mercy and save me, a sinner. [Bow]


Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father, and with his holy prayers forgive my sins. [Bow]


Save, Lord, and have mercy on my parents, name, and Thy servants, and all my relatives according to the flesh, and the neighbors of my kind, and friends, and grant them Your peace and peace of good. [Bow]
Save, Lord, and have mercy in the Svyatogorsk monasteries and in Russia, and in other places living and abiding fathers and our brothers and sisters, and through their prayers have mercy on me, a sinner. [Bow]


Save, Lord, and have mercy, according to the multitude of Thy bounties, all the holy monks, monks and nuns, and all in virginity, and reverence and fasting, living in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, mountains, pillars, gates, stone clefts, islands of the sea , and in every place of Your dominion faithfully living, and piously serving Thee, and praying to You: ease their burden, and comfort their sorrow, and give them strength and strength to the feat from You, and by their prayers grant me forgiveness of sins. [Bow]


Save, Lord, and have mercy on the old and the young, the poor and orphans and widows, and those who are in sickness and sorrow, in troubles and sorrows, situations and captivity, in dungeons and imprisonment, rather in persecution of You for the sake of the Orthodox faith, from the tongue, the godless, from apostates and from heretics, your servants: and remember, visit, strengthen, comfort, and soon by your strength I will weaken, grant freedom and deliver them. [Bow]


Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who do good to us, who have mercy and nourish us, who gave us alms and commanded us unworthy to pray for them, and who give us rest: and do Thy mercy with them, granting them all, even for the salvation of petition, and eternal blessings of perception. [Bow]


Save, Lord, and have mercy on our sent and traveling fathers and brothers and sisters, and all Orthodox Christians. [Bow]


Save, Lord, and have mercy on them with my madness of temptations, and turn away from the path of salvation, to evil and unsimilar 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 do dirty tricks on me, and do not leave them to perish for me, a sinner. [Bow]


Apostates from the Orthodox faith and blinded by fatal heresies, enlighten with the light of Your knowledge, and count Your Holy Apostles of the Cathedral Church. [Bow]


Establish orthodoxy, and raise up the Christian horn, and send down on us Your rich mercy. [Bow]

About the deceased:
Remember, Lord, from the life of this departed faithful tsars and queens, noble princes and princesses, His Holiness Patriarchs, His Grace metropolitans, archbishops and bishops of the Orthodox, in the priestly and in the clergy of the church and monastic rank, who served You, and blessed church ktitors, and in the eternal Rest your villages with the saints. [Bow]


Remember, Lord, the souls of the departed servants of Your names, and all my relatives in the flesh and neighbors and known: and forgive them all sins, free and involuntary, granting them the Kingdom and the communion of Your eternal good, and Your endless and blessed life pleasure. [Bow]


Remember, Lord, and all in the hope of the resurrection and life of the Eternal reposed fathers and our brothers and sisters, and lying here and everywhere, Orthodox Christians: and with Your saints, where the light of Your face dwells, indwell, and have mercy on us, as Good and Lover of mankind, amen.


At the end, we say this three times:


Grant, Lord, the forgiveness of sins to all those who have departed in the faith and the hope of the Resurrection, our fathers, brothers and sisters, and create eternal memory for them.

Lord have mercy [three times]

An Orthodox person always and everywhere tries to act under God's intercession. That is why in the Christian environment it is customary to ask for blessings from confessors for all serious matters. There is also a tradition to pray to certain saints on different occasions.

So, it is customary to pray to St. Nicholas for travelers, and a prayer to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on the road is included in most prayer books.

Let's learn more about the life of this amazing saint of God!

Prayers to Nikolai Ugodnik on the road

Also in Orthodoxy there is a good tradition to consecrate cars and other vehicles. Traditionally, after consecration, an icon is attached to the car, on which our Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Theotokos and St. Nicholas are depicted.

An icon is an image, looking at which the mind of a person ascends to the prototype. Having such an icon in the car, it is good to start any trip with a short prayer in front of it, even in your own words.

And it is not without reason that St. Nicholas is depicted together with Christ and the Mother of God - this once again indicates his special intercession for people on the road.

Going on any long journey, it is good to take a small icon of the Wonderworker with you so that you can pray in front of it during a long journey.

But we must remember that any icon is a Christian shrine, and it should be treated with reverence. Even if you are going on a long journey and you have a lot of things, you need to think in advance where to put the icon of the saint.

More about prayers to the saint:

Do not put it in your pocket or purse along with a pile of other items, money or cards. It is better to put it in a marching prayer book or in a notebook.

But even without having an icon with you, you can pray to God's saint on the road. You can do this both in your own words and in the text of composed prayers. Prayers can be memorized or read from a prayer book.

If you are driving and there is no way to read the text of the prayer, it is permissible to turn on the recording.

Oh, all-holy Nicholas, the most beautiful servant of the Lord, our warm intercessor, and everywhere in sorrow a quick helper!

Help me a sinner and despondent in this present life, beg the Lord God to grant me the remission of all my sins, having sinned from my youth, in all my life, deed, word, thought and all my feelings; and at the end of my soul, help me the accursed, implore the Lord God, all creatures of the Sodetel, to deliver me air ordeals and eternal torment: may I always glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your merciful intercession, now and ever and forever and ever.

O great intercessor, the bishop of God, blessed Nicholas, who shines miracles like a sunflower, who calls upon you as a quick hearer, you always anticipate and save, and deliver, and take away all kinds of troubles, from God given to you miracles and gifts of grace!

Hear me unworthy, calling you with faith and bringing prayer to you singing; I offer you an intercessor for supplication to Christ.

O notorious in miracles, high saint! as if you have boldness, soon stand before the Lord, and reverence your hands in prayer to Him, stretch out for me a sinner, and from Him give bounties of goodness, and accept me as your intercession, and deliver me from all troubles and evils, from the invasion of enemies visible and invisible freeing, and destroying all those slanders and malice, and reflecting those who fight me in my whole life; ask for forgiveness by my sin, and present me to Christ and save the Kingdom of Heaven for the multitude of that philanthropy, He deserves all glory, honor and worship, with His Father without beginning, and with the Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and forever and forever centuries.

Biography of Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas, later nicknamed the Miracle Worker of Myra, was born in the 3rd century in the city of Patara, near Lycia. The example of his parents, Feofan and Nonna, is also amazing.

The nobility of origin and impressive wealth did not prevent these people from being pious Christians and following God.

The couple was childless until adulthood, without ceasing to offer prayers to the Lord for the gift of a child to them. And the Lord heard the prayers of the righteous! The long-awaited son was born to the spouses, who was baptized with the name Nikolai, which means "conquering nations."

From early infancy, parents noticed that their the son is distinguished by special piety. There is a legend that during his baptism, the future archbishop stood in a font of holy water for several hours! Righteous parents tried to instill in their son the foundations of the Christian faith, which he absorbed like air.

Quickly, the lad was able to comprehend the wisdom of the book.

From childhood and youth, Nikolai avoided empty chatter with his peers. With great rapture, the young man spent time in prayer and reading sacred texts in the temple. Such zeal for the Christian faith was noticed by the uncle of the young man, the bishop of the city of Patara. He ordained his nephew to his first rank - presbyter. Later, the saint acted as bishop when his uncle left for Jerusalem.

Nicholas himself visited the Holy Land. Returning back, he wanted to become a monk in one of the secluded cloisters, but he had a vision from the Lord himself, which said that his path was different. Indeed, after some time he was chosen as the new bishop of the city of Mir Lycian. The appointment as a bishop fell on the bloody time of the reign of Diocletian, who mercilessly exterminated Christians. The future glorified Wonderworker also fell into prison, but by the Providence of God he remained unharmed. When the emperor Constantine came to replace the tyrant, the bishop was able to return to his ministry to the great joy of the flock.

The saint died at a respectable age. His honest relics showed many miracles and exuded a fragrant and healing myrrh, from which many received deliverance from diseases. In the 11th century, the relics were transferred to the Italian city of Bari, where they are still available for veneration today.

Miracles of Saint Nicholas

Many miracles have been collected up to the present day by the legend of God's holy saint.

A special register is kept at his holy relics in Bari, where the facts of miracles and healings are documented, which are not in doubt.

Of the lifetime deeds of St. Nicholas, the most famous is the story of the three poor virgins. They lived with their father in the city of Patara and were extremely poor. Having no money for either a dowry or a living, the young maidens, together with their father, made a terrible decision - to give up their maiden honor in exchange for money.

Archbishop Nicholas found out from a revelation about the impending disaster and decided to help the poor family. At night, secretly from everyone, he threw a bag of gold through the window of the poor. The father of the family in the morning did not remember himself from happiness and considered this a favor from above. For this money, the father married his eldest daughter.

Twice more the saint came at night with money for the daughters of the poor. On the last night, the father of the family did not sleep and tracked down his secret benefactor. He fell at his feet and with tears thanked his deliverer for his mercy.

Also in Tradition there is evidence that during the stay of the Archbishop of Myra in Palestine, he came at night to the temple, the doors of which were closed with a heavy lock. Miraculously, the lock was unlocked to let the saint into the temple of God.

Information has come down to us about yet another miracle performed by the saint on his journey from Egypt to Lycia. It was thanks to this fact of his biography that it became customary to pray to the saint on the road. The ship, on which, among others, sailed St. Nicholas, fell into a very strong storm. The storm was so strong that it seemed that the ship had no chance to swim out and inevitable sinking awaited it. Panic broke out among the crew and passengers. Then the holy Wonderworker came aft and turned to God with fervent prayer. Many on the ship followed suit. And through the prayers of his saint, the Lord granted salvation to everyone - the ship arrived safe and sound in the port. Many who witnessed the clear help of God and His participation accepted the Christian faith and were baptized.

It is impossible to retell the full list of miracles with which the Archbishop of Myra the Miracle Worker graciously endows believing Christians. Coming to him with sincere and deep faith, with hope in God and with an honest desire to correct his life in accordance with the commandments of God, any person will hear the response of the saint in his soul.

Holy hierarch Father Nicholas, pray to God for us!

Prayer for drivers on the road