Other Prayers

Prayers for the living, the departed, the sick, travelers, and various needs of daily Christian life.

Words with a dotted underline have a short explanation: hover, tap, or tab to them. For Thee, Thou and other older English, see Words of Prayer.

A General Intercession

O Lord Jesus Christ our God, who in thy mercy and loving-kindness dost regard the prayers of all who call upon thee with their whole heart, incline thine ear and hear my prayer, now humbly offered unto thee:

Remember, O Lord, thy Holy, Orthodox-Catholic and Apostolic Church; confirm, strengthen, increase and keep her in peace and preserve her unconquerable forever;

Remember, O Lord, our father and Metropolitan N., [our Bishop, N.], and every Orthodox bishop, the Priests and Deacons, and all the clergy of thy Church, which thou hast ordained to feed thy flock with thy Word; and by their prayers, have mercy on me and save me, a sinner.

Remember, O Lord, our father(s), N. [my parish priest(s), my confessor], and our entire parish community in Christ, and grant us to serve and glorify thee in oneness of heart and mind.

Remember, O Lord, our civil authorities and our armed forces, this city in which we dwell, and every city and countryside. Grant us peaceful times that we may lead a calm and tranquil life in all godliness and sanctity.

Remember, O Lord, my parents, my brothers and sisters and all my relatives and all who are near and dear to me, NN., and grant them mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, pardon and remission of sins, that they may evermore praise and glorify thy holy name.

Remember, O Lord, those who travel by land, sea and air, the young and the old, orphans and widows, the sick and the suffering, the sorrowing and the afflicted, those in captivity, and the needy poor; upon them all send forth thy mercies, for thou art the Giver of all good things.

Remember, O Lord, me, thy humble servant; grant me thy grace, that I may be diligent and faithful, that I may avoid evil company and influence and resist all temptation, that I may lead a godly and righteous life, blameless and peaceful, ever serving thee, that I may be accounted worthy at the last to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Remember, O Lord, those who have fallen asleep in the hope of resurrection unto life eternal, especially NN.; pardon all their transgressions both voluntary and involuntary, committed in word or deed or thought. Shelter them in a place of brightness, a place of verdure, a place of repose, whence all sickness, sorrow and sighing have fled away, and where the sight of thy face rejoiceth all thy saints from all the ages. Grant them thy heavenly kingdom and a portion in thine ineffable and eternal blessings and the enjoyment of thine unending life.

Hear my prayer, O Lord, for thou art merciful and compassionate and the Lover of mankind, and unto thee are due all glory, honor and worship, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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Prayer for the Departed

This prayer also appears on Prayers for the Departed.

Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend the souls of thy servants, NN., and beseech thee to grant them rest with thy saints, where the light of thy countenance shineth forever. I beseech thee also to grant that our present lives may be godly, sober and blameless, that we also may be made worthy to enter into thy heavenly kingdom with those we love who have gone to their rest before us. For thou art the Resurrection and the Life and the Repose of thy departed servants, O Christ our God, and unto thee do we ascribe glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayers for the Departed

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Prayer for the Sick

O holy Father, heavenly Physician of our souls and bodies, who hast sent thine only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal all our infirmities and deliver us from death: Do thou thyself visit and heal thy servant(s), NN., granting him (her) release from pain and restoration to health and vigor, that he (she) may give thanks to thee and do thy will and bless thy holy name, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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Prayer Before a Journey

(If no priest is present to bless the traveler.)

O Lord Jesus Christ our God, the true and living way, be thou, O Master, my companion, guide and guardian during my journey; deliver and protect me from all danger, misfortune and temptation, that, being so defended by thy divine power, I may have a peaceful and successful journey and arrive safely at my destination. For in thee I put my trust and hope, and to thee, together with thine eternal Father and thine all-holy Spirit, I ascribe all praise, honor and glory, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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