Christians around the world are happy to celebrate Christmas as one of the most important and long-awaited days of the year. Each branch of religion, each country, each nation has its own unusual traditions associated with the feast of the birth of Jesus. Our customs are surely familiar to you. Among them are:
- the celebration of Christmas Eve (Christmas Eve) in the family circle with prayers and eating the owls;
- the creation of a den (in translation into the Old Believer "cave") - a puppet theater with an ash-tree, biblical characters and animals;
- reading of Christmas and holy stories - wonderful stories that happened with religious persons during the Christmas season;
- caroling - traditional costumed walking around houses with carols and Christmas songs;
- prayer for the Nativity of Christ - a festive address to the Almighty with requests for health, luck, marriage, children and other essential goods;
Perhaps, the last tradition is considered the most important and most significant for true believing Christians. If you celebrate or listen to the holy stories on January 7, 2017, not all are taken, then almost every Orthodox person reads his prayers. After all, on the bright day of the Nativity of Christ, the heavens respond to any prayers.
Traditional prayer for health at Christmas 2017
Christmas to this day is considered one of the most significant Christian holidays and takes second place after Easter. In the Catholic and Orthodox churches it is distinguished by dates, traditions, and prayers. But the root cause is the same for all - the birth of the Savior - the little Jesus. Such a great event marked the end of paganism and the beginning of a new Christian civilization. Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7 (December 25 according to the old style) at the end of the forty-day fast. On the fairy-tale Christmas Eve people wait for the rising of the first star, read traditional prayers for health on Christmas Day 2017 and sit down at last for a festive table with 12 fast dishes. In a wide list of important rituals, reading the prayer for health plays a special role. During the svyatok, the Lord is all-seeing and heard, therefore he answers any requests and entreaties.
In the hand of Your great mercy, O my God, I give my soul and body, my feelings and verbs, my advice and thoughts, my deeds and all the bodies and souls of my movement. My entrance and exodus, my faith and my residence, the course and the death of my belly, the day and hour of my aspiration, my introduction, the repose of my soul and body. You, O God of mercy, of the whole world, with sins inconclusive Blessed, gentle, Lord, less than all sinful men, receive in the ritual of your protection and deliver from all evil, cleanse many my iniquities, give correction to the evil and accursed my life and from the coming fall of the fierce always admire me, and in no wise do I disgust your humanity, cover my infirmity from demons, passions and evil people. By the enemy of the visible and invisible prohibitions, leading me by the saved way, bring to You, my refuge and desires to my side. Grant me the demise of the Christian, shameless, peaceful, keep the air of evil spirits, at Your Last Judgment, graciously please Thy servant, and count Me on the right hand of Your blessed sheep, and with them I praise You, my Creator for ever. Amen. Prayer for Marriage for Christmas 2017
For centuries our ancestors spent all kinds of ceremonies on Christmas Eve and read popular prayers for marriage for Christmas. The holy night symbolized the birth of not only the Son of God, but also new hopes, a new life, a new world. At the border of Christmas Eve and Christmas, the most miraculous wonders took place, the unspeakable magic manifested itself, the fate vector changed direction to the most unexpected side. It was during this period that the recitation of prayers for marriage was considered the most successful thing. But first you had to put out the light, light one candle and wait for the first star to rise in the sky. So the prayer for Christ's Nativity took on the greatest strength.
Oh, All-Good Lord, I know that my great happiness depends on the fact that I love You with all my soul and with all my heart, and that I will fulfill your holy will in all. Control yourself, O my God, with my soul and fill my heart: I want to please You One, for You are the Creator and my God. Keep me from pride and pride: mind, modesty and chastity let them decorate me. Idleness is contrary to Thee and gives rise to vices, but give me the desire for diligence and bless my labors. However, Your Law commands people to live in fair marriage, then bring me, Holy Father, to this title consecrated by You, not to please my desire, but to fulfill Your destiny, for You yourself have said: it is not good for a man to be alone and by creating his wife as a helper, blessed them to grow, multiply and populate the earth. Hear my humble prayer, from the depths of the young (heartfelt) heart You are being sent; give me a fair and happy wife so that we, in love with him (with her), and in agreement, glorify You, the merciful God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen. A popular prayer for good luck for Christmas 2017
On Christmas Eve 2017, you can not only rest and prepare for a feast, but also visit the church to receive communion and listen to prayers. If you can not visit the temple of God, it is worthwhile to put a church candle at the icon's house and, quietly praying, to remember all the relatives and friends, sincerely rejoice at the events that occurred last year. Life is multifaceted, and even in bright holiday moments, someone lonely and defenseless needs help and support. Become a good angel for someone else's, read the popular prayer for good luck on Christmas 2017. Perhaps it is your prayers that will wrap the Lord in the guise of someone's desperate and hopeless soul.
I urge my guardian angel to touch my destiny, to direct my ways I have handed over the well-being of Judaism. When my guardian angel hears me, by a blessed miracle, my life will take on a new meaning, and I will have success in today's world, and in future, there will be no obstacles for me, for the hand of my guardian angel guides me. Amen. Christmas Prayer "Your Christmas, Christ, Our God"
The most important hymn of the Orthodox Nativity of Christ is the Troparion of the Feast, dated 4 th century. The Christmas prayer "Your Nativity, Christ our God" is performed during the divine service on January 7 and a week after it. Up to a generous evening or Holy Melania. During the service, prayer is sung several times, and the church choir sings the whole church. The hymn "Your Nativity, Christ our God" broadcasts about the knowledge of the Lord by man. The ways to such knowledge are very different. For example, through the study of stars, as in the case of the Magi. In this case, the naming of Jesus "The Sun of Truth" in prayer confirms the essence of the Savior as a source of light, life, devotion and purity.
Your Nativity, O Christ our God, raise up the light of the world, in it you learn by star for the stars of the servant .
You worship, the Sun of Truth, and You are led from the height of the East. Lord, glory to Thee! Russian translation: Your Christmas, Christ our God, illumined the world with the light of knowledge, for through it to stars the servants of the star were taught to worship You, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know You from the height of the Rising Sun. Lord, glory to Thee! Simple Children's Prayers for Christmas 2017
Nowadays, children's prayer can be composed by the words of the children themselves. Kids are always sincere, they are born in this world with real knowledge of the truth. Only adults, using incorrect methods of education, dull the truth in them and do not purposely make them forget about this concept. Moms, dads, grandfathers and grandmothers dictate to the children their canons, they impose their own worldview, considering it to be the only correct one. But it is only for a second to plunge into the thoughts of the child to understand how deep and genuine is the child's prayer for Christmas. It can make even the most heartless heart open. Quiet and simple children's prayers for the Nativity of Christ 2017 - the loudest voice for the Most High. They never remain unrequited.
To the angel of God, my holy keeper, to observe me from God from heaven given! I pray diligently that you should enlighten me, protect everyone from evil, turn to a good deed, and direct the path of salvation. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and earth. 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.
The King of Heaven, the Comforter, the Soul of Truth, Be all the same everywhere and fulfill all, the treasure of the good and the life of the Giver, come and settle in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, Blessed, our souls.
Prayer for the Nativity of Christ 2017 is strong not only in words, but also in the soul invested in it, with an energy message. It does not matter at all in what order the words of the prayer are pronounced for health, for luck, for marriage and for children. The main thing is a sincere belief in the kindness, forgiveness and mercy of the Lord.