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Psalm 1: meaning, prayer and full text
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Read Psalm 1 when you want to choose the right path and remain faithful to it. Its contrast between righteousness and wrongdoing encourages discernment, patience and steady commitment to God's word. Read more...
Prayer for healing and health: powerful texts for the sick and loved ones
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Prayer for healing and health — complete texts for the sick, for surgery and for the health of loved ones, with the Orthodox order of prayer (Holy Unction, Saint Nectarios). Read more...
The Paraklesis to the Mother of God: text and order of service (how it is performed)
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The Paraklesis to the Mother of God — what it is, how to perform it at home (the complete order), the main texts (God is the Lord, the Hymn to the Mother of God) and when it is read. Read more...
Powerful prayer: the strongest prayers for urgent needs
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The strongest prayer for urgent needs: how to say a powerful prayer (illness, fear, money and family) and sacred texts for extreme situations. Read more...
Prayers to Saint Venerable Paraskeva: Romania's protectress
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Prayers to Saint Venerable Paraskeva of Iași — protectress of Moldavia and all Romania: texts, how she is commemorated and what people ask for at her relics. Read more...
Prayers to Saint Nectarios: for health and miracles (texts)
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Prayers to Saint Hierarch Nectarios of Aegina — the saint who heals: complete texts, how to pray for health and testimonies from Romania. Read more...
The Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian: the text recited during Lent
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The Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian — the complete text, an explanation of its petitions, how it is recited during Great Lent and why it is considered the most beautiful prayer of repentance. Read more...
The Prayer of the Heart: «Lord Jesus Christ» — the power of unceasing prayer
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The Prayer of the Heart (the Jesus Prayer) — the text, how it is practised, the teaching of the Holy Fathers on unceasing prayer and its effects. Read more...
Morning prayers: how to begin the day with God (complete texts)
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Morning prayers — the short rule with complete texts: thanksgiving for the night, blessing the day, the Guardian Angel prayer and Psalm 90. Read more...
Evening prayers: the complete texts for a peaceful night
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Evening prayers — the complete texts (the short evening prayer rule): thanksgiving, forgiveness, entrusting the night to God and Psalm 90. Read more...
Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel: a text for protection against evil
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The prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel — the complete texts, appearances in Orthodox tradition and how to ask for protection in the struggle against evil. Read more...
The Guardian Angel Prayer: a powerful text for daily protection
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The Guardian Angel Prayer — the complete texts (short and long), how to speak with your guardian angel and when to ask for protection. Read more...