There is no stronger bond than the bond between a mother and her child. When a new child is born into the world, the obligation to preserve and protect him from troubles and ailments falls on the fragile shoulders of a woman. Relatives, relatives, husband, and celestial forces help to carry this holy burden. And if people who are close by are able to instill confidence in a woman in word and deed, then prayer for the recovery of the child in a difficult situation will give strength, faith in yourself and set you on the right track.
Mother prayer for a child
Maternal love is stronger than any other. This love is unconditional, it gives the child an impenetrable shield from external energy influences. You can strengthen it with the help of prayers, your own faith and good mental messages.
Do you know that every “thank you” uttered in relation to any person, not just a child, is also a prayer? Every “be healthy” and “good morning”, every kind word and praise, sincere gratitude and good wishes are also prayers. Its action is immeasurable due to frequent pronunciation and sincere wishes of good. The effect of Orthodox prayers is enhanced by the pronunciation of the names of the saints and the emotions that the believer puts into words.
You can pray for a child for any reason: in all matters and undertakings, during important changes in life, during illness. Regardless of the age of the child and the distance at which he is from the mother, the power of her prayer will be enormous. The frequency and time of day does not play an important role here, since the mother has her own special connection with her child. It is believed that the words spoken during the time closest to the time of the birth of the child are most effective: hour, minute, birthday.
You can pray for the health of the child to many saints, and not only to one. It is not forbidden to offer recovery requests to different saints at the same time - the more they hear you, the stronger the prayer. The Mother of God and the Matron of Moscow, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and St. Panteleimon perfectly help mothers and their children.
What prayers to say in case of illness?
Not always recovery of the child depends on the efforts made by parents and doctors. There are situations when the child’s body must itself fight the disease and any outside help can hurt more than contribute to recovery. In this case, many parents, realizing their impotence, turn to higher forces. Prayer is not only a beneficial effect from Heaven, but also the reassurance, direction and empowerment of both children and the parents themselves.
Even if the child has recovered, or is not in danger, pray for his well-being as often as possible. For a more favorable result, they recommend using church services. A candle with a note, placed in the health of the child, the ordered service in the fortress of his body, will greatly enhance the influence of higher forces.
Remember that caring for the well-being of the child is not limited to prayers.Because priesthood is not the first aid, first you need to make sure that the child has been provided with all possible qualified medical care, except in unique situations. A prolonged fever primarily requires a visit to the doctor, as the Church herself instructs. But from a doctor who has done everything necessary and sent you to recover home, you can go to the temple and ask the Almighty for strength and help.
All sorts of ailments will recede from the child for whom the parents pray. Praying for a baptized child with a baptized parent will take on special power in the sacred land. Do not forget that you need to pray, remembering the words by heart, putting all your faith in them and presenting the image of a happy and healthy child.
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker
Beloved by all children, revered for the New Year and Christmas Guardian, Nikolai the Gracious favors the praying mothers more than other saints. The prayer for the child’s recovery is strong and simple, pronounced on the icon of St. Nicholas. His image is in many houses and in every church; he can be prayed both in one place and in another. Praying, one should bow to the image three times and cross himself, then repeat the same thing to the icon of the Baby Jesus in the arms of the Mother of God.
After putting a candle in the child’s health, read the following powerful prayer:
“O St. Nicholas the Pleaser, the Miracle Worker and the Hierarch, revered by the peoples of all times. I pray you, help my child recover, God's servant (s) (name), do not be angry with me for the sorrow of the oppressive, sinful sorrow. For I rejoice when my child rejoices, I smile when my child smiles, I live when my child lives, and I pray for his recovery day and night. Hear me, keeper of the hearts of men, transmit my request to our Lord and do not leave the good unanswered. Amen".
Prayer to the Virgin
For many centuries, the Blessed Mother of God has helped in the healing of innumerable children. She will help everyone and now, in our time, she will empower and give fortress of spirit to pass the tests of the Lord. In addition to prayer, the Mother of God can be addressed with prayer to other saints, the Most Holy does not preclude this. Only by encouraging human faith and the recognition of good will marked by God, the Mother of God is attentive to human prayers.
She can read a prayer in her own words, but you can memorize the text of the prayer by heart and, uttering it, add details and sincerity to the words:
“The Most Holy Lady of the Virgin Virgin, existing in heaven, I appeal to you with a prayer for my child, overcome with ailment. As your name is sanctified throughout the entire earth, so will your will be to do good in the name of motherly love. I ask for help and indulgence, give strength to my child and me to cope with ailments, overcome twigs, strengthen in health. Do not abandon us with all-goodness, autumn with your sign, and repay to the afflicted those who suffer. Amen!"
Saint Panteleimon
Saint Panteleimon the great martyr during his life was a great healer, and to this day is revered among the saints, as a healer endowed with God's power. People in all diseases turn to him, prayer gives him strength to everyone. The prayer addressed to Saint Panteleimon for the recovery of the child is strong, helping in any situation, is read at home or in church. Not always in churches there is an icon depicting a beardless saint in a blue tunic.
But a prayer to him will be heard and uttered at home, on a candle:
“O great, Christ's saint, many-merciful healer Panteleimon. Hear the plea of your slave, come down and have mercy, do not leave alone in moaning. The supreme doctor of human souls, respect the request of the suffering, in the name of the One who gave the healing of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept my prayer, give your gracious attention to your child; my child (name) of the young man of God has been restored by his strength, with his doctor's hand, do not leave trouble and ailment. Amen!"
Appeal to the Matron of Moscow
Prayer for the health of the child Matron is one of the most frequent with which people come to the saint. When a child is sick, the prayer must be strong and the Blessed Matrona of Moscow can help even in the most difficult situation.
Most often they pray to her in the church, opposite the icon of Jesus Christ, with a lit candle in his hand, overshadowing himself with the cross banner:
“Our Mother is Blessed, the patroness of the Holy, lying in the earth, sitting in heaven, looking at us from heaven. By your grace we do miracles, your will, beyond all words, is undeniable. Look, I pray, at your servants of God, at the afflicted children, comfort, sinners in grief and pain, intercede before the Lord, ask for the remission of our sins before His Face. Ask to be supportive of us, all the tests of Him help us, Most Holy. Amen!"
Prayers for Newborn Health
When a child is just born, at first parents are especially kind to him. Shivering from each baby sneeze, they rush to the cradle, strain from each redness on the cheeks, from each long period of time between emptying the stomach. Newly made parents are ready to defend eternity in queues for doctors to hear that everything is in order with the newborn. Often the way it is, but anxiety from this does not become less.
For parents who wish their child to strengthen their health and prosperous growth, and to themselves - peace of mind, there is a supportive prayer to all saints.
It is read on any icon in the house, in the light of three church candles. It is important to read it on the first birthday of the child, you can do it in the future bedroom, while the baby is in the hospital, then the text should be slightly changed.
A faithful mother can take the icon with her to the postpartum ward, but it is recommended to do without a candle to avoid risks:
“Our Heavenly Father, the Lord Almighty, I appeal to you with the names of all your saints, your servants, your baptists. Be kind to your slave (name), for I bring the light of my child to you, and I urge you to protect him. Named (the name of the child), he will praise you, he will do good in your name, in that I, his mother, bow to you. They gave the youth their strength, gave him the fortress, sent their blessing and protection to him, do not deny him, do not leave. I promise that I will carry your word and will, baptize a child by faith and sacredly protect him throughout my life with the help of your God. Amen!"
And for parents whose children have been tested already from the first days of birth, it is recommended to say a saving prayer for a sick child.
It is called to strengthen the spirit and give strength in the successful passage of all trials sent by God:
“To the Lord, who leads his flock on the true path, they know the stones at the foot of the river, the ravines, and the rivers podgorny. The Lord will not lead us through those rivers, the Lord will bypass the river, and whatever will not bypass, he will spread his hands. Hallowed is the name of his generation, the virgins cry to him and the scribes, and I cry. My child, eleven days old, I ask for intercession, I ask for grace, I ask for the will of his strengthening, for the struggle of resistance to life. Do not leave us, Lord Almighty, protect the small child, the newborn, from mortal ailments, strengthen his tiny body, protect and sanctify him. Amen!"
Any prayer delivered in faith is good. Even if you, as a baptized person, never prayed, it is not too late to start this at a difficult moment. Without knowing the words of prayers, turn to the Lord in your own words, put your request into them with all sincerity and hope, and it will be fulfilled.
It is not for nothing that children are baptized in the first months after birth, usually on the 40th day. At an early age, the child is subject to the influence of any energy, both good and bad. The sacrament of sacred baptism at an early age gives the baby protection from evil forces.
