Matins, memorials, catholic prayers - all these terms in an uninitiated person can cause bewilderment, but the church-christian easily distinguishes them from each other and knows what text is used in certain life situations. But the definition of “prayer by agreement” may seem difficult even for enlightened people. Let's find out what that means.
What is agreement prayer?
To send a request or gratitude to higher forces by agreement with a second person or group of persons - in the official language, this is how the essence of the term can be briefly interpreted. The Orthodox Church defines prayer by consent as a prayer process performed by believers in the same time period, regardless of the distance between them. In their appeal to God, they ask or speak of a similar phenomenon, object or object.
It is believed that the recitation of a prayer is necessary if a disaster or an insurmountable situation arose in life, because of which a person fell into deep despair. Diseases, the death of loved ones, the complete loss of property or other troubles - often when they appear hands drop, and serious doubts settle in the soul. One can help oneself or another with the help of prayer in agreement. Like-minded people who agree to share and experience such an experience are selected from among the closest people.
How to read a prayer by agreement?
What does this action look like? A certain number of people (the exact number is not indicated, but it is better to have at least three), according to a joint agreement, pronounce a sacred verse at a set time - one per day. After the deduction of the poetry, the prayer is read directly by agreement, to which the collective request is added (for health, for repose of the soul, etc.).
If the proofreading is carried out in one room, the parties to the agreement often experience a special transcendental experience and later talk about the amazing feelings experienced in leaving the soul from the mortal shell.
When reading this prayer book, it is important not to make typical mistakes. One of them is non-performance. Delay in proofreading on time or skipping your turn will nullify all efforts, moreover, general ones, and not just yours. It is important to realize that strict observance of the rite is not just self-discipline, but also the key to a successful result.
Ignoring the rules, you are only deceiving yourself. Do not wait for help from above if you are not able to keep your own word. If the reading of kathisma was missed, you should repent and go to confession.
To agree to participate in this kind of prayer means to take on great responsibility and unconditional work. First, you should seek guidance from the confessor and ask for his blessings.
Text
If you decide to seek the highest help in your trouble, the text of the prayer by agreement in Russian is as follows:
“With deep faith in the immutability of your words and with the hope of your immense mercy, we humbly ask you to hear your servants (names) who agreed to jointly ask you: Lord, may your holy will be. Advise us, strengthen us and help us in everything for the benefit of people and for Your glory, Lord. Thank us, Lord God our Savior, to follow you, helping our neighbors to follow the path of salvation, doing the works of faith, so that with your help and by your mercy our efforts will serve to increase good and reduce evil in deeds, words and thoughts. Amen".
We also provide the text of the prayer by agreement in Church Slavonic:
“Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, thou art thou wilt clean thy mouth:“ Amen I say to you, as two of you confer on the earth of every thing, but ask it again, you will have from my Father, the same in heaven: where two or three gathered in My name, that is Az in their midst. ” Your words are immutable, Lord, Your mercy is unprofitable, and Your love of man has no end. For this reason we pray to Thee: grant us, Thy servants (names), who have agreed to ask thee (request), for the fulfillment of our petition. But both are not just like we want, but like You. Thy will be done forever. Amen".
What is the power of prayer by agreement?
Often, by convention, dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of believers who gather for this in churches, even if they are separated by many kilometers, often participate in prayer. If they are praying in the same cathedral, it is difficult to imagine the power of the message and the concentrated energy being lifted in a single spiritual impulse to heaven.
The prayer performed at one moment and in a conciliar manner miraculously unites Christians and is itself filled with great power.
Pronouncing prayers is recommended in difficult life circumstances if healing, spiritual or physical, is requested. You can read it at any time of the day an unlimited number of times. It all depends on one’s own persistence and willingness to devote as much time to the process as it seems necessary.
If you get the impression that an answer to the request does not follow, you should not fall into despair. God's providence and its ways are mysterious and not always subject to understanding by the earthly mind. Faith and patience are the basic qualities required of the requestor. Remember that setting a deadline and waiting for the miracle to happen after three, five, seven days after reading the prayer is not only wrong, but also perceived as ingratitude and a manifestation of unbelief.
