What prayers should be read before communion. Texts required before confession. How canon works

In this article you will find a detailed follow-up to Holy Communion: prayers, psalms, theotokos and icons.

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, Who is everywhere and fills everything, Treasury of the good and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed, our souls.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)

Holy Trinity have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in heaven! Yes, shine your name yes come Your kingdom Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Come, let us worship our King God. (Bow)

Come, let us bow down and bow down to Christ, our King God. (Bow)

Come, let us worship and bow down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. (Bow)

Psalm 22

The Lord shepherds me, and will deprive me of nothing. In the place of zlachne, there they instilled me, on the water calmly raised me. Turn my soul, guide me on the paths of truth, for Your name's sake. If I go in the midst of the canopy of death, I will not fear evil, for Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy club, that consoles me. Thou hast prepared a meal before me against those who are afflicting me, thou hast anointed my head with oil, and Thy cup makes me drink, as if it were sovereign. And Thy mercy will marry me all the days of my life, and even settle me in the house of the Lord, in the longitude of days.

Psalm 23
The earth is the Lord's, and the fulfillment of it, the world, and all who dwell in it. He founded me on the seas, and prepared me to eat on the rivers. Who will ascend the mountain of the Lord? Or who will stand in His holy place? Innocent hands and pure in heart, who do not accept their soul in vain, and do not swear by their sincere flattery. This one will receive a blessing from the Lord, and alms from God, his Savior. This is the generation of those who seek the Lord, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Lift up your gates, your princes, and lift up your eternal gates; and the King of Glory will enter. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord is mighty and mighty, the Lord is mighty in battle. Lift up your gates, your princes, and lift up your eternal gates, and the King of Glory will enter. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of Glory.

Psalm 115
Verovah, the same exclaimed, but I humbled myself very much. But I rech in my rage: every man is a lie. What will I repay the Lord for all that I repay? I will take the cup of salvation, and I will call on the name of the Lord, I will give my prayers to the Lord before all His people. Honorable before the Lord is the death of His saints. O Lord, I am Your servant, I am Your servant and the son of Your handmaid; thou hast torn my bonds. I will devour thee a sacrifice of praise, and in the name of the Lord I will call. I will give my prayers to the Lord before all His people, in the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of you, Jerusalem.
Glory, and now: Alleluia. (Three times with three bows)

Troparion, tone 8
Despise my iniquities, Lord, be born of the Virgin, and cleanse my heart, creating a temple to Your most pure Body and Blood, lower me from Your face, having great mercy without number.
Glory: In the communion of Your holy things, how dare I [enter], unworthy? If I dare to approach You with the worthy, the chiton convicts me, as if there is no evening one, and I intercede for condemnation of my many-sinful soul. Cleanse, O Lord, the defilement of my soul, and save me, like a Lover of mankind.
And now: Many of my many, Mother of God, sins, I have resorted to You, Pure, demanding salvation: visit my infirm soul, and pray to Your Son and our God, give me remission, even the fierce fellows, One blessed.

On Holy Forty Day:
When the glorious disciple at the ablution of the supper is enlightened, then Judas, the wicked with the love of money, having become darkened, and betrays the righteous Judge to the lawless judges. See, the property of the zealot, who used the strangulation for this sake: run the unsatisfied soul, the Teacher is so daring. Who is the good Lord of all, glory to Thee.

Psalm 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Wash me most of all from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and my sin before me is taken out. I have sinned against you alone and done evil before you; as if you were justified in your words, and conquered when you judge Ty. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sins give birth to me, my mother. Behold, thou hast loved the truth; the unknown and secret wisdom of Thy revealed to me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Give joy and joy to my hearing; the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Your salvation and confirm me with the Sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked in Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue rejoices in thy righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will proclaim your praise. As if you would have desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. Sacrifice to God the spirit is broken; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Please, O Lord, with Thy favor Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, an offering and a burnt offering; then they will offer bullocks on your altar.
Canon, voice 2

Canto 1
Come people, let us sing a song to Christ God, who parted the sea, and who instructed the people, even having brought them out of the work of Egypt, as if glorified,
Chorus: Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
The bread of the belly of the eternal be to me Thy Holy Body, merciful Lord, and Honest Blood, and the ailment of manifold healing.

Chorus:

Defiled by the deeds of the unplaced, the accursed one, I am not worthy of Your Most Pure Body and Divine Blood, Christ, communion, which you vouchsafe me.

Chorus:

Bogorodichen:
Good earth, blessed God's bride, vegetative class unharmed and saving the world, grant me this food to be saved.

Canto 3
Having established me on the rock of faith, thou hast enlarged my mouth against my enemies. Rejoice, for my spirit, always sing: there is nothing holy, like our God, and there is nothing more righteous than You, Lord.
Give me tears, O Christ, drops, the filth of my purifying heart: as if cleansed by a good conscience, I come by faith and fear, Master, to partake of Your Divine Gifts.
For the remission of my transgressions, Thy Most Pure Body, and the Divine Blood, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, and eternal life, Lover of mankind, and alienation of passions and sorrows.

Bogorodichen:
Animal Bread Most Holy Meal, above mercy for the sake of the descended, and the world new belly giver, and now vouchsafe me unworthy, with fear to taste this, and I live to be.

Canto 4
You came from the Virgin, not an intercessor, not an Angel, but Himself, Lord, incarnate, and saving all of me man. Thus I call to Thee: glory to Thy power, Lord.
Thou hast desired, for the sake of incarnation for us, Many-merciful, slain to be like a sheep, a sin for the sake of men: the same I pray to Thee, and cleanse my sins.
Heal the wounds of my soul, Lord, and sanctify everything: and vouchsafe, Master, that I may partake of Thy mystical Divine Supper, accursed one.

Bogorodichen:
Have mercy on me who exists from Thy womb, O Lady, and keep me, undefiled Thy servant and blameless, as if I were to receive smart beads, I will be sanctified.

Canto 5
Giver of Light and Creator of the Ages, Lord, guide us in the light of Your commandments; unless we know no other god to you.
As thou hast foretold, O Christ, let it be done unto thy thin servant, and abide in me, as thou hast promised: behold thy body is divine, and I drink thy blood.
Word of God and God, let the coal of Your Body be to me darkened into enlightenment, and the cleansing of my defiled soul, Your Blood.

Bogorodichen:
Mary, Mother of God, fragrance of an honest village, make me a chosen vessel with your prayers, as if I would partake of Your Son of consecration.

Canto 6
Lying in the sinful abyss, I call upon the abyss beyond Thy mercy: from aphids, O God, raise me up.
Sanctify my mind, soul and heart, O Savior, and my body, and vouchsafe, O Master, without condemnation, to proceed to the terrible Mysteries.
So that he would be removed from the passions, and Your grace would have an application, the stomach would be affirmed, the communion of the Saints, Christ, Your Mysteries.

Bogorodichen:
God, God, Holy Word, sanctify all of me, now coming to Your Divine Mysteries, Your Holy Mother with prayers.

Kontakion, voice 2
Bread, Christ, take do not despise me, Thy Body, and now Thy Divine Blood, the most pure, Master, and Thy terrible Mysteries partake of the accursed, may it not be with me in court, may it be with us in the life eternal and immortal.

Canto 7
The wise children did not serve the golden body, and they themselves went into the flames, and the gods cursed them, in the midst of the flames cried out, and I irrigate the Angel: your prayer has already been heard.
Source of good, communion, Christ, of Your immortal Sacraments now, may there be light, and life, and dispassion for me, and for the advancement and increase of the virtue of the Divine intercession, only Blessed, as if I glorify Thee.
Let me get rid of passions, and enemies, and need, and all sorrow, with trembling and love with reverence, Lover of mankind, now approach Your immortal and Divine Mysteries, and vouchsafe You to sing: blessed be Thou, Lord, God of our fathers.

Bogorodichen:
Savior of Christ, who gave birth to more than the mind, God-grace, I pray to Thee now, Thy servant, Pure unclean: whoever wants me now to proceed to the most pure Mysteries, cleanse everything from the filth of the flesh and spirit.

Canto 8
Into the fiery furnace to the youth of the Jews who descended, and the flame into the dew of the deceived God, sing the deeds of the Lord, and exalt forever.
Heavenly, and terrible, and Thy saints, Christ, now the Mysteries, and Thy Divine and Last Supper of a companion to be and me desperate, God, my Savior.
Benevolence has come running under Yours, Blessed, with fear I call Thee: abide in me, Savior, and I, as you said, in You; Behold, daring to Thy mercy, I pit Thy Body, and I drink Thy Blood.
Chorus: Holy Trinity, our God, glory to Thee.
Trinity: I tremble, accepting the fire, but I will not be scorched like wax and like grass; ole terrible mystery! ole mercy of God! What kind of Divine Body and Blood do I partake of, and I am created imperishable?

Canto 9
The Son, God and Lord of the Parent is without beginning, having incarnated from the Virgin, appearing to us, darkened to enlighten, gather squandered: we magnify the all-singing Mother of God.

Chorus:
Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Christ is, taste and see: the Lord for us, for us of old, brought to Himself alone, as an offering to His Father, is forever slain, sanctifying those who partake.

Chorus:
Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
May I be sanctified with soul and body, Master, may I be enlightened, may I be saved, may I be Your house a communion of the sacred Mysteries, having You living in yourself with the Father and the Spirit, the Benefactor of Many Mercy.

Chorus:
Give me the joy of Your salvation, and confirm me with the Sovereign Spirit.
Like fire, let it be mine, and like light, Your Body and Blood, my Savior, most honorable, scorching the sinful substance, burning the passions of thorns, and enlightening me all, bow down to Your Divinity.

Chorus:
Holy Mother of God, save us.

Bogorodichen:
God became incarnate from Your pure blood; the same, every generation sings to Thee, the Mistress, but the intelligent multitudes glorify, as if by Thee they have seen the Ruler of all, who has been realized by mankind.

It is worthy to eat ... the Trisagion. Holy Trinity... Our Father... Troparion of the day or holiday. If it's a week, the Sunday troparion is in tone. If not, real troparia, tone 6:
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; bewildering any answer, this prayer, as the Lord, we bring sins: have mercy on us.
Glory: Lord, have mercy on us, we put our trust in Thee; do not be angry with us, remember our iniquities below, but look now as if you are merciful, and deliver us from our enemies. Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, all works by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.
And now: Open the doors of Mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who hope in Thee, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (40 times) And bows as much as you want.

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And the verses:
Although eat, man, the Body of the Lord,
Approach with fear, but do not sing: there is fire.
Drinking the Divine Blood for fellowship,
First, reconcile thee to those who grieve.
The same daring, mysterious brashno yazhd.
Before the sacrament of the terrible sacrifice,
Life-Giving Body Lord,
Sim pray in an image with trembling:

Prayer 1, Basil the Great

Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, the Source of life and immortality, of all creatures visible and invisible to the Creator, of the beginningless Father co-eternal with the Son and co-beginning, for the sake of goodness in the last days, clothed in the flesh, and crucified, and buried for us ungrateful and evil-minded, and Yours Renewing our nature corrupted by sin with blood, Himself, the Immortal King, accept my sinful repentance, and incline Your ear to me, and hear my words. I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned against heaven and before You, and I am not worthy to look at the height of Your glory: I have angered Your goodness, transgressing Your commandments, and not listening to Your commands. But You, Lord, who are not malice, long-suffering and many-merciful, did not betray me to perish with my iniquities, expecting my conversion in every possible way. You said, O Lover of mankind, your prophet: as if by desire I do not want the death of a sinner, but I will turn and live to be him. Do not wish, O Lord, to destroy Your hand in creation; below, you favor the destruction of mankind, but you wish to be saved by everyone, and come to the understanding of truth. The same and az, if I am unworthy of heaven and earth, and sowing temporary life, obeying sin all to myself, and enslaving with sweetness, and desecrating Your image; but having been Your creation and creation, I do not despair of my salvation, accursed, daring to Your immeasurable goodness, I come. Accept me, O Lord of mankind, like a harlot, like a thief, like a publican and like a prodigal, and take my heavy burden of sins, take the sin of the world, and heal human infirmities, call and give rest to those who are laboring and burdened to You, who did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. And cleanse me from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and teach me to perfect the sanctity in Your fear: as if by the pure knowledge of my conscience, I receive a part of Your holy things, I am united to Your holy Body and Blood, and I have You living and abiding in me, with the Father, and your Holy Spirit. Yes, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, and let the communion of Your most pure and life-giving Mysteries not be in court, let me be weak in soul and body, from which I am unworthy to partake, but give me, even to my final breath, uncondemnedly perceive part of Thy holy things, in the Holy Spirit communion, in the guidance of the eternal belly, and in a favorable answer to Thy terrible judgement: as if with all Thy chosen ones, I will be a sharer of Thy incorruptible blessings, even if You have prepared for those who love Thee, Lord, in them Thou hast been glorified in eyelids. Amen.

Prayer 2, Saint John Chrysostom

Lord, my God, we know that I am worthy, I am satisfied below, but under the roof of the temple of my soul, I’m all empty and eaten, and don’t have a place in me worthy to bow my head: but for the sake of us from the height you humbled yourself, humble yourself and now my humility; and as if you took it in the den and in the manger of the wordless near, take it and in the manger of my wordless soul, and enter into my defiled body. And as if you did not deign to enter, and candles from sinners in the house of Simon the leper, so deign to enter into the house of my humble soul, lepers and sinners; and as if you did not reject a harlot and a sinner like me, who came and touched You, have mercy on me, a sinner, who comes and touches You; and as if you did not disdain her filthy lips and unclean ones that kiss Thee, below my filthy lips and unclean ones, below my vile and unclean lips, and my filthy and uncleanest tongue. But may the coal of Your most holy Body, and Your precious Blood, be mine, for the sanctification and enlightenment and health of my humble soul and body, for the relief of the burden of many of my sins, for observance from every devilish action, for the repulsion and prohibition of my evil and crafty custom, into the mortification of passions, into the provision of Thy commandments, into the application of Thy Divine grace, and appropriation of Thy Kingdom. Not as if I despise I come to You, Christ God, but as if daring for Your inexpressible goodness, and may I not move away from Your fellowship, I will be hunted by the mental wolf. The same I pray to You: as the only Holy One, Lord, sanctify my soul and body, mind and heart, wombs and wombs, and renew all of me, and root Your fear in my hands, and create Your sanctification inseparably from me; and be my helper and intercessor, nourishing my belly in the world, vouchsafe to me and at your right hand to stand with your saints, prayers and supplications to your Most Pure Mother, your immaterial servants and pure powers, and all the saints who have pleased you from time immemorial. Amen

Prayer 3, Simeon Metaphrastus

The only pure and incorruptible Lord, for the inexpressible mercy of philanthropy, our all perceptible mixture, from pure and virgin blood more than nature, who gave birth to Thee, the Divine Spirit by the invasion, and the good pleasure of the Father, the eternal, Christ Jesus, the wisdom of God, and peace, and strength; By your perception, life-giving and saving suffering perceived, cross, nail, spear, death, kill my soulful bodily passions. By your burial of the hellish captivating kingdom, bury my good thoughts with crafty advice, and deceive the evil spirits. By your three-day and life-giving resurrection of the fallen forefather, raise up me who crawled with sin, offering me images of repentance. By your glorious ascension, deifying the perception of the flesh, and by this right hand of the Father by the graying of mail, make me worthy of receiving the right part of those saved by the communion of your saints. With the descending of the Comforter of Your Spirit, the sacred vessels are honest, Your disciples have made, friend, and show me That coming. Although you should come again to judge with the universal truth, deign to make me meet Thee in the clouds, the Judge and Creator of mine, with all Thy saints: yes, I will endlessly glorify and sing of Thee, with Thy Father without beginning, and Thy Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 4, Saint John of Damascus

Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, only having the power of a person to forgive sins, as good and loving of mankind, despise my whole knowledge and not knowledge of sin, and make me unjudgmentally partake of the Divine, and the most glorious, and the purest, and life-giving Your Mysteries, not in heaviness, neither into torment, nor into the application of sins, but into cleansing, and sanctification, and betrothal of the future Life and kingdom, into a wall and help, and into the objection of the opposition, into the destruction of many of my sins. You are the God of mercy, and generosity, and humanity, and we send glory to You, with the Father, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 5, Saint Basil the Great

Wem, Lord, as I unworthily partake of Your most pure Body and Your precious Blood, and I am guilty, and I judge myself and drink, not judging the Body and Blood of You, Christ and my God, but for Your bounty, daring, I come to You who recks: the eater of My flesh and drink my blood, abides in me, and I in him. Have mercy then, O Lord, and do not rebuke me a sinner, but deal with me according to Thy mercy; and may this holy one be with me for healing, and purification, and enlightenment, and preservation, and salvation, and for the sanctification of soul and body; to drive away every dream, and crafty deed, and the action of the devil, mentally acting in my hands, in boldness and love, even to You; in the correction of life and affirmation, in the return of virtue and perfection; in fulfillment of the commandments, in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, in the guidance of the eternal belly, in response favorable at Your terrible judgment: not into judgment or condemnation.

Prayer 6, St. Simeon the New Theologian

From bad lips, from a vile heart, from an unclean tongue, from the soul defiled, accept prayer, my Christ, and do not despise my words, below images, below studiolessness. Give me boldness to speak, even if I want, my Christ, moreover, teach me what it is fitting for me to do and speak. I have sinned more than a harlot, even if I have taken away where you live, having bought the world, come boldly to anoint Your feet, my God, Lord and my Christ. As if he didn’t reject what came from the heart, disdain me below, Word: Give me your nose, and hold and kiss, and tearful streams, like a valuable world, this boldly anoint. Wash me with my tears, cleanse me with them, O Word. Forgive my transgressions, and grant me forgiveness. Weigh many evils, weigh and scabs, and see my ulcers, but weigh faith, and see volition, and hear sighing. You are not hidden, my God, my Creator, my Redeemer, below a drop of tears, below a drop of a certain part. What I have not done is seen by Your eyes, but in Your book, and still not done, the essence is written to You. See my humility, see my work as a tree, and leave all sins, God of all: yes, with a pure heart, a trembling thought, and a contrite soul, I will partake of Your undefiled and most holy Mysteries, everyone who eats and drinks with a pure heart is enlivened and adored; Thou hast said, my Lord: everyone who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood, this one abides in Me, and I am in him. The word of every Lord and my God is true: partake of divine and idolizing graces; Yes, because I will not be alone except for You, the Giver of Life, my breath, my stomach, my joy, the salvation of the world. For this sake, I come to You, as if you are seeing, with tears, and with a contrite soul, I ask you to accept the deliverance of my sins, and to partake of Your life-giving and immaculate Sacraments without condemnation, but abide, as if you said, with me, trembling: yes, not only find me Your grace, the deceiver will delight me with flattering, and the deceitful one will lead away those who worship Thy words. For this sake, I fall down to You, and I cry warmly to Ty: as if you accepted the prodigal, and the harlot who came, so accept me, prodigal and filthy, Generous. With a contrite soul, now coming to You, we, Savior, like another, like I, do not sin against You, below the deed of the deed, even as the deeds. But we pack this, as it is not the majesty of sins, nor the multitude of sins that surpasses my God, much long-suffering, and extreme philanthropy; but by the grace of compassion warmly repentant, and clean, and brighten, and create light, partakers, fellows of Your Divinity, making it unenviously, and strange both with an angel and with human thought, talk to them many times, as if your true friend. This audacity they do me, this one they hold me up, my Christ. And daring with Your rich beneficence to us, rejoicing together and trembling, fire and partake of this grass, and a strange miracle, we irrigate it without disgrace, as if the bush were burning in ancient times. Now, with a grateful thought, with a grateful heart, with grateful hands of mine, of my soul and body, I bow and magnify, and glorify Thee, my God, as a blessed being, now and forever.

Prayer 7, Saint John Chrysostom

God, weaken, forgive, forgive me my sins, O Elika, I have sinned, if in word, if in deed, if in thought, willingly or not, mind or foolishness, forgive all of us as good and humane, and with the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother, Your smart servants and the holy forces, and all the saints who have pleased you from time immemorial, uncondemnedly be pleased to accept your holy and most pure Body and honest Blood, for the healing of the soul and body, and for the purification of my evil thoughts. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

His same, 8th
Be satisfied, O Master Lord, that you may enter under the shelter of my soul; but if you wish, you, like a Lover of mankind, live in me, daringly I approach; command me to open the door, even though you alone created you, and enter with philanthropy, as if you were, enter and enlighten my darkened thought. I believe that you did this: you did not drive away the harlot who came to you with tears; below the publican rejected thou who repented; lower than the thief, knowing thy kingdom, thou hast driven away; below the persecutor, repenting, you left, hedgehog: but from repentance to you, who came all, in the person of your friends, you made you, the only blessed one always, now and forever and ever. Amen.

His same, 9th
Lord Jesus Christ my God, weaken, leave, cleanse and forgive the sinful, and indecent, and unworthy Thy servant, transgressions, and sins, and my fall, Thy tree from my youth, even to this day and hour I have sinned: if in the mind and in foolishness, even in words or deeds, or thoughts and thoughts, and undertakings, and all my feelings. And by the prayers of the seedlessly giving birth to Thee, Most Pure and Ever-Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, the only shameless hope and intercession and my salvation, grant me unjudgment to partake of Your most pure, immortal, life-giving and terrible Sacraments, for the remission of sins and for eternal life: for sanctification and enlightenment , strength, healing, and the health of the soul and body, and in the consumption and all-perfect destruction of my crafty thoughts, and thoughts, and enterprises, and nightly dreams, dark and crafty spirits; for Yours is the kingdom, and power, and glory, and honor, and worship, with the Father and Your Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 10, Saint John of Damascus

I stand before the doors of Your temple, and I do not retreat from fierce thoughts; but you, Christ God, who justified the publican, and had mercy on Canaanite, and opened the door to the thief of paradise, open the wombs of your love for mankind and receive me coming and touching you, like a harlot, and bleeding: oh, touching the edge of your robe, make healing pleasant, ova but keep your feet clean, bear the resolution of sins. But, accursed one, daring to perceive all Your Body, but I will not be scorched; but accept me, as I am, and enlighten my spiritual feelings, burning my sinful guilt, with the prayers of the seedless Birth of You, and heavenly forces; so blessed are you forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer of Saint John Chrysostom

I believe, Lord, and I confess that You are truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, who came into the world to save sinners, from whom I am the first. I also believe that this is Your most pure Body, and this is Your precious Blood. I pray to Thee: have mercy on me, and forgive my transgressions, free and involuntary, even in word, even in deed, even in knowledge and ignorance, and make me worthy to partake without condemnation of Your most pure Mysteries, for the remission of sins, and for eternal life. Amen.

When you come to take communion, say mentally these verses of Metaphrastus:

I now proceed to Divine Communion.
Co-worker, do not singe me with communion:
Thou art fire, unworthy fire.
But cleanse me from all filthiness.

Then:

Thy secret supper this day, Son of God, take part in me; we will not tell the secret to your enemy, nor kiss thee, like Judas, but like a thief I will confess you: remember me, Lord, in your kingdom.

And the verses:

Horror of the deifying Blood, man, in vain:
There is fire, unworthy fire.
Divine Body and adores and nourishes me:
He loves the spirit, but the mind nourishes strangely.

Then troparia:

Thou hast delighted me with love, O Christ, and Thou hast changed me with Thy divine zeal; but my sins fell into an immaterial fire, and to be satisfied with the hedgehog in Thee of pleasure: Yes, rejoicing, I magnify, Blessed, Thy two comings.
In the light of Thy Saints, how can I enter unworthy? If I dare to go to the chamber, the clothes convict me, as if I were not married, and I will be cast out from the Angels. Cleanse, O Lord, the defilement of my soul, and save me, like a Lover of mankind.

Also a prayer:

O Lord, Lover of mankind, Lord Jesus Christ my God, may this Holy One not be in my judgment, for the hedgehog unworthy of being: but for the purification and sanctification of the soul and body, and for the betrothal of the future life and kingdom. But it is good for me to cling to God, to place in the Lord the hope of my salvation.

And further:

Your Secret Supper... (See above)

Those who wish to receive communion must adequately prepare for this holy sacrament. This preparation (in church practice it is called fasting) lasts several days and concerns both the bodily and spiritual life of a person. The body is prescribed abstinence, i.e. bodily purity (abstinence from marital relations) and restriction in food (fasting). On the days of fasting, food of animal origin is excluded - meat, milk, eggs and, about strict fasting, fish. Bread, vegetables, fruits are consumed in moderation. The mind should not be scattered over the little things of life and have fun.

On the days of fasting, one should attend divine services in the temple, if circumstances permit, and more diligently follow the home prayer rule: who usually reads not all morning and evening prayers, let him read everything in full, whoever does not read the canons, let him read at least one canon these days. On the eve of communion, one must be at the evening service and read at home, in addition to the usual prayers for the future, the canon of repentance, the canon of the Mother of God and the guardian angel. The canons are read either one after the other in full, or connecting in this way: the irmos of the first song of the penitential canon is read (“Like Israel having traveled on dry land, in the footsteps of the abyss, seeing the persecutor of the pharaoh being drowned, we sing a song of victory to God, cry out”) and the troparia, then the troparia of the first songs of the canon to the Theotokos (“Contain many misfortunes, I resort to you, seeking salvation: oh, Mother of the Word and the Virgin, save me from heavy and fierce ones”), omitting the irmos “Water passed ...”, and the troparia of the canon to the Guardian Angel, also without irmos ( “Let us sing to the Lord, who led His people through the Red Sea, as if He alone was gloriously glorified”). The following songs are read in the same way. The troparia before the canon to the Theotokos and the Guardian Angel, as well as the stichera after the canon to the Theotokos, are omitted in this case.

The canon for communion is also read and, whoever wishes, an akathist to Jesus the Sweetest. After midnight, they no longer eat or drink, for it is customary to start the Sacrament of Communion on an empty stomach. In the morning, morning prayers are read and all the following to Holy Communion, except for the canon read the day before.
Before communion, confession is necessary - whether in the evening, or in the morning, before the liturgy.

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The meaning of the sacrament

First of all, in preparation for communion, there will be an awareness of the meaning of communion, so many go to church because it is fashionable and it could be said that you took communion and confessed, but in fact such communion is a sin. When preparing for communion, you need to understand that you go to church to the priest, first of all, to draw closer to the Lord God and repent of your sins, and not to arrange a holiday and an extra reason to drink and eat. At the same time, go to communion only because you were forced to, it’s not good to go to this sacrament at will, cleansing your soul from sins.

So, anyone who wants to worthily partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ must prayerfully prepare himself for this in two or three days: pray at home in the morning and evening, attend church services. Before the day of communion, you must be at the evening service. The rule for Holy Communion is added to home evening prayers (from the prayer book).

The main thing is the living faith of the heart and the warmth of repentance for sins.

Prayer is combined with abstinence from fast food - meat, eggs, milk and dairy products, with strict fasting and from fish. In the rest of the food, moderation should be observed.

Those who wish to take communion should, best of all, on the eve, before or after the evening service, bring sincere repentance for their sins before the priest, sincerely opening their soul and not concealing a single sin. Before confession, one must certainly reconcile both with one's offenders and with those whom one has offended oneself. At confession, it is better not to wait for the priest's questions, but to tell him everything that is on your conscience, without justifying yourself in anything and without shifting the blame to others. In no case should you condemn someone in confession or talk about other people's sins. If it is not possible to confess in the evening, you need to do it before the start of the liturgy, in extreme cases - before the Cherubic Hymn. Without confession, no one, except for infants up to seven years of age, can be admitted to Holy Communion. After midnight, it is forbidden to eat and drink, you must come to Communion strictly on an empty stomach. Children should also be taught to abstain from food and drink before Holy Communion.

How to Prepare for Communion?

The days of fasting usually last a week, in extreme cases - three days. Fasting is prescribed on these days. Modest food is excluded from the diet - meat, dairy products, eggs, and on days of strict fasting - fish. Spouses abstain from physical intimacy. The family refuses entertainment and TV viewing. If circumstances permit, these days one should attend services in the temple. The morning and evening prayer rules are more diligently carried out, with the addition of reading the Penitential Canon to them.

Regardless of when the Sacrament of Confession is performed in the temple - in the evening or in the morning, it is necessary to attend the evening service on the eve of communion. In the evening, before reading the prayers for the future, three canons are read: Penitent to our Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, Guardian Angel. You can read each canon separately, or use prayer books where these three canons are combined. Then the canon for Holy Communion is read until the prayers for Holy Communion, which are read in the morning. For those who find it difficult to perform such a prayer rule in one day, they take a blessing from the priest to read three canons in advance during the days of fasting.

It is quite difficult for children to follow all the prayer rules for preparing for the sacrament. Parents, together with the confessor, need to choose the optimal number of prayers that the child will be able to do, then gradually increase the number of necessary prayers needed to prepare for Communion, up to the full prayer rule for Holy Communion.

For some, it is very difficult to read the necessary canons and prayers. For this reason, some do not go to confession and do not receive communion for years. Many people confuse preparation for confession (which does not require such a large volume of prayers to be read) and preparation for communion. Such people can be recommended to approach the Sacraments of Confession and Communion in stages. First, you need to properly prepare for confession and, when confessing sins, ask your confessor for advice. It is necessary to pray to the Lord that He will help to overcome difficulties and give strength to adequately prepare for the Sacrament of Communion.

Since it is customary to start the Sacrament of Communion on an empty stomach, from twelve o'clock in the morning they no longer eat or drink (smokers do not smoke). The exception is infants (children under seven years of age). But children from a certain age (starting from 5–6 years old, and if possible even earlier) must be taught to the existing rule.

In the morning they also do not eat or drink anything and, of course, do not smoke, you can only brush your teeth. After reading morning prayers prayers for Holy Communion are read. If it is difficult to read the prayers for Holy Communion in the morning, then you need to take a blessing from the priest to read them the evening before. If confession is performed in the church in the morning, it is necessary to arrive on time, before the start of confession. If confession was made the night before, then the confessor comes to the beginning of the service and prays with everyone.

Fasting before confession

People who come to Communion of the Holy Mysteries of Christ for the first time need to fast for a week, those who commune less than twice a month, or do not observe Wednesday and Friday fasts, or often do not observe many days of fasting, fast three days before Communion. Do not eat animal food do not drink alcohol. Yes, and do not overeat with lean food, but eat as needed to saturate and nothing more. But who every Sunday (as befits a good Christian) resorts to the Sacraments, you can fast only Wednesday and Friday, as usual. Some also add - and at least on Saturday evening, or on Saturday - do not eat meat. Before communion, from 24 hours no longer eat, and do not drink anything. On the prescribed days of fasting, use only plant origin food.

It is also very important these days to keep yourself from anger, envy, condemnation, empty talk and bodily communication between spouses, as well as on the night after communion too. Children under 7 do not need to fast or go to confession.

Also, if a person goes to communion for the first time, you need to try to subtract the entire rule, read all the canons (you can buy a special booklet in the shop, called “The Rule for Holy Communion” or “Prayer Book with the Rule for Communion”, everything is clear there). To make it not so difficult, you can do this by dividing the reading of this rule into several days.

Clean body

Remember that it is not allowed to go to the temple dirty, unless of course it is required life situation. Therefore, preparing for communion means that on the day you go to the sacrament of communion, you must wash your body of physical dirt, that is, take a bath, shower or go to the bathhouse.

Preparation for confession

Before confession itself, which is a separate sacrament (not necessarily after it should be followed by Communion, but preferably), you can not keep a fast. A person can confess at any time when he feels in his heart that he needs to repent, confess sins, and as soon as possible so that the soul is not weighed down. And you can take communion, properly prepared, later. Ideally, if possible, it would be nice to attend the evening service, and especially before the holidays or the day of your angel.

It is absolutely unacceptable to keep fasting in food, but not change the course of your life in any way: continue to go to entertainment events, to the cinema for the next blockbuster, to visit, to sit all day at computer toys, etc. The main thing in the days of preparation for Communion is to live they are different from other days of everyday life, not much work for the Lord. Talk to your soul, feel why it spiritually missed you. And do what you have been putting off for a long time. Read the Gospel or spiritual book; visit loved ones, but forgotten by us people; ask for forgiveness from someone who was ashamed to ask for it and we put it off for later; try these days to give up numerous attachments and bad habits. Simply put, these days you have to be braver to be better than usual.

Communion in the Church

The Sacrament of Communion itself takes place in the Church at a divine service called liturgy . As a rule, the liturgy is performed in the first half of the day; exact time the beginning of services and the days of their performance should be found out directly in the temple where you are going to go. Services usually begin between seven and ten in the morning; the duration of the liturgy, depending on the nature of the service and partly on the number of communicants, is from one and a half to four to five hours. In cathedrals and monasteries, liturgies are served daily; in parish churches on Sundays and in church holidays. It is advisable for those preparing for Communion to be present at the service from its beginning (for this is a single spiritual act), and also to be at the evening service the day before, which is a prayerful preparation for the Liturgy and the Eucharist.

During the liturgy, you need to stay in the church without a way out, prayerfully participating in the service until the priest leaves the altar with a cup and proclaims: “Come with the fear of God and faith.” Then the communicants line up one by one in front of the pulpit (first the children and the infirm, then the men and then the women). Hands should be folded crosswise on the chest; it is not supposed to be baptized in front of the cup. When the turn comes, you need to stand in front of the priest, give your name and open your mouth so that you can put in a liar with a particle of the Body and Blood of Christ. The liar must be carefully licked with the lips, and after the lips are wet with the board, with reverence kiss the edge of the bowl. Then, without touching the icons and without talking, you need to move away from the pulpit and take a “drink” - St. water with wine and a particle of prosphora (in this way, the oral cavity is washed, so that the smallest particles of the Gifts are not accidentally expelled from oneself, for example, when sneezing). After communion, you need to read (or listen to in the Church) prayers of thanksgiving and in the future carefully keep your soul from sins and passions.

How to approach the Holy Chalice?

Each communicant needs to know well how to approach the Holy Chalice so that communion takes place sedately and without fuss.

Before approaching the Chalice, one must bow to the ground. If there are many communicants, then in order not to disturb others, you need to bow in advance. When the royal doors open, one must cross himself and fold his arms crosswise on his chest, right hand over the left, and with such a folded hands to take communion; you need to move away from the Chalice without separating your hands. It is necessary to approach from the right side of the temple, and leave the left free. Altar attendants receive communion first, then monks, children, and only then everyone else. It is necessary to give way to neighbors, in no case do not push. Women need to erase before communion lipstick. Women should approach communion with their heads covered.

Approaching the Chalice, one should loudly and clearly state one's name, accept the Holy Gifts, chew (if necessary) and immediately swallow Them, and kiss the lower edge of the Chalice as the rib of Christ. You can not touch the Chalice with your hands and kiss the priest's hand. It is forbidden to be baptized at the Chalice! Raising your hand for the sign of the cross, you can accidentally push the priest and spill the Holy Gifts. Going to the table with a drink, you need to eat antidor or prosphora to drink warmth. Only after that you can apply to the icons.

If the Holy Gifts are taught from several Chalices, they can only be received from one. You cannot take communion twice a day. On the day of Communion, it is not customary to kneel, with the exception of bows during Great Lent when reading the prayer of Ephraim the Syrian, bows before the Shroud of Christ on Great Saturday and kneeling prayers on the day of the Holy Trinity. When you come home, you should, first of all, read thanksgiving prayers for Holy Communion; if they are read in the temple at the end of the service, one must listen to the prayers there. After communion until the morning, one should also not spit anything out and rinse the mouth. Communicators should try to keep themselves from idle talk, especially from condemnation, and in order to avoid idle talk, one must read the Gospel, the Jesus Prayer, akathists, and Holy Scripture.

The task of the life of any believer is spiritual renewal. This can be done with the help of two powerful means given by the Lord himself - confession and Communion. The purpose of confession is to purify the human conscience from everything impure, to prepare a person for the acceptance of the Holy Mysteries. In Communion, the believer unites with Jesus, accepts the Divine life and all the blessings associated with it: strength and good spirits, good thoughts and feelings, strength and desire to do good. These two sacraments, confession and Communion, require careful preparation, first of all, preparation by prayer.

Prayer texts can be downloaded at. Below we will talk about how to properly prepare, what prayers to read before confession and Communion.

A believer is admitted to the sacrament of Holy Communion only after certain preparatory measures, including prayer, fasting, and repentance. The preparation for Communion is called fasting by the Church. Fasting usually takes 3-7 days and is directly related to both spiritual and physical life person. During the days of fasting, a person prepares for a meeting with the Lord, which will take place during the sacrament of Communion.

In general, the preparation for Communion consists of the following steps:

• fasting immediately before Communion;
• attending the evening service on the eve of the sacrament;
• reciting a specific set of prayers;
• abstinence from food and drink on the day of Communion - from midnight until the very sacrament;
• confession with a clergyman, during which he decides on the admission of a person to Communion;
• stay at the Divine Liturgy.

Fasting is aimed at a person's awareness of his sins, their confession before a spiritual person and God, at the beginning of the struggle with sinful passions. The believer, while preparing for Communion, must move away from everything that fills his soul with unnecessary fuss. The Lord dwells only in a pure heart, so fasting must be approached with the utmost seriousness and concentration.

Post and its features

During the days of fasting, the believer must observe bodily cleanliness - in other words, refrain from intimacy and marital relations. Restriction in food (fasting) is mandatory. A few words about the post:

• the duration of the fast must be at least 3 days;
• these days, any food of animal origin (meat and dairy products, eggs) should be abandoned. If the fast is strict, fish is also excluded;
• plant products (vegetables, fruits, grains, flour products) should be consumed in moderation.

If a person has only recently joined the Church, or long time did not turn to her, forgetting about God, or did not observe all the established fasts, the clergyman in this case can assign him an additional post lasting 3-7 days. Strict restriction in food at this time should also be combined with moderation in eating and drinking, with refraining from visiting institutions and entertainment events (theaters, cinema, clubs, etc.), with refraining from watching entertainment TV shows, films and from listening to popular secular music. . The mind of a person preparing for Communion should not be entertained and exchanged for everyday trifles.

The strictest fast falls on the day before the sacrament of Communion, starting at midnight. During this time, abstinence from food and drink should be absolute. You should go to Communion on an empty stomach. Also, for this period, a person should completely stop smoking and drinking alcohol. Women are not allowed to take Communion on the days of atonement (during menstruation).

On behavior and mood before Communion

A person who is preparing for Communion should let go of all negative feelings and emotions (hatred, anger, irritation, anger, etc.). You also need to forgive your offenders and ask for forgiveness from those who were once offended by you, reconcile with those with whom the relationship was at odds. Consciousness should be free from condemnation, obscene thoughts. Arguments, empty talk should also be discarded. Time is best spent in silence and solitude, reading the Gospel and spiritual books. If possible, you should definitely attend the services held in the church.

About the prayer rule

Prayer is a personal conversation of a person with God, which consists in turning to Him with requests for the forgiveness of sins, for assistance in the fight against sinful passions and vices, for the granting of mercy in worldly and spiritual needs.

A person preparing for Communion during the days of fasting should more carefully and diligently observe the daily home prayer rule. Morning and evening prayers must be said in full force. It is also necessary to read at least one canon every day.

Prayer preparation for Communion includes the following prayers:

• morning prayer rule;
• prayers for a dream to come;
• “Canon of repentance to our Lord Jesus Christ”;
• “Canon of Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos”;
• "Canon to the Guardian Angel";
• "Following Holy Communion".

The texts of the prayers can be found in the Appendix to this article. Another option is to approach the clergyman with the “Prayer Book” and ask him to mark everything you need.

The utterance of all prayers before the sacrament of Communion requires calmness, attentiveness, concentration and considerable time. To make it easier to comply with this condition, the Church allows the reading of all the canons to be distributed over several days. “The Follow-up to Holy Communion” should be read on the eve of the day of the sacrament, in the evening, before prayers for the coming sleep. The remaining three canons can be recited within three days, after reading the morning prayers.

About confession

Confession is an integral part of fasting. You can confess either in the morning or in the evening, but always before the start of the service, so you should come to the temple in advance (being late is an expression of deep disrespect). Without confession, no one is allowed to take Holy Communion, the only exceptions are children under the age of 7, and people who are in mortal danger.

On the day of Holy Communion

On the day of Communion, after reading the “Our Father”, the believer should go to the altar and wait for the Holy Gifts to be brought out. Do not rush forward - the first to let the Chalice pass are children, the elderly and sick people. Having waited for your turn, approaching the Chalice, you should still bow from a distance and cross your arms over your chest (put the right one on the left). It is not necessary to overshadow oneself with the banner of the Cross in front of the Holy Chalice, so as not to accidentally push it. Before the Cup you need to name your full name received at baptism, and then with reverence in the soul to accept Christ's Body and Blood, swallow. When the Holy Mysteries are received, one should kiss the edge of the Chalice without making the sign of the cross and go to the table, eat the prosphora and drink it with warmth.

After receiving Communion, you cannot immediately leave the church - you need to wait until the priest walks with the altar cross and kiss this cross. It is highly desirable to be present at the prayers of thanksgiving, but in extreme cases they can be read at home.

On the day of Communion, the behavior of the person who takes communion must remain decent and reverent.

Communion Frequency

The first Christians took Communion every Sunday. Now, due to the change in people's way of life, the Church recommends taking Communion, if possible, during each Lent, but at least once a year.

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For any sacrament, appropriate preparations are necessary. But, most are not familiar with the process and are afraid to do something wrong.

What prayers should be offered before confession and communion?

Communion is a sacrament designed to save the soul and which helps to unite with God. In the church, it is held during the Eucharist, in the morning from 7 to 10 o'clock. At the same time, an akathist to Jesus the Sweetest is read.

Communion is allowed for those who have passed:

• baptism or acceptance of God as the Sovereign, my master over the soul;
• confession - after it a person acquires a pure heart and can accept God's graces.

Not only adults can take communion, but also children (the latter, no preparation is required). Deeds in which a person repented are completely forgiven, and pure faith allows you to free yourself and merge with the Almighty.

What is Confession?

It is not for nothing that confession is called the second baptism, because after it a person, as it were, is born again. Therefore, the ceremony becomes one of the main events in everyone's life.

It is carried out in 2 stages: preparation and confession before the priest in the church. Prayer before confession is read independently, thereby preparing the heart for purification, awareness of misconduct and their acceptance.

There is a direct connection between the two named sacraments, because they are elements of one aspiration. Their main task is to help the parishioner forgive sins and gain strength against the temptation to commit them in the future.

It is worth remembering that communion is not allowed without confession. The only exceptions are infants and adults who have been baptized the day before.

Preparing for Communion

Internal preparation is considered a serious stage: it is necessary to take control of emotions, not to condemn or swear. You should also offer prayers before communion 3-5 days in advance. But, if the parishioner has not previously come to services, does not know the appeals to the Mother of God and the Guardian Angel, then the preparation will be delayed up to 7 days.

A person can also be blessed for a weekly fast with an appeal to the triune God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. The process is called fasting, which implies a spiritual struggle with duties and refusal to eat.

"...cleanse me, as iniquity ... Turn Your face away from my sins ... cleanse my iniquity ...".

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Preparation for confession

Religious people want to atone for their obligations and understand that without repentance this is impossible.

Prayers before confession provide a good guide, but internal preparation is also important when it is required:

• confess to wrongdoing, misbehavior and stop justifying yourself;
• to confess what they have done (the repentance of Basil the Great about disobedience to “Your commands” and a request to save the soul helps well);
• believe in divine mercy;
• to be convinced that the sacrament will help the sinful and indecent to save the soul.

Preparation also includes making a list of offenses on paper. It is not necessary to describe the details, only the essence.

The list is given to the holy father, who reads prayers to the word of God. Terrible and grave sins are told aloud.

Is it necessary to pray before the ceremonies?

Preparation for the sacrament is considered mandatory, but some skip it. milestone. Even when reading the usual prayers “Lord, have mercy” and “Our Father”, understanding, purification and forgiveness come to a person. He comes to the ceremony prepared, with a pure and open soul.

Orthodox prayers help to rise higher spiritually and change life in better side. The power of turning to God increases during holy communion, as it is done through a minister.

Do not neglect prayers - they are for the good of your soul.

Prayers before confession

People often get confused about which prayers should be read before confession. Their list is wide and don't worry if you miss any call. The main thing is to read consciously, sincerely and with a pure heart. All of them prepare the mind for confession.

These are the following prayers:

• to the Father God with the words "... by Your Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit";
• John of Damascus, especially revered in Christianity. His main appeal begins with the words: “Before the doors of your temple I stand ...”;
• Basil the Great, where gratitude is expressed to the Almighty for the gifts “that You have given me” and praise his name “with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever ...”;
• St. Simeon, which speaks of repentance and salvation to the world;
• Rev. Simeon, which speaks of the curbing of the soul "one, united with Thee";
• Ecumenical Saint John Chrysostom, who asks for the renewal of the spirit, heart and the use of "Your Body" in initiation.

All appeals speak of the awareness of misconduct and end with the cry “glory to Thee!”. In addition to the above list, psalms 22, 23, the aforementioned 50th and 115th psalms are read.

A separate chapter highlights the appeal-request of I. Damaskin for communion of the divine, glorious, most pure Mysteries, which will be for every believer in the purification of the kingdom and in a solid stronghold. The call ends with the same words as the others: “For ever and ever and ever. Amen".

Prayers Before Communion

Even if a parishioner has confessed according to all the conditions, he may not be allowed to attend the Eucharist. Sometimes, he himself is not ready for the sacrament - then it is necessary to perform charitable deeds (help, bows, etc.). If there is no prayer book at hand, then it is allowed to read “Amen. Our Father already."

The appeal speaks of many important things, in particular, about the debts "as we leave." After that, preparations for the ceremony will begin - the reading of the canons.

But, it must be done correctly: thoughtfully, in a quiet room, slowly and without being distracted.

Main canons:

• canon of repentance to Jesus Christ: collected songs to the Savior, helping to soften the soul;
• the prayer canon to the Theotokos, consisting of the warmest invocations: Mother of the Word, Your Most Pure One and others. No other nation has ever given so many gentle and beautiful names;
• the canon to the patron of Heaven, the Guardian Angel, which emphasizes the role of the spiritual patron of each believer.

The canons contain 8-9 songs: each song to Christ carries human feelings - hope for forgiveness, regret for sins, gratitude for mercy and long-suffering.

The canons have a clear structure, albeit slightly different from each other. It should be noted that they are sung not only before communion, but also in any sorrow of the soul.

Additionally read:

• 3rd appeal of Simeon Metaphrastus, where you can find the following words: "... Thy holy disciples made ...";
• 2nd call of St. John Chrysostom, which asks to direct "my life" (the life of a believer) in the right direction;
• 9th Petition of St. John Chrysostom, containing thanksgiving appeals to the Savior: "... Thy servant, transgressions and transgressions ...".

Prayers After Communion

The further behavior of the parishioner, after communion, is very important: you can not repeat the actions that were forgiven and lead a wild life.

Thanksgiving texts will help to maintain the strength of the spirit:

• 1st, in which Christians thank the Lord for their acceptance: "... for the enlightenment of my heart... I remembered your mercy...";
• St. Basil, where Christ my God is sung for those sent down ordinary people the gifts;
• Rev. Simeon Metaphrastus helps to protect oneself from sins "Lord, forgive ...";
• 4th about the sending down of eternal life and forgiveness on the Day of Judgment: "... and Your precious blood ...".

In conclusion, you can turn to the Mother of God "... save us the Mother of God ...", the protector of believers before the Lord. It is desirable to turn to the saints every day.

Child at confession and communion

Children under 7 do not need to undergo training - they have a pure and bright soul. Everyone can bring a child to church to partake of the Gifts of Christ. At the same time, fasting and going to confession are not required.

But, it is desirable to prepare the baby at home:

• learn the appeal to the Angel, if the child likes the singing more, then you can learn the part “... vouchsafe me” and the refrain “Most Holy Theotokos, save us”;
• accustom to church rules, but this must be done gently so as not to cause rejection in the baby.

Older children and teenagers should have conversations, parse together the prayers “... many of my iniquities, be our savior, and according to Your bounties ...” and explain incomprehensible words.

Confession is a Christian sacrament that every believer must go through, cleansing his soul from sins, and his thoughts from everything evil and negative. Learn how to properly prepare and how to pray before confession.

At confession, Orthodox believers open their souls before God, talking about the most intimate. Often, what is said in confession to the priest is told the most secret, they share bad thoughts and terrible sins, misconduct that, at times, gnaw at a person for years.

Before coming to the Almighty for repentance, a person must prepare himself and his soul. After all, he must sincerely repent of all sinful deeds and want to become more righteous.

Preparation for confession

Before confessing your own sins, it is worth leading a calm and righteous life. Three days before going to church, be sure to fast and refrain from any entertainment. Not idle pastime should occupy the penitent, but thoughts about his immortal soul. It is worth spending more time in solitude, reflecting on your own actions and reading church literature.

At confession itself, one cannot hide a single sin from the priest. You should not wait for questions, you must yourself, sincerely confess everything that you have done and ask for forgiveness from the Lord.

Prayers to Prepare for Confession

Before confession, be sure to pray and turn to God, asking him to strengthen the spirit and faith. The Church says that before confession, a prayer-conversion is possible, from a pure heart in one's own words. By sincerely asking for grace and guidance on the true path, you will prepare yourself for the Orthodox sacrament.

“Come, Holy Spirit, enlighten my mind, that I may better realize my sins; induce my will to genuine repentance for them, to sincere confession and decisive correction of my life.

"O Mary, Mother of God, Refuge of sinners, intercede for me."

“Holy Guardian Angel, my holy patrons, ask God for the grace of true confession of sins for me.”

Also, the night before communion, you can read a prayer to the spinning. Thus, you will notify the Lord of your imminent repentance. In the morning you will be able to confess and tell the most terrible sins without fear of God's punishment.

“Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy mercies, cleanse my iniquity. First of all, wash me from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my iniquity, and my sin before me is taken out. I have sinned against you alone and done evil before you, as if you were justified in your words and won, when you judge Thee. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sins give birth to me, my mother. Behold, thou didst love the truth, Thy obscure and secret wisdom revealed to me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Give joy and gladness to my ears, the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquities. Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Your salvation, and confirm me with the Sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked in Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from the blood, O God, God of my salvation, my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will proclaim Your praise. For if thou wouldst have desired sacrifices, I would have given them: burnt offerings are not well pleased. Sacrifice to God - the spirit is contrite, the heart is contrite and humble, God will not humiliate. Please, O Lord, with Thy favor Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, an offering and a burnt offering; then they will offer bullocks on your altar.”

Sincere repentance from the bottom of your heart will reflect positively on your state of mind. Such a “conversation with God” is necessary for every believer in order to purify himself from all that is bad and sinful. Take care of yourself and your loved ones and don't forget to press the buttons and

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