The Explanatory Orthodox Prayer Book

5. Evening prayers

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We thank Thee, Christ our God, that Thou hast nourished us with Thy earthly blessings; do not deprive us of Thy Heavenly Kingdom.

In this prayer we thank God for having fed us with food and drink, and we ask that He not deprive us of His Heavenly Kingdom.

Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel

In Russian:

Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body! Forgive me all that I have sinned in the past day (or last night), and deliver me from all the deceit of my evil enemy, so that I may not anger my God with any sin; but pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, that I may prove worthy of the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.

If you have sinned, in what you have sinned. Dneshnyy - nashnyy. Cunning is cunning, cunning. In no way - not in any way. To whom is this prayer? This prayer is to the Guardian Angel. What do we pray for in it? In it we ask the Guardian Angel to forgive our sins, deliver us from the cunning of the devil and pray to the Lord for us. Each of us has a special angel with us, throughout our lives from the time of our baptism; He protects our soul from sins, and the body from earthly misfortunes, and helps us to live holy, which is why he is called the patron saint of the soul and body in prayer.

Prayer of St. Macarius the Great to God the Father

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Eternal God and King of all creatures, Who has vouchsafed me to live to this hour! Forgive me the sins that I have committed this day in deed, word, and thought, and cleanse, O Lord, my poor soul from all impurity of body and soul. And help me, O Lord, to spend the coming night in peace, so that, rising from my wretched bed, I may do what is pleasing to Thy most holy name all the days of my life, and overcome the enemies who attack me, bodily and incorporeal. And deliver me, O Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil passions. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and always, and forever. Amen.

Dostori - to live. Mi to me. Yazhe - which. Created - created, made. Preyjti - to cross, to live. Yes - so that. Humble - humiliated by sins, pitiful. Bed is a place where people go to sleep, bed. The belly is life. Poper - I will lose. Borlyushchiy - forwards. In this prayer we thank God for a well-spent day, ask Him for forgiveness of sins, preservation of us from all evil and a good night. This prayer ends with the doxology of St. Who sins by deed?The one who steals, kills, etc.Who sins with words?The one who swears, sings seductive songs... Who sins in thought? What are the defilements of the flesh, or sins of the body? What are the defilements of the spirit, or sins of the soul? Who are the enemies of the flesh and the bodiless? These are the people who seduce us, who teach us to sin, and also the things in the world that greatly deceive us. Bodiless, or spiritual enemies, are our spiritual passions, for example, envy, pride, and especially our spiritual enemy, the devil.

"O Lord our God, who have sinned in these days..."

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