The Explanatory Orthodox Prayer Book

Praise be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and always, and unto the endless ages. Amen.

Always - always. Century - century. To whom is this prayer? Trinity.

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

In Russian:

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; O Holy One, come and heal our weakness for Thy glory.

The Trinity is the three persons of the Godhead. Lord, the Lord is a king, lord over the whole world. Lawlessness is a violation of the law, a sin. Heal - make whole what is damaged, heal. Infirmities - weaknesses, sins.To whom is this prayer? What do we ask in this prayer to St. Trinity? First of all, St. The Holy Trinity together, and then at each person of the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity separately asks for one thing, although in different expressions: deliverance from sins. Trinity together, and by what words are meant the persons of the Holy Trinity. By the words: The Most Holy Trinity is understood the persons of the Holy Trinity. The Trinity together, Whom we ask to have mercy on us; by the word: Lord, the first person of the Holy Spirit is understood. of the Holy Trinity, God the Father, whom we ask to cleanse our sins; by the word: The Lord is understood as the second person of the Holy Trinity, God the Son, Whom we ask to forgive our iniquities, i.e. sins; by the word: Saint, the third person of the Holy Spirit. God the Holy Spirit, Whom we ask to draw near to us and heal our spiritual infirmities. The last words of the prayer: "For Thy name's sake" show that we ask God for forgiveness of sins not according to our merits, but for the glorification of the Most Holy Trinity.

The Lord's Prayer

In Russian:

Our Father who is in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts (sins), as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.

Why is it called the Lord's Prayer? Because it was given to the Apostles, and through them to all of us, by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself (Matt. 6:9-13). That is why it is often read in church during divine services.How many parts is the Lord's Prayer divided into?Into nine parts: invocation, seven petitions, and doxology.How is the invocation read?Our Father, Who art in heaven.Father is the father. Izh - which. Who art in heaven - who is in heaven, heavenly. Who here is meant by the word Father? Our God. Why does the Lord command us to call upon God in the name of the Father? That we may stand before Him when we pray, not only with fear, as slaves stand before their masters, but also with love and devotion, like children before their father, revealing to Him all their needs with all sincerity and simplicity of heart. And in this case it is still necessary to say: Our Father, because God is the Father common to all of us, and we are brothers among ourselves; What do the words "Who art in heaven" show? These words show that the one who prays does not turn to the earthly father, who is often unable to help his son, but to the Father who lives in heaven, Who is able to do all things for us and is ready to do all things; therefore, when we pray to the Heavenly Father, we must leave all earthly things and lift up our minds and hearts to God.How is the first petition of the Lord's Prayer read? What do we ask of God with these words?We ask God for help, so that we can glorify God with our words, deeds, and all our holy lives.How is the second petition of the Lord's Prayer read?Thy Kingdom come.What do we ask of God with these words?We ask God to reign in us, that is, to rule our spiritual powers and inspire us how to live in order to receive the Kingdom of Heaven. With these words, we also ask for the Kingdom of Heaven, that is, the revelation of the perfect blessedness of believers.What is the Kingdom of God?The Kingdom of God is the kingdom of Christian love and grace-filled peace of the soul. Where there is love and harmony between Christians, and there is no enmity, there is the kingdom of God; but the kingdom of God will be fully revealed after the second coming of the Son of God to earth.How is the third petition of the Lord's Prayer read?Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth.As - how.What do we ask of God with these words?We ask God to help us to fulfill His holy will as willingly and diligently as angels and holy people do it in heaven - always and in everything perfectly.With these same words we show complete obedience to God, As to the Father, Who knows better than we do, which of us needs and is useful for earthly and eternal life.How is the fourth petition of the Lord's Prayer read?Give us our daily bread today.Daily bread - for a sufficient day. Give - give. What do we ask of God with these words?We ask God to give us everything necessary in life for the body and soul.What is necessary for the body and soul?For the body are necessary: food, clothing and shelter. For the soul are necessary: Holy Communion (John 6:55) and other sacraments and the word of God (Matt. 4:4). Just as the body, if it is deprived of its food, will die, that is, it will lose its soul and be destroyed, so the soul, if it does not eat its proper food, will die, that is, it will be deprived of eternal bliss. so that we do not worry too much about future days; but we would remember that God Himself cares for us more than we do, and in Him we would firmly trust (Matt. 6:25-33).How is the fifth petition of the Lord's Prayer read? Debts are sins. We ask God to forgive us our sins, just as we forgive us who have offended or sinned against us. but if we do not do this, if we sin, then we remain, as it were, in debt to God.Who are called our debtors? They are called our debtors because they should live with us, as we do with them, in peace and harmony, but they do not live.Will God forgive us our sins if we do not forgive others ourselves? Therefore, when we ask God for forgiveness of our sins, when we pray to Him, we should not have enmity with anyone, but have peace and love with all (Matt. 5:23-24; 6:14-15).How is the sixth petition of the Lord's Prayer read?And lead us not into temptation.Temptation is a circumstance under which it is possible to deviate to sin.What do we ask of God with these words? so that God would remove us from such events in life that lead us to sin.How is the seventh petition of the Lord's Prayer read?But deliver us from the evil one.What do we ask of God with these words?We ask God to deliver us from all misfortunes and sorrows, and especially from the cunning devil, who constantly tempts us to evil (1 Pet. 5:8).How is the doxology of the Lord's Prayer read?For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.Why is the doxology added to prayer?So that during prayer we not only ask God for mercy, but at the same time glorify Him as our Creator, firmly hoping that He is always able and ready to fulfill our request; as a sign of which we add to the doxology: Amen.As the above prayers are usually called: Glory to Thee, O God... O Heavenly King... Holy God... Glory to the Father... The Most Holy Trinity... Our Father...? Introductory or initial, because almost all church services begin with them; In Church Slavonic, there is no sound "ё", so we should read "yours" and not "yours", "call" and not "call." etc. ^

3. Morning Prayers

In Russian:

Our Father who is in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts (sins), as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.

Why is it called the Lord's Prayer? Because it was given to the Apostles, and through them to all of us, by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself (Matt. 6:9-13). That is why it is often read in church during divine services.How many parts is the Lord's Prayer divided into?Into nine parts: invocation, seven petitions, and doxology.How is the invocation read?Our Father, Who art in heaven.Father is the father. Izh - which. Who art in heaven - who is in heaven, heavenly. Who here is meant by the word Father? Our God. Why does the Lord command us to call upon God in the name of the Father? That we may stand before Him when we pray, not only with fear, as slaves stand before their masters, but also with love and devotion, like children before their father, revealing to Him all their needs with all sincerity and simplicity of heart. And in this case it is still necessary to say: Our Father, because God is the Father common to all of us, and we are brothers among ourselves; What do the words "Who art in heaven" show? These words show that the one who prays does not turn to the earthly father, who is often unable to help his son, but to the Father who lives in heaven, Who is able to do all things for us and is ready to do all things; therefore, when we pray to the Heavenly Father, we must leave all earthly things and lift up our minds and hearts to God.How is the first petition of the Lord's Prayer read? What do we ask of God with these words?We ask God for help, so that we can glorify God with our words, deeds, and all our holy lives.How is the second petition of the Lord's Prayer read?Thy Kingdom come.What do we ask of God with these words?We ask God to reign in us, that is, to rule our spiritual powers and inspire us how to live in order to receive the Kingdom of Heaven. With these words, we also ask for the Kingdom of Heaven, that is, the revelation of the perfect blessedness of believers.What is the Kingdom of God?The Kingdom of God is the kingdom of Christian love and grace-filled peace of the soul. Where there is love and harmony between Christians, and there is no enmity, there is the kingdom of God; but the kingdom of God will be fully revealed after the second coming of the Son of God to earth.How is the third petition of the Lord's Prayer read?Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth.As - how.What do we ask of God with these words?We ask God to help us to fulfill His holy will as willingly and diligently as angels and holy people do it in heaven - always and in everything perfectly.With these same words we show complete obedience to God, As to the Father, Who knows better than we do, which of us needs and is useful for earthly and eternal life.How is the fourth petition of the Lord's Prayer read?Give us our daily bread today.Daily bread - for a sufficient day. Give - give. What do we ask of God with these words?We ask God to give us everything necessary in life for the body and soul.What is necessary for the body and soul?For the body are necessary: food, clothing and shelter. For the soul are necessary: Holy Communion (John 6:55) and other sacraments and the word of God (Matt. 4:4). Just as the body, if it is deprived of its food, will die, that is, it will lose its soul and be destroyed, so the soul, if it does not eat its proper food, will die, that is, it will be deprived of eternal bliss. so that we do not worry too much about future days; but we would remember that God Himself cares for us more than we do, and in Him we would firmly trust (Matt. 6:25-33).How is the fifth petition of the Lord's Prayer read? Debts are sins. We ask God to forgive us our sins, just as we forgive us who have offended or sinned against us. but if we do not do this, if we sin, then we remain, as it were, in debt to God.Who are called our debtors? They are called our debtors because they should live with us, as we do with them, in peace and harmony, but they do not live.Will God forgive us our sins if we do not forgive others ourselves? Therefore, when we ask God for forgiveness of our sins, when we pray to Him, we should not have enmity with anyone, but have peace and love with all (Matt. 5:23-24; 6:14-15).How is the sixth petition of the Lord's Prayer read?And lead us not into temptation.Temptation is a circumstance under which it is possible to deviate to sin.What do we ask of God with these words? so that God would remove us from such events in life that lead us to sin.How is the seventh petition of the Lord's Prayer read?But deliver us from the evil one.What do we ask of God with these words?We ask God to deliver us from all misfortunes and sorrows, and especially from the cunning devil, who constantly tempts us to evil (1 Pet. 5:8).How is the doxology of the Lord's Prayer read?For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.Why is the doxology added to prayer?So that during prayer we not only ask God for mercy, but at the same time glorify Him as our Creator, firmly hoping that He is always able and ready to fulfill our request; as a sign of which we add to the doxology: Amen.As the above prayers are usually called: Glory to Thee, O God... O Heavenly King... Holy God... Glory to the Father... The Most Holy Trinity... Our Father...? Introductory or initial, because almost all church services begin with them; In Church Slavonic, there is no sound "ё", so we should read "yours" and not "yours", "call" and not "call." etc. ^