The Explanatory Orthodox Prayer Book

Prayer to Jesus Christ

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Come, let us worship the King, our God.Come, let us worship and prostrate ourselves to the ground before Christ the King, our God.Come, let us worship and prostrate ourselves to the ground before Christ Himself, our King and God.

The Tsars to the Tsar. Let us fall to the ground.To whom is this prayer?This prayer is to Jesus Christ.What does this prayer say?In it we invite all our physical and spiritual strength, and we invite other believers to worship Jesus Christ, our King and God.

Psalm 50 - The Penitential Psalm of David

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Have mercy on me. O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy mercies, blot out my iniquities. Wash me many times from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin: for I am conscious of my iniquities, and my sin is always before me. To Thee alone have I sinned, and have done evil in Thy sight, so that Thou art righteous in Thy judgment, and pure in Thy judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sin my mother bore me. Behold, Thou hast loved the truth in my heart, and hast shewed me within me (Thy wisdom). Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness, and the bones shall rejoice. Crushed by you. Turn away Thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew the right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, and strengthen me by the Sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked Thy ways, and the wicked shall turn to Thee. Deliver me from blood. O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall praise Thy righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth shall declare thy praise: for thou wilt not desire sacrifice, I would give it; Burnt offerings are not well pleased. Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; Thou shalt not despise a contrite and humble heart, O God. O Lord, do good to Zion according to Thy good pleasure; Build up the walls of Jerusalem: then shall the sacrifices of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offerings be pleasing to Thee; then they shall lay calves upon thy altar.

Generosity is rich mercies. More - more. Especially - especially. Az - I. As - because. I will always take it out. Vnegda - when. Behold, behold. Hyssop is an herb used by the Jews to sprinkle themselves with sacrificial blood. Dashi - give. Create - do. Right - righteous, sinless. The womb is the belly, the inside of a person. Reward - give. Oral - mouth, tongue. For truly. Burnt offering is a Jewish sacrifice in which the animal was burned without residue on the altar. Indulge - give bliss, make happy. Zion is a mountain in Judea, in the city of Jerusalem. This psalm (psalm-song) was composed by the prophet King David, when he repented of the great sin that he killed the pious man Uriah the Hittite and took possession of his wife Bathsheba.Why is this psalm called penitential?Because it expresses deep contrition for the sin committed and fervent prayer for mercy; That is why this psalm is often read in church during divine services, and we, who are guilty of certain sins, should say it as often as possible.What do we ask of God with the first words of the psalm: "Have mercy on me, O God, according to the command of Thy mercy and according to the multitude of Thy mercies, cleanse my iniquity?" For I know my iniquity, and my sin is before me?These words mean that we are attentive to ourselves, we know our sins, which trouble our conscience.What do the words mean: that thou mayest be justified in Thy words, and be victorious when Thee is judged?They mean that we sin so much before God that He will always be just, no matter how severe His judgment over us may be.What do the words mean: With them we wish to implore God for the forgiveness of sins, presenting to Him our natural inclination to sin.What is the meaning of the words: Thou hast revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Thy wisdom?These words mean that God has revealed to man what he alone would never have known without God: He taught man the true faith and showed the way to the Kingdom of Heaven.What do the words mean: Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed, wash me, and be whiter than snow?They express our request that the Lord send His grace upon us, cleanse us from sins.What is the meaning of the words: the humble bones shall rejoice?They mean that the sin committed by David crushed not only his soul, but also his body and bones. Sin troubles and crushes every person. And when the sin is forgiven, his conscience is at ease; Why do we ask the Lord to give us the right, straight path in life, or dispose us to a pious life.What do we ask with the words: Do not cast me away from Thy presence?We ask God not to remove us from Himself, not to deprive us of His care for us.What do we ask with the words: With these words we ask that the Lord, by the power of the Holy Spirit, confirm us in goodness. What is the meaning of the words: I will teach the wicked in Thy way, and the wicked shall return to Thee? Thus, following the example of the prophet David, in gratitude for the forgiveness of sins, we promise to inspire the wicked with the will of God, so that they also may turn to God. whose wife he possessed; they express our request that God deliver us from murderous sins.What do the words express: My tongue shall rejoice in Thy righteousness?They express our promise to bear witness, or glorify the mercy of God.What is the meaning of the words: burnt offerings are not well pleased?These words mean that God is not so much pleased with the sacrifices that are burned on the altars (Heb. 10:4-6), as the sacrifice of the heart is pleasing to Him: the spirit is broken, i.e. it pleases Him, What do the words express, O Lord, by Thy good pleasure in Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built? They express David's prayer for God's mercy to Jerusalem. What do the words "Thou delight in the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering?" indicate the various sacrifices that the Jews offered to God in the Old Testament. when he brought the animal to the altar, he put his hands on its head. This meant that the sin was transferred from his head to the head of the animal; and since death was ordained by God for sin, the animal was slaughtered and killed. Thus, an innocent animal died for a guilty person. This meant that one day the Son of God, as the Lamb of God, would take upon Himself the sins of the whole world, would die for people, being sinless Himself. The animal was burned on the altar either completely (completely), or only some of its parts, for example, liver, fat (a sacrifice of thanksgiving, a sacrifice to ask for some mercy from God, a sacrifice according to a promise, according to diligence). The Jews also offered bloodless sacrifices to God, for example, flour, oil, frankincense, wine. It is to these various sacrifices that the words indicates: Thou pleasest the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering, and the burnt offering.

Prayer of St. Macarius the Great

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To Thee, O Lord Lover of mankind, having awakened from sleep, I turn and, in Thy mercy, hasten to Thy works, and beseech Thee: help me at all times, in every matter, and deliver me from every worldly evil deed and the devil's temptation; save me and lead me into Your eternal Kingdom. For Thou art my Creator, the Source and Giver of all good, in Thee is all my hope, and Thee I glorify now and always, and unto the endless ages. Amen.

A lover of mankind is one who loves people. I strive - I strive, I hurry. Worldly evil things are misfortune and sin in the world. The devil's haste is the devil's temptation to evil. Me - me. The eternal kingdom is the Kingdom of Heaven. Bo - for, because. The creator is the creator, the creator. What do we pray for in this morning prayer?In this prayer we express our readiness and desire before God, upon waking up from sleep, to engage in the affairs assigned to each by God, and ask Him for help in these matters; we also ask that He preserve us from sins and lead us into the Kingdom of Heaven. The prayer ends with praise to God.

Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos

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