Who are the saints?

Saints are people who lived on earth piously and are now in heaven together with God and pray to Him for us. Such, for example, are the prophets, apostles, saints, martyrs, and others. Through their prayers, and especially through the prayers of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, God has mercy on us.

When is this prayer pronounced?

This prayer, like the prayer of the publican, should be in the mind and heart of a Christian as often as possible, because, constantly sinning before God, they must constantly turn to Him with a request for mercy.

Note. This prayer is pronounced shorter: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us, or even shorter: Lord, have mercy! In the last abbreviated version, it is pronounced in church, during the service, often up to 40 times continuously.

Small Doxology

In Russian:

Glory to Thee, O our God. Glory to You.

What kind of prayer is this?

Laudatory. With it we express reverence for God as the most perfect being, and begin a series of other prayers.

Note. This prayer is pronounced in short: Glory to God. In this abbreviated form, we say a prayer when we finish some good deed, for example, study, work; when we receive some good news, etc.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

In Russian:

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, Who is everywhere and fills all things, Giver of all good and life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all impurity, and save, O Merciful One, our souls.

To the soul is the spirit. To the soul of truth is the spirit of truth. Izh - which. This is the one that exists, abides. Do all things, fill all things. Treasure is a repository of something, a source. Good - good. Enter us - dwell in us. Filth is a sin.

To whom is this prayer?

To the 3rd Person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit.

Where does this prayer come from?

This prayer is taken from church hymns on the feast of Pentecost (on Trinity Day), on which we remember the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.