The Day of Elijah the Prophet is a feast of believers, which is celebrated on August 2. The saint is considered an intermediary between God and people. In ancient times, Ilya people were respected and feared, as he could punish by sending lightning. This holiday is associated with many different features, traditions and rituals . Still believers read prayers to Saint Elijah the Prophet, who help to resolve various situations favorably. It is best to have an icon of a saint in your house, which can be purchased in a church shop.
What do Ilya the Prophet pray to?
This saint is considered a heavenly protector who has the power to control the rain, lightning and thunder. He could punish bad people by downpours, destroying crops on their lands. At all times the peasants turned to the Prophet to bless him on the cultivation of land. If there were fears about the wealth of the harvest, I asked Ilya to send rain. On August 2, young and lonely girls turned to Ilia the Prophet to find their soul mate, to marry successfully and be happy. In general, it is believed that the appeal to the saint can be with any question, like problems with money or health. Many believers insist that prayerful addresses to the Prophet have helped them to avoid sudden death.
There are different prayers before the icon of Elijah the Prophet, which can be read in the temple and at home. If the believer chooses the first option, then, it is worth considering some rules. Go to the temple with an open heart and good intentions. Before entering, be sure to serve people in need. Entering the temple, cross and bow. After that, go to the icon of Elijah the Prophet and light the candle before the image. Free yourself from extraneous thoughts and concentrate on your request. If you pray at home, then put the icon in front of you and light a candle next to it. Again, concentrate on your request and read the prayer, but it sounds like this:
"Oh, holy prophet Elijah of God, pray for us, the God-loving God, grant us, the servants of God (names), the spirit of repentance and contrition for our sins, and help us with all-powerful grace and help us in all the ways of wickedness, and in the struggle against our passions and lusts, let us strengthen us; let our spirit of humility and gentleness, the spirit of brotherly love and mildness, the spirit of patience and chastity, the spirit of zeal for the glory of God and for our salvation and our neighbors be consecrated.
Turn your righteous wrath away from us by your presence, and so in peace and piety live in this century, we will be honored with the sacrament of eternal blessings in the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, honor and worship, with His original Father and Holy Spirit, befitting for ever centuries. Amen".
If the sunny weather is already established for a long time and the harvest suffers, then you can turn to the saint for help, for which read the prayer to Elijah the Prophet about the rain:
"O great and glorious prophet of God, Elijah, jealousy for thy sake, according to the glory of the Lord God Almighty, not willing to see the idolatry and wickedness of the sons of Israel, reproving the law-abiding king Ahab, and in punishment of those three-year-old, smooth to the land of Israel, with your prayer from the Lord asking, yes, and depart from unrighteousness and lawlessness, they will turn to the One True God and the fulfillment of his holy commandments, the widow of Sarepta in the glade impoverished and her son, she died by your resurrecting prayer, after the lapse of the protagonist The age of the mountain, collected on the mountain, the Carmelian people of Israel, in rebellion and wickedness, reproachful, also with fire, praying for your sacrifice from heaven, and by a miracle from Israel, to the Lord, the studious prophets of Baal are disgraceful and dead, by the same prayer, the heavens are permissive and plentiful the rain is on the earth, and the people of Israel are rejoicing!
To you, the pre-eminent servant of God, we diligently resort to sinfulness and humility, then, with fathomlessness and heat: we profess, as unworthy of the mercy and benefits of God, worthy of even more cruel reprisals of His wrath, tribulation and need and all evils and diseases.
Do not walk in the fear of God and in the stumbles of His commandments, but in the lusts of our corrupted hearts, and every kind of sin is numberless with our creation; Our iniquity is exceeding our head, and we are bearing witness to the presence of God and to heaven.
We confess, as we, like the ancient Israel, depart from the Lord our God, if not by faith, then commit our iniquity, and if we do not worship Baal and another ugly idol, then we subservient to our passion and lust, serving the idol of gluttony and lasciviousness, the idol of covetousness and ambition, an idol of pride and vanity, and follow a God-forbidden foreign custom and a pernicious spirit of the times.
We confess that, for the sake of this heaven has come, and create aki medyno, as our heart has come from charity and true love to neighbor; For this cause the earth is hardened, and is made fruitless, for we do not bring to the Lord our fruits of good works; This is for the sake of rain and dew, as if they were not imams of tears of emotion and the life-giving dew of Godmother; for the sake of wilting, every kind of grass and grass is green, as if all the good feelings are exasperating in us; For this reason the air was clouded, for our minds were clouded with stale desires, and our hearts are polluted by lawless lusts.
We confess, as well as to you, prophet God, we are unworthy to ask.
You are obedient, a man who has been obsequious to us, An angel in your life has become like us, and, akin to useless, you are admired in heaven, and we, like studious thoughts, act like our dumb cattle and our soul as a flesh by creation. Thou hast surprised the angels and men with a fast and a vigil, but we, indulging in intemperance and voluptuousness, are becoming like the fool of the foolish.
You are jealous of jealousy about the glory of God, you are burnt, we are negligent about the glory of our Creator and Lord, and are ashamed to confess His eminent Name.
You have uprooted your wickedness and evil customs, we are slaves to the spirit of this age, supplying God-forbidden customs of the world in advance of the commandments of God and the Charters of the Holy Church.
And cue of sin and unrighteousness, have not we made us, the penitents?
With depletion of our iniquities, be patient with God's patience.
And the righteous Lord is angry with us, and with His wrath He will punish us. Obachem is leading your boldness before the Lord and hoping for your love for the human race, dare to moth, proshalne prophet: kindly wake up to us, unworthy and indecent.
Begging to be a Great and All-Godful God, let him not be angry with us and destroy us with our lawlessness, but let down the abundant and peaceful rain on the thirsty and withered earth, and grant it the fruiting and air-conditioning. Be tender with your effective intercession for the mercy of the King of Heaven, if not for us sinners and wicked, but for the sake of His chosen servants, who did not bow their knees before Baal of this world, for the sake of gentle and unintelligent babies, for the dumb animals and the birds of the heavens, for our iniquities and melting from the heat, heat and thirst.
Ask us with your favorable prayers from the Lord the spirit of repentance and heartfelt affection, the spirit of meekness and self-control, the spirit of love and patience, the spirit of fear of God and piety, and such, returning from the path of wickedness to the right path of virtue, walk in the light of the commandments of God and reach the promised with the good will of the original Father God, the love of his only-begotten Son and the grace of the All-Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and forever and ever. Amen".
Prayer to Elijah the Prophet about the money
If there are problems with finances, then you can turn to the saint, so that he can help to rectify this situation. To conduct the ritual, take a coin worth 5 cents and throw it on the floor, and then, say these words:
"Ilya is generous, be generous,
The prosperity and wealth for my kind of gift,
I have a nickle undivided,
Let that nickle will give me not one ten,
Your tens do me money.
Poverty and misfortune, Perem Thunderer,
And Ilya the Prophet brought luck and luck to my family.
Amen".
After that, raise the coin and store it in your house, putting it on any bill. As a result, you will get a talisman that will attract material prosperity.
Signs and traditions on the day of Elijah
It is forbidden to work on this holiday, because it will not only bring no result, but can also anger the saint who will send a shower and destroy the harvest. You can not drive cattle out of the pasture, because different evil spirits can move into it. If on August 2 thunderstorms can not be bathed at this time, stand under the trees, shout and have fun. To protect my house from Ilya's anger, people