In our time of unfavorable ecology, rarely what woman suffers pregnancy without difficulties. And sometimes, it is accompanied by serious threats to the fetus . When doctors are already unable to help, to save the life of an unborn child, only prayer can help.
An appeal to God from the heart can work miracles. In addition, prayer calms the pregnant women, acting as an amulet for them and strengthening the state of mind. And, as you know, mental balance is one of the key components of the favorable course of pregnancy.
You can pray in your own words. After all, her strength depends on the sincerity of the person praying. There are also specially composed Orthodox prayers for pregnant women. It is believed that by reading them, future mothers gain strength, which will help them to endure all adversity.
What are the Orthodox prayers for pregnant women?
In the Orthodox tradition, it is customary for a pregnant woman to pray for her health and the health of the child before the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Iokim and Anna) and the parents of John the Baptist (Zechariah and Elisabeth). In fact, the icons that patronize pregnant women and motherhood are many. Consider the most revered.
Important icons for future mothers
- The icon of the Mother of God "Support in childbirth" enjoys special honor among women who are expecting children. Most often it is in front of her make their prayer to pregnant women. You can also see this icon in the rooms of parturient women.
- Fedorov Icon of the Mother of God is well known since the days of Kievan Rus. For a long time Fedorov's icon acts as a protector of family well-being and patronizes the birth of healthy offspring.
- The icon of Joachim and Anna is able to help even childless couples find the long-awaited offspring. After all, Joachim and Anna are the parents of the Virgin Mary, who for a long time remained childless. And only in the declining years God sent them a daughter.
- The seven-arrow icon ("Softening the Evil Hearts") patronizes women who have a difficult burden of pregnancy. And if you hang the icon at the entrance to the house - it can protect the family hearth from various adversities.
- Icon of the Reverend Roman. A prayer performed by a pregnant woman, next to the icon of the Great Martyr, helps many desperate women to find the happiness of motherhood.
- The icon of Saint Periskeva Friday has always been a great honor among ordinary people. It was her girls who asked for good grooms, and childless parents - the birth of the heir. The icon of the Virgin is a good maternity aide, protects women's health and family harmony.
- Icon Sporuchnitsa sinners - protects motherhood, has the power of healing various ailments. In addition, helps to let even such heavy sins as treason and abortion.
Before giving birth, prayer for pregnant women becomes especially important. You can pray for a safe solution before the miraculous icons of the Mother of God: "In the birth assistants", "Healer", "Fedorovskaya", etc.
Prayers for pregnant women with a threat of breakdown of pregnancy
It is believed that a special force for a pregnant woman is a prayer for the continuation of pregnancy to the Blessed Virgin. In addition, you can read "Prayer for the Preservation of Pregnancy for the Lord Jesus Christ" or "Prayer for pregnant women" before the icon of Kazan Mother of God and others.
What prayers should I read for pregnant women?
Prayer is an appeal to the Supreme. God hears a sincere heart in all languages, in any form and anywhere in the world. Everything depends on the future mother and her religion. Prayer of the pregnant woman for each day will help you to find peace of mind.
Orthodox prayer of the pregnant woman to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Oh, Glorious Mother of God, have mercy on me, Your servant, come to my aid during my illnesses and dangers, with which all the poor daughters of Eve give birth.
Remember, O Blessed One in wives, with what joy and love You went hastily to a mountain country to visit your Elisabeth akin during her pregnancy, and what a marvelous visit was made by your blessed visit to the mother and the baby.
And from thy inexhaustible mercy grant me also, with thy humble servant, to be delivered from burdens safely; grant me this grace, that the child who is now resting under my heart, come to life, with joyful vigilance, like the holy baby John, worshiped the Divine Lord Savior, who, out of love for us, sinners, did not abhor himself and become a baby.
The unheeded joy with which the virgin Your heart was filled in the sight of the newborn Son and Lord, may please the tribulation that lies ahead of me among the diseases of birth. The life of the world, my Savior, born of you, may save me from death, which cuts off the life of many mothers at the time of resolution, and the fruit of my womb be counted among the elect of God.
Hear, O Most Holy Queen of Heaven, my humble entreaty, and look at me, poor sinner, with the eye of Thy grace; Do not be ashamed of my trust in Your great mercy and fall me.
The helper of Christians, the Healer of diseases, and I will also be able to experience that you are the Mother of Mercy, and I will always bless your grace, not rejecting the prayers of the poor and delivering all who call upon you in times of trouble and sickness. Amen.
Prayer for the Preservation of Pregnancy for the Lord Jesus Christ
Almighty God, the Creator of all things visible and invisible! To You, beloved Father, we resort to, gifted with the mind of the creature, because You by special advice created our race, with ineffable wisdom, having created our body from the earth and breathed into it the soul from His Spirit, so that we would be Your likeness.
And though it was in Your will to create us immediately, as well as the angels, only if You woulded, but Your wisdom pleased that through the husband and wife, in You established order of marriage, the human race would multiply; You wanted to bless people so that they would grow and multiply and fill not only the land, but also the angelic hosts.
O God and Father! May Thy name be glorified and glorified for all that You have done for us! I thank You also for Your mercy that not only did I, from Your will, come from Your wonderful creation, and replenish the number of the elect, but that You honored me with blessing in marriage and sent me the fruit of the womb.
This is Your gift, Your Divine mercy, O Lord and Father of spirit and body! Therefore, I appeal to You alone and I pray You with a meek heart for mercy and help, that what You create in me through Your power, was saved and brought to a happy birth. For I know, O God, that it is not in the power and power of man to choose his own way; we are too weak and inclined to fall, so as to avoid all those networks that the evil spirit places to us according to Your permission, and to avoid those misfortunes in which our frivolity is plunging us.
Your wisdom is limitless. Whom Thou wilt. You will not be harmed through your angel from all misfortune. Therefore, I, the merciful Father, commit myself to my sorrow in Your hands and I pray that You will look at me with the eye of mercy and save me from all suffering.
Send me and my dear husband my joy, O God, the Lord of all joy! That we, at the sight of Your blessing, with all our heart worshiped You and served as a joyful spirit. I do not want to be withdrawn from what You imposed on all our kind, having ordered in the sickness to give birth to children.
But humbly ask You, that You will help me to endure suffering and send a successful outcome. And if You hear this prayer of ours and send us a healthy and good child, we swear to bring him again to You and dedicate to You, that You will remain for us and the seed of our merciful God and Father, as we swear to always be Your faithful servants along with our child.
Hear, O merciful God, the prayer of Your servant, fulfill the prayer of our heart, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior, Who for our sake incarnated, now dwells with You and the Holy Spirit and reigns in eternity. Amen.
Prayer for the Preservation of the Virgin Mary
Oh, Glorious Mother of God, have mercy on me, Your servant, come to my aid during my illnesses and dangers, with which all the poor daughters of Eve give birth.
Remember, O Blessed One in wives, with what joy and love You went hastily to a mountain country to visit your Elisabeth akin during her pregnancy, and what a marvelous visit was made by your blessed visit to the mother and the baby.
And from thy inexhaustible mercy grant me also, with thy humble servant, to be delivered from burdens safely; grant me this grace, that the child who is now resting under my heart, come to life, with joyful vigilance, like the holy baby John, worshiped the Divine Lord Savior, who, out of love for us, sinners, did not abhor himself and become a baby.
The unheeded joy with which the virgin Your heart was filled in the sight of the newborn Son and Lord, may please the tribulation that lies ahead of me among the diseases of birth.
The life of the world, my Savior, born of you, may save me from death, which cuts off the life of many mothers at the time of resolution, and the fruit of my womb be counted among the elect of God. Hear, O Most Holy Queen of Heaven, my humble entreaty, and look at me, poor sinner, with the eye of Thy grace; Do not be ashamed of my trust in Your great mercy and autumn me, Assistant Christians, Healer of diseases, so I will be able to experience myself that you are the Mother of Mercy, and I will always bless your grace, not rejecting the prayers of the poor and delivering all who call upon You in times of trouble and sickness. Amen.
Prayer of a pregnant woman about a safe solution
Oh, Glorious Mother of God, have mercy on me, Your servant, come to my aid during my illnesses and dangers, with which all the poor daughters of Eve give birth.
Remember, O Blessed One in wives, with what joy and love You went hurriedly to a mountainous country to visit your Elisabeth akin during her pregnancy and what a marvelous visit was made by a blessed visit to Your mother and baby.
And from thy inexhaustible compassion grant also to me, afflicted by Thy servant, to be free from burdens safely; grant me this grace, that the child who is now resting under my heart, come to life, with joyful vigilance, like the holy baby John, worshiped the Divine Lord Savior, who, out of love for us, sinners, did not abhor himself and become an infant himself.
Unfulfilled joy, which was filled with virginity Your heart in sight of the newborn Son and Lord, may please the tribulation that lies ahead of me among the diseases of birth.
The life of the world, my Savior, born of you, may save me from death, which cuts off the life of many mothers at the time of resolution, and let the fruit of my womb be counted among the elect of God.
Hear, O Most Holy Queen of Heaven, my humble entreaty, and look at me, poor sinner, with the eye of Thy grace; Do not be ashamed of my trust in Your great mercy and fall me. A helper of Christians, Healer of diseases, and I will also feel that you are the Mother of Mercy, and I always glorify Your grace, which has never rejected the prayers of the poor and renders all who call on You in times of trouble and illness. Amen.
Prayer for children
Father of bounty and all mercy! In feeling to the parent, I would wish my children all the abundance of earthly blessings, I would wish them blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fat of the earth, but let your holy will be with them!
Set their destiny according to Thy good pleasure, do not deprive them of the daily bread, give them all that is necessary in time for the acquisition of blissful eternity; have mercy on them, when they sin against you; Do not imput them the sins of youth and their ignorance; crush their hearts when they resist the direction of your goodness; KJV: And thou shalt punish them and have mercy on them, directing them on a path that is pleasing to Thee, but do not reject them from Your presence!
Receive with kindness their prayers; grant them success in every good work; Thou shalt not turn away thy face from them in the time of their trouble; let not their temptations exceed their strength. Cover them with Thy mercy; Let your Angel go with them and save them from all misery and evil ways.
Prayer of a pregnant woman (in her own words)
Lord, I thank you for giving me a child.
And I, I ask you, bless the fruit within me. Help to keep it from vices and diseases. Bless him with full development and health.
Bless me also. So that there are no diseases and complications in my body. Strengthen me and keep us with the baby.
May my birth be blessed and easy.
You gave us this miracle. Thank you. But help me to be a worthy mom.
I trust in your hands his life and our future.
Amen.