In Orthodox prayer to the Holy Cross, the Life-giving, which is an inanimate object, is treated as an individual. Through him people turn to God. He is the most namolennym symbol in the Orthodox world, because since ancient times, people have always defended themselves with his help. The prayer of the Cross is very strong, and it will protect you from evil, misfortunes and dangers. Before reading it you need to cross yourself and only then start to read it.
A bit of history
Legends say that the Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified was created from two trees. History, they come from the time of Adam and Eve. When they lived in paradise, the Lord planted one tree, which then grew into three trunks. After the expulsion of the first people, God will divide the tree into parts, two fell to the ground with people.
History claims that the Cross was, will find in Palestine the mother of the emperor Constantine the Great and bishop Makarii. He was found in the cave of the Holy Sepulcher. His healing qualities were found after the healing of the woman who touched him.
Prayer to the honest Life-giving Cross of the Lord sounds like this:
Thanks to these words, you will be filled with strength and energy and will receive powerful protection before any misfortunes.
Prayer to the Honest and Life-giving Cross
Since the appearance of the Orthodox religion, the cross has always been a protective symbol from corruption and evil eye. Correctly pronounced words will protect you from all problems and negative energy. The prayer to the Holy Life-giving Cross sounds like this:
You can read this prayer on your own cross to make an amulet that will protect you from all problems.
The cross not only cures many diseases, but it does not burn in the fire, it can not be burned or cut to pieces. These events took place at the beginning of the 20th century, when the God-fighters tried to get rid of it. And after these events it became known that people who try to do something with him die in terrible agony.
Prayer to the life-giving cross of the Lord
This prayer will help you in difficult situations to find the right way:
How to choose the nativity symbol of faith?
The cross can not be considered an ordinary jewelry, and despite all its beauty, it is, first of all, a symbol of the Christian faith. To make it a real amulet, one must know the basic Orthodox canons. Now, on the shelves of shops a wide variety of crosses, so as not to make a mistake with the choice, you need to know what this or that form of it means.
- Eight-pointed cross . The most correct form, it completely repeats the one on which Jesus Christ was crucified, and has the fullness of the Cross Power. On it, the figure of Christ expresses Divine rest and greatness. It looks like it is superimposed on the cross, hands completely straight and spread out. With this gesture he opens his arms to all believers. It looks like this: on the middle longest crossbar is slightly shorter, below it the smallest, slightly inclined, its upper end looks to the north, the bottom to the south. These 8 ends mean the main periods in human history, the last symbolizes the life of the future century in the Kingdom of Heaven. Huge importance in the oblique crossbar as a whole, it means a violation of the balance of all people in the power of sin, the end pointing upwards is the symbol of the path to Heaven, which became possible after the Savior's sacrifice.
- Seven-pointed cross , has an upper crossbar and an oblique foot. Quite often they can be seen on the domes of temples.
- Six-pointed cross . It is the oldest kind, it has a lower crossbar, which has a very deep meaning. Few people know,
that this symbol of faith is a balance of the internal states of the soul and conscience of man. - Four-pointed cross , drop-shaped. The drops at the ends symbolize the blood of Christ on the Cross of the Cross. Quite often such a cross is decorated with liturgical books.
- Cross "Shamrock" . Its ends resemble three semicircular leaves. This form is used in the altar crosses.
These Orthodox canons are distinct from the Catholic, this information should be taken into account when choosing a cross to believers of the Orthodox faith.