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“Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Powers” is probably one of the most common apocryphal prayers these days. It is often called simply the “Prayer to Archangel Michael” (it should not be confused with prayers to Archangel Michael that do not contain apocryphal elements).

Let's quote one from modern options of this prayer, which, according to our observations, is one of the most popular (we left the spelling and punctuation of the text unchanged):

Lord, Great God, King without beginning, send Your Archangel Michael to help Your servants (name). Protect us, Archangel, from all enemies, visible and invisible. Oh, Lord the Great Archangel Michael! Destroyer of demons, forbid all enemies fighting me, and make them like sheep, and humble their evil hearts, and crush them like dust in the face of the wind. Oh, Lord the Great Archangel Michael! Six-winged first Prince and Governor of the Heavenly Forces - Cherubim and Seraphim, be our helper in all troubles, sorrows, sorrows, a quiet refuge in the desert and on the seas. Oh, Lord the Great Archangel Michael! Deliver us from all the charms of the devil, when You hear us, sinners, praying to You and calling on Your Holy name. Hasten to our aid and overcome all who oppose us, by the power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord, by the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos, by the prayers of the Holy Apostles, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Andrew, for Christ's sake, the Fool for the Fool, St. the prophet Elijah and all the holy great martyrs: St. martyrs Nikita and Eustathius, and all our reverend fathers, who have pleased God from all eternity, and all the holy Heavenly Powers. Oh, Lord the Great Archangel Michael! Help us sinners (name) and deliver us from cowardice, flood, fire, sword and vain death, from great evil, from the flattering enemy, from the reviled storm, from the evil one always, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen. Holy Archangel of God Michael, with Your lightning sword, drive away from me the evil spirit that tempts and torments me. Amen.

This text is a slightly modified version of what was widespread among the people in the 16th and early centuries. XX centuries "Prayers to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Forces". In 1913, A. I. Yatsimirsky published several lists of this apocryphal (“false”) prayer and pointed to Russian origin this text. One of the versions of the prayer (“Prayer to our Lord Jesus Christ, to the Holy Archangel Michael”) was published by D. S. Likhachev based on a 17th-century copy from the Library Russian Academy Sci. D. S. Likhachev believed that this prayer was written in 1572 or 1573 by Ivan the Terrible under the pseudonym Parfeny the Ugly, along with the Canon to the Angel the Terrible Voivode.

However, A. A. Turilov and A. V. Chernetsov pointed out the dubiousness of such an attribution. They discovered a prayer list compiled no later than the mid-16th century. In addition, the researchers noted that this prayer was very popular in the writing of the 16th–19th centuries. and was preserved in hundreds of lists; it was often included in collections of conspiracies. One of the variants of the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Forces” is “Prayer to Michael and Gabriel the Archangels”.

The versions of the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Forces” that are widespread these days are not particularly different from each other. Differences may be caused by copying errors or distortions. So, instead of make them like sheep we can find make them like you. The degree of “modernization” of the language of prayer also varies. Church Slavonic language forms (send, crusher, prince, commander, Most Holy, flatterer, sword) can be replaced by Russian ( let's go, crusher, prince, commander, Holy, flattering, sword).

IN recent years“Prayer to Archangel Michael, Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Forces” is also distributed under the title “Prayer for the President of Russia.” In this version, the “name” is replaced with the names of both V.V. Putin and D.A. Medvedev: Lord God, Great King, Beginningless, Lord, send Your Archangel Michael to help Your servants Demetrius and Vladimir; or: Lord God, Great King, Beginningless, send, O Lord, Thy Archangel Michael to the aid of Thy servant Vladimir (Dimitri).

The subject of the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Forces” asks to protect him from the evil one ( deliver us from all the charms of the devil; drive away from me the evil spirit that tempts and torments me). The person praying wants protection from all enemies, visible and invisible (forbid all enemies fighting me, and make them like sheep, and humble their evil hearts, and crush them like dust before the wind; deliver us... from the flattering enemy). He strives to ensure his own safety in different life situations, which are listed in detail ( be our helper in all troubles, sorrows, sorrows, a quiet refuge in the desert and on the seas; deliver us from cowardice, flood, fire, sword and vain death, from great evil).

Let us note that in the text of the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Powers” there are no such usual petitions for canonical prayer, such as the following: “Make me a partaker of the Kingdom of God”, “guide me on the path of salvation,... pray for me to the Lord , may he strengthen me in His passion”, “ask... restoration for the fallen”, “beg the Lord God to grant me forgiveness of all my sins”, “raise me, who have fallen with many sins; renew my soul with repentance." There are no requests for repentance or forgiveness of sins in another common apocryphal prayer - the modern “Prayer of Detention”.

But where there is no true repentance and self-abasement, there cannot be a correct prayerful mood. The search for the “Kingdom of God and His righteousness” () is crowded out of the consciousness of the subject of prayer by concern for earthly things and fear of visible and invisible enemies.

One of the petitions of the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Forces” sounds like this: Hasten to our aid and overcome all who oppose us, by the power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord, by the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos, by the prayers of the Holy Apostles, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Andrew, for Christ's sake, the Fool for the Fool, St. the prophet Elijah and all the holy great martyrs: St. martyrs Nikita and Eustathius, and all our reverend fathers, who have pleased God from the ages and all the holy Heavenly Powers.

However, in church tradition You can only make such a request to the Lord! One gets the impression that in the consciousness of the subject of prayer, Archangel Michael takes the place of God. Bishop of Sumy Evlogy (Gutchenko) notes: “In this prayer, unknown writers attribute almost Divine dignity to Archangel Michael, the Mother of God and the saints pray to him. Orthodox doctrine places the Mother of God above the Cherubim and Seraphim and all the Heavenly Powers. The Mother of God, the holy archangels and angels and saints of God perform their prayer for us not before the Archangel Michael, but before the Lord God.” Thus, in the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Forces,” there is an outright distortion of the teachings of the Church.

In some lists XVI-beginning. XX centuries Archangel Michael assimilates the Holy Spirit: “O wonderful and terrible archangel Michael, the keeper of the ineffable mysteries, when you hear the voice of the servant of God imrek calling you to help, Archangel Michael, hear and hasten to my help and drive away from me all the nasty unclean spirits, by the power of the Holy your Spirit, through the prayers of the holy apostle and holy prophet, the holy saint and the holy martyr and the holy hermit, the holy mercenary and the holy stylite, the holy martyrs and all the righteous saints who have pleased Christ from the ages with their prayers.” There were lists of “Prayers to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Powers,” in which the subject of the prayer addresses the Lord and Archangel Michael as one person: “Lord, great Lord Archangel Michael, hear the voice of your sinful servant (name), praying to you and calling Thy most holy name to my help, hasten generously to my help and hear my prayer.” In the version known as the “Prayer to Michael and Gabriel the Archangels,” the images of the Lord and both of these Archangels are mixed in the consciousness of the subject of the prayer: “Lord, Lord, great archangel, destroyer of demons, forbid all enemies fighting with me... Lord, Lord Great, Michael and Gabriel the Archangel, when you hear the verb of your servant (name river), calling you to help him, rush to my aid... protect me with the power of the Holy Spirit and the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, the holy heavenly powers, angel and archangel , and the holy apostles, prophets and holy saints, the reverend fathers, the righteous and the unmercenary, and the holy martyrs and martyrs, the reverend women and all the holy fathers with prayers to the great commanders of the heavenly powers."

Unlike apocryphal texts, church doctrine does not allow any confusion of angels with the Lord, the Creator of angels.

In some versions, the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Powers” is accompanied by notes indicating that it could play the role of a talisman: “If any person reads this prayer on those days, the devil, nor the evil spirit, and that person will have joy in his soul and heart. And if a person dies from this life, then hell will not accept his soul”; “Even if a person reads this prayer for days and days, the devil will not touch him angry man His heart is afflicted with laziness, and even if a person ceases to live this life, he will not receive power over his soul.”

From such “instructions” it follows that the owner of the prayer does not need to strive for life in Christ by keeping the commandments. Indeed, why do you need to live “worthy of the gospel of Christ” (), if it is enough just to read “this prayer” every day, and deliverance from hell and “joy for the soul” are guaranteed?..

Among the people, the functions of a talisman were assigned not only to the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Forces,” but also to other apocryphal texts, for example, “The Dream of the Virgin Mary”: “Whoever reads this dream three times a day, keeps it on his head and wears it clean , that person will receive salvation from God"; “And if anyone carries it with him on his journey, that person will not be touched on any journey by the devil, nor by an evil person, nor by an unclean spirit. And whoever keeps your dream, Mother of God, in his house, and that person has neither theft nor the robbers; in that house is health for the slave and life for the livestock, profit for the master; along the waters there is a quiet refuge and in conversation there is honor”; “If a person at the time of his death remembers or reads it, or gives it to someone to read, and whoever listens with faith to this Divine Scripture, that person will be delivered from eternal torment and scorching fire, and the tartar of the underworld... If anyone believes this leaf and has it with him , or who writes, or who listens with faith to this Divine Scripture, ... and that person will have remission of sins, and the angels of the Lord will receive his soul from his body, and bring him to the kingdom of heaven to Abraham in paradise.”

In all such cases, we encounter the superstitious belief that one can achieve earthly well-being and eternal salvation by reading or simply storing a text to which magical powers are attributed.

Sometimes the following notes are made to the text of “Prayers to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Powers”: “This prayer is written on the porch of Archangel Michael in Moscow, also called the Chudov Monastery”; “This prayer was written on the porch of the Church of the Archangel Michael in Moscow, in the Kremlin, in the Chudov Monastery, which was blown up shortly after the October Revolution.”

There are no reliable sources that could confirm the truth of this version of the origin of the prayer. Here we are dealing with the desire of the creators and distributors of apocryphal works to instill confidence in dubious texts. For example, a reference to the name of a holy ascetic should give apocrypha more weight in the eyes of readers. “The Prayer of Cyprian,” for example, is associated with the name of the smch. Cyprian, Bishop of Antioch of Pisidia (October 2/15), one of the editions of the apocryphal “Tale of the Twelve Fridays” - with the name Sschmch. Clement, Pope of Rome, the “Prayer of Detention” is attributed to its origin from the collection of prayers of the Athonite elder Pansophius. The attempt to connect the origin of the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Powers” with the Chudov Monastery is probably explained by the fact that this monastery was founded by St. at the temple consecrated in the name of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael in Khoneh.

Stories about the miraculous appearance of the text and its magical power are also found in the so-called “magic letters.” This type of sacred text includes “holy” letters, “heavenly” letters and “chain letters”. The miraculous appearance of the “heavenly letter” is the rationale for its magical power: “This prayer originates in Jerusalem, and whoever receives it must send it to others within 9 days. Whoever fulfills this will have liberation from misfortunes" ; “In Jerusalem, during the liturgy, a voice was heard saying: “Whoever reads this prayer, God will deliver him from disasters!” This prayer was sent to the Bishop so that he would send it to nine people, and it was said: whoever does not want to do this , great misfortune will befall him." The miraculous appearance of a magical letter, as well as the origin of the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Forces,” can be associated with the porch of the monastery. One of the “heavenly letters” that were distributed in the USSR in the second half of the 1920s - early 1930s says: “This message was found on the porch of a closed monastery in the name of the 42 martyrs on New Athos. Whoever reads this message and rewrites it on 7 sheets of paper and sends it to 7 believers will have 49 sins forgiven.” The supernatural “discovery” of some versions of the “holy letters” is associated with the icon or altar of the Archangel Michael: “This letter was found in the city of Rome, in the altar of the Holy Archangel Michael, no one knew where it came from, written in gold letters...”; “the letter... hung on the icon of the Holy Archangel Michael on the Mount of Olives, the letter hung on olive tree"; “This letter was found in the land of Britain, on Mount Tabor, under the image of St. Mikhail."

In those lists of “Prayers to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Forces,” which were distributed in the 16th and early. XX centuries, there were spell formulas: “keep the servant of God in troubles and in sorrows and in sorrows, at crossroads, on rivers, and in deserts, in raths, in kings, and in princes, in nobles, and in people, and in of all power”, “make me honorable among the king and among the authorities, and among the princes, and among the nobles and among the people.” In the versions of prayer that are in circulation today, folkloric elements have become less noticeable. And yet it is not possible to “church” a text that was originally non-church. The absence of a truly Christian prayerful mood, coupled with a false idea of Archangel Michael, continues to testify to the apocryphal origin of the “Prayer to Archangel Michael, the Terrible Governor of the Heavenly Powers.”

See, for example: Prayer to Archangel Michael, the formidable commander of the heavenly powers // P. S. Efimenko. Spells, hexes, amulets. M.: 1878. Part 2. Folk literature. pp. 164-165. ; Prayer to Archangel Michael // Ibid. P. 165. ; Prayer to Archangel Michael the Terrible, commander of heavenly power // N. Vinogradov. Spells, amulets, saving prayers, etc. St. Petersburg, 1907. Issue. I. Dept. II. pp. 83-84. ; Prayer to Michael the Archangel the Terrible, Governor of the Heavenly Forces // Ibid. pp. 11-12. .

Cm.: V. M. Bykova.

Right there. See also: D. S. Likhachev.

Cm.: V. M. Bykova. Prayer to Archangel Michael in the handwritten collection of the Kizhi Museum-Reserve // Kizhi Bulletin No. 10. Ed.-comp. I. V. Melnikov. Kizhi Museum-Reserve. Petrozavodsk. 2005. .

Rector of Odessa Theological Seminary. Basic conditions for correct prayer. .

D. S. Likhachev. Canon and prayer to the Terrible Angel to the governor Parthenius the Ugly (Ivan the Terrible). .

N. Vinogradov.

Quote By: V. M. Bykova. Prayer to Archangel Michael in the handwritten collection of the Kizhi Museum-Reserve // Kizhi Bulletin No. 10. Ed.-comp. I. V. Melnikov. Kizhi Museum-Reserve. Petrozavodsk. 2005. .

Prayer to Michael the Archangel the Terrible, Governor of the Heavenly Forces // N. Vinogradov. Spells, amulets, saving prayers, etc. St. Petersburg, 1907. Issue. I. S. 11-12. .

Dream of the Most Holy Theotokos (“My beloved Mother, where have you been?..”) // N. Vinogradov. Spells, amulets, saving prayers, etc. St. Petersburg, 1907. Issue. I. P. 81. .

The Dream of the Most Holy Theotokos (“The Most Holy Lady, Mother of Christ our God slept…”) // N. Vinogradov. Spells, amulets, saving prayers, etc. St. Petersburg, 1907. Issue. I. S. 18-19. .

[Dream of the Most Holy Theotokos] (“Thou didst rest our Lady...”) // N. Vinogradov. Spells, amulets, saving prayers, etc. St. Petersburg, 1907. Issue. I. S. 87-88. .

See, for example: Alexy, St., Met. all Rus'. .

A. A. Panchenko.

Prayer (“...have mercy on us and all your people!..”) // N. Vinogradov. Spells, amulets, saving prayers, etc. St. Petersburg, 1907. Issue. I. P. 85. .

Quote By: A. A. Panchenko. The Elusive Text: Prophecy and Magical Writing. .

E. N. Kvilinkova. Options for "epistolia" Sunday afternoon, recorded in Gagauz villages in southern Moldova. .

D. S. Likhachev. Canon and prayer to the Terrible Angel to the governor Parthenius the Ugly (Ivan the Terrible). .

Prayer to Michael and Gabriel the Archangels // N. Vinogradov. Spells, amulets, saving prayers, etc. St. Petersburg, 1907. Issue. I. S. 9-11. .

We live in enough complex world. And we don’t always meet good people with good intentions. In addition, even friends may envy your success and involuntarily direct their negativity at you. And there are even those who don’t even hesitate to go to sorcerers and warlocks in order to cast a spell on you.

This can harm not only your business, but also your health. And sometimes even threaten your life and loved ones. To protect yourself from bad things, both minor and serious troubles, you need to turn to Heaven for help.

On the icons the supreme angel is depicted with a sharp, long sword in his hand. This is a weapon for victory over evil forces, it cuts off human anxieties and fears. It helps people get rid of deceit, evil and takes them away from temptations. He is the first protector of all who follow the laws of God.

There is one strong prayer, which was written on the porch of the Church of the Archangel Michael, the Miracle Monastery in the Kremlin, which was blown up after the October coup. If you read these lines every day throughout your life, then as a result a person will receive very strong protection:

from the evil one;
from evil people;
from the evil eye and other magical effects;
from temptations;
from sudden attacks and robberies;
from tragic events. And also, these words addressed to the supreme angel will help the soul get rid of the torments of hell. You need to write on a piece of paper the names of your children, parents, loved ones, in general, everyone for whom you are asking. Further, when reading the petition to the angel, you should name all the written names, where there is (name). These are the words used to address the supreme angel:

“O Lord Great God, King Without Beginning, send, O Lord, Thy Archangel Michael to the aid of Thy servant (name), take me away from my enemies, visible and invisible! O Lord Archangel Michael, pour out myrrh of moisture on your servant (name). O Lord Michael the Archangel, destroyer of demons! Ban everyoneTo the enemies who fight against me, make them like sheep and crush them like dust before the wind. O great Lord Michael the Archangel, six-winged first prince and commander of the weightless powers, Cherub and Seraphim! O God-pleasing Archangel Michael! Be my help in everything: in insults, in sorrows, in sorrows, in deserts, at crossroads, on rivers and seas a quiet refuge! Deliver, Michael Archangel, from all the charms of the devil, when you hear me, your sinful servant (name), praying to you and calling on your holy name, hasten to my help, and hear my prayer, O Great Archangel Michael! Lead all those who oppose me with the power of honest life-giving cross Lord's prayers Blessed Virgin Mary and the Holy Apostle, and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Andrew the Fool and the Holy Prophet of God Elijah, and the Holy Great Martyr Nikita and Eustathius, the Venerable Father of all Saints and Martyr and all the holy heavenly powers. Amen.Oh, Great Archangel Michael, help me, your sinful servant (name), deliver me from the coward, the flood, the fire, the sword and the flattering enemy, from the storm, from the invasion and from the evil one. Deliver me, your servant (name), great Archangel Michael, always, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen".

The Orthodox Church reveres him as a protector against dark forces.

A sincere, heartfelt prayer to the Archangel Michael for healing helps even in the most difficult cases.

What miracles did the archangel perform?

Translated from Aramaic, his name means “who is like God.” It was he who was the first to rise to the defense of God from the fallen angel Dennitsa. A fighter against evil and injustice, the great archangel of God performed many miracles.

Therefore, Archangel Michael is revered throughout the world.

In the 6th century, Roman citizens died en masse from the plague. According to legend, the Archangel Michael, dressed in armor, appeared to the reigning Pope. He turned to the archangel in fiery prayer, after which terrible disease began to retreat. Later, a sculpture of Archangel Michael was placed on the Castel Sant'Angelo.

Read about the archangel:

One day, the great archangel appeared in a dream to the father of a mute child and told him where the source of holy water was located. The man went in search and soon brought his daughter holy water, which helped her recover from muteness. Later, the rest of the townspeople learned about the holy spring. On this site, in honor of the great archangel, a God's Temple.

Rescue of the sexton Arkhippus

Many of his miracles were reflected in icon painting. In one Phrygian city, a humble and pious sexton named Archippus served for many years. Christians, forced to secretly attend the Temple due to persecution, greatly respected Archippus.

The sexton was respected and loved even among the pagans. Many of them converted to Christianity. The pagan rulers could not be happy about this. Particularly zealous zealots of paganism decided to destroy the sexton and destroy the Temple of God. An insidious plan was hatched. Given the respect that Archippus enjoyed, the pagans decided to get creative.

The death of the sexton should have occurred not at the hands of villains, but by the will of nature. Pagan engineers managed to connect the flow of two rivers. A powerful, uncontrollable flow of water was directed towards the Temple.

Seeing this, the sexton began to appeal to the archangel, begging him to save the Temple and himself from destruction. Arkhipp's request was heard. The archangel himself came to the call and, striking the mountain with his staff, opened a chasm. The water rushed there without harming either the walls of the Temple or the sexton himself. This ancient event is called the miracle of Honeh.

Saving Novgorod

Archangel Michael is especially revered in Russia. Church chronicles contain legends about how he more than once defended Rus' from the invasion of foreigners.

One day, Khan Batu, having decided to move his troops to Veliky Novgorod, for some unknown reason, changed his mind. According to church legend, the commander saw the Archangel Michael in a dream, who strictly forbade him to attack the city. So Novgorod was saved from ruin and death.

Help the Maid of Orleans

The Catholic Church also venerates the miracle worker. One day he appeared to Joan of Arc and gave her several practical advice. Having heeded them, the Maid of Orleans decided to crown Charles VII. It was God's archangel who blessed Joan for the war of liberation with the soldiers of England.

Prayers to the Holy Archangel

A prayer to Archangel Michael will always be heard. The Great Archangel patronizes Orthodox Christians and protects them from visible and invisible enemies.

The Church teaches that the sources of disease are human sins, which he commits at the instigation of demons.

A prayer to Archangel Michael is read for any illness. It especially helps with:

Hypertension;
Migraines;
Neuroses;
Heart diseases;
Vascular diseases.

About other prayers to Archangel Michael:

The holy archangel is honored by the church twice a year. On November 21, the Council of the Archangel Michael and other disembodied heavenly powers is celebrated. On September 19, his miracles in Khoneh are remembered.

But you can turn to him for help on any other day.

How to pray to someone who is sick

When a person is very sick, he and his relatives read a prayer to the Archangel Michael for healing.

Prayer for Healing
Oh, Great Archangel of God, Michael, conqueror of demons. Defeat and crush all my demons, visible and invisible. Pray to the Lord Almighty, may the Lord save and preserve me from all sorrows and illnesses, from deadly ulcers and from vain death, O Great Archangel Michael, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

It is advisable to pray in front of the image of the archangel. A bedridden patient who does not have the opportunity to visit God’s Temple can turn to Archangel Michael while holding the icon in his hands.

A person asking for healing must observe Lent and fast days on Wednesdays and Fridays. It is especially important to observe Lent and the Nativity Fast. The effect will be stronger if the patient’s relatives order a magpie for health or a prayer service.

The power of common church prayer can work miracles.

Prayer for health
Oh, Saint Michael the Archangel, bright and formidable commander of the Heavenly King! Before the Last Judgment, weaken me to repent of my sins, deliver my soul from the net that catches me and bring me to the God who created me, who dwells on the cherubim, and pray for her diligently, so that through your intercession she will go to the resting place. O formidable commander of the heavenly powers, representative of all at the Throne of the Lord Christ, guardian of the strong man and wise armorer, strong commander of the Heavenly King! Have mercy on me, a sinner who requires your intercession, save me from all visible and invisible enemies, and, moreover, strengthen me from the horror of death and from the embarrassment of the devil, and grant me the honor of unashamedly presenting myself to our Creator at the hour of His terrible and righteous judgment. O all-holy, great Michael the Archangel! Do not despise me, a sinner, who prays to you for help and your intercession in this world and in the future, but grant me there together with you to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

You can pray this way not only if you have physical ailments.

The Church allows people suffering from alcohol and drug addiction to turn to the Archangel. The miracle worker hears people suffering from neuroses, psychoses, and depressive states.

You can turn to it even if you have insomnia.

There is a prayer to the Archangel Michael for illness, which is read when there is a threat of an epidemic.

Prayer for illness
O Saint Michael the Archangel, have mercy on us sinners who demand your intercession, save us, servants of God (names), from all visible and invisible enemies, and moreover, strengthen us from mortal horror and from the embarrassment of the devil, and grant us the ability to unashamedly present ourselves to our Creator in the terrible hour and His righteous Judgment. O all-holy, great Michael the Archangel! Do not despise us sinners who pray to you for help and your intercession in this world and in the future, but grant us there together with you to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever.

Prayer words are also said by mothers who want to protect their children from illnesses.

What icons are there?

The iconography depicts the archangel trampling underfoot the devil. In one hand he holds a spear with a white banner.

A person who enters the Temple of God can see it on the northern doors of the iconostasis.

The following images of the miracle worker exist:

Front.
Blissful.
Cathedral of the Ethereal Host.
Blessed governor.
Miracle in Khoneh.
The Miracle of Flora and Laurel.

The icon “Cathedral of the Ethereal Host” is considered miraculous. Communication with the miracle worker depicted on it consoles a person, helps to enlighten his mind, and alleviates his general condition. You should purchase icons for your home iconostasis at a church shop.

More prayers for healing:

There is no special prayer to Archangel Michael for instant healing. You should not believe mummers who offer to purchase this or that “holy” unit for a certain amount.

It is not holy water or an icon that heals a person, but God. Miracles happen. But instant healing it is possible when it pleases God. It is impossible to treat church sacraments as rituals, and prayers as spells.

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Life situations require constant meetings with new people and old acquaintances. Unfortunately, not everyone around us wishes us well. Many people, and sometimes even relatives, envy us and say a lot of bad things about us in their hearts. Sometimes human anger goes beyond all boundaries and completely absorbs a person, giving rise to only one desire in him - to harm. A person takes upon himself a great sin and turns to witches and fortune-tellers to cause damage. In order to protect yourself and your family from harm, you need to be as close to God as possible and turn only to Heaven.

Prayer to Archangel Michael is a powerful daily weapon against misfortunes and bad words from ill-wishers. The powerful “wing” of the Archangel will protect the worshiper from damage and the evil eye. The Superangel is considered by Orthodox Christians to be one of the most powerful Celestials, the protector of the spirit and soul of all living things.

The Supreme (main) angel acts as the leader of the Lord's army and the archangel. It was under the leadership of Saint Michael that the army of God fought against the devil and demons. The majesty and power of the Archangel patronized the Jewish people in the difficult struggle against paganism. The events took place long before the birth of Christ.

The exploits of the archangel are innumerable. During the trek through the desert from Egypt, Archangel Michael showed the way to Moses and the Jewish people. At the fall of the walls of Jericho, it was this highest angel who appeared before Joshua. All the miracles that the angel performed are stored in memory and history. Orthodox Church. This and much more contributes to the fact that the icon of the Archangel provides strong protection to believers. Prayers that ascend to heaven in front of this holy image are able to protect people from any misfortune, evil eye and damage.

Prayer to Archangel Michael - very strong protection

The image of the supreme angel on the icon is visualized with a sharp, threatening sword in his hand. However, it is not aimed at people. The weapon cuts off people's fears and evil slander directed towards the person praying. A sharp sword gets rid of demons and always defeats evil forces. He helps those who ask and pray to his image to get rid of bad feelings. From overwhelming anger, envy and temptation. The Archangel is like a shield and protection for those who follow the laws of God.

A powerful prayer was written on the ruins of the Church of the Archangel Michael of the Chudov Monastery in the Kremlin, which was blown up during the October Revolution.

Lines must be proofread every day, throughout your life. Believers who pray with these words will be given protection from:

Devil;

Evil wishers (both strangers and blood relatives);

Witchcraft and unclean influences (evil eye, damage);

Temptations (envy, adultery, theft);

Robbers and thieves who have their eyes on your property;

Tragic incidents with you and your loved ones.

A prayer directed to an angel of this rank will help get rid of the soul from torment in hell. You can pray not only for your soul, but also for the souls of people close to you. For easier reading, write down the names of everyone for whom you wanted to ask a celestial being. Where "(name)" appears in the text, all names written must be listed.

You need to pray these words every day. On Michaelmas day at 24:00 (from 20th to 21st November) you can ask for all deceased relatives and friends. List all the names in the indicated place and add “and all the kinsmen according to the flesh of the tribe of Adam.”

Words of prayer:

“O Lord Great God, King Without Beginning, send, O Lord, Thy Archangel Michael to the aid of Thy servant (name), take me away from my enemies, visible and invisible! O Lord Archangel Michael, pour out myrrh of moisture on your servant (name). O Lord Michael the Archangel, destroyer of demons! Forbid all enemies who fight against me, make them like sheep and crush them like dust before the wind. O great Lord Michael the Archangel, six-winged first prince and commander of the weightless powers, Cherub and Seraphim! O God-pleasing Archangel Michael! Be my help in everything: in insults, in sorrows, in sorrows, in deserts, at crossroads, on rivers and seas a quiet refuge! Deliver, Michael Archangel, from all the charms of the devil, when you hear me, your sinful servant (name), praying to you and calling on your holy name, hasten to my help, and hear my prayer, O Great Archangel Michael! Lead all those who oppose me with the power of the honorable life-giving cross of the Lord, with the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Holy Apostles, and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Andrew the Fool and the Holy Prophet of God Elijah, and the Holy Great Martyr Nikita and Eustathius, the Reverend Father of all Saints and Martyr and all the holy heavenly powers. Amen.
Oh, Great Archangel Michael, help me, your sinful servant (name), deliver me from the coward, the flood, the fire, the sword and the flattering enemy, from the storm, from the invasion and from the evil one. Deliver me, your servant (name), great Archangel Michael, always, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen".

Pilgrimage to the icons of the saint

In every house of God you can turn to the highest celestial being. Images of the Heavenly Warrior will definitely be in any God's house. There are many temples and churches dedicated to the Archangel Michael in the country. You can pray to his holy image in any city.

Heavenly Angel's Strong Protection

Archangel Michael has military status and is the patron saint of all warriors. Prayers are offered to him for protection from enemies and for the life of soldiers on the campaign. When there is a threat of war, the people ask the archangel for help. When laying and building housing, people offer prayers to the supreme angel for protection from thieves, enemies and misfortunes.

In the Akathinian temple you can order a prayer service to the archangel, but you can turn to the celestial being at home. It is a mistake to believe that prayers at shrines are a guarantee of safety. In fact, prayer itself has no power. One cannot think that one angel is more powerful and hears requests better. Every prayer has great power. The person praying presents prayers to the saint, and the saint asks the Lord for him.

To help Michael from misfortunes, you need to pray:

“O Saint Michael the Archangel, have mercy on us sinners who demand your intercession, save us, servants of God (names), from all visible and invisible enemies, moreover, strengthen us from the horror of mortals and from the embarrassment of the devil and grant us to shamelessly present ourselves to our Creator at the hour His terrible and righteous Judgment. O all-holy, great Michael the Archangel! Do not despise us sinners who pray to you for help and your intercession in this world and in the future, but grant us there together with you to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen".

Who can ask for help

The Supreme Angel listens to the prayers of all people. Regardless of status and race. Even if you have never believed in God and the holy army, you can turn to him with a prayer.

They ask for Mikhail's protection:

Wanderers or people before a long journey;

People who are confused in life;

People who are tormented by mental anguish and temptations;

People who need strength in difficult situations.

When you don’t have the text of a prayer at hand, you can ask Michael for help in your own words, from your heart.

Prayer for protection from evil:

“Overshadow me with your grace, Archangel Michael, help me drive out the devilish power that cannot resist the light that descended from the heavens of Your star. I pray you to quench the arrows of evil with your breath. Holy Archangel Michael and all the Heavenly Powers, pray for me, who suffers and asks. May the Lord take away from me the destructive thoughts that haunt and torment me. Lord save me from despair, doubts in faith and bodily fatigue. Terrible and Great Guardian of the Lord, Archangel Michael, cut off with your fiery sword those who want to destroy me and wish harm to me. Stand guard over my house, protect everyone living in it and my property. Amen".

Who else will he turn to for patronage?

To understand which of the Christian saints he will turn to, you need to rely on the cause of concern.

People who have suffered from the intervention of demons, damage and the evil eye turn to Cyprian and Justinius. In order to protect the girl from dishonor, her loved ones and herself on the road and at work, she needs to pray to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

A person is accompanied in all his days by a guardian angel, so at any time you can turn to him for support.

Participation in church life will help you be closer to God. Come to the sacraments, confess and do not avoid other church sacraments. Only faith in the Lord will help you avoid the tricks of the evil one and other misfortunes. Be in sight of the Lord and your guardian angel so that they can come to your aid at any time. And you recognized their voice.

And may the Lord protect you!

Angels arose much earlier than humanity. These are celestial beings. They have strong power, will and intelligence.

Michael is an iconic figure among the angels. According to ancient religious treatises, it was he who united all the winged servants of the Lord who remained on his side and fought against his own brother, Lucifer. This fallen angel led the rebels in the fight against the Creator. Of course, thanks to his power, the light won dark side evil. The name of this saint is mentioned in biblical sources, including the Old and New Testaments. His abilities are unique. He performed many miracles and good deeds. Therefore, all people need to remember him, he will help in difficult times.

Michael is the highest angel. According to church works, he is the Holy Archangel. Michael appears to people to convey to them the will of the Lord.

As the main heavenly warrior carrying the “light” of the will of God, the Holy Archangel is revered in the 3 most common religious teachings. But where his image came from is not known exactly. The name Michael itself was used already in the 8th century BC. e., and was common among the inhabitants who inhabited the mouths of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.

Researchers studying the lives of saints hypothesize that the legends about the archangel come from ancient Persia, in which there was a division into two opposing sides, warriors of “Darkness” and “Light”.
The cult of Michael arose from folklore. Legends said that the archangel first appeared to people on three mountain peaks, where the ominous Scandinavian god, the one-eyed Odin, previously lived.

This is precisely what is associated with the day of remembrance of the Archangel - September 29th. It is a time of celebrations celebrating the fertility of the earth and the reaping of harvests.

Later, the German knights made Mikhail their patrons as a warrior of “Light”. From the 8th century they began to put his images on their battle banners. Such German banners were seen in battles with the Hungarians and other invaders invading German lands.

In many cases, the Archangel was mentioned as Siegfried, who defeated the bloodthirsty and ferocious dragon. Sacred biblical texts and occult books of that time also repeatedly mentioned this angel.
The biography of the Archangel is filled with bright and heroic events. Even Muslims revere him. Traditions and stories about Michael say that he, as the messenger of the Lord and the leader of all the forces of light, wages an irreconcilable struggle against the forces of darkness and universal evil, leading the Lord’s army. The enemy of the Archangel is the leader of demons, sorcerers and other evil spirits - Belial.

In Christianity and Islam, Michael occupies a prominent place. He is the messenger of the Lord, giving true grace and sincere kindness to the hearts of people. In addition, the Archangel commands the clouds. His mission is to zealously enforce the laws of God. The sacred books say that it is Michael who will be in the coming Last Judgment intercessor of all believers who died a violent death.

In a large number of countries he is the main and most revered saint. His image is exalted by Christians, Jews and Muslims. He is the leader of the great Army of saints, created from archangels and angels. That is why Mikhail was given high rank- Archangel.

The prayers addressed to him give believers the protection of the main angel, who governs the 9 ranks of his brothers.

The name Michael has the meaning “who is like God,” identifying its owner with the Lord and endowing it with incredibly powerful spiritual energy and strength.

First of all, he is the patron saint of warriors, which means he helps everyone performing military service, people in one way or another connected with wars and disasters. You can pray to the holy archangel for the soldiers to return home unharmed, and also at a time when the state or your home is threatened by battle or war.

People very often turn to Archangel Michael, because he is able not only to overcome evil spirits, but also to protect them from troubles and misfortunes. Any, even very small, prayer uttered from the heart addressed to this angel will definitely be “considered,” because he hears each of them.

Michael is a reliable protector, and that is what people believe. He has the power to protect absolutely every Christian believer from evil and the ubiquitous negativity.

At the moment of turning to the archangel, a variety of requests may be heard:

prayers for health and healing;
related to everyday problems;
for help during a long journey;
coming from those in need of protection from misfortunes, troubles, etc.

In addition, Mikhail can provide assistance in protection from robbers, robbers and thieves. The Archangel became the patron saint of those people who suffered from natural disasters and destructive wars. In addition, people often “talk” to him during times of grief, mental anguish and sadness.

When they pray to Archangel Michael

They pray to Archangel Michael when they enter new home, for protection against destruction and disasters.

Helps God's servants get rid of evil, wickedness and warns against temptations of various kinds. He is the chief protector of all who follow the laws of the Lord.

Archangel Michael is considered one of the most significant figures in Christianity, and prayer to him is one of the most widespread prayers in our time. Archangel Michael is called the “Governor of the Heavenly Powers”, he is the archangel of the Lord’s army, and therefore believers place special hopes on him for help and protection in various life situations. Information about many miracles and incredible healings performed by the Archangel Michael has been brought to our times by the history of the Christian Church. Therefore, even today, many believers do not tire of turning to him in their prayers.

It is believed that the prayer offered to Archangel Michael helps to overcome temptations and temptations, pacify the call of the flesh, and refrain from adultery. Archangel Michael is asked for protection from evil forces and deliverance from diseases. They turn to him in troubled times for the people with a request to protect their native lands from the enemy, as well as for the health and preservation of life for those who went on military campaigns. Just like other saints, people turn to Michael to get rid of sorrows and sorrows. And also with completely worldly questions: it is worth praying to Archangel Michael when laying the foundation stone for a new house, since it is believed that he helps in construction, protects the family from misfortunes, and the house from various disasters.