There is no need to assume that holy water is a medicine. Without sincere faith It will bring no more benefit to God than ordinary spring water. In addition, a special prayer is required to accept holy water, for it is a shrine that must be drunk according to certain rules.

How to use holy water

Blessed water is taken for illnesses and as a preventive measure for spiritual health. But drinking water in itself does not have any benefit if you drink it mechanically, without participating in the ritual with your heart.

There are several rules for accepting holy water. Firstly, this is done on an empty stomach. Secondly, water must be poured into a separate cup, and not drunk from a common can or bottle.

In addition, sick people can drink it at any time of the day, regardless of their diet. Holy water is also used externally for wiping a sore spot.

What words to say before and after use

There is a general prayer for receiving holy water and prosphora. Sometimes they drink water separately. Then the word “ ” is omitted.

So, before drinking holy water, you need to cross yourself and say: “Lord, my God, may Your holy gift (prosphora) and Your holy water be for the remission of my sins, for the enlightenment of my mind, for the strengthening of my mental and physical strength , in my soul and body, in the subjugation of my passions and infirmities according to Your infinite mercy through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all Your saints. Amen."

You can also read a short prayer: “Lord, may it be for me, a sinner, to drink this holy water not for judgment and condemnation, but for cleansing, healing and eternal life.” At the end of the ritual, you need to thank the Lord and pray for healing (if the person is sick).

Rules for storing holy water

Blessed water is a shrine, and the attitude towards it should be appropriate. Water must be stored separately from food. The best thing is in that place, the iconostasis.

It is advisable to stick a label on a jar or bottle of holy water so that household members do not confuse it and drink the shrine like ordinary water. You also need to keep holy water away from animals.

Holy water does not disappear and does not lose its taste. Once consecrated, it retains this property forever. In addition, Epiphany holy water can be used to sanctify ordinary water - one drop per bottle is enough.

If you still have to pour out holy water (for example, after compresses), in no case

Life without water is impossible. Since ancient times, our ancestors used it to wash the body and cleanse the soul; they always took it from clean sources, springs and wells. It was noticed that water collected in different places has a different taste and smell. Even during pagan times, it was used in rituals and ceremonies. Settlements were built by people only near springs, rivers, reservoirs with fresh water. Giving life, it has special power during the period of Epiphany. The sacrament of the blessing of water is called the “rite”. So what is holy water?

Great Consecration. It always happens on Epiphany Eve (January 18), and on the feast of the Epiphany itself (January 19). The consecrated water is called “Great Agiasma” and the most powerful properties are attributed to it. The Church believes that Agiasma is the sacrament of the union of spirit and body, earth and sky. Indeed it is.

Abridged Great Consecration. Before the sacrament of baptism, when the priest, blessing, “smears” the oil and dips the fingers of his hand into it; it can only be used for washing hands and body, it is stored for a long time.

Lesser Consecration occurs in the church throughout the year on Orthodox Christian holidays:

• Life-giving spring on Friday Holy Week
• on the day of Midsummer
• in The Origin of the Honest Trees Life-giving Cross God's
• and at the request of parishioners
• in difficult times of disasters, natural disasters and wars.

How does water become holy?

Water taken from any source and undergoing a special ritual, the recitation of the prayer of consecration, becomes holy and acquires miraculous properties:

• Grace of the Holy Spirit
• for healing the soul;
• bodily weaknesses;
• cleansing residential premises from negativity;
• household items and clothing.

How to use holy water

Epiphany hagiasma stands out as great healing power. At home, you can wash babies, protecting them from “ evil eye"and human envy. You can take baths with it; even a small amount can change the properties of ordinary water, turning it into beneficial and healing. In this case, one condition must be met- do not use the sewer, but pour it into a clean container and take it outside, to a place where no one can set foot.

In churches, when performing the rite of exorcism, God’s servants use this very shrine to sprinkle the suffering. What is holy water? Great, incomprehensible power lies within it. Having originated in the depths of the earth, coming to the surface, having received the blessing of the heavenly forces, it carries within itself peace, prosperity and great love God to all people inhabiting the earth.

When in Everyday life Is blessed water useful? And wash, and drink, and treat ailments. There are known cases of complete recovery with the application of compresses and rubbing for pain in the bones and joints, the pathogenic intestinal flora disappeared. They also lubricated hematomas, open wounds, bruised areas, cleaned internal organs (liver, kidneys), lowered blood pressure, applied a moistened swab to a sore tooth, for eye diseases - instilled them up to three times a day, even tumors went away, the blood count was restored, hemoglobin increased , appetite and sleep improved, immunity was restored.

For unusual uses, for example, when bitten by a poisonous snake, it was infused with verbena buds; this tincture was used as an antidote. Domestic animals were also treated, only by sprinkling, but were not allowed to drink.

Not much has changed since then. Modern man, following the behests of his ancestors, stores and uses holy water, and enjoys bathing in the ice hole on Epiphany. At the same time, staying healthy without the risk of catching a cold or getting sick. Our world is sinful, and the water element has become dangerous since the time of the Great Flood. Blessed water is a barrier to wrong thoughts and actions that cause illness and rejection of God’s salvation. Having faith is prerequisite.

Properties of holy water

It should be noted that until now the scientific world has not been able to declassify the properties of holy water. However, it is known that it is capable of remembering and disseminating information, changing its structure, giving harmony crystal lattice, long time maintain freshness and strength, cleanse the energy field of a living being, as it has a special electromagnetic frequency. History knows many cases of healing with its help, against which even modern medicine was powerless.

How to store

Throughout the history of Christianity, holy water was prepared for future use and placed in the house under the iconostasis, away from food. It should be noted, that it is better to store holy water in clean a glass container with a lid, from which all labels, barcodes and other stickers have been removed. Smoking and swearing in this room are also prohibited. It is strictly forbidden to place the vessel on the floor or in an unclean place. Treat with reverence the mystery of the Lord, the great gift of the Jordan.

Throughout the year, and sometimes up to three years, its properties remain at the same level. It happens that it “blooms” with greenery (if the jar of water warms up sun rays), has a bad smell or sediment, then you can water it on a tree on the street or flowers in a pot, pour it into the river, but under no circumstances should you pour it into a sewer or sink.

Holy water. How to drink? It is recommended to drink in the morning (using a separate container), taking prosphora, after reading the prayer and the sign of the cross. Prosphora is leavened bread that is illuminated in Easter night, he is able to heal diseases of the body and soul, as he is filled with the Blessing of God. Their use is useful in creating protection from the tests of the unclean spirit, intrusive thoughts go away, justice and peace come into a person’s life. The heart is filled with love and joy, the mind is ready for creation and creativity.

How to conduct a home consecration ceremony

It may happen that at the right time there is no holy water in the house, what should you do? There is an exit. Take the regular one and use this one prayer. She will become sanctified and will have all the properties of a saint. How to do it? Pour water into a large container, let it stand for a while, put your hands in the container with water, and read the prayer three times. When finished, cross the container of water three times. The baptism ceremony is completed.

Use the shrine (agiasma) with faith in goodness and love, remain in modesty and humility, and attend church. Believe yourself and teach your children not to leave the obedience of God.

sacred bread

IN Bread occupies a special place in our lives. It is a symbol of all food and the labor that is necessary to obtain it. "By the sweat of your face you will eat bread"(Genesis 3:19), God once said to Adam.

There is also religious symbolism in bread. The Lord Jesus Christ called Himself "bread of life"(John 6:35), said that "Whoever eats this bread will live forever"(John 6:51). Finally, He deigned that bread, very close in composition to human flesh, to be transubstantiated into His Body in the sacrament of the Eucharist: “Jesus took the bread and blessed it, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying: Take, eat: this is My body.”(Matt. 26:26).

Bread, consisting of many grains, personifies the Church - One with the plurality of its members. In addition to Eucharistic Bread, the Orthodox Church contains several types of consecrated bread.

Prosphora (“offering” - Greek) is white wheat bread baked with yeast, with the addition of holy water. The name comes from the custom of the first Christians to bring bread from home for the Eucharist. Now prosphora is prepared in diocesan bakeries. They consist of two round parts, in commemoration of the two natures of Christ. On the top part there is a seal with the image of the Cross (on the monastery prosphora there is an image Mother of God or saints).

During the Divine Liturgy, a rectangular part is cut out of one prosphora (agnicpa) in a special way - the Lamb, which will subsequently be transubstantiated into the Body of Christ. From other prosphoras, smaller in size, particles are extracted in memory of members of the Earthly and Heavenly Church; At the end of the liturgy, these particles are dropped into the Blood of Christ. Small prosphoras were given to those who submitted memorial notes to the altar.

The trimmed parts of lamb prosphora are called antidor (“instead of a gift” - Greek). According to the Charter, they are eaten by people who have not received the Holy Mysteries. Usually the antidor goes to the altar servers.

Artos (“leavened bread” - Greek) - bread blessed on Easter night. Throughout Bright Week, artos is a symbol of the Resurrection of Christ - it remains on the lectern opposite the Royal Doors of the altar and is worn daily on Easter religious processions. On Bright Saturday, it is crushed with special prayer and distributed to pilgrims. Popular piety has learned the meaning of artos and baptismal holy water as a feasible replacement for the Holy Gifts for the dying who cannot receive communion.

Prosphora, artos, and antidor are supposed to be eaten on an empty stomach, with prayer. Blessed bread should be stored in clean containers, separate from other foods. According to tradition, artos is divided into small parts and consumed throughout the year, from Easter to Easter.

Another type of consecrated bread is that which is distributed to those praying during the all-night vigil on the eve of major holidays. Previously evening services lasted quite a long time, and to strengthen their strength the Christians ate bread. Now, although the duration of the services has been reduced, this custom remains.

Agiasma

IN translated from Greek "agiasma" - "shrine". This is the name given to water blessed with a special rite. There are small and great blessings of water: the small ones are performed several times throughout the year, and the great ones - only on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

There is a strange belief among the Russian people: as if Epiphany and Epiphany are not the same thing, and the water that is blessed on Christmas Eve, January 18, is Epiphany water, and the one that is blessed on the 19th is Epiphany water. This belief is so strong that sincere believers try to collect holy water for two days in a row and then store it in different vessels, for fear of mixing it up. This is a meaningless superstition. Both on the holiday and on Christmas Eve, the water is blessed with the same rite, in memory of the descent of the Lord Jesus Christ into the waters of the Jordan River. Epiphany water has special grace, and people know (or feel) it. On this holiday, churches are overflowing with people, there is even a certain type of “parishioners” who come to church once a year - “for some water.”

What do they pray for during the great blessing of water? That this water should be sanctified by the power and action and influx of the Holy Spirit. That it should be a gift of sanctification, deliverance from sins, healing of soul and body. That she should receive the blessing of the Jordan. To drive away all sorts of slander from visible and invisible enemies. So that this water leads to eternal life. So that through tasting this water and the manifestation of the Holy Spirit we too may be worthy of sanctification. Great is the prayer - great is the shrine.

The Baptism of the Lord sanctified the very nature of water. Any water taken on this day contains a pledge of grace. Therefore, anyone who is unable to come to church because of his own weakness or the distance of the temple can draw water from any source, even from a tap, and drink it as holy.

You need to drink agiasma on an empty stomach, in the morning, but if you have a special need for God’s help, you can drink it at any time of the day or night. Store in a separate place, preferably next to the home iconostasis (not in the refrigerator!) With a reverent attitude, holy water remains fresh and pleasant to the taste for a long time. You can anoint yourself with it, add a little to your food, or sprinkle your home. People excommunicated from Communion due to penance taste agiasma as spiritual consolation.

It’s a little unfortunate that the miracle of great sanctification happens only once a year, and so rarely can one hear touching troparia:

“The voice of the Lord cries out on the waters, saying: Come, receive the spirit of wisdom, the spirit of understanding, the spirit of the fear of God, Christ who has appeared...”

Daily cycle of church services

C The Church Charter prescribes nine different services to be performed during the day. Each has its own history, symbolism and duration, but spiritually they form a single whole, called daily circle .

IN Orthodox worship much is borrowed from Old Testament prayer customs. In particular, the beginning of a new day is considered not midnight, but 6 pm. Hence the first service of the daily circle is vespers .

At Vespers, the Church reminds worshipers of the main events of Sacred History Old Testament: creation of the world by God, the fall of the first parents, Mosaic legislation, the ministry of the prophets. Christians thank God for their day.

After Vespers it is supposed to serve compline . These are a kind of public prayers for the coming sleep, in which we remember the descent of Christ into hell and the liberation of the righteous from the power of the devil.

At midnight the third service of the daily cycle should be performed - midnight office . This service was established to remind believers of the second coming of the Lord and the Last Judgment.

Begins before sunrise Matins . It is dedicated to the events of the earthly life of the Savior and contains many both repentant and prayers of thanksgiving. Matins is one of the longest services.

Around 7 o'clock in the morning you are supposed to do first hour . This is the name of the short service at which the Church remembers the presence of Jesus Christ at the trial of the high priest Caiaphas.

Third hour (10 a.m.) takes us with sacred memories to the Upper Room of Zion, where the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles, and to Pilate’s Praetorium, where Christ was sentenced to death.

Sixth hour (noon) is the time of the Lord’s crucifixion, and ninth hour (three o'clock in the afternoon) - His time death on the cross. The corresponding services are dedicated to these mournful events.

Finally, the main Christian worship, a kind of center of the daily circle, is Divine Liturgy . Unlike other services, the liturgy not only reminds us of God, but provides an opportunity to truly unite with Him in the sacrament of Communion. According to the time, the liturgy should be celebrated between the sixth and ninth hours.

Modern liturgical practice has made its own changes to the regulations of the Charter. Thus, in parish churches, Compline is celebrated only during Great Lent, and the Midnight Office is celebrated once a year, on the eve of Easter. The ninth hour is extremely rarely served. The remaining six services of the daily circle are combined into two groups of three.

In the evening, Vespers, Matins and the first hour are performed one after another. On the eve of Sunday and holidays this chain of worship is called all-night vigil , that is, staying awake for the whole night. Ancient Christians, indeed, often prayed until dawn. Modern all-night vigils last 2-4 hours in parishes and 3-6 hours in monasteries.

In the morning, the third hour, the sixth hour and the Divine Liturgy are served successively. In churches with many parishioners, on Sundays and holidays there are two liturgies - early and late. Both are preceded by reading the hours.

On those days when there is no liturgy (for example, on Friday Holy Week), a short sequence is performed fine art . This service contains some chants of the liturgy and, as it were, “depicts” it. But visual arts do not have the status of an independent service.

Church requirements

WITH The situations in which we need God's help are varied. Knowing the needs of man, the Orthodox Church has compiled a series of rites asking for help from above. They are called demands - since they are performed at the request of believers.

The main types of requirements are prayers for the living, for the dead, consecration of objects and food.

Intensified prayer for living people is called a prayer service. Prayer services can be general or private (custom). Custom prayers are performed by the priest at the request of those praying, and general prayers are performed every day at the end of the liturgy.

Funeral services include memorial services and funeral services. They are performed only on baptized people. You can't perform funeral services for suicides.

The Church, with its following, sanctifies the entire way of life human life, including the objects we use and the food we eat. The consecration of food occurs according to certain days For example, on the eve of Easter, Easter cakes and eggs are blessed, and on the Feast of the Transfiguration, apples and other fruits are blessed.

There is a rite of consecration of a house, chariot (car). These requirements must be negotiated personally with the priest so that he can fulfill them at a convenient time. It is very useful for military personnel to bless their weapons.

Prayer service

TO every day on Orthodox churches at the end morning services the priests perform the services. One of the most common is prayer singing (prayer service).

What is a prayer service? This is a short but diligent prayer for various everyday needs. Behind Divine Liturgy we hear requests for everyday needs, but often do not perceive them as we should because of the deepest mystical content liturgy. The need to pray “for small things”, as St. Ambrose of Optina taught - “briefly, but passionately,” is fulfilled by us at the prayer service.

Are we sick? - We will serve a prayer service for the sick. Are we starting something important? - At the prayer service we will ask for God’s help. Are we going on a journey? - Let's hear the rite of blessing for the journey. Has your name day arrived and you want to fervently pray to your saint? Let's order a prayer service for him. Is the school year starting and is it time for our children to go to school? - Let us perform the rite of blessing at the beginning of the youths’ teaching. Has the Lord heeded our prayer and we want to offer praise? - We will serve a thanksgiving prayer.

In addition to private prayer services, there are also national prayer singing. The church contains many of these - water-blessing and New Year's; during dry periods (in case of bad weather) and lack of rain (in case of drought); prayers for those suffering from unclean spirits and the disease of drunkenness; solemn rites on the first Sunday of Great Lent (Triumph of Orthodoxy) and on the Nativity of Christ (in memory of the victory of 1812)...

At prayer services we turn to the Lord Jesus Christ, His Most Pure Mother, and the saints. Prayer chants of thanksgiving are addressed to the Lord. When ordering a prayer service behind a candle box, we submit a note with the names of those for whom (or from whom) it will be performed.

Sometimes a person ordering a prayer service does not wait for it to be completed and leaves the temple, leaving only a note. The Lord accepts every sacrifice, but it is much more effective to pray with a priest than to leave him to beg God for us.

Sometimes akathists and canons are added to prayer services. Often, priests, completing the service, anoint those praying with blessed oil and sprinkle with holy water.

According to our faith, the Lord gives His help very soon after the prayer service. Therefore, there is no need to abuse this sacred rite by ordering a prayer service several times for one reason (with the exception of prayer for the sick and serving votive prayer services).

"Brother", "Father", "Lord"

H It is difficult for a person who has crossed the church threshold for the first time to find an appropriate address to his neighbor. Indeed, what should you call a candle maker - “woman”, “lady”, “citizen”? How to address a priest - “sir”, “master”, “comrade”?

But there are no difficulties. Christians are one family, where everyone is related to each other. Relatives do not need conventions.

“Brother”, “sister” - the best way to address the laity. We are all children of the One God and descendants of Adam and Eve. “Father” or “father” is how priests are called as performers of the sacraments through which people are born to spiritual life. Usually after the words “father” a name is added, for example, “Father Peter.” You can address a deacon as “Father Deacon,” and the rector of a church (monastery) as “Father Superior.”

In conversations Orthodox people The word "father" is often heard. It must be remembered that this word is used only when directly addressing a person. You cannot, for example, say “Father Vladimir blessed me,” this is illiterate.

You should not address clergy as “holy father,” as is customary in Catholic countries. The holiness of a person is known by his death.

We affectionately call the wives of altar servers, as well as older women, “mother.”

Bishops - bishops, metropolitans, the Patriarch - must be addressed as "Vladyka", as those vested with ecclesiastical authority.

Sometimes there is a need to contact a clergyman in writing. Priests should be called “Your Reverence”, archpriests ~ “Your Reverence”, bishops - “Your Eminence”, archbishops and metropolitans - “Your Eminence”, Patriarchs - “Your Eminence”.

Sectarians who do not have the priesthood reproach the Orthodox for allegedly violating the words of Christ: “And call no one on earth your father, for you have One Father, who is in Heaven.”(Matt. 23:9). But it is clear that “do not name” has the meaning of “do not worship,” otherwise the words of the Lord can be turned into nonsense. Back in the 1st century, the Evangelist John the Theologian, in his Council Epistles, addressed Christians as “children.” The response was obviously appropriate. It's not about the word, but about the internal attitude towards it. 06 Deacon Andrei Kuraev writes well about this:

“Even the most convinced Baptist calls his parent father and does not object when his little son says “dad” to him. Here, as in relation to the icon: you can worship and serve God alone. But you can and should honor those through whom we receive the gift of life ".

"Bless you, father!

P A common picture of our days is a meeting between a bishop (metropolitan, Patriarch) and a high-ranking official. Greetings, smiles and... the president (prime minister, speaker of parliament) solemnly extends his right hand to the saint for a handshake...

Here's another picture. Matins. The priest, standing on the salt, proclaims: "The blessing of the Lord be upon you" and makes the sign of the cross over the parishioners. The praying grandmothers fold their palms in prayer and for some reason press them to their chests, performing an unknown ritual.

In both the first and second cases, there is a clear misunderstanding of how to treat a clergyman and what a priestly blessing is. Every believer considers it imperative when meeting a priest to ask him for a pastoral blessing, but many do this incorrectly. Of course, there are no strict canons on this issue, but the traditions of the Church and simple common sense tell us how to behave.

Blessing has many meanings. The first of these is greeting. Only someone equal in rank has the right to shake hands with a priest; everyone else, even deacons, receive a blessing from him when they meet the priest. To do this, you need to put your palms together, the right one on top of the left, in order to receive the blessing hand in them and kiss it as a sign of respect for the sacred office. And for nothing more! The folding of the palms does not have any mysterious meaning; grace does not “fall” into them, as some old women teach.

You can be blessed by a priest not only when he is in church clothes, but also in civilian clothes; not only in the temple, but also on the street, in public place. However, you should not approach an unveiled priest who does not know you for a blessing outside the church.

In the same way, every layman says goodbye to a priest. If several priests are standing nearby, and you want to be blessed by everyone, then first you need to approach the senior one.

Second meaning priestly blessing- this is permission, permission, parting words. Before starting any responsible business, before traveling, as well as in any difficult circumstances, we can ask the priest for advice and blessings and kiss his hand.

Religious reading: prayer for treatment with holy water to help our readers.

Holy water is the most powerful medicine. It can help with any ailment, so treatment with holy water is highly recommended in case of illness. You need to drink it on an empty stomach, three sips at a time, and then eat it with a piece of prosphora. Before this, a prayer is read for accepting the prosphora and holy water.

Lord my God, may Your holy gift and Your holy water be for the remission of my sins, for the enlightenment of my mind, for the strengthening of my mental and physical strength, for the health of my soul and body, for the subjugation of my passions and infirmities, according to Your boundless mercy through the prayers of the Most Pure One Your Mother and all Your saints. Amen.

During an exacerbation of the disease, holy water should be taken every hour while reading this prayer. In addition, in the morning and evening after taking treatment with holy water, you need to read the prayer to the Mother of God “Healer”.

Prayer to the Mother of God “Healer”

Accept, O All-Blessed and All-Powerful Lady Theotokos the Virgin, these prayers, brought to You with tears from us, Your unworthy servants, who send up the singing of Your celibate image with tenderness, as if You yourself are here and heed our prayer. For every request you fulfill, you alleviate sorrows, you grant health to the weak, you heal the weakened and sick, you drive away demons from demons, you deliver the offended from troubles, you cleanse lepers and have mercy on little children: also, to the Lady Lady Theotokos, you free from bonds and prisons and all kinds of You heal manifold passions: for all things are possible through Your intercession to Your Son, Christ our God. O All-Singing Mother, Most Holy Theotokos! Do not cease to pray for us, Your unworthy servants, who glorify You and honor You, and who worship Your Most Pure Image with tenderness, and who have irrevocable hope and undoubted faith in You, the Ever-Virgin, Most Glorious and Immaculate, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

“Grandma (Recipes for 100 troubles)”

I want to tell you about miraculous healing with holy water and prayer

Twenty years ago, I began to notice that on my right heel, in the very center of it, a formation appeared, like a circle, the size of a pea. I thought maybe I had scratched my heel somewhere and calmed down on that. The tumor didn’t particularly bother me, but after two years I noticed that the old sore began to grow. Now it was the size of two peas. I steamed my feet, looked at the heel and saw that the circle was stratified, individual roots began to be visible. It became clear to me that this was a guska (wart). She began to shave and pluck it.

Two more years passed. The wart became the size of a fingernail thumb hands.

She began to treat more intensively: she pulled it out, smeared it with celandine, shaved it off, dripped vinegar essence on it, applied urine at night, but, alas, nothing helped. Soon I was completely exhausted - there were no positive results and I stopped doing anything at all. I thought: come what may!

Another month has passed...

One evening I was reading “The Life of Elder Matrona.” The book described how she healed people with prayer and holy water. I decided to try this treatment too. In addition, I remembered that the Bible says that the apostles were healed in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

On Sunday I locked myself in my room, having prepared two napkins and two cups of holy water in advance. One cup contained water blessed for Ivan Kupala, and the other contained water blessed for Epiphany. By that time, I already had three large warts on my heel and many small ones around them. I sat down on the sofa, read the “Our Father”, crossed myself 3 times, then dipped a napkin in baptismal water, put it on my heel and said: “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, leave illness and pain from my body and never again come back. Amen". She held the napkin for a while, took it off, took another, dipped it in the bathing water, put it on her heel and said again: “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, let life-giving strength, health and vigor flow into my body, and let there never be a place of pain again.” " After 5 minutes I took off the napkin. That's where the treatment ended.

In the morning, having examined the heel and not seeing any changes, I went to work. I didn’t tell anyone about my treatment, and after a week I forgot about everything. But after a while, while washing my feet, I began to carefully examine the heel and saw that it was completely clean. I didn't even believe it. I asked my niece Lyuba to also take a closer look. She examined my heel and said that it was very clean and pink, like a child’s.

This is how I got rid of the warts that had tormented me for many years in one go. Now I tell everyone about mine miraculous healing and I advise you to be treated with holy water.

Another incident happened with my sister Tatyana.

When she was fifteen years old, she was diagnosed with fibromatous nodes measuring 13 and 18 mm, located opposite each other. In addition, there were many other small nodules between them. Sometimes she had dizziness, pain and cramps in the lower abdomen, and with every sexual intercourse she had slight bleeding. When my sister became really ill, she went to the hospital. It was there, after undergoing an ultrasound, that my sister found out about her illness. The doctor prescribed capsules of some dietary supplement for treatment, but they were incredibly expensive for her, and her sister was unable to purchase this medicine. Then I advised her to try to be treated with holy water.

And Tatyana began douching in the morning and evening. After reading “Our Father” and saying: “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, leave this terrible disease from my body and never return,” the sister douched with baptismal water, and after 5 minutes with Kupala water, while saying: “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit, may beneficial power flow into my body and heal my insides.”

When she did this in the morning, the water came out clean, and when in the evening, some flakes flew out. She was treated like this for 3 days.

And five days later, when I went for an ultrasound, there were no nodes or nodules, not even small ones. The doctor was very surprised and asked what she was treated with. Her sister told her everything. The doctor listened carefully and said with a serious face:

My sister's pain, spasms and bleeding stopped. So faith and prayer saved her from her illnesses.

In the same way, on my advice, my friend Lyuba was cured of fibromatous nodes. More than ten years have passed since then, and everything is fine with her.

God bless everyone!

Olga Valentinovna Kompaniets, 91005, Lugansk, Gradusova str., 14, apt. 16

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The healing power of holy water

There are many cases of relief from illnesses with the help of holy water. Only people far from the Church can deny its healing properties. But how to use holy water in everyday life?

It is customary to drink holy water in the morning on an empty stomach or in the evening before bed (but not from a common container).

At very serious illness or if a person is in a state of intense spiritual struggle, despondency, it can be drunk in unlimited quantities, regardless of food intake.

For pain or just a sore spot, you can apply a compress moistened with holy water.

Holy water has great healing powers. There are known cases when a few drops of such water, poured into the mouth of an unconscious patient, brought him to his senses and changed the course of the disease. But this does not mean that you do not need to see a doctor. A special property of holy water is that, added even in small quantities to ordinary water, it imparts beneficial properties to it.

It is advisable to store holy water next to the icon. Just please label or label the bottle accordingly. Be careful that your loved ones do not accidentally pour out holy water or use it irreverently. There is no need to store this water in the refrigerator. You should not keep it near food.

This water is not given to animals.

You can only sprinkle it on your home (while reading a prayer), a car, or some other thing, also clothes, and even pets.

If the water has spoiled, it should be poured into a river or other natural source, but not into a sink or drain. It is poured into an “untrampled” place, that is, into a place where people do not walk (they do not trample underfoot) and dogs do not run. You can pour water into a river, into a flower pot, or into a clean place under a tree.

HOLY WATER SHOULD NOT ONLY BE STORED CAREFULLY, BUT ALSO BE USED REGULARLY. It is unacceptable to keep water “in reserve” forever if it was brought from the temple once for Epiphany according to the principle “so that it is in the house, because everyone has it.” This is a kind of imprisonment of the shrine. The grace of holy water does not decrease, no matter how long it is stored, but people who do not turn to the shrine are robbing themselves.

One day blessed water always is. In the case when we have little holy water left, but we need some significant amount, we can add holy water to ordinary water. All water will be sanctified.

Finally, the most important:

Holy water will not bring us any benefit if we spend our lives away from God. If we want to feel God in our lives, to feel His help, His participation in our affairs, we must become Christians not only in name, but in essence.

To be a Christian means:

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Thank you for doing explanatory work.

Holy Water is a power of grace, I experienced it personally.

God is with us when we are with Him.

Yes, the Lord will be with you, always.

And protects you from all evil.

Thank you, I really want my grandmother to get well and she drinks holy water every day just because I hope my grandmother gets well

God bless! ! ! for all

For some reason, after drinking holy water, old grievances emerge with renewed vigor, anger boils up inside me, I become violent, almost insane. What is this?

Mila, how long has it been since you last went to confession?

Good evening. Please tell me, is it possible for pregnant women to drink holy water? Thank you very much in advance.

It is possible and necessary. It is also very good and beneficial for pregnant women to confess and receive communion.

I started drinking holy water and giving it to my husband, he felt bad, he couldn’t explain how, but he felt bad.

Take your husband to the priest, he will explain the reason.

Holy water treatment

Holy water treatment

Holy water is the most powerful medicine. It can help with any ailment, so it is strongly recommended to take holy water when you are ill. You need to drink it on an empty stomach, three sips at a time, and then eat it with a piece of prosphora. Before this, a prayer is read for accepting the prosphora and holy water.

Prayer for accepting prosphora and holy water Lord my God, may Your holy gift and Your holy water be for the remission of my sins, for the enlightenment of my mind, for the strengthening of my mental and physical strength, for the health of my soul and body, for the subjugation of my passions and infirmities, according to Your boundless mercy through the prayers of the Most Pure One Your Mother and all Your saints. Amen.

Treatment of spoilage with melt water

Treating spoilage with melt water Place a bowl of snow on the fire and wait for the snow to completely melt. When a haze of steam begins to rise above the melt water, lower the knife into it with your left hand and say: In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Low water, melt water, rise up

Bath water treatment

Treatment with bath water In the work of a healer, the bath plays a very important role. In the bathhouse you can relieve melancholy and catch up with it, restore vigor and strength to a person, cure infertility and restore it, drive out an illness or spoil it for seven years. The bathhouse treats obesity, articular rheumatism,

Treatment with water and colored glass

Healing with water and colored glass Spring water, poured into a glass bottle of the appropriate color, will absorb the energy of color, and it can be used in various rituals, both magical and healing. Then the water can be strengthened by adding

Treating a drunkard with river water

Treating a drunkard with river water drinking man near a river or lake, scoop up water with a ladle downstream and read the plot in front of the patient. After the word “Amen,” you need to pour water on both sides of the patient, that is, from the left shoulder, and then from the right. The conspiracy is being read

How to properly sprinkle with holy water

How to properly sprinkle with holy water If you are going to sprinkle your home, then before doing this you need to tidy up the house, wash all the floors, wipe off the dust, and remove all unnecessary objects. The rooms should not be cluttered. Do not close the windows with curtains - the more light there is in

Treating children with holy water

Treating children with holy water Holy water especially helps children. If an adult, with his doubts, fears, and unbelief, hinders the grace-filled action of the Holy Spirit, then children are clean from all this. Therefore, holy water acts on children almost instantly.

Treatment with water

Treatment with water Water suitable for treatment This is, first of all, water taken from three wells or three ice holes. Rain water collected during the first spring thunderstorm. Water collected in the morning from the grass in the meadow is dew. It is good to ride in the dew for those who have back pain, joint pain,

Treatment of cancer with Epiphany water

Treatment of cancer with Epiphany water On Epiphany (January 19), they go early in the morning to a lake or river and cut an ice hole. They take water from the hole, but not with a ladle, but from the icon, that is, they pour water onto the icon, and what flows from it should be poured into a jug or bucket. At home there is a conspiracy about this water and

Cold water treatment

Treatment cold water How cold water heals The main reason why people often refuse cold water treatment is fear. Since childhood, we have heard every now and then: “Don’t stand in a draft - it’ll blow,” “Put on rubber boots, otherwise you’ll get your feet wet and get sick!”, “Don’t

Hot water treatment: weight loss and cleansing

Hot water treatment: weight loss and cleansing Hot water procedure improves health, burns excess sugar and alcohol, and normalizes the concentration of salt in the body. It is especially useful for those suffering from salt deposits, osteochondrosis, diabetes, cataracts,

How to Handle Holy Water

How to handle Holy water How to store Holy water at homeHoly water should be stored in a specially designated place. If you have icons hanging in the “red” corner at home, it is better to store Holy Water there, behind the icons or next to them. You can put a vessel with the Holy

How to treat children with Holy water

How to treat children with Holy water Holy water especially helps children. If an adult, with his doubts, fears, and unbelief, hinders the grace-filled action of the Holy Spirit, then children are clean from all this. Therefore, Holy water acts on children almost instantly.

Treatment with water, fire and earth

Thunder water treatment

Treatment with thunder water If there was hail during the first thunderstorm, then this water is considered healing. They take the water accumulated in containers from the thunderstorm and carry it to their house. They wash weak and sick people in this water, saying: When a lightning arrow begins to look for an unclean spirit, so that it

Treatment of cancer with Epiphany water

Treatment of diseases with water

Treatment of diseases with water Many diseases occur due to lack of water in the body. If a person does not receive enough water, the cells not only do not produce new energy, they also give away what they have managed to accumulate. This is how cells become dependent on

Holy water: How to treat it?

There are many cases of relief from illnesses with the help of holy water. Medicine does not deny its healing properties. But how to use holy water in everyday life?

• You should drink holy water in the morning on an empty stomach or in the evening before bed.
• In case of a very serious illness, you can drink it in unlimited quantities, regardless of meals.
• After drinking, you need to pray for healing.
• Drink water at once, making sure to take three sips
• If you have insomnia or poor sleep, you should drink water for 9 days.
• To relieve headaches or other pains, apply a compress moistened with holy water to the sore spot.
• It is customary to drink holy water with prayer:

“Lord, my God, may Your holy gift and Your holy water be for the remission of my sins, for the enlightenment of my mind, for the strengthening of my mental and physical strength, for the health of my soul and body, for the subjugation of my passions and infirmities according to Your infinite mercy through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all Your saints. Amen."

• Holy water has enormous healing powers. There are known cases when a few drops of such water, poured into the mouth of an unconscious patient, brought him to his senses and changed the course of the disease. But this does not mean that you do not need to see a doctor. A special property of holy water is that, added even in small quantities to ordinary water, it imparts beneficial properties to it.
• Holy water should be stored near the icon or behind the icon. You cannot store such water in the refrigerator. You should not keep it near food.

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Can an ordinary person recite a “spell word” into water to treat himself or his loved ones from various diseases?

Some believe that only priests can bless water. This is wrong. Since ancient times, there has been a special prayer for the blessing of water by the laity ( ordinary people). This rite (method of consecration) is taken from an ancient church manuscript service. Here is the text of this prayer:

Prayer for the blessing of water

Great God, work miracles, countless of them! Come to Your praying servants, Master: eat Your Holy Spirit and sanctify this water, and give it the grace of deliverance and the blessing of the Jordan; create a source of incorruption, a gift of sanctification, a solution to sin, healing of ailments, destruction by demons, unapproachable to opposing forces, filled with angelic strength; as if everything that draws from it and receives from it is for the cleansing of the soul and body, for healing harm, for the change of passions, for the remission of sins, for the driving away of all evil, for the sprinkling and consecration of houses and for all similar benefits. And if in the houses or places of those living faithfully, this water will sprinkle this water, so that all uncleanness will be washed away, and it will deliver from all harm, below there let a destructive spirit dwell, below the harmful air, let all dreams and slander of the hidden enemy flee, and if there is something , the hedgehog, either the health of the living, or peace, may this be reflected by sprinkling this water. For be blessed and glorified and honorable and magnificent your name, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

After reading this prayer, cross the water three times with the words: “In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen". These words are also pronounced three times every time sign of the cross. When I consecrate water for healing people, I always read a prayer over it to one or another saint who has the grace from the Lord to heal one or another ailment. This is done so that the healing effect of water is not general, but specifically aimed (through prayers to the saint) at healing a specific disease. You can do the same. Prayers to saints who have the grace to heal various ailments are contained in the “Word of Prayer” section.’

And now I want to tell you about how to use holy water to treat various ailments. 1.

They drink holy water on an empty stomach - in the morning and evening before bed. Drink water in three sips at a time (approximately 50-80 ml). If the illness is very serious, water can be drunk in unlimited quantities, regardless of meals. Children should also drink water in three sips, with the difference that the quantity does not matter to them (from 10 ml or more). Water for drinking should be poured so that you drink it at once and do not pour the rest into the main container. 2.

Before drinking holy water, be sure to read special prayer(this will enhance the effect of water).

Prayer for accepting holy water

Lord My God, may Your holy gift and Your holy water be for the remission of my sins, for the enlightenment of my mind, for the strengthening of my mental and physical strength, for the health of my soul and body, for the subjugation of my passions and infirmities according to Your infinite mercy through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all Your saints. Amen. 3.

After drinking holy water, you need to pray for healing from an illness to that saint to whom the Lord gave the gift of healing this or that ailment. If you do not know the cause of your illness, then after drinking holy water read common prayer about health to the Lord (see section “Prayer Word”). 4.

If you suffer from insomnia or have trouble at night bad dreams, you need to drink holy water before going to bed for at least one month. Sleep returns to normal. 5.

For headaches or other pains (sciatica, pain in the spine, etc.), it is necessary not only to drink holy water, but also to apply a compress moistened with holy water to the sore spot. 6.

Always remember that the healing properties of holy water are caused by the action of God’s Grace, which you called upon in your prayer words (prayer books), and the more tangible the help provided to us, the stronger our faith.

And one more important point. If you use Epiphany holy water consecrated in church for treatment, you should drink it only on an empty stomach, unlike drinking any other water consecrated in church or at home. In case of serious illness, you can make an exception and take Epiphany water as needed. The same can be done in case of a sudden onset of a painful condition. Epiphany water has enormous healing power. There are many cases where literally a few drops of this shrine, poured into the mouth of an unconscious patient, brought him to his senses and changed the course of the disease.

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Epiphany water is called Great Agiasma, which translated from Greek means Great Shrine. It provides healing for ailments - mental and physical, extinguishes the flames of passions, and drives away evil forces. Therefore, holy water is sprinkled on the home and every thing that is consecrated.

The Great Blessing of Water is performed twice - on the very day of the holiday and the day before, on Epiphany Eve. Some people mistakenly believe that the water blessed these days differs in its properties. However, both on Christmas Eve and on the very day of the feast of Epiphany, the same prayers are read during the blessing of water.

Saint John Chrysostom said back in the 4th century that holy water remains incorruptible for many years, is fresh, pure and pleasant, as if it had only been drawn from a living source a minute ago. This is the miracle of God’s grace, which everyone can see even now!

Epiphany water is one of the blessings and gifts given by God Orthodox Church. It is known that the saints had great reverence for holy water and often used it. For example, Venerable Seraphim After confession of pilgrims, Sarovsky always gave them holy Epiphany water. Reverend Ambrose Optinsky once sent a terminally ill person a bottle of holy water - and, to the amazement of the doctors, the incurable disease disappeared.

Hieroschemamonk Seraphim Vyritsky always advised sprinkling food Epiphany water. When someone was very sick, he blessed them to take a tablespoon of holy water every hour.
The elder said that there are no medicines stronger than holy water and blessed oil.

Miracles of healing still occur today. However, only those who accept it with living faith in God, who believe in the power of the prayer of the Church, and who have a sincere and pure desire to change their lives are rewarded with the miraculous effects of holy water. God does not create miracles where they want to see them only out of curiosity or where they do not intend to use them to save the soul. “An evil and adulterous generation,” the Savior said about his unbelieving contemporaries, “seeks a sign; and no sign will be given to him.”

Saint Theophan the Recluse writes: “All the grace coming from God through the Holy Cross, holy icons, holy water, relics, consecrated bread (artos, antidor, prosphora), etc., including Most Holy Communion The Body and Blood of Christ has power only for those who are worthy of this grace through repentance, humility, service to people, works of mercy and the manifestation of other Christian virtues. But if they are not there, then this grace will not save, it does not act automatically and is useless for the wicked and imaginary Christians.”

There is a common misconception that swimming in the Epiphany ice hole cleanses us of sins. This is not so: swimming in an ice hole is just an ancient folk custom.
And the sacrament of repentance, performed through confession, cleanses one from sins. This sacrament is obligatory for all Orthodox Christians, while Epiphany bathing completely optional. However, having great desire can swim.

On the feast of Epiphany, many take holy water home. This is correct: Epiphany water should be in everyone’s home Orthodox Christian. It should be kept in a worthy place, preferably in a holy corner, next to the icons.

Holy water, like prosphora, is usually consumed on an empty stomach, after the morning meal. prayer rule, with reverence and prayer. However, in situations requiring special help from God, in case of illness or attack evil forces You can and should drink it at any time.

The most important thing to remember is that if we do not try to change ourselves for God, drinking holy water will not help us. In order for holy water to be beneficial, we will take care of the purity of our souls and the high dignity of our thoughts and actions.

Prayer before taking Holy water

Lord my God, may Your holy gift and Your holy water be for the remission of my sins, for the enlightenment of my mind, for the strengthening of my mental and physical strength, for the health of my soul and body, for the subjugation of my passions and infirmities, according to Your boundless mercy through the prayers of the Most Pure One Your Mother and all Your saints. Amen.