Christian life does not only consist of visiting the temple, which actually takes up a very small percentage of the time. An important component of spiritual growth is the fight against sins. One of the gravest types of temptations is carnal sins, against which it is customary to read the rule against defilement. In what cases is it necessary, how can you reduce the attacks of the evil spirit?

What is desecration

The Old Testament righteous adhered to the laws of ritual purity, which are described in the Pentateuch (Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy). This is very complex rules, which, however, should not be confused with hygienic ones, since they had, first of all, a sacred meaning. After the advent of the New Testament, Christians were freed from them, but still baptized people must adhere to certain restraining rules, without which it is impossible to achieve spiritual growth.

For example, how can a person who is obsessed gambling or drunkenness, call yourself saved? At the same time, he can understand perfectly church rituals, fulfill them, confess and receive communion, but still does not become righteous. After all, it is not going to the temple that creates salvation, but change human soul which should be manifested in godly behavior.

The rule against desecration is intended mainly for men. It appeared in a monastic environment. They are known to take a vow to abstain from intimacy with women. But not only the fact of intercourse itself is considered a sin, but also dreams about it. This is a source of strong temptations. That is why women were previously prohibited from appearing on the territory of men’s monasteries (and vice versa).

It was allowed only very rarely to visit relatives in monasteries or to come to Sunday service. Women were not even supposed to serve in the houses visited by the bishop. And the priest who served the Liturgy for the sisters had to spend the night outside the walls of the monastery.

For a man, ejaculation of seminal fluid caused by daydreaming, watching movies, or masturbation is considered desecration. In this case, you should read the rule against desecration of Basil the Great. It is also necessary to tell the confessor about this, especially if everything happened on the eve of Communion. The priest himself will decide whether he can begin the sacrament or whether he should abstain.

What is sin

There is no separate rule for women against defilement. But they can also have night dreams that end in a similar way to the act with a man. Of course, people have carnal desires, but they must be satisfied with a spouse, in a legal marriage. If a woman is lonely, she should fight passions, read prayers, and repent. Over time, the desires will become less and it will be easier to cope with them.

Other weaknesses can also provoke prodigal thoughts:

• susceptibility to overeating, gluttony - excess in food directly leads to inflamed flesh;
• drunkenness - when a person drowns his will in wine, then most likely later he will have to read the rule against defilement, because drunkenness and fornication very often happen in one place, at one time.

There are also other types of desecration. For example, staying in bad society, which David warns against in Psalm 1. Although here a lot depends on the purpose for which a person communicates with sinners. The apostles tried to teach faith to everyone, including evildoers. But joint entertainment and cohabitation are unlikely to be useful. Communication with heretics may end with the person himself adopting their views.

Moses taught that the following actions should be considered desecrating:

• fornication, including incest;
• worship of idols (this includes sorcery, reading horoscopes, turning to sorcerers, fortune telling);
• murder (including bullying, driving a person to suicide, leaving a person in danger);
• contact with a corpse, a sick person, or any other ritual unclean.

For the first three offenses, if they were proven, the Old Testament Jew would face death. Firstly, then there was no rule against desecration drawn up by Basil the Great. Secondly, even today for murder, for example, one will have to bear a heavier responsibility. According to church canons, anyone guilty of this sin is subject to strict penance in the form of excommunication.

How to atone for sins

There is no such person who does not break the commandments. Everyone is a sinner. Even saints were sent illnesses and trials to forge them spiritual world in the crucible of suffering. Therefore, after a fall, one should never fall into despair - this is a sin against the 1st commandment, which teaches to love God and trust Him. Will a father leave his child, who has tripped and fallen, to lie in the middle of the road with a broken knee? No, he will pick him up, feel sorry for him, and carry him in his arms.

Only Christians should not be completely like children; they should read the prayer rule against defilement in order to show God their readiness for change. This should be done after the usual morning prayers. Then, at the next confession, be sure to repent of your sin.

The prayer rule against desecration includes initial prayers, a Psalm, troparia, bows are made, and a prayer to the Mother of God, compiled by the ascetics John Chrysostom and Basil the Great. The reading itself does not take much time, you just need to sincerely repent.

You can also listen to the rule against desecration, but you need to concentrate your mind, it’s better to follow the text with your eyes. If thoughts at this moment wander to an unknown place, a person falls into a grave sin - inattention during prayer offends God.

text of Basil the Great's prayer against desecration:

Most merciful, imperishable, undefiled, sinless Lord, cleanse me, Thy unworthy servant, from all filthiness of the flesh and soul, and from my inattention and despondency the uncleanness that has come to me, along with all my other iniquities, and show me undefiled, O Master, for the goodness of Thy Christ , and sanctify me by the invasion of Your Most Holy Spirit: for having aroused from the darkness of unclean ghosts of the devil and all kinds of filth, I may be deemed worthy with a clear conscience to open my unclean and unclean lips, and sing the praises of the all-holy your name, Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Listen to the rule against desecration

Rule against desecration of Basil the Great - read was last modified: July 8th, 2017 by Bogolub

(These are prayers for men when desecration occurs to them in a dream. Read only with the blessing of the confessor)

When someone happens to be tempted in a dream by the work of the devil, rising from his bed, he bows, saying:

God, be merciful to me, a sinner.

Then the beginning is usual:

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Thrice)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be thy name, let him come Your kingdom, Thy will be done as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Come, let us worship our King God. (Bow)

Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God. (Bow)

Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. (Bow)

Psalm 50

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. To You alone have I sinned and done evil before You; for you may be justified in all of Your words, and you will always triumph over Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.

And troparia, tone 7:

Good shepherd, who laid down your soul for us, aware of the hidden things that I have done, the only good one, save me with my erring mind, and snatch me from the wolf, Lamb of God, and have mercy on me.

Weighed down by the sleep of despondency, I am darkened by the delusion of sin: but grant me the morning of repentance, enlightening the eyes of my mind, O Christ God, enlightenment of my soul, and save me.

We weave the mind of my damned soul with the darkness of sin and the sweets of life, it gives birth to various passions, and the thought of tenderness does not come. But be generous, O Savior, with my humility, and give me a thought of compunction, so that we may save before the end I will cry out to Your compassion: Lord Christ my Savior, save me, desperate and unworthy.

Just as I fell into the hands of robbers and was vulnerable, so I fell into many sins, and my soul is vulnerable. To whom shall I resort when guilty: only to You, the merciful Physician of souls: pour out Your great mercy on me, O God.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Yako prodigal son I came and I, Generous: receive me, Father, when I return, as one of Thy hired servant, O God, and have mercy on me.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Theotokos: Deliver, O Mother of God, from the sins that hold us back: for the imams have no other hope of faith except You, and the Lord born of You.

Lord have mercy (40 times).

Then 50 prostrations with prayer:

God, be merciful to me, and forgive me the prodigal for Your Holy Name.

Prayer 1, Saint Basil the Great

The packs were cursed by their minds and evil customs, working in sin. Paki, the prince of darkness and passionate sweets, the parent, has created me captivated, and like a humble slave, he forces me to work with desire and carnal desire. And what will I do, my Lord, and the Deliverer and Intercessor of those who trust in You, if not to You I will return and groan and ask for mercy for what I have done; but I am afraid and trembling, but not always confessing, and promising to retreat from the evil ones, and sinning every hour: and not having rendered my prayer to You, my God, I will raise Your long-suffering to indignation. And whoever endures Your wrath, O Lord; Knowing the multitude of Your bounty, and the abyss of Your love for mankind, I again turn myself to Your mercy, and I cry to You: forgive those who have sinned. Have mercy on me, fallen, give me a helping hand, immersed in the mud of sweets. Do not, Lord, leave Your creation to be corrupted by my iniquities and my sins: but by Your usual mercy and goodness we compel you to deliver from feces and bodily filth and passionate thoughts, which always defile my accursed soul: behold, Lord, as you see, there is no place in it she is clean, but she is all leprous, and her whole body is covered in ulcers. For yourself, O Lover of mankind, physician of souls and bodies and source of mercy, cleanse that flow of my tears, pouring them out on me abundantly: pour out Your love for mankind on me, and give me healing and cleansing, and heal my contrition, and do not turn Your face away from me , but not like a thing, the fire of despair will engulf me: but as You have declared, O unfalse God, that there is great joy in heaven for one sinner who repents, do this also for me, a sinner, and do not close the ear of Your compassion in the prayer of my repentance; but open them, and like a censer, correct it before You: weigh the weakness of nature to the Creator, and make comfortable the creep of youth, and the heaviness of the body, and despise sins, and accept the repentance of those who call upon You with the truth. For Your most honorable and magnificent name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, is blessed and glorified, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 2, his

Most merciful, imperishable, undefiled, sinless Lord, cleanse me, Thy unworthy servant, from all filthiness of the flesh and soul, and from my inattention and despondency the uncleanness that has come to me, along with all my iniquities, and show me undefiled, O Master, for the goodness of Thy Christ , and sanctify me by the invasion of Your Most Holy Spirit: for having aroused from the darkness of the unclean ghosts of the devil, and all kinds of filth, I may be deemed worthy with a clear conscience to open my unclean and unclean lips, and sing Thy all-holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 3

Lord our God, who have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, as He is Good and Lover of Mankind, forgive me. Grant me a peaceful and serene sleep. Send Your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, for You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 4, St. John Chrysostom

(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)

Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.

Lord, save me from eternal torment.

Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me.

Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility.

Lord, deliver me from every temptation.

Lord, enlighten my heart, darken my evil lust.

Lord, as a man who has sinned, You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.

Lord, send Your grace to help me, that I may glorify Your holy name.

Lord Jesus Christ, write me Your servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end.

Lord, my God, even if I have done nothing good before You, grant me, by Your grace, to make a good beginning.

Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace in my heart.

Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.

Lord, accept me in repentance.

Lord, don't leave me.

Lord, do not lead me into misfortune.

Lord, give me a good thought.

Lord, give me tears and mortal memory, and tenderness.

Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.

Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.

Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.

Lord, plant in me the root of good things, Thy fear in my heart.

Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to do Your will in everything.

Lord, protect me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other inappropriate things.

Lord, consider that you do as you will, that your will be done in me, a sinner, for blessed are you forever. Amen.

Prayer 5, to the Blessed Virgin Mary

My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your saints and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, Your humble and accursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my accursed heart and from my darkened mind; and extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am poor and damned. And deliver me from many and cruel memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions. For Thou art blessed from all generations, and glorified is Thy most honorable name forever and ever. Amen.

Then

We magnify Thee, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison, the Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord have mercy (three times).

God bless.

And let go

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, save me, a sinner.

Prayer against desecration.

This prayer is for priests; lay people do not need to read it.

Lord our God, the only Good and Lover of mankind, the only Holy One and rest on the saints, who appeared in vision to Your supreme Apostle Peter, nothing foul or unclean to behold, from You created for food and for the enjoyment of man, and Your chosen vessel, the Apostle Paul, is all pure commandment to the pure: You Yourself, the Most Holy Master, by invoking Your terrible and most pure Name, and by the sign of the terrible and Life-giving Cross, bless and cleanse me Your servant (Name) defiled from every unclean spirit, from every dream and poisonous reptile, from all lawlessness and from all flattery, from every indulgence, and every kind of evil, and from every nasty villainy of the devil. And now Your servant, unworthy of me, (Name): grant me, through Your mercy, to serve Your most pure Mysteries. And first cleanse my soul and body from all filth, and forsake every sin, voluntary and involuntary, that I have sinned all the days of my life, in deed, word and thought, in days and in nights, and until this hour. And grant me, Lord, this terrible service heavenly ranks, and the communion of Thy Most Pure Mysteries, not for judgment, nor for condemnation, but for the forgiveness of sins, and the coming of the Holy Spirit, and the life of ever-present joy, which Thou hast prepared for Thy true servant. Save me, Lord Almighty, from all sin and malice, keep me undefiled and blameless from all leprosy of the opposite devil: and grant me, Lord, to serve You in honor and righteousness until the last day and hour and my end: for You are the One who blesses and sanctifies all things. O Christ our God, we send up glory to You, with Your Beginning Father, and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages, Amen.

The life of any Christian consists not only of pleasant and pious actions: reading the Gospel and Psalms, daily prayer, pilgrimage journeys, learning about the lives of saints and miracles. Unfortunately, on life path All believers face not only ups, but also crushing downs.

By turning to the Heavenly Father, a Christian is sanctified, in other words, he becomes more holy, since he communicates in prayer with the Holy Spirit. And He, as you know, is the Holy Spirit - the third hypostasis of God. When a person makes his spirit similar to the Spirit of God, he receives divine spiritual joy, illumination and often even acquires some of the properties God himself- gifts of healing, prophecy, prayer and so on.

And all this happens through love for one’s neighbor and for God, which, as we know, is Love, the highest, ultimate Good. In other words, to be with Him is supreme happiness for every person. When the Father is nearby, the believer makes fewer mistakes that would sadden his soul and Heavenly Father, introducing disharmony to a certain extent into the harmony and relationship with God established within the Christian.

Saints become saints because their spiritual world, through exploits and resistance to multiple earthly temptations, has become similar to the angelic. Such people in Orthodoxy are called “ earth angels and heavenly people." By the way, Basil the Great himself, who is the author, is also glorified as a saint. prayer rule from desecration.

A person begins to feel good when his innermost world seems to be magnetized to the Creator. Then he begins to acquire the highest good for his soul - the unchanging presence of the Spirit of God.

But then sin entered a person’s life: he decided to do something that goes absolutely against God and the structure of His world. What's going on? Harmony is destroyed, peace of mind the sinner is demagnetized, and the person, despite the fact that he may have received what he wanted, begins to suffer, without receiving any joy or satisfaction.

This happens because he allowed disharmony to enter not only into his spiritual world, but also into his relationship with the Heavenly Father. Man ceases to be that alloy of virtues that was capable of attracting to himself the “magnet” - the grace of God, and has lost its properties. By his sinful act, man put himself on a par not with the Angels, where he was originally called to be, but with animals, having allowed spiritual defilement into himself.

Now, in order to regain harmony, his inner dignity and restore interaction with God, he should cleanse himself.

After all, the Spirit of the Creator does not interact with any filth. In other words, he does not enter into communication with her, does not become even the slightest degree in common with her.

However, as every Christian knows, nothing is irredeemable with God. Of course, getting dirty in something nasty is not a pleasure. However, if this happened and the filth still touched the soul of a Christian, then they will help correct the situation church rules, which were established by the holy fathers long ago. One of these rules is called the “rule against desecration.”

Its author is, as already mentioned, St. Basil the Great - one of the main teachers Churches. His advice and instructions are followed by Christians and clergy to this day. And in Lent often serve the Liturgy according to the rite of Basil the Great. Therefore, everyone should listen to the advice of this saint.

A special sequence of prayers is called the Rule against defilement. It includes the psalms of David, the Hebrew saint, and requests for cleansing and restoration to original dignity. The rule makes it possible to express to the Creator regret about an action, recognition of one’s sinfulness and nature damaged by sin.

Men turn to the rule against defilement when involuntary ejaculation occurs during sleep. Moreover, it should be started if the specified event turned out to be arbitrary, in which case the rule will be a prayer against desecration by masturbation. A discharge that occurred due to illness or due to marital relations should not be considered defilement, and accordingly, there is no need to read the rule.

As a rule, before the text of the rule, the compilers publish a note - a reminder for men in which cases it is worth turning to this prayer. In addition, it is noted that reading a prayer against desecration in a dream should with the blessing of a priest or spiritual father.

There is no special similar prayer service for Christian women. Women are also often visited by night dreams and various bad actions, both in sleep and in reality, ending in the same way as an act with a representative of the stronger sex. Yes, often carnal desires and the inability to keep them under control push people to various actions that undermine their spiritual dignity.

However, if a woman is married, then her husband is her protection from filth, especially if the marriage is church, that is, when the husband and wife got married. If a woman is single, unmarried, then she must fight her passions, offer prayer to God, and, if there was a temptation, and even more so, if she succumbed to it, then she must bring her repentance, including in confession.

If you conduct your business wisely inner life, then pretty soon the “attacks of the flesh,” as the holy fathers call it, the tempted one will decrease, that is, the person being tested will be able to cope with them much faster and easier.

What might cause a situation where a rule is required

The main provocateurs may be:

• the skill of overeating (or the sin of gluttony) - in other words, intemperance in eating food, both in its quality and in quantity, becomes the direct cause of the riot of the flesh, its refusal to submit to the will of man;
• weakness to alcohol - in other words, voluntary surrender of one’s will to uncontrollable passions.

Most likely, it will be necessary to prepare a rule against desecration for everyone who, in one way or another, voluntarily gives up their will: drug addicts, gluttons, drunkards, since any clouding of reason often leads to other sins.

People are not always defiled because of their personal choice, this can be influenced by:

• any accident;
• forced action;
• disease;
• an absolutely natural natural process, with which even with volitional effort a person is unable to do anything.

For example, Christian men are not always able to control the flow of semen at night. At the same time, the defilement is still “counted”, although it is not spiritual, but still bodily. Therefore, they should respect the rule. At the same time, there is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of here. But it might be a shame pure soul who understands that something is happening to her that should not happen. This is natural. This is because our current bodies are in many ways identical to the bodies of animals.

And this was not always the case. Many people, including Christians, do not know about this or do not realize it only because they are not careful or do not often read Holy Bible(Bible). Or are little familiar with Sacred Tradition- that part. stories that are passed on from mouth to mouth.

According to ancient texts, before the Fall, man had a body of a completely different nature than it does now. It was loose, less material. Spirit, not matter, predominated in him. Thanks to these properties of his material shell, a person was able to pass through solid objects, materialize at the speed of thought in the desired place, etc. Yes, it sounds amazing. However, this is so, and this is also what the Book of Books - the Bible - tells about.

Let's turn to its pages. When the first people sinned, they had a conversation with God that was fateful for all mankind. By asking leading questions, the Father gave them a chance to repent, admit they were wrong, and take responsibility for their actions. But people, already damaged by sin, which entered their souls along with the fruit forbidden by God from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, refused to repent.

Instead, they only blamed each other for what happened and eventually came to the conclusion that God himself was to blame for everything. Adam declared to his Creator that the fruit he ate was given to him by Eve. And the fallen one noticed that He, God, gave it to him. It turns out that the Creator is the main culprit. At the same time, Adam himself, in his personal interpretation of what happened, acted as just an unfortunate and innocent victim.

It was for this reason that the first people were deprived of heavenly bliss and were, as the Holy Book says, expelled from Paradise. Moreover, before people were left alone on Earth, the Lord “dressed them in leather garments.” This remark is one of the most important fragments in human history.

In other words, he condensed the bodies of people to the state of an animal, since the damaged spirit of people, which naturally subjugated the material part, could now pose a danger to humans and could be taken to an unknown place. Thus, the compaction of the bodily composition acted, on the one hand, as a burden and punishment, and on the other hand, as a stopper for Adam and Eve.

In the era of atheism, when absolutely everything that was connected with God, spiritual life, canons, holy books was distorted, teachers in educational institutions especially ridiculed this passage in the Bible. It was interpreted by teachers in this way: as if He caught several of His creatures - animals - killed them, pulled off the skin and put it on Adam and Eve.

Now, of course, one can only laugh at this, although through tears. The beautiful Creator, perfect in His love for His creations, who created everything around out of love and for love, unexpectedly acts as almost the first murderer, in order for some reason to dress up His children in the skins of His other creations.

Needless to say, this was absolutely not the case. By leather vestments we mean precisely the same compaction of the spiritual bodies of Adam and Eve. Man, through new, immeasurably worse bodies, which turned out to be susceptible to disease, death, which can be damaged, to which it is difficult to provide complete comfort due to sensitivity to frost and heat, etc., also acquired opposite properties instead of immortality, infinity and eternity. Let's name just a few:

• passion (disposition to various addictions);
• temporality (subject to time);
• mortality.

These properties of imperfect flesh, which we now carry within ourselves as one of the punishments, indicate to us that without the Heavenly Father and His grace, on which He built this entire world and which is its basis, only such a terrible life is possible. Human flesh is a carrier of sin, an instrument initially crippled by the carrier itself that allows one to interact with the material world.

In this regard, we sin so often, and at times completely involuntarily. For this reason, defilement has been a common and widespread phenomenon since the Fall. Moreover, this state of affairs is not the norm for a person who is essentially an Angel who has material expression and called to endless life with the Creator in His Kingdom.

In order to regain your former flesh, you must... die. Every person must definitely taste death, experience the “reset” of his body. It will be destroyed and recreated anew for everyone - both the righteous and the sinner - before Last Judgment, during the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, our Savior. This is what every Christian confesses in the Creed: “the tea of ​​the resurrection of the dead and the life of the next century.”

It is in this general resurrection that we will receive back our immortal bodies- without illness, death and sin, evil thoughts, etc. But the location of everyone - heaven or hell - will depend on the way of life on earth. Then there will be no need for cleansing. In the meantime, prayer against defilement in a dream is simply necessary for us.

Saint Basil the Great

Most merciful, imperishable, undefiled, sinless Lord, cleanse me, Thy unworthy servant, from all filthiness of the flesh and soul, and from my inattention and despondency the uncleanness that has come to me, along with all my other iniquities, and show me undefiled, O Master, for the goodness of Thy Christ , and sanctify me by the invasion of Your Most Holy Spirit: for having awakened* from the darkness of the unclean ghosts of the devil and all kinds of filth, I may be deemed worthy with a clear conscience to open my unclean and unclean lips, and sing Thy all-holy name, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever , and forever and ever. Amen.

Saint Basil the Great

Most merciful, incorruptible, immaculate, sinless Lord, cleanse me, Thy indecent servant, from all filthiness of the flesh and soul, and from my inattention and despondency, the uncleanness that has happened to me along with all my other iniquities, and show me to those who are strangers to filthiness, Master, according to the goodness of Christ. Yours, and sanctify me with the influx of Your Most Holy Spirit; so that, having awakened from the darkness of the unclean ghosts of the devil and all filth, I may be worthy with a clear conscience to open my foul and unclean lips and sing Thy all-holy name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
interpretation

Rev. John Cassian the Roman instructs from what vice the seduction of the night occurs: The quality of thoughts, carelessly guarded during the day, is revealed during the night's rest; and therefore, when any such deception occurs, the guilt of this must be sought not in a dream, but in the negligence of the previous time. This is the discovery of a disease hiding inside, not initially generated by night time, but hidden in the inner folds of the soul, brought to the surface of the skin during sleep, exposing the secret fever of passion that we produced during the day, feeding on harmful thoughts. Since bodily diseases do not begin when they are discovered in reality, but they arose from negligence in the past, when harmful, deadly juices were produced from the unreasonable consumption of food that is contrary to health.

The packs were cursed by their minds and evil customs, working in sin. Paki, the prince of darkness and passionate sweets, the parent, has created me captivated, and like a humble slave, he forces me to work with desire and carnal desire. And what will I do, my Lord, both to the Deliverer and the Intercessor of those who trust in Thee, if not to Thee I will return and groan and ask for mercy for what I have done; but I am afraid and trembling, but not always confessing, and promising to retreat from the evil ones, and sinning every hour: and not having rendered my prayer to You, my God, I will raise Your long-suffering to indignation. And whoever endures Your wrath, O Lord; Knowing the multitude of Your bounty, and the abyss of Your love for mankind, I again turn myself to Your mercy, and I cry to You: forgive those who have sinned.

Have mercy on me, fallen, give me a helping hand, immersed in the mud of sweets. Do not, Lord, leave Your creation to be corrupted by my iniquities and my sins, but by Your usual mercy and goodness we compel it, deliver from feces and bodily filth and passionate thoughts that always defile my accursed soul: for behold, Lord, as you see, there is no place in it she is clean, but she is all leprous, and her whole body is covered in ulcers. Therefore, O Lover of Mankind, physician of souls and bodies, and source of mercy, cleanse that flow of my tears, pouring them out on me abundantly: pour out Your love for mankind on me, and give me healing and cleansing, and heal my contrition, and do not turn Your face away from For me, and not like a thing, the fire of despair will engulf me, but as You have declared, O unfalse God, that there is great joy in heaven for one sinner who repents, do this for me, a sinner, and do not close the ear of Your mercy in the prayer of my repentance. , but open them, and like a censer, correct it before You: weigh the weakness of nature, the Creator, and make it convenient for the creep of youth, and the heaviness of the body, and despise sins, and accept the repentance of those who call upon You with the truth. For Your most honorable and magnificent name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, is blessed and glorified, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Second prayer of Saint Basil the Great

Again I was defeated, unfortunate, serving sin with my mind and evil custom. Once again, the prince of darkness and passionate pleasures, the father, has made me a captive, and as a submissive slave, he is forcing me to serve his will and the lusts of the flesh. And what should I do, my Lord, and Redeemer, and Protector of those who trust in You, if I do not return to You again, and groan, and ask for mercy for what I have done? But I am afraid and trembling, so that by always confessing and promising to deviate from evil, but sinning every hour and not fulfilling my vow to You, my God, I will not raise Your patience to indignation. And who will endure Your wrath, O Lord! But knowing Your great compassion and the depths of Your love for mankind, I again entrust myself to Your mercy and cry to You: For what I have sinned, forgive me!

Have mercy on me, fallen, give me a helping hand, mired in the mud of pleasures. Do not, O Lord, leave Your creation to be corrupted by my iniquities and my sins; but with Your usual mercy and goodness we urge you to deliver me from the dirt and filthiness of the body and passionate thoughts, which always defile my unfortunate soul. Behold, Lord, as You see, there is no clean place in her, but she is all leprous, and her whole body is covered with ulcers. So, O Lover of Mankind, physician of souls and bodies and source of mercy, cleanse her with the flow of my tears, pouring them out of my eyes abundantly; pour out Your love for mankind on me, and grant me healing and cleansing, and heal my wound, and do not turn Your face away from me, so that the fire of despair does not consume me like brushwood. But as You said, true God, that there is great joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, do so with me, a sinner, and do not close the ears of Your mercy to the prayer of my repentance, but open them, and direct it like incense before Your face. After all, You, the Creator, know the weakness of nature, and the ease of stumbling in youth, and the heaviness of the body; and You do not look at sins, and accept the repentance of those who call You in truth. For blessed and glorified is Thy revered and majestic name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
interpretation

Hieromonk Job (Gumerov): In modern practice, any outflow that occurs in a dream is called desecration. However, according to church canons, only such an outflow in a dream that had sinful causes is recognized as desecration (see the 1st rule of St. Athanasius the Great). A person is not considered defiled if he has had a marital relationship. Expirations can be from various reasons. The main thing is sensual excitement and carnal thoughts. In addition, it can happen: “1) to judge a sincere person, that is, his brother, who is a sinner; 2) from arrogance and pride, and that is also sinful; 3) from overeating and drinking, also decently; 4) it pours out from nature without movement and without dreaming, just like other excesses; 5) from bodily weakness and certain illness; 6) from demonic envy” (Rule of prayer for those preparing for holy communion and daily evening and morning. M., 1893; reprint: M., 1993. P. 137). The reasons that caused the last three cases of expiration are not imputed to the person as sin.

Lord our God, who have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, as He is Good and Lover of Mankind, forgive me. Grant me a peaceful and serene sleep. Send Your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, for You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer three of St. Basil the Great

Lord our God, everything in which I have sinned today in word, deed and thought, as a good and Lover of mankind, forgive me. Grant me peaceful and serene sleep. Send Your guardian angel, protecting and preserving me from all evil. For You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send up glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now, and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
interpretation

St. Theophan the Recluse (letter 925): “Concerning night desecrations, one cannot adhere to one rule, because there are different circumstances here. There is an outflow of moisture that is completely unconscious... and other times it happens with consciousness, but without any lust, both bodily and mental, and even with resistance to it in a dream. These two cases do not pose an obstacle to anything... not even to the reception of the Sacraments and the service of the liturgy. It’s enough to be heartily contrite and tell your confessor. But when at the same time there are shameful dreams with lust, consent and desire, then, having confessed this to the confessor, it is better to abstain from what you said, and from everything else that requires special purity, until all the bad things evaporate from the soul and body. - However, the confessor, looking at his face, can resolve everything... for there are extreme needs. “Look in the book of Barsanuphius and John... it seems that both Climacus and Cassian are there.”

Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.
Lord, save me from eternal torment.
Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me.
Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility.
Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
Lord, enlighten my heart, darken my evil lust.
Lord, as a man who has sinned, You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
Lord, send Your grace to help me, that I may glorify Your holy name.
Lord Jesus Christ, write me Your servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end.
Lord, my God, even if I have done nothing good before You, grant me, by Your grace, to make a good beginning.

Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace in my heart.
Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.

Lord, accept me in repentance.
Lord, don't leave me.
Lord, do not lead me into misfortune.
Lord, give me a good thought.
Lord, give me tears and mortal memory, and tenderness.
Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.
Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.
Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.
Lord, plant in me the root of good things, Thy fear in my heart.

Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to do Your will in everything.
Lord, protect me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other inappropriate things.
Lord, consider that you do as you will, that your will be done in me, a sinner, for blessed are you forever. Amen.

Prayer Four, St. John Chrysostom

Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.
Lord, deliver me from eternal torment.
Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me.
Lord, deliver me from all ignorance, oblivion, frivolity, and petrified insensibility.
Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
Lord, enlighten my heart, darkened by evil desires.
Lord, I, as a man, have sinned, but You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
Lord, send Your grace to help me, so that I glorify Your holy name.
Lord Jesus Christ, write me, Your servant, into the book of life and grant me a good end.
Lord my God, although I have done nothing good before You, let me, by Your grace, put good start.
Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace in my heart.
Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Your sinful servant, foul and unclean, in Your Kingdom. Amen.

Lord, accept me in repentance.
Lord, don't leave me.
Lord, don't lead me into trouble.
Lord, give me good thoughts.
Lord, give me tears, and the memory of death, and contrition.
Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.
Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.
Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.
Lord, put in me the root of goodness - Your fear in my heart.
Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to fulfill Your will in everything.
Lord, protect me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from any other inappropriate matter.
Lord, I know that You do everything according to Your will - may Your will be done in me, a sinner, for You are blessed forever. Amen.
interpretation

John Climacus (Ladder, verse 27): “I learned that the demon of despondency precedes the demon of fornication and prepares the way for him, so that by firmly relaxing and plunging the body into sleep, he will enable the demon of fornication to produce defilements in the sleeping person, as if in reality.”

My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your saints and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, Your humble and accursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my accursed heart and from my darkened mind; and extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am poor and damned. And deliver me from many and cruel memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions. For Thou art blessed from all generations, and glorified is Thy most honorable name forever and ever. Amen.

Fifth prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

My Most Holy Lady, Mother of God, with Your saints and all-powerful prayers, drive away from me, Your humble and unfortunate servant, despondency, oblivion, unreason, negligence and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my poor heart and from my darkened mind, and extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am wretched and unhappy. And deliver me from many harmful memories and intentions, and free me from all evil deeds, for all generations bless You and Your revered name is glorified forever and ever. Amen.
interpretation

John Climacus (Ladder, verse 15): “Let the memory of death fall asleep and rise with you, and together with the Jesus Prayer, for nothing can give you such a powerful intercession during sleep as these doings. ... Having thrown ourselves onto the bed, let us be especially sober; because our mind without a body then fights with demons (for the demon of fornication, much more than others, looks out for the time when a person physically cannot strengthen himself against him with prayer; and then this unclean one attacks us); and if he is voluptuous, then he willingly becomes a traitor.” “Do not allow yourself during the day to think about the dreams that were in your sleep, for the demons have the intention of desecrating us who are awake with dreams.”

And now, unworthy of me, Thy servant (name), grant me, through Thy mercy, to serve Thy most pure Mysteries. And first cleanse my soul and body from all filth, and forsake every sin, voluntary and involuntary, that I have sinned all the days of my life, in deed, word and thought, in days and in nights, and until this hour. And grant me, Lord, this terrible service of the heavenly Orders, and the communion of Your most pure Mysteries, not for judgment or condemnation, but for the forgiveness of sins, and the coming of the Holy Spirit, and the life of ever-present joy, which You have prepared for Your true minister. Save me, Lord Almighty, from all sin and malice, keep me undefiled and blameless from all leprosy of the opposite devil, and grant me, Lord, to serve You in honor and righteousness until the last day and hour and my death.

For You are the One who blesses and sanctifies all things, O Christ our God, and we send up glory to You with Your Beginning Father and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer from desecration

Lord our God, one good and loving of mankind, one holy and resting among the saints! You showed by vision to Your supreme Apostle Peter that nothing that You created for the food and enjoyment of people should be considered unclean or unclean, and through Your chosen vessel, the Apostle Paul, you gave the commandment that for the pure everything is pure: You Yourself, the Most Holy Master, by invoking the terrible and Your most pure name, and the sign of the Holy and Life-giving Cross, bless and cleanse me, Thy servant (name), defiled by all evil spirit, from every dream and poisonous reptile, from all lawlessness and from all deception, from all sorcery and from all vanity, and from every illness and every disease, and from every hostile villainy of the devil.

And now, by Your mercy, grant me, Thy unworthy servant (name), to serve Thy most pure Mysteries. And first, cleanse my soul and body from all filth, and forgive every sin, voluntary and involuntary, which I have sinned all the days of my life, in deed, word and thought, day and night, and until this hour. And grant me, Lord, to perform this terrible service in the presence of the Heavenly Regiments, and to partake of Your most pure Mysteries, not in court or condemnation, but in the forgiveness of sins, and in the coming of the Holy Spirit, and to life in eternal joy, which You have prepared for Your true servants. Save me, Lord Almighty, from all sin and malice, save strangers from filth and vice from all leprosy of the hostile devil; and grant me, Lord, to serve You in holiness and righteousness until last day, and the hour, and my death.

For You bless and sanctify everything, Christ our God, and we send up glory to You with Your Beginning Father and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
interpretation

The Holy Fathers described the extent of the damage lustful passion, as well as signs of recovery from it and the degree of strengthening in the virtue of chastity. Based on these signs, a Christian can check himself, get to know himself, as if diagnose his soul for the degree of purity in which it resides, and draw appropriate conclusions. “If a sign of purity is not to experience lustful movements even in sleepy dreams; then, of course, the extreme degree of lust will be - to endure the outflow even in reality from just thoughts and memories.” “One can set a sign and measure of the perfection of acquired purity if we, when we rest or relax in deep sleep, no seductive image appears, or if one appears, it is not strong enough to arouse any lustful movements. For such a movement, although not fully charged with sin, nevertheless serves as a sure sign that the soul has not yet reached perfection, and shows that passion has not yet been completely expelled when dreamy images manage to produce this kind of outrage.”

Defilement is a sin that primarily affects men. They may defile the bonds of marriage with infidelity, drink alcohol, or have other weaknesses. Prayer from desecration - The best way ask God for forgiveness for the atrocities committed.

General information about prayer

Among large quantity prayer books in Orthodox theology, it is worth highlighting the religious text written by Saint Basil the Great back in the 4th century. By turning to God with such words, you can repent of your sins, ask for forgiveness for them and improve your spiritual and emotional state.

This prayer includes an appeal to the saint, who was a famous theologian. Reciting such a religious text allows one to get rid of sins committed through temptation, and young men and boys are most often predisposed to such sins.

As for women, the need to say a prayer against desecration of the soul and body appears in the following situations:

• with gluttony. If they tend to eat various treats, and even in large quantities;
• with weakness to alcoholic drinks. In this case, a person fully subordinates his will to various passions.

We should also not forget that in some cases people desecrate their soul and body not of their own free will. The following reasons often contribute to this:

• accident;
• forced action;
• serious illness;
• a natural process that cannot be controlled.

In men, defilement is often a consequence of natural physiological processes. In order to atone for a sin committed, you must first receive a blessing from your spiritual mentor. Consult with a priest: there are often cases when desecration occurs for reasons that are not considered sinful. In this case, you will not need to read this prayer book.

Be sure to follow church canons. Find out in more detail the issue regarding desecration in order to turn to the Lord with the proper words and thoughts and ask for forgiveness for sins committed. In this case, prayer will have an effect. The main thing is to put all your faith and good intentions into it.

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Prayer against desecration of St. Basil the Great

Most merciful, imperishable, undefiled, sinless Lord, cleanse me, Thy unworthy servant, from all filthiness of the flesh and soul, and from my inattention and despondency the uncleanness that has come to me, along with all my other iniquities, and show me undefiled, O Master, for the goodness of Thy Christ , and sanctify me by the invasion of Your Most Holy Spirit: for having awakened* from the darkness of the unclean ghosts of the devil and all kinds of filth, I may be deemed worthy with a clear conscience to open my unclean and unclean lips, and sing Thy all-holy name, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever , and forever and ever. Amen.