Road prayer book. Prayers for travelers and for those on the road
The road for the motorist has always been considered a test and difficulty. That is why it is necessary to pay due attention to prayer - the communication of the human soul with the Creator of the World.
Prayer on the road by car is the most important step in preparing for a journey of any distance. An equally important point is a visit to the confessor to receive a blessing. After all, it is the priest-priest who will pray for the blessed outcome of the journey.
The Lord is present in a person’s life under any circumstances, so the driver’s prayer before the road will help the Christian find a mood and blessing along the way.
What saints to pray when going on the road
You should mentally turn to the Heavenly Forces only a few times during the entire journey.
- sitting behind the wheel, cross yourself and mentally ask the Almighty for a blessing for a successful trip;
- read the prayer request three times;
- make the sign of the cross and set off on your journey with a light heart.
Other prayers for travelers:
It is advisable to memorize the text of the prayer appeal, but you can write it down on a piece of paper and keep it permanently in the car.
The main prayer of the driver
God, the All-Good and Most Merciful, guarding everything with His mercy and philanthropy, we humbly pray to Thee, by the intercession of the Mother of God and all the saints, save us, sinners and people entrusted to me, from sudden death of any misfortune, and help the unharmed to deliver everyone according to his needs. God almighty! Deliver us from the evil spirit of recklessness, evil spirits, alcoholism, causing misfortune and sudden death without repentance. Save and help us, Lord, with a clear conscience to live to a ripe old age without the burden of people killed and maimed by my negligence, and may Your Holy name be glorified now and forever and ever. Amen
Appeal to Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ, our God, the true and living path, wander your imaginary father Joseph and the Most Pure Virgin Mother to Egypt, and Luce and Cleopas traveled to Emmaus! And now we humbly pray to Thee, O Most Holy Master, and travel by Thy servant, by Thy grace. And as if to Your servant Tobias, Guardian Angel and mentor, send, preserving and delivering them from every evil situation of visible and invisible enemies, and instructing them to fulfill Your commandments, peacefully and safely and soundly forwarding them, and returning them whole and serenely; and give them all your good intention to your pleasing, safely fulfill it to your glory. Yours is more than to have mercy and save us, and we send glory to You with Your Father without beginning and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Petition to the Most Holy Theotokos
O my Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, Hodegetria, patroness and hope of my salvation! Now I want to go away, and for this time I entrust to You, my most merciful Mother, my soul and body, all my smart and material forces, entrusting everything to Your strong looking and Your all-powerful help. Oh, good Companion and My protector! I earnestly pray to Thee, that this path will not crawl, guide me on it, and direct it, All-Holy Hodegetria, as if You yourself weigh, to the glory of Your Son, my Lord Jesus Christ, be my helper in everything, especially in this far and on a difficult journey, keep me under Your sovereign protection from all troubles and sorrows that find, from enemies visible and invisible, and pray for me, my Lady, Your Son Christ our God, may His Angel be sent to help me, His peace, faithful mentor and guardian, yes, even of old gave to his servant Tobias Raphael to eat in every place and at all times kept him on the way from all evil: so my way, having successfully managed and kept me healthy by the heavenly power, may it return me peacefully and completely to my dwelling to the glory of His Holy Name, glorifying and bless him all the days of my life and magnify you now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Request to Nicholas the Wonderworker
O Saint Nicholas of Christ! Hear us, sinful servants of God (names), praying to you, and pray for us, unworthy, our Sovereign and Master, be merciful to us, create our God in this life and in the future, may he not repay us according to our deeds, but according to your own will give us goodness. Deliver us, saint of Christ, from the evils that are upon us, and tame the waves, passions and troubles that rise upon us, so that for the sake of your holy prayers we will not be attacked and we will not be mired in the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions. Moth, Saint Nicholas, Christ our God, give us a peaceful life and the remission of sins, but salvation and great mercy to our souls, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Appeal to Saints Cyril and Mary
O servant of God, schemamonk Kirill and schemamonun Mary! Listen to our humble prayer. Even if your temporary life has ended naturally, but you do not depart from us in spirit, perpetually, according to the commandment of the Lord, teach us to walk and patiently wear your cross helping us. Behold, together with our reverend and God-bearing father Sergius, your beloved son, boldness towards Christ God and towards His Most Pure Mother naturally acquired. The same and now wake up prayer books and intercessors for us, unworthy servants of God (names). Wake us the intercessors of the fortress, but by faith we will save you by your intercession, we will remain unharmed from demons and from evil people, glorifying the Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
O passion-bearers of Christ, in the city of Sevastia, who courageously suffered, to you, as our prayer books, we diligently resort and ask: ask the All-Generous God for forgiveness of our sins and correction of our life, but in repentance and unfeigned love for each other, we will live with boldness before the terrible judgment of Christ and by your intercession we will stand at the right hand of the Righteous Judge. She, servants of God, wake up to us, servants of God (names), protectors from all enemies visible and invisible, but under the roof of your holy prayers we will get rid of all troubles, evils and misfortunes until the last day of our life, and so we will glorify the great and venerable name of the Almighty Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer for Saint Procopius
O holy passion-bearer of Christ Procopius! Hear us sinners, now standing before your Holy Icon and tenderly praying to you: let us pray for us (names) to Jesus Christ our God and His Mother, Our Lady, the Mother of God, to forgive us our sins, even by our deeds. Ask the Lord for the benefit of the soul and body for mercy, peace, blessing, in order to be delivered to us all on the terrible judgment day, part of us to be saved, stand at the right hand with His chosen ones to the inheritance of the Kingdom of Heaven, as to Him all glory, honor and worship befits His Father without beginning and His Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Alive in the help of the Most High, in the blood of the God of Heaven will settle. The Lord says: Thou art my intercessor and my refuge, my God, and I trust in Him. Yako Toy will deliver thee from the net of the hunter, and from the word of the rebellious. His splash will overshadow you, and under His wings you hope. His truth will be your weapon, do not be afraid of the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in the days, from the thing in the darkness of the transient, from the hell and the demon of the afternoon. A thousand will fall from your country, and darkness at your right hand, but it will not come close to you. Both look at your eyes, and see the recompense of sinners. As you, O Lord, are my hope, the Most High have laid down your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and the wound will not come near your body. As if by His Angel I commanded about you, keep you in all your ways. They will take you in their hands, but not when you stomp your foot on a stone. Step on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver; I will cover and, as if I knew my name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him; I am with him in affliction, I will crush him, and I will glorify him; I will fulfill him with length of days, and I will show him my salvation.
Location of auto icons
Most often, drivers stick icons on the front panel of the car, some attach them to the windshield, facing the track.
The icon in the interior of the car of a believing Christian should be located facing the worshipers!
Commandments for drivers
- check if the pectoral cross is left at home (this rule applies only
Dear friends, good afternoon. I present to your attention a collection of Orthodox prayers for those who are on the way, or for those who are on the way.
Every believer should start his morning with a prayer to God, and every action, whether it be work, road or anything else, should begin with asking for His blessing.
If you are going on a journey by car, plane, boat or just on foot, do not be lazy and pray for a good journey.
For a successful path, they mainly pray: to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, St. Nicholas of Myra the miracle worker, the Sevastian martyrs, the holy great martyr Procopius, the Monks Cyril and Mary, they read psalm 90.
It is advisable to pray for a successful journey not only for the travelers themselves, but also for relatives for those who are on the road.
And most importantly, when you return home safely, be thankful, even in a short prayer: “Glory to God for everything.”
PRAYERS TO THE LORD FOR SAFETY ON THE ROAD
Troparion, tone 2
This is the way and the truth, Christ, the companion of Your Angel, Your servant now, like Tobias sometimes, sending preserving, and unharmed, to Your glory, observing from all evil in all well-being, with the prayers of the Mother of God, the One Humanity.
Kontakion, tone 2
Lutse and Cleopas, who traveled to Emmaus, Savior, come now, Thy servant, who wish to travel, delivering them from every evil situation: all of you, like a Lover of mankind, you can want.
Prayer to Jesus Christ before the road (travel)
Lord Jesus Christ, our God, the true and living path, wander your imaginary father Joseph and the Most Pure Virgin Mother to Egypt, and Luce and Cleopas traveled to Emmaus!
And now we humbly pray to Thee, O Most Holy Master, and travel by Thy servant, by Thy grace. And as if to Your servant Tobias, Guardian Angel and mentor, send, preserving and delivering them from every evil situation of visible and invisible enemies, and instructing them to fulfill Your commandments, peacefully and safely and soundly forwarding them, and returning them whole and serenely; and give them all your good intention to your pleasing, safely fulfill it to your glory.
Yours is more than to have mercy and save us, and we send glory to You with Your Father without beginning and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
PRAYERS TO THE MOTHER OF GOD FOR PRESERVATION ON THE WAYS
Appeal to the Most Holy Theotokos for blessing on the way
O my Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, Hodegetria, patroness and hope of my salvation! Behold, on the path that is set before me, now I want to leave and for this time I entrust to You, my most merciful Mother, my soul and body, all my clever and material forces, entrusting everything to Your strong looking and Your all-powerful help.
O good Companion and Protector of mine! I earnestly pray to Thee, that this path will not crawl, guide me on it, and direct it, All-Holy Hodegetria, as if You yourself weigh, to the glory of Your Son, my Lord Jesus Christ, be my helper in everything, especially in this far and on a difficult journey, keep me under Your sovereign protection from all troubles and sorrows that find, from enemies visible and invisible, and pray for me, my Lady, Your Son Christ our God, may His Angel be sent to help me, His peaceful, faithful mentor and guardian, yes as if of old he gave food to his servant Tobias Raphael, in every place and at all times keeping him on the way from all evil: so my way, having safely managed and preserved me with heavenly power, may it be healthy, bring me back, peacefully and completely to my dwelling to the glory of the name His Holy One, glorifying and blessing Him all the days of my life and magnifying You now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of the icon "Quick Hearing"
Blessed to the Lady, the Ever-Virgin Mother of God, God the Word, more than any word for our salvation, giving birth, and receiving His grace more abundantly than all others, a sea of Divine gifts and miracles, an ever-flowing river, pouring out goodness to all who, with faith, come running to You!
Falling down to Your miraculous image, we pray to You, the all-generous Mother of the Human-loving Lord: surprise us with Your rich mercy and our petitions, brought to You, quick to hearken, speed up to fulfill everything, hedgehog for the benefit of consolation and salvation, which suits everyone.
Visit, Blessing, Thy servants with Thy grace, give the ailing healing and perfect health, overwhelmed silence, captive freedom and various images of the suffering consolation.
Deliver, All-Merciful Lady, every city and country from hunger, ulcers, coward, flood, fire, sword and other executions, temporal and eternal, with Your motherly boldness averting the wrath of God: and spiritual relaxation, overwhelmed by passions and falls, free Your servant, as if unstumblingly having lived in all piety in this world, and in the future of eternal blessings, we will be vouchsafed to the grace and philanthropy of Your Son and God, to Him befits all glory, honor and worship with His Beginning Father and the Most Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of the icon "Smolensk Hodegetria ("Guide")"
O Wonderful and Exceeding all creatures, the Queen of the Theotokos, the Heavenly King Christ our God Mother, the Most Pure Hodegetria Mary!
Hear us sinners and unworthy at this hour, praying and falling down to Your Most Pure Image with tears and tenderly saying: lead us from the ditch of passions, the Lady of Grace, deliver us from all sorrow and sorrow, protect us from all misfortunes and evil slander, and from the unrighteous and fierce libel of the enemy.
May you, O our Blessed Mother, save Thy people from all evil and supply and save with all good deeds; unless you have another Representative in troubles and situations, and warm intercessors for us sinners, not imams. Pray, O Most Holy Lady, Thy Son Christ our God, that He may honor us with the Kingdom of Heaven; For this reason, we always praise Thee, as the Creator of our salvation, and we exalt the holy and magnificent name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, in the Trinity of the glorified and worshiped God, forever and ever. Amen.
PRAYER TO ST. NICHOLAS FOR A GOOD WAY
O our good shepherd and God-wise mentor, St. Nicholas of Christ!
Hear us sinners, praying to you and calling for your speedy intercession: see us weak, caught from everywhere, deprived of all good and darkened by cowardice of mind: strive, servant of God, do not leave us in sinful captivity to be, may we not be our enemy in joy and we will not die in our evil deeds: pray for us unworthy of our Sovereign and Lord, You stand before Him with incorporeal faces: be merciful to us, create our God in this life and in the future, may he not repay us according to our deeds and according to the impurity of our hearts , but according to His goodness, he will reward us: we hope for your intercession, we boast of your intercession, we call on your intercession for help, and we fall down to your most holy image, we ask for help: deliver us, saint of Christ, from the evils that are upon us, and tame the waves of passions and troubles rising upon us, but for the sake of your holy prayers, we will not be attacked and we will not be mired in the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions: pray, to St. Nicholas of Christ, Christ our God God, may he give us a peaceful life and the remission of sins, but salvation and great mercy to our souls, now and forever and forever and ever.
Prayer to the Martyrs of Sebaste for protection along the way
O passion-bearers of Christ, in the city of Sevastia, who courageously suffered, to you, as our prayer books, we diligently resort and ask: ask the All-Generous God for forgiveness of our sins and correction of our life, and live in repentance and unfeigned love for each other, with boldness we will stand before a terrible judgment Christ and your intercession at the right hand of the Righteous Judge we will stand.
She, servants of God, wake us, servants of God (names), protectors from all enemies visible and invisible, but under the roof of your holy prayers we will get rid of all troubles, evils and misfortunes until the last day of our life, and so we will glorify the Great and Worshipful Name of the All-Powerful Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Holy Great Martyr Procopius
O holy passion-bearer of Christ Procopius! Hear us sinners, now standing before your Holy Icon and tenderly praying to you: let us pray for us (names) to Jesus Christ our God and His Mother, Our Lady, the Mother of God, to forgive us our sins, even by our deeds.
Ask the Lord for the benefit of the soul and body for mercy, peace, blessing, in a hedgehog get rid of us all on the terrible judgment day, part of us to be saved, stand at the right hand with His chosen ones to the inheritance of the Kingdom of Heaven, as to Him befits all glory, honor and worship with the Beginningless His Father and His Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen
Prayer to St. Cyril and Mary (parents of St. Sergius of Radonezh)
O servant of God, schemamonk Kirill and schemamonun Mary!
Listen to our humble prayer. Even if your temporary life has ended naturally, but you do not depart from us in spirit, perpetually, according to the commandment of the Lord, teach us to walk and patiently wear your cross helping us.
Behold, together with our reverend and God-bearing father Sergius, your beloved son, boldness towards Christ God and towards His Most Pure Mother naturally acquired. The same and now wake up prayer books and intercessors for us, unworthy servants of God (names).
Wake us the intercessors of the fortress, but by faith we will save you by your intercession, we will remain unharmed from demons and from evil people, glorifying the Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
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Every believer begins his day with an appeal to the Almighty. Any work, any previous event is preceded by a request for help to God. They cry out to the Lord under any circumstances, including in grief. Life experience shows that without the will of the Lord there will be no luck, no happiness, no achievement, no prosperity on the road, including.
Leaving the house, you should find at least a few minutes to read the prayer on the road. To whom you should call for help in this situation, and what words to pronounce, we will talk in our article.
Turning to the Lord before leaving the house
I deny you, Satan, your pride and service to you, and combine with you, Christ, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
This prayer is read on the road Nicholas the Wonderworker. It is better if there is complete silence in the room in order to fully concentrate on the text. After the end of the prayer, kneel down and cross yourself three times.
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker
“O St. Nicholas of Christ! Hear us, sinful servants of God (names), praying to you, and pray for us, unworthy, our Sovereign and Master, be merciful to us, create our God in this life and in the future, may he not repay us according to our deeds, but according to your own will give us goodness. Deliver us, saint of Christ, from the evils that are upon us, and tame the waves, passions and troubles that rise upon us, so that for the sake of your holy prayers we will not be attacked and we will not be mired in the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions. Moth, Saint Nicholas, Christ our God, give us a peaceful life and the remission of sins, but salvation and great mercy to our souls, now and forever, and forever and ever.
If you are a driver and are going on a long journey, then the driver’s prayer will come in handy. Be sure to read these words to Nicholas the Wonderworker before each trip. It is to him that those who go on a trip most often turn for help.
Read these lines, pondering each word. In no case do not rush and do not say a prayer on the road in a hurry.
Short treatment
These words are also intended for Nicholas the Wonderworker. The prayer is short and concise. This will allow you to remember it faster and pronounce it at every opportunity.
“Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (Nicholas - in our case), as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul”
In addition to prayers for the road, the driver should take with him the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. This will protect you from troubles, failures and accidents.
Petition to Jesus Christ before the trip
“Lord Jesus Christ our God, on the true and living path, travel your imaginary father Joseph and the Most Pure Virgin Mother to Egypt, and Luce and Cleopas traveled to Emmaus! And now we humbly pray to Thee, O Most Holy Master, and by Thy servant (name) travel by Thy grace. And, as if to Your servant Tobias, the guardian angel and mentor, send, preserving and delivering them from every evil situation of visible and invisible enemies, and instructing them to fulfill Your commandments, peacefully and safely, and sensibly forwarding, and again whole and serenely returning; and give them all your good intention to your pleasing, safely fulfill it for your glory. Yours is more than to have mercy and save us, and we send glory to You with Your Father without beginning and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen"
These words are read thoughtfully and clearly. Just "drumming" the memorized text will not bring the desired result. It would be useful if the prayers on the road are manually copied by a close and beloved person (daughter, wife, son, mother). If it is quite difficult to memorize the text, then get yourself a prayer book in the temple. If this was not at hand, it’s not scary, you can turn to God in your own words. The main thing is that it be sincere.
The words of the proposed prayer help those traveling by train, plane, car, etc.
Appeal to the Holy Mother of God
“O my Most Holy Lady, the Virgin Mother of God, Hodegetria, patroness and hope of my salvation! Behold, on the path that is set before me, now I want to leave and for this time I entrust to You, my most merciful Mother, my soul and body, all my clever and material forces, entrusting everything to Your strong looking and Your all-powerful help. O good Companion and Protector of mine! I earnestly pray to Thee, that this path will not crawl, guide me on it, and direct it, All-Holy Hodegetria, as if You yourself weigh, to the glory of Your Son, my Lord Jesus Christ, be my helper in everything, especially in this far and on a difficult journey, keep me under Your sovereign protection from all troubles and sorrows that find, from enemies visible and invisible, and pray for me, my Lady, Your Son Christ our God, may His Angel be sent to help me, His peaceful, faithful mentor and guardian, yes as if of old he gave food to his servant Tobias Raphael, in every place and at all times keeping him on the way from all evil: so my way, having safely managed and preserved me with heavenly power, may it be healthy, bring me back, peacefully and completely to my dwelling to the glory of the name His Holy One, glorifying and blessing Him all the days of my life and magnifying You now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen"
This prayer for the road is pronounced slowly and clearly three times. The text of the petition can be placed in a conspicuous place in the car. It would be useful to place in front of you the icon of the Mother of God, Nicholas the Wonderworker and Jesus Christ and each time turn to them for help.
Request before sailing
“Vladyka Lord Jesus Christ, our God, who, together with His holy disciples and apostles, swam, calmed the stormy wind and calmed the waves on the sea with His command! Himself, Lord, and accompany us in navigation, calm down every stormy wind and be a Helper and Intercessor, for You are a Good God and loving people and we bring You praise, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen"
A prayer for those traveling on a long voyage is read just before departure. Before entering the ship, you should cross yourself three times and ask the Lord for blessings (“God bless me”), and then proceed to the text itself. It should be read three times. After each utterance, it is necessary to repeatedly baptize and worship.
Request before departure
“Lord Jesus Christ, our God, command the elements and contain the whole handful, His deeps tremble and His stars are present. All creation serves You, all will listen, all will obey You. You can do everything: for this sake, you are all merciful, O Good Lord. So even now, O Master, accepting warm prayers of Your servants (name), bless their path and air procession, forbidding storms and contrary winds, and keeping the air lodia safe and sound. Saving and calm in the air, giving them a good intention and a good intention to those who made them merrily in health and in peace, if you please, return. You are the Savior and Redeemer and all the good heavenly and earthly Giver, and we send glory to You with Your Father without beginning and Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen"
Before you go on a flight, you should say a prayer three times on the road, cross yourself many times and bow after reading it. This will not only avoid accidents, but also calm down during the journey.
Prayer on the road in front of the icon of Jesus Christ
“God, the All-Good and the All-Merciful, protect everyone with Your mercy and philanthropy, I humbly pray to Thee, through the intercession of the Theotokos and all the saints, save me, a sinner, and the people entrusted to me from sudden death and any misfortune, and help the unharmed to deliver each according to his need.
God Merciful! Deliver me from the evil spirit of recklessness, the unclean power of drunkenness, causing misfortunes and sudden death without repentance.
Grant me, Lord, with a clear conscience to live to a ripe old age without the burden of people killed and maimed by my negligence, and may Your Holy name be glorified, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen"
This prayer for the road can be said during the entire trip at every opportunity. It would be useful to visit the temple the day before the trip and light a candle for the health of the traveler.
It's no secret that road traffic accidents are the number one cause of death. So that misfortune does not occur on the road, the driver's prayer is read. Good luck to you!