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The Greek word angelos means “messenger”, “messenger”. This word mainly defines the attitude of angels towards people. They, like our older brothers, proclaim to us the will of God and help us in the matter of salvation.

The angels are so established in the goodness and love of God that they can never do evil - they cannot sin, which is why they are called holy angels.

Their mind is more sublime compared to the human mind; in power and strength, as the Apostle Peter explains, they surpass all people (2 Peter 2:11). However, they are also limited in their power and knowledge. Only God is omnipotent and omniscient.

Being without flesh, Angels are less dependent on space and place than people and instantly appear where they need to act. However, they cannot be said to exist independently of space and place. Holy Scripture depicts angels either descending from heaven to earth, or ascending from earth to heaven. Angels are created immortal, as Scripture testifies to this; they cannot die (Luke 20:36).

Angels differ among themselves in the degree of perfection and in the type of their service and are divided into several ranks. The Orthodox Church divides the angelic world into nine faces, or ranks, and these nine into three hierarchies, with three ranks in each. The first hierarchy consists of those closest to God, namely: thrones, cherubim and seraphim. In the second, middle, hierarchy: power, domination, strength. In the third, closer to us: angels, archangels, beginnings.

Angels not only sing the glory of God, but also serve Him in the affairs of His providence for the material and sensory world. St. often speak about such their service. fathers.

Guardian angels not only instill in us good thoughts for eternal salvation, they actually protect us in everyday circumstances. The word “guardian” is not an allegory at all, but a living and precious experience of many generations of Christians. It is not without reason that, for example, in prayers for those traveling, we ask the Lord for special guardian angel care for us. And indeed, where else, if not when traveling, do we need God’s special care.

A Guardian Angel is given to a person in baptism for life. If a person leads a vicious life, he moves away from him, because the sinful stench that emanates from such a person is incompatible with his holiness. However, the Guardian Angel does not leave such a person at all. Having moved away from him, he continues to pray for the one who is under his heavenly protection. When a person awakens spiritually, repents and begins to correct his life, the Guardian Angel returns to him.

St. rights John of Kronstadt writes about how guardian angels protect us: “If guardian angels had not protected us from the machinations of evil demons, oh, how often would we have fallen from sin to sin, how would we have been tormented by demons who delight in tormenting people, and it happens when the Lord allows the Guardian Angel to retreat from us for a while and the demons to play tricks on us. Yes, the Angels of the world, faithful mentors, guardians of our souls and bodies, are always with us, unless we voluntarily drive them away from ourselves with the abomination of carnality, pride, doubt, and unbelief. It’s as if you feel that they are covering you with the wings of their immaterial glory, and you just don’t see them. Good thoughts, dispositions, words and deeds come from them.”

The image of angels on the icon, that is, a set of symbols that convey not the appearance, but the idea of ​​angels as messengers of God: wings are a symbol of speed; the staff is a symbol of messengership; a mirror (a sphere in the hand with an image of a cross or an abbreviation of the Savior’s name) - a symbol of the gift of foresight that God endowed the angels with; toroki (flying ribbons in hair) - a symbol of special listening to God and obedience to His will; the appearance of a beautiful young man is a symbol of perfection.

PRAYER TO THE GUARDIAN ANGEL

Holy Angel of Christ, falling to you I pray, my holy guardian, given to me for the protection of my sinful soul and body from holy baptism, but with my laziness and my evil custom I angered your most pure lordship and drove you away from me with all the cold deeds: lies, slander , envy, condemnation, contempt, disobedience, brotherly hatred, and resentment, love of money, adultery, rage, stinginess, gluttony without satiety and drunkenness, verbosity, evil thoughts and crafty ones, proud custom and lustful indignation, driven by self-will for all carnal lust. Oh, my evil will, which even dumb animals cannot do! How can you look at me, or approach me like a stinking dog? Whose eyes, angel of Christ, look upon me, entangled in evil in vile deeds? How can I already ask for forgiveness with my bitter and evil and crafty deed, I fall into misery all day and night and at every hour? But I pray to you, falling down, my holy guardian, have mercy on me, a sinful and unworthy servant of yours (name), be me a helper and intercessor against the evil of my opponent, with your holy prayers, and make me a partaker of the Kingdom of God with all the saints, always, and now and ever and ever. Amen.

Each person has the main individual dates of life, and these are his birthday, name day and baptism day. We celebrate our birthday cheerfully with close friends, thank our parents, on name day we ask for the protection of our saint and angel, and on baptism day we ask for the blessing of the Lord and the spiritual development of our godparents, who are responsible for our spiritual education.

Man is by nature two-part, therefore he is born twice: bodily and spiritually: That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit (John 3:6). Without spiritual birth it is impossible to see the Kingdom of God. But spiritual birth is also impossible without physical birth. Therefore, a birthday for a Christian is a significant event. For non-believers, birthdays come down to congratulations, gifts and a feast. It's obvious that this is necessary. However, in the first place there should be thanksgiving to God, who gave the priceless gift of life on this day.

A day or two before the birthday (preparation):

• We attend the liturgy
• We receive the sacrament of confession and communion at the liturgy
• We order a service for health (a simple note for health) for your birthday - for an early liturgy, when you plan to come to it yourself, and for 12-30 days in a row.

On your birthday

• Praying at home on your birthday, thanksgiving prayers (at the time of birth)
• We attend the liturgy and prayer service (any one in the church after the liturgy)
• Let's light a candle for our health
• We receive the sacrament of communion at the liturgy
• We order a thanksgiving prayer (a simple note for health) after the liturgy or the day before

Birthday prayer, which is read at the hour when the birthday person was born. If you do not know the time at which you were born, then read the prayer 3 times as soon as you wake up on your birthday:

“Lord God, Ruler of the whole world, visible and invisible. All the days and years of my life depend on Your holy will. I thank You, most merciful Father, that You allowed me to live another year; I know that due to my sins I am unworthy of this mercy, but You show it to me out of Your ineffable love for mankind. Extend Your mercies to me, a sinner; continue my life in virtue, tranquility, health, peace with all relatives and in harmony with all neighbors. Give me an abundance of the fruits of the earth and everything that is necessary to satisfy my needs. Most of all, cleanse my conscience, strengthen me on the path of salvation, so that, following it, after many years of life in this world, having passed into eternal life, I will be worthy to be the heir of Your Heavenly Kingdom. Lord Himself, bless the year I am beginning and all the days of my life. Amen."

Prayer for National Day (Ukrainian version)

Lord God, Master of all the world, visible and invisible. It is Your holy will that all the days of my life remain. I thank You, Most Merciful Father, for allowing me to live one more river. I know that for my sins I am unworthy of this mercy, but You give it to me out of Your incredible lovability. Continue your mercy to the less sinful, continue my life in goodness, at peace with all my neighbors and in good health with all my neighbors. Give me plenty of the fruits of the earth and everything that is necessary to satisfy my needs. Cleanse my conscience as much as possible, strengthen me at the age of salvation, so that, following it, after living in this world for many years, passing into eternal life, I will be worthy of being an heir to Your Heavenly Kingdom. God Himself, bless this river that I am beginning, and all the days of my life. Amen.

Also, you need to pay attention to the next 12 days, because each day after your birthday symbolizes the next month. Therefore, you need to live these days as best as possible so that next year will be successful. You can then pay attention to the fact that how you lived the day of a certain month is how it will pass for you. For example, you were born in April, your birthday symbolizes the month of April, and your year as a whole, since it is your Birthday, the next day symbolizes May, then the day June, etc.
It is also appropriate to order a note for health for the first 12 birthdays in any temple. By prayer you will ask God for blessings on all your endeavors in the new year. Birthday is a reporting point. On the day of conception and the day of birth of a person, the program of a person’s life is laid, and it is on these days that it can be changed. Set up for bright feelings and love.

On name day or angel day!

On name day, in addition to thanking God, it is customary to read prayers to one’s patron saint, whose memory the Church celebrates on this day. If you can’t find a prayer, then use your own words. The most important thing is warmth and sincerity. We must try to receive Holy Communion on this day. Those who are named according to the Orthodox calendar read a prayer to the saint in whose honor they are named.

Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angel

Guardian Angel, given to me by the Heavenly Father, I turn to You. My angel, protect me both in sorrow and in joy. Do not leave me in difficult times of my life, extend your merciful hand to me, help me overcome all life’s trials, give me strength, confidence and faith in the best, bright, kind. My Guardian Angel, protect me from all evil, from misfortune and grief, from theft and deception, from corruption and an evil tongue. Guardian Angel, given to me by God, I ask You, help me cleanse myself of my own bad thoughts and words, from actions that are not from God and direct my life towards Light, Love, goodness and peace. In the Name of the Most High God, in the Name of Jesus Christ, I ask You, my Angel, my Guardian, do not leave me in my illnesses, give me faith in healing, be my faithful and strong protection. My guardian angel! I thank You and bow low to You for Your love for me. I thank the Heavenly Father, the Lord Most High, for sending me You as a protector and helper in my life. Glory to Thee, Lord! Glory! Glory to the Holy Spirit! Glory! In the Name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit and Divine Mother! Amen!

Everyone has their own guardian angel and their own intercessor icon. I want to tell you about this God’s protection, which is given from birth. Pray in front of your icon, ask the Lord through it for healing, and it will definitely come.

Those born from December 22 to January 20 will be protected by the “Sovereign” icon of the Mother of God, and their guardian angels are Saint Sylvester and Venerable Seraphim of Sarov.

Those born from January 21 to February 20 are protected by Saints Athanasius and Cyril, and they will be protected by the icons of the Mother of God “Vladimir” and “Burning Bush”.

The icon of the Iveron Mother of God is the intercessor of those born from February 21 to March 20. Their guardian angels are Saints Alexius and Milentius of Antioch.

Those born from March 21 to April 20 need to ask for protection from the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, and they are protected by Saints Sophrony and Innocent of Irkutsk, as well as George the Confessor.

The icons “Support of Sinners” and the Iveron Mother of God will protect those born from April 21 to May 20. Saints Stephen and Tamara, Apostle John the Theologian are their guardian angels.

If your birthday falls between May 21 and June 21, you must ask for protection from the icons of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost,” “Burning Bush,” and “Vladimirskaya.” Protected by saints Alexei of Moscow and Constantine.

Icons of “Joy to All Who Sorrow” and the Kazan Mother of God are the intercessors of those born from June 22 to July 22. Saint Cyril is their guardian angel.

Saint Nicholas the Pleasant and Elijah the Prophet protect those born from July 23 to August 23, and the icon “Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos” protects them.

Those born from August 24 to September 23 should ask for protection from the Burning Bush and Passionate Bush icons. Their guardian angels are Saints Alexander, John and Paul.

Those born from September 24 to October 23 should seek protection from the icons of the Pochaev Mother of God, “The Burning Bush” and “The Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord”. They are protected by Saint Sergius of Radonezh.

Saint Paul is the guardian angel of those born between October 24 and November 22. The icons of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear” and “Jerusalem” protect them.

Those born from November 23 to December 21 should ask for the intercession of the icons of the Mother of God “Tikhvin” and “The Sign”. Saint Nicholas the Pleasant and Saint Barbara are their guardian angels.

In every home it is desirable to have the Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (Goalkeeper), which protects the house from enemies and ill-wishers. Stay with God!

Every person from birth is under the protection of a Guardian Angel. Sometimes we clearly feel a connection with him, he is able to protect from harm and provide support, protect us from committing a dubious act. It happens that a person is unlucky in almost everything: troubles in his personal life, frequent health and financial problems, disagreements with employees and relatives. Perhaps she simply lost contact with her angel. So who is this, is it possible to determine who your Guardian Angel is by date of birth?

Guardian Angel - who is it? How to get in touch with him?

According to many psychics, the Guardian Angel is the inner voice of a person, what we call intuition. Angels are able to leave signs and clues that we, unfortunately, do not always notice. They often do this through numbers; we’ll talk about deciphering such signs later. You need to at least mentally communicate with them, talk about your plans for the future, and dream. If a good event happens in your life, be sure to thank the angel. A good way to hear it more clearly and clearly is to learn meditation. By concentrating and mentally drawing his image, you can turn to him with requests and thanks. In order to establish contact, you need to know who your Guardian Angel is. This can be done using numerological calculations.

How to find out the age, gender and character of an angel?

Oddly enough, angels also have an age, but it does not change over time. Is it possible to determine who your Guardian Angel is by date of birth? Without a doubt. First, let's find out his age. To do this, add the month (its serial number) to the number of your birthday. For example, the date of birth is August 20, 1994, then 20 + 8 = 28, it turns out that your angel is 28 years old. Next, let’s sum up all the numbers of the date of birth: 2 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 4 = 33, 3 + 3 = 6. What does this mean? In this example, it turns out that the Guardian Angel by date of birth is a man who is 28 years old. As a result of the calculation, an even number is responsible for the male gender, an odd number for the female gender.

Now I would like to know the character of the angel. The second digit of your birthday will tell you about this. In our case, this is the number 0. Another example: if you were born on the 19th, then it will be the number 9, and if you were born on the 7th, then it will be 7.

Guardian Angel character according to date of birth

• 1 - Saint. This angel personifies the most beautiful thing that can happen to a person. He will not calmly watch a person suffer; he is the most active defender. It is believed that such an angel is given to people with a weak energy field.
• 2 - Light. In ancient drawings, such angels are depicted with large white wings. They are always close to their charges. At birth, a Bright Angel can kiss a person. Manifestations of such kisses are unusual or freckles. Bright angels keep in touch with their wards through dreams and mirrors. If it turns out that this is your angel, you should trust your dreams more and be attentive to reflections in mirrors.
• 3 - Air. Such an angel cannot be seen, but can be heard by rustling and unusual sounds. He is very carefree and can be absent for a long time. But if you sincerely ask him for something, he will make every effort to fulfill the request.
• 4 - Wise. People who are lucky enough to be wards of the angel of wisdom are prudent, endowed with a flexible intellect, they carefully consider every step. They move up the career ladder faster.
• 5 - Metal. Protects physically and spiritually those who commit courageous acts.
• 6 - Rainbow. These angels protect creative people. Such individuals, as a rule, are very vulnerable and prone to discouragement and despondency. Angels will help them find a source of inspiration, dispel melancholy and lift their spirits on the most difficult day.
• 7 - Energy. These angels are extremely active and at the same time changeable. You need to constantly thank them so as not to lose contact.
• 8 - the role of these angels is played by the souls of deceased loved ones and relatives. They are extremely merciful, always helping and protecting. It is necessary to constantly preserve the memory of them.
• 9 - Warm. A kind and optimistic angel. A person under his care lives in harmony and peace.
• 0 - Fiery. An almighty angel who can be reborn like a phoenix. People who find themselves under his protection are incredibly lucky - the almighty Guardian Angel is able to help in any situation - be it a trifle or a serious problem.

How to decipher the signs sent by an angel?

Have you noticed that you are constantly haunted by a certain combination of numbers? Time on the clock, phone number, car number - the same numbers are found everywhere. Perhaps this is your angel trying to convey his message to you. You already know who your Guardian Angel is by date of birth, let's now figure out what is hidden in such messages:

• Combinations of ones indicate that you need to quickly decide on your life priorities, and everything you have planned will soon come true.
• Twos are a good sign that is sent to a person when he is on the right path.
• Threes are a sign of special support, a call not to give up if something you started fails.
• Fours indicate that your angel is already rushing to the rescue.
• Fives are a warning about imminent global changes in your life.
• Sixes - you are changing, and not for the better. Become kinder and pay less attention to material goods.
• Sevens are the luckiest combination. A sign of powerful angelic protection, luck will not leave you.
• Eights - the next stage of your life is coming to an end, a new stage is just around the corner.
• Nines can be a sign that your life is coming to an end. Be prepared for this and draw the right conclusions.
• If you see combinations of zeros everywhere, this is a sign of unity with the Divine powers. You are capable of achieving a lot in your life.

How to thank an angel?

You can not only ask the angels for help, you need to thank them. You can express your gratitude mentally, being in a good mood, or you can buy a prayer book and read a prayer from there. In Christianity there are special chants. Akathist to the Guardian Angel is a song of praise, special gratitude, glorification of the angel. The akathist is performed standing; only sick people can sit.

Where and how to read the Akathist to the angel?

The akathist is pronounced not only in church; reading it at home is encouraged, because it belongs to home prayers. Before pronouncing the akathist, you need to read all the prayers that precede it, morning and evening. After this, they begin the akathist itself.

The Holy Guardian Angel is always close to a person, and if he sins and behaves inappropriately, he can punish him or even move away. If a person has pure thoughts, goes to church, prays and reads akathists, the angel’s help will be much stronger.

Day Angel

The name given to a person at birth largely determines his essence. It is also believed that the nickname acts as an intermediary between the material and spiritual worlds. A guardian angel by a person's name is determined using the church calendar. Sometimes the name of the saint who protects you may not be the same, but it may sound close to your nickname. If your saint has several days of remembrance a year, then your name day will be on the nearest date after his birthday, and the remaining days of remembrance are called small name days.

How to celebrate your name day?

Name days, or celebrated differently from a birthday or any other holiday. On this day, it is customary for Orthodox Christians to visit the temple, prepare in advance and confess, and take communion. If the name day falls during fasting, then the celebration should be postponed or the treat should be Lenten. The bright joy of the holiday can be shared with relatives and friends.

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Who are they, the invisible guardian angels of man? People have been searching for the answer to this question for many centuries. The trials life has in store are often inexplicable, and then we rely on the help of someone who, it would seem, is not nearby, but in whom we believe with such strength.

And this faith gives strength to endure, to wait, to act. After all, you must admit, it is much easier to fight and believe if you know that there is true support and protection nearby. You can find out how to determine your guardian angel by date of birth from our article.

Everyone has a “Heavenly Intercessor”, as well as a protector icon, which is already given at birth. It is through it that a person turns to the Lord throughout his life. An icon is a sign of revelation, a symbol that connects a person’s faith with heavenly powers. And if faith is strong enough, this person will be able to pass any tests prepared for him.

Name of your guardian angel by date of birth

According to the calendar, the name of the guardian angel corresponds to a certain date, which also has its own icon. This icon is the protection of a person born on certain days.

December 22 – January 20: The guardian angels of this period are Saint Sylvester and Saint Seraphim of Sarov. Protects. They pray to her for matters of the heart, healing of the soul, as well as for truth, salvation and peace.

January 21 – February 20: Afanasy and Kirill. . They have rightfully been called miraculous for many years, and, knowing this, people pray for health, in particular with regard to heart disease, and ask for protection from enemies. It reconciles those who suffer, softens human hearts and strengthens faith.

February 21 – March 20: Alexy and Milentius of Antioch. Most Holy Theotokos of Iveron. People turn to her when they ask for deliverance from all sorts of misfortunes and troubles (fire, bad harvest, etc.).

March 21 – April 20: Sophrony and Innocent. Icon of the Kazan Mother of God. This is not just a miraculous icon, it is truly saving: it restores sight to the blind and gives strength to the weak. She is also the official intercessor in wars and getting rid of enemies, both external, visible, and internal, invisible.

April 21 – May 20: Stephen and Tamara, Apostle John the Theologian. Mother of God “Helper of Sinners.” They pray before her, being in despair and despondency, asking for the health and salvation of sinners. This icon brought many people back to life (both on the physical and spiritual levels).

May 21 – June 21: Alexey and Konstantin. Our Lady “Recovery of the Lost. In front of her they talk about the blessing of marriage, about liberation from various vices, about the health and well-being of children, about those who “get lost” in this world and have lost faith.

June 22 – July 22: Kirill. Icons of “Joy of All Who Sorrow” and the Kazan Mother of God. They pray before them for healing from illnesses and deliverance from troubles.

July 23 – August 23: Nikolai Ugodnik and Elijah the Prophet. . Before her they ask for protection from wars and the preservation of the family.

August 24 – September 23: John, Paul and Alexander. The Most Holy Theotokos “Passionate”. It provides healing both physical and mental.

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September 24 – October 23: Sergius of Radonezh. “The Burning Bush” and “The Exaltation of the Holy Cross”. The cross is a sign of the great power of the Lord; it brings people back to life and gives faith. It is about getting rid of illnesses and gaining strength and faith that they ask before them.

October 24 – November 22: Paul. Icons “Jerusalem” and “Quick to Hear”. They pray before them for health (blindness, eye diseases, paralysis, various epidemics), for economic affairs, and in case of enemy attack.

November 23 – December 21: Nikolai Ugodnik and Varvara. Icons “The Sign” and “Tikhvinskaya”. They help children gain health, calm them down, and make them more obedient. Also, it is these icons that strengthen the bonds of marriage, the connection between relatives in the same family. They are prayed to during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as when there are problems conceiving a child.

By studying this information, you can not only learn about your “heavenly guard,” but also understand certain life circumstances in the past and prevent mistakes in the future. And also, when choosing a name for your future child, be more knowledgeable and careful, since the date of birth is not a random number on the calendar, it is a sign of choosing a life path.

Guardian angel by name, according to the church calendar

This is the second pressing question that people ask when choosing a name or in a specific life situation. And here it is important to remember that the ordinary calendar is just dates for counting days, but in the church calendar, each day is assigned its own saints, and therefore its own names.

So very often you can come across the phrase “to name the child according to the calendar,” which means naming it according to the birthday according to the church calendar.

How to identify a guardian angel by name?

The name already given to a person does not always correspond to the calendar. Often children are named in memory or “in honor” of one of their relatives, or simply by a name that they like, and at the same time it may not even be on the church calendar. Then the guardian angel is determined by the dates stated above.

Knowing his saints, the icons to whom he needs to pray, a person determines what is closest to him. If the child’s name was given according to the date of the Orthodox calendar, then his guardian angel will be immediately known. This once again shows how important it is not to make a mistake in choosing a name, because the date of birth is the beginning of life, its kind of “countdown”, and the help of a guardian angel at the very initial stage is undoubtedly very necessary, since we are destined for There are different tests, and they, unfortunately, do not wait for a certain moment, but always come unexpectedly.

A guardian angel by date of birth and name is your invisible protection from life’s misfortunes and troubles, it is the strength given to you by the Lord. You just need to be able to manage it correctly. But the main thing is not to lose faith under any circumstances and remember: your guardian angel is ALWAYS nearby!

Yes, and to the question “Who is your guardian angel?” do not rush to answer quickly and thoughtlessly, because only then does he truly protect when no one except you yourself knows about his existence, because heaven gave him to you. Everything that God has given us is of great importance. These are those “unwritten rules”, by adhering to which, we fill our lives with meaning and faith.

May the Lord protect you!