Prayer against smoking to Ambrose of Optina. On Forgiveness Sunday

Bad habits and addictions can become a real problem. Because of them, people lose their careers, and families become unhappy or break up. Fortunately, any bad habit can and should be fought.

Among the rituals and conspiracies, one of the key places is occupied by ways to get rid of drunkenness, addiction to cigarettes or even more dangerous substances. And this is not surprising, because as long as a person has existed, he has been surrounded by all sorts of temptations and weaknesses.

Once you are addicted to the bottle or cigarettes, it can be difficult to quit on your own. Therefore, folk wisdom has preserved for us conspiracies against drinking and smoking.

Conspiracy against drunkenness

In ancient times, water was often used to talk a person out of drunkenness. Water is a powerful conductor of energy. Holy water is especially powerful in this regard.

For the first spell against alcohol, take a glass of holy water. Light a candle and begin to chant water, crossing it with a candle:

Water is holy, a candle is strong, but moisture cannot be reconciled with fire, so I cannot get along with alcohol. I don’t know the age of mash and hops, I don’t miss them, fire and water are my shield. Amen.

After reading the plot, drink water and go to bed. If you are charming another person, replace “me” with his name in the text of the conspiracy.

If you have Epiphany water, you can use another powerful method. You need to take a jar of such water and on the 19th of any month speak it with the following words:

Just as our Lord Jesus Christ did not know evil hops, he did not miss him, just as the Mother of God and the saints did not grieve without mash and hops, so you (the name of the person being spoken to) do not know wine. Amen.

Read the text three times. Then the jar is closed and water is gradually added to the food and drink of the person being charmed. If you are making a spell for yourself, add water to your food. Important: you cannot cook with this water; add it to already prepared dishes, as boiling will negate the effect.

There are other conspiracies against drunkenness. If the methods above for some reason do not suit you, you can always read more conspiracies for alcohol addiction.

Conspiracies against addiction to cigarettes and drugs

Not only alcohol can poison the body and destroy the spirit. You can also read a conspiracy against cigarettes and other harmful substances.

To plot against tobacco addiction, you need to take an open pack of cigarettes and sew it tightly with thread. Then take it away from the house and throw it into dense thickets or near an abandoned pond. In this case, the following must be said:

I’m getting rid of cigarettes, saying goodbye to smoking, let the devils smoke tobacco in hell, but don’t fool me. Amen.

If you are talking to someone, you can change the words accordingly:

(name) gets rid of cigarettes, doesn’t know about smoking, let the devils in hell smoke tobacco, but (name) don’t fool around. Amen.

Drug addiction is a serious disease, so it’s difficult to talk about this scourge. There is a strong conspiracy that is done when coming to church for a funeral service. Light a candle, like everyone else gathered, and at the end of the service say to yourself:

For the repose of the intoxicated slave (name). A dead person does not suffer from either the living or the dead, so that the servant of God (name) does not suffer from drugs. Amen.

The candle must be left to burn out.

Prayers for alcohol and other addictions

In the old days, it was believed that many attachments were caused by evil spirits - a larva took it or a demon led them astray. Therefore, turning to prayer, we can remember Saint Cyprian. Prayer to this saint helps against witchcraft and magic, against obsession; it was previously used to expel everything evil and bad from a person. It will also help with strong addictions.

If you decide to try this method, on our website you can read the text of the prayer to Saint Cyprian.

How to make the plot work

There are also several tricks that will help enhance the effect of the conspiracy.

A suitable day is chosen for conspiracies. It is read for men on “men’s” days - Monday, Tuesday or Thursday. For women - in “women’s”, these are Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. On Sundays, rituals should be performed with caution, and it is better to choose a more appropriate time to get rid of cravings for alcohol or tobacco.

There is no need to tell everyone around about the conspiracy. What is done must remain secret, since if repeated many times and out loud, it loses its power.

If conspiracies do not help, despite your efforts, try and strengthen your faith that you will be able to overcome the disease. We wish you good luck, and don't forget to press the buttons and

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There is licentiousness, not only of the soul, but also of the body, a false reassurance of oneself. Now, during the earthly journey, one’s body must be constantly renewed, otherwise later the “smoking tranquility” will become a source of terrible captivity of the soul. You cannot calm yourself down by satisfying passion, you can only resist it, refrain from it. Quitting smoking is very difficult, every smoker knows this, and the Orthodox Church understands this.

Will prayer help?

By the way, every second person who smokes has tried more than once to “quit” the bad habit, but to no avail. By trusting in Christ and asking Him for strength of spirit, you can overcome the malicious tobacco devil. A special prayer to quit smoking will also help.

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It is advisable to give up a sinful habit at a time when a person feels close to the Church, feels the goodness of God and His love.

Important! Without a serious decision to quit smoking, nothing will happen. It is important to realize the inherently murderous power of smoking, which is service to the devil.

Prayer to the holy saints to help someone quit smoking is a very common practice. God's saints always intercede for us, sinful people, and help us avoid the consequences of the Fall and inevitable punishment.

Prayers for other passions:

Therefore, the more a person desires to receive Divine help, the more persistently one should pray to the Lord, the Queen of Heaven and the saints. Don't forget also

Advice! You should not engage in self-deception and try to reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke. Just take and tear out this root of evil from life once and for all.

And to help a good cause, fiery and heartfelt prayer.

Prayer requests against smoking

Holy Trinity
O most merciful God, Father, Son and Holy Soul, worshiped and glorified in the Undivided Trinity, look kindly upon Thy servant (name), who is overcome by illness; forgive him all his sins; give him healing from his illness; restore his health and bodily strength; Give him a long and prosperous life, Your peaceful and premium blessings, so that together with us he brings grateful prayers to You, our All-Bountiful God and Creator.
Mother of God "Recovery of the Lost"
Zealous Intercessor, Compassionate Mother of the Lord, I come running to You, the accursed one and the most sinful person above all; Hear the voice of my prayer and hear my cry and groaning. For my iniquities have exceeded my head, and I, like a ship in the abyss, am plunging into the sea of my sins. But You, All-Good and Merciful Lady, do not despise me, who is desperate and perishing in sins; have mercy on me, who repent of my evil deeds, and return my lost, damned soul to the right path. On You, my Lady Theotokos, I place all my hope. Thou, Mother of God, preserve and keep me under Thy roof, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Guardian Angel
Angel of God, my holy guardian, given to me from God from heaven for my protection! I diligently pray to you: enlighten me today, save me from all evil, instruct me in every deed, and direct me on the path of salvation. Amen.
Ambrose Optinsky
Reverend Father Ambrose, you, having boldness before the Lord, beg the Greatly Gifted Master to give me quick help in the fight against unclean passion. God! Through the prayers of Your saint, the Venerable Ambrose, cleanse my lips, purify my heart and fill it with the fragrance of Your Holy Spirit, so that the evil tobacco passion will run far away from me, back to where it came from, into the belly of hell.
Job the Long-Suffering
O holy servant of God, righteous Job! Having fought a good fight on earth, you have received in Heaven the crown of righteousness, which the Lord has prepared for all who love Him. In the same way, looking at your holy image, we rejoice at the glorious end of your life and honor your holy memory. You, standing before the Throne of God, accept our prayers and bring them to the All-Merciful God, to forgive us every sin and help us against the wiles of the devil, so that, having been delivered from sorrows, illnesses, troubles and misfortunes and all evil, we will live piously and righteously in the present We will be worthy through your intercession, even though we are unworthy, to see good on the land of the living, glorifying the One in His saints, the glorified God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
John Chrysostom
O great saint John Chrysostom! You have received many and varied gifts from the Lord, and as a good and faithful servant, you have multiplied all the talents given to you for good: for this reason, you were truly a universal teacher, as every age and every rank comes from you. Behold, you appeared as an image of obedience to the youth, a luminary of chastity to the young, a mentor to the husband of industriousness, a teacher of kindness to the old, a rule of abstinence to the monk, an inspired leader from God to those who pray, an enlightener of wisdom to those who seek the mind, an inexhaustible source of living words to the branches of kind words, a star of mercy to the benefactors, an image to those in charge of the wise government. , an inspirer of truth for the zealots of boldness, a mentor of truth for the sake of the persecuted, patience: you were everything to everyone, and you saved everyone.
Over all these you have acquired love, which is the sauce of perfection, and with that, as if by the power of the Divine, you have united all the gifts in your soul into one, and this same love, shared and reconciling, in the interpretation of the words of the apostles, you preached to all the faithful. We are sinners, having our own gift for one thing, the unity of the soul and the union of the world are not imams, but we are vanity, irritating each other, envious of each other: for this sake of the gift, our divided not into peace and salvation, but into enmity and condemnation turned over to us . In the same way, we fall to you, the saint of God, overwhelmed by discord, and in contrition of heart we ask: with your prayers drive away from our hearts all the sorrow and envy that divides us, so that in many places we may remain one church body without restraint, so that according to your prayerful words we may love each other friend. Amen.
Tikhon Zadonsky
Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of God, Son of David according to the flesh, as You had mercy on the Canaanites: my soul is angry with anger, rage, evil lust and other destructive passions. God! Help me, I cry to You, who walks not on earth, but sits on the right hand of the Father in heaven. Hey, Lord! Grant me my heart, with faith and love, to follow Your humility, kindness, meekness and long-suffering, so that in Your eternal Kingdom I will be worthy to partake of the table of Your servants, whom You have chosen. Amen.
Tikhon of Voronezh
O saint, our father Tikhon! Hear us and try to beg the Lord with your favorable intercession, may He add His great and rich mercy to us, His sinful and unworthy servants (names), may He heal with His grace the incurable ulcers and scabs of our corrupted souls and bodies, may He dissolve our petrified hearts with tears of tenderness and contrition for our many sins and may He deliver us from eternal torment and the fire of Gehenna, may He grant us peace and silence, health and salvation in this present world, so that we may be worthy, with the angels and with all the saints, to glorify and sing the All-Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer of someone suffering from smoking addiction
Most merciful Lord! Hear my request, accept the prayer of Your unworthy servant, do not abhor my wounds, do not turn away from me. Just as you sometimes healed the money-loving soul of Zacchaeus the tax collector, heal my soul, which was sick with many passions and troubles. Lord, listen to the voice of my prayer, hear my groaning and pitiful cry. Oh, woe is me, woe is me a sinner, since I become like idolaters, I am not ashamed to burn demonic incense, I am not ashamed to offend You, Lord, with the wickedness of my heart. I tempt You with excessive reliance on Your long-suffering. Standing in Your Holy Temple, I enjoy the fragrance of incense, and every hour I again enjoy the stench of smoke. I defile my lips and with these same lips I speak words of praise to You. Like a dog returns to his vomit, I also serve sin. For everyone, this is a sin, but the Imam does not have the boldness to renounce the bribes of mercenaries. Most merciful Lord! Condescend with my weakness, forgive my indecency, strengthen me, give me patience and spiritual courage, do not leave me, do not let me perish in the mire of sin, Save, Lord! I'm dying! Because sometimes, Lord, you healed, through the prayers of your Most Pure Mother, a certain husband Sergius - heal also someone unworthy of me. Just as you, Lord, sometimes delivered, through the prayers of St. Ambrose of Optina, from the bad habit of a certain Alexei of Moscow, deliver also the less accursed one. As if sometimes, Lord, through the prayers of the saints, the father of the Kiev-Pechersk people freed from the oppressive passion of a certain Maxim and appointed him to serve You in Your Holy Temple - also free the foul and unclean me, and grant me to serve Your righteousness, and work tirelessly without laziness To you, my Lord Jesus Christ, all the days of my life, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

But within church walls it is easier to concentrate and understand the essence of sin, and ask for strengthening of the spirit.
Reading the prayer text once will not help. You need to pray several times a day, especially in those moments when your hand involuntarily reaches for a cigarette and there is no way to endure this vile state.
It is advisable to memorize the prayer and, just in case, have its handwritten text in your bag or pocket.
An Orthodox person begins any good deed with the blessing of the cleric of the local church. This also applies to trying to quit smoking. In addition, the priest, knowing about the problem, will also pray for the smoker.
You need to pray slowly and concentratedly, in solitude with yourself. It is advisable to kneel before the face of the saint to whom the prayer is addressed. Hold the prayer book in your left hand, and apply the sign of the cross to yourself with your right.
After finishing reading the prayer, you need to cross yourself three times and turn to God with a request for help to quit smoking.

Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople

In addition to independent prayer work, it is necessary to attend Sunday services, confess, and receive communion.

More about prayer:

You should not hope that just reading a prayer will help you get rid of smoking. Of course, it will reduce cravings, but will not completely eliminate the sinful habit. Constant and daily independent work on oneself is necessary.

Important! The Monk Ambrose of Optina recommended that whenever you want to smoke, make 33 prostrations to the ground, then read the “Our Father,” and do so until you overcome addiction. This method has actually helped many former smokers. And, of course, to help the sufferers, confession, communion and daily reading of the Gospel.

From the point of view of the Church, the habit of smoking is tantamount to fornication, idol worship, pride, self-love, which is sin. This illness is an evil parody of burning incense, but not in the name of Christ. Pray daily, starting your morning with prayer and ending your day with it. Only in this way is it possible to overcome this sin forever.

Attention! Religion does not prohibit drug therapy, so it can be used in conjunction with prayer work. But the Orthodox Church categorically does not approve of turning to magicians, hypnosis and conspiracies.

Watch a video about prayers against smoking.

As a practicing psychologist, a certain Pyotr Grigorievich once approached me. He wanted to quit smoking, and he had been smoking for thirty years. We tried with him all the methods that modern science recognizes. As a result, he quit smoking ten times, but after a maximum of three days he relapsed. That's when I had to think about how to achieve my goal through prayer.

A lot of work has been done. As a result, Pyotr Grigorievich has not smoked for four years now, and I present my findings in this article.

Prayer has a number of differences from other transcendental methods. During prayer, a person connects to a powerful, church egregor. The spiritual power of a religious denomination is immeasurably higher than the power of an individual person.

The use of conspiracies with external similarities has a slightly different mechanism. In this case, the appeal is directed to one of the spirits or gods of the pagan pantheon. Here is an example of a conspiracy similar to prayer in the Orthodox tradition.

You can pray in a church and this will enhance the effect, but this is not necessary, for the church is not made of stone, but of bones and meat. This means that the temple is not located outside, but inside a person.

How to build a prayer to quit smoking

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh briefly and simply explained the principle of prayer. First you need to glorify the Lord, then repent and then state your request.

You should start by identifying yourself as a member of the confession and recognizing the concession’s guidelines. For a Christian these are phrases: “Our Father”, “Lord Jesus”, “Virgin Mary”. For a Muslim: “Allah Akbar,” “there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.”

For Buddhists: “om mane padme hum.” Then you need to introduce yourself: “servant of God Ivan” or “devout Ibrahim.” Then state your request. If a prayer is offered for another person, then after your introduction you must name the person for whom you are praying.

The text of the prayer itself can be simple or literary and even poetic. You can come up with this text yourself or ask someone to do it. The Monk Nicodemus the Holy Mountain wrote about the four components of prayer:

Praise the Lord
Thank him for his rewards
Confess your sins
State your request

A simple prayer for yourself - read to the smoker himself

Lord our father, I fall at your feet, servant of God.

Hallowed be your name, may your kingdom come. Forgive my grave sins. I humbly ask you, do not let me fall away from this destructive habit. Give me the strength to overcome it. Now and forever and ever, Amen.

Literary prayer for yourself

Lord Jesus, all-merciful. God's servant Danila humbly asks you.

Just as the people of Israel walked forty years in the desert, so guide me, your servant, on the true path. How you revived Lazarus and told him to get up and go. That's what they told me, drop it and go. Just as the Devil tested you in the desert with temptations and you did not succumb, so let me not succumb to temptation. Just as you forgave Judas who betrayed you, forgive me for my destructive habit.

Now and forever and ever, Amen.

Poetic prayer for yourself

Lord have mercy, Lord,

Don't let me be lost.

Lord have mercy from your generosity,

How you once had mercy on Cain.

Help the all-merciful Lord,

Throw the cursed potion at me.

Here I light a candle, Lord,

So that the desire to smoke burns out.

I trust in you, Lord,

Fulfill my cherished request.

So that I never want to smoke,

To forget the stench of cigarettes.

Now and forever quit smoking,

Forever and ever forget cigarettes.

Appeal to the Holy Mediator

Christian prayer can be addressed to one of the authoritative saints or martyrs. There is no institution of canonization of saints in Islam. Therefore, the possibility of using the names of any of the prophets in prayer is controversial.

The formula of the prayer changes somewhat. There is no listing of one’s sins, but an expression of respect for the recipient is required. Perhaps a double appeal to the saint and directly to the highest hierarch in one prayer. Here, for example, is the well-known prayer to Ambrose of Optina against smoking:

Contact through a loved one

A person can strengthen his prayer by turning to a loved one for support. The fact is that smoking is, in fact, a demon, and the demon has an instinct of self-preservation. The demon prevents a person from turning to prayer for his own destruction of the demon. This phenomenon is well represented in culture:

Pray for me mom
Pray for me darling
Pray for me son

In the unconscious, as we know, time does not exist. If a person’s request is fulfilled, then the prayer begins at the moment of appeal.

Prayer against smoking for a loved one

If a loved one is baptized, then you can pray for him in church. If he is not baptized, then you can pray privately.

Prayer for a loved one who is baptized

Most holy, all-merciful Lord. Thank you for our daily bread. Forgive me, unworthy servant of God Natalia. I ask you, Lord, save God’s servant Nicholas from the habit of smoking tobacco. Help me quit smoking cigarettes. Amen.

Prayer for a loved one who has not been baptized

Lord our father, hallowed be your name, may your kingdom come. Thank you for your goodness. Forgive me, servant of God Antonin, for my grave sins. I ask you for my unlucky baby Ivan. Let him get away from tobacco potion. Amen.

Prayer for yourself who is not baptized

A person may not be baptized at all, or he may not be baptized, but immersed. An immersive rite performed by a lay person is generally considered baptized. An unbaptized person can pray, but not during a church service. There is the following circumstance.

If an unbaptized person prays, but does not want to be baptized, it means that he wants to connect to the egregor of Christianity, but does not want to give up his spiritual powers for it. Christian prayer for him becomes a kind of conspiracy. This practice exists.

It is known that witches often use Christian symbols and prayers. There is no prohibition on such actions in the doctrine of Christianity, but it can be assumed that the benefit from such prayer will be less than for a baptized person. However, a person’s reluctance to be baptized may well be the machinations of a demon who is resisting his expulsion.

Muslim prayers

The non-formal prayer of a Muslim is called an ayah. It is customary to begin prayer with one of the formulas

With the grace of Allah, the most merciful, the most merciful
In the name of Allah
Praise be to Allah
I resort to Allah
Allah is the greatest
Holy Allah

The question of whether a praying believer belongs to the concession of Islam is resolved by itself as soon as a person begins to say a prayer. You should start with ablution and prostration.

O Allah! There is no god but you, and you are my god. You created me and I am your servant. I am approaching you and moving away from everything bad I have done. Forgive me, for no one will forgive me except you. Dear Lord, deliver me from the habit of tobacco potion. You are my lord, help me.

A prayer for a loved one can be submitted if he himself is a devout Muslim. Its structure is similar to a prayer for health.

The Lord who removes troubles. Heal, for you are the healer. Your servant Mustafa. From a harmful addiction to smoking tobacco. Heal so that your healing power hits the target.

If a loved one is not a devout Muslim, then you cannot pray for him. But there is a method that theologians advise to use. You cannot pray only if it is known for certain that the person is a pagan. And since this person is not around and it is impossible to say for sure that he has not recently accepted faith, this form of prayer is used:

If my loved one became a Muslim, and I can pray for him.

Orthodox Christianity is the most widespread religious cult in Russia and the construction of a prayer to quit smoking in these traditions is most relevant. Prayers in other religious traditions have certain differences.

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Also dangerous? They lead to illness and death. That’s why people need prayer against smoking. For individuals addicted to smoke, this is almost the only means that helps strengthen their strength and not give up the fight they have begun. Let's talk about what the prayer against smoking is, how to read it, and who to turn to. It is important to understand whether this miracle cure works. We will try to illuminate and clarify the reviews of those who tried to free themselves from a bad habit through prayer.

Let's talk about faith

We should start with the attitude towards faith in general. The fact is that a prayer against smoking cigarettes is not a conspiracy or a pill. You can’t read the text a couple of times and stop reaching for tobacco. It is a lie that there is something that allows you to get rid of addiction in one moment. Anyone who has ever smoked knows that quitting the habit is hard and requires persistence and perseverance. The will fails many. They reach for a cigarette, unable to resist the temptation. The last word is very important. As he said, smoking clouds the mind and relaxes the soul. It is a devilish temptation that imitates church customs. In the temple they smoke fragrant incense, and the unclean one encourages a person to blow stinking smoke from his mouth. Moreover, people think that this is good. But the Lord, when creating his child, did not give him smoking skills. This habit is unnatural. Ambrose Optinsky believed that this habit was in no way compatible with faith. Anyone who takes up tobacco does not have God in his soul. Sincere faith gives a person the strength to overcome a bad habit.

Is there a prayer against smoking?

To answer this question, let's look at history. This was in 1905. The monk then visited Russia. He was traveling by train and once met a rich merchant. He offered the old man a cigarette. He took the refusal quite aggressively and began to convince him that there was nothing bad in tobacco. The Monk Silouan of Athos did not enter into an argument. He suggested that the merchant read the Lord's Prayer before lighting a cigarette. He objected, believing that it was not at all the case to mix turning to the Lord and tobacco. The elder told him: “Every business that begins with prayer. If it is said in embarrassment, then you shouldn’t take on the job.”

The meaning of this story is this: any prayer is for smoking. It is simply necessary to have an understanding in your soul that the Lord did not give tobacco to man. This means that the habit came from the devil. Although there is a special prayer for getting rid of smoking. We'll get to it a little later. If you read the text without realizing its meaning, then there will be no help. The fight against a habit should begin with the conviction of its sinfulness. When a person is able to reject the socially imposed views regarding tobacco, he will make the right decision.

It’s no secret that there is constant propaganda of smoking in cinema, literature, and the media. Information is absorbed into the subconscious against your will. Nowadays, few people consider this habit shameful. Prayer against smoking begins with the understanding that you are doing something not approved by the Lord, that is, you are committing a sin.

A small parable

Once a man came to see him, whose daughter was seriously ill. The child literally died from various ailments. Doctors gave no chance of recovery. The desperate father asked the elder to pray for the girl and help. Father Paisiy, of course, did not refuse the unfortunate man. He promised that he would pray for the child. In the conversation he said that it is necessary for a father to help his child. In particular, the elder said, a man should give up the sinful habit of smoking in order to give strength to his daughter through his suffering. Father Paisiy believed that coercion and restrictions, which would become a kind of test for the father, would contribute to the girl’s recovery.

The elder tried to convey to all of us, not just the unfortunate man, that sinful passions, including smoking, lead us away from a normal, natural life. They are given to people to fight them, to demonstrate by behavior that they are children of the Lord, not the devil.

The man mentioned in our story happily left his cigarettes near the temple and never touched them again.

Who should I pray to?

Let's talk about the process of getting rid of bad passions. When faced with a problem, a person becomes lost. No one studies the Word of God these days. Modern people simply have no idea to whom the Orthodox prayer against smoking should be addressed. The clergy say it doesn't really matter. We will provide texts recommended by the church. However, you should look into your soul. All our prayers are addressed to the Lord. There are many worthy souls at his throne. When we mention the name of this or that saint, we ask him to convey his aspirations to the Almighty. Therefore, direct your words to someone who inspires trust. For example, St. Ambrose of Optina. During his lifetime, he spent a lot of effort trying to explain to people the sinfulness of tobacco and the unnaturalness of smoking.

Prayer text

Reverend Father Ambrose! You stand before the throne of the Lord. Beg the Almighty to give me quick help in the fight against unclean passion. God! Hear the prayers of Your saint! Let my lips be cleansed from the foul smoke. Make my heart chaste, let it be filled with the fragrance of Your Holy Spirit! Let the evil tobacco passion run away from me to the lands from which it came - into the belly of hell! Amen!

How to pray

The fight against passion nestled in the soul is very difficult. So that it is not in vain, go to church. The Lord said that the temple is in our soul. The church atmosphere helps you find it, discover it in yourself. Stand near the icons, light candles, ask yourself why you want to quit smoking. A space filled with the prayers and suffering of believers will have a positive impact on you. It is recommended to say the prayer against smoking for the first time in church. When you are convinced of the correctness of your decision, then turn to the Lord and the saints from home or from another place. from smoking it becomes such if it comes from the heart. You need to take the matter seriously and sincerely, then help will come immediately.

Prayer to the Guardian Angel

The clergy recommend turning to your heavenly patron asking for help. After all, God appointed him to you precisely for this purpose. You can choose your own words. For example, immediately after waking up, say this: “Angel of God, my guardian, given by the Lord from heaven! I ask you to protect me from all evil during the day. Guide me today on the path of salvation, lead me away from sin. Amen!" If you want to overcome your addiction, start your morning with this short prayer. And if temptation comes again during the day, then repeat the prayer. Believe me, any text will help strengthen if the decision is firm. Don’t remember special prayers, say those that come to mind. There is no prohibition regarding texts. It is important that in your soul you have a desire to receive support from above in a very important and useful matter.

Prayer against smoking: reviews

The opinions of those who have tried to cope with sinful passions vary. Some are sure that prayer helps very well, others argue that its influence is minimal. It is very simple to explain this discrepancy in estimates. The person who believes sincerely pulls himself out of a difficult situation. He feels the help of the Lord when he reaches out to him. And if there is no God in the soul, then there is no point in praying. It will turn out to be a waste of time.

One person said that, having decided to quit smoking, he followed the advice of Ambrose of Optina. As soon as his hand reached for a pack of cigarettes, he read one chapter from the Gospel. After this class I didn’t want to smoke. And he did this every time, feeling an irresistible desire to take a puff of smoke. He told himself that he would receive a portion of nicotine only after reading the Holy Book. So I gave up; after the wise texts, indulging in bad passion somehow didn’t work out.

Conclusion

Sometimes they recommend that loved ones pray for a smoker. There's nothing wrong with that. Unless a person himself decides to fight passion, nothing will help him. This should be well understood. The Lord is good, he offers us his support. But he comes to the aid only of those who have realized their wrongdoing. This is a personal challenge. And loved ones can influence a person’s choice by telling him, for example, the above cases from the lives of saints. These and many other stories will gradually lead the smoker to think about his behavior. In addition, you should not judge the person. Kindness is stronger than anger. Any believer understands this. Help your loved one understand the sinfulness of passion and find the strength to fight it. And, of course, you need to pray for him. But not so that he would quit smoking, but so that the Lord would help him open his eyes to the harmfulness of his bad habit.

Smoking is a harmful habit that poisons the life of not only the smoker himself, but also everyone around him. Believers are sure that addiction to tobacco is a sin before the Lord; the desire to forget about nicotine and prayer from smoking can save you from it. A strong desire to get rid of addiction along with the help of the Almighty can work miracles.

Are there prayers for smoking?

To answer this question, it is enough to turn to historical data. In 1905, a great event took place in the Orthodox world - St. Silouan of Athos arrived in Russia. He got here by rail, and on the way he met a rich merchant. The merchant offered the clergyman a cigarette - a fashionable innovation at that time.

The merchant took the refusal to smoke quite nervously; he began to actively convince the elder that there was no sin in smoking tobacco leaves. The monk did not argue, simply suggesting that the person read a simple and well-known prayer - “Our Father” - before lighting a cigarette. The merchant was embarrassed, saying that it was inappropriate to say a prayer before smoking cigarettes. To this he was given the answer that he should read prayers before doing anything. If an appeal to the Lord is made in confusion, then there is no need to do anything.

This story has a sacramental meaning - every prayer against smoking. It is important that a person believes and turns to the Almighty for help without doubt and with a strong desire to give up addiction. A person does not need to prove to society that smoking tobacco is a bad activity. It is important that he himself understands the sinfulness of this addiction and tries with all his soul to get rid of it.

A parable about the help of saints in trying to get rid of smoking

One day a man came to the famous and now deceased elder Taisius of Svyatogorets; his daughter was very ill at that time. She simply died from several diseases, and the doctors left the child no chance not only of recovery, but also of life. The man sincerely asked the elder to help with prayer, Paisius promised to help. In a long conversation, the elder pointed out to the father that he should help his child in every possible way, and therefore it is necessary to give up his bad habits, addictions, and limit his desires. Taisiy advised the person to forget about smoking, even at the cost of his suffering. They were the ones who were supposed to give the child the strength to fight illnesses.

A man left his cigarettes near the church with the intention of never returning to them. The father contributed to the healing of his daughter, struggling with his sinful addictions.

Who should I pray to to get rid of smoking?

Addiction is a sin before the Lord, since it is given to the unclean. You should get rid of them, which is facilitated by Orthodox prayers against smoking. There are many of them; the texts can be found in special prayer books. It is not forbidden to address the Lord in your own words. Saints, guardian angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary also help to give up addictions.

Today no one studies the Holy Scriptures, as was the case at the beginning of the last century. And a person, having decided to give up a bad habit, often does not know which saint to turn to, what words to choose. There are texts that are compiled and recommended for reading by the church. Among the most famous is the prayer to Ambrose of Optina for deliverance from smoking. However, spiritual fathers advise looking into your soul, finding support there - a true desire to give up tobacco, and then turning your aspirations to the Almighty by reading the appropriate prayers. They help true believers forget about tobacco and nicotine.

Strong prayer against smoking: what is its secret?

It is important for every smoker to understand: tobacco is not a gift from God. Addiction to nicotine, which is contained in the plant, makes a person weak-willed, depriving him of not only health, but also independence of choice. The nicotine component of tobacco affects the mental and emotional state, and has a strong effect on the body. To help smokers, the church offered a prayer against smoking - you should read it yourself. In this case, there is a high probability that the spirit will become stronger and the body will be able to give up nicotine.

What makes holy words powerful is the person himself, who sincerely believes and hopes for complete deliverance from addiction. Constantly reading a strong prayer against smoking and wine evokes a strong understanding that such habits are sinful. To receive help from Higher powers, you should pray and believe daily.

How can you quit smoking through the power of prayer?

To quit smoking, the smoker or his loved ones read the prayer independently. It is in this case that words will be healing; they have a beneficial effect on a sincere believer. The Church advises the smoker to read prayers against smoking, but sometimes the person himself does not realize the sinfulness of his addiction. In this case, my family and friends will be able to ask the Lord for healing.

The Church does not forbid, but often encourages, the opportunity to combine the power of the prayer word and the methods of traditional medicine. All of them are aimed at healing, and therefore are not considered sinful. The exception to this rule is various chewing gums with nicotine, the transition to electronic cigarettes and snus. In this case, nicotine, the drug, still enters the body, replacing one habit with another.

Church-goers and clergy consider nicotine addiction a terrible sin. Those who want to get rid of it can read strong prayers against smoking for themselves, but they must already be focused on a successful result and methodically achieve their goal. If the thoughts during the reading process are pious and faith is strong, the person has a high chance of being healed.

People who have already been able to give up the habit of smoking cigarettes with the help of prayer advise:

Visit a church and chat with the clergy, talk about your problem and get valuable advice.
Choose a saint to whom you want to pray. You can read about the life of the saint, learn about his deeds and the help he provided to those asking for help. Often smokers choose a strong prayer to Ambrose of Optina against smoking.
Do not abandon the generally accepted and proven methods of classical medical science that will help you quit addiction.

But the main thing is the mood and faith that strengthen the human soul.

A sincerely read prayer will be heard and will allow you to forget about the dangerous habit forever.

How to read a prayer correctly so that it helps?

Prayers for the passion of smoking to St. Ambrose of Optina are considered the most powerful and healing. However, this is not the only saint who helps to forget about the habit, protect a person from addiction, make his spirit strong, and strengthen his faith. There are also prayers from smoking to Nicholas the Wonderworker, Matrona of Moscow, Virgin Mary, Guardian Angel, Holy Trinity and others. The choice depends on the smoker himself, his faith and aspirations.

You can read the prayer against smoking offered by the church not to one, but to several saints. It is important that the smoker:

He turned to the saints and the Lord independently and with a pure heart. If there is no understanding of what is happening, true faith, or desire to read, it is better to do it later.
I must forget about pressing problems at least for the time of turning to the Lord. You shouldn’t just mechanically repeat the words; there is no benefit from such reading. All thoughts must be pure, the mind must be freed from thoughts.
He must realize and pass through himself every word that is mentioned in the church text. They should be pronounced reverently, thoughtfully, sincerely.
First, clear your mind by reading (you can repeat) the Lord’s Prayer. You can find it in any prayer book.
If a strong desire catches a person on the road, and there is no prayer book at hand, he may not recite by heart the text of the prayer from the incense of Ambrose of Optina. You can turn to a saint, a guardian angel, the Almighty with a sincere request for help and support. When reading prayers daily, the words are quickly imprinted in the memory, and therefore in the future there will be no problems with reading the text independently.

Before you begin to cleanse your body and spirit of addiction, you should confess and receive communion, and receive a blessing from a clergyman or your spiritual mentor. Such support will help the smoker even in the most difficult moments and will give him strength. Often the blessing of a mentor disciplines and sets up a person who would simply be ashamed to let a clergyman down. This is not a bad motivation.

Appeal to Ambrose of Optina

The prayer against smoking to Ambrose Optinsky, according to smokers, has become one of the most powerful. In the process of reading it, the smoker or his loved ones turn directly to the saint, who has also become a comforter for many who suffer. The monk was famous during his lifetime; he was famous for his gift of clairvoyance and healing. God gave him rare abilities to heal soul and body. Ambrose of Optina, even after his departure to the Lord, helps everyone who turns to him with a sincere word and faith. In this case, the person asking will be heard and will soon receive help.

A sincerely read prayer against smoking by Ambrose allows you to understand the sinfulness of smoking, as well as the negative impact of nicotine, like a drug, on the soul and body of a person. Even during his lifetime, the elder claimed that tobacco slowly but surely destroys the body, and the human soul from such addiction also dies a slow death. People who smoke often are subject to mood swings, they are haunted by defeatist thoughts, they have little light and faith, but a lot of despair, melancholy and melancholy.

The prayer to Saint Ambrose against smoking is known, its text is in many prayer books, and you can find it on the Internet.

Appeal to Saint Nicholas the Pleasant

Everyone knows Nicholas the Wonderworker - the quick to obey and healer of souls. He helps sufferers find the right way to forget about tobacco. It is recommended to read the text not only at home, but also in church in front of the image of the Wonderworker. You can light one or three candles and sincerely pray with words of prayer. The saint does not refuse to help anyone; he helps to recover from addiction to wine, cigarettes, and drugs.

Help from Matrona of Moscow

Mother Matrona of Moscow is a revered saint who lived in Russia in the middle of the last century. She helped the suffering and those asking during her lifetime, and bequeathed to turn to her with prayer for help to the suffering even after departing to the Lord. She saved many lost souls who needed healing from smoking, alcoholism, and drug addiction.

Calling your angel

From birth and after baptism, a person receives his angel to help. He goes with everyone through life, helps with illnesses, and does not refuse help in getting rid of smoking, alcoholism, and drug addiction. Prayers to your angel are short, but they are quite powerful. The main thing is to back up every word with sincere intentions and desire.

In order for the smoker to be heard and to receive prompt help, one should turn to the saints and the Lord with sincere faith. There are several rules-tips that are recommended for all worshipers to take into account.