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.
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.
Icon “Vladimir Mother of God”
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 honored 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.
Do you want to become free from nicotine addiction? But can't decide where to start? Then try the power of prayer. Perhaps, if you are a believer, prayers will help you quit smoking.
Here are the most powerful prayers to quit smoking
Prayer for the passion of smoking to St. Ambrose of Optina
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 Reverend 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.
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.
Medicine is the first to talk about the dangers of smoking. The clergy say the same thing. However, they are not based on the biological factors of the effects of nicotine on the body, but argue from their own, church point of view.
Smoking is said to be sinful. The Church condemns him because of the harm he causes to others and himself.
The devilish habit of smoking cigarettes is equated with fornication, idolatry, vanity, pride, and self-love. This represents not only a physical illness, but also a spiritual one. This is precisely why sinful diseases arise from it. At the same time, the most terrible aspect of it is the parody of the burning of church incense.
In such a case, it does not happen in the name of the Lord.
Quitting a shameful habit turns out to be very difficult. Every follower understands this. The church also takes this into account. However, if you trust the Lord, praying against smoking, asking for strengthening of will, then overcoming the demon living in every pack of cigarettes is very simple. Those who want to get rid of a habit without effort strive to gain freedom with the help of conspiracies to get rid of the disease. But a demon cannot be cast out by a demon.
Vera is a faithful helper
In this case, desire and capabilities must coincide. If you feel the urge to quit smoking, ask for prayer. This must be done with a strong desire and Faith. Only by believing in the Lord does it become possible to achieve a certain result.
You can buy an icon, stock up on candles, and pray twice a day. Also, no one bothers you to say prayer words to yourself, turning them to God during the working day. At the same time, it doesn’t matter to whom you pray: the Lord himself or his saints - the main thing is awareness of your desire.
The best time to quit smoking is at the moment of greatest closeness to the church.
Having felt grace, you can say goodbye to smoking, but the fortitude to not start smoking again depends only on you.
It must be borne in mind that even reducing the number of cigarettes smoked daily, or using other methods may not be effective at all. Quitting smoking becomes possible only if you yourself, with the help of your Will, refuse to do it. Sincere prayer can help with this; even conspiracies do not work so strongly.
Admit your sin
Many cigarette adherents who want to quit smoking prefer to use various words of prayer. The main thing is that they come from the heart. At the same time, you choose who to pray to. Some of the most popular are the following types of prayers:
Prayer to the Holy Trinity. Addressed to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The person praying acknowledges the presence of an illness, asks to forgive sins and heal from illness, restore health, and grant long life.
Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity “From smoking”
“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 it to him a long and prosperous life, Your peaceful and premium blessings, so that together with us he brings grateful prayers to You, the All-Bountiful God and our Creator.”
Prayers for smoking. They also contain words acknowledging the presence of an illness, a request to forgive sins, and a desire to be healed specifically from smoking.
Prayer “About smoking”
“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."
The Orthodox prayer of Ambrose of Optina is suitable for a couple who together want to quit smoking. It is aimed at driving out the habit, cleansing itself from filth, saturating the smoker with the fragrance of the spirit of God. The prayer of Ambrose of Optina is used most often, because the words spoken in it really work in many cases. According to many, Ambrose Optinsky helps to get rid of smoking forever.
Prayer to Ambrose of Optina “From smoking”
“Reverend Father Ambrose, you, having boldness before the Lord, begged 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, may the evil tobacco passion run far away from me, back to where it came from, into the belly of hell.”
There are also a huge number of conspiracies. However, no conspiracy can compare with personally presenting a petition to the Lord.
Striving will be rewarded
Please note that all prayer words are intended to acknowledge the person’s illness. The person praying realizes that he is sick and is on the path to recovery, if he wants to smoke, concentrating on prayer.
The essence of quitting smoking is concentration.
Prayer allows you to get rid of concentration on a bad habit, calling you to concentrate on life. In the process of treatment with prayer, it turns out that the smoker will no longer want to follow his previous lifestyle.
A person who accepts the Lord in his heart strives to merge with him in soul, not allowing anything devilish. Conspiracies in this case may not even have any adequate impact. To dispel any remaining doubts, try to remember the last time you saw a clergyman smoking?
Video: Prayer against smoking
All smokers know how difficult it is to quit smoking, because they have done it many times. And it’s definitely worth doing this once and for all, because smoking shortens life, leads to serious diseases, and poisons the air of people around the smoker. From the point of view of the church, smoking is a sin, a devilish addiction that clouds the thoughts and poisons the soul and body of a person. After all, smoking is essentially the work of the devil. The smoker poisons the body with black, fetid smoke and tar. This is a hellish habit, and it takes a lot of effort to break out of this vicious circle.
Smoking in Orthodoxy is equated with fornication, pride, and disrespect for other believers. It is believed that a person who smokes serves Satan, because he imitates church fumigation with incense.
The heritage of the Orthodox Church includes prayers for all occasions, including prayers to quit smoking cigarettes.
Agree, extending your life, which means doing more good deeds, setting a good example, is worth giving up a bad habit. It is important that the quitter passionately desires to stop smoking, and the texts of Orthodox prayers against smoking will help to psychologically tune in and not deviate from the path. Of course, the church does not prohibit resorting to medications, patches and other aids; only hypnosis and black magic are not encouraged. Everything else is allowed by Orthodoxy to combat smoking. According to church canons, a person must take care of his body and soul, improving and perfecting himself. Even if a person has managed by willpower to hold out for several days without tobacco, Satan will increasingly whisper to him, “Light up, smoke, nothing will happen.” With the first cigarette smoked, a person is again trapped and all efforts are in vain. When quitting smoking, the first few days the quitter will feel irritation, melancholy, and nervousness. For such a case, prayers will be useful to help you quit smoking, strengthen your strength and intention, forever break the vicious connection between the devil and man, and lead you out of sin. If you read the prayer against smoking to the smoker himself, with each new day it will become easier and simpler.
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.
Strong prayer to Ambrose of Optina against smoking
Prayer to Ambrose Optinsky helps against smoking as soon as your hand reaches out to a pack of cigarettes. A saint once convinced a smoking father of a very sick daughter to quit smoking. The man left the bag of tobacco at the doorstep of the church and never smoked again. His daughter soon recovered. Since then, prayer has helped against the temptation to smoke again.
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, may the evil tobacco passion run far away from me, there, from where it came, into the belly of hell.
Prayer from smoking to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
Saint Nicholas the Pleasant is known among the people as a miracle worker. Isn’t it a miracle, once you decide to quit smoking forever? Such cases are known, and smokers around them are really surprised, secretly envying their strength of spirit and will. Read a prayer against smoking to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, and everything will work out.
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Great Pleasant of God, hear the prayer of the servant of God (proper name) and help me cope with my addiction. Help me give up smoking. Beg the Almighty Lord to accept my sincere repentance for my sins and forgive all my voluntary and involuntary sins. Help me, Holy Wonderworker Nicholas, resist sinful temptations and reduce my desire to smoke. I thank you, Saint Nicholas, I trust in your support and glorify all your deeds. Amen.
Prayers to Matrona of Moscow against smoking
Saint Matrona of Moscow helps with alcoholism, smoking, and serious illnesses. The prayer to Matrona to quit smoking can be read both by the person quitting smoking and by his relatives. At the same time, Matrona will help strengthen her strength, and relatives should offer a prayer for the smoker with a request to guide him on the right path. We offer 3 prayers and chants to Matrona against smoking:
Blessed Elder, Matrona of Moscow. I believe sacredly in your strength, so that you will intercede - I sincerely pray. Deliver us from evil smoke and drafts, and guide us on God’s path through prayer. Let me stop smoking from the first puff, and let me give up this evil habit forever. Thy will be done. Amen.
Blessed Matronushka, Righteous Elder. You save us from illness and disease, but I die in smoking tar. I’m trying to break the habit of a bad habit, but cigarettes and matches stick to my hands. I pray, help me in this difficult struggle, I come to you with prayer and faith. Let it be so. Amen.
Matrona of Moscow, Blessed Elder. I drown in sinful smoking, I infect myself and others every day. In this powerlessness I struggle with the habit, so that you help me, I sincerely pray. Thy will be done. Amen.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel
A prayer to your Guardian Angel to quit smoking on your own will help strengthen your willpower. After all, an angel was appointed by God to help you. Yes, and a prayer addressing him can be in your own words.
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.
To make prayers against smoking more effective
To make your pleas for help in quitting smoking more effective, you should attend church and receive communion. Go to the icons in the church and read the prayer against smoking by Ambrose of Optina. Write down the text of the prayer you like on a piece of paper and read it every time the thought of smoking comes to your mind. Talk to the priest, ask him to pray for you. Continue to say the words of prayer at home several times a day whenever you want to smoke. Gradually, the words of prayers will reach your consciousness; refusal will strengthen your spirit every day. Remember the positive effect: health, beauty, right thoughts will begin to return. And most importantly, you will earn the love of God, because you will overcome this destructive bad habit. After 7-10 days, the craving will weaken, the person will begin to feel improvements in appearance, and will feel peace and joy in his heart from his action.
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