Prayers in Times of Illness

O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whose grace there is strength and patience to endure, You have relieved me in distress; You have sustained me in times of despair; you have blessed me day by day in many ways.  Help me now to continue to follow you.  Give me strength to conquer hopeless brooding and irritable impatience.  May Your divine blessing be on every means used for my recovery.  Grant me the ability and the desire to cooperate with those who care for me.  Grant that my faith may be so strengthened and my hope confirmed that I will not complain or secretly murmur against you.  In all times of depression send down Your light from heaven upon me, that with the eye of faith I may see beyond the present cloud and be encouraged to hope that Your comfort will refresh my soul.  Help me to believe that in times of discouragement Your grace will sustain me.  Give me faith to believe that no matter the length of recovery all things work together for good for those who love You.  Sanctify my days and bring me peaceful nights, that I may be restored to health and strength through Jesus Christ our Lord, with whom You are blessed together with Your all holy, good and life creating Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

 

O Lord Almighty, the Healer of our souls and bodies, You Who put down and raise up, Who chastise and heal also; do You now, in Your great mercy, visit me, in my illness. Stretch forth Your hand that is full of healing and health, and get me up from my bed, and cure me of my illness. Put away from me the spirit of disease and of every malady, pain and fever to which I am bound; and if I have sins and transgressions, grant to me remission and forgiveness, in that You love mankind; yea, Lord my God, pity Your creation, through the compassions of Your Only-Begotten Son, together with Your All-Holy, Good and Life-creating Spirit, with Whom You are blessed, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.


O Lord our God, Who by word alone did heal all diseases, Who did cure the kinswoman of Peter, You Who chastise with pity and heal according to Your goodness; Who are able to put aside every malady and infirmity, do You Yourself, the same Lord, grant me aid and cure me of every sickness of with which I am grieved; lift me up from my bed of pain, and send down upon me Your great mercy, and if it be Your Will, give to me health and a complete recovery; for You are the Physician of our souls and bodies, and to You do we send up Glory: to Father, and to Son, and to Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

The Holy Unmercenaries and Healers to petition during illness:

  • The Holy Cosmas and Damian

  • The Holy Martyrs Cyrus and John

  • The Holy Samson the Hospitable

  • The Holy Diomedes the Martyr

  • The Hiermartyr Mokias

  • The Holy Hierarch Aniketos

  • The Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon

  • The Holy Martyr Hermolaos

  • The Venerable Thalelaios

  • The Holy Martyr Tryphon

  • The Hierarch and Physician Luke of Crimea

  • The Hierarch John Maximovich, Bishop of Shanghi and San Francisco

  • The Hierarch Nectarios, Metropolitan of Pentapolis

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