Prayers for Children

Praying for children is possible at all stages of their lives. Daily prayer for children will protect them and serve as a shield in the toughest situations. Parents recite prayers for children in various situations – for protection from evil people, from fear, for speedy recovery when a child is ill, and also when a child sleeps poorly or finds learning difficult.

Read prayer for children all the time! Do we need to wait for a difficult situation? So, read prayers for children every day; it can become a daily part of the parental ritual before bedtime.

Most often, prayers for the well-being, health, and success of children are addressed to the Creator and Jesus Christ. One of the most powerful maternal prayer for children is considered the prayer to the Holy Virgin Mary. Although prayers are also offered for children to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker – in the Orthodox tradition, he is considered the protector of children. You can also pray for children to St. Xenia of Petersburg, Ambrose of Optina, and Panteleimon the Healer.