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To the Heavenly King in Russian. To the Heavenly King: a prayer to the One who consoles

23.01.2024

INTERPRETATION OF MORNING PRAYERS

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In the name of - name, honor, glory. Amen -true, true, true so.

This prayer is called the initial prayer because we say it before all prayers, at the beginning of the prayers. In it we ask God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, that is, the Most Holy Trinity, to invisibly bless us for the upcoming work in His name.

Translation: In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Publican's Prayer

(Gospel of Luke 18, 13)

God, be merciful to me, a sinner. (Bow)

Translation: God, be merciful to me, a sinner.

This is the prayer of a publican (tax collector in ancient times) who repented of his sins and received forgiveness. This is how it is described in the Gospel:

He also spoke to some who were confident about themselves that they were righteous, and humiliated others, the following parable: two men entered the temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: God! I thank You that I am not like other people, robbers, offenders, adulterers, or like this publican: I fast twice a week, I give a tenth of everything I acquire. The publican, standing in the distance, did not even dare to raise his eyes to heaven; but, striking himself on the chest, he said: God! be merciful to me, a sinner!

I tell you that this one went to his house justified more than the other: for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted (Luke 18:9-14).

Initial prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Have mercy on us -be merciful to us, forgive us. Jesus - Savior. Christ -Anointed One. He was named so because he fully had those gifts of the Holy Spirit, which in the Old Testament kings, prophets and high priests received through anointing. For prayers -for the sake of prayers or by prayers.

Jesus Christ is the Son of God - the second Person of the Holy Trinity. As the Son of God, He is our true God, as are God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. His earthly name is Jesus, that is, the Savior, because He saved us from sins and eternal death. For this, He, being the Son of God, dwelt in the Immaculate Virgin Mary and, with the influx of the Holy Spirit, became incarnate and became man from Her, that is, took on the body and soul of a man - was born from the Most Holy Virgin Mary, became the same person as we are, but As soon as he was sinless, he became a God-man. And instead of us suffering and tormented for our sins, out of love for us, His children, He suffered for us, died on the cross and rose again on the third day, defeating death and sin and giving us eternal life. Realizing our sinfulness and not relying on the power of our prayers, in this prayer we ask you to pray for us, sinners, before our Savior of all saints and the Mother of God, who has the special grace to save us, through Her intercession before Her Son.

Translation: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Glory -praise. In this prayer we do not ask God for anything, but only glorify Him. It can be said in short: Glory to God. It is pronounced at the end of the task as a sign of our gratitude to God for His mercies to us.

Translation: Praise be to You, our God, praise be to You.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.

In this prayer we pray to the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Holy Trinity. In it we call the Holy Spirit the King of Heaven, because He, as the true God, equal to God the Father and God the Son, invisibly reigns over us, owns us and the whole world. We call Him the Comforter, because He comforts us in our sorrows and misfortunes. We call Him the Spirit of truth (as the Savior Himself called Him), because He, as the Holy Spirit, teaches everyone only one truth, righteousness, only what is useful for us and serves for our salvation. He is God, and He is everywhere and fills everything with Himself: Go everywhere and do everything. He, as the ruler of the whole world, sees everything and, where needed, gives. He is the treasure of good things, that is, the keeper of all good deeds, the source of all the good things that you need to have. We call the Holy Spirit the Giver of life, because everything in the world lives and moves by the Holy Spirit, that is, everything receives life from Him, and especially people receive from Him spiritual, holy and eternal life beyond the grave, being cleansed through Him from their sins. We turn to Him with the request: “Come and dwell in us,” that is, constantly abide in us, as in your temple, cleanse us from all filth, that is, sin, make us saints worthy of Your presence in us, and Save us, Good Source of the highest good, our souls from sins and those punishments that come for sins, and through this grant us the Kingdom of Heaven.

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Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, who is everywhere and fulfills everything, treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, who is everywhere and fills everything, the source of all good and the Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all sin and save, O Good One, our souls.

To the Tsar- Tsar; Comforter– Comforter; Soul of truth– Spirit of truth, Spirit of truth; Izhe- Which; Syi– existing, located; do everything- filling everything; treasure of the good- a treasury, a repository of all blessings, all goodness; life to the Giver– Giver of life; come and move in- come and move in us- in us; from all filth- from all uncleanness, that is, from all sins; Better- good, kind.

In this prayer we pray to the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Holy Trinity.

We call it the Holy Spirit King of Heaven, because He, as the true God, equal to God the Father and God the Son, invisibly reigns over us, owns us and the whole world. We call Him Comforter, because He comforts us in our sorrows and misfortunes, just as He comforted the apostles on the 10th day after the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven.

We call Him Spirit of truth, (as the Savior Himself called Him), because He, as the Holy Spirit, teaches everyone only one truth, righteousness, only what is useful for us and serves our salvation.

He is God, and He is everywhere and fills everything with Himself: like him, sit everywhere and do everything. He, as the ruler of the whole world, sees everything and, where needed, gives. He is treasure of the good, that is, the keeper of all blessings, the source of all the good things that we need to have.

We call the Holy Spirit Life Giver, because everything in the world lives and moves by the Holy Spirit, that is, everything receives life from Him, and especially people receive from Him spiritual, holy and eternal life beyond the grave, being cleansed through Him from their sins.

If the Holy Spirit has such wondrous properties: it is everywhere, fills everything with His grace and gives life to everyone, then we turn to Him with the following requests: Come and live in us, that is, constantly abide in us, as in your temple; cleanse us from all filth, that is, sin, make us holy, worthy of Your presence in us, and save, Dear One, our souls from sins and those punishments that come for sins, and through this grant us the Kingdom of Heaven.

QUESTIONS: To whom do we address this prayer? The Holy Spirit is what Person of the Holy Trinity? What is He called in this prayer? Why - the Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, present everywhere, filling everything? What are we asking Him for? What does it mean: come and dwell in us? and cleanse from all filth? and save, O Lord, our souls?

Heavenly King

Heavenly King- an abbreviated name for the prayer to the Holy Spirit, which begins with the words: “To the Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Soul of Truth...” From Easter to the Ascension, instead of this prayer, the Easter troparion “Christ is Risen...” is read, and from the Ascension to the Day of the Holy Trinity it is not read.

Soul - spirit. Izhe - which. Sy - existing, abiding. Fulfill everything - fill everything. Treasure is a repository, a source. Good - good. Dwell in us - dwell in us. Defilement is a sin.

Translation: Heavenly King, Comforter (Advisor, Mentor), Spirit of truth, present everywhere (located) and filling everything (with His presence), Treasure of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, cleanse us from all sin and save us, Most Good One, our souls.

We call Him the Comforter, because He comforts us in our sorrows and misfortunes.

We call Him the Spirit of truth (as the Savior Himself called Him), because He, as the Holy Spirit, teaches everyone only one truth, righteousness, only what is useful for us and serves for our salvation. He is God, and He is everywhere and fills everything with Himself: He is everywhere and fulfills everything.

He, as the ruler of the whole world, sees everything and, where needed, gives. He is the treasure of good things, that is, the keeper of all good deeds, the source of all the good things that you need to have.

We call the Holy Spirit the Giver of life, because everything in the world lives and moves by the Holy Spirit, that is, everything receives life from Him, and especially people receive from Him spiritual, holy and eternal life beyond the grave, being cleansed through Him from their sins.

We turn to Him with the request: “Come and dwell in us,” that is, constantly abide in us, as in your temple, cleanse us from all filth, that is, sin, make us saints worthy of Your presence in us, and Save us, Good Source of the highest good, our souls from sins and through this grant us the Kingdom of Heaven.

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Prayer to the Holy Spirit to the Heavenly King

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, abiding everywhere and filling everything, Source of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us and cleanse us from all sin and save, O Good One, our souls.

This prayer is sung in church before the start of the prayer service, and is also read or sung before the start of any task to invoke the Holy Spirit for help.

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The prayer “To the Heavenly King” is also the stichera of the Pentecost service. We call on the Holy Spirit to come and dwell “in us” and this can be understood in two ways: either we want each of us to become an abode of the Spirit, or for the Holy Spirit to dwell among us, uniting us into the Body of Christ. But one does not exclude the other. Priest Theodore LYUDOGOVSKY comments.

“Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, From the treasure of good things and life, Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filthiness, and save, O Blessed One, souls ours" .

TRANSLATION by Hier. Ambrose (Timroth):

“Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, abiding everywhere and filling everything, Treasury of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls. »

– The prayer “Heavenly King” is addressed to the Third Person of the Holy Trinity - the Holy Spirit, the Life-Giving Lord, emanating from the Father (see Creed). The origin and authorship of this prayer are unknown, but there is reason to believe that it originated towards the end of the first millennium of the Christian era.

"King of Heaven"- perhaps one of the most famous prayers, along with the “Our Father” (Lord’s Prayer) and the 90th Psalm of King David. It is part of the so-called “ordinary beginning,” that is, that sequence of prayers that sounds at the beginning of many services and sequences, including at the beginning of our usual morning and evening prayers: “To the Heavenly King,” the Trisagion, “The Most Holy Trinity.” , "Our Father".

In addition, there is a custom to read “To the King of Heaven” in order to invoke the Holy Spirit before starting any work. Undoubtedly, one of these things is prayer, church services. And this, presumably, explains the inclusion of the prayer “Heavenly King” in the composition of the usual beginning.

Finally, this prayer is one of the stichera of the Pentecost service - and it was this circumstance that became the reason for our note today. However, let us first consider the text of the prayer itself.

We turn to the Holy Spirit as the Heavenly King (cf. the beginning of the Lord's Prayer: “Our Father who art in Heaven...”). This appeal, strictly speaking, is not specific to the Third Hypostasis. So, for example, at Lenten Vespers the prayer “Heavenly King, establish your faith...” is read, which most likely refers to Christ - however, this is not entirely clear; one might also think that it is addressed to the Holy Trinity.

This is followed by the address “Comforter” (Greek Παράκλητος). This is how the Savior called the Holy Spirit in a conversation with his disciples: “And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you” (John 14:16-17). In addition to the obvious meaning of “one who comforts,” this word can also be understood in the meaning of “mediator,” “intercessor,” “intercessor.”

We speak of the Holy Spirit, like God “in general,” as omnipresent: “Who is everywhere.” The Church Slavonic expression that follows – “do everything” – probably confuses many. As can be seen from the above Russian translation, in this case we are not talking about the fulfillment of our prayers and desires, but all about the same thing - about the omnipresence of the Divine: “fulfill everything” means “filling everything with Himself.” However, something more can be seen here: the Holy Spirit does not just “mechanically” fill the universe with Himself, but He animates it, every second supports its existence - otherwise everything would fall apart and fall apart, since the world we see has no other reason for its own emergence and continued existence besides God.

There is another expression in the Church Slavonic translation of the prayer, which, as one might assume, is misunderstood by many: “Treasure of the good” does not at all mean that the Holy Spirit is some kind of treasure for good people. No, the Life-Giving Spirit is a treasury of goods, a container and source of all that is good and good.

All those words and expressions that were discussed now were all an appeal, which takes up about two-thirds of the prayer. And then comes the pleading part.

What do we ask of God the Holy Spirit? We ask Him to come and dwell “in us.” The latter can be understood in two ways (and one understanding does not exclude the other): either we want each of us to become an abode of the Spirit, a temple of God; or (cf. John 1:14) - so that the Holy Spirit dwells among us, among us, uniting us into the one Body of Christ.

Then we ask that the Spirit, having settled in us, cleanse us from all filth - that is, from passions, from sin - and that He, the Good (i.e., good) will save our souls, that is, deliver us from the power of the world, the devil and, again, our own passions, and so that He would grant us the Kingdom of Heaven - that is, His own Kingdom (see the beginning of the prayer).

As mentioned above, the prayer “To the Heavenly King” is part of the service of the Feast of Pentecost (otherwise, Trinity Day). Let us remember that this prayer is not read during the period from Easter to Pentecost: during the Easter period it is replaced by three times reading (or singing) the troparion of Easter, and from Ascension to Easter it is not replaced by anything at all - and this significant absence emphasizes the tension with which the Church Every year he waits for the day of the sending of the Holy Spirit. And so on the day of Pentecost, after seven weeks of a kind of abstinence, the prayer “Heavenly King” is heard again (it is often sung publicly) - first at Great Vespers, as the penultimate stichera in the stichera, and then twice at Matins - after the 50th psalm and before the great doxology (instead of the usual “Blessed are you, O Virgin Mother of God...”). From this day on, “To the Heavenly King” is read daily until the first day of Easter.

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The text of the prayer to the Heavenly King glorifies one of the hypostases of our Lord. Unfortunately, it so happens that believers very rarely sing about the Holy Spirit, unlike all the other Persons of the Holy Trinity. All this is because people's knowledge is based on the Gospel scriptures, which are illuminated in the Old Testament, where the expression of the Holy Spirit occurs three times. Twice in the book of the prophet Isaiah and once in the 50 Psalms.

Another characteristic fact that distinguishes the Jewish from the Christian faith is the understanding and interpretation of the essence of the Holy Spirit. In the first, the Spirit is not a personality, a property of God the Father, that is, the totality of his Breath and Power.

Prayer to the Heavenly Comforter King

The Gospel mentions the King of Heaven more often. Probably every Christian knows that the Spirit came to the savior during the great Baptism. He also came to the apostles when they went to preach. That is why in the texts of prayers to the Heavenly King one has to listen not to the usual refrain “rejoice” or “rejoice,” but to the word “come,” which calls upon the third person of the Holy Trinity.

Very often a Christian cannot imagine the image of God, who consists of three persons, but at the same time is Inseparable and Consubstantial. Nevertheless, the entire Orthodox Christian doctrine is built on this dogma.

For clarity, the clergy advise comparing the Holy Trinity with the image of an earthly woman, who can also be in several persons at once:

Also, the Lord himself combines three essences.

Feast of the Holy Trinity - celebrated on the 50th day after Easter;
Holy Spirit Day - Monday after the celebration of the Great Trinity.

The text of the prayer is as follows:

and cleanse us from all filth,

and save, O Lord, our souls.

May the Lord protect you!

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Prayer to the Holy Spirit "Heavenly King"

This prayer is read and sung many times at the festive service of Pentecost and is included in the initial prayers of almost all church services and home rule (in particular, morning prayers and prayers for the future). Why is it one of the first to be read? – So that during our prayer The Spirit Himself petitioned for us with unspeakable sighs(Rom. 8:26).

The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles

Before we begin to explain this prayer, which is familiar to all of us, let us remember who the Holy Spirit is and what His action is in man.

The Holy Spirit is the Divine Person, the Third Person of the Holy Trinity, the Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, penetrating and filling everything, the Source of blessings and the Giver of life (Life-Giving). He is the true God, eternally (out of time) emanating from the Father. The Holy Spirit has omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, the ability to work miracles, cleanse people from sin, revive and sanctify their souls, and help them do good deeds. Through His inspiration, inspired books were written, He put the words of God into the mouths of the prophets and apostles. He descended on the apostles in the form of tongues of fire on the day of Pentecost.

The Holy Spirit is constantly active in the Church of Christ. By his action during the Liturgy, a great Sacrament is performed: the transformation of the Holy Gifts - bread and wine - into the Body and Blood of Christ. During the Sacrament of Confirmation, which takes place immediately after Baptism, the Holy Spirit descends on a person and puts into his soul the seed of a new grace-filled life in Christ. Then it depends on the person himself (and his loved ones, if Baptism occurred in infancy) whether this good seed will sprout and bear fruit or be drowned out by weeds.

The Monk Seraphim of Sarov taught that the goal of a Christian’s life is the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, that is, such a state of man when the Holy Spirit incomprehensibly inhabits him and remains in him, introducing him to the fullness of Divine life. Explaining this to his student N. Motovilov, Father Seraphim was transformed: his face shone like the sun. And then, through his prayer, the Lord gave Motovilov to experience the power of the Holy Spirit: peace, silence, joy, warmth, sweetness, fragrance and light that surpassed any earthly concept.

We call a person holy if he has acquired (that is, acquired) the Holy Spirit. The fruits of the Spirit in such a person are righteousness and truth (see Eph. 5:9), love, joy, peace, long-suffering, goodness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control(Gal. 5:22-23).

What does it take to acquire these wonderful qualities? – Trust every word of Christ and try to live according to His will, seek more heavenly than earthly things, try to love everyone and not offend anyone, repent of sins and beg the Lord to save us. Let us not forget that spiritual work is not so much an external feat (prayers, frequent participation in divine services, etc.), but a painstaking, constant forcing of oneself to fulfill the commandments of God in thoughts, desires, words and deeds. (We know all this, but we are lazy - we think that just like that, lying on a warm stove, we will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. However, thank God, we are at least doing something - maybe the long-suffering Lord, who accepted two mites, will look at us, careless.) In all these little labors of ours, the Lord Holy Spirit helps us. He gives grace in church Sacraments, in home prayers; Our churches are filled with It, help is given through our prayer from holy icons and relics.

Let us also pray together with the Apostle Paul, so that God... gives us the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to the knowledge of Him, and enlightened the eyes of the heart ours so that we we knew what was the hope of His calling, and what the riches of His glorious inheritance are for the saints, and how immeasurable is the greatness of His power in us(Eph. 1:17-19). And let us not forget the words of the Savior: Heavenly Father will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him(Luke 11:13).

Now let's move on to the explanation of the prayer itself.

1. King, Comforter, Soul, Giver, Better- these are forms of the vocative case (now lost). Translated into modern language, these words sound like this: King, Comforter, Spirit, Giver, Good.

2. Heavenly King. We call the Holy Spirit the King, the Ruler of the Heavenly Kingdom as God and the Third Person of the Holy Trinity.

“Heavenly” means spiritual, not earthly. The Kingdom of Heaven is also called paradise, “the life of the future age,” “new heaven,” “Heavenly Jerusalem” (the latter names refer to the time of the Second Coming of the Savior). In it the angelic powers and souls of the righteous, for whom God is the Source of love and light that surpasses all understanding, are blissful (abiding in eternal joy and mutual love). There is no evil in the Kingdom of Heaven, including death.

The Lord commanded us to seek first of all earthly things the Kingdom of God, which is hidden in our hearts. “The ladder (ladder) leading to the Kingdom is inside you, hidden in your soul,” says the great ascetic of the 7th century, St. Isaac the Syrian. “Flee from sin, plunge into yourself and you will find there steps leading to heaven.”

3. Comforter means “Called for help, Patron, Intercessor.” The Greek verb “to comfort” also has the meaning “to calm, pacify, console in sorrow, convince, instruct to a virtuous life.”

4. Soul of truth– The Spirit of truth, revealing to a person the truth about himself and the visible and invisible world around him (that is, about the meaning of his life, the spiritual laws of existence, heaven and hell, etc.), admonishing and instructing people on the true path of God, putting words in the mouth of prophets and confessors: The Spirit of your Father will speak in you(Matt. 10:20).

Before His death on the Cross, the Lord said to the disciples: But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me and guide you into all truth.(John 15, 26; 16, 13); But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you everything and remind you of everything that I have told you.(John 14:26). After the Ascension of Christ, the Holy Spirit directly instructed and admonished the disciples preaching the gospel of Christ and His Kingdom.

5. Sit everywhere and do everything– Who abides everywhere and fills everything (the whole world, all existence).

6. Treasure of the Good– Source, Treasury of all good things.

7. Life Giver. The Holy Spirit gives life to the whole world, to all living things, that is, it animates, and also gives people Divine, eternal life, that is, it spiritualizes, provided that they seek, hunger and thirst for this life.

9. Cleanse us from all filth. The Holy Spirit cleanses the faithful and humble of heart from sinful filth. This is necessary, since nothing bad can enter the “paradise of sweetness” of the Kingdom of Heaven. In the earthly world, Christ dwells only in those souls that are cleansed by sincere repentance.

10. Better. The Holy Spirit is called good as one of the persons of the Holy Trinity, for no one is good but God alone(Mark 10:18).

11. Save... our souls. The most important thing for a person is the salvation of his soul. This is precisely why the Lord came to earth. This is what we ask the Holy Spirit to do. If it is important to save a person’s earthly life, then it is incomparably more important to save his eternal soul.

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“To the King of Heaven” is perhaps one of the most famous prayers, along with the “Our Father” (the Lord’s Prayer) and the 90th Psalm of King David. It is part of the so-called “ordinary beginning,” that is, that sequence of prayers that sounds at the beginning of many services and sequences, including at the beginning of our usual morning and evening prayers: “To the Heavenly King,” the Trisagion, “The Most Holy Trinity.” , "Our Father".

The prayer “To the Heavenly King” is also the stichera of the Pentecost service. We call on the Holy Spirit to come and dwell “in us”and this can be understood in two ways: either weWe want each of us to become an abode of the Spirit, or for the Holy Spirit to dwell among us, uniting us into the Body of Christ. But one does not exclude the other.

PRAYER
“Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed One, our souls.”

TRANSLATION
“Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, abiding everywhere and filling everything, Treasury of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.”

This is followed by the address “Comforter” (Greek παράκλητος). This is how the Savior called the Holy Spirit in a conversation with his disciples: “And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you” (John 14:16-17). In addition to the obvious meaning of “one who comforts,” this word can also be understood in the meaning of “mediator,” “intercessor,” “intercessor.”

All those words and expressions that were discussed now were all an appeal, which takes up about two-thirds of the prayer. And then comes the pleading part.

O. Theodore Ludogovsky

Among the first Christian prayers that we memorize are “Our Father”, “Virgin Mother of God, rejoice!..”, and, of course, the prayer to the Holy Spirit - “Heavenly King”. Let's remember it again:

“Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, who is everywhere and fulfills everything, treasure of the Good and giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed One, our souls.”.

This is a simple short prayer; we do not know its author or the time of writing. Researchers believe that prayer to the Holy Spirit appeared at the end of the first millennium. It is a stichera, that is, a short hymn for the feast of Pentecost or the Holy Trinity. But people loved “The King of Heaven” so much that over time they began to begin worship services and home prayer with it. In addition, there is a custom to read “Heavenly King” before any important task in order to invoke the help of the Holy Spirit.

Translated from Church Slavonic, this prayer sounds like this:

“Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, abiding everywhere and filling everything, Treasury of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, cleanse us from all sin and save, O Most Good One, our souls.”

Two-thirds of this prayer consists of appeals to the Holy Spirit, and only at the end is a petition concluded. The first appeal to the Holy Spirit is the Comforter. This is what Christ called Him in a conversation with his disciples: “And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.”

The prayer says that the Holy Spirit fills everything - this means that He is not only present everywhere, but also breathes life into the world, He is the Giver of life. So in the Creed we call the Holy Spirit the Life-Giving One, because he is the only source of all that is good and good.

We ask the Holy Spirit to come and dwell in us. This is both a personal request to accommodate the Holy Spirit and a desire for the Spirit of God to help unite all Christians into the One Body of Christ.

But in order to become the abode of the Holy Spirit, it is necessary to overcome defilement, that is, passions and sins. A person cannot do this alone, only in collaboration with the Holy Spirit. We pray for salvation, for the Spirit to grant us the Kingdom of Heaven.

During the period from Easter to Pentecost, the prayer “To the Heavenly King” is not read. Before the Ascension, it is replaced with three times the festive Easter hymn “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs,” and then ten days are specially skipped. Thus, the Church remembers the intense anticipation in which the apostles remained before the sending of the Holy Spirit. On the day of the Holy Trinity, “Heavenly King” will sound with renewed vigor.

Without reading prayers at home, Christian life cannot be successful, for it is appeals to the Great God, revealed in the Holy Trinity, and to the saints that are the guide to human destinies. The prayer “to the Heavenly King” is an integral part of prayer life, an appeal to the Holy Spirit, the third Hypostasis of the Holy Trinity.

Divine Trinity

In their prayer life, Orthodox Christians most often turn to God the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ, paying little attention to the Holy Spirit, the integral Hypostasis of the Trinity.

The Holy Trinity

For those who find it difficult to imagine the Trinity of God, one should look at a man who is simultaneously son, husband and father.

The Holy Spirit originally existed, the prophet Moses writes about Him in the book “Genesis” of the Old Testament (Gen. 1: 2). Even before the appearance of light, the Spirit of the Lord enveloped the earth.

By the Holy Spirit, revealed in the cloud, the Jewish people were led out of Egypt, and through them the message was conveyed to the Virgin Mary.
The Apostle Paul conveys the words of Jesus that the body of every Christian is the temple of God if the Holy Spirit lives in it.
The Third Hypostasis of God manifested itself more than once in the New Testament, appearing for the first time in the form of a dove that sat on the shoulder of Jesus during water Baptism in the Jordan.

The Baptism of Jesus Christ and the Descent of the Holy Spirit in the Form of a Dove

Jesus, going to the Father, left a promise that Christians would gather for the holiday and wait for the Guide, the Comforter, and the Holy Spirit would descend at the time, revealing the fullness of the Holy Trinity.

Interpretation of the prayer appeal to the Holy Spirit

The prayer “To the Heavenly King,” the text of which is written in Russian, is an appeal to the Hypostasis of the Holy Trinity.

The prayer appeal emphasizes the omnipresence of the Creator; no one and nothing can hide from His Face.
The omnipresent God comes through the prayers of the saints to save them from death and sinful fall.
The Comforter is able to wipe away tears and fill souls with peace in times of trouble and sorrow.
The Spirit of Truth guides Christians through their prayer “to the Heavenly King” on the righteous path, being the Source of life and merciful pardon.
The Holy Spirit living in us cleanses us from bad, sinful thoughts and thoughts, granting salvation through the holy Blood of the Savior Jesus Christ, who sent us the Comforter.
The appeal “To the Heavenly King” is a unifying appeal, emphasizing the trinity of the Creator and the equality of each of the Hypostases.
It is the Holy Spirit that is called the treasure of life, for without Him not a single Christian Sacrament can be performed.
The Giver of Life is the One who gives true life, for, living in sins and addictions, a person is dead, He will lead you through all life's troubles and troubles and lead you onto the path of righteousness and truth.

Icon "The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles"

Other Orthodox prayers:

General rules for reading a prayer

A prayer to the Heavenly Comforter King was written by an unknown monk at the beginning of the 10th century. The text in Russian is easy to read; it is read not only in church services, but also during home prayers. With this prayer we invite the Holy Spirit into a new day of our lives, to lead us through the vanity of this world, and at the end of the working day to show us all our sins, so that we have time to repent before going to bed.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, Who is everywhere and Fulfiller of everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of Life, Come and Dwell in us, and Cleanse us from all filth, and Save, O Blessed One, our souls.

Advice! The appeal to the “King of Heaven” is recommended to begin not only a prayer rule at home, but also any new business.

By appealing to the One who acts everywhere and at every hour, Christians open the doors to God's knowledge and His grace, capable of:

to restrain from unjust actions;
bless with healing;
free from addictions;
restore harmony in the family and at work;
resolve financial dependencies.

During prayer, Christians submit their churches to the power of the Comforter, giving Him the right to cleanse souls from filth for holiness and filling with God’s love.