Prayer to Saint Paraskevi for a Child's Illness

O holy and most blessed martyr of Christ, Paraskevi, in the Lord the beauty of a virgin, the praise of martyrs, the image of purity, the mirror of virtue, the wonder of the wise, the protector of the Christian faith, the exposer of idolatrous deception, the champion of the Divine Gospel, the follower of the Lord’s commandments!

You have deigned to come to the dwelling of eternal peace and to gloriously rejoice in the presence of your Bridegroom, Christ God. You are crowned by the Lord with a special wreath of virginity and martyrdom. We pray to you, holy Martyr, be our blessed intercessor before Christ our God, whose care you delight in. Pray to the Most Merciful One, who by His word opened the eyes of the blind, that He may deliver my child from bodily and spiritual illness. By the Lord’s power, mercy and grace, drive away with your holy prayers the dark darkness of our sins before God.

Hasten, O holy Paraskevi, to the aid of me and my child—together with me implore God for healing and restoration of soul and body. That, through your assistance, we may emerge from darkness into the light and strength of true faith and divine works. Amen.

Source: kyrios.org.ua