Prayers for the Sick

O Master, Almighty King, who chastens and does not destroy, who raises up those who fall and restores the broken-hearted, who dispels the sorrows of human life. We pray to You, our God, visit Your servant who is ill (name) with Your mercy, forgive him every sin, voluntary or involuntary. Yes, Lord, send down Your healing power from heaven, touch the body, quench the fever, soothe the suffering and every hidden infirmity. Be the physician of Your servant, raise him from the bed of sickness and from the couch of pain whole and sound, grant that he may be obedient to Your Church and a doer of Your will. For it is Yours to show mercy and to save us, our God, and to You we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

O most merciful God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, to whom we worship and glorify in the undivided Trinity! Look graciously upon Your servant (name) who is ill, forgive him all his transgressions, grant him healing from his sickness, restore his health and bodily strength, grant him a long and happy life, Your earthly and spiritual blessings, so that he may together with us offer prayers of thanksgiving to You, our all-generous God and Creator. Most Holy Theotokos, by your all-praised intercession, help me to entreat your Son, our God, for the healing of the servant of God (name). All you saints and angels of the Lord, pray to God for His ailing servant (name). Amen.

Physician of our souls and bodies, Source of our life, Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior! Look with a merciful eye upon Your servant in grievous illness, incline to our tearful supplications, touch the infirm body of our sick brother with the finger of Your mercy, quench the fire of his body, lessen the pain of his illness, restore his health, raise him from the bed of infirmity, prolong the days of his life, so that on earth he may serve You, walk in the paths of Your commandments, and be deemed worthy of Your Heavenly Kingdom, and together with the saints glorify You, the Merciful God, with the Father and the Spirit unto ages of ages. Amen.

For the sick, read the Gospel as written above: for one, three, or forty days. During surgery or difficult examinations, read the chapters one by one, as strength permits.

In a difficult time for the sick, also read the 17th Kathisma of the Psalter (Psalm 118) with the prayer: “Save, have mercy, and protect, O Lord, Your servant (name) by Your grace.”

Source: kyrios.org.ua