Icon of Cyprian and Ustinya - meaning, what helps, history. The Life of the Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Holy Martyr Justina Svmch Cyprian

Hieromartyr Cyprian, holy martyr Justina and holy martyr Theoktistos killed in Nicomedia in 304.

Saint Cyprian was a pagan, originally from Antioch. Even in early childhood, he was given by wicked parents to serve the pagan gods. From the age of seven to thirty, Cyprian studied in the largest centers of paganism - on Mount Olympus, in the cities of Argos and Tavropol, in the Egyptian city of Memphis and in Babylon. Having comprehended the wisdom of pagan philosophy and sorcery, he was ordained a priest on Olympus. Having acquired the great power of calling unclean spirits, he saw the prince of darkness himself, talked with him and received from him a regiment of demons into his service.

In the same city lived a Christian girl named Justina. Having turned to Christ from pagan error and brought her father and mother to the true faith, she dedicated herself to the Heavenly Bridegroom and spent time in fasting and prayer, maintaining her virginity. When the young man Aglaid invited Justina to become his wife, the holy martyr refused. Aglaid turned to Cyprian and asked him to use sorcery to persuade Justina to marry. But no matter how hard Cyprian tried, he could not do anything, because the holy martyr, through prayer and fasting, crushed all the machinations of the devil. With spells, Cyprian sent demons to the holy virgin, inciting carnal passion in her, but she drove them out with the power of the Sign of the Cross and fervent prayer to the Lord. Even one of the demonic princes and Cyprian himself, who by the power of magic took on various guises, could not tempt Saint Justina, protected by her firm faith in Christ. All the spells disappeared, and demons scattered at the mere sight and even the name of the holy virgin. The angry Cyprian sent pestilence and plagues to Justina’s family and the entire city, but even here he was defeated by her prayer. To his soul, corrupted by his power over people and the elements, the full depth of its fall and the insignificance of those he served was revealed. “If you fear even the shadow of the Cross and tremble at the Name of Christ,” Cyprian said to Satan, “then what will you do when Christ himself comes upon you?” The devil immediately attacked the priest who had rejected him and began to beat and strangle him. Saint Cyprian for the first time experienced the power of the Sign of the Cross and the Name of Christ, protecting himself with them from the attack of the enemy. With deep repentance, he came to the local bishop Anfim and gave all his books to be burned.

And the next day, having come to church, I did not want to leave it until I received Holy Baptism.

By the feat of his subsequent righteous life, Saint Cyprian affirmed the great power of ardent faith in Christ, which redeemed all his more than thirty years of service to Satan: seven days after Baptism he was ordained a reader, on the twentieth day - a subdeacon, on the thirtieth - a deacon, and after year ordained as a presbyter. Soon Saint Cyprian was elevated to the rank of bishop. The holy martyr converted so many pagans to Christ that in his diocese there was no one to offer sacrifices to idols, and their temples were abandoned. Saint Justina retired to a monastery and was elected abbess. During the persecution of Christians under the Emperor Diocletian, Bishop Cyprian and Abbess Justina were captured and brought to Nicomedia, where, after severe torture, they were beheaded with a sword. The warrior Theoktist, seeing the innocent suffering of the saints, declared himself a Christian and was executed along with them. Knowing about the miraculous conversion to Christ of the holy martyr Cyprian, who was a servant of the prince of darkness and who broke his bonds by faith, Christians often resort to the prayerful help of the saint in the fight against unclean spirits.

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The multitude of miracles and healings that took place at the relics of the saints cannot be described. The Hieromartyr Cyprian left no one unconsoled, and he gave everyone exactly what was most needed.

A son was found

The servant of God N. lost her son. A fifteen-year-old teenager left home and never returned. For a long time, the mother searched for the missing boy, but to no avail. Having learned about the arrival of the relics of the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina at the Conception Monastery, N. hurried to the monastery to ask the Hieromartyr Cyprian in fervent prayer for her need. And a miracle happened: soon after visiting the monastery, N. discovered her son in one of the hospitals near Moscow, where he had been with a severe traumatic brain injury for a long time. Shocked by what had happened, joyful from meeting her son, the mother came to the monastery to thank the holy martyr Cyprian for the miracle of finding her son.

"Now I can talk..."

Servant of God N. underwent throat surgery, during which doctors accidentally touched his vocal cords. As a result, N. lost his voice and could only whisper. Doctors did not find it possible to fix the ligaments. Arriving at the monastery to the relics of the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina, N. asked the saints for help. The next day, when he woke up, he discovered that he could speak and heard not hissing and wheezing, but his own real voice. In amazement and joy, he called the doctors he was treating and, introducing himself, explained that he could now speak. “This can’t be!” - the doctors were amazed.

“Mom, it doesn’t hurt me anymore”

A mother and her four-year-old daughter came to the Hieromartyr Cyprian with their misfortune. The girl developed stomatitis; the disease progressed, and the baby could no longer swallow. The situation was serious. The mother gave her daughter consecrated water to drink, applied it to the holy relics, and anointed her with consecrated oil. The next day, the joyful girl told her mother that nothing hurt anymore. The touched mother came with her daughter to the monastery to thank her healer.

“When the Lord punished me, He did not give me over to death.”

In one reviving convent near Bolkhov, on the eve of a big holiday, such an incident occurred. The evening before the holiday, the abbess gave her blessing to stop all work. One novice decided to complete her assigned obedience of putting things in the attic. Having once again climbed the stairs, she suddenly stumbled and flew down. She fell, hitting her chest on the table, and some things fell on top of her. When the alarmed sisters came running to help, the “miserable girl” was barely alive. She couldn’t breathe; there was terrible pain in her chest and back. What to do? They resorted to the help of the shrine. The victim’s chest was anointed twice with consecrated oil from the relics of the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina. After the second time, the novice sighed and said that she felt good. Indeed, after some time she was able to get up and move around without assistance. What happened was regarded as the obvious mercy of God through the prayers of the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina.

Hieromartyr Cyprian is terrible for unclean spirits

During the period that the relics were in the monastery, a considerable number of people possessed by an evil spirit—possessed people—came here. When they approached the holy relics, they began to scream, their bodies shook, and often several guards could not lead the sufferers to the relics. After kissing, these people became quiet, lost their strength, and were led away by the arms. When they screamed, their lips did not move, and the sounds came from somewhere deep in the body. Sometimes words were heard cursing the Hieromartyr Cyprian, recognizing his strength, that he was God’s favorite. There was also evidence that the evil spirit clings to its presence in a person in every possible way and does not want to let the soul out from under its power. It often happened that the possessed approached the relics several times, and each time they felt better. There were also cases of visible lasting relief. Among the possessed were small children; at first they did not agree to take the kiss, cried, and broke free from their parents’ hands. When they were applied to the relics, they shuddered and screamed, but then, as a rule, they calmed down.

Such incidents made a deep impression on everyone present. For many who saw those possessed by demons, this served as a sobering moment, for a more serious attitude towards that invisible spiritual warfare that has been going on continuously since the beginning of time. Once, through the mouth of a sick woman, an unclean spirit expressed his powerless hatred of prayer, of invoking the Name of God.

I remember one girl named Nadezhda, 22 years old. She and her mother came to the relics every day, and the changes taking place in the girl were obvious to everyone. The first time, venerating the relics, she began to struggle, scream, and then began to squirm in the most incredible way, so much so that she even stood on her head. Mom, with the help of several men, lifted her and sat her on a bench not far from the ark with the relics. Nadezhda calmed down and began to quietly pray. All day he and his mother sat and listened to prayer singing. Nadya watched the candles by the candlestick. She had seizures from time to time. She fell to the floor unconscious, then came to her senses. On the last day of the relics’ stay, she venerated the shrine several times without outside help and calmly walked away. Her health has improved significantly. Mom was incredibly happy. She said that the spirit has been tormenting her daughter since she was 13 years old. They visited many holy places, and at times the daughter felt better. Mom admitted that the relics of the Holy Martyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina have special power. Nowhere has the girl felt as good as here. They said goodbye to the monastery with gratitude, promising to come and pray.

One sick woman, approaching the sisters in church, warned that she had been possessed by an unclean spirit for a long time, 35 years, and it was difficult for even six men to cope with her. The sisters called the guards and some of the parishioners. Several times six men tried to lead her to the relics, but were thrown aside.

There were cases when those who came did not suspect that they were possessed by an evil spirit, and when they began to shudder or “as if they were being showered with fire,” it was a real shock for them.

During the days of the presence of the holy relics, the monastery was visited by many pilgrims, about 90 thousand in total. Among them were representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation and Moscow, prominent public and government figures. Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, monastery governors and brethren, and abbess and sisters came to venerate the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina. Whole parishes came, sometimes at night: for example, a bus arrived from Tula at 2.30 am and brought 60 people, including small children. A Sunday school group of 15 people, led by a priest, arrived from the Vyatka diocese, having arranged a reception in advance, and the children endured all the difficulties of a long journey with great patience.

There were different people among the pilgrims. Some crossed the threshold of the temple for the first time, others went to the relics “for company,” because “everyone is coming.” Some were driven by everyday need, an insoluble problem, some by curiosity, some by fear.

It would be more accurate to say that God’s grace, acting through His saints, the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina, led people to the temple to cleanse, strengthen, enlighten, heal, and instruct, for the Lord loves His creation and does not desire its destruction, but salvation.

And now, when a lot of time has passed since the memorable visit, many people are flocking to the Conception Monastery in the hope of the help of the Holy Martyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina, who help people get rid of passions, learn virtue, unite with Christ and inherit eternal life.

With a contrite heart and tears, they venerate the icon of the holy martyr Cyprian and the martyr Justina with a particle of the celibate relics, and come to prayer services for these saints, who are regularly served in the monastery, in the temple and at home the akathist is read to them. And by their faith they receive healing, for the Lord said: “I do not want the death of the sinner, but that the sinner should turn from his way and live” (Ezek. 33:11).

Prayer to the Holy Martyr Cyprian

Holy servant of God, holy disciple of Cyprian, quick helper and prayer book for all who come running to you! Accept this praise from us, the unworthy; ask the Lord God for strength in weaknesses, consolation in sorrows and everything useful to everyone in our life; Offer up your blessed prayer to the Lord, may he protect us from the falls of sins, may he teach us true repentance, may he deliver us from the captivity of the devil and all captivity of unclean spirits and tame those who offend us. Be a strong champion for us against all enemies, visible and invisible; grant us patience in temptation and at the hour of our death show us intercession from the torturers in the air trials; May we, led by you, reach Heavenly Jerusalem and be honored in the Heavenly Kingdom with all the saints to glorify and sing the Most Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

The Life and Suffering of the Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Holy Martyr Justina

During the reign of Decius1 there lived in Antioch2 a certain philosopher3 and famous sorcerer4 named Cyprian, originally from Carthage5. Coming from wicked parents, even as a child he was dedicated by them to the service of the pagan god Apollo. For seven years he was given to sorcerers to learn sorcery and demonic wisdom. Upon reaching the age of ten, he was sent by his parents to prepare for priestly service on Mount Olympus,7 which the pagans called the home of the gods; there were countless idols in which demons lived. On this mountain, Cyprian learned all the devil's tricks: he comprehended various demonic transformations, learned to change the properties of the air, induce winds, produce thunder and rain, disturb the sea waves, harm gardens, vineyards and fields, send diseases and ulcers to people, and generally learned destructive wisdom and evil-filled devilish activity. He saw there countless hordes of demons with the prince of darkness at their head, whom some stood before, others served, others exclaimed, praising their prince, and others were sent into the world to seduce people. There he also saw them in imaginary images of pagan gods and goddesses, as well as various ghosts and apparitions, which he learned to summon during a strict forty-day fast; After sunset he ate, and not bread or any other food, but oak acorns.

When he was fifteen years old, he began to listen to the lessons of the seven great priests, from whom he learned many demonic secrets. Then he went to the city of Argos8, where, after serving the goddess Hera9 for some time, he learned many seductions from her priest. He also lived in Tavropol10, serving Artemis, and from there he went to Lacedaemon11, where he learned to use various sorceries and obsessions to call the dead from their graves and force them to speak. At the age of twenty, Cyprian came to Egypt, and in the city of Memphis12 he studied even greater sorcery and sorcery. In the thirtieth year he went to the Chaldeans13 and, having learned stargazing there, completed his teaching, after which he returned to Antioch, having been committed in every crime. So he became a sorcerer, sorcerer and murderer, a great friend and faithful slave of the infernal prince14, with whom he talked face to face, receiving great honor from him, as he himself openly testified.

Believe me,” he said, “that I saw the prince of darkness himself, for I appeased him with sacrifices; I greeted him and spoke to him and his elders; he fell in love with me, praised my intelligence and said in front of everyone: “Here is the new Zamri15, always ready for obedience and worthy of communicating with us!” And he promised to make me a prince upon my departure from the body, and during my earthly life to help me in everything; At the same time, he gave me a regiment of demons to serve. When I left him, he turned to me with the words: “Take courage, zealous Cyprian, get up and accompany me: let all the demonic elders marvel at you.” As a result of this, all his princes were attentive to me, seeing the honor shown to me. His appearance was like a flower; his head was crowned with a crown made (not in reality, but ghostly) of gold and shiny stones, as a result of which the whole space was illuminated, and his clothes were amazing. When he turned in one direction or another, the whole place shook; many evil spirits of various degrees obediently stood at his throne. I, too, gave myself entirely to his service, obeying his every command.

This is how Cyprian himself spoke about himself after his conversion.

From this it is clear what kind of person Cyprian was: as a friend of demons, he committed all their deeds, harming people and deceiving them. While living in Antioch, he seduced many people to all sorts of iniquities, destroyed many with poison and sorcery, and sacrificed young men and maidens to demons. He taught many his disastrous sorcery: some to fly through the air, others to swim in boats on the clouds, and others to walk on the waters. He was revered and glorified by all pagans as the chief priest and wisest servant of their vile gods. Many turned to him in their needs, and he helped them with the demonic power with which he was filled: he helped some in fornication, others in anger, enmity, revenge, envy. Already all of him was in the depths of hell and in the mouth of the devil, he was the son of Gehenna, a participant in the demonic inheritance and their eternal death. The Lord, who did not want the death of the sinner, by His indescribable goodness and mercy not overcome by human sins, deigned to seek out this lost man, to extract him from the abyss, mired in the depths of hell, and save him, in order to show all people His mercy, for there is no sin that can defeat Him. philanthropy. He saved Cyprian from death in the following way.

At that time, there lived in the same place, in Antioch, a certain girl named Justina. She came from pagan parents: her father was an idol priest named Edesius, and her mother was called Cleodonia. One day, sitting at the window in her house, this girl, then already of age, accidentally heard words of salvation from the lips of a passing deacon named Prailius. He spoke about the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ - that He was born of the Most Pure Virgin and, having performed many miracles, deigned to suffer for the sake of our salvation, rose from the dead with glory, ascended into heaven, sat down at the right hand of the Father and reigns forever. This sermon of the deacon fell on good soil, in the heart of Justina, and soon began to bear fruit, uprooting the thorns of unbelief in her. Justina wanted to learn the faith better and more completely from the deacon, but did not dare to seek him, restrained by girlish modesty. However, she secretly went to the Church of Christ and, often listening to the word of God, with the influence of the Holy Spirit on her heart, she believed in Christ. Soon she convinced her mother of this, and then led her elderly father to faith. Seeing the mind of his daughter and hearing her wise words, Edesius reasoned with himself: “Idols are made by human hands and have neither soul nor breath, and therefore - how can they be gods?” Reflecting on this, one night he saw in a dream, by Divine permission, a wonderful vision: he saw a great host of luminous angels, and among them was the Savior of the world, Christ, who said to him:

Come to Me and I will give you the Kingdom of Heaven.

Rising in the morning, Edesius went with his wife and daughter to a Christian bishop named Ontat, asking him to teach them the faith of Christ and perform holy baptism on them. At the same time, he related the words of his daughter and the angelic vision he himself had seen. Hearing this, the bishop rejoiced at their conversion and, having instructed them in the faith of Christ, baptized Edesius, his wife Cleodonia and daughter Justina, and then, having communed them with the Holy Mysteries, sent them away in peace. When Edesius became stronger in the faith of Christ, the bishop, seeing his piety, made him a presbyter. After this, having lived virtuously and in the fear of God for a year and six months, Edesius ended his life in holy faith. Justina labored valiantly in keeping the commandments of the Lord and, having loved her Bridegroom Christ, served Him with diligent prayers, virginity and chastity, fasting and great abstinence. But the enemy, the hater of the human race, seeing her life like this, envied her virtues and began to harm her, causing various disasters and sorrows.

At that time, there lived in Antioch a certain young man named Aglaid, the son of rich and noble parents. He lived luxuriously, completely surrendering to the vanity of this world. One day he saw Justina when she was going to church and was struck by her beauty. The devil instilled evil intentions in his heart. Inflamed with lust, Aglaid began to try by all means to gain the favor and love of Justina and, through seduction, to lead the pure lamb of Christ to the defilement he had planned. He watched all the paths along which the girl had to go, and, meeting her, spoke flattering speeches to her, praising her beauty and glorifying her; showing his love for her, he tried to entice her into fornication with a cunningly woven network of seduction. The girl turned away and avoided him, abhorring him and not even wanting to listen to his flattering and crafty speeches. Not cooling in his lust for her beauty, the young man sent to her with a request that she agree to become his wife.

She answered him:

My groom is Christ; I serve Him and for His sake I maintain my purity. He protects both my soul and body from all defilement.

Hearing such an answer from the chaste maiden, Aglaid, incited by the devil, became even more inflamed with passion. Unable to seduce her, he plotted to kidnap her by force. Gathering reckless young men like himself to help, he waylaid the girl on the path along which she usually went to church to pray; there he met her and, grabbing her, forcibly dragged her into his house. She started screaming loudly, hitting him in the face and spitting on him. Hearing her cries, the neighbors ran out of their houses and snatched the immaculate lamb, Saint Justina, from the hands of the wicked youth, as if from a wolf’s mouth. The rioters fled, and Aglaid returned to his house in shame. Not knowing what to do next, he, with an increase in unclean lust in him, decided on a new evil deed: he went to the great sorcerer and sorcerer - Cyprian, the priest of idols, and, telling him his grief, asked him for help, promising to give him a lot of gold and silver. After listening to Aglaidas, Cyprian consoled him, promising to fulfill his desire.

“I,” he said, “will make sure that the girl herself will seek your love and will feel a passion for you even stronger than you do for her.”

Having thus consoled the young man, Cyprian sent him away reassured. Then taking books on his secret art, he called upon one of the unclean spirits, in whom he was sure that he could soon inflame Justina’s heart with passion for this young man. He reluctantly promised to fulfill this and said proudly:

This is not a difficult task for me, for many times I shook cities, ravaged walls, destroyed houses, caused bloodshed and parricides, created enmity and great anger between brothers and spouses, and brought many who took a vow of virginity to sin; I instilled in the monks who settled in the mountains and were accustomed to strict fasting, who never even thought about the flesh, lust and taught them to serve carnal passions; I again turned people who repented and turned away from sin to evil deeds; I plunged many chaste people into fornication. Will I really not be able to persuade this girl to love Aglaid? What am I saying? I will soon show my strength. Here, take this potion (he handed over a vessel filled with something) and give it to that young man: let him sprinkle Justina’s house with it, and you will see that what I said will come true.

Having said this, the demon disappeared. Cyprian called Aglaidas and sent him to secretly sprinkle Justina's house from the devil's vessel. When this was done, the prodigal demon entered there with kindled arrows of carnal lust in order to wound the girl’s heart with fornication and inflame her flesh with unclean lust.

Justina had the custom of offering prayers to the Lord every night. And so, when, according to custom, she got up at three o’clock in the morning and prayed to God, she suddenly felt excitement in her body, a storm of bodily lust and the flame of hell fire. She remained in such excitement and internal struggle for quite a long time: the young man Aglaid came to her memory, and bad thoughts were born to her. The girl was surprised and ashamed of herself, feeling that her blood was boiling, like in a cauldron; She was now thinking about what she had always abhorred as filth. But, in her prudence, Justina realized that this struggle arose in her from the devil; She immediately turned to the weapon of the sign of the cross, ran to God with warm prayer and from the depths of her heart cried out to Christ, her Bridegroom:

Lord my God, Jesus Christ! Behold, my enemies rose up against me, prepared a net to ensnare me, and exhausted my soul. But I remembered Your name in the night and rejoiced, and now, when they oppress me, I run to You and hope that my enemy will not triumph over me, for You know, O Lord my God, that I, Your servant, have saved for You I entrusted the purity of my body and my soul to You. Save Your sheep, good Shepherd, and do not give them up to be devoured by the beast that seeks to devour me; grant me victory over the evil lust of my flesh.

Having prayed long and earnestly, the holy virgin put the enemy to shame. Defeated by her prayer, he fled from her in shame, and calm again came in Justina’s body and heart; the flame of lust went out, the struggle ceased, the boiling blood calmed down. Justina glorified God and sang a song of victory. The demon returned to Cyprian with the sad news that he had achieved nothing.

Cyprian asked him why he could not defeat the maiden.

The demon, albeit reluctantly, revealed the truth:

I could not overcome her because I saw a certain sign on her, which I was afraid of.

Then Cyprian summoned a more evil demon and sent him to seduce Justina. He went and did much more than the first, attacking the girl with greater fury. But she armed herself with warm prayer and took upon herself an even stronger feat: she put on a hair shirt and mortified her flesh with abstinence and fasting, eating only bread and water. Having thus tamed the passions of her flesh, Justina defeated the devil and drove him away in shame. He, like the first, having accomplished nothing, returned to Cyprian. Then Cyprian called one of the demonic princes, told him about the weakness of the sent demons, who could not defeat one girl, and asked him for help. He sternly reproached the former demons for their lack of skill in this matter and for their inability to ignite passion in the girl’s heart. Having reassured Cyprian and promised to seduce the girl in other ways, the demonic prince took on the appearance of a woman and entered Justina. And he began to talk piously with her, as if wanting to follow the example of her virtuous life and chastity. While talking like this, he asked the girl what could be the reward for such a strict life and for maintaining cleanliness.

Justina replied that the reward for those who live chastely is great and indescribable, and it is very surprising that people do not care at all about such a great treasure as angelic purity. Then the devil, revealing his shamelessness, began to seduce her with cunning speeches:

How could the world exist? How would people be born? After all, if Eve had remained pure, how would the multiplication of the human race have occurred? A truly good deed is a marriage that God Himself established; The Holy Scripture praises him, saying: “Let marriage be honorable in all and the bed undefiled” (Heb. 13:4). And weren’t many of God’s saints married, which the Lord gave to people as a consolation, so that they would rejoice in their children and praise God?

Listening to these words, Justina recognized the cunning seducer - the devil, and more skillfully than Eve, she defeated him. Without continuing the conversation, she immediately resorted to the protection of the Cross of the Lord and placed its honorable sign on her face, and turned her heart to Christ, her Bridegroom. And the devil immediately disappeared - with even greater shame than the first two demons.

In great confusion, the proud prince of demons returned to Cyprian. Cyprian, having learned that he had not managed to do anything, said to the devil:

Is it really possible that you, a strong prince and more skilled than others in this matter, could not defeat the maiden? Which of you can do anything with this invincible girl’s heart? Tell me, with what weapon does she fight you and how does she make your strong strength weak?

Defeated by the power of God, the devil reluctantly confessed:

We cannot look at the sign of the cross, but we run from it, because it burns us like fire and drives us far away.

Cyprian was indignant at the devil for disgracing him, and, blaspheming the demon, said:

Such is your strength that even a weak maiden defeats you!

Then the devil, wanting to console Cyprian, made another attempt: he took on the image of Justina and went to Aglaid in the hope that, having accepted him for the real Justina, the young man would satisfy his desire and, thus, neither his demonic weakness would be revealed, nor Cyprian will not be put to shame. And so, when the demon came to Aglaid in the form of Justina, he jumped up in unspeakable joy, ran up to the imaginary virgin, hugged her and began to kiss her, saying:

It’s good that you came to me, beautiful Justina!

But as soon as the young man uttered the word “Justina,” the demon immediately disappeared, not being able to bear even the name of Justina. The young man was very frightened and, running to Cyprian, told him about what had happened. Then Cyprian, through his sorcery, gave him the image of a bird and, making him capable of flying through the air, sent him to Justina’s house, advising him to fly into her room through the window. Carried by a demon through the air, Aglaid flew in the form of a bird to Justina’s house and wanted to sit on the roof. At this time Justina happened to look out the window of her room. Seeing her, the demon left Aglaid and fled. At the same time, the ghostly appearance of Aglaid, in which he seemed like a bird, also disappeared, and the young man almost hurt himself while flying down. He grabbed the edge of the roof with his hands and, holding on to it, hung, and if he had not been lowered from there to the ground by the prayer of Saint Justina, he would have fallen, wicked, and broken. So, having achieved nothing, the young man returned to Cyprian and told him about his grief. Seeing himself humiliated, Cyprian was greatly saddened and decided to go to Justina, hoping for the power of his magic. He turned into both a woman and a bird, but before he even reached the door of Justina’s house, the ghostly likeness of a beautiful woman, as well as the bird, disappeared, and he returned with sorrow.

After this, Cyprian began to take revenge for his shame and with his sorcery brought various disasters on the house of Justina and on the houses of all her relatives, neighbors and acquaintances, just as the devil once did on the righteous Job (Job 1:15-19; 2:7). He killed their cattle, struck their slaves with plagues, and thus plunged them into excessive sorrow. He struck Justina herself with the disease, so that she lay in bed, and her mother cried for her. Justina consoled her mother with the words of the prophet David: “I will not die, but I will live and proclaim the works of the Lord” (Ps. 117:17).

Cyprian brought disaster not only on Justina and her relatives, but also on the entire city, by God’s permission, as a result of his indomitable rage and great shame. Ulcers appeared on animals and various diseases among people; and, through demonic action, a rumor spread that the great priest Cyprian would execute the city for Justina’s resistance to him. Then the most honorable citizens came to Justina and angrily urged her not to grieve Cyprian any more and to marry Aglaidas, in order to avoid even greater disasters for the whole city because of her. She calmed everyone down, saying that soon all the disasters caused by Cyprian with the help of demons would stop. And so it happened. When Saint Justina prayed fervently to God, immediately all demonic obsession ceased; all were healed of ulcers and recovered from diseases. When such a change took place, people glorified Christ, and they mocked Cyprian and his magical cunning, so that out of shame he could no longer appear among people and avoided meeting even his acquaintances. Convinced that nothing could defeat the power of the sign of the cross and the Name of Christ, Cyprian came to his senses and said to the devil:

O destroyer and seducer of all, source of all uncleanness and defilement! Now I have recognized your weakness. For if you fear even the shadow of the Cross and tremble at the Name of Christ, then what will you do when Christ Himself comes upon you? If you cannot defeat those who cross themselves, then whom will you tear out of the hands of Christ? Now I have realized what a nonentity you are; You can’t even take revenge! Having listened to you, I, the unfortunate one, was seduced and believed your cunning. Get away from me, you damned one, get away, for I should beg the Christians to have mercy on me. I should turn to pious people so that they will save me from death and take care of my salvation. Get away, get away from me, lawless one, enemy of truth, opponent and hater of all good!

Hearing this, the devil rushed at Cyprian to kill him, and, attacking, began to beat and crush him. Finding no protection anywhere and not knowing how to help himself and get rid of the cruel demonic hands, Cyprian, already barely alive, remembered the sign of the holy cross, by the power of which Justina resisted all demonic power, and exclaimed:

God of Justina, help me!

Then, raising his hand, he crossed himself, and the devil immediately jumped away from him, like an arrow shot from a bow. Having gathered his courage, Cyprian became bolder and, calling on the Name of Christ, made the sign of the cross and stubbornly resisted the demon, cursing and reproaching him. The devil, standing far from him and not daring to approach, for fear of the sign of the cross and the Name of Christ, threatened Cyprian in every possible way, saying:

Christ will not deliver you from my hands!

Then, after long and furious attacks on Cyprian, the demon roared like a lion and left.

Then Cyprian took all his books of magic and went to the Christian bishop Anthimus. Falling at the feet of the bishop, he begged to show him mercy and perform holy baptism on him. Knowing that Cyprian was a great and terrible sorcerer for everyone, the bishop thought that he had come to him with some kind of cunning, and therefore refused him, saying:

You do much evil among the pagans; Leave the Christians alone, so that you don’t die soon.

Then Cyprian confessed everything to the bishop with tears and gave him his books to be burned. Seeing his humility, the bishop taught him and instructed him in the holy faith, and then ordered him to prepare for baptism; He burned his books in front of all believing citizens.

Having left the bishop with a contrite heart, Cyprian cried about his sins, sprinkled ashes on his head and sincerely repented, crying out to the true God for the cleansing of his iniquities. Coming to church the next day, he listened to the word of God with joyful emotion, standing among the believers. When the deacon ordered the catechumens to go out, shouting: “The catechumens go out”16 - and some were already leaving - Cyprian did not want to go out, saying to the deacon:

I am a servant of Christ; don't drive me out of here.

The deacon said to him:

Since holy baptism has not yet been performed on you, you must leave the temple.

To this Cyprian replied:

Christ lives, my God, who delivered me from the devil, who kept the maiden Justina pure and had mercy on me; You will not drive me out of the church until I become a perfect Christian.

The deacon told the bishop about this, and the bishop, seeing Cyprian’s zeal and devotion to the faith of Christ, called him to himself and immediately baptized him in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Having learned about this, Saint Justina thanked God, distributed a lot of alms to the poor and made an offering to the church. On the eighth day the bishop made Cyprian a reader, on the twentieth a subdeacon, on the thirtieth a deacon, and a year later he ordained him a priest. Cyprian completely changed his life, every day he increased his exploits and, constantly mourning his previous evil deeds, improved and ascended from virtue to virtue. He was soon made a bishop and in this rank he led such a holy life that he became equal to many great saints; At the same time, he zealously cared for the flock of Christ entrusted to him. He appointed the holy maiden Justina a deaconess, and then entrusted her with a nunnery, making her abbess over other Christian maidens. With his behavior and instruction, he converted many pagans and won them for the Church of Christ. Thus, idolatry began to cease in that country, and the glory of Christ increased.

Seeing the strict life of Saint Cyprian, his concern for the faith of Christ and the salvation of human souls, the devil gnashed his teeth at him and prompted the pagans to slander him before the ruler of the eastern country in that he had disgraced the gods, turned many people away from them, and Christ, who was hostile to the gods glorifies them. And so many wicked people came to the ruler Eutholmius, who owned those countries, and slandered Cyprian and Justina, accusing them of being hostile to the gods, and the king, and all authorities - that they were confusing the people, deceiving them and leading them after himself, disposed to worship the crucified Christ. At the same time, they asked the governor to put Cyprian and Justina to death for this. Having heard the request, Eutolmius ordered to seize Cyprian and Justina and put them in prison. Then, going to Damascus, he took them with him for trial. When the prisoners of Christ, Cyprian and Justina, were brought to his trial, he asked Cyprian:

Why did you change your former glorious activities, when you were a famous servant of the gods and brought many people to them?

Saint Cyprian told the ruler how he recognized the weakness and deception of demons and understood the power of Christ, of which the demons fear and tremble, disappearing from the sign of the honorable cross, and also explained the reason for his conversion to Christ, for Whom he showed readiness to die. The torturer did not take Cyprian’s words into his heart, but, not being able to answer them, he ordered the saint to be hanged and his body flogged, and Saint Justina to be beaten on the lips and eyes. Throughout their long torment, they unceasingly confessed Christ and endured everything with thanksgiving. Then the tormentor imprisoned them and tried with gentle admonition to return them to idolatry. When he was unable to convince them, he ordered them to be thrown into the cauldron; but the boiling cauldron did not cause them any harm, and they, as if in a cool place, glorified God. Seeing this, one idol priest named Athanasius said:

In the name of the god Asclepius17, I will also throw myself into this fire and shame those wizards.

But as soon as the fire touched him, he died immediately. Seeing this, the tormentor was frightened and, not wanting to judge them any longer, sent the martyrs to the ruler Claudius in Nicomedia,18 describing everything that happened to them. This ruler condemned them to be beheaded by the sword. Then they were brought to the place of execution, then Cyprian asked himself some time for prayer, so that Justina would be executed first: he was afraid that Justina would not be frightened at the sight of his death. She joyfully bowed her head under the sword and reposed before her Bridegroom, Christ. Seeing the innocent death of these martyrs, a certain Theoktistus, who was present there, greatly regretted them and, having inflamed his heart towards God, fell to Saint Cyprian and, kissing him, declared himself a Christian. Together with Cyprian, he was immediately condemned to beheading. So they gave their souls into the hands of God; their bodies lay unburied for six days. Some of the strangers who were there secretly took them and took them to Rome, where they gave them to a virtuous and holy woman named Rufina, a relative of Claudius Caesar. She buried with honor the bodies of the holy martyrs of Christ - Cyprian, Justina and Theoctistus. At their graves, many healings took place for those who came to them with faith. Through their prayers may the Lord heal our illnesses, both physical and mental!

1 Decius (Decius) - Roman emperor from 249 to 271.
2 Antioch is a frequently used name for cities. Here, most likely, is Phoenician Antioch, between Syria and Palestine, or Pisidian Antioch, on the border with Phrygia, in the western part of Asia Minor.

3 Pagan sage, in the sense of a false sage.

4 In ancient times, the name “magi” or “magicians” meant wise people who had high and extensive knowledge, especially knowledge of the secret forces of nature that were inaccessible to ordinary people. At the same time, this name was associated with the concepts of magic, witchcraft, divination, spells and various deceptions and superstitions. Magic among the pagans has been highly developed since ancient times; It is spoken against in many places in the Holy Scriptures. According to many teachers of the Church, the pagan magicians performed their, sometimes remarkable, sorceries under the influence and with the help of spirits of darkness.

5 Carthage is the oldest, famous colony of the Phoenicians in northern Africa, which reached the highest degree of power in ancient history and was destroyed in 146 BC; on the ruins of ancient Carthage, under the first Roman emperors, a new Carthage arose, which existed with great splendor for a very long time. In Carthage, the pagan Greco-Roman cult was very developed, with all its superstitions, sorcery and “magical art”.

6 Apollo is one of the most revered Greco-Roman pagan gods. He was revered as the god of the sun and mental enlightenment, as well as the well-being of society and order, the guardian of the law, and the deity of predicting the future. One of the main places of his cult was, by the way, the Tempean Valley, in Northern Greece, spread out at the foot of the famous Mount Olympus in ancient times.

7 Olympus is actually an entire (southeastern) branch of the chain of mountains that forms the border between Macedonia and Thessaly, in Northern Greece. Olympus was considered by the ancient Greeks to be the seat of their pagan gods.

8 Argos is the ancient Greek capital of the eastern region of the Peloponnese (Southern Greece) - the Argolids; not far from it was the famous temple of the pagan goddess Hera.

9 Hera (Juno) was revered by the ancient Greeks and Romans as the sister and wife of their main god Zeus, the most exalted and revered among the goddesses; was considered the goddess of earth and fertility and the patroness of marriage.

10 Tavropol is actually a temple in honor of the goddess Artemis (Diana - the goddess of the moon, who was also revered as the patroness of the fresh, blooming life of nature) on the island of Icarus, in the southeastern part of the Aegean Sea (Archipelago). The name of this place comes from the fact that the Greeks, equating the goddess of the ancient inhabitants of the Tauride Peninsula - Orsilokha, with Artemis, called both Tauropola indifferently.

11 Lacedaemon or Laconia is the southeastern region of the Peloponnese (Southern Greece). This name designated the main city of Laconia, Sparta, of which only small ruins now remain.

12 Memphis - the ancient powerful capital of all Egypt - was located in Middle Egypt near the Nile, between the main river and its tributary, which washed the western side of the city. Of the brilliant capital of Ancient Egypt, only the most insignificant, meager remains are now preserved near the villages of Metrasani and Mogannan.

13 Chaldeans were the Babylonian sages and scientists who were engaged in the sciences, especially astronomy and the observation of celestial bodies; they were also priests and magicians who were engaged in secret teachings, fortune telling, interpretation of dreams, etc. Subsequently, this name was used, especially in the East, to refer to all kinds of wise men, wizards and fortune-tellers, even if they were not from the Chaldeans, i.e. did not come from Babylon.

14 According to the teaching of Holy Scripture, in the dark kingdom of evil fallen spirits there is its own chief leader, whom Scripture often calls “the prince of demons,” as well as Beelzebub, Belial, Satan, etc., clearly distinguishing him from other demons who are depicted as if subordinate to him. In general, Scripture distinguishes evil spirits according to their degrees and the strength of their power.

15 In the sense of a new evil sorcerer, sorcerer and obedient servant of the devil. The name Zamri here obviously means the famous ancient Egyptian magician, who is known from ancient classical writers, famous for his extraordinary enchantments and who, according to the Fathers of the Church, was in communion with dark demonic forces.

16 The name catechumens in the ancient Church meant adults who wanted to be baptized and prepared for it through familiarization with the teachings of the Church. Having the right to enter the temple to listen to the Holy Scriptures and teachings and even to be present at the beginning of the Liturgy (at the Liturgy of the Catechumens), before the onset of the most important and significant part of the Liturgy - the Liturgy of the Faithful - they had to immediately leave the temple, about which they were loudly announced by the deacon through an exclamation, and is still preserved in the Church during the celebration of the Liturgy.

17 Asklipius, or Aesculapius, is the Greco-Roman god of medical art.

18 Nicomedia is a city in Asia Minor. Many ruins remain from the ancient flourishing Nicomedia, testifying to its glorious past.

19 Roman Emperor Claudius II reigned from 268 to 270 - Death of Sts. Cyprian, Justina and Theoctistus followed around 268.

The holy martyrs suffered in Nicomedia, under Diocletian, in 304.

Saint Cyprian and Ustinya: prayer helps them from damage, the evil eye, etc. Why?

Quite often we cannot imagine very well to whom and why we turn in prayer. And it seems to some that the Church does not recognize witchcraft and various kinds of dark magic at all. And how can you ask someone infallible for help, who doesn’t seem to understand what’s eating you?

Well, let's start with the fact that Cyprian was once... a sorcerer, and Ustinya (Justina) was precisely the object of his magical exercises! Therefore, the prayer to Cyprian and Ustinya will definitely go to those who will simply understand your fears and problems perfectly!

Legend about the holy martyrs Cyprian and Justinius has existed since ancient times. They lived at the end of the 3rd - beginning of the 4th century.

Fatherland Cyprian supposed to have been Antioch, in northern Syria.

It is known that Cyprian studied philosophy and sorcery in pagan Greece and Egypt and surprised everyone with his knowledge of the secret sciences, traveling to different countries and performing all kinds of “miracles” before the people. Arriving in his hometown of Antioch, he amazed everyone with his abilities.

At that time, the daughter of a pagan priest lived here - Justinia.

She was already enlightened by the Christian faith, the first idea of ​​which she received by chance, having heard words about Christ from the lips of a deacon who passed by her parents’ house while she was sitting at the window. The young pagan woman tried to learn more about Christ, the first news about Whom sank so deeply into her soul.

Justinia fell in love with going to the Christian church, listening to the word of God, and finally accepted holy Baptism. Soon she convinced her parents of the truth of the Christian faith. The pagan priest, having received Baptism, was ordained to the rank of presbyter, and his house became a pious Christian dwelling.

Meanwhile, Justinia, who had remarkable beauty, attracted the attention of one rich pagan youth named Aglaid. He asked her to become his wife, but Justinia, having devoted herself to Christ, refused to marry a pagan and carefully avoided even meeting him. He, however, persistently pursued her. Seeing the failure of all his efforts, Aglaid turned to the famous sorcerer Cyprian, thinking that everything was accessible to his mysterious knowledge, and asked the sorcerer to act with his art on the heart of Justinia.

Cyprian, hoping to receive a rich reward, actually used all the means that he could glean from the science of sorcery, and, calling on demons for help, tried to persuade Justinia to marry the young man who fell in love with her. Protected by the power of her complete devotion to the one Christ, Justinia did not succumb to any tricks or temptations, remaining adamant.

Meanwhile, a pestilence appeared in the city. A rumor was spread that the powerful sorcerer Cyprian, who failed in his sorcery, was taking revenge on the whole city for opposing Justinia, bringing a fatal illness to everyone.

The frightened people approached Justinia as the culprit of the public disaster and convinced her to satisfy the sorcerer - to marry Aglaid. Justinia calmed the people and, with firm hope in God’s help, promised speedy liberation from the destructive disease. And indeed, as soon as she prayed to God with her pure and strong prayer, the illness stopped. This victory and the triumph of the Christian woman were at the same time a complete disgrace to Cyprian, who considered himself a powerful sorcerer and boasted of his knowledge of the secrets of nature.

But this also served to save a person gifted with a strong mind, which, mainly through error, was wasted on unworthy use.

Cyprian realized that there was something higher than his knowledge and mysterious art, than that dark force on whose help he was counting, trying to defeat the unenlightened crowd. He realized that all this was nothing compared to the knowledge of the God whom Justinia confesses. Seeing that all his means were powerless against a weak creature - a young girl armed only with prayer and the sign of the cross, Cyprian comprehended the meaning of these two truly omnipotent weapons.

He came to the Christian bishop Anfim, told him about his errors and asked him to teach him the truths of the Christian faith in order to prepare for the one true path revealed by the Son of God, and then accepted holy Baptism.

A year later he was made a priest, and then a bishop, while Justinia was ordained a deaconesses and made head of the community of Christian virgins. Inspired by a fiery love for God, Cyprian and Justinia did much to spread and strengthen Christian teaching.

This brought upon them the wrath of the opponents and persecutors of Christianity. Having received a denunciation that Cyprian and Justinia were turning the people away from the gods, the governor of that region, Eutolmius, seized them and ordered them to be tortured for their faith in Christ, which they unshakably confessed. Then he sent them to the Roman emperor, who was at that time in Nicomedia, by whose order they were beheaded with the sword.

The Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justinia were already venerated by the ancient Church. Saint Gregory of Nazianzus speaks about them in one of his sermons. Empress Eudokia, wife of the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius the Younger, wrote a poem in their honor around 425. “Turning from magical art, O wise God, to the knowledge of the Divine,” the Church sings in the kontakion to the holy martyrs, “thou hast appeared to the world as the wisest physician, granting healing to those who honor thee, Cyprian and Justina, with whom we prayed to the Lover of Mankind to save our souls.”

Prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justinia
O holy martyr Cyprian and martyr Justina! Hear our humble prayer. Even though you naturally died as a martyr for Christ during your temporary life, you do not depart from us in spirit, always following the commandments of the Lord, teaching us and patiently bearing your cross with us. Behold, by boldness towards Christ God and His Most Pure Mother we gained in nature. Even now, be prayer books and intercessors for us unworthy. Be our intercessors of the fortress, so that through your intercession we may remain unharmed from demons, magicians and evil men, glorifying the Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian
Oh, holy servant of God, Hieromartyr Cyprian, quick helper and prayer book for all who come running to you. Accept our unworthy praise from us, and ask the Lord God for strength in our infirmities, healing in illnesses, consolation in sorrows, and everything useful to everyone in our life. Offer up your powerful prayer to the Lord, may he protect us from our sinful falls, may he teach us true repentance, may he deliver us from the captivity of the devil and all the actions of unclean spirits, and deliver us from those who offend us. Be our strong champion against all enemies, visible and invisible. In temptations, grant us patience and at the hour of our death, show us intercession from the torturers at our aerial ordeals. May we, led by you, reach the Mountainous Jerusalem and be worthy in the Heavenly Kingdom with all the saints to glorify and sing the Most Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

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Signs for Cyprian and Ustinho

October 15 (2) - Day of Cyprian and Ustinya. Cyprian and Ustinya save from evil spirits, spells, obsessions, and evil spirits.
This day was considered one of the most suitable for cleansing from obsessions, statements: the girls asked Ustinya to fall from the evil charm, and the boys asked Kupriyan.

In Rus', it was believed that on this day demons could possess a person; those who abused alcohol, remembered the demon in vain, and sinned in any way should be especially wary. To prevent this from happening, one should offer prayers to the saints and ask them for intercession and mercy. The girls on Kupriyan gathered for parties, but did not play or have fun. Instead, they did handicrafts and sang sad songs while they worked.

Ustinya has become a symbol of opposition to love spells in the Christian world. And today the question of whether love spells work on true believers is often discussed. As the church says, demons begin to tempt, but if you confess, take communion, fast and pray to the Intercessor and Ustinya, you can overcome the craving for the person to whom they wanted to bewitch you.

I want to give you the most powerful prayer against witchcraft and corruption that I have. I have never seen this prayer printed anywhere. I have been cherishing these leaves like the apple of my eye for more than ten years. Whenever you know that a spell is being cast on you and your family, read this prayer to the saint every day, naming the names of those for whom you are asking. You can read over his head for a child. Adults read on their own. If the climate in the family or health has changed dramatically, then it will not be superfluous to read this prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian.

You can recite this prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian on the waterand give against damage.

Begin Say the prayer of the Holy Martyr Cyprian, in the days or in the nights, or at whatever hour you exercise, all the forces of resistance will fall away from the glory of the Living God. This Hieromartyr, praying to God with all his soul, said: “Lord God, Mighty and Holy, King of kings, now hear the prayer of Thy servant Cyprian.” Thousands upon thousands and darkness upon darkness stand before You, Angel and Archangel. You weigh the secret of the hearts of Your servant (name), appear to him, Lord, as Paul in chains and Thecla in fire. So, let me know You, for I am the first to create all my iniquities. You, holding the cloud, and the sky did not rain on the tree of the garden, and that is the fruit of the uncreated. Idle wives wait out, and others do not conceive. They only looked at the fence of the city, and did not create anything. The rose will not bloom and the class will not vegetate; The grapes do not bear fruit, and the beasts do not bear fruit. The fish of the sea are not allowed to swim and the birds of the sky are forbidden to fly. So, You showed Your power with the prophet Elijah. I pray to Thee, O Lord my God; All sorcery, and all evil demons tend towards the sin of man and commit sin on him, You, by Your power, forbid! Now, O Lord my God, the Strong and Great One, who has favored the unworthy, worthy of me to be, and partaker of Thy Holy flock, I pray to Thee, O Lord my God, whoever has this prayer in the house or with himself, do for him what he asks for with it. Your Most Holy Majesty, who was merciful to me and did not want to destroy me with my iniquities; Thus, do not destroy anyone who prays to You with this prayer. Strengthen the weak in faith! Strengthen the weak in spirit! Give reason to the desperate one and do not turn away everyone who resorts to Your Holy Name. Now, falling before You, Lord, I pray and ask Your holy name: in every house and in every place, especially on the Orthodox Christian, there is some sorcery from evil people or from demons, may this prayer be read over the head of a person or in the house and may it be resolved from binding by evil spirits in envy, flattery, jealousy, hatred, malice, intimidation, effective poisoning, from pagan poisoning and from any spell and oath. Therefore, whoever has acquired this prayer in his home, let him be kept from every trick of the devil, indulgence, poison by evil and crafty people, from spells and all witchcraft and sorcery, and may demons flee from him and may evil spirits recede. Lord my God, having power in heaven and on earth, for the sake of Thy Holy Name and for the sake of the unspeakable goodness of Thy Son, our God Jesus Christ, hear at this hour Thy unworthy servant (name), who honors this prayer and through it may all the devil be resolved intrigues. Just as wax melts in the face of fire, so let all sorcery and evil spells perish from the face of a person who honors this prayer. Like the name, the Life-Giving Trinity, is enlightenment for us, and don’t we know another god than You? We believe in You, we worship You and we pray to You; protect, intercede and save us, O God, from every evil action and sorcery of evil people. Just as You brought out sweet water from the stone to the sons of Moses, so, Lord God of Hosts, lay Your hand on Your servant (name), full of Your goodness and protect from all deeds. Bless the house in it, may this prayer abide and everyone who honors my memory, send your mercy to him, Lord, and protect him from all sorcery. Be his helper and protector, O Lord. Four rivers: Pison, Geon, Euphrates and Tigris: the Edenic man cannot hold back, so no sorcerer can manifest the affairs or dreams of demons before reading this prayer, I conjure by the Living God! May the demon be crushed and all the nasty and evil force unleashed by evil people on the servant of God (name) be driven away. As he multiplied the years of Hezekiah the king, so multiply the years of him who has this prayer: by the service of the Angel, by the singing of the Seraphim, by the annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Archangel Gabriel and the incorporeal for the sake of Her conception, our Lord Jesus Christ, by His glorious Nativity in Bethlehem, by the slaughter of Herod the king four times ten thousand infants and His Holy Baptism received in the Jordan River, fasting and temptation from the devil, His terrible victory and His most terrible judgment, His most terrible miracles in the world: He granted healing and cleansing. Give life to the dead, cast out demons, and fulfill His entry into Jerusalem as a King: - “Ossaina to the Son of David - from the infants crying to Thee, hear” the Holy Passion, the Crucifixion and Burial, enduring, and on the third day the Resurrection came, as it is written, and into heaven ascent. There are numerous Angels and Archangels singing, glorifying His rise, who sits at the right hand of the Father until His second coming to judge the living and the dead. You have given authority to Your holy disciples and Apostles, saying to them: “Hold and hold on - decide and they will be resolved,” so through this prayer, allow every devilish sorcery over Your servant (name). For the sake of Your Holy Great Name, I conjure and drive away all wicked and evil souls and the combing of evil people and their sorceries, slander, witchcraft, eye damage, sorcery and every trick of the devil. I pray to You, O most merciful Lord, take me away from Your servant (name), and from his house, and from all his acquisitions. As you increased the wealth of the righteous Job, so, Lord, increase the household life of the one who has this prayer: the creation of Adam, the sacrifice of Abel, the annunciation of Joseph, the holiness of Enoch, the righteousness of Noah, the conversion of Melchisidek, the faith of Abraham, the holiness of Jacob, the prophecy of the Prophets, the shrine of the Patriarchs, the blood of the Holy Martyrs , the slaughter of Peter and Paul, the childhood of Moses, the virginity of John the Theologian, the priesthood of Aaron, the action of Joshua, the holiness of Samuel, the twelve tribes of Israel, the prayer of the Prophet Elisha, the fasting and knowledge of the Prophet Daniel, the sale of the beautiful Joseph, the Wisdom of the Prophet Solomon, the power of one hundred and sixty Angels, by the prayer of the Honest Glorious Prophet and Baptist John and one hundred to ten Saints of the second council, holy confessors and swearers of the terrible unspeakable name of Your Holy, All-Glorious All-Seer God, and before Him stands a thousand and ten thousand Angels and Archangels. For the sake of their prayers, I pray and ask You, Lord, drive away and overcome all malice and wickedness from Your servant (name), and let it flee to Tartarus. I offer this prayer to the One and Invincible God, for may salvation befit all Orthodox people in that house, in which there is this prayer, written in seventy-two languages, and may all wickedness be resolved through it; either in the sea, or along the way, or in the source, or in the vault; either in the upper pose or in the lower one; either behind or in front; either in the wall, or in the roof, let it be resolved everywhere! Let every devilish obsession be resolved in the course or in the camp; or in the mountains, or in dens, or in the precincts of houses, or in the abysses of the earth; or in the root of a tree, or in the leaves of plants; either in fields or in gardens; or in the grass, or in a bush, or in a cave, or in a bathhouse, may it be resolved! Let every evil deed be resolved; either in fish skin or in flesh; or in the skin of a snake, or in the skin of a man; or in elegant jewelry, or in headdresses; or in the eyes, or in the ears, or in the hair of the head, or in the eyebrows; either in bed or in clothes; or in cutting foot nails, or cutting hand nails; either in hot blood or in cold water: let it be resolved! Let every crime and sorcery be resolved; or in the brain, or under the brain, or in the shoulder, or between the shoulders; either in the muscles or in the legs; either in the leg or in the arm; or in the belly, or under the belly, or in the bones, or in the veins; either in the stomach or within natural limits, let it be resolved! May every devilish act and obsession committed be resolved; either on gold or on silver; or in copper, or in iron, or in tin, or in lead, or in honey, or in wax; or in wine, or in beer, or in bread, or in food; May everything be resolved! May every evil devil's intention against man be resolved; or in sea reptiles, or in flying insects; either in animals or in birds; or in the stars, or in the moon; either in beasts or in reptiles; or in charters, or in ink; May everything be resolved! Even two wicked tongues: salamaru and remihara, pursuit; elizda and the devil from the servant of God (name), by the power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord with all the heavenly powers before the High and Terrible Throne of God, create Your servants scorching fire. Cherubim and Seraphim; Authorities and Pristoli; Dominance and Power. In one hour the thief entered heaven through prayer. Joshua, the sun and the moon, prayed a prayer. The prophet Daniel prayed and stopped the mouths of the lions. Three youths: Ananias, Azariah and Misail extinguish the flame of the cave with fiery prayer. I also pray to You, Lord, grant this prayer to everyone who prays to it. I pray and ask the holy council of the prophets: Zechariah, Hosea, Jesse, Joel, Micah, Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah, Amos, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Nahum and the Prophet John the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord: - I pray and ask the four Evangelists, Matthias, Mark , Luke and John the Theologian, and the holy Chief Apostles Peter and Paul, and the holy and righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna, and Joseph the betrothed, and James the Lord's brother according to the flesh, Simeon the God-Receiver, and Simeon the relative of the Lord, and Andrew Christ for the sake of the fool, and John The Merciful, and Ignatius the God-Bearer, and the Hieromartyr Ananias, and Roman the singer of kontakions, and Mark the Greek, and Cyril the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Venerable Ephraim
Sirin, and Mark the grave-digger, and the three Great Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom, and likewise among the saints, the father of our saints Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, the Wonderworker of Lycia, and the holy metropolitans: Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes, Innocent and Cyril, Moscow wonderworkers: St. Anthony, Theodosius and Athanasius, Kiev-Pechersk wonderworkers: St. Sergius and Nikon, Radonezh wonderworkers; Reverends Zosima and Savatius, Solovetsky wonderworkers; Saints Guria and Barsanuphius, Kazan miracle workers; Like our holy fathers: Pachomius, Anthony, Theotosiya, Pimen the Great, and like our holy father Seraphim of Sarov; Samson and Daniel the Stylites; Maximus the Greek, monk Miletius of Mount Athos; Nikon, Patriarch of Antioch, Great Martyr Kyriakos and his mother Iulita; Alexy, the man of God, and the holy venerable myrrh-bearing women: Mary, Magdalene, Euphrosyne, Xenia, Evdokia, Anastasia; The Holy Great Martyrs Paraskeva, Catherine, Fevronia, Marina, who shed their blood for You, Christ our God, and all the saints of the Father who pleased You, Lord, have mercy and save Your servant (name), may no evil and wickedness touch him or his house neither in the evening, nor in the morning, nor in the days, nor in the night, let him not touch. Save him, Lord, from air, tartar, water, forest, yard and all kinds of other demons and spirits of evil. I pray to You, Lord, even as this holy prayer of the Hieromartyr Cyprian was written, it was confirmed and marked by the Holy Trinity for the destruction and driving away of all evil, the enemy and adversary of demonic nets, catching people everywhere with the witchcraft and sorcery of Zadok and Naphael, called Ephil, and the daughters of Samuel, skilled in sorcery. By the Word of the Lord, heaven and earth and everything under heaven were established; by the power of this prayer, all enemy obsession and indulgence were driven out. I call upon all the powers of heaven and Your ranks for help; Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salafail, Yehudil, Barahail and my Guardian Angel: The power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross and all the powers and spirits of heaven, and may Your servant, Lord (name), be observed, and may the wickedness of the devil be put to shame by all means By Heavenly Power to the glory of You, Lord, my Creator and to the glory of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, always now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. God! You are the only All-Powerful and Almighty, save Your servant (name) through the prayer of the Holy Martyr Cyprian. Say this three times and bow three times. Lord Jesus Christ the Word and Son of God, through the prayer of Your Most Holy Mother and my Guardian Angel, have mercy on me, Your sinful servant (name). Say this three times and bow three times. All saints and righteous ones, pray to the Merciful God for the servant (name), that he will preserve and have mercy on me from every enemy and adversary. (Say this three times and bow three times.)

The legend about the holy martyrs Cyprian and Justin has existed since ancient times. In its original form, in Greek, the story of Cyprian and Justina was presented in three books: “The Acts of Cyprian and Justina,” “The Confession of Cyprian,” and “The Martyrdom of Cyprian and Justina.”

In the 3rd century, during the reign of Decius (Roman emperor from 249 to 271), a pagan sage, the famous sorcerer Cyprian, originally from Carthage, lived in Antioch.

Coming from wicked parents, even as a child he was dedicated by them to the service of the pagan god Apollo. For seven years he was given to sorcerers to learn sorcery and demonic wisdom. Upon reaching the age of 10, he was sent by his parents to prepare for priestly service on Mount Olympus. Until the age of 30, Cyprian studied in the largest centers of paganism - on Mount Olympus, in the cities of Argos and Tavropol, in the Egyptian city of Memphis and in Babylon. Having comprehended the wisdom of pagan philosophy and sorcery, he was ordained a priest on Olympus. Having acquired the great power of calling unclean spirits, he saw the prince of darkness himself, talked with him, gave him all of himself into his power, and received from him a regiment of demons into his service. Returning to Antioch, Cyprian began to be revered by the pagans as the chief priest, surprising people with his ability to control the elements, send pestilence and plagues. Cyprian could seduce listeners with an inspired speech, and could shake the imagination of inexperienced Antiochites with amazing tricks. His bright black eyes glowed with some strange inspiration, pierced the man’s soul, subordinating it to the will of the magician. Many turned to him in their needs, and he helped them with demonic power. He seduced many people to all sorts of iniquities, and destroyed many with poison and sorcery.

One day a young man named Aglaid, the son of rich and noble parents, turned to him. One day he saw the girl Justina and was struck by her beauty, and from then on he began to seek her affection and love, but she refused him: “My bridegroom is Christ; I serve Him and for His sake I maintain my purity.”

Justina was the daughter of a priest named Edesius, and her mother was called Cleodonia. They were all pagans. One day, sitting at the window in her house, the maiden Justina accidentally heard words of salvation from the lips of a passing deacon named Prailia. He spoke about the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ - that He was born of the Most Pure Virgin and, having performed many miracles, deigned to suffer for the sake of our salvation, rose from the dead with glory, ascended into heaven, sat down at the right hand of the Father and reigns forever. This sermon of the deacon fell on good soil, in the heart of Justina, and soon began to bear fruit, uprooting the thorns of unbelief in her. Justina wanted to learn the faith better and more completely from the deacon, but did not dare to seek him, restrained by girlish modesty. However, she secretly began to go to the Church of Christ and, often listening to the word of God, with the influence of the Holy Spirit on her heart, she believed in Christ. Soon she convinced her mother of this, and then led her elderly father to faith. Seeing the mind of his daughter and hearing her wise words, Edesius reasoned with himself: “Idols are made by human hands and have neither soul nor breath, and therefore how can they be gods.” Reflecting on this, one night he saw in a dream, by Divine permission, a wonderful vision: he saw a great host of luminous angels, and among them was the Savior of the world, Christ, who said to him: "Come to Me and I will give you the kingdom of heaven."

Rising in the morning, Edesius went with his wife and daughter to a Christian bishop named Ontatu, asking him to teach them the faith of Christ and perform holy baptism on them. At the same time, he related the words of his daughter and the angelic vision he himself had seen. Hearing this, the bishop rejoiced at their conversion and, having instructed them in the faith of Christ, baptized Edesius, his wife Cleodonia and daughter Justina. When Edesius became stronger in the faith of Christ, the bishop, seeing his piety, made him a presbyter. After this, having lived virtuously and in the fear of God for 1.5 years, Edesius ended his life in holy faith. Justina labored valiantly in keeping the commandments of the Lord and, having loved her Bridegroom Christ, served Him with diligent prayers, virginity and chastity, fasting and great abstinence.

When the young man Aglaid, the son of rich and noble parents, proposed Justina to become his wife, the holy martyr refused. Aglaid turned to Cyprian and asked him to use sorcery to persuade Justina to marry. But no matter how hard Cyprian tried, he could not do anything, because the holy martyr, through prayer and fasting, crushed all the machinations of the devil. Armed with secret knowledge and calling upon unclean spirits for help, Cyprian sent them 3 times to seduce Justina. They inspired her with evil thoughts, kindled carnal passion in her, tempted her with flattering and crafty speeches, but Justina defeated them with fasting, prayer and the sign of the cross, and, disgraced and frightened by the cross of the Lord, they fled in shame. Cyprian was then indignant and began to take revenge on Justina for his shame. He sent pestilence and plagues to the house of Justina and to the whole city, just as the devil once did to the righteous Job. She prayed earnestly, and the demonic obsession stopped.

Seeing that all his means were powerless against a weak creature - a young girl, armed only with prayer and the sign of the cross, Cyprian, having received his sight, renounced the works of the devil, took all his books of magic and went to the Christian bishop Anthimus. Falling at the feet of the bishop, he gave all his books to be burned and begged to be baptized. And the next day, having come to church, I did not want to leave it until I received Holy Baptism.

7 days after Baptism, Cyprian was ordained a reader, on the 20th day - a subdeacon, on the 30th - a deacon, and a year later he was ordained a presbyter. Cyprian completely changed his life, every day he increased his exploits and, constantly mourning his previous evil deeds, improved and ascended from virtue to virtue. He was soon made a bishop and in this rank he led such a holy life that he became equal to many great saints; At the same time, he zealously cared for the flock of Christ entrusted to him. He appointed the holy maiden Justina a deaconess, and then entrusted her with a nunnery, making her abbess over other Christian maidens. With his behavior and instruction, he converted many pagans and won them for the church of Christ.

Seeing the strict life of Saint Cyprian, his concern for the faith of Christ and the salvation of human souls, the devil gnashed his teeth at him and prompted the pagans to slander him before the ruler of the eastern country in that he had disgraced the gods, turned many people away from them, and Christ, who was hostile to the gods glorifies them.

Under Emperor Diocletian, during the persecution of Christians, Bishop Cyprian and Abbess Justina were captured and subjected to severe torture. Cyprian's body was planed, and Justina's mouth and eyes were beaten; then they were thrown into a boiling cauldron, but it did not cause them any harm, and they, as if in a cool place, glorified God. They were then condemned to be beheaded by the sword.

Then they were brought to the place of execution, then Cyprian asked himself some time for prayer, so that Justina would be executed first: he was afraid that Justina would not be afraid at the sight of his death. She joyfully bowed her head under the sword and reposed before her Bridegroom, Christ.

Seeing the innocent death of these martyrs, a certain Theoktistus, who was present there, greatly regretted them and, having inflamed his heart towards God, fell to Saint Cyprian and, kissing him, declared himself a Christian. Together with Cyprian, he was immediately condemned to beheading. So they gave their souls into the hands of God; their bodies lay unburied for 6 days. Some of the strangers who were there secretly took them and took them to Rome, where they gave them to a virtuous and holy woman named Rufina, a relative of Claudius Caesar. She buried with honor the bodies of the holy martyrs of Christ: Cyprian, Justina and Theoctistus. Death of St. Cyprian, Truth and Theoctistus followed around 304. At their graves, many healings took place for those who came to them in faith. With their prayers, may the Lord heal our illnesses, both physical and mental!

Knowing about the miraculous conversion to Christ of the holy martyr Cyprian, who was a servant of the prince of darkness and who broke his bonds by faith, Christians often resort to the prayerful help of the saint in the fight against unclean spirits.

In Cyprus, in the village of Meniko near Nicosia there is a temple of the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina, where their holy relics rest. The relics were brought to Cyprus from Syria in 1298.

Prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian
O holy servant of God, Hieromartyr Cyprian, quick helper and prayer book for all who come running to you! Accept this praise from us, the unworthy; ask the Lord God for strength in weaknesses, for consolation in sorrows, and for all that is useful in our life; Offer up your powerful prayer to the Lord, may he protect us from the falls of sin, may he teach us true repentance, may he deliver us from the captivity of the devil and all the actions of unclean spirits and tame those who offend us. Be a strong champion for us against all enemies, visible and invisible; grant us patience in temptation and at the hour of our death, show us intercession from the torturers at the aerial ordeals; May we, led by you, reach the Mountain of Jerusalem and be worthy in the Heavenly Kingdom with all the saints to glorify and sing the holy name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Troparion of the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina, tone 4
And having been a communicant in character, and a vicar of the throne, having become an apostle, you gained your deed, inspired by God, in a vision: for this reason, correcting the word of truth, and for the sake of faith, you suffered even to the point of blood, Hieromartyr Cyprian, pray to Christ God // to save our souls.

Kontakion of the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina, tone 1
Turning from magical art to the wisdom of God to the knowledge of the divine, you appeared to the world as the wisest physician, granting healing to those who honor you, Cyprian and Justina: with her we pray to the philanthropic Lady to save our souls.

O holy martyr Cyprian and martyr Justina! Hear our humble prayer. Even though you naturally died as a martyr for Christ during your temporary life, you do not depart from us in spirit, always following the commandments of the Lord, teaching us and patiently bearing your cross with us. Behold, by boldness towards Christ God and His Most Pure Mother we gained in nature. Even now, be prayer books and intercessors for us unworthy. Be our intercessors of the fortress, so that through your intercession we may remain unharmed from demons, magicians and evil men, glorifying the Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Oh, holy servant of God, Hieromartyr Cyprian, quick helper and prayer book for all who come running to you.
Accept our unworthy praise from us, and ask the Lord God for strength in our infirmities, healing in illnesses, consolation in sorrows, and everything useful to everyone in our life.
Offer up your powerful prayer to the Lord, may he protect us from our sinful falls, may he teach us true repentance, may he deliver us from the captivity of the devil and all the actions of unclean spirits, and deliver us from those who offend us.
Be our strong champion against all enemies, visible and invisible.
In temptations, grant us patience and at the hour of our death, show us intercession from the torturers at our aerial ordeals.
May we, led by you, reach the Mountainous Jerusalem and be worthy in the Heavenly Kingdom with all the saints to glorify and sing the Most Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Troparion to the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justinia

Troparion, tone 4

And having been a communicant in character, and a vicar of the throne, having become an apostle, you gained your deed, inspired by God, in a vision: for this reason, correcting the word of truth, and for the sake of faith, you suffered even to the point of blood, Hieromartyr Cyprian, pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.

Kontakion, tone 1

Turning from magical art, God-wise, to the knowledge of the Divine, you appeared to the world as the wisest physician, granting healing to those who honor you, Cyprian and Justina; From now on we pray to the Lover of Humanity, the Lady, to save our souls.

ICOS

You have sent down your healing gifts to me, holy one, and heal my ailing heart with the pus of sin with your prayers, for now I will bring the word of singing from my unclean lips to you and sing to your illness, which you have shown, O holy martyr, through good and blessed repentance and approaching God. He was held by his hand and walked like a ladder towards the Heavenly Ones, constantly praying to save our souls.

GREATNESS

We magnify you, holy martyr Cyprian, and honor your honest suffering, which you endured for Christ.

Hieromartyr Cyprian against sorcery.

Holy servant of God, Hieromartyr Cyprian, quick helper and prayer book for all those struggling under the machinations of the enemy! Ask us from the Lord God: strength in weaknesses, consolation in sorrows and everything useful for our life. Offer up your powerful prayer to the Lord, may he protect us from the falls of sin, may he teach us true repentance; May he deliver us from the captivity of the devil, from all slander of unclean spirits and tame their machinations against us. Be a strong champion for us against all enemies, visible and invisible, and give us patience in temptation. At the hour of our death, show us intercession from the torturers at the aerial ordeals; Yes, led by you, we reached the heavenly Jerusalem and there we were honored in the Heavenly Kingdom, together with all the saints, to glorify and sing the most holy name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian

We offer you the most powerful prayer against witchcraft and corruption.
Whenever you know that a spell is being cast on you and your family, read this prayer every day, naming the names of those for whom you are asking. You can read over his head for a child. Adults read on their own. If the climate in the family or health has changed dramatically, then it will not be superfluous to read this prayer.

You can recite this prayer over water and give it to the “spoiled.”

We begin to say the prayer of the Holy Martyr Cyprian: in the days or in the nights, or at whatever hour you exercise, all the powers of resistance will fall away from the glory of the Living God.
This Hieromartyr, praying to God with all his soul, said: “Lord God, Mighty and Holy, King of kings, now hear the prayer of Thy servant Cyprian.”
Thousands upon thousands and darkness upon darkness stand before You, Angel and Archangel. You weigh the secret of the hearts of Your servant (name), appear to him, Lord, as Paul in chains and Thecla in fire. So, let me know You, for I am the first to create all my iniquities.
You, holding the cloud and the sky, did not rain on the garden tree, and that was the fruit of the uncreated. Idle wives wait out, and others do not conceive. They only looked at the fence of the city, and did not create anything. The rose will not bloom and the class will not vegetate; The grapes do not bear fruit, and the beasts do not bear fruit. The fish of the sea are not allowed to swim and the birds of the sky are forbidden to fly. So, You showed Your power with the prophet Elijah.
I pray to Thee, O Lord my God; All sorcery, and all evil demons tend towards the sin of man and commit sin on him, You, by Your power, forbid! Now, O Lord my God, the Strong and Great One, who has favored the unworthy, worthy of me to be, and partaker of Thy Holy flock, I pray to Thee, O Lord my God, whoever has this prayer in the house or with himself, do for him what he asks for with it.
Your Most Holy Majesty, who was merciful to me and did not want to destroy me with my iniquities; Thus, do not destroy anyone who prays to You with this prayer.
Strengthen the weak in faith! Strengthen the weak in spirit! Give reason to the desperate one and do not turn away everyone who resorts to Your Holy Name.
Now, falling before You, Lord, I pray and ask Your holy name: in every house and in every place, especially on the Orthodox Christian, there is some sorcery from evil people or from demons, may this prayer be read over the head of a person or in the house and may it be resolved from binding by evil spirits in envy, flattery, jealousy, hatred, malice, intimidation, effective poisoning, from pagan poisoning and from any spell and oath.
Therefore, whoever has acquired this prayer in his home, let him be kept from every trick of the devil, indulgence, poison by evil and crafty people, from spells and all witchcraft and sorcery, and may demons flee from him and may evil spirits recede. Lord my God, having power in heaven and on earth, for the sake of Thy Holy Name and for the sake of the unspeakable goodness of Thy Son, our God Jesus Christ, hear at this hour Thy unworthy servant (name), who honors this prayer and through it may all the devil be resolved intrigues.
Just as wax melts in the face of fire, so let all sorcery and evil spells perish from the face of a person who honors this prayer. Like the name, the Life-Giving Trinity, is enlightenment for us, and don’t we know another god than You? We believe in You, we worship You and we pray to You; protect, intercede and save us, O God, from every evil action and sorcery of evil people.
Just as You brought out sweet water from the stone to the sons of Moses, so, Lord God of Hosts, lay Your hand on Your servant (name), full of Your goodness and protect from all deeds.
Bless the house in it, may this prayer abide and everyone who honors my memory, send your mercy to him, Lord, and protect him from all sorcery. Be his helper and protector, O Lord.
Four rivers: Pison, Geon, Euphrates and Tigris: the Edenic man cannot hold back, so no sorcerer can manifest the affairs or dreams of demons before reading this prayer, I conjure by the Living God! May the demon be crushed and all the nasty and evil force unleashed by evil people on the servant of God (name) be driven away.
As he multiplied the years of Hezekiah the king, so multiply the years of him who has this prayer: by the service of the Angel, by the singing of the Seraphim, by the annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Archangel Gabriel and the incorporeal for the sake of Her conception, our Lord Jesus Christ, by His glorious Nativity in Bethlehem, by the slaughter of Herod the king four times ten thousand infants and His Holy Baptism received in the Jordan River, fasting and temptation from the devil, His terrible victory and His most terrible judgment, His most terrible miracles in the world: He granted healing and cleansing. Give life to the dead, cast out demons, and fulfill His entry into Jerusalem as a King: - “Ossaina to the Son of David - from the infants crying to Thee, hear” the Holy Passion, the Crucifixion and Burial, enduring, and on the third day the Resurrection came, as it is written, and into heaven ascent. There are numerous Angels and Archangels singing, glorifying His rise, who sits at the right hand of the Father until His second coming to judge the living and the dead.
You have given authority to Your holy disciples and Apostles, saying to them: “Hold and hold on - decide and they will be resolved,” so through this prayer, allow every devilish sorcery over Your servant (name).
For the sake of Your Holy Great Name, I conjure and drive away all wicked and evil souls and the combing of evil people and their sorceries, slander, witchcraft, eye damage, sorcery and every trick of the devil. I pray to You, O most merciful Lord, take me away from Your servant (name), and from his house, and from all his acquisitions.
As you increased the wealth of the righteous Job, so, Lord, increase the household life of the one who has this prayer: the creation of Adam, the sacrifice of Abel, the annunciation of Joseph, the holiness of Enoch, the righteousness of Noah, the conversion of Melchisidek, the faith of Abraham, the holiness of Jacob, the prophecy of the Prophets, the shrine of the Patriarchs, the blood of the Holy Martyrs , the slaughter of Peter and Paul, the childhood of Moses, the virginity of John the Theologian, the priesthood of Aaron, the action of Joshua, the holiness of Samuel, the twelve tribes of Israel, the prayer of the Prophet Elisha, the fasting and knowledge of the Prophet Daniel, the sale of the beautiful Joseph, the Wisdom of the Prophet Solomon, the power of one hundred and sixty Angels, by the prayer of the Honest Glorious Prophet and Baptist John and one hundred to ten Saints of the second council, holy confessors and swearers of the terrible unspeakable name of Your Holy, All-Glorious All-Seer God, and before Him stands a thousand and ten thousand Angels and Archangels. For the sake of their prayers, I pray and ask You, Lord, drive away and overcome all malice and wickedness from Your servant (name), and let it flee to Tartarus.
I offer this prayer to the One and Invincible God, for may salvation befit all Orthodox people in that house, in which there is this prayer, written in seventy-two languages, and may all wickedness be resolved through it; either in the sea, or along the way, or in the source, or in the vault; either in the upper pose or in the lower one; either behind or in front; either in the wall, or in the roof, let it be resolved everywhere!
Let every devilish obsession be resolved in the course or in the camp; or in the mountains, or in dens, or in the precincts of houses, or in the abysses of the earth; or in the root of a tree, or in the leaves of plants; either in fields or in gardens; or in the grass, or in a bush, or in a cave, or in a bathhouse, may it be resolved!
Let every evil deed be resolved; either in fish skin or in flesh; or in the skin of a snake, or in the skin of a man; or in elegant jewelry, or in headdresses; or in the eyes, or in the ears, or in the hair of the head, or in the eyebrows; either in bed or in clothes; or in cutting foot nails, or cutting hand nails; either in hot blood or in cold water: let it be resolved!
Let every crime and sorcery be resolved; or in the brain, or under the brain, or in the shoulder, or between the shoulders; either in the muscles or in the legs; either in the leg or in the arm; or in the belly, or under the belly, or in the bones, or in the veins; either in the stomach or within natural limits, let it be resolved!
May every devilish act and obsession committed be resolved; either on gold or on silver; or in copper, or in iron, or in tin, or in lead, or in honey, or in wax; or in wine, or in beer, or in bread, or in food; May everything be resolved!
May every evil devil's intention against man be resolved; or in sea reptiles, or in flying insects; either in animals or in birds; or in the stars, or in the moon; either in beasts or in reptiles; or in charters, or in ink; May everything be resolved!
Even two wicked tongues: salamaru and remihara, pursuit; elizda and the devil from the servant of God (name), by the power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord with all the heavenly powers before the High and Terrible Throne of God, create Your servants scorching fire. Cherubim and Seraphim; Authorities and Pristoli; Dominance and Power.
In one hour the thief entered heaven through prayer. Joshua, the sun and the moon, prayed a prayer. The prophet Daniel prayed and stopped the mouths of the lions. Three youths: Ananias, Azariah and Misail extinguish the flame of the cave with fiery prayer. I also pray to You, Lord, grant this prayer to everyone who prays to it.
I pray and ask the holy council of the prophets: Zechariah, Hosea, Jesse, Joel, Micah, Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah, Amos, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Nahum and the Prophet John the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord: - I pray and ask the four Evangelists, Matthias, Mark , Luke and John the Theologian, and the holy Chief Apostles Peter and Paul, and the holy and righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna, and Joseph the betrothed, and James the Lord's brother according to the flesh, Simeon the God-Receiver, and Simeon the relative of the Lord, and Andrew Christ for the sake of the fool, and John the Merciful, and Ignatius the God-Bearer, and the Hieromartyr Ananias, and Roman the singer of the kontakion, and Mark the Greek, and Cyril the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Venerable Ephraim the Syrian, and Mark the grave-digger, and the three Great Saints, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom, and others like them the holy father of our saints Nicholas Archbishop of Myra Lycian wonderworker, and the holy metropolitans: Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes, Innocent and Cyril, Moscow wonderworkers: St. Anthony, Theodosius and Athanasius, Kiev-Pechersk wonderworkers: St. Sergius and Nikon, Radonezh wonderworkers ; Reverends Zosima and Savatius, Solovetsky wonderworkers; Saints Guria and Barsanuphius, Kazan miracle workers; Like our holy fathers: Pachomius, Anthony, Theotosiya, Pimen the Great, and like our holy father Seraphim of Sarov; Samson and Daniel the Stylites; Maximus the Greek, monk Miletius of Mount Athos; Nikon, Patriarch of Antioch, Great Martyr Kyriakos and his mother Iulita; Alexy, the man of God, and the holy venerable myrrh-bearing women: Mary, Magdalene, Euphrosyne, Xenia, Evdokia, Anastasia; The Holy Great Martyrs Paraskeva, Catherine, Fevronia, Marina, who shed their blood for You, Christ our God, and all the saints of the Father who pleased You, Lord, have mercy and save Your servant (name), may no evil and wickedness touch him or his house neither in the evening, nor in the morning, nor in the days, nor in the night, let him not touch.
Save him, Lord, from air, tartar, water, forest, yard and all kinds of other demons and spirits of evil.
I pray to You, Lord, even as this holy prayer of the Hieromartyr Cyprian was written, it was confirmed and marked by the Holy Trinity for the destruction and driving away of all evil, the enemy and adversary of demonic nets, catching people everywhere with the witchcraft and sorcery of Zadok and Naphael, called Ephil, and the daughters of Samuel, skilled in sorcery.
By the Word of the Lord, heaven and earth and everything under heaven were established; by the power of this prayer, all enemy obsession and indulgence were driven out. I call upon all the powers of heaven and Your ranks for help; Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salafail, Yehudil, Barahail and my Guardian Angel: The power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross and all the powers and spirits of heaven, and may Your servant, Lord (name), be observed, and may the wickedness of the devil be put to shame by all means By Heavenly Power to the glory of You, Lord, my Creator and to the glory of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, always now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
God! You are the only All-Powerful and Almighty, save Your servant (name) through the prayer of the Holy Martyr Cyprian. Say this three times and bow three times.
Lord Jesus Christ the Word and Son of God, through the prayer of Your Most Holy Mother and my Guardian Angel, have mercy on me, Your sinful servant (name). Say this three times and bow three times.
All saints and righteous ones, pray to the Merciful God for the servant (name), that he will preserve and have mercy on me from every enemy and adversary. (Say this three times and bow three times.)
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Amen!

Yes, prayer is very big, but its benefits are also enormous.

Prayer from witchcraft.

The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, protect the angels with your holy by the prayers of the all -heartily lords of our Virgin and the Ever Mary, the strength of the honest and life -giving cross, the holy Archangel of the God of the God of the Blessed, the Holy Prophet, the Baptist and the Baptist of the Lord, and the Baptist of the Lord of the Lord. Evangelist John the Theologian, Hieromartyr Cyprian and Martyr Justina, St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, Wonderworker, St. Leo, Bishop of Catania, St. Nikita of Novgorod, St. Joasaph of Belgorod, St. Mitrophan of Voronezh, St. Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh, St. Zosima and Sav Vatiya Solovetsky, Rev. Seraphim of Sarov, the wonderworker, the holy martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia, the holy martyr Tryphon, the holy and righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna and all Your saints, help me, Your unworthy servant (name of the one praying), deliver me from all the slander of the enemy , from all evil, witchcraft, magic, sorcery and from evil people, may they not be able to cause me any harm. Lord, with the light of Your radiance, save me in the morning and noon, and evening, and in the sleep of the future, and by the power of Your Grace, turn away and remove all evil wickedness, acting at the instigation of the devil. If any evil is conceived or done, return it back to the underworld. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Stichera to the honorable life-giving Cross.

Even though we are protected by the Cross, we resist the enemy, not being afraid of that treachery and entrapment: for the proud one was abolished and was trampled by force on the Tree of the Crucified Christ.
Thy Cross, O Lord, sanctify: therefore there are healings for those who suffer from sins: for this reason we fall before You, have mercy on us.
God! Weapon against the devil You have given us Your Cross: for it trembles and shakes, impatient to look at its power, as it raises the dead and abolishes death: for this reason we worship Your burial and resurrection!

Reminder!

For the prayer to work fruitfully, it must be rewritten in your own hand and when reading, passed not only through the mind, but also through the heart! The presence of the Image and a lit candle is mandatory!