Вже традиційно друга неділя листопада є присвячена в християнських громадах України молитві за дітей-сиріт. Говорячи про сиріт, маємо на увазі дітей, в яких немає батьків, або ж чиї батьки не можуть бути з своїми дітьми через певні соціальні обставини: міграція, unemployment, criminality, alcoholism. Also, many children in Ukraine brought up in single-parent families (mostly mothers) through divorce. So today we, християни, yednayemosya together in prayer to the Lord for a better future for children, Deprived of Parental Care.
In the Scriptures, the psalmist David calls God "Father of Orphans" (Ps. 67), and Jesus Christ promises: "I will never leave you comfortless (Yves. 14:18). In the message up.. James also read, that "pure and undefiled before God and piety Father is, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation " (Yakov.1, 27).
Orphans are not part of a society than the, to which we belong, because we all, християни, together we make God's family - the Church. We are a community of "adopted" children of God. Each of us has a gift "adoption" received in Baptism through the "Spirit Comforter, Spirit of Adoption " (Roma. 8,15). So who, if not we, християни, take responsibility for improving the lives of children, deprived of parental care?
According to statistics,, in Ukraine there are about 30 thousands of children, Deprived of Parental Care. And about the same number are Christian communities in Ukraine. This is a very telling sign for us, indicating the invitation of the Church to participate in God's plan Orphanages, because the mission of the Church as Christ's mission is to love and service.
The needs of each child, similarly to the ability of each of us, are different, but also ways to help children have a lot of. Our goal is to select a, most suited us. Some may financially support organizations, working with orphans; someone can devote their free time orphan and share it with their talent, or just experience together provedyty time – become a mentor for a child. Believe, that there are people, which can also discover the orphan is not only the door of your heart, but the door of his house – adopt a child or to create a foster family.
On this day we have the opportunity to talk about the issue of abandonment, poverty of children and the different ways to help them. This day joint prayer will help us all better understand the situation and begin to help children deprived of parental care and those families, raising orphans, and educate their children, prepared to accept their peers, with no luck ohorneni live love and care in family home. Believe, that the common prayer of the Church and sincere endeavor will lead to great changes in the lives of each of these children, in the life of the Church and Society.
Please purely on the litany during worship for orphans
Jesus, pochuy our voice, help Ukrainian society open to your grace. Help parents to better perform their duties and to take care of children. Open your heart to help Ukrainian disadvantaged children, such that each child could feel the warmth of family, You blagaєmo, hear us and have mercy
We also pray for all parents, carers, caregivers and people of good will, taking care of orphans. Fill, Jesus, their hearts by Thy love, bless their labors for ever and assure them Thy divine help, beseech, You, Jesus, hear us and have mercy.
Prayer for orphans
Almighty and merciful God, Our Heavenly Father! To you today puts our grateful prayers and supplications. Thank You for the gift of life of every person and every child.
Welcome You, Heavenly Father: bless orphans, Abandoned, deprived of parental care and love. Warm their hearts, gather them under his wing, so that they feel thy care, full of love and compassion and joy vtishylysya, that You have the best Father. Heal their hearts wounded by physical and spiritual. Pour them the fullness of Your love and Your mercy. Poblagoslovi, Heavenly Father, all people and all families, caring for orphans, to Your peace and Your Grace always stayed with them.
A Ti, The Blessed Virgin, Mother and Patroness our, consolation and refuge for orphans, Cut your heavenly Protection of all children and all them kind and loving Mother. Amen.
Ideas to Day of Prayer for Orphans:
– Udilyty blessing for children and families, raising foster or adopted children (it is important to ask the family, that it belongs to this)
– You can vary the prayer on this day, giving a hand to children, up at the Liturgy candles, and invite them to pray for orphans.
– If the parish youth community, they can ask to visit the orphanage or boarding school there and organize a small celebration for children;
– After the liturgy can invite people to see the film on abandonment;
– Gather people, who wanted to work with orphans for common conversation. It is important to try to help them, skeruvavshy to relevant charities.
– Ask for a meeting with representatives of parishioners, working with orphans or foster families.
– Ask catechists during class to pray for orphans, talk and discuss a story on child abandonment and talk with children, often because of child-parent families may suffer injustices from peers.
– If you can, Organize small gifts for children of single-parent families in crisis or;
– Consider creating an initiative group of adults or young volunteers, whose task will be to visit the children in the orphanage, boarding or families in crisis.