{"id":4719,"date":"2026-11-08T19:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T00:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/prayers\/prayer-for-the-sick\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T19:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T00:05:27","slug":"prayer-for-the-sick","status":"publish","type":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/ka\/prayers\/prayer-for-the-sick\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer for the Sick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>O Master, Almighty, holy King, who <span class=\"pr-t\">chastenest<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">chasten<\/span> and <span class=\"pr-t\">slayest<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">slay<\/span> not, who <span class=\"pr-t\">upholdest<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">uphold<\/span> those who are falling and <span class=\"pr-t\">raisest<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">raise<\/span> up those who are cast down, who <span class=\"pr-t\">healest<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">heal<\/span> the bodily sufferings of men: we beseech <span class=\"pr-t\">Thee<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span>, O our God, visit <span class=\"pr-t\">Thy<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> servant N., who is sick, with <span class=\"pr-t\">Thy<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> mercy. Forgive him (her) every transgression, voluntary and involuntary.<\/p>\n<p>O Lord, send down from heaven <span class=\"pr-t\">Thy<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> healing power. Touch the body, quench the fever, calm the suffering and every hidden infirmity. Be the physician of <span class=\"pr-t\">Thy<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> servant N. Raise him (her) up from the bed of sickness, whole and restored, and grant him (her) to <span class=\"pr-t\">Thy<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> church, to please <span class=\"pr-t\">Thee<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span> and to do <span class=\"pr-t\">Thy<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> will. For it is <span class=\"pr-t\">Thine<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">Your<\/span> to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to <span class=\"pr-t\">Thee<\/span><span class=\"pr-y\">You<\/span> we send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prayer of the Book of Needs for those who suffer illness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","liturgical_season":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-4719","prayer","type-prayer","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/4719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/prayer"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/4719\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"liturgical_season","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/liturgical_season?post=4719"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodox.faith\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=4719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}