with the blessing of His Grace Guriy, Bishop of Arsenievsky and Dalnegorsky

The Lord said, “If two of you agree to

the earth to ask for every deed, no matter what

asked, it will be for them from my Heavenly Father,

for where two or three are gathered in my name, there

I am in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:19-20).

Brothers and sisters!

We invite you to take part in the joint “Prayer for Agreement”.

What is "Prayer by Covenant"?

“Prayer by agreement” is the joint fulfillment of the prayer rule by several Orthodox people who agree to fulfill it for a certain period of time.

Orthodox Christians often resort to the “Prayer by Agreement” in difficult life situations. Prayer is read by a certain number of people (depending on who is praying for whom) at a strictly agreed upon time (on a certain day of the week at 19:00 Primorsky time).

Before you start reading the “Prayers by Agreement”, you must definitely take a blessing from the priest. It is also necessary to regularly confess and receive Holy Communion. Mysteries of Christ so that the Lord would give strength to pray.

How to take part in the Prayer of Agreement?

1. Take a priest's blessing for reading a certain akathist from the list of those read in the Cathedral of the Annunciation.
2. Submit a note at the Cathedral of the Annunciation with the name of the person (baptized) about whom the joint prayer will be performed.
3. After that Necessarily You must take part in prayer yourself.

- on the appointed day of the week at 19:00 (19:30) come to a joint prayer at the Cathedral of the Annunciation;

- if it is impossible to visit the temple - pray (read an akathist) at home or on the road or in another place at the same time, so that the prayer takes place simultaneously with the conciliar prayer performed in the Cathedral of the Annunciation.

1. Commemoration for each one recorded will be performed within a year from the date of submission of the note once a week at the Akathist and every day at the Liturgy by the sisters of the monastic monastery or clergy.

How to take part in the "Prayer by Agreement" for non-residents?

Residents from other cities can also take part in joint prayer:

- take a blessing from the priest for reading a certain akathist, from the list read in the Cathedral of the Annunciation;

– a donation (one-time payment for 1 year) can be transferred to a Sberbank bank card 4276500013785207.

or the last four digits of your card with which the donation was made.

Also in the letter indicate the name of the blessed akathist and the name for whom to pray.

If you have any questions or difficulties with translation, please call 8-908-970-74-40 (Deacon - Father Kirill)

Reading Schedule

"AKAFISTS BY AGREEMENT"

The soul of an Orthodox Christian communicates with God in the language of prayer. Eat special kind prayer petition, blessed by the Lord himself: "where two or three gather in my name - there I will be in the midst of them." Such a prayer is called a conciliar prayer or a prayer by agreement, its text in Russian can be addressed to the Almighty, the Most Holy Theotokos, any saint.

The text of the prayer by agreement can be in Russian or another language. The essence of such a prayer petition is not in the language, but in the performance of a prayer at one, pre-arranged time by several or many Orthodox believers, regardless of geographical location, location and nationality.

The power of conciliar prayer works wonders. The main condition for prayer by agreement is the same time, the text of the prayer and the simultaneous being in prayer. A temporary landmark is given by the initiating party, as a rule, this is a priest, if such a prayer is organized in the temple.

The power of conciliar prayer works wonders

If believers want to perform conciliar prayer in private (at home), it is necessary to take a blessing from the priest. Prayer by agreement is the first spiritual help when it is important to make a spiritual effort of many people.

Prayer can be pleading, thanksgiving, laudatory, memorial. The text of the prayer is determined according to issues in which the help of God, the Virgin Mary and heavenly patrons is required.

The text of the prayer by agreement in Russian

The most valuable thing a person has is health. Having full health, you can solve problems of any level of complexity. The text of the prayer under the agreement in Russian about health, most often, is addressed either to a specific saint or to the Most Holy Theotokos.

The form of prayer by agreement can be chosen from a prayer book or an akathist.

Akathist is a laudatory prayer containing historical events related to the exploits of the inhabitants of the spiritual mountainous (holy) world, requests for solving problems and help in saving our souls.

Prayer by agreement: text in Church Slavonic

If you know, understand the Church Slavonic language, then the text of the prayer by agreement can be read not in Russian. In what language the conciliar prayer is performed does not matter, it is a matter of personal preference. Moreover, by agreement, believers participate in world prayer not only from different countries, but also from continents.

It is important with what heart we ask for help

There are no distances, language barriers, national characteristics for such spiritual work. Therefore, if it is convenient, then the text of the prayer by agreement is read in Russian. It is important with what heart we ask for help or give thanks, and not in what language we do it.

How to read a prayer by agreement?

The correctness of reading a prayer by agreement begins with the blessing of the priest, determining the participants in spiritual work, if this is a prayer in the temple. It can be organized on a one-time basis or on an ongoing basis. Then an akathist is determined, which will be the basis of the prayer petition and the time of prayer.

The priest begins the preparatory work with preparatory prayers, in which he addresses the Lord, the Most Holy Theotokos, the Holy Spirit to be with those who pray during prayer. Akathist consists of small texts and can be read by all interested participants, in turn, passing the text to each other.

If the worshipers are at a distance and the prayer, by agreement, is read at home on its own, then in the same way it begins at the time agreed in advance, with the initial prayers (there is in every prayer book), then the akathist is read, after it, the final prayers.

What is asked in a prayer by agreement?

Prayer by agreement in the topic of pious requests has no restrictions. The most common petition is for healing and the health of the child. Prayer by agreement also helps in the fundamental areas of life:

• creating a family;
• birth of a child;
• successful work;
• solving financial issues;
• resolution of difficult circumstances;
• help in a particular situation.

Prayer by agreement helps in creating a family

Priests recommend reading the text of the prayer by agreement in Russian to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker to resolve these issues. To the nearest quick and strong helper of Jesus Christ and Holy Mother of God. Many saints of God are glorified in the face of the saints, each of them hears and helps sincerely praying people.

An example for understanding what prayer by agreement is and how to pray in it correctly is the conciliar prayer organized by Father Vladimir (Golovin) from the city of Bolgar in the Republic of Tatarstan. In Bolgar, prayer by agreement has been performed for several years.

In Bolgar, prayer by agreement has been performed for several years

Over the years, the miraculous power of such a prayer has been proved and is being proved daily by the testimonies of the participants in this conciliar work. The high level of organization made it possible to establish a clear work of joint prayer by agreement throughout the world.

The unified prayer field of the cathedral, created by the mutual labor of hundreds of thousands of people and heavenly patrons, has helped and is helping countless people.

The order of reading the prayer by agreement

According to the agreement of the Bolgar, akathists are read every day in the prayer schedule. Anyone can choose the right time for themselves, determine what issue they need support in, find an akathist that helps solve their problem. It is important that the schedule of akathists is very convenient, taking into account all time zones. It remains only to join in the prayerful invisible space of the Bulgarian prayer by agreement.

Light a candle and tune in to inner silence

At the chosen time, he will prepare for prayer so that no one and nothing distracts your attention, and the prayer is not interrupted. Having chosen an akathist, it is advisable to have an appropriate icon at home. It will help you concentrate on prayer, especially if you have never participated in such a prayer. Light a candle and tune in to inner silence. Begin the petition with the initial prayers, then the akathist and prayers read at the end of the spiritual work. Father Vladimir, gives more such advice.

If the problem is related to health, then you can put a glass of water before the start of the prayer. During prayer, she will be sanctified with the words of an akathist and acquire beneficial features, after completion, they drink it with words of gratitude.

Start your petition with the opening prayers

World prayer by agreement, most often read at 21-00, is broadcast live, on the agreed day, online, on the YouTube channel. This opportunity allows you to feel even more spiritual unity with believers, to see that you are not alone in your spiritual impulse to God and the saints, to partake and realize what real catholicity is, to be together in the Spirit not in words, but in deeds.

The Chistopol diocesan administration issued a statement in which it determined that the activities of the famous Tatarstan cleric Vladimir Golovin "does not correspond to Holy Tradition", but are aimed at promoting the practice of "prayer in agreement with the Bolgar", invented by this priest.

“With regret and bitterness, we must admit that Archpriest Vladimir Golovin, with the help of his associates, created a network structure managed by private individuals, with his own program and with his own goals and objectives. the network structure is growing and operating throughout the canonical territory of the Russian Orthodox Church, both in parallel with it and beyond it," the leadership of the Chistopol diocese notes in a statement published on the diocesan website.

Archpriest V. Golovin introduced the practice, which he called "conciliar prayer by agreement", which is performed in the Abraham Church in the city of Bolgar and in the so-called skete of the Resurrection of Christ in the village of Balymeri for a certain fee, and for an additional fee, "intensification of prayer" is promised, that is, ordered the name will be remembered by some people in some famous churches and monasteries, the press service of the Chistopol diocese reports.

According to the diocese, there is reason to believe that the promotion of "prayer in agreement with the Bolgar" is a complex financial initiative, closed to the family members of the priest and his closest followers.

In addition, V. Golovin introduced in the mentioned temple, where he is the rector, a non-canonical rite of some kind of "spiritual treatment", in which he lays hands on people dressed in special clothes, and the clergy of the temple anoint them with oil through special incisions. On this occasion, the diocese noted that the Orthodox Church does not know the rite of "spiritual treatment", and its creation is an act of self-initiation.

According to the leadership of the diocese, the public activity of Archpriest Vladimir Golovin has become a cause of embarrassment for many people.

Thus, the statement states that the sermons of the archpriest, posted on the Internet in open access, contain statements that clearly contradict Orthodox teaching, which are a violation of doctrinal dogmas. The diocese suggested that these statements are the result of the "theological illiteracy" of the preacher.

The diocese also noted that in public speeches by V. Golovin there are statements "bordering on blasphemy and mockery of Christ." So, in one of the conversations, the priest "persistently suggested to his listeners, including girls, to imagine in detail how a man performs physiological functions" and even "applied this topic to the image of the Lord Jesus Christ, which caused shock and just indignation of many Orthodox people."

In the diocese, it is considered inappropriate for the priesthood to “enthusiastically tell the audience about the chanting of the liturgical hymn during intimacy with his wife”, advice to watch obscene films to those women whose husbands also watch them, and public pastoral advice to women on the choice of underwear style.

In addition, in an effort to express himself provocatively and vividly, V. Golovin, according to the testimony of the diocese, repeatedly spoke rudely and dismissively about church life, monasticism, the hierarchy, and the patriarch. The diocese also recorded cases when he used foul language in the temple and justified the foul language.

The statement also speaks of the inadmissibility of V. Golovin's insults to the memory of the hero of Russia, Major Roman Filipov, and the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, who gave their lives, like the pilot Nikolai Gastello. The priest characterized their sacrificial death as suicide and lack of faith in God's providence.

"We call on all our brothers and sisters, who consider themselves disciples, followers or spiritual children of Archpriest Golovin, to decide: what is more important for you - Archpriest Vladimir Golovin or the Church and Its head Christ?" - concluded in the diocese.

Often problems and hardships do not allow you to enjoy life. Depression does not help entertainment, nor work. This is where the time for prayer comes in. It is necessary to visit the temple on time and proceed to the Church Sacraments, and also to pray, for example, with an akathist prayer upon an agreement to resolve difficulties.

It is known that any human communication is built according to certain rules. With friends you will be like this, with colleagues differently. How to turn to the Most High Himself? In order for prayer communication to take place, so that you do not just repeat words mechanically, but can turn to God from the heart, it is worth learning how to pray.

What is prayer by agreement

This is a prayer that is read by several people at a distance at the same time. Its tradition is based on the words of Christ Himself in the Gospel of Matthew: “... if two of you on earth agree to ask for any deed, then whatever they ask, it will be for them from My Father in Heaven, for where two or three are gathered in My name, there I am in their midst” (chapter 18, verses 19-20).

Of course, the same prayer is performed in any church at every divine service: after all, we are going to the temple and ask God for many common things. But sometimes people need a special prayer for a specific matter, for example, for help in acquiring housing, for marriage.

My Queen Preblagaya, my hope, Mother of God! You see my misfortune, you see my sadness - help me, the sick one, feed me like a wanderer. You know my sorrows - free me from them, as you please. Because I have no other help, no other Patron, except for You, Mother of God, Help before God to all those who pray and Comforter. Save me and cover with Your Veil for ever. Amen.

What is prayed for by agreement

Church tradition says that various saints have a special grace to help in different situations. Depending on the circumstances of life, as well as intravital and posthumous miracles of the saint, they pray to various saints and various icons of the Mother of God, famous for working miracles.

Pray for health

• • In front of the icon of the Mother of God “Healer”, “All-Tsaritsa” (about cancer patients), “Zhirovitskaya”, “Look for humility”;

• • Saint Matrona of Moscow;

• • Saint Luke of Crimea (Voino-Yasenetsky);

• • Saint Panteleimon - great martyr and healer.

Prayer at home and a prayer service performed in the temple will help improve the mental state of the patient. Many testify to how, after prayer, acute conditions were removed, strength returned, and health was restored.

Pray for travelers

• • Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker,

• • Apostle Andrew the First-Called (about those who travel on water),

• • In front of the icons of the Mother of God of the iconographic type "Hodegetria" (Guidebook): "Smolensk", "Iverskaya".

The following saints, patrons of family happiness, are praying for the creation of a family and imminent marriage:

• • Saint Nicholas, Miracle Worker of Myra,

• • Holy Great Martyr Catherine,

• • Saint Xenia of the Blessed, Petersburg,

• • Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom,

• • Holy Royal Passion-Bearers,

• • In front of the icons of the Mother of God "Fadeless Color", "Kazan" and "Feodorovskaya".

An example of such a prayer

Come, people, to this quiet and good haven, an early Helper, ready and warm salvation, the cover of the Virgin; let us hasten to prayer and rush to repentance: the Most Pure Mother of God exudes for us inexhaustible mercy, precedes us to help and saves from great troubles and evils Her well-behaved and God-fearing servants.

Prayer by agreement - a miracle in Bolgar

In the late 1990s, priest Vladimir Golovin was appointed to the parish of the holy martyr Abraham of Bolgar in the city of Bolgar. The parish was in a disastrous state: debts on utility bills, lack of good icons, and even conditions for prayer. Then Father Vladimir decided to serve an additional Liturgy in the church on Fridays (although they used to serve on that day), where they prayed intensely, especially for the needs of the parish itself. And after the Liturgy, the parishioners together read an akathist to the patron saint of the parish, Abraham of Bulgaria, asking for his help in building a church in his honor.

According to the testimony of many people and the church hierarchy, true miracles began to occur in the temple: the renewal of icons and the flow of myrrh. Pilgrims began to come to the temple, bringing funds for its construction and life. Thus the prayer by agreement became widespread, and the prayer for the coming became a tradition.

Father Vladimir Golovin and prayer by agreement

Since 2004, the tradition of prayer by agreement has been spread in the Abraham Church in the city of Bolgar. With the advent of the Internet, people have been able to unite in large groups at a distance. And about. Vladimir founded the tradition of reading akathists to different saints about different needs.

Each reading of the akathist takes place on a specific day and hour. So, the akathist to St. Spiriodn of Trimifuntsky about getting rid of financial difficulties and obtaining housing was read at one time on Mondays at 20:00 Moscow time.

A person who decides to regularly read a prayer - an akathist by agreement, must sign up on the Internet on the official website of the parish and pray at this particular time. And everyone knows that other believers will ask the saint with him about a similar problem, at this time the priest will read the akathist in St. Abraham's Church.
More than three hundred thousand people prayed and are praying together with the parish in Volgar.

Father Vladimir Golovin - the opinion of the Church and the opinions of the priests

Many people write on forums that Father Vladimir Golovin is a false preacher. But prayer by agreement is indeed the gospel form of prayer commanded by the Lord. In addition, o. Vladimir is on the staff of the clergy of the Kazan diocese, is not banned, and therefore we can say that the Church blesses unusual prayer by agreement.

Akathist by agreement - what is it

Prayers for agreement today are held in the form of akathists.
This is one of the most common long prayers, more precisely, divine services that can be performed both in church and at home. In addition, most of the akathist is sung to one tune, which you can hear in the church.

In the traditions of the Orthodox Church, its cultural treasury, there are many prayer genres. In Greek, the akathist is a song performed while standing, that is, especially solemn. This is a prayer with an expression of praise and requests to the Lord, the Mother of God, the Heavenly Angelic Forces or a certain saint.

The first akathist of the Mother of God with the beginning “Victory Chosen Voivode ...” and the chorus “Rejoice, Unmarried Bride!”, a laudatory Orthodox hymn, was created in Byzantium around the 5th-7th centuries. Saint Roman, deacon of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. He has long been considered the patron saint of poets and singers. The saint laid the foundations of church singing and composed many prayer hymns, texts of hymns that we still hear today (of course, translated into Russian). He received the name of the Sweet Singer, being an adornment of the whole Church due to his righteousness, wonderful voice and inspired works composed by him. Truly, thanks to him, humanity has acquired aesthetically and spiritually beautiful prayer chants. Church culture has been enriched by more than a thousand prayer books (troparia, kontakions, canons and akathists).

The most important heritage of St. Roman the Melodist is the first akathist, which gave rise to the religious-poetic, prayerful tradition of akathists, which are now written for almost every icon of the Mother of God and every saint. Akathist "Rejoice, Bride Unbetrothed" is a masterpiece of literature and theology. He is the most famous among others and the only one of all the akathists who is inscribed in the liturgical charter: it is read by the whole Church on Saturday of the Akathist of Great Lent, which also has the name "Praise of the Most Holy Theotokos."

Total parts in akathists 25. This happens in all akathists. The parts are subdivided and repeated as follows:

• • Kontakions are small prayers, “songs of praise”, there are a little more than a dozen of them - 13. At the end of each kontakion, the phrase “Hallelujah” is repeated or sung (in Hebrew - “praise God”).

• • Ikos, which is translated from Greek as "long songs." They are two-part, the first contains a request or a description of a historical event, and the second at the beginning of the line repeats the word “Rejoice” (“haire”, this is the greeting that the Greeks exchanged at the meeting), followed by magnification. The first Akathist to the Mother of God had the completion of each ikos: "Rejoice, Bride of the Bride." Such words refer to the greeting on the day of the Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to the Most Pure Virgin: “Rejoice, Blessed One! The Lord is with you." There are 12 of them in the akathist.

• • The 13th kontakion can be considered a separate part of the akathist. This is a short prayer with a request that ends the service and is repeated three times in a row.

• • Also, after the akathist, a prayer is always read, it is written immediately at its end.

How to read a prayer by agreement

Before reading the akathist, by agreement at home, it is better to purchase or take the icon of the chosen saint or the Virgin, put it in front of you.

• • Light a candle from a match or lamp.

• • Bring the other end of the candle to the fire to soften the wax and immediately place the candle in a candle holder (also worth buying from the church).

• • Cross yourself again, looking at the icon, bow.

• • Now you can read the akathist and complete it by praying in your own words. Read the prayer with attention, stay in communion with God, the Mother of God or the saints, address them as if they were alive. Tell in your own words about trouble and sorrow, ask for help.

• • After the prayer, you can kiss the icon according to tradition - this is called “applying to the icon”: cross yourself twice, kiss the hand or edge of the clothing of the image on the icon, cross yourself again.

• • We remind you again that before the prayer you need to visit the website of Father Vladimir Golovin and sign up for a prayer by agreement, finding out at what time your akathist will be read.

• • It is better to read a prayer, resorting to the grace of God, in silence, at least nothing should distract you.

• • It is important to focus on the words of the prayer so that thoughts do not scatter.

• • You can pray both at work and in the course of some activity, but not from the very beginning, but when you feel that it is possible, that prayer brightens your heart, illuminating your feelings with faith and a sense of the omnipresence of God.

• • Give up rote memorization and repetition, trying to understand the meaning of the spoken words and their deep meaning.

• • Prepare your thoughts for prayer, meditate on the omnipotence of God, bow with love before the Lord.

Help of the Lord Jesus Christ

The life of the Son of God on Earth, the mystery of the Incarnation are described in detail in the Gospel, interpreted in many books of the Church Fathers. The Lord gave himself as a sacrifice for human sins and conquered death itself, in His Resurrection returning the entire human race to paradise. That is why, despite the importance of our prayers to the saints - our holy helpers - and the Mother of God, turning to God Himself is a necessary and most important daily prayer.

Recall that the Church blesses daily morning and evening prayers, turning to the Lord and the Heavenly Powers. Pray to the Lord Almighty at any moment of life in all needs:

• • Ask the Lord for help in any matter, difficulties and sorrows,

• • Pray in trouble

• • Ask for support from your friends, family, loved ones,

• • Repent before God of your sins to receive true forgiveness from the Lord,

• • Pray for recovery and before the operation,

• • Ask the Lord for deliverance from sudden troubles,

• • Ask for relief from despair

• • Thank Christ for all the good things in life, for happiness.

Grace of prayer by agreement

In different religions, the concept of grace is different. It is the power of God that works through some earthly things and through a series of actions. The Orthodox Church and her centuries-old experience tell us that only through prayer to God, the Mother of God and the saints can we commune with the power of God.

We cannot always manage our lives: become rich, change fate, find a wife or husband, start a family. That is why in grief people of all epochs and countries prayed to the Lord, knowing about the existence of the God of Christians and His goodness. Many words of worship have come down to us from the depths of centuries, so we can turn to the Lord and the saints for help, using beautiful words that have evolved over the centuries.

Note that there are also those who are trying to test the strength of a certain character, through which one could "steer" their lives and the fate of others. But such energy is not from the Lord, not from Good and Love. The devil works on the desire of proud people, vainglorious people who want spiritual delights, which means they want to stand out from the crowds of others, albeit with danger to their souls.

Meanwhile, God's help comes to a person only with peace, tranquility, submission to the will of God, which is learned through a confessor and reading, through the Sacraments of the Church - Baptism, Confession, Communion, through church services.

The Lord gives us daily miracles, keeps us from dangers. Good people, nature, meetings, the opportunity to live - what is it in itself? No, God helps us. Help Him yourself, trusting through prayer and keeping God's commandments. Talk to a priest, come to Sunday school with your kids, take an adult class. All this usually works for free in every temple.

The Apostle Paul reminds us in the Epistle to the Corinthians that human weakness is a given. We must know about it. But our strength lies in the fact that we give our lives to God, we become soft, allowing the Lord to manage our lives and our human strengths, as we described above, fulfilling His commandments. Rely on God's help and His will. Live, but do not despair in troubles and difficulties, pray - and the circumstances of life will turn out in the best way.

Church Sacraments - grace in prayer by agreement

The Church has seven Sacraments that bring grace to every person. They are given to us by God Himself. The Church takes them from the Gospel, where the Lord Jesus Christ Himself establishes them. In these sacred rites, through certain actions, invisibly, but clearly, the gifts of the Holy Spirit are sent down to man. This is remembered in the events of Pentecost, the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. The power of God, the power of the Spirit, is genuine and good — there are testimonies of many people of all ages to this. Meanwhile, how psychics, sorcerers and magicians do miracles are completely different, they destroy souls.

But the best powerful prayer is the Sacrament of Communion. The Eucharist is celebrated at every Liturgy (on Sunday and even weekday mornings). The priest pronounces the words of prayers for people on behalf of the entire Universal Church - earthly and heavenly. It is necessary to take communion in difficult moments, although it happens that there is not enough physical strength or determination, but try. The Lord Himself gave the First Communion to His disciples on Maundy Thursday, during the Last Supper - this event is remembered every Thursday before Easter. He broke the bread and gave wine to all the disciples to drink, transforming (transforming) them into His Flesh and Blood.

Pay attention to the fact that the prayer for the agreement of Bulgaria is not now blessed Orthodox Church. Vladimir Golovin is defrocked. The liturgy is celebrated free of charge, a donation is submitted at will for notes on the proskomedia. A prayer under the agreement in Bolgar has a large fixed amount. Be careful.

Prayer by agreement is an "ambulance" for those who find themselves in difficult life circumstances; this is a way to solve a variety of life problems, when nothing can be done by human capabilities. Why are many miracles performed through this prayer? Because prayer by agreement (or “cathedral prayer”) is an ancient practice of praying to God and His saints, based on the words of the Savior and our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, Who said: “ Truly ... I tell you that if two of you agree on earth to ask for any matter, then whatever they ask, it will be for them from My Father in Heaven, for where two or three are gathered in My name, there I am in the midst of them ”(Matthew 18:19-20).

Father Vladimir calls on everyone to enter into the experience of prayer by agreement together with St. Abraham's Church in the city of Bolgar, which is the epicenter, the connecting link of those praying by agreement.

Many people, having heard about this opportunity and joined the conciliar prayer, have already reaped the benefits: some of those whom the doctors “written off” as infertile were able to give birth to healthy children; someone got rid of debt slavery (loans, debts, etc.); someone was able to purchase their own housing; someone was able to get rid of addictions (drug addiction, smoking, alcoholism); someone was able to beg their loved ones who turned to God, to repentance; someone was able to meet the other half and get married; someone received from the Lord the healing of diseases that modern medicine does not cure; etc. But the main thing that all these people have experienced is the presence of God in their lives, the active realization that God is very close, and that He loves us more than anyone else.

Prayer by agreement has been performed in the St. Abraham Church of Bolgar since 2004. This prayer is performed in the form of reading akathists to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God and the saints of God every day according to the schedule. Believers all over the world, united by common troubles, common faith, hope, stand up for prayer by agreement, truly great things are done through this prayer.