“When God wants to have mercy on someone, He inspires someone else to Pray for him, and He helps in this Prayer.”
Saint Silouan the Athonite
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“Do not refuse a request to Pray for the Soul of another, even when you yourself lack the Gift of Prayer. For often the very faith of the person making the request will evoke the saving contrition of the one who is to offer the Prayer.”
Saint John Climacus
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“Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men… For cannot he that falls rise again?”
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
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“The secret is our Prayer and our devotion to God so that His Grace may act. We, with our love, with our fervent desire for the Love of God, will attract Grace so that it washes over those around us and awakens them to Divine Love. Or rather God will send His Love and will rouse them all. What we are unable to do, His Grace will achieve. With our Prayers, we will make all worthy of God’s Grace.”
Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
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“Prayer for others which is made gently and with deep love is selfless and has great Spiritual benefit. It brings Grace to the person who Prays and also to the person whom he is Praying. When you have great love and this love moves you to Prayer, then the waves of love are transmitted and affect the person for whom you are Praying and you create around him a shield of protection and you influence him, you lead him towards what is good. When He sees your efforts, God bestows His Grace abundantly on both you and on the person you are Praying for.”
Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
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“The help of God can come to us through the Prayers of friends. Even the Saints asked to Pray for them. If a few friends say a word to God at least one word, then their requests will reach the Lord.”
Archpriest Sergei Nikolaev
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“When we Pray for others, Heaven intercedes for us.”
Saint John of Kronstadt
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“I never visit people without Praying about them first.”
Saint Silouan the Athonite
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“Stephen Prayed for his persecutors, who had not been able even to listen to the Name of Christ, when he said of those very men by whom he was being stoned: “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge” And we see the result of this Prayer in the case of the Apostle, for Paul, who kept the garments of those who were stoning Stephen, not long after became an Apostle by the Grace of God, having before been a persecutor.”
Saint Ambrose Bishop of Milan
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“Miracles are not impossible from a logical standpoint, and right reason does not deny them… Miracles are a consequence of the Creator’s love for His creatures.”
Saint Nektarios of Aegina
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“Inasmuch as you Pray with all your Soul for the one who has slandered you, so much will God reveal the truth to them who have believed the slander.”
Saint Maximos the Confessor
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“Pray for the Salvation of others as you would Pray for your own Salvation.”
Saint John of Kronstadt
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“I Pray Thee O Merciful Lord for all the peoples of the Earth that they may come to know Thee by Thy Holy Spirit.”
Saint Silouan the Athonite
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“There is nothing colder than a Christian who does not seek to save others.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“When you want to Pray for someone or something, first pray for the Salvation of their Soul.”
Saint Anthony the Great
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“When you Pray with your komboskini for one of our brothers or your relatives, you are not wasting your time. God will help him when he finds himself in a difficult situation. Not only does the komboskini help but it can also free a Soul from hell! So great is the power of Prayer!”
Saint Ephraim of Katounakia
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“Distress is everywhere, temptations have increased during our difficult times and everywhere you go you hear cries of anguish. We pray, but for whom first, for how much and when? May the Lord have mercy on all of us.”
Elder Joseph of Vatopedi
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“Only Prayer, silence and love are effective… It is better to turn to the heart of other people through secret Prayer than to their ears.”
Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
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“O Lord, by Thy Holy Spirit enlighten Thy people that all may know Thy love. The Lord Himself inspires us to Pray for others, and Himself gives us the strength for this Prayer, and rewards the Soul when she Prays. Such is the Mercy of the Lord towards us.”
Saint Silouan the Athonite
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“When I want to feel sorry for somebody, do you know what cheers me up? I say, “I love him that much; God loves him ten thousand times more. He will be fine!””
Saint Gavrilia, the Ascetic of Love
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“For the love of Christ which burns in me like a fierce fire…, and with my spirit blazing, I Pray for you night and day, so that you might become a God-bearer, so that He might dwell in you… May God give you this burning love. For those who possess it, it raises to the seventh Heaven…”
Saint Barsanuphius the Great Elder of Gaza and Saint John the Prophet
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“This is my last will and testament: raise your Prayers for everyone; your Prayers will move the mountains. Love each other.”
Saint Gabriel, the New Confessor of Georgia
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“When Grace works in the Soul of one who is Praying, the Love of God floods the Soul to such an extent that he is unable to handle his experience. Afterwards his love turns towards the whole world and mankind, which he loves so much that he asks to take upon himself all human suffering and grief so as to free those who suffer. And more generally, he identifies with every grief and affliction, even of irrational beasts, so that he weeps when he considers their suffering. These are the attributes of love which Prayer energises and inspires. For this reason those who are dedicated to Prayer never cease interceding on behalf of the world.”
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
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“When you Pray for someone who is suffering from sinful passions under the influence of the devil, don’t tell the person that you’re Praying for him. Otherwise the devil will learn about it and will influence his Soul to rise up against you and so your Prayer will have no effect. Pray for the person secretly and your Prayer will be effectual.”
Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
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“A very important event from Elder Evmenios’ life that I recall, is a Prayer that he had coined: “Lord Jesus Christ, I want You to save all people. And God was pleased. And then I said: Lord Jesus Christ, I want You to save all the Catholics. And all the Protestants, my Christ, I want You to save them. And God was pleased. I also want You to save the Muslims and all those who belong to all the religions; I want You to save even the atheists. And God was very pleased. And I told him: My Christ, I want you to save all those who have fallen asleep, from the time of Adam until now. And God was very pleased. And I told him: My God, I want you to save Judas also. And finally I added: I want you to save the devil also. And God was saddened.” I asked him: “Why was God sad?” “Because God wants to, but they don’t (want to be saved),” he replied; “there is not a trace of good will for salvation in the devil.” “Hold on,” I told him, “how did you know when God was pleased and when He was sad?” And he said to me: “If your heart becomes one with Christ’s heart, you feel what He feels.” So, can you perceive the breadth of this man’s heart? This was one of the most powerful things I have ever heard; and I have never heard something like it by anyone else. And he perceived those things from the intensity of Grace. Depending on the degree of Grace, he was able to perceive His sadness or His pleasure, to whatever he said or did.”
by Metropolitan Neophytos Morphou about Saint Evmenios Saridakis the New