“If you do not feel like praying, you have to force yourself. The Holy Fathers say that prayer with force is higher than prayer unforced. You do not want to, but force yourself. The Kingdom of Heaven is taken by force (Matt. 11:12).”
St. Ambrose of Optina (+1891)
Remember Your Loved Ones • Пом'яни своїх близьких
Submit the names of your family and loved ones for prayers at the Proskomedia (the Liturgy of Preparation that precedes the Divine Liturgy) and at the Litanies.
Подайте імена ваших рідних і близьких для молитви на Проскомидії (Літургії перед Божественною Літургією) та на єктенії.