Surgical intervention is always a very important and responsible matter. Almost everyone on the operating table experiences anxiety and anxiety. In the Orthodox tradition, it is customary to perform special prayers before an operation so that the Lord will save the patient during surgery and give a quick healing to a person.
There is a certain prayer service in Orthodox practice, which is called “prayer service before the operation”. The text of the priest’s petitions says that the Lord should control the mind and hands of a surgeon for a safe operation. Most often, believing Christians, before surgery, turn to God through this prayer service.
Also, before the operation, you can pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary in front of her icon, called the "Healer" of the Virgin Mary. You can also order a prayer service in the church or find a prayer book that indicates the prayer before this miraculous image of the Mother of God.
In the Christian tradition, there is a practice of addressing saints who have a special grace to help sick people. Thus, believers pray to the great martyr and healer Panteleimon, who, even during his lifetime, healed many patients. You can order a special prayer in the church for the saint and put candles on the health of the sick person.
You can pray to your guardian angel, as well as to the archangel Raphael, who is responsible for human health.
In the Orthodox Church there is a saint who, prior to the adoption of the holy dignity, was a surgeon known throughout Russia. It was St. Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky. The great saint of God ended the days of his earthly life as an archpastor of the Orthodox Church. This saint is prayed for help in illnesses and, of course, before the operation.
