Holy Martyr Cyprian. The Life of the Holy Martyr Cyprian and the Holy Martyr Justina

The holy martyrs suffered in Nicomedia, under Diocletian, in 304.

Saint Cyprian and Ustinya: prayer helps them from damage, the evil eye, etc. Why?

Quite often we cannot imagine very well to whom and why we turn in prayer. And it seems to some that the Church does not recognize witchcraft and various kinds of dark magic at all. And how can you ask someone infallible for help, who doesn’t seem to understand what’s eating you?

Well, let's start with the fact that Cyprian was once... a sorcerer, and Ustinya (Justina) was precisely the object of his magical exercises! Therefore, the prayer to Cyprian and Ustinya will definitely go to those who will simply understand your fears and problems perfectly!

Legend about the holy martyrs Cyprian and Justinius has existed since ancient times. They lived at the end of the 3rd - beginning of the 4th century.

Fatherland Cyprian supposed to have been Antioch, in northern Syria.

It is known that Cyprian studied philosophy and sorcery in pagan Greece and Egypt and surprised everyone with his knowledge of the secret sciences, traveling to different countries and performing all kinds of “miracles” before the people. Arriving in his hometown of Antioch, he amazed everyone with his abilities.

At that time, the daughter of a pagan priest lived here - Justinia.

She was already enlightened by the Christian faith, the first idea of which she received by chance, having heard words about Christ from the lips of a deacon who passed by her parents’ house while she was sitting at the window. The young pagan woman tried to learn more about Christ, the first news about Whom sank so deeply into her soul.

Justinia fell in love with going to the Christian church, listening to the word of God, and finally accepted holy Baptism. Soon she convinced her parents of the truth of the Christian faith. The pagan priest, having received Baptism, was ordained to the rank of presbyter, and his house became a pious Christian dwelling.

Meanwhile, Justinia, who had remarkable beauty, attracted the attention of one rich pagan youth named Aglaid. He asked her to become his wife, but Justinia, having devoted herself to Christ, refused to marry a pagan and carefully avoided even meeting him. He, however, persistently pursued her. Seeing the failure of all his efforts, Aglaid turned to the famous sorcerer Cyprian, thinking that everything was accessible to his mysterious knowledge, and asked the sorcerer to act with his art on the heart of Justinia.

Cyprian, hoping to receive a rich reward, actually used all the means that he could glean from the science of sorcery, and, calling on demons for help, tried to persuade Justinia to marry the young man who fell in love with her. Protected by the power of her complete devotion to the one Christ, Justinia did not succumb to any tricks or temptations, remaining adamant.

Meanwhile, a pestilence appeared in the city. A rumor was spread that the powerful sorcerer Cyprian, who failed in his sorcery, was taking revenge on the whole city for opposing Justinia, bringing a fatal illness to everyone.

The frightened people approached Justinia as the culprit of the public disaster and convinced her to satisfy the sorcerer - to marry Aglaid. Justinia calmed the people and, with firm hope in God’s help, promised speedy liberation from the destructive disease. And indeed, as soon as she prayed to God with her pure and strong prayer, the illness stopped. This victory and the triumph of the Christian woman were at the same time a complete disgrace to Cyprian, who considered himself a powerful sorcerer and boasted of his knowledge of the secrets of nature.

But this also served to save a person gifted with a strong mind, which, mainly through error, was wasted on unworthy use.

Cyprian realized that there was something higher than his knowledge and mysterious art, than that dark force on whose help he was counting, trying to defeat the unenlightened crowd. He realized that all this was nothing compared to the knowledge of the God whom Justinia confesses. Seeing that all his means were powerless against a weak creature - a young girl armed only with prayer and the sign of the cross, Cyprian comprehended the meaning of these two truly omnipotent weapons.

He came to the Christian bishop Anfim, told him about his errors and asked him to teach him the truths of the Christian faith in order to prepare for the one true path revealed by the Son of God, and then accepted holy Baptism.

A year later he was made a priest, and then a bishop, while Justinia was ordained a deaconesses and made head of the community of Christian virgins. Inspired by a fiery love for God, Cyprian and Justinia contributed greatly to the spread and strengthening of Christian teaching.

This brought upon them the wrath of the opponents and persecutors of Christianity. Having received a denunciation that Cyprian and Justinia were turning the people away from the gods, the governor of that region, Eutolmius, seized them and ordered them to be tortured for their faith in Christ, which they unshakably confessed. Then he sent them to the Roman emperor, who was at that time in Nicomedia, by whose order they were beheaded with the sword.

The Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justinia were already venerated by the ancient Church. Saint Gregory of Nazianzus speaks about them in one of his sermons. Empress Eudokia, wife of the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius the Younger, wrote a poem in their honor around 425. “Turning from magical art, O wise God, to the knowledge of the Divine,” the Church sings in the kontakion to the holy martyrs, “thou hast appeared to the world as the wisest physician, granting healing to those who honor thee, Cyprian and Justina, with whom we prayed to the Lover of Mankind to save our souls.”

Prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justinia
O holy martyr Cyprian and martyr Justina! Hear our humble prayer. Even though you naturally died as a martyr for Christ during your temporary life, you do not depart from us in spirit, always following the commandments of the Lord, teaching us and patiently bearing your cross with us. Behold, by boldness towards Christ God and His Most Pure Mother we gained in nature. Even now, be prayer books and intercessors for us unworthy. Be our intercessors of the fortress, so that through your intercession we may remain unharmed from demons, magicians and evil men, glorifying the Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian
Oh, holy servant of God, Hieromartyr Cyprian, quick helper and prayer book for all who come running to you. Accept our unworthy praise from us, and ask the Lord God for strength in our infirmities, healing in illnesses, consolation in sorrows, and everything useful to everyone in our life. Offer up your powerful prayer to the Lord, may he protect us from our sinful falls, may he teach us true repentance, may he deliver us from the captivity of the devil and all the actions of unclean spirits, and deliver us from those who offend us. Be our strong champion against all enemies, visible and invisible. In temptations, give us patience and at the hour of our death, show us intercession from the torturers at our aerial ordeals. May we, led by you, reach the Mountainous Jerusalem and be worthy in the Heavenly Kingdom with all the saints to glorify and sing the Most Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

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Signs for Cyprian and Ustinho

October 15 (2) - Day of Cyprian and Ustinya. Cyprian and Ustinya save from evil spirits, spells, obsessions, and evil spirits.
This day was considered one of the most suitable for cleansing from obsessions, statements: the girls asked Ustinya to fall from the evil charm, and the boys asked Kupriyan.

In Rus', it was believed that on this day demons could possess a person; those who abused alcohol, remembered the demon in vain, and sinned in any way should be especially wary. To prevent this from happening, one should offer prayers to the saints and ask them for intercession and mercy. The girls on Kupriyan gathered for parties, but did not play or have fun. Instead, they did handicrafts and sang sad songs while they worked.

Ustinya has become a symbol of opposition to love spells in the Christian world. And today the question of whether love spells work on true believers is often discussed. As the church says, demons begin to tempt, but if you confess, take communion, fast and pray to the Intercessor and Ustinya, you can overcome the craving for the person to whom they wanted to bewitch you.

I want to give you the most powerful prayer against witchcraft and corruption that I have. I have never seen this prayer printed anywhere. I have been cherishing these leaves like the apple of my eye for more than ten years. Whenever you know that a spell is being cast on you and your family, read this prayer to the saint every day, naming the names of those for whom you are asking. You can read over his head for a child. Adults read on their own. If the climate in the family or health has changed dramatically, then it will not be superfluous to read this prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian.

You can recite this prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian on the waterand give against damage.

Begin Say the prayer of the Holy Martyr Cyprian, in the days or in the nights, or at whatever hour you exercise, all the forces of resistance will fall away from the glory of the Living God. This Hieromartyr, praying to God with all his soul, said: “Lord God, Mighty and Holy, King of kings, now hear the prayer of Thy servant Cyprian.” Thousands upon thousands and darkness upon darkness stand before You, Angel and Archangel. You weigh the secret of the hearts of Your servant (name), appear to him, Lord, as Paul in chains and Thecla in fire. So, let me know You, for I am the first to create all my iniquities. You, holding the cloud, and the sky did not rain on the tree of the garden, and that is the fruit of the uncreated. Idle wives wait out, and others do not conceive. They only looked at the fence of the city, and did not create anything. The rose will not bloom and the class will not vegetate; The grapes do not bear fruit, and the beasts do not bear fruit. The fish of the sea are not allowed to swim and the birds of the sky are forbidden to fly. So, You showed Your power with the prophet Elijah. I pray to Thee, O Lord my God; All sorcery, and all evil demons who tend to the sin of man and commit sin on him, You, by Your power, forbid! Now, O Lord my God, the Strong and Great One, who has favored the unworthy, worthy of me to be, and partaker of Thy Holy flock, I pray to Thee, O Lord my God, whoever has this prayer in the house or with himself, do for him what he asks for with it. Your Most Holy Majesty, who was merciful to me and did not want to destroy me with my iniquities; Thus, do not destroy anyone who prays to You with this prayer. Strengthen the weak in faith! Strengthen the weak in spirit! Give reason to the desperate one and do not turn away everyone who resorts to Your Holy Name. Now, falling before You, Lord, I pray and ask Your holy name: in every house and in every place, especially on the Orthodox Christian, there is some sorcery from evil people or from demons, may this prayer be read over the head of a person or in the house and may it be resolved from binding by evil spirits in envy, flattery, jealousy, hatred, malice, intimidation, effective poisoning, from pagan poisoning and from any spell and oath. Therefore, whoever has acquired this prayer in his home, let him be kept from every trick of the devil, indulgence, poison by evil and crafty people, from spells and all witchcraft and sorcery, and may demons flee from him and may evil spirits recede. Lord my God, having power in heaven and on earth, for the sake of Thy Holy Name and for the sake of the unspeakable goodness of Thy Son, our God Jesus Christ, hear at this hour Thy unworthy servant (name), who honors this prayer and through it may all the devil be resolved intrigues. Just as wax melts in the face of fire, so let all sorcery and evil spells perish from the face of a person who honors this prayer. Like the name, the Life-Giving Trinity, is enlightenment for us, and don’t we know another god than You? We believe in You, we worship You and we pray to You; protect, intercede and save us, O God, from every evil action and sorcery of evil people. Just as You brought out sweet water from the stone to the sons of Moses, so, Lord God of Hosts, lay Your hand on Your servant (name), full of Your goodness and protect from all deeds. Bless the house in it, may this prayer abide and everyone who honors my memory, send your mercy to him, Lord, and protect him from all sorcery. Be his helper and protector, O Lord. Four rivers: Pison, Geon, Euphrates and Tigris: the Edenic man cannot hold back, so no sorcerer can manifest the affairs or dreams of demons before reading this prayer, I conjure by the Living God! May the demon be crushed and all the nasty and evil force unleashed by evil people on the servant of God (name) be driven away. As he multiplied the years of Hezekiah the king, so multiply the years of him who has this prayer: by the service of the Angel, by the singing of the Seraphim, by the annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Archangel Gabriel and the incorporeal for the sake of Her conception, our Lord Jesus Christ, by His glorious Nativity in Bethlehem, by the slaughter of Herod the king four times ten thousand infants and His Holy Baptism received in the Jordan River, fasting and temptation from the devil, His terrible victory and His most terrible judgment, His most terrible miracles in the world: He granted healing and cleansing. Give life to the dead, cast out demons, and fulfill His entry into Jerusalem as a King: - “Ossaina to the Son of David - from the infants crying to Thee, hear” the Holy Passion, the Crucifixion and Burial, enduring, and on the third day the Resurrection came, as it is written, and into heaven ascent. There are numerous Angels and Archangels singing, glorifying His rise, who sits at the right hand of the Father until His second coming to judge the living and the dead. You have given authority to Your holy disciples and Apostles, saying to them: “Hold and hold on - decide and they will be resolved,” so through this prayer, allow every devilish sorcery over Your servant (name). For the sake of Your Holy Great Name, I conjure and drive away all wicked and evil souls and the combing of evil people and their sorceries, slander, witchcraft, eye damage, sorcery and every trick of the devil. I pray to You, O most merciful Lord, take me away from Your servant (name), and from his house, and from all his acquisitions. As you increased the wealth of the righteous Job, so, Lord, increase the household life of the one who has this prayer: the creation of Adam, the sacrifice of Abel, the annunciation of Joseph, the holiness of Enoch, the righteousness of Noah, the conversion of Melchisidek, the faith of Abraham, the holiness of Jacob, the prophecy of the Prophets, the shrine of the Patriarchs, the blood of the Holy Martyrs , the slaughter of Peter and Paul, the childhood of Moses, the virginity of John the Theologian, the priesthood of Aaron, the action of Joshua, the holiness of Samuel, the twelve tribes of Israel, the prayer of the Prophet Elisha, the fasting and knowledge of the Prophet Daniel, the sale of the beautiful Joseph, the Wisdom of the Prophet Solomon, the power of one hundred and sixty Angels, by the prayer of the Honest Glorious Prophet and Baptist John and one hundred to ten Saints of the second council, holy confessors and swearers of the terrible unspeakable name of Your Holy, All-Glorious All-Seer God, and before Him stands a thousand and ten thousand Angels and Archangels. For the sake of their prayers, I pray and ask You, Lord, drive away and overcome all malice and wickedness from Your servant (name), and let it flee to Tartarus. I offer this prayer to the One and Invincible God, for may salvation befit all Orthodox people in that house, in which there is this prayer, written in seventy-two languages, and may all wickedness be resolved through it; either in the sea, or along the way, or in the source, or in the vault; either in the upper pose or in the lower one; either behind or in front; either in the wall, or in the roof, let it be resolved everywhere! May every devilish obsession be resolved in the course or in the camp; or in the mountains, or in dens, or in the precincts of houses, or in the abysses of the earth; or in the root of a tree, or in the leaves of plants; either in fields or in gardens; or in the grass, or in a bush, or in a cave, or in a bathhouse, may it be resolved! Let every evil deed be resolved; either in fish skin or in flesh; or in the skin of a snake, or in the skin of a man; or in elegant jewelry, or in headdresses; or in the eyes, or in the ears, or in the hair of the head, or in the eyebrows; either in bed or in clothes; or in cutting foot nails, or cutting hand nails; either in hot blood or in icy water: let it be resolved! Let every crime and sorcery be resolved; or in the brain, or under the brain, or in the shoulder, or between the shoulders; either in the muscles or in the legs; either in the leg or in the arm; or in the belly, or under the belly, or in the bones, or in the veins; either in the stomach or within natural limits, let it be resolved! May every devilish act and obsession committed be resolved; either on gold or on silver; or in copper, or in iron, or in tin, or in lead, or in honey, or in wax; or in wine, or in beer, or in bread, or in food; May everything be resolved! May every evil devil's intention against man be resolved; or in sea reptiles, or in flying insects; either in animals or in birds; or in the stars, or in the moon; either in beasts or in reptiles; or in charters, or in ink; May everything be resolved! Even two wicked tongues: salamaru and remihara, pursuit; elizda and the devil from the servant of God (name), by the power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord with all the heavenly powers before the High and Terrible Throne of God, create Your servants scorching fire. Cherubim and Seraphim; Authorities and Pristoli; Dominance and Power. In one hour the thief entered heaven through prayer. Joshua, the sun and the moon, prayed a prayer. The prophet Daniel prayed and stopped the mouths of the lions. Three youths: Ananias, Azariah and Misail extinguish the flame of the cave with fiery prayer. I also pray to You, Lord, grant this prayer to everyone who prays to it. I pray and ask the holy council of the prophets: Zechariah, Hosea, Jesse, Joel, Micah, Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah, Amos, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Nahum and the Prophet John the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord: - I pray and ask the four Evangelists, Matthias, Mark , Luke and John the Theologian, and the holy Chief Apostles Peter and Paul, and the holy and righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna, and Joseph the betrothed, and James the Lord's brother according to the flesh, Simeon the God-Receiver, and Simeon the relative of the Lord, and Andrew Christ for the sake of the fool, and John The Merciful, and Ignatius the God-Bearer, and the Hieromartyr Ananias, and Roman the singer of kontakions, and Mark the Greek, and Cyril the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Venerable Ephraim
Sirin, and Mark the grave-digger, and the three Great Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom, and likewise among the saints, the father of our saints Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, the Wonderworker of Lycia, and the holy metropolitans: Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes, Innocent and Cyril, Moscow wonderworkers: St. Anthony, Theodosius and Athanasius, Kiev-Pechersk wonderworkers: St. Sergius and Nikon, Radonezh wonderworkers; Reverends Zosima and Savatius, Solovetsky miracle workers; Saints Guria and Barsanuphius, Kazan miracle workers; Like our holy fathers: Pachomius, Anthony, Theotosiya, Pimen the Great, and like our holy father Seraphim of Sarov; Samson and Daniel the Stylites; Maximus the Greek, monk Miletius of Mount Athos; Nikon, Patriarch of Antioch, Great Martyr Kyriakos and his mother Iulita; Alexy, the man of God, and the holy venerable myrrh-bearing women: Mary, Magdalene, Euphrosyne, Xenia, Evdokia, Anastasia; The Holy Great Martyrs Paraskeva, Catherine, Fevronia, Marina, who shed their blood for You, Christ our God, and all the saints of the Father who pleased You, Lord, have mercy and save Your servant (name), may no evil and wickedness touch him or his house neither in the evening, nor in the morning, nor in the days, nor in the night, let him not touch. Save him, Lord, from air, tartar, water, forest, yard and all kinds of other demons and spirits of evil. I pray to You, Lord, even as this holy prayer of the Hieromartyr Cyprian was written, it was confirmed and marked by the Holy Trinity for the destruction and driving away of all evil, the enemy and adversary of demonic nets, catching people everywhere with the witchcraft and sorcery of Zadok and Naphael, called Ephil, and the daughters of Samuel, skilled in sorcery. By the Word of the Lord, heaven and earth and everything under heaven were established; by the power of this prayer, all enemy obsession and indulgence were driven out. I call upon all the powers of heaven and Your ranks for help; Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salafail, Yehudil, Barahail and my Guardian Angel: The power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross and all the powers and spirits of heaven, and may Your servant, Lord (name), be observed, and may the wickedness of the devil be put to shame by all means By Heavenly Power to the glory of You, Lord, my Creator and to the glory of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, always now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. God! You are the only All-Powerful and Almighty, save Your servant (name) through the prayer of the Holy Martyr Cyprian. Say this three times and bow three times. Lord Jesus Christ the Word and Son of God, through the prayer of Your Most Holy Mother and my Guardian Angel, have mercy on me, Your sinful servant (name). Say this three times and bow three times. All saints and righteous ones, pray to the Merciful God for the servant (name), that he will preserve and have mercy on me from every enemy and adversary. (Say this three times and bow three times.)

Hieromartyr Cyprian and Martyr Justina

The legend about the holy martyrs Cyprian and Justin has existed since ancient times. They lived at the end of the 3rd - beginning of the 4th centuries. Cyprian's homeland is believed to have been Antioch, a region located in the northern part of modern Syria. From the age of 7 to 30, Cyprian studied in the largest centers of paganism - on Mount Olympus, in the cities of Argos and Tavropol, in the Egyptian city of Memphis and in Babylon. Having comprehended the wisdom of pagan philosophy and sorcery, he was ordained a priest on Olympus. Having acquired the great power of calling unclean spirits, he saw the prince of darkness himself, talked with him and received from him a regiment of demons into his service. Returning to Antioch, Cyprian began to be revered by the pagans as the chief priest, surprising people with his ability to control the elements, send pestilence and plagues. He seduced many people to all sorts of iniquities, and destroyed many with poison and sorcery.

At that time, the daughter of the pagan priest Edesias, Justina, lived there in Antioch. She was already enlightened by the Christian faith, the first idea of which she received by chance, having heard words about Christ from the lips of a deacon who passed by her parents’ house while she was sitting by the window. The young pagan woman tried to learn more about Christ. Justina began to secretly go to the Church of Christ and, often listening to the word of God, with the influence of the Holy Spirit on her heart, she believed in Christ. Soon she convinced her parents of the truth of the Christian faith. One night, a pagan priest saw in a dream, by Divine permission, a wonderful vision: a great host of luminous angels, and among them was the Savior of the world, Christ, who said to him: “Come to Me, and I will give you the Kingdom of Heaven.”

Rising in the morning, Edesius went with his wife and daughter to the Christian bishop Optatus, asking him to teach them the faith of Christ and perform Holy Baptism on them. The bishop rejoiced at their conversion and, having instructed them in the faith of Christ, baptized Edesius, his wife Cleodonia and daughter Justina, and then, having communed them with the Holy Mysteries, sent them away in peace. When Edesius became stronger in the faith of Christ, he was ordained to the rank of presbyter. After this, having lived virtuously and in the fear of God for a year and six months, Edesius ended his life in holy faith. Justina labored valiantly in keeping the commandments of the Lord and, having loved her Bridegroom Christ, served Him with diligent prayers, virginity and chastity, fasting and great abstinence.

At that time, there lived in Antioch a certain young man named Aglaid, the son of rich and noble parents. He lived luxuriously, surrendering to the vanity of this world. One day he saw Justina when the girl was going to church, and was struck by her beauty. He asked her to become his wife, but Justina, having devoted herself to Christ, refused to marry a pagan and carefully avoided even meeting him. He, however, persistently pursued her. Seeing the failure of all efforts, Aglaid turned to the famous sorcerer Cyprian and asked him to influence the heart of Justina with his art. After listening to Aglaid, Cyprian promised to fulfill his wish. “I,” he said, “will make sure that the girl herself will seek your love and feel a passion for you even stronger than you do for her.”

Cyprian took books on his secret art and called on one of the wicked spirits with the confidence that he could soon inflame Justina’s heart with passion for this young man. The demon willingly promised to fulfill this and gave a potion with which to sprinkle Justina’s house.

Cyprian called Aglaidas and sent him to secretly sprinkle Justina's house from the devil's vessel. When this was done, the prodigal demon entered there with kindled arrows of carnal lust in order to wound the girl’s heart with fornication and inflame her flesh with unclean lust.

Justina had the custom of offering prayers to the Lord every night. And so, when, according to custom, she got up at three o’clock in the morning and prayed to God, she suddenly felt excitement in her body, a storm of bodily lust and the flame of hell fire. She remained in such excitement and internal struggle for quite a long time: the young man Aglaid came to her memory, and bad thoughts were born to her. The girl was surprised and ashamed of herself. But in her prudence, Justina realized that this struggle arose in her from the devil; she immediately turned to the weapon of the sign of the cross, ran to God with warm prayer and from the depths of her heart cried out to Christ, her Bridegroom.

Having prayed long and earnestly, the holy virgin put the enemy to shame. Defeated by her prayer, he fled from her in shame, and again calm came in Justina’s body and heart; the flame of lust went out, the struggle stopped, the boiling blood calmed down. Justina glorified God and sang a song of victory. The demon returned to Cyprian with the sad news that he had achieved nothing. Cyprian asked him why he could not defeat the girl? The demon, although reluctantly, revealed the truth: “I could not overcome her because I saw in her a certain sign, which I was afraid of.”

Then Cyprian summoned a more evil demon and sent him to seduce Justina. He went and did much more than the first, attacking the girl with greater fury. But she armed herself with warm prayer and took upon herself an even stronger feat: she put on a hair shirt and mortified her flesh with abstinence and fasting, eating only bread and water. Having thus tamed the passions of her flesh, Justina defeated the devil and drove him away in shame. He, like the first, having accomplished nothing, returned to Cyprian. Then Cyprian called one of the demonic princes, told him about the weakness of the sent demons, who could not defeat one girl, and asked him for help. Having reassured Cyprian and promised to seduce the girl in other ways, the demonic prince took on the appearance of a woman and entered Justina. And he began to talk piously with her, as if wanting to follow the example of her virtuous life and chastity. While talking like this, he asked the girl what could be the reward for such a strict life and for maintaining cleanliness.

Justina replied that the reward for those who live chastely is great and indescribable, and it is very surprising that people do not care at all about such a great treasure as angelic purity. Then the devil, revealing his shamelessness, began to seduce her with cunning speeches. But Justina recognized the cunning seducer and skillfully defeated him. Without continuing the conversation, she immediately resorted to the protection of the Cross of the Lord and placed its honest sign on her face, and turned her heart to Christ. And the devil immediately disappeared with even greater shame than the first two demons.

In great confusion, the proud prince of demons returned to Cyprian. Cyprian, having learned that he had not managed to do anything, said to the devil: “Tell me, with what weapon does she fight you and how does she make your strong strength weak?”

Defeated by the power of God, the devil reluctantly confessed: “We cannot look at the sign of the cross, but we run from it, because it, like fire, scorches us and drives us far away.”

Cyprian was indignant at the devil for disgracing him and, blaspheming the demon, said: “Such is your strength that even a weak maiden defeats you!”

Then the devil, wanting to console Cyprian, made another attempt: he took on the image of Justina and went to Aglaid in the hope that, having accepted him for the real Justina, the young man would satisfy his desire, and thus neither his demonic weakness would be revealed, nor Cyprian will not be put to shame. And so, when the demon came to Aglaid in the form of Justina, he jumped up in unspeakable joy, ran up to the imaginary virgin, hugged her and called her by name.

But as soon as the young man uttered the word “Justina,” the demon immediately disappeared, not being able to bear even the name of Justina. The young man was very frightened and, running to Cyprian, told him about what had happened. Then Cyprian, through his sorcery, gave him the image of a bird and, making him capable of flying through the air, sent him to Justina’s house, advising him to fly into her room through the window.

Carried by a demon through the air, Aglaid flew in the form of a bird to Justina’s house and wanted to sit on the roof. At this time, Justina looked out the window of her room. Seeing her, the demon left Aglaid and fled. At the same time, the ghostly appearance of Aglaid, in which he seemed like a bird, also disappeared, and the young man almost hurt himself while flying down, but was lowered to the ground by the prayer of Saint Justina. So, having achieved nothing, the young man returned to Cyprian and told him about his grief. Seeing himself disgraced, Cyprian was greatly saddened and decided to go to Justina, hoping for the power of his magic. He turned into both a woman and a bird, but before he even reached the door of Justina’s house, the ghostly likeness of a beautiful woman, as well as a bird, disappeared, and he returned in sorrow.

After this, Cyprian began to take revenge for his shame and, with his magic, to bring various disasters to the house of Justina and to the houses of all her relatives, neighbors and acquaintances. He killed their cattle, struck their slaves with plagues, and thus plunged them into excessive sorrow. Finally, he struck Justina with the disease, so that she lay in bed, and her mother cried for her. Justina consoled her mother with the words of the prophet David: “I will not die, but I will live and tell the works of the Lord” (Ps. 117:17).

Cyprian brought disaster not only on Justina and her relatives, but also on the entire city. Ulcers appeared on animals and various diseases among people; and a rumor spread through demonic action that the great priest Cyprian would execute the city for Justina’s resistance to him. Then the most honorable citizens came to Justina and angrily urged her not to grieve Cyprian any more and to marry Aglaidas, in order to avoid even greater disasters because of her for the whole city.

She calmed everyone down, saying that soon all the disasters caused by Cyprian with the help of demons would stop. And so it happened. When Saint Justina prayed fervently to God, immediately all demonic obsession ceased; everyone was healed of ulcers, recovered from diseases.

When such a change took place, people glorified Christ, and they mocked Cyprian and his magical cunning, so that out of shame he could no longer appear among people and avoided meeting even his acquaintances.

This victory and the triumph of the Christian woman were at the same time a complete disgrace to Cyprian, who considered himself a powerful sorcerer and boasted of his knowledge of the secrets of nature. But this also served to save a person gifted with a strong mind, which, mainly through error, was wasted on unworthy use. Cyprian realized that there was something higher than his knowledge and mysterious art, than that dark force on whose help he was counting, trying to defeat the unenlightened crowd. He realized that all this is nothing compared to the knowledge of the God Whom Justina confesses.

Seeing that all his means were powerless against a weak creature - a young girl armed only with prayer and the sign of the cross, Cyprian comprehended the meaning of these two truly omnipotent weapons. He came to the Christian bishop Anthimus († 302; commemorated September 3/16), confessed everything with tears and gave his books to be burned. Seeing such humility, the bishop taught Cyprian and instructed him in the holy faith, and then ordered him to prepare for baptism; He burned his books in front of all believing citizens.

Having left the bishop with a contrite heart, Cyprian cried about his sins and sincerely repented, appealing to the true God for the cleansing of his iniquities. Arriving at church the next day, he did not want to leave until he was baptized.

Having learned about this, Justina thanked God, distributed a lot of alms to the poor and made an offering to the church. On the eighth day the bishop made Cyprian a reader; on the twentieth - to subdeacon; on the thirtieth day he became a deacon, and a year later he was ordained a priest. Cyprian changed his life, increased his exploits every day and, constantly mourning his previous evil deeds, improved and ascended from virtue to virtue. He was soon appointed bishop, converted so many pagans to Christ that in his diocese there was no one to offer sacrifices to idols and their temples were abandoned. Saint Justina retired to a monastery and was elected abbess.

Under Emperor Diocletian, during the persecution of Christians, Bishop Cyprian and Abbess Justina were captured and subjected to severe torture. Cyprian's body was planed, and Justina's mouth and eyes were beaten; then they were thrown into a boiling cauldron, but it did not cause them any harm, and they, as if in a cool place, glorified God. They were then condemned to be beheaded by the sword.

When the martyrs were brought to the place of execution, Cyprian asked himself time for prayer so that Justina would be executed first: he feared that Justina would be frightened at the sight of his death. She joyfully bowed her head under the sword and presented herself to her Bridegroom, Christ. Seeing the innocent death of the martyrs, the warrior Theoktist, who was present there, greatly regretted them and, his heart inflamed with God, declared himself a Christian. Together with Cyprian, he was immediately condemned to beheading. So they gave their souls into the hands of God; their bodies lay unburied for six days. Some of the wanderers who were there secretly took them and took them to Rome, where they gave them to a virtuous and holy woman named Rufina, a relative of Claudius Caesar. She buried the body of St. with honor. Martyrs of Christ Cyprian, Justina and Theoctistus. At their graves many healings took place for those who came to them with faith.

Knowing about the miraculous conversion to Christ of the holy martyr Cyprian, who was a servant of the prince of darkness and who broke his bonds by faith, Christians often resort to the prayerful help of the saint in the fight against unclean spirits.

In Cyprus, in the village of Meniko near Nicosia there is a temple of the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina, where their holy relics rest. The relics were brought to Cyprus from Syria in 1298.

In August 2005, the relics of the saints left Cyprus for the first time in 700 years so that believers in Russia could venerate them. In Moscow they stayed in the Conception Monastery. “During the 10 days during which the shrine was in the monastery, people turned to the sisters who testified to an unexpected recovery after they venerated the relics,” said Abbess Juliana, the abbess of the monastery. According to her, “healings occurred mainly from mental illnesses.” The sisters wrote down all such facts, which is customary in the Church to confirm miraculous phenomena. In those days, more than 60 thousand people visited the monastery; people stood for 4-5 hours. From 7 a.m. to 1 a.m., prayer services were served in front of the relics.

In the 3rd century, during the reign of the Roman emperor Decius, a pagan sage, the famous sorcerer Cyprian, lived in Antioch. He appeased the prince of darkness himself with sacrifices, gave him all of himself into power, and he gave him a regiment of demons to serve and promised to make him a prince upon his departure from the body. Many turned to him in their needs, and he helped them with demonic power. One day a young man named Aglaid, the son of rich and noble parents, turned to him. One day he saw the girl Justina and was struck by her beauty, and from then on he began to seek her favor and love, but she refused him: “My groom is Christ; I serve Him and for His sake I preserve my purity.”

Martyrs Cyprian and Justina. Icon with the Life, late 18th century. Russia

Armed with secret knowledge and calling upon unclean spirits for help, Cyprian sent them three times to seduce Justina. They inspired her with evil thoughts, kindled carnal passion in her, tempted her with flattering and crafty speeches, but Justina defeated them with fasting, prayer and the sign of the cross, and, disgraced and frightened by the cross of the Lord, they fled in shame. Cyprian was then indignant and began to take revenge on Justina for his shame. He sent pestilence and plagues to the house of Justina and to the whole city, just as the devil once did to the righteous Job.

MS Note. According to another version, the appearance of an epidemic in the city coincided with these events, and at the same time a rumor was spread that the powerful sorcerer Cyprian, who failed in his sorcery, was taking revenge on the whole city for opposing Justinia, bringing a fatal disease to everyone. After which the frightened people approached Justinia as the culprit of the public disaster and convinced her to satisfy the sorcerer - to marry Aglaid.

She prayed earnestly, and the demonic obsession stopped. After such a change, people began to glorify Christ, and Cyprian, having received his sight, renounced the works of the devil, confessed everything to the local bishop Anthimus, gave him all his books to burn and begged him to perform holy baptism on him,

But this also served to save a person gifted with a strong mind, which, mainly through error, was wasted on unworthy use. Cyprian realized that there was something higher than his knowledge and mysterious art, than that dark force on whose help he was counting, trying to defeat the unenlightened crowd. He realized that all this was nothing compared to the knowledge of the God whom Justinia confesses.

Seeing that all his means were powerless against a weak creature - a young girl armed only with prayer and the sign of the cross, Cyprian comprehended the meaning of these two truly omnipotent weapons. He came to the Christian bishop Anthimus († 302; commemorated September 3/16), told him about his errors and asked him to teach him the truths of the Christian faith in order to prepare for the one true path revealed by the Son of God, and then accepted holy Baptism. A year later he was made a priest, and then a bishop, while Justinia was ordained a deaconesses and made head of the community of Christian virgins.

Inspired by a fiery love for God, Cyprian and Justinia contributed greatly to the spread and strengthening of Christian teaching. This brought upon them the wrath of the opponents and persecutors of Christianity. Having received a denunciation that Cyprian and Justinia were turning the people away from the gods, the governor of that region, Eutolmius, seized them and ordered them to be tortured for their faith in Christ, which they unshakably confessed. Then he sent them to the Roman emperor, who was at that time in Nicomedia, by whose order they were beheaded with the sword.

He completely changed his life; seven days after baptism he was made a reader, twenty days later a subdeacon, thirty days a deacon, and a year later he was ordained a priest. He was soon made a bishop and in this rank he led such a holy life that he became equal to many great saints.

During the persecution of Christians under the Emperor Diocletian, Cyprian and Justina were slandered, put in prison, then they ordered the saint to be hanged and his body flogged, and Justina to be beaten on the lips and eyes. After this they were thrown into a cauldron, but the boiling cauldron did not cause them any harm. In the end, they were condemned to be beheaded by the sword.

Seeing the innocent death of the martyrs, the warrior Theoktist declared himself a Christian and was executed along with them.

The Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justinia were already venerated by the ancient Church. Saint Gregory of Nazianzus († 389; commemorated on January 25 and 30) speaks about them in one of his sermons. Empress Eudokia, the wife of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius the Younger, wrote a poem in their honor around 425.

Hieromartyr Cyprian and Martyr Justina. Miniature Minology for October, mid-11th century. Byzantium

“Having turned from magical art, O wise God, to the knowledge of the Divine,” the Church sings in the kontakion to the holy martyrs, “you have appeared to the world as the wisest physician, granting healing to those who honor you, Cyprian and Justina, who prayed to the Lover of Mankind to save our souls.”

The first centuries of the emergence of Christian teaching are rich in stories of martyrdom and miraculous conversions to the true faith from paganism. The first often followed from the second, and those who gave their souls to God died with a joyful expression on their faces, because they realized the transition to the Kingdom of God.

The story of Cyprian and Justina demonstrates the power of orthodox Christianity in the fight against the insidiousness of lying demons that provoke a person to commit criminal acts.

Icon of the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justinia

The story of the holy martyr Cyprian

The famous sorcerer named Cyprian was born in Antioch, into a pagan family that worshiped the god Apollo. At the age of seven, he became a student of sorcerers who taught him the knowledge of how to use the powers of demons to achieve certain goals.

When Cyprian turned 10, his parents sent him to Mount Olympus, where countless pagan idols lived. Here the boy learned demonic tricks: body transformations, control of the elements and the spread of disaster among the population.
In order to comprehend the art of communicating with demons, little Cyprian observed the strictest fast. At the age of 15, he listened to the teachings of the great priests and went to Argos, where he learned the science of seducing the infidels. When he was 20, he arrived in Memphis and learned great magic. At the age of 30, he was given the Chaldean science of stargazing, and he returned to his native Antioch as a mature master in demonic affairs. Cyprian boasted of his friendship with the king of darkness and was an evil murderer of civilians.
Maddened by power, this dark sorcerer committed numerous atrocities: he seduced people into lawlessness, killed people with poisons, sacrificed young men and women to demons, and infected many with vicious passions.

Important! The All-Merciful Lord, seeing the sinner plunge into impenetrable darkness, wanted to extract him from the hellish abyss and demonstrate His Omnipotence. He made it clear even to the devil that there is no sin capable of defeating the Father’s love for mankind.

Divine daughter of Justin

She, like Cyprian, came from a pagan family: her father Edesius was an idol priest, and her mother was called Cleodonia. One day Justina heard a sermon by Deacon Prailius about the coming of Christ, His creation of many miracles, suffering in the name of man and ascension to the Kingdom of Heaven at the right hand of the Lord. This good news planted a seed of sincere faith in the girl’s soul.

She began to secretly attend church and soon truly believed in Christ. The girl brought her elderly parents to their senses, who realized the inadequacy of hand-made idols. The whole family went to the Christian bishop and asked to be baptized.
Justinia valiantly kept the commandments and led a righteous life, which outraged the hater of the human race. The devil intended to cause the girl great pain and misfortune.
He kindled a fiery passion in the heart of the local youth Aglaid, with the help of which Justinia had to turn away from the righteous path. However, the pious virgin answered: “Christ is my Bridegroom, only to Him do I all belong.”
Having suffered several failures in seduction, Aglaid turned for help to the famous Cyprian, who agreed to blacken the heart of Justinia. The sorcerer gave the young man a potion and ordered him to sprinkle the girl’s house in order to open a passage for otherworldly forces.

Justinia in prayer asked for help and protection from evil spirits

Fighting lust

The well-behaved Justinia, preparing for bed, felt a strong excitement in her body. The flame enveloped her consciousness for a long time, that same young man arose in her memory, and with him thoughts of a carnal nature. The virgin was surprised and ashamed, feeling the spread of filth. She soon realized that this obsession was coming from dark forces, and turned to prayer and the sign of the cross for help.

Confounded by his fortitude and divine omnipotence, the demon fled from the house, and an all-conquering peace reigned in the soul and limbs of the girl. The demon, returning to Cyprian, told about his failure.
The sorcerer repeated his attempts, sending more powerful demons, but nothing could disrupt the power of sincere prayer and severe fasting, which the maiden indulged in all this time.
Soon a demon appeared before her in the form of an honest woman and tried to find out the advantages of a chaste life. The unclean spirit, having heard the answer, intended to use cunning speeches to disturb the virgin from her spiritual balance and referred to some passages from the Holy Scriptures. Justina recognized the “cunning serpent” and stopped the dialogue by resorting to the sign of the cross.
Cyprian hated the demons because they could not cope with the young maiden. He made several more attempts, even personally tried to break her spirit, but each new threat to chastity was broken against the impregnable walls of prayer before the Lord.
The sorcerer spread his anger to those around him, relatives and the city, sending ulcers and severe illnesses. When the citizens learned that troubles were coming due to Justina’s resistance, they began to angrily persuade the girl to give in to Cyprian’s wishes. However, the holy virgin reassured people and promised a speedy end to all this suffering.
Strong prayer helped the city get rid of misfortunes, and Cyprian was disgraced and humiliated. The people glorified God's Son.

Important! The cause of corruption is considered to be a sinful life, colossal pride and indulgence of one’s own passions. If a person lives righteously, no attack can capture a soul truly committed to the Lord.

Believers should not be afraid of damage or the evil eye, because the Power of God protects the one who sincerely accepted the teachings of the Savior, who came and was crucified for man. These adversities recede with constant practice of prayer and fasting.

About evil forces:

Icon of the Holy Martyr Justinia

Exposing the Seducer

The sorcerer soon realized the Omnipotence of the Father and the insignificance of dark energy. He turned personally to the prince of darkness and shamed his weakness in the face of the Light. Cyprian realized that it was necessary to abandon the devil and accept the true faith, which is capable of saving every soul. The Prince of Darkness furiously attacked the sorcerer, wanting to strangle him.

Cyprian's life was saved by the sign of the cross, which he remembered already on the verge of death. The demon left with threats and curses on his lips.

The sorcerer collected all his magic books and bowed to Bishop Anfim, sincerely asking for holy baptism. Cyprian burned witchcraft literature and bitterly regretted his atrocities, begging God for forgiveness. He showed unprecedented perseverance in his newfound faith, recognized Christ as his Savior from sin and demons, and was baptized in the glory of the Holy Trinity.

Justina learned about this great transformation from pagan to Christian and sang long prayers to the Heavenly Father, and also distributed alms to all those in need. After a year of service, the newly-minted follower of Jesus became a local priest. Cyprian radically changed his activities: he improved in virtue and repented of sinful offenses. He soon earned the rank of bishop and humbly fulfilled his duties, caring for the people under his care.

Cyprian made Saint Justinia the abbess of the nunnery. He converted many pagans to Christianity, so soon idolatry was practically not cultivated in the country.

On a note! In the 13th century, the relics of Bishop Cyprian and the virgin Justinia, which protected against black magic and healed many diseases, were transported to Cyprus. The remains were placed in a small church located in a village called Meniko.

A large number of pilgrims visited this place and witnessed miraculous performances in the name of the Almighty Lord. In the church itself there were icons of the great martyrs, and next to the building there was a source of holy water.

Relics of Saints Cyprian and Justinia in Meniko (Cyprus)

Last years

The devil, observing the righteous activities of Cyprian, who was once under his power, felt anger and desired revenge. The Prince of Darkness provoked wicked people to slander Cyprin and Justinia. False slander convinced the ruler Eutholmius to take the saints into custody. The last ones were awaiting trial.

Cyprian told his story of conversion to Christianity, but these words did not enter the hearts of his tormentors. The bishop and the virgin were tortured for a long time, but they tirelessly repeated the name of the Lord, which gave them strength to endure the pain. Eutholmius ordered them to be thrown into a burning cauldron, but the fire did not dare to harm the servants of the Most High.

Death came to the saints from a heavy sword; their bodies lay unburied for six days. And only merciful people took care of them, secretly taking the remains to Rome.

Incredible miracles and healings took place at the tombs of these great martyrs.

Help of the Great Martyrs

By praying to the icon of these holy great martyrs, believers get rid of various damage and are healed of terrible ailments.

Orthodox believers turn to images of Saints Cyprian and Justinia in order to get rid of damage acquired as a result of witchcraft love spells. The image of saints also helps protect the family and home from dark energy. The icon is capable of restoring sanity to someone who has been bewitched by demonic lies for a long time.

About the saints:

For information! The celebration in honor of the saints is celebrated annually on October 15.

This holiday is also called the “Day of Cleansing from Obsessions.” There is a superstition among people that on October 15, a meeting with demonic creatures of the Universe is possible. Atheists, alcoholics, sinners and foul-mouthed people who like to mention the devil are especially at risk. Appropriate prayer helps against the invasion of evil spirits.

The story of Cyprian and Justina shows us that through moral steadfastness and service to God, a person can rise from the darkness of ignorance to the highest peak of spiritual perfection. No dark energy is capable of defeating someone who truly believes in the Holy Trinity and engages in righteous activities.

The Life of the Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Holy Martyr Justina

Cyprian's prayer is considered a very powerful prayer against damage, witchcraft and the evil eye. To get rid of the damage caused, this appeal should be read daily.

Original text of Cyprian's prayer

We begin to say the prayer of the Holy Martyr Cyprian: in the days or in the nights, or at whatever hour you exercise, all the forces of resistance will fall away from the glory of the Living God.

This Hieromartyr, praying to God with all his soul, said: “Lord God, Mighty and Holy, King of kings, now hear the prayer of Thy servant Cyprian.”

Thousands upon thousands and darkness upon darkness stand before You, Angel and Archangel. You weigh the secret of the hearts of Your servant (name), appear to him, Lord, as Paul in chains and Thecla in fire. So, let me know You, for I am the first to create all my iniquities.

You, holding the cloud and the sky, have not rained on the garden tree, and that is the fruit of the uncreated. Idle wives wait out, and others do not conceive. They only looked at the fence of the city, and did not create anything. The rose will not bloom and the class will not vegetate; The grapes do not bear fruit, and the beasts do not bear fruit. The fish of the sea are not allowed to swim and the birds of the sky are forbidden to fly. So, You showed Your power with the prophet Elijah.

I pray to Thee, O Lord my God; All sorcery, and all evil demons who tend to the sin of man and commit sin on him, You, by Your power, forbid! Now, O Lord my God, the Strong and Great One, who has favored the unworthy, worthy of me to be, and partaker of Thy Holy flock, I pray to Thee, O Lord my God, whoever has this prayer in the house or with himself, do for him what he asks for with it.

Your Most Holy Majesty, who was merciful to me and did not want to destroy me with my iniquities; Thus, do not destroy anyone who prays to You with this prayer.

Strengthen the weak in faith! Strengthen the weak in spirit! Give reason to the desperate one and do not turn away everyone who resorts to Your Holy Name.

Now, falling before You, Lord, I pray and ask Your holy name: in every house and in every place, especially on the Orthodox Christian, there is some sorcery from evil people or from demons, may this prayer be read over the head of a person or in the house and may it be resolved from binding by evil spirits in envy, flattery, jealousy, hatred, malice, intimidation, effective poisoning, from pagan poisoning and from any spell and oath.

Therefore, whoever has acquired this prayer in his home, let him be kept from every trick of the devil, indulgence, poison by evil and crafty people, from spells and all witchcraft and sorcery, and may demons flee from him and may evil spirits recede. Lord my God, having power in heaven and on earth, for the sake of Thy Holy Name and for the sake of the unspeakable goodness of Thy Son, our God Jesus Christ, hear at this hour Thy unworthy servant (name), who honors this prayer and through it may all the devil be resolved intrigues.

Just as wax melts in the face of fire, so let all sorcery and evil spells perish from the face of a person who honors this prayer. Like the name, the Life-Giving Trinity, is enlightenment for us, and don’t we know another god than You? We believe in You, we worship You and we pray to You; protect, intercede and save us, O God, from every evil action and sorcery of evil people.

Just as You brought out sweet water from the stone to the sons of Moses, so, Lord God of Hosts, lay Your hand on Your servant (name), full of Your goodness and protect from all deeds.

Bless the house in it, may this prayer abide and everyone who honors my memory, send your mercy to him, Lord, and protect him from all sorcery. Be his helper and protector, O Lord.

Four rivers: Pison, Geon, Euphrates and Tigris: the Edenic man cannot hold back, so no sorcerer can manifest the affairs or dreams of demons before reading this prayer, I conjure by the Living God! May the demon be crushed and all the nasty and evil force unleashed by evil people on the servant of God (name) be driven away.

As he multiplied the years of Hezekiah the king, so multiply the years of him who has this prayer: by the service of the Angel, by the singing of the Seraphim, by the annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Archangel Gabriel and the incorporeal for the sake of Her conception, our Lord Jesus Christ, by His glorious Nativity in Bethlehem, by the slaughter of Herod the king four times ten thousand infants and His Holy Baptism received in the Jordan River, fasting and temptation from the devil, His terrible victory and His most terrible judgment, His most terrible miracles in the world: He granted healing and cleansing. Give life to the dead, cast out demons, and fulfill His entry into Jerusalem as a King: - “Ossain to the Son of David - from the child crying to You, hear” the Holy Passion, the Crucifixion and Burial, enduring, and on the third day the Resurrection came, as it is written, and into heaven ascent. There are numerous Angels and Archangels singing, glorifying His rise, who sits at the right hand of the Father until His second coming to judge the living and the dead.

You have given authority to Your holy disciples and Apostles, saying to them: “Hold and hold on - decide and they will be resolved,” so through this prayer, allow every devilish sorcery over Your servant (name).

For the sake of Your Holy Great Name, I conjure and drive away all wicked and evil souls and the combing of evil people and their sorceries, slander, witchcraft, eye damage, sorcery and every trick of the devil. I pray to You, O most merciful Lord, take me away from Your servant (name), and from his house, and from all his acquisitions.

As you increased the wealth of the righteous Job, so, Lord, increase the household life of the one who has this prayer: the creation of Adam, the sacrifice of Abel, the annunciation of Joseph, the holiness of Enoch, the righteousness of Noah, the conversion of Melchisidek, the faith of Abraham, the holiness of Jacob, the prophecy of the Prophets, the shrine of the Patriarchs, the blood of the Holy Martyrs , the slaughter of Peter and Paul, the childhood of Moses, the virginity of John the Theologian, the priesthood of Aaron, the action of Joshua, the holiness of Samuel, the twelve tribes of Israel, the prayer of the Prophet Elisha, the fasting and knowledge of the Prophet Daniel, the sale of the beautiful Joseph, the Wisdom of the Prophet Solomon, the power of one hundred and sixty Angels, by the prayer of the Honest Glorious Prophet and Baptist John and one hundred to ten Saints of the second council, holy confessors and swearers of the terrible unspeakable name of Your Holy, All-Glorious All-Seer God, and before Him stands a thousand and ten thousand Angels and Archangels. For the sake of their prayers, I pray and ask You, Lord, drive away and overcome all malice and wickedness from Your servant (name), and let it flee to Tartarus.

I offer this prayer to the One and Invincible God, for may salvation befit all Orthodox people in that house, in which there is this prayer, written in seventy-two languages, and may all wickedness be resolved through it; either in the sea, or along the way, or in the source, or in the vault; either in the upper pose or in the lower one; either behind or in front; either in the wall, or in the roof, let it be resolved everywhere!

May every devilish obsession be resolved in the course or in the camp; or in the mountains, or in dens, or in the precincts of houses, or in the abysses of the earth; or in the root of a tree, or in the leaves of plants; either in fields or in gardens; or in the grass, or in a bush, or in a cave, or in a bathhouse, may it be resolved!

Let every evil deed be resolved; either in fish skin or in flesh; or in the skin of a snake, or in the skin of a man; or in elegant jewelry, or in headdresses; or in the eyes, or in the ears, or in the hair of the head, or in the eyebrows; either in bed or in clothes; or in cutting foot nails, or cutting hand nails; either in hot blood or in icy water: let it be resolved!

Let every crime and sorcery be resolved; or in the brain, or under the brain, or in the shoulder, or between the shoulders; either in the muscles or in the legs; either in the leg or in the arm; or in the belly, or under the belly, or in the bones, or in the veins; either in the stomach or within natural limits, let it be resolved!

May every devilish act and obsession committed be resolved; either on gold or on silver; or in copper, or in iron, or in tin, or in lead, or in honey, or in wax; or in wine, or in beer, or in bread, or in food; May everything be resolved!

May every evil devil's intention against man be resolved; or in sea reptiles, or in flying insects; either in animals or in birds; or in the stars, or in the moon; either in beasts or in reptiles; or in charters, or in ink; May everything be resolved!

Even two wicked tongues: salamaru and remihara, pursuit; elizda and the devil from the servant of God (name), by the power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord with all the heavenly powers before the High and Terrible Throne of God, create Your servants scorching fire. Cherubim and Seraphim; Authorities and Pristoli; Dominance and Power.

In one hour the thief entered heaven through prayer. Joshua, the sun and the moon, prayed a prayer. The prophet Daniel prayed and stopped the mouths of the lions. Three youths: Ananias, Azariah and Misail extinguish the flame of the cave with fiery prayer. I also pray to You, Lord, grant this prayer to everyone who prays to it.

I pray and ask the holy council of the prophets: Zechariah, Hosea, Jesse, Joel, Micah, Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah, Amos, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Nahum and the Prophet John the Baptist of the Lord: - I pray and ask the four Evangelists, Matthias, Mark , Luke and John the Theologian, and the holy Chief Apostles Peter and Paul, and the holy and righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna, and Joseph the betrothed, and James the Lord's brother according to the flesh, Simeon the God-Receiver, and Simeon the relative of the Lord, and Andrew Christ for the sake of the fool, and John the Merciful, and Ignatius the God-Bearer, and the Hieromartyr Ananias, and Roman the singer of the kontakion, and Mark the Greek, and Cyril the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Venerable Ephraim the Syrian, and Mark the grave-digger, and the three Great Saints, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom, and others like them the holy father of our saints Nicholas Archbishop of Myra Lycian wonderworker, and the holy metropolitans: Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes, Innocent and Cyril, Moscow wonderworkers: St. Anthony, Theodosius and Athanasius, Kiev-Pechersk wonderworkers: St. Sergius and Nikon, Radonezh wonderworkers ; Reverends Zosima and Savatius, Solovetsky miracle workers; Saints Guria and Barsanuphius, Kazan miracle workers; Like our holy fathers: Pachomius, Anthony, Theotosiya, Pimen the Great, and like our holy father Seraphim of Sarov; Samson and Daniel the Stylites; Maximus the Greek, monk Miletius of Mount Athos; Nikon, Patriarch of Antioch, Great Martyr Kyriakos and his mother Iulita; Alexy, the man of God, and the holy venerable myrrh-bearing women: Mary, Magdalene, Euphrosyne, Xenia, Evdokia, Anastasia; The Holy Great Martyrs Paraskeva, Catherine, Fevronia, Marina, who shed their blood for You, Christ our God, and all the saints of the Father who pleased You, Lord, have mercy and save Your servant (name), may no evil and wickedness touch him or his house neither in the evening, nor in the morning, nor in the days, nor in the night, let him not touch.

Save him, Lord, from air, tartar, water, forest, yard and all kinds of other demons and spirits of evil.

I pray to You, Lord, even as this holy prayer of the Hieromartyr Cyprian was written, it was confirmed and marked by the Holy Trinity for the destruction and driving away of all evil, the enemy and adversary of demonic nets, catching people everywhere with the witchcraft and sorcery of Zadok and Naphael, called Ephil, and the daughters of Samuel, skilled in sorcery.

By the Word of the Lord, heaven and earth and everything under heaven were established; by the power of this prayer, all enemy obsession and indulgence were driven out. I call upon all the powers of heaven and Your ranks for help; Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salafail, Yehudil, Barahail and my Guardian Angel: The power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross and all the powers and spirits of heaven, and may Your servant, Lord (name), be observed, and may the wickedness of the devil be put to shame by all means By Heavenly Power to the glory of You, Lord, my Creator and to the glory of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, always now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

God! You are the only All-Powerful and Almighty, save Your servant (name) through the prayer of the Holy Martyr Cyprian. Say this three times and bow three times.

Lord Jesus Christ the Word and Son of God, through the prayer of Your Most Holy Mother and my Guardian Angel, have mercy on me, Your sinful servant (name). Say this three times and bow three times.

All saints and righteous ones, pray to the Merciful God for the servant (name), that he will preserve and have mercy on me from every enemy and adversary. (Say this three times and bow three times.)

Prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian in Russian

Day, night, or at any hour, when I begin to read the prayer to the Holy Martyr Cyprian, I believe that all the forces of evil will leave the Glory of the Most High. This Hieromartyr addresses God with the words “O Lord, Holy and Mighty, King of kings, hear now the prayer addressed to you by Your servant, Cyprian.
Lord bless the heart of Your lost servant (name) and may all Your heavenly servants forgive him: thousands of Archangels and Angels serving You. Lord, all the secrets of the heart of Your servant are revealed to You.
Lord Almighty, who rules the whole world, deigns to suffer for all of us sinners in order to atone for our sins. Enlighten me, a sinner, Lord, with Your merciful greatness and take away from me any evil and sorcery that wants to destroy me. Lord, Strong and Great, cover me, a sinner, with Your Light and hear me. Protect the lost and allow him to become a worthy servant of Yours. Strengthen me, Lord, in my faith! Strengthen my fortitude! If I’m in despair, don’t reject me, but bring me some sense!
I bow to You, Lord, I pray and appeal to Your name: protect my house from sorcery, witchcraft, anger, flattering and crafty people. May this bright prayer, read over a person’s head, help him get rid of envy, evil intentions, jealousy, hatred, flattery, drunkenness, slander and intentional murder. May Holy Prayer be a protection for the servant of God and the salvation of his home.
Lord Almighty, command the wicked forces to leave my home. Hear me Thy Servant and give a blessing to the house in which this bright prayer is happening. Just as wax melts from fire, let all the evil tricks, sorcery and devilish machinations of the human race melt away. Give understanding to the lost, Lord, and call them to repentance, as you called me, your Servant (name). I believe in You, Lord
Almighty, I know no other God and I worship You. Intercede for me, protect and save me, God, from any sorcery and ill-wishers. Be a patron and helper for me, my children and my home, Lord.
Just as it is impossible to stop the flow of rivers, so no evil sorcerer can resist the words of this Bright Prayer. May any demonic intrigues and evil force directed towards Your servant (name) disappear.
Lord Almighty, increase the strength of those who read this prayer. I offer a prayer to all the Angels and the Holy Mother of God. I pray to Jesus Christ, who grants cleansing from sins, and to all his miraculous healings of us sinners. In Your Holy and Great Name I conjure and drive away all the evil intentions of crafty and evil people, all their sorceries and slander, eye damage and their other demonic tricks. Disappear forever, forces of evil, from me, the servant of God and my children, by the power of the Life-giving Honorable Cross of the Lord and all the Heavenly Powers serving the Almighty. O most merciful Lord, take away any evil spirits from Your servant (name) and his house.
May I Thy servant of God (name) be saved on the road, in the sea, in the mountains, in the grass, from scorpions, poisonous snakes and creeping reptiles, when eating and in illness, from loss of blood and other damage by the power of the Life-giving Honorable Cross of the Lord.
In prayer I also turn to the holy prophets: Zechariah, Jonah, Hosea, Elijah, Micah, Daniel, Malachi, Eremey, Isaiah, Amos, Elisha, Nahum, Samuel and John the Baptist of the Lord. I pray and ask Luke, John the Theologian, Matthew, Mark, as well as the Apostles of the Most High Saints Peter and Paul.
I also appeal in prayer to the righteous Akim, Anna, Joseph the betrothed, the Lord's brother Jacob, John the Merciful, Ignatius the God-bearer, the hieromartyr Ananias, the singer of kontakia Romanus, the sweet-tongued Ephraim the Syrian, Basil the Great, Gregory the theologian, John Chrysostom, Nicholas the Wonderworker. I pray and ask the holy metropolitans: Jonah, Peter, Philip Alexy, and Hermogenes. And also the venerable Radonezh wonderworkers Sergius and Nikon, the Kiev-Pechersk wonderworkers Anthony, Theodosius and Athanasius, the Solovetsky wonderworkers Zosima and Savatius, the Kazan wonderworkers Guria and Barsanuphius. In the name of all the saints, Lord, who have pleased you, Seraphim of Sarov, Daniel Samson, Maximus the Greek, monk Athos of Mount Miletia; Patriarch of Antioch Nikon, Great Martyr Kyriakos and Iulita, his mother, man of God Alexy. In the name of all the holy myrrh-bearers: Magdalene, Mary, Xenia, Euphrosyne, Evdokia, Anastasia and the Holy Great Martyrs Fevronia, Paraskeva, Catherine, Marina, who shed their blood for You.
I believe in the prayer of Saint Cyprian, and I ask the Queen of Heaven to save the servant of God from demonic obsessions. By the power of the Holy Trinity and the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, may all evil and deceit of evil spirits be destroyed. May the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Satavail, Iguasil, Varahail and my Guardian Angel save me, praying to the Most Pure Mother and the Light ethereal heavenly forces, from the networks of the devil.
Amen.