Do thou thyself bless us, have mercy upon us, and grant us life eternal. вЂњOur FatherвЂќ followed by вЂњInto thy hands O Lord we commend our souls and our bodies.We pray the prescribed evening prayers from the Orthodox Prayer Book, including the childвЂ™s evening prayer.We say the LordвЂ™s Prayer and we give thanks for each individual in our house, extended family and for our deceased family members and we give thanks for the day that we just finished and pray for a good day tomorrow.вЂњNow I lay me,вЂќ God Blesses, prayers from the prayer book.

LordвЂ™s Prayer, and a prayer of protection, and they each tell God the answer to the questions: something they are thankful for, something they are sorry for, and something/one they want to pray for.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, AmenвЂќ (or something similar) God please keep close with you in heaven. Troparion for Pascha and Theophany)вЂ™ вЂњGod please watch over, give them sweet dreams and a good night of sleep so they may be good listeners, helpers and learners tomorrow.

LordвЂ™s Prayer Heavenly King comforter Trisagion Other hymns from liturgy or hymns for feasts (e.g.

Perhaps you will find them helpful for your own familyвЂ™s bedtime prayer routine: Here are the prayers that they pray together at bedtime (in the order in which they were received).

In front of the icons in the childrenвЂ™s roomД®ven more important than WHERE the family gathers to pray is the question of WHAT do they pray? Our respondents were very kind and shared their familyвЂ™s traditions of prayer, often including the prayers themselves.

Varies between the chapel or our icon corner.

Our respondents answered in this way (and evidently the location varies by night for some families):ДЁ% of respondentsвЂ™ families pray elsewhere than the options we gave. Of those that do pray together at bedtime, we asked where their family gathers for prayer. Only 4% of those surveyed answered that their family does not pray together at bedtime. The survey we conducted last summer asked participants about including prayer at bedtime. Bedtime prayers offer the opportunity for the soul to be at peace, and are thus a great way to begin a restful night. They give us the opportunity to review our day, ask forgiveness for sins we have committed, renew our focus on God, entrust ourselves and our loved ones to His care while we sleep, and thank Him for his kindness and mercy through the day just finished. Prayers should be part of our familyвЂ™s bedtime routine. It is so important that we model this in our own lives as well as teach it to our children. Therefore we must include prayer in all parts of our day, including at bedtime.

HippolytusДЄs we can see from the Church fathersвЂ™ quotes (and, better yet, from their lives!) prayer is a vital part of our Orthodox Christian life. вЂњPray also before your body rests on the bed.вЂќ St. If prayer precedes your work and if, when you rise from your bed, your first movements are accompanied by prayer, sin can find no entrance to attack your soul.вЂќ ~ St Ephrem the Syrian When you are able, bend your knees, when you cannot, make intercession in your mind, вЂat evening and at morning and at middayвЂ™. вЂњWhether you are in church, or in your house, or in the country whether you are guarding sheep, or constructing buildings, or present at drinking parties, do not stop praying.

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