Evening Prayer: Several Prayers Before Sleeping

Do you pray in the morning when you wake up and would like to start praying in the evening? Are you not used to praying before going to sleep? Would you like to find prayers to communicate with God at the end of the day?

As Christians, we have decided to enlighten you on evening prayer. Evening prayer in a few words:

When you have a vision of growing spiritually and getting closer to the Lord, it is important to take time to pray daily morning and evening. It is only in this condition that we make ourselves present to God so that He guides us to the right path.

This article will cover:

• Prayer of thanksgiving for the night;
• Prayer at the twilight of life;
• The importance of evening prayer.

Without further ado, let's start the article right now.

Night prayer

After finishing a day, whether it went well or badly, it is important to thank the lord who made sure the worst didn't happen. Evening prayer is crucial in the sense that during the latter, we entrust our sleep, the length of the night in the hands of the eternal and we ignore everything that happens at night.

You, Lord, who illuminate the night and make light rise again after the darkness, grant that, during the night which begins now, may we be freed from all guilt and may, at the dawn of the new day, we gather again in your presence to thank you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, forever and ever.

Prayer of thanksgiving for the night:

Blessed Heavenly Father,

thank you for one more day in life

for the air I breathe, for peace that you give me

for always being by my side, my guide and my protective shield

I implore your salvation!

 

Blessed eternal Father,

I thank you for the strength you give me

for allowing me to carry out my duties to the best of my ability

for lighting my path every day

I ask for your address!

 

Holy Father

Thank you for allowing me to be with my loved ones

for this gift of life that is the child,

this blessing that are parents,

for being my faithful companion

I ask you to protect me!

 

Blessed God of the universe

Thank you for my friends and colleagues,

with whom we interact daily

also for them and for them

I implore your salvation!

 

Blessed Father of glory,

thank you for my house,

for this beautiful family, to help me protect

so that we are united, in health and well-being

I ask for your blessing, guidance and protection!

 

Blessed beloved father,

I have to go to bed quietly,

because I trust you,

my soul feels the peace that only you give me.

Amen.

Evening prayer to discover

Evening prayers are a series of prayers that are recited at the end of the day, usually before going to sleep .

The best known is also called, because of the incipit, the evening prayer "I adore you".

Here are some popular evening prayers:

• I love you

I adore you, my God,

and I love you with all my heart.

I thank you for creating me,

made me a Christian and kept me to this day.

Forgive me for the wrong I have done today

and if I have done something good, accept it.

Keep me at rest and deliver me from dangers.

May your grace always be with me and all my loved ones.

Amen.

• Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us,

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen

• Ave Maria

Hail Mary,

full of grace, the Lord is with you,

you are blessed among all women

And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Glory to the father

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

now and forever and to ages of ages.

Amen.

• Act of sadness

My God, I repent and am sad with all my heart for my sins,

for by sinning I have deserved your punishments...

and all the more so because I have offended you, you who are infinitely good

and worthy of being loved above all else.

I propose to you, with your sacred help, to never again be offended...

...and to avoid future occasions of sin.

Lord, have mercy, forgive me.

Prayer to Jesus

O Jesus, burning with love

that I never offend you!

Oh my dear and good Jesus

By your holy grace, I will offend you no more.

because I love you above all else.

My Jesus, mercy, forgive me!

• Prayers to Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph, sweetest husband of Mary,

putative father of Jesus of divine providence, guardian of the Holy Church,

we turn to you to be clothed with your virtues:

of your faith, your humility, your obedience, your patience, your silence of adoration and your spirit of surrender.

Defend us against all the aggressions of the evil one and provide for our spiritual and material needs so that we seek only the Kingdom of God and serve the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your most holy spouse.

Saint Joseph: pray for us and for the souls in purgatory.

• Prayer for the family

O God , origin and foundation of the domestic community,

to make us imitate the same virtues in our families

and the love of the holy family of Nazareth,

so that, gathered in your house, we may one day enjoy eternal joy.

Through Christ our Lord.

Amen .

Prayer to Mary Most Holy before the night's rest

O Virgin, it is getting late,

everything sleeps on earth,

It's time to rest: don't abandon me!

Put your hand on my eyes

like a good mother.

Gently close them to the things of this world.

My soul is weary with cares and sorrows,

The work that awaits me is here, near me.

Put your hand on my forehead,

Stop my thoughts.

My rest will be sweet,

if you bless me,

that tomorrow your poor son

Tomorrow your poor son might wake up.

and happily resume

the burden of the new day.

Put your hand on my heart.

Let him look, and grant to his God

an everlasting love. Amen!

• Prayer before sleeping

My father,

Now that the voices are silent and the noises have faded,

here, in bed, my soul rises to you, to tell you

I believe in you, I hope in you, and I love you with all my strength,

Glory to you, Lord!

I place in your hands the work and the fight,

the joys and disappointments

of this past day.

If my nerves have failed me,

if selfish impulses have dominated me,

if I have caused resentment or sadness..,

Forgive me, Lord!

Have mercy on me.

If I have been unfaithful,

if I have spoken words in vain,

if I was carried away by impatience,

if I have been a problem for anyone,

Forgive me, Lord!

In this night

I don't want to fall asleep

Without feeling in my soul

The assurance of your mercy

your sweet mercy

totally free

I thank you, my father,

because you were the cool shade

who covered me throughout this day.

Thank you for that,

invisible, loving and embracing,

you took care of me like a mother

All these hours

Lord! Around me

everything is already silence and calm.

Send the angel of peace into this house.

It soothes my nerves

# Soothe my mind

Release my tensions

Flood my being with silence and serenity

Watch over me, beloved Father,

as I confidently abandon myself to sleep,

like a child sleeping happily in your arms.

In your name, Lord, I will be at peace.

Amen.

Evening prayer to place your night in God’s hands

The evening is a good time for prayer. Indeed, this moment comes to close the day. If you can go to bed peacefully, it is because God has granted you this privilege . It is therefore normal to give thanks to him for everything he has given you during the day.

Even in difficult times, we must not forget to pray. If you are sad, pray before going to bed , and give all your sadness to God. If you are angry, pray and ask the Holy Spirit for help to drive away all bad thoughts from you. In short, evening prayer can not only help you sleep better, but also put an end to the difficult day you have just had, and prepare for the one that awaits you the next day. The evening is a very good time to seek God. Whether you have had a good or a bad day, prayer will help you feel better.

Complement your evening prayer with music with Christian themes . There are a variety of genres for worship for all ages, reflections and performances for special occasions, and songs for all seasons, including Christmas and Easter .

In the evening, you can pray to God the Father , God the Son, and the Holy Spirit. You can also pray to the Blessed Virgin or other Saints. They can all help you have a calm and peaceful night. In any case, it is important that you pray with faith and sincerity. Your prayers will only be heard if they have been made in good conditions. It is easier to meet all these conditions in the evening. This is why it is a good time to pray.

Prayer at the twilight of life

She was an old lady who lived alone in a very poor apartment. Every morning she went out to collect the toys she found in the trash. During the day she amused herself by repairing the toys, at night she returned to the parks and left the toys, in case they were useful to a child. When she died, she did not have enough money to buy a coffin, but the children of that town gave her a colorful one. Priest John Paul II compared old age to "the afternoon sun, as wonderful and beautiful as the morning sun. The sun, wherever it penetrates, floods everything with joy. "I live on the threshold of death and I feel an inexplicable joy" (Paul Claudel).

In a culture like ours, which proposes to possess, to keep, to accumulate, there is the call of the Gospel to know how to lose, to give, to leave, not to store, not to cherish, to detach oneself. And life, over the years, asks us or steals everything from us and leaves us alone, disarmed by reasons, ideas and projects. We lose control of everything, and in the darkness, in the middle of the night , we will have to rely heavily on the staff of the good Christian.

There is no age for prayer . But perhaps the most opportune and peaceful time is old age, when there is not much to do. The old man is always ready. He is aware of the discomfort he feels even in praying . He may not have many ideas, but he has life and accumulated experience. His heart has been touched and he can easily shed tears when he prays. He has time, he is not and cannot be in a hurry. He has no job, no plans, no pride, no importance.

To remember : When she begins to pray the rosary, she also transmits memories of life, moments of childhood, wild youth, successes or failures at work.

The old man knows how to wait. He learned it in life. And in life he experienced God's mercy, that he accepts him, understands him, loves him. He knows that his eyes, his legs and his whole being are very fragile. He just waits for time to pass, for the sun to rise stronger.

But he also knows that the Lord sustains him, that he is his support and his strength. He has already returned from many things. He has felt the Lord's help at every moment of his life, in joy and in sorrow, in health and in sickness. He is grateful for the goodness of the Father and of all those who have helped him to live.

Prayer of an old man:

• An elderly paralytic came to a mass to offer his crutches. The suffering of faith, offered with patience, is inestimable. The prayer of the old man is simple, most of the time it is a prayer of presence, of openness to God . like a little flower opens to the rays of the sun, to receive a little warmth and life, to finish blossoming and maturing. In all the prayers of the old man there is much faith, hope and love . "I don't know what will happen on the other side, when everything that belongs to me has been tipped into eternity... All I can do is believe, persist in believing that a love awaits me" (Péguy).

• The old man's prayer is a prayer of offering, as it has been throughout his life. This prayer by J. Leclerq can summarize the prayer of many elderly people: "Lord, I thank you for giving me a long life. Because life is the first gift we receive from you and it contains all the others. When we reach the end of this life, we possess it entirely in our hands. It is the life that I offer, Lord, with all its joys and sorrows, its good actions and those that were not so good; with its enthusiasms and disappointments. In offering it to you, I also give it to those who have accompanied my life. To those who have already passed away and to those who still carry the weight of the day that I also carried. I have already finished and I come to You. Thank you, Lord, for giving me these years of peace so that I have time to pray before You, waiting for You to come and take me away. Give me, Lord, the transparency of the old man who no longer seeks anything for himself and who aspires only to leave a memory of peace. I turn to You, Lord. Your coming is a light for me.

• Happy is the old man who knows that God lives in him and does not abandon him and who dedicates himself to repairing dreams and illusions, toys for others. "When the Spirit dwells in a man, it no longer abandons him, this man therefore becomes a prayer, because the Spirit never ceases to pray in him. Whether he sleeps or wakes, prayer remains in his soul. Whether he eats, drinks or sleeps, whatever he does, and even in the deepest sleep, the fragrance of the prayer rises effortlessly from his heart . Prayer does not abandon you at every moment of your life, even when it seems to have ceased, it is secretly at work in you. One of the fathers of the family of Christ says that prayer is the silence of the pure, for their thoughts are divine movements. The movements of the heart and the purified intelligence are voices full of sweetness, with which they sing continually in secret to the hidden God" (Isaac the Syrian).

• Old age is the last phase of life, where the person, from the point of view of faith , diminishes and allows the Lord to grow, where little by little we learn to die in communion and to die in communion. "My God, grant that, having discovered the joy of using all growth to let You grow in me, I may enter calmly into this last phase of communion in which I will possess You, diminishing in You. When on my body (and even more on my mind) the wear and tear of age begins to be noticed; when the evil that diminishes us or leads us, falls on me from the outside, or is born in me from the inside; at the painful moment when I suddenly realize that I am sick and growing old. Lord, in these dark hours, make me understand that it is You (and that my faith is great enough) who painfully separates the fibers of my being to penetrate to the very heart of my substance and lead me to You... Give me something even more precious than the grace for which all the faithful pray to You. It is not enough that I die in communion. Teach me to die in communion" (Teilhard de Chardin).

Some points to consider regarding prayer:

• Thoughts:

Have I willingly consented to an evil thought..., to the desire or indulgence of an impure thing?

• Words:

Have I spoken evil words..., oaths..., whispers..., mentors..., ?

Have I had dishonest conversations?

• Works:

Omission of Mass on days of obligation? Disobedience..., impatience..., thefts..., ? Evil looks or impure actions...? Excessive eating or drinking..., games and entertainment...? How have I fulfilled my duties?

Ask God for forgiveness with all your heart.

My Lord, Jesus Christ, true God and Man, my Creator, Father and Redeemer; because You are what You are, the infinite Goodness, and because I love You above all, it weighs on me with all my heart to have offended You; it weighs on me also because You can punish me with the pains of hell.

With the help of Your Divine Grace, I firmly propose to never sin again, to confess and do the penance that has been imposed on me.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Creed.

Angel of God, Angel of God: since sovereign Pity has entrusted me to You, enlighten me, strengthen me, guard me and govern me in this night. Amen .

Visit, Lord, this hall and drive out from it all the snares of the enemy. May your holy angels be here, keeping us in peace, and may you give us your holy blessing, through the merits of Christ.

The Importance of Evening Prayer

I am the gift of the true son. How many ungrateful sons are there who care little or nothing for their parents! God will do justice to such children. The true son takes every opportunity to pay homage to those he respects and loves. O Christian, child of God, after so many hours spent in the world, returning to your room to rest, why do you not say a prayer to the Father heavenly before you fall asleep? How ungrateful! You are sleepy! ... What if the Lord abandons you?

It is a strict duty. From whom have you obtained the successes of the age? Who has escaped you from a hundred dangers? Who has kept you alive? Even the dog celebrates his benefactor; and you, a reasonable creature, do you not feel the duty of gratitude ? But during the night you may encounter dangers for your soul and body; you may die, you may condemn yourself..., do you not feel the need to ask for help? During the day you have offended God... Do you not feel the duty to invoke mercy and forgiveness?

To pray badly is not to pray. For work, for useless discussions, for pleasure, everything is activity; it is only for the prayer that one is sleepy ... For what you love, to enrich yourselves, to show vanity, you are all attentive; it is only by prayer that you allow yourselves a hundred voluntary distractions! For amusement, for a walk, for a friend, you are all will and ardor; only for prayer you have yawning, boredom, and you leave it for a little! It is not a question of praying, but of dishonoring God. But do not play with God!

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Evening prayer is as important as morning prayer!

Just as our first thought of the day should be for God, so should our last thought at the end of the day. Never neglect evening prayer , before going to bed.

My God, Jesus Christ: I thank You for all the blessings You have granted this day. I offer You my sleep and all the moments of this night and I ask You to keep me in it without sin. Therefore I place myself within Your most holy Side and under the mantle of my Mother, the Virgin Mary. May the holy Angels assist me and keep me in peace, and may Your blessing come upon me.

After reading this article, you will have discovered the importance of the Christian prayer . Thanks to the prayers that we have made available to you, you will be able to communicate to God every evening before sleeping. It is true that evening prayers are very effective, but for the effectiveness of your prayers, we would like to share with you our article on how to do morning prayers .