PRAYER IN THE SYSTEM OF RELIGIOUS FAITH
In this work, the authors turn to the nature of Orthodox prayer as the most important part of spiritual life of a believer, one of the main elements of religious cult - the core of religious practice, ritual tradition, since it is also an indispensable element of liturgical activity - it accompanies the performance of all church sacraments and rituals. Without the understanding of prayer, our knowledge of religion in general, of Orthodox Christian anthropology, the religious existence of man, the religious perception of the world around us and God will not be complete. Prayer, as a form of communion with God and knowledge of God, gives a person the opportunity to enter into direct contact with the transcendent, with God, and also through it to partake of Divine grace. It is always communication with the Preexistent Being - a conversation between a person and God, which, no doubt, contributes to the formation of spirit and mind. The work focuses on the special nature of Orthodox prayer, which is determined by the specificity of our faith and the Russian Orthodox consciousness, which is fundamentally different from that of Catholicism or Protestantism.