How to pray correctly
There are several prayer texts to address the Saint:
- prayer for damage;
- About work;
- about marriage;
- about well-being in business;
- about the search for a missing animal.
The prayer text is not easy for beginners to read, so the first time it is important to understand the words, the correct pronunciation, the main thing is not to rush anywhere and delve into the meaning of each word.
Unspoken rules for praying to the icon of Tryphon:
- it doesn’t matter where a person decides to turn to the saint, you can do this in a church in front of an image or at home, you can pray silently on the road or in another public place;
- at best, you need to pray in front of the image and with a lit candle;
- You should not allow extraneous everyday thoughts into your head during prayer;
- it is important to concentrate and pray sincerely, with faith in your soul;
- It is better to perform a prayer rule every day; a person who lives with prayer does not need anything and is spared from troubles;
- It is not necessary to know the text by heart, you can read it from a piece of paper.
Additional articles:
- How to Pray for God to Hear
- Is there any point in praying to God?
If a person wants to bring faith into his life and improve his state of mind, it is important to understand that everything must be done sincerely and constantly . You need to start repenting of your sins, asking the Lord for salvation and forgiveness, then everything in life will definitely work out and your soul will find balance.
The miraculous image of Saint Tryphon helps people in difficult situations
Historical reference
In the 17th century, in Pereyaslavskaya Sloboda there was a wooden church consecrated in honor of John the Baptist. There are references to this in the Scribe books.
It is not known exactly when it was built, probably at the end of the 16th century. In 1712, the first temple was destroyed by fire. Local residents very quickly raised funds, and a year later a new church was erected on this site, consecrated in honor of the Znamenskaya Icon of the Mother of God. Just like the first one, it was made of wood.
But the parishioners wanted to see a stone church. And in 1857, at their request, its construction began and was completed 8 years later. The name of the first architect is not known.
In 1888 the church was remodeled. The location of the aisles was slightly changed, making them more symmetrical, two extensions were added to the belfry, and a passage connecting the bell tower with the temple. The church yard was surrounded by a stone fence, the style harmoniously combined with the architecture of the temple.
It is in this form that the Church of the Sign exists today. The author of the architectural project is S.V. Krygin. Before the revolution, there was a school and an almshouse in the parish.
Since the 80s of the 20th century, construction work began again in this place. The temple was repaired and a church house was built next to it. Then, the architectural ensemble was supplemented by two small churches: in 1998 - in honor of the holy new martyr Alexander Khotovitsky, and in 2014 - Holy Cross.
They tried to carry out all modern buildings with special precision in the same style as the main temple - Baroque, in elegant red and white colors.
This throne is a gift from one of the church parishioners, Kudinov, who carved it from oak with his own hands.
History of the Saint
Tryphon was born in Asia Minor in 232 into a family of Christian believers. As a child, the boy realized that he had a special gift and could perform miracles. With his help, many sick people found health and peace of mind.
Throughout his life, Tryphon helped many people and did good deeds.
At the age of 16, Tryphon was able to “reprimand” the daughter of the Emperor of Rome and freed her from the dark entity that had taken over her body. The emperor, who did not believe this, ordered the Saint to show him this essence, after which a demon appeared before him and told him that he could take possession of people with passions in their souls.
Soon Emperor Decius, a malicious hater of Christians, ascended the throne. The times of persecution came and Decei was informed that Tryphon believed in the Lord and preached his faith among people. The saint was seized and subjected to terrible torture and beatings for several days in a row, during which Tryphon did not utter a single groan, and did not renounce his faith in Christ until his death.
Interesting! After the murder, they wanted to bury Tryphon’s body in the same place where the execution took place. However, the saint appeared in a vision to one of his followers and asked to be buried in his homeland.
After some time, the saint’s relics were transported to Byzantium. And from there it’s on to Rome. Subsequently, the relics were divided into two parts and placed in two different churches.
Icon of the Holy Martyr Tryphon
Saint Tryphon: martyr for the faith
The day of remembrance of the Holy Martyr Tryphon - February 14 - coincides with the so-called St. Valentine's Day (all lovers). Mitred Archpriest Maxim Kozlov, professor of the Moscow Theological Academy, first deputy chairman of the Educational Committee of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, rector of the Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov on Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment in Moscow, reflects on marketing technologies that oppose the Orthodox tradition.
– Father Maxim, today even in kindergartens they make “Valentines”. What do you think is the reason for the popularity of this “holiday”?
– There was something reasonable in the Soviet past, in particular, opposition to groveling before the West, which in this case would be appropriate. There is nothing national, religious, or even simply reasonable about celebrating Valentine's Day.
In the Russian Orthodox Church, this day is very, very busy: on the one hand, it is the eve of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which, if we talk about innovations, has also been declared the Day of Orthodox Youth. But most importantly, February 14 is the day of remembrance of the holy martyr Tryphon, very revered by church people, at least in Moscow.
I remember well the late 70s - 80s. last century, when on this day the Church of the Sign on Rizhskaya, where the miraculous icon of the holy martyr Tryphon is located, was a place of pilgrimage for the entire Orthodox Moscow - it could not accommodate everyone who gathered for the service. On this day, as a rule, the liturgy was celebrated by His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Pimen.
But in addition to February 14, twice a week, a prayer service with an akathist to the martyr Tryphon was served in the church. At this service there were always many people who came with their needs. They performed, if not a feat, then a certain effort - they traveled from all over Moscow, took time off from work - with warm faith in this saint.
Holy Martyr Tryphon
The reasons for such veneration are clear: the martyr Tryphon is perceived by the Russian Orthodox Church (starting with the miraculous appearance to the falconer Tryphon) as a saint who helps in emergency life circumstances, when there is no longer any rational hope for a way out. Similar miracles of the era of Tsar Ivan the Terrible found a lively response in the soul of the Russian people. In this regard, one can recall the Venerable Martyr Cornelius of Pskov-Pechersk, whose veneration was also very widespread at that time, and, of course, Saint Philip.
Thousands of people have prayed to the Holy Martyr Tryphon over these centuries, and now many know his help. We can be skeptical about lists of saints who help in various life needs, but I know many examples, and there are them in my life too, when the martyr Tryphon solved the very housing issue that, as the writer said, spoiled many of our compatriots; helped in finding a job, as well as in other needs - like a saint, like a bright, clear young man, a wonderful example of a saint of God.
Thus, we are not talking about filling an empty day - there is a displacement of one’s own, native, spiritual, primordial; betrayal of one’s goodness for the sake of who knows what.
– On February 14, the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of the early Christian saints Valentine of Interamna and Valentine of Rome; from the scant information about them it is known that these are holy martyrs who suffered for the faith. Where did the legend about the patronage of lovers and, in fact, Valentine's Day come from?
– The Catholic Church, in the person of its hierarchs, has repeatedly testified that it has nothing to do with this cult. Never in the traditions of the Western Catholic Church has there been and could not have been the assignment of Saint Valentine - the bishop of one of the Italian cities and the holy martyr - to the strange role of the patron of romantic love, much less promiscuous sexual relationships.
Holy Martyr Tryphon, icon
You can criticize our Catholic brothers for something else, but they have never engaged in this kind of exploitation of their own saint. Catholics do not have any unusual rituals in this regard. They have other traditions that are unusual for us, associated, say, with Francis of Assisi, prayers for animals. These customs can be treated differently, but I repeat, relatively speaking, there is no rite of consecration of Valentine among Catholics.
The Orthodox Church also celebrates the memory of the mentioned saints, but on a different day.
As for the origins of the Valentine's Day, marketing textbooks cite the so-called Valentine's Day (or it is better to talk about it without the word “holy”) as one of the first examples of the success of commercial advertising. In the West, there was a long pause between sales - Christmas and Easter and pre-Easter, and the idea of this holiday was promoted solely for the sake of stimulating trade. So why blindly follow the commercial cult and the idea of sales in our lives? Should we encourage Chinese manufacturers and retail chains in their pursuit of commercial gain?
– Father Maxim, but there is a beautiful legend that St. Valentine was executed for marrying Roman legionnaires to their lovers, despite the emperor’s ban.
– I don’t know how this legend appeared. There is nothing like this in the canonical lives of the holy martyrs Valentine of Interamna and Valentine of Rome.
– And how to deal with this kind of fiction?
“There is no point in fighting, we will never be able to capture the commercial space in which big business operates.” But the more people in our country have at least the rudiments of a serious church worldview, the fewer clues commercial cults will have.
– For many years you were the rector of the Church of the Holy Martyr Tatiana at Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov. What happened on February 14 in the temple? What can be said about the morality and chastity of modern students?
– When I served in the church at Moscow State University, I did not observe a flow of students on that day who would seek special prayers for St. Valentine. As for chastity, the position of the Church, which opposes promiscuous relationships, has been known since the preaching of the apostles. And whoever wants to hear it will hear, and whoever does not hear will act in accordance with his desires. I don’t have any particular illusions about this. Even if we say this 10 more times, even on the first channel, these people will not begin to live quietly and decently in all piety. But to testify once again that the Church has nothing to do with the day of “Saint” Valentine is useful, so that at least the illusion of being able to sit on two chairs is not created: in the morning to pray to the holy martyr Tryphon, and in the evening to go on a spree about Valentinov day.
Archpriest Maxim Kozlov
– What do you tell young people who think that close relationships before marriage are normal?
– In my opinion, it is quite pointless to say anything about this given the general non-church worldview. It is impossible to incorporate Christian morality in a fragmentary way. What is the point of explaining to a person that stealing is bad if he does not believe in eternal life and retribution? Is it wrong to, say, push people with your feet and go over their heads if he is convinced that without this he cannot make a career? In the same way, it is futile to instill the idea that Christian virtues are good, and there is no need to sin against the seventh commandment, if a person lives by the principle “take everything from life,” especially while you are young. We must preach the Gospel, eternal life and faith in the Risen Christ, and from this follows Christian morality. In my opinion, morality cannot be made the center of Christian preaching.
– So all that remains is to pray that the Lord will enlighten young people who believe that it is possible to cohabit before marriage?
– Of course, pray that the Lord will enlighten the one who seeks something contrary to the beliefs of a Christian. A person must believe in the Risen Christ and in eternal life, and then, gradually, with the help of the Church, affirming the Gospel, draw some conclusions for himself.
Miracle of St. Tryphon in Rus'
In Rus', the miracle of Tryphon with the falcon became very popular. One day, the falconer of Ivan the Terrible lost the sovereign’s favorite falcon, and the angry king gave him three days to search, after which he promised to execute him if he did not find the falcon. The falconer turned to St. Tryphon with a desperate prayer, and in a dream he appeared to him with a falcon sitting on his hand. Waking up, the falconer discovered a bird that itself flew to him. In gratitude for deliverance from the royal wrath, the falconer built a temple in honor of St. Martyr Tryphon. Traditionally, the icon of the martyr Tryphon depicts the saint with a falcon on his hand.
The Orthodox Church honors the memory of the martyr Tryphon on February 1/14. Church hymns of the day:
The martyr Tryphon received the grace from God to help people and to be an intercessor before Him in deliverance from sorrows and misfortunes, in various everyday needs: detecting losses, protecting crops from harmful insects. But the saint became especially famous for his help in driving away unclean and evil spirits.
Troparion, tone 4
Thy martyr, Lord, Tryphon, in his suffering received an imperishable crown from Thee, our God: having Thy strength, overthrow the tormentors, crush the demons of weak insolence. Save his souls with our prayers.
Stichera, tone 1
Tryphon, the most valiant, the most luminous of incorruptible sweets, you were a partaker in Heaven, you suffered valiant deeds, you are glorious, and, having been a witness of the truth, pray to Christ to grant peace and great mercy to our souls.
Glorious Tryphon, you were all visible in the ever-present radiance of the Light, having overthrown all the gloomy charm and having overthrown the ruler of the world of darkness by Divine grace. Likewise, pray to grant our souls peace and great mercy.
The all-blessed Tryphon, the joy and joy of the Angels, you were worthy of, rejected the lei of red life, and, with spiritual strength, imputing everything to nothing, you most patiently endured the torment, and prayed for our souls.
PRAYER
Holy saint of God martyr Tryphon
O holy martyr of Christ Tryphon, quick helper to all who come running to you and pray before your holy image, quick to obey the intercessor! Hear now and at every hour the prayer of us, who honor your holy memory in this all-honorable temple, and intercede for us before the Lord in every place. For you, saint of Christ, holy martyr and wonderworker Tryphon, who shone forth in great miracles, before your departure from this corruptible life, you prayed for us to the Lord and asked Him for this gift: if anyone is in any need, trouble, sorrow or If mental or physical illness begins to be invoked by your holy name, he will be delivered from every pretext of evil. And just as you were once the daughter of the Tsar, in the city of Rome I was tormented by the devil, you healed her, her and us from his fierce machinations all the days of our life, especially on the day of our last breath, intercede for us: then be our helper and a quick drive away of the evil ones spirits, and to the Kingdom of Heaven, leader, where you now stand as saints at the throne of God. Pray to the Lord, that we may also be worthy to be partakers of everlasting joy and joy, and that together with you we may be worthy to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Comforter of the Spirit forever and ever.
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