Kontakion 1
Chosen miracle worker and wonderful servant of Christ, our quick helper and prayer book, Rev. Father Seraphim! Having magnified the Lord who glorified you, we sing praises to you. You have great boldness towards the Lord, free those of us from all troubles who call: Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Ikos 1
The Creator of Angels chose you from the beginning, so that through your life you glorified the wonderful name of the Holy Trinity: for you truly appeared as an Angel on earth and in the flesh Seraphim: like a bright ray of the eternal Sun of truth, your life will be enlightened. We, seeing your praiseworthy works, with reverence and joy say to you:
Rejoice, rule of faith and piety; Rejoice, image of meekness and humility. Rejoice, glorious magnification of the faithful; Rejoice, quiet consolation for the sorrowful. Rejoice, beloved praise of monks; Rejoice, wonderful help for those living in the world. Rejoice, glory and protection to the Russian state; Rejoice, sacred adornment of the Nizhny Novgorod and Tambov countries. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 2
Seeing your mother, Reverend Father Seraphim, your warm love for monastic life, knowing the holy will of the Lord for you, and bringing God as a perfect gift, bless you on the narrow path of monasticism with your holy cross, which you wore on your chest until the end of your life, signifying your great love for Christ our God, who was crucified for us, we all call to Him with tenderness: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
Heavenly intelligence has been given to you, more holy than God: from your youth, without ceasing to think about Heavenly things, you left your father’s house, for the sake of the Kingdom of God and its righteousness. For this reason, accept this praise from us: Rejoice, city of Kursk, God’s chosen child; Rejoice, most honorable branch of pious parents. Rejoice, you who inherited your mother’s virtues; Rejoice, taught by her to piety and prayer. Rejoice, blessed by your mother with the cross for exploits; Rejoice, you have kept this blessing as a shrine until death.
Rejoice, having left your father's house for the love of the Lord; Rejoice, all the red of this world, imputed to nothing.
Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 3
The power of the Most High has truly preserved you from your youth, reverend: from the heights of the temple, having fallen, the Lord has preserved you unharmed, and the Lady of the world herself, who suffered from the rage, appeared, bringing healing from Heaven, and from a young age you faithfully served God, crying out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having diligence for the struggle of monastic life equal to the angels, you flocked to the holy city of Kiev for the sake of worship for the sake of the venerable Pechersk people, and from the mouth of the venerable Dositheos we received the command to rule our way into the Sarov desert, by faith from afar you kissed this holy place, and there you settled in your godly life and died. We, marveling at God’s providence for you, cry out to you with tenderness:
Rejoice, having renounced worldly vanities; Rejoice, fiery desire for the Heavenly Fatherland. Rejoice, loving Christ with all your heart; Rejoice, you who have received the good yoke of Christ upon yourself. Rejoice, full of perfect obedience; Rejoice, faithful guardian of the holy commandments of the Lord. Rejoice, prayerfully affirming your mind and heart in God; Rejoice, unshakable pillar of piety. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 4
Calming the storm of evil misfortunes, you walked the entire path of the cramped and sorrowful feat of the monastic, carried by the yoke of desert life, seclusion and silence, many-night vigils, and thus by the grace of God ascending from strength to strength, from deeds to the vision of God, you settled in the monastery of Heaven, where with Angels eat to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Hearing and seeing your holy life, Reverend Father Seraphim, all your brethren were amazed at you, and coming to you, I learned about your words and struggles, glorifying the Lord, wondrous in His saints. And we all praise you with faith and love, Reverend Father, and cry out to you:
Rejoice, you who sacrificed everything to yourself to the Lord; Rejoice, you who ascended to the heights of dispassion. Rejoice, victorious warrior of Christ; Rejoice, good and faithful servant of the Heavenly Master. Rejoice, unashamed intercessor for us before the Lord; Rejoice, our vigilant prayer book to the Mother of God. Rejoice, deserted valley of wonderful fragrance; Rejoice, immaculate vessel of God's grace. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kodak 5
The divine light is your dwelling place, reverend one, when, when you are sick and lying on your deathbed, the Most Pure Virgin Herself came to you with the holy apostles Peter and John, saying: this is from Our generation, and I will touch your head. Having healed Abiye, you sang, grateful to the Lord: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
Seeing the enemy of the human race your pure and holy life, Rev. Seraphim, the desire to destroy you: for people brought evil upon you, who unlawfully tortured you and left you barely alive; But you, Holy Father, like a gentle lamb, have endured everything, praying to the Lord for those who offended you. Moreover, we all, marveling at your kindness, cry out to you:
Rejoice, thou who in thy meekness and humility imitated Christ God; Rejoice, conquering the spirit of malice through your kindness. Rejoice, diligent guardian of spiritual and physical purity; Rejoice, hermit, filled with grace-filled gifts. Rejoice, God-glorified and perspicacious ascetic; Rejoice, wonderful and godly teacher of monks. Rejoice, praise and joy to the Holy Church; Rejoice, glory and fertilization of our monastery. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 6
The Sarov desert preaches your deeds and labors, God-bearing saint of Christ: for you have fragrant the wilds and forests of it with prayer, imitating the prophet of God Elijah and the Baptist of the Lord John, and you have appeared in the desert, abundant vegetation with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Thou hast accomplished many and glorious actions, urging the faithful to sing good things to the Giver God: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
A new visionary of God has arisen in you, like Moses, like the blessed Seraphim: having served immaculately at the altar of the Lord, you have been vouchsafed to see Christ in the temple with the incorporeal Powers of the future. Marveling at this favor of God for you, we sing to you:
Rejoice, Glorious One of God; Rejoice, illuminated by the tri-shining light. Rejoice, faithful servant of the Most Holy Trinity; Rejoice, dwelling adorned with the Holy Spirit. Rejoice, beholding Christ with the angels' bodily eyes; Rejoice, foretaste of heavenly sweetness in this mortal body. Rejoice, thou filled with the Bread of Life; Rejoice, filled with the drink of immortality. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 7
Although the Lord, the Lover of Mankind, will show in you, O Reverend, His indescribable mercy for people, showing you as truly a God-bright light: by your deeds and words you led everyone to piety and the love of God. Moreover, with the radiance of your deeds of enlightenment and the bread of your teaching, we zealously magnify you and cry out to Christ who glorified you: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
Seeing you again as God’s chosen one, from afar faith flowed to you in sorrows and illnesses: and you did not reject those burdened by troubles, exuding healing, giving consolation, interceding in prayers. In the same way, the broadcast of your miracles went out throughout the entire Russian land, and your spiritual children glorified you:
Rejoice, our good shepherd; Rejoice, merciful and meek Father. Rejoice, our speedy and gracious physician; Rejoice, merciful healer of our infirmities. Rejoice, quick helper in troubles and situations; Rejoice, sweet pacifier of the troubled souls. Rejoice, thou who art come as a real prophet; Rejoice, perspicacious accuser of hidden sins. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 8
We see a strange miracle on you, reverend: like this old man, weak and very difficult, you remained on the stone in prayer for a thousand days and a thousand nights. Whoever is pleased has uttered your sicknesses and struggles, blessed Father, even as you have endured, lifting up your reverend hands to God, conquering Amalek in your thoughts and singing to the Lord: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
You are all desire, all sweetness, sweetest Jesus! This is how you cried out in your prayers, Father, in your desert silence. But we, who have spent our entire life in vanity and darkness, praising your love for the Lord, cry out to you:
Rejoice, those who love and honor you as the mediator of salvation; Rejoice, lead sinners to correction. Rejoice, wonderful silent and reclusive one; Rejoice, diligent prayer book for us. Rejoice, you who showed fiery love for the Lord; Rejoice, you who burned the arrows of the enemy with the fire of prayer. Rejoice, unquenchable light, flaming with prayer in the desert; Rejoice, lamp, burn and shine on spiritual gifts. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 9
All the angelic nature was surprised at the strange sight: for the Queen, who exists in the shutter of Heaven and earth, appeared to the old man, commanding that he open his shutter and not forbid Orthodox people to come to him, but let him teach everyone to sing to Christ God: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
The oracles of multi-proclamation will not be able to express the strength of your love, blessed one: for you have given yourself over to the service of all who come to you, fulfilling the command of the Mother of God, and you have been a good adviser to the perplexed, a comforter to the despondent, a gentle admonition to the erring, a doctor and healer to the sick. For this reason we cry out to you:
Rejoice, you who have moved from the world into the desert, so that you may acquire virtues; Rejoice, you who returned from the desert to the monastery, sowing the seeds of virtue. Rejoice, illumined by the Holy Spirit; Rejoice, filled with meekness and humility. Rejoice, loving father of those who flocked to you; Rejoice, you who gave them encouragement and consolation in words of love. Rejoice, you who call those who come to you joy and treasure; Rejoice, for your holy love you have been granted the joys of the Heavenly Kingdom. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 10
You have reached the end of your saving feat, reverend, in prayer, on your knees you have given up your holy soul in the hand of God, even as the holy angels lifted up the mountain to the throne of the Almighty, so that you may stand with all the saints in eternal glory, singing the song of praise of the saints to the most holy Word: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
The wall is a joy to all saints and monks; the Most Holy Virgin appeared to you before your death, announcing your imminent departure to God. We, marveling at such a visit to the Mother of God, cry out to you: Rejoice, you who behold the Queen of Heaven and earth; Rejoice, overjoyed by the appearance of God to Matera. Rejoice, you have received the message from Her to heavenly exile; Rejoice, having demonstrated the holiness of your life by your righteous death.
Rejoice, in prayer before the icon of the Mother of God you commended your tender spirit to God; Rejoice, having fulfilled your prophecy with a painless outcome. Rejoice, thou crowned with the crown of immortality from the hand of the Almighty; Rejoice, you who have inherited heavenly bliss with all the saints. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 11
Lifting up unceasing singing to the Most Holy Trinity, O Reverend One, through all your life you have appeared as a great ascetic of piety, to those who have gone astray for admonition, to those who are sick in soul and body for healing. We, being grateful to the Lord for His mercy to us, call upon Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
The light-giving lamp was in life, blessed father, and after your death, you shone like a luminous luminary of the Russian land: you exude from your honest relics currents of miracles to all who flow to you with faith and love. Moreover, like a warm prayer book for us and a miracle worker, we cry out to you:
Rejoice, glorified by many miracles from the Lord; Rejoice, thou who shone forth with thy love to the whole world. Rejoice, faithful follower of the love of Christ; Rejoice, consolation to all those who require your help. Rejoice, endless source of miracles; Rejoice, healer of the sick and sick. Rejoice, inexhaustible storehouse of multi-healing waters; Rejoice, for you have embraced all the ends of our earth with your love. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 12
Your grace and great boldness before God are known to you, Reverend Father, we pray: pray warmly to the Lord, that He may preserve His holy Church from unbelief and schism, from troubles and misfortunes, and that we may sing through you to the God who benefits us: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Singing your glorification, we please you, reverend one, for you are a powerful prayer book for us before the Lord, a comforter and intercessor, and with love we cry out to you:
Rejoice, praise to the Orthodox Church; Rejoice, shield and fence for the Fatherland and our monastery. Rejoice, guide, guide everyone to Heaven; Rejoice, our protector and patron. Rejoice, you who have performed many miracles by the power of God; Rejoice, through your robe you healed many sick people. Rejoice, victorious over all the wiles of the devil; Rejoice, you who conquered the marvelous beasts with your meekness. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 13
O wonderful saint and great wonderworker, Rev. Father Seraphim, accept this little prayer of ours, offered in praise to you, and standing now before the throne of the King of kings, our Lord Jesus Christ, pray for us all, that we may find His mercy on the day of judgment, singing in joy To him: Alleluia.
This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “Creator of Angels...” and the 1st kontakion “Chosen Wonderworker...”
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Akathist to Seraphim of Sarov
Kontakion 1
Chosen miracle worker and wonderful servant of Christ, our quick helper and prayer book, Rev. Father Seraphim! Having magnified the Lord who glorified you, we sing praises to you. You have great boldness towards the Lord, free those of us from all troubles who call: Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Ikos 1
The Creator of Angels chose you from the beginning, so that through your life you glorified the wonderful name of the Holy Trinity: for you truly appeared as an Angel on earth and in the flesh Seraphim: like a bright ray of the eternal Sun of truth, your life will be enlightened. We, seeing your praiseworthy works, with reverence and joy say to you:
Rejoice, rule of faith and piety; Rejoice, image of meekness and humility. Rejoice, glorious magnification of the faithful; Rejoice, quiet consolation for the sorrowful. Rejoice, beloved praise of monks; Rejoice, wonderful help for those living in the world. Rejoice, glory and protection to the Russian state; Rejoice, sacred adornment of the Nizhny Novgorod and Tambov countries. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 2
Seeing your mother, Reverend Father Seraphim, your warm love for monastic life, knowing the holy will of the Lord for you, and bringing God as a perfect gift, bless you on the narrow path of monasticism with your holy cross, which you wore on your chest until the end of your life, signifying your great love for Christ our God, who was crucified for us, we all call to Him with tenderness: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
Heavenly intelligence has been given to you, more holy than God: from your youth, without ceasing to think about Heavenly things, you left your father’s house, for the sake of the Kingdom of God and its righteousness. For this reason, accept this praise from us: Rejoice, city of Kursk, God’s chosen child; Rejoice, most honorable branch of pious parents. Rejoice, you who inherited your mother’s virtues; Rejoice, taught by her to piety and prayer. Rejoice, blessed by your mother with the cross for exploits; Rejoice, you have kept this blessing as a shrine until death.
Rejoice, having left your father's house for the love of the Lord; Rejoice, all the red of this world, imputed to nothing.
Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 3
The power of the Most High has truly preserved you from your youth, reverend: from the heights of the temple, having fallen, the Lord has preserved you unharmed, and the Lady of the world herself, who suffered from the rage, appeared, bringing healing from Heaven, and from a young age you faithfully served God, crying out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having diligence for the struggle of monastic life equal to the angels, you flocked to the holy city of Kiev for the sake of worship for the sake of the venerable Pechersk people, and from the mouth of the venerable Dositheos we received the command to rule our way into the Sarov desert, by faith from afar you kissed this holy place, and there you settled in your godly life and died. We, marveling at God’s providence for you, cry out to you with tenderness:
Rejoice, having renounced worldly vanities; Rejoice, fiery desire for the Heavenly Fatherland. Rejoice, loving Christ with all your heart; Rejoice, you who have received the good yoke of Christ upon yourself. Rejoice, full of perfect obedience; Rejoice, faithful guardian of the holy commandments of the Lord. Rejoice, prayerfully affirming your mind and heart in God; Rejoice, unshakable pillar of piety. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 4
Calming the storm of evil misfortunes, you walked the entire path of the cramped and sorrowful feat of the monastic, carried by the yoke of desert life, seclusion and silence, many-night vigils, and thus by the grace of God ascending from strength to strength, from deeds to the vision of God, you settled in the monastery of Heaven, where with Angels eat to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Hearing and seeing your holy life, Reverend Father Seraphim, all your brethren were amazed at you, and coming to you, I learned about your words and struggles, glorifying the Lord, wondrous in His saints. And we all praise you with faith and love, Reverend Father, and cry out to you:
Rejoice, you who sacrificed everything to yourself to the Lord; Rejoice, you who ascended to the heights of dispassion. Rejoice, victorious warrior of Christ; Rejoice, good and faithful servant of the Heavenly Master. Rejoice, unashamed intercessor for us before the Lord; Rejoice, our vigilant prayer book to the Mother of God. Rejoice, deserted valley of wonderful fragrance; Rejoice, immaculate vessel of God's grace. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kodak 5
The divine light is your dwelling place, reverend one, when, when you are sick and lying on your deathbed, the Most Pure Virgin Herself came to you with the holy apostles Peter and John, saying: this is from Our generation, and I will touch your head. Having healed Abiye, you sang, grateful to the Lord: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
Seeing the enemy of the human race your pure and holy life, Rev. Seraphim, the desire to destroy you: for people brought evil upon you, who unlawfully tortured you and left you barely alive; But you, Holy Father, like a gentle lamb, have endured everything, praying to the Lord for those who offended you. Moreover, we all, marveling at your kindness, cry out to you:
Rejoice, thou who in thy meekness and humility imitated Christ God; Rejoice, conquering the spirit of malice through your kindness. Rejoice, diligent guardian of spiritual and physical purity; Rejoice, hermit, filled with grace-filled gifts. Rejoice, God-glorified and perspicacious ascetic; Rejoice, wonderful and godly teacher of monks. Rejoice, praise and joy to the Holy Church; Rejoice, glory and fertilization of our monastery. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 6
The Sarov desert preaches your deeds and labors, God-bearing saint of Christ: for you have fragrant the wilds and forests of it with prayer, imitating the prophet of God Elijah and the Baptist of the Lord John, and you have appeared in the desert, abundant vegetation with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Thou hast accomplished many and glorious actions, urging the faithful to sing good things to the Giver God: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
A new visionary of God has arisen in you, like Moses, like the blessed Seraphim: having served immaculately at the altar of the Lord, you have been vouchsafed to see Christ in the temple with the incorporeal Powers of the future. Marveling at this favor of God for you, we sing to you:
Rejoice, Glorious One of God; Rejoice, illuminated by the tri-shining light. Rejoice, faithful servant of the Most Holy Trinity; Rejoice, dwelling adorned with the Holy Spirit. Rejoice, beholding Christ with the angels' bodily eyes; Rejoice, foretaste of heavenly sweetness in this mortal body. Rejoice, thou filled with the Bread of Life; Rejoice, filled with the drink of immortality. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 7
Although the Lord, the Lover of Mankind, will show in you, O Reverend, His indescribable mercy for people, showing you as truly a God-bright light: by your deeds and words you led everyone to piety and the love of God. Moreover, with the radiance of your deeds of enlightenment and the bread of your teaching, we zealously magnify you and cry out to Christ who glorified you: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
Seeing you again as God’s chosen one, from afar faith flowed to you in sorrows and illnesses: and you did not reject those burdened by troubles, exuding healing, giving consolation, interceding in prayers. In the same way, the broadcast of your miracles went out throughout the entire Russian land, and your spiritual children glorified you:
Rejoice, our good shepherd; Rejoice, merciful and meek Father. Rejoice, our speedy and gracious physician; Rejoice, merciful healer of our infirmities. Rejoice, quick helper in troubles and situations; Rejoice, sweet pacifier of the troubled souls. Rejoice, thou who art come as a real prophet; Rejoice, perspicacious accuser of hidden sins. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 8
We see a strange miracle on you, reverend: like this old man, weak and very difficult, you remained on the stone in prayer for a thousand days and a thousand nights. Whoever is pleased has uttered your sicknesses and struggles, blessed Father, even as you have endured, lifting up your reverend hands to God, conquering Amalek in your thoughts and singing to the Lord: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
You are all desire, all sweetness, sweetest Jesus! This is how you cried out in your prayers, Father, in your desert silence. But we, who have spent our entire life in vanity and darkness, praising your love for the Lord, cry out to you:
Rejoice, those who love and honor you as the mediator of salvation; Rejoice, lead sinners to correction. Rejoice, wonderful silent and reclusive one; Rejoice, diligent prayer book for us. Rejoice, you who showed fiery love for the Lord; Rejoice, you who burned the arrows of the enemy with the fire of prayer. Rejoice, unquenchable light, flaming with prayer in the desert; Rejoice, lamp, burn and shine on spiritual gifts. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 9
All the angelic nature was surprised at the strange sight: for the Queen, who exists in the shutter of Heaven and earth, appeared to the old man, commanding that he open his shutter and not forbid Orthodox people to come to him, but let him teach everyone to sing to Christ God: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
The oracles of multi-proclamation will not be able to express the strength of your love, blessed one: for you have given yourself over to the service of all who come to you, fulfilling the command of the Mother of God, and you have been a good adviser to the perplexed, a comforter to the despondent, a gentle admonition to the erring, a doctor and healer to the sick. For this reason we cry out to you:
Rejoice, you who have moved from the world into the desert, so that you may acquire virtues; Rejoice, you who returned from the desert to the monastery, sowing the seeds of virtue. Rejoice, illumined by the Holy Spirit; Rejoice, filled with meekness and humility. Rejoice, loving father of those who flocked to you; Rejoice, you who gave them encouragement and consolation in words of love. Rejoice, you who call those who come to you joy and treasure; Rejoice, for your holy love you have been granted the joys of the Heavenly Kingdom. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 10
You have reached the end of your saving feat, reverend, in prayer, on your knees you have given up your holy soul in the hand of God, even as the holy angels lifted up the mountain to the throne of the Almighty, so that you may stand with all the saints in eternal glory, singing the song of praise of the saints to the most holy Word: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
The wall is a joy to all saints and monks; the Most Holy Virgin appeared to you before your death, announcing your imminent departure to God. We, marveling at such a visit to the Mother of God, cry out to you: Rejoice, you who behold the Queen of Heaven and earth; Rejoice, overjoyed by the appearance of God to Matera. Rejoice, you have received the message from Her to heavenly exile; Rejoice, having demonstrated the holiness of your life by your righteous death.
Rejoice, in prayer before the icon of the Mother of God you commended your tender spirit to God; Rejoice, having fulfilled your prophecy with a painless outcome. Rejoice, thou crowned with the crown of immortality from the hand of the Almighty; Rejoice, you who have inherited heavenly bliss with all the saints. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 11
Lifting up unceasing singing to the Most Holy Trinity, O Reverend One, through all your life you have appeared as a great ascetic of piety, to those who have gone astray for admonition, to those who are sick in soul and body for healing. We, being grateful to the Lord for His mercy to us, call upon Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
The light-giving lamp was in life, blessed father, and after your death, you shone like a luminous luminary of the Russian land: you exude from your honest relics currents of miracles to all who flow to you with faith and love. Moreover, like a warm prayer book for us and a miracle worker, we cry out to you:
Rejoice, glorified by many miracles from the Lord; Rejoice, thou who shone forth with thy love to the whole world. Rejoice, faithful follower of the love of Christ; Rejoice, consolation to all those who require your help. Rejoice, endless source of miracles; Rejoice, healer of the sick and sick. Rejoice, inexhaustible storehouse of multi-healing waters; Rejoice, for you have embraced all the ends of our earth with your love. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 12
Your grace and great boldness before God are known to you, Reverend Father, we pray: pray warmly to the Lord, that He may preserve His holy Church from unbelief and schism, from troubles and misfortunes, and that we may sing through you to the God who benefits us: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Singing your glorification, we please you, reverend one, for you are a powerful prayer book for us before the Lord, a comforter and intercessor, and with love we cry out to you:
Rejoice, praise to the Orthodox Church; Rejoice, shield and fence for the Fatherland and our monastery. Rejoice, guide, guide everyone to Heaven; Rejoice, our protector and patron. Rejoice, you who have performed many miracles by the power of God; Rejoice, through your robe you healed many sick people. Rejoice, victorious over all the wiles of the devil; Rejoice, you who conquered the marvelous beasts with your meekness. Rejoice, Reverend Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 13
O wonderful saint and great wonderworker, Rev. Father Seraphim, accept this little prayer of ours, offered in praise to you, and standing now before the throne of the King of kings, our Lord Jesus Christ, pray for us all, that we may find His mercy on the day of judgment, singing in joy To him: Alleluia.
This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “Creator of Angels...” and the 1st kontakion “Chosen Wonderworker...”
Canon to St. Seraphim of Sarov
Song 1
Irmos: As on dry land, Israel having walked across the abyss with its feet, seeing the persecutor Pharaoh being drowned, we sing a victorious song to God, crying out.
Lord, open my unworthy lips and give me the word of reason to worthily sing the memory of the blessed Seraphim, now praying to You with the Angels to deliver us from every cruel situation.
You were a great prayer book to the Mother of God, O Reverend, You were honored to see the Apostles even, and now do not stop visiting your children with your prayers.
From your youth, reverend, you devoted yourself to the mind of God and, having tamed the passions of the body with strong abstinence, you adorned yourself with all sorts of virtues, O wise one.
Theotokos: O All-Good Lady, Who gave birth to the Most Good God in the flesh, cleanse my heart, embittered by passions, so that with faith and love I magnify Thee.
Song 3
Irmos: There is nothing holy like You, O Lord my God, who has lifted up the horn of Your faithful, O Good One, and established us on the rock of Your confession.
With your prayers, reverend, standing before God with the Angels, pray for the whole world, consume the battles of the enemy and grant victory to your adversaries.
From your youth, with faith and love, you clung to the Lord of the Highest Powers, Reverend Seraphim, and, having risen in the desert of Sarov, like the sun, you were a comforter to those who came to you in sorrow; pray for us to be saved.
Thou hast appeared, O Reverend, to those who pray to you, an unshakable pillar and a refuge for all those who flow to the Sarov monastery and receive healing and inexhaustible grace.
Theotokos: When Mother Eve heard, give birth to a child in sorrow. But you, Pure Virgin, having heard: The Lord is with you, rejoice, - with a joyful voice you consumed the sorrow of your foremother.
Sedalen, voice 4
Having overcome the worldly sea of passions through abstinence and flowed into the haven of dispassion, a vessel of abstinence appeared, Reverend Seraphim, pray to Christ God to grant us great mercy.
Song 4
Irmos: Christ is my strength, God and Lord, the honest Church sings divinely, crying out, pure in meaning, celebrating in the Lord.
Today the Sarov monastery brightly celebrates your memory, reverend, and prays to you: ask the Lord of the universe for peace and great mercy for our souls.
With your great deeds, reverend, you have flourished like a phoenix, delighting the hearts of those who flow to you with fruitful words and immaculate life, and now pray that we may find mercy from Christ our Savior.
With your prayers for us, beseech God, Reverend Seraphim, and destroy the sinful darkness of our sorrow, adorn all who honor your glorious memory with dispassion, faith and love.
Theotokos: Rejoice, Lady Virgin, beauty to the Churches, power and praise to pious people, unceasingly pray to Christ God, may He save us from troubles with Your prayers.
Song 5
Irmos: With God's light, O Blessed One, illumine the souls of You in the morning with love, I pray, lead You to the Word of God, the true God, calling out from the darkness of sin.
You were a true teacher to all who came to you and a great prayer book to the Mother of God, and now, reverend, do not cease praying for your children, for you have great boldness.
May the people of Christ now descend into the temple of the Sarov monastery, to your honorable relics, Reverend Seraphim, and may they ask from you for healing, health and salvation, magnifying Christ.
At night I pray to God, O Reverend, the invisible enemy wanted to frighten you, but, through your prayer, he was put to shame, and the all-evil one disappeared.
Theotokos: God, Whom You gave birth to, Most Pure Mary, pray to Your servant for forgiveness of sins.
Song 6
Irmos: The sea of life, raised in vain by misfortunes and storms, has flowed to Your quiet refuge, crying to You: lift up my belly from aphids, O Most Merciful One.
Your holy soul was the abode of God, in which the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit dwelt, and we also pray to you, reverend, to drive away the obsessions of the enemy from those who honor you and grant peace and health to faithful people.
We honor your great desert exploits and labors and the sweetness of your teaching, Reverend Seraphim, in the image of many who came to you, you enlightened and taught you to sing the praises of the Consubstantial Trinity.
Having followed the Lord Christ with a pure life, you ended your good course, O Reverend, and ascended to the eternal abode, blessed one, seeing there even the Angels see. In the same way, honoring your memory, we magnify Christ.
Theotokos: Now I resort to You, Most Pure One, save me with Your prayers and keep me: as much as you want, you can, as the Mother of the Almighty.
Kontakion, tone 2
Having left the beauty of the world and the corruption in it, reverend, you moved into the Sarov monastery and, having lived there like an angel, you were the path to salvation for many, for this reason, and Christ glorified you, Father Seraphim, and enriched you with the gift of healings and miracles. In the same way we cry to you: Rejoice, Seraphim, our reverend father.
Ikos
Having left your family and friends, your wealth, like dust, having been imputed, you settled in the desert of Sarovstey and, in passion, as if you were incorporeal, having labored, you were made worthy of the rank of the Angels. In the same way, receive spiritual understanding, grant us, reverend, to sing wisely in songs to you, who say: Rejoice, blessed Seraphim, heavenly man and earthly angel; Rejoice, imitator of Christ in love; Rejoice, abode of the Holy Spirit; Rejoice, great joy to the discouraged; Rejoice, source of healings; Rejoice, sweet consolation for sorrowing souls; Rejoice, quiet refuge for monks and wise teacher; Rejoice, praise to the Russian land; Rejoice, Seraphim, reverend our father.
Song 7
Irmos: The angel made the venerable furnace a venerable youth, and the Chaldeans were admonished by the scorching command of God to the tormentor to cry out: Blessed are you, O God of our fathers.
Your life has appeared wonderfully, reverend, filled with the grace of the Divine Spirit, you have truly accepted the blessed death of the saints, rejoicing in Christ. We cry to the one who glorified you: our father, God, blessed are you.
Many people who have come to the holy monastery today, Venerable Seraphim, venerate your honorable relics, from whom we draw all healings, constantly calling: our father, God, blessed art thou.
This broadcast went out throughout the whole earth, as if in Sarov the miracle worker appeared glorified, pouring out multitudes of healings to all who came with faith and cried out: Our father, God, blessed art thou.
Theotokos: Theotokos Virgin, who gave birth to the Word more than the word, Thy Creator, pray to Him with the Venerable Seraphim to have mercy on our souls.
Song 8
Irmos: From the flames of the saints you poured out dew and burned the righteous sacrifice with water: you did everything, O Christ, only as you wished. We extol You forever.
Having tamed the passions of the flesh and mortified the world, you have received the words of eternal life in your heart, O blessed one, teaching all who come to you to cry out: Sing to the Lord, O deeds, and exalt Him forever.
In the glorification of your holy relics, reverend, the Sarov monastery was filled with joy. All the people cried out to God, marvelous in their saints: Sing to the Lord, O works, and exalt Him unto the ages.
Filled with the grace of the Divine Spirit, Reverend Seraphim, faithful people, creating your holy memory, with your prayers ask for forgiveness of sins, crying: children, bless, priests, sing, people, exalt the Lord forever.
Theotokos: You have appeared to us as an Intercessor of salvation, O Mother of God, who gave birth to the Savior and Lord of all, we also pray to Thee: grant salvation to all who sing hymns to Thee faithfully throughout all ages.
Song 9
Irmos: It is impossible for a man to see God, the angels do not dare to look upon the Worthless One, but with You, All-Pure One, having appeared as a man, the Word incarnate, Who is magnified, with the Heavenly howls we please You.
Our little praise sung to you by unworthy lips, reverend, do not despise, but accept and sanctify all who glorify you, troubles and misfortunes, and deliver from eternal torment, so that we may sing to you forever.
Having valiantly endured the scum of the night and the plague of the day in the solitude of the desert, you were the house of the Wisdom of God and you rose to the uneven radiance. Pray for us to be saved.
The monastery is famous today, in which you deigned to receive the yoke of Christ: there, in the desert, you spent your days and, having enlightened many who came to you with your teachings, you taught to be children of the Church of Christ.
Theotokos: You are our strength, You are our praise and joy, Our Guardian, intercession, refuge and invincible Representative, Most Pure Mother of God, save Your servants.
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Come, all faithful ones, let us praise with sacred songs the wondrous Venerable Seraphim in miracles, the new lamp of the Russian land, an angel of interlocutor and a warm prayer book to God for those who honor his holy memory.
First prayer to Seraphim of Sarov
About help and intercession
O wonderful Father Seraphim, great Sarov wonderworker, soon an obedient helper to all who come running to you!
During the days of your earthly life, no one was tired of you or comforted by your departure, but everyone was blessed by the vision of your face and the benevolent voice of your words. Moreover, the gift of healing, the gift of insight, the gift of healing for weak souls has appeared abundantly in you. When God called you from earthly labors to Heavenly rest, none of your love is simple from us, and it is impossible to count your miracles, multiplying like the stars of heaven: for all over the end of our earth you appeared to the people of God and granted them healing.
In the same way, we cry out to you: O most quiet and meek servant of God, daring prayer book to Him, reject no one who calls you! Offer up your powerful prayer for us to the Lord of hosts, may He grant us all that is useful in this life and all that is useful for spiritual salvation, may He protect us from the falls of sin and may He teach us true repentance, so that we can enter without stumbling into the eternal Kingdom of Heaven, where you now in everlasting glory you shine, and there sing with all the saints the Life-Giving Trinity forever and ever. Amen.
Second prayer to Seraphim of Sarov
About help and intercession, read in despondency and sinful circumstances
O great servant of God, venerable and God-bearing Father Seraphim!
Look down from the glory on high upon us, the humble and weak, burdened with many sins, your help and consolation to those who ask. Reach out to us with your compassion and help us to preserve the commandments of the Lord immaculately, to firmly maintain the Orthodox faith, to diligently offer repentance for our sins to God, to gracefully prosper in piety as Christians and to be worthy of your prayerful intercession for us.
To her, Holy One of God, hear us who pray to you with faith and love, and do not despise us who demand your intercession; now and at the hour of our death, help us and protect us with your prayers from the evil slander of the devil, so that those powers do not possess us, but may we be honored with your help to inherit the bliss of the abode of paradise. We now place our hope in you, merciful Father, be truly a guide to salvation for us and lead us to the unevening light of eternal life through your God-pleasing intercession at the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity, so that we glorify and sing with all the saints the venerable Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever centuries. Amen
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Kontakion 1
And the chosen, miracle-working and wonderful servant of Christ, our quick helper and prayer-book, like Father Seraphim! Greatly glorifying the Lord, we sing your praise. But you, having great boldness in the Lord, free us from all troubles, calling:
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Ikos 1
And the Creator chose you from the beginning to glorify the wonderful name of the Holy Trinity through your life: for you truly appeared as an angel on earth and as a seraphim in the flesh, like a most holy ray O thou of the eternal Sun of Truth, may thy life be enlightened. We, seeing your praiseworthy works, with reverence and joy, use the verb thy face:
Rejoice , rule of faith and piety; Rejoice, image of meekness and humility. Rejoice, glorious majesty of the faithful; Rejoice, quiet consolation to the sorrowful. Rejoice, beloved praise of monks; Rejoice, for those who live in the world will receive great help. Rejoice, Russian powers, glory and protection; Rejoice, Tambov country, sacred decoration.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 2
As your mother goes, like Father Seraphim, your warm love for monastic life, I know the holy will of the Lord for you, and bring God as a perfect gift, bless you on the narrow monastic path with your holy cross, which you bore on your chest until the end of your life, Signifying your great love for Christ our God, who was crucified for us, to Him we all call with tenderness: A liluia.
Ikos 2
The mind of heaven has been given to you, Holy One of God: from your youth you have not ceased to think about heavenly things, you have left your father’s house, the Kingdom of God for the sake of and for the sake of His widows. For this reason, accept this praise from us:
Rejoice , city of Kursk, God's chosen child; Rejoice, most honorable branch of pious parents. Rejoice, you who inherited your mother’s virtues; Rejoice, taught by her piety and prayer. Rejoice, blessed for your exploits by your mother with the cross; Rejoice, you have kept this blessing until death. Rejoice, for the love of the Lord you left your father’s house; Rejoice, all the red of this world, worth nothing.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 3
From the power of the Most High, from your youth, I have truly preserved you, O Reverend: from the heights of the temple, having fallen, the Lord has preserved you unharmed, and the Lady of the world herself has appeared to you who suffer. Having brought healing to heaven, from childhood you faithfully served God, calling out to Him: A liluia.
Ikos 3
And with care for the asceticism of the monastic life equal to the angels, worship flowed into the holy city of Kiev for the sake of the saints of Pechersk, and from the mouth of the Monk Dosi He commanded us to take our way into the Sarov desert, and with faith from afar you kissed this holy place, and there your life was infused with God's will. you have passed away . We, marveling at such divine providence for you, cry out to you with tenderness:
Rejoice , renunciant of worldly vanities; Rejoice, fiery desirer of the heavenly fatherland. Rejoice, you who love Christ with all your heart; Rejoice, you who have taken upon yourself the good yoke of Christ. Rejoice, thou filled with perfect obedience; Rejoice, faithful guardian of the holy commandments of the Lord. Rejoice, your mind and heart are prayerfully affirmed in God; Rejoice, unshakable pillar of piety.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 4
Calming the storm of evil misfortunes, you walked the whole path of the difficult and sorrowful feat of the monastic, carried by the yoke of a desert life, seclusion and silence, many nights of vigil her, and so, by the grace of God, ascending from strength to strength, from action to the vision of God, you settled in the abode of heaven, Where the angels eat to God: And liluia.
Ikos 4
Having heard and seen your holy life, like Father Seraphim, all your brethren are amazed at you, and when they come to you, they learn about your words and labors, Greater than the Lord, He is wondrous in His saints. And we all praise you with faith and love, Reverend Father, and cry to your face:
Rejoice , you have sacrificed everything to yourself to the Lord; Rejoice, you who have ascended to the height of dispassion. Rejoice, virtuous warrior of Christ; Rejoice, good and faithful servant of the Lord of Heaven. Rejoice, unashamed representative for us before the Lord; Rejoice, our vigilant prayer book to the Mother of God. Rejoice, desert valley of wonderful fragrance; Rejoice, the grace of God in the immaculate vessel.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kondak 5
Divine light is your dwelling place, likewise, ever since I am sick and lying on my deathbed, the Most Pure Virgin Herself, having come to you with the holy apostles Peter I and John said: “This is from our generation,” and I will touch your head. Having healed Abi, you sang to the Lord, grateful to the Lord: And liluia.
Ikos 5
When the enemy of the human race comes, your pure and holy life, like Seraphim, desires to destroy you: I will bring evil people upon you, who will unlawfully torture you and you The creature left behind is still alive; But you, Holy Father, like a gentle lamb, have endured everything, praying to the Lord for those who offend you. Moreover, we all, marveling at your kindness, cry out to you:
Rejoice , thou who imitate Christ God in thy meekness and humility; Rejoice, through your kindness you have conquered the spirit of malice. Rejoice, diligent guardian of spiritual and bodily purity; Rejoice, hermit, filled with grace-filled gifts. Rejoice, God-glorified and perspicacious ascetic; Rejoice, wonderful and godly teacher of monks. Rejoice, praise and joy to the holy Church; Rejoice, glory and fertilization to the monasteries of Sarov.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 6
The desert of Sarov proclaims your deeds and labors, O God-bearing servant of Christ: the wilds and forests of your prayer have fragrant you, the prophet of God Elijah and the Baptist of the Lord Imitating the day of John, you appeared in the desert, abundantly fruitful with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, whose many and glorious works you accomplished, struggling the faithful sing good things to the giver God: And liluia.
Ikos 6
Now you have in you a new seer of God, like Moses, like the blessed Seraphim: having served the altar of the Lord blamelessly, you have been counted worthy to see Christ in the temple with by the bodiless forces of the future. Marveling at this God's favor on you, we sing to you:
Rejoice , most glorious of God; Rejoice, illuminated by the Trisian Light. Rejoice, faithful servant of the Most Holy Trinity; Rejoice, dwelling place adorned with the Holy Spirit. Rejoice, beholding Christ with the angels' bodily eyes; Rejoice, foretaste of the heavenly sweetness in your mortal body. Rejoice, thou filled with the bread of life; Rejoice, thou filled with the drink of immortality.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kondak 7
Father , the Lord, lover of mankind, will show in you, venerable lord, His indescribable mercy towards people, showing you as truly the luminary of God: your deeds and your words You led us all to piety and the love of God. Moreover, with the seed of your achievements of enlightenment and the bread of your teaching, we earnestly magnify you and cry to Christ who glorified you: A liluia.
Ikos 7
Now , seeing you as the chosen one of God, from afar I flowed to you in sorrow and illness: and these, burdened with troubles, you did not reject, flowing healing, giving consolation, intervening in prayers. In the same way, the prophecy of your miracles went out into the whole Russian land, and your spiritual children glorified you:
Rejoice , our good shepherd; Rejoice, merciful and meek Father. Rejoice, our speedy and gracious physician; Rejoice, merciful healer of our infirmities. Rejoice, quick helper in troubles and circumstances; Rejoice, sweet pacifying soul of the troubled. Rejoice, thou who art come, as the present seer; Rejoice, perspicacious accuser of hidden sins.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kondak 8
strange miracle in you, reverend: like an old man, weak and laboring, you remained on the stone for a thousand days and a thousand nights in prayer. Who is pleased to have uttered your pains and struggles, O blessed Father, even as you have endured, lifting up your hands to God, Amalek of mental victory and God Lift your waist: And liluia.
Ikos 8
“ all the desire, all the sweetness, sweetest Jesus!” - so you cried in your prayers, Father, in your desert silence. But we, who have lived our entire lives darkened by vanity and in sin, praising your love for the Lord, cry out to you:
Rejoice , to those who love and honor you as the mediator of salvation; Rejoice, bring sinners to correction. Rejoice, you silent and wonderful recluse; Rejoice, diligent man of prayer for us. Rejoice, you who showed fiery love for the Lord; Rejoice, you who burned the arrows of the enemy with the fire of prayer. Rejoice, unquenchable light, flaming with prayer in the desert; Rejoice, lamp, burning and shining spiritual gifts.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kondak 9
In this angelic nature, I was surprised at a strange vision: for I am in the gates of the old man, the Queen of heaven and earth has appeared, commanding that he open his gate and not forbid anyone We let the Orthodox take heed to ourselves, but may He teach Christ God to sing to all: And liluia.
Ikos 9
In these many things it will not be possible to express the strength of your love, blessed one: for you have given yourself over to the service of all who come to you, fulfilling the command of the Mother of God I am, and you were a good advisor to the perplexed, a comforter to the dejected, gentle admonition to those who went astray, a doctor and healer to the sick. For this reason we cry out to you:
Rejoice , thou who art from the world into the desert, that thou mayest acquire virtues; Rejoice, returning from the desert to the monastery, sowing seeds for virtue. Rejoice, illumined by the grace of the Holy Spirit; Rejoice, filled with meekness and humility. Rejoice, loving father of those who flocked to you; Rejoice, in words of love you give them encouragement and consolation. Rejoice, you who come to you with joy and treasure; Rejoice, for your holy love you have become worthy of the joys of the heavenly Kingdom.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 10
From your savior deed, reverend, you reached the end, on your knees in prayer you gave up your holy soul in the hand of God, even as the angels of the saints lifted up the mountain to the throne of the Almighty, and stand with all the saints in eternal glory, singing the song of praise of the saints to the Most Holy Word: A liluia.
Ikos 10
Congratulations to all the saints and monks, the Most Holy Virgin appeared to you before your death, announcing your close departure to God. We, marveling at such a visit to the Mother of God, cry to you:
Rejoice , you who have seen the Queen of heaven and earth; Rejoice, you are overjoyed at the appearance of God to Mother. Rejoice, you have received news from Ney about the exile in heaven; Rejoice, having demonstrated the holiness of your life by your righteous death. Rejoice, in prayer before the icon of the Mother of God you commended your tender spirit to God; Rejoice, having fulfilled your prophecies with a painless outcome. Rejoice, crowned with the crown of immortality from the hand of the Almighty; Rejoice, you who have inherited heavenly bliss with all the saints.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 11
Raising the unceasing praise of the Most Holy Trinity, O Reverend, through all your life, the ascetic of great piety appeared to those who have gone astray in admonition, to those who are sick in the soul body and soul for healing. But we, being grateful to the Lord for such mercy towards us, let us call to Him: A liluia.
Ikos 11
With the light-giving lamp you were in life, blessed father, and after your death you rose like a luminous luminary of the Russian land: you exude from honest power Your miracles flow to everyone with faith and love flowing to you. Moreover, we, like the warm prayer book for us and the miracle worker, cry to you:
Rejoice , glorified by many miracles from the Lord; Rejoice, you who have made the whole world visible through your love. Rejoice, faithful follower of the love of Christ; Rejoice, consolation to all who require your help. Rejoice, endless source of miracles; Rejoice, healer of the sick and sick. Rejoice, multi-healing water is an inexhaustible storehouse; Rejoice, for you have embraced all the ends of our earth with your love.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kontakion 12
With grace and your great boldness before God leading, we pray to you, holy father: pray warmly to the Lord, that He may keep His Church holy from heaven Riya and schism, from troubles and misfortunes, may we sing to the God who bless us: And liluia.
Ikos 12
In recognition of your glorification, we praise you, O Reverend, for you are so powerful in praying for us before the Lord, as a comforter and intercessor, and with love we cry out to you:
Rejoice , praise to the Orthodox Church; Rejoice, shield and fence for our fatherland. Rejoice, guide, guide everyone to heaven; Rejoice, our protector and patron. Rejoice, by the power of God you have performed many miracles; Rejoice, with your robe you healed many sick people. Rejoice, conqueror of all the wiles of the devil; Rejoice, thou who subdued the beasts through thy meekness.
Rejoice , like Seraphim, miracle worker of Sarov.
Kondak 13
Oh , wonderful saint and great miracle worker, like Father Seraphim! Accept this little prayer of ours, offered to you in praise, and now stand before the throne of the King of kings, our Lord Jesus Christ, pray for us all, yes Let us find His mercy on the Day of Judgment, singing to Him in joy: And liluia.
This kontakion is said three times. Also Ikos 1st and Kondak 1st
Prayer 1 to St. Seraphim, the Wonderworker of Sarov
Oh , wonderful Father Seraphim, great Sarov miracle worker, quick and obedient helper to all who come running to you! In the days of your earthly life, no one left you weary and inconsolable, but everyone saw the sweetness of your face and the sweet voice of your words. Therefore, the gift of healing, the gift of insight, the gift of healing for weak souls has appeared in you abundantly. When God called you from earthly labors to heavenly rest, your love ceased from us, and it is impossible to count your miracles, which multiplied like the stars You are heavenly: therefore, throughout all the ends of our earth, you are the people of God and you grant them healing. In the same way, we cry out to you: O humble and meek servant of God, daring prayer to Him, whoever calls upon you, give up your blessings on us. Your sincere prayer to the Lord of hosts, may he strengthen the power of our Blessed King, may he grant us all the good things in this life and everything useful for spiritual salvation, may he protect us from the fall of sins and teach us true repentance, so that we can enter into the eternal heavenly Church without stumbling. holiness, where you are now in glory, and there you sing with all the saints of the Life-Giving Trinity until the end of time. Amen.
Prayer 2
Oh , great servant of God, our reverend and God-bearing Father Seraphim! Look down from the heights of glory on us humble and weak, burdened with many sins, your help and consolation to those who ask. Show us your compassion and help us to preserve the commandments of the Lord immaculately, to firmly maintain the Orthodox faith, to repent of our sins diligently Offer to God, in piety Christians may prosper with grace and are worthy of your intercession in prayer to God. To her, Holiness of God, hear us praying to you with faith and love and do not despise us who demand your intercession: now and at the hour of our death, help us and protect us with your prayers from the evil slander of the devil, may the power not possess us, but may we be worthy of help yours will inherit the bliss of the abode of paradise. We place our trust in you now, merciful father: be a true guide to salvation for us and lead us to the eternal light of life, eternally accepted by God By your intercession at the throne of the Most Holy Trinity, may we glorify and sing with all the saints the venerable name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever centuries. Amen.
Troparion, tone 4
O blessed one, and You labored with ardent desires for the One Who worked with unceasing prayer and labor in the desert, with a tender heart Having acquired the love of Christ, the chosen one, beloved of God, appeared to the Mother. For this reason, we cry to you: save us with your prayers, Seraphim, our reverend Father.
Glory, and now, the Mother of God, the same voice
This is a secret hidden from all eternity, and an angel unknown: by You, Mother of God, who exist on earth, God is embodied in an unfused union, and the cross willed us for the sake of perception I, having resurrected the primordial, saved our souls from death.
Kontakion, tone 2
Having left the beauty of the world and even the corruption in it, like a monk, you moved into the Sarov monastery, and having lived there like an angel, you were the path to salvation for many, this time May Christ also glorify you, Father Seraphim, and enrich you with the gift of healings and miracles. We also cry to you: Rejoice, Seraphim, like our Father.
Greatness
We bless you, like Father Seraphim, and we honor your holy memory, teacher of monks and companion of angels.
Third prayer to Seraphim of Sarov
Prayer for the gift of love, read for yourself, for loved ones and for enemies
Reverend Father Seraphim, filled with Divine love, unceasing servant of Divine love, beloved of the Mother of Divine Love, hear me, who loves you little and grieves you a lot.
Grant that I too may now be a zealous servant of God-pleasing Love. That kind of love that is long-suffering, does not envy, does not boast, is merciful, is not proud, does not act outrageously, does not seek its own, does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices about others. Pray to Primordial Love, and having served Her love on earth, through your intercession and prayers I will reach the Mother of God and all the saints in the Kingdom of love and glory and light, and I will fall at the feet of my Master, who gave us the commandment about true love.
Loving Father, do not reject the prayers of the heart that loves you, and beg a loving God for the forgiveness of my sins. Help us to bear each other’s burdens, not to do to others what we don’t want for ourselves, everyone loves, in truth; He loves everything, he has faith in everything, he endures everything, even though he falls away!
This love should be a servant to me and all my relatives, and known, and to cover with love, and with a heartfelt song of love, having ended earthly life, begin with it a joyful eternal life in the land of true love. Pray for us, Father, our beloved Father, who loves us! Amen.
