Vladimir Rus - this phrase is known to every Russian who is at least slightly interested in the history of Russia and Orthodoxy. But few people know that it was Prince Vladimir who led our country to unity by spreading the Orthodox Christian faith in it. He himself was baptized in adulthood, and after his death he was numbered among the saints. And today Russians bring prayers to Prince Vladimir for the well-being and integrity of their Motherland.
Memorial Days:
- July 28th
- October 23 – Cathedral of Volyn Saints
Troparion, tone 8*
Teacher of orthodoxy/ and the enlightener of all Russia,/ pious Grand Duke Vladimir,/ you enlightened everyone with holy Baptism/ and you adorned many glorious churches,/ about the wise Vladimir e,// Pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.
Translation: Teacher of Orthodoxy and enlightener of all Rus', pious Grand Duke Vladimir, you enlightened everyone with holy Baptism and wonderfully decorated many churches, O wise Vasily, pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.
Kontakion, voice 8*
Having resembled the great Apostle Paul in his gray hairs, the all-glorious Vladimir, / like a child, I left all care for idols, / like a perfect man was adorned with Divine Baptism. land./ And now the Savior Christ stands in joy, // pray that the Russian powers, the ruler and the multitude, will be saved Vladomykh.
Translation: Like the great Apostle Paul, in your mature years, the all-glorious Vladimir, leaving all wisdom and zeal for idols as a child’s play, you, like a perfect man, were adorned with the purple of Divine baptism. And now, standing before the Savior Christ in joy, pray for the salvation of the rulers and many of its citizens in the Russian state.
Prayer 1
Oh, great saint of God, God-chosen and God-glorified, equal to the apostles Prince Vladimir! You, having rejected pagan evil and wickedness, have believed in the One True Trinitarian God, and have received Holy Baptism, you have enlightened the entire Russian country with the light of Divine faith and piety . Moreover, we glorify and thank our most merciful Creator and Savior, we glorify and thank you, our Enlightener and Father, for by you we know the saving faith of Christ and in the name of the Most Holy and Divine We are baptized at the present Trinity. Thus, by faith we have been delivered from the righteous condemnation of God, and we have been freed from eternal work to the devil and the torment of hell; With this faith, the grace of sonship to God and the hope of inheriting Heavenly bliss. Moreover, we glorify you as the first language of our guide to the Chief and Perfector of our salvation, the Lord Jesus Christ, and we glorify you as your representative before the Throne of the Kings of All-Russians for the kingdom of all Russia, about his kings, the rulers of the people, the army and about all the people. Our language will not be able to depict the greatness and height of the blessings that you poured out on our earth, our fathers and forefathers and on us unworthy. O our blessed Father and Enlightener! Look at our weaknesses and beg the most merciful King of Heaven, may he not be very angry with us, as through our weaknesses we sin all the days, and may he not destroy us with our iniquities, but may he have mercy and save us according to us may He plant His kindness in our hearts repentance and the saving fear of God, may He enlighten our minds with His grace, so that we may leave the paths of wickedness and turn to the path of salvation, and unswervingly observe the commandments of God and the statutes of the Holy Church tee. Pray, kind-hearted, to the Lover of Mankind, may He show us His great mercy: may He deliver us from the invasion of foreigners, from riots and strife, from famine, deadly diseases and from all evil; may he give us the blessing of the air and the fruitfulness of the earth; May he preserve righteousness and mercy in judges and rulers; may the pastors give zeal for the salvation of their flock, may mutual love and like-mindedness be given to all people, and may the prosperity of the fatherland and the Holy Church be given constant care, may the light of saving faith multiply in our country, let him convert those who believe in orthodoxy, and overthrow heresies and schisms, and let them all We, having lived in peace on earth, will be made worthy of eternal bliss with you, praising and exalting God forever and ever. Amen.
Life of Saint Prince Vladimir
Prince Vladimir was the son of Prince Svyatoslav. He was born in 963 in Novgorod. My childhood occurred at the very height of paganism in Rus'. And he received his upbringing from a pagan - his uncle Dobrynya. From his youth, Vladimir was an aggressive, warlike ruler. He conquered principalities from the Baltic Sea to the Bug River on the southern edge of Rus'.
This was the first step towards Russian statehood - all the conquered lands were under his rule. But Vladimir was not a role model - in his youth he led a wild life, was cruel, and worshiped idols. And only when I saw with what unshakable faith the Christians he executed died, did I think about what motivates them? He began to study the basics of Orthodoxy, invited preachers, and sent ambassadors to Constantinople. And he repeatedly recalled that his grandmother, Princess Olga, converted to Orthodoxy, and she was the wisest woman.
When the prince finally decided to change his faith, he decided to subjugate Chersonesus so that Rus' would be Orthodox regardless of Greece. And for a complete and final merger with Constantinople, he decided to marry the Christian princess Anna. But at the same time something terrible happened - he was struck by almost complete blindness. The prince knew all the horror of bodily weakness, he was tormented by fear and doubts. But the bride advised him to urgently be baptized and accept the faith with all his soul.
That’s when the greatest miracle happened, which prompted the population of Rus' to so willingly accept the new Orthodox faith - after Prince Vladimir was baptized and came out of the font, his sight returned to him!
After the wedding, the prince returned to Kyiv, where he destroyed all the installed idols and baptized his 12 sons. They, in turn, began to spread Orthodoxy throughout their subordinate regions. The successful advancement of the faith of Christ was ensured by the fact that it was spread through preaching and persuasion, and not by force, as was done by the Roman Catholic priests. In addition, Orthodoxy was studied in the works of Cyril and Methodius, that is, in the native Slavic language.
But the main example for the converts was Prince Vladimir himself, who after baptism became a completely different person - righteous, temperate, chaste. He felt compassion for the poor and disadvantaged and helped those in need. In addition, he began to develop spiritual education, Orthodox writing and schools. This undoubtedly had the most beneficial effect on society. Orthodoxy united people, made them righteous, and life according to God's commandments cleansed them and delivered them from the vices of that time.
The prince devoted a lot of time to prayer, he built many temples so that people could have a place to worship and turn to the Lord. All his activities were aimed at saving Orthodoxy, which was under threat in Constantinople. And Rus' became precisely the place where true faith found refuge and remained pure to this day.
And the Orthodox Church, for all her labors and care for her well-being, for her pious life after baptism, ranked Vladimir among the saints and called him equal to the apostles.
Prayer 2*
Oh, great and glorious servant of God, God-chosen and God-glorified, Equal-to-the-Apostles to Prince Vladimir, holy and magnificent instrument of the all-good Providence for the salvation of the Russian people! You rejected pagan evil and wickedness, you believed in the One True Trinitarian God and, having received holy Baptism, you enlightened the country of Russia with the light of Divine faith and piety Iyskaya. Glorifying and thanking our Most Merciful Creator and Savior, we glorify and thank you, great shepherd and our Father, for through you we have known the saving faith of Christ and have been baptized in the Name of the Most Holy and the Most Divine Trinity, also by faith we have been delivered from the righteous condemnation of God, the eternal slavery of the devil and hell torment, by faith I received the grace of sonship with God and the hope of inheriting Heavenly bliss. You are our first leader to the Head and Finisher of our eternal salvation, the Lord Jesus Christ, you are the closest primate before the Throne of the King of Kings and a warm man of prayer and intercessor for the country ours and about all people, you are the primary culprit of the blessings and mercies of God resting on us . And what else are we talking about? Our language cannot describe the greatness and height of your good deeds poured out on us, unworthy. But, oh our foolishness and blindness! Having accepted so many good deeds, I impute them to nothing and take advantage of their saving fruits. Having washed ourselves from sin in the font of Baptism and put on the clothing of purity and innocence, we have desecrated this God-given clothing with our cold deeds and thoughts. Having renounced Satan and his angels, we again become enslaved to him, serving as the idol of our passions, the world, the flesh and the evil customs of the age. Having united with Christ, we offend Him with our iniquities, the manifold wounds of pride, envy, malice, slander, intemperance and contempt for the Holy Church. We cling entirely to worldly blessings, hoping to remain on earth forever; we do not think about Heaven, about souls, about death, about Judgment, about endless eternity. For this reason, we bring upon all of us the righteous wrath and condemnation of God, but we also insult and grieve your fatherly love and care for us, for you have enlightened us with holy Baptism, in order to help us to receive Heavenly bliss and earthly prosperity, but we, unreasonable ones, are evil By our will we subject ourselves to hellish torments and temporary disasters! But, O all-merciful Father and Enlightener, be merciful to our weaknesses, long-suffering towards our sins and untruths, beg the Most Merciful King of Heaven, may he not be very angry with us and destroy us with our iniquities, but may He have mercy and save us, which is the message destinies. May His saving fear plant His saving fear in our hearts, may our minds be enlightened by His grace, even as we see the abyss of destruction, we strive to leave the paths of wickedness and error, and turn to the path of salvation and truth, unswervingly fulfill the commandments of God and the statutes of the Holy Church. Pray, kindly, to the Lover of Mankind, may He show us His great mercy, may He deliver us from the invasion of foreigners, from internal unrest, riots and strife, from famine, deadly diseases and from all evil, may he give us the goodness of the air and the fruitfulness of the earth, may he preserve in those who judge and rule, righteousness and mercy, may He give spiritual shepherds integrity of life and zeal for the salvation of their flock, and may all people be zealous in fulfilling their duties, mutual love and united Lie, striving for the good of the fatherland and the Holy Church. May the light of saving faith spread throughout our country, to all ends of it, may it convert non-believers to faith, may it abolish all heresies and schisms, and, having lived in peace on earth, we will be blessed with you in faith great bliss, praising and exalting God forever and ever. Amen.
How do prayers to a saint help?
People bring prayers to Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir for the salvation of the Motherland, for God to send the rulers and authorities reason and strength, a good disposition aimed at the well-being of the people. In addition, remembering that it was Vladimir who led the country to Orthodoxy, they pray for the people to convert to faith, to deliver them from vices and sin.
People who suffer from eye diseases remember what miracle happened to the prince after baptism and pray to him for help in treating their illness.
Prayer 3*
How shall we praise you, most courageous among earthly rulers, Vladimir? How shall we give thanks to you, since by your knowledge of the Lord and the flattery of idols is abundant, since by your command Christ is glorified throughout the whole earth? How did you believe? How did you seek Christ? Tell us, your servants, where can I smell the stench of the Holy Spirit from? You have not seen Christ, nor walked on Him, how will you become His disciple? You have not seen the apostle come to your land, you have not seen driving out demons in the Name of Christ, healing the sick, raising the dead. Wonderful miracle! And you, the king and ruler, seeing all this, being a man from the saints, did not believe, but rather betrayed them to passion and torment, but you, O blessed one, without seeing or hearing all these, you flowed to Christ, your mind ev, for there is One The Creator, invisible and visible, Heavenly and earthly, sent His beloved Son into the world for our salvation. And having thought this, you entered the holy font. And now, a thousand years have passed since the Baptism of Russia, look upon your land and see your children. See your people, how they live, how they preserve the essence of the Lord, how they keep their faith according to your tradition, how they glorify Christ, how they worship His Name. See and cities, shining with majesty, see churches blooming, see Christianity growing, see and your city Kiev, such saints of God, resting in incorruption, shining, and fragrant with incense, and we announce the praises and divine songs of the saints. And having seen all this, rejoice and be glad and praise the Good God, the Builder of all. Seeing that your faithful sowing through your intercession and intercession was not quickly dried up by the heat of unbelief, but by the rain of God’s haste it was disposed to become abundantly fruitful, rejoice in spirit, in the rulers of the apostle, not me He raised us dead in body, but raised us in soul, the dead! Rejoice, our comforter and teacher of good faith! You are, O honorable head, a garment for the naked, a feeder for the greedy, cooling the womb for those who thirst, a helper for widows, a resting place for the strange, a protector for the offended, an enrichment for the poor. With this good deed in Heaven, receiving retribution and seeing the sweet face of God, satiated, do not cease praying for your land and for your children, in whom the dominion is trustworthy, may the rightful one be glorified in our land Rie and may the Lord not forsake us, even if we still wander, so much century has passed, and we are still sinning against our Lord and Master, like a newly purchased slave, displeasing our master in everything. We raise our hands to you and pray to you: pray to the Lord of all, that he may extend, as long as peace endures, His mercy upon our fatherland and upon His people, driving away the military, establishing peace, and gladness. Zaya, scattering cities, growing Your Church, preserving Your heritage, men , saving both wives and babies, and bearing His mercy, in the unity of faith, together we joyfully and joyfully glorify our Lord Jesus Christ, with the Father and with the Most Holy Spirit, the Indivisible Trinity Monodivine, reigning in Heaven and on earth, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 4
Oh, great saint of God, equal to the apostles to Prince Vladimir! Look at our weaknesses and beg the Most Merciful King of Heaven, may he not be angry with us and may he not destroy us with our iniquities, but may he have mercy and save us by His mercy, may He plant us in our hearts repentance and the saving fear of God, may He enlighten with His grace Our mind is to leave us the paths of wickedness and turn to the path of salvation, and unswervingly follow the commandments of God and observe the statutes of the Holy Church. Pray, kindly, to the Lover of Mankind, may He show us His great mercy: may He deliver us from deadly diseases and from all evil, may He preserve and save the servants of God (names) from all the snares and slander of the enemy and may we all be granted eternal bliss with you, praising and exalting God forever and ever. Amen.
About the health of loved ones
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Saint Nicholas is called the Wonderworker, and often also the Pleasant. People learn about it even in childhood. After all, on the Saint's Day, which is celebrated before Christmas, children discover various sweet treats under their beds. According to a well-known belief, St. Nicholas brings sweets to those children who obey their parents, and he comes to naughty children with a straw. Based on his life, which tells about Nicholas’s gift to three maidens, Christmas gifts originated.
Currently, the relics of the saint are located in Bari, in the Catholic basilica named in his honor. Some of the relics are kept in one of the Turkish temples.
A prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for health should be said directly in front of the icon. According to Christian traditions, at least one icon with the image of this saint should be in a residential building along with the faces of Jesus and his mother Mary. Today you can often see unusual icons that are small books. They consist of three parts. In the center is the Image of the Son of God, on the right is the Virgin Mary, and on the left side of Jesus is St. Nicholas the Pleasant.
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for health
“O all-holy Nicholas, exceedingly saintly saint of the Lord, our warm intercessor, and everywhere in sorrow a quick helper, help me, a sinner and saddened one, in this life, beg the Lord God to grant me forgiveness of all my sins, which I have sinned greatly from my youth, in everything my life, deed, word, thought and all my feelings; and at the end of my soul, help me the accursed, beg the Lord God of all creation, the Creator, to deliver me from airy ordeals and eternal torment, so that I always glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and your merciful intercession, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen!".
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Saint Panteleimon the Healer is a revered ancient saint. As legends say, he walked along the ancient streets and, when he saw a dead child on one of them, he turned to Christ with a prayer. He asked him to give life to the child and promised, if this happened, to become his follower. And a miracle happened - the child came to life, and from then on Panteleimon became the patron saint of all the sick.
During his short earthly life he was a talented doctor. However, he attributed all the healings not to the art of medicine, but to the help of God. During one of the persecutions of Christians, he was executed. Healer Panteleimon is asked for any illness: from bronchitis to oncology. However, there are cases that require special prayer.
Prayer to Panteleimon for health
“Oh, great saint of Christ, passion-bearer and much-merciful physician Panteleimon! Have mercy on me, the sinful servant of God (name), hear my groaning and cry, propitiate the Heavenly, Supreme Physician of our souls and bodies, Christ our God, may he grant me healing from the cruel illness that oppresses me. Accept the unworthy prayer of the most sinful man above all. Visit me with a gracious visit. Do not disdain my sinful ulcers, anoint them with the oil of your mercy and heal me; May I be healthy in soul and body, the rest of my days, with the help of God’s grace, I will be able to spend in repentance and pleasing God, and I will be worthy of receiving the good end of my life. Hey, servant of God! Pray to Christ God, that through your intercession he may grant me the health of my body and the salvation of my soul. Amen!"
Prayer to Panteleimon for recovery
“Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, merciful imitator of God! Look with mercy and hear us, sinners, praying earnestly before your holy icon. Ask us from the Lord God, Who stands with the Angels in heaven, for the forgiveness of our sins and transgressions: heal the mental and physical illnesses of the servants of God, now remembered, those present here and all Orthodox Christians who flow to your intercession: for here we are, through our sins We are fiercely possessed by many ailments and are not imams of help and consolation: we resort to you, for you have given the grace to pray for us and heal every ailment and every illness; Grant therefore to all of us, through your holy prayers, health and well-being of souls and bodies, advancement of faith and piety, and everything necessary for temporary life and salvation, for, having been granted great and rich mercies by you, let us glorify you and the Giver of all good things, wondrous in the saints, God ours, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!"
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Matrona of Moscow lived in Moscow in the 20th century. The prayer to Saint Matrona for health carries incredible power. It is capable of healing, no matter where a person read it. Prayer to Matronushka for health often helps those who pray before the operation so that it is successful.
The healer herself was sick with an illness - she could not see. However, her gift of healing was truly powerful, and remains so to this day.
After all, any prayer to Matrona of Moscow for health and healing has the power that can heal even the most seemingly incurable diseases.
The main thing, of course, is to firmly believe that prayer to Matrona of Moscow for help and health will definitely help.
Matrona had the gift of healing people already at the age of eight. Even then she did not stop praying to the Almighty. Besides, she could see the future. People constantly came to Matrona, and she treated them during the day, and prayed at night.
Everyone can turn to Matrona with prayer, and also ask her to protect her from enemies. She will definitely help. It is important to be in front of her icon during prayer, or even better, place a lit candle next to it.
Prayer to the Moscow Matrona for health
“O blessed mother Matrono, with your soul standing in heaven before the Throne of God, but with your body resting on earth, and with the grace given from above, exuding various miracles. Look now with your merciful eye on us, sinners, in sorrows, illnesses and sinful temptations, our waiting days, comfort us, desperate ones, heal our fierce ailments, from God we are allowed by our sins, deliver us from many troubles and circumstances, pray to our Lord Jesus Christ forgive us all our sins, iniquities and falls, in whose image we have sinned from our youth even to this day and hour, and through your prayers having received grace and great mercy, we glorify in the Trinity the One God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever. Amen!"
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If you want to read a prayer for your health, we recommend using the prayer to the Lord for health. He will definitely hear you if your faith is strong and the words are spoken with zeal.
Prayer to the Lord for health
“O Most Merciful God, Father, Son and Holy Soul, worshiped and glorified in the inseparable Trinity, look with compassion on Your servant (name), who is overcome by illness; forgive him all his sins; give him healing from his illness; restore his health and bodily strength; Give him a long and prosperous life, Your peaceful and premium blessings, so that together with us he brings grateful prayers to You, the All-Bountiful God and my Creator. Amen!"
Remember that after asking the Lord for health, you should then read a prayer with gratitude. For this purpose, you can use special prayers of thanks or simply say everything in your own words, but from the bottom of your heart.
