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Matrona of Moscow, prayers for pregnancy
Very often, the last hope of a desperate childless woman is turning to God. And it works just as often!
On May 2, the Orthodox honor the memory of one of the most famous holy ascetics – Matrona of Moscow. On this day in 1952, she passed away to the Lord. Traditionally, Matronushka is addressed with a variety of requests, as well as prayers for children. healthy-food-near-me.com found out from the priest which saints and in front of which icons one can and should ask for the gift of posterity.
– Turning to God, the Mother of God, the saints with a request for posterity is the kindest thing, and this must be done with humility and acceptance of the will of the Lord about yourself – if He does not give children right away, you need to wait and not stop believing, – told our website Archpriest Dmitry Moiseev, rector of the Church of Saints Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir and Princess Olga, in the city of Obninsk, Kaluga Region… – You can ask for children both your patron saint (the one whose name you took in holy baptism), and your beloved saints, and any other saints. They all intercede for us before God. But there are those ascetics and those miraculous icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom such requests are most often conveyed.
Matrona Nikonova was born in 1885 in the village of Sebino, Tula province. By that time, her parents already had four children, and they lived poorly, so her mother, being pregnant, decided to take the future baby to an orphanage. However, immediately after this decision, she had a vivid dream. The girl in it appeared in the form of a white bird with a human face and closed eyes and sat on her right hand. Taking the dream for a sign, the God-fearing woman left the child in the family. The daughter was born blind, but her parents loved their “unfortunate child” with all their hearts. Later, Matrona showed miracles to the world: she predicted the death of her godfather, and at the age of 7 she discovered the gift of healing the sick and the weak. In gratitude, they donated something to her, and so, being blind herself, she became the main breadwinner for the family. At the age of 17, her legs were also taken away, but she endured any deprivation humbly, accepting it as the mercy of God. They pray to her for children because she admonished all the girls who came to her for advice either to create a pious family, or to go to a monastery, but not cohabit with a man, not live in sin. Her prayers, which have helped thousands and thousands of people, have great power, she is one of the most outstanding ascetics of our time.
Icon of the Mother of God “Help in childbirth”
In recent decades, the icon “Help in childbirth” has become famous in Russia: only in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas Bely, in the city of Serpukhov near Moscow, there is a whole list of miracles that happened through the prayers of the Mother of God in front of this icon. For example, Maria Luneva from Moscow was able to get pregnant at 45 after years of infertility. The same joyful event happened in the family of Muscovites Igor and Ksenia, who unsuccessfully tried to conceive a child for 15 years. Before the image of the Mother of God “Help in childbirth”, you can pray not only for conception, but also for the successful course of pregnancy and easy childbirth. And in accordance with a special program in support of motherhood, such icons are equipped with maternity hospitals in Russia.
Revered copies of the icon of the Mother of God “Help in childbirth” are also located in the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior on Bolvanovka (Moscow), in the Church of All Saints in Krasnoe Selo (Moscow), in the Holy Trinity Izmailovsky Cathedral (St. Petersburg), in the church in honor of Nativity Christoff (Yekaterinburg), in the Church of Saints Boris and Gleb (Borovsk, Kaluga Region).
Theodore Icon of the Mother of God
The Feodorovsky image of the Mother of God is one of the most revered among the Russian Orthodox. The icon appeared in our country in the XII century and since then has delighted believers with miracles. Most of all there is evidence of help received through prayers for the conception of a child. For example, the wife of Deacon Vasily Shlogov could not become a mother for almost 10 years, but soon after the pilgrimage to the Feodorovskaya Icon in Kostroma in 1991, she found out that she was expecting a child. The same miracle happened in 2002 with a married couple from Moscow. The spouses wanted, but could not have children, they were treated for infertility for a long time, and it was not medical procedures that helped them, but sincere prayers before the Feodorovskaya icon.
The revered Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God is located in the Epiphany-Anastasin Cathedral in the city of Kostroma. Lists from it are also in the Church of St. Demetrius of the Prilutsk Vologda Wonderworker on Devichye Pole (Moscow), in the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Obydensky Lane (Moscow), in the Church of St. Nicholas in Klenniki (Moscow).
Icon of the Mother of God “Mammal”
This image of the Mother of God has been known in Russia since the XIV century. Before this icon they pray for happiness in the family and conception. The woman, who was sterile for 8 years, became pregnant after earnest prayers in front of this icon. A similar story happened in 2010 with a girl who could not conceive in any way, then survived a frozen pregnancy and only after praying in front of this image was able to conceive, bear and give birth to a healthy child. There is evidence of such miracles when women diagnosed with “obstruction of the fallopian tubes” were able to become pregnant naturally.
The original of this miraculous image is called the icon of the Mother of God “Mammal” of the Hilandar Typikarnitsa and resides on the holy Mount Athos, where women are not allowed to enter. But today you can pray in front of the exact lists of the original icon in the following churches: in the Yelokhovsky Epiphany Cathedral (Moscow), in the Holy Protection Convent in Khotkovo (Moscow Region), in the Panteleim Shcheglovsky Monastery (Tula), in the Holy Trinity Cathedral Alexandro -Nevskaya Lavra (St. Petersburg).
Archangel Gabriel is revered by Christians as the evangelist of God, who informed the prophets, people and saints about future events. Most often, these were good and joyful news about the upcoming replenishment in the family. Gabriel told the priest Zechariah that in the near future he would become a father, and a few months later John the Baptist was born. The Archangel announced the onset of the long-awaited pregnancy of the righteous Joachim and Anna, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He also announced the good news about the imminent arrival of Jesus in the earthly world and the Mother of God herself. That is why they pray to the Archangel Gabriel to get pregnant, bear and give birth to a healthy child. There are 8 recorded testimonies of the help of his miraculous icon.
The Monk Alexander Svirsky was a Russian Orthodox saint who lived in the years 1448-1533. Tradition says that his mother was able to become pregnant after agonizing years of sterility and fervent prayers to the Lord God. Alexander began to serve the Lord early, was a recluse for several years, and then founded the Svir monastery. After his death, believers began to notice that miracles were taking place at the tomb of the righteous. Alexander was canonized, his icons appeared, and the list of miracles began to grow very quickly. One of the miracles happened to Elena in 1998. The girl got married at 18 years old and for 19 years she could not get pregnant. When she was already 38 and she practically lost hope of having a child, she accidentally ended up in the church near the icon of Alexander Svirsky. Elena prayed earnestly before the image, and soon found out that she was pregnant.
Seraphim of Sarov is one of the most revered saints not only in Russia, but also far beyond its borders. He performed many miracles during his lifetime and helped many people find joy in life. Today women pray in front of the icons of Seraphim for help in conception. Such prayers strengthen faith and help to find a long-awaited child. Couples who become parents testify to miracles. One of these miracles was told by Vladimir, whose wife could not get pregnant for a long time, which led to quarrels and a deterioration in family relations. And in 2012, the couple visited the Diveyevo Monastery, where they venerated the icon and the relics of Seraphim of Sarov and with all their hearts and with sincere faith asked the saint to give them a child. Less than a month later, Vladimir learned that he would become a father.