Dimitri of Rostov is one of the many saints who shone in the lands of Yaroslavl and, as can be seen from his name, Rostov. The relics of the saint rest in the Spaso-Yakovlev Monastery, where many believers come.
Are there prayers to Dimitry of Rostov for he alth and healing, readers will learn from the article.
Childhood of the saint
The future saint was born in December 1651, the place of his birth was far from Rostov. It was the village of Makaryevo, located near Kyiv. The family of Daniel (the secular name of the saint) was distinguished by piety and strong faith in God. The father was a centurion, because of which he was often absent from home, the mother, a woman deeply believing and devoted to Christ, was engaged in the upbringing of the future saint.
Daniel was distinguished by curiosity and excellent memory. Wanting to give the child a good education, the parents placed him in the Kiev Fraternal School, where the boy proved himself to be a talented and quick-witted student. Teachers praised Daniil for his diligence in studies andtalent, because over the years of study, the future saint mastered four languages, the rules of rhetoric and poetics. The teaching of the holy fathers gave him the greatest pleasure.
Acceptance of monasticism
After graduating from college, the future Dimitry of Rostov, whose prayer is read during illness and despondency, decided to embark on the monastic path. He asked for blessings from his parents, received it and entered the Kyiv Cyril Convent. He took the tonsure in 1668, having reached the age of 17.
From that moment began serving God and people as a hierodeacon. Eight years passed, the saint became a hieromonk, and was elevated to the rank by Archbishop Lazar (Baranovich).
Service
St. Demetrius of Rostov (a prayer is offered to him in times of despondency and illness) has visited many monasteries. His soul gravitated toward loneliness, a reclusive life, but the higher leadership saw the young monk as a humble and kind shepherd. He was repeatedly appointed to the position of abbot, but the saint himself avoided this in every possible way.
In order for readers to be convinced of the large number of monasteries, we provide a list of them:
- Brotherly Transfiguration Monastery.
- Krutitsy Nicholas Convent.
- Maksakovskiy Monastery.
- Baturinsky Krutitsky Monastery.
- Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
- Baturinsky Nicholas Monastery.
- Yeletska Chernigovskayaabode.
- Glukhiv monastery.
- Novgorod Monastery of the All-Merciful Savior.
- The Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery, where the saint ended his earthly journey.
What is the saint asking for?
Prayer of St. Dimitry of Rostov is read at the time of spiritual and bodily illnesses. Spiritual means despondency, lack of will to any activity. Under the physical - it is hardly worth explaining, because everything is clear.
Prayer text
In this subsection, a prayer is given to Dimitry of Rostov, read at the request of the soul. This means that you should not wait for illness or a decadent state. Want to pray to a saint and ask for something? Read the prayer and do not doubt the help of the saint.
There is an opinion that it is necessary to resort to saints only with those requests for which they are "responsible". For example, they pray to the martyr Boniface for those suffering from alcoholism, the holy martyr Blaise helps animals, and St. Catherine will certainly arrange the life of an unmarried girl. All this is conditional, the saints hear us at any moment, it is not at all necessary to ask them for one thing.
O wonderful and glorious miracle worker Demetrius, heal human ailments! You vigilantly pray to the Lord our God for all sinners: I pray thee, be an intercessor before the Lord and an assistant to overcome the passions of my insatiable flesh and to overcome the arrows of my adversary the devil, the image wounds my weak heart and, like a smooth and fierce beast, hungers to destroy soulmine. You, the saint of Christ, are my fence, you are my intercession and weapon! For your assistance, I will crush everything in me that is opposed to the will of the King of kings. You, great miracle worker, in the days of your exploits in this world, jealous of the Orthodox Church of God, like a true and good shepherd, unblatantly denounced the sins and ignorance of people, and deviated from the path of truth in heresy and schisms, you instructed you on the path of truth. Hurry, then, and correct my short-term path of my life, so that I will unstoppably follow the path of the commandments of God and lazily work for my Lord Jesus Christ, as my only Master, Redeemer and my righteous Judge. Falling down to these, I pray to you, servant of God, when my soul comes out of my body, deliver me from dark ordeals: I don’t imam good deeds for my justification: don’t let Satan be proud of the victory over my weak soul. Deliver me from hell, where weeping and gnashing of teeth, and with your holy prayers make me a partaker of the Kingdom of Heaven in the Trinity of the glorious God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Kontakion to the saint
In what cases they read prayers to St. Demetrius of Rostov, it is written above. In any - restrictions do not exist. There was a desire to pray - we must act.
In addition to the prayer text, there are kontakia and troparia. They are sung on holidays dedicated to the memory of the saint or after reading an akathist.
Kondak text:
The Russian Star, which shone from Kyiv, / and reached Rostov through Novgrad Seversky, / teach this whole country andillumined with miracles, / let us appease the golden-spoken teacher Demetrius: / he wrote everything to everyone, even for instruction, / let him gain everyone, like Paul, to Christ // and save our souls with orthodoxy.
Troparion to the Saint
On the day of remembrance and the celebration of the transfer of the relics of Demetrius of Rostov, do not forget to sing the troparion:
Orthodoxy to the zealot and schism to the eradicator, / Russian healer and new prayer book to God, / with your writings buih chaste wise, / spiritual spring, blessed Demetrius, // pray to Christ God that our souls be saved.
Despondency is a mortal sin
When a person is discouraged, apathy sets in. What is there to do or read prayer rules? Once again, I don’t want to get out of bed, I would bury myself under the covers so deep that no one would notice the silhouette.
Now the end of winter, during this period more and more people are prone to despondency. Gray everyday life, the complete absence of the sun, constant problems and stress can bring the owner of the strongest psyche to white heat. What options can be offered to the discouraged?
- Resist the devilish temptation, resist it.
- Easy to say - resist, no one explains how to do it. We'll tell you, rest assured. Pray through "I can't" and "I don't want to." At least in the simplest words - "Lord, have mercy."
- Read a prayer from the despondency of Demetrius of Rostov. It is borrowed from the works of the saint, tested by time and the church.
- So that it does not happen to fall intodespondency, try to visit the temple regularly, go to confession and start the sacrament of communion.
- When you are completely unbearable, ask for help from the Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary in your own words.
Prayer composed by Saint Demetrius
As written above, its text is taken from the creations of the saint. Read at the moment of despondency and sorrow the words of the prayer:
God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Father of bounty and God of all comfort, comforting us in all our sorrow! Comfort every one who is grieving, saddened, in despair, overwhelmed by the spirit of despondency. After all, every person was created by Your hands, wise in wisdom, ex alted by Your right hand, glorified by Your goodness … But now we are visited by Your Fatherly punishment, short-term sorrows! “You compassionately punish those you love, and you show mercy generously and look down on their tears!” So, having punished, have mercy and quench our sorrow; turn sorrow into joy and dissolve our sorrow with joy; surprise us with Thy mercy, wonderful in the advice of the Master, incomprehensible in the destinies of the Lord, and blessed in Thy deeds forever, amen.
Convention address
The text of the prayer to Dimitry of Rostov is given above, as well as the words composed by him. For those who wish to make a pilgrimage to the saint and pray near the relics, we publish a detailed address with a map.
The Spaso-Yakovlevsky Dimitrievsky Monastery is located in Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl Region. Convent address: Engels street, 44.
Services are held daily. Beginning of the Divine Liturgyon weekdays - 7:30 hours. Sundays and public holidays - at 9:00 am. Evening Services begin at 17:00.
How to get there?
Rostov the Great can be reached by train.
- Trains run from Yaroslavsky station in Moscow. The fastest train is "Sputnik" at 7:35 am and 2:45 pm.
- You reach Rostov the Great, it's hard to miss, believe me. The express goes to Yaroslavl Glavny with three stops: Sergiev Posad, Alexandrov and Rostov Yaroslavsky or Veliky.
- From the railway station minibuses and buses to the monastery do not go. You can walk (the monastery is three kilometers from the station) or take a taxi.
Conclusion
Now readers know the story of St. Demetrius of Rostov, a prayer to him and the place where the relics of the saint are located.
