Blessed Old Lady Matrona is known to many Orthodox people. She is revered as one of the most powerful intercessors before the Lord for us sinners. Therefore, believers often turn to her with any requests and in various sorrows. Even during her lifetime, Mother Matrona said: “After my death, come to me, tell me about your troubles, as if alive, I will hear you and help you.” And, indeed, these words came true. If a person turns to mother with faith and hope, asks for the good with a pure heart, then the request will definitely be heard.
Prayers to St. Matrona can be said both in your own words and read the canonical text, sing an akathist. This article provides examples of how to pray and what to ask for, as well as some real examples of miracles that God performed through the prayers of the blessed old woman.
A bit of information about the saint
Perhaps one of the readers first learned about Saint Matrona and would like to get to know her life better.
Mother Matrona was born in the Tula region in the village of Sebino at the end of the 19th century. Beforeof her birth, the Lord gave a sign that a holy chosen one would be born: a huge dove with a human face, but with closed eyelids, appeared in a dream to Mother Matrona. Matronushka was born blind, she had no eyes, but from infancy she had spiritual vision.
The second sign happened when she was baptized at the local church. During the immersion of the baby in the font, a fragrant fragrance appeared. The baptizing father was surprised, but explained to his parents that the baby would be holy.
The third miraculous sign happened when Matronushka was brought to St. Petersburg in her teens to St. Andrew's Cathedral, where the righteous St. John of Kronstadt served. He then told the people: “Part way! … Come to me, Matrona! Here comes my shift – the eighth pillar of Russia!”
At the age of 18, the holy old woman lost her legs. For the rest of her life, she could not walk. After a while, mother moved to Moscow forever, and died in 1952, on May 2.
Where and how to pray?
Prayer to the Holy Matrona of Moscow can be performed at any time of the day and in any quiet and peaceful place. But most often people tend to visit the Intercession Convent in Moscow, where her relics rest. Arriving at Taganka, after walking for 15-20 minutes along Taganskaya Street, a believer finds himself in a wonderful place where you can pray to the blessed old woman.
One line is for the miraculous icon that hangs on the street. Standing in line or just near the icon, you can mentally ask mother about everything that worries you, pray with hope and stronghope for her help. And, kissing the icon, just ask it to help, thank you if the miracle has already happened.
The second line stretches to the temple, where the relics of the saint rest. And here, standing in line, you can again ask for something or read an akathist, a prayer. Our pure hearts, sincerity, desire to change for the better are important to Saint Matrona, then the soul will definitely feel better, and the problem will be resolved in the best possible way.
What can I ask for
There is an opinion among people that each saint has his own “specialization”: some heal, others help with housing, and others solve family problems. Actually, this is all a delusion. All saints equally help in certain situations, if handled with deep faith. So is Mother Matrona. She helped everyone during her lifetime: the sick, students, families, workers.
Therefore, any prayer to St. Matrona for help can be offered, regardless of the subject and scope of the problem. One should only understand that praying is a good deed, but one must also work oneself in the name of fulfilling the petition. For example, if a person has been looking for a job for a long time and cannot find it in any way, he asks Matrona to help. Soon, miraculously, he is invited for an interview and, based on the results, is arranged for a good position. It would seem that the person did not make an effort, no longer ran in search. Just a friend called him. But to pass an interview is already work, one's own efforts. On the other hand, there is a family drama where husband and wife do not get along, and the marriage is about to fall apart. The wife cannot begin to treat her husband normally. After praying to the Holy Matrona, she will still have to change her behavior, work on her mistakes.
In any case, making one's requests to God and the saints is also work on oneself, the desire to correct the situation not only with help from above, but also on one's own where it is possible and necessary.
About 9 prayers to mother
Some people who venerate the blessed one have heard from each other about the 9 prayers of St. Matrona of Moscow. These prayers are divided into topics/categories of needs. In fact, almost every one of them is not canonical, that is, not approved by the Russian Orthodox Church. Therefore, it is better to read the prayer that is printed on the last pages of a booklet with an akathist or in a prayer book, blessed and allowed for printing, sale.
The only way these prayers can help is to tell the beginner how best to pray in his own words and what to ask for. But real spiritual teaching can only be gleaned from those prayers that were composed by the ancient fathers of the church, beginning with the Lord's "Our Father".
In any of your requests, add at the end the phrase "But let it be as You, Lord, want, and not as I." When addressing the saints and the Mother of God, one can also add something like this: “But let everything be as God pleases, as it is useful and saving for us.”
Prayers for children
During life and after death, Matronushka helps all mothers who come to her with requests to save, cure, arrange the personal life of their sons and daughters. The saint hears the heartfelt prayers of the parents and helps the children,comforts parents.
There are several stories where St. Matrona's prayer for her son worked wonders: one mother's adult son stopped drinking and found a good job, another mother's little child recovered from a fatal illness, and so on.
You can pray like this: first read the main prayer from the akathist, and then mentally, standing in front of the icon, state your requests for children. Mother will definitely hear, wherever her mother is - in Moscow on the Taganka or in distant Siberia.
Often mothers and fathers ask about the he alth of the child. Prayer to the Holy Matrona will help calm the parents themselves, who are worried about the state of he alth of the child, and will also heal or at least alleviate suffering. In addition, if there is oil from the relics or the icon of the blessed old woman, then it is advisable to cross-anoint the forehead (forehead) and sore spots.
During her lifetime, mother healed both children and adults. There were times when demoniacs were brought to her house. There is one vivid example: one woman's son turned out to be possessed, he was in a mental hospital. The mother went to Matronushka to ask how to help her only child. Mother gave her holy water and told her to splash the guy in the mouth when the orderlies took him out. Indeed, the young man was healed of the possession of an unclean spirit. After a short time, he was discharged in his right mind.
Is it worth praying for well-being
Each of us wants everything to go well in life. But often you have to experience setbacks and losses. Every person always has both good moments and unpleasant ones. If a person prays to God, saints, the guardian angel, then he manages to avoid tragedy, but this does not mean that he will be lucky everywhere. On the contrary, a believer can have much more problems. Only he believes that the Lord allows for the good, so that he strengthens his faith, because after sadness there always comes real joy and the realization that with God's help everything was resolved. It could have been worse.
Therefore, of course, it is worth reading the prayer of St. Matrona for well-being every day. It is recommended to take a blessing from the priest, explaining the situation. Those who love and revere Matronushka often pray to her at home, and come to the Pokrovsky Monastery if possible. She listens to all our requests, helps in all matters. Well-being includes work, study, and family life, he alth of one's own and loved ones, financial side.
With family and life problems
People go to the Intercession Monastery to Matronushka with their troubles, needs and problems. There are almost always queues. Looking at the huge crowds, one can understand how strong an intercessor she is before God. And the saint helps in any business.
Prayers to the Holy Matrona for the family are offered daily by ordinary believers. How many marriages break up, how many problems between spouses and with children. Someone does not have their own housing, and someone cannot arrange their personal life. In both cases, they turn to the intercessor before God.
For problems in the family, you can reada prayer, ask for something in your own words and, if possible, read an akathist. This chant has everything you need to understand how to ask and how to give thanks. There is such a tradition among some believers - standing in line for relics or an icon, read an akathist to yourself. Indeed, if time is spent with attention, understanding to whom and why they came, then relief will surely come, and sorrow will turn into joy. After all, it is very important for the saints, as well as for God, the Mother of God, that we “have grief in our hearts” (that is, turn our hearts to God with attention, and not distractedly, do not think about something extraneous).
Currently, Russians and residents of some CIS countries have an acute problem with housing: someone got married and does not have his own house, someone’s apartment burned down, and someone was “lucky” to become deceived by scammers and be evicted. It would seem that the situation is hopeless. But one can endlessly list real stories where, through the prayers of the holy righteous blessed Matrona of Moscow, people miraculously received new housing or returned to their rightful apartment.
On he alth and healing
The Gospel describes cases of healing by the Lord Jesus Christ himself of hopeless patients and even the dead. At the same time, one can recall the holy righteous Lazarus. He was dead, and on the fourth day the Lord resurrected him. The holy apostles, not only the disciples of the Savior, but also those who lived later, the holy saints of God, were worthy to have the gift of clairvoyance, they knew how to heal, resurrect. Mother Matrona lived in the 20th century. As you know, even before her birth, the Lord informed the mother thatthe child will be holy. In life and after death, mother heals the sick if they come with deep faith. It should only be remembered that diseases are sometimes allowed by God for good, in which case relief may come, not a cure.
If you or someone close to you is sick, you can pray to Saint Matrona for healing. But the recovery or deterioration of the condition is the will of God, His holy providence. It happens that a person suffers in favor. Of course, Matrona can make this clear.
Despite this point of view, of course, you can and should ask for he alth, in addition, you should definitely pray for spiritual he alth, guidance on the true path and saving the soul from death. Often people ask only for earthly things, forgetting that someday earthly life will end, and everything that they asked for will turn out to be temporary. And you need to think about eternity. In the book about the life of the old woman Matrona, as well as in the appendix, which sets out her instructions, it is said that every person will have to pass an exam at death after death. Those who did not take care to prepare themselves to meet God will be saddened. And God gives sickness to enlighten and cleanse the soul from sins, if a person does not yet realize what is happening, how to live. And through suffering the soul recovers. Therefore, miracles of healing from bodily ailments do not always occur, not only after the prayer of St. Matrona for he alth, but also to other holy righteous.
Ask for healing, recovery. Mother will surely hear. And inthe rest, trust God. It is given to someone to be healed immediately, but to someone relief, remission is given.
Help in conception and pregnancy
Many women in modern Russia cannot get pregnant for a long time. Often there is such a case: the spouses go around all the doctors, the couple is told that they are he althy, but for some reason it does not work out. On the other hand, there are those who have serious problems in the reproductive sphere, both the husband and the wife. No matter how serious the diagnosis may be, you can hope for God. And the Lord sent us his helpers and intercessors: the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints. Mother Matrona helps all childless couples become happy parents.
There are many cases, and even testified in some editions of books, how, through the prayers of St. Matrona for conception, a miracle happened - a long-awaited pregnancy.
Pregnant women also very often, if possible, visit the monastery, where the relics of the blessed one rest. They are not afraid to stand for several hours at any time of the year in order to bow to the holy old woman with warm prayer and hope, hope. Mother helps everyone, gives grace through herself from the Lord, blesses expectant mothers.
The strong prayers of the Holy Matrona to the Almighty will definitely help each spouse become parents, endure and give birth to he althy babies.
How else can you pray to a saint
Mother Matrona hears each of us who sincerely asks. A student before a very difficult exam when moving in the subway can mentally pray like this: “Blessed old woman Matrona, help me pass a verydifficult subject exam. When applying for a new job, you can also ask that the interview go well, but everything must be the holy will of God. The fact is that the work may turn out to be either dangerous or dishonest, or the enterprise may soon close. Therefore, before the interview, it is better to simply ask briefly: “Mother Matrona, help me find a job.”
Of course, it is better to look at the icon or icon of the blessed one, so as not to lose attention to prayer. The Holy Matrona will definitely hear and help. Only the situation may seem simple in the end, after a while the one who prayed will remember that a miracle happened.
Sometimes girls, desiring something very important, such as marriage, or women striving for motherhood, can embroider, with the blessing of the priest, an icon with the face of an old woman. At the same time, you need to constantly pray, keep fasting and, of course, attend services, confess and take communion. Often in the process of embroidery or at the end, miracles happen, petitions are fulfilled. You can keep the icon for yourself or give it to your loved ones, donate to the temple.
With what to go to the Intercession Monastery to mother
Followers of the Holy Matrona say that it is better to go to the mother to the monastery with flowers, namely with roses. Moreover, there should be an odd number of flowers, as for living ones. But if you didn’t manage to buy a suitable bouquet anywhere, it’s okay. You can bow and pray empty-handed. It happens that people, having received what they asked, go to thank the old woman with roses, carnations or chrysanthemums.
In fact, the main thing is the prayer to the Holy Matrona of Moscow, and not the bouquets. It should be remembered that silence must be observed within the walls of the monastery, not to talk. Women should be in long skirts or dresses, coats, men - in trousers. It is unacceptable to be in the monastery in defiant clothes. Also, there should not be any cosmetics on the face, so as not to stain the glass of the icon and relics.
The prayer of the Holy Matrona for help will definitely be heard if you reverently treat the old woman herself, believe that she hears and prays to God for us sinners. Even if the request was not fulfilled, one should not despair. Joy will certainly visit you when it is really necessary, useful and soul-saving.
