Holy Royal Passion-Bearers: memorial day, service, akathist, church

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

The greatness of the last Emperor of Russia, who showed the example of the Sovereign's Orthodoxy for many centuries, does not consist in victorious battles, glorious deeds and a rich heritage. It is embodied in service to Christ and Russia not only of that era and time, but to the state of the next century, for the sake of which he accepted a difficult death. Together with the Great Sovereign, the martyr's crown was shared by his relatives and like-minded people, his family – Holy Royal Passion-Bearers.

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The last Russian emperor of the Romanov dynasty in history has remained an example and model of Orthodoxy in power. With his pious life and service to the people, Emperor Nicholas II fully corresponds to the idea of a true believing Christian and an Orthodox person who professes faith in Christ not only in words but also in deeds. And faith in the Lord was notsome gesture of advertising policy and propaganda of the ruler, but the deep foundation of the worldview of the great sovereign. Christian principles formed the basis of the policy of Emperor Nicholas II. Together with the tsar, Orthodox principles were fully shared by all members of his family. In 2000, the royal family was canonized by the Orthodox Church as the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers.

Reverence by the people of the great martyrs

Since the moment of the violent death of members of the royal family, ordinary people in the Urals have not been able to simply forget the murdered. In Yekaterinburg, people began to come to the place where the house stood, in the basement of which the murder was committed, put things in order in this territory and considered this place difficult, special. A memorable date in the history of the veneration of the martyrs was the day of July 16, 1989. On this day, for the first time, prayers were openly heard in memory of the Royal Passion-Bearers. Initially, at that time, the still atheistic authorities of the city of Yekaterinburg perceived this impromptu prayer service as a challenge to the authorities. Many prayer participants were arrested that day. The following year, on this day, even more people gathered to pray for the Holy Martyrs. Soon, a worship cross was erected on the site of the destroyed house, near which the believers began to pray and read the akathist to the Royal Passion-Bearers. A year later, a procession was held to the royal place, a divine service was performed, and from that moment on, prayer appeals of the Orthodox reached the places where the crowned martyrs were martyred.

A miracle sign to strengthen faith

The first evidence that the great sovereign and his family continue to condescend to sinners happened during the installation of a worship cross at the site of the terrible execution of members of the crowned family in October 1990. During its erection in rainy weather, the clouds suddenly parted, and a bright light fell from the sky. The miraculous sign lasted about a quarter of an hour, then disappeared. At that moment, all those praying felt the presence of God. The place where the Royal Passion-Bearers accepted the martyr's end was undoubtedly marked with a sign of holiness.

No less special are the places where the bodies of the dead were destroyed, and, perhaps, some of their particles remained. And that these places are holy, there were quite a lot of signs and signs, as eyewitnesses say, evidence from heaven. People saw both the fiery cross and pillars of fire, someone saw the images of members of the royal family … And for many, this became a turning point in their spiritual life. Many Orthodox were led to Christ by the Royal Passion-Bearers. After the destruction of the royal family, Orthodox Russia continued to have a father in Tsar Nicholas II.

Prayer books at the throne for the Russian land

The fact that the last Russian tsar and members of his family became sincere petitioners in heaven for the well-being of the Russian land, people began to understand with the revival of spirituality in society. Many negative myths were formed around the royal family during the period of atheism and atheism, but gradually the society revised its attitude towards the familyRomanovs. With the revival of Orthodoxy, people were able to interpret many of the actions and principles of a Christian king from the point of view of a believer, whose true value is love and care for one's neighbor, as well as humility and the rejection of one's own interests for the welfare of one's neighbor.

Their eyes reflect the sky…

Nun Nina (Krygina) testified that in her student years she treated the Royal dynasty in the same way as most of her contemporaries. One day, walking down the street, she drew attention to a group portrait of the Romanov family, exhibited in a window. The amazed student suddenly realized that the eyes of these people reflect the sky. In reality, a person's eyes reflect what he looks at, but people who are endowed with the ability to constantly look at the sky are quite rare. Perhaps that is why people began to turn to the patron saints with prayer requests more and more often, and not only on the day of remembrance of the Royal Passion-Bearers.

A true example of an Orthodox family

The royal martyrs forever remained in the memory of Christian descendants as a model of the Orthodox family, in which housebuilding reigned, but at the same time all members were one. The problem of the modern family is that parents constantly do not have enough time to fully communicate with their children, to spend time in each other's company. The Romanov family showed an example of the unity of all around common values. About the Orthodox upbringing of children, Tsaritsa Alexandra said that parents themselves should be the way they want to see their children. This should happen not in words, but in deeds, sincepeople who are authoritative for children can instruct them with examples from their lives. This axiom has been known to everyone for many centuries, but it is not enough just to know, it is necessary to be able to put this knowledge into the basis of a system of pedagogical influence on children. And the example of such a family, which the Royal Passion-Bearers left to their descendants, is very bright.

Bearer of the ideals of Holy Russia

Most of the representatives of the highest aristocracy of the early 20th century were called Christians only by name, not accepting Orthodoxy as the basis of their own worldview. Tsar Nicholas II saw his mission on earth in a completely different way. The royal martyrs took the Orthodox faith seriously, therefore in high society they were considered alien and incomprehensible. Until their last hour, members of the crowned family continued to pray to the Lord and the Saints, thus showing their jailers an example of humility and deep faith in the justice of the will of God. Hope for the patronage of heavenly intercessors is also confirmed by the fact that during the divine service performed for the royal family three days before the execution, while singing the prayer “With the saints, rest in peace …”, all the Royal martyrs simultaneously knelt down. Therefore, the murder of members of the Romanov family cannot be imagined as political - this act is regarded as sacrilege. Russia still bears the great sin of regicide.

The King has forgiven us and in heaven asks the Lord to forgive us…

Today, the Great Martyrs are increasingly being addressed with prayersrequests to strengthen the family, the he alth of the heirs, the correct formation of their morale in accordance with Christian ideals. For the spiritual and historical memory of Russia, it is important that many churches began to be dedicated to the Passion-Bearers. The Church of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers is also being built in Moscow itself. This church has been leading its history since 2011 - it was then that the decision to build it was made. This is the first church in the cathedral church dedicated to the canonized Romanov family. The Orthodox have been talking about the need for such a church in Moscow for a long time, and therefore the veneration for this monastery is special on the part of the parishioners. The problems of modern Russia require special prayer support and help in resolving, so the Orthodox reached out to the Church of the Royal Passion-Bearers with prayers for the revival and prosperity of the Russian state.

The Light of Christ's Faith…

During the persecution of the imperial family, she showed the world an example of rallying around the Lord and the true faith. That temple, which bears the name of the Holy Passion-Bearers, has the same vocation: to unite true believing Christians around Christ the Savior. A special day for the parishioners of this temple is the Day of Remembrance of the Royal Passion-Bearers, which is traditionally celebrated by the church on July 17th. Special services are held on this day in the Moscow Church, which is based on a capsule with earth brought from the place of the tragic death of the canonized members of the holy family. Therefore, it is believed that the holy remains stay with people in this place during prayers and appeals to the Lord and the Holy CrownedGreat Martyrs.

The miraculous icon with the face of the Tsar-martyr

In the late 90s of the 20th century, on the day of the Royal Passion-Bearers, one of the patients presented an icon with the face of the canonized tsar as a gift to a Moscow doctor. The believing doctor constantly prayed to this image in all life situations, after a while he noticed small blood-colored spots that appeared on the icon. The doctor took the icon to the church, where during the prayer service all those present suddenly felt a wonderful aroma emanating from the face of the Tsar-Martyr. Over the next three weeks, the fragrance did not stop, especially spreading throughout the church at the moment when the Akathist to the Royal Passion-Bearers was read. The icon visited many churches and monasteries, but everywhere the worshipers noted an unusual fragrance emanating from the image. The first official healing from the icon was the healing from blindness in 1999. Since then, the miraculous image has visited many dioceses, and miracles of healing have been recorded in each. The miraculous icon has since become a famous shrine, to which thousands of those suffering from healing flock every year. The Great Sovereign of Russia, even after his martyrdom, continues to solve the problems of people who turned to him for help.

According to your faith be it to you…

Not only the canonized Sovereign condescends to the Russian person with his miraculous help, but through the prayers of any Orthodox, miracles of faith are recorded. A resident of Denmark, suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction for more than 16 years, sincerely wanted to get rid of vices. ByOn the advice of Orthodox friends, he went on a trip to famous places in Russia, he also visited Tsarskoe Selo. At that moment, when there was a service to the Royal Passion-Bearers in a small church, where members of the crowned family once prayed, the Dane mentally turned to the sovereign with a request for healing from a destructive passion. At that moment, he suddenly felt that the habit had left him. Four years after the miraculous healing, the Dane converted to Orthodoxy with the name Nikolai in honor of the last crowned Romanov.

Intercession of canonized martyrs

Not only is the great sovereign ready to condescend to sinners and help them, but the rest of the canonized martyrs come to the aid of believers. A case of helping a true believer girl, who especially reveres the royal family, was recorded. By the miraculous intercession of the Romanov children, the girl was delivered from the hooligans who were trying to harm her. This incident convinced many that the prayer service to the Royal Passion-Bearers ensures the constant protection of the members of the innocently murdered family.