Blessed Xenia of Petersburg is one of the most revered saints in Russia. She is prayed for in various needs, thousands of pilgrims annually flock to the Smolensk cemetery in St. Petersburg to ask for holy help. Others write letters to Xenia of Petersburg.
How did the feat of foolishness begin?
Nothing is known about the childhood of the servant of God, although the years of her birth fluctuate between 1719 and 1730, the exact date has not been established. Attention to the life of the ascetic was drawn after she buried her husband and allegedly became "insane". But let's talk about everything in order.
Xenia was married to a court chorister named Andrei. The couple lived in a happy marriage for more than three years, but the unexpected happened. The young man died, leaving his wife a widow. And Ksenia was only 26 years old when her beloved husband passed away. On the day of the funeral, the widow put on his clothes and in this form went behind the coffin,assuring those present that Andrei Feodorovich was alive, and his wife had died. Relatives decided that the young woman was mad with grief.
Christianity
Before we talk about how to write a letter to Xenia of Petersburg, let's remember her earthly life. And those who have not yet read the life of the saint can read a brief summary of it in our article.
So, we settled on the fact that the relatives considered Blessed Xenia distraught. Their opinion was strengthened after she decided to distribute her we alth to the poor, and signed the estate to a poor woman who rented a little room from her. After the completion of worldly affairs, Saint Xenia of Petersburg took upon herself the most difficult feat of foolishness. She walked around the city in miserable rags, behaved like crazy, which caused ridicule and poking from its inhabitants. And if the adults simply mocked the saint, then the evil children threw stones and sticks at her. But the blessed one humbly accepted ridicule and beatings, patiently bearing her cross.
Miracles in life
How and where to send letters to Ksenia of Petersburg, we will tell in a separate subsection. In addition, we will give the address of the Smolensk cemetery, where the chapel and the grave of the holy lady of God are located. She is famous for her posthumous miracles, but she performed them during her lifetime, although few people know about it.
It all started with the insight of people, if earlier they considered Ksenia a "fool", then over time they noticed some things behind her. The saint practically did not take alms, andif she did, then the smallest coin. Yes, and not everyone will take it, but only from very kind and warm-hearted people. Merchants have noticed that it is worth going to the counter and taking something blissfully, so sales will be simply excellent.
Saint Xenia predicted the fate of people, but she did it so confusingly, telling some stories and choosing strange words, that the first time you would not guess what it was about. Only with time came the understanding of the clairvoyance of the blessed one, who once told about this or that situation in an allegorical form.
But there were times when the ascetic spoke plainly. The most famous of them is a "gift" to his friend in the form of a child. The blessed one went to Paraskeva Antonova, the same woman who had once rented a room from her and received Xenia's house as a gift. Paraskeva was sitting at the sewing at that moment, patching up her stockings. And blessed Xenia told her: "Here you are sitting and mending your stockings, but you don’t know that God has sent you a son! Go to the Smolensk cemetery as soon as possible!"
Paraskeva was embarrassed by these words of the blessed one, but obeyed, putting aside her work and going to the cemetery. Just not far from him, a terrible thing happened: a cab driver knocked down a pregnant woman, who immediately gave birth to a he althy boy, and she herself died. Paraskeva took the child, raised him in a strict Christian faith.
What is known about the death of Blessed Xenia?
There is no exact date of her rest. It is known about the duration of the feat of foolishness - 45 years, and this gives reason to consider the beginning of the 19th century as the date of death of the saint.
Blessed Xenia of Petersburg was buried at the Smolensk cemetery. There is also a chapel over her grave. Currently, anyone can visit the chapel, pray to the saint there, and leave a note asking for help.
What are these notes?
Why write letters to Xenia of Petersburg, what are they like, how to send? Well, let's start with the answer to the first part.
Not every person has the opportunity to come to St. Petersburg to personally pray at the grave of a saint. He reads the akathist to Blessed Xenia, but considers this insufficient, wanting to somehow ask the blessed one for additional help. Then the writing of a letter or a note comes to mind, as these messages are called by the people.
Letters from Xenia of Petersburg are notes summarizing her request. They are written in a certain way, and how to send - we will tell in another subsection.
How to write a letter?
How to write a letter to Xenia of Petersburg? In the same way as you would write to a loved one. Without any hesitation, with a detailed request and an obligatory greeting. If you are going to send a note, be sure to pray to the blessed servant of God. Then sit down at your desk, arm yourself with a piece of paper and a pen, state your request, pack what you have written in an envelope and go to the post office.
When writing a note, follow some rules. We talked about them in the article so that those who wish to write a letter to Xenia of Petersburg do not have to spendtime to look for these rules:
- Writing paper can be anything. There is a rule in the temple: write notes on special paper. For the remembrance of he alth, it is separate, for repose - its own. But now we are not writing a church note, but our personal letter. That is why preference can be given to any paper, both an ordinary white sheet and a notebook in a cage or a ruler.
- Every letter starts with a welcome address. And our note is no exception, refer to the blessed one. You can write: "Holy Blessed Xenia, Blessed Mother Xenia, Holy Xenyushka, God's servant".
- After the greeting, a petition is made. No need to be shy. Here we tell the reader in detail how to write a letter to Xenia of Petersburg, a sample of a note on he alth, which is served in her chapel, is presented below.
- List the names of those for whom you ask and pray. By the way, it is not forbidden to write a letter asking for help and well-being to loved ones.
How to send an email?
A sample letter from Xenia of Petersburg (a note of he alth to her grave) is given above, the reader has an idea of how to write it. And what to do next? Where to go with a written letter?
In our age of modern technology, it is not necessary to go to the post office. It is enough to be able to use a computer and have e-mail. On it we can send a letter. Address for notes in electronic form: [email protected]
For those wishing to send a real paper letter to Xenia of Petersburg, the address of the chapel is given here: 199048, St. Petersburg, st. Kamskaya, 24.
How to get to the chapel?
It takes very little effort to send letters to Xenia of Petersburg. It is much more difficult to pack up and get to visit the saint. And the difficulty lies not only in human laziness, but also in financial, temporary problems, a location too far from St. Petersburg.
And yet, sooner or later everything will work out. There will be time for a pilgrimage, funds will appear, the distance will not seem so huge. It remains only to find out where the Smolensk cemetery and the chapel are located.
Its address is the same as above, we won't repeat it. Better publish a map with the location of the required cemetery.
The chapel is located on Vasilyevsky Island, very close to the famous church in honor of the Smolensk Mother of God. It was built during the life of the holy saint Xenia, she herself personally carried bricks at night for the construction of this temple.
A miracle through the prayers of a saint
Letters from Xenia of Petersburg and requests for help reach the saint very quickly. If a person sincerely believes in her prayer before God, sincerely asks for help, then blessed Ksenyushka will respond to the call. Numerous believers who received help from the blessed one tell about the miracles performed by her. Here is one of them in expanded form.
Once upon a time there was a younggirl, she was very unlucky in terms of personal happiness. And the girl was only 25 years old, she wanted to get married, she wanted to have children. In addition to the fact that her personal life did not work out, problems began at work, and our heroine had to quit.
And now, after leaving work, the girl goes to St. Petersburg. Just like that, on a tour, still not knowing anything about the blessed saint of God. But the guide mentions a certain Saint Xenia, focusing on her help with arranging her personal life. Having heard this, our heroine, together with her roommate, goes to the Smolensk cemetery, where she submits a note with her request. She asks for a job first and then for personal happiness.
Three months pass, the girl has a job that one can only dream of. Only with the personal is still quiet, there are no shifts. Three years fly by, our heroine is getting older, loneliness simply depresses her, and then her parents are grumbling at her side that they can’t wait for their grandchildren.
Then the girl remembered Xenia of Petersburg and began to ask her for help in her own words. And she made a promise: if she becomes a mother, she will name her children Xenia and Andrey.
A little time passes, the girl meets a believing man. He was a parishioner of the church in honor of St. Blessed Xenia of Petersburg. The young people got married and had three children. Two daughters, named Xenia and Maria, and son Andryusha.
Conclusion
Miracles through the prayers of Blessed Ksenyushka happen very close,you just have to believe in her help and intercession.
About how to send letters to Xenia of Petersburg, we told in the article. Would you like to visit her grave? The address is given above, be sure to go to the servant of God, pray and ask for help. Ksenia will not refuse someone who sincerely believes.
