Praying for the message of the heirs is not only childless people. Often those who would like to raise an heir, a son, come to the temple, but the Lord sent only daughters. Of course, in the modern world there are no big differences between the position in society of a man and a woman. Opportunities are almost the same for both boys and girls.
However, many people, especially men, want to hold sons in their arms. And since childbearing is part of God's providence, believers, of course, come to temples with prayers for sending them an heir. Many saints help in the conception and birth of sons, however, in Russia, a prayer is traditionally offered to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a son. Reviews of believers about the miraculous acquisition of an heir confirm the sympathetic attitude of the saint and his attention to human concerns. Many people say that their prayers were answered and the long-awaited boy appeared in the family. In addition, in the long days of waiting for a miracle, prayer gives strength.
How long have we honored a saint?
The saint was canonized by the Orthodox Russian clergy in the middle of the 16th century. This event took place in 1547, a few years after his death. When the first prayer was said to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a son, it is impossible to say, since the veneration of the saint by believers began long before the official canonization.
The life of the saint was compiled in 1545 by one of the monks he instructed during his lifetime, Abbot Herodion. According to the postscript to the life, the relics of St. Alexander found in 1641 were incorrupt.
Who was this man?
It is no accident that people go with their specific aspirations to images of certain saints. Of course, the prayer to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a child did not appear just like that. Her appearance is due to the life circumstances of the saint.
According to the biography, Alexander, named Amos at birth, was not just a desired and long-awaited child, but also begged for. He saw the light in a small village near the Vvedeno-Oyatsky Monastery, called Mandera. The parents of the future saint were not particularly prosperous peasants, who were distinguished by high piety. For many years his mother prayed to the Lord to send a child into their family. The prayer was heard, and in 1448 a child's cry was heard in the house of a peasant family.
After reaching the age of 19, Amos left his home and retired to one of the Valaam monasteries, where he remained a novice for seven years, after which he took tonsure and was namedAlexander.
What is he famous for?
Of course, the prayer to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a son did not arise only on the basis of the piety and strength of faith of his mother. The saint was honored with the veneration of believers not at all because of the peculiarities of his birth.
After taking tonsure, Alexander retired to one of the distant islands, where he led the life of a hermit in a cave, indulging in prayers. This island in our time is called Holy. It is on it that the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery is located and, of course, the Alexander Svirsky Skete, which pilgrims from all over the country come to see.
In 1485, the hermitage was interrupted, the future saint went to a small lake near the Svir River. Subsequently, the Alexander-Svirsky Monastery was founded in this place.
Alexander was the only one of the canonized Orthodox saints who was honored with the vision of the Trinity. This miracle happened in the 25th year of serving his Lord.
How to pray?
Prayer to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a son is not much different from other requests with which people turn to higher powers. You can pray both using ready-made, compiled texts, and expressing thoughts and aspirations in your own words. The main thing that should accompany prayer is sincere hope in the Lord and boundless faith.
A prayer to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a son may sound like this: “Reverend Alexander, intercessor of the heavenly human race before the Lord! Don't leave withouthelp, convey to the Lord a humble prayer. I trust in your mercy, Saint Alexander, and the power of the Lord. With humility I beg you for the gift of an heir. With pure thoughts and deep faith, without despair and despondency, without grumbling at the providence of God, I pray for help. Help, holy intercessor, in sending a son to my family. Amen!"
