A certain sociologist once called Russia the most drinking country in the world. This is not entirely true. In America and "good old" England they drink no less, but in the Czech Republic there is a whole beer district where "drinking holidays" happen almost every day. It's just that Russia, unlike the countries of the European world, is not ashamed of its illness.
Drunkenness in the family is a tragedy
In big cities, in metropolitan areas, life is very different from that of rural and rural people. The village is a real microcosm with its own laws, and sometimes, when you arrive there, you are involuntarily amazed that time seems to have frozen there a few decades ago.
Alas, the rural family way of life is not always only a house-builder. More and more often, tired, frightened women approach the village priest and in a whisper, carefully looking around, ask: "Is there any prayer for the husband's drunkenness?"
Now, unfortunately, drunkenness in the family, and not only the head of the family, but also his wife, is notis a rarity. But although it is believed that people do not drink from a good life, it is scary to imagine what would happen if the whole village went into a week-long binge. But it is unlikely that a neighbor lives better - it's probably just that he understands the art of living better …
Drinking means…
And yet, does prayer help a husband's drunkenness?..
The fact that many of our women are spiritually much stronger than men has long been proven. And men, as if obeying this reversal of roles, are slowly losing ground, turning into sofa residents. And it’s good if only this happens … “Beats - it means she loves,” some young ladies say. What if he drinks and hits?
But in this case, you won’t particularly complain about the female lot, and the prayer from the husband’s drunkenness is becoming more and more relevant.
Whom to pray to?
The holy righteous John of Kronstadt never suffered from this ailment, however, the prayer from the drunkenness of her husband, addressed to this saint, is, according to many women who literally and figuratively drank grief, the most powerful. Is it so? Quite possible. St. John of Kronstadt, whom some during his lifetime considered the new messiah and created Joanist sects, was a strong prayer book and the greatest ascetic. So the one who believes that the prayer to John of Kronstadt helped him from drunkenness is not far from the truth. There is also an icon called the "Inexhaustible Chalice", which also, according to some, works wonders.
Drunkenness, like drug addiction -It is primarily a mental illness. The unfortunate patient (and he cannot call a he althy person who does not have the strength to get rid of the destructive passion for the green serpent), he simply does not find the strength to pray for his soul. In this case, only his relatives can help him. And it is not so important to whom prayers are offered - whether to God himself, to the guardian angel of the drunkard or to John of Kronstadt - as practice shows, the most powerful prayer from drunkenness is sincere. Sometimes help doesn't come right away. Well… in that case, it is appropriate to recall the wise words of one of the saints, who said that the Lord gives as many trials as a person can endure.
