Saint Matrona of Moscow is known to every Orthodox Christian - the holy old woman predicted the future and prayed for the healing of everyone who came to her for help.
Today, anyone can make a pilgrimage to Moscow to the Intercession Monastery, which even today hides and carefully preserves the relics of the Matrona of Moscow. Many miracles and testimonies confirm that the old woman still answers requests and prayers, and intercedes before the Lord for all those who ask.
What does Matrona of Moscow help with?
Blessed Matrona, Matrona of Moscow is one of the most popular and sought-after saints among Orthodox Christians. The Reverend Matrona was famous for her wise advice, healing gift, as well as her love for all neighbors, including the orphans and the needy. She answered people’s requests and gave them true faith, and currently continues to answer the prayers of the suffering.
Blessed Matrona is asked for everything that does not go beyond the scope of piety. However, the main requests are those that were related to her line of work during her lifetime: Saint Matrona was known primarily as a skilled healer. Therefore, they ask her to cure serious illnesses and ailments, as well as to remove the crown of infertility from married couples.
However, Matrona of Moscow also answers other requests - if you pray diligently and with a pure heart. People whom she has helped say that she helps in difficult financial situations, with a broken heart, and with unhappy love; The matron can return the unlucky husband to the family and cure him of alcoholism, help him conceive a child and change, drive away the demonic thoughts of the young. There are many prayers to Matrona of Moscow that need to be read in a variety of situations.
Properties of water from the temple
During her lifetime, Matrona of Moscow said that consecrated water, like Communion, benefits the body and soul and has enormous power.
If we take into account the fact that the Intercession Monastery is a place of prayer where parishioners’ prayers and services are held to this day, then the water in it acquires the power of Epiphany.
Here are the properties it has:
- After regular morning ablutions, it charges you with strength for the whole day.
- Relieves the consequences of unpleasant glances from others, stress and unpleasant communication.
- Increases the effect of medications.
- When mixed with ordinary water, it changes its composition and transmits its power.
- It illuminates animals, cars, people, clothes, and housing if sprinkled with it.
- Cleanses the spirit and body from the influence of dark forces.
- Heals mental disorders, pain and physical ailments.
In order for this water to retain its qualities, it must be stored behind icons in the house and used regularly, turning in prayer to Matrona and God.
Where are the relics of Matrona of Moscow, all travel options, visiting hours
It’s easy to get to the relics of Blessed Saint Matrona of Moscow. They are located in Moscow, in the women's stauropegial monastery called Pokrovsky, which is also called the Tagansky Church. It is there that, since the distant year 1998, lie the relics of the holy, pious, venerable healer and wonderworker.
When coming to the relics of Matrona, a Moscow saint, it is important to remember that this saint is very popular among believers: people travel from all over the country to touch the relics of the seer, which means that the line to see them can last for many hours. Some days you can stand for seven or eight hours, so it is recommended to take plenty of drinks with you. Food can be purchased directly from the monastery, thereby respecting the nuns and their hard work.
The relics of the venerable wonderworker Matrona are now located in a place called “cancer” - the tomb of the saint - and remain there every day, without leaving the nunnery. They are open to all suffering and needy petitioners every day. You can visit them on any day of the week, but it is worth considering that from Monday to Saturday the relics are open for pilgrimage from seven in the morning until eight in the evening, and on Sunday from exactly six o’clock until twenty.
You can get to the Intercession Convent (also known as the Taganka Temple) by metro. The closest stations to the monastery are “Marxistskaya”, “Proletarskaya” and “Krestyanskaya Zastava”. You can get there on foot from “Marxist”: the walk will take about fifteen minutes. For older people (namely, they often come to the saint’s relics) it would be logical to use public transport. Trolleybuses and buses stop right next to the metro; they can take you to the “Bolshaya Andronevskaya” stop, from which in a couple of minutes you can walk to the monastery, and on its territory – directly to the relics of Matrona.
You can also walk from the Proletarskaya or Krestyanskaya Zastava stations. You should go towards the Abelman outpost.
How to kiss
Almost every Orthodox person knows in which monastery the relics of the Matrona of Moscow are located, but often, having arrived there, a person has another pressing question: “How to venerate the relics of the Matrona of Moscow correctly?” so that the prayer for help is fairly heard and accepted, and the help has become invaluable and important.
Here, too, there are rules that everyone who comes with prayers to the relics of the blessed one must adhere to:
relics, as well as icons of saints, are applied through a kiss; he expresses greeting and love for the one who is captured there; first you need to go deep into the temple and venerate the main icon (which, as a rule, stands in the middle and is decorated with fresh flowers), then to the more revered shrines and the Cross; before this, it is advisable to purchase candles in order to light them later in health and for repose; one cannot rush and push, for only those who are patient receive God's true grace; women are not allowed to venerate relics with painted lips; before direct application, you need to make two bows at the waist, while crossing yourself and bowing your head in reverence, and after - similarly, but this time one bow; if at this time there is a priest at the relics who will anoint those who came, then the third bow must be performed after receiving the anointing itself; It is unacceptable to kiss saints on the face, this is an expression of disrespect and ignorance; you need to forget about disgust; it has been proven that kissing relics does not have anything bad for a person’s health, but on the contrary, it heals all his physical and mental ailments; You can approach the shrine only with true faith in your heart.
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Matrona of Moscow, how to get to the relics and visiting hours
How to properly access the relics of Matrona of Moscow
In fact, there are no special rules of conduct near the relics of the Holy Blessed Matrona of Moscow. You should follow the standard etiquette of the Orthodox Church: do not forget to pray before visiting, make the sign of the cross before entering, bow at the waist (however, you should not do this for show). Women are required to cover their head, shoulders and knees; men - on the contrary, take off their hats. Under no circumstances should one interfere with the prayer of other believers.
One must consistently follow the instructions of the nuns and not show rudeness either to them or to other believers who decide to visit the relics of the holy blessed Matrona. Rudeness and judgment of people who behave incorrectly around relics out of ignorance are also considered unacceptable: it is permissible to help them with polite advice.
Matrona of Moscow, holy and pious, became famous during her lifetime for her miracles. She is also an example of righteous living for hundreds of thousands of believers, so it is not surprising that many people turn their prayers to her, begging for help.
You can turn to Saint Matrona in almost any life situation, no matter what test befalls the person asking. Illnesses, family troubles (and misfortune), unhappy love, lack of money (not greedy, greedy, but not allowing one to live), bad habits of a husband and relatives, bad behavior of a child, infertility - with all these difficulties you can turn to the blessed Matrona. It is believed that she quickly helps by answering the prayers of true believers.
The appeal to Saint Matrona of Moscow itself does not differ from the appeal to other saints of the Orthodox Church. It is important to remember that when praying to Matrona for help, the believer, first of all, must direct his thoughts and prayers to God. The location is not too important: even from home you can pray to the pious Matrona. However, it is very useful to get to the relics of Matrona of Moscow and touch them in order to strengthen the spirit and faith of the person asking, and to gain powerful support from the saint.
History and architecture of the Intercession Monastery
On the territory of the monastery there is a single-domed Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Church of the Matrona of Moscow on Taganka, as well as the five-domed Church of the Resurrection of the Word and a three-tier bell tower. The temples are surrounded by the vast Tagansky Park; there is a holy spring on the territory.
The monastery has a church shop where icons of St. Matrona are sold in a variety of formats - from small pocket ones to large church formats; you can also buy church utensils, oil, candles, books and much more.
The height of the bell tower of the Intercession Monastery is 30 meters
In old times, on the site of the monastery there was a cemetery where homeless people, vagabonds and wanderers were buried. In the 17th century, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich ordered the founding of a monastery here, and at first it was called that - the monastery on Poor Houses.
The stone one-domed Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1655, rebuilt in 1806–1814, the Church of the Resurrection of the Word was built in the 18th century.
During the Patriotic War of 1812, the monastery was occupied by a general of Napoleon's army, and it was almost completely destroyed. The monastery was damaged for the second time in the 1920s. The times of the New Economic Policy turned out to be the most disastrous for him - the bell tower was blown up, various offices and entertainment establishments were opened in the former monastic monasteries and classrooms of the theological seminary. In the post-war years, the monastery fell into complete desolation, and only in the mid-1990s was it revived and again transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church.
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How to write a note with a request to Matrona of Moscow
Despite the fact that you can ask God’s saint, the pious Matrona, for anything, it is believed that she helps especially well in the same place and with the same thing that she helped people with during her life - with health problems. Severe, incurable illnesses, addictions, as well as the inability to conceive a child, continuation of one’s family - this is what you should contact Matrona with first of all if you are writing a letter. Although, of course, the saint hears those asking everywhere and is unlikely to refuse help if the request concerns unemployment and orphanhood.
The person asking should (but not necessarily, it is only recommended) feed the homeless, give shelter to an orphan, and also make a donation to the temple. Even if he himself cannot come to the Intercession Convent in order to see the relics of Matrona, there is an option - to leave an email on the official website. You should ask Matrona in a letter in such a way that selfish desires (and especially vicious ones) do not appear in the text. You should pray to Matrona to ask the Lord God for what the petitioner needs - this is the correct form of appeal, because Matrona’s miracles were created not so much by her as by God’s grace through her.
Life of Saint Matrona
Matrona of Moscow was born into a poor family that already had three boys. The parents wanted to give the newborn to a shelter, but on the eve of giving birth, the mother had a prophetic dream in which it was recommended to save the girl. The child was born blind . Later it was noticed that the spine began to bend, and in the chest area it began to protrude in the form of a cross. Already in childhood, she began to show the gift of healing and prophecy. At the age of seven, people came to her for help. Thanks to this gift, the family did not go hungry. Visitors brought food and gifts. The greater her gift, the more the weakness in her body progressed. By the age of 17, her legs were paralyzed.
After the revolution, her brothers joined the Red Army, and there was no one to take care of her. It was then that she was taken to Moscow, where she lived from 1925 to 1952. Until her last days, people came here from all over the country for help.
Where do the relics “grow” from?
The beginning was made in ancient Egypt, but now we will not analyze down to the atoms the entire line of origin and transformation of the slave religion. Let's take the date 33 AD as our starting point. when the first Christian martyr Stephen, who came from the Jewish diaspora, appeared. After his death, terrible persecution of the Christian Church began. In Christian communities of that time, the names of martyrs were included in the lists of local churches. In some communities these lists were read out during the Lord's Supper as examples of unwavering fidelity to the teachings of Christ.
On anniversaries, believers gathered at the graves of martyrs to listen to eyewitness accounts of their martyrdom. At that time, no one had ever thought of turning in prayer to the murdered members of the community and asking for their intercession before God. In the minds of Christians of that time, such a prayer could only come from the lips of a pagan who did not know the truth, and paying Divine honors to the “remains of martyrs” (relics) would seem blasphemous.
The Second Council of Nicaea (787) approved the worship of the remains of martyrs, in defiance of Holy Scripture and the fathers of the church.
And what do we see now as a result?
As always, we have one very important question to ask here! Who benefited from all this and why? In general, this question should always be asked when considering various topics and myths, because the answers to such questions can lead us to shocking conclusions.
We can also hear from various sources about miraculous healings, changes in people’s lives, etc., etc. after contact with the relics, as well as numerous miracles accompanied by various stories, but do you really think that this is what the bones do? Only you yourself create these miracles with yourself, this is generally human nature, to create. If you wanted to, you got sick, if you wanted to, you got better. But I will continue to question absolutely everything!
See now that I alone am God, and there is no God besides Me. I kill and I give life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver from My hand. Deuteronomy 32:39 – Deuteronomy 32:39: https://bible.by/verse/5/32/39/
Where, from whom exactly did you learn, hear, see about miraculous healings? Have you personally seen it? have you experienced? did something happen before your eyes? Can you imagine how much effort needs to be invested every second in a profitable church business in order to maintain the illusion of miracles?! What if this was your business?
the one whose coming, according to the working of Satan, will be with all power and signs and lying wonders 2 Thessalonians 2:9 – 2 Thessalonians 2:9: https://bible.by/verse/60/2/9/
Can you imagine how much effort needs to be invested every second into a profitable church business in order to maintain the illusion of miracles?! What if this was your business?
Imagine that, for example, a very pious neighbor came to your house for a visit and suddenly saw that your icon was “streaming myrrh,” and if you also come up with a beautiful legend for this and tell her, then rest assured, the next day An entire pilgrimage is being organized for you. Who will check what you lubricate it with while the pilgrimage stops for the night?
And so it is here! And if the financing of the parish depends on this, can you imagine? There are miracles - people come, there are no miracles - they don’t come and they don’t bring money. What remains? Work miracles, what else can you do!
War
From 1942 to 1949, the Reverend Matrona lived with her fellow villagers - E. M. Zhdanova and her daughter Zinaida. For many years there has been a legend that was described in the book of memoirs of Zinaida Zhdanova “The Tale of Matrona”. During the Great Patriotic War, a serious threat arose that the capital would be captured by the German fascists; Stalin himself came to Matrona. She predicted the victory of the Russian people and said that he alone of all the authorities would not leave and would remain in Moscow. Unfortunately, there is no evidence of this event, but I think it happened.
From 1950 to 1952, she already lived in Skhodnya near Moscow with her distant relatives, the Kurochkins.
The holy elder Matrona predicted her death three days in advance. Being very sick, she still continued to see people. The holy mother died in the spring of May 2, 1952.
Pilgrimage
Having the gift of God, Matrona saved many people and was very kind to them. She had a bright face and a very gentle voice. She would pat everyone on the head, console them, and apply her sign of the cross, and this made people’s souls feel lighter, they were comforted and calmed down. Although she herself was very sick, no one heard any complaints from her.
Being very young, Matrona, together with the daughter of a local landowner, Lydia Yankova, made a pilgrimage to holy places. They visited the Kiev Pechersk and St. Petersburg Trinity-Sergius Lavras, as well as other holy places in Russia.
Matrona also visited the Kronstadt Cathedral in 1899. There, the Monk John of Kronstadt, at the end of the service, asked all the parishioners to make way and let Matrona through and said: “Matronushka, come, come to me. Here comes my shift—the eighth pillar of Russia.”
Finding the relics
The digging up, desecration of burial places, by opening human graves, dismemberment of human remains in Christianity is veiledly called “The Finding of Relics.” The question arises, did the person himself ask you about this? On what basis do you even climb into someone else’s grave, rummage around there, take out the remains, carry them somewhere and show them to others? I really want to puke.
Here, see for yourself! He lay there, Archbishop Andrei lay there, didn’t touch anyone, but no! They opened it!
This act of vandalism is accompanied by prayers and all people look at it as if this is how it should be! Tell me, dear Christians, where in the Bible it is indicated to open the graves of the dead and remove the remains from there. Show me at least one word about this?
Criminal Code of the Russian Federation Article 244. Desecration of the bodies of the dead and their burial places
So Lenin’s body is still kept in a crypt and is not given to the earth. This is such a general clouding of reason.
So the dismembered “tour” around the world and then we wonder why so many maniacs, murderers, rapists have divorced on earth......
Moreover, it is impossible to remove and bury these remains. In Christian churches they are listed as museum exhibits, and there is a real struggle for them. And touring body parts bring such fabulous profits that they would rather kill you yourself than allow you to bury something. What can you do, as long as there is a demand for carrion, there will be a supply.
A Christian church made entirely of bones.
