Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom are the patrons of happy marriages. In memory of the blessed couple, a holiday was established - the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, which is celebrated on July 8. These saints are one of the most popular personalities, in whose honor temples are opened and monuments are erected throughout the country. Sculptures of the holy spouses have already been installed in 60 cities of Russia and this number is growing.
The princely couple earned the admiration of the people by maintaining love and loyalty to each other in the face of trials, everyday problems and evil tongues. The couple carried their love throughout their lives and by their example teach us how to save a marriage today.
Peter and Fevronia Day in 2022
The Day of Remembrance of Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom is celebrated by the Orthodox Church twice a year - on the Sunday preceding September 19, in honor of the transfer of the relics, and on July 8, on the day of their righteous death.
Showing us an example of an ideal married life, Christian love and devotion, Saints Peter and Fevronia are considered the patrons of the Orthodox family and marriage. Their memorial day coincides with a national holiday - the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.
The Lord brought this couple together in an amazing way. The brother of the Murom prince Peter, having fallen ill with a serious illness, went in search of a doctor to the Ryazan lands. There he met Fevronia. The girl agreed to heal the prince on the condition that he become her husband. After his recovery, Peter kept his promise and took Fevronia as his wife.
During their earthly life, the holy couple showed incredible devotion to each other. They are used to dividing all joys and hardships in half. Even when the Murom boyars rebelled against the princess from the peasant class and demanded that the prince give up the throne, Peter did not leave Fevronia and left the city with her. Soon after their departure, strife and unrest began; the people themselves asked the prince to return and take the place of the legitimate ruler.
Before their death, according to pious custom, the couple took monastic vows with the names David and Euphrosyne. Saints Peter and Fevronia died on the same day. They bequeathed to put them in one coffin, which they had prepared for themselves long ago. To this day, the relics of the Murom miracle workers rest in a common shrine.
Day of Family, Love and Fidelity: celebration traditions and interesting facts
In Russia, on July 8, they draw attention to the problems of families and carry out various events.
Commemorative medals
Images.
In the regions of Russia, couples who have lived together for more than a quarter of a century are chosen and given commemorative medals “For Love and Fidelity.” On one side of the medal there are images of saints, on the other - a daisy flower. It is believed that this is a native Russian flower that can be found throughout the country: from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad. A plant with white flowers was considered sacred among the Slavic peoples. It represents fidelity, tenderness, chastity and purity.
Installation of monuments
Since 2008, monuments to the noble princes began to appear in the regions. By 2016, there were more than 60 of them in the country and many were installed next to registry offices. The newlyweds began to have a tradition of coming to the sculpture before the wedding and laying flowers, and the actual date of “birth” of the family began to be set for July 8th. By the way, here the opponents of the holiday also have an ace up their sleeve. In July, Orthodox Christians fast and getting married on these days is not recommended.
However, government bodies, represented by the Department of Civil Registration, are meeting the needs of young people halfway and registering them in July. The date July 8 is in great demand in all cities of the country - hundreds of couples try to legalize their relationships on this day. Many registry offices refuse to register divorces on July 8.
Other interesting traditions
On July 8, according to Orthodox tradition, it is not customary to give gifts or cards. This day is set aside for prayers and services where people ask for peace and understanding in families. Although it is difficult to do without gifts, therefore, more and more often, loved ones are given bouquets of daisies or “Fevronka” - postcards with a picture of a wild flower.
Interestingly, in 2016 they wanted to make the holiday an official day off and the corresponding bill was even submitted to the State Duma, but it was rejected in the first reading.
The Tale of Peter and Fevronia
“The Tale of Peter and Fevronia” is a monument of ancient Russian literature, which tells the story of the life of the holy noble princes Peter and Fevronia of Murom. The author of the story is the famous writer of the mid-16th century, priest Ermolai (in monasticism Erasmus).
After Peter and Fevronia were canonized at the Moscow Church Council in 1547, Ermolai was commissioned to write the lives of the new Murom miracle workers. As a source, the author relied on oral folk traditions, which strengthened the tale element in the “Tale” and made it completely different from the works of hagiographic literature of that time. Given this point, the story is not considered a historically accurate account of the lives of the saints. However, it certainly conveys the essence of the relationship between the holy spouses.
The plot of the story became one of the most popular in Rus'. The text of the work was distributed in a huge number of lists. More than 300 of them have survived to this day.
Contents of “The Tale of Peter and Fevronia”
Prince Pavel ruled in the city of Murom, and he had a brother Peter. The devil began to appear to Paul's wife in the form of a serpent to tempt her into fornication. Strangers saw the snake in the image of Pavel, and only the princess knew who he really was. Unable to bear it, she told her husband everything. Prince Pavel asked his wife to extract from the serpent why he would die. The answer was: “My death is from Peter’s shoulder, from Agrikov’s sword.”
Wanting to help his brother, Peter began to look for Agrikov’s sword. One day, during prayer in the Church of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, a youth appeared to him and pointed to a gap in the altar wall. The treasured weapon lay in it.
That same evening, Peter, after talking with his brother, went to the princess’s chambers. Imagine his surprise when he found Prince Pavel with her. Quickly realizing that this was the crafty serpent, Peter began to fight him. The snake died, but the blood from his wound splashed the prince from head to toe, his whole body was covered with painful ulcers and scabs.
No one could heal Peter. In search of a doctor, he ordered to be taken to the Ryazan land, where he met the daughter of a tree climber (who extracts wild honey) - Fevronia. She was a very wise girl, possessed the gift of insight and healing. Fevronia agreed to heal Peter only if he became her husband. Peter promised to marry her, but in his heart he was embarrassed that this girl was a commoner, and decided not to keep his promise. Soon the illness resumed and the prince came to Fevronia again. She healed Peter, and he took her as his wife.
After the death of his brother Paul, Peter began to rule in Murom. But the arrogant boyars did not want to accept his wife, who was not of princely origin, and demanded that the couple leave the city. Peter and Fevronia accepted their exile with humility and sailed on two boats along the Oka.
Soon after this, a bloody struggle for the princely throne began in Murom. This sowed discord and confusion in the city. Then the boyars, no longer embarrassed by Fevronia’s peasant origins, were forced to ask the prince and his wife to return and continue their reign.
Having reached old age, according to pious custom, Peter and Fevronia took monasticism with the names David and Euphrosyne. Being separated by monastery walls, they asked God for a one-time death. The couple bequeathed to put them in one coffin, which they had long ago prepared for themselves.
The Lord sent them what they asked him for in their prayers - the noble princes died on the same day, at the same hour.
Considering it indecent to bury a monk and a nun in the same coffin, the couple were buried separately from each other. However, the next day their bodies miraculously turned out to be nearby. Then it became clear that there was a special blessing from God for this, and no one dared to separate them again.
Monument to Peter and Fevronia
Saints Peter and Fevronia are the patron saints of the Orthodox family and marriage. With the establishment of the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity in 2008, which coincides with the day of remembrance of the holy spouses, the number of monuments to them has increased significantly. The sculptural compositions are installed as part of the “In the Family Circle” program.
Peter and Fevronia. The village of Zhaisk. Photo by Igor and Larisa Shiryaevs, “Interesting World” project.
The program was created in 2004 with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II. Its activities are aimed at strengthening the institution of family in our country.
Today, monuments to Saints Peter and Fevronia have been installed in more than 20 cities of Russia, including Sergiev Posad, Yaroslavl, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and others.
One of the first monuments to Saints Peter and Fevronia was erected in their homeland - in Murom near the local registry office building. The composition is called “Union of Love - Wise Marriage.” According to local tradition, young people come to this place on their wedding day to ask for blessings from the saints, whose married life, full of love, devotion and trust, is an example to follow.
Holiday symbol
Chamomile was chosen as the symbol of the Day of Love, Family and Fidelity. They use daisies to guess “loves or dislikes”; daisies are beautiful and cute. Perhaps it was assumed that for the holiday the girls would weave wreaths of daisies, but you can only find chamomile fields in Murom outside the city. Artificial wreaths are also not popular. As a result, instead of decorating girls' braids, daisies decorate benches and posters. Well, at least that way.
Monastery of Peter and Fevronia
The Holy Trinity Convent in Murom is the place where today the relics of the holy noble princes Peter and Fevronia rest. Every day, thousands of pilgrims come here to venerate the holy spouses - the patrons of the Orthodox family and marriage, and to pray to them for help in solving problems in their personal lives.
On Sundays, at the open shrine with the relics of Peter and Fevronia, a prayer service is held with the reading of an akathist. The relics of the saints were transported here in 1992. During Soviet times, they were kept in the Annunciation Monastery, and until 1921 - in the Nativity Cathedral in the city of Murom.
The Holy Trinity Monastery was built in the middle of the 17th century with the money of a wealthy merchant. On the site of the wooden Church of the Holy Trinity built in the 14th century, the Trinity Cathedral was erected. Next to it, the Kazan Gate Church and the bell tower were built on the same foundation. The monastery ensemble was finally formed in the 19th century, when cell buildings, a stone fence and a parochial school building were completed.
With the advent of the consensual government, the monastery was closed, but was not destroyed - it was considered an architectural monument and was protected by the state. Liturgical and monastic life here resumed in 1991.
Holiday program
The Day of Love, Family and Fidelity is officially celebrated on July 8, but city festivities take place on the weekend preceding the holiday if the date falls on a weekday.
Already in the morning the city is ready to welcome residents and guests of the city on its streets. In Murom, several central streets and squares are usually involved: st. Lenina, st. Moskovskaya, st. Sovetskaya, 1100th Anniversary of Murom Square, Victory Square, Oka River embankment. During the holiday, some of these streets are blocked and made pedestrian. And the buses run until the end of the last event, so it won’t be difficult to go home or to the hotel at night.
There are tents with souvenirs, handmade products and summer cafeterias.
Various creative groups begin performing at noon.
Thematic photo zones, installation of ancient Rus', master classes and demonstration performances, awards for married couples.
In the evening, at six o'clock, a festive concert of Russian pop stars begins. The concert takes place on an established stage on the Oka embankment.
The celebration ends with fireworks at 23:00 on the same embankment.
Temple of Peter and Fevronia in Murom
The holy noble princes Peter and Fevronia are deeply revered not only in their homeland - in the city of Murom, but also far beyond its borders. They are the patrons of the Orthodox family and marriage. Almost every temple has an icon depicting the holy spouses, and in some cities the temples themselves are consecrated in their honor.
And yet, the main temple with which, first of all, the names of Saints Peter and Fevronia are associated is the Trinity Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Murom. Their relics rest here. Every day thousands of pilgrims come to the monastery to venerate the holy saints of God and pray to them for family well-being.
In the Trinity Cathedral on Sundays, at the open shrine with the relics of Saints Peter and Fevronia, a prayer service is held with the reading of the akathist.
The relics of the saints were transported to the Trinity Cathedral in 1992. In Soviet times, they were kept in the Annunciation Monastery, and until 1921 - in the Nativity Cathedral in the city of Murom.
Signs
- On July 8, a national holiday is celebrated - Fevronia the Mermaid, because from this day on, mermaids dance in circles and go far into the depths of reservoirs, so from this day on you can safely swim in rivers and lakes. After all, the existence of mermaids has always been believed in Rus'; they were considered protectors of natural elements. They were presented as beautiful girls with long hair and a fish tail; they could scare a person and even drown them. People more often considered them to be evil spirits, and whoever wore a pectoral cross was under special protection and mermaids did not approach him.
- The Russian Orthodox Church takes an active part in festive events; churches are decorated with daisies - a symbol of purity and love.
- If this day is hot, which is typical for the month of July, there will be forty days of heat. It's still a hot time, because the time for big haymaking begins in the fields.
Prayer to Peter and Fevronia
Oh, great saints of God and wonderful miracle workers, blessed Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia, representatives of the city of Murom, guardians of honest marriage and zeal for the Lord for all of us!
During the days of your earthly life, you showed nature the image of piety, Christian love and fidelity to each other even to the grave, and thereby glorified the lawful and blessed marriage of nature.
For this reason, we come running to you and pray with strong zeal: bring your holy prayers to the Lord God for us sinners, and ask us for everything that is good for our souls and bodies: rightful faith, good hope, unfeigned love, unshakable piety, success in good deeds , especially to the marriage union united by your prayers, grant chastity, love for each other in a union of peace, like-mindedness of souls and bodies, a bed that is not slanderous, a shameless stay, a long-lived seed, grace for your children, houses filled with goodness and in eternal life an unfading crown of Heavenly glory.
Hey, holy wonderworkers! Do not despise our prayers, offered to you with tenderness, but be our intercessors before the Lord and make us worthy through your intercession to receive eternal salvation and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, and let us glorify the ineffable love for mankind of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, in the Trinity we worship God, forever and ever. Amen.
Akathist to Peter and Fevronia
Kontakion 1
Chosen miracle workers and great saints of the Lord, intercessors of the city of Murom and dreams of prayer for our souls, holy blessings to Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia! The singing of praise brought to you, we pray earnestly: as you who have boldness in the Lord, through your intercession free us from all troubles, and make us heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven, so that we call you joy but: Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Ikos 1
The angels of earth and the people of heaven have truly appeared, blessed Peter and Fevronia, from your youth you have had a clear conscience towards God, and have lived together in goodness in piety and purity, but for us Leaving as an example of imitation your life pleasing to God, which has been miraculous and illuminated by your miracles, we call you voices of praise: Rejoice, you who have loved Christ from your youth and who have served Him with all your heart; Rejoice, guardians of chastity and guardians of mental and physical purity. Rejoice, having prepared your soul and body on earth in the abode of the Holy Spirit; Rejoice, being filled with the wisdom and intelligence of the Divine. Rejoice, as in the flesh, as without flesh, live together; Rejoice, for honor equal to the angels is worthy of acceptance. Rejoice, for you stand before the Trinity from earth to Heaven and there with the Angels; Rejoice, for with the disembodied faces you sing the thrice-holy hymn to Her. Rejoice, glorification of the Lord in Heaven and on earth; Rejoice, having found an eternal all-bright resting place. Rejoice, rich treasure of the city of Murom; Rejoice, source of inexhaustible miracles. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 2
Having visited Prince Peter in his returning sickness, the knowledge of the wrath of the god, for the non -fulfillment of his own, to appear in his wife’s wise foevia, getting down and combined with a nonsense of lawying. Both in marriage, live chastely and pleasingly to God, blessed ones, having one thought in two bodies, even pleasing to God; Therefore, today you sing to Him with the Angels a song: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
With a mind enlightened by God and gifted from above, saints Peter and Fevronia, love and mercy for the poor and orphans, the offended and helpless, faster intercessors, and many other virtues You will adorn your earthly reign. For this reason, we cry out to you: Rejoice, blessed and blessed ones, who have lived in love of God and preserved piety; Rejoice, full of mercy and compassion. Rejoice, quick helper to the helpless; Rejoice, comforters of the sad. Rejoice, feeders of orphans and widows; Rejoice, representatives of those in trouble. Rejoice, healers of mental and physical illnesses; Rejoice, joyful visitors of sorrowful hearts. Rejoice, you have shown your love for God and your love for your neighbors; Rejoice, your earthly reign is righteous and pleasing to God. Rejoice, praise to the Orthodox princes and establishment of the city of Murom; Rejoice, all Russian lands, intercession. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 3
We strengthen you with the power of God’s grace, blessed Prince Peter, you would rather leave the city of your fatherland and the reign of Murom, rather than divorce the wise Fevronia at the insistence of the proud bolyars yours. For this reason, for God’s sake, glorify you and create, so that the Bolyars, who were returned together with your wife, may once again be established on the throne of the reign of Murom, and show us an example of keeping the law of God By your labors, and imitating you in the holiness of keeping the wedding covenant, we sing to the hero Christ: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having care for your people, blessed Peter and Fevronia, vigilantly strive for their good, planting piety, eradicating wickedness and pacifying enmity. Moreover, the Lord, seeing such feats of yours, blessed the land of Murom with fruitfulness and granted deep peace to your reign, challenging your people to sing gratefully to you: Rejoice, God's Goddess, a participant in the lives of the great saints; Rejoice, ruler of good fortune, people of Murom who have led you to salvation. Rejoice, guardians of Christian piety; Rejoice, eradicators of disorder, strife and all wickedness. Rejoice, Christian spouses, teachers of pious life; Rejoice, conjugal chastity and continence are an excellent image. Rejoice, zealots of the righteous judgment; Rejoice, zealots of non-profit and selflessness. Rejoice, holy kings Constantine and Helen, acquisitors of virtues; Rejoice, Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir and Blessed Princess Olga are worthy successors. Rejoice, most honorable and good combination, shining with rays of miracles; Rejoice, O bright lamp of your fatherland. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 4
The storm of sorrows and misfortunes raised by the malice of this world, do not weaken your strong love for God, Peter and Blessed Fevronia, but moreover teach you to skillfully reflect kindled desires ly temptations of the devil: you have wrapped yourself in the armor of the faith of Christ, in the depths of the world, above the multi-rebellious abyss of everyday life sea, and reach the quiet harbor of salvation, and bring us to it with your prayers, so that together with you we sing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Having heard your pious life near and far, the blessed Peter and Fevronia, I glorified the lover of mankind, God, who has given you strength for all good deeds, and like the most bright rays, I asked in your fatherland, even to this day your names are honorable, and your exploits are glorified with these praises: Rejoice , the most luminous two, united by God; Rejoice in the light of your pious life, like God’s bright lights shining forth. Rejoice, having acquired the Kingdom of Heaven through alms and prayers; Rejoice, having achieved eternal bliss through humility and forgiveness. Rejoice, for your reward is abundant in Heaven; Rejoice, for your joy is eternal in the light of the saints. Rejoice, beloved servants of Christ; Rejoice, friends of all the saints. Rejoice, stars of charm, who correctly point out the path of a married life pleasing to God; Rejoice, dew-bearing clouds, driving away the heat of passions and wickedness. Rejoice, givers of God's mercies and bounty to us; Rejoice, integral adornment of your fatherland. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 5
God-enlightened luminaries of piety and wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia, who loved God with all their souls, kept all His commandments; Moreover, Christ, like the bright sun and moon, showed you, blessed ones, many miracles with the dawn illuminating the Murom region and the entire Russian country, glorifying the holy and multi-healing incorruption I am your relics, falling to them, according to our inheritance we bless you and sing with thanksgiving to the wondrous thing in our saints To God: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
Having seen your righteous life and your generosity, the people of Muromstia glorify you, their merciful rulers, blessed Peter and Fevronia, but you have loved true humility and the praises of mankind. Then, by pride, remain invincible, and thus show us the image of the highest humility, learning from it, crying out with love This is for you: Rejoice, thou who have counted the glory of man for nothing; Rejoice, you who have earnestly loved the humility of Christ. Rejoice, faithful doers of the commandments of the Lord; Rejoice, followers of the teachings of the Gospel. Rejoice, servant of the Most High God, having done His will; Rejoice, having kept the faith of Christ to the end. Rejoice, teachers of piety to people named after Christ; Rejoice, you who want to live a life pleasing to God and the wisdom of your teacher. Rejoice, for through your prayers you save us from all troubles; Rejoice, you who fulfill all our good requests. Rejoice, the grace of a physician among those who suffer; Rejoice, patron of the mercy of the country of Murom. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 6
Preachers of the Orthodox faith and zealots of piety, not only in words, but in all their lives, quickly in the city of Murom, praise to Peter and Fevronia; Moreover, the Holy Church worthily honors your exploits and labors, in which you labored for the glory of the Most High God, constantly singing to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
Shine in the city of Murom with the light of your virtuous life, like the God-bright stars, blessed Peter and Fevronia, and your memory in it with praises to this day, as even after your death you do not cease illuminate us, performing many miracles, and thereby the bright dawn of immortality for us from the relics yours shining, may we bless you with our blessings: Rejoice, guardians of the rites and statutes of the holy Church; Rejoice, reverent worshipers of the servants of the altar of the Lord. Rejoice, zealots of the good customs and traditions of the patristic fathers; Rejoice, eradicators of evil customs and vanity of the pagans. Rejoice, judgments that have been impartial to your people are not partial; Rejoice, having united your judgments with mercy. Rejoice, meek and gentle followers of Christ; Rejoice, you who have overcome evil with good. Rejoice, incorruptible fragrant flowers; Rejoice, unflickering rays of immortality. Rejoice, you who shine with the greatness of miracles on earth; Rejoice, angels from Heaven glorifying God. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 7
Although the philanthropic Lord will appear in your life, Peter and Fevronia, as an example of edification not only for worldly people, but also for monastic faces, inspire you in your old age to leave the glory of the earthly reign, and take on the monastic image, in it strive for goodness by fasting, vigil and prayer, chanting continually to the Triune God the angelic song: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
You have received the new grace of God in monastic vows, in monastic vows, with new deeds you will decorate your equal life with the angels, and thus bring the fruit of spiritual perfection to Christ, and the reward of the teacher you are worthy to receive from Him. Remembering such zeal for your spiritual achievements, we glorify you with these worthy praises: Rejoice, for for the sake of the Lord you have abandoned the reign and glory of this world; Rejoice, for you have diligently accepted the monastic life of equal angels. Rejoice, ascetic of perfect patience; Rejoice, blessed money-grubbers free from poverty. Rejoice, before your death you killed all your passions through abstinence; Rejoice, having received the holy schema into the armor of salvation. Rejoice, you who changed the prince’s scarlet garment for a monastic hair shirt; Rejoice, by fasting, vigil and unceasing prayers, you have pleased God well. Rejoice, seekers of God-loving solitude; Rejoice, lovers of saving silence. Rejoice, watered with tears of prayer; Rejoice, in the host of your kind glorified in Heaven. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 8
It was a strange and wondrous miracle, when you, Blessed Peter, at the end of your life, petitions for the sake of your wife, Saint Fevronia, slowed down your exodus until she had passed away from the swaddling clothes. from the church, stitched with it and together with you to the end of death, and thus inseparability in life, inseparability in death he appeared, and on one day and hour he betrayed his holy soul in the hand of God, calling everlastingly the living and the dead to the possessing Lord God: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
You all marveled and glorified the wondrous God in His saints, when your holy body was placed in different tombs, miraculously found, lying in a common tomb, just prepared yourself, reverend, in the cathedral church of the city of Murom, where to this day you rest inseparably, miracle-working saints, inexhaustibly exuding healing to all who come running to you with faith and call: Rejoice, your union of love is faithfully preserved to the grave and beyond the grave; Rejoice, not only in life, but also in death, in the Lord of unity. Rejoice, in your pious married life imitating your strong helpers; Rejoice, you who warm us with the warmth of your love. Rejoice, having passed from temporary death to eternal life; Rejoice, from the Lord incorruptibility and miracles of glorification. Rejoice, for your memory is with praise and your dormition is with the saints; Rejoice, for your names are honorable and blessed in your fatherland. Rejoice, Russian countries, fertile fertilizer; Rejoice, indestructible fence of the city of Murom. Rejoice, O representatives of heaven who love and honor you; Rejoice, you who ever ask us from the Lord for the gifts of His goodness. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 9
All the Angels and holy faces rejoiced with great joy, when your holy souls reached the eternal in the abodes of the heavenly villages, and the Creator Himself of the Angels and the Most Holy of Holies, the King of Sla You are Christ, who crowned you with immortality and gave you the grace to pray to Him with boldness in many ways for all those who seek your intercession, Do not deprive us, sinners, of this praise, Peter and Fevronia, who humbly sing a song of praise to God who glorified you: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
Human wisdom does not suffice for the worthy glorification of your wondrous life, holy wonderworkers Peter and Fevronius; Who is it that confesses all your prayers and forgiveness, illnesses and labors? who will count all your tears and sighs to God? Both of us strive with love for you, we dare to sing to you these small and simple praises: Rejoice, you chosen vessels of the grace of the Holy Spirit; Rejoice, everlasting blessings to us intercessors. Rejoice, God-fearing spouses confirmed in piety; Rejoice, violators of marital chastity and harmony are a terrible reproof. Rejoice, the wrath of God, righteously moving against us, quenched by your prayers; Rejoice, you who continually pray to the Lord for the peace of the whole world. Rejoice, fortresses against our enemies, visible and invisible, and our supporters; Rejoice, angelic people. Rejoice, joint heirs of the venerable and righteous; Rejoice, faithful saint of the Most Holy Trinity. Rejoice, blessed inhabitants of the mountain city of Heavenly Jerusalem; Rejoice, you who triumph with the saints in the tabernacles of paradise. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 10
Eternal salvation has been inherited by the blessed Peter and Fevronia, with your souls in the heavenly abodes inseparably remaining in God, and with your holy relics in the temple of God resting incorruptibly together, and You exude abundant healing, so that your miracles are gracefully illuminated, we cry out in praise to the Supreme Creator of miracles, God: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
The wall of intercession, your favorable prayers to God, have been found, holy wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia, we diligently send thanks to the Heavenly Father for all His good deeds, which you have abundantly shown to us all To you, our representatives, we bring the chant: Rejoice, all-bright heir of the Kingdom of Christ; Rejoice, interlocutor of angelic faces. Rejoice, you who contemplate God in more unapproachable glory; Rejoice, Trisian Deity of the Mystery. Rejoice, you who reign forever with the saints in Heaven; Rejoice, you who mercifully reach from the heights of the earth to those born on earth. Rejoice, smell the fragrance of heavenly vegetation; Rejoice, cypress trees of the miracle-working paradise of Jesus. Rejoice, givers of envy and free healing; Rejoice, performers of many praiseworthy miracles. Rejoice, you who shower many blessings upon us; Rejoice, the mercy of your compassion encompassing everyone. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 11
We bring prayer songs to you, saints of God Petra and Fevronia, and with love we fall before the rank of your holy and multi-healing relics, glorifying your godly life and many deeds. We earnestly pray to you, holy wonderworkers, help us to imitate your virtues, so that we may sing to our Creator in a godly manner: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
The cathedral temple of the city of Murom was filled with heavenly light, when with the favor of God the holy relics of your Peter and Fevronia were found safe and fragrant in it, and from the depths of the earth, as if hidden a precious thing, worn out in the past, where they rest to this day, abundant healing flowing to the sick and sick . For this reason we cry to you with song: Rejoice, incorruptible gold, found in the depths of the earth; Rejoice, beads that shine and gracefully enlighten people. Rejoice, praise to the holy Orthodox Church; Rejoice, denunciation of heresies and schisms. Rejoice, light up your minds, enlightened by the dawn of the Holy Spirit; Rejoice, peace filled with the fragrance of Christ. Rejoice, having been clothed in the robe of grace-filled incorruptibility; Rejoice, girded with the power of many miracles. Rejoice, for your honest physician’s cancer has become a human disease; Rejoice, for from her everyone who comes with faith receives gifts of healing. Rejoice, the brightness of your miracles illuminating the darkness of our souls; Rejoice, you who show us the dawn of the common resurrection through the incorruption of your holy relics. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 12
Having known the grace from above given to you, holy wonderworkers Peter and Fevronius, with reverence and love we worship your incorruptible and multi-healing relics and from them we accept healing in times of ill health and in sorrow. hope, in troubles, grace-filled help: therefore, we glorify you according to your heritage, heavenly representatives and our intercessors, singing praises and thanksgiving to the Lord God who does us good: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Singing your many and glorious miracles, great saints of God Petra and Fevronia, we bless you as healers, comforters and helpers from the Lord given to us, and we prayerfully celebrate the Holy Father I pray to you, from the love of my heart I sing to you in gratitude and praise: Rejoice, in the fragrance of the holy incorruptible resting; Rejoice, you who come to the race with faith and sanctify your relics with grace. Rejoice, you who call in prayerfully honest names your speedy hearers; Rejoice, because God has placed trust in you as a wonderful helper. Rejoice, you who have known the propitiators of the Heavenly King; Rejoice, our mighty protectors from invisible enemies. Rejoice, you have dreamed of us all as intercessors of salvation; Rejoice, persistent guardians of the city of Murom. Rejoice, wonderful kindness of the Russian princes; Rejoice, patrons of your fatherland given by God. Rejoice, healing grace of our bodies; Rejoice for our souls’ zeal for the Lord in prayer. Rejoice, holy and glorious wonderworkers Peter and Fevronia.
Kontakion 13
About the holiness and glory of the wonderworkers, the blessing of Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia! Mercifully accept this laudatory song from us, unworthy, brought to you in tenderness, and by your intercession from the Lord ask us for confirmation in faith and good deeds, and deliverance from all sorrows and illnesses temporary and eternal, may we be honored to sing together with you and all the saints in the Kingdom of Heaven To the Most Holy Trinity, an everlasting song of praise: Alleluia.
(This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1)
First prayer
About the great saints of God and the wonderful wonderworkers of the blessed Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia, representatives and guardians of the city of Murom, and about all of us, zealous prayers to the Lord! We come running to you and pray to you with strong hope: bring your holy prayers to the Lord God for us sinners and ask us from His goodness for all that is beneficial to our souls and bodies: right faith, hope goodness, unfeigned love, unshakable piety, prosperity in good deeds, peace of peace, fruitfulness of the earth, prosperity of the air, health of souls and bodies and eternal salvation. Intercede with the King of Heaven: let His faithful servants, in sorrow and sorrow cry out to Him day and night, hear the painful cry and let our lives be delivered from destruction. Ask the Church of Saints and the entire Russian state for peace, silence and prosperity, and for all of us a prosperous life and a good Christian death. Protect your fatherland, the city of Murom, and all Russian cities from all evil, and overshadow all the faithful people who come to you and worship with the relics with the grace of your favorable prayers, and all about fulfill their intentions for good. Hey, holy wonderworkers! Do not despise our prayers offered to you with tenderness, but be the representatives of the Lord in your dreams and grant us, with your holy help, eternal salvation and the Kingdom of Heaven to inherit; Let us glorify the ineffable love for mankind of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, in the Trinity we worship God, forever and ever. Amen.
Second prayer
O saints of God, blessed Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia, we resort to you and to you with strong hope we pray: lift up for us sinners (names), your holy prayers to the Lord God and ask Receive from His goodness all that is good for our souls and bodies: faith truth, good hope, unfeigned love, unshakable piety, success in good deeds. And petition us from the Heavenly King for a prosperous life and a good Christian death. Hey, holy wonderworkers! Do not despise our prayers, but dream of intercession with the Lord for us, and grant us, through your help, eternal salvation and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, and let us glorify the ineffable love of mankind Father and Son and Holy Spirit, in the Trinity we worship God forever and ever.
