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The icon of Saints Peter and Fevronia is an image in monasticism of David and Euphrosyne, who were the Orthodox patrons of the family. They are considered the model of a perfect Christian marriage. This story is about how the prince fell in love with a girl from the people from the family of a tree climber, which became the reason for the anger of the boyars. For the sake of love, David renounced the princely throne for the sake of his beloved. Fate had many trials in store for them, but the couple coped with all the trials. The man and woman accepted monasticism and after a while they became worthy on the same day, June 25, 1228.
- Second prayer to Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom
How does the icon of Peter and Fevronia help?
They ask the saints:
- about having children in the family;
- about a happy marriage and peace in the family;
- about the health of the unborn child during pregnancy and after;
- in search of your “half”;
- about blessings on marriage and strengthening marital ties.
Many people talk about the results of their prayers: family relationships improve, a long-awaited child is born, etc. You just have to ask the saints and they will help you.
Prayer to Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom
“O saints of God, blessed Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia, we come running to you and pray to you with strong hope: offer up your holy prayers for us sinners (names) to the Lord God and ask from His goodness all that is beneficial to our souls and bodies: right faith, good hope, unfeigned love, unshakable piety, success in good deeds. Petition us from the Heavenly King for a prosperous life and a good Christian death. Hey, holy wonderworkers! Do not despise our prayers, but awaken in your dreams to intercede with the Lord, and with your help make us worthy to receive eternal salvation and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, so that we 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".
What do the saints ask?
Peter and Fevronia of Murom are traditionally considered one of the most famous patrons of the Christian family. Orthodox Christians make requests to preserve marriage, to extend love until the end of life. Prayer to the images of the couple helps against bad influences that can destroy the marriage. People who do not have a soulmate pray to find one.
Purity of marriage
Prayer to Peter and Fevronia helps preserve the marriage union for many years. The saints patronize the traditional family and rid the marriage of any outside influences that could destroy relationships and kill love in a couple.
Help for married couples
Spouses pray for the extension of the union in the event of any adversity and situations that could negatively affect their relationship.
Patronage of brides and grooms
The wedding icon of saints has long attracted newlyweds. Before concluding a marriage, young couples turn to Peter and Fevronia with a request to make the family strong and durable, to protect them in all adversities.
Blessing the children
Parishioners of Orthodox churches also pray to the icon for the birth of offspring, protection and help in raising and blessing children on the righteous path in life.
Finding your soulmate
People who have not yet found their soul mate pray to Peter and Fevronia to find it. There is a lot of evidence when, after praying to the saints, believers found their person and created a strong and happy family with him.
Conceiving healthy children
Prayer to the holy couple, among other things, can help newlyweds conceive healthy and strong offspring.
Where is the icon of Peter and Fevronia
The relics of the saints are located in the Holy Trinity Monastery: Vladimir region, Murom, Krestyanina Square, 3/A. The line starts outside the temple walls, but women and children are allowed in from the other side. Here on the eighth of July a liturgy takes place, which begins at six in the morning. After you have been to the service, confessed and received communion, you need to approach the relics and ask for what you need.
It is worth asking sincerely and heartily for everything you need. If you ask for love, then it is worth clarifying that you need a happy family, and not just mutual sympathy. Miraculous saints give preference to married couples. The best gratitude for their help in response to your requests is to come and thank them; if you wish, you can even get married in the monastery.
You can ask for happiness not only for your own, but also for those close and dear to you. Remember this.
Real examples of help
Traditionally, the sisters of the Holy Trinity Monastery document cases known to them of real help to parishioners after prayers to Peter and Fevronia and various miraculous phenomena occurring near the relics.
After the relics were transferred to the monastery in the early nineties of the twentieth century, two pillars of light were noticed rising above the monastery. The candles in the lamps were also lit independently.
Among the well-known cases of helping parishioners is the case when the wife of one of the people who sponsored the restoration of the monastery gave birth to a daughter after prayer. The woman was already over forty, but she was childless. After praying to the holy relics, the Lord gave the couple their first child.
The miraculous icon of Peter and Fevronia
The story of one family that was helped by an image for more than one generation. “My grandmother was getting ready to get married and her godmother gave the icon of the saints before the wedding. Grandmother prayed in front of the image. At night I dreamed of Peter, who said that the grandmother should not rush to get married, since this was not her man. In the morning she told the dream to her groom.
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He was the chairman of the Komsomol cell. This story angered him and he said that she should take off the cross and get rid of all the icons in the house. Grandma made her choice. They broke up. But soon she met her grandfather and they got married very soon. Happily married for over sixty years.
My mother couldn't get pregnant. Doctors diagnosed infertility. It was decided to go to Moscow to visit the relics of the saints. They searched for them for a long time. The day passed very quickly and without result. The parents were unable to find accommodation in a hotel. On the street, an old woman offered her help and said that they would receive help through prayers. In the morning they went to the museum to see the holy relics and prayed. When they got home, they realized that mom was already pregnant.
I met my husband when I was twenty. We have two wonderful children. Before marriage we were blessed with the face of saints. After a while, the husband was replaced, he changed a lot, he became rude. It turned out that he was dating a married woman. My meeting with her did not change anything, and the decision was made to go to the temple. We prayed for the preservation of the family.
God heard our prayers. That woman’s husband was sent on a business trip, where she also went. My husband and I forgave each other and started life with a clean slate. This is how the miraculous face helped us.”
Second prayer to Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom
“On the greatness of the saints of God and wonderful miracle workers, on the good faith of Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia, intercessor and guardian of the city of Murom, and on all of us, zeal for the Lord, prayer books! We come running to you and pray to you with strong hope: offer up your holy prayers to the Lord God for us sinners, and ask from His goodness all that is useful to our souls and bodies: faith in justice, hope in goodness, unfeigned love, unshakable piety in good deeds prosperity, peace of peace, fruitfulness of the earth, prosperity of the air, health of the body and salvation of souls. Petition from the Heavenly King the Holy Church and the entire Russian Empire for peace, silence and prosperity, and for all of us a prosperous life and a good Christian death. Protect your Fatherland and all Russian cities from all evil; and all the faithful people who come to you and worship your holy relics, overshadow with the grace-filled effect of your God-pleasing prayers, and fulfill all their requests for good. Hey, holy wonderworkers! Do not despise our prayers, offered to you today with tenderness, but awaken for us to intercede with the Lord in your dreams, and with your help make us worthy to improve eternal salvation and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven: let us glorify the ineffable love for mankind of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, in the Trinity we worship God, in forever and ever. Amen."
History of the image
Saints Peter and Fevronia are known throughout the world from numerous chronicles.
Before becoming a monk, Peter was Prince David Yuryevich and he ruled in the city of Murom in the 13th century. Having become a monk, he took a different name, since this symbolizes complete renunciation of everything that was in his life before the monastery and the Lord.
Despite the fact that the saints are depicted as already elderly people in the image, they met at a time when they were no more than 30 years old, and the history of their acquaintance deserves careful study.
The prince fell ill with leprosy and searched through the villages for a doctor who could heal him, and Fevronia lived in one of the villages and was the daughter of an ordinary kozhemyaki, i.e. an ordinary peasant woman. The girl was fond of herbs and could cure diseases, when the prince came to her and asked her to heal him, she set a condition for him: healing in exchange for marriage.
The young prince eagerly promised to marry, because he wanted to be healthy, but when the girl actually cured him, he left the area and left. He could not marry a commoner. However, the Lord arranged it in such a way that as soon as he left the village, the disease immediately returned.
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- Akathist to the saints
Peter returned to Fevronia and married her. When he brought her to his mansion, his boyars rebelled - after all, they did not want to walk under the arm of some peasant woman. War began to ripen and Peter decided to leave the throne. He and his wife got into a boat and sailed down the Oka River, which carried them away from Murom.
Today there are several icons depicting this moment.
Icon of Peter and Fevronia in a boat
When the prince left the city, a battle for his throne began and people suffered because the boyars could not decide on a ruler. Ordinary people found Peter and begged him to return. He returned to the city, took the throne and ruled for many more years, doing everything for his subjects.
At the dawn of their lives, at the age of 90, Peter and Fevronia took monastic vows and died some time later on the same day.
Where to hang the icon of Peter and Fevronia at home
- The image can not only be hung on the walls, but also placed on shelves.
- There should be nothing superfluous next to it - posters, photographs, calendars.
- If you decide to hang the image of the saints on the wall in the corner, then there should be free space there.
- If you decide to put it on a shelf, then such a place is decorated with embroidered towels and fresh flowers in a vase.
- Not many people know that they should not place the faces of saints next to books, even church books, since they are ritual paraphernalia.
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Photos and images
The image of the pious spouses Peter and Fevronia of Murom is striking in its purity and beauty. The eyes of this blessed couple sparkle with love not only for each other, but also for the Lord. On the Internet you can see many photos of icons of saints, as well as drawings that people create, inspired by ideal love.
It is worth noting that at home you can place not only the icon itself, but also an image of saints made independently. An image that was made with love in the heart will become truly miraculous.
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Where is the best place to place the image of the saints:
- On a shelf, windowsill or hang on the wall.
- There should not be any unnecessary objects next to the image: books (even church books), stationery, toys, figurines.
- You can decorate the look with a beautiful towel with elegant embroidery. Nearby you can place a vase with fresh flowers.
- It is imperative to maintain cleanliness and order in the place where the image of saints is located, wiping off dust and sweeping away cobwebs in a timely manner.
Wedding icon
Today, the consecrated icon of Peter and Fevronia of Murom is a frequent wedding gift to newlyweds. She helps spouses maintain peace in the family, live a blissful, long and quiet life in love and harmony. An icon of Peter and Fevronia can also be given as a gift for a wedding that was not consecrated in the church. In the image of the holy couple, they bless the husband and wife, while wishing them eternal love and fidelity.
The icon of Peter and Fevronia donated for the wedding should be kept in the spouses’ bedroom. It can be placed on a shelf or hung on the wall in a corner. The main thing is that there are no objects around the image: paintings or church calendars. It is advisable to turn to these pious spouses in prayer at least once a week, place fresh flowers in front of the image, light a church candle and ask them for peace in relationships, help in various difficulties and life trials.
Spouses should not only pray in front of the image, but also read together the biography of the prince and princess of Murom. Reading together about a happy married life and overcoming difficulties not only inspires, but also cleanses both soul and body.
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How to properly position a home iconostasis
As stated above, the number of icons does not matter, and you should not place images haphazardly (cover holes in wallpaper, for example). Icons should have their own bright and important place.
Thoughtless, empty collecting will give your iconostasis absolutely nothing. A few icons and a prayer from the heart are always stronger than a rich iconostasis with expensive icons in gold frames “for show”.
- The iconostasis is created in the likeness of a church one. Definitely with a hierarchical arrangement of images: in the center is the Savior with the Mother of God (the Savior is to her right!), the Holy Trinity can be located in the same row (or above all the images). If there is no Trinity, a crucifix is placed at the top of the iconostasis. All other images are subject to these key icons: to the right of the Savior is the image of John the Baptist. This triptych is the Deesis (approx. prayer, basis). Next come the saints, saints and other icons (for example, local saints or personal ones), which the Orthodox choose at their own request. Saints are not placed above the Deesis, the apostles, the Trinity.
- A lamp is placed on the shelf of the iconostasis, which is lit on the eve and on the holidays themselves, on Sundays or during prayer.
- Sometimes the images are decorated (as in the old days) with a deity. This is a narrow and long canvas towel with embroidery on the ends. Such idols covered the images from the sides and top, leaving only the faces.
- The icon case is most suitable for the iconostasis - the images are better preserved in it, and the red corner stands out.
- It does not matter whether the icon was painted by hand by an artist who received a blessing, whether it was purchased as a reproduction image, or cut out from an Orthodox calendar and pasted onto a solid base. The main thing is to consecrate the icon. Although, of course, a hand-painted image covered with linseed oil will always surpass a printed reproduction.
- The choice of image style is a matter of taste. It could be Byzantine or Old Russian style - it doesn’t matter. As long as it’s not secular (academic is also not welcome). Now it has become fashionable to paint icons as one pleases, without the proper blessing, with a lot of elements “from one’s own”, etc. Such icons have a place anywhere - just not in the iconostasis. You shouldn't mix styles either.
And finally: never confuse the prototype and the image itself. We offer prayer not to the icon, but to the prototype.
Prayers and Akathist
There are several prayers to the pious Prince and Princess of Murom, which are equivalent in strength. You can easily find them in prayer books or on Orthodox websites on the Internet. Prayers should be read with faith, hope and sincere gratitude. It is recommended to read before the image of the pious couple.
The akathist to Saints Peter and Fevronia has enormous power. It can be read if you have not been able to meet your soulmate or give birth to a child for a long time. The akathist should be read daily in front of the image of the saints and a lit church candle. Before reading, you should cross yourself 3 times, read the “Our Father” prayer and thank the Lord for everything that he has sent in life, even for all the trials and difficulties.
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It is worth remembering that any sincere prayer to the icon of Peter and Fevronia is effective, even one that was uttered in your own words. It is not necessary to read the text from the prayer book, especially if many of the words in it are incomprehensible. In this case, it is best to compose the text of the prayer yourself. If the spoken words come from the heart, the prayer will certainly reach its goal and be fulfilled. Faith and sincerity can work real miracles.
May the Lord help pious Christian families through the prayers of the prince and princess of Murom miracle workers!
