Matrona of Moscow is an old woman who lived in the 20th century. More recently, in 1952, Matrona passed away, but her face will remain forever. During her life, she did not see white light, did not know what the world looked like. Matrona devoted her entire life to praying to the Lord God; she could talk every minute.
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After her death, the Almighty rewarded her with mercy - now she is close to the ranks of Saints who can console all those who turn to her. People approach the image of the Saint with different requests, but it is best to read the akathist to the Matrona of Moscow, in the meaning of which lies the whole essence of consolation and help to the one asking.
How does the akathist help Matrona of Moscow?
People turn to the image of the Saint for any difficulties on the path of life, for various problems, difficult decisions, doubts, troubles and even sorrows. Matrona will never leave a believer without her protection; she will always come to the rescue, protect him from unpleasant situations and console him in the saddest period of his life. Many people, bending over Matrona’s grave, received healing and stopped getting sick. Therefore, if you want to talk to God, then it is best to read the akathist to the Matrona of Moscow, who will definitely pray before the Almighty for the believers. As a rule, the sacred text is read for 40 days before the Holy Face.
Holy prayer by agreement
You can read the akathist alone. But it has long been known that there is no better prayer that is said “by the whole world.”
“Truly I also tell you that if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven, for where two or three are gathered in My name, there I am in the midst of them.” - said the Lord (Matthew 18:19-20)
This is why conciliar prayer is so powerful.
Unfortunately, it is not always possible to pray together. In this case, prayer by agreement will help out. We can say that this is a home form of conciliar prayer.
The Akathist to Matrona of Moscow can also be read by agreement. To do this, you need to agree with several people (there may be 2-3 people, or maybe much more) on what occasion and at what time you will read the akathist. And everyone gets up for prayer at the same hour.
Text of the akathist to Matrona of Moscow
Kontakion 1
Chosen by God from the swaddling clothes of infancy and with the gift of clairvoyance, miracle-working and healing by the grace of the Holy Spirit, the gifted, blessed old lady Matrona, crowned with an incorruptible crown from the Lord in Heaven, we, Orthodoxy, weave on earth a crown of praise from spiritual songs, but you, blessed mother, accept This is from our grateful hearts, and as having boldness before the Lord, deliver us from all troubles, sorrows, illnesses and the snares of the enemy, so that we sing to you with love: Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Ikos 1
An angel in the flesh appeared on earth at your birth; Even if you were seen by everyone even without bodily eyes, the Lord, who makes wise the blind and loves the righteous, enlighten your spiritual eyes, so that the foreseeable future will appear, as if it were the present, and will heal those suffering from all kinds of diverse diseases. For this reason we call you, mother, such as this: Rejoice, chosen by God from infancy; Rejoice, illuminated from the shrouds by the grace of the Holy Spirit. Rejoice, you who were endowed with the gift of miracles from childhood; Rejoice, gifted with wisdom from God from above. Rejoice, deprived of bodily hairs, enlightened by spiritual hairs; Rejoice, thou wisest by God more than the seers and wise men of this age. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 2
Seeing the priest and the people present at your baptism, a pillar like steam came out of the holy font and smelled a great fragrance in the temple at this, recognizing you as a righteous woman, bestowed by God on earth, and glorifying God, who does wonderful and glorious things in His people, with the angelic song: Alleluia .
Ikos 2
Having an enlightened mind from above, the priest who baptizes you of God knows that the child baptized by him is a vessel of God's grace, and he calls you a holy child. From our zeal we offer these praises: Rejoice, child given by God; Rejoice from the holy font, fragrant with the grace of the Holy Spirit. Rejoice, having been called a saint by those who baptized you as a priest of God from your birth; Rejoice, sealed with the holy cross on your body by God. Rejoice, glorified on earth by the gift of miracles from God; Rejoice, thou crowned in Heaven with an unfading crown from the Lord. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 3
By the power of the Most High, in her infancy, the saint from her bed reached out to the holy icons, rejoicing as if with her friends, and with the babbling of her lips she glorified God, who had learned from the lips of an infant to praise Himself, singing to Him with a pure heart: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having from God the gift of clairvoyance, from birth deprived of bodily fringes, with spiritual open fringes you predicted the future of people, like the present, enduring ridicule and reproach from relatives and friends who hear this; Receive from the faithful: Rejoice, wondrous seer; Rejoice, unfalse fortuneteller of those who are invisible and far away. Rejoice, endowed with prophetic gifts from God; Rejoice, you who have comforted many people for nothing. Rejoice, you who took nothing from them for healing the sick; Rejoice, you who endured ridicule and reproach for this without grumbling. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 4
A storm of bewilderment and confusion haunted me, how can I praise and glorify the life of the holy righteous woman, if not the Lord, wondrous in His saints, will enlighten me with the prayers of the blessed old woman, so that I may sing to Him and I for this song of praise: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Having heard people from you, Mother Matrono, predictions about those who will be with them in life, I flock to you with my bewilderments, sorrows and sorrows and, having accepted consolation and advice prudently, with a grateful heart they call you: Rejoice, kind interpreter of our errors and perplexities; Rejoice, reliever of our sorrows. Rejoice, comforter of our sorrows; Rejoice, teacher of piety. Rejoice, good unmercenary; Rejoice, banisher of all kinds of illnesses. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 5
Thou didst appear, O blessed Mother Matrono, in the capital city of Moscow, like a wanderer who had no abode here, and moved from place to place, bringing admonition to the perplexed, to the weakened and sick, healing, and to gratefully call to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
Having seen the abundant river of miracles and healing flowing from you with God’s grace: the lame walking, the weakened and those lying on their beds healing, the demon-possessed from the spirits of malice liberation, rushing to you, mother, like an inexhaustible source of miracles, the suffering and sick and drinking abundantly; consolation and healing, with a tender heart I cried out to you: Rejoice, righteous woman, sent down to us from God; Rejoice, healer, healer of all our ailments. Rejoice, you who help us with soulful advice; Rejoice, all our doubts and perplexities are soon resolved. Rejoice, thou who castest out demons from afflicted people; Rejoice, thou who art instructing on the right path, leading to God. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 6
Preacher of the holiness and righteousness of your life, blessed one, Holy Father John of Kronstadt appeared, commanding the believers in the church to part and let the young girl Matrona pass to him, calling her his successor and the eighth pillar of Russia. And those who heard about this glorified the Lord, shouting to Him the heavenly song: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
In the hearts of those who do not know God and the many sins of those who anger Him, the light of God’s grace shines through your prayers, and, seeing the miracles you perform, I turn to the Lord, pleasing the blessed old woman with these praises: Rejoice, glorifying God with your miracles; Rejoice, thou who revealest to us the greatness of God and His glory in them. Rejoice, you who convert the souls of unbelievers to God; Rejoice, hearts darkened by unbelief, enlightening with the light of God. Rejoice, you who teach us repentance and the commandments of God; Rejoice, glorify and give thanks for everything the Lord admonishes us. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 7
Although the merciful Lord sends His saints into the sinful world to save His creation in these last times, when all the power of the enemy, for departing from God and unrepentance for numerous sins, rises up against God’s creation, such an ascetic and prayer book appeared to the blessed Elder Matrona. Let us glorify God’s mercy towards us sinners, singing to Him with gratitude: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
The Lord has given the Russian people a new and wondrous intercessor, a prayer book, a healer and an intercessor for them to God for those who have departed from this world, the elders of Optina Hermitage, Saints Leo, Macarius and Ambrose, and the holy righteous John of Kronstadt, urging everyone to sing to His saint, the blessed Elder Matrona. sice: Rejoice, intercessor of our salvation to God; Rejoice, for the forgiveness of our sins by the Righteous Judge, propitiator. Rejoice, diligent visitor of holy temples and monasteries; Rejoice, helpless and hopeless sick and offended, sent by God to the patroness. Rejoice, constant warrior with the forces of demons and their machinations; Rejoice, bloodless martyr of Christ, the worst tormentor, the devil, victor. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 8
It is a strange miracle for the unbeliever and the unreasonable, how a blind woman can see and know not exactly the present, but also the future, not knowing the power of God, which is accomplished in the weakness of mankind, nor singing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
All the saints who were in God, even if they were in body and in this sinful world, were always surrounded by many faithful and unfaithful, pious and wicked, I would reject anyone from myself without participation and consolation, suffering from many annoyances and insults, persecution, sorrow and reproaches, not lamenting about this, but thanking God for everything, forcing us to patiently bear our cross. We offer her the following praise: Rejoice, you who endured many sorrows and illnesses for the healing of the sick; Rejoice, you who spent your entire life fighting against unclean spirits. Rejoice, you who lost your walk from evil people for this walk; Rejoice, you who constantly remained in fervent prayer. Rejoice, bowed on your fist, and thus resting your gray hairs; Rejoice, vigilant in spirit, who spent all the night in prayer. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 9
You have endured all sorts of sorrows and illnesses, Mother Matrono, constantly fighting the forces of darkness, driving them out from those possessed by unclean spirits, exposing their intrigues and deceits, and you have never grumbled, until your death you help the suffering, the sick and the grieving, singing to the Lord God, who strengthens you by His power: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
The branches of multi-proclamation will not be able to adequately comprehend the gifts of grace of the Holy Spirit given to you by God from above and describe and glorify all the holiness of your life and the miracles performed by you by the power of God. Moreover, how can we, blind with spiritual eyes, comprehend the fate of God that is being committed on you, and with our sinful lips sing and glorify you, blessed mother? But wanting, according to the word of the psalmist, to praise God in His saints, driven by heartfelt love for you, we dare to this praise and call you: Rejoice, poor in spirit, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven; Rejoice, thou who walked the narrow and thorny path. Rejoice, like a bird of heaven, flying from place to place; Rejoice, even if the birds of heaven have nests, but you have not acquired temples lower than treasures for yourself on earth. Rejoice, for you have become like the Son of God, who had nowhere to bow your head, on earth; Rejoice, for you have now dwelt in Heaven with Him in the heavenly abodes. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 10
Wanting to save many people from the suffering of bodily and mental ailments, you spent all the night, O righteous woman of God, on your knees in prayer, asking for help and strength from our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His earthly journey knelt in prayer before the Heavenly Father, singing with the Angels to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
You were a wall and a covering during your life, blessed mother, to all who came running to you in need and sorrow, but even after death you did not cease to intercede before God for the people who come to you with faith. Hear, O good mother, now us, many sinners, overcome by sorrows, illnesses and many sorrows, and strive to help us with your holy prayers, propitiating the gracious Lord for all who cry to you: Rejoice, warm prayer book for us to God; Rejoice, zealous for us sinners, intercessor to God. Rejoice, you who gratefully admonish us to endure illness and sorrow; Rejoice, you who put good thoughts in our hearts in our perplexity. Rejoice, through your prayer you help us to be saved; Rejoice, you who are far away in body from you, but who do not abandon those who earnestly call upon you from the heart. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 11
Hear the unearthly, angelic singing now, O honorable mother Matrono, who, while still living on earth, was vouchsafed, invisibly to those around her, to converse with the heavenly angels. Teach us, unworthy ones, how to glorify God, who is revered in the Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, to whom the heavenly hosts continually sing with a loud voice: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
Your life shines with a luminous light, blessed old lady Matrono, illuminating the darkness of this busy world, and attracts our souls to itself, so that they too may be illuminated by even a small ray of God’s grace, and be able to walk the sorrowful and cramped path of life in a God-pleasing manner, and reach the gates of the Kingdom of God, where You, mother, now, we believe, you have moved in. Hear the voice of those calling you: Rejoice, lamp of God, enlighten us even after death; Rejoice, honorable bead, illuminating us with the brilliance of your shrine. Rejoice, strengthening us in Orthodoxy with the light of your good deeds; Rejoice, fragrant flower, scent our souls with the Holy Spirit. Rejoice, for all your life is holy and righteous; Rejoice, for your death is honorable before God. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 12
You have received the grace of God abundantly from the shrouds, O blessed mother, and this will remain with you all your days: you healed ailments, you cast out demons, you, invisible and far away, foretell and instruct the salvation of all. We undoubtedly believe that after death this grace most of all remains with you, for this reason we pray prostrately: do not deprive us, who are still wandering on earth, of your help and intercession, asking the Lord to have mercy and save all who diligently offer up solemn singing to Him in our holy churches: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Singing your miracles, Mother Matrono, we praise God, who has given you such grace, and with the prophet David we cry out in psalm, for praise is due to the righteous: Rejoice, for the Lord loves the righteous; Rejoice, for the Lord makes the blind wise. Rejoice, for the Lord protects all who love Him; Rejoice, for the Lord takes pleasure in His people. Rejoice, for the Lord will do the will of those who fear Him and will hear their prayer and save them; Rejoice, for the saints will be praised in glory and will rejoice on their beds. Rejoice, blessed Elder Matrono, wonderful wonderworker.
Kontakion 13
O blessed mother, hear now the singing of praise and prayer sung to you, who promised even after death to hear those crying to you, and ask our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ for forgiveness of our sins, the Christian end of our life and a good answer at His Last Judgment, and we too With all those who have been pardoned by God, let us be honored in the villages of paradise to glorify the Holy Trinity with red singing: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
The Lord gave you a new intercessor, prayer book and intercessor to God in a difficult time for the people of Russia, for many have fallen away from the Holy Church, but you, mother, have taught those of little faith and who have gone astray in word and deed, revealing the wondrous miracles of God. In the same way we sing to you:
Rejoice, our Russian country, everlastingly sad; Rejoice, intercessor for our salvation.
Rejoice, O God, righteous Judge, propitiator; Rejoice, patroness of the sick and offended.
Rejoice, helper of the weak and hopeless; Rejoice, constant warrior against the spirits of evil.
Rejoice, for the princes of demons tremble; Rejoice, as angels and men rejoice over you.
Rejoice, righteous mother Matrono, warm prayer book for us to God.
Rules for reading the akathist
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Every prayer must come from the heart; you cannot think about something extraneous. When reading a sacred text, you should take your time and think about every word written. It is necessary to read the akathist to Matrona of Moscow exactly 40 days without pauses or omissions. If it is convenient, you can sit down, but a sincere request and appeal to the Lord God should be made while standing.
When reading a prayer, many miracles happen, which, at times, ordinary sinful people do not notice. Therefore, when you begin to recite the akathist to the Holy Matrona of Moscow, it is very important to pay attention to everything that is happening around you. If one of your loved ones gets sick, a speedy recovery will definitely follow; if things don’t go as they should, everything will return to normal; if a believer is faced with a serious choice, admonition will come and the better will be chosen from two evils. Matrona does all this, turning to God and praying for those who ask her for help.
Greatness
We magnify you, holy righteous blessed Matrono, and honor your holy memory, for you pray for us to Christ our God.
The text was approved by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on April 20, 2000 (journal w/n)
Akathist is the most radiant song of Orthodox hymnography. Like the rays of the sun it is permeated with exclamations of “Rejoice.” And they sing them at moments when you want to thank the Lord, His Mother or our holy intercessors. They are also read when it is impossible to cope with a misfortune or problem without the help of patron saints.
Cases from life to whom Matrona has already helped
- “ I couldn’t get a job for a long time, I sat at home for six months, nothing good came across . I prayed every day and lit candles in the temple. I addressed my problem to a clergyman, and he told me to reprimand the akathist to the Holy Matron of Moscow. As soon as I began to say a prayer daily, everything fell into place right before my eyes. I found a good job. And also, I met my soulmate.”
- “ My husband became very ill and could not walk . They scheduled an emergency operation, after which they did not promise what would happen next. I was very worried. She turned to the Saint Matronushka and asked for a speedy recovery for her husband. Until now, doctors cannot understand what happened, then the operation is no longer needed. Healed! I’m sure it was Matrona who prayed before the Lord God!”
- “ My son fought in Chechnya . The place is dangerous, rarely does anyone return from there. Faith in God saved me, as well as Matrona of Moscow, who brought my little son back home safe and sound.”
Pray to the Saints as often as possible, believe in the Lord God, and do not renounce reading the prayer. Matrona of Moscow is a constant support that is nearby, a real consolation and joy in every home. Let the believers who address Matronushka with the akathist be fine!
- Prayer to Matrona of Moscow for love
- Prayer to Matrona of Moscow for the health of the child and loved ones - here
- Prayer to Matrona of Moscow for help in business, work, money -
A worthy replacement for St. John of Kronstadt
An amazing saint of the last century was born in 1881 in the village of Sebino, Tula province. Her mother had a revelation that her daughter would be a difficult person. The girl was born without eyes, but from childhood she showed wonderful prophetic abilities. She predicted the future, prayed a lot, and healed people.
The Lord deprived her of physical vision, but gave her internal, spiritual vision. People learned about the wonderful girl and traveled to her from afar. After her brothers became communists, Matrona had to leave her native village. She moved to the capital and lived there until the end of her life. For this she was nicknamed “Moscow”.
The saint is considered the patroness of Moscow. Crowds of people came to her, and Matrona helped everyone, although she herself was very sick. She died in 1952.
Saint's Memorial Days:
- March 7 in non-leap years;
- March 8 in leap years;
- May 2 (discovery of relics).
