Prayer to Thomaida of Egypt, your lamb Jesus

Prayers to the martyr Thomaida of Egypt

Troparion, tone 4

Thy Lamb, Jesus, Thomaida, calls with a great voice: I love Thee, my Bridegroom, and seeking Thee I suffer and am crucified, and I am buried in Thy Baptism, and I suffer for Thy sake, for I reign in Thee, and I die for Thee, and live with by you; but as an immaculate sacrifice, accept me, offering myself to You with love. Through prayers, as the Merciful, save our souls.

Kontakion, voice 2

Your all-honorable temple, as if you have found spiritual healing, all the faithful cry out loudly to you: virgin martyr, the great Thomaid, pray to Christ God unceasingly for all of us.

Holy prayer

Oh, all praise to the martyr Thomaido! For the purity of marriage, even having labored to the point of blood, and having laid down your soul for the sake of chastity, you have found yourself worthy before the Lord, even more honorable than you in the person of the holy virgins. Hear us praying to you, and just as Borimia of old had you as a healer from the flesh, according to the grace given to you from God, grant to those who now resort to your intercession joy and freedom from carnal warfare, and a chaste life and abiding in marriage and virginity with your God-pleasing prayers. Make every effort to intercede, for our bodies will be a temple of the Holy Spirit living in us. Oh, most chosen among wives and faithful servant of Christ! Help us, so that we do not perish with our passions and lusts, but let us be guided by our minds and strengthened in our hearts in all piety and purity, glorifying your help and intercession, the grace and mercy of the Triune God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. . Amen.

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General Canon of the Holy Martyr

(From the collection of canons to the holy wives of M., “Danilovsky Blagovestnik”)

The beginning of the canons (see The rite of reading the canons)

After "God is Lord":

If there is one, the troparion to the martyr, and the Theotokos according to the voice of the troparion; if there is no troparion, then we read:

General Troparion to the Martyr, tone 4

Thy Lamb, Jesus, the Name, calls with a great voice: I love Thee, my Bridegroom, and seeking Thee I suffer, and I am crucified, and I am buried in Thy baptism, and I suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign in Thee, and I die for Thee, that I may live with you. But as an immaculate sacrifice, accept me with love, sacrificed to You. With your prayers, as if you are merciful, save our souls. (Twice.) Glory, and now, to the Mother of God: Even the mystery hidden from the ages and unknown to the Angel, by You, the Mother of God, who appeared on earth as God, in unfused union we incarnate, and by the will of our will we receive the Cross, with which we resurrected the primordial, saving the soul from death our.

Then: Psalm 50

Canon, tone 8 Song 1

Irmos: Let us praise the Lord, who led His people through the Red Sea, for He alone was gloriously glorified. Chorus: Holy martyr, name, pray to God for us. (Bow.) Attracts the hymns of the worldly armies, and the earthly faces, the all-praised maiden, miracles. Having desired kindness, the Lord of all, the most valiant of your heart, grant you the heavenly palaces. Glory: You were not afraid of executions and illnesses and wounds of many kinds, O martyr: the grace of Spasov, hastening for you, strengthening you. And now: Most Pure Mother of God, who incarnately gave birth to the Ever-Sustaining and Divine Word more than nature, I sing to You.

Pray to God for us, holy martyr, named, as we diligently resort to you, an ambulance and prayer book for our souls. (Bow.)

Song 3

Irmos: You are the affirmation of those who flow to You, Lord, You are the light of the darkened, and my spirit sings of You. You appeared at the judgment bearing a courageous soul, and you, the all-valid one, defeated the enemy who was unmanly. The vice in your kindness is lower than the color of your soul; and Christ accepted your bride into imperishable palaces. Glory: O all-validated soul, heal the scabs of my soul, O martyr of Christ, and calm the storm of my life with your prayers. And now: Thee is the refuge of all the riches, and the Christians are our wall, and we praise Thee without silence, O Blessed One.

Pray to God for us, holy martyr, named, as we diligently resort to you, an ambulance and prayer book for our souls. (Bow.)

Lord have mercy. (Thrice.)

If there is a special kontakion for the martyr, we read it before the sedal.

Sedalen, voice 8

Thy streams of blood, martyr of Christ, act as a flood upon the wicked, O all-praised one; With clouds of grace, the verbal fields are always soldered, in them you increase the class of faith, so gloriously even after death you appeared as a cloud, exuding testimony to life, the all-praised passion-bearer, named, praying to Christ God, to grant remission of sins to those who honor your holy memory with love. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: As the Virgin and the only woman who gave birth to God without seed in the flesh, we all bless the birth of humanity: for the fire has entered into Thee of the Divinity, and as the Child gave birth to the Creator and the Lord. Thus, the angelic council and the human race, worthily glorify Thy most holy Nativity, and according to Thy cry: pray to Christ God, to grant forgiveness of sins to those who worthily sing Thy glory.

Song 4

Irmos: I heard, O Lord, Thy mystery, I understood Thy works, and glorified Thy Divinity. You yourself have created an undefiled mirror of divine understanding, like a most golden lamp of the sufferers in the midst, the martyr, you have shone. You did not offer sacrifice to the gloomy demon, you were an invincible martyr, named after you, who loved life-giving for the sake of piety and accepted death. Glory: As you carried an immaculate body painlessly with passion-bearers, you remained insensible with wounds, caring for divine love. And now: Grant us purification of ignorance, for we are sinless, and pacify Thy world, O God, with the prayers of the One who gave birth to Thee.

Pray to God for us, holy martyr, named, as we diligently resort to you, an ambulance and prayer book for our souls. (Bow.)

Song 5

Irmos: We cry out to You in the morning: Lord, save us, for You are our God, don’t You know anything else? Having seen the opposite of the day and the world, you did not want to love the warrior-loving demon. Thinking of weakening your divine, martyr, name, love, laughter appeared, the machinations of the all-evil. Glory: Grant me enlightenment and peace, O all-validated one, resolving with your prayers much rebellious confusion. And now: We sing to the Virgin at Christmas, Thee, Mother of God, for Thou didst give birth to the God of the Word in the flesh of the world.

Pray to God for us, holy martyr, named, as we diligently resort to you, an ambulance and prayer book for our souls. (Bow.)

Song 6

Irmos: Give me a robe of light; dress in light like a robe, O most merciful Christ our God. Bearing the wisdom of the soul, courageous in the female flesh of the soul, you did not care about the beasts in the waters. You defeated the tormentors of pride, you remained unharmed, you were an invincible martyr, and you received the crown of victory. Glory: As I am kind, and as I am red, as I am honest, and as the shining dawn of virginity, the Lord brings you the Bridegroom, O glorious one. And now: One who gave birth to the Word through the flesh, deliver, we pray, our souls from the snares of the enemy.

Pray to God for us, holy martyr, named, as we diligently resort to you, an ambulance and prayer book for our souls. (Bow.)

Lord have mercy. (Thrice.) Glory, even now.

Kontakion, tone 2

Your all-honorable temple, as if you have found all the faithfulness of your soul, we loudly cry out to You, the named and great martyr: Pray to Christ God unceasingly for all of us.

Ikos

The one who was disgraced by Christ's torment, having come together, we honor worthily, as if by those prayers, having been delivered from the soul-destroying evils of destruction, cowardice and death, let us lead a life of humility, having been honored with all the saints, who have pleased God from the ages, to walk in the light, and sing with them: Thou hast surprised, O Savior, Thy mercies to all men who praise thou with faith. We also call to her: pray unceasingly for all of us.

Song 7

Irmos: The youths who came from Judea, in Babylon, sometimes, by the faith of the Trinity, asked the fire of the fire, singing: God of the fathers, blessed art thou. The divine martyrs of good courage appeared more than the mind, the Creator of all creation punishes in suffering those who call: our fathers, O God, blessed art thou. The blasphemous maiden stops the mouths of the tormentors, and the pride of the transgressors with the Holy Spirit, divinely singing: God of our fathers, blessed art thou. Glory: The Trinity youth of the venerables who kindled the cave of old fell; Now God-wise, singing the Trinity, catch the servants, singing the fathers of God: God, blessed are you. And now: Thou didst desire our salvation, O Savior, to arrange, Thou didst dwell in the womb of the Virgin, Thou didst show the world a representative, O God of our fathers, blessed art thou.

Pray to God for us, holy martyr, named, as we diligently resort to you, an ambulance and prayer book for our souls. (Bow.)

Song 8

Irmos: Praise and extol the Heavenly King, Whom all the angels sing, praise and extol to all ages. Most blessed among women, possessing the rewarding grace of the Most High, praising Christ from the waist to all ages. Strengthened by the thought of the Bridegroom, by immaterial zeal, you gave your body to death, and you live forever. Glory: Secretly the Bridegroom came to the most pure bride in the cave, with the spiritual dew of the Father’s favor he saved food, I sing to Christ forever. And now: Do not despise those who demand help from You, O Virgin, who sing and exalt You forever.

Pray to God for us, holy martyr, named, as we diligently resort to you, an ambulance and prayer book for our souls. (Bow.)

Song 9

Irmos: You, the unartificed Mother of the Most High God, You who gave birth to the word of truly God more than the mind, who is higher than the most pure powers, we magnify with non-silent praise. Chorus: Holy martyr, name, pray to God for us. (Bow.) The flow of living blood is a sign of the incorruptible life given to you from above, O all-praised martyr, for you have appeared to those who draw an incessant treasure of healing. Having touched you with the death of nature through the law, O God-wise one, you unpassionately clothed yourself in life-giving death. Just as your animated body has been placed in honor, you live incorruptibly, and your bleeding bears witness. Glory: Like a ray of sunshine illuminating everything, and like the bride of Christ, like an ambitious dove, and like an olive, like a cedar, like a true chosen dove, we all praise you, named after God. And now: Bride without art, a vessel of incense, as true and immaculate, and as a divine cloud of light, who received the heavenly rain in her womb, the Virgin Mother, we magnify.

Pray to God for us, holy martyr, named, as we diligently resort to you, an ambulance and prayer book for our souls. (Bow.)

Then the end of the canon (see Rite of reading the canons)

General Troparion to the Martyr, tone 4

If there is a special kontakion for the martyr, and then:

Kontakion, tone 2

Glory: Your all-honorable Temple, as if you have found all the faithfulness of your soul, we loudly cry out to You, virgin martyr, named, great-named: pray to Christ God unceasingly for all of us. And now, the Mother of God: All more than meaning, all your glorious, Mother of God, sacraments, sealed in purity, and preserved in virginity, Mother knew that you are not false, having given birth to the true God, pray to him for the salvation of our souls.

Then:

“The most honorable Cherub:”, and so on (see the Rite of reading the canons)

Note: The general troparion is read if there is no separate troparion. If there is, then a separate troparion is read.

Maintaining fidelity to your spouse and protecting yourself from fornication or adultery in the modern world is a very difficult task, because even the appearance of modern people is often provocative and openly provokes fornication. But prayer always helps to cope with difficulties. Saint Thomaida of Egypt, who sacrificed herself for the sake of preserving marital chastity, will give strength in the fight against temptation. The prayer to her is given to pacify the vice of carnal voluptuousness, which possesses many people and exists even in legal marriage.

Life of Thomaida of Egypt

In the 5th century, the holy martyr Thomaida of Egypt was born in the city of Alexandria. She was raised in a Christian family and loved to read the Holy Scriptures. When she reached the age of 15, her parents gave her in marriage to a fisherman who was also a Christian.

A married couple lived in their parents' house, with the husband's parents. The saint was very loved in this family for her kindness, modesty and obedience. But her father-in-law was tempted by the devil, so he was captivated by the beauty of the innocent girl, and when his son went fishing, he began to force his daughter-in-law to sin.

After she refused him, citing the Last Judgment, her father-in-law began to threaten her with death. But that hour the elder heard the answer: “If you cut my body into two parts, I will still follow the commandments of God.” During this action, Thomaida of Egypt read a prayer to God for the salvation of her soul. But the enraged old man, without thinking about the consequences, swung his sword and cut the holy woman.

God's punishment instantly overtook him, he lost his sight and was unable to leave the house to escape. The friends of the fisherman's husband found him at the scene of the murder; they were shocked by what they saw and began to ask who had done it; the elder confessed to what he had done and asked to be taken to trial. The martyr's father-in-law was sentenced to death - cutting with a sword, just as he did with his daughter-in-law.

The saint of God was buried in the Octodekad monastery, at the behest of the Monk Daniel. When one of the monks complained to Daniel that he was overcome by carnal passions, he sent him to pray to the tomb of the Egyptian martyr. After the prayer, the monk fell asleep, and in a dream Thomaida herself came to him and blessed him. When he woke up, he felt liberation and spiritual joy.

In subsequent times, many people came to the tomb of the deceased, praising her chastity and devotion to God.

How do prayers to Saint Thomaida of Alexandria (Egypt) help?

Young monks who lived in the monastery where the saint was buried began to notice that Thomaia’s prayer was helping them in the fight against sinful visions.

Many years later, people still found peace of mind at the saint’s grave. The prayer to Thomas of Egypt against adultery helped many monks and laymen gain perseverance. Subsequently, the relics of the martyr were transferred to the Constantinople convent.

Today, prayer to the martyr Thomaida helps people in the following life situations:

in the fight against sinful fornication;
in maintaining fidelity between spouses;
in fear of violence against chastity.

Who needs to pray and when?

After the death of the holy martyr, at the tomb of the martyr many found grace-filled help in maintaining chastity, liberation from carnal passions, and spiritual balance. Therefore, if you or your loved ones have many lewd thoughts, and you notice this, you must immediately give up everything and fight the temptation with constant prayer to Saint Thomaida of Egypt. It will protect you from the attack of the devil who sends you these evil intentions. And it is necessary to fight until the attack stops.

The most important thing is that bad thoughts do not infect the mind and enter the soul, because when a sinful fire occurs in the soul, it will become much more difficult to fight them.

It is necessary for those people who:

They cannot control carnal desires and lust.
They want to acquire healing Divine grace, correcting everything earthly, directing us from earthly to heavenly.
Violation of innocence or marital chastity.
They are looking for a path to liberation from the tyranny of one passion or another.

How does the prayer to Thomaida of Egypt help:

find mental and physical balance;
get rid of bad thoughts;
find answers to questions that trouble your soul;
free yourself from carnal warfare;
make it easier to stay married.

Not every person who is overcome by carnal passions is given the ability to get rid of them on their own, but everyone is able to turn to it with reliable faith and hope through prayer:

Oh, all-praised martyr Thomaida! For the purity of marriage, you labored even to the point of blood and laid down your soul for the sake of chastity, worthy to stand before the Lord and now be honored by you in the person of the venerable virgins. Hear me praying to you, and just as in ancient times people struggling from the flesh had you, a healer, according to the grace given to you from God, so now to me, resorting to your intercession, grant relief and liberation from carnal warfare and a chaste life and to remain shamelessly in chastity, so that my body serves as a temple of the Holy Spirit living in us. O most chosen among wives and faithful servant of Christ! Help me not to perish in passions and lusts, but may I be strengthened in right thoughts and good feelings to live in all piety and purity, glorifying your help and intercession, the grace and mercy of the Triune God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

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Traditions and rituals

On April 26, it is customary to pray to Saint Thomaida, the patroness of the day, for deliverance from prodigal sin.

On this national holiday people go to collect lungwort. The eldest woman in the family should go. She definitely needs to wear an inverted sheepskin coat to protect herself from an attack by a wild animal. Lungwort has been famous for its properties since ancient times. In folk medicine, it is used to treat anemia, cancer, and asthma. Tea made from crushed leaves helps with hoarseness and sore throat, coughs and colds. To generally strengthen the body, it is added to food. But the most valuable thing in the plant is the juice.