Canons to the Holy Blessed Prince Roman Olegovich Ryazansky
Song 1.
Irmos:
As Israel walked on dry land in footsteps through the abyss, seeing the persecutor Pharaoh being drowned, we sang a song of victory to God, crying out.
As if on dry ground, you have flown, O most glorious prince, the sea of this life, troubled by the storm of troubles and sorrows, is nourished by the grace of the Most Holy Spirit, and we have reached the quiet haven of eternal life si.
I am already in your infancy, when you began to know the things that exist around you, your mind showed common sense, and your heart had good feelings for the consolation of parents and children. your days.
Instructed by your pious mother in the knowledge of the teachings of faith and Christian piety, you diligently listened to this, in your mind and heart you wrote this and in your life You tried to fulfill it.
Theotokos:
Called from all eternity and generations the Creator of all things into the Mother according to the flesh of God the Word, pray to Him, the All-Good One, to enlighten us, darkened by many sins, and guide us to eternal life and salvation ́nyu.
In. voice 8th.
Irmos:
Having passed through the water like dry land, and having escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cried out: Let us sing to the Savior and our God.
Handsome in body, and even more beautiful in spirit, blessed prince, you were, adorned with good character and pious life; Moreover, as we celebrate your memory with love, we praise you.
You constantly practiced reading the word of God, the writings of the Holy Fathers and other soul-helping books; arouse in us, prince, love for the Divine Scripture and spiritual chants.
You shied away from your youth from vain pleasures and worldly joy; admonish us, O most glorious one, to avoid sinful pleasures and pleasures.
Theotokos:
Most Holy Virgin, God’s chosen vessel of purity and innocence, You have appeared as the most adorned chamber of the Creator of the Lord, and therefore all the generations of humanity please You.
Song 3.
Irmos:
There is no one holy like You, O Lord my God, Who has lifted up the horn of Your faithful, O Good One, and established us on the rock of Your confession.
There is no God, unless the Creator of heaven and earth, in His Most Holy Name you were baptized, Him you knew, blessedly, when you came to the age of adolescence, in Worth and rightly you believed and in Him Thou art piously worshiped.
From your youth you were dedicated to God, by His grace we enlightened and strengthened you, and by His mercy you were saved from vain death.
Enriching your mind with the knowledge of the truth and filling your heart with good feelings and desires, you constantly strived to fulfill the commandments and justifications of the Lord.
Theotokos:
Having been raised in the temple of the Lord, the Most Holy Virgin Mary, arouse in us sinners a love for diligently visiting the temples of God, for psalms and spiritual songs.
In.
Irmos:
The Supreme Creator of the heavenly circle, Lord, and the Creator of the Church, You confirm me in Your love, the desires of the land, the true affirmation, the One Lover of Mankind.
Having been enlightened by the punishment and teaching of the Lord from your most honorable mother, you have come to know well the teachings of the Orthodox faith; Pray, prince, to the Lord, that he may give true enlightenment to our children and relatives.
From childhood you visited the temple of God and diligently listened to the reading and singing of holy songs; awaken, holy prince, this love and zeal in us, who are cold to the temple of God and to listening to psalms and spiritual songs.
You zealously revered the Orthodox Church and always fulfilled its holy statutes and rules, and you honored the spiritual and monastic rite; Enlighten us, prince, not to get carried away by the evil customs and rules of this world, but to observe the statutes of the Holy Church and honor her shepherds.
Theotokos:
Most Holy Virgin, who gave birth to the Teacher of the lost and the Enlightener of our souls, eradicate in us the soul-destroying false teachings sown by the enemies of the word of God and the Orthodox faith, and to enlighten those who err. Xia.
Sedalen, voice 4:
Having completed the true course, you defeated the tormentors throughout the fortress, and you received the crown from the hand of the Almighty, Roman, the most honorable prince, and you became a partaker of the angels.
The Word of the Father, Christ our God, from You incarnate, by knowledge, the Virgin Mother of God, One Pure, One Blessed. Thus we continually magnify You, praising.
Song 4.
Irmos:
Christ is my strength, God and Lord, the honest Church sings divinely, crying out, with pure meaning, celebrating in the Lord.
Christ is my strength, strength and affirmation, - you cried, O God-loving prince, and for this sake you always directed your mind and heart to Him, and in sorrows and troubles you always resorted You are to Him.
Having loved the Lord Jesus with all your soul and with all your strength, you inflamed yourself with the desire to always do what was pleasing to Him and not to anger Him with discordant deeds and words.
Walking in all the commandments of God blamelessly, unswervingly and diligently you observed the rules of the holy apostles and fathers of the Church and showed in yourself an worthy way of living a pious life.
Theotokos:
Thou didst surprise, Bride of God, with the purity of Thy soul and the holiness of Thy life of the rank of angels, and Thou didst become a favorable receptacle for the Inconceivable; Moreover, all the generations of humanity and all the powers of Heaven incessantly glorify Thee.
In.
Irmos:
I have heard, Lord, the sight of Your sacrament, I have understood Your works and glorified Your Divinity.
Seeing the devastated country of Ryazan, burdened and oppressed by the beastly Mongols, you believed, O prince, that this terrible time was greater than the people for their wickedness.
As the inhabitants of the principality of Ryazan throughout your life suffered from the fierce barbarians many and serious insults and sorrows, and you, gracious prince, bore great sorrows this is in your heart, so that your firm trust in the Lord strengthens you.
You were the great protector and father of the orphans and those suffering after the Mongol invasion of the Ryazan country. Now standing before God, pray to Him to deliver us from the invasion of foreigners.
Theotokos:
All-Blessed King of Heaven, Most Merciful Mother, who always cares for the poor and suffering people, do not, by Your mercy, leave us, Your unworthy servants, in various troubles, with korbekh and napastekh and save us.
Song 5.
Irmos:
With Thy God's light, O Blessed One, illumine the souls of thee who are in the morning with love, I pray, lead Thee, the Word of God, the true God, from the darkness of sin, crying out.
You were illuminated by the divine light, O pious prince, you drove away the darkness of sin from yourself and in your youth you saw the vanity of the blessings of this world, and always to the Heavenly Kingdom You looked at me with yours and you aspired with your heart.
Constantly directing your spirit towards the Lord and burning with love for Him, you loved with all your soul and your neighbors as for yourself, as the commandments of the Lord.
Having unfeigned and strong love for your neighbors, you, O gracious prince, always showed compassion and help, comforting the sad and encouraging the afflicted.
Theotokos:
Having great love for the Lord and great mercy for the human race, Most Holy Lady, pray to Him, the All-Good One, to have mercy and save us according to His great mercy.
In.
Irmos:
Enlighten us with Your commandments, O Lord, and with Your lofty arm grant us Your peace, O Lover of Mankind.
Illuminated by the grace of the Most Holy Spirit, enlightened by the intelligent heart, blessed one, you have always had it and you have clearly seen the vanity of earthly blessings; Pray, prince, to the Lord, may he not deprive us, many sinners, of the Holy Spirit, enlightening our souls.
Always overwhelmed by everyday sorrows, you, prince, maintained peace in your heart with strong trust in the Lord and complete devotion to His holy will; Pray to Him, O saint, that He may strengthen us, the weak, in firm hope in Him and establish gracious peace in our souls, troubled by doubt, cowardice and lack of faith.
Theotokos:
Most Pure Lady, who reconciled God with men through Your Divine Son, arouse in us the spirit of true repentance and correction of life and help us to be reconciled with Him.
Song 6.
Irmos:
The sea of life, raised in vain by the adversity of the storm, has flowed to Your quiet refuge, crying out to You: lift up my life from aphids, O Most Merciful One.
The sea of life of the country of Ryazan was greenly agitated by the storm of attacks on the naked evil adversary with fire and sword, but you, God-loving prince, were saved from the malice of enemies by the Right Hand of the Most High Go, you have betrayed His holy will to yourself.
Bloodthirsty Mongols, who came to the Russian land, shed streams of Christian blood, devastated the cities and villages of Ryazan, but you fervently prayed to the Lord to strengthen the suffering and my people.
Having a loving heart, you, gracious prince, showed the orphans and widows and other needy people, as much as you could, the help they needed.
Theotokos:
Most merciful Lady, Defender and Consolation of the unjustly persecuted, protect and comfort Your servants, embittered by wicked people, with Your warm prayers to God.
In.
Irmos:
I will pour out a prayer to the Lord and to Him I will proclaim my sorrows, for my soul is filled with evil and my life is drawing near to hell, and I pray like Jonah: from aphids, O God, lift me up.
You sent a warm prayer, O good-hearted prince, to the Lord, when you saw the great suffering of the inhabitants of the country of Ryazan, ruined by the selfish and bloodthirsty barbarians.
You showed marvelous courage and fortitude of spirit, venerable prince, when the dignitary of the Mongolian king convinced you to deviate from the holy Orthodox faith and accept the cold faith The story of the false prophet Mohammed.
You poured out a fiery prayer before God when the evil Mongol king commanded you to appear to him soon: may the Lord strengthen you in the misadventures that are about to happen, your spouse and children at once beaming with you.
Theotokos:
You endured many and fierce sorrows, O Most Immaculate One, for the sake of Your Beloved Son, even more so when You saw Him on the Cross; quench, O Lady, the sorrows of God’s servants, innocently persecuted and embittered.
Kontakion, voice 2:
Slandered before the khan in blasphemy of his evil faith, you boldly appeared before the wicked judge; Having feared the Last Judgment of Christ, you spat on the Khan’s command and fear, Saint Roman. With a body like a rod, cut, in suffering you became like Jacob the Persian and you appeared as a great martyr, a pillar and strengthening of the Church of Ryazan, the protector and governor of the Russian nice.
Ikos:
From your youth, having loved the Lord with all your soul, you diligently fulfilled His holy commandments, and you also had great love for your neighbors, doing good to the needy, compassionately suffering. shim. When we were seduced and pressed by you to apostatize from the faith of Christ and accept the evil faith of the cold false prophet Mohammed, you showed unshakable firmness and wondrous courage in your life. Our great torment for Christ and you appeared as a great martyr, a pillar and strengthening of the Church of the Ryazans, an intercessor and a glorious Russian governor.
Song 7.
Irmos:
The germinating furnace made the angel like a venerable youth, and the Chaldeans, the scorching command of God admonished the tormentors to cry out: Blessed are you, God our father.
Just as the pious three Jewish youths forced the wicked king of Babylon from the wicked king of Babylon to worship a soulless idol, so you, honorable prince, the dignitary of the king of Mongol bowed down to the acceptance of the old Mohammedan faith.
Just as these three youths did not obey the godless command of the king, so you, prince, rejected the advice of the evil Mongolian dignitary, the verb: I am a Christian, and my faith is Orthodox. There is an obvious truth.
Seeing you, the valiant-wise prince, adamant to your advice, the dignitary, arrogant with his power, began to seethe with anger and malice at you and sent a false and slanderous scripture to his king, for you are green You revile him and blaspheme him.
Theotokos:
I didn’t scorch, the disdain, the deed, all in the grade of the fire of the deity, but the fiery fiery vavilonian fiery came up and exuded with the truncated lesions of the grief of God's gratitude.
In.
Irmos:
Having come from Judea, the children in Babylon sometimes asked the flames of the furnace by the Trinity faith, singing: Father God, blessed are you.
Having all-soulful reverence for the true Orthodox faith, you boldly confessed it before the evil king and in no way wanted to renounce it; Pray, prince, to the Lord, that he may give us zeal to preach this Divine faith.
As a Jewish youth, the mad command of the Babylonian king to worship the soulless idol of those who disobeyed you became like you, the most praiseworthy prince, when you disobeyed the command of the Mongol king Why accept his cold faith, but renounce the Orthodox faith.
You showed unshakable courage, prince, when the inhuman king, like a wild beast, was embittered by your firmness in the Orthodox faith and the contempt of his evil faith, condemn you to death and betrayed you by the cruelest tormentor.
Theotokos:
You, Prince, had great love and respect for the Most Holy Theotokos and you placed strong trust in Nyu according to God in your temporary life, but now, standing before the Throne of God, you glorify Yu with the ranks of angels and pray for the salvation of the Russian land.
Song 8.
Irmos:
From the flame like the venerable one you poured out dew and you burned the righteous sacrifice with water: do everything, O Christ, only as you will. We exalt you to all ages.
When the evil king Temir received the slanderous writing of his dignitary, he boiled with anger and when, at his command, you appeared to him, naming you the offender to his honor and god blasphemer.
You are not guilty of slander, when you proclaimed the truth to the king, but you appeared as a false witness, as if they had heard your slander, and even if you testified to God the Omniscient of your innocence, The wicked king does not want to believe your words.
You are blinded by your evil faith, Tsar Temir commanded you, prince, to renounce the only true faith of the Orthodox, but to accept the student faith of the false prophet Mohammed, but you, more glorious, do not Let us shake you and reject the stale faith of the false prophet.
Theotokos:
Most Holy Lady Theotokos, firm and quick Helper of those struggling with the passions and attacks of the enemy, strengthen with Your grace-filled help us, the weak, in the fight against fierce and evil enemies our souls.
In.
Irmos:
The Kings of Heaven, Whom all the angels sing, praise and extol to all ages.
Having received courage and strength from the Lord and placing all your trust in Him, you were firm and adamant against the repressions of the evil king; Ask, prince, from the Lord for strength in the temptation of the servant of God persecuted for the sake of righteousness.
You showed extraordinary patience and courage, most wonderful prince, in your strangely terrible suffering for the Orthodox faith. Pray, holy Lord, to strengthen us in the confession of the Divine faith and true piety.
The peremons of your crown, the prince of the passionate, in the fiercely to the worst of your bodies poured out, bexed and driving the Earth, and the vegetable in the country in the country of ominous beliefs Orthodox.
Theotokos:
You, O Most Pure One, surprised the ranks of angels with the purity and purity of your soul and wonderful humility, and for this reason you were deemed worthy to be Mother in the flesh of the Son of God. Help us, Lady, to cleanse ourselves from sinful filth, to acquire spiritual purity and plant God-loving humility in our hearts, possessed by pride and vanity.
Song 9.
Irmos:
It is impossible for a man to see God; the angels do not dare to look at Worthiness; By You, All-Pure One, the Word incarnate as a man, Who magnifies Him, with the Heavenly Ones we please You.
Seeing you, the most glorious prince, adamant in fulfilling the faith of Christ, the evil king became very angry and threatened to deprive you of the princely throne, imprison you, condemn you to exile and given over to torment and death.
Hearing such frantic words from the king, the prince, you boldly told him that you were in no way afraid of these threats. Then the evil king became furious, like an enraged beast, and commanded that you be betrayed to cruel torment and death.
When, in prison, you were brought to the place of execution, you denounced the wickedness of the Mongol, then the sludge of the kingdom, not tolerating reproof, cut out your tongue, and also gored about thy scratching and weaning are one, according to one mouth and ear, the fingers of thy hands, and the same hand and nose , follow, take the skin off your head, cut it off and stick it into a copy for the disgrace of people.
Theotokos:
Darkened by the darkness of worldly vanity and God-harmful customs of the world and carnal pleasures, we wander, cursed, in the darkness of wickedness and delusion, but enlighten, Mother of God, the eyes of our mind and the present Lead us to the path of salvation.
In.
Irmos:
Truly the Mother of God, we confess Thee, saved by You, Pure Virgin, with the Bodiless faces magnifying Thee.
Oh, how wonderful and strong is your faith in the Triune God the Creator, the most wonderful prince, as in a weak body you endured only fierce suffering, but remembering them, your faithful ones are horrified and Thanks to the Lord who strengthened you, they glorify you.
You had the utmost love for the Lord, even for the sake of it you did not spare your belly and betrayed your body with strangely terrible torment. Pray, O merciful prince, to the Lord, that He may warm our cold hearts with His grace and give us strong love for Him.
Offer earnest prayers, long-suffering prince, to the Heavenly King to preserve the city, the country of Ryazan and the entire Russian people from fierce enemies, external and internal, and for us all to get rid of these evils and circumstances.
Theotokos:
Most Holy Virgin, strength and praise of the martyrs, protection and consolation of the innocent persecuted and embittered, intercede and save, Most Merciful, in the fierce embitterment of Your servants, diligently resort to You those who trust in You.
Luminous:
Having been enlightened, prince, by the grace of the Most Holy Spirit, you have become His favorable abode and you have always walked in the light of the Divine commandments; Moreover, now in the light of the saints stand before the face of God and continually praise Him.
Theotokos:
The Most Holy Virgin, who gave birth to the Eternal Light, which enlightens every person coming into the world, pray to Him, Most Blessed, that it may enlighten our souls, darkened by our cold passions and lusts.
Roman Uglichsky, noble prince
The holy noble prince Roman, the Uglich miracle worker, was born on October 1, 1235. He was the youngest son of the Uglich prince Vladimir and princess Photinia and nephews of the holy prince Vasilko of Rostov (+ 1238; commemorated March 4/17).
Saint Roman was only two years old when Batu and his hordes moved to Rus'. Having learned about the approach of the Tatars to Uglich, the father of Saint Roman took him and his elder brother Andrei to Novgorod. For three whole years they wandered in the Novgorod region, and when the Tatars had completely left Russia, they returned to Uglich. After the death of Prince Vladimir in 1249, the Uglich principality was ruled by his eldest son Andrei.
In 1261, after the death of his elder brother, Saint Roman, aged 26, assumed control of the principality. With fatherly love, he cared for his subjects and tried not so much to increase the princely treasury as to the well-being of the principality entrusted to him by God: he built and maintained hospitals, hospice houses and almshouses. He rebuilt the princely palace and built a number of public buildings. During the 24 years of his reign, he built and decorated more than 15 temples with rich contributions.
In 1280, the wife of the Holy Blessed Prince Roman, Princess Alexandra, died. From that time on, he devoted himself entirely to the feats of fasting, prayer, charity and piety. Every day Saint Roman attended divine services and devoted a lot of time to reading spiritual books.
During the reign of Holy Prince Roman, the Uglich principality grew and strengthened. Under him, according to one of the local chronicles, “the Uglich principality, according to the number of seven cities, was called Semigrad.” These cities were the following: Kashin, Bezhetsky Verkh, Zhelezny Ustyug, Dmitrov, Zvenigorod, Romanov and Uglich, as the capital. In addition, the settlements were subject to him: “Borisoglebskaya, from which Romanov received its beginning; Rybnaya Sloboda, or Rybinskaya, Molochnaya... These large-garden settlements, as well as many other villages, possessed Uglich in their possession.” Based on local chronicles, Prince Roman Vladimirovich is considered the founder of the city of Romanov (now the city of Tutaev, Yaroslavl region).
According to the chronicler, Prince Roman, having foreseen his death, called the boyars and clergy to the palace and bequeathed to them to live in peace, love and harmony.
After the death of Prince Roman, Uglich passed to his cousins, the princes of Rostov, since the holy Prince Roman died childless. If you believe the “History of the City of Uglich” written by F. Kissel, then Prince Roman died on February 3, 1285. His body was buried in the Church of the Transfiguration in Uglich.
In 1486, during the founding of a new cathedral church, the incorruptible relics of the blessed Prince Roman were found.
By order of Patriarch Job, the relics were again examined by Kazan Metropolitan Hermogenes in 1595 or 1605. N.P. Barsukov in his “Hagiography” takes the first of these years, V.O. Klyuchevsky in “Ancient Russian Lives of Saints” - the second year, based on the evidence of the surviving description of Roman’s miracles, which began on February 3, 1605, and at the same time Kazansky Metropolitan Hermogenes testified to the relics, and Semyon Alferyev and monk Sergius wrote a “story” about him, stichera and canons.
In 1609, the Poles burned the cathedral church in Uglich and the holy relics of the prince; Life with its first miracles also perished. At the beginning of the 20th century, the remains of the relics were in the chapel of the Cathedral, built in the name of Prince Roman, and continued to be considered healing; The service to the prince and the description of miracles from March 2 to March 12, 1605 have been preserved.
The memory is celebrated on February 3 (16), on the day of repose, and on May 23, together with the Cathedral of Rostov-Yaroslavl Saints.
