The Way Matron
Born in 1881, the Matron lived 71 years, who dedicated to the kindness and service of the people. This desire was underpinned by a deep faith in God. From birth deprived of sight, she saw more than I could see other people. It helped the matron to better understand who turned to her, to send in their struggle with their own anxieties and temptations sent by fate.
The name of Martyr was given to her at baptism in honor of the venerable Matrona of Constantinople. In the day it was sent the first sign that a girl becomes a servant of the Lord – after the rapture on the font over her naked had the bright steam post.
Despite such a great destiny, life Matron was quite complex – poverty, mistrust on the part of large numbers of people, lack of understanding from peers in childhood. The mother pitied her daughter what enlightened said that she's not unhappy – she was given from the Lord much more than others, even healthy people.
In Moscow Matrona moved in 1925, where he remained until the end of his days, helping ordinary people in churches and temples. Here she was buried, and then removed from the ground and the relics of the canonized, making a Holy Matron. And in Moscow, you can visit the places where the relics of Matrona will help you to cope with life difficulties and self-doubt.
The place where you can pray over the icon of the Holy Matrona of Moscow
The main procession of pilgrims is located in the Pokrovsky monastery. Here are three main shrines, reminiscent of the miracles that made St. Matrona. This is the Saint's relics, the icon of the Mother of God for the cells, the writing of which was blessed Matrona of Moscow, and the icon of the latter directly.
To touch the Holy relics of Saint Matrona of Moscow and to pray over her with the icon you can also:
- in the temple Martyr St. George in the Valley;
- in the Church of St. Gregory neokesariysky in Darvizeh;
in the Church of the resurrection of Christ in the former semyonovskoye cemetery;
- in the temple of the Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian in Shubin;
in the Church of the Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God, in the village of baranovo in Kursk region;
- in the temple of Kazan mother of God in Balezino in Udmurtia.
Remember when Holy
To ask for help from the Holy Matrons, do not have to wait for some special day, however, the relationship with her will be better if you pray in the days of her memory. Orthodox Church set several specific dates in memory of the great Martyr:
- May 2 – the day of the death of Matron;
- 22 Nov – day Saint;
March 8 - the day when the Church of the relics of Matrona of Moscow;
- September 2 – the day of the Moscow Cathedral of Saints;
- October 5 – day of the Cathedral of the Saints of Tula.
