Prayer for everyday affairs

Who is Matrona of the Moscow and why should i order an akathist?

Blessed Matrona of Moscow was a holy eldress of the 20th century. Her earthly life and spiritual devotion to the glory of God took place during a difficult time of suffering for the entire nation, including the years of persecution against the Orthodox faith, the Civil War, and later the Great Patriotic War. For ordinary people who traveled from all over Russia to see her, a conversation with the blessed one was a great comfort. People often received miraculous help from her in their daily struggles, and through her prayers, salvation frequently came in difficult life situations, warding off misfortune. Even today, her love for people remains unchanged. Crowds of people visit her relics, which are kept in the Pokrovsky Monastery in Moscow, and each one receives her help.

How do I pray for help in everyday affairs?

The Akathist to Blessed Matrona of Moscow is prayed for help in everyday matters. Believers feel her assistance so closely that they refer to her in prayers as "Matronushka" with deep reverence and affection. People on the verge of despair come to the saint, asking for salvation, resolution of life’s difficulties, or relief in their daily struggles. And they leave with renewed hope, knowing that through her prayers, the power of God begins to work, turning any situation into a blessing.

We pray fervently for help in everyday affairs on Thursdays in 3:00, 9:00, 15:00 or 21:00 Moscow time.

Blessed mother Matrona, thy soul in heaven standeth before the throne of God, thy body resteth upon earth, and thou bestowest divers miracles through grace given thee from on High. Look down with thy merciful eye upon us sinners who pass our days in sorrows, sicknesses and sinful temptations. Console us who are in despair. Heal our grievous ailments which God allowed because of our sins. Deliver us from many misfortunes and attacks of evil spirits. Beseech our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us all our trespasses, transgressions and falls, and our sins committed from our youth up to the present day and hour. And by thy prayers obtain for us grace and great mercy, that we may glorify the Trinity, one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer in difficult situation

We pray fervently for the resolution of the difficult situations on Fridays in 3:00, 9:00, 15:00 or 21:00 Moscow time.

O all-blessed and holy hierarch Spyridon, thou great favourite of Christ and most glorious wonderworker! Standing in heaven with the choirs of angels before the throne of God, look down with merciful gaze upon the people who stand here before thee and beseech thy mighty aid. Entreat the compassion of God Who loveth mankind, that He judge us not according to our iniquities, but that He deal with us according to His mercy. Ask for us of Christ our God a peaceful and undisturbed life, health of soul and body, bounty from the earth and abundance and prosperity in all things; and that we turn not the good things given us by our compassionate God to evil, but rather to His glory and the glorification of thine aid. Deliver all who approach God with unwavering faith from all retribution and from the assaults of the demons. Be thou a comforter for the grieving, a physician for the afflicted, a helper amid temptations, a shelter for the naked, an aid to the widowed, a defender of the orphaned, a nourisher of infants, a strengthener of the aged, a guide to travellers; and beg thou for all who are in need of thy mighty help all things which conduce to salvation, that, guided and protected by thy prayers, we may attain unto everlasting rest and with thee may glorify God Who is worshiped in the Holy Trinity: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen

The undying Psalter

Round-the-Clock Prayerful Protection with the Words of the Ancient Prayer Book of the Old Testament – Psalm 90 from the Psalter.

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’ Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you say, ‘The Lord is my refuge,’ and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. ‘Because he loves me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.’