Our Russian land is rich in great people. The Lord loves Russia and protects it by sending holy people to every difficult age. So that the great people would not be wasted, people always remembered the goodness of the Lord, prayed, repented, and believed in the almighty love of God. So in the XX century there was a man of God in the image of a sick woman with a huge and pure soul.
Matrona Moscow
The saint for all her hard life was famous for the miracles of healing and prediction. Including the Matron of Moscow saved from the destruction of the families , the prayer for marriage from her lips was sent to the ears of the Lord, and immediately a positive result was visible. Brought to prayer to her and children, and the mentally ill, she helped at a distance. He loved the people of Matron and helped her in every way, since the saint was not only blind, but also paralyzed.
Divine destiny
Even before birth, her fate was predetermined by the Lord himself. And Matron was born in a very poor peasant family, where before her there were three children. Parents worked hard to somehow feed the kids. When the mother found out about her pregnancy, she was saddened, because they could no longer feed the fourth child. It was decided to give the baby to the shelter immediately after childbirth.
But God himself protected the child from a sad fate, and the prophetic dream of the mother of Matrona had a dream . A white bird with the girl’s head and eyes closed sat on her hand. The woman realized that her child came to her in a dream. Of course, the girl remained in the family and was a universal favorite, but she was born completely without eyes, just like in a dream. From a young age, the girl showed her abilities, helping other people. She did not refuse anyone, and to this day, many need the Matron of Moscow. Prayer for the marriage with which she is being addressed now, was especially in demand in the difficult post-revolutionary and war years. Many girls and women have addressed and are addressing her.
Predictions of the saint
The family lived in the old house of the Tula province, not far from the Kulikov field. As you know, this place is shrouded in some mystery, and for all centuries the fate of all of Russia has been decided on this field. Matron predicted both the beginning of the revolution and the Great Patriotic War, in every possible way helped everyone asking for help, could invisibly be present on the battlefield, knew about the fate of the soldiers. Could accurately answer the question, is the soldier alive or dead. She prayed for all those who asked Matron of Moscow, a prayer for marriage always sounded in her house for disadvantaged and single women.
The saint spent most of her life in Moscow, which is why she received the nickname Matrona of Moscow. Her whole life fell on hard times, she was persecuted everywhere and tried to arrest her every time, but thanks to her gift of foresight, she could disappear before the persecutors appeared. She was not saved herself, but with her family, which sheltered the saint.
The power of prayers
Matron showed many miracles, many healings were on her account, consolations, a return to faith, a revival of hopes. Mother prayed a lot of prayers in her lifetime, and Matron of Moscow left a lot of legacy - the prayer for marriage began to be passed from mouth to mouth. She helped many women arrange their lives or save their families.
And now, after the death of Matrona, all believers go to the grave to the saint with requests and prayers, as a gift they bring a bouquet of beautiful flowers that the saint loved to receive. During her lifetime, she promised to help all those who pray for help. A prayer to mother Matrona of Moscow began to sound in every believing family, since any person who asks receives an answer, healing, and help in his need.
In 2000, mother’s cannonized ashes, and she herself was introduced into the face of saints. Now the church recognized the divine holiness of Matrona, and her prayers began to be heard in churches and temples. But many years before the canonization, people said prayers to the saint and believed in her emergency help. Now for everyone who wants to turn to the saint, there is a special prayer to the Matron of Moscow, the text of which can be found in any prayer book. Even the tomb of Matrona herself became a saint, and the flow of believers to her never stops.