Pray for the message of the heirs is not only children without children. Often people come to the temple who would like to raise an heir, a son, but the Lord sent only daughters. Of course, in the modern world there are no big differences between the status of men and women in society. The possibilities are almost the same for both boys and girls.
However, many people, especially men, want to keep their sons in their arms. And since childbearing is part of God's providence, believers, of course, come to temples with prayers for the sending of the heir to them. Many saints help in the conception and birth of sons, but in Russia, a prayer is traditionally offered to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a son. Reviews of believers about the miraculous finding of an heir confirm the saint's compassionate attitude and his attention to human concerns. Many people say that their prayers were answered and a long-awaited boy appeared in the family. In addition, in the long days of waiting for a miracle, prayer gives strength.
How long have we honored a saint?
The saint was canonized by the Russian Orthodox clergy in the middle of the 16th century. This event occurred in 1547, a few years after his death. When the first prayer was said to Alexander Svirsky about the birth of a son, it is impossible to say, since the veneration of the saint by believers began long before the official canonization.
The saint’s life was compiled in 1545 by one of the monks instructed by him during his lifetime, Abbot Herodion. According to the postscript to the life, the relics of St. Alexander, acquired in 1641, were imperishable.
Who was this man?
The fact that people go with their specific aspirations to the images of certain saints is not an accident. Of course, the prayer to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a child did not appear just like that. Her appearance is due to the life circumstances of the saint.
According to the biography, Alexander, named at birth by Amos, was not only a welcome and long-awaited child, but also a prayer. He saw the light in a small village near the Vvedeno-Oyatsky monastery, called Mandera. The parents of the future saint were not particularly wealthy peasants, distinguished by high piety. His mother prayed for many years to the Lord to send a child to their family. A prayer was heard, and in 1448 a cry was heard in the house of a peasant family.
Having reached the age of 19, Amos left his native home and retired to one of the Valaam monasteries, where he remained a novice for seven years, after which he took tonsure and was named Alexander.
What is he famous for?
Of course, the prayer to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a son did not arise only on the basis of piety and strength of faith of his mother. The saint was not honored by worshipers because of the peculiarities of his birth.
Having taken the tonsure, Alexander retired to one of the distant islands, where he led the life of a hermit in a cave, indulging in prayers. This island in our time is called the Holy. It is on it that the Transfiguration Monastery and, of course, the Alexander Svirsky Monastery are located, which pilgrims come from all over the country to see.
In 1485, the hermitage was interrupted, the future saint went to a small lake near the Svir River. Subsequently, the Alexander-Svirsky Monastery was founded in this place.
Alexander was the only one of the canonized Orthodox saints to receive the vision of the Trinity. This miracle happened in the 25th year of service to his Lord.
How to pray?
Prayer to Alexander Svirsky about the birth of a son is not much different from other requests that people turn to higher powers. You can pray both using ready-made, composed texts, and expressing thoughts and aspirations in your own words. The main thing that should accompany prayer is sincere hope in the Lord and unlimited faith.
A prayer to Alexander Svirsky for the birth of a son may sound like this: “Rev. Alexander, patron of the heavenly human race before the Lord! Do not leave without help, bring to the Lord a humble plea. I trust in your mercy, Rev. Alexander, and the power of the Lord. I humbly beg you for the gift of an heir. With pure thoughts and deep faith, without despair and despondency, without grumbling at God's providence, I pray for help. Help, holy patron, in sending my son to my family. Amen!"