2. Димитрий, Строитель Саровской пустыни

The successor of the original, one of his closest disciples, the second builder, Hieromonk Dorotheos, in the world Demetrius, chosen by John himself in 1731, the Builder was 17 years old. He was originally from Kadomsky district, the rank of clergyman. In 1705 he came to the desert to the leader John, and in 1708 he was tonsured a monk; He was in obedience to him, like his true disciple, and a partner in all his labors and sorrows; imitating the example of the teacher, he was for everyone an image of humility and monastic labors; I went to general obediences, such as: hay cutting, fishing. For according to the rules of the community, all the brethren, except the weak and elderly, went out together to work, and the caring, humble shepherd of their souls and father himself went with them. His whole life was enriched by touching examples of patience, mercy, and piety; zeal for the glory of God, his fiery love for God were the constant property of his pious soul. For a greater union of brotherly love and for a uniform order for all, he strictly fulfilled the rite of community among the brethren, according to the charter of Mount Athos, dedicated by the teacher. There was no envy, no flattery, no discord, no zeal among the brethren towards each other; and an agreement and unanimity, surprising with meekness, remained. The brothers entrusted their souls to him, he, like a loving and caring father, had vigilant care for their salvation, fatherly healed the soul wounded by the enemy; caring, compassionate, and peaceful, every word of his instruction was aimed at instilling in the brethren peace, humility, forgetfulness of malice, forgiveness of insults, mutual assistance, recognition of one’s weaknesses, curbing pride and self-love, non-vindictiveness, perfect love to the point of self-sacrifice. This edifying mentor was himself the greatest image of all the virtues that he taught; with his prudence, strength of character, unselfishness and exemplary life, he established order, hard work, obedience and brotherly love among them. The rumor about his holy life more and more attracted those seeking a silent life to him. He spent his days in unceasing prayer; talking with the brothers who came about the exploits ahead of them, he prayed for them; He was never burdened with the labors of constant care for the edification of his brethren and did not give up using the wise advice of virtuous monks until his very death. Therefore, everyone showed him, in the spirit of the Gospel, unquestioning obedience, unfeigned and filial respect. Thus, everyone glorified God with their lives and, under the guidance of their elder, experienced in spiritual exploits, created spiritual salvation. The instructions of the experienced elder Demetrius were so wise and useful that they were not only preserved in the hearts of his contemporaries, but are also repeated to this day in the mouths of the brethren for mutual edification. Here are some of his instructions: “It is fitting for us to have constant patience, and when sorrows and misfortunes come to us, it is fitting for us to remember at every hour the saints who preceded us, as they spent their entire lives in sorrows and misfortunes and troubles, in suffering they passed away, for this sake from God the joy that is inscrutable and unspeakable in the kingdom of heaven and such joy, But the eye has not seen it, the ear has not heard, and the heart of man has not entered into what God has prepared for those who love Him.” “Unless a person endures temptation, he will not receive a gift and a crown from God. Patience is man's salvation; laziness and weakness, and peace (idleness) are destruction; rest makes laziness and weakness in the body, and negligence in the soul. Peace and vain care destroy saving time. Nothing annoys and scorches them like the Jesus Prayer; how much more the Jesus Prayer is afraid of demons.” “Watch with great fear; for you walk in the midst of passions and snares; At every hour there are passions everywhere, the networks of demons are spread everywhere. As if the air penetrates everywhere and the earth is full of passions and snares.” “Good is abstinence, and for this reason this virtue is great - abstinence; the mother of all virtues. If we keep our belly from satiety, brothers, we will enter the kingdom of heaven; abstinence is the killing of sin and alienation of passions, the beginning of spiritual life and the intercessor of eternal blessings. Obsession, undoubtedly, is a burden, and from the burden comes dozing and sleep and laziness; and from sleep and laziness we enter with passion. For this reason, we must take courage from sleep and laziness, and the Lord God will strengthen us. From laziness comes relaxation of the mental feelings and their exhaustion: plunging into dormancy, sleep and burden, the lazy soul gives entry to all evil thoughts; and from unclean thoughts there is a depletion of grace and good deeds. Through prayer the mind is cleansed and brightened and becomes enlightened.” “It is impossible for someone who is careless and does not care about his soul to defeat the enemy and passion and come to perfection, live spiritually and be saved and please God. Those who live in idleness and are enslaved to their flesh and fill the queen’s womb with all passion cannot inherit the kingdom of God. For this reason, for the sake of the Holy, we lived in sorrow and illness, in hunger and thirst and in poverty.” “Moreover, you cannot free yourself from dozing and much sleep and laziness and burdens and other passions, working for the queen of passions in the belly and womb, and eating and drinking until satiety. Anyone who is a slave to evil passions will not succeed in life according to Bose. It is fitting for us to pray fervently, so that passionate darkness does not cover our intelligent eyes.” In the Sarov monastery, under the builder Demetrius, the charter of panagia was finally established, adopted by the founder John, in accordance with the order of the ancient monasteries. After the dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, the whole brethren walks from the church to the meal and now, as then, every day, together. During the Liturgy, the most pure prosphora is delivered on a somewhat elevated dish, similar to a paten, in a high place, behind the altar, and at the end of the Liturgy, the Hieromonk takes it and carries it in front of the Rector. Behind them the brethren walk decorously, two by two, all in robes, and sing Psalm 144: “I will exalt Thee, my God.” Having finished the Psalm, they begin the prayers of the meal: Our Father. Glory. And now. Lord have mercy. Three times. Bless. The rector says: Christ God! Bless the food and drink of Your servant, for You are Holy always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Then the Abbot separates two parts from the brought prosphora, places them on a dish and cuts them into small particles, which are carried around to the whole brethren sitting at the table for eating. The part from which the brethren ate was separated in the name of Christ, and the other, separated in honor of the Mother of God, is placed in the panagia, in the place prepared for this, and at the end of the meal they perform the elevation of the panagia, according to the order established in the following Psalter. The brethren remain deeply silent throughout the meal; in the middle of the meal, the monk reads the book of the lives of the Holy Father. Of the food, four meals are usually served, and three fasts. At the end of the meal, the Abbot rings the bell three times. Rising from the table, the successive Hieromonk says: “Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us.” Choir: Amen. The hieromonk begins: “Blessed be God, have mercy and nourishment, and so on. Glory to this day. Lord have mercy. Three times. Bless. The hierodeacon appointed to raise the panagia, bowing down, says this: “Bless me, Holy Fathers, and forgive me a sinner.” The hieromonk answers: “God will forgive you and have mercy on you.” The hierodeacon, having taken part of the prosphora with his fingers slightly touched, raises it slightly above the panagiaron on which it was approved, and on which the image of the Holy Trinity is imprinted. The hieromonk says out loud: “Great is the name of the Holy Trinity!” The hierodeacon makes the sign of the cross and says: “Most Holy Theotokos, help us.” Hieromonk: “Through your prayers, God have mercy and save us.” And for this reason it is sung: “Blessed are you, all of you,” and “It is worthy to eat as truly.” The hierodeacon holds the panagiar, the alternate hieromonk breaks the prosphora into pieces and says: in many prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos; After this, the Abbot eats part of this prosphora and then the Hierodeacon takes it to all the brethren 3 and disperses to the labors of their obedience. At the sound of the evening gospel, the brethren gather for evening prayer. Apart from those engaged in obedience, everyone comes to the service, which is performed every day quietly, reverently, exactly according to the order of the pioneer John and according to the church rules. Every day Vespers is celebrated with the canon of the Mother of God from Octoechos, and the canon is also read to the Saint. After Compline, without leaving the church, the brethren listen to the evening rule with three canons: the Sweetest Jesus, the Most Holy Theotokos with Akathist and the Guardian Angel. Afterwards, they gather for a common meal at the ringing of the bell. After the evening meal, an hour later they retire to the cell rule to ring the bell, and everyone participates in the general cell rule. In some monasteries, every monk follows this rule in his cell; but here, according to the strictness of the Sarov Charter, all the brethren are obliged to fulfill it together. It consists of numerous prostrations to the ground, of performing secret or silent prayer, of reading the memorial and prayers for the future to go to sleep. All the brethren gather in church, and the monastics, for the convenience of bowing to the ground, wear short robes to the waist. This evening prayerful silence, interrupted by a leisurely cry: “Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us,” is touching for the heart. This truly is a sincere cry of the soul to its Redeemer: “from the depths I cried to Thee, O Lord!” The deep silence, interrupted at times by bows and prayer readings, seems very touching. Every brother then creates a silent prayer in his mind, with a deep feeling of tenderness, crying out for mercy to his Lord: Lord, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner! This is a great benefit for the soul when it plunges within itself, distracting itself from the world and drawing closer to God. It is touching to see the reverent fulfillment of this rule by the brethren: for reverent souls, here is an explanation of how this rule is carried out in the Sarov monastery, from the first years of its existence to the present day: The next Hieromonk begins in the middle of the church: God, cleanse me, a sinner, and have mercy on me. Bow to the ground. Lord, who created me, have mercy on me. Pokl. Without number of sinners, Lord, forgive me. Pokl. God be merciful to me, a sinner. Pokl. God forgive my iniquities and sins. Pokl. My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, have mercy and save me, and pray for me, a sinner, to the Lord God and help me now in this life, and in the outcome of my soul and in the future. Pokl. The invincible and incomprehensible and Divine power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord do not forsake me, a sinner who trusts in Thee. Pokl. All Heavenly powers: Holy Angels, Archangels, Cherubim and Seraphim, have mercy on me and pray for me, a sinner, to the Lord God, and help me now in this life, and in the outcome of my soul, and in the future. Pokl. Angel of Christ, my Holy Guardian, have mercy on me and pray for me, a sinner, to the Lord God, and help me now in this life, and in the departure of my soul, and in the future. Pokl. Holy Great John, prophet, forerunner, baptizer of the Lord, have mercy on me and pray for me, a sinner, to the Lord God, and help me now in this life, and in the departure of my soul, and in the future. Pokl. Three great saints: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom, have mercy on me and pray for me, a sinner, to the Lord God and help us now in this life, and in the outcome of my soul and in the future. Pokl. Sainted Father Nicholas, have mercy on me and pray for me, a sinner, to the Lord God, and help me now in this life, and in the outcome of my soul and in the future. Pokl. Reverend Fathers: Anthony and Theodosius and all the Kiev-Pechersk Wonderworkers, have mercy on me and pray for me, a sinner, to the Lord God, and help me now in this life, and in the outcome of my soul and in the future. Pokl. Reverend Fathers: Zosimo and Savvaty of Solovetsky Wonderworkers, have mercy on me and pray for me, a sinner, to the Lord God, and help me now in this life, and in the outcome of my soul and in the future. Pokl. Holy Glorious Apostles, Prophets and Martyrs, Saints, Reverends and Righteous Ones and all Saints, have mercy on me and pray for me, a sinner, to the Lord God, and help me now in this life and in the outcome of my soul and in the future. Pokl. Lord, whether in word, or in deed, or in thought, those who have sinned throughout my life, have mercy on me and forgive me, for Thy mercy’s sake. First prayer, Saint Macarius “God cleanse me, a sinner, for I have done no good before You, but deliver me from evil,” and so on. Second prayer, Saint Isaac the Syrian “Lord Jesus Christ my God, visit Your creation! My passions, and the weakness of my nature, and the strength of my adversary have been revealed to you. You Yourself, Master, protect me from his malice,” and so on. Third prayer of Saint Stephen of Thebes “Master Lord Jesus Christ my God, be my helper, in your hand; May you not leave me to sin,” and so on. The fourth prayer of St. John Chrysostom “Lord, whether I want or not, save me: Because I, like a lustful feces, desire sinful filth: but You, who are good and Omnipotent, can forbid me,” and so on. Fifth prayer of the same Saint “Master, have mercy on me for Thy goodness’ sake, and do not leave me to stray from Thy will, and do not reject my wretched prayer from Thy face, but hear, Lord, the voice of my prayer,” and so on. Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos “My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your Saints and All-Powerful prayers, remove from Me Your humble and accursed servant despondency and oblivion,” and so on. Therefore he says: “God cleanse me, a sinner, and have mercy on me.” Pokl. Without number of sins, Lord forgive me. Pokl. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, bless, and sanctify, and preserve me by the power of Your life-giving cross. After this the Hieromonk begins: Blessed is our God. The reader, standing in the middle of the church, says: Amen. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. King of heaven. Trisagion. According to Our Father. Lord have mercy 12. Glory. And now. Come, let us worship 3. For this Psalm 50. God, have mercy on me, and I believe in one God, the Father Almighty. And he begins to make 30 prostrations to the ground, saying the Jesus Prayer for each prostration: Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us. After making 30 bows, he says a hundred mental prayers: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Say all these prayers mentally, with the exception of the three initial ones, which are said out loud. The brothers are all silent at this time, praying quietly, with their minds; the reader holds the ladder in his hands. Having finished the last prayer, he begins to speak out loud: Glory. And now. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to you God 3. Lord have mercy 3. Glory. And now. And again he begins to make 30 prostrations to the ground, saying a prayer for each prostration: Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us. And, at the end of his bows, he makes a hundred silent prayers with his mind: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. After. Glory. And now. Alleluia 3. Lord have mercy 3. Glory. And now. And for this he makes 20 prostrations to the ground with the same Jesus Prayer for each bow. Following this, he says a hundred Jesus prayers with his mind. Glory. And now. Alleluia 3. Lord have mercy 3. Glory. And now. And he makes 20 more prostrations to the ground, according to the above, saying the Jesus Prayer for each prostration: Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us. Finally, he says a hundred silent prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos: My Lady, Most Holy Theotokos, save me, a sinner. Hereby. Glory. And now. Alleluia 3. Lord have mercy 3. Glory. And now. And five times he pronounces the greeting to the Mother of God: Hail to the Virgin Mary, blessed Mary, and so on. Pokl. After this there is a reading from the book of St. Ephraim the Syrian. After this reading, the reader begins: It is worthy to eat. Trisagion. According to Our Father. Troparion: Lord have mercy on us, have mercy on us, we are perplexed by every answer, and so on. Lord have mercy 40. And this prayer. And at all times, and at every hour, in heaven and on earth, Christ our God is worshiped and glorified, and so on. Lord have mercy 3. Glory. And now. The most honorable Cherub. Bless you in the name of the Lord, father. Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers. Evening prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos “The undefiled, unblasphemous, incorruptible, most pure Pure Virgin, Bride of God to the Lady, who united God the Word with man in a glorious Nativity,” and so on. Prayer to our Lord Jesus Christ “And grant us, Master, when we go to sleep, peace of body and soul, and save us from the dark sleep of sin,” and so on. For this, Memorial 4 is read, at the end of which this is repeated three times: Grant, Lord, remission of sins to all who have previously departed in faith and hope of resurrection, our fathers, brothers and sisters, and create for them eternal memory. After which the prayer of St. Macarius the Great to God the Father is read: “Eternal God and King of every creature, who has made me worthy to achieve this even at this hour, forgive me the sins I have committed this day, in deed, word and thought,” and so on. Prayer to Our Lord Jesus Christ, St. Antioch “To the Almighty Word of the Father, O Jesus Christ Himself perfect, for the sake of Thy mercy, never leave me from Thy servant, but always rest in me,” and so on. Prayer to the Holy Spirit “Lord, Heavenly King, True Comforter of the Soul, have mercy and have mercy on me, Thy sinful servant, and release me to the unworthy and forgive all who have sinned today,” and away. “Good King, Good Mother, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Thy Son and our God on my passionate soul,” and so on. “To the Angel of Christ, my Holy Guardian and patron of soul and body, forgive me everything,” and so on. “To the elected Voivode, victorious, as if she had got rid of the evil ones,” and so on. “Glorious Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Thy Son and our God, that through Thee He may save our souls.” “I place all my trust in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your roof.” “Virgin Mother of God, do not despise me, a sinner, who requires Your help and Your intercession: for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.” Therefore, the prayer of St. Joannicius the Great. “My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.” Finally, the Hieromonk makes a small dismissal: “Let us pray for our Most Pious, Most Autocratic, Great Sovereign Alexander Nikolaevich of all Russia,” and so on. At the end of the entire rule, the Abbot goes out into the middle of the church, and all the brethren approach him. Turning his face to the brethren, the Abbot says: bless me, holy fathers and brethren, and forgive me, a sinner, who have sinned all the days of my life in this day and hour: without number I have sinned in soul, body, word, deed and thought, condemnation and all my feelings. On behalf of all the brethren, one of the senior hieromonks answers: God will forgive you, honest father. Bless me, honest father, and forgive me, a sinner, who have sinned greatly all the days of my life, this day and hour: I have sinned without number in soul, body, word, deed and thought, condemnation and all my feelings. And all the brethren humbly bow at the feet of the Hegumen. The abbot says: With His grace, may God forgive and have mercy on all of us, and bows to the brethren to the ground, and everyone corresponds to him with the same bow to the ground, then they approach the Abbot and receive a blessing from him, thus saying goodbye to their cells with prayer. Prostrations are performed throughout the year, except for holidays. When there is an all-night vigil, then there are bows from the waist, and also throughout Pentecost from Great Thursday until the celebration of the Feast of Pentecost, on the holy days of the Feast of the Nativity of Christ and until the celebration of the Holy Epiphany, bows from the waist. Monks and all those who labor in the Sarov monastery, when they go to the church for church services, have been commanded since ancient times to observe the following. Coming from the cell, one should read: I place all my trust in You, Mother of God, protect me with Your protection. Bow. Then: It is worthy to eat, and so on. until the end. Bow. Glory. And now. Lord have mercy 3. And release: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, by the power of the honorable and life-giving Cross, the intercession of the honorable heavenly incorporeal Powers, and the Holy Guardian Angel of mine, the glorious and all-praised Apostles, the holy glorious good-victorious Martyrs, our Reverend and God-bearing Fathers and all the Saints, have mercy and save me a sinner. Bow. Therefore: Three bows with prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Having come to church and standing in the usual place, you must say to yourself: God, cleanse me, a sinner, and have mercy on me. Pokl. O Lord, who created me, have mercy on me. Pokl. Without number of sinners, Lord forgive me. Pokl. We bow to Your Cross, Master, and we glorify Your holy resurrection. Pokl. It is worthy to eat, and the most honest. Pokl. Glory. And now. Lord have mercy 3. And the release described above. Therefore, having worshiped according to custom and asking forgiveness from those present, it is appropriate to stand with reverence and fear of God, with all silence and tenderness; listen to singing and readings with attention, without looking back, semo and ovamo - to the sides; Do not have any arguments with anyone and do not leave the church unless absolutely necessary until you leave the church. After the dismissal of the service, one should also read that when one comes to church, with the same bows one should add this: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner 12. My Lady, Most Holy Theotokos, save me a sinner 3. Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me a sinner 1. Lord save and have mercy on our father hegumen (name) with all his brethren in Christ 3. Lord save and have mercy on my spiritual father (name) 1. Lord save and have mercy on those who are beneficent, merciful and nourishing to us 3. Lord rest the souls of the departed thy servants, father and brethren, holy abodes of this 12. And when one of the brethren dies, for the deceased, 40 days of 12 bows after each service, saying to yourself: Lord rest the soul of Your deceased servant (name). Therefore, for their parents and for whomever they please, and so everyone goes to their cells in silence. In the church, with strict deanery throughout, from the time of the founder John and his successor Demetrius, it has always been observed that the service and reading should be leisurely: for this reason, on holidays, with all night vigils, the daily service continues for about ten hours. According to the establishment from the time of the founder, monastics, when coming to church, stand in robes, each in his own decent place. The worthy successor of the original, wanting to strengthen all the assumptions and institutions of his beloved mentor, strictly observed that everything in the Church of God was decent and according to the monastic order. The very establishment of going to church for everyone and constantly in robes had its beneficial consequences: the unity of attire, which serves as a distinctive sign of the monastic order, reminded the brethren that if they should have unanimity in all their lives, expressed in humility, obedience, curbing of thoughts, then all the more in the church of God they should glorify the all-honorable Name of God with one heart, one sense of reverence and clothing poverty and humility to protect the soul from dispersion and exaltation. In addition to all the church services, the brethren who labored in Sarov were given a cell prayer rule afterward from the Father the Builder, which consisted of prostrations and mental prayers: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.” In spiritual sorrows and despondency, those who had their own spiritual needs came to him at all times to heal their souls, and the abbot, as their true father, showing fatherly love, accepted them, consoled and strengthened them, gave instructions to beware of all sinful passions, which war on the soul, because whoever is a friend of the world is an enemy of God. Having wished to spend the rest of his days in the monastery in prayerful peace, having worked hard and become an example of virtue for the brethren, choosing, with the consent of the brethren, Hieromonk Philaret to take his place as the builder of this monastery, this pious man accepted the schema and was renamed Demetrius. He lived in peace for a short time and, giving everyone the kiss of peace, gave up his righteous soul in the hand of God, October 1746, 4 days. His life span was 68 years. Under him, the cathedral church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built - a stone one, which began in 1736 under the original Hieroschemamonk John, was consecrated by the Most Reverend Demetrius, Bishop of Nizhny Novgorod on August 25, 1744, and then turned into an altar after the construction of another large church in 1777 with special chapels on the sides in the name of the venerable Father Anthony and Theodosius of the Kiev-Pechersk Wonderworkers. In 1749, a stone bell tower was built and in the middle of it the church of St. Archangel Michael and other ethereal heavenly powers; There are two tents at the church for junk luggage 5. In 1745, a stone hospital for the elderly and infirm brethren was built, and with it the Church of the Reverend Fathers Zosima and Savvaty, Solovetsky Wonderworkers, which was consecrated in 1746. In this church, an early Liturgy is celebrated every day to commemorate all the benefactors of the Monastery. Why was the elevation of Panagia established? After the Resurrection of Christ, the Apostles, all together at their meal, left an idle place, on it they laid a loaf of bread, from which they ate in the name of Christ. After the meal, with prayer and thanksgiving, they lifted up that grain of bread, which was a part of the Lord’s portion, saying: Glory to Thee, our God, Glory to Thee, Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. And instead of: “Great is the name,” “Christ is risen,” before the ascension, and from that time: “Great is the name of the Holy Trinity, Lord Jesus Christ, help us.” This is how it all happened. This is what they did in all their places of stay, even before the Dormition of the Mother of God. On the third day after Her Dormition, having also risen after the meal, they began to lift up the loaf of bread that had been set aside in the name of Christ; and they just said: “Great is the name,” suddenly the deceased and “after her dormition, alive, on the clouds with light-like Angels standing before Her, appears in the air and says: Rejoice! I am with you always." The disciples, surprised by such a miracle, instead cried out: “Lord Jesus Christ,” “Most Holy Theotokos, help us.” Then they went to the tomb, and, not finding Her Most Holy Body in it, they were undoubtedly convinced that She, like Her Son, rose from the dead for three days, moved to Heaven and reigns with Christ forever and ever. The content of this Memorial is very touching; it consists of the following prayers and petitions: “Remember, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Thy mercy and generosity, from all eternity, for whose sake Thou didst become man, and for the sake of the crucifixion and death, for the sake of the salvation of those who believed in Thee, Thou didst deign to endure, and rose from the dead, ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father, and look upon the humble supplications of those who call with all our hearts Cha. Incline Your ear and hear the humble prayer of Your indecent servant, who brings the aroma of spiritual fragrance to You for all Your people; and first, remember Your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, which You have provided with Your honest blood, and establish, strengthen and expand, multiply, pacify and preserve the insurmountable gates of hell forever; Calm the tearing of churches, quench pagan vacillation, and quickly destroy and eradicate heresies of uprising, and turn them into nothingness by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Bow. “God save and have mercy on the Most Pious, Most Autocratic, Great Sovereign, our Emperor Alexander Nikolaevich of all Russia (Here we remember the health and salvation of all members of the Royal House). Pokl. The ruling council of the faithful, military leaders, city governors, and all the Christ-loving army, protect their power with peace and subdue every enemy and adversary under their nose; and speak peaceful and good words in their hearts about Your Holy Church, and about all Your people, so that in their silence we too may live a quiet and silent life in orthodoxy, and in all piety and honesty. Pokl. God bless and have mercy on the Most Holy Governing Synod, and on the Most Holy Ecumenical Patriarchs, and on Our Most Reverend Bishop (name), and on the Most Reverend Metropolitans, and Archbishops, and Orthodox Bishops, Priests and Deacons, and all the clergy, whom You have appointed to shepherd Your verbal flock: and through their prayers have mercy and save me, a sinner. Pokl. Lord save and have mercy on our Father Hegumen (name) with all his brethren in Christ, and through their prayers and on the damned me, have mercy. Pokl. Lord save and have mercy on my spiritual father (name), and with his holy prayers forgive my sins. Pokl. God bless and have mercy on all those who labor in this holy monastery, our brethren, the handicraft and worldly workers, and the farmers of this monastery, and all Christians. Pokl. Lord, save and have mercy on my parents (name), brothers and sisters, and my relatives according to the flesh, and all the neighbors of my family, and friends, and grant them Your peaceful and most peaceful goodness. Pokl. Lord, save and have mercy in the Svyatogorsk monasteries, and in Russian, and in other places, living and visiting fathers and our brothers and sisters; and through your prayer have mercy on them and on me, a sinner. Pokl. Save, Lord, and have mercy, according to the multitude of Your bounties, all the sacred monks, monks and nuns, and all those who live in virginity and reverence and fasting in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, mountains, pillars, gates, rock crevices, islands of the sea, and in every place of Your dominion, living faithfully and piously serving and those who pray to You; ease their burden, and comfort their sorrow, and from You grant them strength and strength for achievement; and through their prayers grant me remission of sins. Pokl. Lord, save and have mercy on the old and the young, the poor and the orphans and the widows, and those who are in sickness and sorrow, troubles and sorrows, situations and captivity; dungeons and imprisonments, and quite a lot in persecution for You, for the sake of the Orthodox faith, from the tongues of the godless, from the apostate and from heretics, Thy living servants; and remember me, visit and strengthen, comfort and soon by Your power I will weaken, grant them freedom and deliver. Pokl. Lord, save and have mercy on those who do good to us, who are merciful and nourishing to us, who gave us alms, and who commanded us unworthy to pray for them, and who give us rest; and show Thy mercy to them, granting them all petitions that lead to salvation, and the perception of eternal blessings. Pokl. God bless and have mercy on those sent to the service, the traveling fathers and our brothers and sisters, and all Orthodox Christians. Pokl. God save and have mercy on those whom I tempted with my madness and turned away from the path of salvation and led to evil and inappropriate deeds; By Your divine providence, return us to the path of salvation. Pokl. Lord, save and have mercy on those who hate and offend me and do dirty tricks on me, and do not leave them to perish for me for the sinner’s sake. Pokl. Those who have departed from the Orthodox faith and are blinded by the destructive heresies by the light of Your knowledge, enlighten and bring Your Holy Apostles to the Catholic Church. Pokl. Soon overthrow the vile and blasphemous Hagarian kingdom and betray the orthodox King, establish orthodoxy and erect the Christian horn, and send down upon us Your rich mercies. Pokl. Lord remember from this life the Orthodox Kings and Queens, the Blessed Princes and Princesses, the Most Holy Patriarchs, the Most Reverend Metropolitans, Archbishops and Orthodox Bishops who have departed from this life, who served You in the Priestly and in the parable of the church and monastic rank, and the blessed saints who served these abodes, and rest in Your eternal dwellings with the saints. Pokl. Lord, remember the souls of Your departed servants: my parents (names) and all relatives according to the flesh, and forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, granting them the kingdom and communion of Your eternal good things and Your endless pleasure of life. Pokl. Lord, and all in the hope of resurrection and eternal life, remember our departed fathers and our brothers and sisters, and the Orthodox Christians who lie here and everywhere, and with Your Saints, where the light of Your Face is present, and have mercy on us, for you are Good and Lover of Mankind. The bell tower, church and tent were broken down in 1806.