155. Речь Благочестивейшему Государю Императору Николаю Павловичу, пред вступлением Его Императорского Величества с высоконовобрачными, Государем Наследником престола, Цесаревичем, Великим Князем Александром Николаевичем, и Государынею Цесаревною, Великою Княгинею Mapиею Александровною, в Успенский

(Spoken on May 14; printed in the collections of 1844 and 1848) Most pious Sovereign! Already the heart of Russia trembled with joy at the news of the joy of Your parental heart and two hearts united for the joy of Russia. Your Firstborn, having fulfilled with Himself the high hopes of the Fatherland, fulfills it with pleasant hopes, having chosen and united with Himself by sacred bonds a worthy Co-heir of the blessings with which Your August Family has been bestowed from above. But now, out of Thy love for the subjects of the Father, Thou hast deigned to reward and also to exalt the loyal joy of Thy ancient Capital, giving it the happiness of seeing Thy and the culprits of Thy and our joy. The Holy Church rejoices with its characteristic spiritual joy when You, Most Pious Sovereign, in the midst of the joy of Your House, remembering the shrine of this ancient House of God, flows into this sanctuary of the Kings, so that You and Your Children’s joy may be gratefully and prayerfully brought to God, who bestowed it. May the King of Kings fulfill Your wishes in good ways, and with a blessed, abundant, hereditary blessing, may he bless the Most Pious Alexander and Mary, as he blessed the Most Pious Nicholas and Alexandra. You might be interested in: