Holy Royal Passion-Bearers: Day of Remembrance, Service, Akathist, Temple

The greatness of the last Russian emperor, who has shown the Sovereign's example for many centuries, consists not in victorious battles, glorious deeds and a rich heritage. It is embodied in the ministry of Christ and Russia not only of that era and time, but the state of the future century, for whose sake it took a difficult end. Together with the Grand Sovereign, the martyr's crown was shared by his close and like-minded people, his family - Holy Royal Passion-Bearers.

Russian Kings decoration

The last Russian emperor of the Romanov dynasty in history remained an example and an example of Orthodoxy in power. With his pious life and serving the people, Emperor Nicholas II fully corresponds to the idea of a truly Christian believer and an Orthodox man who professes faith in Christ not only in words but also in deeds. And faith in the Lord was not some kind of gesture of advertising policy and propaganda of the ruler, but a deep foundation of the worldview of the great sovereign. Christian principles were laid in the basis of the policy of Emperor Nicholas II. Together with the tsar, the Orthodox principles were fully shared by all members of his family. In 2000, the royal family was canonized by the Orthodox Church as Holy Royal Passion-Bearers.

Honoring the people of the great martyrs

Since the violent death of members of the royal family, ordinary people in the Urals have not been able to simply obliterate the killed. In Yekaterinburg, people began to come to the place where the house was located, in the basement of which the murder was committed, they established order in this territory and considered this place uneasy, special. A memorable date in the history of veneration of the martyrs was the day of July 16, 1989. On this day for the first time openly prayed in memory of the Royal Passion-Bearers. Initially at that time, even the atheistically minded authorities of the city of Yekaterinburg took this improvised moleben as a challenge to the authorities. On that day, many participants in the prayer were arrested. The following year, more people gathered in that day to pray for the Holy Martyrs. Soon, on the site of the ruined house, a cross was placed , near which believers began to pray and read the akathist to the Royal Passion-Bearers. A year later the procession to the royal place was held, worship services were performed, and from this moment to the places where the martyred martyrs died martyrs, the Orthodox prayers were drawn.

Miracle of the Sign for Strengthening Faith

The first evidence that the great sir and his family continue to condescend to sinners happened during the installation of the worship cross in place of the terrible execution of members of the crown family in October 1990. During its erection in rainy weather, clouds suddenly dispersed, and a bright light fell from the sky. A wonderful sign lasted about a quarter of an hour, then disappeared. At that moment, all the worshipers felt the presence of God. The place where the martyred end was made by the Royal Passion-bearers was undoubtedly marked by a sign of holiness.

No less special are the places where the bodies of the deceased were destroyed, and, perhaps, some of their particles remained. And that these places are holy, there were a lot of signs and signs, as eyewitnesses say, evidence from the sky. People saw both the fire cross and fire pillars, someone saw images of members of the royal family ... And for many it was a turning point in their spiritual life. Many Orthodox Christians brought to Christ the regal martyrs. After the destruction of the royal family, Orthodox Russia continued to have a father in Tsar Nicholas II.

Prayers at the throne for the Russian land

The fact that the last Russian tsar and members of his family in heaven became sincere petitioners for the welfare of the Russian land, people began to understand with the revival of spirituality in society. Around the royal family in the time of the godless and atheism many negative myths were formed, but gradually in society they revised their attitude to the family of the Romanovs. With the revival of Orthodoxy, many of the actions and principles of the Christian king were interpreted by the believer, whose true value is love and concern for the neighbor, as well as humility and the renunciation of one's own interests for the sake of the neighbor's well-being.

"Their eyes reflect the sky ..."

Nun Nina (Krygina) testified that in her student years she belonged to the royal dynasty as well as most of her contemporaries. One day, walking along the street, she drew attention to a group portrait of the Romanov family, displayed in a display case. The shocked student suddenly realized that the eyes of these people reflect the sky. In reality, a person's eyes reflect what he looks at, but people who are endowed with the ability to constantly look up to the sky are rare. Perhaps that's why people began to address prayers to the patron saints more and more often, and not only on the day of the memory of the Royal Passion-Bearers.

A true example of an Orthodox family

The royal martyrs remained forever in the memory of the descendants of Christians as a model of an Orthodox family in which domostroy reigned, but all members were one whole. The problem of the modern family is that parents do not always have enough time to fully communicate with their children, to spend time with each other. The Romanov family showed an example of the unity of all around common values. About the Orthodox upbringing of children, Queen Alexandra said that parents themselves should be what they want their children to be. It should happen not in words, but in deed, because authoritative children can instruct them with examples of their life. This axiom has been known to all for many centuries, but it is not enough just to know, it is necessary to be able to put this knowledge into the pedagogical influence on children. And the example of such a family, which was left to the descendants of the Royal Passion-Bearers, is very bright.

The bearer of the ideals of Holy Russia

Most of the representatives of the highest aristocracy of the early 20th century were called Christians only by name, not accepting Orthodoxy as the basis of their own worldview. In a completely different way, Tsar Nicholas II saw his mission on earth. Royal passion-bearers took the Orthodox faith seriously, because in high society they were considered strangers and incomprehensible. Until the last hour, the members of the crowned family continued to pray to the Lord and the Saints, thus showing their jailers an example of humility and a deep faith in the justice of God's will. The hope for the patronage of heavenly intercessors is confirmed by the fact that during the divine service performed for the royal family three days before the shooting, during the singing of the prayer "With the saints ..." all the Royal martyrs knelt at the same time. Therefore, the murder of members of the Romanov family can not be imagined as political - this act is regarded as sacrilege. Till now on Russia the great sin of regicide lies.

"The king forgave us and in heaven asks that the Lord forgive ..."

Today the Great Martyrs are increasingly turning to prayer requests for the strengthening of the family, the health of the heirs, the proper formation of their morale in accordance with Christian ideals. For the spiritual and historical memory of Russia, the important thing is that many temples began to be dedicated to the Passion-Bearers. The Temple of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers is also being built in Moscow itself. The history of this church is from 2011 - then it was decided to build it. In the patron saint this is the first temple dedicated to the canonized family of the Romanovs. The fact that such a church is necessary to have in Moscow, the Orthodox spoke for a long time, therefore, the veneration for this monastery is special from the parishioners. The problems of modern Russia require special prayer support and help in resolving, so the Orthodox moved to the temple of Regal Passion-bearers with prayers for the revival and prosperity of the Russian state.

"The Light of Christ's Faith ..."

During the persecution of the imperial family, she showed the world a model of unity around the Lord and true faith. That temple, which bears the name of the Holy Passion-Bearers, has the same vocation: to unite the truly believing Christians around Christ the Savior. A special day for the parishioners of this temple is the Day of Remembrance of the Royal Passion-Bearers, which is traditionally celebrated by the church on July 17. Special services are held on this day in the Moscow temple, which is based on a capsule with the earth, brought from the place of the tragic death of the canonized members of the holy family. Therefore, it is believed that the holy remains remain with people in this place during prayers and addresses to the Lord and the Holy Great Martyrs.

Miracle-working icon with the face of the tsar-martyr

In the late 90s of the 20th century, one of the patients was presented to a Moscow doctor on the day of the Royal Passion-Bearers as an icon with the face of a canonized tsar. The believing doctor constantly prayed to this image in any life situations, after a while noticed small spots of a blood color appearing on the icon. The doctor took the icon to the church, where during the prayer service, all present suddenly felt a wonderful fragrance emanating from the face of the Tsar-martyr. For the next three weeks, the fragrance did not stop, especially spreading around the church at a time when the akathist was read to the Royal Passion-Bearers. The icon visited many churches and monasteries, but everywhere the worshipers celebrated the unusual fragrance emanating from the image. The first healing from the icon, fixed officially - healing from blindness in 1999. Since that time, a wonderful image has been visited in many dioceses, and miracles of healing were recorded in each. The miraculous icon has since become a famous shrine, to which thousands of suffering healings flock every year. The great Russian Tsar, and after his martyrdom, continues to solve the problems of people who turned to him for help.

"According to your faith be it unto you ..."

Not only the canonized Sovereign condescends to the Russian man with his miraculous help, but according to the prayers of any Orthodox, miracles of faith are fixed. A resident of Denmark, more than 16 years suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction, sincerely wanted to get rid of vices. On the advice of Orthodox friends, he went on a journey to the famous places of Russia, he visited and Tsarskoe Selo. At that moment, when the service went on to the Royal Passion-Bearers in a small church where members of the crowned family once prayed, the Dane mentally addressed the Tsar with a request for healing from a disastrous passion. At the same time, I suddenly felt that the habit had left him. Four years after the miraculous healing the Dane took Orthodoxy with the name of Nikolai in honor of the last crowned Romanov.

Intercession of the canonized martyrs

Not only the great sovereign is ready to condescend to the sinners and help them, but the rest of the canonized martyrs come to the aid of believers. A case of help to a true believing girl, especially reveres the royal family, is recorded. The marvelous intercession of the Romanovs' children was rid of the hooligans who were trying to harm her. This case persuaded many that the prayer service to the Royal Passion-Bearers ensures the constant patronage of the members of the innocently murdered family.