Every year, May 6, Christians around the world remember the St. George or St. George. Find out who the patronage of St. Yuri, what the signs associated with the holiday, what prayers to ask for help.
Holy Yuri (Egor George) lived at the end 2 - early 3rd century, was born in Beirut in a family of wealthy people, devoted his life to the Christian faith, for which he was martyred. On icons and frescoes George depicted with a lance piercing snake. There is a legend according to which women had to send their children to be devoured by the monster, and George appeared as a savior by piercing the snake with a spear.
Holy Yuri revered in many countries around the world, magnificent celebrations take place in Bulgaria, Georgia. Ukrainians have long been revered as this saint who is the patron saint of all the weak, the innocent in their the fight against injustice, and is also considered the patron saint of harvest, agriculture, livestock, and generally all animals.
Of particular importance was the saint during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise, who founded
in the 11th century Kiev Monastery of St. George.
The people believed that the St. George's Day spring finally comes to the earth,and you are ready for field work. It has long been the whole village came out on the field at the head of the priest, bead a good harvest, then went from house to house, reading prayers already at each garden.
On this day especially revered shepherds - they were regarded as the main helpers of St. George, were treated to a delicious meal, gave gifts, money. And to encourage the rain to the fields used to be a shepherd to pour water.
Special power vested in this day dew before dawn tried to wash with dew on St. George's Day - for health and beauty.
Girls wove wreaths of the first meadow flowers and adorned their head - not to hurt.
Women in this day not combed their hair and did not cut,They feared even in the hands of a comb for the hair to take. The people said that not only the use of these items in the St. George's Day should not be, but even so the eye does not come across. Believed when comb your hair or cut at St George's, the hair will be weak and will fall out.
With particular respected this day to any living creature,because the Holy Yuri - the defender and protector of animals. One of the main signs and rituals that day were related to the protection of pets. The hosts were baked in the St. George's Day a special cake, which treated all his cattle home.
Prayers to St. George
Prayer before leaving the house, before a long journey
"St. George the Victorious and Savior. Protect me from gossip and enemies from the machinations of fools. In the field and on the road, at work and on the threshold of the enemy will not let me catch up. Thy will be done. Amen".
Prayer of St. George for the protection of his home
"Holy, glorious and vsehvalny velikomucheniche Georgy! Meetings in your temple and before the icon of thy holy worshiping ye people, we pray thee, our desires known intercessors moths with us and for us from his umolyaemago yearning of God, but mercifully hear us asking for His goodness, and not leave our whole salvation and the Life nuzhdnaya petitions, and give our country to victory soprotivnyya; and again, pripadayusche, we pray thee, holy pobedonosche: strengthen dannoyu you grace in the Orthodox braneh host, destructive force Vostan enemies, let them be ashamed and confounded, and their audacity so broken and so taken away, like a we have divine help, and everything in sorrow and obstoyanii existent, mnogomoschnoe manifest your intercession. Pray to God, the Creator of all creatures, may deliver us from the torment vechnago, yes glorifies the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and the intercession of your confess now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen".
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