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Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, Equal to the Apostles

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Troparion, tone 1

With the wings of God's understanding, you flew above the visible creation, / having sought God and the Creator of all things, / and having found Him, you were born through Baptism. You have received,/ enjoying the trees of the living things, and remain incorruptible forever, // Olgo, ever-glorious.

Kontakion, tone 4

Let us sing today to God, the Benefactor of all,/ who was glorified in Russia by Olga the God-Wise:/ so that through her prayers/ she will grant to our souls// remission of sins.

Prayer 1st

Oh, holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duchess Olgo, First Lady of Russia, warm intercessor and prayer worker for us before God! We come running to you with faith and pray with love: be your helper and helper in all things for our good, and, just as in your earlier life you tried to enlighten our forefathers with the light of the holiness faith and instruct me to do the will of the Lord, so even now, in the Heavenly Lordship, with your prayers favorable to God, help us in the enlightenment of the mind and heart our light of the Gospel of Christ, may we advance in faith, piety and love of Christ. In poverty and sorrow there is real consolation, give a helping hand to the needy, intercede for those who are offended and attacked, those who have gone astray from the right faith and those blinded by heresies, to understand and ask All the good and useful things of life, temporal and eternal, are given to us by the Almighty God, so that having lived here well, we will be worthy of inheriting eternal blessings in the endless Kingdom of Christ our God, Him With the Father and the Holy Spirit is due all glory, honor and worship always, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 2

Oh, great saint of God, God-chosen and God-glorified, equal to the apostles Grand Duchess Olgo! You rejected pagan evil and wickedness, you believed in the One True Trinitarian God, and you received holy Baptism, and you laid the foundation for the enlightenment of the earth Russian light of faith and piety. You are our spiritual ancestor, you, according to Christ our Savior, are the first culprit of enlightenment and salvation of our race. You are a warm prayer and intercessor for the Fatherland of the All-Russians, the army and all people. For this reason, we humbly pray to you: look at our weaknesses and beg the Most Merciful King of Heaven, so that he will not be so angry with us, because because of our weaknesses we sin all day long, so that he will not destroy us with our iniquities, but may He have mercy and save us in His mercy, may He plant His saving fear in our hearts, may He enlighten our minds with His grace, so that we may understand the ways of the Lord and leave the paths ungodliness and error, but strive in the paths of salvation and truth, unwavering fulfillment of the commandments of God and the statutes of the Holy Church. Pray, blessed Olgo, to the Lover of Mankind, may He add His great mercy to us, may He deliver us from the invasion of foreigners, from internal unrest, rebellion and strife, from deadly famine diseases and from all evil, may he give us the blessing of the air and the fruitfulness of the earth, may he preserve our country from all the snares and slander of the enemy, may he preserve truth and mercy in judges and rulers, may he give the shepherd is zealous for the salvation of his flock, but we all have haste to diligently correct our own service, to have love among ourselves and like-mindedness, for the good of the fatherland and the Holy It is better for the Church to strive, so that the light of saving faith may shine in our country in all corners of it, so that non-believers may turn to faith, so that all heresies and schisms will be abolished. Yes, having lived in peace on earth, we will be made worthy of eternal bliss in Heaven, praising and exalting God forever and ever. Amen.

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