Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (name), as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and a prayer book for my soul.
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This prayer is a prayer kontakion, which is taken from the sequence of the general prayer service, where it is sung according to the 3rd song of the canon.
Veneration of a saint consists not only of praying to him, but also of imitating his feat and his faith. “Let your life be according to your name,” said the Monk Ambrose of Optina. After all, the saint whose name a person bears is not just his patron and prayer book, he is also a role model.
But how can we imitate our saint, how can we at least follow his example in some way? To do this you need:
First, know about his life and exploits. Without this, we cannot truly love our saint.
Secondly, we need to turn to them in prayer more often, know the troparion for him and always remember that we have a protector and helper in heaven.
Thirdly, of course, we must always think about how we could follow the example of our saint in one case or another.