Miracles through the prayers of the Venerable Abbot Methodius of Peshnosh the Wonderworker. Saint Methodius of Peshnosha Saint Methodius of Peshnosha helps
Methodius Peshnoshsky(+ 1392), abbot, founder of the Peshnosh monastery, reverend. Commemoration on June 4 (June 17), June 14 (June 27), in the Cathedrals of Moscow and Radonezh Saints
In his youth, he came to the Monk Sergius of Radonezh and spent several years under his leadership, then, with the blessing of the Monk Sergius, he retired to a deserted place and set up a cell in the forest beyond the Yakhroma River. Soon, several students came to him in this remote and swampy area who wanted to imitate his life. The Monk Sergius visited him and gave advice to build a monastery and a temple. The Monk Methodius himself worked to build the temple and cell, “on foot” carrying trees across the river, which from then on began to be called Peshnosha.
Since 1391, the Monk Methodius became abbot of his monastery. At times he moved two miles away from the monastery and here he labored in prayer, and St. Sergius came to him here for spiritual conversations, which is why this area received the name “Conversation.”
The Monk Methodius was buried (+ 1392) in the monastery he founded.
In 1732, a church was built over his relics in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh and Methodius of Peshnosha. The beginning of the local celebration dates back to the end of the 17th - beginning of the 18th century.
Kontakion 1
Chosen disciple of the great teacher, the God-bearing wonderworker Sergius, and a wondrous imitator of the life of his saint, Reverend Father Methodius, we praise you with songs of love, our intercessor: you, as if you had boldness to the Lord, prayed for the salvation of us sinners, delivering those who call you from all troubles :
Ikos 1
Having loved the kind angel of purity from your youth, Reverend Father Methodius, you flowed to the monastery to the ascetic of virtues, Reverend Sergius, and from him, clothed in monasticism, you were a zealous imitator of his exploits. We also glorify you with these proclamations:
Rejoice, good vegetation of the desert.
Rejoice, child of true obedience.
Rejoice, faithful follower of the Gospel of Christ.
Rejoice, zealous follower of the commandments of Jesus.
Rejoice, God-bearing disciple of Sergius.
Rejoice, heir to his virtues.
Rejoice, you who by fasting have mortified the strangling passions within you.
Rejoice, having repelled all the temptations of the devil with your zealous prayers.
Rejoice, thou who has ascended to the heights of spiritual perfection.
Rejoice, having entered into the depths of the saint’s humility.
Rejoice, thou whose flowing tears fertilize the field of soul.
Rejoice, who from the depths of sighs acquired purity of heart.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 2
Seeing the All-Seer Lord, the good will of your soul, Father Methodius, who worked for Him alone in the silence of the desert, inspired St. Sergius to bless you for a special desert stay: but you, the blessing of the saint with faith, went into the harsh desert, into thieves and impenetrable places You are, and you have settled there, working alone for the One God in singing, vigils and fasting, silently crying out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
Having understood the will of God, the Monk Sergius, that a monastery of monks should be created in your desert, Father Methodius came to you and chose a place convenient for the construction of a monastery, having blessed and sanctified it with your prayer, the commandment for you to build a desert monastery there: you have fulfilled his commandment, and you worked diligently in the construction of the temple of God and the monastery. For this we praise you and call you:
Rejoice, lover of silence, having sanctified the desert with your deeds.
Rejoice, you who pass through the cruel desert life.
Rejoice, you who glorify God through incessant psalmody.
Rejoice, you who offer up unceasing prayers to the Lord.
Rejoice, do not become exhausted by fasting, having fed on the former desert.
Rejoice, unhypocritical industrious one, hating idleness.
Rejoice, wearer of thin and multi-stitched garments.
Rejoice, thou who performed many genuflections.
Rejoice, you who have succeeded in patience and humility.
Rejoice, former equal angel on earth.
Rejoice, you who laboriously built the desert monastery.
Rejoice, in her are many human souls who are ignorant of Christ.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 3
Strengthened by the power of God, Reverend Methodius, you undertook great labors in the creation of your desert monastery, cutting wood and building the monastery with your hands, and ever praying to the Lord, may He bless the work of your hands for the glory of His Holy Name, and for the salvation of your neighbors, theirs. By your example, you taught me to non-lazily offer up a song of praise to the Most Holy Trinity: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having a pure thought and an immaculate soul, Father Methodius, you deservedly received the grace of the priesthood, and having been appointed abbot of your monastery, you zealously strived for the spiritual salvation of the flock of verbal sheep entrusted to you by God. For this reason, hear from us the following praise:
Rejoice, immaculate servant of the Altar of the Lord.
Rejoice, worthy performer of the Divine Mysteries.
Rejoice, venerable one who lifted up your hands to grief with boldness.
Rejoice, you who bring compassionate prayers to the throne of God.
Rejoice, teacher of piety.
Rejoice, teacher of divine wisdom.
Rejoice, blessed-leaved tree, growing by the desert waters.
Rejoice, you who brought sweet fruits to Christ.
Rejoice, thou who has created and taught, and who has been named great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Rejoice, for having gained eternal peace for the exploits of your temporary life.
Rejoice, for the salvation of many human souls.
Rejoice, angelic man.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 4
Thou hast comfortably passed through the troubled storm of the sea of life, O Reverend, and thou hast reached the harbor of dispassion, nourished by the commandments of Christ God, who were a lamp to thy feet, and a light to thy paths. Therefore, now you are settled in the heavenly abodes, and you eat sweets to the Triune God: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Having heard many things about your godly life, Father Methodius, I came to you, to listen to your soul-helping teachings, and to live with you in your desert monastery, which you accepted with fatherly love, and you guided the right path to salvation, as everyone calls you:
Rejoice, true rule of faith.
Rejoice, image of spiritual meekness.
Rejoice, man of God, adorned with reverence.
Rejoice, warrior of Christ, conqueror of the invisible enemies.
Rejoice, wise stranger of the world.
Rejoice, well-skilled ascetic in virtues.
Rejoice, faithful imitator of the great desert dwellers.
Rejoice, zealous follower of the ancient God-bearing father.
Rejoice, St. Sergius has mastered morals for himself.
Rejoice, jealous of that godly life.
Rejoice, thou who hast acquired filial love for him.
Rejoice, dearly beloved from him.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 5
Having become a godly luminary, you guided everyone to the sun of truth, Christ, O servant of God, by the word and example of your holy life, which was all devoted to the service of God and your neighbors: you fed the poor and bloodless in your monastery generously, and your hand was never short of alms. those who demand alms. Moreover, you have inherited the bliss of the merciful, O Reverend Father, and with the saints sing an eternal song of praise to the Savior God: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
We see you, Reverend Father Methodius, who has become a perfect man in Christ and filled with divine gifts, promised in the Gospel of Christ as a faithful follower of the incarnate God the Word. Moreover, marveling at your feat, we cry out to you in praise:
Rejoice, blessed seeker of eternal and imperishable blessings.
Rejoice, vigilant worker of Christ’s grapes.
Rejoice, having found in the depths of your heart the precious beads of the Lord Jesus.
Rejoice, having His divine name in your mouth and in your heart.
Rejoice, you who sincerely loved the good and easy yoke of Christ.
Rejoice, patiently bearing the cross of desert sorrows and deprivations.
Rejoice, you who hungered and thirsted on earth, now be satisfied with incorruptible food in heaven.
Rejoice, thou who preservest poverty, that thou mayest be enriched with divine gifts.
Rejoice, kind rector of the monastic hostel.
Rejoice, skillful physician of those sick with sins.
Rejoice, you who fatherly loved all your brethren in Christ.
Rejoice, teaching your spiritual children in time and in time to truly please God.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 6
You were the preacher of the gospel virtues of your brethren, Reverend Father Methodius, and you faithfully led your spiritual children to Zion, where there is the home of all those saved by the mercy of Christ God, who came into the world to save fallen humanity, and who gave His saving commandments for the salvation of all who are like you loving Him with a pure heart, and accustomed to sing to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
Having shone in your desert like a divinely luminous luminary, Father Methodius, with the light of your good deeds you illuminated the souls and hearts of people who sought guidance from you for salvation. Many people are equal to the angels in their life, and they come to you, so that they hear from you the words of the eternal life. For you, the holy teacher of heavenly truth, who created and taught, and we humbly call in praise:
Rejoice, tireless preacher of the Gospel of Christ.
Rejoice, zealous guardian of the apostolic traditions.
Rejoice, having firmly established the holy dogmas of Orthodoxy in your soul.
Rejoice, having pleased God with right faith and good deeds.
Rejoice, having brought a congregation of your disciples after you to Christ.
Rejoice, with them, as a father from his children, who ascended to receive the heavenly reward from the Lord.
Rejoice, unhidden talent, given to you by the Almighty Master of the House.
Rejoice, I have done much for them, the salvation of human souls.
Rejoice, for through your learned sins and repentance you have pleased God.
Rejoice, for through your instructions those who went astray have found the right path of salvation.
Rejoice, sincerely loving your neighbor.
Rejoice, having diligently served the salvation of their souls.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 7
You had only one desire, reverend father, to please God, and to piously serve the spiritual salvation of your neighbors: therefore, your holy abode was a sweet haven for every person who is weary from the troubles of the sea of life. For you, like a cheerful helmsman, taught all your disciples by your word and example, far from the world and its vanities, to silently cry out to God with your heart and lips: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
The new Anthony the Great, the soul-saving mentor, having known, reverend father, in your desert monastery, the glorious waters of the sea of life, having comfortably passed through, and having reached the refuge of dispassion, you have favorably brought your spiritual children to him, untiringly and diligently working for the Lord in reverence and purity , let us learn to call you:
Rejoice, land of desert vegetation.
Rejoice, myrrh of Christ's fragrance.
Rejoice, spiritually fertile desert.
Rejoice, you who have rewarded the monastic village in it.
Rejoice, you who inhabit her as children of obedience and humility.
Rejoice, beloved father who was your disciple.
Rejoice, you who have fed your verbal flock into the life-giving pastures of the Gospel of Christ.
Rejoice, O father who created your deserted abode according to the tradition of the saints and God-bearers.
Rejoice, St. Sergius has mastered the rules and regulations for himself.
Rejoice, sanctified by his blessing and prayer.
Rejoice, wondrous disciple of the wondrous teacher.
Rejoice, perfect imitator of your spiritual father who was perfect in Christ.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 8
You thought of being a wanderer and a stranger in this world, blessed Methodius, and you put aside all care for earthly riches, and you created your abode in poverty with herbs, forbidding all vain acquisitions in it, and you generously nourished the poor and wretched from your table, sharing your bread with your poor brethren, in whose person you served Christ himself, calling to Him with warm love: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
Having been entirely in God, reverend father, about God and pleasing Him, you continually conversed with your disciples, and you shed many tears from your eyes during these conversations, begging your spiritual children to prefer nothing more than the Love of Christ. Remembering such soul-saving conversations of yours, we call to you:
Rejoice, having guided sinners to repentance through the quietness of your words.
Rejoice, you who through your compassionate conversation have converted peace lovers to Christ.
Rejoice, having taught sensualists to abstinence through your God-wise instructions.
Rejoice, perfect former poor-lover.
Rejoice, thou who has inherited the bliss of the poor in spirit.
Rejoice, you have revealed the image of perfection in Christ within yourself.
Rejoice, poor one fed and given peace in your monastery.
Rejoice, for in the days of famine you gave food to all who came to you.
Rejoice, thou who desiredst to share the last morsels of thy bread with the poor.
Rejoice, testifying to your love for God, to your love for your neighbors.
Rejoice, beloved by God and blessed by your neighbors.
Rejoice, revered to this day in your monastery with praises of prayer.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 9
To all who came to your holy monastery for the sake of prayer and blessing, Reverend Father, it was marvelous to see you walking in a torn and multi-seamed robe, and staying in your cell in great poverty, yet you received everyone with equal love, the rich and the poor, the nobles and the simple , and you spoke a word to everyone for the benefit of their souls, teaching them to serve piously and please God, with right faith and good deeds, and to call Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
Thou hast surpassed the wisdom of the wise, O Reverend Father, by the grace-filled anointing of thy words, in the image of sinners thou hast brought them to repentance, thou hast made the repentant to become chaste, thou hast strengthened those striving in virtue, and thou hast shown to all the path of salvation to Christ, after which thou himself steadily walked until thy blessed death, truly worthy of such praise:
Rejoice, having written the law of Christ on the tablets of your heart.
Rejoice, you who from the depths of your heart have received kind and soul-saving instructions as a person.
Rejoice, for your words were the sweetest honey to those who thirsted for spiritual teaching.
Rejoice, for through your instructions many were saved.
Rejoice, holy head, overshadowed by the grace of God.
Rejoice, sweet-spoken preacher, preacher of the words of eternal life.
Rejoice, deserted citizen, cities and towns filled with the glory of your exploits.
Rejoice, blessed olive tree of God, whose fruit is nourished with faithfulness.
Rejoice, having brought your disciples to Christ, having excelled in virtues.
Rejoice, having prepared for the Lord perfect ascetics through your teachings.
Rejoice, skillful commander of the monastic regiment.
Rejoice, kind leader of the desert dwellers.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 10
You gained the hope of salvation at your exodus, Reverend Father Methodius, and like ripe wheat, reaped in time, you moved from the earth to a heavenly abode with a good death, to receive reward from the hand of the righteous Reaper of Christ, Who rewarded your soul with the soul of the saints who silently cried out before The throne of His glory, the song of victory: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
You were a faithful servant and follower of the King of Heavenly Christ, Father Methodius, also according to His true verb: “Where I am, there also will be my servant,” we who honor you, believe without a doubt that you are with Christ in the abodes of eternal bliss and joy You enjoy the incorruptibles, as He is a true saint, and from us you hear this praise:
Rejoice, having joyfully surrendered your soul into the hands of God.
Rejoice, having received holy death as retribution for your feat.
Rejoice, you who have moved from earth to the heavenly abode.
Rejoice, there with the saints enjoy eternal bliss.
Rejoice, with the angelic howls sing praises to the Creator of angels and men.
Rejoice, contemplating with a frank face the glory of the Trisian Divinity.
Rejoice, buried in your mortal body in your monastery.
Rejoice, you who soared with your immortal soul to Zion on High.
Rejoice, your disciple who made you weep is not consoled by your death.
Rejoice, warm tears from them, venerable one.
Rejoice, you who were laid in a humble tomb by them with love.
Rejoice, glorified by many miracles.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 11
Bring the singing of the Most Holy Trinity to the mountain, Reverend Father Methodius, and for the monastery of your saints, and those who strive in it, you ever intercede, asking for peace from above, and prosperity in all good things for your spiritual children, from whom you are considered worthy of praise, singing to the Triune God: Alleluia .
Ikos 11
O Reverend Father, we confess to be the lamp of your good deeds, and we glorify the Lord who glorified you, Who marked your tomb with many miracles: streams of grace-filled healings flowed from him to the sick, and the faithful strive to cry out to you:
Rejoice, earthly angel and heavenly man.
Rejoice, source of free healing.
Rejoice, treasury of the gifts of God's grace.
Rejoice, thou fullest vial of the multi-healing world.
Rejoice, from the heights of the earth you come mercifully to the earthly.
Rejoice, dost thou abundantly bestow healing from thy holy shrine.
Rejoice, comforter of those who mourn.
Rejoice, healer of the sick.
Rejoice, encourager of the discouraged.
Rejoice, deliverer of the needy.
Rejoice, you who are faithful to visit them in dreams and visions.
Rejoice, keep your holy monastery from all troubles.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 12
Ask for the grace of the Lord for us, Reverend Father Methodius, who reverence your holy memory with love, and who diligently flock to the more honest race of your relics, from non-miraculous healings you grant to the sick. We diligently pray to you, the gift of wonder-working from the Lord, we diligently pray: heal our mental and physical ailments, and help us through your intercession to receive eternal salvation, so that together with you we will sing to God, wondrous in His saints: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Singing your deeds, reverend father, we please your life as angels, we marvel at your many miracles, we prayerfully honor your holy memory, and falling before the race of your relics, we tenderly say:
Rejoice, faithful servant of the Most Holy Trinity.
Rejoice, worthy primate of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Rejoice, interlocutor of angelic faces.
Rejoice, cohabitant of all saints.
Rejoice, glory and praise to the desert dwellers.
Rejoice, spiritual adornment of the Russian kingdom.
Rejoice, everlasting protection of your holy monastery.
Rejoice, safe intercession of those who labor in it.
Rejoice, you who come to worship the good representative.
Rejoice, you who honor your holy memory, heavenly patron.
Rejoice, merciful healer of mental ailments.
Rejoice, thou who is devoted to the physician of bodily diseases.
Rejoice, Reverend Father Methodius.
Kontakion 13
O venerable and God-bearing Father Methodius! You are a mountain in heaven, we are down on earth, removed from you not only by place, but also by our sinful impurity, but we dare to bring you this little song of praise, which is mercifully received, pray to our Lord and Master, deliver us from eternal destruction, and make us worthy of the bliss of the saints , forever crying out a song of praise to Him: Alleluia.
This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1st and kontakion 1st
Prayer to the Holy Venerable Methodius, Abbot of Peshnoshsky, Wonderworker
O sacred head, earthly angel and heavenly man, venerable and God-bearing Father Methodius! We fall before you with faith and love, and pray diligently: show us your holy fatherly intercession to us humble and sinners. Because it is a sin for our sake, it is not the imams of freedom for the children of God to ask our Lord and Master for our needs, but we offer you, a prayer book favorable to Him, and we ask you with zeal for many, ask us from His goodness for beneficial gifts for our souls and bodies: I believe in the right , the hope of salvation is undoubted, love for all is unfeigned, courage in temptation, patience in suffering, constancy in prayers, health of soul and body, fruitfulness of the earth, prosperity of the air, contentment of everyday needs, peaceful and serene life, a good Christian death, and a good answer to The Last Judgment of Christ. Ask, O servant of God, from the King of kings and the Lord of lords to us who cry out: may the atheist free the suffering Russian country from the cruel ones and free their power, and may he erect the throne of Orthodox rulers; His faithful servants. In sorrow and sorrow, day and night, may those who cry out to Him hear the pained cry and may it bring our belly from destruction. Do not forget, O Holiness of God, your holy monastery, which you created and always honor you, but keep it, and all those who labor in it, and who come to worship there unharmed from the temptations of the devil and all evil. Hey, Reverend Father! Do not deprive us of your heavenly help, but with your prayers bring us all into the haven of salvation, and show us to be heirs of the all-bright Kingdom of Christ: let us sing and glorify the ineffable generosity of the Lover of God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and your holy intercession, in forever and ever. Amen.
The prayer is different
O great servant of Christ and glorious miracle worker, Rev. Our Father Methodius! Look at us sinners, overwhelmed by the anxiety of everyday passions, and crying out to you: we are your spiritual children, and your verbal sheep, on you, according to God and the Mother of God, we place our hope, and we ask you with tenderness; by your petition to the Lord God, ask us for peace, health, long life, goodness of the air, fruitfulness of the earth, good season rains, and deliver us all from all troubles: hail, famine, flood, fire, sword, harmful worms that consume the fruits of the earth, corruptive winds, deadly ulcers and vain deaths, and in all our sorrows and sorrows, be our good comforter and quick helper, preserving us with your prayers from the falls of sin, and making us worthy to be the heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven. May we glorify together with you all the blessings of the Giver, in the Trinity we glorify and worship God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Troparion to St. Methodius of Peshnoshsky
Troparion
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We are inflamed with divine love from our youth, having hated everything red in the world, you loved Christ alone, and for this sake you moved into the desert, you created a monastery in it, and having gathered a multitude of monks, you received a gift from the God of miracles, Father Methodius, and you were about Christ is the interlocutor and companion of St. Sergius, with him ask Christ God for health and salvation, and great mercy for our souls.
Kontakion
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Having been a good stewards of obedience, you have firmly put your enemies to shame with your tearful prayers, and you have appeared as the dwelling of the Most Holy Trinity. In vain, blessed, clear, reverend Methodius the God-Wise, you received the gift of miracles from Her.
In the same way, with faith, you heal the ailments that come, satisfy sorrows, and pray unceasingly for all of us.
Greatness
We bless you, Reverend Father Methodius, and honor your holy memory, teacher of monks and interlocutor of angels.
June 17(June 4 according to the “old style” - the church Julian calendar). 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, All the saints who shone forth in the Russian land(that is, the third Sunday after the great twelve feast of the Holy Trinity, otherwise known as Pentecost). According to the Church Charter, the consumption of fish. Today, the memory of 13 Christian saints known by name is celebrated separately, as well as the Celebrations in Vologda of all the reverend Fathers of Vologda, the Council of Novgorod Saints, the Council of Belarusian Saints, the Council of Pskov Saints and the Council of St. Petersburg Saints.
Venerable Methodius, Abbot of Peshnoshsky. This Russian saint XIVcentury known as the founder of the Peshnoshsky monastery near Moscow (now the Dmitrovsky district of the Moscow region). In the most difficult years, when the Orthodox faith began to strengthen in Rus', which had lost its unity and sovereignty, Father Methodius founded the holy monastery. Much of this happened through prayers. Venerable Sergius of Radonezh, abbot of the Russian Land, one of whose students was Father Methodius. The founder of the monastery personally worked on the construction of the monastery, the construction site of which was indicated by the Monk Sergius. Thus, the Monk Methodius himself carried trees on foot across the river, which from then on began to be called Peshnosha, and the erected monastery - Peshnosha. The glory of this monastery spread very widely, and there was a time when it was called the “Second Lavra.”
For centuries, the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky monastery was famous for its ascetics. Including Saint Barsanuphius, who at one time was the abbot of this monastery. The monastery escaped destruction during the years of wars and unrest. Even during Soviet times, its churches survived. But full-fledged church life here began to be revived only in 2007. And only in August 2014 The monastery was inaugurated after large-scale restoration work. And today, numerous pilgrims come to the monastery of St. Methodius every day to venerate the holy relics of its founder. And through his prayers they receive help and healing.
Saint Mitrophan, Patriarch of Constantinople. This first Primate of the Church of Constantinople is known as a contemporary of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine the Great. The emperor deeply revered this wise old man, who at the beginning IVcentury It was already about 90 years since the birth of Christ. Saint Mitrophan's father, Dometius, was the brother of the pagan Roman emperor Probus ( 276-282 ). During the years of the most severe anti-Christian persecution, Dometius and his sons accepted Christianity, and then the priesthood and episcopal rank.
Saint Mitrophan of Constantinople. Photo: pravoslavie.ru
During his reign, Emperor Constantine the Great, who made the Roman Empire Christian, brought Elder Mitrofan closer, and then made him Patriarch of the new imperial capital - Constantinople. However, the saint did not occupy the Patriarchal throne for long, in 326 from the Nativity of Christ he peacefully departed to the Lord at the age of 117 years.
Martyrs Frontasius, Severinus, Severian and Silanus. One of the first sufferers for Christ, who suffered under the pagan emperor Claudius, who ruled the Roman Empire in 41-54 years from the birth of Christ. These four Christian preachers enlightened southern Gaul (now the territory of France) with the Light of Christ's Truth. The local ruler Skiridon found out about their preaching and ordered their arrest. No torment forced the martyrs to renounce Christ. After much torture, the saints were beheaded.
Martyr Concordius. Saint IIcentury. From childhood, the future martyr was raised in Christian humility; the Word of God was preached to him by his father, Presbyter Gordian. Concordius himself was approached by the Bishop of Rome Pius, who appointed the young man to his subdeacon. But we must not forget that in those years church service was a voluntary choice of a more than possible martyr's crown. Subdeacon Concordius was also honored with this, and the pagan authorities learned about his holy life and deep faith. After his first arrest, he was temporarily released, after which Saint Anthimus ordained the sufferer to the priesthood. However, the time of service of Father Concordius was short-lived, he was arrested again, but attempts to force the martyr to renounce his faith ended in nothing, and the saint was executed around 175 years from the Nativity of Christ.
Hieromartyr Astius of Dyrrhachia. This saint, like the martyr Concordius, suffered for Christ in IIcentury. He died during the anti-church persecution of the pagan emperor Trajan ( 98-117 ). Saint Astius served as a bishop in Macedonia. One day he dreamed that he would soon suffer for his faith. Bishop Astius told his disciples to hide, and he himself was arrested, subjected to terrible torture and execution. The body of the martyr was buried with honors by local Christians.
Saint Astius of Dyrrachium. Photo: pravoslavie.ru
Venerable Zosimas, Bishop of Babylon. This saint VIcentury born in Asia Minor in the city of Cilicia. From a young age, he dedicated his life to God and took monastic vows early. Even in his youth, the future saint heard the elder’s prediction that he was destined to become a bishop in Babylon. And indeed, after many years of monastic feats of Father Zosima, the Patriarch of Alexandria ordained him bishop of Babylon. Until a very old age, the saint served in this department, and before his death he returned to Mount Sinai, where for many years he served the Lord as a simple monk.
Hieromartyr George (Djordje) Bogich. This Serbian saint was a young (30-year-old) priest. June 17, 1941 he fell victim to the Croatian Ustasha Nazis, who, according to the teachings of one Catholic cleric, killed the sufferer after long and truly monstrous torture.
Hieromartyr Ioannikios, Metropolitan of Montenegro-Primorsky. This saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church also suffered during the Second World War. Only, unlike the holy martyr George, he suffered not from the Croatian Ustasha Nazis, but from the Tito communists. After cruel torture, the 55-year-old bishop was killed in June 1945 for the spiritual care of Serbian Orthodox Chetnik patriots.
Hieromartyr Ioannikis of Montenegro-Primorsky. Photo: pravoslavie.ru
Also in the Russian Orthodox Church June 17 The memory of two new martyrs is celebrated. Hieromartyr Peter Belyaev, a priest killed in 1918, at the dawn of anti-church persecution. And the acquisition of relics Hieromartyr Peter (Zverev), Archbishop of Voronezh. This 50-year-old archpastor suffered martyrdom in the Solovetsky camp in February 1929.
Congratulations to Orthodox Christians on the memory of all today's saints! Through their prayers, Lord, save and have mercy on us all! We are happy to congratulate those who received names in their honor in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism or in the rank of monastic tonsure! As they used to say in Rus' in the old days: “A golden crown for the Guardian Angels, and good health for you!” To our departed relatives and friends - eternal memory!
June 4/17 is the day of remembrance of St. Methodius of Peshnosha, one of the first disciples of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
Venerable Methodius of Peshnoshsky
In the ancient troparion, the Monk Methodius of Peshnosha is called “the interlocutor and co-faster of the great Sergius” (however, some modern researchers believe that the Monk Methodius was a disciple of the disciple of the Monk Sergius).
Where, when and into what family the Monk Methodius was born is unknown. At the beginning of the 19th century, as a result of a strong fire, the unique handwritten archive and library of the Peshnosh Monastery burned down, which makes it difficult to verify information about the monastery and its founder. It is known that in the middle of the 14th century he came to the Trinity Monastery as a young man. According to church tradition, under the leadership of St. Sergius, Methodius spent several years in a school of monastic education. “Having loved the kind purity of your youth as an angel, you flocked to the monastery of the virtuous ascetic St. Sergius, and from him, endowed with monasticism, you were a zealous imitator of his exploits,” says the akathist to St. Methodius of Peshnosh. Over time, the pupil of the Trinity Monastery developed a desire to surrender to silence. In 1361, having received the saint's blessing, he went in search of a secluded place.
Venerable Methodius of Peshnoshsky. Icon on a column
at the shrine of St. Nikon of Radonezh in the Nikon chapel
Trinity Cathedral of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra
In the depths of an oak forest beyond the Yakhroma River, 25 versts from Dmitrov, on a small hill in the middle of a swamp, he set up a cell for his hermit’s life. His days passed in strict fasting and fervent prayers. The saint's soul became increasingly detached from the world. But he was unable to hide from the zealots of piety, and monks began to gather around him.
The Monk Sergius, having visited Methodius, gave him advice to build a monastery and temple in another, dry place. Like an obedient son, the Monk Methodius fulfilled the will of his mentor: he moved his cell across the river and over time, together with his disciples, built a nearby wooden church in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. He himself worked hard on construction, carrying trees across the river on foot. This is where, according to church tradition, the name of the Nikolsky cenobitic monastery founded by him came from - Peshnoshsky. “You undertook great labors in the creation of your deserted monastery, cutting wood and constructing the buildings of the monastery with your hands,” is sung in the akathist to St. Methodius of Peshnosh.
Venerable Methodius of Peshnoshsky.
Painting of the vault of the Fraternal Refectory of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra
At times, the Monk Methodius moved two miles away from the monastery to labor in solitary prayer. The Monk Sergius visited his student several times. Before the revolution, two miles from the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery, a place with a chapel, called “conversational,” was revered. Here, according to legend, the Monks Sergius and Methodius prayed. The student and teacher together dug two ponds and planted an alley of elms. In the old days, religious processions were held to this chapel.
In 1391, the Monk Methodius became the first abbot of the Peshnoshsky monastery. A stern ascetic who despised earthly goods, he set an example of humility and abstinence to the inhabitants of the monastery. Strict with himself, the Monk Methodius was merciful to the brethren, condescending to their weaknesses and lovingly warned against mistakes.
Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery
The Monk Methodius was famous for his charity. Many beggars always gathered at the gates of his monastery, who knew that the abbot would not refuse them food. Often he shared his last piece of bread with those in need.
In the akathist to St. Methodius of Peshnosh there are these words: “Your hand will never fail in giving alms to those who demand it.”
The Monk Methodius ruled his monastery for more than 30 years. According to sources of the 18th century, the saint reposed in the Lord on June 4, 1392, shortly before the death of his teacher St. Sergius (according to other sources, outliving St. Sergius by a year), and was buried in the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky monastery near the Church of St. Nicholas. Many pilgrims flocked to the burial of the abbot of the Peshnosh monastery, bitterly mourning the loss of their benefactor. The disciples of St. Methodius built an oak cobbled chapel over his tomb, which stood for more than 300 years. In 1732, a small church in the name of St. Sergius was erected in its place, and the chapel was moved to the place where Methodius cut down his first cell.
From the day of the death of the Monk Methodius, he was venerated as a saint in the Peshnoshsky monastery, although he was not canonized by the Church until the middle of the 16th century. In 1547, Metropolitan Macarius sent a district letter to all dioceses with a proposal to collect manuscripts with the texts of lives and testimonies of the miracles of new Russian ascetics. The diploma was also received at Peshnosh under Abbot Barsanuphius. The rector presented the necessary information about the life and miracles of St. Methodius of Peshnosha. The Moscow Council of 1549 canonized him. In a service soon compiled by the Suzdal monk Gregory to the Russian new wonderworkers, the Monk Methodius of Peshnosh is mentioned among them. In the Peshnosh monastery there was kept a wooden chalice, from which the founder of the monastery gave communion to the believers, and a reliquary with a particle of the relics of St. Sergius.
The relics of St. Methodius rest in secret in the Sergius Church of the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery. Through prayers, numerous miracles were performed at his tomb. In the akathist to St. Methodius it is sung: “Rejoice, comforter of the sorrowing. Rejoice, healer of the sick. Rejoice, encourager of the discouraged. Rejoice, deliverer of the needy."
In 1859, with the blessing of St. Philaret (Drozdov), an altar with a Throne was built at the relics of the saint in the name of St. Methodius. Currently, the tomb with the relics of St. Methodius in the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery is available for veneration.
Troparion to St. Methodius, Abbot of Peshnoshsky, tone 8
B We have been inflamed with divine love since youth, / everything that is red in the world, having hated, / you loved the One Christ, / and for this reason you moved into the desert, / you created an abode in it, / and, having gathered a multitude, / you received from God gift of miracles, Father Methodius, / and you were an interlocutor and companion in Christ with St. Sergius, / with whom you asked Orthodox Christians from Christ God for health and salvation, / and for our souls great mercy.
Kontakion to St. Methodius, Abbot of Pesnosh, tone 4
P You were a good zealot of disobedience,/ you firmly put your enemies to shame with your tearful prayers,/ and you appeared as the dwelling place of the Most Holy Trinity,/ In vain, blessed, it is clear,/ the venerable Methodius of God,/ you received the gift of miracles from Her./ Also, having healed with faith the ailments that came ,/ having quenched your sorrows/ and pray unceasingly for all of us.
Prayer to St. Methodius of Peshnoshsky
ABOUT, sacred head, earthly angel and heavenly man, venerable and God-bearing Father Methodius! We fall before you with faith and love, and pray diligently: show us, humble and sinners, your holy fatherly intercession, for it is a sin for our sake, not the imams of the freedom of the children of God to ask our Lord and Master for our needs, but to you, the auspicious prayer book, to We offer to Him and ask you with zeal to many: ask us from His goodness for beneficial gifts to our souls and bodies - faith in the right, undoubted hope of salvation, unfeigned love for everyone, courage in temptation, patience in suffering, constancy in prayer, health of soul and body, fruitfulness of the earth, prosperity of the air, contentment of everyday needs, peaceful and serene life, a good Christian death and a good answer at the Last Judgment of Christ. Do not forget, O Holiness of God, your holy monastery, which you created and always honor you, but keep it and all who live and labor in it, and who come to worship there unharmed from the temptations of the devil and all evil. Hey, Reverend Father! Do not deprive us of your heavenly help, but with your prayers bring us all into the haven of salvation and reveal us to be heirs of the all-bright Kingdom of Christ, so that we sing and glorify the ineffable generosity of the Lover of God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and your holy paternal intercession forever and ever. Amen.
The memory of the Monk Methodius of Peshnosha is celebrated on June 4/17, on the day of his blessed death, and on June 14 (27), on the day of remembrance of his namesake Saint Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople.
The Monk Methodius, while still a young man, was among the first to come to the Monk Sergius and spent several years under the guidance of this great mentor of monastic life. Nothing is known about his parents, time and place of birth. Zealous to live in silence, he, with the blessing of St. Sergius left to look for a deserted place. And in the wilderness of an oak forest beyond the Yakhroma River, 25 versts from Dmitrov, on a small hill in the middle of a swamp, he set up his cell for the exploits of hermitage.
Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery. Bell tower, Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
The life of the saint flowed in severe fasting and constant prayer, and his soul more and more renounced the corruptible and earthly world, striving for the high, heavenly lands. But just as the flame of a fire shines through even through the forest thicket, so does the ascetic life of St. Methodius was not hidden by swamps and forests from the zealots of piety, who were not slow to gather in order, under his leadership, to become worthy of the future reward promised by the Lord to all His faithful followers. At this time, the Monk Sergius, having visited his beloved disciple, gave him advice to build a monastery and temple in another, drier and more extensive place and blessed the very place where the monastery was founded. The Monk Methodius, like an obedient son, fulfilled the will of his mentor. He himself worked in the construction of the temple and cells, “on foot” carrying trees across the river, which from him was called Peshnoshya, and the name Peshnoshskaya remained behind the monastery forever.
Since 1391, the Monk Methodius became abbot of his monastery. The monks who settled here led a hardworking lifestyle, earning their own food and performing all the work necessary for the monastery, so this monastery was primarily a monastery of industriousness. Only frequent fasting and prayer diversified the life of the Peshnosh monks. The abbot himself set an example for the brethren in everything and was the first among them in the exploits of labor, prayer and fasting, and through this he raised many pious monks. But, strict towards himself, Rev. Methodius was undemanding and merciful to the brethren, forgiving of their weaknesses and warning against mistakes in the future.
Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery. View through the passage in the monastery wall to the bell tower
At times the monk, as a lover of silence, moved two miles away from the monastery and here solitarily labored in prayer. The Monk Sergius also came here to him for spiritual conversations. That is why this area was called “Conversation”. The Monk Methodius was buried (d. 1392) in the monastery he founded. On the day of his repose, as can be seen from the service compiled in honor of him, many people gathered - elders, orphans and widows - to mourn the death of their nourisher.
Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery. Icon of St. Venerable Methodius of Peshnoshsky.
From the day of the death of the Monk Methodius, he was blessed on Peshnosh as a saint, but until the half of the 16th century he was not canonized by the Church. In 1547, Metropolitan Macarius sent a district letter to all dioceses to collect the canons, lives and miracles of new miracle workers who had shone with good deeds and miracles, according to the testimony of “local residents of every kind and rank.” The diploma was also received in Peshnosh, under Abbot Barsanuphius, who at that time was sent to Kazan to found a new monastery there. Who loved Peshnosha, who took several monks with him to new places, could the abbot not revere the memory of the Monk Methodius? There is no doubt that he presented Metropolitan Macarius with the most complete and accurate information about the life and miracles of St. Methodius.
St. Methodius Peshnoshsky. 19th century lithograph.
And so the Moscow Council of 1549, having witnessed all these canons, lives and miracles, “gave over to the churches of God to sing, and glorify, and celebrate the new miracle workers.” Exactly which miracle workers were supposed to be celebrated at this Council - no information has been preserved, but judging by the fact that the Council was presented with information, if possible, about all local wonderworkers, one can think that now honoring was established for all Russian saints who labored before the half of the 16th century . and to whom no honor has yet been established. That among the canonized saints at this Council was the Venerable Methodius is evident from the fact that in the service compiled at that time by the Suzdal monk Gregory to all Russian new wonderworkers, the Venerable Methodius of Peshnosh is mentioned among the names of the new Russian saints.
Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery. Icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and St. Methodius of Peshnoshsky.
From that time on, the name of St. Methodius began to be included in Russian monthly books. Actually, on Peshnosh, the memory of the saint has been celebrated since ancient times on June 14, the day of his namesake Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinograd, and the service was performed according to a special notebook of the monk Misail.
Cancer over the relics of St. Methodius of Peshnoshsky, resting under cover in the Sergius Church of the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery.
According to the handwritten calendar, “Reverend Methodius, abbot of the Peshnosh monastery, disciple of St. Sergius the Wonderworker, reposed in the summer of 6900 (1392), the month of June on the 14th day.” St. Methodius was blessed on Peshnosha as a saint from the day of his death and his memory was celebrated in the monastery and in the surrounding villages on the 14th day of June. According to other sources, the Monk Methodius reposed in the month of June on the 4th day of 1392, and the memory is celebrated on the same day as the memory of St. Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople, June 14/27.
To the face of the saints, St. Methodius was numbered at the Moscow Council of 1549. Methodius was buried near the Church of St. Nicholas. His disciples built an oak cobbled chapel over the coffin, which existed for more than 300 years. In 1732, a small church was built in its place in the name of St. Sergius, and the chapel was moved to an oak grove, to where Methodius cut down his first cell.
In 1549, Methodius was canonized by the Moscow Cathedral.
Prayer to St. Methodius of Peshnosh
Oh, sacred head, earthly angel and heavenly man, venerable and God-bearing Father Methodius! We fall before you with faith and love, and pray diligently: show us, humble and sinners, your holy fatherly intercession, for it is a sin for our sake, not the imams of the freedom of the children of God to ask our Lord and Master for our needs, but to you, the auspicious prayer book, to We offer to Him and ask you with zeal to many: ask us from His goodness for beneficial gifts to our souls and bodies - faith in the right, undoubted hope of salvation, unfeigned love for everyone, courage in temptation, patience in suffering, constancy in prayer, health of soul and body, fruitfulness of the earth, prosperity of the air, contentment of everyday needs, peaceful and serene life, a good Christian death and a good answer at the Last Judgment of Christ. Do not forget, O Holiness of God, your holy monastery, which you created and always honor you, but keep it and all who live and labor in it, and who come to worship there unharmed from the temptations of the devil and all evil. Hey, Reverend Father! Do not deprive us of your heavenly help, but with your prayers bring us all into the haven of salvation and reveal us to be heirs of the all-bright Kingdom of Christ, so that we sing and glorify the ineffable generosity of the Lover of God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and your holy paternal intercession forever and ever. Amen.
June 17 marks the day of remembrance of St. Methodius, who was the founder of the monastery in Peshnosh. His relics are known throughout the country, because they had miraculous power and were able to instill faith in a person. Many sick people came to the monastery to heal various defects on their body or in the depths of their soul.
Even as a young man, Saint Methodius turned to Sergius of Radonezh for worldly advice, subsequently becoming his follower. St. Sergius was very glad that he took as a student a talented boy who sincerely believed in the power of the Lord God and Orthodoxy in general. It is noteworthy that the parents of Abbot Peshnoshsky are not indicated in any historical source, and therefore nothing is known about his date of birth and childhood. After meeting with Sergius, the life of Saint Methodius changed radically. He moved to a small forest hut, which was located near the Yakhroma River, 25 kilometers from the nearest settlement. There he built his own small church for prayers and other spiritual endeavors. For ten long years his life passed in harsh fasts, loneliness and endless prayers. Therefore, Methodius more and more renounced the ordinary earthly world, striving for monasticism and living in the forest or mountains. But, after some time, a group of people came to him, expressing a desire to learn from the saint, adopting immeasurable reverence and deepest love for the Lord God. After some time, his mentor, Sergius of Radonezh, came to Methodius. After a long conversation, he gave some advice to the abbot: build a new temple and move to another, drier and cleaner place. Methodius Peshnoshsky listened to him, founding a monastery near the Peshnosh River. It was because of this river that this nickname became attached to him for the rest of his life.
Beginning in 1391, the monastery of Methodius was consecrated, and a man was officially appointed abbot and leader of the shrine. The preacher's disciples were accustomed to hard work, obedience and spiritual purity. The servants earned their own food, resorted to severe fasting and daily prayers. The abbot has always been an example for his own brethren and an excellent leader. He was distinguished by immeasurable kindness even on those rare occasions when students did something wrong or unnecessary. For example, one day one of his students was caught stealing, for which they wanted to expel him from the monastery. But the preacher saw that the young man was sincerely repenting, for which he decided to keep him near him for re-education. For these achievements, everyone loved him, respected him and listened to the man’s advice.
Sometimes Saint Methodius, following the call of his heart, went on a solitary journey, laboring in prayer to the Lord God. From time to time, Sergius of Radonezh came to him, with whom they had long conversations about Christianity. Once, before setting off on his next journey, the saint had a prophetic dream, where the Creator forbade the man to go anywhere, saying the following: “Soon you will be in Heaven, so stay at home and complete all earthly affairs.” Indeed, two days later, at the end of 1392, Methodius reposed before the Lord in his own monastery. During the burial, a huge crowd of people gathered around the shrine to mourn the death of a talented and kind mentor. A hundred years later, in 1549, Methodius of Peshnoshsky was canonized at the annual Moscow Council. After this, the Orthodox Church established a celebration in memory of the saint, at which a divine liturgy is held in honor of the transfer of the miraculous relics of Methodius.
