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In principle, I will not let the Dragon into the house, because 2024 is the year of George the Victorious, and not some snake there.
George the Victorious is one of the most beloved Christian saints, along with Nicholas the Wonderworker. The image of George in the form of a horseman on a horse that tramples the Serpent is the famous emblem of courage, firm and unshakable faith. Many believe that the year of George the Victorious came in 2024 leap year of the Dragon. There is something symbolic in this, because the battle between the forces of good and evil has become even fiercer. In these difficult days, the world relies on a heavenly protector.
The year of St. George the Victorious was born on the territory of modern Turkey in the III century AD in a wealthy family of a military commander. George followed in his father’s footsteps and became a strong warrior. But his heart was filled with the teachings of Christ. He has openly embraced a new faith. He gave all his inheritance to the poor, freed the slaves, and made his home a refuge for the suffering.
This was the age of persecution of the first Christians. On the obstinate fell the punishment of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. George suffered a terrible torment. He was subjected to terrible torture, but the Almighty again and again eased the suffering of his pleaser.
His body broke sharp stakes, he did not take burning lime. The Great Martyr was beaten with iron bars, his hands and knees were broken, he was watered with poison. But every time an angel came to George and healed the terrible wounds.
When God brought him back to life, he was called a sorcerer and taken to the temple of Apollo to worship a pagan deity. But the Holy One cried out to the Lord, and all the idols turned to dust.
Wikimedia St. George and the Great Martyr Alexander Muka righteous stopped Empress Alexander of Rome – she began to beg her husband not to torture the righteous anymore. For betrayal of the Roman faith, she and George were sentenced to beheaded. According to legend, on the night before the execution, Christ came to the righteous in a dream, reassured the martyr and promised him eternal bliss in Paradise.
In the morning, the servant was ordered to write down this message. Later, this tradition became the basis for numerous apocryphas and prayers to George the Victorious. The Great Martyr Alexandra gave her soul to God, sitting down to rest on a stone before her execution. St. George with a light heart laid his head on the block. Today his relics are kept in the temple of George the Victorious in the city of Lod in Israel, his right hand on Mount Athos, and his head and sword in Rome.
In the life of the great martyr there is a description of a miracle that the saint performed after his death. According to the ancient legend, near the birthplace of George (in some texts it is the city of Beirut, Geval or Lasia) settled snake-eater. The evil monster chose the lake that nourished those desert lands. He asked people to sacrifice young men and women in exchange for water.
One day the lot fell on the daughter of the king. The poor girl was taken to the beast, but suddenly a majestic man appeared before her on a horse and in shining armor. He pierced the Serpent with a spear and saved the royal heiress from a terrible death. The Savior called himself George. His great feat saved the people from sacrifice, and soon almost all the inhabitants of the city became Christians.
This miracle is captured on the icon of George the Victorious. Its meaning symbolizes the struggle against evil and the lord of darkness. The princess represents the Holy Church, and the Serpent represents paganism. Also, the monster embodies the image of the devil who seduced Eve and Adam with the forbidden fruit.
St. George the Victorious traditionally protects soldiers: officers, soldiers, recruits and their relatives, saves from enemies and predatory animals. St. George the Victorious is prayed to make it easier to endure the hardships of military service, to give your duty with honor and dedication, to feel the approach of danger. Prayer to St. George guides on the true path, drives away temptations and temptations, cleanses from sins and opens the heart to true repentance.
Instagram has long been called by farmers to the Martyr. In Greek, the name George means “he who cultivates the land”. The saint is asked to protect the harvest from drought, frost and natural disasters.
We live in times of trials, where everyone is involved in a terrible fateful battle. Whether we send a loved one to the front or go to defend the freedom of our native land and all our loved ones, we cannot do without the help of higher forces and without strengthening faith. Strong ancient prayer from visible and invisible enemies will help everyone who suffers.
Instagram “Holy, Glorious and All-Populous Great Martyr George!” Assemblies in your temple and before your holy icon worshippers, we pray to you, a certain desire of our intercessor, pray with us and for us, beseeched God from your bounty, that he may graciously hear us asking for His goodness, and not all of our needy petitions for salvation and life, and grant our country victory for resistance.
And the paki, falling down, we pray to you, the saint victoriously: strengthen the Orthodox army in battle with the grace given to you, destroy the forces of the rising enemies, let them be ashamed and ashamed, and let their audacity be crushed, and let them lead away, as we have Divine help, and to all, in sorrow and the situation of those who are, show their many-powerful intercession. Pray to the Lord God, all the creatures of the Creator, to deliver us from eternal torment, that we glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and that we confess your intercession now and ever and ever. Amen.
Ask from the bottom of your heart for help and protection from St. George. This prayer can and should be read to those who are fighting, and those who are waiting for their beloved father, son or husband home. Let it make you and your family invisible to enemies. May the power of George the Victorious strengthen the spirit of those whose anger is righteous. Even the most terrible dragon will be defeated by the hand of a mere mortal, for the Lord sees the heart and thoughts of every man.
The year of St. George the Victorious was born on the territory of modern Turkey in the III century AD in a wealthy family of a military commander. George followed in his father’s footsteps and became a strong warrior. But his heart was filled with the teachings of Christ. He has openly embraced a new faith. He gave all his inheritance to the poor, freed the slaves, and made his home a refuge for the suffering.
This was the age of persecution of the first Christians. On the obstinate fell the punishment of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. George suffered a terrible torment. He was subjected to terrible torture, but the Almighty again and again eased the suffering of his pleaser.
His body broke sharp stakes, he did not take burning lime. The Great Martyr was beaten with iron bars, his hands and knees were broken, he was watered with poison. But every time an angel came to George and healed the terrible wounds.
When God brought him back to life, he was called a sorcerer and taken to the temple of Apollo to worship a pagan deity. But the Holy One cried out to the Lord, and all the idols turned to dust.
Wikimedia St. George and the Great Martyr Alexander Muka righteous stopped Empress Alexander of Rome – she began to beg her husband not to torture the righteous anymore. For betrayal of the Roman faith, she and George were sentenced to beheaded. According to legend, on the night before the execution, Christ came to the righteous in a dream, reassured the martyr and promised him eternal bliss in Paradise.
In the morning, the servant was ordered to write down this message. Later, this tradition became the basis for numerous apocryphas and prayers to George the Victorious. The Great Martyr Alexandra gave her soul to God, sitting down to rest on a stone before her execution. St. George with a light heart laid his head on the block. Today his relics are kept in the temple of George the Victorious in the city of Lod in Israel, his right hand on Mount Athos, and his head and sword in Rome.
In the life of the great martyr there is a description of a miracle that the saint performed after his death. According to the ancient legend, near the birthplace of George (in some texts it is the city of Beirut, Geval or Lasia) settled snake-eater. The evil monster chose the lake that nourished those desert lands. He asked people to sacrifice young men and women in exchange for water.
One day the lot fell on the daughter of the king. The poor girl was taken to the beast, but suddenly a majestic man appeared before her on a horse and in shining armor. He pierced the Serpent with a spear and saved the royal heiress from a terrible death. The Savior called himself George. His great feat saved the people from sacrifice, and soon almost all the inhabitants of the city became Christians.
This miracle is captured on the icon of George the Victorious. Its meaning symbolizes the struggle against evil and the lord of darkness. The princess represents the Holy Church, and the Serpent represents paganism. Also, the monster embodies the image of the devil who seduced Eve and Adam with the forbidden fruit.
St. George the Victorious traditionally protects soldiers: officers, soldiers, recruits and their relatives, saves from enemies and predatory animals. St. George the Victorious is prayed to make it easier to endure the hardships of military service, to give your duty with honor and dedication, to feel the approach of danger. Prayer to St. George guides on the true path, drives away temptations and temptations, cleanses from sins and opens the heart to true repentance.
Instagram has long been called by farmers to the Martyr. In Greek, the name George means “he who cultivates the land”. The saint is asked to protect the harvest from drought, frost and natural disasters.
We live in times of trials, where everyone is involved in a terrible fateful battle. Whether we send a loved one to the front or go to defend the freedom of our native land and all our loved ones, we cannot do without the help of higher forces and without strengthening faith. Strong ancient prayer from visible and invisible enemies will help everyone who suffers.
Instagram “Holy, Glorious and All-Populous Great Martyr George!” Assemblies in your temple and before your holy icon worshippers, we pray to you, a certain desire of our intercessor, pray with us and for us, beseeched God from your bounty, that he may graciously hear us asking for His goodness, and not all of our needy petitions for salvation and life, and grant our country victory for resistance.
And the paki, falling down, we pray to you, the saint victoriously: strengthen the Orthodox army in battle with the grace given to you, destroy the forces of the rising enemies, let them be ashamed and ashamed, and let their audacity be crushed, and let them lead away, as we have Divine help, and to all, in sorrow and the situation of those who are, show their many-powerful intercession. Pray to the Lord God, all the creatures of the Creator, to deliver us from eternal torment, that we glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and that we confess your intercession now and ever and ever. Amen.
Ask from the bottom of your heart for help and protection from St. George. This prayer can and should be read to those who are fighting, and those who are waiting for their beloved father, son or husband home. Let it make you and your family invisible to enemies. May the power of George the Victorious strengthen the spirit of those whose anger is righteous. Even the most terrible dragon will be defeated by the hand of a mere mortal, for the Lord sees the heart and thoughts of every man.
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