Holy war life. Prayer for the unbaptized and those who died in heterodoxy to the holy martyr Uaru

Saint Ouar is allowed to read prayer verses for the unbaptized. The martyr is asked to alleviate the fate of the souls of his relatives and friends, those who died in unbelief and did not accept Holy Baptism and who failed to know the True God. In addition, prayers are read for the health of young children, as well as for babies who died before they were born or during childbirth. Saint Huar is allowed to say prayers for those who have not been baptized, however, one cannot ask for those who have committed suicide.

The life of Saint Warus took place in the 4th century in Alexandria. At that time, the ruler was the Roman emperor Maximian. Knowing how to firmly believe in Christ, however, fearing the pagans, Saint Waur was unable to reveal his beliefs. Lacking the courage to openly believe in times of persecution, Ouar spent his nights courting the prisons and caring for the captives.
Once he saw that among those imprisoned there were 7 Christian desert teachers. They were tortured for a long time, and then they were tied up and thrown into the walls of the dungeon, where they were starved. Having bribed the guards, Ouar entered the walls of the prison and freed the hostages from their shackles and provided them with food and drink.

By morning, one of the martyrs died from his wounds, and Saint Ouar appeared before the eyes of the governor, declaring that he wanted to suffer with the Christians. After these words, they began to torture him: they tormented him, slashed him with metal knives, and then, pinning him upside down to a tree, they tore the skin from his back and beat him with gnarled canes on his stomach until the insides fell out to the ground. After his death, the body of Saint Ouar was taken outside the city limits and thrown out to be eaten by dogs.

One pious widow, whose name is Cleopatra, sadly watched from afar the torment of St. Varus. When the body of the martyr was taken out of the city, Cleopatra, under the cover of night, secretly transferred him to her dwelling and buried him in the bedroom.
After the completion of the persecution, the path of Cleopatra rushed to Palestine, to the village of Edra. In the ancient tomb of her ancestors, Cleopatra, under the guise of the remains of her husband, transported and laid there the relics of St. Ouar. Every day she visited the tomb, lit candles and burned incense, and other Christians, following her example, began to read prayer verses to Saint Varus and receive healing.

Blessed Cleopatra, seeing that a mass of people were gathering at the tomb of Huar, decided to build a temple in his honor. After the temple was consecrated, the relics of Saint Ouar were placed under the altar, where the Divine Liturgy was performed. After the end of the service, Cleopatra organized a small feast for the guests and, together with her son, served them. Suddenly, John fell ill with a fever and expired at midnight, leaving his mother in inconsolable grief. Sobbing, Cleopatra went to the walls of the temple and, clinging to the tomb, began to reproach the saint: “This is how you repaid me for everything that I did for you! Such assistance did you give me at the moment when I placed all my aspirations on you? Who will bury my body? It is better for me to give up my spirit than to see my son dead. Give it back to me or take me away from here right now, because my life has become painful from my inconsolable grief.

From extreme fatigue and inconsolability, Cleopatra fell asleep right at the coffin. In a dream, the martyr Uar appeared to her, holding her son in his arms. Seeing them, Cleopatra rushed to the feet of the saints, but Saint Ouar raised her and said: “Why are you complaining about me? Do you think that I have forgotten all the good deeds that you showed me? And first of all, I begged the Lord for your relatives who were not worthy of Holy Baptism, with which you laid me in the tomb, so that they would be forgiven for their sins. Your son now belongs to the Throne of the Lord, and serves our Ruler, however, if you want him to serve the earthly king, take him back. However, her son, who was in the hands of the martyr, said: “No, my protector! Do not heed the words of my mother, do not take away my fellowship with the saints. Addressing Cleopatra, Saint John said: “Why are you crying, my mother? I was numbered with the heavenly army and stand before Christ together with the angels. Cleopatra said: "Take me and let me stay with you." However, Saint Ouar replied: “Being here, you are still with us; go, and when God wills, we will come back to take you.”

Having spoken these words, they became invisible. Waking up, the woman experienced indescribable joy and told the clergy about the dream. Together with them, she honorably buried her son at the tomb of Saint Ouar, no longer weeping, but rejoicing in God. After that, she distributed all her belongings among the needy, and began life at the temple of the martyr Uar, day and night without stopping fasting and reading prayer verses.

Located in the Temple of the Life-Giving Trinity in Vishnyaki, Moscow


The Holy Martyr Uar is especially loved by the Russian people. They resort to his intercession, asking for relief from the fate of the souls of relatives and neighbors who died in unbelief, who did not receive Holy Baptism, who did not know the True God, who deviated from God's truth. In addition, they pray to Saint Ouar for the health of infants and young children, as well as for infants who died in their mother's womb or during childbirth.

The Holy Martyr Uar lived during the reign of the impious Roman emperor Maximian in Alexandria in the 4th century and was a military leader of the Tian cohort. Believing in the True God, but fearing idolaters, he hid his faith. Not having the courage to openly confess his faith during the persecution, Ouar went around prisons at night, looked after the martyrs and asked for their prayers.

One day he learned that among the prisoners there were seven Christian desert teachers. They were tortured, and then the bound ones were thrown into a prison cell, where they starved for several days. Having bribed the watchmen, Ouar entered the prison, freed the martyrs from their shackles, gave them drink and food.

« Pray for me, saints of God,” he asked, “and I would like to suffer for Christ, but I am afraid of torture.” "Remember what is said in the Gospel," answered the martyrs. Let's go, brother, with us to Christ on the martyr's path - let's endure together«.

The next morning, one of the martyrs died of his wounds, and Saint Ouar, standing before the governor instead of him, said that he wanted to suffer with the Christians. They began to torture him: they tortured him, hewn them with iron knives, then, nailing him upside down to a tree, they tore off the skin from his back, and beat him in the stomach with knotty sticks until the insides fell to the ground. When Saint Ouar died, his body was dragged out of the city and thrown to be eaten by dogs.

One pious widow named Cleopatra, whose husband was a military commander in Egypt, looked with sorrow from afar at the sufferings of St. Ouar. When his body was thrown outside the city, blessed Cleopatra secretly brought him to her house at night and buried him in her bedroom. She constantly lit candles over the tomb of the holy martyr and prayed fervently, revering him as a great intercessor and intercessor before God.

When the persecution ceased, Cleopatra left for Palestine, in the village of Edra. Under the guise of the remains of her husband, Cleopatra transferred the relics of the holy martyr Uar and laid them in the ancient tomb of her ancestors. Every day she went to the tomb, lit candles, burned incense, and following her example, other Christians began to resort to the prayers of St. Huar and received healing at his tomb.

Blessed Cleopatra, seeing that many people were going to the tomb of Huar, decided to build a temple in his honor. By that time, her son John had reached the age of seventeen. Cleopatra asked the king for an honorary position in the army for him and decided that he would begin his service after the construction of the temple was completed. When the church was built, blessed Cleopatra called for bishops, priests, and monks, and the honest relics of St. Varus were transferred to a precious bed, and on top of the relics Cleopatra laid a belt and military clothing, which her son was soon to put on. She fervently prayed to Saint Uar that he would be an assistant to her son and would ask the Lord for him what would be pleasing to Him, and useful to her son.

After the consecration of the temple, the relics of Saint Ouar were placed under the altar, on which they celebrated the Divine Liturgy. After the service, blessed Cleopatra arranged a feast for the guests and, together with her son, served them. Suddenly, John fell ill with a fever and died at midnight, leaving his mother in inconsolable grief. Weeping, Cleopatra rushed to the temple and, crouching down to the tomb, began to reproach the holy martyr: This is how you repaid me, the saint of God, for having worked so hard for you! You gave me such help when I placed all my hope in you! Who will bury my body? I'd rather die myself than see my son dead. Give it to me, or take me out of here at once, for life has become a burden to me from bitter sadness.».

From extreme fatigue and great sorrow, Cleopatra fell asleep right at the tomb. In a dream, Saint Ouar appeared to her, holding her son in his arms. Both of them were bright as the sun, and their clothes were whiter than snow; they wore golden belts and beautiful crowns on their heads. Seeing them, blessed Cleopatra threw herself at the feet of the saints, but the martyr Ouar raised her up and said: Oh woman, what are you complaining about me? Do you think that I have forgotten the good deeds that you have shown me? Do I not always listen to your prayers and pray to God for you? And first of all, I begged God for your relatives, who were not worthy of Holy Baptism, with whom you laid me in the tomb, so that their sins would be forgiven them. Then I took your son to the service of the Heavenly King. Didn't you yourself pray to ask God for him what would be pleasing to Him and useful to you and your son? Your son is now before the Throne of God and serves the King of Heaven, but if you want him to serve the king of the earth and the temporal, take him back". But the lad who was sitting on the arms of Saint Uar embraced him and said: No, my intercessor! Do not listen to my mother, do not deprive me of fellowship with the saints". Addressing blessed Cleopatra, Saint John said: Why are you crying, my mother? I am numbered among the host of heaven and stand before Christ together with the angels. Blessed Cleopatra said: “Take me with you so that I can be with you". But Saint Ouar answered: And here, remaining on earth, you are still with us; go in peace, and then, when the Lord commands, we will come to take you».

After these words, both of them became invisible. Coming to her senses, blessed Cleopatra felt unspeakable joy and told the priests about the vision. Together with them, she honorably buried her son at the tomb of Saint Huar, no longer weeping, but rejoicing in the Lord. After that, Cleopatra distributed her estate to the needy and, having renounced the world, began to live at the church of St. Huar, spending day and night in fasting and prayers. Every Sunday, during prayer, Saint Ouar appeared to her with her son.

After spending seven years in such deeds and pleasing God, blessed Cleopatra reposed in the year 327.

The Holy Martyr Uar is the only Christian saint who is a heavenly intercessor for the unbaptized dead and babies who died in the womb or during childbirth. In pre-revolutionary Russia there was not a single church in honor of St. Ouar, and this is no coincidence: all the people, with the exception of the Gentiles, were baptized in the Orthodox faith, and therefore there was no need to resort to the intercession of the holy martyr. In our time, the need for the prayerful appeal of believers to this saint is extremely acute: after all, for more than 70 years of theomachy power in our country, millions of people were forcibly excommunicated from the Church; they lived, worked, fought, and left this world without having received Holy Baptism. And even today, not everyone who associates himself with the traditions and culture of our people is in a hurry to accept the sacrament of Baptism.

In 2008 in Archangel Cathedral of the Kremlin reopened after restoration chapel in honor of the holy martyr Uar.


Archangel Cathedral of the Kremlin

Chapel of Saint War in the Archangel Cathedral of the Kremlin

This aisle was built at the beginning of the 17th century. There are two reasons for this. During the Time of Troubles many children died unbaptized. The gentry, Poles, Swedes, Lithuanians, invaders brought to Russia not only the destruction of churches and monasteries, but also hunger, cold, epidemics, and many children died in these troubles, who did not accept baptism due to circumstances, including destruction of churches and monasteries by the Poles. His Holiness Patriarch Hermogenes blessed the commemoration, blessed the prayer to the martyr Uar to alleviate the fate of unbaptized children. It was from that time that it began Canon to the Martyr Uar. Patriarch Hermogenes blessed the creation of the border to the martyr Ouar also for this reason. Tsarevich Dmitry, the last son of Ivan the Terrible, who died at the end of the 16th century, like everyone else at that time, had two names: Dmitry is a baptismal name, and the second (maternity) name of Tsarevich Dmitry was War. And when his veneration spread among Muscovites, a chapel dedicated to the martyr Uar was built, and the appeal to Uar began to enter into the everyday life of believers in Russia.

You can pray to Saint Ouar for the unbaptized

The Church does not normally pray for the unbaptized, their names are not allowed to be commemorated at the Divine Liturgy and funeral services, - however, you can ask for them by prayerfully turning to the holy martyr Uar.

You can also pray to him for the babies in the womb of the slain. You can ask the holy martyr Uar for a drug addict son, a prostitute daughter, for a sectarian brother ... If your prayer is heard, Uar will ask for them before the Lord God.

There are testimonies of believers about the fulfillment of their prayers to Saint Ouar for their unbaptized relatives. So many people tell how the souls of the unbaptized come in a dream, communicate with their relatives, ask them to pray and say that the prayer is heard by God, that it becomes easier for them. And this is exactly what the canon to the martyr Uar is about, that there is an opportunity to alleviate the lot of the unbaptized, and this is confirmed by practice. There were times when they did not know whether a person was baptized or not, and then the soul came and reported that the baptism was and it was possible to sing it according to the charter. This applied in particular to many soldiers who died and were thought to be unbaptized. But they were baptized before the war by monks who secretly lived in those years in Soviet Russia. And when they inquired from distant, distant relatives, it really turned out that the person was baptized. Such cases also happen repeatedly.

The practice of prayers to the martyr Uar confirms that this prayer is saving, saving, both for the dead and for the living and those who cross the threshold of the temple. And they are led by love, love for their relatives. But God is love, which means that God leads them, which means that the Lord Himself blesses them.

REMEMBER!!!
It is IMPOSSIBLE to leave notes for the repose and commemorate unbaptized and suicides in the temple. Only private, domestic prayer is allowed and has always been allowed for the unbaptized. You can pray to Saint Huar FOR the unbaptized, but NOT for suicides.

For home cell prayer for deceased non-Orthodox relatives, we can recommend Canon to the Martyr Huar, but it is forbidden to read this canon in Orthodox churches and chapels at public services and services.

Venerable Elder Lev of Optina, not allowing church prayer for those who died outside the Church (suicides, unbaptized, heretics), he bequeathed to pray for them privately as follows:

Seek, O Lord, the lost soul of my father: if it is possible to eat, have mercy. Your destinies are unsearchable. Do not put this prayer of mine in sin, but Thy holy will be done.

A remarkable example of the effectiveness of personal prayer can be found in the life of St. Gregory the Dialogist: when he learned that the long-dead Roman emperor Trajan had done a work of such great mercy that it seemed to be more of a Christian than a pagan (hurriedly opposing the enemy at the head of the army, the emperor stopped in all his armor and stood up for the offended widow), then shed streams of tears in prayer for the soul of this man and received assurance through Divine revelation that his prayers were heard. The soul of the pagan emperor was delivered from hell and even implored by the tears of St. Gregory. Although this is a very rare case, it gives hope to those whose loved ones have died outside the Church.

Prayer for the deceased unbaptized, St. martyr Huar
Oh, holy martyr Uare, venerable, with zeal for the Mistress of Christ we kindle, you confessed the Heavenly King before the tormentor, and now the Church honors you, as if glorified from the Lord Christ with the glory of Heaven, Who has given you the grace of great boldness towards Him, and now stand before Him with the Angels, and in the Highest you rejoice, and see the Holy Trinity clearly, and enjoy the light of the Beginning Radiance: remember our relatives and languor, who died in ungodliness, accept our petition, and like Cleopatra, the unfaithful generation freed you from eternal torment with your prayers, so remember the fir-trees buried contrary to God, who died unbaptized (names), trying to ask them for deliverance from eternal darkness, so that with one mouth and one heart we will praise the Most Merciful Creator forever and ever. Amen.

Material prepared by Sergey SHULYAK

Uar was a military commander and a secret Christian. He helped many persecuted and imprisoned Christians. During the execution of seven Christian teachers, he discovered his faith and was martyred. War is one of the heavenly patrons of warriors. They pray to him in persecution, imprisonment and temptations, asking for firm faith and courage.

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It should be recognized as dubious, which has already become common in Russia, the practice of reading the special canon of Uaru for the unbaptized.

Already these few words of the Lord and the testimonies of the apostle and evangelist John do not give any hope for the salvation of the unbaptized:

"Jesus answered: Truly, truly, I say to you, if Whoever is not born of water and the Spirit cannot enter the Kingdom of God"(John 3:5).

"He who believes in the Son has eternal life, and he who does not believe in the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him"(John 3:36).

"Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you: unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in you"(John 6:53)

"Fearful and infidels and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars fate in the lake burning with fire and brimstone. This is the second death" (Rev. 21:8).

See also the article by Archpriest Konstantin Bufeev below.

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Troparion to the martyr Uar, tone 4

The host of the holy martyrs of the suffering is lawful, in vain oneh, showed you courageously your fortress. And rushing to passion with your will, and die lust for Christ, Izhe accepted the honor of the victory of your suffering, Uare, pray that our souls be saved.

Kontakion to Martyr Uar, Tone 4

Following Christ, martyr Uare, Having drunk the cup, and tormented with a crown, and you rejoice with the Angels: pray unceasingly for our souls.

Prayer to the Martyr Huar

Oh, holy martyr Uare! We inflame the Lord Christ with zeal, you confessed the Heavenly King before the tormentor, and you suffered zealously for Him, and now the Church honors you, as if glorified by the Lord Christ with the glory of Heaven. Accept our petition and with your prayers free us from eternal torment. Amen.


Saint Ouar: The only saint to whom they pray for unbelievers and unbaptized

Saint Ouar came from a very pious and noble family. He served in the army in Egypt under the emperor Diocletian around 304. The courage and valor of Uar made him one of the favorites of the emperor, but these honors could not prevent him from looking with admiration at the exploits of the holy martyrs. Uar used to visit in prison the seven holy ascetics who were imprisoned for the faith of Christ.

As the day of judgment approached, one of them died. Ouar saw in this a divine sign, indicating the possibility of overcoming the fear that prevented him from surrendering himself into the hands of the executioners. He decided to join the ranks of the martyrs instead of the deceased.

When Ouar stepped forward and opened himself to the judge, he could not contain his surprise. But he was seized with unbridled anger when the saint announced that nothing would make him change his decision and prefer the joys of the transient world to the eternal pleasures that are promised to the faithful soldiers of Christ.

Then Huar was tied to a rack, and the judge ordered that the saint be beaten with thick leather straps. The martyr turned his gaze to the six ascetics - witnesses of this spectacle - and asked them to pray to God that He would give him strength in the trial, for the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak (Matt. 26:41). As soon as the saints raised their hands to heaven and turned their fervent prayer to the Lord, Uar felt as if a certain hand supported him and softened the blows of the rods and whips even before they hit him. The pain of torture was replaced by pleasantness under the influence of the grace of the Spirit, which healed him, and henceforth Ouar joyfully endured the torture.

His calmness and confidence multiplied tenfold the rage of his tormentors. Having bound him, they threw the Christian to the ground, tore open his womb, so that the entrails fell to the ground. Finally they tied him back to the post. Uar went to the Lord only after five hours, during which he still found the strength to encourage his comrades. Six of his companions were beheaded with a sword.

One pious woman named Cleopatra, originally from Palestine, was present at the martyr's death of St. Varus. At nightfall, she, along with her young son and other Christians, went to take the precious remains of the saint. Cleopatra then buried them in the basement of her house.

A few years later, wishing to return to her homeland, she took the holy relics with her, assuring everyone that they were the remains of her late husband. Cleopatra placed a shrine in a place near Mount Tabor. Soon believers began to flock there to receive healing from the relics of the saint. A church was built there, and on the day of the consecration of the temple, Cleopatra and her son served the pilgrims all day.

Suddenly, the child fell ill and died. The inconsolable mother immediately brought his body to the grave of Saint Ouar and turned to him with a prayer, reminding him of how she served him earlier. Exhausted, she fell asleep and saw in a dream a saint who was holding a child in his arms - both were in shining clothes. The saint reproached Cleopatra for lack of faith and said that her son was now under his protection. The child assured the mother that nothing would force him to leave his eternal and blissful life in order to return to the world of suffering. Cleopatra wanted to join them, but Saint Ouar instructed her to labor for some more time for salvation, and they disappeared, blessing her.

Awakening, the pious woman changed the body of her son into festive clothes and, full of joy, proceeded to the burial. She gave all her property to the poor and devoted her life to serving at the temple. She pleased God so much with fasting, night vigil, almsgiving and prayers that she was honored to contemplate her son every Sunday in his radiant monastery. Seven years later, she betrayed her soul to God and joined Huar and her son in the glory of the elect.

The Holy Martyr Uar is the only Christian saint who is a heavenly intercessor for the unbaptized dead and babies who died in the womb or during childbirth. In pre-revolutionary Russia there was not a single church in honor of St. Ouar, and this is no coincidence: all the people, with the exception of the Gentiles, were baptized in the Orthodox faith, and therefore there was no need to resort to the intercession of the holy martyr. In our time, the need for the prayerful appeal of believers to this saint is extremely acute: after all, for more than 70 years of theomachy power in our country, millions of people were forcibly excommunicated from the Church; they lived, worked, fought, and left this world without having received Holy Baptism. And even today, not everyone who associates himself with the traditions and culture of our people is in a hurry to accept the sacrament of Baptism.

In 2008, after restoration, a chapel was opened in the Archangel Cathedral of the Kremlin in honor of the holy martyr Ouar.


Archangel Cathedral of the Kremlin


Chapel of Saint War in the Archangel Cathedral of the Kremlin

Prayer to the Holy Martyr Uar

Oh, holy martyr Uare, venerable! We inflame the Lord Christ with zeal, you confessed the Heavenly King before the tormentor, and you zealously suffered for Him, and now the Church honors you, as if glorified from the Lord Christ with the glory of Heaven, Who has given you the grace of great boldness towards Him, and now stand before Him with the Angels, and rejoice in the Highest, and see clearly the Holy Trinity, and enjoy the light of the Beginning Radiance. Remember our relatives and languor, who died in ungodliness, accept our petition, and like Cleopatra, the unfaithful family freed you from eternal torment with your prayers, so remember the figurines buried contrary to God, who died unbaptized, trying to ask them for deliverance from eternal darkness, but with one mouth and one let us praise with our hearts the most merciful Creator forever and ever. Amen.

Martyr for Christ

Holy Martyr War

The Holy Martyr Uar lived in antiquity, in those great times that established the Christian faith in the world. The successors of the apostolic preaching carried the word of Truth to people, not fearing persecution and persecution by the authorities. They sealed the word of the sermon with their blood. Being a Christian at that time meant being outside the law, i.e. to be a criminal, which means to go to death. The apostle also confirms to us:

“All of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death” (Rom. 6:3).

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And by the way, the times of persecution of Christians were repeated regularly in history, and they have not ended even now, take a look at the events in the neighboring country, which is not alien to us. And then, all the power of the Roman state was aimed at eradicating the movement of the followers of a certain "Jewish preacher." Christianity withstood the ferocious hatred of the authorities, led by a dark force, fulfilling the words of the Savior:

“I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18).

The blood of the martyrs testifies to the whole world of the truth of faith in Christ's Resurrection.

Where and when did the saint live

It was in Egypt at the very beginning of the 4th century. Those who violated the emperor's decree on offering sacrifices to the Roman gods were dragged to dungeons and torment.

Interesting fact

Martyr in Christianity (in Greek μάρτῠρος - witness) is a person who accepted torment and death for Christ, confessing his faith, i.e. the one who testified with his blood to the Truth.

Secret Christian

At this time, in Alexandria there was one of the warriors named Uar, who secretly served the prisoners for their faith. For the gold given to the guards, he entered the dungeons at night to wash and bandage the wounds of the martyrs, bring water and food, kissed the shackles on the feet of the faithful disciples of Christ, saying:

“Blessed are you, good and faithful servants of the Lord, having to enter into the joy of your Lord, because you stood for Him even to the point of blood (Heb. 12:4). Blessed are you, good ascetics, with whom crowns are woven in heaven by the hand of the Most High, because “with patience go through the race that is set before us” (Heb. 12:1).

Open confession of faith

Holy Martyr War

Uar was an officer of the Tian garrison cohort and guarded order with the troops in one of the Roman provinces - in Egypt, he had to strictly follow orders and comply with the requirements of the state law on the persecution of Christians. His fate was such that choice - life or Christ touched him directly.

“The one who saves his soul will lose it; but he who loses his life for my sake will save it” (Matthew 10:39).

To speak openly about one's convictions meant loss of position, title, shame, imprisonment and torture. The mind said: dodge, do not show up. The body trembled with anticipation of pain, but Christ looked into the soul with the eyes of the martyrs, covered in blood. Ouar asked the Christians in prison to instruct him with the word of faith, strengthen him with prayer.

Seven shackled teachers instructed Huar:

“If you are afraid of temporary torment, then you will not escape eternal; if you fear to confess Christ on earth, you will not be satisfied with the sight of His face in heaven. Go, brother, and walk with us along the path of martyrdom to the Lord, who looks at our exploits; suffer with us, for you will not find another such squad soon.

Confession and death

When one of the seven prisoners, who had been tormented for the faith of Christ for many days, died, Ouar took the place of the deceased and became one of the confessors. Stepping to Golgotha ​​for Christ, he did not succumb to the persuasion and appeals to "common sense", did not turn back out of cowardice and fear of pain. He was tortured terribly, scourged

“his body with iron knives and scrapers, and then, having nailed him to a tree upside down, they tore off his skin from his back, and beat him in the womb with a knotty stick until it was torn apart and all the insides fell to the ground.”

Torment of St. Huara. Tzortzi (Zorzis) Fuka. Fresco. Athos (Dionysiat). 1547

The saint asked his fellow confessors, who wept, looking at his torments, to pray for his soul, which was departing to receive a crown from the hands of the Lord. After five hours of torment, he died, and after him the other six Christians accepted death.

Posthumous events and the fate of the relics

The body of the holy martyr Ur, thrown outside the city as food for wild beasts, was lifted up by Cleopatra, a pious woman who had a high position in Alexandria in the position of her late husband. Cleopatra buried the body of the martyr in her house and prayerfully lit candles over the grave, honoring his feat and trusting in his intercession before the Lord for her family.

Cleopatra had an only son, John, with whom, having taken the body of the holy martyr and their patron, they returned from Egypt to their homeland in the village of Edra, near Mount Tabor in Palestine.

At home, Cleopatra buried Huar and always served his grave with censing. And when others began to come to the grave of the martyr and bring the sick, who received healing there, Cleopatra decided to build a saint. By this time, the son of Cleopatra had grown up and was going to enter the military service. Before the consecration of the temple, Cleopatra brought the military ammunition of the future soldier to the tomb of the saint and asked Ouar to ask God for her son a high rank, an honorary rank and the very best that would be in God's will for herself and her son.

Then there was a feast in honor of the consecration of the temple, but in the midst of the celebration, the son fell ill, and after the feast he died suddenly. The unfortunate mother ran to the coffin to the martyr with a cry: “So did you repay me, the saint of God, for the fact that I worked so hard for you?” ... “Who will close my eyes after death?” she sobbed and struggled. When she was exhausted from tears and suffering, she immediately fell asleep on the relics of the saint and had a dream.

In a dream, her son John, together with Ur, in shining robes and golden crowns, approached her, she rushed to them. Uar addressed her with the words:

“Didn’t you yourself ask me here to ask God for you what is pleasing to Him and useful to you and your son? So I asked the All-good God, and He deigned, according to His inexpressible goodness, that your son be accepted into His heavenly army; and behold, your son, as you see, has now become one of those standing before the throne of God. If you wish, take him back and send him to the service of the earthly and temporal king.”

John also asked Uar, but asked not to listen to his mother and not to give him to the earth from the glory of the Angels, in which the Lord clothed him in Heaven. Cleopatra begged to take her with her, but Ouar promised that she would be taken here in due time. Since then, the woman gave away all her property and constantly remained in prayer in the temple from St. Ouar, where her son was also buried. Both of them in heavenly radiance appeared to her at prayer for consolation every Sunday and strengthened her. As time passed, she herself departed to the Lord.

Day of Remembrance

The memory of all these saints - the martyr Uar, the seven Christian teachers martyred with him, the blessed Cleopatra and her son John - is celebrated by the Church on October 19 in the old style, November 1 in the new style.

As depicted in Huara on icons

Holy Martyr War

Traditionally, martyrs are depicted on icons with a cross in their hands, this is a symbol of standing on the cross for faith, following Christ and sacrifice. Another distinguishing feature that is present on the icons of the martyrs is the red color in the robe. Red is both the color of shed blood and the sign of victory over death.

The martyr Huar is also depicted on icons with a cross and in military attire, usually in a red cloak. The image can be half-length or full-length, it can also be supported by hagiographic pictures along the edges (brands). Next to mch. Urom sometimes depicts other martyrs who suffered with him - seven Christian teachers.

The unusual icon "The Appearance of the Martyr Huar to Cleopatra" is kept in the Archangel Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. On the icon of the 18th century, the kneeling Cleopatra and the martyr Ouar with Iann in her arms, the icon was revered by Muscovites as miraculous, the townspeople came to the Kremlin with their sick children and prayed for healing.

Veneration in Russia

The special veneration of the holy martyr Huar in Russia is associated with in the name of the holy noble Tsarevich Demetrius. The youngest son of Ivan the Terrible was born on October 19, 1582, on the day of the memory of the holy martyr Uar, his birth name was Uar. After the death of the lad as a result of palace intrigues, his body was laid in the royal tomb in the Archangel Cathedral in the Kremlin in the chapel of the martyr Huar.

In 1606, the body of the youth from Uglich was also brought in order to convince everyone of the death of the heir, because. impostors appeared, and a troubled time began. The people pitied the dead youth, they prayed for children on his relics and healed, they also prayed to the martyr Huar. During the troubled times of the occupation by the Poles, when churches and monasteries were desecrated, people died untimely from enemies, from hunger and disease, Patriarch Hermogenes blessed the parents who had lost their children unbaptized to offer prayers to the martyr Uar to alleviate their posthumous fate as a consolation.

Now the Archangel Cathedral is a museum, services are not often performed, but one of its thrones (in the northern aisle) is dedicated to the martyr Huar.

What do they pray to the saint

Martyr Uar, like other holy martyrs for the faith of Christ, has a special boldness before the Lord to pray for us sinners. It is known from the life of Martyr Uaru that he prayed to God for the relatives of Cleopatra, who were buried with him. From here came tradition consider Uara as a prayer book for those who died without the sacrament of Baptism. Special "specialization" this saint is connected precisely with the fact that the Church prays only for its members.

For the sake of rare exceptions, church people who knew the canons and the severity of the statute turned to the martyr Huar. In the old days such "exceptions" only infants appeared, who, due to the suddenness of individual cases, did not have time to be baptized, i.e. those who died of a baptized mother in childbirth or in the womb from some natural cause. All the people were baptized, and one could understand the grief of a mother who lost her child, who, without baptism, was left outside the Church alone and canopy of death.

The desire of such a mother to pray for a dead child, with whom, while pregnant, she took communion, the Church supported and comforted her with prayers to martyr. Huaru, especially since the people testified to the benefits of such prayer and the consolation received through this saint.

Later, when life changed (but not church canons), they began to turn to the holy martyr Huar not only with a prayer for babies, but also for other unbaptized people.

Of course, it is difficult to reproach people who were born under Soviet rule, where the word of God was banned, and then, without having time to announce it, died at the front or died in the blockade. Someone was secretly baptized, but many still remained unbaptized, and the people suffered, deprived of faith and the Sacraments, and relied on the Martyr. Uara, praying to him for the unbaptized, for the hanged drunkards, for the sectarians who have gone mad. On Private Prayer for the Unbaptized or the Fallen, St. Theodore the Studite said: “unless every one in his soul prays for such and does alms for them.”

  • As for public worship, since ancient times there has been a canonical church rule about the inadmissibility of prayerful communication with heretics, pagans and non-believers, this applies to the living and the dead. The Church prays only for her children - living Orthodox Christians, as well as "in the faith of the departed, and the hope of eternal life". Previously, even cemeteries were separate for Orthodox and non-Orthodox. Those who died outside the Church and without baptism are not its members, and cannot be commemorated at the Liturgy and funeral services.
  • Rev. John of Damascus says: “Without Baptism no one can hope for eternal salvation, even if he be the most pious of the pious.”

On reading the canon of St. mch. Huaru for the dead not baptized, without repentance, etc.

Holy Martyr War

  • In the Church on Proskomedia, only the baptized are commemorated, therefore it is forbidden to submit notes in the shop for the unbaptized, and even more so for suicides. There are no obstacles to the personal prayer of a Christian.
  • The Church does not forbid a person to pray for their loved ones, even if they died in wickedness, for former sectarians or suicides. There is no charter for prayer at home, but it is necessary at home to respect the rules and canons of the holy Church, the dogmas of the faith, the patristic institutions and the Mystery of God's salvation.

For home prayer, wishing to alleviate the fate of the dead after death and calling for help from Saint Ouar, you can use the text of the canon to the martyr from the statutory service on the day of his memory. In this canon we read the following appeal to the saint: “Give us, through your prayers, the resolution of sins, correction of life, Uare, and deliverance from all inconvenient.” After each song of the canon, you can add your own prayer. By praying in this way at home, we will not violate the holy rules.

There is another text of the canon " Martyr Uar, he was given the grace to pray for the dead Cleopatra's forefathers, who were not fit to receive holy baptism " in which the request to Uar about his prayer to the Lord is formulated as follows: “Begged Him to have mercy on the remote and faith, and Baptism of our alienated deceased relatives.”

It is forbidden to pray for those who are distant from the faith, who are strangers to holy Baptism, who did not know or even did not want to know Christ the Savior, at a public church service: “It is not good to take bread from children and throw it to dogs” (Matthew 15:26). Such a request contradicts the Gospel: let us remember what Abraham said to the rich man, who asked to send Lazarus to wet his tongue

“A great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can they pass from there to us” (Luke 16:26).

However, everything is determined by faith:

« God! but dogs also eat the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.” (Matthew 15:27).

But it should be remembered that the Church does not perform the funeral of an unbaptized person, and there can be no talk of the so-called "posthumous Baptism."

You can pray for the unbaptized only by asking for blessings

In any case, you should not start home prayers for the unbaptized on your own without a blessing. Before starting such prayer work in cell prayer, it is necessary to consult with an experienced priest and receive a blessing. We are not always able to do what we have planned.

  • In order not to harm ourselves, let us listen to the holy elders. The Optina Elder Leonid (in the schema Leo) instructed one of his disciples to pray for a suicide father : “Give both yourself and the fate of the parent to the will of the Lord, all-wise, all-powerful. Do not test the Highest destinies. Strive by humility to strengthen yourself within the bounds of moderate sorrow. Pray to the all-good Creator, thereby fulfilling the duty of love and the duty of filial, - in the spirit of the virtuous and wise, as follows: “Search, Lord, for the lost soul of my father: if it is possible to eat, have mercy. Your destinies are unsearchable. Do not put me in sin with this prayer of mine, but may Thy holy will be done. Pray simply, without trial, committing your heart to the right hand of the Most High.”

Alms

It is most useful for the souls of the departed, and for one's own, to give alms. As the Holy Scripture says:

“Almsgiving delivers from death and can cleanse every sin” (Tob. 12:9).

Temples and especially revered icons of martyr. Huara in Moscow and other cities

  • Archangel Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin (northern aisle). Moscow, Kremlin, Cathedral Square. Icon martyr. Huara of the 18th century, a revered image, considered miraculous according to cathedral traditions.
  • Church of St. Nicholas in Kuznetsy. Address: Moscow, Vishnyakovsky per., 15 (metro station "Paveletskaya", "Novokuznetskaya"). Every Saturday, prayers are served in the church to the holy martyr Uar.
  • Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Veshnyaki (parish of St. Nicholas in Kuznetsy). Address: Moscow, st. Pyatnitskaya, d. 51, art. metro station "Tretyakovskaya", "Dobryninskaya", travel troll. No. 25. Temple of the St. Tikhon Theological Institute, where there is also a venerated icon of the martyr Uar, before which every Saturday after the liturgy a prayer service is performed.
  • Church of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica on Blagusha. Address: Moscow, st. Ibragimova, d. 6., m. "Semenovskaya", here in the right aisle is the miraculous icon of the holy martyr Uara.
  • Church of the Holy Martyr Uara at the Domodedovo Cemetery. Address: Moscow region, Domodedovo district, Domodedovo cemetery.
  • Church of the Martyr Uar. Address: Khimki, Mashkinskoe shosse, bld. 1. Planernaya metro station, further bus. No. 268-k to the stop "Mashkinsky cemetery"; from st. metro station "Rechnoy Vokzal" by taxi to the OBI store, from there walk 5 minutes to the temple; from the railway station Khimki by bus. No. 28 or No. 42 to the stop "Mashkinsky cemetery".
  • Church of the Holy Martyr Uar. Address: Moscow region, Mytishchi district, pos. Veshki, st. Podsolnechnaya, d. 175. Metro station "Altufievo", then by bus number 303, travel time 15 minutes. Prayers, incl. St. Martyr Huar, are performed on Sundays at 11.00, after the Divine Liturgy.
  • Chapel-temple of St. Martyr. Huara. Address: Balashikha, md. Nikolsko-Arkhangelsky, st. Okolnaya, Vlad. four.
  • Church of St. mch. Huara. Address: Ivanovo region, Southern district, s. Mugreevo-Nikolskoye.
  • Church of St. mch. Huara. Address: Irkutsk region, Bokhansky district, s. Tikhonovka.
  • Chapel of St. mch. Huara. Address: Murmansk region, Tersky district, Varzuga village.
  • Trinity-Georgievsky diocesan convent, Cathedral of St. Varus the Great Martyr. Address: Sochi, Lesnoye village, st. Budyonnovskaya.

Conclusion

Previously, prayer for the unbaptized was an exceptional case, but in Soviet times, and even now, unfortunately, many found themselves outside the Church. The Church prays only for those who are inside her, for her faithful children. A person who did not believe in the Resurrection and the afterlife, for whom the words " salvation of the soul" were an empty phrase, why do we need a posthumous prayer?

Relatives, who themselves do not live a Christian life, usually bother about church prayer for their unbaptized relative. In the Sacrament of Baptism, we make a choice - with whom we are: with Christ, or with other forces. Even more zealously than for the unbaptized, Martyr Uar should pray for us who, having given holy vows in Baptism, violate them, betraying Christ, deviating into the vanity of worldly life.

Having given his life for Christ, the holy martyr Ouar boldly stepped towards the choice, by deed of faith and with his blood he answered the questions:

"Do you deny Satan...?" "I deny!" "Do you unite yourself with Christ?" "I combine and believe in Him, as the King and God."

His true faith withstood a terrible test. Without faith it is impossible to be saved, the Church teaches us, the Lord Himself says:

“Whoever has faith and is baptized, he will be saved; but whoever does not have faith, he will be condemned” (Mark 16:16).

Works of faith - life in Christ. And the judgment of all is in the hands of God.

Canon and prayer for the dead without holy Baptism, for private reading

Canto 1
Irmos: Load the Pharaoh's charioteer, sometimes the miracle-working Moses rod, hitting the cross and dividing the sea, save Israel the fugitive pedestrian, singing the song of God.

Chorus (during private reading): Holy martyr Uare, pray to God for us.

Be implored, O Lord, to be your holy martyr Uar and clothe yourself in mercy and bounty; and this one will be poured out even to hell, Lover of mankind, and will be generous, even if we are asked by Your rich mercy.

Great martyr of Christ, remember the embittered and helpless, sitting in the gloom of darkness, impenetrable, and do not stop, falling down to the generous Lord, until I console with His rich mercy.

You could pray for the wondrous family of Cleopatra, glorious passion-bearer, because even today, being able, you can free yourself from the torment, those who are remembered from us, if you diligently pray for them to the Lord, for your sake I will console the Lord with His rich mercy.

Theotokion: To the helpless Good Helper, look from Your glory, Mistress, to the darkness of hell and see the troubles of those who have been touched, before You we remember, and do not stop begging for them Your Son and the generous Lord and Master, until I console with His rich mercy.

Canto 3
Irmos: Establish at the beginning Heaven with reason and found the earth on the waters, on the stone of me, Christ, affirm Thy commandments, as if there is nothing holy, more than You, the One Lover of mankind.

Move the face of the Holy Powers of Heaven with you to prayer, martyr, and do a wonderful thing, and great, and honestly, moreover, joy to those who do not have hope and comfort, who do not hope, bitter our unfaithfully dead ancestor and remember with them, hedgehog to grant them forgiveness from the Lord and great mercy.

Quite a passion-bearer and beloved of Christ, assure, if freedom is desirable for the tormented and joy, then our relatives, and others like them for the sake of unbelief, who have attracted eternal torment, will not find measures with their joy, if you ask the Lord for forgiveness and great mercy.

Uare, the victorious sufferer, be merciful to our prayers, and see the dejected unspeakable need, and he himself, compelled by pity, relentlessly praying to the Mistress of the Humanity, may he grant them forgiveness and great mercy.

Theotokion: World-wide hope, God-pleasing village, our reconciliation to God, Mary the Lady, accept the petitions of the present presence and do not stop praying to Your Son and the Lord of all, may He give the hopeless to You for the sake of forgiveness and great mercy.

Sedalen
If you pray for the whole world, great martyr, and don’t stop, asking for all mercy and every criminal, the images of the fiercely vexed Lord and constantly annoying, even dead things to yourself to the end and acquiring nothing, as if you did evil, also, passion-bearing, stand for our dead relatives, as if possible starting, do not retreat, praying and falling down to the Lord who has mercy on all, may he forgive and have mercy, even in the darkness sitting and fiercely grieved.

In sedal
The joys of the eternal monks, the namesake of heavenly peace, the great Uare, daring, dare to remember before the Lord the tender couple of our forefathers, if not in the tomb of them, we lay thee, with an earnest petition to pity, hedgehog from them, we copulate thee. The same, fall down and pray, for the Lord will not reject your presence, but bows down from immeasurable goodness, sends deliverance and great mercy to the distressed.

Canto 4
Irmos: You are my fortress, Lord, You are my strength, You are my God, You are my joy, do not leave the bowels of the Father, and having visited our poverty, I call Thee with the prophet Habakkuk: glory to Your strength, Lover of mankind.

Yelma, ubo, passion-bearer, love all those who come running to you with faith, and we also love to be from those who pray to you. What else will the Humanitarian do with the desire to glorify you, if not by giving the begging mercy to the touched and all consolation deprived of the eternal prisoner, so will it continue, O good martyr, praying for them without fail.

The winter is fierce and barrenness of salvation lies in the wicked of the dead, and crying is joyless, here, after all, the essence is remembered, even from us. But you, passion-bearer, unite these to the generation of the righteous, and do not be poor in praying for them.

Let the gloomy dungeon of hell forever envelop our ancestors and relatives, and all that is remembered with them: you, the wondrous sufferer, who lowered the power of unbelief and sinful power, so and henceforth do not forgive these hedgehogs with the Cleopatra family, martyr, praying.

Theotokion: By Thee, Most Pure One, we know to glorify all the Contributors, and from Thee the Flesh-bearer is the uncharming Savior, magnify the Savior with skill, and we praise Thee, the Lady, and we bow to Thee, and we pray, have mercy on our relatives who died in unbelief and hedgehog deliver these not impoverished to the Son, praying.

Canto 5
Irmos: Thou hast thrown me away from Thy face, O unstoppable Light, and an alien darkness has covered me, cursed, but turn me and direct my path to the light of Thy commandments, I pray.

Every gift, martyr, and every mercy from the merciful Lord are poured out, even if they are amazing and wonderful, but they add up to forgiveness in the wickedness of the dead, majesty is gracefully left to this. The same day, the great work is done, the Lord, the martyr, beg.

Do not turn away, Lord, from our compunction, remember the multitude of our sins below, moreover, remember Your ancient mercy, and for the sake of Your bounty, and for the sake of War of the sufferer, do not be poor in the wealth of Your immeasurable mercy, but pour out mercy and forgiveness, hedgehog from us reminiscent.

There is a great martyr, and the philanthropy of the Lady and to those who are in the sea far away, the same appear today and, falling down, beg Him to have mercy on the distant and faith, and the Baptism of the estranged dead, our relatives and all those who are remembered with them, to grant forgiveness and greatness mercy.

Theotokion: Appear, Mistress, to our exhaustion and wake up in need, helping us everywhere and all the time, Thou art the Christian Hope and Hope, so do not reject our petitions, but make perfect and full of Your unwritten grace.

Canto 6
Irmos: Cleanse me, Savior, many of my iniquities, and raise me from the depths of evil, I pray: I cry out to You, and hear me, God of my salvation.

May the swayings of the enemy not rejoice, having received souls for self-interest, but you, martyr, destroy his desires with your warm prayers, begging the Lord to forgive us those we remember and deliver us from eternal torment.

The beginning of our feat of Cleopatra's kind of forgiveness, from here on, guilty of perceiving, raise you to prayer, and don’t despise those who are remembered by us, great martyr, and don’t reject sinners, but, having taken a bite, ask the Lord Christ for forgiveness and deliverance from bitter torment.

Even unbelief for the sake of seeing the end of evil, and the hope of the good is very much the death of the wrath of God for the sake of it, but you, passion-bearing, boldness of acceptance, the joy of absolution instead of terrible languor from the Heavenly King ask and, exhausted from sorrow, observe in the Lord's mercy.

Bogorodichen: Kaya, Lady, will malice overcome Your Mother of prayer? Truly, if you stand still today, praying for those who are asked by you, grant them joyful forgiveness, deliverance and great mercy.

Kontakion, tone 4
Following Christ, martyr Uare, Having drunk the cup, and tied the crown of torment, and you rejoice with the Angels, pray unceasingly for our souls.

Ikos
Remember our words, bright inhabitant of Heaven, Christ's glorious Great Martyr Uare, named eternal rest, and with your great suffering, you acquired an impenetrable and bright rest from an impassable dungeon, and unceasing languor, and need, trying with your God-pleasing prayers to deliver the tender servants, for their sake we pray to you, forthcoming and in zeal, crying out, fulfill our petitions, holy one, and pray unceasingly to Christ God for our souls.

Canto 7
Irmos: The fire of God's condescension was sometimes ashamed in Babylon, for this sake of the children in the cave with a joyful foot, as if in a flower garden rejoicing, I sing: blessed be Thou, God of our fathers.

Like the sun, Lord, enlighten everyone, and unenviously pour rain on everyone, and unceasingly bestow mercy on those who anger You, and now listen to Uar, Your sufferer, and shed Your mercy to the end on our estranged relatives and even unfaithful with them, Humane.

Now, as before, be generous, Lord, and beg to appear, Vladyka, as if about Cleopatra, create, and about us, Merciful, create; send Your generosity and mercy to those we remember, God be the source of mercy inexhaustible.

If the prophet, cheering, sings of Your mercy, Lord, forever, because we have not failed You in bounty, we believe that Your mercy is immeasurable, and from the abyss to the depths of the flooded pour out Your mercy, O our Lord.

Theotokion: Mount Thee will be spoken by the wise in the prophets, we believe that and from You the Stone of the Mother of God should come out without the admixture of a man; imzhe our salvation and from the depths of hell the erection of the recipients, Mistress, raise and today from hell we remember, yes, we constantly magnify Thee, the All-Merciful.

Canto 8
Irmos: By the Musikian body coordinating and countless people worshiping the image in Deir, the three youths did not obey, the Lord was praised and praised for all ages.

May the balls be the words of Your ancient, Mercy, Lord, who speaks and raises our hope, as if You heard Your saints, Lord, hedgehog have mercy on the unfaithful dead, even today we bring Thee to prayer, but for the sake of their petitions, have mercy on the non-Orthodox who died, with knowledge and ignorance of You , Vladyko, annoyed.

The Lamb of God, having redeemed us with His Most Pure Blood, Hearing the prayer of Feklino and Blessed Gregory, Methodius with many and Macarius accepting petitions, and rejoicing, and delivering the evil-doers to the dead, and Chrysostom to pray for these, write up, accept ubo, Vladyka, with these glorious Uar and by the prayers of their remembrance from us, forgive and have mercy.

Ask for joy for us, great martyr, let us rejoice, for if we find our relatives delivered from eternal torment with your prayers; For the Lord always hears your prayers and fulfills your petitions, but you are not impoverished for these and now praying, let us glorify you.

Theotokion: Immaculate Lady, abound in a lot of mercy and generosity, wondrous and Blessed Mother Tsareva, for us who seek mercy, where we will find this India, if we do not hasten to You, falling down, You have given birth to a Stream of sweetness to us, Blessed One.

Canto 9
Irmos: Terrified of this Heaven, and the ends of the earth were surprised, as if God had appeared as a man of the flesh, and Your womb was the most spacious of Heaven, thee, the Mother of God, the Angels and the man of office magnify.

O Bose, yes you can, glorious Uare, With your God-pleasing prayers, accept and pour out mercy, even alienated to the end, There is only one generosity and mercy Parent, and everything is possible for Him as the Master, to Him relentlessly, sufferer, praying to forgive and have mercy even from us reminiscent.

Do the work marvelously, O great martyr, and your glory is applied, if from the Lord forgiveness and His righteous wrath change, ask the grieved dark wickedness for the sake of our ancestor and hedgehogs, in sorrow and in anticipation of the most fierce beings, but weigh in fearless deliverance, even if the Master of the Forgiven put.

And what a marvelous miracle will appear, what glory is most famous, and what kind of mercy is greater than that, if you, martyr, having regretted, implore the merciful Lord to forgive the sin of wickedness, even from us commemorated, and save them from their fierce languor.

Theotokion: Merciful Lady, philanthropic and not remembering evil, accept the pity of our petition and intercede relentlessly for mercy to Your merciful Son and Master, to have mercy and forgive the sin of heterodoxy by our dead relatives and even commemorated with them, absolution and the place of this mercy is an inalienable tribute.

Svetilen
So it will be righteous, Lord God, who forgave Ty Cleopatra's forefathers, and today hear the prayer of Your great martyr Uar and our, many-sinners, predestination: deliver us from torment, who are remembered with pity before You. Speed ​​up the same, Generous One, and strive as if you are merciful to have mercy on these, as you can, though.

Prayer
Oh, holy martyr Uare, venerable, with zeal for the Mistress of Christ we kindle, you confessed the Heavenly King before the tormentor, and you zealously suffered for Him, and now the Church honors you, as if glorified by the Lord Christ with the glory of Heaven, Who has given you the grace of great boldness to Him, and now stand before Him with the Angels, and rejoice in the Highest, and see the Holy Trinity clearly, and enjoy the light of the Beginning Radiance, remember our relatives and languor, who died in ungodliness, accept our petition, and like Cleopatra, the unfaithful generation of your prayers freed you from eternal torment , so remember the fir-trees buried contrary to God, who died unbaptized, trying to ask them for deliverance from eternal darkness, so that with one mouth and one heart we will praise the Most Merciful Creator forever and ever. Amen.

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