Guardian angels by date of birth
- December 22 – January 20. Your angels are the powerful saints Sylvester and Seraphim of Sarov. In addition, the icon of the Mother of God “Sovereign” acts as an intercessor in urgent matters. He can safely address his clients by his name, and they will certainly respond to his prayers. In front of the icon, she can ask for sincere love and understanding with her spouse, the search for true love if she is alone.
- January 21 – February 20. Those born during this interval can safely turn to the icon of the “Vladimirskaya” Mother of God and the patron angels Athanasius and Cyril. These saints will be tirelessly close to you and will definitely come to the rescue in difficult times. The site’s experts advise people born on these dates to pay attention to the icon of the Burning Bush. In front of these icons, you can pray for health and ask for protection from evildoers.
- February 21 – March 20. The intercessor in worldly affairs for you is the icon of the Iberian Mother of God, before whom prayers are offered to protect you and those close to you from all kinds of misfortunes. In spiritual distress, you can ask for the patronage and advice of Saints Alexy and Milenty of Antioch.
- March 21 – April 20. Those born in spring are guarded by Saints Sophronius and Innocent of Irkutsk, as well as the Hodegetria icon. This face is a guiding star for you and is capable of curing all ailments and diseases, being miraculous and endowed with superior powers. The site’s experts recommend that people born during this period contact the saints with requests to improve the health of themselves and their relatives.
- April 21 – May 20. People born at this time are protected by Saints Stephen and Tamara, who are invisibly nearby and protect from negativity and evil. Each of those born in the time of April-May can resort to the help of the “Guide of Sinners” icon. This sanctuary is capable of cleansing the soul of negativity, organizing thoughts and indicating the correct path to light and truth.
- May 21 – June 21. The patron saints of those born in these numbers are Alexei and Konstantin. These saints are strong protectors, capable of warding off any evil in life. The icon before which you should offer prayers is the Mother of God “Vladimir”, who protects and guides along the true path all those who need heavenly support and blessings.
- June 22 – July 22. The Holy Angel Kirill and the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God are the patron saints of people born from June 22 to July 22. The icon and prayers in front of it are able to expel any pain and insults from life, and the guardian angel invisibly protects his wards from adversity and ill-wishers on the path to well-being.
- July 23 – August 23. Those born in mid to late summer are protected by Ilya the Prophet and Nikolai Ugodnik. Its presence in people’s lives helps to cope with difficulties and gain self-confidence. Protects peace and the icon “Protection of the Holy Mother of God”, providing help and protection to all who ask, extinguishes troubles and sorrows.
- August 24 – September 23. Strong heavenly sponsors John, Paul and Alexander help people born in the period from late summer to mid-September. The “Passionate” icon of the Mother of God acts as a defender of the image. Faced with it, every believer can ask for protection and protection in the face of adversity and negativity that create obstacles on the path of life.
- September 24 – October 23. The tireless protection of people born on these dates is carried by Saint Sergius of Radonezh, mentor and patron of all Christians. The icon-protector is the Pochaev icon of the Mother of God. His strength helps everyone to gain true faith, strength and justice in relation to evildoers, confidence and peace of mind in making decisions.
- October 24 – November 22. The guardian of people born at this time, Saint Paul, helps everyone fight evil within themselves and achieve enlightenment by finding harmony with themselves and the outside world. For them, the icon-protector is the “quick listener”, who heals diseases of the body and soul, gives peace and tranquility to the family and guides along the true path.
- November 23 – December 21. The patron angels of these people are Saint Barbara and Nikolai Ugodnik. First of all, it is necessary to pray to those born on these dates before the face of Our Lady of the Sign. This icon relieves bad influences, helps find true friends, and also helps heal deep spiritual wounds.
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Each person has their own guardian angels who protect them throughout their lives.
True faith allows each person to gain self-confidence
Faith helps you embark on a path full of deep meaning and satisfaction, it helps you acquire wisdom and spiritual goodness. The site’s experts recommend that everyone contact their heavenly sponsors at any time when their soul and heart require it.
How to determine the name day
In the church calendar, there are several days of commemoration of the same saint, and many saints also bear the same name. Therefore, it is necessary to find in the church calendar the day of memory of the saint named after you, the closest after the day of his birth. These will be the days of your name day, and the saint whose memory is remembered on this day will be your heavenly patron. If you have other days in memory, then for you these dates will become “little name days.”
If we want to name the child strictly according to church tradition, then this will be the name of a saint whose memory is celebrated on the eighth day after the birth of the child. Cm.
When determining the name day, the date of canonization of the saint does not matter, because it only establishes an accomplished fact. Moreover, as a rule, it takes place dozens of years after the saint’s transition to heavenly abodes.
The name received by a person at baptism not only remains unchanged throughout his life (the only exception is the case of becoming a monk), but is also preserved after death, passing with him into eternity. In prayers for the dead, he also remembers their names given at baptism.
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In the church calendar, there are several days of commemoration of the same saint.
Name day and angel day
Sometimes name days are called Angel Day. This name name reminds us that in the old days, heavenly patrons were sometimes called the Angels of their earthly namesakes; However, it is incorrect to confuse saints with angels. The name day is the day when the saint whose name the person is named is remembered, and the Angel’s Day is the day of baptism, when God assigns a person. Each baptized person has their own Guardian Angel, but we do not know their name.
Honor and emulate the patron saint
About the prayerful help of the saints, the monk wrote: “Saints, in the Holy Spirit you see our life and our works. They know our pains and hear our ardent prayers… The Saints do not forget us and pray for us… They also see the suffering of people on earth. The Lord has given them such great grace that they embrace the entire world with love. They see and know how we are exhausted by sorrows, how our souls have dried up, how discouragement has bound them, and, without ceasing, they intercede for us before God.
The veneration of the saint consists not only in praying to him, but also in imitating his feat, his faith. “May your life be for your name,” said the monk. After all, the saint whose name a person bears is not only his patron saint and prayer book, he is also a role model.
But how can we imitate our saint, how can we at least follow his example in some way? For this you need:
- First, know his life and exploits. Without this, we cannot sincerely love our saint.
- Secondly, you should turn to them with prayer more often, know the troparion and always remember that we have a protector and helper in heaven.
- Thirdly, of course, we must always think about how we could follow the example of our saint in this or that case.
By the nature of Christian exploits, saints are traditionally divided into faces (rank): prophets, apostles, saints, martyrs, confessors, reverends, righteous, holy fools, faithful, etc. (see).
The person named after confessor or martyrit is very possible to fearlessly confess your faith, to act like a Christian always and in everything, without looking back at dangers or inconveniences, in everything to please, first of all, God, and not people, despite the mockery, threats and even oppression.
Those who bear the name Saints They can try to imitate them, denouncing errors and vices, spreading the light of Orthodoxy, helping their neighbors find the path to salvation both by word and by their own example.
Reverend(i.e. monks) can be imitated in detachment, independence from worldly pleasures, maintaining purity of thoughts, feelings and actions.
Mock holy fool– it means, above all, to humble oneself, to cultivate selflessness in oneself, not to get carried away with the acquisition of earthly wealth. The continuation should be the education of will and patience, the ability to endure life’s difficulties, the fight against pride and vanity. You also need the habit of meekly bearing all insults, but at the same time not being shy to expose obvious vices, telling the truth to everyone who needs reprimand.
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Names after angels
Names after angels
Additionally, a person can be named after (Michael, Gabriel, etc.). Christians named after archangels celebrate their name day (November 8, according to the ancient style), on the day of the Cathedral Celebration of the Archangel Michael of God and other incorporeal Heavenly Forces.
If the name is not in the calendar
If the name you received is not in the calendar, then at baptism the name that has the closest sound is chosen. For example, Dina – Evdokia, Lilia – Leah, Angelica – Angelina, Jeanne – John, Milan – Militsa. According to tradition, Alice is given the name Alexandra at baptism, in honor of St. The passion bearer Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova, before the adoption of Orthodoxy, bore the name Alice. Some names in church tradition have a different sound, for example, Svetlana is Photinia (from the Greek photos – light), and Victoria is Nika, both names in Latin and Greek mean “victory”.
Only the names given at baptism are written.