On July 24, Christians of the Eastern Rite celebrate St. Olga's Day - a holiday dedicated to the grandmother of Vladimir the Great. She was the first ruler of Kievan Rus to adopt the Christian faith, and is considered the patroness of widows and the Orthodox faith..

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Holiday traditions.

On this day, the name day of a woman who bears the name Olga is celebrated.. They are encouraged to go to church on this day, pray for the health and well-being of the family..

Divine services are held in churches on this day.

On this day, it was customary for the people to go out into the field and harvest hay for the winter..

Prayer to Saint Olga.

About the great saint of God, God-chosen and God-glorified, Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duchess Olga!

You rejected evil faith and pagan wickedness, you believed in the One True Trinitarian God, and you received holy Baptism, and you laid the foundation for the enlightenment of the Russian land with the light of faith and piety.

You are our spiritual ancestor, you, according to Christ our Savior, are the first culprit of the enlightenment and salvation of our kind.

You are a warm prayer book and intercessor for the All-Russian fatherland, the army and all people. For this reason, we humbly pray to you:.

look at our infirmities and implore the most merciful King of heaven, may he not be angry with us, for we sin all the days due to our infirmities, may he not destroy us with our iniquities,.

but may He have mercy and save us by His mercy, may He plant His saving fear in our hearts, may He enlighten our minds with His grace, vuo understand the ways of the Lord for us, leave the paths of wickedness and.

delusions, lurking in the paths of salvation and truth, the unwilling fulfillment of the commandments of God and the moustaches of the holy Church.

Pray, blessed Olgo, the Lover of the Lord, may He grant us His great mercy, may He save us from the invasion of foreigners, from internal discords, rebellions and strife, from hunger, deadly diseases and from all evil,.

may it give us the goodness of the air and the fruitfulness of the earth, may it save our country from all the machinations and slander of the enemy,.

may he observe justice and mercy in judges and rulers, may he give pastors zeal for the salvation of his flock, and haste for all people, oh hedgehog to fulfill his services diligently,.

have love among yourself and have one mind, for the good of the fatherland and the Holy Church, strive faithfully,.

may the light of the saving faith shine in our country in all its ends, may the unbelievers turn to the faith, may all heresies and schisms be abolished.

Yes, having lived so long in peace on earth, let us be vouchsafed with you eternal bliss in Heaven, praising and exalting God forever and ever.

Amen.