Canticle to Saint Xenia // English // Orthodox Christian Hymn // Prayer

PLEASE PRAY FOR SAINT XENIA’S REPOSED HUSBAND, ANDREI. An anonymous canticle written to the beloved Saint Xenia of Petersburg: O Blessed Xenia, help me, my most dear one, Fervently I pray to thee, deep within my heart. Asking for thy mercy, O Matushka Xenia, To thy holy chapel, now hasten I again. O Blessed Xenia, wondrous was thy prayer, Thou didst pray for everyone, in the fields at night. Hear thou my entreaty, O Matushka Xenia, Grant that I may pour out my sorrow with my tears. O blessed Xenia, how thou didst endure, Hunger, cold old poverty didst thou bear for all. Strengthen me in patience, O Matushka Xenia, Help me to endure my most bitter pain and grief. O blessed Xenia, greatly didst thou love, There could be no warmer love than that which was thine. O thou warmth most radiant, Matushka Xenia, Love for our dear Saviour do thou grant unto me. O Blessed Xenia, how thou didst grow weary, Thou wast weary weeping and su