How to bake the bread of the holy matron. Monastic bread of the Moscow matron. Dear brothers and sisters

Often I received in social networks and through SMS messages, so called "letters of happiness". Probably everyone has come across similar ones: "send a letter to 9 people and you will have wealth, good luck and a Mercedes of the latest model." When I was very young, I fell for this and zealously sent them to my friends and acquaintances, for which I was repeatedly ridiculed, and by some, apparently, even cursed. Since then, I am no longer a "naive sheep" and ignore such meaningless content. You ask me: "what does the bread from the monastery of the Matrona of Moscow have to do with it?" And despite the fact that this is a new way to speculate on people's feelings, and in a gift case on a person's faith in God and shrines. What is the essence, I will try to explain in detail and you will understand that I am right.

You are given a certain substance that resembles batter. Those who often bake know what the sourdough looks like, but for the rest, let it be - "a mixture in consistency reminiscent of cream-colored sour cream." This is called "sourdough from the monastery of the Matrona of Moscow." It needs contributions, and then bake bread for 1/4 part. Eat bread, having made a guess, having done everything to yourself, except for money. The starter comes with detailed instructions, which are written by the one who gives the stone.

It seems to be a harmless ritual: know for yourself that once a day, carry out simple manipulations with the leaven; bake and eat. If not for one "but". This leaven has nothing to do with the church, and indeed with God. There is not and never was any "Matron's bread" or "Matron's sourdough". Nothing like this was done in the Intercession Monastery. Phot is such a thing!

I decided to dig deeper into the history of the origin of this miraculous bread, which fulfills desires and gets rid of the evil eye and spoilage. It turns out that "Matryonin's bread" is not its only name: "Jerusalem bread", "Athos bread", "Pochaev bread" - under such names this recipe roams among the people. The servants of the Lord refute the relationship of this product to God or

saints and even vice versa - allude to a mystical occult ritual. And it is precisely by playing on the feelings of believers that it is widely distributed to the masses. They give you, and you, in turn, give three more. Can you imagine how long the chain is?

If we exclude the pseudo-divine orientation of this ritual, then no less concern is the damage that such bread can cause to health. Leave the sourdough for 6 days. Do not cover: the dough should get used to the house. Can you imagine how much garbage, dust and microbes can get there? And then all this will be transmitted from one person to another countless times. The result is just some kind of biological bomb.

The taste of bread is specific: neither bread nor cake. Something sweet, completely inedible. How do I know all this? I first did, and then collected information on the World Wide Web. I decided that I would not poison myself and others. And I advise everyone not to fall for such nonsense. To do this, it is enough to have logic and a gram of the mind: the recipe, when studied in detail, has many inconsistencies. Unfortunately, I didn't have either. No one has brought you prosperity, happiness and well-being, except for yourself, and even more so, "bread of happiness" will not do this.

Dear brothers and sisters!

I was approached by parishioners who were “given” by acquaintances a jar of “Sourdough of the Matrona of Moscow”, allegedly brought from the Intercession Monastery. As it turned out, the “Sourdough of the Matrona of Moscow” spread not only in the regional center, but also from “kind-hearted” relatives and friends who “took care” of relatives and friends in need of a miraculous solution to problems, migrated beyond the borders of the regional center to remote villages, periodically appearing in Ivanovka, Sampur, Bakharevo.

Let's see what kind of "Sourdough of the Matrona of Moscow" is. In the "instructions" attached to a jar with an unpleasant-looking substance, manufacturers guarantee consumers of "sourdough" getting rid of spoilage, the evil eye, lack of money and unemployment, birth curses, the crown of celibacy, and even ... instant absolution, provided - in no case throw it away, otherwise it will be a disaster, but you need to prepare a dough based on sourdough, divide it into 6 parts, bake your part, and eat it with the whole family, and distribute the remaining five, rewriting the recipe for use, to distribute to other people.

Who, hiding behind the authority of the Holy Church, deliberately tries to mislead Orthodox Christians? And why do we so easily succumb to magical rituals and superstitions, allowing them to replace our true Orthodox Faith?

“Beware that no one deceives you…” (Matthew 24:4)

Today, someone seeks to tempt people by drawing Orthodox Christians into the distribution of bread “leaven”.

This “sourdough” is more than a quarter of a century old, its name changes taking into account the most “demanded” saints. Bread of Athos, Pochaev, Jerusalem, leaven of the Matrona of Moscow ... There is a demand - there is a supply. The law of marketing works everywhere. On this principle, the well-known network "pyramids" were built.

Today, when receiving another recipe for “quick happiness”, many people pay attention to the fact that the instruction for “sourdough” strongly resembles the “letters of happiness” known to everyone since childhood: “Rewrite this letter 10 times, send it to your friends, and you will be happy. And if you throw away this letter, you will be in trouble.

That's it - I want everything at once, without making any spiritual, moral, physical efforts. Unfortunately, many people think that this is possible, and there are always those who like to get something “now and for free”. The Church does not get tired of repeating: these “leavens” and “recipes” have nothing to do with Orthodoxy, or faith in God, or holy monasteries, this is a speculation on the holy names and feelings of believers!

On the official website of the Pokrovsky Monastery, from where, supposedly, the "leaven" is distributed, this is written in plain text:

Dear brothers and sisters!

We kindly ask you not to take a starter recipe for making from distributors "Bread from the monastery of the Matrona of Moscow." We would like to inform you that the monastery does not manufacture or distribute such leaven, and is not responsible for the health of people who bake bread according to this recipe!

Sourdough for the production of "Bread from the monastery of Matrona of Moscow" — nothing but speculation on the authority of the shrine. The question is, why should the creators of the leaven so carefully hide behind the authority of the Church, hiding its true origin? Many people buy it for the “church” origin of the leaven, thinking that if it is consecrated in the church, then you should not question everything else written in the attached instructions.

On the official website of the Holy Dormition Pochaev Lavra there is also a message from the brethren of the monastery about the so-called "Pochaev leaven":

Why you can not use the so-called Pochaev sourdough

"Beware that no one deceives you..."
(Matthew 24:4)

Dear brothers and sisters!

As we have learned, for some time now the so-called “bread (sourdough) from the Pochaev Lavra” has been distributed throughout the dioceses of Ukraine. The brethren of the Pochaev Lavra bring to your attention that this phenomenon has nothing to do with the Holy Dormition Pochaev Lavra, but is a manifestation of spiritual ignorance, superstition and speculation on the authority of our Great Shrine.

It is strictly forbidden to use this test, as it can lead to spiritual damage and have mystical ritual significance. Since the manufacturers of the mentioned bread falsely hide behind the authority of the Pochaev Lavra, and the lie is initially the offspring of the devil, it is obvious from this that this whole undertaking is the work of people led by demonic power. Therefore, we ask you to be very careful in such phenomena and take blessings from local priests for everything.

“They seduce unasserted souls; their heart is accustomed to covetousness; they are sons of cursing” (2 Pet. 2:14).

“Evil men and deceivers will prosper in evil, leading astray and going astray” (2 Tim. 3:13)

Sincerely, brethren
Holy Dormition Pochaev Lavra.

It would seem that it is easier in our age of the Internet to open an official website and read the really true, authoritative opinion of the servants of the Church?

However, in spite of everything, the whole of Russia, in which the vast majority of the population is Orthodox, with trepidation and "care for one's neighbor" is actively spreading magical "bread", completely forgetting about the most important thing that the Lord has given us - His Holy Gifts, Commandments , our Holy Faith, prayer, Divine Liturgy with the Eucharistic reading, where the Life-giving God Himself is invisibly present.

The reason is in spiritual illiteracy, in the fact that people do not know anything about their Faith, nor about the Lord who saves us, often considering the Orthodox Faith a set of religious rites and rituals that allow any desire to be fulfilled. And instead of turning to the priest in the temple with a question about "Matronushka's leaven", for the most part they trust various magical actions, relying on a "magic wand" that fulfills all desires.

There is an opinion that the creators of the “leaven” can be sectarians or Hare Krishnas who distribute their sacrificial food to anyone, regardless of religion. To do this, they even go to such a trick as opening free vegetarian cafes, the visitors of which do not even suspect that they are eating idolatrous food. Other examples of additives in the distributed food are even more inappropriate, they are used by sectarians, and from the pages of the newspaper it is obscene to voice what they add to their sacrifices.

Dear brothers and sisters!

Remember, it is strictly forbidden to use this test, as it can have a mystical ritual ritual meaning and be harmful.

I want to disappoint those who rely on bread and leaven, and warn parishioners that St. rights. blzh. Matrona of Moscow, this leaven has nothing to do with it. Moreover, we must be extremely careful - quite often representatives of the occult sciences: fortune-tellers, magicians, sorcerers, psychics use church candles, incense and even icons in their affairs. These actions are blasphemous, and people who do not have the Faith, but blinded by the fear that "something has been done" to them, take it at face value.

Let me remind you, dear brothers and sisters, that to be afraid of the evil eye, corruption, other witchcraft, to turn to pagan rituals for help means not to believe in the saving Power of the Lord, Holy Communion, in the power of the Cross, in the power of Prayer. This is, in fact, the sin of apostasy, and the fact that it is committed out of ignorance does not justify a person.

Dear brothers and sisters!

Faith in God is a difficult spiritual work. Daily fulfillment of the Commandments, keeping oneself from unrighteous deeds, driving away sinful thoughts, changing the world around oneself is a complex, painstaking, every minute work. It is much easier to perform some witchcraft rituals from time to time and consider that by doing so you are getting closer to God.

If a person does not live by the Holy Spirit, which is given to those who believe in Christ, then he cannot resist the devil's wiles. We often ourselves, without even suspecting it, with our thoughts and deeds, our pride and unbelief, “flirt” with the demonic world and immediately fall under its influence.

Dear brothers and sisters!

I appeal to your heart and mind. We kindly ask you not to accept the sourdough recipe, and, moreover, do not bake bread from it. An Orthodox Christian cannot even take this dough into his hands. In addition to the spiritual “unknown origin”, think how many hands this substance passed through, how many all kinds of microbes and bacteria collected on itself!

Well, if you showed spiritual illiteracy, and took, and even more so, spread the "leaven", throw it away immediately, and do not forget to say this at confession.

We must be guided by the words of St. John the Theologian, whose memory was recently celebrated, on October 9: “Believe not every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have appeared in the world” (1 John 4:1).

God help you in all good deeds!

Priest Oleg SHCHEGOLEV,

Dean of the Sampur Deanery,

Rector of the Michael-Arkhangelsk Church in the village of Satinka

What is this bread?

There are a lot of rumors and talk about bread from the monastery of the Matrona of Moscow. Some claim that this product has amazing strength and energy and is able to fulfill any desire, except for the desire for money. Others count on bread from the monastery of St. Matrona as a panacea for all diseases. Still others take sourdough from acquaintances and friends to bake miraculous bread, just in case. How are things really with wonderful pastries, and does bread from the Matrona monastery exist in nature that can work miracles?

background

Matrona of Moscow is known as a patroness and intercessor in matters of family life. She is prayed for help in conceiving children. Prayers are addressed to her in order to meet her "half" and get married or get married, while gaining true love. Prayers to the saint help restore health and get rid of the disease. But sometimes there are unexpected rumors that, allegedly, in addition to prayers to the saint, you can use bread from the monastery of the Matrona of Moscow to solve your problems. A starter is offered, which must be divided into four parts and bake one of them, and distribute the rest to your friends with the wish of all the best. The idea is good, and sincere wishes for good cannot but have power, but is it really offered bread from the monastery of the Matrona of Moscow? And if this leaven is not from Saint Matrona, then who made it and why do people so easily believe in the possibility of a miracle?

What does the church think about this?

There were times when an interest in bread from different holy places suddenly arose spontaneously. In monasteries they do bake their own bread, but is it possible to call it miraculous and believe in some of its special mysterious properties? There was a period when bread from Pochaev was incredibly popular, although even then, at the peak of interest in the “miraculous sourdough”, an announcement appeared on the official portal of the Pochaev Monastery that the monastery itself did not have any the slightest relationship. In order to make sure that another "duck" was launched "to the people", one had only to go to the monastery's website. The recurring situation with the leaven from Matrona is also just a person’s desire to believe that it is possible to receive certain benefits and preferences without doing anything for this. “Light bread” is perhaps the most accurate name for the product with which our gullible fellow citizens hope to miraculously get rid of problems. Archpriest Vladimir, rector of the Orthodox Holy Trinity parish in Mirny, argues that the idea of miraculous bread from the monastery of the Matrona of Moscow is very similar in essence to letters of happiness. Send a hundred letters to your friends - and you will get everything you want. If you don’t send it out, you won’t escape misfortune.

Turning to the original sources

In order not to plunge yourself into temptation, not to deceive your friends and relatives, before accepting as a gift or giving away three-quarters of the leaven called “bread from Matrona”, which fell into your hands by chance, you should go to the website of the Intercession Monastery and make sure that in fact no bread from an Orthodox saint exists in nature. Moreover, the abbots of the monastery do not advise taking leaven with a big name from strangers (and acquaintances too). The monastery of the Matrona of Moscow does not know about any dough, and bread from miraculous sourdough is not baked within its walls. Also on the website of the monastery you can find a request to inform about the distributors of "bread from Matrona". Is this not a reason to think about who and why actively promotes leaven from unknown ingredients and at the same time hides behind the name of Saint Matrona?

Recipe for yeast-free monastic sourdough bread. Reviews and secrets. Preparing 6 days.

Bread from the monastery is baked once in a lifetime. Removes the evil eye, damage, brings happiness to the house. Think of everything except money.

How to cook with sourdough.

1st day

The sourdough stands in the house in an open form, cover it with a towel at night and leave it on the table.

2nd day

3rd day

Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon (shovel) and put in the refrigerator.

4th day

Add in layers: 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk, refrigerate without stirring.

5th day

Mix everything thoroughly with a wooden spoon and refrigerate.

6th day

Stir with a wooden spoon, divide into 4 equal parts. Give three parts of them to the one to whom you wish happiness.

In yours, add 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 cup flour.

Mix everything with a wooden spoon and bake in the oven at 170 degrees for 20 minutes.

This bread is eaten only by those who live in this house. Do not give to anyone, break bread with your hands, do not cut it with a knife in any case.

This bubbly slurry immediately struck me as something strange. Mom and I drank tea in the kitchen and talked peacefully. But over time, a sharp sour smell began to distract me from the conversation. I realized that it was coming from the dough, standing next to me on the table in an open pan. "Olady planned the oven?" - I asked my mother, wondering why the dough smells so sour this time. Usually the dough for pancakes is made on kefir, which also gives a sour flavor, but more pleasant. And here, as if I was sitting next to a bowl of vinegar. It turned out that this is a special dough "from Matrona from the monastery."

The dough was handed over from a neighbor, who, in turn, received it through her friends, along with instructions for baking this wonderful bread. According to her, the starter had to be kept in an open dish for six days, on certain days adding milk, sugar and flour to it or mixing it. At first glance, the recipe is very dubious: I have never heard that the dough has been standing for almost a whole week and at the same time it has not dried out or deteriorated. But the fact is on the face: the dough has stood with my mother for six days and now it is in front of me - loose and bubbly.

According to the instructions on the sixth day, the dough was to be divided into four parts: three of them should be distributed to those to whom you wish good for further “growing”, and some ingredients should be added to your part and baked bread. The resulting product promises to bring health and spoilage to consumers. It sounds promising.

On the one hand, the bubbly slush with a sour smell caused doubts, but on the other hand, I wanted to believe in a miracle, since it came from the monastery and did not deteriorate for so many days. Are there such inexplicable phenomena as the myrrh-streaming of icons and so on? And I didn’t want to offend my mother with a refusal ...

In short, I brought home a piece of this shapeless mass and settled it to live in a saucepan. Husband said right off the bat that it was some kind of sectarian network marketing, but rather harshly, so that it caused a defensive reaction. Therefore, without having time to figure out whether I believe or not in the miracle dough, I nevertheless defended my side in the dispute, and the dough remained alive.

All the following days I looked at it and thought, what is it and really I will bake and eat bread from this unpleasant-looking slurry, which sometimes seemed to be somehow alive ... When for the first time it was necessary to “feed” the dough with additional ingredients, I stirred it in a terrible state of mind. I was persistently overwhelmed by the thought that if this dough is even from the church, then in the modern conditions of a hidden war, something unpleasant can be mixed into it, some kind of virus or a sterilizing drug, or some other, to put it mildly, bullshit ... Actually In fact, at that moment I had to get rid of him. But the products had already been added, and I was mixing the dough, almost crying and feeling that I was driving myself into some kind of trap ...

For a few more days I passed the test, realizing more and more clearly that after all the thoughts that had changed my mind during this time, the fate of this mess was unequivocal and bleak - to be thrown out. It is only a matter of time for me to establish myself in the chosen decision.

Today I finally did it - got rid of it! The last doubts were dispelled by the words of my mother, who found out through relatives that the church has nothing to do with this test and does not bear any responsibility, and articles on the Internet. (And why didn’t I look at this topic there before? Apparently, I really wanted to believe in goodness and miracles, so much so that I was afraid to read the truth there ...)

And here's what I found there. Such a dough has several names: “Jerusalem bread from the bakery of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher”, “Pochaev bread” (consecrated in the Holy Dormition Pochaev Lavra), “Athos bread” (consecrated on Athos), “dough of happiness”, “dough of prosperity”. The recipes differ slightly from each other, but the essence remains the same: the origin of the starter is unknown, as well as the purpose of its distribution.

Here is a message from the brethren of the monastery about the so-called "Pochaev leaven" from the official website of the Holy Dormition Pochaev Lavra.

“Why you can’t use the so-called “Pochaev sourdough”

"Beware that no one deceives you..."
(Matthew 24:4)

Dear brothers and sisters!

As we have learned, for some time now the so-called "bread (sourdough) from the Pochaev Lavra" has been distributed throughout the dioceses of Ukraine. The brethren of the Pochaev Lavra bring to your attention that this phenomenon has nothing to do with the Holy Dormition Pochaev Lavra, but is a manifestation of spiritual ignorance, superstition and speculation on the authority of our Great Shrine.

"They deceive unestablished souls; their hearts are accustomed to covetousness; they are sons of damnation" (2 Pet. 2:14).

"Evil men and deceivers will prosper in evil, leading astray and going astray" (2 Tim. 3:13)

Sincerely, the brethren of the Holy Dormition Pochaev Lavra"

Thank God, I did not come across any information about poisoning with such a “happiness test”, but I threw it away with great relief. Having imagined how much dust and human doubts it took in during its travels, I no longer regretted anything. Is it just that she didn’t immediately get into the Internet in order to stop the chain of distribution of this unknown substance at an earlier stage.

Another unpleasant aftertaste is left by the words in the instructions for the sourdough that this bread is baked once in a lifetime ... (All mushrooms are edible, but some - once).

Let my gullible example be a lesson and a warning to you. The origin of the sourdough remains a mystery, but I suspect that without any purpose no one would have thought of distributing it. Be carefull.