Saints for Work and Finding a Job
Russians looking for work pray to the Martyr Tryphon, asked above all for good and honest work. They pray to St Spyridon of Trimythous, the shepherd-bishop who helped the poor, and to St Matrona and St Xenia, to whom people still bring every household need. St John of Kronstadt is asked for work after a job is lost. And everyone asks St Nicholas, who never refused anyone. Between jobs, the Church gives a rule for the day: pray in the morning, send the applications, give thanks at night, and keep asking.
The saints the Church turns to
St Tryphon the Martyr
Asked for good and honest work and deliverance from unemployment.
1 February (14 February on the Old Calendar).
St Spyridon
Asked for help finding work.
12 December (25 December on the Old Calendar).
St Matrona of Moscow
Asked for finding work.
2 May.
St Xenia of Petersburg
Asked for work and help in hard times.
24 January (6 February on the Old Calendar).
St Nicholas the Wonderworker
The speedy helper in any hard hour.
6 December (19 December on the Old Calendar).
In our shop
- St Tryphon, St Spyridon and St Matrona icons (coming soon)
How Orthodox Christians pray for this
Ask the priest for a moleben to St Tryphon or St Spyridon, light a candle, and keep a short rule each morning before the icon. When the job comes, return to give thanks.
Have it consecrated by our priest before it reaches you — Consecration, $49.
Questions
Who is the patron saint of workers?
Catholics name St Joseph the Worker. Orthodox Christians looking for work pray to St Tryphon and St Spyridon.
Which saint do I pray to for a job?
In Russian practice, St Tryphon, St Spyridon, St Matrona and St Xenia, and always St Nicholas.