There are a lot of prayers to the Mother of God. This is due to the fact that there are also many names for the images of the Mother of God. Prayer books contain special canonical texts that are used before any image of the Mother of God. You can read prayer requests without icons.
Biography of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Mother of God is mentioned in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ. She is the greatest saint and revered person by all. In the Bible she is mentioned under the name Mary. She lived in Galilee, in Nazareth. There was a prophecy that said that it was Mary who would conceive a child from the holy spirit. Joseph, her husband, was warned about this by the angel Gabriel. This is how the great Jesus Christ was born.
According to the scriptures, Mary lived for the first three years with her parents, Saint Joachim and Saint Anne. The child's upbringing was righteous; at the age of three she was already “brought into the temple.” There, in the Jerusalem Temple, Mary remained. She was raised and studied with the rest of the pure virgins. I did handicrafts and studied the Holy Scriptures.
When the girl reached adulthood, a husband was chosen for her, who became Joseph. According to some scriptures, the annunciation occurred during the reading of prayers.
Orthodox prayers to the Mother of God for help and intercession
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos can work miracles, it inspires, protects from evil, and helps even in insurmountable situations that can happen on the human path. More than 500 prayers are known Mother of God. Each image has its own history and meaning. Every Christian believer carries with him, albeit a small, but such a dear icon of the Virgin Mary.
How to correctly read prayers to the Holy Mother of God?
There are no special rules for reading. It is not so important to memorize texts by heart. To communicate with the Mother of God you only need:
- Be sincere;
- Have pure thoughts and a desire to pray from the heart;
- You must not only always ask for help, but also not forget about words of gratitude.
To understand which specific image you need to pray to, it is best to talk to the priest in advance. Time is also important for prayer; it should always be constant. There are no specific rules. The most powerful prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos must come from the heart, the texts are read from the heart and must be pure.
Prayer “Virgin Mother of God, Rejoice”
Virgin Mary, Rejoice, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You, Blessed are You among women and blessed is the Fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.
Prayer for the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the highest powers, Queen of heaven and earth, our city and country, Almighty Intercessor! Accept this singing of praise and gratitude from us, unworthy Thy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God Thy Son, that He may be merciful to our iniquities, and add His grace to those who honor Thy all-honorable name and with faith and love worship Thy miraculous image. We are not worthy of being pardoned by Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, the Lady, since everything is possible for You from Him. For this reason, we resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor: hear us praying to You, cover us with Your all-powerful protection, and ask God for Your Son: zeal and vigilance for our souls as our shepherds, wisdom and strength as city rulers, truth and impartiality for judges , the mentor is reason and humility, the spouse is love and harmony, the child is obedience, the offended is patience, the fear of God is offended, the sorrowful is complacency, the rejoicing is abstinence; for all of us is the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth. To her, Most Holy Lady, have mercy on Your weak people; Gather those who are scattered, guide those who have gone astray to the right path, support old age, raise young ones to be chaste, raise infants, and look upon us all with the gaze of Your merciful intercession, raise us up from the depths of sin and enlighten our heartfelt eyes to the vision of salvation, be merciful to us here and there, in the land of earthly arrival and at the terrible judgment of Your Son; Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, our fathers and brethren began to live with the Angels and all the saints in eternal life. For you are, Lady, the Glory of heaven and the Hope of earth, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all who flow to You with faith. We therefore pray to You, and to You, as the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole life, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayers to the Mother of God for every day of the week
On Sunday
Oh, All-Merciful Virgin Mary, Mother of generosity and love for mankind, my most beloved hope and hope! Oh, Mother of the sweet, most beloved and surpassing all love of the Savior Jesus Christ, the Lover of mankind and my God, the light of my darkened soul! I, sinful and hopeless, fall to You, my source of mercy, Virgin Mary, who gave birth to the abyss of mercy and the abyss of generosity and philanthropy; Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, I cry out to You painfully, have mercy on me, all the wounded, who fell into the cruel robbers and from the clothes, the Father clothed me in nakedness, alas for me, naked. Therefore, I lie naked from all goodness, my wounds become stale and rotten from the face of my madness. My Lady Theotokos, I humbly pray to You, look at me with Your merciful eye, and do not disdain me, all darkened, all defiled, all immersed in the mire of pleasures and passions, fallen in the cruelty and unable to rise. Have mercy on me, and give me a helping hand, raise me from the depths of sin, oh my joy, deliver me from those who have bypassed me; enlighten Thy face upon Thy servant, save the perishing, cleanse the defiled, raise up the fallen: for thou canst do all things, as thou art the Mother of the Almighty God. Pour upon me the oil of Thy mercy and give me the wine of tenderness: for You truly have the only hope of gain in my belly; do not reject me, who flows to You, but see my sorrow, O Virgin, and the desire of my soul, and accept this and save me, the Intercessor of my salvation. Amen.
On Monday
From foul lips, accept the prayer, O undefiled, pure and most pure Virgin Mary, and do not disdain my words, O my joy, but look upon me, have mercy, Mother of my Creator! During my life, do not leave me: know, O Lady, for I place all my hope in You, and all my hope is in You. Thus, at the time of my death, stand before me, my Helper, and do not disgrace me then. We know, we know, Virgin, that I am guilty of many sins, accursed, and I tremble, thinking about this hour: but, my Joy, then show me Your face, surprise me with Your mercy, the Intercessor of my salvation; Free me, Lady, from the cruelty of demons, and the terrible and formidable test of the air spirits, and deliver them from their malice, and turn all the sorrow and sadness of that time into joy through Your enlightenment. And make me worthy to safely pass over the beginnings and powers of darkness and reach to bow on the throne of glory to the seated Christ and our God with His beginningless Father and the Most Holy Spirit, forever. Amen.
On Tuesday
Oh, my Most Holy Lady Theotokos, most honorable of Angels and Archangels, Cherubim and Seraphim, and most holy of all saints, Virgin Mother of God! Save me, Thy humble and sinful servant: You weigh, all-merciful Lady, for I place all my hope in God on You, and I have no other saving refuge, except You, the All-Blessed One: You are my fortress, Lady, You are my strength, You My joy in sorrows, You are my refuge in temptations, You are my correction in falls. You and my all-reliable salvation, O Mother of my Creator and Lord. Help me, floating in the abyss of this life, fiercely overwhelmed and in distress from the drowning of sin. Give me a helping hand, my assistant, and deliver me from the troubles of the depths, so that I do not wallow in the abyss of despair: a storm of sins and passions has arisen against me, and waves of iniquity are plunging me. But You, merciful Mother, instruct and save me in the haven of dispassion, the hopeless hope and intercessor of my salvation. Amen.
On Wednesday
Mother of God, You are my hope, You are a wall and a reliable refuge and a saving refuge for those who are weary of passions. Save me from all my enemies who persecute my soul and catch me with various temptations on this path, which I walk on, many nets covering me; Many temptations, many inconveniences, many delights, many mental and physical infirmities trap me in the fall of sin. And already I, the accursed one, have fallen into the net of the enemy, and am bound and held by them: and what will I do, the desperate one, I am perplexed. Even if I desire to repent, I am overcome by insensibility and bitterness; If you are forced to cry, there is no heartfelt contrition and not a single drop of tears. Alas, my woe! alas, my poverty! alas, my deprivation! To whom shall I resort for other guilt? Only to You, blessed Mother of our Lord and Savior, the unreliable hope, wall and protection of those who flow to You! Do not reject me, the prodigal, do not disdain me, the filthy one: for You alone have the joy of gain in my life, Virgin Mary Theotokos, and to You alone in every need I run with boldness: do not forsake me in this life and at the time of my death appear to help my helper, so that all my enemies will see You and be ashamed of Your victory, the Lady, the intercessor of my salvation. Amen.
On Thursday
Who can please You, O Most Holy Virgin, whose lips are capable of singing Your greatness, which surpasses all meaning? All the glorious sacraments performed for You, Mother of God, are beyond meaning and words: the Cherubim were amazed at the beauty of Your virginity and Your radiant purity and the Seraphim were horrified; Neither human nor angelic tongue can utter the miracle of Your birth, which is incorruptible. From You is the flightless and only-begotten Son of God, God the Word, ineffably incarnate, born and living with man; and Thee, as Thy Mother, greatly exalt thee, the Queen of thee to all creation, the refuge known to us of salvation. Those who come under Your roof, overcome by various sorrows and illnesses, receive rich consolation and healing from You, and are saved from troubles by You: for You are truly the Mother of all who mourn and are burdened, joy of the sad, healer of the sick, guardian of the young, the rod of old age, the righteous praise, hope of salvation for sinners and a guide to repentance: you have always helped everyone through Your intercession and interceded for everyone, O All-Good One, who resort to You with faith and love. Help me too, desperate for my deeds. O zealous intercessor of the Christian race, intercede for me, so that I will not completely perish in sins, for I have no other refuge and protection than You, the Lady of the Mother of the Life: do not forsake me, do not despise me, but in the image of Your own destinies, save me, for you are blessed forever and ever. Amen.
On Friday
I commend my life to you for protection and, according to God, I place all the hope of my salvation on you, the Lady Virgin Mary. I pray to Thee, Thy servant, do not despise me for my many sins, but see my grief and bewilderment about this and grant me weakness and consolation, so that I do not completely perish. Stretch out Thy right hand, O Pure One, free me from the trouble of my deeds and place me in the pure pasture of the commandments of Christ, my King and God, that I may do everlastingly, strengthened by You. Deliver me from my cruel sins, O Lady, and send down saving repentance to me, to Your Son and God through Your Mother’s intercession. The ineffable light that has risen, enlighten my spiritual darkness, the sins that have come to it, My Joy, deliver me from the invisible enemies who have surrounded me; for my sins are many and grave, attack my fiercely, death is near, my conscience convicts me, fiery Gehenna frightens me, the inexhaustible worm, the gnashing of teeth, the pitch darkness of Tartarus makes me tremble, for they are waiting for me to be accepted, for the sake of my evil deeds, Woe to me ! What will I do then and to whom will I resort, may my soul be saved! To You alone, sweet Mary Theotokos, who sweetens the sorrow of death to those who trust in You, and delivers those who cry to You from the cruelty of hell. Help me too, O All-Blessed One, who at that time had no other help except You, O All-Singing One. Save me from the horrors of the hour of death and the cruelty of demons then, save me from the power of evil spirits in the aerial ordeals after death: show me, I pray to You, then show me Your bright face, Lady, and do not leave me helpless. Oh, merciful Mother! Bow down for mercy to me, deprived of mercy from my deeds, and beg Him to give birth to the flesh of Christ, our Savior and God, who poured out His most pure blood on the cross for us, so that I will be a partaker of the merits of His cross before His Father and for their sake I will receive forgiveness of sins and eternal salvation and glorify Your ineffable mercy, Mother of God, and Your merciful intercession to endless ages. Amen.
On Saturday
Rejoice, Virgin Mary, refuge and intercession of my poor soul, sweet hope of my salvation! Rejoice, you who received joy from the Angel in the annunciation of the God of the Word who became incarnate from You! Rejoice, you who bore all the Creator in Your wombs! Rejoice, you who gave birth to God in flesh, the Savior of the world! Rejoice, you who preserved your virginity incorruptible at Christmas! Rejoice, you who received gifts from the Magi and saw their worship from You who was born, and who heard the glorious words of the shepherds about Him and composed them in Your heart! Rejoice, You joyfully found the child Jesus, Your Son and God in the temple, among the teachers of the law! Rejoice, fierce illnesses in the suffering of the cross, crucifixion and death of Your Son and God, who saw His disciples in heavenly glory! Rejoice, having received the Holy Spirit sent down from Him in the upper room of Zion in the form of tongues of fire, you received it with the disciples of the Lord! Rejoice, you who lived like an angel on earth! Rejoice, surpassing all the ranks of angels and all the saints in purity and holiness! Rejoice, exalted by the glory of the coming to You of Your Son and God! Rejoice, Thou who joyfully gave up my soul to His holy hands! Rejoice, gloriously exalted by Thy body into heaven with the ascension! Rejoice, having appeared as the Apostle of God on the third day, according to Your vision! Rejoice, thou in heaven crowned with the diadem of the eternal kingdom from the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit! Rejoice, blessed by all the heavenly powers! Rejoice, sitting near the throne of the Most Holy Trinity on the throne of glory! Rejoice, O cause of reconciliation between God and man! Rejoice, O reigning Queen of heaven and earth! Rejoice, for it is impossible for anything to eat Your intercession! Rejoice, for all those who flow faithfully to You are saved! Rejoice, for through You the afflicted receive consolation, the sick receive healing, and the needy receive timely help! I pray to You, O joyful Lady, take away the sorrow of sin in me and give me the joy of salvation, give me comforting tears, everlasting tenderness, true repentance and perfect correction. Do not disdain me, Lady, but graciously accept these joyful voices brought by me to the poor, and come to help me during my helplessness in that terrible hour, when my soul is separated from my damned body; Then, I pray, come to my aid and deliver me, guilty of sins, eternal punishment for them, so that the joy of demons and the food of hell fire will not appear. She, my Lady, do not allow my soul to see the terrible and formidable punishment and demonic torture prepared for sinners, but foresee and save me Your servant in that terrible hour, so that I may glorify You forever, my only hope and the Intercessor of my salvation. Amen.
Fifth Number Prayers
Beginning of these prayers
Glory to Thee, Christ my God, who did not destroy me, a sinner with my iniquities, but who even hitherto suffered through my sin. (Bow)
Grant, O Lord, that on this day we may be preserved without sin; Grant to me, Lord, that I may anger Thee, my Creator, neither by word, nor by deed, nor by thought, but may all my deeds, advice and thoughts be for the glory of Thy Most Holy Name. (Bow)
God, be merciful to me, a sinner, throughout my entire life: in my departure and after my death, do not forsake me. (Bow)
This, falling on his face to the ground, said:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, accept my deceased soul and mind. Accept me, a sinner, a fornicator, defiled in soul and body. Take away the cold hostility and do not turn Your face away from me, do not say, Master: “We do not know who You are,” but listen to the voice of my prayer; save me, for you have many bounties and do not want the death of a sinner; I will not leave You, my Creator, and I will not depart from You, until You listen to me and grant forgiveness for all my sins, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, the intercession of the Honest Heavenly Powers without flesh, the holy glorious Angel of my guardian, the Prophet and Forerunner and Baptist John, God-speaking Apostle, bright and victorious martyrs, our venerable and God-bearing fathers and all Your saints, have mercy and save me, a sinner. Amen.
King of Heaven..., Trisagion..., Our Father... For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever. Amen. Virgin Mary, rejoice...
According to this:
Prayer 1
O Merciful Mother, Virgin Mary, I am Your sinful and indecent servant, remembering Your illnesses, when You heard from Simeon the Prophet about the merciless murder of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, I offer You this prayer and Archangel’s joy, accept in honor and memory of Your illnesses and pray to Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to grant me the knowledge of sins and regret for them. (Bow)
Prayer 2
Our Father... For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever. Amen. Virgin Mary, rejoice...
Oh, God-blessed and Immaculate Youth, Mother and Virgin, accept from me, Thy sinful and indecent servant, this prayer and the Archangel’s joy in honor and memory of Thy illness, when I forgot Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in the church and for three days He was not I saw you; beg Him and ask Him for forgiveness and forgiveness of all my sins, O Blessed One. (Bow)
Prayer 3
O Mother of Light, Most Blessed Virgin Mary, accept from me, Thy sinful and indecent servant, this prayer and the Archangel's joy in honor and memory of Thy illness, when Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, was caught and bound. Beg Him to restore to me the virtues that I lost through sin, so that I may magnify You, the Most Pure One, forever. (Bow)
Prayer 4
Our Father... For Yours is the Kingdom... Virgin Mary, rejoice...
Oh, Source of Mercy, Virgin Mother of God, accept from me, Thy sinful and indecent servant, this prayer and the Archangel’s joy in honor and memory of Thy illness, when on the Cross among the thieves Thou saw Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, whom Thou prayed for, O Lady, may He give me the gift of His mercy at the hour of my death and may He nourish me with His Divine Body and Blood, and may I glorify You, the Intercessor, forever. (Bow)
Prayer 5
Our Father... For Yours is the Kingdom... Virgin Mary, rejoice...
Oh, my Hope, Most Pure Virgin Theotokos, accept from me, Thy sinful and indecent servant, this prayer and the Archangel’s joy in honor and memory of Thy illness, when Thou sawst Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, laid in the tomb. Pray to Him, O Lady, that He may appear to me at the hour of my death and may He receive my soul into the eternal belly. Amen. (Bow)
Oh, Merciful Virgin, Lady Theotokos, child-loving Turtle, heaven and earth, Autocratic Queen, dear Receiver of all who extend their prayers to You, sad Comforter, accept from me, Thy sinful and indecent servant, this five-fold prayer, in it I remember earthly and heavenly Your joy, touchingly crying out to You:
Earthly joys
Rejoice, conceived in the womb without the seed of Christ our God. Rejoice, you who bore Him in your womb without illness. Rejoice, thou who gave birth by wondrous sight. Rejoice, you who received gifts and worship from the Magi-kings. Rejoice, for you have found among your teachers your Son and God. Rejoice, for Your Nativity is glorious from the dead. Rejoice, you who saw your Creator ascending; you yourself ascended to Him with soul and body.
Heavenly joys
Rejoice, O virginity for Thy sake, more than the Most Glorious Angel and all saints. Rejoice, shining near the Most Holy Trinity. Rejoice, our Peacemaker. Rejoice, O Sovereign, possessor of all the Heavenly Powers. Rejoice, having above all others boldness towards His Son and God. Rejoice, merciful Mother, to all who come running to You. Rejoice, for Your joy will never end!
And to me, unworthy, according to Your false promise, on the day of my exodus, mercifully appear, so that by Your guidance I will be guided to the heavenly Jerusalem, in which You reign gloriously with Your Son and our God, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship with the Father and with the Most Holy By the Spirit of endless ages of ages. Amen.
From my vile lips, from my vile heart, from my unclean tongue and from my defiled soul, O Lady Queen, accept this praise, O my Joy. Accept, as the widow accepted these two mites, and grant me to bring Thy goodness a gift worthy. O my Lady, Most Pure Virgin, Heavenly Queen, as you will and will, teach me that it behooves me, the Mother of God, to speak to You as the only refuge and consolation for sinners. Rejoice, Lady, and I, Your many-sinful servant, joyfully call to You, the all-sung Mother of Christ our God. Amen.
Looking at Your Most Holy Image, as if I behold the true Theotokos, I fall with heartfelt faith from the bottom of my heart and worship with the Eternal Child held in Your hand, our Lord Jesus Christ, I reverence Godly and pray to You with tears: cover me with Your cover, from visible and visible enemies. invisible, You brought the human race into the Kingdom of Heaven. Amen.
According to this:
It is worthy to eat, as truly...
Glory and thanksgiving to the Lord for everything!
Prayer of thanksgiving to the Mother of God
We praise you, Mother of God; We confess You, Mary, the Virgin Mother of God; The whole earth magnifies You, the Eternal Father's Daughter. All Angels and Archangels and all Principalities humbly serve You; All Powers, Thrones, Dominions and all the highest Powers of heaven obey you. The Cherubim and Seraphim stand before You rejoicing and cry out with an unceasing voice: Holy Mother of God, the heavens and earth are full of the majesty of the glory of the fruit of Your womb. The Mother praises the glorious apostolic face of her Creator to you; The Mother of God magnifies many martyrs for you; The glorious host of confessors of God the Word gives you a temple; To you the ruling Poles preach the image of virginity; All the heavenly hosts praise you, the Queen of Heaven. Throughout the entire universe the Holy Church glorifies you, honoring the Mother of God; He extols thee true King of heaven, the Maiden. You are the Angel Lady, You are the door of heaven, You are the ladder of the Kingdom of Heaven, You are the palace of the King of glory, You are the ark of piety and grace, You are the abyss of bounties, You are the refuge of sinners. You are the Mother of the Savior, you received freedom for the sake of a captive man, you received God in your womb. The enemy has been trampled upon by you; You have opened the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven to the faithful. You stand at the right hand of God; You pray to God for us, Virgin Mary, who will judge the living and the dead. We therefore ask You, Intercessor before Your Son and God, Who redeemed us with Your blood, so that we may receive the reward in eternal glory. Save Thy people, O Mother of God, and bless Thy inheritance, for let us be partakers of Thy inheritance; preserve and keep us even unto the ages. Every day, O Most Holy One, we wish to praise and please You with our hearts and lips. Grant us, Most Merciful Mother, now and always to be preserved from sin; have mercy on us, Intercessor, have mercy on us. May Thy mercy be upon us, as we trust in Thee forever. Amen.
Prayers before the icons of the Mother of God
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Spring”
Best regards to my Queen, my hope to the Mother of God, refuge of the orphaned and strange to the Representative, the sorrowful to the joy of the offended to the Patroness! See my misfortune, see my sorrow: help me as I am weak, feed me as I am strange. Resolve my offense, as I said: for I have no other help than You, no other intercessor, no good comforter, only You, O Mother of God, for save me and cover me forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the Maksimovskaya Icon of the Mother of God
Undefiled, unblasphemous, imperishable, Most Pure, Pure Virgin, Bride of God to the Lady, even God the Word, united by Your glorious Nativity, and the rejected nature of our race to the Heavenly scoop Moreover, even the unreliable have one hope and help for those who struggle, a ready intercession for those who flow to You and refuge for all Christians! Do not disdain me, a sinner, a foul one, with foul thoughts, and words, and deeds of all things that are unnecessary for yourself, having created and with the mind of laziness the sweets of the life of a former slave. But like the humane-loving Mother of God, have mercy on me, a sinner and fornicator, and accept my prayer brought to You from the profane walls, and Your Son and our Lord and God Lord, using Thy motherly boldness, pray that He will also open to me the humane wombs of His goodness , and having despised my countless sins, he will turn me to repentance and skillfully show me His commandments as a doer. And appear before me as merciful, merciful, and loving in this present life, a warm Representative and Helper, driving away those who resist the invasion, and instructing me to salvation, and during the exodus May they keep my damned soul, and keep the dark eyes of evil demons far from it driving away, on the terrible day of Judgment, the eternal torment that delivers me, and the ineffable glory of Your Son and God our heir, showing me: And may I please you, my Lady, Most Holy Bogoro O Dice, through Your intercession and intercession, the grace and love for mankind of Your Only Begotten Son, Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, with His Beginning Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before the Ostrobramskaya Icon of the Mother of God
To whom shall I cry, Lady? To whom shall I turn in my grief, if not to You, Queen of Heaven? Who will hear my cry and receive my sighs, if not You, Most Immaculate, the hope of Christians and the refuge for us sinners? Who will protect you more in adversity? Hear my groaning and incline Your ear to me, the Lady and Mother of my God. Do not despise the one who seeks Your help and do not reject me, a sinner, Queen of Heaven. Teach me to do the will of Your Son and grant me His desire to do the holy commandments. For the sake of my grumbling, who was in sorrow, do not retreat from me, but provide protection and intercession for the one of little faith. Through your intercession, cover my sins, protect from visible and invisible enemies, soften the hearts of those who are hostile to me and warm this love of Christ. Grant me Your all-powerful help to the weak, so that I may overcome my sinful passions, and through repentance and good correction of my life I will be cleansed for the rest of my earthly journey in obedience. I am counted worthy to pass away without blemish in the glory of the Church of Your Son. At the hour of my death, present to me, the hope of all Christians, and confirm my faith on that difficult day, and after my departure, offer up your all-powerful prayer for me, may the Lord have mercy on me and May He create His endless joys for me forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Chernigov-Ilyinskaya”
O Most Holy Lady, my Lady Theotokos, Heavenly Queen! Save and have mercy on me, your sinful servant, from vain slander, from all misfortune and misfortune and sudden death. Have mercy on me in the hours of the day, and in the morning, and in the evening, and at all times preserve me: when I stand, when I sit, I keep me, and in every way I walk, and in the hours of the night, provide for sleeping places, cover and protect ́. Protect me, Lady Theotokos, from all my enemies, visible and invisible, and from every evil situation. In every place and at every time, be with me, Mother of God, an insurmountable wall and a strong intercession.
O Most Holy Lady, Lady Virgin Mary! Accept my unworthy prayer, and save me from sudden death, and grant me repentance before the end.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us!
You have appeared to me, the Guardian of all life, Most Pure One; Deliver me from demons at the hour of death; Even after death you will give me rest.
We take refuge under Your mercy, Virgin Mary: do not despise our prayers in sorrow, but deliver us from troubles, O One Pure and Blessed One.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us! Amen.
Prayer before the Pochaevskaya Icon of the Mother of God
O All-Merciful Lady, Queen and Lady, chosen from all generations and blessed by all generations, Heavenly and earthly! Look mercifully at this people standing before Your holy icon and fervently praying to You, and act by Your intercession and intercession with Your Son and our God, so that no one will come out from here His hope is empty and he is ashamed in his hope, but let everyone receive everything from You, according to the good will of your heart and according to your need and desire, for the salvation of the soul and the health of the body. Look with mercy, O All-Singing Mother of God, and upon this monastery, called by Your name, which You have loved since ancient times, having chosen it as Your own, and endlessly exuding currents of healing from Your miraculous icon and from the ever-flowing source, in the footprint of Your foot, revealed to us, and save me from every attack and slander of the enemy, just as in ancient times you preserved your appearance intact and undamaged from the fierce invasion of the Hagarians, so that the Most Holy One may be glorified and glorified in it is the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and Your glorious dormition, forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
O Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord, Queen of Heaven and earth! Hear the much-painful sighing of our souls, look down from Thy holy height upon us, who with faith and love worship Thy most pure image. Behold, being immersed in sin and overwhelmed by sorrow, looking at Your image, as if You were living with us, we offer our humble prayer. The imams have no other help, no other intercession, no consolation, except for You, O Mother of all who mourn and are burdened! Help us, the weak, quench our sorrow, guide us, who are misguided, on the right path, heal our painful hearts and save the hopeless, grant us the rest of our lives in peace and silence You, grant Christian death and at the Last Judgment of Your Son the merciful Representative will appear to us May we always sing, magnify and glorify Thee as the good Intercessor of the Christian race, with all those who have pleased God. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Spreader of the Loaves”
O Most Holy Virgin Mary, Most Merciful Lady, Queen of Heaven and earth, of every Christian home and family, Blessing of the laboring, inexhaustible wealth of the orphans, and widows and all people to the Nurse! To our Nourisher, who gave birth to the Nourisher of the universe and to the Controversy of our bread, You, Lady, send Your Motherly blessing to our city, to the villages and fields, and to every house, in You knowledge to those who have. Moreover, with reverent awe and a contrite heart, we humbly pray to Thee: be also for us, Thy sinful and unworthy servants, wise Housebuilder, ordering our lives well. Keep every community, every home and family in piety and Orthodoxy, like-mindedness, obedience and contentment. Feed the poor and needy, support old age, raise babies, teach everyone to sincerely cry out to the Lord: “Give us this day our daily bread.” Save, Most Pure Mother, Your people from all need, illness, famine, destruction, hail, fire, from all evil circumstances and all disorder. To our monastery (wes), to our homes and families and to every soul of Christians and to our whole country, grant peace and great mercy, may we glorify Thee, our Gracious Nourisher and Nourisher, now and ever , and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the Icon of the Mother of God “Kazan”
O Most Holy Lady Theotokos! With fear, faith and love before Your honest (and miraculous) icon, we pray to You: do not turn Your face away from those who come running to You. Pray, merciful Mother, to Thy Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ, to keep our country peaceful, and to keep His Holy Church unshakable from unbelief, heresies and dissents let him deliver. There are no other help, no other hope, except You, Most Pure Virgin: You are the all-powerful Helper and Intercessor of Christians. Deliver all those who pray to You with faith from the falls of sin, from the slander of evil people, from all temptations, sorrows, illnesses, troubles and from sudden death. Grant us the spirit of contrition, humility of heart, purity of thoughts, correction of sinful life and remission of sins, and all, gratefully chanting Your greatness and mercy, which are shown over us here earth, let us be worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven, and there with all the saints we will glorify the most honorable and magnificent name Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Joy of all who mourn”
O Most Holy Lady and Mother of God, supreme Cherub and most honorable Seraphim, God's chosen Maiden, Joy to all who mourn! Give consolation to us who are in sorrow: what other refuge and help are there for you than the imams? You alone are our Intercessor of joy, and as the Mother of God and the Mother of Mercy, standing at the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity, you can help us: no one who comes to You is disgraced and departs. Hear also us, now on the day of sorrow, before Your icon, who fall before Your icon and pray to You with tears: take away from us the sorrows and sorrows that are upon us in this temporary life, but Your creations are not deprived with our omnipotent intercession and eternal endless joy in the Kingdom of Your Son and Our God, to Him is due all glory, honor and worship, with His Beginning Father, and with His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear”
O Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord Most High, quick to obey the Intercessor of all who come running to You with faith! Look down from the height of Your heavenly majesty on me, unneeded, falling to Your holy icon, soon hear the humble prayer of the less sinner and bring it to Your Son: May He illuminate my gloomy soul with the light of His Divine grace and cleanse my mind from vain thoughts, yes He will pacify my suffering heart and heal its wounds, may he instruct me in good deeds and strengthen me to work with fear, may he forgive all the evil I have done, may he deliver me from eternal torment ki and will not deprive Heavenly of His Kingdom. O Most Blessed Mother of God! You have deigned to be named in Your image, Quick to Hear, commanding everyone to come to You with faith: do not despise me, who is sorrowful, and do not allow me to perish in the abyss of my sins. In You, according to God, all my trust and hope of salvation, and I entrust myself to Your protection and intercession forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Unexpected Joy”
O Most Holy Virgin, the All-Blessed Son of the All-Blessed Mother, of the reigning city and holy temple of this Protection, of all who are in sins and sorrows, troubles and illnesses, faithful to the Representative and the Protector Whoops! Accept this prayer song from us, Thy unworthy servants, offered up to You: and like the sinner of old, many times before Thy honest icon who prayed, Thou didst not despise, but You have granted the joy of repentance to those who are zealous for Your Son through His intercession for the forgiveness of the sinner Thou hast bowed, so even now do not despise the prayers of us, Thy unworthy servants, and pray to Thy Son and our God, and to all of us, with faith and tenderness before Thy celestial Image, who worship according to each gives you unexpected joy: a sinner, in the depths of evil and for those who consume passions - all-effective admonition, repentance and salvation; to those in sorrow and sorrow - consolation; for those who remain in troubles and embitterments, there is a complete abundance of these; for the cowardly and unreliable - hope and patience; To those who live in joy and abundance - unceasing thanksgiving to God the Benefactor; to those in need - mercy; to those in illness - healing and strengthening; for those who were waiting for the mind from illness - return and renewal of the mind; for those departing into eternal and endless life - memory of death, tenderness and contrition for sins, a cheerful spirit and firm hope in the mercy of the Judge. O Most Holy Lady! Have mercy on all who honor Your honorable name and show to everyone Your all-powerful protection and intercession: observe them in piety, purity and honest living until their last death; create evil blessings; guide the erring one on the right path; Make progress in every good work and that which is pleasing to Your Son; Destroy every evil and ungodly undertaking; in bewilderment and evil circumstances, invisible help and admonition were sent down from Heaven; save from temptations, temptations and destruction, from all evil people and from enemies, visible and invisible, Thy protect and preserve; float to those who swim; travel to those who travel; Be the Nourisher for those who are in need and hunger; for those who do not have shelter and shelter, provide cover and refuge; Give clothing to the naked, intercession to the offended and unjustly persecuted; invisibly justify those who suffer slander, slander and blasphemy; expose the slanderers and blasphemers before everyone; Grant reconciliation to those who are bitterly at enmity, and to all of us love and peace, piety and health with long life. Keep your marriage in love and like-mindedness; spouses, in the enmity and division of existence, die; to mothers and children giving birth, grant permission quickly; raise the babies; Be chaste for young people, open their minds to the perception of every useful teaching, teach the fear of God, abstinence, and hard work; protect half-blooded people from domestic quarrels with peace and love; Wake up Mother to the orphans, I will turn away from all vice and filthiness, and teach everything that is good and pleasing to God, and bring forth those who have fallen into sin and impurity, having fallen from the abyss; Be a Comforter and Helper for widows, a rod for old age; Deliver us all from sudden death without repentance and grant us all a Christian end to our lives, painless, shameless, peaceful and a kind answer at the Last Judgment of Christ; having ceased in faith and repentance from this life with the Angels and created lives for all the saints who died by sudden death, pray for the mercy of Your Son also for all those who have fallen asleep, especially for these, They have no relatives who pray for their repose, Be yourself a constant and warm Prayer Book and the Intercessor: may all in Heaven and on earth lead You, as the firm and unashamed Representative of the Christian race, and this leading, glorify You and Your Son, with His Beginning Father by Him and His Consubstantial Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Mammal”
Accept, Lady Theotokos, the tearful prayers of Your servants who flow to You. We see You on the holy icon, carrying in our arms and feeding with milk Your Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ. Even though you gave birth to Him painlessly, the mother of the weight of sorrow and infirmity of the sons and daughters of men is born. With the same warmth falling upon Thy celibate Image and tenderly kissing this, we pray to Thee, All-Merciful Lady: we sinners, condemned to give birth to illnesses and nourish our children in sorrows, Have mercy and compassionately intercede, but our babies, as well as the one who gave birth to them, are suffering from a serious illness and deliver from bitter sorrow. Grant them health and well-being, so that they will grow from strength to strength, and those who feed them will be filled with joy and consolation, as even now, through your intercession, from the mouth of babes and those who piss, the Lord I give my praise. O Mother of the Son of God! Have mercy on the mother of the sons of men and on Your weak people: quickly heal the illnesses that befall us, quench the sorrows and sorrows that are upon us, and do not despise the tears and sighs of Your servants . Hear us, on the day of sorrow, those who fall before Your icon, and on the day of joy and deliverance, accept the grateful praise of our hearts. Offer our prayers to the Throne of Your Son and our God, that He may be merciful to our sins and weaknesses and add His mercy to those who know His name, as we and our children glorify m Thee, the merciful Intercessor and the true hope of our race, forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Quench my sorrows”
Virgin Lady Theotokos, more than nature and words, who gave birth to the Only Begotten Word of God, the Creator and Ruler of all visible and invisible creatures, the One of the Trinity of God, and God and Man , the abode of the Divinity, the repository of all holiness and grace, in it, by the good pleasure of God and the Father , co-operating with the Holy Spirit, the fulfillment of the Divinity inhabits the body; incomparably exalted by royal and divine dignity and superior to every creature, glory and consolation and indescribable joy of the Angels, the apostles and prophets, the royal crown, the natural and wondrous courage, Champion of ascetic struggles and Giver of victory, who prepares for the ascetic crowns and eternal and godly rewards, exceeding all honor, honor and glory of the venerables, infallible Guide and Teacher of silence, the door of revelations and spiritual secrets, the source of light, the gate of eternal life, the inexhaustible river - mercy, an inexhaustible sea of all God-given gifts and miracles! We ask you and we pray to you, most compassionate Mother of the humane-loving Master: be merciful to us, your humble and unworthy servant, look with mercy on our captivity and humility, heal the contrite the destruction of our souls and bodies, scatter the visible and invisible enemies, make us unworthy a pillar of strength before our face enemy of ours, a weapon of war, a strong militia, Voivode and irresistible Champion: show us today Your ancient and wondrous mercies, may our iniquities be taken away, like Your Son and God Dean is the King and the Lord, for You are truly the Mother of God, who gave birth according to the flesh of the True God, for all things are possible for you, and if you please, the Lady, you will fulfill all this power in Heaven and on earth, and for every request, grant whatever is useful to anyone: hello to the sick Yes, in the sea there is silence and good swimming. For those who travel, travel and save, save the captives from bitter slavery, comfort the sad, alleviate poverty and all other bodily suffering: freedom for all from mental illnesses and passions Through Your cherished intercession and instruction, for having completed the path of our sowing lives without blemish and without stumbling, we will inherit from You and this eternal blessing in the Kingdom of Heaven. Save with Your prayers, Lady, this flock most dedicated to You, every city and country, from famine, cowardice, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners, civil strife, and all Who is righteous to turn away the wrath that is directed at us, by the good will and grace of the Only Begotten Son and God Yours, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, with His Beginning Father, and with His Ever-Existing and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost”
O Most Holy and Blessed Virgin, Lady Theotokos, Helper of sinners and Seeker of the lost! Look with Your merciful eye on us, standing before Your holy icon and praying to You with tenderness: raise us from the depths of sin, enlighten our minds, darkened by passions, and heal the ulcers of our souls and bodies ours. There are no other help, no other hope, except You, Lady: You weigh all our weaknesses and sins. We resort to You and cry: do not leave us with Your Heavenly help, but appear to us ever and with Your ineffable mercy and bounty, save and have mercy on us who are perishing. Grant us correction of our sinful life and deliver us from sorrows, troubles and illnesses, from sudden death, hell and eternal torment. For You, Queen and Lady, are the quick Helper and Intercessor of all who flow to You and the strong refuge of repentant sinners. Grant us, O Most Blessed and All-Immaculate Virgin, the Christian end of our life to be peaceful and shameless, and grant us, through Your intercession, to dwell in the abodes of Heaven, where the unceasing voice of God Those who rejoice glorify the Most Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever eyelids of centuries. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Sovereign”
O Intercessor of Peace, Mother of All Singing! With fear, faith and love, falling before the honorable icon of Your Majesty, we fervently pray to You: do not turn Your face away from those who come running to You. Pray, merciful Mother of Light, Your Son and our God, the sweetest Lord Jesus Christ: may he preserve our country in peace, may he establish our country in prosperity and deliver us from civil strife nagging abuse; May He strengthen our Orthodox Holy Church and preserve it unshakably from unbelief, schism and heresies. The imams have no other help than You, Most Pure Virgin: You are the all-powerful Christian Intercessor before God, softening His righteous anger. Deliver all who pray to You with faith from the falls of sin, from the slander of evil people, from hunger, sorrow and illness. Grant us the spirit of contrition, humility of heart, purity of thoughts, correction of sinful life and forgiveness of our sins, so that we all, gratefully chanting Your greatness, may be made worthy of the Heavenly King celebration, and there, with all the saints, let us glorify the most honorable and magnificent name in the Trinity of the glorified God, the Father, and the Son , and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Feodorovskaya”
O Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, the only hope for us sinners! We resort to You and we pray to You, because of the greatness of your boldness towards the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, who was born of You in the flesh. Do not despise our tears, do not abhor our sighs, do not deny our sorrow, do not disgrace our hope in You, but with your mother’s prayers beseech the Lord God, that He will favor us, sinners and unworthy new, free from sins and passions, mental and physical, and the world will benefit die, but He alone will live all the days of our life. O Most Holy Lady Theotokos! For those who travel, protect and protect them, deliver those captives from captivity, free those suffering from troubles, comfort those in sorrow, sorrow and adversity, alleviate poverty and all bodily suffering, and grant to everyone everything they need for life, piety and temporary life. Save, O Lady, all the countries and cities, and this country and this city, to whom this miraculous and holy icon of Yours has been given for consolation and protection: I have delivered from famine, destruction, cowardice, , fire, sword, invasion of foreigners, internecine warfare, and turn away all anger that is righteously moved against us. Grant us time for repentance and conversion, deliver us from sudden death, and at the time of our exodus, appear to us, the Virgin Mary, and deliver us from the airy ordeals of the princes of this age , grant us to stand at the right hand of Christ at the Last Judgment, and make us heirs of eternal blessings, may we glorify the magnificent name of Your Son and our God with His Beginning Father, and His Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”
O Most Merciful Lady! We now resort to Your intercession, do not despise our prayers, but graciously hear us: wives, children, mothers and those possessed by a serious illness of drunkenness, and for the sake of our mother, the Church of Christ Ovoy, and the salvation of those who fall away, heal brothers and sisters and our relatives. O Merciful Mother of God, touch their hearts and quickly raise them from the falls of sin, bring them to saving abstinence. Pray to Your Son, Christ our God, that He may forgive us our sins and not turn His mercy away from His people, but may He strengthen us in sobriety and chastity. Receive, O Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of mothers shedding tears for their children, wives for their weeping husbands, children of the orphans and the poor, those left astray, and all of us, to the icon of Your yushchikh. And may this cry of ours, through Your prayers, come to the Throne of the Most High. Cover and keep us from the evil deception and all the snares of the enemy, and in the terrible hour of the exodus of our help, help us to pass through the airy ordeal without stumbling, with Your prayers deliver us from eternal condemnation, and cover God's mercy will bless us forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Zhirovitskaya”
O Most Merciful Lady, Virgin Mary! With my lips I will touch Your holiness, or with these words I will confess Your generosity, which is revealed to people: no one who flows to You goes away empty-handed and is not heard. From my youth I have sought Your help and intercession, and I have never been deprived of Your mercy. See, O Lady, the sorrow of my heart and the ulcers of my soul. And now, kneeling before Your most pure image, I offer my prayers to You. Do not deprive me of Your all-powerful intercession on the day of my sorrow, and on the day of my sorrow intercede for me. Do not turn away my tears, O Lady, and fill my heart with joy. Be my refuge and intercession, O Merciful One, and enlighten my mind with the dawn of Your light. And I pray to You not only for myself, but also for the people who flow to Your intercession.
Keep the Church of Your Son in goodness, and protect it from the evil slander of the enemy who rises up against her. Send Thy help to our archpastors in the apostleship, and keep them healthy, long-living, and rightly ruling the word of the truth of the Lord. As a shepherd, ask God, Your Son, for zeal and vigil for the souls of the verbal flock entrusted to them, and for the spirit of reason and piety, purity and truth of the Divine to be sent down to them.
Ask therefore, O Lady, from the Lord for wisdom and strength for those in power and for city rulers, for truth and impartiality for judges, and for all those who flow to You for the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love.
I also pray to Thee, Most Merciful, to cover our country with the blood of Thy goodness, and deliver it from natural disasters, invasions of foreigners and civil strife, and all who live in it, in love and You will live an abiding, quiet and serene life, and the blessings of eternal prayers Having inherited yours, they will be able to praise God together with you in heaven forever. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Vladimir”
O All-Merciful Lady Theotokos, Heavenly Queen, all-powerful Intercessor, our unshameful hope! We thank You for all the good deeds that have been revealed to the Russian people from You, from ancient times until now from Your miraculous icon. And now, O Blessed Lady, look upon us, Thy sinful and unworthy servants, show us Thy mercy and pray to Thy Son, Christ our God, to free us from all evil and preserve Be with the reigning city, to every city and village, and to our whole country , from famine, destruction, cowardice, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare. Preserve and make wise the shepherds of the Church, who are worthy to shepherd the flock of Christ and the right to rule the word of truth; Strengthen the Christ-loving All-Russian army, give the spirit of advice and reason to the military commander, the mayor and everyone who is in power; Send down Your holy blessing to all Orthodox Christians who worship You and pray before Your celibate icon. Be our Intercessor and Intercessor before the Throne of the Most High, where you stand. To whom shall we then resort, if not to You, Lady? To whom shall we bring tears and sighs, if not to You, Most Holy Theotokos? There are no other help for imams, no other hope for imams, except You, Heavenly Queen. We flow under Your protection: through Your prayers send us peace, health, fruitfulness of the earth, prosperity in the air, deliver us from all troubles and sorrows, from all ailments and illnesses, from sudden death and from all the anger of enemies, visible and invisible. Know and learn, O All-Merciful Intercessor, to pass the path of this earthly life without sin. You weigh our infirmities, weigh our sins, but you also weigh our faith and see our hope: also grant us correction of our sinful lives and soften our evil hearts. Strengthen the right faith in us, put into our hearts the spirit of the fear of God, the spirit of piety, the spirit of humility, patience and love, prosperity in good deeds: deliver us from temptations, from harmful soul-harming teachings , from unbelief, corruption and eternal destruction. We ask You, Most Pure Lady, and falling before Your holy icon, we pray: have mercy on us and have mercy on us, on the Terrible Day of Judgment, through Your intercession and intercession, grant us to the right hand of Your Son, Christ our God, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, with His Beginning Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Consubstantial Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “It is worthy to eat” (Merciful)
O Most Holy and Most Merciful Lady Theotokos! Falling before Your holy icon, we humbly pray to You: hear the voice of our prayer, see our sorrow, see our misfortune, and like a loving Mother, strive to help us without help. powerful: begging Thy Son and our God, may He not destroy us for our iniquity, but yes He will show us His mercy in a humane manner. Ask us, O Lady, from His goodness for bodily health, and spiritual salvation, and a peaceful life, fruitfulness of the earth, goodness of the air, and a blessing from above for all our good deeds and undertakings. And as of old, You mercifully looked upon the humble praise of the novice of Athos, who sang Thee before Your most pure icon, and You sent an Angel to him, that He might teach him to sing the song of heaven, even as the Angels glorify You, so even now accept our fervent prayer offered to You. O Queen All-Singing! Stretch out your God-bearing hand to the Lord, in the image of the Infant Jesus Christ you bore, and beg Him to deliver us from all evil. Show, O Lady, Your mercy to us: heal the sick, comfort the afflicted, help the needy and grant us a pious life to complete this earthly life, a Christian death without shame and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, through Your maternal intercession to Christ our God, born of You, Himself, with the Beginning To Him is due the Father and the Most Holy Spirit all glory, honor and worship, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Softening Evil Hearts”
O long-suffering Mother of God, who surpassed all the daughters of the earth in Your purity and in the multitude of sufferings You endured on earth! Accept our much-pained sighs and keep us under the roof of Your mercy. Do You know no other refuge and warm intercession, but as we have boldness in Him Who was born of You, help and save us through Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven Now, together with all the saints, we will sing praises to the One God in the Trinity, always, now and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God
We thank Thee, O Most Blessed and Most Pure, Most Blessed Virgin, Lady, Mother of Christ our God, for all Thy good deeds, which Thou hast shown to the human race, especially to us, the people of Russia named after Christ, about whom the most angelic tongue will be pleased with praise. We thank You, as even now You have surprised Your ineffable mercy on us, Your unworthy servants, with the supernatural self-coming of Your Most Pure Icon, and with it You have enlightened the entire Russian country. Likewise, we, sinners, worshiping with fear and joy, cry out to Thee: O Most Holy Virgin, Queen and Mother of God, save and have mercy on Thy people, and grant them victory over all their enemies, and save the reigning cities, and all Christian cities and countries, and deliver this holy temple from every slander of the enemy, and grant everything for the benefit of all, who now come with faith and pray to Your servant, and who worship Your Most Holy Image, for blessed are You with the Son and God born of You, now and ever and unto the ages of ages . Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Three-handed”
O Most Holy and Blessed Virgin, Mother of God Mary! We fall down and worship You before Your holy icon, remembering Your glorious miracle, by healing the truncated right hand of St. John of Damascus from the icon that was revealed, which we knew The sign is apparently on it to this day, in the form of a third hand, attached to your image. We pray to You and ask You, the all-good and all-generous Intercessor of our race: hear us praying to You, and like blessed John, who cried out to You in sorrow and illness, You heard , so do not despise us, who grieve and suffer from the wounds of many different passions, zealously the contrite ones come running to You from the heart. You see, O All-Merciful Lady, our infirmities, our embitterment, our need, I will need Your help, as the enemy surrounds us from everywhere, and there is no one who helps, who stands below, if not You are the compassionate one. Be kind to us, Lady. To her, we pray to You, listen to our painful voice and help us to preserve the patristic Orthodox faith until the end of our days, to walk unswervingly in all the commandments of the Lord, true repentance for sins always offer them to God and be honored with a peaceful Christian death and a good answer at the Last Judgment of the Son Yours and our God, Whom we begged for us with Your Motherly prayer, may He not condemn us according to our iniquity, but may He have mercy on us according to His great and ineffable mercy. O All-Good One! Hear us and do not deprive us of Thy sovereign help, so that having received salvation through You, we will sing and glorify You on the land of the living and our Redeemer, born of You, the Lord Jesus Christ, like Him There is glory and power, honor and worship, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, always, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Smolensk”
O most wonderful and above all creatures, Queen Theotokos, Mother of Heavenly King Christ our God, Most Holy Hodegetria Mary!
Hear us, sinners and unworthy, at this hour, praying to You with sighs and tears before Your Most Pure Image, and tenderly saying: deliver us from the pit of passions, Hodegetria the Good, deliver us from all sorrow and sorrow, protect us from all misfortune and evil slander and from the unrighteous slander of the enemy.
You can, O our Gracious Mother, not only save Your people from all evil, but also provide and save Your people with every good deed: is there no other representative for You in troubles and circumstances and warm intercessors for us? sinners to Your Son, Christ our God, not imams . We beseech Him, O Lady, to save us and grant the Kingdom of Heaven, so that through Your salvation we may glorify Thee in the future, just as we are the Author of our salvation, and we extol the all-holy and magnificent name of the King, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, in the Trinity glorified and worshiped God, in eyelids of centuries. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness” Seraphimo-Diveevskaya
O Lady Theotokos, my soul’s delight, from my withered heart the God-flowing stream, my darkened mind, the bright lamp, my lazy will, my guide, my infirmities relief, endowment for nakedness, wealth for poverty, powerful and quick healing for incurable wounds, drying of tears, quenching of sobs, transformation of troubles , relief from illnesses, permission from bonds, hope of salvation! Hear my prayer: give me time for repentance, zeal for salvation, strength in the labors of pleasing God; save me from misfortunes and all kinds of evils; in temptations and troubles, stretch out your helping hand, so that I may rise in the fall and not perish in cruelty. Until I remain in this painful life, do not deprive me of the gifts of Your mercy. Reward with Your goodness all the Christ-loving brethren standing and praying here. Raise the babies, guide the young, support the old, comfort the faint-hearted, bring the erring ones to reason, look upon and protect the widows and the orphans, pour out your rich love on all those who love and hate us awn. And at the end of my life, at the time of my exodus from the body, be my Representative: soften mortal illness, quench my melancholy and lead my poor soul to the eternal abode, so that it does not take me This is a dark force, let it drag you into the depths of hell. To her, Most Blessed Lady Theotokos, tenderness to my soul! Warm my heart, cold in faith and love, with tears of tenderness: send down to me, the sorrowing and burdened with sins, for the prayers of the reverend Father Seraphim, Your worshiper, the necessary joy and consolation knowledge. May I not, O Bride of God, be deprived of the hope of my fruit, but may I be counted worthy in God and my Savior, Thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to receive this. To him be glory and power, honor and worship, with His Beginning Father, and His All-Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer before the Donskaya Icon of the Mother of God
O Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, our good and speedy Intercessor! We sing to You all thanksgiving for Your wonderful deeds. Since ancient times we have hymned Your inseparable intercession for the city of Moscow and our country, always revealed by Your miraculous Image of the Don: the regiments of strangers are put to flight, the cities and villages are preserved unharmed They say that people are being delivered from cruel death. The teary eyes are dried up, the lamentations of the faithful are silent, crying is transformed into common joy. Bring us, O Most Pure Mother of God, consolation in adversity, rebirth of hope, an image of courage, a source of mercy, and in sorrowful circumstances grant us inexhaustible patience. Give to everyone according to his request and his need: educate babies, teach chastity and the fear of God to the young, encourage the despondent and support the weak old age. Visit those in sickness and sorrow, soften evil hearts, strengthen brotherly love, fill us all with peace and love. Reconcile, kind-hearted Mother, those who are at war and justify the slandered. Destroy the vices, so that our sins do not arise before the Judge of all, so that the righteous wrath of God does not befall us. With Your prayers, Your all-powerful protection, protect us from the invasions of enemies, from famine, destruction, fire, sword and all other evils. We hope through your prayers that you will receive forgiveness and erasing of sins from the Almighty God and reconciliation with God. Beg us to gain the Kingdom of Heaven and, at the end of our lives, to the right hand of the Throne of God, where You, O All-Singing Virgin, stand before the Holy Trinity in eternal glory. Vouchsafe us from the faces of the Angel and the saints there to praise the most honorable name of Your Son with His Beginning Father and His All-Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “The All-Tsarina”
O Most Pure Mother of God, All-Tsarina! Hear our much-painful sigh before Your miraculous icon, brought from the inheritance of Athos to Russia, look upon Your children, the incurable ailments of those who suffer, to Your holy Image with a swarm of those falling! Just as a winged bird covers its chicks, so You, now an ever-living being, cover us with Your multi-healing omophorion. There, where hope disappears, be with undoubted Hope. There, where fierce tribulations prevail, appear with patience and weakness. There, where the darkness of despair has settled in the soul, let the ineffable light of the Divine shine! Comfort the faint-hearted, strengthen the weak, grant softening and enlightenment to hardened hearts. Heal Your sick people, O All-Merciful Queen! Bless the minds and hands of those who heal us, may they serve as an instrument of the Almighty Physician, Christ our Savior. As You live with us, we pray before Your icon, O Lady! Extend Your hand, filled with healing and healing, to bring joy to those who mourn, to bring consolation to those in sorrow, and having soon received miraculous help, we glorify the Life-Giving and Indivisible Trinity, the Father and the Son on, and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Savior of the Drowning” (Lenkovskaya)
Zealous Intercessor, Mother of the Lord Most High! You are the help and intercession of all Christians, especially those in trouble. Look now from Thy holy height upon us, who with faith worship Thy most pure image, and show, we pray to Thee, Thy speedy help to those floating on the sea and to those suffering heavy sorrow from the stormy winds. Move all Orthodox Christians to salvation in the waters of drowning, and reward those who strive for this with Thy rich mercy and generosity. Behold, looking at Your image, We offer our humble prayers to You, as if You are mercifully present with us. The imams have no other help, no other intercession, no consolation except You, O Mother of all who mourn and suffer. According to God, You are our Hope and Intercessor, and we trust in You, ourselves, and each other, and our whole life to You forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God for the gift of children
O Most Holy Virgin, the All-Blessed Son of the All-Blessed Mother, the Patron of this city and holy temple, faithful to the Representative and Intercessor of all who are in sins, sorrows, troubles and illnesses! Accept this prayer song from us, unworthy of Your servants, offered to You, and like the sinner of old, who prayed many times before Your honorable icon, You did not despise him, but You gave him the unexpected joy of repentance and You bowed down Your Son to the many and zealous towards Him. intercession for the forgiveness of this sinner and lost one, so even now do not despise the prayers of us, Thy unworthy servants, and beg Thy Son and our God, and grant to all of us, who with faith and tenderness worship before Thy celibate image, unexpected joy for each need: a sinner mired in the depths of evil and passions - all-effective admonition, repentance and salvation; for those who are in sorrow and sorrow - consolation; to those who find themselves in troubles and embitterment - a complete abundance of these; for the faint-hearted and unreliable - hope and patience; for those who live in joy and abundance - unceasing thanksgiving to God the Benefactor; to those in need - mercy; those who are in illness and long illness and abandoned by doctors - unexpected healing and strengthening; for those who were waiting for the mind from illness - the return and renewal of the mind; those departing into eternal and endless life - memory of death, tenderness and contrition for sins, a cheerful spirit and firm hope in the mercy of the Judge. O Most Holy Lady! Have mercy on all who honor Thy all-honorable Name and show to all Thy all-powerful protection and intercession: in piety, purity and honest living, keep them in goodness until the end; create evil good things; guide the erring one on the right path; Make progress in every good work that is pleasing to Your Son; Destroy every evil and ungodly deed; in bewilderment and difficult and dangerous circumstances, to those who find invisible help and admonition sent down from Heaven, save and save from temptations, seductions and destruction, from all evil people and from visible and invisible enemies, protect and preserve; float for those who swim, travel for those who travel; Be the Nourisher for those in need and hunger; for those who do not have shelter and shelter, provide cover and refuge; Give clothing to the naked, intercession to those offended and unjustly persecuted; invisibly justify the slander, slander and blasphemy of those who suffer; expose slanderers and slanderers before everyone; To those who are bitterly at odds, grant unforeseen reconciliation and to all of us - love, peace, piety, and health with long life for each other. Preserve marriages in love and like-mindedness; spouses who exist in enmity and division, die, unite me to each other and establish an indestructible union of love for them; Give quick permission to mothers giving birth, raise babies, be chaste to young ones, open their minds to the perception of every useful teaching, teach the fear of God, abstinence and hard work; Protect your blood brothers from domestic strife and enmity with peace and love; Be the Mother of motherless orphans, turn away from all vice and defilement and teach everything that is good and pleasing to God, and bring those seduced into sin and impurity, having revealed the defilement of sin, from the abyss of destruction; Be the Comforter and Helper of widows, be the rod of old age; Deliver us all from sudden death without repentance and grant us all the Christian death of our life, painless, shameless, peaceful and a good answer at the Last Judgment of Christ: having ceased in faith and repentance from this life with the Angels and all the saints, create a life; to those who passed away by sudden death, beg the mercy of Thy Son and for all the departed, who have no relatives, begging for the repose of Thy Son, Be the unceasing and warm Prayer Book and Intercessor: may all in Heaven and on earth lead Thee as a firm and unashamed Representative of the race Christian, and, knowingly, glorify Thee and Thy Son with Thee, with His Originless Father and His Consubstantial Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God for healing from various diseases and ailments
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, Most Blessed Mother of Christ God our Savior, Joy to all the sorrowing, visiting the sick, protection and intercessor of the weak, widows and orphans, patroness of the sad, all-reliable comforter of sad mothers, strength of weak infants, and always ready help and faithful refuge for all the helpless! You, O All-Merciful One, have been given grace from the Almighty to intercede for everyone and deliver them from sorrow and illness, for you yourself have endured fierce sorrow and illness, looking at the free suffering of Your beloved Son and Him crucified on the cross in sight, when Simeon’s weapon was predicted by Your heart let's pass. Moreover, O beloved Mother of children, heed the voice of our prayer, comfort us in the sorrow of those who exist, as a faithful intercessor of joy: standing before the throne of the Most Holy Trinity, at the right hand of Your Son, Christ our God, you can, if you wish, ask for everything useful to us. For this reason, with heartfelt faith and love from the soul, we fall to You as the Queen and Lady and we dare to cry out to You in psalms: hearing, Daughters, and see, and incline Your ear, hear our prayer, and deliver us from current troubles and sorrows; You fulfill the requests of all the faithful, as if they were joyful, and you have given peace and consolation to their souls. Behold our misfortune and sorrow: show us Thy mercy, send comfort to our hearts wounded by sorrow, show and surprise us sinners with the riches of Thy mercy, give us tears of repentance to cleanse our sins and quench the wrath of God, and with a pure heart, good conscience and With undoubted hope we resort to Your intercession and intercession: accept, our all-merciful Lady Theotokos, our earnest prayer offered to You, and do not reject us, unworthy, from Your mercy, but grant us deliverance from sorrow and illness, protect us from all slander of the enemy and slander human, be our constant helper all the days of our life, so that under Your maternal protection we will always achieve our goals and be preserved by Your intercession and prayers to Your Son and God our Savior, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, with His beginningless Father and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God for health
O Most Holy Lady Lady Theotokos! With fear, faith and love, falling before Thy honorable icon, we pray to Thee: do not turn Thy face away from those who come running to You, beseech, merciful Mother, Thy Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ, to keep our country peaceful, and to establish the Russian state in piety, may she preserve her Holy Church unshakably from unbelief, heresies and schism. There are no imams of any other help, no imams of other hope, except You, Most Pure Virgin: You are the All-Powerful Helper and Intercessor of Christians. Deliver all who pray to You with faith from the falls of sin, from the slander of evil people, from all temptations, sorrows, troubles and from vain death; Grant us the spirit of contrition, humility of heart, purity of thoughts, correction of sinful lives and the remission of sins, so that we all, praising Thy greatness with gratitude, may be worthy of the Heavenly Kingdom and there with all the saints we will glorify the most honorable and magnificent name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Strong prayer to the Mother of God for healing from cancer
O Most Pure Mother of God, All-Tsarina! Hear our much-painful sigh before Your miraculous icon, brought from the inheritance of Athos to Russia, look upon Your children, those who suffer from incurable ailments and fall to Your holy image with faith! Just as a winged bird covers its chicks, so You, now and ever-living being, have covered us with Your multi-healing omophorion. There, where hope disappears, awaken with undoubted hope. There, where fierce sorrows prevail, they appear with patience and weakness. There, where the darkness of despair has settled in the souls, let the ineffable light of the Divine shine! Comfort the faint-hearted, strengthen the weak, grant softening and enlightenment to hardened hearts. Heal Your sick people, O all-merciful Queen! Bless the minds and hands of those who heal us, may they serve as an instrument of the all-powerful Physician Christ our Savior. As if You are alive with us, we pray before Your icon, O Lady! Extend Your hand, full of healing and healing, Joy to those who mourn, comfort to those in sorrow, and, having soon received miraculous help, we glorify the Life-Giving and Indivisible Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God from fires and natural disasters
O Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! We fall down and worship You before Your holy and most honorable icon, which has worked wondrous and glorious miracles, saved our dwellings from fiery flames and lightning thunder, healed the sick, and fulfilled all our good requests for good. We humbly pray to You, the omnipotent Intercessor of our family, to grant us, weak and sinners, Your maternal participation and care. Save and preserve, O Lady, under the roof of Your mercy, our God-protected country, its authorities and army, the Holy Church, this temple (or: this monastery) and all of us who fall to You with faith and love and tenderly ask with tears for Your intercession. She, the All-Merciful Lady, have mercy on us, overwhelmed by many sins and not having the courage to ask Christ God for mercy and forgiveness, but we offer you to Him for supplication, His Mother according to the flesh; But You, All-Good One, extend Your God-receiving hand to Him and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us forgiveness of our sins, a pious peaceful life, a good Christian death and a good answer at His Last Judgment. At the hour of God’s menacing visitation, when our houses are set on fire or we are frightened by lightning thunder, show us your merciful intercession and sovereign help, so that we may be saved by your omnipotent prayers to the Lord, we will escape God’s temporary punishment here and we will inherit the eternal bliss of paradise there, and with all with the saints let us sing the Most Honorable and Magnificent name of the worshiped Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy to us forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God for the reconciliation of warring parties
O many-spirited Mother of God, Higher than all the daughters of the earth, in Your purity and in the multitude of sufferings You have transferred to the earth, accept our much-painful sighs and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. For you do not know other refuge and warm intercession, but, because you have the boldness to be born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing praises in the Trinity to the One God, now and ever and forever and ever.
Prayer to the Mother of God from enemies and evil people
O who will not please Thee, O Blessed Virgin, who will not sing of Thy mercy to the human race. We pray to you, we ask you, do not leave us perishing in evil, dissolve our hearts with love and send your arrow to our enemies, may our hearts be wounded by peace against those who persecute us. If the world hates us - You extend Your love to us, if the world persecutes us - You accept us, give us the blessed strength of patience - to endure the trials that happen in this world without grumbling. Oh, Lady! Soften the hearts of evil people who rise up against us, so that their hearts do not perish in evil - but pray, O Blessed One, Thy Son and our God, may he pacify their hearts with peace, but let the devil - the father of evil - be put to shame! We, singing Thy mercy towards us, the evil, the indecent, will sing to Thee, O Most Wonderful Lady of the Blessed Virgin, hear us at this hour, those who have contrite hearts, protect us with peace and love for each other and for our enemies, eradicate from us all malice and enmity, let us sing to You and Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: Alleluia! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Prayer to the Mother of God for help in love and marriage
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, Queen of Heaven and earth, the highest angel and archangel and the most honest, pure Virgin Mary of all creation, good Helper to the world, and affirmation for all people, and deliverance for all needs! Look now, O All-Merciful Lady, upon Thy servants, praying to Thee with a tender soul and a contrite heart, falling with tears to Thee and worshiping Thy most pure and wholesome image, and asking for Thy help and intercession. Oh, All-Merciful and Most Merciful Pure Virgin Mary! Look, O Lady, at Your people: for we are sinners and imams of no other help, except for You and from You, Christ our God born. You are our intercessor and representative. You are protection for the offended, joy for the sorrowing, refuge for the orphans, keeper for widows, glory for virgins, joy for those who cry, visitation for the sick, healing for the weak, salvation for sinners. For this reason, O Mother of God, we resort to You, and looking at Your Most Pure Image with the Eternal Child held in Your hand, our Lord Jesus Christ, we bring tender singing to You and cry out: have mercy on us, Mother of God, and fulfill our request, for all that is Your intercession is possible, for glory is due to You now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God for help in work
O most holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord on High, quick to obey intercessor of all who come running to You with faith! Look down from the height of Thy heavenly majesty upon me, the indecent one, falling before Thy holy icon, quickly hear the humble prayer of me, a sinner, and bring it to Thy Son, beg Him to illuminate my dark soul with the light of the Divine grace of His grace and cleanse my mind from thoughts vain things, may he pacify my suffering heart and heal its wounds, may he enlighten me to good deeds and strengthen me to work for Him with fear, may he forgive all the evil I have done, may he deliver me from eternal torment and not deprive me of His heavenly kingdom. O most blessed Mother of God! You have deigned to be named in Your image, Quick to Hear, commanding everyone to come to You with faith, do not despise me, the sorrowful, and do not allow me to perish in the abyss of my sins, in You, through God, all my hope and hope of salvation, and Your protection and intercession I entrust it to myself forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God from sorrows and sorrow
Virgin Lady Theotokos, who, more than nature and words, gave birth to the Only Begotten Word of God, the Creator and Ruler of all creation, visible and invisible, One of the Trinity God, God and Man, who became the abode of the Divine, the receptacle of all holiness and grace, in which by the good will of God and the Father, the assistance The Holy Spirit, the bodily dwelling fullness of the Divinity, incomparably exalted by divine dignity and superior to every creature, glory and consolation, and the inexpressible joy of the angels, the royal crown of the apostles and prophets, the supernatural and wonderful courage of the martyrs, the champion in ascetics and the giver of victory, preparing crowns for the ascetic and eternal and divine reward, surpassing all honor, the honor and glory of the saints, the infallible guide and teacher of silence, the door of revelations and spiritual mysteries, the source of light, the gate of eternal life, the inexhaustible river of mercy, the inexhaustible sea of all divine gifts and miracles! We ask and beg You, most compassionate Mother of the humane-loving Master: be merciful to us, Your humble and unworthy servant, look compassionately on our captivity and humility, heal the contrition of our souls and bodies, dispel visible and invisible enemies, be in front of us, unworthy, of our enemies, a strong pillar, a weapon of war, a strong militia, Voivode and invincible champion, now show us Your ancient and wonderful mercies, so that our enemies may know our iniquities, for Your Son and God is the only King and Lord, for You are truly the Mother of God, who gave birth to the flesh of the true God, as all things are possible for You, and if you please, Lady, you have the power to accomplish all this in heaven and on earth, and to grant every request for the benefit of everyone: to the sick, health, to those at sea, silence and good navigation. Travel with those who travel and protect them, save captives from bitter slavery, comfort the sad, alleviate poverty and any other bodily suffering; Free everyone from mental ailments and passions, through Your invisible intercessions and inspirations, for, yes, having completed the path of this temporary life kindly and without stumbling, we will receive by You that eternal good in the Kingdom of Heaven.
The faithful, honored by the terrible name of Your Only Begotten Son, who trust in Your intercession and in Your mercy and who have You as an intercessor and champion in everything, invisibly strengthen them against their present enemies, dispel the cloud of despondency, deliver me from spiritual distress and give them bright complacency and joy, and renew peace and serenity in their hearts.
With Your prayers, Lady, save this flock dedicated to You, the entire city and country from famine, cowardice, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare, and turn back every righteous wrath that has come upon us, according to the good will and grace of the Only Begotten Son and Your God, To Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, with His Originless Father, with His Co-Eternal and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God for strengthening faith
Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Virgin, Lady Theotokos! Look with Your merciful eye on us, standing before Your holy icon and praying to You with tenderness, raise us from the depths of sin, enlighten our minds, darkened by passions, and heal the ulcers of our souls and bodies. We are not imams of other help, not imams of other hope, do You, Lady, weigh all our weaknesses and sins? We resort to You and cry out: do not forsake us with Your Heavenly help, but appear to us ever and with Your ineffable mercy and bounties, save and have mercy on us , dying. Grant us correction of our sinful life and deliver us from sorrows, troubles and illnesses, from vain death, hell and eternal torment. You, Queen and Lady, are the quick Helper and Intercessor of all who flow to You, and a strong refuge for repentant sinners. Grant us, O Most Blessed and All-Immaculate Virgin, the Christian end of our life, peaceful and unashamed, and grant us, through Your intercession, to dwell in the heavenly abodes, where the unceasing voice of those celebrating with joy glorifies the Most Holy Trinity, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever , and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God for mental anguish
Hope of all ends of the earth, Most Pure Virgin, Lady Theotokos, my consolation! Do not disdain me, a sinner, for I trust in Your mercy: extinguish the flame of sin with me and water my withered heart with repentance, cleanse my mind from sinful thoughts, accept the prayer brought to You with sighs from my soul and heart. Be an intercessor for me to Your Son and God and tame His anger with Your motherly prayers, heal mental and physical ulcers, Lady Lady, quench the illnesses of the soul and body, calm the storm of evil attacks of the enemy, take away the burden of my sins, and do not leave me to perish until the end , and comfort my contrite heart with sorrow, may I glorify Thee until my last breath. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God for forgiveness of sins
My Most Blessed Queen, My Most Holy Hope, Helper of Sinners! Behold, poor sinner, this is before You! Don’t leave me, abandoned by everyone, don’t forget me, forgotten by everyone, give me joy, who knows no joy. Oh, my troubles and sorrows are severe! Oh, my sins are immeasurable! Like the darkness of the night is my life. And there is not a single strong help in the sons of men. You are my only Hope. You are my only Cover, Refuge and Affirmation. I boldly stretch out my weak hand to You and pray: have mercy on me, O All-Good One, have mercy, have mercy with the purchased Blood of Your Son, quench the sickness of my much-sighing soul, tame the rage of those who hate and offend me, restore my fading strength, renew my youth like eaglets. , do not allow yourself to become weak in keeping God’s commandments. Touch my troubled souls with heavenly fire and fill me with unashamed faith, unfeigned love and known hopes. May I always sing and praise You, the Most Blessed Intercessor of the world, our Protector and Helper of all of us sinners, and I adore Your Son and our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, with His Beginning Father and the Life-Giving Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God for the protection of children
O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine Protection of Your servants. Mother of God, introduce me to the image of Your heavenly motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names) caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen.
Prayer to the Mother of God for help in childbirth
O Most Holy Theotokos, our merciful Mother! Show us, Thy servants (names), who are always in sorrow and in sin, Thy mercy and do not despise us, Thy many-sinful servants.
We resort to You, Most Holy Theotokos, conscious of the many multitudes of our sins and pray: visit our weak souls and ask Your beloved Son and our God to give us m, to your servants (names), forgiveness. One Most Pure and Blessed One, we place all our trust in You: Most Merciful Mother of God, keep us under Your protection.
Prayer to the Mother of God for the preservation of the family
Most Blessed Lady, take my family under Your protection. Instill in the hearts of my husband and our children peace, love and non-questioning of all that is good; Do not allow anyone from my family to experience separation and difficult parting, to premature and sudden death without repentance.
And save our house and all of us living in it from fiery ignition, thieves' attacks, every evil of the situation, various types of insurance and devilish obsession.
Yes, we too, collectively and separately, openly and secretly, will glorify Your Holy Name always, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us!
Prayer to the Mother of God for drunkenness
Oh, most merciful Lady! We now resort to Your intercession, do not despise our prayers, but graciously hear us - wives, children, mothers and those who are obsessed with the serious illness of drunkenness and for the sake of our mother - the Church of Christ and the salvation of those who fall away, heal our brothers and sisters and relatives. Oh, merciful Mother of God, touch their hearts and quickly raise them from the falls of sin, bring them to saving abstinence. Pray to Your Son, Christ our God, to forgive us our sins and not to turn His mercy away from His people, but to strengthen us in sobriety and chastity. Accept, O Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of mothers who shed tears for their children; wives weeping for their husbands; children, the orphaned and the wretched, those left astray, and all of us who fall before Your icon. And may this cry of ours, through Your prayers, come to the throne of the Most High. Cover and protect us from the evil trap and all the snares of the enemy, in the terrible hour of our exodus, help us to pass through the airy ordeals without stumbling, with Your prayers deliver us from eternal condemnation, may God’s mercy cover us for endless ages of ages. Amen.
January 12 (25*)- icon of the Mother of God “MAMMAL” - nursing mothers pray during childbirth.
Troparion, tone 3:
Without seed from the Divine Spirit, / by the will of the Father you conceived the Son of God, / from the Father you exist without a mother, / for our sake you were from You without a father, / you gave birth to the flesh / and you nourished the Child with milk, / and do not cease to pray / get rid of troubles for our souls.
Prayer
Receive, Lady Mother of God, the tearful prayers of your servants who flow to You. We see You on the holy icon, carrying in your arms and feeding with milk Your Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ. Even if you gave birth to Him painlessly, yet the mother weighed the sorrow and infirmity of the sons and daughters of Zrish. The same warmth falls on Thy celibate image and with this touching kiss we pray to Thee, All-Merciful Lady: we sinners, condemned to give birth to illnesses and to nourish our children in sorrows, mercifully spare and compassionately intercede, but our babies, who also gave birth to them, from a serious illness and Deliver me from bitter sorrow. Grant them health and well-being, and their nourishment will increase in strength, and those who feed them will be filled with joy and consolation, for even now, through Your intercession from the mouths of babes and those who piss, the Lord will bring His praise. O Mother of the Son of God! Have mercy on the mother of the sons of men and on your weak people: quickly heal the illnesses that befall us, satisfy the sorrows and sorrows that are upon us, and do not despise the tears and sighs of your servants. Hear us on the day of sorrow who fall before Your icon, and on the day of joy and deliverance accept the grateful praise of our hearts. Offer our prayers to the throne of Your Son and our God, that He may be merciful to our sins and weaknesses and add His mercy to those who know His name, so that we and our children may glorify You, the Merciful intercessor and the true hope of our race, forever and ever.
January 21 (3)- the icon of the Mother of God “VATOPEDA”, called “TRAYD” or “CONSOLE” - they pray for healing from ailments.
Troparion, tone 3:
Quench the sickness of my much-sighing soul, Quenching every tear from the face of the earth. You have driven away sickness from people and destroyed sinners’ sorrows: You have gained all hope and affirmation, O Most Holy Mother of the Virgin.
Prayer
Hope to all the ends of the earth, the Most Pure Virgin Mary, our Consolation and Joy! Do not disdain us sinners, for we trust in Your mercy. Quench the flame of sin and water our withered hearts with repentance. Cleanse our minds from sinful thoughts. Accept prayers offered to You from your soul and heart with sighing. Be an intercessor for us to Your Son and God and turn His anger away from us with Mother’s prayers. Strengthen the Orthodox faith in us, put in us the spirit of the fear of God, the spirit of humility, patience and love. Heal mental and physical ulcers, calm the storm of evil enemy attacks. Take away the burden of our sins and do not leave us to perish until the end. Grant us Your mercy and Your holy blessing to all those present and praying here, and always remain with us, giving those who come to You joy and consolation, help and intercession, so that we all glorify and magnify You until our last sigh. Amen.
January 25 (7)- icon of the Mother of God “QUIL MY SORRY” - they pray for deliverance from illnesses and bodily sorrows; from sinful passions that overwhelm the human heart.
Troparion, tone 3:
Assuage the sickness/ of my much-sighing soul,/ which has quenched every tear from the face of the earth,/ You have driven away sickness from man/ and destroyed the sorrows of sinners,/ For you have gained all hope and affirmation,/ Most Holy Mother of the Virgin.
Prayer
You are the hope of all earthly ends, Most Pure Virgin Lady Theotokos, my consolation! Do not disdain me, the foul one, in the bold prayer of my unworthy lips, and I pray: extinguish with me the flame of sin and sprinkle with repentance, heal mental and physical ulcers, alleviate, O Lady, illness, calm the storm of evil attacks, Most Pure One, take away the burden of my sins, Offering, and quench my heart-breaking sorrow. For you are the builder of the human race and the quick Comforter in sorrows. For so much of Your mercy, until my last breath, imam praise you, O All-Blessed One! Amen.
February 5 (18)- icon of the Mother of God “SEEKING THE LORD” - they pray for headaches and toothaches, fever, eye disease, for the admonition of those who have fallen away from the Orthodox faith, for perishing children, for a grace-filled marriage and for addiction to wine drinking.
Troparion, tone 4:
Seek us, the perishing Most Holy Virgin, / punish us not because of our sins, / but because of your love for mankind: / deliver us from hell, illness and need / and save us.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Virgin, Lady Theotokos, Helper of sinners and Seeker of the lost! Look with Your merciful eye on us standing before Your holy icon and praying to You with tenderness: raise us from the depths of sin, enlighten our minds darkened by passions, and heal the ulcers of our souls and bodies. There are no imams of other help, no imams of other hope, except to You, Lady: You weigh all our weaknesses and sins, we resort to You and cry: do not abandon us with Your heavenly help, but appear to us ever, and with Your ineffable mercy and bounties save and have mercy us perishing. Grant us correction of our sinful life and deliver us from sorrows, troubles and illnesses, from vain death, hell and eternal torment. You, Queen and Lady, are a quick helper and intercessor to all those who come to You, and a strong refuge for repentant sinners. Grant us, O most blessed and all-immaculate Virgin, the Christian end of our life to be peaceful and unashamed, and grant us, through Your intercession, to dwell in the heavenly abodes, where the unceasing voice of those celebrating with joy glorifies the Most Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
February 12 (25)- icon of the Mother of God “Iverskaya” (celebrated on Tuesday of Bright Week) - they pray for deliverance from various misfortunes and for consolation in troubles, from fire, for increasing the fertility of the earth.
Troparion, tone 1:
From Thy holy icon, / O Lady Theotokos, / healings and healings are given abundantly / with faith and love to those who come to her: / so visit my weakness / and have mercy on my soul, O Good One, / and heal my body with Thy grace, O Most Pure One.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy Lady Lady Theotokos, accept our unworthy prayer, and save us from the slander of evil people and from vain death, and grant us repentance before the end, have mercy on our prayer, and grant us joy in a sad place. And deliver us, Lady, from all misfortune and adversity, sorrow and sorrow and from all evil. And make us, your sinful servants, worthy to be at the right hand at the second coming of Your Son, Christ our God, and as our heirs to be made worthy to be the kingdom of heaven and eternal life, with all the saints throughout the endless ages of ages. Amen.
February 21 (6)- Icon of the Mother of God “KOZELSCHANSKAYA” - pray for various bodily injuries and injuries.
Troparion, tone 4:
Rejoice, O land of Poltava/ and our entire Orthodox Fatherland:/ for behold, like the radiant sun,/ Thy wonderful icon has appeared, the Most Blessed Mother of God,/ illuminating the world with the multitude of Thy miracles,/ through these we find, even on earth, all that is good and useful,/ and We are worthy of the treasures that exist in Heaven./ For this reason we cry out to Thee:/ Rejoice, our ever-worshipping Praise,/ save us who pray to Thee,/ the only Hope and Eternal Joy of those who sing Thee.
Prayer
Theotokos Virgin, Immaculate Mother of Christ our God, Intercessor of the entire Christian race! More reverent than the miraculous icon of Yours, we pray to You, hear us praying to You: accept our unworthy thanksgiving for all Your unspeakable deeds to us, in this place and in many towns and cities of the Russian land, revealed and revealed: For You are the healing of the sick, the consolation of the afflicted, correction and admonition for the lost. Give us all protection and consolation, a refuge from all evils, troubles and circumstances, from famine, cowardice, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners, deadly plagues and from evil people’s bitterness. O Most Merciful Mother, be ever a loving prayer book for the well-being of this holy temple, for the peace and quiet of the life of this community, strengthen and support the priests and those who serve in this holy temple: autumn with Thy almighty protection the builders and benefactors of this holy monastery, reward them with eternal gifts of Thy bounty : Intercede from every adversity and preserve with faith and reverence those who flock to Your miraculous icon and pray to You with love here and in every place. Lift up our prayers, like fragrant incense, to the Throne of the Most High, who grants us health, long life and haste in pious labors, so that we are guided by Your nourishment, and covered by Your protection, glorify the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and Your Motherly intercession for us, always, now and ever and ever. Amen.
March 2 (15)- the icon of the Mother of God “POWER” - they pray for truth, heartfelt joy, unfeigned love for each other, for peace in the country and the preservation of Russia.
Troparion, tone 4:
The faces of angels serve You reverently, / and all the heavenly powers with silent voices please You, Virgin Mother of God, / we earnestly pray to You, Lady, / may Divine grace abide / on Your most honorable icon, the Most Powerful, / and may the radiant ray of glory of Your miracles descend from it / on all who pray to You with faith/and cry out to God: Alleluia.
Prayer
O Intercessor of the world, Mother of All, falling with fear, faith and love before Your honorable Sovereign icon, we fervently pray to You: do not turn Your face away from those who resort to You, beseech, Merciful Mother of Light, Your Son and our God, the Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ, may he preserve our country in peace, may he establish our state in prosperity, may he deliver us from internecine warfare and strengthen our Holy Orthodox Church, may he preserve it unshakably from unbelief, schism and heresies. There are no other imams of help, no other imams of hope, except You, Most Pure Virgin: You are the All-Powerful Intercessor of Christians before God, softening His righteous anger. Deliver all who pray to You with faith from the falls of sin, from the slander of evil people, from hunger, sorrow and disease. Grant us the spirit of contrition, humility of heart, purity of thoughts, correction of sinful lives and the remission of our sins, so that by praising all of Thy greatness, we will be worthy of the Heavenly Kingdom and there, with all the saints, we will glorify the Most Pure and Magnificent Name in the Trinity of the glorified God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit . Amen.
March 6 (19)- icon of the Mother of God “GRACEFUL HEAVEN” - pray for guidance on the path leading to salvation and inheritance of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Troparion, tone 6:
What shall we call Thee, O Blessed One?/ Heaven? - as if you have risen as the Sun of Truth;/ paradise? - how you have vegetated, the color of incorruption; / a virgin? - as if you remained incorruptible; / Pure Mother? - as if You had in Your holy embrace the Son, all God./ Pray to Him for our souls to be saved.
Prayer
What shall we call You, O Blessed Mother of God, Immaculate Mary? With what hymns shall we exalt Thee, exalted by Heaven and earth, Angels and men? For there appeared upon You a mystery unheard of for centuries on earth and unknown to the Angels in Heaven, more than mind and word, the incarnation of God the Word, born from the beginning from the beginning of the Father without a mother and incarnate in Your womb and with the imperishable seal of Your virginity. Oh, the miracle of all ancient and new miracles! The immutable word of God Himself about the victorious seed of the woman will be fulfilled and perfected in the Husbandless Virgin. Oh, the immeasurable depth of the wisdom and greatness of God! What names shall we call Thee, O Unbrided Bride? Shall we call Thee the dawn of the sun rising in the sky? But You are Heaven itself, from You the Sun of Truth has risen, Christ our God, the Savior of sinners. Do we call You the gate leading into the paradise lost by our ancestors, abounding in all blessings? But You Yourself are a blessed paradise, having grown the Flower of incorruption, healing the stink of sin and the stench of ancestral corruption. Shall we call one who has experienced marriage? But even to your old age you remained undisguised and virgin until birth, and in the birth, and after the birth of the Son, you remained. Shall we call Thee Pure and Holy Mary, who with Her purity surpassed all mothers and promothers? But You not only gave birth to That Child Christ, but You also carried Him with Your breasts and nourished Him with Your mother’s milk, the One Who nourishes every creature. The heavenly powers stand before Him with fear and trembling, and He is praised by every breath and creature. Oh, truly You are wonderful in wives, wonderful in virgins, inimitable in mothers! Before You, before Your holy feet, we cast down and lay down all our thoughts, desires, intentions and feelings. Sanctify them with Your Mother of God charity and lift them up, like the sacrifice of our humble heart, like a little-valued mite of our spiritual poverty, to the Throne of Your Son, our Savior, so that the message of destinies will guide our path to salvation and the inheritance of His Kingdom, which has no end forever and ever. . Amen.
March 7 (20) (May 29 (11))- the icon of the Mother of God “ASSISTANCE OF SINNERS” is prayed during times of sinful darkness, in all despondency, despair and spiritual sorrow.
Troparion, tone 4:
Now all despondency falls silent/and the fear of despair disappears,/sinners in the sorrow of their hearts find consolation/and are illuminated brightly by Heavenly love:/today the Mother of God extends to us a saving hand/and from Her Most Pure Image she speaks with the verb:/I am the Helper of sinners to My Son, Seidal, for their sakes they hear Me take it out./Meanwhile, people, burdened with many sins, fall at the foot of Her icon, crying out with tears: Intercessor of the world, Helper of sinners, implore with Your maternal prayers the Savior of all,/that Divine forgiveness may cover our sins/and open the bright doors of heaven to us,/You Thou art the intercessor of the destruction of the Christian groves.
Prayer 1
Oh, Most Blessed Lady, Protector of the Christian race, refuge and salvation of those who flow to You! We know, truly we know how greatly we have sinned and are angry, O Merciful Lady, the Son of God born in the flesh of You, but I have many images of those who angered His compassion before me: tax collectors, harlots and other sinners, to whom was given forgiveness of their sins, for the sake of repentance and confession. Thou, therefore, imagining the images of those who have been pardoned by the eyes of my sinful soul, and looking at the great mercy of God, which I have received, I boldly and, a sinner, will resort with repentance to Your compassion. Oh, All-Merciful Lady, give me a helping hand and ask Your Son and God with Your motherly and most holy prayers for forgiveness of my grave sin. I believe and confess that He Whom You gave birth to, Your Son, is truly Christ, the Son of the Living God, Judge of the living and the dead, rewarding each according to his deeds. I again believe and confess that You are the true Mother of God, the source of mercy, the consolation of those who mourn, the recovery of the lost, a strong and unceasing Intercessor to God, who dearly loves the Christian race, and the Helper of repentance. Truly, there is no other help and protection for man except You, the Most Merciful Lady, and no one else, trusting in You, was ashamed when, by You begging God, no one was quickly abandoned. For this sake, I pray to Your innumerable goodness: open the doors of Your mercy to me, lost and fallen into the darkness of the depths, do not disdain me, the foul one, do not despise my sinful prayer, do not abandon me, the accursed one, as an evil enemy seeks to kidnap me into destruction, but beg for may Thy merciful Son and God be born to me from Thee, may He forgive my great sins and deliver me from my destruction; as if I, together with all who have received forgiveness, will sing and glorify God’s immeasurable mercy and Your shameless intercession for me in this life and in the endless eternity. Amen.
Prayer 2
To whom shall I cry, O Lady, to whom shall I resort in my sorrow, if not to You, the Queen of Heaven? Who will accept my cry and my sighing and quickly obediently heed our prayers, if not You, All-Blessed Helper, the Joy of all our joys? Hear the present hymns and prayers offered to You for me, a sinner. And be my Mother and Patroness and Giver of Your joy to all of us. Arrange my life as you want and as you wish. I commend myself to Your protection and providence, so that I may always joyfully sing to You with everyone: Rejoice, O full of grace; Rejoice, Delighted One. Rejoice, Most Blessed One; Rejoice, Glorified One forever. Amen.
March 9 (22)- Albazin Icon of the Mother of God “THE WORD FLESH BEES” - those expecting a child pray even during difficult births.
Prayer
Virgin Mary, Immaculate Mother of Christ our God, Intercessor of the Christian race! Standing before Thy miraculous icon, our fathers prayed to Thee to reveal Thy protection and intercession to the Amur country. In the same way, we now pray to Thee: preserve our city and this country from the presence of foreigners and save from internecine warfare. Grant peace to the world, abundance of fruits to the land; keep our shepherds in the shrines, those who work in holy churches: autumn with your almighty protection the builders and their benefactors. Confirm our brethren in orthodoxy and unanimity; bring to their senses those who have erred and departed from the Orthodox faith and unite them with the Holy Church of Your Son. Be a protection, consolation and refuge for all who come to your miraculous icon from all evils, misfortunes and circumstances, for you are healing for the sick, consolation for the grieving, correction and admonition for the lost. Accept our prayers and lift them up to the Throne of the Most High, so that by Thy intercession we are observed and covered by Thy protection, we glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Troparion, tone 4:
With the coming of Your honorable icon, O Lady of God, / the God-protected city of Kostroma, now rejoiced, / like ancient Israel to the ark of the Covenant, / flows to the image of Your face / and our God incarnate from You, / and through Your maternal intercession to Him, / ever intercede with everyone, / under the shade of Your shelter for those who come running,/ peace and great mercy.
Prayer
Oh, Most Merciful Lady, Queen, Mother of God, accept our humble prayer, and do not reject us, our intercession and refuge, and do not disdain us, unworthy, but, like the Merciful One, do not stop praying, Whom You gave birth to, may He grant us forgiveness of many sins ours, may He save us, like the news of our destinies. Have mercy on us, Lady, have mercy on us, for there is no salvation for us from works. It is also true that we cry to Thee: have mercy on Thy servants and show our barren heart fruitful in good deeds. Look down on us, unworthy, for You are our hope and protection, life and light to our hearts. As you raised up the Everlasting Light from Your womb, illuminate our soul, O Pure One, and drive away all darkness in our hearts. Grant us tenderness, repentance and contrition of heart. Grant us, all the days of our lives, to do the will of Thy Son and our God and to please Him alone in everything. Oh, Mother of God, do not stop praying to the One born of You for all those who flow with faith to this miraculous image of Yours, and give them quick help and consolation in sorrows and misfortunes and suffering, deliver them from slander and human malice, from enemies visible and invisible and all kinds of needs and sorrows. Save our fatherland, this city and all cities and countries from all troubles and needs, and make the existence of our God merciful to us, turn away all His anger against us, and deliver us from His due and righteous rebuke. Oh, God-loving Lady, adornment of the angels, glory to the martyrs and joy to all the saints, pray to the Lord with them, that he may grant us in repentance to end the course of our life. In the hour of death, Most Holy Virgin, deliver us from the power of demons and condemnation, and answer, and terrible trials, and bitter ordeals, and eternal fire, so that, having been honored with the glorious Kingdom of God, we magnify Thee and glorify Christ, our God, incarnate from Thee, To him be glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
March 16 (29)- Icon of the Mother of God “ILINSK-CHERNIGOV” pray for healing from paralysis, smallpox, leg disease, attack dark forces, from sudden death.
Troparion, tone 5:
Most Pure Lady Theotokos, / the hope of all Christians, / because there is no other hope for You, / My All-Immaculate Lady, Lady Theotokos, / Mother of Christ my God. / Also have mercy and deliver me from all my evils / and implore Your Merciful Son and God mine,/ may He have mercy on my accursed soul,/ and may He deliver me from eternal torment, and grant me His Kingdom.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy Lady, my Lady Theotokos, heavenly queen, save and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, from vain slander, from all misfortune and misfortune and sudden death. Have mercy on me in the hours of the day, and in the morning, and in the evening, and at all times preserve me: guard me standing and sitting, and provide for me walking on every path, and provide for me in the sleeping hours of the night, cover and intercede. Protect me, Lady Theotokos, from all my enemies, visible and invisible, and from every evil situation. In every place and at every time, be the Mother of God, an insurmountable wall and a strong intercession. Oh, Most Holy Lady Virgin Mary, accept my unworthy prayer and save me from a vain death, and grant me repentance before the end. Most Holy Theotokos, save us. You appear to me as the guardian of all life, Most Pure One! Deliver me from demons at the hour of death! May you rest in peace even after death! We take refuge under Your mercy, Virgin Mother of God, do not despise our prayers in sorrows, but deliver us from troubles, O pure and blessed one. Most Holy Theotokos, save us. Amen.
April 3 (16)– icon of the Mother of God “UNFADING COLOR” - pray for the preservation of a pure and righteous life. She also helps with making the right choice spouse. Pure and fiery prayer to this icon helps in resolving difficult family problems. Many healings of the sick are being performed.
Troparion:
Rejoice, Bride of God, secret rod, blossoming unfading color, rejoice to the Lady, with whose joy we are filled and we inherit life.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy and Immaculate Mother of the Virgin, hope of Christians and refuge for sinners! Protect all those who come running to You in misfortune, hear our groans, incline Your ear to our prayer. Mistress and Mother of our God, do not despise those who require Your help and do not reject us sinners, enlighten us and teach us: do not depart from us, your servants, for our murmuring. Be our Mother and Protectress, we entrust ourselves to Your merciful protection. Lead us sinners to a quiet and serene life; let us pay for our sins. Oh, Mother Mary, our most offering and speedy Intercessor, cover us with Your intercession. Protect from enemies visible and invisible, soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against us. O Mother of our Lord Creator! You are the root of virginity and the unfading flower of purity and chastity, send help to us who are weak and overwhelmed by carnal passions and wandering hearts. Enlighten our spiritual eyes, so that we may see the ways of God’s truth. By the grace of Your Son, strengthen our weak will in fulfilling the commandments, so that we will be delivered from all troubles and misfortunes and may be justified by Your wonderful intercession at the terrible judgment of Your Son. To him we give glory, honor and worship, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
April 12 (25)- icon of the Mother of God “MUROM” - they pray for the gift of the spirit of reason, piety, mercy, meekness, purity and truth, for the preservation of the city and the Christian country.
Troparion, tone 4:
Today the city of Murom brightly flaunts, / like the dawn of the sun, having received, O Lady, / Your miraculous icon, / to which we now flow and pray, we cry out to You: / O Most Wonderful Lady Theotokos, / pray from You to the incarnate Christ our God, / yes He will deliver this city and all Christian cities and countries/ unharmed from all the slander of the enemy/ and save our souls, like the Merciful.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy Virgin Mother of the Lord of the Highest Powers, Queen of Heaven and Earth, Almighty Intercessor of our city and country! Hear us praying to You, and ask God, Your Son, for our shepherd - zeal and vigil for souls, for the city ruler - wisdom and strength, for the judges - truth and impartiality, for the mentor - reason and humility, for the spouse - love and harmony, for the child - obedience , to those offended - patience, to those who offend - the fear of God, to those who mourn - complacency, to those who rejoice - abstinence. We have all been given the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth. Hey, Most Pure Lady! Have mercy on Your weak people: gather the scattered, guide those who are lost on the right path, heal the sick, support old age, educate the young to be wise, raise infants, and look upon us all with the care of Your merciful intercession. Be merciful to us here and at the Last Judgment of Your Son. For You, O Lady, are the glory of Heaven and the hope of earth, You, according to God, are our hope and Intercessor of all who flow to You with faith. We therefore pray to You and to You, as the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole life, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Friday of Holy Week- icon of the Mother of God “LIFE-GIVING SOURCE” - those suffering from bodily ailments, passions and spiritual infirmities pray, and those who turn to Her with faith receive healing.
Troparion, tone 4:
Let us, people, draw healing for our souls and bodies through prayer, / The river that precedes everything is the Most Pure Queen Mother of God, / pouring out wonderful water for us, / and washing away black hearts, / cleansing sinful scabs, / sanctifying the souls of the faithful, / with Divine grace.
Prayer
Offering to my Queen, my hope to the Mother of God, a refuge for the orphaned and strange to the Representative, to the sorrowful and joyful, to the offended to the Patroness! See my misfortune, see my sorrow: help me as I am weak, feed me as I am strange. Weigh my offense, resolve it, like a will: for I have no other help except You, no other Representative, no Good Comforter, only You, O Mother of God, for you will preserve me and cover me forever and ever. Amen.
May 5 (18)- icon of the Mother of God “INEXHAIBLE CHALICE” - they pray for the healing of those possessed by the disease of the passion of drunkenness.
Troparion, tone 4:
Today we are the harbinger of faith / to the Divine and wonderful image of the Most Holy Mother of God, / watering the faithful hearts / with the heavenly Inexhaustible Cup of Her mercy / and showing miracles to the faithful people. / Even as we see and hear / spiritually celebrate and cry warmly: / O most merciful Lady, / heal our ailments and passion/ pleading with Thy Son Christ our God/ to save our souls.
Prayer
Oh, Most Merciful Lady! We now resort to Your intercession, do not despise our prayers, but mercifully hear us: wives, children, mothers and those who are obsessed with the serious illness of drunkenness and from the Mother of the Church of Christ and the salvation of our fallen brothers, sisters and relatives.
Oh, Merciful Mother of God, touch their hearts and quickly raise them from the falls of sin and bring them to saving abstinence. Pray to Your Son, Christ our God, that He may forgive us our sins and not turn His mercy away from His people, but may He strengthen us in sobriety and chastity.
Accept, O Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of mothers who shed tears for their children, of wives who weep for their husbands, of orphaned and wretched children, abandoned as lost, and of all of us who fall before Your icon. And may this cry of ours come through Your prayers to the Throne of the Most High.
Cover and protect us from the evil trap and all the enemies, and in the terrible hour of our exodus, help us to go through the unprecedented airy ordeal, so that through Your prayers we will be delivered from eternal condemnation, and may we be worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven forever and ever. Amen.
June 11 (23)- the icon of the Mother of God “Merciful” or “IT IS WORTHY” - they pray during mental and physical illnesses, at the end of any work.
Troparion, tone 4:
Let us come, faithfully, with boldness/ to the merciful Queen Theotokos/ and tenderly cry out to her:/ send down Thy rich mercies upon us:/ preserve our Church,/ keep people in prosperity,/ deliver our land from every situation,/ grant peace to the world/ and salvation for our souls.
Prayer 1
Worthyly glorified and righteously blessed from all the heavenly ranks, as if surpassing them without comparison, giving birth to God and the Creator of all things, exalted above all others, Most Wonderful Lady! Pray from You to the incarnate Christ our God, may the unrequited people look upon us, may He preserve us unharmed from all the enemy’s slander and evil slander, for Your Mother’s prayer can do much, according to the saying: ask, my Mother, I will not turn away, but I will fulfill all Your requests . For this reason, filled with joy in this, we cry out to Thee: save, O Lady, your perishing servants, enlighten those darkened by the wisdom of this age, and bring us to the sweetest Jesus, and forever rejoicing we cry: Glory to the Father, glory to the Son, glory to the Holy Spirit, glory to You, the Most Glorious. and the Most Immaculate Virgin Mary, blessed and blessed forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 2
O Most Holy and Most Merciful Lady Theotokos! Falling before Your holy icon, we humbly pray to You, listen to the voice of our prayer, see our sorrow, see our misfortunes and, like a loving Mother, trying to help us helpless, beg Your Son and our God: may He not destroy us for our iniquities, but show We kindly give you your mercy. Ask us, Lady, from His goodness for bodily health and spiritual salvation, and a peaceful life, the fruitfulness of the earth, the goodness of the air, and a blessing from above for all our good deeds and undertakings... And as of old, you mercifully looked upon the humble praise of the novice of Athos, who sang You, before Your most pure icon, sent an Angel to him to teach him to sing the heavenly song, with which the Angels glorify You; So now accept our fervent prayer offered to You. About the All-Singing Queen! Extend your God-bearing hand to the Lord, in the image of the Infant Jesus Christ you bore, and beg Him to deliver us from all evil. Show, O Lady, Your mercy to us: heal the sick, comfort the afflicted, help the needy, and grant us the honor to complete this earthly life in a pious manner, to receive a Christian shameless death and to inherit the Heavenly Kingdom through Your maternal intercession to Christ our God, Who was born of You, Who is with His Beginning Father and to the Most Holy Spirit is due all glory, honor and worship, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
June 18 (1)- icon of the Mother of God “BOGOLYUBSKAYA” - prayed during epidemics of pestilence, plague, cholera.
Troparion, tone 1:
God-loving Queen, / Inexperienced Virgin, Mother of God Mary, / pray for us, Who loved You / and Your Son, who was born of You, Christ our God, / grant us forgiveness of sins, peace, abundance of fruits of the earth, / a shepherd of shrines, / and salvation for the whole human race ./ Save our cities and the Russian country from the presence of foreign invaders/ and from internecine warfare./ O Mother, God-loving Virgin! Oh, All-Singing Queen!/ Cover us with Your robe from all evil,/ protect us from visible and invisible enemies/ and save our souls.
Prayer
Oh, Most Pure Lady Theotokos, God-loving Mother, hope of our salvation! Look mercifully at those who come with faith and love and worship Your most pure image, accept our singing of praise and pour out Your warm prayer for us sinners to the Lord, so that, having despised all our sins, He will save and have mercy on us. O Precious Lady! Show us Your wonderful mercies: deliver us from all sorrow, guide us on the path of all virtues and goodness, save us from temptations, troubles and illnesses, take away slander and quarrels from us, save us from lightning thunder, from the burning of fire, from hunger, cowardice, floods and deadly plagues, give us Your merciful help along the way, in the sea and on land, so that we may not perish in the cruelty. Oh, All-Merciful, God-loving Mother, with firm hope we send our poor prayer to You! Do not reject our tears and sighs, do not forget us all the days of our lives, but always remain with us and give us joy, consolation, protection and help, so that we may glorify and magnify Your most blessed and all-sung name. Amen.
June 23 (6)- Icon of the Mother of God “VLADIMIR” - they pray for deliverance from the invasion of foreigners, for the strengthening of the Orthodox faith, for preservation from heresies and schisms, for the pacification of warring parties, for the preservation of Russia.
Troparion, tone 4:
Today the most glorious city of Moscow shines brightly, / like the dawn of the sun, having received, O Lady, your miraculous icon, / to which now we, flowing and praying to You, cry out: / Oh, wonderful Lady Theotokos! / Pray from You to the incarnate Christ our God, / May he deliver this city and all Christian cities and countries unharmed from all the slander of the enemy / and save our souls, like the Merciful.
Prayer
To whom shall we cry, the Lady; To whom shall we resort in our sorrow, if not to You, Queen of Heaven; Who will receive our tears and sighs, if not You, most immaculate, the hope of Christians and refuge for us sinners? Who is more in mercy than You? Incline Your ear to us, O Lady, Mother of our God, and do not despise those who require Your help: hear our groaning, strengthen us sinners, enlighten and teach us, O Queen of Heaven, and do not depart from us, O Thy servant, O Lady, for our grumbling, but wake up Mother and intercessor for us, and entrust us to the merciful protection of Your Son: arrange for us whatever Your Holy will pleases, and lead us sinners to a quiet and serene life, may we cry over our sins, may we rejoice with You always, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
June 26 (9)- icon of the Mother of God “TIKHVINSKAYA” - they pray for the sight of the blind, the healing of the demon-possessed, for illnesses of children, relaxation of joints, for paralysis, epilepsy, from invasion
foreigners.
Troparion, tone 4:
Today, like the bright sun, / the all-honorable icon of Yours, Lady, has risen in the air for us, / enlightening the world with rays of mercy, / even great Russia, / like some Divine gift from above, has reverently received, / glorifies You, Mother of God, the Lady of all, / and from You He joyfully magnifies the born Christ our God./ Pray to Him, O Lady Queen Theotokos,/ may he preserve all Christian cities and countries/ unharmed from all the slander of the enemy/ and save by faith those who worship His Divine/ and Your most pure image,/ the Virgin Unartificed.
Prayer
We thank You, O Most Blessed and Most Pure, Most Blessed Virgin, Lady, Mother of Christ our God, for all Your good deeds, which You have shown to the human race, especially to us, the Christ-named people of the Russian people, about which the most angelic tongue will be pleased with praise, as and now You have surprised Your ineffable mercy on us, Your unworthy servants, with the supernatural self-coming of Your most pure icon, with which You have enlightened the entire Russian country. Likewise, we, sinners, worshiping with fear and joy, cry out to Thee: O Most Holy Virgin, Queen and Mother of God, save and have mercy on His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', the bishops and all the people, and grant the country victory over all its enemies, and preserve Deliver all cities and Christian countries, and this holy temple from every slander of the enemy, and grant everything for the benefit of all who have now come with faith and pray to Your servant, and who worship Your most holy image, for blessed are You with the Son and God born of You now , and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
June 28 (11) (July 12 (25))- icon of the Mother of God “THREE-HANDED” - pray for diseases of the hands, feet, mental unrest, in case of fire.
Troparion, tone 4:
Today, great worldwide joy has risen for us:/ granted holy mount Afonstey/ Thy celibate, Lady Theotokos, icon, / with the image of Thy three-numbered and indivisibly most pure hands / for the glorification of the Holy Trinity, / calling together the faithful and praying to You for this to know, / as two you hold the Son and the Lord, / show the third for refuge and protection for those who honor Thee, / from all misfortunes and troubles, / and all who flow to You, by faith, endlessly receive liberation from all evils, / protection from enemies, / for this sake, we, together with Athos, cry out: / Rejoice, O Gracious Lord with you.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Virgin Mary! We fall down and worship Thee before Thy holy three-handed icon, remembering Thy glorious miracle by healing the truncated right hand of the righteous John of Damascus, which was revealed from this icon, whose sign is still visible on it, in the form of a third hand, attached to Thy image. We pray to You and ask You, the All-merciful and All-generous Intercessor of our race: hear us, praying to You, and like Blessed John, who cried out to You in sorrow and illness, You heard us, so do not despise us, who grieve and suffer from the wounds of many different passions and to To you from the heart of the contrite and humble those who diligently come running. You see, O All-Merciful Lady, our infirmities, our embitterment, our need, I will demand our help and intercession, as if we are surrounded by enemies from everywhere, and there is no one who helps, less than one who intercedes, unless You have mercy on us, the Lady. To her, we pray to You, listen to our painful voice and help us to preserve the patristic Orthodox faith immaculately until the end of our days, to walk unswervingly in all the commandments of the Lord, to always bring true repentance for our sins to God and to be honored with a peaceful Christian death and a good answer at the Last Judgment of the Son Thy and our God, Whom we begged for us with Thy Motherly prayer, may He not condemn us for our iniquities, but may He have mercy on us according to His great and ineffable mercy. O All-Good One! Hear us and do not deprive us of Thy mighty help, so that having received salvation through You, let us sing and glorify Thee on the land of the living and our Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ, who was born of Thee, to whom befits glory and power, honor and worship, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
July 8 (21) (October 22 (4))- Icon of the Mother of God “KAZAN” - they pray for the sight of blind eyes, for deliverance from the invasion of foreigners, is an intercessor in difficult times, they bless those entering into marriage.
Troparion, tone 4:
O zealous intercessor,/Mother of the Lord Most High,/pray for all Thy Son, Christ our God,/and cause all to be saved,/to those who resort to Thy sovereign protection./Intercede for all of us, O Lady, Queen and Lady,/those in adversity, and sorrowful, and in illness, burdened with many sins,/ standing and praying to You with a tender soul/ and a contrite heart/ before Your most pure image with tears/ and those who have irrevocable hope in You,/ deliverance from all evils,/ grant useful to everyone/ and save everything, Mother of God Virgo:/ For you are the Divine protection of your servant.
Prayer
Oh, Most Pure Lady Theotokos, Queen of Heaven and earth, the highest angel and archangel and the most honorable of all creatures, the pure Virgin Mary, the Good Helper of the world, and affirmation for all people, and deliverance for all needs! Look now, O All-Merciful Lady, upon your servants, praying to you with a tender soul and a contrite heart, falling with tears to your most pure and wholesome image, and asking for your help and intercession. Oh, All-Merciful and Most Merciful Virgin Mary, honored! Look, O Lady, at your people: for we are sinners and imams of no other help than to You and from You, Christ our God, born. You are our intercessor and representative, You are protection for the offended, joy for the grieving, refuge for the orphans, guardian for widows, glory for virgins, joy for the weeping, visitation for the sick, healing for the weak, salvation for sinners. For this reason, O Mother of God, we run to You and to Your Most Pure Image with the Eternal Child held in Your hand, looking at our Lord Jesus Christ, we bring tender singing to You and cry out: have mercy on us, Mother of God, and fulfill our request, for all that is possible to Thy intercession: for unto Thee is glory due, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
July 23 (5)- icon of the Mother of God “POCHAYEVSKAYA” - they pray for protection from heresies and schisms, from the invasion of foreigners, for healing from blindness, both physical and spiritual, for liberation from captivity.
Troparion, tone 5:
Before Your holy icon, Lady,/ the one who prays is granted healing,/ accepts the knowledge of true faith/ and reflects the Hagarian invasions./ Likewise, for us who fall to You,/ ask for remission of sins,/ enlighten the thoughts of piety in our hearts/ and offer up a prayer to Your Son / and the salvation of our souls.
Prayer
To You, O Mother of God, we prayerfully flow, sinners, Your miracles, revealed in the Holy Lavra of the Most Holy Lavra, in remembrance of our own contrite sins. We, Lady, we know, as it is not fitting for us sinners to ask anything, except for the Righteous Judge to leave our iniquities to us. All that we have endured in life, sorrows, needs, and illnesses, like the fruits of our falls, have languished us, God allows this for our correction. Moreover, the Lord brought all this truth and judgment to His sinful servants, who in their sorrows came to Your intercession, the Most Pure One, and in the tenderness of our hearts we cry out to You: Our sins and iniquities, O Good One, do not remember, but rather lift up Your most honorable hand , stand before Your Son and God, so that the evil we have done may be forgiven us, and for our many unfulfilled promises, He will not turn His face away from His servants, and may not take His grace, which contributes to our salvation, from our souls. To her, Lady, be the Intercessor for our salvation and, not disdaining our cowardice, look upon our groans, even in our troubles and sorrows we lift up before Your miraculous image. Enlighten our minds with tender thoughts, strengthen our faith, confirm our hope, grant us the sweetest gift of love to accept us. By these gifts, Most Pure One, and not by illnesses and sorrows, may our belly be elevated to salvation, but by protecting our souls from despondency and despair, deliver us, the weak, from the troubles and needs that come upon us, and human slander, and unbearable diseases . Grant peace and prosperity to the Christian life through Your intercession, O Lady, establish the Orthodox faith in our country and throughout the world. Do not betray the Apostolic and Catholic Church to disparagement, preserve the statutes of the saints forever, unshakable, and save all who come to You from the perishing pit. Also, bring the heresy of our deluded brethren or the saving faith of those who have been destroyed by sinful passions back to true faith and repentance, so that together with us, who worship Your miraculous image, they will confess Your intercession. Grant us, O Most Holy Lady Theotokos, still in this life the victory of truth by Your appearance to the victors and enlighteners of the Hagarians, so that all of us with a grateful heart, together with the Angels, and prophets, and apostles, and with all the saints, glorifying Your mercy, will give glory, honor and worship in the Trinity sung to God the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Troparion, tone 4:
Let us now diligently set our eyes on the Mother of God, sinners and humility, and let us fall down in repentance calling from the depths of our souls: Lady, help us, having mercy on us, struggling to perish from many sins, do not turn away your slaves, for you are the only hope of the imams.
Prayer
O Most Wonderful and Highest of All Creatures, Queen Theotokos, Mother of the Heavenly King Christ our God, Most Pure Hodegetria Mary! Hear us sinners and unworthy at this hour, praying and falling before Your Most Pure Image with tears and tenderly saying: lead us out of the pit of passions, Most Blessed Lady, deliver us from all sorrow and sorrow, protect us from all misfortune and evil slander, and from the unrighteous and fierce slander of the enemy. May you, O Our Blessed Mother, save Your people from all evil and provide and save Your people with every good deed; Do You need other Representatives in troubles and circumstances, and warm Intercessors for us sinners, not imams? Pray, O Most Holy Lady, Thy Son Christ our God, that He will honor us with the Kingdom of Heaven; For this reason, we always glorify Thee, as the Author of our salvation, and extol the holy and magnificent name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, glorified and worshiped God in the Trinity, forever and ever. Amen.
July 28 (10) (July 19 (1))- the icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness” or “JOY OF ALL JOYS” - a revered icon by the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, according to the faith of those who ask, he gives them healing.
Troparion, tone 4:
Let us fall to the Mother of God with tenderness, / all of us burdened with sins, / kissing Her miraculous icon of Tenderness / and crying out with tears: / Lady, accept the prayer of your unworthy servants / and grant us, who ask, / your great mercy.
Prayer 1
Oh, Most Holy Lady Lady, Virgin Mary! Accept our unworthy prayers, save us from the slander of evil people and from vain death, give us first and give us a place of joy in sorrow. And deliver us, O Lady and Lady Theotokos, from all evil, and grant us, your sinful servants, to be at the right hand at the second coming of Your Son, Christ our God, and to be our heirs, to be made worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven and eternal life with all the saints for endless ages. Amen.
Prayer 2
Accept, O all-powerful, Most Pure Lady, Lady Theotokos, these honorable gifts, the only ones applied to You, from us, Your unworthy servants: chosen from all generations, the highest of all creatures of heaven and earth, who appeared, because for Your sake the Lord Almighty was with us, and with You by knowing the Son of God and becoming worthy of His holy Body and His most pure Blood; Blessed are you, too, in the birth of generations, O God-blessed One, the brightest of the cherubim and the most honest of the seraphim. And now, all-sung Most Holy Theotokos, do not cease praying for us, Thy unworthy servants, that we may be delivered from every evil advice and every situation and that we may be preserved unharmed from every poisonous pretext of the devil; but even to the end, through Your prayers, keep us uncondemned, as if through Your intercession and help we are saved, we send glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship for everything in the Trinity to the one God and the Creator of all, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
August 8 (21)- icon of the Mother of God “TOLGA” - they pray for deliverance from drought and lack of rain.
Troparion, tone 4:
Today your image, the Most Pure Virgin Mother of God, shines brightly on Tolga, / and, like the unsetting sun, it always appears to the faithful. / Having seen Him in the air, / invisibly the Angels, like no one, are holding, / the Most Reverend Bishop of the city of Rostov Tryphon / flowing towards the revealed luminous pillar of fire,/ and walk on the waters, as on dry land,/ and praying to You faithfully for the flock and for the people./ And we, flowing to You, call:/ Most Holy Virgin Theotokos,/ truly save those who glorify You,/ our country, deliver the bishops/ and all Russian peoples from all troubles/ according to Your great mercy.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, Highest of Cherubim and Seraphim and Holiest of all saints! You, the All-Blessed One, on Tolga, You deigned to reveal Your multi-healing icon to the blessed Saint Tryphon in a fiery way, and with it You performed many and ineffable miracles, and are now doing them, according to Your ineffable mercy towards us. Before Your most pure image we bow down and pray, O Most Blessed Intercessor of our race: in this earthly journey, much sorrow and much rebellion, do not deprive us of Your intercession and sovereign protection. Save and protect us, Lady, from the kindled arrows of the crafty enemy of our salvation. Strengthen our weak will to do the commandments of Christ, soften our hardened hearts with love for God and our neighbors, grant us heartfelt contrition and true repentance, so that, having been cleansed from the filth of sin, we can bring to the Creator the fruits of good deeds pleasing to Him and be honored with a peaceful Christian death and response right at His terrible and impartial Judgment. Hey, Lady All-Merciful! In the hour of menacing death, show us Your powerful intercession, then hasten to help us, helpless, and with Your sovereign hand snatch us from the power of the fierce ruler of the world, for truly Your prayer can do much before the face of the Lord, and nothing is impossible for Your intercession, unless you only desire . Moreover, we look at Your holy image with tenderness and before it, as if You were alive and present with us, worshiping, with good hope, ourselves, and each other, and our entire life, we prayerfully commit to You according to God and we magnify You with our savior born of You. , the Lord Jesus Christ, to Him, with His Beginning Father and the Most Holy Spirit, is due all glory, honor and worship, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
August 13 (26)- icon of the Mother of God “SEMISHOT” - they pray for healing from cholera, lameness and relaxation, for the pacification of those at war.
Troparion, tone 5:
Soften our evil hearts, Mother of God, / and extinguish the misfortunes of those who hate us, / and resolve every tightness of our soul, / looking at Your holy image, / We are touched by Your suffering and mercy for us, / and we kiss Your wounds, / Our arrows, You those who torment us, we are horrified./ Do not allow us, O Merciful Mother,/ to perish in our hard-heartedness and from the hard-heartedness of our neighbors,/ for you are truly the softener of evil hearts.
Prayer
Oh, Long-suffering Mother of God, who surpassed all the daughters of the earth in Her purity and in the multitude of sufferings You brought to the earth! Accept our much-painful sighing and keep us under the roof of Your mercy, for there is no other refuge and warm intercession known to You, but, as we have boldness towards the One who was born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may unfalteringly reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing praises to the One God in the Trinity, always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
August 13 (26)- icon of the Mother of God “PASSIONATE” - they pray for healing from cholera, the blind and paralytic, from fire.
Troparion, tone 4:
Today the indescribably reigning city of our Moscow / icon of the Mother of God has risen, / and like the radiant sun, the whole world has been illuminated by her coming, / The heavenly powers and the souls of the righteous are mentally triumphant, rejoicing, / but we, looking at her, cry out to the Mother of God with tears: / o All-merciful Lady, Lady Theotokos,/ pray from You to the incarnate Christ, our God,/ may He grant peace and health to all Christians/ according to His great and ineffable mercy.
Prayer
O Most Holy Lady, Lady Theotokos, Thou art the highest of all Angels and Archangels and all most honest creatures, the Helper of the offended, the hopeless hope, the poor Intercessor, the sad consolation, the hungry Nurse, the naked robe, the healing of the sick, the salvation of sinners, the help and intercession of all Christians. O All-Merciful Lady, Virgin Theotokos, Lady, by Thy mercy save and have mercy on Thy servants, the Great Lord and our father, the Most Holy Patriarch, and His Eminence metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, and the entire priestly and monastic rank, our God-protected country, military leaders, mayors and Christ-loving troops and well-wishers, and all Orthodox Christians, protect us with Your honorable robe, and pray, Lady, from You, without seed, the incarnate Christ our God, may he gird us with His power from above against our invisible and visible enemies. O All-Merciful Lady, Lady Theotokos, raise us from the depths of sin and deliver us from famine, destruction, from cowardice and flood, from the sword, from the presence of foreigners and internecine warfare, and from vain death, and from the attacks of the enemy, and from the corrupting winds, and from deadly plagues, and from all evil. Grant, O Lady, peace and health to Thy servant, all Orthodox Christians, and enlighten their minds and the eyes of their hearts to salvation, and make us, Thy sinful servants, worthy of the Kingdom of Thy Son, Christ our God, for His power is blessed, with His Beginning Father, and with His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer
O Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, our good and speedy Intercessor! We sing to You of all Your wonderful and grateful deeds. Let us sing songs from ancient years about Your inalienable intercession for the city of Moscow and our country, always revealed in Your miraculous image of the Don: the foreign regiments take flight, cities and towns are preserved unharmed, and people are delivered from cruel death. The teary eyes are dried up, the lamentations of the faithful are silenced, crying is transformed into common joy. May we, O Most Pure Mother of God, be a consolation in adversity, a revival of hope, an image of courage, a source of mercy, and grant us inexhaustible patience in sorrowful circumstances. Give to everyone according to his request and need: educate babies, teach chastity and the fear of God to the young, encourage the despondent and support the weak old age. Visit those in sickness and sorrow, soften evil hearts, strengthen brotherly love, fill us all with peace and love. Reconcile, O Compassionate Mother, those who are at war and justify the slandered. Destroy the vices, so that our sins do not rise before the Judge of all, so that the righteous wrath of God does not befall us. With Your prayers, Your all-powerful protection, protect us from the invasions of the enemy, from famine, destruction, fire, sword and all other suffering. We hope through Your prayers to receive forgiveness and erasure of sins from the Almighty God and reconciliation with God. Pray for us to acquire the Kingdom of Heaven and, at the end of our life, at the right hand of the Throne of God, where You, O All-Sung Virgin, stand before the Holy Trinity in eternal glory. Make us worthy, from the faces of the Angels and Saints, to praise the Most Honorable Name of Your Son with His Beginningless Father and His All-Holy, Good and Life-Giving Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
August 22 (6)- icon of the Mother of God “GEORGIAN” - they pray during an epidemic of pestilence, plague, for the healing of those suffering from blindness and deafness.
Troparion, tone 5:
The Orthodox people rejoice when they see the Lady Virgin Theotokos, Your wonderful and miraculous icon, and always receive spiritual and physical healing by Your mercy. Likewise, we, who worship them, earnestly cry out to You: have mercy, O Good Mother, on Your humble servants / and deliver us from all evil and slander of the enemy, / praying to Your Son, the Lord Jesus, / that, having been saved here, we will receive heavenly residence / through His love for mankind and His grace.
Prayer
Accept, O All-merciful Most Pure Lady, Lady Theotokos, these honorable gifts from us, Thy unworthy servants, to Thy wholesome image of those who send up singing with tenderness, as You are the One who exists and listens to our prayers, granting with faith to those who ask for each request the fulfillment: having alleviated sorrows for those who mourn , you granted health to the weak, healed the weakened and sick, and drove away demons from demons, delivered the offended from insults, and saved the raped, forgave sinners, cleansed lepers, and graciously cared for small children, and resolved barrens from infertility. Again, O Lady the Lady, you freed us from bonds and prisons, and healed all manner of passions, healed eye diseases, and delivered us from deadly ulcers: for all things are possible through your intercession to your Son, Christ our God. O All-Singing Mother, Most Pure Mother of God! Do not cease to pray for us, Thy unworthy servants, who glorify Thee and honor and worship Thy most pure image, and who have irrevocable hope and unquestionable faith in Thee, the Ever-Virgin, Most Glorious and Immaculate, glorifying and honoring and singing Thee forever and ever. Amen.
September 1(14)- the icon of the Mother of God “CHERNIGOV-GETHSEMANE” - prayed by those suffering from the disease of demon possession and eye disease.
Troparion, tone 5:
Most Pure Lady Theotokos, the hope of all Christians, / before you have any other hope, / my All-Immaculate Lady, Lady Theotokos, / Mother of Christ my God. / Also have mercy and deliver me from all my evils / and implore Your merciful Son and my God ,/may he have mercy on my accursed soul,/may he deliver me from eternal torment, and make me worthy of His Kingdom.
Prayer
Oh, Holy Virgin! Mother of Christ our God, Queen of Heaven and earth! Listen to the much-painful sighing of our souls, look down from Thy holy height upon us, who with faith and love worship Thy Most Pure Image: behold, we are immersed in sins and overwhelmed by sorrows, looking at Thy image, as if You live with us, we offer our humble prayers, not imams For there is no other help, no other intercession and consolation, except for You, O Mother of all who grieve and are burdened. Help us the weak, satisfy our sorrow, guide us who are lost on the right path, heal our painful hearts and save the hopeless. Grant us the rest of our lives to spend in peace and repentance, grant us a Christian death, and at the Last Judgment of Your Son the merciful Intercessor will appear to us, may we always sing, magnify and glorify You, the Good Intercessor of the Christian race, with all those who have pleased God. Amen.
September 2 (15), (October 12 (25))- Icon of the Mother of God “KALUGA” - prayed by those suffering from the ailment of relaxation, disease of the ears and hearing.
Troparion, tone 4:
Intercessor from the enemies of foreigners, the Invincible Kaluga land,/ and the Merciful Deliverer from the deadly plague!/ Deliver Thy servants from all troubles and illnesses,/ with faith and love resorting to Thy miraculous icon,/ and save our souls.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of Christ our God, Marvelous Queen of heaven and earth! Listen to the much-painful sighing of our hearts; look down upon us from Thy holy height. standing with faith and love before Your miraculous icon and praying to You, Lady, with tenderness! Do not betray the Orthodox Church to disparagement, help us, Most Holy Theotokos, to preserve the patristic Orthodox faith immaculately until the end of our days, to walk unswervingly in all the commandments of the Lord and deliver us from destructive, soul-harming teachings.
In Thy, Wonderful Queen of heaven and earth, we trust in Thy mercy, Thy servants: cleanse our minds from sinful thoughts, mental relaxation, overwhelming passions, from temptations, seductions and falls: For Thou art, O Lady, a strong refuge for repentant sinners. Raise us from the depths of sin and water our withered hearts with true repentance, enlighten our heartfelt eyes to the vision of salvation, and guide those seduced by demonic delusion onto the right path; Destroy every evil and ungodly deed; Teach and promote every good and godly deed; put, O Lady, into our hearts the spirit of the fear of God, the spirit of piety, the spirit of meekness, humility, patience, gentleness; soften our evil hearts and create evil good things, grant us zeal for the salvation of our neighbors.
Enlighten and teach us, O All-Merciful Intercessor, how to walk sinlessly along the path of this earthly life, for You, Most Holy One, weigh our faith and see our hope, Lady of the world! Comfort those who mourn, help those in need; protect from lightning thunder, harmful winds, severe diseases, deadly ulcers, civil strife, and invasions of foreign enemies.
Holy Mother of God! Delivered from sudden and violent death; Grant to all of us a conversion to the true path and a Christian death of our belly that is painless, shameless, peaceful, and communicant of the Holy Mysteries. During our exodus, appear to us, O Virgin Mother of God, and deliver us from the power of demons, airy bitter ordeals and eternal fire. To those who died a sudden death, beg the mercy of Thy Son, and for all those who have died who have no relatives, begging for the repose of Thy Son, Thou Thyself be a ceaseless and warm Prayer Book and Intercessor. Those who have ceased in faith and repentance from this temporary life, our fathers, brothers and sisters, have been granted by Your intercession to dwell in the heavenly abodes with the angels and with all the saints, where the voices of those who continually celebrate and joyfully glorify the Most Holy Trinity of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever forever and ever. Amen.
September 4 (17)- the icon of the Mother of God “BURNING BUSH” - saves the houses of those who venerate and pray to Her from fires.
Troparion, tone 4:
Who, in the fires of the unpaved bush, was seen in ancient times by Moses,/ Who foreshadowed the mystery of His incarnation from the Unartificed Virgin Mary,/ Even now, as the Creator of miracles and of all Creation,/ Her holy icon glorified many miracles,/ Granting it to the faithful for healing from illness and for protection from fiery ignition./ For this sake, we cry out to the Most Blessed One:/ The hope of Christians, deliver those who trust in You from severe troubles, fire and thunder, and save our souls as the Merciful.
Prayer
O Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! We fall down and worship You before Your Holy and Most Honorable Icon, with which You performed wondrous and glorious miracles, saving our dwellings from the fiery blaze and lightning thunder, healing the sick, and fulfilling all our good requests for the good. We humbly pray to You, O All-Powerful Intercessor of our race, to grant us, the weak and sinners, Your maternal participation and well-being. Save and preserve, O Lady, under the shelter of Your mercy, the Holy Church, this monastery, the entire Orthodox country, and all of us who fall before You, with faith and love, and tenderly asking with tears for Your intercession. She, the All-Merciful Lady, have mercy on us, overwhelmed by many sins and not having the courage to ask Christ the Lord for mercy and forgiveness: but we offer You to Him for supplication, His Mother according to the flesh: But You, All-Good One, stretch out Your God-receiving hand to Him , and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us for forgiveness of our sins, a pious, peaceful life, a good Christian death and a good answer at His Last Judgment. At the hour of the terrible visit of God, when our houses are set on fire, or we are frightened by lightning thunder, show us your merciful intercession and sovereign help: yes, we are saved by your omnipotent prayers to the Lord, we will escape God’s temporary punishment here and we will inherit the eternal bliss of paradise there, and with all the saints let us sing the most honorable and magnificent name of the worshiped Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy towards us, forever and ever. Amen.
September 8 (21)- Icon of the Mother of God “The SIGN” of Kursk - they pray for healing from blindness and cholera.
Troparion, tone 4:
As an insurmountable wall and a source of miracles/Thy servants,/Most Pure Mother of God, who have gained Thee,/we overthrow the resistant militias./The same we pray to Thee:/Give peace to Thy city/and to our souls great mercy.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of Christ our God, Queen of Heaven and earth! Listen to the much-painful sighing of our souls, look down from Thy holy height upon us, who with faith and love worship Thy Most Pure Image: behold, we are immersed in sins and overwhelmed by sorrows, looking at Thy image, as if Thou lives with us, we offer our humble prayers, not imams For there is no other help, no other intercession and consolation, except for You, O Mother of all who grieve and are burdened. Help us the weak, satisfy our sorrow, guide us who are lost on the right path, heal our painful hearts and save the hopeless. Grant us the rest of our lives to spend in peace and repentance, grant us a Christian death, and at the Last Judgment of Your Son a merciful intercessor will appear to us, may we always sing, magnify and glorify You, the Good Intercessor of the Christian race, with all those who have pleased God, forever and ever. Amen.
September 18 (1)- icon of the Mother of God “HEALER” - they pray for healing from various diseases.
Troparion, tone 1:
To Love, Pure Virgin, those who venerate Your holy icon, and those who glorify You, the true Mother of God, and faithfully worship the Healer who appears, removing all evil and illness from them, like the Almighty.
Prayer 1
Oh, Most Holy Lady Queen Theotokos, Supreme of all heavenly powers and Holiest of all saints. We fall down and worship You before Your all-honorable and wholesome image, remembering Your wondrous appearance to the sick clergyman Vincent and earnestly pray to You, the All-powerful Intercessor and Helper of our family, as in ancient times you gave healing to that cleric, so now heal our souls and bodies, sick with the wounds of sins and deliver us from all kinds of misfortunes, troubles, sorrows and eternal condemnation. Save from soul-destroying teachings and unbelief, from flattering and arrogant attacks of invisible enemies. Grant us a Christian death that is painless, peaceful, without shame, with the Holy Mysteries and communion. Grant us, at the impartial judgment of Christ, to stand at the right hand of the All-Righteous Judge and to hear His blessed voice: Come, blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Amen.
Prayer 2
Accept, O All-Blessed and All-Powerful Lady Theotokos the Virgin, these prayers, now offered to You with tears from us, Your unworthy servants, who send up the singing of Your celibate image with tenderness, as if You yourself are here and hear our prayer. For every request you fulfilled, you alleviated sorrows, you gave health to the weak, you healed the weakened and sick, you drove away demons from demons, you delivered the offended from insults, you cleansed lepers and graciously cared for little children: also, O Lady the Lady Theotokos, you freed them from bonds and prisons and You heal all manifold passions: for all things are possible through Your intercession to Your Son, Christ our God. Oh, All-Singing Mother, Most Holy Theotokos! Do not cease to pray for us, Your unworthy servants, who glorify You and honor You, and who worship Your most pure image with tenderness, and who have irrevocable hope and undoubted faith in You, the Ever-Virgin, Most Glorious and Immaculate, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Troparion, tone 4:
Today, faithful people, we brightly celebrate, overshadowed by Your coming, O Mother of God, and looking to Your Most Pure Image, we tenderly say: Cover us with Your honorable Protection, and deliver us from all evil, praying to Your Son Christ our God to save our souls.
Prayer
O Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the Highest Powers, Queen of Heaven and Earth, our city and country, our all-powerful Intercessor! Accept this singing of praise and gratitude from us, unworthy Thy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God Thy Son, that He may be merciful to our iniquities and add His grace to those who honor Thy All-Honorable Name and worship Thy miraculous image with faith and love. We are not worthy of being pardoned by Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, the Lady, for everything is possible for You from Him. For this reason, we resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor: hear us praying to You, cover us with Your all-powerful Protection and ask God Your Son as our shepherd for zeal and vigilance for souls, as a city ruler for wisdom and strength, for judges of truth and impartiality, as a mentor reason and humility, love and harmony for a spouse, obedience for a child, patience for the offended, fear of God for those who offend, complacency for those who grieve, abstinence for those who rejoice; to all of us the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth. To her, Most Holy Lady, have mercy on Your weak people; Gather those who are scattered, guide those who have gone astray onto the right path, support old age, bring up young ones with chastity, raise infants and look upon us all with the care of Your merciful intercession, raise us up from the depths of sin and enlighten our heartfelt eyes to the vision of salvation; be merciful to us here and there, in the land of earthly arrival, and at the Last Judgment of Your Son: having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, make our fathers and brothers live in Eternal Life with the Angels and with all the saints. For you are, Lady, the Glory of the heavenly and the Hope of the earthly, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all those who flow to You with faith. We therefore pray to You and to You, as the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole life, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
October 12 (25)- Icon of the Mother of God “JERUSALEM” - they pray during a fire, a cholera epidemic, for deliverance from livestock deaths, for healing from blindness, paralysis.
Troparion, tone 3:
the assurance of Your intercession/ and the manifestation of Your mercy/ the icon of Jerusalem appeared to us, Lady, before her we pour out our souls in prayer/ and in faith we cry out to You:/ look, O Merciful One, upon Your people,/ quench all our sorrows and sorrows,/ consolation Send down good things into our hearts/ and ask for eternal salvation for our souls, O Most Pure One.
Prayer
Most Holy Lady, Lady Theotokos, hope of all who trust in You, Intercessor of the sad, refuge of the desperate, widows and orphans, Nourisher! Hear and have mercy on us, Thy sinful and unworthy servants, who fall with tenderness before Thy most pure image: pray, O Merciful Lady, Thy Son and our Lord Jesus Christ, that He may turn away His righteous anger from us, that He may forgive our sins and iniquities, for we may be worthy By His goodness we may end our life in repentance and receive His mercy with all His chosen ones, for Thou art blessed and glorified forever and ever. Amen.
October 15 (28)- icon of the Mother of God “THE CONTRACTOR OF BREAD” - they pray for deliverance from drought, destruction of bread, famine.
Prayer
Oh, Most Pure Virgin Mary, Merciful to the Lady, Queen of heaven and earth, every Christian home and family, Blessing to the working people, Blessing to those in need, the orphans and widows, and all people to the Nurse! To our Nourisher, who gave birth to the Nourisher of the Universe and the Spreader of our breads: Lady, send Your Motherly favor and blessing to the holy monastery, our city and villages, and fields, and to everyone who has trust in You. With reverent awe and a contrite heart, we humbly pray to You: Oh, Most Merciful Mother of the Christian race, be a wise house-builder for us, your sinful and unworthy servant, who organizes our life well. Keep every community, every home and family in piety and Orthodoxy, like-mindedness, obedience and contentment. Feed the poor and needy, support old age, educate babies, instruct everyone to sincerely cry out to the Lord: “Give us this day our daily bread.” Save, Most Pure Mother, Your people from all need, illness, famine, destruction, fire, evil conditions and all disorder. To the holy monastery, the city, our village, our homes and families, and every Christian soul and our entire country, intercede peace and great mercy. Let us glorify Thee, our Most Pure Nourisher and Nurse, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
October 24 (6)- the icon of the Mother of God “JOY OF ALL WHO SORRY” - all the offended, oppressed, and suffering pray; suffering from seizures, relaxation of the hands, throat disease, tuberculosis.
Troparion, tone 8:
To the source of ever-flowing mercy, / the Most Pure Virgin Theotokos, / by all the people, priests and foreigners, / husbands and wives, and children, healthy and sick, / crying out in repentance and tenderly saying: / Lady, help Thy sinful servant, / Reveal your good glory, / always strive to have mercy on us, / ask for the cleansing of our souls and bodies / from the Source of our life, God, / whom you alone gave birth to, the Blessed One.
Prayer
O Most Holy Lady and Mother of God, Supreme Cherub and Most Honest Seraphim, God's Chosen Youth, deceased Recovery and to all who mourn, Joy! Give consolation to us, who live in perdition and sorrow; Are there no other refuge and help for you from the imams? You alone are our Intercessor of joy, and as the Mother of God and the Mother of Mercy, standing at the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity, you can help us, for no one who flows to You leaves in shame. Hear now also from us, on the day of destruction and sorrow, who fall before Your icon and pray to You with tears: take away from us the sorrows and troubles that are upon us in this temporary life, but do not, through Your omnipotent intercession, create eternal endless joys in the Kingdom of Your Son and Our God. Amen.
November 9 (22)- icon of the Mother of God “QUICKLY TO HEAR” - they pray for many ailments - blindness, lameness, weakness, those in captivity, those caught in a shipwreck.
Troparion, tone 4:
To the Mother of God we are the father of those who are in troubles, / and now let us fall to Her Holy Icon, / calling with faith from the depths of our souls: / soon hear our prayer, O Virgin, / as the One who is quick to hear: / For you, Thy servants, are ready helpers in your needs, imams.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord Most High, Quick to obey the intercessor of all who come running to You with faith! Look down from the heights of your heavenly majesty on the indecent me, falling to your icon, hear the humble prayer of the less sinful me and bring it to your Son: beg Him to illuminate my gloomy soul with the light of His Divine grace and cleanse my mind from vain thoughts, and soothe may my suffering heart heal its wounds, may it enlighten me to do good deeds and strengthen me to work for Him with fear, may He forgive all the evil I have done, may He deliver eternal torment and not deprive Him of His heavenly kingdom. O Most Blessed Mother of God: You have deigned to be called in your image Quick to Hear, commanding everyone to come to You with faith: do not look upon me as sorrowful and do not allow me to perish in the abyss of my sins. In You, according to God, all my hope and hopes of salvation, and I entrust myself to Your protection and intercession forever. Amen.
November 27 (10) - Novgorod Icon of the Mother of God “THE SIGN” - pray for an end to disasters from thieves.
Troparion, tone 4:
I come to the invincible wall and source of miracles/Thy servants who have gained Thee,/Most Pure Mother of God,/we overthrow the resistant militias./In the same way we pray to Thee:/grant peace to Thy city/and to our souls great mercy.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! We fall down and bow to You before Your Holy, miraculous icon, remembering the wondrous sign of Your intercession, which was revealed to Great Novugrad from it during the days of the military invasion. We humbly pray to Thee, O All-Powerful Intercessor of our race: just as Thou hast hastened the help of our father in ancient times, so now we are weak and sinful, worthy of Thy Motherly intercession and care. Save and preserve, O Lady, under the shelter of Your mercy all of Russia and all its Christ-loving army. Establish the holy Church, Thy city, and our entire Orthodox country, and all of us who fall to You with faith and love and tenderly ask with tears for Your intercession, have mercy and save. Hey, Lady All-Merciful! Have mercy on us, overwhelmed by many sins, stretch out your God-receiving hands to Christ the Lord and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us forgiveness of our sins, a pious peaceful life, a good Christian death, a good answer at His Last Judgment: may we be saved by your omnipotent prayers to him , we will inherit the bliss of paradise, and with all the saints we will sing the most honorable and magnificent name of the venerable Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy to us forever and ever. Amen.
December 9 (22)- icon of the Mother of God “UNEXPECTED JOY” - those suffering from deafness turn to her
Troparion, tone 4:
Today, faithful people, we spiritually triumph, / glorifying the zealous Intercessor of the Christian race, / and, flowing to Her most pure image, we cry out: / O Most merciful Lady Theotokos, / grant us unexpected joy, / burdened with many sins and sorrows, / and deliver us from all evil,/ beseeching Thy Son, Christ our God,/ to save our souls.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, All-Blessed Son of the All-Blessed Mother, Patroness of the city of Moscow, Faithful to the Representative and Intercessor of all who are in sins, sorrows, troubles and illnesses! Accept this prayer song from us, unworthy of Your servants, offered to You, and like the sinner of old, who prayed many times before Your honorable icon, You did not despise him, but You gave him the unexpected joy of repentance and You bowed down Your Son to the many and zealous towards Him. intercession for the forgiveness of this sinner and lost one, so even now do not despise the prayers of us, Thy unworthy servants, and beg Thy Son and our God, and grant to all of us, who with faith and tenderness worship before Thy celibate image, unexpected joy for each need: a sinner mired in the depths of evil and passions, all-effective admonition, repentance and salvation; for those who are in sorrow and sorrow - consolation; to those who find themselves in troubles and embitterment - a complete abundance of these; for the faint-hearted and unreliable - hope and patience; to those who live in joy and abundance - unceasing thanksgiving to the Benefactor; to those in need - mercy; those who are in illness and long illness and abandoned by doctors - unexpected healing and strengthening; for those who were waiting for the mind from illness - the return and renewal of the mind; those departing into eternal and endless life - memory of death, tenderness and contrition for sins, a cheerful spirit and firm hope in the mercy of the Judge. O Most Holy Lady! Have mercy on all who honor Your honorable name, and show everyone Your all-powerful protection and intercession; abide in piety, purity and honest living until their last death in goodness; create evil good things; guide the erring one on the right path; Make progress in every good work that is pleasing to Your Son; Destroy every evil and ungodly deed; in bewilderment and difficult and dangerous circumstances, those who find invisible help and admonition were sent down from Heaven; save from temptations, seductions and destruction; protect and preserve from all evil people and from enemies visible and invisible; floating float; for those who travel, travel; Be the Nourisher for those in need and hunger; for those who do not have shelter and shelter, provide cover and refuge; Give clothes to the naked; for those offended and unjustly persecuted - intercession; invisibly justify the slander, slander and blasphemy of those who suffer; expose slanderers and slanderers before everyone; Grant unforeseen reconciliation to those who are bitterly at odds, and to all of us for each other love, peace and piety and health with long life. Preserve marriages in love and like-mindedness; spouses who exist in enmity and division, die, unite me to each other and establish an indestructible union of love for them; to mothers and children giving birth, grant permission quickly; raise babies; For young people to be chaste, open their minds to the perception of every useful teaching, instruct them in the fear of God, abstinence and hard work; Protect from domestic strife and enmity of half-bloods with peace and love. Be the Mother of motherless orphans, turn them away from every vice and filth and teach them everything that is good and pleasing to God, and bring those seduced into sin and impurity, having revealed the filth of sin, from the abyss of destruction. Be the Comforter and Helper of widows, be the rod of old age, deliver us all from sudden death without repentance, and grant us all the Christian end of our lives, painless, shameless, peaceful and a good answer at the terrible Judgment of Christ. Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, with the Angels and all the saints, make them live, begging for the mercy of Thy Son to be merciful to those who passed away by sudden death, and for all the departed who have no relatives, begging for the repose of Thy Son, Thou thyself be a ceaseless and warm Prayer Book and Intercessor May everyone in Heaven and on earth lead You as a steadfast and shameless Representative of the Christian race, and, leading, glorify You and Your Son, with His Originless Father and His Consubstantial Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
December 20 (2)- the icon of the Mother of God “SAVIOR OF THE DROWNING” - appeals to those who have to surrender themselves to the power of the water element.
Prayer
Zealous Intercessor, Mother of the Lord Most High! You are the help and intercession of all Christians, especially those in trouble. Look now from Thy holy height upon us, who with faith worship Thy Most Pure Image, and show, we pray to Thee, Thy speedy help to those floating on the sea who suffer sorrow. Move all Orthodox Christians to salvation in the waters of drowning, and reward those who strive for this with Thy rich mercy and generosity. Behold, looking at Your Image, as if You are mercifully present with us, we offer our humble prayers. The imams have no other help, no other intercession, no consolation except You, O Mother of all who grieve and are guided. You are our hope and intercessor, and we trust in You, ourselves, and each other, and we commit our whole life to You forever and ever. Amen.
December 26 (8)- icon of the Mother of God “THREE JOYS” - they pray for the acquittal of the accused, for release from captivity, for the return of what was lost.
Troparion, tone 4:
From Your holy icon/ You filled the heart of a pious wife with unspeakable joy./ O Most Pure Lady of the world,/ Omnipotent Queen of joy, Ever-Virgin creation,/ She returned to her both her husband and her son, and her property,/ Likewise, You are merciful to all of us, grant fulfillment good desires,/ exuding an ever-flowing source of joy to those who pray to You and cry out with all their souls:/ You gave birth to joy to the whole world,/ fill those who honor You with unfailing joy.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, the All-Blessed Son of the All-Blessed Mother, the protection of the reigning city and the holy temple of this temple, faithful representative and intercessor of all! Do not despise the prayers of us, your unworthy servants, but beg your son and our God, so that all of us, with faith and tenderness before your miraculous image, worship, according to every need, grant joy: to the sinner all-effective admonition, repentance and salvation; consolation for those who are in sorrow and sorrow; in the troubles and bitterness of those who remain there is a complete abundance of these; hope and patience for the faint-hearted and unreliable; those who live in joy and abundance give unceasing thanksgiving to God; those who exist in illness are healing and strengthening. O Madam Most Pure! Have mercy on all who honor Your honorable name, and show everyone Your all-powerful protection and intercession: protect and preserve your people from visible and invisible enemies. Establish marriages in love and like-mindedness; educate infants, young ones to be wise, open their minds to the perception of every useful teaching; Protect half-blooded people from domestic quarrels with peace and love, and grant to all of us love, peace and piety and health with long life, so that everyone in heaven and on earth will lead You, as a strong and shameless representative of the Christian race, and these leaders will glorify Thee and Thy Son, with His beginningless Father and His consubstantial Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Icon of the Mother of God “ALL QUEEN” - pray for healing for cancer diseases.
Troparion, tone 4:
In the joyful image of the honest All-Tsarina, with the warm desire of those seeking Thy grace, save the Lady; deliver those who come running to You from circumstances; Protect Your flock from every adversity, always crying out for Your intercession.
Prayer 1
O Most Pure Mother of God, All-Tsarina! Hear our much-painful sigh before Your miraculous icon, brought from the Athos inheritance to Russia, look upon Your children, those suffering from incurable ailments, who fall to Your holy image with faith! Just as a winged bird covers its chicks, so You are now an ever-living being, covering us with Your multi-healing omophorion. There, where hope disappears, awaken with undoubted Hope. There, where fierce sorrows prevail, Appear with Patience and Weakness. There, where the darkness of despair has settled in the souls, let the ineffable light of the Divine shine! Comfort the faint-hearted, strengthen the weak, grant softening and enlightenment to hardened hearts. Heal Your sick people, O all-merciful Queen! Bless the minds and hands of those who heal us; may they serve as an instrument of the Almighty Physician Christ our Savior. As if You are alive, we pray with us before Your icon, O Lady! Extend Your hand, full of healing and healing, Joy to those who mourn, Consolation to those in sorrow, so that we soon receive miraculous help, we glorify the Life-Giving and Indivisible Trinity, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 2
All-merciful, venerable Mother of God, Pantanassa, All-Queen! I am not worthy, but come under my roof! But as a merciful God, the loving Mother of the Mother said, may my soul be healed and my weak body strengthened. You have an invincible power, and all your words will not fail, O All-Tsaritsa! You beg for me. You begged for me. May I glorify Your glorious name always, now and forever. Amen.
September 16 (29)- Kursk Icon of the Mother of God “PRAISE HUMILITY” - pray for healing from blindness, cholera
Troparion:
An irresistible wall, Your image and source of miracles, just like in ancient times You bestowed Your intercession on the city of Pskov, and now You have mercifully delivered us from all troubles and sorrows and saved our souls like a loving Mother.
Prayer
Oh, Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, highest Cherub and Most Honest Seraphim, God's chosen Youth! Look from the heights of heaven with Your merciful eye on us, Your unworthy servants, praying with tenderness and tears before Your Most Pure Image; do not deprive us of Your intercession and the protection of the Sovereign in this earthly journey, many-sorrowful and many-rebellious. Save us in the destruction and sorrow of those who exist, raise us up from the depths of sin, enlighten our minds, darkened by passions, and heal the ulcers of our souls and bodies! Oh, All-Generous Mother of the Humane-loving Lord! Surprise us with Your rich mercies, strengthen our weak will to do the commandments of Christ, soften our hardened hearts with love for God and our neighbors, grant us heartfelt contrition and true repentance, so that, having been cleansed from the filth of sin, we may be honored with a peaceful Christian death and a good answer to the Last Thing. impartiality to the Judgment of our Lord Jesus Christ, to Him, with His Beginning Father and the Most Holy, Good and Life-Giving Spirit, is due all glory, honor and worship, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
How to correctly pray to the Guardian Angel, Virgin Mary, Matronushka and Mother of God?
It just so happens, but a person’s life consists not only of joyful moments. And it is in such difficult moments that we most often turn to God. The most interesting thing is that sometimes a prayer said from a pure heart can do what other people could do.
- So if you're having problems at home or at work, you're not feeling well, or you just can't find mutual language with others, then try to get rid of these problems with the help of Orthodox prayer. If you sincerely pray to the Holy Martyrs, God and the Guardian Angel for help, you will definitely receive it. Just don’t expect the appeal to bring instant results.
- In order for your prayers to have the desired effect, you must read them regularly. Therefore, if possible, say them at least twice a day. And if you believe that words addressed to God or your Guardian Angel will help you get rid of problems, then sooner or later the troubles will recede and happiness and peace will return to your life
Prayer to the Guardian Angel for help in health, healing, love
Appeal to the Guardian AngelEvery person, regardless of age, skin color and religion, has a Guardian Angel. These pure heavenly beings protect us from birth until the very last minute of our lives. They are the ones who warn us against troubles, try to direct our thoughts and actions in the right direction, and also fill our soul with love for God.
Therefore, pray to your Guardian Angel as often as possible, because it depends on your faith in him whether he can protect you from all defilement. If you don’t know any special prayers, then just sincerely tell him what’s bothering you and ask for help. It doesn’t matter to your Guardian Angel what words the prayer was said; the most important thing for him is your faith and desire to get closer to God.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel for health:
- Angel of God, my guardian and intercessor
- Hear my prayers (name of the person reading the prayer) and convey them to the Almighty
- I ask you to cleanse my body and soul from bad thoughts
- Deliver me from physical and mental illnesses
- I pray to you, Guardian Angel, may the illnesses recede and never again find their way to either my soul or my body
- Amen. Amen. Amen
Prayer to the guardian angel for love:
- I stand before You, Guardian Angel
- I open my soul and heart to You
- I pray to you for earthly love, pure, strong and eternal.
- I pray to you, Angel of God, to show me the quick path to the only one who can illuminate my life with light.
- Open our hearts towards each other
- I pray that a miraculous merging of our destinies and the acquisition of a common soul will occur. Amen
Prayer to the Kazan Mother of God for help in health, family, love with her husband
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God - It is probably difficult to find a person who has not heard about the miracles that the icon of the Kazan Mother of God is capable of. For quite a long time, the face of this saint has been helping people regain their health and improve family relationships. People who especially fervently prayed to this miraculous icon got rid of ailments that modern doctors could not cure.
- There have already been several cases when completely blind people regained their sight, and completely paralyzed people began to feel their arms and legs, and even move a little. And although it is impossible to find the icon of the Kazan Mother of God in every church, you can still pray to her. If you wish, you can even do this at home
- All you have to do is get rid of bad thoughts from your head, read the Lord’s Prayer several times, and after that, with a positive attitude, you can begin to pray to the Mother of God for protection and help. During prayer, always imagine the face of the saint and pronounce the words of your appeal as clearly as possible
Prayer to Our Lady of Kazan:
- Our Intercessor, Mother of the Lord Most High,
- For all of us You pray Your Son Christ our God
- Intercede for us all, O Lady Queen and Lady of Heaven
- Forgive us our sins and show us the righteous path
- Take away from your servants (names) all the misfortunes of sorrow and illness
- Give us sinners earthly love and a strong union
- With an open soul and a contrite heart we beg you for your protection.
- Before Your holy face, with tears and great hope, we await Your blessing
- Grant us your beneficial mercy, O Virgin Mary. Amen
Prayer to Matronushka for help in health, love, to get pregnant, in the family
Prayer to Matronushka for your own health - During her lifetime, Matronushka helped women find the happiness of motherhood, get rid of illnesses and illnesses, and restore mutual understanding in the family. She performed these miracles exclusively Orthodox prayer. When Matrona died, her face was painted on a church icon, she was dedicated and placed in a nunnery
- To this day, women come here who want to beg for a child or get rid of a serious illness. If you do not have the opportunity to go to Matronushka, but still want to receive her grace, then go to the nearest temple and pray there. Buy candles and place them on three icons: the Orthodox icon of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Blessed Elder Matrona of Moscow
- When you place the candles to the last icon, look at their flame for a few minutes, calm down internally and begin to tell the Saint about your problems. After you read the prayer several times, bow low to the icons and slowly leave the temple. To enhance the effect, you can buy candles in the church and pray with them in front of your home icons
Prayer to Matrona:
- Oh, blessed Eldress Holy Matronushka
- I turn to you with a prayer and with great hope for the well-being, love and health of my entire family
- I pray you, beg the Lord our God Jesus Christ for heavenly grace for me and my household
- Do not be angry with me for all my sins, evil words and bad thoughts
- I ask you, Holy Matronushka, do not refuse me righteous help.
- Cleanse our souls from filth and our bodies from illnesses
- Give my relatives good health and drive away demonic scourges from them
- Once again I pray to you Elder Holy Matronushka, forgive me all my sinful actions, intercede for me before the Lord God
- Let it be so. Amen (3 times)
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary for help in love, family, health
Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos - The Most Holy Theotokos is considered another intercessor of people before God. She, just like Matrona, is capable of healing soul and body. In general, it is believed that an icon with the face of this saint should be in every home. In this case, you will not have to go to church with your problems, and you will be able to turn to the Mother of God at any time convenient for you
- The only condition for successful prayer will be peace and sincerity. It is very important that during prayer you are as sincere as possible and truly repent of your sins. Only in this case will the Holy Mother of God be able to ask the Lord for health and family well-being for you
- The most popular prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos is considered to be the “Inexhaustible Chalice”. This icon depicts a symbolic cup that cannot be drunk to the bottom. Believers claim that it can relieve any addictions and illnesses that they provoke.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary:
- Lady of Heaven, Holy Mother of God
- I pray to You humbly and with great hope
- Grant me your grace and deliver me from everything dark, everything bad, everything evil
- Hear me, your servant (name), have mercy on me and give me a helping hand
- I pray you help me get out of the darkness and begin to enjoy the light again
- Descend upon me Your great mercy and give me faith in the future
- I pray do not forget about me and pray for my well-being to our Lord. Amen.
Prayer to the Lord for help in health, love
Appeal to the Lord - Every person knows the feeling of despondency from the fact that everything in life is stuck and some problems constantly appear. Usually such people constantly feel a heaviness in their hearts that does not allow them to live and work normally. The only way out for such people is to turn to God
- But if you want the Lord to help you, be prepared for the fact that you will have to radically change your life. You will have to start thinking less about material things and worry more about spirituality. But this does not mean that you should spend days and nights in temples
- Just teach yourself to read the Lord’s Prayer at least twice a day, stop swearing and envying others and, most importantly, learn to help someone who needs your help. If you lead a righteous lifestyle, then the Lord will hear your prayers much faster and send you His Grace
Prayer to the Lord for help:
- Merciful great Lord
- Help me, your sinful servant (name given at baptism)
- I appeal to you, I pray instill in me patience, mercy and compassion
- Lord, give strength, faith, hope in Your blessed and help in all my worldly affairs
- I know for sure, Lord, that You can do anything.
- There is no sorrow, no misfortune, no illness on our sinful earth from which You could not deliver Your servants
- There is no darkness from which You cannot rid our souls
- I pray to You, Lord, teach your sinful servant to humbly endure all trials and disasters.
- I appeal to you, save my soul from despair and despondency
- Lord give me strength and patience to always remember and not forget about your kindness and grace
- Lord save my soul and give me earthly peace. Amen
Prayer of gratitude to the Lord God for help
Prayer of thanksgiving - It will probably be a discovery for many that there are grateful prayers to God and the Holy Mother of God. With their help, people thank the heavenly powers for a calm life, health, good state of mind and, of course, for the fact that the Lord helps them choose the right path in life
- Such appeals to the Lord are usually read in a half-whisper, words of gratitude are pronounced in such a way that they are somewhat reminiscent of church hymns. It is also very important to observe the mystery of this process. Your gratitude to higher powers should not be seen by strangers. Therefore, it will be better if you carry out the procedure at home in front of the icons
- And so that nothing in your apartment distracts you from communicating with the Lord, ask your household not to disturb you for a while and be sure to turn off your phone. And only when left alone with yourself can you begin to thank God for a happy and cloudless life
Thanksgiving message to the Lord:
- Lord, Christ of God
- I thank you for everything that I have
- Lord thank you for my children, for my husband and for the health of my entire family
- I thank the great God for spiritual food and our shelter
- I pray to You, Christ of God, do not leave me or my family without your care.
- Grant us your pure grace until our very last breath.
- I pray to you, God, do not leave us without your supervision, wherever we are.
- I send my eulogy with the Father and the Holy Spirit
- Let it be so always and forever. Amen
Prayer for help in a difficult life situation
Appeal to God for help No person thinks about life's difficulties until he himself encounters them. Therefore, most often unpleasant situations unsettle a person for a long time and disturb his peace of mind. And the longer unresolved problems influence the life of a man or woman, the more difficult it is to get rid of them later.
Sometimes it gets to the point where people stop resisting and just go with the flow, trying not to notice troubles. But if the mind and body can still somehow isolate themselves from such a situation, then the soul will constantly feel the negativity that is present in a person’s life. Only a sincere appeal to the Almighty can bring relief in this case.
So:
- Lord God great and Holy Virgin, I beg you for help and protection
- Remember me, an earthly sinner, and send me forgiveness of my sins.
- Deliver me from bad thoughts and wrong actions
- I pray you give me a share of happiness and a calm life
- Hear my words and speeches and give a sign that you forgive your servant (name)
- I pray, Lord, deliver me from temptations, illnesses and earthly sorrows
- Give me the love of my family, teach me wisdom and humility
- May God grant you the strength to survive all troubles and bad weather and walk your earthly path with dignity
- In the name of the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen
Prayer to the Virgin Mary for help in love, family, well-being
Prayer to the Virgin Mary It just so happened, but even the most unbelieving men and women begin to go to church after marriage. Most often, they are motivated to do this by the desire for their child to be healthy and happy.
Usually such married couples offer their prayers to the immaculate Virgin Mary. It is she who is considered the strongest intercessor of people who for the first time seek to receive God's grace.
Appeal to the Virgin Mary:
- Our Lady Virgin Mary
- Great Mother of God, exalted above the blessed heavens
- We pray to You, ask God for grace and mutual understanding for our family
- Give us strength and wisdom to face the adversities of the world
- Support us in difficult times through the power of Your intercession.
- We pray to you, Holy Virgin Mary, may troubles and bad weather pass us by
- Let our children grow up healthy and with faith in God in their souls
- Do not forget about us in your prayers to the Holy Mother of God. Amen
Prayer to Blessed Xenia for help in the family, love
Address to Blessed Xenia Ksenia the Blessed, just like Matrona, gained fame during her lifetime. After the early death of her beloved husband, she distributed all her wealth to those in need and set out to spread the good news of God throughout the world. And although she did not heal with prayers, people were still drawn to her. Her inner strength helped her solve people's problems and show them the right path.
After her death, Blessed Xenia was ranked among the saints and people began to go to her icon with requests. But since she was a very humble and God-fearing woman, you can only ask for spiritual benefits and health. It is advisable to contact her after three days of fasting and washing the body in a holy spring.
Address to Blessed Xenia:
- Oh, Holy All-Blessed Xenia
- Help me, servant of God (name), find family happiness and live a long worldly life
- I pray you send me love, harmony and good health
- Protect my body and soul from bad looks, from evil words and from black thoughts.
- May prosperity appear in my family and all bad weather recede
- I appeal to you, Saint Xenia, help me just as you helped others. Amen
Prayer to the Feodorovskaya Mother of God for help in childbirth for a woman in labor
Prayer for a safe delivery and the birth of a healthy child - The process of giving birth to a new person takes a lot from a woman vitality, not only physical, but also mental. Therefore, both body and soul need to be prepared for childbirth. Of course, a sincere appeal to the Lord and the Feodorovskaya Mother of God will help you do this correctly.
- But in order for your passionate speeches to be heard, you need to do everything right. If you truly strive to receive God's blessing before childbirth, then prepare for this process just like our great-grandmothers. Be sure to go to church, repent of your sins and take communion
- After this, choose the prayer that you like best and be sure to memorize it. While you have the strength, read it yourself, and when the most crucial moment comes, your mother will have to ask God for a quick birth
ABOUT Appeal to the Feodorovskaya Mother of God:
- I pray to you, Mother of God, save and preserve the slave (the name given at baptism)
- Let the burden be easily resolved
- I appeal to you, keep me under your roof and new life what beats under my heart
- Cover us from pain with the robe of Your motherhood
- Ask the Lord Almighty for health for me and my child
- Grant us salvation and a long, peaceful life
- I entrust them to your maternal care
- Mother of God, heal my and my child’s mental and physical wounds
- Send us your blessing and God's light
- I entrust myself and my child to you, Mother of God and the Lord Jesus Christ
- Amen. Amen. Amen
Video: Our Father. The power of prayer. How to pray correctly?
The Orthodox love and venerate the Most Holy Theotokos very much, many prayers are addressed to her, canons are read in her honor and church services are performed. She is an example of piety and holiness. Many turn specifically to the Mother of God, through her asking for intercession before the Lord. Orthodox prayer books contain both special holiday prayers and the best prayers to the Mother of God for every day of the week.
But I want to offer you short prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos that will help you in any difficult situations
These prayers give the most precious thing that can be ─ hope! Hope for help from Heaven! Choose one or two prayers and read them when the intercession and help of the Mother of God is especially needed.
This wondrous prayer must be read every day, and the Most Holy Theotokos will cover us with Her honest omophorion and gracious intercession!
“To my Queen, my Hope, to the Mother of God, the Friend of the orphans and the strange, to the Representative, to the grieving, to the Joy of the offended, to the Patroness!
See my misfortune, see my sorrow;
help me, for I am weak, feed me, for I am strange!
Weigh my offense - resolve it, like voles!
For I have no other help except You, no other Representative, no good Comforter, except You, O Mother of God!
May you preserve me and cover me forever and ever. Amen".
Translation from Church Slavonic into Russian :
“My most blessed Queen, my Hope, Mother of God,
shelter for orphans and wanderers, protector,
Joy to the mourners, patroness of the offended!
You see my misfortune, you see my sorrow;
help me as a weak person, guide me as a stranger.
You know my offense: resolve it according to Your will.
For I have no help other than You,
no other Protector,
nor the good Comforter -
only You, O Mother of God:
may you preserve me and protect me forever and ever. Amen".
“All-merciful, my Lady, Most Holy Lady, All-Pure Virgin, Mother of God Mary, Mother of God, undoubted and my only Hope, do not disdain me, do not reject me, do not leave me, do not depart from me; intercede, ask, hear; see, Lady, help, forgive, forgive, Most Pure One!”
“Open doors of mercy for us, blessed Mother of God, who trust in You, so that we may not perish, but may be delivered from troubles by You: for You are the salvation of the Christian race.”
“Most Holy Lady Theotokos, help me in all my affairs and deliver me from all needs and sorrow. Most Holy Lady Theotokos, protect me from all evil and cover me with Your honest omophorion. Amen ».
“Oh, All-Merciful Lady, Virgin Lady Theotokos, Queen of Heaven! By Your Nativity You saved the human race from the eternal torment of the devil: for from You Christ was born, our Savior. Look with your mercy on this (name), deprived of God’s mercy and grace, intercede with Your maternal boldness and Your prayers from Your Son, Christ our God, so that He may send down His grace from above on this perishing one. O Most Blessed One! You are the hope of the unreliable, You are the salvation of the desperate, may the enemy not rejoice over his soul!”
“My Lady, Theotokos, I humbly pray to You, look at me with your merciful eye and do not disdain me, all that is darkened, all that is defiled, all that is immersed in the mire of pleasures and passions, all that is fallen in the cruelty and cannot rise again: have mercy on me and give me a helping hand, to raise me up from the depths of sin.
Deliver me from those who have bypassed me; enlighten Thy face upon Thy servant, save the perishing, cleanse the defiled, raise up the fallen; for you can do all things, as the Mother of the Almighty God.
Pour upon me the oil of Thy mercy, and give me the wine of tenderness: for You truly have the only hope of gain in my life.
Do not reject me, who flows to You, but see my sorrow, O Virgin, and the desire of my soul, and accept this and save me, Intercessor of my salvation. Amen."
Prayer of thanksgiving:
“Virgin Mother of God, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.”
Of course, you can pray in your own words, calling on the Mother of God with her prayer cover to help you and your loved ones
Virgin Lady Theotokos, who bore in her womb the Savior Christ and our God, I place all my hope in You, I trust in You, the highest of all Heavenly powers. You, Most Pure One, protect me with Your Divine grace. Direct my life and guide me in accordance with the holy will of Your Son and our God. Grant me remission of sins, be my refuge, protection, protection and guide, leading me into eternal life. In the terrible hour of death, do not leave me, my Lady, but hasten to help me and deliver me from the bitter torment of demons. For in Your will you also have power; Do this as truly the Mother of God and sovereign over all. Accept the worthy gifts brought to You alone by us, Your unworthy servants, most merciful, all-holy Lady Mother of God, chosen from all generations, who turned out to be superior to every creature in heaven and earth. Since through You we came to know the Son of God, through You the Lord of hosts became with us, and we were made worthy of His holy Body and Blood, then blessed are You throughout all generations, most blessed of God, most holy of the Cherubim and most glorious of the Seraphim; and now, praying, O All-Holy Mother of God, do not cease to beg for us, Thy unworthy servants, to free us from every wiles of the evil one and from every extreme, and to keep us unwounded in every poisonous attack. Even to the end, through Your prayers, keep us uncondemned, so that, saved by Your intercession and Your help, we will always send glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship to the one God in the Trinity and the Creator of all. Good and most blessed Lady, Mother of the good, all-good and all-good God, look upon the prayer of Thy unworthy and indecent servant with Thy merciful eye, and act with me according to the great mercy of Thy ineffable compassion and do not look at my sins, both in word and in deed, and with every feeling done, voluntarily and involuntarily, with knowledge and in ignorance, and renew me all, making me the temple of the all-holy, life-giving and sovereign Spirit, Who is the power of the Most High, and overshadowed Your all-pure womb, and dwelt in it. For You are the helper of the weary, the representative of the needy, the savior of the distressed, the haven of the troubled, the protector and intercessor of those in extremity. Grant to Your servant contrition, silence of thoughts, constancy of thought, a chaste mind, sobriety of soul, a humble way of thinking, a holy and sober mood of spirit, a prudent and well-ordered disposition, which serves as a sign of spiritual composure, as well as piety and peace, which our Lord gave to His disciples. May my prayer come to Thy holy temple and to the dwelling place of Thy glory; May my eyes be drained of sources of tears, and may You wash me with my own tears, whiten me with streams of my tears, cleansing me from the filth of passions. Blot out the handwriting of my sins, dispel the clouds of my sorrow, darkness and confusion of thoughts, remove from me the storm and desire of passions, keep me in serenity and silence, expand my heart with spiritual expansion, rejoice and rejoice me with unspeakable joy, unceasing joy, so that in the right paths of the commandments I followed Thy Son faithfully and with a blameless conscience I lived an untroubled life. Give me, praying before You, pure prayer, so that with an undisturbed mind, unwandering meditation and with an insatiable soul, I may constantly study the words of the Divine Scriptures day and night, sing in confession, and in the joy of my heart bring prayer to the glory, honor and magnification of the only begotten Son. Yours and our Lord Jesus Christ. To Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, now, and always, and unto the ages of ages! Amen.