(August 28)
Oh, Most Holy Lady, Queen of heaven and earth, Most Blessed Mother of Christ our God! With faith and love, we prayerfully resort to You, our Most Pure Intercessor. You are a blessing to the Patroness of the city of our Mariupol and all the Azov lands. Your holy image, miraculously revealed once in the stone mountains of the Crimea, deliver the Greek people from the terrible disasters of the great serpent, who devoured livestock and everything around living ones, deliver us too from the harmful wiles of the devil, from enemies visible and invisible, from misfortunes, sorrows and illnesses and all evil. You are the good Guide, showing the path of salvation to the faithful. Your holy image was brought from the Crimean mountains to the foundation of the city of our Mariupol by Saint Ignatius, and like a bright lamp, enlightened with the Orthodox faith all who live in German You are truly the Mother of God, all-sung, for all things are possible for You, and if you desire, You can accomplish all the power.
No one who comes to You, before this image, the one who prays is put to shame, but asks for grace and receives mercy according to good will for the salvation of souls and bodies.
Oh, All-Merciful, Mother, Mariupol Praise and our Intercession! You alone from the Most High have been given the power to intercede and save us in everything: You are the faithful and speedy cure for our sinful passions. From You, Lord, every word of petition accepts; all the angels and archangels and all the principalities humbly serve You, and like the Queen of Heaven they all praise. You have opened the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven to the faithful, and for us, through our sincere repentance, open the doors of salvation for our souls. Show us Your rich help and make good progress in every endeavor: turn us away from every sinful undertaking and evil thought, illumine our minds with the light of the true knowledge of God, warm our hearts with the love of Christ and give us, O All-Good One, everything useful for salvation. 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.
May we be observed by Your intercession and covered by Your protection, glorifying our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, with the Beginningless Father and the Most Holy One and His good and life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.