O Lady! Let it not be in vain and in vain that we call You the Lady: reveal and continually manifest over us Your holy, living, effective dominion. Reveal, for you can do all things for good, as the all-good Mother of the all-good King; Dispel the darkness of our hearts, repel the arrows of evil spirits that flatter us.
The peace of Thy Son, let Thy peace reign in our hearts, and let us all ever exclaim joyfully: who is after the Lord, as is our Lady, all-good, all-powerful and swift Our intercessor? For this reason You are exalted, Lady, for this reason an unspeakable abundance of divine grace was given to You, for this reason ineffable boldness and strength at the throne of God and the gift of almighty prayer were given to You, for then You are adorned with indescribable holiness and purity; therefore, unrivaled power has been given to You by the Lord, so that You may preserve, protect, intercede, cleanse and save us, the inheritance of the Son Yours and God's and Yours.
Save us, O Most Pure, All-Good, All-Wise and All-Powerful! For you are the Mother of our Savior, Who of all names was most pleased to be called Savior.
It is common for us, who wander in this life, to fall, for we are covered with many-passionate flesh, surrounded by spirits of wickedness in high places, enticing us to sin, we live in an adulterous world and a sinner who tempts us to sin; and You are above all sin, You are the bright Sun, You are the Most Pure, All-Good and All-Powerful, You tend to cleanse us, defiled by sins, like a mother cleanses her children our own, when we humbly call on You for help, It is Your nature to raise us, who are constantly falling, to intercede, protect and save us, haunted by the spirits of malice, and to instruct to lead us to every path of salvation.
1 Saint Demetrius of Rostov. Psalter of the Mother of God.
2 Venerable Alexander of Svirsky. Prayers.
3 Venerable Ephraim the Syrian. Prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos.
4 Rare prayers of great Russian saints and devotees of piety.
5 Canon of prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos.
6 Righteous John of Kronstadt. My life in Christ. Volume 2. 1201–1500.