What shall we bring to Thee, or what shall we repay Thee, O Most Gracious Lady Lady, intercessor of the Christian race, for all Your innumerable good deeds, which You always manifest to all who call on Your name and Your help to those who ask. Whoever comes to You is put to shame and leaves You unheard, O most merciful Mother? We, Most Pure One, because for the multitude of our sins and iniquities we are not worthy to call Your sweet name below, not just chants from the defiled walls, to bring You, and It is more convenient for us to love silence. But may we not appear unmemorable and ungrateful before You, we dare to offer You this kneeling praise: But You, most merciful Mother, do not disdain to accept it, as from the abundance of those who love You exalted hearts. You Yourself, Lady, with Your grace touch our hearts, so that, like melted wax, they will shed before You in tearful thanksgiving and praise.
We thank You, All-Singing One: we do not hide Your blessings, but we proclaim them loudly, so that all who hear may flock to You, the only unshameful Intercessor of the Christian race, and may they praise incessantly You, the All-Singing One, forever and ever. Amen.
(January 25)
Oh, Most Wonderful and Above all creatures, Queen and Mother of God, Mother of the Heavenly King Christ our God, we fall and worship You before Your holy and most honorable icon, so wondrous and You are performing glorious miracles! We humbly pray to You, O omnipotent family of our Intercessor, hear us and surprise us with Your rich mercy, and our petitions, which we bring to You, are good. Quick to hear, do it. Sanctify our souls with Your grace and do not take Your protection from us, under it we will always abide, like a Wall of Indestructible protection we will remain from all troubles and misfortunes, from every enemy and adversary, from all the evil machinations of the enemy that constantly come upon us. Fill our souls with the fragrance of Your immaculate soul, so that our hearts may rejoice, for there is no one in this world dearer and more beautiful than You, Most Holy Virgin! You are our Wealth, You are our Treasure, You are our Hope and our Protection!
To You alone we flow in our sorrows, and from You we alone receive consolation through tea. Oh, All-Singing Virgin Mother of God, do not cease to pray for us, Your unworthy servants, who glorify You and honor You, and have hope in You, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(July 15)
Oh, Most Blessed and Most Merciful Lady of the World! Behold, we are sinners, looking at Your holy image and seeing You in sorrow and compassion, Christ the Savior crucified for us, we earnestly pray to You, who is known about us to Your Son. prayer book: do not leave us on the day of trial and tribulation, but in the temptations and misfortunes that come our way, protect us with your all-honorable protection from enemies visible and invisible and give us strength, in the hedgehog the all-perfect and good will of the Creator and the Lord of the world to create. See, our merciful Intercessor, how many sins we are subject to: not only do we sin voluntarily, but we also involuntarily fall into many different sins. For this reason, we resort to You, the sovereign organizer of Christian salvation, and cry out with emotion: enlighten our mind with the knowledge of Divine truth, our heart with the warmth of Christian love and Warm our desires for salvation, and establish our will in the unhypocritical fulfillment of the Lord’s commandments.
To her, Most Merciful Lady, come from the heights of Heaven to the sighs and prayers of us sinners: heal the illnesses of the sick, pacify the hearts of the embittered, give patience to the afflicted, instill fear O God of God, strengthen those who are persecuted for the truth, protect orphans and widows, give consolation to those who cry, ask forgiveness for those who repent, calm the demonic storm of passions in sinful souls and in the hearts of those who honor Thee, strengthen the meekness and love of Christ and with the spirit of mercy and compassion: guide and guide those who have fallen from the faith, heretics and apostates, to the knowledge of the truth the wicked, blaspheming the Holy Church and the Orthodox Faith, blaspheming the barriers. To our fathers and brothers and sisters who have departed from this life, O Mother of God, ask for forgiveness of sins and the beginning of eternal bliss.
When the hour of our death draws near, then, O Lady, accept our soul and rest in this host of the righteous, where the faces of the Angel and the saints are silent glorify the power and mercy of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and Your motherly representation and intercession for us, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(October 14)
God-glorified, world-glorified Lady Mother of the Almighty, Mother of God Mary!
Accept this prayer from the fullness of the hearts of those who love You, offered to You before Your holy icon. Just as until this day and hour you have mercifully covered all the people who flock to this church, so in the past we prosper in all our deeds and undertakings, even though they do not hinder us our eternal salvation. You weigh our weakness, see the sorrows, needs and confusion found everywhere, but you can pacify all this with just your glance, and even if you delight help us. We all know that sin for our sake is not worthy of Your mercy, but You, Who gave birth to those who came into the world to save sinners, save us also for every day and hour who sin. Strengthen our weak will and weak will and revive us with the spirit of true repentance.
Yes, through the purification here of Your protection we will be worthy and with the burning lamps of virtues we will pass to the Heavenly Land without restraint, where we will be worthy to worship You, Most Pure Lady, glorifyingly choosing and exalting You the Most Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
(July 13)
Oh, Mother of God, once upon a time, due to the invasion of non-believing Suevians, our former Fatherland was in great trouble, You showed your all-powerful intercession by glorifying Your all-honorable image in the land of the North, called Balykinsky, and with the tears visible on him, Your eyes begged Your Son and our God to grant the Orthodox Christians a glorious victory and victory over their adversaries. You, Most Merciful Mother, and in the past days in the city of Orel, before Your Most Pure Image, you granted healing to a girl suffering from an unclean spirit, returning her health and unharmed.
You, the ambulance helper in human troubles, heard the cry of the child’s mother, suddenly falling from the height of her home, and restored her healthy and harmless. You, an inexhaustible source of miracles and generosity, brought to Your wondrous image, deigned to grant a greatly weakened young woman a quick healing, strengthening her mold to the desired walking. You, the omnipotent Queen of heaven and earth, raised up babies from an incurable illness, and their parents came to You with faith and love.
You, Giver of peace to our souls, delivered the young man from ferocious passions and turned his evil nature to good behavior and obedience to his parents. You endlessly poured out streams of Your mercy on everyone who flowed to Your most holy image in spiritual sorrows, physical illnesses and everyday misfortunes. Consider, O All-Blessed One, and to our present fervent prayer: direct the paths of our earthly journey towards a peaceful and beneficial life, decorate our life with good customs, protect by Your omnipotent hand, from the mouth of false teachers, rising up against the Mind of God, corrupting the customs of our Orthodox ancestors and corrupting the minds and hearts of our young children, grant us in everything days of our life to have purity of thoughts and heart movements. Yourself, O All-Singing One, intercede and save the image of our destinies and lead us into the joyful abodes of Your Son and our God. Amen.
(April 25)
Oh, all-merciful Lady Queen Theotokos, chosen from all generations and blessed by all generations on earth and in heaven! We fall down, worship You and humbly pray to You: look mercifully at the miraculous one standing before Your holy image, and accept the prayers offered to You with tears from us, unworthy Thy servants, and to Thy image the singing is sent with tenderness, as You are Your very being, listening and granting with faith to those who ask for every request. You, called the Joy of All Who Sorrow, hear us, the sorrowful. You, called Quench my sorrows, quench our sorrow. You, burning bush, save the world and all of us from the harmful fiery arrows of the enemy. You, the seeker of the lost, do not allow us to perish in the abyss of our sins. You, Hodegetria, show us the right path to salvation. You, unfading flower of purity, give us help, weak by carnal passion, and give us chastity. You, God-loving quick-to-hear, hear our prayer at this hour.
You, zealous intercessor, Mother of the Lord Most High, You, our Mother and hope, ease our sorrow, grant health to the weak, heal the weakened and sick from their beds restore illnesses. Drive away demons from demons, deliver the offended from troubles, protect widows, forgive sinners, cleanse lepers, grant sight to the blind, support old age, guide young ones, little ones Have mercy on children, resolve those who are barren from infertility, establish peace in families, grant to those who travel, grant victory and conquest to Orthodox Christians, heresies and schisms. uproot those who have fallen from pious faith to the right path, protect our country with peace, grant the land fertility, save us all from sudden death and all kinds of various Heal passions, doing all you can through intercession to your Son, Christ our God.
Oh, all-singing Mother, Most Holy Virgin Mary, do not cease to pray for us, unworthy, and to Your most pure image with tenderness and with fear and love looking at this, as live for the things that exist. Hear us, O Lady, for in God there is only one hope for those who have. Our departed fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters rest in the villages of the saints, in a place of light, in a green place, in a place of peace, where there is no sorrow and sighing. When our departure from this life and migration to eternal life arrives, present us, O most blessed hope, grant us the Christian end of our life, I will partake of painless, shameless, peaceful and Holy Mysteries, so that in the future we will be worthy, together with all the saints, of endless blissful life in the kingdom Your beloved Son Jesus Christ, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, together with His Beginning Father and the Most Holy and Good and His Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
(March 19)
What shall we call You, O Blessed Mother of God, Most Immaculate Mary? With which songs shall we exalt Thee, exalted by Heaven and earth, Angels and men? For there appears upon You a mystery unheard of from eternity on earth and unknown to the Angels in Heaven, more than the mind and the word, the incarnation of God the Word, born from time immemorial from the Beginning Father without a mother and incarnate in Your womb and born with the imperishable seal of Your virginity. Oh, the miracle of all ancient and modern miracles! The immutable word of God Himself about the victorious seed of the woman was 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 Brideless Bride? Shall we call Thee 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 grace-filled paradise, having grown the Flower of incorruption, healing and driving away the stink of sin and the stench of ancestral corruption. Shall we call Thee a young Immaculate Virgin who has not known marriage? But even to old age you remained unartificial and virgin until birth, and at birth, and after the birth of the Son. Shall we call Thee Pure and Holy Mary, who surpassed all mothers and foremothers in Her purity? But You not only gave birth to that Child Christ, but also carried Him with Your breasts, and nourished Him with Your mother’s virgin milk, Him Who feeds every creature, Him with fear and trembling The heavenly powers are coming, and He is praised by every breath and creation. Oh, truly You are marvelous among wives, wonderful among virgins, inimitable among mothers! We fall before You before Your Divine face and before Your holy feet we lay down and lay down all our thoughts, desires, intentions and feelings.
Sanctify them with Your Mother of God and lift them up, like the sacrifice of our humble heart, like a little-valued contribution to our spiritual poverty, to the Throne of Your Son, the Savior ours, so that the message of destinies will guide our path to salvation and the inheritance of His Kingdom, which will have no end forever and ever. Amen.
(November 28)
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos! Thou art above all, Angel and Archangel, and all most honest creatures, Thou art the Helper of the offended, the hopeless, the poor, the Intercessor, the sad consolation, the hungry for the nurse, clothing for the naked, healing for the sick, salvation for sinners, help and intercession for all Christians! Oh, All-Merciful Lady, Virgin Mother of God Lady, by Your mercy save and have mercy on our God-protected country, its authorities and army, and all Orthodox Christians, with the robe Your honest protection: and I begged, 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. Oh, All-Merciful Lady, Lady Theotokos, raise us from the depths of sin and deliver us from famine, destruction, from cowardice and flood, from fire and sword, from the presence of foreigners and internecine warfare, and from vain death, and from the attack of the enemy, and from corrupting winds, and from deadly plagues, and from all evil.
Grant, Lady, peace and health to Your servants, all Orthodox Christians, and enlighten their minds and the eyes of their hearts, even to salvation: and grant us sinners Thy servants, the kingdom of Thy Son, Christ our God: for His dominion is blessed and glorified, with His Beginning Father, and with the Most Holy, and Good, and His Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen.
(July 1)
Oh, Most Pure Lady Theotokos, God-loving Mother, hope of our salvation! Look mercifully at those who are coming with faith and love and worshiping Your most pure image; Accept our song of praise and pour out Your warm prayer for us sinners to the Lord, that, despising all our sins, He will save and have mercy on us! Oh, Precious Lady! Show us Your wonderful mercies. We pray to You tenderly, deliver us from all sorrow, guide us on the path of all virtues and goodness, save us from temptations, troubles and illnesses, remove slander and quarrels from us; save from lightning thunder, from burning fire, from famine, cowardice, flood and deadly plague; Give us Your merciful help on the way, in the sea and on land, so that we do not perish in cruelty. Oh, All-Merciful God-loving Mother, with firm hope we send our humble prayer to You!
Do not deny our tears and sighs, do not forget us all the days of our lives, but always remain with us, and through your intercession and intercession with the Lord, give us joy, consolation, protection and help, may we We glorify and magnify Your Most Blessed and All-Sung Name. Amen.
(Sunday after July 12)
Oh, Wonderful and above all creatures, Queen Theotokos, Heavenly King Christ our God Mother! Hear us, Thy sinful and unworthy servants, at this hour praying and falling to You with sighs and tears and tenderly saying: deliver us from the pit of passions, Lady, deliver us from all sorrow and sorrow, protect us from all misfortune and evil slander and from the unjust and cruel slander of the enemy. You can, O Gracious Mother of God, not only save Your people from all evil, but also provide them with all good deeds and save them, unless You have another Representative in troubles and situations and Warm intercessors for us sinners are not imams to Your Son, Christ our God. Pray to Him, O Lady, that through Your salvation, we glorify in the future the all-holy name of Your Son and our God, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever eyelids. Amen.
(February 3)
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 the 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. Give 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 consolation and consolation, help and intercession, so that we may praise and We magnify You all until our last sigh. Amen.
(February 18)
Oh, 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 ulcers our souls and bodies. 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 those celebrating with joy glorifies the Most Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(June 3, July 6 and September 8)
Oh, All-Merciful Lady Theotokos, Heavenly Queen, all-powerful Intercessor, our shameless 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 to preserve the reigning city, every city and village, and 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 for 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 bitterness of enemies, visible and invisible. Be wise and learned, 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 destructive ones harmful 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 the intercession and intercession of Your grace We are now at the right hand of Your Son, Christ our God, to Whom is due all glory, honor and worship, with His Beginning Father, and the Most Holy and Good and Consubstantial with His Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.
(September 8)
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos! Thou art above all, Angel and Archangel and all most honest creatures, the helper of the offended, the hopeless, the intercessor of the wretched, the consolation of the sad, the feeder of the hungry, clothing for the naked, healing for the sick, salvation for sinners, help and intercession for all Christians. Oh, All-Merciful Lady, Virgin Mary and Lady! By Your grace, save and have mercy on our country, Your Reverend Metropolitans, Archbishops and Bishops, and all the priestly and monastic ranks, military leaders, city governors and Christ-loving army, and well-wishers, and all Orthodox Christians through Your honorable robe of protection, and begged, 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. Oh, All-Merciful Lady Theotokos!
Raise us from the depths of sin, and deliver us from famine, destruction, from cowardice and flood, from fire and sword, from the presence of foreigners and internecine warfare, and from sudden death, and from attacks of the enemy, and from harmful winds, and from deadly plagues, and from all evil. Grant, Lady, peace and health to Your servants, all Orthodox Christians, and enlighten their minds and hearts to salvation, and grant us sinners Thy servants, the Kingdom of Thy Son, Christ our God, for His Power is blessed and glorified, with His Beginning Father and with His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(March 18)
Oh, Most Holy Lady Virgin Mary, save and preserve under Your roof my children (their names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and in the womb of their mother wearable. Cover them with the robe of Your Motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, beseech Your Son and our Lord to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine cover of Your servant. Amen.
(November 6)
Oh, Most Holy Lady and Mother of God, highest 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 us also, now on the day of sorrow, before Your icon, falling down and praying to You with tears: take away from us the sorrow and sorrow that is upon us in this temporary life, and make us not deprived. We through Your omnipotent intercession and eternal endless joy in the Kingdom of Your Son and our God, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, with His Beginning Father, and with By His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(September 14)
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the Highest Powers, Heaven and Earth Queen, our city and country, omnipotent Intercessor! Receive this song of praise from us, unworthy Thy servant, and lift up our prayers to the throne of God Thy Son, that He may be merciful to our unrighteousness and add His grace to those who worship Your all-honorable name and with faith and love those who worship Your most pure image. For we are not worthy of mercy from Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, O Lady, for all things are possible for You from Him.
For this reason we resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor: hear us praying to You, surprise us with Your great and rich mercy, show us your heavenly mercy Thy help and intercession, and ask God for Thy Son, our shepherd zeal and vigil for souls, the city ruler wisdom and strength, judges truth and impartiality, mentor reason and humility, love and harmony for a spouse, obedience for a child, patience for those offended, fear of God for those who are offended, complacency for those who grieve, abstinence for those who rejoice; The spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth were sent down to us all. Hey, Most Pure Lady! Have mercy on Your weak people, gather the scattered, guide those who have gone astray to the right path, heal the sick, support old age, keep the young healthy, raise babies, and look down upon all of us with the gaze of your merciful intercession, raise us up from the depths of sin and enlighten the eyes of our hearts to the sight of salvation.
Be merciful to us here and at the terrible judgment of Your Son, but our fathers and brothers who have ceased in faith and repentance from this life will live in eternal life with the angels and with all the saints create life. For You are, Lady, the glory of heaven and the hope of earthly, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all those who flow to You with faith. We 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.
(August 31)
Oh, 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 suffering, to the holy Image To yours those who fall in faith! 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 to those who have soon received miraculous help, we glorify the Life-Giving and Indivisible Trinity, Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
(December 2)
To whom shall I cry, Lady? To whom shall I turn in my grief, if not to You, Queen of Heaven? Who will accept my cry and my sighing, 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 Mother of my God, and do not despise me who requires Your help, and do not reject me, a sinner. Give understanding and teach me, O Queen of Heaven; do not depart from me, Thy servant, O Lady, for my murmuring, but be my Mother and Intercessor. I entrust myself to Your merciful protection: lead me, a sinner, to a quiet and serene life, so that I may weep for my sins. To whom shall I turn when I am guilty, if not to You, the hope and refuge of sinners, with the hope of Your ineffable mercy and Your bounty? Oh, Lady, Queen of Heaven! You are my hope and refuge, protection and intercession and help.
My most kind and quick Intercessor, cover my sins with Your intercession, protect me from enemies visible and invisible; soften the hearts of evil people who rise up against me. Oh, Mother of the Lord my Creator! You are the root of virginity and the unfading flower of purity. Oh, Mother of God! Give me help to those who are weak with carnal passions and those who are sick at heart, for one is Yours and with You Your Son and our God is the intercessor; and by Your wonderful intercession may I be delivered from all misfortune and misfortune, O Most Immaculate and Glorious Mother of God Mary. Moreover, with hope I say and cry: Rejoice, O Blessed One, Rejoice, O O Joyful One, Rejoice, O Most Blessed One, the Lord is with Thee! Amen.
(September 4)
Accept, O All-merciful Most Pure Lady, Lady Theotokos, these honest gifts from us, Thy unworthy servants, to Thy celibate image the singing of those who send forth with tenderness, as You, who exist here and listen to our prayers, grant with faith the fulfillment of every request of those who ask: you ease sorrows to the afflicted, you grant health to the weak, and to those who are weakened, you heal the sick, and drive away demons from demons, you deliver the offended from insults, and you save the raped, you forgive sinners, you cleanse lepers, and you are kind to little children, and you save the barren from you resolve infertility. Again, Lady Lady, you free from bonds and prisons, and heal all kinds of diverse passions, and heal eye diseases, and deliver from deadly ulcers: everything is possible. the essence of Your intercession to Your Son, Christ our God. Oh, All-Singing Mother, Most Pure Mother of God!
Do not cease to pray for us, Your unworthy servants, who glorify You and honor and worship Your most pure image, and have irrevocable hope and undoubted faith in You, Ever-Virgin, Most Glorious and Immaculate, who glorify, and honor, and sing to Thee forever and ever. Amen.
(March 15)
Oh, peace to the Intercessor, 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 state in prosperity and deliver us from internecine warfare; 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 lives and forgiveness of our sins, so that we may all be worthy of praising Thy greatness. Heavenly Kingdom, and there, with all the saints, let us glorify the most honorable and magnificent name in the Trinity of God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages centuries. Amen.
(September 1)
Oh, 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 Thy indispensable intercession for the city of Moscow and our country, which is always revealed by Thy miraculous Image of the Don: the regiments of strangers, cities and towns are put to flight are preserved unharmed, but 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. 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 discouraged and support the weak old age. Visit those who exist in illness 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.
(February 18)
Our most merciful Intercessor, our good Guardian of our souls, and our merciful Healer of our bodies, the Virgin Mary! We, as we are unworthy of us, not only be partakers of Your gifts, but also proclaim our eyes to Your miraculous image, for our souls are filled with sins, the essence and Desecrate the essence with envious and prodigal eyes. Moreover, Your compassion for mankind, in need and sorrow, is remembrance of Your Divine Son at the first miracle in Cana. You bowed down to those of Galilee, and even to this day Having turned away righteous anger from sinners, we strive again and again to pray to You, before Your miraculous image, and with humble trust we ask You: atone for our sin forgiveness, healing from harmful passions, spiritual awakening from insensibility and sleep, and zeal for Christian virtues.
Having adorned our souls with these gifts, deliver us from sorrows, casting our weak hearts into despondency, heal the illnesses of those who pray and for them they offer prayers, from Preserve our lives through this vain death and this Christian death at the time of crowning with grace. But protect our earthly stay from mutual malice and envy, and in the love of Christ, help us forward this. Multiply and establish the Church of Your Son throughout the entire universe, ask for conversion to the truth from the heretic, and true knowledge from the tongue of the unfaithful. Likewise, grant victory over enemies and adversaries, and teach us all, just as in days of joy, so also in days of sorrow to glorify You and in all things to give thanks to Your Son, your life in Submit His holy will with the hope of eternal salvation and wait, and there we will glorify His Most Holy Name and Your merciful intercession forever and ever. Amen.
(Friday of Holy Week)
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. I have weighed my offense, resolve it, as I wished: for I have no other help except You, no other representative, no good comforter, only You, O Mother of God, for save me and cover it forever and ever. Amen.
(May 20)
Oh, Most Merciful Lady, Virgin Mary! With my lips I will touch Your shrine, or with these words I will confess Your generosity, which is revealed to people: for 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 city rulers, for judges for truth and impartiality, and for all who flow to You 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 They will live a quiet and serene life in abiding love and peace, and having inherited the blessings of the eternal through Your prayers, they will be able to praise God together with You in heaven forever. Amen.
(August 2, December 10)
Oh, my Most Holy Lady Theotokos, the source of mercy, the protection, hope and refuge of Christians! To You, the All-Powerful Representative and Supporter of my repentance and salvation, I, Your sinful servant, I entrust my soul and body, my entrances and exits, my faith and life, my death and the number of my days, my words and thoughts, my deeds and undertakings; But You, merciful Mother of God, guide me, cover, protect and save me from all the enemy’s snares, unharmed, and silently, until my last breath, I cry to You: Rejoice, non-bridal Bride! Rejoice, Holy One, greater than all saints! Most Holy Theotokos, save me! Amen!
(December 10)
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, Mother of the Heavenly King, God’s Chosen Youth! Hope for the unreliable, healing for the sick, consolation and joy for the orphaned, consolation and joy for the grieving, quick help and intercession for those in trouble and adversity! Help us, O Mother of God, also to us sinners in our sorrow, gladden the hearts of Your people with joy; rule our lives in peace and silence and do not let us fall into despair. For You are the One, more than all the saints and more than all the Highest minds, our Representative to God, as the All-Good King, Good Mother. Moreover, we, sinners, look at Your Most Pure Image of the Sign, tenderly bow our knees and, reverently kissing, we pray to You, Blessed Mother: do not reject your humble prayer ours and show us the sign of Your mercy: no one, running to You with hope, comes from You to shame, but asks for grace and accepts the gift of useful petition, glorifying Your Son and God, and you with Him, forever and ever. Amen.
(December 10, March 21, September 21)
Oh, Queen of Heaven! Who will count the great multitude of Your miracles, who will count the cries of prayerful petitions, the streams of tender tears, grateful sighs shed before Your icon. All of it is covered with the sorrow of the people, with the tears of the oppressed and the joyful praise of the consoled. People who have suffered the Agarian yoke came to her, mourning Moscow in times of troubles, calling out Kursk for enemy invasion. The whole region cried out during the days of deadly diseases and troubles, and you turned all the sorrows into joy. Likewise, now bless the Russian land. Save our country from sin, destruction and temptation. Pour grace on agricultural work and on every good social undertaking. Remember, O Most Holy Virgin, by the name of all those present and praying, and all the people who demand Your consolation, help and mercy. You weigh the secret of our hearts. Moreover, fulfill their requests to everyone according to their needs.
Rather, turn the erring ones to repentance, and make us all wise by the light of the Gospel love and good deeds. Archpastors and shepherds and all the faithful in Orthodoxy, show them to be steadfast until death, lead them into the Kingdom of Heaven and create a life with Christ forever and ever. Amen.
(December 10)
Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! We fall down and worship You before Your holy, miraculous icon, remembering the wondrous sign of Your intercession, which was revealed to the great Novograd during the days of the invasion of this city. We humbly pray to You, O All-Powerful Intercessor of our race: just as You hastened our Fathers of old to help, so now we, weak and sinners, receive Your grace Maternal intercession and care. Save and preserve, O Lady, under the roof of Your mercy, the Holy Church, Your city, our entire Orthodox country and all of us who fall to You with faith and love, tenderly asking with tears Your intercession. Hey, All-Merciful Lady!
Have mercy on us, overwhelmed by many sins, extend your God-receiving hand to Christ the Lord 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, yes, saved by Your omnipotent prayers to Him, we will inherit the bliss of paradise and with all the saints let us sing the Most Honest and Magnificent Name of the Most Worshipful Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy towards us forever and ever. Amen.
(October 26, February 25 and Tuesday of Holy Week)
Oh, 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 worship Thy most pure image with faith and love. 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, the erring ones, on the right path, heal our painful hearts and save the hopeless, grant us the rest of our life in the world and Carry on in silence, grant the 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 race Christian, with everyone who pleased God. Amen.
(October 25)
Most Holy Lady, Lady Theotokos, the 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: begging, O Merciful Lady, Thy Son and our Lord Jesus Christ, may His righteous anger turn away from us, may He forgive our sins and iniquities, so that we may be honored by His goodness to 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 30, April 30)
Oh, Mother of God, our help and protection, whenever we ask, be our deliverer, for we trust in You and always call upon You with all our souls: have mercy and help, have pity and deliver, bow down Accept Your ear and our sorrowful and tearful prayers, and as You wish, calm and bring joy to us who love Your Beginningless Son and our God. Amen.
(June 30)
Mother of God, help and protection! Whenever we demand, be a deliverance to us, who are suffering and perishing from severe troubles, we trust in You and we always call upon You with all our souls: have mercy and help, have pity and deliver us from troubles snatch us who are suffering and perishing from the cruel snares of the evil one, incline Your ear, and accept our tearful, sorrowful prayers and, as you wish, give peace and joy us Teach to obey the Lord God, to love Your Son with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your being, to bring the fruits of your labors worthy of Him. Quiet our hearts, so that in one Spirit and with all our deeds we will glorify the Beginningless Father with His Only Begotten Son and with the Most Holy Good and His Life-giving Spirit, and Your merciful Motherly intercession, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(November 4 and July 21)
Oh, 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 and from unbelief, May he deliver from heresies and schism. 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 of us, gratefully chanting Your greatness and mercy that appear over by us here on earth we will be made 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 forever and ever. Amen.
(October 25, July 31, September 15)
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 from Thy holy height upon us, standing with faith and love before Thy miraculous icon and praying with tenderness to Thee, Lady! Do not betray the Orthodox Church to degradation, 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 we are from harmful, soul-harming teachings. In Your mercy, O wondrous Queen of Heaven and earth, we trust, Your servant: cleanse our minds from sinful thoughts, mental relaxation, overwhelming passions, temptations, temptations and falls; You are, O Lady, a strong refuge for repentant sinners.
Raise us from the depths of sin and water our parched hearts with true repentance, enlighten our heartfelt eyes to the sight of salvation, and guide those seduced by demonic delusion onto the right path; Destroy every evil and ungodly deed; Teach and make progress in 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 grant us zeal for the salvation of our neighbors. 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. Oh, Lady of the world! Comfort those who mourn, help those in need; protect from lightning thunder, harmful winds, fierce diseases, deadly ulcers, civil strife, invasions of foreign enemies. Oh, Most Holy Theotokos!
We are spared from sudden and violent death; Grant to all of us a conversion to the true path and a Christian end to our lives that is painless, shameless, peaceful, and a partaker of the Holy Mysteries. At the time of 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 have passed away by sudden death, beg the mercy of Your Son, and for all those who have fallen who have no relatives, begging for the repose of Your Son, You Yourself be unceasing and warm Prayer Book and Intercessor. For those who have ceased in faith and repentance from this temporary life, our fathers, brothers, mothers and sisters, through Your intercession, may dwell in the abodes of Heaven with the Angels and with all saints, where the voices of those constantly celebrating and joyfully glorifying the Most Holy Trinity, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(May 23, June 15, September 19)
Oh, Most Holy Lady, Most Pure Lady Theotokos. Look with Your All-Merciful Eye on us, standing before Your most pure image, called the Kiev-Brotherly One, and praying to You before it.
May the ineffable light of Your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, shine in our hearts. May His will be done through all our lives. May He grant us forgiveness and cleansing of all our sins and transgressions.
The imams have no other help, no other hope, except for You, Most Pure One.
Just as in ancient times you glorified the city of Vyshgorod and the land of Kiev with signs and wonders from your wonderful icon, when the non-Believer Hagarene with a wonderful image from You saved the flood in the river Dnieper, and You brought him to the Kievo-Bratskaya monastery unharmed, and there You accepted his true repentance, and with the light of the saint Having enlightened you through baptism, you have clothed yourself in the angelic order in this monastery, and thus to salvation and the true Orthodox faith, the confirmation of your guide.
For this reason, we, sinners and unworthy, boldly ask and pray: do not deny us, who pray to You, before this wondrous and miraculous icon of Yours. Strengthen the right faith in us, grant unfeigned love for each other. Be the Chosen Governor against all our visible and invisible enemies: convert the infidels to orthodoxy, and guide the faithful on the path of repentance and salvation.
Help, Lady Lady, to erect a church and monastery for the wondrous and glorious, venerable, angels and men, Thy name, in honor and memory of Thy miraculous image Kiev-Bratsk.
And in this church and this monastery, and especially in our souls and hearts, let us glorify You, the Intercessor and Prayer Book for our race, and through You we will bring glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy To the Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(July 23)
Oh, All-Merciful Lady, Virgin Mary! Hear my humble prayer, and contritely hear the voice of Your image now standing. We know, O my Creator Mother, that You are a shameless intercessor for Christians and an immutable intercession to the Creator. I know this too, how my iniquity has surpassed my head, and how a heavy burden weighs me down, and I am no longer worthy to see the height of Heaven, to look below to the Throne of Glory of the Son Yours and our God, but worthy of torment and eternal condemnation. For this reason I fall down to You (with those who are coming together), I ask You tenderly, I cry out to You with tears: make Your most motherly prayer to Him, so that He will not reject us sinners from His presence: but For He is merciful, may He forgive us our sins, voluntary and involuntary, instructing us on the path of salvation, and strengthening us with power from above to keep the commandments of His saints. May he protect us from the temptations of the world, from sinful lusts, from the snares of the devil, and from the attacks of visible enemies.
May he bless the works of our hands, giving this monastery and every city and country an abundance of earthly blessings. May He create for us good and serene days, may He protect His holy Church in peace, and may He unite the distant one, for the Lord is good, Long-suffering and Much-Merciful, from all creation with the Father and Glorified by the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
(November 28)
Oh, Blessed Lady, all-powerful Intercessor, our shameless Hope! Receive the praise and thanksgiving singing of us, Thy unworthy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of Thy Son and God, that He may be merciful to our unrighteousness, He will add His goodness to those who honor Your all-honorable name and with faith and love worship Your miraculous image. Save our land from all harm, send peace to people on earth, gather all Christians into one herd of those who rightly glorify God in the Trinity of One. Confirm us all in the Faith of Christ and in zeal for the Orthodox Church. Place in our hearts the spirit of the fear of God, piety and humility. Give us patience in adversity, abstinence in prosperity, love for our neighbors, forgiveness for our enemies, and prosperity in good deeds. Deliver us from every temptation and from petrified insensibility. On the terrible day of Judgment, grant us, through Your intercession, to be placed at the right hand of Your Son, Christ our God.
To him is due all glory, honor and worship with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(May 20)
Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Most Pure Ever-Virgin, Mother of God Mary! We fall down and worship You before Your holy and miraculous icon, since from ancient times You have deigned to glorify here many miracles and countless healings. We humbly pray to You, our Good and Merciful Intercessor, through the intercession of Your saint, the Venerable Anthony of Pechersk, listen to the voice of our sinful prayers, do not despise sighs from the soul, seeing the sorrows and misfortunes that have befallen us, and, like a truly loving Mother, trying to help us, helpless, sad, in our many and serious sins those who have fallen and continually anger our Lord and Creator, we prayed to Him, our Representative, that He may not destroy us through our iniquities, but show us His philanthropic mercy.
Ask us, Lady, from His goodness, bodily health and spiritual salvation, pious and peaceful life, fruitfulness of the earth, goodness of the air, seasonable rains and blessings from above for all our good deeds and undertakings. Seek, O Lady, from the King of those who reign and the Lord who rules our country for victory and conquest against all enemies, and for all Orthodox Christians the mercy of God, prosperity and all good things abundance. Oh, All-Singing Queen, All-Blessed Mother of God, stretch out Your God-bearing hand to Your beloved Son and our God, beg Him to save us all and deliver us from eternal destruction. As in ancient times, in this place, You showed our Father Your mercy, O Lady, and now, O Mother of God, show Your mercy to us: Heal the sick, comfort the sorrowful, Help the needy.
Hasten to all of us to bear the yoke of Christ in patience and humility and grant us a godly end to this earthly life, to receive a Christian unshameful death and the Kingdom of Heaven inherit your maternal intercession to the Lord and our God Jesus Christ, who was born of you, to Him, together with His Beginning Father and the Most Holy Spirit, belongs all glory, honor and worship, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(May 1)
Undefiled, unblasphemous, imperishable, Most Pure, Pure Virgin, Bride of God to the Lady, even God the Word, united by Thy glorious man, and the rejected nature of our race There is one hope for the heavenly, even for the unreliable, and for those who struggle, 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, 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 profane walls, and Your Son and ours Master and Lord, using Thy motherly boldness, pray that He will also open for me the humane wombs of His goodness, and despise my countless sins, turn me to repentance and The worker of his commandments will show me skillfully.
And appear before me as merciful, merciful, and loving in this present life, a warm Representative and Helper, driving away the resistant invasions, and instructing me to salvation, and in keeping my damned soul at the time of my exodus, and driving away the dark eyes of wicked demons far from it, and on the terrible day of Judgment, delivering me eternal torment, and the indescribable glory of Your Son and God our heir showing me: May I also grant you, my Lady, the Most Holy Theotokos, through Your intercession and intercession, 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 Father without beginning, and the Most Holy and Good and By His life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(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.
(November 25, January 8)
Oh, Most Holy and Blessed Mother of the Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, Merciful Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary! Falling before Your holy and miraculous icon, we humbly pray to You, our Good and Merciful Intercessor: listen to the voice of our sinful prayers, do not despise our sighs from the soul, see the sorrow and misfortune that have befallen us, and how the truly loving Mother strives to help us who are helpless, sad, and have fallen into many and serious sins those who anger our Lord and Creator, we pray to Him, our Representative, not to destroy us with our iniquities, but to show us His humane mercy.
Ask us, Lady, from His goodness, bodily health and spiritual salvation, pious and peaceful life, fruitfulness of the earth, goodness of the air, seasonable rains and blessings from above for all our good deeds and undertakings, and as of old you looked with mercy on the humble praise of the novice of Athos, who sang a song of praise before the Most Pure Mother Your icon, and You sent the Archangel Gabriel to him to teach him to sing the heavenly song, which the angels glorify You. earnestly bring the prayer to You, and bring it to Your Son and God, that He may be merciful to us sinners, and add His mercy to all who honor You and with faith those who worship Your Holy Image. Oh, All-Merciful Queen, All-merciful Mother of God, stretch out your God-bearing hands to Him, in His image, as you carried a baby, and beg Him to save and deliver us all eternal destruction.
Show us, O Lady, Your generosity: heal the sick, comfort the afflicted, help the needy: hasten to all of us to bear the yoke of Christ in patience and humility, grant us end this earthly life piously, receive a Christian, shameless death, and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, through Your maternal intercession to Christ God, born of You To us, to Him, together with His Eternal Father and the Most Holy Spirit, is due all glory, honor and worship, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(June 24)
Oh, 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 for help to us helpless: pray to Your Son and our God, that He may not destroy us for our iniquities, but may He show us His mercy in a humane manner. Ask us, Lady, from His goodness for bodily health, and spiritual salvation, and peaceful life, fruitfulness of the earth, goodness of the air, and blessings from above for all good deeds and undertakings ours. 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 sing the heavenly song, even as the Angels praise 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 life that is not shameful to receive death and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, through Your maternal intercession to Christ our God, born of You, Himself, with His Beginning Father and the Most Holy Spirit, it is fitting all glory, honor and worship, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(January 25)
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 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, and deliver our babies, as well as the one who gave birth to them, from a serious illness and 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 are nursing The Lord will perfect 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, quench the sorrows and sorrows that are upon us, and do not despise the tears and sighs of the servants Yours. 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 do Let us glorify You, the merciful Intercessor and the true hope of our race, forever and ever. Amen.
(April 25)
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the Highest Powers, Heaven and Earth Queen, our city and country, Almighty Intercessor! Hear us praying to You, and ask God for Your Son to be 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 a spouse - love and harmony, for a child - obedience, for the offended - patience, for those who offend - the fear of God, for those who mourn - complacency, for those who rejoice - abstinence. The spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth were sent down to us all. Hey, Most Pure Lady! Have mercy on Your weak people: gather the scattered, guide the lost on the right path, heal the sick, support old age, keep the young chaste, raise and look after babies. on all of us with the care of Your merciful intercession. Be merciful to us here and at the Last Judgment of Your Son.
For you are, Lady, the glory of Heaven and the hope of earthly people; according to God, you are our hope and the Intercessor of all those who flow to You with faith. We therefore pray to You and to You, as the Almighty Helper, to ourselves and to each other and to all our lives we commit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(September 17)
Oh, 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, whose marvelous and glorious miracles You have performed, saving our sick dwellings from fiery flames and lightning thunder. you heal and fulfill all our good requests for good. We humbly pray to You, O omnipotent family of our Intercessor, to grant us the weak and sinners Your maternal participation and care. Save and preserve, O Lady, under the roof of Your mercy, the Holy Church, this monastery, our entire Orthodox country, and all of us who fall to 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 boldness towards Christ the Lord, ask Him for mercy and forgiveness, but we offer you to Him for supplication, Mother Him according to the flesh: You, O 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, goodness Christian death, and a good answer at His terrible Judgment. At the hour of the terrible visit of God, when our houses are set on fire, or we are terrified by lightning thunder, show us Your merciful intercession and sovereign assistance: may we be saved With your all-powerful prayers to the Lord, we will escape God’s temporary punishment here and inherit the eternal bliss of paradise there: and with all the saints we will sing the Most Honest and Magnificent the name of the worshiped Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy to us, forever and ever. Amen.
(April 16)
Oh, Most Holy and Immaculate Mother of the Virgin, hope of Christians and refuge for sinners! Protect everyone who comes running to You in misfortune, hear our groaning, 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 and teach us, do not depart from us, Your servants, for our murmuring. Be our Mother and Patroness, we entrust ourselves to Your merciful Protection. Lead us sinners to a quiet and serene life, so that we may pay for our sins. Oh, Mother Mary, our most kind and quick Intercessor, cover us with Your intercession, protect us from enemies visible and invisible, soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against us. Oh, Mother of the Lord our Creator! You are the Root of Virginity and the Unfading Color 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 can see the ways of God’s truth.
By the grace of Your Son, strengthen our weak will in fulfilling the commandments, so that we may be delivered from all misfortune and misfortune and be justified by Your wonderful intercession at the Last Judgment of the Son Yours, to whom we give glory, honor and worship, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(May 18)
Oh, 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 this from their mothers, Church of Christ, and the salvation of those who fall away, heal our brothers and sisters and 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. Accept, O Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of mothers who shed tears for their children, wives who weep for their husbands, children of the orphaned and needy, those left astray, and all of us, to the icon Your falling ones. 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, in the terrible hour of our exodus, help us to pass through the airy ordeal without stumbling, through Your prayers deliver us eternally condemnation, may the mercy of God cover us forever and ever. Amen.
(December 22 and May 14)
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, the All-Blessed Son of the All-Blessed Mother, the reigning city and the holy church of this Protection, faithful to all who are in sins and sorrows, troubles and illnesses Representative and Intercessor!
Accept this prayer song from us, Thy unworthy servants, which is offered up to You: and like the sinner of old, every day many times before Thy honorable icon He who prayed, Thou didst not despise, but You gave him the unexpected joy of repentance and You bowed down to those who were zealous for Your Son, for the forgiveness of the sinner, so even now do not despise the prayers of us, Your unworthy servants, and pray to Thy Son and our God, and to all of us, with faith and tenderness before Thy celibate Image who worship, according to which every need grants unexpected joy: to a sinner, in the depths of evil and passions to those who deepen - 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: in piety, purity and honest living, remaining in goodness until their last death observe; create evil blessings; guide those who have gone astray to 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 to those who exist; 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 been seduced 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 of sudden death, be merciful to Your Son and for all those who have fallen asleep, especially for of these, who have no relatives, praying for the repose of them, be the unceasing and warm Prayer and Intercessor: let everyone in Heaven and on earth lead You as a firm and unashamed Representative of the Christian race, and knowing this, glorify Thee and Thy Son with Thee, with His Beginningless Father and His Consubstantial Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
(August 10)
Oh, Queen of Heaven and earth, the all-merciful Lady, the all-honorable Hodegetria, our zealous Representative, who at the Cross of Your Son and God adopted the entire fallen human race and In Her dormition, she did not leave us orphaned and hopeless!
We pray to Thee, All-Immaculate One, do not take Thy grace away from Thy repentant servants and rule over all, as the Most Blessed Mother: protect our fatherland, preserve the Orthodox faith, make the authorities wise, Strengthen the priests, grant abundant help to your faithful people, bring understanding to the young, comfort the old, heal the sick, restore the desperate, convert the lost and chastity for all and pray for strength - For You are the good Guide and the merciful Intercessor, we fall to You and pray to You: do not reject us, but ask us for a good answer on the Terrible Judges, may we not be condemned by our sin and iniquity, but may we receive mercy through the immeasurable love for mankind of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom we send glory and worship, with the Beginning His Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(January 8, April 27)
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the highest powers, Heaven and earth to the Queen and our city of Kiev, omnipotent Intercessor!
Receive this song of praise from us unworthy Thy servants, and lift up our prayers to the throne of Thy Son and our God, may He be merciful to us sinners, and may He increase His goodness to those who honor You and with faith and love worship Your miraculous image.
To whom shall we cry out to the Lady? To whom shall we turn in our sorrows, if not to You, Queen of Heaven? Who will accept our cries and our sighs, if not You, Most Immaculate, the Hope of Christians and the refuge for us sinners? Who will protect you more in adversity? At the same time, we earnestly pray to You: cover our sins with Your intercession, protect us from enemies visible and invisible, soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against us.
O Mother of the Lord our Creator! You are the root of virginity and the unfading flower of purity. Accept our unworthy prayer and keep us in spiritual purity, save us from the slander of evil people and from sudden death, and grant us repentance before the end. Have mercy on us in the hours of the day and in the morning and in the evening, and at all times preserve us: you have kept us standing and sitting, and in every way you have walked, and in the hours of the night you have provided for those who sleep, cover and step in. In every place and at every time, be for us, Mother of God, an insurmountable wall and a strong intercession. You have appeared to us, the guardian of all life, Most Pure One; Deliver us from demons at the hour of death; Even after death, ask Your Son and our God to find peace.
We, sinners, lift up prayers to You with hope and tenderly cry out: Rejoice, O Blessed One; Rejoice, Delighted One; Rejoice, Most Blessed One; The Lord is with You, with You and with us. We resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor, and to You, as the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole life according to Christ God, to Him All glory, honor and worship are due to His beginningless Father, to His Most Holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(January 8)
In You rejoices, O Gracious One, every creature, the Council of Angels and the human race, Consecrated in the Church and Verbal Paradise, Virgin praise, from whom God was incarnate and the Child was born, our God before the world. It is false that Thy Throne has been created. And Your womb has made it more spacious than Heaven. Every creature rejoices in You, O Gracious One, glory to you.
(July 17)
Oh, all-sung Ever-Virgin Mother of God, God-chosen Youth! Protect with Your miraculous image the entire land of Perm and all those who piously live on it from all the slander of the enemy, protect your earthly children with Your maternal Cover, strengthen in faith and piety of all authorities and the army of our land, give wisdom and meekness to the archpastor of the land of Perm in bearing your cross, and give us, the Lady, the strength to serve Grant to your neighbors and our country perseverance in trials and unshakable faith.
(July 21)
Oh, most merciful and most merciful Mother of God, Patroness of our power, and also for the whole world, Prayer Book, accept our hearts’ sighing, and hear our kneeling prayers, in the tenderness of our souls sent to You, as from ancient times You received the prayers of loving souls here, offered up before Your icon. Help us in defeating the charms and temptations of this world, do not allow us outcasts to experience eternal Heavenly bliss. You are our only joy and consolation in this temporary life, You are our hope in Eternal Life. We believe that You, with Your Motherly love and condescension, have honored us with the longed-for Kingdom of Your Son. We therefore ask you: do not depart from us, O All-Good One, protect us from all the snares of the enemy, do not allow us to lose God’s mercy through our sins, remove laziness from us in prayer and visiting the church of God. Deliver us from cowardice, despondency, enmity, anger, suspicion, envy, slander, hatred and demonic pride.
Give understanding to those who have trampled the commandments of the Church of Christ. Grant peace and love to our relatives, so that parents and children may live in harmony. May the truth of God be in our country, may our pious customs be preserved among our people. Offer, O All-Blessed One, earnest prayers before God for the pacification of the whole world, so that the human race will not perish in the flames of universal devastation, so that all people will know their Father Heavenly and Ty, Mother of God, Intercessor of the Christian race. Bring all nations to true repentance and correction of sinful lives, so that we will not be condemned on the day of the Last Judgment of God, but may the Lord grant us eternal joy in the Heavenly villages, To him is due all glory, honor and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(May 16)
Oh, Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary, our Pechersk praise and adornment, sovereign protection of this holy place, true Lady of Her chosen destiny. Accept us, Thy unworthy servants, to offer our wretched prayer with faith and love before Thy wondrous image, so that You may mercifully visit our sinful life, enlightening it with the light of repentance, the autumn of us, burdened with many sorrows, by Your Heavenly joy, grant us ever to glorify You in peace and piety in this holy place, yes, without blemish Having passed the path of our life, with Your help we will achieve eternal joy in the lordship of the holy and God-bearing fathers Anthony and Theodosius and all the saints of Pechersk and with one mouth and Our hearts will sing Thee with Thy Eternal Son and His Beginning Father and the Most Holy, Life-Giving, All-Good and Consubstantial with His Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
(October 14)
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the highest powers, Heaven and earth Queen, our city and country, Almighty Intercessor! Accept this laudatory song of thanksgiving from us, Thy unworthy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God Thy Son, that He may be merciful to our unrighteousness, and may He add grace Those who honor Your all-honorable name and worship Your miraculous image with faith and love. For we are not worthy of mercy from Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, O Lady, for all things are possible for You from Him.
For this reason we resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor: hear us praying to You, overshadow us with Your all-powerful protection, and ask God Your Son: our shepherd is zeal and vigilance for souls, the ruler of wisdom and strength, the judge of truth and impartiality, the mentor of reason and humility, the husband of love and harmony, the child obedience, patience to those who are offended, fear of God to those who are offended, complacency to those who mourn, self-control to 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 the scattered, guide those who have gone astray on the right path, support old age, bring up young chastity, raise children, and look upon us all with the gaze of your merciful intercession, raise us up from the depths sinful and enlighten the eyes of our hearts to the sight 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 brothers created eternal life with the Angels and with all the saints. For you are, Lady, the Glory of Heaven and the Hope of the earth, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all who flow to You with faith. We 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 the ages of ages. Amen.
(January 25)
O Most Holy Virgin, Most Glorious Lady Our Lady Theotokos, look mercifully upon us who stand before You with faith and love: graciously accept our hymn of praise and pour out your maternal prayer to the Lord our God for us, sinners and unworthy, so that He will see our heartfelt repentance and, having forgiven us all our sins, will save and will have mercy on us. Show us Your wonderful mercy, Mother of God, we humbly pray to You: guide us on the right path, enlighten our minds with the light of truth, soften our hearts, faith Strengthen, confirm hope, grant the gift of love for God and neighbors, so that we may abid in unity with each other, live a godly life, and enjoy the gifts of earthly blessings, We will not be deprived of the blessings of heaven, for the sake of the Divine mercy, but by gratefully chanting Your greatness, Most Pure One, we will be made worthy of the Heavenly Kingdom and there with all the saints we will glorify the most honorable and magnificent name in the Trinity of glorified God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(September 21 and August 5)
Oh, 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 earnestly praying to You, and act by Your intercession and intercession with Your Son and our God, so that no one will come out hence his hope is depleted and he is ashamed in his hope, but may everyone receive everything from You, according to the good intention of his heart and according to his need and need, for the salvation of his soul and for his health body.
Look with kindness, O All-Singing Mother of God, and upon this monastery, which is called by Your name, which You have loved since ancient times, having chosen it as Your property, and endlessly exuding currents of healing from Thy miraculous icon and from the ever-flowing source, in the footprint of Thy foot, revealed to us, and preserve it from every admonishment and slander of the enemy, as in ancient times By Your appearance You have preserved it intact and undamaged from the fierce invasion of the Agarians, so that the Most Holy Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and Yours may be sung and glorified in it. glorious dormition, forever and ever. Amen.
(Sunday after August 28)
Most Pure Mother of God, the house that the Wisdom of God created for herself, the Giver of spiritual gifts, raising our minds from the world to the worldly and leading everyone to the knowledge of reason! Receive prayerful singing from us, Thy unworthy servants, who bow with faith and tenderness before Thy most pure image. Pray to Your Son and our God, that He may grant to our rulers wisdom and strength, to judges truth and impartiality, to our shepherds spiritual wisdom, zeal and vigil for our souls, the teacher of humility, the child of obedience, but for all of us the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of humility and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth.
And now, our all-singing, all-loving Mother, give us an increase in intelligence, pacify, unite in the enmity and division of existence and put for them an insoluble bond of love, all those who have gone astray from unreasonableness Convert to the light of the truth of Christ, teach the fear of God, self-control and hard work, grant the word of wisdom and useful knowledge to those who ask, overshadow us with eternal joy, Cherubim the brightest and most honest Seraphim. We, seeing the glorious deeds and abundant wisdom of God in the world and our life, will remove ourselves from earthly vanities and unnecessary worldly cares, and our mind and heart will go to Heaven Let us raise up, as through Your intercession and help, glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship in the Trinity to the glorified God and all to the Creator, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(September 29)
Oh, Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, highest Cherub and Most Honest Seraphim, God's chosen Youth! Look down from the heavenly heights 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 protection of the Sovereign in this earthly journey, many-sorrowful and much-rebellious. Save us in the destruction and sorrow of beings, raise us 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 mercy, strengthen our weak will to do the commandments of Christ, soften our hardened hearts with love for God and our neighbors, grant We have heartfelt contrition and true repentance, so that, having been cleansed from the filth of sin, we may be granted a peaceful Christian death and a good answer at the Terrible and impartial Judgment of the Lord Our Jesus Christ, to Him, together with His Eternal Father and the Most Holy, Good and Life-Giving Spirit, is due all glory, honor and worship, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(October 25)
Most Holy Virgin, Lady Theotokos, mercy of my Christ, abode of the Most Holy and Life-giving Spirit, hope of all saints, servant, holy mirror of the Lordship of God, most holy Angel and Archangel, falling down to You, I fervently pray: beg Your Son and my God to forgive me all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and to deliver me from all the slander of the devil. To her, Lady, the erection of my fall, stretch out Your God-bearing hand and take me out of the depths of sin and grant to me, Your servant (the name of the rivers), always pleasing to Your Son and God for me to create, glorifying Him together with His Beginning Father and with His Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, and now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(November 22)
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 me, unneeded, falling to Your holy icon, soon hear the humble prayer of the less sinner and bring it to the Son To yours: I beg Him to illuminate my gloomy soul with the light of His Divine grace and to cleanse my mind from vain thoughts, to pacify my suffering heart and heal its wounds, may He 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 me from eternal torment and may He 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 sins mine. 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.
(August 10)
Oh, 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, falling down, and tenderly saying: Bring us out of the ditch 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 warmth? intercessors for us sinners to Your Son, Christ our God, are not imams. We begged Him, Lady, to save us and grant us 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 the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, in the Trinity glorified and worshiped God, forever and ever. Amen.
(August 28)
Incomprehensible and All-Singing Wisdom of God, Sophia the Preeminent, virgin souls, that is, the Only Begotten Son, the Word of God, receive prayerful singing from unworthy and profane lips ours.
Even if it is written: the song is not sweet in the mouth of sinners, but the thief was saved by a word alone, the publican was justified by groaning, and the daughter of Canaan was healed by a mother’s petition, because of You, Lord, Good and Lover of Mankind, you enlighten those who come into the world, and forgive the sins of sinners, and fill the minds of the foolish, and make them wise, and teach souls thirsting for good words To yours, as to the Samaritans, you have given living water to drink, you have made the fornicator chaste, you have opened paradise to the thief, you are the Giver of all good things, and the Enlightener, and the Guardian of life, Christ our God, and to You we send glory and praise, honor and thanksgiving and glorification, and we do worship with Your Beginning Father, and with the Most Holy and Good, and with Your Life-giving Spirit, and with Your Most Holy and Immaculate Matter, our Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(January 2)
Zealous intercessor, Mother of the Lord Most High! You are the help and intercession of all Christians, especially in times of need. Look now from Thy holy height and 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 from the winds stormy and grievous tribulations for those who endure. Move all Orthodox Christians to salvation in the drowning waters, and reward those who strive for this with Your rich mercy and bounty. Behold, looking at Your image, You, who are mercifully present with us, 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 suffer. According to God, you are our Hope and Intercessor, and we trust in Typia, in ourselves, and in each other, and we commit our entire life to You forever and ever. Amen.
(October 28)
Oh, Most Holy Virgin Mary, Most Merciful Lady, Queen of Heaven and earth, every Christian home and family, Blesser of those who labor, inexhaustible blessings to those in need. wealth, orphans and widows and all people to the Nurse! To our Nourisher, who gave birth to the Nourisher of the universe and the Contester of our breads, You, Lady, send Your Motherly blessing to our city, to villages and fields, and to every house, in You is the hope of those who have it. 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 (ves), to houses and families and to every soul of Christians and to our whole country, intercede for peace and great mercy, and let us glorify Thee, our Most Gracious Nourisher and Nourisher, now and forever and ever. Amen.
(March 20, June 11)
Oh, Most Blessed Lady, Protector of the Christian race, refuge and salvation of those who flow to You! We know, truly we know, that we have greatly sinned and been angry, O Most Merciful Lady, the Son of God was born in the flesh of You: but I have given many images before those who angered Him. compassion: publicans, harlots and other sinners, to whom forgiveness of their sins was given, for the sake of repentance and confession. Thou art, therefore, imagining the images of those who have pardoned my sinful souls, and at the great mercy of God, which they have received, looking, I have dared, even I, a sinner, to resort with repentance to Thy benevolence. O All-Merciful Lady, give me a helping hand and ask Your Son and God, through 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, fervently loving Christian race, and the Helper of repentance. Truly, there is no other help and protection for a person than You, Most Gracious Lady, and no one was ashamed of trusting in You, and by You begging God, no one was left behind. For this reason, I pray to Your innumerable goodness: open the doors of Your mercy to me, who have gone astray and fallen into the depths of the depths; do not disdain me who is filthy, do not despise the sinner. my prayer, do not forsake me, the accursed one, as an evil enemy seeks to kidnap me into destruction, but pray for me, Your merciful Son and God, born of You, may my greatness forgive sins, and will deliver me from my destruction: as yes and I, with all those who have received forgiveness, I will sing and glorify the immeasurable mercy of God and Your unashamed intercession for me in this life and in the endless at the end. Amen.
(August 26)
Oh, Most Holy Lady, Lady Theotokos, you are above all Angels and Archangels and all the most honest creatures, you are the Helper of the offended, the hopeless, the poor Intercessor, consolation of the sad, Nurse of the hungry, clothing of the naked, healing of the sick, salvation of sinners, help and intercession for all Christians. O All-Merciful Lady, Virgin Mother of God, Lady, by Your mercy save and have mercy on Your servants, the Great Lord and Father of our Holy Patriarch (name of the rivers), and Reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, and all the priestly and monastic ranks, our God-protected country, military leaders, city governors and Christ-loving troops and well-wishers, and all Orthodox Christians, through the robe of Thy honest protection, and pray, O Lady, from Thee without the seed of the incarnate Christ our God, that He may gird us with His power from above on 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 fire and sword, from the presence of foreign and internecine warfare, and from vain death, and from the attack of the enemy, and from corrupting winds, and from deadly plagues, and from all evil. Grant, Lady, peace and health to Your servants, all Orthodox Christians, and enlighten their minds and the eyes of their hearts, even to salvation, and grant us sinners Thy servants, the Kingdom of Thy Son, Christ our God, for His power is blessed and glorified, with His Beginning Father, and with His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now, and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(9th Friday after Easter)
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, constant Prayer and Intercessor for us before God. Oh, our Most Blessed Mother, who adopted us all at the Cross of Your Son. We thank You, who has asked us for countless blessings through Your prayer. We thank You, who has given many of Your miraculous icons to our country. We thank You, who sent the wondrous icon of Tabynskaya to the Ural region in times of sorrow, who showed us Your great icon on the stone, we pray to You: our petrified hearts with the dew of prayers Soften yours. You who showed us Your mercy at the source of water, even though our bodily illnesses are healed, grant us streams of sorrowful tears and cleanse with them the mud of our sins. At the source of water, with Your holy icon, showing your blessing to this place, help us to fulfill the word of the Lord Your Son and to be the salt of the earth.
Who has revealed His face to us, darkened sinners, darkened by sin, enlighten the darkness of our sins and lead us to a quiet haven in the eternal abode prepared by the Lord for those who love Him. Amen.
(July 9)
We thank Thee, O Most Blessed and Most Pure, Most Blessed Virgin, Lady, Mother of Christ our God, for all Thy good deeds that 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 church from every slander of the enemy, and for the benefit of all Grant, now to those who come with faith and pray to Your servant, and to those who worship Your Most Holy Image, for You are blessed with the Son and God born of You, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(August 21)
Oh, Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, superior to the Cherubim and Seraphim and most holy of all saints! You, the All-Blessed One, at 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 today act according to Your ineffable mercy towards us. We bow down and pray to You before Your most pure image, O Blessed Family of our Intercessor: in this earthly journey, much sorrow and much rebellion, do not deprive us of Your intercession and protection sovereign. 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, yes, Having been cleansed from the filth of sin, we will be able to bring to the Creator the fruits of good deeds pleasing to Him and be honored with a peaceful Christian death and the right answer to the terrible and impartial Judge Him. Hey, All-Merciful Lady! In the hour of menace, mortals, most of all, show us Your powerful intercession, then speed up to help us, helpless, and with Your sovereign hand snatch us from the power of the fierce world ruler, for truly Your prayer can accomplish much before the Lord, and nothing is possible for Your intercession except if you please.
Moreover, we look at Your holy image with tenderness and before it, as if You were living with us, worshiping, with good hope, ourselves, and each other, and our whole life to You according to God We prayerfully commend and magnify You with our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who was born of You; to Him, with His Beginningless Father and the Most Holy Spirit, is due all glory, honor and worship, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(January 8)
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, all-good Son, all-good Mother, patroness of the reigning city and holy church of this, faithful to all who live in sins, sorrows, troubles and illnesses representative and intercessor! Do not despise the prayers of us, Thy unworthy servants, and beg Thy Son and our God, that He may grant to all of us, who with faith and tenderness worship before Thy miraculous image, everyone needs joy: for those who are in sorrow and sorrow, consolation, for those in need, mercy, for those in great distress, unexpected healing and strengthening. O Most Holy Lady, have mercy on all who honor Your honorable name and show to everyone Your all-powerful protection and intercession: make haste in every work pleasing to Your Son; Destroy every evil work; in bewilderment and difficult and dangerous circumstances, invisible help and admonition were sent down from heaven to those who find them. Raise babies, train young ones to be chaste, open their minds to accept every useful teaching.
Protect and preserve from domestic warfare and from enemies visible and invisible. Preserve marriages in love and like-mindedness and protect from enmity of half-bloods with peace and love. And give us all love, peace and piety, and health with long life. Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, create the lives of the angels and all the saints, so that everyone in Heaven and on earth may lead You as our steadfast and unashamed Representative, of the Christian race, and, most importantly, they glorify You and Your Son, with His Beginningless Father and His Consubstantial Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(July 11 and July 25)
Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Virgin, Mother of God Mary! We fall down and worship You before Your holy icon, remembering Your glorious miracle, which was revealed by the healing of the truncated right hand of the Venerable John of Damascus from the icon, His sign is still visible on her, 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 have heard, so do not despise us, who grieve and suffer from the wounds of many different passions, who zealously come running to You from a contrite soul. 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, or else You are not the one who has mercy on us, O 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 blamelessly, to walk unswervingly in all the commandments of the Lord, true repentance about Always bring our sins to God and be honored with a peaceful Christian death and a good answer at the Last Judgment of Your Son and our God, Whom we pray for us with the Mother’s prayer May He not condemn us according to our iniquity, but may He have mercy on us according to His greatness 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, the Lord Jesus Christ, who was born of You, To him belongs glory and power, honor and worship, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(July 1)
Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! We fall and bow to You before Your radiant image and humbly pray: forgive, O All-Merciful One, all our errors and all insults, whether in knowledge or ignorance, to Your Son and From his youth, our Savior was abundantly inflicted by failure to fulfill the commandments of His saints, neglect of sacred things, negligence in prayer and impatience in bearing our cross. Look at the thirst for salvation and weak labors and be with His little flock, who sinned greatly but remained faithful to Your Son, according to His unfaithful word, spoken in the Holy Gospel: “Do not be afraid, little flock: for it has been your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” O Life-giving Source of our consolation, we offer this humble prayer to You and ask Your Mother to intercede for us before the Throne of our Heavenly Father.
Do not deprive us of this blessed Kingdom for our many sins, for we are like nothing external and self-loving, proud and vain, neither the glorious achievements of the world, nor virtue, with accomplished by secret self-admiration, neither degrees, nor ranks, nor even the monastic title itself will be able to usher us into the Kingdom of Heaven, only a pure heart and a contrite and humble spirit, for many prayerful works bestowed by the Holy Spirit. Help us to spend the remaining days of our lives in spirit and truth to worship Your Son, Merciful Mother of God, and, having acquired unhypocritical love for God and neighbor, to fulfill this the first commandment of the Lord, the only one that leads to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Regardless of our unworthiness, grant us to become children of God by grace and inherit eternal life with all who have pleased God in repentance, and bring us in, Mother of God, by the stripes of Your Son Jesus Pretihago into His Heavenly Palace, in order to eternally glorify and glorify the Most Honorable and Magnificent Name of the All-Holy Trinity of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit now and forever and ever. Amen.
(August 10)
Oh, Lady Theotokos, my soul's delight, from my withered heart a God-flowing stream, my darkened mind, bright lamp, my lazy will to the Guide, strength for my weaknesses, endowment for nakedness, wealth for poverty, powerful and quick healing for incurable wounds, drying of tears, quenching of sobs, transformation of troubles, relief of illnesses, release of 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 the 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 cowardly, bring the erring to reason, look upon and protect the widows and the orphans, pour out riches on all those who love and hate us Your mercy.
And at the end of my life, at the time of my exodus from the body, be my Representative: soften mortal illness, quench melancholy and lead my poor soul to the eternal abode, so that The dark force will take me and drag me 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 need joy and consolation. 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.
(October 20, 7th Sunday of Easter, June 3, July 6, September 8)
Oh, Most Blessed Virgin Mary and Lady! Mother of all those who suffer and are sick at heart! Our country and city to the Protector! Abodes of Pskov-Pechersk beauty and glory! Look upon us, humble, burdened with many sins, aggravated by sorrows and sorrows, and looking with contrition and tears at Your most pure face, revealed in the miraculous icon. Preserve this holy monastery from all evil, and the venerable Cornelius and the elders Mark and Jonah entrust to you and all who labor in it in faith and hope. Save this city, and all the people who live faithfully and resort to You, from the invasion of foreigners, from all fear and cowardice, from pestilence and famine, from evil people and all kinds of sorrow. Reach out to us with Your mercy, as You graciously touched Your Divine face to the cheek of the Infant God.
Warm us with the breath of Your love and never leave us, neither in this life nor in the future, so that by trusting Your all-powerful Motherly help, we will be able to safely reach eternal life and glorify the Heavenly Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, glorifying God in the Trinity, forever and ever. Amen.
(on All Saints Sunday)
Oh, 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. We know no other refuge and warm intercession than You, but because we have boldness in Him who was born of You, help and save us through Your prayers, so that we may reach without stumbling The Kingdom of Heaven, where together with all the saints we will sing praises to the One God in the Trinity, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(May 16, August 28)
Oh, Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary, our Pechersk praise and adornment, protection and intercession, true Lady of Your chosen destiny; accept us, Thy unworthy servants, who offer wretched prayer with faith and love before Thy wonderful image; May you mercifully visit our sinful life, enlightening it with the light of repentance, and bring Your heavenly joy to us, burdened with many sorrows, and bless us forever glorify You in peace and piety in the monastery of the Caves, and here, having passed the path of our life without blemish, with Your help we will achieve eternal joy in the light of the saints and Our God-bearing fathers Anthony and Theodosius and all the saints of Pechersk, and with one mouth and heart let us sing to You and Your Eternal Son, with His Beginning Father and By His Most Holy, All-Good, Life-Giving and Consubstantial Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
(February 7)
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 receptacle of all holiness and grace, in him, by the good will of God and the Father, co-operating with the Holy Spirit, the fulfillment of the Divinity took residence in 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 martyrs natural and wondrous courage, Champion of ascetic struggles and Giver of victory, who prepares for the ascetic crowns and eternal and divine rewards, exceeding all honor, the honor and glory of the venerables, infallible Wayfinder and Teacher of silence, the door of revelations and spiritual secrets, the source of light, the gate of eternal life, the inexhaustible river of mercy, the inexhaustible sea of all Godly 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 brokenness of our souls and bodies, scatter the visible and invisible enemies, make us an unworthy pillar of strength in the face of our enemies, weapons of war, a strong militia, Voivode and irresistible Champion: show us Your ancient and wondrous mercies today, let our enemies be taken away from iniquity, for Your Son and One God is King and Master, for You truly are Theotokos, who gave birth to the True God in the flesh, as all things are possible to You, and if you were willing, O Lady, you would grant all this power in Heaven and on earth, and to grant every request, The essence is useful to everyone: health for those who are sick, and peace and good swimming for those in the sea.
Let me travel and save those who are traveling, save the captives from bitter slavery, comfort the sad, alleviate poverty and all other bodily suffering: freedom for all from mental illnesses and Thy invisible passions of intercession and instruction, so that the path of sowing our temporary lives is blameless and without stumbling, we will inherit through You this eternal blessing in the Kingdom Heavenly. 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 battle, and turn away every righteous wrath against us, through the good will and grace of the Only Begotten Son and Your God, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, with His Beginning Father, and with By His ever-present and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(March 27 and August 29)
Oh, 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 to bless us sinners and unworthy, be freed from sins and passions of soul and body, and the world will 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 suffering bodily, and grant 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: deliver me from famine, destruction, coward, flood, 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 princes of this century, grant us to stand at the right hand of Christ at the Last Judgment, and make us heirs of eternal blessings, so that we may 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.
(May 8, September 30)
To You, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, we resort to Your unworthy servants: For You, Most Gracious, are the only gentle and powerful One to Your Son, Christ our God, for us sinners, Intercessor and Unshameful Representative. Weigh how much we bitterly regretted His goodness at the transgression of His Divine commandments. For we have not created sin, which we do not need, have not created, having rejected all fear, for this reason, for the sake of the Spirit of grace and the gift of natural sonship, we reject and are worthy of all aversion and execution. let us be created. Weigh, O Most Blessed Intercessor, that we have committed our actions unworthy of Your mercy and gifts. Because You, Lady Theotokos, at the request of Your Son and our God labored, promising You, Most Pure One, correction from the evil ones, only Your swearing to Him for us, sinners, representation and intercession is for nothing, imputation, ungratefulness and maliciousness.
Now you bear shame and are worthy below to look at Your most pure image, before it appears. But, oh the light of our souls, the bright mirror of God’s goodness! And we know, since Your boldness can be more motherly to Christ our God, we know, like no one else, resorting to You, O Compassionate One, with repentance and tenderness, You were put to shame, or calling to You, Most Pure One, was not heard from You; for Your Son, the Bride of God, honors You as His Mother, mercifully accepting Your prayers.
For this reason, we are horrified to look up to the Light of Your terrible and God-like glory, the eyes of our souls are defiled, both the tribes of our souls and bodies, we bow down to You, God-blessed Mary, as our Mother and Queen: have mercy on us, Thy unneeded servants, and, by the weight of fate, seek the lost, enlighten our minds with Thy light The knowledge of God, yes, illumine the essence of it, we will cut off every evil thought and every shameless act to the end, but let us love the commandments of the Lord with all our hearts and begin to walk in them blamelessly. Stop the heretical rebellion, gather the scattered, return those who have gone astray into the one flock of Your Son, Christ our God, support old age, bring understanding to the young, protect widows and orphans, Heal the sick, protect our country with peace and keep it unshakable forever, and grant us all success in faith and good deeds throughout the length of days.
Before our departed fathers and brothers rest in the blessed heavens and villages of the righteous, with them receive and join us all in repentance and confession, and we too, our Most Blessed One Intercessor, Mother of God and Lady, save beings through Your intercession, praising You, let us glorify with all the saints the most honorable and most holy name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the One in To the Trinity glorified God, now, and ever, and unto ages. Amen.
(October 1)
Oh, Most Holy Lady Queen Theotokos, the highest of all heavenly powers and the holiest of all saints! We fall and worship You before Your all-honorable and wholesome image, remembering Your wondrous appearance to the sick cleric Vincent, and fervently pray to You, the all-powerful one of our race intercessor and helper: just as in ancient times she gave healing to that cleric, so now heal our souls and bodies, sick with the wounds of sins and manifold passions, deliver us from all misfortunes, misfortunes, sorrows and eternal condemnation, save us from soul-destroying teachings and unbelief, from flattering and arrogant attacks of invisible enemies, give us a Christian death, painless, peaceful, shameless, I will partake of the Holy Mysteries and 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 ones of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Amen.
(March 19)
Oh, All-Merciful Lady, Queen Theotokos, chosen from all generations and blessed by all generations, heavenly and earthly! Look mercifully at these people standing before Your holy icon, earnestly praying to You and act as Your intercession and intercession with Your Son and our God, and no one else he will depart from the place of this hope, empty and disgraced in his hope; but let everyone receive from You everything according to the good intention of his heart, according to his need and desire, for the salvation of the soul and the health of the body. Pray, Merciful Lady, the most heavenly God, that He may always preserve His holy Church, strengthen our Orthodox bishops with His highest blessing, protect and protect us with peace His word of truth grants the saints of his church whole, healthy, honest, long-lived and rightly ruling, from all visible and invisible enemies with all Orthodox He will mercifully deliver Christians and in Orthodoxy and firmly preserve the faith until the end of the ages.
Look with mercy, O All-Singing One, and look upon Your merciful intercession for our entire All-Russian kingdom, our reigning cities, this city and this holy church, and pour out Your rich mercy on her, for You are the all-powerful Helper and Intercessor of us all. Bow down to the prayers of all Your servants who flow here to this holy icon of Yours, hear the sighs and voices with which Your servants pray in the holy church family If both a non-believer and a foreigner, walking and passing here, pray, hear, O child-loving Lady, and do this love for mankind and mercifully, even to help him and to salvation. Guide the hardened and scattered hearts in our countries on the path of truth. Those who have fallen away from the pious faith, turn back and reconnect with Your saints in the Orthodox Catholic Church.
In the families of all people and in our brethren, protect and maintain peace, establish brotherhood and humility in the young, support old age, instruct adolescence, make courage, orphans and Intercede for widows, oppressed and comfort and protection in the midst of sorrows, raise babies, heal the sick, free captives, protecting us from all evil with goodness Yours and comfort with Your merciful visit and all those who benefit us. Grant, O Good One, fruitfulness to the earth, prosperity to the air, and all the gifts that are timely and useful for our benefit, through your omnipotent intercession before the All-Holy Life-Giving Trinity, together with the holy chosen saints Eya Cyril and Methodius. Fathers and mothers who have departed before, our brothers and sisters, and all who from ancient times have fallen to Thy holy icon, this rest in the villages of the saints, in a brighter place, in a greener place, a calmer place, where there is no sorrow and sighing.
When our departure from this life and transmigration to eternal life arrives, appear to us, O Most Blessed Virgin, and grant the Christian death of our life painless, I will not be ashamed, I will partake of peace and the Holy Mysteries, and in the future we will all be honored, together with all the saints, with endless blissful lives in the kingdom of the beloved Son Yours, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.
(September 14)
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of Christ our God, 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, we are immersed in sins and overwhelmed by sorrows, Looking at Your image, as if You were living with us, we offer our humble prayers, not to the Imams for any other help, nor any other intercession and consolation, but to You, O Mother of all who mourn and are burdened. Help us, the weak, quench our sorrow, guide us, the lost, on the right path, heal our painful hearts and save the hopeless. Grant us to spend the rest of our lives in peace and repentance, grant us a Christian death, and at the Last Judgment of Your Son, the merciful Representative will appear to us, so that we may always eat, We magnify and glorify Thee, as the Good Intercessor of the Christian race, with all those who have pleased God. Amen.
(April 29)
Most Holy Theotokos, save us!
Oh, Most Holy Lady, my Lady, Mother of God, 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 those who sleep, cover and step in. 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.
Oh, 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 Mother of God: do not despise our prayers in sorrow, but deliver us from troubles, O One Pure and Blessed One.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us! Amen.
(July 18)
Oh, Most Pure Lady Theotokos, Our Most Honorable Mother Abbess of all Orthodox holy monasteries of monastic life, in the Holy Mount Athos and throughout the entire universe! Accept our humble prayer and bring it to our all-generous God, may He save our souls with His grace. Look at us with Your merciful eye and accomplish our salvation in the Lord Himself, for without the mercy of our Savior and Your holy intercession for us, we will not be able to complete our repentance. salvation, as if our life is in shambles in the vanities of the world, for the time of the harvest of Christ is approaching and the day of the Last Judgment has come.
We, the damned, are perishing in the abyss of sinful negligence for our sake, according to what was said from the holy fathers, the first angels in the flesh of life, like the last monastics through negligence their lives will become like that of a worldly man, which has come true today, for our last monasticism floats with its life in the sea of life, in the midst of great storms and bad weather, for our saint the abodes abide in prayer, for for the sake of our sins the all-righteous Judge our Lord Jesus Christ was so pleased, but we, unworthy, are not imams, where should we bow our heads.
Oh, our sweetest Mother Abbess! Gather us, the scattered flock of Christ, together and save Orthodox monasticism of the last century of this, and grant all Orthodox Christians a heavenly life with the angels and all saints in the Kingdom of Christ our God, to Him be honor and glory, with His Beginning Father and with His Most Holy, Good and Life-giving Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
Notes:
1Bo - for, because.
4 Ulcer - wound, blow.
5 Calm down - make it easier; pacification - cessation.
6 Take away - take away, take, remove, cancel, rid.
7Here - here.
8Intercession - defense.
9Spooruchnitsa - mediator, guarantor, intercessor.
10Recovery of the lost—salvation of the lost (those who have sinned); letters finding the missing.
11Look, look down - look down, pay attention, condescend, show mercy.
12Compunction - sadness, contrition, regret.
13Passion - suffering, poverty, miserable condition, passion, enslaving desire, attraction.
14Have, imam - have, be able to, accept.
15Vesi (from the verb vedati) - you know, you understand.
16Forever - always, constantly.
17Generosity is compassion, mercy.
18Esi (2l., singular verb. being) - is.
19Ubo - therefore, therefore, then.
20 To make worthy - to merit, to make worthy.
21Ideje - where, when.
22Omnipotent - omnipotent.
23 From ancient times - from ancient times.
24 It has come to this day, until now.
25 (O) even - so that, what, if, when.
26The whole thing is a village, a village, a village.
27 A coward is an earthquake.
28The right to rule is to interpret correctly.
29He who brings healing is the one who gives healing.
30Also - if, even and - even, even if.
31Except - except.
32Prosperity of the air - good weather, favorable climate.
33 Also - because, for this reason.
34 At the right hand - on the right, on the right hand.
35Vyshshi (compare step to high) - the most exalted, standing spiritually higher.
36The most honest is the highest in honor.
37Hope is hope.
38Famine is famine.
39Power - strength, power, domination.
40In fear - in fear.
41Looking is providence, providence.
42 Existing - existing (from the verb being).
43To drive away - to drive away.
44 Those who are present are oppressors.
45Probaviti - continue, extend.
46Nesmy - not (literally - “is not” - the form of the verb to be with negation).
47The essence is (3l., plural of the verb to be).
48To surprise is to reveal something amazing, to make it wonderful, to glorify.
49More - more, better, higher.
50 He who demands is one who needs.
51All-merciful - omnipotent.
52Honest - honored, precious, dear.
53 To everyone - to everyone.
54Ocular diseases - eye diseases.
55 All-sung - praised by everyone.
56Irreversible - not shameful.
57 Sweetest - sweet, beloved.
58Yu - her (V.p. from the place. she).
59A great name is a glorious name.
60Pretend - 1. join, strive; 2. change, become different.
61Circumstances - disasters, adversity.
62Everyone - everyone, everyone, anyone.
63Blottion - destruction, elimination.
64Ве́мъ - I know (present tense 1 liter unit h. verb leadi). We know - we know.
65Tochiyu - only.
66Zane - because.
67Obache - however, however, but.
68Tongues are nations.
69 Orphan - poor.
70Strange - 1. stranger, stranger; 2. wanderer, stranger, homeless; 3. unknown, incredible.
71 Nurture - guide, manage.
72 Volishi - you want, you want.
73Kima - what kind.
74Nikolizhe - never.
75Inputs and outputs are all the actions and actions of someone.
76 Unglamorous - pure, undefiled, free from temptation.
77Skillful - proven, worthy of approval.
78 Warm - hot, zealous.
79Zrak - appearance, image.
80Eliko - how much, everything.
81Blaze (from “good”) - good, good, righteous.
82Pissing - sucking, i.e. infant
83Earner - sinking, sinking, sinking.
84 He who has spent, who has outlived, who has spent, who has squandered.
85Hodegetria - Guidebook.
86Souz - union, bonds.
87Mirror - mirror.
88To be named - to be named, to be called.
89Sitse - thus, thus.
90In other words, that is, in other words, in other words.
91Before - for, because.
92Buiy - unreasonable, stupid.
93 Timing is dirt.
94Tina - dirt.
95Below satisfied - not suitable, not sufficient.
96For the world to die—for the world to die in this way.
97 Sonification - adoption, sonship.
98I will always take it out.
99Okalyakhom (from “to scourge”) - desecrated, disfigured.
100Monasi - monks.