Text of the akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her icon “The Burning Bush”
Kontakion 1
To the chosen Voivode, the Most Pure and God-Delighted Virgin Theotokos, whose fiery icons, by the appearance of Her, delighted the Church of Christ and with it, protecting the faithful from the fiery blaze, we proclaim a praiseworthy song; But You, O Mother of God, the Burning Bush we call, as having an invincible power and much mercy, hasten to help us who demand Your intercession, and free those who call upon You from all troubles:
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Ikos 1
To the Queen of the Angels and to all creation, the Lady Lady Theotokos, who receives the singing of praise from the angelic faces, grant us, earthly and earthly, to lift up to You the voices of praise of thanksgiving for Your great mercy to the human race. And even if we are not worthy to sing to You according to our heritage, yet You, as you are good, do not disdain our insufficient praises and, as Your Son mercifully accepted two mites of widows, so graciously hear us, crying out to You with tenderness:
Rejoice, who bore the Fire of the Divine in Your womb without burning; Rejoice, you who gave birth to the Savior of fallen humanity.
Rejoice, having abolished the power of hell by Your most honorable Nativity; Rejoice, you who freed Adam and Eve from the ancient curse.
Rejoice, thou who served immaculately for the incarnation of the One of the Trinity; Rejoice, you who without seed embodied the Creator of heaven and earth.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 2
Seeing Moses on Sinai a bush burning with fire and not being consumed, he was horrified, and behold, a Divine voice came to him from the bush: Break the boots from your feet: for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.
To this we listen, and we, in humility, confess the mystery of the incarnation of God the Word from the Most Pure Virgin, the miracle of the burning bush, foreshadowed, and with fear we worship the place of the appearance of God, calling to the Creator of all: Alleluia. Ikos 2
The human mind cannot comprehend the mystery of God’s vision, from the foundation of the world the redemption of fallen humanity was predetermined in the eternal Council of the Trinitarian Divinity, both prophets of God inspired by the Holy Spirit, from afar foreseeing the miracle of miracles, as if the Creator would take on the form of a slave, saving even the work of His hands from destruction eternal, I proclaim the types and prophecies that are not false, that the redemption of the human race will be accomplished by the promised Redeemer, to whom You, the All-Pure One, having given flesh to each other, have been vouchsafed to be the Mother of Your Lord, inspiring us to cry out to You:
Rejoice, fiery chamber on the seated cherubim; Rejoice, luminous spoon of the Commanding Seraphim.
Rejoice, bed of the great King at the top of the mountain of heaven; Rejoice, animated throne of the Possessor of things above and below.
Rejoice, O sacred ark of the Divine, Greater Holy of Holies; Rejoice, all-golden one, in Neizha the saving manna has been prepared, the flesh and blood of the Divine Lamb.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 3
Acting by the power of the Most High, bestowing upon the Lady, you tame the power of the fiery nature with Your holy icon and work many miracles with it in the universe;
In the same way, the Christian race pleases You with voices of praise and in sudden troubles, especially during a fiery ignition, flows to You in prayer, receiving timely help from You. For this reason, we cry out in gratitude to Christ, the King of glory who glorified You: Alleluia. Ikos 3
Having great love for people redeemed by the honest blood of Your Son and God, Most Pure Mother of God, you received from Him the power to build and cover the Christian race; You are the helper of sinners’ repentance before the Creator, the hope of salvation for the unreliable, ambulance for the needy, sovereign retribution for the lost, and protection for the whole world. To you, our merciful and benevolent intercessor, we repay love with love, and humbly say:
Rejoice, universal joy, whose tears are taken away from the eyes of the suffering and mourning; Rejoice, kindly refuge, in Nemzhe they are saved when overwhelmed by the storm of passions of the sea of life.
Rejoice, all-powerful quencher of the righteous wrath of God moving against us; Rejoice, thou who extinguishes the flame of fire with the dew of Thy prayers before the Throne of the Almighty.
Rejoice, preserving Thy heavenly intercession from thunder and lightning; Rejoice, Thy holy help which is given in good time to every soul who prays faithfully to Thee.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 4
When a firestorm suddenly comes upon us and the flames of hail and weight engulf us, then, O All-Merciful Lady, hasten to help us who are helpless and protect us with Your honest icon and deliver us from the fiery punishment that we have created, for our sins are worthy, for You are the sinners. Imams, unashamed intercessor, we place our trust in You and, glorifying the power of Your prayers, we call the Savior of the world born of You: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
We hear and see the great miracles that come from Your icon, Our All-Good Queen, which You have given us as consolation and protection in misfortunes; Therefore, the all-consuming fire is exhausted in its strength before the gracious power of Your most pure image, as many times we have seen and experienced the Burning Bush, naming You in the image of this Your image and singing before it with voices of praise:
Rejoice, never-ending prayer to Christ God, bowing His mercy to us; Rejoice, you avert God's punishment for our iniquities from our heads.
Rejoice, Thy honorable robe that preserves us from all misfortunes; Rejoice, protecting our dwellings from fire and thunder with the maternal cover of Your bounties.
Rejoice, all-merciful hearer of the voices of our prayers in sorrow and situation; Rejoice, our sovereign helper in the days of difficult trials.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 5
The God-bearing star, Your all-honorable icon, the Virgin Mary, throughout the world of many miracles, gracefully shines and enlightens human souls and hearts to the knowledge of the greatness of Your mercy, with whom You cover and intercede the Christian race, like a merciful Mother.
For this, rejoicing, we thank Christ God, You, Your Mother according to the flesh, and Who has given us as Mother according to the spirit, and we call to Him with deep emotion: Alleluia. Ikos 5
We see Your icon, O Lady, as truly an unburnt bush, unburnt by fire, and with its presence making human dwellings inflammable; For You have been given grace from above to tame the power of the fiery nature, the Fire of the Divine in Your womb without burning. The sowing of grace and Your most pure image appeared, and from the faithful it was called the Burning Bush, which we honor splendidly and cry out in praise to You:
Rejoice, Unquenchable Holy One, ever-burning in Your prayers at the Throne of the Lord; Rejoice, igniting the fire of God's love and our cold hearts.
Rejoice, thou who coolest the heat of our passions in the shade of Thy prayers; Rejoice, in the hour of sorrow and bewilderment, you send down to us thoughts that are beneficial to your soul.
Rejoice, in times of our helplessness, when we are in need and there is no helper imams, who hastens to help us; Rejoice, in times of sudden misfortunes, by Your sovereign hand you snatch us from destruction.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 6
The Church of Christ preaches Your miracles, O Mother of God, as the sand of the sea and the stars of heaven multiply;
from the east to the west your name is praised for miracles and there is no city or country where you have not accomplished the power of God for the deliverance and salvation, enlightenment and healing of people named after Christ, especially through your holy icons you are accustomed to work miracles, pouring out from them streams of mercy and generosity to needy and sick humanity. For this reason, let us glorify You with spiritual songs, and cry out to Your Son and our God: Alleluia. Ikos 6
You shone in the light of divine glory, the Virgin of the Virgin Mary, holding the eternal Child of the Lord Jesus Christ in Your hand and surrounded by the face of angelic powers, as we see You depicted in the icon, the Mosaic Burning Bush, mysteriously named, from whom you bestowed gifts of grace upon the faithful, from fire and You save thunder, you heal the sick, you console the grieving, and you send down to everyone all that is good and beneficial for your soul, so that silent voices sing to you:
Rejoice, for Neizha the angelic council and the human race rejoice and triumph; Rejoice, whose glory surpasses earthly and heavenly praises.
Rejoice, thou who, from the heights on high, watches over the entire Mother Universe with Thy love; Rejoice, visiting the earthly vale of many sorrows through Your good deeds.
Rejoice, because of Your innumerable goodness you do not abandon the despised and rejected; Rejoice, through Your compassion you snatch away the hopeless from the pit of destruction.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 7
Although the Lord has shown His love for people redeemed by His blood, He has given us His Immaculate Mother for protection and protection, and created this kind refuge for every Christian soul, grieving and embittered, in need of help and mercy.
Leading such merciful service of Yours to the human race, the All-Blessed Lady, we raise our eyes to You in sorrow and stretch out our hands in prayer, asking for the only consolation from You, that You may save us by Your intercession from temporary and eternal sorrows and make us worthy to sing on the living lands in the joy of the saints To God: Alleluia. Ikos 7
Thou hast marvelously glorified Thy holy icon, the Burning Bush, called the Virgin Mother of God, with miracles, by which Thou preservest the cities and weights from the burning of fiery and lightning thunder, and blesseth the houses of the faithful, in which the likeness of Thy most pure face is reverently honored. For this reason, since the gift is valuable, Your gracious image is joyfully accepted, we honor You with due worship, and we dutifully please You with these blessings:
Rejoice, alabaster of healing, containing medicine for every ailment; Rejoice, world-maker of the fragrance of Christ, which has fragrant fallen humanity.
Rejoice, you who loosen the bonds of sin for the repentant sinner; Rejoice, captives of passions, crushing those who strive for purity.
Rejoice, tender joy of virgins and mothers; Rejoice, compassionate care for widows and orphans.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 8
It is strange to see that your icon, Lady, written on a tablet and by its nature subject to fiery action, reveals unnatural power and tames the power of fire with its presence.
Recognizing in this the power of God and the effect of Your prayers, we magnify You, the Creator of all Gods, who for joy and consolation has given us Your miraculous image and thus saves us from fiery burning, and let us always call Him with gratitude and praise: Alleluia. Ikos 8
The whole Christian world glorifies Your most blessed name, Mary Theotokos, and it is sweet and comforting for every faithful to look upon Your most pure likeness, to which You are accustomed to show many and glorious miracles. Behold, we, the humble ones, see Your holy icon, we worship it splendidly and kiss it with love, expecting from it the help and intercession of Your sovereign, especially in times of our helplessness, when sin for our sake suddenly finds a fiery ignition on us, may we be saved by You from the destructive flame, we cry out to You with grateful lips:
Rejoice, tabernacle of God the Word not made with hands, surpassing the cherubim and the seraphim in holiness and purity; Rejoice, thou in a light cloud of the Sun of righteousness, Who came from heaven to the earthly, and brought them to heaven with Him.
Rejoice, thou who hast opened the doors of heaven to fallen humanity with Thy Holy Nativity; Rejoice, uniting heaven and earth together, singing ceaseless praise to You and to Him who was born of You.
Rejoice, Divine source, flowing out the Water of life, those who drink from unworthiness do not die; Rejoice, blessed vine that has grown into the grape of salvation, the wine of immortality that is drawn by man.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 9
Thy glory surpasses all praise, Most Blessed and Glorified Mother of our Lord;
for they are perplexed and mindless of the incorporeality of singing Thee according to our inheritance, moreover, it is inconvenient for us earthly and earthly to eat this, but we are overcome by love for You, we dare to bring You all possible singing of praise and thanksgiving for Your great mercy to the human race, whom You have loved and to whom You have not ceased to do good. , striving at every age of the faithful to cry out to the Savior Christ born of You: Alleluia. Ikos 9
The Vitas of humanity are exhausted from comprehending the great mystery of Your ever-virginity, O Mother of God, which the Lord hid from the wise of this age and by faith revealed to the humble and reverent, inquisitive trials to strangers, from whom the Virgin is preached Orthodoxy and undoubtedly before Christmas and at Christmas and after Christmas. Accept then, O Mother and Virgin, our all-soulful confession about this and strengthen us to follow You with an immaculate life and purity of heart, so that we may be able to gladly sing to You the songs of the blue:
Rejoice, snow-white crescent of virginity and purity, unfadingly blooming mountain; Rejoice, thou who invisibly guides the living to virginity and purity.
Rejoice, you who wonderfully combined motherhood and virginity in Yourself; Rejoice, having kept both Yourself immaculate and holy.
Rejoice, leader of the monastic faces in virginity pleasing to God; Rejoice, leader of the virgin regiments in purity of soul and body.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 10
Having arranged the salvation of mankind, One of the Trinity deigned to be incarnate of You, the Bride of God, the Lady, having glorified human nature by sitting at the right hand of the Father on the throne of the Divine, like the Only Begotten Son, Who also became Your Son in the flesh and glorified You with Himself with glory that exceeded all glory, even Overshadowed by kindness, you do not mercifully forget the human race, but prayerfully intercede before the Creator, in the One Trinity, for all those who faithfully sing praises to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
You are the wall of a virgin face and a monastic cathedral, the Virgin Mary, and everyone who earnestly flocks to You in prayer, and reverently honors Your holy icon; You alone have been granted from the Lord the grace of universal intercession and the faithful in virginity and purity of affirmation. In the same way, zealots of an immaculate life, under Your Mother’s cover, run from the storm of passions and find peace of mind, crying out to You:
Rejoice, great patron of pious monks and nuns and warm intercessor to God for them; Rejoice, ever-present helper and spiritual guide in the midst of the world of God’s servants.
Rejoice, teacher of chastity and abstinence to young people; Rejoice, peace and joy for the reverent elders.
Rejoice, thou who overshadows the homes and families of Christians with Thy good protection; Rejoice, thou who makes every age of the faithful worthy of Thy merciful care.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 11
The holy Church of Christ, the All-Singing Lady, continually brings you songs of praise, proclaiming your mercies and miracles, in whose image the whole universe has been enriched.
Truly, who, like You, is quick to listen to our prayer requests? But you are also accustomed to precede the petition, to be merciful and gracious to those who require Your holy help, so as not to deprive us, the humble, who at this hour sing to the glory of Your name and cry out to God: Alleluia. Ikos 11
Your luminous icon, the Most Pure Mother of God, enlightens our souls darkened by sins with the radiance of Divine miracles, in which we recognize the power of God’s omnipotence and Your innumerable mercy, ever ready to assist us in repentance and conversion from evil deeds to the path of salvation. We pray to You, O All-Merciful One, do not leave us to go astray in the wilds of sins and passions, but lead us to a quiet refuge of a pious and God-pleasing life, so that we may worthily bring You these sung gifts:
Rejoice, our invisible enemies, who pray with Thy cheerful prayer; Rejoice, you who do not allow us to be possessed by the violence of this mortal body.
Rejoice, for the devils fear and tremble in Thy holy name; Rejoice, for Thy honorable icon drives away all the power of the devil with its presence.
Rejoice, strengthening ascetics of piety in spiritual warfare against the enemies of human salvation; Rejoice, at the hour of death, helping those who have love and faith in You.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 12
We partake of the grace of God, confessing Your holy icon, God-blessed Virgin, and brightly celebrating the feast of its appearance;
In the image of this burning bush, having appeared, the action also shows its miracles, preserving our homes from the fiery flame and preserving our homes with its presence. For this reason, like a shield and visor, we praise You, our sovereign helper, with song praises and cry out to our Savior born of You: Alleluia. Ikos 12
We sing to You, Mother of God, our only hope and hope, we confess Your mercy, we do not hide Your miracles, we glorify Your innumerable goodness to the Christian race, we bless Your holy name, which truly is the myrrh poured out to those who love You, filling pious souls with a spiritual fragrance. Bless us too, O Lady, who stink with sinful passions, and grant us with a pure heart and undefiled lips to cry out to You:
Rejoice, you who exude sweet and soul-saving myrrh, with which God-loving hearts are anointed; Rejoice, healing ailments of soul and body with a single touch of Your holy icon.
Rejoice, good guide, who guides repentant sinners to the path of pleasure and salvation; Rejoice, thou who by the ladder of virtues leads the ascetics of Christ to the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Rejoice, you who crown humble and patient sufferers with grace-filled consolation; Rejoice, you who innocently delight the expelled and persecuted with the anticipation of the bliss of heaven.
Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 13
Oh, all-sung Mother, who gave birth to all saints, the most holy Word and the Burning Bush, called by us unworthy! Listen to the voice of our prayers and songs, which we earnestly offer up to You before Your holy icon, and through Your warm prayer to the Lord of the temporal and eternal fire, deliver us who praise Your name and glorify Your miracles, crying out to Your Son and our God: Alleluia.
This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “To the Queen of Angels...” and the 1st kontakion to “The Chosen Governor...”.
Prayer
O Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! We fall down and worship You before Your holy and most honorable icon, which has worked wondrous and glorious miracles, saved our dwellings from fiery flames and lightning thunder, healed the sick, and fulfilled all our good requests for good. We humbly pray to You, the omnipotent Intercessor of our family, to grant us, weak and sinners, Your maternal participation and care. Save and preserve, O Lady, under the roof of Your mercy, our God-protected country, its authorities and army, the Holy Church, this temple (or: this monastery) and all of us who fall to You with faith and love and tenderly ask with tears for Your intercession. She, the All-Merciful Lady, have mercy on us, overwhelmed by many sins and not having the courage to ask Christ God for mercy and forgiveness, but we offer you to Him for supplication, His Mother according to the flesh; But You, All-Good One, extend Your God-receiving hand to Him and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us forgiveness of our sins, a pious peaceful life, a good Christian death and a good answer at His Last Judgment. At the hour of God’s menacing visitation, when our houses are set on fire or we are frightened by lightning thunder, show us your merciful intercession and sovereign help, so that we may be saved by your omnipotent prayers to the Lord, we will escape God’s temporary punishment here and we will inherit the eternal bliss of paradise there, and with all with the saints let us sing the Most Honorable and Magnificent name of the worshiped Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy to us forever and ever. Amen.
In Rus', the image of the Mother of God, the Burning Bush, has been known since 1390. It came to the Slavic lands from the east - it was brought by the monks of the Sinai monastery as a gift to the grand-ducal family. Over the centuries, the icon has undergone significant compositional changes and has become the most complex image of the Mother of God in symbolic interpretation.
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Kontakion 1
In the chosen Voivode, the Most Pure and God-Delighted Virgin Mother of God, the fiery icons of Her appearance gladdened the Church of Christ and protected her from the fiery blaze in Earnest, laudable singing. But You, O Mother of God, the Burning Kupino, called by us, as having an invincible power and much mercy, hasten to help us, who demand Your intercession, and from all the troubles of freedom of those calling Ty:
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Ikos 1
And the angels, the Queen and all creation, the Lady Lady Theotokos, who receives the song of praise from the angelic faces of grief, give us, earthly and earthly, grace to lift up to There are voices of praise and thanksgiving to You for Your great mercy towards the human race. And even if we are unworthy to sing to You according to our heritage, you, as the Good One, do not disdain our unsatisfactory praises, and as Your Son, the widow’s two mites are dear You are most welcome, so kindly hear us crying to You with tenderness:
Rejoice , who bore the Fire of the Divine in Your womb without burning; Rejoice, you who gave birth to the Savior of fallen humanity. Rejoice, thou who abolished the power of hell by Thy most pure Nativity; Rejoice, you who freed Adam and Eve from the ancient curse. Rejoice, thou who served immaculately in the incarnation of the One of the Trinity; Rejoice, you who without seed embodied the Creator of heaven and earth.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 2
While Moses was going to Sinai, the bush, which was burning with fire and was not consumed, was horrified, and suddenly a Divine voice came to him from the bush: “Take the boot from off your foot, for where you are standing.” "Hey, the land is holy." Having listened to this, we too, the humble mystery of the incarnation of God the Word from the Most Pure Virgin, symbolized by the miracle of the burning bush, we confess and with fear we worship the place of appearance Nya of God, calling to the Creator of all: And liluia.
Ikos 2
The human mind cannot comprehend the mystery of God’s vision, from the creation of the world the redemption of fallen humanity predetermined in the eternal council of the poststatic Divinity, both inspired by the Holy Spirit, the holy prophets of God from afar foresee a miracle, a miracle, as the Creator will perceive the slave’s eye, although he will save the work of His hands from eternal destruction, I proclaim the types and prophecies that are not false, that the redemption of the human race will be accomplished by the promised Redeemer. To whom You, O All-Pure One, having given flesh to each other, You were deemed worthy to be the Mother of Your Lord, who inspires us to cry out to You:
Rejoice , fiery chamber upon the seated cherubs; Rejoice, luminous spoon of the Commander Seraphim. Rejoice, bed of the Great King at the top of the heavenly mountain; Rejoice, thou who art enlivened by the throne of the Possessor of things above and below. Rejoice, thou sanctified chamber of the Divine, Holy of Holies; Rejoice, O all-gold one, in whom the saving manna has been prepared—the flesh and blood of the Divine Lamb.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 3
Acting with the power of the Most High, O Most Blessed Lady, you tame the power of the fiery nature with Your holy icon and with it you perform many miracles in the universe. Moreover, the Christian race pleases You with voices of praise and in sudden troubles, especially in times of fiery inflamation, flowing to You in prayer, Earth, help from You is timely. For this reason, let us cry out in gratitude to the King of Glory, Christ, who glorified You: And liluia.
Ikos 3
And I have great love for people redeemed by the honest blood of Your Son and God, Most pure Mother of God, you received from Him the power to build and cover the race of Christ Ianskiy: You are a sinner, a witness of repentance before the Creator, for the unreliable hope of salvation, for those in need there is ambulance, for those who are lost there is a sovereign and cover for the whole world. To you, our merciful and benevolent Intercessor, repaying you for love with love, humbly with the verb:
Rejoice , universal joy, for which tears are taken away from the eyes of those who suffer and mourn; Rejoice, kind refuge, in which those overwhelmed by the storm of passions of the sea of life are saved. Rejoice, O righteous quencher of the wrath of God that moves against us; Rejoice, flame of fire quenching Your prayers with dew at the throne of the Almighty. Rejoice, thou who guardest Thy heavenly intercession from thunder and lightning; Rejoice, you who bestow Your holy help in good time to every soul who faithfully prays to You.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 4
A fiery storm will suddenly come upon us and the flames will consume our cities and weights, then, O all-merciful Lady, hasten to the aid of us helpless and with your honest protection and deliver us from the fiery punishment, which we made worthy of sin for our sake. For you, sinners and mothers, unashamed intercessor, we place our trust in you and, glorifying the power of your prayers, we call to the Savior of the world born of you: A liluia .
Ikos 4
With us we hear and see the great miracles that have happened from Your icon, Our all-merciful Queen, who You have given us for consolation and protection in misfortunes: here and all-eating The burning fire faints in its strength before the gracious power of Your most pure image, as we have seen and experienced many times, the Burning Bush I name You in the image of this Your image, and before it I sing Your praises with voices:
Rejoice , never-ending prayer to Christ God, bowing His mercy to us; Rejoice, you avert God's punishment for our iniquity from our heads. Rejoice, by Your honest robe, preserving us from all misfortunes; Rejoice, protecting our dwellings from fire and thunder with your mother's protection. Rejoice, all-merciful hearer of the voices of our prayers in sorrow and situation; Rejoice, our sovereign helper in the days of difficult trials.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kondak 5
The Holy Star, Your all-honorable icon, Virgin Mary, miraculously shines in abundance all over the world and enlightens the souls and hearts of man to the knowledge By the greatness of Your mercy, you protect and intercede the Christian race, like a merciful Mother. In this regard, rejoicing, we give thanks to Christ God, to You, His Mother according to the flesh, and to us, the Mother according to the spirit, who has bestowed and we call to Him in deep tenderness: Alelujah .
Ikos 5
to Your icon, Lady, as truly the Burning Bush, in the fire that does not burn, and with the presence of our human dwellings in the flame, the unburnable one: For You Here is grace from above, the power of the fiery nature to tame, the Fire of the Divine in Your womb, unburned. Sowing the most grace and the same thing, it was packed, more likely, from the same, the unopened bubble, we are also honest, and the one is a praise:
Rejoice , unquenchable light, ever burning in prayers for us at the throne of the Lord; Rejoice, igniting the fire of God’s love and our cold hearts. Rejoice, Thy prayer cools the heat of our passions; Rejoice, in the hour of sorrow and bewilderment you send down helpful thoughts to us. Rejoice, in times of our helplessness, when we are in poverty and there is no one who helps us, who hastens to help us; Rejoice, in times of sudden misfortune, Thy sovereign hand snatches us away from destruction.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 6
The Church of Christ proclaims Your miracles, O Mother of God, even more than the sand of the sea and the stars of heaven: from the east to the west your name is praised, miracles , and there is no city or country until You have accomplished the work of the power of God for deliverance and salvation, enlightenment and healing of people named after Christ. Most of all, through Your holy icons, You are accustomed to work miracles, pouring out from them streams of mercy and generosity to needy and sick humanity. For this reason, let us praise You with the voices of spiritual songs and cry to Your Son and our God: And liluia.
Ikos 6
in the light of the Divine glory, the Virgin Mary, the Child of the Eternal, the Lord Jesus Christ, holding in your hand, and with the face of the powers of angels Surrounded, as we see You depicted in the icon, the Burning Bush of Moses, mysteriously named, from the fire you give the gifts of grace to the faithful and you save thunder, you heal the sick, you console the afflicted, and you send down all that is good and helpful to everyone, even as your voices sing silently:
Rejoice , O Neizha the angelic council and the human race rejoice and triumph; Rejoice, whose glory surpasses the praises of earth and heaven. Rejoice, you who watch over the entire universe from the heights above with your motherly love; Rejoice, thou who visitest the much-sorrowful earthly vale of Thy blessings. Rejoice, Thy innumerable goodness does not abandon the most despised and rejected; Rejoice, through Your compassion you have snatched away the hopeless from the pit of destruction.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kondak 7
The Lord has shown His love for the people redeemed by His blood, giving us His Most Immaculate Mother for protection and protection, and He has created this all-kind refuge for us. What soul of Christians, sorrowful and embittered, requires help and mercy. Considering such merciful service to Your human race, All-merciful Lady, we raise our eyes to You in sorrow, and stretch out our hands in prayer Oh, the only consolation we ask from You is that by Your intercession you save us from temporary and eternal sorrows and make us worthy on the land of the living in joy the saints sing to God: And liluia.
Ikos 7
truly glorified with miracles the icon of Thy holy Burning Bush, called the Mother of God of the Virgin, keeping its cities and scales from the ignition of fiery and lightning thunder You bless the houses of the faithful, in which the likeness of Your most pure face is reverently honored. For this reason, since the gift is so valuable, we joyfully accept Your gracious image, honor You with due worship, and dutifully please You with these blessings:
Rejoice , alavaster of healing, containing medicine for every ailment; Rejoice, O world-maker of the fragrance of Christ, who has fragrant fallen humanity. Rejoice, you who loosen the bonds of sin for repentant sinners; Rejoice, captives of passions, crushing those who strive for purity. Rejoice, quiet joy for virgins and mothers; Rejoice, compassionate care for widows and orphans.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kondak 8
strange to see that your icon, Lady, is written on the table and by its nature is subject to fiery action, it shows more natural power and presence tames the power of fire. In this way, recognizing the power of God and Your prayers, we magnify You, the Creator of all Gods, for the joy and consolation of Your image. He is miraculous and thus saves us from fiery flames, so let us always call to Him with gratitude and praise: And liluia.
Ikos 8
Throughout the Christian world glorify Your name, blessed Mary Theotokos, and it is sweet and comforting for everyone to look upon Your most pure face, and also about You showed many and glorious miracles. Behold, we, the humble ones, have seen Your holy icon, we worship it piously and kiss it with love, hoping for the help and intercession of Your sovereign, especially in times of our helplessness, when we sin for our sakes, a fiery blaze will suddenly come upon us, so that we may be saved by You from From the perishing flame, with grateful lips we cry to You:
Rejoice , unmade tabernacle of God the Word, surpassing the cherubim and surpassing the seraphim in holiness and purity; Rejoice, in the light cloud of the Sun of righteousness, whereby the Heavenly One will come to those on earth and take us to heaven with Him. Rejoice, thou who opened the doors of heaven to fallen humanity with the Nativity of Thy saints; Rejoice, heaven and earth united in one song of unceasing praise to You and to Him who was born of You. Rejoice, Divine Fountain, Who has flowed out the Water of Life, from which those who drink do not die; Rejoice, blessed vine that has grown, the grape of salvation, the wine of immortality that is consumed by man.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kondak 9
In all praise exceeds Thy glory, most blessed and glorified Mother of our Lord: for even the minds of the disembodied songs of Thy heritage are perplexed, much less so for us who are earthly. It is inconvenient for us and the earthy to eat, but we are overcome by love for You, and we dare to offer You all possible songs of praise and thanksgiving. , for Your great mercy to the human race, whom You have loved and to whom You have not ceased to do good, striving at every age of the faithful to cry out to the Savior Christ who has been born of You. ́: And liluia.
Ikos 9
In this world, people are exhausted from comprehending the great mystery of Your everlasting Virginity, O Mother of God, which the Lord hid from the wise of this age, and by faith revealed to the humble and to reverent, inquisitive strangers, from below, Orthodox and undoubtedly, before Christmas, and at Christmas, and after Christmas, you preach to the Virgin. Accept, O Mother and Maiden, our all-soulful confession about this and strengthen us to follow You by living an immaculate life and with purity of heart, so that good may be possible sing to You the songs of the tits:
Rejoice , snow-white of virginity and purity, ever-blooming mountain; Rejoice, you who invisibly guide those who live to virginity and purity. Rejoice, you who wonderfully combined motherhood and virginity; Rejoice, having kept Yourself blameless and holy in both ways. Rejoice, leader of the monastic choirs in virginity pleasing to God; Rejoice, commander of the virgin regiments in purity of soul and body.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 10
With the flock of mankind, One from the Trinity, you will be incarnated, O Godless Lady, glorifying human nature at the right hand of the Father on the throne of the Divine For as the only begotten Son, the same was Thy Son in the flesh, and glorify Thee with Thyself with a glory that is greater than all glory, even with kindness. , do not mercifully forget the human race, but prayerfully present yourself before the Creator in the One Trinity, about all who faithfully sing the praises of Him: A lilla Ёія.
Ikos 10
With your virgin face and monastic cathedrals, Mother of God the Virgin, and everyone earnestly flocking to You in prayer, and reverently honoring Your holy icon To those who are: You alone have been granted from the Lord the grace of universal intercession, and the faithful in virginity and purity of affirmation. Moreover, stewards of an immaculate life, under Your mother’s protection, flee from the storm of passions and find peace of mind, calling out to You in agreement:
Rejoice , great patroness of monks and nuns and warm intercessor to God for them; Rejoice, ever-present helper of God’s secret servants in the midst of the world and guide in their spiritual labors. Rejoice, teacher of chastity and abstinence to young people; Rejoice, peace and joy to the reverent elders. Rejoice, thou who overshadows the homes and families of Christians with Thy good protection; Rejoice, thou who have made all the ages of the faithful worthy of Thy compassionate care.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 11
The Holy Church of Christ, the all-singing Lady, continually brings you praise and praise, proclaiming your mercy and miracles, through which the whole universe will be enriched. Truly, who is there who hastily listened to our prayer requests? But you are also accustomed to precede your very requests, being merciful and generous to those who require your holy help, and do not deprive us of it, the humble, who at this hour sing to the glory and me, and those who cry to God: And liluia.
Ikos 11
With the light of Thy icon, Most Pure Mother of God, we enlighten our souls darkened by sins with the radiance of Divine miracles, in which we recognize God’s omnipotent power and Your mercy is innumerable, ever ready to help us in repentance and conversion from evil deeds to the path of salvation. We pray to You, O All-Good One, do not leave us to go astray into the depths of sins and passions, but lead us to a quiet haven of a pious and godly life, so that we may bring a worthy offering Give you these song-gifts:
Rejoice , our invisible enemies, begging with Your invigorating prayer; Rejoice, you who do not allow it to be possessed over us by the violence of this mortal body. Rejoice, for the demons fear and tremble Your holy name; Rejoice, for Your honest icon will drive away all the power of the devil with its presence. Rejoice, strengthening the ascetics of piety in spiritual battle with the enemies of human salvation; Rejoice, at the hour of death, love and faith for those who have you help.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kontakion 12
By the grace of God, we confess Your holy icon, God-gracious Virgin, and brightly celebrate the feast of her appearance: in the image of the burning bush I sow Having arrived, the action also shows its miracles, preserving our homes from the fiery flame and preserving our homes with its presence. This is why, like a shield and a visor, we praise You, our sovereign helper, with song praises and cry to our Savior, born of You: A liluia.
Ikos 12
We praise You, Mother of God, our only hope and trust, we preach Your mercy and do not hide Your miracles, we glorify Your innumerable goodness to the family Christians, we bless Your holy name, which is truly poured out for those who love You, filling pious souls with a spiritual fragrance. Bless us too, O Lady, who reek of sinful passions, and grant us with a pure heart and undefiled lips to cry out to You:
Rejoice , thou who exudes sweet and soul-saving ointment, with which God-loving hearts are anointed; Rejoice, healing ailments of soul and body with a single touch of Your holy icon. Rejoice, good guide, guiding repentant sinners on the path of pleasing God and salvation; Rejoice, thou who through the ladder of virtues leads the ascetics of Christ to the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven. Rejoice, thou who crownest the humble and patient sufferers with grace-filled consolation; Rejoice, you who were expelled and persecuted innocently, delighting with the anticipation of the bliss of paradise.
Rejoice , O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.
Kondak 13
Oh , All-Singing Mother, who gave birth to all the saints, the Most Holy Word and the Burning Bush, called by us unworthy, hear the voice of our prayers and songs, before the holy icon With Thy prayers I earnestly offer up to You, and with Thy warm prayer to the Lord of temporal and eternal fire, deliver us who praise Thy name and glorifying Your wonders, and crying to Your Son and our God: And liluia.
This kontakion is said three times. Also Ikos 1st and Kondak 1st
Prayer to the Mother of God before the icon of Her “The Burning Bush”
Oh , Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our sweet Lord Jesus Christ, we fall and worship You before Your holy and most honorable icon, whose wondrous and glorious miracles are born eat, save our homes from fiery flames and lightning thunder, heal the sick, and fulfill all our good requests for good . We humbly pray to You, the all-powerful family of our Intercessor: grant us, the weak and sinners, Your maternal participation and care. Save and preserve, O Lady, under the roof of Thy mercy our Blessed Sovereign, the Emperor [ name ] of all Russia, the Holy Church, [the abode here], our entire orthodox country dearly, and all of us who fall to You with faith and love, and tenderly ask with tears Your intercession. To her, the All-Merciful Lady, have mercy on us, overwhelmed by many sins and not having the courage to approach Christ the Lord to ask Him for mercy and forgiveness, but we offer you to Him to supplication, His Mother according to the flesh. But You, All-Good One, stretch out Your God-receiving hand to Him and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us for forgiveness of our sins, pious and peaceful life, a good Christian death and a good answer to His terrible judgment. Most of all, at the hour of the terrible visitation of God, when our houses are set on fire or we are terrified by lightning thunder, show us your merciful intercession This is also sovereign help, may we be saved by Your omnipotent prayers to the Lord, we will escape the temporary punishment of God here, and we will inherit the eternal bliss of heaven there ъ, and с Let us sing with all the saints the most honorable and magnificent name of the worshiped Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy towards us, forever and ever. Amen.
Troparion, tone 4
And in the fires of the unburnt bush, which Moses saw of old, the mystery of His incarnation from the unartificed Virgin Mary, the Prototype, who is the same now, as the Creator of miracles and all things Creator of creatures, glorify Her holy icon with many miracles, granting to the faithful healing of illness and protection from fire inflammation. For this reason, for the sake of the Most Blessed One’s cry: O hope of Christians, deliver those who trust in You from cruel troubles, fire and thunder, and save our souls, like mercy.
Kontakion, tone 8
Let us purify the feelings of our souls and bodies, so that we may see the Divine sacrament, figuratively revealed to the great of old in the prophets Moses by a bush that burned with fire and was not consumed neck, in the presence of Your seedless Nativity, Mother of God, we confess the foreshadowing and reverently worship You and our Savior born of You, We cry out with fear: Rejoice, O Lady, protection, refuge, and salvation of our souls.
Greatness
We glorify You, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of Christ our God, and we honor Your holy image, from which You exude healing for all, with faith flowing to You .
Briefly about the icon of the Mother of God “The Burning Bush”
This is one of the oldest Old Testament images of the Virgin Mary. The composition of the icon is full of symbolism and allegories and refers us to the biblical story of Moses. The Old Testament prophet was tending sheep when the Lord appeared to him in the form of a burning thorn bush. This bush was named Burning Bush. Iconographic theological thought clothed the Mother of God in this image. Just as a bush burned and did not burn, so the Mother of God eternally remains a Virgin: before Christmas, after Christmas and after Christmas she remains Most Pure. The Holy Spirit, who became Christ in Her, did not scorch Her with His Divine light - She turned out to be untouched and lived in immaculate purity until the end of her days.
Spreading the image
There are two iconographic schemes for this image. The first is a half-length image of the Virgin Mary (Oranta type) inside a bush engulfed in flames and Moses kneeling in front of her. This scheme became widespread in the early centuries of Christianity, but in the 16th century it was replaced by a more complex composition - the Mother of God and the Infant began to be depicted in the center of an octagonal star composed of two quadrangles.
The colors of the squares are red and green, in a colorful analogy with flames and thorn leaves. In the hands of the Most Pure Virgin is a ladder, the prototype of which is She herself, for She is the path to heaven (in this form the holy Patriarch Jacob saw Her). In other variations of this version, a stone or mountain is added to the ladder - a symbol of easier ascent to heaven.
In the elongated rays of an eight-pointed star are images of angels and archangels with attributes personifying their hypostases: a lantern, a rod, a censer, a sword, a cup. In the apocalyptic image of animals, a lion, an eagle, a calf and an angel, the evangelists are represented: Mark, John, Luke and Matthew.
The number of disembodied spirits varies according to the will of the icon painter and the design of the composition. The presence of heavenly forces reveals the theme of serving the Mother of God and worshiping the fact of the immaculate conception of the entire angelic host. Being the center of the iconographic scheme, the Mother of God symbolizes the Church-Sophia - the Wisdom of God, concentrating around itself the forces of earth and heaven.
Burning Bush, icon of the Mother of God, mid-16th century; From the Church of Our Lady Hodegetria in Rostov Wood, gesso, tempera; height 118 cm, width 89 cm In the center of the icon is a half-length image of the Mother of God with the Child in glory. In the corners of the red diamond are images of four apocalyptic creatures. Images of heavenly powers are located in the corners of the green rhombus of glory, as well as in multi-colored segments of ovals with wavy edges inscribed between the corners of the rhombuses. In the four corners of the icon, in the margins, the visions of the Old Testament prophets Moses, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Jacob are presented. State Rostov-Yaroslavl Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve.
The Monk John of Damascus interpreted the image of the Burning Bush as follows:
“The bush was the image of the Mother of God, and God said to Moses, who was about to approach her: “Take off your shoes from your feet...” So, if the land is holy, on which the image of the Mother of God was revealed to Moses, then how many times larger is this image? For he is not only a saint, but, I dare say, even among saints a saint.”
Portal "Wonderful Diveevo"
Kontakion 1
To the chosen Voivode, the most pure and God-pleasing Virgin Theotokos, whose fiery icons delighted the Church of Christ with Her appearance and with which she protected the faithful from the fiery blaze, we proclaim praiseworthy songs, but You, O Mother of God, the Burning Bush we call, as having an invincible power and much mercy, hasten to help to us, who demand Your intercession, and from all troubles, free those who call upon You:
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Ikos 1
The Queen of the Angels and all creation, the Lady Lady Theotokos, who receives the singing of praise from the angelic faces, grant us, earthly and earthly, to lift up to You the voices of praise of thanksgiving for Your great mercy to the human race. And even if we are unworthy to sing to You according to our heritage, yet You, as the Good One, do not disdain our inadequate praises, and as Your Son graciously accepted two mites of widows, so kindly hear us, crying out to You with tenderness:
Rejoice, you who unburntly bore the Fire of the Divine in Your womb;
Rejoice, you who gave birth to the Savior of fallen humanity.
Rejoice, Thou who abolished the power of hell by Thy most pure Nativity;
Rejoice, you who freed Adam and Eve from the ancient curse.
Rejoice, thou who served immaculately for the incarnation of the One of the Trinity;
Who embodied the Creator of heaven and earth without seed.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 2
Moses saw a bush on Sinai, burning with fire and not being consumed, and was horrified, and behold, a Divine voice came to him from the bush: Take the boots from your feet: for the place where you are standing is holy ground. Having listened to this, we, too, are humbled by the mystery of the incarnation of God the Word from the Most Pure Virgin, foreshadowed by the miracle of the Burning Bush, and we confess and fearfully worship the place of the appearance of God, calling to the Creator of all: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
The human mind cannot comprehend the mystery of God's vision, from the creation of the world of redemption of fallen humanity predetermined in the Eternal Council of the Trinitarian Divinity; Moreover, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the holy prophets of God from afar foresee the miracle of miracles, as if the Creator will take on the form of a slave, although He will save the work of His hands from eternal destruction, I proclaim the types and prophecies that are not false, that the redemption of the human race will be accomplished by the promised Redeemer. To whom You, the All-Pure One, having given flesh to one another, have You been vouchsafed to be the Matter of Your Lord, who inspires us to cry out to You:
Rejoice, fiery chamber of the one sitting on the Cherubim;
Rejoice, luminous liege of the commanding Seraphim.
Rejoice, bed of the Great King at the top of the mountain of heaven;
Rejoice, animated throne, possessing those above and below.
Rejoice, holy icon case of the Deity, greater holy of holies;
Rejoice, all-golden one, in whom the saving manna is prepared, the Flesh and Blood of the Divine Lamb.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 3
Acting by the power of the Most High, O Blessed Lady, you tame the power of the fiery nature with Your holy icon and perform many miracles with it in the universe. In the same way, the Christian race pleases You with voices of praise even in sudden troubles, and especially during fiery ignition, it prayerfully flows to You, receiving timely help from You. For this reason, we cry out in gratitude to the King of Glory Christ, who glorified You: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having great love for people redeemed by the honest Blood of Thy Son and God, the Most Pure Mother of God, Thou hast received from Him the power to build and cover the Christian race: For Thou art a sinner, the Helper of their repentance before the Creator, the unreliable Hope of salvation, the needy, speedy Help, the lost, Sovereign Retribution and Cover to every world. To you, our merciful and benevolent Intercessor, we humbly repay love for love:
Rejoice, universal joy, by which tears are taken away from the eyes of the suffering and mourning;
Rejoice, kindly refuge, in which one can be saved when overwhelmed by the storm of passions of the sea of life.
Rejoice, almighty suppliant, righteously moving the wrath of God upon us;
Rejoice, thou who extinguishes the flame of fire with the dew of Thy prayers at the throne of the Almighty.
Rejoice, preserving Thy heavenly intercession from thunder and lightning;
Rejoice, Thou who bestow Thy holy help in good time to every soul that faithfully prays to Thee.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 4
When a fire storm suddenly finds us and the flames of hail and weights surround us, then, O All-Merciful Lady, hasten to help us helpless and protect us with Your honest icon and deliver us from the fiery punishment, which we have created, worthy of sin for our sakes, to You, sinners and imams Unashamed Intercessor, we place our trust in You and, glorifying the power of Your prayers, we call to the One born of You: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
We hear and see the great miracles that happen from Thy icon, our All-Good Queen, which we have bestowed upon the Yesins as consolation and protection in misfortunes: for even the all-consuming fire faints in its power before the gracious power of Thy most pure image, as we have seen and tested many times, calling Thee the Burning Bush in the depiction of this image of Yours, and before it, singing voices of praise to You:
Rejoice, never-ceasing prayer book to Christ God, bowing His mercy to us;
Rejoice, you avert God's punishment for our iniquities from our heads.
Rejoice, Thy honorable robe that preserves us from all misfortunes;
Rejoice, thou who protectest our dwellings from fire and thunder with the maternal cover of Thy bounties.
Rejoice, all-merciful hearer of the voices of our prayers in sorrow and situation;
Rejoice, our sovereign helper in the days of difficult trials.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 5
The God-bearing star, Your all-honorable icon, the Virgin Mary, throughout the world of many miracles, gracefully shines and enlightens the souls and hearts of men to the knowledge of the greatness of Your mercy, for which the Christian race is covered and interceded, like a merciful Mother. For this, rejoicing, we thank Christ God to You, His Mother according to the flesh, and to us as Mother according to the spirit, and we call to Him with deep tenderness: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
We see Your icon, Lady, like a truly Burning Bush, unburnt in fires, and making human dwellings unburnt by its presence in flames, for You have been given grace from above, containing the power of nature in Your womb unburntly, sowing grace and Your most pure image appears to be involved, too from the faithful it was called the Burning Bush, and we honor it splendidly, and we cry out in praise to You:
Rejoice, unquenchable light, ever-burning in prayers for us at the throne of the Lord;
Rejoice, igniting our cold hearts with the fire of God’s love.
Rejoice, thou who coolest the heat of our passions in the shade of Thy prayers;
Rejoice, in the hour of sorrow and bewilderment, who sends down to us thoughts that are beneficial to our souls.
Rejoice, in times of our helplessness, when we are in distress and there is no one who helps us, who hastens to help us;
Rejoice, in times of sudden misfortune, Thy sovereign hand snatches us from destruction.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 6
The Church of Christians preaches Your miracles, Mother of God, like the sand of the sea and the stars of heaven: from the east to the west Your name is praised, and there is no city or country where You have not accomplished the power of God for the deliverance and salvation, enlightenment and healing of people named after Christ. , especially through Your holy icons, You are accustomed to work miracles, pouring out from them streams of mercy and generosity to distressed and sick humanity. For this sake, we glorify You with the voices of spiritual songs and cry out to Your Son and our God: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
Thou hast shone in the light of divine glory, holding the Virgin, Child and Eternal Lord Jesus Christ in Thy hand, and surrounded by the face of angelic powers, just as we see Thee depicted in the icon, the Burning Bush of Moses, mysteriously named, from which the gifts of grace are bestowed upon the faithful, from fire and You save thunder, you heal the sick, you console the grieving, and you send down to everyone all that is good and beneficial for your soul, singing to you in silent voices:
Rejoice, for Neizha the angelic council and the human race rejoice and triumph;
Rejoice, whose glory surpasses earthly and heavenly praises.
Rejoice, thou who, from the heights on high, watches over the entire universe with Thy motherly love;
Rejoice, thou who visitest the earthly vale of many sorrows through Thy good deeds.
Rejoice, Thy innumerable goodness does not leave the despised and rejected;
Rejoice, through Your compassion you snatch away the hopeless from the pit of destruction.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 7
Although the Lord showed His love for people redeemed by His Blood, He gave us His Immaculate Mother for protection and protection and created this kind refuge for every Christian soul, grieving and embittered, in need of help and mercy. Considering such merciful service of Yours to the human race, O All-Merciful Lady, we raise our eyes to You in sorrow and stretch out our hands in prayer, asking for the only consolation from You, that by Your intercession you may save us from temporary and eternal sorrows and make the living saints on earth worthy to sing in joy To God: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
Thou hast wondrously glorified by miracles the icon of Thy holy Burning Bush, called the Virgin Mother of God, with which Thou hast preserved the cities and weights from the burning of fiery and lightning thunder, and blessed the houses of the faithful, in which the likeness of Thy most pure face is reverently honored. For this reason, as a gift of great value, Your gracious image is joyfully accepted, we honor You with due worship and dutifully please You with these blessings:
Rejoice, thou who containest the alavaster of healing for every ailment;
Rejoice, world-maker of the fragrance of Christ, who has fragrant fallen humanity.
Rejoice, you who loosen the bonds of sin for repentant sinners;
Rejoice, captives of passions, crushing those who strive for purity.
Rejoice, tender joy of virgins and mothers;
Rejoice, compassionate care for widows and orphans.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 8
It is strange to see that your icon, Lady, written on the board and by its nature subject to fiery action, shows more than natural power and with its presence tames the power of fire, all knowing the power of God and the effect of your prayers, we magnify you, the Creator of all Gods, for joy and the consolation of us who has given your miraculous image and through it saves us from fiery ignition, may we ever call upon Him with gratitude and praise: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
The whole Christian world glorifies Your name, Most Blessed Mary Theotokos, and it is sweet and comforting for every faithful to look upon Your most pure face, to which You are wont to show many and glorious miracles. Behold, we too, in humility, seeing Your holy icon, we venerate it and kiss it with love, expecting from it the help and intercession of Your sovereign, especially in times of our helplessness, when sin for our sake suddenly finds a fiery ignition on us, so that we may be saved by You from the destructive flame with gratitude. Our lips cry out to You:
Rejoice, unmade tabernacle of God the Word, surpassing the Cherubim and the Seraphim in holiness and purity;
Rejoice, thou clothed with the light cloud of the Sun of righteousness, in whom the Heavenly One came to the earthly, and took us to heaven with Him.
Rejoice, thou who opened the doors of heaven to fallen humanity through Thy holy Nativity;
Rejoice, heaven and earth united in one song of unceasing praise to You and to Him who was born of You.
Rejoice, Divine Source, who has flowed forth the water of life; those who drink from it do not die;
Rejoice, blessed vine that has grown up as a grape of salvation, who draws the wine of immortality by man.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 9
Thy glory surpasses all praise, Most Blessed and Glorified Mother of our Lord: for even the minds of the incorporeality of singing Thee according to the inheritance are perplexed, all the more it is inconvenient for us earthly and earthly people to eat this, but overcome by love for Thee, we dare to bring Thee all possible singing, praise and thanksgiving for much Thy mercy to the human race, whom thou hast loved and to whom thou hast not ceased to do good, striving at every age of the faithful to cry out to the Savior Christ who was born of Thee: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
The branches of man are exhausted from comprehending the great mystery of Your Ever-Virginity, O Mother of God, which the Lord hid from the wise of this age, by faith revealing to the humble and reverent, the inquisitive test of strangers, from them Orthodoxy and undoubtedly before the Nativity, and at Nativity, and after the Nativity, the Virgin is preached. Accept, therefore, O Mother and Virgin, our all-soulful confession of this and strengthen us to follow You with an immaculate life and purity of heart, so that we may be able to gladly sing the songs of the blue to You:
Rejoice, snow-white crescent of virginity and purity, unfadingly blooming mountain;
Rejoice, thou who invisibly guides the living to virginity and purity.
Rejoice, you who wonderfully combined motherhood and virginity in Yourself;
Rejoice, having kept Yourself immaculate and holy in both ways.
Rejoice, leader of the monastic faces in purity of soul and body.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 10
By arranging the salvation of mankind, One from the Trinity was incarnate from You, the Bride of God, the Lady, having glorified human nature by sitting at the right hand of the Father on the throne of the Divine, like the Only Begotten Son, Thy Son also became in the flesh, and He glorified You with Himself with a glory that exceeds all glory, which is overshadowed by kindness , do not mercifully forget the human race, but prayerfully present yourself before the Creator in the One Trinity, for all those who faithfully sing praises to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
You are the wall of virgin faces and monastic councils, the Virgin Mary, all who fervently flock to You in prayer, and reverently honor Your holy icon: You alone have been granted from the Lord the grace of universal intercession and the faithful in virginity and purity of affirmation. In the same way, stewards of an immaculate life, under Your mother’s protection, flee from the storm of passions and find peace of mind, crying out to You:
Rejoice, O pious monks and nuns, a fair Patroness and a warm Intercessor for God about them;
Rejoice, ever-present Helper among the hidden servants of God among the world and ever-present Guide in spiritual labors.
Rejoice, young Teacher of chastity and abstinence;
Rejoice, reverent elders, ecstasy and joy.
Rejoice, thou who overshadows the homes and families of Christians with Thy good protection;
Rejoice, thou who have made every age of the faithful worthy of Thy merciful care.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 11
The Holy Church of Christ, the All-Singing Lady, continually brings you songs of praise, proclaiming Your mercies and miracles, in whose image the whole universe has been enriched. Truly, for You are quick to listen to our prayerful requests, but You are also in the habit of anticipating our very requests, being merciful and gracious to those who require Your holy help, even if You do not deprive us, the humble ones, who at this hour sing to the glory of Your name and cry out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
Your luminous icon, the Most Pure Mother of God, enlightens our souls, darkened by sins, with the radiance of Divine miracles, in which we recognize God’s omnipotent power and Your innumerable mercy, ever ready to assist us in repentance and conversion from evil deeds to the path of salvation. We pray to You, O All-Merciful One, do not leave us to go astray in the wilds of sins and passions, but lead us to a quiet refuge of a pious and God-pleasing life, so that we may worthily bring You these hymn gifts:
Rejoice, who does not allow him to be possessed over us by the violence of this mortal body;
Rejoice, for the demons fear and tremble at Your holy name.
Rejoice, for Thy honorable icon will drive away all the power of the devil with its presence;
Rejoice, strengthening ascetics of piety in spiritual battles with the enemies of human salvation.
Rejoice, at the hour of death, helping those who have love and faith in You.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 12
We partake of the grace of God, confessing Your holy icon, God-Graceful Virgin, and brightly celebrating the feast of her appearance in the image of the burning bush, appearing, and the action also shows its miracles, preserving our homes from the fiery flame and preserving our homes with its presence. For this reason, like a shield and visor that belongs to You, we please our sovereign Helper with song praises and cry out to our Savior born of You: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
We sing to Thee, Mother of God, our only hope and hope, we preach Thy mercy and do not hide Thy miracles, we glorify Thy innumerable goodness to the Christian race, we bless Thy holy name, which is truly poured out myrrh for those who love Thee, filling pious souls with a spiritual fragrance. Bless us too, O Lady, who stink with spiritual passions, and grant us with a pure heart and undefiled lips to cry out to You:
Rejoice, you who flow sweet and soul-saving things into the world, with whom God-loving hearts are anointed;
Rejoice, you who heal mental and physical ailments with a single touch of Your holy icon.
Rejoice, Good Leader, guiding repentant sinners on the path of pleasing God and salvation;
Rejoice, thou who by the ladder of virtues leads the ascetics of Christ to the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Rejoice, you who crown humble and patient sufferers with grace-filled consolation;
Rejoice, you who freely delight the exiled and persecuted with the anticipation of the bliss of heaven.
Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the burning of fire.
Kontakion 13
O All-Singing Mother, who gave birth to all the saints, the Most Holy Word and the Burning Bush, called from us unworthy, listen to the voice of our prayers and singing, before Thy holy icon, zealously offered to Thee, and with Thy warm prayer to the Lord of the temporal and eternal fire, deliver us who praise Thy name and glorify Thy wonders, crying unto Thy Son and our God: Alleluia.
This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “of the Angels to the Queen...” and the 1st kontakion “to the Chosen Governor...”
PRAYER FIRST
O Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of Our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ, we fall down and worship You before Your holy and most honorable icon, with which you work wondrous and glorious miracles, save our homes from fiery flames and lightning thunder, heal the sick, and fulfill all our good requests for the good. We humbly pray to You, O omnipotent Intercessor of our race: grant us the weak and sinners Your maternal sympathy and care. Save and preserve, O Lady, under the roof of Your mercy, the holy Church, this monastery, this city, our entire Orthodox country and all of us who fall to You with faith and love and tenderly ask with tears for Your intercession. She, the All-Merciful Lady, have mercy on us, overwhelmed by many sins and not having the courage to ask Christ the Lord for mercy and forgiveness, but we offer you to Him for supplication, His Mother 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 forgiveness of our sins, a pious, peaceful life, a good Christian death and a good answer at His Last Judgment. At the hour of the terrible visit of God, when our houses are set on fire or we are frightened by lightning thunder, show us your merciful intercession and sovereign help, so that we may be saved by your omnipotent prayers to the Lord, we will escape God’s temporary punishment here and we will inherit the eternal bliss of paradise there and with all the saints Let us sing the most honorable and magnificent name of the worshiped Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy towards us, forever and ever. Amen.
PRAYER TWO
Queen of Heaven, Our Lady, Lady of the Universe, Most Holy Theotokos, undefiled, unblasphemous, imperishable, Most Pure, Pure Ever-Virgin, Mary Bride of God, Mother of the Creator of creation, Lord of glory and Lord of all! Through you the King of kings and Lord of lords has come and appeared to us on earth. You are God's mercy incarnate, You are the Mother of Light and Life, as you once carried Him in Your womb, and in Your arms You had the Child, the Word of the Eternal, God, and thus always have Him with You. For this reason, according to God, we resort to You, as if to an unbreakable wall and intercession: look with mercy, O All-sung Mother of God, on our fierce bitterness, and heal the souls and bodies of our illnesses, drive away from us every enemy and adversary, deliver us from famine, pestilence, ulcers from many waters and harmful airs, and from sudden death; and like the three youths in the cave of Babylon, preserve and keep us, so that, like the people of God of old, all good things will come to us who honor Thee; Let all those who hate us be ashamed and put to shame, and everyone will understand that the Lord is with You, O Lady, and God is with You. In the days of autumn, bring us the shade of Thy grace, but in the darkness of the night, enlighten us with light from above, arranging for everyone; turn our sorrow into sweetness,
Rejoice! The Father has crowned you the Daughter, the Son the Mother the Virgin, the Holy Spirit the Bride, so that you may reign like a Queen, standing at the right hand of the Holy Trinity, and have mercy on us as you wish, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
In what cases is the akathist read?
Since ancient times, the Mother of God in the image of the Burning Bush was considered an intercessor from fire. An akathist read in front of the icon will help protect your home from fire. There are known cases when the flame bypassed a building next to which stood a person holding an icon in front of him.
In addition, people whose profession is associated with sudden fires pray to the holy image: firefighters, as well as military personnel and employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is believed that the Burning Bush can protect against “military fire”: bombing, shooting. From time immemorial, prayers were offered in front of the icon, asking the Mother of God to protect from various natural disasters: lightning strikes, thunderstorms, storms.
See also: prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “The Burning Bush”
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The tradition of praying in front of the Burning Bush icon for protection from fire developed at the beginning of the 19th century and is inextricably linked with the story that occurred in 1822 in Slavyansk (Kharkov province). Fires have become more frequent in this city, which, according to city authorities, were the work of an elusive arsonist. One of the local residents, an old woman named Belnitskaya, had a revelation: the fires would stop after the Burning Bush icon was painted and a prayer service was served in front of it. The old woman told the priest about this, through whose efforts craftsmen were hired and the icon was painted in the shortest possible time.
On the same day, after the liturgy and prayer service in front of the shrine, another fire occurred. However, this time a certain Marfa, a girl not completely mentally healthy, was caught at the crime scene. The prophecy came true - the fires stopped. Since a lightning strike also often becomes an involuntary cause of fire, people often pray in front of the image of the Virgin Mary “The Burning Bush” for protection from natural disasters during a thunderstorm.
19
November
1996
On this day, the icon of the Burning Bush was revealed in the oven. This event happened in the city of Yuzha. One of the local residents, while heating the stove, saw the face of the Most Pure Mother of God with the Child in her arms in the fire. When the log was removed from the firebox, it turned out that the copper icon of the Mother of God in Her incarnation as the Burning Bush had “grown” into the wood.
