Icon of the Mother of God “Vsetsaritsa”: history of appearance
The prayer “To the All-Tsarina” is associated with the iconographic image of the Mother of God of the same name. The exact time of the discovery of the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Vsetsaritsa” is unknown. However, already in the 8th century, on the coast of modern Turkey, there was a monastery of the Mother of God “Vsetsaritsa”. And in the first half of the 16th century, Metropolitan Athanasius of Nicaea donated this miraculous image to the Mount Athos monastery of Simonopetra. Currently, the revered icon “The All-Tsarina” is located in the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos.
Prayers at the Icon of the Mother of God “Vsetsaritsa”
Prayer to the “All-Tsarina” - what needs does it help with?
Which icon of the Mother of God should we pray to if we have oncology? Christian believers can definitely answer that there are no “specialized” icons. The Most Holy Theotokos is the same in all images. She can provide the grace-filled help of healing from various icons. The main thing is to turn to Her with firm faith and hope in Her intercessions before God.
Prayer to the icon “The Tsaritsa” strengthens faith and gives consolation to those who suffer. In front of this image, believers offer prayers for the healing of those suffering from cancer. This is due to the fact that it was after petitions to the Mother of God in front of Her image “The All-Tsarina” that many miraculous healings from cancer were revealed.
But these prayers should not be confused with magic spells. In Orthodoxy there are no specific prayers for cancer or any other diseases. After all, the point of prayer is not to “read” it. This is a request for help.
“It’s all about what kind of prayer we have. It must come from the heart and be based on compassion. The value of prayer is not so much in its duration as in its essence” (from the teachings of Elder Paisius the Holy Mountain, 1924-1994).
It is not the prayer to the All-Tsaritsa for healing from cancer that saves and helps, but the Lord, through the intercession of the Mother of God, to whom believers turn. You need to ask the Mother of God with faith in Her help.
As Saint John of Kronstadt (1829-1908) said:
“When you begin to pray to the Queen Theotokos, before praying, be sure that you will not leave Her without receiving mercy. She is the all-merciful Mother of the all-merciful God the Word, and all centuries and all Christian churches proclaim Her mercies, innumerably great and countless.”
Prayer to the Mother of God for healing
It is believed that the divine face of the Blessed Virgin was painted back in the 17th century, but most historians claim that it was painted by an unknown artist in the 12th century and only after it ended up in the hands of a monk of the Athos monastery did its miraculous work become widely known the action was confirmed in reality.
Miracles of healing of the Mother of God, testifying to her divine power, occurred almost immediately after she was placed in the cathedral of the Athos monastery. One of these miracles happened to a young man who was an adherent of black magic and wanted to test his power on Holy images. And when he approached the face of the Mother of God and began to mutter witchcraft spells, suddenly lightning began to flash from the image itself, which struck the young man and threw him back.
Being in great fright, the young man rushed out of the cathedral, but on his way he met a clergyman and told him what had just happened to him. Very frightened, he admitted that in his soul there was no faith in the Almighty and he was practicing witchcraft magic.
After this incident, the young man’s life changed radically, he repented of everything and decided to serve the Lord with his future life, remaining in the Athos monastery.
Also read: Strong prayer to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker that changes fate
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Miracles through prayer in front of the icon “The Queen of All”
In 2011, 24-year-old Elena from Krasnodar was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. After five operations and two courses of radioiodine therapy (treatment with radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer), friends advised me to pray to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of the miraculous image of “The All-Tsarina.” The young woman first went to church, and when she was admitted to the hospital for the third course of therapy, she prayed in her room. After some time, doctors stated her complete recovery.
At the end of 2010, Krasnodar resident Inna P. was diagnosed with cancer in the early stages. She refused the operation. Six months later, a repeat examination in Moscow revealed stage 1 cancer. The woman again refused surgical intervention and began to fervently pray to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of the “Vse Tsarina” icon. In March 2012, during the next examination, doctors found nothing; the woman was completely healthy.
In 2013, a woman living in the Krasnodar region was diagnosed with a precancerous disease. She regularly began to pray to the Mother of God in front of the icon “The Tsarina of All.” At the next examination the diagnosis was not confirmed.
Second prayer to the “Tsaritsa”
Oh, Most Pure Mother of God, All-Tsarina! Hear our much-painful sigh before Your miraculous icon, brought from the Athos inheritance to Russia, look upon Your children, those suffering from incurable ailments, who fall to Your holy image with faith! Just as a winged bird covers its chicks, so You, now and ever-living being, have covered us with Your multi-healing omophorion. There, where hope disappears, awaken with undoubted Hope. There, where fierce sorrows prevail, Appear with Patience and Weakness. There, where the darkness of despair has settled in the souls, let the ineffable light of the Divine shine!
Comfort the faint-hearted, strengthen the weak, grant softening and enlightenment to hardened hearts. Heal Your sick people, O all-merciful Queen! Bless the minds and hands of those who heal us; may they serve as an instrument of the Almighty Physician Christ our Savior. As if You are alive and present with us, we pray before Your icon, O Lady! Extend Your hand, full of healing and healing, Joy to those who mourn, Consolation to those in sorrow, so that with miraculous help we soon receive, we glorify the Life-Giving and Indivisible Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen
Canon Canon of the Most Holy Theotokos before the icon of Her, called the All-Tsarina
General beginning and end of the canons Troparion, kontakion, glorification of saints Akathists to the Most Holy Theotokos
Troparion, tone 4:
With the joyful image of the honorable Queen of All, / with the warm desire of those seeking Thy grace, save, O Lady; / deliver those who come running to You from circumstances, / protect Your flock from every adversity, / always crying out for Your intercession.
Canon of the Most Holy Theotokos, tone 4.
Song 1.
Irmos: I will open my mouth, / and I will be filled with the Spirit, / and I will vomit a word to the Queen Mother, / and I will appear, brightly triumphant, / and I will sing, rejoicing, Those miracles.
Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Oh, our Most Blessed Intercessor, / we are perplexed to sing songs to Thee according to our heritage, / both compelled by love, we pray to Thee: / grant thee permission to bring songs of thanksgiving to Thee.
Come, faithful ones, / let us fall down to the all-honorable image of the Mother of God, the All-Tsarina, / embrace with our hearts and kiss with our lips, / praying with tenderness to the All-Merciful Lady.
Glory: Glorified from the Heavenly and blessed from the earthly, / filled with virgin goodness, Most Pure Virgin, / accept our prayers / and look upon us with Thy benign gaze.
And now: Wonderful are Your miracles, O Lord, / for You have given to the world the most glorious Virgin Mary, / chosen from all generations / for the salvation of the human race.
Song 3.
Irmos: Thy hymns, Mother of God, / living and unenvious Source, / the face of the whole body, spiritually established, / in Thy Divine glory / crowns of glory.
Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
You are a golden-streaming source, / draining the dew of consolation / for mourning hearts, O Queen the Virgin. / Encouraged in the hour of trial, / delivered from despair and turned tears / into the dew of heavenly joy.
We pray to Thee for our relatives, Lady All-Tsarina, / heal incurable ailments, / soothe cancerous ulcers, / grant inexhaustible patience to the afflicted / and wash their hearts with the waters of repentance .
Glory: Your love, O Mother of God, like heavenly fire, / may it kindle in our hearts / the bright lamps of prayer and love.
And now: O All-Bright Lady, / cover us with Your honest omophorion and luminous rays of grace / push away the dark cloud of our sorrows.
Lord, have mercy, three times.
Sedalen, voice 8:
Today we celebrate the coming of Your venerable image, Mother of God, / to whom we fall with faith, O All-Blessed One, and we pray to You: / visit those who are in sickness and sorrow / and protect Thy servant from troubles and evils ́.
Song 4.
Irmos: Seated in glory on the Throne of the Divine, / in a light cloud, / the Divine Jesus came, / with an imperishable hand, and those calling for salvation: / glory, O Christ, to your power.
Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
In the heat of incurable diseases for those suffering / rain drops of Thy heavenly mercy, Most Pure One, / and grace with coolness to delight the exhausted soul.
The unburned bush is your prototype, O Queen of the Virgin, / for the fire of the Divine did not burn Your womb. / Moreover, we pray to Thee: / the eternal fire will deliver us.
Glory: You received heavenly food from the holy Angel, / you dwelt under the canopy of the temple of the Lord, incorruptible Virgin, / nourish us with the life-giving Bread of Heaven, / with the Most Pure Body and the Divine Blood I see Christ, our Savior.
And now: Rejoice, God-chosen Youth, / animated by the temple, the drawing of the Word of God, / brought into the holy temple in childhood and brought up there. / Moreover, we pray to Thee: / teach us to adhere to the temple of God / and grant us the Holy Mysteries to supply our souls with communion. / So, after our death, it is your good pleasure to open for us the doors of Paradise / and lead us into the Heavenly Temple of Your Son.
Song 5.
Irmos: Everyone was terrified / about Your Divine glory: / You, the unartificed Virgin, / had in your womb God above all / and you gave birth to a flightless Son, / giving peace to all who sang Your praises.
Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Oh, All-Blessed Mother of God, correct sinners, / soften the parched earth of our hearts, / so that we may receive the seeds of the word of God, / bring worthy fruits to the Master Christ.
You are the seeker of the lost, O Ever-Virgin Mary, / and the intercessor for us to Your Son and God, / You are the refuge of salvation / for those who are overwhelmed by the sea and plunged into many misfortunes.
Glory: Currents of grace, / through Thy holy image, O All-Tsarina, poured out on us, / wash away the filth of our sins and quench the furnace of passions, / may we find purity of heart / and may we bring our souls to Christ , To our Savior.
And now: Oh, rejoice, all-sung Queen! / The dawn, guiding to the light, shines upon our souls, / giving birth to the Sun of Christ’s righteousness, / joy and salvation to the world.
Song 6.
Irmos: This divine and all-honorable / celebrating, / God of Wisdom, Mother of God, / come, let us clasp our hands, / from Him we glorify the God who was born.
Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Do not disdain us, many sinners, / O sweet-smelling crème of purity, / drive away from us carnal wisdom, / stop the rumor of evil thoughts, / and make the virtues a blessing to bring fragrance to the Creator.
Help us, Bride of God, / to humble the disposition of acquisition, to always rejoice, / to give thanks to the Creator for everything, and to pray unceasingly / to Christ, our Savior, we are taught.
Glory: We are illuminated by the coming of Your icon, / we pray to You, the All-Tsarina, / be a helper to us sinners, / guide us on the path of salvation, / overcome the struggling us / and give us an invincible victory in battles y.
And now: O pure Dove, undefiled Lamb, / who ineffably gave birth to the Lamb and the Shepherd, / truly you are superior to the ranks of angels, / pray for us to your Divine Son.
Lord, have mercy, three times. Glory, and now:
Kontakion, tone 8:
To Your newly-appeared icon, which is poised to come back with tenderness, / we glorify You, the All-Tsarina, Your servant; / Send goals to You by Your servants who are now flowing, / Let us all joyfully call to You: Rejoice, O All-Tsarina, / Who heals our ailments with grace.
Ikos:
The representative angel descended from heaven, / saying to the All-Tsarina: Rejoice! / And the divine voice embodies You in vain, Lord, / cry out to Her like this: / Rejoice, the chief of our salvation, / Rejoice, the fulfillment of the Creator’s vision, / Rejoice, for God is incarnate in You Behold, / rejoice, for the Invisible One is depicted in you, / rejoice, the mercy of the world has received within, / Rejoice, you who wove the robe of flesh for the Word, / Rejoice, incomprehensible heavenly glory, / Rejoice, you who quickened the hearts of the heavenly manna, / Rejoice, star, good give radiance, / Rejoice, fountain of living water, / Rejoice, Mother of God , blessed among women, / Rejoice, Thou who gave birth to the Savior, Incorruptible Virgin, / Rejoice, O All-Tsarina, / Healing our ailments with grace.
Song 7.
Irmos: I did not serve the creature of the Divine Wisdom, / more than the Creator, / but I bravely trampled upon the fiery rebuke, / I rejoice, singing: / O blessed father is the Lord and God.
Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Bless us, thanking the Mother of God, / to call on the glorious name of Jesus with our minds and hearts / and with this prayer, sweeten the bitterness of our sorrows and sorrows.
Come, all who seek health, / to the gracious Virgin Mary, Theotokos / and draw the water of life from the source of salvation.
Glory: Blessed are you, Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior, / for at the hour of your suffering on the cross / you were pleased to entrust us to the intercession of your Most Pure Mother / and us unworthy children of her You did it.
And now: Rejoice, animated Chamber of the Divinity, / the only unartificial Virgin Mary, / who contained God in her unartificial womb. / With Gabriel the Archangel we cry to You: / Blessed are You among women, and blessed is the Fruit of Your womb.
Song 8.
Irmos: The pious youths in the cave / The Nativity of the Theotokos saved, / what was then formed, / what is now in effect, / the whole universe raises to sing to You: / Sing to the Lord, O works, / and exalt Him in all things ́ki.
Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
O Our Lady of All, / enlighten us with the knowledge of Your Son, so that we may inherit the Kingdom of Heaven / and let us praise and sing to the Lord / and exalt Him to all ages.
In our weakness may the power of God be made perfect, / healing our souls and bodies, / and granting us eternal salvation. / In the same way, Lady, / with gratitude, endure all that is sent to us / and with Your warm prayers to Your Divine Son / grant us gracious help.
Glory: Calm our hearts / and observe in silence our thoughts, All-Holy Mother of the Virgin, / so that praying at all times in the spirit, we bless the Lord / and exalt Him to all ages.
And now: In the Dormition you did not leave the world, O Mother of God, / but you are always with us / and through Your intercession you save us.
Song 9.
Irmos: Let every earth-born / leap, enlightened by the Spirit, / let the nature of disembodied minds triumph, / honoring the sacred triumph of the Mother of God, / and let him cry out: / Rejoice, O All-Blessed One, / to the Mother of God of Chi Ever-Devo flock.
Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Oh, Queen Virgin, / wonderful Healer for cancerous ulcers, / show Your favor to those who are long sick / and give them health, / let them sing praises to Thee, the all-merciful Mother of God.
See, O Lady, our infirmity, / but accept our humble prayers, / be a good guide to salvation for us, / and guide us on the close path to the space of eternal life. / We will not stop thanking the greatness of Thee.
Glory: O Mother of mercy and consolation, / reward us with Your ineffable goodness / and bless us with the warmth of those who sing Your praises.
And now: All the births of Christianity / bless Thee, the Most Pure Mother of God, / for the Lord has looked upon Thy humility / and created unto Thee inscrutable greatness.
Svetilen:
Svetel is an honorable feast of Your icon, O All-Tsaritsa, / which in spiritual triumph is celebrated splendidly, we magnify You, / O luminous tabernacle of Christ, our King and God.
First prayer:
O all-good, most worthy Mother of God, Pantanassa, All-Tsarina! I am not worthy to come under my roof, but as the merciful Mother of God, say the word, may my soul be healed and my weak body strengthened. For Imashi, the power is invincible and every word of You will not be exhausted, O Queen of All! You beg for me, You beg for me, that I may glorify Your glorious name always, now and forever. Amen.
Second prayer:
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 who suffer, to Your holy image with by faith of those who fall! Just like the 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 if You are alive, we pray with us before Your icon, O Lady! Extend Your hand, full of healing and healing, Joy to those who mourn, in sorrow, Consolation, and miraculous help, having soon received, we glorify the Life-Giving and Indivisible Trinity, the Father and the Son and Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
