Prayer to God
Audio:
00:46
We earnestly pray to You, God, the Almighty Father, for this house, those living in it and for all the property in it: bless, sanctify with the power of the Holy Cross, save from the fiery flame, deliver from the strike of lightning b and grant all blessings. Bless, O Master, and sanctify this house, as You blessed the house of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and may the Angels of Your blessing dwell in it; save and save those who live in it from the kindling of fire, lightning and the evil plot of the devil, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Celebration day
The Epiphany in the Sinai desert and the saving icon are united by universal veneration in the celebration of September 17 . Conciliar chanting of the image during divine services appeared at the end of the 17th century.
Seraphim Peresvetov
This is interesting: Fire protection - akathist to the Burning Bush icon
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Burning Bush”1
Audio:
02:28
Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! We fall down and worship You before Your holy and most honorable icon, for You have performed wondrous and glorious miracles, saving our homes from fiery flames and lightning thunder, saving our homes and healing the sick. and fulfilled every good request we made for good. We humbly pray to You, all-powerful family of our Intercessor: favor us, weak and sinners, for Your maternal intercession and care. Save and preserve, O Lady, under the roof of Your mercy, the Holy Church, this city (or: all this, or: this monastery), our entire Orthodox country and all of us who fall to You with faith and love I see and ask with tender tears of Your intercession. Hey, All-Merciful Lady! Have mercy on us, who are overwhelmed by many sins and do not have the courage to ask Christ the Lord for mercy and forgiveness: We therefore offer you to Him for supplication, His existing Mother. Stretch out to Him, O All-Blessed One, Thy God-receiving hand and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us forgiveness of our sins, a pious, peaceful life, a good Christian death and good from Veta at His terrible judgment. At the hour of God’s terrible visitation, even if our houses are set on fire, even if we are terrified by lightning thunder, show us Your merciful intercession and sovereign assistance, may the Almighty save us With your prayers to the Lord, we will escape God’s temporary punishment here, and we will inherit the eternal bliss of paradise there and with 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.
Translation: O Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! We fall down and bow to You before Your holy and most honorable icon, with which You perform wondrous and glorious miracles, saving our house from fire and lightning, healing the sick and fulfilling every good request for our good. We humbly pray to You, O omnipotent Intercessor of our race: grant us, the weak and sinners, Your maternal intercession and care. Save and preserve, Lady, under the shelter of Your mercy, the Holy Church, this city (or: this village, or: this monastery), our entire Orthodox country and all of us who fall to You with faith and love and with tender tears of Your intercession asking. O Lady All-Merciful! Have mercy on us, who are subjected to many sins and do not have the courage to ask Christ the Lord for mercy and forgiveness: We offer you to Him for supplication, His true Mother. Stretch out your God-receiving hands to Him, O All-Good One, 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 visit, if our houses are set on fire, or we are frightened by lightning, show us your merciful intercession and sovereign help, so that we may be saved by your powerful prayers to the Lord, we will escape God’s temporary punishment here, we will inherit the eternal bliss of paradise there and we will be holy with all let's sing about them 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.
The most important shrines
In their prayers, believers most often turn to Jesus Christ and the Mother of God. Therefore, it makes sense to have images with the Son of God and the Virgin Mary without fail. Such amulets are necessary in every house or apartment.
Icons in the house
They should be placed in a room where a person is most often alone. For example, in the bedroom. Then you will inevitably begin and end your day with an appeal to the patron saints. This disciplines thoughts and brings peace to the souls and minds of believers.
Advice. You should have the image of the Mother of God in the children's room, as if placing your beloved child under the protection of higher powers. The Virgin Mary has become an example of maternal love for her only son; parents of sick children most often turn to her.
The image of the Matrona of Moscow enjoys no less honor among believers. During her lifetime, the woman canonized by the church was famous for her gift of foresight and ability to help the sick. It is believed that prayer with the words of a request for health addressed to it helps with various diseases.
It is important that there are no things above or next to the icons that prevent the spiritual essence from successfully performing its protective functions:
- photographs of relatives, both living and those who have left this world;
- posters with images of celebrities in the world of show business;
- cult objects of various pagan rites;
- hunting trophies and collections of edged weapons, etc.
A naive child, little experienced in matters of secular temptations, will also turn to God in his own way, thereby asking the image for protection and help in solving his own youthful problems.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary”
Audio:
02:39
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the highest powers, Heaven and earth Queen, our city and country, Almighty Intercessor! Accept this song of praise and thanksgiving from us, Thy unworthy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God of Thy Son, that He may be merciful to our iniquities, and add His grace to those who honor Your all-honorable name and with faith and love those who worship Your miraculous image. For we are not worthy of mercy from Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, O Lady, for all things are possible for You from Him. For this reason we resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor: hear us praying to You, overshadow us with Your all-powerful protection, and ask God for Your Son: to be our shepherd We give zeal and vigilance for souls, the city ruler wisdom and strength, we judge truth and impartiality , a mentor is reason and humility, a spouse is love and harmony, a child is obedience, patience to those who are offended, fear of God to those who are offended, complacency to those who mourn, abstinence to those who rejoice, but to all of us the spirit of reason and piety, spirit mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth. To her, Most Holy Lady, have mercy on Your weak people; Gather those who are scattered, guide those who have gone astray, support old age, bring up young chastity, raise children, and look upon us all with the gaze of your merciful intercession, raise us up from the depths of sin and enlighten us Our heart's eyes are to the sight of salvation, be merciful to us here and there, in the land of earthly coming and at the terrible judgment of Your Son; Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, our fathers and brothers created eternal life with the Angels and with all the saints. For you are, Lady, the Glory of Heaven and the Hope of the earth, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all who flow to You with faith. We pray to You, and to You, as the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole life, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Translation: Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the highest powers, Queen of Heaven and earth, our city and country, Almighty Intercessor! Accept this song of praise and gratitude from us, Thy unworthy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of Thy Son God, may He be merciful to our untruths, and extend His grace to those who honor Thy honorable name and with with faith and love those who worship Your miraculous image. Are we worthy of pardon from Him? Are you not the one who will propitiate Him for us, Lady, because everything is possible for You from Him? Therefore, we resort to You, as if to our undoubted and quick Intercessor: hear us praying to You, overshadow us with Your all-powerful protection, and ask God Your Son: for our shepherds zeal and vigil for souls, for city rulers wisdom and with Ilu, judges truth and impartiality , to mentors reason and humility, to spouses love and harmony, to children obedience, to the offended patience, to those offended the fear of God, to those who mourn complacency, to those who rejoice self-control, to all of us the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, spirit purity and truth. O Most Holy Lady, become merciful to Your weak people; Gather the scattered, guide those who are astray on the right path, support old age, enlighten the youth, raise babies, and be merciful to all of us with the care of your merciful intercession, lift us from the depths of sins and enlighten the eyes of our hearts to see salvation, be merciful to us here and there, in this life and at the terrible Judgment of Your Son; make sure that our fathers and brothers who died in faith and repentance live together in eternal life with the Angels and all the saints. Because You, Lady, are the Glory of Heaven and the Hope of the earth, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all those who come to You with faith. We pray to You, and to You, as to the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole lives, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Where is the holy image located?
In the Church of St. Catherine, which was built near a popular resort location (Egypt, Sharm el-Sheikh), there is the same bush that burned, but did not burn down. An altar was built around the plant, so that the plant was visible to parishioners. The chapel still functions today, and before air traffic with Egypt was closed, tourists could get to the holy place by bus.
Attempts to cultivate the holy plant were unsuccessful. The roots never sprouted. In any church in Russia you can find an image of the Burning Bush, but in the Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin you can see a wonderful icon, which was brought from Palestine to Moscow. In the church called the Burning Bush, which is located in Sosnovy Bor, Leningrad region, there is also an icon of the same name. There is also a face in the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in the Urals.
To Blessed Basil, for Christ's sake the holy fool2
Audio:
01:03
Oh, great servant of Christ, true friend and faithful servant of the All-Creator Lord God, blessed Basil! Hear us, many sinners, now crying out to You and calling on Your holy name, have mercy on us, who fall today before Your most pure image, accept our small and unworthy prayer, mercy Be proud of our misery, and with Your prayers heal every ailment and disease of our soul and body sinner, and grant us the opportunity to pass through the course of our life unharmed from visible and invisible enemies, and the Christian death will be shameless, peaceful, serene, and the Heavenly King receive the inheritance with all the saints forever and ever. Amen.
Translation: O great saint of Christ, true friend and faithful servant of the All-Creator Lord God, blessed Vasily! Hear us, many sinners, who are now crying out to You and calling on Your holy name, have mercy on us who fall today before Your most pure image, accept our small and unworthy prayer, be merciful to our misfortunes, and heal with Your prayers and every illness and disease of soul and body our sinner, and grant us, during this life, to pass through this life unharmed from visible and invisible enemies, and to pass through the Christian death, shameless, calm, serene, and to receive the inheritance of the Heavenly Kingdom with all the saints in the world for centuries. Amen.
