Prayer for pregnancy will help you successfully carry a child and give birth to him healthy.
- a believer must remain in prayer. Thanks to this, our souls will be saved and God will give us the Kingdom of Heaven. We hear these words from Father in the Temple
- They are repeated by all Christian believers. Women and men should always pray - for themselves, their families, children and parents
- When a woman is expecting a baby, she prays for the child who has not yet been born. So that he is born healthy and happy in this world. A woman should pray to maintain her pregnancy, and if she cannot become pregnant
Who do they pray to for pregnancy?
Many religious women read prayers to Saint Matrona of Moscow. This saint helped people, cured them of illnesses and predicted their fate. Therefore, they pray to her for pregnancy - before conception and to preserve the fetus.
Important: Before saying any prayer, read the Lord's Prayer . This prayer contains very strong words that protect and help us.
Prayer "Our Father"
Important : After these words, you can say a prayer to Saint Matrona (see the picture below). Let it come from the heart. Say your words with your soul and think about good things.
Prayer to Saint Matrona of Moscow
What actions, in addition to prayer, should believer spouses perform?
Healing from infertility must be comprehensive: medical and spiritual means. Believing spouses, preferably together with a priest, need to understand the reasons for the absence of children. This problem is explained very well by the saint of the 20th century, the Monk Paisius the Svyatogorets in volume IV of the book: Words. Family life.
God does not give children to many people, so that by loving the children of the whole world as their own, these people will help their spiritual rebirth. One man had no children, but when he left the house, the children from the neighboring houses ran to him and surrounded him with love. They didn't let him go to work. You see: God did not give this man his children, but He gave him a blessing so that all the neighboring children would love him as a father, and he would help them spiritually in his own way. The judgments of God are an abyss.
Venerable Paisius the Svyatogorets
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The next step for childless spouses should be to build a spiritual life. This includes:
- regular prayer;
- observance of fasts established by the church;
- keeping God's commandments;
- participation in church sacraments;
- carrying out works of mercy;
- trips to holy places.
The first five actions are required for implementation. The latter is based on desire and capabilities. Moreover, now there is a unique chance to order requirements via the Internet anywhere in the world. Of course, this is not at all the same as visiting a holy place in person, but it is better than inaction. Spiritual life also includes regular participation in services, at least on Sundays and church holidays. After morning prayer, a married couple is supposed to drink holy water and eat prosphora, and be anointed with blessed oil every day.
It should be taken into account that when, through prayers, spouses receive what they ask for, they should not forget about spiritual life and accustom the child to church from early childhood. If a married couple is not blessed with a child for a long time, they should patiently continue to pray or humbly accept the will of God and think about other options for finding happiness.
I would especially like to tell you about an amazing place on Mount Athos. In the Hilandar monastery, the vine of St. Simeon the Myrrh-Streaming has been bearing fruit annually for eight centuries. The fruits and leaves have wonderful properties - they resolve infertility of spouses. The monks of the monastery prepare and send free grapes to all childless couples with detailed instructions on how to use them correctly. Moreover, to receive the treasured gift, you just need to write a letter to Athos.
Prayer to Matrona for pregnancy
Tip : Buy a small Matrona icon and always carry it with you. On the back of such an icon is usually written a prayer to Matrona about pregnancy.
Thanks to this, the prayer text will always be at hand and can be said at any time.
Advice : You can simply ask the Saint in your own words to pray to God for you. Say these words, cross yourself and God will definitely hear you.
Simple words for Matrona to pray to God
Prayer for conceiving a child to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary for pregnancy. The Virgin Mary, the Mother of the Most High, will always come to the rescue and will be an intercessor before God.
Important: Prayers for conceiving a child can be said in your own words. Just ask the Mother of God for the most secret things and she will not leave you.
First say “Our Father”, then the words of prayer. After this, you can say a prayer that comes from the heart - in your own simple words.
Important: Read the prayers every day, pronouncing the words clearly and pondering the meaning of the text. See the picture below for the text of the prayer.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Prayer of pregnant women to save the child to Mother Matrona
In addition, you can ask the Matrona of Moscow to carry and give birth to a strong child. She was blind during her life, but this did not stop her from being kind, especially to small children. Because of this sincere, pure love for the suffering, believers affectionately call her Matronushka.
“Oh, blessed mother Matrono, hear and accept us now, sinners, praying to you, who throughout your entire life has learned to receive and listen to all those who suffer and mourn with faith and hope for those who resort to your intercession and help, giving quick help and miraculous healing to everyone; May your mercy not become scarce now towards the unworthy, restless in this busy world and nowhere finding consolation and compassion in spiritual sorrows and help in bodily illnesses, heal our illnesses, deliver us from the temptations and torment of the passionately fighting devil, help us convey our everyday Cross, to bear all the hardships of life and not to lose the image of God in it, to preserve the Orthodox faith until the end of our days, to have strong trust and hope in God and unfeigned love for our neighbors, so that after we depart from this life, help us to achieve the Kingdom of Heaven with all those who please God , glorifying the mercy and goodness of the Heavenly Father, glorified in the Trinity: Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen."
Usually, in a family that is still just planning the birth of a child, they already know who they would like more. Of course, no one can be sure that a boy or a girl will be born. But you can ask the Holy Saints.
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If you sincerely, with pure intentions, contact the Holy Ones, they will help you. If the mother or father wants a girl more, then prayers to Paraskeva Pyatnitsa should be read, but if on the contrary, then you should ask Alexander Svirsky for a boy.
Prayers for pregnancy to Nicholas the Wonderworker
Nicholas the Wonderworker instantly responded to the call. He was a Miracle Worker during his lifetime: he saved people from death, tamed natural disasters and pacified enemies.
Important : Every believer in any insoluble situation turns to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. You can ask him for pregnancy - in your own words or with a written prayer.
Advice : Repent of your sins before the icons of Jesus Christ, and then read prayers for pregnancy in front of the image of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker
Prayer for Muslims
Drunkenness is considered a very serious sin in Islam. Muslim prayer for alcoholism is aimed at ridding a person of melancholy and returning happiness to his life: it is understood that a happy person does not need to drink alcohol and is able to get rid of a bad habit on his own. The following words of prayer must be read three times to a drinking person during the period of drunkenness and daily after it:
You shouldn’t despair if trouble happens in life to a loved one who started drinking uncontrollably; it is useless to scold such people until they themselves realize their addiction, but it is absolutely necessary to help with prayer. By this, a person not only directs the forces of his desire to the drinker, but also cleanses himself from the negative effects of other people's drunkenness.
Prayer to Nicholas the Wonderworker for pregnancy
Important : A pregnant woman must go to church for confession and communion. This will help cleanse you of sins. You need to confess and receive communion before giving birth.
If God has already rewarded you with his gift - pregnancy, then you can also pray to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Nicholas the Wonderworker, and prayer to him
Infertility icons
All of the above icons will help with infertility. Most often, Matrona of Moscow, Archangel Gabriel and the icon of the Mother of God save from illness.
If you cannot find the right icon or come to the right monastery due to work or life circumstances, then you can pray for your child at home or in church at any icon. It is best to pray for the birth of a baby together with your man: this way your words will definitely be heard.
Only regular prayers for the conception and birth of a child will be heard. You can't go to church occasionally. God does not tolerate frivolous attitudes towards prayer.
You cannot ask a child from an icon insincerely, holding grudges and evil intentions in your soul. Before prayer, it is advisable to go to confession, get rid of evil thoughts, and live in peace and harmony with your family. The Lord will never give a child to a woman living in sin. Before prayers, you need to forgive all offenders and become kinder to the people around you. Believers pray for conception not only in churches and temples, but also at home. This is completely acceptable. You can buy and store the necessary icons at home, just remember that you need to keep them clean and dry.
Also, priests recommend getting married in church before praying for a child. Unmarried couples are less likely to conceive and give birth to a healthy baby. It is useful to sometimes order prayer services.
Who do they pray to for a successful pregnancy?
Modern people remember the healing power of prayer words only in a critical situation. Every person hopes for a miracle and it can happen.
For a successful pregnancy, pray to any miraculous icon. There are such in almost every temple, especially in big cities. You can go to monasteries; they usually have their own Shrines that work real miracles.
Important : Any prayer is good for a believer, and even more so for a pregnant woman. Pray to your Guardian Angel and he will come to the rescue.
Veneration of the icon
Many pilgrims came to pray to the face of the Most Holy Theotokos. Among them were residents of the village of Gorodets, where the icon was previously kept. But after the attack of the Tatars, she disappeared, and the city was burned. People recognized the same image in the face.
The clergy of Kostroma met the ambassadors from Moscow with the Feodorovskaya Mother of God. They went to ask Mikhail Romanov to take the throne. Everyone went together to the monastery, where the young man was with his mother. But they were refused. And only the archbishop was able to persuade the family to give consent. The mother blessed her son to rule and fell to her knees in front of the icon, asking for Michael to be directed to the true path. The image began to be venerated in the imperial house. Princesses of other countries who were married to Russian princes received the patronymic name Feodorovna after baptism.
There are 2 holidays a year in honor of the image:
- March 27 - the end of the Great Troubles, Prince Mikhail Romanov took the throne;
- August 29 - on this day the face of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Prayer to Saint Luke for pregnancy
You can beg for pregnancy from St. Luke. This Saint intercedes for every praying person before God.
While standing at the image of Luke, say the following prayer words:
Miracle-working Luke, intercede for the servant of God (name) before the Lord God and send down the immaculate conception. Amen.
Cross yourself three times and step away.
Important : Before approaching the images of the Saints, you need to pray before the Cross of Jesus Christ. You should always approach this Cross when you come to the Temple.
The prayer to Saint Luke for pregnancy is written in the Troparion (see the picture below):
Saint Reverend Luke
We ask God for a girl or a boy
There is no shame in wanting a male or female baby. This is especially true for those who already have several children: only sons or daughters. They pray to Saint Matrona for the conception of a girl, and to Saint Alexander of Svirsky for the conception of a boy.
Prayer to Saint Matronushka for a girl:
Prayer to Saint Alexander of Svirsky for a boy:
If God sent a baby of the wrong gender as desired, there is no need to complain. This child can become an extraordinary person and bring a lot of happiness to his parents.
Prayer of Ksenia of Petersburg about pregnancy
Ksenia of Petersburg
Blessed Ksenia brought happiness to everyone who touched her. But people did not immediately notice this, since in the city where she lived there were many holy fools.
While still a young girl, she sold all her property and began to serve God. She prayed a lot and the Lord heard her prayers. According to her prayers, God gave children to childless families, gave husbands to unmarried girls, and sent health to the sick.
Important : Thanks to Ksenia, many miraculous healings occurred. People began to love the blessed one and treat her kindly. Therefore, they pray to Ksenia of St. Petersburg for pregnancy. See the picture below for the text of the prayer.
Prayer of Xenia of Petersburg
Recommendations from clergy on what to do if God does not give children
If God does not give a family children, we need to hope, not despair, and wait patiently. Today many people are not very healthy, and therefore it happens that even after several years of marriage there are no children. We must pray and fast. Pray to the righteous Joachim and Anna, Peter and Fevronia. Make pilgrimage trips - to Mount Athos or to other places. A spouse's long absence of children is a test of their feelings, a test of how much they love each other, because when everything is easy for a person, everything is given to him for free, he does not value it too much. And when people are connected by some common misfortune, they become closer to each other, begin to love each other especially sensitively, having overcome this misfortune.
Archpriest Pavel Gumerov
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We are not told that in the case of a childless union we must necessarily “do something.” As a natural consequence of the carnal intimacy of spouses, children bring into their lives worries and joys, plans and disappointments, sacrificial service and the consolations of mutual love. However, the main task of our life - the acquisition of eternal salvation - does not significantly depend on the presence or absence of children, which means, with all human dispositions towards their birth, the main feeling should remain trust in God's Providence, in whose jurisdiction all our earthly things, independent of us, remain circumstances.
Hegumen Luka (Stepanov)
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If the Lord does not give children, of course, it is necessary to turn to Him with fervent prayer. And the Church knows many examples when, in response to prayers, God gave a blessing and a child was conceived. If there are no children in the marriage and the marriage is unmarried, it is necessary to get married. In all prayers of the Sacrament of Wedding, the Lord is asked for the good fortune and grace of raising children. It would not be superfluous, as experience shows, to go on a pilgrimage to one of God’s saints. But just so that it doesn’t happen like this: “We’ll go to Matronushka, we’ll pray, and when the baby is born, we’ll forget the way to the temple.” There is also a temptation here. If we turn to the Lord, then the prayer should look something like this: “Lord, give the child according to Your mercy, and we will dedicate our lives to You, and we will raise the child in Orthodoxy.” And if people’s thinking is structured in this way, the Lord, of course, will give His grace.
Priest Maxim Gorozhankin
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Prayer for pregnancy to the Mother of God
There are many different icons of the Virgin Mary. People treated all the faces of the Virgin Mary with great respect.
The prayer for pregnancy to the Mother of God can be read to the Vladimir Mother of God, Kazan, Fedorovskaya, Iverskaya and Semistrelnaya. The Kazan Mother of God is one of the most revered icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Advice : Read the prayer to the Mother of God “Rejoice, O Blessed One!” every morning. These words will help you get pregnant and recover from various ailments.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos “Hail, Full of Grace”
Prayer to help you get pregnant Akathist to the Mother of God Unexpected joy
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The original origin of the icon of the Mother of God of Unexpected Joy, the text of the akathist of which is given below, is not known with certainty. A later copy of the icon depicts the Mother of God holding the Child Jesus Christ in her arms, with a man kneeling in front of them. This is an illustration of a long-standing tradition associated with the miraculous image and glorifying it as miraculous. This man was a man who had the habit of doing evil deeds, and after committing them, praying at the icon of the Mother of God. The church akathist to the Mother of God Unexpected Joy says that this went on for many years, until one day an event occurred that radically changed the sinner’s life.
Text of the akathist Unexpected joy: a hymn of gratitude to the Most Holy Mother of God
The Holy Akathist to the Theotokos Unexpected Joy tells that during the next prayer of the villain, the icon suddenly came to life - blood suddenly flowed from the wounds of the Child on His hands and feet. In horror, the man asked the Mother of God what this bleeding meant, to which the Lady replied: “You and all sinners with your iniquities continue to crucify my Son every day.” It is known that after this the man left his previous life and devoted the rest of it to repentance and prayers for forgiveness. The Orthodox akathist Unexpected Joy tells readers that the Most Pure Virgin did not stop begging her son to forgive the sinner, and in the end He said to the Mother, “I forgive him for Your sake.”
In what cases is it recommended to read the text of the Orthodox akathist to the Mother of God Unexpected Joy?
The text of the church akathist Unexpected joy will certainly suit any person who intends to bring a prayer to the Mother of God for health, salvation, or help in solving any pressing needs. But believers have long begun to notice that this miraculous image especially helps women diagnosed with infertility. A large amount of evidence confirms that sincere faith and trust in the Mother of God made more than one desperate woman happy, giving them the long-awaited joy of motherhood. There are also known cases of healings that took place in front of the miraculous icon. You can read the Akathist to the Mother of God of Unexpected Joy on any day, but it is especially recommended to read it on the day of the celebration of the icon: December 22 and May 14.
Read the text of the Orthodox prayer in front of the icon of the Mother of God Unexpected joy
O Most Holy Virgin, All-Blessed Son of the All-Blessed Mother, Patroness of the city of Moscow, Faithful to the Representative and Intercessor of all who live in sins, sorrows, troubles and illnesses! Accept this prayer song from us, unworthy of Your servants, offered to You, and like the sinner of old, who prayed many times before Your honorable icon, You did not despise him, but You gave him the unexpected joy of repentance and You bowed down Your Son to the many and zealous towards Him. intercession for the forgiveness of this sinner and erring one, so even now do not despise the prayers of us, Thy unworthy servants, and beg Thy Son and our God, and grant to all of us, who with faith and tenderness bow before Thy celibate image, unexpected joy for each need: for a sinner mired in the depths of evil and passion - all-effective admonition, repentance and salvation; for those who are in sorrow and sorrow - consolation; to those who find themselves in troubles and embitterment - a complete abundance of these; to the faint-hearted and unreliable - hope and patience; to those who live in joy and abundance - unceasing thanksgiving to the Benefactor; to the needy - mercy; those who are in illness and long illness and abandoned by doctors—unexpected healing and strengthening; those who were waiting for the mind-mind to return and renew itself from illness; those departing into eternal and endless life - memory of death, tenderness and contrition for sins, a cheerful spirit and firm hope in the mercy of the Judge. O Most Holy Lady! Have mercy on all who honor Your honorable name, and show everyone Your all-powerful protection and intercession; abide in piety, purity and honest living until their last death in goodness; create evil good things; guide the erring one on the right path; Make progress in every good work that is pleasing to Your Son; Destroy every evil and ungodly deed; in bewilderment and difficult and dangerous circumstances, those who find invisible help and admonition were sent down from Heaven; save from temptations, seductions and destruction; protect and preserve from all evil people and from enemies visible and invisible; floating float; for those who travel, travel; Be the Nourisher for those in need and hunger; for those who do not have shelter and shelter, provide cover and refuge; Give clothes to the naked; for those offended and unjustly persecuted - intercession; invisibly justify the slander, slander and blasphemy of those who suffer; expose slanderers and slanderers before everyone; Grant unforeseen reconciliation to those who are bitterly at odds, and to all of us for each other love, peace and piety and health with long life. Preserve marriages in love and like-mindedness; spouses who exist in enmity and division, die, unite me to each other and establish an indestructible union of love for them; to mothers and children giving birth, grant permission quickly; raise babies; For young people to be chaste, open their minds to the perception of every useful teaching, instruct them in the fear of God, abstinence and hard work; Protect from domestic strife and enmity of half-bloods with peace and love. Be the Mother of motherless orphans, turn them away from every vice and filth and teach them everything that is good and pleasing to God, and bring those seduced into sin and impurity, having revealed the filth of sin, from the abyss of destruction. Be the Comforter and Helper of widows, be the rod of old age, deliver us all from sudden death without repentance, and grant us all the Christian end of our lives, painless, shameless, peaceful and a good answer at the terrible Judgment of Christ. Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, with the Angels and all the saints, make them live, begging for the mercy of Thy Son to be merciful to those who passed away by sudden death, and for all the departed who have no relatives, begging for the repose of Thy Son, Thou thyself be a ceaseless and warm Prayer-maker and Intercessor May everyone in Heaven and on earth lead You as a steadfast and shameless Representative of the Christian race, and, leading, glorify You and Your Son, with His Originless Father and His Consubstantial Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Listen to the video of prayer, troparion and kontakion before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos Unexpected joy
Read the Orthodox text of the Akathist to the Mother of God in front of the icon of Her Unexpected Joy
Kontakion 1
Chosen from all generations of the Mother of God and the Queen, who sometimes appeared to the lawless man, in order to turn him away from the path of wickedness, we offer thanksgiving singing to Thee, the Mother of God; But You, who have unspeakable mercy, free us from all troubles and sins, let us call to You:
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Ikos 1
The angels and righteous souls were amazed when you appeared before your Son and God and interceded with many prayers for man, who is always in sin; But we, with the eyes of faith seeing Your great compassion, with tenderness we cry out to You:
Rejoice, you who accept the prayers of all Christians; Rejoice, and you who do not reject the prayers of the most desperate sinners.
Rejoice, you who intercede for your Son for them; Rejoice, you who give them the unexpected joy of salvation.
Rejoice, saving the whole world through Your intercession; Rejoice, quenching all our sorrows.
Rejoice, Mother of God of all, comforting embittered souls; Rejoice, you who arrange our life well.
Rejoice, having brought deliverance from sins to all people; Rejoice, you who have given birth to joy to the whole world.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 2
Seeing the Most Holy One, even if he is lawless, but every day with faith and hope before Her venerable icon he casts himself down and brings the Archangel’s greeting to Her, and he hears the praise of such a sinner, and all who see Her Motherly mercy, in Heaven and on earth cry out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
Human reason truly surpasses Your love for the Christian race, for even then You did not cease from Your intercession for the lawless man, when Your Son showed You the wounds of the nails, the sins of men committed by Him. Seeing You as the persistent Intercessor for us sinners, we cry out to You with tears:
Rejoice, zealous Intercessor of the Christian race, given to us by God; Rejoice, our Guide, who leads us to the Heavenly Fatherland.
Rejoice, guardianship and refuge of the faithful; Rejoice, help of all who call on Your holy name.
Rejoice, thou who hast snatched away all those despised and rejected from the pit of destruction; Rejoice, you who turn those to the right path.
Rejoice, you who drive away constant despondency and spiritual darkness; Rejoice, you who give new and better meaning to those who have been dependent on illness.
Rejoice, you who have been left by doctors in Your all-powerful hand.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 3
The power of grace abounded there, where sin abounded; May all the Angels in Heaven rejoice over the one sinner who has repented, singing before the Throne of God: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having Motherly mercy for the Christian race, give a helping hand to all who come to You with faith and hope, O Lady, so that with one heart and one mouth we all bring the praise of Tisitsa:
Rejoice, for through You God's favor descends upon us; Rejoice, for through You we also imams have increased boldness towards God.
Rejoice, for in all our troubles and circumstances you offer your Son earnest prayers for us; Rejoice, for you make our prayers pleasing to God.
Rejoice, for you drive away invisible enemies from us; Rejoice, for you deliver us from visible enemies.
Rejoice, for you soften the hearts of evil people; Rejoice, for you have taken us away from slander, harassment and reproach.
Rejoice, for through You all our good desires are fulfilled; Rejoice, for Your prayer can accomplish much before Your Son and God.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 4
Having a storm of sinful thoughts inside, a lawless person prayed before Thy honest icon and, seeing the Blood from the wounds of Thy Eternal Son flowing in streams, like on the Cross, fell from fear and cried out to Thee with sobs: “Have mercy on me, O Mother of mercy, My malice will overcome Your ineffable goodness and mercy, for You are the only hope and refuge for all sinners; bow down to mercy, O Good Mother, and beg Thy Son and my Creator for me, so that I may continually call to Him: Alleluia.”
Ikos 4
Hearing the inhabitants of heaven about the miraculous salvation of their dying earthly brother through Your prayers, they glorified You, the compassionate Queen of Heaven and earth; And we, sinners, having experienced such intercession of a sinner similar to us, even if our tongue is perplexed to praise Thee according to our heritage, from the depths of our tender heart we sing to Thee:
Rejoice, Helper of the salvation of sinners; Rejoice, Seeker of the lost.
Rejoice, Unexpected Joy of Sinners; Rejoice, rise of the fallen.
Rejoice, Representative to God, saving the world from troubles; Rejoice, for the voices of Your prayers tremble.
Rejoice, as the Angels rejoice at this; Rejoice, for the power of Your prayers fills us, earthly creatures, with joy.
Rejoice, for with these you remove us from the mire of sins; Rejoice, for you have extinguished the flame of our passions.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 5
You showed us the God-bearing star, the miraculous icon of Your Mother, O Lord, for, looking at the image of Her bodily eyes, we rise with our minds and hearts to the Primordial Image and through Her we flow to You, singing: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
Having seen the Guardian Angels of Christians, as the Mother of God assists them in their instruction, intercession and salvation, they tried to cry out to the Most Honest Cherub and the Most Glorious Seraphim without comparison:
Rejoice, reigning forever with Your Son and God; Rejoice, you who always bring prayers to Him for the Christian race.
Rejoice, Teacher of Christian faith and piety; Rejoice, Eradicator of heresies and pernicious schisms.
Rejoice, preserving temptations that corrupt the soul and body; Rejoice, you who deliver us from dangerous circumstances and sudden death without repentance and Holy Communion.
Rejoice, you who give a shameless end to those who trust in You; Rejoice, even after death for the soul that has gone to the judgment of the Lord before Your Son, unceasingly interceding.
Rejoice, by Your Mother's intercession you deliver this from eternal torment.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 6
The preacher of Your wondrous mercy, bestowed on a certain lawless man, appeared Saint Demetrius of Rostov, who, writing off the great and glorious, and fair works of God, revealed in You, committed to writing and this work of Your mercy for the teaching and consolation of all the faithful, and even these, in sins, troubles, sorrows and embitterments of their beings, many times every day with faith in prayer before Your image they bow their knees and, having left those, cry out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
Your miraculous icon, O Mother of God, appears to us like a bright dawn, driving away the darkness of troubles and sorrows from all who cry out to You with love:
Rejoice, our Healer in bodily illnesses; Rejoice, Good Comforter in our spiritual sorrows.
Rejoice, you who transform our sorrow into joy; Rejoice, you who rejoice those who do not hope with undoubted hope.
Rejoice, you who hunger for the Nourisher; Rejoice, robe of the naked.
Rejoice, Comforter of widows; Rejoice, invisible teacher of motherless orphans.
Rejoice, O unjustly persecuted and offended Intercessor; Rejoice, just avenger of those who persecute and offend.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 7
Although the Lawgiver, the Righteous Lord Himself is the Executor of the law and shows the abyss of His mercy, bow down to Your fervent prayer, Blessed Mother of the Virgin, for the lawless man, saying: “The law commands, that the son honor the mother. I am Your Son, You are My Mother: I must honor You, listening to Your prayer; Be it as you wish: now his sins are forgiven for Your sake.” We, seeing such the power of our Intercessor’s prayer for the forgiveness of our sins, will glorify Her mercy and ineffable compassion, calling: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
A new wondrous and glorious sign appeared to all the faithful, as if not only Your Mother, but also Her most pure face, depicted on the tablet, You have granted the power of miracles, Lord; Marveling at this mystery, with tenderness of heart we cry out to Her like this:
Rejoice, revelation of the wisdom and goodness of God; Rejoice, affirmation of faith.
Rejoice, manifestation of grace; Rejoice, gift of useful knowledge.
Rejoice, overthrow of harmful teachings; Rejoice, it is not difficult to overcome lawless habits.
Rejoice, you who give the word of wisdom to those who ask; Rejoice, you foolish, intelligent worker.
Rejoice, children, inconvenience to students, giver of reason; Rejoice, good Guardian and Mentor of youth.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 8
A strange and terrible vision of a certain lawless man, showing him the goodness of the Lord, forgiving his sins through the intercession of the Mother of God; For this reason, therefore, correct your life, live in a manner pleasing to God. Sitsa and we, seeing the glorious deeds and manifold wisdom of God in the world and our life, let us move away from earthly vanities and unnecessary cares of life, and raise our mind and heart to Heaven, singing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
You are all abiding in the highest, and you have not retreated from the lower ones, Most Merciful Queen of Heaven and earth; Even though, after Your Dormition, You ascended into Heaven with Your Most Pure Flesh, yet You did not leave the sinful earth, being a Participant of the Providence of Your Son for the Christian race. For this sake, we dutifully please Thee:
Rejoice, having enlightened the whole earth with the radiance of Your most pure soul; Rejoice, who made all Heaven rejoice with the purity of Your body.
Rejoice, Providence of Your Son for the generation of Christians, Holy Servant; Rejoice, zealous Representative for the whole world.
Rejoice, you who adopted us all at the Cross of Your Son; Rejoice, always showing motherly love for us.
Rejoice, O unenvious Giver of all gifts, spiritual and physical; Rejoice, blessings of the temporary Intercessor.
Rejoice, thou who openest the doors of the Kingdom of Christ to the faithful; Rejoice, and filling their hearts with pure joy in the land.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 9
Every angelic nature was amazed at the work of Your mercy, Lord, for You have granted such a strong and warm Intercessor and Helper to the Christian race, I am present to us invisibly, but I hear You singing: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
They talk vainly, but not enlightened by God, as if worshiping a holy image is like worshiping an idol; They do not understand that the honor given to the holy image ascends to the Archetype. Not only do we know this good thing, but we also hear from faithful people about many miracles from the face of the Mother of God, and we ourselves accept the worship of him in need of temporal and eternal life, and with joy we cry out to the Mother of God:
Rejoice, for miracles work from Your holy face; Rejoice, for this wisdom and grace have been hidden from the wise and prudent of this age.
Rejoice, for she was revealed as a child in faith; Rejoice, for you glorify those who glorify You.
Rejoice, for you put to shame those who reject You before everyone; Rejoice, for you have delivered those who come to You from drowning, fire and sword, from deadly plagues and from all evil.
Rejoice, for you mercifully heal all the illnesses of mankind, mental and physical; Rejoice, for through Your prayer you will soon satisfy the righteous wrath of God against us.
Rejoice, for You are a quiet refuge from storms for those floating on the sea of life; Rejoice, for at the end of our everyday voyage you will reliably lead us to the storm-free country of the Kingdom of Christ.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 10
Although you saved a certain lawless man from the error of his life’s path, You showed him a wondrous vision from Your most honorable icon, O Most Blessed One, yes, seeing the miracle, he will repent and, raised from the depths of sin by Your merciful providence, cry out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
Thou art a wall to the virgins, the Virgin Mother of God, and to all who flow to Thee, for the Creator of Heaven and earth, who dwells in Thy womb and is born of Thee, reveal Thee, the Ever-Virgin, the guardian of virginity, purity and chastity and the vessel of all virtue, and teach Thee to proclaim to all:
Rejoice, pillar and fence of virginity; Rejoice, invisible Guardian of purity and chastity.
Rejoice, kind Teacher of the virgins; Rejoice, good bride, Decorator and Supporter.
Rejoice, all-desired accomplishment of good marriages; Rejoice, speedy resolution for mothers giving birth.
Rejoice, upbringing of infants and grace-filled protection; Rejoice, you who gladden childless parents with the fruits of faith and the Spirit.
Rejoice, consolation to mourning mothers; Rejoice, secret joy of pure virgins and widows.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 11
Bringing all-congratulating singing to You, the unworthy, we ask You, Virgin Mother of God: do not despise the voice of Your servants, for we run to You in adversity and sorrow and before You in our troubles we shed tears, singing: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
I give light to those who exist in the darkness of sin and the vale of weeping; we see the Holy Virgin; For the spiritual fire of His prayers, kindling instructions and consolation, leads everyone to the Unevening Light, the appeal of those who honor You with these:
Rejoice, Ray from the Sun of Truth, Christ our God; Rejoice, enlightening bad conscience.
Rejoice, foreseen secret and inconvenience, leading all the good and telling it as it should; Rejoice, you who disgrace false seers and vain fortune-telling.
Rejoice, in the hour of perplexity you put a good thought in your heart; Rejoice, abiding ever in fasting, prayer and contemplation of God.
Rejoice, you who encourage and admonish the faithful shepherds of the Church; Rejoice, everlasting consolation for God-fearing monks and nuns.
Rejoice, unashamed Intercessor of sinners who repent before God; Rejoice, warm Intercessor of all Christians.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 12
Ask us for Divine grace from Your Son and God, extend a helping hand to us, drive away every enemy and adversary from us, pacify our lives, so that we may not perish violently, without repentance, but accept us into eternal shelter, Mother of God, so that we may rejoice in God, through You. to him who saves us: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Singing Your ineffable Motherly mercy towards lawless man, we all praise You, as a firm Intercessor for us sinners, and we worship You, who prays for us; For we believe and trust, as if You have asked Thy Son and God for good, temporal and eternal, for all, with love crying out to Tisitsa:
Rejoice, all slander and temptations that come from the world, the flesh and the devil are trampled underfoot; Rejoice, unforeseen reconciliation of bitterly warring people.
Rejoice, unknown correction of unrepentant sinners; Rejoice, speedy Comforter to those who are exhausted from despondency and sadness.
Rejoice, you who provide us with the grace of humility and patience; Rejoice, nationwide denunciation of perjury and unrighteous acquisitions.
Rejoice, thou who protectest the blood of the same blood from domestic strife and enmity through peace and love; Rejoice, thou who invisibly turns us away from disastrous undertakings and senseless wishes.
Rejoice, in our good intentions you have been a companion to the Helper; Rejoice, at the hour of death for all of us, Helper.
Rejoice, you who give unexpected joy to the faithful.
Kontakion 13
O All-Singing Mother, Who contained the Inconceivable God in her womb and gave birth to Joy to the whole world! Accept this present singing, turn all our sorrows into joy and deliver us from all misfortunes and remove future torments from those who cry out for You: Alleluia.
/This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos and 1st kontakion/
Text of the troparion and kontakion before the icon of the Mother of God Unexpected joy
Troparion, tone 4
Today, faithful people, we spiritually triumph, glorifying the zealous Intercessor of the Christian race, and, flowing to Her most pure image, we cry out: Oh, Most Merciful Lady Theotokos, grant us unexpected joy, burdened with many sins and sorrows, and deliver us from all evil, praying Thy Son, Christ our God, to save our souls.
Kontakion, tone 6
There are no imams of other help, no imams of other hope, except for You, the Lady. Help us, we rely on You and boast in You, for we are Your servants, let us not be ashamed.
Listen to the video of the akathist before the icon of the Most Holy Mother of God Unexpected joy
Prayers for maintaining pregnancy and the birth of a healthy child
It helps to get into the mood of prayer by saying the following words: “ Lord have mercy!” “They need to be said 12 times, and this is not blasphemy. Such words allow us to beg God’s forgiveness for our sins.
A prayer for the preservation of pregnancy and the birth of a healthy child is said to the Virgin Mary (text in the picture below):
Another prayer to Matrona of Moscow
Important : Pray to God in your own words - from the heart. God hears any prayers, and it doesn’t have to be lines from the Bible or the Gospel.
Prayer for a pregnant woman to maintain pregnancy:
Prayer to Jesus Christ to preserve pregnancy
Which Saints should you ask for a child?
Not all couples manage to get pregnant right away and give birth to a healthy baby, to the happiness of the whole family. There are many reasons for this: from congenital pathologies and diseases, injuries received during life, to induced damage or the evil eye. Asking for a child from an icon is usually decided in extreme cases, when not a single attempt to get pregnant and give birth to a healthy baby has been unsuccessful.
In Orthodoxy there are Saints who help you get pregnant. There is evidence of a miraculous effect on fertility.
Below are saints and angels who help you get pregnant and get rid of infertility.
Matrona of Moscow
Known all over the world. There are about several thousand testimonies of her healing abilities. Until her last days, the Saint received people and helped them heal from mental and physical problems. Matrona is one of the “quick to hear” - Saints who quickly answer the prayers of believers.
Ksenia Petersburgskaya
Ksenia voluntarily gave up the usual rich life after the death of her husband. The wanderings without money or clothing continued for 45 years. During this time, Ksenia helped many people solve problems with their health and family life.
Archangel Gabriel
An angel who is often mentioned in the Gospel. He appeared to the Virgin Mary to notify her of the birth of the son of God. He came to Zechariah to tell the news of the long-awaited pregnancy. John the Baptist was born.
Holy Righteous Fathers Joachim and Anna
The couple had a daughter, Maria, when both were already over seventy. Joachim and Anna wanted to have a child all their lives, and every day they fervently prayed about it.
Seraphim Sorovsky
Seraphim led a lonely life from the age of 22, spending almost his entire life as a monk. There are testimonies about his life.
Luka Krymsky
Surgeon and anesthesiologist. He was repressed several times. He continued to practice surgery during church services.
Nicholas the Wonderworker
He studied at a church school. After the death of his rich parents, he gave his inheritance to those in need. Became a bishop. He experienced persecution and imprisonment several times.
Prophet Zechariah and Righteous Elizabeth
They couldn’t give birth to a child for a long time, but they didn’t despair. A few years later, they still managed to find happiness. John the Baptist was born.
Saints Peter and Euphronia
We withstood many trials and coped with life's difficulties in order to become a happy and strong family.
You can find several prayers for the birth of a child. But the most important thing is to ask the icon for children from the bottom of your heart and every day. The Almighty answers only sincere prayer.
Prayer for a mother about her daughter's pregnancy
The mother must read the Akathist of the Most Holy Theotokos. A prayer for a daughter’s pregnancy can be said in front of all holy faces.
Advice : Buy an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a helper during childbirth. You can give such an icon to your daughter, but it’s better to keep it and pray for it.
Icon “Assistant in Childbirth”
Mother's prayer for her daughter
The Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her Feodorovskaya Icon
Troparion, voice 4: With the coming of Your honorable icon, the Mother of God, the now joyful, God-protected city of Kostroma, like ancient Israel to the ark of the covenant, flows to the image of Your face and our God incarnate from You, and through Your Mother’s intercession to him You ever intercede for everyone under The shade of Your shelter brings peace and great mercy to those who seek refuge.
Kontakion 1st: To the Exalted Voivode, the Most Immaculate Virgin Mother of God, our Intercessor and the shameless Intercessor of Christians, with the appearance of the wondrous icon we gave our joy to the land of Russia and to all the faithful children of the Church who enlightened us, we diligently offer thanks to You, the Mother of God, and falling upon your most wonderful image, we tenderly say. Save, O Lady, and have mercy on Your servants who call: Rejoice, Mother of God, our zealous Representative and Intercessor.
Prayer: To whom will I call, O Lady, to whom will I resort in my sorrow; to whom will I bring my tears and sighs, if not to You, Queen of Heaven and earth: who will pluck me from the mire of sins and iniquities, if not You, O Mother of the Belly, Intercessor and Refuge of the human race. Hear my groaning, comfort me and have mercy in my sorrow, protect me in troubles and misfortunes, deliver me from anger and sorrow, and all sorts of ailments and illnesses, from visible and invisible enemies, pacify the enmity of those who suffer me, so that I will be delivered from slander and human malice ; Likewise, free me from your flesh’s vile customs. Cover me under the canopy of Your mercy, so that I may find peace and joy and cleansing from sins. I commend myself to your Motherly intercession; give me Mother and hope, protection, and help, and intercession, joy and consolation, and a quick Helper in everything. Oh, wonderful Lady! Everyone flows to You, without Your all-powerful help does not leave; For this reason, even though I am unworthy, I come running to You, so that I may be delivered from sudden and cruel death, gnashing of teeth and eternal torment. I am worthy to receive the Kingdom of Heaven and to You in the tenderness of my heart the river: Rejoice, Mother of God, our zealous Representative and Intercessor, forever and ever. Amen.
Who to pray for a successful pregnancy: tips
Little angel
Buy a complete prayer book from the Temple. It contains all the prayers for all occasions. Pray for a successful pregnancy to any of the first aid workers.
Advice : Visit monasteries. In them you can find many different icons and old prayers that help women during pregnancy and childbirth.
Important : Often powerful and miraculous icons are carried in religious processions through different cities. Such icons can work miracles. Don’t be shy, kiss the face of these images and make your deepest wishes.
Important : The power of such prayers is unspeakable. Often women who had already lost all hope of having a child became pregnant immediately after turning to God through the faces of the Miraculous Icons.
Pray fervently, take communion and ask for a blessing from Father in church. Achieve blessings for pregnancy and childbirth by placing your face on the icons of the Saints. Beg for forgiveness for sins, so that God does not punish, but gives children. Be happy!
Where can I pray for conceiving a child?
Almost all temples and churches where you can pray for conception are located in the capital of Russia. Sometimes, along with the icon, you can find the relics of saints.
You can find the image of the Matrona of Moscow in the Intercession Convent, located at the Abelmanovskaya outpost. It is located in the Tagansky district of Moscow.
The icon of the Matrona of Moscow can be found at the Danilovsky cemetery. After the burial of the Saint, it is a place of unofficial pilgrimage for Orthodox believers.
The image is located in the Church of St. George of Neocaesarea. Located in the very center of Moscow, at the Tretyakovskaya metro station.
In the Church of St. Martin the Confessor there is an icon and a particle of the relics of St. Matrona. Here you can also find Matrona's clothes.
You can ask the icon for birth in the Church of the Resurrection of Christ at the former Semenovskoye cemetery and the Church of St. Euphrosyne of Moscow.
You can ask for a child from the icon of Xenia of Petersburg in the chapel named after her in St. Petersburg.
It is also available in the monastery of St. Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in the Oryol region. In Moscow, the icon can be found in the chapel at the Kuzminskoye cemetery.
Images of the Archangel Gabriel can be seen at the Life-Giving Trinity in the village of Ryazantsy, Moscow region. You can find the icon at Chistye Prudy in Moscow. It is required in the iconostasis, so you can contact any temple or church nearby.
Icons of the Holy Fathers Joachim and Anna can be found in the Conception Church in the city of Chekhov in the Moscow region. Or in the Babushkin district in Moscow.
Images of Seraphim of Sorov are located in the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevo Convent near Nizhny Novgorod, the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Saratov, the Danilovsky Monastery, the Church of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious, the Church of Seraphim of Sorov on Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, the Church of Elijah in Obydensky Lane.
