Dmitry Rostovsky - Psalter of the Mother of God
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Saint Demetrius of Rostov
Psalter of the Mother of God
Christian hymns to the Most Holy Queen of Heaven, Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
Compiled in the likeness of the Psalms.
PRAYER
To the glory of the Holy, Consubstantial and Indivisible Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and in honor and praise of the heavenly Queen, the Most Pure Virgin Mary.
We take refuge under Your compassion, O Virgin Mother of God, do not despise our prayers in sorrow, but deliver us from troubles, O pure and blessed One.
O Lady, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
My lady, please help me. Glory to Thee, orphans Mother, make us a merciful Almighty God.
Oh, Most Holy Lady, Most Pure Virgin Mary, Mother of my Lord God Jesus Christ! I fall down and pray, like the Tsar’s Mother, commending my unworthy prayer to You, having accepted it, Fr. Mother of the King of heaven and earth, bring to the King of those who reign, all to the Lord, Thy Son and God, and ask forgiveness for all my sins, grant correction to my life and at the end of the air enemies a peaceful passage, open the divine entrance to the kingdom, intercede with me and there the heavenly food of pleasure , the mountain of this city, the most beautiful Jerusalem, the joy and indescribable beauties, the lordship of the threefold Trinity light and the sweet voice of angelic singing: make me the heir of glory and joy and a participant in all the saints, all you can, as the Mother of the Almighty King; and now, more than ever at this hour, hear me, O All-Merciful Lady, who stands before Thee; look, O Lady Queen, I offer prayers to Thee.
Worship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Come, let us worship our Queen Theotokos.
Come, let us worship the Virgin Mary, our Queen Mother of God.
Come, let us bow and fall before the Lady Virgin Mary herself, our Queen Theotokos.
We bow to You, Most Holy Theotokos, by Your Nativity revealing to us the true light, Queen of heaven and earth, hope of the unreliable, helper of the weak, intercessor to all sinners; Cover us and intercede from all troubles and needs, mental and physical, and be our intercessor, we pray, with your holy prayers.
We worship Your blessed conception and birth from your holy parents, from Joachim and Anna; We pray to Thee, our Lady, grant us a sinless life to conceive and bear the fruits of repentance.
We bow to Your introduction into the Church of the Lord, who was the third-year-old Maiden, and we pray to You, our light, to make us a church of the Holy Spirit through Your prayers.
We worship Your Annunciation, Most Pure Virgin Mother of God, when through the action of the Holy Spirit with the voice of the Archangel you conceived the Word of the Father, and we pray to You, our light, to bring salvation to us desperate ones.
We worship Your birth, when You incarnated and gave birth to Christ, the Savior of the world, and You appeared as the Mother of God, glorified and exalted from all creation, and we pray to You, our light, to show yourself the Mother of mercy now and in the age to come.
We worship Your purification, undefiled, unblasphemous, incorruptible, Most Pure, and we pray to You, our light, cleanse us from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit through Your prayers.
We worship and honor Your illnesses, which You endured during the free passion of Your Son, when Simeon’s prophecy came true: But a weapon will pierce Your very soul, and we pray to You, our light, to deliver us from mental and physical illnesses.
We bow to You, Lady, remembering the joy You had during the resurrection of Your Son, and we pray to You, our light, not to deprive us of spiritual joy.
We bow to Your honest and glorious Dormition, and we pray to You, our light, to rest our carnal passions with Your help.
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos! Accept this little prayer and offer it to Your Son and our God, that He may save and enlighten You for the sake of our souls.
Looking at Your most holy image, as if we behold You as the true Mother of God, with heartfelt faith and love from the soul we fall and worship with the eternal Child held in Your hand, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Oh, Our Most Holy Lady, Heavenly Queen, glorious Lady, Virgin Mother of God, righteous consolation to all who are sad and life and resurrection to all who trust in You! Incline, O Lady, Your most pure ears to our prayer, offered to You from us, Your indecent and unworthy servants.
Oh, our merciful Mother! Show Thy mercy to us, who are always in sorrow and always in sin, and do not despise us, Thy many-sinful servants.
Oh, our beautiful Mother! Thou art the wine of all good things, the revival of mortal man and the deliverance of the lost, accept our unworthy this prayer, Thy fallen and many-sinful servants, in this hour of our bitter, lamentable, and painful petition, as we now dare to speak to You, the Most Holy Lady Queen Theotokos, This prayer and joyful invitation with the Angel is: Virgin Mother of God, rejoice, full of grace Mary, for you have conceived in the flesh the Son of God. Rejoice, for you carried Him in Your womb. Rejoice, for you gave birth to Him. Rejoice, for you nourished the breasts. Rejoice, for the wolves worshiped Him. Rejoice, for you have found Christ in the church in three days. Rejoice, for Christ has risen from the dead and ascended to heaven. Rejoice, for you yourself have been taken to heaven. Rejoice, for You are superior to the virginity of the Angels and the glory of the Saints. Rejoice, for You are creating peace on earth. Rejoice, for all the inhabitants of heaven are obedient to You. Rejoice, for you can ask what you want from your Son, Christ our God. Rejoice, for you have been honored to be near the Most Holy Trinity. Rejoice, for You are the Mother of embittered people who resort to You. Rejoice, for Your joy will never end. Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with you.
Oh, Most Holy Lady Lady, Virgin Mother of God! accept our unworthy prayer, and save us from impudent death, and grant us repentance before the end.
Prayer
Worthyly glorified and righteously blessed from all the heavenly ranks, as if surpassing them without comparison, having given birth to God and the Creator of all things, exalted above all, She, like a Queen, stands before the faces of the Angel, proclaiming Gabriel’s song: Rejoice, full of grace! Our sinful and mortal lips will be able to bring worthy praise to Your greatness, so let us call You: O, most wonderful Lady, praying from You to the incarnate Christ our God, may he look upon us, unrequited people, and keep us unharmed from all the slander of the enemy and evil slander, Your mother’s prayer can do a lot, according to what was said: ask My Mother, I will not turn away, but I will fulfill all Your requests. We are filled with joy in this, we cry to Thee: save, O Lady, Thy perishing servants, enlighten those darkened by the wisdom of this age and bring us to the Sweetest Jesus, and, ever rejoicing, we cry: glory to the Father, glory to the Son, glory to the Holy Spirit, glory to You. The Most Glorious and Most Immaculate Virgin Mary, blessed and blessed throughout the endless ages of ages. Amen.
It is worthy to eat, as you are truly blessed, the Mother of God, ever-blessed and most immaculate, and the Mother of our God. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.
Kathisma 1
Psalm 1
Blessed is the man who loves Your name, Ever-Virgin Mother Mary: by Your grace his soul will be strengthened, and like a tree planted at the issue of the waters, it will bear abundant fruits of righteousness. Blessed are You among women for the sake of the humility and faith of Your heart; You conquer all women with Your beauty, you surpass the Angels and Archangels in holiness, Your mercy and generosity are preached everywhere; God has blessed the work of Your hands.
Psalm 2
Madam, why are the tongues staggering because of the cold? Shame and overthrow them with a storm of horror and fear; May Your right hand cover us: scatter the clouds of our iniquities, take away the burden of our sins. Come to Her, all you who are weary and burdened, and He will give you rest; come to Her in your misfortunes, and the enlightenment of Her face will illuminate you; bless You with all your heart: for the earth is full of Her mercy.
Psalm 3
Madam, why have the visible and invisible enemies multiplied and chilled us?
Let Thy storm of righteous anger dispel them. Have mercy on me, Lady, and heal my infirmities, warm my frozen heart and do not deliver me into the hands of my spiritual enemies; on the day of my death, appear to help my soul, lead me to the haven of salvation. Glory to You, helpless Intercessor. Song instead of the glory
of You, Mother of God, we praise You, Mary Ever-Virgin and Mother of God, we confess, You, chosen from the Eternal Father, the whole earth magnifies; All Angels and Archangels humbly serve You; To You all the Powers and the highest Powers of heaven, and all Dominions obey; All the Thrones stand before You, the Cherubim and Seraphim rejoice before You, all the angelic faces cry out to You with an unceasing voice: Most Holy Theotokos Mary, Mother of the Ever-Virgin! the heavens and earth are full of the majesty of the glory of Your womb; To you the glorious apostolic face of your Creator and Savior Mother is praised; Many martyrs call you the Mother of God; To you the glorious face of the confessors of the Holy Trinity is named a temple; To you the virgins preach the image of their virginity; All holy souls call you the glorious Queen of heaven; Throughout the entire universe, the Holy Church of all faithful Christians confesses to you the Mother of God and honors the true King of Heaven, the God-chosen Maiden; You are the Lady of the Angels and glory to all the saints; You are heaven's open door; You are the ladder of the kingdom of heaven; You are the beautiful palace of the King of glory; You are the incorruptible ark of grace; You are an abyss of generosity; You are a refuge for sinners; You, blessed Mother of the Savior Christ; You, for the sake of liberating a captive man, you received God into your womb from the Holy Spirit and you contained the Inconceivable One; You trampled upon the enemy of hell and opened the doors of the kingdom of heaven to the faithful; You stand at the right hand of God; You beseech Him for us, O Ever-Virgin Mary, Who will judge the living and the dead; Therefore we wish You to always be our Intercessor to Your beloved Son and God, Who redeemed us with His honest blood, so that we may receive the promise of eternal glory. Save Thy people, O Blessed Lady, and bless Thy inheritance, for may we be partakers of the blessed inheritance of Thy Son, and save us, and take us even unto the ages, every day. Oh, Most Generous! We wish to praise and bless You with our hearts and lips. Grant, Most Merciful Mother, that now and always we may be preserved without sin. Have mercy on us, Intercessor, have mercy on us, may Your mercy be with us, as we trust in You, keep us, Most Merciful, forever and ever.
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Is it possible to read the psalter to the Mother of God during Lent?
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes.
Reader question:
Is it possible to read the Psalter to the Mother of God during Lent and Akathists?
Svetlana
Archpriest Andrei Efanov answers:
Archpriest Andrey EFANOV
There is no direct ban on reading any prayers at home. However, traditionally Akathists (except for the Akathist of the Annunciation on Saturday) are not read during Great Lent. The situation with akathists is due to the fact that the period of Lent is a time of deep internal reflection, which is associated with the fact that a person turns his gaze from ordinary earthly affairs to spiritual issues and his own inner state. Therefore, the period of Great Lent is more appropriate not for joyful akathists, but, for example, for penitential canons. In this regard, akathists are excluded from church services at this time, except for the Great Akathist, which is served on the so-called “Saturday of the Akathist” (we have already written about this in detail in the material Is it possible to read akathists during Lent ? ).
Regarding the so-called “Psalter of the Mother of God,” this is a very ambiguous text and not exactly officially accepted. Therefore, I personally would not recommend reading it under any circumstances. There are a great many accepted church texts - the Psalter itself, and the canons of the Mother of God, and prayers before dozens of icons of the Most Pure Lady. What is the difference between the so-called “accepted” and “not accepted” texts? A person can pray in his own words - thank him for the good things he has received from the Lord and ask Him for what is needed. Often we pray with the words of ready-made prayers. What is their meaning? The prayers were composed by holy people who had a very good idea of what the inner life of a person is, what petitions (requests) will be universal for all people without exception, and how to formulate them most correctly. These are ancient texts, often they are written with some features of the style accepted at that time , but in general they are distinguished by the perfect accuracy of what is said. By praying with the words of these texts, be they psalms in a certain order, canons and accepted akathists, a person, in addition to joining the age-old tradition of prayer, also learns how and about what to ask. This is very nourishing for the soul, this is the basis of inner life. We are not good at non-canonical texts because they do not have this precision and you can read something wrong, to put it in very simple words. Therefore, since the text is not officially accepted, it is better not experiment. And if the accepted prayers “don’t work”, I would advise you to think about what’s the matter - is there a lot of unclear things in them, and then you need to sit down with a dictionary and figure it out, or is there some kind of spirit of protest speaking within you, then the question is , against what and for what. Think, maybe something about yourself will become clear to you.
God bless you!
