Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary: festive antiphons, troparion and kontakion, prokeimenon, sacristan, communion

• On the Mother of God holidays
• Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Introduction to the Temple of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Conception rights. Anna of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• On the day of the meeting of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the righteous Elizabeth
• Positions of the Venerable Robe of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Blachernae
• Positions of the Honorable Belt of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Appearance of the Most Holy Theotokos St. Sergius of Radonezh
• Appearance of the Light-Painted Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos
• On the Day of Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Saturday of the Akathist)

On the Mother of God holidays*

Troparion, tone 4

Audio:

0:44

Let us now approach the Mother of God diligently, sinners and humility, and let us fall in repentance, calling from the depths of our souls: Lady, help us, having shown mercy on us now, struggling, we are perishing from many sins, not turn away Thy servants of vain, Thy and the only hope of the imams.

Translation: Now we, sinners and humble ones, will diligently run to the Mother of God, and we will fall to Her, crying out in repentance from the depths of our souls: “Mistress, help, take pity on us, hurry up, we are perishing from many sins! Do not let Your servants go empty-handed, for in You we have our only hope!”

Troparion, tone 4

Audio:

0:21

Let us never be silent, O Mother of God, from speaking Your strength and unworthiness: if You had not stood before us to pray, who would have saved us from so many troubles, who would have kept us free to this day? We will not retreat, O Lady, from You: for Your servants always save You from all evil ones.

Translation: We, unworthy ones, will never stop proclaiming Your power, Mother of God, for if You had not protected us with Your prayers, who would have saved us from so many troubles, who would have kept us free to this day? We will not retreat, Lady, from You, for You always save Your servants from all disasters.

Kontakion, tone 6

Audio:

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The representation of Christians is unashamed, the intercession to the Creator is immutable, do not despise the voices of sinful prayers, but advance, as the Good One, to the aid of us who faithfully call upon Ty; hasten to prayer and strive to supplicate, ever presenting the Mother of God to those who honor Thee.

Translation: The protection of Christians is reliable, Intercession to the Creator is unchangeable! Do not despise the prayerful voices of sinners, but come quickly, as the Good One, to the aid of us who call upon You with faith: “Hasten with your intercession and hasten your prayer, Mother of God, always protecting those who honor You!”

Kontakion, tone 6

Audio:

2:43

We are not the imams of other help, / are not the imams of other hope, / do You, O Lady, / help us, / we hope in you / and we boast in you, / / ​​For we are your servants, let us not be ashamed.

Translation: We have no other help, we have no other hope except You, Lady, help us, we hope in You and boast in You, for we are Your servants; let us not be ashamed!

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Canon of prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

Sung in every spiritual sorrow and situation

Creation of Theostirikt the monk

Troparion to the Mother of God, tone 4

Let us now approach the Mother of God diligently, sinners and humility, and let us fall down in repentance, calling from the depths of our souls: Lady, help us; Your slaves are vain, You are the only hope of the imams. (Twice)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Let us never, O Mother of God, be silent about Your power and unworthiness: If You had not stood before us to pray, who would have saved us from such troubles, who would have kept us free until now? We will not retreat, O Lady, from You: for Your servants always save You from all evil ones.

Psalm 50

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; For I know my iniquity, and I will bear away my sin before me. I have sinned and done evil before You alone; for you may be justified in Your words, and may be victorious where You judge. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have shown me Your unknown and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. There is joy and merriment in my ears; the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn away Your face from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not turn me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Give me the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked your way, and wickedness will turn to you. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had wanted sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a contrite and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then take pleasure in the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; then they will place Your calf on the altar.

Canon to the Most Holy Theotokos, tone 8

Song 1

Irmos: Having passed through the water like dry land, and having escaped the Egyptian evil, the Israelite cried out: Let us drink to the Deliverer and our God.

Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Contained by many misfortunes, I resort to You, seeking salvation: Oh, Mother of the Word and the Virgin, save me from heavy and cruel ones.

Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Passions confuse me, and many despondencies fill my soul; die, O Young Lady, with the silence of the Son and Thy God, O All-Immaculate One.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Who gave birth to You and God, I pray, Virgin, to be delivered from the cruel ones: for now, running to You, I extend both my soul and my thoughts.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Sick in body and soul, visits from the Divine and provision from You, the only God of God, as the Good Mother of the Good.

Song 3

Irmos: The Supreme Creator of the heavenly circle, Lord, and the Creator of the Church, You confirm me in Your love, the desires of the land, the faithful affirmation, the only one who loves mankind.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

I entrust the representation and protection of my life to Thee, the Virgin Mother of God: You feed me to Your refuge, You are guilty of good things; true statement, One All-Singing One.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

I pray, Virgin, to destroy the storm of my spiritual confusion and sorrow: for you, O Blessed One of God, gave birth to the ruler of the silence of Christ, the only Most Pure One.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Having given birth to the good of the guilty, the benefactor has given birth to wealth to all, for all you can, for she has given birth to the mighty one in the fortress of Christ, the blessed one.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Help me with fierce ailments and painful passions, O Virgin, for I know You’s inexhaustible treasure, Immaculate, inexhaustible.

Save Thy servants from troubles, Mother of God, for we all, according to God, resort to Thee, as for the unbreakable wall and intercession.

Look with kindness, all-sung Mother of God, on my fierce embitterment of the body, and heal my soul and illness.

Troparion, tone 2

Warm prayer and an invincible wall, source of mercy, refuge of the world, we diligently cry out to Thee: Mother of God, Lady, advance and deliver us from troubles, the only one who will soon appear.

Song 4

Irmos: I have heard, O Lord, the sight of Your sacrament, I have understood Your works and glorified Your Divinity.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Confusion of my passions, the helmsman who gave birth to the Lord, and calmed the storm of my sins, O Bride of God.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

I call upon the abyss of Thy mercy to give birth to the Blessed One and the Savior of all who sing Thee.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Enjoying, O Most Pure One, Your gifts, we sing songs of thanksgiving, Our Lady leading You.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

On the bed of my illness and infirmity, I am cast down, as the Lover of Grace, help, O Theotokos, the only Ever-Virgin.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

We give hope and affirmation and salvation to the immovable wall of You, the All-Singing One, from every inconvenience we get rid of.

Song 5

Irmos: Enlighten us with Your commandments, O Lord, and with Your high arm grant us Your peace, O Lover of Mankind.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Fill my heart, O Pure One, with joy, Your incorruptible joy that gives birth to the guilty.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Deliver us from troubles, pure Mother of God, giving birth to eternal deliverance and peace that prevails over all minds.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Resolve the darkness of my sins, Bride of God, with the enlightenment of Your Lordship, Who gave birth to the Divine and Eternal Light.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Heal, O Pure One, the infirmity of my soul, make Thy visits worthy, and grant me health with Thy prayers.

Song 6

Irmos: I will pour out a prayer to the Lord, and to Him I will proclaim my sorrows, for my soul is filled with evil, and my life is drawing near to hell, and I pray like Jonah: from aphids, O God, lift me up.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

As He saved death and aphids, He Himself gave away death, corruption and death my former nature, Virgin, pray to the Lord and Thy Son, to deliver me from the enemies of crime.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

I am your representative and steadfast guardian, O Virgin, and I solve rumors of adversity and drive away taxes from demons; and I always pray to deliver me from the corruption of my passions.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Like a wall of refuge for money, and all-perfect salvation for souls, and space in sorrow, O Maiden, and through Thy enlightenment we always rejoice: O Lady, save us even now from passions and troubles.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

On my bed now I lie infirm, and there is no healing for my flesh: but, having given birth to the God and Savior of the world and the Savior of ailments, I pray to You, O Good One: raise me from aphids and ailments.

Kontakion, tone 6

The representation of Christians is not shameful, the intercession to the Creator is immutable, do not despise the sinful prayers of the voice, but advance, like the Good One, to the help of us who faithfully call upon You; Hasten to prayer, and strive to supplicate, ever presenting, O Theotokos, those who honor Thee.

Another kontakion, same voice

There are no imams of other help, no imams of other hope, except for You, Most Pure Virgin. Help us, we rely on You, and we boast in You, for we are Your servants, let us not be ashamed.

Stichera, same voice

Do not entrust me to human intercession, Most Holy Lady, but accept the prayer of Your servant: for sorrow will overcome me, I cannot endure demonic shooting, there is no protection for the imam, below where I will take refuge, the accursed one, always victorious We are, and I have no consolation, unless You, the Lady of the world, hope and intercession of the faithful, do not despise my prayer, make it useful.

Song 7

Irmos: Children came from Judea, in Babylon, sometimes, by the faith of the Trinity, the fire of the furnace was quenched, singing: O God of the fathers, blessed art thou.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Our salvation, as you desired, O Lord, to arrange, you entered into the womb of the Virgin, and you showed the world a representative: our father, God, blessed are you.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

The Commander of mercy, Whom you gave birth to, O pure Mother, begging to be delivered from sins and spiritual defilements by faith, calling: Father of our God, blessed are you.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

The Treasure of Salvation and the Source of Incorruption, Who gave birth to You, and the Pillar of Confirmation, and the Door of Repentance, You showed to those calling: Father of our God, blessed are You.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Bodily weaknesses and mental ailments, O Mother of God, through the love of those who come to Thy blood, O Virgin, the grace to heal, Who gave us birth to the Savior of Christ.

Song 8

Irmos: Praise and extol the Heavenly King, Whom all the angels sing, praise and extol forever.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Do not despise those who demand help from You, O Virgin, who sing and extol You forever.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

You heal the infirmity of my soul and bodily illnesses, O Virgin, that I may glorify You, O Pure One, forever.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

You pour out a wealth of healing to those who faithfully sing to Thee, O Virgin, and to those who extol Your ineffable Nativity.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

You drive away adversity and the onset of passions, O Virgin: therefore we sing of You forever and ever.

Song 9

Irmos: Truly the Mother of God we confess Thee, saved by Thee, O Pure Virgin, with the bodiless faces magnifying Thee.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

I do not turn away my tears, Even as I take away every tear from every face, O Virgin who gave birth to Christ.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Fill my heart with joy, O Virgin, even as she accepts fulfillment of joy and consumes sinful sadness.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Be a refuge and representation for those who come running to You, O Virgin, and an unbreakable wall, refuge and cover and joy.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Illuminate the dawnings of Your light, O Virgin, driving away the darkness of ignorance, faithfully confessing Theotokos to You.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

In the place of the bitterness of the infirmity of the humbled one, O Virgin, heal, transforming from ill health to health.

Stichera, tone 2

Let us honor the highest heaven and the purest lordship of the sun, who delivered us from the oath, the Lady of the world.

Because of my many sins my body is weak, and my soul is also weak; I come running to You, O Most Gracious One, the hope of the unreliable, You help me.

Mistress and Mother of the Deliverer, accept the prayer of Your unworthy servants, that you may intercede with Him who was born of You; Oh, Lady of the world, be the Intercessor!

Let us diligently sing a song to You now, the all-sung Mother of God, joyfully: with the Forerunner and all the saints, pray to the Mother of God to spare us.

All the angels of the army, the Forerunner of the Lord, the apostles of the Twelve, all the saints with the Mother of God, say a prayer so that we may be saved.

Prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Most Holy Theotokos, save me.

Best regards to my queen, my hope to the Mother of God, friend of the orphans and the strange, the sorrowing joy, the offended to the patroness! See my misfortune, see my sorrow, help me as I am weak, feed me as I am strange. I have weighed my offense, resolve it, as if I were wrong: for I have no other help except You, no other representative, no good comforter, only You, O God of God, for save me and cover me in eki centuries. Amen.

To whom shall I cry, Lady? To whom will I turn in my grief, if not to You, Queen of Heaven? Who will accept my cry and my sighing, if not You, Most Immaculate, the hope of Christians and the refuge for us sinners? Who else will protect you in adversity? Hear now my groaning, and incline Your ear to me, the Lady of the Mother of my God, and do not despise me, who requires Your help, and do not reject me, a sinner. Give understanding and teach me, O Queen of Heaven; do not depart from me, Thy servant, O Lady, for my murmuring, but be my Mother and intercessor. I entrust myself to Your merciful protection: lead me, a sinner, to a quiet and serene life, so that I may weep for my sins. To whom shall I turn when I am guilty, if not to You, the hope and refuge of sinners, with the hope of Your ineffable mercy and Your bounty? Oh, Lady Queen of Heaven! You are my hope and refuge, protection and intercession and help. Best regards to my queen and speedy intercessor! Cover my sins with Your intercession, protect me from enemies visible and invisible; soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against me. Oh, Mother of the Lord my Creator! You are the root of virginity and the unfading color of purity. Oh, Mother of God! You grant me help to those who are weak with carnal passions and those who are sick at heart, for only Yours and with You is Your Son and our God imam’s intercession; and by Your wonderful intercession may I get rid of all misfortune and misfortune, O Most Immaculate and Glorious Mother of God Mary. Moreover, with trust I say and cry: Rejoice, O Blessed One, Rejoice, O O Joyful One; Rejoice, Most Blessed One, the Lord is with You.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Troparion, tone 4

Audio:

0:45

Your Nativity, O Virgin Mother of God, / proclaim joy to the whole universe: / from you the Sun of righteousness, Christ our God, has risen, / and, having destroyed the oath, you have given blessing, // and, having abolished death, you have given us life in Echny.

Translation: Your Nativity, Virgin Mary, proclaimed joy to the whole universe, for from You the Sun of righteousness, Christ our God, shone; and, having canceled the curse, He gave the blessing and, having abolished death, gave us eternal life.

Kontakion, tone 4

Audio:

1:02

Joachim and Anna reproached childlessness, / and Adam and Eve were freed from mortal aphids, O Most Pure One, / in Thy holy Nativity. / Then Thy people also celebrate, / having been freed from the guilt of sins, / always call Ti // infertility gives birth to the Mother of God and the nourisher of our Life .

Translation: Joachim and Anna were freed from reproach for childlessness, and Adam and Eve were freed from mortal corruption by Your holy Nativity, Most Pure One. It is also celebrated by Your people, delivered from condemnation for sins, exclaiming to You: “The barren gives birth to the Mother of God and the Nourisher of our Life!”

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Introduction to the Temple of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Troparion, tone 4

Audio:

0:44

On the day of God’s favor, the transfiguration, / and the preaching of the salvation of men, / the Virgin clearly appears in the temple of God, / and she foretells Christ to everyone./ We, too, will cry out loudly: // rejoice in the sight of the Creator and fullness.

Translation: On this day there is a foreshadowing of God’s favor and the salvation of people: in the temple of God the Virgin openly appears and announces Christ to everyone. We, too, will loudly cry out to her: “Rejoice, fulfillment of what was ordained by the Creator!”

Kontakion, tone 4

Audio:

0:45

The most pure temple of the Savior,/ a valuable palace and the Virgin,/ the sacred treasure of the glory of God,/ is being brought into the house of the Lord today, bringing together grace,/ Even in the Divine Spirit,/ Even the Angels of God are singing :// This is the village of Heaven.

Translation: The purest temple of the Savior, the most valuable palace and the Virgin, the sacred treasure of the glory of God, is on this day introduced into the house of the Lord, introducing grace with Him, that which is in the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God sing about her; She is the tabernacle of Heaven.

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Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Troparion, tone 4

Audio:

0:49

The day of our salvation is the most important, / and from time immemorial the mystery has been revealed: / The Son of God, the Son of the Virgin, is born, / and Gabriel preaches grace. / Moreover, we also cry out to the Mother of God with him: / Rejoice, O full of grace, / The Lord is with you.

Translation: On this day of our salvation, the beginning and the eternal mystery is revealed: the Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin and Gabriel preaches the gospel of grace. Therefore, we will also cry out to the Mother of God: “Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”

Kontakion, tone 8

Audio:

0:34

To the chosen Voivode, victorious,/ as having got rid of the evil ones,/ let us sing a note of gratitude to Thy servants, O Mother of God,/ but, as having an invincible power,/ free us from all troubles, let us call Ti // Rejoice, O news Nevestnaya.

Translation: To the Commander who defends us, for deliverance from terrible troubles, we institute victory celebrations for You, we, Your servants, are grateful, Mother of God! But You, as having irresistible power, free us from all dangers, so we cry to You: “Rejoice, Bride, who has not known marriage!”

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Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Troparion, tone 1

Audio:

0:57

At Christmas you preserved your virginity, / in the Dormition you did not abandon the world, O Mother of God, / you reposed in your life, Mother of the Life of the Life, // and through your prayers you delivered our souls from death.

Translation: At the birth of Christ, You preserved your virginity and did not leave the world after your death, Mother of God: You passed into life as the Mother of Life, and through Your prayers You deliver our souls from death.

Kontakion, tone 2

Audio:

1:38

In prayers, the never-sleeping Mother of God / and in intercessions, the immutable hope / the grave and mortification cannot be restrained: / like the Mother of the Belly / rested to the belly // into the womb of the Ever-Virgin One.

Translation: In the prayers of the never-sleeping Mother of God and in the intercessions, the grave and mortality did not hold back the unshakable hope. For She, as the Mother of Life, was brought to life by the One Who dwelt in Her eternally virgin womb.

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Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Troparion, tone 4

Audio:

1:00

Today we brightly celebrate the people of good faith/ by Your coming, O Mother of God, in the fall,/ and looking to Your Most Pure Image, touchingly with the verb:/ cover us with Your honorable Protection,/ and the hut Save us from all evil,/ praying to Thy Son, Christ our God,// save our souls.

Translation: On this day, we, faithful people, solemnly celebrate, overshadowed by Your coming, Mother of God; and, looking at Your most pure image, we cry with tenderness: “Cover us with Your sacred Veil and deliver us from all evil, begging Your Son, Christ our God, to save our souls.”

Kontakion, tone 3

Audio:

0:56

The Virgin stands today in the church, / and from the faces of the saints she invisibly prays to God for us, / The angels and the bishops worship, / the apostles and the prophets rejoice // for our sake the Mother of God prays to the Eternal God.

Translation: Today the Virgin stands in the temple and, with a host of saints, invisibly prays to God for us. The angels and bishops worship, while the apostles and prophets rejoice: for the Mother of God prays for us to the Eternal God.

Greatness

We magnify Thee,/ Most Holy Virgin,/ and honor Thy holy Protection:/ For Saint Andrew saw Thee in the air,// praying for us to Christ.

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Prayer, troparion, kontakion to the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos

Troparion, tone 4

Today we brightly celebrate people of good faith, / overshadowed by Your coming, O Mother of God, / and looking to Your most pure image, we tenderly say: / Cover us with Your honorable Protection / and deliver us from all evil, / praying to Your Son, Christ our God, / to save our souls.

On this day, we, Orthodox people, solemnly celebrate, blessed by Your coming, O Mother of God, and, looking at Your most pure image, we cry with tenderness: “Cover us with Your sacred veil and deliver us from all evil, begging Your Son, Christ our God , about the salvation of our souls"

Kontakion, tone 3

The Virgin stands today in the church / and from the faces of the saints invisibly prays to God for us, / Angels and bishops bow down, / while the apostles and prophets rejoice: / for our sake the Mother of God prays to the Eternal God.

Now the Virgin stands in the temple and, with a host of saints, invisibly prays to God for us. Angels and bishops worship, but apostles and prophets rejoice: for the Mother of God prays for us to the Eternal God

Greatness

We magnify You, / Most Holy Virgin, / and honor Your honorable Protection, / For Saint Andrew saw You in the air, / praying to Christ for us.

We magnify You, Most Holy Virgin, and honor Your holy Protection, for Saint Andrew saw You in the air praying to Christ for us

Prayer

O Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the Highest Powers, Queen of heaven and earth, our city and country, our all-powerful Intercessor! Accept this singing of praise and gratitude from us, unworthy Thy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God, Thy Son, that He may be merciful to our iniquities and add His grace to those who honor Thy all-honorable name and with faith and love worship Thy miraculous image. We are not worthy of being pardoned by Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, the Lady, for everything is possible for You from Him. For this reason, we resort to You, as to our undoubted and immediate Intercessor: hear us praying to You, cover us with Your all-powerful protection and ask God, Your Son, for our shepherds zeal and vigilance for souls, for the city ruler wisdom and strength, for the judges truth and impartiality , a mentor, reason and humility, a spouse, love and harmony, a child, obedience, patience for the offended, the fear of God for those who offend, complacency for those who grieve, abstinence for those who rejoice; to all of us the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of 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 onto the right path, support old age, bring up young ones with chastity, raise infants and look upon us all with the gaze of Your merciful intercession, raise us up from the depths of sin and enlighten our heartfelt eyes to the vision of salvation; be merciful to us here and there, in the land of earthly arrival, and at the Last Judgment of Your Son; Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, our fathers and brethren began to live with the Angels and all the saints in eternal life. For you are, Lady, the glory of heaven and the hope of earth, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all who flow to You with faith. We therefore 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 ages of ages. Amen.

Conception rights. Anna of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Troparion, tone 4

On this day of childlessness, the bonds are resolved, / God heard Joachim and Anna, / more than hope, / thus he promises to give birth to the Virgin Mary, / from Neyazhe the Indescribable One Himself was born, / Man became an Angel and commanded cry out to her: Rejoice. O blessed one, the Lord is with you.

Translation: On this day, the bonds of childlessness are broken, for, having heard Joachim and Anna, God clearly assures them of a birth beyond the expectation of the Virgin Mary, from Whom Himself, the Infinite One, was born, becoming Man, when the Angel commanded Her to proclaim: “Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee !

Kontakion, tone 4

Today the universe celebrates Anna’s conception, / which was from God // for she gave birth to the Word, more than words.

Translation: On this day the universe celebrates the conception of Anna, which was from God: for she gave birth to the One who gave birth to the Word above reason!

Greatness

We magnify Thee,/ Most Holy Virgin,/ and honor Thy holy parents,/ and glorify the all-glorious// Thy conception.

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Prayers

Troparia with the Mother of God and Kontakion, verboses every day of the week.

PER WEEK EVENINGS

Troparion, tone 4: Heavenly armies of the archistratis, we always pray to you, we are unworthy, and with your prayers protect us with the shelter of the krill of your immaterial glory, preserving us diligently falling, and crying out: deliver us from troubles, like the rulers of the highest powers.

Theotokos, voice 4: Having been brought up in the temple in the Holy of Holies, clothed in faith and wisdom, and immeasurable virginity, Archangel Gabriel brought a kiss from heaven, and rejoice: Rejoice, blessed one, rejoice, most glorified, the Lord is with you.

Kontakion, voice 2: The Archangels of God, servants of the divine glory, the rulers of the angels and the human teachers, ask for what is useful to us and great mercy, like the bodiless archangels.

ON MONDAY EVENING

Troparion, tone 2: The memory of the righteous is with praise, but the testimony of the Lord is sufficient for you, the forerunner: for you have shown in truth and the most honorable of the prophets, as in the streams of baptism you were worthy of what was preached. Moreover, having suffered for the truth, rejoice, you preached the gospel to those in hell, God manifested in the flesh, taking away the sin of the world, and giving us great mercy.

Theotokos, the same voice: The Divine came into being as a community of nature through you, O ever-virgin Mother of God: for you gave birth to God incarnate to us. Moreover, out of duty, we all honorably honor you.

Kontakion, voice 3: Prophet of God, and forerunner of grace, having found your head like the most sacred thorn from the earth, healing is always acceptable: for again, as before, you preach repentance in the world.

TUESDAY EVENING

Troparion, tone 1: O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thy inheritance, granting victories to the pious king against the resistance, and preserving Thy residence through Thy cross.

Mother of the Cross: We have your intercession, most pure one, and through your prayers we deliver the fierce, we observe the cross of your son everywhere, and out of duty we honor you all with piety.

Kontakion, tone 4: Having ascended to the cross by will, grant to Your namesake new residence Your bounty, O Christ God: by Your power you have rejoiced the faithful kings, giving them victories as adversaries, benefits to those who have Your weapon of peace, an invincible victory.

WEDNESDAY EVENING

Troparion, tone 3: Holy Apostles, pray to the merciful God that he may grant remission of sins to our souls.

Another, St. Nicholas, voice 4: The rule of faith and the image of meekness, self-control, teacher, show you to your flock, even the truth of things. For this reason, you have acquired high humility, rich in poverty: Father Hierarch Nicholas, pray to Christ God to save our souls.

Theotokos, voice 4: The Word of the Father, Christ our God, who became incarnate through the knowledge of you, the Virgin Mother of God, one pure, one blessed: with this we unceasingly magnify you.

Kontakion by the Apostle, voice 2: Firm and divinely preached preachers, you have accepted Thy good disciples, O Lord, into the enjoyment of Thy good things and peace: for Thou hast accepted sickness and death more than all fruitfulness, the only one who knows the heart.

Another, St. Nicholas, voice 3: In Mireh, the holy, the priest appeared: for Christ, like the prophecy, having fulfilled the gospel, you laid down your soul for your people, and saved the innocent from death. For this reason you have been sanctified, as the great hidden place of God’s grace.

THURSDAY PM

Troparion, tone 1: O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thy inheritance, granting victory to the blessed king against the resistance, and preserving Thy residence through Thy cross.

Mother of the Cross: We have your intercession, most pure one, and through your prayers we deliver the fierce, we observe the cross of your son everywhere, and out of duty we honor you all with piety.

Kontakion, tone 4: Having ascended to the cross by will, grant to Your namesake new residence Your bounty, O Christ God: by Your power you have rejoiced the faithful kings, giving them victories as adversaries, benefits to those who have Your weapon of peace, an invincible victory.

FRIDAY PM

Troparion, tone 2: Apostles, martyrs and prophets, saints, reverends and righteous ones, having accomplished a good deed and kept the faith, having boldness towards the Savior, pray for that good thing for us to be saved, we pray, for our souls.

Another for repose, the same voice: Remember, Lord, how good Thy servants are, and if you have sinned in life, forgive: no one is sinless, only You are able to give peace to the departed.

Theotokos: Holy Mother of ineffable light, we honor you with angelic songs, piously.

ON SATURDAY WITH THE VERB:

Glory: With the saints, rest, O Christ, the souls of Thy servant, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life.

And now: As the firstfruits of nature, to the planter of creation, the universe brings to Thee, O Lord, God-bearing martyrs: through the prayers of those in the world, Thy Church is deep, Thy residence, O Theotokos, keep the most merciful.

Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Troparion, tone 4

Most Pure Mother of God, Mother of God, / Your honest Cathedral is decorated with many different kindnesses, / many people of the world bring gifts to You, O Lady, / break the bonds of our sinners with Your mercy // and saved and our souls.

Translation: Most Pure Mother of God, Mother of God! Thy sacred assembly is adorned with manifold beauties; Many worldly people bring gifts to You, Lady. Break our sinful bonds with Your mercy and save our souls.

Kontakion, tone 6

Who was born before the Virgin from the Father without a mother, / on earth without a father, today incarnated from You. / Moreover, the star preaches the good news to the Magus, / The angels sing with the shepherds / / Thy ineffable Nativity, O Blessed One.

Translation: Before the morning star from the Father without a mother, born on earth without a father, this day appeared in the flesh from You. Therefore, the star preaches the good news to the Magi, and the Angels and the shepherds sing of Your immaculate generations, O Blessed One.

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Canon of prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

Sung in every spiritual sorrow and situation

The creation of Theostiriktus the monk

Troparion to the Mother of God, tone 4

Let us now diligently approach the Mother of God, sinners and humility, and let us fall down in repentance calling from the depths of our souls: Lady, help us, having had mercy on us, struggling, we are perishing from many sins, do not turn away your slaves, for you are the only hope of the imams. (Twice)

Glory, even now: Let us never be silent, O Mother of God, in speaking Your strength to unworthiness: if You had not stood before us, praying, who would have delivered us from such troubles, who would have kept us free until now? We will not retreat, O Lady, from You: for Your servants always save you from all evil ones.

Psalm 50

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. To You alone have I sinned and done evil before You; for you may be justified in all of Your words, and you will always triumph over Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not turn me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had wanted sacrifices, you would have given them; burnt offerings are not your good will. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.

Canon to the Most Holy Theotokos, tone 8

Song 1

Having traversed the water like dry land, and having escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cried out: Let us drink to our Deliverer and our God.

Chorus: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Contained by many misfortunes, I resort to You, seeking salvation: O Mother of the Word and the Virgin, save me from heavy and cruel things.

Passions trouble me; fill my soul with much despondency; die, O Young Lady, with the silence of Your Son and God, All-Immaculate.

Glory: Having given birth to You and God as the Savior, I pray, O Virgin, to be delivered from the cruel ones: for now, running to You, I extend both my soul and my thoughts.

And now: Sick in body and soul, grant the visitation of the Divine and providence from You, the only Mother of God, as the good Mother of the Good.

Song 3

Supreme Creator of the heavenly circle, Lord, and the Creator of the Church, Thou strengthen me in Thy love, the desires of the land, the true affirmation, the only love for mankind.

I offer the intercession and protection of my life to Thee, the Virgin Mother of God: Thou feed me to Thy refuge, the good one is guilty; true statement, the All-Singing One.

I pray, Virgin, to destroy the storm of my spiritual confusion and sorrow: You, O Bride of God, gave birth to Christ, the Chief of Silence, the only Most Pure One.

Glory: Having given birth to the good and guilty, the benefactor, pour out wealth to everyone, for all you can, as she gave birth to the mighty one in the strength of Christ, the blessed one.

And now: To him who is tormented by fierce ailments and painful passions, O Virgin, You help me: for healings are infinite, I know You, the Most Immaculate One, the inexhaustible treasure.

Save Thy servants from troubles, Mother of God, for we all, according to God, resort to Thee, as an unbreakable wall and intercession.

Look with mercy, O all-sung Mother of God, on my fierce body, and heal the illness of my soul.

Troparion, tone 2

A warm prayer and an insurmountable wall, source of mercy, refuge of the world, diligently ionized Ti: Mother of God, Lady, advance, And deliver us from troubles, the only one who will soon intercede.

Song 4

I heard, O Lord, Thy sacrament, I understood Thy works and glorified Thy Divinity.

The confusion of my passions, the helmsman who gave birth to the Lord, and the storm of my sins calmed, O Bride of God.

Grant me the abyss of Thy mercy, Who gave birth to the Blessed One and the Savior of all who sing to Thee.

Enjoying, O Most Pure One, Your gifts, we sing in thanksgiving, Our Lady leading Thee.

Glory: On the bed of my illness and infirmity, for those who lie down, as God-loving, help the Mother of God, the only Ever-Virgin.

And now: Hope and affirmation and salvation belong to the immovable wall of You, the All-Singing One, we get rid of every inconvenience.

Song 5

Enlighten us with Your commandments, O Lord, and with Your high arm grant us Your peace, Lover of mankind.

Fill, O Pure One, my heart with joy, Thy incorruptible joy that gives birth to joy, which gave birth to the guilty.

Deliver us from troubles, pure Mother of God, giving birth to eternal deliverance, and peace, which prevails over all minds.

Glory: Resolve the darkness of my sins, Bride of God, with the enlightenment of Your Grace, Who gave birth to the Divine and Eternal Light.

And now: Heal, O Pure One, the infirmity of my soul, worthy of Thy visitation, and grant me health through Thy prayers.

Song 6

I will pour out a prayer to the Lord, and to Him I will proclaim my sorrows, for my soul is filled with evil, and my stomach is approaching hell, and I pray like Jonah: from aphids, O God, lift me up.

As if He saved death and aphids, He Himself gave birth to death, by corruption and death my former nature, Virgin, pray to the Lord and Thy Son, to deliver me from the enemies of crime.

We are Your representative of life and your steadfast guardian, O Virgin, and I solve rumors of misfortunes and drive away taxes from demons; and I always pray to deliver me from the aphids of my passions.

Glory: Like a wall of refuge for money-grubbers, and the all-perfect salvation of souls, and space in sorrow, O Young Lady, and we ever rejoice in Your enlightenment: O Lady, save us now from passions and troubles.

And now: I now lie on my bed sick, and there is no healing for my flesh: but, having given birth to the God and Savior of the world and the Savior of ailments, I pray to You, O Good One: raise me from aphids.

Kontakion, tone 6

The intercession of Christians is shameless, the intercession to the Creator is immutable, do not despise the voices of sinful prayers, but advance, as the Good One, to the aid of us who faithfully call upon Ty; hasten to prayer, and strive to entreat, interceding ever since, the Mother of God, those who honor Thee.

Another kontakion, same voice

There are no imams of other help, no imams of other hope, except for You, Most Pure Virgin. Help us, we rely on You, and we boast in You. We are your slaves, let us not be ashamed.

Stichera, same voice

Do not entrust me to human intercession, Most Holy Lady, but accept the prayer of Thy servant: for sorrow will support me, I cannot endure demonic shooting, I have no protection, below where I resort to the accursed, we always win, and I have no consolation, unless You, the Lady of the world, have hope and the intercession of the faithful, do not despise my prayer, make it useful.

Song 7

The youths came from Judea, in Babylon, sometimes, by the faith of the Trinity, the flames of the cave were quenched, singing: Father in God, blessed art thou.

Just as you wanted to create our salvation, O Savior, you moved into the Virgin’s womb, and you showed the world a representative: our father, God, blessed are you.

The Commander of mercy, Whom you gave birth to, O pure Mother, beg to be delivered from sins and spiritual defilements by faith: our father, God, blessed are you.

Glory: The Treasure of salvation and the Source of incorruption, who gave birth to You, and the pillar of affirmation, and the door of repentance, you showed to those calling: our father, God, blessed are you.

And now: Bodily weaknesses and mental ailments, O Theotokos, with the love of those who approach Thy blood, O Virgin, vouchsafe to heal, Who gave birth to us the Savior Christ.

Song 8

Praise and exalt the Heavenly King, Whom all the angels sing, to all ages.

Do not despise those who demand help from You, O Virgin, who sing and extol You forever.

You heal the infirmity of my soul and bodily illnesses, Virgin, may I glorify You, Pure, forever.

Glory: You pour out a wealth of healings faithfully to those who sing Thee, O Virgin, and to those who extol Your ineffable Nativity.

And now: You have driven away adversity and passions, O Virgin: therefore we sing of You forever and ever.

Song 9

We truly confess Thee to Theotokos, saved by Thee, Pure Virgin, with the bodiless faces magnifying Thee.

Do not turn away from the current of my tears, Even as the Virgin who gave birth to Christ took away every tear from every face.

Fill my heart with joy, O Virgin, who accepts the fulfillment of joy and consumes sinful sadness.

Be a refuge and intercession for those who come running to You, O Virgin, and an indestructible wall, a refuge and cover and joy.

Glory: Illuminate Your light with the dawns, O Virgin, driving away the darkness of ignorance, faithfully confessing Theotokos to You.

And now: In the place of the embitterment of the infirmity of the humbled one, Heal, Virgin, transforming from ill health into health.

Stichera, tone 2

The highest of the heavens and the purest of the lordships of the sun, who delivered us from the oath, Let us honor the Lady of the world with songs.

Because of my many sins my body is weak, my soul is also weak; I resort to You, Most gracious, the hope of the unreliable, You help me.

Mistress and Mother of the Deliverer, accept the prayer of Your unworthy servants, and intercede with Him who is born of You; Oh, Lady of the world, be the Intercessor!

Let us diligently sing a song to You now, the all-sung Mother of God, joyfully: with the Forerunner and all the saints, pray to the Mother of God to be generous to us.

All the angels of the army, the Forerunner of the Lord, the twelve apostles, all the saints with the Mother of God, say a prayer so that we may be saved.

Prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Blessings to my queen, my hope to the Mother of God, friend of the orphans and strange intercessors, those who grieve with joy, those who are offended by the patroness! See my misfortune, see my sorrow, help me as I am weak, feed me as I am strange. Weigh my offense, resolve it as if by will: for I have no other help except You, no other intercessor, no good comforter, except You, O Mother of God, for you will preserve me and cover me forever and ever. Amen.

To whom shall I cry, Lady? To whom shall I resort in my sorrow, if not to You, Queen of Heaven? Who will accept my cry and my sighing, if not You, Most Immaculate, the hope of Christians and refuge for us sinners? Who will protect You more in adversity? Hear my groaning, and incline Your ear to me, the Lady Mother of my God, and do not despise me, who requires Your help, and do not reject me, a sinner. Enlighten and teach me, Queen of Heaven; do not depart from me Thy servant, O Lady, for my murmuring, but be my Mother and intercessor. I entrust myself to Your merciful protection: lead me, a sinner, to a quiet and serene life, so that I may weep for my sins. To whom shall I resort when I am guilty, if not to You, the hope and refuge of sinners, inspired by the hope of Your ineffable mercy and Your bounty? Oh, Lady Queen of Heaven! You are my hope and refuge, protection and intercession and help. My most blessed and speedy intercessor! Cover my sins with Your intercession, protect me from enemies visible and invisible; soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against me. O Mother of the Lord my Creator! You are the root of virginity and the unfading color of purity. Oh, Mother of God! Give me help to those who are weak with carnal passions and those who are sick at heart, for one thing is Yours and with You the intercession of Your Son and our God; and through Your wonderful intercession may I be delivered from all misfortune and adversity, O most immaculate and glorious Mother of God, Mary. In the same way I say and cry out with hope: Rejoice, full of grace, rejoice, full of joy; Rejoice, most blessed one, the Lord is with you.

On the day of the meeting of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the righteous Elizabeth

Troparion, tone 4

Virgin Blessed / and Mother All-Pure, / having received the Annunciation from the Archangel, / with diligence you ascended into the High Room, / and, kissing Your Yuzhika, the all-honorable Elizabeth, / the Mother of the Lord from this name She was,/ and she magnified the Lord who magnified You:/ Blessed are You in women, // and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Translation: The Virgin, who had not known marriage and the All-Pure Mother, having received the good news from the Archangel, hastened to the mountainous region, and, greeting Your relative, the all-honorable Elizabeth, she called her the Mother of the Lord, and magnified the Lord who exalted You: Blessed are You among women, and blessed is the fruit of Your womb.

Kontakion, tone 3

Blessed are you indeed,/Holy Virgin Mary/and surpassing all praise,/for from You the Sun of Truth has risen,//Christ our God.

Translation: Truly happy, Holy Virgin Mary, and above all praise, because from You has arisen the Sun of Truth, Christ our God.

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Positions of the Venerable Robe of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Blachernae

Troparion, tone 8

Ever-Virgin Mother of God, the protection of men,/ the robe and girdle of your most pure body,/ you bestowed a sovereign tax on your city,/ through your seedless nativity, incorruptibility abides:/ about you for both nature and time are renewed./ Moreover, we pray to Thee, grant peace to Thy city,/ / and great mercy to our souls.

Translation: Ever-Virgin Mother of God, protection of people, You have given to Your city, like a strong fence, clothing and a belt from Your most pure body, born of You without seed, remaining incorruptible: for in You both nature and time are renewed. Therefore, we pray to You to grant peace to Your people and great mercy to our souls.

Kontakion, tone 4

The robe of incorruption to all the faithful, O God-gracious Pure One, you have given,/ Your sacred robe,/ Your sacred body, Your veils,/ the cover of all men,/ as it should be We celebrate love, / and cry out with fear to You, Pure One // Rejoice, Virgin, Christians praise.

Translation: As a robe of incorruption to all the faithful, You, blessed by God, the Pure One, bestowed Your sacred robe, with which You, the Divine cover of people, covered Your holy body. We celebrate her position with love and loudly cry out with faith: “Hail, Virgin, praise to Christians!”

Greatness

We magnify You,/ Most Holy Virgin,/ God’s chosen Youth,/ and we honor Your holy garments// honest position.

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Troparion of the Mother of God before the Icon of Her Sovereign

It is known for certain that at the beginning of the 20th century. Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna visited the Shakhovsky estate and, in memory of their visit, presented the temple with a lamp with an inscription-decoration made in enamel: “In honor of the coronation of Nicholas and Alexandra in 1896.” The lamp was placed in front of the icon “Like an eagle’s wings,” the parishioners of the Transfiguration Church anointed themselves with oil from the royal lamp, and the temple itself was considered “Royal” because of the special veneration of the sovereign.

On the icon of the Mother of God “Autocratic”, as well as on the icon “Sovereign”, the Queen of Heaven is depicted in Royal purple with a Crown on her head, with a scepter in her hand, only the Royal throne is a Double-headed eagle - a symbol of the Autocracy of the Russian Empire, which has passed to us from Byzantium.

Commentators explain the symbolism as follows. The Baby Jesus Christ sits on the left hand of the Mother of God and blesses with both hands. Next to the throne (from left to right) stand the following saints: Equal-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine the Great (May 21/June 3, 337), First Martyr Equal-to-the-Apostles Thekla of Iconium, Seleucia (Sept. 24/Oct. 7, 1st century), St. Sergius of Radonezh (25 Sept./Oct. 8, 1392; July 5/18, 1422), Venerable Varlaam of Khutyn (Nov. 6/19 and 1st Friday of Peter's Lent, 1192). The royal eagle stands on the “Stone of Faith”, aka Christ the Anointed (the stone that the builders rejected became the “head of the corner”, Mark 12:10). The Mother of God affirms the Royal Throne, thereby indicating that true Orthodoxy is possible only under autocratic power.

Orthodox iconographic commentators argue: despite the fact that the “Autocratic” icon is painted in a realistic manner, it still seems that it is necessary to view what is depicted on it through an understanding of the symbols. We remember what happened in 1917: the Russian people “did not want to be under the authority of the tsar,” “for they wanted to be without a tsar,” sending the Anointed of God to martyrdom along with his family, just as the Old Testament high priests and elders sent two thousands of years ago Christ on Calvary.

Since 2003, the list of the “Autocratic” icon began its journey across Russia, and during pilgrimages and religious processions it showed numerous signs and miracles of healing. He began to stream myrrh on August 1, 2003 at a prayer service for St. Seraphim of Sarov in the Nizhny Novgorod diocese; the myrrh flow was repeated in Diveevo at the grave of Hieromonk Vladimir (Shikin) during the memorial service on August 12, 2003 on the birthday of the new martyr Tsarevich Alexei, as well as at an Orthodox exhibition in Moscow in the summer the same year. The image of the royal reliquary cross, donated to the Romanovs by the Shakhovsky princes, was streaming myrrh; currently the cross is in the monastery at the “Ganina Yama” near Yekaterinburg - the burial place of the family of the Royal Passion-Bearers of the Romanovs.

In the summer of 2003, photocopies were made by admirers of the icons, and their distribution among believers began. People flocked to Verzilovo to visit the shrines. However, in the spring of 2004, despite the growing veneration among the people of the icons “Autocratic” and “Like an Eagle’s Wings,” they were removed from the church by order of the church leadership.

It is known that many prophecies directly point to the appearance of an Orthodox future tsar in Russia, and there are many indications that this is God’s will. These are the prophecies of St. Seraphim of Sarov, and St. John of Shanghai (Maximovich), and St. Abel the Seer of Mysteries, and Blessed Pelageya of Ryazan, and St. Theophan of Poltava and others. The prophecy of Elder Nikolai Pskovozersky (Guryanov) about the coming tsar is also known.

As for the “Sovereign” icon, it was returned to Kolomenskoye in 1990. After the unification of the Russian Church and the Russian Church Abroad in August 2007, the icon was taken to Russian parishes in Europe, America and Australia.

Troparion.

Voice 8

Having lived piously in the priesthood, / you enlightened people with your teaching, / and you labored mightily for the Most Pure Temple, / and you were a lover of monks, / for this reason you received the crown from Christ of your flock. / Moreover, as the vicar of the Apostolic Throne, / and reverence for the great saint you, we pray, your blessed child: / deliver us from all troubles even through your prayers to Christ, / our Father Arsenius to the Saint of Christ.

Voice 8

Having joyfully received your honorable relics, the Most Pure Church, / they are also honestly brought in by many holy monks and princes of the faithful, / and even having received them, like a treasure of great value. / Likewise, we now, your verbal sheep, / around your impending shrine, / kindly cry out to you: / do not forget your children, father, / whom you wisely gathered and loved, / as we call you: / Rejoice, Saint Arseny, our shepherd and teacher.

Voice 1

Enlightened by divine grace from above, O saint, / and with much patience in this temporal life, you have accomplished the feat. / In the same way, you exude miracles of grace / who with faith come to the most honest race of your relics, most blessed Arseny. / We cry out to you: / Glory to Him who gave you strength, / Glory to Him who crowned you, / Glory to Him who heals you all.

Voice 8

Like a divinely manifested Russian star, / today, shining with miracles, / you appeared, Saint Arseny. / Therefore, unceasingly pray to Christ God for your flock / and preserve your fatherland, the city and the people, / who with faith honor your honest sacrifice / and for your honest relics I kiss those who fall with fear and love. / Yes, we all call you with a loud voice: / Rejoice, God-Wise Saint Arsenius, our father.

Prayer to Saint Arseny

Look down from the heights on high, Holy Hierarch Father Arseny, on us, humble and sinners, who come running to you in tenderness of souls and hearts, who trust in you with strong faith, who ask for your intercession with unfeigned love, for you are the prayer book of favorable welcome to the All-Merciful God. Pour out your holy prayers for us and beg the Lord, who loves mankind, not to destroy us with our iniquities, but to turn us to repentance and correction, so that we spend the rest of our earthly life not in the work of sin and passion, but in doing His holy commandments and in piety and with With good hope we will reach our death. At the hour of death, most especially appear to us, Father, a good intercessor, then hasten us to pray for us, helpless, and help us, with the communion of the Divine Sacraments, to achieve a peaceful and good end, to pass through the terrible ordeals of the air comfortably and inherit the heavenly Kingdom. Hey, Holy Hierarch of God, do not despise us and do not disgrace our hope, but be a silent intercessor for us to God. Our good shepherd, protect us with your cheerful prayers and preserve us from all evil, so that we glorify the ineffable love of our God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and your fatherly intercession forever and ever. Amen.

[1] Metropolitan Cyprian ; OK. 1330 - September 16 (29), 1406) - Metropolitan of Kiev, Russian and Lithuanian (1375-1380), Metropolitan of Minor Rus' and Lithuania (1380-1389), Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus' (1389-1406), the only one of the metropolitans of Vladimir-Moscow Rus' of the 14th century, Christian politician who did not submit to the power of the Golden Horde, writer, editor, translator and book writer.

[2] Mikhail Alexandrovich (monastically Matvey, 1333, Pskov - August 26, 1399, Tver) - Prince of Tver and Mikulin, son of Alexander Mikhailovich, Prince of Tver. The first of the Tver princes proclaimed the Tver reign great (as opposed to Moscow), and himself, accordingly, the Grand Duke of Tver.

[3] Stefan of Perm (Komi Perymsa Stepan; in the world Stepan Simeonovich Khrap, can also be rendered as Stepan Krap; around 1340/1345, Veliky Ustyug - April 26, 1396, Moscow) - bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. He preached Christianity in the Komi lands, created an alphabet for them and translated the main church works into their language. In 1383, he was appointed the first bishop of the Perm diocese formed as a result of his missionary activity. Revered by the Russian Church in the ranks of saints, commemorated on April 26.

[4] Archbishop John III (d. 1415) - bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, archbishop of Novgorod and Pskov. Elevated to the Velikonovgorod See from the abbots of Khutyn in 1389.

[5] Vasily Mikhailovich (d. May 6, 1382) - Prince Kashinsky.

[6] Ivan Mikhailovich (1357 - May 22, 1425) - Grand Duke of Tver (1399-1425), son of the Grand Duke of Tver Mikhail Alexandrovich.

Prayers

Troparion of the Mother of God before the Icon of Her Sovereign

Voice 4

Seeking the City of Zion, / under Your protection, Pure Virgin, today we flow, / and no one can overcome us, / as there is no city that is strong, except for the Existing God, / and there is no other fortress, except for the mercy of the Lady Virgin.

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Positions of the Honorable Belt of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Troparion, tone 8

As wealth is not stolen, / Thy belt is honorable, O Ever-blessed One, / and good gifts are possessed, / The monastery of Vatopedi calls to Thee, / girded with reverence, / flowing to him, / by his power, God treasury,/ and destroy the fortress of the flattering enemy,// salvation for the faithful Clean.

Translation: Like wealth that is not subject to theft, Your belt is revered, O Eternally Blessed One, and as a source of blessings the monastery of Vatopedi has and calls to You: “Gird with reverence those who come to it, with His divine power, and destroy the power of the insidious enemy, granting salvation to the believers, Pure One "

Kontakion, tone 2

Your God-receiving womb, Mother of God, / Your honorable belt encircles, / the power of Your city is invincible, / and the treasure of good things is endless, / only the one who gave birth, the Ever-Virgin.

Translation: Thy womb, which received God, O Mother of God, which declared Thy revered belt, is the invincible strength of Thy city and the inexhaustible treasure of blessings, the only one who gave birth to the Immaculate Virgin.

Kontakion, tone 4

The honorable belt of Your position/ celebrates today Your Temple, Praising,/ and diligently calls out to You:/ Rejoice, O Virgin,// Christian Praise.

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Akathist to the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, prayer, troparion and kontakion

Troparion and Kontakion to the Most Holy Theotokos Prayers to the Theotokos on the Feast of the Intercession Akathist to the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos The Greatness of the Theotokos

Troparion and Kontakion to the Holy Mother of God

Troparion of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, tone 4

Today, faithful people, we brightly celebrate, overshadowed by Your coming, O Mother of God, and looking to Your most pure image, we tenderly say: Cover us with Your honorable Protection and deliver us from all evil, praying to Your Son, Christ our God, to save our souls.

Kontakion to the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, tone 3

The Virgin stands today in the church and from the faces of the saints invisibly prays to God for us, the angels and bishops bow down, the apostles and prophets rejoice: for our sake the Mother of God prays to the Eternal God.

PRAYERS TO THE VIRGIN ON THE FEAST OF HER PROTECTION

First prayer

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 singing of praise and gratitude from us, unworthy Thy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God Thy Son, that He may be merciful to our iniquities, and add His grace to those who honor Thy all-honorable name and with faith and love worship Thy miraculous image.

We are not worthy of being pardoned by Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, the Lady, for everything is possible for You from Him. For this reason, we resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor: hear us praying to You, cover us with Your all-powerful protection, and ask God for Your Son: zeal and vigilance for our souls as our shepherds, wisdom and strength as city rulers, truth and impartiality for judges , the mentor is reason and humility, the spouse is love and harmony, the child is obedience, the offended is patience, the fear of God is offended, the sorrowful is complacency, the rejoicing is abstinence; for all of us is the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of 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 to the right path, support old age, raise young ones to be chaste, raise infants, and look upon us all with the gaze of Your merciful intercession, raise us from the depths of sin and enlighten our heartfelt eyes to the vision of salvation, be merciful to us here and there, in the land of earthly arrival and at the terrible judgment of Your Son; Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, our fathers and brethren began to live with the Angels and all the saints in eternal life. For you are, Lady, the Glory of heaven and the Hope of earth, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all who flow to You with faith. We therefore 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 ages of ages. Amen.

Second prayer

My Most Blessed Queen, my Most Holy Hope, friend of the orphaned and strange Intercessor, help for the needy and protection of the embittered, behold my misfortune, behold my sorrow: I am possessed by temptation everywhere, but there is no intercessor. You yourself, help me as I am weak, feed me as I am strange, guide me as I am lost, heal and save me as I am hopeless. There is no other help, no other intercession, no consolation except You, O Mother of all who grieve and are burdened! Look down on me, a sinner and in bitterness, and cover me with Your most holy omophorion, so that I will be delivered from the evils that have befallen me, and I will praise Your revered name. Amen.

Akathist to the Intercession of the Holy Virgin

How to read the akathist correctly

Kontakion 1

Chosen by the Eternal King, who exceeded every creation of Heaven and earth, the Queen, who sometimes came to the Blachernae Church to pray, offers worthy worship with thanksgiving, as if in the darkness of existence, we resort under Your luminous omophorion with faith and tenderness. You, who have an invincible power, free us from all troubles, so we call You: Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Ikos 1

The Archangel and Angel in multitude, with the Forerunner, the Theologian and all the saints in the face, co-presented You, His Queen, in the Church of the Blachernae and, having heard Your prayers for the whole world, touched with surprise, cried out the following: Rejoice, eternal favor with God the Father without beginning; Rejoice, most pure receptacle of God, the flightless Son. Rejoice, chosen dwelling place of God the All-Holy Spirit; Rejoice, never-ending wonder of the angelic ranks above. Rejoice, all-threatening deterrence of the dark forces of hell; Rejoice, the multitude of cherubim are met in the air. Rejoice, She who is praiseworthy will be ascribed to the Seraphim’s hexacrylation; Rejoice, even as we, earthlings, gratefully bow to Her most blessed cover. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 2

Saint Andrew and Epiphanius saw You in the church in the air, praying for Christians to God, knowing that You are the Mother of Christ our God who ascended into Heaven, and, falling to earth, I joyfully bowed to Your all-blessed protection, calling: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

You have no understanding, O Virgin Mother of God, in protecting Orthodox people, for the sake of our enemies they do not understand, so long as the prayer of God to the Mother is strong. We, knowing well about Your all-powerful intercession, call to You with tenderness: Rejoice, most merciful Comforter of all who mourn and are burdened; Rejoice, never-sleeping Teacher of all the lost and blinded. Rejoice, thou who quickly quenches the righteously driven wrath of God against us through Thy prayer; Rejoice, taming our evil passions with an omnipotent wave. Rejoice, strong awakening of sleeping consciences; Rejoice, easy overcoming of lawless skills. Rejoice, for whose sake hell groans and the souls of malice tremble; Rejoice, even for the sake of it the gates of Paradise are opened to all of us. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 3

The power of the Most High overshadows with faith and reverence those who resort to Your all-honorable protection: You alone, the Most Holy and Most Pure Mother of God, have come, that every request of Yours may be fulfilled. Therefore, every age of the faithful praises You and Your Son, calling: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Having an infinite wealth of mercy, you extend your helping hand to the whole end of the earth, O Lady: healing to the sick, to the weakened, to the blind, to the blind, and to everyone according to their every need, giving thanks to those who cry out with gratitude: Rejoice, indestructible fortress and fence of Orthodoxy; Rejoice, the first adornment of holy temples and altars. Rejoice, the surest protection of piety; Rejoice, merciful city rulers, ever-growing Helper. Rejoice, invincible Commander of the leaders and armies of the Christians; Rejoice, holy mirror of truth to the unbearable judges. Rejoice, perfect mind of teachers and teachers; Rejoice, blessing of the homes and families of the pious. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 4

Through the storm of many troubles, you help us, O Lady, who are possessed: stand before the altar of the Lord, lifting up your hand, and praying that the Lord, the King of Glory, will look upon our unworthy prayer, and listen to the petitions of those who call on your holy name, and those who call to your Son: Alleluia.

Ikos 4

Having heard the Lord God of Joshua, praying and commanding the sun, he will take revenge on the enemy. The Lord Jesus, the chosen Chamber of the Holy Spirit, also hears Your prayers now. In the same way, we, sinners, trusting in Your protection, like the Mother of God, dare to say to You: Rejoice, illuminated by the mental Sun and enlightening us with an unstoppable light; 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, protection and supply of the holy abodes of Christ. Rejoice, cheerfulness and admonition of the faithful shepherds of the Church; Rejoice, God-fearing monks and nuns, Teacher. Rejoice, undisturbed calm of the reverent elders; Rejoice, secret joy of pure virgins and widows. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 5

Moses, the seer of God, is sometimes in the army against Amalek, when he lifts up his hand, Israel prevails, and when he lets down his hand, then Amalek is victorious, strengthened by those who support him, defeat the enemy. But You, O Mother of God, having raised Your hand in supplication, even though you are supported by no one, You always defeat the enemies of the Christians and You are an invincible shield for us, crying out: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

Having seen Thee, the saints gathered in the air in the Church of the Blachernae, extending prayers to the Son and God, joyfully with the Archangels and Angels a grateful song was sung to Thee. We, stronger than Moses’ hands, strengthen Your hand, touchingly crying out: Rejoice, Whose hand will support for all of us, Her love and mercy for us; Rejoice, we cannot stand before the enemy, visible and invisible. Rejoice, you who drive away the dark horde of our passions and lusts; Rejoice, Divine Fire - holding Christ in His hand and igniting us, cold ones. Rejoice, for those who wage war on the flesh through chastity have been crowned with a fair amount; Rejoice, those who strive in fasting and silence for ever-present conversation. Rejoice, speedy Comforter to those who are exhausted from despondency and sadness; Rejoice, you who provide the grace of humility and patience. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 6

Saint Roman the Sweet Singer appeared as a preacher of Your inexhaustible grace and mercies, when in a dream he received from You a scroll of books for consumption: therefore he became wise to begin to sing intelligently to Your glory, and to write praiseworthy words to the saints, crying out with faith: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

Thou hast shone forth from the true Sun of Truth, the Dawn, the Virgin of the Virgin Mary, enlightening all with the wisdom of God Thy Son and bringing into the knowledge of the truth those who call Thee: Rejoice, O God's Power and God's Wisdom - who gave birth to Christ in the flesh; Rejoice, thou who has put to shame the foolish wisdom of this age and taught those blinded by it to the right path. Rejoice, guardian of the holy faith and Orthodox dogmas, Teacher; Rejoice, Eradicator of wicked heresies and pernicious schisms. 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, you who redeem yourself from harmful undertakings and meaningless wishes. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 7

Although the long-suffering All-Seer, the Lord, revealed the unsearchable abyss of His love for mankind, He chose You as His only Mother and created You for people’s insurmountable protection: so that even if someone from them is worthy of condemnation by the righteous judgment of God, Your sovereign protection is still preserved for repentance, calling: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

Thou didst show wondrously Thy deeds in Thy Most Pure Mother, O Lord, when the most wonderful omophorion in Her hand, shining more than a ray of sunshine, appeared, covering the people who are in the Church of the Blachernae. Having heard such a sign of Her merciful intercession, I was overcome with horror and joy and kept saying: Rejoice, omophorion not made by hands, like a cloud, spread out over the whole world; Rejoice, O Eternal Bishop, Your Son, holding the sign on Your hand. Rejoice, you who manifest this new mercy and new grace in the Orthodox Church; Rejoice, pillar of cloud covering us all from the temptations and enticements of the world. Rejoice, pillar of fire, showing us all the path of salvation in the darkness of sin; Rejoice, obvious strengthening of the apparent piety of the ascetics. Rejoice, secret admonition of God’s servants in the midst of the world; Rejoice, and me, naked of good deeds, not leaving behind Your cover and grace. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 8

It is marvelous that the angels, hastening from heaven to the Blachernae church, appeared to you, glorifying the apostles, praising the face of the saints and saints and the holy wives of the class. The Forerunner bowed down with the Theologian, and the people in the church cried out with joy: Alleluia.

Ikos 8

The Lord rules over all above and below, having seen You in the church, His Mother stands and prays to Him with tenderness, saying: “Ask, My Mother, I will not turn away from You, but I will fulfill all Your requests and I will teach You all to sing in gratitude to You: Rejoice, Ark The covenant, in which the sanctification of the entire human race is kept; Rejoice, most holy one, in whom the Bread of Eternal Life is preserved for those who hunger for righteousness. Rejoice, all-golden vessel, in which is prepared for our sake the flesh and blood of the Divine Lamb; Rejoice, you who accept those left by doctors into your all-powerful hands. Rejoice, you who lift up those weakened in body, but not in spirit, and by faith from the bed of illness; Rejoice, you who give new and better meaning to those who are destroying their minds due to illness. Rejoice, you who wisely trouble us on the obstinate path of sin and passions; Rejoice, touching cruelty of our unrepentant heart. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 9

All praiseworthy angelic nature brings to You, the true Mother of God and Intercessor of all who flow to You, leading, as with Your indestructible protection you have made the righteous glad, interceded for sinners, delivered the needy and prayed for all the faithful, calling: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

The prophets of many things, like dumb fish, are perplexed as to how to praise the great feast of Thy all-honorable Protection according to their heritage: everything that is said about You from them is not sufficient for a single calculation of Thy bounties. We, seeing Your countless good deeds, cry out with joy: Rejoice, you who keep us from the plague and all-destruction of mortals; Rejoice, preserving the cities and weights from sudden vibrations of the earth. Rejoice, you who raised up from the flooding of waters and from drowning with a strong hand; Rejoice, thou who deliverest from the fiery dew of Thy prayers. Rejoice, who supplies you with the Bread of Life from hunger of soul and body; Rejoice, you who take away the strikes of lightning and thunder from our head. Rejoice, thou who savest from the invasion of foreigners and secret murderers; Rejoice, thou who protectest half-blooded ones from domestic strife and enmity with peace and love. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 10

To save any human race from the charms of the enemy, the Lover of Mankind, the Lord, has given to You, His Mother, to help, protect and protect us on earth, so that you may bring comfort to the sad, joy to the sorrowing, an Intercessor to the offended, and may you raise everyone from the depths of sin, singing: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

“O Heavenly King,” the all-immaculate Queen standing with the Angels said in prayer in the air, “receive every person who prays to You and calls on My name for help, so that he may not depart from My face empty-handed and unheard.” Having heard this all-good prayer, the congregation of saints cried out in gratitude: Rejoice, thou who crownest farmers with pure hands and hearts with blessed fruits; Rejoice, I will buy help and righteous rewards for all who do. Rejoice, nationwide denunciation of perjury and unrighteous acquisitions; Rejoice, sudden help to those in need along the way, on land and waters. Rejoice, you who gladden childless parents with the fruits of faith and spirit; Rejoice, invisible teacher of motherless orphans. Rejoice, strong Intercessor of those in captivity and exile; Rejoice, ever-watchful Guardian of those who live in bondage and prison. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 11

We hear the all-tender singing and warmly listen to Your prayer for us, 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, calling: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

Like a light-receiving light, burning in prayer, seeing Thee in the air, the Blachernae Church, in agreement with the many people who were in it, exclaimed: “Where does this come from for me, so that the Mother of My Lord may come to me?” Saint Andrew and Epiphanius warmly pray to You, calling: Rejoice, unenvious Giver of all spiritual and physical gifts; Rejoice, faithful Representative of sinners who begin the repentance of sinners. Rejoice, ever-present Companion to those who fight the passions and attacks of the enemy; Rejoice, invisible taming of the cruel and bestial rulers. Rejoice, secret peace and joy for the meek and suffering slaves; Rejoice, all-desired accomplishment of good marriages. Rejoice, quick and painless resolution for mothers giving birth; Rejoice, at the hour of death, one Helper to all of us. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 12

Ask us for Divine grace from Your Son and God, extend a helping hand to us, drive away from us every enemy and adversary and pacify our lives, so that we do not perish in cruelty without repentance, but accept us into eternal shelter, our Patroness, so that we joyfully call You: Alleluia .

Ikos 12

Singing Your sovereign protection, we all praise You, as our steadfast Representative, and we worship You, who prays for us: we believe and hope that You have asked Your Son and God for the eternal and temporal goodness of all who cry out to You with love: Rejoice, strong for the whole universe intercession; Rejoice, sanctification of all earthly and heavenly elements. Rejoice, blessing of all seasons; 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, you who do not reject the despised and rejected by all; Rejoice, you who snatch away the desperate from the pit of destruction. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 13

O All-Sung Mother, Most Pure Lady, Virgin Mother of God! I lift up my spiritual and physical eyes to You, I stretch out my relaxed hand to You and cry out from the depths of my heart: look upon the faith and humility of my soul, cover me with Your all-powerful omophorion, so that I may be delivered from all troubles and misfortunes, and at the hour of my death, O All-Blessed One, appear to me and deliver the torment prepared for the sake of my sins, so that I may take out the call of worship: Alleluia.

(This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1)

Ikos 1

The Archangel and Angel in multitude, with the Forerunner, the Theologian and all the saints in the face, co-presented You, His Queen, in the Church of the Blachernae and, having heard Your prayers for the whole world, touched with surprise, cried out the following: Rejoice, eternal favor with God the Father without beginning; Rejoice, most pure receptacle of God, the flightless Son. Rejoice, chosen dwelling place of God the All-Holy Spirit; Rejoice, never-ending wonder of the angelic ranks above. Rejoice, all-threatening deterrence of the dark forces of hell; Rejoice, the multitude of cherubim are met in the air. Rejoice, She who is praiseworthy will be ascribed to the Seraphim’s hexacrylation; Rejoice, even as we, earthlings, gratefully bow to Her most blessed cover. Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Kontakion 1

Chosen by the Eternal King, who exceeded every creation of Heaven and earth, the Queen, who sometimes came to the Blachernae Church to pray, offers worthy worship with thanksgiving, as if in the darkness of existence, we resort under Your luminous omophorion with faith and tenderness. You, who have an invincible power, free us from all troubles, so we call You: Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophorion.

Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos Burning Bush: akathist, prayers, troparion, kontakion. The Greatness of the Mother of God.

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Appearance of the Most Holy Theotokos St. Sergius of Radonezh

Troparion, tone 4

In Your glorious appearance, Virgin Mother of God, / I will fall at Your feet, Reverend Abba Sergius, / and make a fair prayer for the holy monastery, / and let Your mother intercede to Christ. You earnestly intercede/ for all those who come running under Your holy protection,// asking us for leave sins and great mercy.

Translation: In Your miraculous appearance, Virgin Theotokos, the Reverend Father Sergius fell at Your feet and especially brought a prayer for the holy monastery, because through Your maternal intercession to Christ You always diligently intercede for all those who come under Your sacred protection, asking for us forgiveness of sins and great mercy.

Kontakion, tone 1

The source of healings and Orthodox faith is the affirmation/ Your visit, O Mother of God, appearing,/ also us, who flow to You,/ free from troubles and temptations,/ preserve this Lavra unharmed,/ Orthodoxy around Establish the living, and forgive the sins of Thy prayer book, / if you want, you can.

Translation: Your visit, Mother of God, has become a source of healing and strengthening of the Orthodox faith, therefore, free us who come to You from troubles and temptations, preserve this Lavra unharmed, establish Orthodoxy in those around us and forgive the sins of all who pray to You, because everything that You want it, you can.

Greatness

We magnify Thee,/ Most Holy Virgin,/ God’s chosen Youth,/ and honor Thy appearance,/ whereby the promise// to cover this place forever.

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Canon of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on October 14 (October 1, old style). This holiday is not one of the twelve, but it is one of the most unusual and revered. According to pious custom, it refers to great holidays. The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos has been known in Rus' since the second half of the 12th century. According to legend, this holiday was established by Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky.

Canon, voice 4

General beginning and end of all canons → Reading order according to the charter

Troparion, tone 4

Today, people of good faith brightly celebrate, overshadowed by the Mother of God with Your coming, and looking to Your Most Pure Image, we tenderly say: cover us with this honest cover, and deliver us from all evil, begging Your Son, Christ our God, to save our souls.

Song 1. Irmos

I will open my mouth and be filled with the Spirit, and I will vomit the word to the Queen Mother, and I will appear brightly triumphant, and I will sing and rejoice at those miracles.

Solo. Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants who pray to You (bow).

With the rank of saints, the Angel, and from the councils, the prophet and apostle, in great glory, like the Mother of God, entered the church today, praying for Christians, delivering everyone from misfortune and sorrow, covering them with His mercy.

Solo. The tabernacle of Thy Moses and the rod of Aaron's name, Thou art for the living tree of Christ prosperous. Having the boldness to Him, those who honor You prayed to the Queen for us, to deliver us from all evil, so that we may glorify the holiday of Your protection.

Glory. Not as in ancient times, before the icon case, David gathered the faces of David and plays, but even more so now, with the rank of saints flowing into the church before You, bowing to You, he says, pray for the people who honor You, that Your glorifying protection may be honestly celebrated.

And now. They sing Thee to the Mother of God of the Angels, and glorify the Patriarchs and the saints, before the face of Thee flowing into the church. Then Saint Andrew saw You with them, praying to God for us sinners, to have mercy on the people glorifying Your protection feast.

Katavasia: Save Thy servants from troubles, O Virgin Mother of God, as we all, according to God, resort to You, as to an unbreakable wall and intercession (bow). Lord have mercy (3 times with bows).

Song 3. Irmos

Thy singers of the Mother of God, the living and incorruptible source, establish your spiritual face as a whole, and grant a crown of glory in the divine glory of Ti.

Solo. The class vegetated divinely, like an unearthed field, rejoicing at the animated meal that contained animal bread. Rejoice at the inexhaustible spring of animal waters, O Lady.

Solo. Your servants, Lady, in the Church of Ti, coming by faith, we await Your mercy: visit our humility, and with Your holy protection, protect people from all evil.

Solo. The Virgin of many names, the prophets were honestly transfigured, and those who now serve You with the Angels. With them, pray to God for us, so that Your protection is a holy day, we all celebrate with joy and light.

Glory. Gideon Prefigure the fleece on You, for Christ God has descended like dew on You: pray to the Mother of God to Him to give victory to our people against their enemies, so that, like having overthrown Midian, He will glorify the saints on Your holiday.

And now. More than the rays of the sun, with your shining amphora you sanctify the church and people, and drive away the darkness of our sins by visiting the Mother of God, praying to your Son and God for us. Confusion.

Glory, even now. Sedalen, voice 5th. Warm Intercessor, and steadfast to hope, firm and unashamed wall, and protection and refuge for those who come running, Ti, ever pure Virgin, pray to Your Son and God from the Angels, give peace and salvation and great mercy.

Song 4. Irmos

Seated in glory on the Divine Throne, on a light cloud, the Most Divine Jesus came from the Most Pure Virgin, and saved those who cried, glory to Thy power.

Solo. Voices of song faithfully cry out to You, the All-Singing One, rejoicing, the fat mountain, suffused with the Spirit, rejoicing, the lamp and hand bearing manna, delighting all pious feelings.

Solo. More than Aaron's icon case, God sanctified the whole of You with the Holy Spirit of the Mother of God, and commanded You to serve as an Angel: with them, pray for the city and people, glorifying Your honest holiday.

Solo. Come now in glory to Your Church, the Mother of God, from the council of all saints: as Saint Andrew sometimes saw You in the light of the air, I pray for Christians, and grant us Your mercy.

Glory. Strengthen the Lady of our people who glorify Thee against their hostile enemies, like David against Goliad, and let Thee cry out in joy; Rejoice in the protection of the saint, and the Intercessor of our city.

And now. We bow down to You, Lady, and with faith we worship (bow) and gratefully cry out to You, rejoicing God-gracious Virgin, our protection and protection, and helper in need of those who are in trouble, save us, who come running to You, for we rely on You. Confusion.

Song 5. Irmos

Everyone was amazed at Your divine glory: You, the marriage-tempted Maiden, were accepted in the womb of the existing God above all, and You gave birth to a lifeless Son, giving peace to all who sing Your praises.

Solo. The bed of Thee was written by Solomon of old, and the spoon of the Heavenly King is surrounded by the Seraphim, who the Mother of God spoke of Thee. Thus we now pray to You, All-Holy Mother of God, cover us from all troubles.

Solo. The elders are your angel, and the prophets and apostles are honest, as they honestly serve the Mother of God, seeing you pray for the world. Having listened to your petition, the Lord saves the city and the people who trust in you.

Glory. The great prophet Isaiah prophesied, “It is unskillful for marriage to give birth to God.” For you were pure Mary, the holiest of all, and you carried God in your womb and in your hand. We pray to Him for us, Who overshadows You with Your protection, and who glorify You with faith.

And now. The spiritual wings of the saints gathered together, secretly coming to serve You, the Mother of God, seeing You on the light cloud of glory, I pray to the Savior Christ, grant victory to our people, destroy those who are fighting us. Confusion.

Song 6. Irmos

This divine and all-honorable celebration celebrates the wisdom of God's Mother. Come, let us clasp our hands, Who was born from Her in glorious faith.

Solo. The priests of the Divine Wisdom in the Church of Ti with the pious people are coming, They look forward to Your mercy to the Mother of God: exchange our sorrow for joy, for joy has Thou given birth to all who have forgiven the sins of all people.

Solo. The whole earth brings gifts to you, like the Queen of the Mother of God, kings and princes bow, and people all rejoice, being protected from all evil by your prayers to the Mother of God.

Glory. Daniel wrote about the great mountain of You, for Christ was born from You without Seed, and crush all demonic flattery, and fill the earth with all Your faith. The Mother of God pray to Him for us. It is a holiday for those who glorify Your protection.

And now. With an angelic voice we cry out to You, Most Pure One, rejoicing at the Throne of God, on which Ezekiel sees the Lord, carried in the likeness of a man by the Cherubim, with whom the Mother of God prays for us, that our soul may be saved. Confusion.

Glory, even now. Kontakion, tone 3. The Virgin stands today in the church, and from the faces of the saints, invisibly prays to God for us, the angels and saints worship, and the apostles and prophets rejoice: for for our sake the Mother of God prays to Christ the Eternal God.

Ikos. Come, people, let us enjoy these glorious miracles, for Adam was delivered from aphids, and the ark was not created by Noah, but by God. In ancient times, it was not possible for Moses to see God in the bush of fire, but now the whole earth knows the Son of God from You, who was born, and prays to Him for us, for this reason we glorify You, as the Mother of God, for for our sake the Mother of God prays to the Eternal God.

Song 7. Irmos

Having served not the creature, the wisdom of God is more than the Creator: but the fiery rebuke is more courageous, singing with joy, praised by the Father, the Lord and God, blessed art thou.

Solo. Unwritten by many prophets, unknown to the Virgin who was the heavenly Angels serving God, now all the Holy Mother of God, and we demand Your help and intercession, O Blessed One.

Solo. The mountain strewn with the Spirit, to the south of Habakkuk I see, I sharpen healing sweetness for the faithful, the Virgin Mary healed us, the Son of those who cry, blessed is God our father.

Glory. Bowing heavens, the Virgin has taken up residence in You, and now the pure Mother of God is looking at Your prayer, fulfilling Your Queen’s request. Pray earnestly to Him for us, for we trust in You, Blessed One.

And now. O Creator of our Savior Christ God, accept Thy prayer to the Mother, Who offers thee for us sinners, that we may sing to Thee rejoicingly, O blessed Father of ours, Thou art blessed. Confusion.

Song 8. Irmos

The pious youths are in the cave, the Nativity of the Theotokos saved. Then it was formed, now it is acted upon, lift up the whole universe in praise, sing praises to the Lord’s deeds, and exalt Him forever.

Solo. With the rank of the Angel of the Lady, with the honest and glorious prophets, with the supreme apostles, and with the holy martyrs and with the saints, prayed to God for us sinners, Your protection is a holiday in the Russian land of those who have glorified.

Solo. Overthrow pride and vacillation, and destroy the advice of the unrighteous, destroy those who conceive the army, O Mother of God, the all-honorable Queen, and raise up the horn of our pious people, so that we glorify Your holiday, the Most Pure Virgin Mary, calling upon the Lord, sing praises to the deeds and exalt Him forever.

Glory. Our lips bring singing to Ty, and our souls faithfully worship (bow), for within our hearts we burn, Most Pure Mother of God, have mercy on us who pray to Ty, and sing praises to the Lord, and exalt Him forever.

And now. With many aggravated sins, I am perplexed at the merits of writing Your veil of praise to the Mother of God: but as the Mother of God, decorate Your holiday with miracles, so that we all rejoice in singing to the Lord, and exalt Him forever. Confusion.

Song 9. Irmos

Everyone who is earthly, let him leap, We enlighten him with the Spirit. Let the nature of disembodied minds rejoice. Honoring the holy triumph of God to the Mother of God, and let them sing, rejoicing to the blessed Mother of God, the ever-pure Virgin.

Chorus with a bow. High Tsar, seated with the Father, and received from the Seraphim, look upon the prayer of the Mother, who brings Thee for us sinners, and cleanse our sins, save the city, and multiply the people, give people health in body, and for the filthy victories, through the prayers that gave birth to Thee.

Solo. An angelic voice cries out to You, God’s chosen Maiden: Rejoice, who brought Adam into Paradise, Rejoice, having driven away demons in Your name, Rejoice, the hope of Christians, Rejoice, the sanctification of souls, Rejoice, guardian of our city.

Glory. Remember us in Your prayers to the Lady Virgin Mary, may we not perish for the increase of our sins, cover us from all evil and cruel misfortunes, we trust in You, and we honor Your protection as a holiday, we magnify You.

And now. You have received a gift from God as the Mother of God, to heal all Christians from illnesses, and to deliver from troubles, and to forgive sins, and to save from captivity, and all kinds of needs: but do not despise us, O Lady, for we also demand them, health to our bodies and souls salvation. Confusion.

Worshiper: O Lady, accept the prayer of Your servants, and deliver us from all need and sorrow. You are the Mother of God, our weapon and wall. You are the intercessor, and we resort to You, and even now we call on You for prayer, that you may deliver us from our enemies. Let us exalt You, all the immaculate Mother of Christ our God, South of autumn the Holy Spirit.

Let go: Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God, prayers for the sake of the most pure Ti Matera, Her honorable and glorious Protection, and all the saints, have mercy and save us, for you are Good and Lover of Mankind. Amen.

On the Day of Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Saturday of the Akathist)

Troparion, tone 8

The commanded secretly received in the mind, / in the blood of Joseph, with diligence, the Bodiless One appears, the verb more unartificial: / bowed by the descent of Heaven, invariably fits all into Thee, / Him and seeing Him in falsehoods I have received your slave form, / I am horrified to call You // Rejoice, Unbrideless Bride.

Translation: Having comprehended the mysterious command with his mind, the incorporeal one hurriedly appeared under the roof of Joseph, exclaiming to the One who had never known marriage: “He who bowed the heavens by His descent, without changing, is entirely contained in You. And seeing Him in Your bosom taking on the form of a servant, I cry out to You in amazement: Rejoice, Bride, who has not known marriage!”

Canon of prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos.