Christianity, like other religions of the world, has its own unique cultural history, reflected in musical works, sculptures and paintings, and architecture. But, perhaps, one of the most striking and significant manifestations of belief are icons.
The Power of the Mother of God
The Mother of God is the second most powerful and significant person in the host of saints of Christianity in general and Russian Orthodoxy. The icon of the Mother of God, and not just one, hangs in each christian church and the temple. It is she who is the link between man and God, to which a mere mortal calls in prayers. She brings human sorrows and sufferings to His throne and prays to her Son for the human race. She, as a Mother, understands the feelings of women about their children, often unreasonable and, alas, unkind. She, a witness to the torments of her own child, sympathizes with the torments of others and brings relief. She, by her own example, gives orders to people - patience, humility, wisdom, forgiveness, love for one's neighbor. It is not for nothing that the Mother of God is called the intercessor mother, and there are a huge number of temples and icons in her honor in Rus'.
One of the most popular images among the people is the icon of the Intercession Holy Mother of God. Its writing is associated with the miraculous salvation of believers who prayed in one of the temples of Constantinople during the siege of the city by the Saracens. Then, according to legend, the Mother of God covered people with her veil, saving their lives. The city was saved, and subsequently the miracle was repeated in other times and under other tragic circumstances. And from the moment of her first miraculous sign, Holy Mary promises protection to the entire Christian people, regardless of geopolitical and national borders, from enemies - visible and invisible, from human meanness and cruelty and the temptations of all unclean devilry. After some time, the icon of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos also marked the corresponding holiday, which has been celebrated since the 12th century 1 It is considered great by the churches and the people. It just so happened that it was superimposed on the ancient Russian pagan holiday of finishing field work and harvesting. From there, from gray-haired Rus', there is a tradition - to keep the last sheaf removed from the field until the Intercession. And when the holiday came, the peasants gave it to livestock, asking Mother Intercessor to protect their cattle from winter hunger, death and starvation.
She was the most in demand at that time, unmarried girls and women prayed before her for a kind, hardworking and wealthy husband. Lighting candles in front of the image on a holiday, they asked the Blessed One for a family with prosperity, healthy children, well-being for themselves and loved ones. And if a time of hard times came, war or pestilence, the icon of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos was taken out of the church to the people, and people from the whole village or city, the whole world cried out for protection and mercy. The tradition has been preserved to this day.
Who to contact for help
If you have problems in the family, at work, with health or personal life, if there is trouble with loved ones, you should not fall into despair. Remember, if you are a baptized person, that you have your own protector, helper. This is a guardian angel. Who is he? The saint in whose honor you were given a name at birth or baptism. Or the one whose name day is closest to the date of your birth or baptism. The icon of the Guardian Angel should always be in the house, and try to carry a small icon with you. Turn to him in a difficult situation and believe - the Intercessor will help you.
May the forces of heaven protect you, be healthy and happy!
Complete collection and description: the prayer of the mother of God is an intercessor for the spiritual life of a believer.
The Kazan icon of the Mother of God is certainly the most famous and revered in Russia. It is in front of this icon that the troparion (short prayer) to the Zealous Intercessor is sung. Many miracles are connected with the history of the Kazan image of the Mother of God. The first miracle happened at its acquisition. It happened in Kazan in 1579, after a terrible fire that destroyed the city. Then a girl named Matrona had a dream: the Mother of God came to her and said where to find Her. wonderful image. In the morning, the girl told her parents about everything, but they did not believe, writing off everything on childhood fantasies. However, the dream was repeated on the second and on the third day, and then the father and mother decided to listen to the words of Matrona after all. They went to the indicated place and after several hours of excavation they found an old icon of the Mother of God there. The news of the acquisition of the icon spread around Kazan. After praying to the Intercessor, two local blind men, Nikita and Joseph, received their sight. Since then and to this day, the entire history of the image is a series of miracles and healings performed through the prayer of our Intercessor, the Most Holy Theotokos.
Prayer to the Intercessor in front of the Kazan Icon has repeatedly saved Russia from the invasion of enemies
The acquisition of the icon took place under Tsar Ivan IV. The terrible ruler was so amazed by what had happened that he immediately ordered the construction of a cathedral in Kazan in honor of the miraculous image, as well as the founding of a convent there. After Orthodox prayer The Kazan Mother of God Intercessor of Russia was repeatedly retreated by enemies, Russian generals won victories. The first intercession was associated with the liberation of Moscow from the troops of Tsar False Dmitry I, then prayer before the Kazan icon saved Russia during the invasion of Napoleon, they prayed to the Mother of God Intercessor of Heaven during the Great Patriotic War. The Kazan icon of the Mother of God belongs to the iconographic type Hodegetria, that is, the Guide, and got its name because of the appearance and the first miracles in the city of Kazan.
The church prayer of the Mother of God Intercessor is blessed for marriage
The Russians fell in love with the holy image of the Mother of God so much that it became a tradition to bless the young with it before the wedding. Prayer to the Intercessor is read by brides and their mothers, asking the Most Holy Lady for happiness in marriage. They pray before the Kazan icon and in case of danger, various temptations, illnesses, everyday difficulties. To pray to the Most Holy Theotokos Intercessor at home, you can buy this holy image in any Orthodox church or a monastery, order in an icon-painting workshop. A large selection of Kazan images will be offered to you in online stores specializing in the sale of church utensils. The Kazan icon of the Mother of God embroidered with beads is very popular today.
The text of the Orthodox prayer of the Most Holy Theotokos Intercessor
O Most Holy Lady Theotokos! With fear, faith and love, falling down before Your honest icon, we pray to You: do not turn Your face away from those who come running to You, implore the merciful Mother, Your Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ, may we preserve our peaceful country, keep His Holy Church unshakable from unbelief, heresy and schism. Not imams of other help, not imams of other hope, except for You, Most Pure Virgin; You are the all-powerful Christian Helper and Intercessor. Deliver all those who pray to You with faith from the falls of sin, from libel evil people, from all temptations, sorrows of troubles and from vain death; Grant us the spirit of contrition, humility of heart, purity of thought, the correction of sinful lives and the remission of sins, and all thanking us singing Your greatness, let us be made worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven and there with all the saints we will glorify the most honorable and magnificent Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Prayer "The guarantor of sinners" of the Mother of God
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One of the most amazing and touching images of the Mother of God. The spiritual meaning of this shrine is the boundless love of the Most High Mother for the human race. After all, she "vouches" before God for everyone. The Mother of God is always looking for how to protect us with her grace and bring every sinned person to repentance. Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos "The guarantor of sinners" helps to find spiritual relief and find long-awaited hope.
Prayer to the icon "The guarantor of sinners"
An ancient unique inscription has been preserved on the icon, which reads: “I am the guarantor of sinners to My Son…”. The meaning of these words is that God will always listen to the Mother of God, to her prayers for the entire human race.
The first person to be helped by the icon was a relaxed boy, for whom his mother prayed. He was healed. After that, many believers began to flock to the church, who made petitions to the image of the Virgin for the healing of ailments or the healing of sorrows. Also, the image became very famous during the cholera epidemic, many were healed thanks to it.
Prayer to the "Guest of Sinners" of the Mother of God - what helps
When sinful obscuration has come, when you realize that you are sinners, then praying in front of the icon "Guide of Sinners" will help you get forgiveness. Remember that despondency, sorrow or despair are all sins that can lead to insomnia or even to relaxation of the spirit, which takes away a person's vitality.
Turning to the Mother of God helps:
- find hope;
- find spiritual relief;
- tune in to the correction of the spirit;
- in solving family problems or troubles;
- in the healing of physical and mental illnesses.
You can turn to the Blessed Virgin for help and protection from her face with the following words:
“My Blessing Queen, My Most Holy Hope, Guarantee of sinners! Behold, poor sinner, before Thee! Do not leave me, abandoned by everyone, do not forget me, forgotten by everyone, give me joy, to the ignorant of joy.
Oh, my troubles and sorrows are heavy! Oh, my sins are immeasurable! Like the darkness of the night is my life. And there is not a single strong help in the sons of men. You are my only hope. You are my One Cover, Refuge and Affirmation.
Boldly, I stretch out my weak hands to You and pray: have mercy on me, All-good, have mercy, have mercy on the redeemed Blood of Your Son, quench the sickness of my much-sighing soul, tame the rage of those who hate and offend me, restore my fading strength, renew, like eagles, my youth , do not let you weaken in doing the commandments of God.
With heavenly fire, touch my troubled souls and fulfill my shameful faith, unfeigned love and well-known hopes. May I always sing and glorify Thee, Blessed Intercessor of the world, Our Protection and Guarantor of all of us sinners, and I bow down to Thy Son and Savior our Lord Jesus Christ, with His Beginningless Father and the Life-giving Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen".
God bless you!
See also the video of the prayer to the icon of the Theotokos called "The guarantor of sinners":
Orthodox Prayer Book
Zealous intercessor, Mother of the Lord Vyshnyago! For all, pray to Your Son, Christ our God, and work for everyone to be saved, to those who run to Your sovereign cover. Protect us all, oh. Lady, Queen and Mistress, even in misfortunes and in sorrows and in illnesses, burdened with many sins, coming and praying to You with a tender soul and a contrite heart before Your Most Pure image with tears, and irrevocably hope those who have deliverance from all evils in Thee. Grant useful to all and save everything, Virgin Mother of God: Thou art the Divine protection of Thy servant.
Come, people, to this quiet and good haven, an early Helper, ready and warm salvation, the cover of the Virgin; let us hasten to prayer and rush to repentance: the Most Pure Mother of God exudes for us inexhaustible mercy, precedes us to help and saves from great troubles and evils Her well-behaved and God-fearing servants.
O Most Pure Lady Theotokos, Queen of heaven and earth, the highest angel and archangel and the most honest, pure Virgin Mary of all creatures, a good helper to the world and all people, affirmation and deliverance in all needs! Look now, the All-Merciful Lady, on Your servants, praying to You with a tender soul and a contrite heart, with tears falling to You to Your most pure and wholesome image, and help and intercession of Your asking. O All-Merciful and Most Merciful Virgin Mother of God! Look, Lady, at Your people: we are sinners, we are not imams of other help, except for You and from You, Christ our God, who was born. You are our intercessor and intercessor, You are the offended protection. Joy to the grieving, refuge to the orphan, guardian widow, glory to the virgins, joy to the weeping, visitation to the sick, healing to the weak, salvation to sinners. For this sake, O Mother of God, we resort to You and to Your most pure image with the eternal child in Your hand, holding the baby, our Lord Jesus Christ, looking, tender singing to You and crying out: have mercy on us, Mother of God, and fulfill our petition, all things are possible your intercession: for glory befits you now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
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Prayer of the Mother of God for illnesses and troubles
Descend from heaven, come and touch my mind and heart, open the sight of my soul, let me see Thee, my Lady, and Thy Son, the Creator, Christ and my God, and I will understand what His will is and what I am deprived of. Hey, my Lady, feast on Your help and pray to Your Son, may He visit me with His grace, and with the bonds of His love, chained at His feet, I will remain forever, if in wounds and illness, if sick and relaxed in body, but at His feet.
I call on you, Lord Jesus! You are my sweetness, life, health, joy more than this world of joy, the whole composition of my life. You are a light more than any light. I see my body motionless from illness, I feel the relaxation of all my members, the pain in my bones. But, O my light, how the rays of Thy light, falling on my wounds, delight me! Warmed by their warmth, I forget everything and at Your feet with my tears I wash my sins, I rise, I brighten.
This is the only thing I ask of You, my Jesus - do not turn Your face away from me, let me forever at Your feet joyfully mourn my sins, for at the sight of You, Lord, repentance and tears are sweeter for me than the joys of the whole world.
O light, my joy, my sweetness, Jesus! Do not reject me from Thy feet, my Jesus, but by my prayer be with me always, and living by Thee, I glorify Thee with the Father and the Spirit forever. Through the prayers of the Mother of God and all Your saints, hear me, Lord. Amen.
Hope to the whole end of the earth, Most Pure Virgin, Lady Theotokos, our consolation! Do not disdain us sinners, we trust in Your mercy: extinguish the sinful flame burning in us and our hearts dried up by repentance; cleanse our mind from sinful thoughts, accept prayers, from the soul and heart with a sigh, offered to you. Be an intercessor for us to Your Son and God and turn away His wrath with Your Motherly prayers. Heal spiritual and bodily ulcers, Lady Mistress, quench the illnesses of souls and bodies, calm the storm of evil enemy attacks, take away the burden of our sins, and do not leave us to perish to the end, and comfort our contrite hearts, may we praise Thee until our last breath.
O Blessed Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the Higher Forces, Heaven and earth Queen, city and country, our all-powerful Intercessor! Receive this laudatory and thankful singing from us, unworthy Thy servants, and offer up our prayers to the Throne of God Thy Son, may he be merciful to our unrighteousness and give His grace to those who honor Thy all-honorable name and with faith and love bow down to Thy miraculous image. Nesma more worthy of His pardon to be, otherwise You will propitiate Him for us, Mistress, as all of You is possible from Him. For this sake, we resort to You, as if to our undoubted and soon Intercessor: hear us praying to You, fall us with Your all-powerful cover and ask God Your Son for our shepherd jealousy and vigilance for souls, wisdom and strength as a city governor, justice and impartiality to judges, mentor reason and humility of wisdom, love and harmony as a spouse, obedience to the offended, patience to those who offend, the fear of God that offends, complacency to those who grieve, temperance rejoicing: all of us are the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth. Hey, Most Holy Lady, have mercy on your weak people; Gather the scattered, guide those who have gone astray on the right path, support old age, chaste youth, raise babies and look upon us all with the contempt of Your merciful intercession; raise us up from the depths of sin and illumine the eyes of our hearts with the sight of salvation; be merciful to us here and there, in the country of earthly alienation and at the Last Judgment of Your Son; reposed in faith and repentance from this life, fathers and our brethren in eternal life create life with the Angels and with all the saints. Thou art, Mistress, the Glory of heaven and the Hope of the earth, You, according to Bose, are our Hope and Intercessor of all those who flow to You in faith. We pray to You, and to You, as the Almighty Helper, we betray ourselves and each other and our whole life, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Intercessor, zealous, compassionate Mother of the Lord, I resort to You as a cursed and most sinful person; heed the voice of my supplication, and hear my cry and groaning. Like my iniquity surpassing my head, and I, like a ship in the abyss, I plunge into the sea of my sins. But You, all-good and merciful Lady, do not despise me desperate and perishing in sins; have mercy on me, who repents of my evil deeds, and turn my erring, cursed soul to the right path. On You, my Lady Mother of God, I place all my hope. You, Mother of God, save and keep me under Your shelter, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
O Blessed Lady, protector of the Christian race, refuge and salvation of those who flow to You! We know, we really know, as if I have sinned and angered, Merciful to the Lady, born of the flesh of You, the Son of God. But the imam has many images of those who have angered His mercy before me: publicans, harlots and other sinners, to whom the forgiveness of their sins, for the sake of repentance and confession, is given. You are, therefore, the images of my sinful souls pardoned by the eyes of my soul, and presenting to the great mercy of God, which he received, looking, boldly, and as a sinner, resort with repentance to Your mercy. O All-Merciful Lady! Give me a helping hand and ask your Son and God, with your motherly and most holy prayers, forgiveness of my grave sin. I believe and confess, as to the One whom you gave birth to, Your Son is truly Christ, the Son of the Living God, the Judge of the living and the dead, reward anyone according to His deeds. I still believe and confess to you to be the true Mother of God, the source of mercy, the consolation of those who cry, the search for the lost, the strong and unceasing intercessor to God, who loves the Christian race and the guarantor of repentance. Truly, there is no other help and protection for us, except for You, the Merciful Lady, and no one, trusting in You, being ashamed when, and begging God for You, no one was left behind. For this reason, I beg Your innumerable goodness: open the doors of Your mercy to me who have erred and fallen into the darkness of the depths, do not disdain the filthy me, do not despise my sinful prayer, do not leave me accursed, as if the evil enemy is looking for me to perish, but beg for me born of Thee, Thy merciful Son and God, may my great sins be forgiven and deliver me from my harm, as if I, with all those who have received forgiveness, I will sing and glorify the immeasurable mercy of God and Your shameless intercession for me in this life and endless age.
Prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos
O Most Holy Lady Theotokos! Raise us up, servant of God names) from the depths of sin and deliver us from sudden death and from all evil. Grant, Madam, peace and health to us and enlighten our minds and eyes of the heart, even to salvation, and vouchsafe us, Thy sinful servants, the Kingdom of Thy Son, Christ our God: for His power is blessed with the Father and His Most Holy Spirit.
Blessed Virgin, Mother of the Lord, show me, the poor, and the servants of God ( names) Your ancient mercy: send down the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth. Hey, Lady Pure! Be merciful to me here and at the Last Judgment. Thou art, Mistress, the glory of heaven and the hope of the earth. Amen.
Undefiled, Neblazny, Imperishable, Most Pure, Not Bride of the Bride of God, Mother of God Mary, Lady of the World and My Hope! Look upon me, a sinner, at this hour, and from Thy pure blood unskillfully gave birth to the Lord Jesus Christ, be merciful to me, make Thy motherly prayers; That ripe one is condemned and wounded with a weapon of sadness in the heart, wound my soul with Divine love! Togo, in chains and reproach, the highlander mourned, grant me tears of contrition; with the free passage of that to death, the soul was seriously ill, free me from illness, but I glorify Thee, worthy of glory forever. Amen.
Intercessor zealous, compassionate Mother of the Lord! I resort to You, accursed and most sinful person above all: heed the voice of my prayer, and hear my cry and groaning. Like my iniquity, having surpassed my head, and I, like a ship in the abyss, I plunge into the sea of my sins. But You, All-good and Merciful Lady, do not despise me, desperate and perishing in sins; have mercy on me, who repent of my evil deeds, and turn my deceived, accursed soul to the right path. On You, my Lady Mother of God, I place all my hope. You, Mother of God, save and keep me under Your shelter, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Most Holy Lady Theotokos, one who is purest in soul and body, one who exceeds all purity, chastity and virginity, one who has completely become the abode of the entire grace of the Holy Spirit, the most immaterial forces here still incomparably surpassed the purity and holiness of soul and body, look at me vile, impure soul and the body of the one who blackened my life with the filthy passions, cleanse my passionate mind, make immaculate and well-order my wandering and blind thoughts, put my feelings in order and guide them, free me from the evil and vile habit that torments me to impure prejudices and passions, stop every sin acting in me, grant sobriety and prudence to my darkened and cursed mind to correct my creeps and falls, so that, freed from sinful darkness, I would be able to boldly glorify and hymn you, the only Mother of the true Light - Christ, our God; because every invisible and visible creature blesses and glorifies you alone with Him and in Him, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
O Blessed Virgin, Mother of the Lord Most High, Intercessor and Protector of all who resort to You! Look from the height of Your saints on me, a sinner (name), falling to Your pure image; hear my warm prayer and bring it before your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; implore Him, may it illuminate my gloomy soul with the light of His Divine grace, may it deliver me from all need, sorrow and illness, may it send me a quiet and peaceful life, health of body and soul, may my suffering heart die and heal its wounds, may it instruct me for good deeds, let my mind be cleansed from vain thoughts, but having taught me the fulfillment of His commandments, let it deliver from eternal torment and let it not deprive me of His Kingdom of Heaven. O Holy Mother of God! You, “Joy of All Who Sorrow,” hear me, the mournful one; You, called "Assuagement of Sorrow", quench my sorrow as well; You, “Burning Kupino”, save the world and all of us from the harmful fiery arrows of the enemy; You, "Seeker of the Lost", do not let me perish in the abyss of my sins. On Tya, according to Bose, all my hope and hope. Be my Intercessor in my temporary life, and about eternal life before Your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Intercessor. Teach me to serve the same with faith and love, but you, Most Holy Mother of God, Blessed Mary, reverently honor until the end of my days. Amen.
The icon of the Mother of God, glorified by miracles in the destinies of the Virgin - on Athos, in Iveria (Georgia) and in Russia - is named after the Iberian monastery on Mount Athos.
The first news about it dates back to the 9th century - the times of iconoclasm, when, by order of the heretical authorities, holy icons were destroyed and desecrated in houses and churches. A certain pious widow, who lived not far from Nicaea, kept in her cherished image of the Mother of God. It opened soon. The armed soldiers who came wanted to take away the icon, one of them hit the shrine with a spear, and blood flowed from the face of the Most Pure One. Having prayed to the Lady with tears, the woman went to the sea and lowered the icon into the water; the image of standing moved along the waves.
On Mount Athos, they learned about the icon with a pierced face, launched into the sea: the only son of this woman took monastic vows on the Holy Mountain and labored near the place where the ship, carrying the Mother of God Herself to Cyprus, once moored and where later, in the 10th century , the Georgian nobleman John and the Byzantine commander Torniky founded the Iberian monastery.
Once, the inhabitants of the Iversky Monastery saw a pillar of fire on the sea as high as the sky - it rose above the image of the Mother of God, standing on the water. The monks wanted to take the icon, but the closer the boat sailed, the farther into the sea the image went. The brethren began to pray and zealously asked the Lord to grant the icon of the monastery.
The next night, the Most Holy Theotokos appeared in a dream to Elder Gabriel, who was distinguished by a strict ascetic life and a childishly simple disposition, and said: “Tell the rector and the brethren that I want to give them My icon as protection and help, then enter the sea and go with faith along waves - then everyone will know My love and goodwill towards your abode."
In the morning, the monks went to the shore with prayer singing, the elder fearlessly walked on the water and was honored to accept the miraculous icon. She was placed in a chapel on the shore and prayed before her for three days, and then transferred to the cathedral church (in the place where the icon stood, a source of pure sweet water opened).
The next day, the icon was found above the monastery gates. She was taken to her original place, but she was again above the gate. This was repeated several times. Finally, the Most Holy Theotokos appeared to Elder Gabriel and said: “Tell the brethren: I don’t want to be guarded, but I myself will be your Guardian in this life and in the next. I asked God for My mercy, and as long as you see My icon in the monastery, the grace and mercy of my Son will not fail you."
The monks built a gate church in honor of the Mother of God, the Guardian of the monastery, in which the miraculous icon remains to this day. The icon is called Portaitissa - the Gatekeeper, the Gatekeeper, and in the place of its appearance on Athos - Iverskaya.
According to legend, the appearance of the icon took place on March 31, on Tuesday of Easter week (according to other sources, April 27). In the Iversky Monastery, a celebration in her honor takes place on Tuesday of Bright Week; the brethren with a procession go to the seashore, where the elder Gabriel received the icon.
In the history of the monastery, there are many cases of the grace-filled help of the Mother of God: the miraculous replenishment of stocks of wheat, wine and oil, the healing of the sick, the deliverance of the monastery from barbarians. So, once the Persians besieged the monastery from the sea. The monks appealed to the Mother of God for help. Suddenly a terrible storm arose and the enemy ships sank, leaving only Amir's commander alive. Struck by the miracle of God's wrath, he repented, asked to pray for the forgiveness of his sins and donated a lot of gold and silver for the construction of the monastery walls.
In the 17th century, people in Rus' learned about the Iberian icon. Archimandrite Nikon of the Novospassky Monastery, the future Patriarch, turned to Archimandrite Pachomius of the Iberian Athos Monastery with a request to send an exact list of the miraculous icon. "... Having gathered all their brethren ... they made a great prayer singing from evening until light, and blessed the water with holy relics, and poured holy water over the miraculous icon of the Most Holy Theotokos old Portaitissa, and collected that holy water into a great tub, and collecting , the packs poured over a new board, which they made all from a cypress tree, and again collected that holy water in a tub, and then they served the Divine and holy liturgy with great boldness, and after the holy liturgy they gave that holy water and holy relics to the icon painter of the monk monk, priest and spiritual Father Mr. Jamblich Romanov, so that by mixing holy water and holy relics with paints, paint a holy icon.
The icon painter ate food only on Saturday and Sunday, while the brethren performed an all-night vigil and liturgy twice a week. “And that (newly painted) icon differs in nothing from the first icon: neither in length, nor in breadth, nor in face ...” On October 13, 1648, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, Patriarch Joseph and crowds of Orthodox people met the icon in Moscow. (This icon was owned by Tsarina Maria Ilyinichna and her daughter Tsarevna Sofya Alekseevna; after the death of the Tsarevna, the icon remained in the Novodevichy Convent. It is currently in the State Historical Museum.)
According to legend, the monks who were carrying the shrine from Athos did not have enough money to cross the Danube. They had already decided to return to the monastery, but Herself Mother of God helped them - She appeared to the rich Greek Manuel and ordered him to pay for the monks to Muslim carriers.
Another list, by order of Patriarch Nikon, was delivered from Athos to Moscow, decorated with a precious riza, and in 1656 transferred to Valdai, to the newly built Iberian Bogoroditsky Svyatoozersky Monastery (after the revolution, the icon disappeared without a trace).
From the icon in royal family, another list was made; in 1669 it was installed in the chapel at the gate overlooking the main - Tverskaya - street of Moscow. The goalkeeper has become one of the most revered shrines, the Mother Intercessor of Muscovites.
The victors entered Red Square through the Resurrection Gate; the kings and queens, having arrived in the old capital, first of all went to bow to the Iverskaya - like everyone else who came to the city. Muscovites went to the chapel to pray for every urgent need; the icon was taken from house to house, prayers were served before it - and received according to faith: the Iberian Goalkeeper became famous for healing the sick, for many miracles.
In 1929 the chapel was destroyed, in 1931 the Resurrection Gate was demolished. The icon was transferred to the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Sokolniki, where it remains to this day.
In November 1994, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II consecrated the laying of the Iberian Chapel and the Resurrection Gates in their original place, and less than a year later they were restored. On October 25, 1995, a new list of the miraculous Iberian icon arrived in Moscow from Athos, written by a monk-icon painter with the blessing of the Iberian abbot. The Good Gatekeeper returned to the main gates of Her city.
I would like to tell you about the merciful help of the icon of the Mother of God "The Inexhaustible Chalice".
My son is a good, kind guy, but he often drank, quickly got drunk and I didn’t have sleep on weekends and holidays - I kept running around at night looking for him, picking him up, dragging him home. How many spoke, and scolded, and cried. Nothing helped. Seen for my sins. I contacted a woman who likes to drink and take a walk. I began to read an akathist in front of the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Inexhaustible Chalice", read for forty days, and ordered prayers for Her in the church, and then I persuaded my son to take me with my mother and daughter to Serpukhov, to the monastery, and I did not tell him why. There she read an akathist in front of the icon, and made him also pray before her, bought candles, ordered a lifetime mention of him in prayer.
After that, he soon met a woman with whom he now lives, but she holds him in her arms, although he drinks sometimes, but there is not that horror that was. They live normally family life. I hope that the Mother of God will not leave us with her help, and I thank the Queen of Heaven for her mercy to us sinners.
Thank You, Mother Protector! Do not leave us with Your mercy!
