What to pray icons?Each person finds solace in his. Someone asks for a calm and trouble-free road, someone asks for health and well-being, and some turn to God for help in business, study and work. The purpose of Orthodox icons is a special issue that requires comprehensive study.
Icon of the Mother of God Murom
To date, it is still not clearhow many icons of the Mother of God exist. In the tradition of the life of the Virgin, it is written that there are as many of them as “the number of stars in the sky, but the exact number of icons is known only to the Queen of Heaven”
Despite the multiplicity of the sacred image,One of the most revered is the icon of the Mother of God of Murom. The face of the Virgin is especially revered in two regions of the Russian Federation: Murom and Ryazan. The image fell on the territory of Russia from Byzantium at the beginning of the XII century. After that, Prince of Murom Constantine moved the face of God from Kiev to Murom. Stored in the city cathedral, which was the main reason for this name.
What is the miracle of the icon?
The icon of the Mother of God of Murom is consideredmiraculous. The story captures two significant facts that allow to make this conclusion. The first event is associated with the adoption of Christianity. Prince Muromsky urged the settlement to accept Christianity, but the pagans opposed this fact. After that, the prince took the image of the Virgin and went out to the people. The icon of the Mother of God of Murom made miracles: the pagans changed their minds by adopting Christianity.
The second miraculous phenomenon is associated with the nameBishop of Ryazan Basil I, In particular, we are talking about the amazing swimming on the Ob River. Basil I, an angry mob tied with a demon, accused of shameful behavior. This was the reason for the death sentence being imposed on the bishop. Basil I prayed, after which he spread the episcopal robe, stood on it and swam down the river. In his hands was the icon of the Mother of God of Murom. After 6 hours, he reached Old Ryazan.
What helps the image of the Virgin?
To ask for help, it is enough to readPrayer of the Most Holy Theotokos in the place where the Icon of the Mother of God of Murom is installed. What helps the holy image? The answer to this question will help the text of the prayer. First, those who ask are praying that the governors have the strength and wisdom to follow the correct policy. That is why the face is the patron saint of Murom and Ryazan. Secondly, Orthodox believers are asked to bestow reason and intelligence, justice and truth, love and harmony, obedience and patience. To all those who are ill, to recovery, to those who have hurt - the fear of God, and to the lost ones - the righteous path.
When is the memorial day in the Orthodox calendar?
To date, there are three memorable dates.
- On April 12, services of St. Basil the Confessor are held. On this day, clergymen read the kontakion of St. Basil.
- May 21, when the first miraculous act of the icon was carried out.
- July 3 - the day of memory of Bishop Basil I, who sailed on the mantle to Ryazan.
Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God
The list of "The Miracle Icons of Russia" is impossiblesubmit without specified face. The history of the image to this day is full of secrets and mysteries. Including under the veil of secrecy is the appearance of the face in Russia. In the annals and legends there are various legends, as the Icon of the Virgin Mary entered the state. Photos of the face can be seen later in the article, and the original is stored in the Assumption Cathedral, which is located in Vladimir.
It is this fact that caused the name.Face - Vladimirskaya. Throughout all ages, kings, riches, clergymen and the modern worldly population pray for the miraculous icons of Russia, including the image of the Virgin Mary, asking to be saved from war, schism, disease, fire and looting.
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
"The great intercessor of Russia" - this is the name in the home has the icon of the Virgin. Photos of the face of the Mother of God of Kazan can be seen in this article.
Kazan Icon has a unique, amazinga story full of secrets, wonders and riddles. This image is shrouded in a mass of miraculous phenomena, victories and ascents of the Russian tsars, glory and joy. It is believed that the image of the Virgin should be in the home of every Orthodox Christian. A plea for help before the icon will surely find an answer from the Most Holy Theotokos.
Icon of the Mother of God of Kazan in the first placesymbolizes the final victory of the Russian Empire over the Troubles. According to legend, in 1579, the young girl Matrona in a dream came the Most Pure. She indicated her place of stay. In addition, during any campaign and before important battles (for example, the Battle of Poltava), the Russian army prayed for the face of the Virgin Mary. During World War II, the image of the Virgin became the spiritual leader of the fighters and the population of Russia.
В честь иконы Божией Матери Казанской строятся cathedrals and churches. The Cathedral on Red Square was built after the expulsion of the Poles from the territory of Russia in the 17th century. Kazan Cathedral (1649), located in St. Petersburg, became a monument, and the face of the Blessed Virgin Mary - the guardian of the Russian army, both in the past and at the present stage.
Today in history are knownmiraculous healings that occurred after pleading for the help of the Most Holy Theotokos. The blind received sight, the dying received a chance for healing, and the sinners took the righteous path.
The icon of the Mother of God of Murom, Vladimir, Kazan - the sacred faces that patronize the population of Russia and the state itself.