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First prayer

My Most Blessed Queen, My Most Holy Hope, Helper of Sinners! Behold, poor sinner, this is before You! Don’t leave me, abandoned by everyone, don’t forget me, forgotten by everyone, give me joy, who knows no joy. Oh, my troubles and sorrows are severe! 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 only Cover, Refuge and Affirmation. I boldly stretch out my weak hand to You and pray: have mercy on me, O All-Good One, have mercy, have mercy with the purchased 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 my youth like eaglets. , do not allow yourself to become weak in keeping God’s commandments. Touch my troubled souls with heavenly fire and fill me with unashamed faith, unfeigned love and known hopes. May I always sing and praise You, the Most Blessed Intercessor of the world, our Protector and Helper of all of us sinners, and I adore Your Son and our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, with His Beginning Father and the Life-Giving Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Second prayer

To whom shall I cry, O Lady, to whom shall I resort in my sorrow, if not to You, the Queen of Heaven? Who will accept my cry and my sighing and quickly obediently heed our prayers, if not You, All-Blessed Helper, the Joy of all our joys? Hear now the hymns and prayers offered to You for me, a sinner, be my Mother and Patroness and Giver of Your joy to all of us. Arrange my life as you want and as you wish. I commend myself to Your protection and providence, so that I may always joyfully sing to You with everyone: Rejoice, O Blessed One; Rejoice, Delighted One; Rejoice, Most Blessed One; Rejoice, Glorified One forever. Amen.

Prayer three

Oh, Most Blessed Lady, Protector of the Christian race. Refuge and salvation for those who flow to You! We know, truly we know, how greatly we have sinned and angered the Most Merciful Lady, the Son of God born in the flesh of You, but I have many images before me of those who angered His compassion; publicans, harlots and other sinners, to whom forgiveness of their sins was given, for the sake of repentance and confession. Thou, therefore, imagining the images of the sinners pardoned by my soul, and at the great mercy of God, which they received, looking, I dared, even a sinner, to resort with repentance to Your compassion. Oh, All-Merciful Lady, give me a helping hand and ask Your Son and God with Your motherly and most holy prayers for forgiveness of my grave sin. I believe and confess that He Whom Your Son gave birth to is truly Christ, the Son of the Living God, the Judge of the living and the dead, rendered to each according to his deeds. I again believe and confess that You are the true Mother of God, the source of mercy, the consolation of those who mourn, the recovery of the lost, a strong and unceasing Intercessor to God, who dearly loves the Christian race, and the Helper of repentance. Truly, there is no other help and protection for a person except You, the Most Merciful Lady, and no one trusting in You will be ashamed when, and by You begging God, no one is quickly abandoned. For this sake, I pray to Your innumerable goodness: open the doors of Your mercy to me, who have gone astray and fallen into the dark times of the depths, do not disdain the foul me, do not despise my sinful prayer, do not leave me the accursed, as an evil enemy seeks to kidnap me into destruction, but beg for me the Born from You, Your merciful Son and God, may the great one forgive my sins and deliver me from my destruction, as if I, together with all who have received forgiveness, will sing and glorify God’s immeasurable mercy and Your unashamed intercession for me in this life and in the eternal world. Amen.

Translated into modern language“Sporuchnitsa” means “mediator, guarantor.” Thus, the icon “Helper of Sinners” is an image of the Mother of God, who acts not so much as a mediator, but as a guarantor, interceding for sinful people before the Lord God, counting on His mercy, and the name of the icon itself arose from the inscription on it, which goes over the head of the Mother of God “I am the Helper of sinners to My Son...”

History of the icon

From the iconography one can judge that this image is ancient, but neither the time nor the place where it was written is unknown. The only thing that can be assumed is its origin from Little Russia or Belarus, since their iconography is characterized by the presence of crowns on the heads of the Mother of God and the Child Christ.

In Russia, the icon of the Mother of God “Support of Sinners” was found in 1843 in the Oryol province. She was in the chapel at the gates of the Odrino-Nicholas Monastery, and her power was revealed by the Mother of God herself to several local residents at the same time, after which a series of events immediately occurred miraculous healings: one little boy was healed from epilepsy, another from paralysis, a blind three-year-old girl received her sight.

The glory of the miraculous icon instantly spread throughout the surrounding area, and it was transferred to the cathedral church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, where a stream of believers poured in to find healing or forgiveness of sins by praying to the “Helper of Sinners” icon.

After the revolution, the icons from the church were distributed among the parishioners, and as a result, by the end of the 20th century, the icon of the Mother of God “Support of Sinners” ended up in Ukraine, which by that time had become an independent state, and even in a private collection. It was necessary to raise a substantial sum to buy back the “Sporuchnitsa” icon and return it to the walls of its native Nikolo-Odrinskaya monastery, which happened in 1996.

No less interesting is the history of the copy from the miraculous icon “Support of Sinners”. In 1846, the hieromonk of the monastery was sent to Moscow so that a suitable robe could be made for the icon. He stayed in the house of a pious parishioner, who was then sent from the monastery a list (an exact copy) of the icon in gratitude. Miraculously, this list began to flow myrrh, and the sick, anointed with this myrrh, were healed.

The miraculous list was donated in 1848 to the Moscow Church of St. Nicholas in Khamovniki; through prayer before him, many healings occurred, which were officially recorded

Currently in Moscow, the icon “Support of Sinners” is located in the Church of St. Nicholas in Khamovniki; there is also a list of it in the Church of the Deposition of the Robe in Leonov.

The miraculous icon “Support of Sinners” Koretskaya

As legend has it, this image was brought from Rome in 1622 by Prince Koretsky (Korets is a city in the Rivne region in Ukraine), and it became a family shrine of the princely family. Then the relic was transferred to Koretsky convent, where she showed many miracles and miraculous healings. Currently she is in the same monastery.

Description of the icon

By the nature of the image, the icon “Helper of Sinners” can be attributed to the iconographic type “Hodegetria” (“Guide”).

The Mother of God is depicted in scarlet robes, which symbolizes her image as the Queen of Heaven; often on Her head and the head of the Child Jesus crown

A characteristic feature of this icon is that the Child holds the right hand of the Mother of God with both hands; This gesture is not found in other images of the Mother of God. On most lists of the icon there is an inscription that gives it its name.

How does the icon “Helper of Sinners” help?

It is impossible to overestimate the significance of the icon of the Mother of God “Helper of Sinners.” It gives everyone hope for forgiveness and redemption if a person sincerely repents and prays for remission of sins. She truly is a Guide for all believers, for whom She vouched before the Lord and whom She directs on the true path.

Prayer in front of this icon helps strengthen faith and achieve spiritual insight, overcome despondency and bad thoughts, and get rid of sinful passions

They pray to her for the healing of physical and mental ailments, for support in difficult times. life situations. But no matter what difficult hour of your life you pray to the Helper of Sinners, do not forget to praise her for her guidance on the true path and intercession before the Lord.

Prayer to the icon

My Most Blessed Queen, My Most Holy Hope, Helper of Sinners! Behold, poor sinner, this is before You! Don’t leave me, abandoned by everyone, don’t forget me, forgotten by everyone, give me joy, who knows no joy. Oh, my troubles and sorrows are severe! 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 only Cover, Refuge and Affirmation. I boldly stretch out my weak hand to You and pray: have mercy on me, O All-Good One, have mercy, have mercy with the purchased 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 my youth like eaglets. , do not allow yourself to become weak in keeping God’s commandments. Touch my troubled souls with heavenly fire and fill me with unashamed faith, unfeigned love and known hopes. May I always sing and praise You, the Most Blessed Intercessor of the world, our Protector and Helper of all of us sinners, and I adore Your Son and our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, with His Beginning Father and the Life-Giving Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

For a long time, people did not pay attention to the “Helper of Sinners” icon, because it looked neglected. It was located in the Oryol diocese. The discovery of the icon occurred after people began to have strange dreams in which someone told them that this face was miraculous. After this, the icon “Helper of Sinners” was moved to the temple, where it began to truly amaze. People who prayed in front of the image began to get rid of terrible illnesses. After this, it was decided to build a temple in honor of this. Celebrations in honor of this image take place on June 11th.

The icon depicts the Mother of God stretching out her hands to the Infant God, which is a sign of guarantee for all sinners on earth. Another important symbol is that Jesus squeezes her hand back, meaning that he will always hear her calls. Interestingly, this icon is still preserved in its original form and is not decorated with a chasuble, like other images. The whole point is that the donor of the icon had a vision where he was ordered to keep the icon and not cover it with a robe.

How does the “Help of Sinners” icon help?

Not only the original of this icon, but also its copies became famous for miracles. In 1847, people noticed that myrrh flowed from the image, with which seriously ill people began to anoint themselves and eventually became completely healthy.

The main task of the Mother of God is to protect people from various misfortunes. You need to offer prayers in front of the icon in order to protect yourself from evil and enemies, to protect yourself from sorrows and sorrows. People who have realized sinfulness pray to receive forgiveness and intercession before. The icon “Helper of Sinners” was of particular importance during epidemics of cholera and plague, since it helped people protect themselves from these scourges.

What do they pray for in front of the “Helper of Sinners” icon:

1. By turning to the Mother of God in front of this image, a person can gain hope and receive spiritual relief. IN difficult times the icon gives hope and strength to fight.
2. Women pray in front of this icon to decide family relationships and establish contact with your spouse.
3. Prayer in front of the icon “Helper of Sinners” promotes healing from various ailments, both physical and mental.
4. Parents use this image to bless their children who are going on a long journey or walking down the aisle.

In front of the icon you can pray not only for yourself, but also for your loved ones. It is important in your appeals to realize your own sinfulness and ask to take the righteous path.

The prayer to the icon “Helper of Sinners” sounds like this:

“My Most Blessed Queen, My Most Holy Hope, Helper of Sinners! Behold, a poor sinner stands before You! Don’t leave me, abandoned by everyone, don’t forget me, forgotten by everyone, give me joy, who knows no joy. Oh, my troubles and sorrows are severe! 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 only one Cover, Refuge and Affirmation. I boldly stretch out my weak hands to You and pray: have mercy on me, O All-Good One, have mercy on Your Son, redeemed by the Blood, quench the sickness of my much-sighing soul, tame the rage of those who hate and offend me, restore my fading strength, renew my youth, like eaglets, let us weaken in keeping the commandments of God. Touch my troubled soul with heavenly fire and fill it with unashamed faith, unfeigned love and known hope. May I always sing and praise You, the Most Blessed Intercessor of the world, our Protection and Helper of all of us sinners, and I worship Your Son and our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, with His Beginning Father and the Life-Giving Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen".

One of the images of the Mother of God beloved by the people is the icon of the Helper of Sinners. The Icon of the Mother of God, Helper of Sinners, is amazing in its purity and power of image. How beautiful is the spiritualized face of the Mother of God. Unfortunately, the origin of this miracle is unknown.

Only the name of the face was preserved, and that was because a corresponding inscription made by an unknown author was found on the icon. One can only assume that the artist was pious and a pure person, through whom God’s grace descended on his face.

It is only obvious that this image is completely magical, since the Mother of God asks her unworthy son for us, despite the fact that we do not even think of repenting. And Jesus gives her consent to heal us from our sins when we still don’t know about it. The Lord’s agreement to forgive us our sins is evident from the way he took his mother’s hands. The son cannot refuse his mother.

Meaning

The ancient image of the Mother of God, the Helper of Sinners, was first heard in Rus' in the 19th century in the Oryol province. there in monastery This face was located in an old abandoned chapel. No one paid attention to him, no one placed him in a place of honor, no one cared about him. At that time, no one knew that the icon was miraculous - it had the ability to heal various diseases.

What does it help with?

However, soon many residents of the province saw unusual dreams, in which the Mother of God came to them and told amazing things that this image was endowed with God’s grace and was able to heal all mental anguish and serious illnesses. People told the local priest about their dreams, who took the icon to the main church.

At first, one boy who suffered from epilepsy recovered. Naturally, his mother suffered with him. After all, at that time they did not yet know how to treat a disease such as epilepsy, and a person suffering from epileptic seizures was considered possessed. Soon after the monastery acquired the miraculous image, a cholera epidemic occurred in those places.

At that time it was death itself. Cholera is a terrible intestinal infection that enters the body from contaminated water, dirty hands or flies. The person constantly vomits and suffers from indigestion. Without proper treatment, death occurs from dehydration.

A state of shock sets in, and people die from this shock. By air, the “infection” very quickly affects the entire district and nearby villages. Cholera can only be cured with antibiotics, which did not exist in those days, especially in rural areas.

If it were not for the image of the Helper of Sinners, many people would have died. And the icon helped and stopped the epidemic, because the whole world prayed to this face. Everyone who could walk or crawl reached the miraculous image and served prayers to the icon several times a day. Faith and hope were in human hearts. In times like these, you can’t live without it. Simple people, and even not so simple people, have always trusted the Mother of God very much. And the Mother of God did not refuse help.

What are they praying for?

Since then, people began to come to those places, eager to receive healing, and the news about the icon spread throughout the Russian land. They pray before the image not only for deliverance from epidemics, but also from insomnia, loss of appetite and other diseases. Many crippled people resort to the help of icons to alleviate their unenviable situation.

Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God Helper of Sinners

In the 19th century, one rich Muscovite ordered a copy of the icon to be made, which then, after a while, was delivered to Moscow Khamovniki, where the Church of St. Nicholas is located.

Where is it located in Moscow?

In the same temple, the image of the Mother of God, Helper of Sinners, is still located. This is the area of ​​the Park Kultury metro station (Lva Tolstoy St., 2).
The first mention of this amazing temple dates back to the 17th century. Previously, it was a wooden church, which was built with their own money by artisans who sold cloth in the area. They considered Nicholas the Wonderworker their patron, so they dedicated the temple to him.

The building that has survived to this day was founded in the same century at the behest of Alexei Mikhailovich, the Russian Tsar. After the war with the French, the temple was destroyed. I had to restore it. At the same time, the walls and ceiling of the church were covered with paintings, and a fence was built. In the 20th century, a 108-pound bell appeared in the temple.

When the miraculous image of the Mother of God, Help of Sinners, was first brought to the Church of St. Nicholas, myrrh appeared on it, with which they began to anoint the sick, and they were cured. Until now, the icon is a shrine of this temple.

Day of Remembrance

Photo

We present to your attention a surprisingly bright image of the icon of the Mother of God, Help of Sinners:

Fortunately, every religion has a large number of miraculous icons, which have survived to this day. Among them there are especially many faces of the Mother of God. These images survived wars, disasters and cataclysms, but were preserved by enthusiasts, thanks to which we have the opportunity to admire them.

The Mother of God is a particularly revered and beloved image among the people. There is no better intercessor before Jesus than his birth mother, which is closest to the Lord and is able to quickly convey to him all our aspirations. Women especially love to pray to the Mother of God, whose lot on earth is unenviable. It is women who give birth to children, create comfort in the home, and worry about the well-being of children and the health of all loved ones.

A woman’s purpose is to endure and wait, which is not always easy for her. She waits for her husband and creates harmony in the house, maintaining the warmth of the home, he raises and lets the children float freely around adult life. Her heart trembles, worries and hurts if there is no news from them for a long time. And only the Mother of God can understand these experiences.

Because she herself suffered, contemplating her son on the cross, whom she voluntarily gave up to be tortured for the good of all people, in order to save them, complete strangers and strangers to her. What kind of willpower do you need to have to sacrifice your own blood?

One of the images of the Mother of God beloved by the people is the icon of the Helper of Sinners. The Icon of the Mother of God, Helper of Sinners, is amazing in its purity and power of image. How beautiful is the spiritualized face of the Mother of God. Unfortunately, the origin of this miracle is unknown. Only the name of the face was preserved, and that was because a corresponding inscription made by an unknown author was found on the icon.

One can only assume that the artist was a pious and pure person, through whom God’s grace descended. It is only obvious that this image is completely magical, since the Mother of God asks her unworthy son for us, despite the fact that we do not even think of repenting. And Jesus gives her consent to heal us from our sins when we still don’t know about it. The Lord’s agreement to forgive us our sins is evident from the way he took his mother’s hands. The son cannot refuse his mother.