Read the Akathist to the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God. Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos, in front of Her icon, called "Pochaevskaya

One of the most important shrines that was sent to people is the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God - a miraculous image associated with many amazing phenomena and miracles of faith.

The history of the miraculous image

Starting the story of how the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God appeared, one should be transported back to ancient times. When Russia was taken over by the Golden Horde, two Orthodox monks went to Volhynia. Wandering through dense forests, they found a haven for themselves, it was a small cave located in the Pochaev mountain. In this part of the land was practically not inhabited by people. As time went. The monks lived in constant prayers with requests to free the Russian land from the devastating raids of the Tatar-Mongol. One day, after a long prayer, one monk went to the top of the mountain and an image of the Mother of God appeared in front of him, who stood on a stone, and everything around her was on fire.

Monk immediately called his partner and together they began to observe this unusual phenomenon. At the same time, a shepherd was walking near the cave, he also saw this interesting phenomenon. The shepherd climbed to the top of the mountain and fell on his knees before the image of the Virgin. After a while, the vision went away. But the stone where the Mother of God appeared became the real evidence that she appeared to people because her footprint was left on it. The akathist to the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God, used for veneration, briefly notes these events.

Creation of the Pochaev Lavra

Since that time, the water that flows near this stone and in the wake is considered holy and healing. Every year a large number of pilgrims come there in order to try this water and take it with them. Over time, the water in the footprint does not disappear, it is still full.
After a while, near the place where the Mother of God appeared, a stone monastery and a church were built. The Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God also helps, which is also revered as miraculous. Many lists depict imprints on stone and the footprint of the Blessed Virgin.
In the Pochaev Lavra itself there is an icon of the Mother of God, which has significant significance for believers and was brought there by Anna Goyskaya.

Anna lived in the 16th century and was a Volyn landowner. Once, a Greek metropolitan visited her house. She met him kindly, showed true hospitality. Finally, he blessed Anna and presented her with an ancient icon of the Virgin Mary, which now receives the prayers of believers to the icon of the Mother of God, because the Pochaev Lavra attracts many pilgrims and parishioners.

First, the landowner left the icon in her home place for prayers. After a while, she noticed that the icon emits an unusual light and unusual wonderful things are happening nearby. Her brother Philip was blind, and after he read a prayer to the icon of the Mother of God of Pochaev, he was cured of this ailment. This was the first known case of the assistance of the Mother of God of Pochaev to ordinary believers.

Miraculous phenomena do not cease to please people at the present time. That is why a large number of pilgrims go to these parts to drink some water and bow to the icon of the Virgin.

Reading prayers, they ask for help to save them from various diseases and other unpleasant life moments. The Pochaev Icon helps believers with a variety of requests.

What does the icon help with?

Throughout the time of veneration, the icon of the Pochaev Mother of God gave people many miracles. Only recorded miracles are about six hundred, and every year this number is constantly increasing. Facts have come down from ancient times about incredible healing options, such as the resurrection of children and much more.

That is why children are also advised to pray to this icon, the Pochaev Mother of God is considered the intercessor of young children. In addition, they use prayers to the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God from prison , and the Blessed Virgin helps those who are wrongfully accused and defends.

Throughout history, this image has been the protector of faith and the Russian land. After all, there were such historical periods when Lutherans actively spread their own faith in this territory. Nevertheless, the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Pochaev has always helped the Orthodox.

Iconographically, the image belongs to the type of Eleus, that is, Tenderness. Here the Mother of God and Christ clung to each other. This image symbolizes the desire of people for the Lord.

Prayer and veneration of the icon

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos before the icon of Her "Pochaevskaya":

To Thee, O Mother of God, we prayerfully flow, sinners, Thy miracles, manifested in the holy Lavra of Pochaev, remembrance also of our contrite sins. Vemy, Mistress, Vemy, as it is not befitting for us, sinners, to ask for anything, only about the Righteous Judge leave our iniquity to us. All that we endured in life, sorrow, and needs, and illnesses, like the fruits of our falls, we have vegetated, this God will allow us to correct us. The same, all this with truth and with His judgment, the Lord will bring on His sinful servants, even in their sorrows to Your intercession, Most Pure, flowing and in tenderness of hearts to You cry out: sins and iniquities of ours, Good, do not remember, but rather lift up Your hands stand before your Son and God, may the cruelty of our deed be released to us, but for the many unfulfilled promises of ours he will not turn away his face from his servants, but will not take away his grace, helping our salvation, from our souls. Hey, Mistress, be an Intercessor to our salvation and, not disdaining our cowardice, look at our groaning, even in our troubles and sorrows before Your miraculous image we offer up. Enlighten our minds with tender thoughts, strengthen our faith, affirm our hope, grant us the sweetest gift of love. With this, O most pure one, with gifts, and not with illnesses and sorrows, let our life be raised to salvation, but, from despondency and despair of our souls protecting, deliver us, weak, from troubles that come upon us, and needs, and human slander, and pain zney unbearable . Grant peace and prosperity to the Christian life through Your intercession, Lady, affirm the Orthodox faith in our country and throughout the world. Do not betray the Church of the Apostles and the Cathedral to belittle, keep the statutes of the holy fathers unshakably forever and save all those who flow to You from the pit of perdition. Also, bring the heresy of our deceived brethren or the saving faith in the sinful passions of those who have destroyed packs to true faith and repentance, and together with us, worshiping Your miraculous image, Your intercession will be confessed. Grant us, Most Holy Lady of the Theotokos, still in this belly the victory of the truth by Your intercession to see, grant us grace-filled joy before our death perceive, as of old, the monks of Pochaev with Your appearance defeat Thou hast shown the Hagarites, and enlighteners, that we all with a grateful heart, together with the Angels, and prophets, and apostles, and with all the saints, Your mercy is glorifying, let us give glory, honor and worship in the Trinity to the sung God the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.

To the chosen Governor of the Christian clans and our country, the famous Redeemer, we bring laudatory songs, faithfully, gathered on Her holy mountain; But you, as if having unspeakable mercy, O Lady Theotokos, do not reject our prayers before your miraculous image, but in tenderness of hearts we call Thee:

Ikos 1

Archangel Gabriel first "Rejoice!" I offer you, Mistress, when you proclaim the conception of the Son of God, according to your glorious Assumption, all the heavenly powers bring you praise in Heaven unceasingly; How else can we, sinners, dare to unite our own voices with the voices of the Bodiless? Both remembrance of Your mercy to all penitents, we open our mouth with fear and love, saying to the mother:

Rejoice, abyss of mercy; Rejoice, inexhaustible sea of love. Rejoice, Good Representative of the Christian kind; Rejoice, indestructible wall of Pochaev's monastery. Rejoice, Orthodox people attracting with bonds of love to Mount Pochaev; Rejoice, you who drive away all sorrow from their souls. Rejoice, even a miraculous image, like a star, guides us from Mount Pochaev; Rejoice, His prayers that are offered up, the passionate prayers soon reflect. Rejoice, having consoled people with Your appearance on this mountain; Rejoice, you who left the trace of your foot on it for us. Rejoice, eternal boldness of the faithful; Rejoice, good affirmation of those who hesitate.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 2

Seeing the hermits of pochaevstia and the simpleton, John the Barefooted Most Holy Theotokos appeared on a rock in a pillar of fire, the footprint of Her foot was kissed and water, where the stones had flowed, sprinkling, crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

The mind, misunderstood about Your appearance, Mistress, seeking, in chinese hope, is affirmed, as if first from the Hagarians, after the heretics, the stronghold of Orthodoxy on Mount Pochaevstey was pleased to approve, for this sake, coming to Your holy temple, we fulfill our warm faith of the heart, saying:

Rejoice, affirmation of the true faith; Rejoice, wickedness is a clear denunciation. Rejoice, anciently known in the Neopalime Bush Sinaistei; Rejoice, having appeared here as a Christian in a pillar of fire. Rejoice, as in a burning cave, with the dew of salvation, Abraham's children foreshadow Thee; Rejoice, for with water from the trace of Your foot, healing Your grace preaching. Rejoice, our land, devastated by the ancients from the Hagarites, who then comforted with Your appearance; Rejoice, and now encouraging with many signs praying here. Rejoice, quick hearing of the penitent; Rejoice, help and refuge for those who labor. Rejoice, and admonition to those who do not know; Rejoice, strengthening of the cowardly.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 3

You showed the power of special grace, O Mistress, on Mount Pochaevstey, when you enriched the place of Your appearance for three hundred years with Your miraculous icon, with the hand of St. Neophyte Hellenus, from the future Moscow, first gave the boyar Anna, then from her to the Pochaev monastery Thou who rejoice in people and sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Rejoice, thou who didst give us the rich treasure in thy holy icon; Rejoice, thou who sanctified our land by the hand of the saint in the manner bestowed by Thy way. Rejoice, turning away our souls from earthly wealth; Rejoice, teaching us to sing the Glory of God. Rejoice, for your miracles are sighted, we admire our hearts to Heaven; Rejoice, as if in Your abode, as we are on the eve of paradise. Rejoice, Orthodox people who consoled with Your icon; Rejoice, calling from all countries praying people to the Pochaev monastery. Rejoice, by which faith is multiplied; Rejoice, for it will drive away despondency. Rejoice, eternal Joy of the monks of Pochaev; Rejoice, shameless Hope of worldly people.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 4

The storm of heretical fury rushed to Your holy abode, Lady, Your holy icon captivated the evil iconoclasts by the hand and moved them to blasphemy, soon the wrath of God was restrained by the wrath of God, when the invisible power of the cold-free feasting blasphemers, like Artaxerxes and Herod, slough and cast into illness, over the saints her Those who cursed at you and did not take away the singing: Alleluia.

Ikos 4

Rejoice, Christian refuge; Rejoice, denunciation of heretics. Rejoice, thou who did not completely deprive the monastery of Thy icon of Pochaev; Rejoice, thou who didst shame the blasphemy of the iconoclasts. Rejoice, as you do not lose heart in troubles and teach us; Rejoice, for you command us to believe in God's justice. Rejoice, Yeyuzhe Orthodoxy is established in our country; Rejoice, Yeyuzhe and the whole universe, the embodied truth was made worthy to receive. Rejoice, imitating the patience of God; Rejoice, in patience your people affirm. Rejoice, for Thy humility accepts consolation; Rejoice, for the proud humble themselves by Thee.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 5

The divine star appeared to those seeking salvation, O Mistress, leading these to the Sun of Truth, as if in Your earthly life about the people, the Representative to Your Son in Cana of Galilee appeared to You, so after Your glorious departure to Heaven, prayers for the faithful from the end of the earth are brought to Offer up to Your Son and here, on Mount Pochaevstey, Heal many different things from Him by people crying out to God: Hallelujah.

Ikos 5

You see people, on Mount Pochaevskaya, as if in ancient, taco and in the last years flowing, many healings, given by You, in the desire to save their souls affirm and bring warm repentance to their sins, crying out to You:

Rejoice, enlightenment of the blind and healing of the lame; Rejoice, deliverance from the demons of the demons. Rejoice, miraculously returning the captive monk to your abode in the air; Rejoice, resurrecting the baby Simeon through the prayer of the old woman. Rejoice, for in these signs the power of your ancient miracles still appears to your people; Rejoice, for you have not been impoverished in the last days of healing from Thy holy icon. Rejoice, all over the world, the source of healing from Your holy icons; Rejoice, enriching those who pray with spiritual gifts more than these. Rejoice, O birth of Orthodoxy boast; Rejoice, help and lack of faith flow to Her. Rejoice, earthly hope; Rejoice, rejoicing of heavenly ranks.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 6

The preachers of the glory of the Most Pure Virgin appeared to the Hagarites at the Pochaev monastery, having found and visions of the Most Pure Theotokos with the Monk Job, who did not first understand; Whenever the arrows fired from them, again rushing at her, abie understood the power of the Lady and brought repentance for her madness, crying out with faith: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

Rejoice, our deliverer and salvation; Rejoice, eternal help of the Christian kind. Rejoice, you who drove away the wicked enemies from your holy things; Rejoice, bringing them to repentance. Rejoice, Eyazhe and the invisibility of our salvation, the enemies tremble; Rejoice, to the Holy Angels and the reposed righteous women in Heaven worship. Rejoice, thou who didst receive the Monk Job with Thee in prayer; Rejoice, having brought the Hagarites to Holy Baptism with Your vision. Rejoice, for by thee you return the fear of death to the end; Rejoice, for for the sake of thee, for the sake of the Hagarians, the God-fearing foreigners appear here. Rejoice, eternal expression of truth; Rejoice, good admonition to those who err.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 7

Wanting to warm up the desire of the Eternal Life in the hearts of Christians, the Most Holy Theotokos heals those who are sick with Her miracles, casts out demons, frees the captives, resurrects the dead, so that we all, knowing the power of God, will hate the earthly and take care of our souls, incessantly crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

The monastery of Pochaev endured new and grave misfortunes, when, together with the whole country from Orthodoxy, it was flattered into the possession of heretics in the past, both in the past hundred and ten years, the Orthodox Christians were given fast, in the nuzhe of Orthodox monks, having come and the holy relics of the Monk Job from under the bush, I fall down to the miraculous image of the Lady, saying:

Rejoice, defender of Orthodoxy; Rejoice, accuser of heretics. Rejoice, thou who didst not leave thy dwelling to the end; Rejoice, teaching us the fear of God. Rejoice, for by Your intercession the country of Volhynia has returned to Orthodoxy; Rejoice, for from the years of ancient times many heretics have been corrected by Your admonition. Rejoice, calling on the faithful to Your holy Lavra for prayer; Rejoice, teaching unbelievers here to worship the Orthodox shrine. Rejoice, the righteous women and the righteous sing unceasingly; Rejoice, in Neizha and the fallen in repentance flow. Rejoice, return of apostates to the faith; Rejoice, erection of those seduced to the light of truth.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation. Kondak 8

We see a strange miracle about You, the Mother of God, if the bodily ailments of Your holy icon are healed by kissing and the water of Pochaev sprinkled, so the passions of the soul are taken away by the sight of Your sanctuary, faith is affirmed and our hearts are fulfilled, singing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 8

Rejoice, treasure of purity; Rejoice, abyss of mercy. Rejoice, bringing forth prayers to Your Son for the faithful; Rejoice, thou who does not reject the prayers of sinners. Rejoice, for you have escaped the despair of the sinful; Rejoice, for those who call on Your name from the fall of a strange rise. Rejoice, shame on the iconoclastic heresy in the universe; Rejoice, return the true faith of the Volhynia country. Rejoice, raising souls to the feat of chastity; Rejoice, teaching forgiveness to offenders. Rejoice in the tenderness of our hearts; Rejoice, hope of our souls.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 9

All apostasy and heretical wanderings to the repentant people of the land of Volyn, you let go, O Lady, and again, the source of healing from your miraculous icon of yours from the trace of your foot on Mount Pochaevstey in the Orthodox Lavra of your people was opened by you, only if they bring repentance for their sins to God and not about your help hesitantly, they will cry out to him: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

Rejoice, eternal intercession of the earth. Rejoice, thou who didst turn away some ailment from Luther's delusions with healing; Rejoice, thou who didst convince all the people in the truth of Orthodoxy. Rejoice, for for the sake of Orthodoxy, the people of Hagar have won so many times of seduction; Rejoice, for for the sake of Thee and seduction from the Latins, the Orthodox faith has been embraced. Rejoice, all living prayerfully lift up their eyes to Neizha; Rejoice, Yuzhe and those who pray for the repose of the dead call for help. Rejoice, and from the needs of life flowing to You, taking out; Rejoice, granting strength to those who endure more than all these needs. Rejoice, help to the Christ-loving army in battle; Rejoice, good instruction against the militant demons.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 10

If you want to save, Most Pure Theotokos, a simple old woman in blinding in Latin, and a small grandson who has a small property, enlightened by Orthodoxy, but blinded by her bodily hair, she also puts a good desire, hedgehog on Mount Pochaevst to Her miraculous image, even if abie miraculously heals the blind maiden and teaches the old woman to confess the Orthodox faith, crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

Rejoice, Christian joy and consolation; Rejoice, glory and worship of the angelic rank. Rejoice, you turn us away from the flattering verb of heretics; Rejoice, for by the remembrance of Thy mercies we raise our minds to God. Rejoice, holy apostles to Thy Dormition in the air clouds; Rejoice, and sinful people on that day on Mount Pochaevskaya in thousands and tons for every summer. Rejoice, even for the sake of Christians, the difficulty of the path, like a sweet repose, lift; Rejoice, even for the sake of laziness and laziness to imitate them. Rejoice, sometimes forgetting the sweetness of the world, helping Thy grace; Rejoice, terrifying one who looks back with menacing dreams. Rejoice, the best diadem in the Church of Christ; Rejoice, invincible shield of our country.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 11

Singing of gratitude about Your, Lady, blessings all over the world from Christians uplifted, like incense to Heaven unceasingly ascending thinkingly and our wretched praise do not turn away You, we also pray the grace of repentance to grant You, with hope singing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

The light of the belly of Temporal and Eternal Life, the hope appeared to you, Mistress, to a certain person in Bessarabia who had to die, but suddenly, after tasting water from the relic of Pochaev, to the health of the former, having seen his relatives, with fear and tenderness, I called out to you:

Rejoice, healing of the sick; Rejoice, hearing of those who mourn. Rejoice, for by you the death that came has been driven away; Rejoice, for you have bestowed unquestionable faith on us. Rejoice, for the prediction of Gabriel is coming true before our eyes; Rejoice, as from all generations, according to Your word, now and forever you are blessed. Rejoice, Mount Pochaev, as you have sanctified your place of residence; Rejoice, like the second Nazareth who revealed that. Rejoice, thou who hast turned away no one's hope; Rejoice, warmly receiving all prayers. Rejoice, giving us health; Rejoice, you who lead us to salvation.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 12

The grace of healing and tenderness of prayer from Yours, the Lady, the icon exudes, but it will not be in vain for our souls, if only for the sake of sin into a petrified insensitivity into a hollow; both, as if having the power to resurrect the dead, and awaken our spiritual mortification, and illuminate our hearts with the best thought, but hating the sinful charm, let us sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

Singing Your miracles in the monastery of Pochaev, we pray to Thee, Lady, do not turn Your face away from our country, but also to all who come to Your holy mountain and seek mercy from You in a good petition, fulfill it, so that everyone will sing to Thy Sitsa:

Rejoice, propitiation of the all-righteous God; Rejoice, boldness of Christians to Christ. Rejoice, thou who manifestest the triumph of faith in Thy Lavra; Rejoice, inflaming the hearts of men with love. Rejoice, as people were honored to see such ancient miracles here; Rejoice, for this mountain, like the second Sinai, is glorified in Christian countries. Rejoice, having carried God on earth who appeared in your womb; Rejoice, people who lift up your prayer to God. Rejoice, thou who didst leave thy icon as a preacher of salvation in thy dwelling place; Rejoice, trace of your foot, filled with healing water, glorifying miracles. Rejoice, from heavenly heights to Your servants, Rejoice, guide to good deeds.

Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak 13

O all-singing Mother of Christ God, all the generations of Christian love to Himself have adopted worthy of praise to praise You, we are perplexed, sinners, both by Your love we conquer and to Your miraculous image we raise our eyes, we pray to Thee: in our wrestling and needs, do not leave Your children, the intercession of Your warmth believers and cry to Your Son: Alleluia.

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

Prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon, called "Pochaevskaya"

Prayer one

Oh, the All-Merciful Lady, Queen and Mistress, chosen from all generations, and blessed by all generations of heaven and earth! Look graciously at this people standing before Your holy icon and fervently praying to You, and make intercession and intercession with Your Son and our God, so that no one leaves from here his hopes thin and put to shame in his hope, but may everyone receive everything from You, according to the good desire of his heart and according to his need and need, for the salvation of the soul and for the health of the body. Look with mercy, O All-Singing Mother of God, and have loved this monastery, which is called by Your name, from ancient times, having chosen it as your property, and abundantly exuding currents of healing from Your miraculous icon and from the ever-flowing source, in the footprint of Your foot, open to us, and save me from every pretense and slander of the enemy, as if of old you have kept your appearance whole and unharmed from the fierce invasion of the Hagarites, let the Most Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit be sung and glorified in it, and Your glorious Assumption, forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer two

Our Blessed Queen, Blessed Lady, Our Hope to the Theotokos! We now flow to You with tenderness, and with a contrite soul and a humble heart we pray to Thee, All-Pure One, before Your Most Pure image: remember Your ancient bounties, even from You who were here, and as if sometimes you appeared on the rock of Pochaevstey, in a pillar of fire, from a stone healing water exuding, and now appear to us, Mother of great power, and warm our petrified hearts with the warmth of the Mother of God of Your love, tears of love and repentance of unrepentant tears from our eyes. You are one and only, our God-given Intercessor: We pray you, deliver us from all troubles, from all misfortunes, illness and sorrow, Thy servant, through the intercession of the great intercessor and prayer book for us, our all-blessed father Job, Thy saint Pochaevsky, whose prayer I listened to Thou art in the air sometimes, when Thy all-glorious and terrible appearance delivered Thou Thy abode from the invasion and taxation of the Hagarites. Look with mercy, All-Perhaps, with the look of Your merciful intercession and on the whole kingdom and our country, and on all Your people, pour out Your rich mercy: gather the scattered ones, unfaithful and infidels, in our countries, guide the true path, who have fallen away from the pious fatherly faith of the pack return and reckon them with Your Holy Orthodox and Catholic Churches; establish peace in our families, support old age, instruct young ones, raise babies, intercede for orphans and widows, heal captive freedom, heal those who are sick, at judgment and in dungeons, and in confinement, and in the bitter work of those who exist, remember, guarding us, visiting and comforting currents of miracles and signs of many different things, which you pour out to everyone from Thy holy icon of the wholesome. Grant, O All-good One, the fertility of the earth, the goodness of the air, and all, even for our benefit, timely and useful gifts, through the prayers of Your chosen saints, Your grace-filled face on the holy icon of Your surroundings: Elijah the God-speaking, the holy Archdeacon Stephen the First-Suffering, the Monk Abraham the All-Blessed, and the God-Mina a martyr of many names, and with them a bunch of holy and righteous wives: Paraskeva the most praised, Irina the most blessed and St. Catherine the great martyr, long-suffering, and all the saints. When our departure from this life and the resettlement to eternity comes in time, appear to us, Blessed One, as if sometimes you hastened to your monastery for salvation during the battle of Zbarazh, and with your warm intercession grant us the Christian death of our belly painless, shameless, peaceful and Holy Mysteries participate; yes, as in this life, in this life and in the future, we will all be honored, by Your prayers, with endless heavenly life in the Kingdom of Your beloved Son, the Lord God and our Savior, Jesus Christ, to Him befits all glory, honor and worship, forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer three

Oh, Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God! I thank Thee with all my heart, for thou hast vouchsafed me, Thy sinful and unworthy servant, to stand here and bow on Thy holy mountain. Oh, how many blessings have been rewarded with such a sinful one by Your mercy. I see, Most Pure, and I am horrified, and my spirit melts, in vain I see with my own eyes this multi-healing source of Your grace, which from ancient times in the footprint of Your holy foot inexpressibly showed you, and we all reverently bow on the spot, even if you stand on Your virginity’s feet, I pray Thee, blessed Hope and Salvation of our souls and bodies: wash me with Thy wholesome water from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, quench all my heart’s passions with Thy grace-filled streams, heal with drops from Thy ever-flowing source all my bodily ailments, yes, instructed by Thee, healed and delivered, I sing to Thee wholeheartedly: Rejoice, source of unceasing joy, Rejoice, pure kindness inexpressible. Rejoice, drowning of impure lusts, Rejoice, defilement of all kinds. Rejoice, stream of light to the health of the faithful from the mountain of the autumn thickets, giving the grace of healing, Rejoice, heavenly dew, sending over currents of wisdom to those who thirst for true knowledge. Rejoice, praise of Pochaev, save us, praying to You, our Hope and consolation. Amen.

Prayer Four

To Thee, O Mother of God, we prayerfully flow, sinners, Thy miracles in the holy Lavra of Pochaev, manifested hummingly and about our contrite sins. Vems, Mistress, vems, as if it is not befitting to us, sinners, what to ask, only about the hedgehog of the Righteous Judge of our iniquity leave us. All of us, endured by us in life, sorrows, and needs, and illnesses, like the fruits of our falls, vegetate us, this God to allow our correction. The same, all this, with the truth and judgment of His Lord, brought the Lord to His sinful servants, even in their sorrows to Your intercession, Most Pure, flowing and in tenderness of hearts cry to You: our sins and iniquities, Good, do not remember, but rather lift up Your all-honorable hand stand before your Son and God, so that the cruelty that we have done will let us go, but for many unfulfilled promises our face will not turn away His face from His servants, but His grace, contributing to our salvation, will not be taken away from our souls. To her, the Lady, be the intercessor to our salvation and, not disdaining our cowardice, look at our groaning, even in our troubles and sorrows before your miraculous way we lift up. Enlighten our minds with tender thoughts, strengthen our faith, affirm our hope, make us accept the sweetest gift of love. With this, O Most Pure One, with gifts, and not with diseases and sorrows, let our belly be raised to salvation, but protect our souls from despondency and despair, deliver us weak from troubles that come upon us, and needs, and human slander and unbearable diseases. Grant peace and well-being to Christian life through Your intercession, Lady, affirm the Orthodox faith in our country, throughout the world. Do not betray the Apostolic and Cathedral Church to belittle, preserve the charters of the holy fathers unshakably forever, save all those who flow to You from the pit of perdition. Also bring the heresy of our deceived brethren or the saving faith in the sinful passions of those who have destroyed the packs to true faith and repentance, and together with us worship Your miraculous image, they will confess Your intercession. Vouchsafe us, Most Pure Lady Theotokos, even in this belly to see the victory of truth with Your intercession, vouchsafe us grace-filled joy before our death to perceive, as of old, the inhabitants of tea, by Your appearance, winners and educators of the Agarians, have shown you, yes we are all with a grateful heart, together with angels, and prophets, and apostles, and with all the saints Your mercy is glorifying, we will give glory, honor and worship in the Trinity to the sung God the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Troparion to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon, called "Pochaevskaya"

Troparion, tone 5

Before Your holy icon, the Lady, those who pray for healing are granted, the true knowledge of faith is accepted, and the Agarian invasions are repelled. The same for us who fall to You, ask for forgiveness of sins, enlighten the thoughts of piety in our hearts, and lift up a prayer to Your Son for the salvation of our souls.

magnificence

We magnify Thee, Blessed Virgin, and honor Your honest icon, from the ancient years on Mount Pochaevstey glorified thou.

The Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God is the greatest Orthodox and Catholic Shrine, which is revered by all Orthodox believers and clergy, as well as Catholics. Laudatory hymns have been composed in her honor, including the Orthodox akathist to the Mother of God of Pochaev. This icon is rightfully considered miraculous because it was blessed by the Virgin Mary herself and is located in the place where the Mother of God appeared to two monks. The icon was brought to Constantinople by Metropolitan Neophyte and presented to the noblewoman Anna Goiska. It was soon noticed that, and soon from the grace that she exuded, the brother of the noblewoman Anna Philip was healed. In this regard, Anna gave the icon to the monks, who, after the miraculous appearance of the Mother of God, settled on Pochaev Hill. Thus, the Christian world found two shrines that still gather pilgrims from all over the world - this is the Pochaev Icon and the Pochaev Monastery.

What helps the akathist to the Pochaev Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God is prayed for protection from enemy attacks, as well as for the preservation of faith and the church. She is endowed with grace, by which she can heal blindness, both physical and spiritual. People who have chronic and incurable diseases should read the Russian Orthodox akathist to the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God. She is the patroness of all those who are innocent, but imprisoned. They pray to her for the speedy release of the prisoners.

How to read an akathist in front of the holy icon of the Pochaev Mother of God

Akathist is a genre in the church choir of the Orthodox Church. It refers to cell prayers, which means that it is read mostly at home on its own. This genre is not included in church liturgical days. According to the charter, once a year it is supposed to read only the “Great Akathist”, which was written in honor of the Virgin and became the basis of the genre, which is now called the akathist. The Akathist of the Pochaev Mother of God is endowed with miraculous power and will be of great grace if you read it on Pochaev Hill at the footprint, which. Of course, if there is no opportunity to go on a pilgrimage, you can read the Akathist to the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God at home. It is advisable to read the akathist in the morning, when thoughts are still fresh and not burdened with everyday chores. The special blessing of the priest for reading this akathist is not necessary, but if the soul requires, then you can ask him.

Russian Christian Akathist to the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God

Kondak №1

To the chosen Governor of the Christian clans and our country, the famous Redeemer, we bring laudatory songs, faithfully, gathered on Her holy mountain; But you, as if you have unspeakable mercy, O Lady Mother of God, do not reject our prayers before your miraculous image that is offered up, but in tenderness of hearts we call Ty: Rejoice, Praise of Pochaev and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Archangel Gabriel, first of all, rejoice in offering you, Lady, when you proclaim the conception of the Son of God, according to your glorious Assumption, all the heavenly powers bring you praise in Heaven unceasingly; How else can we, sinners, dare to unite our own voices with the voices of the Bodiless? Both remembrance of Your mercy to all penitents, we open our mouth with fear and love, saying to the mother: Rejoice, mercy of the abyss; Rejoice, inexhaustible sea of love. Rejoice, Good Representative of the Christian kind; Rejoice, indestructible wall of Pochaev's monastery. Rejoice, Orthodox people attracting with bonds of love to Mount Pochaev; Rejoice, you who drive away all sorrow from their souls. Rejoice, Yeyazhe, like a star, guides us from Mount Pochaev; Rejoice, His prayers that are offered up, the passionate prayers soon reflect. Rejoice, having consoled people with Your appearance on this mountain; Rejoice, you who left the trace of your foot on it for us. Rejoice, eternal boldness of the faithful; Rejoice, good affirmation of those who hesitate. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №2

Seeing the hermits of pochaevstia and the simpleton, John the barefooted Most Holy Theotokos appeared on a rock in a pillar of fire, the footprint of Her foot was kissed and water, which flowed from the stone, sprinkled, crying out to God: Alleluia.

The mind, misunderstood about Your appearance, Mistress, seeking, in chinese hope, is affirmed, as if first from the Hagarites, after the heretics, the stronghold of Orthodoxy on Mount Pochaevstey was pleased to approve, for this sake, coming to Your holy temple, we fill our hearts with warm faith, saying: Rejoice, true faith statement; Rejoice, wickedness is a clear denunciation. Rejoice, anciently known in the Neopalime Bush Sinaistei; Rejoice, having appeared here as a Christian in a pillar of fire. Rejoice, as in a burning cave, with the dew of salvation, Abraham's children foreshadow Thee; Rejoice, for with water from the trace of Your foot, healing Your grace preaching. Rejoice, our land, devastated by the ancients from the Hagarites, who then comforted with Your appearance; Rejoice, and now encouraging with many signs praying here. Rejoice, quick hearing of the penitent; Rejoice, help and refuge for those who labor. Rejoice, and admonition to those who do not know; Rejoice, strengthening of the cowardly. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №3

Have in your house your icon, the Lady, the boyar Anna, and the healing from her to her blind-born brother Philip, having taken away, abie with the spirit of jealousy for the glory of Your ardor and a monastery of stone in the name of Your Most Honorable Assumption, arranges a hermit of Pochaev, in it worshiping the miraculous image of Your cries out to the sitse: Rejoice, rich treasure in Your holy icon that gave us; Rejoice, thou who sanctified our land by the hand of the saint in the manner bestowed by Thy way. Rejoice, turning away our souls from earthly wealth; Rejoice, teaching us to sing the Glory of God. Rejoice, for your miracles are sighted, we admire our hearts to Heaven; Rejoice, as if in Your abode, as we are on the eve of paradise. Rejoice, Orthodox people who consoled with Your icon; Rejoice, calling from all countries praying people to the Pochaev monastery. Rejoice, by which faith is multiplied; Rejoice, for it will drive away despondency. Rejoice, eternal Joy of the monks of Pochaev; Rejoice, shameless Hope of worldly people. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №4

Hearing the monks of repentance and all Orthodox people, as if Your holy icon, after seventy years of heretical captivity, returns to the holy monastery from the shamed blasphemers, abie to meet her, she came out and cried out for joy, crying out to You: Rejoice, Christian refuge; Rejoice, denunciation of heretics. Rejoice, thou who did not completely deprive the monastery of Thy icon of Pochaev; Rejoice, thou who didst shame the blasphemy of the iconoclasts. Rejoice, as you do not lose heart in troubles and teach us; Rejoice, for you command us to believe in God's justice. Rejoice, Yeyuzhe Orthodoxy is established in our country; Rejoice, Yeyuzhe and the whole universe, the embodied truth was made worthy to receive. Rejoice, imitating the patience of God; Rejoice, in patience your people affirm. Rejoice, for Thy humility accepts consolation; Rejoice, for the proud humble themselves by Thee. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №5

You see the people, on Mount Pochaevskaya, as if in ancient, so and in the last years flowing, many healings, given by You, in the desire to save their souls affirm and bring warm repentance for their sins, crying out to You: Rejoice, blind insight and lame healing; Rejoice, deliverance from the demons of the demons. Rejoice, miraculously returning the captive monk to your abode in the air; Rejoice, resurrecting the baby Simeon through the prayer of the old woman. Rejoice, for in these signs the power of your ancient miracles still appears to your people; Rejoice, for you have not been impoverished in the last days of healing from Thy holy icon. Rejoice, all over the world, the source of healing from Your holy icons; Rejoice, enriching those who pray with spiritual gifts more than these. Rejoice, O birth of Orthodoxy boast; Rejoice, help and lack of faith flow to Her. Rejoice, earthly hope; Rejoice, rejoicing of heavenly ranks. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №6

Ascend Thy vision, Mistress, on Mount Pochaevstey, when the brethren of the monastery are heavily besieged by the Hagarites, with a great cry, prayer before Your holy icon and before the cancer of the Monk Job, when the brethren of the Hagarites, seeing this confused and fleeing, look, abie with joy sing to you: Rejoice, our Redeemer and salvation; Rejoice, eternal help of the Christian kind. Rejoice, you who drove away the wicked enemies from your holy things; Rejoice, bringing them to repentance. Rejoice, Eyazhe and the invisibility of our salvation, the enemies tremble; Rejoice, to the Holy Angels and the reposed righteous women in Heaven worship. Rejoice, thou who didst receive the Monk Job with Thee in prayer; Rejoice, having brought the Hagarites to Holy Baptism with Your vision. Rejoice, for by thee you return the fear of death to the end; Rejoice, for for the sake of thee, for the sake of the Hagarians, the God-fearing foreigners appear here. Rejoice, eternal expression of truth; Rejoice, good admonition to those who err. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №7

The monastery of Pochaev endured new and grave misfortunes, when, together with the whole country from Orthodoxy, it was flattered into the possession of heretics, both in the past hundred and ten years, the Orthodox Christians were given over, in the nuzhe of Orthodox monks, having come and the holy relics of the Monk Job from under the bushy , to the miraculous image of the Lady, I fell, saying: Rejoice, defender of Orthodoxy; Rejoice, accuser of heretics. Rejoice, thou who didst not leave thy dwelling to the end; Rejoice, teaching us the fear of God. Rejoice, for by Your intercession the country of Volhynia has returned to Orthodoxy; Rejoice, for from the years of ancient times many heretics have been corrected by Your admonition. Rejoice, calling on the faithful to Your holy Lavra for prayer; Rejoice, teaching unbelievers here to worship the Orthodox shrine. Rejoice, the righteous women and the righteous sing unceasingly; Rejoice, in Neizha and the fallen in repentance flow. Rejoice, return of apostates to the faith; Rejoice, erection of those seduced to the light of truth. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №8

All the unworthy one was filled with sins, moving away from worldly scattering and neglecting my soul, both looking at Your holy icon, the Lady, and enlightenment from her by countless people who come here, seeing, I rush to the path of salvation and in the joy of my heart I sing to Thy Sitsa: Rejoice, treasure of purity; Rejoice, abyss of mercy. Rejoice, bringing forth prayers to Your Son for the faithful; Rejoice, thou who does not reject the prayers of sinners. Rejoice, for you have escaped the despair of the sinful; Rejoice, for those who call on Your name from the fall of a strange rise. Rejoice, shame on the iconoclastic heresy in the universe; Rejoice, return the true faith of the Volhynia country. Rejoice, raising souls to the feat of chastity; Rejoice, teaching forgiveness to offenders. Rejoice in the tenderness of our hearts; Rejoice, hope of our souls. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №9

All apostasy and heretical wanderings to the repentant people of the land of Volyn have been released, O Lady, and the source of healing from Your miraculous icon from the trace of Your foot on Mount Pochaevstey in the Orthodox Lavra has been opened to the people by You, only if they bring repentance for their sins to God and about Your help without hesitation, they will cry out to him: Alleluia.

The vows of Thy glory appear, to the Lady, blindness and lameness, healing from Your icon, returned by Orthodox people, having accepted, like a heretical wife of a certain sick person, to call on Thee to help and, after healing, confess and kiss the true faith, but cry out to You: Rejoice, Tsar Heavenly supplication: Rejoice, eternal intercession of the earth. Rejoice, thou who didst turn away some ailment from Luther's delusions with healing; Rejoice, thou who didst convince all the people in the truth of Orthodoxy. Rejoice, for for the sake of Orthodoxy, the people of Hagar have won so many times of seduction; Rejoice, for for the sake of Thee and seduction from the Latins, the Orthodox faith has been embraced. Rejoice, all living prayerfully lift up their eyes to Neizha; Rejoice, Yuzhe and those who pray for the repose of the dead call for help. Rejoice, and from the needs of life flowing to You, taking out; Rejoice, granting strength to those who endure more than all these needs. Rejoice, help to the Christ-loving army in battle; Rejoice, good instruction against the militant demons. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №10

The indestructible wall of true faith appeared to you, the Lady, for the wickedness of the heretics from glorifying Thee, like the True Mother of God, with stubbornness rejected, so Orthodoxy in the faith of Your firmament remained, and from the prayers unceasingly brought to You, they will never turn away, and for the sake of heretical verbs in They don’t dare to take their own ears, but with a grateful heart they won’t stop praising You, saying: Rejoice, Christian joy and consolation; Rejoice, glory and worship of the angelic rank. Rejoice, you turn us away from the flattering verb of heretics; Rejoice, for by the remembrance of Thy mercies we raise our minds to God. Rejoice, holy apostles to Thy Dormition in the air clouds; Rejoice, and sinful people on that day on Mount Pochaevskaya in thousands and tons for every summer. Rejoice, even for the sake of Christians, the difficulty of the path, like a sweet repose, lift; Rejoice, even for the sake of laziness and laziness to imitate them. Rejoice, sometimes forgetting the sweetness of the world, helping Thy grace; Rejoice, terrifying one who looks back with menacing dreams. Rejoice, the best diadem in the Church of Christ; Rejoice, invincible shield of our country. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №11

The light of the belly of Temporal and Eternal Life, hope appeared to you, Mistress, to a certain person in Bessarabia who had to die, but suddenly, after tasting water from the relic of Pochaev, to the health of the former, having seen his relatives, with fear and tenderness you cried out: Rejoice, healing of the sick; Rejoice, hearing of those who mourn. Rejoice, for by you the death that came has been driven away; Rejoice, for you have bestowed unquestionable faith on us. Rejoice, for the prediction of Gabriel is coming true before our eyes; Rejoice, as from all generations, according to Your word, now and forever you are blessed. Rejoice, Mount Pochaev, as you have sanctified your place of residence; Rejoice, like the second Nazareth who revealed that. Rejoice, thou who hast turned away no one's hope; Rejoice, warmly receiving all prayers. Rejoice, giving us health; Rejoice, you who lead us to salvation. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №12

Singing Your miracles in the monastery of Pochaev, we pray to You, Lady, do not turn Your face away from our country, but also to all who come to Your holy mountain and seek mercy from You for a good petition, let everyone sing to You: Rejoice, propitiation of the all-righteous God ; Rejoice, boldness of Christians to Christ. Rejoice, thou who manifestest the triumph of faith in Thy Lavra; Rejoice, inflaming the hearts of men with love. Rejoice, as people were honored to see such ancient miracles here; Rejoice, for this mountain, like the second Sinai, is glorified in Christian countries. Rejoice, having carried God on earth who appeared in your womb; Rejoice, people who lift up your prayer to God. Rejoice, thou who didst leave thy icon as a preacher of salvation in thy dwelling place; Rejoice, trace of your foot, filled with healing water, glorifying miracles. Rejoice, from heavenly heights to Your servants, Rejoice, guide to good deeds. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kondak №13

/This kontakion is read three times, then ikos #1 and kontakion #1/

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, SAVE US!

(sung in the Pochaev Lavra before the Holy Foot of the Mother of God on the feast, in honor of the icon of Her called the “Life-Giving Spring”, as well as on Sundays, at the evening service, if there are no big holidays)

To the chosen Voevoda, who chose Mount Pochaevskaya as the place of her settlement, let us commendably describe Thee, Thy servants, the Mother of God: as from ancient times, thou hast glorified this God-bearing place with the appearance of Thy whole-bearing feet and Thy Divine image by miracles. The same, as if sometimes delivering Your abode from the invasion of the Agarians, from all our troubles and misfortunes of freedom, but always with Your help deliverance from the depths of the soul with the cry of Ty: Rejoice, Pochaev’s praise, our hope and consolation.

All angels and men were amazed at Your indescribable condescension, Virgin Pure: as if the Lord had appeared to Moses of old on Sinai, in a burning and incombustible bush, Thou didst appear, Mother Wonderful, on the rock of Pochaevste in a pillar of fire standing, and the sign of Your right foot, filled with water , Thou hast depicted more piously there, and seeing all the miracle with the cry of Ty: Rejoice, pure Mother of God, who oversees us from the height of Your heavenly dwelling. Rejoice, Good Hodegetria, reaching to the end of the earth for our salvation. Rejoice, as if by Your luminous appearance on Mount Pochaev, this mountain above the multitude of mountains, even in our countries, you have lifted up. Rejoice, for in Your condescension to the tacos of the monastery of Pochaevst, you have prepared glory throughout the world. Rejoice, ever-flowing source, constantly filling Thy Pochaev's foot with water. Rejoice, God-wise mentor, teaching us to bow piously on the spot, where you stand at Your most pure feet. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

Seeing, the Most Holy, the infirmity of our nature and the disease that has ever possessed our souls and bodies, Thou hast bestowed, O Most Pure One, on Your stack of water on the rock of Pochaevst, the wholesome power to heal every ailment and every ide in people: even more grace than ancient sheep's fonts, in the summer and only first to those who enter into it, give health to your body, this one, ever sanctified by Your grace, unceasingly bestows spiritual health, as well as bodily health to all those who draw it with faith, eat and drink from it, smear it, and sing to God: Alleluia.

With a misunderstood mind, it is impossible for the faithful Anna, the builder of the Pochaev monastery, to understand from the beginning, since great grace has settled in her temple, always by the name Neophyte, Metropolitan of Greece, for the hospitality created for him in her house, bestowing on her blessing the image of Your Honest, Lady. But you yourself, Mother of the Almighty, did not hesitate to reveal His glory with signs and wonders by many, but like from a living source, from Your icon, enjoying many different blessings, cry Titsevy: Rejoice, Pure Virgin, God-chosen Intercessor of our salvation. Rejoice, bestowed to the human race for our consolation. Rejoice, good house-builder, who arranges our life well. Rejoice, perspicacious Guide, guiding us to the Heavenly Fatherland. Rejoice, having blessed Constantinople with many of its wondrous icons from ancient times. Rejoice, one from these, like a bright star, from the Orthodox East to our Russian West, for our salvation, bestowed. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

The strength of the Most High autumn, then blind from birth, the boyar Philip, always warm-heartedly shed tears before Your icon, the Mother of God: in a hedgehog with Your mighty power, Lady, would grant him sight. And behold, I pray to him, as if his eyes were opened, as if of old from Christ to the blind-born, and looking gratefully at Your wondrous face, in the joy of his heart crying out to God: Alleluia.

Having blessed Anna in your house, your blessed icon, glorified by ineffable miracles, truly think in your heart, as if you are unworthy, but only the great shrine remains hidden in her temple. The same way, having called the monks with the priests, and having gathered a multitude of Orthodox people, with candles and reverent singing, bring that icon to Mount Pochaevskaya, where in the cave the monk dwelling in eternal storage, betrayed, but blessed to us in it to You, Mother Devo, we cry out all thanks: Rejoice, according to God and the King of kings, our Queen, Mother of God. Rejoice, according to the Ruler and Lord of the lords, the Lady and Lady. Rejoice, having enlightened our patriotic land with the appearance of Thy miraculous icon. Rejoice, O Gracious, with the rays of Your miracles, for our salvation, who shone throughout the world. Rejoice, honest receptacle of the God-enlightened mind, enlightening your chosen ones everywhere. Rejoice, bringing us with the warmth of the Mother of God to Thy love from earthly love to God's heavenly love. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

Storm, inside our country, ferocious from the power of the infidel, your persecuted saint Job, hegumen Dubensky, Mother of God, leave the monastery of your godmother, and in a hedgehog hide from the anxieties of this lovely world, with diligence ascend to Mount Pochaevskaya, and fall down to your wonderful image, All your hope is placed on Thee: Mother of God, crying out, save us under Your shelter, but always deliver us with Your help, we sing to God our Savior: Alleluia.

Heard fast in all near and far countries, Your glory, Most Pure, who always found an Ismailite at the Pochaev monastery, one from the monks of this monastery, beheaded from a Tatar, Abie took his cut off head, and like the second Areopagite, brought me to Your icon, put this before her, where you have betrayed your spirit in the hands of God, teaching everyone to call you: Rejoice, our good Guardian in bodily suffering. Rejoice, vigilant vigilante in spiritual sorrow. Rejoice, as if helping Your love, all who worship You with the humility of the blessings of this world are renounced. Rejoice, as following Your desire, Your choice of all blessings from above is worthy. Rejoice, shelter and protection of the faithful. Rejoice, bright and inexpressible knowledge of the grace of God. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

Like a divine star, shining in darkness, be like Thy holy icon, the Lady, when the lawless heir to the ever-memorable builder of Pochaev, commanded by force to steal Thy image from the Pochaev monastery, and this together with other things, plundered in the monastery, in your Kozinsky castle: even more, speech, I will take the miraculous icon for myself, the monks will not be able to dwell in that place, not knowing the power of the Living God, nor even to that one sing: Alleluia.

Seeing the shame of Thy holy icon, thou hast revealed, the most pure power, great and glorious in the house of the godless nobleman: when you don’t know what to do more with joy, clothe your robbed spouse in holy robes in the monastery of Pochaev, and in marriage with her and with others many at his supper by those who exist, they began to blaspheme You, O Mother of God, in Your miraculous icon, abie, the devil shook the evil wife for her iniquity, even if she was possessed, Your holy icon of Pochaev was not returned to its place with all honor and a psalm song glorious: Rejoice, city of the Great King uncovered on top of the heavenly mountain. Rejoice, cover of the world, widening the clouds, approaching everywhere for our flow. Rejoice, immovable preservation of the Orthodox faith. Rejoice, quick and unwashed defeat of the heretical regiments. Rejoice, for through you every veneration that is raised upon the mind of God is overcome. Rejoice, for by Your condescension every mind is affirmed, captivating itself into the obedience of Christ. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

I saw the former of Your procession, the Queen of Heaven and earth, I saw the former of Your procession, the Lady, in the appearance of Your holy icon on Mount Pochaevstey: as if you glorified this way in our countries in the time of temptation, which finds us together with the generation of the evil one, the verbal union of Berestey Yes, in the manifestation of miracles and banners diverse from Your wholesome image, give as a confessor of the Orthodox faith and fatherly ancient piety, a champion of your heavenly joy, relief and consolation, in the hedgehog of our enemy about Your benevolence to the Orthodox who wonder, sing to God: Alleluia.

The ascension of the sun is brightest on Mount Pochaevste, so glorified and exalted, Your marvelous icon, the Lady: before her, with humility, falling down and praying, with thanksgiving we remember the innumerable strengths and blessings, You, Most Pure, miraculously exuded from her, singing, crying and crying out to You joyfully : Rejoice, with the miraculous light from Thy holy icon the cave of Thy all-blessed saint and our Father Job of Pochaev, in unity from the nights I pray to him before her, illuminating with grace. Rejoice, many blind from bodily vexation, but also of the soul, who has graciously enlightened. Rejoice, husband of the deceased to his wife, who, through her prayer, resurrected. Rejoice, thou who didst miraculously hold the young man in the Pochaev deep well of the fallen, on the rope in the midst of him. Rejoice, thou who didst show a Jew a light more than the sun from Thy icon. Rejoice, having transmuted his unbelief in the faith of Christ with this light of grace. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

Although Christ the Lord and Your Son show in You, Most Pure, a new sign of His grace on Mount Pochaevstey, with love for the image of Your image, the heart of the eminent boyar Theodore and Eve the noble, his wife, who, with their dependence, created a new, great church in the monastery of Your Pochaevstey, and this, like Solomon of old, satisfying and decorating with all sorts of needs, glorifying the only glorious God in their churches, and to Him zealously singing: Alleluia.

The wondrous and glorious one was seen about You, Blessed Virgin, in Your monastery during the battle of Zbarazh, when Thou didst appear at the top of Pochaev Mountain, delivering the Pochaev Monastery from the invasion and taxation of the Agaryans: and covering Your people with a white-shining omophorion, you listened to the prayers of the right hand of You standing on the clouds of heaven of the most glorious Job, the wonderworker of Pochaev, and so your enemies drove you back, teaching all who thankfully remember this unspeakable phenomenon, call you: Rejoice, Intercessor of the human race, more solid than adamant indestructible. Rejoice, the most faithful Defender of the Orthodox people, more than anyone else, took the irresistible. Rejoice, thunderous lightning, forever striking the enemies of the Christian faith with invisible arrows. Rejoice, arrows of Hagar, directed at you in Pochaev from the Tatars, turning them back on their heads. Rejoice, for for this sake you have received from them the Christian faith, on the obedience of the monastery in the monastery of Pochaev, even until your death. Rejoice, for you are orthodox, delivering you, joyful song of praise and thanksgiving to you. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

It is strange and scary not to see You, Blessed Mother, then in the air, with the Angels of heaven, drawing swords holding to protect the Orthodox people. For this reason, by the appearance of Your frightening wickedness, hastily running away from the monastery of Pochaev, in a hedgehog in everything about You, the Lady, sing to God: Alleluia.

All this is filled with fear and hope for You, Mother of great power, Father Superior of Pochaev Joseph and other people of that time, monks and worldly people, from the Tatars in the monastery of taxation, in the ace of the heart crying out to You, Mother of God: do not let me see the death of those who serve You and bow to Your miraculous icon, but help and rescue us from the hands of the Agarians, as if sometimes you saved the reigning city of Constantinople from the Scythian governor, and drowned his howls attacking this city. Save us too, we pray to Thee, Pure Virgin, from all evil and from all the machinations of our enemies, visible and invisible, and with Your help, delivering with tenderness, we call Titsueva: Rejoice, Omnipotent Intercessor to our fatherland. Rejoice, invincible land of birth of our Voevoda. Rejoice, our Guardian in the temptation of their faith from the enemies of orthodoxy. Rejoice, champion of our most cheerful resistance to all alien power. Rejoice, ever helping Orthodox Christians in all our affairs and paths. Rejoice, for the stronghold of the whole Russian state was taken away by the irresistible. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

Every nature was surprised at the inexpressible action of Your power, the Lady of the Immaculate, with which you stole from the captivity of the monk of Pochaev, in captivity at the godless Hagarites. In that bondage, those who come to mind bring church singing and services, sweeter than honey, on Mount Pochaevstey. And now I pray to him alone on the feast of Your Assumption, Blessed One, having found yourself in the monastery of Pochaevstey, wear the chains of captivity on your hands, and with weeping your grace, confessing it on yourself, and with grateful lips singing to God: Alleluia.

The slanderers of other faiths and alien authorities in our countries, who are blatantly slanderous, will still be perplexed even now, if, having revealed Your holy icon on Mount Pochaevstey, under the shade of ancient piety, if I wait in the hands of the heterodox betrayal and deigned to be, both still this, by Your power, Orthodox Thou hast returned: we are marveling at Thy inexpressible gaze, we believe and confess, that Thou hast done this for our teaching, and for the sake of glorifying Thy image. The same and gold, even from Rome, with diadems, you deigned to be crowned with that, but from the sun to the west, glorious ever Your name, cry out all splendidly: Rejoice, the dawn of the mysterious light of God. Rejoice, O candle, from the Divine flame of Eastern Orthodoxy, warming us inextinguishably with the warmth of Your miracles. Rejoice, Voevoda Pochaevskaya, who miraculously turned the heart of the noble count to herself. Rejoice, Thy new abode, and the temple in Thy name on Mount Pochaevstey erected to him inexpressibly inspired. Rejoice, as if not just in the Russian countries, but also outside the borders of our fatherland, those who call on Thee from Your holy mountain successfully help. Rejoice, as throughout the world the grace from Thy holy icon of Pochaev unspeakably exudes the faithful. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

Save even those who hope in Thee, save Thy abode from the yoke of the infidel, Mother of God, and with her the God-given glory of Thy most pure icon, when Thou graciously returned Mount Pochaev to the possession of the Orthodox: yes, miraculously working in us and glorified from us, reveal to all inexpressibly as our holy Orthodox Church is truly one, and from it comes every source of the miraculous grace of God, drinking all the waters of orthodoxy and teaching our only God the Savior to sing unfalsely: Alleluia.

We truly confess the wall and the invincible intercession to Thee, the Virgin Mother, in all needs and circumstances, with her grace, protecting us forever. Otherwise, you would not have appeared, the Lady, praying for us, who would have saved us from so many troubles; who would have kept us free until now, in our state, in the bosom of the holy Orthodox church, we do not hide Your good deeds, but gratefully glorifying Your mercy, crying out to Thee from the fullness of the heart: Rejoice, anointing with water from Your foot Thy wholesome insight bestowed on many. Rejoice, thou who didst heal the young man from poisonous scabs on his body. Rejoice, the infant who died, before the icon of Yours by his parents with faith, who inexpressibly returned to life. Rejoice, doctor of the infidel, who dared to blaspheme You in Your miraculous icon, punishing you with a terrible intellect. Rejoice, the charioteer of the nobleman, enraged from the unwashed shooting, through prayer to That, inexpressibly delivering, Rejoice, and the mother of Russian cities, Kiev, from the deadly plague by Your power from Your holy mountain, hastily saved. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

All the birth of earth and heaven sing to you, our patroness, for all the innumerable good deeds, signs and wonders, which you always show to everyone who honors you and bows to your icon. Even so, we, even if we are unworthy of beings, bring Thee, Mother of the Blessed, a sincere tribute of praise and tenderness, and in the joy of the heart before Your Most Pure image, we sing to God, wondrous by You, who creates from Mount Pochaevskaya: Alleluia.

We see a light-receiving candle for You, Blessed Virgin, on Your holy icon, in the midst of the face of Your chosen saints with rays of Divine grace, inexpressibly shining. From now on, in the darkness of your sins of enlightenment and instructing on the bright path of virtue and salvation, we honor you with these titles: Rejoice, with the prayers of the First Martyr Stephen, the crown of the namesake, crowning us with a crown of joy in our sorrows. Rejoice, by the intercession of Abraham, in the monastery of a recluse, delivering us from the vanity of this many-rebellious world. Rejoice, with Elijah the Prophet, and a zealot for God, the fire of indestructible zeal for faith in the temptations of unbelief and heterodoxy inflaming us. Rejoice, conqueror of our martyr Mina's passion in the struggles of the flesh. Rejoice, our consolation in all sorrows, through the intercession of Catherine the Great Martyr of praise. Rejoice, hope of the faithful in misfortunes and sorrows, intercessions of Irina the Blessed and Paraskeva the Holy Martyr of God. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

The grace given to Thee from Your Son and Your God, miraculous, Most Pure, on Your holy mountain Pochaevst, you do not leave, the Lady, Your servants during this time, but as in the days of old, now and now, in our eyes give the sickly health, enlightenment to the blind, consolation to the grieving, intercession to the offended, liberation from the demons from the evil spirits, and to all that are in troubles and various circumstances: from the burning of fire, from thieves and robbers and secret murderers, from the evil wind of the destructive and deadly ulcers, and from heavy wrecks on the way , in the sea and on land, I will deliver and preserve, having a great intercessor and intercessor for us, the vigilant, blessed Job, abbot and miracle worker of Pochaev, so that the crowds flow to You, we will perceive all that is good and useful to our souls, glorifying God and that One Sing Thanks: Alleluia.

Singing Thy mercy, Mother of God, and Thy miracles for our salvation, from Thy holy mountain of Pochaev, in Thy whole-bearing foot and Thy miraculous icon I will take out to us exhaled, we praise Thee, as a firm Intercessor and our irresistible Intercessor, and with tenderness falling before Thy icon , we implore Your goodness: lift up Your hands to Your Son and our God, touchingly held on Your hand, and in this life and after our death His mercy will not depart from us, but everyone, according to their faith and love, will receive from We don’t have a certain joy, relief and consolation for him, but to the beneficent of You and miracle-working for our salvation forever and ever, we sing with gratitude: Rejoice, with Your prayers from Your holy mountain, the saving human race. Rejoice, thou who protects the whole universe with grace from Thy icon. Rejoice, useful giver of water from Your foot in every need and need. Rejoice, our life, through the prayers of Your saint Job of Pochaev, who arranges well in all our needs and circumstances. Rejoice, peaceful end of our life in our repose, asking. Rejoice, and after our death from the torments of hell, freeing everyone and into the Kingdom of Your Son, eternally leading. Rejoice, Pochaev's praise, our hope and consolation.

O All-Singing Mother, Queen of Heaven and Earth! Look with Your gracious eye on us, standing before Your holy icon, and on all the people praying to You, and with Your Mother of God prayers, deliver us from all troubles, misfortunes and sorrows, but live sinlessly, peacefully and piously in the present age, and in the future we will be honored all heavenly and eternal blessings from the Lord and Savior and Our Judge, singing to Him, glorifying Thee on Thy holy mountain, and by Thee from Thy holy icon and Thy foot glorified forever and ever: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

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

Prayers before the Tselbionnoe Feet of the Mother of God.

Prayer one

O Blessed Virgin, Lady Theotokos, I thank Thee with all my heart, for thou hast vouchsafed me, Thy sinful and unworthy servant, to stand here and worship on Thy holy mountain. Oh, how many blessings did the many-sinful az be rewarded with Thy mercy! I see, Most Pure One, and I am horrified and my spirit melts, seeing with my eyes this multi-healing source of Thy grace, which from ancient times in the footprint of Thy Holy Foot inexpressibly revealed Thou, and all reverently bowing on the spot, where Thy virginity stands, I pray Thee, Blessed Hope and salvation of our souls and bodies, washed by me with Thy wholesome water from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, quench all my heart’s passions with Thy grace-filled streams, heal with drops from Thy ever-flowing source all my bodily ailments, but by Thee instructed, healed and delivered, I sing to You wholeheartedly: Rejoice, source of unceasing joy: Rejoice, point of indescribable kindness. Rejoice, drowning of impure lusts: Rejoice, defilement of all kinds. Rejoice, stream of light to the health of the faithful from the mountain of the autumn cup, giving the grace of healing: Rejoice, dew of heaven over the currents of wisdom to those who thirst for true knowledge, sending down. Rejoice, praise of Pochaev, save us who pray to Thee, Our Hope and Consolation. Amen.

Prayer two

O All-Merciful Lady, Queen and Mistress, chosen from all generations, and blessed by all the heavenly and earthly generations! Look graciously at this people standing before Your holy icon and earnestly praying to You, and create Your intercession and intercession with Your Son and Our God, so that no one leaves from here his hopes thin and put to shame in his hope, but may everyone receive from You all according to to the good desire of his heart and according to his need and need, for the salvation of the soul and for the health of the body. Most of all, fall and protect with Your cover, Merciful Mother, our faithful army. Look with mercy, O All-Singing Mother of God, and on this monastery, which is called by Your name, You have loved since the ancient years, choosing me as Your own, and inexhaustibly exuding currents of healing from Your miraculous icon, and from the ever-flowing source, in the footprint of Your foot open to us, and save me, as if from olden times you have kept your appearance whole and intact from the fierce invasion of the Hagarites, from every pretense and slander of the enemy, let the most holy name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit be sung and glorified in it, and Your glorious Assumption, forever and ever. Amen.

Troparion of Pochaev, tone 4

The intercession of Christians is shameless, an immutable intercession to the Creator, you truly appeared, the Mother of God, in Your wholesome foot and Your miraculous icon on Mount Pochaevstey. Do not despise, for the All-Permanent One, the voices of sinful prayers, but precede Thy Mother’s love to help us, who faithfully call Ty: hasten to prayer, as if of old you appeared on the rock of Pochaevstey, in a pillar of fire. wholesome water from a stone, exuding for our salvation: sweat for supplication, and cover with Thy goodness and keep us, as if sometimes Thou didst make Thy dwellings to be saved from the invasion of the Hagarites, perpetually intercession, Theotokos of those who honor Thee.

The second troparion in honor of the icon of the Mother of God of Pochaev, tone 4

To the Theotokos is now diligently a parishioner of sin and humility, and let us fall down to the wondrous image of Her, even on Mount Pochaevstey: to him tenderly looking and praying to the Empress Empress from the depths of her soul with a cry: O Wonderful Virgin, Mother of the Lord Vyshnyago, from the ancient years who chose the Pochaev monastery in a place His village! Establish our patriotic land in Orthodoxy and peace, and save all those who come and pray to You with a tender soul and a contrite heart, before Your Most Pure image with tears. Do not turn away Your servants vanity: You are the only Hope imami.

Magnifications used in the Pochaevstey Lavra

In memory of the appearance of the Mother of God on the rock of Pochaevstey and the origin of the whole-footed foot, on the heels of Bright Week:

We magnify Thee, Blessed Virgin, and honor the hedgehog on the Pochaev rock in a pillar of fire with a whole-bearing foot sealed by Your appearance.

We magnify Thee, Blessed Virgin, and honor the hedgehog on the Pochaev rock in a pillar of fire, from the stone the whole-bearing water exuded Your appearance to us.

We magnify Thee, Blessed Virgin, and honor Your honest icon, from ancient times on Mount Pochaevstey glorified thou.

In commemoration of the appearance of the Mother of God over the Pochaev monastery on the day of its deliverance from the Tatars and Turks during the Battle of Zbarazh, July 23:

We magnify Thee, Blessed Virgin, and honor Your honorable cover, whom Thou didst save Thy Pochaev monastery from the invasion of the Agarians.

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Commemoration of the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Pochaevskaya": July 23 / August 5 and September 8 / 21

Icon of the Mother of God "Pochaev". Historical reference

The Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God is one of the most revered shrines of the Russian Church. She is known throughout the Slavic world: she is honored in Russia, in Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria and other places. Along with the Orthodox, Christians of other confessions also come to worship the miraculous image of the Most Holy Theotokos. The miraculous icon has been in the Pochaev Lavra, an ancient stronghold of Orthodoxy, for about 400 years. (Information about the transfer of the icon to the Pochaev monastery was posted on September 8). The miracles that flow from the holy icon are numerous and are attested in the monastery books by the records of believers who prayed for deliverance from incurable ailments, deliverance from captivity and admonishment of sinners.

The celebration in honor of the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God on July 23 was established in memory of the deliverance of the Dormition Pochaev Lavra from the Turkish siege on July 20–23, 1675.

In the summer of 1675, during the Zbarazh war with the Turks, during the reign of the Polish king Jan Sobessky (1674–1696), regiments consisting of Tatars, led by Khan Nurredin, approached the Pochaev monastery through Vyshnevets, surrounding it from three sides. The weak monastery fence, like several stone buildings of the monastery, did not provide any protection for the besieged. Hegumen Joseph Dobromirsky persuaded the brethren and laity to turn to heavenly intercessors: the Most Holy Theotokos and the Monk Job of Pochaev (Comm. 28 October). The monks and laity prayed earnestly, falling down to the miraculous image of the Mother of God and to the shrine with the relics of St. Job. On the morning of July 23, at sunrise, the Tatars held the last council to storm the monastery, while the abbot ordered the akathist to be sung to the Mother of God. With the first words of the "Choose Governor" over the temple, the Most Pure Mother of God Herself suddenly appeared, "dissolving the white-shining omophorion", with heavenly angels holding naked swords. The Monk Job was near the Mother of God, bowing to Her and praying for the protection of the monastery. The Tatars mistook the heavenly host for a ghost, in confusion they began to shoot at the Most Holy Theotokos and the Monk Job, but the arrows returned back and wounded those who let them go. Horror seized the enemy. In a stampede, not dismantling their own, they killed each other. The defenders of the monastery rushed in pursuit and captured many. Some captives subsequently adopted the Christian faith and remained in the monastery forever.

In 1721, Pochaev was occupied by the Uniates. However, even in this difficult time for the Lavra, the monastery chronicle recorded 539 miracles from the glorified Orthodox shrine. During the reign of the Uniates, in the second half of the 18th century, for example, the Uniate Count Nikolai Pototsky became a benefactor of the Pochaev Lavra due to the following miraculous circumstance. Accusing his coachman that the enraged horses turned over the carriage, the count took out a pistol to kill him. The coachman, turning to the Pochaev Hill, raised his hands up and exclaimed: "Mother of God, revealed in the Pochaev icon, save me!" Pototsky tried several times to fire a pistol, which never betrayed him, but the weapon misfired. The coachman survived. Pototsky immediately went to the miraculous icon and decided to dedicate himself and all his property to the establishment of the monastery. With his funds, the Assumption Cathedral and the fraternal building were built.

The return of Pochaev to the bosom of Orthodoxy in 1832 was marked by the miraculous healing of the blind girl Anna Akimchukova, who came to worship shrines with her seventy-year-old grandmother 200 miles from Kremenets-Podolsk. In memory of these events, Archbishop Innokenty of Volhynia (1832–1840) instituted a weekly, on Saturdays, reading of the cathedral akathist in front of the miraculous icon. During the administration of the Lavra by Archimandrite Agafangel, Archbishop of Volyn (1866–1876), a special chapel was built in the choirs of the Holy Trinity Church in memory of the victory over the Tatars, consecrated on July 23, 1875.

Orthodox church calendar

Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her Pochaevskaya Icon

Kondak 1

To the chosen Governor of the Christian clans and our country, the famous Redeemer, we bring laudatory songs, faithfully, gathered on Her holy mountain; But you, as if you have unspeakable mercy, O Lady Theotokos, do not reject our prayers, before your miraculous image, offered up, but in tenderness of hearts we call Thee:

Ikos 1

Archangel Gabriel first "Rejoice!" I offer you, Mistress, when you proclaim the conception of the Son of God, according to your glorious Assumption, all the heavenly powers bring you praise in Heaven unceasingly; How else can we, sinners, dare to unite our own voices with the voices of the Bodiless? Both, Thy mercy to all penitents is remembrance, we open our mouth with fear and love, saying to the mother:

Rejoice, mercy abyss.

Rejoice, inexhaustible sea of love.

Rejoice, good representative of the Christian kind.

Rejoice, indestructible wall of Pochaev's monastery.

Rejoice, Orthodox people attracting with bonds of love to Mount Pochaevskaya.

Rejoice, you who drive away all sorrow from their souls.

Rejoice, even a miraculous image, like a star, guides us from Mount Pochaev.

Rejoice, His prayers that are offered up, the passionate prayers soon reflect.

Rejoice, having comforted this people with Your appearance on this mountain.

Rejoice, you who left the trace of your foot on it for us.

Rejoice, eternal boldness of the faithful.

Rejoice, good affirmation of those who hesitate.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 2

Seeing the hermits of pochaevstia and the simpleton John Barefoot, the Most Holy Theotokos appeared on a rock in a pillar of fire, the footprint of Her foot was kissed and water, where it flowed from the stone, sprinkling, crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

Rejoice, affirmation of the true faith.

Rejoice, wickedness is a clear denunciation.

Rejoice, thou who of old made known in the burning bush of Sinaiste.

Rejoice, having appeared here as a Christian in a pillar of fire.

Rejoice, as in a burning cave, with the dew of salvation, Abraham's children foreshadow Thee.

Rejoice, as if by water from the footprint of Your foot Healed Your grace preaching.

Rejoice, O land of ours, devastated by the ancients from the Hagarites, who then consoled us with Your appearance.

Rejoice, and now encouraging with many signs praying here.

Rejoice, quick hearing of the penitent.

Rejoice, help and refuge for those who labor.

Rejoice, and enlightenment to those who do not know.

Rejoice, strengthening of the cowardly.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 3

You showed the power of special grace, O Mistress, on Mount Pochaevstey, when you enriched the place of Your appearance for three hundred years with Your miraculous icon, with the hand of St. Neophyte Hellenus, from Moscow coming, first gave the boyar Anna, then from her to the Pochaev monastery Thou who rejoice in people and sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Have your icon in your house, Lady, the noblewoman Anna and the healing from her to her blind-born brother Philip, having taken away, abie with the spirit of jealousy for Your glory, kindled and a monastery of stone in the name of Your most honorable Assumption, the hermit of Pochaev arranges, in it the miraculous image of Your worshiping cries out sice:

Rejoice, thou who didst teach us the rich treasure in thy holy icon.

Rejoice, thou who sanctified our land by the hand of the saint in the manner bestowed by Thy way.

Rejoice, turning away our souls from earthly wealth.

Rejoice, teaching us to sing the Glory of God.

Rejoice, for your miracles are sighted, we admire our hearts to Heaven.

Rejoice, as if in Your abode, as we are on the eve of paradise.

Rejoice, Orthodox people who consoled with Your icon.

Rejoice, calling from all countries praying people to the Pochaev monastery.

Rejoice, even though faith is multiplied.

Rejoice, Eyuzhe despondency will drive away.

Rejoice, eternal Joy of the monks of Pochaev.

Rejoice, shameless Hope of worldly people.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 4

Ikos 4

Hearing the monks of repentance and all the Orthodox people, as if Your holy icon, after seventy years of heretical captivity, returns to the holy monastery from the shamed blasphemers, abie to meet her, she came out and crying for joy, crying out to You:

Rejoice, Christian refuge.

Rejoice, denunciation of heretics.

Rejoice, thou who did not completely deprive the monastery of Thy icon of Pochaev.

Rejoice, thou who didst shame the blasphemy of the iconoclasts.

Rejoice, for you do not lose heart in troubles and teach us.

Rejoice, for you command us to believe in God's justice.

Rejoice, Yeyuzhe Orthodoxy is established in our country.

Rejoice, Yeyuzhe and the whole universe were honored to receive the incarnate Truth.

Rejoice, imitating the patience of God.

Rejoice, in patience your people affirm.

Rejoice, for Thy humility accepts consolation.

Rejoice, for the proud humble themselves by Thee.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Icon of the Mother of God "Pochaev", XIX century

Kondak 5

The divine star appeared to those seeking salvation, O Mistress, leading these to the Sun of Truth, as if in Your earthly life about the people the intercessor to Your Son in Cana of Galilee appeared to you, so according to Your glorious departure to Heaven, prayers for the faithful, from the end of the earth bringing, lift up to your Son and here, on Mount Pochaevstey, heal many different things from Him by people crying out to God: Hallelujah.

Ikos 5

Rejoice, sight of the blind and healing of the lame.

Rejoice, deliverance from the demons of the demons.

Rejoice, miraculously returning the captive monk to your abode in the air.

Rejoice, resurrecting the baby Simeon through the prayer of the old woman.

Rejoice, for in these signs the power of the ancient miracles of Your people still appears.

Rejoice, for you have not been impoverished in the last days of healing from Thy holy icon.

Rejoice, all over the world the source of healing from Your holy icons is the giver.

Rejoice, enriching those who pray with spiritual gifts more than these.

Rejoice, the birth of Orthodoxy boasts about it.

Rejoice, help and lack of faith flow to Her.

Rejoice, earthly hope.

Rejoice, rejoicing of heavenly ranks.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 6

The preachers of the glory of the Most Pure Virgin appeared to the Hagarites at the Pochaev monastery, having found and visions of the Most Pure Theotokos with the Monk Job, who did not first comprehend; Whenever the arrows fired from them, again rushing at her, abie understood the power of the Lady and brought repentance for her madness, crying out with faith: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

Ascend Thy vision, Lady, on Mount Pochaevstey, when the brethren of the monastery, strongly besieged by the Hagarites, with a great cry, prayer before Your holy icon and before the cancer of the Monk Job, when the brethren of the Hagarites, seeing this confused and fleeing, look, abie with joy sing to Thee:

Rejoice, our deliverer and salvation.

Rejoice, eternal help of the Christian kind.

Rejoice, having driven away the wicked enemies from Your holy things.

Rejoice, bringing them to repentance.

Rejoice, Eyazhe and the invisibility of our salvation, the enemies tremble.

Rejoice, even the Holy Angels and the reposed righteous women bow down in Heaven.

Rejoice, thou who didst receive the Monk Job with Thee in prayer.

Rejoice, having brought the Hagarites to Holy Baptism with Your vision.

Rejoice, for by thee you return the fear of death to the end.

Rejoice, for for the sake of thee, for the sake of the Hagarians, the God-fearing foreigners appear here.

Rejoice, eternal expression of truth.

Rejoice, good admonition to those who err.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 7

Wanting to warm up the desire of the eternal belly in the hearts of Christians, the Most Holy Theotokos heals those who are sick with Her miracles, casts out demons, frees the captives, resurrects the dead, so that we all, knowing the power of God, will hate the earthly and take care of our souls, incessantly crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

The monastery of Pochaev endured new and grave misfortunes, when, together with the whole country from Orthodoxy, it was flattered into the possession of heretics by flattery, both in the past hundred and ten years, the Orthodox Christians were given away, in the nuzhe of Orthodox monks, having come and the holy relics of the Monk Job from under a bushel were taken out , to the miraculous image of the Lady, fall, saying:

Rejoice, defender of Orthodoxy.

Rejoice, accuser of heretics.

Rejoice, thou who did not leave Thy dwelling to the end.

Rejoice, teaching us the fear of God.

Rejoice, for by Your intercession the country of Volhynia has returned to Orthodoxy.

Rejoice, for from the ancient years many heretics have been corrected by Your admonition.

Rejoice, calling upon the faithful to Your holy Lavra for prayer.

Rejoice, teaching unbelievers here to worship the Orthodox shrine.

Rejoice, the righteous women and the righteous sing unceasingly.

Rejoice, to Neizha and the fallen in repentance flow.

Rejoice, return of apostates to the faith.

Rejoice, erection of those seduced to the light of truth.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 8

Ikos 8

I was filled with sins, I was filled with worldly scattering and neglected my soul, both looking at Your holy icon, the Lady, and enlightenment from her by countless people who come here, seeing, I rush to the path of salvation and in the joy of my heart I sing to Thy Sitsa:

Rejoice, treasure of purity.

Rejoice, abyss of mercy.

Rejoice, bringing forth prayers to Your Son for the faithful.

Rejoice, thou who does not reject the prayers of sinners.

Rejoice, for you have escaped the despair of the sinful.

Rejoice, for those who call on Your name from the fall of a strange riser.

Rejoice, thou who hast put to shame the iconoclastic heresy in the universe.

Rejoice, return the true faith of the Volhynia country.

Rejoice, raising souls to the feat of chastity.

Rejoice, teaching forgiveness to offenders.

Rejoice in the tenderness of our hearts.

Rejoice, hope of our souls.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 9

All apostasy and heretical wanderings to the repentant people of the land of Volyn have been released, O Lady, and still a source of healing from Your miraculous icon, from the trace of Your foot on Mount Pochaevstey in the Orthodox Lavra Your people have opened, only if they bring repentance for their sins to God and about Your help without hesitation, they will cry out to Him: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

Vitya of Thy glory appears to the Lady, blindness and chromia, healing from Your icon, returned by Orthodox people, having accepted, like a heretical wife of a certain sick person, to call on Thee to help and, after healing, confess and kiss the true faith, but we cry out to You:

Rejoice, supplication of the King of Heaven.

Rejoice, eternal intercession of the earth.

Rejoice, thou who didst turn away some sickness from Luther's delusions.

Rejoice, thou who didst convince all the people in the truth of Orthodoxy.

Rejoice, for for the sake of Orthodoxy, the people of Hagar have been conquered so many times for the sake of Orthodoxy.

Rejoice, for for the sake of Thee and seduction from the Latins, the Orthodox faith has been embraced.

Rejoice, all living prayerfully lift up their eyes to Neizha.

Rejoice, Yuzhe and those who pray for the repose of the dead call for help.

Rejoice, and from the needs of life flowing to You, taking out.

Rejoice, granting strength to those who endure more than all these needs.

Rejoice, help to the Christ-loving army in battle.

Rejoice, good instruction against the militant demons.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 10

If you want to save the Most Pure Theotokos, a very simple old woman, who was blinded by Latin and had a small grandson, enlightened by Orthodoxy, but blinded by her bodily hair, she puts a good desire, hedgehog on Mount Pochaevst to Her miraculous image, even if Abie miraculously heals the blind maiden and the Orthodox old woman teaches faith to confess, crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

The indestructible wall of true faith appeared to you, the Lady, for you, as if the ungodly heretics from glorifying you, like the True Mother of God, with stubbornness rejected, so Orthodoxy in the faith of your firmament abides and from the prayers that are unceasingly brought to you, they will never turn away, and for the sake of heretical they do not dare to accept the verb in their ears, but with a grateful heart they will not stop praising You, saying:

Rejoice, Christian joy and consolation.

Rejoice, glory and worship of the angelic rank.

Rejoice, thou who turns us away from the flattering words of heretics.

Rejoice, for by the remembrance of Thy mercies we raise our minds to God.

Rejoice, thou who didst call upon the holy Apostles to Thy Dormition in the clouds of the air.

Rejoice, and sinful people on that day on Mount Pochaevskaya in thousands and tons for every summer.

Rejoice, even for the sake of Christians, the difficulty of the path, like a sweet repose, will lift.

Rejoice, even for the sake of laziness and laziness to imitate them.

Rejoice, sometimes forgetting the sweetness of the world, helping Thy grace.

Rejoice, terrifying one who looks back with menacing dreams.

Rejoice, the best diadem in the Church of Christ.

Rejoice, invincible shield of our country.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 11

Singing of thanksgiving about Your, Lady, blessings all over the world from Christians uplifted, like incense, unceasingly ascending to Heaven, thinking, and our wretched praises do not turn away You, we also pray the grace of repentance to grant You, with hope singing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

The light of the belly of temporal and eternal life, the hope appeared to you, Mistress, to a certain person in Bessarabia who had to die, but suddenly, after drinking water from the relic of Pochaev, to the health of the former, having seen his relatives, with fear and tenderness, you called out:

Rejoice, healing of the sick.

Rejoice, hearing of those who mourn.

Rejoice, for by you the death that came has been driven away.

Rejoice, for you have bestowed unfailing faith on us.

Rejoice, for the prediction of Gabriel is coming true before our eyes.

Rejoice, as from all generations, according to Your word, now and forever you are blessed.

Rejoice, Mount Pochaev, as you have sanctified your place of residence.

Rejoice, like the second Nazareth who revealed that.

Rejoice, thou who didst turn away no one's hope.

Rejoice, warmly receiving all prayers.

Rejoice, health giver to us.

Rejoice, you who lead us to salvation.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 12

The grace of healing and tenderness of prayer from Your Lady, the icon is exuded, but it will not be in vain for our souls, if for the sake of sin for the sake of petrified insensibility, fall, both, as if having the power to resurrect the dead, and awaken our spiritual deadness and illumine our hearts with the best thought, yes , having hated the sinful charm, let us sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

Poyushe Thy miracles in the monastery of Pochaev, manifested, we pray Thee, Lady, do not turn away Thy face from our country, but also to all who come to Thy holy mountain and seek mercy from You in a good petition, fulfill it, so that everyone will sing to Thy sitsa:

Rejoice, propitiation of the all-righteous God.

Rejoice, boldness of Christians to Christ.

Rejoice, thou who manifestest the triumph of faith in Thy Lavra.

Rejoice, inflaming the hearts of men with love.

Rejoice, for people have been honored to see such ancient miracles here.

Rejoice, for this mountain, like the second Sinai, is glorified in Christian countries.

Rejoice, God, who appeared on the earth, who carried it in Your womb.

Rejoice, people who lift up your prayer to God.

Rejoice, thou who didst leave thy icon as a preacher of salvation in thy dwelling place.

Rejoice, trace of your foot, filled with healing water, glorifying miracles.

Rejoice, from the heights of heaven to Your servants, looking down.

Rejoice, guide to good deeds.

Rejoice, praise of Pochaev and the whole world, hope and consolation.

Kondak 13

O All-Singing Mother of Christ God, who has adopted all the generations of Christians with love for Herself, worthy of praise to sing to You, we are perplexed, sinners, both, by Your love of victory and to Your miraculous image, we lift up our eyes, we pray to Thee: in our struggle and needs, do not leave Your children, intercession To your warmth of believers and to your Son crying: Alleluia.

This kontakion is read three times, then the ikos 1st "Archangel Gabriel ..." and the kontakion of the 1st "Choose Voivode ...".

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her icon "Pochaevskaya"

To Thee, O Mother of God, we prayerfully flow, sinners, Thy miracles, manifested in the holy Lavra of Pochaev, remembrance also of our contrite sins. Vemy, Mistress, Vemy, as if it is not befitting to us, sinners, why ask, only about the Righteous Judge of our iniquity leave us. All of us endured in life, sorrows, and needs, and illnesses, as the fruits of our falls are vegetating to us, this God to allow our correction. The same, all this, with His truth and judgment, the Lord has brought upon His sinful servants, even in their sorrows to Your intercession, Most Pure, flowing and in tenderness of hearts to You cry out to You: our sins and iniquities, Good, do not remember, but more than all-honestly raise up Your hands , to Your Son and God, stand up, so that the cruelty that we have done will let us go, but for many unfulfilled promises our face will not turn away His face from His servants, but His grace, contributing to our salvation, will not be taken away from our souls. To her, the Lady, be the intercessor to our salvation and, not disdaining our cowardice, look at our groaning, even in our troubles and sorrows before your miraculous way we lift up. Enlighten our minds with tender thoughts, strengthen our faith, affirm our hope, make us accept the sweetest gift of love. With this, O Most Pure One, with gifts, and not with diseases and sorrows, let our belly be raised to salvation, but, protecting our souls from despondency and despair, deliver us, the weak, from troubles that come upon us, and needs, and human slander, and unbearable diseases . Grant peace and well-being to Christian life through Your intercession, Lady, affirm the Orthodox faith in our country and throughout the world. Do not betray the Apostolic and Cathedral Church to belittle, preserve the charters of the holy fathers forever and unshakably, and save all those who flow to You from the pit of perdition. Also bring the heresy of our deceived brethren or the saving faith in the sinful passions of those who have destroyed the packs to true faith and repentance, and together with us, worshiping Your miraculous image, Your intercession will be confessed. Vouchsafe us, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, even in this belly to see the victory of truth with Your intercession, vouchsafe us grace-filled joy before our death to perceive, as anciently the inhabitants of Pochaev By Your appearance, the victors and educators of the Agarians showed Thou that we all with a grateful heart, together with the Angels, and prophets, and apostles, and with all the saints, Your mercy is glorifying, we will give glory, honor and worship in the Trinity to the sung God the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.

Troparion to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her Pochaev Icon, Tone 5

Before Your holy icon, the Lady, those who pray for healing are granted, the true knowledge of faith is accepted, and the Agarian invasions are repelled. The same for us, who fall to You, ask for forgiveness of sins, enlighten the thoughts of the piety of our hearts, and lift up a prayer to Your Son for the salvation of our souls.

Kontakion to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her Pochaev Icon, Tone 1

The source of healing and faith Orthodox affirmation Your icon of Pochaev, the Mother of God, appear, the same for us, flowing to her, from troubles and temptations of freedom, save Your laurel unscathed, affirm Orthodoxy in the surrounding countries standing and forgive Your sins prayer book: the tree is more good, you can .

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