In the 5th century, there was a grove near Constantinople, dedicated, according to legend, to the Most Holy Theotokos. In this grove there was a spring, long glorified by miracles, but gradually overgrown with bushes and mud. In 450, the warrior Leo Markell, the future emperor, met a lost blind man in this place, helped him get out onto the path and settle in the shade. In search of water for an exhausted traveler, he heard the voice of the Virgin, commanding to find an overgrown source and anoint the eyes of a blind man with mud. When Leo obeyed the command, the blind man immediately received his sight. The Mother of God also predicted to Leo that he would become emperor, and seven years later this prediction came true.
Becoming emperor, Leo Markell remembered the phenomenon and prediction Mother of God and ordered to clean the source, surround it with a stone circle and erect a temple in honor of the Virgin on it. The holy key was called by the emperor the “Life-Giving Spring”, since the miraculous grace of the Mother of God was manifested in it. The icon painted for the new church was also named in the same way.
In the 6th century, Emperor Justinian the Great, after drinking water from a source, cured himself of a serious illness, built a new temple near the temple built by Emperor Leo, at which a crowded monastery was created. In the 15th century, after the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the Temple of the Life-Giving Spring was destroyed by Muslims. A small church built later was also destroyed in 1821, and the source was covered up. Christians again dismantled the ruins, cleared the source and still drew life-giving water from it. After the Orthodox received some relief in performing divine services over the Life-Giving Spring, a temple was rebuilt, in which a hospital and an almshouse were built.
Icon Holy Mother of God The "Life-Giving Spring" was deeply revered in Russia. In the Sarov desert, a temple was erected in honor of this icon. Those sick pilgrims whom St. Seraphim of Sarov sent to pray before the miraculous icon received healing from it.
On Friday bright week after the Liturgy in Orthodox churches, a water-blessing prayer service is usually performed in front of the icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring". With the water consecrated at this prayer service, believers sprinkle their gardens and kitchen gardens, calling on the help of the Lord and His Most Pure Mother to give the harvest.
Day of celebration: Friday of Bright Week.
More about the icon "Life-Giving Source"
"Life-Giving Source" miraculous icon The Mother of God, located in the Constantinople Monastery of Our Lady of Pigi (Source), executed on the wall in the mosaic technique in the 14th century. In the iconographic type “Life-Giving Spring” (Zoodohos Pigi), which became widespread in the post-Byzantine period in Italo-Cretan painting, the Mother of God with the Christ Child is depicted bust-length, sitting in a pool in the form of a large stone bowl, from which water flows through drain holes into the lower pool ; below - the figures of people thirsting for healing. In Russia, the icons of the "Life-Giving Spring" appeared in the 17th century. In the 18-19 centuries, especially revered icons of the "Life-Giving Spring" were in the Sarov Desert, in Tula, in the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow and in many other cities throughout Russia, including the Solovetsky Monastery (painted by order of the Solovetsky archimandrite in Constantinople).
The celebration of the icon "Life-Giving Spring" - on Easter Friday.
The warrior Leo, who later became emperor (455-473), met a blind man in a grove dedicated to the Most Holy Theotokos, who asked for water. Leo could not find a water source for a long time, when suddenly he heard the voice of the Most Holy Theotokos, who pointed him to the source and ordered to put mud from those waters on the blind man's eyes. After that, the blind man regained his sight, and the warrior, becoming emperor, wondering and rejoicing at the miraculous healing, ordered to clean the source and erected a temple in its place. The temple was named - evidence of the miraculous power of the source.
After the fall of Constantinople, the temple was destroyed and rebuilt only in 1834-1835.
In memory of this miracle, on the day of the Icon of the Mother of God of the Life-Giving Spring, a small consecration of water is performed - it occurs several times during the year, a great consecration of water is performed only on the feast of Baptism (Theophany)
Iconographically, the image of the Mother of God, the Life-Giving Source, goes back to the Byzantine image of the Mistress of the Victorious type, which in turn goes back to the image of the Sign type. Initially, the icon of the Life-Giving Spring was transmitted in lists without an image of the source, later a bowl (phiale) was included in the composition, and later also a reservoir and a fountain.
On Bright Week, the service is filled with joyful Easter hymns, fasting is canceled on Wednesday and Friday, the entire Liturgy is served with the Royal Doors open, and after each liturgy a procession is performed.
On the same day, at the Liturgy, the Gospel about the expulsion of the merchants from the temple is read.
Appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring"
In the 5th century in Constantinople, near the so-called Golden Gates, there was a grove dedicated to the Most Holy Theotokos. There was a spring in the grove, glorified by miracles for a long time. Gradually, this place was overgrown with shrubs, and the water was covered with mud.
Icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Spring”
Once the warrior Leo Markell, the future emperor, met in this place a blind man, a helpless traveler who had lost his way. The lion helped him out onto the path and settled in the shade to rest, while he himself went in search of water to refresh the blind man. Suddenly he heard a voice: “Lion! Don't look far for water, it's close here." Surprised by the mysterious voice, he began to look for water, but did not find it. When he stopped in sadness and thoughtfulness, the same voice was heard for the second time: “King Lion! Go under the canopy of this grove, draw the water that you find there, and give it to the thirsty one, put the mud that you find in the source on his eyes. Then you will know who I am that sanctifies this place. I will help you soon erect a temple here in My name, and all who come here in faith and call on My name will receive the fulfillment of their prayers and complete healing from ailments. When Leo fulfilled everything commanded, the blind man immediately regained his sight and went to Constantinople without a guide, glorifying the Mother of God. This miracle took place under the emperor Marcian (391-457).
Emperor Marcian was replaced by Leo Markell (457-473). He remembered the appearance and prediction of the Mother of God, ordered to clean the source and enclose it in a stone circle, over which a temple was built in honor of the Most Holy Theotokos. Emperor Leo called this spring the “Life-Giving Spring”, since the miraculous grace of the Mother of God manifested itself in it.
Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565) was a man deeply committed to Orthodox faith. He suffered from water sickness for a long time. One day at midnight, he heard a voice saying, "You cannot regain your health unless you drink from My well." The king did not know what source the voice was talking about, and fell into despondency. Then the Mother of God appeared to him already in the afternoon and said: “Get up, king, go to My spring, drink water from it and you will be healthy as before.” The patient fulfilled the will of the Lady and soon recovered. The grateful emperor erected a new magnificent temple near the temple built by Leo, at which a crowded monastery was subsequently created.
In the XV century, the famous temple of the "Life-Giving Spring" was destroyed by Muslims. A Turkish guard was assigned to the ruins of the temple, who did not allow anyone to approach this place. Gradually, the severity of the ban softened, and the Christians built a small church there. But it was also destroyed in 1821, and the source was filled up. The Christians again cleared the ruins, opened the source and still drew water from it. Subsequently, in one window, among the wreckage, a sheet half-rotted from time and dampness was found with a record of ten miracles from the Life-Giving Spring, which took place from 1824 to 1829. Under Sultan Mahmud, the Orthodox received some freedom in worship. They used it to erect a temple for the third time over the Life-Giving Spring. In 1835, with great solemnity, Patriarch Konstantin, co-served by 20 bishops and in large numbers pilgrims consecrated the temple; a hospital and an almshouse were set up at the temple.
A Thessalian from his youth had a strong desire to visit the Life-Giving Spring. Finally, he managed to set off, but on the way he fell seriously ill. Feeling the approach of death, the Thessalian took a word from his companions so that they would not betray him to burial, but would take the body to the Life-Giving Spring, where they poured three vessels with life-giving water on it, and only after that they buried it. His wish was fulfilled, and life returned to the Thessalian at the Life-Giving Spring. He accepted monasticism and spent in piety last days life.
The appearance of the Mother of God to Leo Marcellus took place on April 4, 450. On this day, and also annually on Friday of Bright Week Orthodox Church celebrates the renewal of the Constantinople church in honor of the Life-Giving Spring. According to the charter, on this day, the rite of consecration of water is performed with an Easter procession.
The Most Holy Theotokos with the Divine Infant is depicted on the icon above a large stone bowl standing in a pond. Near a reservoir filled with life-giving water, those suffering from bodily ailments, passions and mental infirmities are depicted. They all drink this life-giving water and receive various healings.
Troparion to the Icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring"
Let us draw, people, healing souls and bodies with prayer, the River foreshadows everyone - the Most Pure Queen Theotokos, exuding wonderful water for us and washing out the hearts of blackness, cleansing sinful scabs, but sanctifying the souls of the faithful with Divine grace.
Prayer before the Icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring"
O Blessed Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ! You are Mati and the patroness of all who resort to You, look with mercy on the prayers of Your sinful and humble children. You, who are called the Life-giving Source of grace-filled healings, heal the sicknesses of the afflicted and implore Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to send down and all those who flow to You, spiritual and bodily health, and, having forgiven us our voluntary and involuntary sins, grants us everything even to eternal and temporal life is necessary. You are the joy of all those who mourn, hear us, the mournful; You are the quenching of sorrow, quench our sorrow; You are the exaction of the lost, do not let us perish in the abyss of our sins, but always deliver us from all sorrows and misfortunes and all evil circumstances. She, our Queen, favoring, our indestructible hope and invincible intercessor, do not turn Your face away from us for our many transgressions, but stretch out to us the hand of Your motherly mercy and create with us a sign of Your mercy for good: show us Your help and prosper in every deed good. Turn us away from every sinful undertaking and evil thought, may we always glorify Your honorable name, magnifying God the Father and the Son of the Only Begotten Lord Jesus Christ and the Life-giving Holy Spirit with all the saints forever and ever. Amen.
With the greatest love, the Orthodox people of the whole world relate to the Most Holy Theotokos. Some of Her images became famous among the people as miraculous, among them the icon of the Virgin "Life-Giving Spring". Many lists have been made from this Face, and prayer before him will grant Orthodox Christians healing from mental and physical ailments.
The Mother of God is the source of life for Her Son, it was from the Blessed Virgin that the milestone of the salvation of the Orthodox people began.
The history of the appearance of the face
In the 5th century in Constantinople, next to the Golden Gate, there was a grove. Under the shade of its trees, a small spring flowed, bringing coolness in the hot summer. He was glorified by many miracles. Gradually, the water was covered with mud, and the land around was overgrown with wild shrubs.
Once a warrior, the future emperor Leo Markell met a blind man at the source. This happened on April 4, 450. A helpless blind traveler has gone astray. The lion led him to the path and helped him to settle in the shade of the trees, so that he could rest from the road, and he went in search of water.
Suddenly he heard a quiet and gentle female voice from nowhere. He announced to him that the water was very close. The lion, surprised by the miracle, looked around, but found neither water nor the mysterious interlocutor.
The voice rang out a second time and ordered him to go into the grove and find water there, and put mud from its surface on the blind man's eyes. Voice promised to "reveal himself" and help build a temple in his name. Those who visit it will receive the fulfillment of their requests and be healed of illnesses. Markell did everything as he was directed. The eyes of the blind man immediately saw the light.
They both fell on their faces and lifted up thanksgiving prayers Mother of God, for they understood that it was Her voice that was heard in the grove. Soon the traveler continued his journey on his own.
In order for the church clergy to pray for people in need, you must first write a note listing their names. Each note should contain no more than 10 names, they should be indicated in Orthodox spelling and in genitive case. For example, about the health (whom?) of Euphemia, Sergius, John, Demetrius, Tatiana, Julia, Apollinaria, Euphrosyne.
Important! The Church prays only for those people over whom the Sacrament of Holy Baptism was performed.
If the priests serve a prayer service for water, then at the end of it, each parishioner can take with him the water consecrated during the prayer service. It should be taken in the morning on an empty stomach with the prayer "To receive holy water."
The feast in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "The Life-Giving Spring" was established in memory of the renovation of the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Life-Giving Spring in Constantinople, which was erected over the miraculous spring by the will of the Most Holy Theotokos by Emperor Leo I Markell - this day fell on Friday of Easter week.
Important! Now, every Bright Friday in Orthodox churches, the rite of consecration of water is performed with an Easter procession.
Watch a video about the icon *Life-giving source*
The icon "Life-Giving Spring" can be found in a number of Orthodox churches. What is her help to man? What prayers should be addressed to this icon? I want to tell you about all this in the article below.
The history of the appearance of the holy image goes back to the fifth century, when there was a grove near Constantinople, which, according to legend, was dedicated to the Holy Virgin Mary. In this grove flowed a spring, known for its miracles, but over time it was hidden behind thickets of bushes and mud, and gradually completely disappeared.
In the year 450, a warrior named Leo Markell (who later became emperor) happened to meet a lost blind man in this grove, the warrior helped him find the path and planted him in the shade. And he went for water to quench the thirst of an exhausted traveler. Unexpectedly, Leo heard that the Mother of God herself was calling him, giving him the task of discovering an abandoned source and applying mud from it to the eyes of a blind man.
Markell did everything he was told and a miracle happened - the blind man began to see again. The Mother of God also told Leo that he would sit at the imperial throne, this also became true after seven years. When the promised came true, Leo Markell remembered the Mother of God and gave the order to ennoble the source, establish a circle of stones around it and build a church in honor of the Virgin Mary on it.
The sacred key of the emperor was given the name "Life-Giving Spring", because he began to manifest the miraculous grace of the Virgin. They also named a new icon, painted specifically for this temple.
In the 6th century, Emperor Justinian the Great also had to drink water from a healing spring, which cured him of a serious illness. To celebrate, he ordered the construction of another temple next to the one erected by Leo, and with him a monastery was organized.
In the 15th century, when it collapsed Byzantine Empire, a similar fate befell the temple - it was destroyed by Muslims. Then, in its place, a small church was rebuilt, which was also demolished in 1821, and the source itself was covered up. But the Orthodox removed the ruins, cleaned the source and again began to use its healing water. Subsequently, a new church was built on this site, at which a hospital with an almshouse was organized.
The image of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring" was very revered by the ancient Russians. For example, in the Sarov desert, a church was built in honor of this image. On the advice of St. Seraphim of Sarov, all the Orthodox who were stricken with illnesses went to offer prayers at the miraculous image, and their ailments miraculously passed.
Until now, the icon of the "Life-Giving Spring" has not lost its popularity. In particular, on Friday in Bright Week, when Christian churches the Liturgy ends, it is accepted to perform a prayer service for this image. And the water consecrated at the Liturgy is used by believers to sprinkle their gardens and orchards.
What is depicted in this image
The shrine shows us the Mother of God sitting in the font, holding the baby Jesus in her arms. Initially, the source was not applied to a sacred object, but later the composition was supplemented with a Fiala (cup). And a little later, the icon is already depicted with a reservoir and a fountain.
Characteristics of the icon, how can it help?
Many people are interested in the characteristics of the icon "Life-Giving Spring" and in what it can help. It should be noted that the face of the Mother of God has a much deeper characteristic and meaning than the healing properties of holy water alone.
He personifies the Holy One herself, who in her bosom bore the Savior of all mankind and gave eternal life to all who believe in him and in his Father and keep faith in both in their souls.
You can come across the statement that God is our whole Life, and the source represents the feminine principle, embodies the image of the Mother of God. It is for this reason that the Russian icon-painting tradition bestows the name “Source” on this face. So, this is the personification of the beginning, from which life itself flows (the festive kontakion designates it as the Water Savior or the Source of God-grace).
The image contributes to the healing of the spirit and body of all people living on earth like a real caring mother who is on guard of the whole human race. Next, we will consider in what specific problems this icon will help you.
When should prayers be offered to the "Life-Giving Spring"?
The Sacred Image, which received its name in honor of the healing waters, is traditionally asked for help in the presence of such problems:
- when they want to remove bad habits, eradicate pernicious passions;
- to heal physical and mental pathologies;
- the holy Mother of God will also render her help to all the righteous who sacredly believe in the Savior;
- all those whose soul is overwhelmed with sorrow, who suffer from a lack of vital energy will be able to receive help from her;
- thanks to sincere sincere prayer before the icon, it becomes possible to get rid of even the most serious ailments.
Miracles performed by this divine shrine
One Thessalian from childhood dreamed that when he grew up he would see with his own eyes the place from which holy water flows. And finally, the moment came when he and other Orthodox were able to begin their long pilgrimage journey.
But on the way, the young man became infected and when he realized that he would soon die, he asked other travelers with him not to bury him after death, but nevertheless they carried him to his destination and poured 3 jugs of healing water on him, and only then betrayed him. his body to the ground.
His request was fulfilled, but when the third jug of water was poured onto the body of the righteous man, a miracle happened and he came to life. After such an amazing resurrection, the young man decided until his death to serve God and the Mother of God, prayers to which helped him return to life again.
There are also other examples of the healing effects of spring water. But we must remember that a miracle occurs only on the condition of a fervent, sincere and sincere prayer to the Creator, and if a person leads a righteous life, he does not commit any sins. Only in this case, he can count on receiving the long-awaited relief and healing.
How the icon of the Life-Giving Spring is celebrated
They appointed a day on which the memory of the reconstruction of the church "Life-Giving Spring" in Constantinople, erected at the behest of Leo Markell and at the direction of the Mother of God, is honored.
This date was the Friday of the Bright Week, and from now on, every year in Christian churches on Holy Week, the consecration of water is honored, the Easter procession is performed.
In which churches can you find the icon of the Mother of God the Life-Giving Spring?
On the this moment time there are more than a hundred chapels and churches that have received their name in honor of the Mother of God. Let me take a look at some of them below:
- Temple of the Image of the Mother of God (Cosmodamian) in Metkino, Moscow Region. Ancient chronicles tell that in the 17th century, not far from Moscow, there was a wooden temple of Damian and Cosmas, but in 1701 it was burned down. Fortunately, most of the images were saved, they were transferred to a small chapel located nearby.
The destroyed church in 1848 was replaced by the present god's temple, which is dedicated to the miraculous face of the Mother of God. This is also not accidental, since in 1829 the miraculous appearance of the Saint happened. And in 1840, Avdotya Evdokimova, the widow of a soldier, transferred a miraculous icon to the village of Metkino, which was given to her by the merchant Kiriyanova. Since that time, people from nearby areas have been coming to the temple to bow to the holy image.
- Another icon dedicated to the Mother of God can be found in Tsaritsyno (Moscow).
- In the city of Tver there is a Cathedral with a miraculous image of the Mother of God (in the Sorrowful Church).
- The Church of the healing icon of the Holy Virgin Mary is also in the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery (Zadonsk).
- In addition, you will find a healing icon in the Church of the Mother of God (Arzamas city).
Now you know complete description the image of the "Life-giving source". Finally, I would like to note only that the most important condition for receiving divine help is sincere faith in this help.
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The warrior Leo, who later became emperor (455-473), met a blind man in a grove dedicated to the Most Holy Theotokos, who asked for water. Leo could not find a water source for a long time, when suddenly he heard the voice of the Most Holy Theotokos, who pointed him to the source and ordered to put mud from those waters on the blind man's eyes. After that, the blind man regained his sight, and the warrior, becoming emperor, wondering and rejoicing at the miraculous healing, ordered to clean the source and erected a temple in its place. The temple was named - evidence of the miraculous power of the source.
After the fall of Constantinople, the temple was destroyed and rebuilt only in 1834-1835.
In memory of this miracle, on the day of the Icon of the Mother of God of the Life-Giving Spring, a small consecration of water is performed - it occurs several times during the year, a great consecration of water is performed only on the feast of Baptism (Theophany)
Iconographically, the image of the Mother of God, the Life-Giving Source, goes back to the Byzantine image of the Mistress of the Victorious type, which in turn goes back to the image of the Sign type. Initially, the icon of the Life-Giving Spring was transmitted in lists without an image of the source, later a bowl (phiale) was included in the composition, and later also a reservoir and a fountain.
On Bright Week, the service is filled with joyful Easter hymns, fasting is canceled on Wednesday and Friday, the entire Liturgy is served with the Royal Doors open, and after each liturgy a procession is performed.
On the same day, at the Liturgy, the Gospel about the expulsion of the merchants from the temple is read.
Appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring"
In the 5th century in Constantinople, near the so-called Golden Gates, there was a grove dedicated to the Most Holy Theotokos. There was a spring in the grove, glorified by miracles for a long time. Gradually, this place was overgrown with shrubs, and the water was covered with mud.
Icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Spring”
Once the warrior Leo Markell, the future emperor, met in this place a blind man, a helpless traveler who had lost his way. The lion helped him out onto the path and settled in the shade to rest, while he himself went in search of water to refresh the blind man. Suddenly he heard a voice: “Lion! Don't look far for water, it's close here." Surprised by the mysterious voice, he began to look for water, but did not find it. When he stopped in sadness and thoughtfulness, the same voice was heard for the second time: “King Lion! Go under the canopy of this grove, draw the water that you find there, and give it to the thirsty one, put the mud that you find in the source on his eyes. Then you will know who I am that sanctifies this place. I will help you soon erect a temple here in My name, and all who come here in faith and call on My name will receive the fulfillment of their prayers and complete healing from ailments. When Leo fulfilled everything commanded, the blind man immediately regained his sight and went to Constantinople without a guide, glorifying the Mother of God. This miracle took place under the emperor Marcian (391-457).
Emperor Marcian was replaced by Leo Markell (457-473). He remembered the appearance and prediction of the Mother of God, ordered to clean the source and enclose it in a stone circle, over which a temple was built in honor of the Most Holy Theotokos. Emperor Leo called this spring the “Life-Giving Spring”, since the miraculous grace of the Mother of God manifested itself in it.
Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565) was a man deeply committed to the Orthodox faith. He suffered from water sickness for a long time. One day at midnight, he heard a voice saying, "You cannot regain your health unless you drink from My well." The king did not know what source the voice was talking about, and fell into despondency. Then the Mother of God appeared to him already in the afternoon and said: “Get up, king, go to My spring, drink water from it and you will be healthy as before.” The patient fulfilled the will of the Lady and soon recovered. The grateful emperor erected a new magnificent temple near the temple built by Leo, at which a crowded monastery was subsequently created.
In the XV century, the famous temple of the "Life-Giving Spring" was destroyed by Muslims. A Turkish guard was assigned to the ruins of the temple, who did not allow anyone to approach this place. Gradually, the severity of the ban softened, and the Christians built a small church there. But it was also destroyed in 1821, and the source was filled up. The Christians again cleared the ruins, opened the source and still drew water from it. Subsequently, in one window, among the wreckage, a sheet half-rotted from time and dampness was found with a record of ten miracles from the Life-Giving Spring, which took place from 1824 to 1829. Under Sultan Mahmud, the Orthodox received some freedom in worship. They used it to erect a temple for the third time over the Life-Giving Spring. In 1835, with great solemnity, Patriarch Konstantin, concelebrated by 20 bishops and with a large number of pilgrims, consecrated the temple; a hospital and an almshouse were set up at the temple.
A Thessalian from his youth had a strong desire to visit the Life-Giving Spring. Finally, he managed to set off, but on the way he fell seriously ill. Feeling the approach of death, the Thessalian took a word from his companions so that they would not betray him to burial, but would take the body to the Life-Giving Spring, where they poured three vessels with life-giving water on it, and only after that they buried it. His wish was fulfilled, and life returned to the Thessalian at the Life-Giving Spring. He accepted monasticism and spent the last days of his life in piety.
The appearance of the Mother of God to Leo Marcellus took place on April 4, 450. On this day, and also annually on Friday of Bright Week, the Orthodox Church celebrates the renewal of the Constantinople church in honor of the Life-Giving Spring. According to the charter, on this day, the rite of consecration of water is performed with an Easter procession.
The Most Holy Theotokos with the Divine Infant is depicted on the icon above a large stone bowl standing in a pond. Near a reservoir filled with life-giving water, those suffering from bodily ailments, passions and mental infirmities are depicted. They all drink this life-giving water and receive various healings.
Troparion to the Icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring"
Let us draw, people, healing souls and bodies with prayer, the River foreshadows everyone - the Most Pure Queen Theotokos, exuding wonderful water for us and washing out the hearts of blackness, cleansing sinful scabs, but sanctifying the souls of the faithful with Divine grace.
Prayer before the Icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring"
O Blessed Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ! You are Mati and the patroness of all who resort to You, look with mercy on the prayers of Your sinful and humble children. You, who are called the Life-giving Source of grace-filled healings, heal the sicknesses of the afflicted and implore Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to send down and all those who flow to You, spiritual and bodily health, and, having forgiven us our voluntary and involuntary sins, grants us everything even to eternal and temporal life is necessary. You are the joy of all those who mourn, hear us, the mournful; You are the quenching of sorrow, quench our sorrow; You are the exaction of the lost, do not let us perish in the abyss of our sins, but always deliver us from all sorrows and misfortunes and all evil circumstances. She, our Queen, favoring, our indestructible hope and invincible intercessor, do not turn Your face away from us for our many transgressions, but stretch out to us the hand of Your motherly mercy and create with us a sign of Your mercy for good: show us Your help and prosper in every deed good. Turn us away from every sinful undertaking and evil thought, may we always glorify Your honorable name, magnifying God the Father and the Son of the Only Begotten Lord Jesus Christ and the Life-giving Holy Spirit with all the saints forever and ever. Amen.
