Akathist to the Mother of God in front of the Pochaev icon. Akathist to the Blessed Virgin Mary in front of her Pochaev icon Akathist to the Pochaev Mother of God

Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God

Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God

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 revered in Russia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria and other places. Along with the Orthodox, Christians of other confessions also come to venerate the miraculous image of the Most Holy Theotokos. In the Pochaev Lavra, the ancient stronghold of Orthodoxy, the miraculous icon has remained 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 monastic books by the records of believers who prayed for deliverance from incurable illnesses, liberation from captivity and the admonition 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 Assumption 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 Sobieski (1674–1696), regiments consisting of Tatars, led by Khan Nurredin, approached the Pochaev monastery through Vishnevets, surrounding it on three sides. The weak monastery fence, like several stone buildings of the monastery, did not provide any protection for the besieged. Hegumen Joseph of Dobromir convinced the brethren and laity to turn to heavenly intercessors: the Most Holy Theotokos and St. Job of Pochaev (October 28). The monks and laity prayed fervently, falling before the miraculous image of the Mother of God and the shrine containing the relics of St. Job. On the morning of July 23, at sunrise, the Tatars held their final advice about storming the monastery, and the abbot ordered the singing of an akathist to the Mother of God. With the first words to the “Charred Voivode,” the Most Pure Mother of God herself suddenly appeared above the temple, “blooming a white-shining omophorion,” with heavenly angels holding drawn 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 army for a ghost, and in confusion began to shoot at the Most Holy Theotokos and the Monk Job, but the arrows returned and wounded those who fired them. Horror gripped the enemy. In a panicked flight, without distinguishing their own, they killed each other. The defenders of the monastery gave chase and captured many. Some prisoners subsequently accepted the Christian faith and remained in the monastery forever.

In 1721, Pochaev was occupied by the Uniates. However, even during this difficult time for the Lavra, the monastery chronicle recorded 539 miracles from the famous 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. Blaming his coachman for the mad horses overturning the carriage, the count took out a pistol to kill him. The coachman, turning to the Pochaevskaya mountain, raised his hands up and exclaimed: “Mother of God, revealed in the Pochaevskaya icon, save me!” Pototsky tried several times to fire the pistol, which never failed him, but the weapon misfired. The coachman remained alive. Pototsky immediately went to the miraculous icon and decided to devote himself and all his property to building the monastery. The Assumption Cathedral and the fraternal building were built with his funds.

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

AKATHIST

Kontakion 1

To the chosen Governor of the Christian clans and our country, the most famous Deliverer, let us bring songs of praise, faithfully, gathered on Her holy mountain; But You, who have unspeakable mercy, O Lady Theotokos, do not reject our prayer before Your miraculous image, but in the tenderness of our hearts we call to You:

Ikos 1

Archangel Gabriel, first of all, rejoice in bringing You, O Lady, when the conception of the Son of God was preached to you, after Your glorious Dormition all the heavenly powers continually bring praise to You in Heaven; Why should we, sinners, dare to unite our voices with the voices of the Bodiless? Moreover, Your mercy is remembrance for all who repent, we open our lips with fear and love, saying:

Rejoice, abyss of mercy;

Rejoice, inexhaustible sea of love.

Rejoice, Good Representative of the Christian race;

Rejoice, unbreakable wall of the Pochaev monastery.

Rejoice, you who attract Orthodox people to Mount Pochaev with bonds of love;

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

Rejoice, even the miraculous image, like a star, guides us from Mount Pochaevsky;

Rejoice, passionate prayers offered to her are soon reflected.

Rejoice, you who consoled people with Your appearance on this mountain;

Rejoice, you who left the footprint of Your foot on it for us.

Rejoice, everlasting boldness of the faithful;

Rejoice, you who doubt the good statement.

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

Kontakion 2

Seeing the hermit and the simple barefoot John the Most Holy Theotokos appearing on the rock in a pillar of fire, the trace of Her foot was placed on the forehead and the water that flowed out from the stone, sprinkling itself, cried out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

The misunderstood mind about Your appearance, O Lady, seeking, in the blue hope is confirmed, as first from the Hagarians, after from the heretics, you deigned to establish the stronghold of Orthodoxy on the Mount of Hope, for this reason, coming to Your holy temple, we fill our hearts with warm faith, saying:

Rejoice, confirmation of the true faith;

Rejoice, evil faith has been clearly exposed.

Rejoice, thou who was known of ancient times in the Neopalim Bush of Sinai;

Rejoice, you who appeared here as a Christian in the pillar of fire.

Rejoice, for in the burning cave, with the dew of salvation, the youths of Abraham foretold Thee;

Rejoice, for through the water of Your footsteps You preached healing grace.

Rejoice, our land, devastated in ancient times by the Hagarians, who was then comforted by Your appearance;

Rejoice, and now you encourage those praying here with many signs.

Rejoice, those who repent will soon be heard;

Rejoice, help and refuge for those who strive.

Rejoice, and admonition of the ignorant;

Rejoice, and strengthening of the faint-hearted.

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

Kontakion 3

You showed the power of deep grace, O Lady, on Mount Pochaevstei, when you enriched the place of Your appearance in three hundred years with Your miraculous icon, and by the hand of St. Neophytos the Greek, who came from Moscow, you first bestowed it on the boyar Anna, then from her you received it to the Pochaev monastery Thou art the people who rejoice and sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Have in your house your icon, Lady, Boyar Anna, and healing from it Having seen his blind brother Philip, he was struck by the spirit of jealousy about Your glory and built a monastery of stone in the name of Your Most Honorable Dormition as a hermit in Pochaev, and in it those who worshiped Your miraculous image cried out to her:

Rejoice, you who taught us the rich treasure in Your holy icon;

Rejoice, having sanctified our land with the hand of Thy gifted image.

Rejoice, turning away our souls from earthly wealth;

Rejoice, you who teach us to sing the Glory of God.

Rejoice, for Thy miracles are visible, we admire our hearts to Heaven;

Rejoice, for in Your abode, as if on the threshold of paradise, we find ourselves.

Rejoice, Orthodox people who have consoled you with Your icon;

Rejoice, you who call praying people from all countries to the Pochaev monastery.

Rejoice, for by this faith increases;

Rejoice, for this will drive away despondency.

Rejoice, everlasting Joy of the Pochaev monks;

Rejoice, shameless Hope of the worldly people.

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

Kontakion 4

A storm of heretical fury rushed towards Your holy monastery, O Lady, by Your hand, captivating the evil iconoclasts and inciting them to blaspheme, and was soon restrained by the wrath of God, while the invisible force of the freely feasting blasphemers, like Artaxerxes and Herod, was cast into slumber and illness, over shrine Those who cursed and did not take away your song: Alleluia.

Ikos 4

Hearing that the monks and all Orthodox people heard that Your holy icon, after seventy years of heretical captivity, returned to the holy monastery from the shamed blasphemers, Abiy came out to meet it and turned its cry into joy, I cried out to You:

Rejoice, refuge for Christians;

Rejoice, denunciation of heretics.

Rejoice, the Pochaev monastery has not completely deprived you of Your icon;

Rejoice, you who have put to shame the blasphemy of the iconoclasts.

Rejoice, for you teach us not to lose heart in troubles;

Rejoice, for you have commanded us to believe in the Justice of God.

Rejoice, Who has established Orthodoxy in our country;

Rejoice, You who and the entire universe have been honored to receive the embodied truth.

Rejoice, imitator of God’s patience;

Rejoice, Your people are strengthened in patience.

Rejoice, for those who are humble receive consolation from You;

Rejoice, for those who are proud are humbled by You.

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

Kontakion 5

The God-bearing star appeared to those seeking salvation, O Lady, leading these to the Sun of Truth, just as in Your earthly life 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 ends of the earth were brought to Offer up Thy Son and here, on Mount Pochaevstya, He gives manifold healings to people who cry out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

Rejoice, recovery of sight for the blind and healing for the lame;

Rejoice, deliverance of demons from demons.

Rejoice, Thou who miraculously returned the captive monk to Thy abode in the air;

Rejoice, you who resurrected baby Simeon through the prayer of the old woman.

Rejoice, for in these signs the power of Your ancient miracles has again appeared to the people;

Rejoice, for healing from Your holy icon will not be lacking in the last days.

Rejoice, you who provide a source of healing throughout the whole world from Your holy icons;

Rejoice, you who enrich those who pray with spiritual gifts even more than these.

Rejoice, who have given birth to Orthodoxy;

Rejoice, to Him help and lack of faith flow.

Rejoice, earthly hope!

Rejoice, joy of the heavenly ranks.

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

Kontakion 6

The preachers of the glory of the Most Pure Virgin appeared to the Hagarians at the Pochaev monastery and found and did not understand the vision of the Most Pure Mother of God with the Monk Job; When the arrows fired from them again rushed at her, having realized the power of the Lady and brought repentance for her madness, she cried out in faith: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

Rejoice, our Redeemer and salvation;

Rejoice, everlasting help of the Christian race.

Rejoice, thou who drove away the wicked enemies from Thy shrine;

Rejoice, you who bring them to repentance.

Rejoice, even the invisible enemy of our salvation trembles;

Rejoice, She is worshiped by the Holy Angels and the departed righteous in Heaven.

Rejoice, you who received the Venerable Job with You in prayer;

Rejoice, you who brought the Hagarites to Holy Baptism with your vision.

Rejoice, for by Your return the fear of death has been put aside to the end;

Rejoice, for for Your sake there were no God-fearing foreigners from the Hagarians who appeared here.

Rejoice, everlasting manifestation of truth;

Rejoice, good admonition to those who go astray.

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

Kontakion 7

Wanting to kindle the desire of the Eternal Life in the hearts of Christians, the Most Holy Theotokos heals the sick with Her miracles, casts out demons, frees the captives, raises the dead, so that we all, having understood the power of God, will hate the earthly and take care of our souls, constantly crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

Rejoice, defender of Orthodoxy;

Rejoice, accuser of heretics.

Rejoice, you who did not completely leave Your abode;

Rejoice, you who teach us the fear of God.

Rejoice, for through Your intercession the Volyn country has returned to Orthodoxy;

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

Rejoice, thou who once again calls Thy faithful to prayer to Thy holy Lavra;

Rejoice, teaching the infidels here to worship the more Orthodox shrine.

Rejoice, even the righteous and the righteous sing unceasingly;

Rejoice, in Neizha the fallen also flow in repentance.

Rejoice, return of apostates to the faith;

Rejoice, you who have led those who are led to the light of truth.

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

Kontakion 8

We see a strange miracle about You, Mother of God, since the physical health of Your holy icons is healed by kissing and sprinkling Pochaev water, so the passions of the soul are taken away by the vision of Your shrine, faith is confirmed and the tenderness of our hearts is filled, singing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 8

Rejoice, treasure of purity;

Rejoice, abyss of mercies.

Rejoice, you who bring prayers to Your Son for the faithful;

Rejoice, you who do not reject the prayers of sinners.

Rejoice, for through You I have escaped much of the despair of sin;

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

Rejoice, the iconoclastic heresy has been put to shame in the universe;

Rejoice, the true faith of the Volyn country has returned.

Rejoice, you who lead souls to the feat of chastity;

Rejoice, you who teach those who offend to forgive those who offend.

Rejoice, tenderness of our hearts;

Rejoice, hope of our souls.

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

Kontakion 9

You have forgiven all apostasies and heretical wanderings to the repentant people of the land of Volyn, O Lady, and again you have opened the source of healings from Your miraculous icons from the footprint of Your foot on Mount Pochaevstei in Your Orthodox Lavra to the people, only if they bring repentance for their sins to God and about Yours Without hesitation, they will cry out to him: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

The branch of Thy glory appeared, O Lady, to the blind and chromium, healing from Thy icon, returned to the Orthodox people, who received, like a heretical wife of a certain sick woman, to call upon Thee for help and after healing to confess and kiss the true faith, we cry out to Thee:

Rejoice, supplication of the Heavenly King:

Rejoice, earthly intercession.

Rejoice, you who turned away a certain woman from Luther’s errors with healing;

Rejoice, all people who have become convinced of the truth of Orthodoxy.

Rejoice, for for You, for the sake of Orthodoxy, people have overcome the deception of the Hagarians so many times;

Rejoice, for for Your sake and seduction from the Latins you have again embraced the Orthodox faith.

Rejoice, all who live lift up their eyes to Neizha in prayer;

Rejoice, O South, and those praying for the repose of the dead call for help.

Rejoice, and taking away from the needs of life those that flow to You;

Rejoice, for you bestow strength on those who endure all kinds of need.

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

Rejoice, good instruction for demons who are militant.

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

Kontakion 10

You want to save, the Most Pure Mother of God, a simple old woman who was blinded by Latin and has little grandson, who is already enlightened by Orthodoxy, but is blinded by her bodily hairs, and at the same time she gives both of them a good desire to venerate Her miraculous image on Mount Pochaevstey, where Abi miraculously heals the blind girl and teaches the old woman to confess the Orthodox faith, crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

Rejoice, Christians give joy and consolation;

Rejoice, glory and worship to the angelic order.

Rejoice, thou who turns us away from the flattering and heretical;

Rejoice, thou who liftest our minds to God by the remembrance of Thy mercies.

Rejoice, holy apostles who called upon the clouds of the air for Your Dormition;

Rejoice, and sinners gathered on that day to Mount Pochaev in thousands and thousands for every summer.

Rejoice, even for the sake of Christians the difficulty of the path, like sweet repose, is lifted up;

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

Rejoice, for the monk to forget the sweetness of the world through Your grace;

Rejoice, you who look back at the terrible and terrifying dreams.

Rejoice, best diadimo to the Church of Christ;

Rejoice, invincible shield of our country.

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

Kontakion 11

The singing of gratitude about Your, Lady, blessings throughout the world from Christians, ascending like incense to Heaven, constantly ascending in thought and our wretched praise, we ask You not to turn away, and we also pray to grant You the grace of repentance, singing with hope to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

The light of the temporal life and the hope of Eternal Life appeared to you, O Lady, to a certain person in Bessarabia who had to die, but suddenly, after tasting the water from the Pochaev shrine, to the former health, the hedgehog of his relatives saw him, with fear and tenderness she cried out to You:

Rejoice, healing of the sick;

Rejoice, hearing of those who mourn.

Rejoice, for through You you drove away the death that came;

Rejoice, for You have given us undoubted faith.

Rejoice, for Gabriel’s prophecy is coming true before our eyes;

Rejoice, for from all generations, according to Your word, now and ever you are blessed.

Rejoice, Mount Pochaev, for you have sanctified your place of residence;

Rejoice, like the second Nazareth who revealed this.

Rejoice, you who have turned away the hope of no one;

Rejoice, you who warmly accept all prayers.

Rejoice, you who give us health;

Rejoice, you who lead us to salvation.

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

Kontakion 12

The grace of healing and tenderness of prayer from Thy, Lady, flows from the icon, so that it will not be in vain for our souls, even if for the sake of sin we fall into petrified insensibility; otherwise, as having the power to resurrect the dead, awaken our spiritual deadness, and illumine our hearts with the best thoughts, and having hated the delusion of sin, let us sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

Singing Your miracles revealed in the monastery of the Holy Ones, we pray to You, Lady, not to turn Your face away from our country, but to all who come to Your holy mountain and seek mercy from You, fulfill their good request, so that everyone will sing to You:

Rejoice, propitiation of the all-righteous God;

Rejoice, Christians have boldness towards Christ.

Rejoice, you who demonstrate the triumph of faith in Your Lavra;

Rejoice, you who inflame the hearts of men with love.

Rejoice, for by ancient miracles people have been vouchsafed to see something like this here;

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

Rejoice, thou who bore God on earth in Thy womb;

Rejoice, you who lift up people to God through Your prayer.

Rejoice, Thy icon, for having left Thy icon of salvation in Thy monastery;

Rejoice, the footprint of Your foot, filled with healing water, glorifying miracles.

Rejoice, looking down from the heavenly heights upon your servants;

Rejoice, thou who instruct the faithful in good deeds.

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

Kontakion 13

O all-sung Mother of Christ God, who has adopted all generations of Christian love into Herself worthy of praise, we are perplexed to sing to You, we sinners, both overcome by Your love and lifting up our eyes to Your miraculous image, we pray to You: in our struggles and needs, do not abandon Your children, Your intercession is warm believers and cry to Your Son: Alleluia.

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

PRAYER FIRST

O All-Merciful Lady, Queen and Lady, chosen from all generations, and blessed by all generations, heavenly and earthly! Look mercifully at this people standing before Thy holy icon and fervently praying to You, and make Your intercession and intercession with Thy Son and our God, so that no one will come from here empty of their hope and be ashamed in their hope, but may everyone receive from You everything according to the good will of your heart and according to your need and desire, for the salvation of the soul and the health of the body. Despise with charity, praising the Mother of God, and have loved the monastery named by Your name, since ancient times you have chosen it as your property, and endlessly flowing currents of healing from Your miraculous icon and from the ever-flowing source, in the footprint of Your foot is revealed to us go and save from every admonishment and slander of the enemy, as of old, by Your appearance I have preserved it intact and undamaged from the fierce invasion of the Agarians, so that the most holy name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and Your glorious Dormition will be sung and glorified in it forever and ever. Amen.

PRAYER TWO

Our Most Blessed Queen, Most Blessed Lady, Our Mother of God of Hope! We now flow to You with tenderness, and with a contrite soul and a humble heart we pray to You, O All-Singing One, before Your Most Holy Image: remember Your ancient generosity, which was here from You, and how sometimes You appeared on the rock of Pochaevste, in a pillar of fire, from the stone fresh water exuding, here and now appear to us, O most powerful Mother, and with the warmth of the Mother of God of Thy love warm our petrified hearts, tears of love and unrepentant repentance flowing from our eyes. You are an eus, our intercessor is grateful, they pray for: deliver from all troubles, from all the attacks, illness and you will have your slaves, the performance of the great and your prayer book of our, the all -willed father of our Job, the saint of your Pochaevskago, also his prayer for the listened EU sometimes in the air, sometimes by your all-glorious and terrible appearance you delivered your abode from the invasion and taxation of the Hagarians. Despise with mercy, O All-Singing One, with contempt for Your merciful intercession, pour out Your rich mercies on our entire country and on all Your people: gather those who are scattered, instruct the infidels and infidels in our countries on the true path, who have fallen away from the pious fatherly faith, return them and bring them together Your holy Orthodox and Catholic Church; Establish peace in our families, support old age, mentor young people, educate babies, stand up for the orphans and widows, those captive to freedom, heal the sick, remember those who are in court and in prison, and in captivity, and in the bitter labors, protecting all of us, visiting and comforting with currents of miracles and signs of many different kinds, which You pour out freshly to everyone from Your holy, celibate icon. Grant, O All-Good One, fertility to the earth, goodness to the air, and all the gifts that are timely and useful for our benefit, through the prayers of Your wounded saints, Your gracious face on the holy icon of Your surroundings: Elijah the God-speaking, Holy Archdeacon St. Ethan the Most-Suffering, Saint Abraham the All-Blessed, and Mena, a martyr of many names, and with them a number of saints and righteous women: Paraskeva, the most praised, Irene the Blessed and Saint Catherine, the long-suffering Great Martyr, and all the saints. When our departure from this life and migration to eternity has arrived, present yourself here to us, O Most Blessed One, as sometimes Your monastery was successful for salvation during the Battle of Zbarazh, and by Your warm intercession grant us a painless Christian end to our lives, without shame, well, peace and holy mysteries I'm involved; that in this life, now and in the future, we will all be worthy, through Your prayers, of endless heavenly life in the Kingdom of Your beloved Son, the Lord God and our Savior, Jesus Christ, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.

PRAYER THREE

standing before the whole-bearing foot of the Mother of God

in the Pochaev Lavra.

O Most Holy Virgin, Lady Theotokos! I thank You with all my heart, for You have vouchsafed me, Your sinful and unworthy servant, to appear here and worship on Your holy mountain. Oh, such a great sinner, I have been rewarded with such blessings by Your mercy! I see, O Most Pure One, and I am horrified, and my spirit is fading, in vain, with my own eyes, this multi-healing source of Thy grace, which from ancient times, in the footsteps of Thy holy feet, ineffably revealed itself, reverently worshiping in the place where the virgin stood Your honor is Yours, I pray to You, blessed hope and salvation of souls and our bodies: wash me with Your wholesome water from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, quench all my heartfelt passions with Your graceful streams, heal with drops from Your ever-flowing source all my bodily ailments, yes, taught, healed and delivered by You , I sing to You with all my might: Rejoice , the source of unceasing joy; Rejoice, O kindness unspeakable. Rejoice, drowning of unclean lusts; Rejoice, removal of all defilements. Rejoice, the most luminous stream in health of the faithful from the mountain of the overshadowed cup, bestowing the grace of healing; Rejoice, heavenly dew, from above sending down a current of wisdom to those who thirst for true knowledge. Rejoice, praise Pochaevskaya, save us who pray to You, our hope and consolation. Amen.

PRAYER FOUR

To You, O Mother of God, we prayerfully flow, sinners, Your miracles, revealed in the Holy Lavra of Pochaev, remembering our own contrite sins. We, Lady, we know, as it is not fitting for us sinners to ask anything, except for the righteous Judge of our iniquities to leave us. All that we have endured in life, sorrows, needs, and illnesses, like the fruits of our falls, have languished us, I allow this to God for our correction. Moreover, the Lord brought all this truth and judgment to His sinful servants, who in their sorrows came to Your intercession, the Most Pure One, and in the tenderness of their hearts they cry out to You: Our sins and iniquities, O Good One, do not remember, but rather lift up Your all-honorable hand , stand before Your Son and God, so that the evil we have done may be forgiven us, and for our many unfulfilled promises, He will not turn His face away from His servants, and may not take His grace, which contributes to our salvation, from our souls. To her, Lady, be an intercessor for our salvation and, not disdaining our cowardice, look upon our groans, even in our troubles and sorrows we lift up before Your miraculous image. Enlighten our minds with tender thoughts, strengthen our faith, confirm our hope, grant us the sweetest gift of love to accept us. By these gifts, Most Pure One, and not by illnesses and sorrows, may our belly be elevated to salvation, but by protecting our souls from despondency and despair, deliver us, the weak, from the troubles and needs that come upon us, and human slander, and unbearable diseases . Grant peace and prosperity to the Christian life through Your intercession, O Lady, establish the Orthodox faith in our country and throughout the world. Do not betray the Apostolic and Catholic Church to disparagement, preserve the statutes of the saints forever, unshakable, and save all who come to You from the perishing pit. Also, bring the heresy of our deceived brethren or the saving faith of those who have been destroyed by sinful passions to true faith and repentance, so that together with us, who worship Your miraculous image, they will confess Your intercession. Vouchsafe us, O Most Holy Lady Theotokos, to see even in this life the victory of truth through Your intercession, vouchsafe us grace-filled joy before the end of our perception, just as the inhabitants of Pochaev of old, by Your appearance, showed the victors and enlighteners of the Hagarians, and we all have a grateful heart, together with the Angels, and prophets, and apostles, and with all the saints, glorifying Your mercy, 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.

TROPARION

Voice 5

Before Your holy icon, Lady, those who pray are honored with healing, accept the knowledge of true faith and repel the Hagarian invasions. Likewise, for us who fall before You, ask for remission of sins, enlighten the thoughts of piety in our hearts, and offer a prayer to Your Son for the salvation of our souls.

Kontakion, voice 1:

The source of healing and faith of the Orthodox affirmation of the Pochaevskaya Icon of Yours, the Mother of God, appeared: to those who flow to her, free us from troubles and temptations, preserve Your Lavra unharmed, establish Orthodoxy in the surrounding countries, and resolve your sins; , you can.

Greatness

We magnify Thee, Most Holy Virgin, and venerate Thy venerable icon, which Thou hast glorified since ancient times on Mount Pochaev.

CANON

Most Holy Theotokos in honor of the icon of Her Pochaevskaya

Troparion, tone 5

Before Your holy icon, Lady, those who pray are honored with healing, accept the knowledge of true faith and repel the Hagarian invasions. Likewise, for us who fall before You, ask for remission of sins, enlighten the thoughts of piety in our hearts, and offer up a prayer to Your Son for the salvation of our souls ( twice).

Canon, tone 8,

its edge: Mother of God of Pochaev, save and preserve Orthodox Rus'.

Song 1

Irmos: Let us praise the Lord, who led His people through the Red Sea, for He alone was gloriously glorified.

Chorus: Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You ( bow ).

Let us sing to the Mother of God, faithfully, offering prayers to Her and worshiping Her miraculous image with faith and love.

O Lady, do not reject our wretched praise and do not disdain sinful poverty, but accept the people who fall, as if you are a good, good Mother.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Mount Pochaevskaya, formerly dark and unknown, was likened to Sinai by Your appearance, O Lady: there, for fire, do not scorch the bush, was a prototype of You, and here You Yourself, visible in the fires, appeared as a Christian.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Blessed are your eyes, O shepherd of the sheep, who have seen the Lady on Mount Pochaev and thus have been honored with the portions of the Bethlehem shepherds. Likewise, blessed are the Christians who have not seen this, but worship that place by faith.

Glory:From the birth of Russia and from every language of faith, having come to the place of the appearance of the Lady, let us worship Her miraculous image and weep over our sins, and rejoice over the mercy of the Lord.

And now:The pillar of fire, Lady, has appeared to You as a monk and a shepherd, but put the fire of jealousy into our souls, to preserve the true faith, to turn away from every heretical verb and to tear away sinful delusion from our hearts.

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Song 3

Irmos: You are the affirmation of those who flow to You, Lord, You are the Light of the darkened, and my spirit sings of You.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

The sacred gift, the reward of hospitality for strangers, the Christ-loving Anna accepted your icon, Lady, by the hand of the saint, having seen the healing of her brother who was born blind, and bestows this on the monastery of Pochaev for the common benefit.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

We kiss the Pochaev Icon of the Most Pure Mother of God, faithfully, and, having brought repentance for our sins, we will ask for health, and from the needs of deliverance, and in all good endeavors, from the Lady.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

The miraculous icon of the Mother of God appeared in beautiful color on a blessed-leaved tree on the holy Mount of Pochaevsti: ask, be faithful, and according to the word of Christ, you will be given the gift of mercy that your life requires.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Even temporary life requires, O brethren, it is useful to eat in small moments, and the Lord grants this to us, through the prayer of His Mother. Moreover, the one who endures is more blessed than these and rewards with eternal joy in heaven, which we should be granted, O Lady, pray.

Glory:Pochaev Church, the miraculous footprint of Your foot, the Mother of God, covering and preserving Your icon, like the heavenly entrance is true, help those who pray there, O Lady, put aside earthly cares, and desire only one thing that is needed, and ask warmly in prayer.

And now:Ole of the madness of the iconoclasts, like Thy icon, the Lady, was taken captive from the Pochaev monastery and, betrayed to reproach, brought the punishment of God upon her, and was exposed to her ex-wife with demons, and was kept in horror by many.

Save Thy servants from troubles, Mother of God, for we all resort to Thee according to God, as for an unbreakable wall and intercession ( bow).

Lord have mercy (three times).Glory, even now.

Sedalen, voice 6th

A river that flows abundantly, without being accustomed to rest, can subside from the flow of water, so Thy prayers, O Lady, which are constantly offered up for people, do not cease, but the righteous are preserved from falls, and those who have fallen are raised to repentance. We, who worship Your image, are granted deep tender grace and cry out to You with the Archangel and Elizabeth: Blessed are You among women, and blessed is the Fruit of Your womb.

Song 4

Irmos: I heard, O Lord, Thy sacrament, I understood Thy works and glorified Thy Divinity.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

When the hour and days came for the return of Thy icon to the Pochaev monastery from the iconoclasts who had taken it captive, the Venerable Job and his brethren rejoiced, kissing it; Now, every day and hour, Christians who come to Your monastery testify to their joy and faith.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

I, a sinner, am enslaved by laziness, O Lady, the good God, I always anger my sins with my sins, I dare to lift my eyes lower to Him, but I fall before Your miraculous image, before which the repentant one accepted forgiveness from You, and I cry: Lord, Thy Son, have mercy and me through Your intercession.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Food will be found only for a stony-hearted and insane man, who will not be moved, stand in the Church of the Most Holy One and worship Thy shrines, O Lady, think about the miracles that came from them, and see the people praying in faith?

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

I saw many healings before Thy icon, O Lady, blindness and lameness, I heard deafness and weakness speaking, there demons, drinking water from Thy foot, I was freed from demons. Likewise, accept my prayer, so that you may be freed from demonic passions and may begin to contemplate the light of Christ’s salvation.

Glory:Having been captured in the prison of the land of Tours, the monk was carried by Thy power, Lady, in the air to Mount Pochaev, for I am in the bonds of the passions, now, on the day of Thy glory, from those freedom and the face of those who sing with faith and love to Thee.

And now:He flowed to Your miraculous image, Lady, and washed himself with water from the footprint of Your foot, the young man Abi, who was afflicted with illness, was healed, but the blind girl, who was brought here, received sight, and the pre-dead baby was resurrected, for I, too, who was falling down, raised up and opened my soul from mortal despondency. eyes

Save Thy servants from troubles, Mother of God, for we all resort to Thee according to God, as for an unbreakable wall and intercession ( bow).

Song 5

Irmos: We cry out to You in the morning: Lord, save us, for You are our God, do You know no other?

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Even though I am the greatest sinner of all from those people who fall before Your Lady, the icon, even if you have surpassed me in all your faith, even me, the accursed one, do not reject from Your intercession, who has shown an abyss of mercies to people in Your monastery.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

As You are merciful to all who call upon You, from afar You hear those who mentally worship Your icon, and so You resurrected a certain youth, through the prayer of his great-grandmother, and now, O Lady, to all who pray to You from the end of the earth, be gracious.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Behold, Lady, many multitudes of people are flocking to Thy holy mountain, seeking to receive Thy mercy, faithful ones, together with those of little faith, righteous and sinners, and with them the Churches of the Saints are strangers, have mercy on all, show to all the light of true faith for salvation.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Why am I, a sinner, worshiping the Most Pure Mother of God and promising to correct my life, but turning back to my previous sins? Alas for me, I am the most evil food of the unfaithful Hagarians, who brought repentance on Mount Pochaevstey and did good Christians?

Glory:Even though the Hagarians of Turstia were fierce, besieging Thy holy abode, O Lady, even though they were daring to shoot arrows at Thee who appeared in heaven, they repented and confessed Thy power upon their heads when they returned, with a contrite heart.

And now:With the venerable Job in heaven you see, O Lady, the Hagarians who are troubled and fleeing, the monks have longed to sing a song worthy of You, with the saint they thank you for warmth.

Save Thy servants from troubles, Mother of God, for we all resort to Thee according to God, as for an unbreakable wall and intercession ( bow).

Song 6

Irmos: Give me a robe of light; dress in light, like a robe, O most merciful Christ our God.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Having seen Thee, the Lady, from the Hagarians in heaven, they asked each other: what is this terrible vision? And oh, having been in turmoil, we killed each other; oh, having received faith in our hearts, we demanded Baptism, but the foreigners continued to sing through all our lives, praising Your power.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Monks and worldly people, enrich those who believe in Your intercession, O Lady, with spiritual gifts, and enlighten and illumine those of little faith, just as You brought the Hagarians, who were ignorant of Christ, into the knowledge of Him.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Preserving the memory of Your intercession, O Lady, the Hagarians returned to the land of Tours, and commemorated Your appearance with their children. How much more should we, Christians, remember Thy miracles that took place on Mount Pochaev?

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Mentally falling into Your image, the man who had fallen into a deep well was saved from undoubted death and, having been raised unharmed from the depths, preached Your mercy.

Glory:I, Lady, would like to imitate the faith of the people saved by You, I would also like to improve Your intercession in my life, but for my many sins my faith is becoming impoverished. Strengthen this in me, O Lady, who cries out: I believe, help my unbelief.

And now:The ditch of Latin seductions, after a hundred and nine years, swallowed up the Pochaev monastery, but by Your intercession, Mother of God, packing to the heights of Orthodoxy, it was taken away and called the Lavra. Observe this unshakably in the Orthodox faith even until the hour of the second coming of Your Son and God.

Save Thy servants from troubles, Mother of God, for we all resort to Thee according to God, as for an unbreakable wall and intercession ( bow).

Lord have mercy (three times).Glory, even now.

Kontakion, tone 1

The source of healing and faith of the Orthodox affirmation of Your Pochaev icon, Mother of God, appearing, and also us, who flow to her, from troubles and temptations of freedom, keep Your Lavra unharmed, establish Orthodoxy in the surrounding countries and resolve the sins of Your prayer book, if you will, you are able .

Ikos

Arise from your graves, monks of repentance, and shout to us: how many miracles of the Most Holy Theotokos were quick spectators and witnesses, how I rose from the dead before Her icon, how I ran away from demons from tormented people, how I was healed from illness there, how I was unfaithful to my faith, how I repented from blasphemers there? This wonderful thing was a man and an angel. We, all of this that was and still is, remembering, with fear and tenderness, we fall prayerfully to the holy icon of the Most Pure Mother of God and say to the face: O abyss of mercies and treasure of good deeds, forgive Thy prayer book for your sins: for as you will, you are able.

Song 7

Irmos: The youths who came from Judea to Babylon sometimes quenched the fire of the fire with the Trinity's faith, singing: God of the fathers, blessed art thou.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

The akathist chanting to the celebrant before Thy icon, Most Pure One, Orthodox people, when the monastery of the Pochaev Church was returned, then ask for remission of sins, and help us, who pray to Thee, against our enemies.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Pray for the rest of the souls of the Orthodox people, Lady, together with everyone, for the return of Thy Lavra from the heretical captivity of those who have labored, but for us who come running to You, grant unanimity and peace.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

And now be merciful to our people, O Lady, and grant peace, punishing opposing enemies and adversaries.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Before Your icon, Mother of God, returned to Orthodox Christians, you will receive healing again with faith: not even a single year has passed since that day, You have already glorified the Church of Christ with four miracles for the consolation of people.

Glory:We are worthy of heavenly paradise, Lady, venerating Your holy Lavra like an earthly paradise and praising Your mercy with warm faith.

And now:Abraham saw the day of the Lord from afar, and rejoiced, and lived with hope for that day; Having seen from afar Your Church of Pochaev a certain lame woman and being filled with the hope of Your help, she was healed and, like a tree, rose up and hastened to Your monastery.

Save Thy servants from troubles, Mother of God, for we all resort to Thee according to God, as for an unbreakable wall and intercession ( bow).

Song 8

Irmos: Praise and exalt the Heavenly King, Whom all the Angels sing, to all ages.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

In the city of Kyiv, from the border of the Urals, the Mother of God appeared to a demonic woman who came with the Monk Job and called to Mount Pochaevskaya, where he gave her health, and taught him to glorify His intercession.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Having washed his towels in the font of Siloamstei, the man born blind receives sight by Christ’s command; Having washed herself from foot water in the Church of Pochaevstei, the blind girl was healed. For heal our passionate blindness, O Lady, with water from the footprint of Thy footsteps of those who sprinkle themselves with faith.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

See this damsel healed, her great-grandmother denies the unitarian deception and professes the Orthodox faith, in which strengthen us, Thy servants, O Lady.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

People of God, flowing to Thy mountain, Lady, bring vows to the feat of the pious there, even help them to fulfill deeds, Mother of God.

Glory:The angels in heaven constantly sing Your glory, Mother of God, but on earth people do not stop flocking to Your intercession, do not reject their sighs, for they are good, but rather hear those prayers at the place of Your appearance.

And now:The great power of Your intercession, O Lady, for whose sake Your Son and our God grants forgiveness to sinners, strength to those who strive and consolation to the discouraged.

Save Thy servants from troubles, Mother of God, for we all resort to Thee according to God, as for an unbreakable wall and intercession ( bow).

Song 9

Irmos: Truly the Mother of God, we confess You, saved by You, Pure Virgin, with disembodied faces magnifying You.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

Not exactly one by one, Christians struggle on Mount Pochaev, but also from the purely sacred city of Kyiv, having united in faith, the help from sowing the miraculous icon in the time of the former destruction was confessed and, having written its likeness, it was brought to the Holy Lavra.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

For in the coming summer, save us, Lady, from destruction and internecine warfare, from famine and fiery burning, from the already impoverished strength of our Souls, from despondency, we are filled with troubles, unreasonable beings.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

The southern border of the Russian land preserves and boasts of the Pochaev Icon of the Lady and Her Holy Lavra, like the diadem of the kingdom; Otherwise, Seversky, in the city of Tobolstem, asked for a miraculous likeness of the Pochaev icon through the prayer of the monks.

Most Holy Lady Theotokos, hear the prayer of Your servants praying to You.

The Russian land, O Lady, like the boundless foot of Thy mountain, free it from troubles and temptations and preserve it in piety until the end of the century.

Glory:Already unashamedly raised by a blasphemous voice in the midst of Christian life, O Mother of God, do not leave Your servant to fall into those deceptions, but kindle the undoubted faith in our hearts.

And now:Behold, the time of the intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos has come, with increased temptation, now is the time of our sighing to Her. O brothers! Let us shout with all our hearts: Lady! Help Your people.

Save Thy servants from troubles, Mother of God, for we all resort to Thee according to God, as for an unbreakable wall and intercession ( bow).

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

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

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 Assumption 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 Sobieski (1674–1696), regiments consisting of Tatars, led by Khan Nurredin, approached the Pochaev monastery through Vishnevets, surrounding it on three sides. The weak monastery fence, like several stone buildings of the monastery, did not provide any protection for the besieged. Hegumen Joseph of Dobromir convinced the brethren and laity to turn to heavenly intercessors: the Most Holy Theotokos and St. Job of Pochaev (October 28). The monks and laity prayed fervently, falling before the miraculous image of the Mother of God and the shrine containing the relics of St. Job. On the morning of July 23, at sunrise, the Tatars held their final advice about storming the monastery, and the abbot ordered the singing of an akathist to the Mother of God. With the first words to the “Charred Voivode,” the Most Pure Mother of God herself suddenly appeared above the temple, “blooming a white-shining omophorion,” with heavenly angels holding drawn 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 army for a ghost, and in confusion began to shoot at the Most Holy Theotokos and the Monk Job, but the arrows returned and wounded those who fired them. Horror gripped the enemy. In a panicked flight, without distinguishing their own, they killed each other. The defenders of the monastery gave chase and captured many. Some prisoners subsequently accepted the Christian faith and remained in the monastery forever.

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Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her Pochaev Icon

Kontakion 1

To the chosen Governor of the Christian clans and our country, the most famous Deliverer, let us bring songs of praise, faithfully, gathered on Her holy mountain; But You, who have unspeakable mercy, about the Lady Theotokos, do not reject our prayers offered up before Your miraculous image, but in the tenderness of our hearts we call to You:

Ikos 1

Archangel Gabriel says "Rejoice!" brought to you, O Lady, when the conception of the Son of God was preached to you, after your glorious Dormition all the heavenly powers continually bring you praise in Heaven; Why should we, sinners, dare to unite our voices with the voices of the Bodiless? Moreover, remembering Your mercy to all who repent, we open our lips with fear and love, saying:

Rejoice, abyss of mercy.

Rejoice, inexhaustible sea of love.

Rejoice, good Representative of the Christian race.

Rejoice, unbreakable wall of the Pochaev monastery.

Rejoice, you who attract Orthodox people to Mount Pochaev with bonds of love.

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

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

Rejoice, passionate prayers offered to her are soon reflected.

Rejoice, you who consoled people with your appearance on this mountain.

Rejoice, you who left the footprint of Your foot on it for us.

Rejoice, everlasting boldness of the faithful.

Rejoice, you who doubt the good statement.

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

Kontakion 2

Seeing the hermit and the simple John the Barefoot, the Most Holy Theotokos appeared on the rock in a pillar of fire, kissing the footprint of Her foot and sprinkling the water that flowed from the stone, crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

Rejoice, confirmation of the true faith.

Rejoice, evil faith has been clearly exposed.

Rejoice, thou who was known of old in the burning bush of Sinai.

Rejoice, you who appeared here as a Christian in the pillar of fire.

Rejoice, for in the burning cave, with the dew of salvation, the youths of Abraham foretold Thee.

Rejoice, for through the water of Your footsteps You preached Your healing grace.

Rejoice, our land, devastated in ancient times by the Hagarians, who was then comforted by Your appearance.

Rejoice, and now you encourage those praying here with many signs.

Rejoice, those who repent will soon be heard.

Rejoice, help and refuge for those who strive.

Rejoice, and admonition of the ignorant.

Rejoice, and strengthening of the faint-hearted.

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

Kontakion 3

You showed the power of deep grace, O Lady, on Mount Pochaevstey, when you enriched the place of Your appearance in three hundred years with Your miraculous icon, and by the hand of St. Neophytos Hellenes, who came from Moscow, you first bestowed it on the boyar Anna, then from her you received it to the monastery of Pochaevskaya Thou art the people who rejoice and sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Having in her house your icon, Lady, the noblewoman Anna and having seen the healing from it of her brother Philip who was born blind, was struck by the spirit of jealousy for your glory, and was inflamed with a monastery of stone in the name of your most honorable Assumption by the hermit of Pochaev, in which the worshipers cry out to your miraculous image. sitse:

Rejoice, you who taught us the rich treasure in Your holy icon.

Rejoice, having sanctified our land with the hand of Thy gifted image.

Rejoice, turning away our souls from earthly wealth.

Rejoice, you who teach us to sing the Glory of God.

Rejoice, for Thy miracles are visible, we admire our hearts to Heaven.

Rejoice, for in Your abode, as if on the threshold of paradise, we find ourselves.

Rejoice, Orthodox people who have consoled you with Your icon.

Rejoice, you who call praying people from all countries to the Pochaev monastery.

Rejoice, Your faith is increasing.

Rejoice, for Her despondency will be driven away.

Rejoice, everlasting Joy of the Pochaev monks.

Rejoice, shameless Hope of the worldly people.

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

Kontakion 4

A storm of heretical fury rushed towards Your holy monastery, O Lady, by Your hand, captivating the evil iconoclasts and inciting them to blaspheme, and was soon restrained by the wrath of God, while the invisible force of the endlessly feasting blasphemers, like Artaxerxes and Herod, was cast into slumber and illness, over shrine Those who cursed and did not take away your song: Alleluia.

Ikos 4

Hearing that the monks and all the Orthodox people heard that Your holy icon, after seventy years of heretical captivity, returned to the holy monastery from the shamed blasphemers, Abiy came out to meet it and turned its cry into joy, I cried out to You:

Rejoice, refuge for Christians.

Rejoice, denunciation of heretics.

Rejoice, the Pochaev monastery has not completely deprived you of Your icon.

Rejoice, you who have put to shame the blasphemy of the iconoclasts.

Rejoice, for you have taught us not to lose heart in troubles.

Rejoice, for you have commanded us to believe in the justice of God.

Rejoice, for Orthodoxy to be established in our country.

Rejoice, You who and the entire universe have been granted the honor of receiving the incarnate Truth.

Rejoice, imitator of God’s long-suffering.

Rejoice, Your people are strengthened in patience.

Rejoice, for those who are humble receive consolation from You.

Rejoice, for those who are proud are humbled by You.

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

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

Kontakion 5

The God-bearing star appeared to those seeking salvation, O Lady, leading them to the Sun of Truth, just as in Your earthly life for people the intercessor to Your Son in Cana of Galilee appeared, so also after Your glorious departure to Heaven, prayers for the faithful were brought from the ends of the earth, Thou didst ascend to Thy Son, and here, on Mount Pochaevstya, He gave manifold healings to the people who cried out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

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

Rejoice, deliverance of demons from demons.

Rejoice, Thou who miraculously returned the captive monk to Thy abode in the air.

Rejoice, you who resurrected baby Simeon through the prayer of the old woman.

Rejoice, for in these signs the power of Your ancient miracles has again appeared to the people.

Rejoice, for healing from Your holy icon will not be lacking in the last days.

Rejoice, you who provide a source of healing throughout the whole world from Your holy icons.

Rejoice, you who enrich those who pray with spiritual gifts even more than these.

Rejoice, for those who gave birth to Orthodoxy they boast.

Rejoice, to Him help and lack of faith flow.

Rejoice, earthly hope.

Rejoice, joy of the heavenly ranks.

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

Kontakion 6

The preachers of the glory of the Most Pure Virgin appeared to the Hagarians at the Pochaev monastery, having found and visioned the Most Pure Theotokos with the Monk Job without first understanding; When the arrows fired from them again rushed at her, having realized the power of the Lady and brought repentance for her madness, she cried out in faith: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

Thy vision appeared, O Lady, on Mount Pochaevstey, when the brethren of the monastery, heavily besieged by the Hagarians, lifted up their prayers with a great cry before Thy holy icon and before the shrine of the Venerable Job, while the brethren of the Hagarians, dismayed by this vision and fleeing, saw it with joy. sing to Your face:

Rejoice, our Redeemer and salvation.

Rejoice, everlasting help of the Christian race.

Rejoice, having driven away the wicked enemies from Your shrine.

Rejoice, you who bring them to repentance.

Rejoice, even the invisible enemy of our salvation trembles.

Rejoice, the Holy Angels and the departed righteous women worship Her in Heaven.

Rejoice, you who received the Venerable Job with You in prayer.

Rejoice, you who brought the Hagarites to Holy Baptism with your vision.

Rejoice, for by Your return the fear of death has been put aside to the end.

Rejoice, for for Your sake the God-fearing foreigners from the Hagarians have appeared here.

Rejoice, everlasting manifestation of truth.

Rejoice, good admonition to those who go astray.

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

Kontakion 7

Wanting to kindle the desire for eternal life in the hearts of Christians, the Most Holy Theotokos heals the sick with Her miracles, casts out demons, frees the captives, raises the dead, so that we all, having understood the power of God, will hate the earthly power and take care of our souls, constantly crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

Rejoice, defender of Orthodoxy.

Rejoice, accuser of heretics.

Rejoice, you who did not completely leave Your abode.

Rejoice, you who teach us the fear of God.

Rejoice, for through Your intercession the Volyn country has returned to Orthodoxy.

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

Rejoice, thou who once again calls Thy faithful to prayer to Thy holy Lavra.

Rejoice, teaching the infidels here to worship the more Orthodox shrine.

Rejoice, even the righteous and the righteous sing unceasingly.

Rejoice, those who have fallen will flock to Neizha in repentance.

Rejoice, return of apostates to the faith.

Rejoice, you who have led those who are led to the light of truth.

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

Kontakion 8

Ikos 8

All unworthy, I have been filled with sins, given over to worldly dispersion and neglecting my soul, both looking at Thy holy icon, Lady, and the enlightenment from it to the countless people who come here, seeing, I am rushing again on the path of salvation and in the joy of my heart I sing to Thee:

Rejoice, treasure of purity.

Rejoice, abyss of mercies.

Rejoice, you who bring prayers to Your Son for the faithful.

Rejoice, you who do not reject the prayers of sinners.

Rejoice, for through You you have escaped much of the despair of sin.

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

Rejoice, this iconoclastic heresy has been put to shame in the universe.

Rejoice, the true faith of the Volyn country has returned.

Rejoice, you who lead souls to the feat of chastity.

Rejoice, you who teach those who offend to forgive those who offend.

Rejoice, tenderness of our hearts.

Rejoice, hope of our souls.

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

Kontakion 9

You have forgiven all apostasies and heretical wanderings to the repentant people of the land of Volyn, O Lady, and again you have opened the source of healing from Your miraculous icon, from the footprint of Your foot on Mount Pochaevstei in Your Orthodox Lavra, only if they bring repentance for their sins to God and, about Your Without hesitation, they will cry out to Him: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

The vigor of Thy glory appeared, O Lady, to the blind and chromium, healing from Thy icon, returned to the Orthodox people, who received, like a heretical wife of a certain sick woman, to call upon Thee for help and, after healing, to confess the true faith and kiss, and we cry out to Thee:

Rejoice, supplication of the Heavenly King.

Rejoice, earthly intercession.

Rejoice, you who turned away a certain woman from Luther’s errors with healing.

Rejoice, all people who have become convinced of the truth of Orthodoxy.

Rejoice, for for You, for the sake of Orthodoxy, people have overcome the Hagaryan deception so many times.

Rejoice, for for Your sake and seduction from the Latins you have again embraced the Orthodox faith.

Rejoice, all who live lift up their eyes to Neizha in prayer.

Rejoice, O South, and those praying for the repose of the dead call for help.

Rejoice, and taking away from the needs of life those that flow to You.

Rejoice, for you bestow strength on those who endure all kinds of need.

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

Rejoice, good instruction for demons who are militant.

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

Kontakion 10

Wanting to save the Most Pure Mother of God, a certain simple old woman, who was blinded by Latin and had little grandson, already enlightened by Orthodoxy, but blinded by her bodily hairs, she gives both of them a good desire to venerate Her miraculous image on Mount Pochaevstey, where she miraculously heals the blind young woman and the Orthodox old woman teaches to confess faith, crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

The indestructible wall of true faith appeared to you, Lady, like the wicked heretics from glorifying You, like the True Mother of God, stubbornly rejecting, so Orthodoxy remained in Your faith in the firmament and from the prayers constantly offered to You, they will no longer turn away from glorifying You, and these for the sake of heretics They do not dare to take the verb into their own ears, but with a grateful heart they will not stop praising You, saying:

Rejoice, you give joy and consolation to Christians.

Rejoice, glory and worship to the angelic order.

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

Rejoice, thou who liftest our minds to God by the remembrance of Thy mercies.

Rejoice, holy Apostles who called upon the clouds of the air for Your Dormition.

Rejoice, and sinners gathered on that day to Mount Pochaev in thousands and thousands for every summer.

Rejoice, even for the sake of Christians the difficulty of the path, like sweet repose, is lifted up.

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

Rejoice, the monk has forgotten the sweetness of the world through Your grace.

Rejoice, you who look back at the terrible and terrifying dreams.

Rejoice, best diadimo to the Church of Christ.

Rejoice, invincible shield of our country.

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

Kontakion 11

Singing of gratitude about Your, Lady, good deeds from Christians all over the world, ascended like incense, constantly ascending to Heaven, thinking, and we ask You not to turn away our wretched praise, and we also ask You to grant Thee the grace of repentance, singing with hope to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

The light of the temporary life and the hope of eternal life appeared to you, Lady, to a certain person in Bessarabia who had to die, but suddenly, after tasting the water from the Pochaev shrine, the former health, hedgehog his relatives saw, with fear and tenderness she cried out to you:

Rejoice, healing of the sick.

Rejoice, hearing of those who mourn.

Rejoice, for through You you drove away the death that came.

Rejoice, for You have given us infallible faith.

Rejoice, for Gabriel’s prophecy is coming true before our eyes.

Rejoice, for from all generations, according to Your word, now and ever you are blessed.

Rejoice, Mount Pochaev, for you have sanctified Your place of residence.

Rejoice, like the second Nazareth who revealed this.

Rejoice, you who have turned away no one’s hope.

Rejoice, you who warmly accept all prayers.

Rejoice, you who give us health.

Rejoice, you who lead us to salvation.

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

Kontakion 12

The grace of healing and tenderness of prayer from Thy, Lady, is exuded from the icon, so that our souls will not be in vain, even if for the sake of sin we fall into petrified insensibility, both, as if you have the power to resurrect the dead, and awaken our spiritual deadness and illumine our hearts with a better thought, yes Having hated the delusion of sin, let us sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

Having sung Your miracles manifested in the monastery of the Holy Ones, we pray to You, Lady, not to turn Your face away from our country, but to all who come to Your holy mountain and seek mercy from You, fulfill their good request, so that everyone will sing to You:

Rejoice, propitiation of the all-righteous God.

Rejoice, Christians have boldness towards Christ.

Rejoice, you who demonstrate the triumph of faith in Your Lavra.

Rejoice, you who inflame the hearts of men with love.

Rejoice, for by ancient miracles people have been granted the opportunity to see something like this here.

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

Rejoice, O God, who appeared on earth, and carried Him in Your womb.

Rejoice, you who lift up people to God through Your prayer.

Rejoice, O Thy icon, who left Thy icon as a preacher of salvation in Thy monastery.

Rejoice, the footprint of Your foot, filled with healing water, glorifying miracles.

Rejoice, you who look down upon your servants from the heavenly heights.

Rejoice, thou who instruct the faithful in good deeds.

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

Kontakion 13

O All-sung Mother of Christ God, who has adopted all the Christian generations with love, who are worthy of praise and praise You, we, sinners, are perplexed, however, overcome by Your love and lifting up our eyes to Your miraculous image, we pray to You: in our struggles and needs, do not abandon Your children, intercession To Your warmth of those who believe and to Your Son, crying out: Alleluia.

This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “Archangel Gabriel...” and the 1st kontakion “To the Chosen Voivode...”.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her Pochaev Icon

To You, O Mother of God, we prayerfully flow, sinners, Your miracles, revealed in the Holy Lavra of the Most Holy Lavra, in remembrance of our own contrite sins. We, Lady, we know, as it is not fitting for us sinners to ask anything, except for the Righteous Judge to leave our iniquities to us. All that we have endured in life, sorrows, needs, and illnesses, like the fruits of our falls, have languished us, I allow this to God for our correction. Moreover, the Lord brought all this truth and judgment to His sinful servants, who in their sorrows came to Your intercession, the Most Pure One, and in the tenderness of their hearts they cry out to You: Our sins and iniquities, O Good One, do not remember, but rather lift up Your all-honorable hand , stand before Your Son and God, so that the evil we have done may be forgiven us, and for our many unfulfilled promises, He will not turn His face away from His servants, and may not take His grace, which contributes to our salvation, from our souls. To her, Lady, be the Intercessor for our salvation and, not disdaining our cowardice, look upon our groans, even in our troubles and sorrows we lift up before Your miraculous image. Enlighten our minds with tender thoughts, strengthen our faith, confirm our hope, grant us the sweetest gift of love to accept us. By these gifts, Most Pure One, and not by illnesses and sorrows, may our belly be elevated to salvation, but by protecting our souls from despondency and despair, deliver us, the weak, from the troubles and needs that come upon us, and human slander, and unbearable diseases . Grant peace and prosperity to the Christian life through Your intercession, O Lady, establish the Orthodox faith in our country and throughout the world. Do not betray the Apostolic and Catholic Church to disparagement, preserve the statutes of the saints forever, unshakable, and save all who come to You from the perishing pit. Also, bring the heresy of our deceived brethren or the saving faith in sinful passions who destroyed them again to true faith and repentance, and together with us, who worship Your miraculous image, they will confess Your intercession. Vouchsafe us, O Most Holy Lady Theotokos, to see in this belly the victory of truth through Your intercession, vouchsafe us grace-filled joy before the end of our perception, just as the inhabitants of Pochaev of old, by Your appearance, showed the victors and enlighteners of the Hagarians, so that we may all have a grateful heart, together with the Angels, and prophets, and apostles, and with all the saints, glorifying Your mercy, 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.

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

Before Your holy icon, Lady, those who pray are honored with healing, accept the knowledge of true faith and repel the Hagarian invasions. Likewise, for us who fall before You, ask for remission of sins, enlighten the thoughts of piety in our hearts, and offer 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 healings and faith of the Orthodox affirmation of the Pochaevskaya icon, the Mother of God, appeared, and we, who flow to her, also free from troubles and temptations, keep Your Lavra unharmed, establish Orthodoxy in the surrounding countries and resolve the sins of Your prayer book: for if you willed, you could .

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Kontakion 1

To the chosen Governor of the Christian clans and our country, the most famous Deliverer, let us bring songs of praise, faithfully, gathered on Her holy mountain; But You, who have indescribable mercy, O Lady Theotokos, do not reject our prayer before Your miraculous image, but in the tenderness of our hearts we call to You: Rejoice, Praise of Pochaev and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Ikos 1

Archangel Gabriel, first of all, rejoice in bringing you, O Lady, when the conception of the Son of God was preached to you, after your glorious Dormition, all the heavenly powers continually bring you praise in Heaven; Why should we, sinners, dare to unite our voices with the voices of the Bodiless? Moreover, we remember Your mercy to all who repent, we open our lips with fear and love, saying: Rejoice, abyss of mercy; Rejoice, inexhaustible sea of love. Rejoice, Good Representative of the Christian race; Rejoice, unbreakable wall of the Pochaev monastery. Rejoice, you who attract Orthodox people to Mount Pochaev with bonds of love; Rejoice, you who drive away all sadness from their souls. Rejoice, even the miraculous image, like a star, guides us from Mount Pochaevsky; Rejoice, passionate prayers offered to her are soon reflected. Rejoice, you who consoled people with Your appearance on this mountain; Rejoice, you who left the footprint of Your foot on it for us. Rejoice, everlasting boldness of the faithful; Rejoice, you who doubt the good statement. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 2

Ikos 2

The misunderstood mind about Your appearance, O Lady, seeking, in the blue hope is affirmed, as first from the Hagarians, after from the heretics, you deigned to establish the stronghold of Orthodoxy on the Mount of Hope, for this reason, coming to Your holy temple, we fill our hearts with warm faith, saying: Rejoice, statement of true faith; Rejoice, evil faith has been clearly exposed. Rejoice, thou who was known of ancient times in the Neopalim Bush of Sinai; Rejoice, you who appeared here as a Christian in the pillar of fire. Rejoice, for in the burning cave, with the dew of salvation, the youths of Abraham foretold Thee; Rejoice, for through the water of Your footsteps You preached healing grace. Rejoice, our land, devastated in ancient times by the Hagarians, who was then comforted by Your appearance; Rejoice, and now you encourage those praying here with many signs. Rejoice, those who repent will soon be heard; Rejoice, help and refuge for those who strive. Rejoice, and admonition of the ignorant; Rejoice, and strengthening of the faint-hearted. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 3

Ikos 3

Having in your house your icon, Lady, the boyar Anna, and having seen the healing from it of your blind brother Philip, who was struck by the spirit of jealousy for your glory, the monastery of the hermit of Pochaev is being built in stone in the name of your Most Honorable Dormition, in which they worship your miraculous image. cries out to the mother: Rejoice, thou who hast taught us the rich treasure in Thy holy icon; Rejoice, having sanctified our land with the hand of Thy gifted image. Rejoice, turning away our souls from earthly wealth; Rejoice, you who teach us to sing the Glory of God. Rejoice, for Thy miracles are visible, we admire our hearts to Heaven; Rejoice, for in Your abode, as if on the threshold of paradise, we find ourselves. Rejoice, Orthodox people who have consoled you with Your icon; Rejoice, you who call praying people from all countries to the Pochaev monastery. Rejoice, for by this faith increases; Rejoice, for this will drive away despondency. Rejoice, everlasting Joy of the Pochaev monks; Rejoice, shameless Hope of the worldly people. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 4

Ikos 4

Hearing that the monks and all the people of Orthodoxy heard that Your holy icon, after seventy years of heretical captivity, returned to the holy monastery from the shamed blasphemers, Abi came out to meet it and turned its weeping into joy, crying out to You: Rejoice, refuge for Christians; Rejoice, denunciation of heretics. Rejoice, the Pochaev monastery has not completely deprived you of Your icon; Rejoice, you who have put to shame the blasphemy of the iconoclasts. Rejoice, for you teach us not to lose heart in troubles; Rejoice, for you have commanded us to believe in the Justice of God. Rejoice, Who has established Orthodoxy in our country; Rejoice, You who and the entire universe have been honored to receive the embodied truth. Rejoice, imitator of God’s patience; Rejoice, Your people are strengthened in patience. Rejoice, for those who are humble receive consolation from You; Rejoice, for those who are proud are humbled by You. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 5

Ikos 5

Seeing people, on Mount Pochaevskaya, as in ancient times, as in recent years, many healings are given by You, in the desire for the salvation of my soul I affirm and offer warm repentance for my sins, crying out to You: Rejoice, sight for the blind and healing for the lame; Rejoice, deliverance of demons from demons. Rejoice, Thou who miraculously returned the captive monk to Thy abode in the air; Rejoice, you who resurrected baby Simeon through the prayer of the old woman. Rejoice, for in these signs the power of Your ancient miracles has again appeared to the people; Rejoice, for healing from Your holy icon will not be lacking in the last days. Rejoice, you who provide a source of healing throughout the whole world from Your holy icons; Rejoice, you who enrich those who pray with spiritual gifts even more than these. Rejoice, who have given birth to Orthodoxy; Rejoice, to Him help and lack of faith flow. Rejoice, earthly hope! Rejoice, joy of the heavenly ranks. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 6

Ikos 6

Thy vision appeared, O Lady, on Mount Pochaevstei, when the brethren of the monastery were heavily besieged by the Hagarians, with a great cry of prayer before Thy holy icon and before the shrine of the Venerable Job, they lifted up their prayers, while the brethren of the Hagarians, dismayed by this vision and fleeing, saw it with joy I sang to You: Rejoice, our Redeemer and salvation; Rejoice, everlasting help of the Christian race. Rejoice, thou who drove away the wicked enemies from Thy shrine; Rejoice, you who bring them to repentance. Rejoice, even the invisible enemy of our salvation trembles; Rejoice, She is worshiped by the Holy Angels and the departed righteous in Heaven. Rejoice, you who received the Venerable Job with You in prayer; Rejoice, you who brought the Hagarites to Holy Baptism with your vision. Rejoice, for by Your return the fear of death has been put aside to the end; Rejoice, for for Your sake there were no God-fearing foreigners from the Hagarians who appeared here. Rejoice, everlasting manifestation of truth; Rejoice, good admonition to those who go astray. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 7

Ikos 7

The Pochaev monastery suffered new and grave misfortunes, when, together with the whole country, it was torn away from Orthodoxy by flattery into the possession of heretics, but in the past hundred and ten summers it was quickly given over to Orthodox Christians; foreigners came and took away the holy relics of the Venerable Job from under the bushel. , fell to the miraculous image of the Lady, saying: Rejoice, defender of Orthodoxy; Rejoice, accuser of heretics. Rejoice, you who did not completely leave Your abode; Rejoice, you who teach us the fear of God. Rejoice, for through Your intercession the Volyn country has returned to Orthodoxy; Rejoice, for from the ancient years many heretics have been corrected by Your admonition. Rejoice, thou who once again calls Thy faithful to prayer to Thy holy Lavra; Rejoice, teaching the infidels here to worship the more Orthodox shrine. Rejoice, even the righteous and the righteous sing unceasingly; Rejoice, in Neizha the fallen also flow in repentance. Rejoice, return of apostates to the faith; Rejoice, you who have led those who are led to the light of truth. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 8

Ikos 8

All unworthy I have been filled with sins, given over to worldly distraction and neglecting my soul, both looking at Thy holy icon, Lady, and the enlightenment from her to the countless people who come here, seeing, I am rushing again on the path of salvation and in the joy of my heart I sing to Tisitsa: Rejoice, treasure of purity; Rejoice, abyss of mercies. Rejoice, you who bring prayers to Your Son for the faithful; Rejoice, you who do not reject the prayers of sinners. Rejoice, for through You I have escaped much of the despair of sin; Rejoice, for those who call on Your name from the fall of the strange rise. Rejoice, the iconoclastic heresy has been put to shame in the universe; Rejoice, the true faith of the Volyn country has returned. Rejoice, you who lead souls to the feat of chastity; Rejoice, you who teach those who offend to forgive those who offend. Rejoice, tenderness of our hearts; Rejoice, hope of our souls. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 9

Ikos 9

The branch of Thy glory appeared, O Lady, to blindness and chromium healing from Thy icon, returned to the Orthodox people, who received, like a heretical wife of a certain sick woman, to call upon Thee for help and after healing to confess and kiss the true faith, we cry out to Thee: Rejoice, King Heavenly supplication: Rejoice, earthly intercession. Rejoice, you who turned away a certain woman from Luther’s errors with healing; Rejoice, all people who have become convinced of the truth of Orthodoxy. Rejoice, for for You, for the sake of Orthodoxy, people have overcome the deception of the Hagarians so many times; Rejoice, for for Your sake and seduction from the Latins you have again embraced the Orthodox faith. Rejoice, all who live lift up their eyes to Neizha in prayer; Rejoice, O South, and those praying for the repose of the dead call for help. Rejoice, and taking away from the needs of life those that flow to You; Rejoice, for you bestow strength on those who endure all kinds of need. Rejoice, help to the Christ-loving army in battle; Rejoice, good instruction for demons who are militant. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 10

You want to save, the Most Pure Theotokos, a simple old woman who was blinded by Latin and has little grandson, already enlightened by Orthodoxy, but blinded by her bodily hairs, the same gives both a good desire to venerate Her miraculous image on the mountain of Pochayev, where the blind girl was wondrously venerated. He heals and teaches the old woman to confess the Orthodox faith, crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

The indestructible wall of true faith appeared, O Lady, because the heretics, like the wickedness of the heretics, stubbornly rejected You from glorifying You, like the True Mother of God, so Orthodoxy remained in Your faith in the firmament, and from the prayers constantly offered to You, they will no longer turn away, and for these heretical sakes the verb in They do not dare to take their own rock, but with a grateful heart they will not cease to praise Thee, saying: Rejoice, for Christians are joy and consolation; Rejoice, glory and worship to the angelic order. Rejoice, thou who turns us away from the flattering and heretical; Rejoice, thou who liftest our minds to God by the remembrance of Thy mercies. Rejoice, holy apostles who called upon the clouds of the air for Your Dormition; Rejoice, and sinners gathered on that day to Mount Pochaev in thousands and thousands for every summer. Rejoice, even for the sake of Christians the difficulty of the path, like sweet repose, is lifted up; Rejoice, even for the sake of laziness they strive to imitate them. Rejoice, for the monk to forget the sweetness of the world through Your grace; Rejoice, you who look back at the terrible and terrifying dreams. Rejoice, best diadimo to the Church of Christ; Rejoice, invincible shield of our country. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 11

Ikos 11

The light of the life of temporary life and Eternal Life, the hope appeared to you, Lady, to a certain person in Bessarabia who had to die, but suddenly, after tasting the water from the Pochaev shrine, the former health, the hedgehog of his relatives saw him, with fear and tenderness she cried out to You: Rejoice, healing for the sick; Rejoice, hearing of those who mourn. Rejoice, for through You you drove away the death that came; Rejoice, for You have given us undoubted faith. Rejoice, for Gabriel’s prophecy is coming true before our eyes; Rejoice, for from all generations, according to Your word, now and ever you are blessed. Rejoice, Mount Pochaev, for you have sanctified your place of residence; Rejoice, like the second Nazareth who revealed this. Rejoice, you who have turned away the hope of no one; Rejoice, you who warmly accept all prayers. Rejoice, you who give us health; Rejoice, you who lead us to salvation. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 12

Ikos 12

Singing Your miracles revealed in the monastery of the Most Holy, we pray to You, Lady, not to turn Your face away from our country, but to all who come to Your holy mountain and seek mercy from You for a good request, so that everyone will sing to You: Rejoice, propitiation of the all-righteous God ; Rejoice, Christians have boldness towards Christ. Rejoice, you who demonstrate the triumph of faith in Your Lavra; Rejoice, you who inflame the hearts of men with love. Rejoice, for by ancient miracles people have been vouchsafed to see something like this here; Rejoice, for this mountain, like the second Sinai, has become glorified in Christian countries. Rejoice, thou who bore God on earth in Thy womb; Rejoice, you who lift up people to God through Your prayer. Rejoice, Thy icon, for having left Thy icon of salvation in Thy monastery; Rejoice, the footprint of Your foot, filled with healing water, glorifying miracles. Rejoice, looking down from the heavenly heights upon your servants; Rejoice, thou who instruct the faithful in good deeds. Rejoice, Praise of Pochaevskaya and the whole world, Hope and Consolation.

Kontakion 13

(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”

First prayer

Oh, All-Merciful Lady, Queen and Lady, chosen from all generations, and blessed by all generations, heavenly and earthly! Look mercifully at this people standing before Thy holy icon and fervently praying to You, and make Your intercession and intercession with Thy Son and our God, so that no one will come from here empty-handed and put to shame in his hope, but may everyone receive everything from You, according to the good will of your heart and according to your need and desire, for the salvation of the soul and the health of the body. Look with mercy, O All-Sung Theotokos, and upon this monastery, which bears Your name, You have loved it since ancient times, having chosen it as your property, and endlessly flowing currents of healing from Your miraculous icon and from the ever-flowing source, in the footprint of Your foot, revealed to us, and preserve it from every excuse and slander of the enemy, just as in ancient times you preserved it, by Your appearance, intact and undamaged from the fierce invasion of the Agarians, so that the Most Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Your glorious Dormition, will be sung and glorified in it forever and ever. Amen.

Second prayer

Our Most Blessed Queen, Most Blessed Lady, Our Mother of God of Hope! We now flow to You with tenderness, and with a contrite soul and a humble heart we pray to You, the All-Singing One, before Your Most Pure Image: remember Your ancient generosity, even from You that was here, and how sometimes You appeared on the rock of Chayev, in a pillar of fire, from the stone, healing water flowing forth, appear before us now, O Mother of many powers, and with the warmth of the Mother of God, Thy love, warm our stony hearts, tears of love and unrepentant repentance flowing from our eyes. For You are our only God-given Intercessor: We pray to You, deliver from all troubles, from all adversity, illness and sorrow, Thy servants, through the intercession of Thy great intercessor and prayer book for us, our all-blessed father Job, Thy saint Pochaevsky, whose prayer I manifestly listened to Thou art sometimes in the air, when by Thy all-glorious and terrible appearance Thou hast delivered Thy monastery from the invasion and taxation of the Hagarians. Look with mercy, O All-Singing One, with the charity of Thy merciful intercession, pour out Thy rich mercies upon all our kingdom and country, and upon all the people: gather together those who are scattered, and guide the unfaithful and other faiths in our countries on the true path, having fallen away from the pious faith of our fathers. return and associate them with the Holy Saints of Your Orthodox and Catholic Church; Establish peace in our families, support old age, mentor the young, raise babies, stand up for the orphans and widows, heal the captives of freedom, heal the sick, remember those who live in judgment and in prison, and in captivity, and in the bitter labors, protect us from death, visit and comfort currents of miracles and signs of many different kinds, which You continually pour out to everyone from Your holy, celibate icon. Grant, O All-Blessed One, the fertility of the earth, the goodness of the air, and all the gifts that are timely and beneficial for our benefit, through the prayers of Your chosen saints, Your gracious face on the holy icon of Your surroundings: Elijah the God-speaking, the holy Archdeacon Stephen the First-Suffering, the Venerable Abraham the All-Blessed, and the God-Music Mina a martyr of many names, and with them a number of saints and righteous wives: the most praised Paraskeva, the blessed Irene and the long-suffering Saint Catherine the Great, and all the saints. When our departure from this life and resettlement to eternity is ripe, appear before us, O Most Blessed One, just as You sometimes brought Your monastery to safety for salvation during the Battle of Zbarazh, and by Your warm intercession grant us the Christian death of our life, painless, shameless, peaceful and the Holy Mysteries involved; so that in this life, now and in the future, we will all be worthy, through Your prayers, of endless heavenly life in the Kingdom of Your beloved Son, the Lord God and our Savior, Jesus Christ, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer three

Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Lady Theotokos! I thank You with all my heart, for You have vouchsafed me, Your sinful and unworthy servant, to appear here and worship on Your holy mountain. Oh, how many blessings have I, such a great sinner, been rewarded with Your mercy. I see, O Most Pure One, and I am horrified, and my spirit melts away, in vain with my own eyes this multi-healing source of Thy grace, which from ancient times in the footprints of Thy holy feet Thou hast ineffably revealed, and we all reverently worship in the place where Thy Maidenhood stands, I pray to Thee, blessed Hope and Salvation souls and bodies of ours: wash me with Thy wholesome water from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, quench with Thy blessed streams all the passions of my heart, heal with drops from Thy ever-flowing source all my bodily ailments, yes, instructed, healed and delivered by You, I sing to You with all diligence: Rejoice, source of unceasing joy, rejoice, source of unspeakable kindness. Rejoice, drowning of unclean lusts, Rejoice, washing away of all kinds of defilements. Rejoice, the most luminous stream for the health of the faithful from the mountain-shaded thicket, bestowing the grace of healing; Rejoice, heavenly dew, sending down currents of wisdom from above to those who thirst for true knowledge. Rejoice, praise of Pochaevskaya, save us who pray to You, our hope and consolation. Amen.

Prayer Four

To You, O Mother of God, we, sinners, prayerfully flow to You, Your miracles in the Holy Lavra of Pochayev, revealed with humility and for our lamenting sins. We, Lady, we know, as it is not fitting for us sinners to ask anything, except for the Righteous Judge to leave our iniquities to us. All that we have endured in life, sorrows, needs, and illnesses, like the fruits of our falls, have languished for us, and I allow this to God for our correction. Moreover, the Lord brought all this truth and judgment to His sinful servants, who in their sorrows came to Your intercession, the Most Pure One, and in the tenderness of their hearts they cry out to You: Our sins and iniquities, O Good One, do not remember, but rather raised Your all-honorable hand Stand before Your Son and God, so that the cruelty we have committed may be forgiven us, and for our many unfulfilled promises, He will not turn His face away from His servants, and He will not take His grace, which contributes to our salvation, from our souls. To her, Lady, be the Intercessor for our salvation and, not disdaining our cowardice, look upon our groans, even in our troubles and sorrows we lift up before Your miraculous image. Enlighten our minds with tender thoughts, strengthen our faith, confirm our hope, grant us the sweetest gift of love to accept us. By these gifts, Most Pure One, and not by illnesses and sorrows, may our belly be elevated to salvation, but protect our souls from despondency and despair, deliver us who are weak from the troubles and needs that come upon us, and human slander and unbearable diseases. Grant peace and prosperity to the Christian life through Your intercession, O Lady, establish the Orthodox faith in our country, throughout the world. Do not betray the Apostolic and Catholic Church to disparagement, preserve the statutes of the saints forever, unshakable, save all who come to You from the perishing ditch. Also, bring the heresy of our deceived brethren or the saving faith of those who have been destroyed by sinful passions to true faith and repentance, so that together with us those who worship Your miraculous image will confess Your intercession. Vouchsafe us, O Most Pure Lady Theotokos, even in this belly the victory of truth by Your intercession to behold, vouchsafe us grace-filled joy before the end of our perception, just as the ancient inhabitants of ancient times were shown by Your appearance to the victors and enlighteners of the Hagarians, so that we all have a grateful heart, together with the angels, and prophets, and apostles, and with all the saints, glorifying Your mercy, 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.

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

Troparion, tone 5

Greatness

We magnify Thee, Most Holy Virgin, and venerate Thy venerable icon, which Thou hast glorified since ancient times on Mount Pochaev.

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

History of the miraculous image

Starting the story of how the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God appeared, one should be transported to distant times. When the Golden Horde took over Russia, two Orthodox monks went to Volyn. Wandering through dense forests, they discovered a refuge for themselves; it was a small cave located in Pochaevskaya Mountain. In this part the land was practically uninhabited 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-Mongols. One day, after a long prayer, one monk went to the top of the mountain and before him appeared the image of the Mother of God, who stood on a stone, and everything around her was on fire.

The monk immediately called his partner and together they began to observe this unusual phenomenon. A shepherd was walking near the cave at the same time, and 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 Mary. After some time the vision went away. But the stone where the Mother of God appeared became the real evidence that she appeared to people because there was a trace left on it from her foot. 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 its footprint has been considered holy and healing. Every year a large number of pilgrims come there 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, a stone monastery and church were built near the place where the Mother of God appeared. 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, the Greek metropolitan visited her house. She greeted him kindly and showed true hospitality. Finally, he blessed Anna and gave her 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.

At first, the landowner left the icon in her home place for prayer. After a while, she noticed that the icon was emitting an unusual light and unusual, wonderful things were 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 illness. This was the first known case of the Pochaev Mother of God helping ordinary believers.

Miraculous phenomena continue to delight people today. That is why a large number of pilgrims go to these parts to drink some water and bow to the icon of the Mother of God.

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

What does an icon help with?

Throughout the entire time of veneration, the icon of the Pochaev Mother of God gave people many miracles. There are about six hundred recorded miracles alone, and this number is constantly increasing every year. From ancient times, facts have come down 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 Mother of God of Pochaev 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 Most Pure Virgin helps those who are accused unfoundedly and defends.

Throughout history, this image has been the protector of the faith and the Russian land. After all, there were 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 people's desire for the Lord.

Prayer and veneration of the icon

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos before the Icon of Her “Pochaevskaya”:

To You, O Mother of God, we, sinners, prayerfully flow to Your miracles, revealed in the Holy Lavra of the Most Holy, in remembrance and contrition for our own sins. Vema, Lady, Vema, as it is not fitting for us, sinners, to ask anything, except for the hedgehog, the Righteous Judge, to leave our iniquity to us. For all that we have endured in life, sorrows, and needs, and illnesses, like the fruits of our falls, have vegetated us, I allow this God to correct us. Moreover, with all this truth and judgment, the Lord will guide His sinful servants, who in their sorrows come to Your intercession, the Most Pure One, and in the tenderness of their hearts they cry out to You Itse: do not remember our sins and iniquities, O Good One, but rather raise up Your most honorable hand , present yourself to Your Son and God, so that He may forgive us the evil that we have done, and for the many unfulfilled promises of ours He will not turn His face away from His servants, so that His grace may be our salvation. from the one who contributes, he will not take it away from our souls. To her, Lady, be the Intercessor for our salvation and, not disdaining our cowardice, look upon our groans, even in our troubles and sorrows before Your miraculous image. Enlighten our minds with tender thoughts, strengthen our faith, confirm our hope, grant us the sweetest gift of love to accept us. By this, Most Pure One, by gift, and not by illness and sorrow, may our life be raised to salvation, but protect our souls from despondency and despair, deliver us, the weak, from the troubles and needs and slander that come upon us human and unbearable diseases . Grant peace and prosperity to the Christian life through your intercession, O Lady, establish the Orthodox faith in our country and throughout the world. Do not betray the Apostolic and Catholic Church to diminishment, the statutes of the holy fathers are unshakable forever and save all who flow to You from the perishing pit. Also, bring the heresy of our deceived brothers or the saving faith in sinful passions to true faith and repentance, and together with us, we worship Your miraculous image , Your intercession will be confessed. Grant us, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, to perceive the victory of truth through Your intercession while still in this life, grant us grace-filled joy before our death, as we did in ancient times By your appearance you showed the victors and enlighteners of the Agarians, and we all have a grateful heart, together with the Angels, and prophets, and apostles, and with all the saints, glorifying Your mercy, 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.

Ikos 1

Archangel Gabriel says “Rejoice!” brought to you, O Lady, when the conception of the Son of God was preached to you, after your glorious Dormition all the heavenly powers continually bring you praise in Heaven; Why should we, sinners, dare to unite our voices with the voices of the Bodiless? Moreover, Your mercy is remembrance for all who repent, we open our lips with fear and love, saying:

Rejoice, abyss of mercy; Rejoice, inexhaustible sea of love. Rejoice, Good Representative of the Christian race; Rejoice, unbreakable wall of the Pochaev monastery. Rejoice, you who attract Orthodox people to Mount Pochaev with bonds of love; Rejoice, you who drive away all sadness from their souls. Rejoice, even the miraculous image, like a star, guides us from Mount Pochaevsky; Rejoice, passionate prayers offered to her are soon reflected. Rejoice, you who consoled people with Your appearance on this mountain; Rejoice, you who left the footprint of Your foot on it for us. Rejoice, everlasting boldness of the faithful; Rejoice, you who doubt the good statement.

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

Kontakion 2

Ikos 2

Rejoice, confirmation of the true faith; Rejoice, evil faith has been clearly exposed. Rejoice, thou who was known of ancient times in the Neopalim Bush of Sinai; Rejoice, you who appeared here as a Christian in the pillar of fire. Rejoice, for in the burning cave, with the dew of salvation, the youths of Abraham foretold Thee; Rejoice, for through the water of Your footsteps You preached healing grace. Rejoice, our land, devastated in ancient times by the Hagarians, who was then comforted by Your appearance; Rejoice, and now you encourage those praying here with many signs. Rejoice, those who repent will soon be heard; Rejoice, help and refuge for those who strive. Rejoice, and admonition of the ignorant; Rejoice, and strengthening of the faint-hearted.

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

Kontakion 3

Ikos 3

Rejoice, you who taught us the rich treasure in Your holy icon; Rejoice, having sanctified our land with the hand of Thy gifted image. Rejoice, turning away our souls from earthly wealth; Rejoice, you who teach us to sing the Glory of God. Rejoice, for Thy miracles are visible, we admire our hearts to Heaven; Rejoice, for in Your abode, as if on the threshold of paradise, we find ourselves. Rejoice, Orthodox people who have consoled you with Your icon; Rejoice, you who call praying people from all countries to the Pochaev monastery. Rejoice, for by this faith increases; Rejoice, for this will drive away despondency. Rejoice, everlasting Joy of the Pochaev monks; Rejoice, shameless Hope of the worldly people.

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

Kontakion 4

Ikos 4

Rejoice, refuge for Christians; Rejoice, denunciation of heretics. Rejoice, the Pochaev monastery has not completely deprived you of Your icon; Rejoice, you who have put to shame the blasphemy of the iconoclasts. Rejoice, for you teach us not to lose heart in troubles; Rejoice, for you have commanded us to believe in the Justice of God. Rejoice, Who has established Orthodoxy in our country; Rejoice, You who and the entire universe have been honored to receive the embodied truth. Rejoice, imitator of God’s patience; Rejoice, Your people are strengthened in patience. Rejoice, for those who are humble receive consolation from You; Rejoice, for those who are proud are humbled by You.

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

Kontakion 5

Ikos 5

Rejoice, recovery of sight for the blind and healing for the lame; Rejoice, deliverance of demons from demons. Rejoice, Thou who miraculously returned the captive monk to Thy abode in the air; Rejoice, you who resurrected baby Simeon through the prayer of the old woman. Rejoice, for in these signs the power of Your ancient miracles has again appeared to the people; Rejoice, for healing from Your holy icon will not be lacking in the last days. Rejoice, you who provide a source of healing throughout the whole world from Your holy icons; Rejoice, you who enrich those who pray with spiritual gifts even more than these. Rejoice, who have given birth to Orthodoxy; Rejoice, to Him help and lack of faith flow. Rejoice, earthly hope! Rejoice, joy of the heavenly ranks.

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

Kontakion 6

Ikos 6

Rejoice, our Redeemer and salvation; Rejoice, everlasting help of the Christian race. Rejoice, thou who drove away the wicked enemies from Thy shrine; Rejoice, you who bring them to repentance. Rejoice, even the invisible enemy of our salvation trembles; Rejoice, She is worshiped by the Holy Angels and the departed righteous in Heaven. Rejoice, you who received the Venerable Job with You in prayer; Rejoice, you who brought the Hagarites to Holy Baptism with your vision. Rejoice, for by Your return the fear of death has been put aside to the end; Rejoice, for for Your sake there were no God-fearing foreigners from the Hagarians who appeared here. Rejoice, everlasting manifestation of truth; Rejoice, good admonition to those who go astray.

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

Kontakion 7

Ikos 7

Rejoice, defender of Orthodoxy; Rejoice, accuser of heretics. Rejoice, you who did not completely leave Your abode; Rejoice, you who teach us the fear of God. Rejoice, for through Your intercession the Volyn country has returned to Orthodoxy; Rejoice, for from the ancient years many heretics have been corrected by Your admonition. Rejoice, thou who once again calls Thy faithful to prayer to Thy holy Lavra; Rejoice, teaching the infidels here to worship the more Orthodox shrine. Rejoice, even the righteous and the righteous sing unceasingly; Rejoice, in Neizha the fallen also flow in repentance. Rejoice, return of apostates to the faith; Rejoice, you who have led those who are led to the light of truth.

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

Ikos 8

Rejoice, treasure of purity; Rejoice, abyss of mercies. Rejoice, you who bring prayers to Your Son for the faithful; Rejoice, you who do not reject the prayers of sinners. Rejoice, for through You I have escaped much of the despair of sin; Rejoice, for those who call on Your name from the fall of the strange rise. Rejoice, the iconoclastic heresy has been put to shame in the universe; Rejoice, the true faith of the Volyn country has returned. Rejoice, you who lead souls to the feat of chastity; Rejoice, you who teach those who offend to forgive those who offend. Rejoice, tenderness of our hearts; Rejoice, hope of our souls.

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

Kontakion 9

You have forgiven all apostasies and heretical wanderings to the repentant people of the land of Volyn, O Lady, and again you have revealed the source of healing from Your miraculous icon from the footprint of Your foot on Mount Pochaevstei in Your Orthodox Lavra to the people, only if they bring repentance for their sins to God and do not ask for Your help doubting, they will cry out to him: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

Rejoice, earthly intercession. Rejoice, you who turned away a certain woman from Luther’s errors with healing; Rejoice, all people who have become convinced of the truth of Orthodoxy. Rejoice, for for You, for the sake of Orthodoxy, people have overcome the deception of the Hagarians so many times; Rejoice, for for Your sake and seduction from the Latins you have again embraced the Orthodox faith. Rejoice, all who live lift up their eyes to Neizha in prayer; Rejoice, O South, and those praying for the repose of the dead call for help. Rejoice, and taking away from the needs of life those that flow to You; Rejoice, for you bestow strength on those who endure all kinds of need. Rejoice, help to the Christ-loving army in battle; Rejoice, good instruction for demons who are militant.

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

Kontakion 10

Ikos 10

Rejoice, Christians give joy and consolation; Rejoice, glory and worship to the angelic order. Rejoice, thou who turns us away from the flattering and heretical; Rejoice, thou who liftest our minds to God by the remembrance of Thy mercies. Rejoice, holy apostles who called upon the clouds of the air for Your Dormition; Rejoice, and sinners gathered on that day to Mount Pochaev in thousands and thousands for every summer. Rejoice, even for the sake of Christians the difficulty of the path, like sweet repose, is lifted up; Rejoice, even for the sake of laziness they strive to imitate them. Rejoice, for the monk to forget the sweetness of the world through Your grace; Rejoice, you who look back at the terrible and terrifying dreams. Rejoice, best diadimo to the Church of Christ; Rejoice, invincible shield of our country.

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

Kontakion 11

Ikos 11

Rejoice, healing of the sick; Rejoice, hearing of those who mourn. Rejoice, for through You you drove away the death that came; Rejoice, for You have given us undoubted faith. Rejoice, for Gabriel’s prophecy is coming true before our eyes; Rejoice, for from all generations, according to Your word, now and ever you are blessed. Rejoice, Mount Pochaev, for you have sanctified your place of residence; Rejoice, like the second Nazareth who revealed this. Rejoice, you who have turned away the hope of no one; Rejoice, you who warmly accept all prayers. Rejoice, you who give us health; Rejoice, you who lead us to salvation.

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

Kontakion 12

Ikos 12

Rejoice, propitiation of the all-righteous God; Rejoice, Christians have boldness towards Christ. Rejoice, you who demonstrate the triumph of faith in Your Lavra; Rejoice, you who inflame the hearts of men with love. Rejoice, for by ancient miracles people have been vouchsafed to see something like this here; Rejoice, for this mountain, like the second Sinai, has become glorified in Christian countries. Rejoice, thou who bore God on earth in Thy womb; Rejoice, you who lift up people to God through Your prayer. Rejoice, Thy icon, for having left Thy icon of salvation in Thy monastery; Rejoice, the footprint of Your foot, filled with healing water, glorifying miracles. Rejoice, looking down from the heavenly heights upon your servants; Rejoice, thou who instruct the faithful in good deeds.

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

Kontakion 13

(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”

First prayer

Second prayer

Prayer three

Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Lady Theotokos! I thank You with all my heart, for You have vouchsafed me, Your sinful and unworthy servant, to appear here and worship on Your holy mountain. Oh, how many blessings have I, such a great sinner, been rewarded with Your mercy. I see, O Most Pure One, and I am horrified, and my spirit melts away, in vain with my own eyes this multi-healing source of Thy grace, which from ancient times in the footprints of Thy holy feet Thou hast ineffably revealed, and we all reverently worship in the place where Thy Maidenhood stands, I pray to Thee, blessed Hope and Salvation our souls and bodies: wash me with Thy wholesome water from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, quench with Thy blessed streams all the passions of my heart, heal with drops from Thy ever-flowing source all my bodily ailments, yes, instructed, healed and delivered by You, I sing to You with all diligence: Rejoice, source of unceasing joy, rejoice, source of unspeakable kindness. Rejoice, drowning of unclean lusts, Rejoice, washing away of all kinds of defilements. Rejoice, the most luminous stream for the health of the faithful from the mountain-shaded thicket, bestowing the grace of healing; Rejoice, heavenly dew, sending down currents of wisdom from above to those who thirst for true knowledge. Rejoice, praise of Pochaevskaya, save us who pray to You, our hope and consolation. Amen.