Hear us, Merciful and Almighty God, may Thy grace be sent down through our prayer.
Be merciful, Lord, to our prayer, remember Your Law about the multiplication of the human race and be a merciful Patron, so that with Your help what You have established will be preserved.
By Your sovereign power You created everything out of nothing and laid the foundation for everything that exists in the world - you created man in Your image and with a sublime secret you sanctified the union of marriage and a foreshadowing of the mystery of the unity of Christ with the Church.
Look, O Merciful One, on these Your servants (names), united in a marital union and begging for Your help, may Your mercy be on them, may they be fruitful and may they see the sons of their sons, even to the third and fourth generation and to the desired old age, will live and enter the Kingdom of Heaven through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory, honor and worship befits with the Holy Spirit forever.
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These saints bore bitter barrenness until old age, but then, with the blessing of God, they gave birth to the Most Holy Virgin Mary.
And in the lawful grace of the righteous One, Joachim and Anna gave birth to us the God-given Child. Meanwhile, today the Divine Church is brightly triumphant, joyfully celebrating, honoring your memory, glorifying God, who erected the horn of salvation for us in the house of David.
Oh, holy righteous women, Godfathers Joachim and Anno! Pray to the Merciful Lord, that He may turn away His wrath from us, and may He righteously move upon us according to our deeds, and may He despise our countless sins and convert us, O servant God (names), may He establish us on the path of repentance, and on the path of His commandments. Also, with your prayers, preserve our life in the world, and ask for all good haste, all that we need from God for life and piety, freely from all misfortunes and Your intercession delivers us from troubles and sudden deaths and protects us from all enemies, visible and invisible, and so this temporary life has passed in the world. Let us achieve eternal peace, where by your holy supplication may we be made worthy of the Heavenly Kingdom of Christ our God, to Him, together with the Father and the Most Holy Spirit, befits all glory and honor and worship forever and ever.
Oh, the ever-glorious righteous women of Christ, the holy Godfathers Joachim and Anno, standing before the Heavenly Throne of the Great King and having great boldness towards Him, as from the Most Blessed One Your daughters, the Most Pure Mother of God and the Ever-Virgin Mary, whoever deigns to be incarnate! To you, as a powerful representative and a zealous prayer book for us, we, sinners and unworthy ones, resort. Pray for His goodness, that He may turn away His wrath from us, may He righteously move on our deeds, and may He despise our countless sins and turn us to the path of repentance and May He establish us in the paths of His commandments. Also, through your prayers, preserve our life in the world and ask for all good haste, all that we need from God for life and piety, freely from all misfortunes and Your intercession delivers us from troubles and vain deaths, and protects us from all enemies, visible and invisible, so that we may live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity, and so in the world this temporary life has passed into eternal peace, whereby through your holy prayer we may be made worthy of the Heavenly Kingdom of Christ our God, with Him To the Father and the Holy Spirit is due all glory, honor and worship forever and ever. Amen.
A pleasing root, which brought forth a fruitful and ever-blooming being - the revered Mother of God, from whom came the Author of life and the Finisher of faith, Jesus Christ, a multi-current source, from whom came not the same as a stream of sweetness and a river of peace, Blessed in women, flowing from an abyss of blessings and an indescribable sea of goodness and endless bliss. The predestined womb-bearer is incomparably brighter than the rays of the sun, even having received her sight and preached prophetic trumpets. Known from her Fruit, the Queen of Angels and the highest being of heaven, as the chosen vessel of the Holy Spirit and the clearest container of grace. The image of righteousness and blameless life and wisdom is a fragrant and sweetly fragrant meadow. Fulfilling the lawful commands in rightness of heart and burning reverence and with all diligence with her blessed husband and God-bearer Joachim. By divine will, she conceived in old age and gave birth to the predestined Mother of God. Pramati of the all-merciful and all-generous God, ready intercession and intercession of those who come running to you with faith, consolation of the afflicted and peace to those who mourn, showing the grace of your Grandson to the childless and barren O blessed women, accept the prayer of us sinners and turn the sadness of the childlessness of those praying to you into joy.
Give the fruit of the womb to those who call upon you, resolving the darkness of their infertility and, like the resolution of infertility, create blessed women without children, pleasing you and praising the God-man - the Grandson yours and Creator and Lord.
To her, blessed and gracious Anna, to all, like the bright moon, sending the peaceful and quiet light of the God-given gifts in you, who seemed the most honest to Sarah, Anna to the mother of Samuel most luminous, most glorious of Elizabeth and all the righteous women whom the law glorifies, most honorable and as from this much honor and grace awarded, fill my heart with joy and gladness towards you come running and give your grace to your servant, who receives your immediate help, opening her womb, so that through your intercession and intercession she will facilitate the conception of a child and glorify the all-holy The name of the God-man - Your Grandson and our Savior Jesus Christ. To Him belongs all glory, honor and worship with His beginningless Father and His most holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
(from the Chetya-Menya of St. Demetrius of Rostov)
Woe to me, Lord! Who will I be like? Neither to the birds of heaven, nor to the beasts of the earth: for they too bring their fruit to You, Lord God, but I alone am barren. Woe is me, Lord! I am alone, a sinner, without offspring. You, who once gave Sarah the son Isaac in her old age. You, Who opened the womb of Anna, the mother of Your prophet Samuel, look upon me today and hear my prayers. Stop the sadness of my heart and open my womb, and make me, barren, fruitful, so that we bring what I have born to You as a gift, blessing, singing and glorifying Yours mercy.
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These pious spouses also had no children until old age, and then, with the blessing of God, they gave birth to John the Baptist.
You are clothed with the garments of the priesthood in wisdom, according to the law of God you offered burnt offerings in a sacred manner, Zechariah, and you were a lamp and a spectator of secret things, signs in you bringing grace clearly to all. And he was killed with a sword in the temple of God, prophet of Christ, pray with the Forerunner for our souls to be saved.
Today the Prophet and Priest of the Most High, Zechariah, O Forerunner Parent, offer a meal for his memory, faithful nourishment, drink, for having dissolved righteousness for everyone, for this reason he will die, like the Divine secret place of God's grace.
Oh, blessed saints of God, all the saints who stand before the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity and enjoy indescribable bliss! Today, on the day of your common triumph, graciously look upon us, the least of your brothers, who bring you this song of praise, and through your intercession, asking for mercy and remission of sins from the Most Good Lord; We know, truly we know, that you can ask Him for everything you desire. Moreover, we humbly pray to you, and the prophet Zechariah and the righteous Elizabeth, pray to the Merciful Master, may he give us the spirit of your zeal for the preservation of His saints commandments, so that, following in your footsteps, we will be able to continue our earthly career in a virtuous life without vice, and in repentance reach the glorious villages of paradise, and there with with you glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
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Women who cannot get pregnant pray to Saint Evdokia. Evdokia, having accepted Holy Baptism and renounced her wealth, pleased God with a strict fasting life and received the gift of miracles.
Oh, holy saint of God, Holy Martyr Eudokia! Having fought a good fight on earth, you received in Heaven the crown of righteousness, which the Lord has prepared for all who love Him. Moreover, looking at your holy image, we rejoice at the glorious end of your life and honor your holy memory. But you, standing before the Throne of God, accept our prayers and bring them to the All-Merciful God, to forgive us every sin and help us to stand against the wiles of the devil, yes Having gotten rid of sorrows, illnesses, misfortunes and misfortunes and all evil, we will live piously and righteously in the present world and we will be worthy of your intercession, even though we are unworthy, see good on the earth of the living, glorifying the One in His saints, glorifying God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
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The Monk Euthymius lived in a deserted place, completely devoting himself to the Lord, spending his time in work, abstinence and prayer, eating food only on Saturday and Sunday, and never slept lying down. The Lord rewarded His saint with the gift of miracles and clairvoyance. Through prayer, he brought down rain from the sky, healed the terminally ill, drove away demons, and foresaw the spiritual properties of people. They pray to him in marital infertility and in times of famine.
Reverend Father Euthymie! Look upon us mercifully and lead those who are devoted to the earth to the heights of heaven. You are grief in heaven, we are on earth below, removed from you, not only in place, because of our sins and iniquities, but we run to you and cry: instruct us to walk in your way, with understanding and lead. Your whole holy life will be a mirror of all virtue. Don’t stop, saint of God, crying to the Lord for us. By your intercession, ask our All-Merciful God for the peace of His Church, under the sign of the militant cross, agreement in faith and unity of wisdom, the destruction of vanity and schisms, establishment in good deeds, healing for the sick, consolation for the sad, intercession for the offended, help for the needy. Do not disgrace us, who flow to you in faith. All Orthodox Christians, through your miracles and blessings, confess that you are their patron and protector. Reveal your ancient mercies, and to whom you have helped your father, do not deny us, their children, who are walking towards you in their footsteps. Before your most venerable icon, as I live for you, we fall down and pray: accept our prayers and offer them up on the altar of God’s mercy, so that we may receive your grace and timely help for our needs. Strengthen our cowardice and confirm us in faith, so that we undoubtedly hope to receive all the good from the mercy of the Lord through your prayers. Oh, great servant of God! Help all of us who flow to you with faith through your intercession to the Lord, and guide us all in peace and repentance to end our lives and dwell with hope in the blessed the bosom of Abraham, where you now rest joyfully in your labors and struggles, glorifying God with all the saints, glorified in the Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.
1 Menaion. September 9th.
2 Menaion. September 5th.