Lord, turn the hearts of our enemies to You, but if it is impossible to turn hardened, then put a barrier to their evil and protect Your chosen ones from them. Amen.
“The light of the golden shrine...”: Memoirs of Mother Nadezhda, the last nun of the Martha and Mary Convent of Mercy / Author-comp. Nevolina Elena Vladimirovna. - Moscow: Siberian Blagozvonnitsa, 2004.
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Oh, long-suffering Mother of God, Exceeding all the daughters of the earth, in Her purity and in the multitude of sufferings You endured to the earth! Accept our many painful sighs and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. For you know no other refuge and warm intercession, but because you have boldness in Him who was born of You, help and save us through Your prayers, so that we may not stumble Let us reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where, together with all the saints, we will sing praises to the One God in the Trinity always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Orthodox prayer book with an appendix of prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos and the holy saints of God. - M.: Publishing house MP, 2018. - 816 p.
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Zealous Intercessor, Compassionate Mother of the Lord, I resort to You, the accursed one and the most sinful of all people; Hear the voice of my prayer, and hear my cry and groaning. For my iniquity has exceeded my head, and I, like a ship in the depths, am plunging into the sea of my sins. But You, All-Good and Merciful Lady, do not despise me, desperate and perishing in sins; have mercy on me, who repent of my evil deeds, and turn my lost, cursed soul to the right path. On You, my Lady, Mother of God, I place all my hope. You, Mother of God, preserve and keep me under Your roof, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos before the icon “Seeking the Lost”
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O glorification to the apostles Peter and Paul, who gave up their souls for Christ and fertilized His pasture with your blood! Hear your children's prayers and sighs, now offered with contrite hearts. Behold, we are darkened by lawlessness and for this reason we are surrounded by troubles, like clouds, but the oil of a good life makes us poor. O strength! Bear our weaknesses, do not be separated from us in spirit, so that we may not be completely separated from the love of God, but protect us with your strong intercession, may the Lord have mercy on all of us through your prayers for your sake, yes He will destroy the handwriting of our immeasurable sins and may He make His Lamb worthy of the blessed Kingdom and marriage of all the saints, to Him be honor, and glory, and thanksgiving, and worship forever and ever. Amen.
Menea. June. Day 29
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Oh, our good shepherd, the great holy Patriarch Tikhon! As you have appeared as a city on high, your good deeds still shine before men. We, like you, stand before the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity, with great boldness in prayers before the Lord. Look now at us, sinners and unworthy of your children, for you, who have great boldness before the Creator of all things, now we fall down and fervently pray: pray to the Lord, that He will give us determination to acquire the piety of our fathers, which you have acquired from your youth. In your life you were a zealous defender and guardian of the true faith, help us to unshakably observe the Orthodox faith. For your quiet soul has greatly succeeded in Divine humility: teach us to nourish our minds not with the turbulent human wisdom, but with the humble knowledge of the will of God. In the face of Christ’s fierce enemies, you boldly confessed the true God: with your prayer, strengthen us, the faint-hearted, so that we too will always and everywhere resist the spirit of godlessness and flattery. To her, saint of God, do not despise us who pray to you (names), for we ask not only for deliverance from troubles and sorrows, but for strength and firmness, generosity and love, in order to endure these misfortunes, rising up against us. Ask us for unflagging patience even until the end of our lives, peace with the Lord and remission of sins. Holy Father! Tame the winds of unbelief and unrest in our country, may the Lord bring silence and piety and unhypocritical love to the Russian lands: with your prayers may He save you from internecine strife war, may it strengthen our Holy Orthodox Church: may it not become depleted of true shepherds, good workers, rightly administering the word of the Gospel truth; God forbid also the lost sheep of the flock of Christ. Most of all, pray to the Lord for strength, so that the Russian land will be reborn with holy repentance and with one heart and one mouth glorify the wondrous God in His saints in the Trinity, and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Minea is additional. 26.09 St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
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Oh, great saint of Christ, our holy father Hermogenes! To you, a warm man of prayer and a shameless representative before God, we diligently flock to you, asking for consolation and help in our needs and sorrows. In the ancient time of temptation, our country was suddenly attacked by wickedness. The Lord has revealed His unshakable pillar to the Church and the shepherd of goodness to the Russian people, who laid down his soul for the sheep and drove away the fierce wolves. Now look down on us too, your unworthy child (names), who calls you with a tender soul and a contrite heart. For our strength within us has become impoverished, and the enemy’s trappings and nets have devastated us. Help us, our intercessor! Confirm us in the holy faith: teach us to always keep the commandments of God and all the traditions of the church, commanded to us from our father. Be our shepherd, the archpastor, the spiritual leader of the warrior, the sick doctor, the comforter of the sad, the persecuted intercessor, the youth's mentor, a gracious father to all and a warm prayer book for everyone; Let us protect you with your prayers and unceasingly sing and glorify the all-holy name of the Life-Giving Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Akathist to the Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Wonderworker
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Oh, all-blessed Saint Spyridon, great saint of Christ and glorious miracle worker! Stand in Heaven before the Throne of God with the face of an Angel, look with your merciful eye on the people (names) standing here and asking for your strong help. Pray to the compassion of God, the Lover of Mankind, not to judge us according to our iniquities, but to deal with us according to His mercy! Ask us from Christ and our God for a peaceful and serene life, mental and physical health, the earth’s prosperity and all abundance and prosperity in everything, and may we not turn the good things given to us into evil generous God, but for His glory and for the glorification of your intercession! Deliver all those who come to God through undoubted faith from all spiritual and physical troubles, from all yearnings and the devil’s slander! Be a comforter to the sad, a physician to the sick, a helper in times of adversity, a protector to the naked, a protector to widows, a protector to the poor, a nourisher to the infant, a strengthener to the old, a guide to the wandering, Helmsman afloat and intercede for everyone your strong help that requires everything, even useful for salvation! Because by your prayers we are instructed and observed, we will reach eternal rest and together with you we will glorify God, in the Trinity of Saints we glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Canon. Canon to Saint Spyridon, Wonderworker, Bishop of Trimifuntsky
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About the sainthood of the New Martyr and Confessor of Russia: / sanctity and shepherd of the Church of Christ, / royal passion-bearers, / noble princes and princesses, / noble warriors, monastics and worldly people, / pious men and women, / who suffered for Christ in every age and class, / who bore witness to His loyalty even to death / and who received the crown of life from Him! / You, during the days of the fierce persecution, / suffered our land from the godless, / at judgments, in captivity and the abysses of the earth, / in bitter labors and all sorts of sorrowful circumstances / an image of patience and they courageously showed their unshameful hope to nature. / Now, enjoying the sweetness of Paradise, / you stand before the Throne of God in glory, / and offer everlasting praise and intercession with the Angels and all the saints to the Triune God. / For this reason we, unworthy, / pray to you, our holy relatives: / do not forget your earthly fatherland, / the sin of Cain’s fratricide, / the desecration of shrines, godlessness and ours aggravated lawlessness. / Pray to the Lord of Powers, / that He may establish His Church unshakably in this rebellious and evil world; / may he revive in our land the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of holiness and fear of God, the spirit of brotherly love and peace; / may we again be the royal priesthood, / the race of God, chosen and holy, / ever with you glorifying the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
Minea is additional. Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia