In front of the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, people most often pray for love, for a successful marriage and family happiness. In addition, the Kazan Icon is called the Guide. Orthodox believe that it helps to make the right decision and guides towards a good goal

In front of the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, people most often pray for love, for a successful marriage and family happiness. In addition, the Kazan Icon is called the Guide. Orthodox believe that it helps to make the right decision and guides towards a good goal

They always prayed to the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God for the preservation of the country, for help in protecting it from enemies. People turn to this icon during various disasters and ask for help in healing from illnesses.

People pray in front of the “Quick to Hear” icon in any difficult life situations, during sorrows and troubles, difficult situations, trusting in the speedy help of the Almighty, deliverance and consolation. There are many known cases of healing through prayer appeals to the Mother of God.

They always prayed to the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God for the preservation of the country, for help in protecting it from enemies. People turn to this icon during various disasters and ask for help in healing from illnesses.

The military considers the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious their patron. He protects those associated with military service and is the protector of their family members. On one of the icons, St. George the Victorious is depicted killing a snake on horseback, which personifies the greatness of military strength and courage. There are even coins with this image. St. George the Victorious helps people who turn to him for help to protect them from enemies and gain victory and peace. The Holy Great Martyr also helps in curing serious illnesses; there is evidence of deliverance from female diseases. The Holy Great Martyr George helps everyone who has faith that his request will be heard and fulfilled. All the suffering that the Great Martyr George the Victorious endured, he endured for the Orthodox faith, which he did not betray and did not exchange for wealth and power.

There are so-called miraculous images that were acquired, that is, they were simply found somewhere and appeared to people. Of the entire series of similar images, the BM icon of Delight and Consolation is special, which actually bears the stamp of a miracle. After all, initially it was just an icon of the Mother of God, but miraculously the figures began to move and froze in a new position, which later became canonical. It is precisely because of its unique content that this image often helps believers protect themselves from various adversities. For example, there is much evidence of how lists of icons were used to make religious processions around cities that were subject to epidemics. If people there sincerely repented, then the illness receded. In addition, the holy image is known as a protector from any other misfortunes, from the invasion of foreigners, from various diseases and natural disasters. In addition, they pray to her in order to overcome internal enemies: passions and propensities for sins.

In every Russian house, from a peasant hut to a boyar mansion, next to the icons of the Savior and the Mother of God there was an icon of St. Nicholas. In Rus', he became “their” saint - St. Nicholas the Pleasant, to whom they prayed for the harvest, for protection from all sorts of misfortunes - drought, pestilence, plague, unrighteous libel, for healing from illnesses, etc. It was believed that everything that was asked of the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker , will be granted with sincere faith in prayer. This is the meaning of the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker - the people's intercessor and defender. It is found in every small rural church, and in the largest churches, and everywhere prayer is offered before the icon of St. Nicholas no less often than before the faces of Jesus and the Virgin Mary.

The Holy Face of the Mother of God helps: She gives miraculous healing to those who ask: be it bodily (physical) illnesses, mental suffering, spiritual hardships. Also, in front of the image “It is worthy to eat,” people pray for the remission of all sins, including terrible ones.

The Most Holy Theotokos is depicted pierced by seven arrows. The Most Pure Virgin is depicted with swords stuck into Her heart - three on the right and four on the left. The number “seven” in the Holy Scriptures usually means the completeness, redundancy of something, and in this case, the fullness and vastness of the grief, sadness and “heart disease” that the Mother of God experienced during Her earthly life. The icon depicts the Gospel story of how, on the fortieth day after the Nativity of Christ, Righteous Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary brought the Divine Infant to the temple to perform rituals over him according to the Law of Moses.The Icon of the Seven Sorrow is one of the most miraculous icons in Russia. This image depicts the prophecy of Saint Simeon about the pain that the Mother of God will experience when she sees the torment of her Son on the Cross. His words: "The weapon itself will pass the soul for you,'' symbolically depicted on the Seven Sorrows Icon. Height with stand 8". Seven swords piercing the soul of the Seven Sorrows symbolize the fullness of her grief, since it is the number seven in the St Scriptures that denotes the fullness of something.

From the name of the icon of th itself, Her main mission is to help in any sadness that worries the heart of an Orthodox Christian, and most often we are worried about unrepentant sins or punishments for them. Most often they turn to her if some kind of misfortune suddenly occurs or a serious illness suddenly strikes. Then the icon, along with other celibate images of the Seven Sorrows, can be placed in the hospital room where the patient is.They also offer prayers when there is an undeserved insult, or if they themselves have offended someone, but there is no longer an opportunity to ask for forgiveness. The scroll held in the hands of the Divine Infant contains words from the text of the prophet Zechariah (Old Testament) about mercy for the orphaned and poor, about righteous judgment, especially for widows and the poor, which gives us the opportunity to ask the Mother of God for protection from poverty, for a fair decision in a court. They also pray before the icon for help in the forgiveness of sins, since the Blessed Virgin always prays before Jesus Christ for repentant sinners. Having received forgiveness, people often get rid of their illnesses, both physical and spiritual.

They always prayed to the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God for the preservation of the country, for help in protecting it from enemies. People turn to this icon during various disasters and ask for help in healing from illnesses.

The miraculous icon of Father Seraphim, more precisely, sincere prayer to her, helps in all good deeds. Most often, the reverend is asked about: Healing. Many cases of healing from paralysis, cancer and other terrible ailments were recorded both during the life of the elder and during prayer to his image. What is asked of St. Seraphim? About peace and harmony in the family, about finding harmony and well-being. About mental resilience and about finding balance between the inner world and the circumstances of life. About healing from serious ailments, since during his lifetime the most hopeless patients were cured by his prayers

Icons of the Savior it is a symbol of the virgin faith of all Christians. In difficult moments of life, kneeling before the Holy turning their prayers to the Lord, they ask him for protection, consolation, help in business, healing from spiritual and physical diseases

Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary The unbreakable wall symbolizes the readiness of the Pure to tirelessly pray to the Lord for each of us and protect the Orthodox from all misfortunes. As an unbreakable wall, it is designed to maintain the light of faith and lead us to God. Believers consider this image a pillar of Orthodoxy.

The most famous holy doctor and miracle worker is the great martyr Panteleimon the Healer. Evidence of recovery from the most severe and dangerous diseases through prayers to him was left by people of all eras. Helps all the sick saint today. Saint Panteleimon is prayed for physical and spiritual health. This means not only the recovery of the body from the disease, but also the removal of depression, despondency, despair, anxiety and other mental ailments. Mental health is the right spiritual path.

Mother of God Burning Bush is depicted in the form of an octagonal star, consisting of two sharp quadrangles with concave ends. One of them red, resembling fire, which announced the bush seen by Moses; another green, indicating the natural color of the bush, which it retained, enveloped in a fiery flame. In the middle of the octagonal star, as if in a bush, is depicted the Most Pure Mothe of God with the Eternal Child. At the corners of the red quadrangle are depicted a man, a lion, a calf and an eagle, symbolizing the four evangelists. In the hands of the Blessed Virgin there is a ladder, with the upper end leaning against Her shoulder. The staircase means that through the Mother of God the Son of God descended to earth, raising all those who believe in Him to Heaven.

George the Victorious is canonized due to the fact that he did not give up his faith in God. Neither wealth nor power forced him to abandon Christianity. That is why the meaning of the icon of St. George the Victorious is often interpreted as a symbol of an indestructible and steadfast faith. The saint himself is a kind of role model for other people, although it is difficult to achieve this ideal.