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Russia, Moscow, Rublevo village
Moscow
Russia
The history of Moscow’s first Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Unfading Color” in the village of Rublevo
started in 1998. It was then that in a picturesque place on the high bank of the Moscow River, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II, a solemn prayer service was held with the consecration of the foundation stone.
History[edit]
The history of the first church in Moscow in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Unfading Flower” in the village of Rublevo began in 1998. It was then that in a picturesque place on the high bank of the Moscow River, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II, a solemn prayer service was held with the consecration of the foundation stone.
On October 4, 2008, Bishop Ambrose (Ermakov) of Bronnitsky consecrated the foundation and laid the foundation stone for the temple. Thanks to the prayerful efforts and feasible assistance of active residents of the village of Rublevo, by 2010, the construction of the lower church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice” was completed, the consecration of which took place on March 14, 2010.
From that day on, services began to be held in the lower church. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays the Divine Liturgy is served. On Sundays at 17.00 an akathist is performed before the revered icon of the Mother of God “Unfading Color”.
In June 2012, construction began on the upper church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Fadeless Flower”, which was completed in December 2014 and the upper church was consecrated on Christmas Eve of the Nativity of Christ on January 6, 2015.
Icon of the Mother of God “Unfading Color”
Celebration: April 3/16
GREATNESS
We magnify You, / Most Holy Virgin / God-chosen Youth, / and honor Your holy image, / which is the source of healing // for all who come with faith.
ICONOGRAPHY
In the icon, the Most Holy Theotokos holds Her Divine Son in her right hand, and in Her left hand is a white lily flower. This flower symbolically signifies the unfading virginity and purity of the Most Pure Virgin, to whom the Holy Church addresses itself: “You are the Root of virginity and the Unfading Flower of purity.” Copies of this icon became famous in Moscow, Voronezh and other places of the Russian Church.
“UNFADING COLOR” IN OUR TEMPLE
TROPARION, tone 5
Rejoice, Bride of God, secret rod, blossoming unfading color, rejoice, Lady, with whose joy we are filled and inherit life.
AKATHIST TO THE MOTHER OF GOD IN FRONT OF THE ICON “UNFADING COLOR”
Kontakion 1
Oh, Most Blessed Virgin Mary, joy and refuge for all Christians: worshiping Your Most Pure Image, we sing a song of praise to You, we offer You our needs, grief and tears. You, oh, our meek Intercessor, all our earthly sorrows and sorrows are close to You, accept our sighs in prayers, help us and save us from troubles, tirelessly and with tenderness we call to You: Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Ikos 1
Like God's blessing and like a heavenly gift, the long-awaited one, requested by unceasing prayer from God, was sent down to you, O Theotokos, by your righteous and much-joyed parent - Joachim and Anna. But you, O God-chosen Youth, left your parental womb and, like an unquenchable lamp of faith, like a fragrant censer, you appeared in humility at the threshold of the Lord, and the power of the Most High lifted you up to the very entrance, led you into the Holy of Holies and opened all the secrets of heaven. Oh, Most Merciful Virgin Mary! Open our hearts to Your praise and lift up our prayer to Your Son and our God, let us call You this: Rejoice, purity unattainable and meekness ineffable; Rejoice, exalted in Your humility. Rejoice, inexhaustible source of love; Rejoice, vessel chosen by God. Rejoice, our zealous Intercessor. Rejoice, Mother of God, unfading color.
Kontakion 2
Oh, Most Holy Virgin Mary, we are bowed down with sinful thoughts and cold deeds, our heart is enveloped in the cold of life, our eyes are burdened with sinful sleep. But You, O Unfading Flower, washing us with the morning dew, warm us with the sun of love and mercy. Raise us, O Lady, from the dust of the earth to the Lord, so that we may offer Him this humble prayer of ours and cry out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
The Archangel Gabriel was sent quickly from God to the city of Galilee, Nazareth, and brought to Thee, O Most Pure Virgin, the holy gospel, saying: “Rejoice, O Gracious One, the Lord is with Thee! You have found grace from God.” But we, who are unworthy of seeing such greatness, cry out in humility of heart: Rejoice, O full of grace among women; Rejoice, thou who has found grace from God and is even more exalted as an angel. Rejoice, for you have conceived a Son, who will inherit the throne of David, His father; Rejoice, you who kindled the unquenchable Light in the darkness of hearts. Rejoice, thou who openest the door of eternal happiness to us. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 3
We are troubled in sorrow, we spend our days in the vanity and sadness of our lives. But you, O Blessed One, illuminate our souls with Your gospel, fill our hearts with humility. Let us bow our heads and say: “Behold, servants of the Lord, may it be done to us according to Your will!” To You, O Unfading Flower, and to You who was born, we sing all the time: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
In the days of thyself Mariam flowed into the city of Judah, and into the house of Zechariah, and kissed Elizabeth. And hearing Elizabeth kiss Mary, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and cried out with a great voice, saying: “Where does this come from to me, so that the Mother of My Lord may come to me!” Oh, Most Pure Virgin! Visit us, the weak and wretched, and lift up our sighs like incense smoke to the throne of the Most High, so that from the fullness of a grateful heart we sing to you: Rejoice, for the Lord has looked upon the humility of His servant; Rejoice, for all your birth will please You. Rejoice, for You have created greatness, the Mighty One; Rejoice, Source of life and immortality. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 4
Oh, the Unfading Flower! Oh, fragrant beauty! Visit us in our sorrowful earthly vale, beg Your Son to save us from all trouble and sorrow, anger and sighing, and send us peace into our hearts; May He grant us, as we ask Him, according to our needs, and cover us with His inexhaustible mercy. We, expecting Your all-powerful intercession, magnify our Lord with our souls and cry out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
As a shepherd guarding the night watch, the Angel of the Lord brought great joy with good news: for Christ the Lord was born in the city of David, Bethlehem, and was laid in a manger. Oh, Most Pure Mother, who gave birth to Your First-born Son, receive from us the following: Rejoice, Virgin Mother of God, for through You the world has risen, the Light of reason unstoppable; Rejoice, star, showing us the way in the darkness. Rejoice, Dawn, mysterious day; Rejoice, rebirth of our souls. Rejoice, faithful refuge and quick Helper in sorrows; Rejoice, Lily of Paradise. Rejoice, all-singing Virgin; Rejoice, meek Dove, who gave birth to the Merciful. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 5
Behold, the King of the world is coming: Behold, the secret Sacrifice is being accomplished; The angels sing in heaven: “Glory to God in the highest!” The Savior of the world is born. Christ comes - a great Divine mystery. God has appeared in the flesh, and we, unworthy servants, having put aside all worldly cares, with the Angels we glorify God in passion and joy, like shepherds and like wolves, we worship You, O Mother of God, and we constantly call to Your Divine Son: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
Behold, righteous Simeon came in spirit to the church and received the Child Jesus into his arms, and blessed God, and said: “Now dost thou let thy servant go, O Master, according to thy word, in peace!” And for you, O Mother Mary, a weapon will pierce your soul, as the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. We, having been saved by You, cry out: Rejoice, Most Blessed One, who brings great sorrow into joy; Rejoice, eternal treasure of Mother's love and tenderness. Rejoice, Mother of our God, who endured the greatest joy and the greatest sorrow for Her Son; Hail, Queen of Peace. Rejoice, Hope and Consolation for those who cry. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 6
Oh, Offering Mother Mary! The sea of life rises with storm and anger, deep abysses have opened up and are ready to swallow us: our heart trembles, our joy is darkened, but You, O Meek and Merciful One, beseech Your Son; may he help us, the sorrowful and the orphaned, in our sorrows; may he tame the rebellious waves of sinful passions; may he turn away all misfortune and danger from us; may He teach us how to keep His eternal righteousness. And at the end of our life, show us a quiet haven and make us worthy to cry out with Simeon the God-Receiver: “Now do you let go of your servant, Master!” Help us, O Unfading Flower! Do not leave us and save those who call to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
As a child, he grew stronger and stronger in spirit and grace; and You, O His Mother, with love composed all the verbs about the Son in Your heart. Sorrowful and sad, seeking Him both in the squad, and among relatives and acquaintances, always returning from the festival of Jerusalem and having found Him with great joy, sitting in the church among the teachers, who marveled and were horrified at His Divine Mind. Oh, our Most Pure Meekness! Oh, Sweetest heart, warming the whole world with love! Hear us, crying out to You like this: Rejoice, you who increased the Divine Son with love. Rejoice, sweetest Heart, warming our cold souls with love. Rejoice, wise Leader of parental hearts; Rejoice, unbreakable wall for our children and youth. Rejoice, Cover and Refuge for the orphaned and helpless in sorrow; Rejoice, Guardian of chastity and virginity. Rejoice, you who show the honest and right path to meek men; Rejoice, softening of evil hearts. Rejoice, tenderness of the good. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 7
"Child! What will you do for us? — Thus asking His Son, Jesus, and wondering; seeing Him sitting in the temple in the midst of the proud and superstitious high priests of the Jews, the Divine Mind, revealing the Divine revelation to them. Oh, descend, O All-Blessed Mother, also to our children: pray for them to Your Son and our God, that the Light of true knowledge of God will reveal to them; cover them with the edge of Your fragrant cover; Enlighten our sons and daughters with the light of reason; strengthen their physical and mental strength; keep them in the passion of God, in obedience to parents and in purity of soul, grant them to grow to the glory of God and to the happiness of the earth father in ours. O Lamp of unquenchable love, anoint them with the oil of Thy mercy; warm them with the meekness of Your eyes; cover them with the robe of His Motherhood. Oh, the Unfading Flower! With strong faith, unshakable hope and great contrition of heart, falling at Your feet, we unceasingly cry out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
Warm intercessor for an adulterous and sinful race! According to your command, at the wedding in Cana of Galilee, your Son and our God made the firstfruits a sign and turned water into wine. Ask, O Mother of God, even now Your Son, to perform a miracle on us, to transform our sorrowful days, entwined with lies, resentment and tears, into the joy of rebirth, into the happiness of love and truth; May the beginning of the Divine Light, the pure source of the Spirit, strengthen in us the Holy God, the Triune. Let all that is evil and unclean be cast out from our hearts. Oh, unattainable Purity and Ineffable Mercy! Incline Your ear to our prayer and make us worthy to call you: Rejoice, radiant Light of love and forgiveness; Rejoice, Divine vessel of eternal bliss. Rejoice, zealous for all of us before the Lord to the Prayer Book; Rejoice, you who quickly bring our needs to the throne of God. Rejoice, for according to Your word Your Son performs signs, giving joy to man. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 8
There is no love, truth has disappeared, lies and enmity, anger and hatred are sown in the human heart. Brother rebels against brother, children against parents, and parents against children. Oh, Merciful God! Who has desecrated Your wondrous harvest, who is all the tares and thistles among the wheat? Your anger is righteous, even the ax is at the root, but behold, Your Mother, the zealous Intercessor of the world, falls to You. Oh, greatest Love and most fragrant heart! Turn away from us the wrath of God, for our sins, righteously moved against us; strengthen those who love us, so that neither persecution nor cruel times will shake them; bring to reason those who hate us and those who harm us; forgive our enemies who do not know what they are doing, soften their angry heart and illuminate their darkness with the light of Christ’s love, and transform their anger and hatred into shame and repentance. Oh, fragrant flower! Our vessels are empty, we do not have the oil of good works, and the lamps of our faith are extinguished by the storm of life. Have mercy on us: fill our hearts with the joy of pure joys, renew us spiritually, and with grateful lips we continually sing to God with tenderness: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
All having been in the lower and the Highest, he did not retreat in any way, the Divine Teacher; He healed the sick, raised the dead, cleansed lepers, filled the whole world with love, Meek Sufferer! Se visishi, nailed to the cross among the evildoers; and all the people, standing, cursed at You, and with them the princes and warriors. And You, O sorrowful Mother, bowed your head at the cross of Your Son, and the weapon passed through Your Mother’s heart. We, honoring the sorrows of Your Mother’s heart, from the depths of our souls cry out to Ty: Rejoice, sweetest Virgin Mary, for Your sorrow will be turned into joy and no one will take this joy from You; Rejoice, who experienced the greatest torment, who in vain experienced Your Son, bleeding on the cross, humiliated, crucified, spat upon. Rejoice, for you have been called Queen of Peace and have sat at the right hand of the throne of Your Son and God, our Lord Jesus Christ; Rejoice, for in the sorrow of Your heart, You washed away the sorrow of the whole world and the sins of all people with tears. Rejoice, Meek One, Your Son will rise again, having trampled down the sting of death, and the Light of His resurrection will shine forever; Rejoice, Mother of God, heavenly image of purity and goodness. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 9
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, then have eternal life. And behold, ungrateful and malicious people, like a villain, nailed Him to the Cross. We, seeing such a thing, are seized with horror and crying out: God, be merciful to us sinners! For our sins, we endure terrible torment. Oh, Sorrowful Mother, do not turn Your face away from us, break our sinful bonds, cleanse our hearts from the passions and lusts of the evil one; Yes, in spiritual burning, as a light of repentance, let us worship before the cross of Your Divine Son, constantly praying with the prudent thief: Remember us, Lord, in Your Kingdom! Through Your prayers, Mother of God, straighten our steps to do the commandments of the Lord; wash us from sin, make us better, rise to the Radiant Unstoppable Light, let us call to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
“It’s done! Father, I commend My Spirit into Your hands.” Oh, Most Pure Mother! Do you hear how the earth trembles with sadness, its chest disintegrates, coffins are opened, the dead rise and the church veil is torn? You see, how great darkness has covered the earth and people, in fear and trembling, are beating their hearts, saying: “Truly this is the Son of God!” We marvel at such miracles and truly confess Thy Son of God, truly crying out to Thee: Rejoice, Mother of God, behold, all the words that Thou hast composed in Thy heart have been accomplished; Rejoice, Blessed Virgin, Unfading Dawn, Unfading Day, Golden Light. Rejoice, Dawn of the unflickering Light of the non-evening; Rejoice, Sanctuary of great mystery. Rejoice, Source of our immortality; Rejoice, Giver of Divine goodness. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 10
Let all human flesh remain silent, and let it stand with fear and trembling, and let it think of nothing earthly within itself. Behold, a great sacrifice is made for the sins of the world, behold, the Savior of the world is placed in a new tomb by the noble Joseph and wrapped in a clean shroud. With His soul He ascends into hell to destroy the eternal faiths and bring to freedom from time immemorial those who have been bound: from His tomb He proclaims to His mother: “Do not mourn Me, Mother, when you see in the tomb, Whom You have given birth to a Son: for I will arise and be glorified, and will be ascended from with glory like God, magnifying You with faith and love.” Let us put aside everything earthly and vain, and with a pure heart let us fall to the throne of the King of Glory, constantly crying out: Holy. Holy, holy is the Lord of hosts! O Mother of our salvation! Make us also partakers of the bright Resurrection of Your Son to eternal bliss, so that we call to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
One day on the Sabbath, a woman came very early to the tomb, carrying aromas, and behold, when they came, they saw: the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, and the Body of the Lord Jesus was gone. The angel, shining brightly towards them, said: “Oh, wives! Do not be afraid and do not look for the living with the dead: Christ is risen, just as he said!” Teach you, O Lady, to invite everyone: Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary and the river again; Rejoice, Thy Son is risen three days from the grave. Rejoice, for the whole earth rejoices and all the angels sing in heaven: “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to us all and to those in the tombs!”; Rejoice, Giver of eternal and endless life. Rejoice, for through Your love and Your prayers we have been delivered from eternal darkness; Rejoice, for through You you brought us a bright holiday. Rejoice, for through You a bright day has come for us, on which we will embrace each other, forgive all by the resurrection, we will rejoice and rejoice with eternal joy. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 11
Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killed the prophets! Your grave crime has been forgiven by the Lord, and the unsetting Sun of righteousness has risen over the world. Cleanse our souls too, Meek Virgin! Purify our senses, so that we may see Christ emerging from the tomb; Dress us in wedding garments, so that we may joyfully enter the decorated chamber of Christ, singing to Him who has risen: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
When the hour of Your departure to God approached, O Virgin Mary, the angel of the Lord Gabriel, shining brightly, appeared before You, handing You the bright, unfading lily of paradise, and behold, You accepted the will of the Lord with humility and joy and quietly went to Your Divine Son . Oh, our tireless prayer book! Oh, Unfading Color of the bright heavenly paradise! Send us also, O Merciful One, a quiet and painless departure from this vale of weeping, sighing and sorrow, so that we may cry out to You like this: Rejoice, ascended to Heaven by Your Son, Queen of Heaven; Rejoice, our quick and faithful Helper and Intercessor before Him. Rejoice, All-Singing Virgin, for Your name unfadingly shines and is blessed from generation to generation; Rejoice, our safe and quiet refuge in the storms of life. Rejoice, O Joyful One, who does not leave us in Your Assumption. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 12
Oh, our terrible last hour! Our hearts and all our hearts tremble whenever we think about him! Why should we leave our near and dear ones orphaned? How shall we go, unwashed, in the midst of darkness and the shadow of mortals, to a new life? How will we appear at the Last Judgment of the Creator and God? O our Comforter! O our good Helper! Help us, when this comes, place your loving Mother’s hand on our forehead, so that our suffering will subside and our soul will be reborn, pacify the melancholy of our separation from this world, and may the light of eternal truth shine before our eyes. Oh, Most Pure Mother! We hope in You, we pray to You and cry: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Oh, my soul, my soul! Rise up, what are you writing off? The end is approaching! Why are you rich in sins? Why aren't you getting ready? The Lord is at the door, where do you place your hope? What answer will the Lord say when He comes, the terrible Judge, to judge the earth; Do not weigh this hour or this day, from the edge of the earth to the edge the Arkhangelsk trumpet sounds; and from the dead all the nations are raised and gathered together. And behold, the Son of Man comes to the clouds with His power in all His glory. Where are our good deeds? Where is the mercy? Where is Love? Our inexhaustible multitude of sins has covered the sky. Oh, All-Merciful Mother of God! On this terrible day, appear to us and be an Intercessor for us before Your Son. We rely on You alone, do not forsake us sinners. Be our protection and strengthening, with warm faith and undoubted hope we fall before Your Most Pure Image and with tears we call this: Rejoice, lightning illuminating our darkness; Rejoice, you who intercede for us at the terrible judgment of Christ. Rejoice, covering the whole world from troubles and sorrows with Your omophorion; Rejoice, for you have adopted this world as a son of the One Mother. Rejoice, for you alone have been given the ineffable grace to pray for us; Rejoice, Thou who preparest eternal joy for all Thy faithful children. Rejoice, fragrant with your Unfading Flower among us sinners forever. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.
Kontakion 13
Oh, Unfading Flower! Oh, All-Singing Mother Mary, who gave birth to all the saints, the Most Holy Word! Accept our present offering and deliver us all from every misfortune. Warm us with Motherly love and rejoice us with eternal joy. Save us from eternal torment through unceasing prayer to Your Son and grant us, O Queen, the heavenly Kingdom as we cry out for You: Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
(This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1)
PRAYER
Oh, Most Holy and Immaculate Mother of the Virgin, hope of Christians and refuge for us sinners! Protect all those who come running to You in misfortune, hear our groans, incline Your ear to our prayer. Mistress and Mother of our God, do not despise those who require Your help and do not reject us sinners, give reason and teach us: do not depart from us, Your servants, for our murmuring. Be our Mother and Protectress, we entrust ourselves to Your merciful protection. Lead us sinners to a quiet and serene life; let us pay for our sins. Oh, Mother Mary, our most offering and speedy Intercessor, cover us with Your intercession. Protect from enemies visible and invisible, soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against us. O Mother of our Lord Creator! You are the root of virginity and the unfading flower of purity and chastity, send help to us who are weak and overwhelmed by carnal passions and wandering hearts. Enlighten our spiritual eyes, so that we may see the ways of God’s truth. By the grace of Your Son, strengthen our weak will in fulfilling the commandments, so that we will be delivered from all troubles and misfortunes and may be justified by Your wonderful intercession at the terrible judgment of Your Son. To him we give glory, honor and worship, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Current state[edit]
Currently, the temple is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., as well as on the days of services until their end. The hours of worship are indicated in the schedule.
Also, all church sacraments are performed in the temple.
At the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Unfading Color” in Rublevo there is a Sunday school for children and adults. Classes are conducted on the basics of the Orthodox faith, church singing, music, drawing and other types of creativity.
Sunday school students perform festive concerts at the House of Culture, as well as in other churches, and participate in congratulating veterans of the Great Patriotic War.
Architecture Features
The author of the project of this unusual church is the Moscow architect Nikolai Borisovich Vasnetsov, the great-grandson of the famous Russian artist, whose brushes belonged to the frescoes of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Like his great-grandfather, the architect also works hard for the Church. In total, he created more than a dozen church buildings in Moscow and other cities.
The style of architecture in which the building was created is now called “Russian patterned”; it is distinguished by elegance and a lot of decor. According to the old Russian tradition, the walls of the church are whitewashed, and the roof and domes are bright blue and gilded.
Interesting fact
The color of the domes means dedication to the Blessed Virgin, because blue is the color of the Mother of God.
Like many churches in old Moscow, the church has an extensive covered porch. The tented bell tower is especially beautiful, replicating the belfries of the 17th century, so beloved by Muscovites. The inside of the church is painted with frescoes depicting scenes from the New and Old Testaments.
How to pray correctly
To read the prayer, you need to be alone and clear your mind of thoughts. It is better to contact the icon in the morning. You can pray to the Mother of God in your own words, but you should not delve into a detailed description of experiences and expectations, or repeat the same thing over and over again. Excessive details will not help the Holy Virgin to better understand the requester’s desire. She does not hear words, but sees what is written in the soul, hidden even from the one praying.
It is important to keep your thoughts pure and not want to find happiness through someone else's misfortune. Therefore, the wish to leave the family of someone else’s husband or wife will not come true, and may even incur the wrath of God.
If the image is installed on the iconostasis, a church candle is lit in front of it. Before turning to the Mother of God, you should read the “Our Father.” Prayers must be repeated three times, facing east.
The Holy Mother of God with a flower will always protect a Christian if you hang her small silver or gold pendant icon around your neck. Neck icons are sold in church shops. Images are made to order by jewelers. The pendant icon from the jewelry workshop must be consecrated in the church.
