In front of the icon of the Virgin Mary "Burning Bush"

Kontakion 1

To the chosen Voivode, the Most Pure and God-pleased Virgin Mother of God, whose fiery icons, with Her appearance, delighted the Church of Christ and with it, protecting the faithful from the fiery incineration, we proclaim a praiseworthy song, O You, O Mother of God of the Bush, the unburnt Bush, whom we call, as having an invincible power and much mercy, hasten to the aid of to us, who demand Your intercession, and from all troubles, free those who call to You: Rejoice, Gracious One, Burning Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Ikos 1

The Queen of the Angels and all creation, the Lady Lady Theotokos, who receives the singing of praise from the angelic faces, grant us, earthly and earthly, to lift up to You the voices of praise of thanksgiving for Your great mercy to the human race. And even if you are unworthy to sing Your praises according to your inheritance, yet You, as the Good One, do not disdain our inadequate praises: and as Your Son mercifully accepted the two mites of a widow, so kindly hear us crying out to You with tenderness: Rejoice, the Fire of the Divinity in Your womb is unburnt worn; Rejoice, you who gave birth to the Savior of fallen humanity. Rejoice, Thou who abolished the power of hell by Thy most pure Nativity; Rejoice, you who freed Adam and Eve from the ancient curse. Rejoice, thou who served immaculately for the incarnation of the One of the Trinity; Rejoice, you who without seed embodied the Creator of Heaven and earth. Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 2

When Moses saw a bush on Sinai that was burning with fire and was not consumed, he was horrified, and behold, a Divine Voice came to him from the bush: Break the boot from your foot: there is no place, on it you are standing, the ground is Holy. Having listened to this and we, in humility, the mystery of the incarnation of God the Word from the Most Pure Virgin, foreshadowed by the miracle of the Burning Bush, we confess and fearfully worship the place of the appearance of God, calling to the Creator of all: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

The human mind cannot comprehend the mystery of God's vision, from the creation of the world, the redemption of fallen humanity predetermined in the Eternal Council of the Trinitarian Divinity: both by the Holy Spirit inspiration, the holy Prophets of God from afar foreseeing the miracle of miracles, as if the Creator would take on the form of a slave, saving even the work of His hands from eternal destruction , I proclaim the types and prophecies that are not false, that the redemption of the human race will be accomplished by the promised Redeemer. To Him You, the All-Pure One, having given flesh to each other, have You been vouchsafed to be the Matter of Your Lord, inspiring us to cry out to You: Rejoice, fiery Chamber of the Seated One on the Cherubim; Rejoice, luminous spoon of the Commander Seraphim. Rejoice, bed of the Great King at the top of the mountain of heaven; Rejoice, animated Throne, possessing those above and below. Rejoice, holy icon case of the Deity, Greater Holy of Holies; Rejoice, thou who art all-gold, for in her is the manna of salvation prepared, the flesh and blood of the Divine Lamb. Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 3

Acting by the power of the Most High, O Blessed Lady, you tame the power of the fiery nature with Your holy icon, and with it you perform many miracles in the universe. In the same way, the Christian race pleases You with voices of praise even in sudden troubles, and especially during fiery ignition, it prayerfully flows to You, receiving timely help from You. For this reason, we cry out in gratitude to the King of Glory Christ, who glorified You: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Having great love for people redeemed by the honest Blood of Thy Son and God, the Most Pure Mother of God, Thou hast received from Him the power to build and cover the Christian race: For Thou art a sinner, the Helper of their repentance before the Creator, the unreliable Hope of salvation, the needy, speedy Help, the lost, Sovereign Retribution, and Cover to every world. To you, our merciful and benevolent Intercessor, repaying love with love, we humbly say: Rejoice, universal joy, by which tears are taken away from the eyes of the suffering and mourning; Rejoice, kindly refuge, in which one can be saved when overwhelmed by the storm of passions of the sea of life. Rejoice, almighty suppliant, righteously moving the wrath of God upon us; Rejoice, thou who extinguishes the flame of fire with the dew of Thy prayers at the Throne of the Almighty. Rejoice, preserving Thy heavenly intercession from thunder and lightning; Rejoice, Thou who bestow Thy holy help in good time to every soul that faithfully prays to Thee. Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 4

When a fiery storm suddenly finds us and the flames of hail and weight engulf us, then, O All-Merciful Lady, hasten to help us helpless and protect us with Your honest icon and deliver us from the fiery punishment, which we have created, worthy of sin for our sakes, for You are the sinners and imams Unashamed Intercessor, we place our trust in You and, glorifying the power of Your prayers, we call the Power of Peace born of You: Alleluia.

Ikos 4

We hear and see the great miracles that happen from Your icon, our All-Blessed Queen, which You have given us as consolation and protection in misfortunes: for even the all-consuming fire faints in its power, before the grace-filled power of Your Most Pure Image, as we have seen and tested so many times, the Burning Bush of You naming in the depiction of this Your image, and before it, chanting voices of praise to You: Rejoice, never-ceasing Prayer Book to Christ God, bowing His mercy to us; Rejoice, you avert God's punishment for our iniquities from our heads. Rejoice, Thy honorable robe that preserves us from all misfortunes; Rejoice, protecting our dwellings from fire and thunder with the maternal cover of Your bounties. Rejoice, All-Merciful Hearer of the voices of our prayer services in sorrow and situation; Rejoice, O sovereign, our Helper in the days of difficult trials. Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 5

God-bearing star, Your all-honorable icon: Virgin Mary, all over the world of miracles, it gracefully shines with many miracles and enlightens the souls and hearts of men to the knowledge of the greatness of Your mercy, with whom You cover and intercede the Christian race, like a merciful Mother. For this, we who rejoice give thanks to Christ God, Your Mother according to the flesh and to us as Mother according to the spirit, and we call to Him with deep tenderness: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

We see Your icon, Lady, like a truly unburnt Bush, unburnt in fires, and with Your presence making human habitations inflammable: For You were given grace from above, the power of nature in Your womb unburntly contained, sowing grace and Your most pure image appeared to be involved, thus but from the faithful it was called the Burning Bush, we honor it splendidly, and we cry out in praise to You: Rejoice, ever-burning light, ever-burning in prayers for us at the Throne of the Lord; Rejoice, igniting our cold hearts with the fire of God’s love. Rejoice, thou who coolest the heat of our passions in the shade of Thy prayers; Rejoice, in the hour of sorrow and bewilderment, who sends down to us thoughts that are beneficial to our souls. Rejoice, in times of our helplessness, when we are in distress and there is no one who helps us, who hastens to help us; Rejoice, in times of sudden misfortunes, by Your sovereign hand you snatch us from destruction. Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 6

The Church of Christians preaches Your miracles, Mother of God, like the sand of the sea and the stars of heaven: from the east to the west Your name is praised, and there is no city or country where You have not accomplished the power of God for deliverance and salvation, enlightenment and healing of people named after Christ, Most of all, through Your Holy icons, You are accustomed to work miracles, pouring out from them streams of mercy and generosity to needy and sick humanity. For this reason, let us praise You with the voices of spiritual songs, and cry out to Your Son and our God: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

You have shone in the light of divine glory, holding the Virgin, Child and Eternal Lord Jesus Christ in Your hand, and surrounded by the face of the power of Angels, as we see You depicted in the icon, the burning Bush of Moses, mysteriously named, from which you bestowed gifts of grace to the faithful, from the fire and you save thunder, you heal the sick, you console the sorrowing, and you send down to everyone all that is good and beneficial for your soul, as silent voices sing to you: Rejoice, for in Her the Council of Angels and the human race rejoice and triumph; Rejoice, whose glory surpasses earthly and heavenly praises. Rejoice, thou who, from the heights above, watches over the entire Motherly universe with Thy love; Rejoice, thou who visitest the earthly vale of many sorrows through Thy good deeds. Rejoice, Thy innumerable goodness does not leave the despised and rejected; Rejoice, through Your compassion you snatch away the hopeless from the pit of destruction. Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 7

Although the Lord showed His love for people redeemed by His Blood, He gave us His Immaculate Mother for protection and protection and created this kind refuge for every Christian soul, grieving and embittered, in need of help and mercy. Considering such merciful service to Your human race, O All-Blessed Lady, we raise our eyes to You in sorrow, and stretch out our hands in prayer, asking for the only consolation from You, that You may save us by Your intercession from temporary and eternal sorrows, and grant us joy on earth to the living saints sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

Thou hast wondrously glorified by miracles the icon of Thy holy Burning Bush, called the Virgin Mother of God, with whom Thou hast preserved the cities and weights from the burning of fiery and lightning thunder, and blessed the houses of the faithful, in them the likeness of Thy Most Pure Face is reverently honored. For this reason, as a gift of great value, Your gracious image is joyfully accepted, we honor You with due veneration, and we dutifully please You with these blessings: Rejoice, O alavaster of healing for every ailment containing medicine; Rejoice, O world-maker of the fragrance of Christ, who has fragrant fallen humanity. Rejoice, you who loosen the bonds of sin for repentant sinners; Rejoice, captives of passions, crushing those who strive for purity. Rejoice, quiet joy of virgins and Mothers of the Child; Rejoice, merciful care for the Intercessor of widows and orphans. Rejoice, Blessed One, Burning Bush, burning us with fiery flames.

Kontakion 8

It is strange to see that your icon, Lady, written on the board and by nature subject to its fiery action, reveals more than natural power and tames the power of fire with its presence, all knowing the power of God and the effect of your prayers, we magnify the Creator of all God, who exalted you, for joy and the consolation of us who has given your miraculous image and through it saves us from fiery ignition, may we ever call upon Him with gratitude and praise: Alleluia.

Ikos 8

The whole Christian world glorifies Your name, Most Blessed Mary Theotokos, and it is sweet and comforting for every faithful to gaze upon Your Most Pure Face, to which You are wont to show many and glorious miracles. Behold, we too, in humility, seeing Your holy icon, we adore it magnificently and kiss it with love, expecting from it the help and intercession of Your sovereign, especially in times of our helplessness, when sin for our sake suddenly finds a fiery blaze upon us, so that we may be saved by You from the destructive flame With grateful lips we cry out to You: Rejoice, unmade tabernacle of God the Word, surpassing the Cherubim and the Seraphim in holiness and purity; Rejoice, thou in the light cloud of the Sun of Truth, in whom the Heavenly One has come to the dark, and will lead us to Heaven with Him. Rejoice, thou who opened the doors of heaven to fallen humanity through Thy holy Nativity; Rejoice, Heaven and earth united in one song of silent praise to You and to Him who was born of You. Rejoice, Divine Source, who has flowed forth the water of life; those who drink from it do not die; Rejoice, blessed vine, the grape of salvation that has grown, the wine of immortality that is drawn by man. Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 9

Thy glory surpasses all praise, Most Blessed and Glorified Mother of our Lord: for even the minds of the incorporeality of singing Thee according to the inheritance are perplexed, all the more it is inconvenient for us earthly and earthly people to eat this, but overcome by love for Thee, we dare to bring Thee all possible singing, praise and thanksgiving for much Thy mercy to the human race, which thou hast loved and never ceases to do good to them, striving at every age of the faithful to cry out to the Savior Christ who was born of Thee: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

The branches of man are exhausted from comprehending the great mystery of Your Ever-Virginity, Mother of God, which the Lord hid from the wise of this age, by faith revealing to the humble and reverent, the inquisitive test of strangers, from them, Orthodoxy and undoubtedly, before Christmas and at Christmas, and after Christmas, the Virgin is preached. Accept then, O Mother and Virgin, our all-soulful confession about this and strengthen us to follow You with an immaculate life and purity of heart, so that we may be able to gladly sing to You the songs of the blue: Rejoice, snow-white crescent of virginity and purity, unfadingly blooming mountain; Rejoice, unto virginity and purity, invisibly guiding those who live hereafter. Rejoice, you who wonderfully combined motherhood and virginity in Yourself; Rejoice, having kept Yourself blameless and holy in both ways; Rejoice, leader of the monastic faces in purity of soul and body; Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 10

By arranging the salvation of mankind, One from the Trinity will be incarnate from You, the Bride of God, the Lady of human nature, glorifying human nature by sitting at the right hand of the Father on the Throne of the Divine, as the Only Begotten Son, the same and Thy Son was born in the flesh and glorified You with Himself with a glory that exceeded all glory, which is overshadowed by kindness, not forgetting The human race is merciful, but you prayerfully intercede before the Creator in the One Trinity, for all who faithfully sing His praises: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

You are the wall of virgin faces and monastic councils, the Virgin Mary, all who fervently flock to You in prayer, and reverently honor Your holy icon: You alone have been granted from the Lord the grace of universal intercession, and the faithful in virginity and purity of affirmation. In the same way, stewards of an immaculate life, under Your Mother’s protection, from the storm of passions, and find peace of mind, according to You, crying: Rejoice, monks and nuns of the pious, a fair Patroness and warm Intercessor to God for them; Rejoice, ever-present Helper of God’s servants among the world, and ever-present Helper in spiritual labors. Rejoice, young Teacher of chastity and abstinence; Rejoice, reverent elders, ecstasy and joy. Rejoice, thou who overshadows the homes and families of Christians with Thy good protection; Rejoice, thou who have made every age of the faithful worthy of Thy merciful care. Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 11

The Holy Church of Christ, the All-Singing Lady, continually brings you songs of praise, proclaiming Your mercies and miracles, in whose image the whole universe has been enriched. Truly, since You are quick to listen to our prayerful petitions, but You are also in the habit of anticipating even our very requests, being merciful and gracious to those who require Your holy help, so do not deprive us, the humble ones, who at this hour sing to the glory of Your name and cry out to God: Alleluia .

Ikos 11

Your luminous icon, the Most Pure Mother of God, enlightens our souls darkened by sins with the radiance of Divine miracles, in them we recognize God’s omnipotent power and Your innumerable mercy, ever ready to assist us in repentance and conversion from evil deeds to the path of salvation. We pray to You, O All-Merciful One, do not leave us to go astray in the wilds of sins and passions, but lead us to a quiet refuge of a pious and God-pleasing life, so that we can worthily bring You these hymn gifts: Rejoice, who does not allow it to be possessed over us by the violence of this mortal body; Rejoice, for the demons fear and tremble at Your Holy Name. Rejoice, for Thy honorable icon will drive away all the power of the devil with its presence; Rejoice, strengthening ascetics of piety in spiritual battles with the enemies of human salvation. Rejoice, at the hour of death, helping those who have love and faith in You: Rejoice, O Gracious One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 12

We partake of the grace of God, confessing Your holy icon, God-Graceful Virgin, and brightly celebrating the feast of Her appearance in the image of the burning bush, appearing, and the action also shows His miracles, preserving our dwellings from the fiery flame and preserving our homes with His presence. For this reason, like a shield and visor that belongs to You, we please our sovereign Helper with song praises and cry out to our Savior born of You: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

We sing to Thee, Mother of God, our only hope and hope, we preach Thy mercy and do not hide Thy miracles, we glorify Thy innumerable goodness to the Christian race, we bless Thy holy name, which is truly poured out myrrh for those who love Thee, filling pious souls with a spiritual fragrance. Bless us too, O Lady, who are reeking of spiritual passions, and grant us with a pure heart and undefiled lips to cry out to You: Rejoice, you who flow myrrh into something sweet and soul-saving, with which God-loving hearts are anointed; Rejoice, you who heal mental and physical ailments with a single touch of Your holy icon. Rejoice, Good Leader, guiding repentant sinners on the path of pleasing God and salvation; Rejoice, thou who by the ladder of virtues leads the ascetics of Christ to the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven. Rejoice, you who crown humble and patient sufferers with grace-filled consolation; Rejoice, you who innocently delight the expelled and persecuted with the anticipation of the bliss of heaven. Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Bush, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 13

Oh, All-Singing Mother, who gave birth to all the saints, the Most Holy Word, and the Burning Bush from us, unworthy, called: listen to the voice of our prayers and singing, before Your holy icon, earnestly offered to You, and with Your warm prayer to the Lord of the temporal and eternal fire, deliver us who praise Your name and glorifying Your wonders, crying out to Your Son and our God: Alleluia.

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

Before the icon of the Mother of God “Burning Bush”: prayers

Kontakion 1

To the chosen Voivode, the Most Pure and God-Delighted Virgin Theotokos, whose fiery icons gladdened the Church of Christ with Her appearance and with which the faithful protected the faithful from the fiery blaze, we shout a song of praise. Are you, O Bogomati, Kupina? We call you unburnt, as if you have an invincible power and much mercy, hasten to help us who demand Your intercession, and free those who call upon You from all troubles:

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Ikos 1

Rejoice, who bore the Fire of the Divine in Your womb without burning.

Rejoice, you who gave birth to the Savior of fallen humanity.

Rejoice, Thou who abolished the power of hell by Thy most honorable Nativity.

Rejoice, you who freed Adam and Eve from the ancient curse.

Rejoice, thou who served immaculately for the incarnation of the One of the Trinity.

Rejoice, you who without seed embodied the Creator of heaven and earth.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 2

Seeing a bush on Sinai that was burning with fire and not consumed, he was horrified, and behold, a Divine voice came to him from the bush: Break the boots from your feet: for the place where you are standing is holy ground. To this we listen, and we, in humility, confess the mystery of the incarnation of God the Word from the Most Pure Virgin, the miracle of the burning bush, foreshadowed, and with fear we worship the place of the appearance of God, calling to the Creator of all: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

The human mind cannot comprehend the mystery of God's vision, from the foundation of the world the redemption of fallen humanity was predetermined in the eternal Council of the Trinitarian Divinity, even the holy prophets of God inspired by the Holy Spirit, from afar foreseeing the miracle of miracles, as the Creator will perceive the slave form, even though He will save the work of His hands from eternal destruction , I proclaim the types and prophecies that are not false, that the redemption of the human race will be accomplished by the promised Redeemer, to whom You, the All-Pure One, having given flesh to each other, have been vouchsafed to be the Mother of Your Lord, inspiring us to cry out to You:

Rejoice, fiery chamber on the seated cherubim.

Rejoice, luminous spoon of the seraphim who commands.

Rejoice, O bed of the great King at the top of the mountain of heaven.

Rejoice, animated throne of the Possessor of things above and below.

Rejoice, O sacred ark of the Divine, Greater Holy of Holies.

Rejoice, all-golden one, in Neizha the saving manna has been prepared, the flesh and blood of the Divine Lamb.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 3

Acting by the power of the Most High, bestowing upon the Lady, you tame the power of the fiery nature with Your holy icon and work many miracles with it in the universe; In the same way, the Christian race pleases You with voices of praise and in sudden troubles, especially during a fiery ignition, flows to You in prayer, receiving timely help from You. For this reason, we cry out in gratitude to Christ, the King of glory who glorified You: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Do you have great love? to the people redeemed by the honest blood of Your Son and God, the Most Pure Mother of God, you received from Him the power to build and cover the Christian race; You are the helper of sinners’ repentance before the Creator, the hope of salvation for the unreliable, ambulance for the needy, sovereign retribution for the lost, and protection for the whole world. To you, our merciful and benevolent intercessor, we repay love with love, and humbly say:

Rejoice, universal joy, whose tears are taken away from the eyes of the suffering and mourning.

Rejoice, kindly refuge, in Nemzhe they are saved when overwhelmed by the storm of passions of the sea of life.

Rejoice, almighty quencher of the righteous wrath of God moving against us.

Rejoice, thou who extinguishes the flame of fire with the dew of Thy prayers before the Throne of the Almighty.

Rejoice, preserving Thy heavenly intercession from thunder and lightning.

Rejoice, Who bestows Your holy help in good time to every soul who faithfully prays to You.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 4

When a fire storm suddenly finds us and the flames of hail and weight engulf us, then, O All-Merciful Lady, hasten to help us who are helpless and protect us with Your honest icon and deliver us from the fiery punishment that we have created, worthy of our sins for the sake of You, are the sinners of the Imams? unashamed intercessor, we place our trust in You and, glorifying the power of Your prayers, we call the Savior of the world born of You: Alleluia.

Ikos 4

We hear and see the great miracles that come from Your icon, Our All-Blessed Queen, which You have given us for consolation and protection in misfortune; Therefore, the all-consuming fire is exhausted in its strength before the gracious power of Your most pure image, as many times we have seen and experienced the Burning Bush, naming You in the image of this Your image and singing before it with voices of praise:

Rejoice, never-ending prayer to Christ God, bowing His mercy to us.

Rejoice, you avert God's punishment for our iniquities from our heads.

Rejoice, O robe? By your honesty, preserving us from all misfortunes.

Rejoice, protecting our dwellings from fire and thunder with the maternal cover of Your bounties.

Rejoice, all-merciful hearer of the voices of our prayers in sorrow and situation.

Rejoice, our sovereign helper in the days of difficult trials.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze. Kontakion 5

The God-bearing star, Your all-honorable icon, the Virgin Mary, throughout the whole world of miracles, gracefully shines with many miracles and enlightens human souls and hearts to the knowledge of the greatness of Your mercy, with whom You cover and intercede the Christian race, like a merciful Mother. For this, rejoicing, we thank Christ God, You, Your Mother according to the flesh, and Who has given us as Mother according to the spirit, and we call to Him with deep emotion: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

We see Your icon, Lady, as truly an unburnt bush, unburnt by fire, and with its presence making human dwellings inflammable; For You have been given grace from above to tame the power of the fiery nature, the Fire of the Divine in Your womb without burning. So this grace and Your most pure image appeared, and from the faithful it was called the Burning Bush, which we honor splendidly? and we cry out in praise to You:

Rejoice, Unquenchable Holy One, ever-burning in Your prayers at the Throne of the Lord.

Rejoice, igniting our cold hearts with the fire of God’s love.

Rejoice, thou who coolest the heat of our passions in the shade of Thy prayers.

Rejoice, in the hour of sorrow and bewilderment, you send down to us thoughts that are beneficial to your soul.

Rejoice, in times of our helplessness, when we are in need and there are no imams to help us, who hasten to help us.

Rejoice, in times of sudden misfortunes, by Your sovereign hand you snatch us from destruction.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 6

The Church of Christ preaches Your miracles, O Mother of God, as the sand of the sea and the stars of heaven multiply; from the east to the west your name is praised for miracles and there is no city or country where you have not accomplished the power of God for the deliverance and salvation, enlightenment and healing of people named after Christ, especially through your holy icons you are accustomed to work miracles, pouring out from them streams of mercy and generosity to needy and sick humanity. For this reason, let us glorify You with spiritual songs, and cry out to Your Son and our God: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

You have shone in the light of divine glory, the Virgin of God, the Child of the Eternal Lord Jesus Christ, holding in Your hand and surrounded by the face of angelic powers, as we see You depicted in the icon, the Mosaic Burning Bush, mysteriously named, from the unknown gifts of grace you bestow upon the faithful, from fire and thunder you save , you heal the sick, you console the grieving, and you send down to everyone all that is good and beneficial for your soul, so that silent voices sing to you:

Rejoice, for Neizha the angelic council and the human race rejoice and triumph.

Rejoice, whose glory surpasses earthly and heavenly praises.

Rejoice, thou who, from the heights above, watches over the entire universe with Thy motherly love.

Rejoice, vale? visiting the many-sorrowful earth through Your good deeds.

Rejoice, because of Your innumerable goodness You do not abandon the despised and rejected.

Rejoice, through Your compassion you snatch away the hopeless from the pit of destruction.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 7

Although the Lord showed His love for people redeemed by His blood, He gave us His Immaculate Mother for protection and protection, and created this kind refuge for every Christian soul, grieving and embittered, in need of help and mercy. Leading such merciful service of Yours to the human race, the All-Blessed Lady, we raise our eyes to You in sorrow and stretch out our hands in prayer, asking for the only consolation from You, that You may save us by Your intercession from temporary and eternal sorrows and make us worthy to sing on the living lands in the joy of the saints To God: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

Thou hast wondrously glorified by miracles Thy holy icon, the Burning Bush, called the Virgin Mother of God, with which Thou preservest the cities and weights from the burning of fiery and lightning thunder, and blesseth the houses of the faithful, in which the likeness of Thy most pure face is reverently honored. For this reason, since the gift is valuable, Your gracious image is joyfully accepted, we honor You with due worship, and we dutifully please You with these blessings:

Rejoice, Alavaster of healing, containing medicine for every ailment.

Rejoice, world-maker of the fragrance of Christ, which has fragrant fallen humanity.

Rejoice, you who loosen the bonds of sin for the repentant sinner.

Rejoice, captives of passions, crushing those who strive for purity.

Rejoice, tender joy of virgins and mothers.

Rejoice, compassionate care for widows and orphans.?

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 8

It is strange to see how your icon, Lady, written on a tablet and by nature subject to its fiery action, reveals a more natural power and tames the power of fire with its presence. Recognizing in this the power of God and the effect of Your prayers, we magnify You, the Creator of all Gods, who for joy and consolation has given us Your miraculous image and thus saves us from fiery burning, and let us always call Him with gratitude and praise: Alleluia.

Ikos 8

The whole Christian world glorifies Your most blessed name, Mary Theotokos, and it is sweet and comforting for every faithful to look upon Your most pure face, in whose likeness You were wont to show many and glorious miracles. Behold, we too, in humility? We see Your holy icon, we venerate it splendidly and kiss it with love, expecting from it the help and intercession of Your sovereign, especially in times of our helplessness, when sin for our sake suddenly finds a fiery ignition on us, so that we may be saved by You from the destructive flame, with grateful lips We cry out to you:

Rejoice, tabernacle of God the Word not made with hands, surpassing the cherubim and the seraphim in holiness and purity.

Rejoice, thou clothed in a light cloud of the Sun of Truth, Whom the Heavenly One came to the earthly, and brought them to heaven with Him.

Rejoice, thou who opened the doors of heaven to fallen humanity with Thy Holy Nativity.

Rejoice, thou who unite heaven and earth together, and sing ceaseless praise to Thee and to Him Who was born of Thee.

Rejoice, Divine source, flowing out the Water of life, those who drink from unworthiness do not die.

Rejoice, blessed vine that has grown into the Grape of Salvation, who draws out the wine of immortality for man.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 9

Thy glory, Most Blessed and Most Glorified Mother of our Lord, surpasses all praise; for they are perplexed and mindless of the incorporeality of singing Thee according to our inheritance, moreover, it is inconvenient for us earthly and earthly to eat this, but we are overcome by love for You, we dare to bring You all possible singing of praise and thanksgiving for Your great mercy to the human race, whom You have loved and to whom You have not ceased to do good. , striving at every age of the faithful to cry out to the Savior Christ born of You: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

The revolutionaries of humanity are exhausted from comprehending the great mystery of Your ever-virginity, O Mother of God, which the Lord hid from the wise of this age and by faith revealed to the humble and reverent, the inquisitive trial of strangers, from whom the Virgin is preached Orthodoxy and undoubtedly before Christmas and at Christmas and after Christmas. Accept, therefore, O Mother and Virgin, our all-soulful confession of this and strengthen us to follow You with an immaculate life and purity of heart, so that we may be able to gladly sing to You the songs of the blue:

Rejoice, snow-white crescent of virginity and purity, unfadingly blooming mountain.

Rejoice, thou who invisibly guides the living to virginity and purity.

Rejoice, you who wonderfully combined motherhood and virginity in Yourself.

Rejoice, having kept both Yourself immaculate and holy.

Rejoice, leader of monastic faces in virginity pleasing to God.

Rejoice, leader of the virgin regiments in purity of soul and body.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 10

Having arranged the salvation of man, One of the Trinity deigned to be incarnate from You, the Bride of God, the Lady, glorifying human nature by sitting at the right hand of the Father on the throne of the Divine, like the Only Begotten Son, the same as Your Son in the flesh, and He glorified You with Himself in glory, exceeding all glory, which is overshadowed by kindness , do not mercifully forget the human race, but prayerfully intercede before the Creator, in the One Trinity, for all those who faithfully sing praises to Him: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

Thou art the wall of the virgin face and monastic cathedral, the Virgin Mary, and of all who fervently flock to Thee in prayer, and reverently honor Thy holy icon; You alone have been granted from the Lord the grace of universal intercession and the faithful in virginity and purity of affirmation. In the same way, zealots of an immaculate life, under Your Mother’s cover, run from the storm of passions and find peace of mind, crying out to You:

Rejoice, monks and pious nuns, a fair patroness and warm intercessor to God for them.

Rejoice, ever-present helper and spiritual guide in the midst of the world of God’s servants.

Rejoice, teacher of chastity and abstinence to young people.

Rejoice, peace and joy for the reverent elders.

Rejoice, thou who overshadows the homes and families of Christians with Thy good protection.

Rejoice, thou who have made every age of the faithful worthy of Thy merciful care.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 11

The holy Church of Christ, the All-Singing Lady, continually brings you songs of praise, proclaiming your mercies and miracles, in whose image the whole universe has been enriched. Truly, who, like You, is quick to listen to our prayer requests? But you are also accustomed to precede the petition, to be merciful and gracious to those who require Your holy help, so as not to deprive us, the humble, who at this hour sing to the glory of Your name and cry out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

Your luminous icon, the Most Pure Mother of God, enlightens our souls, darkened by sins, with the radiance of Divine miracles, in which we recognize God’s omnipotent power and Your innumerable mercy, ever ready to help us in repentance? and turning from evil deeds to the path of salvation. We pray to You, O All-Merciful One, do not leave us to go astray in the wilds of sins and passions, but lead us to a quiet refuge of a pious and God-pleasing life, so that we may worthily bring You these sung gifts:

Rejoice, our invisible enemies, who pray with your invigorating prayer.

Rejoice, who does not allow us to be possessed by the violence of this mortal body.

Rejoice, for they fear and tremble in Your holy name.

Rejoice, for Thy honorable icon drives away all the power of the devil with its presence.

Rejoice, strengthening ascetics of piety in spiritual warfare against the enemies of human salvation.

Rejoice, at the hour of death, helping those who have love and faith in You.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 12

We partake of the grace of God, confessing Your holy icon, God-blessed Virgin, and brightly celebrating the feast of its appearance. In the image of this burning bush, having appeared, the action also shows its miracles, preserving our homes from the fiery flame and preserving our homes with its presence. For this reason, like a shield and visor, we praise You, our sovereign helper, with song praises and cry out to our Savior born of You: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

We sing to Thee, Mother of God, our only hope and hope, we confess Thy mercy, we do not hide Thy miracles, we glorify Thy innumerable goodness to the Christian race, we bless Thy holy name, which truly is the myrrh poured out to those who love Thee, filling pious souls with a spiritual fragrance. Bless us too, O Lady, who stink with sinful passions, and grant us with a pure heart and undefiled lips to cry out to You:

Rejoice, you who exude sweet and soul-saving myrrh, with which God-loving hearts are anointed.

Rejoice, you who heal mental and physical ailments with a single touch of Your holy icon.

Rejoice, good guide, who guides repentant sinners to the path of pleasure and salvation.

Rejoice, thou who by the ladder of virtues leads the ascetics of Christ to the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Rejoice, you who crown humble and patient sufferers with grace-filled consolation.

Rejoice, you who innocently delight the expelled and persecuted with the anticipation of the bliss of heaven.

Rejoice, O Blessed One, Unburnt Kupino, who delivers us from the fiery blaze.

Kontakion 13

O all-sung Mother, who gave birth to all the saints, the most holy Word and the Burning Bush, called by us unworthy! Listen to the voice of our prayers and songs, which we earnestly offer up to You before Your holy icon, and through Your warm prayer to the Lord of the temporal and eternal fire, deliver us who praise Your name and glorify Your miracles, crying out to Your Son and our God: Alleluia.

This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “To the Queen of Angels...” and the 1st kontakion to “The Chosen Governor...”.

interpretation
One of the Old Testament prototypes pointing to the Mother of God was the burning bush - that bush that Moses saw burning in the fire, but not being consumed. This bush marked the immaculate conception of the Mother of God of Christ from the Holy Spirit. Having become a Mother, She remained a Virgin: before the Nativity the Virgin, at the Nativity the Virgin, and after the Nativity the Virgin... One can give another interpretation to the prototype of the burning bush: The Mother of God, having been born on a sinful earth, remained unconditionally pure, uninvolved in sin, not knowing lawlessness. In church hymns this Old Testament symbol is heard: “Just as a bush is not scorched, so, O Virgin, have you given birth.” In the stichera for the Annunciation it is sung: “Rejoice, Burning Bush”... Pious Christian zeal tried to consolidate this idea in an artistic image, hence the icon “Burning Bush” arose. According to popular belief, this icon saves the houses of those who worship it from fire. According to the story of one eyewitness, who was caught in a large fire that engulfed many buildings, he saw a wooden house that did not catch fire: a woman stood motionless next to it, holding the “Burning Bush” icon in her hands. Tears flowed down her cheeks, but her face expressed complete calm and unshakable faith. It was clear that she was not worried about her home, but was crying about the misfortune of others. The fire intensified, and the woman stood motionless. The next day, the eyewitness returned to the ashes - only one house stood there, preserved by the miraculous power of the icon. star surrounding the Mother of God. The star is made up of two quadrangles, one of which is painted red - the image of a flame, the other, reminiscent of the greenery of a mysterious bush, - green. In the corners of the icon are four symbols mentioned in the Apocalypse of John the Theologian: a man, a lion, a calf and an eagle, as well as archangels with those symbols that church tradition prescribes for them - Michael with a rod, Raphael with an alabaster vessel, Uriel with a fiery sword, Selaphiel with a censer, Barachiel with a bunch of grapes and Gabriel with a branch of the gospel. Sometimes a ladder is depicted in the hands of the Most Pure Virgin, touching the shoulder of the Mother of God - a sign that She raised humanity from earth to Heaven. Sometimes they also write the gates and the rod - a symbol of the Savior, called in church songs “the rod from the root of Jesse.” One of the most ancient icons of the “Burning Bush” is located in the altar of the Annunciation Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin. It was brought to Moscow by Palestinian monks in 1390 and, according to legend, was written on the stone of the rock where Moses saw the mysterious bush. In the Moscow Church of the Burning Bush, in Khamovniki, there stood an icon of beautiful ancient writing, which was once in the “Holy Entrance” of the Faceted Chamber. The celebration of this icon took place twice: on September 4, on the day of remembrance of the prophet Moses, who saw the bush, and in the sixth week of Easter - the week of the blind man, since on this day, according to legend, the icon was transferred to Khamovniki from the Kremlin and the new temple was consecrated . An interesting event is related to the theft of the vestment of this icon in 1812 by a soldier of the Napoleonic army. Before leaving Moscow, he came to the priest of the Novodevichy Convent, Fr. A Polish soldier gave Alexy Vvedensky the chasuble from the Burning Bush icon, asking him to return it to the church from where it was stolen. The soldier admitted that since he took the robe, he could not find peace and was tormented by unbearable melancholy. In the same temple there was another small-sized icon of the “Burning Bush”, donated in 1835 and especially revered since 1837. It depicted a man praying in front of the Mother of God. A special handwritten service to the icon was also kept in the temple with a note that on Mount Sinai it was the custom to sing this service during a strong thunderstorm, “when lightning is terrible.” Unfortunately, this temple has disappeared, but a new temple has now been built in Moscow in honor of the Burning Bush icon - as if in memory of the former...

The miraculous image of the Holy: what helps and its meaning

Since ancient times, Christians have come to pray to the Queen of Heaven to help resolve difficult life situations. But how exactly can this shrine help a person?

If we take into account the rich history of this image, we can say that the Mother of God the Burning Bush helps with such difficulties:

During the war period, commanders and soldiers also appealed to the divine scroll in order to ask for protection in battle;
In particular, the image can help and protect a person if his specialty is a firefighter, doctor, military man or pilot, because people with such a profession, when turning to the image, have always been under the special protection of the Mother of God, protecting the believer so that he does not receive a burn, various injuries, and also The Saint also protects from rash actions;
Many Orthodox Christians are convinced that this miraculous fire can also save from committed sins;
The Burning Bush Icon of the Mother of God also helps sick people who pray for deliverance from mental conditions;
The image of the Intercessor is also used as a talisman to protect the house from various misfortunes;
At the shrine of the Pochaev Mother of God, the Burning Bush, those born from September 24 to October 23 can find protection. They will also be protected by Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and those who were born from May 21st to June 21st can ask for help from the image of the Heavenly Queen Kupina and Vladimir, Saints Constantine and Alexei of Moscow will protect them.

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The very meaning of the icon of the Mother of God of the Burning Bush lies in the iconography of the image, which is set out in some detail. In such a hypostasis, the face of the Virgin Mary is very diverse and has a huge number of varieties of this image, but the most favorite is the one on which there are many images and symbols, which, when fully read, reveal a truly incredible generalization of the meaning of the Most Holy One and her maternal feat for all believers and of all humanity.

Where can you find the Holy Image

Of the oldest images of the Blessed Virgin Mary, painted at the end of the 17th century, it is kept in the Kremlin in the Armory Chamber. However, most of the copies of the image of the Mother of God, as well as the churches built in her honor, were lost during Soviet times. But today, cathedrals are being reconstructed, for example, they include the Church of the Shrine of the Heavenly Queen, or new ones are being built.

List of temples where the Holy Face is located:

The Cathedral of Peter and Paul, located in the Urals, in the settlement of Suksun, stores an ancient copy of the face of the Virgin Mary. The shrine itself has a rather interesting history: in the village of Tokhtarevo, not far from the village, there was a monastery in these parts three centuries ago. And one day the Tatar Tokhtar saw a sacred image in a river and took it to the temple. After which a cathedral was erected in honor of the phenomenon. And many years later, the shrine ended up in Suksun and for some time now an annual crusade with the divine face has been carried out to the place where it was found;
The church of the same name in Sosnovy Bor (Leningrad region) also has this image, to which many Orthodox Christians come to pray;
A miraculous image of the Mother of God was painted for the Holy Mother of God Neopalimovsky Cathedral built in the 20th century in Ulyanovsk on Mount Athos, and the city chronicles contain a huge amount of evidence of healing from this image.

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