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July 24, 2021, Saturday

Today are holidays, events: Events that happened on July 24 in the world, in various years Tomorrow: Memorial Day of Vladimir Vysotsky Day of St. Christopher (patron saint of motorists and traffic police)
Today is an Orthodox holiday: Great Martyr Euphemia All-Praised. Equal to the Apostles Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, in holy baptism Helena. St. Arkady of Vyazemsky, Novotorzhsky... Tomorrow: Martyrs Proclus and Hilary. Reverend Mikhail Malein. Venerable Arseny of Novgorod. Venerable Martyr Simon of Volomsk...

Today is a national holiday: Efimya Stozharnitsa. Olga Stradnitsa... Tomorrow: Proclus the Mourner...

Seasons

Seasons, four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn and winter) characterized by certain average temperatures. The period during which the Sun passes through one of these sectors is called the season. Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere begin when the Sun passes through the initial circle of declination and its right ascension is 0° (vernal equinox). Summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere occur when the sun's right ascension is 90° (summer solstice). Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere begin when the sun's right ascension is 180° (autumnal equinox). The beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere is considered to be the winter solstice, when the direct ascension of the Sun is 270°... Next: Seasons. Russian folk calendar. Monthly words...

Folk calendar about every day

Every day one season always replaces another and this determines a person’s way of life. In connection with this, a folk calendar was formed in which there were practically no nameless, unmarked days. Every day was special, had its own purpose. All this was determined by climate conditions and astrological phenomena.

A calendar is a system for counting periods of time. The first calendars arose a long time ago, in ancient times, because there was a need to measure time. The word calendar comes from the Latin words caleo - to proclaim and calendarium - debt book. This is due to the fact that in Ancient Rome the beginning of each month was especially proclaimed, and because it was customary to pay debts on the first day of the month. Different peoples counted time differently. Some calendars are based on the changing phases of the moon - lunar calendars; in others - the change of seasons - sunny; in others, the length of the year was coordinated with the change of seasons, and the counting of months was associated with the phases of the Moon. Such calendars are called lunisolar.

In Rus', the calendar was called a monthly calendar. Every day, the month book covered the entire year of peasant life, “describing” day by day, month after month, where each day had its own holidays or weekdays, customs and superstitions, traditions and rituals, natural signs and phenomena. The cyclical nature of the calendar is reminiscent of human life, where spring is youth, summer is heyday, autumn is the time of harvesting fruits (it’s good if there are some, otherwise you can live your life without collecting fruits), winter is the time of wisdom and peace. This cyclicality and rhythm determined the way of life of the farmer. The folk calendar was an agricultural calendar, which was reflected in the names of the months, folk signs, rituals and customs. Even the determination of the timing and duration of the seasons is associated with real climatic conditions. Hence the discrepancy between the names of the months in different areas... Next: Folk calendar...

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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, for we tirelessly and with tenderness call to You:

Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.

Ikos 1

Like God's blessing and like a long-awaited gift from heaven, requested by unceasing prayer from God, you were sent down, 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. O Most Merciful Virgin Mary! Open our hearts to Your praise and offer up our prayer to Your Son and our God, that we may call You this:

Rejoice, unattainable purity and indescribable beauty; Rejoice, exalted in Your humility. Rejoice, inexhaustible source of love; Rejoice, vessel chosen by God. Rejoice, our zealous Intercessor. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.

Kontakion 2

Oh, Most Holy Virgin Mary, we are bowed down by 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, having washed 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. We, unworthy, behold such greatness, and in humility of heart we cry:

Rejoice, O full of grace among women; Rejoice, you who have found grace from God and, moreover, exalted Angel. Rejoice, for you have conceived a Son who will inherit the throne of His father David; 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 sorrow of our life. But you, O Blessed One, illuminate our souls with Your gospel, fill our hearts with humility. Yes, bowing our heads, we say: Behold, servants of the Lord, may it be done to us according to Your will! To You, O Unfading Flower, and from You 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 when Elizabeth heard Mary’s kiss, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and cried out with a great voice, saying: Where does this come from to me, 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, pray to Your Son to save us from all trouble and sorrow, anger and sighing, and to 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

Rejoice, Virgin Mother of God, for through You the world has risen to the Light of the undefeatable; Rejoice, Star, showing us the way in the darkness. Rejoice, dawn of the 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 Most Merciful. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.

Kontakion 5

Behold the King of the world is coming, Behold the secret Sacrifice is being accomplished; Angels sing in heaven: Glory to God in the highest! The Savior of the world is born. Christ comes, the great Divine mystery. God has appeared in the flesh, and we, unworthy servants, having put aside all worldly cares, with the Angels of God we glorify 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 Son of Jesus on his hand, and blessed God, and said: Now do You let Your servant go, O Master, according to Your 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, 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 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, beg Your Son to 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, you expanded and strengthened 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 Jerusalem festival, 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 like this:

Rejoice, thou who hast 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, protection 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 marveling at seeing Him sitting in the temple in the midst of the proud and foolish 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 fear of God, in obedience to parents and in spiritual purity; grant them to grow to the glory of God and the happiness of the land of our fathers. O Lamp of unquenchable love, anoint them with the oil of Thy mercy, warm them with the meekness of Thy eyes, cover them with the robe of Thy Motherhood. Oh, the Unfading Flower! With strong faith, unshakable hope and great contrition of heart, falling at Your feet, we continually 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, and now Your Son, may he perform a miracle on us, may he transform our sorrowful days, entwined with lies, resentment and tears, into the joy of rebirth, into the happiness of love and truth, may he strengthen in us the beginning of the Divine Light, the source pure Spirit of 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 are 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, which is righteously moved against us for our sins; 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

Having been in the lower and the Highest, you never retreated, the Divine Teacher: you healed the sick, raised the dead, cleansed the lepers, filled the whole world with love, meek Sufferer! Behold, you hang, nailed to the Cross among the villains, and all the people, standing, curse 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, cry out to You from the depths of our souls:

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 was bleeding Your Son 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 all these 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, so that in spiritual burning, like a light of repentance, we will kindle ourselves 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, correct our feet 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? Do 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, marveling at such miracles and truly confessing Your Son, the Son of God, truly cry out to You:

Rejoice, Mother of God, behold, all the words that you have composed in Your heart have been accomplished; Rejoice, Blessed Virgin, unfading dawn, unending 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 handsome Joseph and is wrapped in a clean shroud. With His soul He ascends into hell to destroy the eternal faiths and lead to freedom from the ages of those bound; from His tomb he proclaims to His mother: Do not weep for Me, Mother, as you behold in the tomb, Whom in your womb without seed you conceived a Son: for I will arise and be glorified, and will exalt with glory unceasingly as 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 and eternal bliss, so that we call to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

One day on the Sabbath, very early, the woman came to the tomb, carrying aromas, and behold, they saw that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, and the Body of the Lord Jesus was missing. 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, as he said! Teach you, O Lady, to invite everyone:

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, and replenish the river; Rejoice, for Your 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 for us all, and giving life 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 have brought us a bright feast of holidays; Rejoice, for through You a bright day has come for us, let us embrace each other, forgive everything through the resurrection, rejoice and be glad 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! Grant us, O Merciful One, a quiet and painless departure from this vale of weeping, sighing and sorrow, and let us cry out to You like this:

Rejoice, ascended into 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 will we go, unwashed, in the midst of darkness and the shadow of death 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 out to God: 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 doing it, why aren’t you getting ready? The Lord is at the door, where do you place your hope? What answer will the Lord pronounce when He, the terrible Judge, comes to judge the earth; Do not weigh this hour or this day, from the edge of the earth to the edge the Archangel's trumpet sounds, and the dead rise, and all the nations gather. 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 cry:

Rejoice, lightning, illuminating our darkness; Rejoice, you who intercede for us at the Last Judgment of Christ. Rejoice, covering the whole world from troubles and sorrows with Your omophorion; Rejoice, for in peace you have been adopted by 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.

Kontakion 13

Ikos 1

Kontakion 1

Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos before the icon “Fadeless Color”

Oh, Most Holy and Immaculate Mother of the Virgin, hope of Christians and refuge for 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, enlighten and teach us, do not retreat from us, Your servants, for our murmuring. Be our Mother and Patroness, we entrust ourselves to Your merciful Protection. Lead us sinners to a quiet and serene life, so that we may pay for our sins. Oh, Mother Mary, our most kind and speedy Intercessor, cover us with Your intercession, protect us 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 may be delivered from all troubles and misfortunes and be justified by Your wonderful intercession at the Last Judgment of Your Son, to whom we give glory, honor and worship now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen. Permanent link to this page: https://akathist.ru/hymns/ak-pb/su-0085.html

Fishing calendar for every day

The fishing calendar should not be taken as an absolutely indisputable truth. Fish biting is greatly influenced by a whole range of natural factors, as well as the influence on the nature of man himself. You must not forget that the fish’s bite depends and is determined not only by the calendar dates and biological cycles of their life, reflected in the calendar, but also, no less, by the state of their habitat; the bite also depends on weather conditions: air and water temperatures, cloudiness, wind direction and strength, etc... Next: Fishing calendar...

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Akathist to the Mother of God, in front of Her icon, called “The Unfading Flower”
Kontakion 1
O 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 life.
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
And in the days of thy Miriam 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
O, 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 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 sorrow; 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, the righteous Simeon came in spirit to the church and received the Child Jesus in his arms, and blessed God, and said: “Now dost thou dismiss thy servant, 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
The Child 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 continually cry out to God: Alleluia. Ikos 7
Warm intercessor for an adulterous and sinful generation!
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 being in the lower and the Highest, he in no way retreated, Divine to the 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 is accomplished!
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 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 blessed 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 from the Sabbath, a woman came very early to the tomb, carrying spices, and behold, when they came, they saw that 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 with the resurrection, we will rejoice and rejoice with eternal joy. Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower. Kontakion 11
O 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 approached God, 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 departed to the Divine To Your 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
O 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) Ikos 1
Like God’s blessing and like a heavenly gift, the long-awaited one, requested from God through unceasing prayer, 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 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.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon,

called "Eternal Color"

Oh, Most Holy and Immaculate Mother of the Virgin, hope of Christians and refuge for 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, enlighten us 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 retaliate 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.

Orthodox calendar about every day

Orthodox calendar: Orthodox, Church and Christian holidays.

The church year is an alternation of weekdays and holidays. On weekdays, a person is called to work “by the sweat of his brow to earn his bread.” Holidays are given in order to feel liberation, to rise above the bustle and routine of the world, to feel involved in the highest of worlds, “where there are no illnesses, sorrows and sighs, but endless life.” Since ancient times, holiday cycles have been associated with the seasons. The pagans associated them with the worship of the forces of nature, the cult of which in the Old Testament was replaced by gratitude to the Creator for the universe. And although the connection between holidays and the seasons has not completely lost its power, since God is present in everything, in the plant and animal world, in human works, it nevertheless faded into the background, giving way to a spiritual foundation built on the Sacred Scriptures. The history of Orthodox holidays dates back to the times of the Old Testament. Each of the Orthodox holidays is dedicated to the remembrance of the most important events in the life of Jesus Christ and the Mother of God, as well as the memory of saints... Next: Orthodox calendar...

History of the “Fadeless Color” Icon

On Sacred Mount Athos there is one of the most ancient icons of the Virgin Mary. And on the day of the Annunciation, many fresh flowers are brought to her, especially lilies. After all, it was the lily that Archangel Gabriel handed to the Virgin Mary when he announced to her that she had been chosen to give birth to the Savior Jesus Christ.

After the celebration of the Annunciation, the lilies at the icon remain as fresh and unfading for 5 months, until the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. At the same time, they lie without water and light.

This miracle proves the truth of our faith and the sincerity of the prayers that are offered in front of the “Unfading Color” icon.

The lily on the icon symbolizes the purity and immaculateness of the Mother of God, the unfading color of the virginity of the Chosen One for the most important mission on Earth. And therefore, in her other hand she holds the Divine Child, who says that everything happened according to God’s Will, and no one can dispute this.

Since ancient times, many miracles have been associated with this icon. It is worth talking about the image located in Israel on Mount Tabor. It differs from all others in that it is made on paper using a typographic method. And it appeared like this: one of the deeply religious residents of the island of Crete bought a paper icon in a church shop. And, reading prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of the “Unfading Flower” icon, he relied on God’s will and decided to ask to be prayed for in the Holy Land. Taking the bottle, he rolled up the paper icon and inserted a note asking him to pray for him in the Holy Land, where this icon must go. Having sealed the bottle, he threw it into the sea. As a result, after a few months, this icon with a note actually ended up in the city of Nazareth, where, by order of the bishop, it was inserted into an icon case and transferred to a Greek temple. It was soon discovered that this paper icon was miraculous and healing. Thousands of people prayed for a believer on the island of Crete. And as a result, he lived a long peaceful life, more than 100 years.

There is another miracle associated with this icon. The miraculous image appeared on the glass of a window of one of the houses in the village of Chernovka, Samara Region. It disappears in the evening and appears again in the morning. This phenomenal case was studied by both clergy and scientists. Many pilgrims come to look at a real miracle - the miraculous image of the Mother of God “Unfading Color”.

Russian folk calendar for every day

The word “sign” comes from the word “notice”, i.e. observe. As a result of observing what happens around a person every day, he accumulates life experience. This knowledge was passed down from generation to generation, carefully preserved and people trusted it as a sacred book. Many signs have come to us from the depths of centuries without losing their knowledge. Each of us is free to choose: to dismiss all this as an absurd superstition or to take a closer look at the signs and take the centuries-old experience of generations more seriously. Most of us, when taking exams, ask them to scold them, boasting about some kind of good fortune or luck, spit so as not to jinx them or knock on wood, take a detour if a black cat crossed the road, are afraid of the number 13 and much more. And who among us does not have lucky things, numbers? Who has never resorted to the help of fate at least once in their life, who has not believed in secrets? It’s as if everything connected with signs is hidden somewhere deep in our subconscious. Often we remember them mechanically, unconsciously, or just as a joke. But, undoubtedly, the signs contain a lot of accurate knowledge and practical wisdom of our ancestors. They cover all the characteristic, often difficult to perceive, natural phenomena. Signs have preserved a lot of what was in old folk holidays and customs; they help predict the weather, grow crops... Next: Folk signs...

The power of the akathist before the icon of the Mother of God “Unfading Color”

Kontakion 1

Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.

Ikos 1

Like God's blessing and like a long-awaited gift from heaven, requested by unceasing prayer from God, it was sent down to you, Mother of God, your righteous and much-joyed parent Joachim and Anna. But you, O God-chosen Maiden, 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 I lifted you up to the very entrance, brought you into the Holy of Holies and opened the whole hidden place of Heaven. O Most Merciful Virgin Mary! Open our hearts to Your praise and offer up our prayer to Your Son and our God, that we may call You this:

Rejoice, unattainable purity and indescribable beauty; Rejoice, exalted in Your humility.
Rejoice, inexhaustible source of love; Rejoice, chosen vessel by God.
Rejoice, our zealous Intercessor.
Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.

Kontakion 2

Oh, Most Holy Virgin Mary, we are bowed down by 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, wash 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 our humble prayer and cry out to Him: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

The Archangel Gabriel was quickly sent from God to the city of Galilee Nazareth and brought to Thee, O Most Pure Virgin, the holy gospel, the verb: Rejoice, O Gracious One, the Lord is with Thee! You have found grace from God. We, unworthy, seeing such greatness, cry out in humility of heart:

Rejoice, O full of grace among women; Rejoice, you who have found grace from God and, moreover, exalted Angel.
Rejoice, for you have conceived a Son, who will inherit the throne of His father David; Rejoice, you who kindled the unquenchable Light in the darkness of our 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 life. But you, O Blessed One, illuminate our souls with Your gospel, fill our hearts with humility. Yes, bowing our heads, we say: Behold, servant of the Lord, may it be done to us according to Your will! To You, O Unfading Flower, and from You Who was Born, we sing all the time: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

In the days of thee thou wentest Mariam into the city of Judah, and into the house of Zechariah, and kissed Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard Marino’s kiss, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and cried out with a great voice, saying: Where is this from for me, that the Mother of My Lord may come to me! Oh, Most Pure Virgin! Visit us, the weak and the poor, 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 great greatness, O Mighty One; Rejoice, Source of life and immortality.
Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.

Kontakion 4

Oh, Unfading Flower! Oh, fragrant beauty! Visit us in our sorrowful earthly vale, beg Your Son to save us from all misfortune and sadness, anger and sighing, and to send us peace into our hearts; May He grant us, as we ask Him, according to His need, 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

To the shepherd who guards the night watch, the Angel of the Lord brought good news of great joy: 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 Firstborn Son, accept from us the following:

Rejoice, Virgin Mother of God, for through You the Light of reason has arisen in the world; Rejoice, Star, showing us the way in the darkness.
Rejoice, dawn of the mysterious day; Rejoice, rebirth of our souls.
Rejoice, faithful refuge and quick Helper in times of trouble; Rejoice, Lily of Paradise.
Rejoice, all-singing Virgin; Rejoice, meek little dove, who gave birth to the Most Merciful.
Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.

Kontakion 5

Behold the King of the world is coming, Behold the secret Sacrifice is being accomplished; Angels sing in heaven: Glory to God in the highest! The Savior of the world is born. Christ comes, the great Divine mystery. God appeared in the flesh, and we, unworthy servants, having put aside all worldly cares, with the Angels of God we glorify in passion and joy, like shepherds and like wolves, we worship You, O Mother of God, and Your We continually call to the Divine Son: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

Behold, the righteous Simeon came in spirit to the church and received the Child of Jesus on his hand, and blessed God, and said: Now release Thy servant, O Master, according to Thy word, in peace! And to you, O Mother Mary, a weapon will pierce your soul, as the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. We, saved by You, cry out:

Rejoice, Most Blessed One, bringing great sorrow into joy; Rejoice, eternal treasure of Mother's love and tenderness.
Rejoice, Mother of our God, who endured the greatest joy and greatest sorrow for Her Son; Rejoice, Queen of the world.
Rejoice, you bring hope and consolation to those who cry.
Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.

Kontakion 6

Oh, Most Blessed Mother Mary! The sea of life rises with storm and wrath, deep abysses have opened up and are ready to swallow us: our heart trembles, our joy is darkened, but You, O Meek and Merciful, beseech the Son Yours, may he help us, the sorrowful and the orphan, 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 grant us, together with Simeon the Receiver of God, to cry out: Now do you let go of your servant, O Master! Help us, O Unfading Flower! Do not leave us and save those who call to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

You grew more expansive and strengthened in spirit and grace, and You, O His Mother, composed with love all the words about the Son in Your heart. Sorrowful and sad is the one who seeks Him, both in the squad, and among relatives and acquaintances, always returning from the festival of Jerusalem, and with great joy having found Him, sitting in the church in the middle of teaching He who marveled and was terrified about 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, thou who hast 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, shelter and refuge for the orphaned and helpless in sorrows; 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 marveling at seeing Him sitting in the temple in the midst of the proud and vain high priests of the Jews, the Divine Mind, revealing the Divine revelation to them. Oh, descend, O All-Blessed Mother, to our children: pray for them to Your Son and our God, that the Light of true knowledge of God may 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 fear of God, in obedience to your parents and in spiritual purity; grant them to grow to the glory of God and the happiness of the land of our fathers. Oh, Lamp of unquenchable love, anoint them with the oil of Your mercy, warm them with the meekness of Your eyes, cover them with the robe of Your Motherhood. Oh, 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 generation! According to Your word, at the wedding in Cana, Your Son of Galilee and our God made the firstfruits a sign and turned water into wine. Ask, O Mother of God, and now Your Son, may he perform a miracle on us, may he transform our sorrowful days, surrounded by lies, resentment and tears, into the joy of rebirth, into the happiness of love truth and truth, may it strengthen in us the beginning of the Divine Light, the source pure Spirit of the Holy God, Triune. Let all that is evil and unclean be cast out of our hearts. Oh, unattainable Purity and Ineffable Mercy! Incline Your ear to our prayer and grant us the privilege of calling us:

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 soon bring our needs to the throne of God.
Rejoice, for according to Your word Your Son creates 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, child against parents, and parents against child. Oh, Merciful God! Who has desecrated Your wondrous harvest, who is all the tares and thistles among the wheat? Your wrath 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, which is righteously brought upon us for our sins; Strengthen those who love us, let neither persecution nor cruel times shake them; bring to reason those who hate us and do harm to us; forgive our enemies, who do not know what they are doing, soften their angry hearts and illuminate their darkness with the light of Christ’s love, and transform their malice and hatred into shame and repentance. Oh, fragrant flower! Our vessels are empty, we have no oil of good deeds, and the lamps of our faith are going out from 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 being in the lower and the Highest, without any retreat, the Divine Teacher: the sick were healed, the dead were raised, the lepers were cleansed, the whole world was filled with love, the meek Sufferer! Behold, you hang, nailed to the Cross among the villains, and all the people standing mock 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 You:

Rejoice, sweetest Virgin Mary, for Your sorrow will be turned into joy and no one will take this joy from You; Rejoice, you who experienced the greatest torment, in vain your Son bleeding on the Cross, humiliated, crucified, spat upon.
Rejoice, for you have been called the Queen of the world and are seated 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, having trampled 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 see such a thing, we cry out with horror: God, be merciful to us sinners! For our sins, 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 ones, so that in spiritual burning, as a light of repentance, let us kindle ourselves before the Cross, God Thy natural 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, lift us to the radiant Unsetting Light, let us call to God: Hallelujah a.

Ikos 9

It's done! Father, I commend My Spirit into Your hand. Oh, Most Pure Mother! Have you heard how the earth trembles with sadness, its chest disintegrates, graves are opened, the dead rise and the church veil is torn? Do you see how great darkness has enveloped the earth and people in fear and trembling, their beating hearts say: Truly this is the Son of God! We are amazed at such a miracle and truly confess Your Son, the Son of God, and truly cry out to You:

Rejoice, Mother of God, behold, all the words that you wrote in your heart have been accomplished; Rejoice, Blessed Virgin, unfading dawn, unsetting day, golden light.
Rejoice, dawn of the unflickering Light of the evening; Rejoice, sanctuary of great mystery.
Rejoice, source of our immortality; Rejoice, giver of Divine grace.
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, for the sins of the world a great sacrifice is offered, behold, the Savior of the world is placed in a new tomb by the graceful Joseph and is wrapped in a clean shroud. With His soul He ascends into hell to crush the eternal faiths and to set free those bound from time immemorial; from His tomb He proclaims to His mother: Do not weep for Me, O Mother, seeing in the tomb Who in your womb without seed You conceived a Son: for I will arise and be glorified, and I will exalt with glory without ceasing to God, who magnifies 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, crying out ceaselessly: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts! Oh, Mother of our salvation! Make us also partakers of the bright Resurrection of Your Son and eternal bliss, so that we call to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

One day on the Sabbath, a woman came early to the tomb, carrying perfume, and behold, when she came, they saw that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, and that Teles had not seen the Lord Jesus. 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, as he said! Teach you, O Lady, to invite everyone:

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, and again the river: Rejoice, for Your 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, having trampled death upon us all, and given life to those in the tombs!
Rejoice, Giver of endless eternal life; Rejoice, for through Your love and Your prayers I have been delivered from eternal darkness.
Rejoice, for through You you have brought forth for us the bright holiday of the holidays; Rejoice, for through You a bright day has come for us, we will embrace each other, we will forgive everything through the resurrection, we will rejoice and be glad with eternal joy.
Rejoice, Mother of God, Unfading Flower.

Kontakion 11

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killed the prophets! Your grave crime has been forgiven by the Lord, and the never-setting Sun of Truth has risen over the world. Cleanse our souls too, Meek Virgin! Purify our feelings, so that we may see Christ coming 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 draws near, O Mother of God, the Virgin, like the Angel of the Lord Gabriel, shining brightly, appeared before You, handing over to You the bright, unfading lily of paradise, and behold, You accepted the will of the Lord with humility and joy and quietly departed to Your Divine Son . Oh, our tireless Prayer Book! Oh, Unfading Color of the bright heavenly paradise! Send down to us, O Merciful One, a quiet and painless departure from this vale of tears, sighs and sorrows, and let us cry out to You like this:

Rejoice, ascended into Heaven by Your Son, Queen of Heaven; Rejoice, our quick and faithful Helper and Intercessor before Him.
Rejoice, All-Singing Virgin, for Your name is unfadingly beautiful and blessed from generation to generation; Rejoice, in the storms of life our safe and quiet refuge.
Rejoice, Delighted 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 just think about him! How can we leave our near and dear ones orphaned? How will we go, unwashed, in the midst of darkness and the shadow of death to 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 the light of the eternal let the truth shine before our eyes. Oh, Most Pure Mother! We trust in You, we pray to You and we cry out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

Oh, my soul, my soul! Get up, why are you sleeping? 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 is the answer spoken by the Lord, when He, the terrible Judge, comes to judge the earth; Not an hour, not a day, from the end of the earth to the end the trumpet of the Archangel sounds, and the dead are raised, and all the nations are 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 strength, with warm faith and undoubted hope we fall to Your Most Pure Image and with tears we cry:

Rejoice, lightning, illuminating our darkness; Rejoice, you who intercede for us at the Last Judgment of Christ.
Rejoice, covering the whole world from troubles and sorrows with your omophorion; Rejoice, for you are the son of the One Mother.
Rejoice, for you have been given the only ineffable grace to pray for us; Rejoice, you who prepare eternal joy for all your faithful children.
Rejoice, fragrant to us sinners forever with your Unfading Flower.
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! Please accept our offering today and deliver everyone from all misfortunes. Warm us with Motherly love, rejoice us with eternal joy. Save us from eternal torment by your unceasing prayer to Your Son and grant us the Heavenly Kingdom, O Queen, who cry out for You: Alleluia.

This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “For God’s blessing...” and the 1st kontakion “Oh, Most Blessed Virgin Mary, ...”.

Prayer

Oh, Most Holy and Immaculate Mother of the Virgin, hope of Christians and refuge for sinners! Protect everyone who comes running to You in misfortune, hear our groaning, 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, enlighten and teach us, do not depart from us, Your servants, for our murmuring. Be our Mother and Patroness, we entrust ourselves to Your merciful Protection. Lead us, sinners, to a quiet and serene life, so that we may pay for our sins. Oh, Mother Mary, our most kind and quick Intercessor, cover us with Your intercession, protect us from enemies visible and invisible, soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against us. Oh, Mother of the Lord our Creator! You are the Root of Virginity and the Unfading Color 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 can see the ways of God’s truth. By the grace of Your Son, strengthen our weak will in fulfilling the commandments, so that we may be delivered from all misfortune and misfortune and be justified by Your wonderful intercession at the Last Judgment of Your Son, to Him We give glory, honor and worship now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Holiday calendar, dates and events of the year

All state and professional holidays in Russia, including significant World and International holidays, and other equally interesting holidays and events about every day.

The holiday has always kept pace with the history of mankind. Social time can be divided into three types: everyday life (weekdays), weekends and holidays. Everyday life is a series of practices repeated day after day and every day (work). Weekends are regular breaks from the rush of everyday life. It is believed that on weekends a person should restore his strength after working days. Day off, non-working day. A holiday is a day of celebration established in honor or in memory of someone or something. A day or series of days celebrated by the church in memory of a religious event or saint... Next: Calendar...

Prayer book, Orthodox prayers for every day

Prayer is the most powerful means for healing all illnesses - both physical and mental. Prayers can be laudatory or grateful, petitionary and repentant. If we have offended God, sinned, we must ask Him for forgiveness, that is, repent. Such prayers are called repentant prayers. If everything is fine with us, if we and our loved ones are healthy and prosperous, if we have a place to live, something to wear, something to eat, we must glorify and thank God for this. Such prayers are called praise or thanksgiving. If some misfortune, illness, trouble or need happens, you need to ask God for help. Such prayers are called petitionary... Next: Orthodox prayers...

How do prayers in front of the “Unfading Color” icon help?

There were many copies of this icon in Russia. She was especially revered by young people who read the prayer to the Mother of God “Unfading Flower” about marriage or marriage, so that she would send them a worthy life partner.

After the revolution, some of the icons were lost, but there are several icons in churches in the Moscow and Voronezh regions. For example, in the village of Otradnoye, Novousmansky district, Voronezh region, in the Church of the Intercession there is a miraculous image. Prayers in front of the “Unfading Color” icon help both when creating a family and in illness and sorrow. The main thing is to try to ask for immaculate things, without having any bad thoughts in your soul, about profit, about wealth and a career. Prayers should be pure, like a lily flower in the hand of the Blessed Virgin.

The most important thing that prayer can help with is the preservation of the family. To overcome misunderstandings, stop quarrels and return love and happiness to the family - isn’t it a miracle if it happens these days?

Zodiac, astrological, eastern calendar. Zodiac signs

In ancient times, to establish the calendar, priests used knowledge of the positions of all the planets. Before the reform of Peter 1, the New Year was celebrated on the Day of the Autumn Equinox. On this day, according to ancient legend, the most peaceful treaty was concluded between the Great Race (ancient Slavs) and the Great Dragon (ancient Chinese) and it was approximately 7518 years ago... For the ancient Slavs, the calendar month corresponded to the lunar cycle from new moon to new moon, taking into account such Thus, the relationship of the entire annual cycle with astronomical and natural phenomena. There was no coherent calendar system. The main natural phenomena are still considered to this day to be the days of the solar equinox and solstice - the Slavic holidays Maslenitsa, Kupala, Ovsen and Kolyada. But during the time of Peter 1, all ancient Slavic calendars were abolished and a new Western European calendar from the Nativity of Christ (Julian calendar) was introduced, while the beginning of the calendar was moved to January 1. The Julian calendar (old style) did not take leap days into account and accumulated one extra day every 128 years. After the October Revolution in 1918, the Gregorian calendar (new style) was introduced in Russia, according to which an amendment of 13 days was introduced. The calendar of the ancient Slavs was based on two planets: the Sun and the Moon. And now they don’t use anything at all. The calendar has become static. There is no such thing as the calendar, it turns out, resting on some planet. Nobody even knows about it. There are just some standard numbers, there are months and holidays. The calendar is based on the Sun and Moon. Why is this so? Because these two luminaries influence the Earth. The Earth revolves around the Sun, and the Moon revolves around the Earth. And these two luminaries create the atmosphere on the planet. From here the calendar is built... Next: Astrological calendar...

Portal "Wonderful Diveevo"

Kontakion 1

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

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

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

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