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The icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” (with pennies) became famous in 1888 in St. Petersburg, when, during a terrible thunderstorm, lightning struck the chapel, but the holy icon of the Queen of Heaven located in it remained unharmed; small copper coins (pennies) lying in front of the icon only stuck to it. A church was built on the site of the chapel in 1898.

AKATHIST

Kontakion 1

To the chosen Voivode, victorious, as having been delivered from eternal death by the grace of You, who was born Christ our God and by Your Mother's intercession before Him, let us write thanks to You, Your servants: for having an invincible power, free us from all troubles and sorrowful circumstances, calling:

Ikos 1

A representative angel was sent from Heaven and said to the Mother of God: Rejoice, Blessed among women, foretold Mother of Christ, the Son of God. In the same way, we, burdened with sins, having increased the hope of salvation in You, touchingly cry out to You:

Rejoice, God's favor towards sinners;

Rejoice, strong intercession of those who repent before the Lord God.

Rejoice, proclamation to fallen Adam;

Rejoice, deliverance of the tears of Eve.

Rejoice, you who take away sinful filth;

Rejoice, bathhouse, washing the conscience.

Rejoice, thou who gave birth to the Savior, who mercifully cleanses our iniquities;

Rejoice, all-wonderful reconciliation of all to God.

Rejoice, bridge, truly lead us from death to life; Rejoice, you who saved the world from the flood of sin.

Rejoice, heavenly ladder, by which the Lord descended to us;

Rejoice, wine of all deification.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 2

Seeing the currents of miracles pouring out from Thy holy icon, Good Mother of God, and understanding that You are the Good Helper of the praying, the Offended Intercessor, the hopeless hope, the sad consolation, the lost Recovery, the hungry Nurse, the naked robe, the virgin chastity, the strange Mentor, the toiling help, sight for the blind, blessing of hearing for the deaf, healing for the sick, we cry out to God with thanksgiving for You: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

The mystery of Yours, Mother of God, the intercession of people who are perishing in sorrow, if we wish to understand, we resort to You, O Mother and Virgin. But You, who are Good, taught us to understand in the protection of Your Good Son the merciful providence for the salvation of our souls and the cleansing of many sins, let us cry out to You joyfully:

Rejoice, you who are overwhelmed by a quiet refuge;

Rejoice, those who doubt the well-known statement.

Rejoice, One Mother of Mercy;

Rejoice, speedy Helper to those in troubles and misfortunes.

Rejoice, you who cleanse our sins with sorrow;

Rejoice, you who heal the sorrows of our spiritual infirmities.

Rejoice, you who teach us to despise vain joys;

Rejoice, you who raise our minds to the higher world.

Rejoice, you who attract us from earthly love to God’s heavenly love;

Rejoice, you who give us consolation and grace-filled life in our very sufferings.

Rejoice, promise of eternal blessings;

Rejoice, Intercessor of eternal joy.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 3

Strengthen me with power from above, O Good Lady, who is ailing in body and soul, and grant Thy visitation and providence, the darkness of despondency and sorrow that surrounds me, driving away, so that, saved by You, I will ever sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Having an inexpressible wealth of mercy, you extend a helping hand to all those who mourn, heal ailments, heal passions. Do not despise me, O Good Lady, on the bed of my infirmity, lying down and crying out to You:

Rejoice, treasure of mercy;

Rejoice, there is only one hope for the desperate.

Rejoice, healing of my body;

Rejoice, salvation of my soul.

Rejoice, strong fortress of the weak;

Rejoice, O intercessor and strengthener of the weary.

Rejoice, thou who quickly quenches the wrath of God with Thy prayer;

Rejoice, taming our passions by the power of Your prayers.

Rejoice, blind seeing, hearing deaf;

Rejoice, lame walking, dumb speaking.

Rejoice, trustworthy visit to those who are sick;

Rejoice, for through You, according to the measure of faith, grace-filled healings are given to all the infirm.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 4

The storm of many troubles and misfortunes will overcome me, and I can no longer tolerate anxiety. You, as the Merciful Mother of my Savior and God, raise your hand to Your Son, begging Him to look upon the fierce sorrow of my heart and raise me from the abyss of despair, crying out to Him: Alleluia.

Ikos 4

Hearing, O Most Holy Virgin and Mother, the righteous prophecy of Simeon: But a weapon will pierce your very soul, you have composed all these words in your heart, understanding that the joy of a mother’s heart for the children of many sorrows in this world is involved. Moreover, as we are more experienced in all sorts of things and have suffered through the power of motherly sorrow, we cry out to You:

Rejoice, joy to the world - who gave birth to Christ the Savior;

Rejoice, thou who deliverest the world from sorrows.

Rejoice, you who endured the reproach of Your Son;

Rejoice, you who suffered through His suffering.

Rejoice, consolation to sorrowful mothers;

Rejoice, children of their blessed protection.

Rejoice, quick intercession in our troubles;

Rejoice, correction of those who have gone astray.

Rejoice, food for babies;

Rejoice, instruction to the young.

Rejoice, Mother of the orphans,

Rejoice, intercession of widows.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 5

The rich Blood of Your Son on the Cross for our salvation, poured out for our salvation, as the Servant of the Lord, obeying the will of the Father in Heaven, You showed us the image of suffering and patience, and we, in the furnace of temptations and troubles that exist, humbly cry out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

Seeing Thee, Thy Son and God, standing at the Cross with the beloved disciple and crucifying His heart, saying: “Woman, behold, Thy son,” and to the disciple: “Behold, thy Mother,” giving unto Thee all who believe in Him. We, as fellow-partners of the sorrow and suffering of Your Son, who have the Good Mother in You, place all our hope in You in our sorrow, crying out to You:

Rejoice, Mother of the Christian race;

Rejoice, Thou who adopted us as sons at the Cross of Thy Son.

Rejoice, thou who united God with man;

Rejoice, you who united the faithful of the Lord.

Rejoice, O Lamb, who gave birth to the Lamb who took away the sins of the world;

Rejoice, O cup, who draws us joy from the Source of immortality.

Rejoice, Helper of the salvation of sinners;

Rejoice, Seeker of the lost.

Rejoice, unexpected joy of sinners;

Rejoice, rise of the fallen.

Rejoice, Healer of all infirmities;

Rejoice, quenching all sorrow.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 6

Thy mercy is preached, O Mother of God, to all the ends of the universe, for having covered the entire Christian race with Thy honorable mantle, for whom you continually pray to Christ our Savior and deliver Thy well-behaved and God-fearing people from all troubles, faithfully crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

The grace that shines forth from Thy wonderful icon, Mother of God, falls before it with tears, we pray to Thee: push away the cloud of temptations that have come upon us, and let us cry out to Thee joyfully:

Rejoice, bringing to Thy Son and God the prayers of the faithful;

Rejoice, and You Yourself always praying for us at the Throne of Your Son.

Rejoice, Representative to God, saving the world from troubles;

Rejoice, Intercessor of the Christian race, given to us by God.

Rejoice, blessed-leaved tree, with which many are covered;

Rejoice, bright-fruiting tree, from which vernias feed.

Rejoice, cover of the world, broadening the clouds;

Rejoice, land of promise, from which flows honey and milk.

Rejoice, O field, growing an abundance of bounties;

Rejoice, Giver of all goodness.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 7

Desiring to reveal currents of miracles from Your holy icon “Seeking the Lost,” You commanded, O Lady, that in perdition and sorrow those who exist should perform a prayer service before Thee, and those who have received healing should preach the mercy for the sake of which the icon was revealed, so that the source of grace-filled healings may not be hidden to all who require it. Likewise, we do not hide Your benefits, but glorifying God with gratitude, we cry out to Him: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

The new font of Siloam has appeared more than the ancient ones, O Most Pure Lady, Thy temple, in which we worship Thy miraculous icon: for Thou didst not only give health to the body to those who come first in the summer, but heal every ailment and every ulcer of the soul and body with faith and love for You. those running. For this reason we cry out to You:

Rejoice, font, in which all our sorrows are immersed;

Rejoice, cup, through which we receive joy and salvation.

Rejoice, stone that solders the thirsty for life;

Rejoice, tree that delights the dirty waters of the sea of ​​life.

Rejoice, inexhaustible Source of life-giving waters;

Rejoice, bathhouse that washes away sinful filth.

Rejoice, delight in our sorrows;

Rejoice, our sorrows have been quenched.

Rejoice, trampling on demons;

Rejoice, disgrace of enemies.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 8

We are all strangers and strangers in this land, according to the apostle’s verb: troubles from enemies, troubles from relatives, troubles from false brethren, suffering in many deprivations and sorrows. You, Lady, as the Good Guide, guide us to a quiet refuge and pray to Your Son that forgiveness of sins may be granted to us before the end, so that we may ever cry out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 8

Our entire life on earth is painful and filled with sadness from slander, annoyance, reproach and other many types of troubles and misfortunes; for the body is weak, and our spirit is weak. We therefore resort to You, O Mother of God, falling before Your most pure icon, fill our sorrowful hearts with joy and gladness, so that we cry out to You:

Rejoice, Guide, guiding us to the Heavenly Fatherland;

Rejoice, Queen of Heaven and earth, who opens the gates of heaven to us.

Rejoice, Merciful One, who has mercy on us;

Rejoice, Housebuilder, who organizes our life well.

Rejoice, watered fleece, which Gideon foresaw:

Rejoice, blessed womb, which has contained the inconceivable God of all.

Rejoice, Burning Kupino;

Rejoice, Indestructible Wall.

Rejoice, Life-Giving Source;

Rejoice, Unfading Flower.

Rejoice, softening of the hearts of the wicked;

Rejoice, tenderness of the good.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 9

Every everyday sweetness of sorrow in this world is involved: glory is not worth it, wealth flies by, beauty and health fade, friends and sincere ones are taken away by death. Sweeten our sorrows, O good Guilty One, giving Thy incorruptible joy to us who cry out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

The prophets of many prophecies are perplexed with which words to console the sorrowing and perishing, but She, the Lady, spoke consolation to our hearts, Thy grace rays dispel the clouds of our sorrow and the darkness of despondency, let us cry out to Thee:

Rejoice, you who have made all Christians happy with their hope in You;

Rejoice, joy and peace to the world.

Rejoice, Giver of Divine goodness;

Rejoice, Hope of eternal blessings.

Rejoice, ship of those who want to be saved;

Rejoice, haven of worldly voyages.

Rejoice, faithful Guardian of those who trust in Thee according to God;

Rejoice, clothing of the naked of boldness.

Rejoice, Guardian of all and affirmation;

Rejoice, guardianship and sacred refuge for all the faithful.

Rejoice, help from those who faithfully pray to You;

Rejoice, bright knowledge of grace.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 10

To save the human race from eternal torment and unceasing sorrow, O Lord, Lover of mankind, dwell in Your ever-virgin womb, and You, Your Mother, grant to those who are perishing help, protection and protection, so that you will be comfort to the sad, retribution to the lost, joy to the grieving, hope to the desperate, eternal torment By her intercession she delivers and brings to Heavenly joy all who faithfully cry out to Thy Son and our God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

You are a wall to the virgins, the Virgin Mary, and to all who resort to Your protection. We also pray to You, intercede, cover and protect all those who are perishing and helpless from temptations, bitterness and troubles, who cry out to You with love:

Rejoice, pillar of virginity;

Rejoice, chosen vessel of purity and chastity.

Rejoice, for those who wage war on the flesh with chastity have a fair wedding;

Rejoice, O giver of eternal joy to those who grieve in monasticism.

Rejoice, changing the flame of passions;

Rejoice, you who drive away the darkness of temptations.

Rejoice, Teacher of chastity;

Rejoice, purity fence.

Rejoice, correction of men;

Rejoice, Who has risen from our fall.

Rejoice, firm affirmation of faith;

Rejoice, pleasant censer of prayer.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 11

We offer all-contrite singing to Thee, Thy servants, the Mother of God, as the all-powerful Intercessor of our race: quench the sickness of those who come running to You, tame the wrath of God, the sin that righteously moves upon us for our sakes, deliver us from all fierce sorrow and destruction, crying out to God about You: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

A light-receiving lamp, kindled by the coal of God’s grace, Your most honorable icon, O Lady, appeared to us for our sanctification and consolation. We, who honor love and fall to it with faith, cry out to Ti:

Rejoice, thou who by Thy mighty intercession delivers us from all troubles;

Rejoice, you who protect us from cowardice and flood.

Rejoice, who supplies us with hunger of soul and body;

Rejoice, thou who quenches the fire with the dew of Thy prayers.

Rejoice, you who save us from mortal destruction;

Rejoice, strong Helper in battle.

Rejoice, you who protect us from the invasion of foreigners;

Rejoice, protector from internecine warfare.

Rejoice, easy passage of those who float on the waters;

Rejoice, good Traveling Driver.

Rejoice, liberation of the captives;

Rejoice, there will be a speedy deliverance from the impending righteous rebuke of God.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 12

You wished to give a guarantee of grace to our race, You showed us Your celibate icon, Mother of God, from which the currents of miracles flow out with faith, sick people are healed and sorrows are quenched. For this reason we joyfully cry out to God for You: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

Singing Your mercy and miracles, Mother of God, we all praise You, as our steadfast Representative, and with tenderness we worship You, praying for us, and ask: raise a rune to Your Son, so that in this life and after our death His mercy will be unceasing for us calling on Ti:

Rejoice, our unshameable hope in life and in our repose;

Rejoice, you who give peace to the end of this life to those who trust in You.

Rejoice, on the day of judgment our Hope and Protection;

Rejoice, supplication of the Righteous Judge.

Rejoice, eternal deliverance from Gehenna:

Rejoice, Hope of eternal salvation.

Rejoice, key of the Kingdom of Christ;

Rejoice, door of heaven.

Rejoice, bridge, lead to Heaven;

Rejoice, refuge of all repentant sinners and Good Intercessor.

Rejoice, Joy of Angels;

Rejoice, Glory and Consolation to all the righteous.

Rejoice, Blessed Virgin Mary, Recovery of the lost and Joy of all who mourn.

Kontakion 13

O All-Singing, God-Pleased Mother, who gave birth to the joy of Heaven and earth, the King Christ, our God! Hear the voice of Your mourning servants and, having accepted this little prayer of ours, deliver us from all troubles, sorrows and misfortunes: heal our ailments, consume slander, drive away all malice and enmity from us and take away the future torments of those who cry out for You: Alleluia.

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

Prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icons called “Seeking the Lost” and “Joy of All Who Sorrow”

PRAYER FIRST

O Most Holy and Most Blessed Virgin, Lady Theotokos! Look with Your merciful eye on us standing before Your holy icon and praying to You with tenderness; raise us from the depths of sin, enlighten our minds, darkened by passions, and heal the ulcers of our souls and bodies. There are no imams of other help, no imams of other hope, except for You, the Lady. You weigh all our weaknesses and sins, we run to You and cry out: do not abandon us with Your Heavenly help, but appear to us ever and with Your ineffable mercy and bounties, save and have mercy on us who are perishing. Grant us correction of our sinful life and deliver us from sorrows, troubles and illnesses, from sudden death, hell and eternal torment. You, Queen and Lady, are the First Helper and Intercessor of all who flow to You and a strong refuge for repentant sinners. Grant us, O Most Blessed and All-Immaculate Virgin, the Christian end of our life to be peaceful and unashamed, and grant us, through Your intercession, to dwell in the Heavenly Abodes, where the unceasing voice of those celebrating with joy glorifies the Most Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. . Amen.

PRAYER TWO

Zealous Intercessor, Compassionate Mother of the Lord, I come running to You, the accursed one and the most sinful person above all; Hear the voice of my prayer, hear my cry and groaning. For my iniquities have exceeded my head, and I, like a ship in the abyss, am plunging into the sea of ​​my sins. But You, All-Good and Merciful Lady, do not despise me, desperate and perishing in sins; have mercy on me, who repent of my evil deeds, and turn my lost, accursed soul to the right path. On You, my Lady, Mother of God, I place all my hope. Thou, Mother of God, preserve and keep me under Thy roof, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

PRAYER THREE

O Most Holy Lady and Mother of God, Supreme Cherub and Most Honest Seraphim, God's Chosen Maiden, Retribution for the lost and Joy to all who mourn! Give consolation to us, who live in perdition and sorrow; Are there no other refuge and help for you from the imams? You alone are our Intercessor of joy, and as the Mother of God and the Mother of Mercy, standing at the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity, you can help us, for no one who comes to You leaves in shame. Hear now also from us, on the day of destruction and sorrow, who fall before Your icon and pray to You with tears: take away from us the sorrows and troubles that befall us in this temporary life, but do not, through Your omnipotent intercession, create eternal, endless joy in the Kingdom of the Son and God. ours. Amen.

PRAYER FOUR

To my most blessed Queen, to my Hope, to the Mother of God, Friend to the Orphan and Strange, Representative! Joy to the mourning, to the offended Patroness! See my misfortune, see my sorrow: help me as I am weak, feed me as I am strange. Weigh my offense, resolve it as if by will: for I have no other help except You, no other Representative, no good Comforter except You, O Mother of God, for you will preserve me and cover me forever and ever. Amen.

PRAYER FIFTH

O Most Blessed Lady, Protector of the Christian race, refuge and salvation of those who resort to You! We know, truly we know, how much we have sinned and been angry, O Merciful Lady, the Son of God begotten in the flesh of You. But the Imam has many images of those who angered His mercy before me: publicans, harlots and other sinners, to whom forgiveness of their sins was given for the sake of repentance and confession. Thou, therefore, imagining the images of those who have been pardoned by the eyes of my sinful soul and looking at the great mercy of God that I have received, I am bold and I, a sinner, will resort with repentance to Your mercy. Oh, All-Merciful Lady! Give me a helping hand and ask Your Son and God, through Your motherly and most holy prayers, for forgiveness for my grave sin. I believe and confess that He Whom You gave birth to, Your Son is truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, Judge of the living and the dead, reward everyone according to his deeds; I again believe and confess that You are the true Mother of God, the source of mercy, the consolation of those who mourn, the seeker of the lost, a strong and unceasing intercessor to God, who dearly loves the Christian race, and a helper of repentance; Truly, there is no other help and protection for us except You, the Most Merciful Lady, and no one, trusting in You, was ashamed when, and by You begging God, no one was quickly abandoned. For this sake and I pray to Your innumerable goodness: open the doors of Your mercy to me who have gone astray and fallen into the dark times of the depths, do not disdain the foul me, do not despise my sinful prayer, do not leave me the accursed, as an evil enemy seeks to kidnap me to destruction, but beg for me Thy merciful Son and God born of Thee, may He forgive my great sins and deliver me from my destruction, for even I, with all who have received forgiveness, will sing and glorify the immeasurable mercy of God and Your shameless intercession for me in this life and in the endless eternity . Amen.

PRAYER SIX

Hope of the unreliable, village of the helpless, refuge of the overwhelmed, protection of the attacked, intercession of the offended, bread-loving, delight of the hungry, nectar of heavenly rest for those thirsty, Mother of the Most Blessed God, Most Blessed and Immaculate Virgin! I resort to You alone, to Your protection I wholeheartedly bow my knees, Lady. Do not despise crying and tears that cry for joy! Even if my unworthiness and the damnation of my sins terrify me, but this wholesome image assures me, on which grace and strength, like an inexhaustible sea, I see: the blind who have received their sight, the galloping lame, wandering as if under the canopy of Your charity the Mother of God rested and at every request the good those who are in need; Looking at the image of these pardons, I came running with blind spiritual eyes and lame spiritual feelings. Oh, never-ending light! Enlighten and correct me; bear all my sorrow, bear all my misfortune; do not despise my prayer, O helpful giver! Do not disdain me, a sinner, do not despise me, a vile one; We know that you can do everything, little louse, oh my good hope, my hope comes from my mother’s breast. I am committed to You from my mother’s womb, I am left to You; do not leave me, do not depart from me, now and forever and ever. Amen.

TROPARION

Troparion, tone 2

Joy to all who grieve, and the offended Intercessor, and the hungry Nourisher, the strange Consolation, the overwhelmed Refuge, the visiting of the sick, the protection of the weak and the Intercessor, the Rod of old age, You are the Mother of the Most High God, the Most Pure One: we strive, we pray, to be saved by Your servant.

Kontakion, tone 6

There are no imams of other help, / not imams of other hope, / unless You, Lady, / help us: / we hope in you / and we boast in you, / for we are your servants, / / ​​let us not be ashamed.

In. Troparion tone 8

To the source of ever-flowing mercy, the Most Pure Virgin Mother of God, the priest, all people, priests and foreigners, men, wives, and children, healthy and sick, crying out in repentance and tenderly saying: Lady, help Thy sinful servant, show Thy good glory , ever striving to have mercy on us, to ask for the cleansing of our souls and bodies from the Source of our life, God, Whom you gave birth to, the only Blessed One.

A well-known street in the capital, Bolshaya Ordynka, is rightly called the place of golden domes. Among believers, the Church of “Joy of All Who Sorrow” is especially revered. This place of worship was first mentioned in chronicles in 1571. At that time, the temple was known under a different name, as the Church of Varlaam Khutynsky. According to historians, it was erected in 1523 during the time of Metropolitan Varlaam, in the name of his heavenly intercessor and patron. In 1625, the clergy consecrated the throne here in the name of the Transfiguration of the Lord. This is currently the high altar of the Church of Sorrows.

The temple on Ordynka “Joy of All Who Sorrow” was built in stone in 1683/85. A few years later, a miracle happened within its walls: one of the parishioners received complete healing from the image of the Mother of God. As legends say, the patriarch's sister Joachim suffered greatly from a painful wound in her side. She cried out in prayer for help. One day, a mysterious voice reached Euphemia, indicating that she should serve a water-blessing prayer service at the icon of the Queen of Heaven in the Transfiguration Church. The woman realized that she had heard the call of the All-Intercessor herself. She followed all the instructions and was healed. Since then, the icon has been famous as miraculous, and to this day the image is revered by all Orthodox believers in the country.

The temple on Ordynka “Joy of All Who Sorrow” was destroyed in 1922 during the confiscation of church valuables. All jewelry and utensils were expropriated (more than 65 kg of silver and gold). In 1933 it was closed, the Bolsheviks removed the bells, but the interior remained virtually untouched.

During the Great Patriotic War The temple on Ordynka “Joy of All Who Sorrow” was a storeroom of the Tretyakov Gallery. In 1948 it was reopened for worship.

The Church of “Joy of All Who Sorrow” is of particular interest due to its architectural designs. Its bell tower has a rare shape. The building is built in the form of a cylindrical rotunda, with semicircular arched windows and Ionic two-column porticoes. Inside there are 12 columns that support a small drum with a dome in the form of a hemisphere and a spherical head. A characteristic feature of the interior decoration is the placement of candlesticks. They are upstairs, with attendants climbing a portable wooden ladder to light the candle.

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The icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” is an amazing phenomenon in the history of icon painting. There is a lot of documentary evidence about the miraculous acts of this image. The list of such documents is perhaps the longest in the history of Orthodoxy.

Icons and lists of “Joy to All Who Sorrow”: meaning in the Orthodox faith

“Joy to all who mourn” is the first line of one of their stichera. Even the name of this image contributed to the fact that it became so widespread in our country. In addition to the first icon located in the Moscow church, there are about two dozen locally revered and miraculous lists.

The meaning hidden in the name of the icon is very close and understandable to the soul of the Russian person. The meaning of the images “Joy of All Who Sorrow” is revealed as follows: this is the believer’s reckless hope in the Most Pure Mother of God, who is everywhere hastening to ease sorrow, to console, to save people from sorrow and suffering, to give healing to the sick and clothing to the naked...

Iconography

The icon depicts the Mother of God in full height, with or without a baby in your arm. The All-Intercessor is surrounded by the radiance of the mandrola. This is a halo of a special oval shape, elongated in the vertical direction. The Virgin Mary is surrounded by angels, the New Testament Trinity and the Lord of Hosts are depicted in the clouds.

This principle of iconography developed in Rus' in the seventeenth century under the influence of Western European traditions. The iconography of the image could not obtain a single completed composition and is presented in churches in many versions. The most famous are two types of icon painting - with a baby in arms, as in the temple on Ordynka, and without it.

The peculiarity of the icon is that, together with the Mother of God, it depicts people tormented by sorrows and illnesses, and angels who perform good deeds in the name of the All-Savior.

Icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” with pennies

The image became famous in St. Petersburg in 1888, when the chapel where it was located was struck by lightning. The icon remained intact, only copper pennies (pennies) stuck to it. Subsequently, a temple was built on this site. The famous icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” with pennies is still there to this day.

How to pray to the Queen of Heaven

Prayer should be offered to the miraculous icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” with a pure heart and thoughts. All those in need, sick people, mothers expecting children from the war, entire families where trouble has happened, can ask the intercessor for help.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin

“Blessed Queen, My Hope, Mother of God, Intercessor of the orphaned and the strange, Patroness! To the grieving Joy, to the offended Representative! Behold my misfortune, behold my sorrow: help me the weak servant of God (name). Resolve my offense according to your will. I hope for your help. I ask only you, Mother of God, for help! Amen".

Priests advise turning to the image of “Joy to All Who Sorrow” as often as possible; the prayer can be said in your own words, the main thing is the sincerity and true faith of the parishioner.

Lists from the icon of the Queen of Heaven

When Tsar Peter the Great and his entourage moved to St. Petersburg in 1711, his sister placed a copy of the icon of the All-Intercessor in the new palace church. Later, an entire temple was built in the name of the Mother of God in the Northern capital, which occurred during the reign of Elizabeth the First.

How and when can you visit the temple?

The church is located in Moscow, B. Ordynka street, building 20. You can get to the place by metro, to the Tretyakovskaya and Novokuznetskaya stations. The temple on Ordynka “Joy of All Who Sorrow” is available for visiting daily, from 7.30 to 20.00 pm.

Instead of completion

One of the oldest and most famous churches in the capital is always ready to receive parishioners. Access to the miraculous icon is always open, but you may have to wait in a short line.

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Known in various lists. The icon depicts the Mother of God in the radiance of a mandorla, surrounded by people overwhelmed by illnesses and sorrows, and angels performing good deeds on her behalf.

According to legend, the image was first glorified in 1688 in Moscow in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” (Transfiguration) on Bolshaya Ordynka, where it is now kept (the northern aisle of the temple was consecrated in honor of the icon).

The celebration of the icon takes place on October 24 (November 6). Some lists from it have their own days of celebration.

Iconography

“Joy of All Who Sorrow” is the opening line of one of the Mother of God stichera. Apparently, the first icon with this name was an image known only from mention in documents, painted in 1683 by the court painter Ivan Bezmin, who worked in European style.

This type of iconography developed in Rus' in the 17th century under Western European influence (Madonna in Glory, Misericordia, Ruzhantsova, Immaculate Conception Virgin Mary; from the Orthodox - the Life-Giving Spring, the Image of tenderness and visiting those in trouble who suffer, merged with the “Joy of All Who Sorrow” by the 18th century).

Researchers note that the iconography of “Joy of All Who Sorrow” did not receive “a single, complete compositional scheme; it exists in many variants.”

Early editions of the 17th century initially did not have images of the suffering. They appear only after the glorification of the icon in 1688.

In addition to the image of the Mother of God, it traditionally includes images of people overwhelmed by illnesses and sorrows, and angels performing good deeds on behalf of the Mother of God. The Mother of God is depicted full-length, standing in a mandorla (radiance) and surrounded by angels (with the Child on her left hand, but more often without him).

Above in the clouds is the Lord of Hosts or the New Testament Trinity. The Virgin Mary stands on a crescent moon (an image from the iconography of the apocalyptic Woman clothed with the sun - Rev. 12:1) or on the clouds. In the hand of the Virgin Mary is a rosary (an early and rare version, arose under the influence of the Catholic rosary), a scroll or bread. There are versions where the Mother of God is depicted without the Child with a scepter in her right hand, while with her left hand she passes “food”, bread, to the hungry.

Despite the fact that the iconography of “Joy of All Who Sorrow” was formed after a church schism associated with the reforms of Patriarch Nikon, the image was popular among the Old Believers. Icon painters from the Old Believer workshops of the village of Vetka in Belarus wrote numerous copies of this icon, including in its Western type Misericordia.

History of the icon

Praise

Icon "Joy of All Who Sorrow" first became famous as a miracle worker in 1688, in Moscow, in the Transfiguration Church on Ordynka. When and under what circumstances the icon came to this temple, there is no exact information. Most likely, this happened in 1685, when the church was rebuilt from stone with donations from Evdokia Vasilyeva Akinfova.

By 1688, the icon was already so dilapidated that after its glorification it was strengthened with cypress wood inserts.

The miracle that glorified the icon, according to legend, consisted of healing through prayer to the icon of the sister of the Patriarch of Moscow Joachim, Euphemia Petrova Papina. The church record of the Church of the Transfiguration reports:

« In Summer 7196 of the month of Octovria on the 24th day... in the reigning city of Moscow... A certain widow named Euthymia, Peter's daughter, according to Papin, the Holy Patriarch Joachim, half-sister... lying on her bed, she was barely alive, fearing her illness lasted for a year time, as if she were already seeing death, but also appearing internally from her side».

According to legend, while calling on the Mother of God for deliverance from her illness, Efimiya Papina once heard a voice during prayer:

Euphemia, why in your suffering do you not resort to the common Healer of all?
- Where can I find such a Healer? - Euphemia answered, amazed at her voice.
And there was an answer:
- In the Church of the Transfiguration of My Son there is My image, called “Joy of All Who Sorrow.” He stands on the left side of the meal, where women usually stand. Call a priest with this image from this church to you, and when he serves a prayer service with the blessing of water, you will receive healing.
Do not then forget My mercy towards you and confess it to the glorification of My name.

Having come to her senses, Euphemia learned from her relatives that there was indeed an icon in the Church of the Transfiguration on Ordnyk "Joy to all who mourn", asked to bring her to her house and after a prayer service before her she received healing. This happened on October 24, and since that time, according to church tradition, this icon has shown many miraculous healings. This story is known from "Tales of an Icon", written almost immediately after the miracle took place. The service to the icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow”, modeled on the service to the icon of the Mother of God “Hodegetria”, and the legend were compiled immediately after the glorification of the image; a special akathist was written in 1863 by the professor of the Moscow Theological Academy P. S. Kazansky.

Further history

The event received a wide response (since Efemia was the sister of the late patriarch), “ in addition to the Legend, a service and prayers to the icon were compiled, and the isographers of the royal icon-painting workshop at the Armory began to create lists from it" The Church of the Transfiguration on Ordynka became known among the people not as Spaso-Preobrazhenskaya, but as Skorbyashchenskaya- along the chapel dedicated to the miraculous image. According to one version, in 1711 the icon was taken away from Moscow by Princess Natalya (see below), leaving a list in its place. According to other versions, the princess, on the contrary, took the list away, leaving the original in Moscow.

Under Soviet rule, the church was closed and turned into a storage facility for the State Tretyakov Gallery. According to some reports, the icon stored there disappeared without a trace. The icon that is now kept on Ordynka, according to one version, is the contribution of Patriarch Alexy I, who donated it to the temple when services were resumed there in 1948.

This is an exact copy of the original icon, apparently created in the second half of the 18th century. According to another version, this is exactly the icon that was there before the temple was closed.

Features of iconography

The Moscow icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” depicts the Virgin Mary and Child, above whom two angels with ripids hover. Another pair of angels is depicted among the suffering people.

A special feature is the image of a number of saints above the sufferers: on the left - Sergius of Radonezh and Theodore Sikeot, on the right - Gregory Decapolite and Varlaam of Khutyn.

This indicates the patronal nature of the icon, which was probably painted specifically for the Transfiguration Church on Ordynka, where the chapel of St. Varlaam of Khutyn was located (before the construction of the stone church in its place there was a wooden church in his honor).

Above the Mother of God there is an image of the Fatherland (one of the iconographic variants of the icons of the Holy Trinity, prohibited at the Great Moscow Council of 1667), and under her feet there is a cartouche containing the text of the kontakion for the icon.

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Around 1710–1711, Tsarevna Natalya Alekseevna (sister of Peter I), moving with the court to St. Petersburg, took the icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” from the Church of the Transfiguration on Ordynka. All reference books on the Mother of God icons disagree on this point: some believe that she took away the list, others that the list was left in Moscow instead of the original. In any case, both icons - Moscow and St. Petersburg - were equally revered as miraculous. It is reported that this icon was among the Russian troops during the Prut campaign of 1711.

The icon, brought by the princess to St. Petersburg, was decorated with a frame and placed in the house Church of the Resurrection of Christ at her palace behind the Liteiny Yard on Shpalernaya Street. Already under Natalia Alekseevna, the icon was richly decorated - a silver frame was made for it, decorated with the family jewels of the princesses, and particles of relics and relics of saints were attached to it. In 1713, an almshouse was established at the palace; after the princess’s death in 1716, her home church was assigned to it. Empress Catherine II also revered the icon and in 1768, during a smallpox epidemic, she went to her on a pilgrimage before being vaccinated against the disease for herself and her heir, Pavel Petrovich. Under Catherine II, a new frame for the icon was also created. In 1817-1818, according to the design of the architect L. Ruska, the church was completely rebuilt, and the icon was installed in a special niche to the right of the iconostasis.

The list of the icon was made on a cypress board measuring 69.0 × 51.2 cm. In 1858, a new, third frame was made of gold for it based on a drawing by F. G. Solntsev. It took about 6.7 kg of gold to make the setting; it was richly decorated with diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies, garnets, topazes, amethysts and pearls. The relics of many saints were placed in it and after the solemn consecration on August 3, performed by Metropolitan Gregory (Postnikov), they were placed on the icon.

The temple also contained three copies made from the princess's list, none of which have survived:

• the first one exactly repeated the iconography of the princess’s list and was decorated with a frame made during the reign of Princess Natalia Alekseevna. In 1847, she was transferred without salary to the Polotsk Spaso-Efrosinievsky Monastery, and her copy of the work of P. M. Shamshin was placed in the church.
• the other two had modified iconography with the addition of figures of sufferers and were executed in a picturesque manner. One (293.4 × 226.7 cm) was located in the choir and was painted in 1858 by the artist F. A. Bronnikov. The second (213.5 × 124.5 cm) was located in a niche on the outer wall. It was created in 1869 by artist I. A. Tyurin on a copper board in memory of the fiftieth anniversary of the reconstruction of the temple.

Even later, the church was completely rebuilt and received the name of the Sorrow Church, based on the icon that was in it. In 1932 the temple was closed and the icon disappeared.

In the St. Petersburg Transfiguration Cathedral there is now an icon that is considered to be the image of Natalya Alekseevna, but, as researchers note, this is a misconception, since an ancient lithograph depicting the icon of the princess has been preserved, and the icon from the Transfiguration Cathedral does not coincide with it. Perhaps this is a revered list in a precious frame, which, as is known from documents, was kept next to the icon of the princess in the Sorrow Church. Apparently, it was he who was moved to the cathedral when the church was closed.

List of "with pennies"

Joy of all who mourn with pennies - a list from the icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” with copper coins stuck to the paint layer during the fire (on the lists from the icon, coins are depicted with paint). It measures 53.5 × 35.5 cm and belongs to the type “Tenderness and visitation to those suffering in trouble.” The painting style dates back to the 19th century. In honor of the icon, a separate celebration was established - July 23 (August 5), and by order of Patriarch Alexy II dated April 2, 1998 it was specified to be called the St. Petersburg Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” with pennies.

According to legend, this image was washed up by the waves on the estate of the merchants Kurakins on the Neva. Subsequently, the icon passed to the merchant Matveev, whose mother came from the Kurakin family, who donated it to the Tikhvin chapel of the village of Klochki near St. Petersburg, located near the St. Petersburg glass factory. The veneration of the icon began after there was a severe thunderstorm over St. Petersburg and its environs on July 23, 1888:

“Lightning struck the chapel at the Glass Factory with force, burned the interior walls, but did not touch the image of the Mother of God, despite the fact that other icons were scorched by the flames, and the alms cup was completely broken. The image of the Lady was attached to the chapel in the corner on a cord. From a thunderclap, the icon descended to the ground, and the face of the Mother of God, greatly darkened by time and soot, seemed to brighten and be renewed. Twelve copper coins from the broken mug somehow ended up attached to the image in different places.”

The news of what had happened quickly spread throughout the city and the next day, with the blessing of Metropolitan Isidore (Nikolsky), prayer services began in front of the icon. Soon there were reports of miraculous healings from the icon. The first of them include: December 6, 1890 - 14-year-old Nikolai Grachev, who suffered from seizures, and February 7, 1891 - 26-year-old Vera Belonogova, who lost her voice due to a throat disease.

In 1893, Emperor Alexander III prayed in the chapel and donated money and land for the construction of a stone temple, which was consecrated on August 2, 1898 (project authors A. I. von Gauguin and A. V. Ivanov).

In the 1930s, the church on the Neva embankment was demolished (only the chapel survived; Obukhovskaya Oborona Avenue, 24), and currently the icon is located in the Church of the Holy Trinity “Kulich and Easter” (St. Petersburg).

The celebration of the icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow with Pennies” takes place on July 23 according to the Julian calendar (August 5 in the XX and XXI centuries). In the Moscow church on Ordynka, July 23 is celebrated in the same way as October 24, although it is not considered a patronal holiday.

Other lists considered miraculous

Numerous lists of the image of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” are known, which were located in various cities of Russia. Their iconography repeats both Moscow and St. Petersburg icons. Various miracles are attributed to them, which led to their local veneration. Below are a number of the most famous lists with which independent legends are associated.

• Reshnevskaya - received as a gift from a wandering monk by the pious widow Maria Savich, who, having received miraculous help from the icon, built a stone church for it in the village of Reshnev, Kremenets district, Volyn province. In 1650, during the consecration of the temple, through the prayer of the mother, a baby was healed of paralysis.
  The icon is a copy of Iveron, but local residents call it “Joy of All Who Sorrow.” The celebration of the icon takes place on August 7 (July 24 according to the Julian calendar).

• In the church of the hospital of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, placed there, according to legend, by the founder of the hospital, Saint Prince Nikolai Svyatosha. The image became famous for numerous healings. According to legend, a hospital watchman noticed several times a woman coming to the hospital to see seriously ill people, who then recovered. One day he saw an image of the Mother of God on the wall above the dying monk in the glare of moonlight. The patient also saw this vision and recovered.

• In the Vologda prison hospital, which, according to a late and unreliable legend, belonged to the holy Prince Ivan Andreevich (in monasticism Ignatius). The icon took part in all city religious processions. No later than 1827, the icon was decorated with a gilded silver frame. This list has not been preserved.

• In Voronezh in the Theological Church. According to legend, during the reign of Peter I, one governor, driving along the Voronezh River past the temple, refused the adjutant’s offer to bow to the icon, saying: “Everything with you is miraculous.” A storm that arose, threatening to sink the boat, caused the governor to repent and desire to venerate the icon, which he did. The icon was considered miraculous; numerous healings were attributed to it and, in gratitude for them, they were decorated with votive weights. An additional celebration was established for her on the third day after the Holy Trinity.

• List from the Tver cemetery church, originally located in the city's cathedral. The first report of healing from it dates back to the second half of the 18th century. Subsequently, healings were attributed to the list more than once, and by 1776 the icon was decorated with numerous votive additions. The icon became especially famous for its healings during the cholera years of 1848 and 1853. After the epidemic, it was decorated with a gilded silver frame.

• In Tobolsk there was a list of icons created at the turn of the 17th-18th centuries (updated in 1745). The beginning of the veneration of the icon is unknown, but in 1752, when it was transferred to a new church, it already had a gilded silver frame. The temple inventory of 1795 reports that the icon had many votive weights, rings, crosses and precious stones. The icon was especially revered by merchants, who wore it annually shopping arcades for prayers. The icon has not survived; from its reproductions of the 19th century (many churches in Tobolsk had venerated copies of it), its size is known to be 71 × 53 cm. The iconography was of the type “Tenderness and visitation to those suffering in trouble” (Misericordia).

• List from the Sorrowful Church of the House of Mercy in Harbin (China), founded in the 1920s. The icon was a gift from an employee of Bishop Nestor (Anisimov), and soon the priest discovered a renewal of dark colors on the icon, which led to a renewal of the image. This was the beginning of the veneration of the icon among the Orthodox in Harbin. In the 1950s, the church was closed, and all its utensils and decorations were transferred to the state. The head of the church, Z. L. Tauts-Zvereva, was able to obtain permission to take the icon to Hong Kong, from where in 1965 it was transported to the USA, where it was placed in the Synodal Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad.

Hymnography

We are now diligent to the Mother of God, / sinners and humility, and let us fall, / calling in repentance from the depths of the soul: / Lady, help, having mercy on us, / struggling, we perish from many sins, / do not turn away your vain servants, / / ​​You and the imams have one hope.

Troparion of the Mother of God before Her Icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow”

Let us never be silent, O Mother of God,/ of Your strength to speak unworthy:/ If You had not stood before us, praying,/ Who would have delivered us from so many troubles,/ Who would have kept us free to this day?/ We will not retreat, O Lady, from You,// Yours for you always save slaves from all kinds of evil ones.

Kontakion of the Mother of God before the icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow”

There are no other imams of help, no other imams of hope, except for You, the Lady. Help us, we rely on You and boast in You, for we are Your servants, let us not be ashamed.

Stichera sung instead of troparion

For all those who grieve, the joy and the offended are the intercessor, and the hungry for the nourisher, the strange consolation, the overwhelmed refuge, the visiting of the sick, the weak protection and intercessor, the rod of old age, You are the Mother of the Most High God, the Most Pure One: we strive, we pray, to be saved by Thy servant.

Today the most glorious city of Moscow shines brightly,/ having the miraculous icon of our Lady Theotokos:/ that, showing miracles to the faithful,/ sends down gifts of healing./ For this reason, we also pray with faith,/ and looking at that most pure image,/ like the true One We behold our Lady, the Ever-Virgin Mother of God,/ and we say touchingly:/ Look, Mother of God, with the eye of mercy,/ stretch out Thy most pure hand to us,/ as it is seen in Thy icon,/ and grant joy to all who mourn,/ healing to those who are sick from all ailments and deliverance from troubles, / for You are the speedy Representative for our souls.

Troparion of the Mother of God before the icon of Her Joy to All Who Sorrow

To the source of ever-flowing mercy, / the Most Pure Virgin Theotokos, / the priest, all people, priests and foreigners, / men, and wives, and children, healthy and sick, / crying out in repentance and tenderly saying: / Lady, help your sinful servant, / manifest Your good glory, / always strive to have mercy on us, / ask for the cleansing of our souls and bodies, / found from the Source of life, God, / Whom you gave birth to, the only Blessed One.

Prayer

Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, Most Blessed Mother of Christ God our Savior, Joy to all the sorrowing, visiting the sick, protection and intercessor of the weak, widows and orphans, patroness of the sad, all-reliable comforter of sad mothers, strength of weak infants, and always ready help and faithful refuge for all the helpless! You, O All-Merciful One, have been given grace from the Almighty to intercede for everyone and deliver them from sorrow and illness, for you yourself have endured fierce sorrow and illness, looking at the free suffering of Your beloved Son and Him crucified on the cross in sight, when Simeon’s weapon was predicted by Your heart let's pass. Moreover, O beloved Mother of children, heed the voice of our prayer, comfort us in the sorrow of those who exist, as a faithful intercessor of joy: standing before the throne of the Most Holy Trinity, at the right hand of Your Son, Christ our God, you can, if you wish, ask for everything useful to us. For this reason, with heartfelt faith and love from the soul, we fall to You as the Queen and Lady and we dare to cry out to You in psalms: hearing, Daughters, and see, and incline Your ear, hear our prayer, and deliver us from current troubles and sorrows; You fulfill the requests of all the faithful, as joy to those who mourn, and give peace and consolation to their souls. Behold our misfortune and sorrow: show us Thy mercy, send comfort to our hearts wounded by sorrow, show and surprise us sinners with the riches of Thy mercy, give us tears of repentance to cleanse our sins and quench the wrath of God, and with a pure heart, good conscience and With undoubted hope we resort to Your intercession and intercession: accept, our all-merciful Lady Theotokos, our earnest prayer offered to You, and do not reject us, unworthy, from Your mercy, but grant us deliverance from sorrow and illness, protect us from all slander of the enemy and slander human, be our constant helper all the days of our life, so that under Your maternal protection we will always achieve our goals and be preserved by Your intercession and prayers to Your Son and God our Savior, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, with His beginningless Father and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Queen of heaven and earth, consolation for those who mourn, heed the prayer of sinners: In You are hope and salvation.

We are mired in the evil of passions, We wander in the darkness of vice, But... our Motherland... Oh, tilt your all-seeing eye towards it.

Holy Rus' - your bright home is almost perishing, To you, Intercessor, we call: No one else knows about us.

Oh, do not leave Your children who grieve Hope, Do not turn Your eyes away from our sorrow and suffering.

One of the poems rewritten by the Royal Passion-Bearers in Tobolsk

There is no doubt that the very name of this image, “Joy of All Who Sorrow,” was the reason for its widest distribution on Russian soil. In addition to the first Moscow image, there were at least two and a half dozen miraculous and locally revered copies of this icon: in the first throne itself and in its environs, on the banks of the Neva and in Abkhazia, in Siberian Tobolsk and Kiev, in Vologda and Nizhny Novgorod, in others cities, villages and monasteries. The meaning hidden in the name of the icon is especially close and understandable to the soul of the Russian person - hope in the Most Pure One, who invariably hastens to console, alleviate the sorrow and suffering of people, to give “clothing to the naked, healing to the sick”...

The Mother of God is depicted on this icon in full growth, usually with a scepter in her right hand and with the Child on her shoulder, but sometimes without Him, with outstretched arms, as in the famous “Joy of All Who Sorrow” (with pennies), surrounded by distressed Christians falling to Her and Angels sent to assuage their sorrows, pointing to the Ever-Virgin - the source of inexhaustible and all-conquering joy. The attire of the Most Pure One varies on the lists: She appears either in glory, with a crown on her head and in the queen’s vestments, or in the usual cloak and white robe for Her earthly days.

As the ancient church chronicle narrates, in the summer of 7196 from the creation of the world (1648 from the Nativity of Christ), tormented by a huge non-healing ulcer in her side, the widow Euphemia Akinfieva, the sister of Patriarch Joachim, despairing of receiving healing from the doctors, appealed to the Most Pure One and suddenly heard a voice: “Euphemia “Why don’t you, in your sorrow, resort to the common Healer of all?” - “Where can I find such a Healer?” - the patient asked humbly. And then a voice commanded to turn to the priest of “the temple of the magnificent Transfiguration of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ and the Reverend Father Varlaam of Khutyn, the Novgorod miracle worker,” which is on Bolshaya Ordynka in Moscow, so that he would take there “on the left side in the meal, where usually women become”, the image of the Most Pure One and a prayer service was served before it with the blessing of water. Having immediately completed all this, Euphemia received healing. This is how the first miracle happened from the “icon of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, which is also called Joy to all who mourn", and the temple itself received and still retains the name of the Sorrowful (although its main altar was consecrated in the name of the Transfiguration). The temple on Bolshaya Ordynka is also famous for the fact that the “All-Night Vigil” by S. V. Rachmaninov (on the Saturday closest to the day of his death, March 28) and “Liturgy” by P. I. Tchaikovsky (the day of his death fell on the 25th) are performed here annually. October according to the old style - the day following the celebration of the miraculous day). Every Saturday a prayer service is held here at the miraculous last years who revealed a new grace-filled gift of healing for those suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction. Each age has its own sorrows - only the joy of healing given by the Intercessor does not pass away.

Church on Bolshaya Ordynka

In addition to the church on Bolshaya Ordynka, there are now four more parish churches in the Mother See in the name of the icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” (at the 3rd Meshchanskaya at the Staro-Catherine Hospital, at the Kalitnikovskoye cemetery (with a locally revered list), at Zatsepa (better known by the chapel as the temple of Frol and Laurus) and at the psychiatric hospital at Kanatchikova Dacha); The altar of the hospital church of the Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery has the same dedication. Previously, in Moscow there was also the Sorrowful Convent on Novoslobodskaya Street and almost a dozen Sorrowful churches, including at several hospitals, shelters and the Matrosskaya Tishina prison.

Unlike Muscovites, Orthodox cities on the Neva they were sure that the first-revealed image of the miraculous woman was transported to the new capital in 1711 by the sister of Peter I, Princess Natalia Alekseevna, and eventually ended up in the Sorrowful Church on Shpalernaya Street. The end of the smallpox epidemic that raged during the time of Catherine II was attributed to the miracle of this image.

By the beginning of the twentieth century, church historians found it difficult to answer which of the icons - on Bolshaya Ordynka in Moscow or on Shpalernaya in St. Petersburg - was the first image. But judging by the fact that the St. Petersburg icon is painted on a cypress board on a primed canvas, it is younger than the Moscow one.

However, over time, St. Petersburg also found its icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” in a special version of it - the so-called “Virgin Mother of Pennies.” In ancient times, Kurakin merchants living in the suburban village of Klochki (now this is the area of ​​the Glass Factory, long ago included within the boundaries of St. Petersburg) found an image of the Virgin Mary washed up to the shore by the waves of the Neva; several generations later, their heirs donated the family shrine to the chapel at the Glass Factory.

On July 23, 1888, a terrible thunderstorm broke out over the banks of the Neva. A lightning strike burned out the inner walls of the chapel along with all the icons and scattered coins from the begging cup. Only one icon survived, and later inscriptions fell from the face of the Most Pure One, and twelve copper coins from the mug were driven into the board of the icon with superhuman force. Since then, the new miraculous one has received the popular name “Our Lady (with pennies).” The next day, streams of pilgrims flowed to the chapel, miraculous healings began and did not stop. In 1898, a new temple was consecrated here, and the miraculous remained in the chapel and was transferred to the temple only for the duration of services. It is this place that is mentioned in the lines of A. A. Akhmatova “The steamboat goes to the Sorrowful...” - this is how pilgrims usually got here. In Soviet times, the temple was destroyed, the chapel, by the Providence of God, has been preserved to this day, but the miraculous image itself (with pennies) is located nearby, in the Trinity Church “Kulich and Easter”.

On the St. Petersburg version, the Most Pure One is written with outstretched arms, with her face tilted to the left, Her lower clothes are crimson, Her upper ones are dark blue, Her head is clothed in a white veil, without a royal crown. Above in the clouds is the blessing Savior, around are Angels, the suffering, green branches and the indispensable twelve coins.

The celebration of the icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” takes place on October 24 according to the old style (some of the lists from it also have their own special days of celebration). And within the current borders of Russia, and within its historical borders, and throughout the world, wherever the foot of a Russian person has set foot, the words of chants in honor of this holy icon have sounded, are sounded and will continue to be heard until the end of this world.

Stichera, tone 2, sung at a prayer service instead of a troparion

To all the sorrowing Joy and the offended Intercessor, and the hungry Nourisher, the strange Consolation, the overwhelmed Refuge, the sick Visitation, the weak Protection and Intercessor, the Rod of old age, the Mother of the Most Pure God, Thou art the Most Pure, we strive, we pray, to be saved by Thy servant.

Prayer

O Most Holy and Most Blessed Virgin, Lady Theotokos! Look with Your merciful eye on us, standing before Your holy icon and praying to You with tenderness: raise us from the depths of sin, enlighten our minds, darkened by passions, and heal the ulcers of our souls and bodies. There are no imams of other help, no imams of other hope, except for You, the Lady. You weigh all our weaknesses and sins, we run to You and cry out: do not abandon us with Your heavenly help, but appear to us ever and with Your ineffable mercy and bounty, save and have mercy on us who are perishing. Grant us correction of our sinful life and deliver us from sorrows, troubles and illnesses, from sudden death, hell and eternal torment. You, Queen and Lady, are the speedy Helper and Intercessor of all who flow to You and the strong Refuge of repentant sinners. Grant us, O Most Blessed and All-Immaculate Virgin, the Christian end of our life to be peaceful and unashamed, and grant us, through Your intercession, to dwell in the heavenly abodes, where the unceasing voice of those celebrating with joy glorifies the Most Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Nadezhda Dmitrieva

From the book “He rejoices in You!”

Joy to all who mourn, icon of the Mother of God.

The icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow”, taken to St. Petersburg, was placed by Tsarevna Natalia Alekseevna in the home Church of the Resurrection of Christ at her palace behind the Liteiny Dvor on Shpalernaya Street. Under Natalia Alekseevna, particles of relics and relics of saints were attached to the icon, and a silver frame was made, decorated with the princesses’ family jewelry. In the city, an almshouse was established at the palace, to which the temple began to belong after the death of the princess (1716). During the smallpox epidemic in the city, Empress Catherine II went to the icon on a pilgrimage, before inoculating herself and her heir Pavel Petrovich against the disease. In - gg. the church was completely rebuilt (architect L. Ruska), the icon was installed in a special niche to the right of the iconostasis.

There was no written recording of miracles from the icon in the temple, but in the literature it is mentioned that in the city a dying noblewoman was healed, to whose bed the image was brought (in memory of this a large diamond was attached to the frame); a doctor at the Vyborg hospital who fell ill with cholera, in the 50s. Through his father’s prayer in front of the icon in the church, the official’s son recovered.

The image was painted on a cypress board (69.0x51.2 cm). Under Empress Catherine II, the 2nd salary was made, in the city - the 3rd, gold, according to Fig. F. G. Solntseva. In the temple there were 3 copies of the miraculous image. The 1st iconographically corresponded to the icon, and the frame of Princess Natalia Alekseevna was placed on it. In the city, this image, but without a salary, was transferred to the Polotsk Spaso-Euphrosinyev Monastery and replaced by a copy of the work of P.M. Shamshin. The other 2 are made in a picturesque manner with a change in iconography (suffering people are added). One (293.4x226.7 cm), painted in the city by the artist F.A. Bronnikov, was located in the choir of the temple. The second (213.5x124.5 cm), made by the artist Tyurin on a copper board to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the temple in the city, was installed in a niche on the outer wall of the temple. Not a single list has survived.

The Sorrow Church was dismantled in the 30s. c., the chapel was closed (preserved in a rebuilt form), and the icon was moved to the Church of the Holy Trinity ("Kulich and Easter"), where it remains to this day.

The iconography of the icon (53.5x35.5 cm) belongs to the type “Tenderness and visitation to those suffering in trouble.” In terms of painting style, it is an example of 19th century writing.

Iconography

The earliest documentary mention of an icon with the title “Joy of All Who Sorrow” refers to the city. This image was painted by the court painter I. Bezmin, its style and iconography should have followed European, most likely Polish, models. It is not certain that the first images contained images of sufferers. According to the inventory of the Arzamas Alekseevsky monastery, only the Mother of God with 2 angels was represented on the icon with that name. There are no images of the suffering on the St. Petersburg miraculous icon. A similar composition coincides with Western European iconography "Gloria" (Glorification of the Mother of God).

In the 80s as part of the stamps of the expanded akathist cycle on the icons of Semyon Spiridonov Kholmogorets, an image of the Mother of God appears "Tenderness and visitation to those in need" dating back to European. "Madonna Misericordia" (Merciful) (the earliest dated example is "The Virgin and Child on the Throne, with 40 marks of the akathist", 1687, Russian Museum). The Mother of God was depicted without the Child, with her arms spread to the sides and surrounded by a variety of sufferers, located in 3 rows on both sides of Her. It is possible that a similar image of groups of sufferers began to be placed on the icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” after the glorification of the image in the Transfiguration Church on Ordynka in the city under the influence of the composition “Tenderness and Visitation to the Suffering in Trouble.”

The composition of the Moscow miraculous icon with the image of the suffering goes back to the “Gloria”: in the center is the Mother of God with the Child, standing on the clouds and surrounded by radiance, on the sides at the top there are 2 angels with ripids, 2 more angels are placed among the mourners. The peculiarity of the Moscow miraculous icon is in the depiction of saints over the suffering: on the left - St. Sergius of Radonezh and St. Theodora Sikeota, on the right - Rev. Gregory Dekapolit and Varlaam Khutynsky. The selection of saints indicates the patronal nature of the icon, painted on an individual order and specifically for the Transfiguration Church on Ordynka, where the chapel of St. Varlaam Khutynsky. Above the Mother of God is an image of the “Holy Trinity” (the so-called New Testament), and below it is a cartouche with the text of the kontakion for the icon. These features indicate the secondary nature of the iconography of the image and indirectly indicate that the St. Petersburg miraculous icon was the original one, and the Moscow one was a copy of it.

Exact lists of the Moscow icon have been known since the beginning. XVIII century . The composition of additional saints on them could change in accordance with the requirements of the order, sometimes they are missing. The distribution of these lists in the 18th century. contributed to engraved sheets made from the miraculous image.

On the St. Petersburg icon, which generally coincides with the Moscow one in the depiction of the Mother of God and Child, there are other differences besides the absence of the suffering. Thus, the Mother of God is represented standing on the moon - a detail combined with the radiance surrounding Her corresponds to the text of the Apocalypse about a woman clothed “with the sun; under her feet is the moon” (Rev. 12: 1). Similar images have been known in the West since the 14th century; they came to Russia in the 17th century, giving rise to several iconographic types (“Sunny”, “Blessed Sky”, etc.). The rosary in the hands of the Mother of God and the Child, also a detail of Western origin, characteristic of the iconography “Rosarium” (Vision of St. Dominic), is extremely rare in Russian icon painting, the only known example is the icon “Our Lady of the Blessed Star” by A.I. Kazantsev (90 17th century, MIHM). Since the Virgin Mary is holding a rosary, Her right hand is not attached to her chest, but is lowered. Instead of the “Holy Trinity” (the so-called New Testament) there is an image of God the Father at the top, which avoids the double image of Christ (as the Pantocrator and as the Child) present on the Moscow icon. Accurate copies of the St. Petersburg icon are very rare and existed only in St. Petersburg.

The icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow” (27.0 x 22.5 cm; the board is slightly warped and damaged in the lower part) belongs to the type “Tenderness and visitation to those who suffer in trouble,” but differs in some features of its presentation: the Mother of God is depicted in a crown, holding in her right hand a scepter with a cross, in the left - a banner, above it - the Miraculous Image of the Savior. After the closure of the cathedral in the 30s. XX century The icon was transferred to the church at the Bogorodskoye cemetery.

Another Vologda icon, “Joy of All Who Sorrow,” which was in the prison church, was apparently painted in the 2nd half. XVIII century Initially it was installed in a chapel, in the fence of the Vologda prison, where prisoners had no access. In the city, the icon as a temple image was transferred to the new prison church and opened access to it for everyone. In the city, the prison and church were moved to a new location; The church was expanded, outsiders were allowed in only on Sundays and holidays.

The icon was widely revered due to the later legend that it belonged to Prince. I. Andreevich (in monasticism Ignatius), son of the Uglich prince. Andrei Vasilyevich, who was by the will of his uncle, Grand Duke John III, was imprisoned for 32 years in the Prilutsky Monastery. The legend appeared, obviously, due to the fact that the icon, among other Vologda shrines, took part in the procession to the Prilutsky Monastery.

The celebration of the icon took place on the 1st Sunday after October 24. Every year for 10 days she was transferred to the Resurrection Cathedral, where she remained from the eve of the Feast of the Ascension until the day of the Holy Trinity. These days the icon was carried from house to house. She participated in all city religious processions. There were no records of miracles.

The icon (89.0x70.5 cm; not preserved) belongs to the Moscow type with sufferers, but without additional saints. The Lord of Hosts is represented above the Mother of God. In the background there is a poetic inscription: “Mother and Son talk about this / Yes, everyone in heaven will inherit the kingdom.” The silver gilded frame appeared before the city.

In Volyn province, in Kremenets. She was revered as miraculous and was kept in the Epiphany Monastery. It was written on a copper board (34.5x23.5 cm) in a picturesque style. The features of the iconography are unknown, but since the celebration of the icon took place on October 24, we can conclude that it generally corresponded to the compositional scheme of the icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow”, in contrast to other Western Russian icons with the same name, but belonging to the “Hodegetria” type and celebrated on other days (in Reshnevka and Mirutin, Volyn province).

In Voronezh. The icon “Joy of All Who Sorrow,” located in the Theological Church, was apparently created in the beginning. XVIII century Its glorification, according to legend, began during the stay of Peter I in the city during the construction of the fleet. The first known miracle from the icon occurred around the middle. XVIII century According to legend, the city governor, who was not distinguished by religiosity, on his way to the other side of the military training camp with his adjutant, refused to go into the Theological Church to venerate the miraculous image. During the crossing, a storm began, and the governor had to go into the temple. After the prayer service, they safely crossed to the other bank of the city. The icon stood in a separate icon case near the iconostasis. In gratitude for the healings, he was decorated with votive appendages. In addition to October 24, the celebration of the icon took place on the 3rd day after the Holy Trinity. The image took part in all city religious processions and solemn services. After the Feast of the Holy Trinity, city merchants took the icon for prayer services in their shops and stores.

The Mother of God on the icon (106.5x89 cm; not preserved) is depicted with the Child on her left hand, on either side of Her are the suffering (Moscow type). In the city it was decorated with a gilded silver frame with stones. The sacristy contained 2 vestments, ser. XVIII century and a later one, embroidered in silver on green velvet.

It was believed that the revered icons of “Joy of All Who Sorrow” in the Voronezh Pyatnitskaya and Ilyinskaya churches were exact copies of this icon. In the Church of the Nativity there was also a large image of the Mother of God, which was considered miraculous and had many votive appendages, the iconography of which is unclear. Another locally revered image, iconographically dating back to the Moscow miraculous icon, was in the Church of the Vvedenskaya.

In the Church of the Great Ascension, as a miraculous one, it is mentioned in the list of Moscow miraculous icons by D. Strukov. Obviously, the temple icon of the Sorrowful chapel of this temple (1798-1816).

In the village Panteleev Belsky U. in the Sorrowful chapel of the Kazan Church there was an icon that became famous during the cholera epidemic in the city: in the neighboring village. The Shcherbatovsky plague stopped after a prayer service was served in front of the icon and it was carried around the surrounding fields. In memory of this event, every year from June 30 to July 22, the image was worn in the neighboring parishes of the villages of Shcherbatovshchina, Bely Bereg, Kozulino and Kryukovo. The icon was especially celebrated on Ascension.

The miraculous icon was brought to Solikamsk, to the Ascension Monastery, after it was transferred there to the Istobensky Monastery. In the city, the Sorrow Church was built for her (under the bell tower).

In the Syzran Sretensky Monastery. The locally revered icon was located in the wooden Sorrow Church (1857) of the monastery. Referred to as an image of "Greek painting". Had a silver frame with stones.

In Tambov there was an icon that was painted in Moscow in the 2nd half. XVIII century by order of gr. V.P.Musin-Pushkin as a list from the Moscow miraculous. According to legend, the icon painter, having finished his work, brought the icon to the count in the morning, while he was still in bed. While waiting in the reception room, he showed it to visitors and servants, and everyone liked it. At the same time, the count in his room uttered disrespectful words towards the icon and the artist, and when he went out to look at the work, he saw only the underpainting on the board, the image itself disappeared. The count, not believing the testimonies of visitors and servants, drove away the icon painter, who on the way home met an acquaintance, Moscow juror A. Dyakov. In Dyakov’s house, both examined the icon and were convinced that the image appeared on it, after which the artist gave it to Dyakov. Subsequently, Dyakov's son Andrei transported the icon to his estate in the village. Kurdyuki Kirsanovsky U. Tambov province, and in the city, on the advice of his mother, who, having become a widow, became a nun of the Tambov Ascension Convent, transferred the image to this monastery (a later legend adds that Dyakov, who did not want to hand over the icon at first, began to be haunted by misfortunes, including including the death of 2 young sons, which was perceived as punishment). The icon was solemnly brought to the monastery on the day of the celebration of the image of “Joy of All Who Sorrow” and was greeted with honors by Bishop Philotheus of Tambov.

Initially, the icon was in a wooden church, but in the same year it was moved to a new stone cathedral, where it was placed in the chapel of the VMC. Catherine in the local row of the iconostasis. With the establishment of the warm Sorrow Church in the city, it became a temple icon, but was there only in the winter in a special icon case, to the right of the royal gates, and was moved to its original place in the summer. In the 1st third of the 19th century. priest Ionin kept a record of the miracles that occurred from the icon in the monastery chronicle. In the city, the young daughter of Tambov Governor-General D. A. Bakhmetev was healed from her, in the city the mother of the monastery priest. John Andreeva, in the city and he himself, in the city court councilor F.A. Smirnov, in the city Lutheran D.E. Koltinenskaya, in the city the wife of the Kirsanov treasurer N.D. Kutkina, in the city novice of the monastery Khionia Volosatova . In those cases when the death of the patient was inevitable, a cracking sound was heard from the icon brought to the bed of the dying person.

Iconographically it was close to the Moscow icon, but did not copy it exactly. Had 2 silver salaries. The 1st, with pearls and stones, from Governor General Bakhmetev, was made in the city in gratitude for the healing of his daughter, the 2nd - in the city. The icon has not survived.

In Tambov province. In the city of Kirsanov there was an icon painted before the city. Initially it was in a wooden church in the city of Kerensk (now the village of Vadinsk, Penza region) of the Tambov diocese (later the Penza diocese). In the city it was transferred to Kirsanov along with other icons of this temple, sold with all the decoration due to dilapidation, and placed in the Assumption Cathedral. She became famous in the city when the Kirsanovsky tradesman P.F. Kurilov attempted to rob the cathedral at night. Kurilov, who removed rims and pendants from icons precious metals, tearing off the aureole from this image, received several. blows that knocked him down, after which he left the temple without taking anything. The story became known and a record was made about it in the magistrate's office. After some time, a certain Kirsanovsky resident received healing from the icon, and in gratitude he placed a silver frame and a gilded aureole on the icon. After this incident, the icon began to be widely revered. In the Elias Church there was also a locally revered icon, “Joy of All Who Sorrow.”

In the village Karandeevka Kirsanovsky district The icon was in the church in the name of Arch. Michael even before the fire of the temple in the city. According to legend, the first miracle from the icon occurred during the consecration of the temple, when the priest’s blind wife regained her sight after rubbing her eyes with oil from the lamp in front of the icon. Since that time, a tradition has been established to perform pilgrimage on the 1st Friday after the Holy Trinity - on the day of healing. After the liturgy, the icon was brought to the river. Raven to bless the water.

After the fire that destroyed the church, the miraculous image and other surviving icons remained in the church for 3 years. Volkov, and then the priest placed them in his house. Having learned about this, the residents of Karandeevka took the icons and moved them to the village. Ternovoe, and in 1865, after the construction of a new church in their village at the expense of the landowner Kuleshov, they returned them. From that time on, a written record was kept of healings from the icon. From to this year there were 4 of them, and the sick recovered after anointing with oil from a lamp in front of the icon (in - the healing of local peasant woman Lukeria Feofanova, in - peasant from Saratov province Andrei Bespalov, in - noblewoman A. A. Muratova, in - Kirsanov merchant I. N. Kryuchenkova).

The iconographic version of the icon (106.5x71 cm; not preserved) is unknown. During the fire, the top and right edges of the icon were slightly burned. In the city it was decorated with a gilded metal frame at the expense of the Kozlovsky nobles.

In the village Verderevshchina of Kirsanovsky district. The icon was brought from Moscow to the city by the landowner Likhachev to the temple built at his expense. She was revered as miraculous; according to legend, several people were healed from her. possessed and weakened. It was celebrated on Thursday after Pentecost - the day when the image was brought from Moscow. It was an exact copy of the Moscow miraculous icon.

In Tver there was an icon painted no later than ser. XVIII century Initially - in the cathedral church of the city, from where it was moved by Mitrofan (Slotvinsky), Archbishop. Tverskoy and Kashinsky, in the Church of the Life-Giving Spring near the almshouse for persons of clergy. During the fire on May 12, which destroyed most of the city buildings, the icon was saved from the fire. For some time she was apparently in the village. Trekhsvyatsky, where the priest was transferred. burnt church of Peter Alexey v. In the city, it was moved to a chapel at the newly established city cemetery; a year later, an altar was added to the chapel and consecrated in honor of the Life-Giving Source.

The first healing from the icon occurred shortly after it was transferred to the chapel: through fervent prayer, a certain visitor was healed in front of it, and in gratitude he arranged decorations for the icon. By the year there were already many such decorations and votive additions, testifying to healings from the icon. Over time, the icon began to be revered in the city, especially after cholera epidemics and when it was carried to the cholera hospital.

It was located in the south iconostasis. aisle. She often visited the houses of townspeople, where prayer services were held. The specifics of the iconography are unknown. The icon (124.0x71.0 cm) was painted on a pine board, decorated with a gilded silver frame, arranged after cholera epidemics using donations, ch. arr., merchant V.I. Korovin.

In Tobolsk. The icon was painted, apparently, at the turn of the 17th - 18th centuries. and was originally located in one of the temples of the city. She began to be revered long before the official. glorification in the city. Judging by the inscription on the back, it was renewed in the city. In the city under Metropolitan. Sylvester (Glowacki) was moved to the new wooden Church of the Resurrection of Christ (the righteous Zechariah and Elizabeth). Even then it had a gilded silver frame. In the city, during the construction of a stone church, the Sorrowful Chapel was built (renamed Tikhvin Chapel). IN summer time the icon was in the Tikhvin chapel, in winter - in the lower warm church of the righteous Zechariah and Elizabeth.

By the year, according to the temple inventory, there were many votive weights, rings, crosses and precious stones on it. The first recorded miracle from the icon occurred in the city: a traveler trade affairs Tobolsk merchant Vasily Pilenkov, at the moment when he was suddenly carried away by horses, remembered this icon and fervently prayed for the salvation of his life. Upon his return, Pilenkov asked Metropolitan Tobolsk. Ambrose blessed this icon for the celebration and decorated it with a new silver frame. In the city, through the prayer of this icon, a fire on the ship of the merchant and fish merchant Plekhanov was stopped. After this, fishermen received the icon on their ships before setting off to fish in the lower reaches of the Ob River. The icon was widely revered by the residents of Tobolsk, especially by merchants, who annually carried it to their shopping arcades for prayer services. Since then, at the request of the merchant Plekhanov, an akathist was read every Sunday before the icon. On Sundays and holidays, prayer services with blessing of water were served in front of the icon. During the cholera epidemic, Major F.V. Shemetin was cured during a prayer service in front of the icon. In the city, the merchant wife E. I. Remennikova, who was lying dying, was healed from the icon, and in the city, the mother of the priest. Resurrection (Righteous Zechariah and Elizabeth) Church of A.L. Tsvetkov. During the epidemic of rotten fever in the winter of the city, the icon was carried to the village. Usoltsevo, located 12 versts from Tobolsk, for serving prayer services in homes.

The icon (71x53 cm; not preserved) is known from reproductions of the 19th century. It belonged to the type “Tenderness and visitation to those suffering in trouble” (without the Baby, without a rod in the hand). Almost all churches in Tobolsk had revered copies of this image.

In Harbin (China). The icon was in the Sorrowful Church of the House of Mercy, founded in the 20s. V. as a shelter for the elderly and orphans Rus. colony in Harbin ep. Nestor (Anisimov). It was donated by the bishop’s closest employee, E.I. Kurmei. Soon St. church, Julian Sumnevich noticed that the old dark icon itself had been renewed and brightened, after which the image began to be especially revered by the Orthodox who lived in Harbin. Through prayer in front of the icon of the Krislamovs, their servant, a young girl, was cured. In the 50s, after the communists came to power in China, after prayer in front of the icon, Russian. a woman found documents necessary for traveling abroad that were lost on the street. When the last rector of the temple, Archimandrite, left China. Filaret (Voznesensky), the church was closed, the utensils became the property of the state. Z. L. Tauts-Zvereva, who acted as church warden, obtained permission to export the icon to

In the temple, the icon was kept in a special icon case behind the right choir. Every year on the 10th week of Easter a religious procession was held with her. The Mother of God in the icon was depicted without the Child; the background and margins were decorated with ornaments. In the 19th century painting was renewed.

Prayers

To all the sorrowing Joy and the offended Intercessor, and the hungry Nourisher, the strange Consolation, the overwhelmed Refuge, the sick Visitation, the weak Protection and Intercessor, the Rod of old age, the Mother of the Most Pure God, Thou art the Most Pure, we strive, we pray, to be saved by Thy servant.

Prayer

O Most Holy and Most Blessed Virgin, Lady Theotokos! Look with Your merciful eye on us, standing before Your holy icon and praying to You with tenderness: raise us from the depths of sin, enlighten our minds, darkened by passions, and heal the ulcers of our souls and bodies. There are no imams of other help, no imams of other hope, except for You, the Lady. You weigh all our weaknesses and sins, we run to You and cry out: do not abandon us with Your heavenly help, but appear to us ever and with Your ineffable mercy and bounty, save and have mercy on us who are perishing. Grant us correction of our sinful life and deliver us from sorrows, troubles and illnesses, from sudden death, hell and eternal torment. You, Queen and Lady, are the speedy Helper and Intercessor of all who flow to You and the strong Refuge of repentant sinners. Grant us, O Most Blessed and All-Immaculate Virgin, the Christian end of our life to be peaceful and unashamed, and grant us, through Your intercession, to dwell in the heavenly abodes, where the unceasing voice of those celebrating with joy glorifies the Most Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

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To the section "Icon from the Transfiguration Church on Ordynka"

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To the section "Icon from the Tikhvin Chapel..."

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