When offering prayers to higher powers, it should be remembered that the saints are always present in our conversation with God and are also endowed with the grace of healing, comforting and supporting a person. Each icon with a holy face has its purpose and meaning.
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The icon is the first helper of a person in prayer. Focusing on the face of the saint helps to concentrate the mind, helps to direct the work of thought to renunciation of vanity and pettiness, to get comfort in their hardships. It is believed that in the home of every Christian there must be three main icons: the Holy Trinity, the icon of the Mother of God, the icon of the Savior. "Holy Trinity" - a confessional icon. Before her they pray for forgiveness of sins and pardon, for resolving those issues that are crucial for the prayer, for help in completely hopeless situations. The Icon of the Mother of God has several varieties: Iverskaya patronizes women, sends comfort in misfortunes, heals diseases of the body and soul; The Kazan Mother of God blesses all important events in a person’s life: birth, baptism, marriage, etc., helps with blindness and other eye diseases; Tikhvinskaya acts as a defender of children, helps women during childbirth. "The Savior Not Made by Hands" is an icon for turning to the path of truth and repentance.
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The icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker has always been revered by travelers: sailors, fishermen, balloonists prayed to this icon for a successful outcome of their journey, for protection and patronage in foreign lands. In addition, innocent convicts, unjustly offended, pray to Nicholas the Miracle-Worker. Also, Nikolai Ugodnik takes under his protection all the destitute, the poor, the elderly, women, children.
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Healing, gaining health, both bodily and mental, is facilitated by prayers addressed to the following icons: Mother of God the Mother of God - she heals severe ailments, helps get rid of drug and alcohol addiction. The Icon of the Mother of God of the Healer helps to recover from any ailments, even the most severe ones, and eases mortal agony and suffering during childbirth. People turn to the Mother of God of Kazan, Saint Alexy and the Apostle Luke when vision deteriorates, with serious eye diseases.
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For a successful marriage, mutual understanding in marriage, spiritual and bodily unity, they traditionally turn with prayers to the icons of Peter and Fevronia, to the image of Ksenia of Petersburg, to the icon of the Holy Blessed Matrona of Moscow. The icon "Fadeless Color" is praying for women's well-being in life, maintaining purity and chastity, for happiness in family life and solving problems in marriage.
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Before the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, the Unbreakable Wall is primarily asked for protection at home from ill-wishers, but it is also known for helping with epidemics, natural disasters, invasions of enemies, serious bodily and mental illnesses.
