Prayer for children on July 9, on the day of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God

“If you want an atmosphere of peace, harmony and love to reign in the family, here is a prayer for your loved ones. Ask before the icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God about the health of your relatives, about all kinds of blessings, and the Mother of God will hear you! the priest told me a year ago in church. I have known this prayer by heart since then. Everything in my family went well, as Father Alexander said.

On July 9, 2021, a celebration in honor of Tikhvin is held in all Orthodox churches. icons of the Mother of God. According to legend, the Most Holy Mother of God miraculously appeared in the air and soared over the Tikhvinka river of the Novgorod region, therefore it was called “Tikhvinskaya”. Thanks to this icon, many miracles have happened!

Today's edition. "Site" storytelling miracle-working Tikhvin iconHe will also share strong prayers that will help to establish relationships between loved ones and not only. Helps with childbirth.

Prayer for loved ones

The history of the Tikhvin icon Let us take a moment to the beginning of the XVI century. In the small town of Tikhvin there is a grandiose construction at that time. Grand Duke Vasily builds a stone Assumption Cathedral. This temple is built specifically for the miraculous icon, which, according to legend, came to Russia by air, leaving Constantinople, doomed to capture by the Crusaders.

The Tikhvin icon became a sign that the Moscow Principality is the “Third Rome”, which took the baton of the Orthodox kingdom from Byzantium, which had outlived its century. Here, in the Novgorod borders, Russian sovereigns came to pray. John IV the Terrible prayed before a miraculous image on the eve of his wedding to the Kingdom. By his care, the Tikhvin Monastery was founded. Among the miracles performed by Tikhvin imageNot only assistance to individuals, but also matters of national importance: for example, in 1613 the Mother of God drove away an army of Swedes from Tikhvin.



She protected Tikhvin from enemies who besieged the monastery from 1613 to 1615. Every time the defenders prayed in despair, she helped them to drive out even very strong opponents. In the middle of the twentieth century, the Archbishop of Chicago, in order to save the icon, took it first to Europe, and then to America. The icon was returned in 2004.

The prayers of the Tikhvin icon at different times helped many people. Through this prayer there were healings from ailments. During quarrels Tikhvin Mother of God It sends peace to the warring. Prayer to the Tikhvin Mother of God helps even from a distance!



Prayer to the Tikhvin icon “O Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the Higher Powers, Heaven and Earth to the Queen, the city and our country, the All-Powerful Intercessor.” Receive this praise and thanksgiving from us, your unworthy servants, and lift up our prayers to the throne of God your Son. May He be merciful to our unrighteousness and show His goodness to those who honor Your all-honorable name and worship Your miraculous image with faith and love.



For we are worthy of His mercy to be, unless You have propitiated Him for us, O Lady, for You have all things from Him. For this reason we seek refuge with thee, as to our unquestionable and swift intercessor; hear us who pray unto thee. Autumn us with Your all-powerful cover and ask God Your Son for our shepherd zeal and vigil for souls, as mayor of wisdom and power, to judges of truth and non-judgment, as instructor of reason and humility. Love and harmony, children of obedience, offended by patience, offended by the fear of God, grieved by complacency, rejoiced by abstinence. All of us have the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth.



To her, O Lord the Most Holy, have mercy on your weak people: gather the scattered ones, instruct them on the right path, support old age, youthful wisdom, educate infants. And look upon all of us with the sight of Your gracious intercession, lift us up from the depths of sin, and enlighten our hearts eyes to the sight of salvation. Be merciful to us here and there, in the land of earthly arrival and in the terrible judgment of your Son. Therefore, being reposed in faith and repentance from this life, our fathers and brethren in eternal life with the angels and with all the saints live.

O Lord, the glory of heaven and the hope of earth. You are our hope and protector of all who come to you with faith. We pray to thee, and to thee, as the Almighty Helper, we betray ourselves and each other and all our belly, now and ever and ever. Amen.



Prayer for children of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God is patron and teenagers. Believers are asked to help their children and their families. To the shrine appeal and those who have long dreamed of children.

Mother of God Tikhvin, the Miracle Intercessor. I repent of my dark sins and beg your forgiveness. Heal my sick child with holy water, which will flow like oil into his mouth. Expel pain from the body, remove suffering from the soul. Ask God for mercy and help us to be humble. Your will be done. Amen.



I also suggest to get acquainted with a selection of the most powerful icons with a detailed description of each image. May God protect you and your family!



“Queen of heaven, pray to God for us sinners!” This prayerfulness I have already helped many of my friends to establish relationships in the family. The power of prayer lies in what you say it with.