The protection of the Most Holy Mother of God will be special in 2022, how to hold a great holiday

Icon of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God She's particularly beautiful today. After all, on October 14, we celebrate the great church feast of the Intercession of the Virgin. People believe that this is a symbol of the special protection of the Mother of God. This day is so important to all Christians.



Today I want to tell you a little more about this holiday. Let’s talk about the traditions associated with it. At the end of the article, I will share prayers that will help you gain the protection of heaven.

The Icon of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos At the heart of this bright holiday is a legend that was once told by Andrei Yurodiv. According to his story, on this day, October 14, an army of ancient Rus led by Askold besieged the Orthodox city of Constantinople and tried to capture it.

People’s last hope was prayer. They asked the Lord and the Virgin Mary to protect them. Then the Mother of God appeared, spreading her omophorion over the people gathered in the Vlachern temple. She covered the whole city with her cover, and it became invisible to enemies.



Since then, on this day began to celebrate the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God. People pray and ask for protection from disease and other ills. Our forefathers used to say: “Autumn is before the Intercession, and winter is after the Intercession.” There are many traditions associated with this.

For example, it is important to complete all work in the garden and garden, the house must be prepared for the winter season. You need to put the land in order, remove garbage and scavenger, put fertilizers into the soil and dig it up. You also need to prepare shrubs and trees for wintering, prune dry branches, treat them from pests.



They say, “No, no, no, no, no, no.” This is more important than ever because winter will be tough. Make sure that you have something to warm up in the cold season. Repair what has long been asking for help, warm the windows in the apartment. It will not be superfluous to make a food supply of the most necessary products.

What to do on the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God Before the Intercession is to do a general cleaning at home and get rid of everything superfluous. The apartment can be decorated for the holiday. It is believed that after this, troubles and sorrows will disappear from the life of each family member. Well, if at the end of cleaning sprinkle the threshold of an apartment or house with holy water and read a protective prayer to the Lord, then you can protect your house and everyone living in it from trouble, grief and ailments for a whole year.

On October 14, it is very important to go to church and pray. The Icon of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God will be waiting for you, and she herself will listen and help. If your thoughts are pure, the Virgin will protect you until next year.



In the evening, you can gather with your family for a festive dinner. According to tradition, this day prepare red borscht and dumplings, bake pancakes and a variety of homemade pastries. Decorate the table with dishes from fresh vegetables and fruits and be sure to put the Intercession loaf.

Prayers for the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God Coming to the temple, pray at the Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God. It is not necessary to read a long and complex prayer. There are shorter but equally important prayers:

Remember us in Your prayers, O Lady Virgin Mother of God, that we not perish for the multiplication of our sins, cover us from all evil and cruel misfortunes; in Thee we trust, and in Thy protection we honor the feast, Thee we glorify.

Ask the Mother of God to protect yourself, your loved ones and your home. Here is the text of the prayer:

“My Precious Queen, my Most Holy Hope, a friend to the poor and strange Intercessor, those who are in distress and embittered by the veil, behold my attack, behold my sorrow: from everywhere I am possessed by temptation, but bear the intercessor.”



Thou shalt help me because I am weak, feed me like a strange one, teach me like a fool, heal and save me like a hopeless one. No help, no help, no help, no consolation to You, O Mother of all those who are grieving and burdened! Look upon me, the sinner, and in the bitterness of things, and cover me with Thy most holy omophorion, that I may be delivered from the evils that have gone by, and I will praise Thy name. Amen.

And if you want to get married quickly, you can also ask the Virgin:

O Most Holy Virgin Mary, receive this prayer from me, your unworthy servant, and lift it up to the throne of the God of your Son, that he may be merciful to our requests. I come to you as our intercessor: hear us praying to you, cover us with your veil, and ask God your Son for all our blessings: spouses of love, consent, children of obedience, offended by patience, mourning complacency, all of us the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth.



The Most Holy Mother of God, hear a humble prayer from the depths of my maiden heart: Give me an honest and pious spouse, so that in love with him and in harmony we glorify You and the merciful God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.

Spend this day with your loved ones. May the Most Holy Mother of God take care of you!