Prayer "Unbreakable Wall" - prayer of hope

Orthodox spirituality is inseparable from the veneration of the Theotokos, the woman who brought forth Jesus Christ, while remaining, according to church traditions, a virgin. Currently, there are several thousand of her icon-painting images. Among the most popular are the images of Tenderness, the Inexhaustible Chalice and the Unbreakable Wall. The last of them will be discussed below.

Icon of the Virgin "The Unbreakable Wall"

Each image of Mary has its own church name. As for the name of the icon of Our Lady "Unbreakable Wall", it was borrowed from the text of an ancient prayer, in which Mary is called the wall of the unbreakable in connection with the faith of Christians because of her intercession with God. In addition, this name symbolizes the boundless love for people and sacrifice that believers attribute to the Theotokos as the heavenly queen.

Traditionally, before this icon prayers are offered in tribulation and danger, when they need help and mediate intercession of the mother of Christ before the Most High. On the scale of society, such causes can be natural disasters, wars, social unrest, epidemics and other threats to life, health and safety of citizens. Believers are convinced that the "Immovable Wall" prayer to the Mother of God is able to protect against all of the above. Some even claim the fact of miraculous healings after addressing Mary in front of this image.

Troparion to the Theotokos "Unbreakable Wall"

Troparion, that is, a small prayer text, has almost every saint. Many revered icons are also involved in this tradition. There is also such a prayer - "The Unbreakable Wall", as the last image is very revered. In the tradition of church singing, he sings to the fourth voice. In Russian, it sounds like this: "To the Theotokos, assiduously today, we will come, sinful and humble, and come, calling with repentance from the depths of the soul: Lady, mercifully, help us, for you see that we are perishing from many sins." Do not reject your slaves , Because we have one hope for you. "

Icon of the Mother of God "Unbreakable Wall": prayer and interpretation

For this image, a special prayer is written, which emphasizes the features of the icon painting and its purpose. The translation of the Church Slavonic text into Russian is as follows:

"Oh, full of grace, Our Lady of the Mother of God, Everlasting Virgin, Receive from us this song of praise and thanksgiving and take our hot prayers for us, unworthy, to our Creator and Creator, May he forgive us for our mercy all our sins, vicious and unclean thoughts And bad deeds.

Oh blessed lady, be merciful and send everyone to his needs: heal the sick, grieve, save the infirm, give the infants, educate and instruct the young men, cheer and instruct men and women, support and warm the old. Be us here, and in eternal life, by the wall of the unbreakable, deliver from various troubles and sorrows and from eternal torment. We, always singing your maternal love, from the bottom of our hearts, praise your son and the Father and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen".

This is the prayer "Inviolable Wall", which covers almost all people on earth. Of course, to read it, you do not need to wait for a special reason. His hope for the intercession of Mary can be expressed simply, in the order of daily prayer practice, because in its content it has a prophylactic value rather than a specific request. In the case of an acute need, the "Unbreakable Wall" prayer can be filled up or replaced at all by an improvised request corresponding to the situation.

Common Prayer to the Theotokos

Along with a special prayer before this icon, there are prayers addressed to the Mother of God, not attached to her images. They are read before any images, and one of them, especially popular, we will give below in the Russian translation, because according to its content, it, like the prayer "Inviolable Wall", asks for protection and assistance in grief.

"My dearest queen, my hope, the Mother of God, the refuge of the orphans and the intercessor of the traveling, the joy of the grieving and the patroness of the offended! See my misfortune, see my sorrow! Help me, because I am powerless, accept me, because I am on the road. My resentment - dissolve it as you please, because I have no other help, except for you, no other intercessor, no good comforter, but you, O Mother of God. Save me and protect me for ever and ever. "Amen!"