A believing person does everything, asking for the will of the Lord and hoping for his mercy. Prayers always come to the rescue, even in such everyday matters as teaching children.
Even at the earliest stage of development, mother and child have a special connection that helps him calm down even at an older age, as can be seen from the mother's healing word. Read about it to know what power a woman has when she becomes a mother.
But having matured, children do not always please their parents with high marks received at school. And it is not always the case that the child is not taught. Sometimes you just need to talk to him. Perhaps he has problems with the teacher, and he is embarrassed to tell you about it, or he cannot understand the material, having returned to learning after an illness. The reasons are sometimes quite easy to eliminate: you just need to find a common language. After all, not only teachers, but also parents are responsible for getting a good education.
A mother always strives to get the best for her child and protect him from misfortunes and troubles from birth. Children's icons will help in protection, which should be hung in the children's room. They will set the child in the right way for the perception of serious information. In addition to positive contact with the child, prayers that have miraculous power with sufficient faith can also influence learning on the part of parents. After all, who, if not a mother, gives her child protection and prudence. One of the most powerful prayers is the following:
Lord Jesus Christ our God, dwelling in the hearts of the Twelve Apostles without hypocrisy, by the grace of the All-Holy Spirit, who descended in the form of tongues of fire, and opened these mouths, and began to speak in other tongues: Lord Jesus Christ our God Himself, send down that Holy Spirit upon these children ( name); and plant in the ears of his heart the Holy Scriptures, even as Your Most Pure hand on the tablets was drawn to the legislator Moses, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to Sergius of Radonezh
The life of St. Sergius of Radonezh says that he knew the letter worse than his peers and brothers, for which his parents and teacher scolded him. Being then still a youth Bartholomew (it was this name he was given at baptism), he prayed and saw a wonderful old man. Bartholomew shared with him his desire to learn to read and write and bitterness that he could not master the reading of holy hymns. Then the elder prayed and gave him a piece of his prosphora, predicting that from that hour the lad would be taught to read and write. On the same day, the prediction came true. It is not surprising that a prayer is also dedicated to St. Sergius of Radonezh so that children learn better and gain wisdom.
Even the virtues of the ascetic, like a true warrior of Christ God, on the passions of the greats, you labored in temporary life, in singing, vigils and veneration, the image was your disciple: the same and the Holy Spirit dwelled in you, His action is lightly adorned: but as if having boldness to Holy Trinity, remember the flock that thou hast gathered wiser, and do not forget that thou hast promised, visit thy children, St. Sergius, our father.
In every period of life, a mother protects her child. For this, mother's prayers for babies and adult children have been created. A mother's love is limitless. We wish you all the best, read the prayer words and don't forget to press the buttons and
Kondak 1
And the most beloved of all generations of the Mother of God, Heaven and Earth to the Queen, who gives spiritual medicine to the whole world, we bring thanksgiving singing about the gift of the Divine treasure, the miraculous icon of Her, “Addition of the Mind” named, by which we protect, we rejoice lightly and cry out with love:
Ikos 1
And the representative angel was sent to the city of Nazareth to the pure Maiden Mary, saying: Rejoice, when God the Word was incarnated in Her womb. Hearing the gospel of the Archangel, the Most Pure Virgin, in humility of heart, answered: behold, the Servant of the Lord, wake me according to your word. But we are sinners, reverently honoring the Mother of Christ our God, as if we learned an angel, so with tenderness we cry out of grace:
Rejoice, Blessed in women; Rejoice, having found grace from the Lord.
Rejoice, overshadowed by the power of the Most High; Rejoice, blessed by the Holy Spirit.
Rejoice, faithful Servant of the Lord; Rejoice, God-chosen Lady.
Rejoice, having given birth to the Savior of the world; Rejoice, Mother of Light, enlightening everyone.
Rejoice, thou who surpasses the mind of the wise; Rejoice, illuminating the meanings of the faithful.
Rejoice, Queen of Heaven and earth; Rejoice, for all the birth please Thee.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 2
In walking, All-blameless, the desire of the newly enlightened people, bless the gospel mysteries of the evangelist Apostle Luke to write the most pure image of Your face, and beholding it, thou hast said with authority: In this way, My grace and power be. In the same way, reverently bowing before Your holy icons, with the image of the whole Christian world, thou hast adorned, gratefully crying out to God about You: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
The mind of heaven is revealing, the Most Pure Virgin, deigned to know all the faithful, as in the world there is the will of God, good, pleasing and perfect, and surpassing every mind. Look down on us, All-singing Mother of God, illuminate with the light of truth, comfort us, like Mati, guide us on the path of truth, let us cry out praying to You like this:
Rejoice, God's Power and God's Wisdom, who gave birth to Christ; Rejoice, uniting God with Man.
Rejoice, enlightening our souls with the light of reason; Rejoice, receptacle of the ineffable glory of God.
Rejoice, consecration of the veneration of holy icons; Rejoice, Giver of spiritual treasures.
Rejoice, thou who bestowed grace on Your honest icons; Rejoice, as we look at Your icons, We bow down to You.
Rejoice, giving healing from Your holy icons all over the world; Rejoice, raising our minds and hearts to Heaven.
Rejoice, having illumined the whole universe with the rays of Your grace; Rejoice, reigning with your Son and God forever.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 3
With grace overshadowed by grace, pious people came to the city of Nazareth and found the house of the Mother of God there, where the Blessed Virgin was born and the good news of the Archangel was welcome, and brought that house to the land of Italy, to the city of Loreto. At the top of the house of Onago, there is still an icon of the Theotokos, created from a tree, and the angelic Heavenly Forces invisibly surround and splendidly honor, joyfully crying out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
And torment the Christian race motherly mercy, call all the ends of the earth to salvation, Most Pure One, the same way people of different languages from many countries come to Your house and confess their sins before Your icon. For this sake, Thy icon was glorified from east to west, and deliverance from illnesses, sorrows and misfortunes, people bring thanks to You, crying out:
Rejoice, House, Whose Wisdom of God has created for Himself; Rejoice, city of God, who came from the small city of Nazareth.
Rejoice, having sanctified the house of God with Your appearance; Rejoice, Otrokovitsa, Great Holy of Holies.
Rejoice, having come to Nazareth with the Eternal Divine Infant; Rejoice, thou who served the sacrament of the salvation of the human race.
Rejoice, Ladder, by which we ascend from earth to Heaven; Rejoice, Precious Protection of the whole world.
Rejoice, as with faith we bow down to Your most pure image; Rejoice, for we accept grace-filled gifts from him for the salvation of our souls.
Rejoice, wondrous signs with Your icons; Rejoice, Sovereign Intercessor of the Christian race.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 4
In the midst of great sorrow, a certain isographer is obsessed, in the clouding of the mind from earthly doctors he received no benefit. Then the Most Pure Mother of the Lord appeared to the sick and commanded to write an icon, even Her house in the city of Loreto sanctifies. Having fulfilled this, the isographer was healed and from that day he called the newly painted icon "Addition of the Mind", singing before it a laudatory song to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
From the people of the Russian land who heard, as if the Most Holy Theotokos deigned to give them for joy and consolation Her icon, “Addition of the Mind”, named, with many lists of her decorating churches and houses, from them wondrous signs and miracles are abundantly done by all those who flow with faith and sing Blessed such :
Rejoice, thou who didst grant us thy honest image for consolation and sanctification; Rejoice, disease of the soul and body with Your icon soon heals.
Rejoice, having overshadowed the Russian land with the cover of Your mercy; Rejoice, loving and honoring Your image, delivering from all troubles.
Rejoice, with Your grace-filled icons invisibly entering our houses; Rejoice, bringing blessing and joy to those who bring.
Rejoice, accepting those left by the doctors in Your all-powerful hand; Rejoice, who gave healing to those who depended on the disease.
Rejoice, hopeless Hope; Rejoice, Enlightenment of our minds.
Rejoice, pure mirror of knowledge of the truth; rejoice, for from east to west your name is blessed.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 5
Thy icon appears to a divine star, O Bogomaty: for it sanctifies our Russian country and its cities, illuminates those who are in the darkness of ignorance with the light of the knowledge of God, enlightens our mind, darkened by sins, enlightens, and instructs those who err on the path of doing the commandments of Your Son and God, We cry out to Him thanksgiving : Alleluia.
Ikos 5
In the coming Divine treasure - the wondrous icon of the Mother of God, diligently flowing to her, in sickness, healing, in sorrows, consolation, in troubles, deliverance is acceptable and we joyfully sing to our Intercessor:
Rejoice, thou who didst shine with the appearance of thy faithful icon; Rejoice, for through Thee in the darkness the Sun of Truth has risen, Christ our God.
Rejoice, Mother of the Smart Light, who illumined the whole universe with grace; Rejoice, enlightening us with the dawn of grace.
Rejoice, dispelling the darkness of our ignorance with Your light; Rejoice, Virgo, for by Thee the light of the knowledge of God has risen to all.
Rejoice, inextinguishable candle, igniting the light of faith; Rejoice, illuminating the path of virtue.
Rejoice, holy source; Rejoice, our strong Guardian from troubles and misfortunes.
Rejoice, inextinguishable luminary of Divine love; Rejoice, proclaiming the spring of salvation to us with the radiance of Your miracles.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 6
All Thy mercy preaches to the world, Mother of our Lord, in many cities and towns of the earth. Thy Russian icon “Addition of the Mind” shines with rays of miracles, enlightening our souls with the light of God’s grace and inspiring to sing to God who glorified Thee: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
Thou hast shone in Thy honest icon, the Mother of God, the light of salvation to all who wander in the darkness of sins and passions, and to all who pray before her with faith and reverence, ambulance is given. Our minds are darkened by Thy light, All-singing, and grant the True Light to behold to all, with love crying out to Thysitsa:
Rejoice, unsetting Star, introducing the Sun of Truth into the world; Rejoice, Mother of the True Light, enlightening the souls of the faithful.
Rejoice, Instructor of grace-filled teachings; Rejoice, for you overshadow our darkened mind with a bright cover.
Rejoice, never-ending dawn, dispersing the darkness of our sins; Rejoice, delivering us from darkness and eternal torment.
Rejoice, freeing from the networks of the enemy; Rejoice, conqueror of the madness of the world.
Rejoice, deposition of soul-harming teachings; Rejoice, gift of soulful knowledge.
Rejoice, comforting us with your icon; Rejoice, encouraging the soul with the light of joy.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 7
Let all people save themselves and come to the mind of truth, the most merciful Lord and Creator of our image of His Most Pure Mother “Addition of the Mind” granted us to eat, but all who pray with faith before him, the strength of the word, and the mind, and the wisdom of the mind, we received, in the silence of thoughts To the King and our God they sing: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
You show new and glorious miracles, Mother of God, to faithful people with Your holy icon: by the power of the grace of Christ, you enlighten those who are darkened in mind, turn away from madness, strengthen the weakened, and give quick help to all who flow to Your healing image, sing to You such:
Rejoice, thou who drawest from the depths of ignorance; Rejoice, enlightener of many in the mind.
Rejoice, granting the word of wisdom to those who ask; Rejoice, thou who makes the foolish with wisdom.
Rejoice, driving away sinful thoughts; Rejoice, hardened softening heart.
Rejoice, mind uplifting to God; Rejoice, unwise wiser.
Rejoice, to piety our Mentor; Rejoice, clothing us with eternal joy.
Rejoice, bringing the prayers of the faithful to your Son and God; Rejoice, and praying for all at the Throne of the Almighty Itself unceasingly.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 8
It is strange to see Your icon, the Most Pure Theotokos Virgin, written on a board, driving away the spirits of darkness with Your Divine power and giving the mind the weakness of the mind to the obsessed and inconvenient to all students; and we, perishing in sins, we pray with tears, deliver us from the enemy visible and invisible, from the darkness of foolishness, but always sing to the Savior and our God: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
The whole Russian land is filled, as if with godly stars, with Your miraculous icons, Virgin Mother of God, in her and this icon of Yours, “Addition of the Mind”, shines with grace and warms our icy hearts with the banner of Your mercy to us sinners. For this sake, before the face of Your saints, on bended knee, we sing to You, Our All-Pure Mother, like this:
Rejoice, transforming our sorrows into joy; Rejoice, protecting us from the kindled arrows of the evil one.
Rejoice, upbringing of babies and grace-filled keeping; Rejoice, wise guardian and mentor of youth.
Rejoice, child, inconvenient for students to give mind; Rejoice, destroyer of the network of enemies.
Rejoice, enlightening mind of the faithful; Rejoice, unfaithful shaming.
Rejoice, thou who healest the obsessed by the darkness of their minds; Rejoice, as by grace from Your icon the demons are driven away.
Rejoice, Mother of mercy and bounty; Rejoice, Hope of our eternal salvation.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 9
In every nature, the angelic reverently serves You, the Queen of Heaven and earth, while the human race brings praise to You and reveres Your holy icon, for this joy and consolation You have given us. Teach us, O All-good One, to glorify Thee worthily and sing to the Savior of the world born from Thee: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
In the spirit of humanity, they are perplexed to know the secret of serving Your Christian race, the Mother of God, below they can explain the miraculous power that comes from Your icons for every benefit of the soul and body of man. We, Orthodox, with tears of joy before Your holy icon, we glorify Thee, O Gracious One, and say:
Rejoice, joy of angels; Rejoice, worshiped Archangel.
Rejoice, Cherubim are met in the air; Rejoice, Her praiseworthy bring Seraphim.
Rejoice, bright decoration of the Church of Heaven and earth; rejoice, supreme of all Heavenly Powers.
Rejoice, honored from the armies of Heaven; Rejoice, glory to all earthly people.
Rejoice, in Thy way we raise our minds to the Heavenly; Rejoice, our Guide to the Heavenly Fatherland.
Rejoice, enlightening the whole earth with the radiance of your soul; Rejoice, having adopted all of us at the Cross of Your Son.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 10
From the past, although the world is from the madness and charms of the enemy, the Lord of mankind, Your wonderful icon, Bogomati, as a gift, before the darkening of the mind, they are healed, those who are mad from demons are freed, those who mourn find comfort and joy. The same glorifying God, who gives us such mercy, we cry out to Him thanks: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
From the invincible shadow and the Veil, wake us, the All-Immaculate, resisting the militias of the visible and invisible enemy, protecting us from all sorts of troubles and diseases. For this sake, falling to Your icon “Addition of the Mind”, with faith in grace-filled help and healing for all ailments of the soul and body, joyfully crying out to Thysitsa:
Rejoice, removing us from the paths of peril; Rejoice, instructing the faithful in all truth.
Rejoice, driving away the spirit of sickness and despondency; Rejoice, acquisition of the spirit of reason and strength.
Rejoice, shaming enemies with the power of God; Rejoice, destroyer of the advice of the wicked.
Rejoice, giving health to the raging; Rejoice, healer of all cruel ailments.
Rejoice, delivering us from spiritual death; Rejoice, washing our sins with your tears.
Rejoice, marvelously filling us with spiritual joy; Rejoice, and in the future, the eternal joy of us vouchsafes.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 11
We bring the singing of thanksgiving before Your most pure image, O Most Immaculate One, for Your inexpressible mercy and pray, O God-blessed One: protect our mind and heart from pernicious teachings, unbelief and superstition, save our Russian country from all discord, raised up by the enemies of faith in our Fatherland, and Vouchsafe us with a pure heart to glorify our Creator, singing the song: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
To the light-receiving candle, we see Your icon, the Mother of God, enlightening our land with the radiance of miracles, instructing us on the path of salvation and inflaming our hearts with love for You, the Most Pure Mother of the Lord. But we, leading the power of Thy grace, glorify Thee with songs of joy:
Rejoice, exceeding the wisdom of Solomon; Rejoice, revealing the hidden mysteries of God to the faithful.
Rejoice, revealing the unwise wisdom; Rejoice, Lightning, enlightening souls.
Rejoice, shaming the vain wisdom of this age; Rejoice, thou who guidest those blinded by her to the right path.
Rejoice, sincerely praying mind renews; Rejoice, in the hour of bewilderment, the thought is good for the heart.
Rejoice, revelation of the wisdom and goodness of God; Rejoice, beauty of the mountain world.
Rejoice, having shown us Your wondrous icon, as a gift from Heaven; Rejoice, source of unceasing joy.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 12
Ask Divine grace from Your Son and God, O All-good One, give us a helping hand, so that we will not perish without repentance; warm us with Thy love, cleanse our minds from sinful thoughts, enlighten our heart eyes to the vision of salvation, and make us worthy in this life and in the Kingdom of Heaven to sing to our Creator and Creator: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
We praise, glorify and magnify Thee, the most honest truly Cherubim and the most glorious Seraphim without comparison. Look from Heaven, O Mother of God, to those standing before Your holy icon and send down Your grace to us, deliver us from all troubles and temptations of the enemy to all who sing about Thee, as our Intercessor and Guardian:
Rejoice, saving the whole world with your prayers; Rejoice, consolation of this sorrowful age.
Rejoice, Mother of Light, enlightening everyone with the light of Thy purity; Rejoice, revealing the secrets of the Lord to us.
Rejoice, thou who didst choose the Russian country as her own; Rejoice, having blessed the Russian land with the appearance of Your miraculous icons.
Rejoice, miracles from Your image to the Light of Truth, raising us; Rejoice, invisibly grace overshadowing us in Your image.
Rejoice, God-loving joy pouring out in the hearts of grace; Rejoice, thou who opens the doors of God's mercy through thy intercession.
Rejoice, helping us to acquire the gifts of the Holy Spirit; Rejoice, one Pure and Blessed in women.
Rejoice, O All-Merciful Lady, Who grants wisdom and understanding to Your faithful people.
Kondak 13
O All-Singing Mother of the Eternal Light and Father's Wisdom, You are the light of the darkened, the addition of the mind and the joy of our hearts; hear and accept the prayer of us sinners, make us foolish and instruct us to sing and pray before your icon, "Addition of the mind" called. Do not stop praying for us, Thy unworthy servants, glorifying Thee and singing to Thy Son and God: Alleluia.
This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “Presenting Angel…” and the 1st kontakion “Chosen from all generations…”.
Prayer
In the Most Pure Mother of God, the House, His Wisdom of God was created, spiritual gifts to the Giver, from the world to the most peaceful mind, raising our mind and leading everyone to the knowledge of the mind! Receive prayer singing from us, unworthy Thy servants, with faith and tenderness bowing before Thy most pure image. Pray for your Son and our God, give wisdom and strength to our power, justice and impartiality to judges, spiritual wisdom, zeal and vigilance for souls as a shepherd, humble wisdom as a mentor, obedience to all of us, the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of humility and meekness, the spirit purity and truth. And now, our all-singing Mother, give us an increase in mind, die, unite in enmity and division of being and put them in an unsolvable cous of love, turn all those who have erred from unreason to the light of the truth of Christ, instruct the fear of God, abstinence and industriousness, teach the word of wisdom and soul-beneficial knowledge Grant to those who ask, autumn us with eternal joy, the most honest Cherubim and the most glorious Seraphim. We, the wondrous deeds and the many-minded wisdom of God in the world and our life, seeing, we will eliminate earthly vanities and unnecessary worldly cares, and we will raise our mind, our heart to Heaven, as if by Your intercession and help glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship for everything in the Trinity to the glorious God and Creator of all we exalt, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Troparion, tone 4
O Glorious Mother of Christ our God, the good Giver, save the whole universe with Your mercy, grant us, Your servants, wisdom and reason, enlighten our souls with the light of Your Son, one All-Panted, glorified from Cherubim and Seraphim.
Kontakion, tone 2
I enlighten us with the mind of Christ, we praise You, the Most Pure Mother of the Lord, holding the whole universe, the Beauty of the world visible and invisible, illuminating us with the rays of Life.
magnificence
We honor Thee, Most Holy Virgin, God-chosen Lady, and honor Your holy image, and bring healing to all who flow with faith.
Although we live in the 21st century - the century of technological progress, nanotechnology and other miracles, but we are used to, if something unforeseen happens, go to church, light a candle in front of the image and pray heartily. Tell the saints about your need-problem, cry to the Mother of God, and, as if with a renewed heart, calm down, wait for help, hoping that the Lord is merciful and will not leave us. This tradition has developed since time immemorial. And different prayers were created by pious people, for all occasions. And the icons are painted - for all human needs and sorrows.
History of the icon
Among the Christian Orthodox shrines there are images that are widely known, glorified far beyond the borders of Russian lands. And there are rare ones that are remembered in specific difficult situations. For example, the icon "Addition of the mind." Its other name sounds like "Uma giver." This is one of the little-known images of the Virgin, the celebration of which takes place in August - 15 (28). The story of its appearance is unusual, serving as proof of the infinity of God's mercy and love for people. The Adding Mind icon was painted in the 17th century by a Moscow artist. This happened after the split of the Orthodox Church into the Old Believers and the New. Representatives of both directions proved their case in books and in every possible way reviled opponents. The artist, as an inquisitive and deeply religious person, wanted to understand how right both sides were. As a result, he re-read so many books that he lost his mind from the stress.
miraculous image
How is the “Increasing Mind” icon related to this? Directly! In rare moments of enlightenment, the artist prayed with tears and groans to the Mother of God to restore his mind, to help him to know the truth. And one day Mary appeared to him and ordered him to draw her in the form in which the painter sees her.
With zeal and perseverance, he set to work. But, as the cloudiness came over him often, he forgot the vision. And again he diligently stood idle in prayers and bows. The Mother of God came to him again, guided him. And so it was until the icon "Addition of the Mind" was not finished. The artist was already praying before her. And the mind returned to him, even brighter and sharper than before. And the icon itself is now in the city of Rybinsk, in the Transfiguration Cathedral. There is a list from it in one of the Moscow churches.
Description of the icon
The icon of the Mother of God "Addition of the mind" is quite unusual and goes beyond the scope of traditional Russian iconography. Her image is deeply symbolic, but difficult to understand for the uninitiated. Mother and Child are covered with bell-shaped wrappings, decorated with crosses. means sorrow and holiness.
The figures are in front of the entrance to paradise, next to the clouds are angels with lamps. This is the light of truth, truth, reason. And the buildings below represent the holy city of Jerusalem, only not earthly, but heavenly.
holy help
How can the “Increasing Mind” icon help believers? Prayer is offered to her if it is necessary to reason with children so that they grow in obedience, so that they succeed in their studies. This is an image that can support students, as well as people of intellectual and creative professions. Various mental illnesses, dementia are also treated with it. And yet, if a person has recently been baptized, so that he quickly enters his new state, he should turn to this image more often.
Pray more often and may the Mother of God help you!
Christians have a large number of images of the Virgin. Today, a prayer is especially often said in front of the “Increasing Mind” icon. But in order for the request to be heard, you need to know what to pray for in front of this icon.
Description and strength of the icon
"Addition of the mind" is considered a rare icon painting. It shows the Mother of God standing with a baby in her arms. She is depicted at the entrance to the heavenly portal. The figures are wrapped in a blanket. The Virgin Mary and the child are surrounded by angels holding lighted candles. At the bottom of the image are small houses that represent the Heavenly Jerusalem.
The image of the Blessed Virgin Mary presented on the icon has a symbolic meaning, and expresses the sacrifice of the atonement of Christ. This sacrifice opens the way to Heavenly Jerusalem before all believers.
This divine face has an interesting history of writing, which begins in the 16th-17th centuries. The monk-icon painter who painted it wanted to understand the Orthodox belief. Therefore, he began to study church scripture. Moreover, he studied scripture both before the schism and after it.
The monk wanted to avoid sinful deeds and hoped in this way to figure out exactly how to offer a prayer so that the saints would hear the petition. Therefore, he diligently worked on the church scripture, which led to a clouding of his mind.
When enlightenment came to a monk, he, with the help of a prayer petition, asked the Most Pure Virgin to save him from misfortune. The Mother of God heard the request and somehow appeared before the monk during the pronunciation of a prayer service by him. She asked him to paint an image based on her appearance. The Mother of God said that before this painted image, he should say a prayer.
After the miraculous appearance, the monk immediately set to work. But during the work, the vision of the Mother of God either disappeared or reappeared. When she completely disappeared, the monk was again consumed by madness. He again began to pray to the Most Holy Theotokos. During this prayer service, the Queen of Heaven again appeared to the monk and he was able to complete the icon. After that, the monk gained his mind, and the image began to be considered miraculous. Since then, a prayer said in front of this image gives peace of mind and heals ailments.
A prayer request in front of the Adding Mind icon can help in the following situations:
- a person has a bad memory and often suffers from his forgetfulness;
- in the presence of weak mental abilities;
- the presence of mental retardation;
- if the child is restless and cannot sit in one place during the lesson;
- during the period of passing exams to complete the school, enter the university, during the session and any knowledge test;
- assistance in the performance of work in the educational and scientific sphere;
- the need for mental enlightenment of students.
In addition to helping with studies, this icon is able to heal mentally ill people. Prayer helps to determine the right path in life, to find the right solution to a difficult task, to deal with problems. The petition will overcome all obstacles.
Prayer in front of this icon also has a healing effect. It helps in the treatment of febrile conditions, and also protects against attack by poisonous and wild animals.
To receive help from the Mother of God, you must sincerely believe by saying a prayer in front of the image. Only faith and patience will help you get help from the Virgin Mary to successfully solve the life problems described above.
Video "The power of the icon" Addition of the mind "of the Mother of God"
From the video you will learn the history of writing the icon of the Mother of God "Addition of the mind", as well as the power of prayer in front of her image.
Prayer text for reading
O Blessed Virgin! You are the Bride of God the Father and the Mother of His Divine Son Jesus Christ! You are the Queen of Angels and the salvation of people, the accuser of sinners and the punisher of apostates. Have mercy on us too, who have seriously sinned and not fulfilled the commandments of God, who have violated the vows of baptism and vows of monasticism, and many others that we promised to fulfill. When the Holy Spirit departed from King Saul, then fear and despondency attacked him, and the darkness of despair and a joyless state of soul tormented him. Now, for our sins, we have all lost the grace of the Holy Spirit.
The mind has become bustled with the vanity of thoughts, forgetfulness of God has darkened our souls, and now all kinds of sorrows, sorrows, illnesses, hatred, evil, enmity, vindictiveness, malevolence and other sins are oppressing the heart. And, not having joy and consolation, we call to You, Mother of our God Jesus Christ, and beg Your Son to forgive us all our sins and send us the Spirit of the Comforter, as He sent Him to the apostles, so that comforted and enlightened by him, we will sing to You a song of thanksgiving : Rejoice, Most Holy Theotokos, who has added to our minds for salvation. Amen.
The history of its writing is unusual. Once, it was in the 16th-17th centuries, one monk, an icon painter, trying to understand the faith, began to read books published before Patriarch Nikon, to the book right. It is known that the right led to the split of the church in Russia. Then the monk began to compare these books with books published by Nikon already with corrections. He thought a lot about what books he should pray for so as not to commit a sin. And he tried so hard to understand them that his mind was clouded.
Then, in moments of enlightenment, he began to pray to the Mother of God, so that She would help him regain his mind. Once, during a prayer, the Most Holy One appeared to him and said: “Write an icon in the image in which you see Me, and pray before it.” The icon painter saw a wonderful icon, but it appeared only for a short period of time. He started making a list with her. But she quickly disappeared, and the monk again prayed and fell into madness. This went on for a long time, until the icon was finished. When the icon painter completed the work, he was completely healed. The icon became miraculous, many mentally ill people flocked to it and, according to their faith, they received healing. Today it is kept in the Transfiguration Cathedral in Tutaevo, Yaroslavl region. Every year, by the first of September, she is taken to Yaroslavl for worship.
The iconography of the icon is very unusual. The Mother of God swaddled with the baby Savior one dolmatik. This was the name of the tunic of men and women in Dolmatia in the 2nd century. Then crowned persons began to wear it, and it also became a bishop's vestment (sakkos) and a deacon's vestment (surplice). The dolmatic was white until the 11th century, but then colored priestly vestments began to be practiced, which are now red, green, purple, and gold, but white is still more often used on holidays, especially master's.
On the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Savior royal crowns. The Lord holds the royal orb in his left hand, and blesses those who pray with his right hand. The crowns and unusual iconography of the icon point to its Western origin.
Russian researcher and ethnographer Andrey Titov at the beginning of the 20th century revealed the connection of this icon with the statue of the Madonna of Loreto, the one that is installed in the altar of the eastern part of the "Holy House". Only now, in the Moscow tradition, it has received a different name - not the "Key of Understanding", but "The Addition of the Mind".
The difference lies in the fact that the statue in Loreto is made of cedar wood, the crowns on the Madonna of Loreto and Jesus Christ are gilded, the dolmatic is richly decorated with diamonds and pearl threads.
The legend attributes the authorship of the statue to the apostle Luke, but studies have shown that the statue was created many centuries after the death of the apostle - in the XII-XIII century. It has darkened over time. At the beginning of the 20th century, an ancient statue burned down during a fire in the Holy House. The next year they made a copy of it, also from Lebanese cedar. The author of the copy decided to bring the statue closer to the old image and darkened it very much. Now it looks almost black. Pilgrims arriving to worship in Italy can receive a cardboard icon with the name “Our Lady of Loreto. Russian icon of the 18th century.
But let's get back to the "Increasing the Mind" icon. It is very unusual for Orthodox iconography and has complex symbolism. As already mentioned, the Mother of God and the Savior are depicted in a single bell-shaped vestment, which is decorated with numerous crosses and flowers, which symbolizes, on the one hand, grief, and on the other, glorification.
A single image of the Virgin and the Divine Infant is depicted at the entrance to paradise, in the opening - a lot of stars. But the portal above the image reflects the architectural detail of the "Holy House". Angels on both sides of the icon, standing on the clouds, hold lamps, as if meeting them at the gate. This symbolizes the eternal light of truth. Above and below the single image are red seraphim and cherubim.
Lighted lamps hang on the portal on the left and right sides, which suggest a parable from the Gospel about the wise virgins who went to meet the Bridegroom and took oil with them, and the holy fools, foolish virgins, who had no oil at the time of the Bridegroom's arrival. Oil is a symbol of the mind and the Holy Spirit. At the foot is depicted the Heavenly City - Mountainous Jerusalem.
Thus, the symbolism of the icon shows that the sacrifice of the Son of God for the atonement of sins opens the way to the Kingdom of Heaven for all believers. At the bottom of the old lists of the icon is sometimes the text:
“The image of the Most Holy Theotokos, by adding to the life of judging the living and the dead, protects from mortal murder, from corrupting winds, from chills, from shaking, from finding poisonous animals, from enemies and mosquitoes, and mosquitoes.”
The icon in such iconography was painted by Pskov and Novgorod masters after the great fire in Moscow in 1574 at the invitation of John IV the Terrible. Having a very unusual legend, it does not belong to any of the known types of Orthodox Mother of God icons: neither to Tenderness, nor to Hodegetria, nor to the Sign, nor to Agiosoritissa, nor to Panahranta. And you can’t classify it as an akathist either.
This is perhaps, if not the only, then a very rare and curious case when an Orthodox icon is based on a Catholic statue - the statue of the Madonna of Loreto. All this makes the icon attractive, unusual and the day of its celebration - August 28, practically coincides with the day of knowledge.
Perhaps that is also why it is placed on the lectern during the days of prayer before the start of the school year. Then numerous notes with the names of the children are served in the temples, who have a long and difficult path to the realm of knowledge.