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ICONS OF THE THEOTOKOS My collection of icons of the Theotokos
THE KEEPER OF THE PORTAL We honour thy icon, O Mother of God of the Portal, for it has come miraculously by sea to thy flock and is a source of holiness and a dwelling-place of thy glory. From it gifts pour to those who lovingly cry to thee: Glory to thy wonders, O pure Maiden; glory to thy providence; glory to thy goodness towards us.
MOTHER OF GOD OF ZHIROVITS
OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL Father, may the prayers of the Virgin Mary protect us and help us to reach Christ her Son who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE To Thee, our great and constant Intercessor before the Throne of Almighty God, do we, Thy children, offer this hymn of praise, glorifying Thy wondrous Image revealed to Thy humble servant, Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac, as we sing of Thy enduring heavenly Protection of all who keep festival, joyfully exclaiming with arms uplifted: Rejoice, O Lady from Heaven, Virgin-Mother clothed with the Sun!
OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP Lament not for Me, Mother, as you behold Me in the grave, Whom as a Son you conceived in your womb without seed. For I shall rise and be glorified, and as God, I shall ceaselessly exalt in glory those, who in faith and yearning, magnify you.
THE MOTHER OF CHRIST God our Father, may we always profit by the prayers of the Virgin Mother Mary, for you bring us life and salvation through Jesus Christ her Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
THE VIRGIN OF THE SIGN Thou art an impregnable wall and a source of miracles enabling us to subdue enemy attacks, O Mother of God. Wherefore we pray thee grant peace to the world and great mercy to our souls.
THE ASSUMPTION All-powerful and ever-living God, you raised the sinless Virgin Mary, mother of your Son, body and soul to the glory of heaven. May we see heaven as our final goal and come to share her glory. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
THE VIRGIN OF IVERON We honour thy icon, O Mother of God of the Portal, for it has come miraculously by sea to thy flock and is a source of holiness and a dwelling-place of thy glory. From it gifts pour to those who lovingly cry to thee: Glory to thy wonders, O pure Maiden; glory to thy providence; glory to thy goodness towards us.
THE VIRGIN OF KAZAN O fervent intercessor, Mother of the Lord Most High, thou dost pray to thy Son Christ our God and savest all who seek thy protection. O Sovereign Lady and Queen, help and defend all of us who in trouble and trials, in pain and burdened with sins, stand in thy presence before thine icon, and who pray with compunction, contrition and tears and with unflagging hope in thee. Grant what is good for us, deliverance from evil, and save us all, O Virgin Mother of God, for thou art a divine protection to thy servants.
OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA
THEOTOKOS OF THE PASSION My eternal Son, I was spared the travail at Your strange birth, and was marvelously blessed. And now, beholding You, my God, a breathless corpse, I am torn apart with the spear of bitter sorrow; but arise, that I may be magnified.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE God of power and mercy, you blessed the Americas at Tepeyac with the presence of the Virgin Mary at Guadalupe. May her prayers help all men and women to accept each other as brothers and sisters. Through your justice present in our hearts may your peace reign in the world. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
ABBESS OF MOUNT ATHOS When God apportioned the nations according to his Angels, knowing that you, O Virgin, would be his immaculate Mother, he then allotted you this great and beautiful mountain as an inalienable inheritance.
AXION ESTIN It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, ever-blessed and most pure, and the Mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, without defilement you gave birth to God the Word. True Theotokos we magnify you!
THEOTOKOS SUPPLICATING Since thou art a well-spring of tenderness, O Theotokos, make us worthy of compassion; Look upon a sinful people; Manifest thy power as ever, for hoping on thee we cry aloud unto thee: Hail! as once did Gabriel, chief Captain of the Bodiless Powers.
THE VIRGIN OF JERUSALEM
THE VIRGIN OF THE DON
THE VIRGIN OF KAZAN O fervent intercessor, Mother of the Lord Most High, thou dost pray to thy Son Christ our God and savest all who seek thy protection. O Sovereign Lady and Queen, help and defend all of us who in trouble and trials, in pain and burdened with sins, stand in thy presence before thine icon, and who pray with compunction, contrition and tears and with unflagging hope in thee. Grant what is good for us, deliverance from evil, and save us all, O Virgin Mother of God, for thou art a divine protection to thy servants.
THE VIRGIN OF KAZAN O fervent intercessor, Mother of the Lord Most High, thou dost pray to thy Son Christ our God and savest all who seek thy protection. O Sovereign Lady and Queen, help and defend all of us who in trouble and trials, in pain and burdened with sins, stand in thy presence before thine icon, and who pray with compunction, contrition and tears and with unflagging hope in thee. Grant what is good for us, deliverance from evil, and save us all, O Virgin Mother of God, for thou art a divine protection to thy servants.
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL Father, may the prayers of the Virgin Mary protect us and help us to reach Christ her Son who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
OUR LADY OF CITEAUX
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