Everyone has their own cross, their own icons,
their own poetry, their own silence.
In front of the mirror, we often bow,
not noticing that in them all the same emptiness ..

Everyone has their own guardian angel and their own intercessor icon, which is given from birth.

Pray to your icon, ask the Lord through it for healing, and it will definitely come.

Each profession, each direction has its own unspoken heavenly patron. According to tradition, in ancient times, all believers had an icon of their saint at home. All icons are sacred.

A radiant light emanates from many of them, others streamed myrrh or fragrant.

Icons have repeatedly saved cities from fires, capture and destruction. There are countless icons in temples, and all of them are revered.

First of all, icons give people help - they heal, save from death, death.

All icons somehow manifest miracles, with their help we gain peace and strength.

For each person the word "faith" means something different.

Someone goes to church and prays, someone just believes in their hearts and believes that going to church every week is not at all necessary.

And everyone is right in their own way.

After all, faith is in our soul, in our heart. Almost every believer has Orthodox icons in their home, and if someone does not, then these people go to church and pray there. Although an icon is not at all necessary for prayer. Icons play a huge role in the history of Christianity.

In essence, an icon is a form of divine revelation.

And its purpose is to purify the souls of people who contemplate it and pray before it. They pray before the icons. And prayer can be different. Sometimes people ask for help, sometimes they thank for it. At the same time, the icon is revered, but not worshiped, since it is only fitting to worship God.

The past is an endless distance, and the more we look into it, the better we see how deep into the centuries the roots of human history go.

But there are events that unite all centuries, all peoples, and then time, ruthlessly, at first glance, measuring the earthly human path, seems to cease to exist.

Those who were born from December 22 to January 20, the icon of the Mother of God "Reigning" will protect, and their guardian angels are St. Sylvester and Reverend Seraphim Sarovskiy.

Before Your Sovereign Icon
I stand, embraced by prayerful trembling,
And Your regal face, crowned with a crown,
Attracts my touching gaze.
In a time of unrest and inglorious cowardice,
Treason, lies, unbelief and evil,
You showed us Your Sovereign Image,
You came to us and meekly prophesied:
"I myself took the scepter and orb,
I myself will hand them over again to the King,
I will give the Russian kingdom greatness and glory,
I will feed everyone, console, reconcile."
Repent, Rus, unfortunate harlot...
Wash your defiled shame in tears,
Your Intercessor, Heavenly Queen,
He pities and preserves you and the sinner.

S. Bekhteev

Before the icon Holy Mother of God The Sovereign pray for truth, heartfelt joy, unfeigned love for each other, for peace in the country, for the salvation and preservation of Russia, for the patronage of the throne and the state, for deliverance from foreigners and for the granting of bodily and spiritual healing.

born from January 21 to February 20 guarded by Saints Athanasius and Cyril, and the icons of the Mother of God “Vladimirskaya” and “Burning Bush” will protect them. The "Vladimir" icon of the Mother of God has been revered as miraculous for several centuries. Before her, they prayerfully ask the Mother of God for healing from bodily ailments, in particular, diseases of the heart and cardiovascular system. They turn to her for help during disasters, when they need protection from enemies. In front of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in all ages they prayed for the preservation of Russia. Every home should have this icon, because it reconciles the warring, softens people's hearts, and helps strengthen faith.

The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was painted by the Evangelist Luke on a board from the table at which the Savior ate with the Most Pure Mother and the righteous Joseph. The Mother of God, seeing this image, said: "From now on, all generations will bless Me. May the grace of the One born of Me and Mine be with this icon." and was placed in the Maiden's Monastery of Vyshgorod - the ancient appanage city of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duchess Olga.

Before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Burning Bush" they pray for deliverance from fire and lightning, from severe troubles, for the healing of ailments. The icon of the Mother of God "The Burning Bush" is depicted as an octagonal star, consisting of two sharp quadrangles with concave ends. One of them is red, resembling a fire that enveloped the bush seen by Moses; another - Green colour, indicating the natural color of the bush, which she retained, enveloped in a fiery flame. In the middle of the octagonal star, as if in a bush, is depicted the Blessed Virgin with the Eternal Child. At the corners of the red quadrangle are depicted a man, a lion, a calf and an eagle, symbolizing the four evangelists. In the hands of the Blessed Virgin is a ladder, leaning its upper end against Her shoulder. The ladder means that through the Mother of God the Son of God descended to earth, raising all those who believe in Him to Heaven.

It used to be: a gray-haired church
Burning Bush,
In a white blizzard crouching,
Flashing me out of silence;
In front of a pensive kiot -
Inextinguishable lantern;
And falls with a light flight
Under the light of pink snow.
Neopalimov Lane
A pearl barley blizzard boils;
And Our Lady in the alley
He looks thoughtful with tears.

A. Bely

The icon of the Iberian Mother of God is the intercessor of those who were born with February 21 to March 20. Their guardian angels are Saint Alexis and Milentius of Antioch. The history of the Iberian Icon can be seen from the first century, when, out of inexpressible love for people, the Mother of God blessed the holy apostle and evangelist Luke to paint her image even in the days of Her earthly life. The Monk John of Damascus wrote: “The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke, at the time when the Most Holy Mother of God was still living in Jerusalem and living in Zion, painted Her Divine and honest image on a board with pictorial means, so that, as in a mirror, her subsequent generations could contemplate and childbirth. When Luke presented this image to Her, She said: “From now on, all generations will please Me. The grace and power of the One born from Me and Mine be with you.” Tradition ascribes to the brush of the holy apostle and evangelist Luke from three to seventy icons of the Mother of God, including the Iberian one.

Before the icon of the Most Holy Mother of God "Iberian" they pray for deliverance from various misfortunes and for comfort in troubles, from a fire, for increasing the fertility of the earth, for deliverance from sorrow and sorrow, for the healing of bodily and spiritual ailments, under difficult circumstances, for help to farmers.

born with March 21 to April 20 one must ask for protection from the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, and they are guarded by Saints Sophronius and Innocent of Irkutsk, as well as George the Confessor. We do not know by whom and when the icon of the Russian Mother of God Hodegetria was painted, which in Greek means "Guide". It is to this type of icons that the image of Our Lady of Kazan belongs. An ancient Russian monk-icon painter, inspired by the image of the Byzantine Hodegetria, painted, as it is believed, by the Evangelist Luke during the life of the Virgin, paints his own version of this icon. Its iconography, in comparison with the Byzantine one, is slightly changed. The Russian version can always be recognized by its barely noticeable warmth, softening the regal severity of the Byzantine originals.

Our Lady of Kazan and her holy, miraculous, saving icon(she returns sight to the blind, gives strength to the weak) are considered practically official intercessors, defenders of Russia from external and internal enemies. It is also popularly believed that prayer before Orthodox icon The Mother of God protects and frees the praying person from his visible and invisible enemies, i.e. from evil people and from evil spirits.

The icons "Guide of sinners" and the Iberian Mother of God will protect those born with April 21 to May 20. Saints Stephen and Tamara, the Apostle John the Theologian are their guardian angels. The icon got its name from the inscription preserved on it: "I am the guarantor of sinners to my Son ...". Many miraculous healings occurred from the miraculous image. Guarantor of sinners means Guarantee for sinners before the Lord Jesus Christ. In front of the miraculous image of the Mother of God, "The guarantor of sinners", they pray for the grant of repentance, in despondency, despair and spiritual sorrow, for healing various ailments about the salvation of sinners.

For the first time, this image became famous for miracles in the Nikolaevsky Odrin monastery in the Oryol province in the middle of the last century. ancient icon Due to her dilapidation, the Mother of God "The guarantor of sinners" did not enjoy proper veneration and stood in the old chapel at the monastery gates. But in 1843, it was revealed to many residents in dreams that this icon was endowed, according to God's Providence, with miraculous power. The icon was solemnly transferred to the church. Believers began to flock to her and ask for the healing of their sorrows and illnesses. The first to be healed was a paralyzed boy whose mother fervently prayed in front of this shrine. The icon became especially famous during the cholera epidemic, when it brought many terminally ill people who came to it with faith to life.

If the birthday falls between May 21 to June 21, one must ask for protection from the icons of the Mother of God "Search for the Lost", "Burning Bush" and "Vladimir". Guarded by Saints Alexei of Moscow and Constantine. According to legend, the icon of the Mother of God “SEARCH FOR THE DEAD” became famous as early as the 6th century in the Asia Minor city of Adana, delivering the repentant monk Theophilus from eternal death, who later reached the highest spiritual perfection and was glorified by the Church as a saint. The name of the icon arose under the influence of the story “On the repentance of Theophilus, the church steward in the city of Adana” (7th century): praying before the image of the Mother of God, Theophilus called it “Searching for the Lost”.

Before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Search for the Lost" they pray for the blessing of marriage; they come to her with a prayer for liberation from vices, mothers come with a petition for perishing children, for the health and well-being of children, for the healing of eye diseases and blindness, for toothache, for fever, for the ailment of drunkenness, for headaches, for admonishing those who have fallen away of the Orthodox faith and the return of the erring to the Church.

Icons of "Joy of All Who Sorrow" and the Kazan Mother of God - intercessor of those born with June 22 to July 22. Saint Cyril is their guardian angel. "Joy of All Who Sorrow" is one of the most popular and widely revered miraculous icons of the Mother of God in Imperial Russia, which has whole line significantly different iconographic options. Many sick and grieving, praying to the Mother of God through Her miraculous image, began to receive healing and deliverance from troubles.

According to custom, the Mother of God is depicted in accordance with the words of the prayer addressed to her. “Helper of the offended, hopeless hope, wretched intercessor, sad consolation, hungry nurse, naked robes, healing of the sick, salvation of sinners, help and intercession for all Christians” - this is how we call the image embodied on the icons “Joy of All Who Sorrow”.

Queen of heaven and earth, consolation of those who mourn,
Heed the prayer of sinners: in You is hope and salvation.

We are mired in the evil of passions, we wander in the darkness of vice,
But... our Motherland... Oh, tilt the all-seeing eye to it.

Holy Russia - your bright house is almost dying,
To You, Intercessor, we call: no one else knows about us.

Oh, do not leave Your children, grieving Hope,
Do not turn Your eyes away from our sorrow and suffering.

Saint Nicholas the Pleasant and Elijah the Prophet protect those born with July 23 to August 23 , and the icon "Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos" protects them. In Orthodox Russia, the word “cover” is understood to mean both cover and patronage. On the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, Orthodox people ask the Queen of Heaven for protection and help. In Russia, this holiday was established in the XII century by the holy prince Andrei Bogolyubsky. Learning that Saint Andrew, a fool for Christ's sake, saw the Mother of God holding Her cover over the Orthodox, he exclaimed: "Such a great event cannot remain without celebrating him." The holiday was established and immediately accepted by all the people in the joyful conviction that the Mother of God tirelessly keeps Her cover over the Russian land. All his life, Grand Duke Andrei fought against the discord and disunity of his land. He sacredly believed that the cover of the Virgin Mary would protect Russia "from arrows flying in the darkness of our division."

Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos - great Orthodox holiday in memory of the miraculous appearance of the Mother of God in Blachernae Church in 910 during the siege of Constantinople. The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos is a sign of the grace of God that covers us, strengthens, and preserves us. The icon depicts a procession to heaven through the clouds, to the Savior. The procession is led by the Mother of God, holding a small cover in her arms, and behind Her are a host of saints. The icon symbolizes the prayer of the entire Heavenly Church for the human race.

Those who were born with August 24 to September 23. Their guardian angels are Saints Alexander, John and Paul. The “Passionate” icon of the Most Holy Theotokos got its name from the fact that near the face of the Mother of God two Angels are depicted with the instruments of the Passion of the Lord - a cross, a sponge, a copy. The holy image was glorified during the reign of Mikhail Fedorovich.

“When you pray before that image with faith, then you and many others will receive healing.”

Those who were born with September 24 to October 23. They are guarded by St. Sergius of Radonezh. The honest and life-giving Cross of the Lord was found in 326 in Jerusalem, not far from the place of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In memory of this event, on September 14/27, the Church established a holiday. The tradition of finding the Cross of Christ is closely connected with the life of Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Helena and Constantine. The Savior showed the life-giving power of His Cross through the revival of the deceased, to whom the Cross was attached. When finding the Cross, in order to enable all those gathered for the celebration to see the shrine, the patriarch erected (raised) the Cross, turning it to all cardinal points.

Now for us the cross is a sacred, most important and dearest symbol. More than two billion people on earth (more precisely - 2 billion 100 million - so many Christians on the planet) wear it on their chest as a sign of their involvement in the true God. Two thousand years ago in Palestine, and in many other places, the cross was just an instrument of execution - like the electric chair is now in America. And Mount Golgotha, near the city walls of Jerusalem, was a common place for executions.

About three hundred years have passed since the death on the cross and the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Christianity, despite cruel persecution, spread more and more throughout the earth, attracting both the poor and the rich, the powerful and the weak. The Roman emperor Constantine the Great, his father was a pagan, his mother, Queen Helen, a Christian. After the death of his father, Constantine had a war with the ruler of the city of Rome. On the eve of the decisive battle, when the sun began to set, Constantine and all his army saw a cross in the sky, with the inscription - "Sim you will win." In a dream, at night, Constantine also saw Christ with a cross. The Lord ordered him to make crosses on the banners of his troops and said that he would defeat the enemy. Constantine fulfilled the command of God, and having won the victory and entered Rome, he ordered to put a statue with a cross in his hand on the square of the city. With the accession of Constantine, the persecution of Christians ceased, and the emperor himself was baptized shortly before his death, because he considered himself unworthy to receive this sacrament earlier.

Saint Paul - guardian angel of those born with October 24 to November 22. The icons of the Mother of God "Quick Hearing" and "Jerusalem" protect them. The history of the icon of the Mother of God "Skoroshlushnitsa" has more than a millennium. According to legend, it is a contemporary of the founding of the Athos Dohiarsky monastery and was written in the 10th century with the blessing of the founder of the monastery, the Monk Neophyte. It is believed that the icon is a copy of the revered image of the Mother of God, located in the city of Alexandria. The icon received its name, now known to the entire Orthodox world, later - in the 17th century, when a miracle happened from it. In Russia, they have always enjoyed great love and veneration of the miraculous Athos icon "Quick to Hear", because she became famous for miracles. Cases of healing from epilepsy and demon possession were especially noted, ambulance and consolation to all who flow to her with faith.

Before this icon, they pray for spiritual insight, for various infirmities, for cancer, for help in childbirth and for feeding with milk, for children. And above all, they pray to the Quick Listener when they don’t know how best to act, what to ask for, in confusion and bewilderment.

According to the pious Tradition of the Church, some of the ancient miraculous images The Mother of God were painted by the first icon painter, the holy apostle and evangelist Luke during the earthly life of the Ever-Virgin. Among them are Vladimir, Smolensk and other icons. It is believed that the image of the Jerusalem icon was also painted by the Apostle Luke, and this happened in the Holy Land, in Gethsemane, in the fifteenth year after the ascension of the Savior to heaven. In 453, the image was transferred from Jerusalem to Constantinople by the Greek king Leo the Great. In 988, Tsar Leo VI presented the icon as a gift to Grand Duke Vladimir when he was baptized in the city of Korsun (present-day Kherson). Saint Vladimir gave the Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God to the Novgorodians, but in 1571 Tsar Ivan the Terrible transferred it to Moscow to the Assumption Cathedral. During the invasion of Napoleon in 1812, this icon of the Mother of God was stolen and taken to France, where it remains to this day.

Before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Jerusalem, they pray in sorrow, sorrow and despondency, for healing from blindness, eye diseases and paralysis, during a cholera epidemic, for deliverance from the loss of livestock, from a fire, during relaxation, and also during an attack by enemies.

born with November 23 to December 21 should ask for intercession from the icons of the Mother of God "Tikhvin" and "Sign". Saint Nicholas the Pleasant and Saint Barbara are their guardian angels. The Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God is considered the patroness of babies, she is called a child. She helps children in illnesses, calms the restless and disobedient, helps them in choosing friends, protects them from the bad influence of the street. It is believed to strengthen the bond between parents and children. It helps women during childbirth and during pregnancy. Also, the Mother of God in front of Her icon "Tikhvinskaya" is addressed with a prayer when there are problems of conception.

One of the most revered shrines in Russia. It is believed that this image was created by the holy Evangelist Luke during the life of the Most Holy Theotokos. Until the XIV century, the icon was in Constantinople, until in 1383 it suddenly disappeared from the Blachernae Church. According to the chronicle, in the same year in Russia, the icon appeared to the fishermen on Lake Ladoga near the city of Tikhvin. The miraculous Tikhvin Icon from the Tikhvin Monastery is currently kept in Chicago in the USA.

The Icon of the Mother of God "The Sign" became famous in the XII century, at a time when the Russian land was groaning from civil strife. Vladimir-Suzdal Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, in alliance with the princes of Smolensk, Polotsk, Ryazan, Murom and others (72 princes in total), sent his son Mstislav to conquer Veliky Novgorod. In the winter of 1170, a huge militia laid siege to Novgorod, demanding its surrender. After fruitless negotiations, the Novgorodians refused to surrender, and the battle began. The defenders of Novgorod, seeing the terrible strength of the enemy and exhausted in an unequal struggle, placed all their hope on the Lord and the Most Holy Theotokos, as they felt the truth on their side.

Before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Sign" of Novgorod, they pray for an end to disasters, for protection from enemy attacks, from fires, for protection from thieves and criminals and for the return of the lost, for deliverance from the plague, for the pacification of the warring and deliverance from internecine strife ..

In every house it is desirable to have the Iberian Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (Goalkeeper), which protects the house from enemies and ill-wishers. The Iberian icon of the Most Holy Theotokos is one of the most famous and revered in the Orthodox world. According to legend, Iverskaya was written by the Evangelist Luke, for a long time was in Asia Minor Nicaea, and from the beginning of the 11th century. permanently resides in the Iberian Monastery on Mount Athos (in honor of which it got its name).

Not far from the Iberian monastery on the seashore, a miraculous spring has been preserved to this day, which gushed at the moment when the Mother of God set foot on Athos land; this place is called Clement's Quay. And it was to this place miraculously, in a pillar of fire, that the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God, now known to the whole world, appeared by sea. The veneration of this image is evidenced by the fact that the Monk Nikodim the Holy Mountain alone wrote four canons to the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God.

Here is what the famous Russian pilgrim-pedestrian of the 18th century Vasily Grigorovich-Barsky writes about the “Goalkeeper”: “In this beautiful, created temple, at the inner gates of the monastery, in the iconostasis, instead of the local ordinary Mother of God, there is a certain holy and miraculous icon, named from the ancient monks Portaitissa, i.e., the Goalkeeper, very terribly transparent, with great hair, holding Christ the Savior on her left hand, blackened on her face for many years for the sake of years, both completely showing the image, covered all but the face with silver-plated gilded clothes, and besides, it is dotted with precious stones and gold coins, from various tsars, princes and noble boyars bestowed for many of her miracles, even Russian tsars, queens and princesses, emperors and empresses, princes and princesses, I saw gold coins and other gifts hung with my own eyes.

A family icon is an icon depicting the namesake saints of all family members. A family icon is a shrine that connects all family members, unites their spirit. The family icon is part of the family heritage, which is passed down from generation to generation. The presence of a family icon in the house unites the family, strengthens their faith, and helps in various family matters. The spiritual power of such an icon lies in its catholicity, offering up their prayers, each member of the family prays not only for himself, but also for his parents, children and loved ones.

Recently, the tradition of the family icon has been revived everywhere. On the family icon, the patron saints of family members are depicted all together. Here, as if out of time, saints gather who pray for this family, for this family. Among them may be the patron saints of the parents who have already passed away - the founders of the family. To write such an image, they select each saint by name, and rare saints are also found.

Faith is faith that does not need proof. Nevertheless, over the past two thousand years, so much evidence has been collected for each episode of the gospel story that only ... a not very informed person can doubt that all this actually happened.

The performance of a miracle, that is, the fulfillment of a prayer, first of all, depends on the faith of the one who prays.

If the one who pronounces a prayer with his mouth does not have a conscious and heartfelt appeal to God, then even before miraculous icon prayer will remain fruitless...

Turning to icons is one of the ways to reach out directly to God or heavenly saints close to him. It is through these handmade products that we can ask for intercession, participation and help from those who are at an unattainable height. That is, where there is no entrance to any worldly person. It is interesting that the intercessor icon, chosen by date of birth, helps best of all. She, like a guardian angel, everyone has, just not everyone thinks about it.

Do you have a guardian angel?

It is believed that a guardian angel appears in every person immediately after baptism in Orthodox Church, including yours. Unless, of course, you went through the Christian sacrament in the temple. If this really happened, know that the heavenly patron almost always walks next to you, literally step by step. It protects from troubles, warns against rash acts, helps to deal with the problems that have piled up. It can warn of various health or money problems, as well as those arising in a relationship. Able to appear in a dream. But it usually takes the form ordinary person, albeit unfamiliar or already deceased. To call on a guardian angel, you just need to pray.

From whom to seek intercession for "winter" people?

Each person has his own icon-intercessor by date of birth. So, people who issued the first cry from November 23 of any year to can pray to the icons of the Mother of God "Tikhvin" (helps make an important decision and get rid of various diseases, including infertility) and "Sign" (helps to find peace and rest). The heavenly protectors of any person born during this period are Saint Barbara and Saint Nicholas.

People who were born from December 22 inclusive to January 22 should go to the icon of the Mother of God "Reigning". She will help them find a true life partner, heal their emotional trauma, pacify enemy anger and get rid of financial difficulties. In addition to the icon, a person born during this period will also be helped by St. Seraphim of Sarov and St. Sylvester.

A person born from January 23 to February 20 should seek the intercession of Athanasius. Icons-intercessors for them will be "Vladimirskaya" and "Burning Bush". You can resort to prayers at any time.

From whom should the "spring" people seek intercession?

You can look at the photo of the intercessor icon for a long time by date of birth, but the fact remains: a person who was born between February 21 and March 20 should pray earnestly near the church image of the Iberian Mother of God. She will help him find inner purity, console himself in troubles, overcome pernicious desires and calm his hearts. You can also turn to Saints Milenty of Antioch and Alexy for help, who are guardian angels for such people.

Those who first saw the white light from March 21 to April 20 should go to the icon of the Mother of God called "Kazan". It promotes healing from various diseases, overcoming serious obstacles, calming and acquiring happiness in the world. such people are Saints Innocent and Sophronia of Irkutsk, as well as George the Confessor.

The intercessor icon by date of birth for people who first uttered their cry from May 20 to May 20 is considered to be the “Guide of Sinners”. It helps to strengthen faith, spiritual insight, healing from serious illnesses, as well as getting rid of depression. Everyone who was born during this period should pray to the apostle or saints Tamara and Stepan. They are their guardian angels.

From whom to seek intercession for "summer" people?

"Recovery of the Lost", "Vladimirskaya" and "Burning Bush" - intercessor icons by date of birth for people born from May 21 to June 21. The first can help in overcoming ailments and finding the best partner for life, the second in strengthening faith and getting rid of sinful thoughts, the third in protecting the believer from various injuries. Guardian angels for such people are St. Constantine, as well as Alexei of Moscow.

Separately, it is worth mentioning the icon-intercessor by date of birth and the angels-protectors of a person who issued his first cry from June 22 to July 22. After all, they are protected by the "Kazan" Mother of God. Her prayer helps people find their true path, heal bodily ailments, make the right decisions, become happier in family life and live long in fidelity and harmony. Saint Cyril acts as a heavenly patron for a person who was born during this period.

If you want to know which intercessor icon by date of birth is August 21, then this is the one that is called the “Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos”. She is considered the protector of all people born from July 23 inclusive to August 23. Protects them from illnesses, serious problems, troubles and all evils. As the guardian angel of such a person, two saints act at once - Ilya the prophet and Nikolai Ugodnik.

From whom should the "autumn" people seek intercession?

Those people who were born from August 24 to September 23 should tirelessly pray to such icons as the Passionate and Burning Bush. We have already talked about what the second one helps with in the article. It is worth resorting to help first if you have any problems in your personal life, loss of faith, or the appearance of any mental trauma. It will certainly help to eliminate such problems. Paul, John and Alexander can also become patron saints for people born during this period.

A person who has seen the light of God from September 24 to October 23 needs to seek protection from the Burning Bush and the Pochaev Mother of God, which helps to heal from illnesses, avoid quarrels and misfortunes, and get rid of unclean thoughts. Also in his prayers, he can seek intercession from St. Sergius of Radonezh.

Everyone who was born from October 24 to November 22 should seek protection from St. Paul and the intercessor icon "Quick Hearing". They, as well as people born at any other time of the year and number, need to have at home an icon of the Most Holy Theotokos called "Iberian". She can protect the home from enemies, bad people and ill-wishers.

As a conclusion

After you find out which intercessor icon protects you by date of birth and name, do not forget to thank your heavenly intercessors and pray to them tirelessly. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Be happy and healthy!

Hello dear readers of my blog! Do you know your saint or your icon, which should be worshiped, asked for protection? But every person has his own Intercessor Icon! It is given to a person by date of birth.

Name day is more important than birthday

This has always been the case in Russia. But over the years of atheism, people have lost their knowledge of the importance of name days, and now they have again begun to show interest in who protects them in life, which icon to worship.

In this article you will find your Intercessor Icon and your Guardian Angel. And by name, a person celebrates name days, which were always more important than a birthday.

Nowadays, name days are not celebrated at all, and this is due to a person’s ignorance about the significance of his name, his heavenly patron.

What is this day? Believers call it "namesake", hence the word "namesake" came from, denoting people with the same names.

When are name days celebrated? There is a certain day in the calendar on which one or another saint is remembered, or maybe several saints at once. This day will be festive for a person who bears the name of a saint who is honored on this day.

Often people think that a saint is their guardian angel. But it's not.

A guardian angel is given to a person at baptism to accompany him through life, instructing him on the path of salvation.

An angel is a good spirit that is invisible and has no name. It is very important for a person to mentally talk with his Angel, to consult with him.

You probably noticed how after a prayerful appeal to our good mentor, many things are successfully resolved.

But the Guardian Angel will not leave us even after earthly life, will lead us through all the ordeals to God. So it is written in the canon to the Guardian Angel.

Intercessor icon by date of birth

Those people who are born from December 22 to January 22, the intercessor is the icon of the Mother of God "Reigning". The heavenly patron is St. Sylvester and St. Seraphim of Sarov.

born from January 21 to February 20 are under the protection of Saints Athanasius and Cyril and the icons of the Mother of God "Vladimirskaya" and "Burning Bush".

Intercessor icon for those who were born from February 21 to March 20, is the Icon of the Iberian Mother of God and Saints Alexy and Milenty of Antioch.

born from March 21 to April 20 are under the patronage of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and Saints Sophrony and Innocent of Irkutsk, as well as George the Confessor.

The icon "The guarantor of sinners" will protect everyone who is born from April 21 to May 20. Saints Stepan and Tamara, the Apostle John the Theologian are their heavenly patrons.

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If the birthday fell on the period from May 21 to June 21, then your intercessors are the icons "Search for the Lost", "Burning Bush" and "Vladimir". Saints Alexei of Moscow and Constantine protect you.

The icons “Joy of All Who Sorrow” and the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God are intercessors for those who were born in the period from June 22 to July 22. And the heavenly patron is St. Cyril.

Saint Nicholas the Pleasant and Elijah the Prophet, patronize born people during from July 23 to August 23. And their protector is the icon "Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos".

Asking for protection from the icon "Burning Bush" and "Passionate" is necessary for those people who were born from August 24 to September 23. Their heavenly patrons are Saints Alexander, John and Paul.

Seeking protection from the icons of the Pochaev Mother of God and the Burning Bush should be those who from September 24 to October 23. Their patron is Saint Sergius of Radonezh.

Saint Paul is the protector of those people who are born from October 24 to November 22. With a request for protection, they should turn to the icons of the Mother of God and the Quick Listener.

born from November 23 to December 21 should ask for intercession from the icons of the Mother of God "Tikhvin" and "Sign". Saint Nicholas and Saint Barbara are their heavenly protectors.

All parents who are going to baptize a child are interested in determining the patron saint. Now appeared new tradition among Orthodox believers - nominal icons by date of birth. A Christian can have many patron saints, and the church approves of the sincere desire of the parishioners.

When my daughter and I approached the church shop, our eyes ran wide from the number of images. It is extremely difficult to navigate directly when buying a holy image, so you need to ask in advance about your patron saint. In the article I will tell you about the images of the Virgin and saints that can be made nominal.

In Russia, they learned about heavenly patrons in the 4th century. Babies were specifically named as a saint, so that he would protect and guide the crumbs along the path of truth. However, the saints are mistakenly confused with the guardian angel. An angel is acquired after baptism, and a patron saint can be chosen.

Angels are incorporeal beings who help the believer, while saints are just people in the flesh. They are also sometimes called angels, but they were still people. In the Orthodox Church there are calendars, they contain all the saints and martyrs for the Christian faith.

The Church venerates the saints on a specific day of the year, but sometimes the dates for venerating the saints coincide. And then the parents have a choice of which saint to take as patrons for their child. After that, you must definitely buy an icon of your saint and constantly pray to him. First, parents pray for their child, and then the child himself, as he grows up, can pray to his saint.

The tradition of naming a child after a saint has ancient roots and a special meaning. It is believed that the name of a saint has a positive effect on a person, since it belonged to a righteous Christian. The name, as it were, leads a person through life, determining the choice of the right path. Just as the saint was God-fearing during his lifetime, so the namesake patronized by him will also be an exemplary Christian.

If there is no icon of your patron in the church kiosk, it can be ordered from the icon-painting workshop.

How to determine the name day, if at baptism the name of another saint is given (not the one who was honored on this date)? Then you need to look at the calendar of the day of honoring your namesake, following the day of baptism. For example, if a girl was baptized with Anna on November 21, then her name day should be celebrated on December 3 - the day of veneration of St. Anna. And 21.11 celebrate the day of the angel.

Icons by date of birth and name of a person will be constant companions, a talisman against diseases and difficult circumstances.

Such icons are powerful force, able to protect against terrible life events and sudden death. With a nominal icon, a believer must spend his life until the last minute. Nominal icons differ from others in that the saints are depicted on them waist-deep.. The images are designed in wooden frame, attached to them prayer appeal to his patron.

A short prayer to your saint:

Measuring icons

For baptized babies, measured icons are sometimes ordered. The patron is drawn in full growth, and the size of the icon corresponds to the growth of the baby. These are also nominal icons by date of birth and name. The image is placed above the cradle of the baby so that he is under the constant protection of the heavenly patron.

When the child grows up, parents should tell about his patron. After all, it is necessary that a child from childhood establish a spiritual connection with his saint and establish a trusting relationship. Reading stories about the life of a saint is intended to guide the steps of the child in the path of righteousness and holiness.

Date of birth and icons

The tradition of choosing an icon by date of birth appeared recently. It seems closer and dearer to a Christian precisely that icon, the day of veneration of which coincides with his physical birthday. Which patroness icon by date of birth is considered the strongest? The Church Fathers advise choosing the image that you like best.

The image of the Mother of God is especially revered among the people, because the believer intuitively feels support from her and trusts more.

winter months

• 23.11 - 21.12: Tikhvinskaya. The Omen. (St. Pleasant, St.).
• 22.12 - 20.01: Sovereign. (Blessed Sylvester and Venerable Sarovskiy).
• January 21 - February 20: Burning Bush. Vladimirskaya. (St. and Athanasius).

Icon of the Sign helped the people of Novgorod to save the city from the invasion of the enemy. This happened in 1170. The arrow hit the eye of the Virgin, from which blood flowed. Seeing this miracle, the Novgorodians, with faith in their hearts, were able to drive the enemies away from the walls of the city. The second time the icon saved the city from the Swedes was in 1611. She surrounded the city walls with an invisible shield, which the enemy troops could not overcome.

The image of Tikhvin was written during the life of the Virgin by the Evangelist Luke. This image can be chosen to protect children and heal diseases. They say that the icon was transported by plane over Moscow, when the Nazis stood at the walls of the city. Thanks to the protection of Tikhvinskaya, the enemy was defeated, and Moscow was saved from the invaders.

Icon of the Mother of God Sovereign traces its history since the abdication of Nicholas II from the reign. On it, the Mother of God is depicted with the attributes of royal power, sitting on a throne. This image was found in basement churches in the city of Kolomna exactly on the date of renunciation. The believers found protection in the person of the Mother of God, who reported that she would not leave the Russian people and protect them.

Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God very revered in Russia. According to legend, the prototype was painted on a plate from the table at which the Mother of God herself, her faithful husband and the Divine Infant ate. Painted the image of the evangelist. When the Most Pure Virgin saw her image, she blessed everyone who looked at it.

Image of the Burning Bush Since ancient times, it has been revered as a talisman against fires and lightning strikes. Also, the icon can protect from any natural Disasters and diseases. The symbolism of the image is rooted in the Old Testament times, when Moses saw a bush burning with heavenly fire. This bush is symbolically depicted in the form of paired four-pointed stars, in the center of which is written St. with the Divine Infant.

spring months

• February 21 - March 21: Iverskaya. (St. Milenty of Antioch and St.).
• 21.03 - 20.04: Kazan. (Innocent of Irkutsk, Confessor, St. Sophrony).
• 21.04 - 20.05: Iverskaya. Helper of sinners. (St. and, Theologian).

Icon of the Iberian Mother of God was drawn by the evangelist during the life of the Mother of God. This icon is distinguished by a wound on the face of the Most Pure. Tradition says: this wound appeared when a pagan warrior pierced the image with a spear. Then the Holy Face was thrown into the river, and the current brought it to the Iberian monastery. This monastery is located on the holy Mount Athos in Greece. The icon became the patroness of the monastery and repeatedly protected the monastery from harm.

Icon of Our Lady of Kazan survived after a great conflagration in Kazan. The Virgin Mary appeared to the little Matrona and indicated that her image should be found under the rubble. The discovered icon was transferred to the Assumption Cathedral of the city. Unfortunately, the prototype of the icon has not survived to our time. But numerous lists have the same miraculous powers as the original. The image of Kazanskaya helps to overcome not only external, but also internal enemies. The image is healing.

Face of the guarantor of sinners has its own history. Once, many believers from the Oryol province began to have the same dreams that in a dilapidated chapel there is the face of the Virgin, forgotten by everyone. The image was found and updated. The icon brings deliverance from serious illnesses; on its account, many recovered Orthodox.

summer months

• 21.05 - 21.06: Recovery of the dead. Burning bush. Vladimirskaya. (St. and Moscow).
• June 22 - July 22: Joy to all who mourn. Kazan. (St. Cyril).
• July 23 - August 23: Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos. (Prophet, Nicholas the Wonderworker).

Icon of the Recall of the Lost takes care of parishioners who find themselves in a desperate situation. Numerous testimonies describe the avoidance of premature death. The icon defeats the dark forces that do not give the soul peace.

An image of joy to all who mourn helps everyone who has fallen into difficult living conditions. This applies to illnesses, sorrows, poverty, addictions. The Mother of God sees every heart and will not leave anyone to perish.

Icon of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God especially revered by the Orthodox. The history of the icon dates back to the beginning of our era, when, through the prayer of Christians, the Veil of the Mother of God herself was thrown over the city of Tsargrad. This cover protected the city from enemy invasion. Sergei Radonezhsky).

Image of Our Lady of Passion teaches humility and obedience to the will of the Creator. On the list, we see that the Mother of God humbly bears her child to suffering. Among the symbols of the icon, one can single out the instruments of torture that Christ has to endure.

Icon of Our Lady of Pochaev considered miraculous. The prototype is in the Pochaev Lavra, pilgrims come to him for deliverance from terrible life situations and diseases. According to the stories of believers, the icon resurrected dead people.

Image of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross captured the fact of finding the tree on which he accepted the crucifixion. The image helps to receive healing, find inner harmony, strengthen faith.

The image of the Jerusalem icon was written by the Evangelist Luke on the resurrection of Christ from the dead. This image is revered as miraculous, since many Christians received healing through it. The icon also saves from black magic and the deeds of sorcerers.

Prototype of the Icon of the Quick Hearer located on Athos. According to legend, a monk with a torch was making his way in the dark to have a meal and suddenly heard the order "not to smoke near the icon of the Virgin." Not paying attention to what he heard, the monk instantly lost his sight. Only the fervent prayer of the Mother of God healed his eyes. The image is called the Quick Hearing One, since the Mother of God promises all the sufferers an ambulance.

Outcome

Now you know how to choose personalized icons. I would especially like to note that we should not forget about the dates of honoring our patron saints. Write it down in a notebook, circle it on a calendar. These days should not be confused with the day of the angel - this is the date of your baptism. Name day coincides with the time of honoring the saint whose name you were named at baptism. If the day of baptism coincides with the time of honoring the saint whose name you were named, then the name day and name day are celebrated on the same day.

There are icons in the house of every believer. Of course, you can turn to God without their help. However, it is human nature to think in images. It is impossible to imagine God, since he is outside of space and time. Icons depicting the faces of holy people become our guides on the path to the Highest.

Everyone knows how difficult it is to make your way forward along an untrodden path, through waist-deep grass and windbreaks. It is much easier for the one who follows to reach the destination. The saints, by their lives, by their deeds, showed us the path to God. By praying for their images, we can feel His presence, His light, His love. Each person has his own intercessor icon, which is called upon to protect him and serve as an intermediary on the path to the Lord.

How not to make a mistake with the choice of a nominal icon?

In Russia, at the baptism of infants it was customary to give them the names of this or that saint. The chosen saint became the patron of the child, protected him from illness and danger from birth, helped in difficult times. Now this tradition is being restored. Each baptized person has his own Heavenly helper, whose life path should serve as an example and lead forward.

The nominal icon, which depicts the patron saint, has great power. She is able to drive away illnesses, bring peace and harmony to the soul. Sincerely praying before her, a person receives support. It is important not to treat a nominal icon mercantilely, as a means of solving all problems. Thank your protector for the good that is in your life, share your joy, your feelings with him.

Find out which saint is the patron saint of a person, can be done in the following ways:

Nominal icons are selected in the church shop. Usually the patron is depicted on them waist-deep, icon painters pay special attention to the eyes. They should look into the human soul, filling it with light and harmony. If you are named after a little-known saint, you can order a nominal icon in an icon-painting workshop.

Personalized icons for children

For newborn children often do dimensional icons baby size. They depict the patron in full growth. This image is hung over the bed. He protects the baby, helps to establish a special spiritual connection between him and the saint.

A nominal icon will help the child to visibly feel the presence of the saint in his life. It is good if the parents read the life of their spiritual patron to the grown child, learn together the prayer addressed to him. It is important that the holy "namesakes" become for children not just a lifesaver that you resort to in difficult case but a powerful moral guide.

Icons of the patroness by date of birth

One of the most powerful protective images in Orthodoxy - image Holy Mother of God. Any person can pour out his soul to her, ask for help, support. The icon of the Mother of God should be in every home, protecting and protecting it.

In church shops you will find great amount various icon-painting faces of the Virgin Mary. Many Orthodox people are confused, not knowing which one to choose. The clergy offer to buy the one that is more to your heart's content. We must not forget that the icon is only a conductor between us and the holy heavenly powers. We do not pray to the picture on the blackboard, but to God. The main thing is that our prayer should be sincere and fervent.

But man is weak by nature. He wants to have "his" icon of the Mother of God, his saints. So they seem closer, dearer, more understandable. Therefore, the custom arose to buy the icon of the intercessor by date of birth person. The binding of one or another image of the Mother of God to the time period is determined by the date of veneration of the icon.

You can choose the image of the Mother of God depending on the date of birth, focusing on the list below.

For those born in winter

• November 23 - December 21. Icons of the Mother of God "Sign", "Tikhvinskaya".

On the “Sign” icon, the Mother of God stretches out her hands in a protective prayer. The first miracle associated with the image occurred in 1170. When battles were going on near the city walls of Novgorod, Archbishop Elijah carried out the "Sign". A stele hit the face of Mary. Tears flowed from her eyes. Seeing the miracle, the Novgorodians gained strength and drove the enemy away. In 1611, the image protected the Novgorod Cathedral, protecting it from the attacking Swedes with an invisible wall.

Our Lady of Tikhvin was painted by the Evangelist Luke during Mary's lifetime. The image is stored in Moscow. During the Great Patriotic War, according to legend, it was carried on an airplane over the capital, and the enemy was repulsed. Before her pray for healing, she is considered the patroness of children.

• December 22 - January 20. Icon of the Mother of God "Sovereign".

This image was found in the basement of the Ascension Church in the village of Kolomenskoye on the day Nicholas II abdicated from the throne. The Queen of Heaven sits on a throne in red purple and with the attributes of royal power. At the moment when all the usual foundations collapsed, the Mother of God revealed herself, promising patronage to the Russian land. That is why the icon is one of the most revered.

• January 21 - February 20. and "Burning Bush".

The first of them was written on a board from the table at which the Savior ate, Holy Mother and Joseph. The Evangelist Luke became its author. The Mother of God, seeing her image, promised grace to everyone through this image.

The icon "Burning Bush" protects from fire and lightning, heals diseases, saves from terrible disasters. In the photo you can see her unusual composition. Before us are two four-pointed stars of red and green color, superimposed on each other. They symbolize the burning bush of the bush, which the prophet Moses saw. It was then that the voice of God foretold to him the birth of Jesus Christ.

In the middle of the star is depicted the Mother of God with the Child, and around them are angels and archangels, visions of the prophets and symbols of the holy evangelists. In the hands of the Virgin is a ladder. This is a symbol of the fact that it was through the Virgin Mary that the Savior descended to us on earth and led the believers to heaven with him.

For those born in spring

• February 21 - March 20. Icon of the Mother of God "Iberian".

The Evangelist Luke wrote it during the life of Mary. On the right cheek The Mother of God can be seen a wound from which blood oozes. According to legend, the wound appeared after the image was pierced by an overseer during the reign of Emperor Theophilus.

At that time, Christians were persecuted. A wonderful icon was thrown into the river. The current carried her to the Iberian Monastery on the sacred Mount Athos. A column of fiery light emanated from the image, but it was not given into the hands of anyone. After praying to the Mother of God, Elder Gabriel was able to pull the icon out of the water. She became the protector of the monastery and performed many miracles.

• March 21 - April 20..

In 1579, after a fire in Kazan, the little Matrona had a vision of the Mother of God. She ordered her and her mother to find the icon among the rubble. The image found in the conflagration was kept for a long time in Kazan's Assumption Cathedral.

It was to him that the Russian troops prayed before the decisive battle with the Polish-Lithuanian invaders. The icon also helps in the fight against internal enemies, returns strength, vision. To date, the original has not survived, only numerous copies remain.

• April 21 - May 20. Icons of the Mother of God of Iverskaya and "Guide of Sinners".

Before the latter, it is necessary to ask for forgiveness for sinners or those who care about them. The legend says that in the 40s of the 19th century in the village of Odrino, Oryol province, people began to have dreams about a dilapidated icon. She stood in the old chapel, faded and forgotten. The image was renewed, carried to the temple. He was the first to heal a paralyzed boy, since then there have been many miracles. Invaluable was the help of the "Guide of Sinners" during the cholera epidemic.

For those born in summer

• May 21 - June 21. Icons "Vladimirskaya", "Burning Bush" and "".

Several images are known under the title "Recovery of the Lost", to which last prayer people who are on the other side of life and death are treated. This image saves from inevitable death, from dark forces, in cases where there is no hope for salvation.

• June 22 - July 22. Kazan Mother of God and the icon "Joy of All Who Sorrow".

The miraculous image of “Joy of All Who Sorrow” comes to the aid of all those who suffer, saves from illness, poverty, sorrow, supports those who turn to it in difficult times.

• July 23 - August 23. Icon "Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos".

It depicts a procession to heaven. Ahead, the Mother of God walks through the clouds, carrying a small cover, and behind her are the saints.

The image was made in memory of the miraculous appearance of the Virgin Mary. During the attack on Tsargrad in 910. parishioners were in the temple, and saw the Mother of God praying for them. She took off her veil and threw it over everyone present. As a result, a whirlwind flew up, driving the enemies away.

For those born in autumn

• August 24 - September 23. and « Burning bush".

On the “Passionate” icon, we see the Mother of God, who humbly carries her child towards the coming suffering. Symbols of future trials are present on the icon in the form of two angels holding a sponge, a cross and a spear. Those weapons from which the Savior will perish.

This image teaches us to humbly accept the will of God, gives hope in the most hopeless situations.

• September 24 - October 23. Images of the Pochaev Mother of God, "Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord" and "Burning Bush"

Many miracles are attributed to the "Pochaev" image of the Mother of God. He cured diseases, resurrected people, saved from enemies. This icon is revered by Christians of all faiths. It is stored in the Assumption Pochaev Lavra, built on the site of the appearance of the Virgin Mary to people. After her disappearance, the imprint of the right foot of the Virgin remained on the stone.

The image "Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord" is dedicated to the acquisition of the Cross on which the Savior was crucified. It can cure serious diseases, infertility, brings peace of mind.

• October 24 - November 22. Icons of the Virgin Mary "Jerusalem" and " » .

The "Jerusalem" Mother of God was written by the Evangelist Luke in the 15th year after the Resurrection of the Savior. From many troubles, accidents, epidemics, this image saved. The first miracle attributed to him was the healing of the evil eye.

The "Quick Hearer" is kept in the Dohiar Monastery on Mount Athos. The legend says that in 1664 the monk Nil was walking to the refectory at night with a torch and heard a voice urging him not to incense near the icon. The monk did not attach any importance to this and went blind. Through prayers, he regained his sight, and the Mother of God promised through this icon quick help to all who applied.

Having chosen an icon by the name given at baptism, or by date of birth, it is worth treating it with respect. But still, the main thing is sincere faith. It is she who works miracles, heals diseases and removes troubles. No wonder the New Testament repeats the words of Jesus Christ: “May you be rewarded according to your faith!”

Icons by date of birth