The icon "Burning Bush", which protects from the fire in the house, is a rather complex composition that sums up the representation of Orthodox believers about the Theotokos-Church-Sofia. The burning bush is an incombustible bush, enveloped in the fire that Moses saw on Mount Horeb. The icon depicts a star with eight angles, which is formed from two intersecting quadrangles with concave sides and sharp angles. The one that is below is painted red, and this symbolizes the fire that the bush on Mount Horeb is surrounded. Another quadrangle is green, which symbolizes the natural color of the bush, which, despite burning, persists. There are also options where this object is painted in blue or blue. In the center is the Theotokos with the Bogomladenets. In the corners of the red quadrangle are depicted: man, lion, calf and eagle, which symbolize the evangelists. Another important symbol of the image - in the hands of the Virgin Mary is a ladder, which leans against the shoulder. This means that it was through the Mother of God that the Son of God descended to earth. It is worth noting, one more detail, the icon "Burning bush", which has a special meaning - on some images on the ends of the red quadrilateral ADAMA letters are added. According to the Greek legend of the Archangel the name of the first man was made up by the stars, which are taken from four sides of the world. Initially, the "Burning Bush" was represented simply as a bush in the fire, in which the image of the Mother of God is enclosed, and next to it was the Prophet Moses on his knees.
History of the icon "Burning Bush"
For the first time about this image in Russia learned in 1390, when it was brought to Moscow by the Palestinian monks. According to legend, he was painted on a rock, where Moses saw a burning bush. With prayers to the icon, the priests turn during heavy thunderstorms to save the temple from a fire. When Moscow was enveloped in fire, a famous miracle-working icon was carried around the houses of the parishioners of the church, which helped to keep them from the fire.
To further understand what the icon "Burning bush" means, it is worth telling the story in which she was particularly famous. It happened in 1822 in the city of Slavyansk, Kharkov diocese. At this time, huge fires began to occur on this territory, and no one could find the culprit of these tragedies. One night a pious woman came to a dream in a dream, and the voice said that you need to write the image of the Virgin and serve a prayer. All this will allow to stop the spread of fires. The icon "Burning bush" was written and prayers were read before her without interruptions. The same day a new fire broke out, but people managed to detain the culprit of the incident, they were a crazy Mavra. After that, the fires no longer tormented the inhabitants of this city and a miracle happened.
How does the icon "Burning bush" help?
As already mentioned, this image helps to protect the house from fires. They turn to the icon to ask for intercession for those who have dedicated their lives to protecting other people and cities from fires, including military fire. The icon helps to protect itself from evil actions and intentions of enemies. Before the image, people ask for the salvation of the soul from earthly vices. Christians believe that the fire of the bush is able to purify and burn out of man his sins . There is evidence that people who turned to the icon could be healed of physical and psychological ailments. Sincere prayers before the image will help to find the right solution and exit from difficult situations.
Before the icon "Burning bush" can read the Akathist of the Virgin, and there are several prayers, here is one of them:
"The Queen of Heaven, our Lady, the Lady of the Universe, the Most Holy Theotokos, undefiled, unfriendly, imperishable, pure, pure Ever-Virgin, Mary the God-Man, Mother of the Creator of creation, Lord of Glory and Lord of all! By thee, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords come, and are revealed to the earth. You are God's incarnate incarnate. You are the Mother of Light and Belly, for once you were born in your womb and in your embrace you had the Infant of the Word, the God, always and always with Him and Imasha. This, for the sake of our Boz, we resort to You, as to a non-arrogant wall and a prediction: consider with charity, the All-holy Mother of God, for our furious anger and heal the souls and bodies of our illness: detach from us every enemy and adversary,