The image of the Mother of God, painted on the icon with seven swords, is very popular among believers. In ancient times, a large number of legends about the healing power of this image are known. Therefore, it is not surprising that the seven-sided prayer of the Mother of God is used often enough to help in difficult situations.
The first healing occurred with a peasant who, in a dream, said a voice to find this relic and prayed before her. Later, the icon saved an entire city from death, and it was in 1830 in Vologda. At that time they had an epidemic of cholera, nothing helped, until the time of the appeal to the saint.
This icon has the following image - the Mother of God painted on canvas, pierced by 7 arrows or swords. The appeal to it is read on many occasions, the seven-stroke prayer always helped those who ask. This image is a good ward of the house or person from all the evil that surrounds it. To protect your house from bad guests, place the icon opposite the front door, so that she sees the eyes of the incoming. Before you hang the icon, read the prayer. It is proved that people with bad thoughts will stop visiting this place.
Prayer to the Theotokos
"O Long-suffering Mother of God, Exceeding all the daughters of the earth, in purity and in the multitude of sufferings, by You on the lands transferred, take our painful sighs and save us under the mercy of Your mercy. Do not you have a different kind of shelter and warm representation, but, as a boldness to the One born to You, help and save us with your prayers, let us reach the Kingdom of Heaven without fail, and with all the saints we will sing in the Trinity to the one God now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen".
The prayer of the Holy Theotokos is sevenfold:
"Soften our wicked hearts. Theotokos,
and the adversary's hatreds wither away,
and solve all the closeness of our souls,
On thy holy image is holy,
By your suffering and mercy we are touched
and your wounds are kissed,
Our arrows, Ters tormenting, are terrified.
Do not give us, Mathi the Blessed,
in our hardness of heart and from the hardness of our neighbors to perish,
You are truly a wicked heart softening. "
The icon of the Mother of God shows her sorrow, after the death of her son Jesus Christ, the arrows that pierced her symbolize the sins of humanity, because of which Christ was crucified. It says that she sees all the sins in the soul of every person, when after realizing them and confessing, people turn with prayer to soften the heart of their enemies, the Intercessor of Heaven always hears and helps believers.
The ancient seven-pointed icon of the Mother of God reminds a person about the need for vigilant attitude to his sinful nature, teaches patience, love for enemies. It is very useful to refer to an icon in hard times, when thoughts arise in the soul about revenge.