Pray to her for help, healing, intercession. She is thanked for the successful resolution of difficult everyday situations. She is a symbol of chastity, meekness and incomprehensible, inhuman goodness and wisdom. All this is the Mother of God. There is an icon of her in every church, regardless of its size and status in the Christian hierarchy. It should also be in every home where the Lord and his commandments are honored.
Icons are different, but the Mother is one
However, the icons depicting the Virgin Mary are different, they all have certain names and patronize the resolution of any difficult situations in the life of Christians. However, the Mother of God will hear a prayer in front of any of them, the icon is not the main thing, it is important with what thoughts, soul, feelings they turn to it, how fervently and sincerely the words or thoughts of a person rise. However, there were also such cases when the Most Holy One appeared to the one praying and said where to find a specific icon, before which prayers should be offered. Her face on any canvas is always full of sadness, only sadness itself is sometimes light and bright, sometimes mournful. Yes, and how else can the saint look at us, who are in earthly life in eternal troubles (for the most part, not those and not about that), suffering or sins. motherGod, whose icon should be in every home where the Lord and his covenants are revered, is always depicted with a son. She gently presses him to her, then holds him in her arms, then solemnly reveals to the light.
Image in detail
The Mother of God, whose icon is in your home or in monasteries, usually has some common features on all canvases. Her hair is always hidden under a cape that falls over her shoulders. This is how a woman was supposed to dress in Israel more than 2,000 years ago. Traditionally, this veil is red, which should remind us of her origin from the royal family, as well as incredible suffering. By the way, this cape should be properly called "maforium". The lower layer of clothing is usually written in blue, which emphasizes that the Mother of God, whose icon is before us, is heavenly pure and more perfect than any of the people. With such subtle details, the painters point to the heavenly destiny and God's chosenness of this woman, who happened to become a Mother and go through an earthly path full of suffering and sorrow.
Symbols and their interpretation
Notable is the symbolism of the icon of the Mother of God, the meaning and interpretation of which reveals the deep meaning of the image. In Christianity, the face of the Virgin is understood not only by a specific person, but by the whole church. For example, the sleeves on Mary's clothes are bands, traditional for priests' attire. The instructions emphasize that the Most Holy One, and with her the whole church, are called to serve together with the high priest - Christ. The stars located on the head and shoulders indicate the purity and divinity of Mary, since at Christmas, before and after she was the Virgin. It is also a symbol of the trinity. There is a temple of the Icon of the Mother of God in many cities of Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and other countries, where many people believe in Christ the Savior. Many of them contain miraculous icons that showed people their incredible abilities by the will of God.
