Prayer service to the icon of the inexhaustible chalice. Prayer “Inexhaustible Chalice”: help from drunkenness

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos before the icon "Inexhaustible Chalice" against drunkenness

Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary "Inexhaustible Thicket"

Icon of the Mother of God "Inexhaustible Chalice". Historical background

The icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”, according to iconography, belongs to the “Oranta” type - the Mother of God is depicted with her hands raised up, in front of Her is the Infant God standing in a chalice. This is the Cup of Communion - an inexhaustible source of spiritual joy and consolation. The Most Holy Theotokos prays for all sinners and proclaims that the Inexhaustible Chalice of heavenly help and mercy is prepared for every sufferer.

The appearance of this icon was preceded by an unusual incident that occurred in 1878(*) in the Tula province. A certain retired soldier was obsessed with drinking. He drank everything he had and soon became a beggar. His legs were paralyzed from alcohol abuse, but this did not stop him and he continued to drink. Once in a dream, a former soldier, and now a peasant, saw an elder who ordered him to go to the city of Serpukhov to the monastery of the Lady Theotokos, where the icon of the Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Chalice” was located, and serve a prayer service in front of it. Without a penny, with his legs swollen, the peasant could not set off. But the holy elder appeared to him for the second and third time and threateningly commanded him to fulfill what he had said. The retired soldier went to Serpukhov on all fours. In one of the villages that lay on the way, he stopped to rest. To ease the traveler’s pain and suffering, the old housewife rubbed his feet and laid him on the stove. The next day the soldier felt better, but the mistress left him for another night, again rubbing his sore legs. Leaning on two, and then one stick, the peasant slowly reached Serpukhov.

At the Vladychny Monastery, he spoke about his wondrous dreams and asked to serve a prayer service before the icon of the Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Chalice.” But his request confused the nuns of the monastery: no one in the monastery knew such an icon. Only after some time did they find the icon hanging in the passage from the temple to the sacristy. On back side its inscription was “The Inexhaustible Chalice”... In the face of the disciple of Saint Alexis - the Monk Varlaam - the peasant immediately recognized the holy elder who had appeared to him in a dream. The retired soldier returned home from Serpukhov, already free from his destructive passion.

The news of the miraculous icon quickly spread throughout Russia. People who suffered from drunkenness, their relatives and friends, hurried to offer prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos for healing from their illness; many came afterwards to thank the Lady for Her great mercy.

The miraculous icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice” was in the Vladychny Monastery until 1919, and after its closure - in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Bely on Kaluzhskaya Street. Further fate icons unknown.

In 1993 in Serpukhov Vysotsky monastery, and in 1995, in the revived Vladychny Monastery, copies of the miraculous icon were made, while all the proportions and academic style characteristic of the original were preserved. All this served as the beginning of the revival of the veneration of the miraculous icon after many years Godlessness.

People come from all over Russia and other countries to venerate the icon of the Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Chalice”. Famous miraculous icon speedy healing suffering from the ailments of drug addiction, alcoholism and smoking. It has been noticed that the icon not only heals, but also helps to change a person’s lifestyle, brings him to awareness of his sins, repentance, and returns him to a pious life.

Unfortunately, the exact day on which the icon was revealed is not known. In the 19th century, the celebration in honor of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon took place on November 27 - on the same day as the “Sign” icon of the Mother of God, since both of these icons are similar in iconography.

At the end of the 20th century, after the restoration of the veneration of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon, its celebration was timed to coincide with the day of the repose of St. Varlaam of Serpukhov - May 5, since the appearance of the miraculous icon occurred through the intercession of this saint. In 1997, with the blessing His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II was established to celebrate the church-wide celebration of the icon of the Mother of God "Inexhaustible Chalice" on May 5.

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Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her icon "The Inexhaustible Chalice"

Troparion to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her Icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice”, tone 4

Today we are the harbinger of faithfulness to the Divine and wonderful image of the Most Holy Mother of God, filling the hearts of the faithful with the heavenly Inexhaustible Chalice of Her mercy, and showing miracles to the faithful. Seeing and hearing, we spiritually celebrate and cry warmly: O Lady of Mercy, heal our ailments and passions, beseeching Thy Son, Christ our God, to save our souls.

Kontakion of the Mother of God before Her icon "The Inexhaustible Chalice", tone 4

We have been granted a chosen and wondrous deliverance - Your honorable image, Lady Theotokos, as having been delivered by its appearance from mental and physical ailments and sorrowful circumstances, we offer grateful praise to You, All-Merciful Intercessor. You, the Lady, whom we call the Inexhaustible Chalice, bow down graciously to our sighs and heartfelt cries, and grant deliverance to those suffering from the disease of drunkenness, so that with faith we cry to Thee: Rejoice, Lady, the Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.

Kontakion of the Mother of God before Her icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice”, tone 6

Thy belly became the holy Table, having the Heavenly Bread, Christ our God, from which no one who eats poison dies, as everyone says, the Mother of God, the Nourisher.

Prayer of the Most Holy Theotokos before Her Icon "Inexhaustible Thicket"

Oh, Most Merciful Lady! We now resort to Your intercession, do not despise our prayers, but mercifully hear us: wives, children, mothers and those who are obsessed with the serious illness of drunkenness, and for the sake of our mother - the Church of Christ and the salvation of those who fall away, brothers and sisters, and heal our relatives. Oh, Merciful Mother of God, touch their hearts and quickly raise them from the falls of sin, bring them to saving abstinence. Pray to Your Son, Christ our God, to forgive us our sins and not to turn His mercy away from His people, but to strengthen us in sobriety and chastity. Accept, O Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of mothers who shed tears for their children, of wives who weep for their husbands, of children, the orphaned and the poor, abandoned as lost, and of all of us who fall before Your icon. And may this cry of ours, through Your prayers, come to the Throne of the Most High. Cover and protect us from the evil trap and all the snares of the enemy, in the terrible hour of our exodus, help us to pass through the airy ordeals without stumbling, with Your prayers deliver us from eternal condemnation, may God’s mercy cover us for the endless ages of ages. Amen.

Hello dear readers of the Alkostad.ru blog and good day to you! Here we will look at the most powerful Orthodox prayers for drunkenness and alcoholism of a mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, brother and sister. After all, saints in Orthodoxy are conductors between man and God. And a person’s thought can help from a distance. And for drinking man You can always pray for his deliverance from drunkenness and alcoholism.

You can read prayers in front of an image, an icon, or simply in your heart, turn all your thoughts and feelings to God. The main thing is to calm your mind and open your soul. After all, spiritual purity and a good-natured attitude towards everything around you is the basis of prayer and appeal to the Almighty. Here you can read, listen and watch powerful Orthodox prayers for all occasions.

What prayers for alcoholism and drunkenness should be read every day?

In order to get rid of bad habits and drug addiction, on the recommendation of the priest, the text of prayers addressed to:

Matrona of Moscow,
Nicholas the Wonderworker,
Holy Martyr Boniface,
Venerable Moses Murin,
John of Kronstadt,
The Most Holy Theotokos and her icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice”,
Icon of the Mother of God "Seven Arrows".

In general, in all cases, consult with a priest about how to correctly build a strategy for overcoming the vices of addiction, foul language and swearing. Here you can watch a video, download and listen to the reading of some prayers, including those from ill-wishers.

Three prayers against alcoholism and drunkenness to Matrona of Moscow

The image of the Blessed Matrona of Moscow is a helper in troubles and a great wonderworker.

“Blessed Elder Matrona, our intercessor and petitioner before the Lord! You look with your spiritual gaze both into the past and into the future, everything is open to you. Enlighten the servant of God (name), give advice, show the way to solve the problem (....) Thank you for your holy help. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".
“Holy righteous mother Matrona! You are a helper to all people, help me in my troubles (…..). Do not leave me with your help and intercession, pray to the Lord for the servant of God (name). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".
“O blessed mother Matrono, hear and accept us now, sinners, praying to you, who in all your life has learned to receive and listen to all those who suffer and mourn, with faith and hope who resort to your intercession and help, giving quick help and miraculous healing to everyone; May your mercy not fail now for us, unworthy, restless in this busy world and nowhere finding consolation and compassion in spiritual sorrows and help in bodily illnesses: heal our illnesses, deliver us from the temptations and torment of the devil, who passionately fights, help us convey our everyday Cross, to bear all the hardships of life and not lose the image of God in it, to preserve the Orthodox faith until the end of our days, to have strong trust and hope in God and unfeigned love for others; help us, after departing from this life, to achieve the Kingdom of Heaven with all those who please God, glorifying the mercy and goodness of the Heavenly Father, glorified in the Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen".

Prayers against drunkenness and alcoholism to Nicholas the Wonderworker

They pray to Nicholas the Wonderworker for many troubles. After all, he is one of the most revered saints in Rus'. The words of prayer are said in front of his icon.

“Holy Wonderworker, Nicholas the Pleasant! I turn to you with a request. Have mercy and send deliverance from bitter drunkenness to the Servant of God (name). They found him disgusted with vodka, and freed him from his destructive craving for everything intoxicating. So that he could not drink, sip the intoxicating drink without disgust and disgust. Let him not drink, neither during the day, nor at night, nor in the morning, nor at home, nor at a party, nor on a fast day, nor on a holiday. His Holy Word will stop you from hops, just as none of the saints drank vodka, so let the servant of God (name) not drink. Key. Lock. Language. Amen".

Prayer to the holy martyr Boniface against domestic drunkenness

People turn to Saint Boniface first of all when they want to get rid of drunkenness. He was able to truly repent of his sins and receive forgiveness.

Before prayer, ask the priest for a blessing for this just cause. You need to pray from 40 days to possibly 40 weeks. After all, a painful illness is serious!

Oh, all-holy Boniface, merciful servant of the Merciful Master! Hear those who come running to you, possessed by an addiction to drinking wine, and, just as in your earthly life you never refused to help those who asked you, so now deliver these unfortunates (names). Once upon a time, God-wise father, hail destroyed your vineyard, but you, having given thanks to God, ordered the few remaining grapes to be placed in a winepress and to invite the poor. Then, taking new wine, you poured it drop by drop into all the vessels that were in the bishopric, and God, fulfilling the prayer of the merciful, performed a glorious miracle: the wine in the winepress multiplied, and the poor filled their vessels. Oh, Saint of God! Just as through your prayer wine increased for the needs of the church and for the benefit of the poor, so you, blessed one, now reduce it where it does harm, deliver from the addiction to it those who indulge in the shameful passion of wine drinking (names), heal them from a serious illness, free them from demonic temptation, strengthen them, the weak, give them, the weak, strength and strength to quickly endure this temptation, prayer to Boniface from drunkenness, return them to health and sober life, direct them to the path of work, instill in them the desire for sobriety and spiritual vigor. Help them, saint of God Boniface, when the thirst for wine begins to burn their larynx, destroy their destructive desire, refresh their lips with heavenly coolness, enlighten their eyes, place their feet on the rock of faith and hope, so that, leaving their soul-harming addiction, which entails excommunication from the Heavenly Kingdom, they, having established themselves in piety, were awarded a shameless peaceful death and eternal light the endless Kingdom of Glory worthily glorified our Lord Jesus Christ with His Originless Father and with His Most Holy and Life-Giving Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to St. Moses Murin for alcoholism

ABOUT, great power repentance! Oh, the immeasurable depth of God's mercy! You, Reverend Moses, were formerly a robber, but then you were horrified by your sins, grieved over them, and in repentance came to the monastery, and there, in great lamentation for your former iniquities and in difficult deeds, you spent your days until your death, and was awarded Christ’s grace of forgiveness. and the gift of miracles. Oh, reverend, you have achieved wonderful virtues from grave sins! Help also the servant of God (names) who pray to you, who are drawn into destruction by indulging in the immeasurable consumption of wine, which is harmful to the soul and body. Bow your merciful gaze upon them and do not despise them, but listen to them as they come running to you. Pray, holy Moses, the Lord Christ, so that He, the Merciful, does not reject them, and may the devil not rejoice at their destruction, but may the Lord have mercy on these powerless and unfortunate (names), who were possessed by the destructive passion of drunkenness, for we are all God’s creatures and redeemed by the Most Pure One The blood of His Son. Hear, Reverend Moses, their prayer, drive away the devil from them, grant them the strength to overcome their passion, help them, stretch out your hand, lead them to the path of good, free them from the slavery of passions and deliver them from wine drinking, so that they, renewed, in sobriety and a bright mind, they loved abstinence and piety, and eternally glorified the All-Good God, who always saves His creatures. Amen.

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Prayer to John of Kronstadt for the disease of drunkenness

“O great wonderworker and wonderful servant of God, God-bearing Father John! Look at us and listen compassionately to our prayer, for the Lord has vouchsafed great gifts to you, so that you may become an intercessor and a constant prayer book for us. Behold, we are overwhelmed by sinful passions and consumed by malice, we have neglected the commandments of God, we have not brought heartfelt repentance and tears of sighing, for this reason we are worthy of appearing through many sorrows and sorrows. But you, righteous father, having great boldness towards the Lord and compassion for your neighbors, beg the All-Bountiful Lord of the world to add His mercy to us and tolerate our iniquities, not to destroy us for our sin, but to mercifully grant us time for repentance. God, help us to immaculately observe the Orthodox faith and piously preserve the commandments of God, so that all iniquity may not possess us, the Truth of God will be put to shame in our untruths, but may we be honored to achieve a Christian death, painless, shameless, peaceful and partakers of the Mysteries of God. We also pray to you, righteous father, for our Holy Church to be strengthened until the end of time, and for our fatherland, seek peace and prosperity in the Truth of God and save us from all evils, so that our people, preserved by God, are in unanimity of faith and in all piety and In purity, in the beauty of spiritual brotherhood, sobriety and harmony, they testify: that God is with us! In Nemzhe we live, and we move, and we are, and we will abide forever. Amen".

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Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice” for deliverance from alcoholism

Oh, Most Merciful Lady! We now resort to Your intercession, do not despise our prayers, but mercifully hear us: wives, children, mothers and those obsessed with the serious illness of drunkenness, and for this, for the sake of our mother - the Church of Christ and the salvation of those who fall away, brothers and sisters, and heal our relatives. Oh, Merciful Mother of God, touch their hearts and quickly raise them from the falls of sin, bring them to saving abstinence. Pray to Your Son, Christ our God, to forgive us our sins and not to turn His mercy away from His people, but to strengthen us in sobriety and chastity. Accept, O Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of mothers who shed tears for their children, of wives who weep for their husbands, of children, the orphaned and the poor, abandoned as lost, and of all of us who fall before Your icon. And may this cry of ours, through Your prayers, come to the Throne of the Most High. Cover and protect us from the evil trap and all the snares of the enemy, in the terrible hour of our exodus, help us to pass through the airy ordeals without stumbling, with Your prayers deliver us from eternal condemnation, may God’s mercy cover us for the endless ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer to the Seven Shots Icon of the Mother of God

This prayer symbolizes the “Softening of evil hearts,” as well as the seven sinful passions inherent in man. This very powerful prayer helps those who sincerely ask for help.

“O long-suffering Mother of God, Higher than all the daughters of the earth, in Your purity and in the multitude of sufferings You have brought to the earth, accept our much-painful sighs and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. Do You know of no other refuge and warm intercession, but, as you have boldness in the One born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing in the Trinity to one God now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen".

Sincere words in prayer are the key to solving problems. Any appeal to God in Orthodoxy begins with the prayer “Our Father.”

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In the Orthodox Church there is a custom to serve prayer services, special on different cases life. In Rus', people most often turned to the Mother of God - a strong Intercessor for people before God. They pray to different images of Her for healing, for the well-being of children, family feuds. When the passion for drunkenness, smoking, drug addiction overcomes, a prayer is made to the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon. The power of the Virgin Mary’s prayer to the Lord was experienced by all who prayed with firm faith.

Problems, illnesses, sorrows - this is God’s call to man. God wants people to leave the daily hustle and bustle and find time to turn to Him. The Mother of God and the saints repeatedly strengthen a person’s prayer, which makes it pleasing to God.

What is church prayer

When faced with misfortunes or before starting an important task, you should resort to church prayer. It is called “church” because it is pronounced in a temple, with a gathering of many people. In addition to the petitioner himself and his loved ones, at this moment the Mother of God and the invoked saints stand before God, which makes the prayer stronger than the usual household rule.

When close person suffers from alcoholism, a painful addiction to drugs, computers, etc., one should not neglect the means of healing given by God: the work of psychologists and medical care.

Important! It happens that a person does not consider himself sick and refuses persuasion and medications. In this case church prayer the icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice” will accomplish what is impossible for human strength.

Prayer service to the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”

Healing from a severe addiction will require a lot of work. Work for the sake of love for one's neighbor is accepted by God, who says in the Gospel: “Him who comes to Me I will never cast out.” First of all, you should contact the priest and listen to his advice in the current situation.

Attention! Then they order a prayer service to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon. The prayer can be served either separately, in the presence of the patient himself and his family, or as part of a general prayer service held at a time established by the church schedule. Both options are equivalent.

Performing a special prayer service

When performing a separate prayer service, the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon is placed on the lectern in front of those praying. The priest begins the prayer with an exclamation, the troparion to the Holy Spirit “Heavenly King” is sung (you must sign the cross and bow) and a psalm is read, calling on the Lord to hear the prayer of those gathered. After the Psalm, the troparion and kontakion of the Most Holy Theotokos “Inexhaustible Chalice” are sung:

Troparion to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her Icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice”, tone 4

Today we are returning to the Divine and wonderful image of the Most Holy Mother of God, true hearts the heavenly Inexhaustible Cup of His mercy, and showing miracles to faithful people.

Seeing and hearing, we spiritually celebrate and cry warmly: O Lady of Mercy, heal our ailments and passions, begging Thy Son, Christ our God, to save our souls.

Kontakion of the Mother of God before Her icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice”, tone 4

But You, the Lady, whom we call the Inexhaustible Chalice, bow down graciously to our sighs and heartfelt cries, and grant deliverance to those suffering from the disease of drunkenness, so that with faith we cry to Thee: Rejoice, Lady, the Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.

While singing the troparion and kontakion, you need to focus on prayer to the Mother of God, asking Her on behalf of all those gathered, as the only strong Prayer Book, to heal the sick person from his illness, and to forgive the sins of his loved ones. Then the canon of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” can be read with repeated repetition of the refrain “Most Holy Theotokos, save us!” During the chorus you also need to bow with sign of the cross. Frequent bows help to distract yourself from extraneous thoughts and feel like you are standing before God.

Gospel reading at the prayer service to the Mother of God

In the middle of the canon, an excerpt from the Gospel about the Mother of God is read. When Mary was still carrying the Lord in her womb, She came to visit her relative Elizabeth. It was revealed to Elizabeth that Mary would not give birth. a simple child, but God Himself. She joyfully met the Blessed Virgin, predicting Her future glory “from all generations.” While reading the Gospel, worshipers stand straight, heads bowed, and listen carefully to the sacred words.

Akathist and litany

If you ordered a prayer service with an akathist, then the reading of the akathist to the Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Chalice” will begin here. This is a solemn chant, the repeated choruses of which can be sung along with the priest or choir. You need to do this quietly, decently connecting your voice with the voices of those praying. It is better to have your own book with the text of the akathist: this way it is more convenient to follow the prayer.

After the akathist, the reading of the canon is completed and the litany is pronounced - several petitions to the Lord, including special ones related to the patient for whom a prayer service is being served. After each petition, the chorus “Lord have mercy” follows, accompanied by the sign of the cross and bow.

Prayer to the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”

The exclamation of the priest “Let us pray to our Most Holy Lady Theotokos with tenderness of hearts” announces the beginning of the main prayer of the Mother of God, always joined to the akathist singing. At this moment you need to bow your head or kneel, following the example of the priest. It is advisable to read the text of the prayer in front of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon at home in advance in order to understand its contents and direct thoughts according to the spoken petitions.

Prayer of the Most Holy Theotokos before Her Icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice”

Oh, Merciful Mother of God, touch their hearts and quickly raise them from the falls of sin, bring them to saving abstinence. Pray to Your Son, Christ our God, to forgive us our sins and not to turn His mercy away from His people, but to strengthen us in sobriety and chastity. Accept, O Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of mothers who shed tears for their children, of wives who weep for their husbands, of children, the orphaned and the poor, abandoned as lost, and of all of us who fall before Your icon.

And may this cry of ours, through Your prayers, come to the Throne of the Most High. Cover and protect us from the evil trap and all the snares of the enemy, in the terrible hour of our exodus, help us to pass through the airy ordeals without stumbling, with Your prayers deliver us from eternal condemnation, may God’s mercy cover us for the endless ages of ages. Amen.

At the end of the prayer service, the priest anoints those present with oil from the lamp that burned in front of the icon.

Prayers before the miraculous icons “Inexhaustible Chalice” in Serpukhov

Prayer in front of the miraculous icons of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” located in the monasteries of the city of Serpukhov has great power. If possible, it is good to make a pilgrimage during the days of the celebration of the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary to one of the monasteries, the male “Vysotsky” or the female “Vladychny”.

Attention! In the Vysotsky Monastery, prayers before the “Inexhaustible Chalice” are performed on Sundays: in the morning, after the Liturgy, the blessing of water (blessed water can be collected, taken home and given to the sick) and in the evening with the reading of the akathist. At the Vladychny Monastery, the sisters read an akathist daily before the miraculous icon at 15.00, and on Saturdays and Sundays the priest serves a full prayer service with an akathist and blessing of water. At prayer services and akathists, the names for the health of those who submitted notes are read.

Pilgrimages to holy places leave for a long time pleasant memories of the grace of joint prayer.

How to correctly read the prayer at home “The Inexhaustible Chalice”? Tell me everything down to the smallest detail, please..

They don’t read prayer, they do it with prayer
the main thing is to drink a cup, preferably wine
Pray in your own words and in tongues.

5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly I tell you that they are already receiving their reward.

6 But you, when you pray, go into your room and, having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly.

7 And when you pray, do not talk too much, like the pagans, for they think that for their many words they will be heard;

8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9 Pray this way: Our Father who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name;

10 let him come Your kingdom; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;

11 Give us this day our daily bread;

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

14 For if you forgive people their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,

15 But if you do not forgive people their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

(Matt. 6:5-15)

Hello! The Akathist is read standing (preferably wearing a headdress). I advise you to join the prayer by agreement and, together with the church, read the akathist to the Mother of God in Her icon “Inexhaustible Chalice” https://www.bolgar-hram.info/molitvi-bozhiej-materi.

How should you pray? First of all, sincerely. Second, believe that prayer will help. Even if the beloved lost soul commits just one less sin, this is already a big plus. Undertake prayer work with the blessing of a priest. You can take upon yourself the feat of a 40-day fast and during this time read the accepted prayers for drunkenness: an akathist in honor of the icon of the Mother of God of the Inexhaustible Chalice.

Prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos for Her Icon “Inexhaustible Chalice”

Today we are the harbinger of faith / to the Divine and wonderful image of the Most Holy Mother of God, / watering the faithful’s hearts / with the heavenly inexhaustible cup of Her mercy / and showing miracles to the faithful. / Seeing and hearing, we spiritually celebrate and cry warmly: / Most merciful Lady, / heal our ailments and passions, / beseeching Thy Son, Christ our God, to save our souls.

Thy belly became the holy Table, / having the Heavenly Bread, / Christ our God, / from what is worthless, no one who eats poison dies, / as everyone said, the Mother of God, the Nourisher.

Stichera for Psalm 50, tone 6

Today the miraculous icon of the Lady is glorified, / today the faithful gather from everywhere to pray before her, / today even those of little faith are illuminated with thoughts of repentance, / the powers of Heaven rejoice in the glory of the Most Pure One, / but we, as taught by the Angel, thus cry out: / Rejoice, O Gracious One, the Lord is with you By You, / blessed are You among women, / blessed is Your mercy towards us, / blessed is the Fruit of Your womb, glory to You.

Oh, most merciful Lady! We now resort to Your intercession, do not despise our prayers, but graciously hear us: wives, children, mothers; and the serious illness of drunkenness of those possessed, and for this, for the sake of our mother the Church of Christ and the salvation of those who fall away, heal our brothers and sisters and relatives.

Oh, merciful Mother of God, touch their hearts and quickly raise them from the falls of sin, bring them to saving abstinence.

Pray to Your Son, Christ our God, to forgive us our sins and not to turn His mercy away from His people, but to strengthen us in sobriety and chastity.

Accept, O Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of mothers who shed tears for their children, of wives who weep for their husbands, of children, the orphaned and the poor, abandoned by those who have gone astray, and of all of us who fall before Your icon. And may this cry of ours, through Your prayers, come to the throne of the Most High.

Cover and protect us from the evil deception and all the snares of the enemy, in the terrible hour of our exodus, help us to pass through the airy ordeals without stumbling, with Your prayers deliver us from eternal condemnation, may God’s mercy cover us for endless ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”

According to the iconography, the “Inexhaustible Chalice” represents one of the most ancient faces of the Most Holy Mother of God. Its other name is “Oranta”.

Here the Divine Child is shown standing in the middle of a bowl.

According to the iconography, this icon represents the cup of Communion, which exudes to those praying in front of it the blessing bestowed on sinners thanks to the feat of Jesus Christ. And she is especially revered. Prayer to the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon can work real miracles.

Prayer before the icon of the Most Holy Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Chalice” will be especially effective during the celebration, which takes place in the new style on May 18.

The icon of the Mother of God is still located in the Serpukhov Vysotsky Monastery, which was rebuilt after destruction. Read prayers to her in an effective way against drunkenness and drug addiction. Many believers come here to listen to prayers addressed to the saints.

Prayer service for the healing of alcoholism

Read a prayer before the face Holy Mother of God from alcoholism is possible when drunkenness or drug addiction appears in the family. Prayer will help a person who desires healing to get rid of this illness. It is possible to read it together, going to church, or while at home. Also, the patient can at least listen to the words of the prayers - very soon he will want to join.

Buy the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon of the Mother of God to pray in front of it against drunkenness yourself at home. The main condition for the Mother of God to be able to hear prayers is humility, the desire to heal a loved one or to be cured yourself. To make prayer in front of the face have an effect faster, light a church candle.

Pray to the Mother of God against drunkenness or other addictions every day, every morning after sleep and every evening before going to bed.

The healing power of the holy word

This holy image of the Mother of God appeared to the world in 1878. Then a peasant in the Ephraim district of the Tula province, being a retired soldier and prone to drunkenness, drank all his property and began to beg, rejecting the power of prayer. The man, under the influence of alcoholism, stopped moving his legs, but he still stubbornly continued his drinking. One day, a sage appeared to a peasant in a dream and ordered him to go to Serpukhov for a pilgrimage to the monastery of the Lady Theotokos, where the icon of the Mother of God, the “Inexhaustible Chalice,” was placed in order to serve a prayer service in front of it.

Unable to control his own legs, being penniless, the peasant decided not to succumb to the visions, continuing to sin by drinking. However, the elder appeared to him again, and then a third time, and threateningly commanded him to fulfill what was destined. The soldier had to hit the road on all fours in order to forget about alcoholism.

Along the way, the drunkard decided to rest. The old housewife helped him with this, rubbing his legs and laying him on the stove.

The next day the man felt better and soon he stopped in front of the monastery, reaching it first leaning on two sticks, and then on one.

Arriving at the destination and telling about the visions that had appeared, the alcoholic asked to read a prayer in front of the indicated face, but no one had seen a similar icon in this place. But they decided that the “Inexhaustible Chalice” of the Mother of God could be the icon that hangs on the passage from the holy temple to the sacristy.

On the other side one could actually read the inscription “Inexhaustible Chalice.” It was then that in the face of Saint Alexy the peasant recognized the elder who appeared to him in a dream. According to the testimony, the retired soldier returned home on two legs and completely recovered from drunkenness.

Similar cases occur today, thanks to which the prayer before the face of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” is one of the most popular against drunkenness. According to many testimonies, alcoholism disappears from people's lives forever.

To prevent a person from returning to the problem of alcoholism or drug addiction, it is necessary to periodically read this prayer for prevention. The patient can simply listen to the holy words, imbued with Faith.

Prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary

In Christianity, the earthly mother of Jesus Christ, one of the most revered personalities and the greatest of Christian saints.

Prayer to the Mother of God Inexhaustible Chalice: comments

Comments - 5,

The Mother of God is the intercessor of women and all sinners who repent. Surprisingly, I have seen several cases of healing from drunkenness, one even in a woman. The one who drank stopped drinking. Moreover, she can drink church wine, that is, there are no “codes”. She just freed herself from addiction, now alcohol doesn’t control her. “The Inexhaustible Chalice” is a miraculous, healing icon.

I had a friend for a long time, when he was on a heavy binge, he was looking for various means to get rid of it. They framed him, hypnotized him - whatever they did, but still the result was the same - a couple of months pass, and he breaks down again. Having tried everything, he decided to read a prayer in front of the Inexhaustible Chalice and for 2 years now he has not drunk, not completely, of course, but there is no addiction like before.

Theotokos is an inexhaustible chalice.

Help so that my daughter Lyudmila is sober. She graduated from college and was happy, husband, children well-being.

Mother of God, Inexhaustible Chalice, help me so that my husband does not drink and is not kind!

How to recover from drunkenness with the help of the prayer “Inexhaustible Chalice”

Prayer for alcohol addiction

Alcohol addiction is a scourge modern society. Broken family, abandoned children, crime - this is an incomplete list of the activities of the green serpent.

A person needs faith - any kind. This is a kind of placebo in medicine. The person believes and recovers. Prayer is hope spoken out loud, a wish for recovery from an illness. As a rule, an alcoholic does not realize the need for treatment, and sincere prayer sometimes works miracles.

Icon “Inexhaustible Chalice” - historical background

First mentions of miraculous icon dated late XIX century.

According to legend, a peasant suffering from drunkenness had a dream. In it, the elder commanded the drunkard to go to the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon, bow down and pray for recovery.

The peasant wandered around for a long time, trying to fulfill the elder’s command. Since his legs began to fail due to alcohol consumption, he had to walk the entire path to the saving image on his knees.

And only in the Serpukhov monastery was the desired image found. History is silent about where the icon came from within the monastery walls.

The peasant bowed, read the prescribed words, and fulfilled all the conditions that the elder spoke about. Prayer not only cured his drunkenness, but also freed him from his leg disease.

The news of a successful healing spread throughout the then Russian Empire. After the revolution, the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon was lost and only 20 years ago was found and restored.

It is believed that prayer saves not only from drunkenness, but also from diseases that were caused by drinking alcohol.

Nowadays, the holy image is kept in the Serpukhov Monastery. The icon depicts the Virgin Mary stretching her hands towards the baby Jesus in the baptismal cup.

Rules for healing with the “inexhaustible chalice” prayer

When performing any ritual, you must adhere to certain rules. This makes the spoken words more powerful.

The prayer is read only in front of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon. The words of the prayer must be read 12 times.
There are no strict time frames. You can pray against drunkenness any day, and at any time of the day.
Don't let anyone in on your plans. This will avoid damage and the evil eye.
Talk to God and the Virgin Mary without prying eyes.
The akathist can only be read while standing. A candle should burn in front of the face of the Virgin Mary.
A prayer against drunkenness will be more effective if said by the alcoholic himself. Sincerity is an important condition when reading a prayer.
It is necessary to serve prayers to Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, Saints Panteleimon and Boniface with the blessing of water.
Before meals every day you need to drink holy water. The healing moisture should be kept in a glass vessel with a tight lid. If necessary, holy water can be diluted.
Before asking God for cure from drunkenness, you need to fast for 40 days. Fast food is prohibited, cigarettes and alcohol are also prohibited.

Text of the prayer to the face of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”

Icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”

The text of the prayer against drunkenness is not an unshakable truth; the main thing is to pray sincerely and try to fulfill all the necessary requirements.

“Oh, Most Merciful Virgin Mary! We now appeal to Your intercession, do not despise our prayer, but hear us: children, mothers, wives and those possessed by the serious illness of drunkenness, and for the sake of our brothers and sisters, and our relatives, heal and save.

Oh, Merciful Mother of God, touch their hearts and guide and lead them to saving abstinence. Ask Christ our God to forgive us our sins and strengthen us in chastity and sobriety. Accept, Mother of God, the prayers of mothers, wives, children, the lost, drinking vodka bitterly abandoned, and all of us who fall at Your feet. And may our cry and cry, through Your prayers, reach the Throne of the Most High. Amen".

This version of the “inexhaustible cup” prayer is read by the relatives of a person who is suffering from drunkenness. If the alcoholic himself decided to ask God for recovery, another variation of the text is read.

“I ask you for help from the strength of my Lord Jesus Christ. Help me change my cruel fate and show me the path to liberation from liquid poison. For it takes away my strength and my mind, it corrodes my soul. Send Heavenly Fire, Lord. I have no joy in drinking. I suffer only from drinking intoxicated drinks.

I pray to you, Heavenly Father, for deliverance from addiction. May my life force return to me when I stop taking the bitter poison. Let the joy of renewal come, and life be filled with new meaning. And the burning thirst for damned vodka will leave me. Amen".

WITH alcohol addiction Most women in our vast homeland are forced to face a spouse. A destructive addiction to alcohol is a huge problem that can unsettle anyone, especially if all means to eliminate it have already been tried, but there has been no result. Strong Orthodox prayer for husband's drunkenness often becomes the last saving straw for wives who want to pull their life partners out of the suffocating noose of the green serpent.

The role of Orthodox prayer in the fight against alcoholism

It is not for nothing that the symbol of alcoholism is the green serpent. According to the Bible, it was the serpent who once acted as the tempter and directed humanity onto the path of sin. And the fruits of this are being reaped to this day. An example of this is widespread drunkenness, which has captured and ruined many good and kind human souls in its tenacious clutches.

Alcoholism does not even think of stopping its hunt for souls and continues to doom people to suffering. Moreover, it is unknown to whom else drunkenness causes more grief - the alcoholics themselves, or their relatives and friends. I sincerely feel sorry for those courageous, patient and at the same time unhappy women who have to carry a heavy cross in the form of a drunkard spouse.

Passion for alcohol over time takes away everything human from a person and turns him into a weak-willed and cruel animal. The alcoholic does not notice anything except his addiction, which is gradually killing him. He does not want to admit his illness (and this is nothing more than a disease of the soul), he does not want to be treated. In such cases, sometimes faith in God becomes the only way out of the situation.

A person who sincerely believes in the Lord will always be able to overcome hopelessness and despondency (and they invariably follow any drunkard), will be able to find peace of mind and rise to the level that will allow him to win the green serpent. A powerful and effective means on the path to this victory is Orthodox prayer against drunkenness.

Icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice” and a strong prayer against drunkenness

Drunkenness has a detrimental effect on all aspects of the human personality: it exhausts the body, damages the mind, and destroys the soul. Orthodox Church interprets alcoholism as a demonic influence and believes that it requires special help. To provide this help, the icon of the Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Chalice” is most often used, in front of which a prayer for drunkenness is said.

The image of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” differs from other icons of the Mother of God in that on it the Mother of God does not hold the Baby in her arms, but extends them over the sacred Chalice of the Lord’s Communion, in which the Baby is located. This cup has amazing property to give a person joy and consolation, to quench his spiritual thirst.

The “Inexhaustible Chalice” is addressed to the face of the Mother of God with a request to heal relatives and friends from drunkenness. The prayer with which it is customary to appeal to this icon for deliverance from alcoholism sounds like this:

This prayer, which can help save a husband, son and other relatives from drunkenness, is one of the most powerful and effective. It must be said several times and, preferably, with the blessing of the priest.

It is necessary to offer prayer to the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon sincerely, with an open heart. While reading it, it is also recommended to undertake a feat in the form of a strict fast of 40 days. Be sure to regularly visit the temple all this time and submit notes on the health of a person obsessed with alcohol addiction.

From the history of the appearance of the icon “Inexhaustible Chalice”

The prototype of the icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice” appeared Orthodox world in 1878.

In the Efremov district of the Tula province lived a drunkard peasant. Possessed by the green serpent, he drank away all the property in his house and came to a miserable existence. Because of alcohol, his legs were paralyzed, but he did not give up his habit. Exactly until he had a dream in which an old man appeared to him and suggested to him a remedy for healing from a destructive addiction: go to Serpukhov, to the Vvedensky Vladychny Monastery, find there the image of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” and serve a prayer service in front of it. However, the peasant did not dare to follow the elder’s advice because of his sore legs and lack of outside help.

The dream was repeated 2 more times, the third time the old man in it already gave the drunkard a threatening order. Frightened by him, the peasant set off on the road on all fours, stopping on the way in one village for the night. The old woman, whose guest the traveler was, saw his suffering, took pity on him and rubbed his feet at night and put him to sleep on the stove. At night, the peasant felt relief, was able to get up, and then continued his journey on his feet, first leaning on 2 sticks, then on just one.

Having reached Serpukhov, he came to the indicated monastery and told about his dreams, but it turned out that no one had heard about the image of the Holy Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Chalice”. Then someone suggested looking at the icon hanging in the passage from the church to the sacristy - what if this is it? Having examined the icon, everyone was extremely surprised to see the inscription “Inexhaustible Chalice” on its reverse side. And in the old man from his dream, the peasant recognized the man who built this monastery - Father Varlaam.

The face of the Mother of God was immediately taken to the temple and a prayer service was served in front of it. The peasant returned home completely healthy - on healthy legs, cured of his craving for alcohol.

The news about the newly appeared icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice” and the peasant’s miraculous recovery very soon spread beyond the monastery. Suffering people began to flock to the image of the Mother of God from everywhere. They offered their prayers to her, asking for deliverance from drunkenness, and were convinced of her mercy and miraculousness.

Other prayers for husband’s drunkenness - effective and proven

A prayer against a husband’s drunkenness can be addressed not only to the image of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”. With a request to help her husband cope with his harmful addiction, a wife can turn to:

Blessed Elder Matrona of Moscow;
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker.

Powerful prayer against her husband’s drunkenness to Matrona of Moscow

Prayers for healing from addiction to alcohol, addressed to Saint Matronushka, have a huge miraculous power and help cope with even the most severe forms of alcohol addiction.

The text of the petition, which is erected before the face of the Matrona of Moscow in order to receive assistance in the fight against the green serpent, reads like this:

A prayer against drunkenness directed to Matronushka can be read both in church and at home. It is important that it, like all prayers for alcoholism, is said regularly.

Prayer for husband’s alcoholism to Nikolai Ugodnik

One more strong prayer from the husband's drunkenness is an appeal to God's Pleasant Nikolai. The prayer process can be carried out in a temple or at home.

Home use of the prayer to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker against alcoholism requires a special ritual, for which you must purchase:

icons: St. Nicholas the Pleasant, The Most Holy Theotokos “Inexhaustible Chalice”, Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Matrona of Moscow. In general, these icons should be in any house where there is a person addicted to alcohol;
3 church candles;
holy water.

Nicholas the Pleasant needs to conduct a prayer ceremony at home in absolute silence.Procedure:

Let the candles burn out completely.

During the ritual blessed water receives a healing charge from prayer. The charmed liquid should be regularly added to your husband’s food and drinks - so that he does not notice or suspect anything.

An indispensable condition for this prayer ritual is a daily visit to the temple for a 10-day period. On each of these 10 days, you need to pray to the holy elder and submit notes about the health of a person suffering from alcoholism.

Listen also to prayers against drunkenness in this video:

Any prayer against drunkenness must be said sincerely, with the prayer’s concentration on every word. At the time of contacting higher powers you need to think only about the problem (your husband’s drunkenness - in this case) and not be distracted by extraneous thoughts. The text should be spoken in a whisper or out loud, clearly and clearly, with expression. There must also be a deep faith in the help of God and His saints.

Among orthodox prayer The “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon is considered the most effective and helps relieve alcohol-dependent people from their destructive illness.

The “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon is considered one of the core types of depiction of the figure of the Mother of God in iconography. It involves the exact writing of the image of the praying woman Mother of God, whose arms are open and raised up. This gesture is considered traditional for the prayer pose of Oranta.

In addition to the central image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with her arms outstretched in a gesture of intercession, in the middle of the icon is the Chalice of Communion, as a symbol of an inexhaustible source of spiritual joy and consolation, and the Infant God in it.

In general, the image symbolizes a reminder to all those in need that they are destined for the Inexhaustible Chalice of God's protection, participation, protection and compassion, which will never run dry.

The history of the emergence of the miraculous power of icons and prayers

According to legend, one day a man, languishing from drunkenness, had a dream in which a monk ordered him to appear at the temple. An icon called the “Inexhaustible Chalice” was kept in this church. Bowing to the face of the Virgin Mary depicted on it, ask for deliverance from the disease.

The drunkard did not immediately fulfill the order of the servant of God and continued to drink the bitter drink. Soon his legs became paralyzed. Frightened, the peasant got ready for the journey, which he did on his knees, since he could no longer walk.

The man searched for the icon he needed for a long time, until one day he found it in the Serpukhov monastery.

The patient did everything as the monk who appeared in a dream told him: bowing low to the Mother of God, he said the right words. Sincerity and a great desire to be cured were heard, and the peasant got rid of destructive habit, and from leg disease.

The first mention of the miraculous power of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon dates back to the 19th century.

Prayer

A prayer for the healing of a drinking person addressed to an icon is of significant importance and can work miracles. Many wives and mothers who turned to the holy face of the Virgin Mary for help received it.

Believers have absolutely no doubt about the miraculous power of prayer and say that it is capable of not only curing alcoholics and drug addicts of their addiction, but changing their worldview, regaining lost spirituality, being reborn anew and continuing their path as a new person.

Text of the prayer taken from the prayer book:

Oh, most merciful Lady! We now resort to Your intercession, do not despise our prayers, but graciously hear us: wives, children, mothers; and the serious illness of drunkenness of those possessed, and for this sake from your mother - the Church of Christ and the salvation of those who fall away, brothers and sisters, and heal our relatives.
Oh, merciful Mother of God, touch their hearts and quickly raise them from the falls of sin, bring them to saving abstinence. Pray to Your Son, Christ our God, that He may forgive us our sins and not turn His mercy away from His people, but may He strengthen us in sobriety and chastity. Accept, O Most Holy Theotokos, the prayers of mothers who shed tears for their children, of wives who weep for their husbands, of children, the orphaned and the poor, abandoned by those who have gone astray, and of all of us who fall before Your icon. And may this cry of ours, through Your prayers, come to the throne of the Most High. Cover and protect us from the evil deception and all the snares of the enemy, in the terrible hour of our exodus, help us to pass through the airy ordeals without stumbling, with Your prayers deliver us from eternal condemnation, may God’s mercy cover us for endless ages of ages. Amen.

Rules for saying prayer

In order for a prayer to have power, clergy recommend reading it in a certain way, observing the established order.

A short list of wishes:

Before turning to the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon for healing, you must fast for 40 days. During this time, avoid alcohol, smoking, meat dishes, dairy products, butter, eggs, confectionery products that contain animal fats;
you need to say the words of the prayer service at least twelve times, turning to the image of the Mother of God depicted on the icon;
You can ask for help and intercession seven days a week, regardless of the time of day: at night, in the morning, during the day, in the evening;
It is not advisable to talk about what you are doing. Appeal to the saints is a sacrament, and it is necessary to remain silent in order to avoid negativity from people, for example: unnecessary conversations, gossip, the evil eye, and so on;
one should approach the akathist alone without prying eyes. It is best to do this at home while no one is there;
the prayer is said standing, with a lit church candle;
prerequisite: drink a glass of holy water every day before meals;
It is believed that a prayer acquires special power if it is said by an alcoholic person independently: husband, son, brother, daughter, mother, father, but provided that this is done from the bottom of his heart with a sincere desire to overcome the disease;
At the same time, one should raise a prayer to the Lord God, to the Christian saints: the great martyr Panteleimon, the healer, and the martyr Boniface.

How often should you read the prayer?

The more often the call for help in healing is made, the better.

You need to pray daily, following the rules and not expecting a quick result. Who, as much as he can: 20, 30, 40 or more times.

According to priests and people who have gone through this difficult path, the main thing here is patience, perseverance and faith in healing. If hope for a positive result suddenly disappears or the strength of the person asking for it leaves, then you need to gather your will and double your efforts, increasing the number of repetitions of the prayer. The often spoken prayer for deliverance from a serious illness will be heard and salvation will come.