Assuage My Sorrows Icon of the Mother of God

Commemorated on September 25.

There is an ancient and deeply revered Assuage my Sorrows Icon of the Mother of God in St. Petersburg, in the church of the Lord's Ascension, on Voznesensky Prospect, near the Ekaterinensky Canal. This Holy Icon was brought from Moscow on September 25,1765 by the merchant Rogovikov (a participant in the construction of the Ascension church), and on the day of the consecration of a side chapel dedicated to this Icon, it was placed in a specially made silver case.

This wonderworking Assuage my Sorrows Icon turned out to be a special honor. Residents of St. Petersburg often took the Icon into their homes. Many of the faithful still turn to the Icon of the Queen of Heaven, and many who are sick receive healing and comfort from it, according to their faith. Also, after the late Liturgy on Fridays, Molebens are served before it along with its Akathist.

In addition to the Feast Days on January 25 , and October 9 , this Icon is also commemorated on September 25 in remembrance of its transfer from Moscow.

Troparion

Assuage the sickness of my much-sighing soul,
you who wipe away every tear from the face
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of the earth:
for you drive away the sicknesses of mankind,
and end the despondency of sinners.
Through you, Most Holy Virgin Mother,
all of us acquire hope and affirmation of faith.
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Compare Isaiah 25:8: “... again the Lord God has taken away every tear from every face” (LXX) and Revelation 7:17: “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Kontakion

Do not entrust me to human protection, Most Holy Sovereign Lady,
but accept the prayers of your servant,
for I am fettered by sorrow, and I cannot endure the arrows fired by demons;
I have no shelter and there is nowhere to run.
I am wretched and my enemies are on every side, and I have no consolation except you,
O Sovereign Lady of the world, the hope and protection of the faithful.
Do not despise my prayers,
but do that which is beneficial for me.