Christianity, like other religions of the world, has its own unique cultural view history, reflected in literary texts, musical works, sculptures and paintings, architecture.But perhaps one of the most striking and significant manifestation of the beliefs are icons.
strength of the Mother of God
Virgin Mary - the second on the strength and importance of the face in the assembly of the saints of Christianity in general and of Russian Orthodoxy.Icon of the Mother of God, and not one hanging in every Christian church and the temple.That it is the link between man and God, to which a mere mortal calls to prayer.It brings sorrow and suffering human His throne and begs his son for the human race.She is the Mother understood about women's experiences of their children, often unreasonable and, alas, evil.She torments own child witness, compassion and other tortures carries relief.She gives the example of his own mandate to the people - patience, humility, wisdom, forgiveness, love of neighbor.Not for nothing called the Virgin Mother, intercessor, and a large number of churches and icons in her honor there is in Russia.One of the most popular images of the people - the icon of the Holy Virgin.Her writing is connected with the miraculous salvation of the faithful who were praying in one of the churches of Constantinople during a siege by the Saracens.Then, according to legend, the Mother of God hid her veil people saved their lives.The city was saved, and then the miracle was repeated in other times and under other tragic circumstances.And since its first signs wonderful Holy Mary promised to protect the entire Christian people, regardless of geopolitical and national borders, against enemies - both visible and invisible, of human meanness and cruelty and temptations of every unclean devilry.After some time, the icon of the Holy Virgin has marked him and the corresponding holiday, which is celebrated from the 12th century 1 (14) of October.The churches and the people of his great find.It just so happened that it was superimposed on the ancient Russian pagan holiday of the end of field work and harvest.From there, the gray of Russia, there is a tradition - to keep the Protection of the last sheaf, removed from the field.And when the holiday comes, it gave farmers livestock, asking Mother intercessor skotinku keep them from the winter of famine, starvation and mortality.The icon of the Holy Virgin was at that time the most popular, prayed before her unmarried girls and women of good, hard-working and well-off husband.Lighting a candle before the image of a holiday, they asked about the Pure family with income, Zdorovenki children, welfare for themselves and loved ones.And if there came Godin hard times, war or pestilence, to make an icon of the Holy Virgin from the church to the people, and people across the village or town, the whole world cried for mercy and protection.It preserves the tradition to the present day.
to turn to for help
If you have problems in the family, at work, health or personal life, if the trouble with close - despair not worth it.Remember, if you are a baptized man, you have your own protector, helper.This guardian angel.Who is he?That saint, in whose honor the name given to you at birth or baptism.Or the one whose name day closest to the date of your birth or baptism.Icon Guardian Angel should always be in the house, and the small scapular try to carry with them.Feel free to contact him in a difficult situation and believe - Rock will help you.
Let the powers of heaven protect you, be healthy and happy!
