Icons with the image of the Virgin are present in the homes of all the professing believers. What helps one of the most powerful - the seven-pointed icon of the Mother of God - is of interest to people touched by the tortures of the depicted Virgin.
The meaning of the icon Seven-sided Mother of God?
The icon of the Virgin Seven-Sister has an interesting history. It is not known when it was written, but it was found after the prophetic dream of a peasant from the Vologda province. This peasant suffered from a severe illness for many years, limped and moved with difficulty, the vision he saw promised healing if he finds an icon on the bell tower of the Ivano-Bogoslovsky church and performs a prayer before it. Not at once, but the peasant found an icon that was accepted by bell ringers for a regular board and put in place of a decayed step. After the prayer of the peasant, a long-awaited healing came, and the shrine took its place of honor in the temple.
Another miracle related to the Seven-Shot Icon of the Mother of God occurred in the early 19th century, when the cholera epidemic was raging in Vologda. Residents of the city eagerly read the prayers before the icons of the Virgin Seven-Sister and Semigradskaya, performed with them a procession around the city, and the disease receded.
Unlike most of the icons of the Mother of God, on the Seven-Sisterly Mother of God one was written, without Jesus Christ. The breast of the Mother of God in the image is pierced by seven arrows, which personify her earthly sufferings, as well as the sins and passions of humanity she sees, and which hurt her. According to the Holy Scripture, the number seven in this case means the limit, the completeness of its anguish, that is, harder to suffer is simply impossible.
What helps the believers with the seven-pointed icon of the Mother of God?
One of the main purposes of the Seven-Shot Icon is to get rid of bad thoughts about revenge and other atrocities. The Virgin with pierced arrows in her heart is a symbol of humility, patience, mercy and love. There is a very similar to the seven-arrow icon, which is called "Softening the Evil Hearts". Its difference is that the arrows in the image are arranged differently: three on both sides and one on the bottom. This icon is prayed for the manifestation of evil sinful thoughts.
But humility is not all that the Seminary one helps. Many people have heard that it is this holy image that fosters the daring of people with impure thoughts from the house. Believers who are afraid of thieves, scammers and simply envious people are recommended to hang the icon of the Mother of God at home.
Praying the icon Seven-sided is necessary and in cases when family breakdown and quarrel occur. The Virgin has long been a defender of the family hearth, it returns harmony, mutual understanding, love and trust to the family. Icon Semistrelnaya establishes the relationship between the spouses, and between parents and children.
Where to hang a seven-arrow icon?
The seven-pointed icon of the Mother of God differs from others in that it is placed not only on the iconostasis, but also in other places of the house. To protect from ill-wishers, the seven-arrow icon is hung opposite the front door or above it. If there is a danger, especially if the inhabitants of the house are threatened with hostilities, prayers are asked before the Seven-Steed icon to ask for peace.
The icon of the Virgin Seven-Sister can be hung in the main room of the house, then it will be more conducive to the reign of peace in the family. Housed in the patient's bedroom, the Seven-Sister icon will help the suffering person recover. The only thing to consider when placing an icon in rooms is that next to it you can not hang posters, photographs or paintings distracting attention from the holy image, and also put a TV or computer.