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People often say: “If there were no wine, we would not be drunkards.” Aren't they crazy?! They themselves sin, but it’s God’s gift?! Is wine the cause of all evil?! Of course not! The cause of these evils is intemperance, the abuse of wine. It’s better to say: “If there were no drunkenness, then...” You can also say: “It would be better if there was no iron, because there are murderers; if there were no night, there would be no thieves, etc.” You just want to destroy and exterminate everything. And all because it is not wine that needs to be despised, but the dependence on it. This is a satanic spirit.
Icon against drunkenness “The Inexhaustible Chalice”
Among all the anafixes of the Mother of God, the image of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” is the most relevant. This image depicts the Mother of God with her hands raised up. In front of the Mother of God there is a large bowl in which the Infant God is depicted in the same pose. Prayer to the Mother of God can deliver a believer from various cups:
- tempting cup;
- the cup that destroys the family;
- cups that destroy fate;
- destroying the human personality.
Prayer against drunkenness to the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon helps against various vicious addictions: alcoholism, smoking or drug addiction. According to many reviews of believers, it is known that strong prayer against drunkenness can cure not only vicious diseases, but also change the spiritual world and personality of a person on a virtuous and Christian path. For example, a husband who has sunk from drunkenness will rise up after a sincere prayer service and begin to live a full life.
The “Inexhaustible Chalice” prayer against drunkenness helps:
- When the patient refuses treatment and does not admit alcohol dependence. In such a situation, you can even perform the ritual without the knowledge of the alcoholic;
- Suitable for true believers, for people who pray every day. This is how you can cure your son, husband, brother, mother, even yourself and other relatives from drunkenness;
- When it is not permissible to publicize a patient’s registration with a narcologist. This is possible with some professions. A visit to a narcologist in some cases can contribute to problems with work activity;
- For financial problems or disabilities. And prayer for a husband’s alcoholism does not require financial expenses when treatment in specialized clinics is quite expensive;
- Prayer can also be used as an additional treatment. After all, it is able to maintain a state of mind, as well as give a person confidence in what he has done correct solution by quitting drinking alcohol.
Who can ask Our Lady for help?
IN modern realities most often the wife asks for healing for her husband. But there are cases when children ask their mother for help from drunkenness, a sister for her brother, a mother for her son, etc. It is important to understand that it does not matter at all who asks the Mother of God for help. The main thing is that you believe in it and ask for it from the bottom of your heart.
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It is also important to understand that it is very difficult to get rid of such addiction. You will need a lot of patience as the process is lengthy.
The prayer in front of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon against drunkenness reads like this:
“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, 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, orphans and wretches, 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 us and keep us from evil deception and all the snares of the enemy, and in the terrible hour of our exodus, help us to pass without stumbling. air ordeals, through Your prayers, deliver us from eternal condemnation, may God’s mercy cover us forever and ever. Amen".
God bless you!
IN Orthodox Church There is a custom to serve prayer services, special for different occasions. 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, and in family feuds. When the passion for drunkenness, smoking, or drug addiction overcomes, a prayer is made to the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon. The power of the Mother of God’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, during a church service, 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 usual house rule.
Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God
When a loved one suffers from alcoholism, a painful addiction to drugs, the computer, or cannot quit smoking, 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, the church prayer to the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon will accomplish something that 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: “Whoever 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.
About alcoholism:
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.
Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God
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 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.
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 the 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 give birth not to an ordinary child, but to 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.
Icon of the Mother of God with Child
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.
Prayers to Orthodox saints against drunkenness:
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 main prayer Mother of God, always joining in 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 Holy Mother of God in front of Her icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice”
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.
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
Icon "Inexhaustible Chalice"
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”.
About prayer services in Orthodoxy:
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.
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Trying to save a patient with alcoholism from addiction, relatives resort to different methods. One of them is to contact higher powers. In this review we will tell you what the prayer and the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon are, and why they are considered one of the best means to get rid of drunkenness.
List of the miraculous icon “Inexhaustible Chalice”
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The Orthodox Church has always had a negative attitude towards excesses that destroy the spirit and body. Therefore, holy men helped those suffering who sought help for healing. Why is the sobriety of parishioners so important to clergy? The human body is the vessel of the soul. By clouding the consciousness with alcohol and destroying the body, the patient committed the sin of desecrating a shrine.
The dead who died from drunkenness were considered “hostages,” that is, those who had passed into another world in an unnatural way. Such bodies were buried without accompanying prayers, far from ordinary townspeople, among the graves:
- suicides;
- sorcerers;
- drowned people;
- unbaptized children.
The problem of drunkenness has always been relevant, but with the advent of strong alcohol began to gain momentum. The “finishing” period was characterized by the high cost of wine, so not everyone could afford such excess. Vodka has become a godsend for manufacturers and merchants: a minimum number of components and effort, but quick effect from drinking and the body’s addiction to the poison.
Ethanol is the main component of all alcoholic drinks. Once in the human body, the substance rearranges the functioning of all organs and systems. After some time, the patient can no longer physically and mentally exist without another dose of poison. A short-term refusal of a dose provokes a withdrawal syndrome, reminiscent of the “withdrawal” of a drug addict.
The Orthodox Church has always had a negative attitude towards excesses
History of appearance
Among the heavenly patrons of the Orthodox, a special place is occupied by the Mother of God, who is often depicted with her Son. She is an intermediary between the human world and higher powers. Therefore, believers at all times turned their prayers to the icons of the good patroness.
The history of the emergence of faith in the miraculous power of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” begins in the 70s of the 19th century. In the Tula province there lived a former military man who was addicted to alcohol. The drinking was so strong and hopeless that he drank away the last of his property and began begging. After another drinking binge, the man’s legs were paralyzed, but this was not a sign for the stubborn man - he continued to flood his eyes every day.
Once in a dream, the poor fellow saw a white-bearded old man, who, by order, advised him to go to the Serpukhov monastery of the Lady Theotokos. In this place there was an icon of the “Inexhaustible Chalice”, in front of which a prayer service had to be served. The man did not have funds for the trip, so he decided to ignore the message from heaven. The dream was repeated three times and the cripple crawled off on a long journey.
Thanks to your own willpower and help ordinary people, a former military man reached Serpukhov. At the monastery, a man asked to say a prayer in front of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon for his recovery. The nuns were surprised because they had not heard of such an image. After a long search, they found the face of the Mother of God, with the signed name on the back. Not far from her hung the image of an old man that the cripple had dreamed about. It was Reverend Varlaam.
Prayer in front of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon helped the former military man get back on his feet and cured him from drunkenness. The news of the miracle quickly spread throughout Russian Empire. A crowd of women flocked to the monastery, wanting to rid their husbands or sons of the addiction.
By turning prayer to the image, a person finds a merciful helper
The “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon, in terms of writing style, belongs to the “Oranta” style: the Mother of God with her hands raised up, and in front of her is a vessel with the Son. The clergy explain that the container presented is an eternal source of consolation and joy. By turning prayer to the image, a person finds a merciful helper.
After the miraculous discovery of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon, the craftsmen made hundreds of lists (exact copies), which they sent to everyone. Now in almost every church those who are thirsty acquire the image of the Mother of God with the Son to get rid of alcoholism.
How it works
Modern people, especially those brought up in the spirit of atheism, do not understand how to get rid of drunkenness by praying to the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon. In the technological age, such techniques seem wild and ancient. But this is not the first year that people have been asking for the image for husbands and sons who are dying from alcoholism.
If in prayer you ask not for yourself, but for another person, then such a request will be heard. Desperate relatives do not know how else to save alcoholics from drunkenness. A feature of dependence is the absence critical thinking– patients think that they have no problems and refuse to be treated. There is no article in domestic laws providing for therapy without the consent of the drinker.
Having tried all the methods, people resort to the very last thing - faith. The clergy claim that by saying the words of prayer from a pure heart, a person receives from the Mother of God intercession before the Son and healing from drunkenness. In ancient times, when there were no psychologists and psychiatrists, priests played the role of healers of souls. By turning to higher powers as the last resort, people gained confidence in their own actions. In order not to give up treatment halfway through, prayers were said for help to the Mother of God and her Son.
“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".
Getting rid of drunkenness by praying to the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon is old method, known since the end of the 19th century. There are many ways to treat alcoholism, but integrated approach and, armed with faith, you will be able to achieve positive results.
Today the problem of alcoholism is more relevant than ever before. More than 90% of murders occur against the background of alcohol intoxication, and just over 80% of suicides were committed under the influence of heavy libations. It’s impossible to count how many families have broken up or are constantly in conflict due to this illness.
The numbers are simply terrifying and constantly growing. But what to do when all the methods have been used, and the alcoholic continues to drink? In this case, there is only one thing left - to go to church and ask for mercy from God. Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos The inexhaustible cup is considered the most powerful way and, most importantly, effective to bring the patient to reason and stop his craving for alcohol.
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A little history
One of the very first legends about the miraculous icon belongs to one of the monastery servants, Lizaveta. This nun was lucky enough to become witness the appearance of the face of the Virgin Mary in 1879. From then on, Lizaveta began to serve only this icon until her departure to better world. The abbess of the monastery told this story to the world.
A retired soldier lived in the province of Tula district. And then the time was dashing, turbulent. One of the peasants lost his legs, and the reason for this was the unrestrained consumption of alcoholic beverages and a craving for beer. He spent the entire pension that the state paid him in taverns; even despite his weakness and illness, he did not look away from the bottle.
But one day a miracle happened. An old man appeared to a soldier in a dream. His face ordered the soldier to appear at the Serpukhov monastery and celebrate Mass in front of the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon. After this, he was promised that he would forget about spiritual and physical infirmities, and would also become healthy in both body and spirit.
However, the soldier did not pay attention to these words and continued to drown his troubles in wine. But the elder did not leave the poor fellow, he appeared to him again and again, already angrily saying that the soldier needed to immediately go to the Serpukhov region. Then the drunkard began to think and went on his knees to look for the miraculous icon.
Not having gone even half way, the wanderer got tired and fell on his back, falling into a heavy sleep. God did not give up on the traveler and gave him the strength of healthy legs so that he could get to the place and perform a godly task. Waking up from sleep, the drunkard was able to continue the journey on his own feet, helping himself with sticks. A little time later, he reached the monastery.
At the threshold of the monastery he was met by Abbess Zacharia. He told her about his nightly visions and asked permission to offer prayer to the image of the Most Holy Theotokos. However, the monastery did not know about such an image and he was told so.
The abbess, however, suggested that perhaps this is the image that hangs on the bell tower. After all, according to the description, it is very similar. Imagine the surprise of all the parishioners and clergy when they saw the inscription “The Inexhaustible Chalice” on the back of the image. The former drunkard returned home a strong and completely healthy man.
Word of mouth about it amazing miracle in a very short time it spread throughout all the surrounding areas. Soon rivers of people flowed to the icon to serve the Inexhaustible Chalice. And most of them were among those who were obsessed with alcohol.
The first icon has not survived to this day. But there are several splits from the holy face, which are kept in monasteries and temples. Two lists are most protected - one is stored in Vedeno Vladychny Convent, and the second - in Vysotsk Monastery.
Each of these icons is considered miraculous. They exude myrrh and everyone who came to bow to them received strength, health and healing.
What is the power of an icon?
In the image, the Mother of God is depicted with her arms outstretched upward. Near it there is a large font-bowl in which the Divine Infant sits. If sincerely and with a pure heart offer a prayer to these holy faces, then they will help save you from many misfortunes that have a detrimental effect on many aspects of human life:
- a bright, upright destiny;
- home and comfort;
- sincerity and fairness to all people;
- physical and mental health;
- human essence.
The “Inexhaustible Chalice” prayer helps people get rid of many of life’s misfortunes and destructive hobbies. She's the one helps most people forget about drinking, smoking and drug addiction. If you believe the reviews, then when sincere believers pray, it helps cleanse the souls of their loved ones who suffer from alcoholism. If you do not know prayer, you can carefully listen to the akathist read by the priest. This also has a strong positive influence on the human body.
It's worth remembering that the human essence acquires a completely different perception of the world, after becoming on the pure and true path of Christianity. For example, a husband or son, who has fallen into depression due to drunkenness, returns to a normal and fulfilling life after offering sincere and pure prayer. That's why Everyone should pray and listen to the akathist who suffers from any illness. Holy the icon has already performed many miracles, and will perform even more.
When a prayer service is necessary
- When dependent person, husband or son, does not realize or does not want to understand his problem. In this case, treatment and services may be carried out without the knowledge of the patient.
- For recovery from alcohol addiction loved one. Only true believers are required to recite this prayer, who read prayers daily and turn to God.
- When a person cannot be officially treated for addiction. This may be due to a high position in society, job status or the specifics of the position.
- When people have financial difficulties and it is not possible to pay for treatment at the clinic.
- The Prayer of the Inexhaustible Chalice can be used as an additional therapy. It becomes an effective and powerful aid for those who decide to get rid of drug or alcohol addiction. After all, holy words are capable of for a long time support the mental state of the individual.
Who can say a prayer
Most often, mothers of those people who suffer from drunkenness are allowed to read a prayer and serve a prayer service. But many wives also help by serving prayer services for their husbands. The icon also helps when children, sisters or brothers turn to it with a prayer for healing from drunkenness or any illness of their parent or brother. In general, you can read the prayer:
- brother;
- wife;
- mothers;
- children.
It doesn’t matter who exactly says the words of the prayer, the main thing is to believe that they work and have pure thoughts. It must be remembered that it is extremely difficult to overcome the force that destroys human health. The process of struggling for a sober and conscious life sometimes becomes extremely lengthy. But here it is important to be patient and call on the saints every night with a prayer for the protection of your relative.
Prayer text
Prayer The inexhaustible cup from the husband’s drunkenness consists of the following words:
Oh, our most merciful Lady! We now turn to your great protection and intercession, resorting, do not despise your prayers, mother. Descend, hear us graciously, the people calling to you: despairing women, saddened sisters, weeping mothers.
Our relatives are possessed by a serious demonic illness - drunkenness goes with them and takes them away from the Church of Christ. He excommunicates from his mother and deprives the saint of salvation. Heal your loved ones with love, touch, Mother of God, their frivolous hearts and protect sinners from deep falls, lead them to saving abstinence.
Persuade Christ the God of man and His Son, may the Almighty have mercy on human sins, may He not turn His mercy away from us, may He secure those for whom we ask for sobriety. Accept this prayer, Our Most Holy Theotokos, the cry of mothers for lost sons, the cries of wives for spouses, for forgotten families.
Save and protect us from the machinations of the enemy, and from catching the evil demon, the orphan and wretched beast. Help us to go through the difficult hour of exodus through the entire path of the ordeal that is unstumbling with the power of the power of the word of prayer. Deliver us sinners from the age-old weeping, may all the mercy of God cover us forever and ever. Amen.
In order for prayer to take effect, it is not necessary to go to church or make a pilgrimage to monasteries. You can simply purchase an icon and hang it in your home, and read a prayer next to it. But the most powerful is the one pronounced by the mother.
My father drank a lot and became uncontrollable. His mother tried to treat him traditional ways, but all medical methods did not help at all or only helped for a short time. My father started drinking again and drinking even more. Then the desperate mother went to the temple and asked the priest to help her. He gave her a lot strong prayer. Not right away, but dad began to change. Maybe prayer helped, or maybe he himself realized that life was going downhill. The drinking has subsided and we are a happy family again.
Alcohol is a way to fill spiritual emptiness. Some try to get involved in sports, while others try to binge. But in any case, this is a way to fill the emptiness in the soul. But the more often a person goes to church, listens to services and prayers, the more his soul is filled with light. The inexhaustible cup really helps to cope with many ailments. I personally went through this. After the death of her parents, she began to drown her grief in wine. And if the priest had not prompted me to read this prayer at the service, I probably would not have been alive.
Svetlana
Mom drank and didn’t want to stop. Get treatment too. She said that there was no problem, that she could always stop drinking. I endured this for many years, and now my patience has run out. I asked the priest for a blessing and began to read a prayer every evening. I believed that she would help. And now, after two months, my mother practically does not take alcohol into her mouth. She again became that mommy who was always with us and loved us, not a glass.
There is a belief that a prayer to the Inexhaustible Chalice icon can heal drunkards from a serious illness and restore them to health. Relatives of alcoholics read in sacred places prayers and akathist in the hope of freeing those in need from vice.
The story of the discovery of the icon resembles a miracle. An unknown old man told a drinking soldier about its existence in a dream. He sent an alcoholic from the Tula province to a monastery located in the city of Serpukhov.
The soldier had difficulty getting to the appointed place. There he told the temple servants his story. However, they knew nothing about this icon and still began their search. As a result, in a small passage an icon was discovered with the inscription “Inexhaustible Chalice” with reverse side. The man served a prayer service before her and was completely cured of alcoholism. The news of the soldier’s recovery instantly spread throughout the country and people from all cities began to come to the monastery. After the revolution, atheists burned the icon, but two copies survived.
Today the icon is sold in all Orthodox churches. It depicts the Virgin Mary with raised hands, in the center there is a cup, and Jesus Christ is visible in it.
Where to place an icon in the house?
It is necessary to store the icon in the house in the “red corner” - a bright place that is clearly visible from all corners of the room.
If it is not possible to find such a place, then alternative option will become the eastern part of the room.
It is worth considering that the temple servants advise making separate shelves for icons, and not hanging them on the walls. The “Inexhaustible Chalice” can stand on the nightstand near the bed, providing protection during sleep. There should be no objects near the icon.
Features of prayer: its reading, rules
The inexhaustible cup prayer against drunkenness will help a person suffering from alcoholic or drug addiction. She will help heal herself, her husband, brother, son, mother and other relatives.
The “Inexhaustible Chalice” will be effective only if the patient himself desires his own healing.
It is possible to read a prayer service together in a church or in own home. At first, an alcoholic can only listen to prayer, but then he himself will not mind joining. While reading sacred text it is necessary to light a church candle.
You need to pray every day in the morning after waking up and in the evening before going to bed. It is often recommended to read morning prayer on an empty stomach, sitting or kneeling. The words of the prayer are pronounced out loud, and those who do not know the words by heart are allowed to read from the notes. The prayer against a son’s drunkenness is considered the most powerful; it is read for forty days, and with it an akathist.
You can order a prayer service in front of the icon in the temple. There are two options for serving the requirement:
- separately, in the presence of the drunkard and his relatives;
- How component general prayer service.
Both methods are equivalent.
The most powerful prayers are those read in one of the monasteries in the city of Serpukhov: “Vysotsky” - male or “Vladychny” - female.
In the monastery
Prayers are read on Sundays three times a day. The first time is in the morning, the second is performed after the Liturgy, it is also the sanctification of water. It is advisable to collect blessed water and give it to the patient at home. The third time, according to custom, is read in the evening.
In a nunnery
There, every day at three o'clock in the afternoon an akathist is read, and on Saturday and Sunday the priest performs a full prayer service with the blessing of water and an akathist. You can submit a note with names for health, they will be read out during the prayer service and akathist.
Prayers before the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon
Prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos for Her Icon “Inexhaustible Chalice”
Troparion, tone 4
Today we are the harbinger of faith / to the Divine and wonderful image of the Most Holy Mother of God, / watering the hearts of the faithful / with the heavenly inexhaustible cup of Her mercy / and showing miracles to the faithful people. / 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.
Kontakion, tone 6
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
Day of the Lady miraculous icon 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 at the glory of the Most Pure One, / we, as taught by the Angel, cry out thus: / Rejoice, O Full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee, / blessed is You are among women, / blessed is Your mercy towards us, / blessed is the fruit of Your womb, glory to You.
Prayer to the icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”
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, 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, orphans and wretches, 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 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, so that the mercy of God will cover us for the endless ages of ages. Amen.
Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos for the sake of Her miraculous icon “The Inexhaustible Chalice”
Kontakion 1
We have been granted a chosen and wondrous deliverance, / Thy honorable image, Lady Theotokos, / as having been delivered by its appearance from mental and physical ailments / and sorrowful circumstances, / we offer grateful praise to Thee, All-Merciful Intercessor. / You, Lady, whom we call the “Inexhaustible Chalice,” / bow graciously to our sighs / and cry from the heart, / and grant deliverance to those suffering from the disease of drunkenness, / so that we may cry out to You with faith: / Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, / spiritual thirst our quencher.
Ikos 1
The angelic ranks and hosts of righteous people constantly glorify Thee, the Queen Theotokos, intercessor for the many-sinful Christian race, mired in lawlessness and abiding in sins, for for consolation and salvation You grant them Your mercy through Your many-named miraculous icons, which are like the stars of heaven throughout our entire earth. we see; To one of these images, the “Inexhaustible Chalice” called, falling, from the depths of the heart we cry out to You:
Rejoice, village of the impregnable Divinity; Rejoice, constant surprise of people.
Rejoice, you who cleanse our sins through sorrows; Rejoice, you who heal our infirmities through sorrow.
Rejoice, You who send Your mercy to us from above through Your miraculous icons; Rejoice, you who make our sorrowful hearts glad by the manifestation of them.
Rejoice, wonderful reconciliation of all with God; Rejoice, eternal deliverance from Gehenna.
Kontakion 2
Seeing the sorrow of the heart, the torment of the soul, the sincere repentance of people obsessed with the destructive vice of drunkenness, You deigned to show Your mercy to the God-saved city of Serpukhov by the appearance of the most wonderful image of Your “Inexhaustible Chalice”, and everyone fell to Him with faith and a contrite heart, having received healing from a serious illness. their illness, from the depths of their souls they cry out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
Understanding the threefold appearance of the Venerable Varlaam and his command to travel to the God-saved city of Serpukhov, a certain man, obsessed with the passion of drunkenness, found there in the monastery your holy icon, called the “Inexhaustible Chalice”. We, seeing such care for us sinners, cry out to Ti with reverence:
Rejoice, through pious people you reveal the glory of Your miracles to sinners; Rejoice, perspicacious guide, showing them the path of salvation.
Rejoice, our all-good teacher, who attracts us with Your love; Rejoice, for teaching us gratitude for all Your good deeds.
Rejoice, you who transform our sorrow into joy; Rejoice, you who cheer us with undoubted hope.
Rejoice, destroyer of our destructive passions; rejoice, good intentions conducive.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 3
The power of the Most High and the grace of the Lady strengthened a certain person suffering from the disease of drunkenness, when he, his legs weakened by his property, went to the city of Serpukhov, the command of the Mother of God spoken through the Monk Varlaam, fulfilling. Having come to this city, you found an icon of the Most Pure Mother of God, you were healed from your mental and physical illness, and from the depths of your soul you cried out to God in gratitude: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Possessing an inexhaustible source, an inexhaustible chalice of heavenly gifts, not only the people of the city of Serpukhov, but also all Orthodox Christians from other cities and towns, flowing to Your wonderful image, the “Inexhaustible Chalice” called, and before this, having received healing, with falling, grateful lips they cry out to You:
Rejoice, font, in which all our sorrows are immersed; Rejoice, cup, with it we will receive the joy of our salvation.
Rejoice, healer of our mental and physical infirmities; Rejoice, taming our passions by the power of Your prayers.
Rejoice, you who are helpful in giving every need to those who ask; Rejoice, you who give countless bounties to everyone.
Rejoice, thou who revealsest treasures of mercy to us; Rejoice, you who show mercy to the fallen.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 4
Those who have a storm of dubious thoughts, but with sincere repentance, flowing to Your ineffable mercy, possessed by a drunken passion, receive healing, and from the depths of their hearts they cry out to our Savior born of You: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Hearing the grievous sorrows, the cries and cries of wives, elders, children, whose relatives are overwhelmed by drunken passion, He gave them, Lady, Your icon, from which all those who flow find consolation and spiritual joy and cry out to Thee with tears:
Rejoice, O Lamb, who gave birth to the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world; Rejoice, cup that draws us joy from the source of immortality.
Rejoice, consolation to sorrowful mothers; Rejoice, hopeless hope.
Rejoice, blessed protection of those who flow to You; Rejoice, consolation and amusement for those who mourn.
Rejoice, thou who calmest the excitement of the passion of drunkenness; Rejoice, extending Your helping hand to those in need.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 5
As You showed us the God-bearing star, Your venerable icon, O Lady of the world, even as we see, praying to You with heartfelt faith, the Mother of God, we say: Heal through drunkenness and other mental and physical illnesses those who suffer, and teach the faithful to sing praises to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
Seeing the glorious miracles and wonderful signs that happen not only from Your icon, the Mother of God, revealed in the city of Serpukhov, but also from the images copied in the likeness of this icon, falling to them, we humbly cry out to You:
Rejoice, quickly presenting Helper to those who diligently flow to You; Rejoice, merciful hearer of our prayers.
Rejoice, thou who hast overshadowed the city of Serpukhov with Thy blessing; Rejoice, having shown the glory of Your miracles within the boundaries of Moscow.
Rejoice, for all who require an infinite treasure of healing; Rejoice, O omnipotent Patroness of those who labor in sobriety.
Rejoice, good Helper who wages war against the world, the flesh, the devil and drunkenness; Rejoice, zealous Intercessor in the world of piously living people.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 6
Preaching Your miracles, Mother of God, from Your icon, the “Inexhaustible Chalice” called, we pray to You, Most Pure One, with tears: Deliver us all from addiction to wine and from the fall of sin, teach us abstinence, striving to sing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
You shone in the light of Divine glory, the Virgin Mary, on the Child, the Eternal God, our Lord Jesus Christ, who stands before us in a vessel, as if in an inexhaustible chalice, as we see You depicted on your icon, the “Inexhaustible Chalice” mysteriously called, from inexhaustible deliverance from the passion of a piano you give to those who flow with faith: for this reason, with tears, we bring to You the silent voices of the Lord:
Rejoice, for in You the council of angels rejoices and triumphs and human race; Rejoice, for Your glory surpasses the praises of earth and heaven.
Rejoice, you who reveal to us the Mystery of the Divine Eucharist by the mysterious image of the Son in a vessel; Rejoice, the Lamb you gave birth to, always to eat and never to be consumed, wonderfully showing us.
Rejoice, cup of life and immortality, who leads us to the gates of eternal life; Rejoice, filling thirsty souls with the source of incorruption and joy.
Rejoice, who with innumerable goodness does not abandon the most despised and rejected; Rejoice, thou who by Thy mercy snatches away the hopeless from the pit of destruction.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 7
Although a certain person should thank You, Lady, for healing from the disease of drunkenness, decorate Your wonderful icon, the Mother of God, residing in the city of Serpukhov, singing from the depths of the heart to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
We see a new miracle, Lady, from Your holy icon: a certain servant of God Stefan, suffering from the disease of drunkenness, resorting to Your maternal intercession, got rid of his serious illness, and, thanking You, adorned Your icon with beautiful gifts, and, falling to it, with cry out to you with tears:
Rejoice, Life-Giving Source of healings; Rejoice, heavenly cup of Divine gifts.
Rejoice, ever-flowing river of healing; Rejoice, sea, drowning all our passions.
Rejoice, thou who, under the weight of the sin of drunkenness, raises Thy hand to the mothers of those who fall; Rejoice, you who do not reject gifts of gratitude.
Rejoice, thou who gladdeneth the hearts of pious people; Rejoice, you who fulfill all our good requests.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 8
It is strange and doubtful for non-believers to hear how the icon of Your holy “Inexhaustible Chalice” of Divine healing exudes a miracle. But we, believing Your word, Lady, spoken to Your first-written icon: “Let the grace of the One who was born of Me and Mine be with this icon,” we believe that this icon of Yours also exudes Your grace. Let us also kiss you reverently, crying out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
People suffering from the disease of drunkenness place all their hope in Thee, the Lady. Bow down to our weaknesses and passions, for who will bring us sinners out of the ditch of destruction and spiritual and physical poverty, if not You, Lady, for this sake, bow the knee before Your most pure image, crying out to Ti thus:
Rejoice, you who do not reject the prayers of sinners; Rejoice, you who send down Your heavenly help to those who call upon You.
Rejoice, showing the depth of Your mercy to sinners; Rejoice, you who encourage the desperate and hopeless.
Rejoice, you who extend a helping hand to those obsessed with the passion of drunkenness; Rejoice, you who console patient sufferers with gifts of grace.
Rejoice, healer of our mental and physical ailments; Rejoice, teaching us to despise the vain joys of this world.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 9
Every angelic nature was amazed at the work of Your mercy, Lord, for You have granted to the sinful human race a firm Intercessor and Helper, who bows to our infirmities and frees us from the bitter illness of drunkenness, and teaches the faithful to sing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
The leaders of humanity are perplexed to praise the glorious appearance of Your icon, O Lady. Below we, sinners, from our vile lips will be able to bring worthy praise to our Intercessor. Moreover, the countless miracles revealed by Your icon, having seen, rejoicing in soul and heart, we say to You:
Rejoice, you who flow miracles from Your sacred face; Rejoice, thou who quickly deliverest from troubles and sorrows.
Rejoice, you who put to shame those who reject You; Rejoice, you who preserve those who come to You from all evil.
Rejoice, through Your gentle radiance you disperse the darkness of sin and the darkness of our passions; Rejoice, filling our souls with love for You and Your Son.
Rejoice, you who wisely guide us on the path of repentance; Rejoice, zealous intercessor gave us a good answer before the Righteous Judge.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 10
Although You have granted Thy wonderful icon, the Mother of God, to save many who suffer from the disease of drunkenness, yes, all of them, possessed by this passion, to miraculous image They come to yours and, having received healing, cry out to God in tenderness: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
Thou art a wall and a shield, O Mother of God, to people suffering from the disease of drunkenness, and to all who zealously flock to Thee and reverently venerate Thy holy icon. For the Lord has given us this gift of good things to help and heal us from destructive passions, and hereby inspires us to sing to You:
Rejoice, quenching our desperate hopes and sorrows; Rejoice, healing of mental and physical illnesses.
Rejoice, you who cleanse our filth with Your purity; Rejoice, you who enlighten our unworthiness with your grace.
Rejoice, thou who clothest our corruptible clay into incorruption; Rejoice, strengthening our prayers through Your intercession.
Rejoice, you who strengthen us in our weakness; Rejoice, thou who quickly disperses the cloud of passions that surrounds us.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 11
Our humble singing, offered to You out of the fullness of love and zeal, do not despise, O Pure One, and do not turn away Your face from those who despair and suffer from the disease of drunkenness, but help them and us to be cleansed from all filth of sin, so that we may worthily and righteously sing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
We see Thee as a light-receiving candle, O Most Holy Virgin, for Thy holy image with the rays of Thy grace drives away the darkness of sin and guides those who call Thee with faith on the bright path of virtues:
Rejoice, through Your intercession you deliver us from the vanity of this multi-rebellious world; Rejoice, you who help us ward off the battles of carnal passions.
Rejoice, you who put the thought of good in our hearts; Rejoice, enlightening our guilty conscience.
Rejoice, you who deliver those suffering from the painful illness of drunkenness; Rejoice, calling to sincere repentance and admonition.
Rejoice, softening the souls of all the embittered; Rejoice, for those who call upon You for help and your name saving those who glorify.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 12
The grace of God inherent in Your icon, called the “Inexhaustible Chalice,” draws to her, Lady, all the mourning, the destitute, widows and old women, and especially all those suffering from the disease of drunkenness, and they do not in vain depart, O Most Pure One, from the inexhaustible chalice of Your Divine gifts, but endlessly receiving healing from Your miraculous image, O All-Good One, we sing gratefully to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Singing Your miracles and great mercy to people possessed by the passion of drunkenness, revealed to You, we pray to You, Lady, save and have mercy, and guide us on the right path, and do not abandon us, who seek Your protection and call to You:
Rejoice, you who strive for abstinence from the sin of drunkenness of all; Rejoice, freeing me from addiction to wine with the dew of Your mercy.
Rejoice, constant healing for those suffering from the grave sin of drunkenness; Rejoice, quick Helper to those in need of passion.
Rejoice, wonderful encouragement to the faint-hearted; Rejoice, great is the joy of the complacent.
Rejoice, humbler of the proud; Rejoice, elevating the humble and desiring salvation for all.
Rejoice, Lady, Inexhaustible Chalice, quenching our spiritual thirst.
Kontakion 13
Oh, most merciful Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ! Hear our present prayer and deliver us from all mental and physical ailments, especially the freedom of Your servants (names) who suffer from the disease of drunkenness, so that they may not perish in evil, but may those saved by You cry out to God forever: Alleluia.
(Say this kontakion three times. And then read ikos 1 and kontakion 1).
