Celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God, called “Sovereign”

Every year on March 15 (March 2, Old Style), Orthodox Christians celebrate a holiday in honor of the “Sovereign” Icon of the Mother of God In 1917, on this day, Nicholas II abdicated the throne, and an icon was found in the village of Kolomenskoye, near Moscow There is an opinion that it was the deeply religious Nicholas II who begged the Mother of God at a difficult moment to take power over the Russian people, who had abandoned the Anointed Tsar, and to become his Intercessor It all started with the following events Peasant Evdokia Andrianova from the settlement of Pererva (on the banks of the Moscow River) had a revelation three times in a dream about the existence of an icon of the Mother of God in the church of the village of Kolomenskoye The Mother of God herself urged the God-fearing peasant woman to begin searching for the large black icon Evdokia came to the Kolomna Church of the Ascension to abbot Nikolai Likhachev and said that in a dream she saw a black (dark) image of the Mother of God, which must be found, and it will become protection for the entire Russian people The rector and Evdokia looked at all the icons in the temple, but did not find what they were looking for Only in the basement of the church was an image of the Virgin Mary found on a black board, covered with a thick layer of dust and soot Through the many years of raid, the face of the Mother of God sitting on the throne could be seen In her hands were an orb and a scepter - symbols of power Little Jesus Christ sat on his knees His hand was raised, blessing everyone who approached the face The Mother of God wears a red robe on her shoulders and a crown on her head The look expressed royal power over the world Warmth and protection emanated from the image Evdokia confirmed that the found icon was an image from her dream The priest served a prayer service with an akathist Rumor spread the news of the newly acquired icon, and people began to flock from all over the country There have been cases of miraculous healing The image was taken to other churches, parishes, factories and factories in Moscow on weekdays; on Sundays it always remained in Kolomenskoye Saint Tikhon composed a service and an akathist, which were read before the Sovereign Icon in almost every church Believers witnessed miracles associated with the image of the Virgin Mary After some time, the image of the Mother of God was miraculously renewed In 1925, on the day of the celebration of the Sovereign Icon, Vladimir Vorobyov, the priest of the temple in Plotniki, who ardently revered the holy image, was released from prison After the 1917 revolution, the icon was moved to the Moscow Historical Museum, where it was kept in storage In the 90s it was returned to Kolomenskoye People pray in front of the Sovereign Icon for healing from serious illnesses, for overcoming financial difficulties, for finding a soul mate and a strong marriage, for peace, the pacification of evil and enmity