There is no other help for Thee, O Most-Pure Virgin. Thou art the all-powerful intercessor of Christians before God, softening His righteous wrath.

Amen.

Prayer before the icon "Surety of Sinners" (March 7/20)

Troparion, tone 4:

Now all despondency is silent and the fear of despair disappears, sinners in the sorrow of their hearts find consolation and are illumined with heavenly love: for today the Mother of God stretches out to us a saving hand and speaks from Her Most Pure image, saying: I am the Surety of sinners to My Son, He gave Me a hand to hear Me for them. The same people, burdened with many sins, fall down at the foot of Her icon with tears, crying out: O Intercessor of the world, the Surety of sinners, beseech the Deliverer of all with Motherly prayers, that He may cover our sins with Divine forgiveness, and open the bright doors of paradise to us, for Thou art the intercession and salvation of the Christian race.

Kontakion, tone 1:

Thou art the Surety, Thou who wast the honorable Dwelling of the ineffable nature of the Divine nature, O Surety of sinners, Thou didst bestow grace and healing, as the Mother of all Who reigned, pray to Thy Son to receive mercy for us on the day of judgment.

Prayer:

O Most-Blessed Lady, protector of the Christian race, refuge and salvation of those who come to Thee! O Most Merciful Lady, Son of God, born in the flesh of Thee, we know that we have sinned and wrathed, but we have many images of those who angered His mercy before me: publicans, prostitutes, and other sinners, to whom forgiveness of their sins is given, for the sake of repentance and confession. For Thou didst present the images of those who had been pardoned by the eyes of my sinful souls, and to the great mercy of God, which I had received, and behold, I was bold and a sinner, to run with repentance to Thy mercy.

O All-Merciful Lady! Give me a helping hand and ask Thy Son and God, through Thy motherly and holy prayers, forgiveness for my grievous sin. I believe and confess that Thy Son is truly Christ, the Son of the Living God, the Judge of the living and the dead, who recompense according to his deeds. I believe and confess to Thee that I am the true Mother of God, the source of mercy, the consolation of those who mourn, the seeker of the lost, the strong and unceasing Intercessor to God, the Lover of the Christian race, and the surety of repentance. For verily there is no other help and protection for man, unless to Thee, O Most-Merciful Lady, and no one trusting in Thee shall be ashamed, and by Thee beseeching God, no one shall be forsaken.

Amen.