Akathist of the Blessed Lord of our Virgin Mary

Akathist before the Zhirovichi icon of the Mother of God is compiled with attention and thoroughness. He has his thoughtful structure and wealth of content. Through the entire text, the “red thread” passes several main thoughts - deep theological truths and moral edification that we need for salvation. Greetings are many examples of high poetry, attentive attitude to the word and thought.

The content of the akathist with the theological, historical and philological explanations revealed in the article by the Archpriest G. Sokolov “Explanations to the Akathist in honor of the Zhirovichi Icon of the Blessed Virgin”. The preface also provides the history of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, called “Zhirovichi.”