Prayer to the Mother of God, All‑Holy (from cancer and other serious illnesses)

O Most Pure Mother of God, All‑Holy! Hear our many‑suffering sighs before your miraculous icon, brought from Athos to us; look upon the beloved creations of God and your children, burdened with grievous illnesses, who, with sincere faith and hope, turn to the great mercy of your Divine Son through your holy image. As a bird covers its chicks with its wings, so now, ever‑lasting One, cover us with the heavenly veil of your wings, protect us with your gracious omophorion.

Where there is no hope, be the undeniable Lord’s Hope. Where bitter sorrows reign, appear with the Lord’s Patience and Relief. Where darkness has entered the soul, let the Light of Divinity shine. Comfort the faint‑hearted with the power and mercy of the Holy Spirit, strengthen the helpless, grant softening and illumination of the Word of God for those hardened of heart. By the Lord’s grace heal your sick people, O All‑Holy Mother of Mercy! Bless the mind and hands of those who heal us, that they may serve as instruments of the Almighty Christ, our Savior.

As the living One who dwells among us, we pray to the Lord before your icon, O Lady. Stretch out your hands, full of divine healings, Joy of the sorrowful, in the Lord’s grief‑filled sorrows, that, having soon received miraculous aid, we may glorify the Living and Undivided Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—forever and ever. Amen.

Source: kyrios.org.ua