It is worth saying that the farmer, who was honored a soldier, retired, felt that the dream meant nothing and did not dare to travel without money, of which he was not. Moreover, due to the frequent use of alcohol that has two left feet, but he still continued to drink.
But the dream he dreamed in the second and third time. The old man has just ordered the peasant to go. Nothing better to do, the soldiers gathered all his remaining strength and followed to the monastery, and he had it on his hands and knees. But it was worth it.
After he reached the destination, walking up to the priest and explaining to him the situation, asked to serve a moleben, but the icon is not immediately found. Moreover, no one in the monastery about her and not heard. It turned out that she had long hung in the aisle, and nobody was paying attention to her, didn't know what it's called. Turning the icon, all surprised to see that the reverse side is written "the inexhaustible Cup".
The magical effects of our lady "the inexhaustible chalice"
When the priest read the prayer to the icon of the Mother of God "inexhaustible Cup", the soldier was much better, he ceased to feel the craving for alcohol. Back home the farmer is healthy, on their feet. The news of miraculous healing had spread first across the city of Serpukhov, and then all over Russia.
The icon began to arrive not only people who are dependent on alcohol, but their relatives did not lose hope for deliverance dear person from addiction. Many then returned to the virgin to thank her for her miraculous healing from alcoholism or drug addiction. Thus the icon has quickly become popular, it began to print in large quantities and sell in churches and monasteries around the world.
What a Saint to pray from alcoholism and how
In the Serpukhov monastery every Sunday held a prayer service, during which commemorate the names of those who are dependent on alcohol and who need help in deliverance from alcoholism. You can come to the monastery personally and defend the entire prayer, then the priest will consolidate the results, sprinkling the person with Holy water. But you can buy a copy of the icon and to pray at her house.
You can pray in your own words, asking for help from the mother of God to overcome the craving for alcohol, to give strength and healing. But we should not expect immediate recovery, it is important that the man himself wanted to get rid of bad habits. Only then "the inexhaustible chalice" will help to overcome addiction to alcohol and even drugs.
What is depicted on the icon
The virgin is depicted on the icon with hands raised, she prays and asks God to heal people with addiction to alcohol. Beside her drawn Cup which is her son. It symbolizes that the Holy virgin brought God to sacrifice his son in order to atone for the sins of the people.