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One of the greatest sacred shrines of the Christian world is the miracle-working Iveron icon of the Mother of God, located in the Iverson Monastery on Mount Athos. Twice a year the monks make a solemn cross procession with this icon.
Fr. Ted Bobosh
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
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The widow spent the whole night in vigil, praying before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. In the morning, according to God’s will, she took the icon to the sea and cast it upon the water. The holy icon stood upright on the waves and began to sail westward.
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Muscovites dearly loved their chapel, and always prayed before it when beginning any new work. It was called the “joyful crossroad for all the faithful.”
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Fr. Philip LeMasters
When we recognize this difficult truth about ourselves, we can understand at least a bit why the man in today’s gospel lesson wanted to leave his hometown and follow Jesus Christ.
