The Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God “of the Sign” Arrives in Russia

Source: Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

Kursk, Russia, September 22, 2015

    

September 21, 2015, was the 720th anniversary of the discovery of the miraculous Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God “of the Sign." On this day, following Divine Liturgy at the Synodal Cathedral of Our Lady “of the Sign” in New York, the holy icon departed for Russia, accompanied by His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan.

From September 22-23, the icon will visit the Shchigrovsk Diocese of the Kursk Metropoliate, then will arrive for evening services to the Kursk-Root Hermitage of the Nativity of the Mother of God monastery, where it shall remain for veneration by the faithful until September 25. On that day, the Apodosis of the Nativity of the Mother of God, in accordance with a centuries-long tradition, a procession of the cross with the icon will commence from the monastery to Znamensky Cathedral in the city of Kursk, where it shall remain until October 2.

On September 29, the miracle-working icon will visit medical institutions in the city. On September 25-October 2, the icon will be available for veneration around the clock. On October 2, after Divine Liturgy at Znamensky Cathedral, a farewell moleben will be performed.

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A sculpture depicting the late Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and the late First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia holding the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign" will be unveiled in the monastery of the Nativity of the Most-Holy Mother of God, “Kursk Hermitage”.
"The people opened up their souls!.."
Interview by Zoya Gradov, Alamo, California.
"The people opened up their souls!.."
Archbishop Kyrill (Dmitrieff), Zoya Gradov
The icon had been subject to a safety inspection, photographed and registered with customs. But the customs officers were making the sign of the cross and venerating the icon - we were amazed by this. Those who grew up in the West couldn’t possibly imagine such a thing!
A Meeting of the Committee to Develop New Kursk-Root Hermitage in Mahopac Meets A Meeting of the Committee to Develop New Kursk-Root Hermitage in Mahopac Meets A Meeting of the Committee to Develop New Kursk-Root Hermitage in Mahopac Meets A Meeting of the Committee to Develop New Kursk-Root Hermitage in Mahopac Meets
On December 2, 2010, the working group for the redevelopment of the New Kursk-Root Hermitage in Mahopac, NY, met. Efforts of the group are focused on the development of long-term plans for a spiritual/cultural/historical complex on the property of the Hermitage, currently under restoration, the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad reports.
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