Wonderworking Sitka Icon of the Mother of God
I just got back from the Liturgy for the Wonderworking Sitka Icon of the Mother of God at Saint Herman's. This was my first experience at an OCA Church so it was a double blessing.
I have to say that it was such a wonderful experience. Fr. John blessed us all with oil from the Icon. It is said that the anointment has cured many with eye affliction. I am finding my words so terribly bland compared to what really happened. So, I will just paste the Icon below with the link to the Icon's schedule. I hope those who read my LJ will make an attempt to see this icon, even for just a moment.
The icon, a 19th-century variation of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, is adorned with a magnificent gold and silver risa, or metal covering. The icon was commissioned for Sitka's Archangel Michael Cathedral by Saint Innocent Veniaminov in the early 1800s and has been enshrined in the cathedral since its arrival some 150 years ago. The icon is attributed to the hand of Vladimir Borovikovsky, a leading artist of the time and one of Russia's most revered painters. Miraculously, the icon survived a fire that destroyed the original cathedral in 1966. Over the years, many healings and miracles have been credited through the intercession of the Holy Virgin in response to prayers offered by countless faithful before the icon.
The above information was pasted from the OCA site.
I have to say that it was such a wonderful experience. Fr. John blessed us all with oil from the Icon. It is said that the anointment has cured many with eye affliction. I am finding my words so terribly bland compared to what really happened. So, I will just paste the Icon below with the link to the Icon's schedule. I hope those who read my LJ will make an attempt to see this icon, even for just a moment.
The icon, a 19th-century variation of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, is adorned with a magnificent gold and silver risa, or metal covering. The icon was commissioned for Sitka's Archangel Michael Cathedral by Saint Innocent Veniaminov in the early 1800s and has been enshrined in the cathedral since its arrival some 150 years ago. The icon is attributed to the hand of Vladimir Borovikovsky, a leading artist of the time and one of Russia's most revered painters. Miraculously, the icon survived a fire that destroyed the original cathedral in 1966. Over the years, many healings and miracles have been credited through the intercession of the Holy Virgin in response to prayers offered by countless faithful before the icon.
The above information was pasted from the OCA site.