Commemorating the Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos Nov.11/Oct. 2

 

The miraculous Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is considered one of the most revered Orthodox icons, thousands of people received healing from numerous diseases, especially eye diseases and blindness. The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is a miraculous icon of the Mother of God, which appeared in Kazan in 1579. The prototype of this icon has been lost.

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Miracle stories:

1. The miraculous appearance of the icon of the Kazan Mother of God

The miraculous appearance of the icon of the Kazan Mother of God took place in the summer of 1579, when there was a terrible heat and dryness in Kazan, because of which a terrible fire began to blaze in the city. It began near the Church of St. Nicholas, and then spread to the Kazan Kremlin. Many believers wept and mourned at this terrible sight, while unbelievers laughed and gloated. In that terrible fire, the shelter of many families burned down, including archer Daniil Onuchian. And then his daughter Maronushka had a vision one night - the Mother of God Herself - the Most Holy Theotokos - appeared to her.

The Blessed Mother of God ordered Matrona to find a place where Her icon lies underground, and to get this same icon. Matrona was very impressed with this dream and told her relatives about it, but they did not believe her, because the Orthodox people knew that attaching meaning to dreams is very dangerous. But Matrona had a dream not once or twice, but three times. And for the third time, Matrona saw that the Mother of God was angry that the girl had not dug up the icon. It was then that the Mother of God said to Matrona: "If you do not fulfill My command, then I will appear in another place, and you will perish."

It was then that Matrona was seriously frightened, then her parents believed her. And Matrona and her mother began to dig in the indicated place, where they found the holy icon. Archbishop Jeremiah arrived at the place of the miraculous acquisition at the head of the clergy. and soon the icon was transferred with the procession to the Annunciation Cathedral, and during the procession with the miraculous Kazan icon, two blind men, Joseph and Nikita, were healed.

2. Epiphany of a blind baby

The Mother of God performed many miracles through her miraculous image of Kazan. And then one day an unfortunate woman came to the temple, whose little child was completely blind. The mother held the baby in her arms and prayed for a long time with tears in front of the holy and miraculous Icon of the Mother of God for insight into the blind eyes of her child.

And suddenly, at some point, the baby began to touch his mother's face with his hands. Everyone who prayed before the Most Pure Image, together with the Archbishop, looked at the baby and saw how he touched his mother's face with his hands. Then the Archbishop ordered to bring the child an apple, which the baby immediately began to grab. It was then that everyone was convinced that the child had received his sight and immediately gave glory to God and His Most Pure Mother, the Lady of Our Lady, who works marvelous miracles.

3. The Enlightenment of Monk Joseph

Joseph, a monk of the Trinity Monastery in Kazan, suffered from blindness. Having learned about the great miracles happening from the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, he came to the cathedral church of the Most Holy Theotokos and served a prayer service before Her icon, but Joseph did not receive healing at the end of the prayer service. Monk was overcome by grief and sadness with which he went home.

When he arrived at his house, he decided to lie down and rest, and when he dozed off, he suddenly saw the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, from which he heard a voice commanding him to go to the house of the Most Pure One, serve a prayer service, and then wipe his face with a veil. After that, the Mother of God said that the monk would receive healing. When Joseph did what the Mother of God commanded him, he immediately received his sight.

4. Healing the paralyzed

In Kazan, at the parlor of the Posad church of the First Apostles Peter and Paul, the faithful and God-fearing widow Julita, son Isaac had been bed-ridden for two and a half years. His illness was so severe that he could not even put his feet on the floor. Having learned about the miraculous Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Isaac asked his mother to serve a prayer service at the Icon. Isaac himself lay in his house and tearfully prayed to the Most Holy Theotokos in order to see her miraculous Icon himself.

At some point, Isaac felt a little relief from being bed-ridden and, by the grace of the Most Pure Mother of God, he suddenly got to his feet, trying to walk a little. Isaac immediately took two staffs and relying on them, he went to the monastery to the miraculous Icon of the All-Merciful Mother of God. When Isaac saw his own mother, she was so amazed that she did not immediately come to her senses, but when she came to her senses, she realized what a great miracle the Mother of God had performed and, falling before the Most Pure Image of the Mother of God, began to earnestly thank the Mother of God with tears. When Isaac was finally healed, he and his mother gave praise and glory to God and the Most Pure Mother of God and went home, while praising and glorifying the Almighty God, Who creates wondrous and glorious miracles.

5. Healing from dementia

In the city of Laishev there lived a man named Kozma, who suffered from the disease of dementia. At some point, his relatives advised him to go to the Kazan Monastery to the Most Pure Mother of God and ask for healing. When Kozma came to his senses, he immediately began to pray to the Most Pure Mother of God for healing. And now, by the grace of God and the help of the Virgin, Kozma received healing. He served a prayer service and immediately received complete healing from the relaxation of his mind, became healthy, and when, rejoicing, he went home, he fervently praised God and the Most Pure Mother of God