Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign" Size:8 x 10 which he had lived in

which he had lived in devotion to His Master Christ—and especially of his final years

translated by Archimandrite George of Holy Trinity Monastery (now Bishop George of our own Hermitage of the Holy Cross)

Let this thought just touch your heart and you will see for yourself how it is going to transform everything in your inner and outward life

This video is an attempt to portray some of the beauty and struggle of monastic life using quotes from the Scriptures and the Holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church

Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign" Size:8 x 10 which he had lived inDiscovered by a hunter in the forests of Kursk in 1295, miracles have poured forth from this miraculous icon up until the present day. As a child, St. Seraphim of Sarov was healed by this icon. St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco reposed in front of the holy image. Since the Russian Revolution of 1917, the icon, known as the "Protectress of the Russian Diaspora", has traveled all over the world and brought healing and consolation to millions of the