| Mjypksun |
09-06-2007 03:52 AM |
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Does anyone know about a recent (don't know how recent) account of St Seraphim of Sarov appearing in a vision (don't know to whom) and saying Russians must venerate this icon to save Russia (don't know from what but not hard to guess)?
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Found this at the Orthodox blog Christ Is In Our Midst; it is from an interview with Igor Drozhdin, General Director of the Moscow iconography workshop, and includes a little extra background:
“In 1996, many icons of the iconostasis began to exude oil of myrrh. Actually, we are living through such a period right now when this is occurring to thousands of icons. They not only exude oil of myrrh, but renew themselves, ‘weep’, bleed, radiate with a special light, in a word, a great many miracles are occurring from these icons. This has already happened before in our history, though, perhaps to a lesser degree. As a rule, these miracles occurred before every one of the large wars that Russia fought. In this manner, the Lord reminded the Russian people of Himself, seeking to imbue them with spiritual fortitude before the coming trials and severe hardships, summoning them to seek penitence.
It is possible we are, likewise, on the threshold of new hardships. This is all the more possible since many Russian Saints prophesied this. The artists of our workshop, all our brethren, we all hope the Russian people, at least some part of them, will find the strength to repent of their betrayal of God, and their love of impiety”. Mr Drozhdin recalled the recent apparition of the Holy St Seraphim of Sarov, who pointed to the icon of the Mother of God of Chenstokhov (Russian name for Our Lady of Czestochowa: editor’s note) summoning people to pray before it for the Salvation of Russia, since this icon is closely linked with our country. In Christ,
Mike |
