Happy Sunday!
Today is the memory of the miraculous Shuya-Smolensk icon of the Mother of God.
It was written in the years 1654-1655 in the community of the resurrection of the city of Shoya, where at that time the epidemic raged without abating.
Trusting in the grace of God and the intercession of the Mother of God, the parishioners of the Resurrection Church invited one pious monk to paint the image of the Smolensk Mother of God, who from ancient times was the savior of the Russian people from enemies and troubles.
For a whole week, while the picture was being painted, the members of the community remained fasting and praying.
When the icon was painted, the priest of the Church of the Resurrection and the people moved it to the church and placed it in a special place.
In this trouble, the population of the city turned to prayer, gathered in churches, asked the Lord for mercy.
From then on the plague began to dissipate, first within the Resurrection community, and then throughout the city.
In 1831, through the intercession of the Mother of God, the cholera epidemic in Shuya was stopped.
Many miraculous healings occurred from the icon of the Mother of God placed in the temple.
Holy Mother will help us.