Many are interested in solving “hot” topics in their minds. We are interested in how Elijah was lifted up to heaven with the chariot of fire, how is the vision of paradise, the angels, the creation of the world, and other things like this.
This icon is on the synthronon of the sanctuary of the katholikon and the following tradition is associated with it.
Even if the rules of iconography insist that the holy image depicted (the saints) should be with black hair and black eyes, however, from tradition and from visions, we are informed from the saints which saw the Mother of God that her hair texture resembles that of ripe wheat with blue eyes.
We struggle to learn various things and slowly try to understand their meanings in order to gain knowledge.
There may be some who, in the beginning, believed rightly and assiduously labored at virtue. They may have even worked miracles and prophesied and cast out demons.
Perhaps the greatest trial of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos happened when he was still a child.
The Holy Belt of the Virgin Mary, throughout history has performed numerous and countless miracles which have been recorded and published to date by our Monastery. There are several remarkable things about miracles which we should mention here: First of all and most importantly is that authentic miracles have as a purpose for our eternal salvation through repentance. If a miracle doesn’t help in our salvation, then the authenticity of such a miracle is very questionable, at best. Secondly, the issue of our faith: If there is a lack of faith, miracles more than likely do not occur because God […]
The miracle working icon of Paramythia (“the one who comforts”) took the name not from the big miracle which she made by escaping the monks and the monastery from pirates but from
Today, increased knowledge and trust in logic has, unfortunately, shaken our faith to its foundations and filled our souls with
Twice a year at the Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi, Mount Athos, a miracle happens: the
“Please do not remember my sins” was the prayer that Ilias Iliadis said during Olympic Games held in London in 2012. “Mother of God, please do not remember my sins, and help me to gain an Olympic medal; and if you help me, I promise that I will give to you”…
Q.: Elder, why does God give people a guardian angel, when He can protect us Himself? A.: That’s God looking after us especially carefully. The guardian angel is God’s providence. And we’re indebted to Him for that. The angels particularly protect little children. And you wouldn’t believe how! There were two children once, playing in the street. One of them aimed at the other to hit him on the head with a stone. The other one didn’t notice. At the last moment, apparently, his angel drew his attention to something else, he leapt up and got out of the way. […]
I asked one of the fathers if I could shoot some photos of some icons which was gilding in their workshop. The father replied “come if you want, as we are working on one huge icon: St. Luke of Crimea.” “Ok” I said and I immediately went there. Incidentally, as you can see from the photos,
The Mother of God can save us through her intercession. At Vatopaidi Monastery there is a miracle-working icon of the Virgin Mary called Paramythia, the “Comforter.” This icon…
