Today, December 14th, in the Moscow church of the Nine Martyrs of Kizichesk,
Orthodox people are making prostrations before an icon of the Savior which
is literally bleeding.

Archpriest Ioann Bukotin, witness of this miracle, was shaken at this
visible sign. In prayerful distress he cried out: "O Lord, my Lord! Surely
the Pharisees and scribes didn't crucify Thee as we crucify Thee with our
sins!.." After these words, the flow of blood on the icon noticeably
increased. Fr. Ioann began to serve a molebin. And, surprisingly, as the
molebin was being served, the flow of blood on the icon stopped. But when
the molebin concluded, blood flowed again. (On the evening of that very day
Fr. Ioann was hospitalized - this was his final illness)

The events (just) described took place in the Orenburg village of Derzhavino
where icons have been streaming myrrh for five years in a modest chamber in
a simple rural house. The icon of the Savior had also previously been
streaming myrrh.

And then - on Adoration of the Cross Wednesday in the year 2000 - they
noticed that on the icon of the Savior there appeared a pale-rosy liquid,
resembling serum, (coming) from His right hand (which is raised to give a)
blessing, and then blood poured forth from an open wound. Later on there
appeared red spots in the Savior's hair - like traces of a crown of thorns -
and from these blood poured forth in unstoppable streams. These bloody
streams flowed together with the streams of myrrh and became bright scarlet.
As time passed the flow of blood increased significantly. Blood runs down
the icon and across the face of the Savior in a dense flow; it coagulates,
forming clots and dark splotches. Clotted scabs on the wounds are dark
brown in color, which is what always occurs with dried blood.

"The Lord has shown us His mercy," - says Sergei, Archbishop of Samara, who
has blessed the icons to travel around Rus'. "People are standing in very
long lines just to draw near to these images. Moreover these icons are not
old, not painted (literally "written"), but are printed on paper. I
happened to observe how the chrism appears on the surface of the icons in
the form of fragrant droplets and flows downwards. What's more, even a
copper crucifixion is streaming chrism right along with the (other) icons!
This is a rare phenomenon.

"Equally as rare is an image which bleeds. When I first heard about it, I
couldn't help having my doubts. The Church is very scrupulous in her
approach to manifestations of this nature, painstakingly verifying the
authenticity of the miracle. But when I (first) looked upon this image,
(all) doubts vanished. From the Savior's head on the icon, red streams were
flowing directly from the spikes of the crown of thorns, and I sensed the
natural odor of blood. And when they did a chemical analysis of the flowing
liquid, it turned out that it was real plasma of human blood.

"Just as (He did) in the first centuries of Christianity, the Lord is
showing us wonders to strengthen us in the Faith and, perhaps, to prepare us
for difficult trials in the future."

With inexpressible love and pain, the Lord looks upon us - vain, sinful
people as we keep on pounding new nails into His bleeding wounds.

Is it I, Lord?

You can see a picture of this paper Icon by accessing -

http://www.st-nikolas.orthodoxy.ru/news/1214.html

OrthoMan

I saw a TV Special that reported on the Virgin Mary appearing in the Ukraine prior to the fall of Communist Russia. After the site had drawn many a Soviet KGB Senior Officer went to the site and tried to shoot the image of the Virgin Mary with his handgun. After he fired he fell to the gound went into a coma. He recovered and had forgotten his old life but now spoke the Word of God and became a lay preacher that walked around the Ukraine speading the Good News of Jesus Christ. He was a disgrace to the KGB and the Communist Party but aided and hidden by the Ukrainian People.

The blood of Christ changes the world.

www.st-nikolas.orthodoxy.ru -
is the adres of Website of our st. Nicholas church, Moscow (Russian Orthodoxy, Moscow Patrirchate)

I have some photos of the Bleeding Icon. For you we put it in the one page.

LOOK: http://www.st-nikolas.orthodoxy.ru/ikons/krov_all_big.html

We believed, that Lord heard our pray...
and must open Thou face.
Excuse my bad English.

Prepare

An English version of Webpage about the bleeding icon

Can someone tell me what a molebin is?

Loretta

[ 01-02-2002: Message edited by: Loretta ]

Now addres of page about a bleeding icon of the Savior is:

http://www.st-nikolas.orthodoxy.ru/English/news/1214e.html

We can also to DOWNLOAD the photo quality images of the icon.




[ 01-04-2002: Message edited by: rev. Konstantin, Moskov, St-Nichola ]

Dear Loretta,

A "Moleben" (in Greek: Paraclesis) is a supplicatory service in the Eastern Church in honour of Our Lord, the Mother of God or a Saint or else for a particular need such as a healing.

Such services can be read or sung even by laity at any time since, according to the ancient rules of our Church, "one may petition the King on one's own behalf or on that of someone else at any time."

God bless,

Alex

Bless me a sinner, Reverend Father Konstantine!

Thank you very much for sharing this great spiritual treasure of the miraculous Icon of Our Lord, God and Saviour, Jesus Christ with us, especially at the Feast of the Nativity!

May God bless and protect you and your family and all the people of Russia!

Khrystos Razhdayetsia,

Alex