The Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All That Sorrow" - As with so many other icons of the Theotokos, wonderworking copies of this icon have been found throughout Orthodox Russia, each with its own ...

“What is going on?” I asked. I put the icons back where they were; we took a few pictures with our digital camera. Then I said an Akathist to the Mother of God in honor of her Iveron Icon and went to ...

These include Akathists to Our Lord Jesus Christ, to the Cross, and to many Saints. The Akathist hymn consists of praises directed to the Mother of God, beginning with the salutation of the Archangel ...

This Akathist, also called the “Akathist of Thanksgiving ... On this, our national day of Thanksgiving, we offer this reminder of all the blessings God has bestowed on our nation. You can get a copy ...