Icon of the Mother of God "Of the Sign"
Novgorod, Russia (1170)
In that year the allied Russian forces, marched to the very walls of Great Novgorod. The people of Novgorod prayed for help. Bishop Elias of Novgorod heard a wondrous voice commanding that the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos be taken out of the church and carried about on the city walls.
When they carried the icon, the enemy fired a volley of arrows at the procession, and one of them pierced the face of the Mother of God. Tears trickled from her eyes, and the icon turned its face towards the city. After this divine sign an inexpressible terror suddenly fell upon the enemy. They began to strike one another, and the people of Novgorod fearlessly fought and won the victory.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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