Icon of the Mother of God "Quick to Hear"

Mt. Athos, Greece (1664)

St. Neophytos is said to have had the Mother of God’s image painted on a Docheiriou monastery wall around 1110. The image resided in obscurity with the monks for over 500 years. In 1664, as the refectory steward, Neilos, walked by it, a voice said, “Stop dirtying my icon with your smoke.” Neilos disregarded the comment, taking it for a prank, and continued on. But the next time the voice spoke and he lost his sight. Finally after weeks of begging pardon the voice came again: “Monk, your prayer to me has been heard; be forgiven and receive your sight as before... From now on let the monks fly to me for their every need, and at once I will listen to them and to all who approach me, for I am called Quick to Hear.”

 

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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill

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