The Icon of the Mother of God, “Quick to Hear,” is
an ancient wonderworking icon, and is located on Holy Mt. Athos at the
Docheiariou Monastery. The monastery’s tradition suggests that the icon was
written during the tenth century, in the time of St. Neophytus. In 1664, the
cook, Nilus, came into the kitchen at night with a burning torch. He heard a
voice from the Icon of the Mother of God which hung over the door, warning him
in the future not to walk with a torch and not to darken the icon with soot.
The monk thought that it was a prank by one of his monastic brothers, so he
disregarded the warning and continued to walk into the kitchen with the sooty
torch.
Suddenly he fell blind. With fervent repentance, Nilus prayed before the Icon
of the Mother of God, begging forgiveness. When the brethren heard what had
happened, they placed a lamp before the icon, and censed it each night. Again,
Nilus heard the wondrous voice saying that he had been forgiven, and that his
sight would return. The All-Pure One commanded him to announce to all his
brothers that She was the protector and guardian of the monastery. ”Let them
and all Orthodox Christians come to Me in their necessities, and I shall not
forsake them. All their petitions will be granted by My Son, because of My
intercession with Him. My icon shall be called ‘She who is Quick to Hear,’ for
I shall speedily fulfill the petitions of those who hasten to it.” The Most
Holy Theotokos then fulfilled and continues to fulfill Her promise of quick
help and consolation for all those who come to Her with faith.
In Russia, copies of the wonderworking Athonite image “She who is Quick to
Hear” were always venerated with great love and fervent prayer. Many of them
were glorified by miracles. In particular, there were cases of healing from the
plague and from demonic possession.
In 1938, the Docheiariou Monastery presented a copy of the wonderworking Icon
of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear” to the Russian Spiritual Mission at
Jerusalem.
The Icon of the Mother of God, “Quick to Hear,” is
an ancient wonderworking icon, and is located on Holy Mt. Athos at the
Docheiariou Monastery. The monastery’s tradition suggests that the icon was
written during the tenth century, in the time of St. Neophytus. In 1664, the
cook, Nilus, came into the kitchen at night with a burning torch. He heard a
voice from the Icon of the Mother of God which hung over the door, warning him
in the future not to walk with a torch and not to darken the icon with soot.
The monk thought that it was a prank by one of his monastic brothers, so he
disregarded the warning and continued to walk into the kitchen with the sooty
torch.
Suddenly he fell blind. With fervent repentance, Nilus prayed before the Icon
of the Mother of God, begging forgiveness. When the brethren heard what had
happened, they placed a lamp before the icon, and censed it each night. Again,
Nilus heard the wondrous voice saying that he had been forgiven, and that his
sight would return. The All-Pure One commanded him to announce to all his
brothers that She was the protector and guardian of the monastery. ”Let them
and all Orthodox Christians come to Me in their necessities, and I shall not
forsake them. All their petitions will be granted by My Son, because of My
intercession with Him. My icon shall be called ‘She who is Quick to Hear,’ for
I shall speedily fulfill the petitions of those who hasten to it.” The Most
Holy Theotokos then fulfilled and continues to fulfill Her promise of quick
help and consolation for all those who come to Her with faith.In Russia, copies of the wonderworking Athonite image “She who is Quick to Hear” were always venerated with great love and fervent prayer. Many of them were glorified by miracles. In particular, there were cases of healing from the plague and from demonic possession.
In 1938, the Docheiariou Monastery presented a copy of the wonderworking Icon of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear” to the Russian Spiritual Mission at Jerusalem.
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