Today marks the feast of the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God. This icon has been the main holy object of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia since the original evacuation of the refugees from the Crimea during the Bolshevik Revolution. The icon resides at the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York where the Synod of Bishops meets annually around this feast day. At St. Vladimir's we will have a moleben to the icon at 6:00 p.m. tonight. God willing the Kursk Icon will visit our parish during Great Lent this coming year. Please learn more about the icon at the links below. Congratulations to all with the feast!

English:

http://stvladimiraami.org/pamphlets/kurskicon.pdf

Russian:

http://stvladimiraami.org/pamphlets/kurskicon_ru.pdf