Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God brought to Romanian Orthodox monastery in New York

The Romanian Orthodox Monastery of St. Demetrius the New in Middletown, United States, celebrated its patronal feast . On this occasion, the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God was brought to the monastery for veneration.

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Saturday, 24 October, concelebrating with priests and deacons from several Orthodox jurisdictions.

Archpriest George Temidis brought the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God to the monastery, with the blessing of Metropolitan Nicholas of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR).

Miracles of St Demetrius the New Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas spoke about the life of St Demetrius the New and recalled several miracles attributed to Bucharest’s patron saint.

He referred to the procession with the saint’s relics, held in 1814 during the plague epidemic that affected Bucharest, as well as the help the city’s inhabitants received during a drought in 1827.

“With no other help available, the people once again placed their hope in the prayers of St Demetrius the New and in God’s mercy.”

“Seeing the work of the saints in people’s…