Orthodox calendar: October 20 is the day of remembrance of the icon of the Mother of God of Pskov-Pechersk, called “Tenderness”translated

21st Week after Pentecost.

Today, October 20, 2026, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the martyr. Sergius and Bacchus (290–303); St. Jonah, ep. Hankowsky (1925); St. Sergius the Obedient, Pechersky, in the Near Caves (c. XIII); St. Sergius of Nurom (Vologda) (1412); finding the relics of St. Martinian of Beloezersky (1513); mchch. Julian the presbyter and Caesarea the deacon (I); mts. Pelagia of Tarsus (290); martyr Polychrony of the presbyter (IV); sschmch. Nicholas of Kazan presbyter (1942); Pskov-Pechersk Icon of the Mother of God, called “Tenderness” (1524).

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According to legend, the Pskov-Pechersk Icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness” was painted in 1521 by a certain hieromonk Arseny (Khitrosh) from the Icon of the Mother of God “Vladimir”.

The icon was brought to the Pskov-Pechersky Monastery in 1529–1570 by merchants Vasily and Theodore, during the abbot of St. Cornelius. Since then, more than once the icon has shown its mercy and miraculous help to the Orthodox Russian people.

Through prayers in front of this icon, blind people were healed more than once. So, on May 28, 1587, when the icon of the Tenderness of God...