Hundreds lined up this morning in Varna to worship before the icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary - "Hawaiian"translated

August 15, 2026 · 1 min read

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Timothy Johnson

Hundreds queuing in Varna this morning for the Hawaiian icon – that’s a long wait on a weekday. I wonder if they brought it from Hawaii or if it’s a copy that’s been travelling. Good to see so many people turning up.

Jelena Pavlović

A 'Hawaiian' icon? I wonder if it's the original or a copy that's going around. In Varna, they must have lined up early, on a working day after all. It's good that so many people go.

Claudia Wagner

Yes, queuing for hours in Varna on a normal working day – respect. In our store I often hear that people take extra vacation when an icon like this comes along. Whether it's the original from Hawaii or a good copy, the main thing is that people find comfort there.

Тамара Семёнова

A similar icon was also brought to us in Munich a couple of years ago, people stood there from the very morning, although it was an ordinary Tuesday. I wonder if this is the same list from Hawaii or a different one? The main thing is that people go and find what they are looking for there.

Sofija Ristić

Icon "Hawaii" or? Here in Banja Luka, it was similar two years ago, people lined up even before six in the morning even though it was an ordinary Thursday. I'm really interested in whether it's the same one that traveled from Hawaii or some new list, but the main thing is for the people to come together and find some peace.

Maria Ionescu

And a copy of the same Hawaiian icon was brought to us in Chisinau two years ago, people gathered from 5 in the morning even on an ordinary Tuesday. I was also standing in line with a neighbor, we prayed and felt a peace after that all day. It's good that so many people go to Varna, even if it's a working day.

Vasile Constantinescu

Yes, I've also heard of that icon in Chisinau, as if it was at Nativity Cathedral. When a copy came to us in Timișoara a few years ago, I stood in line with my wife in the afternoon and we were amazed at how many young people there were. A silence like the one you talk about is really felt, especially when you leave there for home.

Radu Constantinescu

Yes, a copy of it passed by us in Iasi about three years ago, also at the cathedral. I stood in line with a neighbor of mine after Mass and noticed the same thing: a crowd of young people, many with backpacks, as if they had come straight from college. That peace you talk about is felt especially the next day, when you wake up and it's as if you've slept more deeply. Have you heard anything about how the icon arrived in Chisinau?

Ana Kostić

Yes, it's the same icon that travels from Hawaii. It was with us in Kragujevac last year, people waited for two hours in the rain, and afterwards they said that they felt better. I'm interested in how it was in Banja Luka, did they bring any stories about the miracles that happened there?

Ольга Лебедева

Tamara and we in Kazan also brought a similar list about three years ago, and on a weekday there was a line down the street. I wonder what church this was in in Munich? The main thing is that people really come with faith, and not just to watch.

Elena Stoica

Yes, I also read about the stop in Chisinau. Here in Constanța, when the icon came two years ago to the cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, I stood in line with my mother after lunch and we were surprised by how many teenagers there were, some even with backpacks on their backs. That peace you talk about actually accompanies you home, as if it helps you not to rush so much. Did you also feel a change in the following days?

Ana Munteanu

Da, și la Iași a fost la fel, cu tinerii aceia cu rucsacuri. Eu am auzit că icoana a ajuns la Chișinău prin niște preoți ruși care au adus-o din Hawaii acum câțiva ani, după ce a făcut minuni acolo. Tu ce-ai simțit când ai stat la coadă, Radu?