On the feast of the Icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles” in the Samara Metropolistranslated

On October 21, on the feast of the appearance of the icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles,” Metropolitan Theodosius of Samara and Novokuibyshevsk led the Divine Liturgy at the Trinity Convent in the village of Tashla, Samara region. All bishops of the Samara Metropolis took part in the festive service. Concelebrating with His Eminence were Bishop Sophrony of Kinel and Bezenchuk, Bishop Nestor of Togliatti and Zhigulevsky, Bishop Anthony of Syzran and Shigon, Bishop Kirill of Otradnensky and Pokhvistnevsky, as well as the clergy of the metropolis. Liturgical chants were performed by the male choir “Sofia” under the direction of Deacon Andrei Popov. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the clergy and believers made a religious procession to the place where the miraculous image appeared. Here Metropolitan Theodosius performed a prayer service for water and sprinkled those gathered with holy water. The Icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles” was found in Tashla in 1917. According to legend, a local resident was told in a dream the location of the shrine.

After the image was found, a spring began to flow here, to which numerous pilgrims still come today. During the years of persecution, believers preserved the icon from desecration. Nowadays the miraculous image resides in the Trinity Church...